Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hai passed the Soul Tool inspection and impressed the judges with his Lifebound Soul Tool, prompting several Level 9 Soul Engineers to arrange a visit to the Civilization Research Institute. During the skills assessment, he used the Flame of Civilization and Qi-Blood Blades to finish all nine tasks in fewer than ten breaths, and Huo Yuhao began to recognize his identity.

• Ye Yulin inspected the contestants' Soul Tools while Elder Wang and Elder Zhang examined Jiang Hai's arm and confirmed his Lifebound Soul Tool was a finished product.
• Jiang Hai told the elders about the Civilization Research Institute and its Soul Engineers, and several judges, including Ye Yulin, agreed to visit it in a month.
• Ye Yulin began the skills assessment, requiring contestants to perform nine techniques on rare metals with standardized Engraving Knives within fifteen minutes.
• Jiang Hai melted and reshaped all nine metal blocks with the Flame of Civilization and Qi-Blood Blades, completing the assessment in fewer than ten breaths.
• Huo Yuhao saw Jiang Hai's white flames and began to guess his true identity before returning to his own task.

Jiang Hai entered the knockout stage and defeated Zhao Shouze by relying on his Lifebound Soul Tool and immense physical strength, without using his soul rings. His display alarmed the Holy Cult and prompted Sun Moon Empire soul engineers to prepare to protect him.

• After the skills assessment, Ye Yulin announced the knockout matches, and Jiang Hai prepared to face Aodu Chamber of Commerce contestant Zhao Shouze.
• At the start of the match, Jiang Hai manifested glowing soul tool arrays on his arm while Zhao Shouze attacked with his Flame Blade.
• Jiang Hai caught and crushed Zhao Shouze's blade rays with his bare hand, prompting Feng Ling to order the Seventh Enshrined to summon the Cult Master.
• Elder Wang, Elder Zhang, Mu Mensheng, and the other soul engineers vowed not to let evil soul masters take Jiang Hai away.
• Jiang Hai struck Zhao Shouze's Flame Blade with his fist, cracked the Level 7 soul tool, and blasted Zhao Shouze from the arena as He Caitou and Huo Yuhao watched in disbelief.

Jiang Hai won his quarterfinal match and showed mercy to Zhao Shouze, while He Caitou and Huo Yuhao also advanced. Ye Guyi faced the Evil Soul Master Huang Zheng, who trapped her in darkness and launched a lethal attack as seven golden stars appeared on her Sword of Judgment.

• Jiang Hai defeated Zhao Shouze, spared him, and invited him to visit the Civilization Research Institute.
• He Caitou defeated Lan Shuixian, leaving her badly injured but alive.
• Huo Yuhao used his Humanoid Soul Tool to defeat the Aodu Chamber of Commerce's remaining soul engineer without killing him.
• Ye Guyi fought Huang Zheng, whose Darkness Descends and Soul Stripping skills weakened and confused her.
• Huang Zheng attacked Ye Guyi with three blades of light, but seven golden stars blossomed on her Sword of Judgment.

Ye Guyi revealed her holy Angel Martial Soul and defeated Huang Zheng, drawing the Holy Spirit Cult’s hostility. She conceded her semifinal to Jiang Hai, who then faced Huo Yuhao as Huo Yuyao brought out his full power and prepared to reveal his third martial soul.

• Ye Guyi purified Huang Zheng’s evil soul power with the Sword of Judgment and killed him, revealing her holy Angel Martial Soul.
• Feng Ling and the Holy Spirit Cult’s other leaders decided Ye Guyi had to die, while Shangguan Wei'er and Ye Yulin worried that the Ordinary Alliance could not protect her.
• He Caitou conceded his semifinal to Huo Yuhao, leaving Jiang Hai to face Ye Guyi.
• Jiang Hai overpowered Ye Guyi with one punch, and she conceded to avoid giving the Xishui Alliance an advantage.
• Jiang Hai called Huo Yuhao onto the arena, and Huo Yuhao transformed his martial soul and resolved to use his full strength, including his third martial soul.

Jiang Hai overwhelmed Huo Yuhao’s undead summons, but the tournament was interrupted when the Holy Spirit Cult attacked and accused Jiang Chuan of killing its Third Elder. The Ordinary Alliance and tournament officials stopped the assault, leaving Jiang Chuan facing the Cult’s demand for an explanation.

• Huo Yuhao summoned a bone dragon and an army of undead, but Jiang Hai cracked the dragon’s skull and smashed through the summoned creatures with his enhanced right arm and Blood and Qi Dragon.
• Jiang Hai struck the Gate of the Undead twice, injuring Huo Yuhao and nearly breaking the gate, so Feng Ling ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to attack.
• Ye Yulin blocked Feng Ling’s flames, and Shangguan Wei’er, An Litong, and the tournament officials confronted the Cult’s forces.
• Feng Ling conceded the championship to the Ordinary Alliance, then claimed the Holy Spirit Cult had a personal grudge against Jiang Chuan over the Third Elder’s death.
• Feng Ling said the Third Elder had died in the Thirteen Research Room under Jiang Chuan’s charge, and the onlookers connected the death to the research into the Demon Body.

Jiang Hai faced the Xishui Alliance’s attempt to seize his Level 9 Lifebound Soul Tool blueprints and revealed the full power of the Sun Moon Divine Needle. To prevent a larger clash, he challenged Nangong Wan to a fight to the death, and the chapter ended as Nangong Wan accepted after Feng Ling verified the blueprints.

• Ye Yulin defended Jiang Hai against the Xishui Alliance’s accusation and presented him with the Sun Moon Divine Needle as the tournament prize.
• Jiang Hai activated the Sun Moon Divine Needle at full power by drawing on the Bronze Coffin, astonishing Ye Yulin and the other judges.
• Feng Ling unleashed her evil phoenix aura, and Zhang Lexuan told Ma Xiaotao to evacuate Huo Yuhao and the others if fighting began.
• Jiang Hai accused Feng Ling of seeking his Lifebound Soul Tool blueprints and challenged Nangong Wan to a fight to the death, wagering his life and the blueprints.
• Feng Ling accepted the duel after Jiang Hai briefly displayed the Level 9 blueprints, and Nangong Wan stepped onto the arena.

Jiang Hai fought Nangong Wan, the Level 93 Heavenly Centipede Douluo, and revealed that the Flame of Civilization could amplify soul tools. He severely wounded Nangong Wan with the Sun Moon Divine Needle, then defended against his counterattack with the Unbreakable Shield as the battle continued.

• Ye Guyi realized Jiang Hai had wagered his life because he intended to kill Nangong Wan, while Huo Yuhao and He Caitou discussed whether Jiang Hai could survive the fight.
• Jiang Hai summoned the Flame of Civilization and revealed six black soul rings, surprising the onlookers who had mistaken him for a Soul Emperor.
• Nangong Wan released his Heavenly Centipede martial soul and flooded the arena with poison, but Jiang Hai used the Sun Moon Divine Needle to track and strike him through the mist.
• The golden attack melted Nangong Wan's poison, Invincible Shield, and armor, badly wounding him and revealing that Jiang Hai's martial soul amplified soul tools.
• Nangong Wan attacked with Demon Tendril Blade, and Jiang Hai blocked the venomous tendrils with a Level 9 shield that Elder Zhang recognized as Zheng Zhan's Unbreakable Shield.

Jiang Hai unleashed the Fate-Reversing Blade when Nangong Wan’s relentless assault threatened to overwhelm his defenses, then killed Nangong Wan while retaining his sanity. He thanked Ye Yulin and the others, leaving Feng Ling and the Holy Spirit Cult shaken by the weapon’s power.

• Nangong Wan battered Jiang Hai’s Unbreakable Shield with Poison Scorpion Heavenly Needles, straining Jiang Hai as the Sun Moon Divine Needle charged.
• Jiang Hai revealed a third Level 9 Soul Tool, the Fate-Reversing Blade, whose evil energy alarmed Feng Ling, the Holy Spirit Cult, and Elder Zhang’s group.
• The Fate-Reversing Blade nearly corrupted Jiang Hai, but the Flame of Civilization preserved his clarity as its power drained the Blood and Qi Dragon.
• Jiang Hai killed Nangong Wan with a single strike, collected his corpse, and pointed the blade at Feng Ling while declaring victory.
• Jiang Hai put away the blade, thanked Ye Yulin and the others, and Elder Zhang welcomed his survival.

After Jiang Hai killed Nangong Wan, an enormous explosion devastated part of Mingdu, and Limit Douluo Li Qingfeng stopped it from spreading farther. Wounded and weakened, Li Qingfeng was attacked by Feng Hu, but Xue Linglong unleashed a terrifying ice technique against the Evil Soul Master.

• Jiang Hai asked Feng Ling whether the Holy Spirit Cult still intended to fight, and Feng Ling ordered her people to leave.
• A massive explosion erupted in Mingdu, and Li Qingfeng used a blood-red sword tornado to limit the destruction and casualties.
• Huo Yuhao was left pale and unable to open the Undead Demiplane amid the spatial upheaval, while Xuan Zi denied that Shrek Academy had caused the disaster.
• Xue Linglong found the injured Li Qingfeng and suppressed the fire poison in his body, but Feng Hu appeared and began devouring Li Qingfeng's soul and power.
• Xue Linglong summoned a white cave heaven and struck Feng Hu with Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow, freezing his smile.

An explosion devastated Mingdu, but Li Qingfeng’s intervention limited the casualties and protected the Imperial Palace. As Xu Tianran learned about the Civilization Research Institute’s rising power and Jiang Chuan’s role in killing Nangong Wan, he questioned how Jiang Chuan had obtained a forbidden Fate-Reversing Blade.

• Huo Yuhao admitted to Zhang Lexuan and He Caitou that he had set fire to a warehouse beneath Mingdu, and Zhang Lexuan ordered them to keep their involvement secret.
• Ju Zi and Xu Tianran survived the blast, and reports revealed that several hundred people had died while the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s strategic supplies were destroyed.
• Ju Zi told Xu Tianran that Li Qingfeng had reached Limit Douluo strength and that Jiang Chuan had killed Nangong Wan using three and a half Level 9 Soul Tools.
• Ju Zi revealed that the Civilization Research Institute had three Level 9 Soul Engineers, along with Li Qingfeng and Jiang Chuan, and might surpass the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
• Xu Tianran learned that Jiang Chuan had used a Fate-Reversing Blade, and an attendant confirmed that all nine imperial blades remained in the treasury.

After Xu Tianran became emperor and purged his opposition, Jiang Hai decided that the Three Great Empires had to fall so a new nation could rise. He committed himself to destroying the Holy Spirit Cult, advancing Soul Tools beyond Level 9, and preparing to challenge even divine powers.

• Jing Hongchen explained that Jiang Chuan may have obtained the Fate-Reversing Blade from Divine Finger Douluo’s preserved corpse, and Xu Tianran planned to visit the Civilization Research Institute with Ju Zi representing him.
• A guard announced that the old emperor had died, and the Sun Moon Empire postponed the Soul Fighting Tournament finals for three days of mourning.
• Xu Tianran won public support through disaster relief while the Holy Spirit Cult purged factions that opposed him, completing a sweeping transfer of power.
• At the Mingyue Hotel, Jiang Hai told Long Ning that Xu Tianran’s rule might benefit the Sun Moon Empire but threaten the wider world, and he reflected on the Soul Master system’s entrenched class divisions.
• Jiang Hai resolved to overthrow the Three Great Empires and build a new nation, recognizing that gods, Huo Yuhao, and Shrek Academy could oppose him.
• Jiang Hai planned to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult, strengthen himself to Titled Douluo level, and gather researchers such as Zheng Zhan, Ye Yulin, Elder Zhang, Elder Wang, and Jing Hongchen to pursue Level 10 Soul Tools.

Jiang Hai prepared for the Soul Fighting Tournament finals, then faced Xue Linglong in a decisive first match between the Civilization Research Institute and the Holy Spirit Sect. Their clash of ultimate ice and ultimate fire left Jiang Hai slowed by Xue Linglong’s attack.

• Jiang Hai reflected on his cultivation goals and the importance of the Civilization Research Institute, while Ye Guyi’s soul power rose to Level 70 after hunting Evil Soul Masters with him.
• Jiang Hai arranged for Zhang Lexuan, Huo Yuhao, and the others to escape Mingdu, and the tournament resumed after the city’s cordon was lifted.
• Xu Tianran attended the finals briefly as the Civilization Research Institute and the Holy Spirit Sect prepared to compete in the eastern suburbs of Mingdu.
• Xue Linglong and Jiang Hai chose to decide the final in one individual battle, then announced their identities and levels before Zheng Zhan started the match.
• Xue Linglong’s ice attacks met Jiang Hai’s hellfire, but she suppressed the flames with Great Cold Without Snow and struck Jiang Hai with a sword while he was slowed.

Jiang Hai and Xue Linglong fought with their saber and sword intents, revealing the strength of their Lifebound Soul Tools and Xue Linglong’s blood qi soul core. Xue Linglong then unleashed her Level 9 Soul Guidance Technique, trapping Jiang Hai before the outcome of their duel was known.

• Jiang Hai and Xue Linglong clashed with their Ice-Fire Heavenly Saber and Emperor Sword, and Jiang Hai’s saber intent briefly suppressed Xue Linglong’s sword intent.
• The arena was devastated by their duel, and Zheng Zhan retreated while Level 8 and Level 9 Soul Engineers reinforced the barrier.
• Xue Linglong formed a blood qi soul core within her Heavenly Snow Woman avatar, shocking Zhongli Wu and revealing the Civilization Research Institute’s second-soul-core method to Kong Deming.
• Kong Deming recognized Xuan Ziwen’s work in the Lifebound Soul Tool and worried that he and his former student might one day become enemies.
• Xue Linglong manifested her Level 9 Soul Guidance Technique, Martial Soul Avatar, and summoned the Ice God Cave Heaven, prompting Zhongli Wu to prepare to intervene.

Jiang Hai and Xue Linglong fought a devastating battle in the Soul Fighting Tournament, while Jing Hongchen prepared Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen for his departure. A golden light erupted from the Gold-and-Silver Lake, engulfed Mingdu, and swallowed Jiang Hai as Xue Linglong rushed in after him.

• Jiang Hai used his Body of Civilization and simulated Four Symbols Radiance Armor to challenge Xue Linglong, then shattered her Ice God Cave Heaven with six coffins under sixteenfold gravity.
• Jiang Hai and Xue Linglong continued fighting with the Four Symbols Radiance Armor and the Ice and Snow Banner, while Xiao Hongchen watched and realized he could not match them.
• Jing Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen he would leave for Heaven Dou City and arranged for them to study Soul Tool Techniques and Lifebound Soul Tools.
• Huo Yuhao, Xuan Zi, and the others reached the Gold-and-Silver Lake after being trapped in the western mountains, and its golden light spread across Mingdu.
• A golden whirlpool swallowed Jiang Hai during his battle with Xue Linglong, and Xue Linglong charged into it after him.

Jiang Hai and Xue Linglong vanished from the Soul Fighting Tournament and were transported to the Qiankun Asking Love Valley with fifteen others. There, Jiang Hai’s answers to the Love God’s test led Ning Tian to sacrifice herself, leaving him stunned by her feelings.

• Zhongli Wu raged over Jiang Hai’s disappearance, while Li Qingfeng concluded that a god had taken him and feared for the Civilization Research Institute.
• Tang San brought Jiang Hai, Xue Linglong, and the tournament’s other contestants to the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, where the True-Heart Adventure began.
• The Love God questioned Jiang Hai about Ning Tian and his lover; Jiang Hai said he loved Ning Tian but named Zhang Lexuan as his lover.
• The Love God forced Ning Tian to choose between killing Zhang Lexuan and dying, and Ning Tian stabbed herself instead.
• Ning Tian said she would rather die than become jealous and lose Jiang Hai’s affection, leaving Jiang Hai shocked by her sacrifice.

Jiang Hai and the women connected to him faced Tang San’s tests of love and sincerity in the Qiankun Asking Love Valley. Ma Xiaotao passed by sacrificing her divine fire for Jiang Hai, but Tang San revealed she had swallowed a pearl that qualified her to inherit the Fire God’s position.

• Jiang Hai summoned the Fate-Reversing Blade, but Tang San subdued him and passed Ning Tian’s sincerity test, exempting her from the second round.
• Zhang Lexuan told Tang San she accepted Jiang Hai’s love for others as well as herself, and she passed the first round.
• Jiang Hai named Zhang Lexuan as the person he loved most and declared he would never submit, then passed Tang San’s test.
• Xue Linglong said she had saved Jiang Hai to repay his kindness, not out of love, and passed the first round while being exempted from the second.
• Ma Xiaotao confessed her love for Jiang Hai and swallowed the Divine Fire Golden Pearl rather than let him lose his chance at godhood; Tang San declared that she had passed.

Tang San began the Adventure trial and sent Jiang Hai into Deep Adventure after Jiang Hai refused to kiss Wu Feng. Chen Yong and Wu Feng joined him in a lethal mission at the Civilization Research Institute, where Jiang Hai realized the task forced him to reject an alliance with the Sun Moon Empire and accused Tang San of using the trial to interfere with the continent.

• Tang San began the Adventure trial, and the wheel selected Jiang Hai to persuade Wu Feng to kiss him for three minutes.
• Jiang Hai chose Deep Adventure instead, and Chen Yong and Wu Feng volunteered to enter the same dangerous trial with him.
• Jiang Hai arrived at the Civilization Research Institute and learned his mission was to reject an alliance with the Sun Moon Empire and survive.
• Chen Yong and Wu Feng appeared beside Jiang Hai, with missions to help him and protect him from eradication.
• Jiang Hai concluded that Tang San had used Chen Yong and Wu Feng as hostages to force the Institute to break with the Sun Moon Empire.

Jiang Hai brought Chen Yong and Wu Feng to the Civilization Research Institute, then sought Xuan Ziwen to engrave a Lifebound Soul Tool on him because he needed greater strength. The chapter ended as Xuan Ziwen prepared to begin the difficult double engraving with Twin Soul Shadows.

• Jiang Hai revealed the Civilization Research Institute to Chen Yong and Wu Feng and promised to arrange customized Soul Tools for them.
• Jiang Hai left Chen Yong and Wu Feng with Shi Jingcheng, who agreed to arrange protective Soul Tools, and went to meet Xuan Ziwen.
• Xuan Ziwen mistook Jiang Hai for an impostor until Jiang Hai proved his identity by displaying his Lifebound Soul Tool Array and signature Soul Tools.
• Jiang Hai told Xuan Ziwen that he needed strength but could not explain his sudden disappearance or the trouble behind it.
• Jiang Hai summoned the Flame of Civilization to aid Xuan Ziwen and explained that Twin Soul Shadows had been used to engrave the array on his right arm.
• Xuan Ziwen examined the Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife and prepared to begin engraving Jiang Hai's Lifebound Soul Tool.

While Xuan Ziwen continued his breakthrough research, Ju Zi arrived at the Civilization Research Institute with Kong Deming and other Sun Moon Empire soul engineers to seek an agreement. Li Qingfeng escorted the visitors into the institute, where its Flame of Civilization stunned the Level 9 Soul Engineers.

• Shi Jingcheng sensed Ju Zi, Kong Deming, and their companions arriving, then met them outside the Literature Building.
• Ju Zi asked to visit the institute and discuss cooperation, but Shi Jingcheng explained that Jiang Chuan and Xuan Ziwen were secluded and could not meet her.
• Li Qingfeng and Zheng Zhan arrived; Li Qingfeng warned the visitors against trying to seize control of the institute and learned that Jiang Chuan had returned.
• Li Qingfeng led the group underground, where Shi Jingcheng described the institute’s research sections and showed them his array research section.
• The visitors entered the section, felt their minds sharpen in the Flame of Civilization’s influence, and stared in shock at its bronze lamp and white flame.

Shi Jingcheng revealed the Civilization Research Institute’s Lamp of Civilization and its Flame of Civilization as Kong Deming and other Soul Engineers considered joining the institute. As tensions rose, Kong Deming revealed his Level 10 Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, while Jiang Hai completed a Blood Qi Soul Core and rose to the peak of Level 69.

• Kong Deming recognized the Lamp of Civilization’s value, and Zhang Hong, Wang Kaiming, Mu Lingsheng, and others asked to join the Civilization Research Institute.
• Zhongli Wu asked why the Lamp of Civilization could not be seized, and Kong Deming explained that its Flame came from Jiang Chuan before Shi Jingcheng confirmed it.
• A surge of blood qi triggered a confrontation as Li Qingfeng and the others faced Zhongli Wu, while Kong Deming stopped them with his newly created Level 10 Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.
• Xuan Ziwen warned that the Blood Qi Soul Core would drain the living beings of Dongyang City, and Jiang Hai used his Life-Bound Soul Tool Arrays to pull it into his heart.
• Jiang Hai absorbed the Blood Qi Soul Core, broke through from Level 67 to the peak of Level 69, and gained strength comparable to a Titled Douluo.