Chapter Summaries

Taichu accepted Ning Fengzhi’s ten-million-Gold-Soul-Coin offer to train Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi encouraged the two young people to spend time together. Qian Renxue recognized that Ning Fengzhi hoped to bring them closer, but she believed his plan would fail as she looked toward Dugu Yan.

• Ning Fengzhi offered Taichu ten million Gold Soul Coins to give Ning Rongrong the same top-tier training package, and Taichu agreed to train her.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Taichu that Rongrong could be spoiled and willful, and Rongrong protested that she was well-behaved.
• Ning Fengzhi suggested Taichu and Rongrong interact more because they were around the same age, prompting Qian Renxue to suspect he wanted to bring them together.
• Ning Fengzhi considered Taichu’s Ten Thousand Year Third Soul Ring and unusual Martial Soul evidence of his potential, and he hoped Taichu could help Ning Rongrong overcome her limits as a Support Type Soul Master.
• Qian Renxue privately thought Ning Fengzhi had miscalculated and looked toward Dugu Yan.

Qian Renxue admired Dugu Yan’s transformed beauty and struggled to find a way to recruit Taichu. Samsara Academy officially opened and began accepting applicants, who queued to take its assessments.

• Qian Renxue judged that Dugu Yan’s beauty surpassed her own and concluded Ning Rongrong could not poach Taichu for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Taichu announced Samsara Academy’s admission requirements and promised successful applicants elite resources and personal guidance from a Titled Douluo.
• Nobles and their children gathered to register, drawn by rumors that Dugu Bo had founded the academy and might accept students as disciples.
• Dugu Bo silenced the crowd with his Titled Douluo aura, and Taichu directed applicants to line up at the registration office.
• Applicants collected Number Plates and entered the academy, where they would face further assessments expected to eliminate most of them.

Taichu’s Samsara Academy held its gravity and mental-pressure assessments, eliminating nearly all applicants despite nobles’ suspicions and prominent guests’ doubts about the standards. By nightfall, only Jingang and Ye Ling, whose Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, had passed and become students.

• Applicants faced a nine-step gravity test, and almost all were eliminated, including nearly all the nobles’ children.
• Those who passed received treatment from Ye Shengxin before facing Dugu Bo’s mental pressure assessment.
• Soul Masters repeatedly failed to endure the mental pressure for one incense stick, while Taichu continued calling up the next applicant.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, and other guests questioned the assessment’s value as it continued into the evening.
• Jingang, whose Martial Soul was his body, and Ye Ling, whose Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, passed and became Samsara Academy students.

After the examination, Taichu welcomed Jingang and Ye Ling as Samsara Academy’s newest students and arranged for them to move into the dormitories. He reflected on the academy’s small roster and his copied Soul Skills, especially the Lightning-type abilities he could now use to strengthen his Lightning Style.

• The nobles left Taichu’s ceremony dissatisfied, but they did not dare challenge him because Dugu Bo stood behind him.
• Taichu welcomed Jingang and Ye Ling to Samsara Academy and told Su Yuntao to take them to choose rooms in the separate dormitories.
• Su Yuntao reluctantly obeyed after Taichu insisted he address him as dean while on duty.
• Taichu counted the academy’s residents and hoped to recruit another student so he would not have to enter the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament himself.
• Taichu recalled copying many Soul Skills at Heaven Dou City’s Soul Fighting Arena and planned to use the Lightning-type skills he had gathered to improve his Lightning Style.

Taichu brought Su Yuntao, Sisi, Ma Ding, and Dugu Bo to hunt Soul Rings after the Breaking Clan developed Whale Rubber pills that strengthened their bodies. The group reached the outer edge of Star Dou Forest to search for suitable Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

• Taichu explained that Jingang and Ye Ling would be nurtured with resources before absorbing their First Soul Rings so they could pursue stronger rings.
• Taichu had Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan develop medicine from Whale Rubber, while Aromatic Silk Beauty helped secure their cooperation.
• Yang Wudi refined pills whose effects rivaled hundred-year Whale Rubber and remained useful over repeated doses.
• Su Yuntao, Sisi, and Ma Ding reached the limits of their Whale Rubber pills, preparing them to absorb stronger Soul Rings.
• Taichu traveled with Su Yuntao, Sisi, Ma Ding, and Dugu Bo to Star Dou Forest to seek suitable Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

Taichu arranged suitable Soul Beasts for Su Yuntao, Sisi, and Ma Ding, whose Martial Souls had improved after consuming Immortal Herbs. The chapter ended with Taichu choosing a Thousand-Jin Ant as Ma Ding’s First Soul Ring target.

• Taichu told Su Yuntao that his evolved Dark Wolf King Martial Soul needed a Dark Attribute Soul Ring and chose a Shadow Leopard.
• Taichu chose a Myriad Spirit Demon Tree for Sisi, whose Fruit Tree Martial Soul had evolved into a Myriad Medicine Fruit Tree.
• Sisi trusted Taichu’s judgment and believed his achievements showed he had the makings of a Titled Douluo.
• Taichu teased Ma Ding by suggesting Blue Silver Grass, then chose a Thousand-Jin Ant as the First Soul Ring for his Titan Staff.

Taichu helped Su Yuntao absorb a four-thousand-year Shadow Leopard Soul Ring, which raised Su Yuntao to level 40, then set off to find Soul Rings for Sisi and Ma Ding. In Spirit City, Bibi Dong read an urgent letter and erupted in anger.

• Taichu put the Shadow Leopard to sleep with his first Soul Skill, and Su Yuntao killed it and absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Taichu told Dugu Bo that Su Yuntao would pursue a Shadow Eagle for his Fourth Soul Ring, but Su Yuntao reached level 40 after absorbing the Shadow Leopard Ring.
• Taichu told Su Yuntao to delay his Fourth Soul Ring and strengthen himself with Jingang Pills while they searched for Soul Rings for Sisi and Ma Ding.
• Taichu and the others continued through Star Dou Forest using Soul Beast distribution maps to locate suitable Soul Beasts.
• Bibi Dong read an urgent letter in the Pope Palace and angrily shouted that the situation was outrageous.

Bibi Dong took an insulting letter from Qian Renxue as a challenge and ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to kill Taichu and Dugu Bo. Meanwhile, Ma Ding and Sisi advanced after absorbing Soul Rings, and Sisi revealed a Spirit Gathering Fruit that increased cultivation speed.

• Bibi Dong read Qian Renxue's letter, became furious, and asked Yue Guan and Gui Mei whether they thought she was stupid.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to kill Taichu and Dugu Bo, and they obeyed before leaving the Pope Palace.
• Ma Ding absorbed a 1500 Year Thousand-Jin Ant Soul Ring, became a Soul Master, and reached level 20 Soul Power.
• Sisi absorbed a 2,500-year Myriad Spirit Demon Tree Soul Ring, reached level 30, and revealed that her Second Soul Skill produced a Spirit Gathering Fruit that boosted cultivation speed by 30% for an hour.
• Dugu Bo questioned Taichu about predicting Sisi's Soul Skill, and Taichu said he had only guessed it might happen.

Dugu Bo learned that Sisi’s Spirit Gathering Fruit increased cultivation efficiency by 30%, though its effect weakened against Soul Masters at higher major realms. As the group continued hunting Soul Beasts, Taichu considered how Food Type Soul Masters could better support others and concluded they should cultivate Soul Masters directly.

• Dugu Bo praised Sisi’s Spirit Gathering Fruit and calculated how its cultivation boost could help factions raise stronger disciples over time.
• Sisi explained that the fruit’s effect decreased by 10% for each major realm a Soul Master was above her, leaving Dugu Bo unable to benefit from it.
• Taichu teased Dugu Bo that he and Sister Yan could experience the effect, while Su Yuntao and Ma Ding looked forward to using it themselves.
• Dugu Bo ordered the group to resume hunting Soul Beasts, and they set off again.
• Taichu reflected on the role of Food Type Soul Masters and decided that their true path was cultivating Soul Masters rather than providing combat amplification effects.

Taichu reflected on how Sisi’s Spirit Gathering Demon Tree Soul Ring had revealed a promising cultivation path for Food Type Soul Masters. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue learned Bibi Dong planned to kill Taichu and was furious, unaware that Bibi Dong acted to protect Xiaogang’s theories and reputation.

• Taichu reasoned that Sisi’s Soul Skill proved Food Type Soul Masters could follow a cultivation path different from Support Type Soul Masters.
• Taichu recalled how the medicinal value of Spirit Gathering Demon Tree leaves led him to choose the tree for Sisi’s Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue received news that Bibi Dong intended to take action against Taichu and became enraged.
• Qian Renxue recalled that her letter had urged Bibi Dong to recruit Taichu and described his exceptional Soul Rings and Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong wanted Taichu dead because his achievements contradicted Xiaogang’s theories and threatened his reputation.

Qian Renxue learned that Bibi Dong had ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to kill Taichu, whom she considered a threat to Yu Xiaogang. She sent Chi Xue to stop the mission, and he told the two Titled Douluo that Qian Renxue had taken Taichu under her protection.

• Bibi Dong decided Taichu had to die to protect Yu Xiaogang and provoked Qian Renxue with a letter in response to hers.
• Qian Renxue learned that Yue Guan and Gui Mei were assigned to kill Taichu and ordered Chi Xue to stop them.
• Chi Xue reluctantly accepted Qian Renxue's order while Snake Lance stayed with her.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei waited in Heaven Dou City for Taichu to return from hunting soul beasts.
• Chi Xue met Yue Guan and Gui Mei and told them their mission was canceled because Qian Renxue had taken Taichu under her protection.

Chi Xue told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that Qian Renxue had ordered them to stop the operation against someone she favored, so they reported the conflict to Bibi Dong and left the decision to her. After a month in the Star Dou Forest, Taichu and his companions gained new Soul Rings and cultivation breakthroughs, ending with Sisi's third Soul Skill: Marrow Cleansing Fruit.

• Chi Xue informed Yue Guan and Gui Mei that Qian Renxue firmly opposed the operation and told them to report her order to Bibi Dong.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei agreed to send Bibi Dong a truthful report rather than risk defying Qian Renxue directly.
• After a month of hunting in the Star Dou Forest, Su Yuntao absorbed an approximately eight-thousand-year Soul Ring and reached level 46.
• Ma Ding absorbed two Super Year Limit Soul Rings and reached level 28 after Taichu guided him to strengthen and refine his Soul Power.
• Sisi absorbed a roughly five-thousand-year Tianhua Treasure Lotus Soul Ring, reached level 34, and gained the Marrow Cleansing Fruit skill, which cleansed marrow and enhanced aptitude.

Taichu returned to Samsara Academy and learned that Ye Shengxin had repeatedly visited to discuss Ye Lingling joining the academy and receiving an Immortal Herb. He chose the Life Emerald Lotus for Ye Lingling, believing it would suit her Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

• Taichu learned that Sisi’s Third Soul Skill produced Marrow Cleansing Fruits that could gradually improve aptitude, and Dugu Bo insisted on receiving his share.
• Dugu Yan embraced Taichu when he returned, and he asked what had happened during his month away.
• Dugu Yan told Taichu that Ye Shengxin had visited several times because Ye Lingling had not yet received the promised Immortal Herb after agreeing to join Samsara Academy.
• Dugu Bo blamed Taichu for forgetting the arrangement, and Taichu selected the Life Emerald Lotus for Ye Lingling, believing it suited her Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

Taichu had Dugu Bo and the others keep the Immortal Herbs secured at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while he considered the risks posed by Tang San and the Asura God. Ning Fengzhi arrived at Samsara Academy after Ning Rongrong reported on the Jingang Pills, and Taichu prepared to negotiate with him.

• Dugu Bo agreed to Taichu’s plans, while the Immortal Herbs remained protected at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Taichu considered whether the Asura God had secretly aided Tang San and resolved to grow stronger before confronting Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong enrolled at Samsara Academy, received a Jingang Pill, and sent information about it to Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi visited the academy, but Yang Wudi delayed him because he lacked authority to make a deal and refused to compromise his integrity.
• After returning, Taichu agreed to meet Ning Fengzhi and planned to negotiate support for the costly Jingang Pills.

Taichu realized Samsara Academy needed a reliable source of income and decided to sell Jingang Pills rather than their formula. Ning Fengzhi arrived with Chen Xin and Gu Rong to negotiate a deal, and Taichu asked what price the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would offer.

• Taichu recognized that his medicinal-pill business could not support Samsara Academy unless he found buyers willing to pay for the pills.
• Taichu decided Ning Fengzhi would value the Jingang Pill because he understood the benefits of Taichu’s Soul Ring Configuration.
• Ning Fengzhi visited Samsara Academy with Chen Xin and Gu Rong and met Taichu, Dugu Bo, and Yang Wudi.
• Taichu refused to sell the Jingang Pill formula and explained that the pill strengthened the body so Soul Masters could absorb higher-year Soul Rings.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Taichu to name a suitable price, but Taichu asked what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was willing to offer.

Taichu explained the grades and benefits of Jingang Pills to Ning Fengzhi, then quoted prices that prompted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect leader to bargain. Taichu refused to lower them but offered the sect exclusive access to the pills for five years.

• Taichu described the four Jingang Pill grades and explained how each could raise a Soul Master's Soul Ring absorption limit.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong recognized the pills' potential to strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's next generation.
• Taichu quoted prices ranging from one hundred Gold Soul Coins for White Grade pills to one hundred thousand for Black Grade pills.
• Ning Fengzhi tried to negotiate a lower price so the sect could purchase pills in bulk, but Taichu refused.
• Taichu offered to sell Jingang Pills exclusively to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for the next five years.

Taichu and Ning Fengzhi agreed to an exclusive five-year deal for Jingang Pills, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect accepting limited monthly supplies. After Ning Fengzhi departed with the first batch, Qian Renxue learned that Taichu and the others had returned and renewed her efforts to recruit him.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Taichu to extend the exclusive deal beyond five years, but Taichu refused, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to the original term.
• Taichu and Ning Fengzhi settled on monthly supplies of one hundred White Grade, fifty Yellow Grade, ten purple-grade, and three Black Grade Jingang Pills.
• Ning Fengzhi paid for the first month and left with Bone Douluo Gu Rong, while Sword Douluo Chen Xin stayed behind to visit Ning Rongrong.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin nearly argued over who would stay with Ning Rongrong, but Ning Fengzhi stopped their quarrel.
• Qian Renxue learned that Taichu and the others had returned and continued trying to get closer to him so she could recruit him.

Taichu refused Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan’s offer to pledge allegiance to Pope Bibi Dong and condemned her for harming his family over Yu Xiaogang. Yue Guan decided Taichu’s resentment and talent made him a threat to Spirit Hall and vowed to kill him.

• Qian Renxue visited Taichu and spent an hour chatting with him before leaving.
• Dugu Bo went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well because Ye Lingling’s situation was becoming urgent and he feared her mother might visit again.
• Taichu began cultivating at the academy, where Ning Rongrong continued to train lazily despite her talent and resources.
• Yue Guan appeared in Taichu’s room and offered him the choice of pledging allegiance to Bibi Dong or facing death.
• Taichu refused, called Bibi Dong a crazy woman, and accused her of sending his uncle Su Yuntao to the Angel Hunting Squad over Yu Xiaogang.
• Yue Guan declared that Taichu’s resentment and talent made him a future threat to Spirit Hall and said he could not let him live.

Taichu revealed his extraordinary Soul Ring Configuration while fighting Yue Guan and used his Spatial Soul Skill, Tsukuyomi, and Lightning Body Flicker to escape. As Yue Guan and Gui Mei pursued him, Taichu reached Ning Rongrong and called for Chen Xin to save him.

• Yue Guan attacked Taichu after deciding the boy was too dangerous to leave alive.
• Taichu revealed his Purple, Purple, and Black Soul Rings, shocking Yue Guan with his talent and age.
• Taichu used a Spatial Soul Skill to evade Yue Guan's strike, then ignited black flames on Yue Guan with Tsukuyomi.
• Taichu fled using Lightning Body Flicker, and Gui Mei joined the pursuit after Yue Guan called for him.
• Taichu used his Spatial Soul Skill to evade Gui Mei's attacks, reached Ning Rongrong, and shouted for Chen Xin to save him.

Taichu fled to Chen Xin for protection as Gui Mei tried to kill him, and Sword Douluo confronted the Spirit Hall Douluo. Yue Guan arrived to join Gui Mei, leaving Chen Xin facing both enemies.

• Taichu reached Chen Xin, who was staying at Samsara Academy, after fleeing from Gui Mei.
• Chen Xin stepped in front of Taichu, summoned the Seven Kill Sword, and released his nine Soul Rings as a level ninety-six Titled Douluo.
• Gui Mei warned Chen Xin not to interfere, but Chen Xin condemned Spirit Hall for attacking a junior and refused to back down.
• Chen Xin was shocked by Taichu's unusual Soul Ring Configuration and Spatial Soul Skill, and chose to protect him.
• Yue Guan arrived beside Gui Mei, and the confrontation reached a stalemate.