Chapter Summaries

Yang Jian overwhelmed Tang Xiao in their clash and unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Clear Sky Strike. As the two attacks collided, Flender and Zhao Wuji fled with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Yang Jian blocked Tang Xiao’s Clear Sky Hammer with his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber, sending him flying and cracking the hammer.
• Tang Xiao activated Clear Sky Avatar and attacked again, but Yang Jian struck him down with a deep chest wound.
• Yang Jian summoned the Howling Celestial Dog to guard Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, then revealed his soul rings and amplified his power.
• Yang Jian enlarged his saber and used his Ninth Soul Skill, Clear Sky Strike, as Tang Xiao charged with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Flender fled with Yu Xiaogang while Zhao Wuji carried Tang San away from the collision.

Yang Jian defeated and killed Tang Xiao, then took the soul bones from his body. Tang San and the others escaped the blasts and witnessed the aftermath, while Yang Jian warned that Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect would meet the same fate.

• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, and Tang San were thrown down by the blast but escaped with nonfatal injuries.
• Tang San used Purple Demon Eyes to see Tang Xiao gravely wounded beside his exploded Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yang Jian told Tang Xiao that Tang Hao was missing because of him, then stabbed Tang Xiao through the heart with the Three-Point Double-Edged Saber.
• Tang Xiao died as Yang Jian threatened Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect, and Yang Jian collected several soul bones from his corpse.
• Yang Jian turned his attention toward the Blue Silver King.

Yang Jian killed the Blue Silver King but spared Tang San and his companions, leaving Tang San to flee with the loss of his uncle and the failed sacrifice. Tang San returned to the battlefield and found Tang Xiao and the Blue Silver King dead.

• Yang Jian killed the wounded Blue Silver King before it could pass its energy to Tang San, then let Tang San and the others escape.
• Yang Jian rejoined Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, and they decided to spend the night before traveling deeper into Star Dou Forest.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji carried Tang San and Yu Xiaogang away, but Tang San insisted on returning to find his uncle.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji followed Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang ran after them rather than remain alone in the forest.
• Tang San reached the battlefield and found Tang Xiao's corpse and the shattered remains of the Blue Silver King, then cried out in grief.

Tang San grieved the losses Yang Jian had caused him while Yang Jian searched Star Dou Forest for a sixth soul ring. Yang Jian found a Hundred-Thousand-Year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and had the Howling Celestial Dog knock it unconscious and carry it away.

• Tang San pounded the ground and cried out in despair over Tang Xiao's death, the loss of the Blue Silver King, and Yang Jian taking everything from him.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji found Tang San, and Flender noticed Yu Xiaogang was missing and hurried back to look for him.
• Yang Jian traveled through Star Dou Forest with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, searching for a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear suitable for his sixth soul ring.
• Yang Jian discovered thirteen Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year leader, feeding in a clearing near the core region.
• Yang Jian ordered the Howling Celestial Dog to strike the leader without killing it; the dog knocked the bear unconscious and carried it away as Yang Jian told the girls to leave.

Yang Jian killed a Hundred Thousand Year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, absorbed its soul ring and right arm bone, and escaped the Star Dou Forest after Bear Lord learned of the death. Bear Lord’s rampage devastated the forest’s core region as Myriad Demon King, Scarlet King, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji arrived.

• Yang Jian killed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, took its right arm bone, and began absorbing its soul ring while the Howling Celestial Dog guarded him.
• Yang Jian absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year soul ring, reached level sixty-four peak, and gained two enhancement-type soul skills.
• Yang Jian absorbed the bear’s soul bone, learned Sky-Rending Claw and Heaven-Shattering Strike, and reached level sixty-six.
• After hearing Bear Lord roar from the forest’s core, Yang Jian took Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu away on the Howling Celestial Dog.
• Bear Lord rampaged through the Star Dou Forest’s core region, and Myriad Demon King, Scarlet King, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji arrived to see what had happened.

Di Tian stopped Bear Lord’s rampage after hearing that his consort, Du Fu, had been taken, but they found her dead in her territory. Myriad Demon King identified signs of a human killer, though the group could not yet determine who was powerful enough to kill her so swiftly.

• Scarlet King, Myriad Demon King, and Zi Ji tried to restrain Bear Lord as he rampaged, while Bi Ji watched anxiously.
• Di Tian arrived and pinned Bear Lord down, then learned that his consort Du Fu had reportedly been captured and ordered him to confirm what happened.
• Bear Lord found Du Fu’s corpse in his territory, killed by a weapon thrust through her eye, and Di Tian restrained him again.
• Zi Ji confronted Bear Lord over the innocent soul beasts he had hurt, and he calmed enough to ask who had killed Du Fu.
• Myriad Demon King examined Du Fu’s wound and missing soul bone, concluded that a human was likely responsible, and asked Bear Lord what his clansmen had reported.

After Bear Lord’s consort was taken, Di Tian sent Myriad Demon King and Bi Ji to investigate in the human world. Meanwhile, Yang Jian arrived in Gengxin City to recruit Lou Gao and pursue his plans to unify the continent, then presented an Elder Token at the local Spirit Hall branch.

• Bear Lord recalled that a white dog had been involved in his consort’s disappearance and vowed to enter the human world to hunt for the culprit.
• Di Tian stopped Bear Lord and ordered Myriad Demon King and Bi Ji to investigate secretly, while choosing not to disturb their injured, slumbering lord.
• Yang Jian arrived in Gengxin City with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, booked rooms for them, and went out alone to find Lou Gao.
• Yang Jian considered how Lou Gao’s prestige and the Blacksmith Association could support his bid to become Pope and unify Douluo Continent.
• Yang Jian went to Gengxin City’s Spirit Hall branch and showed his token to the guards, who recognized it as an Elder Token and were shocked.

Yang Jian entered the Spirit Hall Branch in Gengxin City, found its bishop Miles abusing his authority, and confronted him over the branch’s disorder. Miles offered Yang Jian three million Gold Soul Coins to buy his silence, leaving Yang Jian to decide how to respond.

• Yang Jian entered the branch without alerting anyone, noted the gambling, drinking, and neglect, and sensed Miles on the third floor.
• Yang Jian kicked open Miles’s door and ordered him to get dressed and talk outside.
• Miles recognized Yang Jian’s Elder Token and greeted him respectfully as a Young Master.
• Yang Jian accused Miles of allowing gambling, drunkenness, and dereliction of duty at the branch.
• Miles offered Yang Jian a storage Soul Tool containing three million Gold Soul Coins as a bribe.

Yang Jian rejected Miles’s bribe of money and women, beat him unconscious, and carried him downstairs. Spirit Hall staff saw Miles in Yang Jian’s grasp and surrounded him, demanding that he put their lord down.

• Miles offered Yang Jian more Gold Soul Coins and women to secure his favor.
• Yang Jian slapped Miles, seized him by the collar, and carried him toward the stairs.
• Miles tried to activate his Martial Soul Avatar and kill Yang Jian, but Yang Jian struck him again and stopped him.
• Yang Jian carried the limp Miles downstairs as Spirit Hall staff watched in shock.
• Spirit Hall staff surrounded Yang Jian and demanded that he release Miles.

Yang Jian defeated Miles and dragged the unconscious Spirit Hall bishop through Gengxin City to the Blacksmith Association. Lou Gao welcomed Yang Jian inside as a crowd gathered outside.

• Several of Miles's subordinates attacked Yang Jian, and he killed them with a sweep of his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber.
• Yang Jian carried Miles out of the Spirit Hall Branch while the guards stood aside in fear.
• Yang Jian dragged Miles through Gengxin City as onlookers recognized the bishop and reacted with shock and approval.
• Yang Jian arrived at the Blacksmith Association and asked to see Lou Gao.
• Lou Gao recognized Miles, invited Yang Jian inside, and shut the gates behind them.

Yang Jian persuaded Lou Gao to bring the Blacksmith Association into Spirit Hall by promising it autonomy and fair control over metal prices. He then presented the battered Miles to Gengxin City’s cheering residents and announced Spirit Hall would punish him.

• Yang Jian told Lou Gao that he had come from Spirit Hall to deal with Miles and invited the Blacksmith Association to join.
• Yang Jian promised Lou Gao autonomy and control over metal prices, and showed him an Elder Token while claiming Yue Guan had sent him.
• Lou Gao accepted Yang Jian’s offer and agreed to work with him.
• Yang Jian dragged Miles outside the Blacksmith Association and announced that he would punish him on Spirit Hall’s behalf.
• The crowd celebrated Miles’s downfall, and Yang Jian raised his hand to quiet them.

Yang Jian returned Miles to the Gengxin City Spirit Hall Branch and let the people identify corrupt staff members. After punishing those accused, he killed Miles, leaving the crowd celebrating.

• Yang Jian invited the people of Gengxin City to report wrongdoing by Spirit Hall personnel and led them back to the branch to identify the culprits.
• Yang Jian stripped Miles of his position as bishop and ordered the branch staff gathered for identification.
• Townspeople identified staff members who had extorted them, cheated them, or abused their authority, and Yang Jian punished or killed the accused.
• Yang Jian spared the few staff members whom no one reported after hearing their explanations.
• Yang Jian snapped Miles's neck, and the crowd cheered his death.

Yang Jian took control of the Gengxin City Spirit Hall Branch and secured the Blacksmith Association’s agreement to join Spirit Hall under terms that preserved its independence. Back at the hotel, he weighed the dangers of pursuing Tang San’s remaining opportunities and decided to focus on cultivation before challenging divine inheritances.

• Yang Jian assigned several overlooked branch workers to manage the Gengxin City Spirit Hall Branch and assured the crowd that Miles and the other evildoers had been punished.
• Yang Jian negotiated with Lou Gao, keeping the Blacksmith Association’s name and internal authority intact while arranging voluntary recruitment and paid equipment production for Spirit Hall.
• Yang Jian and Lou Gao finalized the association’s responsibilities, metal pricing, equipment orders, and personnel benefits before sharing a banquet.
• Yang Jian returned to the hotel and found Zhu Zhuqing cultivating the Two-Nine Mysteries, so he sat quietly and considered his next move.
• Yang Jian judged that Slaughter City and Sea God Island were too dangerous to challenge while he remained a Soul Emperor and decided to cultivate until he reached Soul Sage and unlocked Heavenly Transformation.

Yang Jian returned to Heaven Dou City with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, intending to ask Qian Renxue to replenish the Gengxin City Spirit Hall Branch. At Moonlight Pavilion, he arrived just as Ning Fengzhi asked Xue Qinghe to help find his missing daughter, Ning Rongrong, and someone knocked at the door.

• Yang Jian planned to ask Qian Renxue to send people to Gengxin City and considered traveling to the Far North to seek a Titan Snow Demon King for his seventh soul ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing reunited with Yang Jian, and he held her and helped guide her cultivation.
• Yang Jian brought Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu to Heaven Dou City, located Qian Renxue at Moonlight Pavilion, and complimented Ning Rongrong.
• At Moonlight Pavilion, Ning Fengzhi asked Xue Qinghe to use the Heaven Dou Empire's intelligence network to find Ning Rongrong, whom he believed had gone missing with Yang Jian.
• Xue Qinghe promised to search for Ning Rongrong, and a visitor knocked on the private-room door.

Yang Jian met Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe while Ning Rongrong refused to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with her father. Ning Fengzhi left unable to persuade her, while Yang Jian promised to bring her home when she was ready.

• Yang Jian entered the private room with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, startling Ning Fengzhi and making Chen Xin fear him.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Ning Fengzhi, then noticed Chen Xin's missing arm and asked what had happened.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed Yang Jian, who introduced himself to Ning Fengzhi and said he had come to see the Crown Prince.
• Ning Fengzhi grabbed Ning Rongrong's wrist and ordered her to return home, but she broke free and hid behind Yang Jian.
• Ning Fengzhi threatened to disown Ning Rongrong if she refused, while Chen Xin urged her to obey, but she stayed by Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian assured Ning Fengzhi that Rongrong would be safe and that he would return her when she was ready, while Ning Fengzhi offered to grant her anything if she came home.

Ning Rongrong refused to return with Ning Fengzhi, and Yang Jian sent the sect master and Chen Xin away. He then told Qian Renxue about his actions in Gengxin City, confirmed that he had defeated Chen Xin and Gu Rong, and prepared to travel to the Far North for his seventh soul ring.

• Ning Fengzhi left with Chen Xin after Ning Rongrong chose to stay with Yang Jian.
• Ning Rongrong thanked Yang Jian for standing up for her, and he asked her, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu to leave so he could speak privately with Xue Qinghe.
• Yang Jian recounted his purge of the Gengxin City Spirit Hall Branch and the Blacksmith Association's pledge to Spirit Hall, then asked Xue Qinghe to send people to take charge there.
• Xue Qinghe transformed into Qian Renxue, asked about Yang Jian's confrontation with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, and heard him confirm that he had killed Gu Rong and severed Chen Xin's arm.
• Qian Renxue said she needed time to consider Yang Jian's proposal to overthrow Bibi Dong, while Yang Jian said he planned to travel to the Far North to obtain his seventh soul ring.

Yang Jian took Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu shopping in Heaven Dou City, where he ran into Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling. After Yu Tianheng insulted him and attacked, Yang Jian crushed his fist, and Dugu Yan threatened that her grandfather would make him pay.

• Yang Jian let Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu buy whatever they wanted, and the three girls entered a jewelry shop.
• Yang Jian recognized Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling approaching from Heaven Dou Royal Academy while they worried over Dugu Bo's disappearance.
• Yu Tianheng collided with Yang Jian, insulted him, and dismissed his explanation despite Ye Lingling's attempt to calm him.
• Yang Jian grabbed Yu Tianheng's shoulder and crushed his fist when Yu Tianheng attacked him with a lightning-charged punch.
• Ye Lingling apologized and pleaded for Yang Jian to spare Yu Tianheng, while Dugu Yan demanded that Yang Jian release him and threatened him with her grandfather's return.

Yang Jian told Dugu Yan that her grandfather, Dugu Bo, was dead, then defeated her and Yu Tianheng when they confronted him. After Ye Lingling took them to an inn, Yu Tianheng began drawing Yang Jian, apparently preparing to seek revenge.

• Yang Jian told Dugu Yan he had seen Dugu Bo die, but she refused to believe him and demanded an explanation.
• Yang Jian slapped Dugu Yan aside, then knocked Yu Tianheng down when he attacked with his Thunderclap Dragon Claw.
• Ye Lingling apologized to Yang Jian and took the injured Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan to an inn instead of returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yu Tianheng raged at the inn and declared he would make Yang Jian pay, while Dugu Yan sat distraught and repeated that her grandfather could not be dead.
• Yu Tianheng drew Yang Jian's face on parchment, and Ye Lingling began urging him not to act on his revenge.

After several days of sightseeing in Heaven Dou City, Yang Jian set out for the Far North with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu. Their journey was interrupted when a group led by a man wearing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s emblem blocked the road.

• Yu Tianheng ordered a portrait of Yang Jian sent to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and demanded that the clan avenge his humiliation.
• Ye Lingling warned Yang Jian that Yu Tianheng had summoned people to deal with him, but Yang Jian ignored the danger and continued touring the city.
• Yang Jian spent several days sightseeing in Heaven Dou City with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu.
• Yang Jian decided to leave for the Far North, rented a carriage, and had Ning Rongrong drive as Xiao Wu rode beside her.
• A group of men blocked the official road less than a li outside Heaven Dou City, and their leader ordered the carriage occupants to get down.

Yu Tianheng and members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ambushed Yang Jian on the road, intending to capture him. Yang Jian killed the clan experts with his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber, leaving Yu Tianheng alive and terrified.

• Ning Rongrong stopped the carriage when Yu Tianheng and clan members blocked the road, and Yang Jian stepped out while telling Zhu Zhuqing to stay inside.
• Yu Tianheng demanded that Yu Hong break Yang Jian's legs, but Yu Hong hesitated and decided to capture Yang Jian to learn who backed him.
• Yang Jian summoned the Three-Point Double-Edged Saber and killed Yu Hong with a single blade aura.
• Yang Jian unleashed more blade auras, killing every clan member except Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Tianheng collapsed among the bloodied bodies, trembling as he realized Yang Jian had defeated the entire group.