Chapter Summaries

Tang Yuan crushed and arrested the academy leaders who challenged him, shocking Ning Fengzhi and forcing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek better relations. Back at his mansion, Tang Yuan confronted the corrupt accounts left by the fief’s former officials.

• Tang Yuan used overwhelming pressure to subdue Flender, Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, and the other academy leaders, then ordered all 136 arrested and their academies’ assets confiscated.
• A scout told Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that Tang Yuan had arrested everyone despite their resistance, and described how they had fallen with a single gesture.
• Ning Fengzhi acknowledged his miscalculation, ordered his sect not to provoke the Blue Silver King's Mansion, and sent gifts to congratulate Tang Yuan.
• Tang Yuan reviewed the former administration’s ledgers and angrily questioned officials about excessive levies, including a wear-and-tear tax and a breathing tax.

Tang Yuan dismissed corrupt tax officials and ordered reforms to fund his plans, then explained to Tang San why he had arrested Shrek Academy’s leaders. He brought Tang San to Blue Silver Academy, where thousands of children were drilling.

• Tang Yuan fired the tax officials, demanded they return stolen money, and ordered new tax rules and investigations into concealed land and merchant tax evasion.
• Tang San told Tang Yuan he did not understand why Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and the others had been arrested.
• Tang Yuan argued that risking students’ lives was not proper education and described justice as rules that protected ordinary people and their children.
• Tang Yuan took Tang San to Blue Silver Academy, where they saw thousands of children drilling on the training grounds.

Tang San saw Tang Yuan’s training grounds and practical lessons for commoner Soul Masters, then asked to teach the children Hidden Weapon techniques. Back at the King’s Mansion, Xiao Wu praised Tang Yuan while massaging him, leaving their relationship playfully charged.

• Tang Yuan led Tang San through the training grounds, where thousands of children drilled in unison and greeted him as the Blue Silver King.
• Tang San watched a veteran teach the children survival knowledge about Soul Beasts and recognized its practical value.
• Tang San asked Tang Yuan for permission to teach the children Hidden Weapon techniques, and Tang Yuan granted it while warning him not to neglect cultivation.
• Tang Yuan returned to the King’s Mansion, where Xiao Wu massaged his temples and shoulders and told him Tang San admired him as a hero.
• Xiao Wu admitted that she considered Tang Yuan a hero people both feared and respected, and she blushed under his amused gaze.

Tang Yuan drew Xiao Wu closer and had her call him Master, while Xiao Wu stayed by his side and continued massaging his shoulders. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed the damage Tang Yuan’s reforms had caused and left considering the threat he posed.

• Tang Yuan teased Xiao Wu with her braid and accepted tea from her as she leaned against him.
• Tang Yuan told Xiao Wu to call him Master, then pulled her onto his lap and asked her to continue massaging his shoulders.
• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Tang Yuan’s actions had bankrupted thirteen subordinate merchant associations and stripped the sect of academy tributes.
• Ning Fengzhi said Tang Yuan’s tax audits had exposed nobles’ assets and cut profits at the Glazed Tile Workshops by seventy percent.
• Gu Rong warned Ning Fengzhi that Tang Yuan’s unknown background and formidable strength made him a danger, and Ning Fengzhi looked toward Heaven Dou City.

Ning Fengzhi decided to challenge Tang Yuan through the Imperial Family and Noble Council, while keeping assassination as a last resort. In the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace, Xue Qinghe learned of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s mobilization and feared Tang Yuan would be killed if the conflict escalated.

• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Sword Douluo had gone to investigate mines sealed by the Blue Silver Guard, and Ning judged that Tang Yuan was asserting his authority and would not spare the mine owners.
• Ning Fengzhi rejected a straightforward assassination and ordered Gu Rong to prepare while he sought Prince Xue Xing and the Noble Council’s support for accusing Tang Yuan of raising troops and plotting rebellion.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that if Imperial pressure failed or Tang Yuan resisted the law, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would use force against him.
• A spy reported to Xue Qinghe that Ning Fengzhi had summoned financial elders, written to Prince Xue Xing, and begun gathering elite sect disciples in Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Qinghe learned that Tang Yuan seemed unaware of the sect’s movements and feared that the combined strength of Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi could kill him.

Xue Qinghe risked leaving the palace to warn Tang Yuan that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was coming for him. Meanwhile, Tang Yuan waited with Tang San and Xiao Wu in the deserted street, confident the sect would attack, as a powerful presence appeared at the end of the road.

• Xue Qinghe ordered a carriage to the Blue Silver King's Mansion, deciding to warn Tang Yuan and protect him if necessary.
• Xue Qinghe traveled through the watched, deserted streets with two trusted guards, considering how to help without revealing her identity.
• Tang Yuan sat in the middle of the street with Tang San and Xiao Wu, explaining that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had strong motives to kill him.
• Tang Yuan told Tang San and Xiao Wu that the real danger was entering an enemy's carefully prepared hunting ground unknowingly.
• A suffocating pressure twisted the air at the end of the street, shaking the dead trees and snapping their branches.

Tang Yuan confronted Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong outside Blue Silver King's Mansion, then unleashed a hidden army armed with upgraded Godly Zhuge Crossbows. The ambush devastated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s elite warriors, while Chen Xin and Gu Rong defended themselves against the barrage.

• Chen Xin and Gu Rong arrived with twenty masked death warriors and confronted Tang Yuan in the empty street.
• Gu Rong accused Tang Yuan of harming people’s livelihoods and declared that he had come to kill him.
• Tang Yuan rejected Gu Rong’s claims, declared that he would change the world, and smashed his teacup.
• Chen Xin attacked Tang Yuan as Gu Rong sealed off his escape routes with bone spikes.
• Tang Yuan snapped his fingers, triggering three thousand concealed military Godly Zhuge Crossbows to fire from the shops and rooftops.
• Chen Xin blocked the bolts with his Seven Kill Sword, while half the death warriors fell and Gu Rong raised a bone wall against the barrage.

Tang Yuan and the Blue Silver Guard overwhelmed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in a carefully prepared ambush, then Tang Yuan used his gravity domain to suppress Gu Rong and his Bone Dragon. The sect’s disciples surrendered as Tang Yuan faced Chen Xin and Gu Rong atop the fallen Bone Dragon.

• Tang Yuan revealed the Blue Silver Guard surrounding the street and ordered another volley of heavy crossbow fire.
• Chen Xin recognized Tang Yuan’s strategy, while Tang Yuan’s second volley killed one disciple and wounded two others.
• Gu Rong unleashed his ninth soul skill and summoned a Bone Dragon, wrecking nearby buildings as he attacked Tang Yuan.
• Tang Yuan used his gravity domain to slam the Bone Dragon into the ground and slow Chen Xin, then appeared atop the dragon’s head.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples dropped their weapons and begged for mercy, and Tang Yuan ordered them captured.

Tang Yuan defeated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s forces and faced Chen Xin and Gu Rong in a battle on the street. After blocking Chen Xin’s sword and punching him back, Tang Yuan caught Gu Rong’s surprise attack, leaving their duel unresolved.

• The Blue Silver Guards subdued the surviving Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Soul Masters as Tang Yuan stood over the defeated Bone Dragon.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin prepared to kill Tang Yuan, while Tang San and Xiao Wu watched from the safety of a building’s eaves.
• Chen Xin attacked with the Seven Kill Sword, but Tang Yuan deflected it with his hand and struck Chen Xin hard enough to send him flying.
• Gu Rong ambushed Tang Yuan from behind with a bone claw, but Tang Yuan seized it without turning around.

Tang Yuan overwhelmed Chen Xin and Gu Rong, then countered their strongest attacks with his Dark Gold Blue Silver Grass. The two Titled Douluo were left injured and afraid as they realized Tang Yuan’s strength surpassed their expectations.

• Tang Yuan dragged Gu Rong out of another dimension and kicked him through a roadside shop.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong decided to risk their lives and unleashed their ninth soul skills against Tang Yuan.
• Tang Yuan summoned his Dark Gold Blue Silver Grass and used Forest Luo Eternal Treasure to bind the Bone Dragon and the sword shadows.
• Tang Yuan crushed the Bone Dragon and shattered Chen Xin’s sword shadows, injuring both Titled Douluo and filling them with fear.

Tang Yuan killed Gu Rong and Chen Xin after defeating them, then sent their remains to Ning Fengzhi as a returned congratulatory gift. Ning Fengzhi watched the boxes open at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where their bloody contents made disciples vomit.

• Tang Yuan crushed Gu Rong’s bones and shattered Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword, then killed Chen Xin with spikes bursting from the vines.
• Tang Yuan ordered the Blue Silver Guard to collect every part of the bodies and send them to Ning Fengzhi as a returned gift.
• Ning Fengzhi grew increasingly uneasy while waiting for news of Gu Rong and Chen Xin at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• A bloodied disciple told Ning Fengzhi that the Blue Silver Guard had brought the two elders back in boxes from General Tang.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the boxes opened, and their bloody contents made several disciples vomit.

After Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were killed, Ning Fengzhi realized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not withstand Tang Yuan and decided to surrender. He summoned Ning Rongrong and told her that Uncle Jian and Uncle Gu were dead.

• The Blue Silver Guard captain delivered Tang Yuan’s warning to Ning Fengzhi after showing him the remains of Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
• Ning Fengzhi rejected the elders’ suggestions to seek outside help and concluded that surrendering to Tang Yuan was the sect’s only chance to survive.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the elders to prepare the sect’s most valuable treasures as gifts for Tang Yuan.
• Ning Fengzhi summoned Ning Rongrong and told her that Uncle Jian and Uncle Gu were dead.

After Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were killed, Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that she must become Tang Yuan’s maid to keep the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from being destroyed. He brought her to Tang Yuan’s mansion with the sect’s wealth and offered her as part of his plea for mercy, leaving Tang Yuan to judge the trembling girl.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that Tang Yuan had killed Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, and she collapsed in grief.
• Ning Fengzhi said the sect had to surrender and ordered Ning Rongrong to serve Tang Yuan as a maid; she refused, but he gave her an hour to choose.
• Ning Fengzhi brought Ning Rongrong to Tang Yuan’s mansion, where both knelt and he offered the sect’s wealth in exchange for mercy.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Ning Rongrong as a slave or maid, and Tang Yuan told her to raise her head before studying her fearful face.

Tang Yuan accepted Ning Rongrong as a servant after Ning Fengzhi surrendered, while Qian Renxue learned of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s defeat and went to investigate. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong defying Tang Yuan in his study.

• Tang Yuan accepted Ning Rongrong into the King's Mansion as a servant responsible for cleaning and serving tea, and Ning Fengzhi left after thanking him.
• Qian Renxue learned that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had fallen, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had surrendered, and Ning Rongrong had become Tang Yuan’s slave.
• Qian Renxue ordered Spirit Hall’s elders not to act rashly and decided to visit the Blue Silver King's Mansion.
• Ning Rongrong refused to continue her servant’s work and challenged Tang Yuan to kill her.

Tang Yuan humiliated and brutalized Ning Rongrong, forcing her to clean his study while threatening Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Ning Rongrong endured the punishment in fear, and Tang Yuan left her injured and still ordered to continue cleaning.

• Tang Yuan told Ning Rongrong that her father had bought her life by submitting to him and warned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could be destroyed at his command.
• Tang Yuan ordered Ning Rongrong to clean the study with a filthy rag and threatened to chop off one of Ning Fengzhi's fingers if she left any dust behind.
• Ning Rongrong struggled to clean the floor while hungry, and Tang Yuan stepped on her fingers when she accidentally bumped into his leg.
• Tang Yuan called the punishment her first lesson as a slave, then released her fingers and ordered her to continue cleaning.
• Ning Rongrong kept wiping the floor with her other hand, crying as Tang Yuan watched.

Ning Rongrong submitted to Tang Yuan, finding a strange sense of security in serving the powerful man who had defeated her. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue traveled through Heaven Dou City, wondering what Tang Yuan intended to do with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Tang Yuan made Ning Rongrong finish cleaning his study despite her injured hand.
• As she cleaned, Ning Rongrong's fear and humiliation gave way to worshipful submission toward Tang Yuan.
• Tang Yuan praised Ning Rongrong for wiping tea from his desk, and she called him Master without resistance.
• Tang Yuan sent Ning Rongrong to fetch water and clean the bloodstains from the floor.
• Qian Renxue rode through Heaven Dou City in disguise and considered whether Tang Yuan planned to absorb the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or challenge the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Qian Renxue visited Blue Silver King's Mansion to mediate after the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect surrendered to Tang Yuan. She was stunned to find Ning Rongrong calmly scrubbing the floor and calling Tang Yuan her master.

• Qian Renxue worried that Tang Yuan gaining control of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could destabilize the Heaven Dou Empire, especially if Ning Rongrong were harmed.
• Qian Renxue arrived at Blue Silver King's Mansion and was nearly turned away by its soldiers before the steward let her in.
• Qian Renxue saw bloodstains and patrols in the mansion, then went to Tang Yuan's study to discuss mediation.
• Qian Renxue found Ning Rongrong kneeling and scrubbing the floor beside Tang Yuan's desk.
• Ning Rongrong shushed Qian Renxue and told her not to disturb her master while Tang Yuan read.

Qian Renxue visited Tang Yuan after he forced the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to submit, and she saw Ning Rongrong serving him. Tang Yuan led Qian Renxue out of Blue Silver King's Mansion to show her what he had been doing.

• Tang Yuan ordered Ning Rongrong to serve tea while she knelt and waited for his instructions.
• Qian Renxue saw Ning Rongrong's submission and realized Tang Yuan had overwhelmed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Yuan teased Qian Renxue about whether she feared him and suggested she had come because she was worried about him.
• Tang Yuan told Qian Renxue he had something to show her, then sent Ning Rongrong to sweep the courtyard.
• Qian Renxue followed Tang Yuan outside, where the soldiers knelt and greeted him as Prince.

Tang Yuan showed Qian Renxue the reforms he was making in Heaven Dou City, including tax changes and a school for commoners, and she grew impressed by his vision and power. After their day together left her emotionally drawn to him, Qian Renxue decided that if she could not kill him, she would conquer him and make him hers.

• Tang Yuan and Qian Renxue walked through Heaven Dou City, where she saw cleaned streets and notices announcing tax reforms and schooling for children.
• Tang Yuan showed Qian Renxue the construction site for Blue Silver Academy and explained that it would educate commoners with awakened martial souls.
• Citizens gathered around Tang Yuan and knelt to show their gratitude, while Qian Renxue felt growing admiration for him.
• Tang Yuan and Qian Renxue toured the city as he described harmful policies and plans for making Heaven Dou City stronger.
• At the King's Mansion, Tang Yuan straightened Qian Renxue's collar, and she left with her heart racing and resolved to make him hers if she could not kill him.

Tang Yuan saved Qian Renxue from a powerful ambush on her way back to the Crown Prince's Mansion. While treating her wound, he discovered her disguise and called her by her true name, leaving her stunned and suspicious.

• Qian Renxue was ambushed by black-clad assassins, including a Soul Douluo, and avoided revealing her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Tang Yuan arrived and drove off the assassins with his dark-gold vine and leaf.
• Tang Yuan treated Qian Renxue's shoulder wound with healing Soul Power.
• Tang Yuan examined Qian Renxue's neck and recognized that she was disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Tang Yuan quietly called her Miss Qian Renxue, and she seized his wrist in shock and suspicion.