Chapter Summaries

Li Chang'an slapped Hu Liena and insulted her appearance, prompting Yan to attack him. Li Chang'an defeated Yan with a single controlled burst of sword qi, leaving him badly wounded but alive.

• Hu Liena lay stunned in Xie Yue's arms after Li Chang'an slapped her.
• Li Chang'an disparaged Hu Liena's looks and charm, while Dugu Yan approved of his reaction.
• Yan erupted in anger, expanded his body with his soul skills, and charged at Li Chang'an.
• Li Chang'an dodged Yan and pierced him with sword qi, making the Soul King collapse and lose the ability to fight.
• Sword Douluo praised Li Chang'an's sharp sword qi and precise control, while the other team members cried out for Yan.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue used their Demon Charm Martial Soul Fusion Skill to trap Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan in Red Mist, but Li Chang'an revealed that he and Dugu Yan had a fusion skill of their own. Their Black Mist overwhelmed the Red Mist and spread across most of the stage, leaving the outcome hidden from the spectators.

• Hu Liena and Xie Yue fused into Demon Charm, covering the stage in Red Mist that weakened and disoriented Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan.
• Li Chang'an explained that he had let them complete their fusion because he wanted to pit their Martial Soul Fusion Skill against his and Dugu Yan's.
• Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan fused into a black sphere as Demon Charm tried and failed to interrupt them.
• Their Black Mist erupted, swallowed the Red Mist, and expanded to cover ninety percent of the stage.
• The spectators realized that Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan also had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but could not see which pair would win.

Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan defeated Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, securing Heaven Dou Royal Academy the All-Continent Soul Master Competition championship. Li Chang'an accepted the three Soul Bones as the team’s reward and stored them for later allocation.

• Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan trapped Demon Charm in their Black Mist domain, and Li Chang'an’s Poison Stream swallowed Xie Yue and Hu Liena.
• The Black Mist withdrew to reveal the unconscious Xie Yue and Hu Liena, while Yan remained outside the domain because of his injuries.
• Spirit Hall’s remaining competitors admitted defeat, and the referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner.
• Bibi Dong announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy as champion and presented the three Soul Bones to Li Chang'an.
• Li Chang'an put the Soul Bones into his Storage Soul Guidance Device as his teammates returned with him.

After Heaven Dou Royal Academy won the competition, Li Chang'an handed the three valuable soul bones to Dugu Bo for safekeeping. Dugu Bo had reached rank 96 and agreed to protect his granddaughter and grandson-in-law as they prepared to leave Spirit City.

• Heaven Dou Royal Academy won the championship, bringing pride to the Heaven Dou Royal Family.
• Li Chang'an returned to the team’s lodging with the three soul bones while onlookers eyed the prizes greedily.
• Dugu Yan was delighted to find that her grandfather, Dugu Bo, had arrived after reaching rank 96 and becoming a Super Douluo.
• Li Chang'an gave Dugu Bo the three champion soul bones to keep safe from anyone who might try to seize them.
• Ye Lingling and the other teammates accepted that Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan were the ones entitled to the soul bones.

Dugu Bo escorted Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan back toward Heaven Dou City, openly displaying the Soul Bones to draw out anyone who wanted to steal them. On the eleventh day, the procession entered a remote mountain road, where Dugu Bo sensed an ambush.

• Dugu Bo decided to travel openly with the procession so people would believe he held the Soul Bones and avoid targeting Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo revealed his identity as a Titled Douluo and briefly showed the three Soul Bones, driving away most of the hidden watchers.
• The procession of contestants, teachers, and Royal Knights set out for Heaven Dou City, with Dugu Bo, Li Chang'an, and Dugu Yan riding together.
• After ten peaceful days, the procession took a remote shortcut between two low hills on the eleventh day.
• Dugu Bo sensed hostile auras in the mountains, and the Royal Knight Captain ordered everyone to stay alert.

Dugu Bo used his poison to end an ambush on the convoy, then confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who demanded the three Soul Bones. He refused to surrender them, and Chrysanthemum Douluo prepared to attack.

• Bandits ambushed the convoy with falling rocks and outnumbered the soul masters, who struggled against their coordinated attacks.
• Dugu Bo released poisonous mist that knocked down everyone in the valley except Li Chang'an's protected group.
• Dugu Bo called out the hidden Titled Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo appeared in a white mask before Ghost Douluo joined him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo demanded the three Soul Bones, but Dugu Bo insisted they belonged to his granddaughter and grandson-in-law and refused to hand them over.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo lost patience and decided to seize the Soul Bones by force.

Spirit Hall’s Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo tried to seize the three Soul Bones from Dugu Bo, but his Soul Core-powered strength overwhelmed them. Dugu Bo concealed the source of his newfound power, while the Titled Douluo watching from the shadows believed his claim that he had always been this strong.

• Spirit Hall’s two Douluo blocked Dugu Bo and the others to reclaim the three Soul Bones, relying on their strength and influence to keep witnesses quiet.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo activated their martial souls and attacked Dugu Bo together.
• Dugu Bo used his Soul Core-enhanced control to punch Chrysanthemum Douluo and poison him, then struck Ghost Douluo with an energy snake that bypassed his immunity to physical attacks.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo questioned how Dugu Bo had become so powerful, and Dugu Bo claimed he had merely hidden his true strength.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo suspected Dugu Bo had recently gained an opportunity, but the hidden Titled Douluo accepted his explanation.

Dugu Bo defeated Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo by interrupting their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, forcing Spirit Hall’s forces to retreat. Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi watched the battle and reconsidered their plans, realizing Dugu Bo had become too dangerous to provoke.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo began combining their powers for their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Dugu Bo disrupted it with a precise strike and left them poisoned and badly injured.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo admitted defeat, and Dugu Bo ordered Spirit Hall’s people to take their unconscious companions with them rather than leave them behind.
• Dugu Bo released white mist that woke the fallen academy students and Royal Knights, while a Soul Douluo sounded the retreat signal and the Black Robes withdrew.
• The Royal Knights captain ordered everyone to clear the area and rest until their strength returned.
• Sword Douluo judged that Dugu Bo had reached level 96 and could match him, prompting Ning Fengzhi to abandon his plan to seize Dugu Bo’s three Soul Bones and consider building a relationship with him.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Li Chang'an received a reward from Xue Ye for helping Heaven Dou win the championship. He entered the hidden Heaven Dou Treasure Vault and asked its guardian to introduce the treasures.

• Dugu Bo's victory over two Titled Douluo spread through the Soul Master World, though the defeated pair's identities stayed secret.
• Li Chang'an returned to Heaven Dou City after ten days of travel and hurried to meet Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye praised Li Chang'an and ordered a black-clad guardian to let him choose one treasure from the vault.
• The guardian used a spatial soul skill to take Li Chang'an to the concealed Heaven Dou Treasure Vault.
• After passing through guarded gates and twisting corridors, Li Chang'an reached the treasure hall and asked the guardian to introduce its contents.

Li Chang'an searched the Heaven Dou Empire’s treasure vault for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, knowing it was actually the Sea God’s Heart and key to the Sea God’s inheritance. He secured it from the Black-Clothed Masked Old Man and left with the first step of his plans accomplished.

• The Black-Clothed Masked Old Man showed Li Chang'an the vault’s treasures, including rare herbs, ancient Soul Tools, and twenty-three Soul Bones.
• Li Chang'an ignored the Soul Bones and continued searching for the treasure he had come to find.
• Li Chang'an recognized a glowing blue triangular object as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which contained the Sea God’s Heart and could lead to the Sea God’s trials.
• The Black-Clothed Masked Old Man warned Li Chang'an that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would not improve his strength, but Li Chang'an insisted on choosing it.
• The Black-Clothed Masked Old Man unlocked the display cabinet and handed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Li Chang'an.

After obtaining the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Li Chang'an decided to seek a nearly million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for his Seventh Soul Ring. Using Blessed Luck to guide his path, he found the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave and discovered the sleeping silkworm inside.

• Li Chang'an returned to his residence with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and decided to wait until after obtaining his Seventh Soul Ring before testing its Sea God Divine Sense.
• Li Chang'an chose to pursue the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, believing its immense age could give him a powerful Martial Soul Avatar.
• After waiting nearly two months, Li Chang'an spent all his accumulated Blessed Luck to guide himself toward the silkworm's location.
• Li Chang'an used a falling arrow-shaped branch to correct his route across the Far North until it pointed straight into the ground.
• Li Chang'an melted through the ice, entered the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave, and found a nine-patterned Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sleeping in a small cave.

Li Chang'an investigated the sleeping Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and discovered that his immense spiritual power was fragile and untempered. He used his Sword Soul ability to enter Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s memories, intending to make him Sacrifice himself.

• Li Chang'an found Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asleep in the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave and noted that he had consumed most of its Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.
• Li Chang'an ruled out killing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and decided he needed to trick him into performing a Sacrifice.
• Li Chang'an planted Water Poison in Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and used it to investigate his body and Sea of Consciousness.
• Li Chang'an discovered that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s spiritual power was vast but weakly formed, leaving him vulnerable to mental interference.
• Li Chang'an invaded Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s memories with Sword Soul and found that his life had mostly consisted of absorbing Ice Marrow and sleeping.

Li Chang'an erased Tian Meng's memories and controlled him to absorb the Profound Ice Marrow, using Nine Infants' Water Poison to convert its energy into cultivation. Tian Meng's age neared one million years, leaving Li Chang'an concerned about the Heavenly Tribulation that would follow.

• Li Chang'an wiped Tian Meng's memories and explained that controlling his soul was different from true Soul Seizing.
• Li Chang'an used the Water Poison in Tian Meng's body to devour the undigested Profound Ice Marrow energy.
• Li Chang'an controlled Tian Meng to suck up the remaining Profound Ice Marrow in the cave, then used the Water Poison to absorb its energy.
• Li Chang'an ordered the Water Poison to feed the converted energy back to Tian Meng, rapidly raising his age from 940,000 years toward one million.
• Li Chang'an grew solemn as Tian Meng approached the million-year threshold and considered whether the cave could protect him from the ensuing Heavenly Tribulation.

Li Chang'an used Water Poison to help Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reach one million years of cultivation, but discovered that the breakthrough made him a powerful Million Year Soul Beast rather than a Divine Beast because he lacked a God Position. Li Chang'an planned to absorb Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and then pursue the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, bringing himself closer to becoming a Titled Douluo and eventually a god.

• Li Chang'an reasoned that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's weak bloodline and the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave might have kept the Heavenly Tribulation from sensing his impending breakthrough.
• Li Chang'an used Water Poison to fill Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's final year of cultivation, triggering a profound transformation and a tenth golden pattern.
• Li Chang'an realized Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had become a Million Year Soul Beast but not a Divine Beast, since he lacked a God Position and still had a limited lifespan.
• Li Chang'an concluded that Soul Beasts could not truly become gods without God Positions controlled by the God Realm, despite gaining godlike power.
• Li Chang'an planned for his main body to accept Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Sacrifice, then force the Ice Empress to Sacrifice and seek out the Snow Empress.

Li Chang'an left Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the Far North, planning to receive a Sacrifice and become a Titled Douluo. On the way, he went to the Blue Silver Emperor ancestral land to prevent Tang San from awakening his bloodline, and he located the source of the grass’s shared mental field.

• Li Chang'an told Dugu Yan, the Three Education Commissioners, Xue Ke, Ye Lingling, and others that he was leaving, then graduated from the academy and spent a month preparing.
• Li Chang'an said goodbye to his friends and set off alone toward the Far North, taking his time to travel across Douluo Continent.
• Li Chang'an recalled seeing in Tang San’s fate that Tang Hao would bring him to the Blue Silver Emperor ancestral land to awaken his bloodline.
• Li Chang'an entered the ancient forest, sensed the Blue Silver Grass’s interconnected mental field, and rushed toward its source.

Li Chang'an killed the Blue Silver King and burned the Blue Silver Forest to stop Tang San from awakening the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline. He then found and took Tang San's mother, the Blue Silver Emperor, and her hundred-thousand-year leg bone, leaving Tang San with fewer ways to awaken his bloodline.

• Li Chang'an attacked the Blue Silver King, intending to prevent him from helping Tang San awaken the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.
• Li Chang'an burned the Blue Silver King and the entire Blue Silver Forest until every plant had been reduced to ash.
• Li Chang'an traveled to Tang Hao's valley and opened the hidden entrance behind the waterfall.
• Li Chang'an dug up the Blue Silver Emperor and stored her in Dugu Bo's Soul Tool.
• Li Chang'an took the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Leg Bone from a hidden box in the cave.

After removing the Blue Silver Emperor and its leg bone, Li Chang'an traveled for over half a year to the Far North, where his intuition led him toward a battle. He arrived as Shui Bing'er and her grandmother faced a powerful Great White Bear.

• Li Chang'an concluded that Tang San could no longer awaken his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline through a Blue Silver Emperor on Douluo Continent.
• Li Chang'an spent more than half a year traveling before reaching the Far North, where he walked barefoot through the snow thanks to his Nine Infants Bloodline.
• Li Chang'an sensed a commotion and followed his Auspicious Ominous Eyes' premonition toward it.
• A Soul Douluo-level woman battled a ten-thousand-year Great White Bear while her granddaughter, Shui Bing'er, watched anxiously.

Li Chang'an arrived in the Far North and killed an eighty-to-ninety-thousand-year-old Ice Bear with a single sword strike, rescuing Shui Bing'er and her grandmother. The chapter ended with them recognizing him and Shui Bing'er feeling embarrassed when her grandmother joked about introducing them.

• Shui Bing'er's Grandmother considered retreating after encountering a powerful Ice Bear in the Far North.
• A fiery sword light crossed the distance and killed the Ice Bear, melting the surrounding snow.
• Shui Bing'er ran to her grandmother, who confirmed she was unharmed and noticed the Ice Bear's black Soul Ring.
• Li Chang'an approached, and Shui Bing'er recognized him from their previous competition match.
• Shui Bing'er's Grandmother recognized Li Chang'an as the competition champion and teased that she would have introduced him to Shui Bing'er if he were not already engaged.
• Shui Bing'er blushed and protested, while her grandmother reassured her and privately considered the Shui Family's expectations for her marriage.

Li Chang'an learned that Shui Bing'er and her grandmother had come to the Far North because her recurring dreams and Martial Soul resonance called her there, not merely to obtain a Soul Ring. The three reached the Ice Mountain where the summons led, and Li Chang'an suspected a god was behind it.

• Li Chang'an doubted Shui Bing'er and her grandmother had traveled to the Far North only to hunt a Soul Ring and persuaded them to let him join them.
• Shui Bing'er and her grandmother explained that recurring dreams had directed Shui Bing'er to the Far North, where her Martial Soul began resonating with something.
• Li Chang'an secretly used Nine Infants' bloodline pressure to frighten away soul beasts as the group traveled deeper into the Far North.
• Shui Bing'er led Li Chang'an and her grandmother to an Ice Mountain and confirmed that something there was calling to her.
• Li Chang'an urged the others to climb the mountain and wondered whether a god had summoned Shui Bing'er, hoping to gain rewards from a possible God Exam.

Li Chang'an, Shui Bing'er, and her grandmother entered a hidden space inside an Ice Mountain, where Li Chang'an gained a sudden insight into the Space Element. A mysterious figure inside an Ice Pillar scanned them and began sending them away, but Li Chang'an used his Auspicious Ominous Eyes to investigate her before the transfer finished.

• Li Chang'an and the two women flew to the Ice Mountain's crater-like summit and landed on its frozen floor.
• A spatial force transported the three into an ice-crystal world, and Li Chang'an gained a deeper understanding of the Space Element during the transfer.
• They saw a beautiful figure sealed inside an enormous Ice Pillar, and Li Chang'an suspected she was connected to the Snow Empress.
• Three beams of Blue Light scanned them, then spatial fluctuations began to send them away.
• Before the transfer ended, Li Chang'an used his Auspicious Ominous Eyes to see that the figure's fate threads had been severed and witness fragments of her past.