Chapter Summaries

Tian Chen allocated the two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, giving Amaterasu the right arm bone and saving the Azure Vine left arm bone for Ye Lingling. After returning with her to the loft, he gave her the bone, and she began absorbing it while he cultivated beside her.

• Tian Chen gave Amaterasu the right arm bone, which suited his dark-attribute Martial Soul, and Amaterasu accepted it before leaving.
• Tian Chen put the Azure Vine left arm bone away for Ye Lingling and left the hall with her after speaking with Ye Xu.
• Tian Chen brought Ye Lingling back to the loft and offered her the Azure Vine Soul Bone.
• Ye Lingling snatched the Soul Bone from Tian Chen and began absorbing it without discomfort.
• Tian Chen sat beside Ye Lingling and began cultivating.

Tian Chen considered how to overcome his newly slowed cultivation and prepared to leave Barak City. Ye Lingling planned to remain until Dugu Yan arrived, while Tian Chen departed for Spirit City alone.

• Tian Chen realized that the Supreme Evil Attribute had made his cultivation extremely slow and considered using the Evil God Hook’s Devour skill.
• Ye Lingling woke and complained that she was sore, while Tian Chen noted that her Soul Power had risen to rank thirty-five after absorbing the Azure Vine Soul Bone.
• Ye Lingling said she would wait for Dugu Yan before going to Spirit City and warned Tian Chen not to pursue other women there.
• Tian Chen and Ye Lingling ate breakfast with Ye Xu, who grew increasingly pleased with Tian Chen.
• Ye Lingling saw Tian Chen off as he left the Ye estate by carriage for Spirit City.

Tian Chen returned to Spirit City and learned that Ma Hongjun had been beaten by Yan after defending Tian Chen’s honor. After checking that Ma Hongjun had no internal injuries, Tian Chen set out with him to seek treatment and go to Death Canyon, where Nana was returning.

• Tian Chen reached Spirit City and learned from the head maid that something had happened to Ma Hongjun.
• Tian Chen used his spatial ability to reach Ma Hongjun, examined his injuries, and found no internal damage.
• Ma Hongjun told Tian Chen that Yan had beaten him after claiming Tian Chen had left Spirit City because he feared Yan’s challenge.
• Tian Chen decided to help Ma Hongjun settle the score and take him to Elder Zhou for treatment before going to Death Canyon.

Tian Chen brought Ma Hongjun to the Pope's Palace, where Elder Zhou healed him and helped him break through to rank thirty. As Bibi Dong ordered Xie Yue and Yan to train in Death Canyon, Tian Chen's shout for Yan rang through the council hall.

• Tian Chen asked his grandfather, Tian E, to appear later, then took Ma Hongjun to the Pope's Palace to find Hu Liena.
• Tian Chen summoned Elder Zhou, who used his Tree of Life Martial Soul to heal Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun recovered and broke through to rank thirty, surprising Elder Zhou and the Soul Master captain.
• Tian Chen invited Elder Zhou to stay and watch a show, and Elder Zhou waited with him outside the Pope's Palace.
• Bibi Dong ordered Xie Yue and Yan to train in Death Canyon for three years, while worrying that Tian Chen could gain support as a future papal heir.
• Tian Chen's voice suddenly rang through the council hall, calling for Yan to get out.

Tian Chen returned to Spirit City and reunited with Hu Liena amid tensions at the Pope’s Palace. Yan challenged him after seeing Hu Liena embrace him, and Tian Chen transformed to face Yan’s attack.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo rushed to confront the challenger, followed by Yan and Xie Yue, while Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena to meet Tian Chen.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo recognized Tian Chen at the palace entrance, and Yan stepped forward to challenge him.
• Tian Chen questioned Xie Yue about whether Hu Liena knew about Ma Hongjun’s situation, and Xie Yue admitted he had not told her.
• Hu Liena arrived, embraced Tian Chen, and happily learned that he had returned especially to see her.
• Yan erupted in anger and attacked Tian Chen with the power of his four Soul Rings, while Tian Chen shielded Hu Liena and released his Evil God Emperor Crocodile Martial Soul.

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.