Chapter Summaries

Tang San tried to flee Spirit City but was intercepted by Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo, who demanded his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. He remained trapped between the two sides as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin denied intending to take the bone, leaving Tang San unsure whether they would help him.

• Tang San used Teleport to escape Spirit City, planning to travel through Star Luo toward the Star Dou Great Forest and seek a sixth soul ring for his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ning Fengzhi appeared behind Tang San and confronted him as he prepared to leave Spirit Hall.
• Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo arrived and surrounded Tang San, demanding that he hand over his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Tang San weighed his limited escape abilities against the Title Douluos and asked whether Ning Fengzhi had come to force him to surrender the bone.
• Chen Xin said Ning Fengzhi would not take Tang San's fortunate possession, and Tang San wondered whether they intended to help him against Spirit Hall.

Tang San faced Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo over his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, while Ning Fengzhi offered to help in exchange for a binding promise. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi demanding that Tang San make his future sect subordinate to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, or repay him with valuable knowledge.

• Chen Xin warned Tang San that the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone would bring lasting trouble, while Ning Fengzhi said he would honor their promise not to covet it.
• Demon Bear Douluo demanded the Soul Bone and threatened Tang San, while Ghost Leopard Douluo boasted that Tang San could not escape him.
• Tang San provoked the two Spirit Hall Douluos and asked Ning Fengzhi to help stop Spirit Hall from growing stronger.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to help in exchange for one promise, and Tang San offered to fulfill a reasonable request.
• Ning Fengzhi demanded that Tang San bind his future sect to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or provide hidden weapon blueprints or methods to rapidly increase Soul Power.

Ning Fengzhi threatened Tang San into handing over the Mysterious Heaven Skill in exchange for protection, while Chen Xin held Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard at bay. Tang San accepted the conditions to survive and protect his chance of reviving Xiao Wu, and Ning Fengzhi demanded that he swear an oath.

• Ning Fengzhi demanded that Tang San obey him and provide the Mysterious Heaven Skill, threatening to abandon him to Spirit Hall if he refused.
• Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard realized Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were using Spirit Hall to pressure Tang San and feared the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would grow stronger.
• Demon Bear prepared to attack, but Chen Xin used Martial Soul Possession and warned that anyone who moved would die.
• Tang San accepted Ning Fengzhi's conditions, intending to reclaim what he gave away later and keep himself alive for Xiao Wu's sake.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Tang San's decision and demanded that he swear an oath.

Tang San swore to Ning Fengzhi’s terms, and Chen Xin confronted the Spirit Hall elders as they prepared to fight. Wriothesley and Sigewinne sensed the battle and set out to watch, but a fast-moving presence with both human and soul beast auras approached.

• Tang San swore that Ning Fengzhi had saved him and promised to fulfill the stated conditions if he survived.
• Ning Fengzhi counted on Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill to strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and focused on escaping the Spirit Hall elders.
• Chen Xin challenged Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard, and Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei released their Martial Souls as all five Title Douluo prepared to fight.
• Sigewinne and Wriothesley sensed the disturbance and agreed to go see what had happened, with Sigewinne willing to help Tang San only if he was injured.
• Wriothesley sensed a rapidly approaching presence with a mixed human and soul beast aura and violent killing intent.

Wriothesley sensed a dangerous arrival while Tang San watched Chen Xin fight four Spirit Hall Title Douluo. With Ning Fengzhi’s support, Chen Xin gained the advantage and prepared to test a new sword technique, leaving the battle poised for his counterattack.

• Sigewinne said she would treat Tang San if needed, while Wriothesley sensed someone approaching and went to meet them alone.
• Gui Mei, Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, and Yue Guan attacked Chen Xin together.
• Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to strengthen Chen Xin with six auxiliary soul skills.
• Chen Xin’s power and killing intent pressured the four attackers, and Tang San studied his sword momentum with the Purple Demon Eye.
• Chen Xin challenged the attackers to face his new move, while Tang San wondered what he was witnessing.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei trapped Chen Xin with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, allowing Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear to attack him. A mysterious black-robed figure wielding a Clear Sky Hammer intervened, revealed as the Crimson Nine Headed Bat King, and declared that he would take the others away.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei unleashed the Bipolar Forbidden Domain, immobilizing Chen Xin and everyone nearby.
• Ghost Leopard urged Demon Bear to attack Chen Xin while the domain held him still.
• A dark crimson Clear Sky Hammer struck toward Demon Bear, then vanished before a black-robed figure appeared above him.
• The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King revealed that a god had ordered him to rescue someone and had partially restored Tang Chen's consciousness.
• Yue Guan asked whether the newcomer belonged to the Clear Sky Sect, but the Crimson Nine Headed Bat King refused to reveal his identity and challenged the Title Douluo pair.

The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King took Tang San from the confrontation, forcing Spirit Hall’s forces to retreat under his overwhelming pressure. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin suspected they recognized the stranger, and Wriothesley arrived and confirmed that he knew who the man was.

• The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King swept Tang San away, and his killing pressure made Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and the others retreat.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi watched the stranger leave with Tang San and wondered why he seemed familiar.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether the stranger was from the Clear Sky Sect, while Chen Xin remarked on his immense strength.
• Wriothesley and Sigewinne appeared, and Ning Fengzhi asked Wriothesley who the stranger was.
• Wriothesley said he knew the stranger’s identity, leaving Ning Fengzhi waiting for his answer.

Wriothesley revealed that the missing Tang Chen had returned, but a powerful demon had possessed his body and was using it to pursue godhood. Ning Fengzhi and the others learned that the parasite was the ancient Crimson Nine Headed Bat King, while its exact threat remained unclear.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin recognized Tang Chen as the missing former Clear Sky Sect master, and Wriothesley said he would not disclose the private reason for his disappearance.
• Wriothesley explained that Tang Chen's body had been possessed and that the creature inside was using him to pursue godhood, though it would take time to control his Ultimate Douluo body.
• Ning Fengzhi realized Tang Chen's return could threaten the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect if he awakened and learned what had happened to his sect.
• Ning Fengzhi asked what was parasitizing Tang Chen, and Wriothesley identified it as the ancient Crimson Nine Headed Bat King, a venomous parasite believed to come from the City of Slaughter.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and the others were shocked to hear that the creature was believed to be over two hundred thousand years old.

Wriothesley explained the tribulations faced by powerful soul beasts while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin recovered from the Crimson Nine Headed Bat King’s attack. Ning Fengzhi kept Tang San’s Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night and its contents, which Wriothesley warned could prove useful later.

• Wriothesley explained that soul beasts faced increasingly dangerous heavenly tribulations after reaching one hundred thousand years of cultivation, and that some could instead take human form.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin accepted that Tang San was probably safe with the Crimson Nine Headed Bat King, while Sigewinne continued treating Chen Xin.
• Wriothesley pointed out that Ning Fengzhi had obtained Tang San’s Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night and suggested its contents were valuable.
• Ning Fengzhi said he had taken the Soul Tool as compensation for protecting Tang San and would only keep what he was owed.
• Wriothesley advised Ning Fengzhi to guard the items because they might be useful someday, and Ning Fengzhi considered having others in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect study them.

Sigewinne warned Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to be careful after Spirit Hall's failed attack, while Wriothesley recognized that the Clear Sky Sect would suffer the blame. The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King carried Tang San to a mountain cave as Tang Chen began to regain control of his body, and Tang San woke up furious over everything Ning Fengzhi had taken from him.

• Sigewinne urged Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to be more careful, and they thanked her for the warning.
• Wriothesley and the others realized Spirit Hall would likely intensify its attacks and blame the Clear Sky Sect for the failed plan.
• The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King carried Tang San away, wary that Tang Chen was beginning to awaken inside the body it occupied.
• The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King left Tang San in a remote mountain cave and struggled to keep control of Tang Chen's body.
• Tang San woke up, found Ning Fengzhi had taken his storage bracelet and belongings, and cursed him for it.

Tang San escaped Spirit Hall with help from the Crimson Nine Headed Bat King, who had taken control of Tang Chen’s body. Tang San’s words stirred Tang Chen’s soul, leaving the Bat King worried about losing control as it pursued its plan to claim Asura’s godhood.

• Tang San realized he was in danger, blamed Ning Fengzhi for taking his Mysterious Heaven Skill and Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, and thanked the black-robed man who had rescued him.
• The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King questioned Tang San’s attempted attack and decided to let him leave, since it needed him alive until he became a god.
• Tang San asked whether he and the black-robed man had met before, causing Tang Chen’s body to tremble as his soul began to awaken.
• The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King knocked Tang San unconscious, carried him out of the cave, and left him in a safe place.
• The Crimson Nine Headed Bat King feared Tang Chen might regain control and vowed to obtain Asura’s godhood for itself.

Tang San returned to the Strength Clan’s residence to retrieve Tang Hao’s remains and prepare to bury him near his mother’s forest. After leaving Heaven Dou City without being followed, he headed toward the forest to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor, determined to grow stronger and avenge his father.

• Tang San reached Heaven Dou City and asked Tai Tan to take him to Tang Hao’s remains.
• Tang San bowed before Tang Hao’s coffin, placed his father’s remains in a storage Soul Tool, and left the Strength Clan’s burial ground.
• Tang San questioned Tai Tan about the Clear Sky Sect, then departed the residence with Tang Hao’s remains.
• Tang San spent half a day checking whether anyone followed him before leaving Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San set out for the forest where his mother was buried, intending to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor and later avenge Tang Hao.

Tang San buried Tang Hao in an unfamiliar spirit beast forest and set out to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor while vowing to fulfill his father's wishes and avenge him. Meanwhile, Heaven Dou welcomed the tournament teams, and Xue Ye tried to win over Wriothesley and honor Four Elements Academy as the champions arrived in the capital.

• Tang San buried Tang Hao, struck his forehead against the earth three times, and vowed to return his remains to the Clear Sky Sect and avenge his father.
• Tang San followed the worn map Tang Hao had left behind and headed deeper into the forest to seek the chance to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Xue Ye and the officials welcomed the procession outside Heaven Dou City, while citizens gathered to celebrate Four Elements Academy's championship.
• Xue Ye exchanged courtesies with Wriothesley and delivered a speech, hoping to secure the support of the powerful Ultimate Douluo for Heaven Dou.
• Wriothesley credited the team's success to its own hard work, while the Shrek Seven Devils received little attention after placing third.

Wriothesley declined Xue Ye’s offer of a Duke title, and Xue Ye rewarded the tournament’s top teams at a palace banquet. Shrek’s members received prize money but showed little gratitude, and Flender took Ma Hongjun’s reward to hold onto, leaving Ma Hongjun upset.

• Wriothesley refused Xue Ye’s Duke title, saying the championship honor belonged to his disciples as well.
• Xue Ye welcomed the teams into the palace and announced rewards of four hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for each Four Elements Academy student, three hundred thousand for each Royal Fight Team One member, and one hundred thousand for each Shrek member.
• The Four Elements Academy team thanked Xue Ye, while Shrek’s members offered no bow or thanks, prompting Xue Ye to hide his displeasure behind a cold snort.
• The soul masters noticed Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had disappeared on the journey back, and they speculated about why Yu Xiaogang had left.
• Flender collected Shrek’s award, then told Ma Hongjun he would hold the money so Ma Hongjun would not waste it, leaving Ma Hongjun dejected.

After the tournament, Xue Ye tried to recruit the Four Elements Academy members into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while the departing students weighed their own plans. Zhu Zhuqing intended to grow stronger before returning to fight, and Shui Binger planned to seek the Extreme North, leaving Wriothesley concerned for her safety.

• Flender regretted Tang San's escape and resolved to treat him as though he did not exist if he returned to Shrek Academy.
• The academy teams left for their lodgings after receiving their rewards, and Xue Ye considered how to persuade talented students to remain in Heaven Dou.
• Xue Ye asked the Four Elements Academy members about their futures as he tried to recruit them into Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing planned to keep cultivating before returning to fight, while Shui Binger said she would head to the Extreme North.
• Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian planned to serve their academies, Yu Tianxin planned to return to his clan, and several other Four Elements members accepted Xue Ye's invitation.

Xue Ye offered the students from Skywater Academy and Four Elements Academy positions and support, and several chose to serve the Heaven Dou Empire while others refused to become pawns. He accepted their decisions and left the Empire’s doors open to them.

• Shen Liuyu, Qiu Ruoshui, and Huo Jun chose to stay and serve the Empire, while ambitious Skywater Team members such as Shui Binger, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu planned to leave after graduation.
• Xue Ye promised to grant noble titles to those who agreed to stay and considered how the Empire could support the students who remained.
• Xue Ye viewed the Four Elements Academy group as potential members of Wriothesley's faction and believed Wriothesley's strength and Sigewinne's connections could help them grow into powerful experts.
• Xue Ye told the students he would not force them to stay and that the Heaven Dou Empire would welcome them if they needed help in the future.
• Qiu Ruoshui and the others thanked Xue Ye as he wished them success in their chosen paths.

Shui Binger told Wriothesley and Sigewinne that a voice had guided her toward the depths of the Extreme North since her Martial Soul awakened. Wriothesley agreed to accompany her there, leaving the group ready to investigate the voice and its possible connection to the Ice God.

• Wriothesley questioned Shui Binger about the voice she had heard since her Martial Soul awakened.
• Shui Binger explained that the voice led her toward the depths of the dangerous Extreme North.
• Wriothesley offered to accompany Shui Binger, and she thanked him with relief.
• Sigewinne expressed interest in traveling with them and exploring the Extreme North.
• Wriothesley and Sigewinne suspected the voice might belong to the long-dead Ice God, while Wriothesley remained confident he could protect Shui Binger and Sigewinne.

Wriothesley led Shui Binger and Sigewinne deeper into the Extreme North as Shui Binger grew stronger in the icy environment. After they encountered a lone Snow Wolf, the group identified it as an Old Wolf King and continued toward the voice in Shui Binger's mind.

• Wriothesley guided Shui Binger and Sigewinne through Frost Forest's depths, where Shui Binger felt her Martial Soul growing stronger.
• The group advanced beneath the Extreme North's polar-day sky, passing through an area where even powerful soul beasts might be nearby.
• A huge white-furred wolf crashed down before them, and Wriothesley killed it with one punch.
• Wriothesley identified the beast as a Snow Wolf, while Sigewinne recognized it as an Old Wolf King driven from its pack by a stronger wolf.
• Sigewinne found no soul bone, and Wriothesley led the group onward.

Wriothesley, Sigewinne, and Shui Binger traveled into the deepest part of the Extreme North and encountered a Titan Snow Demon. Wriothesley explained the clan’s strength and the ranking of the Extreme North Three Kings as the group continued toward their destination.

• Wriothesley reassured Shui Binger that the Titan Snow Demons and Ice Jade Scorpions would not attack them.
• A huge Titan Snow Demon passed by, leaving enormous footprints as Shui Binger watched in awe.
• Wriothesley explained the Titan Snow Demon Clan’s origins and described its chieftain, the Titan Snow Demon King.
• Wriothesley told Shui Binger that the Titan Snow Demon King ranked third among the Extreme North Three Kings, despite its immense size.
• Wriothesley, Sigewinne, and Shui Binger continued deeper into the Extreme North, where fewer soul beasts appeared.

Wriothesley, Sigewinne, and Shui Binger reached a peaceful paradise at the heart of the Extreme North and met the Snow Empress. The Snow Empress became intrigued by Sigewinne’s unusual aura and questioned what she was.

• A giant Ice Bear appeared before Wriothesley and the others, then continued deeper into the Extreme North without attacking them.
• Wriothesley led Sigewinne and Shui Binger onward, noticing the powerful aura of the Titan Snow Demon King.
• The group entered a mild, tranquil habitat where many kinds of ice-type soul beasts lived together peacefully.
• The Snow Empress appeared and asked why humans had come to her domain.
• The Snow Empress studied Sigewinne’s strange aura, and Sigewinne told her she was not human.