Chapter Summaries

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue entered the Land of Sunset, fought a poisonous Sand Scorpion, and subdued it as their mount. As they rode toward the region’s rumored treasures, the Sand Scorpion suddenly stopped and began trembling.

• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue arrived at the edge of the Land of Sunset and crossed its scorching wilderness.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue battled a Sand Scorpion, and Qian Renxue’s Six-Winged Angel dispersed its poisonous mist.
• Jia Youcai used his Six-Winged Fallen Angel Spirit to make the wounded Sand Scorpion submit, and he and Qian Renxue rode it onward.
• Jia Youcai told Qian Renxue that valuable treasures might lie at the Land of Sunset’s core, though he had invented his source.
• The Sand Scorpion suddenly stopped and trembled, prompting Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue to become alert.

Qian Renxue and Jia Youcai found Su Yaoshuang and Chen Shixuan battling the forty-thousand-year Lion Prison Demon and joined the fight. Their attacks barely injured the monster, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Qian Renxue sensed a fierce battle ahead, and Jia Youcai led her toward the Soul Power fluctuations.
• Jia Youcai recognized Su Yaoshuang and Chen Shixuan fighting the Lion Prison Demon, a soul beast with a forty-thousand-year cultivation age that had grown powerful by devouring living beings.
• Su Yaoshuang and Chen Shixuan defended against the Lion Prison Demon's strikes, then Chen Shixuan bound it with golden rings while Su Yaoshuang wounded it with Wind Judgment Heavenly Punishment.
• The wounded Lion Prison Demon unleashed Prison Fire Burning Heaven, and Chen Shixuan's Buddhist light pushed back its evil power and helped restore Su Yaoshuang.
• Qian Renxue and Jia Youcai joined the battle with their own attacks, but they did little damage to the Lion Prison Demon.

Chen Shixuan’s group escaped the powerful Lion Prison Demon with Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue’s help. The four joined forces to search the desert for a Sun Spring and Fire Spirit Grass, then set out along an oasis.

• Chen Shixuan trapped the Lion Prison Demon in his Buddha's Light Illusionary World, giving Jia Youcai, Qian Renxue, and Su Yaoshuang time to flee.
• After the Lion Prison Demon broke free and found them gone, Jia Youcai’s group met up with Chen Shixuan and Su Yaoshuang and introduced themselves.
• Su Yaoshuang and Chen Shixuan explained that they were searching for a Sun Spring, while Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue sought Fire Spirit Grass that might grow nearby.
• The four agreed to travel together, consulted Chen Shixuan’s crude map, and chose to follow the oasis’s edge toward the Sun Spring.
• The group replenished their supplies and set off, while Jia Youcai checked his system map to stay on course.

Jia Youcai, Qian Renxue, Su Yaoshuang, and Chen Shixuan crossed a lava lake to search for the Sun Spring and Fire Spirit Grass, but found the island’s resources already gone. Tang San, who had taken them, watched from hiding and wondered why Qian Renxue was still young and weak.

• Qian Renxue and Jia Youcai carried Su Yaoshuang and Chen Shixuan across the lava lake to the island.
• The four searched the island for the Sun Spring and Fire Spirit Grass but found neither.
• Jia Youcai’s system indicator disappeared, and he concluded that someone had taken the resources before them.
• Tang San watched the group from behind a hill after killing the Guardian Beast and taking the Sun Spring and Fire Spirit Grass.
• Tang San recognized Qian Renxue’s Angel Spirit and wondered why she was still so young and had such low Soul Power.

Tang San approached Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue intending to sacrifice Qian Renxue, but Jia Youcai discovered him and launched an attack. The battle left Jia Youcai charging up while Qian Renxue held off Tang San’s assault.

• Tang San disguised himself and moved toward Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue, while Jia Youcai’s system warned him that the Demon King was approaching.
• Jia Youcai located Tang San behind a rock wall and summoned the Seven Kill Sword and Six-winged Fallen Angel, while Qian Renxue called forth her Six-Winged Holy Angel Spirit.
• Jia Youcai unleashed the Domain of Extreme Night, but Tang San used Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to counter the darkness and evade his Sword Qi.
• Tang San revealed his Demon Domain Spider Emperor, then attacked Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue with Blood Sucking Spider Thorns.
• Qian Renxue shielded them with holy light as Jia Youcai expanded his black barrier, then asked her to hold off Tang San while he charged up.

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue attacked Tang San, but he overpowered them and killed Jia Youcai with the King of Hell's Sticker. Jia Youcai bought another Revival Coin, and his revival caused Tang San to forget him completely.

• Qian Renxue shielded herself while Jia Youcai unleashed a powerful Seven Kill Sword strike at Tang San.
• Tang San countered with the Clear Sky Hammer, then used Withering Amidst Brilliance, Golden Road to immobilize and injure Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue.
• Tang San killed Jia Youcai by striking his heart with the King of Hell's Sticker, causing his body to shrivel and explode into black smoke.
• In an independent space, Jia Youcai bought a Revival Coin despite its increased price.
• After Jia Youcai revived, Tang San forgot all memories related to him.

After surviving Tang San’s attack, Jia Youcai reunited with Qian Renxue and left the looted area with her to search for resources at Hurricane Canyon. They camped beside a pool, where Jia Youcai’s first attempt at grilling fish went badly and Qian Renxue took over.

• Jia Youcai woke with his injuries healed but his Soul Power drained, then embraced Qian Renxue and apologized for acting impulsively.
• Jia Youcai told Su Yaoshuang and Chen Shixuan that the local treasures had been looted, and the two pairs parted ways.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue rode the Seven Kill Sword toward Hurricane Canyon and stopped at a pool to camp for the night.
• Jia Youcai caught and grilled four fish, but after tasting his burnt, poorly seasoned cooking, he let Qian Renxue take over.

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue reached Hurricane Canyon and found the Sandstorm Demon challenge, where each stage offered rewards for victory. Qian Renxue began the first fight and stunned the level-45 Sandstorm Demon with Angel's Gaze.

• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue entered Hurricane Canyon and passed a soul beast while following the system's map coordinates.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue heard a battle and spotted Feng Xiaotian, but continued toward their destination.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue entered a sealed clearing and learned that the Sandstorm Demon challenge had six stages with rewards for defeating each one.
• Jia Youcai asked Qian Renxue to handle the first-stage Sandstorm Demon, and she released her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue struck the charging Sandstorm Demon with Angel's Gaze, stunning it for three seconds.

Qian Renxue defeated the first- and second-stage Sandstorm Demons, using their rewards to increase the age of her First Spirit Ring by fifty and then one hundred years. After the second victory, Jia Youcai encouraged her to continue.

• Qian Renxue stunned the first-stage Sandstorm Demon with Angel's Gaze, then killed it with Angel Light Blade and increased her First Spirit Ring's age by fifty years.
• After a ten-minute wait, the level-50 second-stage Sandstorm Demon appeared, and Jia Youcai warned Qian Renxue that it was stronger.
• Qian Renxue used Holy Light Blessing to evade the demon's greatsword, stunned it with Angel's Gaze, and wounded it with Angel Light Blade.
• Qian Renxue activated World Purifying Sacred Domain, weakened and slowed the demon, then focused her light blades on its head and finished it with a sword strike.
• Qian Renxue increased her First Spirit Ring's age by one hundred years, and Jia Youcai encouraged her to keep going.

Qian Renxue fought the third-stage Sandstorm Demon, using the World Purifying Sacred Domain to track it through its storm and ultimately destroying it with her Seven-Colored Demon Seal Slash. She won the battle, while Jia Youcai celebrated her victory.

• Qian Renxue rested for twenty minutes while Jia Youcai warned that the third-stage Sandstorm Demon's Soul Power would exceed hers.
• The third-stage Sandstorm Demon summoned a massive sandstorm and attacked Qian Renxue from the flank, but her World Purifying Sacred Domain let her track it.
• Qian Renxue struggled to block the demon's powerful greatsword strikes, then used Angel's Gaze to stun it.
• Qian Renxue kicked the demon away and used Seven-Colored Demon Seal Slash to wound it with seven successive attacks.
• Qian Renxue's final white Sword Qi split the Sandstorm Demon in two, and Jia Youcai congratulated her.

Qian Renxue used her Self-Created Soul Skill, Sword of Dawn—Light Blade Storm, to badly wound the fourth-stage Sandstorm Demon, then destroyed it with Ultimate Dawn. She absorbed its golden power into her First Spirit Ring but became exhausted, and Jia Youcai supported her.

• Qian Renxue prepared to defeat the level-sixty fourth-stage Sandstorm Demon with a single powerful strike.
• The Sandstorm Demon appeared amid a violent gale, and Qian Renxue summoned a five-meter golden greatsword.
• Qian Renxue struck the Sandstorm Demon three times with Light Blade Storm, knocking it back, burning it, and piercing its armor.
• The wounded Sandstorm Demon launched a final counterattack, so Qian Renxue unleashed Ultimate Dawn and destroyed it.
• Qian Renxue absorbed the golden power into her First Spirit Ring, raising its age by four hundred years, then nearly collapsed from exhaustion.
• Jia Youcai caught Qian Renxue and comforted her as she proudly asked whether she was amazing.

Jia Youcai fought the fifth-stage Sandstorm Demon while Qian Renxue recovered from the earlier battles. After weakening and overwhelming the demon, he left it vulnerable and invited Qian Renxue to deliver the final blow.

• Qian Renxue asked Jia Youcai to hold her tightly, and he embraced her as she found comfort in his heartbeat.
• The fifth-stage Sandstorm Demon appeared with level-sixty-five Soul Power, while Qian Renxue rested after exhausting herself in the previous fights.
• Jia Youcai bound the demon with Shadow Embrace and used Fallen Judgment to wound it, but it eventually broke free.
• Jia Youcai cast Sun-Eating Wings, blinding the Sandstorm Demon within a dark domain and dodging its frenzied attacks.
• Jia Youcai used his Sky-Rending Wings and Fallen Sky Soul Severing Slash to crack the demon's body, then told Qian Renxue to land the final blow.

After defeating the sixth-stage Sandstorm Demon with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue discovered the Spiritual Rhinoceros Yin-Yang Grass, which could advance their fusion to its second stage. The challenge arena would close permanently if they left, and Jia Youcai learned the herb might help them reach the next stage together.

• Qian Renxue destroyed the fifth-stage Sandstorm Demon and absorbed its reward to strengthen her First Spirit Ring.
• Jia Youcai learned that leaving the arena would permanently close the challenge, then transferred Soul Power to help Qian Renxue recover.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue prepared to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill because they lacked the strength for a direct attack.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue unleashed Judgment Divine Light and defeated the sixth-stage Sandstorm Demon.
• Jia Youcai identified the Spiritual Rhinoceros Yin-Yang Grass and learned it could raise their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to its second stage.

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue sheltered from a fierce gale in a cave and restored their Soul Power before setting out again. They found Feng Xiaotian battered beside a rock wall, where he explained that teams were preparing for the finals and weaker members had been demoted to second teams.

• Qian Renxue spotted a karst cave, and she and Jia Youcai struggled through the gale to take shelter there.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue ate, drank, and meditated in the cave while the wind continued to rage outside.
• After recovering enough Soul Power to raise protective barriers, Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue left the cave and retraced their steps.
• Jia Youcai spotted Feng Xiaotian hiding beside a rock wall, and he and Qian Renxue went over to him.
• Feng Xiaotian told Jia Youcai that teams were preparing for the finals and that weaker members had been sent to second teams.

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue treated Feng Xiaotian before setting out for the nearest large Soul Beast Forest so Jia Youcai could replace his soul rings with ones at least ten thousand years old. At Blazing Academy, Yan Lingzhuo’s Phoenix bloodline awakened uncontrollably, and Zhuo Yaoyin sent Huo Wu and Chi Lingxuan to seek help from the Skywater Academy guests.

• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue helped Feng Xiaotian into a secluded cave, treated his wounds, and left him to recover.
• Jia Youcai told Qian Renxue that they would go to the nearest large Soul Beast Forest so he could replace all his soul rings with ones at least ten thousand years old.
• Yan Lingzhuo erupted in uncontrollable purple flames during training, and Huo Wu ordered Huo Wushuang, Yan Jinfeng, and Yan Xiaoran to clear the area.
• Zhuo Yaoyin identified Yan Lingzhuo’s condition as a Bloodline Awakening and warned that she could burn herself to ashes if the flames remained unchecked.
• Zhuo Yaoyin tried to suppress the flames and sent Huo Wu and Chi Lingxuan to fetch the guests from Skywater Academy.
• Bing Liyue sat in Huo Jin’s seat while Huo Jin and Shui Qianxiang deferred to her, and Bing Tianmeng agreed to become her personal masseur.

Bing Liyue, the Ice Empress, intervened when Yan Lingzhuo’s phoenix bloodline awakened and set her body ablaze. She extinguished the flames, then began guiding them through Yan Lingzhuo’s meridians to help her control the power.

• Bing Liyue pressed Huo Jin and Shui Qianxiang for overdue medicinal herbs and Immortal Dew Water, and they promised specific delivery dates.
• Huo Wu and Chi Lingxuan rushed in to ask Shui Qianxiang to save Yan Lingzhuo, whose phoenix flames had erupted out of control.
• Bing Liyue recognized the flames as a powerful sign of a phoenix bloodline awakening and hurried to the Training Ground with Huo Wu and Chi Lingxuan.
• Bing Liyue extinguished Yan Lingzhuo’s flames with Extreme Ice and warned that the sudden temperature change could still harm her.
• Bing Liyue guided the phoenix flames through Yan Lingzhuo’s meridians with Ice Soul Power, telling her to focus and remember the path.

Bing Liyue stabilized Yan Lingzhuo’s bloodline crisis and insisted that Yan Lingzhuo come with her to cultivate, prompting someone to call after her. In the Star Luo Competition Area final, Beast Soul Academy’s Feng Yixuan overwhelmed Star Luo Royal Academy with his sound and uranium attacks, leaving the opposing team close to defeat.

• Bing Liyue sealed Yan Lingzhuo’s chaotic bloodline power and said she needed to take Yan Lingzhuo away for cultivation to help her control it.
• Zhuo Yaoyin worried about what Yan Lingzhuo and the other students would think of her, while Bing Liyue turned to leave; someone called, “Wait.”
• In the final match, Su Longyuan said Beast Soul Academy would win, and Feng Yixuan volunteered to fight the five remaining members of Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Feng Yixuan used Sonic Boom Maze to disorient Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, Yan, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue.
• Feng Yixuan struck the opposing team with Uranium Starburst Beam, penetrating Dai Weisi and Yan’s defenses and leaving all five battered.
• The blast left the Star Luo Royal Academy fighters suffering radiation poisoning, and Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and Yan, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue were left weakened, with three barely clinging to life.

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue hunted a Phantom Rainbow Cloud Luan to raise Jia Youcai’s final Spirit Ring to the ten-thousand-year level, but Luo Xingyan intervened and protected the beast. Jia Youcai recognized Luo Xingyan’s South Ming Li Fire Sword and challenged his right to interfere, and Luo Xingyan sneered back.

• Jia Youcai reached Soul Power level 52 and raised nine of his Spirit Rings to the ten-thousand-year level, while Qian Renxue advanced to level 53.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue found a ten-thousand-year Phantom Rainbow Cloud Luan and attacked it.
• Jia Youcai wounded the Phantom Rainbow Cloud Luan and used Killing Intent Revealed to trap it.
• An unknown man fired crimson Sword Qi at Jia Youcai, giving the Phantom Rainbow Cloud Luan a chance to escape.
• The man introduced himself as Luo Xingyan, revealed his South Ming Li Fire Sword Martial Soul, and said he was protecting the spirit beast.
• Jia Youcai challenged Luo Xingyan for interfering, and Luo Xingyan sneered, asking if he refused to accept it.

Jia Youcai and Luo Xingyan fought an escalating sword duel, trading powerful spirit skills until Jia Youcai overcame Luo Xingyan’s flames and held his sword to Luo Xingyan’s throat.

• Jia Youcai stopped Qian Renxue and challenged Luo Xingyan to a sword duel.
• Jia Youcai and Luo Xingyan exchanged sword strikes and spirit skills, injuring each other in a series of explosive clashes.
• Jia Youcai summoned a Seven Kill Sword phantom, while Luo Xingyan countered with a massive blade of flame, and the collision blasted them both away.
• Luo Xingyan unleashed Scorching Plains of Li Fire, but Jia Youcai’s Mighty Shaker of the Four Directions disrupted his Soul Power.
• Jia Youcai seized the opening and pressed the Seven Kill Sword to Luo Xingyan’s throat.

After Jia Youcai defeated Luo Xingyan, he invited him to help Blazing Academy in the finals, hoping to secure the championship Spirit Bone. Luo Xingyan demanded a Spirit Bone as payment, and Jia Youcai immediately gave him a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, leaving Luo Xingyan stunned and Qian Renxue concerned.

• Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Holy Angel restrained the Phantom Rainbow Cloud Luan, and Luo Xingyan conceded to Jia Youcai.
• Jia Youcai praised Luo Xingyan's swordsmanship and invited him to join Blazing Academy for the finals, but Luo Xingyan pointed out the team's weak prospects.
• Jia Youcai admitted Blazing Academy needed outside help to advance and asked Luo Xingyan to work for them.
• Luo Xingyan demanded a Spirit Bone as payment, expecting Jia Youcai to refuse.
• Jia Youcai removed his Left Arm Bone, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, and gave it to Luo Xingyan, shocking him and prompting Qian Renxue to object.