Chapter Summaries

Tang Xuan learned that Dugu Bo had left after receiving an urgent letter from Ning Fengzhi and hurried to a secluded chamber to attempt merging the Asura and Evil God inheritances. With the Nine-Colored Goddess and God of Food present as safeguards, he began drawing a Taiji Diagram and asked the gods to pour divine power into him.

• Ning Rongrong told Tang Xuan that Dugu Bo had returned a year earlier but had left after receiving a letter from Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang Xuan told Ning Rongrong and the others to watch closely over Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, then asked Meng Shu to prepare a Secret Chamber.
• Tang Xuan entered the chamber and summoned the Evil God and Asura God, who arrived with the Nine-Colored Goddess and God of Food.
• The Asura God explained that the two Level Two Gods could revive even a God King if they paid the necessary price.
• Tang Xuan asked the gods to pour divine power into him and began tracing a Taiji Diagram to merge the Asura and Evil God inheritances.

Tang Xuan began absorbing a God-Bestowed Soul Ring created from the combined divine power of the Asura God and Evil God, hoping to fuse their powers within his body. The fusion triggered a devastating sublimation that shattered his organs, leaving the Gods to watch and prepare to revive him if he failed.

• Tang Xuan stopped the Asura God and Evil God from pouring divine power into him and explained that he first needed to absorb a Spirit Ring and fuse their powers.
• Tang Xuan began absorbing the jointly created God-Bestowed Soul Ring and used the Taiji Diagram to guide the fusion of the opposing divine powers.
• The fused powers produced a tyrannical fluctuation that shattered Tang Xuan’s internal organs and left him bleeding from his facial orifices.
• Evil God explained that the divine powers were sublimating and that Tang Xuan had to endure their fluctuation to make the new power his own.
• Asura God told Nine-Colored Goddess and God of Food to revive Tang Xuan if he could not survive, while he and Evil God would shield them from the energy.

Tang Xuan endured a second, weaker impact from the New Divine Power, but his body and soul neared total collapse as the Gods debated whether to stop the fusion. Outside, Ning Rongrong sensed that something had happened to him and rushed to the Sect Master Hall, where Meng Shu barred her entry.

• The New Divine Power struck Tang Xuan a second time, destroying his organs and bones and leaving his body and soul close to collapse.
• The Asura God urged the Evil God to stop Tang Xuan, but the Evil God and God of Food argued that the weaker impact suggested the divine power was becoming controllable.
• Tang Xuan lost control of his energy and consciousness, believing he was about to die.
• Ning Rongrong coughed blood after awakening and said that Lovesick Heartbreak Red had warned her something had happened to Brother Xuan.
• Ning Rongrong raced to the Sect Master Hall, but Meng Shu refused to let her or the others inside because Tang Xuan had ordered that no one disturb him.

Ning Rongrong sensed Tang Xiao Xuan nearing death during his Spirit Ring absorption, but his aura recovered as he fused two god powers and underwent a transformation. A gray pillar of light then erupted from the Secret Chamber, drawing attention across the continent and leaving powerful figures wondering what the new godlike presence meant.

• Ning Rongrong warned Meng Shu that Tang Xiao Xuan's aura was fading, but Meng Shu refused to let anyone enter the Secret Chamber while Tang Xiao Xuan absorbed a Spirit Ring.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan comforted Ning Rongrong, and she soon sensed Tang Xiao Xuan's aura rapidly recovering.
• A strange sound rang out from the Secret Chamber, stunning those outside as Tang Xiao Xuan's crushed body rebuilt itself from golden light and his aura surpassed its former peak.
• Tang Xiao Xuan's fused god powers became a gray mass that repaired his body and sent a massive pillar of light into the heavens, visible across the continent and ocean.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong recognized the light's direction as the Mysterious Heavy Sect, while Bibi Dong and a refined middle-aged man discussed joining forces against the unfamiliar god's aura.
• The King of Slaughter hid in terror, while the Priestess dismissed the event as unrelated to Sea God Island and wondered whether she might meet Tang Chen again.

Tang Xuan completed his dangerous fusion of divine power, transforming all seven Spirit Rings into growable Life-bound Soul Rings and raising his body to God-level. After thanking Asura and Evil for their help, he asked when they would give him their God Trials so they could leave their divine positions.

• Tang Xuan's Seventh Soul Ring began absorbing power, but its growth stopped at two hundred thousand years as he redirected divine power into his other Spirit Rings.
• Evil explained that Tang Xuan was turning all his Spirit Rings into growable rings, and Asura and Evil supplied him with small amounts of divine power to help.
• Over the next three days, Tang Xuan fused the divine power into his six other Spirit Rings and completed a set of seven Life-bound Soul Rings, with his Seventh Soul Ring reaching five hundred thousand years.
• Tang Xuan awakened with a God-level body and newly awakened Sword Intent, then thanked Asura and Evil for their help.
• Tang Xuan asked Asura and Evil when they would bestow their God Trials so they could break free from their divine positions.

Tang Xuan learned that fusing the Evil and Asura Godhoods was too dangerous to begin his God Trial before his attributes advanced further. He declined to use the Heart of the Sea God to strengthen his Mental Power, choosing instead to preserve it as a possible path to Godhood for his companions.

• The Evil God asked Tang Xuan whether he could repeat his divine-power fusion on a much larger scale, and Tang Xuan admitted that even repeating it carried a high chance of failure.
• The Asura God and the Evil God advised Tang Xuan to delay his God Trial until his three attributes were near God-level, and Tang Xuan accepted their reasoning.
• The Evil God suggested fusing the Heart of the Sea God with Tang Xuan's head Soul Bone to improve his Mental Power.
• Tang Xuan refused to use the Heart of the Sea God for himself and explained that he wanted to preserve the Sea God inheritance for his companions.
• Tang Xuan told the Asura God that his companions should pursue becoming gods themselves rather than having him prepare everything for them.

Tang Xuan discussed finding divine successions for his companions and explained that his Mental Power could not advance until he perfected his unusual Sword Intent. After the Gods returned to the God Realm, he sensed his worried companions outside the Secret Chamber and went to meet them.

• Tang Xuan asked Asura and Evil to search the God Realm for successions for his companions, while declining to prioritize himself.
• Tang Xuan told the Gods that his Sword Intent remained incomplete and that he needed to cultivate it to perfection before his Mental Power could progress.
• The Nine-Colored Goddess asked Tang Xuan to consider her and the God of Food's divine positions for his companions, and he said he would let them decide.
• The Nine-Colored Goddess and the God of Food returned to the God Realm, and Asura complained that they had taken his benefits without helping.
• Evil took Asura back to the God Realm, and Tang Xuan sensed his worried companions through his Mental Power and strode out of the Secret Chamber.

Tang Xuan emerged from the Secret Chamber after absorbing a five-hundred-thousand-year Seventh Soul Ring, reassuring Ning Rongrong and explaining how his Spirit Rings had changed. He hinted that a god had bestowed the ring, leaving his companions stunned and curious.

• Ning Rongrong rushed into Tang Xuan's arms, crying with relief after worrying that he might die during the absorption.
• Tang Xuan revealed five black and two red Spirit Rings and explained that they could grow with his Soul Power.
• Yu Tianheng jokingly accepted Tang Xuan as his big brother, and the group laughed at their exchange.
• Tang Xuan explained that the five golden patterns on his Seventh Soul Ring marked its age of five hundred thousand years.
• Tang Xuan told Ning Rongrong that his Spirit Ring had been bestowed by someone, such as a god.

Tang Xuan revealed that he had obtained multiple divine inheritances, including those of Evil God, Asura God, and Sea God. He gave Ning Rongrong the Heart of the Sea God and urged her to seek its recognition.

• Qin Ming and the others learned that Tang Xuan had inherited the powers of two Gods and was fusing them to create his own godhood.
• Tang Xuan explained that he had inherited from Evil God and Asura God, prompting his friends to celebrate and Dugu Yan to tease him about being evil.
• Tang Xuan revealed that he possessed at least three divine inheritances, including Sea God's, and Yu Tianheng asked him to consider his younger brother first.
• Tang Xuan gave Ning Rongrong the Heart of the Sea God, the key to Sea God's inheritance, and told her to try to gain its recognition.

Ning Rongrong, Yu Tianheng, and Ye Lingling failed to gain the Heart of the Sea God's full recognition, but Dugu Yan was accepted and began absorbing its power. Tang Xuan confirmed she could start the Sea God Inheritance on Sea God Island, then refused to offer the other godhoods to his friends because they were Level Two support gods.

• Ning Rongrong offered her blood to the Heart of the Sea God, which absorbed it but returned to Tang Xuan without accepting her fully.
• Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling also tested the Heart of the Sea God, but neither gained its recognition.
• Dugu Yan offered her blood, and the Heart of the Sea God flew into her forehead and began absorbing her Soul Power and Mental Power.
• Dugu Yan collapsed, and Yu Tianheng caught her as Tang Xuan explained that the Heart of the Sea God had accepted her.
• Ning Rongrong asked Tang Xuan to reveal the other godhoods, but he said he would not let her, Yu Tianheng, or Ye Lingling inherit the weak Level Two support gods.

Tang Xuan explained that Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling could choose from many divine inheritances instead of settling for support-type gods. He offered Oscar the God of Food’s divine seat if Oscar reached Soul Emperor level within two years, then sent Meng Shu to find Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

• Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling agreed to wait for Tang Xuan to find more suitable divine inheritances after he explained that their roles did not restrict their choices.
• Tang Xuan learned that Oscar had reached Level 48, largely thanks to Yang Wudi’s medicines and support from Dai Mubai.
• Tang Xuan promised to reserve the God of Food’s divine seat for Oscar if he reached Soul Emperor level within two years.
• Meng Shu accepted the challenge and said he would supervise Oscar’s cultivation.
• Tang Xuan dismissed Meng Shu and asked him to send Ma Hongjun over.

Tang Xuan discussed Yang Wudi’s research into Blue Silver Emperor medicinal liquid and directed the sect to develop stronger fighters and improve its disciples’ cultivation. After giving Ma Hongjun a strict two-year goal, Tang Xuan left him to prove himself.

• Yang Wudi told Tang Xuan that his research had produced Blue Silver Emperor medicinal liquid, whose drops could rival much of Ye Lingling’s healing Soul Skill.
• Tang Xuan gave Yang Wudi medicinal liquid to aid his breakthrough to Titled Douluo and an Earth Dragon Golden Melon to research alongside the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Tang Xuan gave Ye Lingling medicinal liquid to use on Dugu Yan during her Heart of the Sea God fusion, explaining that Soul Power-based skills might not affect divine power.
• Ning Rongrong left angrily after Ma Hongjun interrupted her plans with Tang Xuan, while Ma Hongjun wondered why she blamed him.
• Ma Hongjun told Tang Xuan he was level 49, and Tang Xuan ordered him to reach Soul Emperor within two years or stop following him.

Tang Xuan gave Ma Hongjun Scorching Sun Spring water to help him cultivate and planned to return to the Heaven Dou Empire after stabilizing his realm. After spending the night stabilizing his Soul Power, Tang Xuan reconsidered how his choices affected Ning Rongrong, then prepared to return home with her.

• Tang Xuan ordered Ma Hongjun to reach level 60 within two years and gave him Scorching Sun Spring water for cultivation.
• Tang Xuan told Ma Hongjun to meet him in a few days so he could take him to the Scorching Sun Spring's source in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang Xuan chose to stabilize his realm before seeing Ning Rongrong, and she fell asleep waiting for him in the main hall.
• After stabilizing his realm by dawn, Tang Xuan tucked Ning Rongrong's blanket around her and reflected on how his near-death experience could have affected her.
• Ning Rongrong woke up and told Tang Xuan she had missed him, and he said they would go home after breakfast and a fight with Senior Yang Wudi.

Tang Xuan learned that Xue Ye had fallen gravely ill and suspected Qian Renxue had begun the Soul Hunting Operation. He decided the Mysterious Heavy Sect would return to the Heaven Dou Empire and use the crisis as its chance to emerge into the world.

• Tang Xuan and Yang Wudi sparred on Martial Arts Peak, helping Tang Xuan assess his strength and pushing Yang Wudi closer to a breakthrough.
• Dugu Bo arrived exhausted and told Tang Xuan that Xue Ye had repeatedly fallen ill despite being treated, while he had found no cause.
• Tang Xuan ordered Dugu Bo to gather the Mysterious Heavy Sect and said they would return to the Heaven Dou Empire once Yang Wudi was ready.
• Yang Wudi suggested Xue Ye might have been poisoned with the Breaking Clan's Seven-Colored Splendor and offered to prepare an antidote.
• Tang Xuan stopped Yang Wudi, insisting Xue Ye had to die and declaring that the Mysterious Heavy Sect would rise by exploiting the crisis.

Tang Xuan ordered the Mysterious Heavy Sect to prepare for war and returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with a small group. He planned to investigate Xue Ye’s condition and meet Xue Qinghe to learn more about the Soul Hunting Operation.

• Tang Xuan declared the Mysterious Heavy Sect at first-level combat readiness and led Ning Rongrong, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ma Hongjun, Dugu Bo, and Yang Wudi toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang Xuan left Ye Lingling behind, explaining that the upcoming mission was not suitable for her or other Mysterious Heavy Sect disciples.
• After traveling for over two days, Tang Xuan and the others arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong reunited with Chen Xin and Bone Douluo.
• Tang Xuan told Ning Fengzhi that a traitor was likely behind the recent events and said Xue Qinghe would soon be exposed, despite the sect’s surveillance finding nothing unusual.
• Tang Xuan sent Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and ordered Dugu Bo to take Ma Hongjun to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before they entered the palace together.

Tang Xuan explained that the mysterious three-day light pillar had likely resulted from his body reaching the God-level after he fused two divine powers. After Chen Xin scolded him for risking his life, Tang Xuan explained that Evil and Asura had guarded him and that the opposing powers shared a common origin, leaving him confident that his fusion could succeed.

• Chen Xin and Bone Douluo asked Tang Xuan about the gray light pillar that had appeared from the Mysterious Heavy Sect and left Titled Douluos terrified.
• Yang Wudi and the others described the pillar, and Tang Xuan concluded it had resonated with his newly God-level physical body.
• Tang Xuan clarified that his Mental Power and Soul Power remained human-level, though his physical defenses had become exceptionally strong.
• Chen Xin angrily confronted Tang Xuan for fusing two opposing divine powers without telling him, while Ning Rongrong urged Chen Xin to discipline him.
• Tang Xuan explained that Evil and Asura had protected him and argued that the divine powers could unite because all things shared a common origin.

Tang Xuan arranged a conspicuous carriage journey to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, intending to make people suspect that a major crisis was unfolding. Bone Douluo deduced that outsiders would blame Spirit Hall for an incident involving Emperor Xue Ye.

• Chen Xin left to enter seclusion after Tang Xuan's words gave him a vague insight, while Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo prepared to accompany the group.
• Tang Xuan returned to his residence with Ning Rongrong and arranged a nearby courtyard for Yang Wudi, who immediately began cultivating.
• Dugu Bo returned from Sunset Forest, and Tang Xuan gathered everyone to travel to the palace by carriage rather than fly.
• Tang Xuan instructed the driver to make the journey noisy and asked Bone Douluo and Dugu Bo to let their auras appear unstable as the carriage entered Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Xuan explained that the staged spectacle would make observers suspect trouble at the palace, and Bone Douluo concluded that they would suspect Spirit Hall had targeted Emperor Xue Ye.

Tang Xuan outlined a plan to undermine Spirit Hall’s standing without revealing Xue Ye’s illness or Xue Qinghe’s identity. He and Ning Fengzhi reached the imperial palace, where they went to see Xue Ye.

• Tang Xuan explained that rumors and public suspicion could weaken Spirit Hall’s reputation without evidence, while Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo questioned the risks.
• Tang Xuan said Xue Qinghe’s identity must remain secret and suggested that Spirit Hall might provide evidence itself; Ning Fengzhi asked to be kept informed.
• Ning Fengzhi’s carriage raced through Heaven Dou City toward the palace, prompting bystanders to speculate about the Royal Family and Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi showed the guards his Precious Pagoda token, and the group entered the palace on foot.
• Tang Xuan and the others hurried to Xue Ye’s bedchamber in the rear palace.

Tang Xuan brought Yang Wudi to examine the ailing Xue Ye, and Yang Wudi identified the poison as Seven-Colored Splendor, the Breaking Clan’s inherited poison. He discovered that his younger brother Wu Shuang had betrayed the clan, while Tang Xuan reassured him that the royal family’s resentment would not harm his plans.

• Xue Xing welcomed Tang Xuan’s group and admitted he feared for his and Xue Beng’s lives as Xue Ye’s condition worsened.
• Tang Xuan brought Yang Wudi to examine Xue Ye, and Yang Wudi diagnosed him with Seven-Colored Splendor.
• Tang Xuan explained that the poison belonged to the Breaking Clan and concluded that one of Yang Wudi’s clansmen had betrayed the clan.
• Yang Wudi vowed to kill Wu Shuang when they met, and Tang Xuan warned him not to let the betrayal hinder his breakthrough.
• Yang Wudi raised concerns about the royal family’s resentment, and Tang Xuan revealed that Xue Xing and Xue Beng had already sworn loyalty to him.

Yang Wudi temporarily awakened the poisoned Xue Ye, who learned of the danger facing his empire and named Xue Beng his heir. Tang Xuan stopped Xue Xing and Xue Beng from carrying out the decree, warning that openly deposing Xue Qinghe could provoke a devastating attack on Heaven Dou.

• Xue Xing revealed that he and Xue Beng had sworn on their Martial Souls to acknowledge Tang Xuan as their master.
• Yang Wudi explained that curing Xue Ye would take months and leave him with at most five years, while briefly awakening him would reduce his remaining life to two years.
• Xue Xing chose to awaken Xue Ye, and Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo used their poison expertise to restore his consciousness.
• Xue Xing and Xue Beng told Xue Ye what had happened, and Xue Ye named Xue Beng crown prince and sole heir to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang Xuan stopped Xue Xing and Xue Beng from issuing Xue Ye's decree, warning that deposing Xue Qinghe could trigger an assault on the empire.