Chapter Summaries

Qian Yufeng traveled with Tie Xinwu to the Tie Family estate in Suola City, where he reunited with Tie Daniu. Tie Daniu greeted his old friend with tears of joy.

• Tie Xinwu led Qian Yufeng and his companions toward Suola City, while Qian Yufeng and Qian Lingsu discussed the Tie Family's strict discipline.
• Tie Fuyun raged at the Duke Mansion over Tie Xinwu leaving without permission, but Tie Daniu revealed that he had allowed his great-grandson to go.
• Tie Daniu scolded Tie Fuyun for restricting Xinwu and said the twenty-six-year-old Soul Emperor needed freedom to grow.
• Tie Daniu sensed Xinwu returning with powerful guests and hurried to the estate gates.
• Tie Daniu recognized Qian Yufeng in the carriage and tearfully welcomed his old friend.

Qian Yufeng visited Duke Ying Tie Estate and reunited with Tie Daniu, astonishing him with his own strength and the powerful young women accompanying him. He gave Tie Daniu a rare medicinal pill and Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, then agreed to stay for the birthday banquet.

• Tie Daniu welcomed Qian Yufeng and his companions, then was stunned to learn that the young women were all Title Douluo and Qian Yufeng had reached Level 95.
• Qian Yufeng explained that Tie Xinwu had tried to borrow money from him on the road, and Tie Daniu clarified that his grandson had wanted to prepare a birthday gift.
• Qian Yufeng told Tie Daniu that the old grudge with Mu Yulin had been settled, and Tie Daniu agreed that Mu should stop brooding and enjoy his retirement.
• Qian Yufeng gave Tie Daniu a marrow-cleansing pill and Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow to help him recover from old injuries and advance his strength.
• Tie Daniu invited Qian Yufeng to stay for his birthday banquet, Qian Yufeng accepted, and Tie Fuyun went to prepare the West Courtyard and a feast.

Qian Yufeng settled into the West Courtyard at Tie Daniu’s residence, where Tie Daniu arranged for his great-grandson Tie Xinwu to seek the senior’s guidance. After identifying the experience Tie Xinwu needed to advance, Qian Yufeng began recounting his past campaigns with Tie Daniu.

• Tie Xinwu escorted Qian Yufeng to the West Courtyard, which Tie Daniu had kept ready for his visit.
• Tie Daniu warned Tie Fuyun to keep Qian Yufeng’s valuable gifts secret and asked his family to entertain their honored guest.
• Tie Daniu sent Tie Xinwu to bring Qian Yufeng wine and snacks and ask for guidance.
• Tie Xinwu showed Qian Yufeng his Explosive Gang Axe Martial Soul and explained that he was a twenty-six-year-old rank-sixty-three Soul Emperor.
• Qian Yufeng advised Tie Xinwu to gain practical experience with a Soul Hunting Group and develop his fighting momentum through battle.
• Tie Xinwu asked about his grandfather’s past, and Qian Yufeng began telling him about their campaigns against Fallen Spirit Masters.

Tie Daniu used Qian Yufeng’s pill and Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow to recover much of his strength before his 130th birthday banquet. As nobles led by Mo Hande gathered with hostile intentions, Qian Yufeng sensed ten Soul Douluo and three Title Douluo among them and decided to attend.

• Tie Daniu swallowed Qian Yufeng’s pill and absorbed the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, clearing old obstructions in his body.
• Qian Yufeng suspected the banquet guests had ill intentions and chose to wait in the West Courtyard for the trouble to begin.
• After a day and night of cultivation, Tie Daniu recovered more than half of his hidden injuries and regained roughly eighty percent of his peak strength.
• Nobles gathered at Tie Daniu’s birthday banquet, and Tie Fuyun welcomed Count Mo Hande, whose arrival signaled the gathering of the city’s leading nobles.
• Qian Yufeng sensed ten Soul Douluo and three Title Douluo at the banquet and decided to go see who had assembled.

At Tie Daniu’s birthday banquet, Qian Yufeng learned that hostile Soul Masters had infiltrated the mansion and watched as Tang Feng challenged the duke. The chapter ended with Tang Feng charging at Tie Daniu while Qian Yufeng’s companions moved to protect the duke and Tie Xinwu.

• Ah Yin, Ao Qingqing, A-Bi, and the Snow Empress stayed behind while Qian Yufeng, Qian Lingxin, and Qian Lingsu went to the banquet.
• Tie Fuyun learned that ten Soul Douluos and two Title Douluos had infiltrated the mansion, and he ordered the Shadow Guards to protect Tie Xinwu.
• Qian Yufeng spotted ten Soul Douluos and three Title Douluos among the banquet guests and explained why nobles coveted the Tie Family’s iron mines.
• Tang Feng introduced himself as the Green Peak Douluo and challenged Tie Daniu to a fight.
• Qian Yufeng sent Qian Lingxin and Qian Lingsu to watch over Tie Daniu and Tie Xinwu as Tang Feng charged at Tie Daniu.

Tie Daniu fought Tang Feng, whose Soul-Devouring Hammer could drain Soul Power and consume Soul Skills, while Qian Yufeng suspected he was a Fallen Spirit Master. Tang Feng threatened Tie Daniu’s family, but Qian Lingsu and Qian Lingxin made their move as fighting broke out elsewhere in the Duke Mansion.

• Tie Daniu and Tang Feng exchanged blows, and Tang Feng used his Berserk Hammer while Tie Daniu countered with the Thunder-Explosion Axe.
• Tang Feng’s Martial Soul absorbed Tie Daniu’s Soul Power until Tie Daniu used Heavenly Steel Power to stop it.
• Tang Feng and Tie Daniu unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars, and Tang Feng’s Black Demon Soul-Devouring Hammer devoured Tie Daniu’s Ninth Soul Skill.
• Tang Feng threatened Tie Daniu’s son and grandson, but Tie Daniu challenged him and fighting erupted at two locations in the Duke Mansion.
• Qian Lingsu and Qian Lingxin attacked, while Soul Power clashes broke out elsewhere in the mansion.

Qian Yufeng and his allies confronted three Fallen Spirit Masters from the Clear Sky Sect who had infiltrated the Duke Mansion. Qian Yufeng revealed his formidable power and defeated Tang Feng, while Qian Lingxin and Qian Lingsu killed the other two.

• Qian Yufeng identified Tang Feng, Yang Tianlin, and Niu Xian as Clear Sky Sect disciples and ordered Qian Lingxin and Qian Lingsu to show no mercy.
• Tang Feng planned to seize Qian Yufeng while Yang Tianlin and Niu Xian engaged the two women, but Qian Yufeng revealed his overwhelming aura and blocked Tang Feng's attack.
• Qian Yufeng recognized Tang Feng's Fallen Spirit Master techniques, transformed his Aurora Shield into the Emperor Halberd, and struck Tang Feng down with his ninth Soul Skill.
• Qian Yufeng urged Qian Lingxin and Qian Lingsu to finish their opponents; Qian Lingxin killed Yang Tianlin, and Qian Lingsu fatally wounded Niu Xian.
• The nobles recognized Qian Yufeng and remembered their fear of him.

After the nobles’ attack on Tie Daniu’s birthday banquet, Qian Yufeng departed for The Manor with his companions and reunited with Zhu Lingxin, who was dismayed to learn Snow Empress was his partner. Meanwhile, the Silver Dragon King awakened beneath the Star Dou Great Forest and sent Di Tian to investigate a strange Dragon Clan aura.

• Tie Daniu thanked Qian Yufeng for stopping the Fallen Spirit Masters, and Qian Yufeng urged him to punish the nobles who had plotted against his family.
• Qian Yufeng and his companions left Tie Daniu’s residence, and Tie Daniu resolved to take a firm stance against the nobles involved.
• Four days later, Qian Yufeng arrived at The Manor and reunited with Zhu Lingxin, who had guarded the property and secretly served in his intelligence organization.
• Zhu Lingxin met Snow Empress and Qian Yufeng’s other companions, then felt distressed when Snow Empress introduced herself as Qian Yufeng’s partner.
• The Silver Dragon King sensed a strange Dragon Clan aura in the human world and ordered Di Tian to investigate; Di Tian set off toward Qian Yufeng.

Di Tian visited Qian Yufeng’s manor on the Silver Dragon King’s orders and met Ao Qingqing, whose unfamiliar Azure Dragon aura astonished him. After learning about each other’s backgrounds, Di Tian returned to Life Lake and reported that the future might hold new hope for the Soul Beast race.

• Qian Yufeng greeted Di Tian and directed him to Ao Qingqing.
• Di Tian sensed an aura reminiscent of the Dragon God in Ao Qingqing and asked about her lineage.
• Ao Qingqing explained that she belonged to the Azure Dragon Clan and had arrived in this era by accident.
• Qian Yufeng and the others discussed Di Tian’s immense strength while Ao Qingqing and Di Tian spoke about the Dragon God’s fall and the Soul Beast race’s decline.
• Ao Qingqing ended their conversation, and Di Tian returned to Life Lake to report his discovery to the Silver Dragon King.
• The Silver Dragon King said the changed future might give the Soul Beast race a chance and ordered Di Tian and the others to absorb the Big Worm and grow stronger.

Qian Yufeng settled into a peaceful home with his companions, but breakfast turned into a rivalry as Zhu Lingxin and Qian Lingxin and Qian Lingsu competed to win his attention with their cooking. A-Luo arrived and sampled Zhu Lingxin’s dishes, while Qian Yufeng praised her cooking, leaving Snow Empress puzzled by the tense atmosphere.

• Qian Yufeng and his companions settled at a tranquil place suited to Ah Yin and Snow Empress, while Zhu Lingxin remained resentful of Snow Empress’s relationship with him.
• Qian Lingxin and Qian Lingsu prepared the usual breakfast with Ah Yin, while Zhu Lingxin cooked special dishes for Qian Yufeng.
• Qian Yufeng noticed the rivalry between the women as he fed the Dark Demon Evil God Cat and White Tiger in the courtyard.
• Qian Yufeng found two breakfasts waiting for him, and the group gathered around the table with Snow Empress and Zhu Lingxin seated beside him.
• A-Luo appeared, introduced herself to Zhu Lingxin, and eagerly ate one of her Crystal Shrimp Dumplings.
• Qian Yufeng tasted Zhu Lingxin’s cooking and praised her improved skills, while Snow Empress watched the others in confusion.

Tang Chen completed the Slaughter Arena’s hundred-kill streak and began the Asura God’s first trial, which required him to cross Hell Road and obtain Divine Slaughter’s Domain. After battling through the road’s dangers and resisting its killing intent, he reached a vast blood lake and launched himself toward the far shore with his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Tang Chen discovered the Asura God’s inheritance after completing one hundred Slaughter Arena kills and accepted the first trial to cross Hell Road.
• The King of Slaughter offered Tang Chen a choice between joining the Enforcement Team and entering the Hell Trial, and Tang Chen chose the trial.
• The King of Slaughter used a blood-colored bat formation to send Tang Chen and the other gathered contestants onto Hell Road, where Tang Chen soon awoke alone.
• Tang Chen fought off a swarm of bats with the Clear Sky Sect’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and continued onward as the road’s killing intent clouded his mind.
• Tang Chen reached a broad blood lake blocking the path and used his Clear Sky Hammer’s weight and spinning force to launch himself toward the distant cave entrance.

Tang Chen completed the Asura God’s first trial, gained Divine Slaughter’s Domain, and settled into seclusion. At Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji received Qian Yufeng’s guidance on Bibi Dong’s Twin Martial Souls and marriage, then went to ask Qian Daoliu for advice about the wedding.

• Tang Chen completed the Asura God’s first trial and received a three-thousand-year increase to his Soul Ring age limit along with Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
• Tang Chen decided to live in seclusion near the river and built a crude thatched hut while two men in black watched from a nearby mountain.
• Qian Xunji read Qian Yufeng’s letter, which advised him to conceal Bibi Dong’s Twin Martial Souls, cultivate the Death Spider Emperor first, and avoid adding Soul Rings to the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor before Title Douluo rank.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo discussed Qian Yufeng’s pill, which had helped Golden Crocodile Douluo break through to Level 99.
• Qian Xunji visited Worship Hall and asked Qian Daoliu for advice about his wedding after Qian Yufeng urged him to marry.

Qian Xunji discussed choosing a wife with Qian Daoliu, who urged him to marry one woman from Spirit City's old families and one from its rising families to balance their influence. Qian Xunji accepted the reasoning and decided to ask Qian Yufeng to return and preside over the wedding.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo left Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji to discuss the Pope's marriage privately.
• Qian Xunji named Jin Yuchan, Ling Jingxin, Mo Yu, Liu Yunyan, and Hua Qianqian as possible wives.
• Qian Daoliu recommended choosing one candidate from an old Soul Master family and one from a rising family to reconcile their competing interests.
• Qian Xunji argued that Spirit Hall should instead support the old and rising families in rotation, but Qian Daoliu explained that Qian Yufeng's ambitions would make strong backing essential.
• Qian Xunji resolved to write to Qian Yufeng and ask him to return to preside over the wedding.

Qian Yufeng returned to Spirit City with Snow Empress after his great grandson asked him to advise on a politically important marriage. He introduced Snow Empress to Qian Daoliu as his partner, and Qian Daoliu welcomed her as his Second Aunt.

• Qian Yufeng read a letter saying his great grandson, the Pope, was choosing between five marriage candidates and wanted advice.
• Qian Yufeng explained to Snow Empress that the Pope's marriage was a political alliance, then arranged for their group to leave in three days.
• Half a month later, Qian Yufeng, Snow Empress, Qian Lingxin, and Qian Lingsu entered Spirit City, where Snow Empress sensed two powerful presences.
• Qian Yufeng brought Snow Empress to the Worship Hall and introduced her to Qian Daoliu as the Ice God Successor and his partner.
• Qian Daoliu greeted Snow Empress as his Second Aunt, and she happily accepted the title.

Qian Yufeng and Qian Daoliu discussed choosing wives for Qian Xunji to balance Spirit Hall’s old and new Soul Master families, settling on candidates from the Hua and Lingjing Families. Qian Yufeng then promised to negotiate the proposals himself, while Qian Xunji teased him about the Snow Empress and their meeting.

• Qian Yufeng told Qian Daoliu that Xunji should marry two women but that they should exclude the leading Jin and Liu Families to curb their arrogance.
• Qian Yufeng brought the Snow Empress to the Pope Palace and introduced her to Qian Xunji as his Second Grandmother.
• Qian Xunji asked Qian Yufeng about the marriage plans, and Qian Yufeng recommended the Hua and Lingjing Families as suitable candidates.
• Qian Yufeng offered to visit the two families and discuss marriage proposals for Qian Xunji himself.
• Qian Xunji changed the subject by asking the Snow Empress how she had met Qian Yufeng, prompting Qian Yufeng to scold him playfully.

After visiting the Pope Palace, Qian Yufeng returned home with Snow Empress and reunited with Bibi Dong, who had reached Level 10 Soul Power. Over dinner, he praised her rare talent and resolved to guide her character and cultivation, while delaying his intervention in the Pope’s affairs for a few days.

• Snow Empress told Qian Yufeng she had been surprised by how warmly he interacted with Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji, and he explained that he had raised them.
• Qian Yufeng and Snow Empress returned to the residence, where Bibi Dong and Qian Lingxin were waiting; he introduced Snow Empress as Bibi Dong’s grandmother.
• Qian Yufeng told Qian Lingxin he would wait before acting on the Pope’s matter, and Bibi Dong eagerly asked to meet her teacher’s future wife.
• Bibi Dong helped bring out dinner, then challenged A-Luo to see who could eat more.
• Qian Yufeng learned that Bibi Dong had Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls, praised her talent, and urged her to remain humble and diligent.

The families weighed their daughters’ chances of marrying Pope Qian Xunji as they tried to interpret Qian Yufeng’s intentions. Jin Yueshan accepted that the Jin Family should wait, while Lingjing Shang expected Qian Yufeng to choose Ling Jingxin; Qian Yufeng then headed to the Liu Family.

• Jin Yuchan warned Jin Yueshan that Qian Yufeng might not choose the Jin or Liu Family and that their prominence could count against them.
• Jin Yueshan agreed to let events unfold, and Jin Yuchan urged him to remember their debt of gratitude to Qian Yufeng.
• Lingjing Shang told Ling Jingxin to prepare for Qian Yufeng to propose marriage, explaining that the alliance could help steady relations between newer and older families.
• Lingjing Shang predicted that Jin Yueshan would accept Qian Yufeng’s intentions, while the Liu Family might resist them.
• Qian Yufeng avoided the crowds and headed toward the Liu Family with two maidservants.

Qian Yufeng visited the Liu Family and told Liu Changsheng and Liu Yunyan that his great-grandson would not marry Liu Yunyan. Liu Changsheng accepted the rejection outwardly, though he and his daughter remained unwilling to give up the opportunity.

• Liu Yunyan questioned whether Qian Yufeng would choose Hua Qianqian and Ling Jingxin as candidates to marry the Pope, and Liu Changsheng explained that the marriage was meant to balance rival Soul Master factions.
• A guard announced that Qian Yufeng had arrived at the Liu residence, so Liu Changsheng took Liu Yunyan to meet him.
• Qian Yufeng exchanged polite greetings with Liu Changsheng and praised Liu Yunyan before revealing why he had come.
• Qian Yufeng apologized and said that his great-grandson and Liu Yunyan lacked the fate to marry.
• Liu Changsheng replied that the Liu Family was grateful to the Pope and accepted that Liu Yunyan could not receive the favor.

Qian Yufeng secured the Liu Family’s support by explaining that the Pope’s marriage was meant to ease tensions between old and new Soul Master families. As he prepared for Spirit Hall’s future campaign to unify the continent, the Fallen Spirit Masters began plotting a grand gift for Pope Qian Xunji’s wedding.

• Qian Yufeng reassured Liu Changsheng that Spirit Hall’s future plans would require the old-established families’ support, and Liu Changsheng agreed to back the Pope.
• Liu Changsheng and Liu Yunyan decided that the marriage was only a balancing measure, and Liu Yunyan set aside her interest in competing for it.
• Qian Yufeng told Qian Lingsu that he had brought new Soul Master families into Spirit Hall to restrain the old families while keeping both sides stable for a future conquest of the continent.
• Qian Yufeng considered the declining empires and the coming chaos as an opportunity to unify the continent, while noting that Tang San had yet to become famous.
• The Fallen Spirit Masters heard that Pope Qian Xunji was about to marry and began planning a grand gift for him in Spirit City.

Qian Yufeng visited the Lingjing Family and offered Lingjing Shang a Wonder Velvet Sky-Cleansing Marrow Pill to heal his old injuries, along with another for Ling Jingxin. Lingjing Shang pledged the family’s support to the Pope, while Qian Yufeng hinted that Ling Jingxin would soon join his family.

• Lingjing Shang sent a messenger to invite Qian Yufeng, who agreed to visit after finishing tea with Qian Lingxin and Qian Lingsu.
• Lingjing Shang and Ling Jingxin welcomed Qian Yufeng to Lingjing Mansion and served him the family’s pastries.
• Qian Yufeng recalled Lingjing Shang’s injuries from their old campaign and said he had come to help heal them.
• Qian Yufeng gave Lingjing Shang a Wonder Velvet Sky-Cleansing Marrow Pill and gave another to Ling Jingxin, saying the pills could heal injuries and improve cultivation.
• Lingjing Shang accepted the pills and pledged the Lingjing Family’s full support to His Holiness the Pope.