Chapter Summaries

Tang San secretly crippled Xiao Chenyu after he harmed Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang used his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ties to end the City Lord's Mansion's challenge. Meanwhile, Ye Qifeng traveled toward a strange forest, while Tang Hao began taking revenge on Spirit Hall by destroying its branch in Nuoxi City.

• Tang San dislocated Xiao Chenyu's jaw, broke his bones and tendons, and secretly damaged his meridians before having his stunned lackeys carry him away.
• After Xiao Chenyu recovered, the City Lord's Mansion demanded that Nuoding Academy hand over Tang San and Xiao Wu, but Yu Xiaogang invoked his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan lineage and forced the dispute to end.
• Ye Qifeng released several Spirit Beasts from his Purple Jade Crystal Ring in a Soul Hunting Forest and headed east to investigate a mysterious forest.
• Tang Hao arrived in Nuoxi City carrying the wilted Blue Silver Grass he called Ah Yin and found its Spirit Hall branch empty.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and crushed the Nuoxi City Spirit Hall branch, killing and injuring nearby innocent bystanders before leaving to seek another target.

Bibi Dong reread a tender letter from Ye Qifeng and realized it sounded like a love letter, while cherishing his words and missing him. Yue Guan then reported that Tang Hao had destroyed several Martial Soul Hall Branches in Fasinuo Province, prompting him to consider joining the hunt.

• Bibi Dong reread Ye Qifeng’s letter, which addressed her as his dearest Teacher Dong’er and expressed his longing, concern, and love.
• Bibi Dong blushed as she wondered whether Ye Qifeng had written her a love letter, then held it close and recalled their time together.
• Yue Guan entered the Council Hall and reported that Tang Hao was suspected of destroying several Martial Soul Hall Branches in Fasinuo Province.
• Yue Guan decided he wanted to join Gui Mei in an operation to surround and kill Tang Hao.

Bibi Dong learned that Tang Hao had destroyed Spirit Hall branches, causing more than a hundred civilian casualties, and ordered Spirit Hall to blame the Clear Sky Sect and demand an explanation. She revealed that Xiao Feng and Gui Mei had taken Ah Yin and her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from Tang Hao, leaving Tang Hao furious but Spirit Hall prepared for his retaliation.

• Yue Guan reported that Tang Hao had destroyed Spirit Hall branches in two cities, five towns, and eleven villages, with no Spirit Hall personnel casualties but more than a hundred civilians killed or injured.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Elder Hall to announce that the Clear Sky Sect was responsible and demand that it stop its attacks and explain itself.
• Yue Guan questioned why Spirit Hall was not pursuing Tang Hao, and Bibi Dong explained that Xiao Feng and Gui Mei had raided Tang Hao’s hideout and taken Ah Yin and her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong explained that Xiao Feng had predicted Tang Hao’s attack and that Spirit Hall had evacuated its personnel to prevent casualties.
• Bibi Dong said Spirit Hall’s real target was the Clear Sky Sect and that blaming it for Tang Hao’s actions would keep him from striking again.

Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to blame the Clear Sky Sect for Tang Hao’s attack while wondering why Qian Daoliu had spared him years earlier. Qian Daoliu warned Golden Crocodile that Tang Hao had divine protection and persuaded him to postpone revenge, then learned that Yue’er had awakened a Golden Crocodile Martial Soul with rank-eight Innate Soul Power.

• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to spread the claim that Clear Sky Sect members had attacked Spirit Hall and harmed civilians, turning public anger against the sect.
• Bibi Dong questioned why Qian Daoliu had failed to kill Tang Hao six years earlier and wondered whether Xiao Feng knew of a hidden danger.
• Bibi Dong calmed herself when she remembered Ye Qifeng, then read his letter and longed for his return.
• Golden Crocodile asked Qian Daoliu to let him avenge his son Jin Ming by killing Tang Hao.
• Qian Daoliu said Tang Hao carried divine power and likely had a god’s protection, and urged Golden Crocodile to wait until Xiao Xue became a god.
• Golden Crocodile agreed to postpone his revenge for Yue’er’s sake and told Qian Daoliu that she had awakened a Golden Crocodile Martial Soul with rank-eight Innate Soul Power.

Jin E decided to personally train Jin Yue'er, while Qian Daoliu worried over Qian Renxue and sent her a letter urging her to pursue Ye Qifeng. Meanwhile, Ye Qifeng headed toward the Forbidden Curse Forest to investigate its mysterious curse power.

• Qian Daoliu reassured Jin E that Jin Yue'er could still become a Title Douluo and might someday evolve her Martial Soul.
• Jin E chose to teach Jin Yue'er himself rather than send her to Spirit Hall Academy.
• After Jin E left, Qian Daoliu fretted over Qian Renxue's feelings for Ye Qifeng and sent her a letter urging her to seize her chance with him.
• Ye Qifeng studied a map while traveling east through Fasinuo Province and became interested in the Forbidden Curse Forest.
• Ye Qifeng reasoned that the forest's curse power was a form of Law Power and wondered whether it was connected to curses affecting certain Martial Souls, then continued toward the forest.

Tang Hao’s attacks on Martial Soul Hall Branches sparked outrage across the continent, and Martial Soul Hall pressured the Clear Sky Sect to answer for them. Tang Hao publicly claimed responsibility and went into hiding near Tang San, while the Clear Sky Sect was left paying for the damage.

• Martial Soul Hall blamed the Clear Sky Sect for Tang Hao’s attacks and demanded that it hand over the culprit and compensate for the losses.
• Tang Xiao denied the sect’s involvement, but Martial Soul Hall cited witness accounts identifying the Clear Sky Hammer and intensified public pressure.
• The Clear Sky Sect named Tang Hao as the attacker and said he had been expelled six years earlier, prompting further criticism from Martial Soul Hall.
• Tang Hao learned the Clear Sky Sect was under pressure, then publicly admitted that he had attacked the branches and withdrawn from the sect.
• Tang Hao returned to Nuoding City and hid near Tang San as public opinion condemned him for harming commoners.
• Martial Soul Hall forced the Clear Sky Sect to compensate for the losses and civilian casualties, draining much of the sect’s remaining wealth.

Ye Qifeng reached Terra Town to investigate the Forbidden Curse Forest and stepped in when village chief Bulong was refused a Martial Soul awakening ceremony for Mingyue. He began the ceremony and learned that Mingyue had two contrasting personalities, with the bear doll keeping her timid and quiet.

• Ye Qifeng arrived in Terra Town and went to the local Martial Soul Hall to gather information and obtain a map of the Forbidden Curse Forest.
• Bulong and Mingyue were turned away by the guards because previous Spirit Hall deacons had died after visiting Puppet Village, which lay near the forest.
• Ye Qifeng presented his third-rank Inspection Deacon token, learned about the village, and offered to conduct Mingyue's Martial Soul awakening.
• Ye Qifeng obtained the forest map, set up the awakening array, and asked Mingyue to stand in its center.
• Bulong told Ye Qifeng that Mingyue's parents had died and that she had two personalities: a timid one when holding her bear doll and a mischievous, destructive one when she was without it.

Ye Qifeng learned about Xiao Mingyue’s two personalities and earned her trust when she willingly handed him her bear doll. He began the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony with Xiao Mingyue in the formation and Old Bulong holding the doll.

• Ye Qifeng asked Old Bulong about Xiao Mingyue’s personalities and learned that taking her bear doll by force could provoke the Little Witch.
• Xiao Mingyue offered her bear doll to Ye Qifeng, showing that she trusted him enough to let it go herself.
• Ye Qifeng accepted the doll and promised to guide Xiao Mingyue through her Martial Soul awakening, while her Little Witch personality briefly emerged.
• Ye Qifeng soothed Xiao Mingyue by stroking her head, then asked Old Bulong to hold the doll.
• Ye Qifeng summoned his Dark Shadow Martial Soul and began preparing to awaken Xiao Mingyue’s Martial Soul.

Ye Qifeng awakened Xiao Mingyue’s Martial Souls and discovered that she possessed two, which seemed strangely familiar to him. Gui Mei arrived and confirmed that she had Twin Martial Souls, while Ye Qifeng noted that they were somewhat different.

• Ye Qifeng used the Awakening Formation to awaken Xiao Mingyue, impressing Old Bulong with his four-ringed Soul Ancestor cultivation.
• Xiao Mingyue manifested a black rose-like vine and a small bear doll as her two Martial Souls.
• Ye Qifeng recognized Xiao Mingyue’s resemblance to a character from a game he had played on Blue Star and wondered about the Forbidden Curse Forest, then dismissed his suspicions as coincidence.
• Gui Mei appeared in the Council Hall, and Ye Qifeng reassured Old Bulong that the newcomer was on their side.
• Gui Mei identified Xiao Mingyue’s two Martial Souls as Twin Martial Souls, and Ye Qifeng agreed but said they were somewhat different.

Ye Qifeng explained that Xiao Mingyue had awakened Companion Martial Souls, a rare form of Twin Martial Souls that shared one set of Spirit Rings and could perform a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Gui Mei became determined to recruit her into Spirit Hall.

• Old Bulong asked Ye Qifeng whether Twin Martial Souls could harm Xiao Mingyue, and Ye Qifeng reassured him that Spirit Hall knew how to manage their risks.
• Ye Qifeng explained that Xiao Mingyue’s two Martial Souls were Companion Martial Souls because they had appeared together in her right hand.
• Ye Qifeng said Companion Martial Souls shared one set of Spirit Rings and could be used separately or together, and could form a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Gui Mei was astonished by the possibility of one person using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and resolved to recruit Xiao Mingyue into Spirit Hall.

Ye Qifeng explained the strengths and limitations of Xiao Mingyue’s Companion Martial Souls and helped her learn to control them. The chapter ended with Crazy Bear remaining as a physical doll in her arms after she withdrew her Martial Souls.

• Gui Mei restrained his dangerous aura after Ye Qifeng reminded him not to treat Xiao Mingyue as a threat.
• Ye Qifeng explained that Xiao Mingyue’s Companion Martial Souls shared Spirit Rings and could unleash a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ye Qifeng supported Xiao Mingyue with Soul Power as she learned that her Martial Souls were named Black Rose and Crazy Bear.
• Xiao Mingyue enlarged her Martial Souls and gleefully made Black Rose’s vines lash about while Crazy Bear attacked the air with its claws.
• Ye Qifeng told Xiao Mingyue to withdraw her Martial Souls, but Crazy Bear shrank into a physical doll and jumped into her arms.
• Ye Qifeng examined the bear doll to determine why Crazy Bear could not be withdrawn.

Ye Qifeng examined Xiao Mingyue’s unusual Crazy Bear Martial Soul and explained that she would be able to control its power as she grew stronger. He tested her Soul Power, confirming she had Innate Full Soul Power, just as he had expected.

• Ye Qifeng noticed that Xiao Mingyue’s Crazy Bear was a physical, seemingly intelligent Martial Soul that could not yet be withdrawn.
• Ye Qifeng reassured the timid Xiao Mingyue and explained that Crazy Bear would not harm her and could move under her thoughts.
• Ye Qifeng brought out Bibi Dong’s Soul Power Crystal Ball and explained how it tested Soul Power Levels.
• Xiao Mingyue placed both hands on the crystal ball, which shone brightly and revealed her Innate Full Soul Power.
• Gui Mei and Old Bulong reacted with shock, while Ye Qifeng remained unsurprised.

After discovering Xiao Mingyue had Innate Full Soul Power and two top-tier Companion Martial Souls, Ye Qifeng encouraged her to join Spirit Hall and train there. Old Bulong accepted her choice despite his reluctance to part with her, and Xiao Mingyue reaffirmed that she wanted to go.

• Ye Qifeng explained Innate Full Soul Power to Xiao Mingyue and urged her to cultivate diligently.
• Ye Qifeng told Xiao Mingyue about Spirit Hall and explained that he came from its headquarters in Spirit City.
• Xiao Mingyue asked to join Spirit Hall, and Ye Qifeng warned her that membership meant serving it in the future.
• Ye Qifeng asked Old Bulong for permission, and Old Bulong agreed that Spirit Hall was the best place for Xiao Mingyue despite treating her like his own granddaughter.
• Old Bulong confirmed Xiao Mingyue's wishes, and she said she had already agreed to join.

Ye Qifeng took Xiao Mingyue around Terra Town, bought her new clothes and gifts, then told her they would go to the Forbidden Curse Forest to find her first Spirit Ring. Xiao Mingyue feared the forest because her parents had died there, but agreed to go with him after he explained the danger and said they would first find Bulong.

• Ye Qifeng took Xiao Mingyue on a stroll through Terra Town after Old Bulong returned to Puppet Village and Gui Mei went back to guarding them in secret.
• Ye Qifeng bought Xiao Mingyue a black gothic princess outfit and more than twenty sets of clothes, then filled her Soul Tool Ring with the purchases and other things she liked.
• Ye Qifeng told Xiao Mingyue they would go to the Forbidden Curse Forest to find a suitable first Spirit Ring, and Xiao Mingyue revealed that her parents had died there.
• Ye Qifeng explained that the forest’s mysterious power was Forbidden Curse Power and reassured Xiao Mingyue that neither of them needed to fear it.
• Xiao Mingyue agreed to accompany Ye Qifeng, and he said they would first go find her grandfather Bulong.

Ye Qifeng carried Xiao Mingyue toward Puppet Village while teaching her basic Martial Soul theory. He explained the major Martial Soul categories and introduced God-Bestowed Martial Souls, leaving Xiao Mingyue eager to meet a Six-Winged Angel Spirit Master.

• Ye Qifeng offered to investigate the Forbidden Curse deaths in Puppet Village and carried Xiao Mingyue there while teaching her Martial Soul theory.
• Ye Qifeng explained Tool, Beast, and Body Martial Souls, and Xiao Mingyue listened and asked questions.
• Ye Qifeng criticized the Grandmaster for claiming there were only two Martial Soul types, then warned Xiao Mingyue not to accept his opinions without thinking for herself.
• Ye Qifeng described Special Martial Souls and told Xiao Mingyue that gods existed and that the Qian Family's Six-Winged Angel was a God-Bestowed Martial Soul.
• Ye Qifeng promised to introduce Xiao Mingyue to an older sister whose Martial Soul was the Six-Winged Angel.

Ye Qifeng taught Xiao Mingyue about mutated, evil, and Immortal-Grade Martial Souls, then began explaining how Martial Souls were classified by grade. He left off after describing Top-tier Martial Souls, promising to explain Innate Domains in more detail later.

• Xiao Mingyue asked to see the pretty sister, and Ye Qifeng told her she was not in Spirit City.
• Ye Qifeng explained that Martial Soul mutations could be innate or acquired, using Xiao Mingyue's Companion Martial Soul and Gui Mei as examples.
• Ye Qifeng taught Xiao Mingyue about Evil Martial Souls and told her that purging Evil Soul Masters was one of Spirit Hall's duties.
• Ye Qifeng explained Immortal-Grade Martial Souls and named Yue Guan's Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Ye Qifeng outlined the first five Martial Soul grades, from Wasted to Top-tier, and said he would explain Innate Domains later.

Ye Qifeng explained the ranks and attributes of powerful Martial Souls to Xiao Mingyue, then arranged for her to attend Spirit Hall Academy after one more month with him. They arrived at Puppet Village, where Ye Qifeng learned how its residents relied on the nearby Forbidden Curse Forest for materials to make puppets.

• Ye Qifeng told Xiao Mingyue that her dual Martial Souls might develop top-tier Curse Fire and could evolve into Super Martial Souls, then explained Super and God-level Martial Souls.
• Ye Qifeng said he would send Xiao Mingyue to Spirit Hall Advanced Spirit Master Academy after they left the Forbidden Curse Forest, but agreed she could stay with him for another month and obtain her First Spirit Ring first.
• Ye Qifeng learned that Puppet Village had more than five hundred households and that its villagers made their living by crafting and selling puppets using their Puppet Martial Souls.
• Ye Qifeng arrived at Puppet Village with Xiao Mingyue on his back and saw that the settlement was enclosed by a tall wooden fence.
• Ye Qifeng learned that villagers used colorful, unfading silk from Black Silkworms in the Forbidden Curse Forest to make puppet cloth and ribbons, and suspected the forest's Forbidden Curse Power was connected to the silk's unusual properties.

Ye Qifeng investigated the Forbidden Curse deaths in Puppet Village and traced the curse to a black Rose Vine inside the village’s Martial Soul Hall Branch. He identified the vine as a likely medium connected to the mastermind and left with it in Gui Mei’s custody, while Old Bulong recognized it as Black Rose.

• Ye Qifeng arrived in Puppet Village with Xiao Mingyue and Gui Mei, then learned that two Spirit Hall Inspection Deacons had died after being cursed.
• Old Bulong explained that the deaths had led Spirit Hall to withdraw its personnel and halt business with the village.
• Xiao Mingyue recalled that the second deacon had said something was calling him before he hurried away, leading Ye Qifeng to suspect the Forbidden Curse Forest was luring Spirit Masters.
• Ye Qifeng and Gui Mei searched the Martial Soul Hall Branch and found a black Rose Vine that released the Forbidden Curse when they approached.
• Gui Mei uprooted the vine, and Ye Qifeng decided to keep it as a means of finding the mastermind; Old Bulong recognized it as Black Rose.

Ye Qifeng and Gui Mei traced the Black Rose curse to its mother plant in the Forbidden Curse Forest, where Ye Qifeng defeated it and helped Xiao Mingyue begin absorbing its Spirit Ring. As Xiao Mingyue’s absorption became stable through Ye Qifeng’s Yin-Yang Equilibrium, Gui Mei realized the Holy Son’s technique could help others absorb Spirit Rings beyond their limits.

• Old Bulong showed Ye Qifeng the Forbidden Curse Forest Biological Catalog, which explained the Black Rose’s curses and how its offspring served its mother.
• Ye Qifeng decided to hunt the Black Rose Mother, and he brought Xiao Mingyue along to seek her first Spirit Ring while promising Old Bulong that Spirit Hall would restore the village branch.
• Gui Mei followed the offspring’s summons into the forest, where Ye Qifeng cut down the Black Rose Mother’s vines and suppressed its Forbidden Curse with his Shadow Martial Soul.
• Ye Qifeng guided Xiao Mingyue to kill the Black Rose Mother and begin absorbing its over-five-hundred-year Spirit Ring.
• When the Spirit Ring’s energy overwhelmed Xiao Mingyue, Ye Qifeng used his Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique’s Yin-Yang Equilibrium to calm the energy and help her absorb it, shocking Gui Mei.

Ye Qifeng used Yin-Yang Equilibrium to help Xiao Mingyue absorb an over-limit Spirit Ring, then learned about her new Curse Fire abilities and skills. After setting out through the Balak Kingdom, he sent Xiao Mingyue back to Spirit City with Gui Mei and a letter for Bibi Dong.

• Ye Qifeng stabilized Xiao Mingyue's absorption of the Black Rose Mother's Spirit Ring, and she reached Soul Power Level fourteen.
• Xiao Mingyue revealed that both Companion Martial Souls gained Curse Fire and demonstrated Black Rose's Rose Vine and Crazy Bear's Fiery Affection skills.
• Ye Qifeng advised Xiao Mingyue to explore her Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then left the Forbidden Curse Forest with her and Gui Mei.
• Ye Qifeng and Xiao Mingyue reported the events to the Terra Martial Soul Hall, then traveled east toward the Balak Kingdom.
• A month later, Gui Mei returned to Spirit City with Xiao Mingyue and Ye Qifeng's letter for Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong hid Ye Qifeng's letter as Gui Mei and Xiao Mingyue entered the Council Hall.