Chapter Summaries

After Hu Haoran defeated Xue Jinghong, he spared him and ordered him to disband the Blood Rainbow Mercenary Group and follow him to Dragon Bone Mountain. The mayor of Fengho Town tried to seize the chance to crush the Boulder Mercenary Group, but Xue Jinghong and Qian Duoxiang arrived to stop him.

• Hu Haoran had Qian Duoxiang heal Xue Jinghong, then ordered him to end the fighting and disband the Blood Rainbow Mercenary Group.
• Xue Jinghong ordered his mercenaries to stop fighting, announced the group’s disbandment, and declared that he would follow Hu Haoran.
• After learning of the disbandment, the mayor of Fengho Town gathered two to three hundred men and marched on the Boulder Mercenary Group, hoping to take control of it.
• Hu Haoran predicted that the mayor had come to seize the spoils, while Shi Zhenhe and Zhou Wangchao dismissed the mayor and his demands.
• The mayor ordered his men to attack, but Xue Jinghong and Qian Duoxiang appeared and used their Soul Saint pressure to stop him.
• Xue Jinghong told the mayor that he had no right to be arrogant there.

Hu Haoran forced the Fengho Town Lord to pay an enormous ransom after revealing the Boulder Mercenary Group had a Title Douluo and Hu was an imperial viscount. The Town Lord returned to Fengho Town to gather the payment, but his family’s fortunes collapsed and the family was eventually wiped out.

• The Fengho Town Lord begged to leave after Qian Duoxiang warned him that Soul Sages were beyond the Empire’s laws, but Hu Haoran demanded payment for the lives of his men.
• The Town Lord’s steward and the Town Lord challenged Hu Haoran’s demand, so Hu called out Zeng Xiao, who revealed himself as a Title Douluo.
• Hu Haoran showed his Thunder Sword token, and the Town Lord recognized him as Viscount Thunder Sword.
• Hu Haoran raised the ransom to eighteen million Gold Soul Coins and two Rank 8 Soul Tools, and the Town Lord agreed to pay for everyone’s lives.
• The Town Lord and his men returned to Fengho Town, where he sold his family property and heirlooms to meet the ransom; his family later fell into ruin and was wiped out.

Hu Haoran rewarded Xue Jinghong and Qian Duoxiang with two Rank 8 Soul Tools, then invited the Boulder Mercenary Group to join his journey. The group pledged to follow him, and they prepared to depart for Dragon Bone Mountain at dawn.

• Hu Haoran gave Xue Jinghong the Swift Lightning Cloak and Qian Duoxiang the Golden Tiger Zen Bell as compensation and rewards for their loyalty.
• Hu Haoran told the Boulder Mercenary Group that he would leave for Dragon Bone Mountain the next day and held a gathering with them.
• Shi Zhenhe declared that the Boulder Mercenary Group wanted to follow Hu Haoran rather than lose its position in Fengho Town after he left.
• The Boulder Mercenary Group swore to follow Hu Haoran, who welcomed them and announced they would set out for Dragon Bone Mountain at dawn.
• Hu Haoran and the Boulder Mercenary Group celebrated together over wine.

Hu Haoran arrived at Dragon Bone Mountain to take control of the Dragon Bone Gang, whose leaders planned to test his strength. He answered their attempted intimidation by ordering Xue Jinghong to blast open the gang’s main gate, leaving the guards stunned by Xue Jinghong’s Soul Saint power.

• The Dragon Bone Gang’s leaders debated whether to obey Hu Haoran and decided to test him when he arrived.
• Hu Haoran told his companions that Dragon Bone Gang was a force his father had left for him and that he intended to subdue its bandits.
• Hu Haoran used the Dragon Bone Bandit Token to demand entry, but a guard offered him a small side door as a show of force.
• Hu Haoran ordered Xue Jinghong to blast open the main gate, and Xue Jinghong shattered it with his Soul Saint power.
• The guard collapsed in fear after realizing Xue Jinghong was a Soul Saint.

Hu Haoran arrived at the Dragon Bone Gang and faced its leaders, who formally welcomed him as their Token Lord while Song Dalin openly challenged his authority. The two began a duel to settle whether Song Dalin would accept Hu Haoran as their leader.

• Song Dashan and the Dragon Bone Gang's leaders came out to meet Hu Haoran, while Song Dalin insulted him and refused to recognize him as Token Lord.
• Hu Haoran accepted Song Dalin's demand for a one-on-one fight, and the gang gathered to watch their duel.
• Hu Haoran released a flash of terrifying killing intent and Sword Intent, making Song Dalin realize he faced a formidable opponent.
• Xue Chen announced the rules and began the match; Song Dalin summoned his martial soul and six soul rings as Hu Haoran calmly held the Star Scar Sword.

Hu Haoran dominated Song Dalin in their duel, breaking his soul skills with powerful sword techniques and leaving the Dragon Bone Gang spectators stunned. The fight remained unfinished as Hu Haoran challenged Song Dalin to show his true strength.

• Song Linlin, Song Yingying, Song Biao, and Luo Fei discussed Hu Haoran’s challenge as Song Dalin began the fight under pressure from his killing intent and Sword Intent.
• Song Dalin attacked with his second soul skill, but Hu Haoran’s Sword Dragon Assault matched him and pushed him into a disadvantage.
• Song Dashan and Zhan Ya recognized that Hu Haoran’s strength exceeded their expectations, while Lan Yue watched with growing curiosity.
• Song Dalin used his third soul skill, but Hu Haoran’s Sword Dragon Roar shattered it and forced Song Dalin back across the arena.
• Hu Haoran mocked Song Dalin’s performance and demanded that he reveal his real strength.

Hu Haoran defeated Song Dalin with a devastating sword technique and secured the Dragon Bone Gang’s submission. That night, he gathered his allies and proposed merging the Dragon Bone Gang and Boulder Mercenary Group into a first-rate faction.

• Song Dalin unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, but Hu Haoran answered with a sword strike that destroyed the arena and left him badly wounded beneath Hu Haoran’s foot.
• Song Dashan and the Dragon Bone Gang members knelt and pledged to follow Hu Haoran, who ordered Song Dalin treated and called the group’s leaders to a meeting that night.
• Hu Haoran treated Song Dalin with pills and settled in with plans to establish a force before entering Haori City.
• Hu Haoran told the gathered leaders he intended to merge the Dragon Bone Gang and Boulder Mercenary Group into a first-rate faction, and he pointed out that they already had a Title Douluo.

Hu Haoran established Hualei Pavilion, organized its divisions, appointed its leaders, and revealed that two Title Douluos would protect it. After the pavilion’s members planned its framework, Hu Haoran assigned security and intelligence tasks before preparing to enter seclusion to advance his sword path.

• Hu Haoran named the faction Hualei Pavilion and explained its two corps, four halls, and one palace.
• Hu Haoran appointed leaders for the pavilion’s divisions and named Hong Zuifeng and Zeng Xiao to the Supreme Elder Council, revealing that both were Title Douluos.
• Hu Haoran introduced Shen Mengyan as his fiancée, deputy pavilion master, and the Fifth Princess of the Cangyun Empire, then explained the pavilion’s promotion system.
• Hu Haoran and the others spent three days shaping Hualei Pavilion’s framework and decided to announce it internally in a month while keeping it hidden from outside factions.
• Hu Haoran assigned Qian Duoxiang, Xue Jinghong, and Zeng Xiao to strengthen the base defenses, ordered Luo Fei to investigate Haori City, and prepared to enter seclusion to pursue a breakthrough in his sword path.

Hu Haoran explored the Spirit Hall Interface and learned how its dangerous domains could train soul masters and reward them with power and Douluo Crystal Points. He entered the intermediate Earth Domain, where its crushing gravity left him struggling to stand.

• Hu Haoran discovered the Spirit Hall Interface’s four domains, difficulty levels, Domain Beasts, rewards, entry costs, and rules for bringing trusted people inside.
• Hu Haoran decided to scout the interface alone before bringing Shen Mengyan along.
• Hu Haoran chose the intermediate Earth Domain and confirmed his entry.
• Hu Haoran arrived on barren ground under crushing gravity and struggled to his feet, resolving to adapt quickly.

Hu Haoran entered the Earth Domain’s Primordial Wilderness and was caught in a devastating Earth Dragon Storm. As he struggled to survive, he began using the storm to cultivate and considered creating his own movement technique.

• Hu Haoran adapted to the Earth Domain’s gravity and learned from the Douluo System that the nearest area frequented by domain beasts was Sinking Moon Marsh, fifteen thousand kilometers east.
• An Earth Dragon Storm erupted across the Primordial Wilderness, and Hu Haoran fled east while using his abilities to dodge the tornadoes and their heavy wind blades.
• Hu Haoran used the Qinghua Sword Technique’s Ghost Wind Howls and Rolls a Thousand Miles to resist the storm and gradually find a way to move through it.
• Hu Haoran decided to build on the sword move and imitate Elder Hong’s Drunken Freedom and Drunken Shadowless to create a movement technique of his own.

Hu Haoran endured the Earth Dragon Storm, sharpening his understanding of wind as his body and Soul Power grew stronger. After defeating a flock of Rockfall Eagles, he faced a much larger flock with little Soul Power remaining and prepared for battle.

• Hu Haoran survived three days in the Earth Dragon Storm and grew more proficient with the Lightning Eye as his body toughened and his Soul Power became denser.
• The Douluo System warned Hu Haoran of 113 Yellow-tier Rockfall Eagles, which attacked him in the storm.
• Hu Haoran used Ghost Wind Howls and Rolls a Thousand Miles to badly injure the eagles, then killed all 113 with his Star Scar Sword.
• The eagles' deaths increased Hu Haoran's spiritual power and raised each of his soul rings' ages by 262 years.
• The Douluo System warned Hu Haoran that 567 more Yellow-tier Rockfall Eagles were behind him, so he took Soul Power-replenishing pills and readied his sword.

Hu Haoran endured a day and night of attacks from 567 Rockfall Eagles and learned their Seven-Star footwork to create his own movement technique. After mastering it, he killed the flock, gained substantial rewards, and watched the Earth Dragon Storm disappear.

• Hu Haoran fought the Rockfall Eagles and noticed that their strange movements followed the Seven Stars, inspiring him to study their footwork.
• He endured the flock’s coordinated attacks for a day and night, using his Lightning Eye and spiritual power to refine his movements and survive with pills.
• Hu Haoran completed Dragon Roams the Nine Heavens, allowing him to move through the Earth Dragon Storm and evade the Rockfall Eagles’ attacks.
• He unleashed Ghost Wind Howls and Rolls a Thousand Miles, then used Lightning Angel Wings to pursue and kill all 567 Rockfall Eagles.
• The kills increased each of Hu Haoran’s soul rings by 1,134 years and gave him 567,000 Douluo Crystal Points as the Earth Dragon Storm vanished.

Hu Haoran dug a burrow in the Primordial Wasteland and began healing his severe injuries, but a Rock Piercing Rat ambushed him while he was meditating. Despite fighting back, he was badly wounded and lost consciousness, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Hu Haoran searched for shelter, dug a burrow, and used Saint Grade Pills and meditation to treat his injuries.
• A Rock Piercing Rat followed the scent of Hu Haoran's blood and attacked him while he was deep in meditation.
• Hu Haoran blocked the rat's next strike with the Star Scar Sword and was knocked out of the burrow.
• After learning the attacker was an Earth-tier domain beast, Hu Haoran used Divine Thunder Rips the Sky, Shattering the Limitless, but the rat dodged.
• Hu Haoran evaded the rat's attacks with Dragon Soaring Nine Heavens, Dragon Soaring Movement, but the rat burrowed underground and struck his chest from below.
• Hu Haoran suffered another devastating wound and passed out.

Hu Haoran survived the Rock Piercing Rat’s attack, recovered after a month unconscious, and continued through the Primordial Wasteland. He then stumbled into Gravel Shrimp territory and faced a swarm of 5,861 domain beasts.

• Hu Haoran feigned unconsciousness and killed the Rock Piercing Rat with his Star Scar Sword, then swallowed healing and Soul Power pills before truly passing out.
• A black sphere merged into Hu Haoran, increasing his spiritual power and soul ring age by eight years, while his body and Soul Power gradually recovered.
• After a month without encountering any domain beasts, Hu Haoran woke with healed injuries, ate dried rations, and resumed his journey toward Sinking Moon Marsh.
• Hu Haoran detected a migration of Gravel Shrimp and learned that 5,861 of them were charging at him after he entered their territory.
• The Gravel Shrimp fired a barrage of stone arrows, and Hu Haoran used Dragon Roams the Nine Heavens, Roaming Dragon Strike to dodge.

Hu Haoran slaughtered more than 5,800 Gravel Shrimp and crafted 5,000 sets of armor from their shells before continuing toward Sinking Moon Marsh. He entered an eerily silent area where underground activity had disappeared, leaving him on guard against a powerful domain beast.

• Hu Haoran used his swordsmanship and Lightning Angel Wings to kill the Gravel Shrimp swarm despite their coordinated attacks.
• Hu Haoran recovered his strength and learned that Gravel Shrimp shells could be crafted into armor capable of withstanding a Soul Ancestor-level strike.
• Hu Haoran crafted 5,000 sets of Gravel Shrimp Armor and passed through the swarm's territory without incident.
• Hu Haoran traveled across the barren primordial wasteland toward Sinking Moon Marsh.
• Hu Haoran noticed that underground fluctuations and other sounds had vanished, and he stopped to sense whether a high-level domain beast was nearby.

Hu Haoran cautiously entered a domain beast’s territory, suspecting a powerful Heaven-tier beast was waiting for him. Meanwhile, Shen Mengyan organized Hualei Pavilion’s development and reviewed Haori City’s rival powers, preparing for Hu Haoran’s eventual arrival there.

• Hu Haoran advanced carefully through the domain beast’s territory and wondered how strong a Heaven-tier beast would be.
• Zhou Mingyi reported that Hualei Pavilion’s badges were complete, and Shen Mengyan directed staff to enter their information into the computer Soul Tool.
• Xue Jinghong and Qian Duoxiang described plans for layered soul formations and Fixed Soul Tools to defend Hualei Pavilion, but Qian warned that the tools were too expensive for their current funds.
• Luo Fei briefed Shen Mengyan on Haori City’s five major powers and their leaders’ strengths.
• Luo Fei explained that the Zhao Family and Zhu Family were allied, as were the Berserk Gang and Blood Sand Gang, and that the four powers sought control of Haori City and had covertly assassinated its former city lords.

Shen Mengyan and Hualei Pavilion's leaders discussed ways to replenish their funds through mercenary missions and Zhou Mingyi's pill business. In the Earth Domain, Hu Haoran encountered the awakened Heaven-tier Houtu Python and prepared to fight it.

• Shen Mengyan agreed that Hualei Pavilion should take mercenary missions to earn money, while Zhou Mingyi proposed opening a pill shop and cooperating with the five major factions.
• Zhou Mingyi and Shen Mengyan offered to refine pills as the pavilion prepared for Hu Haoran's return from seclusion.
• Hu Haoran decided to leave the Earth Domain after failing to locate the concealed domain beast, but a tremor restrained him and split the ground open.
• The Douluo System identified the emerging domain beast as a Heaven-tier Houtu Python, and Hu Haoran readied the Star Scar Sword to face it.
• The Houtu Python burst from underground and fixed its gaze on Hu Haoran, who stood his ground despite its enormous size.

Hu Haoran fought the Houtu Python, whose control over earth and gravity made it a formidable opponent. After weakening its strongest attack with the Rakshasa Sword Spirit, Hu Haoran killed the python but was left completely exhausted.

• The Houtu Python attacked Hu Haoran with an earth-element storm and increased gravity, but Hu Haoran countered with his Rainbow Phoenix sword technique.
• The Houtu Python charged with its eyes closed, and Hu Haoran and the Rakshasa Sword Spirit severed half its forked tongue with their Fourth Soul Skills.
• Hu Haoran and the Rakshasa Sword Spirit struck the python with their Fifth Soul Skills, while the python absorbed earth elements and launched a powerful yellow projectile.
• The Rakshasa Sword Spirit repeatedly attacked the projectile until it weakened, allowing Hu Haoran to evade it and destroy it with his sword.
• Hu Haoran bound the Houtu Python with purple-gold sword flood dragons and beheaded it, then stabbed its heart to ensure it was dead.

After killing the Houtu Python, Hu Haoran turned its corpse into three powerful items and continued toward Sinking Moon Marsh. He entered the marsh and learned that he had to spend Soul Power constantly to keep from being dragged under.

• Hu Haoran used the Houtu Python's corpse to craft the Houtu Python Sword, Houtu Python Blade, and Houtu Python Armor.
• Hu Haoran set out for Sinking Moon Marsh and reached it after two or three days of travel through the Houtu Python's territory.
• Hu Haoran discovered that the marsh mud blocked spiritual power and used his Eye of Thunder to heighten his perception.
• Hu Haoran stepped into Sinking Moon Marsh and used lightning Soul Power to dry the mud and break free of its suction.
• Hu Haoran began floating above the swamp while continuously resisting its pull, consuming his Soul Power.

Hu Haoran was surrounded in Sinking Moon Marsh by 15,723 Mysterious-tier Silver Flying Fish and fought back with his Soaring Sword and Rakshasa Sword Spirit. After killing more than two thousand, he continued facing their relentless attacks while a Heaven-tier Silver Flying Fish leader watched and directed the swarm.

• Hu Haoran sensed danger in Sinking Moon Marsh and meditated while the Silver Flying Fish secretly surrounded him.
• The Douluo System warned Hu Haoran that 15,723 Mysterious-tier Silver Flying Fish had encircled him.
• Hu Haoran and the Rakshasa Sword Spirit used their Fifth Soul Skill to kill dozens of Silver Flying Fish in their first clash.
• Hu Haoran judged the fish's speed manageable and their defense weak, then fought the swarm rather than trying to escape.
• Hu Haoran and the Rakshasa Sword Spirit killed more than two thousand Silver Flying Fish, while a Heaven-tier leader directed the remaining attackers.