Chapter Summaries

At the Lake of Life, Su Mo offered Xiao Wu’s freedom in exchange for the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python sacrificing themselves. Da Ming and Er Ming agreed in principle, but Su Mo challenged Da Ming’s demand for an oath, leaving Xiao Wu’s fate unresolved.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo blocked Er Ming and Da Ming from reaching the injured Xiao Wu and drove them back.
• Su Mo told the two beasts that Ah Rou was dead and offered Xiao Wu a chance to live in exchange for their sacrifices.
• Su Mo demanded that Er Ming sacrifice itself to Yue Guan and Da Ming sacrifice itself to him.
• Da Ming asked Er Ming for its choice, and Er Ming agreed to sacrifice itself for Xiao Wu.
• Da Ming agreed on the condition that Su Mo swear upon his Martial Soul to release Xiao Wu, but Su Mo questioned whether Da Ming had any power to negotiate.

Su Mo’s plan to obtain the Titan Giant Ape’s sacrifice was interrupted when Bear Lord and Scarlet King emerged from the Lake of Life. The Silver Dragon King had sent them to kill Su Mo because his Martial Soul carried the Asura God’s aura.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python agreed to sacrifice itself after the Titan Giant Ape, provided Xiao Wu was released safely, and Su Mo accepted the condition.
• The Titan Giant Ape began its sacrifice to Yue Guan while Xiao Wu struggled and cried out in grief.
• The Lake of Life erupted, and Bear Lord and Scarlet King appeared, prompting Golden Crocodile Douluo and Gui Mei to prepare for battle.
• Bear Lord fixed its killing intent on Su Mo, leaving Su Mo worried that the Ferocious Beasts would overwhelm the group while Yue Guan completed the sacrifice.
• The Silver Dragon King had awakened beneath the lake, sensed the Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul, and sent Bear Lord and Scarlet King to kill Su Mo.

After gaining two hundred-thousand-year soul rings and soul bones, Su Mo celebrated with his companions before traveling with Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo to Heaven Dou City. They settled into a manor arranged by the local Martial Soul Branch Hall, where Su Mo and Bibi Dong prepared to rest and explore the city the next day.

• Su Mo described his new soul ring and soul bone skills to Bibi Dong, while Golden Crocodile Douluo praised his strength.
• Su Mo, Bibi Dong, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei rested overnight after their battles in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Two days later, Su Mo and Bibi Dong traveled to Heaven Dou City with Golden Crocodile Douluo, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei went their separate ways.
• The platinum bishop of the Heaven Dou City Martial Soul Branch Hall arranged a manor for Su Mo's group.
• Bibi Dong inspected the master bedroom, and Su Mo suggested she bathe and rest before they toured Heaven Dou City the next day.

Su Mo and Bibi Dong grew closer during their stay in Heaven Dou City, then visited the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena in disguise. After registering for individual Gambling Duels, they drew astonished attention with their high Soul Power Levels and young ages.

• Bibi Dong teased Su Mo at their manor, and the two spent the night together after Su Mo whispered a promise to her.
• The next morning, Su Mo and Bibi Dong left to explore Heaven Dou City while Golden Crocodile Douluo secretly followed them.
• Su Mo and Bibi Dong arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and decided to enter wearing masks and using aliases.
• Su Mo registered as Asura, a level fifty-five Soul King, while Bibi Dong registered as Spider Emperor, a level forty-four Soul Ancestor.
• The registration worker was shocked by their levels and ages, and the pair completed their tests before signing up for individual Gambling Duels.

Su Mo entered his first Soul Fight at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where he faced the veteran Battle Soul King Tiger. The chapter ended with Su Mo refusing to release his Martial Soul, shocking the audience and enraging Tiger.

• Su Mo and Bibi Dong watched two matches before heading to their separate arenas for their first fights.
• At Arena Fifteen, the host introduced Tiger, a Level 56 Battle Soul King with twelve wins, and Su Mo, competing as Asura with no recorded matches.
• The audience largely backed Tiger and mocked Su Mo’s masked appearance and newcomer status.
• Tiger released his Magma Earth-Splitting Tiger Martial Soul and challenged Su Mo, who remained motionless.
• After the host reminded him of the rules, Su Mo calmly said he did not need to release his Martial Soul, setting off an uproar and angering Tiger.

Su Mo, competing as Asura, defeated the level fifty-six Tiger at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena without using his Martial Soul. He left the arena victorious, and his name began to spread.

• Tiger grew furious when Su Mo refused to use his Martial Soul, and the host started their match.
• Su Mo endured Tiger's fire attack unharmed, then pierced Tiger's chest with a Soul Power sword and inflicted Asura Power.
• Tiger used his Scorching Force Field, but Su Mo released his Black Gold Sword Wings to overcome its suppression and attack from the air.
• Su Mo wore Tiger down with repeated strikes while Tiger's fire attacks failed to harm him.
• Su Mo's final dive sent Tiger crashing to the edge of the arena, and the host declared Asura the winner.
• Su Mo dispersed his sword and calmly left the arena as spectators reacted to his victory.

After Su Mo and Bibi Dong drew attention at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, Golden Crocodile Douluo helped them evade their followers. News of their unusual abilities reached several major powers, leaving Heaven Dou City’s factions secretly investigating them.

• Su Mo and Bibi Dong noticed they were being watched after their arena matches, then disappeared with Golden Crocodile Douluo’s help.
• A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple reported Bibi Dong’s extraordinary Spirit Rings and Su Mo’s victory to Ning Mingyuan, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
• Ning Mingyuan agreed that the sect should investigate the pair in person the next day.
• Emperor Xue Ye ordered his spies to discover Su Mo and Bibi Dong’s identities and whereabouts.
• The Martial Soul Branch Hall’s Platinum Bishop recognized the pair as geniuses connected to Spirit Hall and ordered his subordinate to stop investigating.
• Reports spread among Heaven Dou City’s factions, prompting them to secretly investigate Su Mo and Bibi Dong.

Su Mo and Bibi Dong won another soul duel at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, drawing the attention of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After they refused Ning Mingyuan’s offer to join, he ordered Chen Xin to investigate their background.

• Su Mo and Bibi Dong defeated a pair of Spirit Kings in a two-on-two duel, with Su Mo relying on sword-like soul power and his External Soul Bone while Bibi Dong used her poison.
• Ning Mingyuan and Chen Xin watched the duel, and Chen Xin praised Su Mo’s mastery of peak Sword Intent.
• Ning Mingyuan invited Su Mo and Bibi Dong to his VIP box, asked about their origins and abilities, and offered them a place in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Bibi Dong refused to explain her soul ring configuration, and Su Mo declined Ning Mingyuan’s invitation to join the sect.
• After Su Mo and Bibi Dong left, Ning Mingyuan concluded they had powerful backing and told Chen Xin to follow them and investigate their origins.

After Su Mo and Bibi Dong escaped their pursuers, Ning Mingyuan concluded they were probably backed by Spirit Hall and expected the Clear Sky Sect to investigate them. Two days later, Tang Hao prepared to challenge Asura at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, convinced he could force him to reveal his secrets.

• Su Mo and Bibi Dong won their soul battles, then Golden Crocodile Douluo concealed them from their pursuers, including Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin reported losing Su Mo and Bibi Dong, and Ning Mingyuan suspected a powerful Spirit Hall expert was protecting them.
• Ning Mingyuan decided not to investigate further himself and ordered Chen Xin to inform Xue Ye, while predicting the Clear Sky Sect would pursue the matter.
• Tang Hao told Tang Wei he intended to challenge Asura in a wager match to obtain the method for breaking the limit on Spirit Ring absorption.
• After a Clear Sky Sect disciple announced Asura had arrived, Tang Hao left the VIP box to meet him.

Su Mo accepted Tang Hao’s wager duel at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, with Ring Detonation as the prize if Tang Hao lost. As the arena filled for their upcoming battle, Yu Xiaogang watched from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s box, hoping to discover how the Spider Emperor absorbed Spirit Rings beyond the limit and prove his worth.

• Tang Hao challenged Su Mo to a wager duel, demanding the method for absorbing Spirit Rings beyond the limit if Su Mo lost.
• Su Mo asked Tang Hao to wager the Clear Sky Sect’s Ring Detonation technique, and Tang Hao agreed despite hesitating over the secret.
• Su Mo and Tang Hao registered the duel, which the Great Soul Arena scheduled for the central arena as tickets sold out and spectators placed bets mostly on Tang Hao.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Mingyuan whether Tang Hao would win, and Ning Mingyuan said Asura’s unknown Martial Soul made the outcome uncertain.
• Yu Xiaogang watched from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s box, hoping to study the Spider Emperor’s Spirit Rings and earn recognition through his theories.

At the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, Su Mo challenged Tang Hao to a wager duel and promised to defeat him within one minute without using his Martial Soul. After dodging Tang Hao’s opening hammer strike, Su Mo unleashed his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and reached for him from the air.

• The host introduced Tang Hao and Su Mo before the excited crowd at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
• Su Mo declared that he would lose if he failed to defeat Tang Hao within one minute, provoking the crowd’s laughter and Tang Hao’s anger.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and five Spirit Rings, while Su Mo refused to release his Martial Soul.
• When the match began, Tang Hao charged with the Nine Absolutes of Clear Sky, Collapse Art, but Su Mo used his Black Gold Sword Wings to evade the hammer strike.
• Su Mo activated his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and Tang Hao realized too late that he could not dodge as Su Mo reached for him from above.

Su Mo defeated Tang Hao in seconds with two skills from his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, stunning the spectators and the watching sect leaders. After the Clear Sky Sect rushed to Tang Hao’s side, Tang Wei blamed Su Mo for his injuries and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, threatening to kill him.

• Su Mo immobilized Tang Hao with the Sky Azure Sluggish Divine Claw and struck him with the Sky Azure Extinction Thunder, leaving him badly injured in a crater.
• The host announced Asura’s victory, and the crowd reacted with shock, greed, and excitement over his apparent Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Ning Mingyuan, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong recognized the power of Su Mo’s Soul Bone, while Yu Xiaogang struggled to accept Tang Hao’s defeat and Yu Yuanzhen watched Su Mo gravely.
• Tang Wei, Tang Xiao, Tang Yuehua, and other Clear Sky Sect members rushed onto the arena to check on Tang Hao, who remained stunned by his loss.
• After confirming Tang Hao was not in danger, Tang Wei threatened Su Mo and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and nine Spirit Rings.

Golden Crocodile Douluo protected Su Mo from Tang Wei and demanded that the Clear Sky Sect honor its wager to hand over Ring Detonation. Tang Wei tried to postpone the handover by insisting the secret art was at the sect, but Su Mo challenged his claim and warned that delaying Tang Hao’s treatment could leave lasting damage.

• Su Mo’s mask shattered under Tang Wei’s pressure, and Golden Crocodile Douluo stepped in to shield him.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed his Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and demanded that Tang Wei fulfill the wager.
• Ning Mingyuan temporarily stabilized Tang Hao’s injuries while Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong joined him, and Yu Yuanzhen watched from the side.
• Tang Wei agreed to the wager but insisted Golden Crocodile Douluo retrieve Ring Detonation from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Su Mo questioned whether Tang Hao had learned the secret art and warned Tang Wei that delaying his treatment could harm his future cultivation.

After defeating Tang Hao, Su Mo forced the Clear Sky Sect to hand over the Ring Detonation manual and had the Ye Clan Head heal him. Su Mo then asked the Ye Clan Head to stay for a private discussion and left the arena with her and Ye Qingshuang.

• Tang Wei tried to take Tang Hao away for treatment, but Su Mo insisted that he be healed at the arena and asked the Ye Clan Head to treat him.
• The Ye Clan Head healed Tang Hao with her Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul, then stayed after Su Mo said he wanted to discuss something with her.
• Su Mo demanded that Tang Wei honor the wager, and Tang Hao reluctantly handed over the Ring Detonation manual.
• Tang Wei and the Clear Sky Sect departed in humiliation, while Ning Fengzhi's party and Yu Yuanzhen also left the arena.
• Su Mo led the Ye Clan Head and Ye Qingshuang away from the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to talk.

Su Mo persuaded the Ye Clan to join Spirit Hall by offering a chance to break the Nine-Heart Begonia curse. He left Heaven Dou City with Ye Qingshuang and Bibi Dong, heading for Spirit City to seek the item from his teacher.

• Su Mo invited the Ye Clan Head and Ye Qingshuang to join Spirit Hall, but the Ye Clan Head initially refused because her clan had long remained neutral.
• Su Mo offered a fifty percent chance that an item could break the Nine-Heart Begonia curse, and the Ye Clan Head agreed to make the Ye Clan a subordinate faction of Spirit Hall.
• Su Mo revealed that the Pope was his teacher and Bibi Dong was his senior sister, then arranged for Ye Qingshuang to accompany them to Spirit City to receive the item.
• Su Mo hurried to leave Heaven Dou City because he feared Tang Chen might come after him for taking the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Detonation manual.
• As the carriage traveled toward Spirit City, Ye Qingshuang watched Bibi Dong tenderly stroke the sleeping Su Mo's hair and felt a faint sense of loss.

Tang Wei told Tang Chen that Tang Hao had lost a wager match to the Spirit Hall fighter Asura and surrendered the Ring Detonation Secret Art. Tang Chen suspected Spirit Hall was behind Asura’s rare abilities, while Su Mo brought Ye Qingshuang to meet Qian Xunji and announced that the Ye Clan had joined Spirit Hall.

• Tang Wei recounted how Asura defeated Tang Hao with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Right Arm Soul Bone and forced him to hand over Ring Detonation.
• Tang Chen criticized Tang Hao for losing heart after one defeat, then ordered him to remain in the sect until he recovered.
• Tang Chen identified Asura as a likely Spirit Hall fighter and wondered what else Qian Daoliu’s Spirit Hall had concealed.
• Su Mo and Bibi Dong brought Ye Qingshuang to the Pope Palace, where she respectfully greeted Qian Xunji.
• Su Mo introduced Ye Qingshuang as the Ye Clan heir and told Qian Xunji that her clan had decided to join Spirit Hall.

Su Mo returned to Spirit City with Bibi Dong and Ye Qingshuang, reported to Qian Xunji, and gave him a copy of the Clear Sky Sect’s Ring Detonation technique. He then gave Ye Qingshuang the Aromatic Silk Beauty to refine, leaving the story with him watching to see whether it would change her Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

• Su Mo told Qian Xunji that he had promised the Ye Clan the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Qian Xunji gave him the two remaining Immortal Herbs.
• Qian Xunji praised Su Mo for the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena incident and reassured him that the Grand Elder could protect him from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Su Mo gave Qian Xunji a copied version of the Clear Sky Sect’s Ring Detonation technique.
• Su Mo brought Bibi Dong and Ye Qingshuang to his palace and offered Ye Qingshuang a room there.
• Su Mo gave Ye Qingshuang the Aromatic Silk Beauty and instructed her to inhale its essence while cultivating.
• Ye Qingshuang began refining the herb, and Su Mo watched her golden-lit Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul for signs of change.

Tang Chen confronted Qian Daoliu over Tang Hao’s defeat but chose to spar with him instead, and their battle began far from Spirit City. Meanwhile, Ye Qingshuang’s Martial Soul evolved after absorbing an Immortal Herb, freeing her from the Martial Soul Curse and leaving Su Mo to name it the Ten-Heart Begonia.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo told the worship elders about recent events, and Qian Daoliu sensed Tang Chen approaching.
• Tang Chen accused Qian Daoliu’s Spirit Hall of taking Ring Detonation from Tang Hao, but said he would not pursue the matter between the juniors.
• Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu traveled to uninhabited mountains and began a battle as two Limit Douluo.
• Ye Qingshuang awakened from absorbing the Immortal Herb, found her Soul Power had reached level forty, and discovered that her Nine-Heart Begonia had gained a tenth filament.
• Ye Qingshuang embraced Su Mo in gratitude, and he suggested renaming her evolved Martial Soul the Ten-Heart Begonia.

Bibi Dong became jealous after seeing Su Mo embrace Ye Qingshuang, but Su Mo reassured her that she mattered most to him. Two days later, Qian Daoliu defeated Tang Chen in a fierce battle and revealed that he had used Angel God Power to protect Su Mo and warn others away.

• Bibi Dong saw Ye Qingshuang leave in embarrassment and confronted Su Mo about their embrace.
• Su Mo held Bibi Dong and explained that Ye Qingshuang had hugged him in excitement after her Martial Soul Curse disappeared.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Su Mo had feelings for Ye Qingshuang, and he told her she was the most important person to him.
• After two days of fighting outside Spirit City, Qian Daoliu defeated Tang Chen, whose Ring Detonation had left him weakened.
• Qian Daoliu admitted he had used Angel God Power and left Tang Chen with a warning that anyone seeking to harm Su Mo would have to face him.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect discovered and tested Whale Rubber’s ability to improve physical strength, and the secret eventually spread among the major powers. A year later, Su Mo prepared to leave Spirit City for Slaughter City, and Qian Xunji arranged for Gui Mei to escort him there.

• Ning Mingyuan learned that Spirit Hall had been buying Whale Rubber and confirmed its effects by having a disciple consume it.
• Over the next year, Ye Qingshuang advanced to level forty-seven, the Ye Clan moved to Spirit City, and Su Mo trained for Slaughter City.
• Qian Xunji named Su Mo the Holy Son and Bibi Dong the Saintess, while Bibi Dong and Ye Qingshuang became close.
• Su Mo told Bibi Dong he planned to train in Slaughter City, and she reluctantly agreed to wait for him.
• Su Mo told Qian Xunji that a God had directed him to Slaughter City, and Qian Xunji sent Gui Mei to escort him.