Chapter Summaries

Ye Qingshou revealed that Spirit Hall could break the inherited curse of the Undying Family and decided to lead the family into its service. Ye Caixian learned that the curse had already been broken, leaving Ye Qingshou able to survive Ye Lingling’s future martial soul awakening.

• Ye Caixian returned home with Ye Lingling after sensing a shattering sound and a sudden unease deep within her soul.
• Ye Qingshou announced that he had decided to lead the Undying Family in joining Spirit Hall, and Ye Caixian objected.
• Ye Qingshou explained that Spirit Hall could break the family’s inherited martial soul curse.
• Ye Qingshou revealed his evolved Nine-Colored Begonia and told Ye Caixian that the curse had been broken, so he would live through Ye Lingling’s awakening.

Qian Renheng promised Ye Caixian and Ye Lingling Immortal Herbs to break the Nine Heart Begonia curse after the Undying Family joined Spirit Hall. He then led Ye Qingshou, Qian Wuji, and Dugu Bo to the Sunset Forest to seek a ninth Soul Ring for Ye Qingshou.

• Ye Qingshou introduced Ye Caixian and Ye Lingling to Qian Renheng and revealed that his Nine Heart Begonia had evolved into a Nine-Colored Begonia.
• Qian Renheng told Ye Caixian that she and Ye Lingling would receive Immortal Herbs in ten years to break their Martial Soul curse, and she agreed to join Spirit Hall with her family.
• Qian Renheng offered to help Ye Qingshou obtain a powerful Ten Thousand-Year Soul Beast for his ninth Soul Ring after the Immortal Herb raised his Soul Power to the Ninetieth Rank.
• Ye Qingshou left Ye Caixian at home and went with Qian Renheng, Qian Wuji, and Dugu Bo to search the Sunset Forest's Core Zone.

Ye Qingshou absorbed a ninety-thousand-year Soul Ring, broke through to Title Douluo, and chose the inherited title Healing Douluo. He demonstrated the Nine-Colored Begonia’s powerful healing and support abilities before celebrating with Qian Wuji and Dugu Bo at the Ye Family Residence.

• Qian Wuji led Ye Qingshou and the others to a ninety-thousand-year plant-type Soul Beast, which Ye Qingshou absorbed as his ninth Soul Ring.
• Ye Qingshou broke through to Title Douluo and thanked Qian Wuji for helping him obtain the Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo suggested that Ye Qingshou use Healing as his title, and Ye Qingshou agreed to have Spirit Hall confer it at the Hall of Douluo.
• Ye Qingshou demonstrated the Nine-Colored Begonia’s healing light and domain, which restored vitality to the forest and raised allies’ attributes by thirty percent.
• Ye Qingshou, Dugu Bo, and Qian Wuji returned to the Ye Family Residence and drank together until dawn.

Qian Renheng returned to Spirit City after recruiting the Undying Family and broke through to the forty-eighth rank on the way. He learned that Qian Renxue had reached the forty-sixth rank during his absence, and Spirit Hall began preparing for the Undying Family to join formally.

• Qian Renheng broke through to the forty-eighth rank while Qian Wuji carried him back to Spirit City, while Dugu Bo stayed behind with Ye Qingshou in Soul Hunting Town.
• Qingluan Douluo welcomed Qian Renheng and revealed that he had advanced to the ninety-eighth rank; Qian Renheng reported that the Undying Family's leader had gained a Nine-Colored Begonia Martial Soul and become a Title Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu directed Qingluan Douluo to tell Qian Xunji to arrange the Undying Family's formal entry into Spirit Hall and their titles in the Hall of Douluo.
• Qian Renheng found Qian Renxue after she emerged from seclusion and learned that she had advanced from the forty-fifth to the forty-sixth rank.
• Qian Renheng told Qian Renxue that he had reached the forty-eighth rank and successfully recruited the Undying Family.
• Qingluan Douluo informed Qian Xunji that the Undying Family would arrive in Spirit City in a week, and Qian Xunji agreed to handle the arrangements.

Golden Crocodile Douluo used the Immortal Herb’s medicinal power to break through from rank ninety-eight to rank ninety-nine and become a Peerless Douluo. His breakthrough strengthened Spirit Hall, while Qian Xunji planned to nominate Yue Guan and Gui Mei to the Worship Hall.

• Qian Daoliu and the Worship Hall elders watched as Golden Crocodile Douluo risked his remaining vitality to assault the rank ninety-nine bottleneck.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo recalled Qian Renheng’s support and the God-level Soul Bone, then focused his Soul Power and launched his final breakthrough attempt.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo shattered the bottleneck, reached rank ninety-nine, and received congratulations from Qian Daoliu and the other elders.
• Qian Wushuang and Qian Yanyan sensed Golden Crocodile Douluo’s breakthrough and celebrated Spirit Hall gaining another Peerless Douluo.
• Qian Wuji praised Golden Crocodile Douluo’s success and reflected on the power of the God-level Soul Bones Qian Renheng had obtained.
• Qian Xunji recognized Golden Crocodile Douluo’s breakthrough and decided to nominate Yue Guan and Gui Mei for the Worship Hall.

Qian Xunji nominated Yue Guan and Gui Mei to become Consecrated Elders, and the Worship Hall approved their promotion. Qian Daoliu then reorganized Spirit Hall’s hierarchy by establishing the Supreme Elder Hall as the home of its Peerless Douluo.

• Qian Xunji told Yue Guan and Gui Mei he would nominate them to enter the Worship Hall, and the two celebrated the recognition of their service and strength.
• Qian Xunji asked the Consecrated Elders to consider Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s promotion, and Qingluan Douluo and Golden Crocodile Douluo supported it while Jiang Mo Douluo withheld his opinion.
• Qian Daoliu approved the nominations and ordered Qian Xunji to arrange a promotion ceremony and encourage other Rank Ninety-Five Elders to pursue breakthroughs, offering Immortal Herbs where appropriate.
• Qian Daoliu proposed that Rank Ninety-Nine Peerless Douluo leave the Worship Hall for a newly formalized Supreme Elder Hall, and the elders agreed.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo took Supreme Elder positions, while Qingluan Douluo became Great Elder of the Worship Hall.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei received approval to enter Spirit Hall’s Worship Hall as the Sixth and Seventh Worships after Qian Xunji explained a reorganization of its ranks. As they celebrated their promotion, Yue Guan wondered whether they could someday reach Peerless Douluo and enter the Supreme Elder Hall.

• Yue Guan anxiously waited for news about his and Gui Mei’s application, while Gui Mei urged him to stay patient.
• Qian Xunji arrived and announced that the Great Elder and Consecrated Elders had approved their entry into the Worship Hall as the Sixth and Seventh Worships.
• Qian Xunji explained that Spirit Hall had created a Supreme Elder Hall for Ninety-Ninth Rank Peerless Douluo and reorganized the ranks of the Worship Hall and Elder Hall.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei thanked Qian Xunji for supporting them, and he told them to arrange their move into the Worship Hall themselves.
• After Qian Xunji left, Yue Guan excitedly tried on his new robe and imagined becoming a Peerless Douluo, while Gui Mei cautioned him about the difficulty of advancing beyond Rank Ninety-Five.
• Yue Guan suggested that future Immortal Herbs and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts might help them grow stronger, and Gui Mei became eager at the prospect of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Qian Renheng practiced his Self-Created Soul Skill, Angel's Protection, and reflected on Spirit Hall’s growing strength. After the Undying Family joined Spirit Hall and Ye Qingshou received the Title of “Healing,” the news stirred the continent and drew spies to Spirit City, where Qian Renheng explained the outside powers’ suspicions to Ming Ji and Chun Xing.

• Qian Renheng practiced Angel's Protection, a defensive Self-Created Soul Skill based on Xuanhuang Douluo’s technique.
• Qian Renheng considered the Supreme Elder Hall’s Peerless Douluo elders and hoped to revive another ancestor after raising his Soul Power.
• The Undying Family joined Spirit Hall, and Ye Qingshou completed his bestowal ceremony at the Hall of Douluo and received the Title of “Healing.”
• The news prompted major powers to send spies to Spirit City, while ordinary Soul Masters praised Spirit Hall and hoped to join it.
• Ming Ji and Chun Xing reported the unusual number of spies, and Qian Renheng explained why other factions viewed the Undying Family’s alliance with suspicion.

Yu Yuanzhen and the Clear Sky Sect elders debated Spirit Hall’s growing strength, but both groups underestimated the danger and relied on their alliances or Tang Chen’s legacy. The Clear Sky Sect leader and Tang Xiao recognized the sect’s decline, leaving its future uncertain as the elders refused to heed warnings.

• Yu Luomian warned Yu Yuanzhen that Dugu Bo and Ye Qingshou had become Title Douluos and joined Spirit Hall, but Yu Yuanzhen trusted the Upper Three Sects to resist it.
• Clear Sky Sect elders argued over Spirit Hall’s recruitment, with most claiming Tang Chen’s reputation and the Clear Sky Hammer made them invincible.
• A cautious elder pointed out that the sect had only one known Title Douluo and that Tang Xiao and Tang Hao had not yet reached that rank.
• The Sect Leader urged the elders to face the Clear Sky Sect’s decline and Spirit Hall’s superior foundations, but several elders insisted Tang Chen would protect them.
• Tang Xiao silently judged the elders’ confidence as reckless and remembered stepping aside for Tang Hao and Ah Yin.
• The Sect Leader gave up trying to persuade the arguing elders and feared the Clear Sky Sect would eventually collapse without Tang Chen.

At Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue’s seventh birthday banquet, Qian Renxue admitted that she missed their absent mother, Bibi Dong. Qian Xunji watched over the sleeping siblings and hoped Bibi Dong would return safely from her training in Slaughter City.

• Spirit Hall’s senior powerhouses gathered privately in the Worship Hall to celebrate Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue’s seventh birthday.
• Qian Wuji gave the siblings stolen jade ruyi before replacing them with two paintings of Spirit City.
• After the banquet, Qian Renxue told Qian Renheng that she missed Bibi Dong and fell asleep against his shoulder.
• Qian Renheng explained that Bibi Dong had left three years earlier to train in Slaughter City and reassured his sister that she would return.
• Qian Xunji found the siblings outside, reflected on his guilt and resentment toward Yu Xiaogang, then asked Qian Renheng to carry Qian Renxue to bed.

Qian Daoliu taught Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue the first four forms of the Angel Sword Technique and guided them through their first practice. The siblings made promising progress before ending the exhausting day, with Qian Renheng warning that mastering the technique would take time.

• Qian Daoliu explained that the Angel Sword Technique focused on speed and demonstrated its first four forms to Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu had the siblings practice the first form with wooden swords, correcting their stiff movements as they struggled with the technique's demanding coordination.
• Qian Renheng summoned his Black Raven Six Wings, whose edges now showed ice-blue and fiery-red traces, while Qian Renxue entered Martial Soul Possession to coordinate their wings with their sword movements.
• After hundreds of repetitions, Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue improved their execution of the first form, and Qian Daoliu praised their talent before ending practice at sunset.
• On the walk back, Qian Renxue complained that the sword movements felt awkward, and Qian Renheng encouraged her to practice patiently because the technique was difficult to master.

Qian Wuji challenged Qian Daoliu to a swordsmanship match at the Martial Arts Arena and defeated him with his flashy, elegant style. He then faced Qian Wushuang and Qian Yanyan together, fled when they overwhelmed him, and left Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue to resume their training with Qian Daoliu.

• Qian Daoliu supervised Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue as they practiced the Angel Sword Technique, while Qian Wuji, Qian Wushuang, and Qian Yanyan arrived to watch.
• Qian Renheng asked which of the four elders had the greatest mastery of the Angel Sword Technique, and Qian Daoliu described how each elder's style differed.
• Qian Wuji challenged Qian Daoliu to a swordsmanship match using only the first four forms, then defeated him by countering his attacks and holding a sword to his throat.
• Qian Wuji invited Qian Wushuang and Qian Yanyan to fight him together, but they chased him around the arena until he fled.
• Qian Daoliu ended Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue's break and ordered them to continue practicing after they admitted they had gained no insights from the demonstration.

After four months of training, Qian Renheng reached Soul Power Level fifty and absorbed a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring in the Star Dou Forest, while Qian Renxue advanced to level forty-seven. Qian Renheng gained a powerful defensive Soul Skill and gathered more than five thousand Undead Creatures before Qian Wuji hurried them back toward Spirit City.

• Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue mastered the first form of the Angel Sword Technique, and their Soul Power Levels rose to fifty and forty-seven respectively.
• Qian Wuji found a fifty-thousand-year Void Divine Bird, and Qian Renheng successfully absorbed its Soul Ring, reaching level fifty-three.
• Qian Renheng gained the fifth Soul Skill Wings of Void, which granted temporary immunity to physical attacks, partial protection from energy attacks, and increased speed.
• Qian Renheng and Qian Wuji agreed to leave the sixty-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger for Qian Renheng’s sixth Soul Ring, then spent three days collecting Soul Beasts for his Death Realm.
• Qian Renheng’s undead force surpassed five thousand, and Qian Wuji raced toward Spirit City before their return deadline.

Qian Renheng began the resurrection of Qian Lingfeng, but Qian Caidie impatiently blasted open the grave and coffin herself. As the ritual rebuilt Qian Lingfeng’s body, Qian Renheng was drained of his soul power, and Qian Caidie replenished him while the resurrection remained unfinished.

• Qian Renheng arrived at Qian Lingfeng’s grave with his relatives and carefully began digging while Qian Caidie urged him to hurry.
• Qian Caidie blasted open the grave with a palm strike and knocked open the coffin with a kick, drawing praise from the other elders and resentment from Qian Wuji.
• Qian Renheng summoned Ming Ji and performed the resurrection ritual, projecting the Death Realm around the gathered family.
• The red moon rebuilt Qian Lingfeng’s body, while Qian Xunji worried that the revived ancestors might uncover his past secret.
• Qian Renheng was drained of his soul power and Ming Ji disappeared, so Qian Caidie supplied him with her own soul power as Qian Lingfeng’s soul had yet to return.

Qian Renheng resurrected Qian Lingfeng, who quickly adjusted to being alive and learned how powerful Spirit Hall and the Qian Clan had become. The reunited family headed for the Supreme Elder Hall, where Qian Lingfeng warned his descendants to use their strength responsibly.

• Qian Renheng completed the resurrection ritual, and Qian Lingfeng returned to life in the Hall of Douluo.
• Qian Lingfeng greeted Qian Caidie and teased her about her husband, then reacted with surprise to the young Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue’s strength and their place in the family generations.
• Qian Renheng explained that he and Qian Renxue were special rather than representative of Soul Masters in their era.
• Qian Caidie told Qian Lingfeng that Spirit Hall had established the Supreme Elder Hall for its many Ultimate Douluo, and that the Qian Clan had six Ultimate Douluo plus a former Consecrated Elder.
• Qian Lingfeng urged his descendants to wield their power with humility and protect the continent, while Qian Caidie laughed off his concerns.

Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling on an outing through Spirit City, where they visited Spirit Hall's orphanage and spotted the young Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan. They left the orphanage and ran into Qian Wuji, who traded teasing remarks with the siblings before departing.

• Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling down the Sacred Mountain to explore Spirit City.
• Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue bought treats and toys for the girls as they wandered through the shopping streets.
• Qian Renheng explained Spirit Hall's orphanage and its support for the children of Soul Masters who died in service.
• Qian Renheng recognized Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan among the children and decided to wait until their Martial Souls awakened before training them.
• Qian Wuji encountered the group, joked about Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's manners, and left after Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue teased him about stealing from the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue entered Spirit City's Great Soul Arena to test their Angel Sword Technique without using their martial souls or soul skills. They defeated the Fierce Tiger Duo with ease and left planning to challenge stronger, more experienced opponents.

• Qian Renheng proposed that he and Qian Renxue test their swordsmanship in a doubles match, while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling watched from the stands.
• Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue registered as the Nameless Duo, and Qian Wuji joined Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in the audience.
• The crowd jeered at the young siblings, while the Fierce Tiger Duo mocked them and challenged them to surrender.
• Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue fought without using their martial souls or soul skills, dodged their opponents' attacks, and defeated them with the First Form of the Angel Sword Technique.
• The host declared the Nameless Duo victorious, and Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue decided to seek stronger opponents next time.

Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue dismissed their soul battle opponents as weak, then went their separate ways after spending the morning with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. At Dugu Bo’s residence, the elders discussed their granddaughters’ new friendship with the siblings and reflected on how comfortable life in Spirit Hall had become.

• Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue told Qian Wuji that their opponents had been too weak to challenge them, and Qian Renheng said he believed he could defeat an ordinary Soul Douluo with all his abilities.
• Qian Wuji offered to spar with the siblings, but Qian Renheng declined for the moment because they had only two days of rest.
• Dugu Yan praised Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue after the soul battle, and Qian Renheng reassured her and Ye Lingling that they would awaken their martial souls when they turned six.
• Qian Renheng went to the Library Hall while Qian Renxue took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling back to Sacred Mountain, where the girls reunited with Dugu Bo and Ye Qingshou.
• Dugu Bo encouraged Dugu Yan to spend more time with Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue, while he and Ye Qingshou privately hoped their granddaughters would grow close to Qian Renheng.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Qingshou teased each other about joining Spirit Hall and agreed that their lives there had turned out far better than they had expected.

Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue finished a month of grueling Angel Sword Technique training and prepared to improve their combat skills by sparring with their Uncle-Grandfather. Qian Lingfeng discussed Spirit Hall’s strength and the coming conflict with Qian Daoliu, while leaving the younger generation to decide what to do about unifying the continent.

• Qian Daoliu gave Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue two days off after they practiced the Angel Sword Technique, and they explained that they planned to spar with their Uncle-Grandfather because opponents at the Great Soul Arena were too weak.
• Qian Daoliu reported to Qian Lingfeng that the children were progressing quickly with Double-Wing Shadow, then replaced Qian Yanyan at the chessboard after Qian Lingfeng complained about his play.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Lingfeng that Spirit Hall’s Pope handled most affairs and that the empires were rebuilding after their previous war.
• Qian Lingfeng predicted that the surface peace would not last and told Qian Daoliu that the younger generation could act as it wished, provided it punished evil and spared the innocent.
• Qian Lingfeng reflected that Spirit Hall’s strength and the weakness of its rivals had made the conditions for unifying the continent exceptionally favorable.

Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue arranged a no-holds-barred spar against Qian Wuji in the Saraye Desert, while he accepted restrictions on his abilities and Soul Power. The elders watched as the siblings prepared to attack together, and the fight was about to begin.

• Qian Lingfeng and Qian Daoliu discussed letting the two empires remain as a challenge for Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue while Spirit Hall strengthened its position.
• Qian Lingfeng, Qian Yanyan, and Qian Daoliu arrived to watch Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue spar with Qian Wuji.
• Qian Renheng set rules allowing Qian Wuji to use his Martial Soul but forbidding Soul Skills and the Angel Sword Technique, with his Soul Power capped at Ninetieth Rank.
• Qian Yanyan suggested the Saraye Desert as a place for the siblings to fight without risking damage, and the group traveled there.
• Qian Wuji added that Qian Renheng could not order anyone else to fight for him, and Qian Renheng promised to rely on his own combat ability.
• Qian Renheng and Qian Renxue agreed to use their strongest attacks together, and Qian Wuji released his Quasi-Titled Douluo aura as they prepared to begin.