Chapter Summaries

Wu Qi confronted the Viper Soul Master, who revealed how he had survived in the desert and grown powerful by hunting the Lost Land’s exiles. Wu Qi and his companions began fighting the Viper Soul Master and the Sand Emperor Viper, with Qiangu Changkong leading the attack on the beast.

• The Viper Soul Master explained that Spirit Hall’s delayed activation of the Desert Royal Palace’s city-defense Soul Tool had exposed the buried city and that he had escaped with the Sand Emperor Viper’s help.
• The Viper Soul Master revealed that he had used a secret cultivation art and hunted exiles for decades, then threatened to kill Wu Qi and absorb him.
• Wu Qi activated Divine Slaughter’s Domain, gave the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Qiangu Changkong, and charged the Viper Soul Master, explaining that he was immune to poison.
• Qiangu Changkong and the others fought the Sand Emperor Viper, using the Aromatic Silk Beauty to purify its venom.
• The Sand Emperor Viper fled underground and attacked from a distance, while Qiangu Changkong leaped after it and Chen Ping covered him.

Wu Qi battled the Viper Soul Master, using his Soul Bone skills and speed to exploit his opponent’s weaknesses despite the threat of the Martial Soul Avatar. Meanwhile, Qiangu Changkong and his teammates pinned down the Sand Emperor Viper, and Hunter prepared to strike.

• The Viper Soul Master activated his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Wu Qi, who blocked a blow with Invincible Golden Body.
• The Viper Soul Master summoned venomous snakes, but Wu Qi flew above them and used Illusion Space to create an opening for Qing Luan's Footprint Shock.
• Wu Qi used his speed to pressure the Viper Soul Master, then escaped a strike with his Instant Transmission Soul Skill and appeared behind him with his Spiritual Luan Martial Void Technique stacked beyond fifty layers.
• Wu Qi's assault disrupted the Viper Soul Master's control of the venomous snakes, causing his Sixth Soul Skill to collapse.
• Qiangu Changkong and his allies fought the Sand Emperor Viper, with Hunter's Lava Land and Qiangu's Raging Fire Coiling Dragon Circles keeping it from burrowing.
• At Chen Nan's call, Hunter thrust his Blazing Flame Scepter into the sand and activated his Sixth Soul Ring.

Hunter killed the Sand Emperor Viper and the Viper Soul Master with powerful flame attacks, impressing his allies with his strength and unusual Scepter Martial Soul. Wu Qi recognized that Hunter’s Ring Fusion was fake, though Hunter’s true abilities remained unclear.

• Hunter trapped the Sand Emperor Viper in a Soul Power barrier, and Chen Nan entered to attack it but was knocked away by its tail.
• Hunter summoned a fiery dragon and meteor rain, killing the Sand Emperor Viper while a dark purple bolt of lightning struck alongside the flames.
• Wu Qi used Phantom Spirit Sharing to let his allies see through one another’s eyes, then Hunter trapped the Viper Soul Master in a hexagram flame cage.
• Hunter’s flames swallowed the Viper Soul Master, completing his second kill and astonishing Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping.
• Wu Qi noticed a purple gleam from his Scepter and concluded that Hunter’s Ring Fusion differed from the real technique he had seen Huo Wu use.

Wu Qi and his companions found the real oasis after Hunter killed two Soul Saint-level enemies and Chen Nan entrusted them with a request concerning her husband’s grave. At the oasis, Hunter admitted that his strength was not what it seemed and hinted at a connection with Wu Qi, but promised to explain more if they met again.

• Hunter’s charged soul skill killed two Soul Saint-level opponents, and Chen Nan returned to the group unharmed.
• Chen Nan learned that Wu Qi and the others had hidden their identities, then gave Wu Qi her valuables and asked him to buy a larger burial plot for her wrongly slain husband.
• Chen Nan protected the group as they followed Wu Qi’s compass toward the real oasis, where they found a clear lake surrounded by Sha Hua Mandala.
• Wu Qi collected a Sha Hua Mandala, and Qiangu Changkong jumped into the lake to wash off the sand.
• Hunter said he was not truly level sixty-nine and hinted that he and Wu Qi were connected, but promised to reveal the truth if they met again.

Wu Qi and his companions reached an oasis after completing their mission, but Hunter vanished and the deserted place raised their suspicions. When Chen Nan disappeared before dawn, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast emerged from the oasis, forcing Wu Qi and the others to flee and revealing why no Exiles lived there.

• Hunter turned into a cloud of dust and vanished after Wu Qi obtained the scepter, leaving Wu Qi to suspect the scepter held a secret.
• Chen Nan, Chen Ping, and Qiangu Changkong joined Wu Qi at the oasis, where they found no other Exiles and debated whether to leave.
• Wu Qi persuaded Chen Nan to leave the oasis with them temporarily, and the group camped overnight after completing their mission.
• Chen Nan went to the oasis for water during her watch and was gone when Wu Qi woke at dawn.
• Wu Qi led Chen Nan's companions away, but a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's aura surged from the oasis, confirming their suspicion that it had kept Exiles away.

Wu Qi and his companions left the oasis believing Chen Nan might have died there, while Hunter saved her from a nearly hundred-thousand-year-old Water-Condensing Xuanwu. On their return, they found more Exiles unconscious beside the Viper Soul Master's traps and chose not to help them.

• Wu Qi told Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping that the oasis might be the fate awaiting Exiles, and the three accepted that Chen Nan's fate was unknown.
• The Water-Condensing Xuanwu revealed that Chen Nan had awakened it by shouting after spotting Hunter at the lakeshore.
• Hunter described his two sets of memories, warned the Xuanwu not to harm Chen Nan, and carried her away while the beast watched in fear.
• Wu Qi, Qiangu Changkong, and Chen Ping headed east and found a new group of Exiles unconscious beside the Viper Soul Master's traps.
• The three saw small crustaceans approaching the unconscious Exiles and decided not to intervene.

Wu Qi and his companions returned from Mysterious Canyon after completing their training, but Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping were left psychologically shattered by killing hopeful Exiles. Falling Devil Douluo revealed the Spirit Hall’s hidden history of the Desert Royal Palace and its destructive divine punishment, while Wu Qi questioned whether the lightning’s weapon was connected to his Scepter.

• Wu Qi, Qiangu Changkong, and Chen Ping fought their way through the Exiles and escaped Mysterious Canyon with their Gold Medals.
• Falling Devil Douluo found that Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping were suffering severe psychological problems, while Wu Qi had recovered from the slaughter.
• Wu Qi asked whether the Desert Royal Palace had been arranged to reduce the Exiles’ population, and Falling Devil Douluo explained that the Spirit Hall had sought a mysterious ancestral treasure there.
• Falling Devil Douluo described how Rakshasa-worshiping Evil Soul Masters occupied the Royal Capital and how a divine lightning strike buried the Lost Land in sand.
• Wu Qi connected the lightning and its missing weapon to the Scepter on his back, then asked Falling Devil Douluo why a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had been in the oasis.

Falling Devil Douluo explained that the Lost Land’s western coast had always offered the Exiles a way to freedom, while most chose the comfort of its oasis. After Wu Qi returned from the trial, Qian Daoliu briefed him on his next mission in the Land of Deadly Poisons and its possible inheritances.

• Falling Devil Douluo explained that the oasis was sustained by a Water-Condensing Xuanwu and that Exiles could cross the Lost Land westward to reach the ocean and return to the human world.
• Wu Qi reported to Qian Daoliu, handed over the Sha Hua Mandala, and showed the Offerings the Dark Purple Scepter, which they could not identify.
• Qian Daoliu told Wu Qi that his next trial concerned the Land of Deadly Poisons, and Azure Phoenix Douluo gave him the gathered intelligence.
• Wu Qi learned that the Land of Deadly Poisons had upper and lower levels, and that he and his companions had narrowly avoided entering it during their training in Lipton Forest.
• Azure Phoenix Douluo and Guǐbào Dǒuluó described different experiences in the lower level, leading Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo to suspect the realm contained two possible inheritances.

Wu Qi learned that Spirit Hall planned to send him and an academy team into the Land of Deadly Poisons alongside the Pope Hall, while Qian Daoliu first ordered him to assist Xue Qinghe in Heaven Dou City. He helped Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping recover from their despair and left them with a new mission to lead a team into the dangerous land.

• Qian Daoliu told Wu Qi that he would cooperate with the Pope Hall and send a team into the Land of Deadly Poisons, with Wu Qi leading it.
• Wu Qi suspected Qian Daoliu’s order to visit Heaven Dou City first was connected to a move against the Wu Family and planned to consult Dead Guy about the Land of Deadly Poisons.
• Wu Qi urged Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping to overcome their despair and brought them to Spirit Hall Academy to meet its students.
• Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping gradually regained their spirits while sharing tournament experience with the academy students, and the three were assigned to give a public lesson.
• Wu Qi told Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping that their next mission was to travel to Heaven Dou City and lead an academy team into the Land of Deadly Poisons.

Wu Qi prepared to investigate the Xīnshān Sect’s illegal mine and the Wu Family’s possible involvement before training in the Land of Deadly Poisons. He met Xue Qinghe in Heaven Dou City, where Xue Qinghe revealed the evidence he had gathered about the Wu Family.

• Wu Qi learned that the Wu Family was suspected of colluding with the Xīnshān Sect, which planned to overthrow the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom’s ruling power.
• Wu Qi and his companions set out with Qian Jun and Falling Devil Douluo to investigate the mine near Lipton Forest before entering the Land of Deadly Poisons.
• Falling Devil Douluo explained that the Wu Family had received a share of the mine’s profits, which Wu Qinan had distributed as subsidies to former subordinates.
• The team arrived in Heaven Dou City and gathered at Martial Soul Hall while Wu Qi secretly went to Xue Qinghe’s Crown Prince’s Mansion.
• Xue Qinghe told Wu Qi that he had traced the matter to the Wu Family more than a year earlier and showed him the evidence he had collected.

Wu Qi learned that Xue Qinghe would spare most of the Wu Family if Wu Qinan had been deceived, and decided to investigate the mine’s true circumstances. He then sought Old Ghost’s advice about the Land of Deadly Poisons and learned that its two routes offered different trials and risks.

• Xue Qinghe told Wu Qi that Wu Qinan might have been misled by a Wu Family traitor working with the Xīnshān Sect, and said the family would lose its noble title but most members could leave Heaven Dou City if Wu Qinan was deceived.
• Wu Qi decided to investigate the truth to protect innocent members of the Wu Family.
• Wu Qi visited Old Ghost in the Underground Black Market with Dugu Bo and confirmed that the training ground in the letter was the Land of Deadly Poisons.
• Old Ghost explained that Wu Qi could follow the left route, which offered a trial anyone might pass, or risk the more dangerous right route, which appeared to select specific Soul Masters.
• Dugu Bo asked Wu Qi why he would risk entering the Land of Deadly Poisons when few people who entered had survived.

Wu Qi decided to pursue the dangerous opportunities in the Land of Deadly Poisons and began preparing to investigate the Wu Family mine. He set out for the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom with a group of students while Salas stayed in Heaven Dou City to coordinate the investigation and seek the suspected Xīnshān Sect traitor.

• Dugu Bo warned Wu Qi that many talented people had died before reaching their potential, but Wu Qi insisted that he needed the opportunities in the Land of Deadly Poisons.
• Wu Qi visited the Martial Soul Hall, where Salas greeted him respectfully and agreed to assist with investigating the Wu Family.
• Wu Qi and Salas decided that the trainee squad would not take part in the investigation, and Salas arranged for them to be watched in a nearby city.
• Wu Qi led the group toward the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom while Salas remained in Heaven Dou City to mobilize personnel and pursue the suspected traitor.
• Wu Qi planned to search for He Niannian and her father as possible leads, while preparing to investigate from other angles if they could not be found.

Wu Qi, Qiangu Changkong, and Chen Ping investigated the Xīnshān Sect’s mine, where Wu Qi discovered a group of Soul Masters chasing He Niannian. He Niannian was cornered after overhearing important information, and the pursuers threatened her.

• Wu Qi and the others discussed how to investigate the Xīnshān Sect and decided to scout the mining area before taking action.
• Wu Qi flew over the mine and found signs of recent excavation but no visible workers or fires.
• Wu Qi detected Soul Power nearby and flew toward its source.
• He Niannian fled from Soul Masters who had spotted her after she overheard their conversation.
• The pursuers recognized He Niannian as He Guangyi’s daughter and threatened to harm her.

Wu Qi rescued He Niannian from Xīnshān Sect pursuers and learned that the sect had planted explosives in a mine to kill hundreds of miners. He and his companions began investigating the mine and its owners to plan a rescue before the miners returned.

• Wu Qi used Mental Sharing to help He Niannian evade her pursuers and led them away from the mine.
• Wu Qi trapped the pursuers with his domains and Illusion Space, killing them with He Niannian's help and hiding the evidence.
• Wu Qi reunited with Qiangu Changkong and another companion, and He Niannian begged them to save her father and the miners.
• He Niannian explained that Xīnshān Sect had planted explosives in the mine and planned to bury the miners underground when they returned.
• He Niannian told Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong that old master Charles had developed the mine before disappearing, and confirmed that its later owners were from Xīnshān Sect.

Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong questioned He Niannian about the Xīnshān Sect’s takeover of the mine and the disappearance of Charles and the Wu Family members. Their investigation was interrupted by a masked black-robed man, who offered them a route to new clues in exchange for cooperation.

• He Niannian told Wu Qi that the Xīnshān Sect had forced the miners to work under harsh contracts and that her father had last seen Charles and the foreman Wu Cheng before they disappeared.
• Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong suspected that the Xīnshān Sect had killed Charles and the Wu Family members, possibly with help from a high-ranking insider in the Wu Family.
• Wu Qi arranged protection for He Niannian, while Qiangu Changkong noted that the scattered information left key parts of the investigation unresolved.
• A black-robed man tried to abduct He Niannian, but Jin Luo drove him back and returned her to safety.
• Wu Qi confronted the black-robed man, who offered a route map to new clues about the Xīnshān Sect while refusing to reveal his identity.
• Qiangu Changkong urged Wu Qi to verify the route, saying the clues might help break open the investigation.

Wu Qi and his companions uncovered Charles’s newly buried body and learned how the Xīnshān Sect had framed Wu Qinan. Wu Qinan revealed his plan to expose the sect, leaving Wu Qi with the full account of the conspiracy.

• Wu Qi deduced that the masked informant was Wu Qinan and took He Niannian to investigate the snowfield he had indicated.
• Qiangu Changkong uncovered several coffins beneath thin ice, and He Niannian recognized Charles’s distinctive clothing on one of the mummified bodies.
• Wu Qi’s group returned to find Wu Qinan unmasked, and he explained that he had found Charles’s remains after tracking his escape marks.
• Wu Qinan said the Xīnshān Sect had used forged correspondence to deceive him, exploiting the secret mark Charles and Wu Qinan had agreed on.
• Wu Qinan revealed that Charles had hidden a Soul Tool containing He Niannian’s awakening records and that he intended to rescue miners, expose the Xīnshān Sect, and bring the Heaven Dou Empire against it.

Wu Qi and his companions raced to uncover the traitor and plan a rescue for the miners trapped in the Xīnshān Sect’s mine. After finding Chen San, they brought him somewhere warm and asked him to explain the mine’s security.

• Wu Qinan took Charles’s body back to Heaven Dou City to find the traitor, while Wu Qi prepared to rescue the miners.
• He Niannian explained that she knew only some of the mine’s sentry arrangements, so Wu Qi planned to learn more by questioning an experienced miner.
• Wu Qi told Qiangu Changkong to enter the mine disguised as a worker once they understood the situation, and He Niannian teased him about looking like a thug.
• After waiting a day without seeing any miners, the group encountered Chen San, whom He Niannian recognized as her father’s former fellow laborer.
• Wu Qi gave Chen San a robe and brought him inside to warm up, then He Niannian asked him how the mine’s overseers were deployed.

Wu Qi sent Qiangu Changkong to infiltrate Xīnshān Sect’s mine and organize the miners before the sect could blow it up. Qiangu Changkong entered the mine and recruited Zhu Wusi to help prepare the miners for evacuation.

• Chen San told Wu Qi about the hidden sentries and patrols surrounding the mine, and Wu Qi planned an infiltration with Qiangu Changkong.
• Chen San brought Qiangu Changkong toward the mine, where hidden sentries questioned them before allowing them to pass.
• Qiangu Changkong noticed that Xīnshān Sect had withdrawn many guards and joined the miners after Chen San pleaded his case.
• Qiangu Changkong quietly told Zhu Wusi that Xīnshān Sect planned to collapse the mine and asked him to find other capable leaders to help organize the miners.

Wu Qi organized a midnight rescue of the miners held in the Xīnshān Sect’s mine, using Spirit Hall’s Trainee Squad to help neutralize the sentries. As Tie Niu led the trainees to their first target, Qiangu Changkong and Zhu Wusi waited inside the mine for the operation to begin.

• Wu Qi recruited the restless trainees for the mission and had Tie Niu teach them assassination techniques.
• After training the trainees and gathering intelligence using Qiangu Changkong’s marks, Wu Qi mapped the mine’s defenses and instructed the experts to cover for the inexperienced squad.
• Tie Niu revealed to the trainees that the mission was a rescue operation, warning that hundreds of lives and their Academy graduation were at stake.
• Inside the mine, Qiangu Changkong confirmed with Zhu Wusi that the workers were ready to act once Wu Qi’s operation began.
• Tie Niu led the Trainee Squad to a hidden sentry post of ten Xīnshān Sect members, selected several trainees to attack with him, and positioned the rest around the perimeter.

Tie Niu and the students eliminated the Xīnshān Sect’s hidden sentries while Qiangu Changkong led a revolt inside the mine. As the miners escaped and the attack closed in, Wu Qi confronted a White Eagle Soul Saint and prepared to fight him.

• Tie Niu’s team killed the sentries at two posts, captured the missing guard, and pushed the shaken students onward.
• Wu Qi sent the agreed signal, and Qiangu Changkong attacked the mine overseers while Zhu Wusi organized the miners’ escape.
• Qiangu Changkong cleared the way out as the miners followed Zhu Wusi from the mine.
• Wu Qi intercepted a White Eagle Soul Saint investigating the disturbance and challenged him over the Xīnshān Sect’s theft of imperial assets.
• The White Eagle Soul Saint activated his Martial Soul Avatar, and Wu Qi noted that he lacked Mental Immunity.