Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang accused Ratio of crimes before God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si and was promised a position as his spokesperson. Sword Douluo, Spirit Kite Douluo, and Demon Bear Douluo confronted them, but Xiu Pu Ruo Si restrained them and prepared to punish them before a blue-flame man appeared.

• Yu Xiaogang accused Ratio of stealing divine glory, damaging Temples, and betraying humanity, while scholars in Spirit City disputed his claims.
• God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si praised Yu Xiaogang and offered to make him his spokesperson.
• Sword Douluo arrived with Spirit Kite Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo, and Sword Douluo declared he had come to clear Ratio's name.
• Spirit Kite Douluo kicked Yu Xiaogang, and Demon Bear Douluo slammed Yu Luomian into the ground.
• God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si restrained the three Douluos with divine might and declared they deserved punishment.
• A man formed from blue flames appeared, drawing God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si's attention.

Ratio confronted God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si in Spirit City, where he calmly revealed that the god was a disembodied soul. As Yu Luomian continued provoking Ratio, Spirit Kite Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo rushed to attack him.

• Ratio appeared before the people of Spirit City, while Qian Renxue hurried toward Pope Mountain and Bibi Dong stayed to witness the confrontation.
• Ratio checked on Spirit Kite Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo, then Yu Luomian demanded that he remove his hood to show respect to God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si.
• God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si rebuked Ratio for defying his command to come plead guilty, but Ratio observed him and explained that he was a spiritual being whose body had died.
• God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si accused Ratio of spreading lies and hesitated to attack him as the crowd began to doubt the gods.
• Yu Luomian berated Ratio and stepped closer, prompting Spirit Kite Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo to rush at him.

After Yu Luomian was killed, Ratio reconsidered whether he should guide talented people on Douluo Continent. God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si appointed Yu Xiaogang as his mortal spokesperson, while Ratio threatened the god and warned him not to harm civilians.

• Demon Bear Douluo pinned Yu Luomian, and Spirit Kite Douluo burned through his neck, killing him as Yu Xiaogang watched in terror.
• God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si tried to attack the pair, but Ratio stopped him with an unseen force, prompting the god to question Ratio's identity.
• Yu Luomian's death led Ratio to decide he should offer guidance to exceptional students rather than leave the civilization without help.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue arrived; Qian Renxue stood protectively before Ratio, and Xiu Pu Ruo Si granted him two more days before resuming divine punishment.
• Xiu Pu Ruo Si appointed Yu Xiaogang his mortal spokesperson, and Yu Xiaogang knelt and accepted.
• Ratio offered Xiu Pu Ruo Si the chance to cooperate with his experiments and threatened consequences if the god harmed civilians, causing an intense pressure to gather.

God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si tried to punish the soul beasts to defy Ratio, but a sudden flash stopped his attack. A gentle breeze reduced Xiu Pu Ruo Si and his divine sword to ash, leaving everyone stunned.

• Xiu Pu Ruo Si rejected Ratio’s warning and, urged on by Yu Xiaogang, decided to attack the soul beasts.
• Ratio vanished with Qian Renxue and her group while Xiu Pu Ruo Si asked the Wind God to locate him and targeted the Soul Beast Courtyard.
• Di Tian failed to open a rift in space, while Zi Ji stood her ground and trusted Ratio to protect them.
• Xiu Pu Ruo Si fused with his God of Slaughter Sword and sent it plunging toward the soul beasts despite Qian Daoliu’s plea to stop.
• A flash of white light interrupted the attack, and a gentle breeze turned Xiu Pu Ruo Si and his divine sword to ash.

After Saint Teacher Ratio effortlessly killed God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si, the Douluo Continent erupted in devotion to him. Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang but spared his life, while a mysterious wind-like figure fled from the abandoned Divine Seat and its red light flew down the mountain.

• Saint Teacher Ratio's unseen strike scattered God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si, and Zi Ji told the Soul Beasts that he had protected them.
• Di Tian and the other Soul Beasts realized Saint Teacher Ratio had killed a First Level God, while the people across the Douluo Continent cheered and became fanatical followers.
• Yu Xiaogang begged Bibi Dong to save him, but she blasted him away and declared that they had no ties before sending him away alive.
• A cyan, wind-like figure appeared where God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si had vanished and reached for the red orb, but fled when it sensed danger.
• The red light flew down the mountain as though summoned.

After Saint Teacher Ratio killed the God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si, Spirit City’s devotion to Ratio intensified and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan faced condemnation over Yu Xiaogang. Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang in a secret chamber, while Ratio examined the God Position left behind by the slain god.

• Spirit City residents praised Saint Teacher Ratio and demanded Yu Xiaogang’s execution, drawing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan into the backlash.
• At a meeting, Yu Yuanzhen admitted his clan’s fault, promised to fund the Scholars Alliance, and said he would show Yu Xiaogang no leniency if he found him.
• Bibi Dong visited Yu Xiaogang in the secret chamber, recognized his cowardice, and lost her remaining affection for him.
• Ratio studied the God Position, a small red sword containing powerful killing intent, and Qian Daoliu asked whether obtaining it could make someone a god.

Ratio revealed that he wanted to research a way for soul masters to become gods without God Positions and announced weekly public lectures and aptitude exams. Qian Renxue confronted Qian Daoliu over his promise to Spirit Kite Douluo, and he wondered if making her Ratio’s student would let her stay close to him.

• Qian Daoliu asked whether the God Position Ratio had obtained could make someone a god, and Ratio said he wanted to study it and develop a path to godhood without one.
• Ratio proposed calling God Position-less gods “Grass Gods,” and Qian Daoliu, Spirit Kite Douluo, and Demon Bear Douluo eagerly supported his research.
• Ratio announced weekly public knowledge lectures and exams to select talented students for targeted instruction, and Qian Daoliu hurried off to spread the news.
• Qian Renxue confronted Qian Daoliu about Spirit Kite Douluo claiming to be Ratio’s little wife with his approval.
• Qian Daoliu admitted he had made the promise and, after Qian Renxue ran off angrily, considered making her Ratio’s student so she could stay by his side.

Qian Daoliu announced that Saint Teacher Ratio would research a way to become a god without inheriting a God Position and would hold public lectures and recruit students. In the God Realm, Wind God reported Ratio’s killing of God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si, and the committee decided to observe him.

• Qian Daoliu summoned Spirit Hall’s leaders and Scholars Alliance representatives to hear two pieces of good news, while urging them to keep citizens from becoming fanatical.
• Qian Daoliu announced that Saint Teacher Ratio would research an alternative way to reach level one hundred and become a god without inheriting a God Position, thrilling the assembled soul masters.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that Saint Teacher Ratio would also hold public lectures and recruit students.
• Wind God reported to the God Realm Committee that Ratio had killed God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si with a flash of white light.
• After hearing Wind God describe Ratio as not acting maliciously, the Goddess of Life suggested that the gods observe him first.

Bibi Dong endured Zi Ji’s teasing and threats before learning that Ratio was developing a way to become a god without a Divine Seat. In his laboratory, Ratio extracted a method he called the Pseudo-God Theory and prepared to test it on powerful Soul Masters.

• Bibi Dong reflected on ending her relationship with Yu Xiaogang, while Zi Ji mocked her about him and praised Ratio.
• Zi Ji harassed Bibi Dong and threatened to pursue her, but Bibi Dong warned she would steal Ratio from her, making Zi Ji back down.
• Zi Ji told Bibi Dong that Ratio had obtained the God of Slaughter’s Divine Seat and was studying a way to become a god at level one hundred.
• Bibi Dong decided to seek out Ratio and find a way to restore her Soul Power so she could cause him trouble later.
• Ratio extracted a method from the Divine Seat and named it the Pseudo-God Theory, then asked Spirit Kite Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo to summon level ninety-eight and level ninety-nine Soul Masters for an experiment.

Spirit Kite Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo left Ratio’s laboratory shaken by the prospect of becoming gods without God Positions. Qian Renxue reaffirmed her plan to unite Douluo Continent under Ratio, while Demon Bear Douluo brought news of Ratio’s request for powerful Titled Douluo to assist with an experiment.

• Spirit Kite Douluo slapped Demon Bear Douluo to snap him out of his shock, then stopped him from returning the favor by claiming she was Ratio’s woman.
• Qian Daoliu offered to end Qian Renxue’s disguise and abandon Spirit Hall’s long-running plans, but she refused and resolved to help Ratio unite Douluo Continent.
• Demon Bear Douluo told Qian Daoliu and the gathered elders that Ratio had invited level ninety-eight and level ninety-nine Titled Douluo to assist in his laboratory.
• Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elders decided to move the sect’s focus and young scholars and soul masters to Spirit City, while Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo not to indulge Ning Rong Rong.
• An elder at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s hotel excitedly began reacting to an invitation for Sword Douluo.

Sword Douluo was summoned to Ratio’s laboratory, where Ratio gave him and three other powerful Soul Masters the Pseudo-God Theory, a method for reaching godhood at rank one hundred. As they studied, Bibi Dong demanded that Ratio restore her Soul Power, then stormed away after he criticized her path.

• A Spirit Hall envoy told Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi that Ratio needed Soul Masters above rank ninety-eight for an experiment, leading them to believe he had developed a way to become a god at rank one hundred.
• Ning Fengzhi celebrated the possibility that Sword Douluo and others could reach godhood and sent for Ning Rongrong.
• Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Sword Douluo, and Qing Luan Douluo arrived at Ratio’s laboratory, with Bibi Dong following them.
• Ratio had Spirit Kite Douluo distribute the Pseudo-God Theory and explained that letting only the soul ascend while neglecting the body was incomplete.
• After the four men became absorbed in the theory, Bibi Dong asked Ratio to restore her Soul Power, but he said her previous path was wrong, prompting her to angrily leave.

Bibi Dong prepared to send Yu Xiaogang away while the soul beasts discussed Saint Teacher Ratio’s power and urged Di Tian to seek his help. Rumors that Saint Teacher Ratio had devised a way for soul masters to become gods at level one hundred drew young students, including Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San, to Spirit City.

• Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiaogang to address her as Your Eminence, gave him Gold Soul Coins, and took him away from the secret chamber.
• Bear Monarch arrived with a new group of soul beasts and was astonished when Di Tian confirmed that Saint Teacher Ratio had killed God of Slaughter Xiu Pu Ruo Si instantly.
• Zi Ji urged Di Tian to visit Saint Teacher Ratio in hopes that he might develop a way for soul beasts to avoid tribulation, and Di Tian agreed.
• News spread that Saint Teacher Ratio was working on a method for soul masters to become gods at level one hundred, drawing young students to Spirit City.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San arrived in Spirit City, and Zhu Zhuqing went to a busy tavern to hear more about Saint Teacher Ratio.

Zhu Zhuqing was captured by the Star Luo Royal Family as she hoped Saint Teacher Ratio could help her, while Tang Hao and Tang San arrived in Spirit City ahead of Ratio’s lecture. Shrek Academy also arrived, and the chapter ended with a Titled Douluo blocking Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.

• Zhu Zhuqing heard people praise Ratio’s teachings about reaching godhood, then was forced to leave with Star Luo Royal Family Soul Masters who had found her.
• Tang Hao brought Tang San to Spirit City to rescue Tang Xiao and told Tang San to attend Ratio’s lecture, while planning to infiltrate Pope Mountain himself.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji arrived in Spirit City with Shrek Academy’s Inner Courtyard students, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong explored the shops together.
• Dai Mubai mocked the claim that Soul Masters could become gods, prompting Flender to silence him as the surrounding crowd turned hostile.
• Ma Hongjun spotted a Titled Douluo blocking Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong outside a shop.

Xiao Wu met the Spirit Hall elder Ninth Elder and the soul beast White Elephant, learning that soul beasts and humans could now live peacefully in Spirit City. Flender reunited with Yu Xiaogang, who blamed Ratio for his downfall and planned to attend Ratio’s lecture to expose him, while Ratio continued researching the God Position.

• Xiao Wu recognized the Ninth Elder as a Titled Douluo, but he reassured her that the new peace between soul beasts and humans meant she was safe.
• White Elephant told Xiao Wu that soul beasts were protected and invited her to visit the Soul Beast Courtyard.
• Flender spotted Yu Xiaogang, embraced him, and learned that Yu Xiaogang feared being recognized.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Ratio for his troubles and asked Flender to take him to Ratio’s lecture so he could expose what he believed was a scam.
• Ratio studied the nature of the God Position as Di Tian entered the laboratory and quietly stood aside.

Qian Daoliu mastered the key principle of Pseudo-God Theory, while Ratio explained how Soul Beasts could reach godhood and revealed that their Heavenly Tribulations had been strengthened. Several days later, Ratio’s First Lecture began in Spirit City before a massive audience, including Ning Fengzhi and the Shrek Academy group.

• Qian Daoliu understood that becoming a god required gaining the world's recognition rather than seeking inward, and Ratio confirmed his progress.
• Di Tian asked whether Soul Beasts could become gods after ten million-year Heavenly Tribulations, and Ratio said they could in theory but warned that the tribulations had been enhanced.
• Di Tian concluded that the gods were restricting Soul Beasts and grew furious at them.
• Bibi Dong organized the enormous crowds for Ratio's First Lecture by expanding Spirit City and setting up secondary venues.
• Ning Fengzhi brought Flender and the Shrek Academy group to the lecture, where Ning Rongrong and Flender joked about becoming Ratio's students.

Ratio began his first public lecture on how a soul master's mentality shaped their cultivation and future progress. As the crowd struggled to follow his explanation, Yu Xiaogang, Zhu Zhuqing, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue each faced their own reactions to Ratio and the lecture.

• Yu Xiaogang claimed he could help the Shrek group pass the assessment, while Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun dismissed him and Ning Fengzhi politely questioned him.
• Zhu Zhuqing's father and the Star Luo Prince criticized her escape from Star Luo, but Zhu Zhuqing resolved to win Ratio's acceptance and escape being treated as anyone's accessory.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong exchanged barbed remarks as they sat beside each other at Xue Ye's instruction.
• Ratio appeared on the elevated platform to fervent cheers and announced that his lecture would cover the role of mentality in cultivation.
• Ratio explained how mentality and direction could determine a soul master's progress, leaving the crowd confused about why mentality mattered so much.

After Ratio’s lecture, Bibi Dong realized her pursuit of the Rakshasa Godhood had led her astray and thanked him, then wrote an answer showing she understood his lesson. As Ratio ended the session, a terrifying surge of divine power rose from Pope Mountain.

• Bibi Dong recognized that her eagerness for power had caused her problems and quietly thanked Ratio, while Qian Renxue teased her about it.
• Ratio distributed blank exam papers and told the audience of more than a million people to write their own insights, leaving almost everyone unable to answer.
• Ma Hongjun mocked Yu Xiaogang for being unable to help them write, and Flender scolded Ma Hongjun and Oscar.
• Bibi Dong submitted her answer, and Ratio told her that her future cultivation would go smoothly; she privately apologized to him.
• Zi Ji accused Bibi Dong of wanting to compete for Ratio, reigniting rumors among the audience.
• Ratio ended the session after reviewing the few submitted answers, but divine power began surging from Pope Mountain.

The Goddess of Life and Wind God witnessed signs that a human was becoming a god without a God Position, confirming Saint Teacher Ratio’s theory of Hundred-Level God Ascenders. As Qian Daoliu began his ascension on Pope Mountain, Tang Hao attacked to stop him, but Qian Daoliu subdued him; the Goddess of Life then sensed Qian Daoliu might fail.

• The Goddess of Life praised Saint Teacher Ratio’s wisdom, and she and the Wind God realized a human was attempting to become a god without a God Position.
• Ning Fengzhi brought Ning Rongrong and Yu Xiaogang to Pope Mountain, where Qian Daoliu and the Angel Statue radiated sacred golden light.
• Tang Hao attacked the temple with his Clear Sky Hammer and shattered five Soul Rings to unleash the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Qian Daoliu formed a golden Six-Winged Angel, caught Tang Hao’s hammer, and knocked Tang Hao unconscious.
• Qian Daoliu floated out of the temple as his aura transformed, and the Goddess of Life warned that his ascension might fail.

Qian Daoliu’s attempt to become a god began to fail because flaws in his soul prevented heaven and earth from fully recognizing him. As Ratio ordered him to continue the Pseudo-God Theory despite the danger, the Goddess of Life realized his instructions were right.

• The Goddess of Life identified that Tang Hao’s interruption had left Qian Daoliu’s soul flawed, even as the crowd celebrated his apparent ascension.
• The Goddess of Life explained that the Pseudo-God Theory used Soul Power to alter the soul and deceive heaven and earth into granting godhood without a God Position.
• Qian Daoliu’s divine light faded and he coughed up blood, alarming Qian Renxue and the gathered Spirit Hall members.
• Bibi Dong sent Qing Luan Douluo to find Ratio, while the Goddess of Life urged Qian Daoliu to stop and use his remaining divine light to repair himself.
• Ratio instructed Qian Daoliu to continue operating the Pseudo-God Theory, and Qian Daoliu obeyed despite coughing up more blood and warnings of death and Heavenly Tribulation.
• The Goddess of Life sensed something that changed her mind and admitted Ratio had been right to tell Qian Daoliu to continue.

Qian Daoliu completed his transformation into a Hundred-Level God Ascender, but Sword Dao Chenxin became one first. After Qian Daoliu crippled Tang Hao, Ratio invited the Goddess of Life and the Wind God to research God Positions with him.

• Qian Daoliu endured his injuries as his divinity rose, while Bibi Dong reassured Qian Renxue that he was on the path to godhood.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned the risks of becoming a god, drew the crowd's anger, and hid behind Flender, who apologized for him.
• Sword Dao Chenxin unleashed a mighty sword strike and became the first Hundred-Level God Ascender, surpassing Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu reached godhood as the second Hundred-Level God Ascender and crippled Tang Hao's martial soul and Soul Power as punishment.
• Ratio asked the Goddess of Life and the Wind God whether they wanted to research God Positions with him.