Chapter Summaries

After recovering from his fight with a Purple Wolf Leopard, Long Yun set out to practice against another soul beast and found a huge, scale-covered rhinoceros in a swamp. Unsure of its age or strength, he contacted Du Busi for information.

• Long Yun defeated a fifteen-hundred-year-old Purple Wolf Leopard with Massacre in All Directions, then rested and recovered from his minor injuries.
• Long Yun realized his unusually fast healing came from his Godking Martial Soul and decided he could fight more boldly.
• Long Yun heard a bovine roar and followed it through the Soul Hunting Forest, cautiously scouting the area before approaching.
• Long Yun spotted a massive rhinoceros covered in python-like scales in a swamp and asked Du Busi what kind of soul beast it was and how old it was.

Long Yun found a powerful Ironclad Python Scale Rhinoceros and considered making it his Second Soul Ring, but chose to search for a better option first. He attacked it to practice, and the chapter ended with the enraged beast towering over him and making him dread the fight.

• Du Busi identified the Ironclad Python Scale Rhinoceros as a 2,100-to-2,200-year-old Soul Beast with extraordinary defense and strength.
• Long Yun considered using it as his Second Soul Ring, then decided to look for a more suitable beast before returning if necessary.
• Long Yun asked Du Busi to mark the rhinoceros for tracking and intervene if Long Yun's life was in danger.
• Long Yun possessed his Martial Soul and hurled a Divine Axe at the sleeping rhinoceros, but the axe bounced off its scales.
• The Ironclad Python Scale Rhinoceros rose in anger, and Long Yun felt overwhelmed by its enormous size.

Long Yun lured the Ironclad Python Scale Rhinoceros into open ground and struck it with his fully powered First Soul Skill, injuring himself badly while breaking through its defenses. As the wounded beast charged again, Long Yun calmly called for Old Poison.

• Long Yun provoked the Ironclad Python Scale Rhinoceros and drew it away from the swamp to an open clearing.
• Long Yun unleashed his First Soul Skill, Massacre in All Directions, at the charging beast.
• The collision sent Long Yun crashing into a tree, leaving him badly injured and with much of his Soul Power spent.
• The Ironclad Python Scale Rhinoceros crashed to the ground with a bleeding wound, then struggled up and charged Long Yun again.
• Long Yun watched the beast approach and softly called out to Old Poison.

Long Yun trained in the Soul Beast Forest for more than ten days, improving through repeated battles and recovering quickly with Du Busi’s help. He decided to search for a suitable second soul ring, with several marked soul beasts as backups.

• Du Busi stopped the charging Ironclad Python Scale Rhinoceros with one finger and flicked it away, frightening it into fleeing.
• Du Busi channeled Soul Power into Long Yun, helping him recover from his injuries and exhaustion.
• Over more than ten days, Long Yun fought soul beasts daily, grew more confident in battle, and noticed his recovery ability improving.
• Long Yun fully adapted to his Soul Power and decided to search for a suitable soul beast for his Second Soul Ring.

Long Yun searched for a suitable soul beast and followed a powerful roar to a confrontation between a Mandala Snake and a winged lion. He learned that the lion was a Purple Winged Mad Lion, a Super Soul Beast, and felt it might become his Second Soul Ring.

• Long Yun continued searching the forest for a suitable soul beast, relying on Du Busi to identify the creatures he encountered.
• Long Yun heard a powerful roar and secretly approached its source, where he found a Mandala Snake facing a lion-type soul beast.
• Long Yun asked Du Busi about the roughly fifteen-meter Mandala Snake and learned that it was over six thousand years old and grew at different rates across its age stages.
• Long Yun spotted the lion’s purple wings and powerful aura, then asked Du Busi to identify it.
• Du Busi identified the lion as a Purple Winged Mad Lion, a Super Soul Beast with exceptional flight, strength, defense, and Berserk Transformation.

Long Yun learned that the Purple Winged Mad Lion possessed a powerful, clear-headed berserk ability and decided to claim it as his Second Soul Ring. As the lion defeated the Mandala Snake and prepared to pursue it, an unseen force trapped it in midair.

• Du Busi explained that every Purple Winged Mad Lion could use berserk, which increased its attributes without causing it to lose consciousness.
• Long Yun learned the lion was about two thousand three hundred years old and ordered Du Busi to make sure it survived so he could claim it.
• The Purple Winged Mad Lion used its flight and speed to wound the Mandala Snake while avoiding its attacks.
• The Mandala Snake sprayed poisonous gas, but the lion dispersed it with powerful gusts from its wings.
• The Mandala Snake fled, and the Purple Winged Mad Lion pursued it until an immense force froze it in midair.

Long Yun killed the Purple Winged Mad Lion and began absorbing its Soul Ring, enduring the immense pressure and pain as his devouring Soul Power gradually refined its energy. Nearly ten hours later, the process was nearing completion, and the cracks on Long Yun’s body had healed.

• Long Yun used Martial Soul Possession and summoned the Divine Axe to kill the trapped Purple Winged Mad Lion after Du Busi sealed its Soul Power.
• Long Yun sat down and began absorbing the Purple Winged Mad Lion’s purple Soul Ring while Du Busi kept other creatures away with Soul Power Pressure.
• The Soul Ring’s energy battered Long Yun’s body, but his Soul Power devoured and refined it while repairing and strengthening his flesh.
• Black blood and impurities seeped from cracks in Long Yun’s body as the absorption continued.
• Nearly ten hours passed, and Long Yun’s wounds had healed as he neared the end of absorbing the Soul Ring.

After absorbing the soul ring, Long Yun endured the painful emergence of a wing-type External Soul Bone and gained a pair of purple wings he named Wings of the Azure Sky. Du Busi confirmed that Long Yun’s Soul Power had reached level 27, leaving him eager to grow stronger and fly again.

• Long Yun felt intense heat and pain in his back, and Du Busi waited cautiously as the changes began.
• Two purple wings emerged from Long Yun’s back, and Du Busi recognized them as a rare wing-type External Soul Bone.
• Long Yun confirmed he had two wings, practiced flying, and fell until Du Busi caught him.
• Long Yun learned to retract the wings into his body and named them Wings of the Azure Sky.
• Du Busi sensed that Long Yun had reached level 27, and Long Yun marveled at the gains from absorbing the soul ring and Soul Bones.

After absorbing the Purple Winged Mad Lion’s Soul Ring, Long Yun discovered that he had grown taller and demonstrated his new Second Soul Skill, Godking’s Wrath. He assessed its formidable combat boost with Du Busi, then settled down to use his system for another lottery draw.

• Long Yun noticed he had grown to about 1.73 meters and learned from Du Busi that higher-level Soul Rings would have less effect on his height.
• Long Yun activated his Martial Soul and demonstrated Godking’s Wrath, which nearly doubled his strength, speed, and defense.
• Long Yun tested his enhanced strength against Du Busi, who estimated he could fight a Level 45 or 46 Soul Ancestor.
• Long Yun explained that Godking’s Wrath would grow stronger as he gained levels and add further speed when combined with his External Soul Bone.
• Du Busi began cleaning up the Purple Winged Mad Lion’s corpse while Long Yun rested and prepared to communicate with his system for a lottery draw.

Long Yun drew Zhu Zhuqing from the system and learned she had reached level ninety-nine when she became a god, though her memories had been erased. After summoning her, he discovered she did not even remember her own name, and she left the story serving him as her master.

• Long Yun drew Zhu Zhuqing and learned that the system's pool included known Titled Douluo at their final power levels.
• The system explained that Zhu Zhuqing had reached level ninety-nine when she became a god and that drawn figures from Douluo Continent I lost their memories.
• Long Yun summoned Zhu Zhuqing and reacted with astonishment to her appearance.
• Zhu Zhuqing called Long Yun her master, and he asked her to call him Xiao Yun instead.
• Long Yun called her Zhu Qing Jie, but Zhu Zhuqing said she did not remember her own name.

Long Yun named Zhu Zhuqing Long You Jing and began practicing flight on the way back with her. After mastering his wings, he carried Long You Jing through the night sky, leaving their closeness growing.

• Long Yun suggested that Zhu Zhuqing take his surname and the name You Jing, and she accepted the name Long You Jing.
• Long Yun told Du Busi to hide in the spatial dimension while Long You Jing stayed at his side as they headed back.
• Long Yun practiced flying with his Wings of the Azure Sky, learned to balance and streamline his posture, and gained control of his flight.
• Long You Jing praised Long Yun's speed, then agreed to let him carry her.
• Long Yun put an arm around Long You Jing's shoulders and flew with her in his arms.

Long Yun returned to Spirit City with Long You Jing and Du Busi, where Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Golden Crocodile Douluo sensed their powerful auras and confronted them. After introductions and a discussion of the Divine Palace, Bibi Dong invited Long Yun and his companions into the Pope's Palace and planned rooms for the two guests.

• Long Yun had Long You Jing fly him from the Soul Hunting Forest to the plaza before the Pope's Palace in Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong arrived after sensing the powerful auras and greeted Long Yun, while Du Busi and Long You Jing guarded him against the approaching Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Long Yun recognized Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo, greeted them, and learned that they had come to investigate the auras.
• Long Yun introduced Du Busi as a Level 98 Super Douluo and Long You Jing as a Level 99 Limit Douluo, then gave Bibi Dong their titles.
• Qian Daoliu praised Long Yun and left with Golden Crocodile Douluo after learning more about the Divine Palace.
• Bibi Dong invited Long Yun, Long You Jing, and Du Busi into the Pope's Palace and offered to arrange rooms for the guests.

Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo assessed Long You Jing’s strength and decided the Divine Palace was unlikely to oppose Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong learned about Long Yun’s abilities and announced that he would become Spirit Hall’s Saint Child, while Na Na would become its Saintess.

• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo that Long You Jing rivaled him in strength and might have received a high-level divine trial.
• Qian Daoliu said the Divine Palace need not be treated as an enemy and agreed to establish Long Yun as Spirit Hall’s Saint Child.
• Long Yun told Bibi Dong about his second soul ring, the Wings of the Azure Sky External Soul Bone, and Long You Jing’s origins.
• Bibi Dong was shocked by Long Yun’s powerful soul rings and soul bone, then urged him to keep cultivating diligently.
• Bibi Dong told Long Yun that he would become Spirit Hall’s Saint Child and Na Na would become its Saintess; Long Yun accepted the news despite his surprise.

Bibi Dong told Long Yun that he would be named Spirit Hall’s Saint Child after the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament and arranged for him to study at Spirit Hall Academy with Na Na. Back in his room, Long Yun revealed and tested his second Martial Soul, Stormbreaker, before heading to the academy the next morning.

• Bibi Dong explained that she planned to announce Long Yun as Saint Child after the tournament, but said he would not be the team’s main force because of his age.
• Long Yun insisted he could fight a Soul Ancestor, and Bibi Dong agreed to arrange a sparring match so she could assess his strength.
• Bibi Dong arranged for Long Yun to attend Na Na’s classes at Spirit Hall Academy and gave him books to study independently.
• Long Yun returned to his room, revealed his second Martial Soul, Stormbreaker, and discovered its formidable power and heavy Soul Power consumption.
• Long Yun cultivated through the night, and the chapter described Spirit Hall Academy’s grounds and specialized Martial Soul Simulation Training Fields.

Long Yun toured Spirit Hall Academy with Hu Liena, learning about its resources and headmaster before meeting Xie Yue and Yan. Yan challenged Long Yun over his status as the Pope’s disciple, and Long Yun agreed to fight him.

• Hu Liena explained Spirit Hall Academy’s teaching areas, Martial Soul Simulation Training Fields, and the academy’s importance to Spirit Hall.
• Long Yun learned that headmaster Ge Feng was an eighty-ninth-rank Soul Douluo who had trained three Titled Douluo.
• Long Yun and Hu Liena reached the advanced Soul Master teaching area, where Xie Yue and Yan called out to Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena introduced Long Yun as the Pope’s new disciple, prompting Xie Yue’s surprise and Yan’s hostility.
• Yan challenged Long Yun to a fight, and Long Yun accepted despite Hu Liena warning him that Yan was a powerful rank-forty-six Soul Master.

Long Yun challenged Yan to prove his strength, and their duel began with both fighters revealing formidable powers. Long Yun’s Divine Axe gave him an advantage as Yan charged, leaving their first clash unresolved.

• Yan and Long Yun agreed that the loser would have to stop pursuing Hu Liena in his own way.
• Yan revealed his Flame Lord Martial Soul and four Soul Rings, while Long Yun summoned his Godking Martial Soul and shocked Yan and Xie Yue with a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring.
• Long Yun and Yan charged at each other and matched fists, surprising Yan with Long Yun’s strength.
• Yan increased his force and pursued Long Yun, who summoned the Divine Axe to boost his physical attributes and swung it at Yan’s incoming fist.

Long Yun and Yan traded blows in a fierce battle, with Long Yun’s Divine Axe breaking through Yan’s enhanced defense. After their powered-up punches injured them both, Long Yun got back to his feet and assured Hu Liena that he was fine.

• Yan used his Second Soul Skill, Granite Rock, to block Long Yun’s Divine Axe, but Long Yun charged back into close combat.
• Long Yun’s repeated axe strikes left marks on Yan’s rock-hard arm, forcing Yan to take him seriously.
• Yan activated his Third Soul Skill, Flame Burst Power, and launched an enhanced punch at Long Yun.
• Long Yun used his Second Soul Skill, Godking’s Wrath, and met Yan’s punch with his own, injuring both fighters and sending them crashing onto the stage.
• Long Yun struggled up with a badly injured arm, then told the worried Hu Liena that he was fine.

Yan used his Fourth Soul Skill, Magma Tumult, to trap Long Yun on the battle stage, but Long Yun escaped with his Wings of the Azure Sky and counterattacked. Long Yun’s strongest axe strike was stopped by a powerful Soul Power barrier just before it hit Yan.

• Yan unleashed Magma Tumult, turning the stage into magma and trapping Long Yun with a giant hand and rising pillars.
• Long Yun revealed his Wings of the Azure Sky, but the magma hand and ground’s sticky force kept him from escaping.
• Long Yun summoned his Divine Axe, cut through the giant hand, and flew clear of the erupting magma pillar.
• Long Yun dove from above and brought his strongest axe strike down toward Yan as Xie Yue and Hu Liena shouted warnings.
• A powerful Soul Power barrier appeared before Yan and stopped Long Yun’s strike, producing only ripples.

Long Yun defeated Yan but had Du Busi block his final axe strike, then reassured Yan that he had never intended to kill him. Yan accepted his defeat and began to let go of his feelings for Hu Liena, and the chapter ended with him and Xie Yue shaking hands with Long Yun and arranging to spar with him.

• Du Busi's Soul Power barrier stopped Long Yun's axe from hitting Yan, and Long Yun explained that he had asked Du Busi to protect him because he never meant to kill him.
• Xie Yue comforted Yan about Hu Liena, and Yan said he would try to give up pursuing her after accepting that she did not return his feelings.
• Hu Liena checked on Long Yun, who admitted he was exhausted but otherwise fine, before she and Long Yun went to see Yan.
• Yan acknowledged Long Yun's strength and accepted that he was more qualified to be the Pope's disciple, then agreed to stop pestering Hu Liena.
• Long Yun introduced himself and offered Yan and Xie Yue his hand; after Yan learned Long Yun had arranged for his attack to be blocked, he shook hands with him.
• Xie Yue agreed to spar with Long Yun sometime, while Yan challenged Xie Yue to fight him again and Xie Yue declined.

One year later, Long Yun faced Yan and Xie Yue in another battle at Spirit Hall Academy, where Yan revealed a powerful new form of his Fourth Soul Skill. Trapped between converging pillars of magma, Long Yun summoned the Divine Armor and struck at the descending fire pillar, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Long Yun fought Yan and Xie Yue together on the Battle Stage, holding his own despite their improved strength.
• Yan and Xie Yue revealed they had both reached Level 49 and resumed their assault on Long Yun.
• Yan transformed his Fourth Soul Skill, combining magma pillars into a destructive ring of fire that trapped Long Yun from above and below.
• With the attack about to hit and Hu Liena watching anxiously, Long Yun tried to summon the Divine Armor.
• The Divine Armor solidified on Long Yun's hands, and he used his remaining Soul Power to strike toward the white pillar of fire.