Chapter Summaries

Xue Qinghe encountered Jiang Qianhai while traveling toward Star Dou Great Forest and discovered that the seemingly young fisherman could handle a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast with ease. After learning Jiang Qianhai was only twelve, Xue Qinghe eagerly considered forming a connection with him.

• Xue Qinghe traveled toward Star Dou Great Forest with two guards to seek an eight-thousand-year flying Soul Beast for his fifth soul ring.
• After hearing a battle nearby, Xue Qinghe followed his guards' suggestion to investigate and found signs that a powerful human had fought a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Xue Qinghe watched Jiang Qianhai catch a fifty-thousand-year Bone Forging Fish, which returned to the river after he fed it.
• Jiang Qianhai introduced himself and said he was twelve years old, astonishing Xue Qinghe and making him eager to build a relationship with Jiang Qianhai.

Jiang Qianhai let Xue Qinghe watch him fish, then taught him to use a Fishing Rod and invited him to try. After catching a fish and sharing a moment of genuine happiness, Xue Qinghe decided to keep fishing, while Jiang Qianhai discovered he had obtained Three Thousand Burning Flame Fire.

• Jiang Qianhai noticed Xue Qinghe’s hidden guards, learned they were Xue Qinghe’s elders, and let him sit nearby to watch.
• Jiang Qianhai talked about fishing as a way to set aside worries, and Xue Qinghe agreed to give it a try.
• Jiang Qianhai taught Xue Qinghe how to prepare the Bait and use the Fishing Rod, and Xue Qinghe cast his line successfully.
• Jiang Qianhai received Three Thousand Burning Flame Fire as a surprise reward for catching a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Xue Qinghe caught a fish, smiled at his success, and asked to try again.

Xue Qinghe delayed hunting his fifth soul ring so he could stay near Jiang Qianhai, whom he knew was a twelve-year-old Title Douluo. After they shared a fish dinner, Xue Qinghe persuaded Jiang Qianhai to let him share the tent, though Jiang Qianhai remained focused on fishing.

• Xue Qinghe told Protector Yan to catch his fifth soul ring while he stayed with Jiang Qianhai, and Protector Yan agreed after hearing Jiang Qianhai was the youngest Soul Douluo in history.
• Xue Qinghe told Pufferfish Douluo that Jiang Qianhai was twelve years old, shocking him.
• Jiang Qianhai prepared several fish dishes for dinner, and Xue Qinghe enjoyed the meal and decided he wanted to stay and fish for a few more days.
• When Jiang Qianhai offered Xue Qinghe the tent while he continued fishing, Xue Qinghe persuaded him that they could both sleep inside it.
• Jiang Qianhai's attention shifted to fishing after Xue Qinghe raised questions about the subject.

Jiang Qianhai and Xue Qinghe discussed the God Realm, and Xue Qinghe became increasingly convinced that Jiang Qianhai had a divine inheritance. After Xue Qinghe fell asleep, Jiang Qianhai devoured the Three Thousand Burning Flame Fire and woke the next morning to check his system panel.

• Jiang Qianhai told Xue Qinghe that Deities were powerful people who could be surpassed, leading Xue Qinghe to suspect he was connected to a Supreme God.
• After Xue Qinghe fell asleep, Jiang Qianhai checked his daily settlement and saw that he had 1,300,000 experience points.
• Jiang Qianhai confirmed that devouring the Three Thousand Burning Flame Fire would make him unconscious, then activated it while Xue Qinghe and his guards slept nearby.
• Xue Qinghe woke Jiang Qianhai the next morning, and they realized it was time for breakfast.
• After Xue Qinghe left, Jiang Qianhai checked his system panel following the fire's devouring.

Jiang Qianhai showed Xue Qinghe his enhanced cultivation and demonstrated how he refined pills that rapidly benefited Soul Beasts. Xue Qinghe grew more eager to recruit him, then became shaken when Jiang Qianhai remarked that his smile looked feminine, fearing he had uncovered her secret.

• Jiang Qianhai’s status revealed that devouring Heavenly Flames had raised him to an Eight-Star Battle King and granted him the Three Thousand Stars Physique.
• Xue Qinghe went fishing with Jiang Qianhai and watched the Bone Forging Fish repeatedly take his bait and deliver miscellaneous items.
• Jiang Qianhai refined the gathered herbs into pills, explained that each pill equaled ten days of cultivation for the Bone Forging Fish, and gave one to Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe used the pill to lure the Bone Forging Fish ashore, fed it, and considered keeping it as a pet.
• Jiang Qianhai joked that Xue Qinghe’s smile looked feminine, making her fear he had discovered her identity; he apologized with enhanced bait, and she accepted while privately condemning her own deceit.

After eight days of friendship, Xue Qinghe prepared to return to the capital, reluctant to leave Jiang Qianhai and their carefree time together. They parted with a bickering farewell, and Xue Qinghe decided to investigate Jiang Qianhai’s background on the journey home.

• Xue Qinghe and Jiang Qianhai spent their final days together fishing, trading insults, and eating painfully spicy boiled fish.
• Jiang Qianhai sensed Xue Qinghe’s guards approaching, and Xue Qinghe admitted it was time to go back.
• Protector Yan returned with a living Sharp-Tailed Swift, which Xue Qinghe took and pretended to absorb as a Spirit Ring.
• Jiang Qianhai gave Xue Qinghe a brief farewell, so Xue Qinghe kicked him before they exchanged a hug and another kick.
• Xue Qinghe gave Jiang Qianhai a white-stone communicator and left, deciding to investigate his background for the sake of recruiting him.

Zhu Zhuyun feared that Zhu Zhuqing had won the protection of a Title Douluo, so she and Dai Weisi decided to send two Soul Saints to kill her. Meanwhile, Jiang Qianhai advanced to Battle Emperor, reached Three Star Battle Emperor after twelve days of fishing, and decided it was time to head back and explore elsewhere.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Dai Weisi that Zhu Zhuqing had attached herself to a Title Douluo and feared the Douluo might assassinate her.
• Dai Weisi agreed to send two Soul Saints to kill Zhu Zhuqing, believing the Title Douluo would not retaliate once she was gone.
• Jiang Qianhai received his daily settlement and broke through from Eight Star Battle King to One Star Battle Emperor.
• Jiang Qianhai tested his new strength, flew to the Star Dou Great Forest, and resumed fishing through the night.
• After twelve days of fishing, Jiang Qianhai reached Three Star Battle Emperor and decided to return while visiting other places.

Xue Qinghe reconnected with Jiang Qianhai and learned from Spirit Hall’s report that two Royal Soul Saints had left for Zhu Zhuqing. He struggled with whether to intervene, then decided to go fishing rather than let Jiang Qianhai be threatened through her.

• Xue Qinghe messaged Jiang Qianhai, who explained that he had not written because Xue Qinghe had told him not to make contact without a reason.
• Xue Qinghe received two reports on Jiang Qianhai and found Spirit Hall’s account far more informative than Heaven Dou’s.
• Xue Qinghe learned that Zhu Zhuqing had been engaged to the Third Prince of Star Luo, whose arm Jiang Qianhai had allegedly severed, and that two Royal Soul Saints had gone after her.
• Xue Qinghe destroyed both reports and debated whether to warn Jiang Qianhai before deciding to go fishing.

At Soto Soul Arena, Zhu Zhuqing defeated the seven-win He Luo with a single strike, stunning the crowd and angering Yu Xiaogang, who realized she had concealed a self-created soul skill. After the match, Zhu Zhuqing left the arena with Ning Rongrong, while an old man and an old woman eyed her with interest.

• Grandmaster brought Shrek Academy's students to Soto Soul Arena for their second phase of training, and Zhu Zhuqing faced He Luo in a one-on-one match.
• He Luo threatened Zhu Zhuqing and charged at her with his Armored Rhinoceros soul skill, but she dodged and struck him with Eight Extremities Collapse.
• The crowd cheered as the host declared Zhu Zhuqing the victor, while the medical staff carried the badly injured but living He Luo away.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Zhu Zhuqing's attack as a self-created soul skill, grew angry that she had hidden it from him, and left the arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong left Soto Soul Arena together, and an old man and an old woman watched Zhu Zhuqing with interest before noticing Ning Rongrong beside her.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong bought clothes, but two Soul Saints sent by the First Prince tried to lure them out of the city by stealing Zhu Zhuqing’s pouch. Zhu Zhuqing recognized the trap and revealed she had concealed her real Storage Ring, while Ning Rongrong summoned Sword Douluo Chen Xin for help.

• Ning Rongrong helped Zhu Zhuqing choose casual clothes for Jiang Qianhai and insisted she take the whole pile as rent for staying at Zhu Zhuqing’s house.
• Two Soul Saints plotted to steal Zhu Zhuqing’s storage item and lure her east of the city, with the old woman heading to the ambush location.
• The old man snatched Zhu Zhuqing’s pouch as he passed her and ran toward the east side of the city.
• Zhu Zhuqing stopped Ning Rongrong from pursuing him and explained that he had stolen only a decoy sachet, while her real storage items were concealed.
• Zhu Zhuqing identified the thief as someone hiding his Soul Power and realized he was trying to lure them out of the city.
• Ning Rongrong crushed a golden crystal to call for help, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin raced away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Gu Rong found the two Soul Saints who had attacked Zhu Zhuqing and discovered that their supposed Storage Soul Tool was only a sachet. After killing them and finding a Star Luo Offering Token, he returned to Ning Rongrong, where Chen Xin asked whether Jiang Qianhai really had Soul Douluo-level strength.

• The old man fled with Zhu Zhuqing’s sachet, believing it was a valuable Storage Soul Tool, and later agreed to share it with the old woman.
• The old man and old woman failed to open the sachet until Gu Rong appeared and suggested pulling its cord, revealing its fragrance and exposing it as a fake.
• Gu Rong identified himself as a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and killed both Soul Saints before finding a Star Luo Offering Token among their belongings.
• Gu Rong returned to Ning Rongrong, argued with Chen Xin about who had arrived first, and Chen Xin asked whether Jiang Qianhai possessed Soul Douluo-level strength.

Zhu Zhuqing deduced that Dai Mubai likely arranged the assassination attempt against her and decided to wait for Jiang Qianhai to return before acting. As she left Suotuo City with Ning Rongrong and the two Title Douluo, someone attacked her with a dagger.

• Gu Rong and Chen Xin accepted Ning Rongrong’s account of Jiang Qianhai’s strength, while Gu Rong revealed that two Soul Saints from the Star Luo Empire had carried out the attempted theft.
• Chen Xin explained Star Luo’s brutal succession struggle, and Zhu Zhuqing said the assassins’ target was probably her.
• Zhu Zhuqing concluded that Dai Mubai was likely behind the attack because he knew her identity and had reason to resent her and Jiang Qianhai.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided to wait for Jiang Qianhai rather than involve Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in dealing with Dai Mubai.
• Ning Rongrong toured Suotuo City with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, and a dagger suddenly flashed toward Zhu Zhuqing as they reached the city gate.

Jiang Qianhai returned in time to stop an assassin from killing Zhu Zhuqing, then killed the attacker at her urging. The group continued toward Shrek, leaving the practical question of where they would sleep that night unanswered.

• A poisoned-dagger assassin attacked Zhu Zhuqing, but Jiang Qianhai appeared suddenly and restrained him before he could strike.
• Zhu Zhuqing embraced Jiang Qianhai, and he explained that he had returned after learning she was in danger.
• At Zhu Zhuqing’s encouragement, Jiang Qianhai crushed the assassin’s head, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were sickened by the gruesome killing.
• Jiang Qianhai cleaned himself and Zhu Zhuqing with Bone Spirit Cold Fire, and he wondered why killing had not upset him.
• After Ning Rongrong punched Jiang Qianhai in frustration, the group continued toward Shrek, forgetting to decide where they would sleep.

Jiang Qianhai learned that Dai Mubai had arranged an assassination attempt on Zhu Zhuqing and used information from Xue Qinghe to discover Dai Mubai’s route toward the Star Luo Imperial Capital. He left Shrek Academy to pursue him, determined to kill him.

• Jiang Qianhai told Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong that Xue Qinghe had warned him about the assassination, and Ning Rongrong revealed that Xue Qinghe was the Heaven Dou Crown Prince.
• Jiang Qianhai confirmed Xue Qinghe’s identity through their Communication Stone and joked with him about a missing Fishing Rod.
• After the group feasted at Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong urged Jiang Qianhai to avenge Zhu Zhuqing, and he declared that Dai Mubai could not be allowed to live.
• Jiang Qianhai failed to sense Dai Mubai nearby, but Xue Qinghe sent word that Dai Mubai had placed a bounty on Zhu Zhuqing and fled toward the Star Luo Imperial Capital with Flender’s help.
• Jiang Qianhai thanked Xue Qinghe, then took off from Shrek Academy to pursue Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai fled toward the Star Luo Empire, blaming Jiang Qianhai and Zhu Zhuqing for his misfortune and hoping to take revenge by having Zhu Zhuqing assassinated. After enduring a string of humiliations and bad luck in a town, he settled into a hotel, where an attendant summoned him to meet an important person.

• Dai Mubai said goodbye to Flender and left Shrek, then reflected bitterly on losing an arm and looked forward to Zhu Zhuqing's assassination.
• Dai Mubai drove his exhausted carriage to a town ahead of a storm and began searching for lodging.
• After several inns turned him away, Dai Mubai stepped in dog shit and threatened a passerby, but backed down when the man revealed himself as a Soul Emperor.
• Dai Mubai found a hotel room and paid extra for a lavish dinner, then wondered whether anyone had accepted the assassination mission against Zhu Zhuqing.
• As heavy rain fell, a hotel attendant told Dai Mubai that an important person wanted to see him.

Jiang Qianhai confronted Dai Mubai over the bounty and plot against Zhuqing, then tortured him to death. After telling Xue Qinghe what happened, Jiang Qianhai went to sleep, leaving two other targets in Star Luo for later.

• Jiang Qianhai summoned Dai Mubai to a suite and accused him of spreading news and placing a bounty against Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai denied the accusations and demanded proof, so Jiang Qianhai burned him alive with the Three Thousand Burning Flame Fire.
• Jiang Qianhai told Xue Qinghe through the Communication Stone that Dai Mubai was dead and explained how he had killed him.
• Xue Qinghe called Jiang Qianhai a pervert, then went to sleep while smiling at their conversation.
• Jiang Qianhai remembered two more targets in Star Luo’s Imperial City, decided they could wait, and went to sleep.

Yu Xiaogang blamed Flender for Dai Mubai’s departure, but Flender explained that Dai Mubai had put a bounty on Zhu Zhuqing. After Jiang Qianhai returned and warned Flender against repeating his mistake, Yu Xiaogang considered ways to break Zhu Zhuqing and Jiang Qianhai’s relationship for Tang San’s sake.

• Yu Xiaogang confronted Flender over Dai Mubai leaving Shrek Academy, and Flender said Dai Mubai had chosen to leave after placing a bounty on Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Xiaogang defended Dai Mubai, criticized Zhu Zhuqing, and blamed Flender for allowing Jiang Qianhai to remain at the academy.
• Yu Xiaogang left Flender’s office and considered having Xiao Wu undermine Zhu Zhuqing and Jiang Qianhai’s relationship to remove an obstacle for Tang San.
• Jiang Qianhai returned from a border town after deciding not to attack the Star Luo Empire until he could defeat it decisively.
• Jiang Qianhai warned Flender that he would die if there was a next time, leaving Flender to lament that his goodwill had been lost.

Jiang Qianhai returned after dealing with Dai Mubai and accepted Chen Xin’s challenge to test his strength. He overwhelmed Chen Xin with his speed and attacks, leaving the Sword Douluo to concede and flee in embarrassment.

• Jiang Qianhai returned to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong after killing Dai Mubai, and praised Zhu Zhuqing for adapting to the Mystic Heavy Ruler.
• Ning Rongrong asked Jiang Qianhai how strong he was, and Chen Xin invited him to spar so he could assess him and recruit him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Jiang Qianhai and Chen Xin flew to an open area, where Chen Xin deflected Jiang Qianhai’s first strike and tested him with his first soul skill.
• Jiang Qianhai blocked Chen Xin’s sword beam and judged his own strength against a Super Douluo.
• Jiang Qianhai unleashed his speed and battered Chen Xin’s Spirit Sword Guard until it cracked and shattered.
• Chen Xin stopped the spar and left in a streak of sword light, hoping Gu Rong would not mock him.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San persuaded Xiao Wu to get close to Zhu Zhuqing and undermine her relationship with Jiang Qianhai, claiming it would protect Shrek Academy and the surrounding area. Jiang Qianhai recognized Xiao Wu as a rabbit at noon, leaving her terrified that he had seen through her true form.

• Chen Xin and the Bone Douluo left for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after failing to recruit Jiang Qianhai, and Ning Rongrong asked Jiang Qianhai to help her get revenge on Flender.
• Ning Rongrong bickered with Jiang Qianhai while Zhu Zhuqing focused on replenishing her energy.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Jiang Qianhai was dangerous and urged him not to act rashly against him.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San persuaded Xiao Wu to befriend Zhu Zhuqing and later break her trust in Jiang Qianhai.
• Jiang Qianhai called Xiao Wu an Old Rabbit while roasting a rabbit, and Xiao Wu feared he had discovered her true form.

Jiang Qianhai let Xiao Wu live after catching her acting suspiciously, and she went to befriend Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing saw through Xiao Wu’s mission and demanded a reason to spare her, leaving Xiao Wu to offer a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and soul bone.

• Jiang Qianhai made Xiao Wu eat roasted rabbit and warned her not to do anything bad.
• Xiao Wu decided to befriend Zhu Zhuqing while secretly plotting to get revenge on Jiang Qianhai.
• Xiao Wu approached Zhu Zhuqing, who tested her and exposed her suspicious motives.
• Zhu Zhuqing confronted Xiao Wu, who confessed she had come to ruin Zhu Zhuqing and Jiang Qianhai’s relationship.
• Zhu Zhuqing guessed Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were involved and asked Xiao Wu for a reason to spare her life.
• Xiao Wu offered Zhu Zhuqing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and soul bone when she reached rank 90.