Chapter Summaries

Sword Douluo Chen Xin confronted Chu Fan over Ning Rongrong’s training at Fanyun Academy, then tested Chu Fan’s abilities in a fight. The chapter ended with Chu Fan’s powerful punch landing on Chen Xin, who had underestimated him.

• Chu Fan sensed a powerful visitor at Fanyun Academy and went to the back courtyard to meet him.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin revealed himself and criticized Fanyun Academy, saying Ning Rongrong would be better off learning from him.
• Chu Fan refused to reveal his identity and invited Chen Xin to test whether he was qualified to teach Rongrong.
• Chen Xin attacked, but Chu Fan evaded his strike with his speed and blocked his sword auras with the Qiankun Cauldron, revealing his twin martial souls.
• Chu Fan charged Chen Xin with a powerful punch, and Chen Xin realized he had badly underestimated the boy.

Chu Fan fought Chen Xin to prove his strength, then offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a chance to cooperate on Soul Tool guns. After Chen Xin left to discuss the deal, Chu Fan began sparring with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Chen Xin unleashed a ten-thousand-year soul skill, and Chu Fan countered it with his God Slaying Spear, leveling the surrounding forest in their clash.
• Chen Xin recognized Chu Fan's strength and learned that he possessed Three Spirits, then invited him to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chu Fan declined to join but offered Chen Xin a Soul Tool gun as a sample and proposed cooperation to arm the sect's Support Type soul masters.
• Chen Xin agreed in principle to cooperate and left to discuss the deal with the Sect Master.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others arrived, and Chu Fan hid Chen Xin's identity from Ning Rongrong before sparring with Zhu Zhuqing while Ning Rongrong supported them.

Chu Fan began Fanyun Academy’s morning training and assigned different regimens to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong falling during her run and Chu Fan taking hold of her hand to check for injuries.

• Chu Fan welcomed Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to Fanyun Academy, encouraged combat and gambling, and explained that they would later visit the Suotuo City Grand Spirit Arena.
• Chu Fan prescribed ten daily laps around the academy for Ning Rongrong to build stamina and said he would run with her for the first few days.
• Chu Fan told Zhu Zhuqing to train her strength as well as her speed and arranged to spar with her.
• Chu Fan ran alongside Ning Rongrong, who tired after several laps and tripped as she began her tenth.
• Chu Fan helped Ning Rongrong up and took her hand to check whether she was hurt, making her blush and freeze.

Chu Fan treated Ning Rongrong’s injuries, trained her and Zhu Zhuqing, and watched the students improve before announcing their next stage: real battles at the Suotuo City Soul Arena. The chapter ended with Chu Fan explaining the arena’s rules and its role in testing strength.

• Chu Fan healed Ning Rongrong’s injured hands and dislocated foot, then carried her back to the academy when she pretended her foot still hurt.
• Chu Fan sparred with Zhu Zhuqing, dodged her attacks, and advised her to sharpen her speed as an agility-type Soul Master.
• Ning Rongrong improved her stamina, Zhu Zhuqing doubled her speed and gained strength, and Xiao Wu strengthened her Waist Bow and combined it with Eight-Stage Throw.
• Chu Fan gathered the students and announced that their next training stage would be actual combat at the Suotuo City Soul Arena.
• Chu Fan explained the Soul Arena’s independence, combat rules, and ranking badges to the students.

After Zhu Zhuqing lost a spar to Chu Fan, she continued training with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu until their progress prompted Chu Fan to move them on to real combat. He took them to the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena, where they would test their skills and earn recognized ranks through battle.

• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Chu Fan with Hell Stab, but he dodged and defeated her, then advised her to improve her speed and strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing trusted Chu Fan’s guidance and drew inspiration from his example to pursue her own future.
• Ning Rongrong trained her endurance, Zhu Zhuqing improved her speed and strength, and Xiao Wu strengthened her Waist Bow and combined it with Eight-Stage Throw.
• Chu Fan decided the group was ready for real combat and announced that they would go to the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena.
• Chu Fan explained that the Great Soul Arena rewarded victories with points and badges that represented a soul master’s rank across the continent.

Chu Fan set a goal for the Fanyun Academy disciples to reach diamond rank before graduation and gave Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu Soul Tools. He took them to the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, where they began registration.

• Chu Fan explained the Soul Fighting Arena's badge ranks and told the disciples to avoid losing and reach diamond rank before graduation.
• Chu Fan gave Zhu Zhuqing a clawed glove that increased her strength, and she tested it on a stone.
• Chu Fan gave Ning Rongrong Flying Anklets that boosted her speed and let her fly briefly.
• Chu Fan gave Xiao Wu a diamond necklace and gave all three girls Storage Rings.
• Chu Fan led the girls to the Suotuo Great Soul Arena and explained its battle types, match formats, and registration process.
• Chu Fan and the three girls approached the registration area to sign up for Soul Fighting.

Chu Fan brought the group to register at the Great Soul Arena, where Xiao Wu won her first one-on-one match against Qing Bao. As the crowd noticed Chu Fan, he went to the stage to face Ma Hongjun.

• Chu Fan registered the group at the Great Soul Arena and learned that newcomers could only fight in the subsidiary arenas.
• Xiao Wu defeated Qing Bao with her Waist Bow and earned her first victory.
• Spectators began gathering around Chu Fan after female Soul Masters noticed his looks.
• The host announced Ma Hongjun's next one-on-one fight, and Chu Fan walked onto the stage to face him.
• Ma Hongjun recognized Chu Fan and made a throat-slitting gesture at him.

Chu Fan faced Ma Hongjun in a one-on-one Soul Fighting match while Yang Meng arranged for death warriors to kill him. As Ma Hongjun attacked with his Phoenix Fire Line, Chu Fan stood his ground without summoning his Martial Soul.

• Yang Meng recognized Chu Fan in the stands and ordered his subordinates to arrange for elite death warriors to kill him during a betting match.
• Chu Fan and Ma Hongjun met on the arena, where Ma Hongjun blamed Chu Fan for ruining Shrek Academy and challenged him.
• The crowd favored Ma Hongjun in their bets but cheered for Chu Fan, whose appearance attracted the young women in the arena.
• Ma Hongjun used Martial Soul Possession, revealed his three soul rings, and fired his Phoenix Fire Line at Chu Fan.
• Chu Fan refused to summon his Martial Soul as Ma Hongjun believed his flames had finished the fight.

Chu Fan defeated Ma Hongjun in the arena by absorbing and evading his flames, then overpowering him with a fire lotus. After being declared the winner, Chu Fan returned to Xiao Wu and Rongrong while Yang Meng considered whether the Chen Clan’s death warriors could stop him.

• Ma Hongjun attacked Chu Fan with his Phoenix Fire Line, but Chu Fan absorbed the flames and evaded further attacks with Lingbo Weibu.
• Chu Fan struck Ma Hongjun twice, knocking him down despite Ma Hongjun’s attempts to fight back.
• Ma Hongjun used his Third Soul Skill, Phoenix Wing Sky Soar, to fly and strengthen his Phoenix Fire Line.
• Chu Fan formed a fire lotus and sent it at Ma Hongjun, blasting him out of the arena.
• The announcer declared Chu Fan the winner, and Chu Fan walked toward Xiao Wu and Rongrong as Yang Meng discussed his strength with a subordinate.
• The arena announced Chu Fan’s record as one win and zero losses at Level 26.

Chu Fan finished training Zhu Zhuqing and prepared his students for real combat at the Suotuo City Soul Fighting Arena. The group had improved through months of training, and Chu Fan explained the arena’s rules and the badges that measured a soul master’s rank.

• Zhu Zhuqing used Hell Stab against Chu Fan, but he dodged her attack and defeated her, then advised her to develop her speed and strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing trusted Chu Fan’s guidance, believing he had given her hope and a chance to choose her own future.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu continued training, improving their endurance, speed, strength, and fighting skills.
• Chu Fan announced that the group would move on to real combat at the Suotuo City Soul Fighting Arena.
• Chu Fan explained that the Great Soul Arena operated independently and awarded badges and points to soul masters based on their victories.

Flender confronted Chu Fan after Shrek Academy’s defeat but withdrew when the Soul Fighting Arena warned him not to break its rules. Chu Fan and Ning Rongrong then entered a team battle as the Dual Support Combination, facing the Dragon Tiger Brothers.

• Flender released his eight soul rings and threatened Chu Fan, who scorned him and refused to back down.
• The arena host warned Flender that interfering violated the rules, so Flender carried Ma Hongjun away and vowed Shrek Academy would settle the debt later.
• Zhu Zhuqing won her match, and Ning Rongrong and Chu Fan prepared to fight as the Dual Support Combination.
• The crowd doubted that two support types could win, then recognized Chu Fan and reconsidered their bets.
• Zhang Long and Zhang Hu transformed into beast spirit masters, and Chu Fan joked that their team should be called the Snake Rat Combination.

Chu Fan helped Ning Rongrong gain combat experience in the Great Soul Arena by weakening the Dragon Tiger Brothers and leaving them to her. After she outmaneuvered the brothers, Chu Fan defeated them with one punch, and he considered how powerful a fully enhanced serious punch might be.

• Chu Fan encouraged Ning Rongrong to fight the Dragon Tiger Brothers while he watched and intervened only if needed.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Chu Fan with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Chu Fan struck Zhang Long and Zhang Hu to weaken them.
• Chu Fan stepped aside, and Ning Rongrong used her speed and careful timing to evade the brothers and land blows on both of them.
• The Dragon Tiger Brothers launched their hammers at Chu Fan and Ning Rongrong, but Chu Fan stopped the weapons and knocked the brothers out with a punch supported by Ning Rongrong.
• Chu Fan wondered whether a fully powered punch enhanced by his Chaos Green Lotus Spirit and Ning Rongrong's support could seriously injure a Titled Douluo.

After Chu Fan’s performance in the Soul Fighting Arena attracted the attention of Suotuo City’s powerful Elder Yang, Chu Fan met with him and Elder Bai. Elder Yang offered to make Chu Fan his final disciple, but Chu Fan rejected him outright.

• The audience and VIP elders praised Chu Fan’s strength, and Elder Yang ordered a subordinate to invite him for a private conversation.
• Chu Fan left the arena with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, then accepted Elder Yang’s invitation and brought the girls along.
• Elder Yang introduced himself as a leading figure among the families behind Suotuo City’s Great Soul Arena and offered Chu Fan support and friendship.
• Elder Yang asked Chu Fan to become his final disciple, but Chu Fan said no one was qualified to be his master.

Elder Yang tried to recruit Chu Fan into the Yang Family by offering him a choice of beautiful female relatives, but Chu Fan rejected the offer. After Zhu Zhuqing showed unexpected affection toward him, Chu Fan left the Soul Fighting Arena holding her hand and took the girls for a stroll through Suotuo City.

• Elder Yang and Elder Bai brought out beautiful Yang Family women to tempt Chu Fan into becoming Elder Yang's last disciple.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing reacted jealously, and Zhu Zhuqing clung to Chu Fan's arm after Ning Rongrong prompted her.
• Chu Fan pulled Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing into his arms, and Zhu Zhuqing warmed to his embrace.
• Chu Fan refused to join the Yang Family, took Zhu Zhuqing's hand, and left the Soul Fighting Arena with the girls.
• Chu Fan took the girls for a stroll, then picked up Ning Rongrong when she teased Zhu Zhuqing about enjoying his embrace.

Chu Fan took Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Suotuo City's clothing store to buy them gifts, but the store's elite auction floor brought an arrogant customer into conflict with him. The auction began with eight remarkable outfits, and Ning Rongrong admired their quality.

• Xiao Wu asked Chu Fan what reward he would give them, and he took the group to Suotuo City's largest clothing store to choose clothes.
• Chu Fan found the clothes on the first and second floors unsatisfactory, and Ning Rongrong showed a Black Card that let the group enter the third-floor auction area.
• Several guests mocked Chu Fan and the women with him, and one arrogant man tried to drive Chu Fan away.
• Chu Fan's chilling pressure made the man kneel, and Chu Fan kicked him into a wall, frightening the other guests into silence.
• The auction host displayed eight outfits from overseas and announced that they could also be regarded as Soul Tools, while Ning Rongrong praised their quality.

Chu Fan outbid a Wu Family man at an auction to buy clothes for Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, then led the group into an ambush on the way to Fanyun Academy. He blocked the attackers’ Soul Power and gathered a threatening vortex around them, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Chu Fan bid two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Flowing Immortal Skirt after Ning Rongrong admired it, forcing the Wu Family man to leave in anger.
• Chu Fan bought one auction item each for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then paid and left with the three girls for Fanyun Academy.
• Chu Fan sensed that masked attackers were following the group and led them into an uninhabited area, where more than a dozen men surrounded them.
• The attackers revealed they had a Soul Emperor, three Spirit Kings, and seven Soul Ancestors, and Chu Fan told the girls to fall back as they released their martial souls.
• Chu Fan stopped their attacks with a Soul Power shield, then formed a vortex of Soul Power that left the attackers struggling to stand.

Chu Fan defeated a group of Yang Family death warriors and learned that the young master had sent them to kill him. He planned to challenge the Yang Family through a Life-and-Death Duel, then headed for the duel area after the girls competed at the Great Soul Arena.

• Chu Fan killed the black-clad assassins and forced their leader to reveal that the Yang Family's young master had sent them.
• Xiao Wu used her Waist Attack and Eight-Section Fall to cripple the surviving leader, whom Chu Fan spared to carry a message back.
• Chu Fan told Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing that he would use a Life-and-Death Duel to weaken the Yang Family and support future business plans.
• The next day, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing competed together in a team match, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu each won a Solo Match.
• Chu Fan left for the Life-and-Death Duel area.

Yang Meng learned that Chu Fan had entered a Life-and-Death Duel and saw a chance to send stronger assassins after him. Chu Fan chose ten consecutive matches against Soul Ancestors or higher, leaving the arena stunned and Yang Meng ordering his death warriors to kill him.

• Yang Meng learned that Chu Fan had killed his death warriors, then stabbed the wounded black-clothed man for warning him not to provoke Chu Fan.
• Chu Fan entered the Life-and-Death Duel arena, where the audience initially dismissed him as a child.
• Chu Fan chose opponents at Soul Ancestor level or higher and demanded the consecutive match format, which required ten straight victories to survive.
• The crowd reacted with disbelief and began betting on Chu Fan's matches.
• Yang Meng ordered his subordinates to select powerful death warriors and make sure Chu Fan did not leave the Soul Fighting Arena alive.

Chu Fan killed Dark Reaper Sikong Wan with a single punch in the Life-and-Death Duel, warning the Yang Family that he was the true Reaper. Yang Meng then arranged for Boxing King Tai Yun to fight Chu Fan next, and the staff began removing Tai Yun’s restraints.

• Dark Reaper Sikong Wan attacked Chu Fan with his Death God Scythe and five spirit rings.
• Chu Fan dodged Sikong Wan’s strike and felled him with one punch.
• Sikong Wan begged for mercy, but Chu Fan killed him and warned the Yang Family.
• Yang Meng angrily ordered a stronger opponent to be sent against Chu Fan.
• Boxing King Tai Yun entered the arena in chains, and the staff stepped forward to remove them.

Chu Fan killed Boxing King Tai Yun and four more Spirit Kings in the arena, leaving the Yang Family desperate to stop him. The family sent a Soul Emperor, who attacked Chu Fan with a massive hammer as their fight began.

• Boxing King Tai Yun attacked Chu Fan and was killed by a single punch, prompting the audience to erupt in cheers.
• Yang Meng ordered his subordinates to send stronger fighters, and Chu Fan swiftly killed Spirit Kings in the third, fourth, and fifth matches.
• Chu Fan killed five Spirit Kings without unleashing his martial soul, and Yang Meng ordered his men to deploy Soul Emperors or Spirit Saints.
• The Yang Family sent a Soul Emperor into the arena, drawing scorn and concern from the audience.
• The Soul Emperor dismissed Chu Fan as a child, unleashed his martial soul, and swung a massive hammer at him.