Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang faced blame after Jiang Ming’s attack on Thunderclap Academy and Shrek’s loss to Godwind Academy. Tang San concluded that his Blue Silver Grass could not withstand their tactics and left to learn a different ability, despite Yu Xiaogang’s immediate objection.

• Thunderclap Academy’s members realized Jiang Ming had targeted them to take revenge on Yu Xiaogang, and they glared at him with hatred.
• Liu Erlong reported that Shrek had lost to Godwind Academy, while Flender and the returning team criticized Yu Xiaogang’s strategy and the team’s poor reputation.
• Tang San explained that Godwind Academy’s wind blades had torn through his Blue Silver Grass and worn Shrek down; Ma Hongjun added that his fire could have countered their wind skills if he had competed.
• Liu Erlong tried to reassure the team that the hardest matches were over, but no one responded.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang he wanted to learn a different ability and left, while Yu Xiaogang stood frozen and said nothing.

Yu Xiaogang revealed to Liu Erlong that Tang San was a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect and the son of Clear Sky Douluo, warning her not to tell him. Meanwhile, Jiang Ming waited in a dead-end alley for the people pursuing him and faced a Soul Saint backed by several Soul Douluo.

• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong that Tang San possessed a second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and came from the Clear Sky Sect’s direct line.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that Tang San’s father was Clear Sky Douluo and urged Liu Erlong not to tell Tang San.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing overheard the revelation, while Xiao Wu remembered that Clear Sky Douluo had once given her Blue Silver Grass.
• Jiang Ming entered a remote alley and waited for the pursuers he had deliberately lured there.
• A black-robed Soul Saint demanded that Jiang Ming explain his unusual Soul Rings, while Jiang Ming sensed several Soul Douluo nearby and no Title Douluo.

Jiang Ming fought Tang Ao, a Clear Sky Sect Soul Douluo, in an alley after Tang Ao challenged him over his insult to the sect. Jiang Ming outmaneuvered Tang Ao, wounded him severely, and severed his left arm, but Tang Ao counterattacked with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

• Tang Ao revealed his identity as a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and eight Soul Rings.
• Jiang Ming vanished from Tang Ao’s hammer strike and repeatedly evaded his attacks, cutting a deep wound across Tang Ao’s back.
• Tang Ao used Clear Sky Avatar to smash the alley, but Jiang Ming evaded every blow and appeared above him.
• Jiang Ming struck Tang Ao with the Void Blade and severed his left arm.
• Tang Ao attacked Jiang Ming with the Clear Sky Sect’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

Jiang Ming defeated Tang Ao, drove off the hidden observers, and kept the Clear Sky Sect descendant alive by cauterizing his wounds. He chained Tang Ao and dragged him through Heaven Dou City toward Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua resided.

• Jiang Ming used Void Form to evade Tang Ao's repeated hammer strikes, then severed Tang Ao's legs when he tried to flee.
• Jiang Ming challenged the concealed observers to attack him, and they all fled after witnessing his strength.
• Tang Ao threatened Jiang Ming with the Clear Sky Sect, so Jiang Ming severed his remaining arm and cauterized all four wounds to keep him alive for sale.
• Jiang Ming chained Tang Ao by the neck and dragged him along Heaven Dou City's busiest street toward Moonlight Pavilion.

Jiang Ming dragged Tang Ao through Heaven Dou City and brought him to Moonlight Pavilion, where he planned to sell him to Tang Yuehua. After the gatekeepers refused him entry, Jiang Ming injured them and left them alive outside the pavilion.

• Jiang Ming dragged the mutilated Tang Ao through the city as onlookers watched in terror.
• Xue Qinghe arrived, endorsed Jiang Ming’s account of Tang Ao’s attempted murder, and ordered a public notice to calm the citizens.
• Jiang Ming told Xue Qinghe that he planned to sell Tang Ao to an old crow and led him to Moonlight Pavilion.
• The gatekeepers refused to report Jiang Ming’s business to Tang Yuehua, even after Xue Qinghe identified himself.
• Jiang Ming used an invisible force to hurl the two gatekeepers into the stone lions, leaving them badly injured but alive.

Jiang Ming beat Tang Yuehua in Moonlight Pavilion and demanded that she pay one hundred million Gold Soul Coins to buy Tang Ao's life. Tang Yuehua denied knowing him but agreed to the price, insisting that payment and delivery happen simultaneously.

• Tang Yuehua confronted Xue Qinghe and Jiang Ming over the injured person at Moonlight Pavilion's entrance.
• Jiang Ming hurled Tang Yuehua through the hall and beat her until she was badly injured.
• Jiang Ming pointed out Tang Ao and demanded that Tang Yuehua pay to save him.
• Tang Yuehua denied knowing Tang Ao, but Jiang Ming named her as a Clear Sky Sect Soul Douluo.
• Tang Yuehua agreed to pay one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, provided payment and delivery happened simultaneously.

Jiang Ming took Tang Yuehua’s Black Gold Card, crushed Tang Ao into a sheet, and left Moonlight Pavilion with Xue Qinghe. He then led Xue Qinghe to a remote village and revealed that it was the Clear Sky Sect’s hiding place.

• Tang Yuehua gave Jiang Ming a Black Gold Card, and Jiang Ming accepted it before crushing Tang Ao with spatial power and presenting his flattened body to her.
• Tang Yuehua erupted in hatred, but Jiang Ming made her flinch with a raised hand before telling her he would not hit her again.
• Jiang Ming and Xue Qinghe left Moonlight Pavilion and discussed whether Tang Yuehua would retaliate, with Jiang Ming welcoming any help she might provide.
• Jiang Ming led Xue Qinghe through Heaven Dou City’s western gate to a remote village, where he revealed that the Clear Sky Sect was hiding.
• Xue Qinghe reacted with disbelief at the sect’s humble refuge, and Jiang Ming mocked those who had failed to find it.

Jiang Ming revealed that Spirit Hall had traded him Spatial Soul Beasts for the heads of Clear Sky Sect experts, then entered Haotian Village to kill. Qian Renxue learned how badly Jiang Ming had overwhelmed Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, while Jiang Ming’s attack on the village began with a farmer’s severed arm.

• Jiang Ming told Xue Qinghe about his deal with Spirit Hall and asked whether he could withstand the fighting at Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Qinghe left the village and transformed into Qian Renxue in a secluded mountain hollow, where Snake Lance Douluo She Long and Puffer Douluo Pufferfish joined her.
• She Long and Pufferfish told Qian Renxue that Jiang Ming had defeated Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo in their fight, leaving Ning Rongrong seriously injured.
• Jiang Ming entered Haotian Village and ignored two men who tried to bar his way.
• Jiang Ming used Void Blade to sever one farmer’s right arm at the shoulder.

Jiang Ming attacked Haotian Village and forced the Clear Sky Sect to respond, revealing overwhelming power that pinned its defenders to the ground. He began killing them to make Tang Tieshan summon the rest of the sect.

• Jiang Ming severed one burly man's arm and beheaded another, then ordered the survivor to summon the Clear Sky Sect or he would slaughter the village.
• The wounded man ran into Haotian Village, waking its residents and bringing Tang Tieshan, Tang Yan, and seven other sect members to the entrance.
• Tang Tieshan and Tang Yan threatened Jiang Ming and demanded to know who had sent him.
• Jiang Ming revealed five Soul Rings, including three black rings, and used his control over space to force all nine sect members to their knees.
• Jiang Ming told Tang Tieshan to summon the rest of the sect and crushed Tang Yan with spatial force.

Jiang Ming killed several Clear Sky Sect disciples while waiting for their sect to respond, then faced the arriving sect master Tang Xiao and four powerful elders. Tang Xiao ordered his forces to trap Jiang Ming, setting up a confrontation at the village entrance.

• Jiang Ming crushed a Level 63 Soul Emperor into a blood-soaked sheet of paper, prompting Tang Tieshan to flee toward the mountain for help.
• Jiang Ming killed five more Clear Sky Sect Soul Kings over the next several minutes, leaving six flattened bodies beneath the old locust tree while two Soul Ancestors surrendered.
• Tang Xiao arrived with Clear Sky Sect elders and a large force, finding the dead disciples and Jiang Ming waiting at the village entrance.
• Tang Lie demanded revenge, while Tang Xiao questioned Jiang Ming about his attack; Jiang Ming introduced himself and joked that the sect owed him money.
• Tang Xiao declared that Jiang Ming would not leave the village, and four Title Douluo and one peak Soul Douluo joined forces to trap him.

Jiang Ming used Space Shift and the Void Blade to kill two Clear Sky Sect Soul Douluos before evading the elders’ attacks. He turned the elders’ encirclement against the Fifth Elder, and Tang Xiao rushed in too late to stop their hammers from striking him.

• Tang Lie and four other elders released their Clear Sky Hammers and surrounded Jiang Ming.
• Jiang Ming used Space Shift to appear behind two Soul Douluos and killed them with the Void Blade.
• Tang Lie and the other elders attacked Jiang Ming, who teleported away and prompted Tang Xiao to order the remaining fighters to regroup.
• Jiang Ming reappeared behind the Fifth Elder, then used Spatial Shift to switch places with him as the elders swung their hammers.
• Tang Xiao rushed to intervene, but Tang Lie and the other elders’ hammers struck the Fifth Elder.

Jiang Ming escaped the Clear Sky Sect after killing two Soul Douluo and six others, while Tang Lie accidentally killed the Fifth Elder during the chaos. Tang Xiao concealed the cause of the elder’s death and ordered the sect to regroup, as Qian Renxue watched from afar.

• Tang Lie’s hammer shattered the Fifth Elder’s defenses and killed him, leaving Tang Lie stunned and the Second Elder grieving.
• The Clear Sky Sect disciples faltered as they realized Jiang Ming had survived their encirclement and their own side had lost a Title Douluo.
• Tang Xiao questioned Jiang Ming about his abilities, then unleashed the Grand Sumeru Hammer as Jiang Ming vanished into space.
• Tang Xiao ordered the elders to return for a meeting and instructed the disciples to report that the Fifth Elder had died for the sect.
• Qian Renxue watched the battle from a distant mountaintop, her feelings about Jiang Ming complicated.

Qian Renxue recognized Jiang Ming as a powerhouse capable of affecting the continent's balance, while Tang San decided to cultivate his second Martial Soul early. At the tournament, Shrek prepared to face Purple Star Academy, and Flame Radiance Academy's match against Skywater Academy began with Shui Bing'er looking worried.

• Qian Renxue acknowledged Jiang Ming's strength and left with Snake Lance Douluo and Puffer Douluo.
• Tang San resolved to cultivate his second Martial Soul, and Yu Xiaogang instructed Liu Erlong to find him a seven-thousand-year strength-type beast Soul Ring.
• Tang San and Liu Erlong left for Sunset Forest as the third day of the Soul Master Tournament Preliminary Tournament began.
• Blazing Fire Academy defeated Canghui Academy in less than a quarter of an hour.
• The crowd cheered as Skywater Academy entered for its match against Flame Radiance Academy, while Shui Bing'er appeared worried.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu used Skywater Academy's Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Jiang Ming, escalating it to a devastating ice phoenix attack. The Ice Plume Feathers passed through Jiang Ming's body, leaving the result of the match unresolved.

• Shui Bing'er faced Jiang Ming while Skywater Academy's members prepared to fight without summoning their Martial Souls.
• Jiang Ming's teammates moved aside, and Shui Bing'er invited him to experience her team's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu unleashed Falling Ice and Snow, but Jiang Ming's invisible barrier repelled the snowflakes and shattered the blizzard's ice blades.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu combined their full power to create an ice phoenix and send its Ice Plume Feathers raining down on Jiang Ming.
• The Ice Plume Feathers passed through Jiang Ming's body instead of hitting him.

Jiang Ming defeated Skywater Academy’s Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu with his Void skill, while Tang San gained confidence after absorbing a seven-thousand-year Soul Ring into the Clear Sky Hammer. After Liu Erlong and Tang San killed a sixteen-thousand-year Great Ape, Tang San began absorbing its Soul Ring.

• Jiang Ming let Shui Bing’er’s Ice Phoenix attack pass through his body with his fifth Soul Skill, Void, and Shui Bing’er conceded for Skywater Academy.
• Jiang Ming praised Shui Bing’er’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and revealed that he had beaten Xie Yue and Hu Liena two years earlier.
• Tang San absorbed a seven-thousand-year Soul Ring into his Clear Sky Hammer, raising his Soul Power from level forty-two to level forty-five.
• Liu Erlong told Tang San that his hammer was the Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang San decided to seek a Great Ape Soul Ring above fifteen thousand years old.
• A sixteen-thousand-year Great Ape attacked them, and Liu Erlong and Tang San worked together to kill it.
• Tang San sat down and began absorbing the sixteen-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer Soul Powers clashed violently while he absorbed his second Soul Ring, leaving him on the verge of exploding. Liu Erlong gave him a three-thousand-year Spirit Bone, which slowed the collapse and let him use its power as a buffer, though his pain continued.

• Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer Soul Power expanded as he absorbed the second Soul Ring, and it began clashing with his Blue Silver Grass Soul Power.
• Tang San’s meridians and body started breaking down, and Liu Erlong realized he was close to exploding.
• Liu Erlong gave Tang San a three-thousand-year strength-type Spirit Bone and guided him to absorb it.
• Tang San used the Spirit Bone’s power as a buffer between his two Soul Powers and regained control of his body, but the pain continued.

Tang San survived absorbing the Clear Sky Hammer’s second Soul Ring when Liu Erlong used a three-thousand-year Spirit Bone to stabilize the conflicting Soul Powers in his body. He and Liu Erlong left Sunset Forest to consult Yu Xiaogang, while Tang San doubted that his teacher could solve the danger posed by his Twin Martial Souls.

• Tang San’s body stopped swelling and began healing after the Spirit Bone buffered the clashing Soul Powers and the Clear Sky Hammer finished absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Liu Erlong treated Tang San’s wounds, and he learned that the Spirit Bone she had used was three thousand years old.
• Tang San explained that strengthening the Clear Sky Hammer with more Soul Rings could upset the balance between his two Martial Souls and cause his body to explode.
• Tang San proposed absorbing another Clear Sky Hammer Soul Ring to reach level fifty, but Liu Erlong refused to risk his life and insisted they consult Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong carried Tang San toward the edge of Sunset Forest, while he worried that Yu Xiaogang might not know how to solve his problem.

Tang San returned from absorbing two Soul Rings with severe injuries and a dangerous clash between his Twin Martial Souls, leaving his cultivation greatly slowed. Yu Xiaogang proposed strengthening his body with Spirit Bones and said his Twin Martial Soul friend could help, giving Tang San a possible path forward.

• Yu Xiaogang waited excitedly for Liu Erlong and Tang San, expecting Tang San to reach level fifty and prepare for a third Soul Ring.
• Liu Erlong brought back a badly injured Tang San and revealed that he had absorbed only a seven-thousand-year and a sixteen-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Tang San explained that the Soul Power from his Twin Martial Souls had clashed, nearly killing him until Liu Erlong made him absorb a three-thousand-year Spirit Bone.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang the Soul Power deadlock had slowed his cultivation so severely that gaining two levels might take more than four years.
• Yu Xiaogang suggested using high-age Spirit Bones to strengthen Tang San's body and claimed his friend with Twin Martial Souls could resolve the cultivation problem.

Tang San learned that the Clear Sky Douluo might help resolve the conflict between his Soul Powers, then entered Shrek Academy’s match against Blazing Fire Academy despite his injuries. The arena fell silent when he revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and its purple and black Soul Rings.

• Tang San questioned Yu Xiaogang about the Clear Sky Douluo, then decided to face Blazing Fire Academy with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong he would seek the Clear Sky Douluo first and admitted to himself that his theory might have been wrong.
• Shrek Academy and Blazing Fire Academy entered the arena amid jeers from the spectators.
• Huo Wu and her teammates released their fire-element Martial Souls, while Dai Mubai and the rest of Shrek’s team released theirs.
• Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer, and the crowd fell silent when two Soul Rings—one purple and one black—appeared.

Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and used the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to break through Blazing Fire Academy’s assault. He left Huo Wushuang badly injured and flying backward after his tenth strike.

• Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer shocked the spectators and frightened Blazing Fire Academy, but Huo Wu rallied her team and ordered them to attack.
• Huo Wushuang charged from the front with Huo Lie while Huo Yun and Huo Yu attacked from the flanks, and the auxiliary Soul Masters boosted their teammates.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai to crush the opponents head-on, then struck Huo Wushuang’s Fire Dragon Charge apart with his first hammer blow.
• Tang San’s successive hammer strikes sent Huo Lie flying and steadily overwhelmed Huo Wushuang, whose arms and dragon phantom suffered heavy damage.
• Huo Wushuang’s full-force attack failed to move Tang San, and Tang San’s tenth hammer struck his chest and sent him flying backward as he spat blood.