Chapter Summaries

Emerald Demon Douluo provoked Tang Hao to keep him from leaving, setting off a chaotic battle among Tang Hao, the Tang Chuan brothers, and Qian Renxue. As Qian Renxue and Emerald Demon Douluo unleashed their full powers, Wang Qi meditated, Lan Xiaoyue neared completion of her eighth soul ring, and Tang San continued finding rare treasures.

• Emerald Demon Douluo provoked Tang Hao, while Qian Renxue recognized the old Titled Douluo and identified his Emerald Demon Bird Martial Soul.
• Tang Hao and the Tang Chuan brothers fought Emerald Demon Douluo and Qian Renxue in a chaotic melee, while Wang Qi watched and Qian Renxue noticed Emerald Demon Douluo's attacks could pierce her Angel Domain unusually easily.
• The Tang Chuan brothers turned on Tang Hao and tried to knock him unconscious, but Emerald Demon Douluo's full-power attack forced Qian Renxue to unleash her Angel Martial Soul Avatar.
• Qian Renxue and Emerald Demon Douluo divided the battlefield with sacred golden light and dark Soul Power, while Tang Hao collapsed unconscious and the Tang Chuan brothers chose to attack their opponents for a chance at reward.
• Wang Qi meditated on the Clear Sky Sect's Exploding Ring technique, Lan Xiaoyue neared the end of absorbing her eighth soul ring, and Tang San found more treasures as Tang Xiao followed him in disbelief.

Wang Qi analyzed his exploded soul ring while Qian Renxue and the Emerald Demon Douluo’s standoff left him exposed to an attack by Tang Chuan and Tang Feng. He killed Tang Feng and struck Tang Chuan with his fourth soul skill, but the chapter ended as flames engulfed Tang Chuan’s Clear Sky Hammer.

• Wang Qi used Exploding Ring to study his soul skill, revealing his unusual soul-ring configuration and drawing the attention of the fighters nearby.
• Tang Chuan and Tang Feng attacked Wang Qi while the Emerald Demon Douluo chose to keep suppressing Qian Renxue.
• Wang Qi fought the brothers, intermittently combining Soul Power and Spiritual Power through Supreme Dominance and knocking Tang Chuan back with a punch.
• Wang Qi accelerated beyond the brothers’ sight and killed Tang Feng, leaving Tang Chuan enraged.
• Tang Chuan shattered his fifth and sixth soul rings to boost his power, but Wang Qi used his fourth soul skill to ignite Tang Chuan’s Clear Sky Hammer.

Wang Qi killed Tang Chuan and Tang Feng, then rescued Qian Renxue after the Emerald Demon Douluo ambushed her. As they prepared for another enemy, Qian Renxue identified the newcomer as a Soul Douluo and offered Wang Qi a secret technique if they survived.

• Wang Qi burned Tang Chuan and Tang Feng, then collected Tang Chuan's Soul Bone.
• The Emerald Demon Douluo suppressed Qian Renxue's Angel Domain and pinned her to a boulder with a barbed spear.
• Wang Qi struck the Emerald Demon Douluo with Blazing Vajra Step, driving him through several trees and freeing Qian Renxue from the dark domain.
• Wang Qi burned Tang Hao and collected four Soul Bones, including a Torso Bone more than eighty thousand years old.
• Wang Qi examined the Emerald Demon Douluo's spear before a chilling wind and a miserable shriek signaled the arrival of another enemy.
• Qian Renxue reentered Martial Soul Possession, explained her secret technique, and told Wang Qi that the approaching enemy was a Soul Douluo.

Lan Xiaoyue tested whether Qian Renxue would recognize her as a Fallen Soul Master while seeking a chance to enjoy an ordinary life, but Qian Renxue demanded the Emerald Demon Douluo. At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong ordered a campaign against Fallen Soul Masters and struggled with the growing demands of refugees and the upcoming Soul Master Competition.

• Lan Xiaoyue introduced herself to Wang Qi and Qian Renxue, told a tearful account of her past, and tried to conceal that she was a Fallen Soul Master.
• Qian Renxue demanded that Lan Xiaoyue surrender the Emerald Demon Douluo alive or dead, while Lan Xiaoyue hesitated over losing the cultivation resources he represented.
• Qian Renxue continued recovering and told Wang Qi to alert her only if Lan Xiaoyue showed hostile intent.
• Yue Guan reported to Bibi Dong that Fallen Soul Masters were behind vanished villagers and that two red-clad bishops had disappeared during the investigation.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to lead the Law Enforcement Hall and the Spirit Hall Team in eliminating Fallen Soul Masters along the border within half a month.
• Bibi Dong reviewed the burden of supporting more than 1.5 million refugees and the dispute between the two empires over Soul Master Competition slots.

Nai Wen deceived Qian Daoliu, revealed his Sin God inheritance and restored his youth before leaving the village to continue his trials. After recovering from her injuries, Qian Renxue left with Wang Qi, while Lan Xiaoyue headed toward Nuoding City and noticed a woman watching the sunset above Sacred Soul Village.

• Qian Daoliu confronted Nai Wen over massacres, but Nai Wen drugged him and left him unconscious.
• Nai Wen revealed that he was a Rank 99 Limit Douluo undertaking the Sin God's trials, and the seventh trial restored his youthful body.
• Wang Qi rejoined Qian Renxue and Lan Xiaoyue after Qian Renxue pulled a barbed metal rod from her body and Lan Xiaoyue brought back the Emerald Demon Douluo's head.
• After three days of recovery, Qian Renxue said goodbye to Lan Xiaoyue and flew toward Heaven Dou City with Wang Qi.
• Lan Xiaoyue set off for Nuoding City and spotted a confused woman sitting above Sacred Soul Village.

Wang Qi reviewed the revised Soul Master Competition rules and registration lists, noting the rise of the newly merged Five Elements Academy. He explained that he would delay becoming a Soul Saint while he prepared for a second awakening of his Body Martial Soul, leaving his plan dependent on improving his spiritual power and physical strength.

• Wang Qi reviewed the competition rules and learned that the Star Luo Empire had taken three of Heaven Dou's slots after annexing its territory.
• Wang Qi noted that the five elemental academies had merged into the Five Elements Academy, which had assembled a team with two Soul Kings and powerful Soul Ancestor substitutes.
• Wang Qi told Meng Shenji that the Five Elements Academy was a major contender, though Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Spirit Hall had stronger teams.
• Meng Shenji urged Wang Qi to consider becoming a Soul Saint before the competition, while worrying that such a display of talent could leave him exposed.
• Wang Qi said he would postpone his seventh Soul Ring until he was ready and planned to reach the Spiritual Domain Realm and strengthen his body for a second Body Martial Soul awakening.

Dugu Bo celebrated reaching level ninety-five and recounted the hardships that had shaped his life. Ye Lingling then told Wang Qi how the Undying Sect’s inheritance rules and destruction were tied to the Nine Star Begonia, and proposed that he father her child in exchange for two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryos.

• Dugu Bo showed Wang Qi his level-ninety-five cultivation and explained how Wang Qi had helped him overcome the Jade Python Snake Poison and reach his former limit.
• Dugu Bo and Wang Qi celebrated together, and Dugu Yan later joined them before helping her grandfather back to his room.
• Ye Lingling told Wang Qi that the Undying Sect’s inheritance rules had forced her grandfather to die so she could inherit the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul, after which the sect was destroyed.
• Ye Lingling asked Wang Qi to father her child once he reached Soul Saint in exchange for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Wang Qi challenged Ye Lingling to reveal what the Undying Sect had hidden, and she admitted that its foundation included two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryos and a possibly related Nine Star Begonia.

After Tang Xiao’s support and Asura God’s intervention rapidly raised Tang San to Soul Emperor, Tang San decided to challenge Wang Qi and prove himself. As Tang San and Yu Xiaogang prepared to announce his return, Asura God watched from afar and considered another promising figure.

• Tang San recalled how Tang Xiao had taken him through the Star Dou Great Forest, where he gained soul rings and treasures that raised his cultivation from level thirty-four to level sixty-three.
• Tang San resolved to win first place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, rescue Xiao Wu someday, and challenge Wang Qi, unaware that Xiao Wu had turned against him and that Tang Xiao had been influenced by Asura God.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he was a Soul Emperor and planned to challenge Wang Qi, and Yu Xiaogang embraced him before taking him to the principal’s office.
• News of Tang San’s breakthrough spread through Blue Tyrant Academy, where Ning Rongrong and Tian Xin speculated about the opportunities behind his rapid cultivation.
• Asura God revealed that he had used divine power to raise Tang San’s Soul Bones and Soul Power, then reflected on the promising figure he had encountered.

Wang Qi confronted the Fire God Heart after choosing a mysterious Soul Tool fragment over the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and learned the fragment concealed the Divine Altar, a damaged device for creating soul rings, along with a secret technique called Ring Fusion. The Fire God Heart explained how Wang Qi could use these tools to pursue godhood, leaving him considering a Deity Inheritance as protection against its possession.

• Wang Qi angrily demanded an explanation from the Fire God Heart for urging him to choose the mysterious Soul Tool fragment and then falling silent.
• The Fire God Heart revealed that the fragment came from God Eater, a weapon once used by a Rank 99 Titled Douluo to kill five Divine Officials and a third-class god, but said the weapon could not be restored.
• The Fire God Heart explained that soul rings carried soul-beast obsessions that limited soul masters’ control and potential, while reaching god-level could free them from those effects.
• The Fire God Heart identified Wang Qi’s machine as the defective Divine Altar, which could consume Soul Power to create soul rings but could not extract divinity or make god-level rings.
• The Fire God Heart offered Wang Qi the Ring Fusion secret technique, which could merge soul rings into his body and help him reach a god-level physical body.
• Wang Qi considered seeking a Deity Inheritance to discourage the Fire God Heart from possessing him, noting that it had hidden from Tang San.

Wang Qi discovered that the Divine Altar could alter Soul Skills, but needed Spiritual Power at the Spiritual Domain Realm to use it safely. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Tang San prepared to challenge Wang Qi, while Liu Erlong went to arrange a spar; Ning Fengzhi also considered building a new academy in a remote village.

• Wang Qi tested the Divine Altar, learned it could reshape Soul Skills through precise Spiritual Power manipulation, and stopped it from draining him before his Soul Power ran out.
• Wang Qi recovered, left the basement, and learned that the Blue Tyrant Academy Team was preparing for the Soul Master Competition.
• Tang San told the academy group about his time in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Yu Xiaogang supported his plan to challenge Wang Qi to draw attention to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong agreed to the challenge but went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to arrange the spar and warned Flender against taking risks.
• Ning Fengzhi visited a village near Frost City and asked Uncle Jian and Uncle Bone whether it would suit a new academy for recruiting geniuses.

Ning Fengzhi planned to establish Earth Treasure Soul Master Academy as a source of future Soul Douluo for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Wang Qi demonstrated his training equipment before noticing his first soul ring re-forming, which led him to discover how to create a soul-skill core himself.

• Ning Fengzhi explained his plans for Earth Treasure Soul Master Academy to Jian and Bone before entering the village with them.
• Wang Qi showed the Heaven Dou Royal Team how to use his training equipment and explained that it was mainly useful to lower-level Soul Masters.
• Dugu Yan asked Wang Qi whether the team could defeat Spirit Hall, and he confidently said they could.
• Wang Qi noticed his first soul ring re-forming, studied its soul-skill imprint, and recreated the skill without a soul ring, though the result was weaker and cost more Soul Power.
• The Fire God Heart explained how realm rules shape soul rings and skills, and Wang Qi wondered whether he could modify a soul skill at its foundation.
• A faint blue glow appeared in the cultivation chamber to alert Wang Qi that someone was trying to reach him.

Wang Qi attended the exchange match between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy, where Tang San planned to challenge him to gain fame. As the matches continued, Tang San mistook Wang Qi for an ordinary person and declared confidence, while Wang Qi studied Zhu Zhuqing’s unusual fourth Soul Ring.

• Dugu Yan explained that the exchange match was a pretext for probing Wang Qi and described the political pressure on Heaven Dou Royal Academy to surrender its direct tournament slot.
• Wang Qi and Dugu Yan arrived as Zhu Zhuqing used her speed to gain the advantage over Tailong in the sparring match.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Dugu Yan, while the teams struggled to find evenly matched opponents for the exchange.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San whether he could defeat Wang Qi, and Tang San decided Wang Qi was probably an ordinary person in disguise and said he was confident.
• Wang Qi observed Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth Soul Ring, and Feng Xiaotian approached him and asked whether he had given Zhu Zhuqing that ring.

Wang Qi watched Zhu Zhuqing fight Tian Xin before discovering that Tang San had reached Soul Emperor rank under Tang Xiao’s protection. Tang San revealed his level and broke through to level sixty-four in front of the crowd, leaving everyone eager to see how Wang Qi compared.

• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang explained the Five Elements Academy Team’s uniforms to Wang Qi, and Huo Wu questioned why he was training Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Ma Hongjun in her second match and began fighting Tian Xin, whose Crimson Flame Bird Martial Soul let her take to the air.
• Wang Qi spotted Tang San arriving with Yu Xiaogang and Flender, recognized Tang Xiao nearby as his powerful protector, and realized Tang San had become a Soul Emperor.
• Tang San greeted Wang Qi, who praised his breakthrough and prompted the crowd to discover Tang San’s rapid rise through the rankings.
• Tang San revealed his level-sixty-three cultivation and six soul rings, then gained confidence from Tang Xiao’s protection and broke through to level sixty-four.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Tian Xin in a fierce arena battle, while Tang San’s attempt to bet with Wang Qi was interrupted and he left furious. Watching from afar, Xiao Wu saw Tang San’s anger and began to understand Liu Erlong’s advice to be cautious when choosing a partner.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Tian Xin fought an intense, evenly matched close-quarters battle, and Zhu Zhuqing won.
• Tang San tried to wager a possession with Wang Qi, but Dugu Yan’s celebration of Zhu Zhuqing’s victory cut him off.
• Tang San grew angry at being ignored, vowed that he would take the stage against Wang Qi after the next match, and left with Yu Xiaogang and Flender.
• Xiao Wu and Lan Xiaoyue watched from a distant platform, where Xiao Wu observed Tang San’s behavior.
• Xiao Wu recalled Liu Erlong’s advice about judging men from a fresh perspective and began to understand why choosing a partner required caution.

Yu Tianheng and Jin Lang faced off in a closely matched assault-system duel, testing each other’s basic abilities before using soul skills. The bout remained unresolved as both agreed to begin a faster second round.

• Spectators compared Yu Tianheng and Jin Lang’s strength and considered the other teams’ chances in the tournament.
• Ning Rongrong asked Wang Qi about Tang San’s rapid rise to Soul Emperor, but Wang Qi declined to explain his thoughts about Tang San’s cultivation.
• Yu Tianheng and Jin Lang traded taunts about their clans before colliding in a test of strength without using soul skills.
• Jin Lang gained a slight advantage through his Gold Attribute mutation and combat experience, while Yu Tianheng used Dragon Transformation to keep pace.
• Yu Tianxin watched Yu Tianheng fight and vowed to cultivate diligently so he could take revenge against Spirit Hall.
• Yu Tianheng and Jin Lang agreed to start a faster second round after their prolonged clash failed to decide the match.

Wang Qi watched Yu Tianheng battle Jin Lang, then accepted Yu Tianheng’s proposal to join the arena after Jin Lang warned that his fourth soul skill could be deadly. As Wang Qi stepped forward, Lan Xiaoyue and Xiao Wu tried to gauge his growing strength.

• Wang Qi heard that Tang San might have exposed his Twin Martial Souls while competing with Jin Lang for the captain position and wondered what Tang Xiao would do.
• Yu Tianheng struggled against Jin Lang’s Golden Diamond Tiger Martial Soul and doubted he could win even by using his fourth soul skill.
• Jin Lang warned Yu Tianheng that his fourth soul skill could seriously injure or kill him, and Yu Tianheng proposed that Wang Qi join the fight to protect him.
• Jin Lang accepted the proposal, and Wang Qi leaped onto the arena despite Jin Lang’s provocation.
• Lan Xiaoyue found Wang Qi impossible to assess, while Xiao Wu sensed extreme danger from him and wondered how he had grown so terrifying.

Jin Lang attacked Wang Qi with a powerful Soul Ring and Soul Bone combination, but Wang Qi stopped the strike with his golden flames and left Jin Lang humiliated despite his victory over Yu Tianheng. Tang Xiao concluded that Wang Qi’s flames would suppress Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, while Jin Lang warned Tang San about the matchup and clashed with him over his authority as captain.

• Jin Lang used his Golden Tiger Sky Splitting Strike and concealed Dark Claw Double Strike to attack Wang Qi with the intent to injure him.
• Wang Qi countered Jin Lang’s attacks with a golden fireball, protected the arena with a Soul Power barrier, and gathered the scattered flames back into his hand.
• Tang Xiao watched Wang Qi and decided that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could not overcome Wang Qi’s powerful fire without a second awakening or other major change.
• Yu Tianheng conceded, leaving Jin Lang the winner, though Jin Lang felt humiliated by the fight.
• Jin Lang warned Tang San that Wang Qi’s flames could suppress his Martial Soul, but Tang San dismissed the warning and insisted that he was the captain.

Wang Qi prepared to face Tang San, whose concealed killing intent revealed that he planned to cripple him during the exchange match. Tang San opened the fight by covering the arena with Blue Silver Grass, while Wang Qi waited to respond.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tianheng analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of Blue Tyrant Academy’s members and Jin Lang, and Wang Qi warned his teammates not to underestimate Tang San.
• Bai Baoshan praised Tang San’s talent and offered him a place on Heaven Dou Team Two, prompting Liu Erlong to accuse him of poaching.
• As Bai Baoshan announced the rules, Tang San secretly resolved to use his hidden techniques to cripple Wang Qi, and Wang Qi sensed his killing intent.
• Tang San unleashed Blue Silver Entanglement and Parasitism, spreading Blue Silver Grass across the arena and turning it into a battlefield suited to him.

Wang Qi tested Tang San by dodging his Blue Silver Grass attacks without using his martial soul, while the Asura God worried that Tang San’s mutated Blue Silver Grass made him unsuitable for the Sea God’s Divine Seat. As Wang Qi’s growing aura unsettled Tang San and stunned Tang Xiao, Tang Xiao recognized that Wang Qi had comprehended Shi.

• Wang Qi evaded Tang San’s Vine Snakes while criticizing the limits of Blue Silver Grass and considering whether Tang San could still inherit the Sea God’s Divine Seat.
• The Asura God worried that Tang San lacked the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and considered how to persuade the Sea God to accept him.
• Spectators debated Wang Qi’s strength as Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wu watched the battle, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin praised Wang Qi’s talent and potential.
• Tang San sensed Wang Qi’s Shi gathering and felt uneasy as Wang Qi leaped into the air.
• Tang Xiao recognized Wang Qi’s aura as Shi and recalled Tang Chen’s explanation that it came from deep understanding of one’s martial soul, life experience, and opportunity.

Wang Qi broke through to the Spiritual Domain Realm while fighting Tang San, then awakened in midair and destroyed Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass battlefield with a wave of fire. Tang San switched to the Clear Sky Hammer and attacked with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Wang Qi sent him flying and knocked the hammer from his grasp.

• Wang Qi’s Spiritual Power broke through its bottleneck and reached the Spiritual Domain Realm, letting him commune with heaven and earth and fly without using a Martial Soul or soul skill.
• The students and teachers in the training grounds were shocked by Wang Qi’s flight, while Asura God noticed his rare Spiritual Power talent and wondered whether the Gods would compete to recruit him.
• Tang San climbed Blue Silver Cages toward Wang Qi, using Blue Silver Sky Devourer as he tried to interrupt Wang Qi’s breakthrough.
• Wang Qi awakened, unleashed intense heat, and turned the arena into a sea of fire, destroying Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and forcing Tang San to fly with Mother’s Soul Bone.
• Tang San switched to the Clear Sky Hammer and charged with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Wang Qi struck the hammer aside and sent Tang San flying.