Chapter Summaries

After months at sea hunting whale Soul Beasts and strengthening himself with Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, Xia Yang felt close to reaching level twenty, so Xia Shi turned the Mystic Tortoise toward Xiling Harbor. A violent storm struck before they reached port, leaving Xia Yang and the crew scrambling to keep the ship from capsizing.

• Xia Shi used his fifth soul skill, Profound Ice Prison, to halt three Soul Beasts pursuing the Mystic Tortoise after the crew hunted a giant whale.
• Xia Yang swallowed Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, and Xia Shi tempered his body with his fourth soul skill, Northern Darkness Spirit Spring.
• After a month without finding another whale group, Huo Yang returned to the Martial Soul Branch Hall, while Xia Shi took the crew back to sea to continue hunting.
• Over the next nine months, Xia Yang consumed Whale Rubber several times and steadily improved his physical strength as the crew hunted more Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Soul Beasts.
• Xia Yang told Xia Shi that his Soul Power was stirring and he expected to reach level twenty within days, so Xia Shi ordered the Mystic Tortoise to Xiling Harbor.
• A fierce storm battered the Mystic Tortoise, and Xia Yang joined the crew on deck as Xia Shi ordered everyone to tighten the sails.

Xia Yang weathered a storm at sea and broke through to level twenty, then chose an Azure Life Turtle as the target for his Second Soul Ring. He and Xia Shi set sail for Wreck Bay to hunt one after Huo Yang stayed behind on a Spirit Hall mission.

• Xia Yang and the crew fought through a violent storm, and he broke through to level twenty at dawn.
• Xia Yang told his parents he wanted a life-attribute Spirit Beast for his Second Soul Ring, and Xia Shi proposed the Azure Life Turtle.
• Xia Yang agreed to seek an Azure Life Turtle with a cultivation of twelve hundred to seventeen hundred years.
• Spirit Hall assigned Huo Yang to escort transit supplies, so Xia Shi accompanied Xia Yang on the soul hunt instead.
• Three days later, Xia Shi sailed with Xia Yang toward Wreck Bay, a lawless pirate stronghold formed among shipwrecks.

Xia Shi and Xia Yang searched the waters around Wreck Bay for Azure Life Turtles, following Zhang Feng’s clue to Half Moon Island. They found a pond filled with turtles, but an unusual sound from the river behind them interrupted their discovery.

• Xia Shi anchored the Mystic Tortoise near Wreck Bay and sent the crew to search the surrounding waters in small boats.
• Xia Yang and Xia Shi found one fifty-year Azure Life Turtle, while Zhang Feng later reported a clue near Half Moon Island.
• Xia Shi led the crew to Half Moon Island, where they camped overnight and heard signs of Spirit Beasts in the water as another ship entered the island’s inner waters.
• Xia Shi’s group followed a Water Vein inland and found a ten-year Azure Life Turtle among the aquatic grass.
• Xia Shi and the others reached a deep pond containing more than a dozen millstone-sized Azure Life Turtles, then heard an unusual sound from the river behind them.

Xia Shi's group helped Zhao Tianba's party subdue a pack of Tyrant Sharks, then yielded the captured beasts to them. After the former rivals parted without fighting, Xia Shi asked Xia Yang what age Azure Life Turtle he needed for his Spirit Ring.

• A pack of Tyrant Sharks chased by Zhao Tianba's group rushed into the pool, and Xia Yang identified their leader as a Ten-thousand Year Soul Beast.
• Xia Shi froze the river and hurled a block of ice at the leader, injuring it and scattering the younger sharks.
• Xia Shi's group recognized Zhao Tianba and Zhao Yanran, Xia Yang's former fiancée, and both sides set aside their old feud to avoid a fight.
• Zhao Tianba's group attacked the sharks, and Zhao Yanran killed a six-hundred-year Tyrant Shark before Zhao Tianba captured it alive.
• Xia Shi sent Zhang Feng and Sun Chuanjun to follow Zhao Tianba's group, then asked Xia Yang what age Azure Life Turtle he needed; Xia Yang answered that it had to be over a thousand years old.

Xia Yang absorbed a thousand-year Azure Life Turtle Spirit Ring as his Second Soul Ring, gaining Rank 25 Soul Power and a defensive skill called Susanoo Defense. After examining his transformed Martial Soul and armor, Xia Shi wanted to test its limits, but a captain interrupted them with news of an incident.

• Xia Shi searched the pond and froze it to expose the Azure Life Turtles, and Xia Yang chose a 1,500-year-old turtle.
• Xia Yang killed the turtle and absorbed its Spirit Ring successfully, reaching Rank 25 Soul Power.
• Xia Yang discovered that his Bones Martial Soul formed a durable purple membrane over his skin and changed his complexion.
• Xia Yang demonstrated Susanoo Defense, which covered him in close-fitting purple armor with enhanced all-around protection.
• Xia Shi asked how powerful an attack the armor could withstand, but a captain arrived and reported that something had happened.

Xia Shi’s group rushed to help Sun Chuanjun after Zhao Tianba’s men discovered a five-hundred-year Spirit Bone, and the two groups clashed over it. Xia Yang faced Zhao Yanran, who underestimated him until he revealed his Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and struck her arm.

• Zhang Feng told Xia Shi that he and Sun Chuanjun had found a five-hundred-year Spirit Bone inside a Rock Turtle, but Zhao Tianba’s group had discovered it too.
• Xia Shi and Xia Yang followed Zhang Feng to find Sun Chuanjun fighting Zhao Tianba’s two subordinates while badly wounded.
• Zhang Feng joined the battle against the Scaled Armor Dog Soul Master, giving Sun Chuanjun an opening to severely wound the Earth-Drilling Rat Soul Master.
• Xia Shi fought Zhao Tianba while Xia Yang confronted Zhao Yanran, who had just finished absorbing her Spirit Ring.
• Xia Yang revealed his Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and charged Zhao Yanran; she tried to block his blade, which cut into her left arm and struck bone.

Xia Yang killed Zhao Yanran, prompting Zhao Tianba to attack Xia Shi with everything he had. Xia Shi and Xia Yang coordinated their attacks to kill Zhao Tianba, leaving father and son victorious.

• Xia Yang pierced Zhao Yanran's throat with his Icefire Roar Bullet and beheaded her.
• Zhao Tianba saw Zhao Yanran die and launched a furious assault on Xia Shi with three soul skills.
• Xia Shi defended against Zhao Tianba's attacks while Xia Yang struck from the flank, forcing Zhao Tianba to retreat.
• Xia Shi healed himself, trapped Zhao Tianba in ice, and killed him with a rain of Profound Ice Spikes.
• Xia Yang asked whether they had won, and Xia Shi confirmed their victory while reflecting on his former friendship with Zhao Tianba.

Xia Shi and his allies defeated Zhao Tianba’s group on Moon Island, claimed their spoils, and set sail for Xiling Harbor. The Scaled Armor Dog Soul Master survived by fleeing, but he was stranded on the island.

• Xia Shi healed Zhang Feng, then helped Sun Chuanjun defeat the Earth-Drilling Rat Soul Master.
• Xia Shi and his allies examined the five-hundred-year Left Arm Soul Bone and agreed to pool its value with the other spoils for fair distribution.
• Xia Shi ordered the group to search the battlefield, and they took Zhao Tianba’s boat after its remaining sailors surrendered.
• The next morning, the Mystic Tortoise and Zhao Tianba’s boat sailed away from Moon Island toward Xiling Harbor.
• The Scaled Armor Dog Soul Master watched the ships disappear and realized he had no way to leave the island.

After the Mystic Tortoise left Moon Island, Xia Shi brought Xia Yang the five-hundred-year Spirit Bone and urged him to absorb it. Their plans were interrupted when Sun Chuanjun tried to poison them and attack Xia Yang, and Xia Shi trapped him in ice as the confrontation continued.

• Xia Shi gave Xia Yang the five-hundred-year Spirit Bone, and Xia Yang decided to absorb it despite its low Year Limit.
• Sun Chuanjun brought chicken soup to Xia Yang and Xia Shi, claiming he had already delivered some to Zhang Feng.
• Xia Yang detected deep-sea octopus toxin in the soup, and Xia Shi confronted Sun Chuanjun.
• Sun Chuanjun attacked Xia Yang with his Golden Warblade Martial Soul, but Xia Shi blocked the blade aura with his Black Tortoise Shield.
• Xia Shi froze the cabin with Profound Ice Prison and told Sun Chuanjun to surrender.
• Sun Chuanjun responded by activating his Fourth Soul Skill, Golden Prison.

Xia Shi and Xia Yang uncovered Sun Chuanjun’s betrayal over a Five-Hundred-Year Soul Bone, but learned too late that he had also killed Li Zhishu and Zhang Feng. After preparing the crews for the voyage home, Xia Shi put Xia Yang in charge of the Mystic Tortoise and stayed aboard the captured ship as both vessels sailed toward Xiling Harbor.

• Xia Shi broke Sun Chuanjun’s Golden Prison with Profound Ice Spikes and questioned him about his betrayal; Sun admitted he had acted for the Spirit Bone before Xia Yang killed him.
• Xia Yang and Xia Shi found Li Zhishu and Zhang Feng dead, then concluded Sun Chuanjun had poisoned them as part of his plan to seize the Spirit Bone.
• Xia Shi and Xia Yang agreed to calm the crews and explain the deaths to the families when they returned to Xiling Harbor.
• Xia Shi reassured the ordinary crew members on both ships and told them to focus on their duties and return home.
• Xia Shi left Xia Yang in charge of the Mystic Tortoise and remained aboard the captured ship as the two vessels sailed toward Xiling Harbor.

Xia Yang fused a five-hundred-year spirit bone into his left arm, mastered its Rock Fist Shatter skill, and created a weaker right-handed Soul Skill called Heartbreak Palm. As the ships reached Xiling Harbor, Xia Shi told him to go to the Martial Soul Branch Hall to meet his mother while Xia Shi took the other boat away to keep it from Zhao Manor.

• Xia Yang fused the pale yellow spirit bone into his left arm, enduring intense pain as it merged with his bones.
• Xia Yang tested Rock Fist Shatter, destroying a wooden cabinet and blasting fish out of the sea as he practiced from a small boat.
• Xia Yang created a weaker right-handed Soul Skill by imitating Rock Fist Shatter and named it Heartbreak Palm.
• A crew member announced that the ships had reached Xiling Harbor, and Xia Yang ordered everyone to proceed at full speed.
• Xia Shi told Xia Yang to take the Mystic Tortoise to the Martial Soul Branch Hall to meet his mother while Xia Shi took the other boat away to avoid Zhao Manor.

Xia Yang returned to Xiling Harbor and told Huo Yang how Zhao Tianba and his group had died, then proposed using the secret of Whale Rubber to secure Spirit Hall’s protection. Huo Yang considered his plan as they weighed how to handle the surviving members of the City Lord Manor.

• Xia Shi told Xia Yang to take the Mystic Tortoise to the harbor and find Huo Yang while he kept Zhao Tianba’s ship out of sight.
• Xia Yang reached the Martial Soul Hall Branch and reassured Huo Yang that Xia Shi was safe.
• Xia Yang recounted the soul hunt, including the discovery of a Five-Hundred-Year Soul Bone, the deaths of Zhao Tianba’s group, Sun Chuanjun’s betrayal, and the deaths of Zhang Feng and Li Zhishu.
• Xia Yang urged Huo Yang to eliminate the City Lord Manor’s remnants, but Huo Yang worried that Spirit Hall’s higher-ups would hold them accountable.
• Xia Yang proposed reporting Whale Rubber’s ability to help Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings beyond their limits and claiming Zhao Tianba had been killed to protect that secret.
• Huo Yang carefully weighed Xia Yang’s proposal.

Huo Yang ordered Spirit Hall to attack the City Lord Manor and kill every Soul Master inside, then led the assault on Zhao Manor. The fighting began as Huo Yang and Xia Yang prepared to smash through the main gates.

• Huo Yang decided to report the Whale Rubber to Spirit Hall and ordered Xia Yang to return to the docks while the remaining City Lord Manor residents were targeted for elimination.
• Huo Yang summoned Spirit Hall’s forces and ordered them to raid the City Lord Manor, taking responsibility for the decision himself.
• Huo Yang led dozens of Spirit Hall Soul Masters through Xiling Harbor to the City Lord Manor, while townspeople watched from nearby tea houses and taverns.
• Huo Yang divided the forces between an outer encirclement and an assault inside Zhao Manor, where fighting quickly broke out.
• Huo Yang and Xia Yang took positions before the main gates and unleashed their soul skills against them.

Xia Shi and Huo Yang led the attack on Zhao Manor, killing Madam Zhao, Butler Zhao, and Zhao Tianba’s son while Xia Yang defended himself against an ambush. After the fighting ended, Huo Yang ordered Zhao Tianba’s blood relatives executed and the other residents expelled from the city.

• Xia Shi and Huo Yang broke into Zhao Manor and killed Madam Zhao and Butler Zhao with their sixth soul skills.
• A hidden attacker ambushed Xia Yang, but Xia Yang survived the assault with his Susanoo Defense and killed the man with his Icefire Roar Bullet.
• Huo Yang identified the attacker as Zhao Tianba’s son, Zhao Yanran’s older brother.
• Lin Deacon reported that the manor’s Soul Masters had all been executed and its ordinary residents were under guard.
• Huo Yang ordered Zhao Tianba’s blood relatives executed and the remaining residents driven out of the city.

As Spirit Hall finished taking control of City Lord Manor, Xia Shi’s family discovered a three-thousand-year Rock Turtle Right Arm Bone hidden in Zhao Tianba’s study. Xia Yang refused to absorb it, leaving the valuable Spirit Bone unclaimed.

• Spirit Hall escorted the remaining ordinary residents and servants from City Lord Manor as people across the city debated the Zhao Family’s extermination.
• A white-robed Deacon found a hidden compartment in Zhao Tianba’s study and reported it to Huo Yang.
• Huo Yang ordered that twenty percent of the manor’s assets be converted into Gold Soul Coins for the Spirit Hall members who took part in the operation.
• Xia Shi opened the wooden box and found a fresh three-thousand-year Rock Turtle Right Arm Bone inside.
• Xia Shi realized Zhao Tianba had obtained the Spirit Bone on Moon Island half a year earlier and returned there hoping to find another.
• Huo Yang urged Xia Yang to absorb the Spirit Bone, but he firmly refused.

Xia Yang and his parents discovered that a powerful Heaven Dou noble already knew about the spirit bone, so they decided to hand it over to Spirit Hall along with the secret of Whale Rubber. As the family settled the aftermath of the Zhao Family conflict and Xia Yang resumed cultivation, they awaited Spirit Hall’s response.

• Xia Yang showed Xia Shi and Huo Yang hidden writing revealing Zhao Tianba had promised the spirit bone to a powerful noble in exchange for a transfer from Xiling Harbor.
• Xia Yang and his parents decided to report the spirit bone and Whale Rubber to Spirit Hall rather than risk drawing the noble’s attention by keeping the bone.
• Huo Yang sent a report to Spirit Hall Headquarters, transferred nearly half of the Zhao Family’s assets to the branch hall, and distributed forty percent of the remaining wealth to its fighters.
• Xia Shi sold the seized cargo ship, compensated Zhang Feng and Li Zhishu’s families, and held funerals for them before giving Sun Chuanjun a sea burial with Xia Yang beside him.
• Xia Yang returned to his routine of meditation, body training, and sparring with his parents.

Half a month after Xia Yang’s family reported the secret of Whale Rubber, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan arrived to assess Xia Yang and reward Huo Yang. He praised Xia Yang’s unusually powerful Spirit Rings, promoted Huo Yang, and dismissed concerns that Zhao Tianba’s death might provoke retaliation.

• Xia Yang returned from training and met Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who questioned him about discovering Whale Rubber’s effects.
• Xia Yang explained that his Bone Martial Soul helped him notice Whale Rubber’s physical benefits and presented his dangerous Spirit Ring experiments as a gamble for a chance to advance.
• Xia Yang released his Martial Soul and revealed a seven-hundred-year First Spirit Ring and a thousand-year Second Spirit Ring, impressing Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo announced that Huo Yang had been promoted from Purple-Clothed Bishop to Black-Clothed Bishop for her role in discovering Whale Rubber.
• Huo Yang warned that the killing of City Lord Zhao Tianba might anger Heaven Dou Empire nobles, and Chrysanthemum Douluo said he would handle the matter.

Chrysanthemum Douluo transferred Xia Yang’s family to Precious Sword City and brought Xia Yang to Spirit City to study at Martial Soul Academy. Xia Yang met Qian Xunji at the Papal Palace, where the Pope questioned him about discovering Whale Rubber’s effects.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo appointed Huo Yang Vice Bishop in Precious Sword City and arranged for Xia Yang to study at Martial Soul Academy.
• Xia Yang’s family traveled with Chrysanthemum Douluo to Precious Sword City, where Huo Yang took up his post and Xia Shi began looking for property.
• Xia Yang said goodbye to his parents, and Chrysanthemum Douluo flew with him to Spirit City.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo brought Xia Yang to the Papal Palace and introduced him to Qian Xunji.
• Qian Xunji asked Xia Yang whether he had discovered Whale Rubber’s effects, and Xia Yang explained that his bone Martial Soul made him sensitive to physical changes.

Qian Xunji gave Xia Yang a secret technique to conceal his Spirit Rings and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to enroll him at Martial Soul Academy. Xia Yang arrived at the academy and was introduced to Director Xuan Jing as a transfer student personally recommended by the Pope.

• Xia Yang revealed his yellow and purple Spirit Rings to Qian Xunji, who warned that their colors could attract unwanted attention.
• Qian Xunji taught Xia Yang a secret technique for concealing his Spirit Rings, and Xia Yang thanked him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo escorted Xia Yang toward Martial Soul Academy and instructed him to master the technique quickly.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that the academy drew many students from Spirit Hall families because other powers competed for talented Soul Masters.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo introduced Xia Yang to Director Xuan Jing as a transfer student recommended by Qian Xunji, then departed.

Xia Yang enrolled at Martial Soul Academy and was assigned to the Work-Study Dormitory because the ordinary dormitories were full. After settling into his room, he met his unexpected roommate, Yu Xiaogang.

• Director Xuan confirmed Xia Yang's skeleton Martial Soul and Rank 25 Soul Power, then helped him complete enrollment.
• Director Xuan explained that Xia Yang would stay in the Work-Study Dormitory, and Xia Yang accepted its basic conditions.
• Xia Yang found the old dormitory building and discovered that the third-floor corridor was piled with clutter.
• Xia Yang entered room 301, made his bed, and cleaned the spacious room, which had two beds.
• Yu Xiaogang introduced himself as a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and called Xia Yang his roommate.