Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao confronted Blade in the forest, expecting his Titled Douluo pressure to frighten him, but Blade stood his ground and welcomed the fight. Their first clash ended with Tang Hao's fist colliding with Shizun's Sword, beginning their battle.

• Tang Hao emerged from the darkness and unleashed his Titled Douluo pressure, but Blade remained unaffected.
• Tang Hao displayed his nine soul rings, including a red one, and declared that he would teach Blade a lesson using only his fists.
• Blade drew blood across Shizun's Sword, surrounded himself with Blood Qi, and challenged Tang Hao without fear.
• Tang Hao charged, and Blade swung Shizun's Sword to meet his attack.
• Tang Hao's fist and Shizun's Sword collided, sending shockwaves through the forest.

Blade revealed two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings after Tang Hao attacked him, shocking the Titled Douluo and overturning his assumptions about the young Soul Master. Tang Hao began considering how Blade could have obtained such power as the confrontation continued.

• Tang Hao's first clash with Blade sent him flying and left a bloody wound on his fist, enraging him.
• Tang Hao unleashed nearly eighty percent of a Titled Douluo's pressure and challenged Blade to use his Spirit Rings.
• Blade summoned two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings, filling the forest with their overwhelming pressure.
• Tang Hao was stunned that Blade had two red rings in the first and Second Spirit Ring positions and realized his Innate Soul Power was reportedly level twenty.
• Tang Hao suppressed his fear and considered whether Blade was the Saint Son of a hidden powerful sect or had received two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifices.

Tang Hao was shocked by Blade’s two Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings but chose to kill him rather than let him threaten his son. He unleashed his Titled Douluo power and struck Blade with the Clear Sky Hammer, while Blade faced the attack eagerly.

• Tang Hao doubted Blade’s claims and struggled to accept that a newly awakened youth possessed two Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings.
• Tang Hao resolved to kill Blade because he opposed his son and might become a threat, regardless of whether Blade had a powerful sect behind him.
• Tang Hao revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and unleashed the full aura of a Titled Douluo.
• Blade stood calmly before Tang Hao and challenged him, eager for the battle to take him to the other shore.
• Tang Hao roared and swung the Clear Sky Hammer down at Blade as Blade’s Portrayal Progress rose to 11.68%.

Blade fought Tang Hao while enduring the Clear Sky Hammer’s attacks and building stacks for Bury on the Other Shore. After provoking Tang Hao and slashing his palm to prepare his counterattack, Blade stood ready to unleash the accumulated power.

• Blade charged Tang Hao and met the Clear Sky Hammer head-on, but Tang Hao’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer sent him flying.
• Blade recovered from the blow, taunted Tang Hao, and gained Portrayal Progress when Tang Hao’s fury surged.
• Tang Hao attacked Blade repeatedly as Blade counted the growing stacks of his passive and planned to test his enhanced Bury on the Other Shore.
• Blade dodged to Tang Hao’s side, clashed with the hammer, and rebounded away while Tang Hao staggered backward.
• Blade declared that he was waiting for the other shore, cut his palm with Shizun’s Sword, and gathered energy for his counterattack.

Blade overwhelmed Tang Hao with his hidden power, forcing the Titled Douluo to unleash the Great Sumeru Hammer. Blade then revealed his Other Shore Domain and split Shizun's Sword into fragments, and the chapter ended as their ultimate attacks collided.

• Tang Hao mocked Blade and attacked him repeatedly with the Clear Sky Hammer, driving him backward while planning to wear him down.
• Blade counted to five, unleashed a surge of crimson power, and struck Tang Hao with Bury on the Other Shore, sending him crashing through the forest.
• Blade advanced on the injured Tang Hao as Tang Hao raised his Soul Rings and prepared to use the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Tang Hao attacked with the enlarged Clear Sky Hammer, while Blade invoked his Other Shore Domain, shattered Shizun's Sword into fragments, and declared that he could show Tang Hao the splendid sight.
• Blade's sword fragments collided with Tang Hao's Sumeru Hammer, unleashing a devastating shockwave that tore through the forest.

Blade defeated Tang Hao in their clash, but the Konjac Jelly’s side effect forced him to stop and recover. When he sensed a group of approaching fighters, he fled into the forest to avoid losing control and killing them.

• Blade emerged from the smoke with Shizun's Sword restored and taunted Tang Hao, but Tang Hao had already fled, believing Blade had summoned reinforcements.
• The system raised Blade’s Portrayal Progress to 17.78% and warned him that the Konjac Jelly’s side effect had passed its critical threshold.
• Blade’s pain and dizziness worsened, so he sheathed his sword and sat against a broken tree to recover.
• Blade sensed a group of powerful strangers approaching and realized Tang Hao had mistaken them for Blade’s allies.
• Blade left the battlefield through the forest, seeking to avoid losing control and slaughtering the approaching group.

After retreating from Blade, Tang Hao resolved to protect his son, investigate Blade, and potentially kill him if he proved to be unsupported. Blade recovered in seclusion after the battle, using the Blue Silver Emperor to watch his surroundings as he suppressed Mara-Struck.

• Tang Hao returned to the Blue Silver Emperor, confirmed she was unharmed, and left the waterfall area wary of Blade’s growing strength.
• Tang Hao decided to warn his son to avoid Blade and secretly investigate Blade’s background, planning to eliminate him if he found no force protecting him.
• Blade evaded the Strangers drawn by the battle and found a secluded place to recover as the system’s suppression strengthened after his Portrayal Progress rose by 6%.
• Blade placed the potted Blue Silver Emperor beside him to watch for danger, then held Shizun's Sword and entered deep recuperation.

Tang Hao returned to Holy Spirit Village shaken by Blade’s overwhelming power and warned Tang San to avoid him. Tang San’s hopes that his father had defeated Blade collapsed, and he tried to learn whether the two had met.

• Tang Hao returned to Holy Spirit Village, wondering who Blade was and why he had hidden his extraordinary abilities there.
• Tang San concealed his hidden weapons when Tang Hao entered and eagerly welcomed his father home.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to stay away from Blade, avoid making him an enemy, and conceal the hammer in his left hand.
• Tang San was stunned that Tang Hao had warned him instead of bringing back news of Blade’s defeat.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that he would leave for Nuoding City to study in two and a half months and must follow the warning.
• Tang San asked whether Tang Hao had seen Blade and mentioned that Old Jack was searching for him.

Tang Hao warned Tang San to avoid Blade and conceal his Clear Sky Hammer, while Tang San struggled to understand his father's wariness. The chapter ended with Tang San agreeing to act friendly toward Blade for now as he followed Tang Hao to practice his hammer technique.

• Tang Hao recalled his fierce battle with Blade and tried to suppress his suspicions about why Blade had been in the forest.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to keep his distance from Blade and promised to send Blade away if he came looking for them.
• Tang San questioned what he should do if Blade confronted him, but Tang Hao advised him to pretend to be Blade's friend and not provoke him.
• Tang Hao again warned Tang San not to reveal the hammer in his left hand and urged him to grow stronger before seeking revenge.
• Tang Hao led Tang San to the training ground to check his hammer technique, and Tang San resolved to play the grandson in front of Blade for now.

Two months after his battle, Blade recovered in the forest and used seven lottery chances to gain new abilities, Eidolons, skill upgrades, and a large amount of currency. After tending the Blue Silver Emperor with his blood, he headed to Holy Spirit Village, eager to see Tang Hao and Tang San again.

• Blade used seven lottery chances and gained healing and combat abilities, three Eidolons, skill-level increases, Gold Soul Coins, and Undying Embers.
• Blade reflected on his strengthened powers and the system’s Returning Customer Extra Reward.
• Blade cut his palm with Shizun's Sword and fed his blood to the Blue Silver Emperor to advance his Portrayal Progress.
• Blade set off for Holy Spirit Village, anticipating Tang San’s next setback.

Tang Hao told Tang San he was leaving immediately to handle unresolved matters and refused to explain further. After Tang Hao departed, Tang San reflected on relying on himself, his useless damaged herb, and Blade’s unexplained disappearance.

• Tang Hao packed his belongings after waiting nearly two months for Blade to return to Holy Spirit Village.
• Tang Hao told Tang San he had important matters to attend to and was leaving at once, but refused to tell him what they were.
• Tang Hao warned Tang San not to reveal the hammer in his left hand before departing.
• Tang San watched Tang Hao leave and resolved that he would have to rely on himself.
• Tang San examined the damaged Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, concluded it had lost its effects, and wondered where Blade had gone.

Blade returned to Holy Spirit Village and joined Tang San on the journey to Nuoding City, where he unnerved Tang San and earned a small increase in Portrayal Progress. The chapter ended with Blade pointing Shizun's Sword at Tang San and exposing the secret of his past identity.

• Old Jack found Blade back in the village and brought him to Tang Hao's house to collect Tang San for their trip to Nuoding City.
• Tang San was shocked and frightened when he saw Blade, raising Blade's Portrayal Progress to 17.79%.
• Tang San hid his fear and anger, obediently accepted Jack's affection, and pretended he wanted to remain friends with Blade.
• Blade rejected Tang San's offer of friendship, and Tang San humbly apologized while secretly vowing to avenge the humiliation.
• Blade drew Shizun's Sword and pointed it at Tang San's throat, then accused him of changing his appearance and identity to escape the sins of his past.

Blade’s accusation left Tang San panicked, though he tried to convince himself that he was innocent. As the group traveled through Nuoding City, Blade attracted attention from women while Tang San grew jealous and lost himself in fantasies.

• Tang San denied that he had changed, but Blade sheathed Shizun's Sword and left him unsettled by the accusation.
• Blade, Tang San, and Jack walked through Nuoding City as women admired Blade and tried to approach him.
• Jack proudly introduced the city and took pleasure in hearing the women praise Blade.
• Tang San grew jealous of Blade’s attention, then imagined women throwing themselves into his arms while Blade watched him with amusement.

Jack brought Tang San and Blade to Nuoding Academy, where the system gave Blade missions to humiliate and beat up Yu Xiaogang. At the entrance, a contemptuous gatekeeper rejected their credentials and threw Jack’s certificate to the ground.

• Jack told Tang San and Blade he would leave after bringing them to the academy and promised to collect them at the end of the term.
• Jack led the children to Nuoding Academy, where Blade received timed missions to humiliate Yu Xiaogang and beat him up.
• A gatekeeper blocked Jack, Tang San, and Blade, insulting them as country bumpkins and doubting their work-study status.
• Jack presented the Spirit Hall certificate issued by Su Yuntao, but the gatekeeper called it forged and threw it on the ground.
• Jack accused the gatekeeper of deliberately making things difficult.

Tang San attacked the Nuoding Academy gatekeeper and fought the guards after they tried to stop him. Yu Xiaogang rushed over to halt the brawl, while Blade watched with a sly smile.

• Jack turned away from the academy gates to report the gatekeeper to Spirit Hall, but Tang San struck the gatekeeper with a Cyclone Pellet.
• The injured gatekeeper's companions called for help, and the guards accused Tang San of attacking the academy and charged at him.
• Tang San fought the guards, beating them down with punches and kicks as the crowd watched in shock.
• Yu Xiaogang hurried over and shouted for Tang San to stop, but Tang San did not hear him amid the commotion.
• Blade saw Yu Xiaogang arrive and smiled slyly behind Jack.

Blade charged into the fight and punched Yu Xiaogang, while Tang San mistook his teacher for a guard and attacked him too. Blade watched Tang San’s humiliation earn him more Portrayal Progress, bringing it to 22%.

• Blade rushed past Tang San and struck Yu Xiaogang, knocking out two of his front teeth and sending him sprawling.
• The onlookers praised Blade, fueling Tang San’s jealousy and anger.
• Tang San charged at Blade but instead punched the already-injured Yu Xiaogang, knocking out another tooth and sending him to the ground.
• Blade watched as the system awarded Portrayal Progress, raising his total to 22%.

Tang San and Blade were nearly arrested after a fight at Nuoding Academy, but the battered Yu Xiaogang recognized their certificates and claimed the incident was a misunderstanding. He fainted after arranging for the children to be brought to his office, while the teachers remained suspicious of Tang San.

• Tang San stopped attacking Yu Xiaogang when Nuoding Academy teachers arrived and claimed the guards had provoked him first.
• Old Jack showed the teachers Su Yuntao's certificates and tried to explain that the gate guards had started the dispute.
• Bystanders testified for Tang San and Blade, and the teachers discovered that the badly injured bald man was Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang examined the certificates, secretly celebrated the chance to cultivate two geniuses, and told the teachers to bring Tang San and Blade to his office.
• Yu Xiaogang fainted from his injuries, so the teachers ordered him treated and sent Tang San and Blade to his office while warning and glaring at Tang San.

Blade and Tang San reached Yu Xiaogang's office after Tang San realized Blade had set him up to take the blame for attacking the academy's Grandmaster and gatekeepers. As they waited, Blade received a system announcement unlocking Companion Missions, including locked missions to control the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire.

• Teachers led Old Jack to the academy's guest quarters and escorted Blade and Tang San toward Yu Xiaogang's office.
• Tang San accused Blade of knowing the bald gatekeeper's identity, then realized the teachers would blame him for attacking Yu Xiaogang and the gatekeepers.
• When Tang San began to threaten Blade, Blade drew Shizun's Sword, and Tang San backed down with a fawning explanation.
• Blade put away his sword and continued to Yu Xiaogang's office while Tang San entered ahead and sat in a corner.
• Blade waited by the office door as the system unlocked Companion Missions and announced missions to control the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire, both still locked.

Blade considered the system’s Companion Mission to unite Douluo Continent’s factions against Tang San, then confronted Yu Xiaogang, whose fear increased Blade’s Portrayal Progress to 22.02%. Yu Xiaogang was left trembling and unable to speak.

• Blade reflected on the Companion Mission and wondered whether his companions, including the recovering Blue Silver Emperor, could help him control the continent.
• Blade recalled the Stellaron Hunters’ teamwork and resolved to follow the system’s mission and make Tang San suffer setbacks.
• Yu Xiaogang approached Blade on crutches, excited to examine what he considered a genius.
• Blade threatened Yu Xiaogang, frightening him so badly that the system raised Blade’s Portrayal Progress to 22.02%.

Tang San entered Yu Xiaogang’s office, apologized, and learned that Yu Xiaogang was not an academy teacher but a resident known as the Grandmaster. Yu Xiaogang offered to guide Tang San’s martial soul cultivation, and Tang San accepted, leaving the Grandmaster pleased to have gained a talented disciple.

• Tang San hurried into the office and supported the weakened Yu Xiaogang while apologizing for the trouble he and Blade had caused.
• Yu Xiaogang reassured Tang San that he would not be punished and that the gatekeeper had been at fault.
• Tang San learned that Yu Xiaogang was a resident called the Grandmaster rather than an academy teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to become Tang San’s teacher and guide his martial soul cultivation.
• Tang San eagerly accepted Yu Xiaogang’s guidance, and the Grandmaster praised him as a clever child.