Chapter Summaries

Xu Xiao stole Bear Lord’s Royal Jelly and shared it with Huo Yuhao, then used the month-long digestion to advance his intent into the Law of Fire. After Xu Xiao finished cultivating, Zi Ji reminded him that he now had to show his sincerity to the Soul Beasts.

• Xu Xiao took the Royal Jelly from Bear Lord’s hive and escaped as Bear Lord roared in anger.
• Xu Xiao gave Huo Yuhao two-thirds of the honey, and both he and Huo Yuhao cultivated with it.
• Di Tian told Zi Ji that the lord intended for Huo Yuhao and Xu Xiao to receive the honey, and instructed her to take them to a certain place when they finished cultivating.
• A month later, Xu Xiao had advanced his intent into the Law of Fire and reached Soul Power Level 87, while Huo Yuhao was still enduring Bear Lord’s Intent of Gold.
• Zi Ji remarked on Xu Xiao’s transformation and told him it was time to show sincerity to the Soul Beasts.

Xu Xiao accepted Zi Ji’s challenge to spar with Bear Lord and used his laws and spirit skills against the enraged beast. The chapter ended with Bear Lord buried beneath Xu Xiao’s sea of Extreme Fire.

• Zi Ji told Xu Xiao that he and his disciple would serve Bear Lord if he lost, then led him to the sparring ground.
• Bear Lord accused humans of slaughtering soul beasts and roared at Xu Xiao, who mocked its breath and fighting style.
• Bear Lord charged at Xu Xiao, but Xu Xiao’s First Spirit Skill, World Burning Flame Prison, slowed and weakened it.
• Bear Lord activated Dark Gold Bodyguard, while Zi Ji explained that the skill strengthened its defense.
• Xu Xiao unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill, Molten Fire Sea, and buried Bear Lord beneath a vast sea of Extreme Fire.

Xu Xiao used a silver flame to strip Bear Lord of his power and reduce him to a tiny bear, while Di Tian and Zi Ji reacted to his new form. In a Sun Moon Empire-occupied border city, a guard tried to keep locals away from a military building, but their defense of the Heaven Dou nobles left him unable to answer their challenge about who had awakened his martial soul.

• Bear Lord emerged from the lava in stone armor, entered a berserk state, and challenged Xu Xiao.
• Xu Xiao struck Bear Lord with a silver flame that sealed his Soul Power and shrank him to the size of a small bear.
• Zi Ji took the powerless Bear Lord to show Bi Ji while Di Tian joked that he could make a suitable pillow.
• In an occupied border city, a Soul Ancestor from the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry Legion ordered a group of locals away from a restricted military building.
• The locals defended the Heaven Dou nobles, and an elderly soul master silenced the guard by asking who had paid to awaken his martial soul.

Centurion Lei Biao confronted Heaven Dou civilians who protested the Sun Moon Empire’s invasion, then killed those who refused to leave despite their belief that the military would protect them. He tracked a fleeing Soul Master to a slum, where the man revealed himself to a beggar and entered a hidden passage beneath a well.

• Lei Biao reprimanded a Soul Ancestor for showing mercy to the protesting civilians and ordered him to receive fifty strokes of the military rod.
• An old man claimed the Sun Moon Empire had promised not to harm citizens, but Lei Biao said the military had the right to decide whose hearts belonged to the empire.
• The civilians who stayed behind fled when they realized Lei Biao would kill them, but he struck them down with lightning; he also killed the old man as he begged for mercy.
• Lei Biao sensed the trail of the first old Soul Master and followed it toward the slums, worrying that the killings might harm his prospects for promotion.
• The old Soul Master arrived at a well where a beggar was eating roast chicken, removed his mask, and entered a hidden passage beneath the well.

Liu Yanran returned from a secret border mission without finding Veena’s fiancé, Aotian, and witnessed the cruelty inflicted on slaves by Heavenly Soul’s nobles. Veena rewarded her with food but ordered her not to share it with the slaves, leaving Liu Yanran torn between loyalty to the Princess and her origins.

• Liu Yanran passed through a hidden entrance guarded by the Yin Yang Douluo, who threatened to punish Princess Veena’s attendants for speaking ill of him.
• Liu Yanran overheard nobles boasting about abusing slaves and saw a supervisor beat an elderly worker to death at a construction site.
• Liu Yanran decided to tell Veena about the slave abuse but abandoned the plan after Veena said black bread was sufficient for slaves and ordered the reward food kept from them.
• Veena told Liu Yanran she had found no trace of Aotian and would not give up until she found his corpse.
• Veena ordered a guard to follow Liu Yanran and strip her of her maid status if she shared the food with slaves.

Liu Yanran discovered that the Heaven Dou Empire had betrayed its promises to Tianhun’s people and that her grandfather had been left to starve. After Bloodhand tried to stop her from feeding him, she revealed her Spirit Emperor strength and killed the Soul Saint, then prepared to flee with her grandfather.

• Liu Yanran saw a Soul Master reject a starving woman and her daughter, gave the woman Gold Soul Coins, and watched Bloodhand kill her and take the money.
• Liu Yanran returned home and found her grandfather weak and starving, then brought out food for him.
• Bloodhand arrived, forbade Liu Yanran from giving her grandfather food, and demanded that she eat it herself.
• Liu Yanran confronted Bloodhand, revealed that she was a Spirit Emperor, and resolved to escape with her grandfather.
• Liu Yanran struck Bloodhand with Gale Slash and Armor Break, killing him, then returned to the room and caught her breath at what she saw.

After burying her grandfather, Liu Yanran rescued Little Nannan and fled after being poisoned by a Soul Douluo. Lei Biao found and temporarily treated Liu Yanran before taking her and the child away, while the Yin Yang Douluo searched the courtyard and threatened the Soul Douluo who had let them escape.

• Liu Yanran buried her poisoned grandfather, then found the merchant who had seen the girl and severed his limbs to learn where she had gone.
• Liu Yanran caught up with the old man holding Little Nannan, explained what had happened, and took the child after the old man urged her to flee to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Lei Biao watched the well, then saw Liu Yanran escape with Little Nannan while a Soul Douluo pursued her and left her poisoned.
• Lei Biao gave Liu Yanran a medicinal liquid, found secret letters in her Storage Soul Tool, and carried her and Little Nannan away.
• The Yin Yang Douluo returned to the courtyard, failed to find Liu Yanran, and threatened the Soul Douluo before going back underground.
• A level-eight Soul Tool cannon shell landed in the courtyard shortly after the two men entered the well.

Lei Hu and Squad 9527 entered the ruins of the Slums after an Empire bombardment, where the Shrek graduate recruit was forced to kill wounded Heavenly Soul People. While investigating a supposed Title Douluo's corpse, they discovered the shell had killed only a Soul Douluo and were ambushed by the still-living Yin Yang Douluo.

• Lei Hu defended the Empire's attack on the Slums and ordered Squad 9527 to scout the blast site and finish off any survivors.
• A female Spirit King explained that the recruit's compassion had prompted Lei Hu to test his loyalty, and the recruit obeyed orders to kill the wounded.
• Lei Hu led the squad toward the courtyard ruins, where he spotted a severed finger beneath collapsed rubble.
• The squad uncovered a Soul Douluo's corpse and realized the level-eight Soul Tool Cannon shell had failed to kill the Title Douluo.
• Yin Yang Douluo revealed himself, and Lei Hu ordered the squad to flee as pink mist formed a giant hand to seize them.

Lei Hu’s squad sacrificed themselves to help him escape Yin Yang Douluo, while Lei Biao reported his findings from the Slums to Youji. Youji approved Lei Biao’s entry into Yin Hu’s candidate sequence and told him to keep the rescued little girl with him.

• Eight Spirit Kings charged Yin Yang Douluo while the female Spirit King and the rookie recruit dragged Lei Hu away.
• The eight Spirit Kings detonated their Soul Tool shells, badly injuring Yin Yang Douluo before they were killed.
• A voice ordered Yin Yang Douluo to return, and he seized nearby Slums slaves before entering an underground passage.
• Lei Biao left the injured Liu Yanran at a treatment facility and reported to Youji at the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry’s command center.
• Lei Biao recounted his encounter with the suspicious woman and the underground space, and Youji approved him for Yin Hu’s candidate sequence once he reached Soul Sage.
• Youji said he would arrange Liu Yanran’s treatment and instructed Lei Biao to keep the rescued little girl with him.

Rooster reported that Extreme Fire could suppress the poison afflicting a gravely injured woman, and Xu Xiao decided to return to help her. Meanwhile, Lei Biao brought Little Nannan home and declared her his third little sister, while Xu Xiao left his disciple Yu Hao with Zi Ji before departing the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Rooster learned that Si She could not treat the gravely injured woman and messaged Xu Xiao, who said his Extreme Fire could suppress her poison.
• Lei Biao returned to his villa and found Lei Hu drinking after a failed attack on a Title Douluo had killed eight of his men.
• Lei Biao told Lei Hu he had completed a classified mission and could become a candidate for Yin Hu after reaching Soul Sage.
• Lei Biao brought Little Nannan inside, stopped Lei Hu from upsetting her, and told him to protect her as their third little sister.
• Xu Xiao told Zi Ji he had an urgent matter to handle and left his disciple Yu Hao with her before pointing out that he had a simple way to leave.

Xu Xiao departed with Yue Fei’s avatar, leaving Zi Ji to worry about Huo Yuhao and the auspicious beast. At the Heavenly Soul treatment center, Lei Tian faced a deadly mob seeking treatment, until a young man’s voice froze everyone in place.

• Yue Fei told Xu Xiao that he had reinforced the Space Tunnel and that they would reach the Heaven Dou Empire’s border by the next day.
• Xu Xiao revealed to Zi Ji that Yue Fei was close to godhood, then left through the spatial vortex with him.
• Zi Ji wondered why Xu Xiao had not left a powerful expert to protect Huo Yuhao and decided to warn the auspicious beast to avoid him.
• Lei Tian learned that more than a thousand Heavenly Soul civilians had gathered at the treatment center, driven by rumors that his healing skill could raise their Innate Soul Power.
• The crowd crushed people at the gate, broke through, and surged toward Lei Tian as the Spirit Emperor tried to hold them back.
• A young man spoke, and everyone in the charging crowd froze in place.

Xu Xiao executed the Heavenly Soul People responsible for disrupting order, then removed the poison and evil soul from Liu Yanran and had Lei Tian heal her injuries. Liu Yanran agreed to draw the Heavenly Soul underground complex for Xu Xiao, but she learned he was the Sun Moon Empire Emperor and wondered why he had come to see her alone.

• Xu Xiao praised Lei Tian and the soldiers, then burned the Heavenly Soul People involved in the unrest and ordered harsh punishments for future conspiracies.
• Xu Xiao used his Double Pupil to purify the evil soul in Liu Yanran’s wound and the Law of Fire to destroy its poison.
• Lei Tian used his Sacred Lotus Rebirth skill to heal Liu Yanran’s injuries and old hidden wounds.
• Xu Xiao asked Liu Yanran about the Heavenly Soul underground complex, and she agreed to draw its layout.
• After Xu Xiao left, Liu Yanran learned from a female Spirit King that he was the Sun Moon Empire Emperor and wondered about his intentions.

Xu Xiao reviewed the Empire’s victories against the Heavenly Soul forces and decided to visit a hidden enemy stronghold along the border. While exploring a newly governed city with Lei Hu and Little Nannan, he suspected the girl was connected to the Ruthless Great Emperor.

• Rooster reported that the Empire had killed more than one hundred thousand Heavenly Soul fighters, including four Title Douluos.
• Xu Xiao said he would inspect a Heavenly Soul hideout at the border and asked Lei Biao and Lei Hu to accompany him after their leave.
• Xu Xiao walked through a city where residents praised the Sun Moon Empire’s rule and its opportunities for their children.
• Lei Hu bought cream-filled loaves for Little Nannan, and a grateful vendor thanked him for helping free people from the Heavenly Soul Nobles.
• Little Nannan approached Xu Xiao after noticing him nearby, and he suspected she was the transformed Dao Fruit of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

Xu Xiao addressed a thousand newly graduated Soul Masters, arguing that the Sun Moon Empire’s war aimed to unite the continent and end the oppression of commoners. The graduates pledged to help him complete the mission he claimed Spirit Hall had left unfinished.

• Lei Hu greeted Xu Xiao as his lord and explained that his brother had brought Little Nannan back from an underground slave district and intended to adopt her.
• After Xu Xiao left, Little Nannan showed a maturity beyond her years and murmured his name.
• At the beer hall, Xu Xiao introduced himself to the graduates and said he had launched the war to unify the continent and change the treatment of ordinary people.
• When a former Heavenly Soul noble questioned whether commoners should receive equal status, Xu Xiao clarified his aims and criticized noble exploitation.
• Xu Xiao presented Spirit Hall as a force that had sought peace and the interests of commoners, condemned Tang San for defeating it, and urged the graduates to continue its unfinished work.
• The gathered Soul Masters raised their beer mugs and declared their support for Xu Xiao.

Xu Xiao rallied Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy graduates to join the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and prepare for the gods’ return. Four days later, he set out with Liu Yanran and the Lei brothers to reach the Slums, where he planned to eliminate the Heavenly Soul Nobles.

• Xu Xiao promised the graduates cultivation methods and spirit-ring hunting grounds, then sent them to the library’s Tower of Myriad Laws subspace to claim a free method after joining the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry.
• Four days later, Xu Xiao met Lei Biao, Liu Yanran, and Lei Hu before their journey to the Slums.
• Xu Xiao warned Liu Yanran to obey his orders and gave her a Level 9 defensive Soul Tool that could withstand a Super Douluo’s full-force strike.
• Liu Yanran sped ahead with her wind-attribute martial soul, but Xu Xiao kept pace effortlessly and told her to slow down for the exhausted Lei brothers.
• Liu Yanran led the group toward another entrance in the southwestern corner of the Slums, explaining that Xu Xiao had destroyed the former northeastern entrance.

Xu Xiao investigated an abandoned town in the Slums and found a letter suggesting its residents had been taken by people who were not nobles. After hearing conflicting theories from his companions, he postponed the mystery and settled in for the night with Liu Yanran.

• Lei Hu and Liu Yanran collected valuables left behind in the deserted town, while Xu Xiao searched for the missing Heavenly Soul refugees.
• Xu Xiao found a hidden letter saying the town’s residents had been asked to go underground and warning that their captors were not nobles.
• Lei Hu suggested the writer might have been frightened, Lei Biao suspected Evil Soul Masters, and Liu Yanran said the nobles had not seemed controlled.
• Xu Xiao put the investigation aside, ordered the Lei Biao brothers to take turns on watch, and planned to resume traveling at dawn.
• Liu Yanran questioned why Xu Xiao had assigned them to share a room, then put up a partition between their sides of the bed.
• Xu Xiao asked Liu Yanran how long it had been since she bathed because she smelled.

Xu Xiao and Liu Yanran reached the underground entrance, where they encountered nobles who had enslaved people and sought to capture Liu Yanran. Liu Yanran killed five of them, but Young Master Mo revealed overwhelming power and struck her down; as his ghostly hand descended, she braced for death.

• Xu Xiao, Liu Yanran, and the Lei Family Brothers descended into the underground passage without triggering traps.
• Xu Xiao recognized bloody handprints on a stone door, and Liu Yanran condemned Vina for betraying her promises to ordinary people.
• Six nobles emerged from the stone door and spoke of enslaving people and hunting Liu Yanran.
• Liu Yanran attacked the nobles and killed five with her Sixth Soul Skill, Gale Slash.
• Young Master Mo revealed eight black spirit rings, overwhelmed Liu Yanran, and summoned his Eighth Spirit Skill, Cloud Demon Hand, as she closed her eyes.

Xu Xiao rescued Liu Yanran, killed Young Master Mo, and confronted an ambush of Soul Douluo and Spirit Kings behind a stone door. After the Soul Douluo transformed into Title Douluo, Xu Xiao unleashed a sea of fire to clear the battlefield before facing them.

• Xu Xiao appeared as Liu Yanran faced Young Master Mo, crushed him with his spirit pressure, and burned his remains to ashes.
• Xu Xiao recruited Liu Yanran as his subordinate and told her and the Lei Biao and Lei Hu brothers to stay behind him.
• Xu Xiao saw more than a thousand Spirit Kings and eight Soul Douluo waiting beyond the stone door, then blasted through it with a fire dragon that killed over a hundred Spirit Kings.
• The eight Soul Douluo raised their Soul Power to level 91 and became Title Douluo, while Xu Xiao decided to eliminate the Spirit Kings before fighting them.
• Xu Xiao used his Fifth Soul Skill, Molten Fire Sea, opening a massive rift above the Spirit Kings and pouring a sea of fire onto them.

Xu Xiao defeated the Spirit Kings and eight newly advanced Title Douluo with his attacks, then searched the unstable underground space for a way forward. After recovering his Spiritual Power, he showed Liu Yanran two possible entrances, and she identified the real one.

• Xu Xiao unleashed a sea of lava that killed the Spirit Kings and forced the eight Title Douluo to confront him.
• Xu Xiao shattered three Title Douluo with his first punch, then killed the remaining five as they tried to flee from his second punch.
• Liu Yanran, Lei Hu, and Lei Biao praised Xu Xiao’s strength and found that the area had no visible way deeper underground.
• Xu Xiao searched the space with his Spiritual Power, found two possible entrances, and rested to recover.
• Xu Xiao used Mental Sharing to show Liu Yanran the entrances, and she identified one as a trap and the other as the real way underground.

Xu Xiao and Liu Yanran reached Princess Veena’s palace while the Lei Family Brothers freed enslaved Heavenly Soul people. Vina explained that a sentient piece of facial skin had taken control of her, and Xu Xiao confronted it.

• Xu Xiao spared the enslaved Heavenly Soul people and headed for Princess Veena’s palace with Liu Yanran while the Lei Family Brothers went to rescue the captives.
• Lei Biao killed a Soul Elder who was whipping two slaves, then ordered the scar-faced man to guide him to the other Heavenly Soul people.
• Xu Xiao silently dealt with the guards at the palace, and he and Liu Yanran entered to find Princess Veena arguing with a second voice from her face.
• Vina apologized to Liu Yanran and explained that she had put a piece of facial skin on her face after it promised to save Aotian and protect the kingdom.
• Xu Xiao interrupted the facial skin’s laughter and told it to shut up because it sounded worse than a dog barking.