Chapter Summaries

Flender and Zhao Wuji struggled to protect the young Soul Masters during the Beast Tide, and Flender was on the verge of being killed by a ten-thousand-year avian Soul Beast. Lu Yuan arrived, killed the beast, and shielded the group while investigating an arrow.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji recognized that Dai Weisi had sent Death Guards to kill Dai Mubai, then tried to regroup the scattered young Soul Masters as the Beast Tide overwhelmed them.
• Flender was driven to exhaustion while Zhao Wuji went to aid the group, and a ten-thousand-year avian Soul Beast prepared to swallow Flender.
• Ma Hongjun watched helplessly as Flender faced death, until Lu Yuan's voice rang out and his bone spear pierced the avian Soul Beast's head.
• Lu Yuan arrived and used his power to turn nearby Soul Beasts into fragments, then examined an arrow on the ground.
• Zhao Wuji recognized Lu Yuan's protective barrier, dismissed his Martial Soul Avatar, and began recovering his Soul Power.

Lu Yuan learned that Zhu Zhuyun’s attack had injured members of both teams and treated the wounded under the teams’ wary gaze. He began healing Oscar with a radiant power, leaving the others stunned by the effect.

• Ma Hongjun recounted how Zhu Zhuyun’s attack had caused casualties, and Lu Yuan identified Meng Shu as the likely Soul Douluo involved.
• Lu Yuan sent a written reprimand to Zhu Zhuyun through the void while the soul beasts remained held back by an invisible defense.
• Lu Yuan approached Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to examine Ye Lingling’s wound, but Dugu Yan mistook his actions for something improper.
• Lu Yuan pulled the arrow from Oscar’s shoulder, pinned him down when he tried to rise, and began healing him with a warm radiance that stirred the Soul Power of everyone nearby.

Lu Yuan treated Oscar and Ye Lingling’s arrow wounds, then removed the arrows from Dai Mubai while explaining why he had chosen to save him. Ye Lingling’s reaction hinted at her feelings for Lu Yuan, which Dugu Yan noticed, and the chapter left Dai Mubai unconscious as Lu Yuan continued treating him.

• Lu Yuan healed Oscar’s shoulder and told Dugu Yan to stay quiet as he began treating Ye Lingling.
• Lu Yuan removed the arrow from Ye Lingling’s leg, and she woke and reached for the cloak he offered.
• Dugu Yan noticed Ye Lingling’s blush and suspected that she had fallen for Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan pulled arrows from Dai Mubai’s body, knocked him unconscious to spare him the pain, and continued the treatment.
• Lu Yuan decided to help Zhu Zhuyun by saving Dai Mubai, who had not yet allied with Tang San.

Lu Yuan explained that Dai Mubai could either preserve his body and lose his cultivation or preserve his cultivation and lose the ability to have children, and Dai Mubai chose to keep his cultivation so he could face Dai Weisi at the Soul Master Competition. The chapter ended with a purple-cloaked man on a divine throne waking in irritation as nine black halos revolved behind him.

• Lu Yuan removed the arrows from Dai Mubai and discovered that the remaining injury could not be repaired without choosing between Dai Mubai's body and cultivation.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji woke Dai Mubai so he could decide which outcome to accept.
• Lu Yuan explained the two options and recommended that Dai Mubai preserve his body and begin cultivating again.
• Dai Mubai rejected Lu Yuan's advice, explained that Dai Weisi would target him regardless, and chose to preserve his cultivation for the coming Soul Master Competition.
• A purple-cloaked man on a divine throne opened his eyes and complained that everyone kept disturbing his peace.

The Rakshasa God noticed Lu Yuan but was driven away by the Destruction God King before she could observe him closely. Lu Yuan subdued Dai Mubai and revealed five extraordinary soul rings to the assembled Soul Masters, leaving them stunned.

• The Rakshasa God tried to observe a scene involving Lu Yuan, but the Destruction God King shattered her Divine Sense and warned her not to interfere.
• Lu Yuan knocked Dai Mubai unconscious, used Spatial Severance to resolve the situation, and sent a ball of light away without touching him.
• Lu Yuan faced the spirit beasts outside the Spatial Barrier and released a powerful aura as five soul rings rose beneath him: two black and three red.
• Flender struggled to comprehend Lu Yuan's soul-ring configuration, while Ma Hongjun supported him.
• Dugu Yan and the Royal Fight Team were shocked by Lu Yuan's rings, and Dugu Yan leaned against Yu Tianheng to recover from the revelation.

Lu Yuan revealed his overwhelming strength to the Royal Fight Team, then pierced the Spatial Barrier with a signal that alerted Scarlet King and changed the Beast Tide plan. He ordered the others to gather the wounded and prepare to break out.

• The Royal Fight Team recognized Lu Yuan as the extraordinary genius Xue Qinghe had described, but felt too unworthy to approach him.
• Ye Lingling lost hope of being close to Lu Yuan, and Dugu Yan sympathized with her friend.
• Lu Yuan drew the Tai Xu Bone Spear, charged it with ice and fire, and hurled it through the Spatial Barrier to create a signal in the sky.
• Scarlet King noticed the signal, realized the plan had changed, and checked from the shadows that Lu Yuan was unharmed.
• Lu Yuan called for a breakout and ordered everyone to bring the wounded behind him.
• Zhao Wuji carried the unconscious Dai Mubai, while Qin Ming helped the Shi Mo brothers stand.

Lu Yuan and the human Soul Masters escaped the Beast Tide after Scarlet King secretly redirected the soul beasts, but the displaced beasts made the fighting elsewhere even worse. Liu Erlong and the remaining fighters struggled against the first wave as the Beast Tide continued.

• Scarlet King secretly redirected most ten-thousand-year soul beasts, allowing Lu Yuan to lead the human Soul Masters through a weakly defended section of the encirclement.
• After Lu Yuan escaped, Scarlet King redeployed the remaining ten-thousand-year soul beasts to other battlefields, overwhelming the human Soul Masters there.
• The surviving Soul Masters gathered into several large groups to protect the academy teams and other younger fighters.
• Scarlet King considered Di Tian's plan to prepare for God Trial Takers and High Priests while sending a message about his actions.
• Liu Erlong fought off a ten-thousand-year soul beast and feared that Blue Tyrant Academy's students would not have survived the escalating battle.

After escaping the Beast Tide, Lu Yuan urged Shrek Academy and the Royal Fight Team to leave while he stayed behind to meet Xue Qinghe and handle a problem. He vanished after giving Ma Hongjun a notebook of training methods, leaving Ye Lingling’s apparent feelings for him to stir speculation among the team.

• Lu Yuan told the exhausted group to return to safety and said he would bring Shrek Academy’s members back unharmed, with Xiao Wu entrusted to Xue Qinghe.
• Ye Lingling called after Lu Yuan and asked what he would do; he said he would find Xue Qinghe and remain in the area to deal with a minor problem.
• Qin Ming invited Lu Yuan to travel with the group to meet the Crown Prince, but Lu Yuan refused because they moved too slowly.
• Lu Yuan gave Ma Hongjun a notebook of techniques and fighting methods, then stepped into the void and disappeared.
• The Royal Fight Team noticed Ye Lingling’s unusual reaction to Lu Yuan and suspected she had developed feelings for him.

Xue Qinghe used the rescue mission to build political support while quietly watching Hu Liena and Xiao Wu argue over Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan arrived and entered the room, determined to face and resolve the conflict he had anticipated.

• Xue Qinghe reasoned that rescuing the Four Elements Academy and Rogue Soul Masters would win her favor and turn her Soul Masters' dissatisfaction into praise.
• Hu Liena and Xiao Wu exchanged barbs over Lu Yuan, while Xue Qinghe watched and Xie Yue lamented the situation.
• Xie Yue left the room with his violin, but stopped playing when Lu Yuan appeared beside him.
• Xie Yue warned Lu Yuan that the room was tense, with Hu Liena and Xiao Wu arguing and Yan also inside.
• Lu Yuan said he had prepared to face the conflict and pushed open the door to resolve it.

Lu Yuan tried to defuse the tension between Hu Liena and Xiao Wu, but Yan’s provocation drew Qian Renxue’s anger and ended with Lu Yuan instinctively striking Yan unconscious. Qian Renxue approved of the result, while Lu Yuan was left lamenting the mess as he still needed to settle matters with Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong.

• Xiao Wu leapt onto Lu Yuan, upsetting Hu Liena, and Lu Yuan caught her before trying to calm the situation.
• Hu Liena approached Lu Yuan flirtatiously, but Yan angrily rebuked him and Xue Qinghe revealed four golden wings of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue threatened to make Yan self-destruct, but Lu Yuan stopped her and argued that Yan had only offended him.
• Yan continued provoking them, and Lu Yuan instinctively struck him with the Tai Xu Short Spear, leaving him unconscious and pinned to the wall.
• Qian Renxue praised Lu Yuan’s handling of Yan, while Lu Yuan silently regretted the outcome and thought of the unresolved trouble ahead.

Lu Yuan answered Hu Liena’s questions, confirming that he was married to Xiao Wu and explaining his feelings for Hu Liena. He left her with the painful knowledge that he was still moved by her but would put his responsibility to Xiao Wu first.

• Hu Liena asked Lu Yuan his name, and he confirmed that he was Lu Yuan and that Xiao Wu was his wife.
• Hu Liena asked what Lu Yuan thought of her, and he praised her character while admitting that his heart had been moved by her.
• Lu Yuan told Hu Liena that he still felt moved but would respect Xiao Wu’s wishes and place his responsibility to his wife before his feelings.
• Xiao Wu, Xue Qinghe, and Xie Yue were stunned by Lu Yuan’s explanation.

Hu Liena questioned whether she needed Xiao Wu’s permission to like Lu Yuan, but their exchange was interrupted when Xue Qinghe proposed bringing Spirit Hall’s leaders together to address the worsening division. Qian Renxue offered a letter-exchange arrangement to make sure both sides sent for help, though her true identity remained concealed.

• Hu Liena asked whether Lu Yuan meant she needed Xiao Wu’s permission to like him, and Xue Qinghe explained that Lu Yuan had only imposed a restriction on himself.
• Hu Liena asked Xiao Wu for her opinion, but Lu Yuan kneaded Xiao Wu’s cheeks and told Hu Liena to ask her privately another time.
• Xie Yue changed the subject by asking whether they should notify Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo or make a plan first.
• Xue Qinghe said the situation required more than one or two Titled Douluo and proposed bringing his grandfather while asking Hu Liena to bring her teacher.
• Hu Liena questioned why she should trust Xue Qinghe, so Qian Renxue proposed that both sides write letters and have the opposing side deliver them.

Hu Liena and Xue Qinghe exchanged letters requesting assistance, while Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue settled Xiao Wu’s arrangements. Qian Renxue chose to delay sending help to the Soul Masters trapped in the Beast Tide, but the Royal Fight Team and Shrek Academy arrived before she expected.

• Hu Liena and Xue Qinghe wrote and exchanged letters, then Hu Liena left as Xie Yue took the unconscious Yan away.
• Lu Yuan recalled the Void Bone Spears, caught up with Xue Qinghe, and agreed Xiao Wu could stay with her while he was away.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true voice to Xiao Wu, who eagerly asked her to teach her how to change her voice.
• Qian Renxue told Xiao Wu to address her as Crown Prince or Brother Xue Qinghe and resolved to delay rescuing the trapped Soul Masters so they would be more desperate to join her.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Qin Ming and the Royal Fight Team, along with Zhao Wuji and the surviving members of Shrek Academy, who arrived after recovering from their injuries.

Qin Ming reported to Xue Qinghe that Lu Yuan had rescued the Royal Fight Team from a dangerous Beast Tide, while Xue Qinghe concealed her plans and Lu Yuan left to deal with another problem. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong remained bored at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and her father arrived to make her cultivate.

• Qin Ming told Xue Qinghe that a Beast Tide with more than ten ten-thousand-year soul beasts had nearly wiped out the Royal Fight Team, and he suspected a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was at its core.
• Xue Qinghe promised to take the Beast Tide seriously while privately resenting Lu Yuan for rescuing the Royal Fight Team and disrupting her plans.
• Lu Yuan left the room, and Ye Lingling worried that his earlier reaction meant he disliked her.
• Lu Yuan reflected on sacrifice and the threats posed by Tang San, Tang Hao, and an unknown God Trial Taker before disappearing into the rain.
• Ning Rongrong lamented being stuck at home instead of joining the hunt, then opened the door to find Ning Fengzhi ready to make her cultivate.

Ning Fengzhi arranged for Ning Rongrong to meet Lu Yuan alone, and their reunion stirred complicated feelings between them. Lu Yuan concluded she might have feelings for him and told her so directly.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong she could skip cultivation for the day to meet an unexpected friend, and she eagerly agreed.
• Ning Rongrong arrived alone at the Reception Hall and was shocked to find Lu Yuan waiting there.
• Lu Yuan noticed Ning Fengzhi had deliberately left them alone, then greeted Ning Rongrong as she recovered from her surprise.
• Ning Rongrong insisted she had stayed because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stayed, not because of Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan interpreted her emphatic denial as a sign of her feelings and told her that she might like him.

Lu Yuan pressed Ning Rongrong to explain why she had stayed, and she confessed that she had loved him since he saved her. He asked for time to consider her feelings because of Xiao Wu, but his awkward apology with an Aromatic Silk Beauty only made Ning Rongrong furious, leaving him outside the Reception Hall with the rejected gift.

• Ning Rongrong struggled to deny that she liked Lu Yuan, but his questions pushed her to confront her feelings.
• Lu Yuan told Ning Rongrong he had come to see her and asked why she had stayed with Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Rongrong confessed that she had loved Lu Yuan since he saved her and accused him of making her reveal her feelings despite his choice of Xiao Wu.
• Lu Yuan asked for time to consider Ning Rongrong's feelings and gave her an Aromatic Silk Beauty as an apology for making her cry.
• Ning Rongrong drove Lu Yuan from the Reception Hall, threw the gift back at him, and sobbed behind the closed door.
• Lu Yuan decided to give the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Ning Fengzhi to pass on and hoped to explain himself to Ning Rongrong later.

Lu Yuan waited for Xue Qinghe after giving Ning Fengzhi instructions for the Immortal Herb, while the leaders of Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and Spirit Hall handled the Beast Tide and the prospect of a God War. The chapter ended as Gui Mei and Snake Lance Douluo entered Spirit Hall headquarters together, beginning a cautious reconciliation between its divided factions.

• Lu Yuan visited Ning Fengzhi, declined dinner, and went to Xue Qinghe's quarters, where he waited after finding the room empty.
• Qian Renxue continued directing Heaven Dou's response to the Beast Tide, then covered the sleeping Xiao Wu with a blanket and rested nearby.
• Zhu Zhuyun reflected on Dai Mubai's fate and Lu Yuan's scolding as she used chess pieces to depict her plan and her resentment.
• Yue Guan stayed with Hu Liena and Qian Renxue at Spirit Hall's strategy room while Gui Mei carried a letter requesting the Pope and High Priest's presence.
• Gui Mei waited outside Spirit Hall headquarters for Snake Lance Douluo, and the two entered together with friendly gestures.

Xue Qinghe decided to launch a rescue despite the danger and went to ask Lu Yuan to enter the Beast Tide again. Lu Yuan admitted he could do it, but refused because he did not want to.

• Xue Qinghe reviewed the rescue reports and decided they could not wait any longer, though the Soul Masters’ exact location remained unknown.
• Meng Shenji questioned whether Xue Qinghe had considered the casualties, but she insisted she was certain and told him to prepare to receive the rescue personnel.
• Xue Qinghe went to the Quiet Chamber, where she found Lu Yuan asleep and woke him by striking a dagger against the table beside his ear.
• Xue Qinghe asked Lu Yuan to charge into the Beast Tide again and rescue the besieged Soul Masters.
• Lu Yuan said he could do it but did not want to.

Lu Yuan agreed to help with the Beast Tide after Xue Qinghe told him Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were there, and he planned to use the opportunity to eliminate Tang San and draw out Tang Hao. At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu received letters warning of a potentially abnormal Beast Tide and possible God War, but Bibi Dong rejected the warning and accused Qian Renxue of deception.

• Lu Yuan refused to enter the Beast Tide until Xue Qinghe revealed that Liu Erlong, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang had entered it.
• Lu Yuan decided to seize the opportunity to eliminate Tang San and force Tang Hao to act, while Xue Qinghe promised to repay him a favor.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu clashed over Soul Power in Spirit Hall as Gui Mei and Snake Lance watched.
• Gui Mei and Snake Lance presented letters from Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong's lineage, explaining that Qian Renxue had encountered Lu Yuan and suspected the Beast Tide could involve multiple Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and a God War.
• Bibi Dong erupted in anger and accused Qian Renxue of deceiving Na Na and Gui Mei.

Bibi Dong read Qian Renxue’s letter and learned that the girl had been misled about her mother and Qian Xunji. Enraged by Qian Daoliu’s role in the deception, Bibi Dong confronted him and unleashed her second martial soul.

• Bibi Dong’s pressure overwhelmed Gui Mei until Qian Daoliu intervened and revealed his true soul ring configuration of six black and three red rings.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Snake Lance to explain what had happened, and Bibi Dong asked permission to read the letter from the Six-Winged Angel lineage.
• Bibi Dong opened Qian Renxue’s letter and reread it in silence, struggling to contain her emotions.
• Bibi Dong accused Qian Daoliu of teaching Qian Renxue a false image of her mother and questioned whether he had permission to fill her daughter’s head with those claims.
• Bibi Dong drove Gui Mei and Snake Lance out of the hall, then summoned her Soul Devouring Spider Emperor and activated her Martial Soul Avatar before Qian Daoliu.