Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan defeated Xiao Wu in their sparring match, then faced Tang San, whose secret techniques could not stop Lu Yuan’s powerful advance. The chapter left their fight underway after Tang San was forced to reconsider fighting at close range.

• Xiao Wu attacked Lu Yuan, but he dodged her strikes and stopped a punch just short of her face.
• Lu Yuan used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to outmaneuver Xiao Wu and lifted her into the air, prompting her to pretend to concede before attempting a surprise Waist Bow.
• Lu Yuan’s strength overcame Xiao Wu’s Waist Bow, and she conceded before urging Tang San to challenge him.
• Tang San and Lu Yuan introduced their Martial Souls and levels, then began their sparring match.
• Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Mystic Jade Hand to counter Lu Yuan’s punch, but the blow sent him stumbling back more than ten meters.

Lu Yuan defeated Tang San in a duel by using Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to outpace Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. Afterward, Tang San questioned him about the technique and the Tang Sect, while Lu Yuan concealed his transmigrator identity and remained wary of Tang San.

• Lu Yuan dodged Tang San's concealed weapons and pressed him with rapid attacks, while Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade.
• Lu Yuan increased his speed, broke through Tang San's defenses, and knocked him more than ten meters away.
• Tang San admitted defeat and asked Lu Yuan the name of his movement technique; Lu Yuan called it Phoenix Dance Six Illusions.
• Tang San asked whether Lu Yuan had heard of the Tang Sect, and Lu Yuan denied knowing it.
• Lu Yuan suspected Tang San had been testing him and resolved to conceal his identity and prepare for a possible future conflict.

Lu Yuan left Notting City under the escort of Xu Fei, a Spirit Hall Soul King, and began the journey to Spirit City. Along the way, Xu Fei explained Spirit Hall’s ranks and organization, while Lu Yuan resolved to one day enter the Douluo Hall.

• Lu Yuan trained with the World-Shocking Spear before preparing to depart for Spirit City.
• At the Spirit Hall Branch, Xu Fei met Lu Yuan and agreed to escort him because of his Golden Dragon Spirit and Innate Full Soul Power.
• Lu Yuan said goodbye to Ferros, Ma Xiunuo, Sisi, and Brother Tao, then left in a Spirit Hall carriage with Xu Fei.
• Xu Fei explained that the journey from Notting City to Spirit City would cover over three thousand kilometers and take more than half a month.
• Xu Fei described Spirit Hall’s hierarchy and its Soul Master ranks, and Lu Yuan vowed to enter the Douluo Hall someday.

Lu Yuan reflected on Spirit Hall’s role and his own conflicted willingness to support it as he and Xu Fei traveled toward Spirit City. At Fengming Village, Bibi Dong’s hometown, Lu Yuan caught the scent of blood, leaving their arrival on edge.

• Lu Yuan considered Spirit Hall’s influence, its benefits to commoners, and the possibility that it could still be changed, while weighing his own self-interest and loyalty to those close to him.
• Xu Fei interrupted Lu Yuan’s thoughts, and the two continued their journey across the Balak Kingdom over the next ten days.
• Xu Fei and Lu Yuan reached the border of the Balak Kingdom and headed toward Fengming Village, Bibi Dong’s hometown, known for its Orchid Brew.
• As the carriage approached Fengming Village, Lu Yuan smelled blood and asked Xu Fei if he could smell it too.

Lu Yuan and Xu Fei discovered that Evil Soul Masters had massacred Fengming Village and pursued them. They caught up with Tang Qi’s group, and Xu Fei prepared a plan to poison the attackers while Lu Yuan waited for his chance to act.

• Lu Yuan detected a faint smell of blood, and he and Xu Fei entered Fengming Village to investigate.
• Lu Yuan and Xu Fei found the villagers murdered and followed bloodstains along the road out of the village.
• Tang Qi, an Evil Soul Master, led his group of subordinates and captives away after taking part in the massacre.
• Lu Yuan and Xu Fei caught up with Tang Qi’s group and identified him as their leader.
• Xu Fei gave Lu Yuan Golden Mandala Poison Powder and planned to draw the group’s attention while Lu Yuan scattered it over them.

Lu Yuan and Xu Fei ambushed Tang Qi’s group, and Lu Yuan killed three Soul Masters during the battle despite struggling with his first kills. As Tang Qi and Ding Yin pressed their attack, Lu Yuan and Xu Fei released yellow powder from a shattered jade bottle.

• Xu Fei attacked Tang Qi’s group, killing four Soul Masters with Wind Blade Annihilation while Tang Qi retaliated with poisonous blood attacks.
• Lu Yuan sneaked behind two Soul Masters and killed them with his World-Shocking Spear, then overcame his nausea and joined Xu Fei’s fight.
• Lu Yuan killed a Soul Grandmaster with Surging Tides, easing the pressure on the wounded Xu Fei.
• Tang Qi activated Bloodthirsty Berserk and ordered Ding Yin to attack Lu Yuan as both advanced on Lu Yuan and Xu Fei.
• Lu Yuan and Xu Fei covered their noses and mouths, then shattered a jade bottle that released yellow powder over Tang Qi and Ding Yin.

Xu Fei and Lu Yuan poisoned the Evil Soul Masters who had attacked Fengming Village, then reported the massacre to the local Spirit Hall Branch. The survivors’ testimony revealed that Fengming Village was not an isolated target, and Xu Fei and Lu Yuan set out for Spirit City.

• Lu Yuan used Golden Mandala Flower pollen to poison Tang Qi and the other surviving attackers after they injured Xu Fei.
• Xu Fei identified the attackers as Evil Soul Masters, and he and Lu Yuan discussed their massacre of the Pope’s hometown and the danger to Spirit Hall’s reputation.
• Tang Qi died after Xu Fei left his body to be torn apart by hyenas, and Xu Fei and Lu Yuan took the four other survivors to the local Spirit Hall Branch.
• The branch connected the massacre to the deputy hall master’s murder and learned from the survivors that Fengming Village was not the only target.
• The branch sent its findings to Spirit City, and Xu Fei and Lu Yuan left to travel there.

After learning that Evil Soul Masters had massacred Fengming Village, Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to hunt them down and arranged for Lu Yuan to enter Spirit Hall’s Genius Training Camp, where he could become her disciple if he won the selection tournament. Lu Yuan and Xu Fei reached Spirit City and checked into the inn, where they encountered the provocative Yue Ling.

• Bibi Dong learned that Fengming Village had been massacred and ordered Yue Guan to eliminate the Evil Soul Masters responsible.
• Bibi Dong decided Lu Yuan would be sent to the Genius Training Camp, with a chance to become her second disciple if he won the championship.
• Lu Yuan and Xu Fei arrived in Spirit City and walked to the inn after showing their official document to the Holy Temple Knights.
• At the inn, Yue Ling teased Xu Fei, who ignored him and hurried Lu Yuan into their room.

Lu Yuan arrived in Spirit City with Xu Fei and learned that Spirit Hall had mobilized against a serious threat. A Red Cardinal announced that Lu Yuan would enter the Genius Training Camp and compete in the Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament.

• Xu Fei introduced Lu Yuan to Chu Yu and the shy Du Gou, revealing that Lu Yuan had Innate Full Soul Power.
• Chu Yu said Spirit City was on alert and that Chrysanthemum Douluo had been sent out, leading Xu Fei and Lu Yuan to suspect Spirit Hall was targeting Evil Soul Masters.
• Yue Ling arrived and provoked a chain of retching among the group, including Xu Fei.
• A Red Cardinal announced that recruits would register at Spirit Hall Academy and awarded Xu Fei a Soul Ascension Pill and twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins for killing an Evil Soul Master.
• The Red Cardinal ordered Lu Yuan to join the Genius Training Camp and compete in the Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament, where the top three could enter the Papal Hall.

After learning about the harsh trials of Spirit Hall's Genius Training Camp, Lu Yuan arrived at Crescent Grand Canyon to begin training. Instructor Chris assigned him a dormitory and said training would start the next day.

• Xu Fei and Chu Yu explained the camp's fierce competition and warned Lu Yuan that only ten students graduated every three years.
• Lu Yuan vowed to persevere through the camp's hardships, and Xu Fei encouraged him to stand out.
• A man delivered Lu Yuan to Crescent Grand Canyon with a letter from Bishop Filo, and Instructor Chris read his details before accepting him.
• Chris told Lu Yuan to obey the camp's rules and ordered Har to take him to the dormitory.
• Har showed Lu Yuan to room 204, where Lu Yuan unlocked the door and entered.

Lu Yuan moved into the Genius Training Camp dormitory and learned from his roommate Yuan Xin about its harsh training rules and factional rivalries. Yuan Xin invited him to join Nether Gate, but Lu Yuan refused and remained eager to test the camp’s training methods.

• Lu Yuan settled into his dormitory and met his roommate, Yuan Xin, who questioned why Manager Har had arranged bedding for him.
• Yuan Xin explained that trainees had to complete their assigned training or face elimination, and that the camp tolerated factions targeting rivals as long as no one died.
• Yuan Xin described the four strongest factions: Wind Hall, Nether Gate, Qin Sect, and Smoky Orchid Hall.
• Yuan Xin offered to introduce Lu Yuan to Nether Gate and warned that unaffiliated newcomers could be bullied, but Lu Yuan refused to join any faction.
• Yuan Xin doubted Lu Yuan’s confidence, while Lu Yuan dismissed the trainees as unimpressive and looked forward to the camp’s training methods.

Lu Yuan began training at the Genius Training Camp and stunned Chris, Har, and the other students by completing a demanding run with ease. Afterward, Yan Xiang learned that Lu Yuan had rejected Yuan Xin's invitation to join the Nether Gate and warned Yuan Xin that Qin Yuan might target him.

• Lu Yuan enjoyed his first dinner at the Genius Training Camp, then meditated through the night.
• Chris ordered Lu Yuan to carry twenty jin and run twenty laps around the camp, and Lu Yuan accepted without hesitation.
• Lu Yuan completed the first fifteen laps at an unchanged pace, surprising Chris while Har doubted he could keep going.
• Lu Yuan finished all twenty laps and accelerated on the final lap, leaving the watching students astonished.
• Yan Xiang asked Yuan Xin about recruiting Lu Yuan, learned Lu Yuan had refused, and warned Yuan Xin that Qin Yuan might use underhanded methods against him.

Lu Yuan impressed Instructor Chris with his stamina, prompting Chris to arrange a sparring match against Qin Tian. At lunch, Qin Yuan sent Li Zhi to confront Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan stopped Li Zhi’s punch with one hand.

• Lu Yuan completed twenty laps without using Soul Power, and Chris arranged for him to spar with Qin Tian the next day.
• Lu Yuan returned to his dormitory, bathed, changed, and went to the cafeteria for lunch.
• Yuan Xin invited Lu Yuan to sit with him, drawing Qin Yuan’s attention across the cafeteria.
• Qin Yuan ordered Li Zhi to test Lu Yuan, and Li Zhi blocked Lu Yuan’s path and demanded that he meet Qin Yuan.
• Lu Yuan refused to leave his friends, so Li Zhi punched at his chest, but Lu Yuan caught his fist and called it disappointing.

Lu Yuan fought Li Zhi and Qin Yuan in the cafeteria, revealing strength that surprised the trainees. Yan Xiang intervened before Qin Yuan could escalate the fight, and Lu Yuan joined him and Yuan Xin for a meal.

• Lu Yuan blocked Li Zhi's punch and kicked him unconscious after Li Zhi attacked him.
• Qin Yuan confronted Lu Yuan, and their punches collided, sending Qin Yuan seven steps back while Lu Yuan took three.
• Qin Yuan summoned his Purgatory Demon Wolf, but Yan Xiang stepped in and offered to spar with him instead.
• Qin Yuan withdrew with his followers, taking the unconscious Li Zhi with them.
• Lu Yuan thanked Yan Xiang and sat down to eat with him, Yuan Xin, and the others.

After Lu Yuan drove back Qin Yuan in the cafeteria, he learned that his next test at the Training Camp would be a combat drill against an older trainee, likely Qin Tian. Qin Yuan arranged for his younger brother to face Lu Yuan and ordered him to inflict a brutal beating.

• Lu Yuan returned to his dormitory to meditate while news of his clash with Qin Yuan spread through the Training Camp.
• Chris and Har discussed Lu Yuan’s impressive performance, and Har began to think he might defeat Qin Tian.
• Yuan Xin explained the Training Camp’s three-part assessment and warned Lu Yuan that his combat opponent would likely be one of Qin Yuan’s people.
• Yuan Xin identified Qin Tian as a level nineteen Soul Master with a fast Wind Wolf Martial Soul, but Lu Yuan looked forward to fighting him.
• Qin Yuan learned that a gray-clothed youth would face Lu Yuan in the combat drill and ordered him to teach Lu Yuan a brutal lesson.

Lu Yuan attended his practical combat exercise at the Training Camp, where he faced the older, faster Qin Tian. After revealing his exceptional level fifteen Soul Power, Lu Yuan dodged Qin Tian’s attacks and dismissed his speed as nothing special, leaving the fight underway.

• Lu Yuan met with Yan Xiang and learned that the trainees had gathered to watch his practical combat exercise.
• Chief instructor Chris announced that Lu Yuan would face Qin Tian, a level nineteen Agility-Attack Soul Master.
• Lu Yuan’s level fifteen Soul Power astonished the trainees and intensified Qin Yuan’s jealousy.
• Qin Tian attacked at high speed, but Lu Yuan evaded his wolf claws and kicks.
• Lu Yuan told Qin Tian that his speed seemed nothing special to him.

Lu Yuan defeated Qin Tian by sensing his movements despite Dark Night Assault, then overwhelmed him with Phoenix Dance Six Illusions. The victory drew the Training Camp's attention and left Qin Yuan wary of Lu Yuan ahead of the selection competition three months later.

• Qin Tian activated Dark Night Assault and attacked Lu Yuan while concealed, but Lu Yuan sensed the air shift and seized his claw before kicking him away.
• Lin Feng explained that Lu Yuan had detected Qin Tian through the movement of the air, and Lu Yuan urged Qin Tian to admit defeat.
• Qin Tian charged again, but Lu Yuan used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to outpace him and knock him unconscious.
• Lin Feng, Yan Xiang, and Feng Yuyan reacted to Lu Yuan's speed, while Qin Yuan saw him as a growing threat to the upcoming selection competition.
• Har declared Lu Yuan the winner.

After Lu Yuan defeated Qin Tian and impressed Chris in the Training Camp’s tests, Bibi Dong decided to make him prove his strength before she would take him as her disciple. Three months of increasingly intense training left Lu Yuan far stronger, though his Soul Power remained at level sixteen.

• Lu Yuan defeated Qin Tian, drawing the attention of the Training Camp’s top competitors and ending trouble from Qin Yuan’s faction.
• Lu Yuan endured Chris’s willpower test at pressure equivalent to level thirty-five and broke through to level sixteen.
• Chris designed an intense training regimen for Lu Yuan and reported his performance to Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chris to make the championship a challenge match in which Lu Yuan would face three opponents at once, intending to test him as a potential disciple.
• Bibi Dong revealed her hatred of the Six-Winged Angel clan and resolved to see the true power of Lu Yuan’s Golden Dragon Spirit.
• After three months of grueling training, Lu Yuan’s strength and physical condition improved greatly, though his Soul Power stayed at level sixteen.

The Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament began after three years of training, with Lu Yuan assigned to the first arena alongside Qin Yuan and his friend Yuan Xin. As the instructors arrived, Yuan Xin worried about the strong competition, while Lu Yuan remained confident.

• The Training Camp grew solemn as the selection tournament arrived, and Yuan Xin and Qin Yuan prepared for the competition.
• The instructors divided more than one hundred and twenty contestants among four arenas, with the top four from each advancing to compete for ten places and the top three rankings.
• Lu Yuan was assigned to the first arena with Qin Yuan, Yuan Xin, and Li Zhi.
• Yuan Xin admitted he was nervous about facing several powerful opponents, and Lu Yuan encouraged him to stay calm and trust his strength.
• Chris, Har, and the other instructors arrived at the training ground, drawing the students' attention.

The Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament began, and Lu Yuan watched Yuan Xin win before facing Li Zhi in the arena. Li Zhi entered a berserk state, but Lu Yuan defeated him with one punch and turned his cold gaze toward Qin Yuan.

• Chris announced the tournament rules and sent the students to their assigned arenas.
• Huang Jing defeated Fu Tailuo in a dirty, comical fight, then Yuan Xin beat Chen Jia.
• Har called Lu Yuan and Li Zhi to compete, while Qin Yuan refused to help his frightened subordinate.
• Li Zhi entered a berserk state and charged Lu Yuan with his Mad Mastiff Spirit Soul.
• Lu Yuan defeated Li Zhi with one punch without using his Martial Soul, then stared coldly at Qin Yuan.