Chapter Summaries

After two years of rapid Soul Tool development, Qian Xunzong and Xu Yanqiu prepared to leave the Sun-Moon Empire for Douluo Continent aboard a fleet of thirty powerful warships. The chapter ended with the fleet setting sail and Qian Xunzong anticipating a reunion with family and old friends.

• Muyou and Xinghe admired the Sun-Moon Empire’s fleet and its heavily armed flagship as a Level-9 Soul Engineer confirmed it was ready to sail.
• Xu Qingxuan came to the harbor with officials and Soul Tool experts to bid farewell to Qian Xunzong and Xu Yanqiu.
• Xu Yanqiu praised Xu Qingxuan’s rule, and he vowed to govern diligently and protect the Sun-Moon Empire.
• Qian Xunzong called Xu Qingxuan his cousin, entrusted the realm to him, and said he had left something in the imperial palace to protect the Xu Family’s authority.
• Qian Xunzong, Xu Yanqiu, Xinghe, Muyou, Soul Engineers, and a thousand members of the Soul Master Legion boarded the flagship as the officials and experts saluted them.
• Qian Xunzong ordered the fleet to sail for Douluo Continent, and he and Xu Yanqiu looked forward to reuniting with family and old friends.

Xu Qingxuan read Qian Xunzong’s decree establishing the Throne of Wisdom and Spirit as the guardian of the Xu Bloodline and the arbiter of imperial succession. He awakened the throne, swore to uphold its laws and the eternal alliance with the Spirit Hall Empire, and watched it take root in the Imperial Palace.

• Xu Qingxuan returned to the Imperial Palace’s Forbidden Ground and ordered the guards to keep their distance.
• Xu Qingxuan read Qian Xunzong’s decree, which made the Throne of Wisdom and Spirit responsible for protecting the Xu Bloodline and judging future emperors.
• The decree also commanded the Xu and Qian Families to preserve their alliance and never wage war against each other.
• Xu Qingxuan pressed his palm to the crystal, summoning the Throne of Wisdom and Spirit in a pillar of divine light.
• Xu Qingxuan swore to protect the Xu Family and uphold peace with the Spirit Hall Empire, and the throne acknowledged his oath and settled into the hall.

Qian Xunzong and his fleet neared the Douluo Continent when the seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul-Calming Giant Octopus that had attacked them two years earlier appeared in their path. Qian Xunzong ordered the fleet to bombard it, forcing the beast to surface as it launched an attack on the warships.

• Qian Xunzong, Xinghe, Xu Yanqiu, and Muyou recalled their dangerous earlier sea crossings as the fleet made its way home.
• Xinghe estimated that the fleet would reach the coastal waters near the Douluo Continent in five days.
• A Level-9 Soul Engineer detected the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus two thousand meters beneath the sea, and Muyou recalled how it had nearly killed her and Xu Yanqiu.
• Qian Xunzong refused to take a detour and ordered all thirty-one warships to form a line and fire High-Explosive Soul Tool Torpedoes at the beast.
• The torpedo barrage drove the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus to the surface, where it roared and swung its tentacles at the fleet.

Qian Xunzong's fleet unleashed its Soul Cannons against the seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul-Calming Giant Octopus, and the Peak Level-9 Annihilation Cannon severed many of its tentacles. The enraged beast counterattacked and raised a barrier that even the flagship's strongest cannon could barely shake.

• Xinghe, Xu Yanqiu, and Muyou warned Qian Xunzong that the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus was a formidable beast with powerful defenses and recovery in its home waters.
• Qian Xunzong ordered the fleet to charge and fire every Soul Cannon at the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus.
• The fleet's cannon fire wounded the beast, but its rapid healing kept ordinary attacks from doing lasting damage.
• Qian Xunzong ordered the Peak Level-9 Annihilation Cannon to strike the beast's tentacle cluster, and the blast severed three tentacles.
• Qian Xunzong ordered continued bombardment, and repeated shots severed more than a dozen of the beast's tentacles.
• The Soul-Calming Giant Octopus smashed or blocked most incoming shells, then surrounded itself with a dark energy barrier that resisted the Peak Level-9 Annihilation Cannon.

The fleet’s Soul Tool firepower failed to break the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus’s defenses, so Qian Xunzong faced the beast himself. He overwhelmed it with the Judgment Deity’s divine power and began preparing a direct assault, leaving the battle poised for his next move.

• Xinghe, Xu Yanqiu, and Muyou recognized that the fleet’s weapons could not overcome the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus’s awakened deep-sea strength.
• Qian Xunzong ordered the fleet to cease fire and fall back, then flew alone above the beast.
• Qian Xunzong reminded the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus of its past attacks on him and his mother, and declared that he would settle their grudges.
• Qian Xunzong unleashed the Judgment Deity Martial Soul and used Judgment Domain to immobilize the beast’s tentacles and withstand its attacks.
• Qian Xunzong activated Heavenly Radiance Augmentation and Martial Soul Avatar, forming a hundred-meter divine body as he took control of the battlefield.

Qian Xunzong killed the seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul-Calming Giant Octopus with his Judgment God Martial Soul and absorbed its Soul Ring and External Soul Bone. After breaking through to Level-97 Peak Douluo, he ordered the Iron Fleet to continue toward Douluo Continent.

• Qian Xunzong trapped the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus in his Divine Nature Domain and burned it with his eighth soul skill, Heaven-Burning Sea-Boiling.
• Qian Xunzong used his ninth soul skill, Unrivaled Judgment—Blade of Judgment, to destroy the Soul-Calming Giant Octopus's origin core and kill it.
• A Blue-Red Soul Ring and a special External Soul Bone appeared, and Qian Xunzong began absorbing the Soul Ring while the Soul Bone merged into his back.
• Qian Xunzong broke through to Level-97 Peak Douluo and gained tens of thousands of controllable judgment blades from the Soul Bone.
• Qian Xunzong ordered the thirty-one ships of the Iron Fleet to sail at full speed toward Douluo Continent.

After more than two years without news, Qian Daoliu learned that Qian Xunzong had safely returned from his overseas journey with Xu Yanqiu, missing for sixteen years. The family and empire prepared to welcome them at Vast Sea City the following dawn.

• A Level-9 Soul Engineer arrived at court with Qian Xunzong’s token and told Qian Daoliu that the Second Prince was safe and nearing Douluo’s coast.
• The soul engineer announced that Qian Xunzong was returning with Xu Yanqiu, Pontiff Elder Xinghe, Elder Muyou, and their party, expected at Vast Sea City at dawn.
• Qian Daoliu learned that Xu Yanqiu was alive and returning, and he wept with joy.
• Qian Xunji heard the news, confirmed it with the soul engineer, and hurried to tell the Worship Hall and Pontiff Elders.
• Qian Daoliu ordered the empire’s senior leaders to travel to Vast Sea City and welcome Xu Yanqiu and Qian Xunzong home.

Qian Xunzong returned to Vast Sea City with Xu Yanqiu after two years away, and the imperial family and tens of thousands of citizens gathered to welcome them. As the fleet neared the harbor, Xu Yanqiu saw Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji waiting onshore and tearfully called herself home.

• Qian Daoliu, Qian Xichen, Qian Xunji, the officials, and Heavenly God City’s leaders gathered at Vast Sea City’s harbor to welcome Qian Xunzong and the returning empress.
• Tens of thousands of citizens watched as thirty-one enormous warships appeared on the horizon and sailed toward the harbor.
• Qian Xunzong pointed out his family and the welcoming crowd to Xu Yanqiu, who recognized Qian Daoliu and tearfully whispered that she was finally home.
• At Qian Xunzong’s signal, the fleet opened a passage for the lead ship, and he waved to his family and shouted that they were home.
• Qian Xunji shouted back to welcome his brother and mother, while Xu Yanqiu wept at the sight of her eldest son waiting onshore.

Qian Xunzong and Xu Yanqiu returned to Douluo Continent, where Qian Daoliu and the Qian Family welcomed them after sixteen years apart. After greeting officials and allies at Vast Sea City, the reunited family and their companions flew back to the Imperial Palace for a feast.

• Qian Daoliu embraced Xu Yanqiu at Vast Sea City's harbor, and Qian Xunji joined them to celebrate the family's reunion.
• Xu Yanqiu greeted Qian Xichen, and Qian Xunzong knelt to apologize to his grandfather for leaving home before bringing his mother back safely.
• Qian Xunzong and Xu Yanqiu greeted the Pontiff Elders, officials, and the leaders of Heavenly God City; Qian Xunzong thanked Li Chungang for protecting them on the voyage.
• Qian Xunzong told Qian Daoliu that he and Xu Yanqiu had gained the fleet overseas and joked that he was hungry, so Qian Daoliu invited them to a grand banquet at the palace.
• Kong Deming activated a Ninth-Level Peak Bionic Flying Soul Tool, carrying Qian Xunzong, his family, officials, and more than a thousand others from the harbor toward the palace.

Qian Daoliu welcomed Xu Yanqiu home after sixteen years apart, and the imperial family held a grand banquet to celebrate her return. The reunion continued with Qian Xunzong recounting his adventures at sea while Xu Yanqiu shared memories of her time abroad.

• Qian Daoliu, Xu Yanqiu, Qian Xunji, and Qian Xunzong returned to the imperial palace, where the Royal Guard welcomed them.
• Qian Daoliu and Xu Yanqiu reunited, and Qian Xunji eagerly offered to show his mother the palace.
• Qian Daoliu invited the gathered officials and guests into the Hall of Mental Cultivation for a banquet celebrating the family reunion.
• Qian Daoliu raised three toasts to Xu Yanqiu, Qian Xunzong, and the people of the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Qian Xunzong told Qian Xunji about his sea voyage, while Xu Yanqiu shared stories of the Sun and Moon Continent with Qian Daoliu.

After returning to the prosperous Spirit Hall Empire, Qian Xunzong planned to complete his Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation with six exceptionally old Ferocious Beast Soul Rings. Qian Xichen led a formidable hunting party north, joined by Qian Xunji, who had just become a Titled Douluo and needed a supreme beast for his ninth Soul Ring.

• Qian Xunzong admired the empire's rapid development, including its widespread Soul-Tool Trains, then spent a month traveling and cultivating.
• Qian Xunzong chose six Ferocious Beasts as targets for the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation, including Snow Empress, Di Tian, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Qian Xunzong presented his plan to Qian Xichen and the Pontiff Elders, who agreed to join the hunt after he proved he had safely absorbed three Ferocious Beast Soul Rings.
• Qian Xichen assembled six Pontiff Elders to accompany Qian Xunzong, while Qian Daoliu and Xu Yanqiu stayed behind to oversee the empire.
• Qian Xunji arrived after reaching Level 90 and explained that his Angel God Trial required him to hunt a Ferocious Beast for his ninth Soul Ring; Qian Xunzong suggested the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff.
• Li Chungang, Chen Jianjun, and Kong Deming joined the party, and Qian Xichen led them toward the Far North to hunt Snow Empress.

Qian Xunzong’s group entered the Far North and announced they intended to hunt the Snow Empress for her Soul Ring. Li Chungang defeated the Titan Snow Demon King and his clan with one sword, leaving them behind as the group continued toward the Frozen Snow Domain.

• Kong Deming and Chen Jianjun observed the Far North’s deadly cold as the group flew toward its core region.
• The Titan Snow Demon King and his clan appeared and blocked the group’s path.
• Qian Xunzong told the Titan Snow Demon King that they had come to hunt the Snow Empress for her Soul Ring.
• The Titan Snow Demon King attacked with his clan, but Li Chungang shattered their attacks and grievously wounded them with one sword.
• Qian Xunzong warned the Titan Snow Demon King that he could not protect the Snow Empress, then led the group toward the Frozen Snow Domain.
• The Titan Snow Demon King watched them depart and realized the Snow Empress was in danger.

Qian Xunzong’s group reached the Far North’s Frozen Snow Domain and confronted the Ice Empress, openly declaring their intent to kill the Snow Empress for her Soul Ring. The Snow Empress intervened, but Qian Xichen suppressed the Ice Empress, forcing the Snow Empress to shield her and demand her release.

• Qian Xunzong’s group entered the Far North’s frozen depths, where the Ice Empress blocked their path and ordered them to leave.
• Qian Xunzong told the Ice Empress that they had come to kill the Snow Empress and claim her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• The Ice Empress attacked Qian Xunzong, but Chen Jianjun intercepted her pincers with his Seven Kill Sword and defeated the strike.
• The Snow Empress arrived and asked why the humans had invaded, and Qian Xunzong explained that he needed her Soul Ring to advance his second martial soul.
• Qian Xichen used Demigod pressure to immobilize the Ice Empress, so the Snow Empress shielded her and demanded that Qian Xichen release Bing'er.

Snow Empress agreed to sacrifice herself after Qian Xunzong revealed his two supreme Martial Souls and convinced her he could ascend to godhood. Absorbing her Soul Ring and Soul Bone raised him to Level 98, and he departed for the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving Ice Empress stunned.

• Qian Xunzong offered Snow Empress the choice of surrendering for a future revival or being killed, and Snow Empress asked what proved he could become a god.
• Qian Xunzong revealed his Judgment God Martial Soul and the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation, convincing Snow Empress of his divine potential.
• Snow Empress told Ice Empress not to resist and willingly sacrificed herself, forming a seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Heavenly Snow Woman Left Arm Bone.
• Qian Xunzong absorbed Snow Empress's Soul Ring and Soul Bone, breaking through to Level-98 Peak Douluo.
• Qian Xunzong promised not to break his word and led his companions toward the Star Dou Great Forest, while Ice Empress wondered what he intended there.

Qian Xunzong's group reached the Lake of Life and confronted the Star Dou Great Forest's Soul Beasts. After Xinghe and the offerings faced the first defenders, Di Tian assembled Star Dou's six Ferocious Beasts, and Li Chungang released his sword intent as tensions rose.

• Qian Xunzong's group flew from the Far North to the Lake of Life, where the Titan Giant Ape, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and two Soft Bone Rabbits blocked their way.
• Second Worship Xinghe suppressed and injured the four hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts with a casual palm strike.
• Qian Xunzong agreed to let the eager offerings fight any Ferocious Beasts they encountered, then called for Di Tian to appear.
• Di Tian emerged from the lake with the other five Star Dou Ferocious Beasts, and Xiong Jun attacked the human group.
• Xinghe shattered Xiong Jun's Dark Gold Terrorclaw with his Xinghe Imperial Spear, while Di Tian challenged Spirit Hall and unleashed his dragon pressure.
• Li Chungang laughed and released vast sword intent as Di Tian's pressure threatened to dominate the confrontation.

Qian Xunzong demanded the Soul Rings and Soul Bones of Star Dou’s Ferocious Beasts, but they rejected his offer of sacrifice and resurrection. The Spirit Hall forces then launched a coordinated battle against the six Ferocious Beasts at the Lake of Life.

• Li Chungang countered Di Tian’s dragon pressure and matched the combined might of the six Ferocious Beasts with his sword intent until Qian Xunzong told them to withdraw.
• Di Tian demanded to know why Spirit Hall had invaded, and Qian Xunzong said he needed five Ferocious Beast Soul Rings and Soul Bones for his second martial soul.
• Qian Xunzong offered the Ferocious Beasts the choice of being slain or sacrificing themselves in exchange for eventual resurrection, but Xiong Jun, Venerable Beast, Scarlet King, and Zi JI refused.
• Qian Xunzong ended the negotiations, and the Spirit Hall experts charged the Ferocious Beasts in a coordinated battle.
• Qian Xichen and Kong Deming faced Di Tian, Xinghe faced Venerable Beast, Chen Jianjun, Chu Mingshan, and Golden Wheel attacked Xiong Jun, Golden Crocodile faced Bi Ji, Moyun faced Scarlet King, and Feng Fuyao faced Zi JI.

The Pontiff Elders and Star Dou Forest’s six Ferocious Beasts fought across the forest, with Qian Xichen and Kong Deming holding Di Tian at bay while the other battles raged. After an hour of combat, the Pontiff Elders had gained the advantage, and all six Ferocious Beasts were injured and running low on strength.

• Di Tian fought Qian Xichen and Kong Deming for a hundred exchanges without falling behind.
• Xinghe battled Venerable Beast, while Bi Ji used her healing and defenses to hold off Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Xiong Jun resisted the combined assault of Chen Jianjun, Chu Mingshan, and Golden Wheel as Moyun and Feng Fuyao suppressed Scarlet King and Zi JI.
• Qian Xunzong and Li Chungang watched without joining the battle as the fighting continued for half an hour.
• The Pontiff Elders and Ferocious Beasts unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars and true forms, escalating the battle and devastating the surrounding landscape.
• After another half hour, the Pontiff Elders pressed their advantage, leaving the six Ferocious Beasts badly wounded, exhausted, and on the defensive.

Li Chungang overwhelmed the six Ferocious Beasts with his sword and defeated Di Tian, but their attempt to self-destruct was interrupted when a silver-white force from beneath the Lake of Life froze the entire battlefield. Qian Xunzong realized that the being suppressed below the lake had awakened or begun to act.

• Qian Xunzong told Li Chungang to end the battle, and Li Chungang struck down all six Ferocious Beasts with overwhelming sword techniques.
• The wounded Ferocious Beasts attacked again, but Li Chungang incapacitated them one by one and defeated Di Tian's Dragon God's Claw.
• Xiong Jun declared that he and the other Ferocious Beasts would self-destruct rather than submit, prompting the humans to try to stop them.
• A silver-white force spread from beneath the Lake of Life and froze everyone, their powers, and the battlefield in place.
• Qian Xunzong recognized the force and realized he had forgotten about the being suppressed beneath the Lake of Life.

The Silver Dragon King awakened beneath the Lake of Life, freed the six Star Dou Ferocious Beasts from their injuries, and confronted Qian Xunzong's group. After Qian Xunzong admitted they could not defeat her, he claimed she would not dare kill them, and she asked him to explain why.

• The Silver Dragon King emerged from the Lake of Life and immobilized everyone with her divine power.
• The Silver Dragon King healed Di Tian, Venerable Beast, Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, and Zi JI, restoring them to peak strength.
• Qian Xunzong's Judgment Deity and Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation broke the Silver Dragon King's confinement, and the human powerhouses prepared to face her.
• The Silver Dragon King recognized Qian Xunzong's exceptional Martial Souls, and he identified her as the Dragon God's elemental half who had hidden in Star Dou.
• Qian Xunzong acknowledged that the humans could not defeat the Silver Dragon King but insisted she would not kill them, prompting her to ask for his reasoning.

Qian Xunzong persuaded the Silver Dragon King to settle their conflict through a three-match duel instead of a direct battle. The agreement was announced to both sides, and Chen Jianjun and Xiong Jun stepped forward for the opening match.

• Qian Xunzong faced the Silver Dragon King's attack without fear, and her divine power disintegrated before reaching him.
• Qian Xunzong refused to leave the Lake of Life without the soul rings he needed, then privately negotiated with the Silver Dragon King.
• The Silver Dragon King agreed that both sides would send three fighters into a best-of-three duel, with victory bringing either sacrifices and resurrection or a hundred years of peace.
• The Silver Dragon King explained the agreement to Di Tian and the ferocious beasts, who unanimously accepted the duel.
• Qian Xunzong announced the rules to his allies and chose Chen Jianjun to fight Xiong Jun in the first match.