Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangchen spent two years mastering several cultivation techniques and teaching swordplay to Shui Bing’er and her friends, reaching level 20 Soul Power by age eight. He left for the Star Dou Forest with Lan Xiao Die, Shui Lingfeng, and Su Lin to obtain his Second Soul Ring.

• Ye Liangchen practiced the Myriad Plum Blossom Swordplay, the Five Elements Tracing Steps, and the Spirit Refining Art, gaining sharper senses and improving his movement skills.
• Over the next two years, Ye Liangchen reached minor mastery in several techniques, advanced the Spirit Refining Art to its second layer, and reached level 20 Soul Power.
• Ye Liangchen taught Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Qiu Ruoshui, Gu Qingbo, and Shen Liuyu swordplay, and defeated all seven when they sparred with him.
• Lan Xiao Die refused Shui Bing’er and the other girls’ requests to join the trip, then set out with Ye Liangchen and Shui Lingfeng to find him a suitable Second Soul Ring.
• The group traveled by carriage with Su Lin to the Star Dou Forest, arriving after twelve days; Ye Liangchen asked them not to pursue the rare Emerald Swan.

Ye Liangchen obtained a 3,800-year Three-Leaf Begonia Spirit Ring, reached Soul Grandmaster, and revealed his powerful Life Blessing skill. In Suotuo City, he confronted Dai Mu Bai and his companions after they harassed Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin, then defeated Dai Mu Bai without summoning his Spirit.

• Ye Liangchen killed a Three-Leaf Begonia and absorbed its 3,800-year Spirit Ring, advancing to Soul Grandmaster and Level 23.
• Ye Liangchen demonstrated Life Blessing, which increased all attributes by 30% for ten minutes, and discovered that two weapon crates had unlocked.
• In Suotuo City, Ye Liangchen and the women visited the Soto Grand Spirit Arena before returning to the Rose Hotel.
• Dai Mu Bai and Fatty Ma approached Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin, and Ye Liangchen punched Fatty Ma after he leered at them.
• Dai Mu Bai summoned his Evil Eye White Tiger Spirit and challenged Ye Liangchen, who identified himself as Wu Ming and fought without using his Spirit.
• Ye Liangchen defeated Dai Mu Bai with his Five Elements Divine Fist and left him bruised and beaten.

Ye Liangchen defeated Dai Mu Bai and Fatty Ma, then rejected Flender’s attempt to recruit him into Shrek Academy. Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiao Die revealed that they were Soul Douluo and sent Flender’s group away, leaving the Shrek teachers and students chastened.

• Dai Mu Bai admitted defeat to Ye Liangchen, but Ye Liangchen ignored his attempt to make friends and left with Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin.
• Dai Mu Bai, Fatty Ma, and Oscar returned to Shrek Academy, where they told Flender and Zhao Wuji that an eight-year-old Level 23 Soul Grandmaster had beaten them without summoning his Martial Soul.
• Flender led the Shrek group to the Rose Grand Hotel and tried to recruit Ye Liangchen, but Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiao Die challenged his claims about the academy.
• Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiao Die summoned their Martial Souls and revealed eight Spirit Rings each, shocking the hotel guests and forcing Flender and Zhao Wuji to bow to them.
• Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiao Die warned Flender and Zhao Wuji to teach their students properly, then took Ye Liangchen into the hotel restaurant while the Shrek group returned to the academy.

After obtaining a 3,800-year Second Soul Ring, Ye Liangchen revealed its powerful Life Blessing skill and began studying medicine while continuing his cultivation. Two years later, he reached level thirty and planned to wait until he was eleven before seeking a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, as Skywater Academy grew dramatically stronger.

• Back at Skywater Academy, Ye Liangchen showed his Second Soul Ring and used Life Blessing to boost twenty people’s attributes by thirty percent, letting Shui Bing’er and the other girls spar against stronger students.
• Ye Liangchen asked Lan Xiao Die for medical books so he could study medicine and secretly learn from the game’s Pill Compendium, then began gathering herbs in Sunset Glow Forest with the girls.
• Two years passed, and Ye Liangchen reached level thirty at age ten but chose to delay obtaining his Third Soul Ring until he was eleven; he planned to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Bloodsucking Ivy.
• Lan Xiao Ling, Su Lin, An Qi, Li Suyan, and Mu Qingxue became Soul Douluo, while Lan Xiao Die and Shui Lingfeng neared the Titled Douluo realm.
• Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Qiu Ruoshui, Gu Qingbo, and Shen Liuyu became Soul Elders, and Lan Xiao Die planned to form them into a team with Ye Liangchen for the next Spirit Master Competition.

Ye Liangchen traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest with Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin to obtain his third spirit ring, which he intended to make a Ten Thousand Year Bloodsucking Ivy ring. Di Tian brought them to the Lake of Life, where a dying Snow Eagle sacrificed itself to Lan Xiao Die, making her a Level 94 Titled Douluo; Ye Liangchen was then taken through a silver doorway to meet the Silver Dragon King.

• Ye Liangchen left Skywater Academy with Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin, and the three flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After failing to find a Ten Thousand Year Bloodsucking Ivy, Ye Liangchen activated the Silver Dragon King's Inverse Scale, and Di Tian came to help.
• Di Tian brought the group to the Lake of Life, where Bi Ji and Zi Ji welcomed them and the Silver Dragon King summoned Ye Liangchen through a silver doorway.
• Bi Ji and Zi Ji took Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin to a dying Snow Eagle, which sacrificed itself to Lan Xiao Die.
• The Snow Eagle's sacrifice gave Lan Xiao Die a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone and raised her to Level 94, earning her the title Ice Phoenix Douluo.

Ye Liangchen met the wounded Silver Dragon King, named her Gu Yuena, and persuaded her that they shared a goal of changing the God Realm’s rules. Gu Yuena helped him absorb a powerful spirit ring and gave him pills and Soul Bones, leaving him with valuable resources and a powerful ally.

• Di Tian brought Ye Liangchen to the Silver Dragon King, who transformed into a woman and agreed to take the name Gu Yuena.
• Ye Liangchen summoned his Goddess of Life Spirit, invented a story about its message, and discussed the God Realm’s history and unfair rules with Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena promised to help Ye Liangchen become a god and gave him a God-given Spirit Ring, which raised his Soul Power to level 34 and granted him Life Siphon.
• Ye Liangchen showed Gu Yuena his Chun Jun Sword and offered her pills that eased her pain, so she promised him Soul Bones in return.
• Gu Yuena took Ye Liangchen to her Soul Bone collection, where he selected a little over forty Soul Bones, including twelve Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Ye Liangchen left the Lake of Life with Gu Yuena’s support and returned to the Star Dou Forest with Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin. After sharing Gu Yuena’s spirit bones and helping the women grow stronger, he set out to gather herbs, then pursued a fleeing Man Faced Demon Spider.

• Ye Liangchen said goodbye to Gu Yuena, who warned Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin to protect him and keep the Lake of Life secret.
• Bi Ji escorted Ye Liangchen, Lan Xiao Die, and Su Lin out of the forest’s core region, while Gu Yuena told Di Tian that Ye Liangchen might change the Soul Beasts’ fate.
• At a cave, Lan Xiao Die revealed that she had reached Rank 94 and received a 100,000-year spirit ring and torso spirit bone from a Snow Eagle’s sacrifice.
• Ye Liangchen distributed spirit bones from Gu Yuena among himself, Lan Xiao Die, and Su Lin; after absorbing them, Lan Xiao Die reached Rank 96, Su Lin reached Rank 87, and Ye Liangchen gained new skills and reached Rank 37.
• Ye Liangchen and the two women spent three days gathering medicinal herbs before two Man Faced Demon Spiders attacked them.
• Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin killed one spider and scattered its young, while Ye Liangchen chased the surviving spider with his Lan Yan Sword.

Ye Liangchen defeated a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, then returned to Skywater Academy and learned that Lan Xiao Die had reached rank 96. After half a year of preparation, he set out to train alone under the name Lan Chen, carrying newly unsealed firearms and a disguise mask.

• Ye Liangchen used his spirit abilities and sword to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider, then explained that Life Siphon could extract or restore life force and could also target souls and bloodlines.
• Lan Xiao Die revealed her rank 96 strength and red spirit ring to the academy, then explained that she had obtained it through Snow Eagle's sacrifice while concealing the Lake of Life and Gu Yuena.
• After six months of academy life, Ye Liangchen reached level 39 and discovered an HK416, a Barrett MK22, two Glock 21s, and ammunition in his Game Backpack.
• Ye Liangchen told Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er he planned to travel alone, and Lan Xiao Die and Lan Xiao Ling agreed after giving him a Dreamlike Mask, a map, and Gold Soul Coins.
• Ye Liangchen said goodbye to Shui Lingfeng and flew away from the academy, while the others watched and encouraged Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to grow stronger.

Ye Liangchen practiced his shooting in the wilderness, rescued a mountain village from bandits, and traveled to Suotuo City to scout Shrek Academy. After learning that enrollment would begin in more than twenty days, he returned to the Rose Hotel and prepared to head for Fasinuo Province.

• Ye Liangchen left Skywater Academy, bought supplies in Heavenly Water City, and practiced shooting and wilderness cooking in the forest.
• Ye Liangchen used his HK416 to kill the bandits attacking a village, rescued the villagers, and quietly flew away.
• Ye Liangchen traveled to Suotuo City, stayed at the Rose Hotel, and briefly encountered Dai Mu Bai with two women.
• Ye Liangchen watched Shrek Academy from nearby, then disguised himself and spoke with Oscar and a local old man at Oscar's sausage stall.
• Ye Liangchen learned that Shrek Academy would recruit students in more than twenty days, returned to the Rose Hotel, and prepared to travel to Fasinuo Province.

Ye Liangchen bought the Crystal Slab from Flender’s Antique Shop and left for Fasinuo Province, believing he had prevented Tang San from acquiring it. At dusk, he smashed the crystal and caught some of its golden threads, leaving the rest scattered among the stones.

• Ye Liangchen entered Flender’s Antique Shop and tried to buy the Crystal Slab, but Flender repeatedly raised its price.
• Ye Liangchen revealed that he knew Flender’s identity and strength, prompting Flender to back down and let him take the crystal for the original price of one hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Flender recognized Ye Liangchen from their meeting three years earlier and invited him to join Shrek Academy, but Ye Liangchen refused and left.
• Ye Liangchen bought a horse, traveled out of Suotuo City, and continued toward Fasinuo Province.
• At dusk, Ye Liangchen smashed the Crystal Slab with a rock and caught some of the golden particles as they scattered.

Ye Liangchen tested the Dragon Beard Needles and traveled through the Border Mountain Range, where he reunited with Zhu Zhuqing as she fled her sister’s killers. He secretly killed her pursuers with a gun, and Zhu Zhuqing let Zhu Zhuyun go before deciding to follow her own path.

• Ye Liangchen shaped the golden granules into Dragon Beard Needles and spent the night in a cave.
• Tang San accidentally dropped his hammer on his toes while forging, and Xiao Wu urged him to rest.
• Ye Liangchen encountered Zhu Zhuqing in the mountains as she fled Zhu Zhuyun and her men.
• Zhu Zhuyun ordered her five men to kill Ye Liangchen while she fought Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ye Liangchen secretly shot the five men dead, then refused to explain how he had done it.
• Zhu Zhuqing spared Zhu Zhuyun, who fled toward the Star Luo Empire, while Zhu Zhuqing resolved to choose her own path.

Ye Liangchen killed five assassins, then Zhu Zhu Qing chose to follow him and join Skywater Academy so she could grow stronger and escape her dangerous fate. After Ye Liangchen gave her a Spirit Power Pill that helped her break through to level 29, the two continued through the forest and prepared to camp for the night.

• Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing buried the five assassins he had killed, and Zhu Zhu Qing said she wanted to travel with him.
• Ye Liangchen revealed his level 39 Soul Power and unusual spirit ring configuration, prompting Zhu Zhu Qing to ask him to teach her.
• Ye Liangchen invited Zhu Zhu Qing to join Skywater Academy, and she accepted after he explained its strength and promised to speak with Aunt Lan.
• Zhu Zhu Qing showed Ye Liangchen her Martial Soul and spirit rings, and he noted that her Soul Power had nearly reached level 29.
• Ye Liangchen gave Zhu Zhu Qing a Spirit Power Pill, which helped her break through to level 29.
• Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing continued through the forest, and he suggested they make camp for the night.

Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing camped in a secluded valley, caught fish, and shared a peaceful dinner that brought them closer. As they cultivated through the night, Ye Liangchen explained how strengthening the body could help a Soul Master absorb stronger Spirit Rings.

• Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing set up camp, gathered firewood, and caught fish together in the river.
• Ye Liangchen cooked boiled fish and other dishes, and Zhu Zhu Qing thanked him for the best dinner she had ever had.
• Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing bathed separately, then returned to camp and began cultivating instead of sleeping.
• Zhu Zhu Qing asked about Ye Liangchen's Spirit Rings, and he told her their ages and explained basic body-training methods for absorbing stronger rings.

Ye Liangchen trained Zhu Zhu Qing in the forest, learned more about her engagement to Dai Mu Bai, and promised to help her escape the Star Luo Empire’s heir struggle. Zhu Zhu Qing chose to follow Ye Liangchen, who gave her a pill and began teaching her the Primordial Chaos Sutra.

• Ye Liangchen coached Zhu Zhu Qing in Tiger Fist and Leopard Fist, and she happily mastered linking the moves after an hour of practice.
• Zhu Zhu Qing told Ye Liangchen about her engagement to Dai Mu Bai and the deadly succession struggle that threatened her future.
• Ye Liangchen explained that Aunt Lan could help cancel Zhu Zhu Qing’s engagement, and Zhu Zhu Qing embraced him and resolved to follow him.
• Ye Liangchen gave Zhu Zhu Qing a Foundation Establishment Golden Pill disguised as a Mysterious Ascension Pill, then taught her the initial section of the Primordial Chaos Sutra.
• Zhu Zhu Qing memorized the cultivation method and began circulating her Soul Power according to Ye Liangchen’s instructions.

Ye Liangchen discovered that Star Luo Empire forces were searching for him and Zhu Zhu Qing, then ambushed and killed their six experts before they could reach the valley. He woke Zhu Zhu Qing, helped her wash away the impurities from her cultivation, disguised them both, and set out with her for Nuoding City.

• Ye Liangchen advanced his Spirit Refining Art and sensed six powerful intruders approaching the valley.
• Ye Liangchen overheard the Star Luo Empire experts discussing their search for him and Zhu Zhu Qing, then used his HK416 to kill all six.
• Ye Liangchen woke Zhu Zhu Qing and explained that her cultivation pill had expelled impurities from her body.
• Zhu Zhu Qing washed, changed into Ye Liangchen's clothes, and disguised her distinctive appearance while Ye Liangchen changed his own face with a mask.
• Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing left the valley for Nuoding City, with Zhu Zhu Qing remembering the place where she had spent five happy days.

Dai Weisi and the Star Luo Empire’s leaders learned that their forces had been destroyed while pursuing Zhu Zhu Qing and chose to stop provoking her mysterious protector. Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing reached Nuoding City, where she grew more openly attached to him after breaking through to level 30.

• A surviving investigator reported that the White Tiger Guard and Zhu Chang had been killed instantly, and Dai Weisi blamed Zhu Zhuyun for provoking Ye Liangchen.
• Dai Tianfeng summoned Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Tianlie, and other leaders, then agreed to suspend action until they learned who stood behind the youth.
• A mature woman at the Netherworld Duke's Mansion hoped Zhu Zhu Qing had met the youth and escaped her fate.
• Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing arrived in Nuoding City and booked one suite at the Rose Hotel after Zhu Zhu Qing insisted they share it.
• Zhu Zhu Qing excitedly told Ye Liangchen that her Soul Power had reached level 30, and he advised her to keep training before obtaining her third spirit ring.
• After leaving Ye Liangchen to rest, Zhu Zhu Qing resolved to pursue him once she was free of her royal marriage contract.

Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing traveled to the mountains near Holy Soul Village, where he found Tang Hao's hidden cave and rescued the Blue Silver Emperor. He also took the concealed Right Leg Spirit Bone, leaving an ordinary Blue Silver Grass in its place.

• Ye Liangchen saw Tang San and Xiao Wu leave Holy Soul Village with Tang Hao following them, then set out with Zhu Zhu Qing to find her third Spirit Ring.
• Ye Liangchen flew Zhu Zhu Qing into the mountains with his Wind Thunder Wings, and they discovered a waterfall valley rich in medicinal herbs.
• Ye Liangchen found the secret entrance behind the waterfall, broke Tang Hao's protective barrier, and entered the cave where the Blue Silver Emperor was imprisoned.
• Ye Liangchen watered the Blue Silver Emperor, transplanted it into a flowerpot, and replaced it with ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
• Ye Liangchen broke open a hidden lead box, took the Right Leg Spirit Bone, and concealed the box's hiding place again.

Ye Liangchen took the reborn Blue Silver Emperor and Spirit Bone from Tang Hao’s cave, then brought Zhu Zhu Qing to the Soul Hunting Forest so she could seek her third Spirit Ring. He used a Pope Token to enter the guarded forest, and Zhu Zhu Qing learned that his parents had been renowned Soul Douluo before their deaths.

• Ye Liangchen sealed Tang Hao’s cave, showed Zhu Zhu Qing the Blue Silver Emperor, and concealed its identity and the Spirit Bone from her.
• Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing left for the Soul Hunting Forest, while Tang San suddenly went weak and fell with Xiao Wu, injuring her head.
• After reaching the forest town, Ye Liangchen refused invitations from several hunting teams and presented his Pope Token to the guards, who let them enter.
• Zhu Zhu Qing questioned Ye Liangchen about the Pope Token, and he said it was left by his parents, Ye Feng and Liu Ru Yan.
• Zhu Zhu Qing told Ye Liangchen that his parents had been famous Rank 89 Soul Douluo who died before becoming Titled Douluo, and the pair headed deeper into the forest to find a Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing searched the Soul Hunting Forest for a suitable third spirit ring, then found a two-thousand-year Ghost Leopard and prepared to challenge Zhu Zhu Qing’s limits. Zhu Zhu Qing absorbed its ring successfully, reached Spirit Elder, and advanced to level 32.

• Ye Liangchen supported Zhu Zhu Qing as she drove off two hundred-year Netherworld Wolves, then the pair camped overnight in a barricaded cave.
• The next morning, Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing found a two-thousand-year Ghost Leopard battling a 2,500-year Wild Boar and decided the leopard would be Zhu Zhu Qing’s spirit ring.
• After the beasts badly wounded each other, Ye Liangchen killed the Wild Boar while Zhu Zhu Qing, strengthened by his Life Blessing, defeated the Ghost Leopard.
• Zhu Zhu Qing absorbed the Ghost Leopard’s two-thousand-year spirit ring over six hours and reached Spirit Elder at level 32.

Zhu Zhu Qing obtained and fully fused a powerful External Soul Bone with Ye Liangchen’s help during their stay in the forest. She confessed that she had traveled to find him rather than Dai Mu Bai, and promised to stay by his side.

• Zhu Zhu Qing tested her third soul skill, Netherworld Ghost Slash, then discovered a Ghost Leopard claw had emerged as an External Soul Bone.
• Ye Liangchen explained the value and danger of External Soul Bones, and Zhu Zhu Qing named hers Ghost Claw after learning it boosted her strength and pierced defenses.
• Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhu Qing stored the Soul Beast corpses, washed, shared roasted rabbit, and spent the night in a cave.
• Ye Liangchen used pressure from his Soul Power to help Zhu Zhu Qing fully fuse Ghost Claw into her left hand, and warned her not to reveal it carelessly.
• Zhu Zhu Qing confessed her feelings to Ye Liangchen and revealed that she had fled to find him, not Dai Mu Bai, because she refused to die as a pawn in her family’s succession struggle.