Chapter Summaries

As the group continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest for soul rings, Lu Yuan noticed Xue Qinghe’s hostility toward Tang San and warned her not to act. His use of fortune alerted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and a powerful Silver-Haired Girl appeared at the Lake of Life.

• The group set out to hunt for soul rings with Flender, Ning Fengzhi, and others joining them, while Ning Fengzhi considered Tang San a potential recruit.
• Xue Qinghe suppressed her killing intent toward Tang San, whom she connected to her father’s death, and Lu Yuan sent her a voice transmission warning her to stay calm.
• Lu Yuan unknowingly mobilized a powerful force of fortune, which alerted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Di Tian, and the Silver Dragon King.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed that Lu Yuan had arrived, and Di Tian tried to leave before spatial power dragged him back to the ground.
• An overwhelming pressure suppressed the soul beasts at the Lake of Life as a Silver-Haired Girl appeared, forcing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to bow his head.

Gu Yuena recognized the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s auras in a newcomer and sent Di Tian to bring him to her. Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun absorbed a support-type soul beast’s ring, leaving Tang San and the others stunned.

• Di Tian addressed the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena as “Your Majesty,” shocking the ferocious beasts gathered at the Lake of Life.
• Gu Yuena sensed the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s auras and gave Di Tian a compass to guide him to their successor.
• Gu Yuena petted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then returned to the Lake of Life as the ferocious beasts waited fearfully for her to leave.
• Chen Xin cut down a soul beast so Ma Hongjun could deliver the finishing blow and begin absorbing its soul ring.
• Chen Xin and the others were shocked to see the assault-type genius Ma Hongjun absorb a support-type soul ring, while Tang San’s worldview collapsed.

Ma Hongjun absorbed a support-type Soul Beast’s Soul Ring and gained a third skill that boosted his Soul Power and reduced the cost of controlling flames, leaving Flender worried that he lacked an offensive skill. Tang San suspected Flender knew of a hidden source of Immortal Herbs, while Lu Yuan encouraged Ma Hongjun to appreciate his new ability.

• Tang San watched Ma Hongjun’s nine-headed fire phoenix and suspected Shrek Academy had access to a secret realm containing Immortal Herbs, which he believed Flender had concealed.
• Ma Hongjun awakened his third Soul Skill, Fire God Descent, which increased his Soul Power by fifty percent and reduced the cost of controlling flames by seventy percent while his Martial Soul was possessed.
• Flender and the others worried that Ma Hongjun had gained no offensive skill, while Lu Yuan envied the skill’s power-saving effect.
• Lu Yuan patted Ma Hongjun’s shoulder and urged him to be happy, and Ma Hongjun soon reframed the skill as having a Support-type Soul Master’s assistance.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang failed to find a suitable Man Faced Demon Spider, while the group spent the night drinking around a bonfire in the Star Dou Great Forest. Ning Rongrong drank without getting drunk and nearly asked Lu Yuan something important, as an unseen black shadow watched from high above.

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San searched unsuccessfully for a suitable Man Faced Demon Spider, so Yu Xiaogang planned to look for a Cave Demon Spider the next day.
• Ma Hongjun practiced controlling his Soul Power by climbing and falling from a tree, and Ning Fengzhi suspected Lu Yuan had taught him a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• The group lit a bonfire and gathered to drink while an enormous black shadow circled high above the forest without approaching.
• Ning Rongrong outdrank Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, while Xue Qinghe left early and dispelled his drunkenness.
• Ning Rongrong nearly asked Lu Yuan a troubling question but backed down, leaving Chen Xin and Gu Rong worried about her feelings for him.

Ning Fengzhi spoke with Lu Yuan about Ning Rongrong's feelings, then Lu Yuan suggested Tang Hao's past estrangement from the Clear Sky Sect concealed deeper circumstances. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi reconsidering the sect's history, followed by an author’s note apologizing for the novel’s writing.

• Ning Fengzhi stopped Ning Rongrong from drinking, teased her about Lu Yuan, and watched her hurry back to her tent.
• Ning Fengzhi told Lu Yuan that Ning Rongrong liked him, but Lu Yuan said she had not yet sorted out her feelings and that he liked her without claiming a right to her.
• Lu Yuan explained that his boat already carried a little rabbit and recalled a passenger who had once stirred his heart but chose another path.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Lu Yuan to remember Tang Hao's suffering, and Lu Yuan replied that hidden circumstances might explain how Tang Hao obtained a ten thousand year soul ring.
• Lu Yuan raised a soundproof barrier and questioned whether Tang Hao could truly have severed ties with the Clear Sky Sect by simply declaring it; Ning Fengzhi considered Tang Hao's status as the previous sect master's son.
• The author apologized for padded and rushed writing and asked readers for time to calm down.

Ning Fengzhi connected Tang Hao’s departure and ambush to a deliberate scheme, then heard Lu Yuan’s nine questions about Yu Xiaogang and realized he might be weaving ties among powerful factions. The chapter left Ning Fengzhi fearing that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was being isolated, while noting that any plan to target it would still depend on the plotters’ strength.

• Ning Fengzhi reasoned that Tang Hao’s departure from the Clear Sky Sect and the precise ambush against him suggested he had manipulated both the sect and Spirit Hall.
• Lu Yuan shifted the discussion to Yu Xiaogang and asked Ning Fengzhi nine questions about his relationships, choices, and sudden insights.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that Yu Xiaogang had connections to the Clear Sky Sect, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Spirit Hall, and Heaven Dou Crown Prince.
• Ning Fengzhi feared that these ties could unite powerful forces and leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with no chance to choose a side.
• Lu Yuan and Ning Fengzhi recognized that any scheme against the sect would still require enough strength to succeed.

Lu Yuan rejected Ning Fengzhi’s attempt to obtain his Self-Created Soul Skills and demanded that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stand behind him instead. Ning Fengzhi could not accept that price, and Lu Yuan left him with two more chances before he would set the terms of any future deal.

• Ning Fengzhi judged that Yu Xiaogang was no match for him and considered Lu Yuan a monstrous being after hearing about his past and his conflict with Tang San.
• Lu Yuan dismissed Tang San as an opponent and explained that he would not give away Self-Created Soul Skills to enemies, would act according to his mood, and would not tolerate anyone taking what he had not offered.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed trading for Lu Yuan’s skills and said he wanted them all, but Lu Yuan named the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s allegiance as his price.
• Ning Fengzhi failed to accept Lu Yuan’s demand, so Lu Yuan left and warned that after two more opportunities he would make any transaction on terms that benefited him most.

Di Tian arrived on Gu Yuena’s order to invite Lu Yuan to the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region. Lu Yuan prepared letters, brought Xiao Wu along, and flew with Di Tian to the Lake of Life, where he was struck by the area’s immense natural wealth.

• Lu Yuan confronted Di Tian, who emerged from the forest and said Gu Yuena had invited him to go with him.
• Lu Yuan asked Di Tian to wait while he returned to camp and wrote letters with Weide’s lightning illuminating the tent.
• Lu Yuan took Xiao Wu and joined Di Tian, who carried them toward the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lu Yuan used a Spatial Barrier to shield himself and Xiao Wu from the wind as Di Tian flew.
• Di Tian landed beside the Lake of Life, and Lu Yuan noticed the rare plants, minerals, and life-rich soil surrounding them.

Lu Yuan brought Xiao Wu to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, where Bi Ji told him to wait while Di Tian reported his arrival. Angered by the beasts’ insults and delay, Lu Yuan revealed his Fifth Soul Skill and demanded that Bi Ji face him and answer whether he needed to wait.

• Xiao Wu feared the many powerful soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion mocked her and Lu Yuan’s relationship.
• Lu Yuan defended Xiao Wu and teased the Three-Eyed Golden Lion until Bi Ji arrived and stopped their argument.
• Lu Yuan introduced Bi Ji to Xiao Wu and asked why he had been summoned; Bi Ji said Di Tian had gone to report his arrival.
• After hearing Bi Ji tell him to wait, Lu Yuan explained that he had come to honor a promise and objected to the beasts’ insults and treatment.
• Lu Yuan used his Fifth Soul Skill to summon the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King phantoms, then ordered Bi Ji to face him and tell him whether he needed to wait.

Lu Yuan entered the Lake of Life to meet Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena while Xiao Wu stayed behind with Di Tian and Bi Ji. Gu Yuena noticed Lu Yuan could perceive the lake’s spatial Silver Threads and asked to examine the Eye of Fate, leaving him wary of how powerful she was.

• Bi Ji allowed Lu Yuan to proceed after sensing his Pure Dragon Clan Aura, and Di Tian escorted him toward the Lake of Life.
• Di Tian said only Lu Yuan had been invited and promised Xiao Wu would be safe, so Lu Yuan left her with Bi Ji and the others.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sulked while eating Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s flesh, and Scarlet King treated his wounds with medicinal herbs.
• At the lakebed, Lu Yuan met Gu Yuena and observed the Silver Threads of spatial elements covering the area.
• Lu Yuan demonstrated that he could perceive the Silver Threads, and Gu Yuena suppressed the spatial disturbance he created.
• Gu Yuena appeared before Lu Yuan and politely asked to examine the Eye of Fate, so he opened it despite worrying about her power.

Gu Yuena recognized Lu Yuan’s Eye of Fate and explained that she wanted to borrow its Power of Destiny to recover from her severe injuries. The chapter ended with her stressing that Lu Yuan, as a human, could access the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s power in a way she could not, while draining the Beast Race’s shared fortune would risk its survival.

• Gu Yuena examined Lu Yuan’s Eye of Fate, apologized when he pulled away, and identified him as a new Beast Race species called Dragon Human.
• Lu Yuan told Gu Yuena his name, and she admitted that the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ deaths left her feeling guilty.
• Gu Yuena asked to borrow Lu Yuan’s Power of Destiny, explaining that her injuries and depleted vitality could not be healed with ordinary elemental power.
• Lu Yuan questioned why Gu Yuena wanted his destiny power instead of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s, whose source was purer and greater.
• Gu Yuena explained that she could not draw destiny power from another beast because she and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion were the same species, while Lu Yuan was human.
• Gu Yuena rejected using the Star Dou Great Forest’s shared fortune to heal herself, fearing it could further endanger the already declining Beast Race.

Gu Yuena borrowed Lu Yuan’s Power of Destiny by using his Eye of Fate as a medium. As she reached the final layer, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed that something had been taken from her and began considering taking human form to compete with Xiao Wu.

• Gu Yuena explained why she needed to borrow humanity’s Power of Luck, and Lu Yuan agreed to help her.
• Gu Yuena asked Lu Yuan to open his Eye of Fate, trust her, and close his eyes; he cooperated because he believed debts should be repaid.
• Gu Yuena pressed her forehead to Lu Yuan’s and used the Eye of Fate to reach for his Power of Luck.
• Elemental Power filled the Independent Space as Gu Yuena focused on tracing Lu Yuan’s luck back to its Origin.
• At the Lake of Life, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed that something of hers had been taken, blamed Xiao Wu, and began browsing Lu Yuan’s memories for an appearance he might like.

Gu Yuena became trapped on the Path of Destiny, where her Mental Power rapidly drained until she called out to Lu Yuan. A mysterious eye restored her and assigned her tasks, giving her several rewards before she returned with many unanswered questions.

• Gu Yuena repeatedly tried to advance and attack, but the illusory space kept her trapped while consuming her Mental Power.
• As her reason faded and her body shrank, Gu Yuena called out to Lu Yuan, and a voice answered her.
• The voice realized Gu Yuena had entered through a tributary and summoned a huge, magnificent eye that restored her size and reason.
• The eye ordered Gu Yuena to tell Lu Yuan to restrain himself and to comprehend what she had seen when the time was right.
• The eye gave Gu Yuena several rewards, including colored materials and two fused black-and-white masses, and she retraced her path out.

After a mysterious being left Gu Yuena with a warning for Lu Yuan, she tried to explain their encounter, but parts of her speech became completely inaudible. Lu Yuan concluded that discussing the being was dangerous and urged them both to avoid the subject.

• A forceful blast sent Lu Yuan and Gu Yuena flying apart, leaving both with minor injuries and Gu Yuena shaken.
• Gu Yuena told Lu Yuan that a mysterious being had asked her to warn him to keep himself in check.
• As Gu Yuena recounted the encounter, Lu Yuan realized that most of her words could not be heard.
• Gu Yuena confirmed that she had not known her speech was silent and that she had never seen the being in person.
• When Gu Yuena tried to explain where she met the being and how it involved Lu Yuan, her words again became inaudible.
• Lu Yuan asked them both to avoid discussing the being to prevent any accidents.

Gu Yuena agreed to Lu Yuan’s proposal, then used his heart blood and her own to strengthen him and bind him more closely to the dragon clan. After calling Di Tian, she left Lu Yuan unconscious as Bi Ji began to suspect that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had fallen for him.

• Gu Yuena accepted Lu Yuan’s suggestion, believing that helping him was a worthwhile gamble despite her doubts about whether the power would work.
• Gu Yuena pierced Lu Yuan’s heart and tested its resilience with Elemental Power, then knocked him unconscious when he endured the pain.
• Gu Yuena wounded herself and injected her Heart Blood into Lu Yuan, allowing the Elements to repair his heart and raise his rank.
• Gu Yuena reflected that their mutual debts had created a bond and decided she would not let Lu Yuan owe her nothing further.
• Gu Yuena called for Di Tian, who immediately went to her, while Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion perked up at the summons.
• Bi Ji suspected that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had fallen for Lu Yuan and wondered when to discuss it with Di Tian.

Di Tian brought the unconscious Lu Yuan to the ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest and ordered a contest to recruit dragon- and snake-type soul beasts for the Ice and Fire Dragon King. After Lu Yuan woke, Di Tian revealed that he was the Dragon King of the Water Dragon Clan and Fire Dragon Clan, leaving the gathered beasts stunned.

• Di Tian returned carrying the unconscious Lu Yuan, and Xiao Wu took him from Di Tian and shielded him from the ferocious beasts.
• Di Tian ordered dragon- and snake-type soul beasts below Ten Thousand Year to compete for two hundred follower positions within one month, with no methods prohibited.
• A Hundred-Thousand-Year Mandala Snake Emperor asked to compete for a position, and Lu Yuan agreed on the condition that it prove itself outstanding.
• Di Tian introduced Lu Yuan as the current Dragon King of the Water Dragon Clan and Fire Dragon Clan, the second Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, and the first Ice and Fire Dragon King.

Lu Yuan set the Mandala Snake Emperor a challenge to win the chance to become his Dragon Descendant, then went with Bi Ji to see the million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. The chapter left Sky Dream asleep under Scarlet King's watch, unaware Lu Yuan was coming, and ended with an author’s thank-you note to readers.

• Lu Yuan offered the Mandala Snake Emperor a chance to become his Dragon Descendant if it defeated a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast before moonset.
• The Mandala Snake Emperor accepted the challenge and chose an opponent, and Di Tian went to supervise their fight.
• Lu Yuan asked Bi Ji to take him to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion followed.
• Sky Dream slept under Scarlet King's guard and silently planned for his expected attendance bonus.
• The author thanked readers and subscribers for their support.

Lu Yuan had Bi Ji heal Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then offered him the chance to become a follower if Lu Yuan could obtain a divine artifact. Meanwhile, Di Tian watched a battle between the Mandala Snake Emperor and the Death Spider Emperor in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm noticed Bi Ji, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and two humans, then submitted when Scarlet King forced him to answer Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan asked about Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Sloughed Skin and learned it could only form after his death.
• Lu Yuan asked Bi Ji to heal Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and she restored his wounds without recovering his lost cultivation.
• Lu Yuan offered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm a chance to become his follower if he obtained a divine artifact, surprising Bi Ji and Scarlet King.
• Di Tian chose a high-risk area in the Star Dou Great Forest for a duel and watched the Mandala Snake Emperor fight the Death Spider Emperor.

As purple poisonous mist spread from a clash between two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, Ning Fengzhi ordered the group to evacuate, but learned that Lu Yuan and Xiao Wu were missing. Tang San resisted leaving to search for them, and his attempt to evade Liu Erlong led to Flender being wounded by a crossbow bolt.

• Ning Fengzhi identified the purple mist as likely coming from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Mandala Snake Emperor and urged everyone to leave immediately.
• Zhao Wuji reported that Lu Yuan and Xiao Wu were missing and handed Flender Lu Yuan's note saying he had gone out temporarily.
• Most of the younger Soul Masters objected to leaving, so Flender knocked out Ma Hongjun and Oscar while Ning Fengzhi knocked out Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San dodged Liu Erlong and fired a Crossbow Bolt; Chen Xin and Gu Rong deflected it, but Flender was struck while protecting Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang rebuked Tang San, who accepted the criticism but stubbornly declared that he would search for Lu Yuan and Xiao Wu.

Yu Xiaogang chose Tang San’s safety over letting him search for Xiao Wu, while Gu Rong knocked Tang San unconscious and the group fled. Tang San’s resentment caught the attention of the Rakshasa God, who considered replacing her current heir and sent her High Priest out with a divine scythe.

• Yu Xiaogang ordered Tang San to withdraw, but Gu Rong knocked Tang San unconscious before he could decide whether to stay for Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang caught Tang San, and the group hurried away without noticing Tang San struggling to wake or the resentment growing inside him.
• The Rakshasa God sensed Tang San’s potent resentment and told her High Priest to bring him to her as a possible new heir.
• After weighing her current heir against Tang San, the Rakshasa God considered changing successors and gave her High Priest a decree.
• The Rakshasa High Priest took up a divine scythe and departed the Independent Space.