Chapter Summaries

Qian Xunji told Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong about the successful research into Self-Created Soul Rings, gave Gu Ziyi an improved meditation technique, and brought Gu Ziyi’s research proposals to the Spirit Hall. He later assigned She Long and Li Chanfei as protectors for Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong, while privately hoping Li Chanfei might become his partner.

• Qian Xunji explained that other soul masters could create Self-Created Soul Rings, but only high-quality martial souls produced soul skills, and he ordered Gu Ziyi to keep his own rings secret.
• Qian Xunji gave Gu Ziyi an Advanced Meditation Technique designed to improve Self-Created Soul Rings, then took him and Bibi Dong to meet Qian Daoliu and tell him about the Immortal Herbs.
• Gu Ziyi tested the new technique and found it effective, then submitted research proposals to Qian Xunji on methods for improving physical fitness, speed, strength, and short-term combat power.
• After Gu Ziyi spent half a month cultivating, Qian Xunji introduced She Long and Li Chanfei as protectors, assigning She Long to Gu Ziyi and Li Chanfei to Bibi Dong.
• Li Chanfei greeted Gu Ziyi, while Qian Xunji privately recalled that Qian Daoliu had arranged her assignment in hopes that they would grow close.

Bibi Dong tried to make the Lovesick Heartbreak Red recognize her as its master, and her thoughts of Gu Ziyi left her wondering if she liked him. Half a year later, Gu Ziyi had reached Soul Power Level 24 and prepared to eat another Immortal Herb to pursue level 30.

• Bibi Dong obtained the Lovesick Heartbreak Red from Qian Xunji and, despite his warning, dripped her blood onto its petals.
• Qian Xunji watched from outside as Bibi Dong failed to claim the flower and suffered a backlash.
• Bibi Dong recalled Gu Ziyi during the attempt and wondered whether she had feelings for her junior brother.
• Gu Ziyi continued cultivating under She Long's watch and rose from Soul Power Level 20 to level 24 in half a year.
• Gu Ziyi ate the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, hoping to reach level 30 and test whether he could choose his own soul ring and skill.

After absorbing the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, Gu Ziyi reached level 30 and condensed his third Self-Created Soul Ring, choosing the Golden Light Talisman as his third Soul Skill. He tested its enhancement and remote-control abilities, then set off to report his progress to Qian Xunji.

• Gu Ziyi absorbed the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid and reached level 30.
• Gu Ziyi condensed his third Soul Ring and entered a mysterious space filled with images of Talismans and Taoist arts.
• Gu Ziyi selected the Golden Light Spell, which became his third Soul Skill, the Golden Light Talisman, in a nine-hundred-year Soul Ring.
• Gu Ziyi tested the Golden Light Talisman, finding that it enhanced strength and defense and could be controlled remotely at a cost of spiritual power.
• Gu Ziyi headed to Qian Xunji's place, and She Long followed him, noticing that Gu Ziyi seemed to have improved considerably.

Gu Ziyi returned after eating another Immortal Herb and revealed that he had reached Level 30 and condensed his Third Soul Ring himself. He demonstrated that his Golden Light Talisman could strengthen allies, counter evil, and be controlled as a ranged attack, while Qian Xunji asked him to show its power.

• Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji sensed Gu Ziyi's increased Soul Power, and Gu Ziyi told them he had broken through to Level 30.
• Gu Ziyi summoned three self-created soul rings, shocking She Long and Li Chanfei.
• Gu Ziyi explained that his Third Soul Skill, the Golden Light Talisman, boosted attack and defense and countered evil attributes.
• Gu Ziyi showed that he could control the talismans from a distance as an Offensive Soul Skill, and Qian Xunji told him to attack.

Gu Ziyi demonstrated the Golden Light Talisman to Qian Xunji, who judged it useful for support but too weak to make Gu Ziyi a Battle Soul Master. Bibi Dong was denied another Immortal Herb but persuaded Qian Xunji to let her and Gu Ziyi join the Martial Soul Hall Team for the next Soul Master Competition.

• Gu Ziyi tested his Golden Light Talisman on Qian Xunji, who said its attack was weak and advised him to focus on support.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji for an Immortal Herb, but he refused because it was dangerous and rapid advancement could harm her cultivation.
• Gu Ziyi backed Qian Xunji's warning, and Bibi Dong gave up on the herb.
• Bibi Dong asked to join the Martial Soul Hall Team for the next Soul Master Competition and predicted that she and Gu Ziyi would reach the required levels.
• Qian Xunji agreed on the condition that Bibi Dong became a Soul King before the competition, and Gu Ziyi thought they might face Tang Hao.

Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong prepared to join Martial Soul Hall Academy’s team for the Soul Master Competition, while Li Chanfei and She Long learned about Gu Ziyi’s Self-Created Soul Ring and Immortal Herbs. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang remained confident in his cultivation despite receiving no news about Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong.

• Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong agreed to join Martial Soul Hall Academy’s team and looked forward to the Soul Master Competition.
• Bibi Dong explained Gu Ziyi’s Self-Created Soul Ring to Li Chanfei and She Long, who were shocked by its ability to improve soul ring quality.
• She Long apologized to Gu Ziyi for having underestimated him, and Gu Ziyi told him about Immortal Herbs while warning him to keep them confidential.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that no news about Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong had emerged for half a year and speculated that Gu Ziyi’s cultivation was too slow to publicize.
• Yu Xiaogang vowed to become the first soul master to break through level 30, while his servant privately worried that Yu Yuanzhen did not share his confidence.

Gu Ziyi experimented with developing his Golden Light Talisman into a sword-control technique. He discovered that it worked smoothly with a Peach Wood Sword, though She Long warned him that tools were forbidden in the Soul Master Competition.

• Gu Ziyi used his Golden Light Talisman to control longswords, but found them sluggish and costly to guide.
• After deciding to try a Peach Wood Sword, Gu Ziyi asked She Long to find one and recovered his strength while waiting.
• She Long returned with a red Peach Wood Sword, and Gu Ziyi controlled it smoothly through the air.
• Gu Ziyi attributed the improved control to his martial soul's compatibility with peach wood, and She Long reminded him that tools were prohibited in the Soul Master Competition.

Gu Ziyi joined the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team and faced doubts about whether he was strong enough to belong. He revealed that he had reached Level 30, while Bibi Dong stunned the team by revealing she was a Level 42 Soul Ancestor at age twelve.

• Gu Ziyi told She Long that developing his strength mattered more to him than the Soul Master Competition’s restrictions on items.
• Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong joined the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team under Qian Xunji’s arrangements.
• The team’s teacher introduced Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong, and Captain Lai Kun questioned whether they were qualified to join.
• Gu Ziyi revealed his Talisman Martial Soul and three yellow Soul Rings, announcing that he was a Level 30 support-type Soul Elder.
• Gu Ziyi stopped Bibi Dong from explaining the unusual nature of his Soul Rings and said the team would learn his worth firsthand.
• Bibi Dong revealed her Twin Martial Souls and Level 42 Soul Ancestor cultivation, leaving the team members astonished.

Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong joined the Martial Soul Hall Team, and both grew stronger in the years leading up to the Soul Master Competition. As the competition began, Bibi Dong called Gu Ziyi to go to Heaven Dou and scout their opponents.

• Bibi Dong revealed that she was level 42 and defended Gu Ziyi’s qualifications, explaining that his martial soul had evolved and that his support skills impressed their teacher.
• After Gu Ziyi demonstrated his abilities, Lai Kun apologized and welcomed him and Bibi Dong onto the Martial Soul Hall Team.
• Over the next two and a half years, Gu Ziyi reached level 39 while Bibi Dong became a level 51 Soul King after absorbing her fifth soul ring.
• Gu Ziyi kept his first two self-created soul rings below the thousand-year level and agreed with Qian Daoliu that he should save further upgrades for after reaching Titled Douluo.
• As Gu Ziyi cultivated for his level 40 breakthrough, Bibi Dong called him to go to Heaven Dou and assess their opponents before the team competed.

Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong set out for Heaven Dou to watch the Soul Master Competition, escorted by Li Chanfei and She Long. Li Chanfei struggled with her anger after Qian Xunji rejected her, then headed toward Gu Ziyi’s room, considering a Mind-Clearing Talisman and a new target for her affections.

• Bibi Dong invited Gu Ziyi to travel to Heaven Dou, and Li Chanfei reported that Qian Xunji had approved their departure.
• Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong informed the rest of their team and left Spirit City with Li Chanfei and She Long as escorts.
• Li Chanfei recalled that Qian Xunji had rejected her because he wanted a gentler, purer wife, and she angrily decided the loss was his.
• Bibi Dong offered Li Chanfei a Mind-Clearing Talisman, but Li Chanfei refused and chose to curse until her anger passed.
• At the inn, Li Chanfei remained furious and went to Gu Ziyi’s room for a talisman, thinking she would win over his cherished disciple instead.

After Qian Xunji rejected her, Li Chanfei impulsively pursued Gu Ziyi, and their encounter unexpectedly strengthened her cultivation and changed her soul power. The next day, Bibi Dong noticed Li Chanfei's scent on Gu Ziyi and questioned him.

• Li Chanfei entered Gu Ziyi's room and initiated a relationship with him.
• Li Chanfei discovered that her cultivation had risen from level 84 to 85 and that her soul power had gained scorching energy and become gentler.
• Gu Ziyi explained that his Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire powers had affected Li Chanfei's fire-attributed soul power during their union.
• Li Chanfei asked whether being with Gu Ziyi would bring further benefits, then pressed him to continue while keeping their relationship secret.
• The next day, Bibi Dong smelled Li Chanfei on Gu Ziyi and demanded an explanation.

Gu Ziyi and his companions arrived in the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital, where they watched the Haotian Team prepare to face the Elephant Armor Team. Gu Ziyi recognized his former lover Tang Yuehua, who seemed to recognize him too, and pointed out Tang Hao as their strongest opponent.

• Li Chanfei told Bibi Dong that Gu Ziyi had helped her cultivate, allowing her to break through to Level 85, and Gu Ziyi promised to help She Long in the future.
• During the journey, Li Chanfei secretly sought Gu Ziyi's help with cultivation, and he used Purification Talismans to conceal their encounters.
• A week later, Gu Ziyi and the others arrived at the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital arena as the Haotian Team prepared to battle the Elephant Armor Team.
• Gu Ziyi recognized Tang Yuehua among the Haotian Team members, and Tang Yuehua wondered whether the spectator she saw was Gu Ziyi.
• Bibi Dong asked Gu Ziyi about Tang Yuehua, and he confirmed her identity before identifying Tang Hao as the Haotian Team's strongest opponent.

Haotian Team fought the Elephant Armor Team in a drawn-out battle while the host revealed Tang Yuehua’s history and Gu Ziyi’s role in helping her cultivate. Tang Hao reacted angrily to the public revelation as Gu Ziyi watched.

• Haotian Team and the Elephant Armor Team began their match, with the Elephant Armor Team relying on its defensive formation to withstand Haotian Team’s attacks.
• Tang Yuehua supported Haotian Team with three Ruyi Ring soul skills, fighting as a Level 41 Soul Ancestor.
• The host explained that Tang Yuehua was the Haotian Sect Master’s daughter, had once been unable to cultivate, and had gained the ability to cultivate through Gu Ziyi’s help.
• The host said the Haotian Sect had given Gu Ziyi a three-thousand-year Spirit Bone in gratitude, prompting surprised reactions from the audience.
• Bibi Dong pointed out Tang Hao’s ugly expression, while Gu Ziyi watched him and wondered why the revelation had angered him.

Tang Hao crushed the Elephant Armor Team with a devastating attack, while Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong discussed the challenge of facing the Haotian Team. Gu Ziyi reunited with Bai Lu at the tournament, and she asked Bibi Dong for a private conversation with him.

• Tang Hao used the Clear Sky Nine Perfections—Penetration Word to break the Elephant Armor Team's formation, though the attack severely drained his Soul Power.
• Gu Ziyi asked Bibi Dong whether she could defeat Tang Hao, and Bibi Dong welcomed the challenge and said their chances depended on Gu Ziyi's Fourth Soul Skill.
• Gu Ziyi watched the preliminary matches with Bibi Dong and saw familiar teams from the Five Element Academy.
• Bai Lu recognized Gu Ziyi and came over to greet him, and he introduced her to Bibi Dong as a former classmate.
• Bai Lu praised Bibi Dong's talent and explained that her own team was unlikely to advance, while Bibi Dong criticized the Haotian Team for not accepting her.
• Bai Lu asked Bibi Dong if she could speak with Gu Ziyi alone.

Gu Ziyi told Bai Lu that he had reached level 39 and that his relationship with Tang Yuehua was impossible while they remained with Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect. He left with Bibi Dong, unaware that Tang Yuehua’s second brother would intercept them outside the Great Soul Arena.

• Gu Ziyi reunited with Bai Lu, thanked her for warning him about Heaven Treasure Academy, and revealed that he had reached level 39.
• Gu Ziyi told Bai Lu that he had joined Spirit Hall after the Clear Sky Sect rejected him and that he could not be with Tang Yuehua unless one of them left their faction.
• Tang Yuehua overheard Gu Ziyi’s words, and he bluntly told her their relationship was over because he had left without saying goodbye.
• Gu Ziyi brought Bibi Dong with him and left Tang Yuehua behind, and the two departed the Great Soul Arena together.
• Tang Yuehua’s second brother stopped Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong shortly after they left the Great Soul Arena.

Tang Hao confronted Gu Ziyi over making Tang Yuehua cry, but Bibi Dong protected Gu Ziyi and fought him. Bibi Dong and Gu Ziyi subdued Tang Hao with her spiderweb restraint strengthened by his Golden Light Talisman.

• Tang Hao blocked Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong in the street and demanded that Gu Ziyi stop.
• Bibi Dong defended Gu Ziyi, arguing with Tang Hao about the Clear Sky Sect’s gratitude and the Spirit Bone it had given him.
• Tang Hao admitted Gu Ziyi had acted according to the Clear Sky Sect’s wishes but insisted on teaching him a lesson because Tang Yuehua had cried.
• Gu Ziyi told Bibi Dong to attack, and she used her second soul skill against Tang Hao before binding him with her third.
• Gu Ziyi strengthened Bibi Dong’s spiderweb with a Golden Light Talisman, leaving Tang Hao subdued.

Bibi Dong restrained Tang Hao after he tried to cause trouble, and Gu Ziyi left him with a threat about Tang Yuehua. Yu Xiaogang heard about the fight and was stunned to learn that Tang Yuehua was competing with the Haotian Team despite being unable to cultivate.

• Bibi Dong bound Tang Hao with her spiderweb restraint after Gu Ziyi told her to leave him there.
• Gu Ziyi threatened to rekindle his old romance with Tang Yuehua, then left with Bibi Dong as onlookers watched Tang Hao struggle.
• Tang Hao eventually broke free and fled, while Yu Xiaogang questioned a bystander about the incident.
• The bystander told Yu Xiaogang that Bibi Dong had five soul rings and described the Soul Master Competition's notable teams.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang Yuehua was among the Haotian Team's members and reacted with disbelief.

Yu Xiaogang learned that Gu Ziyi had helped Tang Yuehua cultivate and that she had reached Soul Ancestor, leaving him deeply discouraged. The next day, after Bai Lu’s team lost, Gu Ziyi offered to advise her on her fighting style.

• Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang Yuehua had joined the Haotian Team and that Gu Ziyi had solved her cultivation problem, and he was shaken to discover she had become a Soul Ancestor.
• Bibi Dong questioned Gu Ziyi about his past with Tang Yuehua, and he assured her he had made things clear with Tang Yuehua.
• Gu Ziyi watched Bai Lu’s team lose, leaving their chances of advancing nearly gone.
• Bai Lu suspected Gu Ziyi had come to mock her, but he explained that he wanted to offer advice about her fighting style.

Gu Ziyi advised Bai Lu to turn her speed into greater striking power by using weapons, especially her teammates’ Tool Martial Souls. Bai Lu thanked him with a kiss on the cheek, while both treated their relationship as friendship, and Gu Ziyi left to watch her performance.

• Gu Ziyi explained that Bai Lu should use the force of her speed to attack rather than merely to approach opponents.
• After Bai Lu warned that the Speed Clan’s weak physiques made direct attacks dangerous, Gu Ziyi suggested that they use weapons.
• Bai Lu worried that Gu Ziyi was strengthening a rival of Spirit Hall, but said she would take credit for the idea herself if her clan accepted it.
• When Bai Lu noted that weapons were forbidden in the Soul Master Competition, Gu Ziyi suggested she wield the Martial Souls of her Tool Martial Soul teammates.
• Bai Lu accepted the tactic, kissed Gu Ziyi on the cheek in thanks, and insisted they could only be friends before he left for the Audience Seats.

Ah Yin transformed into a six-year-old human and set out to explore human society. At the Soul Master Competition, Tang Hao endured gossip about his defeat and grew angrier after spotting Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong, while Bai Lu’s team did not compete that day.

• Ah Yin transformed into a human, and the Blue Silver King warned her to protect herself in human society.
• Ah Yin assured the Blue Silver King that she could not truly be killed and ordered him to escort her out of the forest.
• Gu Ziyi told Bibi Dong that he had given Bai Lu advice for her next match, and Bibi Dong urged him to keep his distance from the Clear Sky Sect members.
• The Haotian Team competed without Tang Yuehua as spectators whispered about Tang Hao’s defeat, and Yu Xiaogang chose not to question him.
• Tang Hao spotted Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong, grew furious, and vented his anger on his opponents during the competition.
• Gu Ziyi grew bored of the matches, while Bibi Dong kept watching and waited to see Bai Lu’s team compete.