Chapter Summaries

Li Long and the Titled Douluo killed the Titan Giant Ape before the Sky Azure Bull Python could intervene. Li Long absorbed its hundred-thousand-year soul ring, reached level seventy-five, and gained the Dragon Emperor Avatar soul skill.

• Qian Shengyuan signaled Mo Yuan and Long Yuan to attack the Titan Giant Ape while Li Long watched from cover.
• Mo Yuan and Long Yuan weakened the Titan Giant Ape until it knelt, badly wounded and unable to fight effectively.
• Li Long used the Icefire Dragon Emperor's Time Domain and struck the Titan Giant Ape's skull, killing it and releasing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
• Li Long absorbed the soul ring, resisted its soul power and spiritual resentment, and gained a deep red seventh soul ring.
• Li Long rose to level seventy-five and learned his seventh soul skill, Dragon Emperor Avatar, while Qian Shengyuan and the others remained alert for the Sky Azure Bull Python.

After the Titan Giant Ape was killed, Qian Shengyuan extracted its Hundred Thousand Year left arm bone and gave it to Li Long, who absorbed it and rose to Level Seventy-Eight. The group returned the corpse to the Spirit Hall outpost, and Li Long left for the Icefire Yin-Yang Well to consolidate his strength.

• Qian Shengyuan found a Hundred Thousand Year soul bone in the Titan Giant Ape's left arm and ordered Li Long to absorb it.
• Li Long fused the left arm bone, gained the Titan Firmament Breaking and Gravity Swamp skills, and reached Level Seventy-Eight.
• Li Long tested his Seventh Soul Ring, Dragon Emperor Avatar, and confirmed the new soul bone skills.
• Qian Shengyuan had Mo Yuan and Long Yuan carry the Titan Giant Ape's corpse back to the Spirit Hall outpost.
• Qian Shengyuan told Li Long to consolidate his Soul Power before they discussed his Eighth Soul Ring.
• After resting overnight, Li Long flew toward the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

After learning that Er Ming had been killed by humans, the Sky Azure Bull Python investigated the scene and told Ah Rou. It decided to rally the Core Area’s powerful soul beasts to kill any human soul masters who entered the forest, and Ah Rou joined the plan.

• An Earth Dragon soul beast reported Er Ming’s death to the Sky Azure Bull Python at the lake.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python rushed to the valley and found Er Ming’s corpse had been carried away, leaving footprints, fur, and blood behind.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python returned to the lake and told Ah Rou that Er Ming had been hunted down.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python vowed to mobilize every soul beast over ten thousand years old in the Core Area and kill any human soul masters who entered the forest.
• Ah Rou agreed to join the Sky Azure Bull Python’s campaign against humans.

Li Long reached rank eighty after six months of cultivation at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and chose sixth-ring targets for Qian Yao and Qian Yue. He left with them for Star Dou Great Forest, beginning with the hunt for Qian Yao’s Bright Fire Phoenix.

• Li Long broke through from rank seventy-nine to rank eighty as dark gold patterns appeared across his left arm.
• Qian Yao and Qian Yue discussed their sixth soul rings with Li Long and selected the Bright Fire Phoenix and Bright Sacred Deer, respectively.
• Li Long confirmed that both women could bear soul rings around thirty-five thousand years old and planned to hunt the Bright Fire Phoenix first.
• Li Long prepared to return to Spirit City after the hunts and discuss a hunt for the Sky Azure Bull Python with Qian Shengyuan.
• Three days later, Li Long, Qian Yao, and Qian Yue departed for Star Dou Great Forest and flew toward its volcanic region.

Li Long subdued a thirty-five-thousand-year-old Bright Fire Phoenix so Qian Yao could absorb its soul ring. After gaining her sixth soul skill, Angel Judgment, the group headed toward the Bright Sacred Deer’s habitat for Qian Yue’s soul ring hunt.

• Li Long sensed the Bright Fire Phoenix southwest of the volcanic region and led Qian Yao and Qian Yue toward it.
• Li Long crippled the Bright Fire Phoenix with his Dragon Emperor Rod and called Qian Yao in to deliver the finishing blow.
• Qian Yao absorbed the Phoenix’s soul ring, reached rank sixty-three, and gained the sixth soul skill Angel Judgment.
• The three flew toward the Bright Sacred Deer’s habitat, rested overnight, and arrived the next afternoon.

Qian Yue absorbed the Bright Sacred Deer’s Soul Ring and gained her sixth Soul Skill, Angel Holy Light. When Li Long returned to Spirit City, he learned Qian Shengyuan had been in seclusion and witnessed him emerge after breaking through to Level 99.

• Li Long drove the Bright Sacred Deer into a weakened state, and Qian Yue delivered the final blow.
• Qian Yue absorbed the deer’s black Soul Ring, rose to rank sixty-two, and gained Angel Holy Light.
• Li Long returned to Spirit City and received Qian Shengyuan’s letter saying he had entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Level 99.
• A powerful aura spread through the Papal Palace, and Qian Shengyuan emerged from seclusion.
• Qian Shengyuan confirmed he had reached Level 99, congratulated Li Long on reaching rank eighty, and told him to report what had happened the next day.

Li Long learned that the Sky Azure Bull Python had led a campaign against Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters after the Titan Giant Ape’s death, and Qian Shengyuan planned to kill it. Qian Shengyuan and Li Long reached the lake in Star Dou Great Forest, where they spotted the python moving beneath the water.

• Qian Shengyuan briefed Li Long on the attacks by the Sky Azure Bull Python and heard Ye Ling report that Ah Rou had ambushed a Heaven Dou Empire Soul Hunting team.
• Qian Shengyuan explained the python’s water and lightning abilities and said he would subdue it so Li Long could deliver the final blow for his Eighth Soul Ring.
• Li Long spent the day preparing in Spirit City, checking his Dragon Emperor Rod fusion and Soul Skill channels.
• Qian Shengyuan flew Li Long to Star Dou Great Forest the next morning, and they landed on high ground near the python’s lake.
• Qian Shengyuan spotted a dark-cyan shadow moving beneath the lake’s surface.

Qian Shengyuan subdued the Sky Azure Bull Python, allowing Li Long to kill it and absorb its hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. Li Long completed the absorption and gained an eighth deep red Soul Ring.

• Qian Shengyuan forced the Sky Azure Bull Python back toward the lake’s center and wore down its defenses with repeated attacks.
• Qian Shengyuan wounded the Sky Azure Bull Python and cut off its lightning counterattack, leaving it helpless in the shallows.
• Li Long struck the crack in the Sky Azure Bull Python’s skull with the Dragon Emperor Rod and killed it.
• Li Long absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s Soul Ring while enduring its powerful Soul Power and spiritual resentment.
• Li Long finished absorbing the ring, and an eighth deep red Soul Ring rose beside his seventh red Soul Ring.

Li Long absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s eighth Soul Ring and hundred-thousand-year right arm bone, advancing to rank eighty-five and gaining four new skills. As Qian Shengyuan captured the pregnant Ah Rou near the forest, Li Long’s new strength remained untested.

• Li Long completed his eighth Soul Ring absorption, gained two Azure Dragon skills, and rose to rank eighty-three.
• Qian Shengyuan retrieved the Sky Azure Bull Python’s hundred-thousand-year right arm bone and gave it to Li Long to absorb.
• Li Long fused the arm bone, gained two Soul Bone Skills, and advanced from rank eighty-three to rank eighty-five.
• Li Long displayed his eight Soul Rings before he and Qian Shengyuan noticed Ah Rou watching from the forest edge.
• Ah Rou fled into the forest, but Qian Shengyuan appeared ahead of her and trapped her in a golden net.

After returning from Star Dou Great Forest with Ah Rou captive, Li Long received Spirit Hall’s full support to reach Titled Douluo. He advanced to level 89, but the final step to level 90 remained his greatest obstacle.

• Qian Shengyuan brought Ah Rou to Spirit City and confined her in a sealed Soul Tool prison for Li Long’s future ninth Soul Ring.
• Qian Shengyuan organized Spirit Hall’s top resources and intensive training to help Li Long advance from level 85 toward level 90.
• Li Long began cultivating with rare treasures and an ancient guidance method while sparring with Titled Douluo under controlled conditions.
• Qian Yao and Qian Yue continued their own training and took turns testing Li Long during the sparring sessions.
• Over six months, Li Long advanced through levels 86, 87, 88, and 89, but struggled to break through to level 90.

Li Long broke through to Level 90 at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, then went to Spirit Hall to absorb Ah Rou's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. He emerged as a Level 92 Titled Douluo with three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and gained two Soul Skills.

• Qian Shengyuan increased Li Long's resources and arranged for Mo Yuan and Long Yuan to train him until he broke through to Level 90.
• Qian Shengyuan and Li Long went to Ah Rou's cell in Spirit Hall, where Ah Rou silently accepted her fate.
• Li Long killed Ah Rou with the Dragon Emperor Rod and began absorbing her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Li Long withstood Ah Rou's Soul Power and spiritual resentment, completing the absorption after nearly three incense sticks' worth of time.
• Li Long's ninth deep-red Soul Ring appeared, raising him to the peak of Level 92 and revealing two new Soul Skills.

Li Long absorbed Ah Rou’s right leg Soul Bone, rose to the Ninety-Fourth Rank, and reviewed the powers of his Soul Bones as he planned his path to godhood. He returned to cultivation with his next goal set on reaching Rank One Hundred.

• Li Long’s ninth Soul Ring gave the Dragon Emperor Rod’s Icefire Dragon Emperor greater solidity and slightly expanded the Time Domain.
• Qian Shengyuan gave Li Long Ah Rou’s silver-white right leg bone, which Li Long fused to gain Instant Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body and advance from the Ninety-Second to the Ninety-Fourth Rank.
• Li Long left the cell with Qian Shengyuan and headed toward the Papal Palace, sensing the strength of his new rank and aiming to become a god.
• Li Long reviewed his five Soul Bones and their abilities, including the hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone and the God King Dragon Bone, which had recovered to the three-hundred-thousand-year level.
• Li Long identified a Head Soul Bone and a left leg bone as his remaining needs, then returned to the Cultivation Room to plan his next stage.

After stabilizing at rank ninety-four, Li Long held a public coronation in Spirit City and received the title Dragon God Douluo. The ceremony ended with Qian Yaoting returning to prepare for his third divine trial while Li Long set his sights on becoming a god.

• Li Long told Qian Shengyuan he wanted a continent-wide coronation and chose the title Dragon God Douluo.
• Qian Yaoting completed the Angel's second trial, reached rank eighty-one, and learned that Li Long had advanced to rank ninety-four.
• Representatives from across the continent gathered at Spirit City's Central Arena as Qian Shengyuan formally conferred the title Dragon God on Li Long.
• Qian Yaoting congratulated Li Long after the ceremony and left for the Angel Temple to prepare for his third trial.
• Li Long watched Qian Yaoting depart and reaffirmed his goal of reaching rank one hundred and becoming a god.

After Li Long’s coronation as a Titled Douluo, the empires and academies reacted to his power while Spirit Hall prepared for the consequences. Qian Shengyuan summoned Li Long and gave him a fragment describing the requirements for reaching godhood, leaving Li Long to pursue the path without clear guidance.

• The Heaven Dou Emperor ordered a high-ranking delegation to Spirit City to learn Spirit Hall’s intentions, while Dai Tianxing strengthened Star Luo’s northern defenses and ordered better training for promising students.
• Skywater Academy’s headmaster learned that Shui Leng had met Li Long and asked for her to come speak with him.
• Fanolan dealt with visitors seeking news about Li Long, including Old Zhou, who asked for a certificate to display in his apothecary.
• Qian Shengyuan reviewed the political reactions to Li Long’s coronation and summoned him to the Papal Palace study.
• Li Long continued cultivating, sensing his Soul Power circulate more smoothly through his Soul Bones and God King Dragon Bone.
• Qian Shengyuan showed Li Long an ancient fragment about the Gate to the Divine Realm and said the incomplete records left him to find his own path to godhood.

Li Long traveled to Skywater City, where Shui Leng agreed to join him and pursue godhood with him. He brought her back to Spirit City to meet his family before taking her to cultivate at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

• Li Long left Spirit City for Skywater City after telling Qian Shengyuan he had promised someone a visit.
• Shui Leng showed Li Long around Skywater City, and he told her about Qian Yao and Qian Yue and invited her to become his woman and ascend with him.
• Shui Leng accepted Li Long's offer, and the two spent the evening talking before consummating their union at an inn.
• Shui Leng said goodbye to her family the next morning and flew with Li Long to Spirit City, where he led her toward the Papal Palace.