Chapter Summaries

Wang Qi attended Tang San and Xiao Wu’s match against the Mad Bear Team, then encountered Ning Fengzhi and his companions while preparing to target Tang San. The meeting revealed Yu Xiaogang’s hatred of Spirit Hall and left Xiao Wu considering whether she could use Tang San and his allies to pursue revenge.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu defeated the Mad Bear Team, while Wang Qi noted Tang San’s changed martial soul and the concealed Soul Beast aura around Xiao Wu.
• Wang Qi met Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong in the corridor, where Ning Fengzhi reunited with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Rong Rong’s companions and Wang Qi to dine, while Yu Xiaogang asked whether Spirit Hall had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang cried out against Spirit Hall, and Bone Douluo muffled him with a Soul Power barrier as Tang San hurried to his teacher’s side.
• Xiao Wu considered using Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San’s mysterious Titled Douluo ally to help her seek revenge, while testing whether Wang Qi could detect her identity.

At a dinner in Moon-Gazing Tower, Wang Qi reunited with Tian Xin and was provoked by Jin Lang, whom he brutally defeated before overpowering Zhao Wuji. Wang Qi held Zhao Wuji down and threatened him, leaving Flender confronting him as the banquet descended into violence.

• Tian Xin recognized Wang Qi as Brother Xiao Qi from their childhood in the Great Soul Arena, and Ning Fengzhi realized Wang Qi had once belonged to it.
• Jin Lang accused Wang Qi of betraying their family and tried to attack him, so Wang Qi broke his arm and jaw and sent him flying into the street.
• Zhao Wuji attacked Wang Qi over Jin Lang's beating, but Wang Qi used his Golden Flame Armor to pin Zhao Wuji beneath the wrecked banquet table.
• Wang Qi threatened to take Zhao Wuji's life, eyes, or mouth while Flender urged him to stop, and Wang Qi knocked Ma Hongjun unconscious after he insulted Tian Xin.
• Flender angrily challenged Wang Qi, asking whether he truly dared to attack him.

Wang Qi confronted Ning Fengzhi and Shrek Academy after taking offense at being treated casually, but Ning Fengzhi brokered a truce and promised him access to the sect treasury. Wang Qi returned to Suotuo City, planned Moon-Gazing Tower’s shift toward intelligence gathering, and the chapter left Ning Fengzhi increasingly curious about Wang Qi’s rapid growth and secrets.

• Wang Qi pressed Flender with his strength, while Ning Fengzhi intervened and offered him three items from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect treasury to end the dispute.
• Wang Qi released Zhao Wuji, apologized to Ning Fengzhi, and promised to visit the sect another day before leaving with Tian Xin.
• Wang Qi discussed the Great Soul Arena’s powerful younger generation with Tian Xin, then decided to wait in Suotuo City for the Heaven Dou Royal Team and redirect Moon-Gazing Tower toward intelligence gathering.
• Over the following year, Moon-Gazing Weekly emerged and reshaped public opinion across Douluo Continent.
• Ning Fengzhi observed Shrek Academy’s students, praised Oscar’s talent, and encouraged Ning Rongrong as she showed interest in Wang Qi.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered what had allowed Wang Qi to rise from below rank-five innate Soul Power to Soul King in only nine years.

Wang Qi negotiated with Ning Fengzhi to sell Blood Dragon Ginseng Secret Medicine and offered a chance for Bone Douluo Gu Rong’s Martial Soul to evolve in exchange for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Martial Soul research materials. After Wang Qi revealed his Twin Martial Souls and overwhelming talent, Ning Fengzhi agreed to provide the materials, leaving their deal set to conclude in a month.

• Wang Qi prepared three portions of Blood Dragon Ginseng Secret Medicine and recognized that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had uncovered his involvement.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to buy one hundred portions of the medicine each year and half the sect for its formula, but Wang Qi refused to sell the formula and proposed another deal.
• Wang Qi offered to exchange the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Martial Soul research materials for a chance to help Gu Rong evolve his Bone Dragon Martial Soul.
• Wang Qi explained the Blood Dragon Flower medicine’s potential and revealed his Medicine Refining Furnace Martial Soul with one purple and one black soul ring.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong were shocked to learn Wang Qi had Twin Martial Souls, and Ning Fengzhi promised to copy the sect’s Martial Soul research materials within one month.

Wang Qi studied the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s secret art for separating Martial Soul characteristics and learned why he could not kill Tang San. He agreed to discuss Shrek Academy’s request for a competition slot with Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Three Education Committee Members, while the Heaven Dou Team arrived in Suotuo City for a Soul Fighting match.

• Wang Qi read the sect’s research on evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and discovered that the Martial Soul Characteristic Separation Secret Art could resolve the conflict between his gold and fire attributes, though it harmed descendants’ potential.
• Wang Qi burned the secret documents, then refused to kill Tang San after the consciousness inside the Fire God Heart warned that doing so would provoke god-level intervention.
• Tang San invited Wang Qi to Wangyue Restaurant on Yu Xiaogang’s behalf, and Wang Qi agreed to raise Shrek Academy’s request for a competition slot with the Three Education Committee Members.
• The Heaven Dou Team arrived at the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena, where the arena arranged a match against Shrek Academy and two Soul Ancestors to balance the teams’ Soul Power levels.

The Heaven Dou Team crushed Shrek Academy, and Qin Ming warned Zhao Wuji that Wang Qi had a Titled Douluo backing him and talent that made revenge pointless. Wang Qi reunited with the Heaven Dou Team and revealed he was already a Soul King, leaving Yu Tianheng wondering how Shrek could compete with him.

• The Heaven Dou Team overwhelmed Shrek Academy, with Dugu Yan’s poison and the team’s strength securing a decisive victory.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to persuade Yu Tianheng to join Shrek, but Yu Tianheng weighed his limited options and the lessons he had learned from Wang Qi.
• Qin Ming reunited with Flender and Zhao Wuji, then warned Zhao Wuji that Wang Qi had a Titled Douluo as a close relative and would soon surpass him.
• Zhao Wuji abandoned thoughts of revenge against Wang Qi after considering Qin Ming’s warning and his own past experiences.
• Wang Qi met the Heaven Dou Team in Suotuo City and told them he was already a Soul King and expected to reach Soul Emperor before the competition.
• Yu Tianheng watched Wang Qi draw the team’s admiration and doubted that joining Shrek Academy could help him defeat his powerful uncle.

Wang Qi told the Heaven Dou Royal Team he would cultivate in seclusion and return before the Soul Master Competition, then Ye Lingling revealed she had a lead on a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Elsewhere, Ning Fengzhi questioned Ning Rongrong about what made Shrek Academy so attractive to talented students.

• Wang Qi said he would leave for a while, explained that the team’s current spirit battles offered little training, and urged its members to focus on growing stronger and preparing for life beyond the academy.
• Wang Qi told Dugu Yan he would return before the Soul Master Competition, then Ye Lingling revealed she had a lead on a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Wang Qi offered Ye Lingling Dugu Bo’s protection and warned that he might need the Soul Ring and Soul Bone within two years before leaving for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ning Fengzhi studied information about Shrek Academy and asked Ning Rongrong what distinguished it from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong listed Shrek Academy’s shortcomings, including its crude students and inexperienced teachers, and Ning Fengzhi ended the conversation when she could not identify its appeal.

Qin Ming proposed a joint training exchange between Shrek Academy and the Heaven Dou Royal Team after learning that Wang Qi had identified flaws in the team’s training. Flender sought Ning Fengzhi’s help, but explained that Shrek would merge into Heaven Dou Royal Academy because he no longer trusted the Golden Iron Triangle’s strength to protect them.

• Qin Ming told the Heaven Dou Royal Team about his ties to Shrek Academy and heard Yu Tianheng describe Wang Qi’s criticisms and training ideas.
• Qin Ming proposed a month-long exchange with Shrek Academy before the teams continued their travels, and Dugu Yan questioned why they would not return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Flender asked Ning Fengzhi to support Shrek Academy’s planned merger into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Ning Fengzhi regretted losing the chance to recruit Shrek’s talented students.
• Flender explained that he had chosen a peaceful retirement at Heaven Dou Royal Academy because he could no longer rely on the Golden Iron Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ning Fengzhi realized that Shrek attracted unaffiliated geniuses and considered creating a seemingly independent academy as a way to recruit promising graduates into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Wang Qi fought a peak Soul Saint sent by Jin Lang and tested his strength while concealing the full extent of his abilities. After Wang Qi performed Ring Fusion and unleashed a terrifying blaze, his opponent hesitated between fleeing and pressing the attack.

• Wang Qi suspected Jin Lang had sent the peak Soul Saint to kill him, and the Soul Saint confirmed it before attacking.
• Wang Qi activated his Soul Bone Armor and fought the Golden Light Mantis Soul Saint, taking injuries as he learned about the man's powerful and agile soul skills.
• Wang Qi dispersed the lingering Soul Power in his wound with Supreme Dominance, then used a golden flame bullet to counterattack and drew the burning flames back toward himself.
• Wang Qi merged his first three soul rings into his fourth and unleashed a far hotter blaze that frightened the peak Soul Saint.
• Wang Qi warned the Soul Saint that fleeing would leave him with nothing and promised to hunt him down later, but the Soul Saint attacked with Blade Storm.

Wang Qi fought a peak Soul Saint whose Golden Light Mantis Martial Soul Avatar made him faster and more dangerous than expected. After damaging the opponent’s wings with a miniature-sun explosion, Wang Qi noticed his Soul Power was draining unusually quickly and prepared to end the battle with his Fifth Soul Skill if necessary.

• Wang Qi used flame propulsion to strike the peak Soul Saint and taunted him until the Soul Saint unleashed his Golden Light Mantis Martial Soul Avatar.
• The peak Soul Saint’s speed and scythe attacks pressured Wang Qi, who reflected on the strengths of Martial Soul Avatars and the differences between Beast and Tool Martial Souls.
• The peak Soul Saint wounded Wang Qi, but Wang Qi fired a Flame Bullet that exploded into a miniature sun and damaged the mantis’s wings.
• Wang Qi saw that the peak Soul Saint’s Martial Soul seemed unusual and realized his own Soul Power was being consumed faster than expected.
• Wang Qi decided he would use his Fifth Soul Skill to kill the peak Soul Saint if the next round exceeded his limit.

After winning a deadly battle against a peak Soul Saint, Wang Qi reflected on his mastery of Supreme Dominance. Meanwhile, the Five Elements academies settled their team’s roster and training plans, while a dispute between Yu Xiaogang and Qin Ming stalled joint training between Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Wang Qi celebrated surviving the battle and considered the power of his concealed abilities and mastered Supreme Dominance.
• Teachers from the Five Elements academies argued over whether their combined team would be allowed to compete, and Huo Miao defended the plan and the finalized roster.
• The teachers agreed to focus on raising the Five Elements Academy Team’s strength and coordination over the time remaining before the competition.
• Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy finalized their joint-training schedule, but Yu Xiaogang and Qin Ming disagreed over who should lead.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded sole authority and access to the students’ information, while Qin Ming knew the Heaven Dou Royal Team would not accept Yu Xiaogang without proof of his ability.

Yu Xiaogang became obsessed with uncovering Wang Qi’s rapid cultivation secrets, while Tang Hao’s clash with Yu Yuanzhen left his foundation damaged. At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong planned to use Wang Qi to draw out hidden geniuses and sought a way to strengthen Hu Liena and the Golden Generation.

• Yu Xiaogang studied Wang Qi’s rapid rise and considered using Tang San’s father and former teammates to investigate him.
• Tang Hao recalled his battle with Yu Yuanzhen, which had worsened his old injuries and damaged his foundation.
• Chen Xin confirmed Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, and Tang Hao asked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to protect him before leaving for Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong discussed Wang Qi’s talent with Gui Mei and considered elevating him to draw out hidden members of the Worship Hall.
• Bibi Dong asked Gui Mei how to raise Hu Liena’s Soul Power without harming her potential, and Gui Mei agreed to speak with Yue Guan about using his treasures.

Wang Qi resumed cultivation in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while leaders across both empires reacted to Bibi Dong’s proposed Heavenly Pride Ranking. The chapter ended with Xie Yue handing Dai Weisi intelligence about the ranking.

• Wang Qi entered the Mandarin Duck Pot and planned to cultivate in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well until Soul Master Competition registration, aiming to reach Soul Saint.
• Qian Renxue reviewed the Heavenly Pride Ranking proposal, considered its appeal to young talents, and sent letters to the Pope's Palace and Worship Hall.
• Dai Weisi read reports about Zhu Zhuqing, Shrek Academy, and Dai Mubai, then received Xie Yue and Yan at his mansion.
• Xie Yue told Dai Weisi that he and Yan had reached Soul King, and Dai Weisi noticed their concern.
• Xie Yue handed Dai Weisi intelligence about the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

After a year of cultivation in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Wang Qi reached level seventy and evolved his Second Soul Ring and External Soul Bone to the Hundred-Thousand-Year level. He suspected the Mutated Flame Swallowing Beast had been injured by a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, then prepared to leave Sunset Forest and visit the old man and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Wang Qi's Second Soul Ring transformed into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and he reached level seventy.
• Wang Qi explained how the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb gave him one complete Soul Core and two embryonic Soul Cores, while his Soul Rings and Soul Bones grew stronger.
• Wang Qi reviewed his new Soul Skills and concluded they could help him escape even from powerful opponents such as Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Wang Qi suspected the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had injured the Mutated Flame Swallowing Beast, though hunting it would bring him little benefit.
• Wang Qi decided to leave Sunset Forest, visit the old man, and see how Zhu Zhuqing had progressed.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Wang Qi discovered that Spirit Hall’s new rankings had exposed powerful young Soul Masters and stirred up the continent. News of his return reached Blue Tyrant Academy, where Ning Rongrong’s account left the former Shrek Academy group worried about how strong he had become.

• Wang Qi reunited with Ning Rongrong and met Xiao Wu while walking through Heaven Dou City.
• Wang Qi bought and read the new rankings, finding himself first on the Heavenly Pride Ranking and learning that the top ten could earn rewards, including a Soul Bone for holding first place for five years.
• Wang Qi learned that Liu Erlong had driven the Shrek Academy group from Heaven Dou Royal Academy after confronting Yu Xiaogang, and that they had moved to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• After Ning Rongrong reported seeing Wang Qi, Jin Lang questioned whether she had recognized him correctly, while Liu Erlong and the others considered his rapid cultivation and feared his strength had grown further.

Wang Qi returned to the Dugu family after two years away, reassuring Dugu Yan and recounting his travels, including his rise to level seventy and acquisition of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. He planned to stay through the Soul Master Competition, keep his power hidden, and focus on preparing his body and spirit before pursuing his Seventh Soul Ring.

• Wang Qi reunited with Dugu Bo, who noticed how much stronger and more dangerous he had become.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling returned home and embraced Wang Qi; Dugu Yan admitted she had feared he was dead after a year without letters.
• Dugu Yan told Wang Qi about the Heaven Dou Royal Team's disastrous joint training with Shrek Academy and explained why Shrek ultimately joined Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Wang Qi told Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling that he had reached level seventy and obtained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Dugu Bo warned Wang Qi to conceal his martial soul during the competition because others might target him for his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone.
• Wang Qi said he would delay obtaining his Seventh Soul Ring and instead prepare for his martial soul's second awakening and cultivate the Five Elements Stake toward the Chaos Origin Stake.

Tang San trained Heart Separation Control while Yu Xiaogang tried to manage his students and the increasingly strained relationships at Blue Tyrant Academy. Liu Erlong, annoyed by Yu Xiaogang and conflicted about her feelings, sensed a Titled Douluo battle at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and rushed toward it, where Ning Fengzhi watched his sect fight.

• Tang San advanced to Five Orifices Scattered Heart and resolved to compete with Jin Lang for the Blue Tyrant Academy Team captain position.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to focus on cultivating one Martial Soul and reassured him that his Twin Martial Souls could eventually let him rival Wang Qi.
• Yu Xiaogang planned to keep Flender at Blue Tyrant Academy, persuade Liu Erlong to rename it Shrek Academy, and convince Jin Lang to yield the captain position, but none of them cooperated.
• Liu Erlong avoided Yu Xiaogang because her feelings and instincts toward him had changed, and she refused to rename Blue Tyrant Academy, which she cherished as a memento of her father.
• Liu Erlong sensed a Titled Douluo battle near the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, activated her Martial Soul Avatar, and flew there.
• Ning Fengzhi watched the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members fighting below the mountain and drank to what he called the sect's thousand-year peak in status on paper.

Qian Renxue told Wang Qi to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the approaching Soul Master Competition after the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect joined the Worship Hall. A month later, Zhi Lin tested Wang Qi in a spar, but Wang Qi fought comfortably without using Martial Soul Possession or soul skills.

• Wang Qi deduced that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had allied with Spirit Hall, and Qian Renxue ordered him to return to school as captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo gave Ning Fengzhi the Soul Bones from fallen Titled Douluo and confirmed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had joined the Worship Hall.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo departed with a companion as Liu Erlong arrived; Ning Fengzhi reunited with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo after the sect suffered devastating losses.
• One month later, Zhi Lin filled the arena with Azure Sky Vines to test Wang Qi, who cut or smashed the attacks without using Martial Soul Possession or a soul skill.
• Bai Baoshan and Meng Shenji watched Zhi Lin struggle to force Wang Qi to reveal more of his strength, despite Zhi Lin appearing to hold the advantage.

Wang Qi used his growing physical strength and battle awareness to break through Zhi Lin’s Azure Sky Vine assault, while reflecting on how he had fused the Golden Sacred Dragon Bloodline into a Golden Body trait. He defeated Zhi Lin in the arena, and the bout was poised to spread across the continent through the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

• Wang Qi used his movement and anticipation to evade Zhi Lin’s increasingly dense Azure Sky Vine attacks and close the distance between them.
• Dugu Yan watched and realized Wang Qi’s physical strength had increased dramatically since their previous sparring match.
• Wang Qi recalled stripping and fusing the Golden Sacred Dragon Bloodline into himself, gaining the Golden Body trait that strengthened his physique through blood essence.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched as Wang Qi forced open the Azure Sky Vine forest and stood before Zhi Lin.
• Zhi Lin conceded that the younger generation was formidable, dispersed his vines, and left the arena.
• Wang Qi remarked that he had taken advantage of Zhi Lin, unaware that the fight would spread across the continent with the next Heavenly Pride Ranking update.

Wang Qi and Qian Renxue discussed using a war between the empires to unify the continent and gather faith for godhood, while a failed attempt to drug him left Qian Renxue asleep. A month later, Blue Tyrant Academy settled into its new leadership, and Liu Erlong prepared the team to assess Wang Qi’s strength.

• Qian Renxue explained her burdens and proposed that Wang Qi help start a war, unify the continent, and gather faith to support their paths to godhood; Wang Qi agreed to cooperate.
• Wang Qi left Qian Renxue’s palace, unaware that Azure Luan Douluo had drugged his wine at Guang Ling Douluo’s urging, and the poison had no effect on him.
• Flender stayed at Blue Tyrant Academy as dean, Liu Erlong’s relationship with Yu Xiaogang collapsed, and Tang San became captain of the Blue Tyrant Team after revealing his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.
• Liu Erlong presented the team with intelligence about Wang Qi defeating Zhi Lin and instructed Tang San to demonstrate his strongest control abilities so the team could understand the scale of Wang Qi’s strength.