Chapter Summaries

Du Bai distributed three Golden Spirit Fruits to Yu Chenglong, Zheng Datong, and Sun Meilan, after joking that he would keep the last one for himself. Sun Meilan was moved to learn that Du Bai considered her a good friend, while Lin Yuchun was left empty-handed and wondered why he had not received one.

• Du Bai gave one Golden Spirit Fruit each to Yu Chenglong and Zheng Datong, who stored them carefully.
• Du Bai pretended he would keep the remaining fruit, leaving Sun Meilan, Sun Youcheng, and Lin Yuchun stunned and disappointed.
• Du Bai revealed he had been joking and gave the final Golden Spirit Fruit to Sun Meilan.
• Sun Meilan thanked Du Bai through tears and realized their friendship was mutual.
• Sun Youcheng thanked Du Bai, while Lin Yuchun silently wondered why he had been passed over.

Du Bai subdued the Golden Spirit Ancient Tree and gave Sun Meilan one of its Golden Spirit Fruits, then learned that the tree’s sworn enemy, a Fire Monkey, could become Zheng Datong’s third soul ring. Du Bai and Zheng Datong set out to capture the Fire Monkey and eliminate the tree’s enemy.

• Du Bai distributed the Golden Spirit Fruits and decided to search for a suitable soul beast for Zheng Datong’s third soul ring.
• The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree told Du Bai and Zheng Datong about its three-thousand-year-old sworn enemy, which it could not defeat without the Golden Scaled Flood Dragon’s help.
• The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree identified its enemy as the Fire Monkey, also called the Fire Demon Lord, which preyed on spiritual fruits.
• Du Bai said the Fire Monkey’s fire abilities would suit Zheng Datong, and Zheng Datong chose it for his third soul ring.
• Du Bai promised to help the Golden Spirit Ancient Tree defeat the Fire Monkey, and the tree gladly accepted his offer.

Du Bai and Zheng Datong decided that Zheng Datong would risk absorbing the three-thousand-year Fire Demon Lord's soul ring, despite the danger. The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree agreed to lead them to the Fire Monkey by creating a floating leaf with eyes.

• The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree warned that Zheng Datong might die trying to absorb the three-thousand-year Fire Monkey's soul ring.
• Du Bai weighed Zheng Datong's soul rings, soul bone, snake pill, secret trump card, and strengthened body before advising him to take the risk, while offering a safer alternative.
• Zheng Datong chose to attempt the absorption, and Du Bai agreed to proceed with him.
• The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree joked that it would not be responsible if Zheng Datong died, and Du Bai promised not to blame it.
• The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree formed a large floating leaf with eyes to guide Du Bai, Zheng Datong, Yu Chenglong, Sun Youcheng, Sun Meilan, and the others to the Fire Monkey.

The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree used a Guiding Leaf to track the Fire Monkey and demonstrated how its enormous body could walk before settling back into place. Du Bai and the others set off after the leaf to hunt the Fire Monkey so Zheng Datong could absorb the Fire Demon Lord’s soul ring.

• The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree explained that traces of the Fire Monkey’s aura on the Guiding Leaf would guide the group, while its true body stayed behind because walking was slow and cumbersome.
• At Zheng Datong and Sun Meilan’s request, the Golden Spirit Ancient Tree pulled its roots from the ground, walked a few steps on eight root-legs, and then replanted them.
• Du Bai told the group they could stay behind if they preferred, but Sun Youcheng, Sun Meilan, and Lin Yuchun chose to join the hunt.
• Du Bai agreed that all six would go after the Fire Monkey, and the Golden Spirit Ancient Tree directed the Guiding Leaf toward its location.
• Du Bai, Zheng Datong, Yu Chenglong, Sun Youcheng, Sun Meilan, and Lin Yuchun followed the Guiding Leaf into the forest.

Du Bai led Zheng Datong and the others through Sunset Forest to find the Fire Demon Lord, only to discover Zhao Pingxi’s group already fighting it. Zhao Pingxi objected when Du Bai said the beast was needed for Zheng Datong’s third soul ring, and a confrontation began brewing.

• Du Bai drove away attacking soul beasts and two soul-hunting teams as he followed the Guiding Leaf through Sunset Forest.
• Du Bai used his spiritual power to locate the Fire Monkey fighting two soul masters while Zhao Pingxi watched nearby.
• Du Bai led his group to the battlefield and told them to stay behind him unless he called for help.
• Zhao Pingxi introduced himself as a Rank 40 heir of the Zhao Clan and asked Du Bai’s group not to interfere with his fourth soul ring hunt.
• Du Bai politely refused, saying Zheng Datong also needed the Fire Demon Lord, and Zheng Datong stated it was his best choice for a third soul ring.
• Zhao Pingxi challenged their claim, stepped back to prepare his martial soul, and the two elderly soul masters began watching Du Bai’s group.

Du Bai’s group argued with Zhao Pingxi over who had the right to hunt the Fire Demon Lord, which Zheng Datong needed for his third spirit ring. Du Bai tried to resolve the dispute peacefully and asked Zheng Datong to reveal his martial spirit, while Zhao Pingxi secretly stalled them as his uncles fought the beast.

• Sun Meilan and Zhao Pingxi argued over whether discovering the Fire Demon Lord first gave Zhao Pingxi’s group the right to hunt it.
• Du Bai explained that his group had been guided to the Fire Demon Lord by an ancient tree’s Guiding Leaf and that Zheng Datong needed its spirit ring.
• Zhao Pingxi challenged Zheng Datong’s ability to absorb the beast’s spirit ring and tried to keep Du Bai’s group talking while his two uncles battled the Fire Demon Lord.
• Du Bai warned Zhao Pingxi to withdraw and offered to prove Zheng Datong could absorb the spirit ring by showing his martial spirit.
• Du Bai secretly told Zheng Datong that they would use force if courtesy failed, and Zheng Datong praised him.

Zheng Datong revealed his unusual Martial Soul and two Thousand-Year Soul Rings, shocking Zhao Pingxi and the Zhao Clan Elders. Du Bai offered Zhao Pingxi a reward and protection in exchange for the Fire Demon Lord, then agreed to prove he was a Titled Douluo, leaving the beast’s fate unsettled.

• Zheng Datong released his Night-Shaking Ink Brush and displayed two Thousand-Year Soul Rings, stunning Zhao Pingxi and the Zhao Clan Elders.
• Zhao Peng and Zhao Huiming continued fighting the elusive Fire Demon Lord while discussing their fear that the newcomers would take it.
• Du Bai offered Zhao Pingxi Gold Soul Coins for the Fire Demon Lord, but Zhao Pingxi refused because his group had found it first and needed it too.
• Du Bai offered to protect the Zhao Clan of Wuguang City as a Titled Douluo, but Zhao Pingxi dismissed his claim because he looked too young.
• Du Bai agreed to release his Martial Soul and prove his rank if Zhao Pingxi would give him the Fire Demon Lord.

Du Bai revealed his nine soul rings and Barrett Destroyer, proving to Zhao Pingxi and the Zhao Clan elders that he was a Titled Douluo. After the Fire Demon Lord fled, Du Bai caught it and returned, leaving Zhao Pingxi and the elders to surrender the Soul Beast and apologize.

• Du Bai summoned his Barrett Destroyer and displayed nine soul rings, shocking Zhao Pingxi and the two Zhao Clan elders into recognizing him as a Titled Douluo.
• The Fire Demon Lord fled into the forest, and Du Bai chased it down and captured it despite its flames.
• Du Bai struck the struggling Fire Demon Lord unconscious and carried it back to Zhao Pingxi.
• Zhao Pingxi and the two Zhao Clan elders bowed, gave Du Bai the Fire Demon Lord, and asked for his forgiveness.
• Du Bai accepted their apology and said he would not make things difficult for them.

Du Bai subdued the Fire Demon Lord and gave it to Zheng Datong to absorb as his third soul ring. Zheng Datong killed the beast, and its soul ring appeared as he prepared to absorb it.

• Du Bai reassured Zhao Pingxi and the two Zhao Clan elders, then tossed the weakened Fire Demon Lord before Zheng Datong.
• Zheng Datong summoned his Night-Shaking Ink Brush and used the Hell White Tiger's Death Roll soul skill against the Fire Demon Lord.
• Zhao Pingxi, Zhao Peng, and Zhao Huiming praised Zheng Datong and sought to curry favor with Du Bai.
• Zheng Datong's Hell White Tiger battered the Fire Demon Lord until a purple soul ring began to rise from its body.

Du Bai explained the life-saving effects and risks of the Restoration Pills he gave the Zhao family, then told them what kinds of gifts might interest him. He invited Sun Meilan and her companions to visit him in Heaven Dou City for a meal.

• Du Bai explained that the Restoration Pills could heal severe injuries but warned the Zhao family not to use soul skills or Soul Power until they recovered.
• Zhao Pingxi, Zhao Huiming, and Zhao Peng thanked Du Bai and promised to prepare a greeting gift after returning to Wuguang City.
• Du Bai said he valued 100,000-year soul bones, precious Beast Cores, powerful Soul Beasts, fine food, and rare construction and forging materials.
• Zhao Huiming, Zhao Peng, and Zhao Pingxi agreed to gather food and materials for Du Bai, while Sun Meilan joked that she liked eating too.
• Du Bai invited Sun Meilan, Sun Youcheng, and Lin Yuchun to visit him in Heaven Dou City and try food made by the Three Strange Chefs of Clear Wind.

Zheng Datong began absorbing the Fire Demon Lord’s 3,200-year Soul Ring while Du Bai secured the Zhao Clan branch’s support and promised to protect them. The chapter ended with Du Bai giving three Restoration Pills to the Zhao Clan members, who hesitated over whether the pills were safe.

• Zheng Datong began absorbing the Fire Demon Lord’s purple Soul Ring as Du Bai watched over him.
• Du Bai confirmed that he would protect the Zhao Clan branch and directed Zhao Pingxi to seek help through the Strength Clan in Heaven Dou City.
• Zhao Pingxi, Zhao Peng, and Zhao Huiming thanked Du Bai, and Zhao Peng named him the Zhao Clan’s Top Guest Elder.
• Du Bai gave Zhao Pingxi, Zhao Peng, and Zhao Huiming a Restoration Pill each.
• The three Zhao Clan members grew wary of the unfamiliar pills, and Du Bai recognized their concern.

Zheng Datong completed absorbing the Fire Demon Lord’s soul ring and reached level thirty-four, becoming a Soul Elder. Du Bai dismissed the Zhao Clan members before setting out to find the ancient tree again.

• Sun Meilan and Sun Youcheng thanked Du Bai and promised to visit him after returning home.
• Zheng Datong finished absorbing the Fire Demon Lord’s soul ring and its remaining Soul Power, forming his third purple ring with a faint crimson glow.
• Zheng Datong stood up, accepted clothes from Du Bai, and revealed that his cultivation had reached level thirty-four.
• Du Bai praised Zheng Datong’s rapid progress, and Zheng Datong credited Du Bai for helping him advance so quickly.
• Du Bai told Zhao Pingxi, Zhao Huiming, and Zhao Peng to leave while he went to look for the ancient tree again.
• Zhao Peng agreed to seek a suitable soul ring for Zhao Pingxi and invited Du Bai to visit Wuguang City.

After Zhao Pingxi and his companions left to seek another soul beast, Zheng Datong decided to give the Fire Demon Lord a proper burial beside the Golden Scaled Flood Dragon. Du Bai and the others followed the Golden Spirit Ancient Tree’s Guiding Leaf back to the tree, which had already learned that the Fire Demon Lord was defeated.

• Zhao Pingxi, Zhao Huiming, and Zhao Peng left to find another suitable soul beast for Zhao Pingxi’s soul ring.
• Zheng Datong explained that he wanted to honor the Fire Demon Lord, whose soul ring had given him a powerful third soul skill.
• Zheng Datong carried the Fire Demon Lord’s remains on his back and decided to bury them beside the Golden Scaled Flood Dragon.
• The Golden Spirit Ancient Tree’s Guiding Leaf appeared and showed that the Ancient Tree already knew the Fire Demon Lord had been eliminated.
• Du Bai led Lin Yuchun, Yu Chenglong, Sun Meilan, Sun Youcheng, and Zheng Datong after the Guiding Leaf as it guided them back.

Du Bai and his companions encountered seven bandit soul masters blocking their way through Sunset Forest. The bandits revealed their martial spirits and ranks, while Du Bai remained confident in his group’s strength.

• Zheng Datong carried the Fire Demon Lord’s corpse as Du Bai’s group advanced through Sunset Forest, frightening away attacking soul beasts.
• Seven bandit soul masters surrounded Du Bai’s group and demanded their soul coins and valuables.
• A bandit threatened Sun Youcheng by threatening to take Sun Meilan, enraging her grandfather.
• The saber-wielding leader revealed a heavy saber martial spirit and five soul rings, identifying himself as a Soul King.
• A meteor-hammer bandit also revealed five soul rings and threatened Sun Youcheng, while the others displayed their martial spirits and ranks.

Zheng Datong taunted a bandit group into attacking, trusting that Du Bai would protect him. When a Meteor Hammer bandit’s strike was stopped by an invisible barrier, an unseen force crushed the attacker and made him spit blood.

• The bandit leader demanded that the group surrender their valuables, but Zheng Datong refused and ordered the bandits to surrender instead.
• The Meteor Hammer bandit activated his third Soul Skill and swung at Zheng Datong, who stood still without defending himself.
• The bandit leader and the other bandits expected Zheng Datong to die as the Meteor Hammer neared his head.
• An invisible wall stopped the Meteor Hammer and sent it rebounding, numbing the bandit’s arm and forcing him back.
• A powerful force suddenly suppressed the Meteor Hammer bandit, twisting the air around him and making him scream and spit blood.

Du Bai used his Titled Douluo pressure to subdue seven bandits after their attacks failed, and the group decided to punish them before handing them over to Spirit Hall’s enforcement office. Du Bai invited Sun Meilan, Zheng Datong, and Yu Chenglong to test their new soul skills on the helpless bandits.

• The Bandit Leader’s demonic blade and the Meteor Hammer Bandit Soul Master’s attack were stopped by invisible defenses, and Du Bai’s pressure forced both Soul Kings to the ground.
• Du Bai pinned the healing-type bandit and the remaining bandits down as they tried to flee or begged for mercy.
• Zheng Datong kicked the Migratory Bird Bandit Soul Master and then kicked each of the seven bandits to vent his anger.
• Sun Meilan called for the bandits to be handed over to Spirit Hall’s enforcement office, and Du Bai agreed they should be punished first.
• Du Bai suggested that Sun Meilan, Zheng Datong, and Yu Chenglong use their new soul skills on the bandits to improve their combat skills, and they agreed.

Zheng Datong, Sun Meilan, Yu Chenglong, and Lin Yuchun chose bandit Soul Masters to test their abilities against while Du Bai prepared the battlefield. Du Bai warned the four targets that he would lift his pressure and expected them to obey, crushing a rock to show what would happen if they did not.

• Lin Yuchun asked to test his third soul skill, and Du Bai agreed to let everyone choose an opponent and fight without his restraining pressure.
• Zheng Datong chose the Bandit Leader with the Great Demon Blade Martial Soul, while Sun Meilan picked the bandit with the giant sword Martial Soul.
• Yu Chenglong selected the bandit with the Meteor Hammer Martial Soul, and Lin Yuchun chose the one with the Ghost Wolf Martial Soul; both kicked their chosen targets.
• Du Bai moved the bandits with the Sky Blue Grass, Migratory Bird, and Giant Stone Martial Souls into a corner, leaving the four chosen opponents on the battlefield.
• Du Bai warned the four bandits that he would remove his pressure and demanded they obey, then crushed a basketball-sized rock into powder.

Du Bai forced the Bandit Soul Masters to obey and arranged a combat-training exercise with Zheng Datong, Yu Chenglong, Sun Meilan, and Lin Yuchun. Training began, and Zheng Datong stunned the Bandit Leader by revealing three Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

• Du Bai released four Bandit Soul Masters from his pressure while keeping three others pinned, then warned the freed men to cooperate and fight only defensively.
• The Bandit Leader recognized Du Bai as a Titled Douluo, and Du Bai’s seemingly light pat made him cough up blood.
• Du Bai ordered the four Bandit Soul Masters to defend against Zheng Datong, Yu Chenglong, Sun Meilan, and Lin Yuchun, forbidding them to retaliate or escape.
• Du Bai started the combat training, and Zheng Datong summoned his Night-Shaking Ink Brush and revealed three purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• The Bandit Leader gaped at Zheng Datong’s three Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Zheng Datong activated his third soul skill, painting a Fire Demon Lord that came alive and advanced on the Bandit Leader. As the Bandit Leader prepared his strongest attack, Du Bai ordered him to defend only and not harm Zheng Datong.

• The Bandit Soul Masters marveled at Zheng Datong's powerful soul rings, while Du Bai reflected that his abilities came from his Twin Martial Souls.
• Zheng Datong used his third soul skill, Fire Demon Lord's Frenzied Dance, and painted the Fire Demon Lord into existence with the Night-Shaking Ink Brush.
• The Fire Demon Lord came alive, grew taller, and danced toward the Bandit Leader as it gathered power for an attack.
• The Bandit Leader summoned his cleaver Martial Soul and five soul rings, then prepared his fifth soul skill, Heaven's Substitute Slash.
• Du Bai used Sound Transmission to order the Bandit Leader to defend only and not injure Zheng Datong, causing the Bandit Leader to withdraw his killing intent.

Zheng Datong used his summoned Fire Demon Lord to overwhelm the Bandit Leader with its speed and flames, then sacrificed half of its body to cling to him and burn him. The Bandit Leader blasted it away with his fourth soul skill but suffered severe burns, and he prepared to attack again with his fifth soul skill.

• The Fire Demon Lord dodged the Bandit Leader's Great Saber and danced around him, scorching him while blocking his attempts to escape.
• The Bandit Leader used his fourth soul skill, Overlord Saber Shockwave, to stun the Fire Demon Lord and followed with his fifth soul skill, Heaven's Substitute Slash.
• The Fire Demon Lord leaped into the Bandit Leader's attack, losing half its body but wrapping its remaining limbs around him.
• Zheng Datong commanded the Fire Demon Lord to burn, and its crimson flames scorched the Bandit Leader and invaded his body.
• The Bandit Leader used Overlord Saber Shockwave to blast the flames away, but suffered severe burns and began charging his fifth soul skill again.