Chapter Summaries

Yu Tianheng became more focused on catching up to Tang Shan after witnessing his extraordinary talent, while a student challenged him over his treatment of Ning Guang. Practical combat class began, and Tang Shan accepted Xie Fei's challenge; their fight was about to start.

• Yu Tianheng told Tang Shan that Ning Guang's talent was unimpressive, revealing how Tang Shan's sudden enlightenment had changed his outlook.
• Su Rui confronted Yu Tianheng on behalf of the Ning Guang Association and threatened to fight him, and Yu Tianheng challenged her to last three rounds.
• Qin Ming announced that practical combat classes would continue and increase, then explained the class's fighting requirements.
• Xie Fei mistook Tang Shan for Yu Tianheng's follower and challenged him, hoping to secure an easy win.
• Tang Shan accepted Xie Fei's challenge, and Qin Ming sent them to wait until the next set of matches.

Tang Shan defeated Xie Fei by calmly countering the Rubber Elephant Martial Soul’s stretching, rebounding, and hardening attacks. Xie Fei accepted Tang Shan as his Boss, then rushed off to challenge Yu Tianheng, whom he mistakenly considered an easy target.

• Xie Fei admitted he had chosen Tang Shan as an easy target and attacked with his Rubber Elephant Martial Soul.
• Tang Shan used his Thousand-Year Soul Rings and martial arts technique to block Xie Fei’s elastic strikes and redirect his rebound attack.
• After three minutes of failing to move Tang Shan, Xie Fei ran out of Soul Power, and Elder Han declared him the loser.
• Xie Fei sprang up, praised Tang Shan, and called him Boss, while a crowd discussed Tang Shan’s unusual Soul Rings and Martial Soul.
• Xie Fei decided Yu Tianheng was a weak opponent and hurried to challenge him before anyone else could.

Tang Shan watched Heaven Dou Royal Academy students fight while Ning Guang apologized for the trouble his fans caused and asked how Tang Shan had obtained a thousand-year first soul ring. After Tang Shan explained the potential of body martial souls, Ning Guang pointed out a Heaven Dou Grade student for him to challenge, leaving Tang Shan eager to fight.

• Tang Shan watched the academy students' crude fighting techniques while Xie Fei fought Yu Tianheng, who had a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and the Dragon Transformation secret art.
• Ning Guang apologized to Tang Shan for the attention his influence had drawn to Xie Fei's match, and Tang Shan said Xie Fei seemed to be enjoying himself.
• Ning Guang privately revealed that he had gained a thousand-year second soul ring after absorbing a Soul Bone, while Tang Shan explained that body martial souls could reach Soul Douluo with proper training.
• Ning Guang tried to take Tang Shan somewhere to discuss body martial souls, but Tang Shan said he first needed to finish the practical combat class.
• Tang Shan asked which Heaven Dou Grade student he should challenge, and Ning Guang directed him toward the weakest one currently fighting.

Tang Shan chose to challenge Xu Siyue, Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s strongest student, despite the gap in their strength. Xu Siyue revealed that he had quietly advanced to Soul Ancestor, and the chapter ended as Tang Shan welcomed the tougher challenge before their fight began.

• Ning Guang told Tang Shan about Cang Yun’s unusual weakness and identified Xu Siyue as the academy’s strongest student, but Tang Shan chose Xu Siyue as his opponent.
• Xu Siyue accepted Tang Shan’s challenge, and Qin Ming scheduled their match after the current group finished fighting.
• Elder Han left to fetch the three committee members and asked Qin Ming to delay the match until they arrived.
• Xu Siyue transformed and revealed four Soul Rings, showing the crowd that he had become a Soul Ancestor.
• The crowd and committee members gathered to watch, while Tang Shan smiled at the prospect of facing Xu Siyue’s greater strength.

Tang Shan fought Xu Siyue in a fierce arena battle, using his growth skill, Taiji techniques, and overwhelming power to break through Xu Siyue’s defenses. Xu Siyue admitted defeat after Tang Shan shattered his Xuanming Tortoise Armor.

• Tang Shan activated Heaven and Earth Manifestation and grew to four meters tall, then endured Xu Siyue’s opening attack and struck his tortoise shell.
• Xu Siyue used Xuanming Power and Xuanming Tortoise Armor to block Tang Shan’s attacks, while Tang Shan escaped the Xuanming Vortex through precise technique.
• Tang Shan battered Xu Siyue with Taiji Fist and overwhelming force, forcing Xu Siyue to use Xuanming Transfer to retreat across the arena.
• Tang Shan shattered Xu Siyue’s black-water tortoise and broke through his final vortex and armor with a crushing palm strike.
• Xu Siyue’s armor re-formed in a diminished state, and he calmly conceded defeat.

Tang Shan defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s strongest student, Xu Siyue, and then discussed the potential of Body Martial Souls with Ning Guang. He offered to train Body Martial Soul masters for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving Ning Guang to consult his father and consider the proposal.

• Xu Siyue conceded defeat after Tang Shan overwhelmed him in their fight, shocking the academy students.
• Tang Shan introduced himself to the students, then changed his appearance and left the crowd with Ning Guang.
• Tang Shan told Ning Guang that Body Martial Souls held undiscovered potential and demonstrated his powerful Qi and Blood and silver-white light, which he called the Second Awakening.
• Tang Shan explained that Body Martial Soul potential could be developed through special training and offered to train candidates for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Guang said he would discuss the proposal with his father, while Tang Shan suggested they begin looking for Body Martial Soul masters.

Tang Shan planned to use his growing fame and Angel Big Sis’s future influence to advance his ambitions, while Ning Fengzhi agreed to search for Body Martial Soul users and build ties with him. In Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan pursued a Faceless Snake for Dugu Yan’s second Soul Ring, but its uncanny ability left Dugu Bo bewildered when it appeared in a place he had overlooked.

• Tang Shan reflected that training Body Martial Soul users could spread his fame, though he expected Angel Big Sis to help him more directly once she claimed the throne.
• Ning Guang told Ning Fengzhi about Tang Shan’s victory over Xu Siyue, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to seek Body Martial Soul users and encouraged Ning Guang to strengthen his relationship with Tang Shan.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan pursued a nine-hundred-year-old Faceless Snake, but discovered that a three-thousand-year-old one had lured them away from their intended target.
• Dugu Bo transformed into his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul Avatar and carried Dugu Yan after the snake’s trail through Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo flooded a clearing with poison, but the Faceless Snake remained hidden from his perception until he suddenly spotted it on a nearby tree.

Dugu Yan killed the Faceless Snake and absorbed its soul ring as three years passed, reshaping the lives and cultivation of Tang Shan and Su Yuntao. Su Yuntao returned to Nuoding City, while Tang San awakened in Holy Soul Village with memories of his former life and the Tang Sect.

• Dugu Bo restrained the Faceless Snake, and Dugu Yan killed it and began absorbing its nine-hundred-year soul ring.
• Over three years, Tang Shan cultivated, guided Xue Qinghe, and grew closer to Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Su Yuntao returned from three years of travel as a Soul Elder and visited Nuoding City's Spirit Hall to look for Ma Xiunuo.
• Su Yuntao learned that Ma Xiunuo was working in the equipment room and went upstairs to find him.
• Tang San finished cultivating in a Holy Soul Village smithy and remembered his life as a Tang Sect outer disciple who had created the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus before leaping from a cliff.

Tang Hao watched Tang San’s cultivation and briefly raised his killing intent, but stopped himself and returned to his smithy. In the Divine Realm, the Asura God worried over Tang San while Gu Yue and Bi Ji prepared to enter the human world to seek the child of the plane.

• Tang San made breakfast for Tang Hao, who recalled signs that his young son behaved unusually and decided to observe him more closely.
• Tang Hao secretly followed Tang San to the hill and saw him cultivate with purple qi and use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Tang Hao summoned his hammer and nearly attacked, but withdrew it and went back to the smithy, while the Asura God watched with relief.
• The Asura God complained about Tang San’s conspicuous cultivation and discussed other gods watching the lower realm.
• Gu Yue told Di Tian that she and Bi Ji would seek out the child of the plane, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion begged Gu Yue to take her along.

Gu Yue left the Star Dou Great Forest with Bi Ji, while Di Tian stayed behind to oversee the forest and investigate a rabbit preparing to take human form. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tang Shan’s friends searched for him as he reflected on his cultivation progress and prepared to obtain his third soul ring.

• Gu Yue ordered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to let go, and Di Tian restrained the Auspicious Beast so Gu Yue and Bi Ji could leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Di Tian assigned the Myriad Demon King to watch the Auspicious Beast and learned from Xiong Jun that a rabbit was gathering treasures to prepare for taking human form.
• Xu Siyue told Yu Tianheng that his lightning attacks needed better control, while Dugu Yan asked Yu Tianheng and Xie Fei to help find Tang Shan.
• Dugu Yan went to look for Tang Shan near the lake after Xie Fei suggested he might have returned to explore its source.
• Tang Shan reviewed his progress, including reaching rank thirty and gaining a 300% enhancement from his second soul skill, as he anticipated the soul beast Golden Crocodile Douluo had chosen for his third ring.

Tang Shan relaxed at the academy lake while discussing his third soul ring and Dugu Bo’s herb garden with Dugu Yan. After she asked him to take her down from the cliff, he carried her across the lake on his back and asked why she smelled so nice.

• Tang Shan caught Dugu Yan when she attacked him from behind, and she asked when he would visit her grandfather’s herb garden.
• Tang Shan said he would visit after obtaining his third soul ring and assured Dugu Yan that Xue Qinghe had found him a suitable soul beast.
• Dugu Yan leaned against Tang Shan near the cliff’s edge, and he moved her away from the drop to keep her safe.
• Tang Shan jumped into the lake and asked Dugu Yan to follow, then caught her when she leaped down.
• Tang Shan realized Dugu Yan could not walk on water, so he carried her on his back across the lake and asked why she smelled so nice.

Tang Shan discussed Dugu Yan’s poison and new invisibility ability before confirming he would attempt his martial soul’s second awakening the next day. After arranging for Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo to attend, he learned Golden Crocodile Douluo would return that night and felt confident about the risks surrounding the breakthrough.

• Dugu Yan revealed that her scent was poisonous, and Tang Shan explained that his physique made him immune to her diluted toxin.
• Tang Shan praised Dugu Yan’s Faceless Invisibility soul skill and said he would attempt to embrace the elixir realm the next day, inviting her and Dugu Bo to watch.
• Tang Shan told Dugu Yan that he had caused the strange lake phenomenon years earlier and asked her to keep it secret.
• Xue Qinghe met Tang Shan by the lake, and Dugu Yan said she and her grandfather would visit the Crown Prince’s Residence for the breakthrough.
• Tang Shan warned Xue Qinghe not to let Dugu Bo slip away as a valuable combat asset and reassured him that he had rehearsed the awakening process.
• Xue Qinghe said Golden Crocodile Douluo would return that night, easing Tang Shan’s fear that the breakthrough might attract trouble from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Tang Shan advised Xue Qinghe to watch his younger brothers rather than act rashly, while Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo fought a devastating spar that revealed Golden Crocodile Douluo was nearing a breakthrough. Golden Crocodile Douluo returned to Heaven Dou City to see Tang Shan advance to embracing the elixir, and Qian Daoliu considered meeting Tang Shan later.

• Tang Shan explained to Xue Qinghe how non-poison soul rings could weaken Dugu Yan’s poison and break her family’s curse.
• Tang Shan advised Xue Qinghe to investigate his younger brothers’ plans while staying cautious and letting the emperor respond if they overreached.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo fought a destructive spar, with Golden Crocodile Douluo briefly reaching power near the Limit level.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Daoliu he had mastered ninety-nine percent of his qi and blood and would wait to improve his odds of breaking through.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo declined Qian Daoliu’s invitation to Spirit Hall and hurried back to Heaven Dou City for Tang Shan’s impending advance to embracing the elixir.
• Qian Daoliu watched Golden Crocodile Douluo depart and considered meeting Tang Shan after Tang Shan absorbed his third soul ring.

Tang Shan refined his soul power through the twelve regular meridians and decided to postpone condensing a soul core until he reached the Limit level. The chapter then ended with Ning Rongrong playfully pulling Gu Rong’s hair during a visit with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.

• Tang Shan found that his soul power circulated through all twelve regular meridians, refining itself and drawing in ambient soul power even when he was not cultivating.
• Tang Shan compared the martial soul development and soul core condensation paths and decided to pursue martial soul development first, delaying soul core condensation until he became a Limit Douluo.
• Tang Shan considered combining martial soul development with multiple soul cores, Soul Bone Armor, and Four-Word Battle Armor to reach the pinnacle of the mortal world.
• Ning Rongrong ran to Gu Rong and asked him to pick her up, then teased him by tugging at his sparse hair.
• Ning Fengzhi reprimanded Ning Rongrong, but Gu Rong defended her, while Chen Xin joked that he could shave Gu Rong’s head with his sword.

Tang Shan began his breakthrough into Embracing the Elixir while powerful observers gathered at the Crown Prince's Residence. He successfully condensed his Qi and Blood and began compressing it, with the result of his Second Awakening still unknown.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin discussed Tang Shan's Second Awakening and decided to attend his breakthrough.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo promised Xue Qinghe that he would protect her and Tang Shan, whether or not Tang Shan's teacher appeared.
• Dugu Bo reassured Dugu Yan that several Titled Douluo would be present to protect Tang Shan if his breakthrough went wrong.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Yu Xuancang, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Xue Qinghe, and Golden Crocodile Douluo gathered at the Crown Prince's Residence to witness Tang Shan's breakthrough.
• Tang Shan began gathering Qi and Blood at the Shangqu Acupoint, drawing it into a dense, scarlet mass in his dantian.
• Tang Shan steadied his mind and began compressing the gathered Qi and Blood as he entered the second step of the breakthrough.

Tang Shan completed Embracing the Elixir, triggering a Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul and opening his Sea of Consciousness. His Soul Power level remained unchanged and he still lacked a Third Soul Ring, but he emerged far stronger than before.

• Tang Shan compressed his Qi and Blood into a Blood Elixir and merged it with his will, completing Embracing the Elixir as Dugu Bo and the others watched anxiously.
• His Qi and Blood surged through his body, restoring his heartbeat and drawing the onlookers’ heartbeats into its slow rhythm, which Dugu Bo and Chen Xin warned could be dangerous.
• Silver-white light gathered into a phantom identical to Tang Shan, triggering his Silver-Level Second Awakening and transforming him into a towering figure whose punch broke the sound barrier.
• Tang Shan returned to his usual size, gathered his will into a phantom axe, and struck his soul, opening his Sea of Consciousness and reaching the Spirit Sea Realm in Mental Power.
• After realizing he had achieved all his breakthrough goals without gaining Soul Power levels or a Third Soul Ring, Tang Shan left his Sea of Consciousness to return to the people waiting outside.

Tang Shan explained that his Silver-level Second Awakening boosted his strength and Soul Skills, while Ning Fengzhi recognized the potential of Body Martial Soul masters for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin leaving after a hidden expert’s warning, while Ning Fengzhi admitted he had considered taking Tang Shan by force.

• Tang Shan told Xue Qinghe and the others that his Second Awakening had reached the Silver level and increased his strength by one hundred percent, including the effects of his own Soul Skills.
• Ning Fengzhi realized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could train Body Martial Soul masters as reliable guardians and asked Tang Shan to train four such people.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo secretly broke through to Transformed Force as he observed Tang Shan’s breakthrough, then released a brief aura that warned Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin away.
• Tang Shan agreed to lay foundations for the four Body Martial Soul masters and told Dugu Bo that the adjusted training methods would be difficult for others to copy.
• After leaving the Crown Prince’s Residence, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed the hidden expert, and Ning Fengzhi admitted he had considered abducting Tang Shan to strengthen the sect.

After breaking through to Embracing the Elixir, Tang Shan practiced its Burst State and began Blood Exchange, while Golden Crocodile Douluo prepared to enter seclusion for a possible breakthrough. Tang Shan’s body transformed as he cultivated, and he continued replacing his blood while Xue Qinghe marveled at his progress.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Xue Qinghe and Tang Shan that watching Tang Shan break through had given him insights and that he might soon break through, so Tang Shan postponed seeking his third soul ring.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo said Dugu Bo had behaved normally but that he had secretly deterred Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
• Tang Shan tested his new control over qi and blood, expanded his body’s power, and demonstrated the explosive force he called the Burst State.
• Tang Shan explained that Blood Exchange would nourish his bone marrow and transform his body, and estimated that completing the process would take about a month.
• Tang Shan stayed in the prince’s residence to cultivate, and his hair, skin, and appearance changed dramatically as his body underwent Blood Exchange.
• Xue Qinghe examined Tang Shan’s transformed appearance and asked about reaching Embracing the Elixir, while Tang Shan reassured her about her slower progress before resuming cultivation.

Su Haichao reflected on his years working in Spirit Hall’s library and remained baffled that Salas had barely punished him after Tang Shan joined the Crown Prince’s service. Tang Shan visited his father and discussed his cultivation, while Golden Crocodile Douluo broke through to the Limit Douluo realm and discovered he could perceive faith power.

• Su Haichao recalled how Salas transferred him to Spirit Hall’s book repository after Tang Shan joined Xue Qinghe’s service, leaving him puzzled by the light punishment.
• Su Haichao told Tang Shan that Su Yuntao planned to visit Nuoding City before coming to Heaven Dou City, and Tang Shan worried that his brother might encounter Tang Hao.
• Tang Shan explained to Su Haichao that his bodily changes resembled returning to a prenatal state through internal martial arts cultivation.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo fused his qi, blood, soul power, and martial-soul insights to shatter his bottleneck and break through to the Limit Douluo realm.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo perceived scattered strands of faith power and examined how his soul power had become far purer after his breakthrough.

Xue Qinghe summoned Tang Shan to meet Su Yuntao, whose return after three years led to a clash of wills that Tang Shan won. Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived at the Crown Prince's Residence and was stunned to sense another person who had comprehended a will.

• Xue Qinghe learned that Su Yuntao had arrived seeking Tang Shan and went to meet him in the reception hall.
• A maid told Tang Shan that his big brother had returned, and Tang Shan hurried to the reception hall using his qi and blood instead of soul power.
• Tang Shan and Su Yuntao's wills collided when they saw each other, and Tang Shan's vast will forced Su Yuntao's back before he withdrew.
• Snake Lance Douluo sensed the clash, while Porcupinefish Douluo guessed that Su Yuntao had comprehended a wolf-like will.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, newly a Limit Douluo after learning Internal Martial Arts from Tang Shan, arrived and stumbled when he sensed the clash of wills.