Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing used the remaining Whale Rubber sent by Qian Renxue to break through to level forty, while Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu continued cultivating and training. Ghost Douluo then summoned the three of them to Pope Bibi Dong’s hall, where they arrived to find the Golden Generation and three Titled Douluos waiting.

• Ye Qiu gave Zhu Zhuqing the rest of his Whale Rubber, and she cultivated while Xiao Wu slept beside him.
• At dinner, Xiao Wu offered Zhu Zhuqing her share of the Whale Rubber, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted it to help reach level forty.
• Two nights later, Zhu Zhuqing used up the Whale Rubber and broke through to level forty.
• Ye Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing practiced the Purple Demon Eyes and their combat skills, and Ye Qiu said he had written to Qian Renxue for more Whale Rubber.
• Ghost Douluo delivered Bibi Dong’s order for the three of them to report to the Pope’s Hall.
• Ye Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the Pope’s Hall and greeted Bibi Dong before the Golden Generation and three Titled Douluos.

Ye Qiu, Hu Liena, and their companions set out for Death Canyon without a Titled Douluo escort, leaving them to rely on one another during the dangerous training. As they flew toward the canyon, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu read about its Death Flowers and the violent Soul Beasts they could trigger.

• Bibi Dong ordered Ye Qiu and Hu Liena to prepare for Death Canyon and warned them that no Titled Douluo would protect them during the training.
• Hu Liena warned Yan not to provoke Ye Qiu's group and told her companions to treat them with respect inside the canyon.
• Ling Yuan Douluo escorted the group from Spirit City, while Hu Liena gave Ye Qiu a booklet about Death Canyon.
• Ye Qiu merged with Zhu Zhuqing and flew alongside Ling Yuan as Xiao Wu read the canyon's information aloud.
• The group learned that Death Flowers released pollen that heightened Soul Beasts' bloodlust, causing unpredictable attacks and deadly rampages, especially on full-moon nights.

Ye Qiu and Hu Liena’s group entered Death Canyon for a survival trial that also required them to map the area. Around their first campfire, they learned the trial’s full-moon rampage would force them to kill ten Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

• Ling Yuan Douluo escorted Ye Qiu, Hu Liena, and the others to the Spirit Hall checkpoint near Death Canyon and warned them she would not secretly protect them.
• Hu Liena led the group into Death Canyon, where Ye Qiu spotted faint black mist drifting through the passage.
• After several Soul Beast encounters, the group settled in a low-lying area and Xie Yue and Hu Liena explained that their task included mapping the canyon.
• Hu Liena warned that Soul Beasts went berserk at the full moon, and Yan said they would have to kill ten Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts during the rampage.
• Hu Liena described Death Canyon’s near-constant darkness, then took three small jars from her Soul Tool and approached the group.

Ye Qiu and his companions took Jade Clarity Pills and camped in Death Canyon while preparing for another beast tide in six days. When Dark Night Wolfhounds approached during Hu Liena’s watch, Ye Qiu went out to deal with them and returned without spilling blood.

• Hu Liena gave Ye Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing Jade Clarity Pills to protect them from the Death Flowers’ substance, and they took the pills.
• Xie Yue said the next Soul Beast tide would come in about six days, and the group settled down to rest while Hu Liena took the first watch.
• During the night, Hu Liena heard howls and heavy footsteps approaching the camp, and Ye Qiu woke and told her to stay put.
• Ye Qiu identified the approaching Soul Beasts as Dark Night Wolfhounds, then dashed away to handle them.
• Ye Qiu returned after the howling stopped and told Hu Liena he had given the Soul Beast medicine so it fell asleep.

Ye Qiu redirected Hu Liena’s team from pushing deeper into Death Canyon to finding a Soul Ring for Zhu Zhuqing, who had become a Soul Ancestor. He proposed an eight-thousand-year Ghost Tiger ring, leaving Yan and Xie Yue stunned when his own Soul Rings showed that such a feat was possible.

• Ye Qiu sent Hu Liena to fight a nearly thousand-year-old black-toothed tiger while he watched, and she spent the rest of the night following his orders.
• Xie Yue and Yan woke, Hu Liena set a rotation for the night watch, and the team prepared to push farther into the canyon.
• Ye Qiu objected to Hu Liena’s route plan and explained that Zhu Zhuqing had broken through to Soul Ancestor and needed a Soul Ring.
• Hu Liena recalled a Ghost Tiger of over four thousand years along their previous retreat route, but Ye Qiu said he wanted an eight-thousand-year ring for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yan warned that an eight-thousand-year ring could kill Zhu Zhuqing, but Ye Qiu revealed his own Soul Rings—two yellow, one purple, and two black—and silenced Yan and Xie Yue.

Ye Qiu led Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing through Death Canyon to find a Ghost Tiger suitable for Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth Soul Ring. They defeated an approximately eight-thousand-year Ghost Tiger, and Zhu Zhuqing killed it as other Soul Beasts began to approach.

• Zhu Zhuqing confirmed she wanted an eight-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, and Ye Qiu agreed to lead the group into Death Canyon.
• Ye Qiu used his Purple Demon Eyes to guide the group past most Soul Beasts and spotted a Ghost Tiger close to eight thousand years old.
• Ye Wu bound and defeated a Four-cornered Black Ice Deer on the way to the Ghost Tiger.
• The Ghost Tiger split into six clones, and Zhu Zhuqing, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan quickly destroyed the four clones attacking them.
• Ye Wu bound and battered the real Ghost Tiger until it was nearly dead, while Xie Yue warned that more Soul Beasts were coming.
• Zhu Zhuqing pierced the Ghost Tiger’s forehead and brain with her claws.

After Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing the Ghost Tiger’s Soul Ring, Ye Qiu’s group rested in a rocky field, where Ye Qiu sensed a hidden threat. A thirty-thousand-year Wind-Sand Giant Scorpion burst from underground and attacked Hu Liena and Xie Yue, leaving Ye Qiu and Yan to fight it as Hu Liena fell toward its jaws.

• Ye Qiu led the exhausted group to a rocky area, where Zhu Zhuqing continued absorbing the purple Soul Ring while the others recovered.
• Hu Liena climbed onto a boulder to map the terrain, and Ye Qiu grew suspicious of the surrounding silence.
• Ye Qiu warned Zhu Zhuqing and attacked the ground near Hu Liena, exposing a massive Soul Beast beneath the rocks.
• The Wind-Sand Giant Scorpion struck Hu Liena into the air and blasted Xie Yue away as it emerged from underground.
• Ye Qiu blocked the scorpion’s tail with his Sacred Sword, while Yan activated his fourth Soul Skill as the beast prepared to swallow Hu Liena.

Ye Qiu and his companions defeated the Wind-Sand Giant Scorpion, and Zhu Zhuqing stabilized at level forty-two after absorbing her new Soul Ring. After Ye Qiu discovered a Soul Bone, the group fought off pursuing Soul Beasts and escaped together.

• Ye Qiu rescued Hu Liena and joined Xie Yue, Yan, and Xiao Wu in attacking the Wind-Sand Giant Scorpion while Zhu Zhuqing completed her absorption.
• Xiao Wu shielded Zhu Zhuqing from the scorpion's tail, and Ye Qiu ordered the group to retreat as Zhu Zhuqing used her new Soul Skill to cover them.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu fused as Ye Wu, then killed the wounded scorpion with a sword strike and Dugu Bo's poison.
• Xiao Wu spotted a Soul Bone among the spoils, but approaching Soul Beasts forced Ye Wu to fly after the retreating group.
• Ye Qiu fused with Zhu Zhuqing as Qing Qiu and used their Netherworld Shadow Clones to drive back the Soul Beasts, allowing the group to escape.

Ye Qiu and the others recovered in a cave after the battle with the Sandstorm Scorpion, and Ye Qiu treated their injuries. Hu Liena woke to find Xiao Wu kissing Ye Qiu, leaving her shocked as the others rested.

• Qing Qiu's six clones held off the attackers until they vanished, while Ye Qiu carried the injured Hu Liena and treated Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ye Qiu treated Yan and Xie Yue in the cave, then set Hu Liena's ribs while she was unconscious and briefly woke her in pain.
• Xiao Wu scolded Yan for accusing Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu rested with his head in Zhu Zhuqing's lap while she kept watch.
• Hu Liena woke from a troubled dream, and Xiao Wu kissed the sleeping Ye Qiu as Hu Liena watched in disbelief.

Ye Qiu treated Hu Liena after saving her, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing helped care for her. The chapter ended with Ye Qiu forcing Hu Liena to drink a foul-smelling medicine.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing kissed Ye Qiu after he woke, then Xiao Wu told him Hu Liena had regained consciousness.
• Ye Qiu examined Hu Liena and treated her injuries with his Soul Power while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing fed her.
• Ye Qiu made Hu Liena eat a half sweet potato, embarrassing her in front of Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing's clone thanked Ye Qiu on Hu Liena's behalf and helped her rest.
• Xiao Wu brought Hu Liena a foul-smelling medicine, and Ye Qiu forced her to drink it when she refused.

Ye Qiu kept Hu Liena and the others safe while she recovered in the cave, then made her drink a bitter medicinal dose. Hu Liena continued to suspect that Ye Qiu possessed an extraordinary number of Soul Skills, while he considered how he might use her as a shield.

• Ye Qiu warned the group of nearby Soul Beasts and diverted them while Hu Liena recovered at their campsite.
• Hu Liena took the night watch despite Yan and Xie Yue's concern, while Ye Qiu stayed with Xiao Wu and the other girl.
• Hu Liena reflected on Ye Qiu's many Soul Skills and noticed that some seemed to overlap with Xiao Wu's and the other girl's.
• Ye Qiu brewed medicine for Hu Liena and insisted she drink it despite her objections.
• Ye Qiu considered turning Hu Liena into his shield, and she resented him for making her suffer.

Ye Qiu tested Hu Liena’s reaction to his secrets and tried to draw her closer while she asked about his Soul Skill and Celestial Herbs. Hu Liena realized his friendliness was a false front, and Ye Qiu sent his remaining clones out to face the approaching Soul Beasts.

• Hu Liena asked Ye Qiu what his Soul Skill was, and he considered whether she might conceal his secret from Bibi Dong.
• Hu Liena asked whether Ye Qiu had any more Celestial Herbs and offered to make an equivalent exchange, but he said he had none.
• Ye Qiu held Hu Liena’s hand and coaxed her to thank him for saving her, but his sudden cold expression made her fear that he meant to torment her.
• Ye Qiu sent his remaining clones outside after spotting more Soul Beasts within range of his Purple Demon Eyes.

As the Death Flowers withered and the Soul Beasts in Death Canyon went into a frenzy, Ye Qiu’s group woke and prepared to hunt ten Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts before hiding. Hu Liena led them to a narrow mountain path, where Yaomei attacked two Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

• Hu Liena punched Ye Qiu and demanded that he let go, then learned the Soul Beasts below the cave were in a frenzy.
• Ye Qiu explained that the frenzy was spreading uphill as the Death Flowers withered, and Hu Liena proposed intercepting and killing ten Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts before regrouping.
• Ye Qiu used his terrain vision to find a narrow path, and the group ran there as the Death Canyon erupted into chaos.
• Ye Qiu kept Zhu Zhuqing close with Blue Silver Emperor vines while comforting Xiao Wu about killing the Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts.
• Yaomei formed a circular blade from her Moon Blades and sent it into the mist to attack two Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

Ye Qiu’s group fought a berserk horde of Soul Beasts in Death Canyon before a giant python and collapsing mountainside split them apart. Ye Qiu went after the falling Hu Liena, while Zhu Zhuqing took command and led the others away with Qian Renxue’s map.

• Ye Wu protected Zhu Zhuqing as the group fought the Soul Beasts, and Ye Qiu boosted Yaomei with Ning Rongrong’s Soul Skill.
• Ye Qiu called for a retreat, but the python struck Yaomei and sent Hu Liena and Xie Yue tumbling toward the cliff, where silver-horned rhinos gored them.
• Ye Qiu struck the python with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear, causing part of the mountainside to collapse, then sent clones to distract the Soul Beasts and rushed to save Hu Liena.
• Xiao Wu rescued Xie Yue, and Zhu Zhuqing treated his wounds while insisting the group leave immediately.
• Xiao Wu gave Zhu Zhuqing the map and relayed Ye Qiu’s order to leave Death Canyon, so Zhu Zhuqing led the group toward an area untouched by pollen.

Ye Qiu fled the giant python with the gravely wounded Hu Liena and hid with her in a cave, using his remaining Soul Power to keep her alive. By morning, Hu Liena had developed a fever and reopened her wound, so Ye Qiu left her covered and went out to find help or supplies.

• The giant python attacked Ye Qiu and Hu Liena again, and Ye Qiu escaped with her as the mountainside collapsed around the beast.
• Ye Qiu carried Hu Liena through the Soul Beasts to a cave, treated her wounds, and concealed them with Blue Silver Domain.
• Hu Liena nearly died, so Ye Qiu spent his remaining Soul Power to stabilize her and set an alarm around the cave before resting.
• At dawn, Ye Qiu found Hu Liena shivering with a fever and bleeding from her reopened chest wound.
• Ye Qiu covered Hu Liena with more clothes, told her to stay in the cave, and left.

Ye Qiu treated Hu Liena’s severe injuries in a cave after rescuing her, then fed her while she recovered. Hu Liena learned that Xie Yue had survived and that Ye Qiu had told the others to leave Death Canyon, but Ye Qiu reminded her that he expected something in return for saving her.

• After returning to the cave, Ye Qiu warmed water and cleaned Hu Liena despite her fear and reluctance.
• Ye Qiu used his healing abilities to restore Hu Liena’s chest, though he had to pause after spending a great deal of Soul Power.
• Ye Qiu warned Hu Liena to lie still, ate the food he had prepared, and covered her with his clothes when she said she was cold.
• Hu Liena asked about her brother, and Ye Qiu said Xie Yue had survived and that he had told the others to leave Death Canyon.
• Ye Qiu approached Hu Liena and told her he had not saved her for nothing.

Ye Qiu cared for Hu Liena in a cave, fed and dressed her, and asked her to keep his Soul Skill secret. He then claimed he could see her original future, describing how she would fall for Tang San and undermine Bibi Dong’s Soul Hunting Operation.

• Ye Qiu teased Hu Liena by pretending he was about to kiss her, then fed her sweet potato and covered her battered body.
• Ye Qiu left clones to guard Hu Liena while he explored outside and lured away Soul Beasts that approached the cave.
• Ye Qiu returned, dressed Hu Liena in animal hides, and recovered his Soul Power beside her.
• Hu Liena asked how she could repay Ye Qiu, and he told her to keep quiet about his Soul Skill.
• Ye Qiu said Hu Liena would lose to Tang San in the Soul Master Tournament, fall in love with him in the City of Slaughter, and help ruin Bibi Dong’s Soul Hunting Operation.

Ye Qiu told Hu Liena that, in another timeline, she betrayed Spirit Hall by falling in love with Tang San, but she refused to believe him or help deceive her teacher. He treated her injuries and urged her to merge with him so she could learn the truth; after she slept and woke in his arms, she asked for help relieving herself, and he carried her to a cave wall.

• Ye Qiu told Hu Liena that Spirit Hall had fallen and accused her of becoming Tang San's accomplice in a timeline where he did not exist.
• Hu Liena denied the accusation, demanded Tang San's location, and insisted she would not betray her teacher or help Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu treated Hu Liena's injuries and proposed that they try a Martial Soul Fusion Skill so she could discover whether his story was true.
• Hu Liena fell asleep in Ye Qiu's arms, and later woke still held against him.
• Hu Liena told Ye Qiu she needed to pee, and he carried her to a cave wall and helped her relieve herself.

Ye Qiu and Hu Liena finally succeeded in using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Autumn Fox, which revealed the truth about Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to Hu Liena. Hu Liena chose to keep the secrets from Bibi Dong, and the next morning she woke in Ye Qiu's arms, mortified by her dream and his persistent touching.

• Ye Qiu tried repeatedly to fuse with Hu Liena, but she was not ready, so he left her to think and returned with food.
• Ye Qiu cleaned and treated Hu Liena, and she agreed to try the fusion again.
• Ye Qiu and Hu Liena performed the Autumn Fox Martial Soul Fusion Skill, sharing memories that confirmed Ye Qiu's account of Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Yu Xiaogang.
• Hu Liena decided not to tell Bibi Dong what she had learned, and Ye Qiu planned for them to leave Death Canyon once she recovered.
• The next morning, Hu Liena woke in Ye Qiu's embrace, embarrassed by a dream about him, and grabbed his hand as he began treating her in his sleep.

Ye Qiu cared for Hu Liena in the cave after their intimate encounter, providing clothes, food, and treatment for her injuries. He asked whether she wanted him to take responsibility, and she tearfully refused.

• Hu Liena hid under the animal hide while Ye Qiu left to find food, then rushed back beneath the covers when he returned.
• Ye Qiu gave Hu Liena clean clothes and hot water, and she washed and changed in private.
• Hu Liena stored her dirty clothes and the animal hide in a Soul Tool, while Ye Qiu told her she did not need to return them.
• Ye Qiu pulled the injured Hu Liena onto his lap and treated her while they ate breakfast.
• After the treatment, Ye Qiu asked Hu Liena whether she wanted him to take responsibility, and she said she did not.