Chapter Summaries

Gu Han awakened the village children’s Martial Souls and discovered that Ma Hongjun possessed an Evil Fire Phoenix and level-eight Innate Soul Power. Flender arrived to claim the awakening assignment, saw Ma Hongjun’s talent, and confronted Gu Han over taking his territory.

• Gu Han and Zi Ji arrived at Poultry Village and began awakening the children’s Martial Souls.
• Gu Han awakened five children, finding mostly ordinary Martial Souls and one goose Martial Soul with half a level of Innate Soul Power.
• Flender flew into Poultry Village to carry out the Spirit Hall’s outsourced Martial Soul awakening assignment.
• Flender saw Ma Hongjun awaken the Evil Fire Phoenix and display level-eight Innate Soul Power.
• Flender entered the Spirit Branch Hall and angrily demanded to know why Gu Han had taken over the village’s awakening assignment.

Gu Han confronted Flender over both men seeking Ma Hongjun, and they agreed to settle the matter in a soul battle. When Flender flew into the air expecting an easy victory, Gu Han summoned his enormous Sacred Dragon and revealed five Soul Rings, including a ten-thousand-year fourth ring, leaving Flender horrified.

• Gu Han told Flender he served Spirit Headquarters, but Flender challenged his claim and demanded a soul battle to decide who would take Ma Hongjun.
• Gu Han accepted Flender's challenge, and Old Tom and the villagers gathered outside Poultry Village to watch.
• Flender summoned his Four-Eyed Owl, revealed seven Soul Rings, and flew into the air, confident that Gu Han would surrender.
• Gu Han summoned the massive Sacred Dragon and revealed five Soul Rings, including a black fourth ring, shocking Flender.

Gu Han rode his Sacred Dragon into battle against Flender, a Soul Saint, and overwhelmed him with dragon attacks and the Sacred Dragon Spear Technique. The fight ended with Flender unconscious on the ground, while Ma Hongjun admired Gu Han and wanted to follow him instead.

• Gu Han summoned the Sacred Dragon, mounted it with his Golden Long Spear, and launched an aerial attack on Flender.
• Flender transformed into his Four-Eyed Owl Martial Soul Avatar and dodged the Sacred Dragon’s Dragon Flame, Frost Breath, and claws.
• Flender targeted Gu Han with several wind-based Soul Skills, then charged at him with his Gale Rending Claw.
• Gu Han countered with the Fifth Form of the Sacred Dragon Spear Technique, severely wounding Flender and protecting himself with his golden barrier.
• The Sacred Dragon grabbed Flender and repeatedly smashed him into the ground until he lost his Martial Soul Avatar and consciousness.
• Ma Hongjun watched the fight and decided he wanted to follow Gu Han and his companion instead of Flender.

Gu Han recruited Ma Hongjun after defeating Flender, then brought him to Heaven Dou Imperial City to serve Qian Renxue rather than Spirit Hall. He proposed building a powerful team outside Spirit Hall by using pills made from Immortal Herbs to recruit and strengthen Heaven Dou’s top young talents.

• Gu Han defeated Flender, recruited Ma Hongjun, and gained five Heavenly Points for changing the boy’s fate.
• Gu Han told Ma Hongjun he served Xue Qinghe and flew with him and Zi Ji to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Gu Han introduced Ma Hongjun to Qian Renxue, who promised him a place at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and rewards for his loyalty.
• Gu Han proposed using Martial Soul Evolution pills made from herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to recruit and develop geniuses such as Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Ye Lingling into a force outside Spirit Hall.

Gu Han explained that he wanted to form the Outer Hall Martial Soul Heavenly Group because he feared threats within Spirit Hall, not just dangers to Qian Renxue’s plans. He concealed his foreknowledge of the gods and blamed Bibi Dong, while preparing to explain why she posed a danger.

• Qian Renxue questioned whether Gu Han should save his precious Pills for trusted Spirit Hall elders and worried that his chosen young geniuses might never become Titled Douluo or remain loyal.
• Gu Han reassured Qian Renxue that her plan to take the Heaven Dou throne was proceeding smoothly and said his concern was Spirit Hall’s internal dangers.
• Gu Han reasoned that the Asura God and Sea God were Spirit Hall’s true future enemies because they had intervened to save Tang San and had reasons to oppose Spirit Hall unifying the continent.
• Gu Han resolved to keep his knowledge of the gods and his connection to the Soul Beast clan secret, intending to explain his concerns through Bibi Dong instead.

Gu Han told Qian Renxue about Bibi Dong's past with Yu Xiaogang and explained why he suspected Bibi Dong of intending to silence him after his Martial Soul evolved. Qian Renxue accepted his reasoning and entrusted him with the Outer Hall Martial Soul Heavenly Group plan, and the chapter ended with them sharing a kiss.

• Gu Han recounted how Qian Xunji had separated Bibi Dong from Yu Xiaogang and forced her to give birth to Qian Renxue, leaving Qian Renxue to reconsider her childhood and her parents' actions.
• Qian Renxue concluded that Yu Xiaogang had likely approached Bibi Dong to access Spirit Hall secrets and judged his theories and abilities to be worthless.
• Gu Han explained that Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan had told him about the past, and he described how Bibi Dong's attitude changed after his Martial Soul evolved into the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Gu Han warned Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong might be trying to help Yu Xiaogang claim his discovery and proposed using Martial Soul-evolving Pills to recruit talented young soul masters into Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue approved Gu Han's plan and offered her cooperation, and Gu Han kissed her.

Gu Han began recruiting geniuses for the Martial Soul Heavenly Group by securing Ye Lingling and the Nine Heart Begonia Clan with an Exquisite Pill. He then visited Blazing Fire Academy to pursue Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian.

• Gu Han told Dugu Bo he wanted to recruit Ye Lingling and cure the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul's flaw, and Dugu Bo arranged an introduction to the clan.
• Ye Zhilan welcomed Gu Han and agreed that Ye Lingling would join the First Prince's ranks if his Pill worked.
• Ye Lingling took the Exquisite Pill, evolved her Martial Soul, and confirmed that its flaw had disappeared.
• Ye Zhilan promised to send a clan member to coordinate with Qian Renxue and have Ye Lingling follow Gu Han's instructions at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Gu Han visited Blazing Fire Academy with Zi Ji and met its dean, Huo Xiaotian.

Gu Han visited Huo Xiaotian on behalf of the First Prince to recruit Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu for a Genius Battle Team. Huo Xiaotian first rejected the invitation, but changed his mind when Gu Han revealed the promised compensation was an opportunity for Martial Soul Evolution.

• Gu Han told Huo Xiaotian that Ye Lingling had joined the Genius Battle Team and invited Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to join.
• Huo Xiaotian refused, saying his children valued strength and their academy offered better training than Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Gu Han said the First Prince had prepared ample cultivation resources and compensation for the family.
• Huo Xiaotian again refused, insisting he did not care about worldly possessions.
• Gu Han revealed that the compensation was an opportunity for Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu's Martial Souls to evolve, then pretended to leave.
• Huo Xiaotian stopped Gu Han, agreed to reconsider the invitation, and asked what the Martial Soul Evolution opportunity was.

Gu Han recruited talented students for his Genius Battle Team by evolving their martial souls with special pills. Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, officially forming the Outer Hall Martial Soul Heavenly Group.

• Gu Han gave Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu pills that evolved their martial souls, impressing their father Huo Xiaotian.
• Huo Xiaotian agreed to transfer Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and have them join Gu Han's Genius Battle Team.
• Feng Xiaotian eagerly joined Gu Han's team after learning Huo Wu had transferred, and Gu Han evolved his martial soul with the Divine Wind Elixir.
• Gu Han used the Extreme Ice Elixir to evolve Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu's martial souls, and Shui Linglong agreed to their transfer.
• The newly recruited students officially formed the Outer Hall Martial Soul Heavenly Group.

Gu Han reached level sixty and prepared to seek his sixth Soul Ring, while Bibi Dong secretly left Spirit City to find Yu Xiaogang in Nuoding City. She reunited with him at Nuoding Academy, where Tang San witnessed their tense encounter.

• Gu Han chose to save his Heavenly Points rather than evolve his martial soul, and planned to upgrade his Yin Spirit into a Yang Spirit.
• Gu Han trained Ye Lingling, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu with pills and specialized cultivation, while using the Heaven-Shaking Earth-Striking Grand Method to deepen their trust in him.
• Gu Han raised his cultivation from level fifty-six to level sixty and prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest for his sixth Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong obtained the Crimson Jade Dragon Blood Ganoderma and secretly traveled from Spirit City to Nuoding City to find Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang Hao sensed Bibi Dong's Titled Douluo aura as she entered Nuoding Academy and went to Yu Xiaogang's dormitory.
• Bibi Dong greeted Yu Xiaogang, and he asked why she had come after he had left, while Tang San watched their reunion with curiosity.

Bibi Dong apologized to Yu Xiaogang and revealed she had found a proven way to evolve his Martial Soul. Yu Xiaogang wanted to return with her to Spirit City, but hesitated because his disciple Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and would be in danger there.

• Bibi Dong apologized to Yu Xiaogang for driving him out of Spirit City, while Yu Xiaogang privately recalled that he had pursued her to gain access to Spirit Hall’s secret collection.
• Yu Xiaogang sent Tang San away so Bibi Dong could speak with him alone.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang she had found a way to evolve Luo Sanpao and described how her disciple Gu Han had evolved his Martial Soul into the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Bibi Dong urged Yu Xiaogang to return to Spirit City with her and said she had prepared the resources he needed.
• Yu Xiaogang wanted to evolve his Martial Soul but hesitated because Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and could be endangered if he went to Spirit City.

Bibi Dong persuaded Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to return with her to Spirit City, offering to evolve Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul and provide Tang San with better training and resources. Tang Hao watched them leave, deciding to accept the arrangement so long as Tang San concealed his identity and second Martial Soul.

• Bibi Dong offered to evolve Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul, but Yu Xiaogang hesitated because he was considering Tang San as his disciple.
• Bibi Dong invited Tang San to Spirit City and promised him abundant cultivation facilities and resources, while Tang Hao secretly worried about her discovering his presence.
• Tang San accepted the invitation and told Yu Xiaogang he considered him another father and believed Tang Hao would agree.
• Yu Xiaogang waited for Tang Hao’s response and took his silence as permission for Tang San to go.
• Bibi Dong flew Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to Spirit City using her Six-Winged Purple Light Wing, and Tang Hao stayed behind, accepting the plan as long as Tang San hid his identity.

After reaching rank sixty, Gu Han traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest and chose a forty-thousand-year Void Darkwing Dragon to sacrifice itself for his Sixth Soul Skill. He gained the Void Dark Domain and the Void Sacred Dragon Wings, then prepared to return to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

• Zi Ji summoned the Dragon Soul Beasts with more than ten thousand years of cultivation, and they gathered and submitted to Gu Han.
• Gu Han selected the forty-thousand-year Void Darkwing Dragon for its spatial attributes and potential to provide dragon-wing external soul bones.
• The Void Darkwing Dragon sacrificed itself, forming Gu Han's sixth soul ring and granting him the Void Sacred Dragon Wings.
• Gu Han named the wings' soul skill Void Escape and his Sixth Soul Skill Void Dark Domain, then tested their abilities.
• Zi Ji sent the gathered Dragon Soul Beasts back to their territories, and Gu Han prepared to leave with her for Heaven Dou Imperial City.

Bibi Dong brought Yu Xiaogang and Tang San back to the Pope’s Palace and arranged to obtain a Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beast for Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul evolution. Qian Daoliu learned of their return and grew furious, while still holding a little more respect for Gu Han because of his help to Qian Renxue and Douluo Hall.

• Bibi Dong returned to Spirit City with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, then ordered Red-Robed Archpriests to retrieve a Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beast from the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong when they could begin evolving his Martial Soul, and she told him to wait for the beast’s return.
• Qian Daoliu recalled that Gu Han’s Pills had helped Qian Renxue evolve her Martial Soul and become the Angel God’s heir, and reluctantly upgraded his opinion of Gu Han.
• Subduing Demon Douluo told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong had brought Yu Xiaogang back to the Pope’s Palace.
• Qian Daoliu realized Bibi Dong intended to use Gu Han’s Martial Soul evolution method for Yu Xiaogang and became angry.

Qian Daoliu secretly arranged to poison Yu Xiaogang after learning Bibi Dong had brought him to Spirit Hall. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong prepared a Holy Light White Dragon for Yu Xiaogang and explained how it could help evolve Luo Sanpao into a Golden Sacred Dragon.

• Qian Daoliu recalled his grievances with Bibi Dong and ordered Subduing Demon Douluo to have a planted agent secretly add Sun Severing Flower juice to Yu Xiaogang’s food and drink.
• Subduing Demon Douluo accepted the task, and Qian Daoliu resolved to make Yu Xiaogang pay for using Spirit Hall’s resources.
• Five Red-Robed Archpriests returned with the body of a thousand-year Holy Light White Dragon, which they had divided into five portions for transport.
• Bibi Dong brought Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to the reception hall and dismissed the Red-Robed Archpriests after they laid out the dragon’s remains.
• Bibi Dong explained that Luo Sanpao needed to consume Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beast flesh and blood, along with spirit medicines, to strengthen its origin and evolve into a Golden Sacred Dragon.

Yu Xiaogang tried to evolve Luo Sanpao by feeding it Holy Light White Dragon flesh, following the method Bibi Dong had copied from Gu Han. The attempt ended with Luo Sanpao violently spraying foul waste throughout Pope's Palace, leaving Bibi Dong unable to explain what had gone wrong.

• Bibi Dong explained the proposed evolution method, then cut Holy Light White Dragon flesh into strips for Luo Sanpao.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, and it eagerly ate the Holy Light White Dragon flesh while Tang San watched.
• Yu Xiaogang felt a small amount of life force and Soul Power return, but after meditating he found no more energy and saw Luo Sanpao suffering.
• Luo Sanpao's belly swelled as golden and blue light appeared across its body, then it sprayed foul green waste around the hall three times.
• Bibi Dong stopped the Sacred Emperor Warriors from entering, and Yu Xiaogang handed masks to her and Tang San before asking what had happened; Bibi Dong had no answer.

Yu Xiaogang realized that Luo Sanpao’s Lightning Attribute Soul Ring was clashing with the Light Attribute dragon flesh it ate, sabotaging its evolution. He and Bibi Dong were left without a way to remove the Soul Ring or resolve the conflict.

• Tang San asked whether Luo Sanpao’s violent reaction was caused by an attribute conflict, and Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang considered the possibility.
• Yu Xiaogang realized that the Lightning Attribute Soul Ring he had given Luo Sanpao was causing its conflict with the Light Attribute dragon flesh.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized that Luo Sanpao’s fart skills, digestive problems, and lack of Gu Han’s cultivation methods also left it absorbing very little nourishment.
• Bibi Dong comforted Yu Xiaogang and insisted he could find a solution, but Yu Xiaogang admitted that the attached Soul Ring could not be removed and he knew no way to stop its effects.

Yu Xiaogang failed to improve Luo Sanpao by feeding him Holy Light White Dragon flesh and medicinal herbs, while Bibi Dong tried to comfort him and hide her doubts about his abilities. After leaving the fouled great hall to bathe and rest, Yu Xiaogang drank a pot of faintly reddish tea without noticing its color.

• Yu Xiaogang despaired over Luo Sanpao's Soul Ring attribute conflict, and Bibi Dong comforted him while privately comparing his confidence unfavorably with Gu Han's.
• Yu Xiaogang had Bibi Dong feed Luo Sanpao more Holy Light White Dragon flesh, but Luo Sanpao returned little Soul Power and sprayed foul green waste throughout the hall.
• Bibi Dong suggested Ginseng and Lingzhi, but Luo Sanpao still suffered indigestion and sprayed, though less than before.
• Bibi Dong sent Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to bathe, arranged to have the hall cleaned, and planned to wash and change herself.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to his room, planned to search Spirit Hall's books for a solution, then drank a pot of tea with a faint reddish tint without noticing it.

Yu Xiaogang spent more than ten days trying to evolve Luo Sanpao, but the attempts failed while Sun Severing Flower’s effects continued to alter his body. Subduing Demon Douluo reported the changes to Qian Daoliu, who asked whether Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul Evolution was succeeding and considered him a threat if it did.

• Yu Xiaogang fed Luo Sanpao cooked Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beast flesh and Spirit Medicine potions, but Luo Sanpao still suffered indigestion and expelled them.
• Yu Xiaogang realized his body was losing masculine traits and suspected Qian Daoliu had caused the changes, but he hid his distress and kept searching for a way to evolve Luo Sanpao.
• Subduing Demon Douluo observed Yu Xiaogang’s increasingly delicate skin, thin voice, and vanished stubble, then reported that he had taken the bait to Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu asked how Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul Evolution was progressing and resolved to eliminate him if Luo Sanpao showed signs of becoming a Golden Sacred Dragon.

Yu Xiaogang searched for a way to resolve the problems preventing Luo Sanpao’s Martial Soul evolution and decided that the Clear Sky Sect’s Ring Detonation technique might remove his incompatible Soul Rings. Bibi Dong agreed to seek the technique, but realized Qian Daoliu’s old pact and influence would make obtaining it difficult.

• Subduing Demon Douluo told Qian Daoliu that Yu Xiaogang was too useless to evolve his Martial Soul, then described his failed attempts to follow Gu Han’s method.
• Qian Daoliu feared Bibi Dong would exploit a successful evolution to promote Yu Xiaogang and harm Gu Han, and warned himself not to let her hurt his future grandson-in-law.
• Yu Xiaogang found records of the Great Sumeru Hammer’s Ring Detonation and concluded that removing his two Soul Rings could eliminate Luo Sanpao’s Lightning Attribute and indigestion.
• Yu Xiaogang secretly told Bibi Dong that Ring Detonation might solve Luo Sanpao’s problems, and she promised to find the technique for him.
• After Yu Xiaogang left, Bibi Dong worried that Qian Daoliu would oppose an attack on the Clear Sky Sect, whose Ancestral Peak was protected by his old pact with Tang Chen.