Chapter Summaries

Yan visited the Star Dou Branch Hall after learning it had found a treasure for him, and confirmed that a rare piece of Whale Rubber could strengthen his body. The discovery left him excited about the possibility of absorbing a fourth Soul Ring beyond his body's usual limits.

• Tuo Ba Hong told Yan that the Pope had sent an envoy with news from the Star Dou Branch Hall, and Yan urged him to keep cultivating.
• Xiao Wu woke Er Ming and scolded him for sleeping while he guarded the branch hall.
• Yan arrived, greeted Er Ming, and followed Xiao Wu into the appraisal room.
• Xiao Wu explained that Da Ming had identified a black substance as Whale Rubber from a Soul Beast over fifty thousand years old.
• Yan confirmed he knew Whale Rubber could enhance physical strength, thanked Xiao Wu, and excitedly spun her around.

Yan left the Star Dou Great Forest after learning that Dugu Bo’s son and daughter-in-law were near death from Azure Phosphorous Serpent Poison. He temporarily saved them and set out with Dugu Bo for his medicinal garden, intending to gather the herbs needed for a full cure.

• Yan found an aged purple lingzhi in the Star Dou Great Forest before Lor Diarra arrived with news from Heaven Dou City.
• Yan joined Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, then hurried with them to the Spirit Hall Holy Hall, where Dugu Bo had taken Bishop Satis hostage while demanding Yan’s help.
• Yan examined Dugu Bo’s unconscious son and daughter-in-law and found that the poison had gravely damaged their bodies.
• Yan used his flame to force most of the poison from both patients, bringing them back from the brink of death but warning that they still needed further treatment.
• Dugu Bo agreed to take Yan and the two elders to his medicinal garden, while Yueguan confirmed he had brought Yang Wudi’s notes.

Yan accompanied Dugu Bo, Guimei, and Yueguan to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, where he negotiated for Spirit Hall to gain the hidden treasure site in exchange for curing Dugu Bo's family. Dugu Bo accepted Yan's conditions, and Yan then searched for the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

• Yan and Guimei followed Dugu Bo through his poisonous miasma formation and into the valley containing the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Yueguan recognized the legendary treasure basin, while Yan recalled that the Water Fire Dragon Kings' remains lay beneath its springs and chose not to disturb them.
• Yan warned Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall wanted the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and asked him to stay out of the conflict between Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Dugu Bo agreed, provided Spirit Hall would not wipe out the Tian Dou Royal Family and would allow him to protect one branch of its descendants.
• Yueguan pointed out the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Yan approached the pale-pink flower growing beside the meeting point of the two springs.

Yan gathered the Aromatic Silk Beauty’s golden essence and pollen from Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden, then used them to detoxify Dugu Bo’s son and daughter-in-law. He explained how Soul Bones could contain the poison afflicting Dugu Bo’s bloodline, and Dugu Bo left to seek three Soul Bones.

• Yan explained that the Aromatic Silk Beauty could suppress poison while the Aromatic Silk Beauty’s essence could cure it, and he collected a drop of its golden liquid and pollen.
• Yan returned to the Spirit Hall Holy Hall with Guimei and used the golden liquid and his flames to remove the poison from Dugu Bo’s son and daughter-in-law.
• Yan placed pollen sachets on the pair to prevent further poison exposure and told Dugu Bo that his daughter-in-law could recover with proper care.
• Yan explained that three Soul Bones could serve as vessels for the poison in Dugu Bo’s bloodline.
• Dugu Bo thanked Yan and hurried to the grand auction house to look for Soul Bones.

Yan failed to harvest Lovesick Heartbreak Red and then taught Yue Guan and Guimei to awaken immortal herbs with faith Thought Power. They chose herbs to cultivate as future Soul Beasts, while Yan selected three herbs suited to his own attributes.

• Yan tried to harvest Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but the flower rejected him and Wu Jue did not move.
• Yue Guan also failed to harvest Lovesick Heartbreak Red and became distraught until Guimei slapped him awake.
• Yan guided Yue Guan to cultivate the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Guimei to cultivate a Narcissus Jade Bone using faith Thought Power.
• Yan selected the Infernal Delicate Apricot, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and Earth Dragon Golden Gourd to awaken as future Soul Beasts.

Yan refined a powerful body-tempering medicine from rare herbs at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and endured Yueguan and Guimei repeatedly adding Yang Spring water to the cauldron. After undergoing a major physical transformation, he met Dugu Bo, who had returned with Soul Bones and signs that his cultivation bottleneck was loosening.

• Yan prepared a body-tempering medicine with rare herbs and drops of essence from the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, Narcissus Jade Bone, and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Yan swallowed the two immortal herb essences and immersed himself in the medicine, while Yueguan and Guimei sealed him inside the cauldron.
• Yueguan added nine drops of Yang Spring water, intensifying Yan's suffering while bringing the medicine's effects to their fullest.
• Yan's body transformed as the medicinal power was absorbed, and he eventually awoke after the cauldron's liquid became clear.
• Dugu Bo returned with two hundred-year Soul Bones for his son and granddaughter, and Yan reminded him to honor their agreement after his toxin method helped loosen Dugu Bo's cultivation bottleneck.

Yan strengthened his body at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, taught Dugu Bo Spirit Hall’s faith Thought Power technique, and then visited the Flame Empress with a cultivated Earth Fire Red Lotus. He consumed the Whale Rubber under her protection, underwent a physical transformation, and kissed her while affected by its side effect before waking back in Spirit City.

• Yan assured Dugu Bo that he had plans for the Tian Dou Royal Family and asked him not to interfere, and Dugu Bo agreed to live in seclusion at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Yan tested his body against the Extreme Heat Yang Spring and Extreme Yin Cold Spring, then taught Dugu Bo how to use faith Thought Power to enlighten spirit herbs.
• Yan visited the Flame Empress and gave her an Earth Fire Red Lotus bud he had grown from her seed, which she placed in the magma to nourish.
• Yan asked the Flame Empress to protect him while he consumed the fifty-thousand-year Whale Rubber, and she melted and fed it to him.
• The Whale Rubber’s effects transformed Yan’s body and clouded his mind, leading him to confess his feelings and kiss the Flame Empress before she sent him back to Spirit City.
• Yan awoke in the underground laboratory with his body transformed and remembered his actions with complicated feelings.

Yan led the Holy Light Knight Order and three Titled Douluo to the West Hammer region to exterminate Wolf Raiders and warn the continent’s hidden evildoers. The knights wiped out a raiding band, and the story left them handling the aftermath of their first operation.

• Yan addressed five hundred elite members of the Holy Light Knight Order and led them toward the Heaven Dou Empire’s southwestern border to hunt Wolf Raiders.
• Wolf Raiders attacked a remote village, and the knights opened fire before charging in and killing nearly two hundred of them.
• The remaining Wolf Raiders tried to ambush the knights through the village streets and from rooftops, but flying Soul Masters and Xie Yue cut them down.
• A powerful blue Wolf Raider attacked the knights, but a Soul Sage killed it, and the force exterminated the remaining Wolf Raiders.
• Yan arrived with Hu Liena and the Titled Douluo after the battle, and the group began handling the aftermath of the Holy Light Knight Order’s first operation.

Yan discovered that Wolf Bandit corpses could be refined into Secret Art Soul Bones and ordered Spirit Hall to exterminate every Wolf Bandit in both empires. At Iron Wire Gorge, Spirit Hall trapped the largest Wolf Bandit group, but the Heaven Dou and Star Luo empires arrived with large armies, including Prince Xue Xing.

• Yan searched the green Wolf Bandit's corpse, then refined the lingering Soul Power of hundreds of Wolf Bandits into a Secret Art Soul Bone.
• Yan ordered Spirit Hall to claim and exterminate every Wolf Bandit across both empires so their remains could be refined into Soul Bones.
• Spirit Hall mobilized its forces and drove a large Wolf Bandit group into an ambush at Iron Wire Gorge.
• Spirit Hall's firearms and flying soul masters trapped the Wolf Bandits between the gorge's ends and prevented their escape.
• Yan saw armies from the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire arrive at Iron Wire Gorge, and noticed Prince Xue Xing among them.

Yan confronted Prince Xue Xing over Spirit Hall’s campaign against the wolf bandits, then traveled with the Holy Light Knight Order to the Yellow Rock Volcano Group to find a Golden Magma Dragon for his fourth Soul Ring. He learned the dragon was a powerful Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast and pressed Bishop Lin Sa for its location.

• Yan challenged Prince Xue Xing for failing to protect civilians from the wolf bandits and revealed that Spirit Hall was also preparing to eliminate Evil Soul Masters.
• A flying Soul Sage brought Yan a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone from a wolf bandit leader, and Yan used it to explain Spirit Hall’s motives to Prince Xue Xing.
• Prince Xue Xing and the Star Luo troops withdrew, while both empires began hunting wolf bandits for their Soul Bones.
• Yan collected the results of Spirit Hall’s wolf bandit campaign and set out for the southwest to obtain his fourth Soul Ring.
• At the Yellow Rock Volcano Group, Yan asked Bishop Lin Sa about a Golden Magma Dragon and insisted on learning where it could be found.

Yan led Spirit Hall's forces to a valley in the Yellow Rock Volcano Group, where they found a vast colony of dragon-blooded Magma Lizards and a ten-thousand-year Earthfire Dragon. After Yan badly struck the Earthfire Dragon in close combat, a strange, weakened roar sounded from deeper in the valley, and a dazzling golden light appeared.

• Spirit Hall Soul Masters discovered Magma Lizards and called for reinforcements as the creatures poured out of the valley.
• Yan arrived with Spirit Hall's experts and identified the growing swarm, including evolved Magma Dragon Lizards.
• A ten-thousand-year Earthfire Dragon emerged and attacked the Soul Masters with a massive fireball, which Yan blocked.
• Yan used clones and Shape Shift Position Swap to evade the Earthfire Dragon's attacks and get behind its head.
• Yan struck the Earthfire Dragon's neck, sending it crashing into a cliff and greatly weakening it.
• The Earthfire Dragon roared for help, and Yan saw a dazzling golden light emerge from deeper in the valley.

Yan encountered a grievously wounded Golden Inferno Dragon King, which sacrificed itself to pass its Golden Bloodline power and soul ring to him in exchange for his promise to spare its clan. He left with a new soul bone and a heavier concern for the dwindling soul beast species, asking Spirit Hall to protect the earth dragons.

• Yan recognized that the Golden Inferno Dragon King was gravely wounded and poisoned, while three Titled Douluo and other Spirit Hall experts stood ready to protect him.
• Yan learned that the Golden Inferno Dragon King wanted to sacrifice itself so its earth dragon clan could survive, and he promised not to disturb them after obtaining his fourth soul ring.
• The Golden Inferno Dragon King sent its clan back into the valley, then transferred its Golden Bloodline power to Yan and died, granting him a soul ring, a Golden Radiance Right Arm Bone, and advancement to level forty-three.
• Yan placed the Golden Inferno Dragon King's remains beside the Ten-Thousand Year Magma Dragon and left the valley with the Spirit Hall group.
• Yan asked Bishop Lin Sa to conceal the earth dragon clan's location and prevent unnecessary hunting, then reflected on the danger of soul beast species disappearing.

Yan fused the Golden Radiance Right Arm Bone and Secret Art Soul Bone with his other right-hand Soul Bone, gaining powerful golden abilities and a transformed golden dragon claw. He left for Spirit City with news of the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, while recognizing that the conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts remained unresolved.

• Yan endured the fusion of the Golden Radiance Right Arm Bone, Secret Art Soul Bone, and Dark Gold Terror Claw, which transformed his right arm and granted him a permanent ten percent Soul Power increase.
• Yan discovered that the Golden Inferno Dragon King’s memories revealed the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor had wounded it and was hiding in the southwestern desert.
• Yan tested his new Golden Dragon Flame, Golden Radiance enhancement, and Golden Flame Dragon Break, which gave him powerful attacks at both close and long range.
• Yan renamed his transformed weapon the Golden Dragon Claw, which could shift between an agile claw and a bladed form.
• Yan decided to report the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor to his Teacher, help the little fox and Sister Liya, and later visit Xiao Wu and the others in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yan departed for Spirit City and reflected that protecting the Earthfire Dragon clan would require solving the underlying conflict over Soul Rings.

Yan discovered that the Gate of Time and Space had connected to the Dragon Valley Secret Realm and entered it to seek the dragon race’s treasures. With his Soul Power suppressed and only seven days before the passage might close, he approached a crimson dragon cloud, which poured scorching energy into him.

• Yan used the Gate of Time and Space and recognized the distant world as the Dragon Valley Secret Realm after seeing dragon-shaped clouds and an elemental life-form.
• Yan decided to explore the secret realm, notified Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong through his clones, and entered the passage.
• Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong arrived at the Gate of Time and Space and waited anxiously for Yan to return.
• Yan fell into Dragon Valley, found that his Soul Power was suppressed, and used his golden right arm to break his fall.
• Yan estimated that he had seven days to return, then leaped toward a crimson fire cloud, which descended and flooded his body with scorching heat.

Yan absorbed elemental dragon energy in Dragon Valley, strengthened his body and Spirit Souls, and learned how to preserve the energy cores of dragon souls. After defeating a powerful Scarlet Armor Dragon, he sensed that something ahead was calling to him and continued deeper into the valley.

• Yan drew fire and earth energy from dragon clouds, strengthening his body and improving his control of the elements.
• Yan defeated a Wind God Pterodactyl and experimented with extracting intact cores from energy dragons.
• After many failures, Yan learned to preserve dragon soul cores and collected cores of several elemental types.
• Yan followed a mysterious call deeper into Dragon Valley, where dragon souls appeared more frequently and a Scarlet Armor Dragon attacked him.
• Yan used the Scarlet Armor Dragon's charge to reach its rear and tear it apart, then absorbed its rich energy and continued onward.

Yan defeated an adult earth-attribute true dragon soul, evolving his Earth Lord Martial Soul, then followed a mysterious pull to the fire dragon clan’s burial ground. There he discovered a living dragon egg sustained by its mother’s remains.

• Yan lured an adult earth-yellow true dragon soul into attacking and destroyed it with the Golden Inferno Dragon King’s power.
• Yan absorbed the dragon soul’s energy, causing his Earth Lord Martial Soul to evolve and strengthening his control over earth.
• Yan sensed the Dragon God’s remnant soul guiding him toward the Dragon Graveyard but decided he was not strong enough to enter.
• Yan followed another pull toward the fire dragon clan’s burial ground, fighting and absorbing fire-attribute dragon souls along the way.
• Yan found a living dragon egg inside the crystallized remains of a huge fire dragon, where its mother’s lingering energy had kept it alive.

Yan rescued a living Fire Dragon Egg from the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, received a powerful transformation from its mother’s dragon soul, and returned to Spirit City. After identifying a possible new continent near the secret realm, he sent Bibi Dong to organize an expedition and left to try hatching the egg.

• Yan recognized the egg as Jia Lin’s and promised the dragon soul he would help her enter the world safely.
• The fire dragon soul infused Yan with vital energy, transforming him before the secret realm began to close.
• Yan took the egg in Dugu Bo’s Ruyi Treasure Pouch, buried the dragon remains, and escaped through the Gate of Time and Space.
• Bibi Dong caught Yan as he returned, scolded him for risking his life, and later tended to his wounds.
• Yan used the Gate’s coordinates to locate a possible continent near the Star Luo Empire and gave Bibi Dong a sea route for an expedition.
• Yan left the research chamber to attempt to hatch the dragon egg.

Yan gave Dragon Soul Cores to his companions in Spirit City, then visited Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest to seek help hatching a Fire Dragon Egg. A mysterious golden beast attacked them, and Yan struck back, but the enemy remained undefeated.

• Yan gave Hu Liena spiritual Dragon Soul Cores, Xie Yue wind-attributed cores, and Tuo Ba Hong most of the remaining cores to stimulate his dragon bloodline.
• Yan visited the forbidden grounds, found that Qian Renxue was still in seclusion, and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest with the Fire Dragon Egg.
• Xiao Wu greeted Yan and helped him consider how to hatch the egg, which reacted strangely in her presence.
• Yan sensed a presence suppressing his Golden Dragon Blood and hid Xiao Wu as a golden beast launched a sudden attack.
• Yan evaded the attack with Xiao Wu and countered the beast's golden flames, but he realized his strike had not defeated the enemy.

Yan fought and subdued the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after it attacked him over the Fire Dragon Egg, then discovered that its auspicious bloodline could influence other spirit beasts. He kept the Emperor Rui Beast captive and headed with Xiao Wu and the others toward the Lake of Life to speak with Da Ming.

• Yan recognized the golden beast as the Emperor Rui Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, after his Dark Gold Terror Claw failed to hurt it.
• Yan argued that the Fire Dragon Egg had been entrusted to him, then fought the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and incapacitated it with Ten Fragrance Limp Tendon Powder.
• Yan questioned the captive beast, petted it, and refused to use attribute guidance because it could expose his secret.
• Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape arrived, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion tried unsuccessfully to use its power of destiny and spiritual power to make Er Ming rescue it.
• Xiao Wu's mother urged Yan not to harm the Emperor Rui Beast, and Yan led the group toward the Lake of Life to meet Da Ming.

Yan visited Star Lake with Xiao Wu and Er Ming, where he reunited with Da Ming and restrained the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He revealed a Fire Dragon Egg and learned that its dragon bloodline was extraordinarily powerful, while leaving the group wondering whether Star Dou Great Forest could protect it.

• Xiao Wu brought Yan and Er Ming to Star Lake, where Da Ming emerged to greet them.
• Da Ming asked Yan to release the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but Yan explained that it had nearly caused him harm and had tried to turn Er Ming against him.
• Yan teased and petted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion until Da Ming objected to his treatment of the Emperor Rui Beast.
• Yan showed Da Ming the Fire Dragon Egg and asked whether it could be made to hatch sooner.
• Da Ming sensed that the egg carried an exceptionally pure, powerful dragon bloodline and asked Yan to leave it in Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yan questioned whether Da Ming could protect the egg while the forest's strongest Soul Beasts remained asleep, then asked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion whether she knew Di Tian.