Chapter Summaries

Yang Yunhai learned that his evolved Fifth Soul Ring made him the Seed of Nature, a role that could turn him into an Ancient Tree of Nature if he died, and he arranged to bring the Blue Silver King and other ancient Blue Silver Grass with him. After inspecting the Blue Silver Emperor’s former hiding place, he left with his companions to deal with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and later investigate Xiao Wu’s origins.

• Yang Yunhai explained that his Fifth Soul Skill let him absorb and redistribute life energy and that his death would transform him into an Ancient Tree of Nature; Chrysanthemum Douluo urged him to keep the identity secret.
• Yang Yunhai asked the Blue Silver King to accompany them, promised to help it reach a hundred thousand years of cultivation, and arranged for it to become his sixth soul ring through Soul Sacrifice.
• Yang Yunhai had Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others collect the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass, then poured Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Spring Water into a pit before they departed.
• Yang Yunhai revealed that his Soul Power had reached level 58 and that his Fourth and Fifth Soul Rings were both fifty thousand years old.
• Yang Yunhai and his companions inspected the cave beneath the waterfall, where the Blue Silver King found the place where the Blue Silver Emperor and Emperor had been planted, but Tang Hao and Tang San were absent.
• Yang Yunhai left the waterfall with his companions, planning to deal with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and later investigate whether Xiao Wu came from the Star Dou Great Forest.

A naturally ascended Child of Nature triggered a Tide of Life, alerting powerful beings across the world and the God Realm. As factions debated how to protect or seize the child, the Sun Moon Empire began preparing an expedition across the sea.

• At the Lake of Life, Lao Wan and the Black-haired Majestic Man identified the Tide of Life as proof that a Child of Nature had naturally ascended beyond the world's known limits.
• The Black-haired Majestic Man warned that the God Realm would seek to control or eliminate the child, then sent Ten Thousand Demons King to investigate and retrieve him if possible.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu sensed the distant energy in Spirit City, while other powerful figures across the world also reacted to it.
• The Purple-robed Man told the gathered gods that the Child of Nature was a human boy and forbade them from interfering, saying he would bear the consequences himself.
• The Evil Emperor approached Ming Hongchen to propose a joint effort to bring back the Child of Nature, and Ming Hongchen agreed to consult the emperor.
• The Sun Moon Empire's leaders decided to prepare for a possible invasion and discuss sending a small team across the sea, with the Evil Emperor included.

Dugu Bo, Yang Yunhai, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and wiped it out after Yu Yuanzhen’s assassination attempt. Dugu Bo then told Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s deans to summon Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to hear his account.

• Yu Tianheng worried about Yu Yuanzhen’s mission, and Yu Luomian reassured him that the clan’s patriarch could retreat if needed.
• Dugu Bo explained to Dugu Yan why he intended to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Yang Yunhai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yin'e joined them as they waited for nightfall.
• Dugu Bo, Yang Yunhai, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo infiltrated the valley, killed Yu Luomian, and used poison to wipe out the clan.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dugu Bo told Meng Shenji that he had killed Yu Yuanzhen and destroyed the clan.
• Meng Shenji sent word to Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, whose representatives set out for the imperial city.

Dugu Bo announced that he had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and showed the assembled leaders a recording of the battle. Xue Ye gave Dugu Bo Yunhai Academy to oversee, while Yang Yunhai promised to visit Qian Renxue at her residence.

• Xue Ye welcomed Dugu Bo, Yang Yunhai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan to the imperial palace, where Dugu Bo announced that he had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xue Ye offered Dugu Bo Yunhai Academy as an independent institution and appointed Meng Shenshou as its vice headmaster; Dugu Bo accepted.
• Salas, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo arrived, and Dugu Bo played a recording showing Yu Yuanzhen and his men being killed.
• Dugu Bo asked Xue Ye to arrange the cleanup at the clan's former territory, and Xue Ye agreed to have the empire seek justice for Dugu Bo and his companions.
• Qian Renxue invited Yang Yunhai to visit her residence, and he agreed to bring a small gift after handling his current affairs.

Yang Yunhai returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, planned his next steps with his allies, and prepared to work with Qian Renxue after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s destruction. The city learned of Dugu Bo’s victory, and the group arrived at their new base, Yunhai Academy.

• Yang Yunhai learned that his former teammates had graduated and received shares of the Soul Bone auction proceeds, then returned to the mountain valley with Dugu Bo and the others.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo brought Yang Yunhai the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower after visiting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while the Ten Thousand Demons King discovered traces of the spring and realized the Child of Nature was human.
• Dugu Bo told Yang Yunhai that Xue Ye had renamed Shrek Academy Yunhai Academy and offered it as their new base, and the group planned to move there.
• Yang Yunhai outlined his plans to develop his abilities, help Zhu Qing and Yanzi, condense a Soul Core, reach level 60, and eventually travel to Sea God Island with Qian Renxue.
• Soldiers posted a notice announcing the deaths of Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s direct-line members, while an imperial image showed Dugu Bo killing Yu Yuanzhen.
• Yang Yunhai, Dugu Bo, and their companions arrived at Yunhai Academy and admired its new entrance.

Di Tian and the Star Dou Great Forest beasts discussed Yang Yunhai’s powers as the Child of Nature and whether he could help their kind and their injured lord. In Heaven Dou City, Yang Yunhai offered Qian Renxue a rare medicinal herb as both a bargaining chip and a test, while insisting that he and his allies would leave Spirit Hall.

• Ten Thousand Demons King revealed that the Child of Nature was human and showed the beasts Yang Yunhai’s transformation, while he and Di Tian explained how his lightning-linked Lifebound Soul Ring strengthened him and benefited Soul Beasts.
• Di Tian proposed monitoring Yang Yunhai and persuading Yin'e to help heal their lord, while Ten Thousand Demons King considered the assignment and the sealed Ice Silkworm volunteered.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo visited Xue Ye and Qian Renxue in the imperial palace, and Dugu Bo sent Yang Yunhai with Qian Renxue to the East Palace.
• Yang Yunhai told Qian Renxue he would not go to Spirit City and that he and his allies would leave Spirit Hall, despite her warning that she would soon ascend the throne.
• Yang Yunhai presented Qian Renxue with a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and said he wanted her to lead Spirit Hall and pass the Angel God trial.

Yang Yunhai stayed with Qian Renxue as she absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which helped her break through to level 70 but also triggered a dangerous surge of heat. When he examined her, the heat flared again, and she grabbed his wrist.

• Qian Renxue ordered the guards to keep visitors away, then took Yang Yunhai to her hidden cultivation chamber and consumed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.
• A shadow investigated the chamber’s ventilation opening while Qian Renxue endured the herb’s burning effects, and Yang Yunhai waited outside the gate.
• Dugu Bo arrived and reassured Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo that Qian Renxue was absorbing a rare treasure.
• Qian Renxue manifested her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, broke through to level 70, and struggled with feverish thoughts about Yang Yunhai.
• Qian Renxue called Yang Yunhai over, and when he examined her wrist, her heat surged and she grabbed him.

Yang Yunhai was trapped by Qian Renxue after the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower’s effects triggered a hidden personality, Qian Muxue, who explained her plan to secure an heir for the Qian family. After Yang Yunhai returned to the academy, Qian Renxue woke in the East Palace and began writing a letter.

• Qian Renxue, overwhelmed by the herb’s effects, restrained Yang Yunhai until a lightning shock helped Qian Muxue take control of her body.
• Qian Muxue introduced herself as Qian Renxue’s long-hidden, self-protective personality and said she wanted Yang Yunhai to father an heir for the Qian family.
• Qian Muxue kept Yang Yunhai in the Secret Chamber for more than two hours, then he carried her back to her room and left with Dugu Bo.
• Yang Yunhai asked Dugu Bo whether he and his teacher had concealed the herb’s side effects, and Dugu Bo instead told him about Ning Fengzhi’s proposed cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue woke several hours later, checked her clothes with a troubled expression, and began writing a letter.

Yang Yunhai accompanied Qian Renxue to Sunset Forest, where she successfully absorbed a seventy-thousand-year soul ring and rewarded him with the White-Eyed Demon Tiger King's Soul Bone. Meanwhile, news of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's destruction unsettled the Clear Sky Sect and prompted Bibi Dong to question the plan behind it.

• Yang Yunhai and Yin'e decided to keep Qian Renxue's split personality and the previous night's events secret for the time being, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo agreed to delay their return to Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue asked Yang Yunhai to assess whether she could absorb a Seventh Soul Ring beyond her level, and he proposed hunting a White-Eyed Demon Tiger King in Sunset Forest.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo joined Qian Renxue and her guards on the journey to Sunset Forest as news reached the Clear Sky Sect that Dugu Bo had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yang Yunhai's group killed the White-Eyed Demon Tiger King, and Qian Renxue absorbed its soul ring while giving its right arm Soul Bone to Yang Yunhai as a reward.
• After about two hours, Qian Renxue finished absorbing the soul ring, and Dugu Bo led the group back.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Yang Yunhai and Qian Renxue went their separate ways while Spirit Hall’s leadership reacted to their growing influence and the plan against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Qian Daoliu stripped Bibi Dong of control over the operation, appointed the elders to assist Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, and left Bibi Dong furious over Qian Renxue’s rapid progress and Yang Yunhai’s influence.

• Yang Yunhai gave Chrysanthemum Douluo the White-Eyed Demon Tiger King’s right arm Soul Bone, and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo later departed for Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue thought about Yang Yunhai’s care during their trip and grew embarrassed and angry as she recalled waking after he had changed her clothes.
• Meng Shenshou proposed a grander Yunhai Academy opening ceremony, and Dugu Bo agreed to let him arrange it.
• Qian Daoliu read Qian Renxue’s letter, condemned Bibi Dong’s favoritism toward Yu Xiaogang, and concluded that Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo’s plans were formidable.
• Qian Daoliu confronted Bibi Dong, reassigned Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Dugu Bo to his Worship Hall, and ordered the elders to aid Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Daoliu rewarded Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo with Soul Bones and revealed that Qian Renxue had reached level seventy-two, leaving Bibi Dong furious.

At Yunhai Academy’s opening ceremony, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo revealed they had left Spirit Hall and sought to settle their feud with Dugu Bo. Yang Yunhai published theories on physical training and cross-level soul ring absorption, boosting the academy’s standing, and the chapter ended with him, Dugu Bo, and the two former Spirit Hall elders planning to visit the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo arrived at Yunhai Academy, where Dugu Bo confronted them and learned they had left Spirit Hall to end their old feud.
• Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo exchanged threats, and Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that he and Ghost Douluo had grown tired of serving under Bibi Dong before the two departed.
• Dugu Bo and Meng Shenshou opened the ceremony, and Yang Yunhai announced that the academy would publish its physical training theory and cross-level soul ring absorption theory.
• Yang Yunhai explained the risks of absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Fourth Soul Ring and offered testing and assessment services, drawing excitement from students and praise from the guests.
• After the guests left, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo met with Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo, who agreed to cultivate until their strength stabilized and then visit the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ning Fengzhi considered arranging a marriage between Ning Rongrong and Yang Yunhai to protect her and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from coming turmoil, and Rongrong agreed to consider his wishes. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai died suddenly after excessive indulgence, prompting Flender to seek Yang Yunhai’s help for Ma Hongjun.

• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo discussed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo’s departure from Spirit Hall and their recent breakthroughs, then Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong what she thought of Yang Yunhai.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that he saw Yang Yunhai as a suitable husband and protector for Rongrong, citing the sect’s vulnerability and his suspicions that Spirit Hall was plotting amid looming upheaval; Rongrong said she was willing if her father wanted it.
• Yang Yunhai cultivated through the night as Dugu Bo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo benefited from his life-energy assistance and hoped to obtain Soul Bones.
• A scream sounded at the Rose Hotel, and a shadowy figure departed; later, a doctor reported that Dai Mubai had died of sudden death from excessive indulgence.
• Flender worried that Ma Hongjun might suffer the same fate because of his Martial Soul Flaw, then resolved to go to Heaven Dou City and beg Yang Yunhai for help, with Qin Ming offering to accompany him.

Flender and Ma Hongjun sought help from Yang Yunhai, while Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong learned of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s destruction and pinned their hopes on Tang San. Qian Renxue confronted her other self about the child she carried, prepared a substitute for her Xue Qinghe identity, and learned that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong’s movements had been traced.

• Meng Shenshou told Yang Yunhai that Flender and Ma Hongjun had come to the academy, but Yang Yunhai refused to treat Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul Flaw and said he needed to stop cultivating.
• Liu Erlong told Yu Xiaogang that Dugu Bo had annihilated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Yu Xiaogang decided Tang San was their only hope for revenge.
• Qian Muxue revealed to Qian Renxue that she carried a child and teased her about her feelings, while Qian Renxue insisted the child served her family’s need for an heir.
• Qian Renxue arranged for a guard to gradually replace her as Xue Qinghe, while Snake Lance Douluo learned she planned to return to Spirit City only after ascending the throne.
• Liu Erlong asked Flender to watch for news about Tang San, and Qin Ming warned her that she and Yu Xiaogang might be watched as bait to draw Tang San out.
• Snake Lance Douluo reported that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong’s whereabouts had been traced, and Qian Renxue ordered him to report any sign of Tang San or Tang Hao.

Yang Yunhai opened Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan’s Eight Extraordinary Meridians and continued developing his cultivation methods and soul skills. Meanwhile, Qian Muxue took control of Qian Renxue’s body and sent Snake Lance Douluo to summon Yang Yunhai to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

• Yang Yunhai opened Zhu Zhuqing’s meridians, then opened Dugu Yan’s after recovering.
• Yang Yunhai practiced controlling plants with his Fifth Soul Skill and reflected on his strengthened abilities and his plans to condense a spiritual Soul Core.
• Yang Yunhai, Chrysanthemum Teacher, and Dugu Bo continued researching a new cultivation method, while Ghost Douluo was left out of their discussions.
• Qian Renxue grew restless and irritable, while Qian Muxue sensed her emotions and decided to summon Yang Yunhai.
• After Qian Renxue fell asleep, Qian Muxue took control, wrote a letter, and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to deliver it to Yang Yunhai.
• Qian Renxue woke and angrily challenged Qian Muxue’s decision, but then got up to redo her makeup.

Yang Yunhai learned that Qian Renxue was pregnant and went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to examine her. He reunited with her and soothed her unease, leaving them sharing an intimate moment.

• Snake Lance Douluo delivered Yang Yunhai a letter from the Crown Prince asking him to examine Qian Renxue, who was over three months pregnant.
• Yang Yunhai asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to gather medicines for Qian Renxue and hurried to the palace.
• Yang Yunhai entered Qian Renxue's room and apologized for not visiting her during the past three months.
• Yang Yunhai embraced and kissed Qian Renxue, easing her worries while Qian Muxue watched in surprise.
• Qian Renxue realized Yang Yunhai had been scheming to comfort her, but she teased him instead of getting angry.

Yang Yunhai examined Qian Renxue and arranged to visit regularly with medicine while they discussed telling the Great Enshrinement about their relationship. As Qian Renxue grew closer to Yang Yunhai, Qian Muxue questioned whether she wanted to disappear, and Qian Renxue ended the chapter by asking why he valued the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

• Yang Yunhai examined Qian Renxue, found only mild internal heat, and planned to bring her fetus-protecting medicine and visit once or twice a week.
• Yang Yunhai raised telling the Great Enshrinement, and Qian Renxue agreed to write her grandfather a letter explaining everything.
• Yang Yunhai held Qian Renxue until she fell asleep, and Qian Muxue later teased her about being swept off her feet.
• Yang Yunhai described Qian Muxue as a self-protective, rational personality and promised to stay by Qian Renxue's side.
• Qian Renxue asked Yang Yunhai why he valued the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and whether it held a hidden secret.

Yang Yunhai and Qian Renxue discussed their plans for godhood, while Qian Daoliu learned of her pregnancy and discovered that Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo had caused the incident that brought them together. Qian Daoliu confronted the two elders at Yunhai Academy, with Yang Yunhai greeting him as his grandson-in-law.

• Yang Yunhai told Qian Renxue that Yanzi should try the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and hinted that he had a plan to become a god with her help.
• Qian Renxue wrote Qian Daoliu a letter revealing her pregnancy with Yang Yunhai and asking him to send trusted attendants.
• Qian Daoliu visited Qian Renxue and learned that the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower's effects had led to the incident, likely through Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Elder's scheme.
• Qian Daoliu went to Yunhai Academy, where Yang Yunhai sensed his arrival and told Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan to stay inside.
• Qian Daoliu appeared in the living room and accused Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo of causing the situation, while Yang Yunhai respectfully greeted him.

Qian Daoliu beat Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo after suspecting they had hidden the truth about Qian Renxue from Yang Yunhai. Yang Yunhai confirmed Qian Renxue was nearly four months pregnant, then took Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan to the palace to keep her company before his planned trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Qian Daoliu summoned Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo outside and beat them, while Yang Yunhai healed their injuries when they returned.
• Yang Yunhai told Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan that Qian Renxue was pregnant and that her Soul Power had reached Level 70 after absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.
• Yang Yunhai asked Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan to accompany him to the palace, where they could keep Qian Renxue company while he prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The next morning, Yang Yunhai and the two women went to the palace with Dugu Bo, and Xue Ye welcomed them and assured them that Qian Renxue's security was strong.

Yang Yunhai and his companions traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to capture Xiao Wu, whom they believed Tang Hao had sent back there. They seized her despite the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python’s resistance, then heard the Ten Thousand Demons King ask Yang Yunhai to stop and talk.

• Yang Yunhai told Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue that he planned to capture Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Qian Daoliu agreed the forest was the likeliest place to find her.
• Yang Yunhai and his companions shared a meal with Qian Renxue and the others, then left for the forest after informing Meng Shenshou.
• At the lake in the forest’s core region, Xiao Wu asked Er Ming whether Tang San was doing well, and Yang Yunhai’s group appeared and froze her and the Titan Giant Ape with the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
• Yang Yunhai seized Xiao Wu while the Sky Azure Bull Python emerged from the lake and attacked, but Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo restrained both beasts.
• As Yang Yunhai and his companions flew away with Xiao Wu, the Ten Thousand Demons King addressed Yang Yunhai as the Honored Child of Nature and asked him to stop and talk.

Ten Thousand Demons King revealed that Yang Yunhai’s natural ascension could threaten the God Realm, then learned Yang Yunhai intended to seek the Silver Dragon King’s support. After Yang Yunhai brought out Xiao Wu, Ten Thousand Demons King inspected her memories and condemned her as useless.

• Ten Thousand Demons King explained how he tracked Yang Yunhai’s awakening and warned that the God Realm might eventually eliminate him.
• Yang Yunhai recognized Ten Thousand Demons King’s connection to Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King, then described his plans to grow stronger and gain support from the soul beast race.
• Ten Thousand Demons King asked why Yang Yunhai had captured Xiao Wu, and Yang Yunhai said she had repeatedly opposed him.
• The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python attacked when Yang Yunhai produced Xiao Wu, but Ten Thousand Demons King paralyzed them with Tree Eye Paralysis.
• Ten Thousand Demons King used a branch to inspect Xiao Wu’s memories and called her useless after discovering her attachment to a Soul Master who devoured soul beasts.