Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao discovered that Ah Yin and the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone were gone, and the shock worsened his already severe injuries. The Asura God's Divine Will stabilized Tang Hao and resolved to focus on strengthening Tang San, while Tang Hao woke to find Tang San at his side.

• Tang Hao searched Ah Yin's stone chamber and found signs that she and the Soul Bone had been taken by someone calling himself Wan Gui.
• Tang Hao collapsed after discovering the empty chamber, and the Asura God's Divine Will awakened and stabilized him.
• The Asura God's Divine Will reviewed Tang Hao's memories, condemned his failure to raise Tang San, and planned ways to strengthen Tang San's Martial Souls and Soul Power.
• The Asura God's Divine Will fused part of its thoughts with Tang Hao so it could take control if he crossed a preset limit.
• Tang San tried to nourish Tang Hao with Soul Power, and Tang Hao woke and reassured him despite coughing up black blood.
• Tang San thought about inheriting Tang Hao's Soul Bones before rejecting the thought, while Tang Hao tenderly stroked his head.

Tang Hao told Tang San about Ah Yin, Tang Xiao, and the guilt he carried over disappointing everyone who had trusted him. He then taught Tang San to use Demon Spider Devour on a Soul Beast’s vital organs, and Tang San broke through to level thirty-two as his body and Blue Silver Grass changed.

• Tang Hao explained that Tang Xiao had known Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast but had kept her secret and stepped aside for Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao mourned Ah Yin, Tang Xiao, and Tang Chen before leading Tang San from the stone chamber.
• Tang Hao brought Tang San to a Soul Hunting Forest and showed him how to use Demon Spider Devour on a Soul Beast’s brain marrow and vital organs.
• Tang San devoured the organs, absorbed their Life Force and Soul Power, and broke through from level thirty-one to level thirty-two.
• Tang San found that his physical strength, Spiritual Power, and Soul Power had improved, while his Blue Silver Grass had turned purplish-black, thickened, and gained stronger venom.

Tang San discovered that his Man Faced Demon Spider Head Bone and Mysterious Heaven Skill let him absorb Soul Beasts’ bloodline traits by eating their flesh. After he and Tang Hao slaughtered every Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the forest, Tang San had grown stronger and more spider-like without realizing it.

• Tang San sensed that eating Soul Beast flesh was strengthening his poison and transforming his body through the Man Faced Demon Spider Head Bone.
• Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill while devouring a Thousand-Year Soul Beast, deepening the fusion of its bloodline with his own.
• Tang Hao first warned Tang San against being overwhelmed by the Soul Skill, then joined him in hunting Soul Beasts after learning of its benefits.
• Tang San and Tang Hao killed every Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Soul Hunting Forest, and Tang San ate their brains and internal organs.
• After a day and night of devouring, Tang San's Soul Power rose from level thirty-two to thirty-three, and his Blue Silver Grass developed spider-like veins and stronger poison.
• Tang San washed and changed his blood-soaked clothes, but failed to notice that his head and mouth had subtly changed.

Tang San’s relentless devouring strengthened him and transformed his Blue Silver Grass into an evil, blood-draining variant, drawing Spirit Hall’s attention to the massacres in the Soul Hunting Forest. The new Platinum Bishop Chaos tracked Tang Hao and Tang San down and confronted them, beginning a fight without knowing their identities.

• Tang San advanced from Level 31 to Level 34 in a week as his body changed and his Blue Silver Grass turned purple-black, gaining blood-draining and poisonous abilities.
• Tang Hao and Tang San left piles of mutilated Soul Beast corpses, prompting Spirit Hall to send investigators and alert Chaos, the Heaven Dou Empire’s Platinum Bishop.
• Chaos, eager to build his reputation and earn a chance to advance, pursued the reported Fallen Ones with his team.
• Tang Hao hid Tang San behind him when Chaos and his forces blocked their path in the forest, and he warned the Spirit Hall members to leave.
• Chaos judged the blood-covered pair to be Fallen Ones, summoned his Fire Dragon Martial Soul, and activated his seventh Soul Skill, Fire Dragon True Body.

Chaos and his professional team overwhelmed Tang Hao with coordinated enhancements and control skills, forcing the injured Titled Douluo to detonate his Soul Rings to survive. Tang Hao’s first eight rings and even his Hundred-Thousand-Year Ninth Soul Ring shattered, leaving his future power in doubt.

• Chaos transformed into his Martial Soul Avatar and ordered his professional team to support him.
• The team enhanced Chaos, weakened Tang Hao, and protected its Support and Control System Soul Masters behind defensive barriers.
• Chaos’s buffs and the team’s attacks reduced Tang Hao’s strength, while Chaos’s power approached that of a Super Douluo.
• After Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, Chaos identified him as the wanted criminal and ordered the team to activate their Martial Soul Avatars.
• Tang Hao used Exploding Ring to break the encirclement, but his first eight Soul Rings and his Ninth Soul Ring shattered in the process.

Tang Hao unleashed his final attack against Chaos, and the blast hurled Tang San into an underground cavern. Tang San survived and discovered a Black and White Dog guarding a medicinal herb, but he remained badly injured and unable to reach the supplies he summoned.

• Tang Hao activated Divine Slaughter's Domain and struck at Chaos with the Great Sumeru Hammer, while the Mystic Armor Shield Soul Master tried to protect Chaos and Chaos countered with his Soul Skills.
• The collision blasted Tang Hao and Chaos away, and Tang San fell unconscious into a fissure after using his External Soul Bone and Blue Silver Grass to protect himself.
• Tang San awoke in a cavern and found a Black and White Dog licking him; the dog lost interest and returned to its ore-filled nest.
• Tang San observed that the dog guarded a medicinal herb and carefully licked it, while the dog’s saliva helped stop his wounds from bleeding.
• Tang San gathered enough Soul Power to open his Storage Soul Tool and summon supplies, but he could not move them before losing strength, prompting the dog to approach and sniff them.

Tang San recovered in an underground mineral cavern while secretly feeding on scraps left by the Black and White Dog, then poisoned the soul beast and killed it. He found a rare Dog Lung External Soul Bone and absorbed the beast's Soul Ring into his Clear Sky Hammer to recover and grow stronger.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass and his Head Bone skill to recover by eating leftover prey while the Black and White Dog grew accustomed to him.
• Tang San regained basic mobility and lured the Black and White Dog with roasted rat that he had poisoned.
• The Black and White Dog fell asleep and died, and Tang San devoured its body to absorb its Life Force.
• Tang San discovered a rare Dog Lung External Soul Bone inside the Black and White Dog and decided to keep it.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and absorbed the Black and White Dog's Soul Ring.

Tang San absorbed the Black and White Dog’s Soul Ring and Dog Lung External Soul Bone, then recklessly began using the Changshu Nine Dragon Grass. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall captured and mutilated Tang Hao, but a powerful, furious man appeared as the convoy approached Spirit City.

• Tang San absorbed the Black and White Dog’s Soul Ring and Dog Lung External Soul Bone, reaching level thirty-seven and gaining a berserk-type soul skill.
• Tang San’s contaminated Spiritual Power and the stimulant-like Soul Bone drove him into an uncontrolled frenzy as he thought about Tang Hao and Xiao Wu.
• Tang San recognized the Black and White Dog’s guarded herb as the Changshu Nine Dragon Grass and began injecting himself with its blended medicinal liquid despite its dangers.
• Chaos and the Spirit Hall Soul Masters captured Tang Hao, broke his limbs, cut off his thumbs and little fingers, and sealed his Martial Soul and Soul Power.
• As Chaos escorted Tang Hao’s Prison Cart toward Spirit City, a tall middle-aged man with seven black and two red Soul Rings appeared before the convoy, radiating killing intent.

Tang Chen appeared before the Prison Cart and demanded that Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo release Tang Hao, but they refused and fought back. Tang Chen unleashed his domain and attacked the convoy, leaving the two Spirit Hall elders to meet his strike.

• Tang Chen stopped the Prison Cart, and Tang Hao recognized him as his grandfather.
• Tang Chen recalled how the Asura God’s intervention freed him from the Nine-Headed Bat King, though his damaged body had caused him to fail the final divine trial and become a High Priest.
• Tang Chen ordered Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo to free Tang Hao, apologize, and find him treatment, but Ju Douluo refused on Spirit Hall’s behalf.
• Tang Chen declared that he would take Tang Hao away and personally speak with Qian Daoliu, then opened his Divine Slaughter’s Domain and launched Asura Assault.
• Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo activated their Martial Soul Avatars and combined their power to confront Tang Chen’s attack.

Tang Chen fought Ju Gui Douluo until Qian Daoliu arrived, prompting the two old rivals to begin a battle between Demigods. Their clash escalated as Tang Chen unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer and Qian Daoliu answered with his Angel transformation.

• Tang Chen attacked Ju Gui Douluo with the Clear Sky Hammer, while the other Soul Masters joined the fight to support the two elders and restrain him.
• Tang Chen unleashed more of his Soul Power and overwhelmed Ju Gui Douluo, but he suddenly sensed Qian Daoliu approaching and turned toward Spirit City.
• Qian Daoliu arrived, and Tang Chen recognized his old opponent; the two exchanged greetings and immediately challenged each other to fight.
• Ju Gui Douluo and the others dragged Tang Hao away in the Prison Cart as Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu's battle tore through the surrounding landscape.
• Tang Chen shattered his Soul Rings to unleash the Great Sumeru Hammer, while Qian Daoliu transformed into a giant Angel and brought down a Sacred Fire sword.

Tang Chen’s all-out Great Sumeru Hammer failed to defeat Qian Daoliu, who injured him with a counterattack. Tang Chen stopped the fight to protect his fragile, divinely sustained body, and he and Qian Daoliu reflected on their years apart and Tang Chen’s near-success at becoming a god.

• Tang Chen detonated all nine rings of the Great Sumeru Hammer, but Qian Daoliu dodged the attack and wounded him with his Angel Sword.
• Tang Chen realized Qian Daoliu’s Soul Power was purifying away the Asura God’s divine power that kept his damaged body alive, so he put away his hammer and ended the fight.
• Qian Daoliu hesitated over whether to attack Tang Chen but ultimately withdrew his Martial Soul because he remembered his mission.
• After expelling most of the Sacred Soul Power, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu discussed how they had changed and Qian Daoliu revealed he had once believed Tang Chen would become a god.
• Tang Chen admitted to himself that he had found the Divine Trial and possessed the aptitude to succeed, but had fallen just short of becoming a god.

Tang Chen asked Qian Daoliu for the truth about the years he had been gone, and Qian Daoliu recounted the events surrounding Tang Hao, Qian Xunji, and Clear Sky Sect. After losing to Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen received permission to speak privately with Tang Hao and left him immobilized with Soul Power.

• Qian Daoliu reflected on Tang Chen’s talent and expressed sorrow over his shattered body and suspected role as a pawn of the Asura God King.
• Tang Chen asked Qian Daoliu to explain what had happened between Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall, including Tang Hao’s fight with Qian Xunji.
• Qian Daoliu recounted Tang Hao’s relationship with the transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, her sacrifice, Qian Xunji’s later death, and Clear Sky Sect’s subsequent actions.
• Tang Chen asked to speak alone with Tang Hao and promised he would not take him away that day; Qian Daoliu consulted the Angel God’s remnant soul and agreed.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters to withdraw, and Tang Hao mocked him while praising Tang Chen.
• Tang Chen pressed Tang Hao into silence with Soul Power and calmly admitted that he had lost the exchange with Qian Daoliu.

Tang Chen confronted Tang Hao over the truth behind Ah Yin’s death and the Clear Sky Sect’s ruin, then gave up on protecting him when Tang Hao admitted he could not swear his story was true. As Tang Chen prepared to hand him over to Qian Daoliu, Tang Hao revealed that he had a son named Tang San.

• Tang Chen freed Tang Hao from the Prison Cart, broke the seal on his dantian, and told him how he had tried to prevent conflict between the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao recounted his prepared version of how Ah Yin had sacrificed herself and how he had killed Qian Xunji, but Tang Chen challenged him to swear that it was all an accident.
• Tang Hao confessed that he did not dare swear to his story, and Tang Chen condemned him for refusing to take responsibility.
• Tang Chen decided to hand Tang Hao over to Qian Daoliu, leaving Tang Hao badly injured but alive.
• Tang Hao remembered Tang San and revealed his son’s existence before Tang Chen could take him away.

Tang Chen learned more about Tang Hao and Tang San, then challenged Qian Daoliu to a bet over Tang Hao’s fate. He proposed that their teams face each other at the All-Continent High-level Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament in about a year.

• Tang Chen questioned Tang Hao about Tang San, Xiao Wu, and his plans, and said Tang San would need to prove himself worthy of the Clear Sky Sect’s legacy.
• Tang Chen regretted choosing Tang Hao over Tang Xiao, but felt reassured when he learned Tang Xiao had become a level-ninety-six sect master.
• Tang Chen brought Tang Hao to Qian Daoliu, who offered to return Tang Hao’s Soul Bones, but Tang Chen refused to let Spirit Hall decide his grandson’s fate.
• Influenced by Asura God’s power, Tang Chen challenged Qian Daoliu to a bet: the winner’s team at the upcoming tournament would determine who dealt with Tang Hao and his Soul Bones.

Tang Chen agreed that the winner of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament would decide Tang Hao’s fate, while Asura God used the bargain to advance his plans for the Rebellious Child of Destiny. Chen Ming then drew out the god who had descended on Douluo Star and confronted God of Pride.

• Asura God manipulated Tang Chen’s thoughts and planned to use Tang Hao’s fate to spur the Rebellious Child of Destiny’s growth.
• Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen agreed that the winner of the tournament one year later would decide whether Tang Hao lived and what happened to his Soul Bones.
• Tang Chen left for the Clear Sky Sect, while Spirit Hall bound Tang Hao and dragged him into Spirit City.
• After Qian Daoliu returned to the Worship Hall, Chen Ming left Spirit Hall to investigate the presence he had sensed on another continent.
• Chen Ming suppressed his aura in a desolate place, then revealed himself through the Divine Trial and summoned the stranger.
• God of Pride appeared before Chen Ming, and both reacted with surprise at each other’s power.

The God of Pride confirmed Chen Ming’s identity and marveled at his rapid growth, then explained that the Divine Realm had sent him two Life Fruits. Chen Ming learned that he must activate his Divine Trials and complete assessments before he could receive the treasures.

• The God of Pride examined Chen Ming’s strength and confirmed him as the person chosen by the God Kings.
• The God of Pride questioned why Chen Ming had not activated his two Divine Trials, and Chen Ming explained that he planned to wait until reaching Soul Douluo.
• The God of Pride mocked Chen Ming’s ambition and offered to introduce him to the God of Gluttony if he lacked confidence in becoming a Rank 1 God.
• The God of Pride said the Main Gods had sent him a gift but that Chen Ming would need to activate his Divine Trials and complete assessments to obtain it properly.
• The God of Pride revealed one of the two Life Fruits, whose powerful life force stirred Chen Ming’s hunger, then put it away.

Chen Ming activated the Thunder God and Great Strength Destruction God Divine Trials, and the God of Destruction brought him to their trial grounds. After explaining the trials and warning him about other gods’ inheritances, the God of Destruction left Chen Ming with advice to pursue the Life Fruit through extra trial requirements.

• Chen Ming activated his two Divine Trials, and the God of Destruction and God of Pride drew him into a destructive demiplane.
• The God of Destruction announced Chen Ming’s first trials: endure twelve hours of lightning at Thunder God Mountain and earn twenty points by defeating beast phantoms on the Mountain of Strength.
• Chen Ming asked whether he could bring others to the trial grounds, and the God of Destruction explained which Divine Trials could serve as training opportunities and warned Chen Ming against accepting the Sea God’s inheritance.
• The God of Destruction cautioned Chen Ming to avoid unknown gods’ Divine Trials and departed for the Divine Realm.
• The God of Pride urged Chen Ming to exceed each trial’s requirements so he could earn greater rewards and obtain the Life Fruit sooner.

The God of Pride explained how low-energy worlds could produce gods through the Divine Realm’s rules for forging Divine Thrones. Chen Ming questioned the system’s motives and wondered whether the Dragon God had shaped it as part of a larger deception.

• The God of Pride gave Chen Ming an Immortal Spirit Qi fruit and offered to guide him if he performed well.
• Chen Ming asked how worlds with lower energy levels could produce gods, and the God of Pride explained the Divine Realm’s faith-based path to creating God Official Divine Thrones.
• The God of Pride said ascended God Officials owed the Divine Realm’s core energy and interest, which they repaid through missions before advancing.
• Chen Ming suspected the system trapped talented people in debt and could hinder the development of their home worlds.
• Chen Ming connected the Divine Realm’s rules and time differences to the warning that the Dragon God was a liar, and questioned how the Dragon God had first become a god.

Chen Ming considered how to use a Divine Throne without letting it limit his future growth, then spoke with the God of Pride about guiding an elder who inherited part of the Medusa Goddess’s power. The God of Pride agreed to help and introduced himself as Senior Ao Tian.

• Chen Ming decided he should pass on his Divine Throne after using it to become a god and increase his strength.
• The God of Pride explained that the Main God had sent him to protect Chen Ming, and that he could sense and reach him only within limits set by his divine power.
• Chen Ming asked the God of Pride to guide an elder who was developing a Divine Throne from the Medusa Goddess’s snake aspect.
• The God of Pride described the Medusa Goddess’s limited prospects as a Sin and snake god, then agreed to guide Chen Ming’s elder.
• Chen Ming asked what to call the God of Pride, and he chose the name Senior Ao Tian.

Chen Ming brought the God of Pride to Gengxin City so the God of Forging could assess Lou Gao for a Divine Trial. The God of Forging was impressed by Lou Gao’s physique but demanded to see his forging skills, and Lou Gao boldly accepted the test.

• The God of Pride explained that the God of Forging had agreed to offer a Divine Trial, though Lou Gao would need to earn his recognition.
• Chen Ming led the God of Pride to Gengxin City and summoned Lou Gao to an underground secret chamber.
• The God of Pride activated the Divine Will in a small hammer, and its golden light filled Lou Gao with forging inspiration.
• The God of Forging appeared, examined Lou Gao, and praised his physique and years of forging experience.
• The God of Forging demanded to assess Lou Gao’s actual forging skills, and Lou Gao declared that he was the best forger on Douluo Continent and accepted the test.