Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue wounded the Black Angel with a feint and pressed her attack, but its spatial pull and destructive spear strike sent her flying. The Black Angel rapidly regenerated and attacked with binding energy threads as Qian Renxue fought them off.

• Qian Renxue baited the Black Angel into a spear thrust, evaded it, and cleaved a deep wound into its torso.
• Qian Renxue countered the Black Angel’s blade of black-red energy and drove it back with a flurry of sword strikes.
• The Black Angel collapsed space around Qian Renxue and gathered a destructive attack, so she poured her power into the Angel’s Holy Sword and thrust at its energy point.
• The collision sent Qian Renxue flying and left her bleeding, while the Black Angel regenerated its armor and wings by absorbing blood mist and the lava lake’s evil aura.
• The Black Angel sent black-red energy threads to trap Qian Renxue, who cut through several with golden Sword Qi before it moved to attack.

Qian Renxue was overwhelmed by the Black Angel’s assault and nearly fell into the lava, but she survived on a reef and found renewed resolve through a vision of Jia Youcai. The chapter left her heart beating steadily again as she prepared to keep fighting.

• The Black Angel overwhelmed Qian Renxue with a relentless spear assault and formed a devastating sphere of evil energy.
• Qian Renxue spent her remaining Soul Power to raise a holy barrier, but the sphere shattered it and sent her falling toward the lava.
• Qian Renxue used a last-ditch sword strike against the lava to alter her fall and land on a reef at its edge.
• The Black Angel hovered nearby while Qian Renxue lay burned and exhausted, believing she might die.
• Qian Renxue saw Jia Youcai in a field of white, where he reminded her of her inner strength and offered her his strength.
• Qian Renxue clasped Jia Youcai’s hand and regained her resolve as her heart began beating steadily again.

Qian Renxue defeated the Black Angel after finding courage and strength through her memories of Jia Youcai, then continued along Hell Road. She left the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King sinking into the lava and pressed on despite her exhaustion.

• Qian Renxue used the Angel's Holy Sword to destroy the Black Angel, drawing strength from Jia Youcai's presence in her thoughts.
• Qian Renxue understood that courage meant facing danger despite fear and that her strength came from her own resolve, then meditated for a day to recover.
• Qian Renxue continued along Hell Road and encountered the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, which attacked with black flames, sound waves, and wind blades.
• Qian Renxue unleashed the Sword of Dawn's Ultimate Dawn, blasting the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King into the lava.
• Qian Renxue watched the bat king disappear beneath the lava, weakened by her attack, and prepared to leave the area.

Qian Renxue emerged from Hell Road, recovered with Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo, and later left the City of Slaughter with them. They reached the forest beyond the city, where Qian Renxue welcomed the fresh air and sunlight.

• Qian Renxue exited Hell Road exhausted, and Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo helped her recover.
• Qian Renxue learned that the King of Slaughter had told Jia Youcai where she would emerge.
• Jia Youcai cooked dinner while Qian Renxue and Yan Lingzhuo bathed and relaxed together.
• After Qian Renxue had fully recovered, she, Jia Youcai, and Yan Lingzhuo set out to leave the City of Slaughter.
• The three passed through the city exit and entered a vast forest, where Qian Renxue enjoyed the fresh air and sunlight.

Ning Wanning confronted her family and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect after transforming her martial soul into a Dark Glazed Tile Pagoda. She summoned three powerful creatures and spirits, leaving Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and the others facing her as she refused to turn back.

• Ning Rongrong tried to reach Ning Wanning, but Oscar warned her that Wanning had changed, and a barrier blocked her approach.
• Ning Fengzhi, Ning Tianhao, and Su Wanrou arrived as Ning Wanning said her transformation was her choice and called the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda flawed.
• Ning Fengzhi prepared to fight, but Ning Wanning activated the Dark Glazed Tile Pagoda and summoned a Nine-tailed Demon Fox, a demonic dragon, and ghost soldiers.
• Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengzhi urged Ning Wanning to stop, but she said she would disregard their past ties if they stood in her way.

Qian Renxue told Jia Youcai she was going alone to Beast Spirit Hall to find someone, and he supported her while warning her to stay safe. After she left, Yan Lingzhuo teased Jia Youcai as he slept, until their playful encounter brought them close together.

• Qian Renxue told Jia Youcai she planned to go alone to Beast Spirit Hall to find someone.
• Jia Youcai accepted her decision, urged her to protect herself, and promised to wait for her return.
• Qian Renxue left the courtyard, and Jia Youcai soon fell asleep in the pavilion.
• Yan Lingzhuo sneaked up to Jia Youcai and tickled his nose, eyelashes, and ear with a feather.
• Jia Youcai caught Yan Lingzhuo's wrist without opening his eyes, but she kept teasing him.
• Jia Youcai pulled Yan Lingzhuo closer, and she leaned toward him to keep from falling.

Yan Lingzhuo and Jia Youcai shared an intimate moment, while a year after the Spirit Master Competition, Luo Xingyan encountered Ning Wanning and her mysterious Dark Glazed Tile Pagoda. Ning Wanning summoned a Nine-tailed Demon Fox, which attacked Luo Xingyan and left him disoriented.

• Jia Youcai kissed Yan Lingzhuo after catching her disturbing his sleep, and she settled against his chest.
• A year after the Spirit Master Competition, Luo Xingyan and Chi Lingxuan ended their relationship because they felt their values were incompatible.
• Luo Xingyan sensed a faint, cold aura on a mountain and followed it to Ning Wanning, who held a Dark Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Luo Xingyan mistook Ning Wanning for a harmless support-type Soul Master and challenged her, but she called him noisy.
• Ning Wanning summoned a Nine-tailed Demon Fox, which charged at Luo Xingyan and overwhelmed his senses with its Charm field.

Luo Xingyan defeated Ning Wanning’s Nine-tailed Demon Fox, but she revealed that she was a Seven-Ring Soul Saint and summoned a Netherworld Ghost Soldier. His flames passed harmlessly through it, leaving him to face the pagoda’s dangerous power.

• Luo Xingyan spotted a pause between the Nine-tailed Demon Fox’s attacks, struck its tail with his South Ming Li Fire Sword, and cleaved it in half.
• Ning Wanning revealed her seven Spirit Rings, showing Luo Xingyan that she was a Soul Saint.
• Ning Wanning summoned a Netherworld Ghost Soldier with her Third Skill: Ghost.
• Luo Xingyan unleashed his Fourth Spirit Skill, Scorching Plains of Li Fire, but the flames passed through the Ghost Soldier without harming it.
• Ning Wanning explained that Netherworld Ghost Soldiers were formless and shapeless, and the Ghost Soldier moved toward Luo Xingyan.

Luo Xingyan purified Ning Wanning’s Netherworld Ghost Soldier and pressed a close-range attack, but her Seventh Spirit Ability blocked his strike. Ning Wanning’s old injury then flared up, disrupting her Martial Soul Avatar and causing her to collapse.

• Luo Xingyan used South Ming Purifying World to destroy Ning Wanning’s Netherworld Ghost Soldier.
• Luo Xingyan rushed Ning Wanning and struck her with three crimson Sword Qis, burning her sleeve and forcing her back.
• Luo Xingyan charged at Ning Wanning, but her Seventh Spirit Ability formed an invisible barrier that repelled his sword.
• Ning Wanning’s old injury erupted as she summoned her Martial Soul Avatar, making the pagoda vanish and causing her to collapse.

Luo Xingyan left the unconscious Ning Wanning in the mountains, then returned hours later to make a fire and roast game nearby. Ning Wanning suddenly appeared behind him, subdued him with a soul bone, and took his drumstick.

• Luo Xingyan found Ning Wanning unconscious and confirmed that her pulse was weak and erratic.
• Luo Xingyan considered killing Ning Wanning but decided to leave her alive and departed into the forest.
• Luo Xingyan returned hours later with game and firewood, then cooked a meal near Ning Wanning.
• Luo Xingyan called out warnings about the cold and soul beasts while glancing toward Ning Wanning.
• Ning Wanning appeared behind Luo Xingyan, pinned him with a soul bone, and took his drumstick, remarking that the roast was decent.

Ning Wanning forced Luo Xingyan to stay still while she ate the cooked game, then ordered him to fetch water. Luo Xingyan realized she was badly injured, broke free, and taunted her, leaving her silent as he drank from his own waterskin.

• Ning Wanning held Luo Xingyan in place and slowly ate the chicken he had cooked.
• After finishing the meat, Ning Wanning ordered Luo Xingyan to fetch water.
• Luo Xingyan mocked her by asking if she wanted imported water, then knocked her hand away and struck at her as he escaped.
• Ning Wanning avoided Luo Xingyan's elbow but worsened her injuries and did not counterattack.
• Luo Xingyan taunted Ning Wanning about her weakness, then returned to the campfire and drank from his waterskin.

Luo Xingyan taunted the thirsty Ning Wanning but eventually left water within her reach when she withdrew beneath the tree roots. The chapter ended with Ning Wanning quietly drinking while Luo Xingyan pretended not to notice.

• Luo Xingyan offered Ning Wanning water only if she begged, but she stayed silent.
• Luo Xingyan taunted Ning Wanning with food and water as she remained by the tree.
• Ning Wanning slid into a shadowed hollow beneath the roots and curled up with her face buried in her arms.
• Luo Xingyan brought the waterskin over and left it beside Ning Wanning after she ignored him.
• Ning Wanning eventually uncorked the waterskin and drank while Luo Xingyan sat with his back to her.

After surviving the night beneath the tree roots, Ning Wanning asked Luo Xingyan to help her find someone who knew the secrets behind martial souls, warning that a dangerous darkness marked and pursued those who encountered it. When he refused, she named Qian Renxue and Luo Xingyan tried to bargain for a kiss, but Ning Wanning only stared at him.

• Luo Xingyan spent the night by the fire and woke at dawn to find Ning Wanning still curled beneath the tree roots.
• Ning Wanning asked Luo Xingyan to take her to someone who knew the secrets and source of martial souls.
• Ning Wanning warned that the darkness marked and tracked those who had seen it unless they found its source or died.
• After Luo Xingyan refused to help her find the person she first described, Ning Wanning asked him to take her to Qian Renxue.
• Luo Xingyan asked what he would get in return and gestured for a kiss, while Ning Wanning silently stared at him.

Luo Xingyan carried the injured Ning Wanning by sword to Jia Youcai’s estate, hoping to learn Qian Renxue’s whereabouts. There, he found Yan Lingzhuo, who recognized Ning Wanning and left him stunned.

• Luo Xingyan transformed the South Ming Li Fire Sword into a greatsword and carried the weakened Ning Wanning aboard when she could not stand.
• Luo Xingyan flew with Ning Wanning for most of the day toward the estate where Jia Youcai had been staying.
• Luo Xingyan and Ning Wanning arrived at the estate, and he carried her over the side wall after she refused his help getting down.
• Luo Xingyan searched the estate for Jia Youcai but found no sign of him, then went to the backyard garden.
• Yan Lingzhuo recognized Ning Wanning, and Luo Xingyan reacted with shock before Yan Lingzhuo asked what had happened to her.

Luo Xingyan brought the badly injured Ning Wanning to Jia Youcai and quickly left her in his care. Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo prepared to treat her, and Ning Wanning’s eyelashes began to tremble as Jia Youcai watched over her.

• Luo Xingyan asked Yan Lingzhuo where Jia Youcai was, then carried the unconscious Ning Wanning to a room at her direction.
• Yan Lingzhuo woke Jia Youcai and brought him to see Ning Wanning.
• Luo Xingyan told Jia Youcai that Ning Wanning had to find Qian Renxue, then fled before Jia could refuse responsibility for her.
• Jia Youcai examined Ning Wanning and found her foundation damaged, her Soul Power depleted, and a dark aura lodged in her meridians and Martial Soul.
• Yan Lingzhuo went to fetch medicine while Jia Youcai stayed beside Ning Wanning, whose eyelashes then trembled.

Jia Youcai confronted Ning Wanning after she awoke and uncovered the Dark Angel's Right Arm Bone embedded in her arm. He accused her of seeking Qian Renxue to learn how to control the soul bone, while demanding that Ning Wanning cooperate with him.

• Ning Wanning woke and asked Jia Youcai where Qian Renxue was; he said Qian Renxue had gone alone to Beast Spirit Hall.
• Jia Youcai grabbed Ning Wanning's right wrist and pushed up her sleeve, revealing purple markings linked to her bones and meridians.
• Jia Youcai identified the markings as evidence that Ning Wanning had absorbed the Dark Angel's Right Arm Bone.
• Ning Wanning tried to strike Jia Youcai, but he caught both her wrists and restrained her.
• Jia Youcai reminded Ning Wanning that she had left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and demanded that she cooperate to resolve her problem.
• Jia Youcai accused Ning Wanning of wanting to find Qian Renxue to learn how she controlled the Dark Angel's Left Arm Bone.

Jia Youcai restrained Ning Wanning’s Dark Soul Power and explained that her Dark Spirit Bone was corrupting her because she lacked a balancing Light-attribute spirit bone. Ning Wanning revealed that she had fused with it to escape the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda’s cultivation limit, and her silence confirmed his conclusion.

• Ning Wanning attacked Jia Youcai as he tried to stop the Dark Soul Power in her right arm, and he threatened to sever the arm before catching and stabilizing her.
• Jia Youcai blocked the backlash from reaching Ning Wanning’s heart meridian and used his Soul Power to ease her pain.
• Jia Youcai explained that Qian Renxue had survived absorbing a Dark Angel’s Left Arm Bone because a high-quality Light-attribute spirit bone balanced its darkness.
• Ning Wanning challenged Jia Youcai’s suggestion that she should have waited until Soul Douluo, since the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda could not reach that rank.
• Jia Youcai concluded that Ning Wanning had fused with the Dark Spirit Bone to break her martial spirit’s talent limit, and Ning Wanning’s silence confirmed it.

Jia Youcai stabilized Ning Wanning’s condition but could not cure the corruption caused by her Soul Bone, leaving her future dependent on her choices. Qian Renxue entered Beast Spirit City under an alias and reached Beast Spirit Hall’s gate, where she lacked the token needed to enter.

• Jia Youcai restrained the dark Soul Power within Ning Wanning and warned that her underlying condition remained unresolved.
• Yan Lingzhuo brought Ning Wanning medicinal soup and patiently fed it to her after Jia Youcai left.
• Jia Youcai considered whether the Soul Bone could be removed without killing Ning Wanning, since Xiao Xue needed all six Soul Bones to inherit the Angel God’s divine position.
• Qian Renxue registered at Beast Spirit City’s gate under an alias and traveled through the city toward Beast Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue reached Beast Spirit Hall’s guarded gate and wondered how she could obtain the token required to enter.

Qian Renxue waited through the night for the drunken Niu Batian, hoping he would help her enter Beast Spirit Hall without a token. When he finally woke and recognized her, he considered her request—and entertained a lecherous thought about what he might gain in return.

• Qian Renxue spotted Niu Batian drunk outside a tavern and recognized him as a former member of the Beast Spirit Hall tournament team.
• Qian Renxue decided Niu Batian might help her obtain access to Beast Spirit Hall and waited quietly nearby for him to sober up.
• Niu Batian slept through the night, briefly shifting on his recliner before resuming his loud snoring.
• Niu Batian woke at dawn, saw Qian Renxue, and gradually remembered facing her in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Qian Renxue asked Niu Batian to recommend her for entry into Beast Spirit Hall because she had neither a token nor a receiving contact.
• Niu Batian eyed Qian Renxue and privately considered helping her in exchange for physical closeness.

Niu Batian tried to exploit Qian Renxue’s need to enter Beast Spirit Hall by demanding favors under the guise of testing her sincerity. After she brought him five jin of Gale Boar tenderloin, he stalled again to keep her waiting, leaving Qian Renxue furious.

• Niu Batian implied that Qian Renxue needed to prove her sincerity and friendship before he would help her enter Beast Spirit Hall.
• Niu Batian sent Qian Renxue to buy five jin of fresh Gale Boar tenderloin and made her pay for it herself.
• Qian Renxue returned with the meat, and Niu Batian grudgingly accepted it as proof of her sincerity.
• Niu Batian claimed the meat had to be grilled and told Qian Renxue to wait while he called for Old Zhao to open the tavern.
• Qian Renxue watched Niu Batian walk away and clenched her fists, wanting to beat him up.