Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianyang returned to Mingdu and reunited with Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu before asking about the people from Sea God Island. He learned that captured pirates had claimed to serve the Sea God, and the scroll revealing their origins left him stunned.

• Meng Tao slowed the Flying Soul Tool as Xu Tianyang and his companions approached Mingdu, then Feng Tianxiang met them at the palace gates.
• Feng Tianxiang told Xu Tianyang that Xu Nianshuang had been cultivating with the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow under Mu Mengyu's supervision.
• Xu Tianyang entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation alone and reunited with Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu.
• After sharing a meal with his parents, Xu Tianyang asked about the people from Sea God Island.
• Xu Yunxiao explained that an imperial fleet had subdued a group of pirates who claimed to serve the Sea God, then handed Xu Tianyang a scroll detailing their origins.
• Xu Tianyang read the scroll and was shocked by what it contained.

Xu Tianyang learned that pirates from the Heaven Dou Empire had invoked Sea God Island after attacking a Sun Moon Empire fleet, and he discussed the newly discovered Douluo Continent with Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu. The next morning, he headed to Sun Moon Royal Academy and heard that Xu Nianshuang was defending an arena challenge.

• Sun Moon Empire forces defeated and captured pirates who claimed ties to Sea God Island, then escorted them to Mingdu for questioning.
• Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu told Xu Tianyang that the Empire had already sent agents to investigate the Douluo Continent and Sea God Island.
• Xu Tianyang urged his parents to investigate the new continent and learned that his special training had been suspended while the outer seas remained uncertain.
• Xu Tianyang told his parents about Yang Yiyi's powerful martial soul and its Devouring Attribute, and Xu Yunxiao warned him to keep her from being controlled by its power.
• Mu Mengyu sent Xu Tianyang to rest and suggested he visit Xu Nianshuang and the Red Dust Family boys the next day.
• Xu Tianyang went to Sun Moon Royal Academy the following morning and heard an announcement that Xu Nianshuang was defending an open-air arena.

Xu Nianshuang dominated a ten-match arena gauntlet, refining her Sword Intent as she defeated every opponent. After deciding she needed stronger challenges, she spotted Xu Tianyang and challenged him.

• The spectators praised Xu Nianshuang as she prepared to defend her arena winning streak against ten students.
• Xu Nianshuang defeated her first opponent by slicing through his Soul Tool attacks and knocking him off the platform.
• Xu Tianyang recognized that Xu Nianshuang's Sword Intent was growing more refined through battle.
• Xu Nianshuang won all ten matches, including a final fight against a level-twenty-nine Soul Master, and decided to challenge stronger opponents.
• Xu Nianshuang spotted Xu Tianyang in the crowd and challenged him to a match.

Xu Tianyang returned to Mingdu and fought Xu Nianshuang, ending their battle when her sword shattered. They left the arena together and caught each other up on their recent progress and lives.

• Xu Tianyang introduced himself as a Level 25 Battle Soul Master and challenged Xu Nianshuang after she recovered from ten consecutive battles.
• Xu Nianshuang and Xu Tianyang exchanged dozens of rapid sword strikes, and her Level 2 Soul Tool Longsword shattered under the pressure.
• Xu Tianyang stopped the battle and promised to make Xu Nianshuang a Third-Grade Soul Tool, having recognized the strength of her Sword Intent.
• Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang left the arena together, chatting as the watching students reacted with heartbreak.
• Xu Nianshuang told Xu Tianyang about her training and progress, while Xu Tianyang told her about his recent experiences, including taking in Yang Yiyi.

Xu Tianyang visited the Sun Moon Royal Academy to inspect its Soul Tool research and learned that its researchers had made major progress in Thousand Forgings and built a first Humanoid Mecha. He suggested developing the mecha through separate components, but declined Elder Chen’s invitation to join the research, leaving the project to the Academy’s engineers.

• Xu Tianyang visited Lin Fan, who complained about his workload and said Xu Yunxiao was preparing reforms for the Academy.
• Xu Tianyang followed Lin Fan through a secured underground factory and met Elder Chen, who reported that researchers had broken through the Thousand Forgings bottleneck.
• Xu Tianyang saw that Thousand Forgings transformed metals through a process he summarized as “Hundred Forgings Purification, Thousand Forgings Refinement.”
• Elder Chen explained that his team’s first Humanoid Mecha was only a pieced-together product that could not yet be controlled.
• Xu Tianyang suggested strengthening the mecha one component at a time, inspiring Elder Chen and Lin Fan, but refused to join the project because his priority was cultivation.

Xu Tianyang welcomed Yang Yiyi to Sun Moon Royal Academy, where she revealed her new Soul Ring and Soul Skill, while the academy reorganized and he helped test a new Soul Tool Body Tester. Li Zhong’s fleet reached Douluo Continent, and Feng Tianxiang brought Xu Tianyang news of the discovery.

• Xu Tianyang met Yang Yiyi at the academy and learned that her hundred-year Azure Vine Soul Ring had raised her to level twelve and granted her the Endless Vitality Soul Skill.
• Xu Yunxiao split the academy into separate Soul Tool and Martial Soul academies, established Mingde Hall as the empire’s center of Soul Tool technology, and arranged for Yang Yiyi to train with Mu Mengyu.
• Li Zhong’s fleet confirmed that the coastline was part of Douluo Continent, then left a squad behind to establish a foothold and gather intelligence.
• Xu Tianyang tested the new Soul Tool Body Tester and registered level-forty-four physical strength and level-fifty-two Spiritual Power despite having level-twenty-six Soul Power.
• Feng Tianxiang told Xu Tianyang that Douluo Continent had been found, making Xu Tianyang’s heartbeat quicken.

Xu Tianyang learned that Sun Moon Continent would soon collide with Douluo Continent and urged his parents to prepare for the coming encounter. Meanwhile, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s auction drew major factions to Heaven Dou City, where Ning Fengzhi wondered what the mysterious organization was planning.

• Xu Tianyang read Li Gang’s report on Douluo Continent and realized that Sun Moon Continent would become visible from its shores within a year and collide with it within two.
• Xu Tianyang told Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu that Douluo Continent’s internal divisions could give the Sun Moon Empire an advantage, and Xu Yunxiao ordered a grand court assembly in three days.
• Xu Yunxiao explained that he had suspended the search for Sea God Island after the fleet encountered terrifying Sea Soul Beasts, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Ning Fengzhi discussed the Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s mysterious origins and upcoming auction with Gu Rong and Chen Xin, then planned to consult Qinghe for information.
• Ning Rongrong arrived at the council hall, while invitations to the auction brought factions from across Douluo Continent to Heaven Dou City.

Xu Tianyang’s plan to use the Myriad Treasures Pavilion auction to draw Douluo Continent’s major forces to Heaven Dou City neared its execution, while Xu Yunxiao discussed plans for his children to obtain their third Soul Rings. On auction day, Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang explored the city, until a guarded luxury carriage arrived.

• Li Gang reported that major forces had arrived in Heaven Dou City for the auction, and Xu Yunxiao praised Xu Tianyang’s plan to assess their strength.
• Xu Sheng cautioned Xu Yunxiao against risking the Emperor and Crown Prince while they were in foreign territory.
• Xu Yunxiao proposed that Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang visit the Extreme North Land after the auction to obtain their third Soul Rings.
• Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang walked through Heaven Dou City, discussed its attractions, and bought Xu Nianshuang a white military-style cap.
• A luxurious carriage accompanied by mounted guards entered Heaven Dou City as Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang left the clothing store.

Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang encountered Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong as major factions gathered in Heaven Dou City for the Myriad Treasures Pavilion auction. With the crowd assembled, Xu Tianyang announced the start of the Treasure Appreciation Fair.

• Xu Tianyang recognized Ning Rongrong’s carriage and spotted Qian Renxue, who noticed him and Xu Nianshuang before they parted.
• Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue discussed the mysterious Myriad Treasures Pavilion and its master, Li Gang, as they headed toward the auction.
• The arrival of many factions doubled the number of Soul Masters in Heaven Dou City, and Qian Renxue took command of the Royal Knights to keep order.
• Shui Bing’er, Shui Yuer, and the Skywater Academy group saw members of Blazing Academy and Godwind Academy among the many factions gathered for the auction.
• Xu Tianyang watched the crowds from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and announced that the Treasure Appreciation Fair had begun.

Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, and Chen Xin visited the Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s exhibition and saw items that could reshape the continent’s balance of power. When Xu Sheng subdued an Elephant Armored Sect elder, Salas intervened and accused the pavilion of wrongdoing, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Ning Fengzhi and his group toured the Treasure Appreciation Fair and heard claims about powerful Soul Tools and pills that could increase Innate Soul Power.
• Chen Xin urged Ning Fengzhi to verify the exhibits before reacting, while Qian Renxue wondered where the Myriad Treasures Pavilion had come from.
• Xu Sheng knocked down an Elephant Armored Sect elder who had broken the pavilion’s rules and warned that the pavilion did honest business.
• Xu Sheng revealed that he was a Level 87 Soul Douluo and prepared to kill the elder, but Salas arrived and invoked Heaven Dou City’s ban on killing.
• Xu Sheng challenged Salas for meddling in Heaven Dou Empire affairs, and Salas accused the pavilion of acting like Fallen Soul Masters while Qian Renxue silently criticized him.

Xu Yunxiao arrived at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and intimidated the Elephant Armored Sect and Bishop Salas into retreating after injuring them. With the Treasure Appreciation Fair continuing, Xu Sheng revealed a powerful lightning Soul Bone on display and explained that they planned to trade it or use it as bait.

• Xu Yunxiao descended with Xu Tianyang, Xu Nianshuang, and Feng Tianxiang, overwhelming Salas's pressure and alarming Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi with his strength.
• Xu Yunxiao crippled an Elephant Armored Sect elder, ordered the sect to leave, and demanded that Hu Yanzhen provide an explanation.
• Xu Yunxiao struck Salas and gravely injured him, then reassured the crowd and allowed the Treasure Appreciation Fair to continue.
• Xu Sheng showed Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang the Furious Thunder Left Leg Bone and said the pavilion would trade it or use it as bait.
• Xu Sheng told Xu Tianyang not to worry because they had prepared contingencies for the Thousand-Year Soul Bone.

Xu Sheng introduced the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to Ning Fengzhi’s group and demonstrated the value of its Soul Tools, while Ning Fengzhi negotiated to barter for the displayed Soul Bone. Xu Tianyang kept the Pavilion’s origins and Soul Tool inheritance secret, leaving Qian Renxue and Chen Xin more wary of its strength.

• Xu Sheng introduced himself, Xu Tianyang, and Xu Nianshuang to Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Qian Renxue, and Chen Xin without revealing their origins.
• Xu Sheng gave Ning Rongrong a Third-Grade Invincible Shield and explained that it could withstand a Five-Ring Soul King’s attacks for three seconds.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Xu Sheng by giving Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang a pair of Dragon Phoenix Bracelets made from Blazing Sun Jade.
• Xu Sheng told Ning Fengzhi that the Soul Bone could only be bartered for, and the two went aside to discuss the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s offer.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xu Tianyang about the Pavilion’s Soul Tools, and he explained their grading while refusing to reveal where they came from.
• Chen Xin and Qian Renxue grew more wary after Xu Tianyang kept the Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s Soul Tool inheritance secret.

Xu Tianyang and his companions parted ways with Ning Fengzhi’s group before the auction began at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. The auction opened with Ning Fengzhi winning the first Peiyuan Pill for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• The guests took their seats after the auction bell rang, and Xu Tianyang agreed to visit Qian Renxue and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Xu Nianshuang.
• Ning Fengzhi led Sword Uncle, Qinghe, and Ning Rongrong into the lavish auction hall and took seats in the front row.
• Auctioneer Qing Xuan welcomed the guests and announced a mysterious grand gift for the auction’s finale.
• Qing Xuan introduced the Peiyuan Pill, explaining its effects and setting the starting bid at ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Fengzhi outbid the others, raising the price to fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins and claiming the first bottle of Peiyuan Pill.

Xu Tianyang and Xu Yunxiao discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s dealings with Douluo Continent and the threat posed by Spirit Hall. Xu Yunxiao was surprised to learn that Tianyang wanted to unify the continent, then encouraged the younger generation to pursue that ambition.

• Xu Tianyang watched the auction and remarked that Soul Tools were selling for far more on Douluo Continent than on Sun Moon Continent.
• Xu Tianyang warned Xu Yunxiao that contact between the continents could cause disorder and that some factions might need to be defeated before they would settle down.
• Xu Yunxiao assessed Spirit Hall as an exceptionally dangerous force that the Sun Moon Empire should avoid provoking for now.
• Xu Tianyang said the Sun Moon Empire would need to seize the right opportunity if it wished to unify Douluo Continent.
• Xu Yunxiao revealed that he had only planned to trade with Douluo Continent, then praised Xu Tianyang’s ambition and said the younger generation would have to achieve unification.

Xu Tianyang heard Xu Yunxiao warn him against rushing the Sun Moon Empire into war, while secretly believing it had little time to prepare. At the auction, the Extreme Ice Divine Sword drew fierce bidding before Ning Fengzhi bought it with an eight-million-coin offer.

• Xu Yunxiao praised the empire’s talented youths but warned Xu Tianyang that reckless decisions could destroy the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianyang thanked his father and kept his knowledge of the coming danger and his plans to himself.
• Qing Xuan presented the Extreme Ice Divine Sword, a Level 7 Melee Soul Tool, as the auction’s final item.
• Xu Yunxiao explained to Xu Tianyang that the sword was an older practice piece, since forged metals had ushered in a new era of Soul Tools.
• Shui Bing'er bid for the sword with Xue Rou’s support, but stopped when Ning Fengzhi offered eight million Gold Soul Coins.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang marveled at Ning Fengzhi’s spending, which had reached at least ten million at the auction.

At the auction’s close, Xu Sheng revealed that the Myriad Treasures Pavilion came from Sun Moon Continent, a newly discovered landmass approaching Douluo Continent. He left the factions with nautical charts, and the news spread as they prepared to respond.

• Ning Fengzhi won the Extreme Ice Divine Sword for eight million and explained that the purchase would build goodwill for future cooperation.
• After the auction ended, Xu Sheng announced that a continent as large as Douluo Continent had been discovered off the western coasts of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
• Qian Renxue inferred that Xu Sheng and the Myriad Treasures Pavilion came from the new continent, and Xu Sheng confirmed it was Sun Moon Continent.
• Xu Sheng said the continents would meet within a year, declared that Sun Moon Continent bore no hostility, and distributed nautical charts before departing.
• Ning Fengzhi told Qian Renxue that the court needed to discuss the news, which spread rapidly among the major factions that night.

After Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s auction revealed the Sun Moon Continent and its Soul Tool technology, the Heaven Dou court debated how to respond. Xue Ye rejected Xue Xing’s plan to attack the pavilion, leaving Xue Xing desperate as Qian Renxue gained further responsibility.

• Major factions in Heaven Dou City learned about Myriad Treasures Pavilion, its Titled Douluo, and its connection to the Sun Moon Continent, then sent people to investigate.
• Xue Ye convened the empire’s leaders, and Qian Renxue urged an investigation of the Sun Moon Continent while Ning Fengzhi proposed checking whether the continents were moving closer together.
• Xue Ye assigned Marshal Golong to investigate the Sun Moon Continent and gave Qian Renxue responsibility for investigating continental movement.
• After the meeting, Xue Xing urged Xue Ye to surround Myriad Treasures Pavilion with the army and the aid of Poison Douluo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xue Ye rejected Xue Xing’s proposal, insisting that the empire needed stability, and Xue Xing left the palace in a daze.

Xue Xing warned Xue Beng that Xue Qinghe’s growing power threatened them and secretly began making arrangements. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall and the Worship Hall responded to news of Sun Moon Continent, while Xu Yunxiao decided the Myriad Treasures Pavilion group should return there by way of the Extreme North Land; their departure was interrupted by soldiers surrounding the pavilion.

• Xue Beng suggested giving up the throne, but Xue Xing warned him that Xue Qinghe might still kill him and promised to make his own arrangements.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to investigate Sun Moon Continent and Ghost Douluo to gather intelligence about the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• The Seven Great Venerables sent an Angel Legion to Sun Moon Continent and ordered it to deliver its findings to Qian Renxue.
• Xu Tianyang dismissed the flood of visiting invitations and said the Myriad Treasures Pavilion should cultivate its relationship with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xu Yunxiao decided the group would return to Sun Moon Continent through the Extreme North Land, where Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang could seek Soul Beasts for their Rank 30 Soul Power.
• Soldiers surrounded the Myriad Treasures Pavilion by order of the Prince.

Xue Xing surrounded the Myriad Treasures Pavilion with imperial cavalry and ordered an arrest, forcing Xu Yunxiao and Dugu Bo into battle. Xu Yunxiao revealed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and attacked Dugu Bo as angry voices from the royal court condemned Xue Xing’s unauthorized troop deployment.

• Xu Yunxiao ordered his people to prepare for a fight and sent Tianxiang to signal their forces outside the city.
• Xue Xing accused the Myriad Treasures Pavilion of stealing imperial secrets and ordered his cavalry to seize them.
• Dugu Bo confronted Xu Yunxiao, explaining that he was repaying a favor to Xue Xing but wanted no lasting enmity.
• Xu Yunxiao summoned his Purple Giant Dragon Martial Soul and revealed nine Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Xu Yunxiao struck Dugu Bo with Blazing Dragon Claw, and Dugu Bo transformed into his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor to counterattack.
• Two powerful forces clashed above Heaven Dou City as royal voices condemned Xue Xing’s actions and called for Ning Fengzhi to mediate.

Qian Renxue arrived as Xu Sheng’s Soul Tool bombardment devastated Xue Xing’s forces outside Myriad Treasures Pavilion, and she struck and arrested her imperial uncle while trying to preserve relations with the pavilion. Xu Yunxiao demanded three conditions from Heaven Dou Empire, but the arrival of the Fire Phoenix Soul Tool Regiment aimed thousands of cannons at Heaven Dou City before he could state them.

• Xu Sheng’s Soul Tools stopped Xue Xing’s knights and killed more than half the regiment, while Snake Lance Douluo watched the slaughter.
• Qian Renxue arrived, slapped Xue Xing, ordered him taken away, and told Xu Sheng that Xue Xing had acted alone.
• Xu Yunxiao revealed that Dugu Bo had been gravely weakened and warned Heaven Dou Empire not to mistake Myriad Treasures Pavilion for an easy target.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo Gu Rong arrived, and Ning Fengzhi promised that the royal family would give Xu Yunxiao a satisfactory answer.
• Xu Yunxiao offered to let the incident pass if Heaven Dou Empire accepted three conditions, but the Fire Phoenix Soul Tool Regiment appeared over the city and aimed thousands of cannons at it.