Chapter Summaries

Yu Luomian accused Prince Xuexing of targeting Yu Tianheng, forcing Emperor Xueye to summon Xue Xing and Ning Fengzhi to court. Xue Xing requested half a day to explain, then went to Dugu Bo for help, unaware that Dugu Bo had already guessed Wu Qi’s scheme.

• Yu Luomian demanded that the Royal Family answer for the alleged targeting of Yu Tianheng, and Xue Qinghe questioned whether Xue Xing had acted without knowing.
• Emperor Xueye summoned Xue Xing and Ning Fengzhi after Yu Luomian rejected Xue Qinghe’s defense and demanded a face-to-face confrontation.
• Xue Xing asked for half a day to provide an explanation, while Yu Luomian agreed to wait under Ning Fengzhi’s pressure.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong suspected Wu Qi had orchestrated the court dispute to benefit Dugu Bo.
• Xue Xing went to Dugu Bo’s residence, and Dugu Bo confronted him about using city guards to monitor his movements before inviting him inside.

Prince Xuexing traded his debt of gratitude to Dugu Bo for help against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Dugu Bo confronted Yu Luomian at the Royal Palace. After Yu Luomian returned to seek his clan’s decision, Wu Qi and Dugu Bo anticipated that Yu Yuanzhen might become involved.

• Prince Xuexing asked Dugu Bo for help and offered to erase his debt of gratitude in exchange for protection from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Dugu Bo agreed to accompany Prince Xuexing to the Royal Palace, where Yu Luomian had been waiting.
• Dugu Bo confronted Yu Luomian and demanded that the dispute with Prince Xuexing end, but Yu Luomian left to consult his clan’s senior officials.
• Dugu Bo secretly told Wu Qi that Yu Yuanzhen might personally intervene, and Wu Qi began proposing a response.

Dugu Bo negotiated with Yu Yuanzhen over Prince Xuexing’s actions against Shrek Academy, then used threats of retaliation and an alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to force a settlement. He offered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan intelligence on powerful dragon-type soul beasts, leaving Yu Yuanzhen to decide whether to accept.

• Yu Yuanzhen demanded two Soul Bones and a personal apology from Prince Xuexing to resolve the clan’s grievance over Yu Tian Heng.
• Dugu Bo refused the demand, threatened to avenge Xue Xing if he were purged, and declared he would confront the clan at its headquarters.
• Yu Yuanzhen exerted Soul Power pressure, but Dugu Bo warned that Sword Douluo Chen Xin could intervene if they fought in Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Yuanzhen conceded that the matter needed a resolution and asked Dugu Bo to state his terms.
• Dugu Bo offered a complete map of Sunset Forest and intelligence on three dragon-type soul beasts with cultivation exceeding twenty thousand years.

Dugu Bo intimidated Yu Yuanzhen into ending the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s dispute, accepting a list of Soul Beasts that Wu Qi had deliberately made less valuable. After warning Dugu Bo that the tactic would work only once, Wu Qi left Heaven Dou City for a new Spirit Hall training mission in Spirit City.

• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to stop pursuing Dugu Bo in exchange for information on five qualifying Soul Beasts, and Dugu Bo altered the list to include two weak Armored Earth Dragons.
• Yu Yuanzhen blamed Ning Fengzhi for the scheme and warned Yu Luomian that continuing the feud could ruin the clan, unaware that Wu Qi was the true mastermind.
• Dugu Bo celebrated with Wu Qi, who cautioned that the intimidation tactic had worked only because Yu Yuanzhen lacked information and would not fall for it again.
• Wu Qi told Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall had arranged a new training mission, and Dugu Bo promised to support him if he ran into trouble.
• Wu Qi bid Dugu Bo farewell and set out from Heaven Dou City for Spirit City.

Wu Qi returned to Spirit City and told Qian Daoliu how he had controlled the Killing Intent from Divine Slaughter's Domain. Qian Daoliu assigned Wu Qi and his companions a dangerous training mission in Mysterious Canyon, while hinting that the Land of Deadly Poisons might soon open.

• Wu Qi arrived in Spirit City and was brought directly to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu questioned him about controlling the Killing Intent within Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Wu Qi credited Immortal Herbs and a spiritual-power cultivation method from Hu Liena, concealing his Hundred-Thousand-Year Head Bone.
• Qian Daoliu assigned Wu Qi, Changkong, and the others to enter Mysterious Canyon and retrieve a Sha Hua Mandala from its deepest oasis, warning that the Exiles, soul beasts, and confusing terrain made survival unlikely.
• Qian Daoliu promised to let Wu Qi train in the Land of Deadly Poisons if the team returned safely, explaining that it was a small world whose toxins were weakening and that it might soon open.
• After leaving the Worship Hall, Wu Qi wondered whether the Wu Family and Xue Qinghe had helped reveal another entrance to the Land of Deadly Poisons, then prepared to meet his companions for the Mysterious Canyon mission.

Wu Qi reunited with Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping, then encouraged Chen Ping to seek a breakthrough by fighting at the Great Soul Arena. The chapter ended as Chen Ping began a difficult match against a level fifty-one Soul King.

• Wu Qi returned to the rented courtyard and advised Chen Ping and Qiangu Changkong to train at the Great Soul Arena against unfamiliar opponents.
• Wu Qi told them he had reached level sixty-six and warned that Lost Trail Canyon might contain an exiled Soul Douluo.
• Wu Qi teased Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping about leaving trouble behind in Northward View City, then reassured them that he had handled it.
• Qiangu Changkong described his Blazing Dragon Might Soul Skill, and Wu Qi cautioned him against arrogance.
• Wu Qi explained his Sixth Soul Skill and its limits, while Qiangu Changkong suggested using spiritual control to recruit helpers.
• Chen Ping began a match against a level fifty-one Soul King, whose attack-type Martial Soul had an advantage over Chen Ping's defense-type Martial Soul.

Wu Qi, Qiangu Changkong, and Chen Ping prepared for the Mysterious Canyon trial while Tang Yuehua arranged for Tang San to leave Moonlight Pavilion and warned him about Xue Qinghe’s scheme. After Chen Ping broke through to Soul King, the group reached the canyon, where Falling Devil Douluo explained the dangers of the Lost Land and advised them to head west.

• Chen Ping endured his opponent’s attacks in the arena and won his first challenge across ranks, sensing that he was close to a breakthrough.
• A Spirit Hall staff member gave Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong classified information about Mysterious Canyon, and Wu Qi arranged for their Soul Tools to be packed with water and food.
• Tang Yuehua arranged for Tang San to escort a grain convoy to the Clear Sky Sect under a forged identity and warned him that Xue Qinghe might have used Princess Xue Ke to test him.
• Tang San accepted Tang Yuehua’s advice to leave temporarily and avoid Xue Qinghe’s attention.
• Five days later, Chen Ping advanced to Soul King, and the group traveled with Falling Devil Douluo to the wasteland near Mysterious Canyon.
• Falling Devil Douluo warned them that Exiles fought over Sha Hua Mandala in the Lost Land’s oasis and told them to head west once they entered.

Wu Qi, Chen Ping, and Qiangu Changkong entered Mysterious Canyon to search for the Sha Hua Mandala, while Golden Saber Soul Douluo warned them of a buried royal palace’s supposed treasures. Wu Qi suspected the treasure might still exist but prioritized their training and led the group west into the desert.

• Falling Devil Douluo warned Wu Qi and the others not to fly if they got lost, then entrusted them to Golden Saber Soul Douluo at the canyon entrance.
• Golden Saber Soul Douluo guided Wu Qi, Chen Ping, and Qiangu Changkong through the rift and told them that a ruined royal palace might contain treasures.
• After Golden Saber Soul Douluo left them at the desert’s edge, Qiangu Changkong asked Wu Qi why he had not asked the guide to take them to the palace.
• Wu Qi explained that the palace’s history was tied to the Angel God’s punishment and that any treasure might be dangerous or worthless, though he would still take it if they found it.
• Wu Qi used a compass to lead the group west and reminded Chen Ping and Qiangu Changkong to conserve their water as they crossed the desert.

Wu Qi, Qiangu Changkong, and Chen Ping crossed the Lost Land, avoiding a Sand Scorpion swarm before reaching an Exile camp to seek supplies and shelter. The camp leader, Hunter, invited them to join his team.

• The three gathered sour, water-rich wild fruit and carried it with them as a reserve.
• Wu Qi spotted Sand Scorpions surrounding their camp and flew the group away rather than risk provoking stronger members of the species.
• Over the following days, the three traveled cautiously and avoided further trouble.
• Wu Qi decided to approach a settlement, and the group adopted fabricated criminal pasts to fit in among the Exiles.
• Hunter introduced himself as one of the squad leaders and invited Wu Qi, Qiangu Changkong, and Chen Ping to join his team.

Wu Qi, Chen Ping, and Qiangu Changkong joined Chen Nan’s Exiles squad in Mysterious Canyon and learned that the group was searching for desert oases. Wu Qi offered his compass and became their guide, while the three newcomers planned to hide their identities and travel with the squad.

• At the campfire, Wu Qi invented a story about being exiled for his father’s crimes, and Hunter explained that the squad was seeking oases.
• Hunter introduced Chen Nan as the squad captain, and Wu Qi and his companions joined the ten-person group of Soul King-level fighters.
• Wu Qi argued that they should head west and showed Chen Nan a homemade compass, so she appointed him the squad’s guide.
• After sharing a meal, Wu Qi warned Chen Ping and Qiangu Changkong to protect their Soul Tools and said they should stay with the Exiles rather than travel alone.
• Wu Qi used his Blue Silver Domain to keep their private conversation from an eavesdropper outside the tent, then signaled the others to talk casually.

Tang San traveled to Suotuo City under the alias Tang Yin to buy grain for the Clear Sky Sect, where he unexpectedly encountered Flender's struggling merchant association. Flender sold him its old grain at market price, and Tang San arranged to deliver it to a Clear Sky Sect elder.

• Tang San joined the grain convoy arranged by Tang Yuehua and traveled to Suotuo City with a Moonlight Pavilion steward.
• Flender worried that the Land Merchant Association could not sell the grain it had stockpiled, and after a month and a half it had sold only thirty percent.
• Tang San searched Suotuo City for grain and discovered that Flender ran the Land Merchant Association.
• Tang San negotiated under the name Tang Yin, but Flender exploited his urgency and sold him the grain at market price.
• Tang San left to hire workers to load the wagons and deliver the grain to the Clear Sky Sect elder.

Tang San returned to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang Xiao and won the Second Elder’s approval to rejoin, while Wu Qi’s group reached a gathering of Exiles near the Lost Land’s buried treasure site. Wu Qi suspected the treasure was difficult or dangerous to obtain.

• Tang San delivered grain to a mountain hollow, where Tang Xiao and the Second Elder met him.
• The Second Elder welcomed Tang San as his grandnephew and approved his return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San returned to the sect, where Tang Xiao and the Second Elder began seeking a suitable place for his training.
• After three months in the Lost Land, Wu Qi, Hunter, and their companions reached an area crowded with Exile camps.
• Hunter recalled that Spirit Hall Trainees had brought back information about treasure buried beneath the Lost Land’s sand.
• Wu Qi suspected Hu Liena and the other Trainees had not taken the treasure because obtaining it involved difficulty or danger.

Wu Qi and his companions watched from the outskirts as rumors of buried treasure drew more Exiles to the desert, suspecting Spirit Hall had set a trap. When quicksand began exposing a buried royal city, greed drove some people inside, while Wu Qi waited for a safe escape route.

• Wu Qi persuaded Chen Nan and the others to avoid rushing after the rumored treasure and to prioritize Soul Tools and survival supplies.
• Chen Nan's team split up, leaving Wu Qi, Hunter, and Qiangu Changkong to observe the crowd from high ground.
• Qiangu Changkong suspected the treasure rumors were a trap, and Wu Qi speculated that Spirit Hall might be trying to control the Exile population through conflict.
• After more than twenty days, quicksand swallowed a camp and began exposing fragments of buried buildings beneath the desert.
• Wu Qi urged his companions to wait and watch the shifting sand for an escape route as impatient Exiles entered the newly revealed city.

Wu Qi led his group around the ancient city's outskirts, using an old riverbed and air pressure to infer the oasis's direction. He then guided them into buried underground passages, where they discovered an extensive network of streets and shops.

• Wu Qi told Chen Nan, Hunter, Qiangu Changkong, and the others to stay together and avoid the other Exiles while exploring the city's outskirts.
• Wu Qi identified a riverbed and used the air pressure in a sealed bag to reason that the river's source, and the oasis, lay on higher ground.
• Wu Qi followed the riverbed and confirmed that the ancient city had advanced underground water and sewage systems.
• Wu Qi proposed clearing sand from the pipelines to search for a route to the royal palace and a possible Underground Black Market.
• Chen Nan used her Great Strength Demon Ape martial soul to clear sand, and the group found underground tunnels with streets and shops beyond several Steel Gates.

Wu Qi searched a buried auction house, found a mysterious Dark Purple Scepter, and discovered a secret treasure chamber. As Exiles attacked his companions, he hid the scepter and hurried to help them.

• Hunter told everyone to search for banks and pawnshops, and Wu Qi found the entrance to an underground auction house.
• Chen Nan gathered fallen crystals before agreeing to search for Soul Tools and other useful treasures.
• Wu Qi explored the auction hall, found many dead guests and a mostly decayed collection of Soul Tools, and recovered a still-usable one.
• Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping damaged the building while secretly searching for the treasure vault, attracting Exiles and sparking a battle with Chen Nan's group.
• Wu Qi found an unfamiliar Dark Purple Scepter that shattered the Soul Tool it had been stored in, then located a secret treasure chamber with mostly ruined contents.
• Wu Qi hid the scepter beneath his robe and went to support Chen Nan, Qiangu Changkong, and the others as the growing number of Exiles threatened their defenses.

Wu Qi led Chen Nan’s team away from the Auction House by scattering treasure to distract the Exiles, then showed them a Dark Purple Scepter that Hunter thought might point to a future opportunity. The team returned underground and entered a newly built sewage passage, where unexplained filth began appearing.

• Wu Qi scattered gold and silver around the Auction House, turning the Exiles against one another and helping Chen Nan’s team escape.
• Wu Qi revealed that he had found nearly two hundred damaged Soul Tools and a Dark Purple Scepter, and Hunter recalled a similar scepter surrounded by deadly purple lightning.
• Hunter suggested Wu Qi might test the scepter at certain places, while Wu Qi suspected Hunter knew more about his origins than he admitted.
• Chen Nan’s team left the Auction House and returned to the underground area without the Exiles discovering their route.
• The team entered a newly built sewage passage and noticed filth appearing inside despite the passage never having been used.

Wu Qi and his companions examined murals in an underground passage that chronicled the Kingdom’s rise, its conquest by Evil Soul Masters, and its destruction in a battle between the Angel God and an unknown enemy. They left with the city’s history partly understood, though the murals did not explain the Purple Scepter or the enemy’s fate.

• Wu Qi lit a candle and examined murals showing the Kingdom’s former prosperity and its five Kings.
• Wu Qi saw that Evil Soul Masters had seized the Kingdom, plunged the city into darkness, and attacked the people gathered in the Auction House.
• Wu Qi and Hunter inferred that the Angel God intervened before the Evil Soul Masters could claim the Auction House’s treasures.
• Wu Qi saw the final mural depict the wounded Angel God facing a powerful Dark Aura as yellow sand buried the city.
• Chen Nan blamed Spirit Hall for the city’s destruction, while Qiangu Changkong said the disaster might have prevented a greater threat.

Wu Qi and the others explored a buried city, found treasure, and escaped its collapsing sand slope. The city was swallowed by the returning storm, burying most of the Exiles who remained inside.

• Wu Qi and his companions left the mural tunnel and searched the ruined wooden houses for treasure, following Hunter’s theory that the muralist had lived there.
• Chen Nan, Qiangu Changkong, and Chen Ping found gold, silver, and jewelry, while Wu Qi urged them to leave before night made the ruins dangerous.
• Wu Qi flew his companions up the unstable sandy slope, and they discovered that their tent had been looted.
• Wu Qi argued that the team should stay together because the Exiles might have to fight for limited resources at the oasis.
• A fierce sandstorm returned, and Wu Qi’s group fled as a vortex swallowed their tent and the slope collapsed into the city.
• The collapsing sand buried most of the Exiles still fighting in the city, while only a few escaped after abandoning their treasure.

Wu Qi’s group left the buried Royal Capital and traveled toward the oasis, while the chapter revealed the secret mine that had brought Wu Qinan and the Wu Family into danger. Wu Qinan feared Xue Qinghe’s investigation and resolved to settle the mine’s loose ends before the scandal ruined him and the soldiers’ families.

• Wu Qi and the others found the former Royal Capital buried beneath the Sand Sea and headed west toward the oasis.
• Prince Xuexing tried to recruit Wu Qinan, but Wu Qinan avoided him because he feared attracting attention from Xue Qinghe.
• Wu Qinan’s past was revealed: he had concealed a precious-metal deposit and later arranged for Charles' Deputy to mine it to support soldiers’ families.
• Wu Qinan learned that Charles and Wu Family disciples, including Wu Qi's parents, had died at the mine, though he had continued receiving money and letters as if the operation were intact.
• After the steward said the soldiers’ families understood why their subsidies had stopped, Wu Qinan resolved to settle the mine’s loose ends.

Wu Qi's group found a black lake in the Lost Land, but the bones around it and its poisonous water showed it was not the oasis they sought. As they retreated, a viper soul master and a Sand Emperor Viper ambushed them, and Wu Qi began confronting the enemy.

• Wu Qi led the group toward high ground, and after three days they spotted a dark lake and hurried to it.
• Wu Qi warned everyone that the lake water was poisonous, and the group found bones scattered around its banks.
• Wu Qi concluded the lake was not the oasis because it lacked any trace of the Sha Hua Mandala, and he ordered the group to retreat.
• The lake stirred with Soul Power as a viper soul master emerged and Sand Emperor Vipers surfaced beneath the sand.
• Wu Qi revealed his six Soul Rings and confronted the viper soul master, who recognized that the group came from Spirit Hall and asked whether Wu Qi had escaped from the Royal Capital.