Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianran consolidated his influence in the Southern Province by winning over officials and White Lotus Sect members while planning to kill the Third Prince. In Mingdu, Zhang Lexuan reunited with Xian Lin'er, and the three joined forces to rescue Bei Bei from the Xi Shui Alliance.

• Xu Tianran pardoned and recruited many White Lotus Sect believers and provincial elites while sending the sect's ringleaders to Mingdu for trial.
• Xu Tianran decided to use the Holy Spirit Cult's experts to establish power in the Southern Province and eventually kill the Third Prince.
• Zhang Lexuan sent Jin Er to lead Xian Lin'er to a private room, where she revealed her identity and said she had found clues about Bei Bei.
• After hearing Zhang Lexuan's account, Xian Lin'er met Huo Yuhao at the stronghold, confirmed he was real, and joined their rescue plan.
• Xian Lin'er learned Bei Bei was in the Xi Shui Alliance and developed killing intent toward Tang Ya for abducting him.

Xian Lin'er, Zhang Lexuan, and Huo Yuhao connected the Holy Spirit Cult and Tang Ya to the attacks on Shrek and the Star Dou Great Forest, then went to investigate the Xi Shui Alliance. They left Ghost Street convinced they had found a likely culprit, but still lacking proof.

• Xian Lin'er told Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan that her investigations of Mingdu's nobles, officials, and underground forces had yielded no answers, and that she had been unable to investigate the imperial palace or contact the Third Prince.
• Zhang Lexuan pointed out that Xian Lin'er had overlooked the Holy Spirit Cult behind the Xi Shui Alliance, and proposed that Tang Ya might have ordered the attacks against Shrek and the slaughter of soul beasts.
• Huo Yuhao recalled that Evil Soul Masters had killed Zhou Yi in Star Luo City, and the group concluded that Tang Ya could be behind the attacks, though they still lacked evidence.
• Xian Lin'er, Zhang Lexuan, and Huo Yuhao went to Ghost Street that night to investigate the Xi Shui Alliance and discuss the underground factions in Mingdu.
• The three saw that Ghost Street had grown into a brightly lit underground commercial street, with its former dangerous areas cleared away.

Huo Yuhao, Zhang Lexuan, and Xian Lin'er explored Ghost Street and learned that Tang Ya’s Xi Shui Alliance controlled much of its underground business. To find Tang Ya and rescue Bei Bei, they entered the Evil Dragon Arena, where victories could earn an audience with the alliance leader.

• Huo Yuhao, Zhang Lexuan, and Xian Lin'er walked through the newly expanded Ghost Street, where underground forces openly ran businesses and patrols maintained order.
• Xian Lin'er explained that the Ordinary Alliance controlled the flesh trade and thirty percent of Ghost Street, while the Xi Shui Alliance held fifty percent and had expanded into higher-end businesses.
• Huo Yuhao asked why rival forces tolerated the Xi Shui Alliance’s growth, and Xian Lin'er said it was rumored to have a Titled Douluo from the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Zhang Lexuan asked how they could find Tang Ya, and Xian Lin'er proposed challenging the Evil Dragon Arena to earn a chance to meet the Xi Shui Alliance’s leader.
• Xian Lin'er led Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan into the blood-scented arena, where they heard the crowd roaring over the matches.

Huo Yuhao entered Evil Dragon Arena under the codename Frost Sky Armor King to win a chance to meet Tang Ya, and he was matched against the veteran Bloodthirsty Wolf Fang in a Soul Saint deathmatch. The chapter ended as Huo Yuhao emerged in icy armor, chilling the arena and drawing the crowd’s cries for his death.

• Huo Yuhao learned that Evil Dragon Arena favored deathmatches, allowed unlimited bouts and permitted Soul Tools and drugs, then paid to enter a deathmatch as Frost Sky Armor King.
• Zhang Lexuan and Xian Lin'er watched from the stands as a previous fight ended with one Soul Emperor killing the other with a soul cannon.
• The host announced Huo Yuhao’s bout against Bloodthirsty Wolf Fang, who had already won two matches and entered in wolf-like Martial Soul Possession with close-combat Soul Tools.
• Bloodthirsty Wolf Fang sensed an unnatural chill before Huo Yuhao appeared and forced himself to stay in the arena because he needed victories and protection from the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao stepped out in full Ice Armor with a frost longsword, cooling the arena as spectators shouted for Bloodthirsty Wolf Fang to kill him.

Huo Yuhao instantly killed Bloodthirsty Wolf Fang in his first deathmatch at Evil Dragon Arena, then left Ghost Street with Zhang Lexuan. Back at their stronghold, Zhang Lexuan sent four maids to guide him, while someone secretly watched them through a hole in the room.

• Bloodthirsty Wolf Fang charged Huo Yuhao with his Soul Tools activated, but Huo Yuhao cut him in half with the Snow Empress's seven-hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone, Emperor Sword: Ice Pinnacle Peerless Sword.
• The spectators cheered Frost Sky Armor King's instant victory, while Xian Lin'er and Zhang Lexuan praised Huo Yuhao's decisiveness.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the passage and told Xian Lin'er that the blood smelled fresh; she reassured him that his opponent had been a guilty outlaw.
• Xian Lin'er told Zhang Lexuan to care for and guide Huo Yuhao, then left Ghost Street, leaving him and Zhang Lexuan to return to their stronghold.
• Zhang Lexuan sent the four maids to guide Huo Yuhao, who pretended to be frightened as they entered his room; an unseen observer watched through a hole.

Huo Yuhao continued his deathmatches in Mingdu while following a plan to make the Xi Shui Alliance recruit him. After three quick victories, he rejected Long She’s invitation but left the door open for further maneuvering.

• Zhang Lexuan and Xian Lin'er assigned their allies missions in Mingdu while Huo Yuhao continued investigating Bei Bei through the Evil Dragon Arena and Ghost Street.
• Huo Yuhao won three consecutive deathmatches by instantly defeating his Soul Saint opponents, earning forty-four thousand Gold Soul Coins that night.
• Long She, the Evil Dragon Arena’s manager, personally invited Huo Yuhao to join the Xi Shui Alliance and promised him protection and cultivation.
• Huo Yuhao coldly refused Long She’s offer and left the arena to stroll through Ghost Street.

Huo Yuhao gathered rare materials in Ghost Street and cultivated in Ordinary Alliance’s entertainment district by extracting the Seven Emotions and Six Desires of its patrons. As his female souls transformed toward becoming demons and his special external avatar neared completion, he intensified his cultivation.

• Huo Yuhao spent his earnings in Ghost Street on rare materials, using some to strengthen the Ghost Banner Martial Soul and feeding others to the Mutated Frost Centipede Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao bought several ten-thousand-year Evil Eye Crystal Cores to further strengthen the Mutated Frost Centipede Martial Soul’s spiritual power.
• Huo Yuhao entered a large entertainment venue in Ordinary Alliance’s territory unnoticed and cultivated in a private room by drawing on the patrons’ Seven Emotions and Six Desires.
• Huo Yuhao’s thousands of female souls grew stronger and began transforming into demons as they absorbed the extracted desires.
• Huo Yuhao’s Body Double and an ancient soul beast skeleton neared their fusion into a special external avatar with his realm and strength.
• Huo Yuhao increased the rate at which he extracted the patrons’ Seven Emotions and Six Desires.

Huo Yuhao continued his cultivation and schemes while his influence over the four maidservants and Zhang Lexuan grew. After winning another Ghost Street match, he prepared for the thousands of female ghosts in his Pocket Dimension to transform into yao.

• Huo Yuhao returned from Ghost Street and spent the night with the four maidservants in Zhang Lexuan's room, while Zhang Lexuan watched from the shadows and felt the intent suppressing her emotions weaken.
• Zhang Lexuan considered seeking stronger stimulation but decided to rely on the effects of the recent incidents for another half month.
• On the fourth day, Huo Yuhao easily killed his opponent and won another match, attracting spectators and people interested in recruiting, cooperating with, or targeting him.
• Huo Yuhao collected his prize money, made purchases, and went to the Ordinary Alliance's territory to cultivate as the female ghosts prepared to transform into yao.

Huo Yuhao transformed thousands of female ghosts into Lotus Heart Demons and sent most of them to infiltrate Ghost Street, where they began preying on its visitors. On the fifth day, Third Prince and Xu Tianran brought their legions to the mountain containing the Ming King Divine Artifact and faced off.

• Huo Yuhao used Blood Qi Seeds and the power of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires to transform the female ghosts into demons, then named them Lotus Heart Demons.
• The Lotus Heart Demons pledged loyalty to Huo Yuhao, and their race’s Fortune connected to his.
• Huo Yuhao sent most of the Lotus Heart Demons to hide in Ghost Street and feed on the emotions and desires of its visitors, while keeping a few to study their abilities.
• Huo Yuhao discovered that the Lotus Heart Demons were classified as soul beasts and possessed physiques that could assist cultivation.
• On the fifth day, Third Prince fought his way to the mountain holding the Ming King Divine Artifact, drawing Xu Tianran there with his legion.
• Third Prince and Xu Tianran brought their legions face-to-face outside the mountain, creating a tense standoff.

Xu Tianran and the Third Prince agreed to enter the mountain together to claim the Ming King Divine Artifact, though each distrusted the other. They found the artifact and its two guardians at dusk, where the Death God Messenger summoned a horde of zombies to attack them.

• The Third Prince warned Xu Tianran to withdraw, and his legions advanced in unison, showing how firmly he controlled them.
• Xu Tianyuan urged Xu Tianran to avoid a fight with the Third Prince, and the princes agreed to join forces to retrieve the artifact for the empire.
• The two princes stationed their legions around the mountain and entered with their experts, while several black-robed figures secretly followed.
• The joint party traveled without encountering traps and found the Ming King Divine Artifact in a valley at dusk, guarded by the Death God Messenger and Eunuch Gao.
• The Death God Messenger called forth his darlings, and dozens of zombies crawled from the ground as darkness covered the valley.

The Third Prince and Xu Tianyuan led Soul Engineers into the valley and destroyed more than five thousand zombies, but the Death God Messenger detonated their scattered remains in a vast Corpse Explosion Grand Array. The explosion engulfed the valley and left the attackers’ fate unknown, while Xu Tianran survived outside it.

• The Third Prince and Xu Tianyuan ordered their Soul Engineers to bombard the zombies rising throughout the valley, killing more than five thousand.
• The Soul Engineers flew above the spreading corpse poison and continued firing until no more zombies emerged from the earth.
• The Third Prince and Xu Tianyuan led their forces into the valley behind Soul Guidance Barriers, while Xu Tianran remained outside and suspected a trap.
• The Death God Messenger linked the scattered zombie remains with his power and unleashed the Corpse Explosion Grand Array.
• The explosion swallowed the valley and shook the mountain, while Xu Tianran’s barrier and Flying Soul Tool kept him safe outside.

The Death God Messenger used the Corpse Explosion Grand Array to devastate the valley, but the Third Prince and Xu Tianyuan survived. As Xu Tianyuan prepared to fight alongside the Third Prince, the prince suddenly tore out his heart.

• Xu Tianran watched the corpse explosions destroy the valley and realized their power could make the Death God Messenger a weapon capable of deciding the struggle for the throne.
• The Death God Messenger and Eunuch Gao survived behind the Ming King Divine Artifact’s shield, while the Third Prince endured the blast with his Great Sun in the Sky domain.
• Xu Tianyuan emerged from underground alive but badly injured, then became enraged when he saw that the explosion had killed the other soul engineers.
• The Third Prince approached Xu Tianyuan and pretended to check on him as Xu Tianyuan proposed that they join forces.
• The Third Prince pierced Xu Tianyuan’s chest with his skeletal left hand and pulled out his heart, saying that there was now a problem.

The Third Prince killed Xu Tianyuan, taking his heart while the Death God Messenger claimed the corpse and Eunuch Gao captured his soul. Xu Tianran confronted the Third Prince over his schemes, but the arrival of Zhongli Wu and two Holy Spirit Cult elders turned the confrontation into a battle that ended with Zhongli Wu summoning the Bone Dragon King.

• The Third Prince tore out Xu Tianyuan's heart and gave his corpse to the Death God Messenger, while Eunuch Gao captured Xu Tianyuan's soul in the Blood Slaughter Orb.
• The Third Prince absorbed Xu Tianyuan's fortune and Dragon Qi, then confronted Xu Tianran, who accused him of orchestrating the Mingdu explosion and White Lotus Sect rebellion.
• Xu Tianran revealed that the Third Prince was an Evil Soul Master and questioned how he had gained such power, while the Third Prince called for the hidden Holy Spirit Cult forces to appear.
• Zhongli Wu and two Holy Spirit Cult elders appeared, and the Third Prince revealed that he had reached rank 95 and could withstand Zhongli Wu's pressure.
• Zhongli Wu summoned the Bone Dragon King to kill the Third Prince, who answered that the victor was not yet decided.

Zhongli Wu summoned the Bone Dragon King and tried to recruit the Third Prince into the Holy Spirit Cult, but the Third Prince exposed the creature’s origins and mocked Zhongli Wu. Enraged, Zhongli Wu attacked him with his Eighth Soul Skill, Death God Needle.

• Zhongli Wu summoned the Bone Dragon King, which trapped the Third Prince in its jaws while he held them apart.
• Zhongli Wu offered the Third Prince the position of Vice Cult Master, but the Third Prince said he would join only if he could be Cult Master.
• The Third Prince deduced how Zhongli Wu had found and tamed the Bone Dragon King, leaving Zhongli Wu stunned and furious.
• Zhongli Wu manifested the Death God Demon Puppet and launched his Eighth Soul Skill, Death God Needle, at the unguarded Third Prince.

The Third Prince revealed his Purple Emperor Annihilation Heavenly Dragon twin Martial Soul and fought Zhongli Wu without falling behind, while Eunuch Gao engaged Zhongli Wu’s two elders. As Xu Tianran watched the battle and considered escape, he noticed the Death God Messenger guarding the Ming King Divine Artifact and questioned its importance.

• The Third Prince destroyed Zhongli Wu’s Death God Needle with Destruction Power and revealed his Purple Emperor Annihilation Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul.
• The Third Prince charged Zhongli Wu with his Black Blade Dual Swords, but Zhongli Wu repelled him with his Death God Scythe and called on two elders to join the fight.
• Eunuch Gao blocked the two elders with his Bloodlust Domain while the Third Prince and Zhongli Wu began a fierce battle in the sky.
• The Third Prince used his Martial Soul and three Rank 9 Soul Tools to fight Zhongli Wu and the Bone Dragon King without falling into a disadvantage.
• Xu Tianran feared the Third Prince’s hidden talent and considered how to escape, then noticed the Death God Messenger guarding the Ming King Divine Artifact.

The Third Prince battled Zhongli Wu and the Bone Dragon King, whose Stormfire attack clashed with his Sun Shooting—Destruction Cannon. In the chaos, Eunuch Gao killed two Holy Spirit Cult elders, while Xu Tianran stole the Ming King Divine Artifact and fled, leaving a Rank 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell behind.

• The Third Prince used the Purple Emperor Annihilation Heavenly Dragon's Destruction Attribute to crack the Bone Dragon King's bones and force Zhongli Wu to change tactics.
• Zhongli Wu ordered the Bone Dragon King to fire Stormfire, and the Third Prince countered with the Sun Shooting—Destruction Cannon.
• The blast's shockwave disoriented the fighters, allowing Eunuch Gao to kill Abomination Douluo and Mask Douluo and the Centipede Leg Clone to capture their souls.
• Xu Tianran passed Death God Messenger and stole the Ming King Divine Artifact while fleeing the mountain.
• Xu Tianran left a Rank 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell behind, prompting Death God Messenger to realize it was a parting gift.

After the Third Prince escaped Zhongli Wu’s trap, a timed Ninth-Tier Fixed Soul Cannon Shell destroyed the mountain. The Third Prince blamed Xu Tianran for the blast and Xu Tianyuan’s death, while Xu Tianran fled with the Ming King Divine Artifact and resolved to eliminate his brother.

• Zhongli Wu discovered the Third Prince had escaped and found a timed Ninth-Tier Fixed Soul Cannon Shell where the Ming King Divine Artifact had been, so he fled west as Xu Tianran and the two elders also vanished.
• The Third Prince, the Death God Messenger, and Eunuch Gao escaped the mountain before the shell exploded and collapsed it.
• Celadon Douluo and Ink Shadow Douluo returned to the Third Prince’s legion after escaping underground with their Centipede Leg Clones.
• The Third Prince accused Xu Tianran of colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult, killing Xu Tianyuan, and detonating the shell, presenting Xu Tianyuan’s Storage Soul Tool as proof.
• Xu Tianran watched from hiding with the Ming King Divine Artifact and chose to return to Mingdu, vowing to get rid of the Third Prince.

Huo Yuhao infiltrated the Cold Palace disguised as the Third Prince and told Yu Manwu that Xu Tianran was dead, avenging her son. Yu Manwu celebrated and pledged to repay him, but Huo Yuhao asked her to help him cultivate.

• The Third Prince took control of the southern legions, while the Sun Moon Emperor acknowledged his growing power and granted him the title of Sun Douluo.
• Huo Yuhao learned that the Third Prince was poised to become Crown Prince and went to the Cold Palace to meet Yu Manwu.
• Disguised as the Third Prince, Huo Yuhao told Yu Manwu that Xu Tianran was dead and that her vengeance had been achieved.
• Yu Manwu attacked Huo Yuhao, then recognized his identity from his Sun Martial Soul and soul rings and rejoiced over her son's avenged death.
• Yu Manwu promised to repay Huo Yuhao, and he asked her to help him cultivate.

Huo Yuhao spent the night with Yu Manwu in the Cold Palace while absorbing her Phoenix Qi, then left her alive and returned to his stronghold. Yu Manwu learned from his letter that he had meant dual cultivation, and she eagerly awaited his return.

• Yu Manwu agreed to let Huo Yuhao use her for cultivation after Xu Tianran's death left her with no reason to keep living.
• Huo Yuhao embraced Yu Manwu, and she dressed in her Phoenix Coronet and Robes of Rank before inviting him to the Phoenix Bed.
• Huo Yuhao and Yu Manwu spent the night together as he absorbed her blackened Phoenix Qi, which the Snow Lotus stored in its flower center.
• Yu Manwu woke exhausted and found Huo Yuhao gone, then read his letter explaining that dual cultivation would not kill her.
• Yu Manwu laughed and decided to wait for the Third Prince, while Huo Yuhao returned to his stronghold and turned to the four maids.

Huo Yuhao harvested Yu Manwu’s Phoenix Qi and Bloodline, then left her cultivation methods and resources before departing Mingdu. On the tenth night, he entered the Evil Dragon Arena for his tenth consecutive deathmatch as a crowd gathered to see whether he would keep winning.

• Huo Yuhao changed his routine to fight on Ghost Street, secretly visit Yu Manwu, and cultivate while maintaining his other schemes.
• Over three days, Huo Yuhao harvested most of Yu Manwu’s accumulated Phoenix Qi, while the Lotus Heart Demons expanded their presence on Ghost Street and the four maids neared Soul Saint level.
• Before leaving Mingdu, Huo Yuhao gave Yu Manwu two cultivation techniques, the Blood Condensation to Pill Technique, a Judge’s Brush martial skill, and Qi and Blood Seeds, while ensuring she would not betray him.
• Huo Yuhao entered the Evil Dragon Arena on the tenth night after nine consecutive victories, drawing a packed crowd and representatives from many factions.
• Xian Lin'er and Zhang Lexuan watched in disguise, and Xian Lin'er recognized a surprising person among the spectators.