Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao prepared to leave the Clear Sky Sect to train in the outside world, while Tang Yuehua uncovered massive financial corruption within the sect. The chapter ended with Yuehua deciding to tell Tang Yan that the sect was in danger.

• Tang Hao defeated Tang Xiao in a sparring match, having mastered his killing intent and surpassed his elder brother in combat strength.
• Tang Yan praised Tang Yuehua for her financial work and supported Tang Hao and Tang Xiao's plans to train outside the sect.
• Tang Yan warned his sons to act carefully and remember their responsibilities while training in the wider world.
• Tang Yuehua found evidence that at least three hundred million Gold Soul Coins disappeared from the sect each year through concealed financial abuse.
• Tang Yuehua decided to report the corruption to Tang Yan immediately.

Tang Yuehua uncovered that the Clear Sky Sect had lost at least three billion Gold Soul Coins to financial fraud and brought the evidence to Tang Yan. Tang Yan and Great Elder Tang Wenjing resolved to summon the elders and affiliated sect leaders to deal with the corruption.

• Tang Yuehua reported a decade of financial discrepancies to Tang Yan and showed him the evidence.
• Tang Yan told Tang Yuehua to remain at home while Tang Xiao and Tang Hao stayed behind to protect her.
• Tang Yan took the file to the Sect Main Hall and explained the losses to Great Elder Tang Wenjing.
• Tang Wenjing read the records, grew furious, and called for the elders and affiliated sect leaders to be summoned for a personal hearing.

The Clear Sky Sect’s lockdown drew speculation from rival factions, while Tang Wenjing revealed that officials had embezzled billions of Gold Soul Coins. The sect gathered to begin judging the arrested culprits.

• Ning Fengzhi suspected the Clear Sky Sect faced a crisis threatening its survival and ordered his sect to remain calm while awaiting the investigation’s results.
• Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s financial troubles and its failure to manage its affiliated sects.
• Xue Ye saw the Clear Sky Sect’s crisis as a chance to win its support and ordered the Shadow Guard to monitor it closely.
• Tang Wenjing addressed the assembled Clear Sky Sect disciples and accused more than a hundred shackled prisoners of embezzling several billion Gold Soul Coins over ten years.
• Tang Wenjing announced that the judgment of the arrested culprits would begin.

The Clear Sky Sect tried several offenders but limited the punishments to preserve its strength and stability, disappointing Xue Ye. Qian Yufeng anticipated that Qian Xunji might exploit the disgruntled affiliated sects, while Qian Xunji chose to seek advice before acting.

• The Clear Sky Sect's Law Enforcement Hall tried offenders, including three Soul Douluo, while Tang Yan considered stricter measures for those who had surrendered illicit gains.
• After the sect lifted its lockdown, Xue Ye regretted that the Clear Sky Sect had avoided weakening itself, while Ning Fengzhi concluded the sect had prioritized stability.
• Qian Yufeng reasoned that Qian Xunji might recruit affiliated sects resentful of their punishments and decided to write him a personal letter.
• Qian Xunji weighed the risks of approaching the affiliated sects and went to the Worship Hall to seek his father's advice.

Qian Xunji abandoned his plan to win over the Clear Sky Sect’s affiliated clans after reading Qian Yufeng’s advice. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Ah Rou met Ah Lan, heard a warning about her Baleful Aura, and began to ease her suspicions.

• Qian Xunji read Qian Yufeng’s letter and accepted that Spirit Hall should not approach the Clear Sky Sect’s affiliated clans yet.
• Qian Xunji decided to focus on consolidating Spirit Hall’s gains, burned the letter, and went home to spend time with his child.
• Ah Rou visited Ah Lan, introduced herself as Xiao Wu’s mother, and asked why Ah Lan had come to the forest.
• Ah Lan warned Ah Rou that her Baleful Aura could disrupt her cultivation and bring disaster, but Ah Rou said she had never personally harmed humans.
• Ah Lan asked Ah Rou to stop Er Ming from stealing her fruit, and Ah Rou apologized on his behalf.
• Ah Lan reassured Ah Rou that Xiao Wu could visit safely, and the two continued talking beneath the moonlight.

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao left the Clear Sky Sect for Heaven Dou City, while Yu Xiaogang continued studying there and Qian Yufeng prepared to follow the converging storylines. The chapter ended with Qian Yufeng gaining a perfect disguise ability and deciding to depart for Heaven Dou City.

• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao chose Heaven Dou City as their first destination and left the Clear Sky Sect to gain experience.
• Yu Xiaogang grew frustrated with the Heaven Dou City Library’s limited Soul Master knowledge and continued reading there.
• Yu Luomian stopped secretly monitoring Yu Xiaogang after learning that he had spent twenty days traveling between the inn and the library.
• Qian Yufeng learned that the Clear Sky Twin Stars had left the sect and anticipated their eventual meeting with Ah Lan in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Yufeng decided to go to Heaven Dou City to observe Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang’s upcoming story and return the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• The system unlocked Qian Yufeng’s Perfect Disguise Technique, and he prepared to set out for Heaven Dou City.

Qian Yufeng announced he would leave The Manor for about a year and used his system’s Disguise Module to impersonate the Snow Empress before departing for Heaven Dou City. There, disguised as the supposedly dead Yu Luofeng, he was brought before Yu Luomian, who recognized him and faced his challenge.

• Qian Yufeng told the Snow Empress and the others that he planned to inspect branch halls while traveling in disguise, leaving The Manor in their care.
• Qian Yufeng used the Disguise Module to become an exact copy of the Snow Empress, and A-Luo identified him by sensing his spiritual power.
• Qian Yufeng returned to his own appearance, entrusted The Manor to the Snow Empress, and left without bringing Qian Lingxin or Qian Lingsu.
• Ten days later, Qian Yufeng entered Heaven Dou City disguised as Yu Luofeng and deliberately attracted the attention of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s spies.
• The spies brought Qian Yufeng to Yu Luomian, who dismissed his subordinates and confronted him as Yu Luofeng erupted with a violent aura.

Qian Yufeng used the identity of Yu Luofeng to meet Yu Luomian and learn about the family and Yu Xiaogang. He found Gangzi studying at Heaven Dou Library and began a disguised conversation, leaving Yu Xiaogang shocked that the old man knew about his mutated Martial Soul.

• Yu Luofeng blocked Yu Luomian's attack with his dragon-scaled hand, then revealed that he would not return to the family or tell Yu Yuanzhen he was alive.
• Yu Luomian described Yu Yuanzhen's sons, including Yu Xiaogang, whose malignant Martial Soul mutation had prevented him from breaking through Level 30.
• Yu Luofeng learned that Yu Xiaogang was studying Martial Soul theory at Heaven Dou Library and left to visit him privately.
• After leaving the hall, Qian Yufeng reflected on Yu Luomian's ambition to ally with Spirit Hall and strengthen the family.
• Qian Yufeng found Yu Xiaogang at the library, sat across from him, and asked whether his mutated Martial Soul troubled him.
• Yu Xiaogang stared at the disguised Qian Yufeng in shock, wondering how the old man knew about his Martial Soul.

Qian Yufeng, disguised as an old man, encouraged Yu Xiaogang by explaining possible causes and remedies for his mutated Martial Soul. Yu Xiaogang left with renewed confidence to research a Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill and solve the mutation.

• Qian Yufeng told Yu Xiaogang about his own Explosive Flame Dragon Martial Soul and tragic past, then asked about the dragon traits in Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that his Martial Soul retained dragon horns but otherwise resembled a pig, and Qian Yufeng suggested rare herbs might help complete its evolution.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed using a Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill to temporarily support his mutated Martial Soul, and Qian Yufeng encouraged him to test the theory.
• Yu Xiaogang gained confidence from Qian Yufeng's recognition and promised to work toward solving Martial Soul mutation and developing the fusion skill.
• Qian Yufeng suggested Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul might be a light-attribute mutation, and Yu Xiaogang bowed to thank him for the information.

Qian Yufeng infiltrated the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to return the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and warned Xue Ye against seeking an alliance with Clear Sky Sect. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong reached level fifty and prepared to travel the continent for experience, with a Title Elder secretly assigned to protect her.

• Yu Xiaogang treated the disguised Qian Yufeng to a meal, where Qian Yufeng recognized Tang Hao and Tang Xiao as the Clear Sky Twin Stars.
• Qian Yufeng changed his disguise and entered the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to return the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that she had reached level fifty and wanted to travel; Qian Xunji agreed and arranged for a Title Elder to guard her secretly.
• Qian Yufeng found signs that Xue Yao was still alive, then went to Xue Ye's study.
• Qian Yufeng told Xue Ye that Clear Sky Sect would not ally with Heaven Dou and warned that Spirit Hall would intervene in a war between the empires.
• Qian Yufeng returned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Xue Ye, who was astonished that Qian Yufeng had given it back.

Xue Ye returned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to the royal treasury after Qian Yufeng brought it back, while the gods wondered about the Asura God's actions against the Angel God. In Heaven Dou City, Xue Ye invited Tang Hao and Tang Xiao to a private reception, and the brothers planned how to refuse his attempt to recruit the Clear Sky Sect.

• Qian Yufeng returned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Xue Ye and vanished before the palace Shadow Guards could detect him.
• Xue Ye ordered an investigation into the unidentified old man, then returned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to the Heaven Dou Royal Treasury.
• Poseidon acknowledged that Qian Yufeng had returned the Sea God Heart, while the Angel God questioned why the Asura God had placed his divine hall under guard.
• Xue Ye's Shadow Guards failed to discover how Qian Yufeng had entered Heaven Dou City, so Xue Ye ordered them to stop pursuing him and monitor the city's factions instead.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao received Xue Ye's invitation to a private reception and discussed refusing his effort to recruit the Clear Sky Sect without offending him.

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao attended a private banquet with Emperor Xue Ye, who tried to recruit Clear Sky Sect to support Heaven Dou Empire. The brothers refused to commit, and after returning to the inn, Tang Hao concluded that their sect had been right to support Star Luo Empire.

• Qian Yufeng received a note saying Xue Ye would personally meet the Clear Sky Twin Stars and dismissed the emperor’s recruitment effort as futile.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao arrived at Tian Mansion, where Xue Ye welcomed them and hosted a lavish private banquet.
• Xue Ye asked the brothers to have Clear Sky Sect help Heaven Dou Empire resolve its border conflict with Star Luo Empire, but Tang Xiao said only the sect’s elders could decide.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao acted thoroughly drunk as they left, while Xue Ye dropped his own drunken act and vowed to secure Clear Sky Sect’s support.
• Back at the inn, Tang Hao judged Xue Ye to be highly ambitious and believed Clear Sky Sect had been right to support Star Luo Empire, while Tang Xiao considered how he would handle ties with Heaven Dou Empire as sect master.

Qian Yufeng met Bibi Dong after she arrived in Heaven Dou City and advised her on keeping a low profile during her training. At the city library, Bibi Dong noticed Yu Xiaogang reading about traveling across the continent and decided to investigate his identity.

• Qian Yufeng learned from a blood-red crow that Bibi Dong had arrived in Heaven Dou City and went to meet her.
• Bibi Dong met Qian Yufeng at a teahouse, explained her training journey, and heard his advice about avoiding trouble among the city’s factions.
• Qian Yufeng gave Bibi Dong suggestions for her training plan before she set off for the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong stopped at the Heaven Dou City Library and found Yu Xiaogang reading Continental Geography Records.
• Bibi Dong recognized the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan emblem on Yu Xiaogang and decided to have Bishop Salas investigate him.

Bibi Dong visited the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall and asked Bishop Salas to identify a young man she had seen at the library. After learning he was Yu Xiaogang, whose Trash Martial Soul made him a promising research subject, she returned to the library to find him.

• Bibi Dong entered the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall using an identification token and reunited with Ling Yuan at the front desk.
• Bibi Dong showed Salas the silver token from her teacher and asked him to investigate a library visitor who seemed to belong to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Qian Yufeng watched the Spirit Hall from across the street and guessed that Bibi Dong might study Yu Xiaogang's Trash Martial Soul.
• Salas learned that the visitor was Yu Xiaogang, the youngest son of Yu Yuanzhen, who had left his clan after suffering scorn for his Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong left Salas's office, ate lunch, and headed back to Heaven Dou City Library to find Yu Xiaogang and examine his Martial Soul.

Bibi Dong met Yu Xiaogang in the Heaven Dou Library and invited him to team up to investigate Martial Soul mutations. After a night of resolving to prove himself, Yu Xiaogang agreed, and Bibi Dong revealed herself as Gu Dong'er, a level fifty-three Battle Soul King.

• Bibi Dong showed Yu Xiaogang her Death Spider Emperor and explained how an Inner Core had transformed her spider Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang described his level-twenty-nine bottleneck, and Bibi Dong said a malignant mutation could require powerful energy or bloodlines to overcome.
• Yu Xiaogang spent a sleepless night recalling the insults from his clan and decided to accept Bibi Dong's offer so he could prove himself.
• Bibi Dong returned to the library the next day, where Yu Xiaogang agreed to train and travel with her.
• Bibi Dong introduced herself as Gu Dong'er and revealed that she was a level-fifty-three power-attack-type Battle Soul King.

Bibi Dong recruited Yu Xiaogang to investigate ways to resolve his Martial Soul mutation, and the two prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest. Qian Yufeng backed her decision and withdrew to observe the world’s events from the shadows, while Yu Xiaogang explained the belief that had sustained him.

• Bibi Dong invited Yu Xiaogang to the Star Dou Great Forest to study Soul Beasts, rare plants, and Martial Soul Fusion Skills as possible ways to address his mutation.
• Qian Yufeng gave Bibi Dong a Maple Leaf Retail High-Level Customer Token and supported her training journey.
• Qian Yufeng decided to watch the Soul Master world from the shadows and ordered his leaders to handle matters without him.
• Bibi Dong waited outside Heaven Dou City, where Yu Xiaogang arrived early to meet her.
• Bibi Dong asked how Yu Xiaogang had endured his family's ridicule, and he said he believed that there were no trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters.

Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong set out for Sunset Forest, followed secretly by Qian Yufeng, while Yu Luomian visited Liu Erlong and challenged her to prove her strength. Liu Erlong accepted a ten-day solo survival test in Sunset Forest, determined to show her father she was no worse than anyone.

• Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong chose to visit Sunset Forest before the Star Dou Great Forest, and Qian Yufeng secretly followed them toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Yu Luomian confronted Liu Li in her home and said he wanted Liu Erlong to see more of the outside world and develop her Soul Master talent.
• Liu Erlong revealed her Fire Dragon Martial Soul and her three Soul Rings, impressing Yu Luomian with her standard configuration.
• Yu Luomian assigned Liu Erlong a test to survive alone in Sunset Forest for ten days with only basic supplies.
• Liu Erlong accepted the test and told Liu Li she wanted to prove herself to Yu Luomian.

Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang independently sensed an unusual closeness after arriving at the same town, where Qian Yufeng secretly interfered with Yu Xiaogang’s meal. Their first encounter left both curious about each other, while Bibi Dong planned to approach Liu Erlong.

• Liu Erlong prepared for her assessment in Sunset Forest, arrived in town, and stopped at a teahouse to gather information.
• Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang arrived in town, and Qian Yufeng’s hidden interference made Yu Xiaogang ill after he ate Bibi Dong’s cooking.
• At a restaurant beside Liu Erlong’s teahouse, Yu Xiaogang noticed his Soul Power growing active, while Liu Erlong felt her heart race and her own Soul Power stir.
• Liu Erlong entered the restaurant and exchanged a gaze with Yu Xiaogang, and both felt an unexplained sense of closeness.
• Bibi Dong noticed Liu Erlong’s fire-element hair and decided to speak with her after the meal.

Qian Yufeng watched as Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang met at a restaurant, where their Martial Souls seemed to resonate. After introducing themselves, the three began to bond over Yu Xiaogang’s belief that there were no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters.

• Qian Yufeng noticed Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang at the restaurant and guessed they were heading to Sunset Forest.
• Flender arrived to deliver a package, felt a strange reaction in his Soul Power, and sat down to eat near Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
• Bibi Dong suspected the three young Soul Masters’ Martial Souls had a strong affinity and left them to talk after paying the bill.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang introduced themselves and discussed the strange familiarity they felt.
• Yu Xiaogang shared his belief that there were no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters, and Flender and Liu Erlong encouraged him.

Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong joined Bibi Dong’s team on the way to Sunset Forest, where their Martial Souls unexpectedly combined into the Golden Sacred Dragon. Qian Yufeng followed them in disguise and watched as the fusion skill emerged.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong to let Flender and Liu Erlong temporarily join the team, and she agreed.
• The four entered Sunset Forest, with Bibi Dong leading and Flender keeping watch at the rear.
• After finding a campsite, Yu Xiaogang proposed that he, Flender, and Liu Erlong reveal their Martial Souls.
• Their Soul Power and Soul Rings flowed into Luo Sanpao, which transformed into the Golden Sacred Dragon through the Tri-Unity Martial Soul Fusion Skill.