Chapter Summaries

Chen Ling learned that Dugu Bo had returned with several clans and the Blacksmith Association after carrying out recruitment across the Star Luo Empire. He headed to meet them, surprised to hear that Dugu Bo had poisoned the Speed Clan unconscious and brought them back.

• Gu Rong took Ning Fengzhi’s sealed letter to deliver it and planned to visit Ning Rongrong and ask whether Chen Ling had a purpose in mind.
• Chen Ling told Ning Rongrong he was visiting Uncle Ning, but Liu Erlong interrupted to report that Dugu Bo and the others had returned.
• Liu Erlong reported that Dugu Bo had brought back the Breaking Clan, Defense Clan, Speed Clan, and Blacksmith Association from Gengxin City.
• Chen Ling asked why the Speed Clan had come, and Liu Erlong explained that Dugu Bo had poisoned its members unconscious and carried them back.
• Chen Ling recalled that he had told Dugu Bo to knock out the Speed Clan if other recruitment methods failed, then continued toward the main hall to meet the returning groups.

Chen Ling welcomed the chiefs of the Breaking, Defense, and Speed Clans and fulfilled his promises with a rare flower and hidden-weapon blueprints, while offering further help to those who served the Azure Nether Sect. After the meeting, Tai Tan learned that the clans had arrived in Heaven Dou City and anxiously waited for permission to visit the sect.

• Chen Ling entered the hall, where Ya Li introduced him to Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, White Crane, Lou Gao, and Bai Chenxiang.
• Chen Ling gave Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty and promised to help him reach Titled Douluo if he contributed to the sect.
• Chen Ling handed Lou Gao the Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons and promised the Speed Clan priority access to the first completed batch.
• Chen Ling considered how the Speed Clan’s exceptional agility could support the sect’s future tactics and eyed Bai Chenxiang as a possible recruit.
• After the meeting, Tai Tan learned that the three clans had arrived and waited anxiously for the Azure Nether Sect to approve his visit.

Chen Ling introduced Lou Gao to Wang Dong'er so they could begin developing hidden weapons and establish Tang Sect Soul Tool Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, Tang San assembled a Godly Zhuge Crossbow to sell for Yu Xiaogang's travel expenses and his own living costs.

• Chen Ling brought Lou Gao to meet Wang Dong'er, whose Clear Sky Hammer forging had produced precise rank-zero soul tool components.
• Lou Gao studied the Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons and began assembling the components, allowing the hidden weapon project to move forward.
• Chen Ling planned to establish Tang Sect Soul Tool Co., Ltd. to sell hidden weapons without requiring Wang Dong'er to train every assembler herself.
• Tang San borrowed money from Yu Xiaogang and planned to hire a Soul Master to escort him to Spirit City.
• Tang San assembled a Godly Zhuge Crossbow and stored it in his soul tool to sell at the auction house the next day.

Tang San sold his Godly Zhuge Crossbow and searched for a Soul Master to escort Yu Xiaogang to Spirit City. He hired the scarred Battle Soul Ancestor known as Scar, who called himself Soldier Boy, and left to arrange their meeting.

• Tang San consigned his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at the Heaven Dou Auction House, where it sold for twenty-seven hundred Gold Soul Coins after an Azure Nether Sect batch reduced its price.
• Tang San went to the Heaven Dou Spirit Arena to find an escort for Yu Xiaogang and learned that the service would cost five thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Scar approached Tang San and offered to escort Yu Xiaogang for the full fee upfront, identifying himself as a rank forty-eight Battle Soul Ancestor.
• Tang San accepted Scar's offer, answered his questions about Yu Xiaogang, and arranged a time to meet.
• After Tang San left, another middle-aged man remarked on Scar's tastes, and Scar replied that a wrinkled wrapper did not make candy less sweet.

Yu Xiaogang abandoned his planned trip to Spirit Hall after learning that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would take part in a contest against the Azure Nether Sect, and he saw a chance to defeat Chen Ling’s side. Elsewhere, Chen Ling reassured the Ice Empress, who had returned from the Far North Region without finding the Snow Empress.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he had hired a Soul Ancestor to escort him to Spirit Hall.
• Yu Tianheng told Yu Xiaogang that the Azure Nether Sect had challenged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and that he needed to return home to compete for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to write to the sect master and prepare for the contest, setting aside his trip to Spirit Hall.
• Chen Ling considered the unexpectedly high-profile challenge and wondered whether Spirit Hall intended to reshape the sect rankings.
• The Ice Empress asked Chen Ling where the Snow Empress was after failing to find her in the Far North Region, and Chen Ling reassured her while hinting at the Snow Empress's romantic troubles.

Chen Ling teased Snow Empress, then decided to draw the Clear Sky Sect into the upheaval surrounding the Upper Three Sects reselection. Disguised as Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue told Tang Yuehua about a boy with a Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Tang Yuehua eager to learn whether he was still at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Ice Empress left Chen Ling's office after threatening him, and Snow Empress emerged from beneath his desk and scolded him for their behavior.
• Chen Ling explained that he had called Ice Empress back because he wanted to widen the contest around the Upper Three Sects reselection and entangle the factions beyond Spirit Hall.
• Chen Ling decided to involve the Clear Sky Sect and went to find Qian Renxue.
• At Moonlight Pavilion, Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe told Tang Yuehua about a boy with a Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.
• Tang Yuehua admitted that the boy was the son of an old acquaintance and asked whether he was still at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Tang Yuehua contacted the Clear Sky Sect to support Tang San, while Qian Renxue reported her success to Chen Ling. Chen Ling ordered surveillance of the Moonlight Pavilion as he and Qian Renxue turned their attention to the future.

• Xue Qinghe warned Tang Yuehua that Tang San and his teacher had offended Azure Nether, prompting Tang Yuehua to reconsider her plans.
• Tang Yuehua sent a token to the Clear Sky Sect and left to prepare, believing Tang Xiao would defend his nephew's dignity.
• Snake Lance Douluo told Qian Renxue that the Clear Sky Sect's liaison had departed and voiced concern about Bibi Dong's response to Azure Nether's rising prestige.
• Qian Renxue returned to Cloudcrag Academy and reported Tang Yuehua's arrangements to Chen Ling.
• Chen Ling told Qian Renxue to have Snake Lance Douluo watch the Moonlight Pavilion for tall figures in black cloaks, then lowered a veil of spiritual power over his office.

Tang San met his uncle Tang Xiao, Tang Hao’s elder brother, who recognized him by his martial souls. Below, Yu Xiaogang and Tang Yuehua discussed the sect reshuffling and agreed their clans should preserve their alliance, while Scar watched them with disdain.

• Tang San cultivated his Purple Demon Eye and examined his blue silver grass and Clear Sky Hammer martial souls.
• Tang Xiao appeared on the rooftop, recognized Tang San as Tang Hao’s son, and revealed that he was Tang San’s uncle.
• Scar stayed by Yu Xiaogang’s side as his bodyguard while Tang Yuehua met with Yu Xiaogang below.
• Tang Yuehua warned that the Azure Nether Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were conspiring with Spirit Hall and urged the two clans to remain allied.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to convey Tang Yuehua’s concerns to his father, while Scar dismissed their political discussion as pointless.

Gangzi secured Tang Yuehua’s promise of Clear Sky Sect support for his planned alliance with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and his revenge on Chen Ling. Tang San reunited with Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua, then asked them about his mother, prompting Tang Xiao to recount their shared past.

• Tang Yuehua told Gangzi that the Clear Sky Sect had sent its second and seventh elders, and Gangzi decided to return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to arrange cooperation.
• Tang Xiao and Tang San returned, and Tang Xiao introduced Tang Yuehua as Tang San’s aunt.
• Tang Yuehua welcomed Tang San affectionately, and Tang Xiao asked him about Tang Hao; Tang San said he did not know where his father was.
• Tang Xiao offered to train Tang San in Clear Sky Hammer techniques for the upcoming Upper Three Sects selection tournament.
• Tang San asked Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua where his mother was, and Tang Xiao began recounting their complicated past.

Gangzi returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, where Yu Yuanzhen welcomed him and agreed to help with his Martial Soul problem. Gangzi then urged the clan to ally with the Clear Sky Sect against the Azure Nether Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Yu Luomian's opposition left the decision to Yu Yuanzhen.

• Gangzi reached the clan grounds with Scar and met Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian at the gate.
• Yu Yuanzhen expressed concern for Gangzi and welcomed him home, while Gangzi considered asking his father to bring Liu Erlong back.
• Gangzi joined the family in the council hall and steered their conversation toward Tang San, his disciple.
• Gangzi revealed Tang San's Clear Sky Sect ties and urged the clan to ally with the Clear Sky Sect in the Upper Three Sects competition.
• Yu Luomian remained opposed to Gangzi's proposal, leaving Yu Yuanzhen to decide what the clan would do.

Yu Xiaogang urged the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to attack the Azure Nether Sect, but Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian rejected his plan because the Azure Nether Sect was far stronger than he realized. Yu Luomian chose to seek cooperation with the sect and proposed marrying Liu Erlong into it, leaving Yu Xiaogang furious and powerless.

• Yu Luomian warned Yu Xiaogang that the Azure Nether Sect's true strength made an alliance against it disastrous, and Yu Yuanzhen said the clan should befriend the sect instead.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted that the clan and the Clear Sky Sect could defeat the Azure Nether Sect using the True Dragon Nine Crowns.
• Yu Luomian rebuked Yu Xiaogang for prioritizing personal revenge over the lives of the clan's members and condemned his casual use of their ultimate trump card.
• Yu Yuanzhen's response confirmed the clan would not attack the Azure Nether Sect, and Yu Luomian decided to pursue cooperation with it.
• Yu Luomian proposed marrying Liu Erlong into the Azure Nether Sect to strengthen ties, angering Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang was placed under house arrest after Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian rejected his plans, but Yu Yuanzhen secretly left him a choice between staying loyal to the clan and being cast out. Scar helped him escape, and Yu Xiaogang left vowing to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Yu Luomian announced that Yu Xiaogang would remain in the sect under house arrest, and Yu Yuanzhen accepted the decision for the clan's safety.
• Yu Yuanzhen privately decided to let Yu Xiaogang leave if he chose, warning that leaving would mean being struck from the clan rolls forever.
• Scar entered the unguarded courtyard and offered to help Yu Xiaogang escape in exchange for a condition.
• Scar carried Yu Xiaogang out of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Yu Xiaogang swore to destroy it at any cost.