Chapter Summaries

After defeating the Soul Elder Genius Ranking’s top three, Qin Ming became its number-one-ranked student and spent the break preparing to cultivate Xiong Shi’s Blazing Lion Fist. The chapter ended with Qin Ming studying the technique and considering how Xiong Shi might have developed it.

• Qin Ming defeated Lei Lie, Yun Shu, and Shi Po, earned their respect, and took the top spot on the Soul Elder Genius Ranking.
• Qin Ming told Qi, Bai Heng, and Hua Lian about absorbing a five-thousand-year Fire Demon Spirit Soul Ring and gaining an External Soul Bone with a domain skill.
• Hua Lian invited Qin Ming and Bai Heng to visit her second grandfather Yue Guan during the holiday, and Qin Ming accepted in hopes of learning how to identify Immortal Herbs.
• Qin Ming and Qi won the end-of-month team battle, after which Spirit Hall Academy went on break and Qin Ming turned nine.
• Qin Ming began studying the Blazing Lion Fist booklet Xiong Shi had given him and learned that the technique combined Soul Power and Mental Power into a powerful attack.

Qin Ming struggled to concentrate his Beast Martial Soul pressure while learning Xiong Shi's Blazing Lion Fist, then realized he needed to draw it from his Martial Soul Origin. He successfully performed the skill's first stage and left Bai Heng startled by the wolf howl.

• Qin Ming studied the four stages of Blazing Lion Fist and tried using Mental Power to gather his Martial Soul pressure into his fist.
• Qin Ming practiced for ten days without progress and realized he could only push the pressure in broad directions, not concentrate it.
• Qin Ming identified the Martial Soul Origin as the source of his pressure and focused his consciousness on it.
• Qin Ming drew pressure from his Martial Soul Origin, formed a miniature wolf-head flame around his fist, and struck the Training Ground with a concentrated blast.
• Bai Heng rushed out of the villa after hearing the wolf howl and stared at Qin Ming in confusion.

Qin Ming continued practicing the Blazing Lion Fist and joined Hua Lian and Bai Heng on a visit to her second grandfather, Yue Guan. They reached Yue Guan’s estate on Holy Mountain and met the Chrysanthemum Douluo in his flower garden.

• Qin Ming told Bai Heng that he had managed to throw the first punch of the Blazing Lion Fist, then continued practicing until he exhausted his Soul Power and Mental Power.
• Hua Lian arrived at the villa and invited Qin Ming and Bai Heng to visit her second grandfather, Yue Guan.
• Hua Lian, Qin Ming, and Bai Heng rode a carriage past Holy Mountain’s guards and arrived at Yue Guan’s estate.
• Hua Lian led Qin Ming and Bai Heng through the fragrant grounds to a vast sea of flowers, where they met Yue Guan.
• Qin Ming and Bai Heng bowed to Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Yue Guan welcomed them as Hua Lian’s classmates.

Yue Guan recognized Qin Ming’s talent and gave him a dangerous Gangyang Flower, while he gifted Bai Heng a Cold Lotus to aid his Mental Power. Impressed by Qin Ming’s knowledge of rare plants in his garden, Yue Guan began testing him and grew increasingly appreciative of him.

• Yue Guan gave Qin Ming a Gangyang Flower that could explode with enough force to kill or severely injure a Soul Emperor.
• Yue Guan gave Bai Heng a Cold Lotus to help strengthen his Mental Power during meditation.
• Yue Guan asked Bai Heng and Qin Ming what they thought of his garden, and Qin Ming identified its rare plants and demanding growing conditions.
• Yue Guan tested Qin Ming’s knowledge of flowers, and Qin Ming accurately explained their names, effects, and cultivation needs.
• Yue Guan praised Qin Ming’s knowledge, which he found comparable to that of experienced plant-type Spirit Masters.

Qin Ming asked Yue Guan about his Martial Soul and learned that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was an Immortal Grade Herb, then received Yue Guan’s Record of Rare Plants. After a day touring the estate, Qin Ming returned to Blazing Sun Valley to resume training against the Blazing Sun Beast.

• Qin Ming asked Yue Guan why no records mentioned the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and Yue Guan explained that it was an Immortal Grade Herb that had vanished long ago.
• Yue Guan described Immortal Grade Herbs’ extraordinary effects and revealed that he had found records of them in an ancient ruin while searching for a way to resolve his Martial Soul’s flaw.
• Yue Guan gave Qin Ming his Record of Rare Plants, which contained decades of research and records about Immortal Herbs.
• Yue Guan led Qin Ming, Hua Lian, and Bai Heng through his estate’s rare plants until sunset, and Hua Lian later asked Qin Ming how he had learned so much about them.
• Qin Ming returned to Blazing Sun Valley after several days at Spirit Hall Academy so he could resume practicing his fists against the Blazing Sun Beast.

Qin Ming tested his improved Blazing Lion Fist against a pack of Blazing Sun Beasts and convinced Xiong Shi that he had learned the technique. Xiong Shi set him an apprenticeship test against a nine-thousand-year Blazing Sun Beast, and Qin Ming began the fight without using Soul Skills or Spirit Bone skills.

• Qin Ming used only the Blazing Lion Fist to kill eight Blazing Sun Beasts, confirming the results of his ten days of practice.
• Qin Ming activated the token Xiong Shi had given him, and Xiong Shi arrived to assess his progress.
• Xiong Shi recognized the Blazing Lion Fist on the beasts' wounds and praised Qin Ming for learning it in about a month.
• Xiong Shi took Qin Ming to a hidden cave and set him the task of killing a nine-thousand-year Blazing Sun Beast without Soul Skills or Spirit Bone skills.
• Qin Ming provoked the beast, then dodged its pillars of fire and charging attack while relying on Martial Soul Possession and Gray Wolf Fire.

Qin Ming defeated a nine-thousand-year Blazing Sun Beast with the Blazing Lion Fist, passing Xiong Shi’s test and becoming his disciple. Xiong Shi gave him training notes and a Fire Marrow Jade pendant, then prepared to introduce him to his martial uncles.

• Qin Ming broke through the Blazing Sun Beast’s flames and struck its face with the Blazing Lion Fist, overwhelming it with wolf pressure and Mental Power attacks.
• Qin Ming pursued the wounded beast and killed it with another Blazing Lion Fist aimed at its exposed skull.
• Xiong Shi praised Qin Ming’s progress and declared that he had surpassed the requirements for the test, and Qin Ming addressed him as Master.
• Xiong Shi gave Qin Ming a booklet about cultivating the Blazing Lion Fist and a Fire Marrow Jade pendant that could nourish and purify Soul Power.
• Xiong Shi told Qin Ming he would introduce him to his martial uncles, who were the other worshippers.

Xiong Shi brought Qin Ming to Worship Hall in Spirit City, where Qin Ming met the senior Elders and was introduced as Xiong Shi’s new disciple. The chapter ended with Qin Ming meeting the gathered members of Worship Hall, though Jiang Mo and Qian Jun were absent.

• Xiong Shi flew Qin Ming from Blazing Sun Valley to Holy Mountain and explained that they had to climb the steps to honor the Angel God.
• Xiong Shi and Qin Ming climbed three thousand white jade steps and entered Worship Hall, where the guards welcomed the Fourth Elder.
• Xiong Shi introduced Qin Ming to Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile, who greeted the new disciple.
• Golden Crocodile went to fetch the other Elders, and Guang Ling Douluo hurried down to inspect Qin Ming.
• Qing Luan Douluo arrived, and Qin Ming realized that Jiang Mo and Qian Jun were not among the Worship Hall Elders.

Qin Ming agreed to spar with Golden Crocodile, who sealed his cultivation and promised him a fortunate opportunity if Qin Ming could force him to step back. Qin Ming unleashed his Blazing Flame Domain and opened the fight with flame-coated silk threads, leaving Golden Crocodile intrigued.

• Azure Luan thanked Qin Ming for helping Ling Yuan reach Rank 89 and offered to join her future hunt for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, while Guang Ling eagerly signed up too.
• Xiong Shi and Azure Luan praised Qin Ming’s strength and domain, and Qin Ming explained how he had obtained the Fire Demon Spirit External Soul Bone.
• Golden Crocodile challenged Qin Ming to make him step back, promising a fortunate opportunity; Qin Ming accepted after Golden Crocodile sealed his cultivation at Rank 29 and his Mental Power at Soul King level.
• At the training hall, Qin Ming activated Martial Soul Possession and the Blazing Flame Domain, converting the room’s Soul Power into Fire Attribute Soul Power.
• Qin Ming boosted his attributes with Crimson Blood Body and Fire Elemental Control, then sent Gray Wolf Fire-coated Blazing Flame Silk toward Golden Crocodile, drawing Qian Daoliu’s approval.

Qin Ming sparred with Golden Crocodile and won by forcing him to use Mental Power beyond the Soul King level. Golden Crocodile rewarded Qin Ming with a piece of Soul Crystal Marrow.

• Qin Ming tested his Gray Wolf Fire against Golden Crocodile, who easily withstood the flames and praised the technique.
• Qin Ming gathered Fire Attribute Soul Power into a spear and attacked Golden Crocodile, but the explosion left him unmoved.
• Qin Ming followed with two Mental Power-infused Blazing Lion Fists, breaking through Golden Crocodile’s Soul King-level mental defenses and forcing him to exceed the agreed limit.
• Qin Ming collapsed from exhaustion, and Golden Crocodile caught him before declaring him the winner.
• Qian Daoliu restored much of Qin Ming’s strength, and Golden Crocodile gave him a piece of Soul Crystal Marrow.

Qin Ming received powerful gifts from the Worship Hall elders before leaving Holy Mountain for the approaching opening of Spirit Hall Academy. The elders reflected on how his visit had enlivened the Worship Hall, while Golden Crocodile considered and then abandoned the idea of finding a disciple.

• Golden Crocodile gave Qin Ming Soul Crystal Marrow to strengthen his Mental Power and help him withstand the Soul Shock of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.
• Guang Ling gave Qin Ming a Cold-Storage Bead taken from a seventy-thousand-year Mystic Ice Turtle, and Azure Luan gave him a Life-Bound Feather that let him fly briefly.
• Qian Daoliu gave Qin Ming a Golden Small Sword containing one strand of Holy Angel Sword Qi, warning him to save it for a life-or-death crisis.
• After several days at the Worship Hall, Qin Ming said farewell to the elders and descended Holy Mountain as Spirit Hall Academy's opening day approached.
• Golden Crocodile wondered whether to go out and find a disciple, but Azure Luan's teasing made him reconsider, and he abandoned the idea.

Qin Ming returned to Spirit Hall Academy as the new semester began, while Pope Qian Xunji addressed the escape of Fallen Spirit Masters near Spirit City. Bibi Dong arrived at the Pope Palace after consolidating her cultivation, where Qian Xunji greeted her with concealed possessiveness.

• Qin Ming resumed cultivation at Spirit Hall Academy, where his classmates respected him for his victories and his new status as Mighty Lion Douluo’s disciple.
• Qian Xunji questioned a squad of Soul Saints after they failed to eliminate a group of Fallen Spirit Masters and learned that the fugitives had split between the Heaven Dou Empire and Tianyang Mountain Range.
• The squad captain reported that a Soul Douluo-level Fallen Spirit Master had held them back before fleeing toward the Heaven Dou Empire, and Qian Xunji sent the injured Soul Saints to recover.
• Qian Xunji brooded over the growing threat of Fallen Spirit Masters and his father Qian Daoliu’s disappointed opinion of his leadership.
• Cang Wu brought Bibi Dong into the Pope Palace, where she told Qian Xunji that she had consolidated her cultivation and concealed her hatred toward him.

Bibi Dong struggled against the Rakshasa God's influence while accepting Qian Xunji's assignment to help cultivate Spirit Hall Academy's younger generation. She planned to use the opportunity to recruit allies, while remaining focused on destroying the Angel lineage and reuniting with Yu Xiaogang.

• Bibi Dong recalled accepting the Rakshasa God's inheritance in Slaughter City and recognized that its influence had driven her to slaughter a herd of Red-Horned Horses.
• Qian Xunji noticed Bibi Dong's trembling, accepted her explanation that she was adjusting to life outside Slaughter City, and tasked her and Ling Yuan with selecting talented, good-character students for a cultivation plan.
• Qian Xunji announced that Spirit Hall would open the Angel Secret Realm for exceptional students and said he would assess the candidates himself.
• Cang Wu supported opening the realm and mentioned Qin Ming and Qi, while Bibi Dong agreed and considered recruiting Qin Ming and other students as allies.
• After leaving Holy Mountain, Bibi Dong ignored the Rakshasa God's temptations and affirmed her plan to destroy the Angel lineage, take control of Spirit Hall, and marry Yu Xiaogang.

Qin Ming learned that Pope Palace had created a special selection for students from Spirit Hall Academy’s three genius classes. Ling Yuan revealed that the selected students would enter the Angel Secret Realm, which was about to open.

• Qin Ming asked Qi about Pope Palace’s recent activities, but Qi had heard nothing.
• Ling Yuan announced that Pope Palace would select thirty students from the second-, third-, and fourth-ring genius classes for focused training, with Holy Maiden Bibi Dong overseeing the selection the next day.
• Ling Yuan summoned Qin Ming to her office, where he asked about the plan and learned that selected students would receive slots in the Angel Secret Realm.
• Ling Yuan explained that the Angel Secret Realm opened every fifteen years to nurture Spirit Hall’s promising descendants and said she had entered it before.

Ling Yuan explained the Angel Secret Realm and showed Qin Ming the Golden Tree Branch she had won there, while Bibi Dong arrived to oversee the selection at Spirit Hall Academy. Bibi Dong’s hostility toward the Angel Clan surfaced when she sensed Qi, leaving him overwhelmed by her killing intent.

• Ling Yuan described the Angel Secret Realm’s trials and showed Qin Ming her Golden Tree Branch, which carried the Ultimate Attributes of Light and Life.
• Ling Yuan told Qin Ming that Bibi Dong would decide how the next day’s selection was handled because the Holy Maiden had been appointed alongside her.
• At the academy training grounds, Qin Ming discussed the secret realm and Bibi Dong with Bai Heng, Hua Lian, Qi, and Luo Xi.
• Bibi Dong arrived with Ling Yuan, and the Rakshasa God’s voice stirred her hatred of the Angel Clan when she noticed Qi’s Two-Winged Angel martial soul.
• Bibi Dong’s killing intent struck Qi, who nearly collapsed as Luo Xi supported him and Qin Ming asked what was wrong.

Bibi Dong announced that Spirit Hall Academy’s selection assessment would be a pair of large melees, with only thirty students advancing. The students prepared for the fight as Bibi Dong dismissed concerns about the danger and provoked them into accepting the challenge.

• Bibi Dong’s killing intent caused Qi to collapse, and he said he had felt something seize his heart; Qin Ming suspected Bibi Dong had reacted to Qi’s Angel Martial Soul.
• Ling Yuan introduced Bibi Dong, who divided the 312 students into two groups and ordered each group to fight until only thirty remained.
• Qi warned Qin Ming that they might face concentrated attacks, and the five friends gathered to plan for the melee.
• Ling Yuan questioned the safety of Bibi Dong’s assessment, but Bibi Dong said the academy had healers and two Soul Douluos ready to intervene.
• When a student challenged the selection method, Bibi Dong mocked Soul Fighting Arena fighters and dared anyone afraid of being surrounded to withdraw, rousing the students to prove themselves.

Bibi Dong began the academy selection assessment, where the last thirty students standing would qualify. As the Soul Ancestor students attacked the lower-year teams, Qin Ming and Qi joined forces with Lei Lie, Shi Po, and Yun Shu.

• Ling Yuan summoned the academy’s unassigned Healing Soul Masters to the training ground, and Bibi Dong announced that the final thirty students remaining would qualify.
• The competitors activated their Martial Souls and split into teams, while the Soul Ancestor students agreed to target the lower-year students first.
• Su Lingxue unleashed Ice Flame Rain at Qin Ming’s group, and Qin Ming, Qi, and their teammates intercepted the attack.
• Li Cang struck a five-man Soul Elder team with his Fourth Soul Skill, incapacitating all five and prompting the Healing Soul Masters to carry them away for treatment.
• Lei Lie, Shi Po, and Yun Shu approached Qin Ming and Qi, and Qin Ming agreed to join forces with them.

Qin Ming led his group in coordinated attacks, defeating Soul Ancestor opponents while a large melee reduced the number of students. Su Lingxue recognized him as the Fourth Elder’s disciple and decided it was time to confront him.

• A Level Forty-Four Iron-Clad Giant Bear Soul Ancestor and a Level Forty-Two Colorful Feather Bird Soul Ancestor attacked Qin Ming’s group, but Qin Ming organized his companions to counter them.
• Qin Ming, Qi, Lei Lie, and Shi Po overwhelmed the Iron-Clad Giant Bear, while Bai Heng and Yun Shu trapped the Colorful Feather Bird in the air.
• Qin Ming shot down the Colorful Feather Bird Soul Ancestor with his Crimson Gold Long Arrow, and a Healing Soul Master carried both defeated opponents away.
• Qin Ming’s group began defeating Soul Ancestors in small groups and eliminated more than a dozen in under half a minute.
• Li Cang and Su Lingxue’s joint attacks eliminated more than half of the Soul Grandmasters and Soul Elders, and the melee dwindled from over three hundred students to around a hundred.
• Su Lingxue told Li Cang that something was happening and decided to meet Qin Ming after confirming he was the Fourth Elder’s disciple.

Li Cang and Su Lingxue attacked Qin Ming’s team, quickly eliminating Yun Shu, Shi Po, and Lei Lie. Qin Ming and Qi then used Bai Heng’s Glazed Crystal Walls to spread Qi’s Holy Light Silk across the battlefield, while Qin Ming confronted the two Soul Ancestors as the competition narrowed to thirty participants.

• Su Lingxue urged Li Cang to stop targeting weaker students and join her in attacking Qin Ming’s team, identifying Qin Ming as the Fourth Elder’s disciple.
• Li Cang charged Qin Ming’s group, knocked Yun Shu out of the competition, and challenged Qin Ming to prove his strength.
• Su Lingxue used Ice Flame Rain against the team, eliminating Shi Po and Lei Lie while Qin Ming, Qi, Bai Heng, and Hua Lian defended themselves.
• Qin Ming and Qi activated their prepared plan: Luo Xi linked them with her sacrifice skill, Hua Lian amplified them, and Bai Heng spread Qi’s Holy Light Silk through Glazed Crystal Walls.
• Qi and Bai Heng used the threads to rapidly eliminate Soul Grandmasters and restrict stronger opponents, while Qin Ming engaged Li Cang and Su Lingxue as the field dwindled to thirty participants.

Bibi Dong and Ling Yuan finalized the thirty students selected after a fierce training-ground battle. Qin Ming and Qi helped wear down the competitors from the air, and the chapter ended with the surviving students confirmed as the final roster.

• Bibi Dong watched Qin Ming’s Blazing Flame Domain suppress Su Lingxue while Qin Ming evaded Li Cang with help from Azure Luan’s Life-Bound Feather.
• Bai Heng’s Glazed Crystal Walls shattered from overuse, and Hua Lian helped him recover while Qi dismissed his Holy Light Silk.
• Qin Ming and Qi attacked the remaining students from the air as Li Cang and Su Lingxue eliminated weakened opponents on the ground.
• The battle ended when exactly thirty students remained, including twenty-one Soul Ancestors, six Soul Elders, and Bai Heng, Hua Lian, and Luo Xi as the three Soul Grandmasters.
• Bibi Dong asked Ling Yuan whether she had suggestions about the final roster, and Ling Yuan said she had no objections.