Chapter Summaries

Tang Xuan visited Xue Qinghe in the East Palace, hoping to learn more about him and the Soul Hunting Operation. Xue Qinghe welcomed him with startlingly genuine affection, leaving Tang Xuan puzzled and Ning Rongrong suspicious.

• Tang Xuan told Xue Ye he would meet Xue Qinghe before drawing conclusions, and Xue Ye warned him to choose the Heaven Dou Royal Family’s side when the time came.
• Tang Xuan and Ning Rongrong left Xue Ye’s bedchamber and used Xue Qinghe’s token to enter the East Palace.
• Tang Xuan entered Xue Qinghe’s room, and Xue Qinghe rushed over to embrace him with visible emotion.
• Ning Rongrong pulled the two apart and shielded Tang Xuan, while Xue Qinghe greeted her and invited them inside.
• Ning Rongrong privately warned Tang Xuan that something was off about Xue Qinghe, and Tang Xuan cautiously agreed to keep his guard up.
• Xue Qinghe served them tea he had taken from his teacher, and Tang Xuan continued to wonder whether Xue Qinghe’s warmth was genuine.

Tang Xuan visited Xue Qinghe at the palace and admitted that he had entered Slaughter City, while learning that Qian Renxue had become attracted to him. Ning Rongrong declared that Tang Xuan was her future husband, leaving Qian Renxue bitter and Tang Xuan considering a new plan.

• Tang Xuan told Xue Qinghe that he had traveled through the continent and visited Slaughter City, and realized Spirit Hall had learned about it.
• Xue Qinghe asked why Tang Xuan had come to the palace, and Tang Xuan explained that Ning Rongrong and he had accompanied Uncle Ning to familiarize themselves with palace affairs.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Xue Qinghe over questioning her presence, and Xue Qinghe justified why she needed to learn political affairs as the future sect master.
• Ning Rongrong called Tang Xuan her future husband and said it made no difference which of them inherited the sect leadership.
• Xue Qinghe concealed his bitterness and congratulated them, while Tang Xuan sensed his feelings and began considering a new plan.

Tang Xuan told Xue Qinghe that Ghost Douluo had tried to kill him, using the threat from Spirit Hall to test Xue Qinghe’s response. Xue Qinghe ultimately agreed to accompany Tang Xuan and Ning Rongrong to pay respects to his teacher and visit the emperor.

• Tang Xuan feigned distress, then revealed that Ghost Douluo had attacked him after he left Slaughter City and that he had crippled Ghost Douluo’s Martial Soul.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether the attack had been ordered by the Pope, and Tang Xuan challenged his plan to pressure Spirit Hall into handing Ghost Douluo over.
• Tang Xuan said he would face the danger himself, then left with Ning Rongrong while waiting to see whether Xue Qinghe would follow.
• Xue Qinghe called Tang Xuan back and said he would go with him to pay respects to his teacher and then visit the emperor.
• Xue Qinghe extinguished the charcoal fire and invited Tang Xuan to drink with him at the East Palace on the eighth of next month.

Tang Xuan suspected Xue Qinghe had set their drinking date to conceal the Soul Hunting Operation against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He accepted that Qian Renxue had chosen to oppose his family, and the two parted with their conflict drawing closer.

• Xue Qinghe invited Tang Xuan to drink at the East Palace on the eighth of next month, and Tang Xuan questioned the date and venue.
• Tang Xuan asked to bring Ning Rongrong, but Xue Qinghe persuaded her to stay away and promised her a gift.
• Tang Xuan concluded that the eighth of next month was likely the date of the Soul Hunting Operation and suspected Xue Qinghe intended to destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Xuan resolved to treat Qian Renxue as an enemy if she threatened his family, while Ning Rongrong comforted him by taking his hand.
• Xue Qinghe silently justified the plan as necessary for Spirit Hall's rise and hoped Tang Xuan would not blame her.

Bibi Dong strengthened the force assigned to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect because she feared Tang Xuan, while sending Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and the Golden Generation to search the Star Dou Great Forest for the little rabbit. Hu Liena then defied the plan, telling Bibi Dong she wanted to join the attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Bibi Dong ordered two thousand Spirit Masters transferred from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan force to the force attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and reassigned the Seventh and Eighth Elders to Blue Lightning.
• Bibi Dong asked Gui Mei and Yue Guan about their recovery and ordered them to take the Golden Generation to the Star Dou Great Forest to find the little rabbit.
• Yan and Xie Yue prepared to leave with Gui Mei and Yue Guan, but Hu Liena stayed behind, conflicted.
• Hu Liena approached Bibi Dong and said she wanted to join the force attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Hu Liena begged Bibi Dong to spare Tang Xuan, but Bibi Dong forbade her from leaving the Pope's Palace and continued planning the attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. At the Worship Hall, Bibi Dong learned from a letter that the Young Master had fallen for Tang Xuan and intended to protect him during the operation.

• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she wanted to join the mission, but Bibi Dong ordered Xie Yue to keep her inside the Pope's Palace and insisted that Tang Xuan must die.
• Hu Liena confessed to Xie Yue that she liked Tang Xuan and did not want him to die, while Xie Yue tried to comfort her and urged her to forget him.
• Bibi Dong asked the middle-aged man at the Worship Hall for powerful reinforcements, and he agreed to send Second Elder, Sixth Elder, and Seventh Elder.
• The middle-aged man gave Bibi Dong a letter from Snake Lance stating that the Young Master had feelings for Tang Xuan and planned to protect him during the operation.
• Bibi Dong read the letter and tore it to pieces in fury.

Bibi Dong argued with the middle-aged man over Qian Renxue’s defiance and Tang Xuan’s fate, then learned Hu Liena wanted to join the force attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong allowing Hu Liena to go, despite her obvious feelings for Tang Xuan.

• Bibi Dong called Qian Renxue a wretch, but the middle-aged man condemned her hypocrisy and promised to spare Tang Xuan at Qian Renxue’s request.
• The middle-aged man explained that the Second, Sixth, and Seventh Elders would destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect quickly, after which Tang Xuan could still be targeted.
• Bibi Dong left the middle-aged man and found Xie Yue bruised after he tried to stop Hu Liena from following her.
• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong to let her accompany the force attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect so she could save Tang Xuan if he was in danger.
• Hu Liena praised Tang Xuan as an apparently flawless person, and Bibi Dong finally agreed to let her go.

Bibi Dong assigned Hu Liena to keep Tang Xuan from returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while secretly planning to kill him after the sect’s destruction. At the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Ye dismissed his suspicions of Xue Qinghe and urged him to take a consort and produce an heir.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to stay away from the battlefield and instead watch for Tang Xuan near the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Hu Liena should stop Tang Xuan from returning to his sect, while she planned to monitor and later kill him.
• Bibi Dong paused before the Angel God statue, experienced a moment of clarity, and returned to the Pope's Palace in tears after Hu Liena left happily.
• Ning Fengzhi, Tang Xuan, and Ning Rongrong left Xue Ye's bedchamber after their late-night discussion ended.
• Xue Ye privately told Xue Qinghe to take a consort and leave an heir, while a hidden expert remained ready in case Xue Qinghe attacked.

Xue Ye pressured Xue Qinghe into accepting a state-arranged marriage while secretly baiting him into another attempt on his life. Tang Xuan sent the Soul Hunting Operation’s date to allies, and Chen Xin returned from seclusion with a mysterious breakthrough that was not a rise to rank 99.

• Xue Ye announced that Xue Qinghe would marry and that his Imperial Uncle would handle state affairs, prompting Xue Qinghe to comply while hiding his killing intent.
• Xue Ye told Shadow he had weakened Xue Qinghe’s authority to provoke another attempt on his life.
• Tang Xuan sent the Soul Hunting Operation’s date to the Mysterious Heavy Sect and visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to give Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Yu Yuanzhen instructions.
• Tang Xuan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and spoke privately with Ning Fengzhi through the night as Ning Fengzhi purged exposed traitors within the sect.
• Chen Xin returned to the great hall amid powerful Sword Intent, and Tang Xuan guessed he had reached rank 99.
• Chen Xin said he had not reached rank 99 and revealed that his breakthrough was something else, holding up his Seven Kill Sword.

Chen Xin revealed that he had refined his nine Soul Rings into a single ring on the Seven Kill Sword, combining the power and age of all nine Soul Skills. He had found a possible path toward Level 99, but still needed years to reach and break through the peak of Level 98, leaving Tang Xuan impatiently scheming for a faster way.

• Tang Xuan noticed the nine stars representing Chen Xin's Soul Rings had vanished from the Seven Kill Sword and spotted a red-and-blue gem beneath its guard.
• Chen Xin explained that he had refined all nine Soul Rings into one ring after taking inspiration from Tang Xuan's words about all things originating from one.
• Chen Xin revealed that the single ring gave him one Soul Skill with the combined power and age of all nine former Soul Skills.
• Tang Xuan asked whether the new ring could help Chen Xin reach Level 99, and Chen Xin said he had found a possible path but needed to reach the peak of Level 98 first.
• Chen Xin estimated he would need another year or two to accumulate enough Soul Power, while Tang Xuan complained that the breakthrough could take many more years and began plotting.

Tang Xuan proposed hunting Tang Hao to obtain his full set of Soul Bones and help Chen Xin break through to level 99. He and Chen Xin set out to hunt Tang Hao, while a sudden surge of scorching energy hinted at another breakthrough.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu to gather high-year Soul Bones for Chen Xin, but Chen Xin objected to risking the sect’s wealth and reputation.
• Tang Xuan offered to obtain a complete set of Strength Type Soul Bones by killing Tang Hao, whose Soul Bone slots he believed were all filled.
• Tang Xuan reassured Ning Rongrong that Chen Xin’s super-evolved strength and his Evil God's Protection would give them a strong chance against the injured Tang Hao.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to the hunt and promised that he and Gu would buy time if anything went wrong, while Tang Xuan arranged for Old Monster to assist them.
• Tang Xuan and Chen Xin left the Seven Treasures Great Hall, then saw a sharp, scorching aura shoot into the sky, prompting Tang Xuan to celebrate the apparent double blessing.

Yang Wudi joined Tang Xuan and Chen Xin on their hunt for Tang Hao, while Tang Hao brought Tang San to a Blue Silver Grass forest to awaken a planned ability. Tang San could not hear the voice Tang Hao expected him to hear, and they found the forest had been destroyed.

• Yang Wudi told Tang Xuan he had broken through to Level 90 and insisted on joining the hunt for Tang Hao.
• Tang Xuan agreed to take Yang Wudi along, and Chen Xin carried him as they flew toward Tang Hao.
• Tang San completed Tang Hao's waterfall training, reached Level 50 after his seal was removed, and followed his father to a Blue Silver Grass forest.
• Tang Hao ordered Tang San to sense the Blue Silver Grass, but Tang San felt only the plants' emotions and heard no old man calling to him.
• Tang Hao searched the forest with Tang San, but they found a large clearing where the Blue Silver Grass forest had been destroyed.

Tang Hao collapsed after discovering that the opportunity left for Tang San by his mother had been destroyed, and Tang San treated his injuries while urging him not to fight again. As they prepared to hunt Spirit Beasts, they argued over Tang San’s plan to add Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer and the truth about Twin Martial Souls, leaving Tang San puzzled by Tang Hao’s mention of the Pope of Spirit Hall.

• Tang Hao spat blood and collapsed after raging over the destroyed opportunity, and Tang San found that his father’s old injuries were severe.
• Tang Hao told Tang San the opportunity had been left by his mother and concerned the strength of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Tang San healed Tang Hao with the Mysterious Heaven Skill and promised to recover the opportunity while begging his father not to fight again.
• Tang San called Yu Xiaogang a fraud and said he wanted to hunt a Man Faced Demon Spider for a Soul Ring.
• Tang San asked to hunt Spirit Beasts for Thousand Year Soul Rings on his Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang Hao questioned where he had learned that Twin Martial Souls could not bear many powerful rings.
• Tang San said Tang Xuan had given him that information, and Tang Hao explained that Tang Xuan might know secrets about the Pope of Spirit Hall, leaving Tang San confused.

Tang Hao explained Bibi Dong’s Twin Martial Souls and discussed Tang San’s cultivation method before taking him to hunt Spirit Beasts. Tang Xuan’s group tracked them through Sunset Forest and waited for a safer chance to attack Tang Hao, while Tang Xuan warned Yang Wudi not to expose his killing intent.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that Bibi Dong’s two equally strong Martial Souls had no conflict, and Tang San explained how balancing the strength of his own Martial Souls might prevent conflict.
• Tang Hao took Tang San to hunt Spirit Beasts, while Tang Xuan, Chen Xin, and Yang Wudi arrived too late to see Tang Hao’s reaction to the stolen Blue Silver Forest.
• Tang Xuan’s group followed Tang Hao and watched Tang San absorb Spirit Rings from a Shadow Demon Tiger, a Great Strength Ape, and a Cave Demon Spider.
• Tang Xuan told Yang Wudi to wait until Tang Hao left Sunset Forest and was alone before attacking.
• Tang Xuan stopped Yang Wudi from revealing his killing intent, warning that Tang Hao could sense it.

Tang Xuan kept watch while Chen Xin took Yang Wudi to search Sunset Forest for a suitable Spirit Beast. After Tang San finished absorbing his Spirit Rings, Tang Hao took him toward Slaughter City, and Tang Xuan and his allies resumed following them.

• Tang Xuan sent Chen Xin and Yang Wudi away to search for a suitable Spirit Beast, explaining that his control of his killing intent made him the best person to watch Tang Hao.
• Tang San completed absorbing his three Spirit Rings, reaching roughly Rank 56 with a powerful thirty-thousand-year Cave Demon Spider Spirit Ring.
• Tang Hao accidentally swept Tang Xuan with his Divine Slaughter's Domain, but Tang Xuan hid his presence before Tang Hao could discover him.
• Tang Hao told Tang San about Slaughter City and set off to take him there, while Tang San grew resentful of how often his father talked about Tang Xuan.
• Chen Xin returned with Yang Wudi without finding a suitable Spirit Beast, and Yang Wudi urged them to continue following Tang Hao.

Tang Xuan and his allies ambushed Tang Hao, severing his left arm and stripping away his Soul Bone, then revealed their motives and prepared to finish him. Tang Hao struck at Tang Xuan, but the attack’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Tang Xuan, Chen Xin, and Yang Wudi ambushed Tang Hao on his return from the Tavern, and Chen Xin’s sword severed Tang Hao’s left arm after an attack stunned him.
• Tang Hao recognized Tang Xuan and demanded to know why he had turned against him; Tang Xuan explained that Tang Hao and his son stood in the way of his goals.
• Yang Wudi accused Tang Hao of bearing responsibility for the Breaking Clan’s losses, and Tang Hao remembered the Clear Sky Sect’s abandonment of the Four Single Attribute Clans.
• Tang Xuan pointed out that losing his left arm had reduced Tang Hao to a Soul Douluo with eight Spirit Rings, provoking Tang Hao to swing his Clear Sky Hammer at him.
• Tang Xuan and Yang Wudi remained unafraid because they still had an ally who had not yet joined the fight.

Chen Xin fought Tang Hao after Tang Hao threatened Tang Xuan, and he defeated him despite Tang Hao detonating three spirit rings. With Tang Hao at Chen Xin’s mercy, Chen Xin left the choice of what to do with him to Tang Xuan.

• Chen Xin used Sword Dao Chen Xin to overpower Tang Hao, who answered with his Clear Sky Avatar and detonated his first three spirit rings.
• Tang Xuan warned Yang Wudi that Tang Hao was badly injured and said the others should watch for an opening.
• Tang Xuan released the Slaughter Domain, suppressing Tang Hao’s Martial Soul Avatar, then urged Chen Xin to finish the fight.
• Tang Xuan protected himself and Chen Xin with Evil God's Protection as Chen Xin’s sword clashed with Tang Hao’s hammer.
• Chen Xin defeated Tang Hao, destroying the Clear Sky Hammer and leaving Tang Hao gravely injured.
• Chen Xin held his sword to Tang Hao’s neck but paused and looked to Tang Xuan to decide his fate.

Tang Xuan had Tang Hao killed after rejecting his plea to spare Tang San, while Yang Wudi vented his grief over the Breaking Clan. As Tang Xuan searched Tang Hao’s corpse for Soul Bones, Tang San suffered a sudden bout of heart-wrenching pain in Slaughter City.

• Tang Hao asked Tang Xuan to spare Tang San, but Tang Xuan said he intended to eliminate Tang San and called on Yang Wudi to settle his grudge.
• Yang Wudi repeatedly stabbed Tang Hao with his Soul Breaking Spear until Tang Hao died, then continued attacking his corpse until Tang Xuan stopped him.
• Tang Xuan comforted Yang Wudi by explaining that the Clear Sky Sect’s leaders were ultimately responsible for the Breaking Clan’s losses.
• Tang Xuan asked Chen Xin to search for Tang Hao’s missing left arm and began extracting Soul Bones from Tang Hao’s corpse.
• In Slaughter City, Tang San defeated Terror Knight Scott, followed the Black Veil Woman into the inner district, and suddenly collapsed in pain.

Tang San was overwhelmed by grief and went to the Hell Slaughter Arena seeking relief through slaughter. Meanwhile, Tang Xuan and Chen Xin collected Tang Hao’s six Soul Bones, and Tang Xuan planned to bury Tang Hao while using his head to send a message to others.

• Tang San broke down in tears, then asked the Black Veil Woman to take him to the Hell Slaughter Arena.
• The Black Veil Woman cautiously asked whether Tang San’s surname was Tang, then hurriedly brought him to the arena and left.
• Tang Xuan examined Tang Hao’s Soul Bones, and Chen Xin extracted another one from a severed arm.
• Chen Xin offered Tang Xuan the first choice of the Soul Bones, but Tang Xuan gathered them all and urged Chen Xin to absorb them instead.
• Yang Wudi asked what they should do with Tang Hao’s remains, and Tang Xuan ordered him to bury the body and erect a gravestone while reserving Tang Hao’s head for a message.

After burying Tang Hao, Tang Xuan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Chen Xin, then hurried with Yang Wudi to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Yang Wudi a Ninth Soul Ring. Tang Xuan used his killing intent to sense a suitable soul beast, and the pair reached its vicinity near the Mixed Zone.

• Tang Xuan and Chen Xin buried Tang Hao and marked his grave with a plaque naming him Clear Sky Douluo.
• Tang Xuan, Yang Wudi, and Chen Xin returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Tang Xuan and Yang Wudi immediately set off for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang Xuan explained that he wanted the Mysterious Heavy Sect to emerge with three supreme powerhouses, and Yang Wudi agreed to pursue his Ninth Soul Ring despite concerns about the danger.
• Tang Xuan spread his Slaughter Domain through the forest and sensed an attack-type soul beast with strong killing intent.
• Tang Xuan warned Yang Wudi to be careful near the Mixed Zone, and the pair traveled for hours until the soul beast came into view.