Chapter Summaries

After two months of team training, Zhao Tiezhu and the others tested their teamwork against Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and Jin Chen. Ling Feng overwhelmed them but urged them to keep challenging stronger opponents as they prepared for the arena in Heaven Dou City.

• Zhao Tiezhu’s team showed off their improved coordination and abilities before facing Spirit Hall’s geniuses.
• The team launched a coordinated attack on Qian Renxue and Jin Chen, but Qian Renxue’s Eight-Winged Angel light stopped them and Ling Feng broke Shen Han’s ice wall.
• Ling Feng used his Evil God Domain to immobilize all seven, then released them and called for another attempt.
• The team redirected their attacks at Ling Feng, who easily dispelled them and sent them flying.
• Ling Feng praised their willingness to attack him and reminded them to face stronger opponents before the Heaven Dou City arena.

Zhao Tiezhu and the others resumed training after Ling Feng showed them how far they could still go. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Gu Yuena awakened, learned about Ling Feng, and decided to condense his seventh Soul Ring before Di Tian arrived at Spirit Hall to summon him.

• Ling Feng told Jin Chen and Qian Renxue that he had fought Zhao Tiezhu and the others to show them their limits, and they returned to training for the tournament.
• Gu Yuena awakened after ten thousand years, and Di Tian reported that humans had spread across the continent while soul beasts had lost territory.
• Di Tian told Gu Yuena about Ling Feng's power, Dragon Clan bloodline, ties to Chi Yan and Han Shuang, and belief that soul beasts could become gods.
• Gu Yuena decided to gamble on Ling Feng and condense his seventh Soul Ring, then ordered Di Tian to summon him to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Di Tian arrived at Spirit Hall and told Ling Feng that the awakened Silver Dragon King wanted to see him.

Di Tian brought Qiangu Lingfeng to the Star Dou Great Forest, where the awakened Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, examined him and offered to condense his seventh Soul Ring. She called him an anomaly caught between humans and Soul Beasts, and Ling Feng argued that the two sides did not have to fight to the death.

• Di Tian told Ling Feng that Gu Yuena would condense his seventh Soul Ring, and Ling Feng accepted the invitation despite Qian Daoliu's concern.
• Di Tian escorted Ling Feng to the Lake of Life, where Gu Yuena emerged and the Soul Beasts of the forest prostrated themselves.
• Gu Yuena examined Ling Feng's abilities and asked whether he feared her; Ling Feng said he did not because she had invited him rather than seeking to kill him.
• Gu Yuena explained that she wanted to know which side Ling Feng, an anomaly between humans and Soul Beasts, would ultimately choose.
• Ling Feng said he did not know what the future held but believed humans and Soul Beasts could live without fighting, citing the people and Soul Beasts he had encountered.

Gu Yuena gave Ling Feng her Origin Power to form his seventh Soul Ring, asking him to uphold his promise to help humans and Soul Beasts survive together. After Ling Feng left for Spirit City with Di Tian, the Beast Kings debated whether he could be trusted, and Di Tian defended his decision to gamble on the boy.

• Gu Yuena gave Ling Feng her Origin Power and told him to return to the Star Dou Great Forest after the tournament to condense his seventh Soul Ring.
• Di Tian escorted Ling Feng toward Spirit City as Gu Yuena sank beneath the Lake of Life to sleep again.
• Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, King of Ten Thousand Monsters, and the other Beast Kings gathered and questioned why Gu Yuena had entrusted power to a human child.
• King of Ten Thousand Monsters revealed that Ling Feng carried Dragon Clan blood and the auras of the Fire Dragon King and the Water Dragon King.
• Di Tian recounted Ling Feng's past visits and explained that the boy had defeated the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and wanted to change the world.
• Di Tian told the Beast Kings that he was gambling on Ling Feng because giving him power offered the Soul Beasts a chance beyond waiting to die.

Tang Hao was resurrected by the Asura God as a powerful Slaughter God in Slaughter City. After wandering the city and thinking of Ah Yin, his son, and Spirit Hall, he met with the King of Slaughter and asked whether they had met before.

• Di Tian wondered how far the child would go, while a silver figure beneath the Lake of Life called the child a variable and returned to slumber.
• The Asura God offered Tang Hao a second life and revenge in exchange for a price, and Tang Hao accepted.
• Tang Hao was remade from killing intent in Slaughter City, gaining nine Soul Rings and becoming the Asura God's Second Worship.
• Tang Hao wandered Slaughter City for several days, thinking about Ah Yin, his son, and Spirit Hall without intervening in the violence.
• Tang Hao met the King of Slaughter, showed him his Soul Rings, and asked if they had met before.

Tang Hao left Slaughter City with the Asura God's mission to make trouble for Spirit Hall, while the King of Slaughter struggled with fragments of a forgotten past. In the God Realm, the Asura God declared that Spirit Hall should be destroyed.

• Tang Hao and the King of Slaughter discussed their forgotten identities and the unknown person they were waiting for.
• The King of Slaughter recalled a promise to an important woman but could not remember who she was, then reminded Tang Hao not to forget the Asura God's mission.
• Tang Hao left Slaughter City, resolved to take revenge on Spirit Hall, Qiangu Xiaoye, and Qian Xunji.
• The King of Slaughter glimpsed a mountain, a giant hammer, and a disappointed white-haired old man, then wondered who he was.
• The Asura God said Spirit Hall should not continue to exist and invoked the previous Angel God, Qian Yuhan.

The Asura God recalled how he had tried to recruit the Angel God, whose independent path toward God King threatened his authority. The Angel God left his domain after accusing him of fearing that she might surpass him, while he refused to let her use his overlapping Judgment authority.

• The Asura God watched the Angel God's godhood fade and remembered her refusal to join him and share Judgment authority.
• The Angel God said she intended to pursue God King through her own path, and the Asura God warned that he would cut her down if she borrowed his authority.
• The Asura God grabbed the Angel God's chin and threatened her, but released her and admitted he would not kill her because her death would destabilize the God Realm.
• The Angel God warned that the Asura God was afraid she might surpass him and destroy his order, then said she feared he would destroy her.
• The Asura God erupted in anger as the Angel God stood calmly before him, and he finally ordered her to leave.

Asura God severed Qian Yuhan’s divine sense during her attempt to break through to God King, leaving her godhood vacant. Poseidon recalled their friendship and his choice to serve Asura God as he watched Qian Yuhan’s authority slowly be absorbed and her name forgotten.

• Asura God waited until Qian Yuhan’s breakthrough was underway, then severed her divine sense and caused her divine soul to dissipate.
• Poseidon sensed Qian Yuhan’s vacant godhood and remembered how she had insisted on breaking through the God Realm’s limits.
• Asura God offered Poseidon a choice between joining him or following Qian Yuhan’s path, and Poseidon chose to join him.
• Poseidon recalled arguing with Qian Yuhan and warning her to stay alive, but she said some things mattered more than survival and left.
• Poseidon remained alive as Asura God gradually absorbed Qian Yuhan’s authority and the God Realm forgot her name.

Poseidon remained in vigil, waiting for someone to challenge the Asura God's order, while Spirit Hall Academy's team prepared to leave for the tournament in Heaven Dou City. Ling Feng led the team out of Spirit City, and the chapter ended with Zhao Tiezhu watching the city fade behind their carriage.

• Poseidon looked toward the desolate Angel God Domain and vowed to keep waiting for the day Qian Yuhan's sacrifice would have meaning.
• Spirit City residents gathered outside Spirit Hall Academy to cheer as Zhao Tiezhu and the other six main team members emerged in uniform.
• Qian Renxue and Jin Chen joined the team, and Ling Feng ordered everyone to set off.
• Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and Jin Chen boarded one carriage while Zhao Tiezhu led the seven main members onto another.
• The carriages left Spirit City for Heaven Dou City, and Zhao Tiezhu watched his home recede as Sun Qing asked what he was thinking.

Ling Feng and the Spirit Hall team arrived in Heaven Dou City ahead of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and Ling Feng prepared to represent Spirit Hall as its Holy Son. The tournament opened the next morning with Thunder Academy facing Blazing Fire Academy, while Zhao Tiezhu led the Spirit Hall team in warm-ups.

• Ling Feng and his companions reached Heaven Dou City, where Salas welcomed them and arranged their lodging at the Spirit Hall Annex.
• Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and Jin Chen watched the lively city and arena before the tournament began the next morning.
• Nobles, sect representatives, and imperial leaders gathered at Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where Spirit Hall's large number of empty seats drew attention.
• Thunder Academy and Blazing Fire Academy were announced as the first opponents, and Thunder Academy's Soul Ancestor team entered the arena.
• Zhao Tiezhu led the Spirit Hall team in warm-ups as Yu Yuanzhen watched them from the stands.

Spirit Hall Academy dominated Balaque Academy in a three-minute match, extending its winning streak and impressing the watching leaders. Yu Yuanzhen watched Qiangu Lingfeng and recalled the massacre of the Qiangu Family, leaving him focused on the grandson of the man responsible.

• Thunder Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy with a coordinated lightning formation, and Xue Ye praised the team's unity.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy narrowly beat Star Luo Royal Academy after better coordination overcame their opponents' fierce attacks.
• Zhao Tiezhu and Spirit Hall Academy quickly dismantled Balaque Academy's formation, forcing its leader to concede in under three minutes.
• Zhao Tiezhu shook hands with Balaque Academy's leader, while Xue Ye, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong recognized Spirit Hall's strength and Qiangu Lingfeng's influence.
• Yu Yuanzhen watched Qiangu Lingfeng and remembered the Coiling Dragon Staff wielder, the massacre, and the deaths of more than three hundred members of the Qiangu Family.

Ling Feng congratulated Spirit Hall Academy after its opening-day victories and urged the team to fight as one in the coming team battles. As dawn approached, a sinister, reanimated Tang Hao reached the tournament arena and brooded over his memories and grudges.

• Spirit Hall Academy finished the first day of matches with seven victories, and Ling Feng told Qian Renxue he would praise the team after it won the finals.
• Ling Feng warned the seven Spirit Hall Academy fighters not to underestimate their rivals and reminded Zhao Tiezhu that a Soul King could still lose against a united team.
• Tang Hao entered Heaven Dou City in a gray cloak and wandered past Spirit Hall's residence, Seven Treasures Pavilion, and Heaven Dou Palace.
• Tang Hao reached the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena near dawn, stared at the banner bearing an angel and a coiled dragon, and remembered his past and the child he had left with farmers.

Tang Hao spotted the young boy from the Star Dou Great Forest among Spirit Hall’s team and restrained his urge to attack, then followed them toward the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. The chapter ended with the next day’s matches approaching as the major academies’ leaders gathered in the contestants’ resting area.

• Tang Hao waited in a teahouse, recalling his youth and listening to people discuss the previous day’s tournament matches.
• Spirit Hall’s team marched past, and Tang Hao recognized the twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy he had seen beside the crimson pillar of light in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang Hao sensed the boy’s hidden Soul Sage strength and noticed the unusual signs of power in the girl and the smaller boy accompanying him.
• Tang Hao suppressed his murderous impulse, followed Spirit Hall’s team toward the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, and watched their flag with a cruel smile.
• Lei Qianxing, Yan Pojun, Shui Linglong, Feng Wanli, and Dongfang Yun gathered in the contestants’ resting area as the academies’ leaders prepared for the next day’s matches.

Ling Feng confronted academy leaders who questioned his age, experience, and right to lead Spirit Hall Academy’s tournament team. After citing his team’s three-minute victory over Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he insulted Dongfang Yun and erupted at Nangong Lie’s warning about his bluntness.

• Ling Feng ignored the academy leaders’ pointed remarks about his age and cultivation until Yan Pojun challenged his qualifications as team leader.
• Ling Feng answered Yan Pojun by naming their Soul Power levels and martial souls, then asked Dongfang Yun whether he had more right to lead because of his experience.
• Ling Feng questioned Dongfang Yun about his record and contrasted it with his team’s three-minute win over Heaven Dou Royal Academy, calling Dongfang Yun trash and predicting he would never reach Soul Douluo.
• Nangong Lie cautioned Ling Feng that his words might hurt someone’s feelings, and Ling Feng responded with an angry torrent of curses.

Ling Feng faced doubts from other academy leaders, but Spirit Hall's team proved its strength by defeating Blazing Fire Academy without him entering the arena. The victory earned the team respect, while Yan Pojun regretted having drawn them.

• Ling Feng left the rest area after warning the team leaders, then told Qian Renxue he was not angry about their doubts.
• Zhao Tiezhu promised to prove the team’s strength, and Ling Feng told him not to beat their opponents to death.
• Spirit Hall Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy, and Zhao Tiezhu’s team won decisively through their strength and coordination.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s captain accepted Zhao Tiezhu’s help to stand and admitted that Ling Feng did not need to fight.
• The spectators applauded the seven Spirit Hall team members, and the other academy leaders stood to show their respect.
• Ling Feng praised Zhao Tiezhu in the rest area before leaving with Qian Renxue and Jin Chen.

Spirit Hall Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the final, but a mysterious Gray Robe crashed into the arena and attacked the team. He revealed a black hammer and confronted Qiangu Xiaoye, whose voice and presence seemed familiar despite his unrecognizable face.

• Zhao Tiezhu led Spirit Hall Academy to defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy in three minutes, and the spectators applauded their victory.
• A Gray Robe crashed into the arena, blasted the seven Spirit Hall members away, and sent the audience fleeing in panic.
• Qiangu Xiaoye and Dugu Bo stood to protect Ling Feng as the Gray Robe singled them out.
• The Gray Robe removed his hood, but Qiangu Xiaoye could not recognize his scarred face, though his voice and aura seemed familiar.
• The Gray Robe told Qiangu Xiaoye that he no longer recognized himself and summoned a massive black hammer.

Tang Hao appeared in the arena and challenged Qiangu Xiaoye, overwhelming him and then defeating the combined attack of Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong. The other powerful figures watched as Tang Hao’s immense strength and Killing Aura left the arena in ruins.

• Tang Hao revealed himself with the Clear Sky Hammer and accused Qiangu Xiaoye of owing him a debt.
• Qiangu Xiaoye challenged Tang Hao, and Tang Hao displayed eight black Soul Rings and one red Soul Ring before striking him back five steps.
• Dugu Bo attacked with poisonous mist, but Tang Hao split it with his Killing Aura and wounded Dugu Bo.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong attacked Tang Hao together, but he blocked them with a blood-colored barrier, knocking Chen Xin back and sending Gu Rong crashing into a pillar.
• Yu Yuanzhen prepared to wait for an opening while Qiangu Xiaoye and Dugu Bo assessed Tang Hao’s strength.

Golden Crocodile Douluo defeated Tang Hao in the arena, but Tang Hao used a diversion to escape after burning half his life force. Ling Feng resolved to kill him when they met again.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo stopped Qiangu Xiaoye and confronted Tang Hao, overpowering his Clear Sky Hammer with a single palm strike.
• Tang Hao unleashed his Asura Killing Intent, but Golden Crocodile Douluo’s Ninth Soul Skill shattered it and left Tang Hao gravely injured.
• Tang Hao threw his Clear Sky Hammer toward Ling Feng to distract Golden Crocodile Douluo, then burned half his life force to escape.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo stopped Qiangu Xiaoye from pursuing Tang Hao and said that a god was behind Tang Hao’s power.
• Qian Renxue asked Ling Feng what he was thinking, and Ling Feng said he would kill Tang Hao the next time they met.

Tang Hao survived his defeat by Golden Crocodile Douluo and returned to Slaughter City to recover, vowing to grow stronger. In Heaven Dou City, Emperor Xue Ye apologized for the attack and announced compensation for the academies, including Spirit Hall Academy.

• Tang Hao crashed into the wilderness after escaping Golden Crocodile Douluo, then vanished in a blood-red pillar of light.
• Tang Hao reappeared in Slaughter City, where the King of Slaughter told him to recover and return later.
• Xue Ye apologized to the gathered ministers, sect leaders, and academy leaders for allowing Tang Hao to disrupt the tournament.
• Xue Qinghe announced resources for the major academies, including a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and three Dragon Blood Orchids for Spirit Hall Academy.

Xue Ye rewarded Ling Feng and announced a bounty on Tang Hao, prompting the major sects and academies to unite in pursuing him. That night, Ling Feng and Qian Renxue watched the sky as Ling Feng considered Tang Hao’s escape and the god protecting him.

• Xue Ye gave Spirit Hall a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and three Dragon Blood Orchids as thanks for protecting Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Ye declared Tang Hao the continent’s most wanted criminal and offered a bounty and hereditary title for his capture or death.
• Yu Yuanzhen, Chen Xin, and the leaders of Thunder Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Skywater Academy, and Godwind Academy pledged to pursue Tang Hao.
• Xue Ye welcomed the powers’ united stand against Tang Hao.
• Ling Feng looked toward Slaughter City while Qian Renxue joined him, and he said Tang Hao would not die easily because a god was behind him.