Vol. 4The Blue Silver Emperor and the Blazing Archipelago

Gu You and Tang San advanced their Soul Ring research and confronted threats tied to their families, while Gu You pursued a Dragon Slayer and became involved in the Blazing Archipelago’s succession. The Star of Heaven Dou Tournament was announced as Tang San headed to Spirit City to warn the Pope about Fallen Ones.

  • Gu You and Tang San helped Xiao Wu complete her risky Self-Condensed Soul Ring experiment, then used their research to awaken Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor and form his Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring.
  • Tang Hao took Tang San to Ah Yin, and Tang San freed her and left carrying her and the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone.
  • Gu You helped Qian Renxue gain imperial authority while Tang San confronted Tang Hao and took Ah Yin away to recover.
  • Lanta passed her first assessment from Diana, who told her to cross the great sea for the next one.
  • Gu You defeated Qian Renxue in a fight, gave her an artificial ice-attribute spirit bone, and prepared his companions for a Fourth Soul Ring hunt.
  • After finding Odogaron dead, Gu You confronted the Hellblade Dragon Slayer and was badly injured in their clash.
  • Gu You killed Hellblade Glavenus, gained its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, and learned from Hanuman that Scarlet King had chosen him as a Teostra Candidate.
  • Tang San learned that a Fallen One had directed Tai Long’s revenge against Gu You, then headed to Spirit City to warn the Pope as academies prepared for the Star of Heaven Dou Tournament.
Chapters 310–425 Read from ch. 310

Arc 13The Self-Condensed Soul Ring

Gu You and Tang San developed a way to preserve Immortal Herbs and helped Xiao Wu reveal the formula behind her Self-Condensed Soul Ring. After Xiao Wu completed the dangerous experiment, Tang San used the method to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor and gain a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring.

  • The Imperial Dou Team defeated the Strength Clan’s Power Team, and Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Bai He confronted Titan while a voice awakened within the Blue Silver Grass.
  • Gu You and Tang San studied Immortal Herb pollen, then brought Xiao Wu to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they revealed that they knew she was a Soul Beast and explained their research into Soul Ring imprinting.
  • Xiao Wu chose to reveal the Self-Condensed Soul Ring process despite its risks, and after absorbing the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, she began the experiment with Gu You and Tang San.
  • Xiao Wu transformed her Soul Beast phantom into an Inaba White Rabbit and split her Mental Power between forming a Soul Ring and drawing its Technique Formula, while Soul Beast Luck helped her finish the blueprint.
  • Lanta entered the Sunset Forest, where Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang attacked her before Zhu Rong stopped the fight, apologized, and compensated her.
  • Gu You and Tang San recruited Dugu Bo to safeguard a second experiment, then connected Tang San to the Aromatic Silk Beauty through a Soul Guidance Array.
  • Tang San absorbed the Brilliant Star Fragment as his Blue Silver Grass grew, and the array’s Soul Power condensed into a Soul Ring after the Blue Silver Emperor began awakening.
  • Tang San emerged with a black Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring and the Blue Silver Emperor, while Tang Hao set out toward Heaven Dou City after sensing that Ah Yin had reacted to danger.
Chapters 310–339 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Emperor’s Departure

Tang San left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with the awakened Blue Silver Emperor and later confronted Tang Hao, learning the truth about Ah Yin and taking her away to recover. While Gu You helped Qian Renxue gain imperial authority and prepared the group for new Soul Rings, Lanta passed her first assessment from Diana, the Moon God.

  • Tang San demonstrated the powers of his Blue Silver Domain, and the Immortal Herbs named him their new Emperor after he left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Gu You and their companions.
  • Tang San gave Lanta the Star Radiance Fruit and Meng Yiran the Hungry Demon Pill, awakening Astral Power in Lanta and the Power of Fear in Meng Yiran.
  • Tang Hao revealed himself, defeated Dugu Bo, and carried Tang San away, while Gu You froze Tai Tan and Tai Nuo before Dugu Bo killed Tai Tan.
  • Gu You helped Qian Renxue turn the crisis into political support, and Xue Ye gave Xue Qinghe the Scepter of Imperial Power.
  • Tang Hao brought Tang San to Ah Yin and recounted how she sacrificed herself to protect him and their newborn son.
  • Tang San freed Ah Yin, confronted Tang Hao over his treatment of her, wounded him with the Blue Silver Tyrant Emperor Spear, and left carrying Ah Yin and the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone.
  • Gu You defeated Spiked Crocodile Turtles so the Shi Brothers could choose Soul Rings, then explained to Lanta that Soul Beasts' own ecology drove population declines even as human hunting could hasten them.
  • Lanta encountered Diana beside a glowing white flower, passed her first assessment, and received instructions to cross the great sea for the next one.
Chapters 340–373 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Blazing Archipelago Hunt

Gu You prepared Qian Renxue for their alliance, assembled his companions, and traveled to the Blazing Archipelago to hunt a Dragon Slayer for his Fourth Soul Ring. After finding Odogaron dead, he confronted the Hellblade Dragon Slayer and survived their first clash.

  • Gu You told Qian Renxue his plan to unify the continent under her rule, then fought her and won by exploiting her weaknesses before giving her an artificial ice-attribute spirit bone.
  • Gu You reviewed the team's training reports, chose Ma Hongjun and Oscar to accompany him on his Fourth Soul Ring hunt, and departed for Seaside City with Qin Ming.
  • Gu You and Ma Hongjun entered a Seaside Great Soul Arena match, where Ma Hongjun's unstable black flames nearly struck Gu You before Gu You suppressed them.
  • Gu You confronted Qi Xiaofeng over Seaside City's corrupt auction house, demanded a ship and information about Dragon Slayer and Odogaron, then charted a route to Water Beast Island.
  • Gu You and his companions found Odogaron dead at Mirror Lake, so Gu You decided to keep pursuing the Dragon Slayer rather than choose another target.
  • Gu You struck the Hellblade Dragon Slayer with Tyranno Blast Fist, and their clash left Gu You badly injured and cracks in the beast's tail blade.
Chapters 374–398 Summaries Read

Arc 16The Star of Heaven Dou

Gu You hunted Hellblade Glavenus, became a candidate for the Blazing Archipelago’s succession, and helped expose the Qi Family while Tang San confronted a dark version of his past and a new Fallen One threat. The Star of Heaven Dou Tournament drew academies into competition as Tang San headed toward Spirit City to warn the Pope about Fallen Ones.

  • Gu You killed Hellblade Glavenus, absorbed its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, and met Hanuman, who identified him as a Teostra Candidate chosen by Scarlet King.
  • Gu You promised to return to the Blazing Archipelago, claimed the Glavenus’s External Soul Bone for study, and left for Seaside City with Dugu Bo, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Qin Ming.
  • Gu You and his companions entered Seaside City amid a revolt against the Qi Family, where Ma Hongjun learned that Wu Juanjuan had been taken and vowed to rescue her.
  • Ma Hongjun and Oscar fought Qi Tao while Fang Qi killed Qi Langhai, and Gu You and Dugu Bo subdued Qi Xiaofeng as Nightingale helped bring the Qi Family’s crimes to light.
  • Tang San watched an alternate version of his life, met Dialga, and rejected the offer to return to the Sacred Timeline because Xiao You was absent from it.
  • Tang San defeated Tai Long after he attacked Holy Soul Village, then interrogated him and learned that a Fallen One had given him the Book of Corruption and directed his revenge against Gu You.
  • Tang San asked Ma Xiunuo to take him to Spirit City to warn the Pope about Fallen Ones, while the Star of Heaven Dou Tournament announcement prompted academies to prepare their teams.
  • Gu You defeated Yu Tianheng during training as Qin Ming explained the tournament’s new rules, while Yu Xiaogang watched Dai Mubai and received a report on Gu You’s abilities.
Chapters 399–425 Summaries Read
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