Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao chose to return to Begonia City with the Clear Sky Sect’s affiliated clansmen rather than enter Ili City unprepared. Along the way, he received the Dharma Image Secret Method from Ning Fengzhi and quickly mastered it, demonstrating the power of his Clear Sky True Body.

• Tang Hao decided to gather information through his own people before approaching Ili City or other major powers.
• Tang Hao led three to four hundred affiliated clansmen toward Begonia City, and Ye Xilan used her connections to investigate the reactions of Ning Fengzhi and the others.
• In Sumu City, Ye Xilan told Tang Hao that Ning Fengzhi had sent him the Dharma Image Secret Method.
• Tang Hao studied the method and mastered it the next day.
• Tang Hao used his Clear Sky True Body to lift a millstone-sized boulder and grind it to dust with ease.

Tang Hao tested the strength he had gained from mastering the Dharma Image Secret Method and considered how it might lead to a path toward godhood. In Heaven Dou City, Xue Beng learned of Tang Hao’s achievement, received his refusal to visit, and was ordered to go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Tang Hao found that the Dharma Image Secret Method gave him Super Douluo-level strength and considered how further cultivation could lead to God King-level power.
• Tang Hao considered using geniuses and the Luck Draw to speed up the development of a path beyond the Dharma Form, then continued traveling toward Begonia City.
• Xue Beng reflected on his loss of political authority and the three Titled Douluo eunuchs watching him after news spread that the Clear Sky Sect’s core members had died.
• Qin Ming told Xue Beng that Tang Hao had mastered the Dharma Image Secret Method in a day and handed him Tang Hao’s reply to his invitation: “Next time for sure.”
• Qin Ming instructed Xue Beng to visit Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Xue Beng agreed to go the next day.

Ning Bubai learned that powerful figures had been invited to a spectacle at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and reflected on the growing fear surrounding Hometown Fellows. Her conversation with Sword Douluo ended when he flew west to confront Tang Hao over the old rivalry between the sword and the hammer.

• Ning Bubai learned that Prince Xue Xing, Poison Douluo, and the three Soul Fighting Masters of Heaven Dou Royal Academy had been invited to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to put on a show.
• Ning Bubai considered how the Clear Sky Sect incident involving Tang Huo'er had made powerful factions fear and watch Hometown Fellows more closely.
• Ning Bubai visited Sword Douluo and found him drinking; she held back her plan to warn Tang Hao after seeing his state.
• Sword Douluo asked Ning Bubai how people in her world regarded those who awakened another soul, then lamented that reclaiming the title of the world's number one Artifact Martial Soul had become his lone wish.
• Sword Douluo flew west in a streak of sword light, declaring the confrontation a grudge between the sword and the hammer.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo decided not to follow Sword Douluo, but Ning Bubai warned that her master would be in mortal danger unless they hurried after him.

Tang Hao restored Begonia Pavilion in Begonia City, tested how the Dharma Image Secret Method had strengthened his abilities, and learned that Lan Changsheng was in Gengjin City. He considered seeking out the Divine Craftsman Lou Gao and refining his Clear Sky Hammer into a Natal Magic Tool.

• Ning Bubai worried that Tang Hao’s fellow transmigrators might use the six-month gap before Tang San left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to seize control of Tang Hao, and hoped they would not involve his master.
• Tang Hao tested his Clear Sky True Body on a mountain but managed only to break off its summit, concluding that his Dharma Form was still not strong enough.
• Tang Hao demonstrated that the Dharma Image Secret Method had amplified his Clear Sky Domain’s Dragon Might, letting him resist and break Illusion Techniques.
• Ye Xilan told Tang Hao that the Ili Royal Family had tracked Lan Changsheng to Gengjin City, where he had apparently remained while trading in precious metals.
• Tang Hao considered visiting Gengjin City to meet Lou Gao and explore refining his Clear Sky Hammer into a Natal Magic Tool.

Sword Douluo challenged Tang Hao to settle the ancient contest between the Seven Kill Sword and the Clear Sky Hammer, but a Golden Haired Youth interrupted and demanded Tang Hao join his Holy Dragon Pavilion. The youth revealed a Golden Holy Dragon Martial Soul and ordered Tang Hao to be his dog, then entered the clash of auras.

• Sword Douluo appeared before Tang Hao and challenged him to a battle between the Seven Kill Sword and the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ye Xilan watched from a distance and reflected on the centuries-long contest between sword and hammer and the Ye Family's lost rivalry with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• A Golden Haired Youth interrupted the duel, ignored Ye Xilan, and offered Tang Hao a First-level God position if he joined the Holy Dragon Pavilion.
• The Golden Haired Youth revealed his Golden Holy Dragon Martial Soul, whose aura shocked Ye Xilan, and told Tang Hao to be his dog.
• The Golden Haired Youth stepped into the clash between Tang Hao and Sword Douluo's auras, and his expression changed instantly.

Tang Hao and Sword Douluo challenged the Golden Haired Youth, whose rank-ninety-nine aura proved unable to withstand their strength. Tang Hao exposed Tang Huo'er hiding nearby, then turned his attention to the Golden Haired Youth as Sword Douluo's Great Sun Sword Intent struck.

• The Golden Haired Youth tried to suppress Tang Hao and Sword Douluo with his Peerless Douluo aura and Golden Holy Dragon bloodline, but Sword Douluo’s Great Sun Sword Intent made him falter.
• Tang Hao proposed that he and Sword Douluo settle their centuries-old conflict by seeing who could defeat their opponent first, and Sword Douluo agreed.
• The Golden Haired Youth prepared to attack, but Tang Hao extended the Great Bright Hand Seal past him and revealed Tang Huo'er concealed on the mountaintop.
• Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Domain shattered Tang Huo'er’s Illusion Techniques, and his hand crushed her resistance.
• The Golden Haired Youth confronted Tang Hao, but Tang Hao’s Dragon Might and flood-dragon manifestation terrified him as Sword Douluo’s Great Sun Sword Intent slashed toward him.

Sword Douluo defeated the Golden Haired Youth with his sword Great Sun East Comes, then reflected on his strength and spoke with Tang Hao. Tang Hao sent Sword Douluo to recover and confronted the injured Golden Haired Youth, who begged for his life by appealing to laws from his previous life.

• Sword Douluo unleashed Great Sun East Comes, splitting the Golden Holy Dragon and gravely injuring the Golden Haired Youth.
• Tang Hao praised Sword Douluo’s sword, and Sword Douluo admitted he still felt far weaker than Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao told Sword Douluo that his sword had surpassed Tang Hao’s hammer, while Sword Douluo argued that power was power regardless of its source.
• Tang Hao had Ye Xilan treat Sword Douluo and take him to Begonia City to rest.
• Tang Hao drew an auspicious fortune lot and questioned the Golden Haired Youth, who panicked and begged for mercy by citing laws from his previous life.

Tang Hao questioned the Golden Haired Youth about why he had tried to enslave him and learned that he wanted Tang Hao’s hammer blow in the tournament finals to earn a plot-based reward. The youth also described the other Shrek Academy fellows’ systems and gave Tang Hao a general account of their strength, leaving Tang Hao preparing for future encounters with them.

• Tang Hao pressed the Golden Haired Youth to explain why he had targeted him, and the youth admitted he wanted to control Tang Hao for the tournament finals’ reward.
• The Golden Haired Youth explained that the Shrek Academy fellows had similar systems that granted rewards for participating in important plot events.
• The youth revealed that he thought Tang Hao’s hammer blow would offer the best reward and hoped to outpace his rivals, despite ranking only around the top five in strength.
• Tang Hao asked about the other fellows’ abilities, and the Golden Haired Youth agreed to share the general information he knew.
• Tang Hao considered how to counter Tang Huo’er’s Flying Thunder God Technique and resolved to prepare for the academy fellows he might encounter.

Tang Hao learned about the formidable abilities of the hometown fellows at Shrek Academy and tried to secure the Golden Haired Youth’s oath of loyalty. When the oath failed, the youth revealed his Dragon Blood trump card and attacked, but Tang Hao struck him down with his Clear Sky True Body.

• The Golden Haired Youth explained that thirteen hometown fellows at Shrek Academy belonged to three teams, each with powerful and unusual abilities.
• Tang Hao realized that the others’ Golden Fingers were formidable but judged that he remained strong among them.
• Tang Hao asked the Golden Haired Youth to swear by his Golden Holy Dragon bloodline never to oppose him again.
• The bloodline oath failed, and the Golden Haired Youth cursed Tang Hao and swallowed a drop of True Dragon Blood.
• The Golden Haired Youth summoned a massive Golden Holy Dragon and attacked Tang Hao, who answered with a blow from his Clear Sky True Body.

Tang Hao defeated and killed the Golden Haired Youth, then took the light orb from his body and left as Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Ning Bubai, Sword Douluo, and Ye Xilan gathered near Begonia City. The chapter ended with Tang Hao appearing at the city gate, his Dragon Vein Aura still overwhelming those present.

• Tang Hao crushed the Golden Haired Youth and broke his Invincible Golden Light with the final strike of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• The Golden Haired Youth begged Tang Hao to spare him, but Tang Hao killed him and took the light orb from his corpse.
• Tang Hao realized the orb might help accelerate his Dragon Transformation Secret Method, stored the Golden Haired Youth's body for burial, and vanished as Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi approached.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo sensed a Peerless Douluo's aura and suspected an Otherworlder, while Ning Bubai urged them to find her master.
• Sword Douluo and Ye Xilan arrived with Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Ning Bubai as Tang Hao appeared on the road to Begonia City's gate.

Tang Hao reunited with Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo after rescuing Sword Douluo, and they mistook him for a Peerless Douluo. In private, Ning Bubai warned Tang Hao that Shrek Academy’s Hometown Fellows planned to break his hands and feet to preserve the original plot, leaving him on guard against them.

• Tang Hao explained that he had not become a Peerless Douluo, but Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo realized he was powerful enough to suppress one and thanked him for helping Sword Douluo.
• Tang Hao invited Ning Fengzhi and the others to Lake Heart Island, where Ning Bubai asked to speak with him alone.
• Ning Bubai told Tang Hao that Shrek Academy’s Hometown Fellows had targeted him and would eventually break one of his hands and one of his feet, then force him to atone at the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao rejected the prospect of having his limbs broken as a threat to his cultivation and asked Ning Bubai what she intended to tell him.
• Ning Bubai warned Tang Hao that his danger would grow over time because the Hometown Fellows had stronger Golden Fingers, and asked him not to call her Bubai.

Tang Hao learned from Ning Bubai that the plot would eventually require him to sever his arms and legs, and he considered how soon other Hometown Fellows might try to force that outcome. Ning Bubai warned him that powerful Hometown Fellows could become reckless during gaps in the plot, while Tang Hao resolved to prepare for them.

• Tang Hao asked Ning Bubai when people would come to sever his limbs and demanded that she recount the remaining plot.
• Ning Bubai explained that the events involving Tang Hao would unfold over several years, eventually leading him to sever his arm and leg Spirit Bones and return them to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao concluded that Hometown Fellows might attack before the plot reached that point, especially during a gap in the story, and his anger frightened Ning Bubai.
• Tang Hao noticed Ning Bubai's Soul Power had nearly reached level seventy and bluntly called her weak.
• Ning Bubai warned that the Hometown Fellows near Shrek Academy might act recklessly once they had enough strength and entered a plot gap.
• Tang Hao agreed that everything Ning Bubai said was right.

Tang Hao used the Jiao Dragon Blood he received from the Golden Haired Youth to strengthen his Martial Soul, while Qingli confronted Canglan about Tang Hao and their group’s failed attempts. Qingli offered to let her side handle Tang Hao.

• Ning Bubai wished Tang Hao good fortune in battle before leaving, and Ye Xilan asked whether they would help the Ili Kingdom.
• Tang Hao agreed to aid the Ili Kingdom later, since he needed its routes to reach the Star Luo Empire and find Lan Changsheng.
• Tang Hao absorbed a drop of Jiao Dragon Blood with the Dragon Transformation Secret Method to strengthen his Martial Soul.
• Qingli told Canglan that Tang Hao might be one of their hometown fellows and taunted him about the missing Golden Haired Youth.
• Canglan rejected Qingli’s insinuations, and Qingli offered to let her group deal with Tang Hao.

After absorbing Jiao Dragon blood, Tang Hao advanced to quasi-god and destroyed his cultivation chamber while weighing his next move. He sensed two fellow transmigrators in Begonia City, where Aimin and a white haired youth had arrived to seek cooperation with him.

• Tang Hao advanced through three realms in ten days, reaching quasi-god after absorbing a drop of Jiao Dragon blood.
• Tang Hao discovered that his Clear Sky Hammer had reached the fifth realm of the Dragon Transformation Secret Method and weighed three hundred and ten thousand catties.
• Tang Hao considered going to the Star Luo Empire to find Lan Changsheng, but sensed two hometown fellows in Begonia City and hurried toward them.
• Aimin sampled street food with the white haired youth and became eager to approach Ye Xilan, despite learning that she was Tang Hao's woman and much older.
• The white haired youth sensed a building collapsing near Lake Heart Island and released a curse spirit to investigate.

Aimin attacked Ye Xilan, but Tang Hao intervened as the White Haired Youth revealed that he and Aimin had come to seek cooperation. Aimin transformed into a Colossal Titan and forced Tang Hao to confront her amid widespread destruction and civilian casualties.

• Aimin charged Ye Xilan and sent her guards flying, but Tang Hao caught the White Haired Youth’s Eye Cursed Spirit and stopped Aimin from reaching her.
• The White Haired Youth explained that the Eye Cursed Spirit was a curse and said he and Aimin had come from Shrek Academy to cooperate with Tang Hao.
• Aimin erupted from the ruins after Tang Hao struck her, transformed into a Colossal Titan, and destroyed part of the city, killing civilians in the steam and rubble.
• The White Haired Youth summoned Leaking Pot and retreated while Tang Hao raised his Clear Sky True Body to face Aimin’s Colossal Titan.
• Aimin struck at Tang Hao, but his Weapon Soul True Body stopped her fist.

Tang Hao overwhelmed Aimin and the White Haired Youth’s attacks, then realized they had coordinated their abilities to hold him back. He hurled Aimin’s Colossal Titan toward the city’s outskirts to unleash his strength without destroying the city.

• Tang Hao blocked Aimin’s Colossal Titan punches and suppressed Leaking Pot’s magma attack with his Clear Sky Domain.
• The White Haired Youth released numerous Cursed Spirits, but Tang Hao’s domain crushed the weaker ones.
• Tang Hao struck Aimin’s Colossal Titan until she spat blood and was forced out of her transformation.
• Leaking Pot trapped Tang Hao in its domain while Aimin transformed into another Colossal Titan and attacked him.
• Tang Hao tore open Leaking Pot’s domain, seized the new Colossal Titan, and hurled it toward the outskirts of the city.

Tang Hao overwhelmed Aimin’s forces and struck her down after she tried to use an Abyssal Worm as a last resort. The White Haired Youth withdrew rather than help her, leaving Tang Hao in control of the confrontation.

• Tang Hao threw the Colossal Titan aside, then destroyed Aimin’s summoned Titan Legion with a single Clear Sky Hammer strike.
• Aimin accused Tang Hao of using cheats, but his next hammer blow was blocked by her Invincible Golden Body.
• Aimin begged the White Haired Youth to save her, but he withdrew his Cursed Spirits and refused to intervene.
• Aimin cursed Tang Hao and tried to use the Abyssal Worm, but Tang Hao revealed it was an empty shell.
• Tang Hao smashed Aimin’s head before she could use the worm.

Tang Hao killed Aimin after she attacked him, then learned from the White Haired Youth that she had embraced an ideology of Transmigrators’ superiority. The White Haired Youth invited Tang Hao to join Qingli’s group, but Tang Hao declined and stopped him from leaving until he repaired the crater.

• Ye Xilan healed Tang Hao while the White Haired Youth approached him after Aimin’s death.
• Tang Hao asked why Aimin had gone berserk, and the White Haired Youth explained her abnormal behavior and belief that Transmigrators were superior to Douluo Continent’s natives.
• The White Haired Youth said he followed whatever Qingli believed and showed little concern about Aimin’s death or how his team would react.
• The White Haired Youth offered Tang Hao a place in Qingli’s group and promised him a future God King position, but Tang Hao refused to cooperate for now.
• As the White Haired Youth tried to leave, Tang Hao told him to repair the ground.

Tang Hao learned that the Abyssal Worm could create and control Titans, then had the White Haired Youth’s cursed spirits repair the damaged city while Ye Xilan treated the injured. After Ye Xilan agreed to warn the major powers, Tang Hao decided to seek Lan Changsheng in Gengjin City for help finding the Abyssal Worm.

• Tang Hao asked the White Haired Youth about the Abyssal Worm, and he explained its ability to fuse with people and create Titans capable of carrying out the Rumbling.
• Tang Hao recognized the Abyssal Worm as a threat to the continent and questioned how Shrek Academy’s Hometown Fellow had lost it.
• The White Haired Youth ordered his cursed spirits to rebuild the damaged streets and houses, while ordinary residents mistook the unseen work for a divine miracle.
• Tang Hao had Begonia Pavilion’s people maintain order and asked Ye Xilan to treat the injured, then stored Aimin’s corpse and the Abyssal Worm’s shell.
• Ye Xilan asked to inform the major powers about the Abyssal Worm, and Tang Hao agreed while resolving to find Lan Changsheng in Gengjin City for help locating it.

After learning how powerful and dangerous the Hometown Fellows in Heaven Dou City had become, Tang Hao decided to take Tang San away and weaken them first. He planned to travel through Ili City to the Star Luo Empire and obtain a way to block Tang Huo'er's teleportation, while Ye Xilan chose to accompany him.

• Tang Hao read Ye Xilan's reports about the Hometown Fellows causing chaos in Heaven Dou City, including Tang Huo'er living as a princess and a card-maker whose creations collapsed buildings.
• Tang Hao decided that capturing the Hometown Fellows would not solve the problem, so he planned to take Tang San away and kill some of the hostile Transmigrator Hometown Fellows first.
• Tang Hao chose Tang Huo'er as his first target and planned to acquire a tracking spell from Lan Changsheng to counter her Flying Thunder God teleportation.
• Tang Hao planned to travel to Ili City to obtain a route to the Star Luo Empire and offer Lan Changsheng the Giant Serum in exchange for the spell.
• Ye Xilan met Tang Hao as he prepared to leave Begonia Pavilion and said she wanted to accompany him, despite the danger.