Chapter Summaries

Danheng questioned Yu Xiaogang about his martial soul theories, but Yu Xiaogang could not answer and left the shop humiliated. Danheng then departed, while Yu Xiaogang’s ragged appearance drew the attention of a man arriving outside Heaven Dou City.

• The shop owner spat at Yu Xiaogang for damaging property, then continued measuring the King Sized Trash Bin model at Danheng’s request.
• Danheng introduced himself to Yu Xiaogang and asked him questions about his martial soul theories, but Yu Xiaogang could not answer them.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that he had left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after his martial soul mutated and his Innate Soul Power proved insufficient; Danheng mentioned meeting Yu Tianheng at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Danheng ended the conversation, and Yu Xiaogang hurried out of the shop while the shop owner doubted that he was a real theoretical grandmaster.
• Danheng said goodbye to the shop owner, who resolved to make a satisfactory trash bin.
• A ragged middle-aged man arrived outside Heaven Dou City and grumbled that Tang San and the others had made him travel from Suotuo City.

Tang Hao reached Heaven Dou City to find his son, while Tang San mistook Danheng for the man who had humiliated Yu Xiaogang and resolved to prepare stronger hidden weapons. Danheng investigated Qian Renxue’s takeover of the crown prince’s identity as she gained praise for overseeing the city’s reconstruction.

• Tang Hao recovered from his injuries, learned Shrek Academy had moved to Heaven Dou City, and hurried there to check on Tang San and his sister.
• Tang San found Yu Xiaogang distressed and bruised, then went looking for whoever he believed had mistreated his teacher.
• Tang San spotted Danheng but held back, deciding to forge stronger Tang Sect hidden weapons before confronting him.
• Danheng let Tang San leave, noted Tang Hao’s presence in the city, and planned to investigate the imperial palace.
• Ning Fengzhi praised the disguised Qian Renxue for her role in rebuilding Heaven Dou City, and she went to rest after seeing him and Chenxin off.

Danheng discovered that Xue Ye was being slowly poisoned but chose not to interfere in the imperial succession struggle. Meanwhile, Tang Hao confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan outside Heaven Dou City, who mocked Tang Hao’s weakened state and missing arm.

• Xue Ye coughed up blood and considered passing the throne to Xue Qinghe because Xue Beng was missing and Prince Xue Xing had fallen silent.
• Danheng recognized that Xue Ye had been poisoned over many years and suspected Spirit Hall was behind the plot, but decided not to intervene.
• A palace attendant mistook Danheng for his contact and handed him a note about Xue Ye’s condition, which Danheng hid near the secret door.
• The contact found the note and hurried off to report to Xue Qinghe, believing the attendant had been exposed.
• Tang Hao confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan outside Heaven Dou City, and Yue Guan taunted him for losing an arm and growing weaker.

Yue Guan attacked the injured Tang Hao, but Danheng interrupted their fight and asked Yue Guan to inspect a flower resembling his Martial Soul. Danheng brought Yue Guan to the Herb Garden, where Yue Guan found several rare Immortal Herbs, including the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Yue Guan confronted the injured Tang Hao and used his sixth Soul Skill against him.
• Tang Hao nearly unleashed his hundred-thousand-year Soul Skill, but sensed Danheng and vanished.
• Danheng introduced himself to Yue Guan and examined his Chrysanthemum Affinity Skyreaching Spirit.
• Danheng said he possessed a flower resembling Yue Guan's Martial Soul and invited him to confirm its identity.
• Danheng brought Yue Guan to the Herb Garden, where Yue Guan saw several rare Immortal Herbs and marveled at the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

Danheng brought Yue Guan into the Herb Garden and promised him an Immortal Herb in exchange for identifying and explaining its plants. Yue Guan accepted the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and agreed to share information about Spirit Hall, just as Dugu Bo entered the garden and found him there.

• Danheng offered Yue Guan one herb for recording the names and effects of the plants in the Herb Garden.
• Yue Guan explained the herbs, including the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which Danheng let him take.
• Yue Guan identified the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass beneath the Jade Dragon Radiance Tree.
• Danheng offered Yue Guan another herb in exchange for information about Spirit Hall, and Yue Guan agreed as long as he would not have to betray the organization.
• Dugu Bo entered the Herb Garden and was surprised to see Yue Guan there.

Danheng negotiated with Yue Guan over the Ghost Eye Underworld Soul Flower while Dugu Bo and Yue Guan resumed their old feud. Meanwhile, Tang Hao infiltrated Blue Tyrant Academy to take Tang San away for his safety, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned when he learned Danheng had severed Tang Hao’s arm.

• Danheng stopped Yue Guan and Dugu Bo from arguing, and Dugu Yan went to cultivate beneath the Jade Dragon Radiance Tree.
• Yue Guan admired the Ghost Eye Underworld Soul Flower, but hesitated to trade Spirit Hall intelligence for it because he worried about the consequences for himself and Guimei.
• Tang Hao sensed Danheng in Heaven Dou City and secretly entered Blue Tyrant Academy to take Tang San away for his safety.
• Tang Hao told Yu Xiaogang that someone had severed his arm and that he planned to take Tang San away.
• Yu Xiaogang asked who had cut off Tang Hao’s arm, and Tang Hao answered, “Danheng,” leaving Yu Xiaogang wondering whether this was the Danheng he had met before.

Tang Hao arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy and urged Tang San to leave Heaven Dou City because he feared Danheng would come after him. After Tang San hesitated over leaving Little Wu, Tang Hao agreed to stay for now, but he sensed Danheng’s oppressive presence again as he left the academy.

• Tang San lamented his lack of materials for powerful hidden weapons and vowed to find Danheng’s weaknesses.
• Tang Hao reunited with Tang San, revealed his missing arm, and told him to pack and leave Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Hao said he had spoken to Grandmaster and allowed Tang San to invite Little Wu to come with them.
• Little Wu questioned whether leaving would make Tang San safer, and Tang San returned to ask his father to reconsider.
• Tang Hao agreed to stay in Heaven Dou City temporarily, telling Tang San to leave with him immediately if danger arose.
• Tang Hao sensed the familiar oppressive feeling again after leaving Blue Tyrant Academy.

Danheng confronted Tang Hao and raised doubts about whether Tang San was truly his son, claiming that soul possession could explain Tang San’s unusual abilities. After Danheng left for the Crown Prince Residence, Tang Hao spent the night wrestling with the possibility that the accusation was true.

• Danheng disarmed Tang Hao and asked whether he believed in worlds beyond Douluo Continent.
• Danheng pointed to Tang San’s unusual techniques and abilities, then suggested that soul possession might explain them.
• Tang Hao rejected Danheng’s attempt to sow discord and challenged him to take his life, but Danheng left without fighting.
• Danheng woke the Icefire Dragon Kings and told them that even he was insignificant beside the supreme Star Gods.
• Danheng headed for the Crown Prince Residence while Tang Hao remained outside Blue Tyrant Academy, questioning whether Danheng’s claim could be true.

Qian Renxue investigated Xue Beng’s disappearance and ordered She Long to question the patrol soldiers who had lied about seeing only Prince Xue Xing during the earthquake. Danheng secretly searched her files for information on Tang San and Little Wu, then left expecting Qian Renxue to uncover the truth about the earthquake.

• Qian Renxue confirmed that Xue Beng was still missing and ruled out Shrek Academy after learning its students had entered Heaven Dou City only after the earthquake.
• Qian Renxue realized the patrol soldiers had likely lied about finding only Prince Xue Xing and sent She Long to interrogate them.
• Danheng overheard Qian Renxue’s conversation and discovered that she was Spirit Hall’s Young Master.
• Danheng entered Qian Renxue’s room and read her files on Tang San, Little Wu, and the other Shrek Academy members.
• Danheng restored the files and the room’s security precautions, then flew toward the Herb Garden, expecting Qian Renxue to learn the truth about the earthquake.

She Long reported to Qian Renxue that Danheng had caused the earthquake that devastated Heaven Dou City and killed Xue Beng, prompting her to leave Danheng’s threat to her grandfather. At the Herb Garden, Dugu Bo envied Yue Guan’s breakthrough and Danheng’s powerful Soul Bones while Danheng discussed ancient soul beasts with the Icefire Dragon Kings, then sensed She Long approaching again.

• She Long told Qian Renxue that Danheng had caused the earthquake and that Xue Beng had died after falling into a fissure.
• Qian Renxue decided Xue Beng’s confirmed death meant the Heaven Dou Empire was effectively within Spirit Hall’s reach, and instructed She Long to report Danheng’s strength and location to her grandfather.
• She Long spotted a golden light from Sunset Forest and hesitated to investigate, remembering that Danheng had beaten him before.
• Dugu Bo envied Yue Guan’s breakthrough to rank ninety-six and Danheng’s two exceptionally powerful Soul Bones, but took comfort in having his poison cured.
• Danheng asked the Icefire Dragon Kings about ancient soul beasts, and they discussed powerful beasts likely living in the Far North, the Star Dou Great Forest, and the ocean.
• Danheng sensed She Long’s familiar aura approaching the Herb Garden again.

She Long returned to Danheng’s Herb Garden, where he encountered Dugu Bo and learned that Yue Guan had reached Rank Ninety-Six. Yue Guan agreed to give Danheng information about Spirit Hall in exchange for an Immortal Herb, while Danheng decided to visit Holy Soul Village before leaving the Heaven Dou Empire.

• She Long entered Danheng’s Herb Garden and nearly fought with Dugu Bo before Danheng stopped him.
• Yue Guan arrived and told Danheng he accepted the request to organize and share information about Spirit Hall.
• She Long accused Yue Guan of betraying Spirit Hall, but Yue Guan argued that helping Danheng was safer and would earn him an Immortal Herb.
• Yue Guan left She Long and reasoned that Bibi Dong would understand his decision to avoid making Danheng an enemy.
• Danheng spoke with the Icefire Dragon Kings and decided to visit Holy Soul Village before continuing his travels beyond the Heaven Dou Empire.

Danheng visited Holy Soul Village to learn about Tang San and heard about his childhood from Village Chief Jack. After promising to relay Jack’s request that Tang San come home, Danheng left to visit Tang San’s former home and the nearby hill.

• Danheng entered Holy Soul Village and asked a local child to show him the way to Village Chief Jack’s house.
• Old Jack recognized that Danheng was asking about Tang San and explained that Tang San had lost his mother, often played on a hill, and cared for his father, Tang Hao.
• Old Jack asked Danheng to tell Tang San to visit the village when he had time, and Danheng agreed.
• Danheng visited Tang San’s former home at the village’s western end, then left for the nearby hill.

Danheng followed the Ice Dragon King to a hidden cave behind a waterfall and discovered Ah Yin, a reborn Blue Silver Emperor. After restoring enough of her strength to take human form, she introduced herself, and Danheng asked whether she knew Tang Hao or Tang San.

• Danheng searched Tang San’s usual hill but found nothing unusual, until the Ice Dragon King sensed a distinctive life aura in a forest behind Holy Soul Village.
• Danheng parted the waterfall and found a Blue Silver Emperor growing in a cave, which the Ice Dragon King identified as a weakened Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• The Blue Silver Emperor feared that Danheng and the Ice Dragon King would harm her, so Danheng released Soul Power and helped her take human form.
• The woman introduced herself as Ah Yin, while the Ice Dragon King gave her the name Ah Bing.
• Danheng asked Ah Yin whether she knew Tang Hao or Tang San, and her expression froze.

Danheng learned that Ah Yin was Tang Hao’s lover and Tang San’s mother, then explained his conflict with Tang Hao and Tang San. Ah Yin planned to contact Tang Hao through the Blue Silver Grass, while Danheng left with the Ice Dragon King.

• Ah Yin revealed that Tang Hao was her lover and Tang San was her child, though she had never met him.
• Ah Yin asked Danheng about Tang Hao’s severed arm and Tang San’s condition, and Danheng recounted his grievances with them.
• Danheng explained that Tang San had attacked him with a Dragon Beard Needle after mistaking his treatment of Little Wu.
• Ah Yin said she did not resent Danheng and would summon Tang Hao to ask him for an explanation.
• Ah Yin used her connection to Blue Silver Grass to reach Tang Hao, and Danheng departed with the Ice Dragon King.

Danheng left Notting City after learning little from Su Yuntao, while Tang Hao returned to find Ah Yin dramatically recovered. Ah Yin explained why Tang Hao had fought Danheng, leaving him questioning his own judgment and wondering whether Tang San was hiding a secret.

• Danheng learned from Su Yuntao that Tang San had Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power, then left Notting City.
• Tang Hao returned to the rear mountain and repeatedly left and reentered the cave before accepting that Ah Yin had recovered and was real.
• Ah Yin told Tang Hao that someone had helped her recover and asked whether Danheng had cut off his arm.
• Ah Yin explained that Tang San attacked Danheng because Little Wu feared Danheng could see her true form, and Tang Hao realized he had acted without knowing the reason.
• Ah Yin warned Tang Hao not to make an enemy of Danheng and promised to seek a way to restore his arm.
• Tang Hao recalled Danheng's claims about Tang San and wondered what secrets his son was hiding.

She Long reported Danheng’s arrangements with Yue Guan to Qian Daoliu, while a spy carried the conversation to Bibi Dong. After learning why Yue Guan had kept the deal secret, Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Guimei to invite Danheng to Spirit Hall and requested a report on the Immortal Herbs in his Herb Garden.

• She Long told Qian Daoliu that Danheng had provided Yue Guan with a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and controlled an Herb Garden where Dugu Bo stayed.
• A spy recorded She Long and Qian Daoliu’s conversation and delivered it to Bibi Dong, who summoned Yue Guan.
• Yue Guan explained to Guimei that he had concealed the deal because Danheng’s Herb Garden held a Ghost Eye Underworld Soul Flower that might help Guimei reach Rank Ninety-Six.
• Yue Guan and Guimei explained the arrangement to Bibi Dong, who ordered them to leave Spirit Hall and invite Danheng to visit.
• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan to document every Immortal Herb he had seen in Danheng’s Herb Garden and describe its effects.

Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo sought information about the Immortal Herbs, while Yue Guan and Guimei planned to meet Danheng and hunt Tang Hao. Danheng left for the Star Dou Great Forest before they arrived, leaving Yue Guan and Guimei unable to find him.

• Bibi Dong decided to meet Danheng to negotiate over the Immortal Herbs, and Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered Yue Guan to send their information to Qian Daoliu.
• Yue Guan sent copies of the Immortal Herb information to Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, then discussed Danheng with Guimei and reminded him that Tang Hao was in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Danheng told Dugu Bo he was leaving and asked him to tell Yue Guan to discuss any matters after his return.
• Danheng set off for the Star Dou Great Forest and asked the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King to help him find stronger soul beasts.
• Yue Guan and Guimei reached the Herb Garden but could not find Danheng, and Dugu Bo told them he did not know where he had gone.

Danheng stayed at an inn near the Star Dou Great Forest and learned that Canghui Academy had clashed with Thunder Academy, which made him curious about Teacher Shi Nian’s spiritual abilities. After several Canghui Academy students insulted him, Danheng revealed an illusion of nine Soul Rings and left them terrified.

• Yue Guan and Guimei began searching the continent for Danheng after failing to find him near Heaven Dou City.
• Danheng reached a town near the Star Dou Great Forest and checked into an inn with a garden.
• Danheng overheard Canghui Academy students discuss Yu Tianxin and Thunder Academy, and learned that their teacher Shi Nian might be able to turn people into idiots.
• Danheng decided he wanted to visit Canghui Academy and left the garden when the students began fooling around.
• One student rejected Danheng’s offer of help and joined others in insulting him, so Danheng blasted the group aside and displayed an illusion of nine Soul Rings.

Danheng left Canghui Academy’s students terrified after revealing himself as a Titled Douluo, and Shi Nian punished them before apologizing to him. When Shi Nian secretly probed Danheng with his spiritual power, he was struck by a painful backlash and collapsed outside Danheng’s room.

• Danheng revealed his nine Soul Rings to the Canghui Academy students and left them shaken after asking the young man who had insulted him to state his status.
• Shi Nian arrived, learned that his students had offended a Titled Douluo, and beat them before ordering them back to the inn.
• Shi Nian found Danheng’s room and apologized on behalf of the students, explaining that they had been upset after losing to Yu Tianxin from Thunder Academy.
• Shi Nian cautiously examined Danheng with his spiritual power, suffered a violent backlash, and collapsed outside his room.
• Danheng told Shi Nian’s students to take their teacher away, and they carried him off after Danheng left.

Danheng returned to the Star Dou Great Forest seeking Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, but paused to rest near Thunder Academy before heading toward the forest’s center at night. He came across a fifty-thousand-year Diamond Mountain-Crushing Dragon, which the Ice Dragon King recognized as a descendant of the Mountain Dragon King’s bloodline.

• Danheng checked on the still-unconscious Shi Nian before leaving town for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Danheng traveled deeper into the forest with the Ice Dragon King, then rested near a camp where Thunder Academy students were searching for a fourth Soul Ring for Tianxin.
• Lei Dong told a Thunder Academy teacher that he had encountered an expert, but the teacher reassured him and sent him to rest.
• After waking at night, Danheng headed toward the forest’s center and casually knocked away a fifteen-thousand-year Phantom Deer that ambushed him.
• A dragon roar drew Danheng’s attention to a fifty-thousand-year Diamond Mountain-Crushing Dragon fighting nearby, and the Ice Dragon King said it carried Mountain Dragon King blood and could count him as an ancestor.