Chapter Summaries

Song Dashan organized a coordinated ambush that subdued a herd of more than two hundred bovine soul beasts, then divided them equally among the team. Everyone absorbed the beasts’ energy spheres and rapidly increased their soul-ring ages.

• Lan Yue, Xue Chen, and Song Dashan assessed the team’s strengths and agreed they needed to defeat the herd quickly, while Zhou Mingyi assured Song Dashan the group would cooperate.
• Song Dashan assigned Zhan Ya, Xue Chen, and Zhou Mingyi to launch the first attacks, Lan Yue and Luo Fei to control and distract the herd, and the remaining fighters to follow up, with Bai Wuxin protecting them.
• Zhan Ya, Xue Chen, and Zhou Mingyi struck the grazing cattle, then Luo Fei drew their attacks while Lan Yue bound and confused many of them.
• Song Dashan, Song Dajiang, Song Dalin, and Shi Zhenhe overwhelmed the herd as Bai Wuxin blocked its counterattacks, allowing the team to subdue more than two hundred soul beasts.
• Song Dashan divided the soul beasts equally, and the team killed them and absorbed their energy spheres to increase their soul-ring ages.

Song Dashan and the others discovered that absorbing energy in the Gravity Spirit Ascension Platform had greatly increased their soul ring ages, then set out to find more soul beasts. After spotting a pack of over a thousand Earth Rock Wild Wolves, they planned to ambush smaller groups, and Song Dashan launched the first attack on a hunting party.

• Song Dashan and Zhou Mingyi confirmed that their soul ring ages had increased by more than a thousand years, and the group decided to continue hunting soul beasts.
• Luo Fei spotted a pack of over a thousand Earth Rock Wild Wolves and reported its size to the group.
• Song Dashan proposed ambushing smaller hunting groups instead of fighting the entire pack, and Lan Yue understood and endorsed his plan.
• The group followed Luo Fei to observe the wolves, then waited for more than two hundred to leave the main pack to hunt.
• Song Dashan attacked the separated wolves with Earth Shatter Tremor, cracking the ground and stunning or trapping many of them.

Song Dashan and his companions defeated a group of elite Earth Rock Wild Wolves inside the Gravity Spirit Ascension Platform and absorbed their energy. After the platform ended, they emerged with every soul ring above ten thousand years and several members reporting major cultivation gains.

• Lan Yue, Zhan Ya, and the others joined Song Dashan's assault and killed more than fifty Earth Rock Wild Wolves before the remaining wolves counterattacked with earth-element Soul Power.
• Zhou Mingyi identified the wolves as ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and the group intensified their attacks while Bai Wuxin shielded Lan Yue from a charging wolf.
• Song Dalin and his companions defeated the entire elite wolf group, then divided the wolves and absorbed their energy.
• Hu Haoran and Shen Mengyan waited for the Gravity Spirit Ascension Platform to end, and its glass covers opened after nearly ten days.
• Zhan Ya told Hu Haoran that all their soul rings had exceeded ten thousand years and his Soul Power had risen two levels; Xue Chen also reported gaining two levels after years of stagnation.
• Song Dashan promised to plan how the rest of Hualei Pavilion could use the platform, while Hu Haoran urged them to reach Soul Sage level.

Hu Haoran brought Shen Mengyan, Zhou Wangchao, Xiong Yingtian, Wang Xiaobei, and their companions into the Intermediate Fire Domain to strengthen their Soul Rings, spiritual power, and combat ability. After everyone adapted to the dangerous, scorching environment, he told them to cultivate there for a year, which would pass as a little over a month outside.

• Hu Haoran estimated that Song Dashan and the others had become strong enough to defeat Soul Sages after their Soul Rings and bodies were strengthened in the Gravity Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Hu Haoran gathered Shen Mengyan, Zhou Wangchao, Xiong Yingtian, Wang Xiaobei, and their companions, then explained the Fire Domain and asked them to keep his secret.
• Everyone made a Spirit Oath, and Hu Haoran opened the Intermediate Fire Domain and led the group inside.
• Hu Haoran warned the group about the heat and lurking domain beasts, then had everyone adapt to the environment before splitting up.
• After two days, everyone had adapted to the Fire Domain, and Hu Haoran told them to meet again in a year, explaining that only a little over a month would pass outside.

Hu Haoran, Shen Mengyan, and Zhou Wangchao ambushed and defeated a flock of Blazing Fire Sparrows in the Intermediate Fire Domain. Meanwhile, Zhao Kuang, Liu Yu, and Wang Xiaobei struggled against two far stronger lion-like domain beasts.

• Shen Mengyan sensed powerful auras, and Hu Haoran identified the creatures ahead as likely Earth-tier domain beasts.
• Hu Haoran explained the Blazing Fire Sparrows’ explosive strength and poor endurance, and the group chose to combine a surprise assault with a drawn-out fight.
• Shen Mengyan, Hu Haoran, and Zhou Wangchao disabled fifteen Blazing Fire Sparrows with their opening attacks, then defeated the rest.
• Hu Haoran declined to absorb the beasts’ energy, so Shen Mengyan and Zhou Wangchao began absorbing it instead.
• Zhao Kuang, Liu Yu, and Wang Xiaobei continued battling two lion-like domain beasts whose strength seemed close to that of twenty-thousand-year soul beasts.

Wang Xiaobei, Liu Yu, and Zhao Kuang defeated two fire lions in the Fire Domain and let Wang Xiaobei and Liu Yu absorb them to raise their soul-ring ages. Meanwhile, the Little Bear Team found a huge swarm of Explosive Fire Spiders and began competing to see who could kill the most.

• Wang Xiaobei and Liu Yu fought one fire lion each while Zhao Kuang stunned both with his Earth Dragon Roar.
• Wang Xiaobei and Liu Yu used their Fifth Soul Skills to defeat the fire lions.
• Zhao Kuang gave the two fire lions to Wang Xiaobei and Liu Yu to absorb, and the three discussed hunting weaker domain beasts in large groups.
• The Little Bear Team encountered at least a thousand Explosive Fire Spiders, and Xiong Yingtian proposed a competition to kill the most.
• Qiu Tieshan joined the competition with his Third Soul Skill, and Gao Cheng responded by unleashing his Third Soul Skill against the spiders.

After a year in the Fire Domain, Hu Haoran and his companions emerged stronger, but learned that the Blood Sand Gang and Berserk Gang had been pressuring the Zhu Family. Hu Haoran went to the Zhu Family to investigate and plan a response.

• Xiong Yingtian, Gao Cheng, and Qiu Tieshan competed to kill the Explosive Fire Spiders, then the group absorbed the beasts’ energy.
• After a year, the group reunited with greatly increased Soul Power and soul ring ages, while Hu Haoran had reached Level 55.
• Hu Haoran planned to target the Blood Sand Gang for its spirit souls and assigned Zhou Wangchao to help train the City Guard.
• Luo Fei told Hu Haoran and Shen Mengyan that the Blood Sand Gang and Berserk Gang had repeatedly clashed with the Zhu Family and squeezed its interests.
• Hu Haoran headed to the Zhu Family to learn the details and discuss a solution.

Hu Haoran learned that the Blood Sand Gang and Berserk Gang had nearly destroyed the Zhu Family, and that Hong Zuifeng’s intervention had exposed the Title Douluo’s presence. He returned to the City Lord’s Manor planning to visit the two gangs and resolve the Zhu Family’s troubles.

• Hu Haoran arrived at the Zhu Family and heard Zhu Tianliang explain that the Blood Sand Gang and Berserk Gang had attacked the family after learning its strength had weakened.
• Zhu Tianliang said Hong Zuifeng had intervened two weeks earlier to prevent the Zhu Family from being wiped out.
• Hu Haoran realized Hong Zuifeng’s appearance had ruined his plan to use the elder to subdue the two gangs by surprise.
• Hu Haoran told Zhu Tianliang he would visit the Blood Sand Gang and Berserk Gang to learn their intentions and try to resolve the Zhu Family’s problems.
• Hu Haoran returned to the City Lord’s Manor, where Shi Danda welcomed him and Hu Haoran asked whether anything had happened during his absence.

Hu Haoran arranged a meeting at the City Lord's Mansion between the Blood Sand Gang, Berserk Gang, and Zhu Family to address their conflict. The leaders gathered and shared wine, but the negotiations had not yet begun.

• Shi Danda reported that the Zhu Family had joined the City Guard's training and that the Blood Sand Gang and Berserk Gang were still attacking them.
• Hu Haoran ordered Shi Danda to invite both gangs and the Zhu Family to a meeting at the City Lord's Mansion three days later.
• Huangfu Wang and Kong Xiangfeng arrived and flattered Hu Haoran, then Huangfu Wang criticized the Zhu Family for being late.
• Hu Haoran redirected the gang leaders' provocation by praising Hong Zuifeng's wine and warning them not to cause trouble.
• Zhu Tianliang arrived, and Hu Haoran led the four men to drink Hong Zuifeng's wine before discussing the conflict.

Hu Haoran stopped Kong Xiangfeng and Huangfu Wang from attacking the Zhu Family and proposed settling their conflict through a wagered battle between their younger generations. The three factions agreed to compete during a Youth Soul Master Tournament hosted by the City Lord's Mansion.

• Hu Haoran warned Kong Xiangfeng and Huangfu Wang that he would protect Haori City's stability and could call on Title Douluo if they tried to exterminate the Zhu Family.
• Kong Xiangfeng and Huangfu Wang backed down from threatening the City Lord's Mansion, but Hu Haoran asked them to hear another proposal.
• Hu Haoran suggested a public wagered battle between the younger generations of the three factions to decide the conflict without disrupting the city.
• Zhu Tianliang accepted the wager on behalf of the Zhu Family, and Kong Xiangfeng agreed to hold the battle during Hu Haoran's Youth Soul Master Tournament.

Hu Haoran prepared the Zhu Family for a major competition and announced generous prizes to attract fighters to Haori City. The Zhao Family agreed to participate and offered a venue, while Hu Haoran aimed to use the event to showcase the City Lord’s Mansion’s strength and boost the city’s prosperity.

• Kong Xiangfeng and Huangfu Wang left after confirming that the Blood Sand Gang and Berserk Gang would compete, and Hu Haoran asked Zhu Tianliang about the Zhu Family’s chances.
• Zhu Tianliang admitted his family was the weakest faction, so Hu Haoran promised to use a Gravity Spirit Ascension Platform to improve selected youngsters before the competition in one month.
• Hu Haoran announced a competition open to soul masters, offering a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast soul bone, a nine-thousand-year soul spirit, and top-grade Saint Grade Pills as prizes.
• Shi Danda reported that the Zhao Family wanted to compete and would provide the venue, and Hu Haoran welcomed their participation.
• Hu Haoran explained that he intended for the City Lord’s Mansion to claim the top three places, demonstrate its authority, and increase Haori City’s revenue, then assigned Shi Danda to prepare city security.

Hu Haoran opened the Haori City Youth Soul Master Tournament at Zhao's Arena, where the Blood Sand Gang, Berserk Gang, and Zhu Family argued over who would dominate the competition. He welcomed the contestants and began his speech as the matches were about to start.

• The Zhao Family hosted the tournament at its renovated Zhao's Arena and Zhao Guangtian welcomed Hu Haoran.
• Huangfu Wang, Kong Xiangfeng, and Zhu Tianliang traded threats and agreed to compare how many contestants each side placed in the top eight.
• Hu Haoran joked that his own contestants might meet the forces' members and asked them to show mercy.
• Hu Haoran arrived at the podium and quieted the cheering crowd.
• Hu Haoran welcomed everyone to the Haori City Youth Soul Master Tournament and explained that he had organized it to help Soul Masters improve through battle.

Hu Haoran announced valuable prizes for the Haori City Soul Master Preliminary Round, and Feng Jianchen competed against the five-ring Soul King Wen Huang. Feng Jianchen won by using precise timing and his Soul Skills to knock Wen Huang off the stage.

• Hu Haoran offered a ten-thousand-year Earth Armored Dragon torso bone, a nine-thousand-year Evil Thunder Eagle soul spirit, and Saint Grade Soul Saint Pills as prizes for the top three contestants.
• Huangfu Wang praised a Blood Sand Gang contestant's agility as the young man appeared close to defeating his opponent.
• Feng Jianchen entered the competition and faced Wen Huang, whose martial soul was a sharp Moon Wheel.
• Wen Huang attacked with A Full Moon Ascends to the Azure Sky, but Feng Jianchen evaded it with Shadow Leg.
• Feng Jianchen struck Wen Huang's Moon Wheel aside with Jade Dust Kill, then used Jade Wind Whirl to sweep him off the stage and win.

Feng Jianchen and Ye Ye won their matches in the Haori City Soul Master preliminary round. Ye Ye defeated Xiao Dan without drawing Blood Shadow Sword, then left the arena after the referee declared her the winner.

• Hu Haoran praised Feng Jianchen’s rapid progress after he won his match and said he would reward him for his cultivation.
• Ye Ye faced Xiao Dan, a four-ring control-type Soul Master, and kept Blood Shadow Sword sheathed.
• Xiao Dan spread his Red Head Ropes across the arena, but Ye Ye used her footwork to evade them.
• Ye Ye used Submerged Shadow to disappear into her shadow and waited for Xiao Dan to lower his guard.
• Ye Ye struck Xiao Dan with Dark Sky Shadow Sword, seriously injuring him, and the referee declared her the winner.

Hu Haoran and the other leaders discussed Ye Ye’s swordsmanship and the Zhao Family’s prospects before Zhao Zhenyu began his match against a Jade Cauldron Soul Master. Zhao Zhenyu was caught in his opponent’s trap, and the match was left unresolved as the Jade Cauldron Soul Master demanded his surrender.

• Hu Haoran praised Ye Ye’s swordsmanship and said she could reach the semifinals after defeating a Soul Ancestor.
• Zhao Guangtian boasted that the Zhao Family would win the tournament and presented Zhao Zhenyu as one of its promising juniors.
• Zhu Tianliang and Hu Haoran noted Zhao Zhenyu’s high cultivation and the Zhao Family’s investment in him.
• Zhao Zhenyu entered his mech armor and blocked the Jade Cauldron Soul Master’s attack with his Ice Dragon Divine Spear.
• The Jade Cauldron Soul Master triggered a hidden vibration that struck Zhao Zhenyu through his spear and mech armor, then revealed himself to be a Six-Ring Soul Emperor and demanded surrender.

Wen Xiaoyao defeated Zhao Zhenyu in the preliminary round, prompting the spectators and city leaders to question his background and skill. As the others left, Hu Haoran turned his attention to investigating the Berserk Gang, expecting the competition to bring changes to Haori City.

• Wen Xiaoyao countered Zhao Zhenyu’s mecha and defeated him with precise attacks, and the referee declared Wen Xiaoyao the winner.
• Zhao Guangtian reacted angrily to his grandson’s loss, while Kong Xiangfeng mocked the Zhao Family and Hu Haoran urged the two men to calm down.
• Hu Haoran and Huangfu Wang noted Wen Xiaoyao’s black soul rings, composure, and combat experience, and Zhao Guangtian began to suspect his background.
• Kong Xiangfeng left after taunting Zhao Guangtian, and Hu Haoran told Zhu Tianliang that the Zhu Family’s contestants had concealed their strength.
• Hu Haoran decided to investigate the Berserk Gang after Kong Xiangfeng’s sudden departure, believing it could bring him valuable gains.

Hu Haoran learned that the Berserk Gang was transporting valuable Rare Ore and ordered Luo Fei and the Hualei Pavilion elders to ambush the shipment. The Hualei team prepared an attack on the road, unaware that the approaching Berserk Gang convoy was heading into their trap.

• Hu Haoran deduced that the Berserk Gang had a major operation and learned from Luo Fei that a shipment of Rare Ore would arrive the next day.
• Hu Haoran assigned Luo Fei to lead the operation, instructing the team to capture those above Soul Emperor rank and kill those below it.
• Luo Fei gathered intelligence from Wu Chong and learned that Ji Shen would lead the convoy alongside four Soul Saints, including Ji Shen's son and Kong Xiangyun's three sons.
• Luo Fei told the team the shipment was worth five to six hundred million Gold Soul Coins and could provide materials to complete most of Hualei Pavilion's protective formation.
• Song Dashan reviewed the ambush plan, assigning four fighters to attack the Soul Saints while Lan Yue, Bai Wuxin, and the others handled the remaining guards, with Elder Zeng set to face Ji Shen.
• The Berserk Gang convoy hurried toward Hualei Pavilion, unaware that the team was lying in wait for them.

Song Dashan and the Hualei Pavilion fighters ambushed the Berserk Gang, quickly killing and injuring many before the gang’s Soul Saints donned their battle armor. Zeng Xiao confronted Ji Shen while the battle between the other fighters continued.

• Song Dashan, Song Dajiang, Zhan Ya, and Zhou Mingyi launched a coordinated attack that injured Kong Kunhuo, Kong Kunshan, and Ji Lun, while Kong Kunlei blocked Song Dashan.
• Lan Yue used her Heart-Piercing Confusion Array on the Berserk Gang’s lower-ranked fighters as Song Dalin and Xue Chen attacked and killed gang members.
• Song Dashan mocked Ji Lun, and Zhan Ya answered Kong Kunhuo’s threat before Ji Shen stepped forward to challenge them.
• Zeng Xiao revealed himself as a Title Douluo and confronted Ji Shen, ordering Song Dashan’s group to finish their fight quickly.
• Lan Yue used her soul skill to disrupt the four Soul Saints, but Ji Lun warned them and Kong Kunshan urged them to put on their battle armor.
• Xue Chen tried to stop Kong Kunhuo from armoring up, but Kong Kunhuo donned his armor and struck back with his Blazing Fire Hammer.

Xue Chen and the others fought the Berserk Gang’s four Soul Sages, whose battle armor made them far stronger than expected. The allies captured Kong Kunhuo and took down Ji Lun, leaving Kong Kunlei and Kong Kunshan to consider escaping.

• Xue Chen warned his allies that the Berserk Gang’s battle armor brought its users close to Soul Douluo strength, while Ji Lun raised a sandstorm and Song Dajiang countered with a wave.
• Song Dalin stunned Kong Kunhuo, allowing Zhou Mingyi to strike him with his Sixth Soul Skill as Bai Wuxin blocked Kong Kunshan and Lan Yue bound Kong Kunhuo with her chain.
• Kong Kunlei attacked Bai Wuxin’s shield while Xue Chen, Zhan Ya, and Luo Fei launched Soul Skills at Ji Lun.
• Ji Lun’s Soul Skill blasted Xue Chen and Luo Fei away, but Zhan Ya struck Ji Lun’s chest and Song Dashan and Song Dalin followed up to defeat him.
• Kong Kunshan regretted that Kong Kunlei had rescued him instead of Ji Lun, and the brothers decided that one of them should escape if possible.

Song Dashan's group cornered Kong Kunlei and Kong Kunshan and fought to keep the two Soul Sages from escaping. The battle intensified as Kong Kunshan broke through their defenses and Kong Kunlei unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.

• Lan Yue trapped Kong Kunlei and Kong Kunshan with her enhanced Heart-Piercing Strangling Array.
• Kong Kunshan summoned his Spirit Mountain Giant Ox and charged Song Dashan, but Bai Wuxin, Zhou Mingyi, and Luo Fei combined their Soul Skills to drive him back.
• Song Dashan assigned five fighters to contain Kong Kunshan while he, his brothers, and Xue Chen attacked Kong Kunlei.
• Kong Kunlei increased his power with Heavenly Thunder Bodyguard Shield, and Song Dashan, Song Dajiang, Song Dalin, and Xue Chen met his assault with their own Soul Skills.
• Kong Kunlei activated his Martial Soul Avatar after Song Dajiang, Song Dalin, and Xue Chen attacked him together.