Chapter Summaries

Luo Li brought Dugu Yan to Dugu Bo’s Herb Garden at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they waited for Dugu Bo to arrive. After Dugu Bo came, Luo Li began treating his poison with the Sun Eclipse Sword.

• Luo Li flew with Dugu Yan through the poisonous barrier and reached Dugu Bo’s Herb Garden at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Yan served Luo Li Dugu Bo’s treasured tea while they waited for Dugu Bo to arrive.
• Dugu Bo arrived and learned that Dugu Yan had used his last stash of treasured tea leaves.
• Luo Li asked who would undergo treatment first, and Dugu Bo stepped forward.
• Luo Li warned Dugu Bo that the treatment might hurt, then sent golden sword radiance from the Sun Eclipse Sword into his chest.

Luo Li purged the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Poison from Dugu Bo and helped Dugu Yan control hers, freeing them from its threat. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan knelt to thank him, and Dugu Bo offered him anything he wanted from the Herb Garden.

• Luo Li used the Sun Eclipse Sword to purge Dugu Bo's poison and left Soul Power to guide the formation of his Poison Pill circulation pathway.
• Luo Li removed the poison from Dugu Yan with a gentler method and told her how to direct the poison during cultivation.
• Dugu Yan poured tea for Luo Li while Dugu Bo remained motionless as his body completed its recovery.
• Dugu Bo awoke overwhelmed with joy, realizing the poison could no longer threaten him or his granddaughter.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan knelt before Luo Li, and Dugu Bo promised to repay him and offered him the Herb Garden.

Luo Li gave Immortal Herbs to his family and tailored a new training program for the Imperial Dou Team, whose members saw rapid improvement. After ending their current training stage, he announced that they would move on to practical combat, leaving Qin Ming ready to hear his plan.

• Luo Li took only the promised Immortal Herbs from Dugu Bo's garden, used two to temper himself, and gave his selected herbs to his family and close companions.
• Luo Li created individualized training plans for Yu Tianheng and the others, and the Imperial Dou Team improved noticeably over two months.
• Dugu Yan greeted Luo Li warmly at the academy, while Ye Lingling noticed that Dugu Yan's attitude toward him had changed.
• Yu Feng praised Luo Li's training methods, and Qin Ming admitted that his own methods had been less efficient and riskier.
• Luo Li ended the current training stage and said the students would next gain practical combat experience; Qin Ming agreed, and Luo Li began to respond.

Luo Li planned to take the Imperial Dou Team across the empire to gain combat experience at Spirit Dueling Arenas. As he prepared to leave Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue appeared and insisted on joining him, continuing her pursuit despite the rumors surrounding them.

• Luo Li approved spirit duels as a way for the Imperial Dou Team to build genuine combat experience and said he would protect them.
• Yu Tianheng and the others accepted Luo Li's training plan, and he arranged to take them to Spirit Dueling Arenas throughout the empire.
• Luo Li left to inform his parents, but Qian Renxue stopped him and claimed she had come to inspect the academy's reforms.
• Luo Li declined Qian Renxue's offer to send him gifts because he planned to leave Heaven Dou City with the team.
• Qian Renxue said she would accompany Luo Li to the Spirit Dueling Arenas, leaving him visibly uncomfortable.

Luo Li’s party traveled out of Heaven Dou City with Crown Prince Qian Renxue accompanying him, despite his doubts about the long journey. Following them, Snake Lance and Pufferfish realized Luo Li was unmoved by Qian Renxue’s advances because he saw her as a man, and they decided to remind her of her disguise.

• Yu Feng wondered why Crown Prince Qian Renxue was traveling with the group and speculated about her relationship with Luo Li, prompting Yu Tianheng to warn him to stop.
• Luo Li asked Qian Renxue whether it was appropriate for her to follow the group, and she said Emperor Xue Ye had approved her taking a long holiday.
• Luo Li closed his eyes and ended the conversation while Qian Renxue wondered why her advances had not affected him.
• Snake Lance asked Pufferfish why Luo Li ignored Qian Renxue’s affection, and Pufferfish pointed out that Luo Li knew her only as the male Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Pufferfish and Snake Lance agreed to find a chance to remind Qian Renxue that she was acting as a man around Luo Li.

Ning Rongrong learned that Luo Li had taken the Imperial Dou Team north for months of training, so she arranged an extended leave to find him. Luo Li returned to Winter City, the heart of his northern fief, as a king.

• Ning Rongrong arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, hoping to spend time with Luo Li, but Bai Baoshan told her he had left with the Imperial Dou Team to train at the Great Soul Arenas.
• Bai Baoshan said Luo Li was traveling through the Northern Border toward his fief and might be away for half a year or longer.
• Ning Rongrong requested an extended leave to seek Luo Li and promised to explain her plans to Ning Fengzhi.
• Luo Li returned to Winter City, the prosperous center of his fief, in his identity as a king.

Luo Li arrived in Winter City with Qian Renxue and the Imperial Dou Team, where residents welcomed him as their beloved king. He reached the Great Soul Arena for the students’ training and chided Shen Bei for making a fuss over his arrival.

• Winter City’s soldiers and residents recognized Luo Li at the gates and greeted him as their king.
• Qian Renxue admired Luo Li’s influence, while he said he had only fulfilled his responsibilities to the people.
• Luo Li reflected on Xue Ye’s poor governance and the campaigns that had strengthened his military reputation.
• Luo Li and Qian Renxue arrived at Winter City’s Great Soul Arena with the Imperial Dou Team.
• Shen Bei and his men knelt to welcome Luo Li, who told Shen Bei he had brought students to train and had not needed a grand reception.

Luo Li brought the Imperial Dou Team to Winter City's Great Soul Arena and arranged their Soul Battles, while Qian Renxue decided that posing as Xue Qinghe would not win him over. She left the arena, revealed her true identity to Porcupine Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo, and resolved to approach Luo Li as Qian Renxue.

• Luo Li ordered the Great Soul Arena's manager to register his students for individual, duo, and team Soul Battles, and the manager quickly arranged their matches.
• Yu Tianheng and the others competed while Luo Li and Qian Renxue watched from a private room, though Qian Renxue focused on Luo Li instead of the battles.
• Qian Renxue told Luo Li she had to leave, but he accepted her departure without concern, irritating her.
• Outside the city, Qian Renxue told Porcupine Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo that she would not return to Heaven Dou City and planned to abandon the Xue Qinghe identity.
• Qian Renxue transformed into her true appearance and declared that she would conquer Luo Li as Qian Renxue.

After Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling won their spirit battle, Luo Li praised their performance but warned Dugu Yan that she relied too heavily on poison. Dugu Yan resolved to keep following the Poison Path while developing a broader approach that would still work against opponents resistant to poison.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling returned after defeating their opponents with Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Snake Poison.
• Dugu Yan asked Luo Li to evaluate their performance, and he praised them before pointing out that Dugu Yan had a major weakness.
• Luo Li explained that Dugu Yan relied too heavily on poison and that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent had traits such as burst speed that she could develop.
• Luo Li proposed using poison as an added attribute to strengthen other offensive techniques, so poison-resistant enemies would not neutralize most of Dugu Yan's strength.
• Dugu Yan thanked Luo Li and decided to forge a new Poison Path that did not depend solely on poison.

Luo Li stopped Qian Renxue as she was thrown toward his carriage, recognizing that she had returned after leaving as Xue Qinghe. Qian Renxue pretended to be injured so she could stay near Luo Li, and the chapter left her deception unexposed after she secretly blocked Ye Lingling’s healing.

• Luo Li sensed holy energy, restrained Qian Renxue as she flew toward his carriage, and watched two Titled Douluo flee into the forest.
• Luo Li recognized Qian Renxue despite her disguise as a wounded woman, while she thanked him and asked for help.
• Luo Li ordered Ye Lingling to treat Qian Renxue, and Qian Renxue realized the Nine Heart Begonia could expose her feigned injury.
• Qian Renxue secretly injured herself and blocked Ye Lingling’s healing Soul Power, leaving Ye Lingling unable to treat her.

Qian Renxue arranged to travel with Luo Li by claiming his aura aided her recovery, while Dugu Yan grew suspicious of her motives. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang assigned the students a Soul Arena training goal and compared them unfavorably with Luo Li, prompting Ma Hongjun to complain about him and Tang San.

• Qian Renxue claimed Luo Li's aura helped her recover and offered a Thousand-year Spirit Bone to share his carriage.
• Luo Li accepted, recognizing that Qian Renxue was determined to get close to him.
• Dugu Yan suspected Qian Xue was a wealthy fan deliberately approaching Luo Li, while Ye Lingling remained puzzled by the injury she could not heal.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang told the students to reach Silver Douluo status through Soul Arena battles and cited Luo Li's achievements as an example.
• Ma Hongjun mocked Yu Xiaogang's training demands and comparison with Luo Li, then fell silent when Dai Mubai warned him that Tang San was listening.

Yu Xiaogang accepted a match between the Shrek Team and the Imperial Dou Team, hoping a victory would restore his standing with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. After Luo Li warned his team not to underestimate their opponents, Qian Renxue offered to fight.

• Yu Xiaogang took credit for the Shrek Team’s victories and agreed to face the Imperial Dou Team after learning Yu Tianheng was on it.
• Flender worried that the Shrek students were outmatched, but accepted the duel after Yu Xiaogang insisted.
• Luo Li received the Shrek Team’s information at the Austera Great Soul Arena and reminded the Imperial Dou Team not to judge them by their low levels.
• Qian Renxue asked Luo Li if she could take part in the match.

Luo Li made a celebrated appearance at the Great Soul Arena and calmed the excited crowd with his presence. In the Shrek Team’s area, Tang San vowed to shine like Luo Li, while Yu Xiaogang pinned his hopes on his disciple; the chapter ended hinting that Miss Angel would leave Tang San little chance to compete.

• Linde introduced Luo Li as the distinguished guest at the Great Soul Arena, and the spectators erupted into cheers when he appeared.
• Luo Li asked the crowd to focus on the soul fights, and his Spiritual Power helped settle their excitement.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and the others admired Luo Li, while Tang San silently vowed to become a center of attention like him.
• Yu Xiaogang avoided looking at Luo Li and reassured himself that Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls might someday rival him.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to give his best in the upcoming fights, and Tang San accepted the challenge with determination.
• The chapter hinted that Miss Angel’s participation would leave Tang San little chance to struggle in the arena.

Qian Renxue entered the Imperial Dou Team’s duel against Shrek and revealed herself as a level-sixty-two Soul Emperor, stunning the arena and unsettling Yu Xiaogang. When the match began, she struck Ma Hongjun with her Holy Sword after Tang San chose to let him test her strength, leaving Flender to accuse the referee of deliberate murder.

• Luo Li’s presence heightened the crowd’s excitement and betting as the Imperial Dou Team and Shrek Team entered the arena.
• Qian Renxue revealed six soul rings and her level-sixty-two Soul Emperor cultivation, shocking the audience and prompting Yu Xiaogang to question Tang San’s standing.
• Qian Renxue charged at Ma Hongjun, while Tang San deliberately refrained from pulling him away so he could assess her strength.
• Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fireline failed to stop Qian Renxue’s sword strike, which sent him out of the arena with a massive wound.
• Flender flew from the stands and shouted to the referee that Qian Renxue had deliberately tried to murder Ma Hongjun.

Qian Renxue defeated Ma Hongjun and then overwhelmed the Shrek Seven Devils in the Great Soul Arena, leaving Xiao Wu gravely wounded and Tang San enraged. As she turned her attention to the last opponent, Tang San, Luo Li watched from the high platform.

• Flender demanded justice after Qian Renxue nearly killed Ma Hongjun, but the Great Soul Arena ruled that her attack followed the competition regulations.
• Flender accepted the ruling and called Shao Xin to treat Ma Hongjun, while the Imperial Dou Team and Shrek members recognized the gulf between Qian Renxue and them.
• Qian Renxue attacked the remaining Shrek members with her Holy Sword and sent them flying one after another.
• Xiao Wu dodged one strike with teleportation, but Qian Renxue hit her with the next sword radiance and left her badly wounded.
• Tang San became enraged at Xiao Wu’s injury, and Qian Renxue raised her sword to face him.

Qian Renxue defeated Tang San effortlessly in the spirit battle, leaving him unconscious and badly burned. When Yu Xiaogang and Flender tried to retaliate against her, Luo Li intervened by descending into the arena.

• Tang San attacked Qian Renxue with Blue Silver Grass, but she cut through it with the Angel Sacred Sword.
• Tang San unleashed Hidden Weapons, and Qian Renxue destroyed them with Sacred Flame before her sword beam struck him and knocked him off the stage.
• Linde announced Imperial Dou Team as the winner, while Yu Xiaogang rushed to Tang San and Flender and the others showed little enthusiasm for the victory.
• Yu Xiaogang provoked Flender into attacking Qian Renxue, and Zhao Wuji and the other teachers joined him.
• Luo Li's Spiritual Power stopped the attackers, and he descended into the Great Soul Arena.

Luo Li intervened when Flender and the others confronted Qian Renxue at the Great Soul Arena, stopping them from reaching her. Yu Xiaogang demanded that Luo Li show him respect, and Luo Li blasted him away, leaving Flender to stand between them.

• Luo Li stood between Qian Renxue and Flender's group, warning them against breaking the Great Soul Arena's rules.
• Qian Renxue withdrew her gathered Soul Power and felt moved by Luo Li's intervention.
• Flender urged Yu Xiaogang to abandon the confrontation, but Yu Xiaogang claimed they were seeking justice and demanded that Luo Li honor his reputation as Grandmaster.
• Dugu Yan and the Imperial Dou Team questioned who Yu Xiaogang was, while Yu Tianheng recognized him as his uncle.
• Luo Li called Yu Xiaogang an idiot and blasted him to the ground with Soul Power.
• Flender rushed to Yu Xiaogang's side and faced Luo Li as Luo Li asked what made Yu Xiaogang think he deserved respect.

Luo Li confronted Flender and Yu Xiaogang over their violations of the Great Soul Arena’s rules, then revealed himself as the Imperial Dou Team’s leader and challenged Zhao Wuji. After displaying his radically changed spirit rings, he cut through Zhao Wuji’s Martial Soul True Body and severed his arm, leaving Zhao Wuji to understand why Luo Li was called the empire’s strongest.

• Luo Li rebuked Flender and Yu Xiaogang for breaking the Great Soul Arena’s rules and revealed that he led the Imperial Dou Team.
• Luo Li drew the Sun Eclipse Sword and singled out Zhao Wuji for his hostile stare.
• Luo Li revealed eight spirit rings with an unprecedented configuration, shocking the crowd and prompting Qian Renxue to suspect he had encountered an inheritance.
• Zhao Wuji transformed into his Great Vajra Bear Martial Soul True Body and tried to withstand Luo Li’s attack.
• Luo Li used Life-Consuming Sword Edge to pierce Zhao Wuji’s defenses and sever his right arm, making Zhao Wuji realize Luo Li’s true strength.

Luo Li promised to end the confrontation with one more sword, then left Flender and the others trapped in his Sword Domain as the strike devastated them. Flender and Zhao Wuji survived with severe injuries, while Yu Xiaogang was wounded as he fled.

• Luo Li offered to settle the matter with one final strike, and Flender and the others prepared to endure it.
• Luo Li unleashed a gentle-looking strand of sword qi and left the Great Soul Arena.
• Luo Li's Sword Domain trapped Flender and the others in a closed loop, forcing them to face the sword qi.
• The sword qi storm killed Shao Xin and several Shrek teachers, while Flender and Zhao Wuji suffered severe injuries and lost limbs.
• Yu Xiaogang was struck while fleeing, and the attack destroyed his fifth limb.

After defeating Shrek’s group with one sword, Luo Li watched Tang Hao fight Spirit Hall’s Porcupine Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo outside Aosidela City. Tang Hao mistook Luo Li for a Spirit Hall agent and suspected Heaven Dou’s ruler was secretly connected to Spirit Hall.

• Flender knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious and led the surviving Shrek group out of the Great Soul Arena after Luo Li declared the matter settled.
• Tang Hao attacked Porcupine Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo to keep them from entering the Great Soul Arena and discovering Xiao Wu’s identity.
• Tang Hao fought the two Titled Douluo outside Aosidela City while they refused to yield because they were protecting the young lady.
• Luo Li appeared on a tree branch and watched the battle, prompting all three fighters to stop and assess him.
• Tang Hao sensed a fatal threat from Luo Li and concluded that Luo Li belonged to Spirit Hall, leading him to suspect Heaven Dou’s ruler did too.