Chapter Summaries

Blazing Academy’s Huo Yan and Huo Ning used Ring Fusion to unleash a combined fire attack against Yu Xiaoheng. Yu Xiaoheng answered with Dragon Flame Thunder, and the chapter ended as their attacks were about to collide, with the watching deans expecting him to lose.

• Huo Yan and Huo Ning retreated while three Blazing Academy teammates surrounded Yu Xiaoheng and tried to hold him back.
• Huo Yan and Huo Ning fused their Second Soul Rings and launched Heavenly Firefall and Fire Dance Shining Sun.
• Yu Xiaoheng ignited his golden-red sacred flames and combined his Thunder Pattern and Fire Pattern to create Dragon Flame Thunder.
• Yu Xiaoheng summoned a lightning-laced dragon of golden-red flames to meet Blazing Academy’s rain of fire.
• The spectators and deans watched the two attacks approach, while several deans believed Yu Xiaoheng’s attack would not overcome Ring Fusion.

Yu Xiaoheng broke the Blazing Fire Team’s Ring Fusion attack and won the match without moving from his spot. His victory proved he could defeat an entire team alone, leaving the arena stunned.

• The Blazing Fire Team’s three remaining members pinned Yu Xiaoheng down so Huo Yan and Huo Ning could strike him with their Ring Fusion technique.
• Yu Xiaoheng unleashed the physical strength of Dragon God Incarnation and flung the three restraining fighters away, shattering their bones.
• Yu Xiaoheng’s lightning-fire Dragon Shadow devoured the Blazing Fire Team’s crimson rain of fire and broke their Ring Fusion attack.
• Huo Yan and Huo Ning suffered severe injuries from the backlash, while the other Blazing Fire Team members fell in terror and despair.
• Yu Xiaoheng remained standing where he had started, nearly unhurt, as the arena crowd stared in shock.

Yu Xiaoheng survived Blazing Fire Team’s strongest attack and absorbed the scattered fire energy through his Heart Protecting Dragon Ribs, restoring his strength and empowering his Golden Sacred Dragon. Blazing Fire Team surrendered, leaving Yu Xiaoheng standing victorious as the arena fell silent.

• Lei Xiaotian argued that Yu Xiaoheng’s deeper foundation and greater stamina would decide the fight after their Spirit Skills clashed in a draw.
• The spectators and Rou'er watched as the five remaining Blazing Fire Team members rose to make one last attack against Yu Xiaoheng.
• Yu Xiaoheng’s Heart Protecting Dragon Ribs absorbed fire energy from the arena, strengthened his Fire Pattern, and replenished his Soul Power as the Thunderfire Dragon Shadow reformed.
• Huo Yan surrendered for Blazing Fire Team after the revived Dragon Shadow overwhelmed the remaining fighters.
• Yu Xiaoheng dismissed his Dragon Shadow and Dragon God Incarnation, remaining unscathed as everyone stared at his victory.

Yu Xiaoheng led Thunder Team to a decisive victory over Blazing Fire Academy, earning his teammates’ admiration while onlookers worried that his low Soul Power would leave him vulnerable to Skywater Academy’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As Godwind and Skywater Academy approached him after the match, the next challenge remained unresolved.

• The crowd and Skywater Academy’s Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi admired Yu Xiaoheng’s victory but feared his Soul Power was too low to defeat their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s Huo Yan told Godwind Academy’s captain that they would lose even more badly than Blazing Fire had.
• The referee corrected his mistaken announcement and declared Thunder Team the winner, prompting the team and audience to celebrate.
• Yu Xiaoheng reunited with his teammates, Liu Erlong, and Rou'er, who leaped into his arms and praised her faith in him.
• Godwind Academy’s captain bowed to Yu Xiaoheng and admitted that his team was impressed, then Skywater Academy’s team arrived, led by Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi.

After defeating the Tianshui Sisters’ team, Yu Xiaoheng weighed the glory of winning the Exchange Tournament against his search for a stronger Spirit Ring and decided he would lose the finals unless he found the perfect Spirit Beast. Three days later, he faced the Divine Wind Battle Team and opened their match with Dragon Flame Thunder.

• Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi congratulated Yu Xiaoheng and invited him to meet them in the finals, while Liu Erlong and Rou'er privately believed their fusion skill could beat the sisters’.
• Yu Xiaoheng rejected the Spirit Beasts his family had found because he wanted a stronger ring, and he began building a relationship with the Shui Family Sisters to obtain Ice Pattern.
• After Shui Yun'er said Yu Xiaoheng had nearly defeated them, he chose to lose the finals unless he found the perfect Spirit Beast before the match.
• Three days later, Yu Xiaoheng met the Divine Wind Battle Team in the arena and unleashed Dragon Flame Thunder.

After defeating the Divine Wind team, Yu Xiaoheng waited for news about a suitable Second Soul Ring while preparing for the final against Skywater. Bibi Dong's letter brought records of dragon-type Spirit Beasts from Spirit Hall's archives, giving him new hope.

• Yu Xiaoheng defeated all seven members of the Divine Wind Battle Team, securing Thunder Team's place in the finals against Skywater.
• After the match, Yu Xiaoheng trained and waited for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to find a suitable Spirit Beast for his Second Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaoheng reviewed five Spirit Beast recommendations from the clan, but found even the seven-thousand-year Radiant Light Sub-Dragon lacking.
• Yu Lin and Yu Hu brought Yu Xiaoheng a letter from Spirit Hall, which Bibi Dong had written with copied records from its archives.
• Yu Xiaoheng read Bibi Dong's Spirit Beast records and realized he had found what he was looking for.

Bibi Dong tried to send Yu Xiaoheng a warning letter, but Qian Xunji caught her after discovering that She Ling'er had helped deliver her messages. Qian Xunji read the letter and realized Bibi Dong had shared Spirit Hall’s secret Spirit Beast research with an outsider, leaving him furious at her attachment to Yu Xiaoheng.

• Bibi Dong hurried to She Ling'er's residence with a letter for help, but found Qian Xunji waiting with the badly injured She Ling'er.
• She Ling'er explained that she had delivered Bibi Dong's letters and had been tortured after other maids reported her.
• Qian Xunji demanded the letter from Bibi Dong, then knocked her back with Soul Power and seized it.
• Qian Xunji destroyed the purple silk flower on the envelope and read Bibi Dong's warning to Yu Xiaoheng.
• Qian Xunji recognized that Bibi Dong had shared Spirit Hall's secret research on Spirit Beasts with Yu Xiaoheng and grew enraged over her closeness to him.

Qian Xunji beat Bibi Dong for writing to Yu Xiaoheng and ordered her to cut off all contact with him. When she begged to send one last letter to save him, Qian Xunji sentenced her to a month in solitary confinement, leaving her cries sealed behind the Stone Gate.

• Qian Xunji whipped Bibi Dong until she admitted that writing to Yu Xiaoheng was her mistake.
• Qian Xunji ordered Bibi Dong to sever contact with Yu Xiaoheng, but she refused to answer.
• Qian Xunji tore up Yu Xiaoheng's letter and ordered Bibi Dong sent to solitary confinement for ten days.
• Bibi Dong panicked that confinement would keep her from warning Yu Xiaoheng and pleaded to send one last letter.
• Qian Xunji changed Bibi Dong's solitary confinement sentence to one month and had guards take her away.

Yu Xiaoheng restored Bibi Dong’s handmade gift and planned to have his clan capture an eleven-thousand-year Thunder Jade Dragon for his Second Soul Ring, accepting that the preparation would cost him the competition finals. Meanwhile, Tang Hao was ordered to investigate recurring lightning in the Clear Sky Sect’s territory.

• Yu Xiaoheng repaired Bibi Dong’s torn purple ornament with blue cloth and stored the resulting flower as a gift for her.
• Yu Xiaoheng wrote to his clan to arrange a hunt for an eleven-thousand-year Thunder Jade Dragon and asked his father to find out which Fighting Soul Arenas Bibi Dong might visit.
• Yu Xiaoheng decided to delay absorbing the Thunder Jade Dragon’s Soul Ring until he had strengthened his body, knowing that the process would rule out competing in the finals.
• A disciple summoned Tang Hao to the Clear Sky Sect’s main hall, where Tang Wei told him that strange lightning had appeared for several nights in the sect’s territory.
• Tang Hao accepted Tang Wei’s order to investigate the lightning and the possibility of a powerful Lightning Attribute Spirit Beast.

Tang Hao learned that strange nightly lightning had disturbed villages within the Clear Sky Sect’s territory, but revealed he had already reached level fifty. After hearing that Yu Xiaoheng had obtained a Thousand Year first spirit ring, Tang Hao declared that Yu Xiaoheng would have to defeat him before claiming to be peerless, then prepared to challenge a powerful Soul Beast.

• Tang Wei showed Tang Hao a map marking the area where nightly lightning had injured investigating Soul Masters and suggested he test himself against a powerful Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.
• Tang Hao revealed that he had reached level fifty, prompting the Elders to celebrate his achievement and praise the Clear Sky Sect’s prospects.
• Tang Yuehua told Tang Hao that Yu Xiaoheng had revealed a Thousand Year first spirit ring at the Four Elements Academy Exchange Competition.
• Tang Hao dismissed his fear of Yu Xiaoheng, summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, and vowed that Yu Xiaoheng must defeat him before calling himself peerless.
• An unseen young man praised Tang Hao from across the courtyard, startling nearby sect disciples.

Tang San, a transmigrator raised as Tang Hao’s adopted son in the Clear Sky Sect, resolved to repay Tang Hao and strengthen the sect while training his Blue Silver Grass. As Tang Hao prepared to investigate the strange lightning with Tang Yuehua and a group of disciples, Yu Xiaoheng continued pushing his lightning training at Thunder Academy despite orders to stay put.

• Tang San appeared before Tang Hao, who welcomed him and asked him not to repeat his remarks about Yu Xiaoheng.
• Tang San recalled how Tang Hao had brought him to the Clear Sky Sect, where his exceptional talent and twin Martial Souls made him a valued adopted son.
• Tang San planned to use the Clear Sky Sect to rebuild and eventually unite it with the Tang Sect, and he resolved to help Tang Hao with any future troubles.
• Tang Hao assembled Clear Sky Sect Disciples to investigate the strange lightning, and he agreed to let Tang Yuehua accompany him.
• Tang San returned to his training ground, determined to grow stronger rather than burden the group.
• Yu Xiaoheng defied the strain of the lightning in Thunder Academy’s quiet chamber and commanded it to intensify.

Yu Xiaoheng completed another intense session of lightning body refinement and prepared to hunt for his Second Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Ah Yin discovered that Xiao Wu had run away to rescue Rou'er, and Yu Xiaoheng arrived at Thunder Academy to find his father waiting with a stern group.

• Yu Xiaoheng absorbed lightning and endured the combined pressure of three Soul Douluos, using the Ancestor's Will, his Thunder Pattern, and his Heart Protecting Dragon Ribs to withstand the strain.
• After the lightning subsided, Yu Xiaoheng left the meditation chamber and met Liu Erlong and Rou'er, who asked whether he would hunt for his Second Soul Ring.
• Ah Yin and the forest leaders searched Star Dou Great Forest for Xiao Wu and found her favorite food untouched in her treehouse.
• Ah Yin realized Xiao Wu had planned to leave and feared she had gone to rescue Rou'er, throwing the Star Dou Great Forest into chaos.
• Yu Xiaoheng arrived at Thunder Academy and found Yu Yuanzhen and a stern group waiting outside the gates.

Yu Xiaoheng prepared to leave with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to hunt his second Spirit Ring, while the academies gathered to encourage him to return for the Exchange Tournament finals. On the road, he met Tang Hao, who declared that Yu Xiaoheng could not catch up to him, and Yu Xiaoheng faced him beneath the crowd’s gaze.

• Yu Xiaoheng asked after Yu Xiaogang and urged Yu Yuanzhen to help his brother find a first Spirit Ring that could evolve his Martial Soul.
• The deans and students of three Element Academies came to see Yu Xiaoheng off, and Shui Yun'er promised they would wait for him to return for the finals.
• Yu Xiaoheng realized his clan expected him to create another miracle, but decided not to risk absorbing a Spirit Ring before his body was ready.
• Yu Yuanzhen halted the traveling group when they encountered members of the Clear Sky Sect, including Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Hao told Yu Xiaoheng that he had bearing but could not catch up to him yet, and Yu Xiaoheng lifted his head to meet Tang Hao’s gaze.

Yu Xiaoheng defused Tang Hao’s challenge while revealing his rapid cultivation and measured views on training and sect governance. As the two sects continued their journey, Tang Hao announced he intended to investigate the strange lightning glow and obtain his fifth soul ring.

• Yu Xiaoheng complimented Tang Hao, then asked when Tang Hao had reached level twenty Soul Power, revealing that he himself was preparing for his Second Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao admitted Yu Xiaoheng had cultivated faster but declared that he would not let Yu Xiaoheng catch up to him.
• Yu Xiaoheng quietly fed the Golden Sacred Dragon Young Body a glowing herb, while both sects interpreted his silence as a sign their side had prevailed.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered the procession to depart, and Tang Yuehua asked Yu Xiaoheng about cultivation during the journey.
• Yu Xiaoheng advised diligence, a solid foundation, and clear rules that put people to proper use, impressing Tang Yuehua and Tang Hao for different reasons.
• Tang Hao said his journey was meant to investigate the sect’s strange lightning glow and obtain his fifth soul ring.

Yu Xiaoheng dismissed the need to investigate the lightning-filled valley and identified its source as a Thunderstone Vein. Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua were shocked by his explanation, while the Clear Sky Sect disciples remained skeptical.

• Tang Hao announced that the group sought a soul ring over ten thousand years old, and Yu Xiaoheng said he was hunting his Second Soul Ring.
• Clear Sky Sect disciples mocked Yu Xiaoheng for supposedly requiring a large escort and sect resources for a modest soul ring.
• At the valley, Tang Hao offered to investigate first, but Yu Xiaoheng said there was no need.
• Yu Xiaoheng explained that a naturally formed Thunderstone Vein lay beneath the valley and that a symbiotic Spirit Beast had awakened, causing the lightning.
• Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua reacted with shock, while the Clear Sky Sect disciples questioned Yu Xiaoheng's claim.

Yu Xiaoheng revealed that the Blue Lightning Sect had found a vast Thunderstone vein, a discovery that dwarfed the Clear Sky Sect’s accomplishments and left Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua stunned. After the vein proved exactly as he described, Tang Hao punished the disciples who doubted him and apologized to Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaoheng.

• Yu Xiaoheng described a seven-li Thunderstone vein with rich deposits of Jade Marrow Thunder Stone, revealing that he had brought the discovery to the Blue Lightning Sect.
• A Blue Lightning Sect elder praised Yu Xiaoheng for securing a major new resource for the clan, while Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua recognized the discovery’s immense value.
• A Clear Sky Sect disciple questioned Yu Xiaoheng’s account, but Tang Hao rebuked him and the group entered the valley to verify it.
• The group found Thunderstone and Jade Marrow Thunder Stone deposits that matched Yu Xiaoheng’s description exactly.
• Tang Hao ordered the doubting disciples to report to the disciplinary hall and face the wall for three months, then apologized to Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaoheng on their behalf.

A Ten Thousand Year Thunder Jade Dragon burst from the mineral vein and attacked the assembled Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members. Tang Hao recognized its extraordinary strength and decided he would claim its Soul Ring, while Yu Xiaoheng also saw it as the ideal choice for his Second Soul Ring.

• The Thunder Jade Dragon erupted through the mine ceiling, revealing itself to the gathered clans.
• Yu Xiaoheng recognized the beast from Bibi Dong's letter and rejoiced at the prospect of using its Soul Ring for his Second Soul Ring.
• The Thunder Jade Dragon unleashed a lightning net powered by the mineral vein, and Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer shattered only part of the attack.
• Yu Yuanzhen raised a golden lightning barrier and dispersed the remaining arcs before they could hit the others.
• Tang Hao decided the Thunder Jade Dragon's powerful Soul Ring was meant for him and counted on Yu Yuanzhen's help if he could not defeat it alone.

Tang Hao asked Yu Yuanzhen to help him hunt the Thunder Jade Dragon for his fifth Soul Ring, but Yu Xiaoheng refused and claimed it for his own Second Soul Ring. The chapter ended with the Clear Sky Sect dismissing Yu Xiaoheng’s plan to capture and raise the beast, accusing him of acting out of jealousy.

• Tang Hao asked Yu Yuanzhen to help him take down the Thunder Jade Dragon, offering gratitude and a possible sect favor in return.
• Yu Yuanzhen stayed silent, and Yu Xiaoheng told Tang Hao that the Blue Electric Sect would refuse his request.
• Tang Hao offered to use one of the Blue Lightning Sect’s promised chances to act for the Clear Sky Sect, but Yu Xiaoheng said he wanted the Thunder Jade Dragon as his Second Soul Ring.
• The Clear Sky Sect members mocked Yu Xiaoheng’s plan, and he explained that the Blue Electric Sect could capture the beast alive until he was strong enough to absorb it.
• Tang Hao, Tang Yuehua, and the Clear Sky Sect disciples accused Yu Xiaoheng of jealousy and deliberately obstructing Tang Hao.

Yu Xiaoheng refused to surrender the Thunder Jade Dragon Spirit Ring to Tang Hao, insisting that his own path and the Blue Lightning Sect’s future outweighed their old favor. Tang Hao erupted in anger and unleashed his Soul King pressure, ending the chapter with the mine on the brink of conflict.

• Tang Hao silenced the furious Clear Sky Sect disciples, then offered Yu Xiaoheng conditions and Tang Yuehua asked him to show mercy over the Spirit Ring.
• Yu Xiaoheng recalled the importance of his Martial Soul evolution path and Bibi Dong’s risks in securing information about the Thunder Jade Dragon, then rejected Tang Hao outright.
• Yu Xiaoheng invoked the favor between the sects, arguing it could not harm the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s fundamental interests, and declared himself the sect’s bigger picture.
• The Blue Electric Sect disciples rallied behind Yu Xiaoheng, while Yu Yuanzhen watched with pride.
• Tang Hao erupted in fury, summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, and released his Soul King pressure throughout the mine.

Xiaoheng withstood Tang Hao’s Soul King pressure without releasing his Martial Soul, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to suppress the Clear Sky Sect after Rou’er exposed Tang Hao’s bullying. As the Clear Sky disciples insulted Rou’er, Xiaoheng stepped in front of her and calmly asked them to repeat what they had said.

• Tang Hao tried to suppress Xiaoheng with his Soul King aura, but Xiaoheng remained unmoved.
• Rou’er accused Tang Hao of trying to take the spirit beast Xiaoheng had claimed, and Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Title Douluo pressure on the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao and his disciples backed down, while Tang Hao privately judged Xiaoheng foolish for attempting to absorb the powerful spirit beast.
• The Clear Sky disciples blamed and insulted Xiaoheng and Rou’er, who defended Xiaoheng’s claim to the spirit beast.
• Xiaoheng stepped in front of Rou’er and asked the Clear Sky disciples what they had just said.