Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao faced Elder Qin and Yu Yuanzhen, who joined forces against him during the melee Spirit Fight. Badly wounded, he began using the Great Sumeru Hammer’s ultimate technique by detonating his Soul Rings.

• Elder Qin and Yu Yuanzhen surrounded Tang Hao and justified attacking him by citing the Clear Sky Sect’s past actions.
• Tang Hao accused them of shamelessly ganging up on him, while Elder Qin publicly brought up the Clear Sky Sect’s conduct and its accusations against Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Elder Qin launched a coordinated attack, but Tang Hao dodged and activated Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Qian Xunji and Huo Yuhao watched the fight and discussed Tang Hao’s domain and his son, Tang San.
• Tang Hao suffered serious wounds from the two Titled Douluo, then detonated his first and second Soul Rings to unleash the Great Sumeru Hammer’s ultimate technique.

Tang Hao detonated his Soul Rings to fight Yu Yuanzhen, but Elder Qin joined the battle and helped eliminate the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Qian Xunji announced the re-election results, naming the Body Sect the number one sect under heaven.

• Tang Hao detonated four Soul Rings, using the Great Sumeru Hammer to overpower Yu Yuanzhen.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Hao fought while Elder Qin held back, waiting for an opening to secure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's position.
• After Yu Yuanzhen appealed for help, Elder Qin joined the fight and the two men defeated Tang Hao, eliminating the Clear Sky Sect.
• Elder Qin took advantage of Yu Yuanzhen's injuries to defeat him, eliminating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Qian Xunji announced the Upper Three and Lower Four Sects, declaring the Body Sect the number one sect under heaven.

Huo Yuhao hosted a grilled-fish celebration at the Pope’s Palace as the Body Sect became the greatest sect under heaven. Qian Daoliu warned him about Tang Chen, but Huo Yuhao revealed Tang Chen was trapped in a divine trial in Slaughter City, leaving Qian Daoliu to entrust Qian Renxue to him.

• Huo Yuhao grilled fish to celebrate the Body Sect’s rise, while Du Busi and Long Aotian joined the gathering.
• Long Aotian called Du Busi the Body Sect’s first sect master, and Du Busi happily accepted the idea that he had founded the sect with Huo Yuhao’s help.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Xunji he did not blame him over the Clear Sky Sect, then warned Huo Yuhao that Tang Chen might return to seek revenge.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that Tang Chen was the King of Slaughter in Slaughter City, trapped in his Eighth Trial and unlikely to survive until he woke.
• After Qian Xunji asked whether Qian Daoliu would tell his old flame about Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu handed Qian Renxue to Huo Yuhao and asked him to watch her.

After the sect re-election, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect discussed how to keep its standing as Elder Qin’s age threatened their future, while the Clear Sky Sect argued over Tang Hao’s leadership. The chapter left Tang Hao’s position as sect master under challenge.

• Ning Yuanshan warned Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that Elder Qin might not be able to help at the next re-election and urged Bone Douluo to grow stronger.
• Ning Yuanshan explained that the Holy Son’s Soul Spirit System had helped Spirit Hall produce many Titled Douluo, prompting Ning Fengzhi to reconsider his assumptions about him.
• Ning Yuanshan and Ning Fengzhi judged that Yang Wudi was unlikely to risk his future potential again after the Breaking Clan secured its place among the Seven Great Sects.
• Tang Hao returned to the Clear Sky Sect in poor condition after Ring Detonation, and Tang Lie argued that he was unfit to remain sect master.
• Tang Wen defended Tang Hao, but Tang Lie blamed the previous sect master’s actions for the sect’s losses and dismissed the authority of Tang Hao’s missing grandfather.

After the Sect Re-election, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect discussed how it could retain its standing as Elder Qin aged and the Clear Sky Sect lost its place among the Upper Three Sects. At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Lie challenged Tang Hao’s position as sect master and questioned whether the sect should keep fearing his branch.

• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect celebrated its success, but Elder Qin warned that he might not be able to help at the next Sect Re-election and urged Gu Rong to become a Titled Douluo.
• Ning Yuanshan argued that the Holy Son’s Soul Spirit and symbiotic systems had helped Spirit Hall produce many Titled Douluos, and advised Ning Fengzhi not to underestimate him.
• Ning Yuanshan and Ning Fengzhi reasoned that Yang Wudi had risked his potential to secure the Breaking Clan’s place among the Seven Great Sects, while the Clear Sky Sect’s reputation had suffered.
• At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Lie said Tang Hao was unfit to remain sect master after the sect lost its Upper Three Sects position.
• Tang Wen defended Tang Hao, but Tang Lie blamed the sect’s troubles on the previous sect master and questioned how long they should fear his branch.

Tang Lie threatened to split the Clear Sky Sect unless its disciples rejected Tang Hao as sect master, arguing that Tang Yue and Tang Xiao had brought ruin on the sect. Tang Yuehua learned that her father and eldest brother were dead and found Tang Hao injured, as the sect's future remained uncertain.

• Tang Lie accused Tang Yue and Tang Xiao of causing the sect's disgrace and gave the disciples three days to choose between Tang Hao and a new sect.
• Tang Wen began wavering over whether Tang Hao should remain sect master, fearing the consequences for the disciples' future.
• Tang Yuehua learned that the returning disciples blamed her family for their losses and that Tang Yue and Tang Xiao were dead while Tang Hao had lost an arm.
• Tang Wen sent Tang Yuehua to speak with Tang Hao, then left after admitting that Tang Lie's argument had affected him.
• Tang Yuehua sat beside the injured Tang Hao and asked how he had ended up in such a state.

Tang Yuehua persuaded the badly injured Tang Hao to leave the Clear Sky Sect rather than fight its disciples over its future. After Tang Hao abdicated and Tang Lie expelled him, rumors about the sect spread across the continent as Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua departed.

• Tang Yuehua urged Tang Hao to leave the Clear Sky Sect, explaining that the disciples resented his family and that he might be welcomed back if he became a Titled Douluo.
• Tang Hao agreed to leave rather than risk losing Tang Yuehua, and three days later he abdicated in favor of Tang Lie.
• Tang Lie used his phone to announce that Tang Hao had been expelled for slandering the Holy Son of Spirit Hall.
• People across the continent debated the Clear Sky Sect's treatment of Tang Hao and repeated rumors about its disciples' health and Yang Wudi's cures.
• Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua heard the rumors as they left the sect, and Tang Hao grew furious at Tang Lie and Yang Wudi.

Yang Wudi celebrated the Po Soul Sect’s new standing while former rivals cheered Tang Hao’s expulsion from the Clear Sky Sect. At Spirit Hall, Huo Yuhao learned Tang Hao was in Heaven Dou City under Tang Yuehua’s care and hinted that he might exploit the situation.

• Yang Wudi, Bai He, Niu Gao, and Tai Bo discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s mistreatment of them and pledged to help the Po Soul Sect keep its place among the Upper Three Sects.
• Huyan Zhen dismissed the news of Tang Hao’s expulsion, while Li Wanjun, Huo Lie, and Jian Xing celebrated it in their group chat and worried that Huo Yuhao might see their messages.
• Huo Yuhao told Qian Renxue a story about a neglected girl, and Qian Xunji suspected that the tale carried a message about Qian Renxue’s fate.
• Qian Xunji told Huo Yuhao that Spirit Hall had spotted Tang Hao in Heaven Dou City, and Huo Yuhao connected his presence there to Tang Yuehua’s plans for Moonlight Pavilion.
• Huo Yuhao complained that Tang Hao was being supported by Tang Yuehua and hinted that someone might prefer not to be called a younger sister.

Huo Yuhao and Qian Xunji concluded that Tang Yuehua’s devotion to Tang Hao came from romantic feelings, then planned to use that revelation to stir things up. In Heaven Dou City, Tang Yuehua worked to establish her Moonlight Pavilion while Huo Yuhao’s agents drew attention to Tang Hao’s humiliating daily visits to a tavern.

• Huo Yuhao explained to Qian Xunji that Tang Yuehua disliked being Tang Hao’s younger sister because she wanted a different relationship with him, and Qian Xunji agreed to help spread their tragic love story if needed.
• Tang Yuehua prepared breakfast for Tang Hao, then left their lodging to secure a location for the Moonlight Pavilion and build on her progress recruiting noble students.
• Several people watched Tang Yuehua leave, and one of them later sent word that Tang Hao had left home.
• At a tavern, Huo Yuhao’s agents and the waiter drew customers into discussing Tang Hao’s daily drinking and his past desire for the Holy Son’s partner.
• Tang Hao entered, ignored the taunts, and ordered wine while the two men who had started the conversation exchanged a glance.

Tang Hao heard tavern patrons claim Tang Yuehua was in love with him and angrily wrecked the tavern, but their remarks made him question his sister’s feelings. He left with Tang Yuehua, unable to ask her directly whether the rumors were true.

• Two men in the tavern said a pale-blue-haired woman who supported Tang Hao appeared to love him, and Tang Hao erupted when they identified her as Yuehua.
• Tang Hao threatened the men and smashed most of the tavern, but restrained himself because his Soul Rings had not recovered and Spirit Hall was in the city.
• Tang Hao encountered Tang Yuehua outside, and her familiar way of addressing him made him think about the men’s claims.
• The two men passed by and joked that Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua seemed like a couple, prompting Tang Hao to wonder whether she had feelings for him.
• Tang Hao chose not to question Tang Yuehua and told her they should return.

Tang Hao struggled after learning of Tang Yuehua’s feelings for him, while she remained unaware of what had changed. He got her drunk, left her a letter, and departed alone under cover of darkness.

• Tang Yuehua shared her hopes for Moonlight Pavilion as Tang Hao silently brooded over what he had heard in the tavern.
• Tang Hao shut himself in his room and asked Tang Yuehua to leave him alone.
• At dinner, Tang Hao apologized for relying on Tang Yuehua and invited her to drink with him.
• Tang Hao kept refilling Tang Yuehua’s cup until she passed out at the table.
• Tang Hao packed his belongings into his Soul Tool, left Tang Yuehua a letter, and slipped away from their lodgings.

Tang Yuehua found that Tang Hao had left her after learning the truth, while Huo Yuhao finished preparing Symbiosis Pavilion and updated Qian Xunji on Tang Hao’s escape. Huo Yuhao left to share the news, abandoning the cauldrons’ delivery to Qian Xunji.

• Tang Yuehua woke to find Tang Hao gone and read his letter saying he had left so he would not burden her.
• Tang Yuehua learned what had happened at the tavern and realized Tang Hao knew the truth.
• Huo Yuhao presented Qian Xunji with Soul Tools containing cauldrons for the provincial Symbiosis Pavilions and argued that Qian Xunji should help deliver them.
• Qian Xunji told Huo Yuhao that Tang Hao had fled south, was last seen in Suotuo City, and had not been found since.
• Huo Yuhao suggested watching for a one-armed middle-aged man during future Martial Soul Awakenings and heard that Tang Yuehua had opened Moonlight Pavilion to seek Tang Hao.
• Huo Yuhao vanished from the Pope’s Palace without taking the cauldrons, leaving Qian Xunji to call after him.

Huo Yuhao escaped his work at Spirit Hall and returned to the Huo Family, while Tang Yue, Tang Xiao, and Tai Tan continued suffering in his Half-Plane. After witnessing Huo Yuhao’s family enduring similar torment, they understood that he would not let his prisoners die.

• Huo Yuhao left Qian Xunji with the Symbiosis Cauldron Soul Tool rings and escaped to the Huo Family.
• Tai Tan begged to be killed after repeated attacks by undead weakened his soul, while Tang Yue and Tang Xiao remained silent to avoid the same punishment.
• Tang Yue and Tang Xiao found Huo Yuhao’s biological father, elder brother, and birth mother clawing at themselves and cursing and begging in endless torment.
• Tang Yue told Tai Tan that Huo Yuhao would keep them alive to suffer, just as he had done to his own family.

Huo Yuhao taunted Tang Yue, Tang Xiao, Tai Tan, and Tang San in the Half-Plane, then told them how the Clear Sky Sect had fallen among the Lower Four Sects and expelled Tang Hao. Tang San blamed Huo Yuhao for the sect’s troubles, but Huo Yuhao insisted the Clear Sky Sect had brought them on itself.

• Huo Yuhao visited Tang Yue, Tang Xiao, and Tai Tan and mocked them about their immortality and suffering.
• Huo Yuhao awakened Tang San’s consciousness from the Stone Stele and told the gathered men he had news about the Clear Sky Sect.
• Huo Yuhao described the Sect Re-election, where Yang Wudi’s Po Soul Sect joined the Upper Three Sects and the Clear Sky Sect fell to the Lower Four Sects.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that Tang Lie had seized power and expelled Tang Hao from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San accused Huo Yuhao of causing the Clear Sky Sect’s misfortunes, while Huo Yuhao denied responsibility.

Huo Yuhao revealed that Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua had left the Clear Sky Sect together, then suggested arranging for them to have a child. Tang San and his family were left horrified as Tang San recalled signs that Tang Yuehua may have feelings for Tang Hao.

• Huo Yuhao deflected Tang San's accusations by reminding him that Tang Xiao and Tang Yue had already suffered because of the Clear Sky Sect's actions.
• Tang Yue and Tang Xiao feared Huo Yuhao had targeted Tang Yuehua, but he denied harming her and dismissed the idea of marrying her himself.
• Tang San realized Huo Yuhao was hinting that Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua had left the Clear Sky Sect together.
• Huo Yuhao explained that Tang Yuehua had supported Tang Hao and opened Moonlight Pavilion, then proposed choosing her as Tang San's future birth mother.
• Tang San recalled Tang Yuehua's behavior around Tang Hao and suspected Huo Yuhao's implication was true.
• Huo Yuhao called a child of Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua the purest Clear Sky Sect bloodline, leaving Tang Yue and Tang Xiao appalled.

Huo Yuhao revealed that Tang Yuehua loved her brother Tang Hao and warned the Tang family that Tang Hao might give in to her feelings while vulnerable and drunk. He then said Tang Hao had left after learning the truth, but promised to help Tang Yuehua find him and even involve Dugu Bo.

• Tang Xiao and Tang Yue denied Huo Yuhao’s claim, while Tang San argued that Tang Hao would never return Tang Yuehua’s feelings.
• Huo Yuhao challenged their faith in Tang Hao’s resolve, pointing to his drinking and asking whether he could resist his sister’s devotion while at his lowest.
• Tang San, Tang Xiao, Tang Yue, and Tai Tan feared that Tang Hao might cross the line after years of relying on Tang Yuehua.
• Huo Yuhao said Tang Hao had learned of Tang Yuehua’s feelings and left during the night to stop her from going further.
• Huo Yuhao said Tang Yuehua was searching for Tang Hao and promised to reveal his whereabouts, offering Dugu Bo’s help with poison as well.

Huo Yuhao tormented Tang San and his family, then returned home as the Symbiosis Pavilion opened. The chapter ended with Spirit Masters in Silves City discovering that their local pavilion had opened as promised.

• Huo Yuhao sealed Tang San's divine consciousness and left Tang San worrying about his parentage, future power, and Xiao Wu.
• Tang Yue and Tang Xiao cursed Huo Yuhao before undead tore them apart.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the Huo Family, where Gu Yuena took him to the bedroom to pursue her plan against the Divine Realm.
• Qian Xunji assigned Spirit Hall elders to distribute rings to Symbiosis Pavilion managers.
• The Symbiosis Pavilion beside a Spirit Hall Branch quietly opened, and a young Spirit Master in Silves City hurried inside after confirming it was real.

Duan Ming visited the newly opened Symbiosis Pavilion to find a rare dark-attribute Soul Beast for his third Soul Ring. After the pavilion staff promised they could locate a suitable Nether Wolf, their confidence in the Holy Son’s influence over powerful Soul Beasts was revealed.

• Duan Ming and his friend entered the Symbiosis Pavilion and stared at the enormous cauldron until they became dazed and bled from their noses.
• A pavilion Spirit Master warned them not to look at the cauldron for too long and asked whether they had come to register for Soul Rings.
• Duan Ming said he was level twenty-nine, needed his third Soul Ring, and had a Nether Wolf Martial Soul.
• The receptionist checked the records and said they could find a Nether Wolf over fifteen hundred years old in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The pavilion staff believed the Holy Son had earned the cooperation of the Star Dou Great Forest’s overlords, the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python.

Huo Yuhao left Di Tian to arrange for Soul Beasts to support the Symbiosis Pavilion, while Spirit Masters in Silves City learned they could reserve suitable Soul Rings and test their limits. The chapter ended with two ordinary Spirit Masters taking the tests and regretting that they had not joined Spirit Hall.

• Di Tian ordered the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape to serve as liaisons for human Spirit Masters seeking Soul Beasts.
• Duan Ming learned at the Symbiosis Pavilion that he could reserve a Dark-attribute Soul Beast and request a Soul Ring of a chosen age.
• The receptionist explained that the Pavilion could test whether a Spirit Master's body could withstand a higher-aged Soul Ring.
• Duan Ming, whose first Soul Ring was ten years old, paid to test his limits, and his friend did the same.
• Two Pavilion staff members discussed how the service could help ordinary Spirit Masters obtain better Soul Rings, while one lamented being born too soon.

Duan Ming learned that his body could support a 1,200-year Soul Ring and chose to prioritize one suited to his Martial Soul, while his friend resolved to train harder. As Symbiosis Pavilions spread across the continent and proved they could provide Soul Rings, Tang Lie and Tang Wen discussed secretly continuing to hunt Soul Beasts despite Huo Yuhao’s efforts to prevent it.

• Duan Ming received a 1,200-year body-limit assessment from Zhu Ang and requested a Soul Ring suited to his Martial Soul.
• Duan Ming's friend said the Symbiosis Pavilion had given him a reason to train hard, and Duan Ming agreed they would work together.
• Spirit Masters flocked to Symbiosis Pavilions across the continent, where staff answered questions and warned visitors not to stare at the Giant Cauldron.
• In Heaven Dou City, a burly man demonstrated his fourth Soul Ring, obtained from an over-four-thousand-year Iron-Armored Rhino through the Pavilion’s method.
• Tang Lie complained that the Symbiosis Pavilion threatened opportunities to obtain Soul Bones, and Tang Wen warned his cousin that Huo Yuhao would punish defiance.