Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Tang San uses Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to reach the Icefire Yin Yang Well, cuts the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, and swallows both herbs.
• He is unable to enter the spring: Xuan Xiao had secretly placed the Icefire Dragon Kings’ Reverse Scale there, whose divine sense repels anyone who approaches without permission.
• Without the spring’s balancing energies, the herbs’ opposing ice and fire forces erupt inside Tang San. His body is badly damaged as he vomits frost and flames and eventually collapses near death.
• Tang Hao, already fighting Dugu Bo, assumes Dugu Bo harmed his son and attacks with lethal force. Dugu Bo protests that Tang San caused the crisis himself, but is forced to defend himself.
• A blood-red pillar of light suddenly envelops Tang San and carries him away with Tang Hao.
• Dugu Bo is left to face the damage to the Medicine Garden and worries about explaining the stolen herbs and disrupted spring to Xuan Xiao. He considers making Ye Renxin help restore the garden.
• In the Divine Realm, the Asura God senses that his safeguard has been triggered. He discovers Tang San is in mortal danger and angrily realizes that his plans have gone badly wrong.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang San acts impulsively, trusting a plan that fails when he cannot reach the spring; his confidence turns into helpless suffering.
• Sea God Tang San, present only as a wisp of divine sense, recognizes the danger but cannot intervene.
• Tang Hao reacts with fierce, reckless protectiveness, burning his vital blood and attacking Dugu Bo even though Dugu Bo is not responsible.
• Dugu Bo is baffled and angry at being blamed, yet remains concerned about Tang San’s condition and the possible destruction of his garden.
• The Asura God shifts from indulgent relaxation to fury and alarm, recognizing that Tang San’s altered circumstances have undermined his expectations.

Significant themes

• Recklessness and consequences: Tang San’s attempt to take the herbs without securing access to the spring nearly kills him.
• Misplaced blame and conflict: Tang Hao’s grief and fear turn into violence against an innocent Dugu Bo.
• Plans disrupted by changed circumstances: The Reverse Scale, Tang San’s altered Martial Soul, and the missing Blue Silver Emperor all frustrate the Asura God’s assumptions.
• Power has limits: Sea God Tang San cannot act, and even the Asura God’s preparations cannot prevent Tang San from making a dangerous mistake.

Plot points

• Tang San survives the violent clash of the Ice and Fire energies when the Asura God secretly sends divine power to stabilize him. Tang Hao checks his condition and confirms the danger has passed, though he is still suffering from injuries inflicted by Dugu Bo.
• Tang San worries that the Immortal Herbs he tried to consume are wasted. When Tang Hao questions how he knew their value, Tang San hides Sea God Tang San’s existence and claims an old man taught him in dreams.
• Tang San explains that the herbs can boost cultivation, improve Martial Souls, and potentially help establish a path to godhood. He identifies the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as an herb suited to Tang Hao, who is thrilled by its promise of an “indestructible body.”
• Tang San and Tang Hao decide that, since they cannot safely take the treasure from Dugu Bo, they will publicize the Icefire Yin Yang Well and its supposed godhood-related treasure. They hope rival factions will fight over it, allowing them to profit from the ensuing chaos.
• Elsewhere, Xuan Xiao returns to the Hurricane Giant Tower after the Golden Dragon King is killed. He gives the body to Electrolux to be refined into a Puppet using an improved method purchased from the System Shop.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang San is resourceful and deceptive: he conceals his secret, uses his knowledge to win Tang Hao’s interest, and proposes exploiting the other factions. He also reconsiders which Immortal Herbs to reserve for his allies.
• Tang Hao shifts from concern for his son to excitement over the herbs’ power. He accepts Tang San’s scheme and appears to recognize that his son knows more than he has explained.
• Sea God Tang San remains in Tang San’s consciousness, warning him not to reveal his presence and urging caution because Tang Hao cannot defeat Dugu Bo alone.
• Xuan Xiao treats the Golden Dragon King’s death as an opportunity to repurpose him, while the Mountain Dragon King’s failed attempt at negotiation highlights the Golden Dragon King’s aggression.

Significant themes

• Secrecy and manipulation: Tang San invents a cover story, while he and Tang Hao plan to use public rumors to manipulate their rivals.
• Power and ambition: The prospect of godhood and physical invulnerability drives the characters’ choices.
• Pragmatism and opportunism: Rather than confront Dugu Bo directly, Tang San and Tang Hao plan to let others bear the risks; Xuan Xiao likewise turns a defeated enemy into a resource.

Plot points and events

• Rumors sweep Heaven Dou City that a miraculous treasure has appeared in Sunset Forest—one said to boost Soul Power, evolve Martial Souls, or even provide a path to godhood. The rumors provoke widespread greed and pressure the court to act.
• Crown Prince Xue Qinghe advises Emperor Xue Ye to send an elite force to secure the treasure, arguing that Heaven Dou must not let the rival Star Luo Empire gain an advantage. Xue Ye approves.
• Privately, Xue Qinghe suspects the rumors are bait meant to draw people to Dugu Bo’s territory—and, more importantly, to lure Xuan Xiao out. She plans to judge him for herself and possibly recruit him.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect discusses the rumors. Gu Rong wants to pursue the treasure for Ning Rongrong’s sake, while Chen Xin warns that the rumors may be engineered and that confronting Dugu Bo or Xuan Xiao could be dangerous.
• Ning Fengzhi decides the sect should let the imperial family and Spirit Hall move first, then intervene only when the situation is clearer—or when rival factions are weakened. He also hopes to use Rongrong’s connection to Xuan Xiao to win him over.

Character developments and interactions

• Xue Qinghe / Qian Renxue is revealed to be Qian Renxue in disguise, posing as the crown prince for ten years. Ambitious and highly trained, she wants to become empress, but her jealousy and curiosity about Xuan Xiao complicate her plans. She respects her senior sister’s judgment and considers recruiting Xuan Xiao.
• Ning Fengzhi shows his cautious, calculating side, balancing the sect’s desire for the treasure against the risks of acting too soon.
• Gu Rong is driven by concern for Rongrong’s future and is willing to take great risks, though he reluctantly accepts Fengzhi’s strategy.
• Chen Xin urges restraint and emphasizes the danger posed by Dugu Bo and Xuan Xiao.
• Their differing attitudes create tension: Gu Rong favors bold action, Chen Xin prioritizes caution, and Fengzhi seeks advantage through patience.

Significant themes

• Rumor as manipulation: The treasure’s exaggerated reputation may be deliberately engineered to draw factions into conflict.
• Ambition versus caution: The imperial court and the sect weigh the promise of power against the dangers of pursuing it.
• Political maneuvering: Both Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi treat the emerging crisis as an opportunity to advance their own goals.
• Jealousy, curiosity, and judgment: Qian Renxue’s mission is shaped not only by strategy but also by her complicated feelings about Xuan Xiao and her senior sister.

Plot points and events

• Tang San and Tang Hao’s lie drives Soul Masters across the continent to Sunset Forest, where major sects, clans, imperial families, and academies gather around the Icefire Yin Yang Well.
• The Clear Sky Sect presents Yang Wudi, its Breaking Clan chief and a renowned expert on medicinal herbs. He warns that herbs require proper harvesting and use: the wrong medicine or method could be deadly.
• His expertise makes the gathering hesitate. The Clear Sky Sect has effectively gained leverage: anyone who takes herbs may need its knowledge to use them safely.
• Dugu Bo guards the Medicine Garden, furious at the crowd and worried he cannot hold them back indefinitely. He hopes Xuan Xiao returns before the situation erupts.
• Xue Qinghe watches the standoff, curious whether Xuan Xiao will appear. Hidden nearby, Tang Hao and Tang San wait for the factions to weaken one another before making their move.
• Yu Yuanzhen pressures Ning Fengzhi to lead an assault in the name of the Upper Three Sects. Ning avoids committing himself, citing Dugu Bo’s defense and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s connection to Xuan Xiao through Ning Rongrong.
• Ning proposes sending a representative to negotiate with Dugu Bo. The assembled factions fall silent, unwilling to volunteer anyone for the dangerous task.

Character developments and interactions

• Ning Fengzhi shows his political skill, avoiding both a direct clash with Dugu Bo and the risk of appearing to abandon his allies. He redirects pressure back onto the crowd.
• Tang Xiao uses Yang Wudi’s expertise to strengthen the Clear Sky Sect’s position without openly threatening anyone.
• Yang Wudi establishes himself as a valuable authority on medicinal herbs, turning knowledge into strategic influence.
• Dugu Bo remains fiercely protective of the garden but is increasingly anxious about being overwhelmed; Ning’s maneuver briefly eases the pressure on him.
• Xue Qinghe reads the factions’ tactics and anticipates Xuan Xiao’s involvement.
• Tang Hao and Tang San view the crowd cynically and intend to exploit the conflict. Tang San’s hostility is reinforced by Sea God Tang San’s contemptuous perspective.

Significant themes

• Knowledge as power: Possessing rare herbs is not enough; knowing how to handle them safely gives the Clear Sky Sect leverage.
• Greed and manipulation: The gathering is driven by promised gains, while Tang Hao and Tang San deliberately exploit that greed.
• Political maneuvering: Leaders avoid taking the first risk, redirect blame, and use alliances or reputations as shields.
• A fragile standoff: The factions are restrained for now, but mistrust and competition make violence seem increasingly likely.

Chapter summary

• For nine days, powerful figures—including Tang Xiao, Yu Yuanzhen, and Ning Fengzhi—have waited outside Dugu Bo’s poisonous barrier, hoping to gain access to the Medicine Garden. None is willing to attack first: they fear Dugu Bo’s strength, his lethal poison, and the retaliation he could bring against his family.
• Dugu Bo mocks their hesitation and dares them to enter. He even claims that killing them could help him reach level 98 and earn further rewards from Xuan Xiao. His confidence, backed by Xuan Xiao’s support, keeps the group in a stalemate.
• Ning Fengzhi’s carefully arranged plan falters because no one will take the lead. Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen are frustrated, while Xue Qinghe watches with amusement.
• Zhi An arrives, sent by Xuan Xiao to handle the situation. He complains about being forcibly dispatched—and about nearly being dropped into the sea on the way—but then challenges anyone who wants to enter to fight him first.
• Zhi An brandishes his sword and scabbard, calling the weapon Soul Suppressor and joking that it is for people who cannot understand words. His boldness silences the assembled group. Dugu Bo cheers him on, but Zhi An threatens to beat Dugu Bo too if he keeps talking.
• Chen Xin notices Zhi An’s sword and senses his sword intent, becoming eager to test himself against the newcomer.

Character developments and interactions

• Dugu Bo shifts from guarding the entrance to openly taunting the gathered powers. His confidence and enjoyment of their fear grow, and he is delighted to have another strong figure arrive.
• Zhi An is introduced as irreverent, impatient, and combative. Though annoyed at Xuan Xiao for sending him, he immediately takes control of the confrontation through sheer audacity.
• Ning Fengzhi loses control of the situation as his plans are undermined by Dugu Bo’s refusal to cooperate and Zhi An’s unexpected arrival.
• Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen remain frustrated but unwilling to risk a fight.
• Chen Xin is intrigued by Zhi An’s swordsmanship and appears ready for a duel.
• Xue Qinghe remains an amused observer, recognizing that Xuan Xiao’s subordinates are formidable and unpredictable.

Significant themes

• Fear and power: The gathered leaders’ status means little when they fear Dugu Bo’s poison and retaliation.
• Bluff and confidence: Dugu Bo’s willingness to threaten a fight makes the others back down, while Zhi An’s provocative challenge abruptly changes the balance.
• Loyalty and protection: Dugu Bo’s boldness depends partly on the protection he believes Xuan Xiao provides.
• Humor amid tension: The chapter’s insults, complaints, and mocking banter contrast with the serious threat of a major battle.

Key plot points and events

• Zhi An confronts the Soul Masters gathered outside the Medicine Garden, demanding food and challenging anyone who wants to fight.
• He singles out Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen, who attack him at Level Ninety-Five. Zhi An reveals an unprecedented eight Soul Rings, including three hundred-thousand-year rings.
• He fuses and detonates the rings, channeling their power through the Soul-Calming Sword. One strike shatters Tang Xiao’s Clear Sky Hammer and badly injures Yu Yuanzhen.
• To reinforce his warning, Zhi An uses the Sun-Moon Divine Needles to erase a nearby peak, then declares that he will protect the area and punish anyone who causes trouble.
• Dugu Bo brings him food. Zhi An enters the garden, and the stunned crowd abandons its plans to pursue the path to godhood.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhi An proves both overwhelmingly powerful and irreverent: he mocks his opponents, fights without hesitation, and treats the confrontation as an interruption to his hunger. He establishes himself as the garden’s protector.
• Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen go from furious confidence to fear and defeat. Their failed challenge warns the others not to test Zhi An.
• Dugu Bo is delighted by the humiliation of the troublemakers and relieved that Zhi An will guard the garden.
• Ning Fengzhi drops his schemes after witnessing Zhi An’s strength. Tang San, watching secretly, realizes their earlier plan is likely futile; the Sea God Tang San is also silenced by the disparity in power.
• The gathered Soul Masters fall quiet, intimidated into accepting Zhi An’s authority.

Significant themes

• Power and deterrence: A spectacular display of force ends a conflict and prevents further challenges.
• Arrogance and consequences: Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen’s aggression toward someone they underestimate leads to swift defeat.
• Humor amid danger: Zhi An’s complaints about being hungry contrast with the scale of the violence, making him seem both comic and terrifying.

Chapter summary

News of the battle at Sunset Forest spreads rapidly, turning the young swordsman Zhi An into a continent-wide sensation. Reports claim that he defeated Tang Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen, two Titled Douluo, with a single strike that shattered Tang Xiao’s Clear Sky Hammer, wounded Yu Yuanzhen, and split a distant mountain. His remarkable Soul Ring configuration—two purple, three black, and three hundred-thousand-year rings—and his ability to fuse eight rings into one silver-white ring fuel public astonishment. Rumors also praise his determination, saying he traveled hungry for days to reach the forest and defend Xuan Xiao’s territory.
At the Heaven Dou court, Emperor Xue Ye asks Ning Fengzhi what he knows about Xuan Xiao. Ning recounts Xuan Xiao’s earlier clashes with powerful figures, including the time he defeated several members of the Clear Sky Sect despite being only a Soul King. He also recalls Xuan Xiao’s extraordinary contracted Golden-haired Lion Mastiff, which once overwhelmed the legendary Tang Chen. Ning concludes that Xuan Xiao is not a god, but his abilities defy ordinary understanding. Zhi An’s victory, he suggests, is a warning to keep away from Xuan Xiao’s Medicine Garden.
Xue Qinghe is increasingly curious about Xuan Xiao and asks what kind of person he is. Ning’s answer—“He follows no rules”—underscores how difficult Xuan Xiao is to predict or influence. Xue Ye considers offering an apology, but Ning says gifts would be meaningless: Xuan Xiao does not care about such gestures and has no interest in dealing with the court or the sects.
The court learns why Xuan Xiao avoids them. When Ning’s covert guard tried to report after a previous encounter, Xuan Xiao stopped him at the sect gates and dragged him back. The revelation leaves Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe stunned and reinforces Ning’s sense that Xuan Xiao regards powerful institutions as beneath his concern.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhi An becomes a symbol of overwhelming power and loyalty, celebrated for defending Xuan Xiao’s territory and humiliating two senior sect leaders.
• Ning Fengzhi speaks with growing awe and resignation, recognizing that political influence and conventional strength are ineffective against Xuan Xiao.
• Xue Ye shifts from suspicion to alarm, then frustration at his court’s failure to notice Xuan Xiao’s presence in Suotuo City.
• Xue Qinghe grows more intrigued by Xuan Xiao, focusing less on his strength than on his character and motives.
• Xuan Xiao, though absent from the scene, dominates it through others’ stories: he is powerful, unpredictable, dismissive of established authorities, and protective of his territory.
• The court’s discussion contrasts its usual reliance on diplomacy and hierarchy with Xuan Xiao’s apparent refusal to recognize either.

Significant themes

• Reputation and rumor: Zhi An’s battle becomes larger than life as details spread, shaping public perception of both him and Xuan Xiao.
• Power beyond institutions: The sects and royal court cannot command, intimidate, or readily negotiate with Xuan Xiao.
• Territorial warning: Zhi An’s victory is interpreted as a message to stay away from the Medicine Garden.
• Unpredictability and independence: Xuan Xiao’s disregard for rules and rank makes him more unsettling than a conventional political rival.

Key plot points and events

• In Moonlight Pavilion, Yu Xiaogang learns that Xuan Xiao has apparently shattered accepted Soul Ring limits and spirals into denial, insisting that his theories and the world’s “iron laws” cannot be wrong.
• Tang San, already frustrated by losing the Immortal Herbs and seeing his methods eclipsed by Xuan Xiao, snaps at Yu Xiaogang. His Evil Fire overwhelms him, black-red flames erupt around his body, and dark patterns begin spreading beneath his skin.
• Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill runs wild, threatening the foundation of his cultivation. He lashes out at the Sea God version of himself in his Consciousness Sea, accusing him of being useless; the future Tang San warns that Xuan Xiao’s power exceeds God Rank.
• Yu Xiaogang tries to help but is burned by the Evil Fire and retreats in terror. Tang San, consumed by pain and hatred, vows to kill Xuan Xiao.
• Meanwhile, Xuan Xiao returns to the world by landing in the Lake of Life at the heart of Star Dou Forest, among Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts. They initially surround him and prepare to attack.
• Xiong Jun charges, but Xuan Xiao effortlessly dodges and knocks him into the lake. Scarlet King’s Hellfire also fails to harm him because he blocks it with a Fire Dragon King scale.
• Di Tian stops the others, transforms into human form, and recognizes the scale as the Reverse Scale of a long-dead Dragon King. He demands to know how Xuan Xiao obtained such a sacred relic.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang San shifts from frustrated and self-assured to physically collapsing and emotionally unraveling. His resentment of Xuan Xiao intensifies as the Evil Fire threatens his abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang goes from a furious defense of his theories to helpless fear when Tang San’s condition erupts before him.
• Sea God Tang San is unable to calm his present self and is threatened when he warns that Xuan Xiao is beyond their power.
• Xuan Xiao remains relaxed and playful despite being surrounded by powerful beasts, demonstrating overwhelming speed and defensive strength.
• Di Tian moves from aggression to caution after seeing Xuan Xiao’s abilities and recognizing the Dragon King relic. Bi Ji also senses danger and urges restraint, while Xiong Jun’s impulsiveness triggers the fight.

Significant themes

• Certainty versus disruption: Yu Xiaogang’s rigid theories collapse in the face of evidence that challenges established rules.
• Power and helplessness: Tang San’s expected advantages fail him, while Xuan Xiao handles formidable opponents with ease.
• Ambition turning to self-destruction: Tang San’s fixation on defeating Xuan Xiao compounds his suffering and threatens his own cultivation.
• Restraint and recognition: The Ferocious Beasts’ initial hostility gives way to caution when they discover the significance of Xuan Xiao’s scale.

Xuan Xiao brought a future Gu Yuena to the Lake of Life, where she explained to the Silver Dragon King and the ferocious beasts how events unfolded in her world. The beasts immediately tried to pledge themselves to the future Gu Yuena, leaving their own lord furious at their turncoat behavior.

• Xuan Xiao pulled Gu Yuena from the Hurricane Giant Tower and sent her to explain matters to her past self and the ferocious beasts.
• The Silver Dragon King emerged from the lake and questioned Gu Yuena, who said she was her future self and began explaining her world’s history.
• Xuan Xiao told Zhi An he planned to scam people by telling fortunes, then blocked him after Zhi An warned him against it.
• Gu Yuena told the Silver Dragon King and the ferocious beasts that the soul-beast curse had been lifted and several Dragon Kings had been resurrected in her world.
• Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts eagerly offered to serve the future Gu Yuena, prompting the Silver Dragon King to accuse them of rebellion.

Xuan Xiao posed as a beggar in Heaven Dou City and beat a patrol of soldiers who tried to extort him. Xue Qinghe, secretly Qian Renxue, witnessed his strength and began considering recruiting him for Spirit Hall.

• Xuan Xiao set out bowls labeled with major powers and a sign asking which one cared most about wandering Soul Masters, while the other beggars kept their distance.
• A Heaven Dou City patrol led by a Soul Elder kicked Xuan Xiao’s bowls and ordered him beaten; Xuan Xiao flicked one soldier into a wall and swept the rest of the patrol to the ground.
• Xuan Xiao questioned the lead soldier about the Heaven Dou Empire’s treatment of wandering Soul Masters, then pinned and slapped him when he refused to answer.
• Xue Qinghe arrived in disguise and admired Xuan Xiao’s strength, while Xuan Xiao recognized that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue decided that Xuan Xiao could become a valuable Spirit Hall asset and began considering how to recruit him.

At the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, Xuan Xiao exposed Qian Renxue's disguise and revealed that he knew the Spirit Hall guards protecting her. Qian Renxue confronted him over her senior sister's long wait, and Xuan Xiao began to respond before the chapter ended.

• Xuan Xiao entered the palace hall, claimed the seat of honor, and identified the hidden Titled Douluo guards behind Xue Qinghe.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo emerged, while Xue Qinghe demanded to know who Xuan Xiao was.
• Xuan Xiao called Xue Qinghe Qian Renxue and tore off his human-skin mask, revealing his identity as Xuan Xiao.
• Qian Renxue restored her original appearance and accused Xuan Xiao of being a faithless scoundrel who had kept her senior sister waiting for over twenty years.
• Xuan Xiao dismissed Qian Renxue's anger and began speaking about her senior sister.

Xuan Xiao reunited with Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, teased her about Bibi Dong, and asked why she was undercover as Xue Qinghe. Their argument turned into a challenge, and they left the city to fight, where Xuan Xiao offered to let her make three free moves.

• Xuan Xiao joked about Bibi Dong and claimed he could defeat Qian Renxue's father with one slap.
• Qian Renxue released her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, but Xuan Xiao stopped her from fighting in the Eastern Palace because it could endanger her Crown Prince identity.
• Xuan Xiao asked Qian Renxue why she had come to Heaven Dou City to work undercover, but she avoided answering.
• Xuan Xiao invited Qian Renxue to fight outside the city, and Snake Lance and Pufferfish followed them as spectators.
• Xuan Xiao offered Qian Renxue three free moves without releasing his martial soul, and she charged at him with her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

Xuan Xiao overwhelmed Qian Renxue by demonstrating his Martial Soul Avatar Armor and transforming his Explosive Giant Fist into a gigantic form. Qian Renxue admitted defeat, and the group prepared to return.

• Qian Renxue struck Xuan Xiao with her Angel Holy Sword, but his Martial Soul Avatar Armor blocked the attack without damage.
• Xuan Xiao explained that Martial Soul Avatar Armor was a cultivation method unique to his family, then taunted Qian Renxue to continue fighting.
• Qian Renxue attacked with Angel Judgment and Angel's Roar, but Xuan Xiao's World-Shattering Fist rendered her spiritual assault ineffective.
• Xuan Xiao summoned his seven soul rings and enlarged the Explosive Giant Fist until it towered a thousand meters high, startling people in Heaven Dou City and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue withdrew her martial soul and admitted defeat, and Xuan Xiao dismissed his avatar before telling everyone to return.

Xuan Xiao visited Myriad Spirits Academy, learned that Spirit Hall had earned a fortune selling Virtual Space Devices, and planned to recover the profits. He then proposed a battle royale format for the Soul Master Tournament, leaving the academy’s women intrigued by the idea.

• Qian Renxue told Xuan Xiao that Spirit Hall had earned about a billion Gold Soul Coins selling the devices, and he vowed to collect the money in Spirit City.
• Zhu Zhuqing met Xuan Xiao at Myriad Spirits Academy and led him, Qian Renxue, and two Titled Douluo to the Dean's Office.
• Xuan Xiao bluntly rejected the idea that Ah Yin, Ah Rou, and Liu Erlong were his old flames, leaving the women hurt before he redirected the conversation to the tournament.
• Xuan Xiao proposed linking the Virtual Devices for a battle royale in which contestants gathered equipment and Soul Rings while a shrinking safe zone forced them together.
• Qian Renxue questioned how contestants would find one another, and Xuan Xiao explained that the last survivor would win; Liu Erlong and Ah Rou warmed to the format.

Xuan Xiao announced a continent-wide Soul Master tournament with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones as its prize, then returned to the Icefire Yin Yang Well to discuss his path to godhood with Zhi An. The chapter ended with Xuan Xiao realizing his plan to prove the Dao through Power still had no answer for converting Soul Power into divine power.

• Xuan Xiao offered a full set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones for a tournament open to all Soul Masters, with the event set for one year later.
• Qian Renxue agreed to arrange Spirit Hall's support, and Xuan Xiao left to cultivate toward Soul Douluo.
• Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City with Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, pondering Xuan Xiao's claim that eternal life required becoming a god.
• Xuan Xiao reached the Icefire Yin Yang Well and invited Zhi An to join the tournament, where Zhi An said he wanted to test himself against Xuan Xiao on equal terms.
• Xuan Xiao explained his plan to become a god by fusing five Soul Power Soul Cores into an energy-devouring black hole, but Zhi An questioned how it could become divine power.
• Xuan Xiao realized he had not solved the conversion of Soul Power into divine power and slapped himself for overlooking the problem.

Xuan Xiao and Zhi An agreed to seek an attribute-free divine beast sacrifice to help Xuan Xiao become a god, then competed in cultivation. After Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong about meeting Xuan Xiao, Bibi Dong announced Spirit Hall’s support for his Soul Master Tournament, setting the continent abuzz.

• Xuan Xiao and Zhi An decided to use an attribute-free divine beast’s sacrifice to trigger a qualitative change in Xuan Xiao’s soul power black hole, then began competing in cultivation.
• Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City with Snake Lance and Pufferfish and told Bibi Dong how Xuan Xiao had acted in Heaven Dou City and the Eastern Palace.
• Bibi Dong admitted that she had given up on Xuan Xiao and believed they were destined to follow different paths, then reassured Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong agreed to arrange the Soul Master Tournament, said Xuan Xiao should provide the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and ordered Spirit Hall to announce the tournament for one year later.
• Spirit Hall’s announcement spread across the continent, and Soul Masters recognized the tournament rules as restrictions Xuan Xiao had placed on himself.

After a year of intense training, Xuan Xiao and Zhi An arrived with Gu Yuena at the Spirit Hall to enter a tournament offering a complete set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. The contestants gathered in the virtual arena, and the countdown began as they prepared for battle.

• Xuan Xiao reached level eighty-nine after gaining six levels from the sacrifice of a god-rank Time Blue Demon Bird, while Zhi An reached level eighty-eight.
• Xuan Xiao, Zhi An, and Gu Yuena traveled through a Spatial Gate to the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Heaven Dou City and borrowed Virtual Space Devices from Salas.
• The three entered the virtual tournament platform, where hundreds of thousands of Soul Masters gathered to compete for the Soul Bones.
• Du Busi approached Xuan Xiao and sought to team up, but Xuan Xiao told him that contestants would have to fight for themselves.
• Xuan Xiao, Zhi An, and Gu Yuena prepared for the tournament as the system announced a thirty-second countdown.

Xuan Xiao flew across the desert, opened an Airdrop Chest, and obtained the server’s first Thousand-Year Soul Ring, revealing his location to everyone. The other factions chose not to cross the map to pursue him, while Dai Yutian’s group set off to hunt a Diamond Tiger.

• Xuan Xiao used his six wings to escape attackers and flew to a nearby Airdrop Chest in the desert.
• Xuan Xiao opened the chest and received a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, triggering a server-wide announcement that shared his location.
• Bibi Dong, Tang San, Tang Xiao, Yu Yuanzhen, Ning Fengzhi, and Dai Yutian each decided their groups should avoid traveling to the desert and focus on growing stronger.
• A guard told Dai Yutian that a four-hundred-year-old Diamond Tiger was nearby, and Dai Yutian led Dai Weisi and the guards to hunt it for five matching soul rings.

Zhi An and Xuan Xiao’s three true bodies dominated the competition, while Xuan Xiao’s threat to seize the central spoils sent the contestants searching for him. After Yu Xiaogang demanded that Xuan Xiao share his technique, Xuanqiao ambushed and stripped him, leaving the other two corpse gods to rampage through Desert.

• Zhi An killed the Wind Sword Sect disciples with the sword technique Xuan Xiao had taught him, then explained in the world channel that Three Corpses Severance created three true bodies.
• Bibi Dong and other contestants urged everyone to report Xuan Xiao’s location and attack together, but Xuan Xiao announced he had reached level eighteen and planned to rush to the central area for its spoils.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Xuan Xiao share Three Corpses Severance, prompting contestants to insult him and Yu Yuanzhen to order him to be quiet.
• Xuanqiao found Yu Xiaogang hiding in Oasis, beat him, stripped him naked, and asked the world channel to bring him clothes.
• Xuan Xiao’s other two corpse gods rampaged through Desert, killing anyone who blocked their path.

Xuan Xiao traded barbs with Tang San as the competitors gathered supplies and worried about his rapid leveling. Xuan Zhi and Xuan Ju killed the western area boss, while Xuanqiao killed the eastern area boss, leaving the world channel alarmed by the three corpse gods’ strength.

• Xuan Xiao rebuked Tang San for demanding that he share Three Corpses Severance and pointed out that Tang Hao’s techniques came from Tang Chen.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to hunt soul beasts, and Hu Liena reported a suitable Blazing Eagle as Qian Renxue contacted her grandmaster and teacher.
• Du Busi met with Long Aotian, Xiao Hongchen, and Ye Wuqing, then dismissed their concerns about Xuan Xiao nearing level twenty.
• Xuan Ju struggled to evade the ten-thousand-year Behemoth until Xuan Zhi arrived and killed it by using his Second Soul Skill to become a Dayun truck.
• The system announced that Xuan Zhi and Xuan Ju had killed the western boss and Xuanqiao had killed the eastern boss, prompting alarmed reactions from the competitors.