Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang questioned the captured Evil Soul Masters about their actions and learned the extent of their threat. He ordered Yuwen Chengdu to kill them all, then left determined to make the guilty pay for the villagers' deaths.

• Xiao Tianyang returned to find Mo Zaiwen calm despite the loss of his wife and daughter, then questioned the captured Evil Soul Masters.
• Yuwen Chengdu crushed one captive's shin, and Xiao Tianyang used the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire to torture two Evil Soul Masters to death.
• The remaining Evil Soul Masters revealed everything they knew, and Xiao Tianyang condemned them for their crimes.
• Xiao Tianyang pretended to agree to release the captives, then ordered Yuwen Chengdu to kill them all.
• Yuwen Chengdu slew the remaining Evil Soul Masters, and Xiao Tianyang left believing blood debts had to be repaid in blood.

Xiao Tianyang asked Mo Zaiwen what he planned to do after the village’s destruction, and Mo Zaiwen chose to stay and resist rather than abandon the villagers. A system notification then gave Xiao Tianyang three revenge and legion quests, tempting him with rewards for defeating the barbarians and Evil Soul Masters.

• Xiao Tianyang asked Mo Zaiwen about his next move and warned that escorting the villagers through the barbarian blockade would likely cost lives.
• Mo Zaiwen said the villagers would stay because fleeing would bring heavy casualties and destroy their chance of revenge.
• Xiao Tianyang challenged Mo Zaiwen’s decision, but realized Mo Zaiwen wanted to give the villagers hope and refused to abandon anyone.
• Xiao Tianyang received the main quest Flames of Revenge and the side quests establish legion and Revenge Legion, with rewards for defeating enemies and building a force.

Xiao Tianyang agreed to lead a group of villagers against the Barbarian Tribe and Evil Soul Masters, but Saber warned him that organizing a team would bring serious logistical and tactical difficulties. She suggested using another identity to secure supplies, leaving Xiao Tianyang concerned that Spirit Hall might trace the plan back to his teacher.

• Xiao Tianyang convinced Mo Zaiwen to let him lead a group while Mo Zaiwen stayed to protect the villagers and children.
• Mo Zaiwen trusted Xiao Tianyang because of his earlier help and his hatred of evil.
• Xiao Tianyang considered asking Saber and Yuwen Chengdu to help manage the team, believing they had the necessary abilities.
• Saber pointed out that the team lacked supplies, coordination, local knowledge, numbers, and strength, and might not have time to prepare.
• Saber suggested Xiao Tianyang obtain supplies under another identity, but he worried Spirit Hall could connect the businesses to his teacher.

Saber explained how Xiao Tianyang could obtain strategic supplies through a Black Market loan guaranteed by Ning Fengzhi, while she and Yuwen Chengdu prepared to screen recruits. Xiao Tianyang left overnight on Red Hare to secure supplies and draw enemy attention.

• Saber told Xiao Tianyang that his businesses’ managers secretly operated Black Markets and offered loans requiring collateral and a guarantor.
• Saber proposed that Ning Fengzhi guarantee Xiao Tianyang’s loan, and Xiao Tianyang planned to use the money to buy supplies and deliver them with a Space Ring.
• Xiao Tianyang said he and Yuwen Chengdu would draw enemy attention while Bubu mapped the terrain and enemy positions.
• Saber began recording and screening potential recruits, with Yuwen Chengdu assisting her.
• Xiao Tianyang rode Red Hare through the night and killed three barbarians at a defensive line, frightening the others away from pursuing him.

Xiao Tianyang arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect under the name Guang and challenged the sect, where Sword Douluo stepped in to face him. After they fought evenly at Soul Emperor-level strength, Sword Douluo challenged Xiao Tianyang to withstand his next three moves, leaving Xiao Tianyang worried about the coming attack.

• Xiao Tianyang reached the sect gates and asked the disciples to inform their sect master that he had come to challenge the sect, giving his name as Guang.
• Li Tian, a Level 62 Assault System Battle Soul Master, came to meet Xiao Tianyang and agreed to be his opponent.
• Xiao Tianyang took out the Azure Dragon Halberd and mounted Red Hare, prompting Sword Douluo to replace Li Tian as his opponent.
• Sword Douluo limited his combat power to the Soul Emperor level, and he and Xiao Tianyang exchanged blows while Sword Douluo admired Xiao Tianyang's techniques.
• Sword Douluo challenged Xiao Tianyang to withstand his next three moves and launched a powerful attack, while Xiao Tianyang realized he could not fight at full strength.

Xiao Tianyang faced Sword Douluo in a three-strike challenge, relying on his Azure Dragon Halberd, Great Buddha Golden Body, and Red Hare. A Titled Douluo stopped the battle after the third clash, leaving Xiao Tianyang exhausted but unharmed, while Sword Douluo wondered why he had not used any Soul Skills.

• Xiao Tianyang triggered the [Challenge the Limit] quest and prepared to block three of Sword Douluo’s strikes without suffering severe injuries or falling.
• Xiao Tianyang and Sword Douluo exchanged their first two strikes, sending their force skyward and shattering the mountain-gate plaza.
• Xiao Tianyang encouraged Red Hare to abandon defense, and they charged Sword Douluo’s third strike with the Great Buddha Golden Body’s support.
• A Titled Douluo intervened to stop the clash, and Sword Douluo and Xiao Tianyang retreated unharmed, though Xiao Tianyang was exhausted.
• Sword Douluo asked Xiao Tianyang why he had not used any Soul Skills.

Xiao Tianyang secured money and supplies from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then learned that Qian Renxue had devastated the Barbarian Tribe’s forces while guarding his supposed grave. With Spirit Hall and the Barbarian Tribe now on the verge of conflict, Xiao Tianyang saw an opportunity in their break.

• Xiao Tianyang told Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that his unusual Martial Soul meant he rarely used Soul Skills, then met Ning Fengzhi and secured the money he had requested.
• Ning Fengzhi tested Xiao Tianyang by asking about the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition champion, and Xiao Tianyang calmly expressed regret over the champion’s reported death before leaving.
• Xiao Tianyang bought supplies and returned toward the Savage Forest, learning along the way that the Barbarian Tribe and Spirit Hall were nearing a break in relations.
• The Barbarian Tribe tried to rob Xiao Tianyang’s supposed grave, but Qian Renxue killed more than thirty of its fighters, including a Titled Douluo, and became renowned for the battle.
• Bibi Dong punished the Barbarian Tribe, deepening the conflict, while Xiao Tianyang reasoned that the resulting clash might benefit Spirit Hall if it could trust him.

At Xiao Tianyang’s grave, Qian Renxue vowed to avenge him against the barbarians while refusing to harm Bibi Dong, and secretly planned to end her own life when everything was over. Four days later, Xiao Tianyang was alive in Savage Forest, fighting barbarians and preparing Bubu to map the region with a locator, camera, and computer.

• Qian Daoliu tried to persuade Qian Renxue to let go of Xiao Tianyang, but she blamed Spirit Hall for his death and promised not to attack Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue vowed to kill every barbarian and privately hinted that she would end her own life once everything was over.
• Four days later, Xiao Tianyang rode through Savage Forest with Bubu, killed more than a dozen barbarians, and escaped their pursuit.
• Xiao Tianyang planned to equip Bubu with a locator and camera and use a computer to record the places it explored.

Xiao Tianyang returned to the Mountain Stronghold, where Saber and Yuwen Chengdu had built and organized a fortified base. He brought Saber the supplies she had requested and learned that she had welcomed people from nearby villages, leaving the two to begin reviewing the stronghold’s needs.

• Yuwen Chengdu recognized Xiao Tianyang at the gate and ordered the guards to lower their bows.
• Saber greeted Xiao Tianyang at the stronghold, and he recognized her white horse as the Moon-Gazing Jade Lion he had arranged to give her.
• Saber explained that Uncle Mo Zaiwen had brought people from nearby villages, and Xiao Tianyang approved her decision to take them in.
• Xiao Tianyang gave Saber the Space Ring containing the supplies he had purchased according to her requirements.

Xiao Tianyang reviewed Saber's plans for arming and organizing the Mountain Stronghold, then set out with Yuwen Chengdu to use his advanced computer to locate the Barbarian Tribe. The chapter ended with the computer displaying the tribe's gathering place and other points of interest.

• Saber explained why the stronghold needed to forge its own weapons and showed Xiao Tianyang designs for armor and weapons.
• Saber reported that a nearby Coal Mine could speed production, outlined five soldier types, and gave the stronghold's recruitment and population figures.
• Xiao Tianyang said he was ready to begin his plan, and Saber agreed to take over Yuwen Chengdu's duties so he could assist him.
• Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu rode several thousand miles from the Mountain Stronghold and stopped on a hill.
• Xiao Tianyang activated his computer, which displayed unusual terrain, dangerous Soul Beast zones, and the Barbarian Tribe's gathering place.

Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu reached a heavily reinforced Barbarian Tribe outpost, where Xiao Tianyang launched a surprise attack. The three Soul Douluos stationed there recognized him, and he faced their furious charge.

• Xiao Tianyang chose the outpost as their target and traveled there with Yuwen Chengdu, who agreed to follow his orders.
• They discovered the outpost was a troop staging point and that the Barbarian Tribe was transferring in more forces.
• Xiao Tianyang assigned Yuwen Chengdu to eliminate one Soul Douluo and tie down another when the battle began.
• Xiao Tianyang burst from the forest on Red Hare Horse and attacked the outpost by surprise before retreating to confront three Soul Douluos.
• A Soul Douluo recognized Xiao Tianyang as the killer of the tribe's youth, and Xiao Tianyang provoked the group until they charged at him.

Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu fought the Barbarian Tribe’s Soul Douluo, killing one and driving the battle into a new clash with the arriving Soul Saints. The chapter ended with Yuwen Chengdu blocking the Barbarians while Xiao Tianyang charged the Black Lion Soul Douluo.

• Xiao Tianyang charged the three Barbarian Tribe Soul Douluo on Red Hare and fought them with the Azure Dragon Halberd.
• The three Soul Douluo transformed into their Martial Soul Avatars as Yuwen Chengdu arrived behind them using Lightning Flash.
• Yuwen Chengdu unleashed Thunderous Might and killed a Barbarian Tribe Soul Douluo with his Phoenix-Winged Golden Mace.
• The Barbarian Tribe Soul Saints arrived, and the battle resumed as Xiao Tianyang attacked the Black Lion Soul Douluo.
• Yuwen Chengdu blocked the other Barbarians, realizing Xiao Tianyang's plan.

Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu defeated a group of barbarians, killing three Soul Douluo before the remaining Soul Saints fled. After discussing the likely response and possible dealings with Spirit Hall, they saw a large barbarian force approaching on Barbarian Bulls.

• Red Hare kicked Black Lion Soul Douluo back, and Xiao Tianyang struck him down with the Azure Dragon Halberd.
• Xiao Tianyang used his Great Buddha Golden Body to support Yuwen Chengdu, and the two killed another Soul Douluo as Yuwen Chengdu finished off Black Lion Soul Douluo.
• The Soul Saints fled, and Xiao Tianyang ordered Yuwen Chengdu to collect the iron weapons before they headed north.
• Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu discussed the possibility of Titled Douluo or Super Douluo being sent after them and considered how Spirit Hall might approach them.
• Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu saw dust rising and the ground trembling as a large barbarian force approached on Barbarian Bulls.

For half a year, Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu raided the Barbarian Tribe’s patrols before returning to the Mountain Stronghold. They found it transformed into a fortified base, where Saber’s disciplined soldiers awaited orders.

• Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu withdrew after deciding they could not safely fight the Barbarian Tribe’s gathered forces.
• Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu spent the next six months ambushing barbarian forces, killing many Soul Masters and avoiding their pursuers.
• Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu slaughtered another patrol team, then left as a Titled Douluo arrived at the scene.
• Xiao Tianyang decided to return to the Mountain Stronghold, and he and Yuwen Chengdu rode there nonstop for three days and three nights.
• Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu reached the Mountain Stronghold and saw its new stone defenses and towers; the guards recognized them but waited for orders.

Guo Ming learned that Guang and Lei had returned and sent word to Miss Yun before preparing the stronghold to welcome Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu. Xiao Tianyang entered the city and noticed Guo Ming, a fallen Soul Saint whose unusual presence raised questions.

• Guo Ming rebuked a flustered soldier, who reported that Guang and Lei had returned and were waiting outside the city.
• Guo Ming ordered the soldier to inform Miss Yun, then had the gates opened and the troops assemble to welcome Xiao Tianyang.
• Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu entered the stronghold, and Xiao Tianyang praised Yuwen Chengdu's barbican design.
• Xiao Tianyang spotted Guo Ming among the soldiers and wondered why a Soul Saint had remained in such a remote place.

Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu met Guo Ming at Mountain Stronghold and resolved their tense first encounter. Saber rushed to Xiao Tianyang and embraced him, and he promised he had returned for good.

• Guo Ming felt intimidated by Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu, but bowed and introduced himself as a subordinate.
• Xiao Tianyang stopped Guo Ming’s bow and apologized for their intimidating auras, while Yuwen Chengdu knelt to take responsibility.
• Xiao Tianyang joked that he would bow and kneel too, then asked Guo Ming not to take Yuwen Chengdu’s behavior to heart.
• Saber arrived on horseback, leaped down, and threw herself into Xiao Tianyang’s arms when he said he had returned for good.
• Yuwen Chengdu and Guo Ming signaled for the soldiers to leave, revealing the disciplined city guard Saber had trained.

Xiao Tianyang reunited with Saber and inspected the hundred soldiers she had trained in the town’s unfinished legion. After Saber declared that his return meant they would march to war, the soldiers answered that they were ready.

• Xiao Tianyang and Saber spent a day together in the renamed town while Yuwen Chengdu went to the military camp.
• Xiao Tianyang and Saber arrived at the camp and saw its hundred soldiers equipped and divided into sword-and-shield, spear, and archery units.
• Yuwen Chengdu ordered the soldiers into two formations for an inspection, and Xiao Tianyang observed their discipline.
• Saber addressed the soldiers from the Hero Summoning Platform, declared that they would march out to war now that Xiao Tianyang had returned, and asked if they were ready.
• The soldiers answered Saber in unison that they were ready.

Xiao Tianyang promised his troops generous pay and rewards before ordering them to prepare for a campaign into the Heavenly Vast Mountain Range. Three days later, he, Saber, and Yuwen Chengdu planned their next move and identified a Fang Beast Tribe prison holding captives.

• Saber inspired the soldiers with a speech, then Xiao Tianyang announced their pay, merit rewards, and the chance to exchange military merit for Soul Bones.
• Xiao Tianyang unleashed his aura and ordered the troops to depart for the Heavenly Vast Mountain Range in three days.
• Xiao Tianyang left Yuwen Chengdu at the barracks and strolled through town with Saber, who had handed her administrative duties over to Mo Zaiwen.
• On the afternoon of the third day, Xiao Tianyang, Saber, and Yuwen Chengdu gathered around a terrain sandbox to plan their campaign.
• Xiao Tianyang pointed out a Fang Beast Tribe branch settlement that served as a prison for captured citizens of the Heaven Dou Empire and visiting Soul Masters.

Xiao Tianyang and Saber planned a preemptive assault on the Fang Beast Tribe’s prison, where the Barbarian Tribe used captives as bait to trap rescuers. The Divine Might Army reached the prison, where hidden Soul Masters sprang an ambush against Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu.

• Xiao Tianyang explained to Saber that taking the prison would remove an obstacle to entering the Savage Forest and protect their growing force from threats involving prisoners.
• Saber presented most of the battle plan, and Xiao Tianyang, Saber, and Yuwen Chengdu finalized preparations to set out the next day.
• Three days later, Xiao Tianyang scouted the prison with Bubu and reported the visible and hidden sentries to Saber, who adjusted their plan.
• The chapter revealed that the Barbarian Tribe used the prison’s harsh setting and captives to lure Soul Masters into traps and enslave them.
• The guards heard approaching hoofbeats and sounded the alarm, bringing hidden Soul Masters into action as Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu entered the ambush.

Xiao Tianyang and Yuwen Chengdu charged into battle against the Fang Beast Tribe’s Soul Masters, and Xiao Tianyang overwhelmed their strongest fighters with his Great Buddha Golden Body. As Soul Douluos surrounded him, Xiao Tianyang dropped a round stone pillar onto the ground, alarming the Barbarian Tribe Soul Masters.

• Yuwen Chengdu used Lightning Body and Lightning Flash to rush a Soul Douluo and strike with his Phoenix-Winged Golden Mace.
• Xiao Tianyang rode Red Hare into the encirclement and swept back the approaching Soul Saints with his Azure Dragon Halberd.
• Xiao Tianyang’s Great Buddha Golden Body struck the Iron-Eating Black Bear Soul Douluo into a crater, leaving him badly injured.
• Xiao Tianyang feinted, then charged the Soul Masters on his right and pierced a Barbarian Tribe Soul Saint with his halberd.
• Several Barbarian Tribe Soul Douluos surrounded Xiao Tianyang, who fought back with his Great Buddha Golden Body guarding him.
• Xiao Tianyang took out a round stone pillar and dropped it onto the ground, making the Barbarian Tribe Soul Masters instinctively tense.