Chapter Summaries

People thrown from Wang Sheng’s residence caused chaos across the city, including a man crashing into the empress’s bedchamber and being killed. When Guard Commander Yang Yuan and General Wang Qu arrived to arrest Wang Sheng’s group, Wang Sheng attacked them, leaving the emperor and onlookers stunned as the fight continued in midair.

• A man fell through the empress’s roof and landed on her chaise lounge, so she killed him with her sixth soul skill.
• Guard Commander Yang Yuan and General Wang Qu stormed Wang Sheng’s mansion and destroyed its hall.
• The emperor arrived and condemned Yang Yuan, Wang Qu, and the empress for acting without his orders.
• Wang Sheng protected Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying, then used Shadow Shift to kick Wang Qu flying.
• Wang Sheng pursued Wang Qu through the air and struck him again as Wang Qu defended himself with crossed arms.
• Xu Sinan urged Xu He to surrender the city after seeing Wang Sheng overpower Wang Qu.

Wang Sheng overwhelmed General Wang Qu and revealed the Earth Violent Bear Martial Soul with an impossible soul-ring configuration, shocking the Royal City. He intended to keep General Wang Qu and Yang Yuan there and make the city recognize his invincible strength.

• Wang Sheng struck General Wang Qu out of the air, and Wang Qu's Martial Soul Possession failed to let him resist.
• General Wang Qu crashed through the Qing Prince Mansion's front gate, prompting Xu He, Xu Sinan, the steward, guards, and maids to flee.
• Wang Sheng revealed nine soul rings, including two black, five red, and one orange-gold ring, astonishing General Wang Qu, Yang Yuan, Emperor Xu Feng, and onlookers.
• Hua Liu recognized that Wang Sheng had twin Martial Souls and twin titles and said he had reached level 98.
• Wang Sheng decided to keep General Wang Qu and Yang Yuan there and make the entire Royal City understand that he was invincible.

Wang Sheng defeated General Wang Qu after countering his attempt to throw a mountain back at him, leaving Royal City’s residents in awe of the powerhouse brought by the Eldest Prince. The Guard Commander then released his unusual martial soul and prepared to confront Wang Sheng.

• Wang Sheng summoned a mountain with his Eighth Soul Ring, and General Wang Qu used his Martial Soul Avatar and Berserk skill to catch it, wrecking the nearby buildings.
• General Wang Qu straightened beneath the mountain and hurled it toward Wang Sheng, who stopped it with Thousand Catty Drop and sent it crashing back down.
• General Wang Qu used his Ninth Soul Ring skill, Power of the Strength God, but the mountain crushed and pinned him.
• Residents who had fled the destruction learned from Xu He that the Eldest Prince had brought Wang Sheng to Royal City and feared that the city’s balance of power would change.
• The Guard Commander released his mistlike martial soul and nine soul rings, drawing Wang Sheng’s interest.

Wang Sheng fought the Guard Commander, whose attacks proved powerless against Wang Sheng’s body. After witnessing Wang Sheng’s overwhelming strength, Emperor Xu Feng realized he might be stronger than all four of the kingdom’s Title Douluo combined and made a decision.

• The Guard Commander charged up the mountain and attacked Wang Sheng with his Sixth Soul Skill, but Wang Sheng’s stone-shard counterattack passed harmlessly through him.
• The Guard Commander stabbed Wang Sheng with his claws, only for them to fail to pierce Wang Sheng’s body and leave his hands numb.
• Emperor Xu Feng and the other observers saw that Wang Sheng had endured the attack without using a soul skill, and Xu Feng judged him stronger than the kingdom’s four great Title Douluo together.
• Wang Sheng grabbed the Guard Commander as he tried to flee, kicked in his chest, and tore off one of his arms.
• The Guard Commander crashed into the ground before the onlookers with his chest caved in and blood pouring from his mouth.

After defeating the Guard Commander, Wang Sheng had Qin Liang heal him so he could interrogate him. When the Guard Commander refused to answer who sent him, Wang Sheng broke his remaining limbs.

• Wang Sheng told the frightened onlookers that someone would compensate them for their ruined homes, then asked who the Guard Commander was.
• Wang Sheng asked for a healing soul master, and Qin Liang used his Healing Scepter to restore the Guard Commander from the brink of death.
• Wang Sheng broke the Guard Commander's other arm when he demanded his severed arm back, then had Qin Liang heal him again.
• Wang Sheng asked who had sent the Guard Commander, but the man stayed silent, so Wang Sheng broke his intact arm and both legs.

Wang Sheng tortured Guard Commander Xia Li until he revealed that the Empress had sent him and General Wang Qu. After learning the Emperor and Empress were estranged and the Empress was backed by her family, Wang Sheng left everyone wondering whether Xia Li or General Wang Qu might be the Second Prince’s father.

• Wang Sheng stopped Qin Liang from healing Xia Li and stomped between Xia Li’s legs, forcing him to scream.
• Wang Sheng ordered Qin Liang to heal Xia Li, then threatened to stomp him again until Xia Li admitted that the current Empress had sent him and General Wang Qu.
• Wang Sheng wondered aloud whether the Emperor had authorized the Empress, and joked that he could replace the Emperor if necessary.
• Li Fa explained that the Emperor and Empress were at odds and that the Empress’s backing came from her maiden family, the Prime Minister’s family.
• Wang Sheng speculated that Xia Li or General Wang Qu might be the Second Prince’s father, leaving Xia Li, the others, and the hidden Emperor speechless.

Wang Sheng killed Guard Commander Xia Li after defending the empress’s decision against him, then gave Xia Li’s Spirit Bones to Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying. Emperor Xu Feng revealed that his ancestor, Xu Qing, was a level ninety-nine Title Douluo, and Wang Sheng asked whether he was injured or away having fun.

• Wang Sheng stomped Guard Commander Xia Li to death and warned Li Fa that anyone who tried to kill him should expect to die.
• Wang Sheng collected Xia Li’s two Spirit Bones and gave one each to Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying, then revealed that he had many more.
• Wang Sheng noticed Emperor Xu Feng watching from a corner, and Xu Feng came forward and greeted him.
• Wang Sheng asked why the Prime Minister’s Mansion had not seized the throne, and Xu Feng explained that his family’s ancestor, Xu Qing, was a level ninety-nine Title Douluo.
• Wang Sheng asked whether Xu Qing was injured or had gone off to have fun.

Wang Sheng and Emperor Xu Feng agreed to oppose the Prime Minister's Mansion after discussing their alliance and the deaths of Xia Li and Wang Qu. When Qi Shun arrived to arrest Wang Sheng, Wang Sheng killed his soldiers and left Qi Shun for the emperor to deal with.

• Emperor Xu Feng revealed that he opposed the Second Prince's succession and accepted Wang Sheng as an ally against the Prime Minister's Mansion.
• Wang Sheng suggested deposing the empress, and Emperor Xu Feng agreed that he would act against the Prime Minister's Mansion.
• Qi Shun arrived with soldiers and claimed he had come to punish Wang Sheng, but he realized Xia Li and Wang Qu were missing.
• Wang Sheng interrupted Emperor Xu Feng and urged him to fight, then showed Qi Shun Xia Li's corpse.
• Qi Shun ordered his soldiers to warn the Prime Minister's Mansion, but Wang Sheng used Flame Domain to burn them to ash.
• Wang Sheng left Qi Shun alive for Emperor Xu Feng after Qi Shun called him a dog emperor.

Emperor Xu Feng killed Qi Shun and ordered the assembled nobles to surround the Prime Minister's Mansion, then arranged a new residence for Wang Sheng and his companions. Wang Sheng suspected Xu Feng was hiding powerful allies and pursuing the unification of the continent, but remained focused on placing the crown prince on the throne and finding Divine Wind.

• Emperor Xu Feng dismissed Qi Shun's threats and killed him after revealing the Xu family had a hidden World-Quaking Level expert.
• The nobles pledged to fight for Emperor Xu Feng, who ordered them to surround the Prime Minister's Mansion.
• Emperor Xu Feng sent the Shadow Guard to arrange Wang Sheng and his companions a residence better than the Eldest Prince's estate.
• Hua Liu and Wang Sheng concluded that Emperor Xu Feng was concealing powerful Title-level allies and using his apparent weakness as a strategy.
• Wang Sheng guessed Emperor Xu Feng intended to unify the continent and decided that the crown prince's ascension would help him search for Divine Wind.

After the royal family defeated the Prime Minister's Mansion, Wang Sheng learned that Qi Yu had escaped and the empress had kept her position. Wang Sheng set out to confront the emperor over not replacing the empress, while Li Fa warned that his actions could disrupt the Eldest Prince's succession.

• Li Fa told Wang Sheng that the royal family had won the battle, but Qi Yu had escaped despite the emperor and two Title Douluo fighting him.
• Wang Sheng focused instead on when the Eldest Prince would arrive, and Li Fa said he would reach Royal City within three days.
• Li Fa explained that the empress had lost authority over the inner palace while the Second Prince had been sent to guard the border.
• Wang Sheng learned that the empress had not been deposed and immediately vanished, intending to act on his earlier demand that she be replaced.
• Li Fa warned Wang Sheng that his actions could harm the Eldest Prince's claim, but Wang Sheng said they would help him take the crown prince's seat or even the throne.

Wang Sheng confronted a Shadow Guard who had been monitoring him and challenged Bright Moon Kingdom’s imperial family, declaring that its level ninety-nine Old Ancestor could not threaten him. After demonstrating that his punch could bypass the Shadow Guard’s strongest defense, Wang Sheng spared him, and the injured guard left owing him a favor.

• Wang Sheng confronted the Shadow Guard and deduced that Bright Moon Kingdom’s imperial family planned to unify the continent.
• The Shadow Guard warned Wang Sheng against making an enemy of the imperial family, but Wang Sheng said he did not fear its level ninety-nine Old Ancestor.
• Wang Sheng offered to spare the Shadow Guard if he could endure one punch, and the Shadow Guard activated his martial soul and defensive skills.
• Wang Sheng used Strike Across the Mountain to bypass the Shadow Guard’s defense and badly injure him with a single punch.
• Wang Sheng let the Shadow Guard leave, and the guard promised to repay the favor.

Wang Sheng barged into Emperor Xu Feng’s court session after hearing that the emperor planned only to strip the empress of her harem authority. He threatened the emperor and revealed nine overwhelming soul rings, leaving the court facing an imminent confrontation.

• Emperor Xu Feng asked the ministers whether he should depose the empress, and several ministers urged him to spare her.
• Wang Sheng suddenly appeared in the court hall and challenged Emperor Xu Feng over his treatment of the empress.
• When a minister pointed at Wang Sheng and denounced him, Wang Sheng killed him with a palm strike.
• The ministers released their martial souls and soul rings, but Emperor Xu Feng thanked Wang Sheng for helping him destroy the Prime Minister's Mansion rather than ordering an attack.
• Wang Sheng accused Emperor Xu Feng of ignoring his demand to replace the empress and threatened to kill him before displaying nine soul rings that overwhelmed the court's gathered rings.

Wang Sheng confronted Emperor Xu Feng and forced him to agree to depose the empress, then praised the emperor’s endurance and asked Bright Moon Kingdom to find Divine Wind. The Grand Emperor appeared, revealing himself to the court after decades in seclusion.

• Wang Sheng challenged Emperor Xu Feng and his two Title Douluo, then warned that he could sense four more powerful Title Douluo, including one above Level 95.
• Emperor Xu Feng ordered the empress deposed, and Wang Sheng demanded that the Eldest Prince become emperor when he returned.
• Wang Sheng praised Emperor Xu Feng’s rule and offered Bright Moon Kingdom a favor in exchange for finding the soul beast Divine Wind.
• Wang Sheng called out to someone hiding in the court hall, and the Grand Emperor emerged as the older ministers recognized him.

Wang Sheng left the imperial court after the Grand Emperor acknowledged his overwhelming strength and Emperor Xu Feng realized he had narrowly avoided a massacre. While strolling through the palace, Wang Sheng was stopped by a woman who introduced herself as Lu Fei, the Second Prince’s consort.

• The Grand Emperor named Wang Sheng Bright Moon Kingdom’s most honored guest and told the imperial family not to interfere if anyone offended him.
• The Grand Emperor and Emperor Xu Feng concluded that Wang Sheng was likely a double Title Douluo with rank ninety-seven Soul Power, and the Grand Emperor admitted he could not confidently defeat him even in his prime.
• The Grand Emperor reflected that Wang Sheng had spared him because he was gravely injured and near death, then expressed his hope that Bright Moon Kingdom would unite the continent before he died.
• Emperor Xu Feng realized Wang Sheng had refrained from attacking because he did not want to become Bright Moon Kingdom’s enemy, and his attitude toward Wang Sheng changed as he clutched Divine Wind’s portrait.
• Wang Sheng strolled through the palace and met a woman who said she was Lu Fei, the Second Prince’s consort.

Lu Fei tried to seduce Wang Sheng, but he rejected and insulted her for pursuing him while married to the Second Prince. After Wang Sheng left, an unseen voice urged her to become strong herself, and Lu Fei vowed to make him kneel.

• Lu Fei flirted with Wang Sheng and invited him to take a walk, believing her beauty and status would attract him.
• Wang Sheng rejected Lu Fei and told her she should divorce the Second Prince before seeking another man.
• Lu Fei claimed the Empress had forced her to marry the Second Prince, but Wang Sheng left without sympathy.
• Lu Fei threatened to make Wang Sheng kneel at her feet, revealing that she believed strength could let her take him from the Second Prince.
• An unseen voice advised Lu Fei to rely on herself and become strong, while she worried that her growth would take time.

Lu Fei reacted to Wang Sheng’s humiliation by turning against the Empress’s aide, while Wang Sheng returned home and dismissed visiting faction leaders without meeting them. When he woke at noon, he found beautiful women presented as gifts working in his residence.

• Lu Fei laughed at the Empress’s aide and warned that the Empress might soon be deposed for offending Wang Qu and Xia Li’s powerful associate.
• The Empress’s aide hurried back to the Empress’s sleeping palace to learn whether Lu Fei’s warning was true.
• Wang Sheng ordered Li Zheng to arrange for Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying to enter the Royal Academy.
• Wang Sheng told Hua Liu to accept the faction leaders’ gifts and send the visitors away without granting them an audience.
• Hua Liu tactfully asked the visitors to leave gifts and visiting cards, and one man presented a beautiful woman as his gift.
• Wang Sheng woke at noon and saw beautiful women in bright clothes sweeping his residence and greeting him as their master.

Hua Liu brought four talented young women to Wang Sheng under the pretense of having them perform, while other noble families’ daughters were assigned to work around the manor. Wang Sheng learned their identities and talents, and the meeting ended with Xu Manfan silently fuming at his remarks about the royal family.

• Hua Liu turned the young women sent by various families into manor workers and arranged for four others to meet Wang Sheng as performers.
• Wang Sheng overheard the women praising his youth, looks, and strength, then realized some had been sent as spies or to curry favor.
• Wang Sheng entered the main hall and met Fan Shanshan, Miao Yinghan, Lu Nanshuang, and Xu Manfan, who were all surprised by his appearance.
• Hua Liu introduced the four women’s martial souls and talents, and Wang Sheng praised Miao Yinghan’s cooking.
• Wang Sheng learned Xu Manfan belonged to the royal family and mocked the royals for joining in, leaving Xu Manfan furious.

Wang Sheng took Fan Shanshan, Miao Yinghan, Xu Manfan, and Lu Nanshuang as disciples instead of choosing them as partners, then gave them spatial Soul Tools and assigned them roles at his residence. At the Royal Academy, Xu Tianfang arranged for Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying to study under the teacher Baili Tianqing.

• Wang Sheng identified the four women’s martial souls and Soul Power levels, then accepted Fan Shanshan, Miao Yinghan, Xu Manfan, and Lu Nanshuang as his disciples.
• Wang Sheng gave each new disciple a spatial Soul Tool and told Hua Liu to keep a few attendants at the residence and send the rest back.
• Wang Sheng asked Miao Yinghan to cook his meals and agreed to let Lu Nanshuang make him a set of clothes, while Fan Shanshan and Xu Manfan considered gifts of their own.
• At the Royal Academy, Xu Tianfang welcomed Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying and promised to help them if they needed anything.
• Xu Tianfang introduced Baili Tianqing, a Level 73 Spirit Saint, and assigned him to teach Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying.

Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying joined Baili Tianqing at the Royal Academy, while a hostile instructor secretly identified them as targets. Back at Wang Sheng’s residence, Wang Sheng sensed someone spying on him and watched as the children bonded with his four disciples through gift-giving.

• Baili Tianqing learned that Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying had rare Martial Souls and promised Instructor Qian Xun they would show their talent at the academy tournament in three months.
• A gloomy Royal Academy instructor watched Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying and hinted that they would soon be unable to laugh.
• Wang Sheng sensed an unknown person spying on him from nearby but pretended to sleep so he could discover who was responsible.
• Wang Sheng introduced Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying to Fan Shanshan, Xu Manfan, Lu Nanshuang, and Miao Yinghan, who gave the children gifts.
• Wang Sheng approved the children accepting the gifts and reminded them to show gratitude and reciprocity, while Hua Liu advised them that the thought mattered most.

Eldest Prince Xu He told Wang Sheng that the soul beast Divine Wind had appeared in the White Tiger Kingdom, prompting Wang Sheng to leave at once with Hua Liu. Before setting out, Wang Sheng gave Xu He powerful Soul Tools and left other protective items for Li Zheng; at the city gate, he found his four new disciples waiting and decided to bring them along.

• Xu He returned to Wang Sheng’s residence and reported that Divine Wind had fallen from the sky in a city in the White Tiger Kingdom, where the people had vanished overnight.
• Wang Sheng ordered Li Zheng to protect Teng Zifeng and Cheng Ying, then told Hua Liu to prepare to leave for the White Tiger Kingdom immediately.
• Wang Sheng gave Xu He four high-level Soul Tools as thanks and payment for protecting the two children, and Xu He promised to look after them.
• Wang Sheng left additional items with Li Zheng before departing with Hua Liu.
• At the city gate, Fan Shanshan, Xu Manfan, Lu Nanshuang, and Miao Yinghan confronted Wang Sheng, who decided to bring his four disciples along and teach them on the way.