Chapter Summaries

At six years old, Su Qi awakened the Asura Demon Sword and the Killing God Domain, revealing himself as the successor Shura God had been waiting for. Shura God pulled Su Qi’s consciousness into a blood-red mental world, where Su Qi faced a giant in Asura armor and feared it was the King of Slaughter’s divine sense.

• Shura God discovered that newborn Su Qi possessed an Innate Shura Sacred Body, but refrained from intervening in mortal affairs.
• Six years later, Su Qi joined Tang San and the other children for martial soul awakening in Holy Soul Village.
• Su Qi awakened the Asura Demon Sword and the Killing God Domain, unleashing a terrifying killing intent that drew Tang Hao toward the Awakening Hall.
• Shura God recognized Su Qi as his perfect successor and forcibly drew his consciousness into a mental world.
• Su Qi faced a giant in Asura armor and wondered whether the King of Slaughter’s divine sense had followed him through reincarnation.

Su Qi met the Shura God in his Spiritual World and agreed to become his successor, beginning the Shura God's Nine Trials. After his soul-power test revealed power beyond the crystal ball’s limit, Su Qi joined Spirit Hall, prompting Tang Hao to plan to kill him before he could become a threat.

• Su Qi resisted the Shura God's Divine Sense, revealed his previous life as Ye Fan, and learned that the King of Slaughter who killed him had been the Shura God's former successor, Tang Chen.
• The Shura God named Su Qi his new successor, left him under permanent divine protection, and began the first trial: reaching rank forty within a year after absorbing two top-tier-or-better Soul Rings beyond his rank.
• Su Qi returned to the Awakening Hall, where Tang San sensed something had changed and Su Yuntao tested Su Qi's soul power; the crystal ball exploded under the force of his golden light.
• Su Qi agreed to join Spirit Hall, and Tang Hao decided to kill him and Su Yuntao during their journey to Notting City rather than let Spirit Hall gain a powerful young talent.

Su Qi and Su Yuntao traveled toward Notting City when Tang Hao ambushed them, but the Shura God’s divine sense possessed Su Qi and defeated him. Su Qi reached the Spirit Hall branch safely, while Sea God Poseidon confronted the Shura God over his intervention.

• Su Yuntao told Old Jack that Su Qi had awakened a powerful sword Martial Soul, and Old Jack helped Su Qi leave Holy Soul Village for Spirit City training.
• Tang Hao ambushed Su Qi and Su Yuntao on the road, but Su Qi’s Killing God Domain resisted his killing intent.
• Tang Hao attacked Su Qi with his Clear Sky Hammer, and the Shura God’s divine sense took control of Su Qi, defeated Tang Hao, and ordered him to leave.
• Tang Hao apologized and limped away, while the Shura God warned Su Qi to strengthen his body and complete the first trial by reaching level forty within a year.
• Su Qi revived Su Yuntao, and the two continued to Notting City; Su Yuntao arranged a room and cultivation resources for Su Qi at the Spirit Hall branch.
• Sea God Poseidon appeared in Shura Hall and confronted the Shura God for breaking the rules.

The Shura God and Sea God argued over whether they could claim Tang San as an inheritor, while Tang Hao’s injuries and despair deepened after his clash with the Shura God. Days later, Su Qi’s soul power tested at an unprecedented innate level twenty as Yue Guan escorted him toward Spirit City.

• The Shura God defended helping Su Qi and refused to let the Sea God claim Tang San, while the Sea God considered finding ways to make Tang San his inheritor.
• Tang Hao returned to Holy Soul Village badly injured and learned that Tang San had awakened twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, but he still doubted Tang San could oppose Su Qi and the gods.
• The Sea God watched Tang Hao embrace Tang San and weighed the risks of helping him obtain the Heart of the Sea, which the Heaven Dou Empire held as its national treasure.
• Su Qi traveled toward Spirit City in a Papal Palace convoy with Yue Guan, reflecting on the immortal herbs whose effects had carried into his new life.
• Yue Guan tested Su Qi with a special crystal ball and discovered that his Asura Demon Sword gave him Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power.

Su Qi arrived at Spirit City and reported his retested Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power to Pope Bibi Dong. When she ordered him to release his martial soul, he revealed the Asura Demon Sword, whose killing intent overwhelmed the Papal Palace.

• Yue Guan brought Su Qi to the Papal Palace because the elders could not determine his status and treatment after his retest.
• Yue Guan reported Su Qi's unknown divine-grade sword martial soul and Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power to Bibi Dong, shocking Gui Mei and Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong recalled her hatred of Qian Xunji and sensed her Rakshasa divine power fear the divine killing intent around Su Qi.
• Bibi Dong ordered Su Qi to release his martial soul, and he manifested the dark crimson Asura Demon Sword.
• The sword's killing intent extinguished the hall's lights, chilled the room, and suppressed Hu Liena until she nearly collapsed.

Su Qi revealed the Asura Demon Sword in the Papal Palace, alarming Bibi Dong and the Rakshasa God, who warned Bibi Dong not to harm him. Bibi Dong named Su Qi Spirit Hall’s new Holy Son and led him and Hu Liena to her bedchamber, while elders at Douluo Hall sensed the sword’s unusual killing intent.

• Su Qi’s Asura Demon Sword suppressed Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa divine power and frightened Hu Liena, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei.
• The Rakshasa God recognized the sword and warned Bibi Dong that harming Su Qi would revoke her divine trial.
• Bibi Dong concealed her shock, welcomed Su Qi, and offered to teach him about domain skills.
• Bibi Dong appointed Su Qi Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei accepted her decision.
• Bibi Dong led Hu Liena and Su Qi toward her bedchamber as elders in the Consecration Hall discussed the strange killing intent.

Bibi Dong tested Su Qi’s immunity to her Killing God Domain and confirmed that his domain was even stronger than hers. She considered taking him as her disciple but let him return to the main hall, leaving Hu Liena relieved that she remained Bibi Dong’s only personal disciple.

• Qian Daoliu and Uncle Jin discussed investigating the source of the divine killing aura and lamented Ye Fan’s death.
• Bibi Dong released her Killing God Domain in the Pope’s Palace, but Su Qi remained unaffected.
• Bibi Dong explained the domain to Hu Liena, who accepted Su Qi’s superior talent and resolved to obtain a domain of her own.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Su Qi wanted to become her disciple, and he said he did but declined because his status was already high.
• Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena with her and told Su Qi to return to the main hall, where Ghost Elder would handle his needs and training.

Bibi Dong formally named Su Qi Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and ordered its elders to devote resources to strengthening his body. Su Qi persuaded Gui Mei to secretly buy whale gel, while the Consecrated Elders learned of his Asura Demon Sword and exceptional innate soul power.

• Bibi Dong enfeoffed Su Qi as Holy Son, and Spirit Hall’s high-ranking members accepted her decision after hearing of his God-Grade sword spirit and Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong assigned Yue Guan to organize Su Qi’s ceremony and ordered Gui Mei to provide him with the hall’s finest medicinal resources and baths.
• Su Qi asked Gui Mei about Spirit Hall’s medicine and poison arts, then claimed divine guidance had revealed whale gel could strengthen the body for absorbing powerful Soul Rings.
• Gui Mei agreed to secretly buy whale gel throughout Spirit City, while Su Qi went to the library to study soul beasts.
• Golden Crocodile Worshipper told the Seven Great Consecrated Elders that Su Qi was a six-year-old with the Asura Demon Sword and Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power.

Qian Daoliu and the Worship Hall worshippers discussed Su Qi’s god-grade martial soul and planned to bring him under Qian Renxue’s influence. In the Papal Palace library, Su Qi researched deity-bloodline soul beasts for his first two Soul Rings while Hu Liena sought books about domains.

• Golden Crocodile Worshipper and the other worshippers told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong had appointed Su Qi Holy Son and might use him against the Angel Lineage.
• Qian Daoliu decided to find a chance to bring Su Qi into contact with Worship Hall or assign him to Qian Renxue, and guessed that Su Qi had begun a Deity’s trial.
• Su Qi studied ancient soul beast records, considering whether soul beasts with Deity bloodlines could help him exceed the requirements of Shura God’s first trial.
• Hu Liena entered the library seeking books about domains, and Su Qi directed her to the second floor.
• Hu Liena asked about Su Qi’s first Soul Ring, and he explained that his Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power meant he needed to choose two soul beasts before absorbing his first two rings.

Su Qi and Gui Mei searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a soul beast with a Deity bloodline, but after a month without success, Su Qi settled on hunting a Swordspine Demon Tiger for his first Soul Ring. They found one near their campsite, and Gui Mei estimated it was close to a thousand years old.

• Su Qi consumed Whale Gel and underwent a dramatic physical transformation, convincing Gui Mei that he might absorb a higher-age Soul Ring than usual.
• Gui Mei took Su Qi to the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a soul beast with a Deity bloodline.
• Su Qi guided Gui Mei through the forest in search of a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger or Thunderclap Hellvine, but they found neither after a month of searching.
• Su Qi asked Gui Mei to find a Swordspine Demon Tiger for his first Soul Ring, and they searched for three more days without finding one.
• Gui Mei sensed a soul beast near their campsite, and Su Qi saw a Swordspine Demon Tiger halfway up a mountain mine.
• Gui Mei identified the tiger as a Swordspine Demon Tiger close to a thousand years old and warned Su Qi that it was difficult to absorb.

Su Qi absorbed a nine-hundred-year Swordspine Demon Tiger Soul Ring as his first Soul Ring, gaining the Asura Sword Intent skill and advancing to a One-Ring Soul Master. He then set out with Gui Mei toward the Mixed Area to hunt a Swordtail Silver Dragon for his second Soul Ring and practice his new skill.

• Su Qi persuaded Gui Mei that his Whale Gel-strengthened body and Asura Demon Sword could withstand the Swordspine Demon Tiger Soul Ring’s sword-intent erosion.
• Gui Mei subdued the Swordspine Demon Tiger, and Su Qi killed it with his Asura Demon Sword and began absorbing its yellow Soul Ring.
• Su Qi absorbed the nine-hundred-year Soul Ring without pain or backlash, became a One-Ring Soul Master, and gained the first Soul skill Asura Sword Intent.
• Gui Mei recorded Su Qi’s unusual absorption for Spirit Hall, while Su Qi resolved to attempt a thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Su Qi chose a two-thousand-year Swordtail Silver Dragon as his second Soul Ring and asked to practice his new skill in the Mixed Area.
• Gui Mei agreed to protect Su Qi and carried him toward the Mixed Area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ten days into their search for a Swordtail Silver Dragon, Su Qi fought soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest’s Mixed Area while Gui Mei protected him. After a Mutated Bloodshadow Mantis stole their dinner, Su Qi chose it as the target for his second Soul Ring, and Gui Mei pursued it.

• Su Qi spent ten days honing his Asura Sword Intent against thousand-year soul beasts as Gui Mei led him deeper into the Mixed Area.
• Su Qi drove off a two-thousand-year Boar King and took its severed tail to cook for dinner.
• A Mutated Bloodshadow Mantis swooped in and stole the cooked meat, but Gui Mei pulled Su Qi out of danger.
• Gui Mei suggested the Bloodshadow Mantis as a suitable Soul Ring, and Su Qi agreed to make it his second.
• Gui Mei placed Su Qi inside a protective circle formed by his Ghost Gate skill and chased after the mantis.

Su Qi killed a mutated Bloodshadow Mantis and began absorbing its thousand-year soul ring as his second ring, enduring severe pain as his body rapidly matured. Elsewhere in the Core Area, Qian Renxue advanced to Soul King but mourned her teacher Ye Fan, whose death in Slaughter City still haunted her.

• Gui Mei pursued the Bloodshadow Mantis through its clones, but crushed it after it merged them with Avatar Convergence.
• Gui Mei advised Su Qi to absorb the Bloodshadow Mantis as his second soul ring, and Su Qi killed it with the Asura Demon Sword.
• Su Qi endured the thousand-year soul ring's violent energy, while Gui Mei guarded him as the ring began to settle.
• As Su Qi absorbed the ring, his body visibly developed until he looked about fourteen or fifteen years old.
• Qian Renxue advanced to Five-Ring Soul King, then regretted how her infiltration mission had hindered her cultivation and remembered her teacher Ye Fan's death.

Qian Renxue and Thornfish encountered Su Qi absorbing a thousand-year second soul ring and learned he was Spirit Hall’s new Holy Son. Su Qi gained the Demon Sword Clone skill, then endured the sudden formation of a soul bone in his left hand.

• Qian Renxue recalled her teacher Ye Fan’s achievements and resolved to avenge him by killing the King of Slaughter after becoming the Angel God.
• Qian Renxue and Thornfish sensed a soul-ring absorption in the Star Dou Great Forest and descended to investigate.
• Gui Mei identified the black-haired youth as Su Qi and told Qian Renxue that the six-year-old had innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power, a God-Grade Spirit, and the title of Holy Son.
• Su Qi successfully absorbed his thousand-year second soul ring and learned the Demon Sword Clone soul skill.
• A blood-red bone-blade claw gauntlet formed on Su Qi’s left hand, and Gui Mei recognized it as a soul bone.

Su Qi returned to Spirit City after a month of training in the Star Dou Great Forest, having gained a powerful external Soul Bone, advanced to Level Twenty-Nine, and grown into a mature-looking young man. He revealed his yellow and purple soul rings before Bibi Dong and the others, leaving the Papal Palace stunned by his thousand-year second ring.

• Su Qi absorbed the Bloodshadow Mantis’s soul ring and External Left Palm Bone, gaining the Bloodshadow Hand and its Avatar Convergence skill.
• Qian Renxue challenged Su Qi over their positions in Spirit Hall, then left with Thornfish and resolved to seize control of Heaven Dou’s court as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Gui Mei explained the rivalry between the Papal Palace and Consecration Hall, and Su Qi asked him to help find more soul beasts for training.
• After a month of training and combat in the Star Dou Great Forest, Su Qi reached Level Twenty-Nine and mastered his soul skills and Soul Bone more fully.
• Gui Mei returned with Su Qi to the Papal Palace, where Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Hu Liena reacted with surprise to his transformed appearance.
• Su Qi summoned his Asura Demon Sword and displayed one yellow and one purple soul ring, shocking Yue Guan and Hu Liena with his thousand-year second ring.

Su Qi was formally enfeoffed as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son while the Shura God considered his progress and the Golden Dragon King Seal trial. In the God Realm, the Sea God watched Tang San’s cultivation and discovered that Qian Renxue was the Angel God’s inheritor.

• Gui Mei reported Su Qi’s exceptional soul rings and revealed that Whale Gel had helped him absorb rings beyond his level, prompting Bibi Dong to order his enfeoffment ceremony.
• Yue Guan presided over the ceremony as Bibi Dong and Su Qi appeared before Spirit Hall’s gathered members, formally establishing Su Qi as Holy Son.
• The Shura God praised Su Qi’s progress, considered making his eighth trial involve the Golden Dragon King, and decided to visit the Angel God Temple to protect Su Qi’s cultivation.
• The Sea God watched Tang San become a One-Ring Soul Master after absorbing a Datura Snake soul ring and hoped Yu Xiaogang would further disrupt Tang San’s possible inheritance of the God of Life.
• The Sea God saw Qian Renxue enter the crown prince’s residence disguised as Xue Qinghe and realized that the Angel God had also chosen an inheritor.

After the Enfeoffment Ceremony, Su Qi discussed his growth and cultivation plans with Hu Liena, including his intention to delay obtaining a Third Soul Ring. A Spirit Hall guide then led him to the Consecration Hall, where the consecrated elders awaited him.

• Spirit Hall disciples praised Su Qi as he walked back with Hu Liena, who asked how he had grown so much in three months.
• Su Qi explained that intense training and absorbing powerful spirit rings had changed his body and temperament, and he told Hu Liena he planned to delay obtaining his Third Soul Ring.
• Hu Liena encouraged Su Qi and grew closer to him as they discussed cultivation and their families on the way to the Pope's Palace.
• After Hu Liena left, Su Qi considered using his Asura First Trial reward to obtain two God-Bestowed Spirit Rings at the Level Forty bottleneck, depending on his cultivation speed.
• A young man in golden robes guided Su Qi through Spirit Hall's rules and brought him to the Consecration Hall at the consecrated elders' request.

Su Qi entered the Consecration Hall and revealed the Asura Demon Sword, leading Qian Daoliu and the worshippers to recognize him as the Shura God's Inheritor. After Su Qi said he would obey Bibi Dong for now and support Qian Renxue as the rightful heir, Qian Daoliu backed away from testing him with the prospect of becoming Pope.

• Su Qi entered the Consecration Hall alone after deciding to present himself as the Shura God's Inheritor.
• Qian Daoliu asked Su Qi to release his Spirit, and the Asura Demon Sword and its divine killing aura shocked the seven worshippers.
• Qian Daoliu explained that the Qian Clan considered Bibi Dong an acting Pope and Qian Renxue the rightful heir to the papal throne.
• Su Qi said he would obey Bibi Dong while she was Pope and follow Qian Renxue when she returned.
• When Qian Daoliu tested whether Su Qi wanted to become Pope, Su Qi pointed out that the position meant little to a future supreme god.
• Qian Daoliu conceded his mistake and said he would summon Qian Renxue back so she could meet Su Qi.

After Su Qi left Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu and the Consecrated Elders discussed arranging a match between him and Qian Renxue. Five days later, Su Qi measured his Soul Power at Level-Twenty-Nine and a half and began cultivating with his Soul Meditation Method.

• Su Qi accepted Qian Daoliu’s decision and left Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu worried he might have offended Shura God’s Inheritor.
• Golden Crocodile Worshipper supported Qian Daoliu’s proposal to bring Su Qi and Qian Renxue together and suggested arranging an engagement after they developed affection for one another.
• Qian Daoliu reflected on his regrets, including Bo Saixi, Tang Chen, and his inability to begin Angel God’s Nine Trials.
• Five days later, Su Qi used Spirit Hall’s precise Soul Power tester and discovered he was half a level short of the Level-Thirty bottleneck.
• Su Qi began cultivating with his Soul Meditation Method, which drew on his soul and Martial Soul’s origin while also developing spiritual power.

Su Qi sought Qian Daoliu’s permission to cultivate near Douluo Hall and met Qian Renxue, who distrusted him but learned that he had promised to support her. As the two reached the Consecration Hall, Qian Daoliu arranged for them to spar and assess each other’s strength.

• Su Qi tested his soul power at 30.1 and decided to ask Qian Daoliu for permission to cultivate outside Douluo Hall.
• Qian Renxue returned to the Consecration Hall and confronted Su Qi, whose connection to Qian Daoliu eased some of her hostility.
• Qian Renxue and Su Qi climbed the steps together, trading barbs about Spirit Hall’s leadership and their possible futures.
• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Worshipper that Angel God had warned him not to harm Su Qi, Shura God’s successor.
• After Su Qi and Qian Renxue reached the Consecration Hall, Qian Daoliu asked them to stay outside and spar.