Chapter Summaries

Gu Han and Bibi Dong demonstrated their Tai Chi Sword to Chen Xin, astonishing him with its balance of hardness and softness. Captivated by its principles, Chen Xin asked his disciples to teach him the technique in full.

• Chen Xin invited Gu Han and Bibi Dong to show how far their Sword Dao had advanced.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong attacked together with the Tai Chi Sword, impressing Chen Xin with their coordination and ability to redirect his sword qi.
• Gu Han explained the Tai Chi Sword's yin-yang principles and drew a Tai Chi Diagram for Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin recognized the technique's potential to advance his Sword Dao and respectfully asked Gu Han and Bibi Dong to teach him its subtleties.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong agreed to share their knowledge, and Chen Xin asked them to explain the Tai Chi Sword without reservation.

Gu Han demonstrated the Tai Chi Sword to Chen Xin, whose deep comprehension carried him to Level 95 and transformed his swordsmanship. Chen Xin emerged from his meditation wielding a style that balanced the Tai Chi and Seven Kill Sword intents.

• Gu Han demonstrated the Tai Chi Sword and explained how intent, flowing softness, and sudden force worked together.
• Chen Xin contemplated Gu Han’s teachings, broke through to Level 95, and sat down to immerse himself in the Tai Chi Sword Dao.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong guarded Chen Xin while he continued his comprehension into the evening.
• Chen Xin opened his eyes, summoned the Seven Kill Sword, and practiced a sword style that blended the Seven Kill True Meaning with Tai Chi’s balance of hardness and softness.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong watched Chen Xin’s transformed swordsmanship, and Gu Han admired the mastery he had achieved through his own accumulated insight.

Chen Xin broke through to Level 95 after comprehending the Tai Chi True Meaning and prepared to pursue Level 96. That night, the Seagod tried to alter Gu Han’s memories but was repelled by the Nameless Technique, leaving the Seagod wary and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud damaged.

• Chen Xin thanked Gu Han for the Tai Chi Sword, announced he had glimpsed the Level 96 threshold, and decided to summon Fengzhi and Bone Douluo back before entering seclusion.
• Bibi Dong examined the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then listened to Gu Han retell Three Strikes Against the White Bone Demon and grew angry at Tang Sanzang and Bajie.
• Gu Han recalled the people who had died because of his schemes and found comfort in Bibi Dong’s trust before falling asleep.
• The Seagod Avatar emerged from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and attempted to alter Gu Han’s memories so he could use him in his plans.
• The Nameless Technique repelled the Seagod’s spiritual power, injuring him in the God Realm and making him fear the mysterious book within Gu Han.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud cracked, and its Sea God's Heart dimmed before returning to Gu Han’s Soul Tool.

The Sea God struggled to recover from the Nameless Book’s backlash and sent Bo Saixi away from Sea God Island to retrieve the Sea God’s Heart. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin announced that he would enter seclusion to pursue a breakthrough, leaving the sect in Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong’s care.

• The Sea God used Faith Power to repair his damaged soul and sent a strand of Divine Thought to Sea God Island, telling Bo Saixi to leave and retrieve the Sea God’s Heart.
• Bo Saixi acknowledged the Sea God’s command and flew away from Sea God Island.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong greeted Chen Xin, shared breakfast with him, and practiced swordsmanship while he watched.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo returned after hearing of Chen Xin’s breakthrough, and Chen Xin said he would enter seclusion for two or three months, or at most half a year.
• Chen Xin challenged Gu Rong to spar, but they agreed to wait until Gu Rong grew stronger before fighting.
• Chen Xin went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Back Mountain to enter seclusion.

After Sea God was gravely injured by the Nameless Book in Gu Han’s mind, the God Kings turned their attention toward Gu Han and the Douluo Continent. God of Good also noticed Bibi Dong’s talent and considered her as a possible successor alongside Gu Han.

• Rakshasa God suspected Sea God’s sudden seclusion concealed a scheme but decided not to investigate while the God Kings were watching.
• Asura God found the injured Sea God, heard his account of being attacked by a Nameless Book in Gu Han’s mind, and said he would investigate.
• Sea God blamed Gu Han for disrupting his plans, then began recovering while vowing to find another way to spread his faith.
• God of Destruction learned about the Nameless Book and considered recruiting Gu Han as a successor, but left after Asura God warned him not to interfere in the lower realm.
• The other God Kings focused on Gu Han and the Nameless Book, while God of Good proposed that Bibi Dong might inherit both her and God of Evil’s positions.
• God of Evil urged caution about Bibi Dong inheriting two God King positions, and God of Good continued watching her.

Gu Han found the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud cracked and, overwhelmed by a growing sense of danger, hurried to return to Spirit City with Bibi Dong. Meanwhile, Bo Saixi followed the Sea God's guidance inland to retrieve the Sea God's Heart and its current holder, unaware that Gu Han carried it.

• Gu Han discovered the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was severely damaged and persuaded Bibi Dong to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for Spirit City immediately.
• Ning Fengzhi arranged a Soul Beast Carriage for Gu Han and Bibi Dong, and he and Gu Rong saw them off at the sect gates.
• Bo Saixi arrived in Vast Sea City, drew attention with her extraordinary appearance and speed, then followed the Sea God's guidance toward the inland.
• Pufferfish heard reports of Bo Saixi but decided the Vast Sea City Spirit Hall should not interfere with a Titled Douluo.
• Bo Saixi learned the Sea God's Heart was damaged and was ordered to bring it and its current holder back to Sea God Island for protection and repair.

Gu Han discarded the damaged Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to avoid the danger he sensed, and he and Bibi Dong returned safely to Spirit City. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang failed to break through Rank 30 and left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan determined to search the continent for a solution.

• Gu Han threw away the damaged Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Bibi Dong accepted his decision after hearing his concerns.
• Bo Saixi arrived hours later, recovered the shattered artifact, searched the area, and flew away without finding Gu Han.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong returned to Spirit City, where they spent the next two months cultivating and sparring.
• Qian Xunji helped Ling Yuan Douluo become pregnant, delighting Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Bibi Dong, and Gu Han.
• Yu Xiaogang failed to raise his Soul Power beyond Rank 29 despite exhausting the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's resources and searching its library.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to leave the clan and search the major sects and empires for a way to break through Rank 30.

Yu Xiaogang left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan determined to find a way past level 30, and set his sights on Spirit Hall’s records. At the Saintess Hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo returned with two Saint Spirit Fruits, which Bibi Dong and Gu Han ate to strengthen their abilities.

• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen he would not return until he found a way to break through level 30, and his father wished him well.
• Yu Xiaogang left the clan and decided to seek answers in Spirit Hall’s extensive martial soul records, relying on his extraordinary memory.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo returned to the Saintess Hall and praised Bibi Dong and Gu Han for their rapid progress after consuming immortal herbs.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Bibi Dong and Gu Han the two Saint Spirit Fruits he had cultivated at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Bibi Dong and Gu Han ate the fruits, which strengthened their physiques and Spiritual Power; Gu Han also sensed his Martial Soul’s attribute improving toward Ultimate Ice.

Gu Han and Bibi Dong absorbed the Saint Spirit Fruits and both broke through to Level 60. They left Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo discussing their future potential as they announced their breakthroughs.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo watched Gu Han and Bibi Dong refine their Saint Spirit Fruits while Ghost Douluo arrived and predicted they would soon reach Soul Emperor.
• Ghost Douluo brought wine and food, and he and Chrysanthemum Douluo waited together while the two cultivated.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong awakened after just over forty minutes and both broke through to Level 60.
• Gu Han realized the fruit had brought his Martial Soul attributes close to Ultimate Ice, while Bibi Dong considered how her strengthened attributes would enhance her sword.
• Bibi Dong reflected that Tang Hao was likely no match for her or Gu Han anymore, then announced to the two Douluo that she and Gu Han had reached Level 60.

Gu Han challenged a thirty-six-thousand-year-old Mystic Ice Spirit Crane alone to obtain his Sixth Spirit Ring, while Qian Jun watched over him. Gu Han revealed his Fifth Soul Skill, Break Limit, and fought the crane, but the battle remained underway as he dodged its barrage of ice shards.

• Gu Han traveled to the Frozen Forest with Qian Jun and insisted on fighting the Mystic Ice Spirit Crane himself.
• Gu Han found the crane beside an Ice Lake and attacked with his Mystic Ice Sword and enhanced first and second Soul Skills.
• The Mystic Ice Spirit Crane countered with an ice storm and dove at Gu Han, who used his Fourth Soul Skill, Teleportation, to evade it.
• Gu Han activated his Fifth Soul Skill, Break Limit, and combined its armor penetration with his sword attack, but the crane avoided the strike.
• The Mystic Ice Spirit Crane showered Gu Han with ice shards, and he used his Spiritual Power and footwork to weave between them while Qian Jun praised his technique.

Gu Han defeated a thirty-seven-thousand-year-old Mystic Ice Spirit Crane, absorbed its soul ring, and reached level sixty-five. He demonstrated his Sixth Soul Skill, Myriad Swords Returning to Origin, before ending his visit to Qinghe Village and continuing his journey.

• Gu Han used Teleportation, his soul skills, and Tai Chi Sword Intent to kill the Mystic Ice Spirit Crane.
• Gu Han absorbed the Crane’s soul ring and raised his Soul Power Level to sixty-five.
• Gu Han revealed that his Sixth Soul Skill was Myriad Swords Returning to Origin, which also granted him flight.
• Gu Han and Qian Jun returned to Qinghe Village, where the Old Village Chief’s health had improved after taking a medicinal herb.
• After spending several days with the villagers, Gu Han said goodbye and resumed his journey.

While absorbing a Cave Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring, Bibi Dong was drawn into a strange world and told to destroy a Divine Artifact in an Ancient Tower before the world was destroyed. She set off despite warnings, while two concealed observers revealed that her ordeal was an illusion testing whether she could inherit two God King positions.

• Bibi Dong killed a thirty-five-thousand-year-old Cave Demon Spider with her sword and began absorbing its Spirit Ring.
• Bibi Dong awoke in a dark, evil world and heard a mysterious voice tell her to destroy the Divine Artifact sealed in an Ancient Tower within a day.
• Bibi Dong summoned her sword, decided to investigate, and flew toward the Ancient Tower.
• Bibi Dong met an old man among villagers fleeing the spreading evil power, but she refused his warning and continued toward the tower.
• The old man transformed into a handsome man in black, and he and the unseen voice discussed Bibi Dong’s illusion and her chance to inherit two God King positions.

Bibi Dong entered the Ancient Hall and destroyed the Purple Cross without sacrificing the fleeing villagers, completing a trial that tested her balance of kindness and evil. She was recognized as the joint inheritor of the God Kings of Evil and Kindness and received two divine swords; back in the Star Dou Great Forest, Chrysanthemum and Ghost asked if one was a God-Given Martial Soul.

• Bibi Dong reached the Ancient Hall’s central array and found that her sword attacks could not destroy the Purple Cross.
• A divine voice told Bibi Dong that detonating the array with her evil power was the only way to stop it, but doing so would kill the fleeing villagers.
• Bibi Dong refused to sacrifice the villagers and repeatedly attacked the Purple Cross until her two Martial Souls merged into her sword and shattered it.
• After a green energy healed her, Bibi Dong learned she had passed a trial arranged by the God Kings of Evil and Kindness and received their recognition as an inheritor.
• Bibi Dong received the Evil Divine Sword and the Holy Divine Sword, then awoke in the Star Dou Great Forest with the divine marks on her hands.
• Chrysanthemum and Ghost questioned Bibi Dong about the purple-black sword and wondered whether it was a God-Given Martial Soul.

Bibi Dong revealed that she had received two God-Given Martial Souls and been chosen by two Gods, prompting Spirit Hall to protect her as a future god. As she and Gu Han headed to the library, Yu Xiaogang arrived at Spirit City determined to find a way to break through to level thirty.

• Qian Daoliu and the other elders recognized the golden and purple-black swords in Bibi Dong's hands as God-Given Martial Souls with opposing ultimate attributes.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that she had encountered the Gods while absorbing a soul ring, and Qian Daoliu ordered that the revelation remain secret and that a Titled Douluo accompany her whenever she traveled.
• Bibi Dong teased Gu Han about winning their bet and promised to take him to godhood with her, while Gu Han resolved to pursue his own path to becoming powerful enough to protect those he cared about.
• Bibi Dong and Gu Han passed the guards on their way to Spirit Hall's library.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived beneath Spirit City's walls carrying Yu Yuanzhen's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Token and resolved to find a way to reach level thirty.

Yu Xiaogang used Yu Yuanzhen’s Honorary Elder Token to enter Spirit Hall’s library, where he unexpectedly met Gu Han and Bibi Dong. After leaving him to pursue his research, Gu Han and Bibi Dong teased each other and went off together, while Yu Xiaogang entered the library.

• Yu Xiaogang showed Spirit Hall’s guards Yu Yuanzhen’s Honorary Elder Token, and they let him pass into the library.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong emerged from the library and ran into Yu Xiaogang, who greeted Gu Han and admired Bibi Dong.
• Gu Han squeezed Yu Xiaogang’s hand, and Bibi Dong revealed that she was Spirit Hall’s Saintess before leaving with Gu Han.
• Bibi Dong teased Gu Han about being jealous, then asked him to continue telling her the story of Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
• Yu Xiaogang entered the library to study its records while Gu Han decided not to waste time tormenting him.

Gu Han and Bibi Dong enjoyed flying together before admiring a secluded mountain spot where they imagined building a home someday. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang was lured away by Jiao Dao and returned to Spirit City at midnight, humiliated and furious.

• Gu Han flew Bibi Dong around the mountains near Spirit City on his Mystic Ice Sword while Qian Jun and Jiang Mo watched from the clouds.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong landed on a peak and agreed that it could become their future sanctuary.
• Yu Xiaogang studied soul-ring theories at a street-side restaurant until Jiao Dao interrupted him and introduced himself.
• Yu Xiaogang showed Jiao Dao his Elder Token, but Jiao Dao seized him and silenced him when he tried to call for help.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to Spirit City late at night after a patrol guard heard his cries, and he swore revenge on Jiao Dao.

After learning how his parents died, Gu Han left Spirit City with Bibi Dong to hunt evil soul masters, while Bibi Dong began her first god trial. They set out for the Border Mountain Range, planning to search for evil soul masters along the way.

• Jiao Dao was imprisoned at Spirit Hall and reassured himself that Yu Xiaogang was unlikely to have him executed.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong, both Soul Emperors, left Spirit City under Qian Jun and Jiang Mo's covert protection to hunt evil soul masters.
• Gu Han built a cenotaph for his parents, who had died drawing evil soul masters away from him, and vowed to eliminate every evil soul master.
• Bibi Dong followed Gu Han because her Good and Evil First Trial required her to eliminate evil beings and promised increased affinity, stronger Soul Rings, and a God-given Soul Ring.
• Gu Han chose the Star Luo Empire and the Border Mountain Range as their destination, planning to travel through Lima Plain, Suotuo City, and Notting City before searching the mountains.

Gu Han and Bibi Dong traveled through the grasslands and encountered a mutated fifty-thousand-year-old Evil Eye White Tiger. Bibi Dong tested her new Evil Divine Sword in battle and killed the Spirit Beast, leaving the pair to face the aftermath of its death.

• Gu Han and Bibi Dong passed through Suotuo City and a village of Grass Chicken Martial Souls before continuing their journey.
• Bibi Dong sensed a Spirit Beast nearby, and Gu Han found a concealed fifty-thousand-year-old mutated Evil Eye White Tiger in the forest.
• Bibi Dong fought the tiger with her Evil Divine Sword while Gu Han stood ready to support her.
• Bibi Dong unleashed Heavenfall Sword Prison, overwhelming the tiger with dark-golden sword shadows until it died.

Bibi Dong killed a fifty-thousand-year Evil Eye White Tiger and obtained its right arm Spirit Bone, which she chose to store rather than absorb. Gu Han and Bibi Dong discovered that seven Soul Saints had been pursuing the tiger for the Star Luo Emperor’s Ninth Spirit Ring, and they remained hidden as the men investigated its death.

• Bibi Dong slew the Evil Eye White Tiger and removed the fifty-thousand-year right arm Spirit Bone from its corpse.
• Bibi Dong declined to absorb the Spirit Bone because it did not suit her, and Gu Han also refused it because he wanted ice-attributed Spirit Bones.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong wondered why a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Beast had appeared there, then sensed powerful auras approaching and hid in the forest.
• Seven Soul Saints arrived and realized the Evil Eye White Tiger they had been transporting for the Star Luo Emperor had been killed.
• The leader concluded that two Spirit Masters, one with ice attributes and one with dark attributes, had slain the tiger, while Gu Han and Bibi Dong understood why the group had been pursuing it.

Gu Han and Bibi Dong tried to evade seven Soul Saints, but a rat exposed their hiding place. Gu Han’s sword strike severely wounded the defensive Soul Saint Fatty, and the chapter ended as a barrage of sword aura swept toward the seven opponents.

• Gu Han and Bibi Dong began retreating after the Soul Saints split up to search for them.
• A rat snapped a dry branch, alerting the Soul Saints to their hiding place.
• The leader attacked, and Gu Han used his Mystic Ice Sword to split the strike and send a powerful sword aura toward him.
• Fatty intercepted Gu Han’s sword aura with his shield and Martial Soul Avatar, but the attack left him gravely wounded.
• The Soul Saints prepared to defend themselves as Gu Han unleashed a dense barrage of frigid and dark-gold sword aura from the forest.