Chapter Summaries

The Heavenly Ranking named Li Xin of King's Hall seventh, and its reward transformed his Soul Rings as he sought to break through his bottleneck. The ranking shocked the spectators and deepened their fear of King's Hall, while Li Xin's breakthrough remained underway.

• Lu Bu fought Guan Yu and Zhang Fei until Diao Chan cheered him on, strengthening his attack.
• The Heavenly Ranking announced Li Xin of King's Hall in seventh place and awarded him a five-thousand-year increase to his Soul Ring durations.
• The reward advanced Li Xin's first eight Soul Rings to ten-thousand-year rings, while the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye's energies helped him begin merging light and darkness.
• Li Xin realized light and darkness shared the same origin and felt the rank-98 Soul Power barrier loosen as he prepared to break through.
• Bian Que celebrated finding supreme-grade herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye's garden, ignoring Li Xin's breakthrough.
• The spectators, Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, and Spirit Hall's worshippers reacted with shock and fear as King's Hall gained another high-ranking powerhouse.

Yu Xiaogang learned that King's Hall had annihilated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s leaders and elders, including his father, Yu Yuanzhen. After grieving and asking about Liu Erlong, he insisted to Flender that he still had a trump card that could overturn the situation.

• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Luomian, and seven elders had been killed in King's Hall’s valley.
• Yu Xiaogang reacted with shock and grief, crushing part of Flender’s desk and spitting blood.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Flender whether Liu Erlong was safe, but Flender said he did not know where she was.
• Flender warned Yu Xiaogang that King's Hall’s strength left them powerless to act.
• Yu Xiaogang grabbed Flender and claimed he still had a trump card capable of overturning everything.

Yu Xiaogang decided to gamble on Tang San’s strength by taking him to obtain a third Soul Ring, then challenging the King’s Hall arena for a Divine Artifact and fame. As Flender watched uneasily, the Heavenly Ranking revealed Tang Chen in sixth place and awarded him six thousand years to the age of all his Soul Rings.

• Yu Xiaogang proposed advancing Tang San to Level 31 and using the King’s Hall arena rules to force a lower-level opponent into the match.
• Flender warned Yu Xiaogang that the arena’s unknown dangers and disregard for life could put Tang San at risk.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted the gamble was his last chance to prove himself and ordered Flender to leave with him for the Soul Beast Forest to obtain Tang San’s Third Soul Ring.
• The Heavenly Ranking announced Tang Chen of the City of Slaughter as the sixth-ranked Soul Master, describing his fall under Blood Fiend influence and the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King’s parasitism.
• The Heavenly Ranking rewarded Tang Chen by increasing the age of all his Soul Rings by six thousand years.

The Heavenly Ranking revealed that Tang Chen, the Clear Sky Sect’s legendary former master, was alive as the King of Slaughter, but had been corrupted by the City of Slaughter. The Clear Sky Sect’s initial hope of his return turned to humiliation and grief, while Qian Daoliu reflected on his old rival’s fate.

• The Heavenly Ranking named Tang Chen sixth and revealed that he was the King of Slaughter, a rank 99 demigod and Asura God inheritor who had fallen under the City of Slaughter’s influence.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders celebrated Tang Chen’s survival and imagined him restoring the sect’s former strength.
• Second Elder reread the ranking’s description and warned the elders that Tang Chen had been corrupted, indulged in blood and chaos, and become the King of Slaughter.
• The Clear Sky Sect elders and younger disciples felt shock, shame, and confusion as their idol’s reputation collapsed, while Tang Xiao silently struggled with the revelation.
• Qian Daoliu recognized that Tang Chen had been holding down the City of Slaughter’s aura and mourned the fate of his old friend and rival.

The Heavenly Ranking placed Bo Saixi fifth and Qian Daoliu fourth, rewarding them with seven-thousand- and eight-thousand-year increases to their Soul Ring durations. Qian Daoliu realized that Lin Jiang and at least two other beings occupied the top three and remained eligible for the Divine Artifacts.

• Qian Daoliu recalled Tang Chen's former strength, then considered how Tang Chen's fall improved his own chances of reaching the top three.
• The Heavenly Ranking named Bo Saixi fifth, identifying her as Sea God Island's Level 99 High Priest and awarding her a seven-thousand-year increase to all Soul Ring durations.
• The Heavenly Ranking named Qian Daoliu fourth, identifying him as Spirit Hall's Grand Enshriner and awarding him an eight-thousand-year increase to all Soul Ring durations.
• The canyon's spectators wondered who could rank above Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu after learning that neither had reached the top three.
• Qian Daoliu recognized that he, Bo Saixi, and the impaired Tang Chen had been excluded from the circle eligible for Divine Artifacts, and concluded that Lin Jiang was among at least three beings above them.

The Heavenly Ranking revealed Xiang Yu, Old Master, and Lin Jiang as its top three, all affiliated with King's Hall. Lin Jiang took first place, leaving the continent stunned by King's Hall's overwhelming dominance and the rewards they received.

• Mighty Lion Douluo angrily questioned why Qian Daoliu had not made the top three, while other Spirit Hall members reacted with indignation and unease.
• The Heavenly Ranking named Xiang Yu third, identifying him as a Level 99 Assault-type Peerless Douluo from King's Hall and granting him a nine-thousand-year increase to all Soul Ring ages and the Divine Artifact Shadow Battle Axe.
• The ranking named Old Master second, revealing his Twin Martial Souls and awarding him a ten-thousand-year increase to all Soul Ring ages and the Divine Artifact Doomsday.
• The ranking named Lin Jiang first, revealed his God-tier Martial Soul, Hand of Creation, and granted him a twenty-thousand-year increase to all Soul Ring ages and the Divine Artifact Scholar's Wrath.
• The canyon and the wider continent fell into stunned silence before erupting in an uproar over King's Hall claiming all three top positions.

The Heavenly Ranking named Lin Jiang first on the Soul Master Ranking and revealed that he bore the Creation God Legacy, shocking factions across the continent. As King's Hall's supremacy became clear, Clear Sky Sect's elders rejected the ranking and vowed that their sect and King's Hall could not coexist.

• Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Spirit Hall's Hu Liena, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei reacted with shock and fear to Lin Jiang's first-place ranking and Creation God Legacy.
• Ye Qingxian excitedly told Ye Lingling that Lin Jiang represented a path to the heavens and looked at him with fervent resolve.
• Qian Daoliu accepted that Spirit Hall had missed the top three and its Divine Artifact rewards, but resolved to continue pursuing the Angel God's glory.
• Clear Sky Sect's Fifth, Third, and Second Elders called the Heavenly Ranking a scam, protested Tang Chen's placement, and declared that Clear Sky Sect and King's Hall could not coexist.
• Ning Rongrong learned that Lin Jiang was first on the Soul Master Ranking and felt her admiration and determination intensify.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing reacted to Lin Jiang’s strength as Mighty Lion Douluo challenged King’s Hall to follow its lower-Soul-Power battle rule. Lin Jiang sent Zhang Fei to fight the rank-97 elder, and the two began unleashing their martial soul avatars.

• Ning Rongrong resolved to win Lin Jiang over, while Zhu Zhuqing reaffirmed her determination to grow stronger and escape her fate.
• Mighty Lion Douluo invoked King’s Hall’s arena rules and demanded an opponent from Lin Jiang.
• Lin Jiang called for Yide, and Zhang Fei entered the arena as King’s Hall’s rank-95 assault-type Titled Douluo.
• Mighty Lion Douluo mocked the two-level gap, and Zhang Fei taunted him in response.
• Mighty Lion Douluo activated his Blazing Lion Martial Soul Avatar, and Zhang Fei revealed the Eighteen-Foot Snake Lance True Body.

Zhang Fei’s Eighteen-Foot Snake Lance overwhelmed Mighty Lion Douluo’s defenses and sent him flying, but the enraged opponent unleashed his devastating Ninth Soul Skill. The chapter ended as the silent attack tore through the arena toward Zhang Fei, leaving him in agony.

• She Long realized that Zhang Fei’s lance suppressed his Snake Lance Martial Soul, while Ci Xue questioned the weapon’s quality.
• Mighty Lion Douluo struck Zhang Fei with his Fourth Soul Skill, but Zhang Fei blocked it with Guardian Mechanism and remained steady.
• Zhang Fei counterattacked with Draw Ground as Prison, shattered Mighty Lion Douluo’s Flame Barrier, and knocked him across the arena.
• Mighty Lion Douluo unleashed Soul Shattering Heaven Smiting Roar, whose invisible shockwave shattered the arena as Zhang Fei endured its impact.

Zhang Fei defeated Mighty Lion Douluo with his Ninth Soul Skill, and Qian Daoliu saved the unconscious elder from a fatal crash before admitting Spirit Hall had lost. Qian Daoliu then handed the Blade of Sanction to Lin Jiang, leaving both of Spirit Hall’s treasures from the Heavenly Ranking in Lin Jiang’s hands.

• Zhang Fei unleashed Feral Beast Bloodline and Roar at Dangyang Bridge, overpowering Mighty Lion Douluo’s Soul Shattering Heaven Smiting Roar and destroying his Martial Soul Avatar.
• The shockwaves killed some weaker spectators, while Qian Daoliu caught the unconscious Mighty Lion Douluo and stopped his flight before he struck the ground.
• Qian Daoliu recognized Zhang Fei’s victory over the stronger opponent and declared that Spirit Hall had lost.
• Qian Daoliu summoned the Blade of Sanction and sent it to Lin Jiang, who accepted the Divine Artifact.

After King's Hall defeated Spirit Hall, Lin Jiang offered Qian Daoliu and the injured Mighty Lion Douluo shelter at the posthouse. As Lin Jiang returned to King's Hall, the Heavenly Ranking announced that Li Xin had become a Peerless Douluo, risen to sixth place, and earned a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

• Lin Jiang graciously acknowledged Spirit Hall's strength after Qian Daoliu conceded defeat, then invited the injured Mighty Lion Douluo and the other Enshriners to recover at the King's Posthouse.
• Qian Daoliu accepted Lin Jiang's offer and carried Mighty Lion Douluo to the posthouse while the other Spirit Hall members followed.
• After the factions began leaving or settling in the canyon, Lin Jiang headed back to King's Hall with Daji, Mozi, Zhuang Zhou, and the others.
• The system notified Lin Jiang that Li Xin had broken through to Level 99 and that his Soul Power feedback barely affected Lin Jiang's reserves.
• The Heavenly Ranking announced that Li Xin had comprehended the Self-Created Soul Skill Blazing Frost Slash, moved to sixth place ahead of Tang Chen, and received a Hundred Thousand Year Light and Dark Judgment's Torso Soul Bone.

Bibi Dong grew determined to pursue faster power after learning of Li Xin’s breakthrough and the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone reward. At the King's Hall, Li Xin returned with his Light and Dark powers balanced and a newly forged physique, while another figure began to emerge from the Vortex Gate.

• Bibi Dong crushed her Gem Scepter and resolved to seek richer nourishment to accelerate her God Trial.
• Lin Jiang watched the Heavenly Ranking shine for Li Xin and welcomed the turmoil the reward would stir.
• Lin Jiang ordered Daqiao to retrieve Bian Que and arrange for heroes to cultivate in turns at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• Daqiao opened a Vortex Gate and left the King's Hall to carry out Lin Jiang's orders.
• Li Xin returned with balanced Light and Dark powers, ice and fire manifesting around him, and reported that he had broken through.
• Lin Jiang recognized that Li Xin had forged an unprecedented physique, and Li Xin explained how the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye inspired his Blazing Frost Slash.

Bian Que returned with seventy-three varieties of Immortal Herbs, preserved in a Storage Soul Tool and documented in an illustrated guide, and Lin Jiang authorized him to research them. Lin Jiang planned to use the herbs to strengthen Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, but when he entered his room that night, he noticed an unfamiliar raised shape beneath his quilt.

• Bian Que presented Lin Jiang with the Eternal Treasure Crystal Bottle containing 481 mature Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs and his detailed illustrated guide.
• Lin Jiang praised Bian Que, authorized him to study the herbs, and encouraged him to develop more powerful spirit medicines.
• Lin Jiang considered using suitable Immortal Herbs to establish Ning Rongrong's and Zhu Zhuqing's foundations and advance his own cultivation.
• After returning to his courtyard near midnight, Lin Jiang postponed giving the girls their herbs until the next day.
• Lin Jiang entered his darkened room, approached his bed, and noticed an unnatural raised outline beneath the quilt.

Ning Rongrong used potent Emerald Scented Spice and a bold surprise to try to win over her Master, Lin Jiang, in hopes of becoming stronger. Afterward, she asked whether the encounter would make her stronger, and Lin Jiang insisted that real strength had no childish shortcut before hinting that her true fortune lay elsewhere.

• Lin Jiang lifted the quilt and discovered Ning Rongrong waiting beneath it in revealing clothes.
• Lin Jiang recognized the overpowering fragrance as high-grade Emerald Scented Spice and ordered Ning Rongrong to return to her room.
• Ning Rongrong refused, clung to Lin Jiang, and confessed that she liked him and wanted to become as strong as Sister Mulan and the others.
• Later, Ning Rongrong asked Lin Jiang whether she could become stronger now, and he told her true strength had no childish shortcut.
• Lin Jiang flicked Ning Rongrong's forehead and said her true fortune lay elsewhere.

Lin Jiang gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and guided her through absorbing its essence to strengthen her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. After three shichen of cultivation, she broke through to level 30 and discovered that her Martial Soul had transformed into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Lin Jiang presented the Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained that its essence could transform Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong followed Lin Jiang's instructions and absorbed the flower's stamens while circulating the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's cultivation method.
• After three shichen, Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul emerged amid golden and seven-colored light as the Aromatic Silk Beauty's fragrance filled the room.
• Ning Rongrong awoke and discovered that she had reached level 30, with more Accumulated Soul Power still stored within her.
• At Lin Jiang's prompting, Ning Rongrong counted her pagoda's levels and realized it now had nine.

Lin Jiang transformed Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the legendary Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, overwhelming her with gratitude and affection. After telling her he could grant her a Soul Ring without hunting a Soul Beast, he began using his Fourth Soul Skill, Divine Radiance Fusion.

• Ning Rongrong saw that her Martial Soul had become the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and realized what the change meant for her and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong threw herself into Lin Jiang’s arms, kissed his cheek, and declared her love for him.
• Lin Jiang reminded Ning Rongrong that she had reached level 30 and needed a Third Soul Ring, then rejected her attempt to avoid the task by claiming she was too tired.
• Lin Jiang explained that she did not need to hunt a Soul Beast to obtain a Soul Ring, then raised his hand and invoked his Fourth Soul Skill, Divine Radiance Fusion.

Lin Jiang created a God-Bestowed Soul Ring for Ning Rongrong and guided her through absorbing it. She broke through the level 30 bottleneck with a 2,200-year Third Soul Ring.

• Lin Jiang explained that the God-Bestowed Soul Ring would adapt to Ning Rongrong and instructed her to guide its power while he stood guard.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed the ring, enduring intense pain as she tested and pushed the limits of what her body could withstand.
• At midday, the ring condensed into violet light and entered Ning Rongrong, completing her Third Soul Ring and breaking her level 30 bottleneck.
• Lin Jiang caught the exhausted Ning Rongrong, who proudly told him her Third Soul Ring was 2,200 years old.

After Ning Rongrong exceeded the accepted Third Soul Ring limit, she credited Lin Jiang and shared her suggestive theory about how he helped her grow stronger with Zhu Zhuqing. Meanwhile, the Clear Sky Sect elders mourned the Seventh Elder and resolved to end their seclusion and answer King's Hall.

• Ning Rongrong celebrated absorbing a 2,200-year Soul Ring and thanked Lin Jiang, who told her to rest and recover.
• After lunch, Ning Rongrong returned to her room with Zhu Zhuqing and secretly told her that being proactive with Lin Jiang was the way to gain his help and grow stronger.
• Zhu Zhuqing considered Ning Rongrong's theory as she recalled the evidence of Rongrong's dramatic improvement.
• The Clear Sky Sect elders received confirmation that the Seventh Elder had died and argued over whether to retaliate against King's Hall.
• The Second Elder declared that the Clear Sky Sect would end its decade-long seclusion and let the world hear the Clear Sky Hammer again.

The Shuo Organization rose to sixth place on the Heavenly Ranking, while Hai Yue empowered new Divine Officers in the Great Wilderness of the Far West and spoke of opening a passage for Lord Di Jun’s return. In Lin Jiang’s courtyard, Ning Rongrong persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to try seducing their Master, leaving Zhu Zhuqing embarrassed in a revealing nightgown.

• The Heavenly Ranking announced that the Shuo Organization had overtaken the City of Slaughter and earned a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and the Azure Statue.
• Hai Yue gave Cloud Butterflies to desert Soul Masters, awakening their bloodlines and declaring them Divine Officers serving Lord Di Jun.
• Hai Yue said she needed more Coordinates and a stable passage to guide Lord Di Jun’s return, and hinted that the passage would soon open.
• Ning Rongrong urged Zhu Zhuqing to use her charms on their Master and handed her a revealing nightgown.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried on the nightgown, which fit her figure tightly, and Ning Rongrong searched for another outfit.

Zhu Zhuqing approached Lin Jiang while he slept, hoping to follow Ning Rongrong’s advice, but froze as he moved in his dream. Lin Jiang’s dream actions began affecting Zhu Zhuqing in reality, leaving her flustered and leaning over him.

• Ning Rongrong gave Zhu Zhuqing a leather outfit and urged her to visit Lin Jiang.
• Zhu Zhuqing dressed in the hot pants and crop top, then went to Lin Jiang’s courtyard.
• Zhu Zhuqing found Lin Jiang asleep and hesitated beside his recliner.
• Lin Jiang dreamed of touching a soft cloud and pinching a little beetle, while his movements affected Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing tipped forward onto Lin Jiang, and he dreamed of leaning toward a sweet spring.