Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaoheng and Yu Yuanzhen planned to seize the treasures of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and neutralize the Dugu Family if negotiations failed. As they returned to the tournament, the crowd mistook their grim expressions for fear, while the Clear Sky Sect secured a major commercial agreement with the Star Luo Empire at a suspiciously steep cost.

• Yu Xiaoheng reassured Yu Yuanzhen that the Dugu Family would be cautious about using the Immortal Herb, then urged them to settle the match quickly and left to prepare.
• Yu Xiaoheng privately celebrated finding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and planned to claim nearly all its Immortal Herbs for himself, sharing only with those he considered useful.
• Yu Xiaoheng proposed negotiating with the Dugu Family but warned that they should be eliminated as a threat if talks failed.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to bring Dugu Family members in Heaven Dou City to the Blue Lightning Sect as leverage for negotiations with Dugu Bo.
• The crowd assumed Yu Xiaoheng had tried to flee the battle, while powerful spectators knew Yu Yuanzhen's grim expression came from the Clear Sky Sect's new deal with the Star Luo Empire.
• The Clear Sky Sect secured exclusive trade and soul master business from the Star Luo Empire on terms that seemed designed to sacrifice profit for another purpose.

The Clear Sky Sect and Star Luo Empire joined forces to cripple the Blue Lightning Sect’s business, prompting Heaven Dou and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to form a rival partnership. On the Battle Soul Platform, Yu Xiaoheng silenced the crowd by revealing a second Spirit Ring that appeared to be ten thousand years old.

• Dai Yutian suspected the Clear Sky Sect had secret information about Yu Xiaoheng and authorized their agreement with Star Luo without waiting for his father’s approval.
• Xue Ye and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect representatives arranged a matching price war with Heaven Dou, leaving the Blue Lightning Sect facing losses in both empires.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Sect’s leaders worried about the damage but took heart from the trade routes Xiao Heng had developed.
• Liu Erlong announced that she was a Level 18 Assault Type Battle Soul Master, and spectators mocked Yu Xiaoheng for bringing a weak teammate to the finals.
• Yu Xiaoheng revealed his thousand-year first Spirit Ring and then summoned a black second ring, leaving the arena stunned as spectators recognized it as ten thousand years old.

Yu Xiaoheng revealed a Ten Thousand Year second Spirit Ring, stunning the audience and terrifying the factions that had planned to suppress the Blue Lightning Sect. Dai Yutian and Xue Ye withdrew from their proposed agreement and apologized to Yu Yuanzhen, while the exchange match became irrelevant to the crowd.

• Yu Xiaoheng's Ten Thousand Year second Spirit Ring silenced the venue before spectators erupted in disbelief and uproar.
• The Clear Sky Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Dai Yutian, and Xue Ye realized that Yu Xiaoheng's overwhelming talent made their plans to suppress the Blue Lightning Sect dangerous.
• Dai Yutian and Xue Ye withdrew from the commercial agreement and apologized to Yu Yuanzhen.
• Yu Yuanzhen accepted their apology, and the Blue Lightning Sect celebrated Yu Xiaoheng's achievement.
• The audience and Skywater Academy team members focused on Yu Xiaoheng's spirit rings, leaving the exchange match's outcome forgotten.

Yu Xiaoheng’s Ten Thousand Year Second Spirit Ring stunned the arena and turned the crowd against the sects that had slandered him. As the finals began, the Skywater Team quickly gained the upper hand, leaving Yu Xiaoheng occupied with Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi while the Lightning Team struggled.

• Yu Xiaoheng asked whether the match was still continuing, and the referee officially announced the start of the finals again.
• Members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect questioned Yu Xiaoheng’s Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring, but the crowd rejected their claims and praised his chances.
• Xue Ye and Dai Yutian worried that their earlier offense against the Blue Lightning Sect would bring trouble, especially if Yu Xiaoheng won the competition.
• Shui Yun'er ordered the Skywater Team to focus on the Lightning Team members while she and Shui Lingxi attacked Yu Xiaoheng and targeted Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaoheng activated Dragon God's Protection and fought Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi, while the Lightning Team was pushed back and he was unable to break away to help.

Yu Xiaoheng effortlessly repelled Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi’s combined Third Spirit Skills by using his Dragon God’s Protection and a single Thunder Mark. His overwhelming strength stunned the Battle Arena and left the watching academies, sects, and imperial princes questioning how powerful he had become.

• Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi attacked Yu Xiaoheng with their Second Spirit Skills, but Dragon God’s Protection destroyed both attacks without wavering.
• The Shui sisters unleashed Ice Seal Slash and Water Wave Surge together, sealing off Yu Xiaoheng’s escape routes.
• Yu Xiaoheng activated a Thunder Mark and shattered Ice Seal Slash with a bolt of Golden-Blue Lightning.
• Yu Xiaoheng formed an electric net that vaporized Water Wave Surge, then let the Thunder Mark fade without showing strain.
• Huo Yan, Feng Che, the sect disciples, the imperial princes, and Yu Yuanzhen watched in shock as they struggled to understand Yu Xiaoheng’s newfound power.

Yu Xiaoheng’s golden-blue Extreme Lightning effortlessly shattered the Shui sisters’ attack, revealing the terrifying power of his transformed lightning. As the sisters prepared their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the arena’s most important figures watched Yu Xiaoheng, anticipating his own fusion attack.

• Yu Xiaoheng’s golden-blue lightning suppressed the Shui sisters’ combined attack, while lightning-attribute Soul Masters in the arena felt their Martial Souls submit to it.
• The spectators speculated that Yu Xiaoheng’s power came from a spirit bone, unaware that his Thunder Mark had advanced to Half-step Extreme Lightning and that he possessed the Heart-Protecting Dragon Ribs.
• Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi decided to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to hold Yu Xiaoheng back while their teammates targeted Liu Erlong and the rest of the Lightning Team.
• The Shui sisters joined their water and ice powers, filling the Battle Soul Platform with freezing mist and ice crystals as their Martial Soul Fusion Skill took shape.
• The VIPs and leading figures from the major powers rose in anticipation, expecting Yu Xiaoheng to answer with his own Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi unleashed their Ice Crystal Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Yu Xiaoheng, who countered it with his Ten Thousand Year Second Spirit Skill, Thunderclap. Though his lightning forced the phoenix back, Yu Xiaoheng staggered and left Liu Erlong exposed as the Lightning Team collapsed elsewhere, leaving him in a seemingly certain defeat.

• Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi formed the Ice Crystal Phoenix and sent it charging at Yu Xiaoheng and Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaoheng used his Second Spirit Skill, Thunderclap, to meet the phoenix with a massive bolt of lightning.
• The phoenix shattered the lightning and was driven back, but Yu Xiaoheng staggered three steps and exposed Liu Erlong to its attack.
• The other Skywater Team members overwhelmed the Lightning Team, pushing everyone except Yu Xiaoheng and Liu Erlong to the brink of elimination.
• The Ice Crystal Phoenix lunged at Liu Erlong as the spectators and Blue Lightning Sect elders recognized that Yu Xiaoheng was in a deadly disadvantage.

Yu Xiaoheng turned the battle around by using his Second Spirit Skill on himself to form a powerful Lightning Armor and rush to Liu Erlong’s defense. Xue Ye believed Yu Xiaoheng could now protect her long enough to complete their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Dai Yutian’s reaction suggested that Xue Ye had misunderstood the danger.

• The spectators and major powers expected Yu Xiaoheng to lose after the Skywater Team’s Ice Crystal Phoenix targeted Liu Erlong and the Lightning Team came under pressure.
• Yu Xiaoheng used his Second Spirit Skill again, and a Golden-Blue Lightning barrier briefly shielded him and Liu Erlong before the Ice Crystal Phoenix broke through.
• As the Ice Crystal Phoenix neared Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaoheng used lightning to propel himself across the arena and block its attack.
• Yu Xiaoheng’s lightning transformed his Dragon God Possession into a shifting Lightning Armor, while black electricity appeared in his eyes.
• Xue Ye concluded that Yu Xiaoheng could protect Liu Erlong until they completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Dai Yutian regarded him with pity and questioned that conclusion.

Yu Xiaoheng overwhelmed the Shui sisters’ Ice Crystal Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his lightning-enhanced speed and strength. He brought his foot down on the phoenix’s head, leaving the match at its final contest of power.

• Yu Xiaoheng met the Ice Crystal Phoenix head-on with a lightning-wrapped punch, forcing it backward without losing his footing.
• Yu Xiaoheng struck again, breaking through the phoenix’s icy defenses and interrupting its breath attack with an elbow.
• Yu Xiaoheng predicted the phoenix’s flight path and shattered its right wing with a powerful kick.
• Yu Xiaoheng stomped down on the phoenix’s head as the Shui sisters struggled to maintain their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Yu Xiaoheng overwhelmed the Skywater Team’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and forced the team to surrender, winning the battle for the Lightning Team. His victory sparked a roar from the crowd while the continent’s most powerful figures trembled in silence.

• Yu Xiaoheng shattered the Ice Crystal Phoenix and crushed the Battle Soul Platform beneath his foot, leaving Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi badly injured.
• The blast from Yu Xiaoheng’s attack swept Liu Erlong and the remaining members of both teams off their feet.
• The five Skywater Team members saw Yu Xiaoheng turn toward them and surrendered in fear.
• Spectators erupted into cheers as Yu Xiaoheng stood calmly on the ruined arena.
• The Clear Sky Clan, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Dai Yutian, and Xue Ye trembled in silence.

Yu Xiaoheng won the exchange competition by shattering the Shui sisters’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his Second Spirit Skill, stunning the arena and alarming rival sects and rulers. After Spirit Hall envoys tried to befriend him and he ignored them, Yu Yuanzhen wondered whether his son had another plan as Yu Xiaoheng began to speak to him.

• Yu Xiaoheng’s victory left the VIP seats silent, while Xue Ye and Dai Yutian feared the political consequences of having opposed Blue Lightning Sect.
• Members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Clear Sky Sect watched in dismay as spectators predicted Yu Xiaoheng would become a Titled Douluo and change the balance among the Upper Three Sects.
• A Blue Lightning Sect elder taunted the silent leaders by inviting them to resume their cooperation discussions.
• Spirit Hall envoys approached Yu Xiaoheng to recruit his friendship, but he ignored them and returned to his father, Yu Yuanzhen.
• Rou'er excitedly slapped Yu Xiaoheng’s shoulder, was shocked by his electricity, and fell before Yu Yuanzhen helped her up.
• Yu Yuanzhen wondered why Yu Xiaoheng had rejected Spirit Hall so directly, then noticed his son was about to speak.

Yu Xiaoheng recovered from the backlash of his battle with the Shui sisters and explained his earlier silence to the Spirit Hall envoys. As factions crowded around to court him, he spotted the Shui sisters approaching and saw the competition’s intended targets take the bait.

• Yu Xiaoheng remained paralyzed after using his temporary Extreme Lightning power to defeat the Shui sisters, while Yu Yuanzhen calmed the lightning in his body with Soul Power.
• After several minutes, Yu Xiaoheng rose, apologized to the Spirit Hall envoys for not responding earlier, and said he had been digesting an insight.
• Spirit masters from many families rushed to congratulate Yu Xiaoheng and seek ties with the Blue Lightning Sect, preventing Xue Ye, Dai Yutian, and representatives of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and Clear Sky Clan from reaching him.
• Yu Xiaoheng greeted the crowd gently, then noticed the Shui sisters approaching with support from Tianshui Academy.

After his victory, Yu Xiaoheng singled out Dugu Xin and praised the Dugu Family’s poison arts, inviting him to the Blue Lightning Sect’s seats. He then offered the Shui sisters advice on their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving them eager to learn from him.

• Yu Xiaoheng approached Dugu Xin instead of the Shui sisters and praised the Dugu Family’s poison arts as a powerful asset.
• Yu Xiaoheng invited Dugu Xin to sit with the Blue Lightning Sect, and Dugu Xin accepted proudly despite the crowd’s puzzled reactions.
• Yu Xiaoheng considered keeping the Shui sisters at a distance because he viewed them as tools for obtaining elemental patterns.
• Yu Xiaoheng pointed out how the Shui sisters could improve the flow of their Ice Crystal Phoenix fusion, and they listened attentively as Shui Lingxi took notes.

After rejecting Shui Yun'er’s dinner invitation, Yu Xiaoheng set his sights on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and recruited Dugu Xin to accompany him. He left Element City with the Blue Lightning group, bound for Sunset Forest.

• Shui Yun'er invited Yu Xiaoheng to dinner, but he declined, saying he had no time.
• Yu Xiaoheng decided to pursue the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and approached Dugu Xin with an offer to investigate a place with rare herbs.
• Dugu Xin eagerly agreed to join Yu Xiaoheng and the Blue Lightning Sect party.
• The Blue Lightning Sect announced that Yu Xiaoheng would miss the award ceremony and gave the Thousand Year Spirit Bone to the Shui sisters.
• Yu Xiaoheng and his group left Element City for Sunset Forest and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Blue Lightning Sect departed Four Elements City for Sunset Forest while Tang San watched Yu Xiaoheng and resolved to kill him. The Shui sisters stayed behind, hoping Yu Xiaoheng would return to discuss their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Tang San waited for a chance to strike.

• Blue Lightning Sect's procession left Four Elements City as Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi watched Yu Xiaoheng depart after rejecting them.
• Lin Qinglan asked the Shui sisters to join Skywater Academy's training trip to the Far North Land, but they refused because they had agreed to meet Yu Xiaoheng again.
• Tang San arrived in Four Elements City, learned about Yu Xiaoheng's deeds, and admired his loyalty and talent before deciding he would kill him.
• Tang San saw Yu Yuanzhen and the elders protecting Yu Xiaoheng, then waited for them to let their guard down.
• After nightfall, Tang San hid in the distant shadows while Blue Lightning Sect camped for the night.

Tang San endured a week of watching Yu Yuanzhen guard Yu Xiaoheng, then continued cultivating while the Blue Lightning Sect convoy advanced toward Dugu Bo’s Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Dugu Bo sensed the large force approaching and lost his confidence when he saw its strength.

• Tang San secretly observed Yu Yuanzhen guarding Yu Xiaoheng day and night, then resolved to keep waiting and cultivated until his Soul Power reached Level 17.
• Clear Sky Sect Spirit Emperors praised Tang San’s resolve but acknowledged Yu Xiaoheng’s feats against Tang Hao and the Shui sisters.
• The Blue Lightning Sect convoy entered Sunset Forest and headed toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo sensed the approaching soul masters, then saw the convoy and lost his ease and confidence.

Dugu Bo watched the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan arrive in force at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and destroy his defenses before claiming the garden. He discovered his son Dugu Xin was with Yu Xiaoheng, leaving Dugu Bo afraid to resist as Yu Xiaoheng denied using their friendship as leverage.

• Dugu Bo saw Yu Yuanzhen lead the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and feared their overwhelming strength.
• Yu Yuanzhen blasted away Dugu Bo's poisonous flowers and mist, forcing Dugu Bo to reveal himself at the valley entrance.
• A Blue Lightning Sect elder claimed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for the sect, and Dugu Bo pretended he had only recently discovered it while pleading that he needed its herbs to treat his son.
• Dugu Xin emerged from the sect's ranks and told Dugu Bo that Yu Xiaoheng had invited him to explore the Medicine Garden.
• Yu Xiaoheng asked whom Dugu Bo was trying to save, and Dugu Bo held back his anger because Dugu Xin was present.
• Yu Xiaoheng insisted that he and Dugu Xin were close friends and that the invitation was only a friendly agreement, leaving Dugu Bo uncertain.

Yu Xiaoheng persuaded Dugu Bo to let the Blue Lightning Sect take over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well by promising to cure the Dugu Family’s poison. Just as Dugu Bo was about to agree, Tang San arrived and accused Yu Xiaoheng of deceiving him.

• Yu Xiaoheng offered to have the Blue Lightning Sect take over the Medicine Garden while helping the Dugu Family eliminate their Martial Soul poison.
• Yu Lin and Yu Hu pretended to object to the costly promise, convincing Dugu Xin and Dugu Bo that Yu Xiaoheng was acting out of friendship.
• Dugu Bo grew moved by Yu Xiaoheng’s apparent generosity and prepared to accept the offer, unaware of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s true value.
• Tang San, who had followed the group and recognized the Immortal Herbs, noticed Yu Lin and Yu Hu were suppressing laughter with the Purple Demon Eye.
• Tang San revealed himself using a Clear Sky Sect Soul Tool and warned Dugu Bo that Yu Xiaoheng was deceiving him.

Tang San exposed the value of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and claimed it could cure Dugu Bo’s poison, disrupting the Blue Lightning Sect’s deal. He stood firm as its elders threatened to kill him, leaving his life in danger as he reached for his Soul Tool.

• Tang San revealed that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot were precious Immortal Herbs, making Dugu Bo suspect the Blue Lightning Sect had concealed the garden’s true value.
• Tang San told Dugu Bo that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could detoxify him, causing Dugu Bo’s gratitude toward the Blue Lightning Sect to vanish and reigniting tension.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Sect elders confronted Tang San, who identified himself and said he had spoken only to warn Dugu Bo about the unfair transaction.
• A Blue Lightning Sect elder accused Tang San of blocking the sect’s opportunity and threatened to kill him in Sunset Forest.
• Tang San recognized that help might not arrive in time, reached for the Soul Tool at his waist, and declared that he did not fear death for the Clear Sky Sect.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San and Yu Xiaoheng recognized each other as dangerous rivals and both decided the other had to die. Tang San challenged Yu Xiaoheng to a duel, but Yu Xiaoheng refused and ordered his father, Yu Yuanzhen, to kill him.

• Tang San feinted with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow while considering destroying an immortal herb, and Yu Xiaoheng recognized his resolve and strength.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaoheng exchanged looks and each resolved to eliminate the other, while Tang San put away the crossbow and chose to target Yu Xiaoheng instead.
• Yu Xiaoheng declared that Tang San would die, as the Blue Lightning elders prepared to attack and Dugu Bo and his son stayed out of the conflict.
• Tang San challenged Yu Xiaoheng to a one-on-one bet, offering to stop interfering with Blue Lightning's takeover if he lost.
• Yu Xiaoheng dismissed the challenge and asked his father, Yu Yuanzhen, to kill Tang San personally.