Chapter Summaries

Tian Hao met the Destruction God King after refining a new Soul Core cultivation method and was offered the role of his representative. He accepted, hoping to gain the God King's backing while pursuing cooperation between their interests.

• Tian Hao met Lin Qianyue and the others outside the Sunset Forest and learned that the event would begin the next day.
• Tian Hao refined a Soul Core method that combined his three solid Soul Cores with three gaseous Soul Core structures, then considered adding further layers.
• The Lightning Tribulation power in Tian Hao's Soul Sea resonated with another existence and transported him to a space filled with purple lightning.
• Tian Hao recognized the Destruction God King and explained that the Evil God King had told him about the God Kings.
• The Destruction God King offered Tian Hao the chance to bear his God Position, but Tian Hao argued that he would never pass it on while his conquest continued.
• The Destruction God King invited Tian Hao to become his representative, and Tian Hao accepted.

Destruction God King upgraded Tian Hao’s spear and gave him a divine test to slay a demigod and double its destructive divine power within a year. Tian Hao guessed the target was Asura God’s inheritor, and Destruction God King destroyed an Asura God divine-sense avatar hidden beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Destruction God King fused the Black God Battle Suit and Golden Pattern Soul Ring origin into Tian Hao’s spear, strengthening it with destructive power and lightning.
• Destruction God King tasked Tian Hao with using the spear to slay a demigod and erase their divine sense and power, or lose the bestowed power if he failed to double it within a year.
• Tian Hao inferred that Destruction God King wanted him to target Asura God’s inheritor and led Yang Potian and the others to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tian Hao used the God Slaying Spear to destroy the divine senses hidden in the Immortal Grass Divine Medicines and other plants, greatly increasing its destructive power.
• Destruction God King arrived at the well, took the Life Tree and God Slaying Spear from Tian Hao, and killed the dormant Asura God divine-sense avatar beneath the spring.

After helping the Destruction God King destroy the Asura God's divine sense and the Ice Fire Dragon Kings, Tian Hao received the God Slaying Spear and learned that the Sea God's weapon could help him upgrade it. With the Asura God's inheritor still a threat, Tian Hao planned to target the Sea God first and deal with Tang Chen later.

• The God Slaying Spear destroyed the revived Ice Fire Dragon Kings, and the Life Tree and spear devoured their remains before the Destruction God King gave Tian Hao the spear and a portion of divine power.
• Tian Hao asked about strengthening the spear, and the Destruction God King endorsed his plan to seek the Sea God's Trident, warned him to find and kill the Asura God's inheritor, and departed.
• Tian Hao sensed the Life Tree and the spear's power of destruction combining to strengthen his Soul Sea barrier.
• Tian Hao told Yang Potian and the other eight that the Destruction God King backed the Breaking Clan and warned them that Tang Chen and the Asura God's inheritance remained dangerous.
• Tian Hao decided to plot against the Sea God before confronting Tang Chen, and noted that he should discuss the Sea God High Priest with Qian Daoliu.

Tian Hao and the Plant Academy team arrived at the Heaven Dou Competition Area, where his popularity as Gentleman Sword drew a large crowd. After Xue Ye opened the tournament, Tian Hao turned his attention to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, which possessed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

• Lin Qianyue led the Plant Academy team into Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and explained the competition before Lin Changjun stopped him.
• The audience recognized Tian Hao as Gentleman Sword, and he greeted his fans with the Green Peak Sword.
• Xue Ye told Prince Xue Yue to put aside his conflict with Plant Academy, and Prince Xue Yue responded without showing his feelings.
• Yingzi delivered Ao Ye’s gift to Tian Hao and explained that Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena had expanded and secured the Balak Kingdom qualifiers.
• Xue Ye declared the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament open and urged the competitors to win glory for the empire.
• As the crowd applauded, Tian Hao eyed Xue Ye, thinking of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud held by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Ning Fengzhi, Tang Hao, and Yu Luomian addressed the Soul Master Competition before Li Qing conducted the preliminary draw and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team won its opening match. Afterward, Tang Hao recognized Yuehua among Plant Academy's team and left without exposing her, while other factions inferred that Plant Academy and the Breaking Clan had allied over medicinal herbs.

• Ning Fengzhi praised the young soul masters and alluded to a gifted young man he expected to shine in the tournament, prompting spectators to look toward Plant Academy.
• Tang Hao gave a brief speech and watched Plant Academy's spectator area while investigating his younger sister's disappearance.
• Yu Luomian delivered formal words on behalf of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Li Qing swore the preliminary draw would be fair before assigning the matchups.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team narrowly defeated its first-round opponent, while Tian Hao reflected that imperial influence made such an outcome realistic.
• Tang Hao spotted Yuehua signaling to him among Plant Academy's team, recognized she was safe, and left after giving Yang Potian a cold glance.
• The major factions noticed Yang Potian with Plant Academy and concluded that the academy and the Breaking Clan had joined forces to cultivate medicinal herbs.

Tian Hao reunited with Qian Daoliu in Heaven Dou City and explained why he had faked his death and stayed away from Spirit Hall. Qian Daoliu introduced his granddaughter Qian Renxue and said Spirit Hall would begin Tian Hao’s reform plan once Bibi Dong returned.

• Yang Potian sensed someone following the group, but Tian Hao told him not to worry and met Qian Daoliu in private.
• Qian Daoliu recognized Tian Hao by his soul aura and learned that Ah Yin had joined Tian Hao’s side.
• Tian Hao explained that he had faked his death because Spirit Hall’s factions were dangerous and he did not know whom he could trust.
• Qian Daoliu reported that conflicts in Spirit City had killed thirty-four Soul Sages, eight Titled Douluo, and an elder, while Ling Yuan had nearly been killed.
• Tian Hao described Spirit Hall’s internal problems and warned that its strength made outside forces eager to exploit any weakness.
• Qian Daoliu said Spirit Hall would carry out Tian Hao’s plan after Bibi Dong returned, then introduced his granddaughter Qian Renxue.

Tian Hao discussed Qian Renxue’s social skills with Qian Daoliu, then revealed his alliances and leadership roles before presenting Soul Ring research that could support cooperation between humans and Soul Beasts. Qian Daoliu removed the binding from a Soul Ring Gem at great cost, so Tian Hao showed him a method for creating colorless Soul Rings instead.

• Tian Hao warned Qian Daoliu to cultivate Qian Renxue’s intelligence and social skills, and Qian Renxue angrily said she hated him.
• Tian Hao told Qian Daoliu that he had allied with several powerful Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest and had become the Breaking Clan’s leader after helping Yang Potian and others become Titled Douluo.
• Tian Hao explained that he had joined Plant Academy, moved it to the Banyan Tree Forest, and helped the Banyan Tree King evolve into the Banyan Tree Emperor.
• Tian Hao showed Qian Daoliu a Soul Ring Gem and explained his plan to use Soul Beast Soul Rings sustainably, but Qian Daoliu said his divine power could remove their binding only at an unsustainable cost.
• Tian Hao presented a second method that created colorless Soul Rings by guiding the rules of heaven and earth.

Tian Hao explained how weak martial skills derived from transparent soul rings could give commoner soul masters a path to develop, and proposed that Spirit Hall recruit low-talented soul masters to train in complementary body and will techniques. Qian Daoliu agreed to find a way to recruit them, while Tian Hao defended the future potential of his sword intent soul ring.

• Tian Hao showed Qian Daoliu martial skills copied from soul ring abilities and explained that he planned to use them to support commoner soul masters.
• Qian Daoliu examined the transmitted techniques and judged them weak but suitable for commoners to cultivate.
• Tian Hao explained how soul ring refinement impaired Soul Power control and argued that transparent rings could help commoners avoid that cost.
• Tian Hao proposed combining Soul Power martial skills with body training and cultivated mental will, while reserving the latter methods for Spirit Hall members.
• Qian Daoliu promised to find a way for Spirit Hall to recruit low-talented soul masters without alerting rival powers.
• Qian Daoliu compared Tian Hao's sword intent to the Seven Kill Sword Intent, and Tian Hao insisted his sword intent soul ring could eventually reach a hundred-thousand-year or million-year level.

Tian Hao warned Qian Daoliu that the God Realm might be plotting to use their plane and that the Angel God could have been excluded or targeted. Qian Daoliu revealed that the Angel God had sent no oracle in over a thousand years, and Tian Hao asked how a successor could inherit the Angel God’s power.

• Qian Daoliu was shocked when Tian Hao explained that he could increase the age of his own soul rings, though the method was currently unique to him.
• Tian Hao asked whether the Angel God had contacted Spirit Hall in recent years.
• Tian Hao shared a memory of the Evil God King and argued that the God Kings might be preparing a major upheaval and plotting to cultivate an inheritor using their plane’s resources.
• Qian Daoliu admitted that the Angel God had sent no oracle for over a thousand years, leaving only a strand of divine thought and the Angel Sacred Sword.
• Tian Hao asked how a member of the Angel Clan who could inherit the Angel Sacred Sword would become the next Angel God.

Tian Hao revealed plans to help Qian Renxue pursue the Angel God inheritance and evolve the Angel Clan’s Martial Souls, while Qian Daoliu agreed to keep Spirit Hall’s allies discreet and prepare for Tian Hao’s showcase at the Soul Master Competition. Tian Hao then explained how he helped the Breaking Clan’s elders break through and presented his self-created Soul Rings, leaving Qian Daoliu with a closer look at his cultivation system.

• Tian Hao proposed that Qian Renxue might improve the Angel God Position and divine artifacts, and that Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue could fuse their Six-winged Holy Angel Martial Souls to test whether they could evolve.
• Tian Hao advised keeping the Breaking Clan and Plant Academy neutral and distant from Spirit Hall until the uprising, and Qian Daoliu agreed to arrange matters through Qian Renxue.
• Tian Hao announced that he would fight in the Soul Master Competition without Soul Rings or soul skills, using only self-created Martial Skills to inspire commoner soul masters.
• Tian Hao explained that he helped the Breaking Clan’s elders break through by restoring their Soul Breaking Spear origins and infusing them with the clan ancestor’s Semi-Divine Artifact spear.
• Tian Hao argued that self-generated Soul Rings were the proper foundation for godhood and revealed the three Soul Rings he had constructed around his Soul Cores.

Tian Hao tested his self-constructed Soul Core and Soul Ring system on Qian Daoliu, preparing his body and extracting his Soul Rings. Qian Daoliu agreed to try the new method, but the chapter ended before he reported how the extraction felt.

• Tian Hao asked Qian Daoliu to help test self-constructed Soul Rings, and Qian Daoliu agreed.
• Tian Hao fused with Qian Daoliu, developed his Strength System, and expanded his Soul Sea and middle dantian.
• Tian Hao formed three Soul Core prototypes from Qian Daoliu's Mental Power, Soul Power, and blood essence, but could not make them resonate.
• Tian Hao explained that Qian Daoliu's Soul Rings had contaminated his power and said they had to be extracted for the Soul Cores to resonate.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to temporarily remove his Soul Rings, and Tian Hao extracted them one by one, lowering Qian Daoliu's Soul Power Level from ninety-nine to ninety-eight.
• Tian Hao asked Qian Daoliu how he felt after the extraction.

Tian Hao established a new three-core cultivation system for Qian Daoliu, who then revealed that the City of Slaughter’s inheritance may involve the Asura God and the displaced Rakshasa God. Tian Hao left with the Angel Token and new suspicions about the City of Slaughter’s history.

• Tian Hao formed three balanced Soul Core rudiments and corresponding soul rings for Qian Daoliu, warning him that disrupting their rhythm could cause them to explode.
• Qian Daoliu praised the system’s potential to lead to godhood and gave Tian Hao the Angel Token, which could teleport him out of the City of Slaughter.
• Tian Hao asked about the City of Slaughter, and Qian Daoliu explained that its inheritance had changed from the Rakshasa God’s to one associated with a god of slaughter, possibly Asura.
• Qian Daoliu recounted that Tang Chen had carried both the Rakshasa God’s aura and a stronger aura resembling Asura’s, leading Tian Hao to suspect that Asura had taken over the Rakshasa God’s inheritance site and that she had retaliated through its guardian.

Tian Hao gave Qian Daoliu the Golden Tree and learned how the Sea God had stolen the Angel Clan’s Golden Sacred Tree origin, fueling Spirit Hall’s old enmity with Sea God Island. He secured Qian Daoliu’s support for his plans and revealed that a God King had made him an agent in the mortal plane.

• Qian Daoliu agreed that Tian Hao could go to the City of Slaughter to seek the Asura or Rakshasa inheritance, and Tian Hao handed over the Golden Tree for Spirit Hall to cultivate.
• Qian Daoliu explained that the Sea God had drained the Angel Clan’s Golden Sacred Tree to empower his trident, prompting Spirit Hall’s repeated attacks on Sea God Island.
• Qian Daoliu recognized the sacred attribute in Tian Hao’s Golden Tree and believed the Angel Clan could cultivate it into another Golden Sacred Tree.
• Tian Hao gave Qian Daoliu his Martial Skills and asked him to arrange a legal identity for the Golden Banyan Tree Emperor; Qian Daoliu asked Tian Hao to call him Grandpa and promised to scout the City of Slaughter.
• Tian Hao joked about disciplining Qian Renxue, who tried to kick him, and Qian Daoliu urged him to guide her strictly but gently.
• Tian Hao revealed to Qian Daoliu that a God King had favored him and made him an agent in the mortal plane.

Tian Hao explained to Qian Daoliu that the Destruction God King had helped him prepare to destroy the Slaughter City and Sea God inheritances, and Qian Daoliu returned to the Angel God Temple to seek divine guidance. Tian Hao revealed his history to Yang Potian and Qian Renxue, while the Angel God sent Qian Daoliu out equipped for the coming mission and summoned several powerful allies.

• Tian Hao told Qian Daoliu about the Destruction God King's help and the plan to reclaim the Golden Sacred Tree's source essence and deal with the Sea God's inheritance; Qian Daoliu went to consult the Angel God's divine thought.
• Tian Hao stopped Qian Renxue from calling after her grandfather, identified the visitor as Angel Douluo to Yang Potian, and revealed his history with Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect to Yang Potian and Qian Renxue.
• Tian Hao warned Qian Renxue against letting an overbearing temperament control her, and Yang Potian affirmed that the Breaking Clan would continue to recognize Tian Hao as its patriarch.
• The Angel God equipped Qian Daoliu with the Angel Set, strengthened the Golden Tree, and ordered him to return with victory.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Xunji, Ling Yuan, and more than a dozen four-winged elders arrived at the Angel God Temple and waited with Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu and the Angel Clan learned that Tian Hao was alive and joined him to plan how to seize the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Tian Hao rebuilt Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others with expanded Soul Seas, Soul Cores, and soul rings, then sent them to cultivate in Sunset Forest.

• Qian Daoliu shared memories proving Tian Hao was alive, and the Angel Clan elders rejoiced at the chance to seize the Sea God's Trident.
• Qian Daoliu opened the Gate of Holy Light, and Ling Yuan rushed out to embrace and kiss Tian Hao before they discussed their plans.
• Tian Hao proposed locating and secretly teleporting the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud while avoiding action in Heaven Dou City during the Soul Master Competition.
• Qian Daoliu offered to teleport the artifact, and Ling Yuan suggested having Gui Mei investigate its location.
• Tian Hao rebuilt Golden Crocodile Douluo's Soul Sea, dantian, Soul Cores, and soul rings, restoring his body and healing his injuries.
• Tian Hao finished strengthening the others by dawn and sent them to cultivate in seclusion in Sunset Forest.

At the tournament, Tian Hao gave Yue Guan the roots of a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and revealed his pure sword intent against Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Second Team. Lin Changjun then demonstrated that his Golden Banyan Tree Emperor Martial Soul could absorb and refine the energy of heaven and earth, prompting the Heaven Dou Empire and other factions to reconsider Plant Academy's value.

• Tian Hao gave Yue Guan the uncontaminated roots of a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which Yue Guan accepted as a chance to advance his cultivation.
• Tian Hao faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Second Team and used sword qi formed from his pure sword intent to carve a mark into the arena floor.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin recognized the technique as Tian Hao's own pure sword intent.
• Tian Hao supported his teammates with the Life Domain while Lin Changjun grew his Golden Banyan Tree Emperor Martial Soul and used it to absorb elemental energy, expanding the Wood Domain across the arena.
• Xue Ye and Prince Xue Yue concluded that they needed to resolve their dispute with Plant Academy and win it over, while Tang Hao realized why his younger sister had stayed there.

Lin Qianyue and Yang Potian planned to finish Plant Academy’s Underground City after securing legal permission for the Banyan Tree Emperor. Tian Hao demonstrated the Mutated Golden Snake Sword Technique, decisively defeating Huangdou Team’s second squad and later winning easily against teams from Five Elements Academy.

• Lin Qianyue and Yang Potian discussed completing the Underground City after negotiating with Xue Ye and Spirit Hall for the Banyan Tree Emperor’s legal status.
• Tian Hao paused the fight to let Huangdou Team’s second squad recover, and Ye Shengyu healed their injuries.
• Tian Hao used his snake-like sword qi to strike all seven opponents’ vital weak points in less than a second, forcing the squad captain to admit defeat.
• The Great Soul Arena replayed Tian Hao’s attack in slow motion as the audience cheered for Gentleman Sword.
• Tian Hao continued using the Mutated Golden Snake Sword Technique to defeat teams from Five Elements Academy, earning respect from his opponents.

Tian Hao defeated the Elephant Armor Team first with his bare-handed sword technique, then with his Unwrought Heavy Sword after the team requested to face it. He left the arena declaring that his next Sword Dao stages were the wooden sword and swordlessness, and turned his attention to beginning the God Slaying Plan.

• Tian Hao broke the Elephant Armor Team captain’s Diamond Shield and injured his arms, then used his bone-control ability and Ye Shengyu’s healing to restore him.
• The Elephant Armor Team captain requested permission for Tian Hao to use a weapon, and Xue Ye approved the request.
• Tian Hao brought out the Unwrought Heavy Sword and gave Ye Shengyu ten minutes to restore the Elephant Armor Team before their rematch.
• The seven Elephant Armor Team members stacked their Pressing Kill skills and charged together, but Tian Hao shattered their Diamond Shields with the heavy sword and defeated them.
• Tian Hao told the captain that he was strictly at the Soul Emperor level, repaired the team’s broken bones, and explained that his next Sword Dao stages were the wooden sword and swordlessness.
• Tian Hao left the arena to begin the God Slaying Plan.

Tian Hao gathered Spirit Hall’s allies in Sunset Forest to begin the God Slaying Plan and asked the Destruction God King to oversee their attack on the Sea God’s legacy. The Destruction God King accepted Tian Hao’s proposal to lure the Asura God into breaking the God Realm’s rules, while outlining how their weapons might challenge the Asura God Sword.

• Tian Hao reunited with Ah Yin, then learned that Golden Crocodile Douluo had reached rank ninety-nine and evolved his Martial Soul.
• Tian Hao announced the God Slaying Plan, and Qian Daoliu confirmed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was guarded by several Soul Douluo and an elderly Titled Douluo.
• Tian Hao asked Golden Crocodile Douluo to use water-attribute Self-Created Soul Skills so Spirit Hall’s attack would be blamed on Sea God Island.
• Tian Hao summoned the Destruction God King and proposed provoking the Asura God into violating the God Realm’s rules by aiding his inheritor.
• The Destruction God King agreed that the plan was worth attempting and explained that the Angel Sacred Sword could become a super divine artifact, while the God Slaying Spear might help shatter the Asura God Sword.

Tian Hao learned that Destruction God King would accept transformed Soul Beasts and received his support in opposing Asura’s plans. With Destruction God King watching, Tian Hao’s group destroyed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and erased Sea God’s divine consciousness, leaving the Angel Sacred Sword close to becoming a divine artifact.

• Destruction God King revealed that Asura had confined Angel God and Rakshasa God, and explained the history behind the conflict between the God Realm and Soul Beasts.
• Destruction God King agreed to treat Soul Beasts who transformed into humans equally, and Tian Hao promised to guide the clan toward transformation.
• Tian Hao declined Ah Yin’s offer to join the fight and arranged for Qian Daoliu and Yang Potian’s group to raid the Heaven Dou Imperial Family treasury.
• Tian Hao seized the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Qian Daoliu shattered it with the Angel God Sword.
• Sea God’s divine consciousness manifested but hesitated at the sight of Destruction God King, allowing Tian Hao to destroy it with the God Slaying Spear.
• The Angel Sacred Sword absorbed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s origin power and neared divine-artifact quality.