Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao and Tang San survived the Grand Void Thunder Origin Sword’s attack, aided by a mysterious golden power and the Blue Silver Emperor’s life energy. After recognizing Ah Yin in the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang Hao swore revenge on Ling Feng and Qian Xunji, then carried Tang San away.

• Tang San used Guanyin's Tears against the Grand Void Thunder Origin Sword, while a mysterious golden curtain protected him and Tang Hao and preserved their last traces of vitality.
• Tang Hao shielded Tang San with his Soul Power as the lightning engulfed them, and the Blue Silver Emperor seed fell from his chest and took root.
• The Blue Silver Emperor repeatedly drained the soil to restore its life energy and used it to heal Tang Hao and Tang San, but it failed to awaken Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
• Tang Hao regained consciousness, checked that Tang San was alive, and realized the Blue Silver Grass before him was Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao swore to destroy Ling Feng’s Hidden Sword Peak and avenge Ah Yin against Qian Xunji, then replanted Ah Yin in his chest and left with Tang San.

Ling Feng realized that Villain Will had influenced him into leaving after attacking Tang Hao and Tang San, so he returned to search the devastated area for survivors. Finding no one there, he asked the system how to guard against Villain Will before continuing his search.

• Ling Feng sensed a foreboding after leaving Sacred Soul Village and suspected his attack might not have killed Tang San.
• Ling Feng recalled that a mysterious influence had made him act like a villain and leave without checking the aftermath, and identified it as Villain Will.
• Ling Feng flew back to the strike site and used his soul power to search the surrounding area, finding no survivors within a kilometer.
• Ling Feng reasoned that Tang Hao might have taken Tang San to a nearby village and asked the system how to resist Villain Will.
• The system displayed Ling Feng's mission to help Qian Renxue reach Soul Ancestor, and Ling Feng explained how Villain Will had affected him.

Ling Feng received the Absolute Rationality trait and headed toward a nearby village while Tang Hao fled with the infant Tang San. In Spirit City, Bibi Dong blamed Tang Hao for Qian Xunji’s death and cruelly rejected the grieving Qian Renxue, until Qian Daoliu and the elders intervened.

• Ling Feng received the Absolute Rationality trait and flew toward a village near Sacred Soul Village to find the badly injured Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Bibi Dong blamed Tang Hao for Qian Xunji’s death, prompting Spirit Hall to issue a continent-wide warrant and pressure the Clear Sky Sect, which chose seclusion.
• Qian Renxue learned that her father had died and tearfully asked Bibi Dong to let her see him one last time.
• Bibi Dong refused Qian Renxue’s plea and insisted that she call her older sister instead of her mother.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo confronted Bibi Dong, and Qian Daoliu stopped her from revealing the painful history behind her hatred.

Qian Daoliu urged Bibi Dong to stop letting her hatred affect Qian Renxue, but Bibi Dong refused and demanded that the girl choose between them. Qian Renxue hesitated between her mother and grandfather as Qian Daoliu pressed her to come to the Worship Hall.

• Qian Daoliu pleaded with Bibi Dong not to make Qian Renxue bear the previous generation’s grudges, while Qian Renxue tried to understand their hidden history.
• Bibi Dong insisted her hatred could not end and revealed that her revenge against Qian Xunji remained unfinished.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qing Luan Douluo, Mighty Lion Douluo, Light Feather Douluo, Thousand Jin Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo berated Bibi Dong, but Qian Daoliu stopped them.
• Qian Daoliu invited Qian Renxue to leave for the Worship Hall with him and the enshriner elders, who promised to teach her.
• When Qian Renxue hesitated, Bibi Dong demanded that she choose between her and Qian Daoliu, threatening that she would never see Bibi Dong again.
• Qian Daoliu urged Qian Renxue once more to come with him to the Worship Hall.

Qian Renxue chose to remain with Bibi Dong at the Pope's Palace, prompting the Spirit Hall enshrined ones to attack Bibi Dong. Qian Daoliu stopped Demon Subduing Douluo from killing her, and Bibi Dong agreed to become Pope only if her three conditions were met.

• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she would stay at the Pope's Palace to practice swordsmanship and avoid worrying her grandfather.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Thousand Jin Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo unleashed their martial souls and attacked Bibi Dong.
• The enshrined ones overpowered Bibi Dong, and Demon Subduing Douluo prepared a killing strike.
• Qian Daoliu intervened, blocked Demon Subduing Douluo's attack, and said Spirit Hall needed Bibi Dong as Pope.
• Bibi Dong said she would become Pope and work for the Qian Family only if Qian Daoliu accepted her three conditions.

Bibi Dong used Qian Renxue’s existence to force Qian Daoliu to accept her three conditions. He agreed to her first two demands, leaving Bibi Dong free to pursue her plans for Yu Xiaogang.

• Bibi Dong reminded Qian Daoliu that he would have to sacrifice himself during Qian Renxue’s divine trials, and the Enshriner Douluo distracted Qian Renxue when she asked what a sacrifice was.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to Bibi Dong’s three conditions after she threatened him through Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Yu Xiaogang receive a Spirit Hall Honorary Elder token, and Qian Daoliu immediately agreed.
• Bibi Dong demanded to remain Pope without arbitrary interference from the Worship Hall, and Qian Daoliu agreed while warning her not to betray or harm Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong resolved to reconcile with Yu Xiaogang and told herself that he must wait for her.

Bibi Dong stated her third condition: Qian Renxue must infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire, kill its crown prince, and impersonate him to bring the empire under Spirit Hall's control. Qian Daoliu and the Enshriner elders rejected the dangerous plan, while Bibi Dong defended it as training for her daughter.

• Qian Daoliu upheld his decision to accept Bibi Dong's second condition, and Golden Crocodile Douluo stopped arguing.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Qian Renxue infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire, kill Xue Qinghe, and impersonate the crown prince using the Disguise Angel Spirit Bone.
• Bibi Dong explained that she planned to absorb Heaven Dou's strength, conquer the Star Luo Empire, and unify the Douluo Continent under Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu attacked Bibi Dong in fury over her willingness to put their daughter in danger, and she was injured again.
• Bibi Dong argued that the infiltration would temper Qian Renxue, but Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo refused to agree to the condition.

Ling Feng searched the nearby villages for Tang Hao and Tang San but found no sign of them, then began to suspect they had returned to Sacred Soul Village. He returned to question Old Jack, who was surprised to see him and had not yet answered.

• Ling Feng searched Perfect Village and asked a shepherd boy about suspicious visitors, but the boy called Ling Feng himself suspicious.
• Ling Feng left Perfect Village and searched Battle Break Village, finding no trace of Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Ling Feng reasoned that Tang Hao might have secretly returned to Sacred Soul Village and flew back there.
• Ling Feng searched near Sacred Soul Village's western entrance, then encountered Old Jack and asked whether he had seen Tang Hao and his son again.
• Old Jack looked dumbfounded at Ling Feng's question.

Ling Feng failed to find Tang San and Tang Hao in Sacred Soul Village, then tasked Old Jack with reporting anyone named Tang. In Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong persuaded Qian Renxue to accept a dangerous undercover mission in Heaven Dou Empire, but an enraged voice interrupted the gathering.

• Ling Feng questioned Old Jack about Tang Hao and his son, then nearly fell for Old Jack's praise before Absolute Rationality restored his clarity.
• Ling Feng asked Old Jack to report anyone surnamed Tang to Spirit Hall in exchange for the village receiving the highest annual subsidy, then flew back toward Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong insisted that Qian Renxue be sent to Heaven Dou Empire as an undercover agent, while Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo opposed the plan.
• Bibi Dong addressed Qian Renxue tenderly and asked her to help with the plan, and Qian Renxue agreed in hopes of earning her mother's approval.
• Qian Daoliu and the others were heartbroken by Qian Renxue's decision, but an angry voice from beyond Pope's Palace shouted, "Agree? Agree my ass!"

Ling Feng confronted Bibi Dong for considering sending Qian Renxue undercover to the Heaven Dou Empire and nearly killed her. Qian Renxue shielded her mother from Ling Feng, leaving Bibi Dong gravely wounded as Ling Feng ordered her to move.

• Ling Feng entered the Pope's Palace and threatened Bibi Dong with his Sword Dao Domain after learning she had considered sending Qian Renxue to the Heaven Dou Empire as an undercover agent.
• Ling Feng pinned Bibi Dong's limbs with swords and demanded she confirm her plan, and she denied intending to send Xiao Xue.
• Ling Feng aimed a sword at Bibi Dong's heart while Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo tried to keep Qian Renxue from seeing the attack.
• Qian Renxue broke past them and stood between Ling Feng and Bibi Dong, pleading with him not to hurt her mother.
• Qian Renxue's intervention deflected Ling Feng's sword, which pierced Bibi Dong's chest and back, and Ling Feng frowned and ordered Qian Renxue to move aside.

Ling Feng stopped himself from killing Qian Renxue after the Dao Protector System warned that harming his Guardian would fail his mission. When Qian Renxue refused to abandon Bibi Dong, Ling Feng spared her but crippled Bibi Dong by severing the meridians in her limbs.

• Qian Renxue stood between Ling Feng and Bibi Dong, insisting that he kill her too rather than harm her mother.
• The Dao Protector System warned Ling Feng that killing Qian Renxue would fail his mission, and Qian Daoliu tried to pull her away from Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue declared that she would not regret protecting Bibi Dong and warned Ling Feng that he would become her enemy if he killed her mother.
• Ling Feng withdrew his Sword Dao Domain and sent Sword Qi around Qian Renxue to strike Bibi Dong.
• Ling Feng's Sword Qi severed the meridians in Bibi Dong's limbs, leaving her paralyzed as punishment.

Ling Feng questioned the circumstances of Qian Xunji's death, and Bibi Dong admitted that she had killed him and devoured his power and angel soul. Qian Renxue was left devastated by the revelation, while Qian Daoliu reacted with fury.

• Qian Renxue accused Ling Feng of hurting Bibi Dong and resented him for attacking her mother.
• Ling Feng challenged Qian Renxue to reconsider how Qian Xunji had died, pointing out the mismatch between his strength and Tang Hao's and Bibi Dong's suspicious behavior.
• Qian Renxue healed Bibi Dong's severed tendons with her Angel Spirit Power, then asked whether Bibi Dong had caused Qian Xunji's death.
• Qian Daoliu demanded that Bibi Dong explain her sudden breakthrough and connection to Qian Xunji's death.
• Bibi Dong confessed that she killed Qian Xunji, devoured his Soul Power and angel soul, and gained the Rakshasa God's favor; she said he had assaulted and forced her to bear Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu called Bibi Dong a madwoman, while Qian Renxue stood in shock, unable to accept the truth.

After learning the truth about her birth and her parents, Qian Renxue asked Ling Feng to take her away from the Pope's Palace and back to Hidden Sword Peak. Qian Daoliu spared Bibi Dong but ordered her to serve as Spirit Hall's Pope until Qian Renxue came of age.

• Qian Renxue struggled with her father's death and her mother's past, then asked Ling Feng to take her to Hidden Sword Peak to train.
• Ling Feng agreed and flew away with Qian Renxue, leaving Qian Daoliu and the Worship Group to decide Bibi Dong's fate.
• Qing Luan Douluo, Light Feather Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, and Thousand Jin Douluo called for Bibi Dong's execution, but Golden Crocodile Douluo reminded them that Qian Renxue did not want her mother killed.
• Qian Daoliu pardoned Bibi Dong for Qian Xunji's death but ordered her to become Pope and protect Spirit Hall until she handed it intact to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu rejected Bibi Dong's three conditions and assigned Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo to serve beside her as the Worship Group left the Pope's Palace.

Ling Feng brought Qian Renxue to Hidden Sword Peak and explained the dangers surrounding it and the power of its guardian, Little Black. He carried her toward the summit, where Little Black awakened and prepared to attack before recognizing its master.

• Qian Renxue asked how they would reach Hidden Sword Peak’s summit, and Ling Feng explained that they had to fly through the poisonous mist and avoid the giant python.
• Ling Feng revealed that Little Black was a Five-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast whose poisonous mist surrounded the mountain and whose cultivation had surged after awakening its Tengshe Bloodline.
• Ling Feng told Qian Renxue that Little Black could grow to ten thousand zhang in its berserk form, leaving her amazed by the beast and by Ling Feng’s possessions.
• Qian Renxue asked Ling Feng for a ride, and he grabbed her by the collar and flew toward the summit on his sword.
• Little Black opened its crimson eyes, shook Hidden Sword Peak with its pressure, and gathered energy to attack Ling Feng and Qian Renxue before recognizing its master.

Ling Feng brought Qian Renxue to Hidden Sword Peak and explained how its swords could teach swordsmanship through their Sword Intent, manuals, and simulated masters. He demonstrated the system by awakening the Profound Water Broken Sword Master, leaving Qian Renxue watching their duel and wondering about Ling Feng’s Sword Dao.

• Little Black swallowed the energy wave it had nearly unleashed at Ling Feng, then fell asleep as emerald poisonous mist spread from its body.
• Ling Feng carried Qian Renxue through the poisonous fog to Hidden Sword Peak and threw her onto the mountaintop.
• Ling Feng told Qian Renxue to cultivate there until she reached Soul Power level forty and explained how the swords held Sword Intent, manuals, and simulated sword masters.
• Ling Feng struck a broken sword with Soul Power, summoning the Profound Water Broken Sword Master, who bowed to him and challenged him to a duel.
• Qian Renxue watched the Profound Water Broken Sword Master attack Ling Feng and focused on seeing the depth of Ling Feng’s Sword Dao.

Ling Feng defeated the Profound Water Broken Sword Master and helped Qian Renxue forge a Sword Heart, raising her Soul Power to level forty. After he arranged sparring with three sword masters, Qian Renxue began to glimpse Sword Qi.

• Ling Feng dispersed the Profound Water Sword Intent and returned the broken sword to the ground, causing the Profound Water Broken Sword Master to vanish.
• Qian Renxue comprehended a Sword Heart from Ling Feng’s Sword Intent and advanced to Soul Power Level forty.
• Ling Feng used his Sword Dao Domain to channel the Infinite Sword Field’s Sword Intents into Qian Renxue, helping her reach the Sword Heart Realm.
• Qian Renxue summoned the Juque Sword and began communicating with it, nearing an understanding of Sword Qi.
• Ling Feng activated Swift Sword, Heavy Sword, and Transforming Sword to spar with Qian Renxue, and their attacks pushed her toward comprehending Sword Qi.

Qian Renxue corrected her approach to sword cultivation, comprehended Sword Qi, and reached level forty. Ling Feng then summoned Little Black to capture a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for her fourth Soul Ring.

• The Swift Sword Master and Heavy Sword Master corrected Qian Renxue's understanding of Sword Qi and swordsmanship before returning to the Infinite Sword Field.
• Qian Renxue gathered the chaotic energy around her Juque Sword and unleashed Sword Qi that split apart and enveloped Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng praised Qian Renxue for comprehending two realms and said she was ready to receive a Soul Ring.
• Ling Feng summoned Little Black, whose immense size and aura frightened Qian Renxue.
• Ling Feng told Little Black that Qian Renxue needed a Soul Ring and ordered it to capture a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest.

Little Black resisted Ling Feng’s plan to hunt in the Star Dou Great Forest, recalling how its reckless visit forty years earlier had ended in a beating beneath the Lake of Life. After Ling Feng guessed the truth and questioned it, Little Black hurriedly set out for the forest to catch a ten-thousand-year soul beast.

• Little Black worried about returning to the Star Dou Great Forest, where it remembered encountering the Silver Dragon King and other terrifying soul beasts.
• Little Black imagined matchmaking its master, Ling Feng, with the Silver Dragon King, while Ling Feng considered why Little Black feared the forest.
• The chapter recounted how Little Black had beaten Da Ming and Er Ming, entered the hidden Underground World beneath the Lake of Life, and been beaten by Di Tian and the others before the Silver Dragon King let it go.
• Ling Feng asked Little Black whether it was hiding something, and Little Black denied it before promising to catch a ten-thousand-year soul beast.
• Little Black spread its Wind-Thunder Wings, unleashed its Five-Hundred-Thousand-Year Ferocious Beast aura, and appeared above the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang Hao hid underground with the newborn Tang San while Ling Feng’s spiritual force searched nearby, then returned to the surface after it withdrew. Tang Hao’s attempts to warm and inspect Tang San left the baby furious, and he emerged before Old Jack.

• Tang Hao hid nearly a thousand meters beneath Sacred Soul Village with Tang San and the Blue Silver Emperor as Ling Feng’s spiritual force approached.
• Tang Hao prepared to throw Tang San as a distraction, but Ling Feng’s spiritual force withdrew before finding them.
• Tang Hao noticed Tang San had become thin and cold, then used Soul Power to shine intense light on him, believing he was half grass.
• Tang Hao startled Tang San by suggesting he cut off the baby’s tiny bean sprout, then wrapped him up again.
• After Ling Feng left, Tang Hao burst through the ground before Old Jack while carrying Tang San, leaving Old Jack frozen in shock.

Tang Hao killed Old Jack and framed Ling Feng for the murder, then settled in Sacred Soul Village as its blacksmith. Meanwhile, Little Black captured a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for his master’s human companion before heading toward the Lake of Life, where Xiao Wu, Da Ming, Er Ming, and Ah Rou gathered after sensing his approach.

• Tang Hao killed Old Jack, staged the scene to resemble Ling Feng’s attack, and waited with Tang San for the villagers to find them.
• The villagers rescued Tang Hao, believed his story, and took him in as Sacred Soul Village’s only blacksmith under the name Haotian.
• Little Black found a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, knocked it unconscious, and prepared to take it back as a Soul Ring for his master’s human companion.
• Little Black’s curiosity drew him toward the Lake of Life, where the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape emerged to meet his approaching aura.
• Xiao Wu and her mother Ah Rou arrived at the lake, joining Da Ming and Er Ming.