Chapter Summaries

Shi Jian and Ye Zhou planned how to fund and build the Maoshan Sect, deciding to sell Thunder Fire Talismans to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and seek land from the Heaven Dou Royal Family. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue considered approaching Shi Jian on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire after Spirit Hall failed to recruit him.

• Shi Jian ended his fortune-telling for the day and considered raising his fees as he continued seeking funds for Maoshan.
• Ye Zhou explained how Tang San had built the Tang Sect through wealth, talent, industry, and political support, prompting Shi Jian to consider how to achieve the same.
• Ye Zhou proposed that Shi Jian sell Thunder Fire Talismans to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Shi Jian agreed he could draw about a hundred a day.
• Ye Zhou proposed establishing an academy to recruit gifted students and asking the Heaven Dou Royal Family for land, and Shi Jian approved the plan.
• Qian Renxue learned that Salas had failed to recruit Shi Jian and considered approaching him for the Heaven Dou Empire to improve their relationship and learn about him.

Ning Fengzhi agreed to take Ning Rongrong to Heaven Dou City, where he hoped to recruit a mysterious Titled Douluo. Meanwhile, Ye Zhou and Shi Jian prepared to auction Thunder Fire Talismans, and Tang San arrived at the Spirit Hall branch in Nuoding City to register as a soul master.

• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi to take her to an auction in Heaven Dou City, and he agreed while considering how to recruit the mysterious Titled Douluo there.
• Shi Jian demonstrated how he made Thunder Fire Talismans and gave several to Ye Zhou, estimating their power at roughly a four-ring assault-type Soul Master's Fourth Soul Skill.
• Ye Zhou proposed auctioning the talismans to draw in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and selling to Spirit Hall as well, and Shi Jian agreed.
• Qian Renxue learned that Shi Jian and Ye Zhou were heading to the auction house and ordered her carriage to follow them there.
• Ma Xiunuo prepared notices about Yan Chixia at the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch, where Tang San arrived to register as a soul master.

Tang San learned that Spirit Hall’s new Elder, Yan Chixia, had awakened his martial soul at fifty-six with level 92 Innate Soul Power and nine Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, alarming Tang Hao. Meanwhile, Ye Zhou and Shi Jian arranged to auction five Thunder Fire Talismans and entered the Heaven Dou Auction House’s grand hall.

• Tang San visited the Nuoding City Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master and receive his monthly subsidy.
• Tang San questioned Ma Xiunuo about Yan Chixia’s portrait and learned of his extraordinary awakening, Soul Power, and soul rings.
• Tang Hao secretly listened to Tang San and Ma Xiunuo and grew concerned that Spirit Hall had gained such a powerful expert.
• Ye Zhou and Shi Jian had an appraiser test a Thunder Fire Talisman, then arranged to auction their remaining five together.
• Ye Zhou and Shi Jian followed an attendant into the Heaven Dou Auction House’s lavish auction hall.

Ye Zhou and Shi Jian attended the Heaven Dou Auction House, where Prince Xue Xing greeted them and tried to win Shi Jian over. As they watched the auction, Qian Renxue learned they had brought Thunder Fire Talismans and came to see them.

• Ye Zhou introduced Prince Xue Xing and other prominent attendees to Shi Jian before they took seats in the front row.
• Prince Xue Xing recognized Shi Jian, greeted him and Ye Zhou, and considered recruiting Shi Jian to support Xue Beng.
• The auctioneer sold a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Pearl for two hundred and three thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Qian Renxue learned that Shi Jian and Ye Zhou were auctioning Thunder Fire Talismans containing the Thunder Explosion Soul Skill, then went to Auction Hall No. 1.
• Qian Renxue spotted Prince Xue Xing, Shi Jian, and Ye Zhou seated together.

At an auction, Qian Renxue met Ye Zhou and Shi Jian, then offered Shi Jian a position as a royal Guest Elder in exchange for helping restore Maoshan. Shi Jian accepted on the condition that the Heaven Dou Royal Family fully support the sect.

• Qian Renxue arrived at the VIP seats and greeted Prince Xue Xing, Ye Zhou, and Shi Jian.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Zhou pretended to be familiar, and Ye Zhou told her he had joined Shi Jian's Maoshan sect.
• Qian Renxue asked Shi Jian whether he planned to relocate Maoshan to Heaven Dou City, and he confirmed it.
• Qian Renxue offered the Heaven Dou Royal Family's friendship and a Guest Elder position, while Shi Jian recognized her recruitment strategy.
• Shi Jian accepted the position and demanded full royal support for restoring Maoshan, which Qian Renxue promised.

At the Heaven Dou City Auction House, Shi Jian revealed his Thunder Fiend Corpse King Martial Soul and a disguised nine-ring configuration, shocking the royal family and nobles. He secured royal funding for a sect residence, and the auction resumed with his Thunder Fire Talismans drawing intense interest as Ning Fengzhi arrived.

• Qian Renxue asked about Shi Jian's Martial Soul and Soul Power, and Shi Jian said he had the Thunder Fiend Corpse King Martial Soul and was at Level 92.
• Ye Zhou described Shi Jian's Martial Soul as a combination of several powerful beasts, and Prince Xue Xing asked to see it.
• Shi Jian activated his Martial Soul and displayed nine soul rings, including one that appeared to be a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, stunning the auction hall.
• Qian Renxue praised Shi Jian, and he demanded a royal-funded sect residence, which she agreed to arrange.
• The auctioneer resumed the auction and presented five Thunder Fire Talismans, prompting the nobles to speculate about their power and supply.
• Ning Fengzhi entered the auction hall with a little girl and a white-haired old man.

At the Heaven Dou City auction, Qian Renxue won Shi Jian’s Thunder Fire Talismans, then told Ning Fengzhi about Shi Jian and his Maoshan sect. After Ye Zhou and Shi Jian decided to spend their earnings on manpower, Ye Zhou summoned Daoist Qian He and He Shen.

• Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue competed for Shi Jian’s five Thunder Fire Talismans until Ning Fengzhi stopped Rongrong, and Qian Renxue won them for ninety-five thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• The auction’s final item, a thirty-thousand-year Spiny Flame Evil Lion Tiger soul bone, sparked fierce bidding.
• Ning Fengzhi met Qian Renxue after the auction and learned that Shi Jian had become a royal Guest Elder and planned to establish the Maoshan sect in Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue explained the Thunder Fire Talismans to Ning Fengzhi, whose expression changed as he heard what they could do.
• Shi Jian gave Ye Zhou the auction proceeds and fortune-telling earnings, and they decided to use their money and soul beast corpses to summon trusted subordinates.
• Ye Zhou’s summon produced an A-rank Daoist Qian He and, from the excess sacrifice value, a C-rank He Shen.

Ye Zhou summoned Qian He and He Shen, then awakened their martial souls in the Douluo world. Qian He gained the Celestial Master Talisman, while He Shen unexpectedly showed level-ten Soul Power and a Treasure-Gathering Golden Toad martial soul.

• Ye Zhou worried that He Shen’s notorious corruption would make him a liability, but decided to summon him alongside Qian He.
• Qian He recognized Shi Jian and explained how a sentient Royal Zombie had nearly killed him after rain washed away the ink-line water protecting its coffin.
• He Shen prostrated himself before Ye Zhou and insisted on being treated as a servant.
• Ye Zhou gave Qian He and He Shen copies of Douluo Continent, then prepared to awaken their martial souls.
• Qian He awakened the Celestial Master Talisman martial soul and tested at level seventy-nine Soul Power.
• He Shen awakened a golden, treasure-bearing Three-legged Toad martial soul and tested at level ten Soul Power.

Ye Zhou and Shi Jian met with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin to negotiate a sale of Maoshan’s Thunder Fire Talismans. They agreed on a large first order, while Ye Zhou learned the talismans could be made to fail with a Dharma Seal.

• Ye Zhou arranged rooms at the inn and said the group would leave at dawn to hunt soul beasts for He Shen and Qian He.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Shi Jian after hearing about the Thunder Fire Talisman at the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Shi Jian told Ning Fengzhi that only Maoshan Disciples could make the talismans and refused to reveal their secret method.
• He Shen negotiated a deal for eight hundred Thunder Fire Talismans for one million Gold Soul Coins, plus three upgraded talismans, and Ning Fengzhi paid a five-hundred-thousand-coin deposit.
• After Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left, Shi Jian told Ye Zhou that a Dharma Seal could make the talismans fail, and Ye Zhou decided Maoshan would sell as many as the sect wanted.

Ning Fengzhi accepted the price of the Thunder Fire Talismans, while Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s Elders debated how to handle the mysterious Thunder Fiend Corpse King. Yan Chixia defended the stranger and agreed to travel to Heaven Dou City to grant him the title Thunder Fiend Douluo, though Bibi Dong ordered Ghostly and Yue Guan to kill him if he proved hostile.

• Ning Fengzhi explained to Sword Douluo that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had agreed to buy eight hundred Thunder Fire Talismans and received three powerful talismans for Ning Rongrong.
• Bibi Dong asked Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Yan Chixia how Spirit Hall should respond to the mysterious Maoshan Titled Douluo who had refused its invitations.
• Yan Chixia defended the stranger as a righteous man and accused Bibi Dong of being evil, prompting Ghost Douluo to calm the dispute.
• Yan Chixia advised Spirit Hall to avoid provoking the stranger and proposed granting him the title Thunder Fiend Douluo in Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yan Chixia to go with Yue Guan and said Ghostly and Yue Guan should kill the stranger if he proved hostile; Yan Chixia accepted without objection.

Bibi Dong restrained her killing intent after Yan Chixia left, while Qian He and He Shen improved their strength in Sunset Forest. At the imperial palace, Ye Zhou accepted a place on the Heaven Dou Royal Team, just as three Spirit Hall Titled Douluo arrived.

• Bibi Dong suppressed her aura because the Rakshasa God’s trial limited her strength, and she vowed to kill Yan Chixia after completing it.
• Yan Chixia warned Ghostly and Yue Guan to leave evil behind, then traveled with them toward Heaven Dou City.
• Qian He absorbed a Soul Ring and rose to level eighty-six, while He Shen gained the Copper Coin Soul Lock Soul Skill.
• Xue Ye made Qian Renxue the royal representative for the Maoshan Sect, promoted Ye Zhou to Marquis, and awarded him one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Qian Renxue invited Ye Zhou to join the Heaven Dou Royal Team, and he accepted.
• Three Spirit Hall Titled Douluo arrived at the imperial palace gates.

Spirit Hall’s Yan Chixia, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo arrived at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to offer Shi Jian the title of Thunder Fiend and invite him to become an Honorary Elder. Shi Jian accepted after negotiating an annual salary of four hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, leaving Ning Fengzhi disappointed and Sword Douluo and the Spirit Hall Douluo on the brink of a fight.

• Dugu Bo recognized Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo’s auras and panicked when he sensed a third, stronger Titled Douluo with them.
• Shi Jian and Ye Zhou learned that Spirit Hall’s three Titled Douluo had come to the palace, and Yan Chixia publicly requested an audience with Shi Jian.
• Yan Chixia gave Shi Jian the robes, crown, and decree for his title of Thunder Fiend Douluo, then invited him to become Spirit Hall’s Honorary Elder.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived as Shi Jian negotiated his Honorary Elder salary with Yan Chixia, settling on four hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins a year.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo blocked Ning Fengzhi, prompting Chen Xin to summon his Martial Soul before Shi Jian called off the confrontation and accepted the decree.

Shi Jian accepted Spirit Hall’s honorary title while agreeing to make Thunder Fire Talismans for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Meanwhile, Yan Chixia chose to remain in Heaven Dou City, where he and the other Elders took over the Martial Soul Holy Hall.

• Shi Jian explained that he accepted Spirit Hall’s honorary title because it imposed few constraints, and Ning Fengzhi revealed that his sect had ordered Thunder Fire Talismans for its descendants.
• Shi Jian promised to deliver the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Thunder Fire Talismans within three months.
• At the Martial Soul Holy Hall, Yue Guan suggested killing Ning Fengzhi, but Yan Chixia rejected the idea and explained the risks of attacking him.
• Yan Chixia said the Elders would stay in Heaven Dou City to watch the Maoshan Sect’s rise and seek opportunities to earn merit and soul bones.
• Yan Chixia announced that he, Ghostly, and Yue Guan would take over the Martial Soul Holy Hall, leaving Salas stunned.

Ye Zhou trained until he reached level twenty and became the Maoshan Sect’s publicly named Young Sect Master. On his way to the Great Soul Arena, he rescued Ning Rongrong from a man who had stolen her wallet, and she followed him inside.

• He Shen received six hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and otherworldly goods from Ye Zhou to build the Maoshan Sect’s wealth, while Shi Jian and Qian He prepared Thunder Fire Talismans.
• Ye Zhou spent months training his soul skill and the Three Absolutes, defeated Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan in sparring, and reached level twenty.
• Shi Jian announced the Maoshan Sect’s entry into the Soul Master world, named Ye Zhou its Young Sect Master, and appointed Yue Buqun as an Elder and Ye Zhou’s bodyguard.
• Ye Zhou told Yue Buqun they would fight at the Great Soul Arena and travel to Sunset Forest the next day to hunt a soul ring.
• Ye Zhou knocked down a man who had stolen Ning Rongrong’s wallet, retrieved it, and returned it to her.
• Ning Rongrong watched Ye Zhou enter the Great Soul Arena and followed him inside.

Ye Zhou sought a tougher soul fight at the Great Soul Arena and arranged to enter a two-versus-two match with a partner who would concede. After meeting Ning Rongrong, he headed to the waiting area, while she bet on his victory and bought a ticket to watch.

• Ye Zhou asked the Great Soul Arena to arrange a one-versus-two fight, but the staff explained that only individual and team matches were permitted.
• Yue Buqun suggested that a teammate could concede after the match began, and Ye Zhou agreed.
• Ning Rongrong thanked Ye Zhou for helping her earlier, questioned how he had sent a man flying, and revealed that she was a level-twelve Support System Soul Master.
• Yue Buqun returned with Wang Feng, who agreed to team up with Ye Zhou, and the two registered for a soul fight.
• Ning Rongrong learned that Ye Zhou competed as Xiong Ba and had won two individual matches, then bet one thousand Gold Soul Coins on his next victory and bought a ticket.

Ye Zhou and Wang Feng entered a two-on-two Soul Fight, but Wang Feng conceded immediately after Ye Zhou recruited him into Maoshan. Ye Zhou then faced the Ox-Horse Duo alone and began fighting both opponents at once.

• Ye Zhou and Wang Feng were called to the arena, where the referee introduced their team and the Ox-Horse Duo.
• Ye Zhou learned Wang Feng had reached level twenty and told him he was already a Maoshan disciple.
• Wang Feng leaped off the arena and conceded, leaving Ye Zhou to fight alone.
• Ye Zhou told Ma Xuan and Niu Jun he wanted to face them both, despite their warning that they had level seventeen and level nineteen Soul Power.
• Ma Xuan charged Ye Zhou, who used his Sunbeam Thrust to swing a twisting ribbon of fire at him.
• Niu Jun activated Bull Blood Boil and charged alongside Ma Xuan toward Ye Zhou.

Ye Zhou defeated Ma Xuan and Niu Jun in a two-versus-two soul battle, then recovered in the waiting area as Qian Renxue visited him. Ning Rongrong arrived and offered to team up with him for another match.

• Ye Zhou sent Niu Jun flying with a flaming lash, repelled Ma Xuan's kick with Three Points Qi, and knocked him out of the arena to win the battle.
• Ye Zhou asked Yue Buqun to take the injured Niu Jun and Ma Xuan for treatment, considering recruiting them into the Maoshan Sect.
• Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples watched Ye Zhou's victory and marveled at his strength and cultivation.
• Ye Zhou restored his Soul Power in the waiting area, where Qian Renxue arrived after delivering tournament invitations and asked whether he had won.
• Ning Rongrong rushed up to Ye Zhou, praised him, and offered to team up with him for another soul fight.

Ning Rongrong met Ye Zhou at the Great Soul Arena and resolved to prove her support abilities by enhancing his opponents. At the Martial Soul Holy Hall, Yan Chixia learned that Elder Ju and Elder Gui were in danger against Poison Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo, and rushed to help.

• Ning Rongrong learned that Ye Zhou was Maoshan’s Young Sect Master and a Marquis, then introduced herself as Ning Fengzhi’s daughter.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Ye Zhou’s view of support Soul Masters and, after he dismissed her claim based on her twelfth-level Soul Power, ran to ask the Great Soul Arena to let her enhance his opponents.
• Qian Renxue reassured Ye Zhou that Ning Rongrong’s behavior was no cause for offense, and Ye Zhou left for his Soul Battle.
• Salas gave Yan Chixia an invitation to the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament’s opening ceremony, and Yan Chixia recalled that Spirit Hall had won the previous tournament.
• A Spirit Hall deacon reported that Elder Ju and Elder Gui were losing to Poison Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo, so Yan Chixia rushed to their aid.

Yan Chixia rushed to aid Yue Guan and Ghostly as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin helped Dugu Bo corner them in Heaven Dou City. He struck Dugu Bo from afar, but Chen Xin’s sword rain broke through Yue Guan’s defense, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Yan Chixia hurried toward the battle after realizing Yue Guan and Ghostly could be in danger from Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi joined Dugu Bo against Yue Guan and Ghostly, while Ning Fengzhi offered to let them leave if they promised not to trouble Dugu Bo again.
• Yue Guan rejected Ning Fengzhi’s offer and attacked Chen Xin, who countered with his sixth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• Ghostly’s clones broke through Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist, and Ning Fengzhi enhanced Dugu Bo as he prepared to unleash his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Yan Chixia shouted a spell and sent a red light into Dugu Bo, blasting him off the Jade Scale Snake Emperor and making him cough blood.
• Chen Xin’s sword rain overwhelmed Yue Guan’s flower blades and surged toward him.

Yan Chixia arrived to rescue Yue Guan and Ghostly, rejected Ning Fengzhi’s claim that he had intervened to prevent a conflict, and challenged Chen Xin to a sword duel. As Yue Guan and Ghostly moved to capture Dugu Bo, Yan Chixia launched an attack using a technique that resembled Chen Xin’s own soul skill.

• Yan Chixia blocked Chen Xin’s attack on Yue Guan and arrived to help the injured Spirit Hall elders.
• Ning Fengzhi worried that Yan Chixia’s arrival would turn the battle against his side, while Dugu Bo struggled to stand after his injuries.
• Yan Chixia cursed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, then accused Ning Fengzhi of attacking Spirit Hall’s elders under the pretense of stopping the conflict.
• Yan Chixia challenged Chen Xin to a sword duel, and Ning Fengzhi agreed while asking that the fighting end afterward.
• Yan Chixia sent Yue Guan and Ghostly to capture Dugu Bo, then attacked Chen Xin with a swarm of flying swords that resembled Chen Xin’s soul skill.