Chapter Summaries

Fang Xuan sought a way to gain enough strength to face Douglas in the finals, then discovered he could earn Blade Drawing Counts and Soul Power by defeating Soul Elders. He spent the three days before the finals attacking students across Heaven Dou Academy under the guise of justice.

• Fang Xuan overheard Long Aotian and Ye Liangchen mocking him and learned that both brothers had become Soul Elders.
• Fang Xuan defeated Long Aotian and Ye Liangchen, earning 200 Blade Drawing Counts and 200 Soul Power.
• Fang Xuan realized he could quickly increase his strength by defeating students above level thirty.
• Fang Xuan attacked students around Heaven Dou Academy over the next three days, claiming to uphold justice as he defeated them.
• Fang Xuan slashed a young man in a grove and told the startled woman he was a Partner of Justice.

After being warned to stop targeting students, Fang Xuan cultivated and used his accumulated rewards to level up and draw prizes, preparing for the Grand Finals against Douglas. He began absorbing Soul Rings for his Ice Phoenix and Nine Heart Begonia Martial Souls.

• Meng Shenji warned Fang Xuan after students reported his attacks, forcing him to stop tormenting his fellow students.
• Fang Xuan returned home, spent his accumulated Soul Power to rise from level 31 to level 33, and began drawing prizes.
• Fang Xuan received a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, a Three-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, Talent Points, Basic Mastery, and other items after using his Blade Drawing Counts.
• Fang Xuan used the Basic Mastery to improve his blade technique and added all 10 Talent Points to his Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Fang Xuan chose the Eight-Hundred-Year Yellow Soul Ring for his Nine Heart Begonia and the Thousand-Year Purple Soul Ring for his Ice Phoenix, then began absorbing them.

Fang Xuan absorbed two Soul Rings, advanced his Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, and reached Level 35. He set out to secretly copy Yu Tianheng’s Martial Soul, but Qian Renxue arrived and he greeted her with an unexpected hug.

• Fang Xuan absorbed an 800-year Soul Ring, but his Nine Heart Begonia remained at beginner level.
• Fang Xuan absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, advancing his Ice Phoenix to intermediate level and upgrading Blade of Ice to Dance of Fine Snow.
• Fang Xuan reached Level 35 and decided to use his God-Bestowed Blade to copy Yu Tianheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Fang Xuan dressed for a nighttime visit to Yu Tianheng, but Qian Renxue appeared in his courtyard.
• Fang Xuan rushed to Qian Renxue and hugged her before she could react.

Fang Xuan secretly copied Qian Renxue’s Six-winged Angel Martial Soul before she visited him to check on his preparations for the finals. Later that night, Qian Renxue met the Purple-haired Man, Douglas, at the academy waterfall.

• Fang Xuan embraced Qian Renxue and used his God-Bestowed Blade to copy her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul, unlocking the Angel's Blade talent.
• Qian Renxue asked Fang Xuan about his preparations for the finals and reminded him to be careful in the next day's match.
• Qian Renxue left Fang Xuan's residence, while he wondered why she had visited.
• Qian Renxue met Douglas at the waterfall behind Heaven Dou Academy and remarked that he seemed to be in good condition.

Qian Renxue supplied Douglas with an Evil Spirit Flower's Fruit and promised him Spirit Hall training if he killed Fang Xuan. Fang Xuan absorbed a Three-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, grew stronger, and entered the Genius Battle final as the crowd expected Douglas to win; the duel began.

• Qian Renxue warned Douglas to save the Evil Spirit Flower's Fruit for an emergency and promised him entry to the Worship Hall and Titled Douluo guidance if he killed Fang Xuan.
• Fang Xuan studied the Six-winged Angel Martial Soul he had copied from Qian Renxue and absorbed a Three-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• The Soul Ring advanced Fang Xuan's Martial Soul, upgraded his talent to Judgment's Lament, and raised his Soul Power to Level 37.
• Fang Xuan summoned his three Soul Rings and prepared to fight Douglas.
• Spectators dismissed Fang Xuan's chances as Meng Shenji announced the final battle and started the match.

Fang Xuan faced Douglas in the final battle after Douglas vowed to defeat him in one move. Fang Xuan blocked Douglas’s Ghost King Claw, leaving Douglas’s promised concession next.

• Douglas declared he would defeat Fang Xuan in one move or concede, while spectators and officials reacted to his challenge.
• Douglas revealed his Evil Martial Soul and transformed his right hand into a scarlet Ghost Claw as Qian Renxue anticipated Fang Xuan’s death.
• Ning Fengzhi identified Douglas’s Martial Soul as an evil, ghostly type, and warned Xue Ye that Fang Xuan was in danger.
• Douglas attacked Fang Xuan with Ghost King Claw, cutting Fang Xuan’s cheek with the force of the blow.
• Fang Xuan unleashed Ice Blade Drawing Technique—Dance of Fine Snow and blocked Douglas’s claw, cracking the arena but emerging unharmed.
• Fang Xuan told Douglas he could concede now.

Fang Xuan turned Douglas’s failed one-move challenge into a brutal fight after Douglas attacked him from behind. Both combatants ended the chapter badly wounded, with the match still undecided.

• The crowd mocked Douglas after he failed to defeat Fang Xuan in one move, and Fang Xuan asked the referee to declare him the winner.
• Douglas launched a sneak attack, but Fang Xuan anticipated it and sent him flying with Storm Slash.
• Douglas got back up, and Fang Xuan charged him with Swallow Return before striking him with a knee and cutting his chest.
• Douglas retaliated by tearing into Fang Xuan, and the two fought savagely until both were covered in blood and wounds.
• Spectators feared one of the fighters would die as the battle reached its decisive stage.

Fang Xuan and Douglas fought to the brink of exhaustion, with Douglas unleashing his fourth Soul Skill and Fang Xuan answering with his Six-winged Archangel Martial Soul. Their final attacks collided, but the chapter ended before the outcome was revealed.

• Douglas battered Fang Xuan and gained the upper hand as Fang Xuan’s injuries and lower Soul Power took their toll.
• Fang Xuan used Storm Slash to break Douglas’ Evil Ghost Roar and sensed that Douglas was weakening too.
• Fang Xuan and Douglas exchanged another brutal clash, leaving Douglas with a shattered arm and Fang Xuan with deep chest wounds.
• Douglas unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Evil Ghost Descends, and transformed into a terrifying ghostly figure.
• Fang Xuan poured his remaining Soul Power into the Six-winged Archangel Martial Soul and attacked Douglas with Light Blade Drawing Technique—Judgment's Lament.

Fang Xuan defeated Douglas and won the Genius Battle, astonishing the academy and drawing Ning Fengzhi's interest. Just as Meng Shenji prepared to announce the result, Douglas healed himself with a Scarlet Fruit and renewed his attack on Fang Xuan.

• Fang Xuan's Shadowless Blade activated Ultimate Judgment's Lament against Douglas's Demonic Energy, and one strike tore apart the Ghostly Martial Soul and left Douglas gravely injured.
• The crowd celebrated Fang Xuan's victory, while Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Ruolan, and the students reacted to his strength; Ning Fengzhi considered recruiting him to protect Ning Rongrong.
• Fang Xuan calmly asked Meng Shenji to announce the result, but Douglas raised himself, drank a Scarlet Fruit from a White Jade Bottle, and instantly recovered.
• Douglas's aura surged beyond its former peak, and he roared that he wanted Fang Xuan dead.

Douglas used the Evil Spirit Flower's Fruit to recover and strengthen himself, but Fang Xuan answered by consuming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Fang Xuan rose to level forty and killed Douglas with a single sword strike, ending the match.

• Douglas consumed the Evil Spirit Flower's Fruit, healed his injuries, and raised his Soul Power to level forty-three.
• Xue Ye and the spectators worried that the exhausted Fang Xuan could not withstand Douglas's renewed strength.
• Fang Xuan revealed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and swallowed it, restoring his Soul Power and reaching level forty.
• Douglas transformed into an Evil Ghost and charged at Fang Xuan.
• Fang Xuan used Judgment's Lament to cut off Douglas's head.

Fang Xuan defeated Douglas with a single blade stroke and claimed the Genius Battle championship, earning a major system reward and the crowd’s acclaim. As Meng Shenji announced the result and Fang Xuan anticipated his Soul Bone prize, someone interrupted with a shout.

• Fang Xuan killed Douglas, won the championship, and received 1000 Blade Drawing Counts and 1000 Soul Power from the system.
• Fang Xuan checked his status and saw that he had reached level 40, while Xue Ye celebrated and Ning Fengzhi considered recruiting him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue viewed Fang Xuan as a growing threat, while Yu Tianheng vowed to keep cultivating until he surpassed him.
• Fang Xuan urged Meng Shenji to announce the result and looked forward to receiving the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Meng Shenji declared Fang Xuan the champion, but an unknown person suddenly shouted, “Wait!!!”

After Fang Xuan defeated Douglas, Duke Black of the Balak Kingdom attacked him and demanded that he die in retribution. Xue Ye rejected the demand and warned Duke Black that Fang Xuan was under his protection.

• Duke Black charged at Fang Xuan, but Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin restrained him before he could strike.
• Duke Black accused Heaven Dou of killing Douglas, and Fang Xuan realized the attacker had come to avenge the Balak Kingdom's prince.
• Xue Ye offered Duke Black compensation for Douglas's death and asked him to state his request.
• Duke Black demanded that Fang Xuan be buried with Douglas.
• Xue Ye refused and warned Duke Black that harming Fang Xuan would bring consequences for the Balak Kingdom.

After Xue Ye settled the dispute over Douglas’s death with Duke Black, Fang Xuan won the Genius Battle and received a Fifty Thousand Year plant-type Soul Bone as his prize. Xue Ye urged him to stay at Heaven Dou Academy while he absorbed it.

• Xue Ye offered Duke Black Douglas’s body and five million Gold Soul Coins to end the dispute, and Duke Black accepted under threat.
• Fang Xuan objected to the compensation because he thought five million Gold Soul Coins was too much, but Xue Ye told him to be quiet.
• Duke Black took Douglas’s corpse and left the Competition Ground.
• Xue Ye awarded Fang Xuan the championship prize, which turned out to be a Fifty Thousand Year plant-type Soul Bone rather than the expected fire-attributed Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Xue Ye told Fang Xuan to remain at Heaven Dou Academy and absorb the Soul Bone.

Fang Xuan absorbed the fifty-thousand-year Bloody Devour Left Arm Bone, gaining a powerful Devour skill and reaching level 41. The plant-type Soul Bone also improved his Nine Heart Begonia Soul, and he decided to seek a blade for his newly strengthened left hand.

• Fang Xuan began absorbing the Bloody Devour Left Arm Bone despite its intense evil Killing Intent resisting him.
• After seven days, Fang Xuan completed the absorption and used Devour to snap a thick ancient tree with one palm.
• Fang Xuan considered practicing a Two Sword Style and decided to ask Old Madman for a suitable blade.
• The Soul Bone helped Fang Xuan advance to level 41 and granted him a God-Bestowed Blade.
• Fang Xuan's Nine Heart Begonia Soul reached intermediate level, and his Healing Blade talent upgraded to Healing Light.

Fang Xuan spent 1,000 Blade Drawing Counts reinforcing the Shadowless Blade, which ultimately reached +3 after several failures and successes. He went to Heaven Dou City to see Old Madman about repairing the blade, but a terrifying killing intent struck him as he entered the blacksmith shop.

• Fang Xuan used the Reinforcement Furnace on the Shadowless Blade, suffering five failures before a successful attempt.
• Fang Xuan reinforced the blade to +4, then failed and watched its level drop to +3.
• Fang Xuan inspected the +3 Shadowless Blade and decided to visit Old Madman for repairs and left-hand sword practice.
• Fang Xuan arrived at Old Madman's blacksmith shop in Heaven Dou City and was pinned in place by a terrifying killing intent.
• Fang Xuan realized the killing intent belonged to a Titled Douluo.

Fang Xuan stumbled into a confrontation between Old Madman and the red-robed Blood Douluo, who had surrounded the blacksmith shop with powerful Soul Masters. After Old Madman finished forging Black Blade · Water Cutter, the two revealed themselves as Titled Douluos and prepared to fight.

• Fang Xuan sensed a Titled Douluo's Killing Intent and found the red-robed elder and his Soul Master followers surrounding Old Madman's shop.
• Fang Xuan waited silently for three hours as Old Madman finished forging a longsword, which he named Black Blade · Water Cutter.
• Old Madman and the red-robed elder discussed the blade and the failure to forge a Divine Weapon, while Fang Xuan recognized the new sword as superior to his White Blade · Shadowless.
• Fang Xuan tried to leave, but two Soul Ancestors blocked him, and the red-robed elder refused to let him go.
• Old Madman and the red-robed elder identified themselves as Blade Douluo and Blood Douluo, then each revealed nine Soul Rings, shocking Fang Xuan.

Luo Xuanchen and Blood Douluo, also known as Blood Sword One, began a deadly battle over old debts involving Spirit Hall. While they fought, Fang Xuan killed two Spirit Hall Soul Ancestors, leaving the assembled experts stunned.

• Luo Xuanchen revealed his Titled Douluo strength and charged Blood Sword One, vowing to collect Spirit Hall's debts.
• A young Spirit Hall Soul Ancestor attacked Fang Xuan, but Fang Xuan cut him in half with one slash.
• Fang Xuan struck a white-robed Soul Ancestor's Adamant Shield, but his first attack was blocked.
• Fang Xuan used the strength of his Fifty Thousand Year Left Arm Bone to split the Adamant Shield and its wielder in two.

Fang Xuan fought nine Spirit Hall Soul Ancestors while Old Madman battled Blood Douluo on a rainy night north of Heaven Dou City. Fang Xuan killed four opponents, leaving five Soul Ancestors to face him as the clash between the Title Douluos continued.

• Fang Xuan used the power of his Fifty Thousand Year Bloody Devour Left Arm Bone to cleave a bald Soul Ancestor in two.
• Old Madman let Blood Douluo pierce his ribs, then seized the Blood Sword and struck Blood Douluo across the chest, nearly cleaving him in two.
• Blood Douluo warned that his sword’s corrosive force was damaging Old Madman, but Old Madman dismissed the threat and resumed their battle.
• Fang Xuan killed three more Soul Ancestors, leaving the five survivors overwhelmed and afraid.

Fang Xuan survived a brutal battle with Spirit Hall by leveling up mid-fight, healing himself, and killing the remaining Soul Ancestors. As he celebrated his gains, the Soul King who had watched from the sidelines finally attacked.

• Fang Xuan killed a seventh Soul Ancestor but was badly injured and nearly depleted by the four who remained.
• Fang Xuan used his stored Soul Power to level up, restoring his strength, and began healing with Nine Heart Begonia while preparing Ice Phoenix's power.
• The four Soul Ancestors charged Fang Xuan, but he froze them with Dance of Fine Snow and shattered them, killing them all.
• Fang Xuan's system showed him at Level 42 with enough Soul Power to level up again, after he had slain eleven Soul Ancestors that night.
• The Soul King finally attacked Fang Xuan, sending him flying despite his attempt to block with his blade.

Fang Xuan fought Mu Hong, a Level 52 Soul King from Spirit Hall, and used the Devour skill from his fifty-thousand-year Left Arm Bone to overcome Mu Hong’s overwhelming strength. The chapter ended with Fang Xuan severing Mu Hong’s right arm and sending him flying.

• Mu Hong confronted Fang Xuan and demanded his name, and Fang Xuan falsely claimed to be Tang San from Holy Soul Village.
• Mu Hong revealed his five Soul Rings, including a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and struck Fang Xuan with King's Hegemony Fist.
• Fang Xuan was sent crashing into a willow tree and realized he could not match Mu Hong with his blade alone.
• Fang Xuan unleashed Devour from his Bloody Devour Left Arm Bone as Mu Hong charged with his full-strength King's Hegemony Fist.
• Fang Xuan's Shadowless Blade swallowed Mu Hong's Soul Power, and Fang Xuan severed Mu Hong's right arm with a slash.