Chapter Summaries

Tang San bargained with the Asura God for a God Trial and a stronger Martial Soul, then agreed to use his descendants in a scheme to increase their power. The chapter ended with Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu undergoing the Blood Sword’s altered forbidden art while Tang San promised them rewards after Spirit Hall’s defeat.

• Tang San asked the Asura God for a God Trial, and the Blood Sword assigned him the first Top-tier Nine Trial: placing first in the Spirit Master Tournament.
• The Blood Sword transformed Tang San’s Trident Martial Soul with fragments of the Sea God’s divine artifact, but the weapon’s madness left azure scales on Tang San’s face.
• Tang San asked the Asura God to alter Tang Wulin’s and Tang Xuanyu’s Martial Souls, and the Blood Sword proposed using the Clear Sky Sect’s forbidden art to make them strengthen each other.
• Tang San persuaded Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu to accept a sacrifice for him, and the Blood Sword altered the forbidden art before enveloping them in crimson light.

Tang San reached the desert boulder to take Spirit Hall’s intelligence assessment, where Big Cat challenged him to answer questions carved into the rock. The chapter left Tang San facing the test after discovering it covered subjects he had avoided throughout both lives.

• Tang San found the enormous boulder with two numb juniors and noticed the windless area around it.
• Big Cat descended before Tang San, and Asura argued with him about whether the cat was human or a Spirit Beast.
• Big Cat confirmed Tang San wanted to rejoin the Spirit Master Tournament and bring others, then explained that Tang San had to pass three assessments.
• Tang San declined to wake his juniors and agreed to Big Cat’s intelligence test.
• Tang San read the puzzles and objected to the questions, while Big Cat defended the test and mocked him.

Tang San struggled with a written assessment before Huang Han began a martial-arts-only combat test, with Big Cat sealing the three descendants’ Soul Power. Tang San, Tang Wulin, and Tang Xuanyu attacked in bizarre Martial Soul forms, but Huang Han easily countered them and questioned whether they were really Spirit Masters.

• Tang San admitted he could not solve the problems, so he made Tang Wulin write the answers after punishing him; Big Cat accepted the results.
• Big Cat brought Huang Han to administer the practical combat assessment, and Huang Han said he would test martial arts rather than Soul Power or soul skills.
• Tang San prepared to attack, but Big Cat sealed the Soul Power of Tang San, Tang Wulin, and Tang Xuanyu while allowing Martial Soul Possession.
• Tang San attacked Huang Han with his tentacles, but Huang Han caught one and knocked him back with a kick and knee strike.
• Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu took monstrous Martial Soul forms and joined the fight, but Huang Han redirected their attacks and sent Tang Xuanyu crashing into a rock.
• Huang Han effortlessly stopped all three and asked whether they were really Spirit Masters.

Tang San was harshly criticized by Elder Huang for his arrogant, Soul Skill-focused fighting style and poor combat judgment. After Tang San yielded control, Asura introduced himself to Elder Huang and searched the surroundings for a weapon.

• Elder Huang explained that he had trained and fought Spirit Masters for decades despite having no Soul Power, then called Tang San and the others poor fighters.
• Elder Huang picked apart Tang San’s attacks, arguing that Tang San relied too heavily on Soul Skills and fought without basic combat awareness.
• Tang San feared Elder Huang might deduce that he had been reincarnated, so he let Asura take control of his body.
• Asura addressed the old man as Elder Huang, and Big Cat moved in front of him, wary of the God King.
• Asura introduced himself as the one everyone usually called Asura, then scanned the surroundings for a weapon.

Asura fought Huang Han in the desert, using a Bone Sword fashioned from Tang Xuanyu’s severed arm. He recognized Huang Han’s rare Circle Realm and continued pressing him, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Asura asked Big Cat to turn Tang Xuanyu’s severed arm into a Bone Sword, and Huang Han agreed to let him use it.
• Asura charged Huang Han with the sword, but Huang Han ducked the strike and punched at Asura’s chest.
• Asura blocked Huang Han’s punch with his knee and recognized the old man as an exceptionally unlucky talent who had mastered the Circle Realm.
• Huang Han evaded Asura’s slash and used the Circle Realm to shield himself from the Bone Sword.
• Huang Han tried a groin kick, but Asura thrust his sword; Huang Han caught the blade between two fingers and retreated as Asura pursued him.

Asura fought old man Huang Han in the second assessment, but Tang San’s struggle for control briefly disrupted him and led him to concede. After they continued and exchanged decisive blows, Huang Han declared the assessment passed and Big Cat set Tang San the third trial.

• Asura battled old man Huang Han, but Tang San tried to seize control of the body, and Asura punished him inside the sea of consciousness.
• Asura conceded after the interruption, but Huang Han told him to continue and promised that either outcome would pass the assessment.
• Asura and Huang Han unleashed their final moves, leaving Asura’s sword shattered and both men bleeding.
• Huang Han left after calling for Xi Feng to handle the third round, while the two Monsters Tang San had sent were defeated and reverted from Martial Soul Possession.
• Big Cat told Tang San to touch a stone with his spiritual power to pass the third assessment.

Tang San was forced to probe a boulder with his spiritual power and relived a dreamlike reckoning with the Tang Sect. The vision left him condemned to labor as a Human Puppet after the Elders exposed his mistaken assumptions about his place in the sect.

• Tang San cautiously touched the boulder with his spiritual power while Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu did so under his control, and Big Cat watched them with a Soul Tool.
• Tang San found himself back at the Tang Sect with a Buddha Fury Tang Lotus and jumped from a cliff, but the Elders caught and restrained him.
• Elder Tang accused Tang San of betraying the sect, then revealed that the Elders could readily make Buddha Fury Tang Lotuses themselves.
• Third Elder explained that he had secretly arranged for Tang San to receive the sect’s manuals and had let him believe he stole them, but Tang San had abused the privilege and spread rumors.
• The Elders judged Tang San guilty of stealing sect resources, spreading rumors, and provoking conflict, sentencing him to become a Human Puppet.
• Third Elder criticized Tang San for prioritizing Hidden Weapons over martial strength and for assuming the sect divided disciples by bloodline.

Tang San repeatedly died and was reborn, discovering that becoming a Human Puppet could alter only circumstances beyond his control. After adjusting his choices, he reached Nuoding Academy and began following a new path, though he still fought Xiao Chenyu.

• Tang San died as a Human Puppet and repeatedly leaped from Ghost Sorrow Cliff, then was reborn as an infant killed by wolves under Qian Xunji's orders.
• Tang San learned that becoming a Human Puppet once let him change events after arriving on Douluo Continent, but Tang Hao later killed him when he began cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill at age three.
• Tang San stopped cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill and survived to awaken his Martial Soul, but his low innate Soul Power led Tang Hao to refuse his request to attend Nuoding Academy.
• Tang San returned as a Human Puppet, then chose to accept Yu Xiaogang as his master; after revealing his Twin Martial Souls, Yu Xiaogang agreed to teach him.
• Wang Sheng dragged Tang San from the dormitory during a conflict between Work-Study Students and Noble Students, and Tang San beat Xiao Chenyu senseless.

Tang San repeatedly relived his life, learning to avoid conflict and trade away opportunities to survive, but every route ended in death before he was twenty-five. After countless attempts, he concluded that his safest and longest life was spent blacksmithing in Holy Soul Village.

• Tang San repeatedly died in Nuoding City after fighting Xiao Chenyu, so he learned to submit and avoid drawing attention to himself.
• He reached Shrek and Heaven Dou City, but died repeatedly over conflicts involving Zhao Wuji, powerful protectors, Dugu Bo, and Xiao Wu’s identity.
• Tang San traded Tang Sect techniques for Immortal Herbs and a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, yet still failed to secure lasting safety or win the Spirit Master Tournament.
• He experimented with revealing Xiao Wu’s identity to obtain her sacrifice and survive Spirit Hall, but the Clear Sky Sect route still led him toward further struggles for power.
• After countless restarts, Tang San reached Bibi Dong and repeatedly died, discovering that even Dual God Integration could not prevent him from being killed or stripped of his godhood.
• Tang San concluded that living as a blacksmith in Holy Soul Village was the longest life he could achieve.

Li An, Xi Feng, and the Seele sisters forcibly ended Tang San, Tang Wulin, and Tang Xuanyu’s looping Illusion Realm, then declared that the trio had passed and entered the Spirit Master Tournament. Seele and Xi'er immediately attacked them, leaving Tang Wulin impaled and Tang Xuanyu thrown aside as Tang San tried to defend himself.

• Li An, Xi Feng, and the Seele sisters agreed to shut down the Illusion Realm after seeing Tang San repeatedly fail to become a blacksmith and learning how often Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu had died.
• The group saw Tang San reincarnate and forcibly shut down the Illusion Realm, after which Big Cat announced that Tang San and the other two had passed the assessment.
• Tang San received a blue scroll-shaped Soul Tool and was welcomed as a contestant in the Spirit Master Tournament.
• Seele and Xi'er appeared in place of Big Cat, and Tang San raised his God-level Trident to block Seele’s descending Blue Scythe.
• Two Blood Red Giant Claws struck Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu, piercing Tang Wulin’s abdomen and hurling Tang Xuanyu away.

Tang San, Tang Wulin, and Tang Xuanyu endured attacks from Spirit Hall and then arrived at its transformed Spirit City. They presented their token as the second Body Sect team, while Tang Wulin remained wary of the city’s sacred appearance.

• A purple arrow struck toward Seele as Tang Xuanyu revealed venomous fangs, and Red Butterfly appeared with the fangs it had ripped out.
• Tang Wulin found his chest torn open and watched his body slowly regenerate at the cost of his lifespan.
• Tang San told Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu to stay alert, and the three stood back-to-back while Spirit Hall’s butterflies circled them.
• Tang San examined Spirit City’s defenses and sacred architecture, while Tang Wulin questioned whether Spirit Hall was truly evil.
• Tang San handed the White-robed Deacon their token, and the deacon identified them as the second team from the Body Sect.

Qian Renxue and Qian Ningshuang discussed Tang San’s arrival, Qian Ningshuang’s progress, and their upcoming marriage. They ended by considering Bibi Dong’s place in their lives after they dealt with Rakshasa.

• Qian Renxue read a report that Tang San had arrived in Spirit City, and Qian Ningshuang said he would help them open Mystic Heaven Palace.
• Qian Renxue asked about Qian Ningshuang’s Soul Power Level, and Qian Ningshuang said she was a Spirit Saint who had completed her fourth trial.
• Qian Renxue and Qian Ningshuang discussed Qiu'er and Na'er's bloodline fusion and teased each other about jealousy and their upcoming marriage.
• Qian Renxue said she cared about their formal status and asked Qian Ningshuang to let her call her by a special title; Qian Ningshuang whispered the title to her.
• Qian Ningshuang asked how Qian Renxue would handle Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue said they would deal with Rakshasa first and then let Bibi Dong go wherever she wanted.

Qian Renxue explained to Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen that Spirit City had been sealed because Evil Soul Masters had resurfaced, then raised the long-lost Xuantian Sect as a clue. The visitors remained unaware of what she meant as the conversation began to reveal the threat behind the lockdown.

• Qian Ningshuang comforted Qian Renxue about Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue changed the subject before visitors arrived.
• Qian Ningshuang disguised herself and massaged Qian Renxue as Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen entered Pope Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Spirit City's transformation and suspected Spirit Hall's cooperation with Camelot had grown closer.
• Ning Fengzhi asked why Spirit City had been sealed during the Spirit Master Tournament, and Qian Renxue said Evil Soul Masters had resurfaced.
• Qian Renxue asked Yu Yuanzhen whether he had heard accounts of Xuantian Sect, but he looked bewildered.

Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi that Spirit Hall had learned of the Evil Soul Masters’ plot and discussed the continent’s future, while Ning Fengzhi weighed whether the Body Sect could accept Camelot’s methods. Outside Spirit City, Tang San arrived with Tang Xuanyu and another companion and prepared to reunite with his tournament teammates.

• Qian Renxue explained that Xuantian Sect had once ruled the continent as an Evil Soul Master sect and that its remnants were tied to the current threat.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Qian Renxue who would ultimately unify the continent, and she asked what he thought of Camelot’s methods instead.
• Ning Fengzhi left with Yu Yuanzhen, concluding that Spirit Hall and Camelot were close allies and warning Yu Yuanzhen to prepare for the possibility of preserving his bloodline.
• Tang San reached Spirit City with Tang Xuanyu and another companion after enduring repeated attacks on the journey.
• Tang San entered Spirit City and told Tang Xuanyu that he and his former teammates remained on the same tournament team despite his expulsion from the Body Sect.

Tang San and his descendants entered Spirit City as the Body Sect Second Team and learned the finals would use flexible arena matches. In their dormitory, Tang San dismissed Camelot’s advanced Soul Tools as no threat to the God Realm.

• Tang San noticed Spirit City’s heavy patrols and worried that the guards were watching him, but continued to the contestants’ accommodations with Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu.
• The administrator recognized Tang San and explained that the finals would be one-on-one by default, with larger matches allowed by agreement, and prohibited fighting before the finals.
• Tang San led Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu to their dormitory, where the two descendants were stunned by Soul Tools that resembled technology from their era.
• Tang San asked Tang Xuanyu to teach him how to use the bathroom’s Soul Tool, then mocked the force behind Camelot and dismissed its technology as a threat to the God Realm.

Tang San worried that Spirit Hall’s plans and the powerful young Spirit Masters threatened his ambitions, then took Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu to secretly carve markings at the foot of Martial Soul Hall Sacred Mountain. After they left, Xiao Hei and the eagle chose not to ask him how to open it and planned to let him continue working while they waited for the Little Master and the others.

• Tang San realized that Camelot could use two Dragon God Divine Positions to create a Supreme God King and a powerful pseudo Dragon God, then suspected Spirit Hall’s arrangement had been prepared for him.
• Tang San told Tang Xuanyu that the young Spirit Masters’ strength exposed how his own fame depended on luck and schemes, then rebuked Tang Wulin for mocking him.
• Tang San demanded that Tang Xuanyu and Tang Wulin become stronger and meditated while Tang Xuanyu carried Tang Wulin onto the bed.
• Tang San led Tang Wulin and Tang Xuanyu out at night and instructed them to carve markings with Soul Power at the foot of Martial Soul Hall Sacred Mountain.
• After the three returned, Xiao Hei and the eagle decided not to ask Tang San how to open the site and agreed that delaying him would give the Little Master and the others more time.

Tang San clashed with Yu Tianheng and the Body Sect Second Team after they doused him with water, but the dormitory administrator stopped the fight. More than half a month later, Tang San and the other Tang Family generations arrived at the finals, where the rival teams and powerful spectators had gathered.

• Yu Tianheng and the Body Sect Second Team woke Tang San with cold water and mocked his claim that their grudge was not serious.
• Tang San defended his actions in the Star Dou Great Forest, but Yu Tianheng blamed him for ambushing Dai Mubai, taking the competition token, and fleeing.
• Tang San redirected Yu Tianheng's scalding water with the Sea God Trident, and a sudden burst of gravity pinned everyone down until the administrator ordered them not to fight.
• Yu Tianheng warned Tang San to treasure his life until the Spirit Master Tournament ended, and Tang San accepted the challenge.
• More than half a month later, the three generations of the Tang Family arrived at the finals venue and saw the assembled teams, spectators, and Spirit Hall fighters.

The Spirit Master competition finals began as Qian Renxue addressed the assembled contestants and spectators. Tang San, Tang Wulin, and Tang Xuanyu were forced to prostrate before the Pope, while Bibi Dong's sudden appearance and warm greeting left Qian Ningshuang and the Spirit Hall elders unsettled.

• When the Pope arrived, Tang San, Tang Wulin, and Tang Xuanyu hesitated to kneel, but the pressure of the Title Douluo forced them to prostrate and injure themselves.
• Dugu Yan asked Ye Lingling to help the three contestants up, and Ye Lingling used Soul Power to steady them as Tang San silently vowed revenge.
• Qian Renxue welcomed the assembled contestants and announced that the finals had begun, with Spirit Hall set to record and broadcast the competition.
• Bibi Dong suddenly appeared alone in the stands and greeted Qian Renxue, Qian Ningshuang, Gu Yuena, and the others, then made a playful silencing gesture to Hu Liena.
• Qian Ningshuang wondered whether Bibi Dong had passed her Rakshasa God trial, while Spirit Hall's elders and Ning Fengzhi speculated about her return and her relationship with Qian Renxue.

Tang San watched the Spirit Hall tournament finals begin while reflecting on how little his knowledge could help without strength. Spirit Hall displayed Xiao Wu as a prize, then the first match was drawn between Skywater Team and Body Sect Second Team.

• Tang San reviewed the finals rules and accepted that he could only fight or watch as circumstances dictated.
• Spirit Hall displayed the tournament rewards, including a restrained and weakened Xiao Wu, who fixed her eyes on Tang San.
• Tang Xuanyu dismissed Xiao Wu, while Tang Wulin mocked Tang San and turned his attention to the contestants he recognized as the same person.
• The draw selected Skywater Team and Body Sect Second Team for the first match.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan asked both teams to choose their first participants.

Tang San entered the Body Sect Second Team’s match against Skywater Academy, but Shui Bing'er defeated him by freezing him twice. Tang Wulin took the field next and mocked Tang San for losing to an opponent he had once beaten easily.

• Tang San volunteered to fight Skywater Academy and expected his Martial Souls and experience to let him defeat several opponents.
• Shui Bing'er used Ice Seal to freeze Tang San, but he broke free by sacrificing his tentacles and launched a spiritual attack.
• Shui Bing'er blocked Tang San’s attack with an ice crystal, then used another Ice Seal to freeze him again and win the match.
• Yue Guan shattered the ice and sent Tang San out of the arena, while the Body Sect Second Team’s members looked to Tang Wulin to fight next.
• Tang Wulin entered the plaza and taunted Tang San for failing to defeat Shui Bing'er, and Tang San returned to his seat and watched the match.