Chapter Summaries

After arriving in Heaven Dou City, Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan parted from Ye Lingling and Bai Xue, then sought out Ye Renxin’s clinic. They unexpectedly met Ye Lingling there, just as Ye Renxin called from the courtyard.

• Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan arrived in Heaven Dou City with Ye Lingling and Bai Xue, then said goodbye to the two women.
• Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan rested at a hotel, and Dai Chengfeng asked a waiter where Ye Renxin’s clinic was.
• Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan found the Ye Family Clinic and entered, where Ye Lingling greeted them in surprise.
• Dai Chengfeng grew tense when an elderly voice from the courtyard called to Ye Lingling, hoping Ye Renxin knew about Immortal Herbs.

Dai Chengfeng asked Ye Renxin for whale glue over ten thousand years old, but Zhu Fan accidentally revealed that he wanted it for himself. Ye Renxin recognized Zhu Fan’s impotence and promised to treat him, leaving Dai Chengfeng alone with Ye Lingling.

• Ye Renxin entered the pharmacy and recognized Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan as the men who had saved Ye Lingling.
• Dai Chengfeng asked Ye Renxin whether he had any whale glue over ten thousand years old, claiming it was for his uncle.
• Zhu Fan said he liked eating whale meat and mixing whale glue with rice, then learned from Dai Chengfeng that it boosted virility.
• Ye Renxin questioned Zhu Fan about symptoms of impotence, and Zhu Fan denied them before eagerly asking the doctor for help.
• Zhu Fan went with Ye Renxin to fetch medicine, leaving Dai Chengfeng and Ye Lingling alone in the front hall.

Dai Chengfeng sought Ye Renxin’s records on Divine Flowers and Exotic Herbs, but Ye Renxin offered them in exchange for helping his granddaughter Ling Ling hunt Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears for a chance at an External Soul Bone. Dai Chengfeng considered the benefits but withheld his agreement until Ye Renxin answered one final question.

• Zhu Fan bought six pieces of ten-thousand-year whale glue from Ye Renxin for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Dai Chengfeng asked Ye Renxin for records on Divine Flowers and Exotic Herbs, and Ye Renxin said he would provide them if Dai helped with a task.
• Ye Renxin explained that Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears had a comparatively higher chance of producing External Soul Bones and said he had located roughly five around the thousand-year level.
• Ye Renxin asked Dai to hunt the bears with Ling Ling and give her the first External Soul Bone, while promising the records and one additional condition even if no bone appeared.
• Dai considered Ye Renxin’s offer but said he would not agree unless Ye Renxin answered one final question.

Ye Renxin explained that he wanted Dai Chengfeng and Ye Lingling to defeat a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear so they might obtain its rare External Soul Bone. Dai Chengfeng agreed to help, and the group planned to set out in three days.

• Ye Renxin told Dai Chengfeng that a weaker fighter defeating the proud Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear might increase the chance of it dropping an External Soul Bone.
• Ye Renxin explained that he wanted Ye Lingling to gain the power to protect herself and said Dai Chengfeng was his final hope after witnessing his spear strike.
• Dai Chengfeng agreed to help, and Zhu Fan questioned whether Ye Renxin could keep the precious Soul Bone; Ye Renxin said he trusted Dai Chengfeng's character as the Fourth Prince of Star Luo Empire.
• Ye Lingling learned that Dai Chengfeng was the Fourth Prince and said he was already famous at Heaven Dou Academy.
• Ye Renxin scheduled their departure for three days later, and Dai Chengfeng decided to look for a suitable spear.

Dai Chengfeng refused to take an External Soul Bone from Ye Renxin and declared that he wanted to sever the gods’ control over the world. He went to a blacksmith shop seeking a heavier spear and noticed a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect member inspecting a pile of junk, suspecting that it concealed a treasure.

• Dai Chengfeng told Zhu Fan that he would honor his promise to Ye Renxin and leave the External Soul Bone to the girl.
• Dai Chengfeng revealed that his ambition was to sever the puppet strings hanging over the world, and Zhu Fan pledged his support.
• Ye Renxin praised Dai Chengfeng’s integrity and decided he was willing to help him.
• Dai Chengfeng entered a blacksmith shop and rejected the available spears as too light for his White Tiger Overlord Spear.
• Zhu Fan identified a newcomer as an inner sect member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Dai Chengfeng suspected the man had spotted a treasure among the junk.

Dai Chengfeng used Microscopic Perception to find and claim a broken Fangtian Huaji that Ning Fengyuan of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had sought. After Ning Fengyuan offered him a token and left, Dai Chengfeng tested the halberd and discovered it devoured his Soul Power.

• Dai Chengfeng spotted a nearly impurity-free weapon shaft beneath scrap iron and pulled out a broken Fangtian Huaji before Ning Fengyuan could reach it.
• Ning Fengyuan offered to buy the halberd, but Dai Chengfeng refused, and Zhu Fan stepped in to stop him from pressuring Dai Chengfeng.
• Dai Chengfeng explained that the halberd's unusually low impurity content made it exceptional, impressing Ning Fengyuan.
• Ning Fengyuan introduced himself as an Inner Sect Elder, gave Dai Chengfeng a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect token, and left.
• Dai Chengfeng injected Soul Power into the Fangtian Huaji and was shocked when it devoured his Soul Power.

Dai Chengfeng discovered that the incomplete Fangtian Huaji consumed his Soul Power before awakening a rune that amplified his strength by about one hundred percent. After testing its power and learning it had been fished from the sea, he left to study its secrets.

• Dai Chengfeng infused the Fangtian Huaji with Soul Power, awakening a blood-red eye rune that consumed nearly all his Soul Power and boosted his strength by about one hundred percent.
• Dai Chengfeng rejected the blacksmith’s claim that a spear should prioritize technique, then demonstrated the halberd’s power with a strike that split the earth and destroyed a wall without using Soul Power.
• Zhu Fan pointed out that the blacksmith now knew who had misunderstood spear techniques, and the blacksmith admitted his surprise.
• Dai Chengfeng asked about the Fangtian Huaji’s origins and learned that a fisherman had hauled it up in his net at sea three days earlier.
• Dai Chengfeng asked Zhu Fan to pay for the weapon and the damaged wall, then returned to the hotel to investigate the halberd.

After witnessing Dai Chengfeng’s halberd strike, a hidden Breaking Clan elder rushed after him, eager to learn the unprecedented spear technique. Meanwhile, Dai Chengfeng explained the Fangtian Huaji and Whale Rubber to Zhu Fan before a disheveled old man came charging toward them.

• The blacksmith Tie Gen told his master that Dai Chengfeng had carved the shop’s damage with a Painting Halberd, not a hammer.
• The old man examined the sharp-edged cracks, realized Tie Gen was telling the truth, and decided to seek Dai Chengfeng out and become his disciple.
• Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan discussed the Fangtian Huaji, which Dai Chengfeng credited to Ning Fengyuan giving him the opportunity to obtain it.
• Dai Chengfeng told Zhu Fan that Whale Rubber could raise the maximum age limit of a Soul Ring.
• A sloppy old man in gray robes charged through the crowd toward Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan.

Yang Wushuang mistook Zhu Fan for the wielder of a powerful halberd technique and begged to become his disciple. Dai Chengfeng recognized Yang Wushuang and pointed him toward the true master, leaving the old man confused.

• Zhu Fan evaded Yang Wushuang's sudden lunge, but Yang Wushuang grabbed his leg and called him Master.
• Yang Wushuang explained that a halberd strike had inspired him to seek its wielder as his master and promised to serve him.
• Yang Wushuang introduced himself as a member of the Breaking Clan with a Breaking Soul Spear Martial Soul, and Dai Chengfeng recognized his name.
• Dai Chengfeng questioned Yang Wushuang's identity and considered whether the events differed from the Original Work.
• Yang Wushuang presented two White Jade Gourds to Zhu Fan, who told him that Dai Chengfeng was the one he should call Master.

Yang Wushuang discovered that the young Dai Chengfeng was the spear expert he had sought and struggled with whether to become his disciple. Dai Chengfeng refused to accept his bow but offered to discuss a condition, leaving Yang Wushuang’s decision unresolved.

• Yang Wushuang gave Zhu Fan and Dai Chengfeng a Hundred Flowers Pill he had refined, and Dai Chengfeng stored it as protection against poison.
• Dai Chengfeng considered using his connection with Yang Wushuang to draw the Breaking Clan toward the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Fan revealed that Dai Chengfeng, not the middle-aged-looking figure Yang Wushuang had expected, was the spear expert.
• Dai Chengfeng summoned his Fangtian Huaji and displayed the overwhelming aura Yang Wushuang recognized from the blacksmith shop.
• Yang Wushuang decided to set aside his concerns about age and kneel to Dai Chengfeng, but Dai Chengfeng stopped him and offered to consider a condition instead.

Dai Chengfeng used patience and a fishing metaphor to explain his plan for Yang Wushuang, then purified whale glue with Zhu Fan’s help. After Zhu Fan confirmed it improved physical strength, Dai Chengfeng kept three pieces and prepared to take one himself, hoping to raise his soul-ring age limit.

• Yang Wushuang decided he would accept Dai Chengfeng’s condition if it did not cross his bottom line and could give the Breaking Clan hope.
• Dai Chengfeng told Zhu Fan that fishing for a big fish required patience, and Zhu Fan realized Yang Wushuang was the target of his plan.
• Dai Chengfeng explained that powerful Soul Power could purify whale glue, and Zhu Fan removed the impurities from all six pieces.
• Zhu Fan cautiously consumed one purified piece and found that his strength and physical condition had improved.
• Dai Chengfeng kept three pieces of whale glue, gave the other two to Zhu Fan, and ate one while wondering how much it would raise his soul-ring age limit.

Dai Chengfeng refined Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue, studied the Fangtian Huaji, and cultivated until his soul power reached rank 25. He then left to meet Ye Renxin and Ye Lingling, hoping their trip might yield an External Soul Bone.

• Dai Chengfeng refined the whale glue with his Innate Skill, strengthening his body and raising his estimated Soul Ring age limit to between 3,500 and 4,000 years.
• Dai Chengfeng found that later pieces of whale glue had diminishing effects and suspected his Innate Geng Metal Qi helped explain his gains.
• Dai Chengfeng spent three days studying the Fangtian Huaji and discovered it seemed to have four Soul Guide Cores, though he had activated only its amplification ability.
• Dai Chengfeng cultivated overnight and reached rank 25, then prepared to meet Ye Renxin and Ye Lingling.
• Zhu Fan met Dai Chengfeng outside his room, and the two went to the city gate to meet Ye Renxin.

Ye Renxin took Dai Chengfeng, Zhu Fan, and Ye Lingling out of Heaven Dou City toward the Star Dou Great Forest to seek Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue watched Dai Chengfeng leave and resolved to have him rescued if he was truly sentenced to death.

• Ye Renxin greeted Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan at Heaven Dou City's south gate and teased that he had prepared a surprise for Dai Chengfeng.
• Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan boarded Ye Renxin's carriage, wondering what the surprise could be as they set off from the city.
• Xue Qinghe mistook the departing carriage's passenger for someone else, then realized Dai Chengfeng might be in danger and told Pufferfish Douluo to ask Grandpa to save him if necessary.
• Inside the carriage, Dai Chengfeng spoke with Ye Lingling and anticipated that Ye Renxin might become dean of a medical academy in the Star Luo Empire.
• Ye Renxin told Dai Chengfeng that they were heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to search closer to its depths for thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears.

Dai Chengfeng's group reached the Star Dou Great Forest and traveled to a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's lair to hunt one. As the bear roared and shook the earth, Dai Chengfeng prepared to fight and said he would finish it in one minute.

• Dai Chengfeng and his companions arrived in Windmill Town, rested overnight, and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.
• Ye Renxin gave the group insect-repelling sachets and used a map to guide them toward the nearest Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear lair.
• After five days of travel, the group reached the lair, where Ye Renxin warned Dai Chengfeng about the bear's strength, claws, and defense.
• Zhu Fan asked Dai Chengfeng how long the fight would take, and Dai Chengfeng raised one finger, prompting Zhu Fan to guess one minute.
• A Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear roared nearby, and the ground began to tremble.

Dai Chengfeng faced the charging Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear in the Star Dou Great Forest and revealed the power of his Fangtian Huaji and Soul Skills. He launched the first style of the White Tiger Overlord Spear, City Destroyer, at the beast.

• Ye Renxin warned Ye Lingling to stay alert, and she promised to watch over Dai Chengfeng’s condition with her healing Martial Soul.
• Dai Chengfeng activated the blood-red rune on his Fangtian Huaji, drawing violent power into his body as the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear approached.
• The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear burst from the forest and roared at the group, while Dai Chengfeng stood ready to face it.
• Dai Chengfeng revealed his yellow first Soul Ring and purple second Soul Ring, manifesting a white tiger and startling Ye Renxin.
• The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear charged, and Dai Chengfeng answered with White Tiger Overlord Spear First Style—City Destroyer, sending a golden-red spear radiance toward it.

Dai Chengfeng defeated the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear and discovered that his Fangtian Huaji could absorb blood to repair itself. The beast left behind a rare External Soul Bone, and Ye Renxin asked Dai Chengfeng whether he remembered what he had said before they left the city.

• Dai Chengfeng struck the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear with his Fangtian Huaji, leaving it gravely wounded and astonishing Ye Renxin and Ye Lingling.
• Dai Chengfeng acknowledged the bear as a worthy opponent and killed it with a final blow to its heart.
• The Fangtian Huaji absorbed the bear’s blood and began repairing its broken blades, revealing its second core ability, Self Blood-Devouring Repair.
• The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear turned to ash, leaving a pale purple Soul Ring and a dark-golden External Soul Bone.
• Dai Chengfeng wondered what kind of External Soul Bone it was and considered giving it to Ye Lingling, but Ye Renxin asked whether he remembered their conversation before they left the city.

Ye Renxin and Ye Lingling gave the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear’s External Soul Bone to Dai Chengfeng, who promised to protect Lingling. Dai Chengfeng began absorbing the unusual soul bone, whose form and abilities remained unknown.

• Ye Renxin announced that he and Ye Lingling had decided to gift the External Soul Bone to Dai Chengfeng.
• Zhu Fan praised Ye Renxin and admitted he had considered seizing the bone, while Ye Renxin praised Dai Chengfeng’s integrity and ambition.
• Dai Chengfeng accepted the gift and vowed that Ye Lingling would not come to harm while he lived.
• Ye Renxin explained that he had worried about Lingling’s safety and pushed her to thank Dai Chengfeng, who stopped her from bowing.
• Dai Chengfeng examined the strange dark gold soul bone, touched it, and began absorbing its surging power.

Dai Chengfeng absorbed the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear’s External Soul Bone and discovered it was an arm armor with defensive and offensive abilities. After hunting three more bears without finding another soul bone, the group entered the valley where the final bear lived, near the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region.

• Dai Chengfeng fused with the External Soul Bone while Ye Lingling, Ye Renxin, and Zhu Fan stood guard.
• Dai Chengfeng revealed the Dark Gold Terror Claw Arm Armor, which could strengthen and defend his right arm and launch five Dark Gold Terror Claws.
• Dai Chengfeng thanked Ye Renxin and Ye Lingling, then set out with the group toward the next bear’s den in hopes of finding a soul bone for Lingling.
• Over the next half month, Dai Chengfeng killed three more Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears, but none dropped an External Soul Bone.
• Dai Chengfeng and the others entered the valley containing the final bear, and Zhu Fan warned that the nearby core region held many powerful Soul Beasts.

Dai Chengfeng and his companions prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest after hunting another Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, but an ambush by a black tiger trapped them in a darkness domain. The chapter ended as Dai Chengfeng recognized the domain and warned his companions.

• Dai Chengfeng defeated a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, but it did not yield an External Soul Bone, while his Fangtian Huaji continued to repair.
• Ye Renxin revealed that the last Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear was in Sunset Forest, where Dai Chengfeng also hoped to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs.
• Zhu Fan urged the group to leave because he sensed danger, and Dai Chengfeng later spotted unfamiliar footprints on their return route.
• Dai Chengfeng, Zhu Fan, Ye Renxin, and Ye Lingling formed a defensive circle as a black tiger watched them from the forest.
• The black tiger unleashed a vast surge of energy that swallowed the daylight, and Dai Chengfeng identified the phenomenon as a darkness domain.

Dai Chengfeng recognized the attacker as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and realized it had singled him out. He fled toward the Star Dou Great Forest Core Area, drawing the tiger after him, while Zhu Fan, Ye Renxin, and Ye Lingling stayed behind to wait for his return.

• Dai Chengfeng explained that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger possessed the Darkness Domain, multiple attributes, and enough strength to threaten even powerful Titled Douluo.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger struck Dai Chengfeng, who was knocked into a tree and identified the attacker.
• Dai Chengfeng concluded that he was the tiger's target and told Zhu Fan to wait where the first Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear had died before fleeing south toward the core area.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger left Zhu Fan, Ye Renxin, and Ye Lingling and pursued Dai Chengfeng.
• Zhu Fan persuaded Ye Renxin and Ye Lingling to wait where Dai Chengfeng had instructed, trusting that he had a plan.