Chapter Summaries

Qian Wuji surveyed the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires and judged them too weak to challenge Spirit Hall. Back at Spirit City, Qian Renxue struggled to understand why her unmotivated Elder Brother’s Soul Power grew faster than hers.

• Qian Wuji painted Heaven Dou City and concluded that its imperial family had no Title Douluo, while Star Luo had only one.
• Qian Wuji assessed Spirit Hall as far stronger than the empires and considered using Xiao Heng and Xiao Xue to test their strength when they grew up.
• Qian Wuji wondered whether Xiao Heng and Xiao Xue had been cultivating during his two-month absence.
• Qian Xunji had craftsmen build the Supreme Elder Hall, where Qian Wushuang lived while Qian Wuji remained away.
• Qian Renxue sat in the Martial Arts Arena, discouraged that her Elder Brother’s Soul Power rose faster than hers despite his lack of cultivation.

Qian Renheng tested a powerful new Self-Created Soul Skill while Qian Renxue struggled to understand how he advanced so quickly despite rarely cultivating. The chapter ended with Qian Renheng keeping the secret of Ming Ji and Chun Xing’s constant cultivation, a method Qian Renxue could not use because it only suited Detached Martial Souls.

• After sixty days of diligent cultivation, Qian Renxue reached level twenty-eight and neared level twenty-nine, while Qian Renheng approached the peak of level twenty-nine without serious meditation.
• Qian Renheng compressed his Soul Power into a spinning black dot with his first Soul Skill, destroying a marble tile and naming the technique Star Plucking Moon Grasping.
• Qian Renheng criticized Qian Renxue for spacing out and asked how her practice of his Self-Created Soul Skills was progressing.
• Qian Renxue complained that Qian Renheng slacked off yet advanced faster, and said his complicated techniques added pressure to her already demanding cultivation.
• Qian Renheng admitted that Qian Renxue had a point and told her to practice only the Self-Created Soul Skills she liked without pressuring herself.
• Qian Renxue pleaded to learn Qian Renheng’s cultivation method, but he knew Ming Ji and Chun Xing cultivated continuously for him and that their method only worked for Detached Martial Souls.

Qian Renheng revealed to Qian Renxue that his intelligent Detached Martial Souls, Ming Ji and Chun Xing, cultivated by refining ambient Soul Power and feeding it back to him. Qian Renxue was left astonished by the reason her brother’s cultivation advanced so quickly.

• Qian Renxue pleaded with Qian Renheng to teach her how to increase her Soul Power without meditating.
• Qian Renheng summoned Ming Ji and Chun Xing from his ears to explain his cultivation secret.
• Qian Renheng told Qian Renxue that his two intelligent Detached Martial Souls could cultivate on his behalf and return the Soul Power to him.
• Qian Renheng explained that Ming Ji and Chun Xing cultivated day and night while he developed Self-Created Soul Skills and studied in the Library Hall.
• Qian Renxue stared in astonishment as she realized her brother’s Martial Souls let him cultivate several times faster than she did.

Qian Renheng reassured his discouraged younger sister, Qian Renxue, by reminding her that she was the second-fastest cultivator in history, and then trained her in precise Soul Power control. As the siblings practiced, Qian Renheng’s Soul Power approached a breakthrough from level twenty-nine to level thirty.

• Qian Renxue felt discouraged as she compared her cultivation speed with Qian Renheng’s extraordinary abilities.
• Qian Renheng told Qian Renxue that she was the second-fastest cultivator in Douluo Continent’s history and encouraged her to take pride in her own achievements.
• Qian Renxue regained her confidence and vowed to keep cultivating so she would not fall too far behind her brother.
• Qian Renheng taught Qian Renxue to control her Soul Power more precisely, helping her improve her use of Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Ming Ji and Chun Xing meditated nearby while Qian Renheng sensed his Soul Power nearing a breakthrough to level thirty.

Qian Wuji returned from three months of travel and told Qian Wushuang that the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires were extraordinarily weak, beginning with the Heaven Dou Empire’s lack of powerful retainers. The chapter left Qian Wushuang asking about the Star Luo Empire.

• Qian Wushuang mocked Qian Wuji for returning after three months away, and Qian Wuji insisted he had been gathering intelligence.
• Qian Wuji reported that the two great empires were weaker than ever, and Qian Wushuang admitted he had not studied the era’s records closely.
• Qian Wuji said the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had no Title Douluo retainers and fewer than ten Soul Douluo retainers under its direct control.
• Qian Wuji revealed he had secretly entered the Heaven Dou imperial palace to investigate its defenses, and Qian Wushuang teased him about his old reputation as the Romantic Young Master.
• Qian Wushuang laughed off the teasing and asked Qian Wuji about the Star Luo Empire.

Qian Wushuang and Qian Wuji discussed Spirit Hall’s overwhelming advantage and Xiao Heng’s ambitions, including his plan to equip his second martial soul with Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings. The chapter ended with Qian Wuji learning that Xiao Heng had reached Soul Power Level 30 and Xiao Xue had reached Level 29 in only three months.

• Qian Wuji told Qian Wushuang that the two empires and Seven Great Sects had fewer Title Douluos than Spirit Hall, making Spirit Hall powerful enough to unite the continent.
• Qian Wushuang recalled that Xiao Heng had asked for twelve Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings for his and Xiao Xue’s second martial souls.
• Qian Wuji explained how Twin Martial Soul users could add Soul Rings to their second martial soul after reaching the Title Douluo realm, and he and Qian Wushuang considered how to obtain the rings.
• Qian Wushuang recalled Xiao Heng’s ambition to rule the world and said he had never been willing to live beneath others.
• Qian Wushuang told Qian Wuji that Xiao Heng had reached Soul Power Level 30 and Xiao Xue had reached Level 29 during the three months Qian Wuji was away.

Qian Wushuang and Qian Wuji planned to have Xiao Heng revive their father, then watched Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue train with their self-created Angel Swords. The siblings finished a fierce sparring match, and the two elders praised their skill.

• Qian Wuji realized Qian Renheng had reached soul power rank thirty and urged Qian Wushuang to go revive their father, but Qian Wushuang said he had been waiting for Wuji to return so they could share the surprise.
• Qian Wushuang and Qian Wuji left the Supreme Elder Hall and went to the training ground, where Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue practiced basic sword techniques with their Angel Swords.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Renheng to stop holding back, and he increased his speed and power until he knocked her sword from her hand.
• Qian Renheng helped Qian Renxue up and praised her progress, and she said she would work harder to last longer in their next spar.
• Qian Wushuang and Qian Wuji applauded the siblings and praised their strength and timing, and Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue greeted them respectfully.

Qian Wuji returned and learned that Qian Renheng had reached level thirty and Qian Renxue level twenty-nine, then joined them in Hall of Douluo to resurrect Qian Yanyan. The chapter ended with Qian Wuji blasting open his father’s grave and kicking the coffin lid away.

• Qian Wuji reunited with Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue, and Qian Renheng teased him about his travels before confirming he had reached soul power level thirty.
• Qian Renheng explained his Detached Martial Soul’s cultivation ability, while Qian Renxue announced that she had reached level twenty-nine through her effort and talent.
• Qian Wuji asked Qian Renheng to resurrect Qian Yanyan, and the family gathered Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji before heading to Hall of Douluo.
• Qian Wuji struck open Qian Yanyan’s grave with his palm and kicked the coffin lid away.
• Qian Wushuang criticized Qian Wuji for opening their father’s coffin so roughly.

Qian Renheng began the revival ritual for his Great-Great-Grandfather after Qian Wuji opened the grave and coffin with brute force. The ritual transported the skeleton into the Death Realm beneath the Blood Moon, where the revival process began.

• Qian Wuji dismissed his relatives’ concerns about his rough handling of the grave and told Qian Renheng to revive his Great-Great-Grandfather.
• Qian Renheng examined the enormous skeleton and summoned Ming Ji and Chun Xing from his ears.
• Qian Wuji reacted with surprise to the talking Martial Souls but quickly accepted their presence.
• Qian Renheng and Ming Ji joined hands and chanted as a scarlet six-pointed formation appeared beneath them.
• The Death Realm manifested, and enormous black hands lifted the skeleton toward the Blood Moon, which bathed it in a scarlet pillar of light.
• Qian Wuji watched the ritual in awe, seeing its full process for the first time.

Qian Renheng completed the resurrection of Qian Yanyan, restoring his body and soul as the Qian family welcomed him back. The Death Realm vanished, and Qian Wuji replenished Qian Renheng’s drained Soul Power.

• Qian Renheng used the resurrection ritual to rebuild Qian Yanyan’s body, and the Qian family recognized their returning ancestor.
• Qian Yanyan’s soul emerged from the Death Realm and entered his restored body, awakening him.
• The Death Realm disappeared as Qian Renheng’s Soul Power ran dry, forcing Ming Ji and Chun Xing to return to his body.
• Qian Wuji transferred Soul Power to Qian Renheng, restoring his strength after the resurrection.
• Qian Renheng told Qian Renxue he felt better and explained that using the Death Apostle seat drained his Soul Power completely.

Qian Yanyan returned to life in his youthful peak body and learned that Qian Renheng could revive the dead and produce hundred-thousand-year plant soul beasts. He celebrated the Qian family’s extraordinary fortune, leaving the family gathered in the Hall of Douluo as he recognized his descendants.

• Qian Yanyan awoke alive and at the peak of his strength, then demanded that Qian Wushuang explain what had happened.
• Qian Wuji rushed to embrace his father, but Qian Yanyan mistook him for a gaudy stranger and struck him into the floor.
• Qian Wushuang explained Qian Renheng’s twin mutated Angel Martial Souls, his power to revive the dead, and his ability to produce hundred-thousand-year plant soul beasts.
• Qian Yanyan reacted with astonishment and excitement, calling Qian Renheng a monster and praising the fortune he brought to the Qian family and Spirit Hall.
• Qian Yanyan identified Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, Qian Renheng, and Qian Renxue as his descendants and celebrated five generations of the family standing together.

Qian Daoliu reunited with Qian Yanyan and used the moment to get revenge on Qian Wushuang for beating him. After welcoming Qian Yanyan back, Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue earned his approval as he praised their potential and Spirit Hall’s future.

• Qian Daoliu told Qian Yanyan that Qian Wushuang had beaten him in the Star Dou Forest, and Qian Yanyan angrily slapped Qian Wushuang into the ground beside Qian Wuji.
• Qian Daoliu celebrated his grandfather’s protection while Qian Yanyan comforted him and told him to stop acting like a child.
• Qian Yanyan questioned Qian Xunji’s timid bearing as Pope, then noticed Qian Renxue hiding behind Qian Renheng.
• Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue welcomed Qian Yanyan back, and he praised them as prodigies who would help Spirit Hall rise to power.

Qian Yanyan reunited with his family after being resurrected and asked how his sons had died. Qian Wuji described the mysterious illness that drained his Soul Power and life force, leaving Qian Renheng suspecting a curse or powerful being was responsible.

• Qian Yanyan called Qian Wuji and Qian Wushuang over after they pretended to be unconscious.
• Qian Yanyan learned that Qian Wushuang had died of old age and asked how Qian Wuji had died.
• Qian Wushuang and Qian Daoliu explained that Qian Wuji had been consumed by a mysterious illness despite Spirit Hall's efforts to treat him.
• Qian Wuji recounted how his Soul Power leaked away, his body weakened, and he eventually died.
• Qian Renheng suspected that Qian Wuji's illness might have been a curse or the work of a powerful being draining his source energy.

Qian Wuji explained that no healer had been able to stop the strange loss of his Soul Power before his death, though Qian Renheng had since revived him. The family then discussed Qian Renheng’s third Soul Ring, and Qian Wuji insisted on taking him to hunt a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast after assuring Qian Yanyan that Qian Renheng’s Mental Power was strong enough.

• Qian Wuji said he suspected his illness came from rapid cultivation or an abnormality in his body or Martial Soul, but admitted he did not know what caused his Soul Power to drain away.
• Qian Wuji recalled that healers, including a Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master, had only briefly eased his symptoms before the loss returned even worse.
• Qian Wuji described feeling nothing in a dark void after death until Qian Renheng used his Martial Soul ability to revive him.
• Qian Yanyan suggested that Qian Wuji take Qian Renheng to the Star Dou Forest to hunt a Soul Beast for his third Soul Ring.
• Qian Wuji objected and said he had reserved the hunt, while Qian Yanyan worried that a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring’s spiritual shock might be dangerous.
• Qian Wuji, Qian Wushuang, and Qian Daoliu assured Qian Yanyan that Qian Renheng’s Mental Power was sufficient to withstand the shock.

Qian Wuji took Qian Renheng to the Star Dou Forest to find a ten-thousand-year soul beast for his third ring, searching the mixed zone before moving into the core zone. They spotted a suitable freak bird soul beast, and Qian Wuji prepared to seize the opportunity.

• Qian Yanyan warned Qian Renheng to prioritize his safety, while Qian Renxue asked him to take her to hunt a soul ring when she reached level thirty.
• Qian Wuji took Qian Renheng to the Star Dou Forest and searched the mixed zone for a soul beast suited to the Death Angel, but found no suitable match.
• Qian Wuji carried Qian Renheng into the core zone, where they searched among the many ten-thousand-year soul beasts.
• Qian Wuji spotted a massive black freak bird circling overhead and judged that its ten-thousand-year aura made it suitable for Qian Renheng's third soul ring.

Qian Renheng killed a ten-thousand-year Annihilation Nether Vulture and began absorbing its Soul Ring while Qian Wuji protected him. The absorption appeared stable, but the beast’s lingering resentment was about to assault Qian Renheng’s consciousness.

• Qian Wuji identified the rare Annihilation Nether Vulture as a suitable third Soul Beast for Qian Renheng.
• Qian Wuji subdued the vulture, tore off its wings, and grievously wounded it to ensure Qian Renheng’s safety.
• Qian Renheng used his Black Raven Six Wings and Angel Sword to kill the vulture and produce its Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Qian Wuji raised a protective barrier as Qian Renheng sat down and began absorbing the Soul Ring.
• Qian Renheng endured the Soul Ring’s violent energy, while Qian Wuji watched for danger and prepared to intervene.
• The physical absorption seemed stable, but the vulture’s lingering resentment remained in the Soul Ring and threatened Qian Renheng’s Sea of Consciousness.

As Qian Renheng absorbed his third Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, an Annihilation Nether Vulture’s Soul Shock attacked his sea of consciousness. Ming Ji and Chun Xing destroyed it, revealing a possible protective ability of his Twin Detached Martial Souls, and Qian Renheng continued absorbing the ring while Qian Wuji watched anxiously.

• Qian Renheng used his Mental Power to resist the Annihilation Nether Vulture’s Soul Shock inside his sea of consciousness.
• The Life Realm and Death Realm appeared in Qian Renheng’s consciousness, where Ming Ji and Chun Xing arrived to help him.
• Ming Ji and Chun Xing attacked together and destroyed the Annihilation Nether Vulture, ending the Soul Shock.
• Qian Renheng realized his Twin Detached Martial Souls might protect his consciousness and resolved to investigate their other hidden abilities.
• Qian Renheng focused on absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring while Qian Wuji anxiously watched over him.

Qian Renheng successfully absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and reached Soul Power Level thirty-five, while Qian Wuji marked a rare Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to save for his future. Qian Renheng demonstrated his new third Soul Skill by summoning a blazing meteorite, leaving Qian Wuji stunned.

• A Dark Demon Evil God Tiger struck Qian Wuji’s barrier, and Qian Wuji marked it before letting it flee so he could later use it as a Soul Ring for Qian Renheng.
• Qian Renheng completed his absorption of the Annihilation Nether Vulture’s Soul Ring and gained a third black Soul Ring, becoming a six-year-old Soul Elder.
• Qian Renheng discovered that his Soul Power had risen from level thirty to level thirty-five and identified his third Soul Skill as Final Dark Annihilation.
• Qian Renheng activated Final Dark Annihilation, covering the sky with dark clouds and summoning a black-flamed meteorite.
• Qian Wuji watched the meteorite descend and reacted with astonishment at the power of Qian Renheng’s Soul Skill.

Qian Renheng tested his devastating third Soul Skill, Final Dark Annihilation, while Qian Wuji explained its strengths and weakness. Qian Wuji revealed that he had marked a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger for Qian Renheng to hunt in the future, then took him back from Star Dou Forest.

• Qian Renheng summoned a Black Flame meteor that devastated the forest, and he realized the attack consumed a large amount of Soul Power.
• Qian Wuji praised the Soul Skill’s power but warned that its long windup would let agile opponents escape; Qian Renheng agreed that a control-type teammate could cover the weakness.
• Qian Renheng noticed destruction left by a Soul Beast, and Qian Wuji revealed that a sixty-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had approached while he absorbed his Soul Ring.
• Qian Wuji explained that he had driven the tiger away and secretly marked it so they could track it when Qian Renheng needed another Soul Ring.
• Qian Renheng claimed he had learned about the tiger from a book in the Library Hall, then Qian Wuji carried him back toward Star Dou Forest’s exit.

Qian Renheng demonstrated the immense area-destroying power of his Third Soul Skill, Final Dark Annihilation, and realized he could increase its scale by pouring in more Soul Power. That night, while Qian Renxue cultivated next door, he stayed in his room and waited for Ming Ji and Chun Xing to return.

• Qian Renheng showed Qian Yanyan, Qian Wushuang, Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, and Qian Renxue the crater created by Final Dark Annihilation.
• Qian Renheng explained that he could enlarge the Black Flame meteorite by continuously feeding it Soul Power, and Qian Yanyan recognized the skill's strategic value for large-scale warfare.
• Qian Renheng reflected that his Soul Skills could absorb enormous amounts of Soul Power, far beyond what his level-thirty-five reserves could support.
• Qian Renxue cultivated through the night next door, determined to keep up with her brother, while Qian Renheng sensed her progress.
• Qian Renheng explained that Ming Ji and Chun Xing cultivated for him during the day but were free to wander Spirit Hall at night, and he waited for them while reading.