Chapter Summaries

Zhou Huan’s group diverted the Soul Guiding Ship to escort Bai Paopao home to Demon Shark Island, and the voyage gave the crew time to grow close and play mahjong. At dawn, Bai Paopao spotted her home ahead.

• Zhou Huan changed the Soul Guiding Ship’s course toward Demon Shark Island to take Bai Paopao home.
• During the seven-day voyage, Bai Paopao grew comfortable with the group, especially Xiao Xiao, while Nan Qiuqiu kept pinching her cheeks.
• Zhou Huan taught the group mahjong, and the eight travelers played at two tables on the deck through the night.
• At dawn, Bai Paopao recognized Demon Shark Island ahead and excitedly woke everyone.

Zhou Huan and his companions reached Demon Shark Island with Bai Paopao, who reunited with her clan and brought her rescuers to the island. After Xiao Bai welcomed her runaway daughter back with a playful scolding, Bai Paopao revealed that she had discovered the Evil Spirit Orcas’ secret.

• Bai Paopao identified the approaching Demon Soul Great White Sharks as her clansmen, and Bai Hong initially ordered Zhou Huan’s group to leave.
• Bai Paopao reunited with Bai Hong and explained that Zhou Huan and the others had saved her, so Bai Hong welcomed them to Demon Shark Island.
• Bai Hong guided the group across the island and arranged a place for them to rest before taking Bai Paopao to see Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Bai playfully kneaded Bai Paopao’s cheeks for running away, then asked what she had done while she was gone.
• Bai Paopao proudly told Xiao Bai that she had discovered the Evil Spirit Orcas’ secret.

Xiao Bai learned that a new Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had appeared in the North Sea and allied with the Evil Orca Clan, but she could not turn to Tang San for help after ten thousand years. She decided to prepare her clan for the threat and planned a banquet to thank the humans who had rescued Bai Paopao.

• Bai Paopao told Xiao Bai that the Evil Orcas had been driving Sea Soul Beasts toward the North Sea, where a Giant Tooth Shark had sensed a new Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Xiao Bai realized the new whale king had allied with the Evil Orca Clan and explained that she could neither find Tang San nor rely on him for help.
• Xiao Bai advised Bai Paopao to rely on herself and said their clan would prepare to face the Evil Orcas and the possible threat in the North Sea.
• Bai Paopao told Xiao Bai that Sister Zhang had killed hundreds of pursuing Evil Orcas to save her.
• Xiao Bai decided to host a banquet that night to thank Sister Zhang and the other humans who had rescued Bai Paopao.

Zhou Huan and his companions attended a small banquet on Demon Shark Island, where he told Xiao Bai they were searching for another continent. The Evil Spirit Orcas then arrived with a massive allied force, and Zhou Huan brought his group to help Xiao Bai face them.

• Xiao Bai welcomed Zhou Huan and his companions to dinner and offered to host them longer, but Zhou Huan said they would leave after resting because they were seeking another continent.
• Xiao Bai sensed a threat outside the island and announced that a large force of Evil Spirit Orcas had arrived.
• Bai Paopao feared the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King might be supporting the enemy and asked Zhang Lexuan for help.
• Zhou Huan agreed to help, telling Bai Paopao she owed them two favors, then carried his companions outside the island.
• Zhou Huan's group saw Xiao Bai's army facing more than five thousand Demon Soul Great White Sharks and a vast coalition of Sea Soul Beasts, including Evil Spirit Orcas and other clans.

Xiao Bai led the Demon Soul Great White Sharks against the allied Sea Soul Beasts, while Zhou Huan identified a hidden human powerhouse and joined the battle. After Zhou Huan slaughtered thousands with one attack, the black-robed Elder revealed himself and asked to leave.

• Xiao Bai led five thousand Demon Soul Great White Sharks into battle against the fifty-thousand-strong Sea Soul Beast allied army, while she and four elders fought the three thousand Evil Spirit Orcas.
• Zhang Lexuan stopped Bai Paopao from joining the fight and warned that another powerhouse was hiding nearby.
• Zhou Huan entered the battlefield, froze hostile Sea Soul Beasts that approached him, and challenged the hidden figure to appear.
• Zhou Huan used his eighth Soul Ring skill, Ice Meteor, to kill more than five thousand allied Sea Soul Beasts in seconds.
• A black-robed Elder emerged from invisibility and asked Zhou Huan whether he would let him leave.

Zhou Huan fought the Holy Spirit Cult Grand Elder, a level 97 Super Douluo, and appeared to kill him after overpowering his attacks. When the Grand Elder revealed he had survived as a soul-like body, he called out to the Demon Empress for help.

• The Holy Spirit Cult Grand Elder tried to avoid a fight by warning Zhou Huan that the cult had two Limit Douluo, but Zhou Huan sealed the area and refused to let him leave.
• The Grand Elder transformed into a giant skull and attacked Zhou Huan with black mist, wraiths, and emerald-green flames.
• Zhou Huan transformed into an Ice Giant, struck the skull with the Titan Snow Demon Fist, and destroyed its right eye.
• The Grand Elder enveloped himself in dark crimson flames and charged Zhou Huan, who extinguished the fireball with the Emperor Sword and split the Grand Elder's body in two.
• Zhou Huan searched the battlefield with his Ice and Snow Domain and discovered the Grand Elder had survived as a soul-like body.
• The Grand Elder accused Zhou Huan of trying to exterminate him and called out, "Demon Empress, save me!"

Zhou Huan encountered the Demon Empress, who devoured the Holy Spirit Cult's Great Elder and offered to spare Demon Shark Island as a meeting gift while proposing an alliance. After Zhou Huan declined, the phantom vanished, and the battle ended with the surviving Evil Spirit Orcas fleeing.

• The Demon Empress's phantom emerged from the Holy Spirit Cult's Great Elder and swallowed him.
• The Demon Empress recognized Zhou Huan, offered to spare Demon Shark Island, and asked to form an alliance with him.
• Zhou Huan declined the alliance but welcomed peaceful coexistence, and the Demon Empress said he would seek her out one day before vanishing.
• Zhang Lexuan joined Zhou Huan, and he told her the phantom had been the current Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the Demon Empress.
• The Sea Soul Beast army was defeated, and Xiao Bai and the four elders drove off the remaining Evil Spirit Orcas after more than half had been killed.
• Xiao Bai thanked Zhou Huan for helping Demon Shark Island, then left with the elders while Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan returned to treat his injured hand.

After three months of smooth sailing, Zhou Huan and his companions reached the unfamiliar land marked on Gu Yuena’s map, where the entrance to Dragon Valley was located. They landed safely, found no signs of people or Soul Beasts nearby, and began planning to hunt for fresh food.

• Bai Paopao watched Zhou Huan and the others sail away, while Xiao Bai reminded her that humans had short lives and were forgetful.
• Zhou Huan reflected on his rise to level 95 and worried about the Demon Empress’s cryptic words; Zhang Lexuan joined him on deck after absorbing the hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone.
• The group spent three months playing games aboard the Soul Guiding Ship as they crossed the sea without trouble.
• Xiao Xiao spotted land on the morning of the fifth day of the fourth month, and Zhou Huan announced that they had discovered a new continent.
• The seven companions landed, and Ye Guyi and Zhang Lexuan sensed no humans or Soul Beasts nearby.
• Wang Qingya asked for fresh food, and Xiao Xiao eagerly joined the plan to catch rabbits and make spicy rabbit heads.

After a lively barbecue on the new continent, Zhou Huan led his companions to the entrance of Dragon Valley and entered its hidden small world alone. The opening also awakened a mysterious man beneath Haotian Fort, who said he had finally found Zhou Huan.

• Zhou Huan and his companions held an all-rabbit barbecue feast, where a tipsy Xiao Xiao misunderstood Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan's teasing about having a daughter.
• Zhou Huan woke with his head on Zhang Lexuan's lap, and Ye Guyi reminded the group to find Dragon Valley's entrance.
• Following the Silver Dragon Scale and Gu Yuena's map, Zhou Huan led the group to a cliff after five days of travel and explained that Dragon Valley was a small world.
• Zhou Huan stored Zhang Lexuan and the others in the Floating Pagoda, opened the entrance with the Silver Dragon Scale, and stepped inside.
• The spatial disturbance awakened a burly middle-aged man beneath Haotian Fort, who said he had finally found Zhou Huan.

Zhou Huan and his companions entered Dragon Valley and discovered that its Dragon Clouds could strengthen Soul Masters and help restore Wang Qiuer’s soul. The clouds flowed into Wang Qiuer and improved her condition, so the group continued onward to find more.

• Zhou Huan explained Dragon Clouds’ powers and attributes after stopping them from rushing toward the group.
• Wang Qingya absorbed purple and cyan Dragon Clouds, and Zhou Huan cautioned her that her gains would take time to digest.
• Zhou Huan brought Wang Qiuer out of the Floating Pagoda and explained that she was the Imperial Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who had sacrificed herself to Huo Yuhao.
• Zhou Huan released the remaining Dragon Clouds, which merged into Wang Qiuer and made her face and soul body more solid.
• Zhang Lexuan urged the group to continue through Dragon Valley to find more Dragon Clouds for their growth and Wang Qiuer’s recovery.

Zhou Huan's group searched Dragon Valley for Dragon Clouds to restore Wang Qiuer, while Nan Qiuqiu admitted she missed home. After a Water Attribute Dragon Soul appeared and was defeated, Wang Qiuer opened her eyes with golden eyes and hair beginning to turn gold.

• Over five days, Zhou Huan's group found Dragon Clouds and let Wang Qiuer absorb them, gradually stabilizing her soul form.
• Nan Qiuqiu asked how long the group could stay in Dragon Valley and said she missed home after nearly five months away.
• Wang Qingya joked about wanting Dragon Souls, and a Water Attribute Dragon Soul rose from the river.
• Zhou Huan froze the Dragon Soul's water cannon and destroyed the Dragon Soul, then he and Zhang Lexuan gave its energy to Wang Qiuer.
• Wang Qiuer opened her eyes, which had turned gold, as her blue hair began changing toward gold.

Wang Qiuer awoke in Dragon Valley with her memories frozen at her sacrifice for Huo Yuhao, and Zhou Huan explained that the Dragon Cloud and Dragon Souls had restored her consciousness. The group continued exploring Dragon Valley, gaining strength before finally reaching a vast dragon-bone graveyard.

• Wang Qiuer awoke and asked where Huo Yuhao was, and Zhou Huan reassured her that he was safe.
• Zhou Huan explained that Dragon Cloud and Dragon Souls had awakened Wang Qiuer, while Zhang Lexuan told her that Zhou Huan had separated her from Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring.
• Wang Qiuer rolled her eyes and spoke her thoughts aloud, revealing a more natural side of her personality after Tang Wutong's soul portion was removed.
• Zhou Huan stored Wang Qiuer in the Floating Pagoda, and he and Zhang Lexuan led the group through Dragon Valley for another three months as their cultivation improved.
• In the fifth month, the group reached an enormous valley filled with Dragon Clan remains, and Xiao Xiao remarked that one dragon was too large to fit in a pot.

Zhou Huan absorbed the Mountain Dragon King's remains with the Floating Pagoda and broke through to level 96. He revealed the Mountain Dragon King's Torso Soul Bone to the group and suggested that the five eligible companions decide who received it with rock-paper-scissors, but Wen Xiaoshuai offered to wait for another one.

• Zhou Huan explained that the Mountain Dragon King was one of the Nine Dragon Kings and used the Floating Pagoda to absorb its remains.
• The Floating Pagoda fed energy back to Zhou Huan, who cultivated through the day and night while Zhang Lexuan guarded him with the others.
• Zhou Huan woke at dawn having broken through to level 96 and realized the Floating Pagoda had grown stronger.
• Zhou Huan produced the Mountain Dragon King's Torso Soul Bone and suggested the five companions settle who received it with rock-paper-scissors.
• Wen Xiaoshuai spoke first and said the women could go ahead while he waited for another Soul Bone.

After the group agreed that whoever first reached Soul Douluo would try to absorb Mountain Dragon King's Torso Soul Bone, Zhou Huan's party continued toward the Dragon Tomb. Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan reached the true Dragon Clan graveyard, where shattered remains revealed the battle's devastation and Zhou Huan saw a trove of potential Milk Bottles.

• Wen Xiaoshuai, Ye Guyi, and Nan Qiuqiu each gave up their claim to Mountain Dragon King's Torso Soul Bone.
• Wang Qingya proposed that whoever among them first became a Soul Douluo should try to absorb the Soul Bone, and Zhou Huan agreed.
• Zhou Huan entrusted the Soul Bone to Wang Qingya, and Zhang Lexuan assured her it would be safe with her.
• After another half month of searching, Zhou Huan's group reached a huge basin-like valley filled with powerful Dragon Soul pressure.
• Zhou Huan placed Xiao Xiao and the others inside the Floating Pagoda, then entered the Dragon Tomb with Zhang Lexuan.
• Zhou Huan saw shattered Dragon Bone Remains scattered across the graveyard and recognized them as Milk Bottles.

Gu Yuena appeared in Dragon Valley and asked Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan to help her retrieve something from the depths of the Dragon Tomb. After they fought off a group of Earth Dragons, Zhou Huan agreed to help her deal with the hostile Dragon Souls.

• As Zhou Huan prepared to absorb the Dragon Bone Remains, Gu Yuena emerged through a spatial passage created with the Silver Dragon Scale.
• Gu Yuena asked Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan to assist her in the depths of the Dragon Tomb, promising not to interfere with Zhou Huan's later activities in Dragon Valley.
• More than a dozen Earth Dragons burst from the ground and attacked the group, and Zhou Huan destroyed them with the Emperor Sword and collected their Dragon Soul energy.
• Gu Yuena explained that Dragon Souls in the Dragon Tomb were stronger and driven by resentment, and that those in its depths would attack her as well.
• Zhou Huan agreed to help Gu Yuena deal with the Dragon Souls before returning to absorb the Dragon Bone Remains.

Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan cleared powerful Dragon Souls from the Dragon Tomb so Gu Yuena could reach the Dragon God's Heart. They arrived at an Underground Palace and found the crystal, where Gu Yuena warned Zhou Huan that her true body would retaliate if he tried to take it.

• Zhou Huan defeated the Earth Dragon King Dragon Soul with his Emperor Sword and Ten Thousand Sword Art, then let Xiao Xiao and the others absorb its earth-attribute energy.
• Zhang Lexuan entered the Wind Dragon King Dragon Soul's tornado and destroyed it with her moonlight powers.
• Gu Yuena led Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan to a gigantic Underground Palace after saying they were almost there.
• Zhou Huan recognized the nine-colored crystal as the Dragon God's Heart, and Gu Yuena said she trusted him but would send her true body to Shrek if he took it.

Gu Yuena claimed the Dragon God's Heart and asked Zhou Huan to show her Wang Qiuer. After seeing Wang Qiuer's changed appearance, Gu Yuena left Dragon Valley, while Wang Qiuer was left feeling abandoned.

• Gu Yuena grasped the Dragon God's Heart, and the Dragon God Dragon Soul appeared before merging back into the heart without attacking her.
• Gu Yuena took the Dragon God's Heart and told Zhou Huan he could leave Dragon Valley by activating his dragon scale.
• Gu Yuena insisted on seeing Wang Qiuer, so Zhou Huan brought her out of the Floating Pagoda.
• Wang Qiuer knelt nervously before Gu Yuena, who noticed her golden hair and eyes and asked Zhou Huan if he had only changed her appearance.
• Zhou Huan admitted he had changed Wang Qiuer's eye color too, and Gu Yuena left through a white passage without another word.

Wang Qiuer returned to Snow Empress’s Domain after Gu Yuena’s cold treatment, while Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan discussed their gains in Dragon Valley. Zhang Lexuan accepted Zhou Huan’s marriage proposal in the Dragon Tomb, and Zhou Huan prepared to cultivate so they could leave sooner.

• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan withheld from Wang Qiuer the truth about her sacrifice and the Star Dou Great Forest’s lost fortune, and Wang Qiuer asked to return to the Floating Pagoda.
• Zhou Huan sent Wang Qiuer back to Snow Empress’s Domain, then turned to cultivate among the Dragon Bone Remains while Zhang Lexuan stood guard.
• Zhang Lexuan agreed to let Zhou Huan protect her closely, and Zhou Huan excitedly proposed that they marry when they returned.
• Zhang Lexuan accepted Zhou Huan’s proposal despite their being in the Dragon Tomb, and Zhou Huan kissed her before preparing to cultivate and absorb the scattered Milk Bottles.

After two months in the Dragon Tomb, Zhou Huan reached Level 98 but failed to condense his Third Soul Core, so he decided to take Zhang Lexuan and the others home. Just after they escaped Dragon Valley, a gigantic Clear Sky Hammer descended from the crimson sky and targeted Zhou Huan.

• Zhou Huan absorbed Dragon Bone Remains for two months while Zhang Lexuan guarded him and Xiao Xiao, Wen Xiaoshuai, Wang Qingya, Nan Qiuqiu, and Ye Guyi cultivated with Dragon Soul energy.
• Zhou Huan advanced to Level 98 Peak Super Douluo but failed a second time to condense a Space Soul Core.
• Zhou Huan decided to take the group back to Douluo Continent, and he and Zhang Lexuan agreed to go home and get married.
• Zhou Huan gathered the others with his spatial ability, opened the Dragon Valley exit with the Silver Dragon Scale, and led everyone out.
• As Xiao Xiao admired the sky, it turned red, and Zhou Huan moved Zhang Lexuan and the others away before a gigantic Clear Sky Hammer struck toward him.

Tang Hao left Haotian Fort after finding the person he sought, while Niu Tian and Tai Tan worried about his return. On the new continent, Zhou Huan survived Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer assault long enough for help to arrive, but Tang Hao then launched a Blue Silver Overlord Spear that seemed certain to kill him.

• Tang Hao told Niu Tian and Tai Tan he was leaving Douluo Continent and asked them to care for Xiao Qi, then vanished from Haotian Fort.
• Tai Tan complained about Tang Hao and their past decision to save him, while Niu Tian refused to interfere in his affairs.
• Zhou Huan sent Zhang Lexuan and the others out of danger as a crimson-lightning Clear Sky Hammer descended upon him.
• Zhou Huan used the Nine-Colored Ball, Ice God Descent, and the Floating Pagoda to delay the Clear Sky Hammer until Ling Suzhen and Wang Tizhou arrived.
• Tang Hao ignored their calls to stop and hurled a Blue Silver Overlord Spear at Zhou Huan, who realized he could not dodge it.