Chapter Summaries

Hu Haoran learned that the Berserk Gang and Blood Sand Gang planned to trade seven Grade 8 Fixed Soul Tools and three thousand thousand-year soul spirits, and decided to compete for the shipment with help from two Title Douluos. He then prepared the Haori Squad and the Four Heroes of Dragon Bone for Ice Domain training, hoping to strengthen them before the clash in one month.

• Zhu Luanxin told Hu Haoran that the Berserk Gang and Blood Sand Gang were moving seven Grade 8 Fixed Soul Tools and three thousand top-grade thousand-year soul spirits, and that the Zhao Family wanted to seize the shipment with the Zhu Family.
• Zhu Luanxin explained that the gangs had one Soul Douluo and three Soul Saints each guarding the goods, while the Zhao and Zhu Families planned to send one Soul Douluo and four Soul Saints apiece; Hu Haoran decided to compete with two Title Douluos' help.
• Hu Haoran told Zhu Luanxin to give the route details to Luo Fei of Heaven, and Zhu Luanxin said the shipment would move in one month.
• Hu Haoran returned to the City Lord's Mansion, informed Hong Zuifeng, and received his agreement to join the operation with Zeng Xiao.
• Hu Haoran decided to use the Spirit Hall Interface to take the Haori Squad and the Four Heroes of Dragon Bone to the Ice Domain for training, then ordered the eleven members to prepare supplies.
• Kai Qi, Feng Jianchen, Gu Ling'er, and Song Yingying discussed Hu Haoran's unexplained orders as the group packed, and the eleven soon assembled before him.

Hu Haoran led eleven companions into the Ice Domain, a frigid realm where hunting domain beasts could raise soul ring ages and spiritual power. After adapting to the cold, the group set out to find shelter and begin exploring.

• Hu Haoran told the eleven that he would take them to a secret place where they could increase their soul ring ages, and warned them to keep it secret.
• Hu Haoran opened a portal to the Ice Domain, and the group entered wearing cold-weather gear.
• The Ice Domain’s freezing air slowed everyone, so Hu Haoran ordered them to circulate the Sun Moon Profound Art until they adapted.
• Hu Haoran explained that ice-type domain beasts were divided into five ranks and that hunting them could increase soul ring ages and spiritual power.
• Hu Haoran warned that only the final killer of a domain beast gained its energy, then the group began exploring the Ice Domain.

The group adapted to the Ice Domain by learning to circulate Soul Power and absorb its ice elements. After everyone made progress, Hu Haoran prepared to help them acclimate further before splitting them into two teams to hunt domain beasts.

• Luo Ye proposed circulating Soul Power to resist the Ice Domain’s cold, and Wu Dawei agreed as the group began practicing.
• Shui Qi adapted first by absorbing ice elements through her Blue Water Chain martial soul.
• Feng Jianchen and Ye Ye pushed their Sun Moon Profound Art to the brink, then achieved Tai Chi Unity and learned to absorb the ice elements.
• The Four Heroes of Dragon Bone and the members of Haori Squad also achieved Tai Chi Unity after a day of practice.
• Hu Haoran praised the group’s progress, credited Hong Zuifeng’s instruction, and announced that they would acclimate further before splitting into two teams to hunt domain beasts.

Haori Squad and the Four Heroes of Dragon Bone fought off a pack of Silver Snow Wolves, but discovered that only the strongest attackers absorbed the energy needed to raise their soul rings. Wu Dawei proposed prioritizing Gu Ling’er and Yao Wuxin, leaving the team to decide how to proceed.

• Wu Dawei formed Haori Squad into an attack formation as a pack of Silver Snow Wolves surrounded them.
• Gu Ling’er and Yao Wuxin boosted their teammates, while Shui Qi and Ye Ye restrained the wolves and Wu Dawei, Kai Qi, and Feng Jianchen attacked.
• Haori Squad defeated the wolves, and the energy from their deaths flowed only to Wu Dawei, Kai Qi, and Feng Jianchen.
• Feng Jianchen and Wu Dawei pointed out that the support-system soul masters had absorbed none of the energy, jeopardizing their reason for entering the Ice Domain.
• Wu Dawei proposed raising Gu Ling’er and Yao Wuxin’s soul-ring ages to the current maximum before the rest of the team.

Haori Squad changed its tactics so Gu Ling'er and Yao Wuxin could raise their soul ring age limits first. As a swarm of Snow Mosquitoes surrounded the group, they began fighting while the two support-type soul masters delivered the killing blows.

• Wu Dawei, Kai Qi, and the others agreed that Gu Ling'er and Yao Wuxin would kill domain beasts first to increase their soul ring age limits.
• A swarm of at least a hundred thousand Snow Mosquitoes surrounded Haori Squad, the Four Heroes of Dragon Bone, and their companions.
• Wu Dawei ordered the team to fight together, and Gu Ling'er and Yao Wuxin boosted their allies while Shui Qi and Ye Ye restrained the mosquitoes.
• Feng Jianchen, Wu Dawei, and Kai Qi wounded the mosquitoes without killing them, and Gu Ling'er and Yao Wuxin finished them off as their first soul rings grew closer to yellow.
• Song Linlin used Earth Power to bring more mosquitoes crashing down, and Luo Ye wounded them and delivered them to her to finish.

Haori Squad and the Four Heroes of Dragon Bone fought off a swarm of Snow Mosquitoes, then set out to explore the Beginner Ice Domain after Hu Haoran judged them capable of surviving on their own. Hu Haoran returned to Hualei Pavilion and began planning a robbery targeting the Four Great Powers, agreeing to bring Shen Mengyan along despite the danger.

• Song Linlin, Song Yingying, Wu Dawei, and the others fought the Snow Mosquitoes, but Wu Dawei ordered a retreat when their numbers threatened to exhaust the group’s Soul Power.
• Haori Squad and the Four Heroes of Dragon Bone escaped to a cave and meditated to recover their Soul Power.
• Hu Haoran praised the group’s teamwork and told them to survive in the domain for roughly a year, promising to recognize Haori Squad and make its members City Guard instructors if they met his expectations.
• After the group resumed its exploration, Hu Haoran left the Ice Domain and calculated that the Spirit Hall Interface’s costs could be recovered through the Douluo Crystal Points earned from their kills.
• Hu Haoran returned to Hualei Pavilion and told Shen Mengyan he planned to stir up trouble for the Four Great Powers; when she insisted on joining, he agreed, warning that it might be dangerous.

Hu Haoran told Shen Mengyan he planned to capture Zhu Tianguang and use the Soul Douluo to improve their chances in a coming operation against the Berserk Gang and Blood Sand Gang. After Shen Mengyan agreed to keep his ability secret, Hu Haoran set the ambush in motion with Zeng Xiao, leaving the trap ready for Zhu Tianguang.

• Hu Haoran explained that his ability could make powerful people obey him, and Shen Mengyan promised to keep it secret.
• Hu Haoran named Zhu Tianguang as his target and planned to lure him with Tai Feng and Meng Liang, then capture him alive with Zeng Xiao's help.
• Shen Mengyan agreed to accompany Hu Haoran to watch the battle and gain combat experience, and the two arranged their plans.
• Zhu Luanxin realized Hu Haoran was targeting Zhu Tianguang, while Zeng Xiao prepared a soul formation to make the capture safer.
• A week later, Hu Haoran and his allies were due to carry out the ambush against Zhu Tianguang.

Zhu Luanxin lured Zhu Tianguang and his companions to Dragon Bone Mountain, where Hu Haoran and Zeng Xiao had prepared a trap for them. Zhu Tianguang launched an attack on Tai Feng and Meng Liang’s wooden house, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Zhu Luanxin persuaded Zhu Tianguang that Tai Feng and Meng Liang were hiding at Dragon Bone Mountain, despite Zhu Wuju’s doubts.
• Tai Feng and Meng Liang cooperated with Hu Haoran’s plan, relying on Zeng Xiao’s soul formation to trap Zhu Tianguang.
• Zhu Luanxin led Zhu Tianguang, Zhu Zhenxing, and Zhu Wuju to fake battle traces, then secretly alerted Tai Feng and Meng Liang that they had arrived.
• Zhu Luanxin signaled Zhu Tianguang to the wooden house where Tai Feng and Meng Liang were hiding.
• Zhu Tianguang and the others unleashed their Fifth Soul Skills together, blasting the wooden house into rubble.

Zeng Xiao revealed himself as a Title Douluo and trapped the Zhu Family pursuers in a soul array after they attacked Tai Feng and Meng Liang. The Zhu Family members transformed and launched further attacks, but Zeng Xiao blocked them with ease.

• Zhu Zhenxing believed the combined attack had killed Tai Feng and Meng Liang, but Zhu Tianguang sensed they were unharmed as they emerged from the smoke.
• Meng Liang taunted the Zhu Family, and Zeng Xiao stepped out of the shadows, revealing his Title Douluo aura.
• Zhu Tianguang tried to withdraw, but Zeng Xiao trapped everyone in a black soul array, and Zhu Wuju realized Tai Feng and Meng Liang had been bait.
• Zhu Tianguang, Zhu Zhenxing, and Zhu Wuju attacked with Mars Quake, but Zeng Xiao's black scorpion shattered all three meteors.
• The four Zhu Family members used Martial Soul Avatar and attacked with Mars Needle Rain, but Zeng Xiao blocked the needles with a curtain of black light.

Zhu Luanxin betrayed Zhu Tianguang and the others, helping Zeng Xiao defeat them so Hu Haoran could take control of the Zhu Family members. After capturing the three, Hu Haoran planned to bring them to Hualei Pavilion and use them in a future battle and to subdue the Zhu Family.

• Zeng Xiao filled the soul formation with poisonous mist ghosts, forcing Zhu Tianguang, Zhu Zhenxing, and Zhu Wuju to defend themselves.
• Zhu Luanxin suddenly attacked Zhu Wuju with his Sixth Soul Skill, leaving him severely injured and unconscious.
• Zhu Tianguang and Zhu Zhenxing realized Zhu Luanxin had betrayed them and that the rumors about Tai Feng and Meng Liang had been part of a trap.
• Zhu Tianguang burned his life force to unleash his Eighth Soul Skill, while Zhu Zhenxing attacked Zeng Xiao and Zhu Luanxin tried to stop him.
• Zeng Xiao froze Zhu Tianguang and Zhu Zhenxing, then defeated all three men with help from the soul formation.
• Hu Haoran used twenty-four million Douluo Crystal Points to take control of the captives and ordered them brought to Hualei Pavilion.

Hu Haoran learned the lineups and ambitions of the factions planning to seize the shipment of Thousand Year Spirit Souls and Level Eight Fixed Soul Tools. He considered how the Imperial Capital might intervene and asked Zhu Tianguang about the Zhu Family’s forces.

• Hu Haoran treated Zhu Tianguang, Zhu Zhenxing, and Zhu Wuju, then asked Zhu Tianguang about the upcoming deal.
• Zhu Tianguang revealed the Berserk Gang, Blood Sand Gang, and Zhao Family’s personnel and combat strength for the deal.
• Zhu Wuju explained the Blood Sand Gang’s research into creating stronger spirit souls and the Zhao Family’s desire to develop Level Eight Fixed Soul Tools.
• Hu Haoran warned that the Shen Family of the Imperial Capital might also target the shipment, then asked about the Zhu Family’s lineup.
• Zhu Tianguang said Zhu Zhihui, Zhu Zhenwu, Zhu Zhenxia, Luan Xin, and Wuju would represent the Zhu Family.

Hu Haoran gathered intelligence from Zhu Tianguang and planned Operation Crimson Jade to seize the shipment after the Four Great Powers weakened one another. As the goods’ arrival drew near, Hualei Pavilion prepared to ambush the survivors, wary of the Zhao Family’s Soul Tool Technology.

• Zhu Tianguang told Hu Haoran that the Zhu and Zhao Families planned to ambush the shipment at Crimson Jade Mountain, though they had not chosen the exact location.
• Hu Haoran speculated that the Zhao Family might have hidden reinforcements and sent Zhu Tianguang and the others back to the Zhu Family to lie low.
• Hu Haoran named the plan Operation Crimson Jade and intended to let the Four Great Powers fight before Hualei Pavilion moved in.
• Hong Zuifeng warned Hu Haoran and the others that the Zhao Family’s Soul Tool Technology could make its fighters exceptionally dangerous.
• Zeng Xiao, Xue Jinghong, and Qian Duoxiang decided to create a one-use Soul Tool that could deploy a soul formation and block the Four Great Powers’ escape.
• With preparations complete, Hu Haoran launched Operation Crimson Jade as the shipment’s arrival approached.

The Berserk Gang and Blood Sand Gang entered an ambush set by the Zhao Family and Zhu Family, triggering a battle among the four factions. As Wu Chong and Zhao Yuanyi clashed, Hu Haoran and his companions watched from hiding, hoping the fighting would leave both sides badly weakened.

• Dongfang Fu and Wu Chong expected the Zhao Family and Zhu Family to attack as the gangs traveled through the Cangyun Empire.
• Zhu Zhihui and Zhao Yuanyi prepared the ambush, while Zhu Luanxin and Zhu Wuju harbored their own intentions.
• Zhao Yuanyi ordered the Zhao Family to fire their Ice Ray Guns at the approaching gangs, but Wu Chong quickly raised a Soul Power barrier to stop the attack.
• Wu Chong and Zhao Yuanyi revealed their eight soul rings and began fighting, ordering their forces to kill the opposing side.
• Hu Haoran and his companions watched from nearby as the four factions joined the battle, and Wu Chong unleashed his Second Soul Skill, Overlord Whirlwind Kill, against Zhao Yuanyi.

The Berserk Gang and Zhao Family escalated their fight by deploying Battle Armor and Mechas, turning the clash into a contest only they could decide. The two forces faced off, poised for the next exchange.

• Zhao Yuanyi fired an enhanced Ice Ray at Wu Chong, who shattered it but suffered a thin layer of ice.
• Wu Chong ordered the Berserk Gang to equip Battle Armor, and Kong Xiangyun, Kong Kunlin, and Ji Chuanfeng summoned their Two-word Battle Armor.
• Hu Haoran admired the armor, and Zeng Xiao explained how it increased its wearer's combat power.
• Wu Chong donned Three-word Battle Armor, raising his strength to the level of a Title Douluo and making Zhao Yuanyi wary.
• Zhao Yuanyi ordered the Zhao Family to deploy their Purple-grade Mechas, and Zhao Zhirian, Zhao Zhixing, Zhao Zhiying, and Zhao Zhiyi equipped them.
• The Berserk Gang and Zhao Family faced one another as the Blood Sand Gang and Zhu Family could no longer interfere.

Zhao Yuanyi and Wu Chong fought a brutal duel, trading damage as Zhao Yuanyi used his mech and Soul Tools against Wu Chong’s battle armor and axe. The chapter ended with their strongest attacks colliding, covering Crimson Jade Mountain in snow as the spectators watched in shock.

• Zhao Yuanyi activated his mech’s Ice Ray Gun and Sonic Impact Cannon while Wu Chong attacked with his Overlord Great Axe Transformation and Titan Earth Shatter.
• Zhao Yuanyi weakened and restrained Wu Chong with his Soul Skills, but Wu Chong broke them with his spiritual power and struck Zhao Yuanyi’s mech as a Sonic Blast Bomb damaged Wu Chong’s shoulder armor.
• Wu Chong and Zhao Yuanyi pulled apart after the exchange, each injured but still ready to fight.
• Wu Chong charged with Titan Skybreaker as Zhao Yuanyi raised a Mental Barrier and fired the Ice Ray Gun at full power.
• The attacks collided, sending a whirlwind across Crimson Jade Mountain and causing snow to fall under the clear sky.

Zhao Yuanyi and Wu Chong fought viciously while Dongfang Fu and Zhu Zhihui battled over their factions’ interests. Their soul skills clashed in a stalemate, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Zhao Yuanyi and Wu Chong traded ruthless attacks as the Blood Sand Gang and Zhu Family fighters fought around them.
• Hu Haoran explained to Shen Mengyan that the factions were fighting brutally to protect their interests and avoid future retaliation.
• Dongfang Fu and Zhu Zhihui completed their Martial Soul Possession and exchanged powerful attacks, setting trees on Crimson Jade Mountain ablaze.
• Dongfang Fu used Thunderous Clone to attack from eight directions, but Zhu Zhihui’s Mars Needle Rain forced him to reveal his true body.
• Dongfang Fu unleashed Thunderlight Wave, and Zhu Zhihui countered with a concentrated giant netherflame needle; their attacks collided with neither gaining the advantage.

The Four Great Powers’ battle continued as Hu Haoran’s group waited for the combatants to weaken. Ji Chuanfeng fought Zhao Zhirian and Zhao Zhixing to a standstill with his White Flame Phoenix, leaving all three severely injured as the Soul Douluos remained the last fighters standing.

• Hu Haoran and Xue Jinghong advised Shen Mengyan to wait while the Four Great Powers exhausted themselves before joining the battle.
• Ji Chuanfeng used his White Flame Phoenix and Fourth Soul Skill to pressure Zhao Zhirian and Zhao Zhixing, whose ice attacks struggled against his fire.
• Ji Chuanfeng unleashed his White Flame Phoenix Avatar and White Flame Burning Heaven, while the Zhao brothers answered with their strongest Ice Ray and Shockwave Shell attacks.
• The collision devastated the terrain and left Ji Chuanfeng, Zhao Zhirian, and Zhao Zhixing badly injured and unable to move.
• Everyone except the still-fighting Soul Douluos lay on the ground, awaiting the battle’s outcome.

Shen Mengyan and the others waited until the Soul Douluos were exhausted before moving to seize the goods. After Wu Chong and Zhao Yuanyi fell unconscious from their final clash, Hu Haoran ordered the group to capture the remaining fighters, though he still felt uneasy.

• Shen Mengyan urged the group to attack, but Hu Haoran, Hong Zuifeng, and Zeng Xiao warned that the Soul Douluos still had strength and might counterattack.
• Wu Chong and Zhao Yuanyi continued their fierce duel, each suffering serious injuries as their fighting spirit grew.
• Wu Chong unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill, Titan Crescent Kill, while Zhao Yuanyi used his Eighth Soul Skill, Soul Spear, powered by his Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm soul spirit.
• Wu Chong and Zhao Yuanyi's attacks collided in a devastating shockwave, and both Soul Douluos fell unconscious.
• Hu Haoran ordered Hong Zuifeng and Zeng Xiao to subdue Dongfang Fu and Zhu Zhihui, Xue Jinghong and Qian Duoxiang to capture the injured Soul Saints, and Shen Mengyan to help him catch Wu Chong and Zhao Yuanyi.

Hong Zuifeng, Xue Jinghong, Qian Duoxiang, and Zeng Xiao ambushed the Four Great Powers during Operation Crimson Jade, while Hu Haoran used the Prison God Hall Interface to bring captured fighters under his command. The operation continued as more Soul Sages and Soul Douluos were subdued.

• Hong Zuifeng struck Dongfang Fu and Zhu Zhihui, badly injuring them and forcing them into a standoff with the Title Douluo.
• Hu Haoran captured the unconscious Zhao Yuanyi and Wu Chong, then used the Prison God Hall Interface to obtain their information.
• Xue Jinghong and Qian Duoxiang subdued the wounded Soul Sages, including Duanmu Heng, Duanmu Kai, and Duanmu Yi, and sent them to Hu Haoran.
• Zeng Xiao appeared as the Berserk Gang and Zhao Family members prepared to attack, used poisonous mist to paralyze them, and captured them in one move.

Zeng Xiao and Hong Zuifeng overwhelmed the Four Great Powers’ forces, leaving Zhu Zhihui and Dongfang Fu facing two Title Douluos. Hu Haoran remained uneasy as the operation continued, and Hong Zuifeng’s attack left Dongfang Fu severely injured.

• Zeng Xiao paralyzed the Berserk Gang and Zhao Family members with nonlethal toxins, then sent them to Hu Haoran, who subdued them with the Prison God Hall Interface.
• Hu Haoran told Shen Mengyan that the operation had gone unusually smoothly but warned that he felt uneasy and wanted to leave soon.
• Zeng Xiao joined Hong Zuifeng above the battlefield and taunted Zhu Zhihui and Dongfang Fu after most of their forces had been subdued.
• Zeng Xiao released his Fifth Soul Skill, Poison Sea Dead Tide, while Zhu Zhihui countered with his Eighth Soul Skill, Purple Demon Poison Mist, and Dongfang Fu attacked with Thunderlight Wave.
• Hong Zuifeng stopped Dongfang Fu’s attack with his Fourth Soul Skill, Heavenly Dragon Evil-Breaking Wave, and blasted him into severe injury.