Chapter Summaries

Bai Erli and Lu Han defeated the Sunstone Beast without killing it, allowing Hu Haoran’s group to mine a rich Sunstone Ore Vein. After collecting Sunstone Essence, Hu Haoran led the group toward another treasure ground filled with holy energy.

• Bai Erli and Lu Han teamed up to badly injure and knock out the Sunstone Beast, while Hu Haoran urged them to subdue it rather than kill it.
• Hu Haoran’s group mined high-quality Heavenly Sun Stones and followed stronger heat waves deeper into the cave.
• Bai Erli and the others discovered a chamber full of Sunstone Essence and spent two shichen mining it.
• Hu Haoran decided they had collected enough for now and led the group toward another treasure ground with holy energy.
• Bai Erli, Sai Fenglei, and Lu Han eagerly set off with Hu Haoran to seek the next discovery.

Hu Haoran led the group to a cave filled with Sacred Gestation Crystal Stones, where they found an Evil Spirit Crystal Flood Dragon guarding the vein. Sai Fenglei and Dugu Hen fought it, and Sai Fenglei heavily injured it, but the beast retreated to create distance.

• Hu Haoran led Dugu Hen, Sai Fenglei, Bai Erli, and Lu Han into a cave rich in sacred aura and Sacred Gestation Crystal Stones.
• Hu Haoran detected a powerful soul beast inside, and Bai Erli identified it as an Evil Spirit Crystal Flood Dragon.
• Sai Fenglei and Dugu Hen attacked the dragon together, using their spear and sword techniques to injure it.
• The dragon fought back with its Flood Dragon Breath and tail, while Sai Fenglei gathered power for another strike.
• Sai Fenglei used Swift Flying Unseen to pierce the dragon and heavily wound it, forcing it to retreat while watching the two attackers.

Dugu Hen, Sai Fenglei, and the others defeated the Evil Spirit Crystal Flood Dragon and entered the depths of the Corpse Fiend Pit to collect Sacred Gestation Crystal Marrow. After gathering a large supply, they left to resume searching for Hu Haoran's Electric Light Ghost Wolf.

• Dugu Hen and Sai Fenglei struck the Evil Spirit Crystal Flood Dragon with their soul skills, leaving it too injured to fight.
• Bai Erli led the group deeper into the cave to find Sacred Gestation Crystal Marrow, and Hu Haoran collected top-grade material along the way.
• The five found a vast deposit of Sacred Gestation Crystal Marrow, and Sai Fenglei explained that the Cangyun Empire's unusual origins might account for the mine's age.
• The group harvested the marrow for an hour and filled their Storage Rings with enough to forge Four-Word Battle Armor.
• Hu Haoran proposed leaving the Corpse Fiend Pit to search for his Electric Light Ghost Wolf, and the others agreed.

As the five companions left the Corpse Fiend Pit, they agreed to keep its rich ore deposits secret to protect the place from being overrun. Hu Haoran then learned that a ten-thousand-year Electric Light Ghost Wolf was stalking them, and he prepared to capture it for its Soul Ring.

• Hu Haoran persuaded Dugu Hen, Lu Han, Bai Erli, and Sai Fenglei not to reveal the Corpse Fiend Pit's rare ore veins, and they agreed.
• The Douluo System alerted Hu Haoran that a ten-thousand-year Electric Light Ghost Wolf was watching the group from one thousand meters away.
• Hu Haoran told the others to pretend they were weak and wait for the wolf to approach so he could injure it.
• The Electric Light Ghost Wolf crept within fifty meters, and Hu Haoran charged at it with the Thunder Burst Light Sword.

Hu Haoran fought the Electric Light Ghost Wolf, wounded it, and tracked it to a misty basin after it escaped. There, Hu Haoran and his companions discovered a lake of Heavenly Spirit Stone Milk.

• Hu Haoran attacked the Electric Light Ghost Wolf with his soul skills, numbing it before blasting it with Sword Dragon Breath.
• The wounded Electric Light Ghost Wolf fled at incredible speed, and Hu Haoran followed its lingering Soul Power with Dugu Hen, Bai Erli, Sai Fenglei, and Lu Han.
• The Electric Light Ghost Wolf reached a misty basin and used the aura of a white lake to suppress its injuries.
• Hu Haoran and his companions entered the basin after the wolf’s aura vanished and sensed its refreshing atmosphere.
• Bai Erli recognized the lake as Heavenly Spirit Stone Milk, astonishing Hu Haoran and the others.

Hu Haoran killed the injured Electric Light Ghost Wolf and absorbed its eighteen-thousand-year soul ring as his fourth ring. After reaching rank forty-three, he learned that the Douluo System had unlocked new interfaces and a new soul skill, and he turned his attention to the Heavenly Spirit Stone Milk Lake.

• Hu Haoran tracked down the Electric Light Ghost Wolf and defeated it with Myriad Thunder Breaking Void before finishing it with Vicious Thunder Stab.
• Dugu Hen reflected on the conflict between humans and soul beasts, while Hu Haoran said cultivation required avoiding needless slaughter to keep one's heart at peace.
• Hu Haoran absorbed the Electric Light Ghost Wolf's eighteen-thousand-year soul ring, overcoming its soul's mental impact with the Star Evolution Soul Art.
• After two hours, Hu Haoran reached rank forty-three and the Douluo System unlocked the Spirit Hall and Treasure Hall interfaces.
• The Douluo System granted Hu Haoran Summer Thunder Thunderbolt Slash, five hundred skill points, and a Soul Ancestor privilege, and he set his sights on the Heavenly Spirit Stone Milk Lake.

Hu Haoran and his four companions consumed Heavenly Spirit Stone Milk in the Corpse Fiend Pit, cleansing their bodies and strengthening their Soul Power. After a day of refining it, they prepared to leave the treasure site and continue exploring the Dark Spirit Forest.

• Bai Erli, Sai Fenglei, Dugu Hen, and Lu Han congratulated Hu Haoran on becoming a level forty-three Soul Ancestor.
• Hu Haoran and the others realized they lacked Extreme Cold Jade to store the Heavenly Spirit Stone Milk, so they decided to consume it at the lake.
• Hu Haoran and his companions drank the stone milk and meditated as its energy cleansed their bodies and meridians.
• After a day, the five stopped consuming the stone milk, having reached the limit of its benefits.
• Dugu Hen reported that his strength had exceeded ten thousand jin, while Sai Fenglei said his Soul Power had risen to level fifty-three.
• Hu Haoran urged the group to leave the Corpse Fiend Pit and continue exploring the Dark Spirit Forest.

Hu Haoran and his companions fought a massive Corpse Devouring Ant Tide as they tried to leave the Corpse Fiend Pit, and he explained how the ants grew stronger by consuming corpses and why they could not withstand Heavenly Tribulations. The five turned the endless swarm into a chance to earn competition points, and the ants began to fear them as their numbers dwindled.

• Sai Fenglei, Bai Erli, Dugu Hen, Lu Han, and Hu Haoran fought their way through a swarm of Corpse Devouring Ants near the edge of the Corpse Fiend Land.
• Hu Haoran used the Douluo System to learn that Corpse Devouring Ants gained energy by consuming corpses and that the Tide involved ants devouring fallen members of their colony.
• Hu Haoran explained that a ten-thousand-year ant likely controlled the swarm and that the ants' rapid growth brought them frequent, deadly Heavenly Tribulations.
• Bai Erli urged the group to keep fighting for competition points, and the five unleashed their attacks on the ants.
• As the five continued killing the swarm, the Corpse Devouring Ants' numbers fell and the survivors began to fear them.

Hu Haoran revealed his identity and age to Dugu Hen and Lu Han, then continued with Bai Jiali and Sai Fenglei toward the Dark Spirit Forest’s core region. There, they encountered the Little Bear Team, whose members were entering the dangerous area to seek breakthroughs.

• Hu Haoran revealed that he was the eight-year-old Hu Haoran of the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Clan and asked Dugu Hen and Lu Han to keep his identity secret.
• Dugu Hen and Lu Han activated their distress signals and said goodbye as Hu Haoran, Bai Jiali, and Sai Fenglei set off deeper into the forest.
• Hu Haoran shut down the Douluo System, trained his spiritual power, and grew more accustomed to the forest’s slaughter as the group approached its core region.
• Hu Haoran warned Bai Jiali and Sai Fenglei to stay alert as they reached the core region, where the dangers were far greater.
• Gao Cheng, Qiu Tieshan, and Xiong Yingtian of the Little Bear Team met Hu Haoran’s group and explained that they were entering the core region to gather killing intent and break through to level fifty.

Hu Haoran and the Little Bear Team joined forces to explore the core of the Dark Spirit Forest, where four powerful, well-hidden Marshal-class Dark Spirit Phantoms ambushed them. The group began a difficult fight, with Hu Haoran warning that the core’s Dark Spirit Phantoms were tougher and more instinctive than those found elsewhere.

• Hu Haoran proposed that his group and the Little Bear Team travel together into the forest’s core, and Xiong Yingtian agreed.
• Four Marshal-class Dark Spirit Phantoms suddenly appeared and blocked the six travelers, prompting Hu Haoran to assign the teams their targets.
• Hu Haoran, Sai Fenglei, and Bai Erli each engaged a Dark Spirit Phantom while Xiong Yingtian, Gao Cheng, and Qiu Tieshan worked together to hold back another.
• Hu Haoran struck his opponent with Character 'Zhi' Thunder Kill, cutting off several of its arm barbs and blasting it backward.
• The Dark Spirit Phantom counterattacked with dark-green Soul Power streams, and Hu Haoran warned everyone to stay careful as he continued attacking.

Hu Haoran and Bai Jiali fought Marshal-class Dark Spirit Phantoms while the Little Bear Team struggled to hold off another. Hu Haoran killed his opponent and rushed to help, as Bai Jiali continued battering his nearly indestructible foe.

• Hu Haoran's initial attacks failed to kill the Dark Spirit Phantom, and Sai Fenglei warned that the Little Bear Team was close to being overwhelmed.
• Hu Haoran used his ten-thousand-year soul skill, Summer Thunder Thunderbolt Slash, to wound the Dark Spirit Phantom and eventually cut off its head.
• Bai Jiali told Hu Haoran to help the Little Bear Team while he and Sai Fenglei handled the other Dark Spirit Phantoms.
• Bai Jiali repeatedly hammered his Dark Spirit Phantom into the ground, but its resilience let it keep rising.
• Bai Jiali activated Titan Bloodlust Transformation and unleashed a hundred hammer strikes in a second, leaving the Dark Spirit Phantom struggling to defend itself.

Hu Haoran, Bai Erli, and Sai Fenglei defeated three Marshal-class Dark Spirit Phantoms in the Dark Spirit Forest’s core region, while the Little Bear Team watched and earned points. With the group unharmed, Hu Haoran led everyone farther into the forest to find a place to settle.

• Sai Fenglei used his spear techniques to fight a wounded Dark Spirit Phantom while holding back to practice.
• Bai Erli activated his spirit bone skill and crushed his Dark Spirit Phantom with Titan Sky Breaking Kill.
• Sai Fenglei killed his opponent by piercing its heart with Electric Wind Break, then urged Hu Haoran to finish his fight.
• Hu Haoran cut down the final Dark Spirit Phantom with the Qinghua Sword Technique, and the group received points for the victory.
• Hu Haoran gained 140,000 Douluo Crystal Points for killing two Marshal-class Dark Spirit Wraiths and led the unharmed group deeper into the forest.

Shen Mengyan, Ling Fengyun, and He Gufeng fought three Marshal-class Dark Spirit Wraiths at the edge of the Dark Spirit Forest's core region. After defeating them, Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun left He Gufeng behind and ventured deeper, where something began to awaken.

• Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun each engaged a Marshal-class Dark Spirit Wraith while He Gufeng struggled against the third.
• Shen Mengyan used her golden flame soul skills to kill her first Dark Spirit Wraith, then took He Gufeng's place and fought the one attacking him.
• Ling Fengyun trapped his opponent with venomous silk, engulfed it in poisonous mist, and emerged after killing it.
• Shen Mengyan defeated the final Dark Spirit Wraith, earning points for the group and additional points for herself.
• Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun told He Gufeng he could not continue with them, and he left while secretly plotting against them.
• Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun headed deeper into the Dark Spirit Forest's core as something began to awaken.

Hu Haoran and his companions fought a powerful Dark Spirit Giant Python in the Dark Spirit Forest. Sai Fenglei pierced its eye, and Hu Haoran drove the Thunder Burst Beam into its body, while He Gufeng secretly watched with hatred.

• He Gufeng stayed near the forest’s core and plotted revenge after Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun left.
• Hu Haoran’s group encountered the Dark Spirit Giant Python, which they judged to be as powerful as a seven-ring Soul Saint.
• Xiong Yingtian, Gao Cheng, and Qiu Tieshan attacked the python but were badly outmatched and injured.
• Sai Fenglei pierced the python’s right eye while Bai Li blocked its counterattack with his hammer.
• Hu Haoran used Myriad Thunder Breaking Void with Thunder Burst Beam and pierced the python’s body as He Gufeng watched from nearby.

Hu Haoran, Bai Jiali, and Sai Fenglei fought the wounded Dark Spirit Giant Python while He Gufeng waited for a chance to attack. After Hu Haoran defeated the serpent, He Gufeng escaped, leaving Hu Haoran to turn his attention to him later.

• Hu Haoran, Bai Jiali, and Sai Fenglei battered the Dark Spirit Giant Python, while He Gufeng watched and planned to exploit their injuries.
• Hu Haoran severed half the serpent’s neck with successive sword strikes, but He Gufeng launched a sneak attack on the recovering Little Bear Team.
• Qiu Tieshan blocked two shadow clones, and Xiong Yingtian and Gao Cheng counterattacked He Gufeng.
• Hu Haoran pierced He Gufeng’s right shoulder with the Thunder Burst Light Sword, but the serpent’s tail forced him back into the fight as He Gufeng fled.
• Hu Haoran told the Little Bear Team to guard Bai Jiali and Sai Fenglei, then pierced the Dark Spirit Giant Python’s heart and killed it.

Hu Haoran led his companions to an abandoned cave, where he refined Heavenly Grade Sacred Healing Pills to cure their injuries. Meanwhile, the dying He Gufeng accepted an offer from Rakshasa, who healed him, granted him great power, and took control of his body.

• Hu Haoran stored the Dark Spirit Giant Python's corpse and led his group away before other soul masters arrived to inspect the battlefield.
• Hu Haoran found an abandoned underground cave and began refining Heavenly Grade Sacred Healing Pills while his companions struggled to purge the python's sinister energy.
• Hu Haoran quickly refined five top-grade pills and gave them to Bai Erli, Sai Fenglei, and the Little Bear Team, allowing them to begin recovering.
• As He Gufeng's injuries worsened beneath a tree, Rakshasa offered him power in exchange for everything, and He Gufeng accepted.
• Rakshasa entered He Gufeng's body, healed his injuries, raised his Soul Power to level fifty, and imprisoned He Gufeng's soul.

Rakshasa took over He Gufeng’s body and ordered the Dark Spirit Phantoms to hunt Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun. Meanwhile, Hu Haoran’s group resumed exploring the Dark Spirit Forest but was surrounded by General-class wraiths and forced into a growing battle.

• Rakshasa awakened in He Gufeng’s body, changed his sword and soul rings, and commanded the Dark Spirit Phantoms to torment Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun.
• Hu Haoran distributed Heavenly Grade Sacred Healing Pills to Bai Erli, Sai Fenglei, and the Little Bear Team after refining ninety pills.
• Sai Fenglei and Bai Erli wanted revenge on He Gufeng, but Hu Haoran and Xiong Yingtian urged the group to continue exploring, and the six set off together.
• Hundreds of General-class Dark Spirit Wraiths surrounded Hu Haoran’s group, prompting them to fight their way out.
• Hu Haoran, Sai Fenglei, and Bai Erli unleashed their techniques against the wraiths, but more Dark Spirit Phantoms kept arriving and the battle intensified.

Hu Haoran, Bai Erli, Sai Fenglei, and the Little Bear Team fought a massive horde of Dark Spirit Phantoms in the core of the Dark Spirit Forest. After a brief pause to recover, they resumed the battle, with Hu Haoran wielding both swords to slaughter the horde at extraordinary speed.

• Hu Haoran, Bai Erli, and Sai Fenglei unleashed their full strength against the Dark Spirit Phantoms, inspiring the Little Bear Team to fight more fiercely.
• The Little Bear Team used their Fourth Soul Skills while Qiu Tieshan, Gao Cheng, and Xiong Yingtian coordinated their defense and attacks.
• After more than half a shichen, the horde dwindled, and the six fighters paused to assess their condition amid heaps of corpses.
• Hu Haoran urged everyone to keep fighting before another horde arrived, and Sai Fenglei charged back into battle.
• Hu Haoran sent the Thunder Burst Light Sword through the horde in a sword river while attacking with his Soaring Sword, killing at twice the speed of the others.

Hu Haoran and the others defeated a horde of General-class Dark Spirit Wraiths, then recovered and continued through the Dark Spirit Forest. Hu Haoran sensed the remaining phantoms converging on a place ahead, and the six decided to investigate.

• Hu Haoran stayed behind to eliminate the remaining hundreds of Dark Spirit Phantoms with his Purple Lightning Thunder Sound technique while Bai Erli, Sai Fenglei, and the others retreated.
• The six fighters’ kills earned them score points, and Hu Haoran gained 116,160,000 Douluo Crystal Points from the battle.
• The group recovered in a tree hollow, where Sai Fenglei asked Hu Haoran about his powerful sword technique and Hu Haoran said he had recently learned it.
• After discussing how to proceed through the forest, the six continued onward and noticed that the Dark Spirit Phantoms had disappeared from the area.
• Hu Haoran sensed a huge group of Dark Spirit Phantoms heading toward a place ahead, and the six set off to investigate.

Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun were besieged by a seemingly endless horde of Dark Spirit Phantoms, while Hu Haoran and the others realized the creatures were likely being controlled and hurried toward them. Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun remained trapped by four Marshal-class wraiths, with Ling Fengyun secretly searching for a way to escape alive.

• Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun used powerful soul skills to kill hundreds of General-class Dark Spirit Wraiths and tried to flee the horde.
• Four Marshal-class Dark Spirit Wraiths appeared and blocked Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun’s escape without attacking.
• Hu Haoran, Gao Cheng, Sai Fenglei, Xiong Yingtian, Bai Li, and their companions suspected that a powerful creature was controlling the Dark Spirit Phantoms and rushed toward the battle.
• Shen Mengyan and Ling Fengyun were gradually overwhelmed as the wraiths’ sinister energy broke through her golden flames.
• Shen Mengyan offered fighting to the death, pressing the distress button, or waiting for rescue as their choices, and Ling Fengyun claimed he would fight beside her while secretly calculating how to survive.