Recaps

Xu Sheng tested a Soul Skill that made Lu Song lighter and later used it to carry Lu Song and Xu Lizhi on short flights. Wen Zhao officially joined Xu Sheng’s team, and the chapter ended with Xu Sheng preparing to introduce Xu Lizhi to a Titled Douluo.

• Xu Sheng had Lu Song eat a soup dumpling that made him lighter, and Wen Zhao suggested putting away his shield before being lifted.
• Wen Zhao returned from Deacon Chen with his transfer paper, officially joining Xu Sheng’s team as its tenth member.
• Xu Sheng and Lu Song tested flying together after Xu Sheng’s shoulder healed, then Xu Sheng carried Xu Lizhi on a short flight.
• A visitor arrived to ask about Xu Sheng’s injury on Elder Yue Guan’s behalf, and Xu Sheng invited Xu Lizhi to meet a Titled Douluo.

Xu Sheng asked Yue Guan for books, cultivation materials, and a shared storage tool for his courtyard, while Ji Juechen demonstrated his sword thrust and sought a sparring partner. After hearing about patrol duties, Xu Sheng arranged to approach another Outlander team about working together.

• Ji Juechen demonstrated his controlled sword thrust to Yue Guan, who arranged for him to speak with another sword user about testing their skills.
• Xu Sheng asked Yue Guan for Soul Beast records and field-operation logs to help his companions plan their future Soul Rings.
• Yue Guan examined Xu Lizhi's food-system Martial Soul and asked an attendant to find suitable cultivation materials for him.
• Xu Sheng requested a shared Storage Soul Tool, and Yue Guan told the attendant to check whether the field-operations storehouse had an old one that could be assigned to the team.
• After hearing Fang Zhan describe patrol needs near Bluestone Gorge, Xu Sheng asked to team up with another group and agreed to invite Meng Xingzhou's five-person team to a meal.

Xu Sheng negotiated how his team and Meng Xingzhou’s team would cooperate on a support mission, then proposed a five-on-five token contest to decide who would arrange their field groupings. As the teams prepared, Meng Xingzhou began to suspect Xu Sheng’s chosen lineup had a plan of its own.

• Meng Xingzhou brought a map and provisions, and he and Xu Sheng discussed dividing their teams between two routes while using Xu Lizhi’s food-system abilities for support.
• Xu Sheng proposed a five-on-five token contest, with the winning side choosing the field groupings for the joint operation, and Meng Xingzhou accepted pending Deacon Fang’s approval.
• Xu Sheng selected himself, Lu Song, Bai Ji, Cen Zhao, and Xu Lizhi, leaving Ji Juechen and Wen Zhao out of the contest.
• Pei Chuan warned Lu Song about his charge and offered Xu Sheng medicinal oil, but Xu Sheng told him to save it because he might need it himself.
• Bai Ji, Cen Zhao, and Xu Sheng quietly planned around the venue, making Meng Xingzhou lose interest in his wine as he realized the contest might be more complicated than he expected.

After Xu Sheng’s team defeated Meng Xingzhou’s group, the two teams joined forces for a support assignment, combining their road knowledge and abilities to plan their journey. The next morning, fifteen people left Red Pine Courtyard together, with Xu Sheng leading them toward the courier station to gather information.

• Pei Chuan offered to bring medicinal oil for Lu Song’s injured shoulder, and Xu Sheng invited him in to help treat it.
• Meng Xingzhou shared practical route details, and Xu Sheng reorganized both teams for scouting, river crossings, and transporting the wounded.
• Ji Juechen and Meng Xingzhou sparred but stopped before either was hurt, agreeing to fight again when they had time.
• Fang Zhan assigned Xu Sheng to direct the joint team on the road and issued supplies, while Deacon Chen warned Wen Zhao about the northern bridge.
• Qiao Fu packed travel food for the group, and Xu Sheng led fifteen people out of Red Pine Courtyard toward the courier station.

Xu Sheng’s team won the plaque match by using smoke, flight, and coordinated diversions to get Lu Song to hang the plaque on the opposing wall. Meng Xingzhou accepted the loss and handed Xu Sheng the right to make decisions, while Xu Lizhi urged everyone back for dinner.

• Fang Zhan explained the match rules, and Xu Sheng’s team prepared with buns before the contest began.
• Xu Sheng knocked the plaque from its post, and Cen Zhao carried it away while her teammates blocked the opposing team.
• After Lu Song secured the plaque in the smoke, Xu Sheng carried him above the shelter and evaded Chen Che’s attacks.
• Xu Sheng held Meng Xingzhou off while Lu Song reached the low wall and hung the plaque on its peg.
• Fang Zhan stopped the match, and Meng Xingzhou acknowledged Xu Sheng’s victory and gave him decision-making authority.
• Xu Lizhi reminded Xu Sheng that the meat was cooling, and Xu Sheng led everyone back to eat.

Xu Sheng and the others rescued the stranded herb gatherers, Zhao Feng, and the cart driver by ferrying them across the gorge while Ji Juechen and Wen Zhao held off a Man Faced Demon Spider. Just as the last survivor reached safety, another spider emerged and began circling toward their bank.

• Xu Sheng secured a rope and rescued the herb gatherer from the broken bridge, while Lin Huai and Pei Chuan anchored the line and the others brought the man to safety.
• After Chen Che reported Zhao Feng's situation, Xu Sheng carried Ji Juechen across to guard Zhao Feng and helped move the injured man across on a stretcher.
• Xu Sheng and the others used the stretcher and ropes to evacuate Wen Zhao and the remaining injured people while Ji Juechen and Wen Zhao kept the demon spider at bay.
• Xu Lizhi made Xiaolongbao for the rescued group, and Xu Sheng told him to rest after making the last one.
• As the final cart driver neared the bank, a Man Faced Demon Spider emerged from the woods and crawled along the rocks toward the group's side of the gorge.

Xu Sheng and his companions rushed to Bluestone Gorge after learning that a bridge had collapsed and a Man Faced Demon Spider had trapped travelers on the far bank. They reached the gorge and prepared to rescue a dangling herb gatherer as the spider emerged from the woods.

• Xu Sheng learned from Tao Qing that the bridge at Bluestone Gorge had collapsed, leaving Zhao Feng and the others trapped across the river with a venomous spider nearby.
• Xu Sheng organized a rescue team, told Sun Cheng to summon poison-treatment help, and set out with Tao Qing as their guide.
• Chen Che reported that five people were stranded on a stone ledge while another herb gatherer hung from the broken bridge above the rushing water.
• Xu Sheng saw the spider leg emerge from the bushes and told Xu Lizhi to make two buns while Chen Che delivered a rope, saying he would rescue the dangling man.

Xu Sheng led the group to a rocky quarry to fight the Man Faced Demon Spider away from the river and the road to the relay station. After the spider blocked their escape with a web, Xu Sheng kept it focused on him and prepared to knock it off balance.

• Xu Sheng sent Meng Xingzhou and the others to escort the injured back while Pei Chuan and Chen Che stayed to help fight.
• Xu Sheng brought Ji Juechen and Wen Zhao across the river, then lured the Man Faced Demon Spider toward an old quarry instead of fighting it among the slippery rocks.
• When the spider tried to circle toward the mountain road, Wen Zhao and Chen Che forced it back toward the quarry, and Ren Yu and Ji Juechen briefly disrupted its footing and struck at its leg joint.
• Xu Sheng observed how the spider protected its underside and directed Pei Chuan, Cen Zhao, and Ji Juechen to attack in coordination.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider fired a web that Bai Ji anchored between two rocks, closing off one route, while Xu Sheng returned to the front to keep it away from the mountain road.

Xu Sheng and his companions worked together to kill a Man Faced Demon Spider, then returned safely to meet Meng Xingzhou and Tao Qing. Zhao Feng’s poisoning had been contained, and Xu Sheng received a meat-filled flatbread from Lizhi.

• Xu Sheng, Ji Juechen, Pei Chuan, Cen Zhao, Wen Zhao, and Jiang Shi coordinated their attacks to expose the Man Faced Demon Spider’s underside and wound it.
• Xu Sheng struck the spider’s exposed eye twice, while Ji Juechen severed an injured front leg and the others disrupted its movements until it collapsed.
• The group confirmed the spider was dead, treated their minor injuries, and left its carcass and soul ring marked for properly equipped handlers.
• Xu Sheng and the others returned to meet Meng Xingzhou and Tao Qing, who told them Zhao Feng’s poison injury had been contained and he was being taken to the hall.
• Meng Xingzhou gave Xu Sheng a meat-filled flatbread that Lizhi had sent for him.

After rescuing herb gatherers at Bluestone Gorge, Xu Sheng returned to the inn and shared a warm meal with his team. Back in Spirit City, he arranged to keep cooperating with Meng Xingzhou’s group and received a supply slip listing a Storage Soul Tool.

• Xu Sheng comforted the rescued old herb gatherer, gave him the Red Pine Courtyard’s location, and asked him to repay the favor with a meal.
• Xu Sheng shared the braised meat with Cen Zhao and Xu Lizhi, and the team ate together while Pei Chuan and Cen Zhao debated their contributions to the fight.
• The teams completed their patrol, reported the danger at Bluestone Gorge, and helped ensure the broken bridge and poison web were guarded.
• Xu Sheng invited Meng Xingzhou’s group to dinner, offered them a spare courtyard key, and proposed that their teams cooperate on suitable assignments.
• Xu Sheng arranged guest rooms for Meng Xingzhou and his companions, then received a supply slip that listed a Storage Soul Tool.

Xu Sheng received a storage wristband, helped Red Pine Courtyard settle into a lively routine, and advanced to level twenty-three. Du Wenhe’s letter then revealed that an otherworlder with a Clear Sky Hammer had arrived in Soto and wanted to join Spirit Hall.

• Xu Sheng received a storage wristband from Yue Guan, who praised his handling of the Bluestone Gorge rescue and gave him food-type cultivation documents for Xu Lizhi.
• Xu Sheng returned to Red Pine Courtyard, where everyone tested the wristband and Xu Lizhi eagerly studied the documents.
• Xu Sheng wrote Du Wenhe about life at the courtyard, and over the next half month its members trained and built connections with Meng Xingzhou’s team.
• Xu Sheng reached level twenty-three and began sparring with Ji Juechen.
• A letter from Du Wenhe told Xu Sheng that an otherworlder with a Clear Sky Hammer had come to Soto and wanted to join Spirit Hall.

Xu Sheng returned to Soto with four companions to meet He Zheng, a Clear Sky Hammer wielder who wanted to join Spirit Hall. He Zheng agreed to work with Xu Sheng but revealed that he had a promise to fulfill involving sixteen others.

• Xu Sheng received authorization from Fang Zhan to take four people to Soto and left Wen Zhao in charge of the courtyard.
• Xu Sheng and his companions returned to Soto, visited Uncle Liang, and then went with Du Wenhe to meet the young man from his letter.
• Xu Sheng met He Zheng, who demonstrated his rank twenty-two Clear Sky Hammer and agreed to work with him.
• He Zheng told Xu Sheng that two partners were with him and sixteen more were working with other teams, but he had a promise to fulfill before deciding what to do.

Xu Sheng heard why He Zheng and Song Xiaoqiao had left the Edge-Chasing Association and offered He Zheng a place beside him, while agreeing to help Song Xiaoqiao find a suitable partner. Xu Sheng and Ji Juechen headed to the Soul Fighting Arena, where Zhuo Yuan learned that He Zheng was fighting alongside White Wings and decided to go watch.

• He Zheng explained that the Edge-Chasing Association had repeatedly postponed helping Song Xiaoqiao find her second Soul Ring, and that he wanted a new place for their group.
• Xu Sheng invited He Zheng to join him, offered to help arrange Soul Ring hunts, and tested Song Xiaoqiao's Silver-Patterned Rope before pairing her with Lu Song for practice.
• He Zheng revealed that his two-on-two Soul Fighting Arena partner was injured, so Xu Sheng offered to take his place.
• Ji Juechen decided to fight a match of his own, and Xu Sheng agreed to head to the arena with him.
• Zhuo Yuan learned that He Zheng had gone to the arena with White Wings and Song Xiaoqiao, then decided to go watch.

Xu Sheng and He Zheng fought as the Flying Hammer team, using coordinated attacks to defeat Fang Zhu and make Jin Yuan concede. Afterward, Zhuo Yuan told them to come to the academy the next day to prepare for another ring hunt, with a place reserved for Song Xiaoqiao.

• Xu Sheng tested He Zheng's Heavy Mountain and Earth Shaker Soul Skills and planned how they could coordinate their attacks.
• Xu Sheng and He Zheng faced Jin Yuan and Fang Zhu, who used their shield-and-scythe teamwork to keep the pair apart.
• Xu Sheng drew Fang Zhu into He Zheng's Earth Shaker shock wave, then drove him off the platform with a follow-up attack.
• He Zheng blocked Jin Yuan from turning his shield, and Jin Yuan conceded when Xu Sheng joined him from the side.
• Song Xiaoqiao bandaged He Zheng's injured hand, and Zhuo Yuan told them to come to the academy the next day to prepare for a ring hunt, with a place reserved for Song Xiaoqiao.

Xu Sheng rejected Zhuo Yuan’s vague offer to arrange Song Xiaoqiao’s second Soul Ring and began organizing a more reliable group to find rings for level-twenty Soul Masters. He then headed to Spirit Hall to secure a place for the group to borrow.

• Zhuo Yuan presented a hunting schedule, but Xu Sheng questioned its delays and lack of a plan for Song Xiaoqiao’s Soul Beast; Song Xiaoqiao decided not to go this time.
• Xu Sheng explained that Zhuo Yuan’s offer could save them a trip, and He Zheng realized Xu Sheng had found a way to make use of it without forcing him to take sides.
• Xu Sheng asked Jin Yuan to help guide a group looking for Soul Rings, and Jin Yuan agreed after hearing Du Wenhe and Shen Zhaolin would join.
• Xu Sheng gave Fang Zhu spare knee pads and arranged for the group to meet at the old courtyard the next day.
• Xu Sheng told He Zheng to gather level-twenty Soul Masters and separate them from anyone who only wanted to watch, then went to find Brother Shen about borrowing a place.

Xu Sheng organized the newcomers in Soto into a working group at the old courtyard and prepared them for a joint Soul Beast hunt. As the team gathered for the trip, he also began entrusting He Zheng with leadership responsibilities for when he was away.

• Xu Sheng asked Shen Zhaolin to let the newcomers use the old courtyard, and Shen agreed to call everyone in.
• Xu Sheng registered the arrivals and assigned Chen Tuo to study beast tracks with Jin Yuan, while Lu Song chose He Gu to join the front line.
• Du Wenhe confirmed that Xu Sheng’s group could join a joint hunt in four days, and Xu Sheng told He Zheng to learn the routes and take responsibility when he was away.
• The group trained and prepared: Jin Yuan took Chen Tuo to check roads, Du Wenhe assessed Song Xiaoqiao, He Zheng and Lu Song practiced moving together, Ji Juechen fought at the Soul Fighting Arena, and Xu Lizhi briefed the Soul Scholars.
• Lu Song asked to log off for a day after the hunt to attend his sister’s school performance, and Xu Sheng agreed.
• The Edge-Chasing Association gathered its departure group, and Zhuo Yuan marked several people from He Zheng’s former group to fill vacant places.

Xu Sheng’s group entered the forest while Zhuo Yuan and Shao Rong’s party pursued a separate hunt. A message from Qi Luo revealed that the otherworlders had been sent to a dangerous slope with animal-scented oil, and the chapter ended with Shen Zhaolin asking who had promised to protect them.

• Xu Sheng brought He Zheng, Song Xiaoqiao, and others out of the city with Shen Zhaolin leading the group.
• Zhuo Yuan and Shao Rong’s party met them at the forest, and Xu Sheng reassured Qi Luo that He Zheng would still help him.
• The groups split up, and Xu Sheng’s party helped two Soul Scholars obtain their first Soul Rings.
• Qi Luo told He Zheng that Shao Rong had ordered the otherworlders to smear themselves with strong-smelling oil and camp on the back slope.
• Du Wenhe identified signs of Steel-Bristled Boars near the route, and Shen Zhaolin questioned who had promised to keep Qi Luo’s group alive.

Xu Sheng and He Zheng went to retrieve Qi Luo and nine others from Zhuo Yuan’s hunting party. After the ten chose to leave, a beast attack erupted farther up the slope.

• He Zheng told Qi Luo and the other nine to stop applying the scented clay and wait for him.
• Xu Sheng organized the group’s positions and escape route, then went with He Zheng to retrieve the ten men.
• Xu Sheng offered the ten a choice to stay with Zhuo Yuan or leave, and all ten joined Xu Sheng’s group.
• Zhuo Yuan tried to persuade Qi Luo to stay by reminding him he still needed his second ring, but Qi Luo chose to leave.
• A beast roared and the ground shook as a hunter reported that fighting had already begun up ahead.

Shen Zhaolin and Xu Sheng tried to stop the Gray Fang Hunting Group from using the Outlanders as bait, while Steel-Bristled Boars broke into the hunting ground. As Chu Heng and Zhuo Yuan moved to block their escape, Xu Sheng faced Zhuo Yuan in a fight.

• Shen Zhaolin arrived as the Steel-Bristled Boars charged and confronted Shao Rong about sending Outlanders into danger, while Shao Rong said Zhuo Yuan had claimed they were willing.
• Xu Sheng ordered Du Wenhe to lead the group back, and Qi Luo revealed that only Zhuo Yuan had been promised a reward; Zhuo Yuan tried to stop Qi Luo, but Xu Sheng blocked him.
• Two century-old Steel-Bristled Boars attacked the retreat route, and Lu Song, He Gu, Song Xiaoqiao, Du Wenhe, and Ji Juechen worked together to protect the group and hold the beasts back.
• Chu Heng arrived and tried to stop the retreat, but He Zheng and Ji Juechen engaged him while Xu Sheng turned back to confront Zhuo Yuan.
• Zhuo Yuan urged the Edge-Chasing Association members to follow him, but Qi Luo exposed his attack, and the others stayed with Xu Sheng's group.
• Zhuo Yuan lit his saber's first Soul Ring, and Xu Sheng spread his wings and prepared to fight him.

Xu Sheng used his wings and sword to outmaneuver and defeat Zhuo Yuan, then joined Ji Juechen and He Zheng against Chu Heng. The fight continued as Chu Heng tried to escape while Ji Juechen targeted gaps in his armor.

• Xu Sheng dodged Zhuo Yuan's saber attacks, used his wings to evade a saber beam, and struck back at close range.
• Xu Sheng drove Zhuo Yuan into a stumble, knocked him down, and tied him to a tree for He Gu and Qi Luo to watch.
• Xu Sheng checked He Zheng's injured hand and told him to move away from the tree.
• Chu Heng tried to retreat down the slope, but Ji Juechen held his ground and watched for gaps in Chu Heng's armor.
• Xu Sheng shouted He Zheng's name as He Zheng raised his Clear Sky Hammer behind Chu Heng.

Xu Sheng and his allies subdued Chu Heng and Shao Rong after their attacks, then withdrew the hunting party from the forest as the boars fled. After the groups regrouped and checked on the injured, Lu Yi offered Xu Sheng a token for his family’s carriage company, and Xu Sheng accepted it while Xu Lizhi took him to have his burned wings treated.

• He Zheng, Xu Sheng, and Ji Juechen worked together to knock Chu Heng down and restrain him, while Xu Sheng bound He Zheng’s injured arm.
• Shao Rong tried to reach Chu Heng, but Shen Zhaolin blocked him and defeated him after Shao Rong attacked; Xu Sheng kept the injured and hunters clear of the fight.
• Shen Zhaolin and the others drove the Steel-Bristled Boar and the other boars deeper into the forest, then withdrew the hunting party without pursuing the purple ring.
• Before sunset, the group regrouped and guarded Chu Heng, Zhuo Yuan, and Shao Rong; Qi Luo’s people gathered around He Zheng to ask about his injuries.
• Lu Yi thanked Xu Sheng for saving him and left a token for his family’s carriage company, which Xu Sheng accepted.
• Xu Lizhi noticed Xu Sheng’s burned wings and led him to Du Wenhe for treatment.

Xu Sheng recovered in Soto, helped Song Xiaoqiao and Qi Luo obtain suitable second Soul Rings, and built up the Blood Angels as new members joined. After receiving official approval for the group to expand, he left He Zheng in charge of the Soto courtyard and returned to Red Pine Courtyard.

• Qi Luo and nine companions chose whether to stay with Xu Sheng's group, and Xu Sheng arranged for the newcomers to train with them before joining the official team.
• The Soto Main Hall investigated the hunting incident while Xu Sheng recovered and arranged for Lu Song to take leave to visit his sister.
• Song Xiaoqiao gained a second ring from a Hundred-Year Iron Wire Vine, allowing her Silver-Patterned Rope to anchor to the ground and pull targets in.
• Qi Luo gained a second Soul Ring that strengthened his close-range claw attacks, and Song Xiaoqiao promised to accompany He Gu when he sought his next ring.
• Xu Sheng received approval for the Blood Angels to admit up to twenty members and handed the Soto courtyard key to He Zheng before returning to Red Pine Courtyard.