Chapter Summaries

Toji killed the surviving Evil Soul Masters and forced Xu Tianran to grant him a high-ranking position and access to the Sun Moon Empire's leadership. He escaped before Xu Tianran's father arrived, leaving Xu Tianran to conceal their encounter and deal with the ruined Holy Spirit Cult alliance.

• Toji killed the wounded Evil Soul Masters while Xu Tianran watched.
• Toji demanded a legitimate high-ranking position and offered Xu Tianran assassination services and valuable intelligence in return.
• Toji threatened Xu Tianran with future assassination attempts, and Xu Tianran agreed to his terms as his father's team approached.
• Toji gave Xu Tianran a note and escaped with his Level 7 Flying Soul Tool.
• Xu Tianran's father arrived, and Xu Tianran hid the note and claimed he had silenced the dead men to keep them from revealing what happened.

Toji and Di Qiu'er found Xu He, the surviving crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire, and recruited him by offering to help him become a Level 9 Soul Engineer. They left with Xu He before Teacher Fan Yu could find him, changing his path from the one that would have led him to Shrek Academy and Huo Yuhao.

• Toji told Di Qiu'er that Xu Tianran had agreed to let him use the Sun Moon Empire's resources, and the pair left Mingdu to find Xu He.
• Toji and Di Qiu'er caught up with Xu He near the Heaven Dou Empire border after he escaped the massacre and crossed the empire on his own.
• Toji gave the injured Xu He food and revealed that Xu Tianran had taken his crown prince title and slaughtered his family.
• Xu He vowed to become a Level 9 Soul Engineer and take revenge on Xu Tianran, and Toji offered to help him in exchange for future benefits.
• Toji and Di Qiu'er left with Xu He, and Teacher Fan Yu passed through afterward without finding him.

Toji brought Xu He to the Heaven Dou Empire to study Soul Tools, where he took the name He Caitou, then met his teacher Du Busi on the way back. After receiving the Body Sect’s Secret of the Body, Toji asked Di Qiu'er to help him find Ju Zi and her parents before the war changed their lives.

• Toji brought Xu He to Liang Wu, who arranged for him to study Soul Tools under the name He Caitou.
• Di Qiu'er sensed something was wrong, and the Scarlet King warned that a powerful human expert was approaching.
• Du Busi appeared, praised Toji’s cultivation progress, and gave him an annotated copy of the Secret of the Body and several Storage Soul Tools.
• Du Busi offered to help Toji obtain his Sixth Soul Ring when he reached level sixty, prompting the Scarlet King’s killing intent before Di Qiu'er stopped him.
• Toji told Di Qiu'er he wanted to find Ju Zi and save her parents, and she said she could trace their fortune if they reached Ju Zi first.
• Toji and Di Qiu'er set out to find Ju Zi, hoping to finish the search within a month.

On the road to the Star Luo Empire, Toji pushed his body to its limits by dragging an uprooted mountain, breaking through to level fifty-eight before collapsing. Di Qiu'er healed him and kept watch, while a border patrol later discovered the mountain in its new location.

• Toji tried to drag a nearly hundred-meter mountain with chains attached to his body as Di Qiu'er questioned his dangerous training.
• Toji endured severe injuries and summoned a golden blast that snapped the chains and dropped the mountain.
• Toji's golden bones regenerated, and he broke through to level fifty-eight before losing consciousness.
• Di Qiu'er caught Toji, carried him to a resting place, and used her golden light to heal his wounds.
• Twelve Star Luo Empire border patrol soldiers found a huge trench and the uprooted mountain, leaving their captain stunned.

Toji recovered from an extreme body-tempering breakthrough while Di Qiu'er cared for him, then the two continued searching the Star Luo Empire border for Ju Zi's father. Di Qiu'er spotted a woman with powerful fortune and wondered if she was the person they were seeking.

• Di Qiu'er noticed that Toji's blood and Qi had advanced after his body-tempering breakthrough and watched over him as he slept.
• Toji woke with his head on Di Qiu'er's thigh and explained that the breakthrough had left him unable to move, though his physical defense was formidable.
• Di Qiu'er teased Toji into asking politely before she took a healing pill from his Storage Soul Tool and fed it to him.
• Nearly a month later, Toji and Di Qiu'er searched the wheat fields near a town on the Star Luo Empire border for Ju Zi's father.
• Di Qiu'er sensed a woman with very strong fortune and pointed her out as a possible person of interest.

Toji and Di Qiu'er encountered four Clear Sky Sect members searching for someone powerful, while Toji approached a mother and daughter they suspected might be Ju Zi and her family. Di Qiu'er was left to face the sect members, who demanded to see her Martial Soul and threatened force when she refused.

• Toji and Di Qiu'er overheard four gray-robed Clear Sky Sect members discussing their search and clues pointing to someone with Titled Douluo-level strength.
• Toji explained that they would confirm whether the little girl was Ju Zi and save her father to gain a chance to negotiate with her.
• The Clear Sky Sect members confronted Di Qiu'er, and Toji slipped away to speak with the mother and daughter.
• The gray-robed leader asked Di Qiu'er to reveal her Martial Soul, then summoned his hammer and Soul Rings when she refused.
• All four Clear Sky Sect members revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings and threatened to use force unless Di Qiu'er cooperated.

Toji and Di Qiu'er confronted four Clear Sky Sect men searching for a golden-haired woman with a Golden Dragon Martial Soul and a gifted male Soul Master. Di Qiu'er revealed her power while Toji killed two of the men, leaving the remaining pair in her hands.

• Toji interrupted the four men in gray and learned they were searching for Di Qiu'er and a gifted male Soul Master.
• After the men demanded that Di Qiu'er reveal her Martial Soul, Toji silently told her to kill them.
• Di Qiu'er transformed and revealed seven black ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, confirming she was the woman they sought.
• Toji killed two men in gray with punches while the other two activated Clear Sky True Body and attacked him.
• Toji dodged their hammer strike and left the remaining men to Di Qiu'er, who approached them from behind.

Toji and Di Qiu'er fought a team of Clear Sky Hammer Soul Saints, and Toji revealed that his rank-fifty-eight strength could withstand even their most destructive attacks. The last gray-clad man sacrificed his Soul Rings and transformed into a giant hammer to keep attacking Toji.

• Di Qiu'er crushed one gray-clad man's neck, and Toji stopped the captain from calling for reinforcements by crushing his token.
• The captain struck Toji with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Toji took the blow without injury.
• The captain detonated his first four Soul Rings and swung an enormous hammer at Di Qiu'er, but Toji stepped in and shattered it with one punch.
• The captain tried to flee, then detonated his remaining Soul Rings and transformed into a giant Clear Sky Hammer.
• The transformed captain battered Toji with repeated attacks, while Toji noted that his improved strength let him withstand the blows.

Toji killed a gray-robed Clear Sky Sect Soul Saint and helped erase the evidence, then learned that Ju Zi’s family was connected to the mother and daughter he had encountered. Days later, Clear Sky Sect investigators discovered signs of a devastating battle and summoned an elder, setting the sect on the trail of the killer.

• Toji shattered the gray-robed man's Clear Sky Hammer and killed him with a punch, then remarked that he was nearing his sixth awakening.
• Toji and Di Qiu'er destroyed the bodies and disturbed the ground to conceal the battle, while Toji revealed that he had evacuated the town and identified the mother and daughter as Ju Zi's family.
• Toji told Di Qiu'er that they had gathered the clues they needed and would go find Ju Zi's father.
• Several days later, a gray-robed Soul Saint and five Clear Sky Sect disciples examined the battlefield and found traces suggesting the Clear Sky Hammers and their Martial Soul Avatars had been shattered.
• The middle-aged investigator crushed a token to summon an elder and vowed that the person who killed Clear Sky Sect disciples would pay.

Toji and Di Qiu'er found Ju Zi’s father amid the battle between the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire, and Toji abducted him from the battlefield. He escaped the pursuing Star Luo forces with his captive, leaving the empire’s Titled Douluo to abandon the chase.

• Toji and Di Qiu’er arrived at the battlefield and saw the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineer legions overwhelm the Star Luo Empire’s troops.
• Di Qiu’er spotted Ju Zi’s father in the Star Luo formation, and Toji decided to take him without joining the war.
• Toji raced through the gunfire, grabbed Ju Zi’s father, and told him to come quietly if he wanted to see his daughter.
• Toji used Playful Cloud to defeat three Soul Saints who tried to stop him, then faced an attack from the Star Luo Empire’s Titled Douluo.
• Toji equipped a Class 7 Flying Soul Tool and escaped with Ju Zi’s father as the Star Luo Titled Douluo were ordered to return to their lines.

Toji returned to his base after escaping with Ju Zi's father, then went to Mingdu and confronted Xu Tianran after secretly listening to his negotiations with the Holy Spirit Cult. He left Xu Tianran at knifepoint and demanded to know what he had done about the note Toji gave him.

• Toji reunited with Di Qiu'er, crossed into the Heaven Dou Empire with Ju Zi's father, and told Liang Wu to look after the man.
• Xu Tianran denied ordering the attack on the Zhongli brothers and persuaded Nangong Wan that the Holy Spirit Cult's cooperation should continue.
• Nangong Wan left after Xu Tianran promised the cult protection and pointed to the benefits it would gain from the war.
• Toji appeared behind Xu Tianran with a blade at his neck and revealed that he had heard the negotiations.
• Toji warned Xu Tianran not to betray him and asked how much of the note's instructions he had carried out.

Toji forced Xu Tianran to fulfill the conditions on his note, including granting him a legal identity, providing resources, and handing over information about the Illustrious Virtue Hall. Toji left after warning Xu Tianran that his brothers were plotting against him and that someone might save his life if he went out more.

• Xu Tianran offered to make Toji an adviser to his personal captain of the guard, while Toji pressed him for details about the note's conditions.
• Xu Tianran explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had not yet yielded information about the Evil Soul Master Toji sought.
• Xu Tianran gave Toji a Storage Soul Tool containing rare treasures, and Toji claimed they had been his already.
• Xu Tianran handed Toji a file on Illustrious Virtue Hall members who were Level 6 Soul Engineers or higher, and Toji agreed their deal would continue.
• Toji warned Xu Tianran that his brothers were plotting to kill him, advised him to take more walks, and departed to contact Shanggong Wei'er about visiting the Illustrious Virtue Hall.

Toji and Di Qiu'er went to the Ordinary Alliance to secure a quiet mansion after Toji said Xu Tianran had agreed to cooperate. Shanggong Wei'er offered her own residence, and Toji left pleased with her deferential attitude while Di Qiu'er remained wary of her.

• Toji told Di Qiu'er that Xu Tianran had agreed and suggested they find a mansion to live in.
• Toji brought Di Qiu'er to the Ordinary Alliance headquarters, where Shanggong Wei'er welcomed them and invited them to her office.
• Shanggong Wei'er offered the pair the highest level of treatment and teased Toji by offering to serve him personally, prompting Di Qiu'er to interrupt.
• Shanggong Wei'er warned that the order to hunt Toji was still active, and Toji revealed that he had won over the newly appointed crown prince.
• Shanggong Wei'er gave Toji a key to her quiet residence, and he accepted it as Di Qiu'er cautioned him not to fall for her charms.

Toji and Di Qiu'er settled into a luxurious mansion provided by Shanggong Wei'er, whose flirtation with Toji made Di Qiu'er jealous and suspicious. Toji asked Di Qiu'er to guard him while he refined the heavenly treasures Xu Tianran had given him, and she told him to do it in an upstairs bedroom.

• Shanggong Wei'er escorted Toji and Di Qiu'er to a lavish mansion and offered Di Qiu'er a blue crystal from the Far North.
• Shanggong Wei'er flirted with Toji and invited him to ask her for anything, while Di Qiu'er criticized her intentions after she left.
• Toji joked that he might test dual cultivation with Shanggong Wei'er, and Di Qiu'er accused him of being desperate.
• Toji asked Di Qiu'er to stand guard while he refined Xu Tianran's heavenly treasures.
• Toji began taking off his clothes in the main room, so Di Qiu'er told him to use an upstairs bedroom and said she would guard the door.

Toji refined the heavenly treasures Xu Tianran and Du Busi had given him, breaking through to Level 59 and healing some of his hidden injuries. Di Qiu'er warned him about the dangers of pursuing the Snow Empress or Ice Empress, while Shanggong Wei'er witnessed the immense energy storm from the courtyard; the chapter ended as footsteps approached Toji and Di Qiu'er.

• Toji laid out the heavenly treasures and told Di Qiu'er he intended to refine them all to reach Level 59.
• Toji and Di Qiu'er discussed his plan to seek the Snow Empress or Ice Empress as a Wisdom Soul Ring, and Di Qiu'er warned him that the risks could kill him.
• Toji began refining the treasures, unleashing a powerful energy storm that drew primordial Qi from across a hundred miles.
• Shanggong Wei'er watched the energy rush toward the bedroom and wondered what kind of monster Toji was.
• Toji absorbed the energy, broke through to Level 59, and found that some of his hidden injuries had healed.
• Di Qiu'er entered the bedroom after Toji finished, and both of them turned toward approaching footsteps.

Toji revealed his five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings after his breakthrough, then threatened Shanggong Wei'er when she doubted his identity. She agreed to conceal the disturbance and keep others away.

• Shanggong Wei'er rushed in and asked Toji and Di Qiu'er to explain the immense disturbance caused by his breakthrough.
• Toji displayed five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, shocking Shanggong Wei'er and making her question his strength and identity.
• Toji seized Shanggong Wei'er by the throat and warned that he could kill her before anyone noticed.
• Toji demanded that Shanggong Wei'er handle the factions drawn by the disturbance and prevent anyone from disturbing him.
• Shanggong Wei'er promised to obey, and Toji released her after her doubts and resistance vanished.

Shanggong Wei'er left terrified after Toji demonstrated his strength, while Di Qiu'er questioned his motives and then stood guard as he refined the energy he had absorbed. Xu Tianran learned of the energy anomaly and concealed it, hoping to recruit Toji, though he wondered why Toji wanted to meet the master of Illustrious Virtue Hall.

• Toji asked Shanggong Wei'er to resolve the matter, and she fled the room shaken by his power and five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Di Qiu'er asked Toji whether he had truly meant to kill Shanggong Wei'er, and he explained that he had used his strength to make her submit.
• Toji told Di Qiu'er he would kill a woman who refused to obey him, but reassured her that she could leave without consequence unless she betrayed him.
• Di Qiu'er went outside to stand guard while Toji continued refining the energy and considered breaking through to level sixty.
• Xu Tianran learned that the heaven and earth energy within a hundred li had been drained, ordered his guard to cover up the anomaly, and considered recruiting Toji.
• Xu Tianran wondered why Toji wanted to accompany him to Illustrious Virtue Hall and meet its hall master.

Toji prepared to meet Jing Hongchen at the Illustrious Virtue Hall by having Di Qiu'er disguise his Soul Rings as a Soul Douluo's. He then guided her through her Bloodline Power's Second Awakening, which raised her cultivation to level seventy-six and left them on the verge of a kiss.

• Toji refined his blood and Qi while Di Qiu'er used her Spiritual Power to disguise his five black Soul Rings as a standard Soul Douluo configuration that could last half a year.
• Di Qiu'er said Toji's cultivation method had raised her to level seventy-five, and he agreed to help her achieve her Bloodline Power's Second Awakening.
• Toji guided Di Qiu'er through the painful awakening, and a dragon-shaped silhouette appeared as golden protective patterns formed over her body.
• Di Qiu'er broke through to level seventy-six but collapsed against Toji, who caught her.
• Toji held Di Qiu'er's chin and leaned toward her lips as she closed her eyes without resisting.

Toji traveled to the imperial palace to meet Xu Tianran and arrange an introduction to Jing Hongchen at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. He proposed teaching students to combine Martial Souls with Soul Tools, and Xu Tianran questioned whether Toji could prove his abilities.

• Shanggong Wei'er interrupted Toji and Di Qiu'er just before they kissed to tell him that Xu Tianran was ready to visit the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Di Qiu'er fled to the bathroom, embarrassed by her feelings, while Toji left for the palace.
• Toji noticed Soul Power users watching him as the imperial carriage carried him through the palace gates.
• Xu Tianran explained that Toji would enter the academy as an adviser to his chief guard and meet Jing Hongchen.
• Toji proposed serving as a coach to teach students to use their Martial Souls together with Soul Tools.
• Xu Tianran warned that Jing Hongchen would need proof of Toji's ability, and Toji claimed the students' progress would convince him.

Xu Tianran brought Toji to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to discuss an important imperial project with Jing Hongchen. Toji entered openly under the cover identity of a Level 8 Special Combat Soul Engineer, while secretly surveying the academy he had infiltrated before.

• Xu Tianran recalled Toji's earlier breach of the palace and set off with him after Toji changed into the clothes he had brought.
• Lin Jiayi informed Jing Hongchen that the crown prince was visiting, and Jing Hongchen decided the academy should receive him courteously.
• Xu Tianran and Toji arrived at the academy, where students admired Toji and Jing Hongchen welcomed the crown prince.
• Xu Tianran introduced Toji as his chief guard's adviser and a Level 8 Special Combat Soul Engineer who combined Soul Tools with his Martial Soul.
• Toji recognized the academy's layout from his previous infiltration and secretly considered how easily he had entered again.