Chapter Summaries

Flender was caught overcharging the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and provoking Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo. Ning Rongrong collected compensation and made Flender agree to serve two years in prison, leaving him to begin his “prison tour.”

• Dugu Bo revealed his Titled Douluo status and confronted Flender for extorting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong invited Flender to join the sect, but he refused and cited his preference for running an academy.
• Ning Rongrong demanded 9,000 Gold Soul Coins as compensation for the three items, and Flender paid.
• Ning Rongrong considered taking Flender’s rumored disciple as further compensation, but dropped the idea when Flender denied having one.
• Ning Rongrong ordered Flender to turn himself in and serve two years in prison, and he accepted.

Ning Rongrong explained why she had let Flender go and led Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan through the Star Dou Great Forest toward Gengxin City. Near the forest’s edge, a terrifying roar drove them to flee, and a gravely wounded Titled Douluo crashed in front of them as the pursuing beast drew near.

• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Yan that Flender’s claim of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan backing was false and explained that she wanted to study the Golden Iron Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ning Rongrong, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan crossed the Star Dou Great Forest without incident as they headed for Gengxin City.
• A hellish roar frightened Dugu Yan, and Ning Rongrong urged Dugu Bo to get them out of the area quickly.
• Dugu Bo carried Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan away from the malicious presence, but sounds of a creature charging through the forest soon followed them.
• A Titled Douluo, badly injured and with his Soul Rings fading, burst from the forest and collapsed before them as the roar grew closer.

Ning Rongrong and Dugu Bo fled through the Star Dou Great Forest with Dugu Yan and an unconscious Titled Douluo while the injured Dark Demon Evil God Tiger pursued them. Ning Rongrong’s illusions and Dugu Bo’s evasive route bought them time, but the tiger began to see through her technique.

• Ning Rongrong identified the approaching beast as a wounded Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and told Dugu Bo to flee with her plan.
• Dugu Bo carried Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and the unconscious Titled Douluo away, giving the man spirit ginseng to keep him alive.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Dugu Bo’s speed with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda while he evaded the tiger and used poison to hinder it.
• Ning Rongrong guided Dugu Bo around the tiger’s attacks, then used Mirror Flower, Water Moon to create misleading afterimages with refracted light.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger recognized that its target was an illusion and began figuring out how to break Ning Rongrong’s technique.

Dugu Bo, Ning Rongrong, and She Long drove back the wounded Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which escaped through a portal. After meeting Qian Renxue outside the Star Dou Great Forest, the group learned Ci Xue was in critical condition, and She Long departed with him while Qian Renxue stayed behind.

• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Bo that an approaching Titled Douluo was an ally, and Dugu Bo used Time Freeze to restrain the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• She Long unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill and wounded the tiger, but it escaped through a Space Teleportation portal.
• She Long told the group he and Ci Xue were from a hidden sect of the Star Luo Empire, and described the tiger's deadly special arena ability.
• She Long introduced the group to Qian Renxue, who thanked Dugu Bo and learned that Ci Xue's condition was critical.
• Qian Renxue ordered She Long to take Ci Xue back to the sect, then chose to remain behind.

Qian Renxue revealed her connection to Spirit Hall and offered to guarantee the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future, while Ning Rongrong said she wanted to be friends with her. Qian Renxue recalled how Ci Xue and She Long risked their lives to save her from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, leaving her reconsidering the people who cared for her.

• Dugu Bo questioned Qian Renxue, who disclosed that she was a Level 61 Soul Emperor and admitted her sect was connected to Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Bo that Qian Renxue was an Angel God Trial Inheritor and explained her ties to Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Renxue offered to ensure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could continue, while Ning Rongrong said she wanted a friendship without mixed interests.
• Qian Renxue remembered telling Ning Rongrong that she valued people who cared about her more than proving she would save her sect.
• Qian Renxue recalled Ci Xue holding off the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger so She Long could take her to safety.
• She Long returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to rescue Ci Xue after urging Qian Renxue not to waste her talent for others.

After She Long returned with Ci Xue, Qian Renxue began reconsidering her need to prove herself and offered Ning Rongrong a chance at friendship before leaving. Ning Rongrong then explained Qian Renxue’s identity and Spirit Hall’s strength to Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, while stressing the danger of revealing what she knew.

• Qian Renxue sent a letter to Spirit Hall and waited for She Long and Ci Xue to return from the forest.
• She Long brought back the badly wounded Ci Xue alongside Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo, and Qian Renxue arranged for Ci Xue to be cared for.
• Qian Renxue agreed to be friends with Ning Rongrong, gave her a token for Spirit Hall branches, and left to return to She Long.
• Dugu Bo confirmed that no one was watching, and the group went to a hotel, where Dugu Yan asked who Qian Renxue was.
• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Yan that Qian Renxue was the previous Pope’s daughter, Qian Daoliu’s granddaughter, and the Angel God’s inheritor.
• Ning Rongrong explained that her knowledge came from a god and that she hoped to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect by aligning with Spirit Hall; her remarks about weak Titled Douluo upset Dugu Bo.

Ning Rongrong revealed Spirit Hall’s strength to Dugu Bo before traveling with him and Dugu Yan to Gengxin City to meet the Divine Smith Lou Gao. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue decided to return to the Worship Hall and revise her plans for the Heaven Dou Empire, and the chapter ended as Ning Rongrong introduced herself to Lou Gao.

• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Bo that Bibi Dong possessed a divine legacy and that Spirit Hall had at least ten powerful Titled Douluo, then reassured him that Qian Renxue had promised to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue learned that Ci Xue’s injuries had stabilized, thanked She Long, and decided to stay until Ci Xue woke before returning to the Worship Hall.
• Qian Renxue abandoned her fixation on the imperial throne and planned to weaken Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing’s forces while securing control of the army.
• Ning Rongrong, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan arrived in Gengxin City and used Dugu Bo’s Titled Douluo pressure to get an introduction to Lou Gao.
• Si Long led the group to Lou Gao’s private forging room, where Ning Rongrong introduced herself as a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Rongrong recruited Lou Gao into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to develop Soul Tools and dealt with corruption at Blacksmith City's Spirit Hall Main Hall. As the enlarged group traveled away from the city, two immense auras erupted from the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving Ning Rongrong wondering who was fighting.

• Lou Gao tested Ning Rongrong's prototype fire-element Soul Tool, which fired several shots before exploding, and was captivated by its design blueprint.
• Ning Rongrong offered Lou Gao leadership of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's new Soul Guidance Pavilion; Lou Gao agreed to join while promising to keep Soul Tools secret and sever his ties with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Rongrong, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan entered Spirit Hall's Main Hall, where Dugu Bo's pressure forced its members to confess their crimes.
• Ning Rongrong selected a young, upright-looking man as temporary bishop and had him report the crimes to Spirit Hall headquarters and help Lou Gao's people relocate.
• As the group traveled toward a nearby city, two powerful auras clashed in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Ning Rongrong wondered whether Qian Daoliu and Di Tian were fighting.

Ning Rongrong explained the battle in the Star Dou Great Forest and revealed the powerful soul beasts and the deadly cost of becoming a god. After returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Di Tian questioned why the Silver Dragon King had let Qian Daoliu go.

• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Bo and the others that Spirit Hall had likely come to avenge Qian Renxue and that two powerful Titled Douluo had fought in the forest.
• Ning Rongrong described the ancient soul beasts who rivaled Level 99 Titled Douluo, including Di Tian, Snow Empress, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Ning Rongrong explained that a god's representative had to sacrifice themselves to complete a God Trial Inheritor's path to godhood.
• Ning Rongrong and the convoy returned safely to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Di Tian, injured after his battle with Qian Daoliu, asked the Soul Beast Forefather why the Silver Dragon King had ordered him to let the human leave.

Qian Daoliu escaped the Star Dou Great Forest after learning that it held a god and that the Angel God had fallen. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong discussed the coming conflict among divine inheritors and revealed that Xue Qinghe was likely Qian Renxue.

• The Silver Dragon King told Di Tian she intended to use Qian Daoliu and warned that spirit beasts would eventually be wiped out if they did not change.
• Qian Daoliu returned from the Star Dou Great Forest shaken by the power of its ruler and the revelation that the Angel God had fallen.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu about his trip, and he told her that he had encountered the forest's true ruler.
• Ning Rongrong briefed Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Dugu Yan on powerful forces, divine trials, and the coming war between gods.
• Sword Douluo said he held little hatred toward Qian Daoliu and only hoped to defeat him, allowing the sect to postpone choosing a side.
• Ning Rongrong warned Ning Fengzhi that his disciple Xue Qinghe was likely Qian Renxue.

Ning Rongrong revealed that Xue Qinghe was likely Qian Renxue, who had poisoned Xue Ye and might know the sect’s plans. She urged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to conceal its strongest resources and gave Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo Immortal Medicines to strengthen them.

• Ning Rongrong explained that Xue Qinghe was probably Qian Renxue, citing her God Trial aura and the effect of the Fire Dragon Fruit on her Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong warned that Xue Ye had been poisoned and that Qian Renxue might have learned about the sect’s dealings with Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing.
• Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong agreed to maintain a cautious public stance toward Xue Qinghe and keep the Alchemy Pavilion and Soul Guidance Pavilion secret.
• Ning Rongrong gave Ning Fengzhi the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma, Sword Douluo the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, and Bone Douluo the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Ning Fengzhi and the two Douluo thanked Dugu Bo for contributing the Immortal Medicines, and Dugu Bo said a stronger sect would help protect him and Dugu Yan.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo absorbed immortal-grade treasures, and Ning Fengzhi awakened the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The elders celebrated their breakthroughs while Ning Rongrong joked about expanding the sect through Ning Fengzhi’s descendants, and the chapter ended with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo returning from their sparring match.

• Bone Douluo finished absorbing his treasure, apparently broke through to level 96, and left to test his abilities.
• Sword Douluo awakened with healed injuries but could not advance to level 97, then went to find Bone Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi completed his absorption and advanced his martial soul to the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, reaching Soul Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong suggested that Ning Fengzhi have more children to increase the chance of descendants inheriting the upgraded martial soul, and Ning Fengzhi stopped her.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo returned injured from their sparring match, and Ning Fengzhi showed them his Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Ning Fengzhi’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda advanced to the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Ning Rongrong arranged for Dugu Bo to lead them to Sunset Forest and visited Lou Gao’s Soul Tool workshop. She presented the plan to establish a Soul Guidance Pavilion and appointed Lou Gao to lead it, with Mu Feng accepting the decision.

• Ning Fengzhi’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda gained an eighth level, raising his potential to Soul Douluo, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo suggested he test Soul Rings before Ning Rongrong did.
• Ning Rongrong warned everyone to avoid the Star Dou Great Forest after its recent battle and asked Dugu Bo to lead them to Sunset Forest in a few days.
• Ning Rongrong visited Lou Gao and found him testing a blue-glowing close-combat Soul Tool among the new designs.
• Ning Rongrong told Lou Gao that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect welcomed him and presented the proposal to establish a Soul Guidance Pavilion.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Mu Feng would not be Pavilion Master, and Mu Feng accepted Lou Gao’s appointment.

Ning Rongrong arranged resources and plans for Lou Gao’s Soul Guidance Pavilion, then continued cultivating while Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Poison Douluo searched Sunset Forest for Ning Fengzhi’s eighth Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Xue Qinghe visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after Ning Fengzhi had left, while Ning Rongrong concealed her irritation and Dugu Yan silently observed the awkward encounter.

• Ning Rongrong explained that Lou Gao could become the Soul Guidance Pavilion’s permanent master by earning the respect of the sect’s powerful Spirit Masters, and promised him the resources needed to develop Soul Tools.
• Ning Rongrong showed Lou Gao three materials related to Soul Tools, including ore and two damaged cores, and gave him plans for the Soul Guidance Pavilion and Alchemy Pavilion.
• Ning Rongrong reflected on her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and cultivation, estimating that her former-life strength was around the peak of Soul King level.
• Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Poison Douluo went to Sunset Forest to search for Ning Fengzhi’s eighth Soul Ring, while Ning Rongrong stayed behind.
• Xue Qinghe arrived at the sect seeking Spirit Medicine for the emperor, and Ning Rongrong welcomed him despite her private frustration that he was there.
• Sword Douluo and Dugu Yan followed Ning Rongrong and Xue Qinghe inside, and Dugu Yan privately remarked on their apparent act of mutual affection.

Xue Qinghe visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and questioned Ning Rongrong about Dugu Bo, Xue Beng, and the Soul Bone. After he left, Ning Rongrong told Dugu Yan that Qian Renxue seemed to know nearly everything happening in the Heaven Dou Empire, prompting Dugu Yan to fear how young and ruthless she must have been when she took Xue Qinghe’s identity.

• Dugu Yan left Xue Qinghe and Ning Rongrong to talk, and Ning Rongrong explained that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had suffered poison from their Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Souls.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ning Rongrong about her dispute with Xue Beng, and she said it had been minor and that Dugu Bo’s care had improved her condition.
• Ning Rongrong told Xue Qinghe that she had offered Dugu Bo a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone to persuade him to stay and examine her health.
• Ning Rongrong escorted Xue Qinghe to his accommodations, then returned to the Council Hall with Sword Douluo as Dugu Yan waited there.
• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Yan that Qian Renxue appeared to know everything about events in the Heaven Dou Empire, and Dugu Yan realized Qian Renxue had likely begun her impersonation at a very young age.

Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan speculated about why Qian Renxue had come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Sword Douluo clarified the political nature of Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye’s relationship. Alone at her villa, Qian Renxue reflected on her plans to seize control of the Heaven Dou Empire and eliminate her rivals.

• Dugu Yan suggested Qian Renxue had come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect because an unexpected delay had made it difficult to return directly to Spirit Hall, and Ning Rongrong agreed.
• Sword Douluo said Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye’s bond was based on mutual benefit, and Ning Rongrong told the Soul Guidance Pavilion to hide its Soul Tools.
• Qian Daoliu escorted the badly injured Pufferfish and She Long back to Spirit Hall while Qian Renxue stayed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect alone.
• Qian Renxue concluded that Ning Rongrong did not dislike her and resolved to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after becoming emperor.
• Qian Renxue planned to use Spirit Hall’s loyal soul masters to build influence in the military, provoke a war with the Star Luo Empire, and frame Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing for treason.
• Qian Renxue acknowledged that her ruthless schemes made her feel like the daughter of the woman whose Evil blood flowed through her.

Xue Qinghe discussed Spirit Medicine and a possible pill-selling partnership with Ning Fengzhi, while weighing how the venture could strengthen the Heaven Dou Empire and her own position. Ning Fengzhi revealed that he was deliberately aligning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Qian Renxue to protect the sect and buy time.

• Xue Qinghe considered how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s plans for alchemy and weapons could bind its interests to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ning Rongrong told Xue Qinghe that Ning Fengzhi had returned, and she led Xue Qinghe to meet him.
• Ning Fengzhi presented a proposal for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cooperate with the Heaven Dou Empire in selling pills, and Xue Qinghe agreed to consider a plan.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to help Xue Qinghe handle possible opposition from Spirit Hall and said the Crown Prince’s authority could deter its local bishop.
• After Xue Qinghe left, Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo that he and Ning Rongrong had chosen to cooperate with Qian Renxue to safeguard the sect, and Sword Douluo supported the decision.

Over three years, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Alchemy and Soul Guidance Pavilions flourished, while Ning Rongrong reached Soul King and continued cultivating her previous-life strength. She discovered that Dugu Yan had secretly begun cultivating a poison core and took her to Dugu Bo to address the danger.

• Ning Rongrong explained that low-grade pills would be difficult to counterfeit and that Qian Renxue’s influence could help protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s interests; Xue Qinghe later returned to the Heaven Dou Empire with Healing Pills from Ning Fengzhi.
• Over the next three years, Lou Gao developed fourth-grade Soul Tools and created a Fixed Soul Tool, earning status in the sect equal to Dugu Bo’s.
• Ning Rongrong reached Soul King and reflected on Tang San’s arrival at Shrek, her lack of divine backing, and her plan to deal with Spirit Hall and Qian Renxue.
• Ning Rongrong noticed that Dugu Yan had secretly condensed a poison core and warned that Dugu Yan’s different Martial Soul made Dugu Bo’s cultivation method dangerous.
• Ning Rongrong insisted that Dugu Yan come with her to the Alchemy Pavilion so they could explain the situation to Dugu Bo.

Ning Rongrong warned Dugu Yan that attempting to cultivate the Calamity Poison Body could kill her, but Dugu Yan insisted she needed the strength to keep up with Rongrong and protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. They went to ask Dugu Bo about it, where Rongrong unexpectedly found her older brother with him.

• Dugu Yan asked Ning Rongrong to help her pursue the Calamity Poison Body, but Rongrong refused to risk her life.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Dugu Yan’s poison core could become unstable and that the Calamity Poison Body lacked a proven cultivation method.
• Dugu Yan said she had reached a cultivation bottleneck and wanted more strength so she could stand by Ning Rongrong and defend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong went to the Alchemy Pavilion to speak with Dugu Bo.
• Ning Rongrong entered Dugu Bo’s hall and found her older brother there, asking when he had returned.

Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Soul King strength to her eldest brother Ning Yun after he asked about her Martial Soul and cultivation. Ning Yun left the Alchemy Pavilion after Dugu Bo emerged with a tearful Dugu Yan, apparently wanting to speak with Ning Rongrong.

• Ning Yun complained about his dealings with the Heaven Dou nobles and questioned whether Xue Qinghe acted like the Crown Prince.
• Ning Rongrong pulled Ning Yun away from Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, then asked him about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s business with the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ning Yun asked about Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul and Soul Power, and she revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and that she was roughly a level 56 Soul King.
• Ning Yun learned that Ning Rongrong’s father had an Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while his own immortal herb had improved his cultivation but not evolved his Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Yun about the Heaven Dou Empire, then Dugu Bo came out with a tearful Dugu Yan, and Ning Yun left them to talk.