Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu received a God-given Soul Ring and Bo Saixi discovered that she was a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Ning Qiu then broke through to level eighty and began enduring a God-given Soul Ring, pushing past five hundred thousand years as his External Soul Bones appeared.

• Dai Mubai, Zhong Kui, Cai Ji, Su Rong, Jia Luo, Xiang Yu, Liu Ke, and Lu Lu successively reached level sixty and received God-given Soul Rings.
• Bo Saixi gave Xiao Wu a God-given Soul Ring, and Xiao Wu began meditating to determine its age.
• Bo Saixi revealed that she had recognized Xiao Wu as a transformed soul beast because the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had concealed her aura.
• Ning Qiu broke through to level eighty, and Bo Saixi gave him a God-given Soul Ring for his Sea's Ten Trials.
• Ning Qiu endured the Soul Ring's impacts past five hundred thousand years, and his Iron Feather Wings and terror claws appeared.

Ning Qiu endured the God-given Soul Ring trial and obtained a million-year Soul Ring, while Xiao Wu gained a two-hundred-thousand-year ring. After months of cultivation under the Sea God's Light, the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes completed their first trials.

• Ning Qiu endured nine impacts from the golden halos and fused his ten Soul Rings into a Million Year Brilliant Gold Soul Ring.
• Ning Qiu remained motionless for three months as Xiao Wu watched over him, then awoke to find his Iron Feather Wings and Dark Gold Terror Claw Right Palm Bone had evolved.
• Xiao Wu revealed that her seventh Soul Ring was two hundred thousand years old and her Soul Power had reached rank seventy-five, while Ning Qiu's Soul Power had risen to rank eighty-eight.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Jia Luo, Cai Ji, Liu Ke, Lu Lu, and the others congratulated Ning Qiu, and the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes continued training under the Sea God's Light.
• As the year ended, the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes completed their first trials, and Ning Qiu passed by climbing four hundred and forty-four steps through triple Sea God's Light.

After a year of cultivation, Ning Qiu and the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes reached new Soul Power levels and received their Second Trial assignments. The group set out to cross the Ring Sea together, where they discovered their seventh Soul Skills were sealed and suspected hidden dangers awaited.

• Ning Qiu's companions described how God-given and Ten Thousand Year Limit Soul Rings, cultivation, and trial rewards had raised their Soul Power levels.
• Xiao Wu and the others said their Second Trial required them to cross the Ring Sea without killing any Sea Soul Beasts.
• Ning Qiu learned his Second Trial had the same crossing goal but prohibited the use of Soul Ring skills, and he told the group his First Trial reward was a five percent increase in Sea Affinity.
• Ning Qiu led Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others to the shore so they could begin the trial before the approaching academy tournament.
• The group entered the sea and discovered that their seventh Soul Rings had turned gray, preventing them from using their seventh Soul Skills.

Ning Qiu and the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes encountered Xiao Bai, the Demon Soul Great White Shark, during their second trial and fought her in the Ring Sea. Xiao Bai transformed into human form and faced the group’s coordinated attacks, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Ning Qiu and the others used their Divine Slaughter's Domains to drive away the Arrow-Shaped Fish before Xiao Bai attacked them.
• Ning Qiu blocked Xiao Bai’s beam and learned that defeating the Demon Soul Great White Shark was part of the second trial.
• Ning Qiu used Suction Palm and Fire Blowing Palm to control and repel Xiao Bai, who transformed into a young woman.
• The Holy Soul Eleven Heroes unleashed their seventh soul skills and attacked Xiao Bai, who narrowly dodged several strikes and countered with Demon Shark's Fang.
• Xiao Wu stunned Xiao Bai with her gaze, Zhong Kui hooked and pulled her toward him, and Su Rong’s Annihilation blasted Xiao Bai away before she could strike Zhong Kui.

The Holy Soul Eleven Heroes completed their second Sea God trial by forcing the Demon Soul Great White Shark to let them cross the Ring Sea. Bo Saixi led them to the Raging Wave Desperate Situation, where they would begin the third trial, Tidal Body Tempering.

• The Holy Soul Ten Elites stopped attacking the Demon Soul Great White Shark after she begged them to stop, and she agreed to let them cross the Ring Sea.
• Ning Qiu and the others crossed the Ring Sea without further attacks and completed their second trials, earning increased Sea Affinity and other rewards.
• The group received their third trial missions, and Ning Qiu learned that his Tidal Body Tempering trial would be three times as difficult for a full year.
• Bo Saixi appeared and led the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes to the Raging Wave Desperate Situation at the edge of Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi began the tidal body-tempering trials for the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes, while Ning Qiu undertook his yearlong Sea's Third Trial. After enduring the waves and cultivating through them, Ning Qiu completed the trial and reached the Six Star Dauntless Silver Body realm.

• Bo Saixi summoned eleven pillars and explained how long each group had to endure the tidal waves; Ning Qiu said his trial required threefold tidal body tempering for twelve shichen each day over a year.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu resolved to endure six shichen daily, and Bo Saixi placed the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes atop the pillars as the waves began striking them.
• Ning Qiu endured the waves first without Soul Power, then gradually learned to withstand them for a full day as the group trained over the following month.
• While enduring the waves, Ning Qiu cultivated and reached the fourth soul realm, Vastness, evolving his External Soul Bone, the Slaughter Eye.
• Ning Qiu completed Sea's Third Trial, gained 15% Sea Affinity and 100 Level Two Pond Upgrade Cards, and discovered that his body had reached the Six Star Dauntless Silver Body realm.

After completing their third trials, Ning Qiu and the others trained for a year before learning the requirements of their fourth trials. Ning Qiu led the Holy Soul Eleven Heroes back to Holy Soul Village to prepare for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, while the Sea God wondered how Ning Qiu had gained Sea Affinity.

• Bo Saixi congratulated Ning Qiu on attaining spiritual power equal to hers, taught him mental communication, and said she could not explain Sea Affinity.
• The Sea God overheard Bo Saixi and Ning Qiu discussing Sea Affinity and was shocked that Ning Qiu possessed it without obtaining the Sea God's divine position.
• The Holy Soul Ten Elites continued Tidal Body Tempering for a year, then shared their different Fourth Test requirements, which involved the Evil Spirit Orca Group and its king.
• Ning Qiu proposed returning to Holy Soul Village for the upcoming tournament, and the group agreed before asking Seahorse Douluo to summon Purple Pearl.
• The Holy Soul Eleven Heroes sailed to Vast Sea City, rushed to Holy Soul Village, and arrived with their Soul Power levels recorded, including Ning Qiu at Rank 89 and Xiao Wu at Rank 87.

Ning Qiu discovered that Holy Soul Village had lost 469 villagers and rushed toward the village after hearing that it was under attack. At the mountain checkpoint, Holy Soul villagers refused to surrender to the Balak Kingdom’s National Teacher, and a new voice interrupted just as fighting was about to resume.

• Ning Qiu checked his status and saw that Holy Soul Village’s population had fallen from 2,810 to 2,341.
• Ning Qiu hurried toward the village with Dai Mubai and the others as smoke and battle cries rose from the mountains.
• Holy Soul villagers fought Balak Kingdom soldiers at a checkpoint after enduring a three-month siege.
• The National Teacher arrived with Soul Masters, including eighty who wielded Divine Slaughter's Domain, and demanded that the villagers surrender.
• The leading Soul Emperor and the villagers refused to submit, so the National Teacher ordered an attack.
• An unidentified voice called for the fighting to stop just as battle was about to begin.

Ning Qiu returned to Holy Soul Village and learned that the City Lord of Notting City had provoked a battle over the villagers’ seized bandit treasure. When the Balak Kingdom’s National Teacher demanded the village surrender, Ning Qiu ordered the Holy Soul Ten Elites to attack, revealing their overwhelming strength.

• Qian Duoduo told Ning Qiu that the City Lord of Notting City had tried to seize the village’s bandit loot, fought the villagers, and recruited troops to surround Holy Soul Village.
• Ning Qiu learned that Old Jack had gone to Suotuo City about three months earlier to resolve the dispute.
• The National Teacher demanded that Ning Qiu and the villagers surrender and accept incorporation into the Balak Kingdom, but Ning Qiu refused.
• The National Teacher summoned more than two hundred Soul Masters, and Ning Qiu ordered the Holy Soul Ten Elites to kill them all.
• The Holy Soul Ten Elites revealed that they were Soul Sages or Soul Douluos, shocking the National Teacher.

Ning Qiu defeated the Balak Kingdom's National Teacher with his million-year soul ring, forcing the invading army to surrender. He ordered the prisoners guarded in Holy Soul Village and prepared to lead villagers toward Suotuo City to confront the kingdom's rulers.

• Zhu Zhuqing and the other Holy Soul Eleven Heroes overwhelmed the Balak Kingdom's forces as the village's defenders gained the upper hand.
• The Flame Eagle National Teacher fled, but Ning Qiu appeared in his path and revealed his powerful soul-ring configuration.
• Ning Qiu used his eighth soul skill, Heaven Splitting Divine Palm, to kill the National Teacher and level Lone Peak.
• After witnessing Ning Qiu's power, the surviving Balak Kingdom soldiers surrendered, and Ning Qiu ordered Qian Duoduo to have them bound and guarded.
• Ning Qiu told Dai Mubai to select rank-thirty-or-higher soul masters to accompany him to Suotuo City and confront the Balak Kingdom's nobles and imperial family.

Ning Qiu led several hundred fighters into Suotuo City to rescue Old Jack and exploit the kingdom’s weakened defenses. As Dai Mubai’s group attacked the west gate and drew troops away, Ning Qiu ordered his force to storm the Royal Palace.

• Qian Duoduo told Ning Qiu that Old Jack had been imprisoned in Suotuo City but was only slightly injured.
• Ning Qiu split his forces, sending Dai Mubai and others to create a diversion at the west gate while he waited with the Agility Attack System Soul Masters.
• At night, Dai Mubai’s group and Jia Luo’s Divine Arrow Company set fires near the west gate and the Royal Palace.
• Ning Qiu waited for the defenders to send most of the east-gate troops to reinforce the west gate.
• After the troops left the city wall, Ning Qiu ordered his force to attack.

Ning Qiu led the Nightwalker Company through the Balak Kingdom's palace during a nighttime assault and reached the king's Imperial Study, where elite guards blocked their way. He approached the guards alone, revealed his eight soul rings, and unleashed Supreme Wrath on their general.

• Zhu Zhuqing, Liu Ke, Lu Lu, Xiao Wu, and the Agility Attack System soul masters captured the East City Gate and changed into soldiers' armor.
• Ning Qiu pushed through palace guards by posing as a powerful subordinate and reached the Imperial Study.
• An armored general confronted Ning Qiu and ordered his companions to retreat while allowing Ning Qiu to approach alone.
• Ning Qiu used his Slaughter Eye to spot hidden archers, then revealed his eight soul rings to the general.
• Ning Qiu unleashed his first soul skill, Supreme Wrath, in a fan-shaped sound-wave blast toward the guards.

Ning Qiu and his companions stormed the Balak Kingdom palace, cutting through its guards as they raced to capture the king. After Ning Qiu defeated the palace general, he entered the Imperial Study and confronted the king and queen, who were shocked by his one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings.

• Ning Qiu stunned dozens of palace soldiers with Supreme Wrath, then used Elephant Transformation to withstand their arrows and sword strikes.
• Ning Qiu used Black Hole to absorb most of the arrows aimed at Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others as they rushed the palace guards.
• Ning Qiu overwhelmed the Soul Sage general with Elephant Supreme Sword and kicked him into the main hall.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Xiang Yu, Liu Ke, Lu Lu, and the Nightwalkers fought the palace’s thousand defenders while Ning Qiu charged into the Imperial Study.
• Ning Qiu found the king and queen of the Balak Kingdom in the Imperial Study, and they recognized his one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings.

Ning Qiu forced the King of the Balak Kingdom to open the West Gate after defeating the queen and taking the prince hostage. Dai Mubai and the Holy Soul Army arrived, reporting that no one had died, while the kingdom’s forces had let them enter.

• Ning Qiu revealed his powerful soul rings and ordered the King of the Balak Kingdom to withdraw the West Gate troops and admit the attackers.
• When the King refused, Ning Qiu wounded him, defeated the queen, and took the prince hostage.
• The King ordered General Yang to open the West Gate and let the attackers enter to save his son.
• Xiao Wu, Lu Lu, Liu Ke, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiang Yu, and the Agility Attack System Soul Masters finished the battle outside.
• Dai Mubai and the others brought the Holy Soul Army to Ning Qiu, and Dai Mubai reported that no one had died.

Ning Qiu used the Holy Soul Army’s victory to seize control of the Balak Kingdom’s royal palace and force the king to carry out his demands. After exposing the officials behind Holy Soul Village’s persecution, he killed the prince and ordered the king to abdicate in favor of his young nephew.

• Qian Duoduo credited Ning Qiu’s military organization and Dai Mubai’s tactics for the Holy Soul Army’s victory at the city gates.
• Ning Qiu ordered the King of the Balak Kingdom to release Grandpa Jack and summon the royal clan relatives and ministers.
• Ning Qiu and Grandpa Jack explained how corrupt officials had provoked the rebellion, and the king cursed those responsible.
• Ning Qiu had Dai Mubai kill the Lord of Notting City and a Shuntian Prefecture official who had targeted Holy Soul Village’s seized treasures.
• Ning Qiu rejected the king’s offer of a marquis title, killed the prince, and demanded that the king abdicate in favor of his two-year-old nephew.

After Ning Qiu seized control of the Balak Kingdom, he oversaw sweeping reforms and advanced Holy Soul Village through missions and upgrades. The village’s prosperity exceeded the threshold for its next level, leaving Ning Qiu ready to pursue stronger Soul Rings and Soul Bones once the village and Treasure Pavilion could be upgraded.

• Ning Qiu installed a two-year-old puppet king, moved the Balak Kingdom’s capital to Notting City, and executed the rest of the royal clan.
• Ning Qiu handed the kingdom’s administration to Zhu Zhuqing, who managed its reforms and helped him secure actual control.
• Ning Qiu received a mission reward that raised his Soul Power to Level 89 and granted him one million Contribution Points.
• Ning Qiu used upgrade cards to improve Holy Soul Village’s red soil and ponds, gaining Soul Power, Contribution Points, and Prosperity.
• Ning Qiu completed the upgrades across the village, raising its Prosperity to 5,134 and preparing to upgrade the village and Treasure Pavilion.

Ning Qiu accepted the village’s first upgrade trial mission, which required Holy Soul Village to win the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Soul Master Tournament, destroy Spirit Hall’s Pope’s Palace, and return safely. He traveled to Notting City for the tournament preliminaries, where the Balak Kingdom’s deference to him made his control over the kingdom apparent.

• The system issued four possible village upgrade trial missions, including tasks involving Spirit Hall, powerful soul beasts, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Heavenly Snow Woman.
• Ning Qiu chose the tournament mission, accepting its added requirement to destroy Spirit Hall’s Pope’s Palace and bring every participant home safely.
• Xiao Wu urged Ning Qiu to set out, and the two traveled to Notting City.
• Three hundred Royal Knights escorted Ning Qiu to Notting City’s newly built Great Soul Arena.
• The young king of the Balak Kingdom yielded the seat beside him to Ning Qiu, showing the gathered nobles and commoners that Ning Qiu held the kingdom’s real power.

Ning Qiu opened Balak Kingdom’s tournament preliminary round and Holy Soul Academy entered as the kingdom’s seeded team. After the tournament selected the fifteen teams advancing to the next stage, Ning Qiu hosted a banquet and met privately with the nine victorious academies.

• Old Jack established Holy Soul Academy with Ning Qiu’s instructions and secured its advanced rating with Manager Ao’s help.
• Ning Qiu declared the tournament open as Regent of Balak Kingdom, publicly demonstrating that he held the kingdom’s real authority.
• The teams drew lots, and the preliminary matches selected fifteen teams to represent Balak Kingdom in the Heaven Dou Empire competition.
• Ning Qiu hosted a banquet for every participating academy, including those eliminated in the preliminaries.
• After the banquet, Ning Qiu met with the nine victorious Soul Master Academies.

Ning Qiu persuaded the Soul Masters from nine Balak Kingdom academies to abandon their original lineups and form a stronger team based on the Balanced Flow. With Meng Yiran, Luo Fuji, and the academy captains joining, a new first team for the Balak Kingdom was formed, poised to make a name for itself in the tournament.

• Ning Qiu explained the differences between the Balanced Flow and Extreme Flow and urged the Soul Masters to reorganize their teams.
• Several academies refused Ning Qiu's proposal and left, while nine teams remained.
• Ning Qiu argued that a new lineup could improve their chances in the advancement round and promised to handle the organizing committee.
• Luo Fuji and the other captains were moved by their teammates' encouragement and agreed to reorganize.
• Ning Qiu guided Meng Yiran, Luo Fuji, nine academy captains, and two vice-captains in forming the new first team of the Balak Kingdom.

Ning Qiu trained the New Barak Royal Team on the journey to Heaven Dou City and arrived with them at the Royal Hunting Ground for the advancement matches. After arranging for his team and Holy Soul Academy to share a camp, he heard someone call out asking for him.

• Ning Qiu defeated the New Barak Royal Team in training, then gave Meng Yiran, Luo Fuji, and the others pills to restore their Soul Power.
• Ning Qiu reminded the team that the advancement matches tested individual strength and the finals tested teamwork, and they agreed to keep improving their coordination.
• Ning Qiu and his companions reached the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Hunting Ground, where Xiao Wu said she hoped Holy Soul Village would one day be as grand.
• Roxon inspected Ning Qiu's credential, recognized him as Regent of the Balak Kingdom, and escorted the group to their assigned camp.
• Ning Qiu arranged for the New Barak Royal Team and Holy Soul Academy to share a camp, where a youthful voice called out asking for him.