Chapter Summaries

Chen Lang learned that level 99 experts could become gods by gathering faith or by condensing their own godhood, and Qian Daoliu believed Chen Lang had the talent to take the latter path. After politely rejecting matchmaking suggestions, Chen Lang found a birthday letter from his departing grandfather and remembered that it was his birthday.

• Qian Daoliu explained that gods could gather enough faith to condense a godhood, while exceptionally gifted experts might perceive the power of heaven and earth and form one themselves.
• Qian Daoliu praised Chen Lang as a likely candidate to condense his own godhood, inspiring his companions to support him while Zhu Zhuqing resolved to control her own fate.
• Demon Subduing Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo proposed a betrothal between Chen Lang and Ling Yue, but Golden Crocodile Douluo pointed out Qian Renxue's greater standing and beauty.
• Chen Lang declined the matchmaking proposals, saying he had vowed to avoid romance until he became a Titled Douluo, and Qian Daoliu and the others toasted his future breakthrough.
• Chen Lang found a letter from his departing grandfather wishing him a happy birthday, leaving him his savings, and urging him to keep slacking off if it made him happy.
• Chen Lang carefully put away the letter and realized he had forgotten that it was his birthday.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang traveled to Spirit City so Yu Xiaogang could ask the Pope to help Tang San develop his Clear Sky Hammer. The Pope welcomed Yu Xiaogang, and the chapter ended as they faced each other after years apart.

• Tang San cared for Yu Xiaogang as he recovered, and Yu Xiaogang promised that Spirit Hall could provide Soul Rings for Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San entered Spirit City and went to the Papal Palace, where Yu Xiaogang’s token caused the Palace Guard Knights to recognize him as an Elder.
• Yu Xiaogang waited with Tang San in the Papal Palace council chamber until the Pope arrived.
• Tang San noticed the Pope’s complicated expression toward Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang stood to greet her.

Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San to meet Bibi Dong and asked how she had overcome the difficulties of possessing Twin Martial Souls. After learning that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect backed Shrek Academy and hearing Yu Xiaogang's startling claims about Sword Douluo's grandson, Bibi Dong considered whether to recruit Tang San and invest in Spirit Hall's students.

• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang to address her as the Pope, and their strained reunion left Tang San uncertain about asking her for help.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how she had overcome the hurdle of Twin Martial Souls, explaining that Tang San shared her condition and was his disciple.
• Bibi Dong questioned why she should help Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang praised his talent while blaming his slower progress on a lack of resources.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect supported Shrek Academy and that Sword Douluo's grandson had overturned his Soul Ring age-limit theory.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Sword Douluo's twelve-year-old grandson was a Soul Saint with two hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, shocking Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to guide Spirit Hall's students toward first place in the Advanced Academy Spirit Master Competition in three years if Bibi Dong admitted Tang San and provided resources.

Tang San bargained with Bibi Dong for Spirit Hall’s support by demonstrating his hidden weapons, then began settling into the academy with Yu Xiaogang. Meanwhile, Yu Tianheng sought Ning Rongrong’s favor by promising to challenge the boy who had wronged her.

• Yu Xiaogang wagered that he could train Tang San to Soul Emperor within three years, and Bibi Dong demanded that both of them serve Spirit Hall regardless of the outcome.
• Tang San attacked Bibi Dong with Sleeve Arrows, which pierced her Soul Power barrier and the granite wall, then offered to make stronger hidden weapons with Spirit Hall’s materials.
• Bibi Dong agreed to support Tang San and accept one hidden weapon capable of harming a Titled Douluo, while Tang San stipulated that he could leave once he delivered it.
• Bibi Dong introduced Nana as Yu Xiaogang’s new student and assigned her to show Yu Xiaogang and Tang San around Spirit Academy and arrange their accommodations.
• Yu Tianheng told Ning Rongrong he had found Shrek Academy and offered to teach the boy who had wronged her a lesson; Ning Rongrong promised to be his girlfriend if he defeated him.

Chen Lang learned that Tang San had joined Spirit Hall and decided to take Shrek Academy’s students to train in the City of Slaughter while pursuing his own path to power. As his group prepared to leave, Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianheng arrived to provoke him, but another figure appeared to challenge Yu Tianheng.

• Ci Bufan told Chen Lang that Tang San had joined Spirit Hall Academy after Yu Xiaogang brought him to meet the Pope, and Chen Lang ordered preparations for training in Blazing City.
• Chen Lang weighed visiting the City of Slaughter or Sea God Island, then decided to go to the City of Slaughter and wondered whether the experience would change Dai Mubai’s Martial Soul.
• Chen Lang met the assembled Shrek Academy group, where Ci Bufan and Jin Da argued over seniority and nearly started a fight.
• Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianheng arrived at Shrek Academy to confront Chen Lang after Yu Tianheng promised to defend her.
• An unidentified figure appeared behind Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianheng and questioned Yu Tianheng for bullying someone five years younger.

Chen Lang confronted Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianheng after they came to accuse him of bullying her, while Dugu Yan and his friends watched. Yu Tianheng learned Ning Rongrong had ended the engagement herself, and Chen Lang challenged her claim that his success had humiliated her.

• Dugu Yan arrived and challenged Yu Tianheng for bullying someone younger, while Chen Lang recognized her as an old acquaintance.
• Yu Tianheng asked for Chen Lang, who stepped forward and identified himself.
• Ning Rongrong blamed Chen Lang for humiliating her by reaching Soul Ancestor shortly after she broke off their engagement.
• Yu Tianheng discovered Ning Rongrong had initiated the breakup and questioned why she had brought him to confront Chen Lang.
• Chen Lang pointed out that Ning Rongrong had chosen to end the engagement publicly and had no right to blame him for agreeing.

Chen Lang and Ning Rongrong confronted the hurt caused by their broken engagement, and he offered her an immortal herb that could evolve her Martial Soul. Ning Rongrong refused it and left, while Dugu Yan stayed with Chen Lang after he invited her to come along.

• Ning Rongrong accused Chen Lang of humiliating her, and he explained that she had ended their engagement and had no right to control how he lived.
• Ning Rongrong realized her arrogance had hurt Chen Lang, apologized, and offered to help him if he ever needed anything.
• Chen Lang gave Ning Rongrong an Aromatic Silk Beauty that could evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, saying it would settle any debt between them and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong refused the herb, reflected on their childhood, and left after admitting she had wronged Chen Lang and had only now grown up.
• Dugu Yan teased Chen Lang about Ning Rongrong, and Chen Lang invited her to accompany them somewhere nice.

Dai Mubai reconsidered his engagement, Ning Rongrong rejected Yu Tianheng, and Chen Lang revealed that he had reached Soul Sage. At Blazing Academy, Huo Qingtian confronted Huo Yan over losing control of the academy, until a young man arrived and asked about the fire vein’s main vein.

• Dai Mubai and his companions discussed Chen Lang’s broken engagement, and Dai Mubai told Zhu Zhuqing they had no emotional foundation and should focus on cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong apologized to Yu Tianheng for using him, rejected his advances, and decided to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong recalled Chen Lang and understood Sword Douluo’s advice to cultivate the heart before cultivating oneself.
• Chen Lang told Dugu Yan that he had reached Soul Sage, and she playfully attacked him after he teased her.
• Huo Qingtian confronted Huo Yan for giving Blazing Academy to an outsider, while Huo Yan challenged the Fire Leopard Sect’s failure to support the academy.
• A young man in purple brocade entered the dean’s office and asked whether the fire vein had a main vein.

Chen Lang confronted Fire Leopard Sect Master Huo Qingtian over Blazing Academy after Huo Qingtian refused to honor the loss. Chen Lang revealed his extraordinary strength and prepared to test himself against the peak Soul Douluo.

• Chen Lang introduced himself to Huo Qingtian and asserted that Blazing Academy belonged to him because its students had lost to Shrek Academy.
• Huo Qingtian denied Chen Lang's claim and unleashed his Soul Douluo pressure, while Huo Wuqing tried to protect Chen Lang.
• Chen Lang revealed seven Soul Rings, including four black rings and two hundred-thousand-year rings, shocking Huo Qingtian and the others.
• Chen Lang released the Evil God Tiger's pressure, forcing Huo Qingtian back and prompting him to summon his flaming leopard Martial Soul.
• Chen Lang drew the Seven Kill Sword, and Huo Qingtian recognized it and asked whether Chen Lang was Sword Douluo Chen Xin's grandson.
• Chen Lang confirmed his grandfather's identity and declared that he would fight Huo Qingtian himself.

Chen Lang challenged Huo Qingtian over ownership of Blazing Academy and forced him to accept a duel by wagering the Fire Leopard Sect as well. The two faced off outside Blazing City, where Chen Lang revealed his extraordinary Soul Rings and Evil God Tiger Wings before the fight began.

• Chen Lang attacked Huo Qingtian, whose Blazing Fire Leopard claws were overwhelmed by Chen Lang's sword strike and its Soul Power-devouring flames.
• Chen Lang refused Huo Qingtian's proposed terms and wagered that Huo Qingtian and the Fire Leopard Sect would belong to him if Huo Qingtian lost.
• Oscar, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Ling Kun, and Huo Yan mocked Huo Qingtian until he agreed to fight Chen Lang one-on-one.
• Chen Lang and Huo Qingtian traveled with the others to an open area outside Blazing City for their duel.
• Huo Qingtian summoned his Blazing Fire Leopard Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, while Chen Lang revealed seven unconventional Soul Rings and spread his Evil God Tiger Wings.

Chen Lang overwhelmed Huo Qingtian with enhanced sword skills, defeated him, and claimed Blazing Academy and the Fire Leopard Sect. As Huo Wuqing prepared to treat the unconscious Huo Qingtian, Oscar eagerly offered help and fed him a Big Sausage.

• Huo Qingtian attacked Chen Lang with Scorching Flames Entanglement, but Chen Lang's sword shadows destroyed the flaming vines and shattered his flame armor.
• Chen Lang struck Huo Qingtian with Gale Severing Void, wounding his arm and slowing him before unleashing Sky Splitting Slash.
• Chen Lang split Huo Qingtian's Blazing City Destruction fireball and struck him down, forcing him to concede Blazing Academy and the Fire Leopard Sect.
• Chen Lang ordered Huo Wuqing to keep Huo Qingtian alive so he could deliver a message to the Fire Leopard Sect.
• Oscar offered to heal Huo Qingtian and fed him a bright red Big Sausage, leaving Huo Wuqing dismayed by Shrek Academy's students.

Chen Lang declined Huo Yan’s suggestion that he consider marriage and asked about the Earth Vein’s main branch, hoping to use it to advance his cultivation. He learned it could help Soul Douluos, while Huo Qingtian woke after eating Oscar’s healing sausage.

• Huo Wushuang and Dugu Yan praised Chen Lang’s strength, while Chen Lang reassured Dugu Yan about her cultivation prospects.
• Ling Yue admitted she was jealous of Chen Lang and Dugu Yan, and Huo Wu encouraged her to pursue him.
• Huo Yan suggested that Chen Lang settle on a marriage, but Chen Lang refused, saying he would avoid romance until he became a Titled Douluo.
• Chen Lang asked Huo Yan about the Earth Vein’s main branch and learned it could aid Soul Douluos; he decided to seek it out to advance his cultivation.
• Huo Qingtian woke after eating Oscar’s healing sausage, and Oscar offered him a grilled sausage.

Chen Lang forced Huo Qingtian to honor their wager, then used footage of Huo Qingtian eating Oscar’s sausages to make him surrender control of the Fire Leopard Sect. Huo Qingtian agreed to follow Chen Lang in exchange for help reaching Titled Douluo, and Chen Lang went to inspect the sect’s Earth Fire main vein.

• Oscar made Huo Qingtian eat his sausages, and Huo Qingtian fainted from anger after paying one million Gold Soul Coins for the humiliation.
• Chen Lang gave Oscar one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins as his cut and followed Huo Qingtian to the Fire Leopard Sect.
• Huo Qingtian tried to provoke Chen Lang, but Chen Lang threatened to spread footage of him eating sausages across the Douluo Continent.
• Huo Qingtian named Chen Lang the sect master and pledged the Fire Leopard Sect’s loyalty after Chen Lang promised to help him reach Titled Douluo within three years.
• Huo Qingtian led Chen Lang to the Burning Tower, where the Fire Leopard Sect’s core disciples cultivated.

Chen Lang explored the Burning Tower with Huo Qingtian and discovered that the Earth Fire Essence was connected to a mysterious Flame Domain. As the Essence rose from the eighth level’s fire pool, runes began forming a Domain formation diagram around it.

• Huo Qingtian led Chen Lang through the Burning Tower and warned him about the violent earth fire on the seventh level.
• Huo Qingtian recognized Chen Lang as the author of the cultivation paper “There Are No Useless Martial Souls, Only Spirit Masters Without Money,” and Chen Lang confirmed it.
• Chen Lang opened the door to the eighth level after Huo Qingtian explained that the Earth Fire Essence lay beneath its fire pool.
• Chen Lang approached the pool and felt its law-like flame energy temper his body and accelerate his Soul Power.
• The fire pool churned, revealing Flame Runes and a rising Earth Fire Essence as Huo Qingtian watched in shock.
• Chen Lang saw the runes begin to outline a Domain formation diagram around the Earth Fire Essence.

Chen Lang discovered that the Burning Tower’s fire pool was the hidden Land of the Fire God’s Ascension and passed its qualification assessment despite his non-Fire Attribute Martial Soul. He entered the Fire God’s pocket dimension, where the first of the Nine Trials began.

• Chen Lang activated his defenses and entered the pillar of light, where Flame Runes assessed his qualifications.
• The runes showed Chen Lang visions revealing that the fire pool was the Fire God’s ascension site and the Burning Tower had been built over its legacy.
• Chen Lang learned that failing a trial would teleport him out, then agreed to enter the Fire God’s land.
• Chen Lang arrived in the pocket dimension and saw its fire-filled landscape and the distant island at the inheritance’s core.
• The Fire God’s voice began the first trial, requiring Chen Lang to endure a Lava Pool for one hour to temper his body.

Chen Lang entered the Fire God’s First Trial and discovered that the Lava Pool tempered his body while allowing him to study Flame Law. After Chen Lang vanished from the Burning Tower, Huo Qingtian jumped into the fire pool and triggered an assessment for the Fire God Inheritance.

• Chen Lang received the First Trial’s requirements and map, then raced to the Lava Pool in the Flame Hills.
• Chen Lang entered the crimson-gold lava, realized the trial tested courage, and used its energy to temper his body and study Flame Law.
• The Fire God’s remnant soul saw Chen Lang’s potential and considered him a worthy successor.
• Huo Qingtian found Chen Lang gone from the eighth floor and concluded that the fire pool had transported him somewhere.
• Huo Qingtian jumped into the fire pool, touched the Flame Runes, and triggered a Fire God Inheritance qualification assessment.

Chen Lang comprehended the Flame Law while undergoing the Fire God's first trial in a lava pool, earning a perfect completion and choosing to remain for further practice. After the hour ended, Huo Qingtian appeared and was shocked to see him emerge from the lava.

• The Fire God's remnant soul noticed that Chen Lang had begun understanding the Flame Law during the first trial.
• Chen Lang studied the lava's fire-energy particles, condensed a Flame Rune, and infused it into the Seven Kill Sword to strengthen its flames.
• The Fire God's remnant soul increased the lava's fire-energy concentration, while Chen Lang continued practicing until he formed a complete rune for "burn."
• The trial awarded Chen Lang increased Flame Law affinity, a rune-condensation method, greater physical strength, and ten thousand years to his first Soul Ring; he chose to stay until the trial ended.
• After the remaining hour passed, Chen Lang rose from the lava pool, and Huo Qingtian appeared, shocked to see him there.

Chen Lang discovered that the Fire God's trial grounds could help Huo Qingtian comprehend a domain, then considered bringing Ma Hongjun there and investigating Skywater Academy. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo and Yue Guan to kill Chen Lang, while Flender and Zhao Wuji celebrated their breakthroughs before a powerful presence arrived at Shrek Academy.

• Huo Qingtian explained that he had entered the Fire God's trial after Chen Lang disappeared, and Chen Lang told him the lava pool could help him comprehend a domain and become a Titled Douluo.
• Chen Lang vanished and planned to bring Ma Hongjun and the others to cultivate in the trial grounds, then considered investigating whether Skywater Academy held a Water God inheritance.
• Bibi Dong learned that Chen Lang had reached Soul Saint at twelve and ordered Ghost Douluo to take Yue Guan and bring back Chen Lang's head.
• Zhao Wuji broke through to level eighty, and he and Flender credited Chen Lang's medicinal herbs for helping them advance.
• A sinister aura swept through Shrek Academy, and Flender and Zhao Wuji sensed that its source was at least a Titled Douluo.

Ghost Douluo Ghostly and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan attacked Shrek Academy, demanding that Flender and Zhao Wuji hand over Chen Lang. As the academy’s teachers gathered to resist, Flender rallied them as the Old Generation Shrek Five Monsters before the two Titled Douluo struck.

• Yue Guan and Ghostly appeared at Shrek Academy and demanded to know where Chen Lang was.
• Flender claimed Chen Lang had gone out to train, while Zhao Wuji stood between the Spirit Hall Douluo and the academy.
• Yue Guan attacked Zhao Wuji, and Flender blocked the strike before Zhao Wuji and Flender’s counterattacks were stopped with ease.
• Yue Guan threatened to destroy Shrek Academy unless they handed over Chen Lang.
• Li Yusong, Tang Dou, and Lu Qibin joined Zhao Wuji and Flender, declaring they would rather die than betray Chen Lang.
• Flender called the group the Old Generation Shrek Five Monsters, and Yue Guan and Ghostly prepared to fight them.

Chen Lang learned that Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo were heading to Shrek Academy and went to confront them alone. At the academy, the Shrek Five Monsters fused into the Immovable Bear King and attacked Yue Guan.

• Ma Hongjun learned that the Fire God Inheritance Land could let him attempt to inherit the Fire God Position, and he vowed to do it for Chen Lang.
• A spy reported that Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo had left Spirit City for Shrek Academy, so Chen Lang ordered Huo Wushuang to lead the others to the Fire Leopard Sect and rushed to Shrek.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun joked about their usefulness and Ma Hongjun's chance to inherit the Fire God Position after Chen Lang departed.
• Yue Guan attacked Zhao Wuji while Ghostly concealed himself to ambush Flender, and the five Shrek elders formed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Immovable Bear King.
• The Immovable Bear King swung its Dragon Pattern Stick at Yue Guan, sending a golden phantom dragon charging toward his pink Soul Power barrier.