Chapter Summaries

More than a year after Ji Xuan began cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he reached level forty and left with Golden Crocodile Douluo to find a fourth Soul Ring. In the Star Dou Great Forest, he defeated a twenty-thousand-year Sword Winged Golden Feather Eagle and descended with Golden Crocodile Douluo to claim it.

• The Breaking Clan prospered by cultivating and refining herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which Yang Wudi continued to manage.
• Ji Xuan broke through to level forty, and Golden Crocodile Douluo agreed to take him to hunt for his fourth Soul Ring.
• Ji Xuan left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after telling Yang Wudi that elders would come to guard it.
• Above the Star Dou Great Forest, Ji Xuan spotted a twenty-thousand-year Sword Winged Golden Feather Eagle and asked Golden Crocodile Douluo to let him fight it alone.
• Ji Xuan used his Wind Thunder Sword Domain to counter the eagle's feather arrows, severed its left wing, and sent it plunging toward the forest.
• Ji Xuan and Golden Crocodile Douluo descended to find the fallen eagle and claim Ji Xuan's fourth Soul Ring.

After killing a Sword Winged Golden Feather Eagle, Ji Xuan absorbed its Twenty-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and demonstrated his new Fourth Soul Skill. He briefly watched Zhu Zhuyun pursue Zhu Zhuqing before returning to Spirit City, where Qian Daoliu welcomed him home.

• Ji Xuan killed the Sword Winged Golden Feather Eagle, absorbed its Twenty-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and advanced his cultivation.
• Ji Xuan used Myriad Swords Return to Origin to unleash a blade storm and pierce a distant tree.
• Ji Xuan and Golden Crocodile Douluo saw Zhu Zhuyun and two Soul Ancestors pursuing Zhu Zhuqing, and Ji Xuan realized Zhu Zhuyun was deliberately letting her escape.
• Ji Xuan chose not to intervene and continued on with Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Ji Xuan returned to Spirit City after two years and found Qian Daoliu waiting at his residence.

Ji Xuan recruited Yue Guan by offering him the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and warning him about the growing rift between the Papal Palace and the Worship Hall. Yue Guan agreed to serve Ji Xuan while remaining in Bibi Dong’s court, though he doubted he could persuade Ghostly to join them.

• Ji Xuan visited Yue Guan’s mansion and asked him to follow him.
• Ji Xuan offered Yue Guan the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as an opportunity to enter the Worship Hall.
• Ji Xuan argued that supporting him would still mean serving Martial Soul Hall and reminded Yue Guan of Bibi Dong’s harsh treatment of him and Ghostly.
• Yue Guan agreed to follow Ji Xuan, and Ji Xuan told him to keep his allegiance secret and report Bibi Dong’s major moves.
• Ji Xuan asked whether Yue Guan could persuade Elder Ghost, but Yue Guan said Ghostly was even more loyal to Bibi Dong.

Ji Xuan gave Yue Guan a Yellow Springs Lycoris to persuade Ghostly to secretly pledge loyalty to him. Ghostly agreed, and Yue Guan reported the success to Ji Xuan, who ordered them to maintain their positions and watch for Bibi Dong's moves.

• Ji Xuan gave Yue Guan a Yellow Springs Lycoris, and Yue Guan said it would persuade Ghostly to join him.
• Yue Guan met Ghostly in a secret chamber and told him he had pledged loyalty to Ji Xuan.
• Ghostly hesitated over the danger of betraying the Pope, but accepted the Yellow Springs Lycoris and agreed to join Yue Guan.
• Yue Guan kept the herb in his Soul Tool because Ghostly could not store it safely or consume it without drawing attention.
• Yue Guan told Ji Xuan that Ghostly had agreed, and Ji Xuan instructed them to keep their roles unchanged and report any major move by Bibi Dong.

Ji Xuan gained Qian Daoliu and the Worship Hall’s support in his bid for the position of Pope, then returned to Spirit Hall Academy to join its tournament team. His return stirred Hu Liena’s old feelings, and Xie Yue challenged him to prove himself before he could join.

• Qian Daoliu told Ji Xuan that he and the Worship Hall supported his bid for Pope but would not directly oppose Bibi Dong, and urged him to make a name for himself in the tournament.
• Ji Xuan returned to Spirit Hall Academy and applied to join the team for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Hu Liena recognized Ji Xuan and found her feelings for him had not faded, while Xie Yue noticed her reaction.
• Instructor Zhou Long welcomed Ji Xuan, but Xie Yue challenged him to earn his place on the team.
• Xie Yue revealed his Moon Blade Martial Soul and four Soul Rings as he faced Ji Xuan on the training ground.

Ji Xuan revealed that he had become a Level Forty-Two Soul Ancestor and defeated Xie Yue in a one-sided match, then used a faint healing ability to stabilize his injuries. Xie Yue accepted Ji Xuan as the new captain, while Zhou Long made Shi Yan a substitute member.

• Ji Xuan summoned the Sword of Order and revealed four Soul Rings, including two ten-thousand-year rings, shocking the team with his Level Forty-Two strength.
• At the start of the match, Ji Xuan used his fourth Soul Skill, Myriad Swords Return to Origin, to trap Xie Yue in a relentless rain of golden swords.
• Xie Yue refused to surrender and tried to break through, but Ji Xuan redirected the swords and inflicted several severe wounds.
• Hu Liena surrendered on Xie Yue's behalf, and Ji Xuan stopped the attack and used green light to stabilize Xie Yue's injuries.
• Xie Yue admitted defeat and yielded the captain's position to Ji Xuan, while Zhou Long assigned Shi Yan to the substitute team.

After learning that Ji Xuan had returned as a powerful Soul Ancestor and become the Martial Soul Hall Team captain, Bibi Dong suspected he had benefited from a head Soul Bone she had intended for Hu Liena. She gave Hu Liena another Soul Bone to strengthen her for the Soul Master Competition, leaving Hu Liena at level forty-eight with greatly increased Spiritual Power.

• A Spirit Hall Academy elder told Bibi Dong that Ji Xuan had returned as a Level Forty-Two Soul Ancestor, defeated Xie Yue, and become team captain.
• Bibi Dong suspected Qian Daoliu had given Ji Xuan the sixty-thousand-year Wisdom Skull of Spiritual Condensation that she had reserved for Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong summoned Hu Liena and told her that Ji Xuan had taken the Soul Bone opportunity meant for her.
• Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena another head Soul Bone and urged her to show her strength in the Soul Master Competition.
• Hu Liena absorbed the Soul Bone, greatly increased her Spiritual Power, and advanced to level forty-eight.

Ji Xuan led the Martial Soul Hall Team toward the Star Dou Great Forest, intending to keep Tang San from obtaining the Eight Spider Lances. At an inn on the way, he encountered the Shrek group, where Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun approached Hu Liena.

• Lin Xiu told Zhou Long that she had reached level forty, and Ji Xuan persuaded Zhou Long to take the whole team to the Star Dou Great Forest for training.
• Oscar broke through to level thirty, and Zhao Wuji led the Shrek Seven Devils toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ji Xuan's team reached a border town by carriage, while the Shrek group arrived on foot and later gathered at the same inn.
• Ma Hongjun leered at Hu Liena and urged Dai Mubai to approach her, while Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Oscar objected or warned them.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun walked toward Ji Xuan's table, and Ji Xuan heard their conversation and sneered inwardly.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun offended Hu Liena with their advances, prompting Xie Yue and the Spirit Hall team to confront them. Tang San led the Shrek group into the dispute, and the chapter ended with Xie Yue's team unleashing their martial souls as the restaurant emptied.

• Dai Mubai tried to invite Hu Liena to dinner, while Ma Hongjun made lewd remarks about her.
• Xie Yue and the Spirit Hall team stood up to defend Hu Liena, and Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing joined Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San offered to apologize, but Xie Yue rejected his apology and challenged the Shrek group's attempt to dismiss Ma Hongjun's behavior.
• Ma Hongjun insulted Xie Yue and boasted about his popularity with women, enraging Xie Yue and the Spirit Hall team.
• Xie Yue and the other Spirit Hall members released their martial souls, and Ye Zhi Qiu led Canghui Academy out of the restaurant.

Ji Xuan intervened as the Shrek group and Spirit Hall's Soul Ancestors nearly fought, and Dai Mubai's Star Luo royal identity made Xie Yue and Hu Liena hesitate. After both sides lowered their guard, Ji Xuan approached Ma Hongjun, leaving the Shrek group wary of his intentions.

• The Shrek Seven Devils were shocked by the Spirit Hall group's many Soul Ancestors, and Dai Mubai challenged them despite their strength.
• Xie Yue recognized Dai Mubai's Evil Eye White Tiger as the Star Luo royal family's inherited martial soul, and Dai Mubai confirmed his identity uneasily.
• Xie Yue demanded to punish Ma Hongjun for his remarks, but Ji Xuan paid off the innkeeper and cleared the tavern before the confrontation continued.
• Dai Mubai stood up for Ma Hongjun, and Hu Liena persuaded Xie Yue to withdraw his Moon Blade and avoid a clash.
• As both groups lowered their martial souls, Ji Xuan approached Ma Hongjun, making Tang San and the others grow suspicious.

Ji Xuan crippled Ma Hongjun after Ma Hongjun harassed Hu Liena, then stopped the conflict from escalating when Zhou Long revealed his strength as a Soul Douluo. The Shrek Group treated Ma Hongjun, who could walk again but remained devastated by his injury.

• Ji Xuan used sword qi to severely wound Ma Hongjun, saying he had no need for the thing he could not control.
• Tang San and Oscar tried to treat Ma Hongjun as Zhao Wuji confronted Ji Xuan, but Zhou Long revealed himself as a Spirit Hall Soul Douluo and forced Zhao Wuji to back down.
• Ji Xuan stopped Zhou Long from attacking Zhao Wuji and used green light to slow Ma Hongjun's bleeding, though he intended to keep the Shrek Group's Soul Ring hunt on schedule.
• That night, Tang San, Oscar, and Ji Xuan's healing helped Ma Hongjun recover enough to walk, but Ma Hongjun cursed Ji Xuan and grieved over losing his greatest pleasure.

After the Titan Giant Ape took Xiao Wu from the Shrek Group, Tang San chased after them while Xiao Wu directed Er Ming toward the Spirit Hall group. Er Ming found the group and pinned them down with crushing gravity, leaving them unable to escape.

• The Shrek Group won the right to claim a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Oscar absorbed its Soul Ring as Tang San advanced to Level Thirty.
• The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and carried her into the forest despite Tang San and the others fighting to stop it; Tang San pursued them alone with an Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausage.
• Xiao Wu scolded Er Ming for attacking her friends, then asked him to kill the Spirit Hall group in revenge for bullying her.
• Lin Xiu absorbed his fourth Soul Ring, and Zhou Long prepared to lead the Spirit Hall group out of the forest before the Titan Giant Ape appeared with Xiao Wu on its shoulder.
• Zhou Long recognized Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast and urged the others to flee, but Er Ming's gravity forced the group to the ground.

Ji Xuan weakened the Titan Giant Ape’s Gravity Domain and held it off while the Spirit Hall team escaped, even injuring the beast with his attacks. Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived before Er Ming could finish Ji Xuan, and Ji Xuan ordered him to capture Xiao Wu and leave the Titan Giant Ape for a later hunt.

• Ji Xuan used the Sword of Order to weaken the Titan Giant Ape’s Gravity Domain, but Er Ming struck Zhou Long and badly injured him.
• Ji Xuan told the Spirit Hall team to escape while he stayed behind; Xiao Wu urged Er Ming to stop them from revealing that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Ji Xuan attacked Xiao Wu to force Er Ming to defend her, then used his Wind Thunder Sword Domain to wound the Titan Giant Ape as the team retreated.
• As Ji Xuan’s Soul Power ran low, Er Ming prepared to fire his Titan Sky Cannon, but Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived and blocked the attack.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed that he had secretly followed Ji Xuan, and Ji Xuan ordered him to capture Xiao Wu while saving the Titan Giant Ape for a future hunt.

Ji Xuan and Golden Crocodile Douluo captured Xiao Wu after wounding the Titan Giant Ape, then confronted Tang San and the Shrek group. Ji Xuan revealed that Xiao Wu was a Transformed Soul Beast, and Tang San attacked him with hidden weapons that failed to pierce his barrier.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo bit off the Titan Giant Ape's arm, took the unconscious Xiao Wu, and escaped with Ji Xuan.
• The wounded Titan Giant Ape sealed its injury and rushed toward the forest's core to find Da Ming and rescue Xiao Wu.
• Ji Xuan and Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared before Tang San and the Shrek group with Xiao Wu in their custody.
• Ji Xuan told Tang San and the others that Xiao Wu was a Transformed Soul Beast, prompting shock and alarm among the Shrek group.
• Zhao Wuji challenged Ji Xuan to prove his claim, and Ji Xuan accused Shrek Academy of protecting Soul Beasts.
• Tang San attacked Ji Xuan with hidden weapons, but Ji Xuan blocked them all with a barrier formed by the Power of Order.

Ji Xuan effortlessly defeated the Shrek Group’s attackers while Golden Crocodile Douluo restrained Zhao Wuji and watched over Xiao Wu. Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and External Soul Bone, but Ji Xuan evaded his strike and grabbed one of his poisonous spider spears.

• Tang San and Ma Hongjun attacked Ji Xuan, but he cut apart Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and dispersed Ma Hongjun’s flames.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing charged Ji Xuan while Ning Rongrong boosted them, but Ji Xuan knocked Zhu Zhuqing away, crushed Dai Mubai’s wrist, and sent him flying.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo stopped Zhao Wuji from intervening and revealed his overwhelming power while holding the unconscious Xiao Wu.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and External Soul Bone, but Ji Xuan told Golden Crocodile Douluo not to kill him yet.
• Tang San’s hammer strike missed when Ji Xuan vanished, and Ji Xuan grabbed the base of one of Tang San’s spider spears.

Ji Xuan tore Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances free and left with Golden Crocodile Douluo and the unconscious Xiao Wu. At the Lake of Life, Da Ming and Er Ming planned to rescue Xiao Wu, but Xiong Jun warned them against starting a beast tide.

• Ji Xuan ripped the Eight Spider Lances from Tang San, revealed that poison had no effect on him, and flew away with Golden Crocodile Douluo and Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji and Oscar treated Tang San, while Ning Rongrong promised to ask the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for help; Tang San vowed to destroy Spirit Hall and rescue Xiao Wu.
• Er Ming returned to the Lake of Life wounded and told Da Ming that Spirit Hall had taken Xiao Wu and crippled him.
• Da Ming called for a beast tide to rescue Xiao Wu, but Xiong Jun emerged from the lake and ordered them not to endanger the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ji Xuan returned safely to the Martial Soul Hall team, and Hu Liena reported Xiao Wu’s identity as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to Bibi Dong. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang arrived and learned that Spirit Hall had taken Xiao Wu, then saw the chance to make Tang San powerful and prove his theories.

• Ji Xuan rejoined the Martial Soul Hall team unharmed, and the group returned to Spirit City with the injured Zhou Long.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, and Bibi Dong suspected the Worship Hall had taken her.
• Ning Rongrong and the injured Shrek students returned to the academy, where Zhao Wuji sent Flender to fetch a healing Soul Master.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived with Flender, went straight to Tang San, and learned that Spirit Hall had taken Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang realized that Tang San might gain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, giving him a chance to prove his theories.

Yu Xiaogang explained that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year Transformed Soul Beast and agreed to go to Spirit City, claiming he would try to save her. After Tang San revealed that his teacher was only a Level Twenty-Nine Soul Grandmaster, the others’ admiration turned to contempt.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Transformed Soul Beasts could produce a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone when killed, leaving Tang San terrified for Xiao Wu.
• Tang San begged Yu Xiaogang to save Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to go to Spirit City the next day, though his main aim was to address Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls cultivation problem.
• Tang San introduced Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, and the group assumed the title of Master meant he was exceptionally powerful.
• Tang San revealed that Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Power was only Level Twenty-Nine, shocking the group and earning their contempt.
• Zhao Wuji defended Yu Xiaogang by suggesting his theoretical knowledge must have helped Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang silently resented Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai for looking down on him.

Yu Xiaogang identified Tang San’s lost spider spears as a legendary External Soul Bone and promised to help him take revenge on Spirit Hall. After leaving a strict training plan with Flender, Yu Xiaogang headed to Spirit City, while Tang San resolved to grow stronger and save Xiao Wu if he could.

• Yu Xiaogang scolded Tang San for absorbing a two-thousand-year soul ring, then identified the spider spears Spirit Hall had taken as an External Soul Bone.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun vowed to take revenge on Spirit Hall, and Flender brought a healer who treated the injured students.
• Yu Xiaogang gave Flender a demanding training plan and secured his agreement by threatening to take Tang San away from the academy.
• The next morning, Yu Xiaogang left for Spirit City, and Tang San resolved to cultivate diligently so he could rescue Xiao Wu or avenge her.

Yu Xiaogang visited Bibi Dong in Spirit City to ask how his disciple could cultivate Twin Martial Souls, and Bibi Dong demanded that he and the disciple join Spirit Hall. Yu Xiaogang manipulated Bibi Dong with declarations of love until she embraced him and agreed to help, while he secretly intended to keep Tang San away from Spirit Hall.

• Yu Xiaogang used his Elder Token to enter the Papal Palace and meet Bibi Dong alone.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong for the cultivation method for Twin Martial Souls, explaining that his disciple possessed them.
• Bibi Dong offered to share the method if Yu Xiaogang and his disciple pledged loyalty to Spirit Hall, but Yu Xiaogang objected.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed he had always loved Bibi Dong and said Liu Erlong was only his younger sister, stirring Bibi Dong's old feelings.
• Bibi Dong embraced Yu Xiaogang and asked him not to leave again, and he promised to return with his disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to bring his disciple to Spirit Hall in the future, then asked Bibi Dong to tell him the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method.