Chapter Summaries

Yu Mingfei escaped Dugu Bo by taking Dugu Yan hostage as a massive Soul Beast Tide swept through the Star Dou Great Forest. With his Soul Power nearly spent, he threw Dugu Yan back to Dugu Bo and fell toward the rushing beasts.

• Dugu Bo threatened Yu Mingfei and tried to seize his Soul Bone, but a sword cry and the Titan Giant Ape's roar announced a massive Soul Beast Tide.
• Yu Mingfei grabbed Dugu Yan and fled through the forest while Dugu Bo pursued with Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan apologized, while Yu Mingfei refused to trust Dugu Bo's promise not to kill him.
• As his Soul Power dwindled and the beast herds spread, Yu Mingfei decided to head north and realized carrying Dugu Yan made escape harder.
• Yu Mingfei threw Dugu Yan toward Dugu Bo, then exhausted his strength trying to leap to a distant branch and fell toward the surging beast horde.

Yu Mingfei escaped Dugu Bo and used Azure Phosphorus Flower Powder and his fire Soul Skill to bring down the attacking Soul Beasts, revealing that a ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was controlling them. Just as the tiger lunged at him, Sword Douluo Chen Xin drove it away and arrived to rescue him.

• The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent caught Yu Mingfei as he fell, and Dugu Bo decided to leave the forest with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• A strange force drove the Soul Beasts to attack Yu Mingfei, so he scattered Azure Phosphorus Flower Powder and ignited it with his Second Soul Skill, paralyzing the horde.
• Yu Mingfei spotted the ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and realized it had targeted him after he and Liu Erlong killed the Sound Dragon Bats.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger interrupted the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's escape and pounced on Yu Mingfei.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin struck the tiger, forcing it to flee, then landed before Yu Mingfei.

Chen Xin rescued Yu Mingfei from the Beast Tide and agreed to take him to Seven Treasure City, while Yu Mingfei concealed Chen Xin’s role in causing the disaster. Near the forest’s edge, Yu Mingfei spotted a golden-haired man fleeing and suspected the person beneath the beasts was connected to Dai Weisi.

• Chen Xin carried Yu Mingfei through the Beast Tide, learned he had escaped from Dugu Bo, and offered to take him to Seven Treasure City.
• Yu Mingfei explained that he had tamed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and told Chen Xin that the Titan Giant Ape had appeared in the outer forest.
• Chen Xin grew interested in Yu Mingfei’s account of the Titan Giant Ape and continued toward the forest’s edge with him.
• Yu Mingfei spotted a golden-haired man fleeing through the beasts and noticed another golden-haired figure lying beneath them.
• Yu Mingfei suspected the fleeing man was Dai Weisi and asked Chen Xin to go investigate the person lying in the Beast Tide.

Yu Mingfei saved Dai Lao Er, the Star Luo Second Prince, and used the rescue to seek protection and a place to cultivate through Chen Xin and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. A month later, after advancing to Rank 29 and reflecting on his gains, Yu Mingfei was summoned by Ning Fengzhi.

• Yu Mingfei healed Dai Lao Er with his Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone Soul Skill and explained to Chen Xin that he had saved the prince to repay Chen Xin and secure a cultivation refuge.
• Chen Xin agreed to introduce Yu Mingfei to Ning Fengzhi and promised the sect would not spread word of his Soul Bone.
• A month later, Yu Mingfei reached Rank 29 and reviewed his abilities, including his altered Eight Spider Lances and his inability to use Jun Yan without Martial Soul Fusion with Liu Erlong.
• Yu Mingfei wondered why Chen Xin had not arranged the promised meeting and worried that Ning Fengzhi had already handed Dai Lao Er over to Qian Renxue.
• A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple told Yu Mingfei that the Sect Master wished to see him.

Ning Fengzhi confronted Ning Rongrong about the dangers she faced with Shrek Academy and concluded its teachers were not competent educators. As Ning Rongrong left questioning Shrek, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed recruiting Yu Mingfei, who then unexpectedly appeared at Seven Treasure Hall.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin reprimanded Ning Rongrong for running away and nearly being killed by the Titan Giant Ape, while Chen Xin revealed it was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Ning Rongrong about Shrek Academy’s facilities and use of its Food System Spirit Sage, then decided she should not return there.
• Ning Rongrong left the side hall in a daze, wondering whether Shrek was truly as bad as her father claimed.
• After Ning Rongrong left, Chen Xin praised Yu Mingfei, and Ning Fengzhi considered the risks of bringing him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong heard the conversation and turned as Yu Mingfei entered Seven Treasure Hall; the two recognized each other.

Ning Rongrong apologized to Yu Mingfei for the Star Dou Great Forest incident, then tried to recruit him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and asked to see his Soul Bone. Yu Mingfei intimidated her over the request and began hinting that he knew the origins of Soul Bones.

• Ning Rongrong recalled how Zhao Wuji and Tang San had attacked Yu Mingfei in the Star Dou Great Forest and felt guilty after learning Yu Mingfei had later saved Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin hid behind a screen and watched as Ning Rongrong tried to stall Yu Mingfei, who had come to meet Sect Master Ning.
• Ning Rongrong apologized for the Seven Devils' actions, and Yu Mingfei challenged her for apologizing on Tang San's behalf.
• Ning Rongrong offered to recommend Yu Mingfei for the sect and asked to see his Soul Bone, but Yu Mingfei frightened her by asking whether she had brought a knife to cut it out.
• Ning Rongrong admitted she had overheard the Soul Bone discussion, and Yu Mingfei asked whether the sect's records explained Soul Bone origins before claiming he might know.

Yu Mingfei used Ning Rongrong’s curiosity to present his theory that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts formed a Soul Core, explaining their guaranteed Soul Bone drops. Ning Fengzhi listened from the side hall and decided Yu Mingfei could not remain in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Ning Rongrong questioned how Yu Mingfei knew about Soul Bones, and Yu Mingfei decided to prove his value by sharing theories from the future.
• Yu Mingfei explained that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could either endure heavenly tribulations or transform into humans, and that reaching this level marked a new stage of life.
• Yu Mingfei compared Soul Beast evolution with the Rank Seventy and Rank Ninety milestones for Human Soul Masters and their Martial Soul Avatars.
• Yu Mingfei proposed that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts formed a Soul Core that greatly increased their strength and guaranteed a Soul Bone drop.
• Ning Fengzhi listened from behind the screen and concluded that Yu Mingfei could not stay in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Yu Mingfei realized Ning Fengzhi planned to move him outside the sect’s protection and decided he might need to leave, but Prince Xue Beng had already taken his Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. After settling in the courtyard in Seven Treasure City, Yu Mingfei was interrupted by Ye Lingling, who said something had happened to Dugu Yan.

• Ning Fengzhi arranged for Yu Mingfei to live in a courtyard outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and privately weighed how to manage his ties to Dugu Bo and the Crown Prince.
• Chen Xin became excited by an insight and flew away to enter seclusion for several days.
• Yu Mingfei returned to the outer compound, concluded he could not rely on the sect, and began packing to leave soon.
• Yu Mingfei learned that Prince Xue Beng had taken his Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and accepted the money offered as compensation.
• Yu Mingfei moved into the courtyard in Seven Treasure City and began cultivating there.
• Ye Lingling knocked on Yu Mingfei’s door and told him that something had happened to Yanyan.

Ye Lingling brought Yu Mingfei to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to help Dugu Yan, whose condition had worsened. Dugu Bo nearly attacked them for Yu Mingfei’s Soul Bone, but Ye Lingling revealed that Dugu Yan liked him, and Dugu Bo let him enter the cabin.

• Ye Lingling told Yu Mingfei that Dugu Yan was in danger, and he agreed to go with her to the Sunset Mountain Range.
• Ye Lingling led Yu Mingfei through the Emerald Poison Barrier to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo confronted them.
• Dugu Bo released poison and used his Titled Douluo pressure against Yu Mingfei and Ye Lingling, demanding Yu Mingfei’s Soul Bone to save Dugu Yan.
• Ye Lingling told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan liked Yu Mingfei, causing Dugu Bo to stop his attack.
• Dugu Bo gave Yu Mingfei a sachet containing a Poison Pill and told him that Dugu Yan was inside the cabin.

Yu Mingfei operated on Dugu Yan to remove the poison consuming her body, amputating her left leg despite the bloody procedure. By dawn, the treatment had ended, and Dugu Bo returned to learn that her leg was gone.

• Yu Mingfei confronted Dugu Yan about continuing her Poison Arts and made her realize how much her suffering would hurt Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Yan agreed to give up her Poison Arts and endure the treatment, while Dugu Bo offered Yu Mingfei anything in exchange for saving her.
• Yu Mingfei ordered Dugu Bo to find a jade vat and Ye Lingling to help restrain and heal Dugu Yan.
• Yu Mingfei used Word Spirit: Cannot Die and cut open Dugu Yan's thigh to remove the poisoned left leg.
• At dawn, Yu Mingfei told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan's left leg had been amputated.

Yu Mingfei explained how he repaired Dugu Yan’s left leg Soul Bone and gave Dugu Bo an Immortal Herb to help restore her Martial Soul. He then seized two deadly Immortal Herbs and plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to force a transformation of his Dragon Race Trash Martial Soul.

• Yu Mingfei told Dugu Bo that he had removed, cleansed, and reattached Dugu Yan’s left leg Soul Bone, though its Soul Skill was gone.
• Yu Mingfei gave Dugu Bo Water Lily Jade Muscle Bone and explained how it could help restore Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.
• Yu Mingfei told Dugu Bo he intended to settle the past and asked him to fulfill his promise if he returned alive.
• Yu Mingfei used Thunderclap Flash to seize the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, suffering severe cold and fire poison as he took them.
• Yu Mingfei ate both Immortal Herbs and plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan watched helplessly.

Yu Mingfei endured the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and used its power to absorb the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, transforming his body and Martial Soul. The Ice Fire Dragon King Remains awakened and sent their bloodline power into him, evolving his Martial Soul into the Ice Flame Dragon King and igniting his Golden Eyes.

• Yu Mingfei entered the Divine Spring and used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to temper his body and absorb the two toxic Immortal Herbs.
• The Eight Spider Lances lost control, devoured their own energy, and transformed into a Bony Long Tail.
• The power of ice and fire formed a Mutually Generating Vortex within Yu Mingfei and activated his mutated dragon bloodline.
• The Ice Fire Dragon King Remains stirred beneath the ground, and their Remnant Souls and bloodline power rushed into Yu Mingfei.
• Yu Mingfei's Martial Soul evolved into the Ice Flame Dragon King, and his Golden Eyes ignited.

Yu Mingfei absorbed the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ power, evolving his martial soul and gaining new Word Spirit skills and Blood Rage. His awakening stirred gods and powerful beings across the continent, and he finally burst from the spring before Dugu Yan and the others.

• Yu Mingfei’s bloodline refinement transformed his martial soul and Eight Spider Lances into a Dragon Tail, while World-Shattering Wisdom granted him new skills.
• Yu Mingfei opened his golden eyes, sending the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ aura across the world and stirring the Silver Dragon King, the Asura God, the Sea God, and the Angel God.
• The Angel God initiated Qian Renxue’s first trial, ordering her to find the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, while the Rakshasa God commanded Bibi Dong to find and devour them.
• Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling felt the spring’s aura change, and Dugu Yan waited anxiously for Yu Mingfei to emerge.
• Yu Mingfei burst from the spring with blazing golden eyes.

Yu Mingfei oversaw Dugu Yan’s recovery in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained how her Martial Soul and poison abilities would be restored. After revealing his evolved powers and asking Dugu Bo to find him a suitable third Soul Ring, Yu Mingfei watched Dugu Yan wake from her treatment.

• Yu Mingfei reassured Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan’s treatment would repair her Martial Soul and leave her immune to poison while allowing her to cultivate Poison Arts again.
• Dugu Bo considered new uses for his poison abilities and asked about Azure Phosphorus Flowers, then questioned Yu Mingfei about his transformed body.
• Yu Mingfei explained that his Martial Soul had evolved into the Ice Flame Dragon King and described his strengthened Soul Skills and new Blood Rage ability.
• Yu Mingfei told Dugu Bo his Soul Power had reached level thirty and asked him to find an ice- or water-attributed attack-type Soul Beast for a third Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yan absorbed the Dragon Blood, woke in the jade vat, and smiled when she met Yu Mingfei’s gaze.

Yu Mingfei collected the Fire Tunic Jade Clothes order at Moonlight Pavilion, where his display of power and Dugu Bo’s Poison Douluo token frightened steward Ode. At the Great Soul Arena, Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng’s offer to handle Tailong’s challenge and went to face it herself.

• Yu Mingfei visited Moonlight Pavilion to collect the Fire Tunic Jade Clothes, but Ode mistook him for a slave and insulted him.
• Yu Mingfei overwhelmed Ode with mental pressure, left Dugu Bo’s jade token, and ordered Ode to hand the clothes to Dugu Bo.
• Ye Lingling told Yu Mingfei that Dugu Yan had clashed with someone at the Great Soul Arena, and he agreed to go help.
• Yu Tianheng told the team that Dugu Yan would have to leave to make room for Xue Beng, while Yu Feng objected and Osler questioned the team’s response to Tailong’s challenge.
• Dugu Yan refused Yu Tianheng’s offer to accept Tailong’s challenge for her and went to the combat arena herself.
• Yu Tianheng recalled how Dugu Yan’s toxins had harmed her and how Yu Yuanzhen had refused to give him a Soul Bone to help her.

Yu Mingfei arrived at the Great Soul Arena as Dugu Yan prepared to face Tailong, who had taunted her over her weakened Poison Arts. He used Dragon Blood resonance and vitality to awaken the power in her blood, strengthening her so she could fight Tailong herself.

• Tailong provoked Dugu Yan and mocked her for losing her Poison Arts, while Yu Tianheng stopped Yu Feng from intervening because Dugu Yan wanted to handle the fight herself.
• Dugu Yan headed for the Soul Fighting Platform despite knowing her weakened condition left her unlikely to win.
• Ye Lingling brought Yu Mingfei to the arena, where he stood beside Dugu Yan and asked whether she still wanted to fight herself.
• Yu Mingfei transferred vitality into Dugu Yan and activated the new Word Spirit: Royal Selection Servant, awakening the Dragon Blood within her.
• Dugu Yan's body and senses were strengthened, and Yu Mingfei stepped aside and told her to beat Tailong.

Dugu Yan defeated Tailong by using her enhanced physical strength and serpent tail to throw him off the platform. After winning, she collapsed from exhaustion into Yu Mingfei’s arms.

• Ye Lingling worried about Dugu Yan’s match, and Yu Mingfei reassured her as Yu Tianheng watched him with growing fear of his bloodline and power.
• Dugu Yan used her serpent tail and agile close-combat attacks to repeatedly knock Tailong off balance.
• Dugu Yan threw Tailong off the Soul Fighting Platform, and the referee declared her the winner.
• Dugu Yan smiled at Yu Mingfei and Ye Lingling, then rushed down from the platform and collapsed into Yu Mingfei’s arms when her temporary enhancement faded.
• Dugu Yan regained consciousness against Yu Mingfei’s chest and met his concerned gaze.

Dugu Yan recovered after defeating Tailong, whose challenge and insults escalated tensions among the teams. Yu Mingfei accepted a two-on-two rematch with Ye Lingling, but Jiang Zhu unexpectedly joined him instead, and the fight began with Yu Mingfei unleashing Lord Flame.

• Dugu Yan recovered from the backlash of her Soul Skill, while Jiang Zhu stopped Tailong from further challenging the referee and apologized on his behalf.
• Tailong insulted Yu Mingfei and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, prompting Yu Tianheng to confront him and ask Ye Lingling to rejoin the Imperial Dou Team.
• Osler and Yu Feng left with Yu Tianheng's team tensions unresolved, while Tailong provoked Yu Tianheng and challenged Dugu Yan to another fight.
• Yu Mingfei accepted Tailong's two-on-two challenge, and Ye Lingling volunteered to fight in Dugu Yan's place.
• Yu Mingfei registered with Ye Lingling, but Jiang Zhu took the platform as his partner; when the fight began, Yu Mingfei attacked Tailong with Word Spirit: Lord Flame.

Yu Mingfei overwhelmed Tailong with Jun Yan during a two-versus-two soul fight, forcing Jiang Zhu and Ye Lingling to evade the flames. Though Jiang Zhu declared their surrender, Tailong refused to yield and charged at Yu Mingfei as the referee announced the result.

• Yu Mingfei unleashed Jun Yan, badly burning Tailong and blasting Jiang Zhu toward the edge of the platform while Ye Lingling escaped harm.
• Yu Mingfei's pressure froze Yu Tianheng in place, and the surrounding spectators and Soul Masters recoiled from the heat.
• Yu Mingfei offered Tailong a chance to surrender, while Jiang Zhu used her healing Soul Skills and Ye Lingling moved away from the battle.
• Tailong seized Jiang Zhu's Golden Scepter to stop her from surrendering, so Yu Mingfei formed a Flame Arrow and aimed it at him.
• Jiang Zhu declared that their team surrendered, but Tailong ignored his injuries and charged at Yu Mingfei.

Yu Mingfei defeated Tailong and exposed his strength to Xue Beng, Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Rongrong. Xue Beng fled, while Ning Fengzhi regretted neglecting Yu Mingfei and began considering what Sword Douluo might learn from him.

• Yu Mingfei struck Tailong with a flame arrow, sending him off the platform and winning the soul fight.
• Xue Beng recognized Yu Mingfei as the soul master whose Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake he had seized, then fled the arena in fear.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi discussed Yu Mingfei's strength and his likely role in resolving Dugu Yan's problem.
• Ning Rongrong reproached Ning Fengzhi for neglecting Yu Mingfei and asked when Sword Douluo would leave seclusion.
• Ning Fengzhi regretted alienating Yu Mingfei and wondered whether Sword Douluo could ask him about his transformation.