Chapter Summaries

Ye Lingling awakened the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul and evolved it into the Nine-Colored Begonia after refining an Immortal Herb, breaking the Undying Family’s inheritance curse. Ye Changqing survived, broke through to Level Ninety, and prepared to test Lingling’s Soul Power.

• Ye Changqing helped Ye Lingling awaken her Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul, and the curse began draining his life force.
• Ye Lingling refined the Immortal Herb Qian Xunji had given Ye Changqing and evolved her Martial Soul into the Nine-Colored Begonia.
• Ye Changqing’s life force stopped, the inheritance curse was broken, and he broke through to Level Ninety.
• Ye Changqing thanked Qian Xunji and asked Ye Lingling to test her Soul Power.
• Ye Lingling’s Soul Power measured at Level Ten after she absorbed the Immortal Herb.

Qian Renfeng and the others prepared for a trip to Star Dou Forest so Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, and Ye Changqing could obtain Soul Rings. After several days of travel, they entered the forest and began searching, finding a dragon-blooded Soul Beast for Dugu Yan.

• Qian Xunji proposed traveling to Star Dou Forest to help Ye Changqing and the others obtain Soul Rings, and Ah Yin said Hu Liena could obtain one after absorbing Immortal Herbs.
• Qian Renfeng gave Hu Liena Immortal Herbs, which raised her Soul Power and caused her Demon Fox Martial Soul to grow a second tail.
• Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng decided to join the expedition, and Hu Liena chose the room next to Qian Renfeng's.
• Qian Xunji, Ah Yin, Qian Renxue, Qian Renfeng, Hu Liena, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Ye Changqing, and Ye Lingling traveled by carriage to an inn near Star Dou Forest.
• The group entered Star Dou Forest the next morning, and their released pressure drove away nearby Soul Beasts as they searched for a suitable dragon-blooded Soul Beast for Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Hu Liena each absorbed their First Soul Rings, with Ye Lingling revealing the extraordinary healing and support abilities of her Nine-Colored Begonia. The group then entered the core region to search for Ye Changqing’s ninth Soul Ring, but had found nothing suitable after two days.

• Dugu Yan absorbed an eight-hundred-year Soul Ring, raising her Soul Power to level fifteen and strengthening her Jade-Scaled Flood Dragon’s Power Attack abilities.
• Ye Lingling absorbed a seven-hundred-year Soul Ring and revealed that her Nine-Colored Begonia healed injuries, restored Soul Power, and boosted allies’ attributes.
• Qian Renfeng and the others recognized Ye Lingling’s potential as an exceptionally powerful support Soul Master, while Dugu Bo celebrated the Undying Family’s prospects.
• Hu Liena absorbed a five-hundred-year Soul Ring, reaching level fourteen, and resolved to seek a thousand-year Second Soul Ring.
• Qian Xunji led the group into the core region to search for Ye Changqing’s ninth Soul Ring, but after two days they had not found a suitable one.

Ye Changqing absorbed a ninety-thousand-year plant Soul Beast’s Soul Ring and became a Level Ninety-One Titled Douluo, revealing the Nine-Heart Begonia’s extraordinary healing power. He chose the title Healing Douluo, and the group began returning to Spirit City to have it conferred at Douluo Hall.

• Qian Xunji found a suitable plant-type Soul Beast, wounded it, and left Ye Changqing to kill it and absorb its Soul Ring.
• Ye Changqing broke through to Level Ninety-One and became a Titled Douluo with nine Soul Rings.
• Ye Changqing demonstrated that his Nine-Heart Begonia could heal hidden injuries and regrow a severed arm within moments.
• Ye Lingling suggested the title Healing Douluo, and Ye Changqing chose it.
• Qian Xunji led the group out of Star Dou Forest, and they began their journey back to Spirit City.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect surrounded Tang Hao, A Zhi, and their infant son, Tang San, after pursuing them for three years to claim A Zhi, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast. Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong demanded that Tang Hao surrender her, but he vowed to protect his family as the sect prepared to attack.

• Qian Xunji held an investiture ceremony for Ye Changqing, revealing him as a Healing-type Titled Douluo from the Undying Family.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect pursued Tang Hao for three years, intercepted his pleas for help to the Clear Sky Sect, and repeatedly failed to capture him as he escaped using Ring Detonation.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong led the sect in surrounding Tang Hao, A Zhi, and infant Tang San in a canyon.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin offered to spare Tang Hao and his son if he surrendered A Zhi, crippled his cultivation, and disappeared under another name.
• Tang Hao refused to hand over A Zhi and vowed to protect her and Tang San, even if he had to detonate all eight rings.

Tang Hao fought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to protect A Zhi and their child after refusing Ning Fengzhi’s demand to hand her over. He slaughtered many attackers with his Clear Sky Hammer and detonated several soul rings, while Ning Fengzhi ordered Chen Xin and Gu Rong to wait until Tang Hao was nearly exhausted before killing him.

• Ning Fengzhi demanded that Tang Hao surrender A Zhi, but Tang Hao refused and vowed to protect her and their child.
• Tang Hao activated Clear Sky Avatar and Divine Slaughter's Domain, killing groups of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples as their support skills bolstered the attackers.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Tang Hao’s talent but ordered Chen Xin and Gu Rong to kill him once he had nearly exhausted his Soul Power.
• Tang Hao detonated his first four soul rings, greatly increasing his strength, and continued fighting the sect’s forces.
• A Zhi watched Tang Hao’s bloody battle and regretted not agreeing to return with him sooner.

Tang Hao fought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to protect A Zhi and their infant son, Tang San, but Chen Xin and Gu Rong defeated him. A Zhi appeared to agree to leave with the sect, then sacrificed herself to Tang Hao, leaving the battle's outcome unresolved.

• A Zhi considered sacrificing herself so Tang Hao could escape with Tang San, while Tang Hao detonated his fifth and sixth Soul Rings and attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Hao detonated his seventh and eighth Soul Rings, struck Gu Rong with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and charged at Ning Fengzhi with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong combined their strongest attacks against Tang Hao, leaving him bloodied and kneeling in a vast crater.
• A Zhi stepped between Tang Hao and Chen Xin, offering to go with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in exchange for Tang Hao and Tang San's freedom.
• As Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi tried to take A Zhi away, she activated her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Sacrifice and gave herself completely to Tang Hao.

A Zhi sacrificed herself to save Tang Hao and their infant son, giving Tang Hao a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and raising him to Level-Ninety-Two Titled Douluo. As Tang Hao vowed revenge on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin and Gu Rong prepared to kill him.

• Chen Xin told Ning Fengzhi that A Zhi's sacrifice could not be stopped and warned that Tang Hao would become a grave threat if he survived.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples to retreat while A Zhi urged Tang Hao to protect their child and escape.
• A Zhi died, restoring Tang Hao's injuries and detonated Soul Rings as her power became his ninth, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao held the infant Tang San and blamed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for A Zhi's death, vowing to kill them.
• Tang Hao's Soul Power rose to Level-Ninety-Two, and Ning Fengzhi supported Chen Xin and Gu Rong as they prepared to attack him.
• Tang Hao and Chen Xin exchanged accusations, with Tang Hao declaring that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect deserved to die.

Tang Hao used Nine-Ring Detonation to overpower Chen Xin and Gu Rong, then repeatedly attacked Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Chen Xin and Gu Rong stopped his final hammer strike, but Tang Hao escaped with Tang San after the blast killed many disciples.

• Tang Hao detonated all nine Soul Rings, greatly increasing his strength, and attacked Chen Xin and Gu Rong with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Tang Hao knocked Chen Xin and Gu Rong aside and charged toward Ning Fengzhi, but the two elders returned and blocked his blow.
• Tang Hao fought Chen Xin and Gu Rong with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer while they used their ninth Soul Skills and domains against him.
• Chen Xin unleashed the Seven Slaughter Sword Domain and Myriad Swords Return to the Sect as Tang Hao continued fighting despite his injuries.
• Tang Hao hurled the Clear Sky Hammer toward Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong intercepted it, but the shockwave killed forty percent of the surviving Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples.
• Tang Hao fled the scene with Tang San while Ning Fengzhi remained unharmed.

Tang Hao escaped after sacrificing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast to empower him, leaving Chen Xin severely wounded and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect devastated. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin decided to declare war on the Clear Sky Sect before Tang Hao recovered.

• Tang Hao fled after unleashing his final attack, which badly wounded Chen Xin and injured Gu Rong while killing many Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples.
• Ning Fengzhi used the Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda to stop Chen Xin’s bleeding, but Chen Xin tore off his ruined arm and could not restore it.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi recognized that Tang Hao was badly injured, but feared he would return to threaten the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect once he recovered.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed attacking the Clear Sky Sect before Tang Hao could rejoin it, and Chen Xin agreed.
• After recovering some Soul Power, the surviving members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect left for home, intending to declare war on the Clear Sky Sect.

Gravely wounded after escaping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang Hao pushed onward through the night to protect his infant son, Tang San. He collapsed at Holy Soul Village, where Old Jack found them and brought them inside with help from the villagers.

• Tang Hao fled with Tang San while Ring Detonation and his wounds left him near death.
• Remembering his promise to A Zhi to protect Tang San, Tang Hao forced himself to keep traveling despite believing pursuers might be close.
• At dawn, Tang Hao reached the sign for Holy Soul Village and collapsed at its entrance while still shielding Tang San.
• Old Jack heard Tang San crying, found the wounded Tang Hao, and carried Tang San back into Holy Soul Village.
• Old Jack called on the villagers to help bring Tang Hao into the village, and they agreed.

Qian Xunji learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had spent three years hunting Tang Hao and his transformed Death Spider Emperor, only for her to sacrifice herself as Tang Hao’s ninth Soul Ring. He withheld the report, but the leaked news left Ning Fengzhi expecting a clash with the Clear Sky Sect.

• Qian Xunji read a report saying the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had pursued Tang Hao and the Death Spider Emperor for three years, and that she had sacrificed herself to become his ninth Soul Ring.
• Qian Xunji realized his decision to cripple Bibi Dong had kept the Death Spider Emperor alive, leading her to meet and marry Tang Hao.
• Qian Xunji considered how a conflict between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect could draw in the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, then held back the report instead of approving it.
• A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple let the secret slip while drinking, spreading news of the hunt from Seven Treasure City.
• Ning Fengzhi anticipated that the Clear Sky Sect would retaliate against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After news of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s pursuit of Tang Hao reached the Clear Sky Sect, Ning Fengzhi and the Clear Sky Sect’s leaders prepared for war. Both sides mobilized their forces, leaving a clash between the sects imminent.

• Ning Fengzhi raged over the leak and ordered the disciple responsible to be killed.
• Chen Xin advised Ning Fengzhi to gather the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Soul Masters and strike first, but said he could not break through to Level-Ninety-Seven Super Douluo in time.
• Gu Rong suggested seeking Spirit Hall’s help, but Ning Fengzhi rejected the idea and ordered the sect’s disciples to prepare.
• The Clear Sky Sect’s elders demanded revenge after learning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had hunted Tang Hao for three years.
• The Clear Sky Sect’s sect master agreed to summon the sect’s disciples and the Four Single-Attribute Clans for war, assigning himself to face Chen Xin and Tang Xiao to face Gu Rong.

Qian Xunji and Ah Yin discussed A Zhi’s fate and the political consequences of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s failed hunt for Tang Hao. Qian Xunji feared the dispute could draw in both empires and ignite a wider war.

• Qian Xunji told Ah Yin that Tang Hao had encountered A Zhi, a Transformed Soul Beast who was exposed and sacrificed herself to become his Soul Ring.
• Ah Yin reflected on how her own travels might have led to the same fate, then took comfort in her life with Qian Xunji and their children, Xiao Xue and Xiao Feng.
• Ah Yin asked whether the Clear Sky Sect would retaliate against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Qian Xunji predicted it would.
• Qian Xunji explained that either sect might call on its allied empire, turning their conflict into a war between Heaven Dou and Star Luo.
• Ah Yin agreed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had acted incompetently and said she now put Spirit Hall’s interests first.

Qian Xunji said Spirit Hall would intervene to prevent the conflict between the Two Great Empires from escalating into war. Meanwhile, the Clear Sky Sect assembled an army and marched toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to avenge Tang Hao, leaving the sect’s fate unknown.

• Qian Xunji told Ah Yin that Spirit Hall would act as a peacemaker if the Two Great Empires’ conflict threatened to become a war.
• The Clear Sky Sect gathered Soul Masters from its own ranks and the Four Single-Attribute Clans, with Tai Tan especially eager to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The Clear Sky Sect’s master roused the assembled army by accusing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect of hunting Tang Hao and threatening the sect’s standing.
• The sect master, Tang Xiao, the elders, and the assembled Soul Masters set out for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The sect master warned Tang Xiao to protect himself, and Tang Xiao agreed while lamenting that Tang Hao’s whereabouts remained unknown.

Xue Ye worried that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s exposed attempt to seize the Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast could draw Heaven Dou and Star Luo into war through their ties to the sects. The Star Luo Emperor chose to let the conflict grow, planning to use the Clear Sky Sect’s likely appeal for help as a pretext to confront Heaven Dou.

• Xue Ye blamed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for failing to capture the transformed soul beast discreetly and provoking an unavoidable clash with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Ye explained to the Empress that the sects’ ties to Heaven Dou and Star Luo could turn their feud into an imperial conflict, while Spirit Hall would wait to benefit as mediator.
• Xue Ye decided Heaven Dou would stay out unless the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect asked for help.
• The Star Luo Emperor laughed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s failure and said the Clear Sky Sect would not let the matter pass.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered his minister to watch and wait, intending to aid the Clear Sky Sect later and use the dispute to provoke a war with Heaven Dou.

The Clear Sky Sect ambushed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect over Tang Hao, but Chen Xin and Gu Rong overwhelmed its leaders and the Clear Sky Sect suffered defeat. The Clear Sky Sect abandoned the Four Single-Attribute Clans and sealed its mountain, leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect victorious but badly weakened.

• The Clear Sky Sect's leader led his Soul Masters into a canyon ambush set by Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chen Xin fought and suppressed the Clear Sky Sect's leader, while Gu Rong dominated Tang Xiao as the two sects' forces clashed.
• The Clear Sky Sect's leader died beneath Chen Xin's sword, and Chen Xin broke through to Level Ninety-Seven; Tang Xiao was badly wounded and named the new sect leader.
• The Clear Sky Sect fled to its mountain and sealed it off without warning the Four Single-Attribute Clans, which remained behind.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to attack the four clans, whose survivors escaped after suffering heavy losses.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's victory raised its reputation, but its own severe casualties left it weakened, while the four clans came to hate the Clear Sky Sect.

After the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect defeated the Clear Sky Sect, the Star Luo Empire used revenge as a pretext to enter the conflict, forcing the Heaven Dou Empire to respond. Both empires began massing troops at their border as the prospect of war grew.

• Xue Ye agreed that the Heaven Dou Empire had to support the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and ordered troops assembled at the border to prepare for war with the Star Luo Empire.
• The Star Luo Emperor celebrated that the Heaven Dou Empire had been forced into the fray and discussed Spirit Hall’s likely intervention with the Star Luo Empress.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered the Star Luo Empire to assemble its army at the border and seize territory quickly before Spirit Hall intervened.
• The Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires assembled growing forces along their border, each refusing to yield.

Qian Xunji anticipated war between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire and planned for Spirit Hall to intervene after the fighting began. Star Luo attacked first and gained ground across most fronts, forcing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to leave its advantageous position and reinforce Heaven Dou’s failing lines.

• Qian Xunji reviewed reports of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s victory over the Clear Sky Sect and predicted that Spirit Hall would enter the war after the empires fought for several days.
• Qian Xunji told Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng that Star Luo would strike first, then sent them to spend time with Hu Liena and the other girls before school began.
• The Star Luo Empire declared war on the Heaven Dou Empire and attacked first, while Xue Ye sent Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples to the border.
• Chen Xin’s presence gave the sect’s front an advantage, but Star Luo pushed back Heaven Dou’s forces across the other fronts.
• Xue Ye ordered Ning Fengzhi and the others to reinforce the failing lines, and they left their command tent to help the other fronts.

As the war between the Two Great Empires intensified, Qian Xunji explained to Qian Daoliu that Spirit Hall would wait until both sides suffered before intervening, while secretly sending the Holy Dragon Sect to help the Heaven Dou Empire. Qian Daoliu accepted his son’s plan and left Spirit Hall’s response in his hands.

• The Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires’ academies sent Soul Masters to join the war as both sides hoped Spirit Hall would intervene.
• Qian Daoliu summoned Qian Xunji to ask when Spirit Hall would stop the fighting, and Qian Xunji argued that acting too soon would make Spirit Hall look like a meddler.
• Qian Xunji revealed that he had arranged for the Holy Dragon Sect to aid the struggling Heaven Dou Empire without making it appear to be Spirit Hall’s order.
• Qian Xunji said Spirit Hall would intervene only after the warring factions felt the cost of the conflict, and Qian Daoliu accepted that he should handle the matter.
• After Qian Xunji left, Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Daoliu that Spirit Hall’s old methods had earned resentment and that Qian Xunji had raised its prestige; Qian Daoliu agreed to let him lead.