Vol. 3Forging a Path to Godhood

Chen Ming gathered powerful allies, defeated threats across the continent, and learned the Angel God’s plans while advancing his own cultivation. The volume ended with Shui Xuan and his network pledging their support as Chen Ming pursued Soul Tool knowledge on the Sun Moon Continent.

  • Chen Ming claimed Medusa’s legacy, rescued Ah Yin, and defeated Titan before leaving Lou Gao to resolve the Blacksmith Association’s aftermath.
  • Chen Ming gave Dugu Bo the Snake God’s Pseudo Demigod Position, then helped Ah Yin confront Tang Hao’s betrayal and join his pursuit of godhood.
  • Chen Ming exposed Titan’s alliance with the Clear Sky Sect, helped Lou Gao secure Spirit Hall’s protection, and killed Myriad Demon King.
  • Chen Ming returned to find Spirit Hall fighting the Star Dou Great Forest’s soul beasts, but withdrew with its forces after Di Tian transformed and the Silver Dragon King intervened.
  • Chen Ming entered Douluo Hall, learned the Angel God’s plans for humanity, and swore a three-hundred-year oath in exchange for a Second Martial Soul.
  • Chen Ming developed the Dragon Ascending Sword as an independent External Incarnation, tested his fused form against the Angel God, and received her cultivation guidance.
  • Chen Ming strengthened Spirit Hall, accepted the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s sacrifice, and sheltered its family.
  • Chen Ming traveled to the Sun Moon Continent, recruited Xu Bai and Shui Xuan, and gained the Shui Family and their allies’ support.
Chapters 207–306 Read from ch. 207

Arc 9The Forging Association Conflict

Chen Ming claimed the Medusa Goddess’s legacy, rescued Ah Yin, and advanced his powers while building ties with Lou Gao. The arc ended with Chen Ming defeating Titan and leaving Lou Gao to settle the Blacksmith Association’s aftermath.

  • Chen Ming suppressed Empress Medusa’s remnant soul, killed her, absorbed her Soul Ring and Head Soul Bone, and gathered Soul Bones and valuable materials from Spirit Snake Island with Dugu Bo.
  • Chen Ming gave Dugu Bo the Snake God’s Pseudo Demigod Position, then traveled the continent and rescued the dying Ah Yin near Holy Soul Village, leaving a taunting inscription for Tang Hao in her cave.
  • Chen Ming reached Gengxin City and helped Lou Gao recover, learned about his advanced forging work, accepted the Forging Encyclopedia, and made Little Silver his own.
  • Chen Ming revealed the truth of Ah Yin’s past to her, helped her confront Tang Hao’s betrayal, and persuaded her to support his pursuit of godhood and gather faith from the Blue Silver Grass Clan.
  • Chen Ming removed Ah Yin’s Soul Bone, gained its life and flight skills, and reached level sixty while Ah Yin grew stronger and lived within his right leg.
  • After Chen Ming’s seclusion, Si Long told him that Titan and the Strength Clan were pressuring Lou Gao to surrender his forging discoveries and the Blacksmith’s Codex.
  • Chen Ming intervened when Titan attacked Lou Gao, fought off the Strength Clan members, and defeated Titan with Poison Dominates the World.
  • Titan’s supporters begged for forgiveness, and Chen Ming helped Lou Gao and his disciples recover before leaving Lou Gao to handle the aftermath.
Chapters 207–231 Summaries Read

Arc 10The Star Dou Standoff

Chen Ming secured the Blacksmith Association, killed Myriad Demon King, and gained the attention of the gods. His return to the Star Dou Great Forest coincided with Spirit Hall’s battle against its soul beasts, ending in a tense withdrawal after Di Tian warned of his power.

  • Lou Gao chose Spirit Hall’s protection, and Chen Ming learned that Titan and the Strength Clan had secretly aided the Clear Sky Sect.
  • Chen Ming tortured Titan for information, then ambushed three Clear Sky Sect elders, exposed their crimes, and took their Soul Bones.
  • Chen Ming helped Lou Gao absorb Soul Bones and brought the captured elders to Qian Daoliu, who killed them and attacked the Clear Sky Sect.
  • In the Star Dou Great Forest, Lou Gao absorbed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear’s Soul Ring while Bear Lord and Myriad Demon King attacked Chen Ming’s group.
  • Chen Ming unleashed the Three Realms Judgment Sword, killing Myriad Demon King, before a space rift took him and the Soul Ring into the Divine Realm.
  • The God of Destruction and the God of Life restored Chen Ming’s weapons, strengthened his Soul Bones, and helped him absorb Myriad Demon King’s Soul Ring.
  • Chen Ming returned to find Spirit Hall fighting the forest’s soul beasts, and he used his poison to kill beasts and heal human Soul Masters.
  • Di Tian transformed into a black dragon, but the Silver Dragon King ordered him to let the humans leave, and Qian Daoliu withdrew Spirit Hall’s forces.
Chapters 232–256 Summaries Read

Arc 11The Secrets of Douluo Hall

Chen Ming entered Douluo Hall and learned how the Angel God had built its hidden legacy to protect humanity and prepare Douluo Star for transformation. He gained an independent Dragon Ascending Sword incarnation, tested his strength against the Angel God, and left with new cultivation guidance and methods to develop.

  • Qian Daoliu told Chen Ming about Douluo Hall's accumulated power and gave him the Angel Sacred Sword, while Chen Ming agreed to investigate the hall for him.
  • Chen Ming entered Douluo Hall and met the Angel God, who revealed her origins, her rise through humanity's faith, and her plan to preserve Titled Douluo and prepare Douluo Star for catastrophe.
  • The Angel God agreed to create a Second Martial Soul for Chen Ming in exchange for his three-hundred-year oath, and Chen Ming swore before the Cosmic Origin.
  • Chen Ming learned battle techniques from Douluo Hall's ancient guardians, adapting them into Sevenfold Judgment and Evil-Breaking Claw while promising to investigate their requests.
  • The Angel God used the Golden Ancient Tree and the Auspicious Beast's origin to transform Chen Ming's golden shortsword into the Dragon Ascending Sword, which became an independent External Incarnation.
  • Chen Ming merged with his External Incarnation and created a Natal Soul Ring, then fought the Angel God and demonstrated that his fused form could withstand her restricted attacks.
  • The Angel God warned Chen Ming about the dangers of godhood, the Divine Realm's schemes, and the limits of his strength, then gave him cultivation guidance and optimized his methods.
  • Chen Ming shared his meditation and cultivation theories with the Angel God, who improved them and recognized the larger potential of his unfinished Star Refining God Method and Seven Treasures Contemplation Method.
Chapters 257–281 Summaries Read

Arc 12A God’s New Allies

Chen Ming strengthened Spirit Hall, transformed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and protected its family, then traveled to the Sun Moon Continent to recruit Soul Engineers and gather Soul Tool technology. Shui Xuan pledged the Shui Family, his disciples, and his old friends to Chen Ming’s service.

  • Chen Ming completed several meditation methods, advanced his Soul Power, and helped Qian Daoliu reach a new state under the Angel God’s guidance.
  • Chen Ming and Spirit Hall’s elders discussed the threat of a God King’s pawn and planned to delay its rise while Spirit Hall consolidated its power.
  • Chen Ming delivered the Angel God’s pendant to Qian Renxue, then hunted the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo.
  • Chen Ming accepted the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s sacrifice, transformed its soul, and sheltered its wife and cubs at Spirit Hall.
  • Chen Ming aided allies across the continent, awakened Ah Yin, and traveled to the Sun Moon Continent to investigate its people and Soul Tool technology.
  • Chen Ming restored Xu Bai, awakened his Martial Soul as the Sun, and recruited him to spread faith and investigate Soul Tool research.
  • Xu Bai led Chen Ming to his former teacher Shui Xuan, whom Chen Ming rejuvenated and persuaded to work for him.
  • Shui Xuan pledged the Shui Family, his disciples, and his old friends to Chen Ming after witnessing his divine power.
Chapters 282–306 Summaries Read
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