Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong explained how Ring Fusion and Ring Detonation draw out the power of Soul Rings, and why Ring Detonation suits the Clear Sky Hammer better than the Seven Kill Sword. Two days later, she set out for the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan.

• Ning Rongrong approached Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo after their sparring, and Bone Douluo said Sword Douluo's Ring Fusion had caught him off guard.
• Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan arrived at the Training Field, where Sword Douluo explained that he had used Ring Fusion and Bone Douluo complained that he had won their match.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Spirit Masters could not fully use Soul Ring power because soul impurities from Soul Beasts affected their Martial Souls.
• Ning Rongrong described Ring Fusion as combining Soul Ring power to disrupt impurities, while Ring Detonation used Soul Rings as fuel for the Martial Soul at great risk to the user.
• Two days later, Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan set out for the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital.

On the road to Heaven Dou City, Ning Rongrong proposed moving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Shizaki Kuang San’s help. After receiving word that Xue Ye was near death and Xue Qinghe had made her move, Ning Fengzhi agreed to hurry to the capital and support her while keeping the sect’s options open.

• Ning Fengzhi said he had sent a Soul Saint to investigate whether Di Tian had left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Dugu Bo worried that the exposed site could no longer remain a safe secret base.
• Ning Rongrong proposed that Shizaki Kuang San use the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to transport the spring water, and said they would salvage what they could if moving it proved impossible.
• Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengzhi concluded that Xue Ye might die before they reached the capital and that saving him could disrupt Qian Renxue’s plans.
• Several days later, Ning Fengzhi received Xue Qinghe’s urgent message and sent the carriage and unrelated travelers home before deciding to rush to Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Rongrong said the sect should test Qian Renxue before committing to her, and Ning Fengzhi agreed they could support her unification without binding themselves to Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi boosted Sword Douluo’s Soul Power from level 97 to level 98, and Sword Douluo flew with the group toward the imperial capital.

Ning Fengzhi’s group learned that Emperor Xue Ye had died and that Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing had fled Heaven Dou City with Princess Xue Ke. They reached the Imperial Palace to meet a grief-stricken Xue Qinghe and discuss how to respond.

• Ning Rongrong suspected Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing had fled to the Balak Kingdom, while Ning Fengzhi and the others discussed Marshal Ge Long’s uncertain fate.
• Meng Shenji arrived and invited Ning Fengzhi’s group to the Imperial Palace at Xue Qinghe’s request.
• Meng Shenji told Ning Rongrong that Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing had left Heaven Dou City and abducted Princess Xue Ke.
• Meng Shenji revealed that Emperor Xue Ye had died the previous morning and that Xue Qinghe had concealed the news until Ning Fengzhi arrived.
• Ning Fengzhi’s group entered the Imperial Palace and found Xue Qinghe looking exhausted and overcome with grief.

Xue Qinghe received Ning Fengzhi and his group after Xue Ye’s death, concealing Qian Renxue’s role behind a convincing display of grief. After the group paid their respects, Ning Fengzhi stayed behind to speak with Xue Qinghe while Ning Rongrong, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan speculated about their discussion and who would attend Xue Ye’s funeral.

• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that Xue Beng and Xue Xing had left Heaven Dou Capital with Xue Ke, and promised to let Xue Beng live safely as a prince.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Xue Qinghe to consider the risk that dissatisfied nobles might pose, and offered to help him stabilize the empire.
• Xue Qinghe led Ning Fengzhi and the others to Xue Ye’s coffin, where they placed flowers and paid their respects.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong and the others to leave so he and Sword Douluo could discuss matters with Xue Qinghe.
• Dugu Bo shielded Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan from being overheard as they discussed the meeting and guessed which factions would attend Xue Ye’s funeral.

As Heaven Dou City prepared for Emperor Xue Ye’s funeral and Xue Qinghe’s later Ascension Ceremony, Dugu Bo, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan met Yu Yuanzhen and his companions. Their conversation revealed that Yu Yuanzhen had reached rank 96 and that Yang Wudi had joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong and the others that Emperor Xue Ye’s funeral would take place in a week, followed by three days of mourning and Xue Qinghe’s Ascension Ceremony.
• Dugu Bo encountered Yu Yuanzhen in Heaven Dou City, who had arrived for the funeral with Yu Tianxin and Yang Wudi.
• Yu Yuanzhen introduced Yang Wudi as a new clan elder and praised his strength and alchemical abilities.
• At a meal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong confirmed that Ning Fengzhi had broken through to Soul Douluo.
• Yu Yuanzhen revealed that he had recently reached rank 96 and deepened his understanding of dragonification, prompting Ning Rongrong to realize something from his words.

Ning Rongrong questioned Yu Yuanzhen about the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, Tang Hao, and Tang Chen while Dugu Yan steered the conversation away from trouble. After the meal, Yu Yuanzhen asked Yang Wudi and Yu Tianxin what they thought of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Tianxin called it unfathomable.

• Yu Yuanzhen explained that Tang San had traded him the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd for Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, strengthening his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong asked Yu Yuanzhen to compare himself with Tang Hao and then asked about Tang Chen, prompting Dugu Yan to smooth over the tense exchange.
• Yu Yuanzhen confirmed Yu Tianheng had died and urged Yu Tianxin to carry the clan forward and avenge his brother.
• Yu Tianxin challenged Dugu Yan to a match, but she refused, citing the funeral and her superior strength.
• After Ning Rongrong's group left, Yu Yuanzhen asked Yang Wudi and Yu Tianxin about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Tianxin described it as unfathomable.

Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianxin speculated about Ning Rongrong's hidden strength and her connection to a mysterious girl, then declined to target her while the Upper Three Sects remained allies against Spirit Hall. On the way home, Ning Rongrong sensed they had been watched, and a dark humanoid figure appeared to warn her that her risky proximity to someone had nearly exposed them.

• Yu Tianxin told Yu Yuanzhen that Dugu Yan's Soul Power was above Level 53 and that he could not sense Ning Rongrong's strength.
• Yu Yuanzhen guessed that Ning Rongrong might possess a mutated Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda linked to the black-haired heterochromatic-eyed girl who had stopped Di Tian.
• Yang Wudi suggested killing Ning Rongrong, but Yu Yuanzhen rejected the idea because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was too powerful and the Upper Three Sects needed to remain allies against Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Yang Wudi had been probing him about pills and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's alchemy plans.
• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo that her Cultivation Method had warned her they might have been watched inside the hotel.
• A pitch-black humanoid figure emerged from Ning Rongrong and scolded her for staying too close to someone, saying it had intervened before they were discovered.

Shizaki Kuang San and Ning Rongrong discussed Di Tian’s surveillance while Di Tian and Bi Ji debated their mission and the soul beasts’ chances against the God Realm. Bi Ji planned to seek an alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but their conversation was interrupted when two men exposed them as nonhumans.

• Shizaki Kuang San told Ning Rongrong that she had recognized Di Tian from their previous fights, while Ning Rongrong suspected someone else had detected them.
• Bi Ji told Di Tian she had noticed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger but had kept silent, and explained that she wanted to investigate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s unusual aura.
• Di Tian and Bi Ji argued over their lord’s prospects against the God Realm, and Bi Ji said she intended to seek the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s help.
• An elderly man and a middle-aged man with a massive hammer burst into Di Tian and Bi Ji’s room, and the elderly man declared that they were not humans.

Ning Rongrong and the others learned that Di Tian was in Heaven Dou City and heard that another powerful soul beast had noticed Shizaki Kuang San’s sensory distortion. An explosion drew Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo away to investigate a clash, while Shizaki Kuang San identified the unknown fighter as a powerful life-type soul beast.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo that Shizaki Kuang San had identified their watcher as Di Tian.
• Shizaki Kuang San warned that Di Tian’s dark power made him dangerous, and Ning Rongrong suspected another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had also detected them.
• An explosion revealed Soul Power fluctuations from Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen, so Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo flew out to investigate.
• Dugu Bo hesitated to join them, and Shizaki Kuang San said the two men had already left without much intention of fighting.
• Shizaki Kuang San explained that the powerful fighter had intense life-type Soul Power, but she could not identify the soul beast.

Yu Yuanzhen discovered that Di Tian and Bi Ji were Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and gathered Tang Xiao and Yang Wudi to confront them. After arranging their attack, Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiao destroyed the hotel and revealed the two Soul Beasts inside.

• Yu Yuanzhen sensed two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the hotel and sent Yang Wudi to take Yu Tianxin to Heaven Dou Royal Academy before seeking help from the Tang brothers.
• Yu Yuanzhen asked Yang Wudi and Tang Xiao to help capture the two Soul Beasts, offering the dragon-type one to himself and the other to Tang Xiao.
• Tang Xiao explained that Tang Hao was still recovering from Ring Detonation and could not join them.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiao agreed to attack the private room while Yang Wudi waited to ambush the Soul Beasts.
• Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen demolished the hotel with their attacks, exposing Di Tian and Bi Ji and identifying their nonhuman auras.

Bi Ji and Di Tian tried to leave Heaven Dou City, but Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen attacked them to claim their spirit beast rewards. Bi Ji reflected their attacks and, after Di Tian crippled a hidden attacker, they escaped to continue their main task.

• Bi Ji politely told Tang Xiao and the other human Spirit Masters that she and Di Tian had only come to see the human world, then started to leave.
• Yu Yuanzhen attacked Bi Ji and Di Tian, and Tang Xiao joined him with his Clear Sky Hammer techniques.
• Bi Ji used Emerald Light Defense to absorb and reflect both attacks, then contained the resulting shockwaves within the designated battle area.
• Di Tian caught a Soul Breaking Spear aimed at Bi Ji and threw it back, crippling its concealed attacker.
• Bi Ji urged Di Tian to avoid further trouble, and they left Heaven Dou City as more people approached.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo investigated the ruined battle site, treated the injured Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen, and learned they had been defeated by two powerful Soul Beasts. They saved Yang Wudi’s life, but Ning Fengzhi warned that his meridians were damaged and he would likely never use Soul Power again.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived at the battle site and sensed traces of powerful Soul Power from Yu Yuanzhen, Tang Xiao, and another source.
• Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen emerged from the rubble, and Ning Fengzhi treated them as they explained that a green-haired woman and a black-clothed man had defeated them.
• Ning Fengzhi suspected that the black-clothed Soul Beast was Di Tian and decided to ask Ning Rongrong about the woman.
• Yu Yuanzhen asked Ning Fengzhi to help find Yang Wudi, whom they discovered unconscious with a severe chest wound.
• Ning Fengzhi saved Yang Wudi’s life but warned Yu Yuanzhen that his shattered, dark-corroded meridians would likely prevent him from using Soul Power again.
• Ning Fengzhi left to report the incident to Xue Qinghe and arrange for people to handle the ruins.

Bi Ji persuaded Di Tian to cooperate with the Angel Clan and Ning Rongrong to strengthen Soul Beasts and pursue a way to change their fate. Di Tian reflected on how Bi Ji, Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and he compared in the divisions of Limit Douluo, while concluding that none could easily defeat or stop the others.

• Di Tian questioned why he and Bi Ji had left Heaven Dou City, and Bi Ji said they would return after Spirit Hall learned that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue and after Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu had recovered less.
• Bi Ji argued that Qian Renxue's innate Soul Power and Spirit Hall's resources could help their Lord regain strength, and she proposed seeking an Ice God inheritance for Snow Empress as well.
• Bi Ji revealed that she hoped to win over Ning Rongrong, whose unusual soul could suppress the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King remnants, and suggested helping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect evolve its pagoda.
• Bi Ji explained that cooperation should rest on shared interests rather than loyalty, and she urged Di Tian to work toward changing the cultivation system that doomed Soul Beasts to extinction.
• Bi Ji described how she had helped the Emerald Swan Clan escape its fate as prey and reached 570,000 years of cultivation.
• Di Tian considered the three divisions of Limit Douluo and assessed Bi Ji as a Pseudo Demigod, Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen as Demigods, and himself as a Quasi-God, with each powerful enough to escape a fight against the others.

After learning that Bi Ji and Di Tian had appeared in the Heaven Dou Empire, Ning Rongrong and her allies prepared for the possibility of a confrontation with powerful Level 99 experts. They arranged protections and summoned Bone Douluo while Ning Rongrong prepared to break through.

• Ning Rongrong identified the green-haired woman as Emerald Swan Bi Ji and the cloaked man as Di Tian, then explained the levels of Limit Douluo to the others.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Dugu Bo that she wanted to prepare for the worst and revealed a plan she and Kurumi had tested with Sand Table Deduction.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo agreed to summon Bone Douluo, while Dugu Bo returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to guard it.
• Dugu Bo dragged Dugu Yan out of Heaven Dou City despite her protests, refusing to let his Level 55 granddaughter stay behind as potential cannon fodder.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo went to meet Xue Qinghe while Ning Rongrong stayed to break through under the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's protection.

Xue Qinghe learned that powerful soul beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest had fought Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiao, and Ning Fengzhi explained what had happened. They agreed to keep Heaven Dou’s response unchanged for now.

• Ci Xue reported that a green-haired woman had severely injured Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiao and beaten Yang Wudi down.
• Xue Qinghe sent Ci Xue and She Long away before Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived at the Eastern Palace.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe that Di Tian and another powerful soul beast had fought the Titled Douluos in the outskirts.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi what he should do, but Ning Fengzhi said there was no use worrying and suggested praying to the Angel God.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi agreed to remain unchanged in the face of the situation.

Xue Qinghe weighed Spirit Hall’s options against two immensely powerful soul beasts and decided to seek Qian Daoliu’s advice. Meanwhile, Shizaki Kuang San warned Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo that Ning Rongrong’s cultivation surpassed the limits of ordinary Martial Soul users and that they must keep it secret from the soul beasts.

• Xue Qinghe heard Ci Xue and She Long’s assessment that Spirit Hall could not safely confront the two soul beasts while Qian Daoliu was injured, but refused to abandon her effort to seize the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Qinghe decided to write to Spirit Hall for Qian Daoliu’s advice and ask about Bibi Dong, while hoping she would not have to silence her mother.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo returned to the hotel and found Shizaki Kuang San waiting; she told them Ning Rongrong was secluded in the hotel’s finest suite.
• Shizaki Kuang San explained that Martial Souls suppressed Ning Rongrong’s original power and that Soul Rings merely let her use it, while her cultivation could eventually carry her far beyond Soul Master levels.
• Shizaki Kuang San warned Ning Fengzhi not to reveal Ning Rongrong’s cultivation to the soul beasts, saying humanity could not oppose them without comparable strength.
• After Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo left, Shizaki Kuang San reflected that Ning Rongrong was no ordinary Soul Master and wondered how powerful she would become.

Ning Rongrong broke through to the Grandmaster Realm and began condensing a Soul Ring with the Dark Demonic Evil God Pearl. Meanwhile, Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiao questioned Xiao Wu about the identities of the transformed soul beasts who had defeated them.

• Ning Rongrong shattered her bottleneck and entered the Grandmaster Realm as Shizaki Kuang San, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo sensed her powerful aura.
• Sword Douluo suspected Ning Rongrong was using the Dark Demonic Evil God Pearl to condense a Soul Ring, and Shizaki Kuang San said the process could take several days or longer.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo left for the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace while Ning Rongrong continued condensing her Soul Ring.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiao went to Shrek Academy, where they discussed their defeat and questioned Xiao Wu about the two transformed soul beasts who had fought them.

Xiao Wu explained the Star Dou Great Forest’s Lightning Tribulations and revealed that Bi Ji had cultivated for 570,000 years and Di Tian for over 800,000, leading the others to suspect the Black Robed Man was Di Tian. Tang Xiao decided to inform Tang Chen and leave the Heaven Dou Empire if necessary.

• Tang Xiao asked Xiao Wu about Bi Ji and the Black Robed Man, and Xiao Wu said she knew Bi Ji but had no impression of the man.
• Xiao Wu explained that some soul beasts survived Lightning Tribulations beyond 100,000 years, while others transformed into humans because they feared the next tribulation.
• Xiao Wu revealed that Emerald Swan Bi Ji had cultivated for 570,000 years and that the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian was over 800,000 years old.
• Yu Yuanzhen suggested the Black Robed Man might be Di Tian, and Xiao Wu warned that they had been lucky to survive if it was him.
• Tang Xiao decided to notify Tang Chen and said they would leave the Heaven Dou Empire if the situation became dangerous.

Shizaki Kuang San explained how Ning Rongrong had planned to help Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo stand against Di Tian and Bi Ji. After offering to teach them her insights into several combat techniques, Kurumi drew a handgun and turned her clock-like eye, leaving the three elders on guard.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo told Bone Douluo about Di Tian and Bi Ji's arrival in Heaven Dou.
• Kurumi explained that she could manipulate time to speed up Ring Fusion, then offered to share her knowledge of time, space, darkness, and other attributes.
• Kurumi revealed that Ning Rongrong had planned to help the three elders develop Ring Fusion, Ring Detonation, and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Kurumi told them the Evil Orca King had offered to become Ning Rongrong's second Martial Soul, but Ning Rongrong had refused.
• Kurumi produced a handgun and turned the clock in her left eye, prompting Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to shield Ning Fengzhi.

Shizaki Kuang San offered Ning Fengzhi and the two Titled Douluo memories of powerful soul beasts and fighters, transmitted by shooting them with her gun. Ning Fengzhi accepted and gained insight into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Shizaki Kuang San invited Gu Rong to try next.

• Shizaki Kuang San tried to tempt Sword Douluo Chen Xin with memories of battles against powerful beings, including Qian Daoliu.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to receive a memory after Shizaki Kuang San offered him an insight into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Shizaki Kuang San shot Ning Fengzhi with a black-energy bullet and warned Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo not to interfere while he was unconscious.
• After ten minutes, Ning Fengzhi awoke and said the memory had deepened his understanding of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Shizaki Kuang San offered Gu Rong insights that could help him reach Limit Douluo, and Gu Rong joked that Chen Xin looked punchable.