Chapter Summaries

Hu Haoran defeated the Lion King with his enhanced Thunder Roar Piercing Ears and killed him with Zigzag Thunder Kill. He then faced the stronger Wolf King, whose powerful transformation let him land a sweeping kick on Hu Haoran.

• Bai Erli and Sai Fenglei praised Hu Haoran as he fought the Lion King in the arena.
• The Lion King used Crimson Crystal Lion's Roar, but Hu Haoran countered with Thunder Roar Piercing Ears and injured him.
• Hu Haoran killed the Lion King with Zigzag Thunder Kill, and the referee introduced the next challenger, Wolf King.
• Hu Haoran judged Wolf King to be a formidable opponent as Wolf King activated Gale Demon Wolf Transformation and charged.
• Hu Haoran blocked Wolf King's claw strike, but Wolf King followed with a sweeping kick that struck Hu Haoran's waist.

Hu Haoran defeated the Wolf King in a hand-to-hand fight by secretly paralyzing him with lightning before killing him with Thunder Roar Piercing Ears. He then faced the King of War, who attacked with his Soul Devouring Spear.

• Bai Erli and Sai Fenglei worried when Hu Haoran put away his martial soul, but Hu Haoran said he wanted to test his strength against the Wolf King without it.
• Hu Haoran blocked the Wolf King's Swift Wind Wolf Claw with sword-finger techniques while purplish-golden lightning gradually paralyzed his opponent.
• Hu Haoran used Divine Sound Soul Chasing to stun the Wolf King, revealed that his lightning had impaired him, and pressed his attack.
• The frenzied Wolf King charged again, but Hu Haoran crippled his hands and killed him with Thunder Roar Piercing Ears.
• The referee announced Hu Haoran's victory and introduced the King of War, who swept his Soul Devouring Spear at Hu Haoran's waist.

Hu Haoran defeated the King of War by fusing his swordsmanship with his Soul Skills, then faced Mr. Phantom as his fifth challenger in the Golden Jade Arena. Mr. Phantom vanished into his shadow, and Hu Haoran began searching the arena for him.

• Hu Haoran provoked the King of War into revealing Soul Devouring Barrage and Soul Devouring Annihilation, then countered the spear attacks with his swordsmanship and Soul Skills.
• Hu Haoran explained that his purple-gold lightning weakened the King of War’s body and judgment while wounding him repeatedly.
• Hu Haoran used Divine Sound Soul Chasing and Vicious Thunder Stab to split the King of War in two and win his fourth match.
• The arena referee introduced Mr. Phantom, a shadow Martial Soul user who had won twenty-three consecutive battles.
• Mr. Phantom summoned his Soul Rings and sank into his shadow, so Hu Haoran searched the arena with his spiritual power.

Hu Haoran defeated the assassin Mr. Phantom after luring him out of his shadow and countering his ambush with a sword formation. The arena immediately sent Ice Guest, a thirty-nine-level Soul Master with thirty-four consecutive victories, to face him next.

• Hu Haoran discovered Mr. Phantom hiding in his shadow but pretended not to know, while Sai Fenglei and Bai Jiali dismissed the assassin’s chances in the arena.
• Hu Haoran berated the referee to force Mr. Phantom out of hiding, and Mr. Phantom attacked him with three shadow blades.
• Hu Haoran evaded the ambush and used his rebounding Great Thunderous Sound Sword Wall to send Mr. Phantom flying.
• Hu Haoran unleashed Ten Thousand Swords and killed Mr. Phantom after the assassin’s Phantom Soul Barrier failed.
• Ice Guest entered the arena as the next challenger, and Hu Haoran observed her while recovering energy.

Hu Haoran avoided killing Ice Guest after realizing she wanted to die, and he persuaded her to reveal the reason behind her despair. He wounded her in the shoulder to fulfill her condition, leaving her shaken by the unexpected sense of security he gave her.

• Hu Haoran recognized Ice Guest’s lack of fighting spirit and refused to attack her first.
• Ice Guest summoned Mysterious Ice Grass and attacked Hu Haoran, who dodged while the spectators jeered at him.
• Hu Haoran told Ice Guest he would not kill her unless she fought back, then asked whether she had an unspoken difficulty.
• Ice Guest said Hu Haoran could not help her but agreed to explain if he managed to injure her.
• Hu Haoran used Divine Sound Soul Chasing and Vicious Thunder Stab to pierce Ice Guest’s left shoulder, then told her he had met her condition.
• Ice Guest was moved by Hu Haoran’s restraint and felt a sense of security she had not known for a long time.

Hu Haoran drew Ice Guest into his Great Thunderous Sound Sword Wall and learned that she was Bing Yuxin, a fugitive seeking to avenge her father. He proposed faking her death in the arena so he could rescue her, and she agreed to the plan.

• Hu Haoran hid Ice Guest inside his sword barrier and revealed his identity to her.
• Ice Guest told Hu Haoran that sacred-land members had killed her father and that she had fled after discovering her mother was the Cold Moon Clan's Saintess.
• Bing Yuxin explained that she had survived repeated assassination attempts and entered the arena to grow stronger, though she had lost hope of revenge.
• Hu Haoran told Bing Yuxin that he would help her leave the arena alive by making her appear dead.
• Bing Yuxin agreed to feign death after Hu Haoran struck her, trusting him to rescue her from the corpse-dissection area.

Hu Haoran staged Bing Yuxin’s death and faced Ghost Spear in the final match of his one-against-seven challenge. After a cautious, exhausting fight, Hu Haoran recovered some strength and prepared to take Ghost Spear down.

• Hu Haoran stabbed Bing Yuxin as planned, and the arena referee declared him the winner while her feigned corpse was carried away.
• The referee introduced Ghost Spear, a thirty-nine-win Soul Master, as Hu Haoran’s final challenger.
• Ghost Spear attacked with his Chasing Wind Spear, but Hu Haoran’s lightning sword techniques suppressed his ghostly aura.
• Hu Haoran and Ghost Spear traded attacks as Bai Jiali and Sai Fenglei worried that Hu Haoran was running out of Soul Power.
• Hu Haoran secretly used the Ice Fire Immunity Body to recover some Soul Power and strength, then grew confident that he could defeat Ghost Spear.

Hu Haoran defeated Ghost Spear to win the Golden Jade Arena’s Soul Elder-level one-against-seven challenge and earned the Golden Jade War God title. He secured permission to take Bing Yuxin’s body so he could try to save her, then helped Bai Erli register for a one-against-three duel.

• Ghost Spear broke through Hu Haoran’s Great Thunderous Sound Sword Wall, but Hu Haoran unleashed a river of swords and defeated him.
• The referee declared Hu Haoran the winner, and the arena awarded him one million Gold Soul Coins and the Golden Jade War God Badge; the Douluo System granted him 200,000 Douluo Crystal Points.
• Hu Haoran asked the arena supervisor for Ice Guest’s corpse and arranged for Taohua to prepare for Bing Yuxin’s rescue and Niu Dagui to transport her body.
• Hu Haoran reunited with Bai Erli, who decided to enter a one-against-three duel, and the registration staff agreed to arrange it.

Bai Erli registered for a one-against-three arena battle as the Violent Ape King, while Hu Haoran and Sai Fenglei prepared to bet on him. As the match began, Bai Erli faced three seasoned opponents, and his brothers watched from a luxury suite.

• Bai Erli and Hu Haoran registered for the battle, then went to find Sai Fenglei at the casino.
• Sai Fenglei told them Bai Erli's odds were one to six and described his opponents: Dragon Turtle, Strength Sheep, and Raging Bear, each a Thirty-Nine Soul Master with over thirty consecutive wins.
• Hu Haoran proposed betting five million Gold Soul Coins on Bai Erli, and Sai Fenglei went to place the bet.
• Bai Erli returned to the contestant lounge to prepare while Hu Haoran and Sai Fenglei settled into the Golden Jade Arena's War God Seat.
• The referee announced a Soul Elder-level one-against-three battle, and the crowd cheered for the Shura Swordsman as the contestants were welcomed.

Bai Erli fought Dragon Turtle, Strength Sheep, and Raging Bear in a three-on-one arena match. He killed Strength Sheep with his Titan Triple Beat, while Dragon Turtle and Raging Bear remained in the arena.

• Bai Erli and his three opponents introduced themselves before the match began.
• Bai Erli and Strength Sheep clashed head-on, and Bai Erli proved stronger.
• Dragon Turtle and Strength Sheep attacked Bai Erli together while Raging Bear prepared a surprise strike.
• Bai Erli used Titan Roar to stun Raging Bear, and Dragon Turtle retreated while warning Strength Sheep.
• Bai Erli struck Strength Sheep with Titan Divine Strength Fist and Titan Triple Beat, shattering his horns and killing him.

Bai Erli explained the power and cost of Titan Ninefold Symphony before resuming his arena battle against Dragon Turtle and Raging Bear. As Raging Bear fought Bai Erli, Dragon Turtle betrayed him by firing a deadly attack at them both.

• Sai Fenglei explained that Bai Erli had used Titan Ninefold Symphony, a force technique that could unleash up to nine stacked strikes but strained the body and hindered Soul Power advancement.
• Hu Haoran and Sai Fenglei reaffirmed their sworn brotherhood and agreed that cultivation mattered more than whether their clans approved.
• Dragon Turtle activated Golden Turtle Battle Armor, while Raging Bear attacked Bai Erli with his Black Crystal Giant Bear Paw.
• Bai Erli fought both opponents, then challenged Raging Bear to use his berserk ability, and Raging Bear unleashed his Third Soul Skill, Blood Raging Bear.
• Dragon Turtle held back while Bai Erli and Raging Bear exchanged blows, then fired his Third Soul Skill, Golden Armored Divine Turtle Cannon, at both of them.

Bai Li won the arena battle after Dragon Turtle betrayed Raging Bear, then returned to the hotel with Hu Haoran. Hu Haoran revived Bing Yuxin and prepared to recruit her, while He Gufeng swore revenge over his losses.

• Bai Li used Raging Bear to shield himself from Dragon Turtle's cannon, survived the blast, and killed Dragon Turtle with Titan Divine Strength Fist.
• The Golden Jade Arena declared Bai Li the winner, awarded him one hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and the crowd cheered for Violent Ape King.
• Bai Li and Hu Haoran returned to the hotel, where Taohua and Niu Dagui watched over the unconscious Bing Yuxin.
• Hu Haoran used spiritual power to awaken Bing Yuxin, then asked Taohua and Niu Dagui to prepare clothes, a mask, food, and wine for her.
• He Gufeng raged over losing more than fifty million Gold Soul Coins and vowed to make Hu Haoran pay him back with interest.

Hu Haoran helped Bing Yuxin recover after the arena battle, and the two acknowledged each other as siblings. He gave her an Azure Patterned Profound Ice Pill, and the chapter ended when Sai Fenglei and Bai Erli entered the room and found them together.

• Hu Haoran reviewed his battle and considered how to further cultivate his Soul Sword and Great Thunderous Sound Sword Wall.
• Bing Yuxin woke in Hu Haoran's room, and Hu Haoran told her to stay hidden because the arena believed she was dead.
• Hu Haoran explained that a female companion had changed Bing Yuxin's clothes, and Bing Yuxin asked to acknowledge him as her older brother.
• Hu Haoran agreed and gave Bing Yuxin an Azure Patterned Profound Ice Pill, advising her to wait until she had recovered before taking it.
• Sai Fenglei and Bai Erli entered Hu Haoran's room and found him with Bing Yuxin, while Bai Erli recognized her as the Ice Guest and felt conflicted.

Hu Haoran introduced Bing Yuxin as his newly adopted younger sister and learned that she had given up revenge for the family she had found with him. As they shared a meal, Hu Haoran promised to help his companions obtain their next Soul Rings after the preliminaries.

• Hu Haoran introduced Bing Yuxin to Bai Erli and Sai Fenglei, and she told them how he had saved her from her tragic past.
• Bai Erli vowed to support Bing Yuxin, while Hu Haoran urged her to seek justice and meet her mother once they were strong enough.
• Sai Fenglei told Bai Erli that Hu Haoran did not love Bing Yuxin romantically, and Bai Erli admitted he would stay by her side.
• Hu Haoran welcomed Taohua and Niu Dagui to dinner and introduced Bing Yuxin to them as his younger sister.
• Niu Dagui said he and Taohua had reached level twenty, and Hu Haoran promised to take them to obtain their second Soul Rings after the preliminaries.

Hu Haoran and his friends entered Biyun City’s five-hundred-person melee, where only the last ten contestants on the arena would advance to compete for the preliminary championship. Hu Haoran stayed near the edge as a trap and eliminated the first challenger with ease.

• Sai Fenglei told Hu Haoran and Bai Erli that the match had become a five-hundred-person melee, with the final ten contestants advancing to the championship contest.
• Hu Haoran, Sai Fenglei, and Bai Erli registered and agreed to compete separately rather than make themselves an early target by staying together.
• The referee explained that contestants would be eliminated if they fell from the arena or could no longer fight, and that killing was forbidden.
• Hu Haoran summoned his Martial Soul without revealing his Soul Rings, then moved to the arena’s edge.
• A Lion Martial Soul Master attacked Hu Haoran, who blocked the pounce with the Soaring Sword, broke through his Soul Power shield, and kicked him off the arena.

Hu Haoran defeated a Lion Martial Soul Master and then eliminated three more opponents with controlled swordsmanship. As five Soul Masters formed a new alliance against him, he challenged them, and their next battle was about to begin.

• Hu Haoran was surrounded by a greatsword Soul Master, a spear Soul Master, and a rabbit Soul Master after defeating the Lion Martial Soul Master.
• Hu Haoran blocked the greatsword Soul Master's attack, evaded the spear Soul Master's strike, and knocked both Soul Masters off the arena without injuring them.
• Hu Haoran sent the frightened rabbit Soul Master off the arena with Divine Sound Soul Chasing.
• A staff Soul Master recruited a leopard Soul Master, another staff Soul Master, a rope-wielding Soul Master, and a rat beast Soul Master to attack Hu Haoran together.
• Hu Haoran mocked the five Soul Masters, and the next battle was about to erupt.

Hu Haoran defeated five Soul Masters in the melee, bringing his record to nine consecutive victories. He stood ready for another opponent while the arena continued to thin out.

• The rope, staff, and leopard Soul Masters attacked Hu Haoran together, but he shattered their attacks and kicked the leopard Soul Master off the arena.
• The long staff, rat, and staff Soul Masters joined the fight, but Hu Haoran stunned the long staff and rat Soul Masters and blasted them from the arena.
• The rope Soul Master tried to pull his teammates to safety, but Hu Haoran severed his rope and struck down the two attackers.
• The rope Soul Master and staff Soul Master launched their strongest attacks, but Hu Haoran's Ten Thousand Swords Unleashed defeated them and knocked them off the arena unharmed.
• After earning nine consecutive victories, Hu Haoran challenged the remaining contestants as more than fifty had been eliminated.

Bai Erli fought off a group of five Soul Masters who had teamed up to eliminate him. He defeated them all and challenged the remaining competitors as the arena fell silent.

• Five Soul Masters surrounded Bai Erli, but he broke their attacks with Titan Divine Strength Fist.
• Bai Erli tricked a spear-wielding Soul Master into attacking and knocked him unconscious, eliminating him from the competition.
• The remaining fighters argued over their temporary alliance before renewing their attacks on Bai Erli.
• Bai Erli used Titan Roar to stun the four attackers, then knocked them all unconscious with Titan Divine Strength Fist.
• Bai Erli laughed and called for another challenger while the other young Soul Masters watched him fearfully.

Sai Fenglei stopped pretending to flee, defeated the Mysterious Fire Pearl Soul Master with Wind Thunder Nine Heavens, and accidentally knocked three other Soul Masters out of the arena. He then began taunting a Vine Soul Master, who attacked without realizing Sai Fenglei was dodging every strike.

• Sai Fenglei dodged the Mysterious Fire Pearl Soul Master's attacks until he saw his opponent growing tired, then broke through Mysterious Fire Flame Bullet with a flap of his wings.
• Sai Fenglei unleashed Wind Thunder Nine Heavens, overpowered the Mysterious Fire Pearl Soul Master's all-out attack, and sent him off the arena along with three nearby Soul Masters.
• The Vine Soul Master cursed Sai Fenglei for knocking out his allies, and Sai Fenglei mocked him and invited him to attack.
• The Vine Soul Master used Vine Spray, but Sai Fenglei dodged every vine while the Vine Soul Master mistakenly believed he was winning.

Sai Fenglei baited the Vine Soul Master into exhausting himself, then defeated him and discouraged others from challenging him. Meanwhile, Dugu Hen faced five Soul Masters and broke their first combined attack, but their renewed assault left him under pressure.

• Sai Fenglei dodged the Vine Soul Master's attacks until the arrogant opponent tired, then used Wind Thunder Nine Heavens to frighten him into withdrawing his Martial Soul and knocked him off the arena.
• Other Soul Masters recognized Sai Fenglei as a difficult opponent and stopped challenging him, while the arena battles intensified.
• Dugu Hen faced five Soul Masters who surrounded him after he had already eliminated seven competitors.
• Three of the Soul Masters attacked Dugu Hen with a ruler, lightning, and a boulder, but he shattered their Soul Skills with Startled Swan Whirlwind.
• The lightning, buffalo, and giant-ruler Soul Masters launched another coordinated attack against Dugu Hen.