Chapter Summaries

After surviving the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Tang San reached the center of the Star Dou Great Forest and found three enormous Qian Jun Ants waiting by the lake. He realized they were Qian Jun Ant Emperors with cultivation near ninety thousand years, and the chapter left him facing the trio.

• Tang San reflected on the danger of his encounter with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and resolved not to underestimate his opponents.
• Tang San sensed three powerful presences near the center of the Star Dou Great Forest and flew toward them at full speed.
• The three Soul Beasts gathered by the lake and waited for Tang San to arrive.
• Tang San identified the beasts as Qian Jun Ants and recognized their extraordinary size and strength.
• Tang San concluded that all three were Qian Jun Ant Emperors with cultivation approaching one hundred thousand years.

Tang San confronted three ninety-thousand-year Qian Jun Ant Emperor brothers who had returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and claimed the title of Kings of the Forest. The brothers surrounded him and took flight as Tang San prepared to test his strength against them.

• The three Qian Jun Ant Emperor brothers had escaped their queen’s attempt to destroy them, then killed and devoured queens from other colonies to increase their cultivation.
• After Da Ming and Er Ming drove them away from the lake, the brothers returned when they sensed the two Kings of the Forest were gone.
• The brothers claimed the lake as their territory and ordered Qian Jun Ant colonies throughout the forest to send them thirty queens each day.
• Tang San arrived, and the three brothers formed a semicircle around him, confident they could defend their claim.
• Tang San summoned the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and used Divine Power to spread his spiritual power as the three brothers took flight in synchronized formation.

Tang San tested the Qian Jun Ant Emperors’ immense strength and discovered that their combined pulling power could drag him despite his Clear Sky Hammer. He used the Power of Wrath to make the hammer’s weight multiply for them, stopping their pull and sending them rebounding, then realized he had found a new idea.

• Tang San bound the three Qian Jun Ant Emperors with Blue Silver Grass, but they pulled together and dragged him forward.
• The Qian Jun Ant Emperors intensified their strength with dark golden light, forcing Tang San to wrap the Blue Silver Grass around the Clear Sky Hammer to protect himself.
• Tang San calculated that the brothers’ combined strength was at least two hundred thousand jin and decided to test his own absolute strength against theirs.
• Tang San used the Power of Wrath on the Clear Sky Hammer, making its weight become overwhelming to the Qian Jun Ant Emperors and stopping their pull.
• The three Qian Jun Ant Emperors rebounded as the Blue Silver Grass snapped, and Tang San realized a new possibility.

Tang San tested Gravity Control with the Clear Sky Hammer and discovered that the Eight Spider Lances could absorb and reflect the force of the Qian Jun Ant Emperors’ attacks. After confirming his new defenses, he decided to stop playing and prepared to fight the three seriously.

• Tang San used Gravity Control to increase the Clear Sky Hammer’s weight and realized it had to be held in his left hand to avoid applying the gravity to himself.
• The three Qian Jun Ant Emperors sensed Tang San’s landing through vibrations in the ground and launched a coordinated charge.
• Tang San blocked two attackers with the Clear Sky Hammer and let the third hit his back, where the Eight Spider Lances dispersed the impact and paralyzed it with reflected heat.
• Tang San recognized that the Eight Spider Lances had evolved and gained confidence for his coming fight against Yu Tianlong.
• Tang San declared that he was done playing, flew into the air, and vanished within his spiritual power.

Tang San used his evolved Eight Spider Lances to overpower the three Qian Jun Ant Emperors, whose strength, speed, and defenses were neutralized by the lances’ Devour Black Silk and God Level Man Faced Demon Spider presence. He confirmed that the brothers could no longer escape and decided they would provide the third, fourth, and fifth Soul Rings for his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Tang San struck one Qian Jun Ant Emperor with the Eight Spider Lances, then bound it with Devour Black Silk after the attack dented but did not pierce its carapace.
• The Devour Black Silk corroded the Qian Jun Ant Emperor with poison and drained its strength as it struggled.
• The other two Qian Jun Ant Emperors rushed to help their brother, but Tang San bound them with sixteen more strands of Devour Black Silk.
• Tang San realized the Eight Spider Lances’ God Level Man Faced Demon Spider presence suppressed the brothers and prevented them from using their speed or strength effectively.
• Tang San confirmed that all three Qian Jun Ant Emperors had lost their chance to escape and judged them suitable as the third, fourth, and fifth Soul Rings for his Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang San absorbed the energy of the three Qian Jun Ant Emperors, then chose to absorb their Soul Rings simultaneously into his Clear Sky Hammer. The hammer contained the immense forces and drove them into his body, leaving him to endure their impact.

• Tang San discovered that the Devour Black Silk filtered stolen energy into a pure form he could absorb directly as Soul Power.
• The Devour Black Silk drained the three Qian Jun Ant Emperors and killed them after extracting their energy.
• When Tang San summoned one Qian Jun Ant Emperor's Soul Ring, all three rings flew toward his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San chose to attach all three rings at once rather than abandon them and search for other Soul Beasts.
• The Clear Sky Hammer turned fiery red as its existing Soul Rings and Divine Slaughter's Domain suppressed the three new rings and forced their energy into Tang San.

Tang San endured the devastating energy of absorbing three Soul Rings and finally mastered the Great Sumeru Hammer by meeting the force head-on. As he let the power gather for another clash, a memory surfaced of Yu Xiaogang teaching him that a Martial Soul had its own soul and had to accept its wielder.

• Tang San used his Mysterious Heaven Skill, spiritual power, and Eight Spider Lances to withstand the three Qian Jun Ant Emperor brothers' Soul Ring energy.
• Tang San grasped the Great Sumeru Hammer's essence of absolute conviction and collided with the energy, shattering his meridians and suffering severe injuries.
• Tang San attacked a second time, forcing the gathered energy to scatter and weakening its impact as his Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone automatically restored him.
• Tang San stopped and allowed the energy to gather again, confident that he could overcome it once more.
• In a memory, Yu Xiaogang told the young Tang San that Martial Souls had their own souls and that true power came from earning a Martial Soul's recognition.

Tang San awakened and gained the Clear Sky Hammer’s recognition, then used its power to crush and assimilate the energy of the three Qian Jun Ant Emperors’ Soul Rings. Gravely injured, he began recovering through cultivation as his body and Soul Power evolved toward God Level.

• Tang San fused his spiritual power, Mysterious Heaven Skill, Sea God’s Light, Eight Spider Lances, and Clear Sky Hammer into a domineering force that awakened the Clear Sky Hammer’s Heart of the Martial Soul.
• Tang San repeatedly struck the gathered power of the three Qian Jun Ant Emperors with a Great Sumeru Hammer, compressing and assimilating it until none remained.
• Tang San’s meridians and organs were badly damaged, but he endured the pain, seized the Clear Sky Hammer, and sat down to cultivate.
• Tang San used his remaining power to trigger his recovery, while his six Soul Bones, the God of Wrath’s brand, and the Clear Sky Hammer helped restore his body.
• Tang San’s meridians recovered and his Soul Power increased, while black energy spread through his body and his physical strength developed further toward God Level.

After absorbing the three Qian Jun Ant Emperors’ Soul Rings, Tang San’s strength surged and he came close to Level 91. A mysterious woman appeared nearby, revealing that she had evaded his spiritual detection.

• Tang San’s divine presence drove the Soul Beasts around him away while his body recovered from absorbing the three Soul Rings.
• Tang San realized his Soul Power was just short of Level 91 and that one more Soul Ring could push him past Level 90.
• Tang San rose from the ground by will alone, then raised the Clear Sky Hammer and cried out triumphantly.
• A calm voice asked Tang San whether he had finished absorbing the Soul Rings, and he sprang back with his hammer ready.
• Tang San considered how the speaker had evaded his spiritual detection, and a woman in a golden court dress stepped out from behind a tree.

Qian Renxue revealed that she had become a god and confronted Tang San in the Star Dou Great Forest. Tang San tried to deceive her before launching a surprise attack, but Qian Renxue answered with overwhelming divine pressure.

• Qian Renxue told Tang San she had watched him release his domain and revealed that she could not be sensed or targeted by his spiritual power.
• Qian Renxue explained that Yu Tianlong had sent her to investigate divine inheritances and wanted to find a way to transfer Tang San’s God of Wrath inheritance to one of his women.
• Tang San judged that he could not defeat Qian Renxue and dropped to his knees, claiming he had repented and wanted to cultivate in peace.
• Qian Renxue saw through Tang San’s words but did not consider him a threat, noting that Bibi Dong was nearing godhood and Yu Tianlong was progressing toward his own path.
• Tang San raised the Clear Sky Hammer to attack Qian Renxue by surprise, but she sensed him and unleashed divine majesty that nearly made him lose his footing.

Tang San refused Qian Renxue’s demand to return with her to Yu Tianlong and launched a desperate attack. After she stopped his Clear Sky Hammer with one hand, Tang San unleashed more power, and a tiny Six-Winged Angel appeared in the blue radiance as Qian Renxue invoked “Dispel.”

• Qian Renxue told Tang San to submit and return with her to Yu Tianlong, but he refused and accused her of causing his family’s and allies’ deaths.
• Tang San attacked Qian Renxue with his Clear Sky Hammer, pouring all his strength and Divine Power into the strike.
• Qian Renxue caught the Clear Sky Hammer with her golden-lit hand and halted it without releasing her Martial Soul.
• Tang San concentrated his spiritual power and sent a towering blue pillar of energy into the sky, increasing his power.
• A tiny Six-Winged Angel appeared within the blue radiance as Qian Renxue said, “Dispel.”

Tang San briefly turned the tables on Qian Renxue by unleashing the full force of his mutated Clear Sky Hammer, wounding her before escaping into the Star Dou Great Forest. Qian Renxue recovered and watched him vanish, recognizing that she had underestimated him.

• Qian Renxue dispelled Tang San's spiritual attack and declared that his human strength could not defeat a god.
• Tang San gripped the Clear Sky Hammer with both hands, amplified it with Gravity Control, and knocked Qian Renxue back.
• Tang San hurled the Clear Sky Hammer and sent the Eight Spider Lances' devouring beams after Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue summoned her six wings and Angel Sword, blocked the hammer, and suffered a wound from its divine power.
• Qian Renxue's wings reflected the Eight Spider Lances' beams, while Tang San fled into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qian Renxue recovered from Tang San’s attack and seized the Mutated Clear Sky Hammer, believing he could no longer threaten her or inherit godhood. When she pursued him into the Star Dou Great Forest, she found only a Blue Silver Grass decoy while Tang San concealed his presence and escaped.

• Qian Renxue knocked away the Clear Sky Hammer, restored its weight, and drove out the Divine Power in her wound.
• Qian Renxue took the Mutated Clear Sky Hammer and concluded that Tang San could no longer inherit godhood or pose a threat to her.
• Qian Renxue tracked Tang San into the Star Dou Great Forest but found a human-shaped clump of Blue Silver Grass instead.
• Tang San used his Divine Power and the forest’s Blue Silver Grass to break Qian Renxue’s spiritual lock, create a decoy, and flee concealed along the ground.

Qian Renxue failed to find Tang San with her divine sense and decided to watch the Star Dou Great Forest until he emerged. Tang San remained concealed near the forest’s edge, trapped between Qian Renxue’s scans and the need to retrieve the Mutated Clear Sky Hammer and reach the God of Wrath.

• Qian Renxue scanned the Star Dou Great Forest with her divine sense but could not locate Tang San.
• Qian Renxue concluded Tang San was hiding with a divine treasure and settled into a repeated watch for him to leave the forest.
• Tang San concealed himself from Qian Renxue’s scans but stopped at the forest’s edge because crossing it would reveal him.
• Tang San realized he could not maintain the stalemate indefinitely because his offspring were exposed to danger elsewhere.
• Tang San considered how to escape, recover the Mutated Clear Sky Hammer, and reach the place designated by the God of Wrath.

Tang San hid in the Star Dou Great Forest while trying to understand why Qian Renxue had spared him and how he could escape with his Mutated Clear Sky Hammer. When Qian Renxue tracked him down, Tang San calmly proposed a bet.

• Tang San reasoned that Qian Renxue had likely completed the Angel God's inheritance and focused on escaping so he could pursue the God of Wrath's inheritance.
• Qian Renxue spent a day probing the forest with her Divine Sense, growing more adept at controlling her Divine Power as she searched for Tang San.
• Qian Renxue sensed Tang San emerge from hiding and teleported to him, taking the Mutated Clear Sky Hammer with her.
• Qian Renxue mocked Tang San and asked why he had stopped hiding, and Tang San replied that he wanted to make a bet with her.

Tang San challenged Qian Renxue to a one-stick-of-incense wager: if she captured him without divine artifacts, he would submit, but if she failed, she would grant him three days to escape. Qian Renxue accepted but kept his Mutated Clear Sky Hammer, and the duel began as she revealed the full power of her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

• Tang San offered Qian Renxue a wager and promised to submit if she captured him within one stick of incense without either of them using divine artifacts.
• Qian Renxue accepted the wager but refused to return Tang San's Mutated Clear Sky Hammer, keeping it until he submitted.
• Tang San agreed to the terms, declared he would reclaim his Clear Sky Hammer himself, and took out a stick of incense.
• Qian Renxue released her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and nine golden-sheened Soul Rings as the duel began.
• Tang San compared their Soul Rings and felt bitter at the extent of Qian Renxue's divine transformation.

Tang San faced Qian Renxue, whose tenth Soul Ring revealed her God Level power, and explained that the God of Wrath had helped him replace his Soul Rings. He began attacking with blue flames and a new ability that drew on the Blue Silver Grass across the Star Dou Great Forest, but Qian Renxue then unleashed her full strength and overwhelmed him.

• Tang San saw Qian Renxue’s enormous golden tenth Soul Ring and realized it belonged to the God Level.
• Qian Renxue questioned how Tang San had gained such high-grade Soul Rings, and Tang San said the God of Wrath had washed away his old ones so he could replace them.
• Tang San lit an incense stick and told Qian Renxue he would attack for its duration rather than merely endure her attacks.
• Tang San ignited all eight of his Soul Rings blue and charged Qian Renxue, channeling the life force of the Blue Silver Grass throughout the Star Dou Great Forest into his punch.
• Qian Renxue was briefly stalled by Tang San’s attack, but one of his Soul Rings shattered as he charged her again.
• Qian Renxue unleashed her full God Level power in golden flames and moved to block Tang San’s fist while reaching for his shoulder.

Tang San fought Qian Renxue by drawing on the God of Wrath’s power, and their clash showed that he could withstand and redirect some of her god-level attacks. After Qian Renxue blasted him away repeatedly, Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to absorb her divine power and strengthen himself again.

• Tang San stopped Qian Renxue’s attack with a vortex of blue flames and redirected much of its force, revealing that his strength had reached the god level.
• Qian Renxue refused to use a Soul Skill and charged Tang San with her golden flames, while he met her head-on with black flames and the Eight Spider Lances.
• Qian Renxue’s strike blasted Tang San a thousand meters away, shattered his third Soul Ring, and injured him, but he diverted much of the divine power’s force.
• Tang San immediately charged again, and Qian Renxue broke his fourth Soul Ring and punched him into the sky.
• Tang San used his folded Eight Spider Lances to endure Qian Renxue’s golden flames, then drew her divine power into himself to restore his black light.

Tang San repeatedly overtaxed his body to attack Qian Renxue, culminating in a clash between their enormous divine-power weapons. He was left badly injured in a trench while Qian Renxue remained standing and considered the battle over.

• Tang San used the self-devouring Eight Spider Lances to restore his strength and launched a fifth attack that forced Qian Renxue back.
• Qian Renxue summoned an enormous Angel Sword as Tang San shattered his sixth, seventh, and eighth Soul Rings to form a phantom Mutated Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San sent the Mutated Clear Sky Hammer phantom at Qian Renxue, who merged with the Angel Sword and struck back.
• The two attacks collided above the Star Dou Great Forest, turning the sky dazzling gold and throwing Tang San into a massive trench.
• Tang San lay severely injured as Angel Divine Power invaded his body, while Qian Renxue stood beside the incense stick and regarded the battle as over.

Tang San recovered from his grievous injuries with Oscar’s Crystal Caterpillar Sausage and revealed that he could still fight using his second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. He summoned the hammer as his wager with Qian Renxue continued and the incense kept burning.

• Tang San climbed out of the chasm and insisted that he had not lost the wager.
• Tang San ate Oscar’s Crystal Caterpillar Sausage, which restored his stamina and healed his injuries.
• Qian Renxue noted that Tang San could no longer use his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and Tang San confirmed it.
• Tang San reminded Qian Renxue that he had a second Martial Soul and summoned his eight-ring Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qian Renxue watched the incense continue to burn as she faced Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer.