Chapter Summaries

Tang Xiao defied the Clear Sky Sect elders and chose to trade three ten-thousand-year soul bones to bring Tang San back, despite their opposition. As he went to retrieve the bones, six elders gathered privately to discuss how to respond to his decision.

• Tang Xiao argued that Tang San's Twin Martial Souls and talent made him worth rescuing, then announced he would offer three ten-thousand-year soul bones as compensation.
• The Great Elder and the other elders rejected Tang Xiao's plan, but Tang Xiao insisted on his authority and said anyone who wanted to stop him would have to defeat him.
• Tang Xiao apologized to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, then went to the Back Mountain Treasure Trove to select three soul bones.
• Tang Xiao chose three of the Clear Sky Sect's inherited soul bones, while the elder guarding the storehouse watched in dismay.
• The Third, Second, and other elders met in a locked side hall and condemned Tang Xiao's decision, and the Fourth Elder laughed as the Great Elder asked what they should do.

The Clear Sky Sect elders plotted to depose Tang Xiao after he agreed to trade three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones for Tang San. Once Tang Xiao left the sect with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, the Great Elder rallied the sect against him and questioned his fitness as sect master.

• The Fourth Elder persuaded the other elders to seize Tang Xiao’s loyalists and overthrow him while he was away.
• Tang Xiao left the sect with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, unaware that the elders were moving against him.
• The Great Elder’s people captured Tang Xiao’s loyal deacons, and the Great Elder summoned the sect with the Bronze Bell.
• The Great Elder and the elders told the gathered sect members that Tang Xiao had promised three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones to ransom Tang San.
• The elders stirred up the crowd’s anger, and the Fourth Elder asked whether Tang Xiao was still fit to lead the sect.

Tang Xiao returned to Spirit City with three ten-thousand-year soul bones to exchange for Tang San, but Bibi Dong told him Tang San had vanished and refused to return the bones. Surrounded by Spirit Hall’s Title Douluo, Tang Xiao left empty-handed, knowing he had been deceived.

• The Great Elder watched the crowd condemn Tang Xiao and told a disciple to report if Tang Xiao returned to the mountain.
• Tang Xiao arrived at the Papal Palace with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo and offered Bibi Dong three ten-thousand-year soul bones for Tang San.
• Bibi Dong claimed Tang San had disappeared from Spirit Hall Prison and said searches of the prison and Spirit City had found nothing.
• Tang Xiao accused Bibi Dong of trapping him and demanded the soul bones back, but she summoned Lingyuan, Demon Bear Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, and other Title Douluo to surround him.
• Tang Xiao realized he could not fight his way out and left the Papal Palace without the soul bones or Tang San.

Tang Xiao returned to the Clear Sky Sect without Tang San after Spirit Hall took the three soul bones he had offered. Ye Qingli arrived in Spirit City with the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Biji, and Ziji, then reunited with Ye Lingling and Xu Fan as Spirit Hall prepared to discuss the Soul Spirit Tower project.

• Tang Xiao left Spirit Hall empty-handed after losing the three ten-thousand-year soul bones he had brought to retrieve Tang San.
• Ye Qingli led the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Biji, and Ziji into Spirit Hall, where Gu Yue Na invited the soul beasts to discuss turning near-death soul beasts into soul spirits.
• Xu Fan considered Spirit Hall's growing influence and received a reward that increased his physical body and Golden Behemoth's lifespan by two hundred thousand years.
• Ye Qingli found Ye Lingling, who explained that she was learning the Soul Spirit contract method and would later teach it to other Soul Masters.
• Xu Fan arrived and told Ye Qingli she could learn the Soul Spirit contract method too.

Ye Qingli returned with four Transformation Beasts who were Gu Yue Na’s subordinates, while Lingyuan tried to push Ye Qingli toward accepting her feelings for Xu Fan. That night, Lingyuan put Ye Qingli to bed and left the room after confirming she was asleep, apparently preparing for someone to arrive.

• Ye Qingli told Xu Fan that four Transformation Beasts had come with her and that Gu Yue Na had taken them away, and Xu Fan said they could help with the Soul Spirit matter.
• Lingyuan privately asked Ye Qingli whether she would agree to a relationship with Xu Fan, and Ye Qingli remained hesitant because she was Lingling’s mother.
• Lingyuan promised to help Ye Qingli, then returned to Xu Fan and invited him to her room that night.
• Lingyuan dressed Ye Qingli in a revealing nightdress and got into bed with her until Ye Qingli fell asleep.
• Lingyuan quietly got out of bed and left Ye Qingli under the quilt, expecting someone to arrive soon.

Xu Fan discovered that Ling Yuan had arranged for him to spend the night with Ye Qingli, and the two became intimate. The next morning, he left Ye Qingli resting and promised Ling Yuan ten rounds that night.

• Xu Fan entered the room believing Ling Yuan was in bed, then realized the woman beneath the blanket was Ye Qingli.
• Xu Fan and Ye Qingli spent the night together, and he woke the next morning beside her.
• Ye Qingli felt embarrassed as she remembered the night and admitted her nightgown had been ruined.
• Xu Fan left to find clothes for Ye Qingli and met Ling Yuan waiting in the corridor.
• Xu Fan kissed Ling Yuan as a reward and promised to meet her that night for ten rounds.

Ye Qingli recovered from her night with Xu Fan and realized she wanted more, while Xu Fan visited Gu Yue Na’s office and boldly flirted with Ziji. The chapter ended with Ziji facing Xu Fan’s offer to have a little demon dragon with him.

• Lingyuan teased Ye Qingli about her night with Xu Fan and reminded her to avoid getting pregnant if she wished.
• Ye Qingli used her Martial Soul to heal her soreness, then wondered whether Lingyuan meant for them to be together again.
• Xu Fan entered Gu Yue Na’s office while she worked on plans for Soul Spirit Towers and protected zones.
• Ziji approached Xu Fan and asked whether he had taken a liking to her Master, Gu Yue Na.
• Xu Fan told Ziji he liked her too and asked whether she wanted to have a little demon dragon with him.

Xu Fan and Ziji left Spirit Hall together and went to a hotel, where their flirtation grew more intimate. The chapter ended with Ziji sitting on Xu Fan’s lap and asking whether their closeness was inappropriate.

• Ziji teased Xu Fan about her strength, and he pulled her out of the side hall while Biji, the Ice Empress, the Snow Empress, and Gu Yue Na watched them leave.
• Xu Fan and Ziji shared an intimate moment in the corridor, leaving Ziji flushed and flustered.
• Xu Fan took Ziji on a walk through Spirit City and brought her to the Spirit Hotel under the pretext of studying how humans and soul beasts had children.
• Xu Fan booked the most expensive room, and Ziji followed him inside, looked around, then sat on his lap.
• Ziji asked Xu Fan whether their intimacy was inappropriate as he held her close.

Xu Fan and Ziji gave in to their attraction, and Ziji spent the night with him before he took over. The next morning, he teased her that he would decide when their encounter ended.

• Xu Fan teased Ziji about making the first move, then kissed her ear and prompted her to pin him down.
• In the side hall, Biji and the Ice Empress discussed Xu Fan and Ziji, while Snow Empress and Gu Yue Na said Xu Fan's physical strength was terrifying.
• The next morning, Ziji woke up exhausted on Xu Fan's chest and begged him to stop.
• Xu Fan told Ziji that she had started things and that he would decide when they ended.

Xu Fan left Ziji exhausted after ten hours together, then fed her and carried her back to Spirit Hall. There, Ziji told Biji and the others how long he had lasted, while insisting she would recover and challenge him again.

• After Xu Fan left to buy breakfast, Ziji lay helpless in bed and vowed to recover before trying to beat him.
• Xu Fan returned with food and fed Ziji while she was still too weak to sit up by herself.
• By noon, Ziji could barely walk, so Xu Fan carried her to Spirit Hall.
• The Ice Empress, Biji, the Snow Empress, and Gu Yue Na saw Xu Fan carrying Ziji, who hid her face in embarrassment.
• Ziji told Biji and the Ice Empress that Xu Fan had gone for ten hours without stopping, and said her Dragon Clan body had barely endured it.

Tang Xiao returned to Clear Sky Sect without Tang San and admitted that Bibi Dong had tricked him out of the three Ten Thousand Year Soul bones. The Great Elder removed him from the sect master position, and Tang Xiao protested that Clear Sky Sect had never dismissed a sect master.

• Ziji told Biji to come with her next time, and Biji blushed and deferred the suggestion.
• Tang Xiao arrived at the mountain gate alone, prompting the gathered elders and disciples to ask where Tang San was.
• Tang Xiao told Great Elder that he had failed to bring Tang San back and that Bibi Dong had tricked away the three Ten Thousand Year Soul bones.
• The elders condemned Tang Xiao for losing both Tang San and the soul bones, while he stood silently under their accusations.
• Great Elder announced that the elders had removed Tang Xiao from the position of sect master, and Tang Xiao protested that Clear Sky Sect had never done so.

The Great Elder removed Tang Xiao as sect master, and Tang Xiao left Clear Sky Sect to search for his grandfather, Tang Chen. Bibi Dong and Xu Fan discussed the sect’s decision and their ongoing plans for Soul Spirit Towers and cooperation.

• The Great Elder and the other five elders voted to remove Tang Xiao as sect master, with the Great Elder taking over temporarily.
• Tang Xiao returned to find his courtyard emptied and accepted that he had no grounds to challenge the elders after the sect lost its soul bones.
• Tang Xiao left Clear Sky Sect at night, leaving his Sect Master Token behind and setting out to find Tang Chen, whom he believed might still be alive.
• Bibi Dong and Xu Fan reviewed a report about Tang Xiao’s removal and criticized his failure to resist the elders.
• Bibi Dong told Xu Fan to cultivate while she worked to build the Soul Spirit Towers and define the protected zones, then urged him to win over Gu Yue Na and the others.

Soul Spirit Towers spread across the continent, and soul spirits quickly became essential to soul masters, while Spirit Hall refused to sell them to the Clear Sky Sect. The Clear Sky Sect’s elders decided to steal soul spirits and Contractors from a tower, and five of them reached its entrance at night.

• Xu Fan trained Contractors as Soul Spirit Towers were built, and nearly ten thousand soul masters formed contracts within several months.
• Soul spirits became highly sought after, and Spirit Hall charged different prices based on each buyer’s relationship with it.
• The Clear Sky Sect repeatedly tried to obtain soul spirits but was turned away, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan equipped its members with them.
• The Great Elder agreed to a plan to break into a Soul Spirit Tower and take its Contractors and soul spirits.
• The Second Elder, Third Elder, Sixth Elder, and two others crept up to a tower near the Star Dou Great Forest at night.

Ziji killed the five Clear Sky Sect elders when they broke into the Soul Spirit Tower to steal Soul Spirits and the Contract Secret Technique. After hearing the news, Bibi Dong and Xu Fan decided to destroy the weakened sect, while news of its losses spread across the continent.

• Second Elder and the other Clear Sky Sect elders broke into the Soul Spirit Tower and searched its floors for Soul Spirits.
• Ziji revealed herself as the Hell Demon Dragon King and overwhelmed the five Title Douluo, killing them outside the tower.
• Bibi Dong and Xu Fan received news of the elders’ deaths and agreed to destroy the Clear Sky Sect.
• The report that five Clear Sky Sect elders had died at the Soul Spirit Tower spread across the continent, leaving only the aged Great Elder among its Title Douluo.

Spirit Hall surrounded the Clear Sky Sect after five elders died trying to steal from the Soul Spirit Tower. The Great Elder gathered the sect and ordered those who could not fight to flee when the attack began, preserve the Clear Sky Sect’s name, and never return until the time was right.

• People across the streets discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s downfall and concluded it was finished.
• The Great Elder saw the five elders’ bodies at the mountain gate, collapsed, and later learned Spirit Hall had blocked every escape route.
• Yu Luomian suggested that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan surrender, but Yu Yuanzhen ordered everyone to stay inside the sect instead.
• Ning Fengzhi laughed at the Clear Sky Sect’s attempt to steal from the Soul Spirit Tower, while Chen Xin smiled.
• The Great Elder summoned the Clear Sky Sect to the square and said he would lead the defenders when Spirit Hall attacked.
• The Great Elder ordered the young and others unable to fight to escape, never seek revenge, and preserve the Clear Sky Sect until a future generation could return.

The Clear Sky Sect prepared to preserve its legacy, but Spirit Hall launched a devastating attack with the Snow Empress’s mass-produced rocket launchers and cannons. The Great Elder led the survivors down the mountain, where Lingyuan and Spirit Hall’s forces confronted them.

• The Great Elder told the Clear Sky Sect disciples that some had to survive and ordered the Soul Douluos to protect the children and preserve the sect’s core flame.
• Ziji and Xu Fan watched from the foot of the mountain as hundreds of Multi-tube Rocket Launcher rockets struck the Clear Sky Sect.
• The Great Elder rallied the survivors and led them in a charge down the mountain toward the gate.
• Ziji signaled Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool Cannons to fire across the narrow path, cutting down many of the charging disciples.
• Lingyuan, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo engaged the survivors outside the mountain gate, leaving the Great Elder to face Lingyuan.

Spirit Hall destroyed the Clear Sky Sect and spread the news as a warning to the continent. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan struggled to decide how to respond, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recognized that the balance of power had shifted decisively toward Spirit Hall.

• Bibi Dong ordered the Clear Sky Sect's remaining buildings destroyed and its treasures looted after the Great Elder and the sect's defenders were killed.
• Xu Fan teased Ning Rongrong at the ruined mountaintop, while Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to publicize the sect's destruction.
• Within two days, news of the Clear Sky Sect's annihilation spread across the continent.
• Yu Yuanzhen concluded that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan could not match Spirit Hall, while Yu Luomian argued that the clan needed to find a way out.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed Spirit Hall's destruction of the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Xiao's inability to change the outcome.

After learning that the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed, Tang Xiao chose to seek Tang Chen in the City of Slaughter as his only path to power. Xu Fan predicted Tang Xiao and Tang San would be there and ordered Bibi Dong to prepare an assault on the City of Slaughter, then she pushed him onto the bed.

• Tang Xiao heard that Spirit Hall had wiped out the Clear Sky Sect, suffered a fit of grief, and resolved to survive and seek revenge.
• Tang Xiao searched Tang Chen's records and concluded that Tang Chen had gone to the City of Slaughter, so he set out there before dawn.
• Bibi Dong told Xu Fan that the small factions were flocking to Spirit Hall after the Clear Sky Sect's defeat.
• Xu Fan predicted Tang Xiao would go to the City of Slaughter, where Tang San was also likely staying, and told Bibi Dong to deploy Soul Engineers and Soul Tool Cannons to destroy it.
• Bibi Dong agreed to Xu Fan's plan, then flipped him onto the bed after teasing him about touching her.

Xu Fan sent the Golden Behemoth into the ninth level of the God of War Tower, where it fought through several enormous soul beasts. The Golden Behemoth killed four opponents with ease, and the Bone Giant Rhino had just fallen when the chapter ended.

• Xu Fan sat on a slope and ordered the Golden Behemoth to go forward across the gray wasteland.
• The Golden Behemoth broke the Giant Scorpion's pincer and tail hook, then tore its shell in two.
• A Giant Sandworm seized the Golden Behemoth's leg, but the Golden Behemoth pried open its mouth and ripped its body apart.
• The Golden Behemoth blocked the Black Ape's punch and killed it with a strike to the abdomen, surprising Xu Fan.
• The Golden Behemoth stopped the Bone Giant Rhino's charge, twisted its horn, and snapped its neck.

The Golden Behemoth slaughtered waves of powerful soul beasts before facing the 990,000-year-old Black Armor Dragon Turtle. After the Dragon Turtle knocked it into a crater, the Golden Behemoth escaped its stomps and began tearing open the beast’s armor to attack its insides.

• The Golden Behemoth hurled the Bone Rhino’s horn through a giant bird, killing it with a single throw.
• Xu Fan watched as the Golden Behemoth defeated eighteen more powerful soul beasts with precise, fatal attacks.
• The Black Armor Dragon Turtle rose from beneath a hill and attacked the Golden Behemoth with a beam of light.
• The Golden Behemoth struck the Dragon Turtle’s forehead, but the Dragon Turtle swatted it into a crater and stomped down repeatedly.
• The Golden Behemoth held up the Dragon Turtle’s claw, bit a chunk from its neck, then pried open a weak point in its side armor and punched into its exposed body.