Chapter Summaries

Mu Ci brought Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, warned them about its dangers, and built homes suited to their attributes. He confessed his love to Huo Wu, who accepted his relationship proposal and swallowed a pill he made to strengthen her talent and fire abilities; its transformation began as the chapter ended.

• Mu Ci warned the three girls not to touch the springs or dangerous immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• Mu Ci used his martial soul to build wooden houses near the Ice Eye and Fire Eye, including one for Dugu Yan, who would arrive later.
• Mu Ci gave Huo Wu an Infernal Apricot Spirit Pill made from the Infernal Delicate Apricot and said it could raise her talent and fire abilities.
• Huo Wu said she had not followed Mu Ci for gifts, and Mu Ci confessed that he liked her and asked her to be his girlfriend.
• Huo Wu accepted Mu Ci's confession with a kiss and agreed to take the pill, then swallowed it as crimson-golden patterns appeared across her skin.

Mu Ci gave Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er pills tailored to their Martial Souls, and they began absorbing them while Huo Wu completed her own transformation. After all three girls emerged from their breakthroughs, they gathered with Mu Ci to discuss the pills’ effects.

• Mu Ci visited Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, exchanged affectionate embraces with them, and gave Shui Bing'er a Mysterious Ice Pill and Shui Yue'er a Dragon Transformation Pill.
• Mu Ci explained that Shui Bing'er's pill could strengthen her ice attribute toward Ultimate Ice, while Shui Yue'er's pill could grant her Martial Soul a True Dragon Bloodline and remove its limitations.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er began refining their pills as Mu Ci left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye to prepare for their return.
• Huo Wu emerged after absorbing her pill, announced that her Soul Power had broken through level thirty, and said her Martial Soul had grown stronger.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er also emerged after their transformations, and Mu Ci gathered the three girls to hear about their results.

Mu Ci explained Body Martial Souls and their potential for Self-Awakening, prompting Huo Wu to insist on pursuing it despite his warning that her Fire Shadow’s classification was uncertain. Shui Yue'er then revealed her transformed Azure Wave Spirit Dragon, and Mu Ci discussed Shui Bing'er's Ultimate Ice as the group continued learning about their new powers.

• Huo Wu demonstrated how her golden-red Fire Shadow had become more responsive and powerful, and Mu Ci explained Body Martial Souls and their four Self-Awakening grades.
• Huo Wu insisted on attempting Self-Awakening, and Mu Ci agreed to support her as she pursued becoming a pioneer of Body Martial Souls.
• Shui Yue'er displayed her Azure Wave Spirit Dragon Martial Soul and told Mu Ci that the Dragon Transformation Pill had strengthened her abilities and raised her Soul Power to rank thirty.
• Mu Ci told Huo Wu that Shui Bing'er possessed Ultimate Ice and explained that Ultimate attributes were exceptionally powerful, though no one could claim to have reached a true limit.

Mu Ci helped Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er prepare to absorb their third soul rings, then met with Xue Qinghe, who asked him to examine the ailing Emperor Xue Ye. Mu Ci recognized the Crown Prince’s political motive and revealed that he knew Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue, leaving her stunned.

• Mu Ci explained that Shui Bing'er’s Ultimate Ice would slow her cultivation between levels thirty and seventy but bring great benefits afterward.
• Mu Ci brought Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er suitable soul beasts, and they began absorbing their third soul rings.
• Mu Ci visited Xue Qinghe at Crown Prince Manor, where Xue Qinghe asked about poison and said he suspected someone had poisoned Xue Ye.
• Mu Ci realized Xue Qinghe was trying to keep Xue Beng from seeking his help through Dugu Bo and potentially curing Xue Ye first.
• Mu Ci told Xue Qinghe they should speak frankly and revealed that the Crown Prince was actually a woman, Qian Renxue.

Mu Ci uncovered Qian Renxue’s disguise and learned that she had been poisoning Xue Ye as part of Spirit Hall’s plan to take over the Heaven Dou Empire. Qian Renxue explained that Xue Ye’s worsening condition had disrupted the plan, leaving his fate and the succession unresolved.

• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo confronted Mu Ci with spirit pressure, but Xue Qinghe stopped them and sent them outside.
• Mu Ci explained that his martial soul let him see through Xue Qinghe’s disguise and reasoned that Spirit Hall was behind the operation.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance to Mu Ci, then gave him permission to call her Sister Xue in private.
• Mu Ci and Qian Renxue discussed Xue Ye’s illness, and she revealed that Yang Wushuang had poisoned him for Spirit Hall ten years earlier.
• Qian Renxue said Xue Ye’s condition had worsened because of the poison dosage, but killing him outright would invite an investigation and disrupt her plan.

Mu Ci rebuked Qian Renxue for leaving Xue Beng alive, then proposed a plan to win Xue Ye’s trust, weaken him over several years, and prepare the court for Qian Renxue’s succession. He explained that his support for her served his cultivation and that he refused to heal nobles because of their cruelty, leaving Qian Renxue reflecting on the abuses she had witnessed as Xue Qinghe.

• Mu Ci criticized Qian Renxue for failing to eliminate Xue Beng and urged her to build a court faction capable of securing the throne.
• Mu Ci offered to accompany Qian Renxue to cure Xue Ye’s poisoning, then secretly give him a tonic that would restore his vigor while gradually draining his life over about six years.
• Qian Renxue asked what would happen if Xue Ye refused the tonic, and Mu Ci argued that an emperor who regained his health would be reluctant to surrender it.
• Mu Ci told Qian Renxue to establish loyal forces in the court and remove or demote the existing nobles before she ascended the throne.
• Mu Ci admitted that his healing work served his cultivation and said he had refused to treat nobles because he despised their conduct.
• Qian Renxue recalled the nobles’ abuses and slave auctions she had witnessed as Xue Qinghe, while recognizing that she had been unable to change the Empire’s entrenched practices.

Qian Renxue embraced Mu Ci’s vision of changing the empire and surpassing the Angel God, while Mu Ci prepared to help her begin by meeting Xue Ye. Back at Dugu Manor, Dugu Yan revealed her mutated Martial Soul to her academy team, prompting Mu Ci to consider the danger it could bring and whether Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul could also be fixed.

• Qian Renxue agreed that it was time to change things, and Mu Ci urged her to cleanse the continent and surpass the Angel God.
• Mu Ci reasoned that Qian Renxue might gain enough faith to create a second Angel God inheritance, and he considered future threats from Tang Hao, Tang San, and the Asura God King.
• Mu Ci returned to Dugu Manor and told Dugu Bo that he would enter the palace with Xue Qinghe to help Xue Ye recover.
• Dugu Bo warned Mu Ci that Xue Xing and Xue Beng still had ambitions, but Mu Ci said he would stand with Xue Qinghe.
• Dugu Yan explained that she had revealed her mutated Martial Soul during a team spirit battle and asked whether Ye Lingling’s Nine-Heart Begonia problem could be solved.
• Mu Ci said Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul issue was similar to Dugu Yan’s and could be resolved, but warned that Dugu Yan’s mutation could attract factions such as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, prompting Dugu Bo to threaten them.

Mu Ci accompanied Xue Qinghe to meet Xue Ye, cured the emperor’s illness, and gave him a pill that restored his youthful vigor. Xue Ye experienced the pill’s effects, while Mu Ci’s plans to discuss broader arrangements with Xue Qinghe remained ahead.

• Mu Ci told Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan that he would discuss how to publicize the secrets with Xue Qinghe.
• Mu Ci warned Xue Qinghe that his pills could only slightly improve the prince’s Soul Power and fire attribute.
• Xue Ye offered Mu Ci a marriage decree with Princess Xue Ke, but Mu Ci declined because he was engaged to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er and involved with Huo Wu.
• Mu Ci used his soul skill to purge the Breaking Clan’s poison from Xue Ye and restore his health.
• Mu Ci gave Xue Ye a spiritual pill, and Xue Ye swallowed it despite the old eunuch’s warning.
• The pill restored Xue Ye’s vigor and made him feel as though he were in his twenties again.

Mu Ci healed Xue Ye and secured land near Sunset Forest to establish a medical and pill-making sect, along with permission to inspect Heaven Dou's national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. After discussing Xue Ke's future with Xue Qinghe, Mu Ci received the artifact from Qian Renxue and gathered his companions to examine it in secret.

• Mu Ci treated Xue Ye, who offered him a reward, and Mu Ci requested land near Sunset Forest for a sect that would train physicians and sell pills.
• Mu Ci also asked to borrow the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Xue Ye agreed to have Xue Qinghe deliver it.
• Xue Qinghe worried that Xue Ke would reject her after learning the truth, so Mu Ci proposed erasing Xue Ke's memories and having the Qian Clan raise her in Spirit City.
• Mu Ci told Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo about founding the sect, and Dugu Bo approved the plan and offered to bring Mu Ci's grandfather into it.
• Qian Renxue brought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Dugu Manor, and Mu Ci asked Dugu Yan to gather Huo Wu, Bing'er, and the others in the secret chamber.

Mu Ci revealed that Heaven Dou's Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Heart of the Sea God, a Divine Artifact core that tested candidates for the Sea God inheritance. When it rejected Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, Mu Ci used Path Power to force the Sea God's Divine Will to appear, leaving the secret chamber face-to-face with the Sea God’s manifestation.

• Mu Ci gathered Qian Renxue and the girls in the Dugu Family's secret chamber and asked Qian Renxue to bring out the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Mu Ci explained that the Shroud was the Heart of the Sea God, the core of the Golden Trident, and that it tested candidates for the Sea God Divine Position.
• Shui Bing'er placed a drop of blood on the Heart of the Sea God, but its azure light repelled it, and Mu Ci comforted her by promising to seek an Ice God inheritance in the Far North.
• Shui Yue'er also tested the Heart of the Sea God, but her blood was repelled as well, confusing and angering Mu Ci.
• Mu Ci pressed his Path Power against the Heart of the Sea God, forcing the Sea God's Divine Will to emerge as a translucent figure.

Mu Ci learned that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er could not receive the Sea God's recognition despite their exceptional talents, then deduced that the Sea God's inheritance was tied to Sea Soul Beasts. The Sea God revealed that he had rejected them because Qian Renxue was with Mu Ci, and wondered about Mu Ci's Life-like Rule Power.

• The Sea God's divine will told Mu Ci that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er had excellent talents but did not meet the standards set by the Sea God.
• Mu Ci let Qian Renxue take the Heart of the Sea God back and reassured Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Dugu Yan, and Huo Wu after they accepted the failed assessment.
• Qian Renxue explained that even Peerless Douluos lived only a few centuries, leading Mu Ci to deduce that the Sea God had a special connection to Sea Soul Beasts and had therefore favored Tang San.
• Qian Renxue left Dugu Manor to report to Xue Ye, while Mu Ci escorted her out.
• Poseidon learned what had happened and admitted that he had rejected Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er because Qian Renxue was with Mu Ci, then wondered why Mu Ci's Rule Power resembled the Law of Life despite lacking a God Trial.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect met with Mu Ci to ask about evolving its Martial Soul, and Mu Ci offered to provide pills through his planned sect. The meeting ended with Gu Rong warning Ning Fengzhi that Dugu Bo had grown far more powerful and dangerous than they had believed.

• Poseidon considered why Mu Ci had not been discovered by the God Realm, then dismissed the matter without investigating.
• Ning Fengzhi learned from Xue Qinghe that he could meet Mu Ci and Dugu Bo, while Chen Xin reported that Ning Rongrong had been neglecting her cultivation.
• Xue Qinghe brought Mu Ci and Dugu Bo to meet Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong at Seven Treasure Restaurant, where Ning Fengzhi asked whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could evolve its Martial Soul.
• Mu Ci explained that rare heavenly treasures could cause Martial Soul Evolution and offered to sell medicinal pills from his sect, which he expected to establish in about half a year.
• After the guests left, Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Dugu Bo was close to rank ninety-four and gave off an aura that felt deadly even to a rank ninety-five Title Douluo.

Mu Ci helped Dugu Bo and the Ye family resolve their Martial Soul problems, while Xue Qinghe agreed to handle preparations for Mu Ci’s new sect. Ye Renxin joined the sect, Dugu Yan encouraged Ye Lingling to pursue Mu Ci, and Xue Beng’s companions complained that Xue Qinghe had gained power after the Emperor recovered.

• Mu Ci told Xue Qinghe that Dugu Bo would not be able to refine the pills from his prescription and agreed to make medicine for her, while Xue Qinghe took responsibility for establishing his sect.
• Dugu Bo and Mu Ci returned to the manor, where Ye Lingling revealed that her Martial Soul had become the Holy Light Begonia and her Soul Power had reached level thirty-three.
• Ye Renxin asked to join Mu Ci’s sect, and Mu Ci offered him a position as an elder.
• Dugu Yan asked Ye Lingling whether she would consider being with Mu Ci, and Ye Lingling agreed to give it a try.
• At a club on Glorious Avenue, Xue Beng’s companions complained about Xue Qinghe arresting nobles, and Xue Beng blamed the Emperor’s recovery and his transfer of court affairs to Xue Qinghe.

Xue Beng was killed during a drunken street brawl on Glorious Avenue after a Spirit King attacked him and his guards. The Yellow Ox Spirit Saint captured the assailant, while the arriving guard captain was struck before he could speak.

• Xue Beng complained to his noble companions about Xue Qinghe's political changes and accepted a cat girl as a gift.
• A drunken burly man grabbed Xue Beng, broke his arm, and killed his two guards after they attacked him.
• The man swung at Xue Beng and crushed his chest, killing him as the Yellow Ox Spirit Saint arrived.
• The Yellow Ox Spirit Saint knocked the burly man unconscious and captured him.
• The Glorious Avenue guards arrived, and the Yellow Ox Spirit Saint slapped their captain before he could speak.

Tai Nuo killed Prince Xue Beng on Glorious Avenue, prompting Prince Xue Xing to mobilize against the Strength Clan and call in Dugu Bo to repay an old favor. Dugu Bo agreed to kill Tai Tan, while Crown Prince Xue Qinghe confronted the clan leader about Tai Nuo’s actions.

• Niu Shan’s guards identified the arrested Tai Nuo as a member of the Strength Clan and notified the Crown Prince and Prince Xue Xing.
• Prince Xue Xing learned that Xue Beng had been killed, then asked Dugu Bo to meet him outside the Strength Clan to discuss repayment of a favor.
• Dugu Bo learned of Xue Beng’s death and agreed to exchange the favor for Tai Tan’s life.
• Prince Xue Xing and Xue Qinghe surrounded the Strength Clan grounds with soldiers and imperial offerings.
• Tai Tan came out to demand an explanation, and Xue Qinghe asked whether he knew Tai Nuo had gone to Glorious Avenue; Tai Tan admitted that he did.

Tai Nuo’s killing of Xue Beng brought Xue Qinghe and Prince Xue Xing to the Strength Clan’s gates, where Tai Tan refused to surrender and fought Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo killed Tai Tan with his refined Jade Phosphorous Absolute Poison, while the Strength Clan was ordered to flee.

• Xue Qinghe told Tai Tan that Tai Nuo had killed Xue Beng and two guards, and demanded that the Strength Clan surrender.
• Prince Xue Xing demanded that Tai Tan and Tai Nuo kill themselves, prompting Tai Tan to activate Giant Ape Possession and order his clansmen to escape.
• Dugu Bo confronted Tai Tan, who insulted him, activated his Martial Soul Avatar, and attacked with Titan’s Divine Fist.
• Dugu Bo used Medusa’s Gaze to petrify Tai Tan and then struck him with Jade Phosphorous Absolute Poison.
• Tai Tan’s chest was corroded by the poison, and he died; Dugu Bo retrieved the remaining venom from the battlefield.

After Dugu Bo helped capture the Strength Clan, Qian Renxue explained to Mu Ci why she had eliminated Tai Tan and asked to claim him as her reward. Months later, Mu Ci absorbed a nearly fifty-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring and revealed his new Drain Aura Soul Skill.

• Dugu Bo left after royal soldiers captured the Strength Clan, and Prince Xue Xing suspected Xue Qinghe had arranged Xue Beng's death.
• At Seven Treasure Restaurant, Qian Renxue told Mu Ci that she had eliminated the Strength Clan partly to remove a future obstacle for him, then asked to claim him as her reward.
• Over the following half year, Mu Ci cultivated at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and reached level fifty before the sect's opening ceremony.
• In Sunset Forest, Mu Ci absorbed a nearly fifty-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring while Dugu Yan and the others watched anxiously.
• Mu Ci emerged at level fifty-three and revealed that his fifth Soul Skill was Drain Aura, which inherited the parasitic aquatic plant's Parasitic Drain talent.

Mu Ci explained his Fifth Soul Skill’s Soul Power-draining effect, then fused his five Soul Rings to reveal the Divine Domain of Abundance and demonstrate how it combined his abilities. He showed the group that his domain could create a new arm, but Shui Yue'er questioned whether the ability was useful in combat.

• Mu Ci explained that his Fifth Soul Skill drained enemies’ Soul Power faster when they fought or used outward-release Soul Skills, while replenishing half the absorbed power to him.
• After Dugu Yan suggested they leave, Mu Ci said he had more gains to reveal, and Shui Yue'er guessed that he had obtained a Soul Bone.
• Mu Ci fused his five Soul Rings and named the resulting Martial Soul Domain the Divine Domain of Abundance.
• Mu Ci explained that the domain boosted his attributes, weakened enemies, and let him freely combine his First through Fifth Soul Skills.
• Mu Ci combined his First Soul Skill’s healing with his Third Soul Skill’s growth to create a new arm beneath his armpit.
• Shui Yue'er asked whether creating an arm was useful in combat or merely another healing method.

After Mu Ci explained the dangerous ways he could manipulate flesh inside his domain, he led the group out of Sunset Forest and agreed to prepare pills for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall. In Spirit City, Qian Daoliu and the pontiffs discussed Bibi Dong's plans, the Sea God's artifact, and their intention to meet Mu Ci at the next tournament.

• Mu Ci told Shui Yue'er that he could control the growth of flesh in enemies invaded by his Soul Power, then retracted his extra arms and Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo told Mu Ci that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had prepared medicinal ingredients, and Mu Ci planned to deliver the refined pills at the Medicine King Sect's founding ceremony.
• Dugu Bo said Spirit Hall had found the immortal-grade Heavenly Illusion Heart Grass for Hu Liena, and Mu Ci agreed to provide them with a pill as well.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo complained to Qian Daoliu about Bibi Dong spending Spirit Hall's resources on Hu Liena and warned against using them for Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Daoliu decided to leave the Heart of the Sea God alone and said the pontiffs could meet Mu Ci when he came to Spirit City for the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Guangling Douluo remarked that Qian Renxue had fallen for Mu Ci, and Qian Daoliu said they should observe Mu Ci while respecting Qian Renxue's wishes and her High Priest's duty.

The Medicine King Sect held its opening ceremony, bringing together major powers from across the continent. Mu Ci welcomed his family and guests, and the chapter ended with Hu Liena showing interest in him while Xue Qinghe concealed her jealousy.

• Lin Ya told Mu Ci that she had broken through to Title Douluo and evolved her Martial Soul into a Fire Phoenix after obtaining a nearly ninety-thousand-year-old Soul Ring.
• Mu Ci learned that the guests had arrived and joined the ceremony, where Ning Fengzhi agreed to publicly take the pill Mu Ci had prepared for him.
• Hu Liena greeted Mu Ci, praised his achievements, and suggested they exchange pointers after the ceremony.
• Xue Qinghe interrupted Hu Liena and urged Mu Ci to return to his seat, while privately feeling jealous of her attention toward him.