Chapter Summaries

Tang Mo asked Bibi Dong to let him choose his second Soul Ring according to his unusual Martial Soul’s cultivation requirements, but examining him triggered an unexpected resonance between their Martial Souls. Bibi Dong discovered their potential for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and decided to keep Tang Mo close despite her discomfort.

• Bibi Dong considered giving Tang Mo resources like Hu Liena’s without granting him a formal status in Spirit Hall.
• Tang Mo revealed his first Martial Soul and told Bibi Dong that its first five Soul Rings had to follow the order of metal, water, wood, fire, and earth, and that his second Ring might reach ten thousand years.
• Bibi Dong examined Tang Mo, triggering a resonance that manifested both his Martial Soul and her Death Spider Emperor.
• Bibi Dong broke their connection after Tang Mo’s Martial Soul appeared ready to wield her Death Spider Emperor, then recognized that their perfectly complementary Martial Souls could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Bibi Dong’s fondness for Tang Mo increased slightly, and she resolved to take him in rather than let Qian Daoliu claim him.

Tang Mo left the Pope Hall with Yue Guan and met Hu Liena, who tested him with her charm ability. Her attack failed against his resilient soul, leaving her embarrassed, curious, and unwilling to accept defeat as Tang Mo moved to strike several acupoints.

• Bibi Dong returned to the dais, and Yue Guan escorted Tang Mo from the Pope Hall while warning him to show restraint with Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena greeted Tang Mo and learned he would cultivate alongside her without becoming Bibi Dong’s disciple.
• Hu Liena tightened her grip on Tang Mo’s hand, activated Martial Soul Possession, and used her charm ability as a prank.
• Tang Mo resisted Hu Liena’s charm with the Guan Zizai Heart Method and asked whether she had enjoyed herself.
• Hu Liena tried to withdraw her hand, but Tang Mo reached toward her and swept his sword fingers over several of her acupoints.

Tang Mo punished Hu Liena for her misbehavior, then settled into his new life at Pope Hall as Spirit Hall searched for a suitable sea soul beast for his second soul ring. The next morning, Hu Liena brought him to his first class, where he expected to learn alongside her and the other members of the Golden Generation.

• Tang Mo used his soul power to make Hu Liena laugh uncontrollably, then told her the punishment would last for the time it took an incense stick to burn.
• Yue Guan refused to intervene, and Hu Liena endured the punishment before accompanying Tang Mo on a tour of Pope Hall.
• Yue Guan showed Tang Mo the small palace where he would live next to Hu Liena, while Xie Yue and Yan remained in the academy dormitories.
• Bibi Dong sent Spirit Hall personnel to search for a water-attribute sea soul beast for Tang Mo's second soul ring.
• The next morning, Hu Liena came to Tang Mo's residence to remind him about class, and he descended from the roof and headed for the classroom.

Tang Mo met his new teacher, Li Songnian, and quickly overturned Li’s attempt to establish authority before reviewing a stack of Soul Master materials. Xie Yue and Yan arrived as the lesson was about to begin, with Yan’s glance at Hu Liena stirring his anger again.

• Li Songnian introduced himself as a level seventy-four Healing Jewel Soul Master and assessed Tang Mo’s unusual aura.
• Tang Mo introduced himself as a level twenty Quasi-Soul Grandmaster with the Tang Sect Grandmaster Martial Soul, and Li Songnian’s effort to assert his authority quietly failed.
• Li Songnian told Tang Mo to review the teaching materials while he waited for Xie Yue and Yan.
• Tang Mo rapidly read through the materials on Soul Beasts, Soul Ring allocation, Soul Master history, and Martial Soul development, then inferred the limits of their contents.
• Xie Yue and Yan arrived and respectfully greeted Li Songnian, while Yan looked at Hu Liena with anger in his eyes.

Yan accused Tang Mo of making Hu Liena cry and challenged him to a duel, but Tang Mo quickly drove Yan out of the classroom with precise strikes. Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu both watched Tang Mo, and Qian Daoliu sensed Bibi Dong observing him as well.

• Hu Liena rejected Yan again and told him she saw him only as an older brother.
• Yan assumed Tang Mo had made Hu Liena cry and challenged him to a one-on-one fight, while Li Songnian did not intervene.
• Tang Mo introduced himself as a Level 20 Quasi-Soul Grandmaster, then moved first and used precise strikes to force Yan out of the classroom.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu watched Tang Mo, and Qian Daoliu detected Bibi Dong's gaze while probing Tang Mo with spiritual power.

Bibi Dong moved to secure Tang Mo for Spirit Hall while Qian Daoliu also showed interest in recruiting him for Qian Renxue. As Bibi Dong arranged Tang Mo’s sea-soul-beast hunt, Xiao Bai began plotting to use the search against the Evil Orca King’s mutated son, while Tang Mo continued fighting Yan.

• Qian Daoliu warned Bibi Dong and considered recruiting Tang Mo for Qian Renxue, prompting Bibi Dong to issue a Pope Token and arrange Tang Mo’s second soul-ring hunt.
• Spirit Hall dispatched ships from Vast Sea City to search for a rare sea soul beast with exceptionally pure water-attribute power.
• Xiao Bai learned that humans were searching for a soul beast and decided to target the Evil Orca King’s gentle, mutated illegitimate son.
• Yan escaped Tang Mo’s control, retreated, and used his second soul skill to hurl magma-coated floor tiles at him.
• Tang Mo activated Martial Soul Possession and batted away Yan’s incoming fragments with his Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear-like gauntlets.

Tang Mo defeated Yan with an illusory bear-paw strike, then set Yan’s fractured arm and won his loyalty. Li Songnian healed Yan and realized Tang Mo had already won over two of his three students.

• Yan used his first Soul Skill to bombard Tang Mo with magma, then guarded himself with his second Soul Skill.
• Tang Mo struck Yan with an illusory bear paw that shattered the rock around his arm and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Yan surrendered and asked Li Songnian for help, but Tang Mo examined his arm and set the fracture himself.
• Relieved by the reduced pain, Yan declared Tang Mo his boss, leaving Xie Yue as the only one of Li Songnian’s three students Tang Mo had not won over.
• Li Songnian used his sixth Soul Skill, Sinew and Bone Revival, to heal Yan’s arm.

Tang Mo cultivated in Spirit Hall’s Mimicry Training Room and refined his body and soul through Tang Sect methods. Bibi Dong struggled with the resonance between their Martial Souls, and three days later she learned that a likely water-type Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had been found for Tang Mo.

• Li Songnian ended his lesson with Tang Mo and brought the group to Spirit Hall’s Mimicry Training Room.
• Tang Mo cultivated amid metal, water, and wood powers to prepare for his planned water-attributed second Soul Ring.
• Tang Mo entered his Inner Scene during meditation and experienced a peaceful forest filled with natural sounds.
• Bibi Dong approached Tang Mo’s room to get used to their Martial Soul Resonance, but she had to leave when it became overwhelming.
• Three days later, Bibi Dong received a report that Spirit Hall’s fleet had found a sea-blue Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast resembling an orca in Vast Sea City’s waters.

Tang Mo traveled toward Vast Sea City with Hu Liena and the two Spirit Hall elders, while Spirit Hall’s fleet herded an Azure Sea Killer Whale toward shallow waters. A Heaven Dou agent reported the operation to Xue Ye, who suspected Spirit Hall was seeking a sea beast for a soul ring but questioned why a land soul master would want one.

• Hu Liena explained that Bibi Dong had ordered her to travel with Tang Mo, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei declined to interfere.
• Tang Mo’s party set out from Spirit City for Vast Sea City, a journey expected to take about half a month.
• Cardinal Kasait and Spirit Hall’s fleet drove the Azure Sea Killer Whale toward shallow water, unaware that she followed their ships to escape barnacle-like parasites.
• A loyal Heaven Dou agent inside Vast Sea City’s city lord’s residence sent news of Spirit Hall’s operation to Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye suspected Spirit Hall wanted a sea soul beast as a soul ring but wondered why a land soul master would choose one.

Qian Renxue arranged to travel to Vast Sea City under the pretense of investigating Spirit Hall, while secretly planning to meet Tang Mo. She reached the city with her companions, where a Spirit Hall deacon escorted them toward the coast.

• Qian Renxue recognized the intelligence about Spirit Hall as a chance to meet Tang Mo and asked Xue Ye to let her investigate Vast Sea City.
• Xue Ye gave Qian Renxue a token to choose a Soul Douluo escort, testing her judgment as his successor.
• Qian Renxue chose a solitary spear-wielding Soul Douluo, but She Long killed the man and took his place as her Titled Douluo guard.
• Hu Liena felt sick during the long carriage ride to Vast Sea City, and Tang Mo eased her discomfort by pressing her acupoints.
• After half a month, Tang Mo, Hu Liena, Yue Guan, and their party arrived in Vast Sea City, and a Spirit Hall deacon led them toward the coast.

Tang Mo approached the Azure Sea Killer Whale, which remained calm despite being kept for execution, and spoke with it mind-to-mind. After admitting he needed its water-attribute Soul Ring, he proposed a possible way to obtain one without killing it and sent it information about Chuma Xian.

• Tang Mo and his companions found the Azure Sea Killer Whale lounging on a reef while Spirit Hall deacons fed it.
• Kasait tried to stop Tang Mo from approaching the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but stepped aside after sensing Tang Mo's pressure.
• The Azure Sea Killer Whale told Tang Mo that the sea let it communicate with others mind-to-mind.
• Tang Mo admitted that he wanted the whale's Soul Ring, and the whale asked whether there was a way to avoid being killed.
• Tang Mo said sacrifice might work but could not guarantee success, and sent the whale information about Chuma Xian.

Tang Mo proposed forming a contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale to gain its power without killing it, and the two began blending their soul power. Yue Guan and Gui Mei watched the unfamiliar process, while Yue Guan reassured Hu Liena that Tang Mo seemed safe and was benefiting from it.

• Tang Mo considered creating a contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale as an alternative to hunting soul beasts, Sacrifice, or using a Soul Spirit.
• The Azure Sea Killer Whale gave Tang Mo a living-storage Soul Tool, and Tang Mo named it the Green Pearl Bracer.
• Tang Mo and the Azure Sea Killer Whale joined hands and began harmonizing their soul power to form a contract.
• Gui Mei wondered if the Azure Sea Killer Whale was performing Sacrifice, but Yue Guan concluded the process was something else.
• Hu Liena asked whether Tang Mo was all right, and Yue Guan said he seemed safe and had gained benefits.

The Evil Orca King discovered that the Azure Sea Killer Whale was missing and sensed that her absence threatened his clan’s future, so he led the Evil Spirit Orcas toward Vast Sea City. Bo Saixi sent Xiao Bai and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks after them, while Tang Mo remained unaware of the approaching forces as he explored the power of his contract.

• The Evil Orca King found no trace of the Azure Sea Killer Whale and sensed that the Evil Spirit Orca Clan was losing its fortune.
• The Evil Orca King ordered the Evil Spirit Orcas to follow him toward Vast Sea City in pursuit of the Azure Sea Killer Whale.
• Xiao Bai learned that the Evil Spirit Orcas had left their territory, and Bo Saixi ordered her to stop them from running rampant.
• Bo Saixi sensed that Poseidon’s divine will had reacted to a deviation in the trial prepared for his successor.
• Tang Mo discovered that his contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale could let him borrow her soul power, potentially reaching Soul Emperor strength for up to half an hour.

Ning Rongrong persuaded Gu Rong to take her toward Tang Mo, where he clashed with Yue Guan and Gui Mei at Spirit Hall’s cordon before claiming she only wanted to make friends. As Ning Rongrong warmed to Tang Mo, his contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale neared completion and Contract Power began changing his lungs.

• Ning Rongrong asked Gu Rong to take her closer to the activity, giving Qian Renxue a chance to approach Tang Mo.
• Yue Guan blocked Gu Rong at the Spirit Hall perimeter, and Gu Rong’s pressure clashed with Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s before he stepped back while shielding Ning Rongrong.
• Gu Rong told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that Ning Rongrong could make friends with Tang Mo, and Ning Rongrong decided she did not mind meeting him after seeing his face.
• Qian Renxue asked She Long why Ning Rongrong’s attitude had changed, and She Long indicated that Tang Mo’s looks and strength had impressed her.
• Tang Mo’s contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale neared completion as Contract Power took root in his right lung and mingled with metal-attribute power in his lungs.

Tang Mo formed a pact with the Azure Sea Killer Whale, absorbed her power into a second soul ring, and broke through to rank twenty-eight. He learned the benefits of her ocean pact and planned to strengthen himself before pursuing his next goals.

• Tang Mo formed a pact with the Azure Sea Killer Whale, who transferred her power into his first and second soul rings.
• Tang Mo's second soul ring formed without pain, and the Azure Sea Killer Whale used her remaining power to turn his first ring black.
• Tang Mo considered his Tang Sect techniques and planned to cultivate Poison Miasma before seeking the state of mind needed to master Dan Shi.
• Tang Mo stored the Azure Sea Killer Whale's physical body with the Green Pearl Bracer and discovered that his soul power had reached rank twenty-eight.
• Tang Mo learned that the Azure Sea Killer Whale's ocean pact granted her near-invisibility, increased combat power, access to the ocean's power, and enhanced luck at sea.

After learning that the Ocean Pact required him to clean the sea, maintain ecological balance, and fulfill the Sea God's duties, Tang Mo sensed two powerful groups of Soul Beasts approaching Vast Sea City. He exposed Qian Renxue's disguise while warning the others that the groups would soon reach the coast.

• Tang Mo learned that the Ocean Pact required ocean cleanup, ecological balance, and the spread of faith, and that Poseidon had failed to fulfill the Sea God's responsibilities.
• Tang Mo used his Water Mirror skill to approach Yue Guan unnoticed and warned that two powerful Soul Beast groups were heading toward Vast Sea City.
• Gu Rong introduced himself to Tang Mo, while Ning Rongrong shyly greeted him.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, asked Tang Mo to become her friend, and Tang Mo recognized her as the Angel Young Master.
• Tang Mo told the group that the approaching Soul Beasts would reach the coast of Vast Sea City soon.

Gu Rong discovered that the Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul Great White Sharks were approaching Vast Sea City, and he negotiated with Yue Guan to hold off their kings in exchange for protecting Ning Rongrong and sharing any Soul Bones by contribution. Tang Mo took Ning Rongrong to the carriage, where Qian Renxue joined them, and he revealed his two Martial Souls, including the Fish Intestine Sword.

• Gu Rong used spatial rifts to detect packs of Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul Great White Sharks approaching Vast Sea City.
• Kasait pleaded with Yue Guan to investigate why the deep-sea Soul Beasts had come to the shallow waters, but Gu Rong instead proposed holding off the two kings if Ning Rongrong stayed safe and Soul Bones were distributed by contribution.
• Gu Rong set Ning Rongrong down, and she chose to follow Tang Mo rather than Qian Renxue; Tang Mo led her away from the shore.
• Qian Renxue followed Tang Mo and Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's carriage, where Ning Rongrong chatted with them and offered Tang Mo water and a pastry.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and asked about their Martial Souls; Qian Renxue named her hereditary Swan Martial Soul, and Tang Mo revealed the Tang Sect Grandmaster and the Fish Intestine Sword.

Tang Mo demonstrated the Object Control Method and offered to teach it to Ning Rongrong, who tried it with a dagger forged by Lou Gao. The chapter ended as Tang Mo guided her to feed soul power into the weapon.

• Tang Mo controlled the Fish Intestine Sword with soul power, and Qian Renxue explained how his method differed from Sword Douluo's Sword Flight.
• Tang Mo joked that Ning Rongrong's praise might get him attacked by Sword Douluo, while Qian Renxue blushed at his remark about the Worship Hall.
• Tang Mo offered to teach Ning Rongrong the Object Control Method, explaining that it was neither a closely guarded secret nor restricted to particular martial souls.
• Ning Rongrong produced a dagger forged by Lou Gao, and Tang Mo guided her hand as he told her to feed soul power into it.

Tang Mo helped Ning Rongrong awaken her dagger and break through to level ten, then exposed Qian Renxue’s disguise and challenged her to consider what she wanted beyond taking the Heaven Dou Empire. He led her toward the painful truth about her birth and began explaining that conflict came from unequal distribution and scarcity.

• Tang Mo guided Ning Rongrong in feeding soul power into Lou Gao’s dagger, and she briefly awakened its power before fainting from exhaustion.
• Tang Mo caught Ning Rongrong and found that she had broken through to level ten; Qian Renxue asked if she was all right.
• Tang Mo exposed flaws in Qian Renxue’s disguise and asked what she would do after taking control of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang Mo questioned whether Qian Renxue truly wanted to unify the continent and told her that Qian Xunji had fathered her despite Bibi Dong’s love for Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Renxue rejected the implication about her birth, then asked what Tang Mo meant when he described conflict as the result of interests, unequal distribution, and scarcity.

Tang Mo and Qian Renxue agreed to pursue a unified continent where ordinary people had enough to eat and Soul Masters had the resources to grow stronger. When the Evil Spirit Orcas began gathering their strength to raise a tsunami against Vast Sea City, Tang Mo alerted Yue Guan and urged the Titled Douluo to help the Demon Soul Great White Sharks.

• Tang Mo asked Qian Renxue how she would govern a unified continent, and they agreed to search together for a way to provide for ordinary people and Soul Masters.
• Waves surged as Xiao Bai and the Evil Orca King fought in the Shallow Sea Region, and Gu Rong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei summoned their Martial Souls onshore.
• The Evil Orca King sensed an Azure Sea Killer Whale's aura in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's carriage and concluded that a human had killed one of his kind.
• The Evil Orca King rallied the Evil Spirit Orcas to raise a tsunami, while Xiao Bai urged him to stop before the waves threatened Vast Sea City.
• Tang Mo sent the Fish Intestine Sword to Yue Guan with a warning and told him the Demon Soul Great White Sharks were the Sea God's emissaries.
• Yue Guan understood that the Demon Soul Great White Sharks maintained peace in the ocean and spread faith in the Sea God.