Chapter Summaries

Chen Ming visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to discuss an exclusive Meditation Method and study the Rainbow Dragon skeleton. Ning Fengzhi showed him the sealed remains and entrusted him with a crystal that could release part of the seal, leaving Chen Ming ready to help the sect pursue a breakthrough.

• Chen Ming agreed to warn a test subject if his experiments became dangerous, then explained his goals to Ning Fengzhi.
• Gu Rong cautioned that the Rainbow Dragon skeleton had yielded little insight, while Chen Xin defended Chen Ming’s talent.
• Ning Fengzhi arranged for Ning Rongrong to study under Chen Ming at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi led Chen Ming, Dugu, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong to the side hall to view the Rainbow Dragon skeleton sealed in crystal.
• Ning Fengzhi explained how the crystal preserved the skeleton and gave Chen Ming a special crystal that could gradually release part of its seal.
• Chen Ming examined the special crystal and promised to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect attempt to break through its limits.

Chen Ming studied the Crystal Dragon’s sealing crystals and the Rainbow Dragon’s skeleton, discovering properties that could improve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. He returned to study the remains before beginning experiments with Ning Fengzhi in several days.

• Chen Ming examined the Unsealing Crystal and learned how it dissolved the Sealing Crystal through a change in energy structure.
• Chen Ming learned that the Crystal Dragon senior had reached rank ninety-eight before dying while attempting to break through to rank ninety-nine.
• Chen Ming unsealed half of the Rainbow Dragon’s wing and studied the skeleton’s ability to conduct, stabilize, gather, and amplify Soul Power and energy.
• Chen Ming told Ning Fengzhi that the Rainbow Dragon’s traits could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda break through its limits, and asked to study the remains for several more days before experiments.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo wondered how Chen Ming had found a solution so quickly, while Dugu Bo appeared unsurprised.

Chen Ming arranged pill sales and a supply of discarded Soul Tools with Ning Fengzhi before traveling to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to work on improving Yu Yuanzhen’s dragon-type Martial Soul. Yu Yuanzhen welcomed Chen Ming and Dugu Bo and led them into the clan’s mountain stronghold.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered forty Small Soul Ascension Pills and twenty Large Soul Ascension Pills, and agreed to supply Chen Ming with assorted Soul Tools at half the market price.
• Chen Ming entrusted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with gathering Soul Tools for his research and resolved to first develop a weapon powerful enough to defeat a Limit Douluo in one shot.
• Chen Ming and Dugu Bo traveled to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, whose fortified mountain territory was guarded by sentry posts and battered by year-round thunderstorms.
• After Chen Ming’s visiting card passed several inspections, Yu Yuanzhen descended from the mountaintop and greeted Chen Ming and Dugu Bo.
• Chen Ming explained that he wanted to begin improving Yu Yuanzhen’s dragon-type Martial Soul, and Yu Yuanzhen led the visitors into the clan’s territory.

Chen Ming examined Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members and discovered that one had adopted a dangerous cultivation method modified by Yu Xiaogang. After the Spirit Master claimed Yu Xiaogang had once guided Chen Ming, Chen Ming rejected the false association and demanded an explanation from the clan leaders.

• Yu Yuanzhen brought Chen Ming and Dugu Bo to the clan’s mountainside hall, where Yu Luomian hosted them with a banquet.
• Chen Ming examined six Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit Masters, recording their abilities and studying their Soul Power circulation.
• Chen Ming found that the Spirit Master with a white first Spirit Ring cultivated faster but had an unstable, dangerous method.
• The Spirit Master admitted Yu Xiaogang had modified his cultivation method and claimed Yu Xiaogang had once guided Chen Ming.
• Chen Ming denied having any connection to Yu Xiaogang and protested that Yu Xiaogang was using his name to elevate himself.
• Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Luomian, and the others stayed silent, knowing Yu Xiaogang’s poor reputation within the clan.

Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Xiaogang to apologize to Chen Ming after the clan learned of Yu Xiaogang’s slander. Yu Xiaogang denied wrongdoing, then released a foul fart that made Yu Yuanzhen and the clan members vomit.

• Yu Yuanzhen left the hall to fetch Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Luomian lamented the disgrace Yu Xiaogang had brought upon the clan.
• Yu Yuanzhen returned carrying Yu Xiaogang and dropped him before Chen Ming, ordering him to apologize.
• Yu Xiaogang denied that he had done anything wrong, and Chen Ming pointed out that Yu Xiaogang had never taught a class at Nuoding Academy.
• Yu Yuanzhen’s kick prompted Yu Xiaogang to release a foul-smelling fart, and Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Luomian, and the other clan members vomited.

Yu Yuanzhen disowned Yu Xiaogang after his reckless attack destroyed a side hall, then crippled him and ordered him imprisoned. Yu Luomian secretly decided to kill Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Yuanzhen led Chen Ming and Dugu Bo away, still burdened by guilt over his son’s past.

• Yu Yuanzhen told the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members to stand down, but the Great Elder arrived and demanded an explanation for the destruction.
• Yu Yuanzhen admitted he had lost control over Yu Xiaogang and removed him from the clan’s genealogy.
• Yu Xiaogang pleaded that he had found a way to improve his Martial Soul, but his experiments had left him severely ill and repulsive to Tang San.
• Yu Yuanzhen shattered Yu Xiaogang’s jaw, crushed his right leg and left arm, and ordered him taken to the Death Prison.
• Yu Luomian carried Yu Xiaogang away while secretly resolving to eliminate him, and Yu Yuanzhen apologized to Chen Ming before leading him and Dugu Bo to another hall.

Chen Ming left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after learning that Tang San had followed Yu Xiaogang there and that the two had fallen out over Tang San’s cultivation. Yu Yuanzhen went to the Death Prison, where he revealed that he had tolerated Yu Xiaogang because he hoped the boy’s Golden Bloodline might eventually produce a descendant with a Radiant Holy Dragon Martial Soul.

• Chen Ming gave Yu Yuanzhen his cultivation insights and asked about Tang San, learning that Tang San had followed Yu Xiaogang to the clan and later quarreled with him over his cultivation.
• Chen Ming said he had no friendship with Tang San and left the clan with Dugu Bo.
• Yu Yuanzhen went to the Death Prison, where Yu Luomian angrily questioned his attachment to Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Yuanzhen explained that he had once hoped Yu Xiaogang’s Golden Bloodline would evolve his Martial Soul into a Radiant Holy Dragon, or pass that potential to a descendant.
• Yu Yuanzhen admitted that he had also viewed Yu Xiaogang as possible punishment for violating the sect’s taboo against close relatives falling in love.

Yu Yuanzhen decided to kill Yu Xiaogang for the sake of the clan, but Yu Xiaogang saved himself by revealing Tang San’s identity and proposing to use him to lure out Tang Hao. Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian gave Yu Xiaogang one last chance to help capture Tang Hao, while Tang Hao waited outside the clan unaware of the danger.

• Yu Yuanzhen explained that his marriage to his cousin had cost his wife her life and left him with regret over tolerating Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Luomian he planned to arrange for Yu Xiaogang to be adopted and then die of illness, and Yu Xiaogang pleaded for his life.
• Yu Xiaogang offered information about Tang San, revealing that he was Tang Hao’s son and possessed the Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass as Twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed using Tang San as bait to lure out Tang Hao and seize his Spirit Bones, persuading Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian to consider the plan.
• Yu Luomian dragged Yu Xiaogang from the Death Prison and warned him that failure would mean a painful death, while Tang Hao shuddered outside the clan without knowing why.

After settling matters with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Chen Ming recruited two small clans and other Spirit Masters to help develop his territory. With workers and professionals gathered, he returned to Holy Soul City to continue building it.

• Yu Luomian apologized to Chen Ming publicly at the Spirit Hall Temple in Heaven Dou City on behalf of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Chen Ming investigated Spirit Masters displaced by the Strength Clan and took an interest in the Great Strength Savage Bull Clan and the Thousand Jun Ant Clan.
• Chen Ming invited the two clan leaders to meet him, and both clans pledged themselves to him.
• Chen Ming recruited useful, law-abiding Spirit Masters, dismissed those he did not need, and reported criminals to Spirit Hall.
• Professionals from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Crown Prince's Mansion arrived, and Chen Ming returned to Holy Soul City.

Chen Ming returned to Holy Soul Village, reassured Old Jack and the villagers, and began planning a prosperous new city. While surveying the territory, he spotted Xiao Wu, who had appeared nearby despite fearing the Titled Douluo accompanying him.

• Old Jack welcomed Chen Ming back, and Chen Ming assured him that their relationship had not changed.
• Chen Ming decided to preserve Holy Soul Village for now and asked the grateful villagers for their opinions on the area's future.
• Chen Ming led professionals in surveying the territory and planning a modern city, promising to pay workers rather than exploit them.
• Chen Ming spotted Xiao Wu hiding nearby, and she tried to leave after he called her out.

Chen Ming reunited with Xiao Wu, whose fear grew when she realized the black-haired young man beside him might be a Titled Douluo who had recognized her as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Chen Ming released her from the young man's suppression and invited her to eat, leaving Xiao Wu nervously ordering every dish on the menu.

• Chen Ming greeted Xiao Wu warmly, and she asked how he had improved the Spirit Master's cultivation method and why he had kept it from her.
• Chen Ming said that sparring with Xiao Wu had helped him develop the method, while Xiao Wu worried that he had discovered her identity.
• Xiao Wu noticed the black-haired young man beside Chen Ming and realized he might be the Titled Douluo she had feared was nearby.
• The young man's presence froze Xiao Wu in place with a terrifying aura, but Chen Ming patted her shoulder and invited her to eat.
• Chen Ming led Xiao Wu to a luxurious private room and handed her the menu, and she ordered one of every dish.

Xiao Wu feared she would die and ate a huge last meal before confronting Chen Ming about whether he wanted her Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone. Chen Ming explained the history of transformed Spirit Beasts and why humans grouped many rival groups under one name, leaving Xiao Wu to reconsider what she knew about human motives and Spirit Beast unity.

• Xiao Wu ordered nearly every dish on the menu and ate until she could barely move, while Dugu Bo watched in disbelief.
• Chen Ming asked why Xiao Wu was eating as if she were about to die, and Xiao Wu admitted she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Xiao Wu questioned whether Chen Ming wanted her Spirit Ring or Spirit Bone and cited Tang Hao's pursuit by Spirit Hall as evidence of human greed.
• Chen Ming explained that Tang Hao had been wanted for killing the Pope, and that the Pope had pursued Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor to prevent the Clear Sky Sect from shielding them.
• Chen Ming described how transformed Spirit Beasts had left descendants whose bloodlines produced powerful human Martial Souls.
• Chen Ming explained that Spirit Beasts comprised many rival groups and that the powerful beasts of the Star Dou Forest united because they needed the Silver Dragon King to overcome the limits on their future.

Chen Ming explained why transformed Spirit Beasts were hunted and tried to convince Xiao Wu to cooperate with his research, but she continued to distrust him. He put a restraint collar on her and pressured her to stay with him rather than risk exposure to others, leaving Xiao Wu humiliated and sick while Dugu Bo watched in confusion.

• Chen Ming explained that humans hunted transformed Spirit Beasts for their valuable Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones, and Xiao Wu realized she might not have to die.
• Xiao Wu suspected Chen Ming wanted her bloodline and worried he would eventually take her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, while Chen Ming asked her to cooperate with his research.
• Chen Ming fastened a Spirit Beast restraint collar around Xiao Wu's neck and warned her that exposure would put her in greater danger from strangers.
• Xiao Wu angrily sat down, became sick from her anger and full stomach, and vomited as Dugu Bo watched in confusion.

Chen Ming explained the value of keeping Xiao Wu alive and arranged for Spirit Hall to learn about her, then led his group to a remote mountain pool. The group reached the waterfall and pool Chen Ming had identified, though the chapter ended before he revealed what he had come to find there.

• Qian Renfeng questioned Chen Ming about keeping Xiao Wu, a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast, by his side, and Chen Ming explained the value of her knowledge.
• Qian Renfeng asked whether to report Xiao Wu to the High Priests, and Chen Ming approved sending a sealed letter through a trusted Soul Douluo.
• Chen Ming, Dugu Bo, Qian Renfeng, Xiao Wu, and the Soul Douluo traveled for several days into a remote mountain range.
• Chen Ming's group found a beautiful pool beneath a towering waterfall, where Xiao Wu admired her reflection.

Chen Ming brought Dugu Bo and Xiao Wu to a hidden cave near Holy Soul Village, where they discovered the weakened Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin. Xiao Wu was overcome by the grass’s scent and wanted to eat it, but Ah Yin offered her leaves in exchange for being transplanted somewhere brighter.

• Chen Ming asked Dugu Bo to search behind the waterfall, and Dugu Bo found a damp cave.
• Xiao Wu followed an enticing scent deeper into the cave and discovered a golden-patterned Blue Silver Grass beneath a tiny skylight.
• Xiao Wu recognized the grass as a powerful Spirit Beast and tried to eat it, but Chen Ming stopped her.
• Chen Ming explained that the Blue Silver Grass was severely injured, while Xiao Wu argued that eating grass was natural for a rabbit.
• Xiao Wu apologized and promised to transplant the grass outside, and Ah Yin extended her leaves toward Xiao Wu in agreement.

Chen Ming saved the weakened Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, by transplanting her into a flowerpot and nourishing her with special soil and solution. After Ah Yin began recovering, Xiao Wu noticed the extraordinary purity of Chen Ming’s True Dragon Martial Soul and wondered how it had changed so drastically.

• Xiao Wu chewed away most of Ah Yin’s leaves, but Chen Ming stopped her from pulling the Blue Silver Emperor out of the soil.
• Chen Ming transferred Ah Yin and her surrounding earth into a flowerpot, then added nutrient-rich soil and solution made from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Ah Yin revived rapidly, grew new shoots, and gently begged Chen Ming for more of his Life Essence.
• Chen Ming gave Ah Yin a few more drops, then summoned his True Dragon Martial Soul while holding the flowerpot.
• Xiao Wu examined Chen Ming’s Martial Soul and Spirit Rings and suspected that no ordinary mutation could have transformed his former Heavy Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul.

Chen Ming searched the cave and found the Lead Box containing Ah Yin’s Right Leg Soul Bone, restoring her ability to think when its life aura reached her. Ah Yin realized Tang Hao had deliberately kept her trapped and unable to recover, leaving her devastated by his betrayal.

• Chen Ming asked Dugu Bo to take Xiao Wu outside while he stayed behind to conduct an experiment.
• Dugu Bo brought Xiao Wu out and told Qian Renfeng to wait for Chen Ming before retrieving him.
• Chen Ming searched the cave with his Soul Power and found Tang Hao’s Lead Box hidden in a corner.
• Chen Ming opened the box, revealing Ah Yin’s Right Leg Soul Bone, and Ah Yin responded after sensing its life aura.
• Ah Yin recalled how Tang Hao had left her in the cave and hidden her Spirit Bone, and she felt betrayed by the man she had loved.

Chen Ming persuaded the weakened Ah Yin to help cultivate Blue Silver Grass into high-yield pasture, promising to plant her clan on a massive scale and support her recovery. He saw the plan as a way to expand livestock farming, improve commoners’ lives, and gather faith as he pursued industrialization and godhood.

• Chen Ming told Ah Yin he would keep the hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone but offered to help her recover if she cooperated.
• Chen Ming asked Ah Yin to improve Blue Silver Grass so it would be tastier and more productive as livestock feed.
• Ah Yin wrapped her leaves around Chen Ming’s finger to accept his proposal.
• Chen Ming considered how cultivated Blue Silver Grass could support large-scale livestock breeding without exhausting farmland through grazing.
• Chen Ming planned to improve agriculture and commoners’ living conditions to gain faith from the wider population.

Chen Ming planned to develop his territory by employing Spirit Masters and gave Dugu Bo a powerful Spirit Bone as thanks for his trust. Meanwhile, Tang Hao felt a sudden ache and worried about the Clear Sky Sect, never realizing Ah Yin was the cause.

• Chen Ming outlined how Spirit Masters of different attributes could develop local industries and earn contributions toward customized cultivation methods.
• Chen Ming gave Ah Yin Nutrient Solution, placed her in the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch, and considered how Soul Tools could preserve living creatures.
• Chen Ming gave Dugu Bo a fifty-thousand-year Hell Demon Dragon Right Arm Bone, and Dugu Bo accepted it gratefully.
• Tang Hao felt a sharp pain in his heart while reading Douluo Mental Method and assumed the Clear Sky Sect was in trouble.
• Tang Hao regretted failing to recognize Chen Ming's talent and planned to return to the sect after meeting Tang San, without suspecting anything had happened to Ah Yin.

After absorbing Ah Yin’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, Chen Ming helped her reconnect with the Blue Silver Network and regain power. Ah Yin asked about her family, and Chen Ming used his Spirit Hall status and knowledge of Tang Hao and Tang San to press her to cooperate, leaving her wary and seeking reassurance.

• Chen Ming absorbed Ah Yin’s Spirit Bone, raising his cultivation to level 40 and strengthening his Meridians and Soul Power recovery.
• Chen Ming brought Ah Yin’s flowerpot to a secluded place, where she drew power through the Blue Silver Network and rose to the Thousand-Year level.
• Ah Yin wrote to Chen Ming, thanking him and asking what had happened to Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Chen Ming said her husband and child were alive and had not been captured by Spirit Hall, but refused to reveal more and showed her his Pope Tokens.
• Chen Ming urged Ah Yin to cooperate and implied her family could be at risk if she refused; Ah Yin questioned why he had saved her and whether he would truly spare them.