Chapter Summaries

Xia Yang fought Tai Nuo in the courtyard, overpowering him with his strength and precise Soul Skill control. After Xia Yang’s Heartbreak Palm broke Tai Nuo’s Martial Soul Possession, Tai Nuo unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Force Shock, and began gathering its power for a desperate counterattack.

• Xia Yang won the first clash of fists, leaving Tai Nuo shocked by his strength.
• Tai Nuo used Power Condensation while Xia Yang protected himself with Skeleton Bodyguard and attacked with Rock Fist Shatter and Heartbreak Palm.
• Tai Nuo activated Source of Power and shattered Xia Yang’s armor, driving him backward.
• Xia Yang shaped his Icefire Roar Bullet into an energy membrane and used Heartbreak Palm to pierce Tai Nuo’s defense and end his Martial Soul Possession.
• Tai Nuo activated Force Shock and gathered its power at his chest as his Soul Power began to vibrate violently.

Xia Yang and Tai Nuo narrowly escaped a dangerous Soul Power stalemate after Xia Yang’s experimental skill fusion nearly injured Tai Nuo. The clash loosened Xia Yang’s bottleneck, bringing him to Rank 29.5, and he later spent a lonely month cultivating within the Clear Sky Sect under Tai Nuo’s watch.

• Xia Yang and Tai Nuo carefully withdrew their Soul Power after their contest reached a dangerous stalemate, and Tai Nuo left to resume guarding the courtyard.
• Xia Yang sensed his bottleneck loosening as he circulated the Hunyuan Technique, but after an hour he reached only Rank 29.5 and did not break through to Level 30.
• Tai Nuo avoided Xia Yang for several days, then accepted his explanation that the near-fatal clash had been an accident during a soul-skill fusion.
• Tai Nuo refused Xia Yang’s repeated invitations to spar, insisting that his duty was to keep Xia Yang inside the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xia Yang spent the next month cultivating, walking in the mountains when he felt lonely, while Tai Nuo followed him as his silent guard.

Xia Yang reunited with Tang Yuehua, learned about her new soul skill, and cultivated with her in the Clear Sky Sect courtyard. During cultivation, his Soul Power and Mental Power began merging and transforming, leaving him on the verge of a breakthrough.

• Xia Yang continued memorizing the Clear Sky Sect’s terrain and remained stuck at Soul Power Level 29.5.
• Tang Yuehua returned from hunting Spirit Rings with her eldest brother and told Xia Yang she had gained a five-hundred-year Moonlight Butterfly First Soul Ring and reached level thirteen.
• Tang Yuehua demonstrated Yuehua’s First Bloom, which calmed the mind and invigorated those touched by its moonlight.
• Xia Yang and Tang Yuehua cultivated together, with Tang Yuehua using her domain and First Soul Skill to assist him.
• Xia Yang’s Soul Power began circulating along a new path, merging with his Mental Power and drawing Heaven and Earth Energy into his body.

With Tang Yuehua’s help, Xia Yang transformed his Soul Power into Primal Chaos Genuine Qi and advanced the Hunyuan Technique. Under the moonlight, Xia Yang and Tang Yuehua kissed, confessed their feelings, and embraced.

• Tang Yuehua maintained her soul skill and domain for hours, helping Xia Yang complete his breakthrough.
• Xia Yang successfully converted his Soul Power into Primal Chaos Genuine Qi, and the Hunyuan Technique evolved.
• Xia Yang thanked Tang Yuehua and told her she was especially beautiful, drawing close to her.
• Xia Yang and Tang Yuehua kissed for five minutes.
• Xia Yang confessed that he liked Tang Yuehua, and she told him she liked him too.

Tang Yuehua and Xia Yang shared a tender farewell before Tang Xiao discovered their relationship and demanded an explanation. When Xia Yang stood his ground, Tang Xiao gathered Soul Power to attack, forcing Xia Yang to defend himself with his soul skill and newly transformed Primal Chaos Genuine Qi.

• Tang Yuehua lingered in Xia Yang's embrace, then returned to give him a shy kiss on the cheek before hurrying away.
• Tang Xiao appeared behind Xia Yang, revealed he had witnessed the kiss, and demanded an explanation for his relationship with Tang Yuehua.
• Xia Yang said that he and Tang Yuehua loved each other and challenged Tang Xiao's opposition to their relationship.
• Tang Xiao gathered Soul Power at his fingertip, and Xia Yang activated Skeleton Bodyguard and used Primal Chaos Genuine Qi to shield himself.

Tang Xiao severely injured Xia Yang and warned him to keep his distance from Yuehua. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong struggled through a difficult childbirth in Yue Guan’s residence, after refusing Qian Xunji’s order to abort the child she conceived with Xia Yang.

• Tang Xiao used his fifth soul skill, Brilliant Explosion, to break Xia Yang’s defenses and leave him badly injured.
• Tang Xiao warned Xia Yang to keep his distance from Yuehua, then left him in the courtyard.
• Xia Yang silently returned to his room, nursed his injuries, and lay awake thinking about the future.
• The chapter revealed that Bibi Dong had refused Qian Xunji’s order to abort her child with Xia Yang and had lost her status as Holy Maiden.
• Yue Guan secretly sheltered Bibi Dong, and he anxiously waited outside as she struggled to give birth.

Qian Xunji used his healing soul skill to help Bibi Dong deliver a healthy daughter, whom Bibi Dong named Ye Guyi. After Qian Xunji arranged for the child to later keep Qian Renxue company, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo discussed Xia Yang and the newborn.

• Qian Xunji arrived while Bibi Dong was still in labor and used Angel Divine Light to restore her strength.
• Bibi Dong gave birth to a daughter, while Xia Yang remained unaware at the Clear Sky Sect that he had become a father.
• Qian Xunji examined the baby, ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to care for her, and said she could later keep Qian Renxue company.
• Ghost Douluo arrived and teased Chrysanthemum Douluo before asking about Xia Yang and the baby's name.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo defended Xia Yang and told Ghost Douluo that Bibi Dong had named the child Ye Guyi.

Bibi Dong gave birth to Xia Yang’s daughter, Ye Guyi, and suspected that her teacher had caused her breakup with Xia Yang. At the Clear Sky Sect, Xia Yang pushed Tang Yuehua away and ended their relationship, leaving her heartbroken.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo brought newborn Ye Guyi to Bibi Dong, who embraced her daughter and asked whether her teacher had been behind Xia Yang’s breakup with her.
• Xia Yang spent a troubled night in the Clear Sky Sect, unaware that Bibi Dong had given birth.
• Tang Yuehua joined Xia Yang for a day of cultivation, believing they were still close after confessing their feelings the previous night.
• When Tang Yuehua embraced him after cultivation, Xia Yang pulled away and said they should break up.
• Tang Yuehua ran from the courtyard in tears.

Xia Yang and Tang Yuehua maintained a restrained distance after revealing that the Clear Sky Sect had forced their breakup, though both still cared for each other. Six months later, Tang Yuehua’s Second Brother returned, and she invited Xia Yang to meet him, hoping he might support their relationship.

• Xia Yang trained alone after Tang Yuehua left, but she returned and confronted him about the cracks in the courtyard wall.
• Xia Yang admitted the breakup was connected to the previous night's events and warned Tang Yuehua that pursuing him could put him in danger.
• Tang Yuehua accepted that they had to keep their distance, and Xia Yang promised to wait for her.
• Over the next half year, Xia Yang and Tang Yuehua cultivated together while keeping their relationship outwardly ordinary, and Xia Yang remained stuck at level 29.5.
• Tai Nuo announced that Tang Yuehua’s Second Young Master had returned and that the Sect Master had called her to a welcome feast.
• Tang Yuehua invited Xia Yang to meet her Second Brother, and Xia Yang began to refuse before her pleading look softened him.

Tang Yuehua brought Xia Yang to meet Tang Hao, who had returned to the Clear Sky Sect, and showed him how she could now cultivate. Impressed and grateful to Xia Yang for helping his sister, Tang Hao invited him to the welcome feast, while Tang Xiao quietly reminded Xia Yang of their agreement.

• Xia Yang agreed to accompany Tang Yuehua to meet Tang Hao but warned her not to reveal their relationship at the welcome feast.
• Tang Yuehua happily reunited with Tang Hao in the main hall and introduced Xia Yang as her teacher.
• Tang Xiao explained that Xia Yang had helped Tang Yuehua cultivate, reaching level seventeen and gaining a six-hundred-year first soul ring.
• Tang Yuehua demonstrated her Ruyi Ring, first soul skill, and evolved Yuehua Domain, astonishing Tang Hao with their spiritual effect.
• Tang Hao thanked Xia Yang and invited him to the welcome feast, while Tang Xiao subtly warned Xia Yang to keep their agreement.
• Tang Hao led Tang Yuehua and the others toward the Banquet Hall.

After Tang Hao’s welcome banquet left Clear Sky Sect’s residents and guards drunk or distracted, Xia Yang secretly used the opportunity to begin his planned escape. He reached the Back Mountain under cover of darkness and hurried toward freedom, thinking of Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua.

• Tang Hao’s welcome banquet continued late into the night, and the guests gradually drank themselves unconscious or left.
• Tang Xiao called off the drinking and had maids escort Tang Hao, Xia Yang, and Tai Nuo back to their residences.
• After the maids left, Xia Yang revealed he had only pretended to be drunk and used the Hunyuan Technique to purge the alcohol from his body.
• Just before midnight, Xia Yang left his courtyard and headed for the Back Mountain, aiming to exploit the gap during the guards’ shift change.
• Xia Yang raced through the dark forest, believing he was close to escaping Clear Sky Sect and thinking of Tang Xiao and Yuehua.

Xia Yang reached the waterfall that marked his escape route, where Tang Yuehua found him and returned his Spirit Bone. After sharing one last kiss, he plunged into the current and went over the waterfall, activating his defensive skills as he fell toward the valley floor.

• Xia Yang reached the waterfall and prepared to leap into the river despite not knowing what lay below.
• Tang Yuehua found Xia Yang alone and explained that she had sensed he would leave that night.
• Tang Yuehua returned Xia Yang's three-thousand-year-old Spirit Bone, which Tang Xiao had entrusted to her.
• Tang Yuehua asked Xia Yang to kiss her once more, and he kissed her before leaping into the current.
• Xia Yang was swept over the waterfall and activated his soul skills, genuine qi, and Heartbreak Palm to protect himself as he fell.

Xia Yang escaped the Clear Sky Sect by jumping from a waterfall into a deep pool, then swam downstream for seven days. Exhausted but far from pursuit, he encountered a five-hundred-year-old Giant Fin Xuan Carp and prepared to seize it for food.

• Xia Yang survived his leap from the waterfall, emerged from the pool, and vowed to return for Tang Yuehua before swimming downstream.
• Tang Yuehua watched Xia Yang disappear along the river and silently prayed that they would meet again.
• Xia Yang swam away from the Clear Sky Sect for seven days, surviving on river water and fish while fearing pursuit from Tang Xiao.
• On the eighth day, an approaching Spirit Beast attacked Xia Yang as he floated exhausted on the river.
• Xia Yang used his Second soul skill, Skeleton Bodyguard, to protect himself from the Giant Fin Xuan Carp, then gripped its head to capture it.

After escaping downriver, Xia Yang reached shore, killed a Giant Fin Xuan Carp, and discovered he had broken through to Level 30. He recovered his Soul Power in a hidden cave, became a Soul Elder, and finally slept after seven days and nights of exhaustion.

• Xia Yang dragged the unconscious Giant Fin Xuan Carp ashore, where it struck a reef and died.
• Xia Yang sensed that he had broken through the barrier at Level 29 and could advance to Level 30 once his Soul Power recovered.
• Xia Yang cleaned and stored the fish, gathered firewood, and chose a dusty cave high on a mountain wall as a safe resting place.
• Xia Yang roasted and ate fish, then cultivated the Hunyuan Technique until his Soul Power reached Level 30.
• Xia Yang celebrated becoming a Soul Elder, changed into his dried clothes, and fell asleep in the cave.

After reaching Level 30, Xia Yang absorbed a Three Thousand Year right arm Spirit Bone and discovered it granted the same Rock Fist Shatter skill as his left arm bone. He escaped the cave he destroyed, traveled east through the forest, and joined a merchant caravan bound for Gengxin City.

• Xia Yang woke after a day of rest, took out the Three Thousand Year right arm Spirit Bone, and began absorbing it.
• Xia Yang endured two hours of intense pain as the Spirit Bone fused with his right arm, then successfully absorbed it.
• Xia Yang used the bone’s Rock Fist Shatter skill, blasted open the cave wall, and escaped as the cave collapsed.
• Xia Yang used his map and memories of the terrain to head east toward Gengxin City, avoiding Spirit Beasts as he crossed the forest.
• After traveling for more than half a month, Xia Yang reached an old road and joined a merchant caravan heading to Gengxin City.

After reaching Gengxin City, Xia Yang rested before taking his damaged Iron Claws to the Blacksmith Association to be reforged. He collected the upgraded golden claws and prepared to continue his plans to hunt for a Spirit Ring.

• Xia Yang traveled with a merchant caravan for seven days and arrived at Gengxin City.
• After resting for a day, Xia Yang went to the Blacksmith Association to have his damaged Iron Claws reforged before hunting for a Spirit Ring.
• Xia Yang gave the blacksmith boss five thousand Gold Soul Coins to select suitable ores and remake the claws.
• While the blacksmith boss worked, Xia Yang toured the Blacksmith Association and Gengxin City's sights.
• That night, Xia Yang inspected the golden, sharpened Iron Claws, approved the work, and left the shop.

After arriving in Golden Town to hunt a Spirit Beast for his Third Soul Ring, Xia Yang learned about the town’s leading Mercenary Groups. He became especially interested in the elite White Tiger Mercenary Group as a possible escort for his hunt.

• Xia Yang left Gengxin City with a merchant caravan and reached Golden Town after a month of travel.
• Xia Yang asked a noodle stall owner about Golden Town’s three most famous groups: the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, the Blood Battle Mercenary Group, and the White Tiger Mercenary Group.
• Xia Yang paid a restaurant waiter for details about the groups, learning that the Mo Tie Mercenary Group was disciplined but expensive and the Blood Battle Mercenary Group had uneven membership.
• The waiter told Xia Yang that the White Tiger Mercenary Group had only three members, all Soul Kings.
• Xia Yang learned that the White Tiger Mercenary Group completed every mission it accepted and that every employer who entered the forest with them returned safely.

Xia Yang hired the White Tiger Mercenary Group to hunt a five- to eight-thousand-year-old Golden Eyed Black Tiger for a Spirit Ring and traveled with them into the Star Dou Great Forest. The group began searching, with Dai Chengshan’s knowledge of Tiger Class Spirit Beasts expected to help them find a suitable target.

• Xia Yang hired the White Tiger Mercenary Group for the hunt, paid a deposit, and signed a contract.
• Dai Chengshan, Yang Sheng, and Song Mei introduced themselves as the group traveled with Xia Yang toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xia Yang told the group he was hunting the Spirit Beast for a minor noble, concealing his own purpose.
• The four entered the forest and began searching for a Golden Eyed Black Tiger.
• Xia Yang considered the tiger’s powerful physique, life force, golden eyes, and black bones, while Dai Chengshan’s White Tiger Sect background offered expertise in finding Tiger Class Spirit Beasts.

Xia Yang decided to hunt a Golden Eyed Black Tiger whose Spirit Ring exceeded his original Year Limit, and followed Dai Chengshan's team toward a sudden roar. They reached a meadow and spotted their target, an enormous tiger over eight thousand years old.

• Dai Chengshan estimated that the tracked Golden Eyed Black Tiger had a Year Limit of between eight thousand and eight thousand five hundred years, slightly above Xia Yang's requested range.
• After weighing his physical enhancements and the risks, Xia Yang decided to hunt the tiger and shared a meal with the White Tiger Mercenary Group.
• A tiger roared nearby, and Dai Chengshan identified it as their target warning another spirit beast away from its territory.
• Xia Yang urged the group to investigate, and Dai Chengshan agreed while telling Song Mei to keep Xia Yang safe.
• The four reached a meadow and saw the enormous Golden Eyed Black Tiger they had been tracking.

Xia Yang recognized Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong confronting two injured Yaojin Winged Dragons, then chose to seize the nearby Golden Eyed Black Tiger for his Third Soul Ring. As the Soul Masters began their fight, they revealed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and summoned the Golden Holy Dragon.

• Xia Yang and his companions found an eight-thousand-year Golden Eyed Black Tiger protecting its newborn cubs while Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong faced two injured Yaojin Winged Dragons.
• Xia Yang recognized Yu Xiaogang as a former friend and suspected that the trio had already mastered their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dai Chengshan asked whether they should capture the Golden Eyed Black Tiger, and Xia Yang agreed to wait for the trio to engage the dragons first.
• The ten-thousand-year Yaojin Winged Dragon attacked Yu Xiaogang and the others with a storm of metal fragments.
• Yu Xiaogang and his companions formed a triangle, blocked the attack with a golden barrier, and summoned the Golden Holy Dragon.