Chapter Summaries

Quan Yi and Huo Wu learned how their strength compared with the Divine Realm’s gods before the Sea God ended their conversation. In the Divine Realm, Asura confronted the Sea God over his forbidden contact with someone from the Human Realm.

• Quan Yi questioned the Sea God about the Divine Realm and godhood, but the Sea God refused to explain how to condense faith and eventually cut off their connection.
• The Sea God described the Divine Realm’s ranks and compared Quan Yi and Huo Wu’s mental power and physical strength with those of gods.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu put away the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Quan Yi stored it in his Blazing Sun Heart so he could detect the Sea God’s return.
• The Sea God rested on his Divine Throne until Asura appeared and accused him of violating the Divine Realm’s rules by contacting someone from the Human Realm.
• The Sea God denied Asura’s accusation and protested that Asura was slandering him.

Asura confronted Sea God over his offer to guide Quan Yi, then realized Quan Yi’s wariness of the gods concealed an ambition and killing intent suited to a God Realm Enforcer. Asura left convinced Quan Yi might become his successor, while Sea God doubted either god’s divine position would interest him.

• Asura accused Sea God of revealing God Realm information to Quan Yi and Huo Wu, but Sea God argued that he had followed the rules by instructing potential gods.
• Sea God suspected Asura wanted Quan Yi as his successor, and Asura argued that Quan Yi was unlikely to return and accept Sea God’s divine position.
• Sea God pointed out Quan Yi’s lack of reverence toward the gods and his constant handhold with Huo Wu, and Asura identified the hidden emotion in Quan Yi’s eyes as killing intent.
• Asura reasoned that Quan Yi had refused Fire God’s guidance until he believed he could contend with or slay a god, and declared him a perfect successor to the God Realm Enforcer.
• Sea God warned that Quan Yi likely sought something greater than a divine position, and Asura vanished after saying they would wait and see.

Quan Yi protected the Wooden House before leaving the Poisonous Barrier with Huo Wu, then tested his newly awakened Dragon King's Glory on a powerful Ghost Tiger. As they rode out of Sunset Forest, Quan Yi explained the ability and asked Huo Wu to teach Body Soul Masters once his family found them.

• Quan Yi used Five Elements energy to protect the Wooden House so it could endure for ten thousand years.
• Quan Yi called a ninety-thousand-year Ghost Tiger with a whistle and used his new ability to make it carry him and Huo Wu out of Sunset Forest.
• Quan Yi told Huo Wu that Dragon King's Glory could control most beasts and Beast Soul Masters, with its strength limited by his Divine Power and Divine Sense.
• Quan Yi explained that Body Martial Souls such as Huo Wu's Fire Shadow and Gui Mei's Gui Mei were difficult for Dragon King's Glory to affect.
• Quan Yi said the Quan Family was searching for Body Soul Masters and asked Huo Wu to teach them when they were found.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu returned to Heaven Dou City, where Yu Tianheng had been pushing himself to cultivate amid the lingering energy of the Seven-Colored Thunder Tribulation. Quan Yi and Huo Wu appeared in Yu Tianheng’s room just as his condition worsened, and he collapsed unconscious.

• Huo Wu agreed to help Quan Yi gather Body Soul Masters and stimulate their potential.
• Quan Yi healed the Ghost Tiger’s hidden injuries and replenished its origin before sending it back into Sunset Forest.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu flew to Heaven Dou City on the Scarlet Dragon after more than a month had passed since the thunder tribulation.
• Yu Tianheng cultivated beside the seven-colored pit, using its powerful Thunder Elements to strengthen his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul despite mounting strain.
• Dugu Yan told Yu Tianheng he had managed half a quarter-hour of cultivation, and he said he hoped to hold on for fifteen minutes to trigger a breakthrough.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu appeared in Yu Tianheng’s room, and Yu Tianheng collapsed unconscious after recognizing them.

Quan Yi treated Yu Tianheng’s spiritual damage and warned Dugu Yan that he needed to limit his cultivation in the Lightning Tribulation’s energy. Before leaving for Vast Sea City, Quan Yi asked Dugu Yan about recruiting Ye Lingling’s Nine-Heart Begonia Clan, and she explained how the Martial Soul’s inheritance curse repeatedly caused conflicts with its allies.

• Dugu Yan panicked when Yu Tianheng lost consciousness, but Quan Yi repaired his damaged spiritual origin and told her to let him recover through sleep.
• Quan Yi explained that the cave’s energy let Yu Tianheng enter a level of cultivation his Mental Power could not sustain, and Dugu Yan promised to make him train more cautiously.
• Dugu Yan agreed to prepare a banquet for the next day after Quan Yi said he had come to keep their promise and say goodbye before spending most of his time in Vast Sea City.
• Quan Yi asked Dugu Yan about Ye Lingling and her clan, clarifying that he wanted to recruit them for their Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan explained that only two Nine Heart Begonia Martial Souls could exist at once and that the clan’s duty to preserve its inheritance repeatedly clashed with the interests of allied factions.

Dugu Yan explained why the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan had separated from allied clans and warned Quan Yi not to offend the Ye Family. Quan Yi still sought a private conversation with Ye Lingling, and the chapter ended with Ye Lingling nervously hoping his offer could help her family.

• Dugu Yan explained that the Nine-Heart Begonia inheritance made the Ye Family’s core small, independent, and difficult to integrate with other clans, leading the clan to remain separate.
• Dugu Yan warned Quan Yi to avoid provoking the Ye Family if he could not solve the Nine Heart Begonia curse, but Quan Yi asked her to arrange a private conversation with Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan agreed to attend the conversation on the condition that she keep its contents secret, even from Senior Dugu and Yu Tianheng.
• Dugu Yan hosted a banquet where Quan Yi and Huo Wu met the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, including Ye Lingling.
• Ye Lingling attended despite her fear of the Quan Family and Huo Family, hoping Quan Yi’s recruitment offer might give her family a chance.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu recruited Ye Lingling’s family into their alliance, and Ye Lingling demanded that they lift the Nine Heart Begonia curse. Quan Yi demonstrated that he could separate her from her martial soul, leaving Ye Lingling feeling the curse’s shackles break.

• After the banquet, Ye Lingling asked Dugu Yan to keep watch while she met Quan Yi and Huo Wu alone.
• Quan Yi confirmed that the Quan Family and Huo Family had allied and were inviting the Ye Family to join them.
• Ye Lingling said her family would join only if Quan Yi could lift the Curse of the Nine Heart Begonia.
• Quan Yi admitted he could not guarantee he could lift the curse, but said he was confident he could help Ye Lingling escape its destined end.
• Quan Yi revealed his Ultimate Wood power, drew out Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia, and took the flower from her hand, severing her connection to her martial soul and making her feel free of the curse.

Quan Yi analyzed Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia and discovered a way to address its Curse as the flower’s power transformed around him. A third Nine Heart Begonia bloomed, and Ye Lingling watched in joyful tears.

• Quan Yi seized Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia and used his Martial Soul to analyze its Laws, leaving him dazed by a flood of healing knowledge.
• Huo Wu explained that Quan Yi’s Weapon Snatching had transferred the Curse to him, then warned Ye Lingling to keep the secret and not misunderstand her husband’s words.
• Huo Wu and Ye Lingling traded barbs as they waited for Quan Yi to awaken.
• The Nine Heart Begonia’s vines wrapped around Quan Yi, absorbed golden light from his Gauntlet, and produced a new bud.
• A third Nine Heart Begonia blossomed beside the original, and Ye Lingling wept with joy.

Quan Yi restored Ye Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia and helped her overcome the curse that had burdened her clan. After absorbing its energy and breaking through to level 40, Ye Lingling learned that her martial soul's transformation remained hidden until she grew stronger.

• The curse on the Nine-Heart Begonia was shattered, and Ye Lingling thanked Quan Yi on behalf of her clan.
• Quan Yi returned the restored Nine-Heart Begonia to Ye Lingling and instructed her to absorb its energy.
• Huo Wu guided the energy through Ye Lingling's body, opening eight Hidden Meridians while Ye Lingling endured the pain.
• Ye Lingling absorbed the energy through the night and broke through to level 40.
• Quan Yi explained that the Nine-Heart Begonia's transformation was real but remained hidden until Ye Lingling gained more strength.

Quan Yi explained that the Nine Heart Begonia’s limit of two blooms came from its weak Healing Laws branch, which he had strengthened with Ultimate Wood Divine Power to nurture a third flower. After Ye Lingling learned how Quan Yi and Xiao Lu had grown through their connection to the laws, she agreed to travel with his group after graduation.

• Quan Yi recognized a similarity between Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia and Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, then asked Ye Lingling to sit so he could explain.
• Quan Yi said the Healing Laws were a small branch of a greater law, and that the branch had been too weak to nurture a third Nine Heart Begonia.
• Quan Yi recalled using Ultimate Wood Divine Power to ripen the Nine Heart Begonia, causing the Healing Laws to grow and connect to his Martial Soul.
• The Healing Laws transformed Xiao Lu’s Dragon Soul and grew stronger through its connection to Quan Yi and his Ultimate Wood Divine Power.
• Ye Lingling realized Quan Yi had achieved something beyond an ordinary Spirit Saint and asked what kind of person he was.
• Quan Yi invited Ye Lingling to keep up with his group, and she agreed to travel with them after graduation.

After Ye Lingling reached level 40, her mother, Ye Family Head Ye Xiaoxiao, and her father, Guardian Qi Feng, arrived at the hotel. Quan Yi and Huo Wu met them, setting the stage for discussions between their families about an alliance.

• Dugu Yan heard Ye Lingling's mother demanding to know where her daughter was and alerted the people inside the room.
• Ye Lingling opened the door, revealed that she had reached level 40, and thanked Dugu Yan for her support.
• Quan Yi explained that Ye Lingling's Martial Soul evolution had alerted her mother and asked Ye Lingling to meet her parents.
• Ye Lingling's parents arrived, and Qi Feng tested Quan Yi and Huo Wu with a chilling pressure that Quan Yi repelled with a scorching aura.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu greeted Ye Xiaoxiao and Qi Feng by name and title, surprising the Ye family.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu met with Ye Xiaoxiao and Qi Feng to invite the Ye family into their forces, while Quan Yi explained the limits of his cure for the Nine Heart Begonia curse. He ended by telling Ye Xiaoxiao that he wanted only one thing from the Ye family: loyalty.

• Ye Xiaoxiao and Qi Feng entered the room with Ye Lingling and questioned whether Quan Yi and Huo Wu's presence showed enough respect to the Ye family.
• Quan Yi insisted that sending two young Spirit Saints was the QuanhHuo Family's greatest show of sincerity.
• Quan Yi explained that he had solved the problem of three generations of Nine Heart Begonia coexisting, but the Martial Soul's numerical restriction remained and might require further research.
• Quan Yi said he and Huo Wu would soon return to Vast Sea City and offered the cure as a gesture of sincerity, even if the Ye family later refused to join them.
• Ye Xiaoxiao asked what Quan Yi wanted in return, and he answered that he wanted loyalty.

Quan Yi asked the Ye family for loyalty and support in pursuing his secret dream, while Ye Xiaoxiao demanded strength to protect the Nine Heart Begonia inheritance. The families agreed to test Quan Yi and Huo Wu in a two-on-two duel, and Qi Feng opened the battle by attacking Quan Yi.

• Quan Yi said he needed the Ye family's support to pursue his dream but refused to reveal what it was.
• Ye Xiaoxiao and Qi Feng said the Ye family needed strength to secure the Nine Heart Begonia's inheritance and safety.
• Ye Xiaoxiao proposed a two-on-two duel, with the Ye family joining Quan Yi's force only if he and Huo Wu won; Quan Yi accepted.
• Ye Lingling chose to watch the duel, and the five Spirit Masters traveled to a Desolate Forest outside the city.
• Qi Feng explained the duel rules, then attacked Quan Yi with his Azure Steel Sword as the match began.

Qi Feng fought Quan Yi and Huo Wu, but their coordinated attacks forced him to reveal his Martial Soul Avatar. After warning them that he would no longer hold back, he merged into his Azure Steel Sword and prepared to continue the duel.

• Qi Feng used Gentle Breeze to conceal his sword thrusts in an Azure Wind, but Quan Yi blocked them with a net of metal Soul Power.
• Qi Feng followed with Azure Moon Slash, and Quan Yi’s Gold Net resisted the blow before Qi Feng flung it aside.
• Huo Wu struck through the opening with her Flame Fiend Whip, but Qi Feng’s Martial Soul Avatar, a giant Azure Steel Sword, blocked the attack.
• Qi Feng thanked Quan Yi and Huo Wu for helping Xiao Xiao and Ling Ling, then warned them to use their full strength.
• Qi Feng merged with his giant sword, which blazed with azure light as its aura grew more dangerous.

Quan Yi and Qi Feng clashed in their Martial Soul Avatar forms, with Qi Feng using Shattered Body into Blades to unleash a devastating sword strike. Quan Yi’s Dark Gold Dragon King resisted the attack, while Ye Xiaoxiao emerged from concealment to support Qi Feng.

• Qi Feng activated Shattered Body into Blades, cracking the Azure Steel Sword to amplify its attack power.
• Quan Yi transformed into the Dark Gold Dragon King and met Qi Feng’s giant sword head-on.
• Quan Yi’s dragon horns stopped the Azure Steel Sword’s edge, and he pursued Qi Feng, aiming to break the weakened sword body with his claw.
• Qi Feng used the sword’s recoil to evade Quan Yi’s claw, but the Azure Steel Sword’s blade gained a nick.
• Ye Xiaoxiao, concealed in the forest as the Nine Heart Begonia, fired a pink-white petal beam toward Qi Feng.

Ye Xiaoxiao repeatedly healed Qi Feng’s shattered Azure Steel Sword, allowing him to stack its power until Quan Yi struck him down to protect Huo Wu. Quan Yi then healed Qi Feng’s body and soul, leaving Ye Xiaoxiao astonished by the higher-level healing energy in his Emerald Green Light.

• Ye Xiaoxiao healed the cracks in Qi Feng’s Azure Steel Sword with her Nine Heart Begonia, but Qi Feng shattered it again to increase its power.
• Qi Feng charged at Huo Wu, and Quan Yi intercepted him, shattered half the blade, and sent Qi Feng unconscious into the forest.
• Ye Xiaoxiao rushed to Qi Feng as Quan Yi flew after him and used an Emerald Green Light to restore the sword and heal him.
• Ye Xiaoxiao examined Qi Feng and realized Quan Yi’s healing energy had the same origin as her Nine Heart Begonia but could also repair soul damage.

After Quan Yi healed Qi Feng’s damaged soul, Qi Feng broke through to level 80, and the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family swore allegiance to the allied Quan Yi and Huo Wu Families. The families accepted the alliance and prepared to return.

• Ye Xiaoxiao conceded the duel after Quan Yi restored Qi Feng and sent the shattered Azure Steel Sword flying with one punch.
• Qi Feng woke, reunited with Ye Xiaoxiao and Ye Lingling, and followed Quan Yi’s advice to circulate his soul power.
• Qi Feng broke through his years-long bottleneck and reached level 80 after his damaged soul was repaired.
• Qi Feng and Ye Xiaoxiao explained to Ye Lingling that soul damage had prevented his breakthrough, then thanked Quan Yi for healing him.
• Ye Xiaoxiao led the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family in swearing allegiance to the Quan Yi and Huo Wu Families, who accepted their joining.
• Quan Yi helped the Ye Family members rise and said they were family before suggesting they return.

Quan Yi explained that the Quan Family’s headquarters was connected to the sea, then helped the Ye Family prepare to relocate and fill the faction’s medical needs. He took Huo Wu, Qi Feng, and Ye Lingling to Sunset Forest to find Soul Rings, where he located a Mandala Flower that lured prey with its bell-like sound.

• Quan Yi told Ye Xiaoxiao that the Quan Family’s headquarters shared the character “Sea” with Nine Heart Begonia and erased the traces of their battle.
• Ye Xiaoxiao ordered the Ye Family to begin relocating from Heaven Dou City, a process expected to take about a month.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu brought Qi Feng and Ye Lingling to Sunset Forest to find Soul Rings suited to their needs.
• Quan Yi used his Purple-Gold Dragon Eyes to locate a Soul Beast, and the group descended to meet a bell-sounding Mandala Flower.
• Quan Yi explained that the Mandala Flower used its bell sound to attract souls.

Quan Yi explained the Mandala Flower’s soul-healing stamen and chose it as Ye Lingling’s fourth Soul Beast. After Ye Lingling killed it and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring appeared, Quan Yi assured Qi Feng that she could absorb it safely with the stamen’s help.

• Quan Yi explained that the Mandala Flower’s stamen contained pure Mental Power and could heal and strengthen the Soul Origin, making it compatible with Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia.
• Ye Lingling agreed to take the Mandala Flower, and Quan Yi restrained it with Golden Light so she could pluck its stamen.
• Ye Lingling tore off the stamen, causing the flower to wither and reveal a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Qi Feng became furious at the prospect of Ye Lingling absorbing a Soul Ring beyond the usual age limit, but Quan Yi calmed him by explaining that she had the strength to endure it.
• Quan Yi said the stamen would protect Ye Lingling from the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring’s Soul Tremor while she absorbed it.

Ye Lingling began absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring after Qi Feng accepted her decision and apologized to Quan Yi. She endured the ring’s violent energy with help from her remolded meridians and the Honey Water, but the Mandala Flower Remnant Spirit then attacked her mind, leaving cracks in her Sea of Consciousness.

• Ye Lingling explained to Qi Feng that her meridians had changed and insisted she would absorb the Soul Ring despite the danger.
• Qi Feng recognized his mistake, apologized to Quan Yi, and accepted his daughter’s choice.
• Ye Lingling drank the Honey Water and began absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring through Nine Heart Begonia.
• Her Hidden Meridians converted the ring’s Alien Energy and eased the pressure as she endured the energy’s eruption for several hours.
• The Mandala Flower Remnant Spirit attacked Ye Lingling’s mind, reigniting the Soul Ring’s violence and cracking the outer wall of her Sea of Consciousness.