Chapter Summaries

Mo Bai encountered Feng Xiaotian and the Godwind Academy dean before entering Wind Spirit Grand Canyon with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to search for Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears. The dean and Feng Xiaotian withheld what they knew, believing the three bears would still pose a difficult challenge even with two Titled Douluo escorting Mo Bai.

• Mo Bai deliberately claimed he had never heard of Feng Xiaotian, then introduced himself and was recognized as Pope BiBi Dong's disciple by the Godwind Academy dean.
• Mo Bai asked the dean whether Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears were in Wind Spirit Grand Canyon, but the dean denied knowing of any despite his and Feng Xiaotian's startled reactions.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo called Mo Bai into the canyon, and Mo Bai joined him and Ghost Douluo to search for the bears.
• After Mo Bai left, the dean recognized Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo as Titled Douluo, while Feng Xiaotian refused to believe Mo Bai could already be seeking a Fourth Soul Ring.
• The dean revealed that they had encountered three Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears, aged over fifty thousand, thirty thousand, and three thousand years, and expected Mo Bai's group to face trouble.

Mo Bai and the two Titled Douluo searched the Great Canyon for a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, while Mo Bai secretly coveted a nearby swarm of Gold Devouring Devil Bees he could devour to strengthen his Soul Rings. They found three Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears in a cave, and Mo Bai withdrew as the largest bear emerged to face Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo identified a damaged Gold Devouring Devil Bee hive and nearby traces of a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, while Mo Bai secretly wished he could devour the bees.
• Mo Bai and the two Titled Douluo searched the Great Canyon for several days, driving off powerful Soul Beasts with their Soul Pressure but finding no bear.
• The group reached a huge cave, where repeated roars from inside nearly overwhelmed Mo Bai with sound and Soul Pressure.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo protected Mo Bai with his Third Soul Skill, and Ghost Douluo warned that the three bears inside might be too strong for them to handle easily.
• Mo Bai left to find a place to hide, and a massive Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear emerged from the cave.

Mo Bai watched Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo battle a family of Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears, hoping to obtain the youngest bear’s Soul Ring. After the three bears emerged, Mo Bai judged the smallest to be three thousand years old and believed his strengthened body could withstand absorbing its Soul Ring, while the two Douluo sought a chance to seize it.

• Ghost Douluo restrained the fifty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, but it broke free, and Chrysanthemum Douluo attacked it with blades formed from his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Mo Bai recognized Chrysanthemum Douluo’s martial soul as an Immortal Grade Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and noted that its petal attacks could not pierce the bear’s defense.
• A thirty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear emerged from the cave, followed by a third bear that Mo Bai judged to be three thousand years old.
• Mo Bai decided his Flawless Body, gained after refining the Snow Color Swan Kiss, should let him absorb the youngest bear’s Soul Ring.
• The three bears overwhelmed the Douluo’s ability to attack effectively, so Ghost Douluo suggested stealing the small one while the other bears were occupied.

Mo Bai asked Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill so he could kill the young Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. With the bears immobilized, Mo Bai pierced the cub’s existing wound with a Blue Silver Leaf and began channeling poison into it, leaving Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo unsure whether the poison would be enough.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo attacked the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears, but the adults shielded their young and only shallowly wounded it.
• Mo Bai asked the two elders to immobilize the bears with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while he killed the young one.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo unleashed Two Extremes Stillness Domain, freezing all three bears in place.
• Mo Bai used Sovereign's Throw to drive a Blue Silver Leaf into a wound on the young bear.
• Mo Bai used Jade Hand to channel poison through the leaf and into the young bear.

Mo Bai killed a young Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear and absorbed its Soul Ring, transforming his Blue Silver Grass and gaining the Dark Gold Terror Claw skill. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo rescued him from the enraged adult bears and escaped with him.

• Mo Bai poisoned the restrained young Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo struggled to hold back its parents.
• Mo Bai killed the young bear, absorbed its purple Soul Ring, and fled far enough to refine it safely.
• Mo Bai refined the three-thousand-year Soul Ring, and his Blue Silver Grass gained a dark-golden metallic quality and the Dark Gold Terror Claw skill.
• The fifty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear broke free, so Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo ended their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and carried Mo Bai away.
• The adult Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears pursued them but could not catch up because of their poor speed.

After Mo Bai obtained the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's Soul Ring, he tested his new Fourth Soul Skill and returned to Spirit Hall, where Bi Bi Dong evaluated his strength. Bi Bi Dong then told him to prepare to join the Spirit Academy Team.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo praised Mo Bai for helping defeat the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, and Mo Bai asked about Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that he and Ghost Douluo were the only Titled Douluos able to use one and advised Mo Bai to interrupt opponents before they could activate theirs.
• Mo Bai revealed that his Soul Power had reached level 42 and tested his Fourth Soul Skill, which strengthened his arms with Dark Gold Terror Claws and a fifteen percent penetration effect.
• After they returned to Spirit Hall, Bi Bi Dong tested Mo Bai's combat strength and praised his ability to defeat Soul Ancestors of the same rank.
• Bi Bi Dong instructed Mo Bai to prepare to join the Spirit Academy Team the next day.

Mo Bai agreed to join the Spirit Academy Team after BiBi Dong offered soul bones as a championship reward, then suggested Spirit Hall assess Soul Masters’ physical strength to help them avoid dangerous Soul Rings. BiBi Dong was intrigued by his proposal and gave him a Soul Tool to celebrate his advancement to Soul Ancestor before age fourteen.

• BiBi Dong asked Mo Bai to join the Spirit Academy Team and promised soul bones to the tournament champions, so Mo Bai agreed.
• Mo Bai told BiBi Dong that Soul Ring age limits depended on a Soul Master’s physical strength and that top-tier spirit beasts had stronger Soul Rings.
• Mo Bai proposed that Spirit Hall assess Soul Masters’ physical strength and warn them about absorbing Soul Rings beyond their limits.
• BiBi Dong asked Mo Bai to explain his proposal in detail and said she would consider it.
• BiBi Dong gave Mo Bai an exquisite black Soul Tool to congratulate him on becoming a Soul Ancestor before age fourteen.

BiBi Dong accepted Mo Bai’s suggestion despite knowing it would undermine one of Grandmaster’s theories, partly to retaliate for his taking Tang San as a disciple. Mo Bai’s eyes continued to develop as he cultivated, and after revealing that he had reached Soul Ancestor, he joined his class teacher on the way to the academy team.

• BiBi Dong recalled Grandmaster’s choice to teach Tang San and decided to follow Mo Bai’s suggestion as a small act of revenge.
• Mo Bai admired the Storage Soul Tool he had received and returned to the dormitory to cultivate and nourish his eyes.
• Mo Bai noticed his vision improving and beginning to perceive other Soul Masters’ Soul Power, though his eyes did not yet develop a Pupil Technique.
• Mo Bai asked his class teacher to help him apply for the academy team, then showed his four Soul Rings to prove he was already a Soul Ancestor.
• Mo Bai’s class teacher took him to the academy team building, where Mo Bai watched a red-haired man use his Fourth Soul Skill, Magma Surge, in a simulated training ground.

Mo Bai arrived at the Spirit Hall Academy team with Di Long to apply for a place, revealing that he had reached level 42 and become a Soul Ancestor. Teacher Ao Qing arranged an assessment and chose Yan to fight him.

• Di Long introduced Mo Bai to Teacher Ao Qing and explained that he had brought him to apply for the academy team.
• Mo Bai told Ao Qing that BiBi Dong had instructed him to join and that he had broken through level 40 to become a level 42 Soul Ancestor.
• Hu Liena and the other team members arrived, and Mo Bai's cultivation level shocked them; Xie Yue worried that Mo Bai might catch up to Hu Liena.
• Ao Qing accepted Mo Bai's application for assessment, confirmed he was a Battle Soul Master, and arranged a Soul Battle against Yan.
• Yan agreed to fight Mo Bai and warned him that he would not go easy on him.

Mo Bai fought Yan in a test match to demonstrate his abilities to the Spirit Hall teachers and students. Yan's Flame Lord countered Mo Bai's Blue Silver Grass attacks, but Mo Bai evaded Yan's magma and launched a faster strike as the battle continued.

• Yan declared his rank 48 Flame Lord martial soul and said he would not go easy on Mo Bai, who revealed his rank 42 Blue Silver Grass.
• Mo Bai tested his Dark Gold Terror Claw and Blue Silver Sword Rain against Yan, but Yan's Lava Armor blocked both attacks and the onlookers doubted Mo Bai's combat strength.
• Yan used Magma Surge, burning through Mo Bai's Blue Silver Blocking wall and forcing Mo Bai to dodge with Flower-Piercing Butterfly Steps.
• Mo Bai dodged Yan's magma attacks and sent a Blue Silver Leaf flying toward him.

Mo Bai defeated Yan by using piercing Blue Silver Leaves to poison him despite Yan’s Lava Armor countering his attacks. After detoxifying Yan, Mo Bai agreed to fight him again, while Teacher Ao Qing watched to learn more about Mo Bai’s abilities.

• Mo Bai dodged Yan’s Hell Flames and attacked him with Blue Silver Leaves, which pierced his Lava Armor but were burned away.
• Teacher Ao Qing recognized Mo Bai’s evasion and Hidden Weapon Technique as impressive, self-developed skills.
• Mo Bai stopped attacking and revealed that poison from his leaves had weakened Yan, causing him to collapse and lose.
• At Teacher Ao Qing’s request, Mo Bai used Jade Hand to absorb the poison from Yan.
• Yan demanded a rematch, and Mo Bai agreed; Teacher Ao Qing allowed them to begin a second round.

Mo Bai defeated Yan again, then overcame the agility-focused Xie Yue with his Blue Silver Leaves and Hidden Weapon Technique. Xie Yue accepted Mo Bai’s strength and welcomed him to the Spirit Hall Academy Team, leaving the others convinced that the newcomer was exceptionally powerful.

• Yan used Lava Armor, but Mo Bai struck him repeatedly with poisonous Blue Silver Leaves and defeated him again.
• Hu Liena was shocked by Mo Bai’s strength, while Xie Yue asked Teacher Ao Qing for a chance to fight him.
• Xie Yue tried to close in and attack with his Moon Blades, but Mo Bai kept him at bay and evaded his slashes.
• Mo Bai used Edge Return Slaughter Turn to make his Blue Silver Leaves unpredictable, hitting Xie Yue until he conceded.
• Xie Yue accepted defeat and welcomed Mo Bai to the Spirit Hall Academy Team, and Mo Bai detoxified him.

After Mo Bai proved his strength and resisted Hu Liena’s charm, he joined the Spirit Hall Academy Battle Team but negotiated to spend less time training with them. BiBi Dong sent him to the Arrest Team for real combat experience, where he found a wanted Soul Master whose First Soul Ring had vanished.

• Mo Bai defeated Su Lie by breaking through his defenses and overcame Hu Liena’s charm, securing his place on the Spirit Hall Academy Battle Team.
• After half a month, Mo Bai told Teacher Ao Qing that team training hindered his growth and threatened to leave, so Ao Qing agreed to let him attend less often.
• BiBi Dong approved of Mo Bai’s choice and suggested he join the Arrest Team to gain experience capturing Evil Soul Masters.
• Mo Bai accepted BiBi Dong’s suggestion, reviewed the wanted notices, and noticed that Wu Qian’s First Soul Ring had vanished.

Mo Bai tracked the Evil Soul Master Xia Mu to Shang Hu City, suspecting that Xia Mu’s missing First Soul Ring was connected to devouring a soul beast inside his body. After Xia Mu fled the city, Mo Bai poisoned him with a Blue Silver Sword Leaves attack, but Xia Mu countered with his Man-eating Flower soul skills and surrounded him with ten deadly flowers.

• Mo Bai suspected Xia Mu had devoured a soul beast inside his body and decided to capture him to test his theory.
• After learning of Xia Mu’s crimes against young girls and boys, Mo Bai resolved to kill him rather than let him enter prison.
• Xia Mu sensed danger while searching for prey in Shang Hu City and escaped through the hotel’s back door.
• Mo Bai followed Xia Mu out of the city and struck him with poisoned Blue Silver Sword Leaves.
• Xia Mu summoned his Man-eating Flower and attacked Mo Bai with his Second Soul Skill, Devouring Kill.
• When Mo Bai dodged, Xia Mu unleashed his Fourth Soul Skill, Ten Mouths No Life, and sent ten Man-eating Flowers biting toward him.

Mo Bai defeated Xia Mu with poison and questioned him about his vanished First Soul Ring. Xia Mu’s attempt to replace his missing ring failed, and Mo Bai witnessed Xia Mu’s Second Soul Ring collapse as well.

• Mo Bai evaded Xia Mu’s Man-eating Flowers, poisoned him, and forced him to explain how his First Soul Ring had disappeared.
• Xia Mu said he had withdrawn his martial soul before a soul beast died, trapped it inside himself, and used his First Soul Ring to devour the beast’s ring, causing his own ring to collapse.
• Mo Bai proposed that Xia Mu might use Devouring Kill to replace his missing ring or obtain a Fifth Soul Ring, then took him to test the idea on a poisoned soul beast.
• Xia Mu used Devouring Kill and withdrew his martial soul with the soul beast inside, confirming Mo Bai’s theory that he could pull a beast into his body.
• Xia Mu failed to replace his First Soul Ring or obtain a Fifth Soul Ring, then devoured another soul beast’s ring with his Second Soul Ring, which shattered before Mo Bai.

Mo Bai returned to Spirit City after dealing with Xia Mu, while BiBi Dong acted on his suggestion by announcing that soul ring age should depend on a soul master’s body strength and opening appraisal offices in ten major cities. The announcement angered several powerful factions but delighted most soul masters, and Mo Bai focused on becoming stronger before deciding how to approach his forceful teacher.

• Mo Bai returned to Spirit City after killing Xia Mu and considered whether to hunt a Man-eating Flower for his next soul ring or improve his armor-piercing ability first.
• BiBi Dong announced that soul ring age should be matched to a soul master’s body strength and established Soul Master Body Strength Appraisal Offices in ten major cities.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and other powerful factions grew angry that BiBi Dong had made previously guarded knowledge public.
• Most soul masters praised BiBi Dong’s announcement and compared it favorably with Grandmaster’s soul ring age table.
• Mo Bai admired BiBi Dong’s decisive actions but worried that her strength and ambition would make her difficult to save, so he resolved to improve his own strength first.

At Blue Tyrant Academy, Grandmaster admitted that BiBi Dong’s Soul Ring age theory was more accurate than his own, despite feeling embarrassed that she had disproved him. The next day he publicly acknowledged his mistake, while Mo Bai praised the response as effective public relations.

• Liu Erlong defended Grandmaster against people criticizing his Soul Ring theory and blamed BiBi Dong for the dispute.
• Grandmaster explained that BiBi Dong’s theory was correct and that his own limits had not been rigorous enough.
• Liu Erlong read BiBi Dong’s theory and agreed that it was more complete than Grandmaster’s.
• Grandmaster decided to admit his mistake and recognize the Pope’s theory as correct.
• The next day, Grandmaster publicly admitted his error, and most people withdrew their curses.
• Mo Bai praised Grandmaster’s response as good public relations and noted that he had lost his image of never being wrong in his teacher’s eyes.

Xiao Wu visited the abandoned Shrek Academy site, learned that Tang San and the others had moved to the imperial capital, and decided not to see them. Meanwhile, Mo Bai continued arresting Evil Soul Masters and growing stronger as Spirit Hall Academy prepared for the tournament, leaving Hu Liena newly advanced to Level 50 and Mo Bai at Level 45.

• Xiao Wu learned in Suotuo City that Shrek Academy had moved to Blue Tyrant Academy in the imperial capital, then chose to return to the Star Dou Great Forest without visiting Tang San and the others.
• Mo Bai arrested numerous Evil Soul Masters over the following months and raised his Fourth Soul Ring's age to 3,200 years by using Devouring Kill on soul beasts.
• Xie Yue broke through to Level 50, and Spirit Hall Academy's team helped him hunt a ten-thousand-year soul beast for his Fifth Soul Ring.
• Yan also broke through to Level 50 and obtained a ten-thousand-year soul beast for his Fifth Soul Ring, prompting Teacher Ao Qing to warn him not to underestimate Mo Bai.
• Hu Liena reached Level 50 by the tournament and told BiBi Dong, who praised her; Mo Bai congratulated her and said he was only Level 45.

BiBi Dong took Hu Liena and Mo Bai to the Star Dou Great Forest so Hu Liena could hunt for her Fifth Soul Ring. On the way, they encountered Xiao Wu, who tried to hide from BiBi Dong but was recognized by Mo Bai.

• BiBi Dong offered to personally help Hu Liena hunt for her Fifth Soul Ring and invited Mo Bai along.
• BiBi Dong explained that Hu Liena would focus all her Soul Skills on Charm and led her and Mo Bai toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu headed back toward the forest, thinking about Mo Bai, her friends, and the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Xiao Wu spotted Mo Bai with BiBi Dong, suppressed her anger, and quietly tried to retreat so BiBi Dong would not discover her identity.
• Mo Bai called out to Xiao Wu, but she pretended not to hear him and kept walking away in fear.

Tang San won the Lovesick Heartbroken Red by proving his sincere love for Xiao Wu, then began gathering herbs from Dugu Bo's garden. Meanwhile, BiBi Dong recognized Xiao Wu as a transformed 100,000 Year Soul Beast and captured her, leaving Mo Bai stunned by the revelation.

• Tang San recalled the Lovesick Heartbroken Red's conditions and effects, thought of Xiao Wu, and offered the flower his heart's blood.
• The Lovesick Heartbroken Red acknowledged Tang San as its master, and he decided to keep it rather than consume it immediately.
• Tang San began looting rare and Immortal Grade herbs from Dugu Bo's garden.
• BiBi Dong recognized Xiao Wu as a transformed 100,000 Year Soul Beast, pursued her, and bound her with Spider Web Restraint.
• Mo Bai rushed to stop BiBi Dong and learned that Xiao Wu was a 100,000 Year Soul Beast; Xiao Wu angrily blamed him for exposing her.