Vol. 1The Spirit Pagoda’s Ascendance
Zhao Xuanzhen built his power and influence through trials, tournaments, battles, and Spirit Pagoda politics while his bonds with Gu Yue and Na’er grew more complicated. The volume ended with Gu Yue and Na’er becoming Gu Yuena and reshaping the balance between humans and Soul Beasts.
- Zhao Xuanzhen established the Mysterious Dragon Tower and reunited with Long Yuxue as the Abyssal invasion threatened to spread.
- Zhao Xuanzhen joined the Blood God Army, crossed the Heaven's End Mountain Range, and reunited with Long Yuxue’s family.
- Zhao Xuanzhen entered Dragon Valley, reached the Dragon Tomb, and found Gu Yue and the Star Dou Fierce Beasts beside purple-gold dragon bones.
- Zhao Xuanzhen forced Long Yue into Dragon Madman state and manifested his Two-Word Tai Chi Battle Armor in the individual final.
- Zhao Xuanzhen won the Star Luo tournament, destroyed Green Skeleton, and gained the Yin Yang Chaos Bird as his sixth Soul Ring.
- Zhao Xuanzhen survived an ambush with Gu Yue and agreed to support her family’s research into artificial ten-thousand-year Soul Spirits.
- Zhao Xuanzhen and the Eight Deceitful Gods destroyed Tang San’s Divine Sense and Chen Xin Jie’s body, then dissolved the Tang Sect into the Spirit Pagoda.
- Gu Yue and Na’er fused into Gu Yuena, who defeated the Vast Sea Ice Dragon Emperor and ordered the Star Dou Gang to begin its forced reeducation.