Chapter Summaries

Han Yu and Yuan Gun Gun disguised themselves and infiltrated the Xi Shui Alliance’s Soul Tool competition by posing as wealthy contestants. Han Yu entered the qualification round just before time ran out, confident he could pass.

• Han Yu transformed Yuan Gun Gun’s appearance and gave them the aliases A’Han and A’Yuan, with Yuan Gun Gun also called Fatty.
• Han Yu chose to approach the Xi Shui Alliance’s competition at Qing Se Hotel and offered to wager two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins on himself.
• Han Yu impressed the Xi Shui Alliance representative with his bank card and sword display, and Yuan Gun Gun agreed to place the bet.
• The representative escorted Han Yu and Yuan Gun Gun into the luxurious underground competition hall, where hundreds of soul engineers were competing before wealthy spectators.
• The representative explained that Han Yu had about half an hour to make a Class 3 Soul Tool and pass the qualification round, and Han Yu declared that it was more than enough.

Han Yu used his new Truth-Seeking Ball Carving Knife to craft a powerful Energy Storage Soul Tool Cannon and easily passed the qualifying round. After he sold the cannon for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, the organizer Wan Wang accused him of cheating, but the judge intervened and Han Yu left with Wan Wang’s name in mind.

• Han Yu entered the Golden Hall competition while Yuan Gun Gun placed a bet, and the organizers provided Han Yu with flawed metal materials for the trial.
• Han Yu used his Truth-Seeking Ball Carving Knife to remove defects from the materials and craft a third-level Energy Storage Soul Tool Cannon in five minutes.
• The Yellow-Clothed judge tested the cannon, nearly triggered it by accident, and confirmed Han Yu had passed the qualifying round.
• Han Yu sold the cannon to the organizers for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and received badge number seventy-one.
• Wan Wang questioned how Han Yu could have succeeded so quickly and accused him of cheating, but the Yellow-Clothed judge hurried over to apologize, and Han Yu said he would remember Wan Wang.

Han Yu killed Wan Wang for tampering with his materials and used his power to force the Xi Shui Alliance to protect his identity and arrange future rewards. After leaving the Golden Hall with Yuan Gun Gun, Han Yu learned that forty-two teams had advanced, with thirty-two to reach the round-robin stage.

• Han Yu confronted Wan Wang over the tampered materials and killed him with the Truth-Seeking Ball Carving Knife.
• Chen An arrived, learned what happened, and accepted Han Yu's account after Han Yu frightened him with an illusion and purified Wan Wang's lingering spirit.
• Han Yu ordered Chen An to keep his visit secret, secure his reward as rare metals, and prepare betting and reward lists for the upcoming rounds.
• Yuan Gun Gun joined Han Yu, revealed he had quietly won tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins, and Han Yu told him to bet heavily in the next match.
• Han Yu and Yuan Gun Gun left Qing Se Hotel, and the second round concluded with forty-two teams advancing to compete for thirty-two places in the round-robin stage.

Han Yu faced Heaven Dragon Gate in the youth tournament’s round-robin draw while preparing to compete in Ming City’s underground Soul Tool Instructor Elite Competition. After learning the event’s prizes and the Milk Bottle crafting challenge, he began making one discreetly.

• Han Yu learned that Snow Demon Sect had advanced to the Top Thirty-Two and that Heaven Dragon Gate would be its round-robin opponent.
• Long Aotian told Han Yu that Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would face Shrek Academy, while the Holy Spirit Cult would face the Sea Sand Gang.
• Han Yu met Chen An, collected his winnings, and learned the underground competition’s prizes, rules, and theme for the next round.
• Chen An announced that the competitors had to craft at least a tier-three Milk Bottle within three two-hour periods, with tier-four creations advancing directly to the third round.
• Han Yu entered the Golden Hall and began crafting a Milk Bottle, choosing not to use his distinctive carving knife or attract extra attention.

Han Yu completed a powerful sealed milk bottle for the Soul Engineer competition, passed the assessment, and gained Chen An’s support in obtaining rare metals. The round-robin tournament began with Shrek Academy matched against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Xiao Hongchen looked forward to facing Shrek.

• Han Yu carved a Class Three milk bottle from Heavenly Spirit Silver whose performance exceeded that of an ordinary Class Four bottle.
• Chen An confirmed Han Yu’s qualification and accepted the milk bottle, while Han Yu asked him to gather rare metals.
• Han Yu collected his qualification proof and remaining rare metals, then left the competition venue with Yuan Gun Gun.
• The tournament’s round-robin groups and match schedule were announced, placing Shrek Academy, Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and the Holy Spirit Cult in the same group.
• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen headed to the competition area, where Xiao Hongchen said he had long awaited the match against Shrek.

Sun Moon Battle Team and Shrek Academy began their round-robin match, with He Caitou and Xiao Ping opening the individual elimination round. The fight was still underway as both soul engineers took to the air and He Caitou prepared a heavy cannon.

• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen discussed Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult, while Xiao warned Meng not to underestimate Shrek’s four Soul Emperors.
• Xu San Shi urged Xiao Hongchen to concede, provoking him, and then told Bei Bei he hoped the taunt would unsettle Xiao before the match.
• Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, and Jing Hongchen watched as the referee announced the Sun Moon Battle Team versus Shrek Academy match.
• Han Yu said the Sun Moon Battle Team had a slightly better chance of winning as both teams sent their first contestants onto the stage.
• He Caitou used a trapping net and Shock Bomb against Xiao Ping, then fired explosive shells as Xiao Ping dodged and charged through the air.
• He Caitou avoided Xiao Ping’s spear attack, hovered in midair, and aimed a heavy cannon with eighteen muzzles at his opponent.

He Caitou defeated Xiao Ping with a combination of soul tools and a hidden weapon, killing him in the first match and enraging the Sun Moon Battle Team. Meng Hongchen entered the next match against He Caitou, who began using Turret Tactics as she charged with her Seven-Rank Soul Tool Thruster.

• He Caitou shattered Xiao Ping’s Seven-Rank Soul Tool Barrier, then fired a Seven-Rank Piercing Cannon while a paralyzing hidden weapon left Xiao Ping unable to dodge.
• Xiao Ping died when the Piercing Cannon pierced his heart, and Xiao Hongchen carried his body off the stage as the audience erupted in anger.
• Han Yu told Meng Hongchen that He Caitou had used a hidden weapon to paralyze Xiao Ping, and Meng Hongchen remained to fight the next match.
• The referee warned He Caitou and Meng Hongchen against killing blows, then started their match.
• He Caitou equipped multiple cannon barrels and used Turret Tactics while Meng Hongchen charged at him with her Seven-Rank Soul Tool Thruster and activated her third soul skill.

Meng Hongchen poisoned He Caitou and forced Bei Bei to promise that he would not fight in the remaining matches. Han Yu then entered the God of Destruction’s second test, Arrogance, where he lived a new life as the gifted heir of the Han Clan and eventually reached Limit Douluo.

• Meng Hongchen used Ice Refraction and her Vermillion-Eyed Ice Toad’s poison to knock He Caitou unconscious, then demanded that he be kept out of the remaining matches in exchange for treatment.
• Han Yu left the competition after claiming his cultivation had gone wrong and was transported to Arrogance Space, where his memories were sealed and he received a new identity in Soul Duel Land.
• Han Yu learned that this world’s Han Clan was the continent’s strongest clan and that he was its eighteen-year-old heir, already a Soul Douluo with an Azure Ice Sword martial soul.
• Han Jian told Han Yu that he had arranged a marriage between him and a princess; Han Yu objected but agreed after meeting her.
• Ten years later, Han Yu broke through to Limit Douluo, releasing a terrifying aura from the center of the Han Clan.

Han Yu broke through to Limit Douluo, giving the Han Clan two Limit Douluo and prompting the Southern Kingdom to prepare an invasion of the Northern Kingdom. Han Jian and Han Yu's grandfather warned that the Han Clan might seize the throne if the imperial family moved against them, while Lan Baisha secretly planned his own purge.

• Han Yu emerged after breaking through to Limit Douluo, and Lan Baisha and the assembled experts congratulated him.
• Lan Baisha announced that the Southern Kingdom would invade the Northern Kingdom the next day, with Han Yu and his grandfather assigned to fight its Limit Douluo.
• Han Jian warned Han Yu that the imperial family feared the Han Clan's growing strength and said the clan could claim the throne if the imperial family acted against them.
• Han Jian told Han Yu that Wan'er had been moved to a hidden place, and Han Yu's grandfather said the clan would preserve the existing balance unless the imperial family struck first.
• Han Yu's grandfather ordered him to prepare to depart in the morning, while Lan Baisha returned to the Imperial Palace and asked Shadow whether everything had been arranged.

Lan Baisha secretly prepared a Soul Power Cannon while Han Yu and Han Guang traveled to the border between the Southern and Northern Kingdoms. There, Han Yu challenged Zi Long to a deadly duel as the two kingdoms’ powerful fighters gathered to watch.

• Lan Baisha learned that the imperial family’s Soul Power Cannon was ready and planned to use it to seize control of Soul Duel Land.
• Han Yu and Han Guang flew to the Hengyang Mountain Range, where Han Guang explained that Zi Long could command the Northern Kingdom’s army but could not openly fight as a Limit Douluo.
• Han Guang called out Zi Long, and powerful fighters from both kingdoms assembled in the sky above their camps.
• Han Guang demanded that Zi Long acknowledge Han Yu’s breakthrough to Limit Douluo, and Han Yu challenged Zi Long to test his strength.
• Zi Long accepted the challenge and warned that he might kill Han Yu, who declared that he would either beat Zi Long to death or be beaten to death by him.

Han Yu fought Zi Long, a veteran Limit Douluo, in a clash that left Han Yu’s giant sword locked against Zi Long’s Black Dragon Breath. As his attack began to be corroded, Han Yu unleashed the Soul Bone Fusion Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, filling the sky behind him with countless illusory swords.

• Han Yu revealed his nine Soul Rings, including three hundred-thousand-year rings, while Zi Long transformed into his Black Ox Flood Dragon form.
• Zi Long attacked Han Yu after Han Yu suggested they might soon become countrymen, and the two clashed above the battlefield.
• Han Yu used his ninth Soul Skill, One Sword's Cold Light Illuminates Nine Provinces, while Zi Long transformed into a giant black dragon and countered with Black Dragon Breath.
• Zi Long's dragon breath began corroding Han Yu's sword energy, and Han Guang reassured the watching soldiers that the battle was not over.
• Han Yu steadied himself and activated the Soul Bone Fusion Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, summoning countless illusory swords behind him.

Han Yu used a devastating Soul Skill to defeat Zi Long, allowing Han Guang to kill the Northern Kingdom’s marshal and secure the surrender of most of its Titled Douluo. As the Southern Kingdom’s army advanced, a group of black-clad men secretly charged a powerful Soul Guidance Cannon aimed at the exhausted Han Yu.

• Han Yu exhausted his Soul Power while badly wounding Zi Long, and Han Guang ordered his forces to attack the Northern Kingdom’s Titled Douluo.
• Han Guang killed Zi Long after the defeated marshal asked him to spare ordinary people.
• With Zi Long dead, most of the Northern Kingdom’s Titled Douluo surrendered, while Han Guang executed those who remained loyal to the imperial family.
• Han Guang ordered the Southern Kingdom’s army to advance on the Northern Kingdom’s fortress, then stayed behind while Han Yu recovered.
• A group of black-clad Soul Masters prepared a powerful Soul Guidance Cannon and channeled their Soul Power into it, aiming at the weakened Han Yu.

The royal family used a Soul Power Cannon to kill Han Guang while he saved Han Yu from its blast. After learning of his grandfather’s death, Han Yu prepared to attack the Imperial Palace, while Emperor Lan Baisha learned that Han Yu had survived the assassination attempt.

• The Black-Clothed Man fired the fully charged Soul Power Cannon at Han Yu, and Han Guang pushed his grandson clear before dying in the blast.
• Han Yu swore revenge, recovered his strength, and returned to the capital to tell Han Jian how Han Guang had died.
• Han Yu announced that he would attack the royal family, and Han Jian advised him to kill the emperor and support Wan'er as ruler of the Southern Kingdom.
• Han Yu accepted his father’s plan and set off for the Imperial Palace.
• The Black-Clothed Man reported to Lan Baisha that Han Guang was dead but Han Yu had survived, and Lan Baisha angrily condemned the failure.

Han Yu completed the God of Destruction’s second trial, which recreated an entire life in an illusion, but received a poor evaluation for failing to embody arrogance. The God of Destruction explained that each trial required Han Yu to express its sin before casting it aside.

• Lan Baisha and the Black-Clothed Man tried to shift responsibility for killing Han Yu’s grandfather, but Han Yu confronted them in the palace and killed Lan Baisha.
• Han Yu helped Lan Wan'er become empress and served as regent, then lived for another century before dying at her tomb as a Limit Douluo.
• The God of Destruction announced that Han Yu’s second trial had ended with a poor rating and granted him one level of Soul Power and five hundred years of Soul Ring age.
• Han Yu awoke from the illusion and realized he had experienced an entire lifetime, then questioned why his performance had earned such a low rating.
• The God of Destruction told Han Yu that the trial tested arrogance and that each Seven Deadly Sins trial required him to embody its sin before rejecting it.

After completing the God of Destruction’s assessment and gaining one Soul Power level, Han Yu returned to the competition grounds and learned that four or five days had passed. He then went with Yuan Gun Gun to a soul engineer tournament, where he prepared to enter a lethal elimination match and place a large bet on himself.

• The God of Destruction ended Han Yu’s assessment, awarded him one Soul Power level, and said he would notify him about the next test.
• Han Yu returned to the competition grounds and learned from Long Aotian that Shrek had lost to Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy but had beaten Heaven Dragon Gate while Han Yu was in seclusion.
• Qiu’er checked Han Yu’s Soul Power and discovered that he had reached level seventy-five, while Han Yu asked her and Long Aotian to handle the team’s affairs when he could not attend matches.
• Han Yu left with Yuan Gun Gun for Qing Se Hotel, where Chen An explained that the soul engineer tournament would use two-hour elimination matches with unrestricted Soul Tools and no concern for contestants’ lives.
• Han Yu instructed Yuan Gun Gun to bet one million Gold Soul Coins on him one minute before his match began.

Han Yu entered the Soul Engineer Tournament’s next round and faced the fanatically focused Gao Da Lou in a two-hour soul tool duel. As the match began, Han Yu chose Flame Sun Iron while Gao Da Lou prepared the valuable Star Silver Steel.

• Han Yu placed a large bet on his upcoming match and learned that he would face Soul Engineer Number Forty-Eight.
• Han Yu met Ninety-Six in the VIP lounge, withheld his name, and confidently claimed he would win if they ever faced each other.
• Han Yu surveyed the crowded Golden Hall and the narrow elevated platform set up for the contestants’ matches.
• The Chief Judge announced that the contestants had two hours to craft soul tools and defeat their opponents, with the winner advancing.
• Han Yu faced Gao Da Lou, who introduced himself before the match began and selected Star Silver Steel.
• Han Yu drew Flame Sun Iron toward his crafting table while Gao Da Lou fixed the Star Silver Steel in place and took up a carving knife.

Han Yu observed Gao Da Lou’s unusual soul-tool techniques before crafting a weapon of his own. Gao Da Lou finished first, but Han Yu completed a mysterious Soul Guidance Cannon just before the chapter ended.

• Gao Da Lou carved a Core Array from Star Silver Steel with a precise technique he had taught himself, then explained that he had never attended a soul-tool academy.
• Han Yu began carving a Core Array from Flame Sun Iron at great speed, using his Spiritual Power to guide his work.
• Gamblers favored Han Yu over Gao Da Lou, though they did not know Han Yu himself had placed a heavy bet on his victory.
• Han Yu formed a hollow spherical Core Array and continued assembling unfamiliar components while Gao Da Lou finished his own soul tool.
• Gao Da Lou completed his creation fifteen minutes before Han Yu but waited to see what his opponent was making.
• Han Yu finished a Soul Guidance Cannon about one foot five inches long with a bore roughly ten centimeters wide.

Han Yu and Gao Da Lou’s Level 4 soul tool cannons were judged too closely to decide the contest, so they fought in the arena. Han Yu’s unusual cannon and mental interference overwhelmed Gao Da Lou, leaving him badly injured as the match continued.

• The judges evaluated Gao Da Lou’s Shock Cannon and Han Yu’s unusual High-Explosive Soul Guidance Cannon, then ordered them to settle the result in combat.
• Han Yu and Gao Da Lou entered the combat zone, where the chief judge restricted them to their newly made cannons and Soul Power.
• Gao Da Lou fired a Shock Bomb, but Han Yu dodged it by manipulating the arena’s protective shields and sent a High-Explosive Bomb toward him.
• Gao Da Lou’s Shock Bomb disrupted Han Yu’s body and interrupted his attack, while Han Yu realized the effect came from Gao Da Lou’s carving knife.
• Han Yu and Gao Da Lou exchanged another shot, and Han Yu’s mental interference made Gao Da Lou turn and fire at the nearby shield, where the explosion badly injured him.

Han Yu defeated Gao Da Lou with a trick involving Gao Da Lou’s own Shock Bomb, then learned about his poverty and unusual reluctance to sell his inventions. After tasting Rose Wine, Han Yu discovered that it accelerated the fusion of his ocular power and Yang Power, potentially speeding up his Rinnegan’s development.

• Han Yu defeated Gao Da Lou after confusing his aim and making him fire his Shock Bomb at a nearby barrier, then collected his victory reward.
• At a bar, Gao Da Lou explained that his father had been murdered and his family’s wealth stolen, leaving him to train without enough rare metals.
• Gao Da Lou revealed that he was poor partly because he could not bear to sell any Soul Tools he made, and he asked Han Yu to introduce him to a sect that could provide materials.
• Han Yu ordered the waiter to cancel the wine and prepared to leave, but Gao Da Lou persuaded him to stay and drink.
• Han Yu drank Rose Wine and felt his ocular power and Yang Power fuse at more than twice their previous speed, with the warmth rushing toward his eyes.

Han Yu discovered that strong liquor accelerated his fusion with the Rinnegan, and he recruited Gao Da Lou by promising Soul Tool materials and access to his methods. After buying a large supply of Pure Distillate, Han Yu returned to Mingyue Hotel to cultivate, while the Body Sect got a break in the tournament round-robin stage.

• Han Yu ordered a cup of every wine in the bar to test how different kinds affected his fusion with the Rinnegan.
• Gao Da Lou agreed to join Han Yu's sect in exchange for materials, a share of his Soul Tool earnings, and access to Han Yu's methods, then drank with him.
• Han Yu learned that stronger liquor sped up his fusion severalfold and that Gao Da Lou's Soul Tool used a family-inherited Blood Clot Carving Knife.
• After Gao Da Lou passed out, Han Yu bought the bar's Pure Distillate and ordered a larger batch.
• Han Yu left Gao Da Lou at the bar with a note, carried the Pure Distillate back to Mingyue Hotel with Yuan Gun Gun, and began refining the alcohol through cultivation.