Chapter Summaries

Wu Zhangkong tried to rally the train survivors against an organized force of Evil Soul Masters, while Zhang Zibo revealed his Blood Yin Demon Bat Martial Soul and attacked him. As the Soul Douluo and his followers closed in, a lone Soul Ancestor struck at one of the Soul Kings but was caught off guard.

• Few survivors joined Wu Zhangkong and Long Hengxu, leaving the Eastsea Academy group facing more than fifty organized Evil Soul Masters with little support.
• Zhang Zibo revealed himself as a Soul Douluo with a Blood Yin Demon Bat Martial Soul, and Wu Zhangkong ordered Long Hengxu to protect the cadets before confronting him.
• The Evil Soul Masters split into teams and attacked the survivors; two Soul Kings targeted Jing Shaoyu and the other Zero Class cadets while a burly Soul Master kept Long Hengxu occupied.
• A lone Soul Ancestor attacked the young Soul King with his Po Jun Staff, apparently smashing the man's head, but a warning came too late as a bloody maw lunged at him from behind.

Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue’s team killed Zhang Bairen, but Zhang Kuangmo appeared and blocked their attack before overwhelming the battlefield with his pressure. As Zhang Kuangmo threatened Jing Shaoyu, two Golden-Red Phoenixes emerged, with the larger one charging at him.

• The Lone Ranger Soul Ancestor died after Zhang Bairen used an afterimage to strike from behind.
• Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue combined into the Origin Divine Dragon, while Xu Xiaoyan immobilized Zhang Bairen long enough for the Rainbow Ray to hit him.
• Zhang Kuangmo appeared and blocked the Rainbow Ray with one hand, then ordered Zhang Bairen to end the operation.
• Zhang Kuangmo’s pressure weakened the surviving fighters, and he increased it against Jing Shaoyu’s group until Xie Xie fell and Xu Xiaoyan was injured.
• Zhang Kuangmo revealed nine Soul Rings, and Jing Shaoyu activated the Heaven Phoenix Ring as Zhang Kuangmo’s Blood Yin Demon Bat Martial Soul made him wary.
• A Golden-Red Phoenix flew from Jing Shaoyu’s ring, and a second, larger phoenix appeared and charged at Zhang Kuangmo.

A Flame Phoenix released from the Heaven Phoenix Ring killed Zhang Kuangmo, Zhang Bairen, and Zhang Zibo, turning the tide of the battle against the Evil Soul Masters. Wu Zhangkong reunited with his surviving cadets and prepared to lead them back to Eastsea City after Jing Shaoyu treated Long Hengxu.

• Zhang Kuangmo transformed into a Blood Bat to fight the Flame Phoenix, but it killed him in a fiery clash.
• The Flame Phoenix burned Zhang Bairen to ashes, scattered the remaining Evil Soul Masters, and killed Zhang Zibo while he fought Wu Zhangkong.
• Wu Zhangkong returned to the ground and found his cadets alive, while Jing Shaoyu treated Long Hengxu's corrosive injuries.
• Wu Zhangkong thanked the unseen person who had saved them, then refused to take other survivors along because he had to protect his disciples.
• Jing Shaoyu finished removing the corrosive effect from Long Hengxu, and Wu Zhangkong ordered the group to set off for Eastsea City.

Wu Zhangkong led the Eastsea Academy group toward Eastsea City, stopping overnight in Shanshui City, where Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan clung to Jing Shaoyu as they slept. Meanwhile, a Golden Red Flame destroyed the Evil Soul Masters’ hidden meeting place.

• Wu Zhangkong ordered the group to walk toward Eastsea City and allowed the survivors from the train accident to follow behind them.
• The group reached Shanshui City near midnight and stayed at an inn before continuing by transport the next day.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan squeezed into Jing Shaoyu’s bed, and he moved to the double bed with them and fell asleep.
• An unfamiliar sinister old man urged the gathered Evil Soul Masters to retreat after hearing the escaped Soul Saint’s report.
• A Golden Red Flame descended on the hidden building and reduced it and its occupants to ashes.

Jing Shaoyu and the others waited to leave Shanshui City after the train attack while Wu Zhangkong met with Nan Gongxiong, a War God Hall member investigating the incident. The group learned about the War God Hall and the Federation Tribunal, but the details of Wu Zhangkong’s private conversation remained unknown.

• Jing Shaoyu told Gu Yue that the phoenix-shaped flame had been a life-saving measure from his teacher, while his teacher had killed the Evil Douluo.
• The Eastsea Academy group arrived at the bus station, where Nan Gongxiong introduced himself as the War God Hall Tenth Seat and Eastern Elder of the Federation Tribunal.
• Nan Gongxiong questioned Wu Zhangkong about the train attack in a conversation the nearby students could not hear.
• Jing Shaoyu explained that the War God Hall was a powerful Federation force whose members reached Titled Douluo strength.

After the Evil Soul Master attack, Wu Zhangkong and the Cadets were welcomed home by East Sea City's leaders, who praised their achievements and promised rewards. The group headed back to East Sea City, where Gu Yue remained uncomfortable watching Jing Shaoyu bond with Xu Xiaoyan and the elders.

• Nan Gongxiong confirmed that the golden fire phoenix who rescued the group was likely the Spirit Transfer Pagoda's Heavenly Phoenix Crown, then departed.
• Wu Zhangkong told Xie Xie his training would be doubled and led the Cadets to a bus waiting in the station parking lot.
• Jing Shaoyu discovered that East Sea City Lord Ouyang Jian, Ji Changming, Yu Zhen, Gao Yuliang, and Qi Tongwei had come to bring the Cadets home.
• Yu Zhen apologized to the Cadets, promised to compensate them, and offered Long Hengxu a possible promotion and Wu Zhangkong a reward.
• The elders praised the Cadets for winning two championships and agreed to discuss their rewards after their seven-day holiday.
• As the bus entered East Sea City, Gu Yue felt isolated while Jing Shaoyu chatted with Xu Xiaoyan and the elders.

Jing Shaoyu returned home after the competition and celebrated his victories with Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin. While resting, he worried that Na'er and Gu Yue might eventually disappear when Gu Yue became the Silver Dragon King, and resolved to grow stronger and earn Gu Yue’s trust.

• At Eastsea Academy, Jing Shaoyu agreed to visit Xu Xiaoyan’s home, while Gu Yue became jealous and shut herself in her room.
• Jing Shaoyu returned home and told Jing Ziyuan that he had won two championships, then offered her his prize money, which she refused.
• Jing Shaoyu shared a celebratory lunch with Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin and thought of the missing Na'er.
• While resting, Jing Shaoyu questioned whether Na'er and Gu Yue were one soul or two, and feared their eventual fusion would erase them.
• Jing Shaoyu decided to keep strengthening himself and win Gu Yue’s heart so she might tell him the truth.

Jing Shaoyu visited the Xu Family estate, where Xu Daoheng and Xu Mingcheng thanked him for helping Xu Xiaoyan evolve her martial soul. They presented him with a rare soul bone, whose origins Xu Daoheng began to explain.

• Xu Xiaoyan woke Jing Shaoyu early, but they fell asleep together before leaving for the Xu Family estate around noon.
• Xu Xiaoyan introduced Jing Shaoyu to her grandfather Xu Daoheng and her father Xu Mingcheng, who welcomed him warmly.
• Xu Daoheng served Jing Shaoyu his prized East Sea Sparrow Tongue tea and joked about using him to prove its quality to Ouyang Jian and Ji Changming.
• After Xu Xiaoyan left the tea room, Xu Mingcheng offered Jing Shaoyu a wooden box as the Xu Family's gift of thanks for helping Xu Xiaoyan.
• Jing Shaoyu opened the box and found a golden Head Soul Bone, which Xu Daoheng identified as the Star Protection Skull from a seventy-five-thousand-year-old Star Demon Beast and a remnant of the Star Crown Sect's sect-guarding treasure.

Xu Daoheng and Xu Mingcheng explained how Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Staff Martial Soul could restore the Xu Family’s path to the Star Crown Sect and offered Jing Shaoyu a Phantom Sea Spirit Realm Skull in gratitude. Jing Shaoyu accepted the soul bone, while realizing the Xu family knew Leng Yaozhu was his teacher.

• Xu Daoheng revealed that the Star Protection Skull was an inherited soul bone usable only by someone with the Star Crown or another Astral Martial Soul, and explained the Xu Family’s history.
• Xu Mingcheng accidentally showed Jing Shaoyu the Star Protection Skull, then replaced it with the Phantom Sea Spirit Realm Skull from a seventy-thousand-year Phantom Sea Ghost Shark.
• Xu Daoheng and Xu Mingcheng explained that Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Staff Martial Soul could let the family gather the six inherited soul bones and revive the Star Crown Sect.
• Jing Shaoyu initially refused the Phantom Sea Spirit Realm Skull, but accepted it after Xu Daoheng urged him to take it or consult his teacher.
• Jing Shaoyu realized Xu Daoheng and Xu Mingcheng had learned from Ji Changming that Leng Yaozhu was his teacher.

Jing Shaoyu visited Leng Yaozhu and discovered that she had taken Gu Yue as her disciple, making Gu Yue his Junior Sister. He showed Leng Yaozhu a rare Soul Bone given to him by Xu Xiaoyan’s father, leaving both Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue surprised for different reasons.

• Jing Shaoyu went to Leng Yaozhu’s office and was surprised to find Gu Yue there as her new disciple.
• Leng Yaozhu introduced Gu Yue as Jing Shaoyu’s Junior Sister, and Gu Yue coyly called him Senior Brother before they took each other’s hands.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Jing Shaoyu for the Heaven Phoenix Ring so she could restore it, then told him to show Gu Yue her villa.
• Jing Shaoyu revealed the Phantom Sea Spirit Realm Skull, a Soul Bone from a 70,000-year-old Phantom Sea Ghost Shark that Xu Xiaoyan’s father had given him.
• Leng Yaozhu questioned why the Xu family had given Jing Shaoyu such a valuable Soul Bone, while Gu Yue reacted jealously when she heard he had visited Xu Xiaoyan’s home.
• Leng Yaozhu mistakenly wondered whether the gift was meant to secure Jing Shaoyu’s marriage into the Xu family, then asked him to explain how he had obtained the skull.

Jing Shaoyu asked Leng Yaozhu for advice about the Phantom Sea Spirit Realm Skull, which he felt was a poor fit for him. He chose to save it as payment for entry to the Spirit Pagoda's Inheritance Hall once he reached the Soul King realm, while Gu Yue learned she could qualify for entry too.

• Jing Shaoyu explained that the East Sea Xu Family hoped he would help Xu Xiaoyan recover the other five bones of the Starlight Set after giving her its Head Soul Bone.
• Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue agreed that the Phantom Sea Spirit Realm Skull did not suit Jing Shaoyu because its abilities focused on Mental Power, which his Martial Soul did not emphasize.
• Leng Yaozhu offered Jing Shaoyu the choice of trading the skull for a soul bone from the Spirit Pagoda's treasury or using it later to enter the Inheritance Hall.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that the Inheritance Hall held soul bones and Soul Spirits left by generations of Spirit Pagoda Masters and elders, and that she had obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone there.
• Jing Shaoyu chose to keep the skull for future entry, and Leng Yaozhu agreed to take him once he reached the Soul King realm or higher.
• Gu Yue asked to enter the Inheritance Hall, and Leng Yaozhu said she qualified for one visit while a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone could earn an additional visit.

Jing Shaoyu took Gu Yue to Leng Yaozhu’s villa and learned how she became Leng Yaozhu’s disciple, while Gu Yue accidentally revealed she knew of the Child of Nature. Gu Yue asked whether Jing Shaoyu would stand by her if she and Xie Xie became enemies, and he agreed, understanding that she meant Tang Wulin; the chapter left him anticipating a future clash with Tang Wulin.

• Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue rode together toward Leng Yaozhu’s villa and discussed how she had met Leng Yaozhu that morning at the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
• Jing Shaoyu told Gu Yue that Leng Yaozhu had taken him as her disciple after he absorbed the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear’s Soul Bone, and Gu Yue teased him for calling that a price.
• Gu Yue accidentally called Jing Shaoyu a Child of Nature, then claimed she had read the term in a book and changed the subject after he teased her about romance novels.
• Jing Shaoyu privately reasoned that he was a Child of Nature destined to help restore Douluo Star’s environment and preserve the balance between Soul Masters and soul beasts.
• Gu Yue asked whether Jing Shaoyu would help her if she and Xie Xie faced an irreconcilable conflict, and Jing Shaoyu immediately said he would.
• Jing Shaoyu understood that Gu Yue meant Tang Wulin and concluded that he would eventually have to oppose Tang Wulin to stand with her.

Jing Shaoyu took Gu Yue to Leng Yaozhu’s villa, where she chose a bedroom to move into, then helped her collect belongings from her dormitory. The pair left for the villa after a playful quarrel, and Gu Yue questioned why he had greeted Tang Wulin.

• Jing Shaoyu brought Gu Yue to Leng Yaozhu’s villa, where Gu Yue admired the flowers and chose a bedroom for her future stay.
• Jing Shaoyu accompanied Gu Yue back to Zero Class’s dormitory to help her pack; she snatched away a book after he read a line from it and playfully bit his shoulder.
• Gu Yue finished packing and left the dormitory with Jing Shaoyu, where they ran into Tang Wulin, who asked why they had returned.
• Jing Shaoyu greeted Tang Wulin and said they were leaving, while Gu Yue ignored him.
• After they left Eastsea Academy, Gu Yue asked Jing Shaoyu why he had spoken to Tang Wulin, and Jing Shaoyu replied that classmates normally greeted each other.

Jing Shaoyu tended the Plant Soul Beasts and enjoyed the rest of his holiday before Zero Class returned to the academy. Elsewhere, Leng Yulai revealed her plans against her elder sister Leng Yaozhu, who later arranged to obtain a Sacred Unicorn Soul Spirit for her disciple.

• Jing Shaoyu fed sacred sweet dew to the nine Plant Soul Beasts and observed their cultivation and development.
• Jing Shaoyu spent his remaining holiday shopping with Xu Xiaoyan and swimming with Gu Yue, and Zero Class returned to the academy at the end of the seven-day break.
• A Holy Church subordinate reported that Leng Yaozhu had destroyed their East Sea base after killing Kuangmo Douluo, and said their next priority was Shrek Academy.
• Leng Yulai revealed herself as Leng Yaozhu's younger sister and vowed that their reunion would come soon.
• Guan Yue called Leng Yaozhu to thank her for stopping the Evil Douluo's train attack, and she asked him for the War God Hall's Sacred Unicorn Soul Spirit for her disciple.

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the holiday, Wu Zhangkong intensifies training for the Zero Class cadets, aiming for Shrek Academy.
• Xu Xiaoyan starts taking her cultivation seriously after learning about her family's responsibilities.
• The Skysea Alliance Grand Competition ends, and the East Sea Mecha Association's team returns with honors.
• Jing Shaoyu visits the East Sea Mecha Association to collect his champion's prize and discuss his Purple Level Mecha.

Character Developments

• Xu Xiaoyan becomes more dedicated to her cultivation and studies due to newfound responsibilities.
• Jing Shaoyu demonstrates his ambition and confidence in his mecha design ideas.

Significant Themes

• Responsibility and duty (Xu Xiaoyan's newfound dedication).
• Ambition and innovation (Jing Shaoyu's mecha design).

Character Interactions

• Wu Zhangkong continues to push the Zero Class cadets, showing his dedication to their improvement.
• Jing Shaoyu interacts with the East Sea Mecha Association's leaders, showcasing his confidence and respect for their expertise.
• Xu Xiaoyan's change in attitude is likely due to her brothers' confession about their family's situation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jing Shaoyu, now 13, visits the East Sea Spirit Transfer Pagoda and takes the Red Elevator, revealing his extraordinary background.
• He and his teacher, Leng Yaozhu, travel to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters in Shrek City to upgrade his Soul Spirit, Red Jade, from Purple to Black.
• They enter the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform, where they encounter a Titled Douluo-level pressure, indicating the presence of a powerful Soul Beast.

Character Developments

• Jing Shaoyu has grown from a child to a teenager, losing his childishness and gaining the confidence of adolescence.
• Red Jade, Jing Shaoyu's Soul Spirit, has consolidated its cultivation for two years and is ready for a qualitative change.

Significant Themes

• Time's irreversible effects on everyone.
• The difficulty and importance of upgrading a Soul Spirit to Black level.
• The power and rarity of Titled Douluo-level Soul Beasts.

Character Interactions

• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu's relationship remains close and affectionate, with Leng Yaozhu guiding and protecting her student.
• Jing Shaoyu and Red Jade's bond is strong, with Jing Shaoyu supporting and believing in Red Jade's abilities.
• The encounter with the powerful Soul Beast hints at potential danger or challenge that Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu might face together.

Leng Yaozhu and Jing Shaoyu entered the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform, where Leng Yaozhu killed its hundred-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant guardian to help Red Jade evolve. Red Jade emerged as a Black Soul Spirit called the Golden Feathered Jade Kite, while Leng Yaozhu explained that it had refined ten percent Phoenix Bloodline and could one day become a true phoenix.

• Leng Yaozhu explained that the Evil Eye Tyrant guarded the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform, then defeated it with her Golden Red Flame and killed it with a fire arrow.
• Leng Yaozhu told Jing Shaoyu to use the Evil Eye Tyrant's Spirit Power to help Red Jade evolve, and Jing Shaoyu began the process beside its corpse.
• Jing Shaoyu slept while Red Jade evolved inside a cocoon, and Leng Yaozhu reassured him when he woke and could not sense his Soul Spirit.
• Red Jade completed its evolution, gaining three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and becoming the Golden Feathered Jade Kite, also called the Scarlet Kite.
• Leng Yaozhu said Red Jade had refined ten percent Phoenix Bloodline and explained that her Flame Eagle Emperor had about ninety percent.

Jing Shaoyu’s Red Jade evolved into a Black Soul Spirit, and Leng Yaozhu showed him a Sacred Unicorn with the Tianlu Bloodline as a possible Second Soul Spirit. Jing Shaoyu eagerly accepted the idea, but Leng Yaozhu warned that its 50,000-year cultivation might be too much for him and offered a suggestion.

• Red Jade awakened the Jade Kite Dance soul skill after evolving into a Black Soul Spirit and gained the ability to support Jing Shaoyu in battle.
• Leng Yaozhu let Jing Shaoyu examine the Evil Eye Tyrant’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, then left to reconstruct the Soul Beast as guardian of the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Leng Yaozhu showed Jing Shaoyu a Sacred Unicorn with one-tenth Tianlu Bloodline and asked whether he wanted it as his Second Soul Spirit.
• Jing Shaoyu agreed at once, but Leng Yaozhu cautioned that the Indomitable Soul Spirit’s 50,000-year cultivation might be beyond his ability to handle.
• Leng Yaozhu began to offer Jing Shaoyu a suggestion about the Sacred Unicorn.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leng Yaozhu reveals a plan to help Jing Shaoyu contract the Sacred Unicorn as his second Soul Spirit.
• She suggests adding Soul Rings to Jing Shaoyu's second Martial Soul by hunting Soul Beasts, rather than contracting Soul Spirits.
• Jing Shaoyu agrees to the plan, and Leng Yaozhu prepares a medicinal bath with rare ingredients to help him break through to the Soul Ancestor realm and strengthen his body.

Character Developments

• Jing Shaoyu shows eagerness and willingness to follow Leng Yaozhu's plan, demonstrating his trust in her guidance.
• Leng Yaozhu displays her deep understanding of Soul Masters and their cultivation, showing her wisdom and experience.

Significant Themes

• The advantages and disadvantages of the Soul Spirit system compared to the traditional Soul Beast hunting method for Twin Martial Souls owners.
• The importance of physical strength and body cultivation for Soul Masters in the current era.

Character Interactions

• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu have a mentor-mentee conversation, with Leng Yaozhu guiding and advising Jing Shaoyu on his cultivation path.
• Jing Shaoyu shows gratitude and respect for Leng Yaozhu's guidance and the resources she provides for his cultivation.

After absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Amethyst Crystal Ganoderma and Ten Thousand Year Earth Spirit Milk, Jing Shaoyu reached Rank 40 Soul Power and gained extraordinary physical strength and mental power. Leng Yaozhu prepared to take him out to sea to hunt Spirit Beasts, while Jing Shaoyu remained intent on signing a contract with the Sacred Unicorn before adding a Soul Ring to his Endless Godslaying Spear.

• Jing Shaoyu awoke from his day-and-night absorption, reached Rank 40, and decided to wait to add a Soul Ring until after signing a contract with the Sacred Unicorn.
• Leng Yaozhu took Jing Shaoyu to test his physical strength and discovered that it had risen to thirty-three thousand years, an increase of fifteen thousand years.
• Jing Shaoyu and Leng Yaozhu attributed his exceptional gains, including a thousand-point increase in mental power, to his talent and the Origin Spirit Martial Soul’s affinity with the Earth Element.
• Leng Yaozhu told Jing Shaoyu to pack for a trip out to sea, where Spirit Beasts were still plentiful enough to hunt.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that Di Tian and the remaining Fierce Beasts were confined in the Star Dou Great Forest, and that humanity avoided provoking them because a battle could be costly.