Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong warned Ye Qifeng that the Star Dou Forest endangered Spirit Masters through both Spirit Beasts and human greed, then brought him and Ni Huang to its outskirts. They arrived at a gathering place of Spirit Masters, where Ni Huang sensed that everyone present had Soul Power of at least level thirty.

• Bibi Dong explained the Star Dou Forest’s dangers, including unpredictable Spirit Beasts, possible Beast Tides, and humans who killed to seize resources.
• Bibi Dong told Ye Qifeng to stay close to her and Ni Huang, and Ni Huang reported that they were near the forest.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ni Huang to continue to the Star Dou Forest so they could camp there overnight.
• Bibi Dong and Ye Qifeng left the carriage at the forest’s edge and saw a gathering place occupied by Spirit Masters and Soul Hunting Groups.
• Ni Huang swept the gathering place with her Spiritual Power and sensed that no one there had Soul Power below level thirty.

Ye Qifeng, Bibi Dong, and Ni Huang arrived at Star Dou Forest, where Ni Huang punished men who stared at Bibi Dong and arranged for Niu Butong to guard their carriage. The three entered the forest on foot and continued deeper as daylight faded.

• Ni Huang used her Title Douluo aura to pin down several men who stared lecherously at Bibi Dong, then withdrew it after Niu Butong pleaded for mercy.
• Ye Qifeng asked Niu Butong about his role, and Ni Huang paid him one hundred Gold Soul Coins to guard their carriage until they returned.
• Ye Qifeng, Bibi Dong, and Ni Huang entered Star Dou Forest while the people at the gathering site watched in astonishment.
• Bibi Dong suggested they find a campsite before nightfall, and Ni Huang led the way through the forest, burning aside branches and thorns as they walked.

Ye Qifeng camped in the Star Dou Forest with Bibi Dong and Ni Huang, learning about Spirit Beasts and survival in the forest. He chose to give his Shadow Martial Soul its first Spirit Ring and explained that he planned to develop several combat paths, leaving Bibi Dong and Ni Huang concerned about how he would overcome their limitations.

• Ye Qifeng watched Bibi Dong teach him about the Spirit Beasts they encountered in the Star Dou Forest.
• Ni Huang cleared a campsite and set up a tent with Ye Qifeng, while Bibi Dong warned him against using light at night in the forest.
• Bibi Dong asked Ye Qifeng which Martial Soul he planned to give a Spirit Ring first, and he chose his Shadow Martial Soul because Dark Attribute Spirit Beasts were easier to find.
• Bibi Dong recommended that Ye Qifeng develop his Shadow Martial Soul as a Power Attack Type or Control Type Spirit Master.
• Ye Qifeng said he intended to choose flexibly among the Power Attack Type, Control Type, and Agility Attack Type, and Bibi Dong and Ni Huang warned that dividing his Spirit Skills could leave him weak in every path.
• Ye Qifeng reassured them that he had considered their concerns and reflected on techniques beyond Spirit Ring skills, Spirit Bones, and Soul Power as ways to grow stronger.

Ye Qifeng outlined his plans for the first two Spirit Rings of his Shadow Martial Soul, including absorbing rings far beyond the accepted limits. Bibi Dong and Ni Huang agreed to help him search for suitable Spirit Beasts that night after he cited Qian Renxue’s successful fourth-ring breakthrough as evidence.

• Ye Qifeng explained that he wanted a weapon-summoning skill for his first Spirit Ring and listed several possible skill types for his second.
• Ye Qifeng gave Bibi Dong his detailed Spirit Ring plan, which proposed a first ring of roughly one thousand to one thousand seven hundred years and a second of four thousand to five thousand years.
• Bibi Dong and Ni Huang warned that exceeding the established Spirit Ring limits could kill Ye Qifeng or damage his foundation, but he argued that his Twin God-level Martial Souls and level-twenty Innate Soul Power made him different.
• Ye Qifeng told Bibi Dong and Ni Huang that Qian Renxue had absorbed a Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Ring as her fourth ring, and said God-level Martial Souls could sense whether a ring was safe to absorb.
• Bibi Dong and Ni Huang accepted Ye Qifeng’s plan and agreed to search for the Spirit Beasts recorded in his notebook.
• Bibi Dong proposed resting before searching within ten kilometers of their campsite that night, when Dark Attribute Spirit Beasts were more likely to appear.

Bibi Dong and Ni Huang found a thousand-year Dark Attribute Spirit Beast that suited Ye Qifeng’s requirements after days of searching. Ye Qifeng prepared to kill the 1,100-year Black Blade Shadow Weasel and absorb its Spirit Ring.

• Bibi Dong reassured Ye Qifeng that finding a suitable Dark Attribute Spirit Beast could take time, while Ni Huang searched separately.
• Ni Huang returned with traces of a thousand-year Dark Attribute Spirit Beast and led Bibi Dong and Ye Qifeng to its area.
• Bibi Dong used her Spiritual Power to locate a thousand-year Black Blade Shadow Weasel and captured it.
• Bibi Dong and Ni Huang worried that the weasel’s 1,100-year age was too high, but Ye Qifeng insisted he could absorb its Spirit Ring.
• Bibi Dong gave Ye Qifeng a dagger, and he crouched beside the unconscious weasel, preparing to kill it.

Ye Qifeng absorbed the Black Blade Shadow Weasel’s Spirit Ring and advanced to a One-Ring Spirit Master. He revealed his first Spirit Skill, Dark Moon of the Black Blade, to Bibi Dong and Ni Huang.

• Ye Qifeng killed the Black Blade Shadow Weasel, and its purple Spirit Ring emerged from its body.
• Bibi Dong explained how Spirit Rings worked and taught Ye Qifeng how to absorb one with his Twin Martial Souls.
• Ye Qifeng absorbed the ring into his Shadow Martial Soul without difficulty and became a One-Ring Spirit Master.
• Ye Qifeng summoned his first Spirit Skill, Dark Moon of the Black Blade, and demonstrated its blade and ranged blade-light attack.
• Ye Qifeng told Bibi Dong and Ni Huang that the skill enhanced his attributes by ten percent, with the bonus increasing as he advanced.

After Ye Qifeng absorbed a thousand-year First Spirit Ring, he and Bibi Dong and Ni Huang searched the Star Dou Forest for a Dark Attribute Spirit Beast for his second ring. They found a group of Soul-Devouring Ghost Vines, and Ni Huang captured the thousand-year ones for him.

• Bibi Dong and Ni Huang praised Ye Qifeng's First Spirit Skill and its attribute boost, then continued searching for a suitable second Spirit Ring.
• After several days of searching deeper in the Star Dou Forest, Ye Qifeng, Bibi Dong, and Ni Huang found a settlement of Soul-Devouring Ghost Vines in a shadowy valley.
• Bibi Dong explained the vines' Dark Attribute, group-hunting behavior, and ability to drain their prey's Soul Power and life force.
• Ni Huang sensed that the settlement included several thousand-year vines and one nearly five thousand years old, and Ye Qifeng chose the species for his second Spirit Skill.
• Ni Huang entered the valley, defeated the vines, and returned with all the thousand-year Soul-Devouring Ghost Vines captured.

Ye Qifeng chose the nearly five-thousand-year Soul-Devouring Ghost Vine Spirit Ring despite Bibi Dong and Ni Huang’s concerns, then endured its immense energy during absorption. He broke through to the Second-Ring Soul Grandmaster realm.

• Ni Huang identified the nearly five-thousand-year Soul-Devouring Ghost Vine as the group’s leader and offered Ye Qifeng a younger alternative.
• Ye Qifeng chose the leader, and Bibi Dong gave him a dagger after he promised to test whether his Martial Soul could endure its Spirit Ring.
• Ye Qifeng pierced the Soul-Devouring Ghost Vine’s core, killing it, and its purple Spirit Ring formed above its body.
• Ye Qifeng sensed that the Spirit Ring’s energy was close to his limit but decided to absorb it while Bibi Dong and Ni Huang protected him.
• Ye Qifeng endured the Spirit Ring’s scorching energy and broke through to the Second-Ring Soul Grandmaster realm.

Ye Qifeng completed the difficult absorption of his nearly five-thousand-year Second Spirit Ring, reaching Soul Power level twenty-five and gaining the control skill Shadow Bind. After demonstrating its abilities and discussing its devouring danger with Bibi Dong, he departed the Star Dou Forest with her and Ni Huang.

• Ye Qifeng endured the Second Spirit Ring's difficult absorption, broke through to Soul Grandmaster, and raised his Soul Power to level twenty-five.
• Ye Qifeng awoke and demonstrated Shadow Bind, explaining how its shadow vines restrained multiple targets and could drain their Soul Power and life force.
• Bibi Dong warned Ye Qifeng that overusing Shadow Bind's devouring ability could corrupt his Soul Power and become addictive, and he promised to use it cautiously.
• Bibi Dong decided that she, Ye Qifeng, and Ni Huang would return to Spirit Hall while training Ye Qifeng's combat ability along the way.

Ye Qifeng trained his combat skills against Spirit Beasts while traveling with Bibi Dong and Ni Huang out of Star Dou Forest. They reunited with Niu Butong at the carriage, and Ni Huang drove them toward Spirit City.

• Ye Qifeng fought Spirit Beasts of increasing strength, showing he could defeat a two-thousand-year Spirit Beast without outside assistance.
• Bibi Dong and Ni Huang watched Ye Qifeng's battles as the group traveled for another day and emerged from Star Dou Forest the next morning.
• Ye Qifeng's group found Niu Butong and two Soul Hunting Group members guarding their carriage, and Niu Butong explained that the others had left.
• Ni Huang paid Niu Butong the remaining fee and rewarded him for guarding the carriage.
• Ye Qifeng invited Niu Butong to join Spirit Hall, but Niu Butong declined; Ye Qifeng then told him about seeking Spirit Hall's help and selling Spirit Beast intelligence.
• Ni Huang drove Ye Qifeng and Bibi Dong west toward Spirit City.

Ye Qifeng returned to Spirit City after obtaining his first Spirit Ring, and Bibi Dong told him to enroll at Spirit Hall Academy. After handling a backlog of work, Bibi Dong secretly went to bathe in Holy Son Palace while Ye Qifeng slept, but she suddenly froze as she began to dry herself.

• Bibi Dong told Ye Qifeng to visit her the next morning so she could arrange his enrollment at Spirit Hall Academy, and she asked Ni Huang to monitor Elder Hall.
• Ni Huang returned to Elder Hall, and Ye Qifeng went back to Holy Son Palace, bathed, ate, meditated, and fell asleep.
• Bibi Dong spent the afternoon and evening clearing the memorials that had piled up during her trip.
• After midnight, Bibi Dong went to Ye Qifeng's bedroom, checked that he was asleep, and used the wardrobe and bathroom to bathe.
• Bibi Dong stepped out of the bath and froze just as she reached for a towel.

Bibi Dong accidentally fell asleep holding Ye Qifeng, leaving him startled when he woke in her arms. Later, Ye Qifeng met Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan in the Pope Palace and resolved to protect him from the fate he remembered, just as another voice called from outside the hall.

• Bibi Dong discovered her bath towel was damp, then fell asleep holding Ye Qifeng after sensing his calming aura.
• Ye Qifeng woke in Bibi Dong's arms and stayed still until she awoke, released him, and hurried away.
• Ye Qifeng went to the Pope Palace, where Bibi Dong introduced him to Hall Elder Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.
• Ye Qifeng thanked Yue Guan for rescuing him six years earlier and vowed to prevent the future in which Tang San killed him.
• A crisp voice called from outside the hall, saying, "Teacher, I'm back!"

Hu Liena learned that Ye Qifeng was her new junior brother and the Holy Son, then escorted him to register at Spirit Hall Academy. Along the way, he revealed his true God-level Martial Soul and exceptional Soul Power, while Hu Liena shared what she knew about the academy.

• Gui Mei returned Hu Liena to the Council Hall, where she discovered that Ye Qifeng was Bibi Dong's new disciple and the Holy Son.
• Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena Ye Qifeng's forged Spirit Master Certificate and Admission Notice and asked her to take him to Spirit Hall Academy.
• On the way, Ye Qifeng told Hu Liena that his Dark Shadow was a God-level Martial Soul with Innate Level Twenty Soul Power, and asked her to keep it secret.
• Ye Qifeng revealed that Bibi Dong had helped him obtain two Spirit Rings and that his Soul Power had reached Level Twenty-Five, surprising Hu Liena.
• As they continued toward the academy, Ye Qifeng explained his awakening, Spirit Rings, and abilities, while Hu Liena told him about Spirit Hall Academy.

Hu Liena showed Ye Qifeng around Spirit Hall Academy and brought him to Dean Gustav to enroll. Gustav welcomed the Holy Son and offered to help him within the academy's rules.

• Hu Liena told Ye Qifeng about the academy's many Mimicry Cultivation Grounds and Secret Realms, where she sometimes trained at Bibi Dong's arrangement.
• Hu Liena presented her student identification and Ye Qifeng's Admission Notice at the academy gate, and they entered.
• Hu Liena showed Ye Qifeng the academy grounds and explained its three divisions, class schedule, cultivation areas, and Spirit Fighting Platforms.
• Hu Liena brought Ye Qifeng to the dean's office, where Gustav welcomed them and Ye Qifeng greeted him respectfully.
• Hu Liena handed Gustav Ye Qifeng's Admission Notice and Spirit Master Certificate and asked him to arrange Ye Qifeng's enrollment.

Gustav enrolled Ye Qifeng in the Elite Class alongside Hu Liena, and Qin Shutong led them to class. On the way, Ye Qifeng considered the academy’s talent standards and the elite potential of his new classmates.

• Gustav checked Ye Qifeng’s documents, sensed his Soul Power was Level 25, and arranged for him to join Hu Liena’s Elite Class.
• Ye Qifeng agreed to the arrangement, and Gustav introduced him to Qin Shutong, the Elite Class’s homeroom teacher.
• Gustav gave Ye Qifeng his student badge and uniform, then Qin Shutong escorted him and Hu Liena to class.
• Qin Shutong explained that he treated students equally, and Ye Qifeng agreed to be addressed by name.
• Ye Qifeng reflected on how Innate Soul Power levels shaped a Spirit Master’s cultivation prospects and considered the Elite Class’s exceptional talent.

Ye Qifeng joined Spirit Hall Academy’s Elite Class and reunited with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan. After Hu Liena revealed that Ye Qifeng had Innate Soul Power at level twenty, Xie Yue and Yan struggled to believe her.

• Qin Shutong introduced Ye Qifeng to the Elite Class, where his claim of Innate Full Soul Power surprised the students.
• Ye Qifeng sat beside Hu Liena, reuniting the Orphanage four with Xie Yue and Yan.
• After class, Yan and Xie Yue offered to protect Ye Qifeng, assuming he had not yet become a Spirit Master.
• With Ye Qifeng’s permission, Hu Liena told Xie Yue and Yan that his Innate Soul Power was at level twenty.
• Yan doubted Hu Liena, but Xie Yue defended his sister and Yan apologized.

Hu Liena revealed that Ye Qifeng was a twenty-fifth-level Soul Grandmaster, the Spirit Hall Holy Son, and the Pope’s disciple, then arranged for him to spar with Xie Yue and Yan. The group reached the Elite Class’s Small Soul Arena and prepared to fight under the arena’s rules.

• Hu Liena told Xie Yue and Yan that Ye Qifeng had been born with twentieth-level Soul Power and was now a twenty-fifth-level Soul Grandmaster.
• Hu Liena revealed that Ye Qifeng was the Spirit Hall Holy Son and the Pope’s disciple, making him her junior brother.
• Hu Liena proposed that Ye Qifeng spar with Xie Yue and Yan, and Ye Qifeng agreed to test his skills against them.
• Xie Yue explained that Elite Class students could use their exclusive Spirit Fighting Platforms after submitting an application.
• The four entered an enclosed hall in the Small Soul Arena, where the supervising teacher reviewed the rules against lethal or severely injurious fighting and prohibited tools.

Ye Qifeng faced Yan in a Soul Fight while Hu Liena warned Ye Qifeng about Yan’s abilities and Xie Yue predicted Yan would win. The chapter left Yan and Xie Yue shocked when Ye Qifeng revealed two thousand-year purple Spirit Rings.

• The supervising teacher left Ye Qifeng, Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena alone in the Spirit Fighting Hall to begin their Soul Fights.
• Yan eagerly stepped onto the platform and challenged Ye Qifeng, while Hu Liena secretly explained Yan’s strengths and Spirit Skills to Ye Qifeng.
• Xie Yue told Hu Liena that Yan would likely win because of his combat experience, but Hu Liena insisted Ye Qifeng would prevail.
• Yan summoned his Flame Lord Martial Soul and two yellow Spirit Rings, and Ye Qifeng released his Shadow Martial Soul, suppressing Yan’s flames with its chill.
• Yan and Xie Yue were stunned when Ye Qifeng revealed two purple thousand-year Spirit Rings.

Ye Qifeng and Yan began their Soul Fight, and Yan attacked with his Flame Lord Martial Soul and Granite Rock skill. Ye Qifeng used Shadow Bind to restrain Yan, leaving him unable to escape.

• Yan and Ye Qifeng introduced their Martial Souls and Soul Power levels before starting the Soul Fight.
• Yan possessed his Flame Lord Martial Soul and activated Granite Rock as he charged Ye Qifeng.
• Ye Qifeng stayed still as Yan swung at him, then used Shadow Bind to trap Yan in black vines.
• Xie Yue recognized Ye Qifeng's skill as a powerful control ability and realized Yan could not break free.

Ye Qifeng defeated Yan with Shadow Bind, then began his Soul Fight against Xie Yue after agreeing not to use his binding skill. He revealed that his First Spirit Skill summoned a Black Blade, leaving Yan astonished as Hu Liena explained its origin.

• Yan repeatedly used Hell Magma Rush but failed to escape Ye Qifeng's Shadow Bind, then conceded defeat and learned the skill came from a Spirit Ring close to five thousand years old.
• Xie Yue agreed to fight Ye Qifeng on the condition that Ye Qifeng would not use Shadow Bind, and Xie Yue would not use his strongest attack skill, Full Moon.
• Hu Liena encouraged Xie Yue as he stepped onto the Spirit Fighting Platform to face Ye Qifeng.
• Xie Yue summoned his two Moon Blades, and Ye Qifeng began the Soul Fight by activating Dark Moon of the Black Blade.
• Ye Qifeng formed a long Black Blade from dark aura, and Hu Liena explained to Yan that it was a Weapon-type Spirit Skill from an eleven-hundred-year-old Black Blade Shadow Weasel.