Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaoheng endured Tang Hao’s Spirit King pressure without releasing his Martial Soul, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to suppress the Clear Sky Sect party. After the sect’s disciples insulted Rou'er, Yu Xiaoheng stepped in front of her and calmly challenged them.

• Tang Hao’s oppressive aura failed to harm Yu Xiaoheng, who stood unmoved without releasing his Martial Soul.
• Rou'er accused Tang Hao of trying to take the Spirit Beast, and the Blue Lightning Sect disciples realized he had pressured their Young Master.
• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Titled Douluo aura, forcing Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect disciples to submit and abandon their claim to the Spirit Beast.
• Tang Hao judged Yu Xiaoheng reckless for attempting to absorb the powerful Spirit Beast, while Tang Yuehua and the disciples blamed him for humiliating their sect.
• Rou'er defended Yu Xiaoheng against the Clear Sky Sect disciples’ insults, and Yu Xiaoheng moved in front of her and asked them to repeat what they had said.

Yu Xiaoheng used the full might of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to force the Clear Sky Sect disciples to apologize to Rou'er. As Tang Hao tried to leave, a storm gathered overhead and purple lightning filled the sky.

• Yu Xiaoheng confronted the Clear Sky Sect disciples for insulting Rou'er and summoned his Golden Holy Dragon Martial Soul.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan joined Yu Xiaoheng, overwhelming Tang Hao and his companions with their combined aura.
• Yu Xiaoheng demanded an apology, and the kneeling Clear Sky Sect disciples apologized to Rou'er.
• Rou'er praised Yu Xiaoheng as loyal and punched him in the chest, leaving him confused while she blushed and avoided his gaze.
• Tang Hao accepted the humiliation and led the Clear Sky Sect away, but dark storm clouds and purple lightning appeared overhead.

A heavenly tribulation erupted as the Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon began transforming, trapping the Clear Sky and Blue Lightning Sects beneath deadly lightning. The elders discovered that escaping would mean risking near-certain death.

• The Clear Sky Sect blamed Yu Yuanzhen for the storm, but he realized the lightning came from heaven, while Yu Xiaoheng stood unaffected by it.
• Tang Hao decided the group had to leave, but a purple bolt killed a nearby Clear Sky Sect Spirit Ancestor instantly.
• The Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon roared as the Thunder Guiding Stone Vein shattered and its lightning flowed into the storm, beginning the creature’s transformation.
• A Blue Lightning Sect Spirit Douluo tested the tribulation and found that Soul Power could not resist it without a Titled Douluo’s strength.
• Another elder said Spirit Douluo might force their way through by suffering severe injuries, perhaps saving one or two others, but warned the attempt offered only a narrow escape from death.

Yu Yuanzhen subdued the Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon, but the heavenly tribulation continued to intensify and trapped both sects in mortal danger. As he prepared to save his son and a few others, Tang Yuehua revealed that the Clear Sky Sect had been told where they were, causing Yu Yuanzhen's killing intent toward Tang Hao to fade.

• Yu Yuanzhen charged into the cave and defeated the Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon in one strike, but the gathering lightning continued to grow stronger.
• Tang Hao ordered the Clear Sky Sect to retreat as lightning killed two more disciples, while the Blue Lightning Sect began preparing to escape in groups.
• Liu Erlong and Rou'er urged Yu Yuanzhen to take Yu Xiaoheng and leave, and Yu Yuanzhen decided to protect them while the elders rescued as many others as they could.
• Yu Yuanzhen swore that he and the elders would not abandon any Blue Lightning Sect disciple, while Tang Hao realized Yu Yuanzhen might leave him to die in the Lightning Prison.
• Tang Yuehua stepped in front of Tang Hao and told Yu Yuanzhen that she had informed her elder brother of their location, and Yu Yuanzhen's killing intent receded.

Yu Yuanzhen agreed to save Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua, leaving the Clear Sky Sect disciples behind as the lightning storm intensified. The abandoned disciples attacked the Blue Lightning Sect and cursed Yu Xiaoheng over his plan to absorb an eleven-thousand-year spirit ring, shaking the confidence of his allies.

• Yu Yuanzhen decided that killing Tang Hao would risk a war between the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then agreed to rescue Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua in return for a promised favor.
• Tang Yuanzhen left the other Clear Sky Sect disciples to face the storm, and they broke down as thunder struck the cave entrance.
• A Clear Sky Sect disciple attacked a Blue Lightning Sect disciple, prompting more than a dozen abandoned disciples to launch an assault before a Blue Lightning elder drove them back.
• The Clear Sky Sect disciples turned on Yu Xiaoheng, cursing his plan to absorb the Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon's eleven-thousand-year spirit ring.
• Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua tried to silence the Clear Sky Sect disciples, but their warnings frightened the Blue Lightning Sect disciples, who feared Yu Xiaoheng would die attempting to absorb the ring.

Yu Xiaoheng’s group prepared to flee the lightning-struck cavern, while he chose not to risk absorbing the storm’s power to save the sect’s remaining people. As Yu Yuanzhen moved to evacuate him, Liu Erlong, and the unconscious Rou'er, the ancestor within the Holy Dragon Bone noticed Yu Xiaoheng’s growing resistance to lightning and declared that a great opportunity had arrived.

• Yu Yuanzhen ordered Yu Xiaoheng, Liu Erlong, and Rou'er to join him for the breakout, despite the sect members’ protests about rescuing Rou'er.
• Yu Lin and Yu Hu knelt before Yu Xiaoheng and volunteered to stay behind to cover the retreat, while Rou'er urged him to leave without her.
• Yu Yuanzhen knocked Rou'er unconscious and carried her, and Yu Xiaoheng considered opening a path through the storm but chose stability over risking his life.
• Yu Yuanzhen prepared to take Yu Xiaoheng, Liu Erlong, and Rou'er away, while Tang Hao grew distressed at the prospect of abandoning the sect’s people.
• The ancestor within the Holy Dragon Bone sensed Yu Xiaoheng’s improved lightning resistance, his Martial Soul’s ability to absorb thunder, and his powerful External Soul Bone, then announced that a tremendous opportunity had arrived.

Yu Xiaoheng learned that he could absorb the heavenly tribulation to begin the fifth level of body tempering, Lightning Tribulation Infusion, and chose to face the danger. He publicly refused to abandon his clan, while secretly signaling to Yu Yuanzhen that his defiant declaration was an act.

• The ancestor explained that Yu Xiaoheng's lightning-absorbing Martial Soul and powerful physique could let him absorb some of the Title Douluo-level tribulation and begin Lightning Tribulation Infusion.
• Yu Xiaoheng reconsidered the ancestor's warnings and realized his own physique was stronger than the remnant soul had estimated, so he decided to take the risk.
• Yu Yuanzhen reached for Yu Xiaoheng and told him to leave, but Yu Xiaoheng dodged his hand.
• Yu Xiaoheng declared that he would stay with his clansmen rather than survive at their expense, stirring the Blue Lightning Sect disciples and silencing the onlookers.
• Yu Xiaoheng secretly signaled Yu Yuanzhen that his declaration was an act, and Yu Yuanzhen recognized the performance.

Yu Xiaoheng refused to leave the cave and claimed he could absorb the heavenly tribulation’s lightning to save everyone. As the thunderstorm reached its peak, Yu Yuanzhen’s attempt to seize him stopped abruptly, leaving the others to wonder what Yu Xiaoheng intended to do.

• Yu Xiaoheng’s declaration that he would stay moved the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples, while Tang Hao suspected he was using the crisis to win their loyalty.
• Liu Erlong and Rou’er urged Yu Xiaoheng to leave, but he evaded Yu Yuanzhen’s attempt to carry him away and insisted he was staying.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples knelt and threatened to take their own lives if Yu Xiaoheng would not preserve the sect’s future by leaving.
• Yu Xiaoheng revealed that he intended to absorb the lightning and find a way to save everyone, prompting disbelief from Tang Hao and the others.
• Yu Yuanzhen reached for Yu Xiaoheng again as the heavenly tribulation peaked, but his hand stopped abruptly before it could seize him.

Yu Xiaoheng drew the heavenly tribulation lightning into himself, leaving everyone convinced he had died. The lightning instead left him unharmed and poured into his body, stunning both the Blue Lightning Sect and the Clear Sky Sect.

• Yu Xiaoheng used his Heart-Protecting Dragon Ribs to draw the raging tribulation lightning toward himself and activated Dragon God Possession.
• Yu Yuanzhen tried to shield Yu Xiaoheng with his Martial Soul Avatar but was blasted backward, while Yu Xiaoheng appeared to disintegrate in the lightning.
• Tang Hao feared Yu Yuanzhen would turn on him, then realized the lightning storm had weakened and considered escaping with Tang Yuehua.
• The Clear Sky Sect disciples bowed in respect for Yu Xiaoheng, and the Blue Lightning Sect members bowed back in mourning.
• The sect members saw that Yu Xiaoheng had survived and was absorbing the lightning, and Rou'er shouted in amazement that he was awesome.

Yu Xiaoheng absorbed the heavenly tribulation lightning, using it to transform his Thunder Mark into a Half-step Extreme Mark. He left the Clear Sky Sect humbled and the Blue Lightning Sect in awe as the storm vanished.

• Yu Xiaoheng stopped absorbing lightning, letting the storm threaten the fleeing Clear Sky Sect disciples until Tang Yuehua offered another opportunity for him to act.
• Yu Xiaoheng resumed absorbing the lightning, saving both sects while Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua watched his growing power with unease.
• After Yu Xiaoheng absorbed two-thirds of the storm, the Heart-Protecting Dragon Ribs unleashed their ancestor’s power and drew the final third into him.
• Yu Xiaoheng detonated the lightning compressed inside his body, shattered his Thunder Mark, and reformed it as a Half-step Extreme Mark.
• The Ancestor’s Will identified Yu Xiaoheng’s breakthrough as the Pure Lightning Evolution Path and called him an Extreme Soul Master as the storm cleared.

After Yu Xiaoheng absorbed the heavenly tribulation, the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall witnesses recognized his overwhelming power. Yu Yuanzhen resolved to protect his son’s growth, while Spirit Hall’s observers reconsidered the Pope’s plan to keep the Holy Maiden away from him.

• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples cheered for Yu Xiaoheng, while the Clear Sky Sect members offered strained congratulations and Tang Hao could barely speak.
• Yu Yuanzhen decided to give Yu Luomian the Clan Master position and focus on protecting Yu Xiaoheng.
• Liu Erlong and Rou'er celebrated Yu Xiaoheng’s triumph as he calmly accepted the crowd’s attention.
• Spirit Hall’s observers realized Yu Xiaoheng had gained strength rather than fallen, leaving the Pope’s plan in ruins.
• The Spirit Emperor and his subordinates considered reporting Yu Xiaoheng’s triumph to the Holy Maiden, since his power made the old rules seem powerless.

After the lightning tribulation, Yu Xiaoheng discovered that his physique, Golden Holy Dragon Martial Soul, Heart-Protecting Dragon Ribs, and Soul Power had all undergone major transformations. He realized the Soul Bone could temper future Soul Bones and help him forge divine armor, leaving him thrilled by the power he had gained.

• Spirit Hall’s mid-level soul masters decided to support Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaoheng’s relationship, forming a Saintess Faction after the battle.
• Yu Xiaoheng found that his body-tempering technique had reached its fifth level, allowing him to withstand a 15,000-year Spirit Ring.
• Yu Xiaoheng saw that his Golden Holy Dragon had evolved into adolescence and reached Half-step Extreme Lightning.
• Yu Xiaoheng discovered that his Heart-Protecting Dragon Ribs could convert energy more efficiently, wield Extreme Attributes, and temper the age of Soul Bones.
• Yu Xiaoheng realized lightning tribulation had given him a path to forge divine armor before becoming a god.
• Yu Xiaoheng found that his Soul Power had grown stronger and increased slightly despite being compressed, then smiled with delight.

Yu Xiaoheng killed the Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon and announced that he would absorb its Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring despite being only level 20. As its power erupted around him, he remained completely unmoved, leaving both sects stunned.

• Yu Xiaoheng modestly accepted the Blue Lightning Sect's praise, while Tang Yuehua compared him unfavorably with Tang Hao and Tang Hao remained desolate.
• Yu Xiaoheng declined Yu Yuanzhen's plan to torment the Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon, explaining that the beast lacked the emotions needed to develop resentment.
• Yu Xiaoheng's dagger bounced off the dragon's scales until Yu Yuanzhen secretly strengthened it with Soul Power, allowing Yu Xiaoheng to kill the beast.
• Yu Xiaoheng announced that his fifth realm of body tempering let him absorb a 15,000-year Spirit Ring, then summoned the dragon's ring and began absorbing it.
• The Spirit Ring unleashed a violent torrent of purple lightning, but Yu Xiaoheng remained unmoved as the Blue Lightning Sect worried and the Clear Sky Sect hoped he would fail.

Yu Xiaoheng absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring, overcame the spirit beast’s will, and gained the Thunder skill. As Yu Lin and Yu Hu dissected the Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon, they discovered numerous high-quality Jade Marrow Thunder Stones inside its corpse.

• Yu Xiaoheng shattered the purple lightning jade dragon’s remnant soul in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Yu Xiaoheng successfully absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring and revealed his purple and black spirit rings, prompting the Blue Lightning Sect to celebrate.
• Yu Xiaoheng sensed that Thunder could unleash a destructive lightning shockwave or form an electric field that enhanced his physical abilities.
• Yu Xiaoheng ordered Yu Lin and Yu Hu to preserve the Thunder Guiding Jade Dragon’s blood and flesh for his Martial Soul.
• Yu Lin and Yu Hu found twenty-seven or twenty-eight peerless Jade Marrow Thunder Stones inside the dragon corpse.

Yu Xiaoheng gave most of the Jade Marrow Thunder Stones to the Blue Lightning Sect disciples, winning their loyalty while Tang Hao was crushed by the encounter. After hearing what happened, Tang San secretly resolved to kill Yu Xiaoheng with a Dragon Whisker Needle for the sake of the Clear Sky Sect.

• Yu Xiaoheng offered one or two Jade Marrow Thunder Stones to Yu Xiaogang and awarded the rest to the Blue Lightning Sect disciples who fought beside him.
• Tang Yuehua watched the Blue Lightning Sect celebrate Yu Xiaoheng and realized the Clear Sky Sect had lost the confrontation.
• Tang Hao struck a tree, spat blood, and suffered a collapse of his martial heart as he compared himself with Yu Xiaoheng.
• Tang San questioned a returning disciple, learned how Yu Xiaoheng absorbed the heavenly tribulation and obtained a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring, and hid his anger behind a smile.
• Tang San decided to forge a Dragon Whisker Needle and eliminate Yu Xiaoheng to protect the Clear Sky Sect and relieve Tang Hao's inner demon.

Tang San left the Clear Sky Sect to gain experience, unaware that elders had secretly sent Spirit Emperors to protect him. In Four Elements City, the finals drew near as the academies speculated about Yu Xiaoheng’s chances against the Shui sisters, while Lightning Academy revealed that he and Liu Erlong could use the Golden Holy Dragon Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Tang San asked the Clear Sky Sect elders for permission to leave the mountain, and they agreed while secretly dispatching Spirit Emperors to guard him.
• Tang San sensed his hidden protectors and resolved to kill Yu Xiaoheng for the sake of the Clear Sky Sect.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan opened a lavish new Battle Arena in Four Elements City for the Four Academy Exchange Competition finals.
• Huo Ning, Huo Yan, and Feng Che doubted that Yu Xiaoheng could defeat the Shui sisters, who were Soul Elders with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Lei Hao told Lightning Academy that Yu Xiaoheng and Liu Erlong also possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Golden Holy Dragon, and said Yu Xiaoheng might have the advantage.

At Moon Embracing Pavilion, Xue Ye and Elder Shi judged that Yu Xiaoheng could not defeat the Shui sisters, even if he had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. When Yu Xiaoheng returned to Four Elements City far sooner than expected, they went to watch the finals and discovered that powerful factions, including the Star Luo Imperial Family, had gathered.

• Xue Ye asked Elder Shi whether Yu Xiaoheng could defeat the Shui sisters, and Elder Shi predicted that he would lose because of their strength and superior compatibility.
• Xue Ye concluded that Blue Lightning had likely staged the competition to build Yu Xiaoheng's fame by making him force out the Shui sisters' Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• A guard told Xue Ye that Yu Xiaoheng had returned, surprising him because the young man had been away for less than two weeks to obtain his Second Spirit Ring.
• Xue Ye and Elder Shi descended from Moon Embracing Pavilion and found the streets around the Battle Arena packed with spectators.
• Xue Ye spotted representatives of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect among the attendees.
• Elder Shi pointed out a group from the Star Luo Imperial Family, and Xue Ye recognized the man and woman at its front.

Yu Xiaoheng returned to the Battle Arena to find the future rulers of Heaven Dou and Star Luo among the spectators, then insisted on facing Skywater Academy immediately despite calls to rest. As the teams took the stage, powerful factions recognized the altered lineup as a sign that Yu Xiaoheng’s trump card—a Martial Soul Fusion Skill—was about to appear.

• Xue Ye and Dai Yutian watched Yu Xiaoheng arrive and greeted him warmly before Lei Xiaotian offered him two days to recover.
• Yu Xiaoheng refused to rest and demanded that the final against Skywater Academy begin at once, while spectators mistook his choice for gracious acceptance of a likely defeat.
• More than half an hour later, Yu Xiaoheng led Liu Erlong and the Thunder Academy Team onto the Giant Dragon Battle Arena.
• Spectators wondered why Lei Hao and Qin Yue were absent, while Xue Ye and other factions recognized the lineup as evidence that a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was about to be revealed.

Lightning Academy and Skywater Academy prepared for their final, with both teams believing the Shui sisters’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill would face Yu Xiaoheng and Liu Erlong’s own powerful fusion. Just as the match was about to begin, Yu Xiaoheng unexpectedly asked to leave the stage for an urgent matter, prompting the crowd to accuse him of cowardice.

• Xue Ye and the other VIPs inferred that Liu Erlong’s inclusion in Lightning Academy’s lineup meant she and Yu Xiaoheng possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Liu Erlong recalled that their combined attack had defeated a powerful Level 53 Spirit King, and her confidence encouraged the Lightning Team to trust Yu Xiaoheng.
• Shui Yun’er and Shui Lingxi revealed their Level 32 Ice Phoenix Martial Souls, whose auras joined with exceptional harmony and strengthened Skywater Academy’s confidence.
• As both teams prepared to release their Spirit Rings, Yu Xiaoheng stopped the match and told the referee he had to leave the stage immediately for an urgent matter.
• The crowd jeered at Yu Xiaoheng as a coward, while Blue Lightning Sect disciples glared at the spectators; Elder Shi privately asked Xue Ye whether Yu Xiaoheng was truly afraid to fight.

Yu Xiaoheng left the tournament final after his father, Yu Yuanzhen, reported that the Blue Lightning Sect had found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest. He persuaded Yu Yuanzhen to delay their departure, arguing that the Dugu Family would not risk using the Immortal Herbs without knowing how.

• Yu Xiaoheng withdrew from the final, leaving the spectators and rival factions wondering why he had abandoned the battle.
• Yu Yuanzhen summoned Yu Xiaoheng to a private room and told him the sect had found the treasure ground by tracing a poisonous mist like the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower's toxic gas.
• Yu Yuanzhen urged Yu Xiaoheng to leave immediately, fearing Dugu Bo and the Dugu Family might take the Immortal Herbs first.
• Yu Xiaoheng argued that the Lightning Academy team should return to win the final so the Blue Lightning Sect would avoid becoming a laughingstock.
• Yu Xiaoheng assured Yu Yuanzhen that Dugu Bo would guard and study the Immortal Herbs rather than use them, since he did not know how to do so.