Recaps

Yang Hao gave Qian Renxue his two manuscripts on Soul Master knowledge, and she arranged for them to be published across the empire. Their ideas astonished Spirit Hall and the wider Soul Master world, while Yu Xiaogang was left humiliated by the books’ superiority to his work.

• Yang Hao agreed to join the academy’s second team as a substitute and asked Qian Renxue to publish his Soul Master Encyclopedia and Hundred Great Soul Master Hypotheses.
• Qian Renxue and Ghost Leopard Douluo studied the manuscripts, recognized Yang Hao’s exceptional talent, and decided the books should be published under the name Grandmaster Wang Baoyu.
• Qian Renxue added “Great” to Yang Hao’s title, and Ghost Leopard Douluo delivered copies to Spirit Hall, including one for Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong and the seven Worships read the books and were impressed, while Qian Daoliu sent three Worships to watch over Yang Hao near Heaven Dou City.
• The empire distributed the books, and Soul Master academies, sects, and tournament teams rushed to acquire and study them.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo studied the books, while Yu Xiaogang realized they eclipsed his soul ring theory and ruined his chance to prove himself at the tournament.

Yang Hao received a dukedom from Emperor Xue Ye, then bluntly demanded a royal title and agreed to win the Soul Master Tournament championship in exchange. Qian Renxue dragged him from the palace and took him to Moonlight Pavilion, where he sensed a rare spiritual domain in the music.

• Emperor Xue Ye granted Yang Hao the title of Grand Duke for his contributions to the empire.
• Yang Hao declared that he expected Qian Renxue to become emperor and asked how he could earn a royal title, angering Prince Xue Xing and alarming Xue Beng.
• Yang Hao offered to win the Soul Master Tournament championship in return for a royal title, and Emperor Xue Ye agreed while also promising him Xue Ke in marriage.
• Yang Hao tried to refuse the marriage and questioned Xue Ke’s qualities, so Qian Renxue dragged him from the palace and rebuked him.
• Qian Renxue brought Yang Hao to Moonlight Pavilion the next day to meet Xue Ke, and Yang Hao sensed a rare spiritual domain woven into the music.

Yang Hao rejected efforts to reconcile him with Tang San and resisted the proposed marriage to Xue Ke, while Qian Renxue used his objections to devise a political marriage strategy involving Ning Rongrong. She then told Emperor Xue Ye about Ning Rongrong’s evolved Martial Soul, leaving him considering the opportunity.

• At Moonlight Pavilion, Yang Hao met Tang Yuehua and Xue Ke, but left after Tang Yuehua apologized on Tang San’s behalf and Prince Xue Xing arrived to disrupt the meeting.
• Back at the Crown Prince’s residence, Yang Hao refused to reconcile with Tang San or pursue a marriage with Xue Ke, while Qian Renxue agreed that Yang Hao had been wronged.
• Yang Hao suggested Qian Renxue could pursue a marriage alliance with Ning Rongrong to secure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support.
• Qian Renxue told Emperor Xue Ye that Yang Hao had rejected the match with Xue Ke, and Emperor Xue Ye urged her to have a child.
• Qian Renxue revealed that Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul had evolved from the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

Yang Hao welcomed the Unrivaled Dragon Serpent couple and Meng Yiran into the Treasure Jade Sect, then used immortal pills to transform them and break their cultivation bottlenecks. He took them to Sunset Forest to obtain Soul Rings, where the chapter ended with the three marveling as he split a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast’s power into two rings.

• Emperor Xue Ye agreed that Xue Qinghe could try to build a relationship with Ning Rongrong while leading a team to the Soul Master Tournament finals.
• Yang Hao reviewed Qian Renxue’s intelligence about the Shrek Seven Devils and suspected Asura had used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to provide them with more Immortal Grass.
• Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran arrived at the Treasure Jade Sect, pledged loyalty to Yang Hao, and took his immortal pills.
• The pills transformed the three and helped Meng Shu reach level ninety and Chao Tianxiang reach level seventy, so Yang Hao took them through a spatial gate to Sunset Forest.
• Yang Hao froze a hundred-thousand-year Purple Flame Poison Flood Dragon, had the family help kill it, and formed two Soul Rings from its power for Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang.

Yang Hao helped Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang refine a split 100,000-year soul ring, then entered the Soul Master Tournament as a substitute for Royal Combat Team Two alongside Meng Yiran. As the match against Shrek began, Tang San’s team launched a coordinated attack while Yang Hao prepared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Meng Yiran.

• Yang Hao gave Meng Shu the Purple Flame Poison Flood Dragon’s torso soul bone, then helped Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang jointly refine its 100,000-year soul ring; Meng Shu reached Rank 94 and Chao Tianxiang reached Rank 76.
• Yang Hao returned with Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran to the Treasure Jade Sect, then took them to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and said he would compete with Meng Yiran for Royal Combat Team Two.
• Qin Ming warned Shrek Academy that Wang Baoyu had joined Team Two as a substitute, and Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to use a powerful move if necessary.
• The Shrek Seven Devils and Royal Combat Team Two entered the divided arena, where Yang Hao sat at its edge and prepared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Meng Yiran.
• Tang San trapped five Team Two members with Blue Silver Cage as Dai Mubai unleashed White Tiger Meteor Shower against them.

Yang Hao overwhelmed the Shrek Seven Devils after they defeated Imperial Team Two, but Tang San and his teammates revealed a seven-in-one Soul Power fusion skill as their final attack. The chapter ended with Tang San wielding the Clear Sky Hammer and reaching Soul Saint-level power.

• Dai Mubai shattered Tang San’s weakened Blue Silver Prison and badly injured all five members of Imperial Team Two, prompting their leader to demand Shrek Academy’s disqualification.
• Ning Fengzhi explained Shrek Academy’s history to Emperor Xue Ye, while Prince Xue Xing warned that its Star Luo connections made it suspicious.
• Yang Hao summoned forty-nine wooden clones to exhaust the Shrek Seven Devils, then rose and joined Meng Yiran’s Serpent Cane in a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yang Hao used his speed and Serpent Cane to knock out Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai in seconds.
• The injured Shrek team combined their Soul Power through Ning Rongrong and Oscar, raising Tang San to Soul Saint level as he wielded the Clear Sky Hammer.

Yang Hao defeated Tang San and Shrek by disrupting their fused Soul Power, then revealed the Treasure Jade Sect’s strength through Meng Shu’s arrival. He invited rival academies to coordinate against Shrek in the qualifiers, but Feng Xiaotian refused to join.

• Tang San used Weapon Soul True Body and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Yang Hao disrupted the team’s Soul Power fusion, causing the seven Shrek members to suffer backlash and Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer to shatter.
• Yang Hao explained that he had countered their imperfect fusion technique, while Yu Xiaogang and the others carried the injured Shrek team away.
• Meng Shu blocked Liu Erlong and revealed his status as a Title Douluo with a 100,000-year Soul Ring, leading Ning Fengzhi to conclude that he had joined the Treasure Jade Sect.
• Yang Hao invited captains and vice-captains from Blazing Fire, Godwind, Tianshui, Elephant Armored, and Plant Academy to a banquet and offered Shrek intelligence and Ye Lingling’s healing.
• Feng Xiaotian refused Yang Hao’s proposal to help stop Shrek and left, while Huo Wu stayed to hear the offer.

Yang Hao shared intelligence about the Shrek team with rival academy leaders, then invited them to join his Treasure Jade Sect. At Shrek Academy, Tang San woke after his severe backlash, while Tang Hao discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s future and Wang Baoyu’s threat.

• Yang Hao showed Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and the other academy leaders dossiers on their rivals and demonstrated that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass resisted both fire and ice.
• Yang Hao offered the academy leaders places in his Treasure Jade Sect after graduation and left when they did not respond.
• At Shrek Academy, Dugu Bo assessed the injured students, and Qin Ming reported that Yang Hao had invited rival teams to a meeting.
• Ning Fengzhi strengthened the injured students, and Tang San awoke, asked for Xiao Wu, and found her resting nearby.
• Tang Hao told Ning Fengzhi that the Clear Sky Sect's return depended on Tang San's potential, then heard Titan suggest killing Wang Baoyu.

Yang Hao negotiated with Bibi Dong over the God of Love’s inheritance, offering its location and a powerful soul bone in exchange for her left leg soul bone and a divine artifact. After Bibi Dong accepted his proof that he could regenerate limbs, Yang Hao replaced her leg bone, but their deal ended with her attacking him.

• Tang Yuehua urged Tang Hao and Titan to eliminate Wang Baoyu before his Blue Silver Grass development threatened Tang San, while warning them to watch for Spirit Hall and other witnesses.
• Yang Hao found Bibi Dong in his room, recognized her disguise, and refused her recruitment pitch by proposing a deal involving the God of Love’s inheritance.
• Yang Hao demonstrated limb regeneration on a chicken, and Bibi Dong cut off her left leg so he could replace its bone with the Evil Orca King’s soul bone.
• Yang Hao gave Bibi Dong a map to the God of Love’s inheritance site and asked her to retrieve the divine artifact that had killed the God of Love.
• Yang Hao offered Bibi Dong a powerful wolf-bandit soul bone for Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong took it before attacking him with violet-black radiance.

Yang Hao escaped Bibi Dong by leaving a wooden clone behind, then used memories from Yu Xiaogang’s past to make Qian Renxue question her mother’s history. He preserved Xiao Wu’s mother’s remnant soul and continued cultivating with his allies before Royal Combat Team Two faced Blazing Academy, where Yang Hao revealed a phoenix-shaped flame.

• Bibi Dong’s attempt to recruit Yang Hao failed when her target turned out to be a wooden clone, and Yang Hao went to tell Qian Renxue about the encounter.
• Yang Hao showed Qian Renxue fragments of Yu Xiaogang’s memories, prompting her to wonder what had happened to Bibi Dong and whether her suspicions about Qian Renxue’s father were true.
• Yang Hao discovered Xiao Wu’s mother’s remnant soul inside a Soul Bone and sealed it in his demi-plane alongside Ah Yin’s soul.
• Yang Hao cultivated with Ye Lingling, Meng Yiran, and the Unrivaled Dragon Serpent couple, strengthening their resolve to follow him.
• Four days later, Royal Combat Team Two let Yang Hao take on Blazing Academy’s main fighters, and Yang Hao conjured a phoenix-shaped flame that Ma Hongjun recognized as his Phoenix Flame.

Yang Hao and Meng Yiran defeated the Blazing Academy Team after his Phoenix Flame armor negated their fire attacks and he devoured Huo Wu’s Blazing Sun. The spectators and leaders speculated that Yang Hao had surpassed Soul Ring age limits, while Xue Ye grew more pleased with his prospective son-in-law.

• Yang Hao gave Meng Yiran Phoenix Flame armor and assigned her to fight the Blazing Academy Team’s four Soul Elders while he faced its Soul Ancestors.
• Yang Hao resisted Huo Wushuang and Huo Yun’s attacks, then absorbed Huo Wu’s Blazing Sun with his Phoenix Flame.
• Yang Hao knocked out Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, and Huo Yun surrendered after Meng Yiran defeated her opponents.
• Ma Hongjun admired Yang Hao’s flame armor, while Tang San suspected Yang Hao had concealed exceptionally powerful Soul Rings.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye considered the implications of Yang Hao’s possible Soul Ring breakthrough, and Xue Ye became more satisfied with him as a prospective son-in-law.

Shrek Team lost to Skywater Team after leaked intelligence and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill let them exploit Shrek’s weaknesses. That night, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Huyan Li, Huyan Ba, Yao Zi, and another Plant Academy member joined the Treasure Jade Sect after Yang Hao promised them a path to Title Douluo.

• Tang San realized Skywater Team had detailed intelligence on Shrek Team, but Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to trap him and help knock Shrek’s fighters from the stage.
• Shui Bing'er admitted Skywater Team had won through intelligence rather than superior strength, while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang discussed their own team’s chances against Shrek.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang went to the Treasure Jade Sect that night, where they found representatives of the Plant Academy, Elephant Armored Academy, and Skywater Team already present.
• Shui Bing'er took a pill with Meng Yiran, and Huo Wu noticed the bottle and Shui Bing'er’s excitement.
• Yang Hao guaranteed that the visitors could become Title Douluo, prompting Huyan Li, Huyan Ba, Yao Zi, another Plant Academy member, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang to pledge themselves to the Treasure Jade Sect.

Yang Hao strengthened his new followers and taught their academy teams Soul Power fusion techniques to prepare them for the tournament. Blazing Academy Team defeated Shrek Team with Huo Wu’s fused attack, while Plant Academy Team prepared to face Shrek next.

• Yang Hao gave immortal pills to Huo Wu, Yao Zi, and Huyan Li, then explained their training plans and taught the teams how to develop Soul Power fusion skills.
• Huyan Li learned that his pill had evolved his Martial Soul into a Golden Mammoth and granted him an Indestructible Diamond Body, while the others received guidance suited to their teams.
• Blazing Academy Team used Huo Wu’s Blazing Sun to combine their Soul Power into a powerful attack, forcing Tang San to retreat with his teammates from the platform.
• Yu Xiaogang worried that Shrek Team might be eliminated in the preliminaries, but Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong encouraged him to keep hope.
• Huo Wu met Yao Zi after the match and explained that Blazing Academy Team had concealed its fusion technique so Plant Academy Team could surprise Shrek in its upcoming match.

The Shrek team planned to defeat the Plant Academy and Elephant Armored Academy teams, but Huyan Li and his teammates overwhelmed them with a Soul Power Fusion Skill, a Martial Soul Avatar, and coordinated suppression. Dai Mubai surrendered, leaving Shrek with another tournament loss and the Elephant Armored Team celebrating victory.

• Yao Zi told Huo Wu that their Soul Power Fusion Skill was nearly ready, while the Shrek team discussed Spirit Hall's suspected influence and planned for its next matches.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned Ma Hongjun to fight the Plant Academy Team and Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing to face the Elephant Armored Academy Team.
• Huyan Ba and five teammates fused their Soul Power into Huyan Li, who activated his Martial Soul Avatar and became a Golden Mammoth.
• Huyan Li's Crushing Kill suppressed Shrek as his teammates closed in, and he broke apart Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Hell White Tiger fusion.
• Dai Mubai surrendered when Shrek could not escape the Elephant Armored Team's attack, and Huyan Li ended his Martial Soul Avatar as the crowd cheered.

Yang Hao defeated Skywater Team’s Ice Phoenix fusion with an improvised steam-powered ice cannon, while Ning Fengzhi reflected on his past choices and met Tang Yuehua, who asked him to help protect Tang San on the way to the finals in Spirit City.

• Dai Mubai urged Ma Hongjun to carry Shrek’s hopes in its final qualifier match against Plant Academy Team.
• Yang Hao pierced Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s Ice Phoenix fusion with a steam-powered ice cone, then advised them to use ice more creatively.
• Huo Wu regained her resolve to become a Title Douluo after discussing Yang Hao’s strength with Huo Wushuang.
• Ning Fengzhi lamented that he had failed to secure Yang Hao’s support and discussed Shrek’s political missteps with Bone Douluo.
• Tang Yuehua told Ning Fengzhi that Xue Qinghe favored Ning Rongrong and asked him to protect Tang San during the trip to Spirit City.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to ensure the safety of the Shrek students, including his daughter.

Tang Yuehua gave Tang San a powerful head Soul Bone, which he refined before the Shrek Academy Team faced the Plant Academy Team in its final preliminary match. Tang San's new spiritual power did not prevent Yao Zi from turning Ma Hongjun's attack against Shrek, and the battle ended with her empowered Red Flame Thorns surging toward the team.

• Ning Fengzhi concluded that Tang Yuehua planned to secure Shrek Academy a place in the advancement round through another region, while he remained committed to Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Yuehua told Flender about her backup plan, then gave Tang San a head Soul Bone from a ninety-thousand-year Evil-Eyed Vajra and explained its connection to Tang San's eldest uncle and mother.
• Tang San refined the Soul Bone, gaining a new skill through its fusion with his Purple Demon Eye, and Yang Hao sensed the increase in his spiritual power and warned Yao Zi.
• Before Shrek's match against the Plant Academy Team, Tang San planned a quick assault: the others lent Soul Power to Ma Hongjun while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing prepared their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ma Hongjun attacked with Phoenix Howling Sky Strike, but Yao Zi's fused Red Flame Thorns absorbed his Phoenix Flame and Soul Power, then spread across the arena toward Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing.

The Plant Academy Team defeated Shrek Academy after Yao Zi outmaneuvered Tang San, though both teams suffered serious injuries and Flender was killed when he attacked her. Shaken by the loss, Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to let him add Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer, but his father appeared before Yu could answer.

• Tang San rejected Dai Mubai’s suggestion to fly, then attacked a thorn-guarded figure with Purple Demon Divine Light, only to discover he had struck the captured Ma Hongjun while Yao Zi had disguised herself.
• Yao Zi trapped Tang San with Thorn Rain, but Xiao Wu teleported in to rescue him, and Shrek Academy surrendered as Ma Hongjun’s injuries became clear.
• Flender tried to attack the exhausted Yao Zi, so Meng Shu shattered his arm and Yang Hao killed him with an ice spear; Bone Douluo restrained Liu Erlong.
• Yang Hao and Ye Lingling treated Yao Zi, while Tang San and the others mourned Flender and Ma Hongjun; Tang San then asked Yu Xiaogang to let him add Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang refused, warning that the two Martial Souls could clash and destroy Tang San’s body, but a burly man appeared and Tang San recognized him as his father.

Tang Hao tried to awaken Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, but Yang Hao’s retained Blue Silver Emperor power suppressed the transformation. Meanwhile, Yang Hao prepared the commoner-focused Heaven Dou Empire Academy and persuaded Emperor Xue Ye to consider expanding its training grounds and staff.

• Tang Hao took Tang San to a remote forest to find the Blue Silver King, but they discovered that Yang Hao had erased the site and the Blue Silver King was gone.
• Tang Hao detonated his ninth soul ring and used Ah Yin’s soul-ring power to stimulate Tang San’s bloodline, but Tang San’s martial soul gained only a faint, unstable golden hue.
• Yang Hao activated Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor martial soul in Heaven Dou City, suppressing Tang San’s attempt to awaken the same martial soul.
• Bibi Dong took Hu Liena overseas to seek the God of Love’s inheritance so Na'er could improve her chances in the tournament.
• Yang Hao prepared teaching materials and training equipment for the new academy, which would recruit commoner Soul Masters and require graduates to serve the empire.
• Yang Hao urged Emperor Xue Ye to add the Royal Hunting Grounds to the academy and transfer staff from the Imperial Academy, leaving the emperor exasperated.

Yang Hao established Empire Academy’s teaching program, trained its tournament teams in new techniques, and continued maneuvering against his political rivals. Elsewhere, Bibi Dong began planning to conquer the Sun Moon Continent, while Tang San and Tang Hao struggled with their own limits.

• Emperor Xue Ye supplied Yang Hao with land, teachers, and students, while Xue Ke arrived at Empire Academy and Yang Hao assigned Meng Yiran to train her.
• Emperor Xue Ye exempted Yang Hao’s five recruited teams from the promotion matches, and Yang Hao hoped Prince Xue Xing and Prince Xue Beng would make the first move against him.
• Yang Hao gave Huo Wu and the other trainees Chakra-infused fruits, then taught them tree-climbing and water-walking techniques.
• Bibi Dong brought Hu Liena to the Sun Moon Continent, secured her the God of Love’s trial inheritance, and decided to conquer the continent for its faith and Soul Engineer resources.
• Tang San worried that his Purple Demon Divine Light might not work against Yang Hao, while Tang Hao recognized that his worsening injuries left him with little time.

Tang Hao and Tang San left the Blue Silver King behind, while Yang Hao evolved his Blue Silver Tree King into the Blue Silver Tree Emperor and rejoined Qian Renxue’s group. As the convoy approached Spirit City, Qian Renxue grew more anxious about Bibi Dong and the truth of her past, and the group entered a narrow canyon road.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that his Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring choices had hindered his Martial Soul’s awakening and advised him to seek a plant-type Soul Beast for his seventh Soul Ring.
• Yang Hao reached level fifty, used the Power Stone to create a new one, and evolved his Blue Silver Tree King Martial Soul into the Blue Silver Tree Emperor.
• Yang Hao traveled from the sea to catch up with Qian Renxue’s convoy and told her about his Martial Soul evolution.
• Qian Renxue warned Yang Hao that Bibi Dong might target the tournament finalists, and Yang Hao described Bibi Dong as dangerous and unstable.
• The convoy traveled for another day and entered a narrow, complex canyon road near Spirit City.

Yang Hao thwarted an ambush by the Strength Clan and Speed Clan against Qian Renxue and the traveling teams, while Tang Hao escaped with Tang San and others. Afterward, Qian Renxue identified the attackers to Ning Fengzhi, who concealed that Tang Yuehua had warned him.

• Yang Hao protected Qian Renxue and the nearby Royal Knights when the canyon cliffs collapsed, then the Strength Clan and Speed Clan attacked with Soul Masters and poisoned Godly Zhuge Crossbows.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang were held back, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin clashed with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo after mistaking each other's intentions.
• Yang Hao used his Blue Silver Domain to seal space and trap the attacking Soul Saints, then killed the Speed Clan Soul Masters creating the sandstorm behind the convoy.
• Tang Hao heard Titan's failure signal, defeated Meng Shu, and fled with Tang San, the little rabbit, and Tai Long; Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing followed.
• After the attack left 109 Royal Knights dead and more than 200 wounded, Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi that Tang Hao and the two clans had been responsible.
• Ning Fengzhi concealed Tang Yuehua's warning, and Qian Renxue stared at him as the atmosphere grew tense.

After the ambush, Qian Renxue promised to pursue Ning Rongrong and ordered aid for the casualties, while the group debated how to respond to the Clear Sky Sect and Shrek Academy. Ning Fengzhi suspected Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass was evolving and had provoked the attack; meanwhile, Tang Hao fled with Tang San and his companions, and Dai Mubai urged him to seek refuge in the Star Luo Empire.

• Qian Renxue asked Ning Fengzhi to approve her relationship with Ning Rongrong, then ordered compensation for the fallen and injured soldiers and sent a report to Emperor Xue Ye.
• Yang Hao proposed attacking the Clear Sky Sect and investigating Shrek Academy, but Qian Renxue postponed action against Shrek until after the tournament.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin suspected that Tang San’s strengthening Blue Silver Grass had caused a Martial Soul conflict that motivated the ambush.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Ning Rongrong about her teammates and concluded that Tang Yuehua and Clear Sky Douluo had targeted Tang San over his Martial Soul.
• Tang Hao led Tang San and two others away from the gorge, while Dai Mubai urged him to join forces with the Star Luo Empire.

Tang San and Dai Mubai headed toward the Star Luo Empire while Yang Hao pursued the God-Slaying Dagger and Qian Renxue sought the truth about her parents. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong finding someone in the secret chamber beneath Pope Hall.

• Dai Mubai invited Tang San and the others to join him in the Star Luo Empire, and Tang Hao said they had to leave the Heaven Dou Empire quickly.
• Yang Hao found a map marked with the God-Slaying Dagger, burned it, and went to meet Bibi Dong while Qian Renxue secretly visited Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue to search beneath the papal throne, and she discovered a prison-like chamber under Pope Hall.
• Bibi Dong gave Yang Hao the God-Slaying Dagger in exchange for two pills, and he used it to destroy and extract the souls of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Demon Emperor from her soul bones.
• Yang Hao teleported away, and Bibi Dong returned to Pope Hall to find the secret chamber entrance open and a familiar figure inside.

Qian Renxue apologized to Bibi Dong and won a cautious reconciliation, while Yang Hao prepared to use powerful souls to develop his inner world. The chapter left him planning to win the Soul Master tournament and recruit the Strength Clan and Speed Clan through the Star Luo Crown Prince.

• Qian Renxue hugged Bibi Dong and endured her Soul Power, prompting Bibi Dong to worry over her and check that she was safe.
• Qian Daoliu told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue had uncovered the truth herself and offered her control of Spirit Hall and Douluo Hall before leaving.
• Qian Renxue explained that Jade had uncovered Bibi Dong's past in Yu Xiaogang's memories, and Bibi Dong said Na'er would inherit the Pope's position; Qian Renxue agreed.
• Yang Hao preserved the souls of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Demon Empress, then sealed the Evil Thought of the God of Love in his inner world to nurture it.
• Yang Hao planned to create twelve elemental deities for his inner world and considered capturing other divine souls, including Bo Saixi and members of the protagonist group.
• Yang Hao resolved to win the Soul Master tournament and become the Jade King, then considered approaching the Star Luo Crown Prince about the Strength Clan and the Speed Clan.

Yang Hao negotiated with Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to eliminate Tang San’s potential allies, trading hidden-weapon designs and pills that transformed their martial spirits and fusion skill. He left after helping them become the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, while Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun prepared to target the Strength Clan, Speed Clan, and possibly the Breaking Clan.

• Yang Hao asked Dai Weisi to wipe out the Strength Clan and Speed Clan before they could support Dai Mubai, and offered Tang San’s hidden-weapon designs as payment.
• Yang Hao taught Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun how to assemble the hidden weapons, and Dai Weisi invited him to join the Star Luo Empire, but Yang Hao refused.
• Yang Hao gave Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun pills made from a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and required them to eliminate the Breaking Clan if it contacted Tang San.
• Yang Hao helped Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun take the pills, transforming their martial spirits and their fusion skill into the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and awakening the Evil God Domain.
• After Yang Hao left, Dai Weisi ordered preparations to eliminate the Strength Clan and Speed Clan, while Zhu Zhuyun planned to forge the weapons for use against them.