Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunzhu revealed that Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Charm Rabbit and forced the Titan Giant Ape to agree to sacrifice itself by threatening Xiao Wu. The Shrek members accepted that Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast, and the Titan Giant Ape faced the coming sacrifice.

• Tang San fainted, and She Long escorted Xiao Wu to Lu Yunzhu.
• Lu Yunzhu identified Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, then overwhelmed the Titan Giant Ape with his aura.
• Lu Yunzhu demanded that the Titan Giant Ape sacrifice itself, but it refused and declared that it would rather die by other means.
• Lu Yunzhu threatened to turn Xiao Wu into a Soul Ring and counted down while holding a sword to her neck.
• After the Rusted Sword cut part of Xiao Wu's scorpion braid, the Titan Giant Ape agreed to sacrifice itself.
• The Shrek members were shocked and frightened as they accepted that Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast.

Lu Yunzhu secured Dugu Yan a Hundred Thousand Year soul ring through the Titan Giant Ape’s sacrifice, leaving Xiao Wu grieving and fearing how Tang San would react to her identity. After the ritual, Lu Yunzhu took the Titan Giant Ape’s Hundred Thousand Year left arm bone.

• The Shrek Six Monsters reacted with suspicion and disgust after learning Xiao Wu was a soul beast, leaving her afraid that Tang San would reject her too.
• The Titan Giant Ape began its sacrifice to protect Xiao Wu as four Title Douluo guarded the ritual.
• Dugu Yan received the Titan Giant Ape’s Hundred Thousand Year soul ring as her fourth ring and rose to Rank 47.
• Dugu Yan returned to the Cloud Boat with Ye Lingling, who wondered whether Lu Yunzhu could resolve a matter for her.
• Lu Yunzhu drew the Titan Giant Ape’s Hundred Thousand Year left arm bone from its corpse.

Lu Yunzhu gave Qian Renxue a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and claimed Xiao Wu for experiments, then set out with his group for the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest. The Shrek group stayed behind, bewildered by the encounter, before leaving to avoid the trouble ahead.

• Lu Yunzhu tossed the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to Qian Renxue, who accepted it after he said it was of little use to an immortal cultivator.
• Lu Yunzhu declared that he wanted Xiao Wu, a Form-Transforming Soul Beast, for experiments, and Qian Renxue agreed without asking what he intended to do.
• The Shrek group and Qian Renxue's companions reacted with shock to Lu Yunzhu's generosity, while She Long called him a Divine Being.
• Lu Yunzhu put away the Titan Giant Ape's corpse and announced that the group would go to the Lake of Life, the Star Dou Great Forest's core region.
• The Shrek group rested and left the area, while Ma Hongjun regretted not discovering Xiao Wu's identity sooner, and Dai Mubai shared his thoughts.

Lu Yunzhu kept Xiao Wu captive to study whether soul beasts could become magical beasts, then explained cultivation and magical beasts to Qian Renxue. The Cloud Boat reached Lake of Life, where the Sky Azure Bull Python struck its protective barrier with a powerful attack.

• Ning Rongrong regretted not bringing Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone and decided to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before attending Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lu Yunzhu tied up Xiao Wu and revealed that he wanted to experiment on whether soul beasts could become magical beasts, threatening her if she refused to cooperate.
• Qian Renxue asked Lu Yunzhu how soul masters could become cultivators and what magical beasts were, and he explained their cultivation levels and power.
• The Cloud Boat arrived at Lake of Life, where the Sky Azure Bull Python attacked its protective barrier with Annihilation Thunder.
• Lu Yunzhu told Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, She Long, and Ci Xue not to move, and the Sky Azure Bull Python smiled after its attack hit the barrier.

Lu Yunzhu’s group defeated the Sky Azure Bull Python, and he rewarded four Title Douluo with Soul Ascension Pills. As the pills caused all four to break through, Lu Yunzhu offered the defeated python two choices.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python’s lightning struck the Cloud Boat’s barrier but failed to damage it, and Demon Bear and three other Title Douluo defeated the python.
• Lu Yunzhu bound the injured Sky Azure Bull Python with his Dragon Binding Rope and gave Soul Ascension Pills to She Long, Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, and Pufferfish.
• Lu Yunzhu offered to guard the four Title Douluo while they took the pills, and Qian Renxue encouraged them to trust him.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python considered a final attack but sensed Lu Yunzhu’s overwhelming power and gave up resisting.
• She Long, Sting-Puff Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo each broke through after taking the Soul Ascension Pills, while Lu Yunzhu offered the python two choices.

Lu Yunzhu rewarded four Spirit Hall Title Douluo with high-grade Soul Ascension Pills, helping them break through, then offered the captured Sky Azure Bull Python two choices for evolving his martial soul. The beast refused to cooperate, and Lu Yunzhu began to pressure it as their negotiations continued.

• Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo each broke through to Level 96, while She Long reached Level 94 and Ci Xue reached Level 94 after taking Lu Yunzhu's pills.
• The four Title Douluo thanked Lu Yunzhu, and he explained that the pills were high-grade and that his item classifications were based on his current cultivation.
• Qian Renxue worried that Lu Yunzhu's power might persuade the Title Douluo to leave Spirit Hall.
• Lu Yunzhu offered the Sky Azure Bull Python a choice between willingly helping his martial soul evolve through Soul Fusion or having its cultivation and soul forcibly absorbed.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python refused to help, citing Lu Yunzhu's destruction of the Star Dou Great Forest and the deaths of its kin, while Lu Yunzhu mocked it and said they had time to talk.

Lu Yunzhu forced the injured Sky Azure Bull Python to cooperate by threatening Xiao Wu, then used Soul Fusion to absorb it and evolve his Rusted Sword into the Azure Sword. The witnesses marveled at the upgraded martial soul, while Lu Yunzhu considered improving it further later.

• Lu Yunzhu showed the Sky Azure Bull Python a lock of hair and revealed that Xiao Wu was alive, then had Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling bring her before it.
• Lu Yunzhu threatened Xiao Wu unless the Sky Azure Bull Python submitted and cooperated, and the beast reluctantly began its sacrifice.
• Lu Yunzhu used Soul Fusion to absorb the Sky Azure Bull Python's cultivation, body, soul, and spirit into his Rusted Sword.
• The Rusted Sword evolved into an azure longsword with purple lightning, a wyrm engraved on its blade, and a powerful dragon aura.
• Lu Yunzhu named the sword the Azure Sword, while She Long, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo reacted with astonishment at the martial soul's evolution.

After returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Yunzhu received a system mission to establish his own force while helping Spirit Hall unify the continent. He planned to pursue the mission for its reward, a method to evade the Three Calamities, and began considering what he needed to prepare.

• Ye Lingling visited Lu Yunzhu at night and asked him to help solve the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family’s limit of only two martial soul bearers per generation.
• Lu Yunzhu agreed to help Ye Lingling after they returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and she left delighted.
• Lu Yunzhu and the others returned to Heaven Dou City as dawn broke, after which Qian Renxue’s agreement required him to help Spirit Hall unify the continent.
• The system issued Lu Yunzhu a mission to establish a force of his own, rewarding him with a method to evade the Three Calamities.
• Lu Yunzhu resolved to complete the mission and began planning the preparations for Foundation Establishment.

Lu Yunzhu brought Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, to the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family to address Ye Lingling’s martial soul, cultivate a second immortal cultivator, and recruit the family. He told Ye Qingcheng he could resolve the martial soul’s restrictions but required a condition, and she agreed to fulfill it.

• After three days of preparation, Lu Yunzhu explained the identities and purpose of the statues to Qian Renxue.
• Lu Yunzhu invited Qian Renxue to accompany him to the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family, where he planned to help Ye Lingling, create another immortal cultivator, and win the family’s allegiance.
• Ye Qingcheng and Ye Lingling prepared to receive Lu Yunzhu, whose reported feats had left Ye Qingcheng both astonished and wary.
• Ye Qingcheng welcomed Lu Yunzhu and Xue Qinghe, then hosted them in the Ye residence’s reception hall.
• Lu Yunzhu told Ye Qingcheng he could resolve the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul’s restrictions in exchange for one condition, and she promised to agree.

Lu Yunzhu crafted a high-grade Shielding Talisman and used it to conceal Ye Lingling and her Nine Heart Begonia martial soul from other members of the Ye Family. The chapter left Ye Qingcheng realizing that Lingling’s concealed martial soul could allow the family to have another heir.

• Lu Yunzhu told Ye Qingcheng that the Nine Heart Begonia problem could be resolved and drew strange patterns on yellow paper with his Spiritual Power.
• Lu Yunzhu chanted, formed a high-grade Shielding Talisman, and called Ye Lingling over.
• The talisman attached to Ye Lingling’s forehead and shielded her presence and martial soul.
• Ye Qingcheng failed to sense Ye Lingling even after probing her with her Soul Saint-level spiritual power.
• Lu Yunzhu explained that the concealment meant the Ye Family could have one more heir.

After solving the Ye Family’s inheritance problem, Lu Yunzhu asked the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family to join his new sect, Ethereal, and Ye Qingcheng agreed. Ye Lingling received her mother’s permission to become an immortal cultivator, and Lu Yunzhu called her forward to begin.

• Lu Yunzhu asked the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family to join his ranks and support Ethereal, his planned immortal cultivation sect.
• Ye Qingcheng agreed that the Ye Family would serve Lu Yunzhu.
• Ye Lingling asked whether she could become an immortal cultivator, and Lu Yunzhu explained how her Soul Master abilities would change.
• Ye Lingling declared that she wanted to become an immortal cultivator, and Ye Qingcheng gave her permission.
• Lu Yunzhu told Ye Lingling to come forward, and she stood respectfully before him.

Lu Yunzhu taught Ye Lingling cultivation methods and spells, and she successfully transformed her Soul Power into Spiritual Power to become an immortal cultivator. Ye Lingling learned that she could overcome her former limits as a Healing System Soul Master, while Qian Renxue grew more eager to cultivate but still could not do so.

• Lu Yunzhu transmitted cultivation methods and spells to Ye Lingling and instructed her to use the Conversion Art to transform her Soul Power.
• Lu Yunzhu and Xue Qinghe stayed at the Ye residence while Ye Lingling performed the required circulations.
• Ye Qingcheng entered Ye Lingling’s room after Lu Yunzhu sensed Spiritual Power, then later brought her to the reception hall, where Lu Yunzhu confirmed her success.
• Ye Lingling asked whether she could learn combat spells despite having been a Healing System Soul Master, and Lu Yunzhu explained that immortal cultivators could learn many disciplines without conflict.
• Ye Lingling thanked Lu Yunzhu for helping her gain the power to defend herself, while Qian Renxue became more tempted to cultivate but remained unable to do so.

Lu Yunzhu set out to establish the Misty Sacred Land, and Qian Renxue suggested Giant Sword Mountain as its location. As they traveled there by Cloud Boat, Demon Bear Douluo explained to Demon Subduing Douluo how he and Ghost Leopard Douluo had both reached level ninety-six.

• Lu Yunzhu told Ye Lingling not to teach his cultivation techniques to anyone without his permission, then left with Qian Renxue.
• Ye Lingling watched Lu Yunzhu go and privately considered giving herself to him.
• Lu Yunzhu told Qian Renxue that he planned to establish a force for immortal cultivators called the Misty Sacred Land.
• Qian Renxue suggested Giant Sword Mountain, and she and Lu Yunzhu traveled there aboard the Cloud Boat.
• Demon Subduing Douluo questioned Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo about reaching level ninety-six, and Demon Bear Douluo began explaining what had happened.

Spirit Hall held an investiture ceremony for Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard after they reached Level 96, honoring their promotion to Enshrined Elders. As Demon Bear received his golden robe and pledged loyalty, the story left the ceremony underway, with Yunzhou’s arrival not yet shown.

• Demon Subduing Douluo learned that a pill had helped Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard break through and resolved to seek medicine from Lu Yunzhu if he ever met the Divine Being.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard to attend an investiture ceremony at Giant Sword Mountain and summoned Spirit Hall’s elders, bishops, and Bibi Dong.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yuanguan and Ghost Douluo Ghostly suspected Lu Yunzhu had caused the two breakthroughs, but Bibi Dong warned them to stop talking.
• Qian Daoliu announced Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard’s promotions to Enshrined Elders before the assembled Spirit Hall members.
• Qian Daoliu gave Demon Bear a golden robe, and Demon Bear pledged lifelong loyalty to Spirit Hall.

Lu Yunzhu and Qian Renxue arrived at Spirit Hall, prompting Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu to clear Giant Sword Mountain of all but its elders and the reserve Saintess. Qian Renxue introduced Lu Yunzhu as her friend, a future ally of Spirit Hall, and an honored guest of the Qian family.

• Qian Daoliu praised Demon Bear Douluo before a Cloud Boat approached Spirit Hall, and Spirit Kite Douluo challenged its occupants.
• Lu Yunzhu identified himself, surprising Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders, who recognized him as the cultivator who had defeated Yu Yuanzhen and Chen Xin.
• Qian Renxue ordered everyone below elder rank to leave Giant Sword Mountain, and Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu reinforced her command.
• Qian Renxue and Lu Yunzhu emerged from the Cloud Boat and headed to the mountain peak.
• Bibi Dong greeted Lu Yunzhu warmly, the elders welcomed Qian Renxue as the Young Master, and Qian Renxue introduced Lu Yunzhu as her friend and a future ally of Spirit Hall.

Lu Yunzhu visited Spirit Hall to seek permission to establish a sect and received Qian Daoliu’s approval on the condition that they duel. The chapter ended as Qian Daoliu announced his martial soul and rank and began summoning True Sun Fire.

• Qian Renxue introduced Lu Yunzhu to Spirit Hall’s elders, Bibi Dong, and her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu asked why Lu Yunzhu had come, and Lu Yunzhu answered that he sought Foundation Establishment.
• Qian Renxue explained Lu Yunzhu’s abilities and their experiences together, prompting Qian Daoliu to allow him to establish a sect beneath Giant Sword Mountain if he accepted a duel.
• Lu Yunzhu accepted Qian Daoliu’s challenge, while the elders and onlookers moved away to watch.
• Qian Daoliu introduced himself as a Level 99 assault-type Title Douluo with a Six-Winged Angel martial soul and raised True Sun Fire in his right hand.

Lu Yunzhu fought Qian Daoliu, impressing Spirit Hall’s elders with his cultivation spells and swordsmanship. The battle escalated as Lu Yunzhu cracked Qian Daoliu’s Angel Guardian and summoned a storm of thunder, leaving everyone unsure whether Qian Daoliu could win.

• Qian Daoliu charged Lu Yunzhu with Angel Assault, and Lu Yunzhu met him head-on using the Sword Technique.
• Lu Yunzhu and Qian Daoliu exchanged a powerful blow, prompting Spirit Hall’s elders to marvel at Lu Yunzhu’s strength.
• Lu Yunzhu cast Wall Splitter, forcing Qian Daoliu to defend himself with Angel Guardian, which developed fine cracks.
• Lu Yunzhu summoned the Divine Sword Thunder Summoning Technique, filling the sky with dark clouds and gathering lightning.
• Golden Crocodile and the other elders questioned whether Qian Daoliu could defeat Lu Yunzhu, while Qian Renxue feared her grandfather might lose.

Lu Yunzhu overwhelmed Qian Daoliu with powerful cultivation techniques, then conceded after making Qian Daoliu believe he had exhausted himself. Qian Daoliu accepted the gesture, while Demon Subduing Douluo mistakenly declared him the winner.

• Qian Daoliu used Angel Punishment to counter Lu Yunzhu’s Divine Sword Thunder Summoning Technique, and their attacks ended in a draw.
• Lu Yunzhu used Shrink and Grow at Will to grow a thousand zhang tall, shocking the onlookers and making Qian Daoliu wary.
• Qian Daoliu unleashed Angel Descent and his Angel Domain as Lu Yunzhu gathered the qi around him for the Great Desolation Hand Seal.
• Lu Yunzhu made Qian Daoliu feel unable to fight, then stopped and claimed he had exhausted his Spiritual Power and conceded.
• Qian Daoliu realized Lu Yunzhu had spared his dignity and respectfully acknowledged his strength, while Demon Subduing Douluo mistakenly celebrated Qian Daoliu’s victory.

After defeating Qian Daoliu, Lu Yunzhu secured permission to establish the Misty Sacred Land on Giant Sword Mountain and began preparing a powerful Hexagram Sixteen Array. Three days later, he returned to the summit with Spirit Hall’s leaders and elders assembled behind him, ready to proceed.

• Bibi Dong recognized that Lu Yunzhu had defeated Qian Daoliu and was shaken by the gap between Foundation Establishment and Peerless Douluo strength, while Hu Liena became attracted to him.
• Lu Yunzhu stood on Giant Sword Mountain and resolved to provide the Misty Sacred Land with a Golden Core Ancestor, though he knew reaching that realm would be difficult.
• Lu Yunzhu chose the Hexagram Sixteen Array, combining Four Spirits, Four Symbols, Four Fiends, and Four Generals, to protect and strengthen the sacred land.
• Qian Daoliu offered to help Lu Yunzhu set up the array, but Lu Yunzhu declined and planned to gather the materials and assistance he needed.
• Lu Yunzhu arranged for Qian Renxue to obtain elemental Spirit Masters and animal blood, created the Four Fiends himself, and forged the Four Generals’ weapons over three days.
• Lu Yunzhu returned to Giant Sword Mountain’s summit with Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Spirit Hall’s elders and worshippers behind him.

Lu Yunzhu completed the Hexagram Sixteen Array on Giant Sword Mountain, sharply increasing the area’s Soul Power and cultivation speed. The Spirit Hall elders marveled at its power as Lu Yunzhu turned to prepare for his Golden Core.

• Light Feather Douluo, Spirit Kite Douluo, and Demon Bear Douluo discussed the array until Qian Daoliu ordered everyone to stay quiet while Lu Yunzhu worked.
• Lu Yunzhu deployed the Four Generals, Four Symbols, Four Spirits, and Four Fiends, using rare materials and powerful soul skills to form the Hexagram Sixteen Array.
• The completed array covered Giant Sword Mountain in Soul Power-rich mist and increased cultivation speed there by as much as tenfold.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo declared that the array could make its owner the strongest force in the Soul Master World, while Yuanguan believed it could help him reach Level 96 within a year.
• Qian Renxue compared the Hexagram Sixteen Array favorably to Lu Yunzhu’s earlier array and wondered what other abilities he had yet to reveal.
• Lu Yunzhu began preparing for his Golden Core.