Chapter Summaries

Tang Chen was expelled from the Clear Sky Sect alongside his injured grandfather after Tang Lie called them burdens. A Choice System offered him four Martial Souls, and Tang Chen chose the Life Ancient Tree and Destruction Scepter but postponed awakening them; he left the sect and returned to their humble courtyard.

• Tang Lie ordered Tang Chen and his grandfather to leave the Clear Sky Sect, insulting Tang Chen for awakening a sapling Martial Soul with level two Innate Soul Power.
• Tang Chen recalled his grandfather’s and parents’ sacrifices for the sect and realized his weakness had left them vulnerable to expulsion.
• The Choice System appeared and offered Tang Chen the Clear Sky Hammer, Luo Sanpao, Life Ancient Tree, and Destruction Scepter.
• Tang Chen decided to choose the Life Ancient Tree and Destruction Scepter, but held off on awakening them inside the sect to avoid attracting its powerful members.
• Tang Chen challenged Tang Lie over the sect’s treatment of his family, then said he would leave and warned the Clear Sky Sect not to regret it.
• Tang Chen walked down the mountain and returned to the crude courtyard where his grandfather lived.

After the Clear Sky Sect expelled Tang Chen and his grandfather, Tang Chen rejected the sect’s plan for them and awakened two powerful Martial Souls while they rested on the road. The awakening began to restore Tang Yuan’s old injuries, as a Soul Elder secretly pursued them on Tang Lie’s orders.

• Tang Chen told Tang Yuan that the Seventh Elder had ordered them to leave the Clear Sky Sect, and he vowed to become strong and change their fate.
• Tang Chen helped Tang Yuan leave the sect with their few belongings, while Tang Lie watched from a cliff and sent a Soul Elder to kill them without leaving evidence.
• Tang Chen chose not to go to the nearby village arranged by Tang Lie and instead led Tang Yuan farther from the sect.
• While they rested beside the forest, Tang Chen called on his system and chose the Life Ancient Tree and Destruction Scepter Martial Souls.
• Tang Chen’s awakening darkened the sky and summoned an enormous Life Ancient Tree, whose energy revived the grass and began warming Tang Yuan’s old injuries.

Tang Chen awakened the Life Ancient Tree and the Destruction Scepter, and the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction recognized that he had perfectly fused their opposing powers. They summoned him for a Divine Examination and declared him qualified to inherit the God of Destruction's position.

• Tang Chen awakened the Life Ancient Tree and Destruction Scepter, leaving Tang Yuan stunned by his twin Martial Souls.
• The Goddess of Life sensed life and destruction within Tang Chen, and the God of Destruction judged him worthy of a divine inheritance.
• The Goddess of Life and God of Destruction sent their divine intents to Douluo Continent to grant Tang Chen a Divine Examination.
• Tang Chen used the Life Force to repair the damage caused as the Destruction Force tempered his body, and the two powers converged in his dantian.
• The two gods appeared before Tang Chen in a strange space and confirmed that his Martial Souls fused life and destruction without conflict.
• The God of Destruction told Tang Chen that he was qualified to receive his inheritance.

Tang Chen received the Destruction Spear and Leaf of Life from the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, along with their first Divine Trials. Back in the forest, he used the Leaf of Life to heal Tang Yuan, whose Soul Power recovered to the Soul Douluo realm.

• The God of Destruction gave Tang Chen the Destruction Spear, and the Goddess of Life gave him the Leaf of Life.
• The gods set Tang Chen his first Divine Trials: kill a Soul Master above his rank and save three people, both within one month.
• Tang Chen accepted both Divine Examinations, and the gods departed as the special space shattered.
• Tang Chen told Tang Yuan that the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life had granted him their Godhood inheritances and divine artifacts.
• Tang Chen used the Leaf of Life to heal Tang Yuan's injuries and restore his Soul Power to the Soul Douluo realm.

After Tang Yuan recovered his cultivation, Tang Chen hunted an Ironclad Demon Wolf and absorbed its millennium Soul Ring as his first. The system then offered him four soul skills, leaving him to choose one.

• Tang Yuan regained his Rank 83 cultivation and healed from his old injuries, freeing him and Tang Chen from depending on others.
• Tang Chen killed an Ironclad Demon Wolf and triggered a system selection upon reaching Rank 20 Soul Power.
• Tang Chen chose Innate Divine Strength and Endless Vitality, enhancing his strength and the healing effects of his Life Ancient Tree skills.
• Tang Chen used the powers of his Destruction Scepter and Life Ancient Tree to absorb the Ironclad Demon Wolf’s millennium Soul Ring and become a Soul Grandmaster.
• The system offered Tang Chen four first soul skills, including Destruction Judgment, but he had not yet chosen one.

Tang Chen chose Destruction Judgment as his first soul skill and revealed that he had absorbed a powerful millennium-level Soul Ring. A man sent by Tang Lie attacked Tang Chen and Tang Yuan, but Tang Yuan revealed that he had recovered his cultivation and overwhelmed the assassin.

• Tang Chen selected Destruction Judgment, mastered the skill, and tested its power without releasing it at a distant boulder.
• Tang Yuan found Tang Chen and learned that his grandson had absorbed a Soul Ring with an aura of at least thirteen hundred years.
• A man in black confronted Tang Chen and Tang Yuan, saying Tang Lie had ordered them killed.
• The assassin attacked Tang Chen, but Tang Yuan stopped him with his Soul Power and revealed eight Soul Rings.
• The man in black recognized Tang Yuan as a Soul Douluo and pleaded that he had only followed Tang Lie's orders.

Tang Chen used his first Destruction Divine Trial to kill a Soul Elder with one strike, earning rewards that strengthened his destruction affinity, raised his level, and increased his first Soul Ring’s age. Tang Yuan confirmed that his injuries and Soul Power had fully recovered, leaving him able to pursue becoming a Titled Douluo.

• Tang Chen asked Tang Yuan to let him kill the black-clad man to complete his first Destruction Divine Trial.
• Tang Chen revealed his Destruction Scepter and Life Ancient Tree Twin Martial Souls, then used Destruction Judgment to kill the black-clad Soul Elder in one strike.
• Tang Chen received the trial rewards: ten percent greater destruction affinity, three levels, and an increase that brought his first Soul Ring to two thousand years.
• Tang Yuan inspected the fallen man’s dagger and praised Tang Chen for defeating a stronger Soul Master.
• Tang Yuan told Tang Chen that his injuries, meridians, and dantian had recovered and that he had regained his eighty-third level of Soul Power.

Tang Chen and Tang Yuan escaped the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang Lie sent a Soul Saint after them following Tang Ming’s death. Near the Star Dou Great Forest, they encountered a wounded girl in black being chased by Soul Masters bearing the Star Luo Imperial Family emblem.

• Tang Chen told Tang Yuan they had left the Clear Sky Sect and planned to find a Second Soul Ring after reaching level twenty.
• Tang Xiao reprimanded Tang Lie for driving out Tang Yuan and Tang Chen and secretly ordering their deaths.
• A disciple reported that Tang Ming had died, prompting Tang Lie to ask Tang Xiao to send Tang Li, a level-seventy-one Soul Saint, after the grandfather and grandson.
• Tang Chen and Tang Yuan entered the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang Chen planned to seek a Soul Beast at least eight thousand years old.
• Tang Chen and Tang Yuan followed sounds of battle and found a wounded girl in black fleeing Soul Masters of the Star Luo Imperial Family before she stumbled and fell to one knee.

Tang Chen rescued the wounded Zhu Zhuqing from Star Luo Imperial Family pursuers and used his Destruction Scepter and Life Ancient Tree to defeat them and heal her. Zhu Zhuqing thanked him and learned that he already knew her identity.

• Tang Chen recognized Zhu Zhuqing as Dai Mubai's fiancée while she fled Star Luo Imperial Family pursuers through the forest.
• Tang Chen killed the lead Soul Elder with Destruction Judgment and defeated the remaining Soul Masters with his destructive power and Life Ancient Tree.
• Tang Chen treated Zhu Zhuqing's wounds and restored her depleted Soul Power while Tang Yuan teased them about becoming family.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Tang Chen and introduced herself, and Tang Chen explained that he had recognized her from the pursuit.

Tang Chen sheltered Zhu Zhuqing from her pursuers as they traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest. He killed a nine-thousand-year Dark Unicorn and successfully absorbed its Soul Ring, leaving him with two Soul Rings.

• Tang Chen invited the injured Zhu Zhuqing to travel with him and Tang Yuan, promising to protect her from the Star Luo Imperial Family's hunters.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned that Tang Chen had level-twenty-three Soul Power, twin Martial Souls, and a Divine Examination reward that had raised his first Soul Ring to two thousand years.
• Tang Chen found a nine-thousand-year Dark Unicorn and chose it as the source of his second Soul Ring.
• Tang Chen summoned the Destruction Spear and killed the charging Dark Unicorn with a single attack.
• Tang Chen absorbed the Dark Unicorn's Soul Ring while Tang Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing guarded him, then emerged with two Soul Rings.

Tang Chen chose Myriad Annihilation Return to Void as his second Soul Skill after absorbing a Nine-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Zhu Zhuqing asked to cultivate with him for protection, and the three set out to leave the Star Dou Great Forest together.

• Tang Chen selected Myriad Annihilation Return to Void and tested its destructive sphere, which reduced nearby leaves to black powder.
• Tang Yuan praised Tang Chen for absorbing the Nine-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and learned that the Destruction Force and life force helped protect and repair his body.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Tang Chen if she could cultivate with him, explaining that the Star Luo Imperial Family would continue hunting her if she left alone.
• Tang Chen agreed to let Zhu Zhuqing stay, and Tang Yuan teased them by saying she would become his granddaughter-in-law.
• Tang Chen, Tang Yuan, and Zhu Zhuqing packed their things and headed toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang Chen reached Soul Power Rank 30 after a year of cultivation and used two system rewards to strengthen his Soul Ring and body. He emerged from seclusion transformed, and Tang Yuan learned of his rapid breakthrough.

• Tang Chen reached Soul Power Rank 30, triggering a system selection, and chose to increase his second Soul Ring's age by three thousand years and obtain the Two Modes Root-Extending Grass.
• Tang Chen's second Soul Ring turned black and reached twelve thousand years.
• Tang Chen consumed the Two Modes Root-Extending Grass, which purged impurities and strengthened his body, spiritual power, meridians, and cultivation foundation.
• Tang Chen left the cave after his transformation, and Tang Yuan asked about his breakthrough.
• Tang Chen told Tang Yuan he had reached Rank 30, surprising his grandfather with his rise from Rank 23 in just one year.

Tang Chen revealed that his second Soul Ring had become a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, astonishing Tang Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing. After reaching level thirty, he set out with Tang Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing for the Star Dou Great Forest to find his third Soul Ring, while Zhu Zhuqing gathered medicinal herbs.

• Tang Chen showed Tang Yuan that his second Soul Ring had risen to over ten thousand years, and Tang Yuan praised his grandson’s extraordinary Martial Souls.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned with medicinal herbs, saw Tang Chen’s black Soul Ring, and asked how he had obtained it.
• Tang Chen announced that he had reached level thirty and planned to find his third Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhu Zhuqing joined Tang Chen and Tang Yuan, saying she would search for herbs and that traveling with them was safer.
• Several days later, Tang Chen led the group through the Star Dou Great Forest, sensing danger ahead while Zhu Zhuqing gathered herbs and followed his protection.

Tang Chen and Zhu Zhuqing grew closer during their journey through the Star Dou Great Forest, but Tang Chen later interrupted Tang San’s fight with a Man Faced Demon Spider and killed it before Tang San could claim its Soul Ring. The chapter left Tang San furious as Tang Chen waited beside the corpse for a Soul Ring to appear.

• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Tang Chen for standing by her and promised to help him, then embraced him by the stream.
• Tang Yuan teased Zhu Zhuqing about hugging Tang Chen as the three rested by their campfire.
• The next day, Tang Chen, Tang Yuan, and Zhu Zhuqing continued into the Star Dou Great Forest in search of a suitable Soul Beast for Tang Chen’s third Soul Ring.
• Tang Chen recognized Tang San fighting a two-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider and rushed in because it might yield the Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang Chen killed the Man Faced Demon Spider with his second Soul Skill, Myriad Annihilation Return to Void, before Tang San could finish it.
• Tang San protested that he had found the Soul Beast first, while Tang Chen sat beside its corpse and waited for the Soul Ring.

Tang Chen claimed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Eight Spider Lances, provoking Tang San into a fight. After Tang Chen destroyed Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and nullified his Godly Zhuge Crossbow, he took the Soul Bone.

• A purple Soul Ring and the Eight Spider Lances appeared after Tang Chen killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Tang San demanded the Soul Bone.
• Tang Chen refused to give up the Eight Spider Lances, arguing that the killer of a Soul Beast claimed its rewards.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Grass, but Tang Chen’s destructive power shattered it and forced Tang San back.
• Tang San fired sixteen bolts from his Godly Zhuge Crossbow, but Tang Chen’s Destruction Judgment annihilated them and struck an ancient tree.
• Tang Chen picked up the Eight Spider Lances and used his Soul Power to condense them into a piece of black bone.

Tang Chen claimed the Eight Spider Lances and chose two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones from the system, gaining powerful new abilities. When Meng Yiran arrived and attacked him over the Man Faced Demon Spider, Tang Chen countered with the Destruction Scepter.

• Tang Chen took the Eight Spider Lances and chose the Shadow Demon Spirit Left Leg Bone and Two-Pole Black Tortoise Right Arm Bone as his system rewards.
• Tang Chen fused both soul bones, gaining enhanced speed, defense, recovery, and new soul skills.
• Tang San watched the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring fade and lamented losing both it and the Eight Spider Lances.
• Meng Yiran arrived, claimed the Man Faced Demon Spider, and attacked Tang Chen with Snake Lance Pierces the Heart.
• Tang Chen raised the Destruction Scepter and began disintegrating Meng Yiran's snake-shaped spear.

Tang Chen revealed his ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring and told Meng Yiran that Tang San had tried to take the Man Faced Demon Spider. Meng Yiran attacked Tang San, and their fight continued as the chapter ended.

• Tang Chen stopped his destructive beam inches from Meng Yiran and showed her his two-thousand-year first Soul Ring and ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Tang Chen pointed out Tang San as the one who wanted the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Meng Yiran confronted him.
• Tang San apologized and said the Soul Bone was with Tang Chen, but Meng Yiran slapped him and threatened to kill him.
• Meng Yiran attacked with her Serpent Cane, and Tang San dodged before countering with Armor-Piercing Nails.
• Meng Yiran blocked the nails with her Snake Blade Barrier and lunged at Tang San, who met her Serpent Cane with his Mysterious Jade Hand.

Zhao Wuji arrived to help Tang San and attacked Meng Yiran, but Tang Chen stopped him and challenged Shrek’s claims about the Man Faced Demon Spider. The conflict remained unresolved as Zhao Wuji demanded Tang Chen hand over the External Soul Bone.

• Meng Yiran pressed her attack on the weakened Tang San until Zhao Wuji and the other Shrek students arrived.
• Zhao Wuji drove Meng Yiran back with his Soul Saint strength and threatened to cripple her, while Tang San accused her of hurting Shrek students.
• Tang Chen stopped Zhao Wuji and warned him that Meng Yiran was the Unrivaled Dragon Snake’s granddaughter.
• Tang San told Zhao Wuji that Tang Chen had taken the Man Faced Demon Spider’s External Soul Bone, prompting Shrek to focus on Tang Chen.
• Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuqing about her return, and Zhu Zhuqing reminded him that he had abandoned her.
• Zhao Wuji demanded the External Soul Bone, and Tang Chen told him to stay away from Meng Yiran first.

Tang Yuan intervened when Zhao Wuji threatened Tang Chen and Meng Yiran, overpowering and humiliating the Shrek teacher until he apologized. Xiao Wu then arrived, and Tang San was left regretting the Eight Spider Lances in Tang Chen’s hand.

• Tang Chen warned Zhao Wuji to stay away from Meng Yiran and called on his grandfather, Tang Yuan, to act.
• Tang Yuan revealed his eight Soul Rings, struck Zhao Wuji down, and slapped him repeatedly while the Shrek group watched without intervening.
• Zhao Wuji apologized to Meng Yiran for attacking her and trying to seize the Soul Bone, and Tang Yuan warned him not to bully the weak again.
• Xiao Wu arrived and reunited with Tang San, who checked that she was unharmed.
• Xiao Wu noticed the Eight Spider Lances in Tang Chen’s hand, and Tang San silently regretted losing something important.

Tang Chen drove Shrek away after taking the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring and External Soul Bone, while Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai and chose to stay with Tang Chen. Meng Yiran reunited with her grandparents and showed interest in Tang Chen, leaving Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran competing for his attention.

• Tang Chen ordered Zhao Wuji and the Shrek group to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, and Tang San departed while resenting the loss of the Soul Ring and External Soul Bone.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing to go with him because they were engaged, but she refused and said she would not leave Tang Chen.
• Meng Yiran thanked Tang Chen and asked to speak with him alone, but Zhu Zhuqing intervened, and Tang Chen urged them to stop arguing in the forest.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang arrived to check on Meng Yiran, learned of Tang Chen’s rare Soul Rings, and encouraged her to pursue him.
• Zhu Zhuqing linked arms with Tang Chen and tried to leave, but Meng Yiran linked arms with his other side and asked him to stay longer.