Chapter Summaries

Ning Chen defeated Dai Mubai without using a soul skill, and Dai Mubai reluctantly withdrew after Grandmaster and Tang San urged him to save his strength. Ning Chen then challenged Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy to send their fighters up together.

• Ning Chen stood unharmed after blocking Dai Mubai's combined White Tiger attacks with a layer of silver starlight.
• Dai Mubai charged Ning Chen with his remaining strength, but Ning Chen shattered his golden claw-blades with a punch and sent him flying to the arena's edge.
• The Cardinal declared Dai Mubai defeated, and Grandmaster told him to conserve his strength for the battles ahead.
• Tang San urged Dai Mubai to return to the waiting area, and Dai Mubai withdrew despite his frustration.
• Ning Chen asked the judge to let Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy fight him together, stunning the arena.

Ning Chen demanded that Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy fight him together, and Bibi Dong accepted while imposing a severe penalty on Heaven Dou Royal Academy if he lost. Backed by Qian Renxue, Ning Chen stood by his challenge and taunted both teams to face him.

• Ning Chen insisted that the remaining members of Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy fight him together, shocking both teams and the spectators.
• Bibi Dong accepted the challenge but ruled that if Ning Chen lost, Heaven Dou Royal Academy would finish third and miss the loser's bracket match.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, said she believed in Ning Chen and supported his choice despite the team instructor's protests.
• Ning Chen thanked Qian Renxue, then dismissed Spirit Hall's Golden Generation and called the two opposing teams a mob.
• Ning Chen challenged Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy to take the stage together or forfeit.

Ning Chen faced the combined forces of Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy, then defeated all fourteen with a single punch. The square was left stunned by the Soul King's overwhelming power.

• Feng Xiaotian and Tang San led their teams onto the ring to fight Ning Chen together.
• The fourteen Soul Masters surrounded Ning Chen and launched coordinated attacks with their Soul Skills and enhancements.
• Ning Chen unleashed the Thousand Mountains Formula disguised as starlight, and his roar briefly staggered the attackers.
• Ning Chen's single punch shattered their attacks and sent all fourteen opponents flying out of the ring, leaving several unconscious and injured.
• Ning Fengzhi, Bibi Dong, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the crowd stared in disbelief as onlookers called Ning Chen the real monster.

Cao Benqi defeated Shrek Academy and Godwind Academy, leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy set to face the tournament final. After the Shrek Seven Devils beat Godwind Academy in the losers' bracket, Godwind finished third.

• The Cardinal announced Cao Benqi's victory and Heaven Dou Royal Academy's advance to the final, while the stunned team followed Ning Chen out of the arena.
• Bibi Dong left for the Papal Palace, and Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, decided Cao Benqi was a more valuable prospect than Tang San.
• The Cardinal ordered Shrek Academy and the Godwind Academy Team to compete for a place in the final, and both teams received treatment and encouragement.
• With support from Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Shrek Seven Devils recovered and defeated the Godwind Academy Team.
• The Godwind Academy Team finished third, while Huo Wu remained dispirited by the loss.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team and Shrek Academy faced off in the tournament final, with both sides confident despite Shrek’s defeat the day before. The Shrek Seven Devils joined their Soul Power through Ring Fusion, enabling Tang San to reveal his Clear Sky Hammer and manifest a massive Clear Sky Avatar.

• Bibi Dong opened the final ceremony and watched the confident Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team and Shrek Academy take their places.
• The Cardinal announced the final, and both teams released their Martial Souls.
• The Shrek Seven Devils linked together behind Tang San and used Ring Fusion to pour their Soul Power into him.
• Tang San revealed his Second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and enlarged it into a hill-sized weapon.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo reacted with shock as Tang San manifested the Clear Sky Avatar.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team faced the Shrek Seven Devils’ Ring Fusion and Tang San’s Clear Sky Avatar. Ning Chen withstood the hammer strike and feigned unconsciousness, allowing his teammates to defeat the exhausted Shrek Seven Devils and win the tournament.

• Tang San used the seven-person Ring Fusion to unleash Clear Sky Avatar and swung his enormous Clear Sky Hammer at Ning Chen.
• Ning Chen raised layers of starlight defenses and secretly gathered Earth Vein Aura, then withstood the hammer strike while appearing gravely injured.
• Ning Chen pretended to lose consciousness, and Ye Lingling urged the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team to attack the exhausted Shrek Seven Devils.
• Yu Tianheng led the team in attacking, and they quickly knocked all seven Shrek members down.
• The Cardinal declared the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team the winners and Heaven Dou Royal Academy the tournament champions.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team won the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament, and Ning Chen received the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull for his decisive role in the victory. After recovering and preparing to leave Spirit City, Ning Chen agreed to take a walk with Xue Qinghe, who had come to see him.

• The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team defeated the Spirit Hall Golden Generation and won the tournament, while Cao Benqi's feats made his name famous across the continent.
• The team awarded Ning Chen the roughly fifty-thousand-year-old Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, and arranged to exchange the other two soul bones for resources or gold soul coins.
• Ning Chen decided not to absorb the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull yet and stored it in his soul tool while waiting for a stronger soul bone.
• Ning Chen recovered from his injuries as the Heaven Dou Royal Academy prepared to leave Spirit City; Tang Hao had already taken Tang San away after the tournament.
• Qian Renxue, appearing as Xue Qinghe, visited Ning Chen and invited him to stroll around Spirit City, and he accepted.

Ning Chen discussed Spirit Hall’s strengths and flaws with Qian Renxue, who was impressed by his balanced view. As they returned to Heaven Dou, Ning Chen sought to grow closer to her and hoped to use Spirit Hall’s influence for his plans.

• Qian Renxue asked Ning Chen what he thought of Spirit Hall, and he praised its services to commoners and its pursuit of Fallen Soul Masters while acknowledging its abuses of power.
• Qian Renxue said Ning Chen had surprised her with his objectivity and appreciation for both sides of Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue and Ning Chen returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy party, and she visited Bibi Dong at the Papal Palace before they departed.
• During the journey back, Ning Chen grew warmer toward Qian Renxue and advised her to avoid appearing too close to Spirit Hall because Xue Ye distrusted it.
• Ning Chen hoped Qian Renxue would reveal her identity, since he wanted to draw on Spirit Hall’s power for his plans.

After returning to Heaven Dou City as tournament champions, Ning Chen received an imperial title and spent two months cultivating and attending banquets. As he planned to reach level ninety and obtain his ninth spirit ring, he concluded he could not safely hunt the Star Dou Forest’s hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

• Heaven Dou City celebrated the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team’s championship, and Xue Ye granted Ning Chen the title Earl of Starlight.
• Ning Chen attended banquets hosted by Qian Renxue and strengthened his ties to the crown prince’s faction before declining further engagements.
• Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and other teammates left the academy, while Shrek Academy gained students and support after its runner-up finish.
• Tang Hao took Tang San away, Xiao Wu remained in the Star Dou Great Forest, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing left after the tournament, and Oscar joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Chen’s soul power reached level eighty-eight, and he planned to cultivate until he could reach level ninety and seek a ninth spirit ring.
• Ning Chen decided he could not hunt a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the Star Dou Forest because Da Ming and Er Ming protected Xiao Wu and outmatched him.

Ning Chen weighed his plans to strengthen himself and build a force of Body Martial Soul users before using his monthly Myriad Realms Roulette draw. The draw gave him a half-hour Kamui Trial Card containing Obito’s adapted Mangekyo Sharingan, but not a permanent pair of eyes.

• Ning Chen decided to prioritize training his Heart Martial Soul and considered finding children with unawakened Martial Souls to develop a method for Second Awakening.
• Ning Chen remembered his monthly Myriad Realms Roulette draw and summoned the roulette from his sea of consciousness.
• The roulette revealed the Naruto World, and Ning Chen recognized the Valley of the End and the shinobi banners.
• The draw produced Obito’s Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan in the form of a card.
• Ning Chen learned the eyes could be activated with Soul Power and were difficult to restrict, but the card granted their use for only half an hour.

After reaching Level 90, Ning Chen traveled to the Lake of Life to use his Kamui Trial Card to capture Xiao Wu and obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. He found Xiao Wu at the lakeshore, with the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape nearby.

• Ning Chen decided to use his half-hour Perfect Kamui Trial Card to hunt for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring rather than attack Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Chen cultivated for three months, reached Level 90, and prepared to hunt Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ning Chen traveled cautiously through the forest and reached the edge of the Core Area without serious danger.
• Ning Chen spotted Xiao Wu sitting by the Lake of Life but held back while checking the surroundings.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python rose from the lake, and the Titan Giant Ape arrived at the shore to watch over Xiao Wu.

Ning Chen disguised himself as Tang San and approached Xiao Wu at the Lake of Life, but Da Ming and Er Ming stopped her from rushing to him. Xiao Wu identified him as Tang San, the person she had often told them about.

• Da Ming and Er Ming sensed a hidden presence near the Lake of Life, prompting Da Ming to ask Er Ming to patrol the Core Area.
• Ning Chen concealed his aura, then used the Human-Skin Mask and Illusory Stars to appear as Tang San with the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Ning Chen emerged from the forest, and Xiao Wu recognized his face and called him Brother.
• Da Ming restrained Xiao Wu with Slow Domain while Er Ming moved between her and Ning Chen.
• Xiao Wu told Da Ming that Ning Chen was Tang San, not a stranger.

Ning Chen disguised himself as Tang San to approach Xiao Wu and secure her ninth Spirit Ring, while the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape questioned his intentions. He claimed his Blue Silver Grass was actually the Blue Silver Emperor, leaving the Sky Azure Bull Python to consider its connection to Ah Yin.

• The Titan Giant Ape accused Ning Chen, disguised as Tang San, of deceiving Xiao Wu, while the Sky Azure Bull Python watched him with hostility.
• Ning Chen insisted that his feelings for Xiao Wu were sincere, and Xiao Wu reminded Er Ming that Tang San had brought her back to the forest.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python stopped Xiao Wu from approaching Ning Chen and questioned why Tang San's Blue Silver Grass carried a faint Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura.
• Ning Chen claimed his Blue Silver Grass's true form was the Blue Silver Emperor, prompting the Sky Azure Bull Python to recall Ah Yin.

Ning Chen told the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape about his Blue Silver Emperor heritage to gain permission to see Xiao Wu, then knocked her unconscious and escaped with her using Kamui. The two rulers pursued him, but Kamui let Ning Chen survive their attacks as they demanded to know who he was.

• Ning Chen recounted how Tang Hao rescued him from Spirit Hall and revealed that his mother was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python accepted Ning Chen's heritage as grounds to meet Xiao Wu, and the Titan Giant Ape stepped aside.
• Xiao Wu rushed into Ning Chen's arms, but he knocked her unconscious with the Thousand Mountains Formula and sent her into the Kamui Dimension.
• Ning Chen used Kamui to escape the Lake of Life with Xiao Wu and reappeared elsewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python struck Ning Chen with Sky Azure Annihilation Thunder, but Kamui left him unharmed; the Titan Giant Ape's attack also failed to injure him.

Ning Chen escaped the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu after using the Kamui Sharingan to evade the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape. At the forest’s edge, he confirmed Xiao Wu was still unconscious and set out to find a safe place to absorb her hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

• Ning Chen revealed his original appearance and declared he would take Xiao Wu, enraging the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.
• Ning Chen evaded their Gravity Domain and Sky Azure Annihilation Thunder with the Kamui Sharingan, then warned them against pursuing him or taking human form.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape searched across the forest, but Ning Chen escaped their range and continued toward the outskirts.
• Ning Chen fled for five days, using the Nine Yang Divine Skill, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s speed enhancement, and Voidstep to avoid the enraged beasts.
• At the forest’s edge, Ning Chen checked the Storage Bag and found Xiao Wu alive but still unconscious and sealed.
• Ning Chen put away the bag and raced out of the Star Dou Great Forest to find a safe place to absorb Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

Ning Chen killed the unconscious Xiao Wu in a secluded valley in Fasino Province and began absorbing her hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. As his cultivation bottleneck started to loosen, Xiao Wu’s resentment assaulted him during the absorption.

• Ning Chen reached Fasino Province and found a secluded valley to absorb a spirit ring.
• Ning Chen released the bound, unconscious Xiao Wu from his storage pouch and killed her with his saber.
• Tang San felt a sudden pain and emptiness while training with Tang Hao, but dismissed it as a brief spell of discomfort.
• A crimson hundred-thousand-year spirit ring formed over Xiao Wu’s corpse, and Ning Chen began absorbing it with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Chen endured the ring’s immense energy, gradually refined it with the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and began to loosen his Level 90 bottleneck.
• Because Xiao Wu had not sacrificed herself, her resentment assailed Ning Chen as he absorbed the ring.

Ning Chen absorbed Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and left leg soul bone, reaching rank ninety-two and gaining Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body. He ended the chapter newly strengthened by the two abilities.

• Ning Chen absorbed Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, became a Titled Douluo at rank ninety-one, and sensed his Heart Body Martial Soul might awaken again with more power.
• Ning Chen examined Xiao Wu’s corpse after she reverted to a Soft Bone Enchanting Rabbit and found the hundred-thousand-year left leg soul bone.
• Ning Chen absorbed Xiao Wu’s soul bone, raised his soul power to rank ninety-two, and obtained Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.

After capturing Xiao Wu and gaining a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, Ning Chen returned to Heaven Dou City as a Level 92 Titled Douluo. His monthly Myriad Realms Roulette draw gave him Spirit Journey Through the Great Void, a method for cultivating the primordial spirit.

• Ning Chen avoided the raging Star Dou Great Forest and headed back to Heaven Dou City after obtaining the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Ning Chen returned to Heaven Dou City after several days of travel, just as a new month began and it was time for another roulette draw.
• Ning Chen activated the Myriad Realms Roulette and received an ancient jade slip from an immortal cultivation world.
• Ning Chen learned that Spirit Journey Through the Great Void cultivated the primordial spirit rather than serving as a movement technique.
• Ning Chen discovered that the method could strengthen the mind against illusions and mental attacks, and at higher mastery let the primordial spirit leave the body and potentially survive its destruction.

Ning Chen began cultivating Wandering Through the Great Void and felt his spiritual power grow more substantial after one night. Qian Renxue visited to offer him a post as deputy commander of the Imperial Palace Guard, but Ning Chen explained that he preferred to focus on cultivation and Soul Master research.

• Ning Chen studied Wandering Through the Great Void and briefly focused his thoughts, experiencing heightened clarity and improved spiritual power.
• After breakfast, Ning Chen learned that Qian Renxue would visit and prepared to ask her about gathering information on Soul Masters with body martial souls.
• Qian Renxue arrived at Ning Chen's residence, dismissed their attendants, and invited him to serve as deputy commander of the Imperial Palace Guard.
• Ning Chen declined the offer, citing his cultivation and ambition to research Soul Master theory.

Ning Chen explained his plan to research people who awakened soul power without manifesting martial souls, while Qian Renxue reconsidered placing him in the Imperial Palace Guard. She offered to share her findings and arrange a discreet introduction to Salas, but Ning Chen raised a further concern about approaching Spirit Hall.

• Ning Chen told Qian Renxue he wanted to investigate why some people awakened soul power without manifesting martial souls and whether they could be helped to awaken them.
• Qian Renxue warned Ning Chen that decades of research, including Spirit Hall’s efforts, had produced no substantial results, but Ning Chen said he still wanted to try.
• Ning Chen said he would accept the Deputy Commander position if Qian Renxue preferred, prompting her to reconsider because he was young, talented, and Xue Ye kept tight control of the palace.
• Qian Renxue decided Ning Chen should focus on cultivation and said she would send him the information gathered about his research, with the option of introducing him to Salas.
• Ning Chen cautioned that contacting Salas could make it appear the Heaven Dou crown prince had sided with Spirit Hall, but Qian Renxue assured him the contact would be discreet.
• Ning Chen clarified that the possibility of outsiders finding out was not what worried him, leaving Qian Renxue puzzled.