Chapter Summaries

Yan and his allies battled Tang Hao, whose final attacks pushed the Steel Dragon to unleash a forbidden-spell-level elemental blast. The chapter ended with the enormous attack gathering energy above Suotuo City, alarming everyone nearby and even Yan himself.

• Tang Hao failed to harm the Steel Dragon and tried to strike Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, but Yan teleported them away and attacked him from behind.
• Tang Hao countered with the Great Sumeru Hammer, knocking the Steel Dragon back but taking heavy damage as Yan warned that his strength was nearly spent.
• Tang Hao used the final hundred-thousand-year soul ring to heal himself with the Blue Silver Emperor’s power, then unleashed his strongest hammer attack.
• Yan summoned the Golden Armor Forbidden Bugs and combined their elemental power with the Steel Dragon’s energy to form a massive blast.
• The combined attack reached forbidden-spell level and formed a sun in the night sky, terrifying Suotuo City’s residents and startling Yan with its immense, difficult-to-control energy.

Yan’s forbidden spell failed to kill Tang Hao, who escaped underground using a Titan Giant Ape Soul Bone. Yan ordered Spirit Hall to hunt for him and placed Tang San under surveillance, while recognizing that his own injuries and inexperience had limited Steel Dragon’s power.

• Yan determined that Tang Hao had survived the explosion by redirecting his final hammer strike and fleeing through an underground tunnel.
• Yan identified the Titan Giant Ape Soul Bone as the means Tang Hao used to travel underground and escape pursuit.
• Yan refused Guimei’s offer to chase the badly injured Tang Hao and ordered Spirit Hall to hunt him while Guimei and Yueguan watched over Flander, Zhao Wuji, and Tang San.
• After the others left, Yan coughed up blood and assessed his minor injuries, Steel Dragon’s limitations, and his own lack of piloting experience.
• Yan concluded that Tang Hao was nearly crippled and wondered whether he had left Tang San behind because of his injuries or because he did not trust his son.

Dai Mubai clashed with Zhu Zhuqing, then turned his anger on Ning Rongrong after she mocked him at Shrek Academy. Ning Rongrong nearly shot him with a pistol, and Dai Mubai became determined to kill her despite Tang San’s attempts to stop him.

• Ma Hongjun left for Flander's shop, and Dai Mubai’s casual attitude toward his plan angered Zhu Zhuqing, who called him disgusting and walked away.
• Dai Mubai followed Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, where Ning Rongrong mocked him for being rejected and Oscar watched uneasily.
• Dai Mubai threatened Ning Rongrong, then unleashed his Soul Power and nearly blasted her into the air.
• Ning Rongrong drew a pistol and fired three bullets at Dai Mubai, but Tang San pulled him aside with Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San questioned Ning Rongrong about the pistol and tried to calm both sides, but Dai Mubai shoved him aside and vowed to make Ning Rongrong pay.

Ning Rongrong confronted Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy, but Tang San and Oscar sided against her until Dai Mubai attacked her. Yan arrived in time to save Ning Rongrong and broke Dai Mubai’s arm, leaving the confrontation poised to continue.

• Ning Rongrong offered Tang San money and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect support to kill Dai Mubai, but Tang San urged her to apologize while siding with Dai Mubai.
• Oscar rejected Ning Rongrong and explained that he had given up pursuing her, prompting her to despise him and the students at Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing came outside, and Ning Rongrong asked her to leave Shrek together; Dai Mubai charged at Ning Rongrong after hearing her threaten to have him punished.
• Ning Rongrong fired three shots, but Dai Mubai dodged them, stunned her with a tiger roar, and reached for her neck.
• Yan appeared, caught Dai Mubai’s claw, comforted Ning Rongrong, and crushed Dai Mubai’s right arm despite his White Tiger Vajra Transformation.

Yan crippled Dai Mubai and confronted Tang San outside Shrek Academy, easily countering his concealed weapons with fire. The chapter left Tang San engulfed in flames as Yan pressed his overwhelming advantage.

• Yan shattered Dai Mubai’s right arm, then crippled his left arm and both legs when Dai Mubai and Tang San attacked.
• Yan restrained Zhu Zhuqing and revealed that he knew Dai Wuji, frightening Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San tried to stop Yan with his Purple Demon Eyes and concealed weapons, but Yan melted the weapons with a fiery vortex.
• Tang San launched a barrage of concealed weapons, but Yan outpaced him and set his Blue Silver Grass ablaze, engulfing Tang San in flames.

Yan overwhelmed Tang San outside Shrek Academy, countering his hidden weapons and revealing that he had invented firearms. After Yan identified Tang San’s Second Spirit Soul and was recognized as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, he defeated Li Yusong and left the Shrek teachers in danger.

• Tang San attacked Yan with hidden weapons, but Yan’s flames and precise counters neutralized them, and he struck Tang San across the face.
• Yan drew his revolver, fired beside Tang San to demonstrate its power, and said that he had invented firearms.
• Yan taunted Tang San about his Second Spirit Soul and Yu Xiaogang, leading Tang San to realize Yan was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• Dai Mubai warned Tang San to run, while Li Yusong charged Yan with his staff and sixth Soul Skill.
• Yan caught Li Yusong’s staff and threw him backward, causing another Shrek teacher who tried to catch him to crash to the ground with him.

Yan defeated Zhao Wuji and confronted Flander over Shrek Academy’s lack of authorization and high student mortality. He left a tracking mark on Tang San and announced that he would take Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, leaving the other students to decide whether to join Spirit Hall.

• Zhao Wuji used his Martial Soul Avatar and a full combination attack against Yan, but Yan’s Golden Dragon Soul overwhelmed him.
• Flander arrived and tried to placate Yan, who accused Shrek Academy of operating without authorization and failing to protect its students.
• Yan said he would not pursue Shrek’s past but warned Flander that Spirit Hall had dealt with its branches in the Balak Kingdom and that Kundera had abdicated and disbanded the Soul Master Preparatory Camp.
• Yan pressed a purple scale into Tang San’s bones as a tracking mark, and Flander reluctantly accepted his warning.
• Yan announced that he was taking Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and asked whether any of the other students wished to join Spirit Hall.

Yan left Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing after no one else agreed to join Spirit Hall, while Flander began explaining Tang San’s father and his conflict with the previous Pope. In Suotuo City, Yan brought the two girls to the Rose Hotel, leaving their next move unclear.

• Yan gave up on recruiting Shrek’s remaining students and carried Zhu Zhuqing away with Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai protested, but Yan exposed his flight from the Star Luo Empire’s succession struggle and silenced him with a threat.
• Flander had Dai Mubai treated and told Tang San that his father was Haotian Douluo, who had mortally wounded Spirit Hall’s previous Pope.
• Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Suotuo City and checked into the Rose Hotel.

Yan brought Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to the Rose Hotel’s Red Ocean Room, where Zhu Zhuqing confronted him about his intentions and her lack of control over her fate. He revealed her older sister Zhu Zhuyun, who had joined Spirit Hall and sought to change the Star Luo Empire’s rule.

• Yan used Dai Mubai’s key to bring Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong into the lavish Red Ocean Room, which Dai Mubai had kept for his romantic encounters.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing admired the room before Yan rested with them on its heart-shaped bed.
• After Zhu Zhuqing regained her mobility, she challenged Yan and accused Spirit Hall of interfering in Star Luo affairs.
• Yan summoned Zhu Zhuyun, who blocked Zhu Zhuqing’s attack and revealed she had become a Soul Ancestor.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing she had chosen to help Spirit Hall bring about a different ruler for the Star Luo Empire, and Zhu Zhuqing accused her of betraying her family and country.

Zhu Zhuyun revealed that she had chosen Yan over Dai Weisi and tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to join her in changing the Zhu Family and Star Luo. After leaving the Rose Hotel, Yan and the others headed west from Barak City toward the Star Dou Great Forest, while Zhu Zhuqing remained determined not to submit to him.

• Zhu Zhuyun declared that Yan was her man and urged Zhu Zhuqing to help change the Zhu Family and Star Luo.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to flee, but Zhu Zhuyun intercepted and captured her.
• Yan explained that he had helped Ning Rongrong evolve her Martial Soul, and Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong used her Martial Soul to strengthen Yan, who then spent the night with Zhu Zhuyun while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong stayed on the bed.
• Zhu Zhuqing vowed not to give in, and Yan left the Rose Hotel the next day with the others for the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yan took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing into Star Dou Great Forest, where they met the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming and traveled with him to the Star Dou Spirit Hall Branch. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu happily reuniting with Yan.

• Yan entered Star Dou Great Forest with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, using his aura to drive away nearby soul beasts.
• Zhu Zhuqing sensed a powerful creature, and Er Ming emerged from the forest; Yan greeted him and offered him a giant candy.
• Er Ming carried Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing toward the inner forest while telling them Xiao Wu and Xiao Qiu had heard Yan was coming.
• Er Ming brought them to the Star Dou Spirit Hall Branch, where Xiao Wu greeted them and scolded Er Ming for rushing.
• Xiao Wu abandoned her attempt to take Er Ming's candy, leaped into Yan's arms, and joyfully welcomed him.

Yan tested his new battle armor against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, defeated her, and gained a trace of her destiny power for his Soul Spirit research. He planned to use Tang San’s future contact with the Clear Sky Sect to destroy them, while keeping Tang San under control.

• Yan introduced Xiao Wu to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and urged them to cultivate for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Yan found the Three-Eyed Golden Lion cultivating near the Lake of Life and challenged her with his new battle armor.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s ultimate light-and-fire attacks failed against Yan’s armor, and he seized her claws and subdued her.
• Yan petted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and explained that he wanted her destiny power to advance his Soul Spirit research.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion gave Yan a trace of destiny power, and he reflected on using Tang San’s future approach to the Clear Sky Sect to ensnare them both.

Yan traveled with Bai Xiuxiu to Sun Moon Continent, intending to explore its resources and prepare for Spirit Hall’s future expansion. After crossing the sea, they reached the unfamiliar continent and flew toward a town.

• Yan invited Bai Xiuxiu to accompany him on a trip to sea, and she eagerly agreed in exchange for tasty food.
• Yan used a modified Soul Tool to shrink Bai Xiuxiu and let her fly as they examined a chart of the sea and its Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast clans.
• Yan explained that he was heading to Sun Moon Continent to seek resources and prepare for Spirit Hall’s future infiltration and spread of faith.
• Yan and Bai Xiuxiu reached the new continent, sensed humans inland, and set off across the coastline.
• Yan summoned the Steel Dragon and flew with Bai Xiuxiu toward an unfamiliar town.

Yan explored the New Continent, learned its language and gathered knowledge for Spirit Hall before traveling toward Bright Capital to establish a base and assess the Sun Moon Empire. The chapter left him nearing Sun Moon City, where his arrival impressed a merchant caravan and revealed how difficult it was for commoners to become soul masters.

• Yan learned from bandits that the New Continent remained divided among rival powers and settled in a coastal city to study its language, history, and scholarship.
• With help from Dawn, Yan mastered the local language and compiled knowledge for Spirit Hall before setting out for Bright Capital.
• Yan encountered dangerous disorder and frequent wars on the way, contrasting the New Continent with Spirit Hall's stabilizing influence on Douluo Continent.
• Near Sun Moon City, the merchant caravan's captain sent for Lujie when Yan approached at extraordinary speed.
• Lujie released his martial soul and respectfully offered Yan a brocade box, which Yan accepted before speeding on toward the city.
• The caravan members discussed Yan's strength and the difficulty and expense of awakening Soul Power.

Yan reached Sun Moon City, explored its lively streets, and drew the attention of local thugs after spending freely. When the thugs fled after hearing an old man named Old Dike threaten them, the old man warned Yan against walking at night.

• Yan received mithril from a merchant caravan and reflected on the New Continent’s abundant resources and advanced Soul Tool research.
• Yan arrived at Sun Moon City and admired its lights before entering the bustling imperial capital at night.
• Yan explored shops and bought several items, then noticed that local thugs were following him.
• Yan deliberately headed toward a quieter street, intending to confront the thugs and question them for information.
• Old Dike’s threat caused Eugins and the other thugs to flee, and an aged voice warned Yan that walking at night was dangerous.

Yan investigated a reclusive shopkeeper in Bright Capital and discovered he was a powerful five-ring Soul Master who crafted Soul Tools. After Yan pressed him to explain his secluded life, the old man attacked, and Yan evaded as the shopkeeper revealed his Martial Soul and optimal Soul Ring configuration.

• Yan left the street after his attempt to lure out the thugs failed, then returned to explore Bright Capital the next morning.
• Yan entered a shop in the western outskirts and recognized the energy of an unfinished Soul Tool the shopkeeper was engraving.
• Yan examined a piece of Banjing, and the shopkeeper offered to sell it for three hundred gold coins or thirty grams of Mithril.
• Yan identified the shopkeeper as a five-ring Soul Master, startling him and causing him to break his carving knife and ruin the Soul Guidance Array.
• The shopkeeper shut the doors and pressured Yan to reveal his purpose, but Yan calmly insisted that the old man explain why he lived in seclusion.
• The shopkeeper attacked Yan, who dodged; the old man then released his Martial Soul and displayed two yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring.

Yan confronted an Ice Crystal Dragon Spirit Soul King who attacked him in the shop, but Yan’s flame abilities overwhelmed the old man’s ice Soul Skills. Yan subdued him and revealed that he was a young Soul Emperor with an extraordinary Soul Ring configuration.

• The old man used icy mist to ambush Yan, who recognized his Ice Crystal Dragon Spirit and questioned his cultivation history.
• The old man attacked Yan with ice spikes, Frost Blade, and Ice Mirror Reincarnation, but Yan’s golden flames destroyed his Soul Skills.
• The old man unleashed more ice spikes and Ice Silk Entanglement, but Yan burned through them and stopped him from escaping.
• Yan restrained the old man and revealed six Soul Rings—one yellow, two purple, and three black—shocking him with his apparent age and strength.
• The old man launched Frost Piercing Sky Spear, but Yan caught one spear and broke the other, leaving the Soul King unable to resist.

Yan recruited Dike after killing the marquis who had destroyed Dike’s family, then left Sun Moon City to avoid the fallout and traveled north toward the Jingyang Mountain Range with Bai Xiuxiu. He camped near the mountains and began cooking while Bai Xiuxiu kept watch.

• Yan learned that Dike had spent years seeking revenge on a marquis who had killed his family and recruited him to help establish a base in Bright Capital.
• Yan went to the marquis’s nearby manor, killed him, and brought proof of his death back to Dike, who pledged his life and service to Yan.
• Dike left to handle Yan’s affairs in Sun Moon City while Yan hid in the courtyard with Bai Xiuxiu and avoided explaining his dealings to her.
• At Dike’s suggestion, Yan left Sun Moon City and traveled north to the Jingyang Mountain Range, leaving Dike in charge as a test.
• Yan made camp near the mountains and prepared food while Bai Xiuxiu complained about his teasing and then flew up to watch for danger.

Yan and Bai Xiuxiu entered the dangerous Jingyang Mountain Range, where Yan hunted a Gold Wolf to study its metal-rich materials. After the kill, a pack of nearly a hundred Gold Wolves surrounded him, led by a powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Gold Wolf.

• Bai Xiuxiu reported finding fresh human footprints near Jingyang Peak while Yan studied a map of the mountain range.
• Yan and Bai Xiuxiu camped in a valley, then entered the Jingyang Mountain Range the next morning.
• Yan followed wolf howls deep into the mountains, hoping to gather valuable metal materials.
• Yan killed a thousand-year Gold Wolf and examined its body for materials useful in making Soul Tools.
• A pack of nearly a hundred Gold Wolves surrounded Yan, with a massive Ten-Thousand-Year Gold Wolf at its center.

Yan killed a Ten-Thousand Year Gold Wolf King and extracted a trace of Golden Blood, then tracked down a Ten-Thousand Year Silver Moon Wolf King to study its rare abilities. He overwhelmed the Silver Wolf King's Chaos Colored Light, leaving it badly injured as the confrontation continued.

• Yan drove off the Gold Wolf pack and killed the Ten-Thousand Year Gold Wolf King.
• Yan extracted golden liquid from the Gold Wolf King's spinal marrow and concluded that some Metal-element soul beasts possessed a faint trace of Golden Blood.
• Yan searched the Jingyang Mountain Range for Silver Wolves and Solar Worms, hoping to uncover more about the Gate of Time and Space.
• Yan cornered a Ten-Thousand Year Silver Moon Wolf King near a cliff, but it attacked him with elemental silver light.
• The Silver Wolf King unleashed Chaos Colored Light, but Yan shattered its vortex and injured it.