Chapter Summaries

Meng Qianqiu returned to Spirit Hall and rewarded Tuoba Xuanfeng, Jin Zhong, and Yin Chu with Soul Bones taken from Tang Chen. Jin Zhong and Yin Chu broke through to Titled Douluo, and Meng Zhongqi agreed to help them hunt Soul Beasts for their new Soul Rings.

• Meng Qianqiu rejected Tang Chen's 190,000-year Titan Giant Ape Torso Bone because he still needed four Soul Bones and wanted to choose carefully.
• Meng Qianqiu told Meng Zhongqi that he wanted the 990,000-year Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as the Seven Kill Sword's ninth ring, but planned to return to Spirit Hall and secure his position first.
• Meng Qianqiu summoned Tuoba Xuanfeng, Jin Zhong, and Yin Chu and heard that the Great Enshrined and the Second Worship had taken Qian Xunji to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Meng Qianqiu gave Tuoba Xuanfeng an 80,000-year Iron Feather Divine Eagle right leg bone and gave Jin Zhong and Yin Chu Soul Bones from Tang Chen.
• Jin Zhong and Yin Chu absorbed their Soul Bones and broke through to Titled Douluo, while Tuoba Xuanfeng reached rank ninety-four.
• Meng Qianqiu asked Meng Zhongqi to help Jin Zhong and Yin Chu hunt Soul Beasts for their Soul Rings, preferably sea Soul Beasts.

Meng Qianqiu revealed to Spirit Hall’s first echelon that he had reached Level 99 and killed Tang Chen, then declared his intention to take complete control of Spirit Hall. The chapter left him preparing for a power struggle against the Qian Family’s faction and the Worship Hall.

• Meng Zhongqi agreed to take the Gold and Silver Elders to hunt Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, claiming any Soul Bones as his own spoils.
• Meng Qianqiu discussed the third and fourth squads’ progress with Tuoba Xuanfeng and planned to send the Body Martial Soul users to train on Sea God Island’s God Ascension Stairway.
• Meng Qianqiu ordered Tuoba Xuanfeng to summon Gui Mei, Dugu Bo, She Long, Wang Zhan, Ye Renxin, and the other members of the first echelon.
• Meng Qianqiu told the assembled group that he had killed Tang Chen and revealed that his Soul Power had reached Level 99, stunning Tuoba Xuanfeng and the others.
• Meng Qianqiu announced that he intended to seize control of all Spirit Hall and rule as its undisputed authority, despite the Qian Family faction’s influence in the Worship Hall.

Meng Qianqiu rewarded his trusted first-echelon followers with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, helping several of them break through and strengthening their Soul Rings. He then presented Hundred-Thousand-Year Whale Glue to Tuoba Xuanfeng and the third and fourth squads, challenging them to risk its dangerous absorption for a chance to improve their aptitude.

• Meng Qianqiu gave Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones to his core followers and warned them to keep the gifts secret.
• Gui Mei and Dugu Bo absorbed their Soul Bones, broke through to Soul Douluo, and received God-Given Soul Rings from Meng Qianqiu.
• Wang Zhan, Ye Renxin, and She Long refined their Soul Bones, advanced to Soul Sage, and were told to hunt Soul Beasts and keep cultivating.
• Meng Qianqiu asked Tuoba Xuanfeng to bring the third and fourth squads, then explained the risks and benefits of absorbing Hundred-Thousand-Year Whale Glue.

Meng Qianqiu distributed hundred-thousand-year whale glue to strengthen his subordinates and sent several newly advanced Soul Sages to hunt for soul rings. Elsewhere, leaders of the Clear Sky Sect and Seven Kill Sword Sect worried about their sects’ futures as Chen Jianjun considered challenging Qian Daoliu and merging the Seven Kill Sword Sect into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Meng Qianqiu gave Dugu Bo and Gui Mei posts as Platinum Bishops in Spirit City and asked Tuoba Xuanfeng to escort Wang Zhan, She Long, and Ye Renxin to Sunset Forest for seventh soul rings.
• Tang Zhen and Bai Ling'er welcomed infant Tang Hao as Tang Zhen worried about the Clear Sky Sect’s rivals and the strength of Spirit Hall’s Pope.
• Chen Xin advanced to Soul Douluo, prompting Gu Rong to reflect on how quickly Chen Xin’s cultivation had surpassed his own.
• Chen Jianjun said he intended to seek his sword Dao by challenging Qian Daoliu and proposed that the Seven Kill Sword Sect merge into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after he left.
• Chen Jianjun worried that Chen Xin had no heir to carry on the Seven Kill Sword lineage, while the old Sect Master Ning hoped four-year-old Ning Fengzhi would secure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future.

The Star Crown Sect debated whether to recall Xu Qianqian after she reached Soul Saint, but feared provoking Spirit Hall. Meng Qianqiu met with Xu Qianqian and the five other members of his second team, then offered them rare treasures to strengthen their cultivation and loyalty.

• The Star Crown Sect elders discussed Xu Qianqian's breakthrough and decided against interfering while Spirit Hall's position remained unclear.
• Meng Qianqiu visited the Star Luo Empire's Spirit Hall, where Yue Guan and the six members of the second team welcomed him.
• Ci Xue explained that Xu Qianqian's Star Crown Martial Soul had helped all six cultivate faster, and Meng Qianqiu praised their progress.
• Meng Qianqiu offered the six a risky heavenly treasure and promised them eighty- or ninety-thousand-year Soul Bones; Xiong Shan volunteered to consume the whale glue first.
• The six consumed the whale glue and each gained two Soul Power ranks, after which Meng Qianqiu gave them Soul Bones and they felt that he finally valued them.

Meng Qianqiu rewarded six members of his core team with rare Soul Bones, strengthening their loyalty and Soul Power. After Xu Qianqian planned to seek a Soul Ring, Meng promised her support and announced that the newly promoted Gold and Silver Elders would serve as her team’s powerful backing.

• Meng Qianqiu gave the six Soul Bones, explaining that he valued them for their usefulness and expected their service in return.
• The six absorbed the Soul Bones and reported major increases in Soul Power, with Xu Qianqian reaching Soul Saint as well.
• Meng Qianqiu asked Xu Qianqian about her seventh Soul Ring, and she said she planned to hunt a fifty-thousand-year Heavenly Star Vine after checking her sect’s records.
• Meng Qianqiu granted Xu Qianqian leave to investigate and hunt, and promised Yue Guan and others would help if she faced danger.
• Meng Qianqiu announced that the Gold and Silver Elders would become attendant elders in the Pope Hall and would support his core team.

Meng Qianqiu explained Spirit Hall’s mission to defend humanity from the Soul Beast threat and promised his followers a chance at Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings. He then traveled to Gengxin City to recruit Lou Gao and lay the groundwork for advancing Soul Tool technology.

• Meng Qianqiu told the six Black-Robed Bishops that Spirit Hall would promote talent on merit and protect humanity from the Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Meng Qianqiu urged the six to cultivate toward Titled Douluo and promised them opportunities to absorb Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Yue Guan reported that Lou Gao, a master blacksmith and vice president of the Blacksmith Association, had refused to join Spirit Hall while pursuing the rank of divine blacksmith.
• Meng Qianqiu decided to meet Lou Gao personally and offer him the rare materials needed to forge a divine artifact.
• Meng Qianqiu and Yue Guan traveled to Gengxin City, where Meng Qianqiu resolved to recruit Lou Gao and develop Soul Tools with help from the Sun Moon Continent.

Meng Qianqiu visited the Blacksmith Association in Gengxin City to recruit Lou Gao by offering him gold of life and a chance to forge a divine artifact. After Lou Gao discovered Meng Qianqiu’s twin martial souls, he swore to keep the secret and pledged allegiance to him.

• Yue Guan introduced Meng Qianqiu to Lou Gao, who again refused to join Spirit Hall.
• Meng Qianqiu offered Lou Gao a commission to forge a divine artifact and presented him with gold of life.
• Lou Gao recognized the rare material and eagerly accepted the commission.
• Meng Qianqiu revealed his Seven Kill Sword martial soul and four scarlet Soul Rings, letting Lou Gao discover his secret.
• Lou Gao begged Meng Qianqiu to spare him and promised to keep silent, then agreed to follow him.

Meng Qianqiu rewarded Lou Gao with a rare medicinal king, helping him break through to Soul Sage and sending him to obtain a seventh Soul Ring before returning to forge a divine artifact. At the Star Crown Sect, Xu Qianqian returned to hunt a rare Soul Beast but learned the elders intended to keep her in the sect and make her its future leader.

• Meng Qianqiu gave Lou Gao a Ten Thousand Year Purple Ganoderma and promised to fund his cultivation and forging materials.
• Lou Gao consumed the medicinal king and broke through to the Seven-Ring Soul Sage realm.
• Meng Qianqiu sent Yue Guan to help Lou Gao hunt a Soul Beast and told Lou Gao to return to Spirit City to help forge a divine artifact.
• Xu Qianqian returned to the Star Crown Sect and asked to hunt a fifty-thousand-year Heavenly Star Vine for her missing Soul Ring.
• The grand elder told Xu Qianqian the sect would provide the Heavenly Star Vine and expected her to inherit the sect after becoming a Titled Douluo.
• Xu Qianqian realized the Star Crown Sect was effectively placing her under house arrest and hoped Meng Qianqiu would help her.