Chapter Summaries

Ao Zhan defeated a group of children in Spirit City before Qian Renxue hurried him to his martial soul awakening. As he went, he recalled his past life and the combat system that promised to strengthen his Innate Soul Power through battle.

• Ao Zhan beat more than a dozen children and made them promise to greet him properly and stop causing trouble.
• Qian Renxue found Ao Zhan, scolded him for fighting, and reminded him that he was six and due to awaken his martial soul.
• Ao Zhan teased Qian Renxue by pulling her into an embrace before asking why she had come.
• Qian Renxue grabbed Ao Zhan and led him toward the awakening prepared by Qian Daoliu and the others.
• Ao Zhan recalled his past in Super Beast Armed World, where his system made him grow stronger through combat, and his arrival in Douluo Continent after the world consciousness cast him out.

Ao Zhan and Qian Renxue awakened their Martial Souls in the Worship Hall, and Qian Renxue revealed an unprecedented level twenty Innate Soul Power. Ao Zhan awakened the Azure Dragon, whose overwhelming draconic pressure shook powerful beings across the Douluo world.

• Ao Zhan arrived at the Worship Hall with Qian Renxue, and Azure Luan reminded him to avoid seriously injuring the children he fought.
• Qian Daoliu began Qian Renxue's awakening, and she manifested a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue tested at level twenty Innate Soul Power, astonishing the elders.
• Qian Daoliu awakened Ao Zhan's Martial Soul, unleashing azure light and draconic pressure that alarmed Bibi Dong and creatures beneath the Lake of Life.
• Ao Zhan manifested a majestic azure divine dragon and recognized it as the Azure Dragon from the Super Beast Armed World.

After awakening the Azure Dragon martial soul, Ao Zhan revealed an unprecedented level 40 Innate Soul Power, astonishing Spirit Hall and delighting Qian Renxue. The system then prompted him to sense Qian Renxue, and he discovered Snow Empress's Alien Energy within her.

• The system told Ao Zhan that it had crafted his Azure Dragon martial soul from his bloodline, but Ao Zhan was interrupted before learning what had happened to his Alien Energy.
• Ao Zhan explained that his martial soul was the Azure Dragon, then shattered a level 20 Soul Power testing crystal ball.
• Ao Zhan illuminated a level 40 crystal ball, revealing level 40 Innate Soul Power and filling Qian Daoliu, the Six Great Elders, and the others with excitement.
• Qian Renxue hugged Ao Zhan and praised him, while Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji considered the significance of their closeness.
• The system urged Ao Zhan to sense Qian Renxue, and he detected familiar Alien Energy within her that matched Snow Empress's.

Ao Zhan learned that Snow Empress's Alien Energy had entered Qian Renxue because the system brought it into this world, while Qian Daoliu warned Spirit Hall's elders that their talents made them targets. Qian Daoliu secretly went to protect the children as the system explained how the Alien Energy had crossed universes.

• Qian Daoliu discussed the danger to Ao Zhan and Qian Renxue with Qian Xunji and the Six Great Elders, then ordered the elders to strengthen their protection rather than attack other factions.
• Qian Daoliu secretly followed Ao Zhan and Qian Renxue to protect them after the others left the Worship Hall.
• Ao Zhan asked the system why Qian Renxue carried Snow Empress's Alien Energy.
• The system explained that it had collected Alien Energy during the final battle and that Snow Empress's energy had entered Qian Renxue after crossing into this world.
• The system said it had stored Ao Zhan's Alien Energy and the energy taken from the Super Beast Armed World inside his Nebula Body beyond this universe.

Ao Zhan learned that he had accumulated eighty-five Black Holes' worth of Alien Energy across parallel Universes and that Tang San had powerful divine backers. After awakening his martial soul drew Bibi Dong to the Worship Hall, he shielded Qian Renxue and watched her warily, suspecting his disturbance had alerted the Rakshasa God as well.

• The system told Ao Zhan that it had gathered ten units of Black Hole Alien Energy from each of seven parallel Universes, bringing his total to eighty-five Black Holes' worth, though he could not retrieve it yet.
• The system warned Ao Zhan that Tang San's true backers included Asura, the Sea God, and an even greater hidden mastermind, then refused to explain further.
• Qian Renxue called out to Bibi Dong, whose brief reaction to being called Mom gave way to disgust and killing intent.
• Ao Zhan stepped in front of Qian Renxue and asked Bibi Dong why she had come to the Worship Hall.
• Bibi Dong said she had come to investigate the disturbance, and Ao Zhan realized it might have alerted the Rakshasa God within her.

After Qian Renxue revealed her Six-Winged Angel martial soul, Bibi Dong’s trauma drove her to unleash killing intent and Soul Power against the children. Ao Zhan endured the pressure as his Battle-Hardened passive rapidly increased his Soul Power, while Qian Daoliu held the worshippers back to witness his strength.

• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong that Ao Zhan had awakened his martial soul, and Ao Zhan stayed on guard as Bibi Dong questioned him.
• Qian Renxue revealed her Six-Winged Angel martial soul, triggering Bibi Dong’s painful memories and murderous rage.
• Bibi Dong’s killing intent and Soul Power pressure struck the children, and Ao Zhan stepped forward to shield Qian Renxue.
• Golden Crocodile and the other worshippers prepared to intervene, but Qian Daoliu stopped them so he could see Ao Zhan’s true strength.
• Ao Zhan’s Battle-Hardened passive activated under Bibi Dong’s pressure, raising his Soul Power by two levels despite his lack of a soul ring.

Ao Zhan awakened Miao Tiaojun’s space-time Alien Energy when Bibi Dong attacked him, allowing him to stop time and move Qian Renxue to safety. He resumed time with Bibi Dong’s attack missing, leaving the worshippers astonished and Qian Daoliu excited by Ao Zhan’s power.

• Bibi Dong decided to cripple Ao Zhan, while Qian Daoliu kept Golden Crocodile and the other worshippers from intervening, saying the youngsters had to face the danger themselves.
• Bibi Dong struck at Ao Zhan, whose instincts warned him that the attack could badly injure him.
• A green flash activated Miao Tiaojun’s Alien Energy, freezing time as the system explained that Ao Zhan could now rewind time and travel through space.
• Ao Zhan moved Qian Renxue several hundred meters away, then released the time stop.
• Bibi Dong’s palm hit only air, and she and the worshippers wondered how Ao Zhan and Qian Renxue had moved so far; Qian Daoliu looked excited.

Qian Daoliu revealed that he had been waiting for Ao Zhan to unleash the time and spatial powers he had witnessed years earlier. As Bibi Dong pressed the fight, Ao Zhan summoned his Azure Dragon armor and challenged her to continue.

• Qian Daoliu recalled discovering Ao Zhan as a child surrounded by strange time and spatial energy, then secretly observing him before bringing him to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong attacked Ao Zhan after he used spatial power to move Qian Renxue away, but Ao Zhan dodged and traded blows with her.
• Qian Daoliu told the worshippers to keep watching as Bibi Dong summoned her Death Spider Emperor and unleashed her full Soul Power pressure.
• Ao Zhan summoned his Azure Dragon Martial Soul, transformed it into azure-gold dragon armor, and challenged Bibi Dong to a proper fight.

Ao Zhan battled Bibi Dong and her Death Spider Emperor, using his armor and skills to gain the upper hand and attack her directly. Qian Daoliu and the worshippers emerged to protect Ao Zhan and Qian Renxue, ordering Bibi Dong to withdraw.

• Bibi Dong grew jealous of Ao Zhan's Martial Soul Possession and ordered the Death Spider Emperor to attack him.
• Ao Zhan seized the Death Spider Emperor's legs, overpowered it with his Azure Dragon power, and struck its abdomen with the Qingming Art.
• Bibi Dong fired her sixth Soul Skill at Ao Zhan, but he teleported behind her and punched her head.
• Bibi Dong used the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor's Martial Soul Possession to withstand Ao Zhan's attack and threatened to kill him.
• Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, Guang Ling, and Qian Jun appeared, and Qian Daoliu ordered Bibi Dong to withdraw.

After Bibi Dong withdrew from the fight, Qian Daoliu and the elders discovered that Ao Zhan had grown stronger and remained unharmed. Qian Daoliu explained why Bibi Dong hated him, and Ao Zhan revealed that he had already deduced the truth about Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong.

• Bibi Dong left after failing to defeat Ao Zhan, and Qian Renxue admired his Azure Dragon Armor.
• Qian Daoliu and the elders examined Ao Zhan and found that he was unharmed and had reached level 43 without a soul ring.
• Qian Daoliu warned Ao Zhan that Bibi Dong would target him again and explained the Qian Clan scandal behind her hostility.
• Ao Zhan said he had inferred the secret from Qian Renxue's accounts of Bibi Dong and from observing Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji.
• Ao Zhan concluded that Qian Xunji had forced Bibi Dong to bear Qian Renxue.

Ao Zhan explained how he had deduced that Bibi Dong loved Yu Xiaogang and that Qian Xunji had acted against her on impulse, leaving Qian Daoliu wrestling with conflicting judgments about his son’s actions. Ao Zhan went to find Qian Renxue while Qian Daoliu continued questioning whether Qian Xunji had truly been wrong.

• Ao Zhan told Qian Daoliu that he had deduced Bibi Dong loved someone outside Spirit Hall and that Qian Xunji had acted after discovering her disloyalty.
• Ao Zhan said he had kept his distance from Bibi Dong because he feared she might harm him for the man she loved, and he confirmed he had not told Qian Renxue the truth.
• Qian Daoliu asked Ao Zhan what he thought of Qian Xunji’s actions, and Ao Zhan argued that Qian Xunji had been right to stop Bibi Dong’s betrayal of Spirit Hall.
• Ao Zhan acknowledged that Qian Daoliu might judge the matter differently from Golden Crocodile and the other elders, then left to find Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu watched Ao Zhan leave and wondered whether Qian Xunji’s actions had really been wrong.

Bibi Dong blamed the Rakshasa Divine Will for her defeat by Ao Zhan and was told to focus on the first God Trial while the deity considered the threat he posed. Ao Zhan reunited with Qian Renxue and turned her attention to choosing her first soul ring.

• Bibi Dong argued with the Rakshasa Divine Will and insisted that Ao Zhan had to be eliminated before he grew stronger.
• The Rakshasa Divine Will refused to expedite Bibi Dong’s God Trial, warned her not to act rashly, and considered whether Ao Zhan’s unusual martial soul could help the gods reach a higher world.
• Bibi Dong restrained her anger, resolved to improve her strength, and began cultivating.
• Ao Zhan found Qian Renxue with Guang Ling, crossed the distance between them at astonishing speed, and embraced her.
• Ao Zhan asked Qian Renxue what soul ring she wanted, and she said she would follow the advice of her elders.

Ao Zhan explained why he did not need Spirit Rings and demonstrated his self-created techniques and the powers of his Martial Soul to convince the worship elders. After they accepted his choice, Qian Renxue wanted to follow his example, and Ao Zhan began to think she might be able to do so.

• Ao Zhan warned that Qian Renxue’s Spirit Ring configuration needed careful consideration because of her Innate Level 20 Soul Power.
• Ao Zhan admitted that he had never planned to add Spirit Rings, prompting Golden Crocodile and the other worship elders to protest.
• Ao Zhan fired his Qingming Art through several walls to show that he could fight without Soul Skills from Spirit Rings.
• Ao Zhan demonstrated his control over lightning, water, wind, wood, and spatial power, convincing the elders that he did not need Spirit Rings.
• Qian Renxue said she wanted to imitate Ao Zhan and create her own Soul Skills, and Ao Zhan suggested she might be able to go without Spirit Rings too.

Ao Zhan helped Qian Renxue awaken the Alien Energy inside her by urging her to find her conviction. After she discovered her desire to judge the wicked and protect the world, her Soul Power rose to level 23, and Ao Zhan decided to teach her to cultivate without Soul Rings.

• Ao Zhan proposed using Snow Empress's Alien Energy to help Qian Renxue grow stronger without Soul Rings and asked her to find her conviction.
• Qian Renxue could not identify her conviction, so Ao Zhan spoke about Snow Empress's belief that love made anything possible.
• Qian Renxue sensed Snow Empress's Great Love Theory but rejected it, discovering her own conviction: to judge the guilty, punish the wicked, and protect the world.
• Snow Empress's Alien Energy changed to reflect Qian Renxue's conviction, surged through her body, and raised her Soul Power to level 23.
• Ao Zhan told Qian Renxue to cultivate with him, learn to create Self-Created Soul Skills, and first understand the power she had gained.

Qian Renxue learned to manifest Angel Armor and spent four years training with Ao Zhan, growing powerful enough to defeat most Soul Emperors. After he explained how much stronger he had become through battles with Spirit Hall’s elite, Ao Zhan reassured her that she could stand by his side and reminded her of what he had said three years earlier.

• Qian Renxue used Alien Energy to summon her Angel Armor, while Golden Crocodile and Azure Luan asked Ao Zhan to teach them to do the same and learned they could not.
• Four years passed as Qian Renxue and Ao Zhan trained together, and she reached Level 45.
• Ao Zhan defeated Qian Renxue in a sparring match, praising her progress and saying she could overcome most Soul Emperors.
• Qian Renxue worried that she could not keep up with Ao Zhan, who had reached Level 74 Soul Power and could face a Level 98 Title Douluo.
• Ao Zhan comforted Qian Renxue and reminded her of what he had said three years earlier, making her blush.

Ao Zhan reassured Qian Renxue that he would protect her for life, and the two went shopping together in Spirit City. Their outing ended in a tense encounter with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, who remembered Ao Zhan’s earlier humiliation of them.

• Qian Renxue recalled Ao Zhan’s promise to protect her, and he took her for a walk through Spirit City’s commercial district.
• Ao Zhan bought Qian Renxue snacks and accessories as they browsed the vendors’ stalls.
• Ao Zhan and Qian Renxue heard Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan talking nearby and approached them.
• Ao Zhan reminded Hu Liena and the others that they had to greet him respectfully when they saw him.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan remembered how Ao Zhan had knocked Yan out and scolded Hu Liena after Yan provoked him.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan reunited with Ao Zhan after years of avoiding him, still frightened by their earlier defeat. Qian Renxue grew angry over Bibi Dong’s affection for Hu Liena and decided to test her, with Ao Zhan ensuring no one could object.

• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan spotted Ao Zhan again and nervously greeted him, recalling how badly he had beaten them before.
• Ao Zhan teased the three about missing him, and they insisted they remembered his lessons and had not avoided him.
• Yan said Bibi Dong treated Hu Liena like her own daughter, making Qian Renxue angry because Bibi Dong had never shown her similar affection.
• Ao Zhan calmed Qian Renxue, who reminded herself that she still had him, her grandfather, and her father.
• Qian Renxue challenged Hu Liena to show what she had learned from Bibi Dong, while Ao Zhan silenced Yan and Xie Yue stayed quiet.

Qian Renxue beat Hu Liena and grew closer to Ao Zhan, who later learned Tang San would be born the following night. The system guessed that Pluto’s Alien Energy was hidden in someone at Spirit Hall, though it would not emerge until later.

• Qian Renxue left the training ground cheerfully with Ao Zhan while Hu Liena, bruised from their confrontation, vowed revenge.
• Qian Renxue insisted on sharing Ao Zhan’s room, and Qian Daoliu and the others agreed after warning Ao Zhan not to do anything improper.
• Ao Zhan told Qian Renxue a story until she fell asleep, then asked the system when Tang San would be born.
• The system said Tang San would be born the following night and that Pluto’s Alien Energy would appear after a further delay.
• The system guessed who carried Pluto’s Alien Energy, and Ao Zhan was surprised before beginning to plan his next steps.

Qian Xunji learned that Tang Hao was traveling with a pregnant Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast and sought Qian Daoliu’s approval to capture her. After receiving instructions to spare Tang Hao and the unborn child, Qian Xunji set out with Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, unaware that someone was secretly following him.

• A Platinum Bishop told Qian Xunji that a pregnant woman near Spirit Hall had exposed the aura of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast while traveling with Tang Hao.
• Qian Xunji ordered an investigation and went to tell Qian Daoliu about the transformed Soul Beast and her pregnancy.
• Qian Xunji proposed capturing the Soul Beast to gain a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone and to make Tang Hao turn back.
• Qian Daoliu approved the plan but ordered Qian Xunji not to kill Tang Hao or harm the unborn child.
• Qian Xunji set out with Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo after the location was found, while an unidentified person secretly followed them.

Ao Zhan followed Qian Xunji to witness Tang San’s birth and investigate how Tang Hao had defeated Spirit Hall’s powerful Douluo. After Ah Yin gave birth, Qian Xunji confronted the couple and demanded that she be handed over, leaving Tang Hao poised to fight while their newborn was at risk.

• Ao Zhan followed Qian Xunji, Chrysanthemum, and Ghost Douluo, wondering how Tang Hao had overcome their strength in the original battle.
• Ah Yin went into labor, and Tang Hao brought her to their cabin, where she gave birth to a boy.
• Tang Hao placed the newborn in Ah Yin’s arms, and the couple heard Qian Xunji demand that they surrender Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao shielded Ah Yin and refused to hand over his wife, then summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and revealed his eight soul rings.
• Qian Xunji warned Tang Hao that a battle could injure the newborn, while Tang Hao faced him without backing down.