Chapter Summaries

Han Yu learned that his parents, Han Feng and Gu Yu, had survived in the Sun Moon Empire and were returning to Douluo Continent with its expeditionary fleet. He reserved judgment on the Empire’s offer of cooperation until he could see them.

• Kong Zhao told Han Feng and Gu Yu that the Sun Moon Empire wanted them to help establish friendly relations with the Ling Tian Sect, and the couple agreed their priority was bringing back Soul Tool technology and returning to Yu'er.
• Kong Zhao warned Han Feng and Gu Yu that a storm was coming, so they returned to the cabin.
• A Sun Moon Empire spy told Han Yu and Gu Rong that Han Feng and Gu Yu were safe, had become Level 7 Soul Engineers, and would arrive at Vast Sea City in seven days.
• The spy explained that the Empire wanted to use Han Feng and Gu Yu to build ties with the Ling Tian Sect and proposed cooperation in trade and Soul Tool technology.
• Han Yu said he would remember the Empire’s care for his parents but would discuss cooperation after meeting them; Gu Rong was relieved that they were alive.

Han Yu reunited with his parents, Han Feng and Gu Yu, after eight years apart and learned how the Sun Moon Empire had brought them back to seek cooperation with the Ling Tian Sect. He welcomed them into the sect and prepared to meet the Empire’s representatives later, after they had rested.

• Han Yu told Gu Rong he would wait to discuss cooperation with the Sun Moon Empire until after seeing his parents, while vowing to remember the Empire using them as bargaining chips.
• Seven days later, Han Yu and his companions welcomed Han Feng and Gu Yu at Vast Sea City harbor, where the family reunited emotionally.
• During the carriage ride, Han Feng and Gu Yu were shocked by Han Yu’s strength and learned that the Sun Moon Empire had made them Imperial Consecrates and trained them as Soul Engineers.
• Han Yu agreed to meet Kong Zhao and Yu Lingfeng about cooperation, but told his parents to settle in and rest first.
• Han Feng and Gu Yu saw the Ling Tian Sect’s expansive grounds, and Han Yu brought them into the main hall to discuss matters with Gu Rong and the others.

Han Yu reunited with his parents, Han Feng and Gu Yu, and heard how they had become Level 7 Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire. He postponed negotiations with the empire’s fleet so his parents could rest, then went to the Back Mountain, where Gu Rong remarked on how anxious Han Yu had been during their two-year absence.

• Han Feng and Gu Yu greeted Dugu Bo and Meng Shu, then asked Han Yu how he had built Ling Tian Sect into a force rivaling the Upper Three Sects.
• Han Feng recounted how he and Gu Yu had been stranded on Sun Moon Continent, become consecrated elders, studied Soul Tools, and returned as guides for the Sun Moon Empire.
• Han Yu said Ling Tian Sect could cooperate with the Sun Moon Empire but would first find out what it wanted, and he told Han Feng and Gu Yu to rest before discussing negotiations.
• Han Yu ordered Bai Chenxiang to escort his parents to the guest rooms, then agreed with Gu Rong to let the Sun Moon Empire’s fleet wait before sending a negotiator.
• Bai Chenxiang told Han Yu that his mother had asked about him, and Han Yu continued to the Back Mountain to meet Gu Rong.
• Gu Rong told Han Yu that he had been more anxious than anyone about his parents’ absence, though Han Yu said nothing.

Han Yu learned that his parents had returned and planned to focus on cultivation, while the Sun Moon Empire's fleet arrived at Vast Sea City and drew Sea God Island's attention. Bo Saixi sent three Titled Douluos to investigate the fleet's origins and purpose.

• Gu Rong told Han Yu that Ling Yuan had failed to find his parents, and Han Yu said he would search all of Douluo Planet if necessary.
• Han Yu considered how Han Feng and Gu Yu's return strengthened Ling Tian Sect and planned to use Immortal Herbs to improve their combat power.
• Han Yu cultivated at the Martial Arts Arena and confirmed that he had reached Level 79, one level short of Soul Douluo.
• Bo Saixi heard that dozens of Sun Moon Empire ships had arrived at Vast Sea City and that Han Yu had met his returned parents there.
• Bo Saixi ordered Sea Dragon Douluo, Sea Spear Douluo, and Sea Star Douluo to investigate the fleet without making a move.

Sea God Island learned that the Sun Moon Empire fleet had arrived at Vast Sea City and ordered its people to observe the newcomers without provoking them. At Ling Tian Sect, Gu Rong revealed the Soul Core cultivation method to Han Feng and Gu Yu, saying Han Yu had taught it to him.

• Sea Dragon Douluo, Sea Spear Douluo, and Sea Star Douluo examined the Sun Moon Empire's iron warships and met commander Kong Zhao, who said the fleet had come to explore and establish trade routes.
• Sea Dragon Douluo warned Kong Zhao to keep the fleet away from Sea God Island, and Kong Zhao ordered an adjutant to tell Elder Yu that the island's people had arrived and to keep the soldiers in check.
• Sea Dragon Douluo reported the encounter to Bo Saixi, who ordered continued observation and said they should not act rashly.
• Gu Rong told Han Feng and Gu Yu that they had wasted years of cultivation without condensing Soul Cores, then explained the Soul Core method.
• Han Feng asked Gu Rong where he had learned the method, and Gu Rong credited Han Yu and said it had helped him advance from Rank 96 to Rank 97.

Ning Fengzhi brought Ning Rongrong to the Ling Tian Sect to apologize to Han Feng and Gu Yu after learning they had returned as Title Douluos. They accepted the apology but left Han Yu’s broken marriage agreement and his decision to him.

• Gu Rong taught Han Feng and Gu Yu to condense Soul Cores after they returned to the Ling Tian Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that Han Feng and Gu Yu had reached Ranks 92 and 93, then decided to visit them with Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi brought three carts of gifts to the Ling Tian Sect and told Ning Rongrong to endure whatever response she received.
• Ning Fengzhi admitted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had wronged Han Yu, and Ning Rongrong knelt to apologize to Han Feng and Gu Yu.
• Gu Yu accepted Ning Rongrong’s apology but said Han Yu would decide his own affairs and that the voided marriage agreement would not be reconsidered.

Ning Fengzhi left the Ling Tian Sect after Han Yu rejected his gifts, regretting that he had failed to repair relations with Han Yu earlier. Three days later, Han Feng and Gu Yu successfully condensed their Soul Cores, and Han Yu gave them Immortal Herbs to use after their cultivation stabilized.

• Han Yu refused Ning Fengzhi's gifts and told him to leave, so Ning Fengzhi departed with Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin.
• On the carriage ride back, Ning Fengzhi regretted not apologizing to Han Yu sooner, while Chen Xin warned that their attempt to approach the Ling Tian Sect had failed.
• After three days of cultivation, Gu Yu reached level ninety-five and Han Feng reached level ninety-four through Soul Core condensation.
• Han Yu presented Han Feng and Gu Yu with four Immortal Herbs, and Gu Yu chose the Lovesick Heartbreak Red while Han Feng chose the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo.
• Han Yu and Gu Rong advised Han Feng and Gu Yu to stabilize their Soul Cores before using the herbs, then Gu Rong urged the family to go eat.

Ling Yuan visited the Ling Tian Sect to reunite with Han Feng and Gu Yu and report on Spirit Hall’s response to their return. She revealed that Spirit Hall hoped to use the sect as an intermediary to negotiate with the Sun Moon Empire over its Soul Tools, while Han Yu recognized the political leverage behind the proposal.

• Han Yu welcomed Ling Yuan Douluo, who had come to see Han Feng and Gu Yu and share news about Spirit Hall.
• Ling Yuan told the family that the Worship Hall had discussed the Ling Tian Sect’s five Titled Douluo and favored winning the sect over rather than provoking it.
• Ling Yuan revealed that Spirit Hall’s spies had investigated the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tools and that the Worship Hall hoped the Ling Tian Sect would introduce them to the empire.
• Ling Yuan said Spirit Hall might ease the sect’s access to Soul Tool materials and help with territorial divisions in return for its cooperation.
• Han Yu concluded that Spirit Hall wanted the Soul Tool technology and hoped to use the Ling Tian Sect to influence the Sun Moon Empire.

Ling Yuan reunited with Gu Yu and Han Yu at Ling Tian Sect, then secretly spent the night with Han Yu and discussed his eighth Spirit Ring. She revealed that Worship Hall scouts had found a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the Extreme North, giving Han Yu a potential alternative to the Sky Azure Bull Python.

• Ling Yuan told Gu Yu and Han Yu that she would help them where she could and warned them to watch Bibi Dong's side of Spirit Hall.
• Ling Yuan stayed overnight at Ling Tian Sect, then slipped into Han Yu's room late at night and shared an intimate moment with him.
• Ling Yuan asked Han Yu about his eighth Spirit Ring, and he named the Sky Azure Bull Python as his first choice, saying his grandfather would accompany him.
• Ling Yuan said Worship Hall scouts had discovered a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the inner region of the Extreme North.

Han Yu learned of a hundred-thousand-year Frost Explosion Dragon in the Extreme North and considered seeking dragon Soul Beasts in the sea. Xue Ye sent Qian Renxue to negotiate with Ling Tian Sect for Sun Moon Empire Soul Tools, while Han Yu continued struggling to fuse his Light and Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Souls.

• Ling Yuan told Han Yu about a hundred-thousand-year Frost Explosion Dragon in the Extreme North, and he rewarded her affectionately for the information.
• Han Yu considered taking people to Sea God Island to search for aquatic Dragon Clan Soul Beasts and decided he might also participate in the upcoming Elite Tournament.
• Xue Ye learned that the Sun Moon Empire had brought powerful Soul Tools to Vast Sea City and ordered Qian Renxue to ask Han Yu whether they could be sold to Heaven Dou.
• Qian Renxue agreed to visit Ling Tian Sect the following morning, and Xue Ye told her to offer benefits while avoiding conflict with the sect.
• Han Yu practiced developing a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill but could not yet balance the Light and Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Souls.

Han Yu received Qian Renxue’s request to arrange a Soul Tool trade with the Sun Moon Empire in exchange for a port and an imperial title, then began preparing the Ling Tian Sect’s Elite Tournament team. After Gu Yu and Han Feng emerged from seclusion with stronger Soul Power and transformed Martial Souls, the chapter revealed that a Dragon Pill had helped them advance.

• Qian Renxue asked Han Yu to broker a Soul Tool purchase for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and offered the Ling Tian Sect an imperial title and a port near Vast Sea City.
• Han Yu agreed to discuss the deal as an intermediary but insisted that the Ling Tian Sect would cooperate as an equal, and he delayed speaking with the Sun Moon Empire until his parents finished refining their Immortal Herbs.
• Han Yu planned the Elite Tournament team, and Gu Rong selected Niu Zhuang and Yang Tie to complete its seven members.
• Dugu Bo and Meng Shu began training the team while Han Yu cultivated and studied the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Gu Yu emerged at level ninety-six with a Bone Dragon Martial Soul showing signs of evolving, while Han Feng reached level ninety-five with stronger defenses.
• The chapter revealed that Gu Yu and Han Feng had obtained a Dragon Pill from a Sun Moon Continent ruin, helping them advance after condensing a Soul Core.

Han Yu negotiated a trade and technology-sharing agreement between the Ling Tian Sect and the Sun Moon Empire, securing access to Rank Six and Rank Seven Soul Tool blueprints in stages. The deal made Han Feng and Gu Yu the technical bridge, while a permanent foothold for the Sun Moon Empire remained unresolved.

• Han Feng and Gu Yu emerged from seclusion after refining Immortal Herbs, and Gu Rong told them to thank Han Yu for the herbs and Soul Core method.
• Han Yu welcomed his parents and Gu Rong to the front hall, where Kong Zhao arrived to discuss cooperation on behalf of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Kong Zhao offered Rank One through Rank Five Soul Tool blueprints and proposed making the Ling Tian Sect the Empire's sole intermediary, establishing a foothold, and arranging long-term exchanges.
• Han Yu accepted the intermediary and exchange proposals in principle, but said the Ling Tian Sect could only introduce the Empire to the powers that could approve a foothold.
• Han Yu agreed to take Rank Six and Rank Seven blueprints in stages and to let the Sun Moon Empire market lower-ranked blueprints for a ten percent intermediary fee.
• Kong Zhao accepted Han Feng and Gu Yu as technical bridges with travel and blueprint access, and Gu Rong remarked that staged delivery would keep the Ling Tian Sect dependent on the Empire.

Ling Yuan learned that Bibi Dong planned to restart the Seven Great Sects Ranking Tournament after the Elite Tournament and wanted the Ling Tian Sect to replace the Clear Sky Sect as the foremost Upper Three Sect. She reported the proposal to the Worship Hall elders, who questioned Bibi Dong’s motives while acknowledging the Ling Tian Sect’s strength.

• Han Yu told Han Feng to keep the captured people hanging until they had learned everything they could from them.
• Bibi Dong summoned Ling Yuan and told her Spirit Hall planned to restart the Seven Great Sects Ranking Tournament after the Elite Tournament.
• Bibi Dong asked Ling Yuan to persuade the Ling Tian Sect to compete and become the foremost Upper Three Sect, offering it fair treatment and calling it a potential ally for maintaining stability.
• Ling Yuan told the Worship Hall elders about Bibi Dong’s proposal and her reasons for seeking the Ling Tian Sect’s support.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo called Bibi Dong’s plan a scheme to weaken the Clear Sky Sect’s influence and gain a powerful ally, while Ling Yuan said the Ling Tian Sect was qualified to take the position.

Han Yu faced his mother Gu Yu in a spar and defeated her despite her rank ninety-six cultivation, then clashed with his rank ninety-five father Han Feng. The chapter ended with Han Feng staggered by their exchange and realizing Han Yu had the advantage in raw strength.

• Ling Yuan told Han Yu that Spirit Hall wanted Ling Tian Sect to participate in the Seven Great Sects Ranking Tournament, and he agreed to discuss it when she visited.
• Gu Yu challenged Han Yu to a spar, and he dodged her attacks without using his Martial Soul.
• Gu Yu activated her Void Boundary and attacked with a spatial blade, but Han Yu summoned the Dark Sacred Dragon and suppressed her with his Evil God Domain.
• Han Yu used three successive teleports to evade Gu Yu’s attack and stopped his Dragon Claw inches from her throat, forcing her to concede.
• Han Feng challenged Han Yu, and their Dragon Claws collided; Han Feng staggered back seven steps while Han Yu retreated five.

Han Yu revealed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could lead to the Sea God's Nine Trials and let Gu Yu test it, where it began guiding her Soul Power. The next morning, Prince Xue Xing arrived with Fourth Prince Xue Beng to meet Han Feng and Gu Yu.

• Han Yu defeated Han Feng in a spar, and Han Feng accepted that his son had surpassed him.
• Han Yu showed Han Feng and Gu Yu the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and explained its connection to the Sea God's inheritance.
• Han Yu said the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud had not acknowledged him, but Gu Yu might be compatible because of her Bone Dragon Martial Soul's spatial attribute.
• Gu Yu held the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which glowed brighter and began slowly guiding her Soul Power toward her dantian.
• Han Yu told Gu Yu to keep testing the artifact and consider going to Sea God Island if it acknowledged her.
• Bai Chenxiang told Han Yu that Prince Xue Xing had arrived with Fourth Prince Xue Beng to see Han Feng and Gu Yu.

Han Yu received Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng, who came to apologize for Xue Beng’s past offense. After Han Yu agreed to let the matter go, Han Feng and Gu Yu showed them their Soul Tool workshop, where Gu Yu crafted a cannon barrel and Han Feng invited Xue Xing to try it.

• Han Yu told Han Feng and Gu Yu that Prince Xue Xing had arrived with Xue Beng to apologize.
• Xue Beng knelt and asked Han Yu to forgive him, while Xue Xing showed the scars Xue Beng had received after provoking Han Yu at Imperial Heaven Academy.
• Han Yu said he would not pursue the old offense, though he would not help Xue Beng if he needed anything.
• Han Feng and Gu Yu invited Xue Xing and Xue Beng to stay for a meal and then showed them the Soul Tool workshop.
• Gu Yu crafted a silver-white cannon barrel, and Han Feng placed a Soul Power Crystal Core in it and invited Xue Xing to try it.

Han Yu and his family arranged to demonstrate Ling Tian Sect’s Soul Tools for Xue Ye, while Snake Lance and Porcupinefish spotted Han Feng and Gu Yu in Heaven Dou City. Han Yu reached the Imperial Study to meet Xue Ye, and Qian Renxue set out to see him as well.

• Xue Xing tested a Level 4 Soul Cannon, and Han Yu agreed that the sect would sell Soul Tools below Level 5 without transferring their core technology.
• Han Yu decided to visit the palace to discuss the Soul Tools and the Seven Great Sects Ranking Tournament with Xue Ye.
• Han Yu, Han Feng, and Gu Yu traveled to Heaven Dou City, where Han Feng and Gu Yu went sightseeing while Han Yu headed to the palace.
• Snake Lance and Porcupinefish recognized Han Feng and Gu Yu as powerful Titled Douluo and reported their arrival to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue decided to visit Han Yu at the palace, while Han Yu arrived at the Imperial Study and met Xue Ye.

Han Yu sold fifty Level 4 Soul Cannons to Xue Ye, then left the Imperial Study after sensing Yu Yuanzhen confronting his parents in Heaven Dou City. He arrived as Yu Yuanzhen accused the Ling Tian Sect of encroaching on Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan territory, and the dispute remained unresolved.

• Xue Ye agreed to buy fifty Level 4 Single-Shot Fixed Soul Cannons from Han Yu for fifty million Gold Soul Coins, paying half as a deposit and accepting delivery within three months.
• Qian Renxue arrived to observe Han Yu's Soul Tool demonstration, but Han Yu sensed Yu Yuanzhen confronting Han Feng and Gu Yu and went to investigate.
• Yu Yuanzhen accused Han Feng and Gu Yu of abandoning Han Yu and criticized them for returning after their son founded the Ling Tian Sect.
• Han Yu arrived between the two sides and asked Yu Yuanzhen to discuss the matter calmly rather than fight in the street.
• Yu Yuanzhen accused the Ling Tian Sect of expanding into Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan territory, and Han Yu said the clan could send members to discuss the dispute with the sect.

Han Yu’s family demonstrated a Soul Cannon to Xue Ye and agreed to sell Heaven Dou fifty cannons, while Han Yu revealed that he had long known Qian Renxue’s true identity. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue removing her disguise in her East Palace study.

• Yu Yuanzhen left after confronting Han Yu’s family, and they continued to the palace for the Soul Tool demonstration.
• Han Feng introduced a Level 4 Single-Shot Fixed Soul Cannon, and Gu Yu demonstrated its power by destroying a target in the courtyard.
• Xue Ye agreed to buy fifty cannons within three months and ordered Qian Renxue to send the Ling Tian Sect a twenty-five-million-Gold-Soul-Coin deposit.
• After leaving the palace, Han Yu told Han Feng and Gu Yu that he knew Qian Renxue was from Spirit Hall and had infiltrated the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but said her actions did not concern them unless she threatened the Ling Tian Sect.
• Qian Renxue returned to the East Palace study and removed her golden mask.

Qian Renxue decided to seek cooperation with Han Yu rather than provoke him and planned to contact the Sun Moon Empire about Soul Tools. At Ling Tian Sect, Ling Yuan explained Spirit Hall’s proposal for Han Yu to lead the Upper Three Sects, leaving his decision unresolved as Gu Yu arrived.

• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo reported that they could no longer sense Han Yu’s strength, and Qian Renxue warned them against provoking Ling Tian Sect.
• Qian Renxue discussed Soul Tools and decided to contact Sun Moon Empire commander Kong Zhao in Vast Sea City.
• Ling Yuan entered Han Yu’s study and explained Bibi Dong’s plan for Ling Tian Sect to replace the Clear Sky Sect as head of the Upper Three Sects.
• Ling Yuan urged Han Yu to consider Spirit Hall’s offer after the Elite Tournament, and Han Yu left his answer unstated.
• Gu Yu knocked on Han Yu’s door and asked whether he was asleep.