Recaps

Tian Chen overwhelmed Yan in a head-on clash, then unleashed a compressed lightning attack after evading Yan’s control skill. The lightning pierced Yan’s abdomen and engulfed him, leaving the outcome of the fight unresolved.

• Tian Chen revealed his black-scaled Martial Soul and five unusual Soul Rings as Yan charged at him.
• Tian Chen blocked Yan’s flames, shattered his fist armor, and wounded his hands with his claws.
• Tian Chen compressed violent lightning in his palm while Yan used his Fourth Soul Skill to flood the ground with magma.
• Tian Chen spread his wings to escape Yan’s attack and appeared behind him as Yan activated his Third Soul Skill to defend himself.
• Tian Chen struck Yan in the abdomen with the lightning, piercing through him and engulfing his body.

Tian Chen held Yan beneath his foot and demanded Bibi Dong give Hongjun the Flame Right Arm of Explosion and Burning as compensation. Bibi Dong arrived at the Pope's Palace, where Tian Chen openly threatened her, leaving the Spirit Hall elders shocked.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo used his Soul Power pressure to stop Tian Chen, but Demon Bear Douluo arrived and shielded him.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo joined Demon Bear Douluo in supporting Tian Chen against Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Tian Chen ordered the two elders to stand down, then ground Yan's face into the marble while keeping him alive.
• Bibi Dong appeared and demanded that Tian Chen explain himself, and he said Yan had injured Hongjun.
• Tian Chen demanded that Bibi Dong give Hongjun the Flame Right Arm of Explosion and Burning as compensation, astonishing everyone present.

Tian Chen took the Flame Right Arm of Explosion and Burning after confronting Bibi Dong and left the Pope’s Palace with Hu Liena and Little Fatty. Bibi Dong unleashed her power in anger, then reaffirmed her resolve to destroy Spirit Hall and the angel lineage.

• Bibi Dong ended the confrontation by giving Tian Chen the Flame Right Arm of Explosion and Burning, which he stored in his Soul Tool.
• Tian Chen took Hu Liena’s hand and mocked Bibi Dong by comparing her past with Nana, then left with Hu Liena and Little Fatty.
• Bibi Dong’s anger surged at Tian Chen’s mention of Yu Xiaogang, and her Soul Power shattered the nearby tiles and injured Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Bibi Dong ordered everyone to withdraw and told Yue Guan and Gui Mei to take Yan and Xie Yue for treatment.
• Bibi Dong wondered whether she had been wrong, then resolved that Qian Xunji had been wrong and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall and end the angel lineage.

Tian Chen reunited with Hu Liena and returned with her to his estate, where he gave Ma Hongjun a powerful soul bone. He then experimented with the Evil God Hook on a slain Earth Fire Lizard and appeared to extract soul force from its remains.

• Hu Liena used Charm on Tian Chen, but the golden crystal on his forehead protected him; Tian Chen told her to use Charm and her Martial Soul Fusion Skill less often.
• Tian Chen and Hu Liena reached the estate, where two Diamond Tigers greeted him and he gave Ma Hongjun the Flame Right Arm of Explosion and Burning.
• Tian Chen told Ma Hongjun to absorb the soul bone and later obtain a stronger third soul ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tian Chen killed the thousand-year Earth Fire Lizard in its enclosure and used the Evil God Hook to absorb its soul power and life force.
• Tian Chen focused on the space above the carcass, and Hu Liena recognized the silvery-white flash as soul force.

Tian Chen’s Evil God Hook devoured a Soul Beast’s soul power and strengthened his Mental Power as he reunited with Hu Liena in Spirit City. At the Elder Hall, Qian Daoliu agreed to test whether the power within Tian Chen’s Martial Soul indicated that a god had taken notice of him.

• Tian Chen realized the Evil God Hook had absorbed the Dihuo Lizard’s soul power, nourishing his Mental Power and raising his hopes of opening his Seas of Consciousness.
• Hu Liena questioned Tian Chen about his External Soul Bone and changed Martial Soul, and he told her about encountering the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger without mentioning Dugu Yan or Ye Lingling.
• Tian Chen and Hu Liena arrived in Spirit City, teased each other about his flirting, and agreed to go to the Soul Hunting Forest so he could cook for her.
• Tian E told Qian Daoliu that Tian Chen’s Martial Soul had changed after he fused with a black pearl from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Qian Daoliu invited Tian Chen to the Worship Hall so the Angel God Statue could reveal whether a god had taken notice of him.

Tian Chen brought Hu Liena to the Soul Hunting Forest, where he reunited with Zhang Ping as she prepared to guide two brothers hunting Soul Beasts. After they paid her team, Zhang Ping showed her permit and got everyone ready to enter the forest.

• Tian Chen flew with Hu Liena to the Soul Hunting Forest and walked with her through its crowded market-like outskirts.
• Tian Chen recognized Zhang Ping, whom he had not seen in four years, while she negotiated with two brothers seeking help hunting Soul Beasts over eight hundred years old.
• Xiao Qing challenged the brothers over their attempt to bargain down the fee, and they agreed to pay Zhang Ping's team a hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Zhang Ping accepted the payment, explained the risks of hunting the brothers' targets, and took out a third-class permit.
• Zhang Ping told everyone to prepare to enter the Soul Hunting Forest.

Tian Chen and Hu Liena entered the Soul Hunting Forest to find ingredients, killing a Wind Baboon along the way and sharing an intimate moment. Deep in the forest, they spotted a thousand-year Crystal Bear sheltering a newborn cub as a battle raged nearby.

• Tian Chen reassured Hu Liena that he had no feelings for Zhang Ping, then led her into the Soul Hunting Forest using a third-rank command token.
• Hu Liena killed a Wind Baboon that attacked them and warned Tian Chen not to fool around with other women.
• Tian Chen concealed himself and Hu Liena with the Wisdom Skull’s Simulation Soul Skill, and the pair shared an intimate moment before continuing their search for ingredients.
• Tian Chen and Hu Liena found no suitable thousand-year Soul Beasts to use as ingredients, then reached the forest’s core region.
• Tian Chen spotted a thousand-year Crystal Bear in a violent clash, with a wet, blood-stained cub sheltered beneath its belly.

Tian Chen and Hu Liena watched Zhang Ping’s group face a thousand-year Crystal Bear, which attacked after the brothers provoked it while it was weakened from giving birth. When the brothers threw Xiao Qing toward the beast and fled, Tian Chen killed the Crystal Bear and greeted Zhang Ping.

• Tian Chen recognized Zhang Ping’s group and asked Hu Liena whether they should intervene, then watched the battle with her.
• Zhang Ping drew the Crystal Bear’s attention while the two Iron Arm Bear brothers prepared to face its charge.
• The older brother knocked Xiao Qing off balance, threw her toward the Crystal Bear, and fled with his younger brother.
• Tian Chen killed the Crystal Bear before it struck Xiao Qing, and Zhang Ping caught her.
• Tian Chen dismissed his Martial Soul Possession and greeted Zhang Ping.

Tian Chen reunited with Zhang Ping, who returned the Gold Soul Coins he had once given her, while Hu Liena made her claim on him clear. After Tian Chen drained two men’s soul power, his Evil God Hook absorbed the Thousand-Year Crystal Bear’s Soul Ring and strengthened all five of his existing Soul Rings.

• Zhang Ping introduced her cousin Qing Yi to Tian Chen after he killed the Crystal Bear that threatened them.
• Hu Liena arrived, held Tian Chen’s arm, and allowed him to speak privately with Zhang Ping.
• Zhang Ping repaid Tian Chen with five hundred Gold Soul Coins, then left with Qing Yi after he said they were even.
• Hu Liena brought the two dazed brothers before Tian Chen, who used the Evil God Hook to devour their soul power.
• The Evil God Hook drew in the Crystal Bear’s Soul Ring, and Tian Chen discovered that all five of his Soul Rings had grown stronger.

After defeating the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Tian Chen and Hu Liena shared a quiet meal in the Soul Hunting Forest. Hu Liena decided to take the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and the chapter ended with the two embracing beneath the moon.

• Tian Chen and Hu Liena tacitly avoided discussing the earlier incident and set off to find a place to cook.
• Tian Chen led Hu Liena to a stream, where they prepared and roasted the Crystal Bears they had stored in his Soul Tool.
• Hu Liena praised Tian Chen's cooking, and the two ate and drank together by the campfire.
• Hu Liena told Tian Chen she had decided to take the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then kissed him beneath the moon.

Hu Liena awakened the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline during her intimacy with Tian Chen, evolving her Martial Soul and gaining four silver-white tails. She then began refining the Lovesick Heartbreak Red while Tian Chen stood guard.

• As Hu Liena and Tian Chen became intimate, her bloodline awakened, transforming her hair and producing four silver-white fox tails.
• Hu Liena recognized her evolved Martial Soul as the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, and Tian Chen wondered whether her ancestors came from beyond the Douluo Continent.
• Hu Liena decided to consume the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Tian Chen agreed to guard her while she refined it.
• Hu Liena placed the herb’s petals in her mouth, where they melted and flowed down her throat.

Hu Liena absorbed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red while Tian Chen protected her from a group of Scarlet Demon Trees. After devouring the trees and strengthening his Soul Rings, he began fusing their Soul Rings to create a Secret Method Soul Bone, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Hu Liena spent six hours cultivating as the Lovesick Heartbreak Red increased her Soul Power, Mental Power, and vitality.
• Tian Chen countered the Scarlet Demon Trees' mental attacks with his Demon-Suppressing Domain and flew toward their gathering place.
• Tian Chen used Evil God Domain-Realm of Devour to drain the Scarlet Demon Trees and kill them without disturbing Hu Liena's cultivation.
• Tian Chen absorbed three Thousand-Year Soul Rings, increasing the ages of his five Soul Rings by around sixty years.
• Tian Chen guided more than a hundred Hundred-Year Soul Rings into fusion, straining his Mental Power as he tried to create a Secret Method Soul Bone.

Tian Chen created a Secret Method Soul Bone from the Scarlet Demon Trees’ Soul Rings and guarded Hu Liena while she cultivated. After Hu Liena reached the Level 50 bottleneck, the two returned to Spirit Hall, where Xie Yue noticed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill had disappeared.

• Tian Chen fused the Scarlet Demon Trees’ Soul Rings into a Secret Method Soul Bone: Scarlet Left Arm and stored it in his Soul Tool.
• Tian Chen spent the night guarding Hu Liena, then roasted Crystal Bear meat while she continued cultivating.
• Hu Liena awoke with her Soul Power at the Level 50 bottleneck and said she planned to obtain her Fifth Soul Ring.
• Tian Chen carried Hu Liena back to the forest’s exit, and she resumed her aloof demeanor before entering the Pope’s Palace.
• Xie Yue met Tian Chen and Hu Liena outside the Pope’s Palace, sensed that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill connection had vanished, and realized Hu Liena’s feelings for Tian Chen left Yan with little chance.

Tian Chen went to the Worship Hall seeking Qian Daoliu’s help with the evil thoughts inside him, but the Six-Winged Angel statue rejected him with a blast of sacred power. Qian Daoliu discovered that Tian Chen had devoured souls and explained that the resulting resentment caused the rejection, leaving Tian Chen injured but in possession of an opportunity.

• Tian Chen received a summons from Golden Crocodile Douluo and entered the Elder Hall to seek Qian Daoliu’s help.
• The Six-Winged Angel statue released sacred golden light that struck Tian Chen unconscious and injured him.
• Qian Daoliu revealed his Angel God power and examined Tian Chen as Tian E treated his injuries.
• Qian Daoliu asked whether Tian Chen had devoured human and Soul Beast souls, and Tian Chen admitted to devouring two brothers in the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Qian Daoliu explained that accumulated resentment tainted Tian Chen and caused Angel Divine Power to reject him, then told Tian E to let it go because it was also an opportunity for Tian Chen.

Qian Daoliu warned Tian Chen that the evil intent from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s black pearl could not yet be purified safely, and explained that a Star Martial Soul could help once its wielder reached Soul Saint. Tian Chen proposed seeking the Star Crown Sect, prompting Tian E to confront an unresolved past.

• Qian Daoliu purified the resentment in Tian Chen and warned him not to devour human souls.
• Qian Daoliu explained that he could not safely remove the evil intent until Tian Chen reached Soul Saint, and described how a Soul Saint with a Sun, Moon, or Star Martial Soul could purify it.
• Tian E urged Tian Chen to remain in Spirit City until he reached Soul Saint, while Tian Chen worried that this would ruin his plans for the tournament.
• Tian Chen recalled that the Star Crown Sect might wield star power and suggested seeking its help.
• Qian Daoliu and Tian E reacted uneasily to the Star Crown Sect, and Tian E decided to return with Tian Chen and face his past.

After recovering, Tian Chen planned to visit the Star Crown Sect and decided to bring Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan to Spirit City to tell Hu Liena the truth about them. Meanwhile, Yan visited Hu Liena and asked whether he still had a chance with her.

• Tian Chen examined the Star Crown and recalled what Tian E had told him about hidden sects and the Star Crown Sect.
• Tian Chen decided to summon Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan so he could be honest with Hu Liena before visiting the Star Crown Sect.
• Tian Chen gave two sealed letters to a maid, instructing her to send them to Spirit Hall branches in Heaven Dou City and Barak City.
• Hu Liena happily anticipated seeing Tian Chen and blushed as she thought about the possibility of being pregnant.
• Xie Yue brought the injured Yan to see Hu Liena, and Yan asked her whether he still had a chance.

Hu Liena rejected Yan’s devotion and revealed that Tian Chen had helped awaken her Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bloodline. She threw Yan out and warned Xie Yue not to bring him back, leaving Xie Yue to carry the unconscious Yan away.

• Hu Liena told Yan to stop bothering her, but he insisted he would catch up to her and challenge Tian Chen again.
• Hu Liena revealed her evolved Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Martial Soul, and Xie Yue realized her awakened bloodline had ended their Martial Soul Fusion Skill resonance.
• Hu Liena said Tian Chen had helped awaken her bloodline, prompting Yan to ask whether she and Tian Chen were together.
• Yan offered to raise Hu Liena and Tian Chen’s child with her, but Hu Liena sent him flying and ordered him never to call her Nana again.
• Xie Yue caught the unconscious Yan, objected that Hu Liena had gone too far, and then promised to keep Yan from bothering her again.

Hu Liena gazed toward a distant manor before the story shifted to Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Cheng Jiyuan searching the Soul Hunting Forest for a suitable second soul ring. When an unusual scent and rustling alerted them to something nearby, the three released their martial souls and prepared for danger.

• Hu Liena admired the moonlit view from her window and smiled toward a manor near the Pope's Palace.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang and Tang San camped in the Soul Hunting Forest with Cheng Jiyuan while searching for a suitable soul beast for Tang San's second soul ring.
• Grandmaster wondered why the forest had so few strong soul beasts, unaware that Tian Chen had ordered those with over three hundred years of cultivation cleared out.
• A strange sweet, pollen-like scent and nearby rustling put the three on alert.
• Grandmaster released Luo Sanpao, Cheng Jiyuan summoned his greatsword, and Tang San brought out his thorn-covered Blue Silver Grass.

Grandmaster and Tang San encountered a Mandala Snake in the Soul Hunting Forest, and Cheng Jiyuan subdued it while Grandmaster explained his Martial Soul Mimicry Theory. They found a Caterpie in the snake’s nest, leaving Grandmaster considering it as Tang San’s potential Soul Ring.

• Grandmaster spotted a Mandala Snake but found its cultivation was below a hundred years.
• Cheng Jiyuan used his greatsword to attack the Mandala Snake as it charged at him.
• Grandmaster explained that the Mandala Snake’s Soul Power showed it was close to a hundred years old and discussed his Martial Soul Mimicry Theory with Tang San.
• Tang San agreed to test the theory by absorbing an animal-form Soul Beast’s Soul Ring.
• Cheng Jiyuan knocked out the Mandala Snake and called Grandmaster and Tang San over to inspect its nest.
• Grandmaster found a Caterpie with over five hundred years of cultivation and considered it for Tang San.

Tang San and Grandmaster searched the Soul Hunting Forest for seven days without finding a suitable Soul Beast, so Grandmaster decided that Tang San should absorb the five-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Caterpie's Soul Ring. Tang San began absorbing it, leaving Grandmaster watching with excitement.

• Grandmaster told Tang San to keep the unusually old Caterpie bound while they searched for a better Soul Beast.
• Tang San, Grandmaster, and Cheng Jiyuan searched the forest for seven days but found no suitable Soul Beast.
• Cheng Jiyuan and Grandmaster discussed how depleted the Soul Hunting Forest had become.
• Grandmaster decided Tang San should use the Caterpie's roughly five-hundred-and-fifty-year Soul Ring, and Tang San agreed.
• Tang San killed the Caterpie with his Blue Silver Grass and began absorbing its Soul Ring as Grandmaster watched intently.

Tang San successfully absorbed his second Soul Ring, confirming Grandmaster's theory, and the group set out to test his new Soul Skill. Meanwhile, Tian Chen secured Zhou Xuan's allegiance with a Soul Bone and worried about the arrival of Lingling and Yanyan.

• Tang San opened his eyes after absorbing Caterpie's Soul Ring, and Grandmaster eagerly confirmed that his theory had been correct.
• Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass, now bearing two yellow Soul Rings, and showed its changed color and corrosive toxin.
• Grandmaster and Cheng Jiyuan led Tang San toward the outskirts of the Soul Hunting Forest to test his new Soul Skill on a Soul Beast.
• Zhou Xuan agreed to serve Tian Chen, who gave him a dark red Soul Bone as an introductory gift.
• Tian Chen sent Zhou Xuan to merge with the Soul Bone and worried that Lingling and Yanyan would arrive that day.

After Zhou Xuan broke through with the Scarlet Left Arm Soul Bone, he revealed that its Soul Skill amplified Soul Power by five percent, giving Tian Chen an idea for strengthening a Soul Master legion. Tian Chen went to Spirit City's southern gate to meet Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, but the chapter left him watching Ning Rongrong arrive and planning a memorable encounter with her.

• Zhou Xuan told Tian Chen that the Scarlet Left Arm Soul Bone had helped him break through and granted him a Soul Power amplification skill.
• Tian Chen recognized that the five-percent Soul Power boost could be useful for training a Soul Master legion.
• Tian Chen went to Spirit City's southern gate and waited for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling at a tea shop.
• A luxurious carriage bearing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's emblems arrived at the tea shop, carrying a young girl Tian Chen suspected was Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong's attendants warned her that the sect master had told her to wait in Spirit City, but she dismissed them and threatened to call Grandpa Sword.
• Tian Chen confirmed the girl's identity as Ning Rongrong and began planning a memorable interaction with her.

Ning Rongrong demanded Tian Chen’s pastries and ordered her companions to punish him after he ignored her. Ning Tian attacked with a Silver Wolf Martial Soul, while Tian Chen calmly raised his hand to meet the charge.

• Ning Rongrong entered the tea shop with Ning Tian and Ning Zhen, and Ning Tian prepared a rug, fan, and tea for her.
• Ning Rongrong demanded Tian Chen’s pastries, but he ignored her and continued eating as the other customers left the shop.
• Ning Rongrong ordered Ning Tian and Ning Zhen to teach Tian Chen a lesson, and they chose Ning Tian to confront him.
• Tian Chen questioned whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always been overbearing, prompting Ning Tian to accuse him of insulting the sect.
• Ning Tian activated his Silver Wolf Martial Soul and charged at Tian Chen, who calmly raised his right hand.

Tian Chen overwhelmed Ning Tian, then secretly planted evil Qi in Ning Rongrong to intensify her negative emotions as she grew. After he told her to fetch her father and Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong ran back to Spirit City with Ning Tian and Ning Zhen following.

• Tian Chen transformed into his powerful Martial Soul form and broke Ning Tian’s arms with a single attack.
• Ning Zhen released his Iron Armored Dragon Martial Soul to protect Ning Rongrong, while Ning Tian stepped in to stop Tian Chen from attacking them.
• Ning Rongrong arrogantly demanded that Tian Chen kneel and apologize, but Tian Chen used his fourth Soul Ring to switch her place with Ning Tian and seize her wrist.
• Tian Chen secretly infused Ning Rongrong with evil Qi that would amplify her negative emotions as her cultivation grew.
• Tian Chen released Ning Rongrong and told her to bring her father and Sword Douluo; she ran into Spirit City as Ning Tian and Ning Zhen followed.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo learned that Ning Rongrong had clashed with a mysterious young Soul King whose unusual Martial Soul and Soul Rings caught their attention. Sword Douluo flew off with Ning Fengzhi and Rongrong to confront him.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Spirit Hall’s growing power and decided to bring Ning Rongrong back to the sect.
• Ning Rongrong ran to Sword Douluo, claimed she had been bullied, and showed him her reddened wrist.
• Ning Tian and Ning Zhen recounted how they had taken Rongrong out of the city and encountered a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old Soul King with five Soul Rings and a darkness-attribute Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong said the young man had insulted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, prompting Sword Douluo to defend her against Ning Fengzhi’s scolding.
• Sword Douluo summoned his Seven Kill Sword and flew away with Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong to seek out the young man.