Chapter Summaries

Tang Xuan and Yang Wudi encountered three powerful Thousand Jun Ant Emperors in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Tang Xuan swiftly crippled them. At the forest’s edge, he offered the strongest Emperor a chance to evolve into a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast by devouring the other two, leaving Yang Wudi waiting to see whether the plan would work.

• Yang Wudi and Tang Xuan recognized three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors, and Tang Xuan asked Yang Wudi if he wanted a Hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Tang Xuan attacked and crippled the weakest Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, then fought the other two with his sword and soul skills.
• Tang Xuan carried off the strongest Emperor while Yang Wudi gathered the other two, and they fled toward the forest’s outskirts.
• An azure figure arrived at the battlefield, wondered whether Second Elder had been there, and said that he missed Second Elder and Sister Xiao Wu.
• At the forest’s edge, Tang Xuan woke the strongest Emperor and ordered it to eat the other two and evolve to a hundred thousand years if it wanted to live.

Tang Xuan forced the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor to devour its two brothers so it could grow stronger, while Yang Wudi watched in anticipation of obtaining its Spirit Ring. After the ant slept to digest the energy, its body grew to nearly four meters and it showed signs of waking.

• Tang Xuan made the wounded Thousand Jun Ant Emperor eat its two younger brothers, and its injuries began healing as its strength rose.
• Yang Wudi questioned how Tang Xuan knew the ant could grow by devouring Spirit Beasts, and Tang Xuan explained his deduction from its mixed physical traits.
• Tang Xuan told Yang Wudi the ant might approach a hundred thousand years of cultivation, leaving Yang Wudi hopeful about its Spirit Ring.
• After the ant finished eating, Tang Xuan tried to make it refine the energy without sleeping, but Yang Wudi pointed out that sleep might be how Spirit Beasts digest energy.
• The Thousand Jun Ant Emperor fell asleep, grew to nearly four meters as its cultivation neared ninety thousand years, and twitched its foreleg as it began to wake.

Tang Xuan and Yang Wudi pushed the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor past its final cultivation barrier, creating a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. When it began to swell toward an explosion, Yang Wudi killed it, leaving a crimson Spirit Ring for him to absorb.

• The Thousand Jun Ant Emperor failed to break through after Tang Xuan fed it Blue Silver Emperor Medicinal Liquid.
• Tang Xuan asked Yang Wudi for his semi-finished Earth Dragon Golden Melon pill and had him feed it to the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor.
• The pill triggered the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor’s breakthrough to a hundred thousand years, but its body began swelling dangerously.
• Tang Xuan released two layers of Evil God's Protection and ordered Yang Wudi to kill the beast before it exploded.
• Yang Wudi pierced the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor through its mouth, stopping the explosion and producing a crimson Spirit Ring.
• Tang Xuan urged Yang Wudi to regulate his breathing and absorb the Spirit Ring.

Yang Wudi absorbed the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and reached Rank 92, while Tang Xuan found a precious torso bone in the beast’s corpse. Yang Wudi refused to absorb the bone because its likely defensive abilities did not suit his attack-focused path, and Tang Xuan revealed he had reserved his torso slot for another soul bone.

• Tang Xuan kept watch while Yang Wudi absorbed the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
• Tang Xuan discovered a dark gold torso bone in the corpse and was astonished by its rarity.
• After absorbing the ring overnight, Yang Wudi reached Rank 92 and thanked Tang Xuan for his help.
• Tang Xuan offered Yang Wudi the torso bone, but Yang Wudi declined because its likely defensive skill conflicted with his extreme attack-focused cultivation.
• Yang Wudi urged Tang Xuan to take the bone, but Tang Xuan explained that he had already reserved his torso slot for another soul bone.

Tang Xuan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Yang Wudi and began preparing for Spirit Hall’s coming Soul Hunting Operation. He arranged to send many disciples away as a deliberate show of weakness, while Yang Wudi would secretly protect them on their route toward Star Luo Empire.

• Yang Wudi explained that he refused the Soul Bone because his Spear Intent depended on purity and he did not want external power interfering with it, prompting Tang Xuan to ponder the meaning of purity.
• Tang Xuan and Yang Wudi returned to the sect after a delayed journey, arriving with about a week remaining before Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Operation.
• Tang Xuan told Ning Fengzhi to send numerous sect disciples away on assignments to make the sect appear inadequately defended.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether elite direct-line disciples should be included, but Tang Xuan said Spirit Hall would focus on the sect or on him rather than scattered disciples.
• Tang Xuan said Yang Wudi would secretly escort the departing disciples to Nuoding City and across the Star Luo–Heaven Dou border, and noted that Yang Wudi’s strength might now rival or surpass Dugu Bo’s.
• Ning Fengzhi asked what Spirit Ring Tang Xuan had obtained for Yang Wudi.

Tang Xuan returned to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and told Ning Fengzhi about hunting three eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, including a Thousand Jun Ant Emperor. He found that Chen Xin had absorbed only three of his Soul Bones and left three for Tang Xuan, then faced Chen Xin’s disbelief over why he had not absorbed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone.

• Tang Xuan told Ning Fengzhi that he had hunted three Spirit Beasts around eighty thousand years old and described the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor’s ability to devour other Spirit Beasts’ cultivation.
• Ning Fengzhi said he had purged the sect’s traitors and spies, and explained that Chen Xin had been spending time with Ning Rongrong instead of absorbing his Soul Bones.
• Chen Xin arrived with Ning Rongrong, Bone Douluo, and Yang Wudi, then revealed he had absorbed three Soul Bones and saved three for Tang Xuan.
• Tang Xuan saw that Chen Xin had left the Clear Sky Sect Legacy Soul Bones and the Ten Thousand Year Titan Giant Ape Torso Bone untouched, and urged him to absorb them and break through.
• Chen Xin asked why Tang Xuan had not absorbed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Torso Bone, and Tang Xuan said he was saving it for a better Spirit Beast.
• Chen Xin dismissed Tang Xuan’s explanation, believing he was waiting for the Hundred-Thousand-Year Sky Azure Bull Python.

Tang Xuan rejected the Hundred-Thousand-Year Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Torso Bone in favor of a future Soul Bone or Divine Beast, and Chen Xin accepted it. Chen Xin gave the Titan Giant Ape Soul Bone to Yang Wudi, while Tang Xuan promised Bone Douluo a Defense System Head Soul Bone after they returned to the Star Luo Empire.

• Tang Xuan told his family that Million-Year Soul Beasts and Divine Beasts existed, but Ning Fengzhi remained unconvinced and urged him to absorb the Hundred-Thousand-Year Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Torso Bone.
• Tang Xuan insisted that Chen Xin take the Torso Bone, and Chen Xin accepted it while speaking of passing down his Soul Bones someday.
• Bone Douluo asked Chen Xin for the Torso Bone taken from Tang Hao, but Chen Xin gave it to Yang Wudi instead.
• Chen Xin explained that Yang Wudi deserved the Soul Bone after giving up the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor Soul Bone, and Yang Wudi was moved by his generosity.
• Tang Xuan promised Bone Douluo a Defense System Head Soul Bone from the Elephant Armored Sect, restoring Bone Douluo's spirits.

On the eve of Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Operation, Tang Xuan cultivated to level seventy-nine and refused Ning Fengzhi’s plea to flee, insisting he would defend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He planned to resist the attack and reach level eighty in time to claim the Sky Azure Bull Python as his eighth soul ring.

• Chen Xin secluded himself to absorb a Soul Bone while Ning Fengzhi sent idle disciples on missions, with Yang Wudi secretly protecting them.
• Dugu Bo recovered and left with Yang Wudi to meet the Mysterious Heavy Sect disciples and warn Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan to prepare.
• Tang Xuan spent the week before the operation cultivating, intending to reach level eighty and take the Sky Azure Bull Python before Bibi Dong could hunt it.
• On the eve of the operation, Tang Xuan emerged at level seventy-nine, with two levels gained from the God-Bestowed Soul Ring and one from his own cultivation.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Tang Xuan a letter from Xue Qinghe urging him to keep their appointment alone, and Tang Xuan recognized it as an attempt to save him while his family was killed.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Tang Xuan to survive for the sect’s future, but Tang Xuan refused to flee and said he could use Heaven and Earth Mutual Destruction against Spirit Hall.

Tang Xuan worried about Chen Xin’s breakthrough as Qian Renxue waited for him at the palace, hoping to win him over. She learned that three Venerables were leading Spirit Hall’s attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, destroying her chance to hide Spirit Hall’s involvement from Tang Xuan.

• Tang Xuan asked Ning Fengzhi about Chen Xin’s progress in seclusion and worried that Spirit Hall might send Venerables.
• Qian Renxue cooked a meal and prepared royal wine while waiting for Tang Xuan to arrive at the palace.
• The Shadow reported that the letter had reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect but that Tang Xuan’s whereabouts were unknown.
• The Shadow told Qian Renxue that the Second, Sixth, and Seventh Venerables were all leading the force against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue realized the Venerables’ presence would make it impossible to conceal Spirit Hall’s role from Tang Xuan, and she lamented that her grandfather would not spare him.

Qian Renxue learned that Tang Xuan had deceived her, but she still ordered her retainers to protect him while advancing her plans to seize the kingdom. Outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Golden Crocodile Douluo and the twin Venerables prepared to attack, confident in their combined strength.

• Qian Renxue realized Tang Xuan had used their supposed drinking appointment to extract information and grieved that he might die at Golden Crocodile Douluo's hands.
• Qian Renxue tried to leave for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Snake Lance Douluo restrained her until Pufferfish Douluo persuaded her to focus on gaining power first.
• Qian Renxue ordered Pufferfish Douluo to prepare another batch of Seven-Colored Splendor and accelerate the plan to kill Xue Ye.
• Qian Renxue sent Snake Lance Douluo to wait outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and rescue Tang Xuan if he faced mortal danger.
• Falling Devil Douluo questioned why the three Venerables had to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Thousand Jun Douluo cautioned him not to underestimate the sect or the Chen Family brat.

Golden Crocodile Douluo led Spirit Hall’s forces in a nighttime assault on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, only to be caught in a devastating ambush. Tang Xuan appeared before the surviving attackers and demanded to know why Golden Crocodile had come.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered Qian Jun Douluo, Falling Devil Douluo, and more than ten thousand Spirit Masters to begin their attack despite finding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect eerily quiet.
• After the invaders crossed the castle wall and found no defenders, dark purple clouds gathered and Tang Xuan’s forces unleashed thunder, evil auras, and a Slaughter Domain that suppressed the attackers’ Spirit Rings.
• The Sect’s forces fired Godly Zhuge Crossbows and bone bolts into the trapped Spirit Hall army, killing nearly four thousand people while Golden Crocodile Douluo escaped the domain’s range.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo summoned his Golden Crocodile King martial soul and demanded that the hidden attackers reveal themselves.
• Tang Xuan descended with Ning Rongrong and challenged Golden Crocodile Douluo to explain why he had brought an army to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at night.

Tang Xuan and Ning Fengzhi exposed Spirit Hall’s attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect by recording Golden Crocodile Douluo’s admission. Golden Crocodile ordered his forces to attack, and Tang Xuan halted the front ranks with Mountain Collapse as the battle began.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo admitted that Spirit Hall had attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and threatened to kill everyone present.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that an Imprint Stone had recorded Golden Crocodile’s words and planned to spread the evidence across the continent.
• Tang Xuan overwhelmed Golden Crocodile’s killing intent, while Ning Rongrong mocked the old Douluo.
• Golden Crocodile ordered the Sixth Elder, the Seventh Elder, and ten thousand Spirit Hall soldiers to kill the defenders.
• Ning Fengzhi rallied the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and both sides launched their attacks.
• Tang Xuan used Mountain Collapse to stun the Spirit Hall soldiers charging at the front, leaving them vulnerable to the attacks from the city walls.

As Golden Crocodile Douluo overwhelmed Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo, Tang Xuan searched the battlefield for another way to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He found Thousand Jun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo, then dived to attack them as Falling Devil tried to leave.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo struck at the disciples on the city wall, but Bone Douluo intercepted his tail with Ning Fengzhi's support.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed his full spirit rings and Martial Soul Avatar, forcing Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo to confront him.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Tang Xuan and Ning Rongrong to find Chen Xin, but Tang Xuan instead searched the battlefield while carrying Ning Rongrong.
• Tang Xuan explained that the Slaughter Domain could endanger their own allies, then spotted Thousand Jun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo below.
• Falling Devil Douluo prepared to leave and join the attack, but Tang Xuan dived toward him and shouted, "Sixth Soul Skill, Break World!"

Tang Xuan fought Qian Jun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo, injuring Qian Jun and discovering that his boosted sword strike did not harm Jiang Mo as expected. He activated Slaughter Domain to seal their Spirit Rings, then overwhelmed Qian Jun while trapping Jiang Mo in the ground.

• Qian Jun Douluo stepped in to block Tang Xuan's descending attack and was struck to one knee, seriously injured.
• Tang Xuan attacked Falling Devil Douluo with his boosted Mysterious Iron Heavy Sword, but Jiang Mo blocked the strike and emerged mostly unharmed.
• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo attacked Tang Xuan together, but he activated Slaughter Domain, which sealed their Spirit Rings and raised his attributes.
• Tang Xuan attacked Qian Jun with a powerful sword barrage, forcing him to defend without counterattacking.
• Jiang Mo tried to strike Tang Xuan from behind, but Tang Xuan split and collapsed the ground beneath him, trapping him with only his head exposed.

Tang Xuan defeated Thousand Jun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo, then stopped short of killing them when Snake Lance Douluo took Ning Rongrong hostage. The chapter ended with Tang Xuan confronting She Long over his threat.

• Tang Xuan knocked out Thousand Jun Douluo and then battered Falling Devil Douluo into unconsciousness with a rapid series of attacks.
• After recovering, Tang Xuan prepared to kill the two brothers, but a voice made him stop his sword just before it struck Thousand Jun Douluo.
• Snake Lance Douluo, She Long, revealed that he was holding Ning Rongrong hostage and demanded that Tang Xuan release the two Venerables.
• Ning Rongrong urged Tang Xuan to kill the brothers, while She Long warned that doing so would bring trouble upon him.
• Tang Xuan fixed his killing gaze on She Long and asked whether anyone had ever told him that he was really stupid.

Tang Xuan rescued Ning Rongrong from Snake Lance Douluo and killed him in retaliation for threatening her. He then took Ning Rongrong toward the central battlefield, where Qian Jun and Jiang Mo still fought.

• Snake Lance Douluo froze when Tang Xuan called him She Long, and Tang Xuan struck him with a soul attack to free Ning Rongrong.
• Tang Xuan checked Ning Rongrong for injuries, and she reassured him that she trusted him to keep her safe.
• Tang Xuan confronted Snake Lance Douluo, who claimed he had only meant to prevent trouble, but Tang Xuan rejected his excuse.
• Tang Xuan strangled Snake Lance Douluo to death and struck his corpse with his Heavy Sword.
• Tang Xuan took Ning Rongrong toward the city wall to join the central battlefield and help Grandpa Bone and the others.

Tang Xuan used Break Army to devastate Spirit Hall’s forces and weaken their morale, then killed the Fourth and Sixth Elders with a surprise attack. He and Ning Rongrong noticed Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi were in danger against Golden Crocodile Douluo, so Tang Xuan flew to help them.

• Tang Xuan’s Break Army attack rained heavy swords on Spirit Hall’s stronger fighters, turning the battle’s momentum in favor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Xuan announced that Qian Jun and Jiang Mo had fallen, prompting Spirit Hall soldiers to flee until the Fourth Elder killed deserters and forced the troops to keep fighting.
• The Fourth and Sixth Elders discussed their desperate situation, but Tang Xuan caught them by surprise and killed them with a heavy sword strike.
• Tang Xuan explained to Ning Rongrong that Evil God Power, his heavy sword, and his concealed aura had helped him kill the Titled Douluo so quickly, and Ning Rongrong teased him about his luck.
• When the Senbai Bone Dragon began to dissipate, Tang Xuan realized Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi were struggling against Golden Crocodile Douluo and flew to assist them.

Tang Xuan arrived in time to save Bone Douluo from Golden Crocodile Douluo’s fatal attack, then prepared to face the powerful enemy alone. Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi left with Ning Rongrong to support the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s disciples, leaving Tang Xuan to confront Golden Crocodile Douluo.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo dismissed Bone Douluo’s warning that Tang Xuan had captured Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, then struck at Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi.
• Bone Douluo shoved Ning Fengzhi out of danger, but Ning Fengzhi had exhausted his daily uses of Nine Treasures Invincible Divine Light and could not protect him.
• Tang Xuan’s Evil God's Protection shielded Bone Douluo, and Tang Xuan severed Golden Crocodile Douluo’s giant claw with Sky Rend, Break World.
• Tang Xuan and Ning Rongrong reached Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Rongrong used her Nine-colored Light to restore their injuries and Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong persuaded Bone Douluo to help the sect’s disciples while Tang Xuan fought alone, and Bone Douluo left with Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong.
• Tang Xuan faced Golden Crocodile Douluo, vowing to skin him and make leather shoes.

Tang Xuan tested Golden Crocodile Douluo’s strength before sealing his Soul Rings and striking him with Break World. Golden Crocodile Douluo escaped underground with his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Skill, then suddenly attacked Tang Xuan from a tunnel.

• Tang Xuan used Break World to wound Golden Crocodile Douluo in his giant crocodile form, forcing him to return to human form and fight back.
• Tang Xuan endured Golden Crocodile Douluo’s attacks while gauging his strength, then revealed that he had been testing whether the elder was worth killing.
• Tang Xuan summoned a Killing Intent domain that sealed Golden Crocodile Douluo’s Soul Rings, then struck through his defenses with Break World.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo used his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Skill, Golden Crocodile Dance, to burrow away and escape the domain.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo’s crocodile head burst from the earth and pursued Tang Xuan as he tried to dodge.

Tang Xuan lured Golden Crocodile Douluo into killing Spirit Hall members, then endured his strongest attacks until he was nearly exhausted. As Golden Crocodile Douluo’s final charge bore down on him, a cold voice intervened to protect him.

• Tang Xuan guided Golden Crocodile Douluo’s lock-on soul-bone attack into the Spirit Hall forces, suffering serious wounds and cracking his Mysterious Wing Soul Bone.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo recovered and unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Fierce Golden Crocodile, while keeping his distance from Tang Xuan’s Slaughter Domain.
• Tang Xuan countered Fierce Golden Crocodile with his defensive and offensive skills, but the collision further drained and injured him.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo strengthened his Ninth Soul Skill and charged at the helpless Tang Xuan, while Bone Douluo failed to open a teleportation gate in time.
• As Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong watched in despair, a cold voice declared that Golden Crocodile Douluo could not hurt its grandson and ordered him away.