Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong had Yu Xiaogang imprisoned after he came seeking her cultivation method for Tang San, while Xu Fan urged her to keep him alive for a future move against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan. In Spirit City, Tang San noticed Yu Xiaogang had disappeared but felt relieved to be without his teacher and decided to show Xiao Wu around.

• Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang's pleas and had the Hall Guard Knights lock him in the deepest cell, where he vowed that Tang San would destroy Spirit Hall.
• Xu Fan visited Bibi Dong at the Papal Palace and learned that Yu Xiaogang had been imprisoned after asking for her Twin Martial Souls cultivation method.
• Xu Fan told Bibi Dong to keep Yu Xiaogang alive so they could use his case later against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan, and he asked her to prepare a Spirit Bone for him.
• Bibi Dong noticed Qian Renxue's scent on Xu Fan, and he teased her about being jealous of her daughter before leaving the hall.
• Tang San explored Spirit City, saw the Papal Palace, wondered where Yu Xiaogang had gone, and decided to take Xiao Wu sightseeing.

Tang Hao secretly reunited with Tang San and began teaching him Clear Sky Hammer techniques, though Tang San privately rejected the idea of returning to the Clear Sky Sect. As the tournament finals began in Spirit City, Tang Hao saw Ah Yin and Tang Yuehua beside Xu Fan and swore that Xu Fan deserved to die.

• Tang Hao slipped into Tang San's room and told him his injuries were hopeless and he had little time left.
• Tang Hao offered to teach Tang San the Great Sumeru Hammer and other Clear Sky Sect techniques, and Tang San agreed while privately planning to rebuild the Tang Sect instead.
• The three days of rest ended, and contestants and spectators gathered at Spirit City's arena for the finals before the Pope.
• Zhu Zhuyun saw Dai Weisi at the venue but ignored him, while Xu Fan watched from the spectator area with Tang Yuehua and Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao spotted Ah Yin and Tang Yuehua beside Xu Fan and clenched his fists, blaming Xu Fan and vowing that he deserved to die.

Zhu Zhuyun and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team overwhelmed Star Luo Royal Academy in under a minute, while Xu Fan dismissed Tang San’s hatred and Bibi Dong recognized Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. The chapter ended with Xu Fan considering how to deal with Tang Hao, Xiao Wu, and Tang San as the tournament continued.

• Tang San glared at Xu Fan and vowed to kill him, but Xu Fan met his gaze with a careless smile and looked away.
• Bibi Dong watched the contestants from a window, recognized Xiao Wu as the little rabbit she had seen before, and realized a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had entered Spirit City.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy drew Star Luo Royal Academy for the second round, and Zhu Zhuyun chose to fight alongside her younger sister Zhu Zhuqing.
• All seven members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy revealed black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, stunning the spectators and revealing Zhu Zhuyun as a Soul Emperor.
• Zhu Zhuyun swiftly defeated Dai Weisi, while Zhu Zhuqing and the rest of the team took down their opponents, eliminating Star Luo Royal Academy in under a minute.
• Xu Fan reflected that the competition was easy and considered Bibi Dong’s preparations, Tang Hao’s arrival, and the possibility of drawing Xiao Wu and Tang Hao into a confrontation with Tang San.

Bibi Dong planned to kill Tang Hao, while Tang Yuehua resolved to cultivate toward godhood so she could resurrect him if necessary. Meanwhile, Biji, Ziji, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress arrived at Ye Manor in Heaven Dou City, where Ye Qingli suspected they were soul beasts Xu Fan had mentioned.

• Bibi Dong decided Tang Hao would not leave Spirit City alive, and she considered whether Tang Yuehua might oppose her if he died.
• Tang Yuehua learned Bibi Dong intended to target Tang Hao and chose to cultivate harder so she could become a god and resurrect him.
• Biji and Ziji met the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress outside Heaven Dou City, and the four headed into the city together.
• The four women drew attention as they crossed Heaven Dou City and reached Ye Manor, where Biji told the guards they were Xu Fan's people.
• Ye Qingli received the four visitors and suspected they were the soul beasts Xu Fan had mentioned.

Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Biji, and Ziji arrived at Ye Manor to wait for Xu Fan, and Ye Qingli struggled with the idea of being with him alongside her daughter. At the tournament, Water-Fire Team and Blue Tyrant Academy faced off, with Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er unleashing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Tang San's Seven-in-One fusion.

• Ye Qingli welcomed Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Biji, and Ziji into her manor, where they planned to wait for Xu Fan.
• Ziji told Ye Qingli that Bibi Dong accepted sharing Xu Fan with her daughter, leaving Ye Qingli reconsidering her hesitation.
• The tournament advanced to six remaining teams, and Xu Fan noted that Blue Tyrant Academy had progressed through favorable matchups.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated its opponent, and Martial Soul Hall Academy beat Godwind Academy using Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Before Water-Fire Team fought Blue Tyrant Academy, Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er prepared their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Tang San's team formed the Seven-in-One fusion.
• Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er summoned a powerful ice-and-snow vortex, and Tang San countered it with a Clear Sky Hammer empowered by his teammates' Soul Power.

Tang San was badly injured after Shui Binger’s Ice Blue Phoenix overwhelmed his Seven-in-One attack, while Tang Hao watched from the shadows and approved of his son’s effort. Xu Fan learned he would compete against Hu Liena’s team, and the next day Bibi Dong opened the final match by presenting Spirit Hall’s reward.

• Shui Binger unleashed her Ice Blue Phoenix, shattered the arena floor, and knocked Tang San unconscious.
• Xiao Wu and Oscar helped Tang San before Flender and Zhao Wuji carried him away, and a healer confirmed his injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
• Tang Hao watched from the shadows, judged Tang San’s loss understandable against two Soul Kings, and left quietly.
• Hu Liena told Xu Fan that her teacher had ordered him to compete the next day, and she teased him about taking care of her for life.
• At the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong arrived before the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Martial Soul Hall teams and announced that the victor would receive Spirit Hall’s greatest reward.

Xu Fan faced the Martial Soul Hall Team alone in the tournament final, while the crowd expected an uneven fight. The chapter left the match about to begin as Xu Fan revealed eight red, Hundred Thousand Year soul rings, stunning the entire plaza.

• Bibi Dong announced that the championship team would receive three soul bones, including a Wisdom Skull from a soul beast over fifty thousand years old.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and four other members entered the arena for the Martial Soul Hall Team, while Xu Fan alone represented Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Tang San watched Xu Fan with hatred, blaming him for his father's injuries and his mother's choice to stand beside Xu Fan.
• Hu Liena and Xu Fan exchanged familiar teasing remarks before the referee called for the match to begin.
• Hu Liena activated her Martial Soul Possession and displayed six soul rings, then Xu Fan revealed eight red Hundred Thousand Year soul rings, silencing the plaza before it erupted in shock.

Xu Fan led Heaven Dou Royal Academy to victory in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, stunning the crowd with his strength and embarrassing Hu Liena in public. He collected the champion’s spirit bones and gave the fiery red Right Arm Bone to Huo Wu.

• The crowd reacted in disbelief when Sword Douluo Chen Xin confirmed that fourteen-year-old Xu Fan was a Soul Douluo with eight hundred thousand years Soul Rings.
• Xu Fan swept Yan, Xie Yue, and four other Martial Soul Hall Academy fighters off the arena with his aura, then pulled Hu Liena close, smacked her bottom, and tossed her out of bounds.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner, and Bibi Dong announced them as champions and presented three spirit bones to Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan brushed Bibi Dong’s hand while taking the reward tray, provoking an annoyed glare from her.
• Xu Fan gave the fiery red Right Arm Bone to Huo Wu, who accepted it.

After the championship, Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to capture Xiao Wu and Tang San, revealing Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year transformation beast and citing Tang San’s connection to Tang Hao. Tang Hao appeared to protect his son, but Lingyuan revealed that she had defeated him and taken one of his arms, and Tang Hao then accused someone on the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team of being Spirit Hall’s dogs.

• Xu Fan gave the Left Leg Bone to Zhu Zhuqing and reserved the Wisdom Skull for Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yueguan and Gui Mei to take down Tang San and Xiao Wu, and revealed Xiao Wu’s identity as a hundred-thousand-year transformation beast.
• Flender tried to defend his students, while Xiao Wu learned that Chen Xin had known she was a soul beast since Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong targeted Tang San because he possessed the Clear Sky Hammer and was Tang Hao’s son.
• Tang Hao appeared to protect Tang San, and Lingyuan said she had gravely injured him and broken his arm in their last fight.
• Tang Hao pointed his Clear Sky Hammer at someone on the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team and accused them of being Spirit Hall’s dogs.

Xu Fan revealed his connection to Spirit Hall and trapped Tang Hao in an isolated space to fight him. As the battle ended with Xu Fan shattering Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer, Ghost Douluo seized Xiao Wu and Tang San in the square.

• Xu Fan admitted that he had joined Spirit Hall and challenged the wounded Tang Hao to a fight.
• Xu Fan used Martial God Duel to transport himself and Tang Hao into an independent space.
• Bibi Dong ordered her forces to take Xiao Wu and Tang San, while Flender urged them to flee.
• Ghost Douluo’s claws seized Xiao Wu and Tang San, and Yueguan blocked Zhao Wuji from intervening.
• Tang Hao unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer, but Xu Fan’s saber strike shattered the Clear Sky Hammer.

Xu Fan killed Tang Hao after shattering his Clear Sky Hammer, then returned to the square with Tang Hao’s corpse. Bibi Dong ordered Tang San and Xiao Wu imprisoned and ended the competition, while the other academies hurried away.

• Xu Fan shattered Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer and killed him with a second slash.
• Xu Fan brought Tang Hao’s corpse to the square, where Tang San broke free of the Hall Guard Knights before Ghost Douluo pinned him down.
• Ning Fengzhi reflected on Tang Hao’s choices, while Ah Yin comforted Tang Yuehua and Xiao Wu knelt in stunned silence.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Hall Guard Knights to take Tang San and Xiao Wu to Prison.
• Bibi Dong declared the competition over, and the academies quickly left Pope Mountain.

After Xu Fan killed Tang Hao, he buried the body with Tang Yuehua while the news spread across the continent. The revelation that fourteen-year-old Xu Fan had slain a Title Douluo left the major powers reeling, and Titan prepared to seek revenge.

• Bibi Dong asked Xu Fan what to do with Tang Hao's corpse and Xiao Wu, and Xu Fan stopped her from displaying the body because Tang Yuehua would suffer.
• Xu Fan buried Tang Hao in a remote forest with Tang Yuehua, who wondered whether her Second Brother would have met the same fate without Ah Yin.
• News confirmed that Xu Fan, a fourteen-year-old Soul Douluo with eight hundred-thousand-year soul rings, had killed Tang Hao.
• Xuexing and Xuebeng were stunned by Xu Fan's strength, while Yang Wudi returned to his Soul Tool work after hearing the news.
• Titan tried to leave the Strength Clan to avenge Tang Hao, but his disciples restrained him.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan was shaken by the news of Xu Fan's strength.

The Clear Sky Sect elders refused to avenge Tang Hao, while Tang Xiao decided to go to Spirit City to retrieve Tang Hao’s child. At Spirit Hall, Xu Fan and Bibi Dong discussed promoting Soul Cores and Soul Spirits, then set aside Tang San’s escape as he awoke in a forest and received a mysterious instruction to go to the City of Slaughter.

• The Clear Sky Sect elders dismissed the idea of avenging Tang Hao, and Tang Xiao decided to travel to Spirit City to bring back Tang Hao’s child.
• Xu Fan and Bibi Dong agreed to build a trial Soul Spirit Tower in Spirit City and spread the Soul Core’s reputation.
• Bibi Dong told Xu Fan that Tang San had vanished from Spirit Hall’s Prison, but Xu Fan said to focus on the Soul Core and Soul Spirit plans instead.
• Tang San awoke alone in an unfamiliar forest and wondered how he had escaped from prison.
• A mysterious voice told Tang San to go to the City of Slaughter, and he found that Spirit Hall had taken his Storage Soul Tool.

After escaping Spirit Hall's Prison, Tang San vowed to rescue Xiao Wu and avenge Tang Hao, while Xu Fan stayed in Spirit City and helped Spirit Hall strengthen its forces. Qian Renxue continued her political plan to absorb the Heaven Dou Empire, and the chapter ended with Tang Xiao arriving near Spirit City as Spirit Hall's new products drew crowds.

• Tang San searched for the mysterious voice that had freed him, learned that the City of Slaughter held answers, and vowed to return for Xiao Wu and take revenge on Bibi Dong and Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan told Qian Renxue he would remain in Spirit City, and she explained that she had won over more than half of Heaven Dou's officials and nobles to prepare a peaceful merger with Spirit Hall.
• Xu Fan taught Spirit Hall's Soul Saints and stronger Soul Masters how to condense Soul Cores, and nearly all of them succeeded within three days.
• Spirit Hall and the Liuli Chamber of Commerce began selling Soul Tools and pills, attracting buyers and earning Bai He a large amount of Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang Xiao arrived in a city near Spirit City and saw Soul Masters carrying unfamiliar goods.

Tang Xiao tested a Level 3 Soul Tool and realized the Clear Sky Sect could be in danger if it could not afford the new products sold by Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong and Xu Fan discussed the strong sales and limited production of pills and Soul Tools, and Xu Fan proposed developing an automated manufacturing machine.

• Tang Xiao learned that Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect jointly sold pills and Soul Tools through the Liuli Chamber of Commerce.
• Tang Xiao queued at the shop, bought a Level 3 Soul Tool and several pills, and tested the weapon on a target.
• Tang Xiao recognized the products’ power and worried that the Clear Sky Sect lacked the money and resources to keep pace with rival factions.
• Bibi Dong showed Xu Fan sales records indicating that pills and Soul Tools were selling so quickly that some locations had run out.
• Xu Fan suggested developing a machine to manufacture the products automatically and consistently.

Tang Xiao confronted Xu Fan and Bibi Dong at the Papal Palace, where Xu Fan revealed that Tang Yuehua was with him and mocked Tang Xiao for being unable to retaliate. Tang Xiao asked to take away Tang Hao’s corpse and Tang San, but Bibi Dong said Tang Hao had already been buried and began to answer about Tang San.

• A guard reported that Tang Xiao had come to Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong agreed to meet him.
• Xu Fan told Tang Xiao that Tang Yuehua was with him and called Tang Xiao his brother-in-law.
• Tang Xiao released his aura at Xu Fan, but Bibi Dong suppressed it and warned him not to act presumptuously.
• Xu Fan insulted Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang Xiao swallowed his anger and stayed silent.
• Tang Xiao asked to take away Tang Hao’s corpse and Tang San, and Bibi Dong said Tang Hao had already been buried before starting to answer about Tang San.

Bibi Dong bargained with Tang Xiao for Tang San’s return, demanding fifteen million Gold Soul Coins in exchange for the boy and the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method. Tang Xiao agreed to pay with the Clear Sky Sect’s treasures, then left with Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo without seeing Tang San.

• Bibi Dong asked Tang Xiao for money and demanded ten million Gold Soul Coins for Tang San, citing his rare talent and bloodline.
• Bibi Dong offered to include her Twin Martial Souls cultivation method for five million more, bringing the price to fifteen million Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang Xiao admitted the Clear Sky Sect lacked the money and agreed to pay with spirit bones and other treasures.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to accompany Tang Xiao back to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo arrived, and Yueguan told Tang Xiao it was time to go.

Bibi Dong revealed that she had deliberately pressured Tang Xiao into paying fifteen million Gold Soul Coins for Tang San and the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method, and she expected the Clear Sky Sect elders to blame him. A few days later, Spirit Hall released the Soul Core cultivation method to the public, drawing crowds to buy the inexpensive book.

• Tang Xiao left Spirit Hall with two Title Douluo escorting him and tried to reassure himself that Bibi Dong would honor their deal.
• Bibi Dong laughed with Xu Fan and explained that Tang Xiao would not risk fighting Spirit Hall over the price, while the Clear Sky Sect elders would resent his decision.
• Bibi Dong asked when Xu Fan and Gu Yue Na would leave, then pulled Lingyuan into the bedchamber to keep Xu Fan company before his departure.
• Bibi Dong teasingly told Xu Fan to remember to call her Mom that night, and he agreed.
• Spirit Hall published the Soul Core cultivation method as an inexpensive book, and crowds formed outside Liuli Chamber of Commerce shops to buy it.
• Readers opened the book and encountered Soul Core, a new system distinct from Soul Rings, Spirit Bones, and Soul Power.

Spirit Hall’s public Soul Core booklet caused a continent-wide stir, and Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong concluded that Xu Fan trusted Spirit Hall because Bibi Dong loved him. The chapter ended with Xu Fan and Bibi Dong together in a side hall as he asked about the situation.

• Soul masters across the continent studied Spirit Hall’s booklet, and many successfully condensed Soul Cores, while ministers, generals, and sect elders debated its implications.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin recognized Xu Fan’s influence behind the Soul Core method, and Gu Rong questioned why Xu Fan trusted Bibi Dong so much.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong they believed Bibi Dong and Xu Fan were romantically involved, pointing to Xu Fan’s frequent visits to the Papal Palace.
• Several days later, Xu Fan rested with goji tea in a Spirit Hall side hall while Bibi Dong appeared refreshed, and he asked how the situation was going.

Xu Fan agreed to Bibi Dong’s plan to have a child, while Spirit Hall continued recruiting commoner Soul Masters and building Soul Spirit Towers. Meanwhile, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan and Ghost Douluo accompanied Tang Xiao to the Clear Sky Sect, where the elders erupted after hearing the price to redeem Tang San.

• Xu Fan explained to Bibi Dong that recruiting commoner Soul Masters could build Spirit Hall’s strength across generations.
• Bibi Dong said construction had begun on thirty-one Soul Spirit Towers, with the Spirit City tower serving as the model.
• Bibi Dong told Xu Fan she wanted to become pregnant to spite Qian Renxue, and Xu Fan agreed.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo accompanied Tang Xiao back to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Xiao praised Spirit Hall’s recent achievements.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan announced that Tang Xiao planned to pay fifteen million Gold Soul Coins to redeem Tang San, prompting the elders to protest in outrage.