Chapter Summaries

Gu Han persuaded Qian Renxue that commoners could replace nobles if they gained access to education and Spirit Hall’s support, then helped her make cheap paper. His ideas and historical stories reshaped Qian Renxue’s ambitions and deepened her admiration for him, earning Gu Han three Heavenly Points, which he planned how to use.

• Gu Han explained to Qian Renxue how educating commoners and supporting commoner Soul Masters could reduce the nobles’ hold over governance.
• Gu Han described paper and its materials, claiming he had learned about it from an ancient book that had fallen apart.
• More than half a month later, Qian Renxue and Gu Han successfully made a sheet of paper in Spirit City.
• Gu Han shared adapted historical stories and statecraft lessons, leading Qian Renxue to regard Qin Shi Huang as an ideal and dream of uniting the Douluo Continent.
• Qian Renxue came to admire Gu Han as a mature peer, and his influence earned him three Heavenly Points before she replaced Xue Qinghe.

Gu Han spent three Heavenly Points to deduce a visualization method, movement technique, and sword art, then practiced the sword art in the Plum Garden. He gave Qian Renxue his improved Sun Radiance Sword Art, leaving her stunned by his talent.

• Gu Han used the Deduction Function to create the Golden Sacred Dragon Contemplation Method, Cloud Dragon Nine Illusions, and Sun Radiance Sword Art.
• Gu Han practiced the Sun Radiance Sword Art with the Sun Radiance Sword in the Plum Garden.
• Qian Renxue arrived and asked Gu Han whether he had learned the Rising Sun Sword Art she had given him.
• Gu Han gave Qian Renxue a manual for his improved Sun Radiance Sword Art and explained its powerful moves and Sword Intent method.
• Qian Renxue was astonished that Gu Han had transformed her sword art into such a powerful technique in less than half a month.

Gu Han taught Qian Renxue the Sun Radiance Sword Art and answered her questions about governing a nation, strengthening her ambition to unify Douluo Continent. Qian Daoliu learned she had been meeting Gu Han and summoned her before the Douluo Hall enforcers to question her about him.

• Gu Han taught Qian Renxue the nine forms of the Sun Radiance Sword Art in the Plum Garden.
• Qian Renxue studied statecraft with Gu Han and discussed her ambition to unite Douluo Continent.
• Qian Renxue left their meeting, and Qian Daoliu learned she had grown close to a young man she met almost every day.
• Subduing Demon Douluo told Qian Daoliu that the young man was Gu Han, Bibi Dong's disciple.
• Qian Daoliu summoned Qian Renxue before the Douluo Hall enforcers and asked whether she had been getting close to Gu Han.

Qian Renxue admitted to Qian Daoliu that she liked Gu Han and hoped to be with him someday, despite his being only six. She defended Gu Han by describing his talents, but Qian Daoliu and the other Grand Enforcers remained skeptical of her claims about his political insight and sword technique.

• Qian Renxue calmly admitted that she admired Gu Han and wanted a future relationship with him.
• Qian Daoliu grew furious that Qian Renxue liked a six-year-old boy and called Gu Han useless because of his weak Innate Soul Power and degenerated Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue insisted that Qian Daoliu did not understand Gu Han and explained how his maturity and political insights had impressed her.
• Qian Renxue said Gu Han had found a way to evolve Martial Souls and had greatly strengthened his self-created sword technique in less than half a month.
• Qian Daoliu and the other six Grand Enforcers accepted that Gu Han had genuine ability but did not believe Qian Renxue's claims about his statecraft or sword technique.

Qian Renxue tried to convince Qian Daoliu and the six Grand Enforcers that Gu Han had extraordinary talents, then used his Sun Radiance Sword Art as proof. Qian Daoliu acknowledged the art’s power but remained skeptical about Gu Han’s role in creating it, and said he would investigate before approving their relationship.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other Grand Enforcers doubted Qian Renxue’s claims about Gu Han’s talent and statecraft.
• Qian Renxue gave Qian Daoliu the Sun Radiance Sword Art and explained that Gu Han had improved the Rising Sun Sword Art in less than half a month.
• Qian Daoliu tested the art’s first stance, Sun Rises in the East, and confirmed that it was comparable to a Hundred-Year Soul Skill.
• Qian Daoliu questioned whether Gu Han had created the sword art himself, while the other six Enforcers asked to study it and he refused.
• Qian Daoliu returned the manual to Qian Renxue and said he would investigate Gu Han before deciding whether to approve their relationship.
• Gu Han sneezed in his courtyard while feeding Sacred Dragon Dragon Soul Beast and wondered who was talking about him.

Qian Daoliu abducted Gu Han from Spirit City to test whether he was the genius Qian Renxue had described. Gu Han dodged his initial attacks but was soon overwhelmed when Qian Daoliu increased his strength, leaving him injured and battered.

• Gu Han practiced the Sun Radiance Sword Art while preparing for his promised battle with Xiong Ba.
• Qian Daoliu seized Gu Han and flew him out of Spirit City, forcing him to vomit from airsickness before landing in a forest.
• Gu Han reasoned that his captor was a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo and calmly asked why he had been taken.
• Qian Daoliu tested Gu Han with a Soul Grandmaster's strength, and Gu Han dodged his first grab using Cloud Dragon Nine Illusions.
• Qian Daoliu raised his strength to the Soul Elder level and injured Gu Han, who struggled to keep up.

Qian Daoliu tested Gu Han, warned him to stay away from Qian Renxue, and left him injured in the forest. After Hu Liena and Qian Renxue worried over his wounds, Qian Renxue realized her grandfather had hurt him and went to confront him.

• Qian Daoliu beat Gu Han during a test, then told him to stay away from Qian Renxue until he had evolved his martial soul into a Golden Sacred Dragon and become a Titled Douluo.
• Gu Han refused to distance himself from Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu flew back to Spirit City without giving him a ride.
• Gu Han returned to Spirit City on foot and went to lunch, where Hu Liena worried over his injuries and Yan felt jealous.
• Qian Renxue noticed Gu Han's injuries in the Plum Garden and inferred that Qian Daoliu had caused them.
• Qian Renxue finished studying with Gu Han, returned to Douluo Hall, and went to confront Qian Daoliu.

Qian Renxue confronted Qian Daoliu for injuring Gu Han and persuaded him to provide a precious spirit herb, which helped Gu Han recover and break through to level 20. Bibi Dong then led Gu Han and two elders toward the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his second Soul Ring.

• Qian Renxue argued with Qian Daoliu over Gu Han's injuries, and he agreed to let Gu Han be with her if he met his future standards.
• Qian Renxue persuaded Qian Daoliu to give Gu Han a Ten-Thousand-Year Crimson Spirit Ginseng, then delivered it to him the next day.
• Gu Han fed the ginseng to Sacred Dragon and cultivated its returning medicinal power, advancing his Martial Soul and reaching level 20.
• Gu Han thanked Qian Renxue, then asked Bibi Dong to arrange a hunt for his Second Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong set out with Gu Han, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei for the Soul Hunting Forest and asked which Soul Beast he wanted to hunt.

Gu Han chose an eight-hundred-year Golden Dragon Turtle as Sacred Dragon’s second Soul Ring target, arguing that his unusual physical strengthening meant he could exceed the usual limit. Bibi Dong reluctantly accepted his reasoning, while still struggling to question Yu Xiaogang’s theory.

• Gu Han told Bibi Dong he would face Xiong Ba in their one-year duel and wanted Sacred Dragon to gain a defensive Soul Skill to support him.
• Bibi Dong offered to cancel the duel if Gu Han was outmatched, but he refused, determined not to seem afraid or disgrace her.
• Gu Han and Bibi Dong compared three defensive Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beasts and Gu Han selected an eight-hundred-year Golden Dragon Turtle.
• Bibi Dong warned that the Golden Dragon Turtle exceeded the usual second-ring limit of seven hundred and sixty-four years, prompting Gu Han to question whether Soul Ring limits should vary with a Soul Master’s constitution.
• Bibi Dong conceded that absorption limits depended on physical constitution but advised Gu Han to stay within Spirit Hall’s recorded limit.
• Gu Han explained that Sacred Dragon’s consumption of Light Attribute dragon flesh and Spirit Medicine had strengthened his body through its feedback, and he believed he could absorb the Golden Dragon Turtle’s Soul Ring.

Gu Han hunted an over-eight-hundred-year Golden Dragon Turtle and absorbed its soul ring, relying on his enhanced physique to withstand it. As the absorption neared completion, a golden chest guard emerged from the soul ring, revealing itself as an External Soul Bone.

• Bibi Dong accepted Gu Han’s reasoning and agreed to help him hunt the Golden Dragon Turtle.
• Gu Han, Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei found the turtle by a river, where Yue Guan wounded it with his Sixth Soul Skill and Gu Han killed it with the Sun Radiance Sword.
• Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue had given Gu Han the sword and silently approved of their relationship, hoping it would anger Qian Daoliu.
• Gu Han began absorbing the Golden Dragon Turtle’s soul ring and endured its violent Soul Power because of his strong physique.
• As the absorption neared completion, a golden, dragon-scaled chest guard emerged from Gu Han’s chest, and the group recognized it as an External Soul Bone.

After absorbing his second soul ring, Gu Han gained an External Soul Bone that could transform into armor and returned to Spirit City at level 23. Nearly two and a half months later, he came back to the academy on the day of his promised fight with Xiong Ba, leaving his classmates wondering whether he was prepared.

• Gu Han discovered that the Golden Dragon Turtle had given him the Golden Dragon Heart Guard Mirror, an External Soul Bone, and Bibi Dong and Yue Guan reacted with shock and envy.
• Gu Han activated the soul bone and revealed its armor-forming skill, then demonstrated his Sacred Dragon martial soul's second soul skill.
• Gu Han returned to Spirit City with Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, having reached level 23 after absorbing the soul ring and soul bone.
• Nearly two and a half months later, Gu Han returned to Class 1-A on the day of his appointment to fight Xiong Ba.
• Wang Hao asked Gu Han whether he was ready to fight Xiong Ba and suggested calling in backup.

Gu Han prepared to face Xiong Ba in the one-year duel, revealing that he had also reached Soul Grandmaster despite his low innate soul power. At the crowded training ground, the two exchanged taunts as the crowd favored Xiong Ba and Hu Liena rallied support for Gu Han; the duel had not yet begun.

• Gu Han told Wang Hao that he had become a Soul Grandmaster and intended to keep his promise to prove himself worthy of becoming the Pope's disciple.
• Chris asked Gu Han about the duel, learned of his breakthrough, and encouraged him to fight while accepting that defeat would not diminish his progress.
• After class, Xiong Chuan led his lackeys to summon Gu Han to the training ground, and Gu Han followed them.
• Gu Han arrived at the crowded training ground, where Xiong Ba, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were waiting.
• Xiong Ba and Gu Han traded taunts, while spectators mocked Gu Han's low innate soul power and doubted he could win.
• Hu Liena cheered for Gu Han and made Xie Yue and Yan join her as the crowd laughed at their support.

Gu Han faced Xiong Ba in a public soul battle and revealed that his martial soul had evolved into the Sacred Dragon, with two Soul Rings. He defeated Xiong Ba with a single sword strike, leaving the gathered spectators stunned.

• Xiong Ba summoned his Blood Demon Berserk Bear and revealed that he was a Soul Grandmaster.
• Gu Han summoned his evolved Sacred Dragon, also showing two Soul Rings, while the spectators argued over whether he could win.
• Xiong Ba charged Gu Han with his Berserk Bear Blood Fiend Claw, and Gu Han countered with the Sacred Dragon’s skills.
• Gu Han used the Sacred Dragon’s attack as cover, closed in with Cloud Dragon Nine Illusions, and struck Xiong Ba with the Sun Radiance Sword’s second form.
• Xiong Ba was sent flying with a deep wound and multiple Sword Qi injuries, and Xiong Chuan rushed to his brother as the crowd reacted in disbelief.

After Gu Han defeated Xiong Ba, he rebutted the crowd’s accusations, and Xiong Ba admitted defeat and defended him. A year later, Gu Han’s Sacred Dragon Martial Soul had reached an evolutionary threshold that required rare, powerful resources to overcome.

• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong watched Gu Han defeat Xiong Ba, while some spectators accused him of cheating for using the Sun Radiance Sword.
• Gu Han argued that weapons had never been forbidden and that Xiong Ba was several years older; Xiong Ba then admitted defeat and declared Gu Han worthy of being the Pope’s disciple.
• News of the result spread through Spirit City, where many people reconsidered their view of Gu Han, though others still called his victory unworthy.
• During the following year, Gu Han continued training and spending time with Qian Renxue and Hu Liena, while his influence made Qian Renxue less softhearted toward enemies.
• Gu Han used one Heavenly Point to deduce a Sacred Dragon Spear Technique and saved the other two as his Sacred Dragon Martial Soul advanced toward dragon form.
• After analyzing the Sacred Dragon, Gu Han learned that it had reached an evolutionary threshold and needed hundred-thousand-year Light Attribute dragon beast flesh or top-tier Spirit Medicine to become a Golden Sacred Dragon.

After reaching rank twenty-nine, Gu Han spent a final day with Qian Renxue before she left Spirit City for Heaven Dou Imperial City. Qian Renxue departed to pursue her mission, while Gu Han resolved to support her from afar.

• Gu Han advanced his Soul Power to rank twenty-nine and strengthened his body through the Sacred Dragon Body Forging Method.
• Qian Renxue met Gu Han in the Plum Garden, embraced him, and told him she was leaving Spirit City for Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Gu Han and Qian Renxue spent their final day together walking through the Plum Garden, exploring Spirit City, and visiting the surrounding mountains.
• The next day, Qian Renxue left Spirit City in a carriage with Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, watched over by Qian Daoliu.
• After the carriage departed, Qian Renxue looked back toward Gu Han's courtyard, then turned toward the future and reaffirmed her resolve to realize her dream.

Gu Han told Bibi Dong that the Sacred Dragon Martial Soul needed a rare soul beast’s flesh and blood or a powerful spirit medicine to complete its evolution into a Golden Sacred Dragon. Two months later, Bibi Dong presented him with a Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and asked him to test whether it would work.

• Gu Han felt Qian Renxue’s departure but resolved to cultivate harder so he could help her realize her ambition.
• Gu Han told Hu Liena that his Sacred Dragon Martial Soul seemed to have reached the threshold of evolution, and she accompanied him to speak with Bibi Dong.
• Gu Han explained that a hundred-thousand-year Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beast or a near-hundred-thousand-year Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King might complete the Sacred Dragon’s evolution.
• Bibi Dong promised to search for the needed ingredient, secretly hoping the Golden Sacred Dragon could prove that San Pao was capable of evolving.
• Two months later, Bibi Dong summoned Gu Han and gave him a Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which she said rivaled or surpassed the spirit medicine he had requested.

Gu Han fed the Speed Clan’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to Sacred Dragon, which evolved into a Golden Sacred Dragon. Bibi Dong secretly planned to take credit for the evolution method for Yu Xiaogang, while Gu Han discovered that his evolved martial soul could possess him.

• Gu Han realized Bibi Dong had obtained the Speed Clan’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng for him and summoned Sacred Dragon to try it.
• Sacred Dragon swallowed the ginseng, formed a golden cocoon, and emerged as a Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Bibi Dong celebrated the evolution because she hoped to use Gu Han’s method to evolve Yu Xiaogang’s Luo Sanpao, then considered silencing Gu Han to claim the discovery for Xiaogang.
• Gu Han sensed Sacred Dragon’s changes and discovered it could switch between its summoned-beast form and a martial soul form that allowed Martial Soul Possession.

Gu Han tested his newly evolved Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul and discovered that it could undergo Martial Soul Possession, greatly enhancing his strength and potential. After reaching Rank 30, he prepared to choose a Third Soul Ring, while Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan visited to congratulate him.

• Gu Han demonstrated Martial Soul Possession with the Golden Sacred Dragon and found that his strength could rival some of the Rank 61 Sacred Emperor Warriors.
• Bibi Dong learned Gu Han had reached Rank 30 and promised to arrange a Soul Beast hunt with Elder Ju and Elder Gui.
• Gu Han used the Heavenly Transformation System to learn that the Golden Sacred Dragon’s evolution had increased his life essence and physical potential.
• Hu Liena arrived with Xie Yue and Yan, admired Gu Han’s Golden Sacred Dragon, and picked up the heavier little dragon.
• Xie Yue congratulated Gu Han, while Yan worried as he saw Hu Liena’s intimacy with him.

After Gu Han’s Martial Soul evolved into the Golden Sacred Dragon, he prepared to hunt a Third Soul Ring with Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei. He concealed that the Sacred Dragon could evolve again into a Golden Dragon, though doing so would cost three of his four Heavenly Points.

• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan congratulated Gu Han on his Martial Soul’s evolution, and Gu Han sensed Yan’s jealousy toward him.
• Gu Han left Hu Liena and the others early to prepare for hunting his Third Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong took Gu Han, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei to the Soul Hunting Forest and asked what soul beast he wanted for his Third Soul Ring.
• Gu Han said he wanted a powerful Dragon Soul Beast over four thousand years old to strengthen his physical attributes, and explained that the Golden Sacred Dragon no longer needed a Light Attribute soul beast.
• Gu Han privately recalled that the Heavenly Transformation System could help the Golden Sacred Dragon evolve into a Golden Dragon for three Heavenly Points, but he hesitated to spend most of his remaining points.

Gu Han chose to hunt a six-thousand-year Tyrant Dragon for his third soul ring, believing his strengthened body could withstand the absorption. With Bibi Dong’s support, Yue Guan and Gui Mei subdued and badly wounded the beast, leaving Gu Han ready to absorb its ring.

• Gu Han considered a Tyrant Dragon, Blood Demon Dragon, and Black Fiend Dragon as candidates for his third soul ring and inspected each with Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei.
• Gu Han chose the six-thousand-year Tyrant Dragon because it had the greatest strength and physique of the three.
• Yue Guan warned Gu Han that absorbing a six-thousand-year Dragon Soul Beast ring as a Soul Grandmaster was dangerous, but Gu Han explained how the Sacred Dragon had strengthened his body.
• Bibi Dong affirmed her trust in Gu Han, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei agreed to help hunt the Tyrant Dragon.
• Gui Mei restrained the Tyrant Dragon with his Ghost Shadow Ground Pool Hand while Yue Guan wounded it with Golden Stamen Flowing Radiance, leaving it barely alive.