Chapter Summaries

Kizaru convinced Qian Daoliu that Void Night Village was too dangerous to approach, so Spirit Hall established a new supply base and marked the village as off-limits. He then began teaching Qian Renxue swordsmanship, and their training drew Qian Daoliu toward the Training Ground.

• Kizaru told Qian Daoliu that his fight with the powerful soul beast had ended in a draw and advised him to avoid Void Night Village.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Spirit Hall to establish a new supply base and forbid soul masters from entering Void Night Village.
• Kizaru met Qian Renxue in the garden, where she noticed his wound and insisted on treating it.
• Qian Renxue told Kizaru that Madara had asked him to teach her swordsmanship, and Kizaru took her to the Training Ground to practice.
• Kizaru sparred with Qian Renxue, correcting her technique as she quickly learned from his instructions.
• Qian Daoliu went looking for Qian Renxue and heard sounds coming from the Training Ground.

After four years of training with Kizaru, Qian Renxue had become a powerful Soul Ancestor and prepared to act during the Heavenly Dou Imperial Family’s hunting event. As they shared a meal before she returned, Kizaru teased her about winning over a handsome young man.

• Qian Daoliu saw Qian Renxue happily sparring with Kizaru and left without disturbing them.
• Four years later, ten-year-old Qian Renxue demonstrated her swordsmanship and Armament Haki, which Kizaru praised.
• Kizaru reflected that his harsh training had helped Qian Renxue reach level 45 and develop combat strength comparable to an ordinary Soul Sage.
• Qian Renxue told Kizaru that the Heavenly Dou Imperial Family’s hunting event would take place in two days, giving her a chance to carry out her plan.
• Kizaru cooked Qian Renxue a lavish meal, then teased her about using cooking to win over a handsome young man, making her blush.

Kizaru set his plan to capture Qian Xunjie in motion after Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City, and Bibi Dong prepared to act. After learning that Tang Hao was hiding Ah Yin, Qian Xunjie declared Tang Hao a traitor and set out with Kizaru and the Ghost Chrysanthemum Douluo to seize them.

• Qian Renxue finished her meal with Kizaru, said goodbye, and returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Kizaru confirmed with Ulquiorra that the evidence and rumors about Qian Xunjie were ready, then told Bibi Dong that the plan would begin soon.
• Kizaru planned to lure Qian Xunjie by drawing him toward Tang Hao and Ah Yin, while keeping Tang Hao and Ah Yin unaware of the plan.
• After Mox revealed that Ah Yin was a human-form Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Qian Xunjie publicly branded Tang Hao a traitor and decided to capture Ah Yin.
• Qian Xunjie ordered Yue Guan to summon Kizaru, then set off with Kizaru and the Ghost Chrysanthemum Douluo, confident he would defeat Tang Hao and claim Ah Yin.

Qian Xunjie led Yue Guan, Ghost, and Kizaru to intercept Tang Hao and Ah Yin outside Nuoding City, believing his secret partner's intelligence and expecting to seize Ah Yin. The chapter left Tang Hao preparing to fight after Kizaru appeared to side with Qian Xunjie.

• Qian Xunjie told Kizaru that Mox had revealed where Tang Hao and Ah Yin would pass, and the group set out for Nuoding City.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin traveled outside the city with their newborn child and discussed what to name him.
• Tang Hao sensed powerful people approaching and shielded Ah Yin as Qian Xunjie, Yue Guan, Ghost, and Kizaru appeared.
• Qian Xunjie revealed that he knew Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and declared that Soul Beasts should become nourishment for humans.
• Tang Hao rejected Qian Xunjie's demand, and Kizaru urged him to hand Ah Yin over, leaving Tang Hao and Ah Yin shocked by his apparent betrayal.

Tang Hao and Ah Yin fought to escape Qian Xunjie, Kizaru, and Ghost Chrysanthemum, while Kizaru’s suspiciously inaccurate Lasers concealed his true intentions. Tang Hao battled Qian Xunjie to protect his family, and the chapter ended as their strongest attacks collided.

• Kizaru failed to persuade Tang Hao and appeared to miss him with a Laser, though he claimed the blast was meant to cut off Tang Hao’s retreat.
• Tang Hao took Ah Yin and charged through Ghost Chrysanthemum, knocking them aside with a single hammer strike before fleeing with her and their newborn child.
• Qian Xunjie ordered Ghost Chrysanthemum to harass Tang Hao while he and Kizaru led the pursuit.
• Yue Guan attacked Tang Hao with Golden Stamen Flowing Clouds, but Tang Hao scattered the petals and continued running.
• Kizaru’s next Laser also missed, and Qian Xunjie attacked Tang Hao with Angel Light Blade, which Tang Hao knocked away.
• Tang Hao used Clear Sky True Body and Sky-Piercing Strike against Qian Xunjie, who countered with Angel Sacred Sword as the two attacks met.

Tang Hao and Ah Yin fled toward Void Night Village while Kizaru secretly held back during the pursuit. Ulquiorra intercepted Kizaru's attack at the village boundary and introduced himself, then regenerated his injured arm as Tang Hao and Ah Yin watched.

• Tang Hao struck Qian Xunjie, Ghost, and Chrysanthemum back, then escaped with Ah Yin while Kizaru claimed he had held back to avoid injuring Pope-san.
• Kizaru pursued Tang Hao and clashed with him, while Ah Yin used Blue Silver Grass to block Kizaru and help Tang Hao continue toward Void Night Village.
• Qian Xunjie ordered the pursuit to continue despite Kizaru's warning about entering Void Night Village's territory.
• Ulquiorra deflected Kizaru's Laser attack just before it hit Tang Hao and Ah Yin, sending it into the forest and causing a huge explosion.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin thanked Ulquiorra, and he refused Ah Yin's offer to heal him before instantly regenerating his injured arm.

Kizaru revealed that he had been pretending to betray Tang Hao and Ah Yin in order to lure Qian Xunjie into a trap, then helped Ulquiorra kill him. With Qian Xunjie dead, Tang Hao and Ah Yin chose the name Tang San for their child and considered settling in Void Night Village.

• Kizaru attacked Qian Xunjie with Yasakani no Magatama, and Ulquiorra finished him with a spiritual pressure slash.
• Ghost and Yue Guan gave Kizaru a recording crystal capturing Qian Xunjie's death, then returned to Spirit Hall.
• Kizaru explained to Tang Hao and Ah Yin that he had acted the part to make Qian Xunjie lower his guard.
• Kizaru's hint about naming the child after a number led Ah Yin and Tang Hao to name him Tang San.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin said they planned to live in seclusion, and Ulquiorra invited them to settle in Void Night Village.

Ah Yin declined Ulquiorra’s invitation to live in Void Night Village, and he gave her and Tang Hao three Hollows to escort them. The couple set out for Holy Soul Village with little Tang San, while remembering that Tang Hao still needed to obtain his ninth Soul Ring.

• Ulquiorra invited Ah Yin and Tang Hao to live in Void Night Village, but Ah Yin said they had already found a suitable place.
• Kizaru left with Qian Xunjie's corpse and planned to use his remaining Soul Power to help Bibi Dong rise to power.
• Ulquiorra explained that he and Kizaru had fought four years earlier and agreed not to invade each other's territory.
• Ulquiorra summoned three Hollows and ordered them to escort Ah Yin and Tang Hao and obey their commands.
• Ah Yin and Tang Hao decided to settle in Holy Soul Village and named their child Tang San.
• Ah Yin reminded Tang Hao that he still had to obtain his ninth Soul Ring.

Tang Hao and Ah Yin sought a way to obtain a powerful ninth Soul Ring without putting Ah Yin in danger. Fei Yu explained that upgrading Tang Hao’s Companion Soul Artifact could preserve a Soul Beast’s traits during the process, and Ah Yin agreed to proceed.

• Ah Yin considered becoming Tang Hao’s ninth Soul Ring, but Tang Hao refused to let her sacrifice herself.
• Tang Hao suggested they visit the Star Dome Secret Realm and ask Fei Yu and White Zetsu for another solution.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin met Fei Yu, who offered to help after hearing their predicament.
• Fei Yu explained that Companion Soul Artifact Ascension Liquid could transform Tang Hao’s artifact and preserve a Soul Beast’s soul, body, and Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao asked Ah Yin whether she was willing to become his Soul Ring through the upgraded artifact, and Ah Yin agreed.

Tang Hao and Ah Yin sought high-level soul beast blood for Fei Yu’s Sublimation Fluid and asked Ulquiorra for help. He brought them to Void Night Village, where Sereya revealed the blood was nearby and demanded to know why she should give them hers.

• Fei Yu explained that the Sublimation Fluid required blood from a high-level soul beast, and Tang Hao and Ah Yin agreed to find it.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin returned from the Star Dome Secret Realm and asked Ulquiorra for help locating a suitable soul beast.
• Ulquiorra offered to help and led them into Void Night Village, where he introduced them to Sereya.
• Sereya accused Ah Yin of trying to seduce Ulquiorra, then calmed down when he told her to be serious.
• Sereya said the high-level soul beast was nearby and revealed that she meant herself, asking why she should give Ah Yin her blood.

Sereya gave Ah Yin high-quality blood for the process that would let Ah Yin become Tang Hao’s ninth Soul Ring. Fei Yu and White Zetsu refined it into Sublimation Fluid, and Tang Hao entered a training room to begin preparing for the procedure.

• Sereya gave Ah Yin a bottle of her blood and warned her to stay away from Ulquiorra.
• Ulquiorra explained to Tang Hao that Sereya’s bloodline was exceptionally strong because she was an Arrancar Storm Pegasus.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin returned to the Star Dome Secret Realm and gave Sereya’s blood to Fei Yu as the final material.
• Fei Yu and White Zetsu refined the blood into high-quality Sublimation Fluid and explained how Tang Hao and Ah Yin would use it.
• Tang Hao entered the training room to take the Sublimation Fluid and prepare for Ah Yin’s sacrifice.

Tang Hao drank the Sublimation Fluid to strengthen his body, then Ah Yin sacrificed herself to become his ninth Soul Ring. The Companion Soul Artifact preserved her, and she soon returned to human form as Tang Hao discovered his new Soul Skill.

• Tang Hao endured several hours of intense heat after drinking the Sublimation Fluid, then emerged with enhanced strength and vision.
• Ah Yin sacrificed herself to become Tang Hao's ninth Soul Ring, allowing him to break through from level 90 to level 93.
• Tang Hao noticed a pale blue mark on Ah Yin's crimson Soul Ring, and Fei Yu reassured him that the Companion Soul Artifact had protected her.
• After resting, Ah Yin emerged from Tang Hao in a sphere of deep blue light and returned to human form.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin reunited, and Tang Hao revealed that his ninth Soul Skill was called the Blue Silver Heaven-Shaking Hammer.

Tang Hao tested his new Ninth Soul Skill, granted by Ah Yin’s preserved sacrifice, in the Star Dome Great Soul Arena. He trapped a Level 97 mechanical guard with Blue Silver Vines and struck it with the Heaven-Shaking Hammer.

• Ah Yin celebrated Tang Hao’s new Blue Silver Heaven-Shaking Hammer while Tang Hao credited Fei Yu and the others for the Companion Soul Artifact.
• Tang Hao asked Fei Yu for a place to test his Ninth Soul Skill, and Fei Yu led him and Ah Yin to the Douluo Arena.
• Tang Hao recalled his past battle with Uchiha Madara and resolved to grow stronger before challenging him, Kizaru, and Rota.
• Tang Hao chose to fight a Level 97 mechanical guard and summoned his altered Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao bound the guard with Blue Silver Vines, activated Heaven-Shaking Hammer, and brought his Clear Sky Hammer down on it.

Tang Hao destroyed a level 97 mechanical guard with one hammer strike, then left the Star Dome Secret Realm with Ah Yin and little Tang San. He planned to keep away from the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall while they rested in Holy Soul Village.

• Tang Hao smashed the mechanical guard despite its level 97 strength, astonishing Fei Yu.
• Fei Yu suggested Tang Hao call himself Ritian Douluo, but Tang Hao chose to keep the title Clear Sky Douluo for the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao decided not to return to the Clear Sky Sect because of its elders’ attitude toward Ah Yin and the danger of implicating the sect after striking the Pope of Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin left the Star Dome Secret Realm and headed toward Holy Soul Village to rest.
• Ah Yin returned to the Companion Soul Artifact to recover, and Tang Hao carefully carried little Tang San on the journey.

Tang Hao settled with little Tang San in Holy Soul Village and planned to live quietly as a blacksmith. After Kizaru reassured him that Spirit Hall matters were under control, Kizaru gave Qian Xunjie's corpse to Bibi Dong, who absorbed its Soul Power and reached level 94.

• Tang Hao arrived at Holy Soul Village with little Tang San, and Elder Jack led him to the house prepared for them.
• Elder Jack told Tang Hao that the village was named after a Soul Saint who had once come from there, though it had not produced a Soul Master in a long time.
• Tang Hao settled into the house, cleaned it and the courtyard, and planned to turn an empty room into a forging workshop.
• Tang Hao called Kizaru with the Den Den Mushi to report that he had settled in Holy Soul Village and ask about Spirit Hall.
• Kizaru told Tang Hao that he would handle the matter and then ended the call to begin taking action.
• Kizaru presented Qian Xunjie's corpse to Bibi Dong, who absorbed his Soul Power and broke through to level 94.

Bibi Dong announced Qian Xunjie's death to Spirit Hall, while Kizaru showed Qian Daoliu the recording of the fatal battle and evidence of Qian Xunjie's dealings with the Moke Group. Qian Daoliu accepted that his son had acted disgracefully but insisted that only he had the right to judge him.

• Bibi Dong told the Spirit Hall assembly that Qian Xunjie had died and said Kizaru had reported the matter to Qian Daoliu.
• Bibi Dong silenced the hall with her Titled Douluo pressure and ordered Yue Guan and Ghost to remove anyone whispering.
• Kizaru gave Qian Daoliu a recording crystal showing Qian Xunjie's death and explained that Qian Xunjie had entered the path of Kizaru's and Ulquiorra's attacks while pursuing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Kizaru showed Qian Daoliu evidence of Qian Xunjie's transactions with the Moke Group, and Qian Daoliu recognized his son's handwriting.
• Qian Daoliu condemned Qian Xunjie's disgraceful conduct but declared that he should have dealt with his son himself.

Qian Daoliu appointed Bibi Dong as Spirit Hall’s new Pope after Qian Xunjie’s death. He then turned his desire for revenge toward the Clear Sky Sect, and Kizaru prepared to contact his main body before their planned expedition.

• Qian Daoliu condemned Qian Xunjie after Kizaru showed him evidence of his dealings with the Moke Group.
• Kizaru recommended Bibi Dong as Pope, and Qian Daoliu confirmed her succession.
• Qian Daoliu announced Bibi Dong’s appointment to Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong promised to lead the organization and keep it united.
• Qian Daoliu learned that Tang Hao had escaped and declared that the Clear Sky Sect would answer for Tang Hao’s crimes.
• Qian Daoliu scheduled the expedition against the Clear Sky Sect for the next day, and Kizaru used a Den Den Mushi to call his main body.

Rota learned that Qian Daoliu planned to attack the Clear Sky Sect after Qian Xunjie’s death, and he traveled there to stop Qian Daoliu while Kizaru accompanied him. As Qian Daoliu and Kizaru approached the sect, Rota waited outside its gates, ready to intervene.

• Kizaru told Rota that Qian Daoliu blamed the Clear Sky Sect for Tang Hao’s disappearance and planned to attack it the next day.
• Rota told Reid that he would handle the matter alone and set out for the Clear Sky Sect, leaving a message that Kizaru would later bring Reid a mission connected to Tang Hao.
• Kizaru met Qian Daoliu at the Elder Hall and pretended to support his plan to take revenge on the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Daoliu and Kizaru traveled toward the Clear Sky Sect without hiding their auras.
• Rota sensed their approach with Observation Haki and waited in a tree outside the sect’s mountain gate.

Tang Xiao prepared the Clear Sky Sect for an attack after sensing Kizaru and Qian Daoliu approaching. After Kizaru blamed Tang Hao for Qian Xunjie’s death, Tang Xiao and the sect’s remaining Titled Douluo chose to fight while others evacuated.

• Tang Xiao sensed Kizaru and another powerful aura approaching, then ordered Tang Yuehua to evacuate the disciples and some elders.
• Tang Xiao met Kizaru and Qian Daoliu at the mountain gate and learned that Spirit Hall blamed Tang Hao for Qian Xunjie’s death over Ah Yin.
• Kizaru claimed Spirit Hall had a recording crystal as proof, and Tang Xiao decided the Clear Sky Sect would fight.
• Four Clear Sky Sect elders volunteered to face Qian Daoliu while Tang Xiao prepared to deal with Kizaru.

Qian Daoliu defeated the four Clear Sky Sect elders and prepared to attack Tang Xiao, but Rota appeared and challenged him. Kizaru struck at Rota, only for Rota to block his sword with one arm.

• The four Clear Sky Sect elders combined their ninth Soul Rings in a hammer strike, but Qian Daoliu shattered their attack and severely injured them.
• Qian Daoliu warned Tang Xiao about the difference in their strength, while Tang Xiao recognized that he had no chance against Qian Daoliu and Kizaru.
• Rota appeared beside Tang Xiao and provoked Qian Daoliu, who let Kizaru deal with him.
• Kizaru knocked Tang Xiao aside when he tried to intercept the attack, then swung his sword at Rota.
• Rota blocked Kizaru's Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi with one arm and smiled at him.