Chapter Summaries

After Zhu Zhuqing reached level twenty, Lu Yuan took her through the forest to find a suitable second Soul Ring, and their growing affection brought them closer. Five days into their search, Lu Yuan rejected several Soul Beasts that did not meet his standards, leaving them still searching for a strong match.

• Blood Crystal Tiger Bone Soup healed Zhu Zhuqing's injuries and raised her Soul Power to level twenty, while Lu Yuan reached level twenty-nine.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing acknowledged their growing feelings, and he decided to help her obtain a Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing bathed by the stream while Lu Yuan kept watch, then let him dry her hair.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing searched the forest for five days, but he rejected Soul Beasts that were either too strong, too weak, or unsuitable.
• Lu Yuan tossed aside a nine-hundred-year Nether Cat because its age exceeded what Zhu Zhuqing could safely absorb.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing traveled through the forest until they found Fu Qinsheng battling a thousand-year Crimson Flame Serpent. After recognizing Fu Qinsheng as the Qin Sect’s young sect master, Lu Yuan asked Zhu Zhuqing about the sect’s relationship with the Star Luo Imperial Family.

• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing walked through the forest hand in hand, staying alert for dangerous Soul Beasts.
• Lu Yuan heard fighting ahead, put on his mask, and led Zhu Zhuqing toward the sounds.
• They saw Fu Qinsheng fighting a thousand-year Crimson Flame Serpent with his six-string Radiant Flowing Lyre.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Fu Qinsheng as the Qin Sect’s young sect master, and Lu Yuan analyzed his abilities and unusual Martial Soul.
• When Zhu Zhuqing asked whether they should intervene, Lu Yuan asked her about the Qin Sect’s relationship with the Star Luo Imperial Family.

After learning that the Qin Sect recruited only commoners, Lu Yuan considered building his own power to protect them and challenge the nobles’ corrupt rule. He decided to help Qin Sect young master Fu Qinsheng, while Zhu Zhuqing recognized and supported Lu Yuan’s intentions.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Lu Yuan that the Qin Sect recruited commoner children exclusively and had an ordinary relationship with the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Lu Yuan considered overthrowing the nobles’ rotten rule, protecting commoners’ rights, and building a force independent of Spirit Hall.
• Lu Yuan became interested in Fu Qinsheng because he was the Qin Sect’s young master and had strong spiritual power.
• Lu Yuan saw Fu Qinsheng struggling against a thousand-year Crimson Flame Serpent and told Zhu Zhuqing he would help.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized Lu Yuan had strategic reasons for approaching Fu Qinsheng and resolved to support him.

Fu Qinsheng struggled against a fifteen-hundred-year Crimson Flame Serpent until Lu Yuan intervened and killed it with his spear and Golden Dragon Bloodline. The two young men met face-to-face again, and Lu Yuan studied Fu Qinsheng with interest.

• Fu Qinsheng wounded the Crimson Flame Serpent with sonic blades but was struck by its tail and hesitated over whether to use his trump card.
• Lu Yuan arrived and struck the serpent away with the World-Shocking Spear.
• Lu Yuan used Calm Seas and his Spear Force to injure the serpent, then suppressed it with his Golden Dragon Bloodline and killed it with a spear thrust.
• Fu Qinsheng was shocked by Lu Yuan's strength and realized he might not be able to threaten him even with his trump card.
• Lu Yuan put away his spear, turned to Fu Qinsheng, and looked at him with interest.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing met Fu Qinsheng after Lu Yuan defeated a Crimson Flame Serpent and learned that a powerful Netherworld Violetspirit Cat was nearby. They hurried off to find the beast, while Zhu Zhuqing wondered why Lu Yuan had not spent more time speaking with Fu Qinsheng.

• Fu Qinsheng thanked Lu Yuan for defeating the Crimson Flame Serpent, and the two introduced themselves.
• Zhu Zhuqing joined Lu Yuan, and Fu Qinsheng recognized her and noticed her closeness with Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan invited Fu Qinsheng to travel with them, but Fu Qinsheng declined and offered to repay Lu Yuan's help someday.
• Lu Yuan asked whether Fu Qinsheng had seen a Soul Beast suitable for Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Ring, and Fu Qinsheng described a seven-hundred-year Netherworld Violetspirit Cat seven or eight li away.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing set off toward the Netherworld Violetspirit Cat, and Zhu Zhuqing asked why he had not spoken longer with Fu Qinsheng.

Lu Yuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that her safety and future mattered more to him than his ambitions, then carried her out of the forest. They reached the plains with Zhu Zhuqing stronger after gaining a new soul ring, and settled down to cook fish.

• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that he would put her and his loved ones before his ambitions, moving her to take his hand.
• Lu Yuan carried Zhu Zhuqing onward with Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, and they crossed the vast forest after another seven days.
• Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power reached level twenty-three, and her Nether Soul Piercing Claw gave her a powerful armor-piercing attack.
• Lu Yuan remained at level twenty-nine, though his bloodline control and understanding of Spear Force continued to improve.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing walked across the plains, then made camp as he grilled fish for them.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing shared a meal as he worried about Hu Liena, who was fighting her way across the plain and longing to reunite with him. After Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing about Hu Liena, she questioned him about Qian Renxue, but a temple suddenly rose at the center of the plain.

• Lu Yuan grilled fish for Zhu Zhuqing and wondered how Hu Liena was doing.
• Hu Liena killed a young Spirit Master who harassed her, watched his body vanish, and continued toward the end of the plain in hopes of finding Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing about his relationship with Hu Liena when she asked about his concerns.
• Zhu Zhuqing noticed Lu Yuan's feelings for Qian Renxue and demanded to know who Xiaoxue was.
• The plain trembled as a huge temple rose from its center, spreading sacred light across the land.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing saw a distant temple whose aura revealed it as a god-level ruin, and Lu Yuan told her of his ambition to become a God King. As they hurried toward the temple to find Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing confronted Lu Yuan about Qian Renxue, and he pulled her into his arms to carry her onward.

• Lu Yuan identified the temple as the true ruins left by a god-level expert and explained to Zhu Zhuqing that gods existed beyond Titled Douluo.
• Lu Yuan declared that he intended to become a god, while Zhu Zhuqing admired his confidence and then demanded an explanation about Qian Renxue.
• Lu Yuan decided to reach Hu Liena quickly because the temple’s appearance would draw people from across the ruins.
• When Zhu Zhuqing refused his offer to carry her, Lu Yuan pulled her into his arms, and she eventually settled against his chest.

Lu Yuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that he would not abandon her, though he refused to give up Qian Renxue, and promised not to pursue more women. After carrying Zhu Zhuqing across the plains for three days, he reached the Divine Hall, where other people had already gathered.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lu Yuan whether he would give up Qian Renxue, and he firmly refused.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that he would not give up her, Hu Liena, or Qian Renxue, and she demanded that he not pursue other women.
• Lu Yuan promised Zhu Zhuqing that the three of them would be the only ones in his life unless circumstances beyond his control intervened.
• Zhu Zhuqing climbed onto Lu Yuan's back, and he carried her toward the Divine Hall using Phoenix Dance Six Illusions.
• After traveling for three days, Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing reached the center of the plains and found that others had already arrived at the Divine Hall.

Lu Yuan protected Zhu Zhuqing from Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun as they waited outside the sealed Temple of Life ruins. He then spotted Hu Liena in the crowd and murmured, “Senior Sister!”

• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the still-sealed ruins and saw Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun among the gathered visitors.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun pressured Zhu Zhuqing, so Lu Yuan stepped in and overwhelmed them with the might of his Golden Dragon Spirit, bloodline, and Spear Force.
• Dai Weisi led Zhu Zhuyun away after Lu Yuan warned them, while Zhu Zhuqing felt closer to Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan assessed the other visitors, including two Soul Ancestors, then spotted Hu Liena and called her his Senior Sister.

Lu Yuan and Hu Liena reunited at the Ancient Ruins after twenty-five days apart, their relief and longing spilling into an embrace. Zhu Zhuqing watched with jealousy before Hu Liena noticed her and Zhu introduced herself.

• Lu Yuan recognized Hu Liena as she arrived at the ruins, and Hu Liena recognized him by his familiar gaze and matching mask.
• Lu Yuan and Hu Liena rushed to each other and embraced, sharing how deeply they had missed one another.
• Zhu Zhuqing felt jealous as she watched Lu Yuan hold Hu Liena, then composed herself and observed them.
• Hu Liena checked that Lu Yuan was unharmed, noticed Zhu Zhuqing beside him, and asked who she was.
• Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward, extended her hand, and introduced herself to Hu Liena.

Zhu Zhuqing met Hu Liena and won her over by speaking warmly about Lu Yuan’s concern for his Senior Sister. After Lu Yuan explained how he had saved Zhu Zhuqing and accepted her as a lover, Hu Liena decided to welcome her while privately resolving that Zhu Zhuqing would be the last person to share him.

• Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself to Hu Liena and praised how often Lu Yuan had worried about her.
• Lu Yuan joked about sharing a bed with Hu Liena, then confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing was also his lover.
• Hu Liena pinched Lu Yuan and demanded an explanation, and he told her how he had saved Zhu Zhuqing and treated her injuries.
• Hu Liena accepted that Lu Yuan had taken Zhu Zhuqing in and resolved to make her his last lover.
• Hu Liena took Zhu Zhuqing aside, asked her to call her Sister Nana, and said she had a few questions.

Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to keep Lu Yuan from pursuing other women, and he promised that the three of them would be the only ones in his life unless circumstances beyond his control intervened. As the sealed ruins began to open, the contest for what lay inside was about to begin.

• Hu Liena asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she loved Lu Yuan, and Zhu Zhuqing admitted that she did.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing discussed Qian Renxue and agreed to watch over Lu Yuan so he would not pursue other women.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing confronted Lu Yuan, who promised not to seek out any other women and said the three of them were enough.
• Lu Yuan noticed that the ruins' doors were glowing as the green energy faded, signaling that the ruins were opening.

Lu Yuan led Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing into the relic, explaining his belief that the Goddess of Life could revive those who died inside. After the trio took one herb each from a vast garden, a purple figure erased the greedy cultivators who tried to plunder it and watched Lu Yuan head for the Temple of Life.

• Lu Yuan warned Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing to stay close, then led them through the newly opened gate toward the Temple of Life.
• Lu Yuan told Hu Liena that the relic belonged to the Goddess of Life and that those killed inside might revive outside, though they would lose the right to keep exploring.
• The trio discovered a vast garden of spiritual herbs, and Lu Yuan insisted that each of them take only one plant.
• Hu Liena took a ginseng, Zhu Zhuqing picked a Violet Spirit Fruit, and Lu Yuan took a Nine-Leaf Ganoderma before they left.
• A purple mist appeared when another group began greedily harvesting the garden, making the cultivators vanish; a purple figure in the God Realm then praised Lu Yuan as a promising seedling.

Lu Yuan entered the Temple of Life with Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing, triggering his system’s five-minute check-in. The Goddess of Life and the Destruction God King watched from the God Realm as the Goddess’s offerings descended toward him.

• The Goddess of Life told the Destruction God King that she had left three Life Spirit Crystals and a mysterious Divine Seed in the lower realm.
• The Goddess of Life and the Destruction God King watched Lu Yuan and judged him an exception among the greedy people exploring the ruins.
• Lu Yuan arrived at the Temple of Life with Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing and began his system check-in.
• Lu Yuan spotted a tray floating above the Goddess of Life’s statue and bowed before it.
• The statue glowed, and its tray floated down as Lu Yuan reached out and caught it.

Lu Yuan discovered that the Temple of Life contained three Life Spirit Crystals and the Seed of Primordial Qi, a source of rule-controlling power that only his Qingqi Sutra could refine. He completed the temple sign-in task and received a treasure chest, leaving him eager to claim his extraordinary fortune.

• Lu Yuan accepted a tray holding three Life Spirit Crystals and a white seed that strongly attracted his Qingqi Sutra.
• The system identified the green crystals as Life Spirit Crystals and the white seed as the Seed of Primordial Qi, which could give rise to a deity with power over the rules of heaven and earth.
• The system explained that only Lu Yuan could refine the seed because his Qingqi Sutra inherited the essence of the Taiqing Immortal Sutra.
• Lu Yuan realized the Seed of Primordial Qi was a rare opportunity and that visiting the Temple of Life had been worthwhile.
• The system announced that Lu Yuan had completed the Temple of Life sign-in task and offered him a treasure chest, prompting him to celebrate his good fortune.

Lu Yuan kept the Seed of Primordial Qi and had Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing absorb the Life Spirit Crystals while he prepared for the other Soul Masters to arrive. When Dai Weisi and the others reached the Temple of Life, Lu Yuan blocked the entrance and declared the path closed.

• Lu Yuan explained the Life Spirit Crystals’ benefits, and Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing gave him the Seed of Primordial Qi.
• Lu Yuan told the girls how to absorb the crystals, then stood guard as they began cultivating.
• Lu Yuan opened a treasure chest and readied the World-Shocking Spear as he sensed the approaching Soul Masters.
• Lu Yuan struck down a Soul Ancestor who entered the Temple of Life and confronted the group outside.
• Dai Weisi recognized Lu Yuan, stepped forward, and challenged his order to keep the path closed.

Lu Yuan fought off Dai Weisi and the other soul masters who tried to seize the treasures inside the Temple of Life. He drove several attackers from the battle, but Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun unleashed their Hell White Tiger fusion skill, forcing Lu Yuan to bring out his Golden Dragon Armor.

• Dai Weisi attacked Lu Yuan with his White Tiger first soul skill, but Lu Yuan shattered his claws and sent him flying with the World-Shocking Spear.
• Dai Weisi rallied the crowd against Lu Yuan, claiming they could share the treasures if they took him down.
• Lu Yuan revealed his Soul Grandmaster cultivation and thousand-year second soul ring, then charged into the attackers and drove four low-level Soul Elders out of the fight.
• Lu Yuan shattered the control-system Soul Ancestor's thorny vines with his Golden Dragon Battle Body and continued striking down the Soul Elders.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun activated their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Lu Yuan summoned his Golden Dragon Armor and unleashed his full power.

Lu Yuan fought Dai Weisi’s Hell White Tiger and Soul Demon Yu, an Evil Soul Master, while they overwhelmed the other Soul Masters. Just as the two attackers seemed poised to defeat him, Lu Yuan unleashed Double Pupils, Chaos Light, and erased everyone in the arena.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun formed the Hell White Tiger, which clashed head-on with Lu Yuan and injured him.
• Dai Weisi turned on his fellow Soul Elders, while Soul Demon Yu revealed himself and joined the attack on Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan was wounded by Soul Demon Yu and driven to the ground by the Hell White Tiger as a hidden formation finished forming.
• Lu Yuan opened his eyes and unleashed Double Pupils, Chaos Light, making the Hell White Tiger, Soul Demon Yu, and the fallen Soul Masters vanish.

After gaining the Double Pupils, Lu Yuan discovered their power and the strain they placed on him, then encountered Fu Qinsheng outside the Temple of Life. Fu Qinsheng left without entering the temple, while Lu Yuan remained to continue exploring.

• Lu Yuan finished fusing with the Double Pupils and learned that their first use had greatly expanded his Sea of Consciousness and strengthened his spiritual power.
• Lu Yuan realized that using the Double Pupils consumed a great deal of spiritual power and decided to keep them hidden while training to master them and the God-Slaying Spear.
• Lu Yuan called out to Fu Qinsheng, who had witnessed the pupil light destroy the Hell White Tiger, a high-level Soul Ancestor, and the other soul masters.
• Lu Yuan invited Fu Qinsheng into the Temple of Life, but Fu Qinsheng declined because he feared the danger and chose to leave.
• Lu Yuan let Fu Qinsheng go and hoped they would meet again.