Chapter Summaries

The Goddess of Life secretly sent Qian Ruoyao and the Butterfly God to Douluo Star to investigate its unusual origin. They reached the Heaven Dou Empire and headed toward Spirit Hall, where Fei Huang and Bing Li nearly sensed their arrival before departing on a search for the Dragon Tomb.

• The Goddess of Life concealed Qian Ruoyao and the Butterfly God as they descended to Douluo Star, warning them not to use their divine powers.
• Qian Ruoyao and the Butterfly God landed in a forest in the Heaven Dou Empire, changed out of their divine attire, and set off for Spirit Hall.
• Several days later, Fei Huang and Bing Li said goodbye to Xu Hanfeng and the others and left Spirit Hall to search for the Dragon Tomb.
• Fei Huang and Bing Li briefly sensed something unusual, but decided they had probably mistaken the feeling and continued on their way.
• Qian Ruoyao and the Butterfly God watched from nearby and were relieved that Fei Huang and Bing Li had not discovered them.

The Butterfly God persuaded Qian Ruoyao to let her steal from a spoiled young master so they could go shopping in Spirit City. After Qian Ruoyao frightened him off by revealing her Angel Qian surname, the two spent a happy day browsing shops and sampling snacks.

• The Butterfly God convinced Qian Ruoyao to let her steal from a spoiled young master, as long as she left ordinary people alone.
• The Butterfly God secretly took a card from a richly dressed young master as she passed him.
• The young master tried to approach Qian Ruoyao, but she revealed her Angel Qian surname and made him flee with his servants.
• The Butterfly God and Qian Ruoyao went shopping and tried snacks together in Spirit City.

Butterfly God and Qian Ruoyao waited near Spirit Hall for a chance to see Xu Hanfeng, then spotted him the next day while he was out with Ning Rongrong and Xu Mengyao. Xu Hanfeng recognized the women as the Angel God and Butterfly God and left after signaling that they would meet at eleven.

• Butterfly God and Qian Ruoyao decided to watch Spirit Hall from a nearby hotel rather than reveal their identities to enter.
• The next day, Ning Rongrong and Xu Mengyao took Xu Hanfeng toward the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School to shop for new accessories.
• Butterfly God spotted Xu Hanfeng from the hotel balcony and woke Qian Ruoyao so they could observe him.
• Xu Hanfeng sensed someone watching him and saw Qian Ruoyao and Butterfly God, stunning him and the two women accompanying him.
• Xu Hanfeng checked his Douluo Compendium and learned that Qian Ruoyao was the Angel God and Meng Yu was the Butterfly God.
• Xu Hanfeng raised two fingers toward the gods and left; Qian Ruoyao understood that he meant they would meet at eleven.

Xu Hanfeng met the Angel God, Qian Ruoyao, and the Butterfly God, Meng Yu, after learning they had descended to Douluo Continent. They explained that they had come to meet him and investigate why they could no longer see him from the God Realm, but the cause remained unknown.

• Ning Rongrong deduced that the two women Xu Hanfeng had noticed were gods, and he confirmed that they were the Angel God and Butterfly God.
• Xu Hanfeng, Ning Rongrong, and Xu Mengyao left the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School and went to meet the gods at a hotel.
• Qian Ruoyao and Meng Yu introduced themselves, and Xu Hanfeng explained that his martial soul could identify them.
• Qian Ruoyao said they had descended with the Goddess of Life's help to meet Xu Hanfeng because his martial soul might let many people ascend to godhood alongside him.
• Qian Ruoyao revealed that the gods had also come because they could no longer see Xu Hanfeng from the God Realm, and Xu Hanfeng suggested the Goddess of Life might know why.

Xu Hanfeng told Qian Ruoyao and the Butterfly God that Douluo Star’s origin was concealing him and wanted to help turn the planet into a God Realm. He remained determined to seize other planes’ world origins despite warnings that the God Realm’s gods could oppose him.

• The Butterfly God and Qian Ruoyao swore not to reveal Xu Hanfeng’s secret, and he explained that Douluo Star’s origin was hiding him.
• Qian Ruoyao realized Douluo Star’s origin had sought Xu Hanfeng because he planned to turn Douluo Star into a new God Realm.
• Xu Hanfeng declared that he would unify Douluo Continent and argued that he and his allies could withstand the God Realm’s opposition.
• Qian Ruoyao warned Xu Hanfeng that destroying other planes’ world origins was dangerous because they could self-destruct, but he insisted he would take two powerful planes’ origins after he became a god.
• Qian Ruoyao cautioned that the Asura God and Destruction God King could target Xu Hanfeng, but he refused to abandon his plan.

Xu Hanfeng discussed recruiting Goddesses from the God Realm by offering them the chance to grow stronger through contracts, and Butterfly God agreed to join him. He brought Butterfly God and Qian Ruoyao to Spirit Hall, where Qian Ruoyao met her descendant Qian Renxue and began explaining why she had chosen her.

• Xu Hanfeng proposed that Goddesses might leave the God Realm if his martial soul could form contracts that made them as powerful as him, and Butterfly God asked to join.
• Xu Hanfeng took Butterfly God and Qian Ruoyao to Spirit Hall and told the hall-protecting knights to let them enter without requesting permission.
• Rakshasa God sensed that the Angel God and Butterfly God had descended to Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong went out to meet them.
• Qian Ruoyao criticized Bibi Dong for carrying Rakshasa God's aura, but Xu Hanfeng stopped her from threatening Bibi Dong.
• Xu Hanfeng brought Qian Ruoyao and Butterfly God to Qian Renxue and introduced Qian Ruoyao as her ancestor.
• Qian Ruoyao took Qian Renxue's hand and told her she had chosen her at first sight, then asked if she knew why.

Qian Ruoyao and the Butterfly God discussed whether to become Xu Hanfeng’s cards and recruit Goddesses from the God Realm, while the Goddess of Life worried about a future conflict with him. The chapter left the Goddess of Life watching an imposing figure approach through the mist.

• Qian Ruoyao agreed to train Qian Renxue so she could become a true Angel God.
• Qian Ruoyao told the Butterfly God she was unsure about becoming Xu Hanfeng’s card until he grew stronger, while the Butterfly God proposed recruiting Goddesses from the God Realm.
• The Butterfly God began listing Goddesses she hoped to bring over, despite Qian Ruoyao warning her to be cautious.
• The Goddess of Life worried that a battle between the God Realm and Xu Hanfeng could cause many gods to fall, and reflected on her unusual concern for him.
• An imposing figure approached the Goddess of Life through the mist.

The Goddess of Life hoped the Destruction God King would give up his position so they could leave the God Realm, but his silence widened the rift between them. Xu Hanfeng negotiated with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to join the planned Spirit Hall Empire, then focused on the Star Luo Empire as its last obstacle.

• The Destruction God King asked the Goddess of Life to find successors and travel the universe, but he fell silent when she asked if he could give up his power.
• The Goddess of Life watched the Destruction God King leave and worried that he would cross paths with Xu Hanfeng if he stayed in the God Realm.
• Xu Hanfeng offered Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi the method for condensing a Soul Core in exchange for their sects joining the future Spirit Hall Empire.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi agreed to join the empire while keeping their sects intact.
• Xu Hanfeng said the Heaven Dou Empire had surrendered and identified the White Tiger Sect and the Dai Family as the remaining targets in the Star Luo Empire.

Xu Hanfeng laid out plans for the Spirit Hall Empire to conquer the Sun Moon Continent, build a Soul Tool Legion, and strengthen its administration. He assigned Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen tasks to prepare their sects for the empire’s expansion.

• Xu Hanfeng identified the Sun Moon Continent as the empire’s ultimate enemy and said Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen would join its future invasion.
• Xu Hanfeng asked Ning Fengzhi to recruit blacksmith Soul Masters from Gengxin City, while Xu Hanfeng planned to persuade Lou Gao with Soul Tools.
• Xu Hanfeng asked Yu Yuanzhen to send Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Imperial Guards to train Spirit Hall’s forces.
• Yu Yuanzhen explained that he had made his sect members serve as Imperial Guards and used squad-wide punishment to keep them in line.
• Xu Hanfeng told Yu Yuanzhen to send as many guards as he could without disrupting the sect, and considered how to diversify Spirit Hall’s future forces.

Xu Hanfeng received a report on the Blacksmith Association’s members and rewarded the three family patriarchs with the Soul Core method, tasking them with recruiting the blacksmiths. When the Butterfly God visited him, he seated her at the Pope’s Chair and handed her documents to approve, leaving her surprised that work was all he wanted.

• Bai He reported that Gengxin City had around twelve thousand ordinary blacksmiths, while the Blacksmith Association had roughly five hundred Soul Master members.
• Xu Hanfeng gave Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi the Soul Core method as a reward and asked them to work with Ning Fengzhi to recruit the city’s blacksmiths within half a year.
• The Butterfly God entered the Papal Palace and teased Xu Hanfeng as he worked alone at his desk.
• Xu Hanfeng led the Butterfly God to the Pope’s Chair and gave her a stack of documents to approve.
• The Butterfly God asked, “Is that all?” and Xu Hanfeng asked if she had wanted to do something else.

Xu Hanfeng and Butterfly God grew closer after a teasing argument about her age, and she affirmed that she would side with him despite the risks. The chapter ended with Xu Hanfeng embracing and kissing her on the head, leaving Butterfly God overwhelmed.

• Butterfly God lifted Xu Hanfeng by the collar after he teased her about being older, then put him down when he apologized.
• Butterfly God warned Xu Hanfeng that Sister Qian might attack him if she learned he had called her an old woman.
• Butterfly God became captivated by Xu Hanfeng's appearance and stroked his cheek, but pulled away when he caught her hand.
• Xu Hanfeng asked whether Butterfly God had considered that joining him could turn her friends in the God Realm against her.
• Butterfly God said she would stand with Xu Hanfeng and promised to introduce him to her best friends when she returned to the God Realm.
• Xu Hanfeng pulled Butterfly God into an embrace and kissed the top of her head, overwhelming her.

The Butterfly God blushed after Xu Hanfeng kissed and teased her, while Qian Ruoyao worried that her friend’s choice could lead her to betray the God Realm. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen arrived in Gengxin City to meet Lou Gao about the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect’s affairs.

• Xu Hanfeng kissed the Butterfly God, then teased her by pinching her cheeks and reassuring her that she would not regret her choice.
• Qian Ruoyao secretly watched them and fretted that the Butterfly God might fall in love with Xu Hanfeng and betray the God Realm.
• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen argued as they traveled to Gengxin City, where Ning Fengzhi planned to discuss business with Lou Gao.
• A vice president of the Blacksmith Association told Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen that Lou Gao was present and offered to take them to him.

Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen recruited Lou Gao to Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool research effort by showing him a mecha summoned from a card. Lou Gao agreed to join, while Ning Fengzhi planned to persuade the rest of the Blacksmith Association.

• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen visited Lou Gao and explained that Spirit Hall wanted the Blacksmith Association to help research Soul Tools.
• Ning Fengzhi summoned a silver humanoid mecha from a card, and Lou Gao excitedly examined its craftsmanship.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the cards came from Xiao Feng’s martial soul and that the Soul Tools would eventually disappear unless dismantled.
• Lou Gao agreed to join Spirit Hall’s research, though he could not promise the Blacksmith Association would follow.
• Ning Fengzhi said he would use money and the promise of Soul Tool research to persuade the other blacksmiths.

Xu Hanfeng reorganized Spirit Hall’s government as he prepared for the Spirit Hall Empire, ordering new departments for Soul Tools and commerce and insisting that resistance be crushed by force. Exhausted from his duties, he relaxed as Ye Liuli massaged his temples.

• Lou Gao agreed to help Ning Fengzhi, who planned to begin their work the following day.
• Xu Hanfeng asked Ghost Douluo about the Soul Tool department and ordered it moved outside the Six Ministries, alongside a new Commerce Department led by Ning Fengzhi.
• Xu Hanfeng instructed Ghost Douluo to impose commercial taxes and threatened to kill nobles who resisted Spirit Hall’s rule.
• Ghost Douluo and Ghost Douluo discussed Xu Hanfeng’s authority and Spirit Hall Academy’s lessons before returning to work.
• Ye Liuli found Xu Hanfeng exhausted in the Papal Palace and massaged his temples as he relaxed in the Pope’s Chair.

Xu Hanfeng and Ye Liuli shared a tender moment as she reassured him that Bibi Dong would have to respect the Xu Family’s rules. A month later, Xu Hanfeng welcomed Lou Gao and the Soul Master blacksmiths to Spirit City and appointed Lou Gao to lead the newly established Soul Tool Department.

• Ye Liuli told Xu Hanfeng she would keep Bibi Dong in line by relying on his affection and the Xu Family’s rules.
• Ye Liuli explained that her marriage to Lingling’s father had been a family alliance and reaffirmed her love for Xu Hanfeng.
• Xu Hanfeng welcomed Ning Fengzhi and the Soul Master blacksmiths he had gathered from Gengxin City, including Blacksmith Association president Lou Gao.
• Xu Hanfeng showed Lou Gao the land reserved for the Blacksmith Association headquarters in Spirit City.
• Xu Hanfeng brought Lou Gao to the Soul Tool Department and appointed him its head, promising that clerical staff would not interfere with his research.

Xu Hanfeng established Soul Tool development as a priority and ordered Lou Gao to create standardized weapons for Spirit Hall’s planned legions. He later visited the legion training grounds, where he revealed that Spirit Hall intended to move against the Star Luo Empire within a year or two and secure its position on Douluo Star within five years.

• Xu Hanfeng told Lou Gao that Soul Tools could strengthen Soul Masters and improve ordinary people’s lives, then promised funding for their research.
• Xu Hanfeng ordered Lou Gao to develop standardized offensive, defensive, Soul Power recovery, and flying Soul Tools for ten Spirit Hall legions.
• Xu Hanfeng assigned six Soul Grandmaster Legions, three Soul Elder Legions, and one Soul Ancestor Legion, while Ning Fengzhi agreed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would wait for a later batch of Soul Tools.
• Xu Hanfeng visited the legion training grounds, where Ma Xiaotao and the other women were drilling the troops, and told Ye Xinglan that Soul Tool training would begin once development progressed.
• Xu Hanfeng told Ye Xinglan that Spirit Hall would move against the Star Luo Empire in a year or two and needed to secure a breakthrough on Douluo Star within five years.

Eight months after Spirit Hall’s development accelerated, Xu Hanfeng and Bibi Dong prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest so he could obtain a soul ring from a Million Year Soul Beast. The chapter left them embracing in the Papal Palace before setting out.

• Xu Hanfeng and Ye Xinglan discussed their plans to strengthen their forces and teased each other before she left to train.
• Over eight months, Spirit Hall developed Level Three Soul Tools and equipped its Soul Tool Legion with a complete set.
• Bibi Dong advanced to the eighth Rakshasa God trial, Xu Hanfeng reached Rank Seventy, and the women improved their star ratings and battle armor.
• Xu Hanfeng told Bibi Dong he was going to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a soul ring from a Million Year Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong decided to accompany Xu Hanfeng, and he pulled her into his embrace and kissed her neck.

Xu Hanfeng brought Bibi Dong and the others to the Star Dou Great Forest to begin researching Soul Spirits and obtain his seventh soul ring. Gu Yuena challenged him to bring her the Golden Dragon King before she would join his network.

• Xu Hanfeng told Bibi Dong that he planned to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest until he had made progress researching Soul Spirits.
• Di Tian welcomed Xu Hanfeng's group and confirmed that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was ready to become Xu Hanfeng's seventh soul ring.
• Xu Hanfeng proposed turning the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm into a million-year Soul Spirit, and Di Tian led the group to the Lake of Life to begin his research.
• Gu Yuena met Bibi Dong and discussed the gods who had come down to the mortal world and become involved with Xu Hanfeng.
• Xu Hanfeng asked Gu Yuena to join his network, and Gu Yuena said she would agree if he brought the Golden Dragon King before her.

Xu Hanfeng brought Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to the Tree of Life to research how to create Soul Spirits and preserve him after taking his Soul Rings. By the end, Xu Hanfeng had begun testing a resonance between their consciousnesses as the first step toward an Equal Contract.

• Xu Hanfeng made Gu Yuena promise to give him Silver Dragon King children, and Gu Yuena blushed.
• Gu Yuena led the group to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s sealing site, where he pleaded for his life and learned Xu Hanfeng might preserve him as a Soul Spirit.
• Di Tian released Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Xu Hanfeng took him beneath the Tree of Life to begin his research.
• Bai Ziying used the Tree of Life to release its Life Force while Xu Hanfeng studied how it purified and balanced energy.
• Xu Hanfeng guided Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s consciousness to the Tree of Life’s roots and established faint ripples between their consciousnesses.
• Xu Hanfeng began cultivating a resonance between their consciousnesses as the first requirement for an Equal Contract.

Xu Hanfeng formed an equal contract with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm using Douluo Star’s natural Life Energy as the medium, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm became his Soul Spirit. The transformation began reshaping Xu Hanfeng’s soul rings, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm settled into his Sea of Consciousness.

• After two days of preparation, Xu Hanfeng asked Bai Ziying to let him use Douluo Star’s natural Life Energy as a contract medium.
• Xu Hanfeng and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm resonated their Life Energy, then exchanged Spiritual Power through the natural energy around them.
• A crystal formed and split into two marks, which entered Xu Hanfeng’s dantian and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s head.
• Bai Ziying consented, and a pillar of light enveloped them as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shed its body and entered Xu Hanfeng as a Soul Spirit.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm settled in Xu Hanfeng’s Sea of Consciousness, and his soul rings began transforming, except for the Ice Fire Dragon King God Ring.