Chapter Summaries

Shi Yueyi subdued a soul-hunting squad in the Frozen Forest and learned that it was 2639 in the Douluo Calendar, confirming she had traveled back ten thousand years from the Sun Moon Empire. After leaving the squad behind, she headed for a nearby city to seek a martial soul awakening.

• Shi Yueyi defeated and tied up five soul hunters who had ambushed her, then ate the food from their Soul Tools.
• She demanded information about the continent and learned the year, the rival empires, and the major factions; she realized she had traveled ten thousand years into the past.
• Shi Yueyi revealed that her clawed palm came from an External Right Palm Bone she had absorbed before awakening her martial soul.
• She left the tied-up group a dagger to cut their ropes, warned them about nearby dangers, and walked south through the snow.
• Big Brother Grizzly Bear and the others freed themselves, abandoned their pursuit when Shi Yueyi's tracks disappeared, and decided to treat his arm.
• Shi Yueyi reached a city and considered seeking a martial soul awakening from Spirit Hall.

Shi Yueyi entered Ice City to awaken her martial soul, but Tang Hao attacked the Spirit Hall Branch with Divine Slaughter's Domain and a Clear Sky Hammer. She survived the destruction, awakened her martial soul under pressure, and woke to meet Xue Qinghe, whom she suspected was the Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince.

• Shi Yueyi entered Ice City and went to its Spirit Hall Branch to ask about awakening her martial soul.
• Shi Yueyi sensed killing intent as Tang Hao appeared above the branch with Divine Slaughter's Domain and attacked it with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Shi Yueyi was caught in the destruction, awakened her martial soul automatically, and took cover behind a sturdy cabinet.
• Tang Hao left without noticing Shi Yueyi surviving among the rubble.
• Shi Yueyi woke in a room with Xue Qinghe, introduced herself, and wondered whether he was the Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince.

Shi Yueyi discovered that her Martial Soul was her entire body and that she possessed extraordinary talent, while Xue Qinghe offered to take her to Heaven Dou City. After learning that Shi Yueyi had survived alone and could kill, Qian Renxue invited her to stay as a companion, and Shi Yueyi agreed to travel with her.

• Shi Yueyi told Xue Qinghe that her Martial Soul had awakened during the battle and explained that it was her own body, which she called a Body Martial Soul.
• Xue Qinghe tested Shi Yueyi's Soul Power, and the crystal ball exploded, suggesting that she surpassed Innate Full Soul Power.
• Shi Yueyi said her family had left during the war and offered to kill people in exchange for Xue Qinghe's help.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, told Shi Yueyi she wanted a companion rather than an assassin, and Shi Yueyi agreed to stay with her.
• Qian Renxue invited Shi Yueyi to return with her to Heaven Dou City and help her obtain her First Soul Ring.

Qian Renxue spoke with Shi Yueyi about her Body Martial Soul and decided to keep the talented girl close rather than send her to Spirit Hall. Shi Yueyi began studying a cultivation manual Qian Renxue had left for her, while Qian Renxue wondered what she would become.

• Shi Yueyi explained that she wanted to develop her Body Martial Soul into an all-round type, and Qian Renxue urged her to rest and recover.
• After Qian Renxue left, Shi Yueyi noticed the bone armor and lightning on her palm, then found and opened the Super Advanced Version of the Universal Meditation Method.
• Qian Renxue told Stingray Douluo that Shi Yueyi had exceptional talent and a physique comparable to a Strength Attack Type Soul Elder.
• Qian Renxue decided not to investigate Shi Yueyi or send her back to Spirit Hall, choosing instead to keep her nearby and help her grow.
• After Stingray Douluo left, Qian Renxue wondered whether Shi Yueyi had found the cultivation manual and looked forward to seeing her progress.

Shi Yueyi traveled from Ice City to the outskirts of Heaven Dou City with Qian Renxue, who planned to help her hunt for her first Soul Ring in Sunset Forest. There, Shi Yueyi met Qian Renxue’s hidden guard Stingray Douluo and learned that Poison Douluo was away.

• Shi Yueyi reflected on Tang Hao’s revenge against Spirit Hall and the former Supreme Pontiff’s handling of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Qian Renxue told Shi Yueyi that they would hunt for her first Soul Ring in Sunset Forest near Heaven Dou City.
• Shi Yueyi asked Qian Renxue about her cultivation level, and Qian Renxue gave the Soul King level publicly attributed to Xue Qinghe.
• Stingray Douluo appeared, and Shi Yueyi instinctively grabbed Qian Renxue and prepared to defend her.
• Qian Renxue explained that Stingray Douluo was her hidden guard and an elder, and Stingray Douluo said Poison Douluo was in Heaven Dou City caring for his granddaughter.

Shi Yueyi discussed her first soul ring with Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo as they traveled through Sunset Forest, settling on a tiger-type Soul Beast suited to her darkness and lightning attributes. Qian Renxue agreed Shi Yueyi could attempt a ring older than the usual limit, provided she stopped immediately if she felt unwell.

• Shi Yueyi said she wanted a first soul skill that enhanced herself and explained that her Martial Soul leaned toward darkness and lightning.
• Stingray Douluo recalled the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and Shi Yueyi suggested tiger-type Soul Beasts as preparation for possibly seeking it in the future.
• Qian Renxue identified the Phantom Dream Golden Tiger, a dark- and metal-attribute species whose weakest observed member had sixteen hundred years of cultivation.
• Shi Yueyi argued that her physical strength, improved by eating Soul Beast meat, would let her handle a more powerful soul ring.
• Qian Renxue agreed to let Shi Yueyi attempt the absorption, warning her to stop immediately if she felt any discomfort.

Shi Yueyi, Qian Renxue, and Stingray Douluo found a Phantom Dream Golden Tiger in Sunset Forest, and Shi Yueyi attacked it to test whether eating a Pink Lady had changed its soul skill. The tiger was still fighting when the chapter ended, with Shi Yueyi mounted on its back.

• Qian Renxue carried Shi Yueyi to a treetop lookout, where Stingray Douluo pointed out a Phantom Dream Golden Tiger beside the remains of a Pink Lady.
• Qian Renxue explained that the Pink Lady's venom could excite its prey, and the group considered whether it might alter the tiger's soul skill.
• Shi Yueyi decided to attack the tiger while it was full and leaped down before Stingray Douluo could intervene.
• Shi Yueyi struck the tiger's head with her fist and External Right Palm Bone, embedding bone spikes that released lightning energy.
• The tiger howled and tried to throw Shi Yueyi off, but she grabbed its scruff and mounted its back.

Shi Yueyi killed a sixteen-hundred-year Phantom Dream Golden Tiger with help from her lightning and the surrounding trees, then discovered that its corpse had produced a soul bone. She left the hunt with the bone despite wishing it had been an External Soul Bone.

• Shi Yueyi subdued the Phantom Dream Golden Tiger by riding its back and pouring lightning into its head while Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo watched.
• As the tiger went berserk, Shi Yueyi slammed it into an ancient tree, broke the tree, and pinned the beast beneath its trunk.
• Shi Yueyi killed the trapped tiger, and Stingray Douluo revealed its purple soul ring by breaking apart the fallen tree.
• Shi Yueyi searched the tiger's remains and found a soul bone in its left leg, surprising Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo.
• Shi Yueyi accepted the thousand-year leg bone while lamenting that it was not an External Soul Bone.

Shi Yueyi absorbed a thousand-year soul ring while Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo kept watch, and an unusual moonlike light surrounded her. After finishing the absorption, she revealed that she expected to fight the Sea God and his followers someday.

• Shi Yueyi took the thousand-year soul ring and the cat's corpse several miles away, then asked Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo to guard her while she absorbed it.
• Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo watched as pale, moonlike light surrounded Shi Yueyi, and Qian Renxue connected her power to the night and the moon.
• Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo discussed the Sea God, Sea God Island, and Spirit Hall's past losses.
• Shi Yueyi finished absorbing the soul ring in less than half an hour and said she had subdued its former owner.
• Shi Yueyi warned Qian Renxue not to be too relieved because she expected to fight the Sea God and his followers someday.

Shi Yueyi revealed her first soul ring’s power and challenged Qian Renxue to a chase through Sunset Forest, then gave her a homemade meal. Stingray Douluo sensed Poison Douluo’s Poison Array nearby, and Shi Yueyi urged them to go inside and stay the night.

• Shi Yueyi explained that her cultivation method had awakened her Body Martial Soul’s attributes and that her first soul skill amplified all her attributes by 120 percent until she was exhausted.
• Shi Yueyi challenged Qian Renxue to chase her while suppressing her cultivation, and Qian Renxue caught her after fifteen minutes in the forest.
• Shi Yueyi gave Qian Renxue a lunch box containing sweet pepper rabbit that she had cooked herself.
• Stingray Douluo warned Qian Renxue that Poison Douluo’s Poison Array was nearby, and Shi Yueyi suggested they go inside and stay the night.

Shi Yueyi, Qian Renxue, and Stingray Douluo entered Dugu Bo’s Poison Array to investigate the secret behind the Shrek Seven Gods’ rise. After Stingray Douluo found an Immortal Grade herb in Dugu Bo’s discarded medicinal residue, Qian Renxue sensed a Yin-Yang Confluence formation that might lead to his herb garden.

• Shi Yueyi persuaded Qian Renxue to enter Dugu Bo’s Poison Array and investigate the area around his wooden hut.
• As Qian Renxue ate Shi Yueyi’s lunch, she explained the imperial palace’s political relationships to Shi Yueyi.
• Stingray Douluo examined Dugu Bo’s medicinal utensils and found an Immortal Grade herb among the medicine residue.
• Shi Yueyi called Dugu Bo’s possession of the herbs a waste, saying it was like feeding a pig.
• Qian Renxue sensed extreme heat and icy chill in the distance and identified a Yin-Yang Confluence formation that might conceal Dugu Bo’s herb garden.

Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and decided to claim its immortal herbs, but they avoided involving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Qian Renxue sent Stingray Douluo to summon Qing Luan Douluo and Radiant Feather Douluo, then prepared to return to Heaven Dou City with Shi Yueyi.

• Shi Yueyi recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a rare place where yin and yang converged, while Stingray Douluo identified several valuable herbs.
• Qian Renxue declared that they would take the well, arguing that Poison Douluo had no legitimate claim to it.
• Shi Yueyi warned Qian Renxue not to tell the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Qian Renxue chose to trust her.
• Qian Renxue explained that she had avoided confronting Poison Douluo because his poison could devastate the Heaven Dou Empire, then ordered Stingray Douluo to summon reinforcements.
• Qian Renxue called for Qing Luan Douluo and Radiant Feather Douluo, and the group prepared to return to Heaven Dou City.
• Shi Yueyi asked whether she would receive a reward for her help, while Qian Renxue called her a little follower who had rendered great service.

After returning to Heaven Dou City with Shi Yueyi, Qian Renxue arranged for her to rest and began making plans to support her cultivation. Qian Renxue also ordered an investigation into overlooked Martial Soul awakenings and a search for Clear Sky Sect, leaving her focused on both Shi Yueyi’s potential and Spirit Hall’s enemies.

• Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi returned from Sunset Forest to Heaven Dou City, where Shi Yueyi said she needed time to stabilize her First Soul Ring before obtaining a Second Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue brought Shi Yueyi to the Eastern Palace, arranged a place for her to stay, and told her to ask the attendants for anything she needed.
• Qian Renxue sent Stingray Douluo to Spirit City with a letter to invite Third Grandfather and Fifth Grandfather out of seclusion, and asked him to bring Yang Wushuang.
• Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance Douluo to have Bishop Salas investigate every Martial Soul awakening record in the Heaven Dou Empire from the past ten years because Shi Yueyi had a Body Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance Douluo to have the Spirit Holy Temple and its branches locate Clear Sky Sect, suspecting its involvement in attacks on Spirit Hall Branches.

Qian Renxue ordered Spirit Halls across both empires to investigate children with unusual martial souls, while Shi Yueyi met Radiant Feather Douluo after finishing several days of cultivation. Guang Ling joined Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi, and they learned that Azure Luan would arrive in a few days.

• Qian Renxue had Spirit Halls in the Heaven Dou Empire collect records of unusual martial souls and arranged for Bibi Dong to handle the Star Luo Empire.
• Shi Yueyi finished five days of cultivation and caught Guang Ling as he fell through her window.
• Shi Yueyi fought Guang Ling, but he used Soul Power to pull her upright after she struck his sturdy body.
• Qian Renxue introduced Guang Ling as a trusted senior and explained that everyone in the Eastern Palace was on their side.
• Guang Ling said Azure Luan was away and would probably arrive in a few days.

Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi discussed Qing Luan Douluo’s pursuit of the wounded fugitive in Fasinuo Province and planned to send Shi Yueyi to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue asking why Shi Yueyi thought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had a problem.

• Radiant Feather Douluo told Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi that Qing Luan Douluo had gone to Fasinuo Province to track the injured fugitive.
• Shi Yueyi analyzed Qing Luan Douluo’s abilities and described the fugitive as a fearful, showy sewer rat.
• Qian Renxue proposed waiting for Qing Luan Douluo to return before making a plan to catch the fugitive.
• Qian Renxue said she would arrange for Shi Yueyi to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Shi Yueyi offered to handle the matter involving Qian Renxue’s younger brother.
• Qian Renxue asked Shi Yueyi what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had done to make her say it had a problem.

Shi Yueyi warned Qian Renxue that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was using its alliance with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family to control commerce and eliminate or recruit young talent, potentially positioning Ning Fengzhi to take Spirit Hall’s place. Qian Renxue recognized the danger and was left considering how to protect the empire without resorting to a Soul Hunting Operation.

• Shi Yueyi asked Qian Renxue about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s commercial and military relationship with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and Qian Renxue explained the arrangement.
• Shi Yueyi claimed the sect hunted talented people who refused to join, allowing it to control Heaven Dou’s young Soul Masters while gathering allies and directing public attention toward Spirit Hall.
• Shi Yueyi warned that Ning Fengzhi could lead an alliance against Spirit Hall and gain control of the empire, the economy, public opinion, and the next generation of Soul Masters.
• Qian Renxue reconsidered the risks to Heaven Dou and acknowledged that her teacher might not want the empire to prosper.
• Qian Renxue wondered how to respond to the sect’s influence without launching a Soul Hunting Operation against it.

Qian Renxue considered targeting the weakened Clear Sky Sect, while Shi Yueyi urged her to stop overthinking and let her handle bold actions. Later, Snake Lance Douluo brought intelligence on gifted children and Shrek Academy, leaving Qian Renxue intrigued by its connection to the Golden Iron Triangle.

• Shi Yueyi suggested striking at a disliked sect, and Qian Renxue and Radiant Feather Douluo discussed using Tang Hao’s attack as a pretext to target the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Renxue explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect no longer feared the Clear Sky Sect itself, whose numbers had dwindled after it sealed itself away.
• Shi Yueyi encouraged Qian Renxue to accept her offer to handle bold matters, and Qian Renxue later agreed on the condition that Shi Yueyi first accompany her in the Eastern Palace.
• Snake Lance Douluo returned with files on gifted children, including Oscar and Ma Hongjun, and reported that Oscar had disparaged Spirit Hall despite receiving its support.
• Snake Lance Douluo reported that Oscar and Ma Hongjun studied at Shrek Academy and that one of its teachers was a former member of the Golden Iron Triangle, prompting Qian Renxue to ask which one.

While reviewing Spirit Hall records, Shi Yueyi and Qian Renxue found evidence that Tang San might be Tang Hao’s surviving son and discussed how suspicious his survival was. Shi Yueyi offered to investigate him in Fasinuo Province, and Qian Renxue trusted her despite her own concerns about being confined to the palace.

• She Long reported that Flender had visited Spirit Hall in Suotuo City and spoken with its bishop, but Qian Renxue sent him away so she and Shi Yueyi could continue reviewing the records.
• Shi Yueyi found files on Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu in the Fasinuo Province stack and gave them to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue noted that Tang San and Xiao Wu both had Innate Full Soul Power, while she explained that Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters almost never awakened Soul Power.
• Shi Yueyi suggested Tang San might be Tang Hao’s son, and Qian Renxue recounted how Tang Hao had fought Spirit Hall while carrying a newborn after the Blue Silver Emperor’s sacrifice.
• Shi Yueyi proposed traveling with Guang Ling to Fasinuo Province to investigate Tang San while the academy’s strongest class was away, and Qian Renxue said she trusted her.
• Shi Yueyi reassured Qian Renxue about her leadership and urged her not to doubt herself or rush to personally lead an expedition.

Shi Yueyi traveled with Radiant Feather Douluo toward Fasinuo Province, cultivating under his pressure and crafting Soul Tools from rare metals. In Nuoding City, Tang San realized he had been reborn once more despite already having become a Supreme God King, and his confidence was interrupted when someone struck him flying.

• Shi Yueyi and Radiant Feather Douluo left Heaven Dou City for Fasinuo Province after Qian Renxue agreed to their plan.
• Shi Yueyi negotiated with Radiant Feather Douluo to raise his Soul Power pressure, then cultivated while carving rare metals into Soul Tools during the journey.
• Tang San recalled his previous lives, his rise to power in the God Realm, and his recent plan to transcend the universe’s laws.
• Tang San assured himself that he could reclaim his former strength and crush Spirit Hall, but someone struck him flying before he finished.

Reincarnated Tang San and Xiao Wu worried about repeating the dangers of their former lives, while Tang San decided to find a better Second Soul Ring without Grandmaster’s help. Meanwhile, Shi Yueyi and Radiant Feather Douluo arrived in Nuoding City, where Shi Yueyi prepared to act alone using a newly made communication earpiece.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu recognized that they had both reincarnated with their memories and promised to protect each other from the dangers ahead.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu he would seek a suitable Second Soul Ring early and avoid Grandmaster by asking Nuoding Academy’s headmaster to take him hunting.
• A female teacher scolded Tang San and Xiao Wu for embracing, and Tang San angrily defended their relationship before taking Xiao Wu back to Seven Dormitory.
• Shi Yueyi gave Radiant Feather Douluo a voice-transmitting earpiece and asked him to stay hidden while she investigated Nuoding Academy.
• Shi Yueyi reflected that Tang San would likely rely on familiar methods rather than introduce major innovations in this life.