Chapter Summaries

Xu Sheng and his companions worked together to kill Luo Xiao, a three-ring Soul Elder, using Lu Song’s shield to launch Xu Sheng into a decisive attack. As they caught their breath, Yue Zheng struck from behind, and Bai Ji shouted for Jiang Shi to get down.

• Luo Xiao fought off Xu Sheng, Ji Juechen, and the others while trying to escape through the trees.
• Xu Sheng and Ji Juechen repeatedly blocked Luo Xiao’s escape routes as Ren Yu, Lu Song, and Cen Zhao helped hem him in.
• Xu Sheng used Lu Song’s shield to launch himself upward and wound Luo Xiao, while Cen Zhao’s chain pulled Luo Xiao off balance.
• Ji Juechen pierced Luo Xiao beneath the ribs, and Xu Sheng cut through his claw and struck his chest, killing him.
• Bai Ji shouted for Jiang Shi to get down as Yue Zheng appeared behind the group and attacked.

Xu Sheng and the Blood Angels defeated Yue Zheng and his companions while protecting Jiang Shi and Bai Ji. Fang Zhan and Wen Zhao arrived to find Luo Xiao down, the Outlanders captured or injured, and Xu Sheng claiming he had only fought because the three-ring fighter attacked him.

• Yue Zheng abandoned his fleeing companions and tried to seize Jiang Shi, but Bai Ji pulled Jiang Shi away and obscured them with smoke.
• Xu Sheng confronted Yue Zheng, dodged his Jaw Split attack, and broke through his scales while Lu Song, Ren Yu, and Cen Zhao held off the other Outlanders.
• Jiang Shi struck Yue Zheng with a Snake Kiss Arrow, letting Xu Sheng force him to his knees and kill him before his Second Soul Skill could land.
• Xu Sheng checked Bai Ji and Jiang Shi for injuries, then warned Jiang Shi not to use his venomous arrow carelessly.
• Fang Zhan arrived to find the Outlanders injured or bound and Luo Xiao lying in the woods; Wen Zhao asked why Xu Sheng had not waited, and Xu Sheng said the three-ring fighter had attacked him.

After the team defeated Luo Xiao’s group, Xu Sheng made sure everyone who helped received credit and addressed Mo Yifan’s worries about his delayed return. Back at the Red Pine Courtyard, Xu Sheng recovered with his companions and agreed to practice a shield maneuver with Ji Juechen once his shoulder healed.

• Xu Sheng praised Lu Song, Cen Zhao, and Jiang Shi for their contributions, and Uncle Qiao sent the injured team members inside to rest and eat.
• Fang Zhan questioned the survivors and confirmed Yue Zheng’s connection to Luo Xiao, while Xu Sheng gave an account of the fight without adding accusations.
• Xu Sheng asked Fang Zhan to record all eight contributors, including Jiang Shi, and Mo Yifan asked him to note the collapsed route that had forced a detour.
• Xu Sheng reassured Mo Yifan that delivering the message had been his assigned role, then asked Fang Zhan to mark the blocked road for future travelers.
• Fang Zhan planned to retrieve the other two Soul Rings the next day, and Xu Sheng arranged for Wen Zhao to accompany him.
• After visiting his parents, Xu Sheng returned to the courtyard, where Ji Juechen asked to practice their shield-turning maneuver once Xu Sheng recovered.

Yue Zheng returned to the Douluo World weakened and abandoned by his former followers, while Xu Sheng’s team gained official approval to use the Red Pine Courtyard as a permanent base. After the roster grew to eight members, Xu Sheng received a Golden Recruitment Token, leaving him eager for a new recruit.

• Yue Zheng discovered that his Soul Power had fallen to level nineteen and that his Second Soul Ring’s abilities were sealed, then learned that his former followers were avoiding him.
• Xu Sheng welcomed new visitors seeking help with obtaining Soul Rings as the Red Pine Courtyard became busier.
• A city messenger delivered approval making the Red Pine Courtyard a permanent field-operations support station, with Xu Sheng leading the Blood Angels and receiving supplies.
• Xu Sheng recruited Jiang Shi, bringing the registered team to eight, while Wen Zhao declined to sign up yet and Xu Sheng saved him a place.
• Yue Guan and Bibi Dong reviewed Xu Sheng’s report and allowed him to continue building the team.
• Xu Sheng received a Golden Recruitment Token for establishing a permanent base and completing a field assignment, then went to tell Uncle Qiao to prepare another place at dinner.

Xu Sheng used a Golden Recruitment Token to recruit Xu Lizhi, a ten-year-old food-type Soul Grandmaster whose steamed-bun abilities could restore stamina and Soul Power. Xu Lizhi agreed to stay with the group, and Xu Sheng became interested in how his second Soul Skill could help them.

• Xu Sheng used the Golden Recruitment Token and welcomed Xu Lizhi, a level-twenty-three Soul Grandmaster with a steamed-bun Martial Soul.
• Xu Lizhi asked whether Xu Sheng knew Ye Xinglan, and Xu Sheng promised to keep an eye out for her.
• Xu Lizhi made a meat bun that helped ease Xu Sheng's fatigue and injury, then gave one to Ji Juechen.
• Xu Sheng introduced Xu Lizhi to the group, and everyone was surprised to learn he was ten and level twenty-three.
• After eating a large meal, Xu Lizhi agreed to stay and join the group, provided they told him in advance when they needed buns.
• Xu Lizhi demonstrated his second Soul Skill, Light and Nimble Xiaolongbao, and Xu Sheng called Lu Song over after realizing it could make people lighter.

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.