Chapter Summaries

Shen Lian left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, intending to go to Spirit City for the Angel God's inheritance records. Qian Renxue stopped him to warn him that Qian Daoliu wanted him dead, but Shen Lian dismissed the danger and left her flustered.

• Shen Lian led Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and planned to travel to Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue stopped her carriage on the mountain road and invited Shen Lian inside to speak privately.
• Shen Lian made Qian Renxue reveal her true appearance instead of continuing to wear the Xue Qinghe disguise.
• Qian Renxue warned Shen Lian that Qian Daoliu was determined to kill him if he went to Spirit City.
• Shen Lian challenged Qian Renxue's confidence in Qian Daoliu, and his threat to destroy Spirit City left her visibly agitated.

Qian Renxue persuaded Shen Lian not to go to Spirit City by promising to bring him records of how the Angel God attained godhood. While she traveled to retrieve them, Shen Lian went to Heaven Dou City and studied the Sea God’s account of quelling an ancient ocean war.

• Qian Renxue begged Shen Lian not to go to Spirit City and offered him treasures and anything else she could provide.
• Shen Lian said he wanted the Qian Clan’s records detailing the Angel God’s path to godhood, and Qian Renxue promised to deliver them within three days.
• Qian Renxue gave Shen Lian a Spirit Hall passage token and left for Spirit City while he continued on to Heaven Dou City.
• Shen Lian told Zhu Zhuqing to train Ning Rongrong and said they would later return to Heaven Dou City for more than sightseeing.
• Shen Lian read the ancient book’s account of the Sea God Poseidon quelling an ancient war between the Merfolk Tribe and Giant Tortoise Tribe.

Shen Lian discovered that an Origin Crystal had allowed the Sea God to store faith and become a god, then learned that the Clear Sky Sect had returned to the world with Tang San as its young sect master. The chapter left Shen Lian facing the news that Tang San would lead the Clear Sky Sect team in the upcoming tournament.

• Shen Lian realized the Sea God's Origin Crystal had become the vessel for his Godhead and enabled his ascension through faith.
• Shen Lian watched Zhu Zhuqing train Ning Rongrong and wondered whether Qian Renxue's Angel God records would reveal another path to a Godhead.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin visited Shen Lian and reported that two Clear Sky Sect elders had become Title Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi told Shen Lian that the Clear Sky Sect sought an alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect for the upcoming tournament.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Tang San had returned as the Clear Sky Sect's young sect master, possessed Twin Martial Souls, and would lead its tournament team.

Shen Lian dismissed the Soul Master Tournament, urged Ning Fengzhi to reject the Clear Sky Sect’s alliance offer, and planned to watch Tang San’s coming clash with Spirit Hall. As he prepared for a trip to Spirit City, Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City and began recalling how she had obtained an ancient book from Qian Daoliu.

• Shen Lian called the Soul Master Tournament a children’s game and warned Ning Fengzhi to reject the Clear Sky Sect’s alliance proposal.
• Shen Lian promised to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect if the Clear Sky Sect pressured it, and Ning Fengzhi left with Sword Douluo after entrusting Ning Rongrong to Shen Lian’s care.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked how Shen Lian would handle Tang San, and Shen Lian said they would wait to see whether Spirit Hall could deal with him before intervening.
• Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing decided to go to Spirit City, while Shen Lian anticipated using the turmoil to advance the Sun-Moon Empire’s goals.
• Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City in Xue Qinghe’s guise after staying away longer than promised, and Shen Lian let her into his room.
• Qian Renxue recalled asking Qian Daoliu for records of the Angel God’s ascension and receiving an ancient book from the Worship Hall’s secret chamber.

Qian Renxue gave Shen Lian a handwritten copy of the Angel God’s records, and he compared them with the Sea God’s inheritance to understand how both Godhead Seeds had been formed. By dawn, Shen Lian had grasped the two paths to godhood.

• Qian Renxue handed Shen Lian her hurriedly copied Angel God records and left to handle memorials at the Crown Prince’s Mansion.
• Shen Lian used Soul Power to reveal images of the Angel God protecting people and compared her deeds with Sea God Poseidon’s.
• Shen Lian read how the Angel God purified God-Slaying Soul Valley and obtained a diamond-shaped crystal from the Evil God’s remains.
• Shen Lian found that the Angel God’s crystal matched the Sea God’s Godhead Seed, though it had come from a sinister source.
• Shen Lian concluded that a person could reach godhood by inheriting a divine position or by finding a Godhead and forging a new one through faith.

Shen Lian planned to seize Tang San’s future Asura Godhead and build a god position powered by faith from two continents. After reaching Spirit City, he encountered Qian Renxue, who confronted him in his room over his broken promise.

• Shen Lian imagined taking Tang San’s Asura Godhead and using faith from Douluo Continent and Sun-Moon Continent to surpass the God Kings.
• Shen Lian trained with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong for ten days, studying how to combine the Dragon-Slaying Blade with the Power of Faith.
• Zhu Zhuqing delivered Ning Fengzhi’s message that Clear Sky Sect elders had threatened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ahead of the Soul Master Tournament, and Shen Lian vowed to deal with them after Tang San.
• Shen Lian traveled to Spirit City with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong and saw Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe with the Heaven Dou Imperial Soul Master Academy team.
• Qian Renxue entered Shen Lian’s room that night, shed her disguise, and confronted him in her Angel form.

Shen Lian explained to Qian Renxue why he had spared Tang San and promised not to provoke Qian Daoliu during the Soul Master Tournament. The next morning, he arrived at the tournament arena with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, where Tang San's team appeared.

• Qian Renxue confronted Shen Lian for breaking his promise not to come to Spirit City and questioned why he had repeatedly spared Tang San.
• Shen Lian told Qian Renxue that he wanted to settle his debts with Tang San slowly and promised not to provoke Qian Daoliu before the tournament ended.
• Qian Renxue reminded Shen Lian to keep his promise, then left behind the Angel Jade Pendant as she departed.
• The next morning, Shen Lian went to the tournament arena with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong and chose seats in the eastern stands.
• Tang San and his team appeared in the arena opposite the Heaven Dou Imperial Soul Master Academy team led by Xue Qinghe.

Tang San shocked the arena by revealing his rapid advancement, twin Martial Souls, and Spirit Bones, while Shen Lian saw flaws in his growth and left with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. Outside, two Clear Sky Sect elders tried to seize Ning Rongrong, then recognized Shen Lian and demanded Tang Hao’s inherited Spirit Bone and his life.

• Tang San revealed five Spirit Rings on his Blue Silver Grass and then summoned his Clear Sky Hammer with five more, stunning the arena with his twin Martial Souls and Spirit Bone wings.
• Shen Lian concluded that Tang San had used Spirit Bones to accelerate his growth and believed his ordinary Spirit Rings would leave him with hidden dangers.
• After Tang San broke Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s defensive formation, Shen Lian left the stands with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• The Clear Sky Sect Seventh Elder and Fifth Elder blocked the trio and tried to take Ning Rongrong hostage to pressure Ning Fengzhi.
• The elders recognized Shen Lian, blamed him for killing Tang Hao, and demanded that he surrender the Clear Sky Sect’s inherited Spirit Bone and pay with his life.

Shen Lian accepted Fifth Elder’s challenge to fight outside Spirit City, where the Clear Sky Sect elders had brought Niu Gao as backup. Seventh Elder attacked with his Clear Sky Hammer but was knocked flying by a single slash from Shen Lian, who then charged at Fifth Elder.

• Fifth Elder stopped Seventh Elder from attacking Shen Lian in Spirit City and challenged Shen Lian to meet them at Ten-Mile Slope.
• Shen Lian agreed and went outside the city with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Shen Lian found Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder waiting with Niu Gao, patriarch of the Defense Clan.
• Seventh Elder attacked Shen Lian with his ninth Spirit Ring, but Shen Lian’s blade broke his grip and sent him crashing into a tree.
• Shen Lian charged at Fifth Elder, who called on Niu Gao to stop him.
• Niu Gao activated his Plate Armor Giant Rhinoceros Martial Soul.

Shen Lian defeated Niu Gao and overwhelmed Fifth Elder in a clash between Whale Swallowing Nine-Fold Slash and the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique. He then turned toward the terrified Seventh Elder.

• Niu Gao used Immovable as a Mountain, but Shen Lian shattered his armor and wounded his left shoulder, leaving him unable to fight.
• Fifth Elder attacked Shen Lian with the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, but Shen Lian's first slash sent him crashing into a rock wall.
• Fifth Elder detonated his spirit rings and escalated his hammer strikes, while Shen Lian's successive slashes battered him and spared his vital points.
• Fifth Elder unleashed the eighty-first hammer strike, but Shen Lian's ninth blade light split the Clear Sky Hammer and knocked him unconscious.
• Shen Lian turned toward Seventh Elder, who trembled in terror as Shen Lian approached.

Shen Lian killed Fifth Elder, Seventh Elder, and Niu Gao, then left their bodies and a threatening message in Tang San’s inn room. Tang San returned from the tournament arena, noticed the elders were missing, and reached the room as he sensed the smell of blood.

• Shen Lian killed Seventh Elder and Niu Gao, collected seven Spirit Bones from the three corpses, and stored the bodies.
• Shen Lian planned to make Tang San relive his nightmare and went to Tang San’s inn with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Shen Lian placed the three corpses in Tang San’s empty room and left a note threatening the people around him.
• Tang San left the arena with his teammates and grew alarmed when Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder were nowhere to be found.
• Tang San hurried to the inn, sensed a smell of blood outside his room, and called for the elders without receiving an answer.

Tang San found the Fifth Elder, the Seventh Elder, and Niu Gao murdered, their Spirit Bones removed, and a taunting note that he blamed on Shen Lian. Grief and guilt overwhelmed him, and as a familiar surge of Clear Sky Hammer Soul Power cut through his Blue Silver Grass barrier, Tang San readied his hammer without noticing who was outside.

• Tang San entered the guest room and discovered the bodies of the Fifth Elder, the Seventh Elder, and Niu Gao with their Spirit Bones forcibly removed.
• Tang San found a note threatening him and identified Shen Lian as the killer.
• Tang San unleashed his grief and rage, trapping the room in Blue Silver Grass and swearing to kill Shen Lian.
• Tang San blamed himself for telling the elders about Shen Lian and believed his words had driven them to their deaths.
• A surge of familiar Clear Sky Hammer Soul Power cut through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass barrier, and he readied his hammer.

Tang Xiao arrived and found Tang San grieving over the murdered elders, then learned Shen Lian had threatened the Clear Sky Sect. Meanwhile, Shen Lian spent the day shopping in Spirit City with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, carrying their purchases.

• Tang Xiao arrived at the guest room and discovered the bodies of Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder.
• Tang San told Tang Xiao that Shen Lian had killed the elders, taken their Spirit Bones, and left a threat for the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Xiao blamed Shen Lian for the deaths and erupted with killing intent as Tang San picked up his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong took Shen Lian shopping through Spirit City's commercial district.
• Shen Lian followed Zhu Zhuqing from shop to shop, carrying parcels while she browsed clothes, accessories, fragrances, and pets.

Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing encountered Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun after Star Luo Royal Academy’s tournament defeat, and the sisters’ long-standing feud erupted into a fight. Zhu Zhuqing insisted on facing them herself, and the chapter ended as she countered their Hell White Tiger attack with her afterimages and claws.

• Zhu Zhuqing ended the shopping trip, and Shen Lian followed her and Ning Rongrong away from the commercial district.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun blocked the group and threatened Zhu Zhuqing, prompting her, Ning Rongrong, and Shen Lian to prepare for battle.
• Zhu Zhuqing stopped Shen Lian from attacking and said she would handle Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun herself.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she had become a Soul King with five Spirit Rings, shocking Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun used their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Zhu Zhuqing countered with three afterimages and Hell Hundred Claws.

Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi, dismantling their Hell White Tiger fusion skill and preparing to settle their old grudges. Zhou Ming and Spirit City's Law Enforcement Team interrupted her before she could strike, leaving Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi poised to escape.

• Zhu Zhuqing used Nether Shadow Kill to break through the Hell White Tiger's defenses and wound Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Zhuqing dismantled the fusion skill with precise attacks, sending Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi crashing to the ground.
• Zhu Zhuqing approached the defeated pair and declared that their conflict was over as she prepared to finish them.
• Zhou Ming arrived with Spirit City's Law Enforcement Team and blocked Zhu Zhuqing's attack, invoking the city's ban on fighting.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi prepared to leave, and Zhu Zhuyun gave Zhu Zhuqing a smug look.

Zhu Zhuqing pursued and killed Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi after Shen Lian used his Title Douluo pressure to hold off Zhou Ming. She returned to Shen Lian with her long-standing hatred settled and a new lightness in her heart.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Shen Lian to restrain Zhou Ming so she could pursue Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi.
• Shen Lian revealed overwhelming pressure that immobilized Zhou Ming, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to chase the fleeing pair.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi celebrated their escape, then realized Zhu Zhuqing had caught up with them.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Hell Shadow Clone to break Dai Weisi's arm and kill Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shen Lian, thanked him, and showed that the burden of her revenge had lifted.

Shen Lian took Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong back to the inn after overwhelming Zhou Ming and the Law Enforcement Team. Zhou Ming reported the encounter to Bibi Dong at Pope Palace, where the Spirit Hall leaders were shocked by his claim that Shen Lian was a teenage Super Douluo.

• Shen Lian knocked Zhou Ming and the Law Enforcement Team unconscious with his Soul Power, then left with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Shen Lian she had not felt so relaxed in a long time, and he promised her a more peaceful future.
• Zhou Ming awoke, suspected Shen Lian was a Super Douluo, and hurried to Pope Palace to report the encounter.
• Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Hu Liena reacted with disbelief when Zhou Ming said Shen Lian looked seventeen or eighteen and wielded overwhelming power.
• Zhou Ming described Shen Lian's dark-gold longsword and the two girls accompanying him, and Hu Liena recognized that one might possess the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

Bibi Dong sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to investigate Shen Lian, who was revealed to be Yu Xiaogang’s murderer and a Title Douluo. After the two elders returned with the discovery, Yue Guan asked Bibi Dong to have Hu Liena leave before he explained the matter.

• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to investigate the young man's background without alerting him, while Hu Liena struggled to accept that he might be a teenage Title Douluo.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei tracked Shen Lian to an inn, where he noticed them watching from across the street.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei recognized Shen Lian as the man wanted for killing Yu Xiaogang and realized he had risen from Soul Emperor to at least a level ninety-four Title Douluo in two years.
• Shen Lian dismissed the two elders and returned to cultivating, deciding to deal with Tang San before tearing down Pope Palace.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei reported back to Bibi Dong, and Yue Guan asked her to send Hu Liena away before revealing the important secret.

Bibi Dong learned that Shen Lian, now a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old Title Douluo, had killed Yu Xiaogang two years earlier. She ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to watch him closely and planned to confront him after the finals.

• Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena away before asking Yue Guan what he and Gui Mei had discovered.
• Yue Guan reported that they had found a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old Title Douluo whose Soul Power was at least level ninety-five.
• Yue Guan revealed that the young Title Douluo was the murderer who had killed Yu Xiaogang two years earlier.
• Bibi Dong reacted with shock and fury when she learned that Shen Lian was Yu Xiaogang's killer.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to watch Shen Lian without alerting him until the finals ended.

Shen Lian watched the Soul Master Tournament finals begin as Tang San's team faced the Spirit Hall Representative Team. Tang San's side gained an early advantage, but Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill turned the battle in Spirit Hall's favor.

• Shen Lian arrived at the arena with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong and noticed Tang Xiao and Bibi Dong glaring at him with hatred.
• Tang Xiao restrained himself from attacking Shen Lian, while Bibi Dong silently vowed to punish him after the tournament.
• Tang San's team launched a coordinated offensive with Blue Silver Grass, Clear Sky Hammers, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon power, suppressing Spirit Hall's team.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm, disrupting Tang San's team's coordination and allowing Spirit Hall's team to counterattack.