Chapter Summaries

Su Yu returned to Martial Soul Holy City with Dugu Bo’s family after Chrysanthemum Douluo helped cure their poison, and Bibi Dong welcomed Dugu Bo into Spirit Hall as an honored elder. Su Yu gave Bibi Dong a rare Yin-Yang Twin Life Grass suited to her Twin Martial Souls, and she took him with her to absorb it.

• Qian Renxue kissed Su Yu on the cheek as a reward, then hurried away in embarrassment.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo cured Dugu Bo’s family of their poison, while Dugu Yan received medicine to suppress hers until she was older.
• Su Yu, Dugu Bo, and Yue Guan returned to Martial Soul Holy City, where Bibi Dong appointed Dugu Bo an honored elder and arranged for Dugu Yan to attend Spirit Hall Academy.
• Bibi Dong sensed Su Yu’s breakthrough and examined his Soul Power, then heard how Dugu Bo’s treasured herbs had helped him advance.
• Su Yu presented Bibi Dong with Yin-Yang Twin Life Grass and explained that it could benefit her Twin Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong embraced Su Yu in thanks and took him to the rear of the hall to absorb the herb.

Bibi Dong worried that Su Yu would fear her two spider Martial Souls, but he praised their imposing appearance and urged her to consume the Yin-Yang Twin Life Grass. The herb triggered both Martial Souls’ evolution, and the chapter ended as the transformed Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor revealed a fair-skinned figure in dark green armor.

• Bibi Dong summoned the Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor and asked Su Yu to wait outside, but he insisted on staying with her.
• Su Yu calmly admired Bibi Dong’s frightening Martial Souls, easing her concern.
• Bibi Dong ate the Yin-Yang Twin Life Grass, and its opposing yin and yang forces flowed toward her Martial Souls.
• The Death Spider Emperor transformed into a long black staff topped by a smaller spider body marked with glowing blue patterns.
• The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor split open, and a fair-skinned figure emerged as its body became dark green battle armor around her.

Bibi Dong’s Martial Souls evolved after she absorbed the Yin-Yang Twin Life Grass, and she thanked Su Yu for giving her a new life. After Su Yu left, the Rakshasa God appeared in her mirror and confronted her over her stalled Divine Trial, then threatened to expose her past to Su Yu.

• Bibi Dong’s Martial Souls evolved, and she summoned her new scepter Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong embraced Su Yu, thanked him, and tearfully said he had given her a new life.
• Su Yu asked Bibi Dong to smile more often, and she gently agreed before he left to bring herbs to Nana.
• Bibi Dong returned to her room and inspected her Martial Souls when the Rakshasa God appeared in her mirror, criticizing her stalled Divine Trial.
• Bibi Dong accused the Rakshasa God of obstructing her inheritance, and the Rakshasa God insulted her past and threatened to tell Su Yu about it.
• Bibi Dong warned the Rakshasa God not to touch Su Yu, but it mocked him as an ant.

Su Yu gave Hu Liena an eight-petal immortal orchid, which strengthened her foundation and caused her soul power to surge. She broke through from level twenty-one to level twenty-eight while Su Yu stayed by her side to guard her.

• Bibi Dong rejected the purple light's claim that her godhood would be a gift and stood furious after the light withdrew.
• Su Yu returned to Hu Liena and greeted her outside her room.
• Su Yu gave Hu Liena an eight-petal immortal orchid and explained its effects on cultivation and vitality.
• Hu Liena ate the immortal herb while Su Yu guarded her as its medicinal power purged impurities from her body.
• After two hours, Hu Liena opened her eyes and announced that she had broken through from level twenty-one to level twenty-eight.

Su Yu and Hu Liena advanced their cultivation over the year before Spirit Hall prepared to crown Su Yu as Holy Son. As rulers and major sects gathered in Martial Soul Holy City, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan planned to challenge him, while the Clear Sky Sect arrived under the weight of its past defeat by Spirit Hall.

• Su Yu reached rank thirty-nine, while Hu Liena became a Soul Elder at rank thirty-two after a year of cultivation.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin discussed why Spirit Hall had chosen to crown Su Yu and what its intentions might be.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered Jade Heaven Dou, who had reached rank thirty-five, to challenge Su Yu during the coronation and restore the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's pride.
• The Clear Sky Sect's delegation arrived resentful over its defeat and the resources it had been forced to pay Spirit Hall.

The Clear Sky Sect's elders attended Spirit Hall's grand ceremony despite their resentment, while Bibi Dong prepared Su Yu to become Spirit Hall's Saint Son. The ceremony began with the continent's major powers gathered, and the story left Su Yu still to make his entrance.

• The Second Elder persuaded the Clear Sky Sect's Third Brother to attend Spirit Hall's ceremony and wait for a chance to strike later.
• Bibi Dong told Su Yu that challengers would test him at his coronation, and he promised to defeat them all.
• Bibi Dong helped Su Yu put on his ceremonial robe before leaving for the venue.
• Bibi Dong, Xue Ye, and Dai Tianfeng entered Martial Soul Plaza and took their seats as Spirit Hall's disciples greeted them.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Yu Yuanzhen, the Clear Sky Sect's party, and other dignitaries arrived and took their places.
• Xue Ye and Dai Tianfeng remarked on the rarity of the ceremony and Bibi Dong's evident regard for Su Yu.

Su Yu arrived at the ceremony, where Bibi Dong prepared to crown him Holy Son of Spirit Hall. After reminding him of the responsibility the crown represented, she asked whether he dared accept, and Su Yu vowed to uphold her trust and the hopes of the world.

• Bibi Dong praised Su Yu’s talent and temperament, then greeted Xue Qinghe after Xue Ye introduced him as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince.
• Golden-armored knights cleared a path as the master of ceremonies announced Su Yu’s arrival, and the crowd marveled at his appearance and rumored strength.
• Su Yu walked to the dais and bowed before Bibi Dong, Xue Ye, and Dai Tianfeng.
• Attendants presented the crown Bibi Dong had designed for Su Yu, and she rose to crown him.
• Bibi Dong warned Su Yu that the crown brought responsibility and urged him to protect Spirit Hall and the people.
• Su Yu accepted the crown and vowed not to betray Bibi Dong’s trust, its glory, or the world’s hopes.

Su Yu completed his Holy Son coronation and accepted Jade Heaven Dou’s challenge to spar before the gathered rulers and sect representatives. The match began with both men revealing their Martial Souls, and Su Yu’s purple, purple, and black Soul Rings left the audience stunned.

• Bibi Dong crowned Su Yu Holy Son, and thousands of attendees bowed to him.
• Jade Heaven Dou challenged Su Yu to a spar, and Su Yu accepted while inviting anyone present to face him.
• Bibi Dong, Xue Ye, and Dai Tianfeng approved the match and ordered the competitors to stop once the outcome was clear.
• Jade Heaven Dou revealed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and three Soul Rings: yellow, yellow, and purple.
• Su Yu revealed his Wood Release Martial Soul and three Soul Rings: purple, purple, and black, shocking the spectators and Titled Douluo.

Su Yu revealed his extraordinary Soul Ring configuration and Wood Release Martial Soul during his Holy Son coronation, alarming the leaders of the continent’s major powers. He defeated Jade Heaven Dou in an instant and left him trapped beneath a massive tree.

• Xue Ye, Dai Tianfeng, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin reacted with amazement and concern to Su Yu’s Thousand-Year and Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and his Wood Release Martial Soul.
• Jade Heaven Dou attacked Su Yu with Thunderous Fury and Thunder Dragon Claw, confident in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s power.
• Su Yu blocked the lightning attack with Wood Release: Hōbi Technique.
• Su Yu used Wood Release: Tree Binding Eternal Burial to grow a huge tree that pinned Jade Heaven Dou and drained his Soul Power.
• Su Yu thanked Jade Heaven Dou for the match while Yu Yuanzhen reacted with anger and said nothing.

After Su Yu defeated Jade Heaven Dou and withdrew his Martial Soul, the crowd marveled at his strength and control. No one initially dared challenge him, but Huyan Meng and five other young Soul Elders eventually stepped onto the platform to face him together.

• Bibi Dong told Su Yu to end the spar, and Su Yu withdrew the tree that had pinned Jade Heaven Dou.
• Jade Heaven Dou admitted defeat and returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's seats as the crowd praised Su Yu's power and noticed his purple, purple, and black Soul Rings.
• Su Yu invited anyone willing to challenge him, but the crowd hesitated after seeing Jade Heaven Dou's defeat.
• Huyan Meng of the Elephant Armor Sect stepped onto the platform and challenged Su Yu to prove his wood could withstand his strength.
• Huo Yan, Feng Bailu, Hu Ben, Huo Wudi, and Konoha Qiu joined Huyan Meng, forming a group of six challengers.

Su Yu invited the eight young Soul Elders on the stage to attack him together, shocking the crowd and the assembled leaders. After Hu Ben took the challenge as an insult, all eight launched their Soul Skills at Su Yu at once, and the chapter ended as their attacks converged.

• Tang Long of the Clear Sky Sect and Gu Tianxin of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect joined the six challengers on the stage.
• Su Yu told all eight challengers to attack him together, stunning the crowd and the leaders on the dais.
• Bibi Dong allowed Su Yu to proceed, while Hu Ben and Tang Long objected to being treated with contempt.
• Hu Ben attacked first with Tiger's Roar as Huo Yan, Feng Bailu, Huo Wudi, Konoha Qiu, Tang Long, Gu Tianxin, and Huyan Meng launched their Soul Skills at Su Yu.

Su Yu unleashed Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees, turning the Spirit Hall plaza into a forest and defeating all eight challengers at once. The crowd and the observers on the elevated platform were left in awe, while Sword Douluo Chen Xin judged that Su Yu had deliberately limited the Soul Skill’s range.

• Eight challengers attacked Su Yu simultaneously, but he showed no fear and clapped his hands to activate Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees.
• Su Yu’s towering trees and vines countered each challenger’s attack and restrained all eight, including Hu Ben, Huo Yan, Feng Bailu, Huo Wudi, Tang Long, Gu Tianxin, Shi Meng, and Konoha Qiu.
• Tens of thousands of spectators stared at the forest and praised Su Yu, with some older Soul Masters bowing toward him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo Chen Xin whether he had seen a Soul Skill like Su Yu’s, and Chen Xin said he had not.
• Chen Xin noted that the forest had spared the spectators’ stands and elevated platform, and concluded that Su Yu had restricted its range and had not shown his full strength.

Su Yu defeated eight challengers at his coronation, cementing his reputation as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, before spending a carefree day exploring Martial Soul Holy City with Hu Liena. Their outing ended when a little girl became separated from her maid in a crowded street.

• Su Yu released the defeated challengers, asked if anyone else wished to challenge him, and received no response.
• Bibi Dong praised the challengers while warning that Spirit Hall’s dignity must be respected, and Xue Ye, Dai Tianfeng, and the other representatives congratulated Spirit Hall.
• The empires, kingdoms, and sects departed Martial Soul Holy City, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stayed behind to discuss important matters.
• After training with Bibi Dong, Su Yu and Hu Liena strolled through the city, where Hu Liena bought treats and trinkets as Su Yu carried their parcels.
• A little girl bought a rabbit-shaped sugar painting, then realized Xiao Cui had disappeared into the crowd and called for her in panic.

Su Yu and Hu Liena found the lost Ning Rongrong in Martial Soul Holy City and stayed with her while she waited for her maid. Xiao Cui reported Rongrong missing to Ning Fengzhi, and Bibi Dong ordered the knights to search the city.

• Ning Rongrong became lost in the crowd, and a sugar-painting vendor comforted her with a free rabbit painting.
• Su Yu paid the vendor, then introduced himself and Hu Liena to Ning Rongrong and asked where her family was.
• Hu Liena reassured Ning Rongrong and gave her a handkerchief while she waited for Xiao Cui.
• Xiao Cui told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong had gone missing after she turned away to buy water.
• Bibi Dong ordered the temple knights to seal off the streets and search Martial Soul Holy City for Ning Rongrong.

After Ning Rongrong went missing, Su Yu and Hu Liena found her and returned her safely to Ning Fengzhi. The next morning, Rongrong visited Su Yu at Holy Son Hall and asked him to spend time with her.

• Ning Fengzhi waited anxiously as Spirit Hall searched Martial Soul Holy City for Ning Rongrong.
• Su Yu returned carrying the sleeping Ning Rongrong, and Hu Liena explained that they had found her on the street.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized his daughter, thanked Su Yu, and carefully took her into his arms.
• The next morning, Ning Rongrong slipped into Holy Son Hall to find Su Yu.
• Ning Rongrong thanked Su Yu and asked whether he was free to play with her.

Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin and Gu Rong that he planned to betroth four-year-old Ning Rongrong to Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, Su Yu, to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from the growing power of Spirit Hall. He argued that Su Yu’s talent and Spirit Hall’s strategy made the match a way to secure the sect’s future, though Chen Xin and Gu Rong remained concerned about Rongrong’s welfare.

• Ning Fengzhi summoned Chen Xin and Gu Rong at night and announced that he wanted to arrange a betrothal for Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was vulnerable to Spirit Hall and that he wanted to spare its elders and Rongrong from a disastrous future conflict.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong objected that Rongrong was only four and that using her marriage to protect the sect was unfair, but they agreed to support Ning Fengzhi’s decision.
• Ning Fengzhi named Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, Su Yu, as Rongrong’s intended and praised his extraordinary talent and prospects.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Spirit Hall’s subsidies were winning the loyalty of commoner Soul Masters and building the foundation for its growing influence.

Ning Fengzhi sought a marriage alliance between Ning Rongrong and Su Yu to strengthen cooperation between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall and safeguard his sect. Bibi Dong agreed to hear Su Yu’s response, and Ning Rongrong arrived as the decision remained unresolved.

• Ning Fengzhi explained to Chen Xin and Gu Rong that marrying Rongrong to Su Yu could give the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect protection against Spirit Hall’s future ambitions.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong accepted Ning Fengzhi’s reasoning and agreed to follow his lead.
• Ning Fengzhi told Bibi Dong that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would support her cooperation proposal, then asked to betroth Rongrong to Su Yu.
• Bibi Dong recognized Ning Fengzhi’s strategic motive but saw benefits for Spirit Hall and summoned Su Yu.
• Su Yu told Bibi Dong he would leave the matter to her and Ning Fengzhi, and a maid brought Rongrong into the hall.

Ning Rongrong agreed to become engaged to Su Yu, binding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to Spirit Hall. News of the alliance unsettled the continent’s powers, which prepared congratulatory gifts while weighing its consequences.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong to become engaged to Su Yu, and she agreed eagerly when he said they could spend more time together.
• Bibi Dong approved the match, and Ning Fengzhi began preparing the engagement ceremony after returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Three days later, news of the engagement spread across the continent and prompted Heaven Dou’s Xue Ye to send Xue Qinghe with a congratulatory gift.
• Yu Yuanzhen condemned Ning Fengzhi’s alliance with Spirit Hall, but accepted Yu Luomian’s advice to send a modest gift to preserve relations.
• Dai Tianfeng ordered Dai Weisi to deliver a lavish congratulatory gift, judging that the Star Luo Empire had no direct conflict with Spirit Hall.

Two years after Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect strengthened their alliance through Su Yu and Ning Rongrong’s engagement, Su Yu traveled to the sect as Rongrong prepared to awaken her Martial Soul. He reunited with her and gave her a bracelet, while her father and guardians awaited the awakening.

• Dai Tianfeng considered the alliance between Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and told Dai Weisi to prepare without declaring a position.
• Over two years, Su Yu reached level forty-nine, Hu Liena reached level thirty-seven, and Su Yu and Ning Rongrong grew closer through their visits to each other’s homes.
• Su Yu arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong waited with Ning Rongrong for her Martial Soul Awakening.
• Ning Rongrong ran to Su Yu, and he lifted her into his arms and teased her about whether she had missed him.
• Su Yu gave Ning Rongrong a bracelet made from glazed crystal marrow, and she happily put it on and thanked him.

Su Yu guided Ning Rongrong through her martial soul awakening, where she manifested an unusually powerful Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and displayed level-nine innate soul power. He then gave her the promised gift, a rare immortal herb called Aromatic Silk Beauty, which he said would improve her talent.

• Su Yu reassured Ning Rongrong and performed her martial soul awakening in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's main hall.
• Ning Rongrong awakened a radiant Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Ning Fengzhi recognized its exceptional quality.
• Ning Rongrong tested at level-nine innate soul power, astonishing Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong reminded Su Yu of his promised gift, kissed his cheek, and asked him to give it to her.
• Su Yu presented Ning Rongrong with Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained that the rare immortal herb would improve her talent.