Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu brought Fang Fan to the Lake of Life and persuaded Da Ming and Er Ming to become his Soul Spirits rather than risk being sacrificed by Tang San. Their transformation gave Fang Fan two powerful Soul Rings and Soul Bones and raised his cultivation to level eighty, leaving him one step from Titled Douluo.

• Xiao Wu led Fang Fan to the Lake of Life, where Er Ming and Da Ming reacted warily to the young man's presence and Xiao Wu's stronger aura.
• Xiao Wu told Da Ming and Er Ming about her life in the human world, her Soul Spirit bond with Fang Fan, and the dangers they faced from Spirit Hall and Tang San.
• Da Ming agreed to Xiao Wu's proposal, and Er Ming followed his brother in accepting the transformation into Soul Spirits.
• Fang Fan began the Sacrifice Ritual, and Da Ming and Er Ming dissolved into Soul Power that flowed into him and his Netherworld Sword.
• Fang Fan gained the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python Soul Rings and Soul Bones, and his Soul Power rose from level seventy-six to level eighty.

Fang Fan chose the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as the target for his eighth Soul Ring and began hunting it in the Star Dou Great Forest. Meanwhile, the Asura God King sent Tang San and Tang Chen to hunt the same Soul Beast, setting up a race to claim it.

• Er Ming and Da Ming reunited with Xiao Wu at the Lake of Life, while Fang Fan considered which Soul Beast would suit his eighth Soul Ring.
• Fang Fan decided the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was the best match for his Netherworld Sword and resolved to claim it before Tang San could.
• Tang San reached level forty in Slaughter City, and the Asura God King directed him to hunt the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with Tang Chen.
• Tang Chen took Tang San out of Slaughter City and headed for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Fang Fan surrounded the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's territory with Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming, then confronted the beast alone and summoned the Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor.

Fang Fan killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, absorbed its Soul Ring, and gained three levels of Soul Power. Tang San and Tang Chen arrived afterward and found only the tiger’s bones, leaving Tang San furious that someone had taken his intended prize.

• Fang Fan fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and wounded it with the Netherworld Sword after awakening the Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor’s new Evil God power.
• Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming stopped the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger from escaping, and Fang Fan beheaded it.
• Fang Fan absorbed the tiger’s deep-red Soul Ring into the Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor and rose from level eighty to level eighty-three.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Wings External Soul Bone emerged from the tiger’s corpse with the skills Evil God Escape Technique and Evil Energy Storm.
• Tang Chen and Tang San reached the tiger’s territory and found only its bones, and Tang San trembled with rage over losing the Soul Ring he wanted.

Fang Fan killed a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and gave it to Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran, who had been pursuing it. Meng Yiran became captivated by Fang Fan as Shui Bing’er stood affectionately beside him.

• Tang San found the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger reduced to bones and angrily realized someone had taken the prey he expected to claim.
• Fang Fan flew from the Star Dou Great Forest with Shui Bing’er, carrying the tiger’s Dark Demon Evil God Pearl and reflecting on his growing strength.
• Fang Fan spotted the wounded Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and killed it with a single Destruction finger-ray.
• Chao Tianxiang arrived with Meng Yiran and asked Fang Fan to give them the serpent, which he readily agreed to do.
• Meng Yiran admired Fang Fan’s appearance and strength, then noticed Shui Bing’er’s affectionate manner toward him.

Fang Fan gave Shui Bing'er a sixty-thousand-year External Soul Bone, which she fused with her Ice Phoenix power to reach level forty-eight. After Meng Shu tried to arrange a match between Fang Fan and Meng Yiran, Fang Fan and Shui Bing'er left, while Tang Chen led Tang San toward the Lake of Life to hunt the Titan Giant Ape for Tang San’s fourth Soul Ring.

• Meng Yiran absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Soul Ring and reached level thirty-three.
• Fang Fan gave Shui Bing'er the Dark Demon Evil God Wings, and she fused the External Soul Bone with her Ice Phoenix power, reaching level forty-eight.
• Meng Shu suggested Fang Fan marry Meng Yiran, but Fang Fan left with Shui Bing'er without answering.
• Meng Yiran watched Fang Fan and Shui Bing'er disappear, while Meng Shu promised to find a way to bring Fang Fan back.
• Tang San asked the Asura God King what Soul Beast to hunt after someone else killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• The Asura God King directed Tang Chen and Tang San to the Lake of Life to hunt the Titan Giant Ape for Tang San's fourth Soul Ring.

Tang San blamed Fang Fan for taking the Star Dou Great Forest opportunities he had sought, while the Asura God King considered using Gu Yuena to ensnare Fang Fan but decided not to act yet. Fang Fan returned to Skywater City with Shui Bing'er, whose rapid growth delighted her companions, and they celebrated at a feast.

• Tang San found the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Titan Giant Ape, and Sky Azure Bull Python already gone, then turned his hatred of Fang Fan into Asura Killing Intent.
• The Asura God King suspected another God King was helping Fang Fan and considered arranging an encounter between Fang Fan and Gu Yuena to draw them into conflict with the Divine Realm.
• The Asura God King decided to ease the suppression of Gu Yuena's Asura Power and postpone his plan.
• Fang Fan arrived at Skywater Academy with Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er discovered that Shui Bing'er had reached level forty-seven.
• Fang Fan and the women gathered for a lakeside feast, where Shui Bing'er thanked him and the others tended to him.

Fang Fan guided Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Shui Bing'er through their first Four-in-One Martial Soul fusion, overcoming the conflict between their powers and turning their training into a fierce contest. The fusion raised Fang Fan to Level 85 and strengthened all three women, who left with their Martial Souls more closely joined.

• After the banquet, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Shui Bing'er joined Fang Fan in his room to attempt a Four-in-One fusion.
• Fang Fan balanced Shui Bing'er's Ultimate Ice with Dugu Yan's Extreme Poison and brought the three women's powers together around the Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor.
• The women coordinated their attacks and briefly trapped Fang Fan, but he broke free and regained the upper hand.
• The repeated clashes pushed Fang Fan from Level 84 to Level 85, while Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan rose from Level 39 to Level 41 and Shui Bing'er advanced from Level 47 to Level 49.
• After the fusion ended, the three women recognized that their Martial Souls had grown stronger through combining their powers.

Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan reached level forty, and Fang Fan took them to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain powerful fourth Soul Rings. Zhu Zhuqing absorbed her ring and gained a new Soul Skill, while Fang Fan subdued Dugu Yan’s target for her to finish.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan broke through to level forty, and Fang Fan promised them twenty-thousand-year Soul Rings.
• Fang Fan gave Dugu Yan the sixty-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Wings, and she passionately thanked him.
• Fang Fan flew with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt suitable Soul Beasts.
• Fang Fan gravely wounded a twenty-three-thousand-year Shadowblade Panther, and Zhu Zhuqing killed it and absorbed its Soul Ring, gaining five levels and the Shadowblade Netherworld Kill Soul Skill.
• Fang Fan found a twenty-five-thousand-year Corrosive Poison Python Emperor suited to Dugu Yan and drove its head into the ground, leaving it subdued in a clearing.

After Dugu Yan absorbed her fourth Soul Ring, Tang Chen, Tang Hao, and two Clear Sky Sect Elders set out to assassinate Fang Fan in the Star Dou Great Forest. Fang Fan clashed with Tang Hao while Dugu Bo and Pufferfish Douluo protected Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan, and the battle continued as Tang Hao grew alarmed by Fang Fan’s skill.

• Dugu Yan killed the Corrosive Poison Python Emperor, absorbed its Soul Ring, and gained her fourth soul skill, Corrosive Poison Sky.
• Tang Hao and two Clear Sky Sect Elders found Tang Chen, reunited with him, and agreed to attack Fang Fan in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Fang Fan rescued Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan from Tang Hao’s surprise strike, then faced him with his complete Martial Soul Possession.
• Fang Fan met Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer with a powerful fist strike, surprising Tang Hao by standing firm against the level ninety-five Titled Douluo.
• A Clear Sky Sect Elder attacked Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan, but Dugu Bo and Pufferfish Douluo intervened to protect them.
• Fang Fan and Tang Hao continued fighting, and Tang Hao became increasingly alarmed by Fang Fan’s combat experience.

Fang Fan and his allies repelled Tang Hao and two Clear Sky Sect Elders after Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan joined him in a powerful martial soul fusion. They returned to Skywater Academy, where Shui Yue'er and Ning Rongrong worried about falling behind in cultivation.

• Tang Hao detonated four Soul Rings and attacked Fang Fan alongside a Clear Sky Sect Elder, but Fang Fan endured their combined strikes.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan completed their Soul Ring absorption at Level 46 and joined Fang Fan in the Three-in-One fusion, creating a formidable Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor.
• The fused beast overwhelmed Tang Hao and the Elder, forcing Tang Hao to flee with his injured companion while the other Elder escaped.
• Pufferfish Douluo and Dugu Bo apologized for failing to detect the ambush, and Fang Fan explained that Tang Chen had concealed his presence.
• Fang Fan returned to Skywater Academy with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan, where Shui Yue'er and Ning Rongrong felt discouraged by their slower cultivation progress.

Shui Yue'er asked Fang Fan to cultivate through Martial Soul fusion, and Ning Rongrong joined them. The fusion advanced Shui Yue'er to Level 40 and Ning Rongrong to Level 30, while Fang Fan reached Rank 86.

• Shui Yue'er visited Fang Fan and asked to fuse their Martial Souls so she could improve her cultivation.
• Fang Fan guided Shui Yue'er through the fusion of her Dolphin Martial Soul with his Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor, rapidly increasing her Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong secretly watched from the window, then entered and asked to join the cultivation.
• Fang Fan guided the fusion of Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with the Dolphin and Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor, amplifying all three forces.
• Shui Yue'er reached Level 40, Ning Rongrong broke through to Level 30, and Fang Fan advanced to Rank 86.

Fang Fan hunted Soul Beasts for Ning Rongrong and Shui Yue'er in the Star Dou Great Forest, helping them absorb powerful Soul Rings and strengthen their abilities. Ning Rongrong gained an External Soul Bone, and Shui Yue'er emerged with a new defensive and healing skill.

• Fang Fan captured a ten-thousand-year Jade Spirit Sparrow and told Ning Rongrong to kill it for her third Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed the Soul Ring, rose seven levels, and gained the Soul Skill Spirit Sparrow Rejuvenation.
• Ning Rongrong discovered and absorbed the Jade Spirit Wings External Soul Bone, then thanked Fang Fan with a kiss on the cheek.
• Fang Fan led Ning Rongrong and Shui Yue'er deeper into the forest and found a twenty-three-thousand-year Ice Spring Mystic Turtle for Shui Yue'er.
• Fang Fan shattered the Ice Spring Mystic Turtle's defenses, and Shui Yue'er killed it and absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Shui Yue'er rose six levels and gained the fourth Soul Skill Ice Spring Protection, which combined ice defense with water healing.

Shui Yue'er gained an External Soul Bone, and Fang Fan met Huo Wu's group while helping them capture a Sunbird. After Huo Wu absorbed its Soul Ring and left, Fang Fan took Shui Yue'er and Ning Rongrong to a cave to consolidate their gains through Trinity Fusion.

• Shui Yue'er fused the Ice Spring Heart, an External Soul Bone, with her chest, while Ning Rongrong and Shui Yue'er grew closer through their shared good fortune.
• Fang Fan brought down an Eight-thousand-year Sunbird with the Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor's pressure as Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Chengfeng pursued it.
• Huo Chengfeng recognized Fang Fan as the Spirit Hall Saint Son, and Huo Wu killed the Sunbird and absorbed its Soul Ring, advancing from rank forty to rank forty-one.
• Huo Wu questioned Shui Yue'er about reaching rank forty-six, then thanked Fang Fan and left with Huo Chengfeng and Huo Wushuang.
• At dusk, Fang Fan set a barrier around a secluded cave and began consolidating Shui Yue'er and Ning Rongrong's gains through Trinity Fusion.

Fang Fan, Ning Rongrong, and Shui Yue'er overheard Ning Chen’s blind date with Ye Lingling and learned that Ning Chen had drugged her after she rejected the arranged marriage. Ning Chen prepared to take advantage of her, leaving Ye Lingling helpless in danger.

• Fang Fan, Shui Yue'er, and Ning Rongrong consolidated their cultivation and reached new breakthroughs through their three-person Martial Soul fusion.
• Fang Fan flew with Shui Yue'er and Ning Rongrong over Heaven Dou City, where Ning Rongrong spotted her brother Ning Chen heading to meet Ye Lingling.
• Fang Fan, Shui Yue'er, and Ning Rongrong entered a neighboring restaurant room and listened as Ning Chen described the arranged marriage to Ye Lingling.
• Ye Lingling rejected Ning Chen and said she wanted to be with someone she loved.
• Ning Chen revealed that he had drugged Ye Lingling’s tea and intended to take advantage of her so she would agree to marry him.

Ning Rongrong confronted Ning Chen for drugging Ye Lingling, while Fang Fan freed Ye Lingling and condemned Ning Chen for abusing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s name. Ning Rongrong punished her brother by sending him to a border branch sect for ten years, and Ning Chen realized too late that Ning Fengzhi had warned him to court Ye Lingling rather than drug her.

• Ning Rongrong stormed into Ning Chen’s room and accused him of poisoning Ye Lingling and disgracing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Chen admitted his resentment and ordered a gray-robed Soul King to take Ye Lingling away, but Fang Fan arrived and stopped them.
• Fang Fan used his Soul Power to clear the drug from Ye Lingling and rebuked Ning Chen for misusing his name.
• Ning Rongrong asked Fang Fan to let her handle the matter, then escorted Ye Lingling out with him and Shui Yue'er.
• Ning Rongrong ordered Ning Chen to serve ten years at a border branch sect and brought the Soul King under her authority.
• Ning Chen realized Ning Fengzhi had warned him to court Ye Lingling, not drug her.

Ning Rongrong rejected Ning Chen’s plea for forgiveness after he poisoned Ye Lingling, and Fang Fan broke Ning Chen’s leg before agreeing to let Ning Fengzhi judge him. Fang Fan brought the group to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi greeted them and saw his injured son and Ye Lingling.

• Ning Chen begged Ning Rongrong to forgive him, but she refused and brought him to Fang Fan to let Ning Fengzhi decide his punishment.
• Fang Fan broke Ning Chen’s left leg with a Soul Power attack, then asked Ye Lingling whether Ning Fengzhi should judge Ning Chen.
• Fang Fan invited Ning Rongrong and Shui Yue'er to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and they traveled there with Ning Chen.
• Ning Fengzhi welcomed Fang Fan at the sect and was delighted to see Ning Rongrong, but grew alarmed when he saw Ning Chen’s broken leg and Ye Lingling.

Ning Fengzhi punished Ning Chen for drugging and attempting to abduct Ye Lingling, then apologized to her and thanked Fang Fan for intervening. Fang Fan ended the matter and invited Ye Lingling to join Spirit Hall Academy.

• Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at level thirty-seven and told Ning Fengzhi what Ning Chen had done to Ye Lingling.
• Ning Chen's mother begged Ning Fengzhi to spare her son, but Ning Fengzhi banished Ning Chen to Northern Border City for ten years and confined his mother for one year.
• Guards took Ning Chen and his mother away after Ning Chen's broken leg kept him from reaching Ning Fengzhi to plead for mercy.
• Ning Fengzhi apologized to Ye Lingling and offered compensation, but Ye Lingling declined and said Fang Fan had already secured justice for her.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Fang Fan for protecting Ye Lingling and the sect's reputation, and Fang Fan invited Ye Lingling to join Spirit Hall Academy.

Ye Lingling accepted Fang Fan’s invitation to join Spirit Hall Academy, and Ning Fengzhi hosted a banquet in his honor. Sword Douluo Chen Xin challenged Fang Fan to a swordsmanship match at level eighty-seven, and the two headed to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Training Ground as disciples gathered to watch.

• Fang Fan invited Ye Lingling to join Spirit Hall Academy, and she accepted, agreeing to tell her family after Ning Fengzhi’s banquet.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Fang Fan for helping Ning Rongrong improve and arranged a lavish banquet at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• During the banquet, Chen Xin asked Fang Fan to duel with swords while both fought at level eighty-seven, and Fang Fan agreed.
• Chen Xin, Fang Fan, and the others went to the sect’s Training Ground, where disciples gathered to watch the match.

Fang Fan faced Chen Xin in a swordsmanship duel, revealing the two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings on his second Martial Soul. His first two attacks forced Chen Xin back and cut his sleeve, leaving the contest unresolved as both still had stronger abilities in reserve.

• Bone Douluo predicted Chen Xin would win, while Ning Fengzhi reserved judgment and trusted Fang Fan to defy expectations.
• Fang Fan and Chen Xin took their places on the Training Ground and raised their swords against each other.
• Fang Fan revealed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, shocking the onlookers and making Chen Xin realize the duel would be difficult.
• Fang Fan used his First Soul Skill, Netherworld Bloodflame Sword Grave, and forced Chen Xin to retreat several steps.
• Fang Fan followed with his Second Soul Skill, Sword Shadow Slowing Slash, breaking through Chen Xin's defenses and slicing off part of his sleeve.

After defeating Chen Xin in a sword match, Fang Fan left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and brought Shui Yue'er and Ye Lingling home for New Year before returning toward Spirit City with Zhu Zhuqing. At the same time, Tang Hao reported his failed assassination attempt to Tang Xiao, who explained how the Clear Sky Sect had been isolated by Spirit Hall and abandoned by its former allies.

• Chen Xin accepted his defeat to Fang Fan and praised his swordsmanship, while Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi acknowledged Fang Fan's strength.
• Ning Rongrong stayed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for its New Year rites, and Fang Fan left with Shui Yue'er and Ye Lingling.
• Fang Fan took Ye Lingling to her family, where Ye Qingfeng welcomed him and agreed that she could seek a transfer to Spirit Hall Academy after New Year.
• Fang Fan brought Shui Yue'er back to Skywater Academy, promised to see her and Shui Bing'er after the holiday, and then flew toward Spirit City with Zhu Zhuqing.
• At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao told Tang Xiao that his assassination attempt had failed, both accompanying Elders had died, and his Soul Power foundation had been damaged.
• Tang Xiao told Tang Hao that the Lower Four Sects had turned away or refused aid, while Spirit Hall's blockade had cut off the Clear Sky Sect's supply routes.