Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong dealt with the fallout from Spirit Hall's failed attempt to win over the Blacksmith Association, while Tang San pressed Yu Xiaogang for the promised Twin Martial Souls Cultivation Method. Yu Xiaogang finally agreed to visit Spirit Hall, convinced Bibi Dong still loved him.

• Yue Guan reported that Lou Gao had ended the Blacksmith Association's cooperation with Spirit Hall after a former bishop insulted him, and Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to apologize in person.
• At Notting Academy, Tang San confronted Yu Xiaogang about the Twin Martial Souls Cultivation Method he had promised three years earlier.
• Tang San questioned whether Yu Xiaogang could really reach Bibi Dong, and Yu Xiaogang admitted he could no longer delay the matter.
• Yu Xiaogang promised to go to Spirit Hall for the cultivation method and thought Bibi Dong would still have feelings for him.

Song Ye visited the impoverished Speed Clan with Dugu Bo and offered Bai He the Xuande Divine Crossbow as a weapon suited to the clan’s speed-focused Soul Masters. Bai Chenxiang fired it to test its power, and its arrows tore through two walls, leaving Bai He stunned.

• Song Ye arrived at the Speed Clan with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and Bai He received them in the reception hall.
• Song Ye told Bai He that he had come to bring benefits to the Speed Clan and presented his Xuande Divine Crossbow.
• Bai He handed the crossbow to his granddaughter, Bai Chenxiang, who dismissed Song Ye’s warnings and tried firing it at a wall.
• The crossbow’s recoil knocked Bai Chenxiang down as its arrows pierced the target wall and a second wall behind it.
• Bai He stared at Song Ye in shock after witnessing the crossbow’s power without Soul Power.

Song Ye demonstrated the Xuande Divine Crossbow and other weapons to Bai He and the Speed Clan, revealing their power and the clan’s inability to afford them. He hinted that the weapons could be given to them if they were his own people, leaving Bai He to consider what Song Ye meant.

• Bai Chenxiang fired the Xuande Divine Crossbow, fell from its recoil, and saw that its shot had pierced the Speed Clan’s stone wall.
• Bai He apologized to Song Ye and asked about the crossbow’s price, but balked when Song Ye quoted one hundred Gold Soul Coins each.
• Song Ye displayed Sleeve Arrows, Poison Burst Grenades, and Ejection Bombs, which Bai He recognized as ideal weapons for the Speed Clan.
• Bai He asked Song Ye to let the Speed Clan buy the weapons on credit, but Song Ye refused and pointed out that the clan struggled to afford food.
• Song Ye suggested that he could give the weapons to the Speed Clan if they were his own people.

Song Ye tried to persuade Bai He to join his new faction, but Bai He rejected the offer and defended the Speed Clan’s pride. Song Ye exposed the clan’s poverty and Bai He’s failures as chief, leaving Bai He shaken and the clan members questioning him.

• Song Ye revealed that he wanted the Speed Clan to join his independent faction and help build its foundation with his weapons.
• Bai He angrily refused to make the Speed Clan anyone’s subordinate, and Song Ye mocked the clan’s poverty and questioned its dependence on aid from the Breaking Clan.
• Song Ye accused Bai He of waiting for the Clear Sky Sect to return instead of making the Speed Clan self-reliant, and Bai He denied still caring about the sect.
• Song Ye asked Bai Chenxiang when she had last eaten meat, while Dugu Bo offered to buy her meat and the surrounding clansmen reacted to the reminder of their hunger.
• Song Ye accused Bai He of neglecting his clansmen, and Bai He admitted that he had failed them as chief but insisted they had their dignity.
• Bai He saw his clansmen questioning him and began to doubt his own leadership as Song Ye’s words left him unable to resist.

Song Ye persuaded Bai He to consider an alliance with his faction by promising the Speed Clan equal standing and access to his weapons. When Bai He learned Song Ye intended to destroy Spirit Hall, he agreed the Speed Clan could work with him, and Song Ye declared that Spirit Hall’s destruction was destined.

• Song Ye reassured Bai He that the Speed Clan would join his faction as an equal partner rather than become his subordinate.
• Song Ye offered the Speed Clan an unconditional supply of weapons, making Bai He reconsider the benefits of cooperation.
• Song Ye said his future faction would abolish Spirit Hall, prompting Bai He to reveal the Speed Clan’s bitter enmity toward it.
• Bai He said the Speed Clan could work with Song Ye if he truly intended to fight Spirit Hall.
• Song Ye rose and declared that he was destiny itself and would destroy Spirit Hall regardless of whether the Speed Clan joined him.

Song Ye secured the Speed Clan’s cooperation by offering resources, weapons, and a place for Bai He as a council elder. He then gave Bai He a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which Bai He chose to pass to Bai Chenxiang so her Martial Soul could gain Phoenix Power.

• Song Ye released his aura and persuaded Bai He to have the Speed Clan cooperate with him while retaining its clan name and independence.
• Song Ye promised the Speed Clan resources and weapon support, and Bai He agreed to trust him and join his faction.
• Song Ye paid for a feast for the entire Speed Clan and demonstrated his weapons, further convincing Bai He that he had made the right choice.
• Song Ye stayed with the Speed Clan and presented Bai He with a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower suited to avian Martial Souls.
• Bai He accepted the Immortal Herb but asked to give it to Bai Chenxiang, and Song Ye agreed, expecting it to strengthen her Martial Soul with Phoenix Power.

Bai Chenxiang absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, gaining several levels of Soul Power and evolving her Martial Soul into a Sharp-Tailed Phoenix. Bai He pledged the Speed Clan’s allegiance to Song Ye, while Bai Chenxiang began to fall for him.

• Bai He persuaded Bai Chenxiang to accept the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and she began absorbing it while Song Ye and the others waited.
• Song Ye promised Dugu Yan an Immortal Herb later, easing her resentment and strengthening her goodwill toward him.
• Bai Chenxiang finished absorbing the herb and revealed that her Soul Power had risen several levels and her Martial Soul had evolved into a Sharp-Tailed Phoenix.
• Bai He praised the evolution and declared himself Song Ye’s subordinate, pledging the Speed Clan’s loyalty.
• Bai Chenxiang tested her evolved Martial Soul, then watched Song Ye and realized she was attracted to him.

Song Ye brought the Speed Clan under his command, gave Bai Chenxiang a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and returned to find Bibi Dong waiting for him. After learning of his new allies, Bibi Dong revealed that the Blacksmith Association was an opportunity for him to recruit.

• Song Ye told Bai He that the Speed Clan would eventually relocate to Heaven Dou City and asked him to prepare to recruit the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan.
• Song Ye gave Bai Chenxiang a Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and showed Bai He and Bai Chenxiang his Imperial Seal Spirit, winning their complete loyalty.
• The Speed Clan saw Song Ye off, and he returned home with Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo.
• Bibi Dong arrived and was astonished to learn Song Ye had recruited Dugu Bo and the Speed Clan within days.
• Bibi Dong told Song Ye that the Blacksmith Association was a perfect opportunity for him to win over.

Song Ye planned to win the Blacksmith Association by waiting for Spirit Hall to pressure it, then gave Dugu Yan an Immortal Herb that evolved her Martial Soul into the Jade Phosphor Divine Dragon. Dugu Bo celebrated the Dugu Clan’s new dragon bloodline and hinted at Dugu Yan joining Song Ye, while Bibi Dong insisted that Song Ye’s imperial status made her a consort at most.

• Bibi Dong told Song Ye that Spirit Hall’s failed effort to recruit the Blacksmith Association had left it estranged from Spirit Hall.
• Song Ye decided to wait until Spirit Hall had put the Blacksmith Association under greater pressure before offering it support and recruitment.
• Song Ye gave Dugu Yan an Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and she consumed it to gain its Dragon Qi.
• After absorbing the Immortal Herb, Dugu Yan evolved her Martial Soul into the Jade Phosphor Divine Dragon.
• Dugu Bo celebrated the Dugu Clan’s dragon bloodline and suggested Dugu Yan unite with Song Ye, but Bibi Dong said Dugu Yan could only be his consort.

Song Ye revealed his Imperial Seal Martial Soul and extraordinary Soul Ring configuration to Dugu Yan after advising her to wait before taking her fourth ring. Realizing his power and destiny, Dugu Yan knelt and offered to serve him for life.

• Song Ye advised Dugu Yan to strengthen her Spiritual Power before taking her fourth Soul Ring, saying she could eventually absorb a ten-thousand-year ring.
• Dugu Yan voiced her doubts about Song Ye and said she was not ready to obey someone whose Martial Soul she did not know.
• Song Ye summoned his Imperial Seal Martial Soul and displayed two purple Soul Rings and a black Soul Ring, including a ten-thousand-year third ring.
• Dugu Yan recognized the Imperial Seal as a symbol of imperial authority and understood why Dugu Bo had submitted to Song Ye.
• Dugu Yan knelt before Song Ye, apologized for her doubts, and offered to serve at his side for life.

Song Ye recruited Dugu Yan, secured funds for the Speed Clan, and began building a weapons business in Spirit City. Bibi Dong arranged for Hu Liena to approach Song Ye and obtain his weapon-making methods, hoping her seduction would bring the two closer.

• Song Ye accepted Dugu Yan’s allegiance, while Dugu Bo hoped Song Ye would take her as a partner; Bibi Dong resolved that Hu Liena should be Song Ye’s first woman.
• Song Ye borrowed one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from Bibi Dong and outlined plans to sell weapons, develop them in generations, and eventually take over the Blacksmith Association.
• Song Ye sent Dugu Bo to deliver funds to the Speed Clan, whose leader sent eight-year-old Bai Chenxiang to serve Song Ye; Dugu Yan also volunteered to attend to him.
• Song Ye forged simple weapons and opened Tiancheng Weapon Shop in Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena to approach Song Ye and use her charm to learn how he made the weapons.

Hu Liena gradually befriended Song Ye while he expanded his weapon business and developed gunpowder firearms. After a year of preparation, Song Ye planned to recruit the Blacksmith Association, but Bai He questioned why he had not approached the nearby Strength Clan first.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to win Song Ye's favor because Spirit Hall's survival depended on gaining his support, and Hu Liena agreed.
• Hu Liena repeatedly visited Song Ye at Tiancheng Weapon Shop, and after initially avoiding her, he gradually became her friend.
• Over the following year, Song Ye advanced his weapons research, reached level 38, and helped the Speed Clan prosper while Bai Chenxiang and Dugu Yan grew stronger.
• Song Ye and his allies prepared to travel to Gengxin City to recruit the Blacksmith Association after learning it was facing renewed difficulties with Spirit Hall.
• Bai He asked Song Ye why he was pursuing the Blacksmith Association instead of first recruiting the nearby Strength Clan through Bai He's connection to Old Ape.

Song Ye explained why he intended to abandon the Strength Clan, whose leader Tai Tan would remain loyal to Tang Hao and later serve Tang San. He warned Bai He that the four clans would otherwise be drawn into Tang San’s declining Tang Sect, and the chapter left Bibi Dong recognizing Tang San as Song Ye’s greatest future threat.

• Song Ye called the Strength Clan inherently slavish, and Bai He defended his longtime friend Tai Tan before conceding that Tai Tan’s loyalty to Tang Hao was difficult to deny.
• Song Ye revealed that Tai Tan would meet Tang Hao’s son Tang San at Blue Tyrant Academy and would likely acknowledge him as master and seek reconciliation with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Song Ye predicted that Tang San would recruit the four clans into the Tang Sect through the Strength Clan, a speed contest with Bai He, Immortal Herbs for Yang Wudi, and the Defense Clan’s eventual submission.
• Bai He angrily rejected the future and vowed that his Speed Clan would never forgive the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning them.
• Song Ye said he would bring the other three clans under his wing while leaving the Strength Clan aside unless it chose to join him.
• Bibi Dong called Tang San Song Ye’s greatest hidden threat and admitted that Tang Hao’s Ring Detonation and Great Sumeru Hammer made him difficult for her to defeat.

Song Ye named his new faction the Tiancheng Sect and prepared to recruit the Blacksmith Association, while Bibi Dong decided to use Spirit Hall to make the association more receptive to him. Yu Xiaogang arrived in Spirit City to seek Bibi Dong’s help with Tang San’s twin martial souls, and Yue Guan asked Hu Liena to help win over the blacksmiths.

• Song Ye rejected Dugu Bo’s idea of poisoning Tang San, told his allies to focus on developing their forces, and named their faction the Tiancheng Sect before ordering preparations to depart for Gengxin City in two days.
• Yu Xiaogang entered Spirit City with Tang Hao’s Elder Token, hoping Bibi Dong would provide a cultivation method for Tang San’s twin martial souls after Tang San pressured him to act.
• Bibi Dong returned to Spirit Hall and ordered Yue Guan to pressure the Blacksmith Association, intending to make Song Ye’s later assistance more appealing to its members.
• Yue Guan left the Pope Palace and went to Hu Liena, asking her to use her Charm Technique to help subdue the Blacksmith Association.

Hu Liena and Yue Guan mistakenly believed Bibi Dong’s efforts to support Song Ye and win over the Blacksmith Association were part of a far-reaching weapons plan, while Bibi Dong privately worried they might notice her true intentions. When Yu Xiaogang appeared at Spirit Hall claiming Bibi Dong was his woman, she ordered him dragged in.

• Hu Liena and Yue Guan concluded that Bibi Dong had long planned to combine the Blacksmith Association’s production with Song Ye’s weapon-making methods, and Hu Liena agreed to visit the association.
• Bibi Dong reflected that she had given Hu Liena and Yue Guan impossible tasks to help Song Ye, then resumed her attempts to condense a Soul Core.
• A subordinate reported that Yu Xiaogang had arrived at Spirit Hall with an Elder Token and claimed Bibi Dong was his woman, prompting Bibi Dong to order him brought before her.
• Yu Xiaogang argued with the guards outside Spirit Hall, insisting he was an honorary elder and the theoretical master of the Soul Master world.
• After a subordinate returned injured and ordered the guards to let Yu Xiaogang in, Yu Xiaogang assumed Bibi Dong had attacked the messenger because she still valued him.

Yu Xiaogang forced his way into Pope Palace to ask Bibi Dong for her Twin Martial Souls Cultivation Method, hoping it would help his disciple Xiao San. Bibi Dong rejected him and accused him of taking other people’s theories, leaving Yu Xiaogang angrily denying the charge.

• A servant ordered the guards to drag Yu Xiaogang into Pope Palace, and a guard slapped him when he resisted.
• Bibi Dong mocked Yu Xiaogang and demanded to know why he had come.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to rekindle their old connection, but Bibi Dong rebuffed his sentimental overtures.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that his disciple Xiao San had Twin Martial Souls and asked Bibi Dong how to prevent them from rejecting each other.
• Bibi Dong refused to share her cultivation method and ordered Yu Xiaogang to leave.
• Bibi Dong accused Yu Xiaogang of freeloading off other people’s theories, and he angrily denied it.

Bibi Dong punished Yu Xiaogang for demanding Spirit Hall’s twin martial soul cultivation method, then traveled with Song Ye and their companions to Gengxin City. At the Blacksmith Association, Hu Liena tried to recruit Lou Gao, but he rejected Spirit Hall.

• Bibi Dong ordered a Soul Emperor servant to shatter Yu Xiaogang’s legs after he threatened to destroy Spirit Hall, then poisoned him with venom that permanently crippled him and caused him recurring pain.
• Bibi Dong left Yu Xiaogang outside Spirit City and resumed condensing her Soul Core for two days.
• Song Ye led disguised Bibi Dong, Bai He, Dugu Bo, Bai Chenxiang, and Dugu Yan to Gengxin City, where they headed for the Blacksmith Association.
• Hu Liena tried to persuade Lou Gao to join Spirit Hall while Yan and a Soul Saint stood behind her.
• Lou Gao resisted Hu Liena’s charm and rejected Spirit Hall, calling it an evil organization with wolfish ambitions.

Song Ye arrived at the Blacksmith Association and tried to recruit Lou Gao before Hu Liena could secure its allegiance for Spirit Hall. He laid out Tiancheng Sect’s opposition to Spirit Hall, respect for blacksmiths, and strength, leaving Lou Gao impressed but not yet committed.

• Hu Liena warned Lou Gao that the Blacksmith Association needed Spirit Hall’s protection, but Lou Gao rejected her pressure and refused to join Spirit Hall.
• Song Ye entered with Dugu Bo, Bai He, the disguised Bibi Dong, Bai Chenxiang, and Dugu Yan, and announced that Tiancheng Sect wanted to recruit the Blacksmith Association.
• Hu Liena questioned Song Ye about Tiancheng Sect and its opposition to Spirit Hall, while Song Ye confirmed his intentions and focused on recruiting Lou Gao.
• Lou Gao doubted Song Ye’s claims and said the Blacksmith Association could seek protection from other factions instead.
• Song Ye gave three reasons to join Tiancheng Sect: its opposition to Spirit Hall, its reliance on weapons and respect for blacksmiths, and its powerful allies, including a Title Douluo.
• Lou Gao was astonished by Tiancheng Sect’s strength and began to view Song Ye and his group more favorably.

Song Ye tried to win Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association over by offering a glimpse of Tiancheng Sect’s weapons, but Yan attacked before Lou Gao could inspect the blueprint. Dugu Yan and Bai Chenxiang stopped Yan, and Lou Gao was left astonished by both Tiancheng Sect’s strength and the Xuande Divine Crossbow design.

• Lou Gao challenged Song Ye to prove that Tiancheng Sect genuinely respected blacksmiths, while Hu Liena argued that Spirit Hall had shown the Blacksmith Association greater respect.
• Song Ye explained that Tiancheng Sect and blacksmiths could build lasting ties through shared interests, then offered Lou Gao the Xuande Divine Crossbow blueprint.
• Hu Liena realized Song Ye was trying to attract the Blacksmith Association, and Yan charged at Song Ye to stop him.
• Dugu Yan and Bai Chenxiang blocked Yan’s attack, revealing their extraordinary Soul Ring configurations and stunning the people in the hall.
• Song Ye handed Lou Gao the blueprint, and Lou Gao became captivated by its design and asked whether the weapon truly belonged to Tiancheng Sect.

Song Ye persuaded Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association to join the Tiancheng Sect by promising them advanced weapons, enraging Hu Liena over the threat to Bibi Dong’s plans. When a Spirit Hall Soul Saint attacked Song Ye, Dugu Bo blocked him, but the Soul Saint still sent a blast toward Song Ye, who summoned his Martial Soul and struck back.

• Hu Liena realized that Song Ye’s weapons and the Blacksmith Association could endanger Bibi Dong’s plans, while Yan and the Soul Saint prepared to intervene.
• Lou Gao and the blacksmiths were impressed by Song Ye’s crossbow and his promise of even better weapons, so Lou Gao agreed to bring the Blacksmith Association into the Tiancheng Sect.
• Hu Liena urged the Spirit Hall Soul Saint to stop the alliance, and Yan and Hu Liena charged toward Song Ye’s side.
• The Spirit Hall Soul Saint attacked Song Ye, but Dugu Bo intercepted him and sent him flying.
• The Soul Saint fired a wave of Soul Power toward Song Ye, who summoned his Martial Soul and punched as the attack reached him.