Chapter Summaries

Lu Leng faced Meng Fei, a level-forty Battle Soul Ancestor, in the arena and revealed his extraordinary soul rings and transformed martial soul. The spectators were left in shock as Meng Fei’s attack descended toward him.

• Lu Leng worried that Mimis had not returned, then went to Arena No. 3 for his match against Meng Fei.
• Dudu told Lu Leng that Meng Fei ranked twenty-seventh and wielded the Wind Eagle martial soul.
• Lu Leng opened with Drawing Sword Slash, but Meng Fei sensed the danger and dodged using his flying soul skill.
• Meng Fei used his second soul skill, Eagle Strikes the Sky, to dive at Lu Leng from above.
• Lu Leng’s Zhan Luo erupted with violet lightning as he revealed a thousand-year first soul ring and a ten-thousand-year second soul ring, shocking the arena.

Lu Leng defeated Meng Fei in the ranking matches, extending his winning streak to fifty-nine and setting a Spirit Academy record. After returning to the dormitory, he learned that Mimis had been found badly injured near the academy entrance, and the cause remained uncertain.

• Lu Leng used Swallow Return Flash to evade Meng Fei’s attack, then struck him with the Zhan Luo Blade and won their match.
• Lu Leng continued his ranking matches, reached fifty-nine consecutive victories, and rose to eighteenth place.
• Hu Liena told Lu Leng that Mimis had been found unconscious and covered in wounds near the academy entrance, so he followed her to the infirmary.
• Sols said the academy did not know what had happened to Mimis, while a Support Soul Master treated her broken arm and other injuries.
• The Support Soul Master suspected Mimis had encountered a powerful soul beast, and Zi Qingyang and Sols sent everyone away so she could rest.

Xiong Rige accused Zi Qingyang of injuring Teacher Mimis, but Zi Qingyang used his Soul Sage breakthrough to convince Sols that the accusation lacked proof. After Hu Liena stopped Lu Leng from confronting him, she pointed out Zi Qingyang’s possible motives and refused to dismiss the suspicion.

• Xiong Rige accused Zi Qingyang of following Teacher Mimis into Star Dou Forest and harming her, while Zi Qingyang admitted going there but claimed he had gone to hunt soul beasts.
• Zi Qingyang revealed his seven Soul Rings, including a Ten-Thousand-Year seventh ring, and Sols ruled that Xiong Rige had not proved his accusation.
• Jin Zhengyang slapped Xiong Rige twice, and Sols ordered Xiong Rige to leave when he tried to attack Jin Zhengyang.
• Hu Liena pulled Lu Leng away from the infirmary, then asked him what he could do without evidence.
• Hu Liena told Lu Leng that Zi Qingyang had resented Teacher Mimis for rejecting him and for winning the Sacred Class homeroom position he wanted.

Lu Leng learned more about the suspicions surrounding Zi Qingyang and continued climbing the academy rankings while Mimis recovered. Once Mimis resumed training Lu Leng and Hu Liena together, she summoned her Bright Silver Spear to introduce a new training method.

• Hu Liena and Lu Leng suspected Zi Qingyang had attacked Mimis to secure the Sacred Class homeroom position, and Hu Liena explained Jin Zhengyang’s connection to Zi Qingyang and the Holy Son qualification.
• Mimis awakened and returned to teaching, but Zi Qingyang’s controlling behavior alienated the Sacred Class students until Mimis restored order.
• Lu Leng rose to sixth place on the academy strength rankings after winning sixty-four consecutive matches, while Mimis recovered from her injuries but failed to obtain her soul ring.
• Hu Liena joined Lu Leng’s special training, and Mimis announced that they would use the same method to draw out their physical potential.
• Mimis summoned her Bright Silver Spear, prompting Hu Liena to ask whether she intended to fight them.

Mimis trained Lu Leng and Hu Liena to control their Battle Emotion inside her Battle Intent Domain, which could either bolster their fighting spirit or overwhelm them with despair. Exhausted after a day of training, they returned to Lu Leng’s dormitory, where Hu Liena fell asleep holding him in her arms.

• Mimis revealed her Battle Intent Domain and showed Lu Leng and Hu Liena how it heightened their battle spirit or weakened them with despair.
• Mimis made Lu Leng and Hu Liena fight each other while she switched between the Domain’s benevolent and malicious effects.
• After enduring a day of physically and mentally exhausting training, Lu Leng and Hu Liena limped back to the dormitory together.
• Lu Leng kicked open his dormitory door after discovering that neither of them had brought a key.
• Hu Liena fell asleep on Lu Leng’s bed while pulling him into her embrace, leaving him unable to move away.

Hu Liena and Lu Leng woke up after accidentally sleeping together, then resumed training with Mimis and learned they had to reach the top of the academy rankings to return to Spirit Hall. With less than nine months to prepare for Jin Zhengyang, Lu Leng decided to seek the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to speed up his cultivation.

• Hu Liena woke up in Dorm 023, realized she had been holding Lu Leng, and quietly tried to leave, but Lu Leng woke before she could; he pretended to be asleep, and she returned to her dorm.
• Lu Leng and Hu Liena resumed training with Mimis, completed the semester, and Lu Leng reached Level 25.
• Bibi Dong sent Chrysanthemum Douluo to order Lu Leng and Hu Liena to keep training with Mimis during the break until one of them became first on the academy's strength rankings.
• Lu Leng learned that fewer than nine months remained to defeat Jin Zhengyang and that reaching Level 30 was unlikely through ordinary training.
• Lu Leng decided to seek the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to raise his strength quickly.

Lu Leng returned to Spirit Hall and enlisted Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo to help him seek the Immortal Herbs hidden in Sunset Forest. After reaching the Poisonous Miasma around the forest’s central region, he explained that Chrysanthemum Douluo needed to distract Dugu Bo while he and Hu Liena entered.

• Lu Leng decided to return to Spirit Hall to push himself toward becoming the Holy Son, and Hu Liena insisted on going with him.
• Lu Leng asked Hu Liena to get Chrysanthemum Douluo to help them, and a week later the three set out for Sunset Forest.
• After traveling for about half a month, Lu Leng, Hu Liena, and Chrysanthemum Douluo reached Sunset Forest and headed toward its center.
• Lu Leng explained that Chrysanthemum Douluo should lure Dugu Bo away or hold him off while Lu Leng and Hu Liena went in.

Lu Leng and Hu Liena entered Dugu Bo’s territory while Chrysanthemum Douluo distracted him, then used a gas mask to cross the Poisonous Miasma and locate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Lu Leng prepared to carry Hu Liena down the cliff on his Thunderclap Wings.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo confronted Dugu Bo and drew him into a fierce battle away from the others.
• Lu Leng and Hu Liena headed into the Poisonous Miasma, and Lu Leng stopped Hu Liena from entering without protection.
• Lu Leng gave Hu Liena a gas mask he had made, and the two crossed the miasma safely.
• Lu Leng found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well beneath a cliff and revealed his Thunderclap Wings.
• Lu Leng told Hu Liena to climb onto his back so he could carry her down to the well.

Lu Leng carried Hu Liena down to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he collected the Immortal Herbs he recognized and prepared to claim the well’s greatest opportunity. The chapter ended as he unleashed his full strength beside the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, ready to risk his life in an attempt to temper his body.

• Lu Leng told Hu Liena to hold tightly as he flew her down the cliff, and they landed safely outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lu Leng warned Hu Liena not to touch the plants, and she recognized a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Lu Leng collected the Immortal Herbs he remembered while Hu Liena kept watch.
• Lu Leng warned Hu Liena to stay away from the spring as he approached the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Lu Leng summoned Zhan Luo and gathered his power beside the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass to begin his dangerous attempt.

Lu Leng harvested the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, swallowed them, and endured their opposing powers in the Yin and Yang Spring. Meanwhile, Chrysanthemum Douluo tried to keep Dugu Bo away from the spring but was forced to escalate their fight.

• Lu Leng cut down the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass with Zhan Luo and used a long jade tool to harvest the Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Lu Leng swallowed both Immortal Herbs and leaped into the meeting point of the Yin and Yang Springs as their hot and cold energies ravaged his body.
• Hu Liena stopped herself from touching Lu Leng and hid nearby while he endured the pain without losing consciousness.
• Dugu Bo suspected Chrysanthemum Douluo was luring him away from the spring, but Chrysanthemum Douluo deflected his suspicion.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo launched his Ninth Soul Skill against Dugu Bo, risking his life to buy Lu Leng more time.

Hu Liena fought Dugu Yan to keep her away from Lu Leng, who was still inside the spring. Dugu Yan was injured but escaped toward the Poison Mist, while Hu Liena pursued her.

• While Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo fought with their Ninth Soul Skills, Hu Liena waited anxiously for Lu Leng to emerge from the spring.
• Dugu Yan arrived, noticed the disturbed plants, and headed toward bubbles rising from the spring, so Hu Liena stepped out to stop her.
• Hu Liena attacked Dugu Yan, using Fox Charm to immobilize her and a kick to send her flying, but Dugu Yan recovered with her Jade Phosphor Blue Poison.
• Dugu Yan used her poison skills to counter Hu Liena's Spirit Soul Raid and avoid its final blow, though Hu Liena warned that her injuries would catch up with her.
• Dugu Yan fled toward the Poison Mist, hoping to escape Hu Liena and survive until her grandfather appeared.

Dugu Bo rushed back to protect Dugu Yan after learning Chrysanthemum Douluo had only delayed him while others stole Immortal Herbs. Just as Dugu Bo attacked Hu Liena, Lu Leng burst from the spring and struck at him with his strongest slash.

• Dugu Bo sensed that Dugu Yan was in danger and broke away from Chrysanthemum Douluo, who admitted he had been buying time for the Immortal Herb theft.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo clarified that his group had not come for Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo hurried back toward her while Chrysanthemum Douluo followed.
• Dugu Yan's soul skill expired, leaving her exhausted as Hu Liena prepared to attack her.
• Dugu Bo arrived and charged at Hu Liena in a rage, ignoring Chrysanthemum Douluo's warning that she was the Pope's disciple.
• Lu Leng sprang from the spring and used Drawing Sword Slash against Dugu Bo, combining Swallow Return Flash and Thunderclap Wings to deliver his strongest attack.

Lu Leng fought Dugu Bo to protect Hu Liena, then was swallowed by a deadly poisonous mist after throwing her to safety. When the mist cleared, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo found Lu Leng alive but unconscious from depleted Soul Power.

• Lu Leng interrupted Dugu Bo's attack and wounded him, prompting Dugu Bo to decide he had to kill the young Soul Grandmaster.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo blocked Dugu Bo while Lu Leng carried Hu Liena away, but Dugu Bo unleashed poisonous mist that surrounded them.
• Lu Leng gave Hu Liena a gas mask and hurled her through a gap in the mist toward Ghost Douluo, then was swallowed as the poisonous mist closed.
• Ghost Douluo carried Hu Liena away while Dugu Bo fled with Dugu Yan after stopping his attack.
• After the mist dispersed, Hu Liena found Lu Leng, and Ghost Douluo determined that he was unharmed but unconscious from exhausted Soul Power.

After recovering from his encounter with Dugu Bo, Lu Leng gave Chrysanthemum Douluo the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, earning Yue Guan’s promise to help him. The chapter ended with Lu Leng asking Yue Guan to find him a Soul Beast.

• Ghost Douluo blamed Chrysanthemum Douluo for bringing Lu Leng and Hu Liena to Dugu Bo, and told him to accept punishment from the Pope.
• Lu Leng woke up the next day, and Hu Liena brought him food before leaving in a huff after he teased her.
• Lu Leng recalled that the Aromatic Silk Beauty had protected him from Dugu Bo’s poison and vowed to kill Dugu Bo someday.
• Lu Leng gave Chrysanthemum Douluo the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and Yue Guan thanked him and promised to help whenever needed.
• Lu Leng stopped Yue Guan as he left and asked him to help find a Soul Beast.

Lu Leng ate the Narcissus Jade Bone and broke through from Soul Power level twenty-five to thirty-five. While he waited for Bibi Dong to leave seclusion so she could help him hunt a soul ring, he gave Hu Liena an Aromatic Silk Beauty, which she successfully refined.

• Lu Leng chose the Narcissus Jade Bone over the other Immortal Herbs and refined it overnight.
• Lu Leng discovered that the herb had raised his Soul Power by ten levels, from twenty-five to thirty-five.
• Lu Leng waited several days for Bibi Dong to emerge from seclusion while stabilizing his cultivation and deciding who should receive his remaining Immortal Herbs.
• Lu Leng visited Hu Liena and gave her an Aromatic Silk Beauty, explaining that she had helped him on their trip.
• Hu Liena refined the Aromatic Silk Beauty while Lu Leng stood guard, then Lu Leng told her to take a bath because she stank.

Hu Liena revealed that the Immortal Herb had transformed her Demonic Fox into a nine-tailed white fox and altered her External Soul Bone as well. Six months later, she and Lu Leng reported their progress to Bibi Dong, who asked to see Hu Liena’s Martial Soul.

• Hu Liena emerged from her bath, used her Charm skill briefly on Lu Leng, and told him her Soul Power had risen by eight levels.
• Hu Liena summoned her Martial Soul, revealing a serene white Nine-tailed Fox that Lu Leng suspected was a Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox.
• Hu Liena summoned her External Soul Bone, whose single tail had also become nine tails, leaving Lu Leng envious.
• Six months later, Bibi Dong emerged from seclusion and listened as Lu Leng and Hu Liena recounted their progress.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena to show her Martial Soul, and Hu Liena summoned it.

Hu Liena revealed that her Martial Soul had become a Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox and explained her new Soul Skill and fourth Soul Ring to Bibi Dong. Lu Leng offered Bibi Dong the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to test her feelings for Yu Xiaogang, but she declined it, and the group set out for Star Dou Forest to obtain Lu Leng’s third Soul Ring.

• Hu Liena showed Bibi Dong her Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox Martial Soul, and Bibi Dong confirmed it was God-level.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she had chosen an offensive Soul Ring and gained the Soul Skill Dance of Death, while Bibi Dong approved of her adapting her training to her mutated Martial Soul.
• Hu Liena credited Lu Leng with advising her to wait until her physique could handle an eleven-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong told Lu Leng to summon her if he was uncertain about his limits, then prepared to take him to obtain his third Soul Ring.
• Lu Leng offered Bibi Dong the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to test whether she still loved Yu Xiaogang, but she declined it and said its effects would be more useful to someone younger.
• Bibi Dong summoned Chrysanthemum Douluo, and the four traveled toward Star Dou Forest while she asked Lu Leng about the academy.

Lu Leng praised Mimis in front of Bibi Dong, who teased him before the group hunted a Wind-Treading Unicorn for his next soul ring. After absorbing it and returning to Spirit Academy, Lu Leng went looking for Mimis, who had been called to the back mountain.

• Bibi Dong punished Chrysanthemum Douluo and questioned Lu Leng about Mimis, then made Lu Leng nervous by reacting to his description of Mimis snoring.
• Bibi Dong identified a roughly forty-eight-thousand-year-old Wind-Treading Unicorn as a suitable soul beast for Lu Leng, and Chrysanthemum Douluo subdued it.
• Lu Leng killed the Wind-Treading Unicorn, absorbed its forty-seven-thousand-year soul ring, and gained the area-of-effect skill Wind Scroll Remnant Thunder.
• Lu Leng and Hu Liena returned to Spirit Hall, then went back to Spirit Academy after a day there.
• Lu Leng learned that Mimis had been called to the back mountain and headed there with Hu Liena.

Lu Leng watched students confess to Mimis, then planned to use Valentine's Day to grow closer to Bibi Dong. He returned to Spirit Hall early and persuaded Bibi Dong to share a meal, though she insisted that Nana join them.

• Lu Leng and Hu Liena saw Zhang Kun confess to Mimis, who rejected him, before another male student approached her with roses.
• Hu Liena told Lu Leng that Valentine's Day was approaching, prompting him to plan a special occasion with Bibi Dong.
• Mimis ordered Lu Leng and Hu Liena to train in Battle Emotion and warned Lu Leng that Jin Zhengyang was undergoing intense training ahead of the Holy Son selection.
• Lu Leng asked Mimis for leave to return to Spirit Hall, then skipped class and arrived a day early.
• Lu Leng invited Bibi Dong to have a Valentine's Day meal, and she agreed but said Nana should come too.

On Valentine’s Day, Lu Leng hosted Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan for hotpot, then served Bibi Dong his modified Long Island Iced Tea to get her to reveal her secrets. After Xie Yue passed out, Lu Leng began probing Bibi Dong by inventing a story about Mimis rejecting a student’s confession.

• Lu Leng prepared a Valentine’s Day hotpot feast for Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, despite being unhappy that Xie Yue and Yan had joined.
• Everyone enjoyed the meal, and Yan defended Hu Liena when Lu Leng teased her for not knowing that tripe was cow’s stomach.
• After Hu Liena left for the restroom, Yan followed her, and Lu Leng brought out Long Island Iced Tea for Bibi Dong and Xie Yue.
• Lu Leng secretly strengthened Xie Yue’s drink and avoided drinking his own, while Bibi Dong drank several glasses and became flushed.
• When Xie Yue collapsed, Lu Leng told Bibi Dong a fabricated story about Mimis rejecting a student’s confession and watched her reaction.