Chapter Summaries

Chen Ming turned powerful soul beasts into special Soul Spirits and External Soul Bones, while Evil Emperor arranged for his fourth son to rule the Demonic Forest before departing to follow Chen Ming. The fourth son inherited the forest as Evil Emperor prepared a Divine Statue and set out on his new path.

• Chen Ming sealed the Magic Tentacle King in a ball-shaped Storage Soul Tool and transformed Evil Emperor's three ferocious-beast-level descendants into diamond-shaped External Soul Bones containing bound Evil Eye Tyrant Soul Spirits.
• Evil Emperor summoned the Demonic Forest's soul beasts and introduced his fourth son, a 290,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant who had given up on surviving his tribulation.
• Evil Emperor told his fourth son that he would follow Chen Ming toward godhood, named him the new ruler of the Demonic Forest, and promised to look after him in the Divine Realm.
• Evil Emperor transferred information to his fourth son, who later saw troublemaking soul beasts wrapped around his father's tentacles as Evil Emperor carved a fearsome Divine Statue into a boulder.

Chen Ming helped the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor devour the Dragon Bones and sacrifice himself to the Dragon Ascending Sword, transforming him into the powerful Purple Emperor Dragon, an Ancient Dragon-shaped drake. After learning about his extraordinary ancestry, the Purple Emperor Dragon told Chen Ming that humans had driven him from his former home.

• Evil Emperor established a rule requiring every Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Demonic Forest to worship the two statues every seven days or face death.
• With Chen Ming’s help, the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor consumed the essence of every Dragon Bone and endured the overwhelming power surging through his body.
• Chen Ming allowed the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor to sacrifice himself to the Dragon Ascending Sword, where his bloodline evolved into that of a violet-gold Ancient Dragon-shaped drake.
• The Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor became the Purple Emperor Dragon but was bewildered that he remained a drake rather than becoming a True Dragon.
• Chen Ming explained that the Purple Emperor Dragon’s ancestor was the progenitor of drakes, and the Purple Emperor Dragon eventually accepted the claim.
• In response to Chen Ming’s questions, the Purple Emperor Dragon revealed that humans had attacked his former home in another region.

Chen Ming considered the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor’s history and how fortune shaped the struggle between Spirit Hall, the empires, and Tang San. After explaining his strength to the Evil Emperor, Chen Ming prepared to return to the Douluo Continent to disrupt the Asura God’s plans.

• The Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor told Chen Ming how he had fled to the Demonic Forest, devoured other draconic Soul Beasts, and awakened into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Chen Ming concluded that the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor might have been killed by the Sun Moon Empire in the original timeline, allowing it to claim his Soul Bones.
• Chen Ming reasoned that he needed to return to the Douluo Continent and interrupt the Asura God’s plan because fortune there would determine the struggle between Spirit Hall, the empires, and Tang San.
• Chen Ming brought the Explosive Bear King south and handed control over to Xiao Lan before preparing to take his treasures back.
• The Evil Emperor asked Chen Ming about his strength, and Chen Ming said he was Level Ninety and expected to reach around Level Ninety-Five after absorbing his Ninth Soul Ring.

Spirit City braced for conflict between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect as the tournament began. After several days of matches, Tang San revealed his Evil Blue Silver Grass and defeated Exotic Beast Academy in one exchange, then remained unsatisfied after the referee declared the match over.

• Spirit Hall publicized its Golden Generation, while factions across the continent prepared for a possible clash between Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen.
• Star Luo Royal Academy defeated the Balak Kingdom Team without using the Hell White Tiger, while Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing among Star Luo's reserves and did not dare approach her.
• Blue Tyrant Academy faced Exotic Beast Academy after several days of tournament matches.
• Tang San revealed his Evil Blue Silver Grass and the Soul King strength he had gained on the evil path.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Bind and Numbing Bind to poison and defeat Exotic Beast Academy in a single exchange, but remained unsatisfied after the referee announced the result.

Tang San lost control of his Evil Blue Silver Grass during the tournament, then convinced himself Spirit Hall had engineered the incident to disqualify him. Tang Chen began doubting whether Tang San could be nurtured, while the injured academies and factions quietly formed opposition to the Clear Sky Sect.

• Tang San withdrew his tendrils from his injured opponents and left the arena after Tang Chen's aura brought him to his senses.
• Tang San told Tang Chen he believed Spirit Hall had arranged weak opponents to provoke him into disqualification, and Tang Chen could not make him reconsider.
• Tang Chen reflected on Tang San's state of mind, considered seeking another heir through Tang Xiao, and decided to wait before abandoning Tang San.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin healed the Exotic Beast Academy soul masters, while the Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager leaned toward joining forces against Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Dugu Bo's growing coalition included factions hostile to the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang San's brutality alienated neutral academies and soul masters.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy faced the Star Luo Empire’s Plant Academy, whose poison-resistant team challenged Dugu Yan and her teammates with a targeted strategy. The Heaven Dou team won after Dugu Yan used her defensive soul bone skill to break the opposing assault, while Chen Ming took an interest in the Plant Academy’s unusual martial souls and considered seeking talent in Star Luo.

• Dugu Yan replaced Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu into the lineup to counter the Plant Academy’s strong cultivation and poison resistance.
• The Plant Academy’s captain and vice-captain attacked Dugu Yan while their teammates isolated the rest of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team.
• A previously unseen Soul Ancestor with the Bilin Seven Absolute Flower martial soul helped the Plant Academy gain the upper hand against the Heaven Dou team.
• Dugu Yan used her left leg bone’s defensive skill to charge in, knock down the captain and vice-captain with poison, and turn to fight the remaining opponents.
• Chen Ming became interested in the Plant Academy’s martial souls and considered visiting Star Luo to recruit talent and investigate the White Tiger martial soul.

The tournament’s final three teams were set as Spirit Hall’s Martial Soul Hall Team, Blue Tyrant Academy, and Chen Ming’s Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team. After Heaven Dou received a bye, Chen Ming unexpectedly received an invitation from a “stranger” on the day before the final matches began.

• Chen Ming watched the other academies compete and noted the talent of Shui Bing'er and Feng Xiaotian.
• The Martial Soul Hall Team defeated the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy Team after Xie Yue and Hu Liena used their Demon Charm Martial Soul Fusion Skill to overcome the Hell White Tiger.
• The first Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team was eliminated, while Spirit Hall’s Martial Soul Hall Team, Blue Tyrant Academy, and Chen Ming’s Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team advanced to the final round.
• The draw gave Heaven Dou Royal Academy a bye, leaving the Martial Soul Hall Team and Blue Tyrant Academy to face each other first.
• Tang Chen doubted Heaven Dou Royal Academy could challenge either leading team, but Chen Ming received an invitation from a “stranger” the day before the match.

Ju and Gui Douluo brought Chen Ming to meet Bibi Dong, while suspecting her motives and warning him about her schemes. Bibi Dong tested Chen Ming with conversation and poisoned tea, but he identified the drug before the encounter’s outcome was revealed.

• Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo told Chen Ming that Bibi Dong had ordered them to bring him in, and they speculated that she might be testing him or suspecting his ties to Qian Daoliu.
• Chen Ming contacted Qian Daoliu through the Angel Sacred Sword and learned that Tang Chen’s presence kept Qian Daoliu and the Angel God’s divine will from intervening easily.
• Chen Ming cautiously accompanied Ju and Gui Douluo to a secluded side hall near the Pope Hall, where they met Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong praised Chen Ming, dismissed Ju and Gui Douluo, and poured tea for him while probing him in private.
• Chen Ming drank a small sip and recognized that the tea contained potent paralytic leaves capable of incapacitating or killing spirit masters.

Bibi Dong brought Chen Ming to a hidden chamber where she revealed Qian Renxue bound and tortured her with the truth about Qian Xunji. After Bibi Dong fed Chen Ming Lust Dragon Grass, he revealed his feigned helplessness and launched a sudden attack, leaving Bibi Dong unable to respond.

• Bibi Dong carried Chen Ming through a secret passage to a hidden chamber and revealed Qian Renxue bound there.
• Bibi Dong described Qian Xunji's abuse and hatred to Qian Renxue, then showed her Lust Dragon Grass and explained her plan to make Qian Renxue watch Chen Ming succumb to it.
• Bibi Dong fed the Lust Dragon Grass to Chen Ming, but hesitated as guilt and affection for Qian Renxue surfaced.
• Chen Ming seized Bibi Dong's wrist, poisoned her, and struck her abdomen and head before unleashing a series of blows.
• Bibi Dong's body and Soul Power failed to respond as Chen Ming continued attacking her.

Chen Ming fought Bibi Dong, using his summons and Dragon Ascending Sword to overwhelm her defenses. The chapter ended with his sword tearing through her shield and armor, leaving her with a deep chest wound.

• Chen Ming battered Bibi Dong with a rapid barrage, but she recovered with her Ninth Soul Skill and split into two using her Eighth Soul Skill.
• Chen Ming summoned the Purple Emperor Dragon and Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, whose attacks destroyed Bibi Dong’s clone and forced her to defend herself.
• Bibi Dong used her scythe arms to counter the Dark Demon Evil Thunder, then deployed Thorn Spider Armor and a web while charging Chen Ming.
• Chen Ming shielded Qian Renxue and slashed at Bibi Dong with the Dragon Ascending Sword.
• Bibi Dong’s Sixth Soul Skill failed to stop the blade, which broke through her shield and armor and cut deeply into her chest.

Bibi Dong fought Chen Ming until the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe returned to her body and a voice claiming to be the Rakshasa God halted the battle. The Asura God's Divine Sense, disguised as Rakshasa, tried to avoid exposing himself to Chen Ming and was challenged when he invoked the Divine Realm's rules.

• Bibi Dong drew the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe, awakening the Asura God's Divine Sense, which recognized Chen Ming's Destruction Power and feared his connection to the God of Destruction.
• As Chen Ming gained the advantage, the Asura God's Divine Sense made the scythe fly back into Bibi Dong's body and asked why she was fighting the God of Destruction's inheritor.
• Bibi Dong questioned the voice in her mind and realized that her actions against Qian Renxue might have completed the Rakshasa God's eighth trial.
• Bibi Dong rejected the voice's attempt to blame her own personality for her cruelty, while the Asura God's Divine Sense prepared to conceal his identity from Chen Ming.
• The Asura God's Divine Sense posed as Rakshasa and accused Chen Ming of violating Divine Realm rules, but Chen Ming denied knowing of such rules and blamed Bibi Dong for starting the fight.

The Asura God, disguised as the Rakshasa God, tried to settle Chen Ming and Bibi Dong’s conflict without drawing the God of Destruction’s attention. He gave Chen Ming three God-Bestowed Soul Rings, leaving Bibi Dong furious after learning she had been denied one during her Divine Trial.

• The Asura God offered to keep Bibi Dong from troubling Chen Ming and his allies in exchange for Chen Ming leaving Qian Renxue alone, but Chen Ming threatened to call on the God of Destruction to judge them.
• The Asura God promised Chen Ming three wishes from Bibi Dong, but Chen Ming accused him of exploiting his own inheritor and prepared to fight.
• The Asura God gave Chen Ming three God-Bestowed Soul Rings as compensation, which Chen Ming inspected and accepted.
• Bibi Dong asked what God-Bestowed Soul Rings were, then attacked the Divine Will in her mind after learning she should have received one during her Divine Trial.
• The Asura God warned Bibi Dong that Chen Ming was protected by the God of Destruction and urged her to let the conflict end.

Chen Ming and Qian Renxue escaped the underground chamber after Bibi Dong agreed to give her a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, while Chen Ming continued hiding his plans for the Asura God’s Divine Throne. At the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu learned that Qian Renxue was in danger and rushed back, leaving Tang Chen behind.

• Bibi Dong complained that she had not received a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, and the Asura God’s Divine Will promised her one as the reward for her eighth trial.
• Chen Ming signaled Qian Renxue to escape through the other passage, then followed her out of the secret chamber after setting guards in his place.
• Qian Renxue grabbed Chen Ming and flew with him to the Worship Hall, where he stored the Lust Dragon Grass’s medicinal effects in a Soul Tool.
• The Angel God’s Divine Will detected Qian Renxue’s unstable condition and informed Qian Daoliu through the Angel Sacred Sword.
• Qian Daoliu abruptly attacked Tang Chen with the Angel Sacred Sword, then apologized and flew toward the Worship Hall, alarming Spirit City.

After Bibi Dong revealed the circumstances of Qian Renxue’s birth, the worshippers considered killing her, while Qian Daoliu struggled to comfort his devastated granddaughter. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu asking Chen Ming to marry Qian Renxue.

• Mighty Lion Douluo urged Qian Daoliu to order the worshippers to kill Bibi Dong, and the others showed they would follow his command.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu whether Bibi Dong’s claims about Qian Xunji and her birth were true, but he could not deny them.
• The Angel God's Divine Will ordered Qian Daoliu to dig up Qian Xunji’s corpse and whip it, and Qian Daoliu silently agreed.
• Qian Renxue prayed before the Angel God's Divine Statue while Qian Daoliu pulled Chen Ming aside and asked him to marry her.

Chen Ming refused Qian Daoliu’s proposal about Qian Renxue and planned how to undermine Tang San’s fortune in the tournament. He forged the sinister Ten Thousand Souls Banner and prepared to use it against Tang San and his father.

• Chen Ming told Qian Daoliu that he would not pursue Qian Renxue because he already had a fiancée, then discussed the Asura God’s actions with Qian Daoliu and the Angel God’s Divine Will.
• The Angel God’s Divine Will confirmed that the three crystal-core God-Bestowed Soul Rings contained no hidden measures, and Chen Ming secretly adjusted the tournament arrangements to undermine Tang San’s reputation.
• Chen Ming entered the Star Dou Great Forest, killed the hidden hundred-thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor, and used its body and other Evil Soul Beast remains to strengthen a spear.
• Chen Ming transformed the spear into a banner using Empress Medusa’s skin, the Soul Capturing Tablet, and a demonic tentacle’s blood and origin, alarming the Angel God’s Divine Will.
• Chen Ming named the weapon the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and resolved to use Tang San to gather Fallen Ones before wiping them out.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament’s second stage began with Martial Soul Hall Team facing Blue Tyrant Academy Team, as Hu Liena and her teammates confronted Tang San’s blood-soaked cultivation and taunts. Tang San’s poisoned attacks wounded Xie Yue, and Xu Ning struggled to weaken the poison as the battle continued.

• The Martial Soul Hall Team and Blue Tyrant Academy Team entered the arena, and Salas started their match.
• Hu Liena and the Martial Soul Hall Team regarded Tang San with disgust, while Tang San boasted and threatened his opponents.
• Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and the other fighters engaged their assigned opponents as Tang San attacked Xie Yue with Blue Silver Bind.
• Xie Yue cut through Tang San’s vines and countered his attacks, but fragments of the poisoned Blue Silver Grass entered his body.
• Tang San activated Parasite, forcing Xie Yue to cut away poisoned flesh and retreat.
• Xu Ning used his support skills to restore Xie Yue and weaken the poison, but could not remove it immediately.

Tang San’s team fell apart as Hu Liena and Xie Yue unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm, and Xiao Wu was gravely injured. Tang San cried out for Xiao Wu as she lay barely breathing on the arena floor.

• Hu Liena controlled Dai Mubai, causing him to attack Yu Tianheng, while Li Kai knocked Tai Long unconscious and Salas carried him off the arena.
• Tang San rushed at Hu Liena and Xie Yue with his Clear Sky Hammer, revealing his Twin Martial Souls and drawing shocked reactions from the audience.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue joined together to unleash Demon Charm, suppressing Tang San’s mind and leaving him unaware of the battle around him.
• Xiao Wu suddenly rushed toward Tang San and was struck in the back by Yan’s lava fist, leaving her badly burned and barely breathing.
• Tang San sensed Xiao Wu’s pain and cried out her name in fury and grief.

Tang San recklessly detonated his soul rings to attack the Martial Soul Hall Team, leaving himself and his opponents severely injured before Tang Chen carried him and Xiao Wu away. As the arena was cleared, Hu Liena woke in Bibi Dong’s arms, while Xue Qinghe watched in silence.

• Tang San detonated his soul rings and smashed Demon Charm into Xie Yue and Hu Liena, who were caught by Bibi Dong and Salas.
• Tang San fought on until the Martial Soul Hall Team had inflicted severe injuries on him, then collapsed while reaching toward Xiao Wu.
• Tang Chen recognized an opportunity to take Xiao Wu and carried her and Tang San away under the pressure of his aura, while the powerful spectators let them leave.
• Salas announced the Blue Tyrant Team’s victory, and Qian Daoliu used holy soul power to help heal the unconscious Martial Soul Hall Team members.
• Hu Liena woke in Bibi Dong’s arms and felt guilty at her teacher’s concern, while Xue Qinghe watched with an expressionless face and crushed a handprint into his seat’s armrest.

After Tang San was left near death, Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to save him, becoming his Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Tang Chen told Tang San that the Sea God might be able to revive Xiao Wu, while the Asura God's Divine Will viewed the sacrifice as a step toward its larger plan.

• Xiao Wu awoke beside the gravely wounded Tang San, and Tang Chen claimed his injuries were beyond healing without divine intervention.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang Chen to hide her departure from Tang San, then activated her Sacrifice and used her hundred thousand years of cultivation to restore him.
• Xiao Wu became Tang San's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and Tang San woke as her sacrifice was completed.
• Tang Chen told the distraught Tang San that the Sea God's power might revive Xiao Wu, giving Tang San a powerful desire to seek the Sea God's Divine Trial.
• The Asura God's Divine Will celebrated the sacrifice as a way to steer Tang San toward the Sea God and Asura trials, while planning to exploit the two empires' fortunes and expose Qian Renxue.

After Xiao Wu’s sacrifice, Tang San returned to Spirit City drained of soul power and consumed by murderous madness, while Chen Ming prepared to face him in the final match. Dugu Bo prevented the Heaven Dou Royal Academy from conceding, and the chapter ended as Chen Ming scanned Tang San and Spirit Hall revealed Tang Hao imprisoned as the match’s stakes.

• Di Tian sensed Xiao Wu’s sacrifice but obeyed the Silver Dragon King’s order to ignore it, while the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were stopped from leaving the Star Dou Great Forest by the Scarlet King.
• Qian Daoliu and Chen Ming discussed Tang Chen’s actions, and Qian Daoliu resolved to personally end his old companion’s life if necessary.
• Tang Chen returned to Spirit City with Tang San, whose soul power had been drained and whose altered face and murderous intent alarmed everyone.
• After the Martial Soul Hall Team forfeited its singles matches, Dugu Bo stopped the Heaven Dou Royal Academy from conceding to Blue Tyrant Academy and insisted they could win.
• Chen Ming joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy lineup for the final and used his Spiritual Eye to examine Tang San as Spirit Hall displayed Tang Hao, imprisoned and stripped of his limbs, as the stakes.