Chapter Summaries

Bai Mu’s Zygarde fought Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, resisting his poison and petrification while overwhelming him with powerful attacks. As the battle continued, Bai Mu watched in disbelief as Zygarde matched and even surpassed Dugu Bo in strength and speed.

• Zygarde reversed Dugu Bo’s pressure with Aura Break, paralyzed him with Glare, and blocked his poison with Safeguard.
• At Bai Mu’s command, Zygarde attacked Dugu Bo with Thousand Arrows and Frenzy Plant, forcing him to use his Martial Soul Avatar and ninth Spirit Skill.
• Zygarde blocked Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Divine Light and ignored his poison and Medusa’s Gaze.
• Zygarde used Extreme Speed and Crunch to wound Dugu Bo, then outmatched his serpent form in close combat.
• Bai Mu watched the fight through the screen and wondered whether Zygarde and Xiao Ruan had secretly enabled cheats.

Bai Mu realized why Z2 could overwhelm Dugu Bo: Pokémon gained power more evenly by level, and Z2’s abilities and boosted stats let it outmatch a Title Douluo. After Dugu Bo discovered Z2’s weak defense, Bai Mu ordered it to retreat, and Z2 escaped while Dugu Bo destroyed the valley in fury.

• Bai Mu explained that Pokémon’s near-linear level growth and Z2’s battle mechanics gave it an advantage over Spirit Masters like Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo noticed Z2’s low defense after the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor struck and badly injured it.
• Bai Mu ordered Z2 to escape using Double Team and Extreme Speed, and Dugu Bo froze and attacked the decoys with his eighth and ninth Spirit Skills.
• Z2’s real body escaped from the valley at extreme speed, leaving Dugu Bo to rage and poison the surrounding area.
• Bai Mu recalled Z2 from elsewhere and returned quietly to Heaven Dou City, deciding that a future power-up could let him defeat Dugu Bo.

Bai Mu planned to steal Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and sought a rare Spirit Beast for a powerful move, then went to the Heaven Dou Auction House. There, he met Ning Fengzhi and settled into the auction with an attendant in his arms, while Xue Beng and Dugu Bo remained shaken by their recent encounters with him.

• Bai Mu reviewed his plan to obtain Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and decided to seek news of the rare Spirit Beast he needed.
• Dugu Bo lamented his losses at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Xue Xing promised the shaken Xue Beng better protection and defensive items.
• Bai Mu arrived at the Heaven Dou Auction House, used his black card to qualify for VIP seating, and put on his Groudon Mask.
• Ning Fengzhi explained the auction house’s transactional customs, and Bai Mu declared that he loved the place before pulling an attendant into his arms.
• Bai Mu invited Ning Fengzhi to sit with him in the black section, and Ning Fengzhi accepted while sending word to the Crown Prince.

Bai Mu attended the Heaven Dou Auction House’s grand auction with Ning Fengzhi and bought a series of unusual treasures at extravagant prices, drawing the attention of the venue and Xue Qinghe. When he recognized Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue, he privately ranked her among the continent’s top vanilla choices.

• Xue Qinghe learned Ning Fengzhi was speaking with a young man in the black VIP section just as the grand auction began.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bai Mu discussed a Century-Old Snow Lotus, and Bai Mu outbid everyone to buy it despite having no immediate use for it.
• Bai Mu bought Star Iron, other rare materials, and a temperature-regulating Soul Tool, spending 500,000 Gold Soul Coins in less than half an hour.
• Bai Mu and Yu Yuanzhen competed for a Dragon Blood Crystal, which Bai Mu won by raising the bid far beyond Yu Yuanzhen’s offer.
• Xue Qinghe watched Bai Mu from the red VIP section, and Bai Mu recognized him as Qian Renxue.

Bai Mu considered using Qian Renxue to gain influence in the Heaven Dou Empire, then teased Ning Fengzhi after revealing he had Ning Rongrong’s token. The auction moved from slaves to the Seven-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor, which caught Bai Mu’s interest.

• Bai Mu decided that winning over Qian Renxue could give him a path to challenge Bibi Dong through the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Bai Mu told Ning Fengzhi he was interested in Tang Yuehua, then revealed that Ning Rongrong had given him a token at Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi grew suspicious of Bai Mu’s closeness to Rongrong, and Bai Mu pretended a woman in his arms had approached him without his knowledge.
• The auction sold Spirit Master slaves, and Prince Xue Xing bought a Soul Ancestor for one million three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• The auctioneer introduced the Seven-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor, and Bai Mu recognized it as the predecessor of the Eight-Treasure Wishful Armor.

At the auction, Bai Mu outbid Prince Xue Xing for the Seven-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor, while Ning Fengzhi learned from Ning Rongrong’s letter that Bai Mu was a prodigy and resolved to recruit him. After Bai Mu left the auction, a servant invited him to meet Ning Fengzhi.

• Ning Fengzhi received a letter from Ning Rongrong identifying Bai Mu as a rare genius and stopped bidding against him.
• Bai Mu and Prince Xue Xing competed for the Seven-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor, and Xue Xing threatened Bai Mu when the bidding reached 3.4 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe intervened to calm the dispute, and Xue Xing withdrew from the bidding.
• Bai Mu won the armor for 3.4 million Gold Soul Coins, paid for it, and left before the final auction item.
• A servant told Bai Mu that Ning Fengzhi wished to speak with him, and Bai Mu agreed to go.

Ning Fengzhi tried to recruit Bai Mu into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Qian Renxue watched and questioned him. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue asking Bai Mu what level his Soul Power had reached after three years.

• Ning Fengzhi summoned Gu Rong to meet Bai Mu, while Qian Renxue insisted on staying to observe their meeting.
• Bai Mu introduced himself to Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Qian Renxue, then removed his mask at their request.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Bai Mu and offered him generous support if he joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Bai Mu said he valued his freedom and would consider it.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Bai Mu a sect guest token and offered him lodging, then interrupted him when he began explaining that he was seeking a Spirit Beast.
• Qian Renxue recognized Bai Mu as the genius with an External Martial Soul who had left Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and asked his current Soul Power level.

Bai Mu revealed that he had reached level forty at twelve despite having Innate Soul Power at level one, shocking Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong. He entertained offers from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Heaven Dou Empire, then declared a challenge designed to unsettle Qian Renxue.

• Bai Mu announced his level, leaving Qian Renxue stunned by his rapid cultivation and Gu Rong incredulous about his low Innate Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi confirmed Bai Mu’s level, and Gu Rong offered to have Chen Xin and himself take Bai Mu as a disciple.
• Qian Renxue offered Bai Mu a noble title and official position, while Bai Mu said he wanted to rise to the peak of life.
• At dinner, Bai Mu declared that he valued strength and would follow any peer who could defeat him head-on, setting a trap for Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue questioned Bai Mu’s confidence, while Gu Rong warned him against arrogance.

Bai Mu swore that no young Spirit Master could defeat him, while Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue planned to test and recruit him. After showcasing his new protective armor and worrying about money, Bai Mu kidnapped Xue Beng for a third time.

• Bai Mu challenged Spirit Masters under fifteen years older than him to defeat him, but said opponents should wait until he returned from hunting his fourth Spirit Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi offered help finding Spirit Beasts, while Gu Rong warned that Bai Mu was unfathomable and might not be the person they had seen.
• Qian Renxue returned to her true appearance and received Bai Mu's information from Snake Lance Douluo.
• Bai Mu inspected his Seven-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor and realized he had almost no money left.
• Bai Mu broke into Xue Beng's heavily guarded residence, knocked him unconscious, stuffed him into a sack, and escaped in under twenty seconds.

Xue Xing paid Bai Mu three million Gold Soul Coins to recover Xue Beng, while Bai Mu traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest and caught up with Shrek’s group. He greeted them at their hotel after they returned from a clash with Canghui Academy, leaving Dai Mubai visibly angry.

• Xue Xing received a ransom note demanding three million Gold Soul Coins and ordered the payment despite suspecting the kidnappers were watching him.
• Xue Xing paid the money beneath a rock, then found Xue Beng back at the residence and comforted him.
• Bai Mu collected the gratitude fee, posted a reward for information about a special dragon-type Spirit Beast, and rode Zygarde south to Suotuo City.
• Bai Mu followed Tang San and the others to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Shrek’s group fought students from Canghui Academy before Zhao Wuji stopped them.
• Bai Mu greeted Shrek’s group at the hotel and deliberately ignored Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

Bai Mu reunited with Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing in the Star Dou Great Forest, then openly courted Zhu Zhuqing and angered Dai Mubai. When Ma Hongjun attacked Bai Mu with his Phoenix Fire Line, Zygarde blocked the flames and effortlessly blew them away.

• Bai Mu reunited with Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, explaining that he had come to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek a Spirit Ring.
• Bai Mu embraced Zhu Zhuqing and offered her precious gifts that could help her reach level 30, and she accepted despite Dai Mubai's presence.
• Dai Mubai rose to confront Bai Mu, but Zygarde's appearance frightened him into backing down while Ning Rongrong challenged him.
• Ma Hongjun defended Dai Mubai, mocked Bai Mu, and unleashed his Phoenix Fire Line at him.
• Zygarde stepped in front of Bai Mu and dispersed Ma Hongjun's flames, leaving Ma Hongjun stunned.

Bai Mu used Zygarde’s Sacred Fire on Ma Hongjun, claiming it would purify his Evil Fire while secretly burning away part of his Phoenix Origin. Ma Hongjun survived and thanked Bai Mu, unaware that his Martial Soul had been weakened, as the group prepared to set out Soul Hunting the next day.

• Ma Hongjun unleashed his Phoenix Fire Line at Zygarde, but Zygarde swallowed it with Sacred Fire and sent the flames back to burn him.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong asked Bai Mu to spare Ma Hongjun, while Zhao Wuji tried to stop the fire.
• Bai Mu told Zhao Wuji that Sacred Fire could purify Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire, and Zhao Wuji urged Ma Hongjun to endure it.
• Zygarde burned away Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire along with part of his Phoenix Origin, then absorbed the lost Origin and returned to Bai Mu.
• Ma Hongjun discovered his Evil Fire was gone and sincerely thanked Bai Mu, who told him to stay away.
• Zhao Wuji told everyone to sleep because they would set out Soul Hunting the next day.

Bai Mu reunited with Tang San and the others, gave Tang San rare forging metals, and revealed that he had refused an invitation to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He then mocked Grandmaster's slow cultivation and presented Tang San with a Toxic right arm bone from an eight-thousand-year Death Demon Snake, whose hidden death attribute could change its bearer.

• Bai Mu invited Dai Mubai to join the meal and gave Tang San precious metals for crafting hidden weapons.
• Bai Mu told Ning Rongrong that her father had invited him to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and refused the offer for now.
• Bai Mu questioned Grandmaster's cultivation progress, comparing it unfavorably with his own rapid advancement.
• Bai Mu brought Tang San and the others upstairs and opened a jade box containing a Toxic right arm bone from an eight-thousand-year Death Demon Snake.
• Bai Mu explained that the Spirit Bone could strengthen Tang San's body and martial soul's toxicity, while concealing its death attribute.

Bai Mu gave Tang San an Eight Thousand Year Spirit Bone whose Poison Detonation skill strengthened his path toward Ultimate Poison, then gave Zhu Zhuqing an Immortal Herb to improve her cultivation. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai upset after Bai Mu went to Zhu Zhuqing’s room, where he teased her before presenting the gift.

• Bai Mu explained that the Spirit Bone’s Poison Detonation skill could make Tang San’s toxins explode inside poisoned targets, then gave it to him as an investment in his future.
• Tang San absorbed the Spirit Bone in half an hour, strengthening his body and making his Blue Silver Grass more toxic.
• Bai Mu said he wanted to hunt a Man Faced Demon Spider and told Tang San to absorb the Spirit Bone before they continued their plans.
• Bai Mu went to Zhu Zhuqing’s room, leaving Ning Rongrong hurt and Dai Mubai grieving over Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bai Mu gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and explained that it would improve her physique, speed, and talent.

Bai Mu sent Z2 to find and weaken a Man Faced Demon Spider while he followed the Shrek group, where the Titan Giant Ape abducted Xiao Wu. The chapter ended with Z2 torturing the spider until it was barely alive, leaving it ready for Bai Mu to claim.

• Bai Mu left the Shrek group and sent Z2 to search for the Man Faced Demon Spider while he and Xiao Ruan waited near the group's route.
• Bai Mu followed the Shrek group as Oscar obtained a Flying Mushroom Sausage from the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Spirit Ring.
• The Titan Giant Ape appeared, grabbed Xiao Wu, and knocked Zhao Wuji aside when he tried to stop it.
• After Z2 located the Man Faced Demon Spider, Bai Mu ordered it to torture the creature without damaging its legs.
• Z2 and its Substitutes attacked the Man Faced Demon Spider until it lay barely alive.

Bai Mu tortured a Man Faced Demon Spider to improve its equipment drop chances, then killed it when Meng Yiran and her grandparents tried to claim it. After revealing his strength and connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he stopped the three as they tried to leave.

• Bai Mu arrived on Zygarde, healed the battered Man Faced Demon Spider, and continued torturing it to increase the chance of obtaining its Eight Spider Lances.
• Chao Tianxiang, Meng Shu, and Meng Yiran found Bai Mu and demanded the Man Faced Demon Spider as Meng Yiran's Spirit Ring.
• Bai Mu warned them that the spider was over two thousand years old, then killed it and watched its deep purple Spirit Ring rise.
• Bai Mu called on Zygarde and revealed that he was twelve years old, level forty, and connected to Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang backed down and tried to leave, but Bai Mu ordered them to stop.

Bai Mu refused the Dragon Duke’s apology and demanded that Meng Yiran become his maid, then transformed Zygarde into its 50% form and attacked the family. Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang were injured while protecting Meng Yiran, leaving them at a disadvantage against Zygarde.

• Bai Mu rejected Meng Shu’s apology and demanded that Meng Yiran become his maid.
• Meng Shu threatened Bai Mu, so Bai Mu transformed Zygarde into its 50% form and ordered it to attack.
• Zygarde’s Land’s Wrath drove Meng Shu back, and he sent Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran out of the attack’s path.
• Zygarde used Thousand Arrows, while Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang defended themselves and Meng Yiran from its attacks.
• Meng Shu activated his Martial Soul Avatar, but Zygarde’s Roar of Time blasted him, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran backward, injuring the two elders.

Bai Mu defeated the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, buried them and Meng Yiran up to their heads, and absorbed a Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring. He chose Malignant Chain as his fourth Spirit Skill, gaining a way to create Binding Mochi and control weaker targets.

• The Dragon Duke and Snake Granny used Dragon-Snake Combined Strike, but Zygarde’s Protect barrier blocked it.
• When the elders tried to flee, Bai Mu and Zygarde attacked with Frenzy Plant and Thousand Arrows, leaving them wounded and defeated.
• Meng Yiran pleaded for her grandparents, but Bai Mu declared that he would punish her by making her a maid and ordered Zygarde to bury all three.
• Bai Mu absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spirit Ring and reviewed the available moves for his fourth Spirit Skill.
• Bai Mu selected Malignant Chain, whose poison could create Binding Mochi and control targets with less Soul Power than his.

After absorbing the Purple Spirit Ring, Bai Mu gained the Eight Spider Lances and reached level 48. He forced Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran to submit to him, leaving them under his control.

• Bai Mu absorbed the Purple Spirit Ring, and the Eight Spider Lances grew from his back as Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang recognized them as an External Soul Bone.
• Bai Mu tested the Eight Spider Lances’ venom and devouring power, then learned from Zygarde that he had reached level 48 and gained new abilities.
• Bai Mu confronted Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran, demanding that they apologize and serve him.
• Bai Mu grabbed Meng Yiran and threatened her grandparents until Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang agreed to become his dogs.