Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen recovered from separating his soul and discovered that his Soul Master clone had inherited his Martial Soul and abilities while his original body had become a pure zombie. After the clone merged back into him, his soul and spiritual power grew stronger, and he considered whether the clone could change its appearance.

• Jiang Chen recovered as the energy of the System Separation Book restored his weakened soul.
• Jiang Chen found that his original body could no longer release a Martial Soul, while the Soul Master clone retained his abilities and displayed eight deep crimson soul rings.
• Jiang Chen merged the clone into his original body, doubling his soul's strength and increasing his spiritual power.
• Jiang Chen sensed that the system remained in his original body and tried, unsuccessfully, to change the clone's appearance and build.

Jiang Chen discovered that his Soul Master clone could enter the system space, where he dressed it before testing whether it could cultivate independently. He confirmed that the clone and his main body could cultivate at the same time, then took the clothed clone back to surprise Qian Renxue and Hu Liena.

• Jiang Chen found that the clone could not use his Zombie abilities, but could share the scenes seen through his main body's Eye of Heavenly Punishment.
• Jiang Chen discovered that he could store the clone in the system space and merge it back into his main body at will.
• Jiang Chen and his clone cultivated simultaneously, with the clone absorbing Soul Power while the main body absorbed moonlight.
• Jiang Chen confirmed that their thoughts and senses were connected and could be severed, allowing the clone to cultivate with Qian Renxue and Hu Liena without disrupting his main body's cultivation.
• Jiang Chen moved his belongings into the system space, dressed the clone, and returned with it to surprise Qian Renxue and Hu Liena.

Jiang Chen introduced Qian Renxue and Hu Liena to his clone, then left them to cultivate together while he absorbed moonlight to improve his Zombie cultivation. By dawn, he reconnected with the clone and found the two women still cultivating.

• Jiang Chen brought his clone into Hu Liena's room and spent nearly an hour convincing Qian Renxue and Hu Liena that the clone shared his soul.
• Qian Renxue pulled Jiang Chen's clone away to cultivate with Hu Liena and told Jiang Chen's main body not to disturb them.
• Jiang Chen left for the Martial Arena, briefly shared his senses with the clone, then cut the connection so he could focus on absorbing moonlight.
• Jiang Chen considered the limits on raising his Zombie cultivation by absorbing blood, since the Asura God had forbidden him from massacring powerful beings.
• At dawn, Jiang Chen reconnected with the clone and saw that Qian Renxue and Hu Liena were still cultivating.

Jiang Chen left the Pope Palace with Qian Daoliu to test whether he and his clone could fight a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo. They reached a remote wilderness, where the two prepared to face off as two worshippers watched, unaware of Jiang Chen's past victory over Bibi Dong.

• Jiang Chen recalled his clone into the system space, and Hu Liena told Qian Renxue that he had suddenly disappeared.
• Jiang Chen kept his planned challenge to Tang Chen secret from Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and the others.
• Jiang Chen and Qian Daoliu left the Pope Palace with two worshippers and traveled far from Spirit City.
• Jiang Chen and Qian Daoliu stood fifty meters apart in the wilderness while the two worshippers watched, expecting a senior to guide a junior.

Jiang Chen challenged Qian Daoliu to test the gap between them, astonishing the watching worshippers by revealing eight hundred-thousand-year soul rings. Qian Daoliu released his Angel Domain, countering Jiang Chen’s domains as their battle began.

• The worshippers learned that Jiang Chen was level eighty-four and admired his courage in challenging Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu promised to fight seriously and show Jiang Chen the difference between them.
• Jiang Chen revealed eight deep-red soul rings, shocking the two worshippers.
• Qian Daoliu summoned his Martial Soul and unleashed his aura against Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen activated his Zombie Domain, Divine Slaughter's Domain, Zombie True Body, and armor.
• Qian Daoliu released Angel Domain, weakening Jiang Chen’s domain effects and enhancements.

Jiang Chen launched a rapid assault on Qian Daoliu inside the Angel Domain, using an illusion, corpse poison, and teleportation to land a poisoned claw strike. Qian Daoliu broke free and retaliated, but Jiang Chen left him badly wounded as he prepared to bring down his golden greatsword.

• Jiang Chen unleashed his illusion skill and Corpse Poison Array before rushing Qian Daoliu with Lightning Fist and extended claws.
• Qian Daoliu broke free of the illusion, retreated, and thrust his six wings at Jiang Chen while forming a golden greatsword.
• Jiang Chen teleported behind Qian Daoliu and drove his claws into his back, injecting him with poison.
• Qian Daoliu blasted Jiang Chen away with his Soul Power, then turned and raised his glowing greatsword to attack.

Qian Daoliu unleashed his strongest sword strike despite the deadly poison Jiang Chen had inflicted on him, and Jiang Chen countered with the final strike of the Heavenly Tribulation. Their attacks collided in a blinding explosion, leaving the watching worshippers stunned.

• Qian Daoliu abandoned efforts to suppress the poison and gathered his Soul Power and sunlight into a blazing greatsword.
• Qian Daoliu sent the enormous solar sword crashing down toward Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen chose not to evade and unleashed seven-colored lightning from his eyes, its heavenly might shaking Qian Daoliu's soul.
• Jiang Chen's lightning struck Qian Daoliu's greatsword, creating a deafening explosion and blinding the two worshippers watching nearby.

Jiang Chen defeated Qian Daoliu after the poison he had planted overwhelmed the Grand Priest during his strongest attack. Qian Daoliu recovered enough to warn Jiang Chen that Tang Chen’s divine weapon could make their coming battle even more dangerous.

• Jiang Chen’s lightning ran out of Heavenly Tribulation energy, leaving him unable to stop Qian Daoliu’s descending giant sword.
• Qian Daoliu collapsed as the poison invaded his heart meridians, and Jiang Chen caught him and drew the poison from his body.
• The two priests rushed to Qian Daoliu and saw the deadly poison retreating into Jiang Chen’s fingers.
• Jiang Chen fed Qian Daoliu a healing pill, and Qian Daoliu stood with his support and admitted defeat.
• Qian Daoliu praised Jiang Chen’s combat experience and warned him that Tang Chen’s divine weapon would make his attack even stronger.

Jiang Chen treated Qian Daoliu’s severe Corpse Poison injuries with Tribulation Lightning Fluid, restoring his vitality and strength. Qian Daoliu recovered quickly, leaving Jiang Chen more confident about challenging Tang Chen.

• Jiang Chen watched as Qian Daoliu stabilized his internal injuries after the Corpse Poison had damaged his heart meridians.
• Jiang Chen diluted a drop of Tribulation Lightning Fluid in a waterskin and gave it to Qian Daoliu as a healing treasure.
• Qian Daoliu drank the mixture, and his injuries healed as his vitality and youthful appearance returned.
• Jiang Chen told Qian Daoliu that the recovery made him more confident about challenging Tang Chen.

Jiang Chen returned to Spirit City after demonstrating his strength to Qian Daoliu, but the threat from the God Realm left him determined to advance his Asura trials and cultivation. He later visited Bibi Dong to apologize for putting her in a coffin, leaving her response unresolved.

• Qian Daoliu praised Jiang Chen's strength and said he was no longer worried about Jiang Chen challenging Tang Chen.
• Jiang Chen reviewed how he had briefly controlled and wounded Qian Daoliu, then worried about the God Realm figure who considered him a potential enemy.
• Jiang Chen resolved to complete his second trial, reach level ninety-nine, and become the new Asura God.
• After returning to Pope Palace, Jiang Chen entered Bibi Dong's study once he confirmed she was alone.
• Bibi Dong asked what Jiang Chen wanted to say, and he apologized for putting her in a coffin and offered to accept her punishment.

Jiang Chen reassured Bibi Dong about why he had fled after trapping her in a coffin, then returned to cultivating and helping her with state affairs. Meanwhile, Tang San returned to Shrek Academy resolved to avenge his allies and father by rebuilding the Tang Sect and destroying the Spirit Hall Empire.

• Bibi Dong questioned Jiang Chen about why he had run away, and he claimed he feared her anger after putting her in a coffin.
• Bibi Dong told Jiang Chen to have someone else accompany him during his next tribulation, then sent him back to cultivating.
• Jiang Chen resumed helping Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue with affairs while devoting most of his time to cultivation.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy after spending nearly a year meeting Tang Yuehua's requirements and cleansing his killing intent.
• Tang San vowed to avenge his companions and father by restoring the Tang Sect and using its hidden weapons to destroy the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Tang San observed that the Spirit Hall Empire had stabilized and that its people were living more prosperous, peaceful lives.

Tang San returned to Shrek Academy, reunited with his former companions, and revealed his plan to cultivate at the Clear Sky Sect. Grandmaster disagreed with that plan and was about to offer an alternative.

• Tang San reflected on the Spirit Hall Empire’s peaceful rule but decided its upper ranks still had to die for revenge.
• Tang San defeated Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing in a spar at Shrek Academy.
• Tang San told his friends he had reached level sixty and was close to becoming a Soul Emperor.
• Tang San said he planned to return to the Clear Sky Sect to improve the attack power of his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Grandmaster said Tang San needed to return to the Clear Sky Sect but should not stay there to cultivate, and Tang San agreed to hear his advice.

Grandmaster recommended Sea God Island as a dangerous training ground that could help the Shrek group grow strong enough to seek revenge on Spirit Hall. Tang San planned to retrieve Xiao Wu before they set out, but Ning Fengzhi revealed that Jiang Chen had destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as a Soul Sage, leaving Tang San shaken as Grandmaster urged him to focus on surpassing Jiang Chen.

• Grandmaster told the Shrek group that Sea God Island’s trials could greatly strengthen them and offer hope against Spirit Hall.
• Tang San said he would go to the Star Dou Great Forest to bring Xiao Wu before the group departed for Sea God Island.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Tang San to look after Ning Rongrong and explained that Jiang Chen’s poison had left him crippled.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Jiang Chen had already been a Soul Sage when he destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a year earlier.
• Tang San was shocked by how much Jiang Chen had outpaced him, and Grandmaster urged him to calm down and believe Sea God Island could help him catch up.

Tang San regained his confidence after Grandmaster encouraged him about the opportunities awaiting him on Sea God Island. He examined Ning Fengzhi but found that his damaged meridians and dantian could not be restored by ordinary means.

• Grandmaster told Tang San that Jiang Chen’s rapid progress likely came from Spirit Hall’s resources and urged him to look forward to training on Sea God Island.
• Grandmaster described Qian Daoliu’s defeat and Spirit Hall’s disastrous expedition to Sea God Island, raising the Shrek members’ hopes for their own growth.
• Tang San recalled his domains, Purple Demon Eye, and Tang Sect hidden weapons, then regained his confidence about surpassing Jiang Chen.
• Tang San offered to examine Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Rongrong urged him on while blaming Jiang Chen for her father’s condition.
• Tang San found that Ning Fengzhi’s atrophied meridians and completely withered dantian could not recover unless he obtained a rare immortal herb.

Tang Hao told Tang San about his mother and took him to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang San learned of the suffering his family and clan had endured. After leaving the sect, Tang San searched the Star Dou Great Forest and finally found Xiao Wu.

• Tang Hao met Tang San outside Shrek Academy and said they would visit the Clear Sky Sect before Tang San went to Sea God Island.
• Tang San said farewell to Grandmaster and the others, while Dai Mubai and the other four set out for Vast Sea City to wait for him and Xiao Wu.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Ah Yin had sacrificed herself and passed on the Clear Sky Sect's soul bones, then severed his own arm and leg for Tang San.
• Tang San learned about the Clear Sky Sect's tragedy and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall for the losses it had caused.
• Tang San searched the Star Dou Great Forest for several days and found Xiao Wu.

Jiang Chen told Bibi Dong that the Star Dou Great Forest was home to both a Titan Giant Ape and a Sky Azure Bull Python, and she planned to hunt them for their hundred-thousand-year soul rings. Jiang Chen agreed to accompany her, while Xiao Xuening asked to come along and was refused.

• Bibi Dong told Jiang Chen that she had reached Rank 98 and planned to hunt soul beasts for the two soul rings missing from her second martial soul.
• Jiang Chen revealed that a Sky Azure Bull Python lived alongside the Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Bibi Dong decided to bring two elders and asked Jiang Chen to join the hunt the next day.
• Jiang Chen promised to handle the battle while Bibi Dong stayed nearby to absorb the two soul rings.
• Xiao Xuening asked to watch the hunt, but Jiang Chen refused because it was too dangerous.

Jiang Chen reluctantly agreed to let Xiao Xuening accompany him and Bibi Dong on their journey to hunt soul beasts, while Bibi Dong kept the child with her overnight. As they traveled the next day, Jiang Chen worried that Bibi Dong might find Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest and kill her.

• Bibi Dong agreed that Xiao Xuening could join her and Jiang Chen the next day, and Jiang Chen said he would protect the child from seeing anything bloody.
• Xiao Xuening asked to sleep with both Jiang Chen and Bibi Dong, so Bibi Dong took her away and sent Jiang Chen back to his residence.
• The next day, Bibi Dong set out with Xiao Xuening in the carriage while Jiang Chen rode alongside them.
• Jiang Chen wondered whether Xiao Wu had returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and feared Bibi Dong would kill her if they found her.
• Jiang Chen remembered his old affection for Xiao Wu but concluded that he could only mourn her if Bibi Dong chose to kill her.

Bibi Dong led Jiang Chen, Xiao Xuening, two guardians, and two Level 95 elders into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt its powerful soul beasts. After reaching the core region, the group encountered the Titan Giant Ape, and Xiao Xuening clung to Bibi Dong in fear.

• Bibi Dong set out for the forest with Yueguan, Gui Mei, two Level 95 elders, Jiang Chen, Xiao Xuening, and Pope Palace knights.
• Jiang Chen watched Xiao Xuening chase fireflies at night while Bibi Dong told him to keep her safe.
• Two days later, the group entered the core region and found a clear lake surrounded by towering trees.
• The group spotted the Titan Giant Ape crouching beside the lake, and the weaker Soul Masters trembled under its imposing presence.
• Xiao Xuening felt afraid and buried her head against Bibi Dong's chest.

Jiang Chen confronted the Titan Giant Ape and claimed that its soul ring and soul bone would be his. As Jiang Chen approached it alone, he unleashed an aura that broke through the beast’s pressure, while the elders guarded Bibi Dong and watched for the Sky Azure Bull Python.

• Bibi Dong retreated with Xiao Xuening as Jiang Chen and the four elders moved to shield them from the Titan Giant Ape.
• The Titan Giant Ape rose and challenged the humans, and Jiang Chen declared that he had come for its soul ring and soul bone.
• The Titan Giant Ape roared and pounded its chest, unleashing pressure that made the Soul Masters tremble.
• The four elders released their Martial Souls and nine soul rings each, while Jiang Chen remained at the front without releasing his Martial Soul.
• Jiang Chen walked toward the Titan Giant Ape as the elders stayed behind to protect Bibi Dong and guard against the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Jiang Chen’s aura surged and blasted apart the pressure surrounding him.

Jiang Chen charged the Titan Giant Ape alone, eager to test his strength against the powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. As their fists met, the Titan Giant Ape’s blow seemed to overpower the force of Jiang Chen’s thunder-charged punch.

• Bibi Dong told Xiao Xuening that Jiang Chen was going to fight the monster, and Xiao Xuening cheered him on.
• The Titan Giant Ape sensed danger from the four Titled Douluo and drew confidence from the presence of its hidden Big Brother.
• Jiang Chen declared that the Titan Giant Ape would be the first Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast he defeated and rushed forward.
• Jiang Chen strengthened his body and charged his fist with lightning before launching himself at the Titan Giant Ape.
• The Titan Giant Ape roared and swung its massive fist at Jiang Chen, its blow suppressing the force of his thunder-charged punch.