Chapter Summaries

Tang San returned to the Clear Sky Sect and learned that its elders were divided over his father Tang Hao's past actions. After Seventh Elder rejected his return and insulted his parents, Tang San apologized and agreed to prove himself, leaving him facing Tang Hu in a sect-sanctioned challenge.

• Tang Xiao explained that the Clear Sky Sect was split over whether Tang Hao was responsible for the conflict with Spirit Hall and warned Tang San that he would need strength to win the sect's support.
• Seventh Elder publicly cursed Tang San and refused to let him return to the clan, blaming Tang Hao for his son's death in a Spirit Hall attack.
• Tang San apologized to Seventh Elder, struck his forehead against the ground, and offered to accept challenges or tasks to make amends for the harm his father had caused.
• The First Elder ruled that Tang San had shown contempt for the sect and ordered Tang Hu to challenge him, while Tang Xiao warned Tang San that Tang Hu was a powerful Soul King.
• Tang Hu revealed his level-fifty-four Soul King cultivation and Clear Sky Hammer, while Tang San announced his level-thirty-four Soul Elder rank and summoned his Blue Silver Grass.

Mu Chen crafted Soul Tools with Gu Yuena’s support and planned to demonstrate them to Ning Fengzhi and the others. At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San defeated Tang Hu with his Hidden Weapons, earning the sect’s respect and giving Tang Xiao hope that he could meet the sect’s conditions.

• Mu Chen finished carving several Soul Tools and explained to Gu Yuena that he would restrict their use and keep their production methods confidential.
• Mu Chen stored the Soul Tools and returned to his room with Gu Yuena, while Ning Rongrong went with Sword Douluo to obtain her fourth soul ring.
• Tang San defeated Tang Hu in a test before Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders, using his abilities and Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San removed the Hidden Weapons from Tang Hu and explained what they were called, though the elders had never seen them before.
• Tang Xiao recognized that Tang San’s Hidden Weapons could help him satisfy the sect’s conditions and decided it was time to do his part as Tang San’s eldest uncle.

Tang San explained the power of his Hidden Weapons to Tang Xiao and the elders, claiming that his strongest creations could threaten even Titled Douluos. When the Seventh Elder challenged him, Tang Xiao agreed to test the Mother-Child Life-Chasing Soul-Attracting Balls, leaving the Seventh Elder facing the weapon’s uncertain power.

• Tang Xiao asked Tang San about the Hidden Weapons he had used, and Tang San described their types and potential power.
• Tang San claimed that his most powerful Hidden Weapons could injure Titled Douluos and beings beyond humanity, but the Seventh Elder dismissed him.
• Tang San offered the Seventh Elder a pair of Mother-Child Life-Chasing Soul-Attracting Balls and explained that their power increased with the user's Soul Power.
• Tang Xiao volunteered to use the weapon, and Tang San showed him how to launch it with the Meteor Chasing the Moon technique.
• Tang San warned Tang Xiao not to use his full strength, while the Seventh Elder prepared to test the weapon.

Tang San demonstrated the power of his Mother-Child Life-Chasing Soul-Attracting Balls to the Clear Sky Sect elders, winning their respect and support for his return. Tang Xiao helped him secure a place in the sect, though Tang San faced demanding goals and still needed materials, blacksmiths, and money to produce Hidden Weapons.

• Tang Xiao launched the Mother-Child Life-Chasing Soul-Attracting Balls at the Seventh Elder, whose Clear Sky Guardian shield failed to stop the Bone-Melting Divine Needles from piercing him.
• Tang Xiao gave the poisoned Seventh Elder an antidote, and the Seventh Elder forced the needles from his body and recovered.
• Tang San explained that the Hidden Weapons could be mass-produced at reasonable cost, prompting the elders to reconsider their view of him.
• Tang Xiao initiated discussion of Tang San returning to the sect and acknowledging his ancestry, and the sect allowed him to stay with strict conditions.
• Tang San told Tang Xiao he had to reach Soul Sage by age thirty, obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring at the Titled Douluo stage, and make enough Hidden Weapons for the sect’s direct-line disciples.
• Tang San told Tang Xiao that forging the weapons required metal, experienced blacksmiths, and money.

Tang San planned to fund Clear Sky Sect hidden weapons by selling them to Ning Fengzhi at an upcoming Heaven Dou City auction. Meanwhile, Mu Chen demonstrated combat Soul Tools to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Rongrong reached Soul Ancestor and gained a new skill.

• Tang San told Tang Xiao that producing hidden weapons within Clear Sky Sect would be costly and proposed selling them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to secure funds and resources.
• Tang San planned to auction his hidden weapons in Heaven Dou City, where Ning Fengzhi would attend, and Tang Xiao agreed to send sect members with him.
• Tang Xiao supported Tang San and agreed that he could temporarily stay in Clear Sky Sect after the elders had consented.
• Ning Rongrong broke through to Soul Ancestor, reached level 41, gained Defense Enhancement, and received a dagger Soul Tool from Mu Chen.
• Mu Chen demonstrated that Soul Tools could be used for combat and explained that they could let even auxiliary- and food-type Soul Masters fight effectively.

Mu Chen demonstrated that Soul Tools could let auxiliary soul masters fight, and explained their grades and production limits to Ning Fengzhi and the elders. He proposed a way to improve production, while the elders marveled at his talent and predicted he would become a Titled Douluo in his thirties.

• Ning Fengzhi used a Grade Four Soul Tool to cut down a massive tree, astonishing Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo with his newfound offensive power.
• Mu Chen explained that Soul Tools ranged from Grade One to Grade Nine and could let non-combat soul masters fight with little training.
• Ning Fengzhi imagined equipping the sect's disciples to resist Spirit Hall, while Mu Chen clarified that he had not intended to use Soul Tools against Spirit Hall.
• Mu Chen said he was the only person who knew how to forge Soul Tools, then described a plan to increase production efficiency.
• Ning Rongrong praised Mu Chen and excitedly shook his arm as he estimated that the plan could eventually equip every sect disciple.
• Ning Fengzhi and the elders predicted that Mu Chen would become a Titled Douluo in his thirties, and Mu Chen privately resolved to surpass their expectations.

Mu Chen demonstrated the power of a level-four Fixed Soul Cannon to Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo. Convinced Soul Tools could strengthen the sect, Ning Fengzhi committed its resources to their development while Mu Chen kept cultivation as his priority.

• Mu Chen introduced a Fixed Soul Cannon and its shells, then asked Bone Douluo to help test one.
• Ning Rongrong dropped a shell, and Mu Chen caught it before it hit the ground.
• Mu Chen fired at Bone Douluo, whose bone wall blocked the shell as its explosion blasted a crater into the ground.
• Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi assessed the cannon's threat to Soul Masters and discussed its potential if deployed in numbers.
• Mu Chen explained the cannons' costs and rare-metal limitations, and Ning Fengzhi decided the sect would prioritize Soul Tool development for the next few years.
• Ning Fengzhi pledged the sect's manpower and resources to Mu Chen, who agreed to help while keeping cultivation his top priority.

Mu Chen reassured Sword Douluo that he was close to reaching Subtle Mastery and agreed to forge Ning Rongrong a beautiful longsword Soul Tool. Ning Fengzhi invited him to an auction in Heaven Dou City, where Mu Chen hoped to see Xue'er, and arranged rare metals and blacksmiths to support his Soul Tool work.

• Sword Douluo urged Mu Chen to reach Subtle Mastery before becoming a Soul Emperor, and Mu Chen explained that forging Soul Tools sharpened his control of Sword Qi.
• Ning Rongrong asked Mu Chen to forge her a beautiful longsword so she could wield twin swords with him, and he teased her about being unable to handle it.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Mu Chen about how he learned to make Soul Tools, and Mu Chen said the methods had entered his mind through spiritual power when he found immortal herbs in Sunset Forest.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Mu Chen to attend an upcoming auction in Heaven Dou City, and Mu Chen agreed while asking whether Xue Qinghe would be there.
• Ning Fengzhi told Mu Chen he had purchased rare metals and hired blacksmiths from Gengxin City, and Mu Chen promised to prepare component-forging methods.

Mu Chen promised Gu Yuena a Soul Tool after deciding to make a golden sword for Xue'er. Days later, he and Ning Fengzhi's group arrived at Heaven Dou City's auction house and took their seats in its top VIP section.

• Mu Chen began making a golden Soul Tool for Xue'er and promised to create different Soul Tools for Gu Yuena afterward.
• Mu Chen and the others traveled to Heaven Dou City to attend an auction.
• Ning Fengzhi led the group into the city's high-end auction house, where an attendant guided them to the second-floor auction center.
• Ning Rongrong warned Mu Chen not to stare at the attendants, and Mu Chen reassured her while Gu Yuena gave him a knowing look.
• Mu Chen and the others settled into the auction house's best VIP section.

Mu Chen decided to buy the Cat Girl after she was presented at auction as a rare, exotic pet. Prince Xue Xing drove away the other bidders with a 170,000 Gold Soul Coin bid, leaving the auction’s outcome unresolved.

• The auction host revealed a frightened Cat Girl in an iron cage and encouraged the bidders to buy her as a pet.
• Gu Yuena asked Mu Chen to rescue the Cat Girl and reassured her through spiritual power that they would help.
• Mu Chen explained to Ning Fengzhi that he could not save everyone but would help those he encountered, and Sword Douluo supported his decision.
• Prince Xue Xing bid 170,000 Gold Soul Coins and used his status to silence the other bidders.

Ning Fengzhi outbid Prince Xue Xing for the Cat Girl, while Tang San tried to attract the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s interest in his Hidden Weapons. After Mu Chen explained their limitations, Ning Fengzhi declined to bid, leaving Tang San puzzled.

• Ning Fengzhi bid eighteen hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Cat Girl, and Prince Xue Xing backed down after recognizing him.
• Tang San and a Clear Sky Sect Soul Sage watched from the white VIP section, and Tang San anticipated that Ning Fengzhi would be interested in his Hidden Weapons.
• The auctioneer presented Tang San’s Hidden Arrow and described its needles, poison, concealment mist, and limited uses.
• Ning Rongrong recognized the Hidden Arrow, and Mu Chen warned Ning Fengzhi that Hidden Weapons required practice and could be unreliable compared with Soul Tools.
• Ning Fengzhi decided not to bid because of the weapons’ limitations and the political risks of relying on Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San repeatedly watched Ning Fengzhi, but he could not understand why Ning Fengzhi showed no interest in buying the Hidden Weapons.

Tang San struggled with whether to sell his concealed weapons to Xue Qinghe for military use, fearing the deaths they could cause in a future war. Meanwhile, Mu Chen reunited privately with Qian Renxue, who dropped her disguise and embraced him.

• Xue Qinghe won Tang San's Hidden Arrow at auction for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, prompting Tang San to worry about concealed weapons being used in war.
• The Clear Sky Sect Soul Sage urged Tang San to consider selling the weapons to the Heaven Dou Empire, while Tang San weighed the risks against his family's need to return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that he had bought the items because they could strengthen the Heaven Dou Empire's army, and Ning Fengzhi questioned whether that might lead to war.
• Mu Chen left the auction with Xue Qinghe to speak privately, while Gu Yuena chose not to follow them.
• Qian Renxue removed her disguise, hugged and kissed Mu Chen, and relaxed in his arms after their months apart.

Mu Chen reunited with Qian Renxue, who had already accepted his relationship with Gu Yuena, and explained how immortal herbs could boost Soul Power and Martial Soul quality. He gave Qian Renxue a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and she successfully plucked it by proving her sincere love for him.

• Qian Renxue told Mu Chen she knew about Gu Yuena and his achievements in Suotuo City, and accepted his relationship with Na'er while warning him that she had limits.
• Mu Chen explained that immortal herbs had helped him and Ning Rongrong rapidly increase their Soul Power and could improve talent and Martial Soul quality.
• Mu Chen presented Qian Renxue with a Lovesick Heartbreak Red and told her its tragic legend and the conditions for plucking it.
• Qian Renxue struck her chest and spat heart's blood onto the flower, causing it to detach from the Black Terminus Stone.
• Mu Chen embraced Qian Renxue and wiped the blood from her mouth after she successfully plucked the flower.

Mu Chen gave Qian Renxue two immortal herbs that could help mutate her Angel Martial Soul, then presented her with a powerful close-combat Soul Tool. Qian Renxue learned that Mu Chen alone could make these weapons and that her sword amplified her attacks.

• Qian Renxue chose to store the Lovesick Heartbreak Red rather than consume it, calling it a testament to her love for Mu Chen.
• Mu Chen gave Qian Renxue the Ice Snow Exquisite Ganoderma and the Mysterious Sun Golden Ganoderma, explaining that consuming them together could help mutate her Angel Martial Soul.
• Mu Chen presented Qian Renxue with a golden longsword and instructed her to infuse it with her Angel Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue felt a connection to the sword and found that it increased her attack power.
• Mu Chen explained that the sword was a fourth-grade close-combat Soul Tool and that he was the only person who knew how to make such Soul Tools.

Mu Chen warned Qian Renxue that Soul Tools could threaten the balance of power and urged her to block Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect from gaining Heaven Dou Empire support. After sharing her frustrations in Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue agreed to have Yang Wudi killed to prevent him from curing Xue Ye’s poison.

• Qian Renxue worried that Spirit Hall might seize or kill Mu Chen over his Soul Tool technology, and he promised to keep it secret and said Ning Fengzhi would manage the matter.
• Mu Chen advised Qian Renxue not to buy Tang San’s Hidden Weapons or support his efforts in the Heaven Dou Empire, and she agreed to refuse him.
• Mu Chen told Qian Renxue about his feud with Tang San and how Na'er had crippled Tang Hao, leaving Tang Hao’s soul bones in his possession.
• Qian Renxue confided in Mu Chen about her strained work in Heaven Dou City, the poisoned Xue Ye, and Prince Xue Xing’s opposition.
• Mu Chen warned that Yang Wudi could cure Xue Ye’s poison, and Qian Renxue agreed to ask Spirit Hall to kill Yang Wudi or the Speed Clan.
• Mu Chen secretly kissed Qian Renxue before she restored her Xue Qinghe disguise so they could leave without arousing suspicion.

Mu Chen, Ning Rongrong, and Gu Yuena rescued the Cat Girl from the auction house and learned her name was A'li. Gu Yuena invited A'li to stay with them and asked Mu Chen to use an immortal herb to help her.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo went to pay for their auction purchases while Mu Chen, Ning Rongrong, and Gu Yuena went to the Cat Girl's room.
• Gu Yuena freed the Cat Girl from the cage, dispelled the drugs in her body, and gave her proper clothes.
• The Cat Girl introduced herself as A'li, said she was thirteen and unable to cultivate, and Gu Yuena told her she could stay with them.
• Gu Yuena asked Mu Chen to help A'li with one of his remaining immortal herbs, and Mu Chen questioned why Gu Yuena had grown so concerned about her.

Mu Chen brought A'li into his care and took her with Na'er and Rongrong to shop in Heaven Dou City before returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After Xue Qinghe declined to discuss more Hidden Weapons, Tang San outlined a plan to build the Tang Sect by winning over the Strength Clan and, eventually, other affiliated clans.

• Mu Chen asked A'li where she wanted to go, and she chose to follow him and the others.
• Mu Chen planned to give A'li an immortal herb, then took her, Na'er, and Rongrong shopping for clothes in Heaven Dou City.
• At the auction house, Tang San and the Soul Sage learned that Xue Qinghe had returned to the palace and would not discuss the other Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San told the Soul Sage and Tang Wu that he would seek support from the Strength Clan and aim to build the Tang Sect within five years.
• Tang San also considered the Soul Master Tournament, which was less than two years away, and began thinking about suitable candidates.

Mu Chen gave A'li an immortal herb and discussed Gu Yuena’s view of human cruelty and compassion. As peaceful days followed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Mu Chen focused on crafting Soul Tools and cultivating, while A'li and Zhu Zhuqing grew stronger and prepared for the Soul Master Tournament.

• Mu Chen gave A'li an immortal herb, and she gratefully accepted it before retreating to her room.
• Gu Yuena explained to Mu Chen that she had saved A'li because she saw hope and a longing for freedom in her eyes, despite humanity’s cruelty and greed.
• Mu Chen organized craftsmen and trusted sect members to produce Soul Tools in secrecy while he resumed cultivating toward Soul King before the tournament.
• A'li and Zhu Zhuqing became close friends, and the immortal herb helped A'li reach level eighteen Soul Power after she obtained her first soul ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing reached Soul Elder, then consumed the Narcissus Jade Bone and rose to level 37, strengthening her resolve to defeat her older sister.
• Zhu Zhuqing trained at the Great Soul Arena, while Ning Rongrong joined her in two-on-two battles and A'li fought to improve her strength.

After a year and a half of growth, Mu Chen reached level 50 Soul Power and advanced his sword cultivation to Subtle Mastery. He set out with Sword Douluo and Gu Yuena to obtain his fifth soul ring, then secretly put Sword Douluo to sleep after they reached the town near the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Ning Rongrong reached level 46, Zhu Zhuqing broke through to Soul Ancestor, and A'li reached level 26.
• Ning Fengzhi became a level 84 Soul Fighting Douluo, Bone Douluo reached level 96, and Mu Chen reached level 50 and attained Subtle Mastery.
• Mu Chen told A'li to slow Soul Tool production while he and Gu Yuena prepared to seek his fifth soul ring.
• Sword Douluo agreed to take Mu Chen to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Mu Chen said he planned to obtain a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape soul ring.
• Mu Chen, Sword Douluo, and Gu Yuena traveled to a nearby town, where Mu Chen caught Sword Douluo as he collapsed and Gu Yuena put him to sleep.

Mu Chen and Gu Yuena traveled to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, where the Titan Giant Ape prepared to sacrifice itself on the Lord’s orders. Mu Chen admitted his enmity with Tang San and Tang Hao, while Gu Yuena rebuked Xiao Wu for trusting them; the chapter ended with the three soul beasts forced to the ground by her pressure.

• Mu Chen worried about leaving Sword Douluo behind, but Gu Yuena assured him that her barrier would keep humans away, and they traveled through a spatial gate.
• At the core region’s lake, Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape, and the Sky Azure Bull Python awaited Gu Yuena’s arrival, while the Titan Giant Ape lamented its impending sacrifice.
• Mu Chen and Gu Yuena appeared, and the Titan Giant Ape, Sky Azure Bull Python, and Xiao Wu greeted Gu Yuena as their Lord.
• Mu Chen recognized Xiao Wu and guessed she wanted to ask about Tang San, then admitted he had been plotting against Tang San and Tang Hao from the beginning because they were his enemies.
• Gu Yuena warned Xiao Wu that Tang San and Tang Hao wanted her soul ring and soul bone, then used her pressure to force Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming to prostrate themselves.