Chapter Summaries

Lieyang Douluo confronted Tang Xiao over bringing the expelled Tang Hao back to the Clear Sky Sect, arguing that the decision endangered the sect and undermined his negotiations with the Extreme Research Institute. He demanded that Tang Xiao choose between handing Tang Hao over or losing Lieyang Douluo and his followers.

• Tang San refrained from questioning Tang Hao, who brooded over his humiliation and lost strength.
• Lieyang Douluo stopped outside the main hall and told the other elders he would split from the Clear Sky Sect unless Tang Xiao gave an explanation.
• Tang Xiao arrived and asked what explanation Lieyang Douluo wanted.
• Lieyang Douluo accused Tang Xiao of disregarding Tang Hao's expulsion, endangering the sect by sheltering him, and leaving Lieyang Douluo exposed during negotiations with the Extreme Research Institute.
• Tang Xiao denied intending to harm Lieyang Douluo, but the other elders and disciples recognized how his actions had caused the conflict.
• Lieyang Douluo demanded that Tang Xiao hand Tang Hao over or leave the sect with him, declaring that the Clear Sky Sect could not have both Tang Hao and Lieyang Douluo.

Lieyang Douluo demanded that the Clear Sky Sect deal with Tang Hao and declared that his branch would leave the sect, bringing the clan to the brink of civil war. Tang Xiao protected Tang Hao when Lieyang Douluo attacked, and Tang Hao intervened as the two titled Douluo prepared to fight.

• Lieyang Douluo announced that he would break away from the Clear Sky Sect unless Tang Hao was dealt with, and his followers backed him as fighting briefly erupted.
• Tang San carried Tang Hao out of the inner hall after Tang Hao asked to face the elders and end the old grudges himself.
• Lieyang Douluo confronted Tang Hao and Tang San, then launched an attack with his Clear Sky Hammers.
• Tang Xiao blocked Lieyang Douluo's attack and stood between him and Tang Hao, setting the two elders against each other.
• Tang Hao told Tang Xiao to stop.

Tang Xiao refused to let Tang Hao die and resigned as Clear Sky Sect’s Sect Master so he could leave with his brother and Tang San. Lieyang Douluo demanded the sect’s Spirit Bones and announced that Clear Sky Sect would sever ties with the brothers and reemerge into the world.

• Tang Hao offered his life to settle the dispute and asked Tang Xiao to take care of Tang San, but Tang Xiao ordered Tang San to bring him back.
• Tang Xiao rejected the elders’ pressure and declared that he would resign rather than let Tang Hao be forced to die.
• Tang Xiao invited those willing to follow him to leave and asked the elders to let the others join different branches of the sect.
• Lieyang Douluo demanded that Tang Xiao hand over the sect’s Spirit Bones and said Clear Sky Sect would sever ties with Tang Xiao and Tang Hao before reemerging into the world.
• Tang Xiao silently prepared to leave with Tang Hao and Tang San, while Second Elder tried to speak and Lieyang Douluo told Tang Xiao he could leave.

Tang Hao returned the Clear Sky Sect’s Spirit Bones and left the sect with Tang Xiao, while Lieyang Douluo urged the elders to confront the threat of falling behind the Extreme Research Institute. The elders began considering whether the Clear Sky Sect should join the institute as they planned the sect’s future.

• Lieyang Douluo demanded the Clear Sky Sect’s Spirit Bones, and Tang Hao removed them himself and returned them before declaring that he had wronged the sect.
• Lieyang Douluo let Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and anyone else who wished to leave depart, then called the elders to choose a new Sect Master.
• Tang Xiao led his followers away, while some members of the Sect Master's faction followed him and others stayed with their branches.
• The elders questioned Lieyang Douluo’s decision, and he said he would have left the sect to join the Extreme Research Institute if Tang Xiao had remained.
• Lieyang Douluo warned that the institute’s cultivation research and training methods could leave the Clear Sky Sect’s next generation far behind, prompting the elders to consider joining it.

The Clear Sky Sect elders accepted Seventh Elder’s plan to seek cooperation with the Extreme Research Institute by offering compensation and sect treasures, after cutting ties with Tang Hao and expelling Tang Xiao. In Heaven Dou City, Tang Yuehua learned what had happened and was warned not to act, leaving her distressed over her brothers and resentful of the Institute.

• Second Elder admitted his mistakes and pledged to support Seventh Elder’s plan to compensate and cooperate with the Extreme Research Institute.
• Seventh Elder persuaded the elders to consider sharing secret treasures in exchange for research and cultivation methods, and they agreed to choose younger candidates for the sect master position.
• News spread that the Clear Sky Sect had severed ties with Tang Hao and expelled Tang Xiao.
• Tang Yuehua questioned a Clear Sky Sect intelligence officer in Heaven Dou City about her brothers and learned the elders had acted to protect the sect and pursue reconciliation with the Extreme Research Institute.
• Tang Yuehua grew resentful toward the Institute, and the gray-robed elder warned her not to interfere or endanger herself and the sect.

Tang Yuehua failed to sway Clear Sky Sect from supporting its cooperation with the Extreme Research Institute, while Ning Qinghe sensed Divine Power and welcomed new factions into the Institute. The chapter left twelve faction representatives poised to receive support as they pursued breakthroughs to Title Douluo.

• Tang Yuehua left Clear Sky Sect after an elder warned her not to interfere with its decision to cooperate with the Extreme Research Institute and return to the world.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao acted together, intimidating weaker sects, while factions accepted the Institute’s invitations and prepared to relocate.
• Ning Qinghe sensed Divine Power flowing through the Green Ivy Jade Crown, learned it could repair the artifact and strengthen him, and found he could not yet create Spirit Rings.
• Ning Qinghe received word that the Breaking Clan, the Defense Clan, and representatives from other factions had arrived, then went to meet them in the Inner Courtyard.
• Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and the other representatives greeted Ning Qinghe, who welcomed them as future Outer Courtyard elders and promised plans, resources, and support for reaching Title Douluo.

Ning Qinghe set rules for protecting the Extreme Research Institute’s secrets and promised rewards for useful contributions before receiving a delegation from the Clear Sky Sect. He brought his allies and family to meet them, while Lieyang Douluo warned his disciples to follow their instructions.

• Ning Qinghe warned the gathered Soul Masters not to leak cultivation methods and assured them that their clansmen could earn resources by joining the Research Institute.
• Ning Qinghe invited suggestions and valuable information in exchange for rewards, and a guard announced that the Clear Sky Sect had arrived.
• The gathered elders condemned the Clear Sky Sect over Tang Hao’s attack, while Ning Qinghe decided to meet the delegation with Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong present.
• Lieyang Douluo rebuked the Clear Sky Sect disciples for their arrogance and reminded them to follow their instructions.
• The guard led the Clear Sky Sect delegation into the Inner Courtyard Conference Hall.

Lieyang Douluo brought the Clear Sky Sect before Ning Qinghe and asked to join the Extreme Research Institute, offering to denounce Tang Hao and Tang Xiao and compensate the institute. Ning Qinghe considered their proposed terms and examined the sect’s valuable techniques and medicines, leaving the Clear Sky Sect’s admission undecided.

• Lieyang Douluo told Ning Qinghe that the Clear Sky Sect would disavow Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, place bounties on them, and accept the institute’s conditions for joining.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao looked down on the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning its former leaders after the sect had once influenced the Four Clans.
• Ning Qinghe said the Clear Sky Sect could join if it met the same conditions as the other members and asked about compensation for Tang Hao’s earlier actions.
• Lieyang Douluo presented the Clear Sky Sect’s research, cultivation methods, secret medicines, and his own service; the Second Elder also offered his service and revealed his level ninety-four strength.
• Ning Qinghe inspected the offered materials, including the Great Sumeru Hammer and medicines that could help Spirit Douluos advance, but did not immediately accept the two Titled Douluos.

Ning Qinghe welcomed the Clear Sky Sect into the Extreme Research Institute, setting rules and offering its members access to cultivation plans and research resources. After the meeting, he warned Ning Fengzhi that the Institute still needed to secure the factions’ loyalty, then discussed the eighty-five-thousand-year Soul Beast Spirit Hall had sent for Ning Fengzhi.

• Ning Qinghe appointed the Second Elder and Seventh Elder of the Clear Sky Sect as Outer Courtyard Elders, granted their disciples access to the Institute, and warned everyone against abusing their status.
• The Clear Sky Sect accepted membership, and Ning Qinghe invited it to nominate two Spirit Douluos for the Titled Douluo cultivation plan while reminding them not to leak Institute secrets.
• The factions left to receive cultivation plans and medicine preparations, while Ning Fengzhi celebrated the Institute’s growth and Ning Qinghe cautioned that the Clear Sky Sect had not fully committed.
• Gu Rong threatened to kill any Clear Sky Sect members who betrayed the Institute, while Chen Xin urged him not to focus on violence.
• Ning Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi about the Soul Beast from Spirit Hall, and Ning Fengzhi said its eighty-five-thousand-year age and compatibility suited his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, declining to wait for a stronger one.

Ning Fengzhi refused Ning Qinghe’s offer of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and absorbed an eighty-five-thousand-year ring, breaking through the limits of his Martial Soul. Ning Qinghe hinted that Spirit Ring ages might be increased in the future, while his own hunt for a suitable ring remained on hold as they awaited news about the Earth Dragon King.

• Ning Fengzhi declined a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, and Ning Qinghe reassured Chen Xin and Gu Rong that he would help them reach Peerless Douluo and possibly higher levels.
• Ning Qinghe said he had ideas for increasing Spirit Ring ages but needed time, which excited Ning Fengzhi and made him reconsider handing over the sect leadership soon.
• Ning Qinghe postponed choosing his own Spirit Ring while waiting for Yu Yuanzhen to locate the Earth Dragon King.
• Ning Fengzhi absorbed the eighty-five-thousand-year Spirit Ring and broke through to become an Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Douluo at level eighty-six.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that his eighth soul skill was Nine Treasure Divine Light Body Protection, a defensive ability that could withstand attacks from a Titled Douluo.

Ning Qinghe continued cultivating as the Extreme Research Institute grew more influential after the Clear Sky Sect joined and announced its return. Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to test the institute, while Emperor Xue Ye reviewed the latest news about its rise.

• Chen Xin and Gu Rong tested Ning Fengzhi's defenses and found his new ability difficult even for powerful Title Douluo to break.
• Ning Qinghe focused on controlling Divine Power as the Extreme Research Institute continued giving Spirit Douluo tailored growth plans and medicines.
• The Clear Sky Sect joined the institute, sent elders and disciples to study there, and issued a bounty for Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, revealing Tang Xiao was a level 95 Super Douluo.
• Bibi Dong condemned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo for missing the Clear Sky Sect's move, then ordered them to involve the Worship Hall and test the institute.
• Bibi Dong contacted Qian Renxue in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to inform her of Spirit Hall's actions and see how she would respond.
• Emperor Xue Ye reviewed reports on the Extreme Research Institute and considered the significance of its Title Douluo.

Emperor Xue Ye gathered Heaven Dou’s powerful figures to discuss the Extreme Research Institute’s growing influence and whether the empire should cooperate with it. He assigned Crown Prince Xue Qinghe to negotiate, unaware that Xue Qinghe was an infiltrator who was considering undermining the relationship.

• Xue Ye convened the empire’s nobles, military leaders, and academy education committee to hear their views on the Extreme Research Institute.
• Prince Xue Xing urged cooperation, while Meng Shenji and the other education committee members warned that the Royal Academy could lose its people unless the royal family offered stronger support.
• Grand Marshal Ge Long proposed funding a special military unit to train through the Institute, and those present pressed Xue Ye for resources and help advancing to Titled Douluo.
• Xue Ye asked Xue Qinghe to negotiate with Ning Fengzhi and the Institute, and Xue Qinghe agreed while privately considering whether to sabotage the cooperation.
• The education committee members and Ge Long placed their hopes in Xue Qinghe as the meeting ended, while Prince Xue Xing watched with a grim expression.

Qian Renxue learned that Bibi Dong planned to attack the Extreme Research Institute and Clear Sky Sect, and she prepared to support the operation while pursuing her own goals. At the institute, Ning Fengzhi struggled to master the Pill Condensation Method and asked whether Ning Qinghe was about to absorb Yu Yuanzhen’s Spirit Ring.

• Xue Qinghe dismissed the Education Committee members and Marshal Ge Long, then set out for the Extreme Research Institute.
• A sealed message revealed that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue and that Bibi Dong wanted her to help attack the Extreme Research Institute and Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Renxue told her two Title Douluo guards to act if the attack began and considered using the crisis to bring the institute under Heaven Dou’s control and destroy the Clear Sky Sect.
• The crown prince’s convoy entered Seven Treasure City, alerting the Extreme Research Institute to his arrival.
• Ning Fengzhi’s examination showed that his Void Pill was weak but harmless, and Gu Rong advised him to improve his Soul Power control.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Ning Qinghe was about to absorb Yu Yuanzhen’s Spirit Ring, and Gu Rong told him to worry about his own training.

Xue Qinghe visited the Extreme Research Institute to seek deeper cooperation with Ning Fengzhi, while Ning Qinghe prepared to absorb an eighty-thousand-year-old Earth Dragon King despite warnings from Chen Xin and Dugu Bo. Ning Fengzhi made no commitments, and Ning Qinghe remained determined to take the dangerous Soul Beast as his third Spirit Ring.

• Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi went to meet Xue Qinghe after learning that the Tiandou Crown Prince had arrived at the institute.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi to consider deeper cooperation, including helping the Heaven Dou Empire establish an Extreme Research Institute and create a chance to break through to Titled Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi listened to Xue Qinghe's proposal but made no promises, and Xue Qinghe asked to meet Ning Qinghe before discussing matters further.
• Yu Yuanzhen brought Ning Qinghe an injured Earth Dragon King more than eighty thousand years old, which Ning Qinghe immediately chose as his next Soul Beast.
• Chen Xin and Dugu Bo warned Ning Qinghe that absorbing such a powerful Soul Beast could be dangerous, but Ning Qinghe insisted that he could handle it.

Ning Qinghe chose to absorb the eighty-thousand-year Earth Dragon King's Spirit Ring for his third Spirit Ring, with his family and allies allowing him to proceed. The chapter ended as he began absorbing it, while the observers watched his third black Spirit Ring take shape without resistance.

• Xue Qinghe arrived and learned that Ning Qinghe had reached level thirty and planned to use the Earth Dragon King for his third Spirit Ring.
• Gu Rong discovered that the Earth Dragon King was over eighty thousand years old, and Yu Yuanzhen explained its rapid growth.
• Ning Qinghe's family and allies accepted his decision to absorb the powerful Soul Beast, while Yu Yuanzhen reassessed Ning Qinghe's influence.
• Chen Xin guarded as Ning Qinghe killed the imprisoned Earth Dragon King and began absorbing its black Spirit Ring.
• Ning Qinghe's Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda appeared as the eighty-thousand-year Soul Power surged into him and his third black Spirit Ring began to form.

Ning Qinghe successfully formed a Soul Pill and broke through to Level 36 Soul Elder, gaining the Dragon Binding Soul skill and a more powerful Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda. After the group celebrated his breakthrough, Qian Renxue explained the Heaven Dou Empire's demands of the Extreme Research Institute, leaving Chen Xin furious.

• Ning Qinghe formed a Soul Pill as Soul Power and the miniature Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well surged through his body, causing a commotion across the Extreme Research Institute.
• Ning Qinghe reached Level 36 Soul Elder and found that Divine Power had strengthened his Soul Pill and that dragon patterns had appeared on his Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda.
• Ning Qinghe revealed his new Dragon Binding Soul skill, which summoned elemental Dragon Souls to attack or restrain opponents, and assured Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that he was well.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, Yu Yuanzhen, and Qian Renxue congratulated Ning Qinghe, while Qian Renxue privately worried about how quickly he was catching up.
• Qian Renxue explained the Heaven Dou Empire's demands of the Extreme Research Institute, and Chen Xin condemned the empire's greed with a cold look toward her and Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Qinghe negotiated broad support and resource exchanges with Qian Renxue on behalf of Heaven Dou Empire, then secured Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s backing for Extreme Research Institute. The institute’s influence and Titled Douluo forces grew, while Qian Renxue decided she might need to keep her Xue Qinghe identity to monitor it.

• Chen Xin challenged Qian Renxue’s approach, but Ning Qinghe agreed to share knowledge and assist Heaven Dou Empire through mutual exchange and trade.
• Ning Qinghe and Qian Renxue settled arrangements for resources, research staff, academies, and pilot branch institutes across Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue stayed overnight at Extreme Research Institute and considered keeping her Xue Qinghe identity to observe the institute from within.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to bring Luo Mian and other people to join Extreme Research Institute, pledging Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s full support.
• Ning Qinghe counted six Titled Douluo under the institute’s influence and judged that its growing strength could withstand Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang insisted on leaving the hospital to find Tang San despite Yu Yuanzhen’s objections. Meanwhile, Golden Crocodile Douluo led a powerful Spirit Hall delegation into Seven Treasure City and demanded that the Clear Sky Sect members at the Extreme Research Institute come out.

• Yu Yuanzhen found Yu Xiaogang preparing to leave the hospital and confronted him about his plans.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Yu Yuanzhen had encountered Tang San and the others, then insisted on going to find Tang San and continue his research.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived in Seven Treasure City with Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Qianjun Douluo, and Jiang Mo Douluo.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Cixue Douluo met the Spirit Hall delegation and guided them toward the Extreme Research Institute.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo announced his identity at the Institute’s gate, unleashed his aura, and demanded that the Clear Sky Sect members come out.

Spirit Hall’s seven Titled Douluo arrived at the Extreme Research Institute, claiming the Clear Sky Sect as their target, and Ning Qinghe prepared to resist rather than surrender his new allies. He left the institute united against Spirit Hall, while recognizing Xue Qinghe and recalling that the former Pope Qian Xunji was his father.

• Spirit Hall’s seven Titled Douluo demanded that the Clear Sky Sect come out, alarming the sect members and the institute.
• Lieyang Douluo led the Clear Sky Sect to seek Ning Qinghe’s protection, and Ning Qinghe decided they would fight if Spirit Hall refused to leave peacefully.
• Gu Rong welcomed the chance to test his strength, while Ning Fengzhi urged them to avoid battle if possible.
• Dugu Bo, Yu Yuanzhen, and the Clear Sky Sect’s Titled Douluo gathered with Ning Qinghe as the institute’s elders prepared to fight.
• Ning Qinghe declared that the institute would support Spirit Hall’s pursuit of Tang Hao but would not let Spirit Hall attack the Clear Sky Sect, then glanced at Xue Qinghe and recalled Qian Xunji was his father.

Ning Qinghe confronted Golden Crocodile Douluo, who demanded that the Clear Sky Sect members be handed over. When Ning Qinghe declared that the Extreme Research Institute would protect them and insulted Spirit Hall and the Angel God, Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked; Ning Qinghe called on Sword Douluo to strike him down.

• Qian Renxue stayed behind while Ning Qinghe led his people toward the Outer Courtyard to face Golden Crocodile Douluo and the Spirit Hall Titled Douluo.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo demanded that the Clear Sky Sect members be handed over and dismissed Ning Qinghe as a mere Soul Elder.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin opposed Golden Crocodile Douluo, while Ning Qinghe vowed that the Extreme Research Institute would protect the Clear Sky Sect and separate its fate from Tang Hao's.
• Ning Qinghe insulted Golden Crocodile Douluo and declared that even the Angel God could not make him abandon the Clear Sky Sect.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo released his Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul and attacked Ning Qinghe with his peak Titled Douluo power.
• Ning Qinghe remained calm and ordered Grandpa Sword to cut Golden Crocodile Douluo down.