Chapter Summaries

Han Li helped Shui Bing'er use the Nine Rank Purple Ganoderma to evolve her Martial Soul, which hatched into a clearer, more powerful Ice Phoenix. Afterward, the Phoenix showed an unexplained affection for Han Li, and the group gathered to welcome Shui Bing'er.

• Shui Bing'er ate the Nine Rank Purple Ganoderma and meditated as Han Li gathered ice elements around her.
• Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul condensed into an egg and began drawing in so much cold energy that it cracked an ice-attribute mineral in Han Li's Simulated Environment.
• Han Li converted his Soul Power into ice elements to support the hatching, and the Ice Phoenix emerged with a clearer form and milky-white feathers.
• The Ice Phoenix flew to Han Li and circled him before Shui Bing'er summoned it back into her body.
• Han Li and Shui Bing'er left the cultivation room, where Dugu Yan and Xiu'er praised Shui Bing'er's changed hair and appearance.

Shui Bing'er demonstrated the changes to her Martial Soul after Han Li helped it evolve, and she and Han Li discovered they might possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Han Li planned to test it with Shui Bing'er the next day and try creating another with Dugu Yan that night.

• Shui Bing'er used Martial Soul Possession and showed off her transformed Ice Phoenix, including its crown, feathers, and stronger ice element.
• Shui Bing'er explained that her connection to her Martial Soul and her ability to sense ice had improved, while Broad Hill and Han Li said her Martial Soul was still evolving.
• Han Li and Shui Bing'er confirmed they felt a strong connection between their Martial Souls and believed they could develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Broad Hill urged them to test the skill immediately, but Han Li postponed the attempt until the next day so they could use a secluded place.
• Han Li said he would try to create a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dugu Yan that night and suggested his method might work with compatible ice- and fire-attribute Soul Masters.

Han Li planned to experiment with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dugu Yan, while noticing Xiu'er was disappointed that she could not participate. After reassuring Xiu'er, he began the experiment with Dugu Yan, who tried absorbing fire element he converted from Soul Power.

• Han Li persuaded Broad Hill to wait while he studied the pattern of Martial Soul Fusion Skills, suggesting he might later help Broad Hill and Azure Luan create one.
• At dinner, Han Li noticed Xiu'er was disappointed, then arranged to speak with her privately after the meal.
• Han Li told Xiu'er he had noticed her feelings and asked her not to hide things from him; she left his room in embarrassment when he invited her to help him bathe.
• Han Li went to Dugu Yan's room and instructed her to use Martial Soul Possession and cautiously absorb the fire element he produced.
• Dugu Yan absorbed a wisp of Han Li's fire element and made an involuntary sound.

Han Li and Dugu Yan tested whether his energy could affect her Martial Soul and accidentally fused into a strange fire-based form. They could not reproduce the transformation, leaving them uncertain about how their Martial Soul Fusion Skill worked.

• Dugu Yan found that Han Li's energy could be absorbed by her Martial Soul, but it felt like slow-to-digest nourishment rather than an immediate boost.
• Han Li tested contact with Dugu Yan's body and Flame Winged Serpent Spirit, then their Martial Soul auras touched and they lost awareness of their surroundings.
• Dugu Yan and Han Li awoke fused into a tall, fire-marked figure whose appearance blended their features and whose voice belonged to neither of them.
• The fusion suddenly ended, and repeated attempts over the next half hour failed to bring the transformed figure back.

Han Li and Shui Bing'er tested their Martial Soul Fusion Skill in a secluded valley and unleashed a powerful ice-based domain and final attack. Han Li explained its effects and limits, leaving the pair with a fusion skill that could grow stronger as Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul developed.

• Han Li stopped Dugu Yan's exhausted attempts and decided to try the fusion with Shui Bing'er the next day.
• Over breakfast, Han Li told the group that his and Dugu Yan's earlier fusion had seemed accidental, and Broad Hill led them to a secluded valley for another test.
• Han Li and Shui Bing'er fused their Martial Souls, creating a vast ice domain and a phoenix-feather arrow that blasted a crater into the ground.
• Han Li supported the drained Shui Bing'er while Broad Hill and Azure Luan assessed the fusion skill's power and Han Li cleared the ice from the valley.
• Han Li described the skill's Soul Power, domain range, and attack boosts, and explained that its power could rise as Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul grew stronger.

Han Li explained his theory that compatible Soul Power fluctuations and Martial Souls enabled Martial Soul Fusion Skills, using several famous examples. He began describing how similarity, complementarity, and progressive evolution could produce them, leaving the explanation of the Hell White Tiger unfinished.

• Han Li transferred his Soul Power to Shui Bing'er, and she recognized its familiar, pure quality as they discussed how their connection enabled a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Han Li and Shui Bing'er demonstrated their overlapping Soul Power fluctuations for Broad Hill and Azure Luan, and Han Li proposed that compatible fluctuations could be the secret behind fusion skills.
• Han Li presented prerequisites for Martial Soul Fusion Skills and explained similarity through the Peerless Dragon Snake couple and complementarity through Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Han Li described the Hell White Tiger as a case involving similarity, complementarity, and progressive evolution, and classified the White Tiger as a high-grade rather than top-tier Martial Soul.

Han Li explained his theory of progressive evolution in Martial Soul Fusion Skills, using the Hell White Tiger and the Golden Iron Triangle as examples. He then began describing how later-acquired fusion skills might form through two people’s Soul Power fluctuations and martial soul auras becoming intertwined.

• Han Li argued that the Hell White Tiger fused complementary traits and evolved around the White Tiger, prompting Broad Hill and Azure Luan to consider investigating the Star Luo Empire.
• Han Li named Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang as the Golden Iron Triangle and described how Luo Sanpao might be strengthened through their fusion.
• Shui Bing'er connected Yu Xiaogang’s regressed martial soul mutation to Han Li’s explanation, while Han Li presented the Golden Iron Triangle as another example of progressive evolution.
• Han Li cautioned that his fusion theory remained conjectural and identified unanswered questions about fusions between martial souls with vastly different qualities or traits.
• Han Li began explaining acquired Martial Soul Fusion Skills, demonstrating how Soul Power fluctuations and martial soul auras could intertwine through contact.

Han Li explained how relationships and emotional states could shape Soul Power fluctuations and Martial Soul Fusion Skills, then warned that progressive fusion might spiritually subordinate the auxiliary Soul Master to the core. The group agreed to investigate the possibility, while Han Li persuaded Broad Hill not to kill Yu Xiaogang yet.

• Han Li explained that close relationships and synchronized Soul Power fluctuations could enable and strengthen Martial Soul Fusion Skills, and Broad Hill and Azure Luan tested his theory.
• Han Li warned that progressive Martial Soul Fusion Skills might influence the auxiliary Soul Master into treating the core as dominant, citing the Hell White Tiger as a possible example.
• Broad Hill and Azure Luan agreed to investigate whether the Dai Clan knew about such an influence.
• Broad Hill proposed killing Yu Xiaogang, but Han Li argued that Yu Xiaogang was unlikely to understand the theory and could be useful later.
• Broad Hill questioned how Han Li knew about Qian Daoliu's plans, and Han Li claimed Qian Daoliu had told him.

Han Li tested whether he could help Dugu Yan and Shui Bing'er synchronize their Soul Power by routing it through his own body, and the attempt succeeded. The group saw that three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skills might be possible, though trust and the ability to control Soul Power would limit how common they became.

• Dugu Yan, Shui Bing'er, and Xiu'er tried adjusting their Soul Power fluctuations but struggled, and Han Li concluded their Spiritual Power was not yet strong enough.
• Han Li proposed routing Dugu Yan and Shui Binger's Soul Power through his body, and Azure Luan recognized that the method might enable a three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Han Li swore that he would remove his spiritual imprint from the Soul Power he transmitted, then asked Dugu Yan and Shui Bing'er to meditate and maintain their natural fluctuations.
• Han Li relayed their Soul Power through his body, and a pale red barrier appeared as all three auras merged, confirming the attempt had worked.
• Azure Luan explained that trust and the difficulty of controlling Soul Power would keep such fusion skills from becoming widespread, while Broad Hill reflected on the trust Han Li had earned from the girls.

Han Li and Dugu Yan tested their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Wrath of the Fire God, and its uncontrolled blast devastated Broad Hill’s valley. After explaining the skill’s effects, Han Li also named his fusion skill with Shui Bing'er Han Ling Feng Wu Po.

• Han Li confirmed that acting as a relay let him, Broad Hill, and Dugu Yan cultivate together and improve their compatibility.
• Han Li and Dugu Yan joined hands and formed Wrath of the Fire God, whose explosive attack set the valley ablaze and destroyed a small mountain.
• Han Li extinguished the flames with Dugu Yan’s help, and the group found them unharmed amid the ruined valley.
• Han Li explained that Wrath of the Fire God boosted fire damage, charged and self-destructed, and left a temporary field that enhanced fire attacks and Soul Power recovery.
• Han Li proposed the name Han Ling Feng Wu Po for his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er, and she accepted it.

Shui Bing'er prepared to return home for her Second Soul Ring while Han Li trained the Angel Legion and received his title as Spirit Hall's Holy Son. After the ceremony, Han Li hurried home when Good Son suddenly contacted him again.

• Han Li and his companions disguised the ruined valley as the site of a sparring match, then returned to Spirit City.
• Han Li helped Shui Bing'er strengthen her physique for a suitable Second Soul Ring and taught the Angel Legion a simplified cultivation method.
• Azure Luan left with Shui Bing'er for the Frozen Forest, while Broad Hill told Han Li his Holy Son title had been approved.
• Bibi Dong crowned Han Li Holy Son at a private ceremony before Spirit Hall's gathered personnel.
• Han Li declined the banquet and rushed home after Good Son contacted him as the ceremony ended.

Han Li reunited with the awakened Plane Consciousness, which explained its abilities and the God Realm’s restrictions on Douluo Star. The chapter left him with a path to use Faith Power to strengthen his Spiritual Power and eventually become the god of the plane.

• Han Li entered his spiritual world and found the Little Light Orb conscious again after five years of silence.
• The Little Light Orb explained that Han Li’s rise to Holy Son had drawn in fate and helped it suppress its instincts and awaken.
• The Little Light Orb said it could improve Han Li’s luck, influence some soul beasts, and strip fate from others when Han Li was involved in their affairs.
• The Little Light Orb revealed that Han Li could filter Faith Power through it to accelerate his Spiritual Power growth while it assumed the power’s duties.
• The Little Light Orb explained that Han Li could use Faith Power to become the god of Douluo Star and transform the continent into a God Kingdom.

Han Li learned that taking control of the Douluo Plane could let him advance toward Godhood without being limited by the plane, but he feared the God Realm might later see him as a threat. He arranged to conceal the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and resolved to grow stronger and build a faction before facing that uncertain conflict.

• The Little Light Orb told Han Li that Douluo Star’s unique evolution could make him a Plane Master and allow him to reach the peak of the God King level without being limited by the plane.
• Han Li worried that the God Realm might oppose Douluo Plane’s independence, even though it would currently help him become a god.
• Han Li ordered the Little Light Orb to seal the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and block the God Realm’s gaze only when he called for it.
• The Little Light Orb said the God Realm’s attention on Han Li had weakened, though multiple divine senses still watched him at times.
• Han Li returned to the real world and decided to focus on gaining strength and building a faction, while hoping Asura would make a move.

After Spirit Hall named Han Li its Holy Son, factions across the continent investigated him and the Heaven Dou Empire used his status to promote recruitment before Xue Qinghe gained influence in the army. Four years later, Han Li left Spirit City with Dugu Yan and their companions, beginning a journey without a set destination.

• Han Li reassured Broad Hill, Dugu Yan, and Xiu'er that his apparent breakthrough had only been fatigue, then joined them for lunch.
• Han Li requested five Soul Bones over fifty thousand years old with ice, fire, strength, or spiritual attributes.
• Spirit Hall announced Han Li as its Holy Son, prompting factions across the continent to investigate his origins and draw visitors to Notting City.
• The Heaven Dou Empire promoted Han Li as a symbol of friendship with Spirit Hall, then apologized to Salas and replaced military officials as Xue Qinghe placed his people in the army.
• Four years later, Han Li left Spirit City by carriage with Dugu Yan and their companions, while Dugu Yan went to keep her grandfather company.
• Han Li told his companions that he had not chosen their first stop and that they would see where fate led them.

Four years of cultivation and soul hunting had made Han Li and his companions exceptionally powerful, with Han Li reaching rank fifty-nine and Xiu'er catching up to him. As the group left Spirit City on Han Li’s coming-of-age journey, he prepared to seek opportunities across the continent.

• Han Li swallowed the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid at age eight, broke through to rank forty, and later gained a fifty-thousand-year fourth soul ring and a right leg bone in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiu'er refined the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, evolved her claws, absorbed a ten-thousand-year Violent Golden Bear as her third soul ring, and reached rank thirty-eight.
• Over the next four years, Han Li cultivated to rank fifty-nine and gained an eighty-thousand-year fifth soul ring, while his physical and spiritual strength reached the realm of a Titled Douluo.
• Shui Bing'er’s martial soul evolved into an Ultimate Ice Ice Phoenix, while Dugu Yan reached rank fifty-nine through cultivation and soul hunts.
• Han Li, Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, Xiu'er, and Dugu Bo left Spirit City, with Han Li setting out to seek opportunities across the continent.

Han Li and his companions traveled toward Heaven Dou City, where Dugu Bo planned to reveal his affiliation with Spirit Hall and Dugu Yan hoped to reunite with Ye Lingling. Han Li also carried a secret assignment from Qian Daoliu to confront Qian Renxue and pressure her to abandon her undercover mission.

• Dugu Yan entered the carriage and learned that she could openly visit Ye Lingling once they reached Heaven Dou City.
• Han Li explained that Dugu Bo had finally repaid Prince Xue Xing for saving him after Han Li arranged an accident that nearly destroyed Xue Xing's kidney.
• Dugu Yan invited Shui Bing'er and Xiu'er to accompany her to meet Ye Lingling, and Han Li agreed to leave the visit to them.
• Han Li revealed that his public mission was to appear as Spirit Hall's Holy Son and investigate the Heaven Dou Empire's past treatment of him.
• Han Li explained that Qian Daoliu had privately ordered him to confront Qian Renxue and try to make her quit her undercover mission.

Han Li arrived in Heaven Dou City with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and his first appearance as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son caused a sensation. He stayed at the Spirit Hall branch to prepare for a formal meeting the next day while Dugu Bo took the three women home.

• Dugu Bo drove Han Li and the others into Heaven Dou City, prompting rumors that he had joined Spirit Hall.
• Han Li, dressed in Spirit Hall’s Holy Son attire, entered the city branch with Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, and news of his appearance spread across the city.
• Salas greeted Han Li and arranged a formal meeting with Heaven Dou for the following day.
• Han Li declined Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s invitation to stay at their home, choosing to remain at Spirit Hall to avoid drawing attention to them.
• Dugu Bo left with Dugu Yan and the other women, while Han Li stayed behind at the branch.

Han Li visited Xue Ye at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, then toured the city with Xue Qinghe and went to the Crown Prince's Residence. There, he met Qian Renxue in disguise and revealed that he had come to find her, leaving her wondering whether he supported her undercover plan.

• Han Li and Dugu Bo visited Xue Ye, who warmly welcomed Han Li and recalled his parents' funeral.
• Xue Qinghe escorted Han Li through Heaven Dou City to the Crown Prince's Residence, where news of their friendly outing spread among the people.
• Han Li arranged for Dugu Bo to wait elsewhere, dismissed the attendants, and called out Snake Lance and Pufferfish, who had been hiding nearby.
• Qian Renxue asked how Han Li had detected the Elders and teased him about whether to call him Xiao Yan or Han Li.
• Han Li said he had come to make a public appearance and find Qian Renxue, then told her he would not try to persuade her to abandon her undercover plan.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Han Li supported her plan.

Han Li met Qian Renxue at Qian Daoliu’s request and agreed to spar with her, while she questioned him about his views on her undercover mission. The chapter ended with Han Li preparing to give her an honest answer.

• Han Li told Qian Renxue that Qian Daoliu had sent him to meet and spar with her, and she agreed to arrange a time and place.
• Han Li confirmed that Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo had been in the palace and discussed how Qian Renxue’s teacher had praised him.
• Han Li told Qian Renxue he planned to travel around the continent after completing his task in Heaven Dou City, and suggested she could still choose her own path.
• Qian Renxue asked Han Li what he truly thought about her undercover plan, insisting that he speak candidly.
• Han Li agreed to answer honestly, and Qian Renxue eagerly listened.

Han Li criticized the decision to send Qian Renxue undercover so young and urged her to prioritize cultivation without abandoning her mission. He proposed a more direct route to the Heaven Dou throne, leaving Qian Renxue considering how to use Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Han Li told Qian Renxue that sending her undercover at nine had been a poor decision and that she might have reached Soul Douluo if she had focused on cultivation.
• Qian Renxue briefly questioned whether she should give up the mission, then insisted she would continue despite Han Li's criticism.
• Qian Renxue explained that Xue Ye still distrusted her, so she felt she had to keep performing the duties of crown prince.
• Han Li suggested killing Xue Beng and Xue Xing, then pressuring Xue Ye to pass the throne to the only remaining heir, Xue Qinghe.
• Han Li proposed using Qian Renxue's relationship with Ning Fengzhi to win the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support, and said Spirit Hall could counter the sect if necessary.