Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue discussed establishing Dragon King Hall after Lu Yuan secured the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as a partner. They planned its construction, defenses, and business, while Lu Yuan insisted Spirit Hall would have to pay for the Soul Tools it bought.

• Lu Yuan told Qian Renxue that he had persuaded Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to partner with him.
• Lu Yuan caught Snake Lance Douluo, Mad Rhino Douluo, and another elder eavesdropping, then teased them for being single.
• Qian Renxue suggested putting Dragon King Hall's construction on the agenda, and Lu Yuan said the site and initial funds were ready and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would provide a construction team.
• Lu Yuan planned to defend Dragon King Hall with fixed Soul Guidance Cannons and focus its business on pills and Soul Tools.
• Lu Yuan told Qian Renxue that Spirit Hall would have to pay for the Soul Tools supplied to its troops, just as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had to pay for its purchases.

Lu Yuan reassured Qian Renxue that the Soul Tools he sold could not be reverse-engineered, but avoided explaining how he learned to refine medicinal pills. After learning that he sometimes felt tired around her, Qian Renxue promised to stop pressing him for answers, and Lu Yuan embraced her.

• Qian Renxue warned Lu Yuan that Ning Fengzhi might try to learn how to make the Soul Tools, and Lu Yuan explained that he had protected them against dismantling and theft of their secrets.
• Qian Renxue asked Lu Yuan when he had learned to refine medicinal pills, but he avoided answering and she chose not to press him.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Lu Yuan felt tired around her, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing; Lu Yuan admitted that he sometimes felt tired with Qian Renxue but not with the others.
• Qian Renxue said she would stop forcing Lu Yuan to reveal his secrets and would quietly stay by his side instead.
• Lu Yuan embraced Qian Renxue, and they rested together in the study.

Lu Yuan planned how to expand the Dragon King Hall by securing metal supplies and recruiting subordinate families, while Qian Renxue offered to help identify potential allies. He also asked her to secretly publicize Tang Hao’s death and Tang San’s identity to draw Tang Xiao and reveal the Clear Sky Sect’s hiding place.

• Lu Yuan considered arranging a long-term metal supply from Gengxin City through the Blacksmiths' Association and recruiting weaker families with Dugu Bo's help.
• Qian Renxue offered to identify Heaven Dou City families that needed a Titled Douluo's protection.
• Lu Yuan said he would return to Heavenly Star Academy and check on Dugu Yan's poison so Dugu Bo could commit himself fully to the Dragon King Hall.
• Lu Yuan asked Qian Renxue to secretly spread news of Tang Hao's death and Tang San's identity to draw out Tang Xiao and locate the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lu Yuan anticipated that Tang San would join the Clear Sky Sect and eventually lead it toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiong Jun could ambush them.

Lu Yuan planned to use news of Tang Hao’s death and watch Tang Yuehua to discover whether the Clear Sky Sect contacted Tang San. He returned to the academy, where Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were training outside their residence.

• Lu Yuan explained that he would monitor Tang Yuehua for signs that she had found Tang San, and Qian Renxue agreed she could investigate the woman’s connection to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lu Yuan left Qian Renxue and returned to the academy, trusting that Tang San would not become a threat to him.
• Lu Yuan passed the new inner academy buildings under construction on his way to the residence he shared with Zhu Zhuqing and the others.
• Lu Yuan found Zhu Zhuqing practicing Phoenix Dance Six Illusions and Ning Rongrong training with the Icefire Sword using a technique taught by Sword Douluo.

Lu Yuan returned to find Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing training while Liu Erlong watched over them. He gave Ning Rongrong an Aromatic Silk Beauty immortal herb to raise her Soul Power and improve her cultivation, then she asked how to consume it.

• Lu Yuan greeted Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Liu Erlong, who said she had been watching over the girls while Dugu Bo went to fetch Dugu Yan.
• Liu Erlong asked Lu Yuan to call her Sister Erlong, then left to water her flowers.
• Lu Yuan noticed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan approaching and remembered that he had something to give Ning Rongrong.
• Lu Yuan gave Ning Rongrong an Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained that it could raise her Soul Power to around level thirty-five or thirty-six while improving her foundation.
• Ning Rongrong thanked Lu Yuan excitedly, then asked how she should consume the immortal herb.

Lu Yuan reunited with Dugu Yan and assessed the toxins in her body, promising to suppress them with pills and eventually guide her in condensing a poison pill. He also revealed that he had prepared an immortal herb for her, then brought Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to his cabin to discuss her treatment.

• Lu Yuan sent Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to the cabin so Ning Rongrong could consume an immortal herb while Zhu Zhuqing protected her.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to meet Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan greeted her after two years apart.
• Dugu Yan reflected on Yu Tianheng's defeat and her fading feelings for him, while considering Lu Yuan's achievements and her own place among geniuses.
• Lu Yuan judged that Dugu Yan's toxins had not reached her internal organs and said pills could suppress them; he advised that she learn the Poison Pill Method at the Soul King realm.
• Lu Yuan told Dugu Bo that he had prepared an immortal herb for Dugu Yan and led them into his cabin, where he produced bottles of pills.

Lu Yuan gave Dugu Yan pills to control her poison and strengthen her cultivation, then presented her with an Earth Dragon Golden Melon. The chapter left Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo eager to learn what the rare herb would do for her.

• Lu Yuan gave Dugu Yan ten Detoxification Pills and explained that they would suppress her toxins for four years while she cultivated toward Soul King.
• Lu Yuan listed the effects of four kinds of pills and said five Spirit Enhancement Pills could help Dugu Yan gain at least three levels during the Soul Ancestor stage.
• Dugu Yan agreed that she could reach Soul King within four years with the pills' help and stored them in her Soul Tool.
• Lu Yuan brought out an Earth Dragon Golden Melon and explained that it could help Dugu Yan gain a level and might even evolve her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo said he had seen the Earth Dragon Golden Melon before but had avoided eating it because he did not know what it was.

Lu Yuan gave Dugu Yan an Earth Dragon Golden Melon and discussed her future at Heavenly Star Academy with Dugu Bo. After Dugu Bo agreed to approach the Nine Heart Begonia Sect about joining the Dragon King Hall, Lu Yuan left to check on Zhu Zhuqing.

• Lu Yuan gave Dugu Yan an Earth Dragon Golden Melon and explained that it could raise her Soul Power; Dugu Yan ate it and began absorbing its power.
• Dugu Bo asked Lu Yuan to let Dugu Yan join Heavenly Star Academy, explaining that she had agreed and no longer felt comfortable at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lu Yuan approved Dugu Yan joining the academy team, noting that the team needed more members and she was a suitable control-system Soul Master.
• Lu Yuan asked Dugu Bo to approach the Nine Heart Begonia Sect about joining the Dragon King Hall, and Dugu Bo agreed to handle the recruitment.
• Lu Yuan left Dugu Yan's cabin and headed toward Zhu Zhuqing's cabin after noticing golden light coming from it.

Lu Yuan visited Zhu Zhuqing while Ning Rongrong absorbed the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which could evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Zhu Zhuqing urged him to accept Ning Rongrong’s genuine feelings, but Lu Yuan hesitated because he worried about Qian Renxue and the complications of his existing relationships.

• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that Dugu Yan was absorbing the Earth Dragon Golden Melon under Dugu Bo’s watch, then asked about Ning Rongrong’s progress.
• Lu Yuan explained that the Aromatic Silk Beauty could let Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul evolve and allow her to reach the Titled Douluo realm.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lu Yuan that Ning Rongrong had confessed her feelings and urged him to accept her if he loved her.
• Zhu Zhuqing pointed out that Lu Yuan’s main concern was Qian Renxue, whose pride and importance to him made him reluctant to take Ning Rongrong in.
• Lu Yuan asked Zhu Zhuqing to let him think it over, and she urged him not to hurt Ning Rongrong as he dealt with the situation.

Ning Rongrong completed absorbing the Aromatic Silk Beauty and evolved her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. She decided to return home to tell uncle Ning and obtain her third soul ring, while Lu Yuan prepared a gift for Zhu Zhuqing and waited for Hu Liena to arrive.

• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that he planned to meet Hu Liena at the Icefire Yin Yang Well and send her back quickly after she absorbed an immortal herb.
• Lu Yuan promised Zhu Zhuqing a gift that night and said she could obtain her soul rings with Hu Liena after absorbing it.
• Ning Rongrong finished absorbing the Aromatic Silk Beauty and discovered that her Soul Power had reached level thirty.
• Lu Yuan pointed out that Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul had gained nine levels and evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong thanked Lu Yuan, then said she would return home to tell uncle Ning about her evolved Martial Soul and obtain her third soul ring.

Lu Yuan refined Spirit Enhancement Pills at the Icefire Yin Yang Well and discussed Zhu Zhuqing’s new soul-bone abilities and Dugu Bo’s efforts to recruit allies. As Lu Yuan reflected on the planned unification of the continent, he spotted a familiar figure approaching and recognized his Senior Sister.

• Lu Yuan completed another batch of high-grade Spirit Enhancement Pills, though he still could not refine a top-grade pill.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked about her Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and Lu Yuan explained its healing skill as well as its flying ability.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that Dugu Bo had contacted several families and was working to win them over.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing discussed loyalty, morality, and Lu Yuan’s hope that unifying the continent would minimize bloodshed.
• Lu Yuan spotted two figures approaching and recognized the graceful one as his Senior Sister.

Lu Yuan welcomed Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo to the Icefire Yin Yang Well and explained that he had gathered all its Immortal Herbs. He left Chrysanthemum Douluo captivated by two rare plants he revealed.

• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Hu Liena and arrived with Lu Yuan to greet her and Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Hu Liena ran into Lu Yuan’s arms, kissed him, and asked whether he had missed her.
• Lu Yuan teased Chrysanthemum Douluo about being single and asked after Ghost, who had sent greetings to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo admired the Icefire Yin Yang Well and asked why it held no Immortal Herbs.
• Lu Yuan said he had collected all the Immortal Herbs and showed Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo two unusual plants, leaving Chrysanthemum Douluo transfixed.

Lu Yuan gave Chrysanthemum Douluo the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and offered Hu Liena the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, explaining that she would have to prove her devotion to pluck it. Hu Liena succeeded, and Lu Yuan embraced her as Zhu Zhuqing reflected on the depth of Hu Liena’s love.

• Lu Yuan gave Chrysanthemum Douluo the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which Chrysanthemum Douluo gratefully accepted.
• Lu Yuan gave Hu Liena the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained that it was the strongest single Immortal Herb, while Zhu Zhuqing had received the Narcissus Jade Bone.
• Lu Yuan and Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red chose its master and required a sincere heart’s blood offering to pluck.
• Hu Liena declared her confidence in her love for Lu Yuan, offered her heart’s blood, and successfully plucked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Lu Yuan wiped the blood from Hu Liena’s lips and embraced her, while Zhu Zhuqing admired Hu Liena’s devotion and considered her own place in Lu Yuan’s heart.

Lu Yuan persuaded Hu Liena to absorb the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and helped Chrysanthemum Douluo use his immortal herb, then led the group into Sunset Forest to hunt Soul Rings for Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing. Chrysanthemum Douluo had reached level ninety-six, and Lu Yuan began discussing suitable Soul Beasts for the two women.

• Lu Yuan convinced Hu Liena to eat the Lovesick Heartbreak Red by reminding her that Qian Renxue had advanced rapidly, and Hu Liena began absorbing the herb.
• Lu Yuan told Chrysanthemum Douluo to absorb the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum while he watched over them.
• Lu Yuan comforted Zhu Zhuqing, who felt envious that Hu Liena could use the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to prove her love.
• Lu Yuan, Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, Long Xiaoyao, and Chrysanthemum Douluo entered Sunset Forest, where Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed that the herb had raised him to level ninety-six.
• Lu Yuan suggested a fast, agile Soul Beast for Zhu Zhuqing and a spiritual or illusion-type fox demon for Hu Liena, prompting Hu Liena to pounce on him.

Lu Yuan, Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, Long Xiaoyao, and Chrysanthemum Douluo searched Sunset Forest for a soul ring for Zhu Zhuqing. Lu Yuan found a Darknight Demon Tiger suited to her fourth soul ring and launched an attack, leaving the beast injured as he moved in to finish it.

• Lu Yuan teased Hu Liena, then held her hand and Zhu Zhuqing's as they continued through the forest.
• Lu Yuan detected a Darknight Demon Tiger about five hundred meters away and judged its roughly twelve-thousand-year cultivation suitable for Zhu Zhuqing's fourth soul ring.
• Lu Yuan assigned Hu Liena to control the beast and Zhu Zhuqing to prevent its escape, while he took the main offensive role.
• Lu Yuan and the others crept closer, and he struck the Darknight Demon Tiger with Golden Dragon Roar.
• Lu Yuan thrust his Golden Dragon Spear at the wounded Darknight Demon Tiger to finish it.

Lu Yuan fought the Darknight Demon Tiger and worked with Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing to bring it down. After Zhu Zhuqing killed the wounded beast, its ten-thousand-year soul ring appeared for her to absorb.

• Lu Yuan used his Double Pupils to track the Darknight Demon Tiger when it vanished, then discovered that Spear Intent could pierce its concealment.
• The Darknight Demon Tiger wounded by Lu Yuan fled, and he pursued it with his dragon wings.
• Hu Liena used Charm to slow the beast while Lu Yuan bound it with Unfixed Storm and pinned it to the ground.
• Lu Yuan called Zhu Zhuqing over, and she killed the Darknight Demon Tiger with her claws.
• A pitch-black soul ring rose from the corpse, and Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that her ten-thousand-year fourth ring had arrived.

Lu Yuan purified the Darknight Demon Tiger's Soul Ring and prepared Zhu Zhuqing to absorb it as her ten-thousand-year fourth ring. While Long Xiaoyao guarded the area, Lu Yuan comforted Hu Liena, and Chrysanthemum Douluo expressed interest in finding a disciple.

• Lu Yuan used his Double Pupils and Pure Qi Divine Power to remove the soul fragments and resentment from the Darknight Demon Tiger's Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her Martial Soul Possession and began absorbing the purified ten-thousand-year Soul Ring while Long Xiaoyao drove away nearby Soul Beasts.
• Hu Liena admitted she felt jealous of Zhu Zhuqing's ten-thousand-year fourth ring, and Lu Yuan reassured her about her own strength and prospects.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo praised Zhu Zhuqing's talent and said he had become interested in taking on a disciple.

Lu Yuan and Chrysanthemum Douluo discussed how rare a disciple as gifted as Zhu Zhuqing would be, while Lu Yuan reflected on the threat posed by Evil Soul Masters. As Zhu Zhuqing continued absorbing the Darknight Demon Tiger’s ten-thousand-year soul ring, Lu Yuan and Hu Liena shared a meal by the fire, and Lu Yuan estimated Zhu Zhuqing would reach around level forty-three after the absorption.

• Lu Yuan told Chrysanthemum Douluo that finding a genius comparable to Zhu Zhuqing would be extremely difficult and thought about the powerful Evil Soul Master Soul Demon Yu.
• Lu Yuan and the others waited as Zhu Zhuqing continued absorbing the Darknight Demon Tiger’s ten-thousand-year soul ring, while a bonfire burned in the forest.
• Hu Liena told Lu Yuan she was hungry, and he teased her before handing her a roasted rabbit leg.
• Hu Liena praised Lu Yuan’s cooking as she ate, while Lu Yuan monitored Zhu Zhuqing’s stable condition and estimated her new level would be around forty-three.

Zhu Zhuqing completed absorbing her ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring and reached level forty-five. Lu Yuan and Hu Liena watched her awaken, leaving Zhu Zhuqing poised to keep advancing toward the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition.

• Lu Yuan estimated that Zhu Zhuqing's Narcissus Jade Bone, Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and fourth soul ring would bring her Soul Power to around level forty-five.
• Lu Yuan woke at dawn beside Hu Liena while Long Xiaoyao kept watch and Zhu Zhuqing continued absorbing her soul ring.
• Hu Liena woke beneath Lu Yuan's fox-fur cloak and asked whether Zhu Zhuqing had finished absorbing her ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing's absorption ended, and Lu Yuan sensed that she had reached level forty-five with solid Soul Power.
• Lu Yuan considered that Zhu Zhuqing might become a Soul King by the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition at age fourteen, surpassing Qian Renxue's record.

Zhu Zhuqing successfully absorbed a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring and gained the powerful skill Darknight Ambush. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing thanking Lu Yuan for helping her become strong enough to absorb it.

• Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes after absorbing the Darknight Demon Tiger’s ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, becoming a Soul King with a black fourth ring.
• Lu Yuan analyzed the Darknight Demon Tiger’s abilities and predicted the effects of Zhu Zhuqing’s new Soul Skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that Darknight Ambush concealed her, increased her speed and attack power by fifty percent, and protected her from physical and some energy attacks.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Darknight Ambush could be used only three times a day for about one minute per use.
• Lu Yuan praised Zhu Zhuqing’s new strength, and Zhu Zhuqing thanked him for helping her absorb the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.