Chapter Summaries

After Dugu Bo threatened the tournament officials and factions to protect Tianxing Academy, Salas investigated Tang Chuan’s records and discovered signs of extraordinary power and a hidden secret. He sent a classified report to the Pope, warning that Tang Chuan could threaten the Spirit Hall.

• Dugu Bo warned that anyone who caused a Tianxing Academy member’s death would face his retaliation, then left the Battle Soul Stage with Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er.
• Salas examined Tang Chuan’s Spirit Hall records and found that his recorded Spirit Ring Configuration differed from the rings he had displayed at the Great Soul Arena.
• Salas suspected Tang Chuan could conceal his Spirit Rings’ true ages and was alarmed by the possibility that he had reached Level Fifty at fourteen.
• Salas compared Tang Chuan’s talent with Hu Liena’s and concluded that his strength and suspicious background posed an unknown threat to the Spirit Hall.
• Salas sealed a secret letter describing Tang Chuan’s abilities and ordered a messenger to deliver it to the Pope immediately.

After Tang San was gravely injured, Tang Hao blamed Tang Chuan and resolved to take revenge. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue challenged Tang Chuan to a spar, and the two left Tianxing Academy as Tang Hao secretly followed them.

• Jiang Zhu stabilized Tang San's injuries, and Flender said he would need at least half a month to recover enough to fight.
• Master blamed Tang Chuan for crippling Tang San to sabotage Shrek Academy's tournament chances, and Tang Hao overheard him and vowed to seek justice.
• Qian Renxue visited Tang Chuan and asked when she could compete in the tournament, claiming she would be no weaker than Xiao Rui'er.
• Tang Chuan invited Qian Renxue to spar with him, and they agreed to meet in the small woods outside the academy.
• Tang Chuan and Qian Renxue left the academy, while Tang Hao emerged from the shadows and followed them, intent on attacking Tang Chuan.

Tang Chuan and Qian Renxue fought in a woodland, where his Blue Silver Grass and Blue Silver Domain countered her Angel abilities. Qian Renxue’s light attacks began nourishing Tang Chuan instead, leaving their battle still underway.

• Qian Renxue revealed her Sacred Sword and disguised Spirit King strength, while Tang Chuan suspected she was concealing her true power with a Spirit Bone.
• Tang Chuan summoned his Blue Silver Grass, whose vast Life Aura revived nearby plants and dead fish, and turned it into a spear to meet Qian Renxue’s attack.
• Tang Chuan and Qian Renxue clashed repeatedly, and she realized his Soul Power was extraordinarily vast and resilient despite his apparent level.
• Qian Renxue empowered her Sacred Sword with light and sacred fire and activated her Angel Domain, but Tang Chuan countered with his Blue Silver Domain and regenerating Life Barriers.
• Tang Chuan’s Blue Silver Domain absorbed and converted some of Qian Renxue’s sacred light into energy, shocking her and weakening her assault.

Tang Hao appeared during Tang Chuan and Qian Renxue's fight and accused Tang Chuan of conspiring with Spirit Hall and attacking Tang San. Tang Chuan revealed their painful family history, and as Tang Hao launched a deadly strike, an enormous Black Dragon appeared in the storm-darkened sky.

• Tang Hao crashed into the forest with his Clear Sky Hammer and accused Tang Chuan of colluding with Spirit Hall.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo arrived to protect Qian Renxue, while Tang Chuan denied knowing them.
• Tang Chuan challenged Tang Hao over his neglect and favoritism, revealing that Tang San was Tang Hao's son and possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• Enraged by Tang Chuan's words, Tang Hao knocked Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo aside and swung his giant hammer at Tang Chuan.
• Dark clouds and purple lightning gathered as an enormous Black Dragon opened its golden eyes behind Tang Chuan.

Tang Hao withdrew after Di Tian’s golden eyes appeared in the sky, and Tang Chuan warned Qian Renxue that trouble was coming. Qian Renxue ordered She Long to report to her grandfather that she would handle Tang Chuan and Tang Hao herself, warning that she would kill anyone sent to interfere.

• Di Tian’s golden eyes and the outline of a black dragon appeared behind Tang Chuan, frightening Tang Hao and forcing him to retreat.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo used their Martial Soul Avatars to shield Qian Renxue from the unknown presence.
• The golden eyes vanished, and Tang Chuan found Tang Hao had fled; Qian Renxue told him what she and the others had seen.
• Tang Chuan reacted with fear at the description of a golden-eyed Black Dragon, then hurried back to Tianxing Academy and warned Qian Renxue to expect unrest.
• She Long suggested killing Tang Chuan after learning he was Tang Hao’s son, but Qian Renxue stopped him and ordered him to tell her grandfather to keep the woman from intervening in Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue declared that she would take responsibility for Tang Chuan and Tang Hao, warning that she would kill whoever came to interfere.

Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu learned that Tang Chuan was a fourteen-year-old Spirit King with an extraordinary Spirit Ring Configuration, and Bibi Dong planned to ambush him on the way to Spirit City. Meanwhile, Yu Tianheng joined Shrek Academy for the tournament, hoping to outperform his cousin Yu Tianxin.

• Bibi Dong received Salas's report confirming Tang Chuan's strength and genuine two-purple, three-black Spirit Ring Configuration.
• Bibi Dong rejected a direct attack in Heaven Dou City and decided to have Spirit Hall ambush Tang Chuan and his protectors on their way to the Grand Finals in Spirit City.
• Snake Lance Douluo She Long reported Tang Chuan's strength and the Golden-eyed Black Dragon protecting him to Qian Daoliu, who reacted with alarm.
• Yu Tianheng joined Shrek Academy after the Imperial Dou Team disbanded, choosing not to compete with Yu Tianxin for a core position at Thunder Academy.

Tang Chuan worried that Di Tian was secretly watching him, but Dugu Bo urged him to focus on becoming stronger. As Shrek Academy prepared to face Blazing Fire Academy, Tang Chuan left the arena with Xiao Rui'er, unaware that a mysterious old man was following them.

• Shrek Academy finished the first ten rounds with eight wins and two losses, while Tianxing Academy won all ten matches.
• Tang Chuan told Dugu Bo he feared being watched by an overwhelmingly powerful, unknown presence, and Dugu Bo advised him to build his strength.
• Shrek Academy entered its match against Blazing Fire Academy, and Dugu Bo was surprised to see Tang San recovered enough to compete.
• Tang Chuan guessed that Tang San had recovered with potent medicinal treasures and predicted that Blazing Fire Academy's fire attributes would hinder his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Chuan left the arena and met Xiao Rui'er at the passage, and they walked back toward the academy together.
• A sinister old man in a moon-white Soul Master robe silently followed Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er.

Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er were trapped in Shi Nian’s Remnant Dream Illusion, where they confronted the Canghui teacher and revealed they knew about his Spirit Bone. At the same time, Master reasoned that fire-aligned Soul Rings on Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer might counter Tang Chuan’s life-infused Blue Silver Grass.

• Tang Chuan apologized to Xiao Rui'er over Ye Lingling, and she warned him not to let other girls hug him again.
• Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er sensed they were being followed, while Shi Nian watched them and planned to kill them inside his Remnant Dream Illusion.
• Tang Chuan exposed a repeated peddler as Shi Nian, then taunted him by revealing knowledge of his Illusion Mirror Wisdom Skull.
• Shi Nian launched a wave of illusions and mental attacks at Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er.
• At the Spirit Arena, Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass was suppressed by Blazing Fire Academy’s Fire Attribute attacks, and Master considered having Tang San cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer early.
• Master theorized that Fire Attribute Soul Rings on Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer might counter Tang Chuan’s life-rich Blue Silver Grass.

During Shrek Academy’s battle with Blazing Fire Academy, Tang San struggled against Huo Wu’s fire-based attacks and considered seeking Spirit Rings that could resist flames. Elsewhere, Xiao Rui’er broke Shi Nian’s illusion, killed him, and discovered a Circular Skull Bone.

• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass failed against Huo Wu’s fire, and Dai Mubai switched opponents with him while Xiao Wu wanted to confront Huo Wu.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that his spirit was innately countered by fire and that he might need Spirit Rings with Ice or Water Attributes.
• Xiao Rui’er’s Golden Vertical Eye shattered Shi Nian’s illusion and revealed the forest where they were actually located.
• Xiao Rui’er bound Shi Nian with Blue Silver Emperor Vines and pierced him with her Golden Dragon Spear, killing him.
• A Circular Skull Bone with a Psychedelic Colored Halo fell from Shi Nian’s remains.

After Shrek’s narrow victory over Blazing Fire Academy, Tang San asked Master whether he should cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer to overcome the Blue Silver Grass’s weaknesses. Master agreed to investigate Twin Martial Soul cultivation and recommended Fire Attribute rings, while Tang San wondered whether Ice or Water rings could help his Blue Silver Grass resist fire.

• After Shrek Academy narrowly defeated Blazing Fire Academy, Tang San stayed behind and told Master he wanted to cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer as his Second Spirit.
• Tang San explained that his Blue Silver Grass could not match the strength of his teammates’ Top-tier Martial Souls and had felt especially powerless against Blazing Fire Academy’s fire.
• Master warned Tang San that the first known Twin Martial Soul owner had exploded and died after adding a third Spirit Ring, while Bibi Dong had successfully cultivated two spirits.
• Master promised to ask Bibi Dong about safe Twin Martial Soul cultivation and advised Tang San to prioritize Fire Attribute rings for his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Master argued that extreme fire could burn away Tang Chuan’s life-filled Blue Silver Grass, and Tang San asked whether Ice or Water rings could instead help his Blue Silver Grass resist fire.

Tang Chuan gave Ye Lingling Shi Nian’s illusion-type Head Spirit Bone, then joined Dugu Bo and the Shi Brothers in the Sunset Forest to seek Fourth Spirit Rings. Elsewhere, Master urged Tang San to give his Clear Sky Hammer a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring so its power could raise his Soul Power.

• Tang Chuan and Xiao Rui'er told Dugu Bo that Shi Nian had attacked them and that they had killed him, leaving behind a seven-colored Head Spirit Bone.
• Tang Chuan gave the Spirit Bone to Ye Lingling, explaining that its Illusion Space skill could strengthen allies’ Spiritual Power, connect their thoughts, and conceal their position.
• Tang Chuan agreed to join Dugu Bo and the Shi Brothers on a trip to the Sunset Forest for their Fourth Spirit Rings.
• Tang Chuan recommended Thorn Rock Turtles for the Shi Brothers’ Black Tortoise Martial Souls because their shells could reflect damage.
• Tang San asked Master to recommend a Fire Attribute Soul Beast for his Clear Sky Hammer, and Master suggested an Explosive Fire Ape.
• Master urged Tang San to seek a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring for his Clear Sky Hammer, claiming its energy could raise Tang San’s Soul Power enough to obtain a Fifth Spirit Ring for his Blue Silver Grass.

Tang San planned to use Spirit Rings from both his Twin Martial Souls to rapidly surpass Tang Chuan, then proposed slaughtering Soul Beasts for Spirit Bones to strengthen his teammates. In the Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo drew the hidden Thorn Rock Turtle out of hiding, while Tang San continued torturing Soul Beasts for Spirit Bones and defended his actions to Flender and Master.

• Tang San calculated that adding Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer could raise his Soul Power to level sixty within a year, and he told Master he planned to slaughter Soul Beasts for Spirit Bones to strengthen his teammates.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Thorn Rock Turtle could conceal its aura among rocks, then used his Spiritual Pressure to provoke it into revealing itself to Tang Chuan and the Shi Brothers.
• Tang Chuan activated his Blue Silver Domain and sensed the hidden Thorn Rock Turtle beneath a rocky hillside about a thousand meters away.
• Tang San stood among the corpses of Soul Beasts and continued torturing a wounded Steel Mane Wild Boar to extract its Spirit Bone.
• Flender objected that Tang San's slaughter threatened the forest and future Soul Masters, but Tang San dismissed his concerns and argued that Soul Beasts were resources for the strong.
• Tang San asked Master to confirm that pursuing ultimate power justified sacrificing the forest and future Soul Masters.

Flender condemned Tang San’s slaughter of Soul Beasts for Spirit Bones, but Tang San defended it as a means to gain power and refused to apologize. After Flender left, Liu Erlong revealed she and Master had arranged a Ten-Thousand-Year Explosive Fire Ape for Tang San to kill and absorb as his Clear Sky Hammer’s first Spirit Ring.

• Flender confronted Tang San over his slaughter of Soul Beasts and warned that it threatened the balance between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts.
• Tang San rejected Flender’s objections, arguing that power justified any methods and that the strong made the rules.
• Master and Liu Erlong stepped between them, and Master urged Flender to return to the academy while he and Liu Erlong watched Tang San.
• Flender left the Sunset Forest in anger and disappointment after realizing Master had chosen to support Tang San.
• Liu Erlong brought Tang San a captured Ten-Thousand-Year Explosive Fire Ape and told him to kill it and absorb its Spirit Ring for his Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Chuan and Dugu Bo protected the Shi Brothers as a chaotic spirit beast stampede swept through Sunset Forest, while Tang San struggled to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring for his Clear Sky Hammer. The chapter left Tang San on the verge of exploding as his body failed to withstand the ring’s energy.

• The Shi Brothers began absorbing their fourth spirit rings while Tang Chuan and Dugu Bo stood guard nearby.
• Tang Chuan sensed a chaotic mass of spirit beasts charging through the forest, including several ten-thousand-year beasts.
• Dugu Bo created the Jade Phosphorous Poison Dragon Array to shield Tang Chuan and the Shi Brothers from the stampede.
• Tang San tried to absorb the ten-thousand-year spirit ring of the Explosive Fire Ape as his Clear Sky Hammer’s first spirit ring.
• Tang San’s body and awareness began to fail under the spirit ring’s energy, and the chapter explained that his cultivation and physique could not bear the burden of cultivating both martial souls this way.

Tang San’s body began to rupture as he absorbed the Explosive Fire Ape’s Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, so Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong tried replacing it with weaker Spirit Rings. When even a Hundred-Year Soul Ring proved too powerful and no Ten-Year Soul Beast remained, Yu Xiaogang spotted pale maggots feeding on nearby corpses and formed a desperate idea.

• Tang San’s body swelled and bled as he absorbed the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, and Liu Erlong warned Yu Xiaogang that interrupting him could destroy his meridians.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed replacing the dangerous ring with a weaker one, and Liu Erlong brought over a wounded thousand-year Flame Giant Lizard for Tang San to kill.
• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong tried to draw the Flame Giant Lizard’s Spirit Ring into Tang San, but he could not withstand its energy, so Liu Erlong brought him a hundred-year Thorn Porcupine instead.
• Tang San killed the Thorn Porcupine, but its Hundred-Year Soul Ring also made his condition worse, and Liu Erlong said no Ten-Year Soul Beasts were left nearby.
• Yu Xiaogang noticed Ten-Year Maggots feeding on the corpses Tang San had left behind and conceived a desperate, taboo solution.

Master and Liu Erlong tried to save the dying Tang San by forcing Ten-Year maggots on him, while Tang Chuan investigated the suspicious soul beast riot. Tang San woke to discover that his Clear Sky Hammer had gained a revolting, dim white spirit ring.

• Master ordered Liu Erlong to bring the maggots to Tang San and urged her to force them into his mouth so he could absorb their spirit rings.
• Dugu Bo guarded the Shi Brothers as they absorbed their spirit rings inside his Poison Array, while Tang Chuan flew toward the source of the possibly man-made soul beast riot.
• Tang San regained consciousness and asked Master whether he had successfully absorbed his Clear Sky Hammer's first spirit ring.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and saw a weak white ring and writhing maggot-like lights covering it, leaving him horrified.

Tang San discovered that his Clear Sky Hammer had gained a White Ten-Year Spirit Ring, and he began to suspect Yu Xiaogang’s Twin Martial Soul theory had caused the failure. A Beast Tide charged toward them after their slaughter of Soul Beasts, and as Liu Erlong shoved Yu Xiaogang’s wheelchair toward Tang San, she turned to face the pursuing Gale Wolves.

• Tang San reacted with horror to the White Ten-Year Spirit Ring on his Clear Sky Hammer, while Yu Xiaogang suggested that Tang San’s Martial Soul or constitution might explain why he could not absorb a stronger ring.
• Tang San blamed Yu Xiaogang’s untested theory and contemplated killing him, but a distant rumble interrupted his anger.
• Tang San spotted a massive Beast Tide approaching, and Yu Xiaogang realized that Tang San’s slaughter and torture of Soul Beasts had provoked it.
• Liu Erlong pushed Yu Xiaogang’s wheelchair as she and Tang San fled from the Beast Tide, but several thousand-year Gale Wolves quickly caught up.
• Liu Erlong shoved Yu Xiaogang’s wheelchair toward Tang San and summoned her Fire Dragon Martial Soul to confront the pouncing wolves.

Liu Erlong held back a Beast Tide while Tang San and Master fled, but Soul Beasts broke through and Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer unleashed a rain of maggots. Tang Chuan arrived, saw the slaughter and the bizarre hammer, and blamed Tang San for provoking the Beast Tide, though he misjudged how the hammer had changed.

• Liu Erlong activated Crimson Dragon True Body and fought the Beast Tide to give Tang San and Master time to escape.
• Soul Beasts bypassed Liu Erlong’s defense, and Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass skills to stop those attacking from behind.
• When Shadow Leopards broke through, Tang San swung his Clear Sky Hammer, whose white Spirit Ring released swarms of maggots that repelled the beasts and made Tang San and Master vomit.
• Tang San raged over the transformed Clear Sky Hammer and continued attacking the maggot-covered leopards, revealing its skill as Maggot Rain.
• Tang Chuan arrived, saw the beast corpses and Tang San’s maggot-spraying hammer, and concluded that Tang San’s cruel Soul Beast slaughter had provoked the Beast Tide.

Tang Hao arrived just as Tang San was about to die beneath the Soul Beasts and rescued him, only to attack him for breaking his promise not to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer. After Tang San blamed Master for encouraging him, Tang Hao turned on Master and struck him down.

• Tang San was gravely wounded by the Soul Beasts, but Tang Hao's blood-red Clear Sky Hammer killed the surrounding beasts and left Tang San alive.
• Tang Hao kicked and slapped Tang San, then demanded that he explain why he had added Soul Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer despite his promise not to.
• Tang San admitted that he had cultivated the hammer to defeat Tang Chuan and blamed Master for supporting his Twin Martial Souls cultivation.
• Tang Hao attacked Liu Erlong when she tried to shield Master, sending her flying and leaving her unable to stand.
• Master denied responsibility and blamed Tang San and Tang Chuan, so Tang Hao rushed over and struck Master with a powerful slap.

Tang Hao nearly killed Master, but spared him after he claimed Bibi Dong could help resolve the backlash from Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls. Master was ordered to find Bibi Dong in Spirit City within three months, while Liu Erlong broke ties with him and fled.

• Tang Hao hurled Master across the ground, then stomped on his chest and accused him of ruining Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer.
• Master pleaded for his life and claimed Bibi Dong, the only known person to successfully cultivate Twin Martial Souls, could help Tang San.
• Master told Tang Hao that he and Bibi Dong had once been close and that he could appeal to her in Spirit City.
• Tang Hao stabilized Master’s failing life force and gave him three months to obtain a solution from Bibi Dong.
• Liu Erlong heard Master admit his past with Bibi Dong, denounced him, severed their relationship, and fled the forest.