Chapter Summaries

Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu fought through the Beast Tide until a fifty-thousand-year Hellfire Kite attacked them. Yu Yuanchen severely wounded the beast with a newly mastered self-created skill, and the exhausted trio used the opening to press onward into the Savage Beast Hills.

• Tang Chen led the charge through the Beast Tide while Yu Yuanchen guarded their flanks and Qian Daoliu provided aerial support, but the three rapidly depleted their strength.
• Yu Yuanchen sensed powerful pursuers and warned the others as a Hellfire Kite with more than fifty thousand years of cultivation dived at them.
• Tang Chen cleared a temporary safe zone with Clear Sky Formation and Earthquake Mountain while Qian Daoliu bound the Hellfire Kite with Sacred Imprisonment.
• Yu Yuanchen used Thunder Dragon Shatters the Sky to pierce the Hellfire Kite's defenses and unleash Thunder Power inside its body, severely wounding it.
• Tang Chen caught the exhausted Yu Yuanchen, and the three seized the Beast Tide's moment of confusion to charge onward.

Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Yu Yuanchen recovered in a canyon while trapped by the Beast Tide, and Yu Yuanchen advanced to Level 54. After revealing Qian Daoliu’s Angel Domain and Yu Yuanchen’s Purple Lightning Domain, the three used them to weaken the Soul Beasts and break through, then left the Savage Beast Hills to recover.

• Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Yu Yuanchen took shelter in a narrow canyon and fought off smaller Soul Beasts while recovering from their injuries and exhaustion.
• Yu Yuanchen broke through his Level 53 bottleneck and reached Level 54 as the Beast Tide continued to surround the canyon.
• Yu Yuanchen proposed using domains to weaken the Soul Beasts at the entrance, and Qian Daoliu revealed his Angel Domain while Yu Yuanchen demonstrated his Purple Lightning Domain.
• Qian Daoliu and Yu Yuanchen deployed their domains to weaken and disrupt the Beast Tide, allowing Tang Chen to smash open a path with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• The three escaped the canyon and left the Savage Beast Hills, deciding to find a safe place to rest and recover.

After fifteen days of recovery and cultivation in Stone Spring Town, Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu began a sparring match outside town. Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu fought to a standstill at first, but Tang Chen trapped Qian Daoliu in his Clear Sky Formation and launched a counterattack.

• Yu Yuanchen stabilized his rank 54 Soul Power and practiced combining Spiritual Power with Thunder Power, while Tang Chen advanced to rank 63 and Qian Daoliu advanced to rank 65.
• After recovering for half a month, Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu agreed to spar, with Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu fighting first as Yu Yuanchen watched.
• Tang Chen attacked with his Clear Sky Hammer, while Qian Daoliu used his swordsmanship and Angel's Guard to deflect and withstand the blows.
• Tang Chen used Clear Sky Body Protection and Earthquake Mountain against Qian Daoliu's Angel Domain and Sacred Sword, and their clash left them both shaken.
• Qian Daoliu struck Tang Chen with Holy Light Judgment and pressed his advantage with a sword thrust.
• Tang Chen revealed Clear Sky Formation, slowing Qian Daoliu, then rose and swung Earthquake Mountain at him in a counterattack.

Qian Daoliu defeated Tang Chen in a fierce duel, and the two recovered before preparing to face Yu Yuanchen in a three-way melee.

• Qian Daoliu broke free of Tang Chen’s Clear Sky Formation and evaded his Soaring Strike with Angel Roar and a redirected sword strike.
• Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu traded more than thirty attacks before Tang Chen launched a powerful Soaring Strike and Qian Daoliu answered with Angel Descends.
• Qian Daoliu’s giant sacred sword overpowered Tang Chen’s Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Tang Chen injured and at a disadvantage.
• Tang Chen conceded the match, and Qian Daoliu offered him a hand before the two exchanged praise and promised a rematch.
• Yu Yuanchen suggested they rest, and Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen agreed to recover for half an hour before the three prodigies fought.

Yu Yuanchen, Qian Daoliu, and Tang Chen fought a chaotic three-way melee across the wasteland, each trying to exploit the others while managing his dwindling strength. All three were injured and exhausted, and the battle remained undecided as they prepared for a decisive moment.

• Yu Yuanchen opened his Purple Lightning Domain and attacked Tang Chen, but Qian Daoliu struck at Yu Yuanchen instead of helping him eliminate Tang Chen.
• Yu Yuanchen met Qian Daoliu’s Angel Sacred Sword with his Thunder Dragon Claw, and Tang Chen crashed Whirlwind Dance into their clash, sending all three reeling from the resulting explosion.
• Qian Daoliu attacked Yu Yuanchen with Holy Light Judgment while Tang Chen struck at Qian Daoliu, and Yu Yuanchen abandoned his domain to evade before resuming smaller-scale attacks.
• Yu Yuanchen and Qian Daoliu briefly coordinated against Tang Chen, but Tang Chen used Earthquake Mountain to disrupt both of their attacks and throw them off balance.
• Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu cornered Yu Yuanchen, but he compressed his Thunder Domain into a lightning sphere, endured Tang Chen’s hammer blow, and forced Qian Daoliu to dodge.
• All three accumulated injuries and heavy Soul Power losses as their domains and attacks weakened, while their fighting spirits sharpened in anticipation of a decisive moment.

Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu pushed their exhausted bodies through the final exchanges of their battle. All three lost the ability to fight, agreed the melee was a draw, and staggered toward Stone Spring Town together.

• Yu Yuanchen compressed his Thunder Domain into a burst that engulfed Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu in a Thunder Pool, weakening both men.
• Yu Yuanchen struck Tang Chen with Thunder Dragon Shatters Void, leaving him unable to continue fighting.
• As Qian Daoliu prepared a final strike against Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen threw a stone that disrupted Qian Daoliu’s attack.
• Yu Yuanchen dodged Qian Daoliu’s strike and rammed his elbow into Qian Daoliu’s chest, leaving him unable to continue fighting.
• Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu acknowledged their battle as a draw and supported one another toward Stone Spring Town.

Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu recovered from their fierce battle and exchanged cultivation insights, each gaining new understanding. They agreed to meet and fight again in five years, then parted ways so they could continue their separate journeys.

• Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu took Healing Pills and spent a day and night recovering from their injuries and depleted Soul Power.
• After sharing a meal, the three discussed their battle, and Yu Yuanchen revealed that Thunder Dragon Shatters Void was a Self-Created Soul Skill infused with Spiritual Power.
• Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Yu Yuanchen exchanged insights about their techniques, domains, and cultivation, helping one another resolve difficulties.
• As their injuries healed, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu said they needed to return to their respective duties, while Yu Yuanchen planned to continue training.
• Tang Chen proposed a Five Year Agreement, and Yu Yuanchen and Qian Daoliu agreed to meet again for another fight.
• The next morning, Tang Chen headed northeast, Qian Daoliu flew away, and Yu Yuanchen set off alone in another direction.

Yu Yuanchen traveled toward Thunderclap Ravine while developing a cautious Body Tempering method to strengthen his Qi and Blood. As he neared the hidden lightning-rich valley, he prepared to use its energy and safe environment to break through the Soul Emperor bottleneck and test his ideas.

• Yu Yuanchen left Stone Spring Town alone with supplies and Soul Beast materials, heading for the hidden Thunderclap Ravine.
• While crossing remote mountains, Yu Yuanchen assessed his strengths and shortcomings after fighting Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu.
• Yu Yuanchen decided to focus on strengthening his Qi and Blood and devised a gradual Body Tempering plan, beginning with skin and flesh.
• Yu Yuanchen experimented with Soul Power vibrations and carefully applied Thunder God Power, adjusting his methods when they caused numbness, redness, or swelling.
• Yu Yuanchen continued cultivating and refining his Body Tempering framework as the lightning element grew stronger near Thunderclap Ravine.
• Yu Yuanchen quickened his pace toward Thunderclap Ravine, intending to break through the Soul Emperor bottleneck and practice Body Tempering there.

Yu Yuanchen discovered Thunderclap Ravine and spent half a year tempering his body with its waterfall, rocks, Lightning Element, and carefully controlled Thunder God Power. He completed Initial Marrow and Flesh Quenching and stood at the peak of level fifty-five, preparing to pursue level fifty-six and the next stage of Body Tempering.

• Yu Yuanchen found the hidden entrance to Thunderclap Ravine and surveyed its safe, Lightning Element-rich valley.
• Yu Yuanchen chose a platform near the core Mu Jin wall for cultivation and a waterfall as his natural training ground.
• Yu Yuanchen began a daily regimen of waterfall impacts, rock collisions, Soul Beast Meat, Soul Power meditation, and cautious Thunder God Power stimulation.
• Yu Yuanchen spent half a year steadily improving his flesh and Qi and Blood through the arduous regimen.
• Yu Yuanchen struck a deep imprint into a green stone without injuring his fist and declared that Initial Marrow and Flesh Quenching had succeeded.
• Yu Yuanchen reached the peak of level fifty-five and resolved to build Soul Power, explore Thunder God Power, and prepare for Marrow and Bone Quenching.

Yu Yuanchen completed Initial Bone and Tendon Quenching after years of cultivation in Thunderclap Ravine, then used his Thunder God Power to break through to level sixty. He prepared to leave the ravine to seek his sixth Soul Ring and face new challenges.

• Yu Yuanchen developed a careful method to temper his bones and tendons by compressing Qi and Blood through his bones and meridians.
• After his Soul Beast Meat ran low, Yu Yuanchen traveled to Ironstone City in disguise and bought supplies for further cultivation.
• Yu Yuanchen spent a year and a half tempering his bones and tendons until Initial Bone and Tendon Quenching was complete, while his Soul Power reached the peak of level fifty-nine.
• Yu Yuanchen activated his Thunder God Power and shattered the level fifty-nine bottleneck, advancing to level sixty.
• Yu Yuanchen sensed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul strengthen and resolved to seek his sixth Soul Ring before beginning internal organ tempering.

After reaching Soul Emperor, Yu Yuanchen left Thunderclap Ravine to return to his clan for a prepared Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Ring, but learned that the Long Family and Elephant Armored Sect were hunting him. He ambushed and killed five pursuers, then faced the pursuing Soul Sage as the battle began in earnest.

• Yu Yuanchen stabilized his new Soul Emperor realm, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan prepared a sixty-three-thousand-year pureblood Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon as his Sixth Soul Ring after hearing of his Martial Soul’s possible evolution.
• Yu Yuanchen learned that the Long Family had hired the Elephant Armored Sect to hunt him, so he chose a concealed route across the Heaven Dou–Star Luo border.
• At a checkpoint, Yu Yuanchen recognized the Elephant Armored Sect’s inspection as a search for him and lured five disciples into a secluded valley.
• Yu Yuanchen activated Thunder God Mode and his True Dragon Scale Armor, then killed the three Soul Ancestors and two Soul Kings in fewer than ten breaths.
• The Elephant Armored Sect Soul Sage arrived, activated Martial Soul Avatar, and struck at Yu Yuanchen, who braced himself for the fight.

Yu Yuanchen defeated an Elephant Armored Sect Soul Sage by exploiting his opponent’s overconfidence and unleashing Thunder Dragon Shatters Void. After killing the sect disciples in the border town, he set out for his family in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Yu Yuanchen used Dragon Swimming Steps and his Purple Lightning Domain to evade the Diamond Mammoth Soul Sage’s attacks and counter with his dragon claws.
• Yu Yuanchen feigned injury until the Soul Sage grew reckless, then killed him with Thunder Dragon Shatters Void.
• Yu Yuanchen collected the corpses and valuables, concealed the battlefield traces, and recovered before returning to the border town.
• Yu Yuanchen infiltrated the Elephant Armored Sect’s courtyard, killed the disciples there, and burned the courtyard to ashes.
• Yu Yuanchen left the city and headed toward the Heaven Dou Empire and his family.

Yu Yuanchen returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and absorbed a sixty-three-thousand-year Pure-blood Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Ring. After discovering two powerful Spirit Bones for him, Yu Boxuan prepared Yu Yuanchen for his next absorption.

• Yu Yuanchen returned to Dragon City, and Yu Boxuan and Yu Mingfeng welcomed him and learned that he believed another top-tier Dragon Species Soul Ring could evolve his Martial Soul.
• Yu Boxuan, Yu Qingtian, and Yu Yuanchen traveled to Thunder Gorge, where Yu Boxuan and Yu Qingtian subdued a sixty-three-thousand-year-old Prison Dragon.
• Yu Yuanchen killed the weakened Prison Dragon with Thunder Dragon Shatters Void and absorbed its Soul Ring, reaching the peak of Level Sixty-One.
• Yu Qingtian discovered a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Right Arm Soul Bone inside the corpse, and Yu Boxuan paired it with a Thunder Armored Python Left Arm Soul Bone for Yu Yuanchen.
• After finishing his Soul Ring absorption, Yu Yuanchen awoke and saw the two Spirit Bones, which resonated with his bloodline.

Yu Yuanchen absorbed two powerful spirit bones, awakened the full abilities of his Sixth Soul Skill, and spent two months consolidating his gains at home. He then prepared to leave again, driven by his agreement with Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu and threats on the continent.

• Yu Yuanchen absorbed the seventy-thousand-year Thunder Armored Python Left Arm Bone, strengthening his arm and reaching peak rank 62.
• Yu Yuanchen smoothly fused with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Right Arm Bone, gained more violet-gold dragon scales, and reached peak rank 63.
• Yu Yuanchen discovered that his Sixth Soul Skill, Thunderous Armament, could form lightning armor and a spear for enhanced combat and explosive ranged attacks.
• Yu Boxuan and Yu Qingtian praised Yu Yuanchen’s new Soul Skill and judged his combat power sufficient to rival a high-level Soul Sage.
• Yu Yuanchen spent two months training, consulting his grandfathers, testing his abilities on younger clan members, and consolidating his gains.
• Yu Yuanchen decided to set out again because of his agreement with Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu and potential threats from the Elephant Armored Sect and the Black Flame Demon Flood Dragon Family.

Yu Yuanchen devised a safer method for Viscera Quenching by imitating the qualities of other elements with his own Lightning Attribute power. He prepared to travel to Elemental City as a Thunder Academy instructor so he could study the other academies’ energy techniques.

• Yu Yuanchen realized that brute-force Qi and Blood compression was too dangerous for Viscera Quenching and proposed tempering his organs by imitating the characteristics of different elements.
• Yu Yuanchen decided to study Soul Masters of various attributes in Elemental City, where the five major academies gathered.
• Yu Boxuan offered to recommend Yu Yuanchen as a temporary instructor at Thunder Academy through his connection with headmaster Lei Dongtian.
• Yu Mingfeng supported the plan, and Yu Yuanchen accepted the teaching position and prepared to depart for Elemental City.

Yu Yuanchen arrived in Elemental City disguised as “Yu Chen” and passed Thunder Academy’s practical combat assessment by surviving a quarter-hour against Lei Bao. He became a practical combat lecturer and prepared to study the city’s elemental powers and explore Viscera Quenching.

• Yu Yuanchen traveled to Elemental City under the alias “Yu Chen” and presented Yu Boxuan’s recommendation letter to Dean Lei Dongtian.
• Lei Dongtian required Yu Chen to last fifteen minutes against the level-seventy-three Soul Sage Lei Bao to qualify as a lecturer.
• Yu Yuanchen concealed his Soul Emperor strength and displayed five Soul Rings, then used Dragon Swimming Steps and carefully controlled defenses to evade Lei Bao’s attacks.
• When Lei Bao used his Fifth Soul Skill, Yu Yuanchen blasted the ground with Thunder Power and escaped the attack’s range.
• After the time limit passed, Lei Bao acknowledged Yu Yuanchen’s skill, and Lei Dongtian appointed him a practical combat lecturer at Thunder Academy.

As Yu Chen, Yu Yuanchen proposed researching whether Soul Power could imitate the natures of other attributes, winning Thunder Academy’s backing and drawing the other elemental academies into a joint project. He became the group’s leader, gaining access to knowledge that could help advance his Viscera Quenching research.

• Yu Yuanchen taught Thunder Academy students to understand and flexibly use their Soul Power, while studying unusual lightning Martial Souls for clues about different energy natures.
• After nearly a month of observation, Yu Yuanchen submitted a proposal on Soul Power Attribute Nature Transformation to Lei Dongtian and Thunder Academy’s senior researchers.
• Thunder Academy’s leaders approved the research and invited Godwind, Blazing Fire, Skywater, and Boulder Academies to join, appointing Yu Chen as its overall leader.
• Boulder Academy’s old headmaster overcame internal opposition and agreed to participate in the collaboration.
• The Five Academies established the Elemental Nature Transformation Joint Research Group at Thunder Academy, with Yu Chen directing its work.
• Yu Yuanchen planned to use the gathered knowledge of other attributes to develop his Viscera Quenching concept.

Yu Chen led a year of research that proved Soul Masters could simulate other attributes’ characteristics, earning the Five Elements Academy’s respect and access to its core inheritances. He reached level sixty-six and began quenching his viscera, but his attempt to use spring thunder to quench his liver remained weak, leaving him to seek a better opportunity.

• Yu Chen silenced doubts about his leadership by demonstrating precise control of lightning as he shaped it to resemble water, earth, and wind.
• He spent a year leading experiments that established twelve common Nature Transformations and compiled mature techniques for internal study at the Five Elements Academy.
• The five deans granted Yu Chen the title of Honorary Dean and access to core inheritances, but agreed to keep the honor concealed at his request; Yu Chen took particular interest in Ring Fusion.
• After learning that the Plant Academy had not studied the internal properties of Wood Attribute Soul Power, Yu Chen tried to use spring thunder’s meaning of growth to quench his liver, but made little progress.
• Yu Chen’s Soul Power rose to the peak of level sixty-six, and he decided to seek a new opportunity to advance his liver quenching.

Yu Chen studied the Ring Fusion secret technique and realized his extraordinary Spiritual Power made him unusually suited to master it, but he postponed training to investigate the Thunderclap Nethervine. By linking records from the five academies, he identified a likely search area in the northwest of the Star Dou Great Forest and decided to travel there.

• Yu Chen analyzed Ring Fusion and deduced that its demands for Spiritual Power and Soul Ring compatibility explained why it was difficult for top-tier Martial Soul users to master.
• Yu Chen recognized that his Spiritual Power stayed ahead of his Soul Power Level and concluded that Ring Fusion could become a powerful trump card for him.
• Yu Chen postponed practicing the technique and searched the five academies' records for information about lightning beasts and dangerous locations.
• Yu Chen learned that the Thunderclap Nethervine was a unique Ultimate Thunder Soul Beast with Thunder God Bloodline, feared for devouring Heavenly Tribulation lightning and rarely exceeding fifty thousand years of cultivation.
• Yu Chen compared reports of unusual storms, life-bearing Thunder-Struck Stone, nourishing Lightning Element, and magnetic activity, locating a possible Thunderclap Nethervine region in the Star Dou Great Forest's northwest.
• Yu Chen decided to prepare for a journey from Elemental City into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for the Thunderclap Nethervine.

Yu Yuanchen mastered the beginnings of Ring Fusion, awakened the temporary Thunder Sacred Dragon form, and gained the bloodline Soul Skill Thunder Sacred Dragon Descends. After leaving Elemental City for the Star Dou Great Forest, he was ambushed by two Elephant Armored Sect Soul Sages and unleashed his new power as their battle continued.

• Yu Yuanchen spent half a month practicing Ring Fusion and successfully combined his First and Third Soul Rings.
• Yu Yuanchen’s bloodline briefly evolved into the Thunder Sacred Dragon, allowing him to fuse his first five Soul Rings and awaken Thunder Sacred Dragon Descends.
• Yu Yuanchen left Elemental City alone, unaware that the Elephant Armored Sect had sent two Soul Sages to capture him.
• Yu Yuanchen lured his pursuers into a Desolate Valley, wounded one with a surprise Dragon Claw strike, and revealed himself as a level sixty-six Soul Emperor.
• Yu Yuanchen fought both Soul Sages for an extended time but struggled to overcome their defenses.
• Yu Yuanchen unleashed the Thunder Sacred Dragon bloodline power as the battle reached its climax.