Chapter Summaries

Shen Yan awakened in the Nine Dragon Tower after transmigrating to Douluo Continent and discovered his unusual Martial Souls and the tower’s powers. He accepted the mission to create a Divine Realm and recorded a God-bestowed Soul Ring in his Conversion Table, though he had not yet decided how to use it.

• Nine dragon silhouettes brought the Mysterious Tower crashing into Heaven Dou City's central square, where Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Qian Renxue examined it.
• Shen Yan woke inside the tower and learned that he was in Douluo Continent in year 2644, before Tang San entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Shen Yan awakened the Equivalent Exchange Conversion Table Martial Soul and a right-hand Body Martial Soul, but found that the Conversion Table had only one self-generated Soul Ring and could not accept others.
• Shen Yan accepted the tower's mission after learning that refusal would turn him into a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo, then learned his right-hand Martial Soul could awaken as Steve's Hand.
• Shen Yan discovered the tower's Absolute Domain and its monthly item, a God-bestowed Soul Ring, and used Equivalent Exchange to record it for 100,000 EMC.

Shen Yan used the Nine Dragon Tower to set up an anonymous auction for a God-bestowed Soul Ring, then sent Tower Tokens across the continent. The announcement drew the attention of Heaven Dou City's leaders and Qian Daoliu, who set out to investigate.

• Shen Yan learned that he needed 100,000 EMC to create a God-bestowed Soul Ring and decided to auction one to raise Gold Soul Coins.
• Shen Yan activated the Nine Dragon Tower's first-floor auction venue, setting rules for anonymous bidding, payment, and acceptable items.
• The Nine Dragon Tower expanded into an auction hall and sent Tower Tokens across the continent announcing an auction for a God-bestowed Soul Ring one day later.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Xue Ye, and “Xue Qinghe” saw the auction notice and suspected the tower might be a threat to Heaven Dou City.
• “Xue Qinghe” messaged Qian Daoliu, who learned of the auction and hurried to investigate.

Qian Daoliu ordered the Worship Hall to obtain a God-bestowed Soul Ring after learning about the Nine Dragon Tower auction, while Dugu Bo abandoned Tang San to pursue the same prize. Tang San discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Shen Yan activated the tower’s accelerated cultivation room as he prepared for the auction.

• Qian Daoliu showed the Worships the Nine Dragon Tower’s auction notice and ordered them to bring every asset they could to secure the God-bestowed Soul Ring for Xue'er.
• Dugu Bo received an auction token, turned back toward Heaven Dou City, and dropped the still-feigning Tang San from the air.
• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to land, then fell into a deep pit and found a strange hot-and-cold stream lined with Blue Silver Grass.
• Shen Yan confirmed that Dugu Bo had received a token and planned to obtain the immortal herbs in his Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Shen Yan activated the Nine Dragon Tower’s cultivation room, where time flowed ten times faster than outside.

Shen Yan prepared to auction a God-bestowed Soul Ring as powerful factions gathered outside the Nine Dragon Tower. Qian Daoliu entered the tower with two Spirit Hall enshrined elders and discovered that all three had lost access to their Soul Power and Martial Souls.

• Shen Yan emerged from the Cultivation Room, pleased that his Soul Power had risen from level 11 to level 12 in one day.
• Shen Yan checked the crowd outside the Nine Dragon Tower and spotted Xue Ye, Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and representatives of several academies.
• Dugu Bo arrived with herbs from his medicinal garden, hoping to win the God-bestowed Soul Ring for Yanyan.
• Qian Daoliu descended with Golden Crocodile Douluo and Azure Luan Douluo, stunning the gathered factions and making them hesitate before entering.
• Qian Daoliu entered the tower first with the two enshrined elders, and all three found they could no longer sense Soul Power or summon their Martial Souls.

Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, and the other guests discovered that the Nine Dragon Tower had sealed their Soul Power, then heard Shen Yan explain the auction rules. When Shen Yan presented a God-bestowed Soul Ring, Prince Xue Xing opened the bidding, and another bidder immediately raised the price to five million Gold Soul Coins.

• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Xue Ye, and the other guests discovered their Soul Power had been sealed inside the Nine Dragon Tower.
• Shen Yan welcomed the bidders, explained that the auction would be anonymous, and said items could be paid for with Gold Soul Coins, immortal herbs, Soul Bones, or rare metals.
• Dugu Bo asked Shen Yan what immortal herbs were and how herbs and Soul Bones would be appraised.
• Shen Yan presented a God-bestowed Soul Ring, and Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, and Qian Daoliu recognized its divine aura.
• Prince Xue Xing bid one million Gold Soul Coins, and another bidder immediately raised the offer to five million.

Shen Yan oversaw escalating bids for the God-bestowed Soul Ring, which Spirit Hall won with a fifty-million-Gold-Soul-Coin offer. Dugu Bo offered his immortal herbs in hopes of securing a chance to save Yanyan, and Shen Yan told him to stay after the auction.

• Xue Ye raised the bid to ten million Gold Soul Coins, and Ning Fengzhi followed with twenty million.
• Qian Daoliu bid fifty million Gold Soul Coins, forcing Xue Ye to give up and leaving the auction hall stunned.
• Xue Qinghe realized his grandfather had bid for him to obtain the God-bestowed Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo asked Shen Yan to value his Wishing Treasure Pouch, which held immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Shen Yan recognized the herbs’ worth, returned the pouch, and secretly told Dugu Bo to stay after the auction.

Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fought over the God-bestowed Soul Ring, driving the price to one hundred million Gold Soul Coins and three Soul Bones. Qian Daoliu won the auction, while Ning Fengzhi revealed that he had mainly wanted to drain Spirit Hall’s resources and hinted that he had other plans involving Shen Yan.

• Ning Fengzhi raised the bid to sixty million Gold Soul Coins, and Qian Daoliu countered with seventy million.
• Ning Fengzhi bid seventy-five million, and Qian Daoliu offered eighty million Gold Soul Coins plus a 30,000-Year Ghost Tiger Left Leg Bone.
• Ning Fengzhi raised the bid to ninety million Gold Soul Coins, and Qian Daoliu countered with a 40,000-Year Cave Demon Spider Right Leg Bone.
• Ning Fengzhi bid one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, prompting Qian Daoliu to offer the same amount plus a 50,000-Year Vajra Bear Torso Bone.
• Ning Fengzhi stopped bidding and told Chen Xin and Gu Rong that he had wanted to drain Spirit Hall’s finances; Shen Yan then sold the God-bestowed Soul Ring to Qian Daoliu.
• Shen Yan concluded the auction, announced the next one would take place in a month, and warned attendees against turning bids into conflicts.

After the auction, Shen Yan offered Ning Fengzhi a way to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in exchange for several favors and invited the sect to help create a Divine Realm. He then approached Dugu Bo with a bargain involving his medicinal herbs and the poison in his body.

• Dugu Bo waited anxiously for Shen Yan, while Ning Fengzhi stayed behind with Chen Xin and Gu Rong to meet him.
• Shen Yan thanked Ning Fengzhi for driving up the auction price and offered to help evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to move Ning Rongrong to Skywater Academy, look after Shen Yan's disciple there, and let the disciple help Ning Rongrong evolve her martial soul.
• Shen Yan invited Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong to help create a Divine Realm, then left after telling them to consider their positions.
• Shen Yan appeared in Dugu Bo's room and offered to explain how to deal with his poison in exchange for his medicinal herbs.
• Dugu Bo stood in shock and asked how Shen Yan knew he was poisoned.

Shen Yan explained how Dugu Bo could use a soul core to draw poison from his body, then sold auction prizes and ten immortal herbs into his Conversion Table. Dugu Bo began testing the method while Shen Yan kept two rare herbs and planned to use the others to strengthen himself.

• Shen Yan told Dugu Bo to condense his soul power around his Poison Core and channel his toxins into a soul core, and Dugu Bo began cultivating to test the idea.
• Shen Yan sold Qian Daoliu’s one hundred million Gold Soul Coins and three soul bones into the Conversion Table, raising his balance to 1,906,250 EMC.
• Shen Yan found twelve immortal herbs in Dugu Bo’s Wishing Treasure Pouch and identified them as important to Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils’ future potential.
• Shen Yan sold ten immortal herbs into the Conversion Table, kept the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, and raised his balance to 2,221,250 EMC.
• Shen Yan planned to use the immortal herbs to strengthen his body, while Dugu Bo continued circulating soul power with a pale face.

Shen Yan gained Dugu Bo’s allegiance by helping him draw out his poison and giving him an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and a treatment plan for his granddaughter. After Dugu Bo departed, Shen Yan began secluded cultivation, while Tang San discovered clues to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Dugu Bo set out to find Yanyan.

• Dugu Bo confirmed Shen Yan’s method was drawing poison from his body and asked for help with his granddaughter, whose poison came from her bloodline.
• Shen Yan explained that Dugu Bo’s granddaughter needed a blood exchange and an immortal herb, then gave Dugu Bo an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid for her recovery.
• Dugu Bo pledged his life to Shen Yan after being promised a future divine seat as the Poison God, and agreed to guard Shen Yan’s disciple during practical experience at Skywater Academy.
• Shen Yan sent Dugu Bo through the Void Gate, returned to the Cultivation Room, and activated tenfold time for secluded cultivation despite its 100 EMC daily cost.
• Tang San climbed out of a deep pit, realized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well might be nearby, and hurried toward Shrek Academy to seek help finding it.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the pit, noted that Tang San had survived, and decided to look for Yanyan and consider transferring her to Skywater Academy.

Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that she could overcome her martial soul’s rank limit if she left Shrek Academy for Skywater Academy, leaving her conflicted about abandoning her friends. Meanwhile, Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that the mysterious tower held a way to cure both their poison, though his treatment would take time.

• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed whether the Nine Dragon Tower Master’s claims were credible, and Chen Xin believed the offer to evolve Ning Fengzhi’s martial soul was likely genuine.
• Ning Rongrong arrived and learned about the God-bestowed Soul Ring and her father’s plan to help her break the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s rank limit.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong she had to leave Shrek Academy and transfer to Skywater Academy, and she hesitated because her friends were at Shrek.
• Dugu Bo found Dugu Yan suffering from her poison and told her he had found a way to cure both of them.
• Dugu Bo pointed out the Mysterious Tower in Heaven Dou City and told Dugu Yan that their cure came from there.

Dugu Bo gave Dugu Yan an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, explained that he had become the tower god’s disciple, and asked her to consider transferring to Skywater Academy. Tang San returned to Shrek Academy with news of a hidden realm, but Dugu Bo arrived and accused him of injuring Dugu Yan and targeting his medicinal garden.

• Dugu Bo gave Dugu Yan the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and told her the god’s disciple would help cure her poison.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he had acknowledged the senior as his master and asked Dugu Yan to consider transferring to Skywater Academy.
• Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to think over the transfer, while Dugu Bo headed for Shrek Academy.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy and told Yu Xiaogang and Flender he had found a small hidden realm with extreme ice and fire energy.
• Dugu Bo tore open the dean’s office roof, confronted Tang San, and accused him of injuring Dugu Yan and targeting his medicinal garden.

Dugu Bo attacked the Shrek group, but stopped after learning Tang San was Tang Hao’s son. At the Worship Hall, Bibi Dong confronted Qian Daoliu and demanded the God-bestowed Soul Ring intended for Xue'er.

• Dugu Bo poisoned Flender and overwhelmed the Shrek group with his Titled Douluo pressure and venom.
• Tang San offered to cure Dugu Bo’s poison in exchange for access to his herb garden, then warned that Dugu Yanyan would not live past thirty.
• Dugu Bo prepared to kill Tang San, but Yu Xiaogang revealed that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, making Dugu Bo withdraw his attack.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Daoliu for the God-bestowed Soul Ring, and he said it was meant for Xue'er.
• Bibi Dong insisted on having the Soul Ring, while Golden Crocodile Douluo criticized her outside the hall.

Shen Yan began tempering his body with singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and planned to use other immortal herbs to strengthen himself further. After Dugu Bo spared Shrek Academy, Tang Hao ambushed him and demanded to know how he intended to die for bullying Tang San.

• Shen Yan chose to use singular velvet sky chrysanthemum first, then planned to consume narcissus jade muscle bone and eight-petal immortal orchid before seeking the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Shen Yan ate the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and began enduring its painful effects as it tempered his sinews and bones.
• Dugu Bo spared the people at Shrek Academy for Tang Hao's sake and warned them not to covet his medicinal garden again.
• Tang San treated everyone’s poison and privately resolved to find another chance to obtain the immortal herbs in Dugu Bo's garden.
• Tang Hao struck Dugu Bo from the sky with the Clear Sky Hammer, then accused him of bullying Tang San and demanded to know how he intended to die.

Tang Hao gravely wounded Dugu Bo, but a golden Tower Token blocked his killing blow and teleported Dugu Bo to the Nine Dragon Tower. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong faced the choice of leaving Shrek for Skywater Academy and announced that she had made her decision.

• Tang Hao overwhelmed Dugu Bo, who used Time Freeze and his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Avatar to flee toward his medicinal garden.
• Tang Hao caught up with Dugu Bo, kicked him into a crater, and prepared to kill him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• A golden Tower Token shielded Dugu Bo from Tang Hao's strike and transported him to the Nine Dragon Tower, where the token shattered.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong waited as Ning Rongrong weighed leaving Shrek for Skywater Academy to help the sect pursue its dream of producing a Titled Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong stood and told Ning Fengzhi that she had made her decision.

Ning Rongrong decided to leave Shrek Academy for Skywater Academy so she could pursue the evolution of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Meanwhile, Shen Yan finished refining one immortal herb and prepared a medicinal bath with others, while Ning Rongrong’s farewell at Shrek ended with Ma Hongjun hurting her feelings.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she would help the sect by attempting to break the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s rank seventy-nine limit, then said she wanted to return to Shrek and say goodbye.
• Bibi Dong unsuccessfully challenged Qian Daoliu over the God-bestowed Soul Ring, and he insisted it belonged to Xue'er.
• After a hundred days, Shen Yan finished refining the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, ate the narcissus jade muscle bone, and spent 10,000 EMC to create a medicinal pool filled with immortal herbs.
• Ning Rongrong told the Shrek group she would transfer to Skywater Academy to evolve her martial soul, and she declined Tang San’s offer to help her at a hidden realm.
• Ma Hongjun dismissed Ning Rongrong’s departure, leaving her hurt and close to tears.

Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy for a chance to improve her martial soul, while Tang San resolved to find a hidden realm to prove himself. After absorbing the narcissus jade muscle bone, Shen Yan learned that Dugu Bo had returned to the Nine Dragon Tower gravely injured and sent him an eight-petal immortal orchid.

• Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy after Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San defended her choice, and Chen Xin took her away from the gates.
• Gu Rong gave Flender ten thousand Gold Soul Coins as Rongrong's tuition and warned Ma Hongjun against insulting her.
• Tang San urged Flender to find another support-type Soul Master and vowed to find the hidden realm after Rongrong chose to leave.
• Ning Rongrong stayed shut in her room for several days after returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Shen Yan finished absorbing the narcissus jade muscle bone and prepared to absorb the eight-petal immortal orchid.
• Little Tower told Shen Yan that Tang Hao had gravely injured Dugu Bo, who returned to the tower through the Tower Token, and Shen Yan ordered the orchid given to him.

During Shen Yan’s seclusion, he used immortal herbs to strengthen his body while Dugu Bo recovered and reached level 93. After emerging, Shen Yan learned that the Nine Dragon Tower’s monthly reward was a Random God-Bestowed Martial Soul Origin, which could grant him another martial soul.

• Shen Yan gave Dugu Bo an eight-petal immortal orchid and absorbed another one himself in a medicinal bath.
• Dugu Bo absorbed the orchid, healed his injuries, and broke through to level 93.
• Tang San and the Shrek group spent twenty days searching for a secret realm near Heaven Dou City, unaware that Dugu Bo had sealed its entrance and emptied the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• After ten days of seclusion, Shen Yan emerged with his aura restrained and a body strengthened many times over by the herbs and medicinal bath.
• Little Tower told Shen Yan that Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Yan had visited and that Dugu Bo had recovered, then revealed the tower’s monthly reward.
• Shen Yan learned that the Random God-Bestowed Martial Soul Origin could grant him an additional martial soul and eagerly asked Little Tower to give it to him.

Shen Yan sold one Random God-Bestowed Martial Soul Origin for a million EMC, then began absorbing another as a storm and golden beam engulfed the Nine Dragon Tower. A mysterious white-haired youth named Huang appeared before him, accompanied by a Heavenly Emperor Avatar.

• Little Tower explained that the martial soul gained from a Random God-Bestowed Martial Soul Origin depended on the recipient’s mindset and physical constitution.
• Shen Yan sold a golden sphere to the Conversion Table for 1,000,000 EMC, then took another sphere and began absorbing it.
• Dugu Bo finished condensing his soul core and worried about Dugu Yan and his medicinal garden before a storm covered Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, Tang San, and others sensed the storm and suspected a powerful breakthrough near the Nine Dragon Tower.
• A presence in the void sent golden light down onto the Nine Dragon Tower, where Shen Yan was absorbing the martial soul origin.
• A white-haired youth appeared before Shen Yan with a Heavenly Emperor Avatar and introduced himself as Huang.

Shen Yan gained the Desolate Heavenly Emperor as his third martial soul, along with a Supreme Bone, and announced the divine-grade item for the Nine Dragon Tower’s second auction. The chapter left the auction one day away, with Shen Yan discovering that the Martial Soul Origin could produce its own Soul Rings.

• A white figure entered Shen Yan and awakened a golden treasure bone, while its power strengthened his body and widened his meridians.
• The golden dragons surrounding the Nine Dragon Tower unleashed a force that overwhelmed Soul Masters across Heaven Dou City and drew the attention of Spirit Hall and the Star Dou Great Forest’s beasts.
• Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong ordered their followers to prepare funds and resources for the upcoming auction, while the Sky Azure Bull Python sensed that the being behind the light would eventually seek them out.
• Shen Yan recovered and realized his third martial soul was the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, with a Supreme Bone strengthening his body.
• Shen Yan told Little Tower to announce a Random God-Bestowed Martial Soul Origin for the auction, then discovered it could produce its own Soul Rings.