Chapter Summaries

After being transported to a strange forest, Rota drew Kizaru as his first role-play character and used the system to gain more of Kizaru’s appearance and power. He suspected he had arrived in the world of Douluo and faced the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Rota learned that the Myriad Worlds Role-Playing System let him role-play characters and gain their abilities as his progress increased.
• Rota drew Kizaru, received 20% role-playing progress, and used Illusion Transformation to imitate Kizaru, raising his progress to 40%.
• Rota used Observation Haki to sense the forest’s creatures and headed toward a disturbance in the gravity.
• Rota found the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python facing off, then suspected he was in the world of Douluo.
• The two beasts noticed Rota, questioned him, and the Sky Azure Bull Python blew a powerful gust toward him.

Borsalino persuaded the Sky Azure Bull Python to let him leave the Star Dou Great Forest without revealing information about the soul beasts. After meeting Xiao Wu and her mother, he sensed Er Ming’s location and departed, leaving the family impressed by his power.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python warned Borsalino, then agreed to let Er Ming guide him out after Borsalino promised to keep the soul beasts’ existence secret.
• Er Ming ran ahead while Borsalino stayed behind with the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Xiao Wu and her mother returned, and Borsalino introduced himself and chatted with them.
• Xiao Wu teased Borsalino about looking like a monkey, and he comforted her by telling her his nickname was Kizaru.
• Borsalino sensed that Er Ming had reached a more outer area, said goodbye to Xiao Wu and her family, and flew away as golden light.

Rota, as Borsalino, left the Titan Giant Ape at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, but intervened when the Azure Wolf Soul Hunting Group tried to attack him. After defeating the group in seconds, Rota continued toward the human settlement while the Titan Giant Ape hurried back into the forest to report what he had seen.

• Rota appeared on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder and confirmed that human auras were nearby.
• The Titan Giant Ape grew angry at Rota's teasing and intensified the surrounding gravity, but Rota walked away.
• The Azure Wolf Soul Hunting Group surrounded the Titan Giant Ape, and Rota asked them to let him leave.
• A Soul King from the group attacked Rota, who knocked him away with a single kick.
• Rota sent every member of the Azure Wolf Soul Hunting Group flying within ten seconds, leaving the Titan Giant Ape stunned.
• The Titan Giant Ape asked who Rota was, then returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to tell his big brother about him.

Rota learned from a newspaper that Tang Hao had not yet become a Titled Douluo and discovered that Spirit Hall was recruiting elders in Heaven Dou Imperial City. With no money for food or travel, he left the inn to look for a commission in a village near the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Rota visited an inn, ordered tea, and read a newspaper to learn about the current state of the Douluo World.
• Rota saw a report about Tang Hao and concluded that the story’s main events had not yet begun.
• Rota decided to seek a position with Spirit Hall, which was recruiting elders in Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Rota left the inn without money and chose to find a commission before traveling to the city.
• Rota flew to a lively village near the Star Dou Great Forest, where Soul Masters gathered to prepare for expeditions.

Rota found a Spirit Hall commission to join a hunt for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, accepted it, and traveled to Spirit Hall’s temporary camp. There he met Qian Xunjie and introduced himself as Borsalino, also known as Kizaru.

• Rota searched a tavern for a well-paying commission, and an attendant showed him a Spirit Hall notice to join a hunt for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• The attendant revealed that Qian Xunjie had organized the commission to gather powerful independent experts and replenish Spirit Hall’s depleted elder ranks.
• Rota accepted the dangerous commission, believing it might let him become an elder without taking part in a selection.
• Rota followed the commission’s directions to Spirit Hall’s temporary camp, where guards brought him to meet Qian Xunjie.
• Qian Xunjie questioned Rota about his age and identity, and Rota introduced himself as Borsalino, also known as Kizaru.

Rota sparred with Qian Xunjie to qualify for the Soul Hunting Operation, impressing the Pope despite his lazy manner and lack of a visible Martial Soul. The hunt was set to begin the next day, and Rota planned to warn Xiao Wu and the others before the group reached the Star Dou Great Forest's core region.

• Qian Xunjie challenged Rota to last three minutes in a spar before joining the hunt for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Qian Xunjie attacked with his Angel Light Blade and Angel Sacred Sword, while Rota dodged and then blocked the sword with the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.
• Rota held off Qian Xunjie's attacks for three minutes without activating his Martial Soul, and Qian Xunjie acknowledged his strength.
• Rota's imitation progress reached 45%, unlocking the Den Den Mushi, which the system said it would produce for him every two days.
• Qian Xunjie scheduled the Soul Hunting Operation for the following day at noon, when his two guards would arrive.
• Rota left camp intending to warn Xiao Wu and the others, while Qian Xunjie told his attendant that Kizaru seemed to intend to join Spirit Hall.

Rota returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to warn Xiao Wu and her family that Qian Xunjie would hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast the next day, revealing that he would accompany him. He gave Xiao Wu a Den Den Mushi for long-distance communication, leaving her delighted and the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape curious about the device.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape agreed that Kizaru seemed trustworthy, especially since Xiao Wu liked him.
• Rota returned, and Xiao Wu eagerly greeted him while the Sky Azure Bull Python demanded to know whether he had broken their agreement.
• Rota warned them that Qian Xunjie would come the next day to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and said he would accompany him.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python apologized for suspecting Rota, who explained that he had come to warn them and give them something.
• Rota demonstrated a Den Den Mushi for Xiao Wu, and she transformed it with her Soul Power, turning it pink and giving it rabbit ears.
• Rota gave Xiao Wu the Den Den Mushi and explained that she could use it to contact him if she needed help.

After leaving Xiao Wu and the others, Rota hunted a nearly twenty-thousand-year-old soul beast and sold its corpse for 5,000 Gold Soul Coins. He then enjoyed a meal and studied books about soul beasts, hoping to learn more about them.

• Rota left Xiao Wu and the others, then used himself as bait to lure a soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• A leopard soul beast attacked Rota, who quickly defeated it and discovered it had left a black Soul Ring.
• Rota carried the leopard's corpse to the village and sold it to a merchant for 5,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Rota went to a restaurant, ordered tea and the most popular dish, and asked the waitress for books about soul beasts.
• Rota read about soul beasts while waiting for his meal, then ate and paid ten Gold Soul Coins.

Rota challenged Qian Xunjie’s plan to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with an underpowered team and persuaded him to settle for a safer target. Qian Xunjie made Rota a Spirit Hall elder, and Rota received the highest-grade Elder Token as his Kizaru imitation rate rose to 52% and his strength was fully unlocked.

• Qian Xunjie waited at the camp entrance with his guards Ghost and Yue Guan, both Level 85 Soul Douluo, before the planned hunt.
• Rota arrived and questioned whether Qian Xunjie’s group could safely hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Rota advised Qian Xunjie to seek a ninety-thousand-year Soul Beast instead, and Qian Xunjie agreed after Rota accepted his offer to join Spirit Hall as an elder.
• Rota’s Kizaru imitation rate reached 52%, fully unlocking Kizaru’s strength.
• Qian Xunjie gave Rota a six-pattern, highest-grade Elder Token.

Kizaru helped Qian Xunjie find a powerful Soul Beast suited to his Six-Winged Angel martial soul, while his casual advice unexpectedly helped Ghost and Yue Guan loosen their cultivation bottlenecks. The group began hunting a ninety-five-thousand-year Radiant Sword Fang Tiger, whose roar interrupted Ghost and Yue Guan’s opening attacks.

• Qian Xunjie ended the dispute over the selection tournament and led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Beast.
• Kizaru teased Qian Xunjie along the way, then used Observation Haki to locate a powerful tiger-type Soul Beast.
• Kizaru told Yue Guan to remain patient, and Ghost and Yue Guan took his words to heart as their cultivation bottlenecks loosened.
• Kizaru led the group to a Radiant Sword Fang Tiger of around ninety-five thousand years, and Qian Xunjie ordered Ghost and Yue Guan to prepare for the hunt.
• Ghost and Yue Guan launched their Soul Skills, but the Radiant Sword Fang Tiger’s roar shook the ground and interrupted their attacks.

Qian Xunjie, Ghost, and Yue Guan fought the Radiant Sword Fang Tiger, but the clever soul beast turned the battle against them by severely injuring Yue Guan. Rota finally stood up to join the fight, and the tiger recognized him as the greatest threat.

• The Radiant Sword Fang Tiger attacked Qian Xunjie, and Qian ordered Ghost and Yue Guan to regroup and strike.
• Yue Guan and Ghost attacked the tiger, while Qian Xunjie interrupted its charge and Ghost briefly bound it with his soul skill.
• The Radiant Sword Fang Tiger disappeared, then ambushed Yue Guan and sent him flying, leaving him badly injured.
• Ghost rushed to Yue Guan's side as Qian Xunjie hesitated between helping him and pursuing the tiger.
• Rota stood up to intervene, and the Radiant Sword Fang Tiger sensed that he was the most threatening human present.

Rota defeated the Radiant Sword Fang Tiger with one kick, allowing Qian Xunjie to absorb its Soul Ring and advance to level 92. Rota then rushed the injured Yue Guan toward Nuoding City for treatment while Qian Xunjie and Ghost followed.

• Qian Xunjie and Ghost suppressed Yue Guan’s injuries while he warned them that the Radiant Sword Fang Tiger’s attack could badly injure even a Titled Douluo.
• The Radiant Sword Fang Tiger charged Rota at high speed, but Rota kicked it into a long ravine and left it dying.
• Qian Xunjie delivered the finishing blow, absorbed the Radiant Sword Fang Tiger’s Soul Ring, and reached level 92.
• Rota carried Yue Guan toward Nuoding City for urgent treatment, while Ghost and Qian Xunjie set off after them.
• Ghost and Qian Xunjie reflected on Rota’s overwhelming strength and the fact that he had not yet released his martial soul.

Rota brought the badly injured Yue Guan to the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch, where recovery Soul Masters stabilized his condition. After Qian Xunjie and Ghost arrived, Qian Xunjie revealed his new Ninth Soul Skill and celebrated reaching level ninety-two.

• Rota delivered Yue Guan to the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch and left him in the care of its recovery Soul Masters.
• After several hours of treatment, the recovery Soul Masters reported that Yue Guan was out of life-threatening danger.
• Qian Xunjie and Ghost arrived, and Rota told them Yue Guan's condition had stabilized.
• Ghost thanked Rota for saving Yue Guan, while the steward credited Rota with getting him treatment in time.
• Qian Xunjie described his Ninth Soul Skill, Holy Sword Judgment, which could interrupt an opponent's Soul Skill while attacking.
• Qian Xunjie celebrated reaching level ninety-two and declared that he was ready to receive his Titled Douluo title.

After Yue Guan awakened from his ordeal with his Soul Power increased to Rank 86, Ghost asked Rota for special training to overcome the stagnation he and Yue Guan had experienced. Rota agreed, and their spar began with Rota blinding Ghost and sending him flying with a Light Speed Kick.

• Rota told Ghost to trust Yue Guan to recover, and Ghost said he believed his friend would get through the ordeal.
• A Notting administrator reported that Yue Guan had awakened, and Ghost hurried to visit him.
• Yue Guan told Ghost that his Soul Power had risen by one level to Rank 86 and said their comfortable lives had hindered their progress.
• Ghost asked Rota to give him special training, and Rota agreed after Ghost offered him treasured tea.
• Ghost and Rota began sparring, and Rota blinded Ghost with Dizzying Flash before a Light Speed Kick sent him flying over fifty meters.

Rota sparred with Ghost, pushing him to break through to Soul Power rank 86 and strengthening his resolve to cultivate. After they returned, a steward warned them that powerful criminals were causing trouble in Nuoding City, leaving Rota and Ghost to face a new crisis.

• Ghost attacked Rota with his eighth soul skill, but Rota easily read his movements and countered with the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.
• Rota pressured Ghost with sword aura and close-range attacks, urging him to face his fear and grow stronger.
• Ghost evaded one of Rota's strikes for the first time and broke through to Soul Power rank 86.
• Ghost thanked Rota, and the two discussed tea, Rota's strength, and Ghost's plans to cultivate harder.
• A panicked steward reported that powerful criminals were causing trouble in Nuoding City, which the city's Enforcement Team could not handle.

Ghost and Rota learned that the group attacking Nuoding City was the same one that had robbed Spirit Hall’s Soul Bones and killed an Elder. After arranging aid for the civilians, they searched for witnesses, and Rota heard a faint plea for help beneath the rubble.

• The Nuoding Spirit Hall Steward told Ghost and Rota that the attackers were the Soul Bone robbers who had killed Elder Kizaru’s predecessor.
• Ghost and Rota followed the Steward to a devastated street, where they found ruined buildings and dead civilians but no sign of the attackers.
• Rota told the Steward to aid injured civilians and rebuild, while he and Ghost took responsibility for pursuing the criminals.
• Rota and Ghost split up to question witnesses, but Rota’s Observation Haki revealed no suspicious people nearby.
• Rota heard a faint voice calling for help from beneath a pile of rubble.

After Little Flower Face died from his injuries, Rota used the Soul Tool the boy had recovered to track the criminals responsible for the fires. The signal led him toward a tavern where the gang was celebrating, and the chapter ended as the anxious tavern owner bumped into someone outside.

• Rota found Little Flower Face dying among the rubble, and the boy gave him a red Soul Tool and asked him to avenge his friends.
• Little Flower Face died, and Rota handed his body to Ghost to bury by a willow tree outside the city.
• Rota followed the red Soul Tool’s resonance toward the criminals in Nuoding City.
• At a tavern, Fire Bull and his gang celebrated their stolen goods, including a Soul Bone, while discussing Fire Bull’s lost ruby necklace.
• The tavern owner failed to make the gang pay and walked outside, where he bumped into someone.

Rota used his Spirit Hall Elder Token to clear the tavern and investigated whether the person responsible for Nuoding City's western district destruction was hiding there. The tavern owner identified a suspicious group in an upstairs private room, and Fire Bull agreed to meet Rota.

• Rota showed his Elder Token to drive away customers blocking the tavern entrance and explained that Spirit Hall was handling official business.
• Rota showed the tavern owner a wanted poster and said its subject was responsible for the destruction in Nuoding City's western district.
• Rota questioned the tavern owner about unusual visitors, and the owner reported that a suspicious group had arrived shortly before Rota.
• Rota rewarded the tavern owner with 100 Gold Soul Coins and asked him to invite the group downstairs for tea.
• The tavern owner summoned the group, and Fire Bull agreed to meet the Spirit Hall elder.

Rota confronted Deklai and his gang over Spirit Hall’s stolen Soul Bone and the attack in Nuoding City. After Deklai revealed his martial soul and challenged him, Rota sent him flying and killed Fire Bull, leaving the rest of the gang to face him.

• Fire Bull confronted Rota, who returned Fire Bull’s stolen Soul Tool and asked to meet the gang’s boss.
• Deklai joined Rota and denied stealing Spirit Hall’s Soul Bone or causing the incident in Nuoding City, despite Rota presenting a wanted notice.
• Deklai revealed his Elastic Violent Bear martial soul and Rank 88 Soul Douluo strength, then accepted Rota’s challenge.
• Rota moved Deklai outside and kicked him through a row of buildings with a single strike.
• Rota told the gang he was taking the place of the Spirit Hall elder Deklai had killed and warned them they would not escape.
• Fire Bull unleashed his Fire Bull Rage Charge, but Rota pierced his heart with a Laser and killed him.

Rota killed Fire Bull and the remaining attackers at the bar, then fought Deklai, whose Martial Soul absorbed the force of an opponent’s attacks. Rota countered the ability with Lasers and killed Deklai, who regretted his past actions as he died.

• Rota killed Fire Bull and the other attackers with Cross Lasers, then left the damaged bar to pursue Deklai.
• Deklai unleashed his Elastic Violent Bear Martial Soul and used Elastic Heavy Fist to absorb Rota’s power and strike him back.
• Rota worked out how Deklai’s ability functioned, caught his next punch, and tested him with a kick that left him unharmed.
• Rota realized that Deklai’s Martial Soul absorbed impact force and pierced him with a Laser, then fired a barrage that left him dying.
• Deklai accepted that he had lost, reflected on the harm he had caused, and asked Rota to finish him.
• Rota killed Deklai with one final Laser and left.