Chapter Summaries

After Cihang Demon slaughtered Xuanming Sect, Shrek Academy learned that Xu San Shi had lost his family and vowed to support him and pursue the killer. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao—revealed to the Body Sect as Cihang Demon—finished absorbing Xuanwu Bloodline power and entered a hidden passage beneath the Xu residence.

• A Soul Douluo reported to Shrek Academy that Cihang Demon had nearly wiped out Xuanming Sect and killed everyone at the Xu family residence, leaving Xu San Shi devastated.
• Old Zhuang calmed Xu San Shi and put him to sleep, while the Sea God Pavilion elders arranged to care for him and help him claim his family's remaining forces.
• Old Lin vowed to pursue Cihang Demon and take Xu San Shi back to the Dou Ling Empire; news of the massacre spread, prompting major powers to consider recruiting Cihang Demon.
• Du Busi recognized the description of Cihang Demon as Huo Yuhao and told the Body Sect elders to act as though they knew nothing and focus on becoming stronger.
• Huo Yuhao completed his absorption of the Xuanwu Bloodline power, then activated a concealed Soul Tool beneath the Xu residence and entered an underground passage.

After the Xuanming Sect’s destruction, forces across the Dou Ling Empire hunted for the Cihang Demon, while Huo Yuhao explored an underground cavern connected to the sea. He uncovered and stored an ancient soul beast fossil whose remains suggested it had once been at least demigod-level.

• The Dou Ling Empire, Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School, Shrek Academy, and other factions sent investigators and strengthened their defenses, while the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire waited to see what would happen.
• The Duchess sent people to find the Cihang Demon and avenge Dai Yueheng.
• Huo Yuhao followed a dark passage into a cavern and identified it as a soul beast tomb.
• Huo Yuhao found unusual liquid seeping from a massive rock and broke the rock with a punch empowered by Sea God Power.
• Huo Yuhao, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Golden Xuanwu discovered a huge soul beast fossil with powerful water-attribute traces.
• Huo Yuhao stored the fossil away, judging it valuable despite being only bones.

Huo Yuhao traveled from the sea to the eastern coast of the Dou Ling Empire, where he planned to refine a million-year Soul Beast fossil with his Body Double and gathered medicinal herbs. After meeting Tu Xijun and Taylor, he spent a day with them; their Martial Souls strengthened, and they resolved to train so they could endure more next time.

• Huo Yuhao deduced that the fossil came from a million-year pure water-attribute Soul Beast and that its remaining power had produced the liquid used to make Profound Water Pills.
• Huo Yuhao emerged on the eastern coast of the Dou Ling Empire and put his Body Double and the fossil into Palm Bottle Heaven to refine them together.
• Huo Yuhao explored the coast’s medicinal herb trade, found his premium yang-enhancing pills being sold at an Auction House, and heard that no one had traced the Xuanming Sect incident back to him.
• Huo Yuhao encountered Tu Xijun and Taylor, whose family business had brought them to the coast, and decided to stay for another day.
• After Huo Yuhao left, Tu Xijun and Taylor found that their Martial Souls had grown stronger and resolved to train so they could last longer and gain more next time.

Huo Yuhao traveled to the Star Luo Empire to seize the Dragon Qi in its imperial tomb, overcoming the tomb guards and looting the mausoleum. He left at dawn with his Visualization Method transformed and several abilities strengthened.

• After recovering from his encounter with Tu Xijun and Taylor, Huo Yuhao left the Dou Ling Empire and headed for the Star Luo Imperial Tomb rather than Duke White Tiger's Mansion.
• Three days later, Huo Yuhao reached the imperial tomb and saw Dragon Qi rising above the lush valley.
• Huo Yuhao killed the imperial tomb guards, including five Soul Douluo and an elderly imperial Titled Douluo, then entered the tomb.
• Huo Yuhao broke through the tomb's defenses and collected its treasures while absorbing all of its Dragon Qi.
• At daybreak, Huo Yuhao left with his Visualization White Tiger's golden brow character and third eye fully formed, while his Black Tortoise and Heavenly Dragon features also improved.

Zhang Lexuan decided to smuggle into the Sun Moon Empire through the Ming Dou Mountain Range to find Death God Messenger and protect Bei Bei. As she headed toward Mingdu Forest, Huo Yuhao tracked her with a Centipede Leg Clone and discovered her location.

• Tensions between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire tightened, and stricter border inspections disrupted trade and raised prices.
• Zhang Lexuan chose to cross the border by smuggling rather than use Shrek Academy's connections or take a detour, hoping to find Death God Messenger quickly.
• Zhang Lexuan entered the Ming Dou Mountain Range and followed a dangerous route through Mingdu Forest while avoiding military patrols.
• Huo Yuhao monitored Zhang Lexuan with a Centipede Leg Clone and said he had found her.

Huo Yuhao observed the Star Luo Empire’s patrol deployment as Zhang Lexuan crossed the Ming Dou Mountain Range and entered Mingdu Forest. There, bandits ambushed her, but after she exposed her strength and prepared to kill them, the bandit boss suddenly attacked as if under someone else’s control.

• Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection to study the Star Luo Empire’s patrol squads, then followed Zhang Lexuan while noting that his Second Brother was still short of Soul Emperor strength.
• Zhang Lexuan crossed the Star Luo Empire’s patrol area and entered Mingdu Forest, where she traveled more openly toward the Sun Moon Empire.
• Four bandits surrounded Zhang Lexuan and threatened her, but they knelt and begged for mercy when she revealed her eight soul rings and terrifying Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Zhang Lexuan condemned the bandits and struck at them, but the bandit boss abruptly activated his Seventh Soul Skill, Hyena True Body, apparently under someone else’s control.
• Zhang Lexuan summoned her martial soul and prepared to fight the bandit boss.

Zhang Lexuan defeated a band of robbers, but the boss’s self-destruction raised her suspicions before a giant beetle ambushed her in the forest. She countered with her fifth soul skill and exposed the creature.

• Zhang Lexuan used a combination of her first three soul skills to overwhelm the Four Berserker Team, killing the three fleeing robbers with moonlight.
• The robber boss fled after sacrificing a leg to avoid Zhang Lexuan’s fourth soul skill, but she caught up and cut him in half as he tried to self-detonate.
• The robber boss’s upper body exploded, and Zhang Lexuan survived the blast before searching the battlefield and leaving without finding evidence of an Evil Soul Master.
• Zhang Lexuan sensed a threatening presence in the forest and met a barrage of liquid droplets with her fifth soul skill, Moonfall.
• Zhang Lexuan’s golden crescent shattered the incoming droplets and tore through the forest, revealing a giant beetle half a meter tall.

Zhang Lexuan fought three powerful soul beasts while searching for Bei Bei, not realizing Huo Yuhao was controlling them. After she gained an opening against the Silver-striped Ghost Leopard, she unleashed her hundred-thousand-year Eighth Soul Skill.

• Zhang Lexuan faced a Magic Cannon Beetle whose powerful attacks and carapace withstood her Sixth Soul Skill.
• Zhang Lexuan used her Silver Moon True Body to resist the beetle’s homing attack, but a Silver-striped Ghost Leopard and a Shadow Lion-Tiger Beast joined the fight.
• Zhang Lexuan realized the three soul beasts were cooperating and fought them to reach Bei Bei, while Huo Yuhao watched from the shadows and revealed that he controlled them.
• Zhang Lexuan fought the three soul beasts at a disadvantage and saved her costly Eighth Soul Skill until the Silver-striped Ghost Leopard was injured and exposed an opening.
• Zhang Lexuan unleashed her Eighth Soul Skill, Moonlight Essence.

Zhang Lexuan used her hundred-thousand-year soul skills to kill the Silver-striped Ghost Leopard and Shadow Lion-Tiger Beast, but the Magic Cannon Beetle shattered her Martial Soul Avatar and left her helpless. As the beetle prepared to kill her, Huo Yuhao arrived and blocked its attack.

• Zhang Lexuan used Moonlight Essence to trap the three soul beasts in white mist and kill the Silver-striped Ghost Leopard, which left behind a rare Skin External Soul Bone.
• Zhang Lexuan unleashed Blood Moon Eclipse to kill the Shadow Lion-Tiger Beast, which dropped a Torso Soul Bone.
• The Magic Cannon Beetle shattered Zhang Lexuan's Silver Moon True Body with a light cannon, and Zhang Lexuan struck back with her Blood Moon Termination soul bone skill.
• The Magic Cannon Beetle dodged Zhang Lexuan's finishing attack, leaving her injured and unable to continue fighting.
• As the Magic Cannon Beetle fired at Zhang Lexuan, Huo Yuhao arrived and blocked the attack with Extreme Ice - Frost Centipede Fist.

Huo Yuhao arrived in time to save Zhang Lexuan from the Magic Cannon Beetle and fought while carrying her. He used his blood roses and Cold Poison to weaken the beast before killing it, leaving Zhang Lexuan safe.

• Huo Yuhao blocked the Magic Cannon Beetle's attack and reached Zhang Lexuan, who was relieved and ashamed to have been saved.
• Huo Yuhao carried Zhang Lexuan while dodging the beetle's tracking light cannon and countered it with his Frost Centipede Armor.
• Huo Yuhao summoned blood roses that restrained the Magic Cannon Beetle and silently eroded it with Cold Poison.
• Huo Yuhao used Awakening Thunder to kick the weakened beetle and crack its shell.
• Huo Yuhao pierced the beetle's cracked shell with a poisoned blood rose, killing it.

After Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan survived the battle against three powerful soul beasts, they discovered the Magic Cannon Beetle had left behind a soul bone. Zhang Lexuan changed after realizing her armor had been corroded, and the chapter ended with her reassuring the embarrassed Huo Yuhao that she did not blame him.

• Huo Yuhao withdrew his martial soul after the Magic Cannon Beetle died and sensed a soul bone in its remains.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Zhang Lexuan's clothing had been corroded and turned away when she realized her chest was exposed.
• Zhang Lexuan hurried behind a tree to change clothes, feeling embarrassed but deciding Huo Yuhao was not at fault.
• Huo Yuhao reflected that he had protected Zhang Lexuan without revealing more of his strength and praised her battle record.
• Zhang Lexuan returned in a moon-white robe and told Huo Yuhao the earlier incident was a misunderstanding and she did not blame him.

Huo Yuhao gave Zhang Lexuan the Silver-striped Ghost Leopard's external soul bone, and she absorbed it while the two rested in Mingdu Forest. She emerged with a new power and a breakthrough in cultivation, while an unnoticed golden centipede secretly entered her body.

• Huo Yuhao returned with three soul bones, and Zhang Lexuan kept the Silver-striped Ghost Leopard's Skin External Soul Bone while giving him the Magic Cannon Beetle's external soul bone and the Shadow Lion-Tiger Beast's torso bone.
• Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan left the battlefield and found a mountain hollow where Zhang Lexuan could recover and absorb her soul bone as they continued searching for Bei Bei.
• Huo Yuhao guarded Zhang Lexuan while she absorbed the soul bone, unaware that a tiny golden centipede hidden inside it slipped into her body.
• Zhang Lexuan completed the absorption, broke through to a higher cultivation level, and gained the Soul Power Surge state, which strengthened her attributes and soul skills.
• Zhang Lexuan named the silver-patterned external soul bone the Silver-Pattern External Soul Bone.

Huo Yuhao absorbed the Magic Cannon Beetle's external soul bone and discovered that it had fused in an unexpectedly awkward place. He kept its ability secret from Zhang Lexuan and ended the night sharing a roasted fish feast with her.

• Huo Yuhao entered a cave to absorb the seventy-thousand-year Magic Cannon External Soul Bone while Zhang Lexuan kept watch.
• The soul bone avoided his occupied tailbone and fused in front, causing Huo Yuhao to worry about its placement.
• Huo Yuhao completed the fusion, reached level 75, and found that the soul bone could fire a powerful, adjustable soul power light cannon.
• Huo Yuhao gave Zhang Lexuan a vague explanation of the soul bone's abilities and hurried off to make dinner instead of demonstrating it.
• Zhang Lexuan guessed why Huo Yuhao was embarrassed, then shared his roasted fish feast without raising the subject again.

Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan continued toward the Sun Moon Empire, agreeing to search for Bei Bei for no more than half a year. Near the border, Huo Yuhao discovered that An Litong and four others were serving as legion commanders, then secretly sent a ghost to deliver Blood Qi Seeds that could help An Litong reach rank 90.

• Zhang Lexuan agreed to bring Huo Yuhao along to find Bei Bei, but required him to return to Shrek Academy within half a year or sooner if danger arose.
• Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan left Mingdu Forest and detoured around a Sun Moon Empire military camp to avoid being discovered.
• Huo Yuhao sensed that An Litong and four other marked men were stationed at the camp as commanders of small legions.
• Huo Yuhao secretly sent a ghost to An Litong's tent, where it used the countersign "Maitreya's Descent" and received the response "The Bright King emerges!"
• The ghost gave An Litong ten Blood Qi Seeds made from a Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus and ordered him to break through to rank 90 before hunting a soul ring.
• The same delivery and exchange took place with the other four elders.

Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan tunneled into Sun Moon Empire territory, while Huo Yuhao managed the Third Prince’s unstable cultivation and prepared to strengthen him. At midnight, Huo Yuhao entered Yu Manwu’s palace in disguise and was attacked by a golden writing brush.

• Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan emerged from an underground tunnel inside the Sun Moon Empire and decided to find a nearby city.
• Huo Yuhao recognized that the Third Prince’s competing powers could make his body explode if he reached Rank 95, so he planned to cultivate the Nine Deaths Divine Skill’s second layer.
• Ink Shadow Douluo and Celadon Douluo followed Huo Yuhao after their cultivation methods raised both of them to Rank 93.
• Huo Yuhao visited the sleeping Sun Moon Emperor, then went to the Cold Palace as the Rooftop Gentleman.
• Yu Manwu’s golden writing brush attacked Huo Yuhao as soon as he released his concealment.

Huo Yuhao parried Yu Manwu’s attack, confirmed that he had become a Titled Douluo, and discussed his plans for the Sun Moon Empire. After declaring that he would claim the throne during the next Soul Master Competition, he obtained a list of Imperial Clan members who had abandoned him and began turning one of them into a reanimated servant.

• Yu Manwu attacked Huo Yuhao with her Phoenix Pattern Golden Pen, but his flames repelled her, and he admitted he had broken through to Titled Douluo.
• Huo Yuhao and Yu Manwu discussed their shared interest in removing Xu Tianran, while Huo Yuhao said he would wait rather than act immediately.
• Huo Yuhao announced that he intended to ascend the throne at the next Soul Master Competition in Mingdu, leaving Yu Manwu stunned.
• Huo Yuhao met Prince Guosheng and received a list of Imperial Clan members who no longer supported the Third Prince.
• Huo Yuhao hollowed out one Imperial Clan member, filled the body with dried grass, and brought it back to life as his Dragon Qi grew more demonic.

Huo Yuhao began cultivating the second layer of the Nine Deaths Divine Skill by having Celadon Douluo and Ink Shadow Douluo grind apart and reconstruct his internal organs. After they stopped and fled to vomit, the minced flesh inside Huo Yuhao gathered into a glowing ball.

• Huo Yuhao harvested more pure-blooded Sun Martial Soul members of the Imperial Clan, replacing their organs with hay-filled shells that passed as normal.
• Huo Yuhao summoned Celadon Douluo and Ink Shadow Douluo to help him cultivate the second layer of the Nine Deaths Divine Skill.
• Celadon Douluo and Ink Shadow Douluo shattered Huo Yuhao's internal organs with their soul power while his cultivation method repeatedly reconstructed them.
• Huo Yuhao corrected their technique and had them stir their soul powers together as a whirlpool, then added the preserved organs he had harvested from Imperial Clan members.
• Huo Yuhao told them to stop, and Celadon Douluo and Ink Shadow Douluo rushed out of the secret chamber to vomit.
• The minced flesh inside Huo Yuhao gathered into a single ball that glowed increasingly brightly.

Huo Yuhao completed the Third Prince’s second layer of the Nine Deaths Divine Skill, transforming his organs and granting him Innate Full Soul Power, Super Douluo strength, and a second Martial Soul at the cost of twenty years of lifespan. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan chose to search for Death God Messenger across the countryside before heading to Mingdu.

• Huo Yuhao’s cultivation reshaped the Third Prince’s organs, stabilized his yin and yang powers, and raised his Soul Power to rank 95 while awakening the Purple Emperor Annihilation Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao decided to keep the Third Prince as a puppet and delay cultivating the third layer for five years, despite the transformation consuming twenty years of the Third Prince’s lifespan.
• Huo Yuhao took the Third Prince to Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, planning to visit while the Crown Prince was expected there.
• Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan remained unable to find Death God Messenger or clues about Bei Bei after a week of searching several cities.
• Huo Yuhao persuaded Zhang Lexuan to conduct a carpet search using his spiritual Martial Soul, then head to Mingdu.

Zhang Lexuan and Huo Yuhao searched for the White Lotus Sect while its followers spread rapidly across the southern Sun Moon Empire. Death God Messenger became a Titled Douluo and went to hunt a hundred-thousand-year sea soul beast, while Xu Tianran’s visit to Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was disrupted by the arrival of the Third Prince.

• Death God Messenger and the White Lotus Sect settled in the southern coastal region and secretly recruited civilians, soul masters, soul engineers, and nobles.
• The White Lotus Sect expanded across the region in just over half a year, draining local resources while its followers became devoted to its promises of blessings and protection.
• Death God Messenger advanced to Titled Douluo and, under Huo Yuhao’s control, went out to hunt a hundred-thousand-year sea soul beast.
• Huo Yuhao used the Qi Observation Technique to locate a giant hundred-thousand-year octopus in the ocean.
• The Third Prince arrived at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy on the day Xu Tianran was due to reward outstanding students, and Jing Hongchen suspected he had come to recruit talent.

Huo Yuhao toured the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy before confronting Crown Prince Xu Tianran at an award ceremony. He mocked Xu Tianran’s wheelchair and revealed a custom seat of his own, leaving the guests stunned.

• Huo Yuhao toured the academy with Lin Jiayi and assessed its students’ talent.
• Lin Jiayi mistook Huo Yuhao’s interest in the students for predatory desire and grew wary of him.
• Lin Jiayi told Huo Yuhao that Xu Tianran planned to reward the academy’s Reserve Team to win over its talented members.
• Huo Yuhao approached Xu Tianran in the guests’ rest area and joked that he could not drive there.
• Huo Yuhao had Ink Shadow Douluo and Celadon Douluo assemble his custom seat, then told Xu Tianran it collected urine through a water circulation system.