Chapter Summaries

Xu Changqing took his companions to Holy Soul Village to find Tang Hao, while Yu Xiaogang blamed Xu Changqing for his injuries and Tang San swore revenge. After Sword Douluo sensed that Tang Hao was absent, Xu Changqing led the group to the waterfall where Tang Hao had hidden A Yin.

• Sword Douluo stopped Xu Changqing from killing Yu Xiaogang, and the group left him to limp toward Suotuo City.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Xu Changqing had beaten him, then fainted as Tang San vowed to kill Xu Changqing.
• Xu Changqing asked for directions to Holy Soul Village and told Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo that they were going to look for Tang Hao.
• The group approached Holy Soul Village on foot, and Sword Douluo sensed no Titled Douluo nearby.
• Xu Changqing found the waterfall where A Yin was hidden, and Sword Douluo confirmed Tang Hao was not there.

Xu Changqing stole the Blue Silver Emperor and its Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, then left a mocking message for Tang Hao. He continued searching Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Xue Qinghe ordered his agents to track the three who had left Shrek Academy.

• Xu Changqing took the Blue Silver Emperor's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone and uprooted the plant from its cave behind the waterfall.
• Xu Changqing carved a taunting message for Tang Hao into the cave wall, claiming he would raise Tang Hao's wife.
• Tang Hao found the Blue Silver Emperor missing, read Xu Changqing's message, and left the cave in a rage.
• Xue Qinghe learned that Tang San remained at Shrek Academy and that Ghost Douluo had taken Su Yuntao, then ordered his agents to watch the three who had left the academy.
• Xu Changqing searched Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Sword Douluo while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing stayed at a hotel in Heaven Dou City.

Xu Changqing and Sword Douluo found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Xu Changqing harvested and ate two Immortal Herbs to withstand its opposing energies. As Xu Changqing submerged himself in the well to refine their effects, Dugu Bo approached, angered by the intruders in his territory.

• Sword Douluo found a mist-shrouded valley, and he and Xu Changqing flew there to investigate.
• Xu Changqing recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and planted a Blue Silver Emperor seedling nearby.
• Sword Douluo left to guard the cliff while Xu Changqing located the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fierce Fire Apricot.
• Xu Changqing harvested both Immortal Herbs with throwing knives and Soul Power threads, then ate them.
• Heat and cold surged through Xu Changqing, so he dove into the well to refine the herbs as Dugu Bo arrived at the valley.

Xu Changqing cultivated the Water and Fire Immunity Body in Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden and absorbed the herbs’ toxins into his Dragon Flame Spear, giving it ice and poison attributes. After Dugu Bo confronted him, Xu Changqing offered to compensate him with a way to suppress the poison in his body.

• Dugu Bo arrived at the cliff and questioned Sword Douluo Chen Xin about entering his Medicine Garden.
• At the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Xu Changqing forced the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fierce Fire Apricot toxins into his Dragon Flame Spear, awakening ice and poison attributes in it.
• Xu Changqing emerged from the pool with the Water and Fire Immunity Body and greatly increased poison resistance.
• Dugu Bo confronted Xu Changqing for taking two herbs, while Sword Douluo stood by silently.
• Xu Changqing apologized and offered Dugu Bo a way to suppress the poison within his body.

Xu Changqing revealed that Dugu Bo was suffering from poison backlash and offered a method to cure him in exchange for access to his Medicine Garden and Ruyi Treasure Sack. Dugu Bo accepted the bargain and learned that Xu Changqing’s blood could help him transfer the poison into a soul bone.

• Xu Changqing described Dugu Bo’s recurring symptoms, convincing him that poison had seeped into his bones.
• Dugu Bo asked Xu Changqing to suppress the poison, and Xu Changqing offered to cure him in exchange for choosing herbs from the Medicine Garden and borrowing the Ruyi Treasure Sack.
• Dugu Bo agreed to Xu Changqing’s conditions and handed over the Ruyi Treasure Sack before demanding an explanation.
• Xu Changqing explained that Dugu Bo could transfer his body’s poison into a soul bone, but warned that doing so without first suppressing it could cause a backlash.
• Xu Changqing said one drop of his blood could temporarily suppress Dugu Bo’s poison and cautioned that taking more than five drops could weaken his Poison Skill and strength.

Xu Changqing struck a deal with Dugu Bo to suppress his poison and then returned to Heaven Dou City with the Ruyi Treasure Sack. He showed Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing an Immortal Herb that could greatly accelerate cultivation, leaving them eager to claim it.

• Dugu Bo agreed to receive a drop of Xu Changqing’s blood every seven days to suppress his toxins until they could be forced into his soul bones.
• Dugu Bo praised Heaven Dou Royal Academy to Xu Changqing and privately spoke with Chen Xin, who later fought and cursed as Xu Changqing left on the Water Dragon.
• Zhu Zhuqing used the System’s Soul Ring Age Enhancement Orb, gained a Soul Power rank, and reached level 28.
• Xu Changqing returned to the Rose Hotel and reunited with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xu Changqing revealed a Tulip of the Kirin Silk and explained that it could improve physique, increase cultivation speed, and raise their Soul Power by seven or eight ranks without side effects.

Xu Changqing distributed Immortal Herbs to Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, while reserving the Tulip of the Kirin Silk for Ning Rongrong’s father. After the others began cultivating, Zhu Zhuqing accepted her herb and offered Xu Changqing a shoulder massage to repay him.

• Xu Changqing told Ning Rongrong that he would give the Tulip of the Kirin Silk to her father, helping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect gain another Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Xu Changqing gave Ning Rongrong an Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, and she consumed it before entering cultivation.
• Xu Changqing gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, which acknowledged her after she dripped blood on it while thinking of someone she loved.
• Xiao Wu consumed the Lovesick Heartbroken Red and entered cultivation alongside Ning Rongrong.
• Xu Changqing gave Zhu Zhuqing a Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, which she accepted before offering him a shoulder massage.

Xu Changqing gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and her efforts to repay him triggered another Servant System reward. The group cultivated through the night, with Xiao Wu still struggling to refine the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

• Xu Changqing let Zhu Zhuqing massage his shoulders, completing a Purple Level Task and receiving a Soul Ring age enhancement reward.
• Zhu Zhuqing kissed Xu Changqing, swallowed the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and began cultivating, completing a Black Level Task that awarded him a Soul Bone Age Enhancement Bead.
• Xu Changqing swallowed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and began cultivating alongside Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu.
• Late at night, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xu Changqing woke from cultivation, while Xiao Wu continued struggling to absorb the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

Xu Changqing grilled food at a roadside stall while a disguised spy watched him, and Xue Qinghe arrived in Heaven Dou City. Xue Qinghe recognized Xu Changqing, dismissed his escort, and introduced himself to him.

• Xu Changqing left Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to care for Xiao Wu, then went out to buy food after their long cultivation session.
• Xu Changqing paid the barbecue stall owner to use the stall and recognized him as a disguised Soul Power user likely sent to watch him.
• Xue Qinghe entered Heaven Dou City with an elite silver-armored escort and read an urgent report announcing good news.
• Xue Qinghe spotted Xu Changqing grilling food, halted his carriage, and approached the stall.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Commander Lin and the soldiers to leave, apologized for his subordinate, and introduced himself to Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing kept Xue Qinghe from meeting his companions and declined an invitation to the Crown Prince’s banquet, while Xue Qinghe learned of his unusual strength and followed the group toward Sunset Forest. Xiao Wu’s cultivation ended with a major breakthrough, and the group set out to hunt Soul Rings for Xu Changqing and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xu Changqing recognized Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue and avoided inviting him to meet Ning Rongrong or the others, then declined his banquet invitation because the group planned to hunt Soul Rings.
• A hidden guard told Xue Qinghe that Xu Changqing’s aura seemed to range from Soul Ancestor to Soul Emperor, and Xue Qinghe suspected Xu Changqing had reached level forty.
• Xue Qinghe ordered the guard to follow the Water Dragon and mark its route, then transformed into a young woman with golden wings and followed as well.
• Xiao Wu finished absorbing the Lovesick Heartbroken Red’s effects, rose from level thirty-four to level forty-four, and gained a self-condensed ten-thousand-year Soul Ring; Ning Rongrong rose from level thirty-one to level thirty-eight.
• Xu Changqing and Zhu Zhuqing remained at Soul Ring barriers as the group traveled toward Sunset Forest, while Xiao Wu refused to reveal how she obtained her Soul Ring.

Xu Changqing and Zhu Zhuqing selected Soul Beasts for their Fourth Soul Rings as they prepared to enter Sunset Forest. Xu Changqing chose a dangerous flock of Fire Nether Phoenixes, and the group decided they would face the hunt together.

• Xu Changqing searched the Sunset Forest Soul Beast Encyclopedia for a roughly forty-thousand-year fire-attributed Soul Beast to become his Fourth Soul Ring.
• Xu Changqing recommended a Shadow Leopard for Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Ring because its speed and ambush skills suited her martial soul.
• Xu Changqing chose the Fire Nether Phoenix, despite learning that its flock included many powerful beasts and a sixty-thousand-year Bird King.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong insisted on accompanying Xu Changqing into danger, while he teased Ning Rongrong for volunteering to fight.
• Xiao Wu explained that fire-attributed Soul Beasts were rare because they could start forest fires and were targeted by other Soul Beasts.

Zhu Zhuqing fought a two-thousand-year Shadow Leopard in Sunset Forest to obtain her third Soul Ring, but Xu Changqing intervened when the beast nearly struck her. After Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing the ring, a hidden observer watched Xu Changqing with growing interest.

• Zhu Zhuqing used Ning Rongrong’s support to increase her speed and challenged the Shadow Leopard alone while Xiao Wu guarded Ning Rongrong.
• The Shadow Leopard created a clone, and Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherworld Hundred Claws destroyed the fake but left her vulnerable to the real beast.
• Xu Changqing stopped the Shadow Leopard’s attack and pinned it beneath his foot, astonishing Zhu Zhuqing with his strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing killed the Shadow Leopard with Hell Stab and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring while Xu Changqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong stood guard.
• A graceful observer watched from about two hundred meters away and decided Xu Changqing had hidden abilities worth discovering.

Zhu Zhuqing completed her breakthrough to level 36 and gained the clone-based Third Soul Skill Netherworld Shadow Clone. Xu Changqing then outlined a plan to divide and weaken the Fire Nether Phoenix flock in Sunset Forest, leaving the group ready to carry it out together.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power surged after she absorbed her Soul Ring, and she broke through to level 36, nearly reaching level 37.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that Netherworld Shadow Clone let her create three clones, each with half her strength.
• Xiao Wu teased Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing about their levels, and Xu Changqing scolded them for slacking off.
• Xu Changqing explained that the Fire Nether Phoenix flock included a sixty-thousand-year Phoenix King and nearly a hundred other birds, making a direct attack dangerous.
• Zhu Zhuqing inferred that Xu Changqing planned to lure out and defeat the birds in smaller groups, and he confirmed the plan and told everyone to follow his commands.

Xu Changqing and his companions ambushed and killed the elite Fire Nether Phoenixes, then encountered Qian Renxue, who decided to watch as the Phoenix King arrived with reinforcements. The chapter leaves Xu Changqing preparing to face the powerful Phoenix King while Qian Renxue considers whether to intervene.

• Xu Changqing led Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing away from Red Maple Mountain to lure thirteen elite Fire Nether Phoenixes into an ambush.
• Xu Changqing trapped the Fire Nether Phoenixes with his Divine Dragons while he and Xiao Wu killed the elites, including the over-forty-thousand-year leader.
• Xu Changqing discovered Qian Renxue spying nearby, confronted her, and recognized her despite her concealed identity.
• The Phoenix King arrived with a large flock of Fire Nether Phoenixes, and Qian Renxue offered to help if Xu Changqing asked her nicely.
• Xu Changqing returned to the three girls and explained that Qian Renxue was probably not an enemy as they assessed the Phoenix King's strength.

Xu Changqing absorbed a forty-thousand-year Fire Nether Phoenix Soul Ring, defeated its consciousness in his mind, and broke through to level 46 with a new Fire Dragon skill. When the Fire Nether Phoenix King attacked his companions, Qian Renxue protected them, and Xu Changqing joined her to face the remaining enemy.

• Xu Changqing lured the Fire Nether Phoenix clan away from its corpse, collected a Soul Bone, and began absorbing the forty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• In his consciousness space, Xu Changqing fought the Fire Nether Phoenix’s vengeful form until it exhausted itself, then absorbed its energy into the Dragon Emperor Lyre.
• Xu Changqing broke through to level 46, gained a black fourth Soul Ring, and learned the Fire Dragon: Heavenly Wasteland Fall skill.
• As the Fire Nether Phoenixes returned, Qian Renxue intervened to protect Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing while Xu Changqing completed his breakthrough.
• Xu Changqing found Qian Renxue confronting the wounded Fire Nether Phoenix King, thanked her, and summoned his new Fire Dragon beside her.
• The Fire Nether Phoenix King recognized its companion’s Soul Ring on Xu Changqing and charged at him and Qian Renxue, who prepared to fight together.

Xu Changqing and Qian Renxue defeated the Fire Nether Phoenix King, after which she gave him her name and departed. He reunited with Xue Qinghe, accepted an invitation to the Crown Prince’s residence, and traveled with his companions to inspect Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while planning to meet Ning Rongrong’s family the next day.

• Qian Renxue and Xu Changqing coordinated their attacks, and Qian Renxue’s Sacred Sword gravely wounded the Fire Nether Phoenix King before Xu Changqing killed it with his spear.
• Xu Changqing found a crimson Soul Bone and offered it to Qian Renxue, but she declined, introduced herself as Qian Renxue, and flew away.
• Xu Changqing returned to Heaven Dou City with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, where Xue Qinghe greeted them and invited them to a banquet at the Crown Prince’s residence.
• After the banquet, Ning Rongrong told Xu Changqing that her father, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo were expected to visit the next day, and Xu Changqing said he was prepared to meet them.
• Xue Qinghe accompanied Xu Changqing and his companions to inspect Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while the narration revealed Xue Qinghe’s private distress over Qian Renxue’s marriage plans.

Xu Changqing and his companions arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the senior teachers welcomed the four prodigies and they agreed to study there. Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo then appeared, and Xu Changqing offered Ning Fengzhi a rare Immortal Herb and soul bones as an apology for keeping Ning Rongrong away from home.

• Xue Qinghe brought Xu Changqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Meng Shenji and the other senior teachers welcomed them personally.
• Xu Changqing and his companions introduced themselves, revealing their ages, martial souls, and exceptional Soul Power levels.
• Meng Shenji guided the group through the academy, and Xiao Wu praised its scenery compared with Shrek Academy; Xu Changqing said they could study there.
• At the summit, Xu Changqing recognized Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, who had arrived earlier than expected to see Ning Rongrong.
• Xu Changqing apologized for not visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and presented Ning Fengzhi with three soul bones and a Tulip of the Kirin Silk that could evolve his martial soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Xu Changqing gave Ning Fengzhi the Tulip of the Kirin Silk and three rare soul bones, which the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect accepted after learning that Xu Changqing and Ning Rongrong had complete soul bone sets. At the academy dining hall, Xu Changqing met Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, then tried to recruit Xue Qinghe for his new tournament team.

• Xu Changqing offered Ning Fengzhi the Tulip of the Kirin Silk and three soul bones; Ning Fengzhi accepted them after Ning Rongrong revealed that she and Xu Changqing had completed their soul bone sets.
• Xu Changqing claimed that he and Ning Rongrong had found the soul bones in a secret realm, and Ning Fengzhi stored the three bones away.
• At the dining hall, Xue Qinghe introduced Xu Changqing and his companions to Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan as the opponents they had hoped to meet in Suotuo City.
• Dugu Yan challenged Xu Changqing to a spar, but Xu Changqing refused and left with Xiao Wu and the others.
• Xue Qinghe suggested that Xu Changqing challenge the Royal Fighting Team, while Xu Changqing coaxed him into praising his strength and then invited him to join a new team with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Qing, and himself.

Xu Changqing refused to join the Royal Fighting Team, agreeing instead to compete under the Imperial Fight Team Three name, then accepted Yu Tianheng’s challenge to a four-on-four match. As students flocked to the Soul Duel Arena, Xue Qinghe placed a massive bet on Xu Changqing’s group, leaving the outcome of the duel—and the wagers—unresolved.

• Xue Qinghe reluctantly agreed to join Xu Changqing’s team after Xu pressed him, and the two acted like close brothers as Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong watched in confusion.
• Xu Changqing declined the Education Committee’s request to join the Royal Fighting Team, but agreed to compete as Imperial Fight Team Three; Ning Fengzhi said Xu Changqing and Ning Rongrong would marry when they were both eighteen.
• Dugu Yan challenged Xu Changqing, who refused and offered Zhu Zhuqing as her opponent; after Yu Tianheng provoked him, Xu accepted a four-on-four match and invited the entire Royal Fighting Team and second team to fight.
• News of the challenge spread across Heaven Dou Royal Academy, drawing a crowd to the Soul Duel Arena, where students began betting on the newcomers and Imperial Fight.
• Xu Changqing gave Xue Qinghe the group’s Gold Soul Coins to bet on them, and Xue Qinghe added his Crown Prince’s token while placing a 209,000 Gold Soul Coin wager on the newcomers.

Xu Changqing challenged the Royal Fighting Team and overwhelmed Yu Tianheng before letting Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing fight the team as training. The duel continued with Xiao Wu defeating three opponents and Xu Changqing protecting the exhausted Zhu Zhuqing, while the remaining fight was unresolved.

• Xu Changqing knocked Yu Tianheng backward with a single punch, and Ye Lingling healed him before the Royal Fighting Team brought all seven members onto the arena.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong entered the duel, revealing Xiao Wu’s ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and Ning Rongrong’s powerful Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation and Waist Bow to knock Ye Lingling off the arena, then defeated the two Black Tortoise Turtle Soul Masters with Charm and a midair split kick.
• Yu Tianheng attacked Xiao Wu while Dugu Yan and the two agility-attack Soul Masters cornered Zhu Zhuqing with poison and ranged strikes.
• Ning Rongrong’s Nine-Colored Pagoda shielded Zhu Zhuqing from the Ghost Leopard Soul Master’s attack, and Xu Changqing appeared beside Zhu Zhuqing as she ran out of strength.