Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan realized that Qian Renxue was about to leave Spirit Hall for a secret mission and correctly guessed that she planned to impersonate Xue Qinghe in the Heaven Dou Empire. He began explaining why Spirit Hall viewed the Heaven Dou Empire as an easier target than the Star Luo Empire and the Upper Three Sects.

• Lu Yuan met Qian Renxue in Plum Garden, where they had sparred regularly and grown close over the past year.
• Qian Renxue told Lu Yuan she would leave Spirit Hall to carry out an important, confidential mission.
• Lu Yuan guessed that Qian Renxue was going to Heaven Dou to replace Xue Qinghe, startling her with his knowledge.
• Lu Yuan explained that the Heaven Dou Empire was weak and divided, while the Star Luo Empire and Upper Three Sects posed greater threats to Spirit Hall.
• Lu Yuan described the Clear Sky Sect's many powerful Titled Douluo and formidable Clear Sky Hammer Martial Souls.

Lu Yuan deduced that Qian Renxue was preparing to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire and impersonate Xue Qinghe, explaining how the plan could help Spirit Hall overcome its military weakness and undermine its rivals. Qian Renxue confirmed his insight and told him she had found him a new teacher.

• Lu Yuan analyzed the threats posed by the Upper Three Sects and the Star Luo Empire, concluding they were greater obstacles to Spirit Hall than the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lu Yuan deduced that Qian Renxue would infiltrate Heaven Dou and impersonate Xue Qinghe to gain control of the empire's army, cultivate ties with rival sects, and help Spirit Hall defeat them.
• Lu Yuan explained that Qian Renxue was suited to the mission because she was trusted by Spirit Hall and could use her Angel Clan's inherited soul bones to disguise herself.
• Qian Renxue asked how Lu Yuan knew so much, and he said he learned by observing, listening, studying, and thinking.
• Qian Renxue told Lu Yuan that she had found him a new teacher.

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue discussed her departure and Lu Yuan’s upcoming second soul ring, while she revealed that she had arranged a new teacher for him. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan eager to learn who the teacher was and suspecting they shared a connection through their Martial Souls.

• Qian Renxue told Lu Yuan that Bibi Dong had agreed to let him have a new teacher, but she refused to explain how she arranged it.
• Qian Renxue said she would leave in three days, and Lu Yuan assured her that he would miss her.
• Qian Renxue asked about Lu Yuan’s second soul ring, and he described defensive Soul Beasts he hoped to hunt, including the Black Tortoise Turtle.
• Qian Renxue asked Lu Yuan to plan her future soul rings, and he promised to find the most suitable ones for her.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Lu Yuan was curious about his new teacher, and he wondered if their Martial Souls were similar.

Lu Yuan explained why Golden Crocodile Douluo was the right person to teach him and promised Qian Renxue he would never betray Spirit Hall while she remained there. After assuring her he would protect her, he embraced and kissed her before fleeing, leaving her flustered but secretly pleased.

• Lu Yuan deduced that Qian Renxue intended Golden Crocodile Douluo to train him in strength and physical cultivation.
• Qian Renxue asked Lu Yuan to promise he would not betray Spirit Hall, and he promised while she remained there.
• When Qian Renxue asked what would happen if she were gone, Lu Yuan vowed that he would not let anything happen to her.
• Lu Yuan embraced Qian Renxue, then tricked her into turning around and kissed her before fleeing the Plum Garden.
• Qian Renxue scolded Lu Yuan, but after he had escaped, she admitted to herself that the kiss had not felt bad.

After kissing Qian Renxue, Lu Yuan decided to strengthen himself quickly so he could help with her dangerous mission. He prepared to hunt a thousand-year second soul ring the next day, while Hu Liena teased him that night and he resisted her advances.

• Lu Yuan fled after kissing Qian Renxue and resolved to grow stronger to support her mission in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lu Yuan returned to Lake Heart Island, where Bibi Dong learned he had reached level twenty and approved his plans for his second soul ring.
• Lu Yuan chose a thousand-year soul ring, and Bibi Dong arranged for Chrysanthemum Elder to take him hunting the next day.
• Hu Liena joined Lu Yuan in bed and teased him about smelling of another woman, but he calmed himself with the Qingqi Sutra and wrapped her in a blanket.
• Lu Yuan began meditating beside Hu Liena, who silently vowed that her charms would eventually affect him.

Lu Yuan and Hu Liena discussed why her allure had not affected him, then Lu Yuan left with Chrysanthemum Douluo to find a second soul ring in Spirit Forest. On the journey, Lu Yuan considered seeking the immortal herbs at the Icefire Yin Yang Well to strengthen Spirit Hall’s talented members.

• Hu Liena asked Lu Yuan why her allure had no effect on him, and he attributed his resistance to his strong spiritual power.
• Bibi Dong assigned Chrysanthemum Douluo to obtain a suitable soul ring for Lu Yuan and ordered Lu Yuan to follow his instructions.
• Lu Yuan and Chrysanthemum Douluo set out for Spirit Forest, which Lu Yuan considered suitable for finding a thousand-year defensive-type Soul Beast.
• Lu Yuan recalled that Chrysanthemum Douluo could identify the immortal herbs at the Icefire Yin Yang Well and considered taking them for Spirit Hall’s members.

Lu Yuan and Chrysanthemum Douluo entered Spirit Forest to find a powerful defensive Soul Beast for Lu Yuan’s second soul ring. After passing up a rare twelve-hundred-year Blackscale Tortoise, Lu Yuan spotted a Golden Armor Dragon Turtle and left the chapter poised for a possible new target.

• Lu Yuan agreed with the plan to improve Hu Liena’s talent with immortal herbs and resolved to collect them before Tang San reached the Icefire Yin Yang Well.
• Lu Yuan and Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived at Spirit Forest and entered using their Spirit Hall credentials.
• Lu Yuan searched along a river for a high-quality turtle-type Soul Beast while Chrysanthemum Douluo led the way.
• Lu Yuan passed up a twelve-hundred-year Blackscale Tortoise because he wanted a soul ring of at least two thousand years.
• Lu Yuan spotted a Golden Armor Dragon Turtle at a cave entrance.

Lu Yuan recognized a rare Golden Armor Dragon Turtle as an ideal second soul ring and asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to subdue it. After Chrysanthemum Douluo brought back the gravely wounded beast, Lu Yuan prepared to absorb its ring despite the danger.

• Lu Yuan identified the Golden Armor Dragon Turtle’s rare Golden Dragon bloodline and judged it more suitable for him than the Black Tortoise Turtle.
• Lu Yuan asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to capture the Golden Armor Dragon Turtle for his second soul ring.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo returned with the turtle gravely wounded, and Lu Yuan estimated its age at about three thousand five hundred years.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Lu Yuan that the beast’s strength and pressure could make its soul ring dangerous to absorb.
• Lu Yuan insisted on trying to absorb the ring and walked toward the Golden Armor Dragon Turtle.

Lu Yuan absorbed the Golden Armor Dragon Turtle’s soul ring, which the turtle accepted willingly after sensing his Golden Dragon Martial Soul. He reached Level 24 and gained a golden armor, while the mystery of his Martial Soul’s origin remained unresolved.

• Lu Yuan killed the Golden Armor Dragon Turtle and began absorbing its purple soul ring as Chrysanthemum Douluo guarded him.
• The soul ring’s energy contained little resentment and cooperated with Lu Yuan’s Soul Power, puzzling him.
• In Lu Yuan’s sea of consciousness, the Golden Armor Dragon Turtle avoided the God-Slaying Spear and allowed the Golden Dragon to swallow it.
• Lu Yuan completed the absorption, rose three levels to Level 24, and wondered whether his Golden Dragon Martial Soul had caused the turtle’s cooperation.
• Golden light enveloped Lu Yuan, and golden armor appeared on his body.

Lu Yuan gained the Golden Armor Dragon Turtle’s External Soul Bone, which fused into golden armor and greatly increased his strength and defenses. He named it Golden Dragon Armor and left the Spirit Forest with a powerful new Soul Skill, though he still lacked confidence that he could defeat Qian Renxue.

• Lu Yuan’s body became covered in golden armor, and Chrysanthemum Douluo recognized it as an External Soul Bone.
• Lu Yuan realized the Golden Armor Dragon Turtle had willingly given itself to him, explaining why it produced a Soul Bone that fused so quickly.
• Lu Yuan named the armor Golden Dragon Armor and learned that his second Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Battle Body, boosted his defense and nullified control-type skills.
• Lu Yuan assessed his increased strength and concluded he could defeat Hu Liena and overwhelm Soul Grand Masters, but he remained unsure he could beat Qian Renxue.

Lu Yuan returned to Spirit Hall with a powerful second Soul Ring from a Golden Armor Dragon Turtle, impressing Bibi Dong with his strength and talent. Bibi Dong praised him, while Lu Yuan and Chrysanthemum Douluo kept his External Soul Bone secret.

• Lu Yuan and Chrysanthemum Douluo returned to Spirit Hall the following morning after Lu Yuan obtained his second Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong and Hu Liena greeted them at Papal Hall, and Bibi Dong asked Lu Yuan about his Soul Ring.
• Lu Yuan told Bibi Dong that his Soul Ring came from a Golden Armor Dragon Turtle, and Chrysanthemum Douluo added that the Soul Beast had been three thousand five hundred years old.
• Hu Liena was astonished by Lu Yuan's Soul Ring, and Bibi Dong was delighted by his achievement.
• Lu Yuan released his Golden Dragon Spirit and displayed its yellow and purple Soul Rings, impressing Bibi Dong with his powerful aura.
• Lu Yuan and Chrysanthemum Douluo concealed the Golden Dragon Armor External Soul Bone from the people watching at Papal Hall.

Bibi Dong inspected Lu Yuan’s Golden Dragon Armor and learned about its powerful abilities and combat limits. Lu Yuan learned that Xiaoxue had left Plum Garden, but went there anyway with Hu Liena, who clung to his arm.

• Bibi Dong told Lu Yuan that Xiaoxue had already left, leaving him regretful that he had missed his chance to say goodbye.
• At Lake Heart Island, Lu Yuan showed Bibi Dong and Hu Liena his Golden Dragon Armor and explained its attribute boost, resistance to harmful conditions, heavy weight, and limited combat duration.
• Bibi Dong said she would arrange a suitable new teacher for Lu Yuan, but he insisted that Bibi Dong would remain his only teacher.
• Lu Yuan left to visit Plum Garden despite knowing Xiaoxue was gone, and Hu Liena accompanied him while holding his arm.

Lu Yuan found a feather Qian Renxue had left behind in Plum Garden and returned in high spirits, while Hu Liena grew jealous of their closeness. Qian Daoliu arranged for Golden Crocodile Douluo to test Lu Yuan, who then resumed his intense training under Bibi Dong’s watch.

• Lu Yuan found Qian Renxue’s feather in Plum Garden and told Hu Liena that Qian Renxue was the High Priest’s granddaughter.
• Hu Liena asked whether she or Qian Renxue was prettier, and privately worried that Lu Yuan might grow distant from her.
• Qian Daoliu asked Golden Crocodile Douluo to teach and test Lu Yuan, explaining that Qian Renxue had asked him to do so.
• Lu Yuan left Hu Liena asleep, then trained his Soul Power, Vast Sea Spear Art, and Phoenix Dance Six Illusions while Bibi Dong watched.

Bibi Dong brought Lu Yuan to the Elders Hall to meet Golden Crocodile Douluo, who tested Lu Yuan by subjecting him to formidable soul-pressure. The test began at a level already exceeding two-thirds of Lu Yuan’s Soul Power Level, and the chapter ended before his response was shown.

• Bibi Dong watched Lu Yuan practice and told Hu Liena that his strength had caught up to hers.
• Bibi Dong asked Lu Yuan to accompany her to the Elders Hall to meet his new teacher.
• Bibi Dong introduced Lu Yuan to Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and the other elders.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked Lu Yuan to step forward and began testing him with pressure equivalent to that of a level twenty-one Soul Grandmaster.

Golden Crocodile Douluo tested Lu Yuan with steadily increasing pressure in the Elders Hall, and Lu Yuan endured far beyond expectations before his Golden Dragon Spirit emerged. The offerings were astonished by his legendary Martial Soul and thousand-year second Soul Ring, while Golden Crocodile Douluo resolved to take him as his disciple and Qian Daoliu considered recruiting him to help Qian Renxue.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo increased his pressure from the twenty-first rank to the thirtieth, but Lu Yuan remained composed without releasing his Martial Soul.
• The offerings praised Lu Yuan's potential, and Bibi Dong watched with confidence that her disciple had not yet reached his limit.
• When Golden Crocodile Douluo raised the pressure to the thirty-fourth rank, Lu Yuan's Golden Dragon Spirit possessed him and unleashed its overwhelming might.
• Qian Daoliu and the offerings marveled at Lu Yuan's powerful Martial Soul and thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo decided Lu Yuan was an ideal successor, while Qian Daoliu considered drawing him to Qian Renxue's side.

Golden Crocodile Douluo tested Lu Yuan’s limits, and Lu Yuan endured pressure far beyond his Soul Power after revealing his Golden Dragon Armor. As he neared collapse, a terrifying power began awakening in his bloodline.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo raised the pressure on Lu Yuan to level thirty-eight, where Qian Daoliu and the priests thought Lu Yuan had reached his limit.
• Lu Yuan revealed his External Soul Bone, the Golden Dragon Armor, and the armor let him withstand greater pressure.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo increased the pressure to level forty-four, leaving Lu Yuan struggling to breathe and on the verge of collapse.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Golden Crocodile Douluo prepared to intervene as Lu Yuan’s consciousness began to blur.
• Lu Yuan refused to give up, and an enormous force erupted from deep within his bloodline as a terrifying power began to awaken.

Lu Yuan awakened a Second Generation Golden Dragon bloodline during Golden Crocodile Douluo’s pressure test, restoring his strength and boosting his combat power. He refused Golden Crocodile Douluo’s offer to become his disciple but accepted his guidance, then checked his status panel to investigate the newly revealed bloodline.

• Lu Yuan’s bloodline power awakened under Golden Crocodile Douluo’s pressure, restoring his body and strengthening his Martial Soul.
• Qian Daoliu declared that Lu Yuan would study under Golden Crocodile Douluo, who asked Lu Yuan to become his disciple.
• Lu Yuan refused to take Golden Crocodile Douluo as his master because Bibi Dong was his only teacher, but Golden Crocodile Douluo agreed to guide him anyway.
• Bibi Dong was moved by Lu Yuan’s refusal and accepted him even more deeply as her disciple.
• Lu Yuan returned to Lake Heart Island and learned from his system panel that he had a Second Generation Golden Dragon bloodline.

Lu Yuan awakened a pure Second Generation Golden Dragon Bloodline and considered how to develop its power. A year later, after reaching twenty-eighth-rank Soul Power, he sought Chrysanthemum Douluo’s knowledge about immortal herbs.

• Lu Yuan learned that his Golden Dragon Bloodline had awakened, strengthening his physique and giving him a new source of power alongside Soul Power.
• Lu Yuan compared his bloodline with Tang Wulin’s, concluding that it lacked divine power but could let him forge his own path without a sealed Golden Dragon King core.
• Lu Yuan’s cultivation rose four ranks over the next year, bringing him to twenty-eighth-rank Soul Power.
• Lu Yuan decided he needed information about immortal herbs and went to Chrysanthemum Douluo for help.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo opened the door and asked Lu Yuan what had brought him there.

Lu Yuan borrowed Chrysanthemum Douluo’s Immortal Herb Compendium and studied its descriptions of rare herbs. Hu Liena then confessed that she might have fallen for him, leaving Lu Yuan stunned and unsure how to respond.

• Lu Yuan asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to lend him the inherited Immortal Herb Compendium, and Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed after Lu Yuan called him Uncle Chrysanthemum.
• Lu Yuan returned to Lake Heart Island and read about the herbs’ properties and harvesting methods, thinking the book could help him gather immortal herbs at the Icefire Yin Yang Well.
• When Hu Liena approached him, Lu Yuan instinctively pinned her down, then apologized after realizing who she was.
• Hu Liena wrapped her arms around Lu Yuan’s neck and told him she thought she had fallen for him.
• Lu Yuan told Hu Liena not to joke, thinking that only Qian Renxue was in his heart.

Hu Liena confessed her feelings to Lu Yuan, but he told her he loved Qian Renxue. After Hu Liena kissed him and Lu Yuan kissed her back, he left in a panic, while Hu Liena vowed not to give up on him.

• Hu Liena confessed that she liked Lu Yuan, and he admitted he loved Qian Renxue.
• Hu Liena asked why Lu Yuan preferred Qian Renxue, and he said he had fallen for her at first sight.
• Hu Liena insisted she would not give up on Lu Yuan and suddenly kissed him.
• Lu Yuan returned Hu Liena's kiss, then came to his senses and asked her to let him go.
• Hu Liena kissed Lu Yuan once more, told him she would not give up, and watched him hurry away.