Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan discovered a token marked with the Holy Spirit Cult and warned Qian Renxue that the Evil Soul Master organization might rival Spirit Hall. After Qian Renxue began absorbing the Scarlet Flame Golden Light Eagle King's fifty-thousand-year soul ring, Lu Yuan kept watch and recovered his strength in the Mist Forest.

• Lu Yuan recognized the Holy Spirit Cult token and suspected the organization was a powerful threat to Spirit Hall.
• Lu Yuan told Qian Renxue that the Holy Spirit Cult might be able to stand on equal footing with Spirit Hall, and she agreed they should stay alert.
• Lu Yuan urged Qian Renxue to absorb the Scarlet Flame Golden Light Eagle King's soul ring while he protected her.
• Qian Renxue began absorbing the fifty-thousand-year soul ring as her Eight-Winged Angel lit up the area.
• Lu Yuan stored the token, ate some rations, and sat down to restore his Soul Power while Qian Renxue continued absorbing the ring.

Lu Yuan meditated while Qian Renxue absorbed her sixth soul ring, then learned she had reached level sixty-five. After teasing and making peace with her, he shared dry rations with her beneath the night sky.

• Lu Yuan meditated to restore his Soul Power while Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo guarded him and Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue finished absorbing her soul ring and revealed her new strength as her six soul rings appeared.
• Lu Yuan teased Qian Renxue about her spiritual power, and she attacked him before he pulled her into his arms and calmed her down.
• Lu Yuan asked Qian Renxue about her level, and she said she had advanced to level sixty-five, likely thanks to the Yin Yang Immortal Herbs and her new soul ring.
• Lu Yuan gave Qian Renxue dry rations, and they ate together beneath the starry sky.

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue prepared to leave the Mist Forest, but a beast tide interrupted them. Though Lu Yuan suspected the disturbance was connected to his untriggered Sign-in Task and worried about Qian Renxue’s safety, she persuaded him to investigate the forest’s depths.

• Lu Yuan decided to take Qian Renxue back rather than risk continuing deeper into the Mist Forest.
• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue shared breakfast, then prepared to leave with Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo.
• The ground trembled, and Snake Lance Douluo identified the approaching disturbance as a large group of Soul Beasts.
• Lu Yuan used his Double Pupils to see Soul Beasts fleeing through the mist from something deeper in the forest.
• Qian Renxue urged Lu Yuan to investigate, saying their group could retreat if necessary, and he agreed to protect her.

A group of Sun Moon Continent Holy Church members prepared to complete a blood sacrifice at the Blood Moon Altar and open a Spatial Gate to Douluo Continent. Qian Renxue and Lu Yuan flew into Mist Forest to investigate the fleeing Soul Beasts, and the system spoke just as they reached the dense fog.

• The Blood Emperor and White Scorpion discussed the Blood Moon Altar’s nearly complete blood sacrifice and their plans to invade Douluo Continent with help from Evil Soul Masters and the Sun Moon Empire.
• The Blood Emperor asked about Mo Suo, who was hunting Soul Beasts over fifty thousand years old, and ordered White Scorpion to keep the altar secure.
• Qian Renxue decided to investigate Mist Forest with Lu Yuan, Snake Lance Douluo, and Mad Rhino Douluo; Lu Yuan warned her to stay beside the two Titled Douluo.
• Qian Renxue and Lu Yuan flew over thousands of Soul Beasts fleeing through the forest, then slowed as the fog ahead obscured their vision.
• As Lu Yuan prepared to speak to Qian Renxue, the system’s voice suddenly rang out.

Lu Yuan used his Double Pupils to spot Evil Soul Master lookouts hidden in Mist Forest, where dense fog weakened spiritual perception and blocked vision. He sent Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo to deal with two Soul Emperor lookouts, then discovered a third concealed ahead.

• The system began a half-hour sign-in in Mist Forest, and Lu Yuan stopped Qian Renxue and warned everyone to stay alert in the fog.
• Lu Yuan learned that the fog limited Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo’s sight to five hundred meters and Qian Renxue’s to two hundred, so the group slowed down.
• Lu Yuan spotted an Evil Soul Master Soul Emperor lookout to the northeast and sent Snake Lance Douluo to deal with him quietly.
• Lu Yuan found another Soul Emperor ahead to the left and sent Pufferfish Douluo after him.
• Qian Renxue praised Lu Yuan’s Double Pupils and admitted she felt jealous of his strength, while Lu Yuan reassured her that he would protect her.
• Lu Yuan spotted a third Evil Soul Master Soul Emperor concealed in a tree six hundred meters ahead and wondered how many enemies were in the forest.

Lu Yuan and his companions pressed deeper into the Mist Forest after killing eight Evil Soul Master Soul Emperors. Lu Yuan discovered a Blood Moon Altar surrounded by thousands of slaughtered Soul Beasts, then met the gaze of a powerful presence.

• Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo reported that they had killed eight Evil Soul Master Soul Emperors, and Lu Yuan found two soul bones among their possessions.
• Qian Renxue urged the group to investigate what the Evil Soul Masters were doing, and Lu Yuan agreed as he remembered the horror of Fengming Village.
• At the Blood Moon Altar, the Blood Emperor grew uneasy, though White Scorpion assured him that eight Soul Emperor sentries were guarding the area.
• Lu Yuan and his companions put away their Martial Souls and advanced on foot to avoid revealing their positions.
• Lu Yuan spotted the altar and saw thousands of dead Soul Beasts whose blood was being gathered for a sacrifice, filling him with fury.
• As Qian Renxue took Lu Yuan's hand and asked what he had seen, a pair of blood-red eyes locked onto his, and Lu Yuan cried out, “Not good!”

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue fled Mist Forest after he sensed the Evil Soul Master Super Douluo known as the Blood Emperor, but the Blood Emperor intercepted them. The Blood Emperor became especially interested in Lu Yuan after seeing his Pure Qi Divine Power.

• Lu Yuan sensed a powerful Super Douluo near the altar and fled with Qian Renxue, Snake Lance Douluo, and Pufferfish Douluo.
• The Blood Emperor ordered White Scorpion, Blood Vine, and Black Spider to pursue the group and capture them for the Blood Moon Altar’s sacrifice.
• Lu Yuan warned Qian Renxue that they could not outrun the Blood Emperor and urged her to escape if he and the two Titled Douluo held him back.
• Qian Renxue refused to leave Lu Yuan, and the Blood Emperor appeared before them and blocked their escape.
• The Blood Emperor’s gaze made Qian Renxue tremble, but Lu Yuan’s Pure Qi Divine Power calmed her and heightened the Blood Emperor’s interest in him.

Lu Yuan stalled the Blood Emperor while trying to protect Qian Renxue and wait for help, then learned the Holy Spirit Cult’s formidable hierarchy and strength. He deduced that the cult had crossed from the Sun Moon Continent to prepare an invasion, and resolved to address threats both foreign and domestic if he escaped.

• Lu Yuan kept his composure and asked the Blood Emperor about joining the Holy Church while waiting for the countdown to end.
• The Blood Emperor revealed that his subordinates had tied up Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo, leaving Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue without their immediate support.
• The Blood Emperor described the Holy Spirit Cult’s ranks: the Four Emperors, the Twin Emperors, the Sect Leader, and the Eight Guardians.
• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue were shocked by the cult’s strength, and Lu Yuan estimated that it possessed fifteen Titled Douluo and an ultimate-level leader.
• Lu Yuan deduced that the Holy Spirit Cult had come from the Sun Moon Continent to open a Spatial Gate and invade, and he resolved to pursue the cult and deal with internal threats if he escaped.

Lu Yuan survived the Blood Emperor’s attack thanks to Gu Yuena’s Reverse Scale, then prepared to fight alongside Qian Renxue while awaiting the system’s Titled Douluo draw cards. The Blood Emperor revealed his Martial Soul and nine soul rings as the fight began, while the Silver-Haired Woman entered a spatial rift after sensing the Reverse Scale activate.

• The Blood Emperor demanded that Lu Yuan kill Qian Renxue as proof of loyalty, and Lu Yuan refused with killing intent.
• The Blood Emperor struck Lu Yuan and sent him crashing into a crater, but Qian Renxue rushed to his side and found him unharmed.
• Lu Yuan realized Gu Yuena’s Reverse Scale had blocked the attack, while the Silver-Haired Woman sensed it activate and entered a spatial rift to reach him.
• Lu Yuan checked the system and learned three minutes remained, then asked Qian Renxue to fight alongside him.
• The Blood Emperor descended, summoned his blood-red bull-horned Martial Soul, and revealed his nine soul rings.

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue faced a Super Douluo wielding the evil Blood Demon Martial Soul and were overwhelmed by his Blood Demon Domain. They narrowly dodged his first attack as Qian Renxue struggled against the domain’s corrosive sea of blood and suppression.

• Lu Yuan recognized the middle-aged man’s Blood Demon Spirit and explained that an evil Martial Soul alone did not make its wielder an Evil Soul Master.
• The middle-aged man released his Martial Soul and Super Douluo pressure, forcing Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue to activate their powers and domains.
• The middle-aged man’s Blood Demon Domain shattered Qian Renxue’s Angel Domain, injuring her and trapping them above a corrosive sea of blood.
• Qian Renxue’s Sacred Power and Soul Power were weakened by the domain, while Lu Yuan’s Golden Dragon Armor protected him from the corrosion.
• The middle-aged man sent a blood-red energy palm toward them, and Lu Yuan pulled Qian Renxue away just before it struck the sea.

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue injured the Blood Emperor with their strongest attacks, but his counterattack left them badly wounded. As the Blood Emperor hurled a blood-red trident at them, Lu Yuan revealed his greatest secret by summoning the God-Slaying Spear.

• Lu Yuan shielded Qian Renxue from the corrosive blood seawater and used Unfixed Storm to immobilize the Blood Emperor.
• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue struck the Blood Emperor's shoulders with the Golden Dragon Spear and Sacred Sword before the control wore off.
• The Blood Emperor erupted with bloodlight, blasting Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue backward and seriously injuring them.
• Lu Yuan hit the Blood Emperor with Double Pupils, Boundless Light, while catching the injured Qian Renxue.
• The Blood Emperor summoned Blood Demon Blood Fork and launched it at Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue.
• Lu Yuan faced the incoming trident and summoned the God-Slaying Spear.

Lu Yuan summoned the God-Slaying Spear and badly wounded the middle-aged Blood Demon, but the weapon drained his strength and left him unable to fight. As the man moved to kill Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue, a woman emerged through a spatial rift and killed him.

• Lu Yuan used the God-Slaying Spear to shatter the middle-aged man's blood fork and break apart his Blood Demon Domain.
• Lu Yuan pierced the man's Blood Demon True Body, severing his left arm and damaging his spiritual soul with the spear's corrupting power.
• The God-Slaying Spear vanished after Lu Yuan exhausted his Soul Power and spiritual power.
• The middle-aged man attacked Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue, smashing Lu Yuan's defenses and leaving him severely injured.
• A woman appeared through a spatial rift and killed the middle-aged man with a single strike.

Gu Yuena arrived after Lu Yuan was gravely injured and killed the Blood Emperor, then restrained her anger toward Qian Renxue at Lu Yuan’s request. Lu Yuan promised Gu Yuena he would do the same for her as he did for Qian Renxue, and he lost consciousness after the system announced his rewards.

• Gu Yuena appeared and killed the Blood Emperor with a single strike, then prepared to attack Qian Renxue.
• Lu Yuan called out to Gu Yuena, who rushed to him and discovered that his injuries and depleted power left him close to death.
• Lu Yuan pleaded with Gu Yuena not to hurt Qian Renxue, and Gu Yuena asked whether Qian Renxue was worth it.
• Lu Yuan said he loved Qian Renxue and that he would do the same for Gu Yuena, so Gu Yuena promised not to hurt her.
• Lu Yuan began losing consciousness as the system awarded him five thousand years to all his Soul Ring Lifespans and two Titled Douluo Draw Cards.

Gu Yuena carried the unconscious, gravely wounded Lu Yuan through a spatial rift, leaving Qian Renxue behind. At the Star Dou Great Forest’s core, she ordered the barely living Titan Giant Ape to sacrifice itself for him.

• Gu Yuena carried Lu Yuan away through a spatial rift despite Qian Renxue’s pleas, then told her to take care of herself.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo found Qian Renxue; she resolved to trust that Gu Yuena could save Lu Yuan and ordered Pufferfish Douluo to kill the remaining Evil Soul Masters.
• Snake Lance Douluo recovered two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, which Qian Renxue kept for Lu Yuan, and she gripped the Sacred Sword while wishing for his safe return.
• Gu Yuena arrived with Lu Yuan at the Star Dou Great Forest’s core, where Di Tian and the others saw his injuries.
• Gu Yuena ordered the barely living Titan Giant Ape to sacrifice itself for Lu Yuan.

Gu Yuena ordered the Titan Giant Ape to sacrifice itself for Lu Yuan, whose body was badly mangled. As the sacrifice began, its crimson energy healed Lu Yuan’s injuries and his Golden Dragon Spirit appeared.

• Gu Yuena demanded that the Titan Giant Ape sacrifice itself for Lu Yuan and forced the gathered Soul Beasts to the ground with her pressure.
• The Titan Giant Ape agreed, while Xiao Wu struggled with the thought of losing Er Ming and the Sky Azure Bull Python recalled how Er Ming had been gravely injured saving it.
• Gu Yuena laid Lu Yuan down, stroked his face, and said she would question him about his other women when he woke.
• The Titan Giant Ape began its sacrifice, rising as a blood-red energy field surrounded it and Lu Yuan.
• The Titan Giant Ape’s crimson flames became energy that rapidly repaired Lu Yuan’s body, and his Golden Dragon Spirit appeared.

Lu Yuan survived his fatal injuries through the Titan Giant Ape’s sacrifice, gaining a Hundred-Thousand-Year fifth soul ring, a soul bone, and the Golden Dragon Domain. He recovered at level fifty-five and stood before Gu Yuena and the others, while Gu Yuena still had questions for him.

• The Titan Giant Ape sacrificed itself, and its Hundred-Thousand-Year soul ring entered Lu Yuan’s Golden Dragon Spirit.
• Lu Yuan absorbed the Titan Giant Ape’s soul and soul bone, healing his injuries and reaching level fifty-five.
• Lu Yuan discovered the Titan Giant Ape’s soul in his sea of consciousness and sensed the immense strength added by his new powers.
• Lu Yuan awakened the Golden Dragon Domain, which enhanced allies and weakened enemies.
• Lu Yuan approached Gu Yuena and the others with his five soul rings visible, and Gu Yuena prepared to question him.

Lu Yuan reunited with Gu Yuena and the soul beasts after recovering from his near-fatal injuries. Gu Yuena took him to wash in the Lake of Life, and she prepared to question him about what had happened.

• Lu Yuan greeted Di Tian, the Sky Azure Bull Python, Xiao Wu, and the others after recalling his Golden Dragon Spirit and dissolving his domain.
• Gu Yuena took Lu Yuan's hand and said they would talk after he washed, while Lu Yuan reassured the Sky Azure Bull Python and Xiao Wu that the Titan Giant Ape was safe.
• Gu Yuena led Lu Yuan into her secluded domain and removed his blood-soaked clothes despite his offer to wash on his own.
• Gu Yuena told Lu Yuan she had nearly lost him when she arrived to save him from the Blood Emperor's attack.
• Lu Yuan entered the Lake of Life to wash, and Gu Yuena said she had questions for him afterward.

Lu Yuan explained to Gu Yuena why he remained with Qian Renxue, an Angel God inheritor, while promising to fight for the Soul Beasts. Gu Yuena accepted his answer and embraced him, though they both remained committed to keeping their relationships with the other woman.

• After dressing, Lu Yuan invited Gu Yuena to ask him anything she wanted to know.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Lu Yuan loved Qian Renxue and whether he still intended to help the Soul Beasts despite her being the Angel God's inheritor.
• Lu Yuan said he had loved Qian Renxue since before meeting Gu Yuena and promised he would not abandon either woman or his commitment to the Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Lu Yuan would leave Qian Renxue if she demanded it, and he refused; he also said he would not leave Gu Yuena if Qian Renxue asked him to.
• Gu Yuena said she was uncomfortable but accepted Lu Yuan's trust in Qian Renxue, then stepped into his arms.

Lu Yuan confessed to Gu Yuena that she was his fourth woman, leaving her hurt that she had to share him with three others. Gu Yuena asked him to stay with her for a year, and he agreed, provided he could first reassure Qian Renxue and arrange his affairs.

• Lu Yuan told Gu Yuena that he had two other women besides her and Qian Renxue, and admitted that Gu Yuena was his fourth.
• Gu Yuena expressed her grievance at being the last of Lu Yuan's women and asked how many more he planned to find.
• Lu Yuan promised to grant Gu Yuena anything she wanted except asking him to leave the others.
• Gu Yuena asked Lu Yuan to stay with her for a year and said she would not let him leave if he refused.
• Lu Yuan agreed to stay, asking to arrange his affairs and have Di Tian tell Qian Renxue and the others that he was alive.

Lu Yuan told Gu Yuena he had a messenger who could appear out of thin air, then led her out to demonstrate the trick. The chapter ended with him stopping to say they needed to set up a bed for his year-long stay.

• Gu Yuena offered to let Lu Yuan command the Soul Beasts, but he refused because Di Tian might expose his identity and provoke Spirit Hall.
• Lu Yuan hinted that he had a messenger and offered to make a living person appear out of thin air, leaving Gu Yuena curious about his method.
• Lu Yuan complained that Di Tian had embarrassed him and said he planned to beat him once he became a Titled Douluo; Gu Yuena agreed, as long as he did not kill him.
• Lu Yuan took Gu Yuena outside to show her the trick, then stopped and said they would need to set up a bed for his year-long stay.