Chapter Summaries

Gu You defeated Ling Wuyue in the Mech Competition, then began condensing a Soul Core as he broke through from Soul Sage to Soul Douluo. His Soul Core took shape around a green crystal containing a sprout.

• Gu You deflected Ling Wuyue’s boomerangs and destroyed her ranged mecha with a single spear strike.
• Gu You returned to his dormitory and began cultivating to break through to Soul Douluo.
• As Gu You condensed a Soul Core, his absorption of Soul Power disrupted Blood One and Blood Three’s cultivation.
• Gu You sensed the surrounding elemental energies surge into his body, and a green Soul Core crystal formed in his dantian.

Gu You completed his Soul Core breakthrough to Soul Douluo, but as he prepared to absorb his eighth Soul Ring, his fifth Soul Ring resonated with the new core and unleashed an enormous surge of life energy. Blood One and Zhang Huanyun helped channel heaven-and-earth energy into Gu You as the Blood God Legion meditated and benefited from the vitality.

• Gu You absorbed heaven-and-earth energy through the night, and Blood One told Zhang Huanyun his breakthrough would likely last until morning.
• At dawn, Gu You completed a verdant Soul Core containing the image of a small blade of grass.
• Gu You summoned the Three-Eyed Golden Fox and prepared to absorb his eighth Soul Ring, but his fifth Soul Ring and Soul Core suddenly resonated.
• Gu You released a vast wave of life energy that spread throughout the Blood God Legion, astonishing Blood One and Zhang Huanyun.
• Zhang Huanyun ordered all personnel to meditate, then he and Blood One gathered heaven-and-earth energy and directed it toward Gu You as his absorption intensified.

Gu You condensed a rose-gold eighth Soul Ring, transformed his Life Domain, and advanced three Soul Power levels as life energy spread through the Blood God Legion. The energy nourished the soldiers and brought saplings to life across the snowy Endless Mountain Range before fading, leaving the legion grateful to Gu You and preparing to cultivate their gains.

• Gu You's eighth Soul Ring condensed into rose-gold, his Tree of Life grew, and his Life Domain transformed as life energy linked his Dragon Core and Soul Core.
• Long Yuxue, Jiang Wuyue, and the other Blood God Legion soldiers absorbed the life energy and felt their bodies and cultivation improve.
• Xue Er, Blood Three, and other legion powerhouses drew heaven and earth energy toward the life source, while green seedlings sprouted through the snow.
• Gu You's Soul Power rose from level eighty to level eighty-three before settling, and the life aura eventually receded, leaving meter-tall saplings across the mountain range.
• Zhang Huanyun thanked Gu You, told Tianwu to handle routine affairs, and left to cultivate; the legion members returned to their quarters to absorb their gains.

Gu You broke his third seal, transformed his bloodline and Martial Soul, and gained enough strength to surpass the Limit Douluo level. After his life energy benefited the Blood God Legion, he received command of the Blood God Sixth Mech Regiment and was promoted to colonel and reserve member of the Blood God Camp.

• Gu You broke the third seal, fused his Purple Gold Dragon Emperor Martial Soul with his body, and preserved part of his human bloodline in his Soul Core, Everlasting.
• The Blood God Legion awoke after a day of nourishment from Gu You's life energy, and Blood One asked him what reward he wanted.
• Gu You requested a mech regiment of his own, and Blood One agreed to report the request to Long Tianwu.
• Blood One told Gu You that Long Tianwu had approved his command of the Blood God Sixth Mech Regiment and his promotion.
• Blood One promoted Gu You to colonel in front of the nine Blood Gods and named him a reserve member of the Blood God Camp.

Gu You challenged Blood Nine to a Star Dou Battle Network match, and the Blood Gods were shocked when Gu You revealed his divine weapon and extraordinary Soul Rings. The battle began with Gu You charging at Blood Nine, who finally took the threat seriously and activated his Martial Soul.

• Blood One explained that reserve members could advance only by defeating a Blood God, and Gu You challenged Blood Nine to a match.
• Blood Nine accepted, while Blood One warned him not to underestimate Gu You and Xue Er revealed that Blood Nine was his son.
• Gu You and Blood Nine entered the Star Dou Battle Network arena as the other Blood Gods watched.
• Gu You summoned the Purple Gold Dragon God Halberd and revealed eight Soul Rings, including a rose-gold ring, astonishing the Blood Gods.
• Gu You charged at Blood Nine with overwhelming speed, and Blood Nine activated his Martial Soul to respond.

Gu You overwhelmed Blood Nine in their arena battle, breaking through his attacks and defenses with the Purple Gold Dragon God Halberd, his domain, and his dragon abilities. Blood Nine transformed into a giant python, but Gu You became a multicolored Giant Dragon and sent him flying with a swing of his tail.

• Blood Nine's serpent spear clashed with Gu You's halberd, but Gu You knocked it aside and forced Blood Nine to use his Three-Word Battle Armor to withstand Purple Gold Face-Breaking Kill.
• Blood Nine released his battle armor domain, but Gu You's Solitary Divine Domain Silence overwhelmed it and interrupted Blood Nine's sixth soul skill.
• Gu You struck Blood Nine with Purple Emperor Dreadclaws, caving in his Three-Word Battle Armor and forcing him to activate his Seventh Soul Ring.
• Blood Nine transformed into a giant python and lunged at Gu You, who became a multicolored Giant Dragon and knocked him flying with his tail.

Gu You defeated Blood Nine and became the youngest Blood God in the camp, earning a Blood God Ring and the rank of Major General. After learning about his new privileges and a tougher tournament assignment, he received a request to meet the Iron Blood Regiment commander about forging metal.

• Gu You crushed Blood Nine in their challenge, taking his place as a true Blood God and becoming the youngest in the camp's history.
• Gu You learned that the Sixth Mech Regiment had once slain three adult Charm Emperors during an Abyss Tide.
• Blood One gave Gu You a Blood God Ring and Major General insignias, and Blood Three explained his privileges.
• Blood One raised Gu You's tournament requirements: he had to win the Soul Master championship and place in the top three in the mech battle or face a year of confinement.
• Blood Three told Gu You that the legion knew he had helped with the Life Tide and was grateful to him, then explained the Blood Gods' privileges.
• Long Yuxue contacted Gu You with a request from the Iron Blood Regiment commander, who wanted to meet him about forging metal.

Long Yuxue introduced Gu You to Iron Blood Regiment Commander Ma Shan to discuss Soul Forging, but Ma Shan mistook Gu You’s newly earned Major General rank for impersonation and tried to remove his insignia. Gu You blocked Ma Shan’s force and accused him of insubordination, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Long Yuxue told Gu You that Ma Shan had a fiery temper and hoped to receive a discount for Soul Forging.
• Ma Shan arrived at Gu You’s workshop and questioned whether Gu You was reliable, then demanded a discount for his troops.
• Gu You entered wearing Major General insignia, and Ma Shan accused him of violating military regulations.
• Gu You explained that he had been promoted to Major General and appointed the Ninth Blood God, but Ma Shan accused him of impersonating a Blood God and reached for his insignia.
• Long Yuxue tried to stop Ma Shan, but he shoved her aside, and Gu You steadied her before blocking Ma Shan’s hand and calling his action insubordination.

Gu You clashed with Ma Shan after the Iron Blood Regiment commander refused to believe he was a Major General. Gu You defeated Ma Shan, and the military tribunal arrived to witness his rank.

• Ma Shan accused Gu You of defying his superior and was shocked when Gu You overpowered him with his left arm.
• Gu You revealed his Golden Dragon Spear and offered to verify his identity at the military tribunal, but Ma Shan attacked him anyway.
• Gu You and Ma Shan fought outside the workshop, where Gu You’s strength forced Ma Shan back and damaged the building.
• Ma Shan grew over twelve meters tall and attacked with both fists, but Gu You struck him with a Dragon Fist and sent him crashing through the workshop wall.
• Long Yuxue found Ma Shan in a crater and asked Gu You if he was all right as the military tribunal arrived.
• The tribunal colonel saw the Major General star on Gu You’s shoulder and saluted him.

After the military law office verified Gu You as the newly appointed Blood Nine, Ma Shan apologized for challenging his identity and agreed to pay for the damage. Gu You and Ma Shan reconciled, and Gu You began planning strength-focused Three-Word Battle Armor metals for him, leaving Long Yuxue stunned by Gu You’s rapid rise.

• Gu You showed the military law office his Blood God Ring, and the colonel confirmed that he was Blood Nine.
• Gu You persuaded the colonel to let the dispute end, and Ma Shan apologized and agreed to compensate for the damaged facilities and ore.
• Long Yuxue struggled to adjust to Gu You becoming her superior, while Gu You reassured her that he had not changed.
• Ma Shan returned with soldiers to repair the damage and brought Gu You rare metals as compensation.
• Gu You discussed Ma Shan’s Three-Word Battle Armor needs and proposed Soul Forging and repeated fusion forging with Meteor Steel for one hundred and fifty thousand Military Merit.
• Gu You sat cross-legged in his room and entered a wondrous state.

Gu You broke through the first eight Golden Dragon King Seals at once, enduring the savage aura and the Dragon God’s divine will as his body transformed. His Dragon Wings formed, and the unleashed bloodline aura rushed toward an unknown destination as the chapter ended.

• Gu You severed the connection between his Dragon Core and Soul Core and drove his Bloodline Power against the Golden Dragon King Seals.
• The eight seals shattered, flooding Gu You with golden-red power and nearly overwhelming his mind with the Golden Dragon King’s savage aura.
• Gu You saw a vision of colossal beasts attacking an enormous palace before a blood-red radiance destroyed them and returned his consciousness to darkness.
• The eight seals’ power transformed Gu You’s Dragon Core and bones as his two cores formed an energy bridge.
• The Mountain Dragon King soul bone evolved, and deep-colored Dragon Wings emerged from Gu You’s back.
• Gu You’s wings developed Dragon Scales, and the bloodline aura filling his dorm rushed toward an unknown destination.

Gu You entered the Star Dou Battle Net selection finals and faced Number One Hundred Eighteen in the first elimination match, which was broadcast across the Federation. The match began with Gu You launching a powerful charge and punch, while his opponent hurriedly activated his soul rings and chest device.

• Gu You sensed changes in Dragon Wings after absorbing the energy and wondered whether his battle armor would still need wings.
• Gu You entered Star Dou City, registered as Number Thirty-Three, and learned that his first selection-final match would be a random elimination round.
• Gu You was matched with Number One Hundred Eighteen, and their match was chosen as the first one broadcast across the Federation.
• When the match began, Gu You charged across the arena with a thunderous stomp and launched a powerful punch.
• Number One Hundred Eighteen reacted by lighting seven soul rings and activating a point of light on his chest before he could release his full battle armor.

Gu You won his Soul Master and mech battles in the finals, then began forging Meteor Steel during a two-week break. The chapter ended as he prepared to create genuine Soul Forged metal.

• Gu You defeated Number 118 with a Dragon Claw strike and celebrated his improved control over his strength.
• Gu You met Jiang Wuyue in the lounge, told him he had defeated Blood Nine, and teased him about their reversed ranks.
• Gu You won his first mech battle in the finals by breaking his opponent's shield.
• Gu You took Meteor Steel Ma Shan had given him to his forging room and prepared to forge genuine Soul Forged metal.

Gu You carefully forged Meteor Steel, guiding it through Thousand Forgings with Spirit and then Spirit Forging. He infused it with his Soul Power and Bloodline Power, and finally became a Saint Craftsman.

• Gu You gently tapped and refined the heated Meteor Steel, preserving its material while discovering the forging method it preferred.
• Gu You completed Hundred Forgings purification, and the Meteor Steel released black radiance that rose more than ten feet amid a dragon's roar.
• Gu You struck the Thousand-Forged Meteor Steel while infusing it with Soul Power and Spiritual Power, bringing it to Spirit Forging in two minutes.
• The Meteor Steel hummed and its cloud patterns formed a dragon shape, expressing joy as its life awakened.
• Gu You unleashed his Bloodline Power and hammered the Meteor Steel with his multicolored Life Essence Hammers, finally becoming a Saint Craftsman.

Gu You advanced his Meteor Steel from Spirit Forging into Soul Forging, reaching Soul Echo and then beginning the solidification stage. The metal tried to escape, but Gu You subdued it and continued forging as dragon-scale patterns formed across its surface.

• Gu You infused the Meteor Steel with his bloodline aura, soul, and personal aura as he began Soul Forging.
• A clear Soul Echo rang out from the metal, and each subsequent hammer blow produced a stronger echo.
• The colorful Meteor Steel jolted off the forging table and tried to escape as its newly awakened life resisted control.
• Gu You seized the fleeing metal with a dragon claw and forced it back to the forging table.
• Gu You began soul solidification, using Purple Emperor's Roar and his hammer strikes to draw the colorful glow inward and form dragon-scale patterns across the metal.

Gu You completed the Soul Forging of Meteor Steel, upgraded Ma Shan’s Three-Word Battle Armor, and entered the regional finals of the Star Dou Battle Net All-Federation Challenge Tournament. Meanwhile, Gu Yuena began the Spirit Pagoda’s harshest assessment, and Gu You’s first match ended in a display of his Purple Gold Dragon Armor’s counterarmor ability.

• Gu You successfully Soul Forged the Meteor Steel and prepared to complete Ma Shan’s commission.
• Ma Shan praised his upgraded Three-Word Battle Armor, paid Gu You, and offered to help him in the future.
• Leng Yaozhu encouraged Gu Yuena before she entered the Spirit Pagoda’s assessment to become a reserve Spirit Envoy.
• Gu You faced Number Twenty-Four, a seven-ringed Agile Attack Battle Soul Master, in his first regional finals match.
• Gu You shattered space with his Purple Gold Dragon Armor’s counterarmor ability, and Number Twenty-Four disappeared in a streak of light.

After winning his round-robin match, Gu You entered the Abyss Passage to explore its strange spatial energy. Deep inside, he encountered a translucent black figure resembling himself.

• Gu You won his match, spoke with Long Yuxue, and agreed to fight the former Blood Nine again.
• Gu You flew to the Abyss Passage, entered with his battle armor and Golden Dragon Spear, and walked deeper into it.
• Gu You sensed dense spatial elements and rising heat as he traveled through the passage for two hours.
• Gu You felt his Dragon Core contract, heard a scream, and spotted a black, translucent figure that looked like him.

Gu You encountered a mysterious Possession Demon in the abyss, and Blood One explained the creatures’ history and dangers. As Gu You advanced to the finals in both tournament divisions, the chapter revealed that Ye Xinglan had joined the East Sea Fleet with Xu Lizhi.

• Gu You returned from the abyss and told Blood One about the black shadow he had encountered.
• Blood One explained that Possession Demons could control people, describing the devastation they caused in the first war against the Abyss Plane and how life energy could protect against them.
• Gu You competed in alternating Soul Master and mecha battles, advancing from his regional group into the top sixteen and then the finals in both divisions.
• Gu You learned that Ma Shan had been eliminated in the group stage despite being an eight-ring Soul Douluo and a Three-Word Battle Armor Master.
• Ye Xinglan meditated in her East Sea Fleet uniform, having joined the elite navy with Xu Lizhi and chosen to pursue her own military path.

The chapter outlined Ye Xinglan’s rise in the East Sea Fleet and followed Gu You as he prepared for his first elimination match in the Star Dou Battle Net finals. It left Gu You facing Number One Hundred Forty-Two, the Ghost King, as the referee prepared to start the match.

• The East Sea Fleet valued Xu Lizhi as a gifted Food System Soul Master, while Ye Xinglan earned attention by winning Battle Net events and defeating a Two-Word Battle Armor Master.
• Ye Xinglan became the fleet’s sole representative in the individual competition’s top sixteen, with promotions promised if she advanced further.
• Gu You entered the finals as contestant Number Thirty-Three, with the second-highest championship odds, and waited in his exclusive lounge.
• An attendant announced that Gu You would face contestant Number One Hundred Forty-Two in the first round of the finals.
• Gu You recognized his opponent as the Ghost King, whose defenses were strong but who was vulnerable to light and holy-type attacks.

Gu You defeated Ghost King in the round of sixteen and advanced to the quarterfinals. As Gu You left the arena, Ye Xinglan was locked in a difficult battle against the top contender from another group.

• Ghost King used his ghostly form and speed to avoid Gu You’s attacks, while Gu You summoned the Golden Dragon Spear and sent a barrage of spear shadows after him.
• Ghost King tried to strike back with a blue needle, but Gu You overwhelmed him with Spiritual Impact.
• Ghost King collapsed into specks of light, and the referee declared Number Thirty-Three the winner.
• Gu You advanced to the top eight and left the platform with the female attendant.
• Ye Xinglan entered a bitter fight against the first-place contender from another group, who wore the single-digit number nine.