Chapter Summaries

The Four Great Elders discussed their losses and decided to target a Soul Sage who often traveled alone on missions. They planned to capture and control him, using him as a weapon against Ye Lei and the others.

• The Third Elder explained that Jian Feng's soul had been destroyed by Ye Lei's hundred-thousand-year Eighth Soul Skill.
• The Eighth Elder urged the remaining elders to attack Ye Lei's group, but the Great Elder warned that their enemies had the advantage in numbers and strength.
• The Great Elder proposed capturing the Soul Sage who frequently left on hunting missions in other provinces.
• The Third Elder recognized the plan, and the Great Elder said the Second Elder would use his Puppet Technique to control the captive.
• The Second Elder and Eighth Elder discussed torturing the captive and taking the wind attribute soul bone from him.

Jing Hang absorbed his eighth soul ring and broke through to rank 81 as the Second Elder and the Puppet King attacked the city. Ye Lei and his companions flew to confront them, while Jing Hang followed after completing his breakthrough.

• Ye Lei and Song Yang returned to Banyan City, learned that the Second Elder had turned a security guard into a Blood Puppet, and sent the injured man to headquarters.
• Jing Hang absorbed lightning in the rift as Ye Lei and Song Yang watched him approach a breakthrough and discussed their domains.
• The Second Elder arrived with the Puppet King, fed it the lingering soul beast aura, and ordered it to destroy the city buildings.
• The Second Elder caused a hazardous chemical tanker truck to explode, and Ye Lei identified him as the likely enemy behind the attack.
• Ye Lei led five companions toward the explosion while Xiao Na stayed to protect Jing Hang.
• Jing Hang completed his absorption, broke through to rank 81, and flew after Ye Lei and the others.

The Second Elder attacked Ye Lei and his companions with the Puppet King, using a poisonous blood mist to ambush them. Chen Sican protected Luo Yun, while Ye Lei and Song Yang confronted the Second Elder and were kicked away after he trapped their fists.

• The Second Elder unleashed Nightmare Calamity, shrouding the city center in hallucinogenic black blood mist.
• Ye Lei warned his companions about the poison, and the six advanced in a triangular formation while Weng Yunling protected Luo Yun with clones.
• The Puppet King ambushed Chen Sican, and the Second Elder followed with Blood Calamity Rain until Han Nuan and Song Yang cleared the mist.
• Chen Sican kicked the Puppet King away from Luo Yun, provoking the Second Elder to charge at him.
• Ye Lei and Song Yang blocked the Second Elder, but he used Puppet Blood Splitting Body to trap their fists and kick them both in the chest.

Ye Lei, Song Yang, and Chen Sican struggled against Second Elder and the Puppet King as the enemies overwhelmed them with clones, puppets, and powerful attacks. When Second Elder prepared to finish Song Yang, Jing Hang arrived and challenged him.

• Second Elder slammed Ye Lei and Song Yang into the ground, then kicked them away.
• Chen Sican found that his attacks could not harm the Puppet King, which created ten clones and unleashed beast-head attacks; Chen Sican used his clones and Wind God's Descent to evade them.
• Second Elder summoned more than a hundred Calamity puppets, and Ye Lei, Song Yang, Han Nuan, and the other girls prepared to fight them while Song Yang faced Second Elder.
• Song Yang struck Second Elder with Emperor Crocodile Shatter, but a puppet head bit his arm and Calamity Descent blasted him away.
• Second Elder transformed and unleashed Disaster of Ghouls, but a violet lightning shield blocked the attack just before it hit Song Yang.
• Jing Hang appeared with eight Soul Rings and challenged Second Elder, who dismissed him as a tougher turtle.

Jing Hang fought the Second Elder and destroyed his momentum with powerful lightning attacks, trapping and battering him until Chen Sican and Song Yang joined in. The Second Elder ended the fight badly wounded, coughing up blood and broken teeth.

• The Second Elder sent his Blood-colored Puppet army after Jing Hang, while Ye Lei warned him that the puppets could self-destruct.
• Jing Hang pierced dozens of puppets with lightning and endured their explosions without being harmed.
• The Second Elder transformed with his Fourth Soul Skill and attacked Jing Hang, who blocked the blow with his Mammoth Body.
• Jing Hang trapped the Second Elder in the ground and sent him flying with Thunderous Trample before striking him with his bronze hammers.
• Chen Sican and Song Yang staggered the Puppet King and joined Jing Hang in a charged Gale Blast that left the Second Elder severely injured.

Jing Hang and the others gained the upper hand against Second Elder and his Puppet King, but Second Elder unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill and charged at Jing Hang. Jing Hang met the attack head-on, trusting his defense to withstand it.

• Second Elder staggered up after Jing Hang’s blows, badly wounded and spitting out blood and shattered teeth.
• Song Yang’s Water Tornado held back the Puppet King’s clones, freeing Ye Lei and the others from the Puppet Legion.
• Jing Hang used his lightning to suppress the puppets’ recovery and confronted Second Elder directly.
• Second Elder grew furious and transformed his Calamity Blood Puppet into a colossal creature.
• Second Elder used his Sixth Soul Skill, Disaster of Ghouls, and charged at Jing Hang with destructive force.
• Jing Hang formed two thunderous shields and rushed toward Second Elder, confident in his defense.

Jing Hang overwhelmed the Second Elder’s Sixth Soul Skill, but the Second Elder trapped Ye Lei and the other girls with his Eighth Soul Skill and prepared to strike them. Ye Lei broke through the control barrier and rushed to intercept him.

• Jing Hang warned the Second Elder that he could withstand the elder’s Sixth Soul Skill and attacked with Heaven-Shaking Elephant's Wrath.
• Jing Hang’s lightning-powered punch shattered the Second Elder’s attack and crushed the two puppet energy bodies held by his shields.
• The Second Elder turned on Ye Lei and the three girls, trapping them in his blood-energy field with Puppet Destruction Fist.
• Ye Lei used Demon King Fission to break through the barrier and charge at the Second Elder.

Ye Lei and Jing Hang tried to stop the Second Elder’s devastating attacks, but he merged with his Martial Soul and the Puppet King to unleash an even stronger assault. The eight companions coordinated a counterattack, targeting the Second Elder’s badly injured chest as the chapter ended with his fists bearing down on them.

• The Second Elder smashed Ye Lei’s Stone Armor and drove him away with his destructive Eighth Soul Skill.
• Jing Hang shielded the four girls with his Sixth Soul Skill, then used his Mammoth True Body and Eighth Soul Skill to blast the Second Elder and suppress his attack.
• The Second Elder activated his Puppet True Body, fused with the Puppet King, and unleashed his Puppet Destruction Fist.
• Song Yang and the others broke free from the Second Elder’s control and prepared to fight together.
• Jing Hang identified the Second Elder’s injured chest as his weakness, while Ye Lei and Han Nuan led the frontal assault and Luo Yun activated her Martial Soul Avatar.

Second Elder recovered after Ye Lei and his companions defeated him, while the Great Elder revealed their plan to capture their target during a hunt in Huaxia's northernmost region. Ye Lei and the others regrouped amid the ruined city, recovering from their injuries and preparing for the aftermath of the battle.

• Second Elder crawled out of the crater with his damaged Puppet King and argued with the Great Elder, who mocked him for attacking before the plan was ready.
• The Great Elder told Second Elder that their target would hunt a seventy-thousand-year Beast Soul in Huaxia's northernmost region one month later, giving them a chance to capture him.
• Second Elder vowed to torture their target, and the Great Elder warned him to leave the man alive before vanishing into mist.
• Ye Lei and the others recovered inside a barrier amid the ruined city, using scattered Beast Souls to replenish their Soul Power.
• Jing Hang was revealed to have suffered the worst injuries, while Ye Lei Corporation would compensate civilians and the area would need purification before reconstruction.

After Qiao Na and Luo Yun broke through to level 79, the team discussed finding suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts for their Eighth Soul Rings. Jing Hang proposed the Scorching Flame Yama Vine for Qiao Na, but Ye Lei revealed that his own Eighth Soul Ring had come from that very beast, which was two hundred thousand years old.

• Qiao Na and Luo Yun absorbed the Beast Souls and broke through to level 79, becoming ready to seek their Eighth Soul Rings.
• The team recognized that Luo Yun needed a powerful support-type Soul Ring and Qiao Na needed an offensive one.
• Jing Hang chose the Scorching Flame Yama Vine from Jiyinluosi Island’s Forbidden Land of Fire as the intended source for Qiao Na’s Eighth Soul Ring.
• Ye Lei revealed his Blue Silver Emperor’s Eighth Soul Ring and said it came from the Scorching Flame Yama Vine.
• Ye Lei clarified that the Scorching Flame Yama Vine had been two hundred thousand years old, leaving Jing Hang to seek another Soul Beast for Qiao Na.

Ye Lei gave the squads custom Soul Blade Pistols, and Song Yang demonstrated their destructive power. More than a month later, Chen Sican left to hunt a seventy-thousand-year Storm Armor Bear before his engagement to Luo Yun, but he would not return for half a year, and their loyalties would change.

• Ye Lei revealed eight custom Soul Blade Pistols, and Chen Sican examined the weapon made for him.
• Song Yang shot a surviving Blood-colored Puppet, demonstrating the pistol’s power as Ye Lei explained its firing modes and attributes.
• Ye Lei gave the girls upgraded pistols, including a specially powerful pair for Luo Yun.
• More than a month later, reconstruction of Banyan City’s destroyed downtown began under the Han Group.
• Chen Sican left to hunt a seventy-thousand-year Storm Armor Bear despite Luo Yun’s worries, promising to return for their engagement and a trip together.
• Chen Sican did not return for half a year, and when he and Luo Yun met again, they stood on opposing sides.

Chen Sican traveled to Mengcheng to hunt a seventy-thousand-year Storm Armor Bear for the Mengcheng Special Technology Office. After stopping a gang of Soul Masters and delivering defensive Soul Tool Core formations, he entered the bear’s forest habitat, where the chapter left him approaching the beast.

• Chen Sican flew to Mengcheng to hunt the Storm Armor Bear and provide the office with data for its defensive Soul Tool research.
• At the airport, Zhang Yan met Chen Sican, who insisted they go straight to the target rather than stop at his accommodations.
• Chen Sican defeated six gang members attacking police officers, then returned to Zhang Yan and took him with a spatial flash to the grasslands.
• Chen Sican gave Zhang Yan the defensive Soul Tool Core formations and agreed to claim the Storm Armor Bear’s Soul Ring, Beast Soul, and claws while leaving the rest to the office.
• Chen Sican flew into the forest and found the Storm Armor Bear eating a Thousand-Year Earth Tiger.

Chen Sican attacked a Storm Armor Bear in its territory and used his weapons and soul skills to overwhelm it. The wounded bear knocked him off balance and fired a Hurricane Cannon at him.

• The Storm Armor Bear sensed an intruder in its Storm Domain and unleashed wind blades into the forest.
• Chen Sican rushed from the woods and struck the bear, then evaded its attacks and shot it with his customized Service Pistol, paralyzing it.
• Chen Sican used Winged Dragon Clone and Winged Dragon Light Cannon to blast the bear through the trees.
• Chen Sican struck the bear with Gale Blast, tearing open its chest, then used Wind God's Descent to shred one of its arms.
• The Storm Armor Bear knocked Chen Sican away and fired a Hurricane Cannon at him as he lost his balance.

Chen Sican defeated the Storm Armor Bear with his soul skills and absorbed the Soul Bone it dropped. As he tried to leave the forest, black fog trapped him and four white-clad figures appeared, including a muscular white-bearded old man.

• Chen Sican used Wind God Soul Breaking Claw and Storm Rift Slash to kill the Storm Armor Bear, devastating much of the forest.
• Chen Sican found the Storm Armor Bear's Wind-attribute Right Arm Soul Bone and absorbed it, gaining Bear's Fury Hurricane Right Arm.
• Chen Sican emerged from the pit and found the forest covered in familiar, nauseating black fog.
• Chen Sican tried to fly out but became trapped in the mist, where he realized four figures had come for him.
• Chen Sican saw a muscular, white-bearded old man in a white Taoist robe loom before him.

Chen Sican was ambushed by the Great Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder, and Eighth Elder, who tried to force him to join them. After resisting and fighting back, he was overwhelmed by the Great Elder, whose strength and identity left him fearing an even more powerful mastermind stood behind the Elder Hall.

• Chen Sican discovered the mist prevented him from flying, then fought the Third Elder and was immobilized by the Eighth Elder's qin melody.
• The Second Elder appeared, completing the group of four elders surrounding Chen Sican, and the Great Elder disarmed him when he tried to kill himself.
• Chen Sican rejected the Great Elder's offer to join them and attacked the Third Elder with his soul bone skills.
• The Great Elder struck Chen Sican down with Fallen Blade and pinned him beneath his pressure.
• Chen Sican saw the Great Elder reveal a level 89 Soul Douluo soul ring configuration and realized the hidden mastermind might be a Titled Douluo.

The four elders transformed Chen Sican into a puppet and renamed him Wind Dragon, then left him behind after a battle. Meanwhile, Wang Yan collected the Storm Armor Bear’s remains, and Banyan City prepared for the next day’s engagement banquet.

• Second Elder used Puppet Blood to infect Chen Sican and turn him into a puppet, stopping him from self-destructing.
• The four elders claimed Chen Sican as their servant and named him Wind Dragon; the Great Elder returned his altered Wind God Dual Blades.
• Wang Yan arrived at the ruined forest, collected the Storm Armor Bear’s remains, and found Chen Sican’s handgun.
• Han Nuan offered her hotel for the engagement banquet and promised free meals for customers and 500 Iron Soul Coins for each staff member.

When Ye Lei and the others learned that the four great elders had captured Chen Sican, they rushed to the battle site to investigate and encountered him transformed into a puppet. The blackened Chen Sican attacked Luo Yun, and Song Yang shielded the group as the fight began.

• Luo Yun received a video showing Chen Sican being attacked by the four great elders, so Ye Lei ordered most of the group to fly to Mengcheng while Jing Hang and Warner handled the engagement banquet.
• Ye Lei and the others searched the forest, found traces of the battle and the Third Elder’s blood, and concluded that the elders had captured Chen Sican.
• A blood-red formation appeared when Ye Lei tried to leave, and the Second Elder revealed Chen Sican as the Fourth Elder’s new companion.
• Chen Sican’s eyes flashed scarlet, and he obeyed the Puppet Elder’s command to attack Luo Yun.
• Chen Sican shattered Luo Yun’s defensive Soul Bone skill and struck the ground with a powerful wind attack, so Han Nuan pulled Luo Yun out of danger and Song Yang protected the group with a Water Tornado.

The Second Elder’s darkened Chen Sican fought Ye Lei and Song Yang until Luo Yun briefly helped him regain consciousness. The Second Elder then forced more Puppet Blood into Chen Sican, who stabbed Luo Yun before losing control again and being taken away.

• Song Yang and Ye Lei fought Chen Sican, using Water Tornadoes and Blue Silver Emperor Vines to restrain him.
• Luo Yun approached Chen Sican and spoke of their promised life together, briefly restoring his consciousness.
• The Second Elder revealed himself and injected five drops of Puppet Blood into Chen Sican.
• Chen Sican stabbed Luo Yun with a Wind God Blade, and Han Nuan froze her wound to limit the bleeding.
• Chen Sican collapsed in anguish, and the Second Elder took him away while leaving Blood-colored Puppets to attack Ye Lei and the others.

Ye Lei and the others escaped the Blood-colored Puppets using Service Pistols, then destroyed the horde with their combined soul skills. After they left, a Golden Bird restored the burned land to fertile grass.

• Ye Lei ordered the group to use Service Pistols in Thunder Break Charge mode so they could fight without draining their Soul Power.
• Ye Lei led the group out of the forest, then used his Thousand Jun Torso Soul Bone Skill to strike the Blood-colored Puppets.
• Song Yang trapped the puppets in mud with his Raging Waves skill, and Han Nuan froze them with Ice Torrent.
• Ye Lei and the others confirmed the puppets were destroyed, boarded their fighter jet, and flew home.
• A Golden Bird covered the scorched ground in golden light, restoring it to fertile soil and fresh grass.

Xiao Guang, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Mystic Black Holy Light Bird, appeared before Ye Lei’s group, healed Luo Yun, and revealed that she had come to give her Soul Ring and Soul Bone to the person who needed a Soul Ring. She identified Luo Yun as her chosen recipient and described her healing, protection, and purification abilities, leaving the group eager to learn more.

• Xiao Guang healed Luo Yun’s wounds and purified the corruption in her body with a golden light.
• Xiao Guang transformed into human form and told Ye Lei’s group she had come to find someone to absorb her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Ye Lei explained that the Holy Light and Dark Annihilation branches of the Mystic Black Bird lineage were believed to be extinct.
• Xiao Guang introduced herself and said Luo Yun, who needed a Soul Ring, was the person she had come to find.
• Xiao Guang said her abilities included healing, protection, and purification, prompting Ye Lei’s group to recognize how her purification skill could help awaken Chen Sican.