Chapter Summaries

Gu Han waited until Titan left Gengxin City before meeting Lou Gao to fulfill their agreement by showing him firearm blueprints and a rifle. Lou Gao eagerly studied the weapon as Gu Han demonstrated its power against the armor Lou Gao had forged.

• Gu Han spotted Titan outside the Blacksmiths' Association and decided to wait until he had left before approaching Lou Gao.
• Titan told Lou Gao that Tang Hao had mastered the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer in forging and might become another Divine Craftsman, but Lou Gao refused to reveal his agreement with Gu Han.
• After Titan left a few days later, Gu Han showed Lou Gao blueprints for a firearm and a cannon, then produced a rifle.
• Gu Han loaded the rifle and fired at Lou Gao's armor, startling Lou Gao and drawing Si Long upstairs to check on the loud bang.

Gu Han demonstrated the power of a gun and cannon to Lou Gao and secured his agreement to bring about two thousand blacksmiths to Spirit City within six months. After returning to Spirit City, Gu Han turned his attention to shaping public opinion ahead of Spirit Hall’s effort to unify the continent.

• Gu Han showed Lou Gao that a gun could pierce armor capable of blocking a Soul King’s full-power attack, then took him to test a cannon that could endanger a Soul Emperor.
• Gu Han told Lou Gao the weapons could be mass-produced and asked him to fulfill his promise to join Spirit Hall; Lou Gao agreed to bring about two thousand blacksmiths, though he could not command the entire association.
• Lou Gao said he could bring the blacksmiths to Spirit City in six months, and Gu Han assured him that a Forging Hall with an underground factory was ready.
• Gu Han sent Lou Gao back to Gengxin City, stayed there for several days, and then returned to Spirit City.
• Gu Han abandoned his plan to visit Heaven Dou and decided to build public support for Spirit Hall’s planned unification of the continent.

Gu Han sensed Ah Yin’s aura and found her enjoying life among the people of a mountain town after transforming into a human. He spared her because she was kind to the children, but his warning left her fearing what he would demand next.

• Gu Han sensed an aura like the Blue Silver Emperor Torso Bone and flew to a small town to investigate.
• Ah Yin played with the town’s children, then visited a clearing where the Blue Silver Grass welcomed her.
• Gu Han confronted Ah Yin and revealed that he recognized her as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Ah Yin panicked and believed Gu Han was about to kill her, but he said he would spare her because of her kindness to the children.
• Gu Han raised his nine spirit rings and summoned the Mystic Ice Sword as he began to say, “However.”

Gu Han brought the transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Ah Yin to Spirit City and kept her under his supervision, intending to ask Bibi Dong whether she wanted to absorb her. He returned to the Holy Son Hall with Ah Yin as his maid and began organizing Spirit Hall’s new Propaganda Hall.

• Gu Han forced Ah Yin to accompany him to Spirit City, where Spirit Hall’s Title Douluo recognized her aura but left her alone because she was with him.
• Qian Xunji let Gu Han decide Ah Yin’s fate, and Gu Han said she would stay with him until Bibi Dong could choose whether to absorb her.
• Gu Han told Ah Yin that a sacrifice might let her soul survive and be resurrected in the God Realm, but she rejected his promise.
• Qian Xunji told Gu Han that the Hall of Elders and Worship Hall had approved the Propaganda Hall and put him in charge of its next steps.
• Gu Han brought Ah Yin to the Holy Son Hall, ordered regional Spirit Hall representatives to gather in Spirit City within two months, and told Ah Yin to serve him and stay on the grounds.

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao visited Tang Yuehua after learning her martial soul problem had been resolved, and they met Bibi Dong at Moonlight Pavilion. While the group went upstairs to talk, the noble students below debated Spirit Hall’s role in killing the Sky Azure Bull Python, with many dismissing its contribution.

• Tang Hao loudly greeted Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, and Tang Yuehua scolded him before bringing him and Tang Xiao upstairs.
• Tang Yuehua introduced Bibi Dong to her brothers and explained that Bibi Dong had come to study music and etiquette while Gu Han remained in Spirit City.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao thanked Bibi Dong and Gu Han for helping Tang Yuehua resolve her martial soul problem.
• The noble students discussed Bibi Dong and Gu Han’s strength, then speculated that Yu Yuanzhen had weakened the Sky Azure Bull Python and Spirit Hall’s contribution had been covered up.

Gu Han planned to use Spirit Hall’s Propaganda Hall to break the nobles’ information blockade, while Tang Yuehua showed Tang Xiao and Tang Hao that she had gained a soul ring. She demonstrated its spiritual attack and soul-skill-interrupting effects, leaving her brothers astonished by its potential.

• Gu Han decided Spirit Hall needed to promote its own deeds and draw commoners into public discussion to counter the nobles’ influence.
• Tang Yuehua showed Tang Xiao and Tang Hao her first yellow Soul Ring, and they rejoiced that her martial soul’s obstacle had been resolved.
• Tang Hao offered to test Tang Yuehua’s First Soul Skill, and Bibi Dong accompanied the group to the back garden.
• Tang Yuehua played her Jade Flute and used Silver Ring · Soul Calming Song on Tang Hao, briefly leaving him dazed despite his raised Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Yuehua explained that her skill’s spiritual attack could daze targets and interrupt their Soul Skill activation, astonishing Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.

Tang Yuehua explained that her dormant domain had consumed the Soul Power that prevented her from cultivating, while Tang Hao and Tang Xiao learned that Gu Han had become a Titled Douluo. After the brothers left, Yu Xiaogang arrived at Sunset Forest but was quickly taken away when his black-robed escort detected danger.

• Tang Yuehua told Tang Hao and Tang Xiao that Gu Han had used much of his Soul Power to fully awaken her domain and martial soul.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Gu Han had become the Sword Immortal Douluo, shocking Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.
• Tang Xiao reassured Tang Hao about Gu Han’s rapid progress, and the brothers prepared to return to the sect.
• Tang Yuehua continued teaching Bibi Dong noble etiquette and musical instruments after the brothers departed.
• Yu Xiaogang entered Sunset Forest, but the black-robed man detected a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo nearby and hurriedly carried him away.

Yue Guan and Dugu Bo detected the Blood Fiend Energy of an Evil Soul Master in Sunset Forest, and Yue Guan pursued the trail. The black-robed man used his Bracelet to transport Yu Xiaogang to Slaughter City, where they arrived together.

• Yu Xiaogang silently vowed revenge against the black-robed man after being threatened.
• Yue Guan and Dugu Bo found traces of a powerful Evil Soul Master, and Yue Guan set off to hunt him down.
• The black-robed man sensed Yue Guan pursuing them and refused Yu Xiaogang's suggestion to fight, saying their pursuer was stronger than him.
• The black-robed man activated his Bracelet and sent Yu Xiaogang away in a cloud of red mist before returning to Sunset Forest alone.
• Yu Xiaogang and the black-robed man appeared in Slaughter City, and the man identified their destination.

Yu Xiaogang learned that Slaughter City had been transformed by the Rakshasa God and agreed to meet the Holy Sect’s elders. Meanwhile, Yue Guan tracked a black-robed man’s puppet incarnation into Sunset Forest, where they began to fight.

• The black-robed man brought Yu Xiaogang to Slaughter City and explained that its strong could enjoy freedom and that a hidden exit had been opened.
• The black-robed man told Yu Xiaogang that the Rakshasa God had created nine Titled Douluo-level powerhouses and was the founder of the Holy Sect.
• Yu Xiaogang hid his resentment over not being made a Titled Douluo and agreed to meet the Holy Sect’s other elders.
• Yue Guan tracked the black-robed man’s Bracelet incarnation back into Sunset Forest using his evolved Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• The black-robed man attacked Yue Guan with bone spurs, and Yue Guan countered with a storm of golden chrysanthemum petals.

Chrysanthemum Douluo fought and killed Skeleton Douluo with Dugu Bo's help. Afterward, Yue Guan and Dugu Bo realized that the surviving evil Soul Masters likely belonged to a larger force and decided to report the matter to the Pope.

• Yue Guan gained the upper hand against the black-robed man, suppressing him with his Aura Barrier as the opponent transformed into a Skeleton Demon God.
• Dugu Bo arrived to guard against the black-robed man's escape, and Yue Guan used his Martial Soul Avatar to intensify the fight.
• Yue Guan broke free from Skeleton Douluo's bone cage and struck him down with Myriad Light Rays, forcing him out of his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Skeleton Douluo unleashed Ten Thousand Bones Return to Ruin, and Dugu Bo froze the bone torrent while Yue Guan countered it with his Ninth Soul Skill.
• Yue Guan's golden storm shredded Skeleton Douluo, and he and Dugu Bo concluded that the evil Soul Masters had a larger organization and should be reported to the Pope.

The Asura God abandoned his plan to retrieve Ah Yin and chose Tang Hao as the father of his intended inheritor. He summoned the gods to distract the other God Kings while his Divine Thought descended to a mysterious space beneath the border of Spirit Hall and the Star Dou Great Forest, where a sphere of multicolored light addressed him.

• The Asura God decided not to interfere with Gu Han taking Ah Yin and instead focused on arranging a suitable father for his chosen inheritor.
• The Asura God examined the continent’s fortune and selected Tang Hao, believing the Clear Sky Sect’s power and Tang Hao’s Divine Power Seed made him a strong choice.
• The Asura God worried that Martial Soul Hall and Qian Renxue could threaten his plans, then decided to use methods that would divert the other God Kings’ attention.
• The Asura God summoned the gods to the God Realm Committee, and the Life God King, Destruction God King, Goodness God King, and Evil God King went to attend.
• While the gods gathered, the Asura God’s Divine Thought descended into a multicolored underground space, where a jelly-like sphere of light asked what orders he had.

Asura God pressured the Douluo Plane Consciousness into transferring most of Qian Renxue’s destiny to his future inheritor, promising to help the Plane ascend. After Asura God left, the Plane Consciousness revealed that it had returned from a previous life and planned to use their recorded conversation as leverage against him.

• Asura God offered to raise the Plane Consciousness’s chance of elevating and asked it to transfer Qian Renxue’s destiny to his inheritor.
• The Plane Consciousness agreed to shift Qian Renxue’s destiny, while Asura God told it to leave enough for her to inherit the Angel God’s legacy.
• After Asura God departed, the Plane Consciousness revealed that it had once transferred destiny to Tang San, who refused to nourish the Plane, while Tang Hao and others took its authority and the Golden Ancient Tree.
• The Plane Consciousness recalled returning to this era with help from a mysterious old man who gave it a powerful, damaged soul.
• The Plane Consciousness revealed that its appearance before Asura God was a deception and that it had recorded their conversation to use against him.

Star Luo Emperor Dai Hao met with three powerful evil soul masters who proposed an alliance to destroy Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire. Dai Hao agreed to support their Holy Sect, unaware that its cultivation resources would come from his common people.

• Dai Hao dismissed his Palace Maids after noticing Spirit Hall's large-scale mobilization toward Spirit City.
• Three Black Robed Men appeared before Dai Hao and offered to help him eliminate Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire in exchange for restoring the ancient system and repealing the Evil Soul Ban.
• Dai Hao welcomed the proposal, and the men revealed that their Holy Sect had nine Titled Douluo, each at least Rank 95.
• The three displayed their evil martial souls and nine soul rings each to prove their strength, then withdrew them at Dai Hao's request.
• Dai Hao made the evil soul masters honored guests and promised them access to Star Luo's cultivation resources as long as Spirit Hall did not discover them.
• The three men accepted, intending to use ordinary people without Soul Power as resources for their cultivation.

Dai Hao arranged cooperation with the evil soul masters, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Xue Xing tried to understand Spirit Hall’s movements and locate Xue Qinghe. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin set out for Spirit City, and Xue Xing remained suspicious that Spirit Hall or the sect had hidden his nephew.

• Dai Hao agreed to provide the evil soul masters with a remote city and a steady supply of people, then summoned the Nether Duke and the Empress to discuss their cooperation.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong considered Spirit Hall’s mass mobilization and decided Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin would go to Spirit City to ask the Pope about it.
• Gu Rong agreed to guard the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Chen Xin carried Ning Fengzhi toward Spirit Hall on his Seven Kill Sword.
• Xue Xing learned that his search had still found no trace of Xue Qinghe and ordered his subordinate to keep looking.
• Xue Xing suspected that Spirit Hall or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had hidden Xue Qinghe and vowed that the matter was not over.

Tang Tian and the Clear Sky Sect elders learned that Tang Yuehua’s incomplete awakening had held back her cultivation, then turned their attention to the Spirit Hall’s large-scale mobilization and recalled their disciples. In Spirit City, Gu Han cultivated in nature while Qian Renxue asked Ah Yin to cook and playfully teased Little Golden Lion.

• Tang Tian regretted that the Clear Sky Sect had delayed Tang Yuehua’s cultivation, while the elders noted that she had now gained Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang Tian and the Clear Sky Sect elders discussed the Spirit Hall’s mobilization and decided to summon their disciples back to the sect; they agreed Tang Yuehua could remain in Heaven Dou City.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan also recalled its direct-line clansmen as the major forces prepared for the Spirit Hall’s coming changes.
• After half a month, Gu Han cultivated on a mountaintop in Spirit City while Qian Renxue ate bread and watched Ah Yin.
• Qian Renxue asked Gu Han for a proper meal, so he told Ah Yin to cook and sent Qian Renxue to play with Little Golden Lion.
• Qian Renxue called Little Golden Lion “Da Huang,” and the two chased each other around the trees and stones as Gu Han watched.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived in Spirit City and learned that Gu Han had summoned Spirit Hall members from across the land for an important meeting. After Qian Xunji reassured Ning Fengzhi of Spirit Hall’s support for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the two headed to the Back Mountain to find Gu Han, who sensed their approach while dining with Qian Renxue, Ah Yin, and the Little Auspicious Beast.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin entered Spirit City and learned from Lu Rentao that Gu Han had summoned members from the Martial Soul Sub-Halls.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Qian Xunji at the Papal Palace before seeking out Gu Han.
• Ning Fengzhi offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support to Spirit Hall, and Qian Xunji promised Spirit Hall would help the sect if needed.
• Qian Xunji told Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin that Gu Han was staying temporarily on the Back Mountain and directed them to find him there.
• Gu Han shared a meal with Qian Renxue, Ah Yin, and the Little Auspicious Beast, then sensed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin approaching.

Gu Han asked Ning Fengzhi to invest in Spirit Hall schools for commoner children, which would teach basic skills and help Spirit Hall govern the continent. Ning Fengzhi agreed to contribute, though he left the amount undecided.

• Gu Han welcomed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin and invited them to join his meal with the children.
• Gu Han explained that Spirit Hall planned to build schools for commoners and asked Ning Fengzhi to invest.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin questioned the cost and purpose of the schools, and Gu Han said they would be built gradually.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would contribute, without specifying how much.
• Gu Han thanked Ning Fengzhi and privately celebrated saving Spirit Hall money.

Gu Han explained that he was establishing schools for commoners to pursue the merit needed to become a god, while keeping his larger plans secret. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin agreed to support him, and they began planning schools near Spirit City and Seven Treasure City.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Gu Han and learned that Ah Yin was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast he had brought back for Senior Sister.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Gu Han about his plans to establish schools, and Gu Han said he hoped to earn great merit and become a god.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin pressed Gu Han about his deeper purpose, but he admitted only that he had other plans he could not yet reveal.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed not to press Gu Han and proposed building schools around Spirit City and Seven Treasure City.
• Gu Han and Ning Fengzhi discussed the details of their cooperation while Chen Xin listened.

Gu Han and Ning Fengzhi finalized their cooperation to build a pilot school near the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Fengzhi grew suspicious that Gu Han was concealing a larger purpose. Ning Fengzhi decided to proceed with the school despite not knowing Gu Han’s full intentions.

• Gu Han told Qian Renxue to play with the Little Golden Lion while Ah Yin watched them, and he again refused to release Ah Yin’s sealed Soul Power until his senior sister returned.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left after agreeing that a Soul Saint would help prepare the school’s construction near the sect.
• Gu Han took Qian Renxue and the Little Golden Lion into the city to buy candy and toys, with Ah Yin following behind.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that Gu Han’s real purpose seemed larger than building schools and gaining support, though he believed it would not harm the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi explained the arrangement and his suspicions to Gu Rong, then accepted Chen Xin’s advice to begin building the school rather than guess at Gu Han’s plans.

Chrysanthemum Douluo reported a Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Master, prompting Qian Xunji to launch a continent-wide search and leave Gu Han in charge of Spirit City. While Dai Hao and a black-robed man planned to mislead the search, Gu Han trained Spirit Hall teams in propaganda and history.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Qian Xunji that he had killed a Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Master in Sunset Forest, and Qian Xunji summoned Spirit Hall's elders and forces to search the continent.
• Qian Xunji told Gu Han that the Evil Soul Master likely belonged to an organization, left Gu Han in charge of Spirit City, and departed with the Angel Legion to hunt the group.
• Spirit Hall ordered the Seven Great Sects, the Two Great Empires, and other forces to cooperate with its search.
• Dai Hao met a black-robed man and agreed to provide five hundred people so the man could stage an Evil Soul Master group for Spirit Hall to capture.
• Gu Han took charge of Spirit City and led a week-long meeting to teach Spirit Hall teams about propaganda, then arranged for them to study Spirit Hall's history.