Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue tried to recruit Gu Yi by promising him power and protection, but he refused to join her until she gained control of the situation. The chapter left her asking whether he feared she would target his family.

• A little girl healed Gu Yi and forced Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing out of the infirmary, while allowing Qian Renxue to enter.
• Qian Renxue asked Gu Yi to submit to her and promised he would become the future ruler of the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Gu Yi questioned her plans and said joining her could put Gu Rong and Zhu Zhuqing in danger from Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue offered protection from the Elder Hall and promised to eliminate Bibi Dong, but Gu Yi still refused to join her camp.
• Gu Yi said he would reconsider when Qian Renxue truly controlled the situation, and Qian Renxue asked whether he feared she would harm his family.

After Qian Renxue failed to sway Gu Yi, Bibi Dong visited him with news about the Star Luo Empire and a warning to avoid Xue Qinghe. Gu Yi received a second Million Year Soul Ring and tested its devastating new skill, Great Calamity, as he prepared for his match against Dai Weisi.

• Qian Renxue left the Hospital Room after telling Gu Yi she would make him submit willingly, while Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing took their leave so he could rest.
• Bibi Dong told Gu Yi that the Star Luo Empire would forgive him if he won the next match and warned him to stay away from Xue Qinghe.
• Bibi Dong asked Gu Yi to tell Bone Douluo not to accept a coming request from people in the Elder Hall, and Gu Yi agreed to pass on the message.
• The system awarded Gu Yi a second Million Year Soul Ring, and he used his domain to test its Second Soul Skill, Great Calamity, which blasted a vast pit into the ground.
• Gu Yi decided to spare Dai Weisi and his companions’ lives in the next match but planned to cripple them.

Gu Yi faced Dai Weisi and his team alone in the elimination round, overwhelming their attacks with his Soul Saint abilities. Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger, and Gu Yi prepared to test its strength.

• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing worried about Gu Yi’s injuries, but he insisted on fighting Dai Weisi’s team alone.
• Dai Weisi charged Gu Yi, who struck him with Great Earth Tremor and devoured his soul skill with Dragon Devouring Roar.
• Zhu Zhuyun attacked Gu Yi from the side, but his Space Transfer redirected her strike into two teammates before he kicked her away.
• Dai Weisi endured the black dragon’s explosion and walked to Zhu Zhuyun, then the two transformed into the Hell White Tiger.
• Gu Yi invited the Hell White Tiger to attack so he could test its strength.

Gu Yi defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger, securing Spirit Hall’s victory and frightening most tournament teams. He then warned Gu Rong to refuse any recruitment from the Elder Hall because they now belonged to Bibi Dong’s side.

• Gu Yi caught the Hell White Tiger’s attack, overpowered it despite the support team’s enhancements, and defeated it with a Bone Dragon, knocking Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun unconscious.
• Dai Weisi’s remaining teammates surrendered, and the referee declared Spirit Hall the winner.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned Tang San about his chances against Gu Yi, but Tang San vowed not to give up and said he would make Gu Yi acknowledge him as an opponent.
• Gu Yi followed Zhu Zhuqing to Gu Rong’s residence, where he found Gu Rong drinking tea with Ah Rou.
• Gu Yi told Gu Rong to tactfully refuse any future recruitment from the Elder Hall, and Gu Rong agreed before asking to return to Ah Rou.

Two elders from the Elder Worship Hall invited Gu Rong and Gu Yi to join, citing Gu Yi’s feat of killing a Titled Douluo. Gu Rong stalled their recruitment, and Gu Yi prepared to leave for Slaughter City after the competition while asking his grandfather to protect Xiao Wu and her mother.

• Gu Yi and Gu Rong left the Quiet Room and found two elders from the Elder Worship Hall waiting in the courtyard.
• The elders invited Gu Rong to join the hall and said Gu Yi could enter the Douluo Worship Hall once he reached Soul Douluo.
• The elders revealed that Gu Yi had killed Ming Lao, a level ninety-six Titled Douluo, and asked about his domain skill.
• Gu Rong worried about Gu Yi’s injuries, then politely refused to join and persuaded the elders to return the next day.
• Gu Yi told Gu Rong he planned to leave for Slaughter City after the competition and asked him to protect Xiao Wu and her mother.

The tournament draw matched Spirit Hall Academy against Shrek Academy, and Tang San resolved to face Gu Yi despite his teammates’ doubts. Gu Yi opened the match with his head soul bone skill and knocked Tang San unconscious, leaving Shrek’s fight in immediate danger.

• The draw paired Spirit Hall Academy with Shrek Academy, while Swift Wind Academy received a bye.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar wanted to surrender, but Tang San and Ning Rongrong entered the ring, followed by Tai Long.
• Tang San watched Gu Yi, planning to counter his soul bone attacks, while Gu Yi waited without summoning his martial soul.
• Gu Yi used his head soul bone skill, Fallen Soul, on Tang San.
• Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eyes but was forcibly controlled and lost consciousness.

Gu Yi faced Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Tai Long in the tournament, where Tang San was disqualified for using Hidden Weapons. Gu Yi then trapped Ning Rongrong and slapped her before Chen Xin could intervene further.

• Tang San briefly lost control and grabbed Tai Long, but Ning Rongrong boosted Tai Long so he could break free from Tang San’s Blue Silver Entanglement.
• Tang San regained control, received Ning Rongrong’s boosts, and trapped Gu Yi in a Blue Silver Cage before firing Hidden Weapons at him.
• Gu Yi escaped with the Endless Bone Domain, and the referee disqualified Tang San for violating the tournament rules.
• Ning Rongrong conceded for herself and Tai Long, but Gu Yi sealed the arena’s space and approached her while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched tensely.
• Chen Xin rushed onto the arena as Gu Yi raised his hand, but Gu Yi slapped Ning Rongrong and asked Chen Xin, “What did you just say?”

Gu Yi restrained Chen Xin and slapped Ning Rongrong ten times before Bibi Dong stopped Chen Xin from attacking him. After Ning Fengzhi called off the confrontation, Gu Yi revealed his grudge against Ning Rongrong and offered a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to Chrysanthemum Elder in exchange for help killing Chen Xin, asking Bibi Dong to join them.

• Chen Xin charged into the arena to protect Ning Rongrong, but Gu Yi’s Soul Skill froze him in midair.
• Gu Yi slapped Ning Rongrong ten times while Chen Xin struggled against the restraint.
• Chen Xin broke free and attacked Gu Yi, but Bibi Dong stopped him and insisted that the match had not violated any rules.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin to take the unconscious Ning Rongrong away, while Gui Mei restrained Chen Xin when he threatened Gu Yi again.
• Gu Yi condemned Chen Xin for enabling Ning Rongrong’s arrogance and said he would later settle the score for what she had wanted to do to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Gu Yi offered Chrysanthemum Elder a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to help kill Chen Xin and asked Bibi Dong to join them.

Gu Yi pushed Bibi Dong to attack Chen Xin, and she joined Gui Mei and Ju Hua Guan in trying to capture him. Chen Xin fought back while protecting Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong, then unleashed a powerful sword formation that threatened Gui Mei and Ju Hua Guan.

• Chen Xin attacked Gu Yi, who teleported to Bibi Dong and urged her to act against Chen Xin.
• Bibi Dong agreed to capture Chen Xin and entered the arena with Gui Mei and Ju Hua Guan.
• Ning Fengzhi joined Chen Xin, enhanced him with his Martial Soul, and warned that they needed to escape with Ning Rongrong.
• Bibi Dong and the two elders pressed Chen Xin with repeated attacks while he defended Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong.
• Chen Xin unleashed his ninth soul skill, sending sword lights toward Gui Mei and Ju Hua Guan, who could not dodge in time.

Gu Yi used his Sacrificial Spirit Death Knell to trap Chen Xin after Bibi Dong and Ju Gui Douluo weakened him. The chapter ended as Chen Xin began turning into drifting sand, while Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong watched in alarm.

• Gu Yi used Space Transfer to rescue Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei from Chen Xin’s attack, then sent them back into the fight.
• Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei activated their Two Extremes Forbidden Domain, immobilizing Chen Xin while Bibi Dong struck him with her spider legs.
• Chen Xin broke free after reaching rank ninety-seven and warned Ning Fengzhi to take Ning Rongrong and flee, but Ning Fengzhi refused to leave him behind.
• Bibi Dong revealed that her attack had poisoned Chen Xin and claimed he would turn to blood within ten minutes.
• Gu Yi used Lock Space to briefly restrain Chen Xin, then summoned the Sacrificial Spirit Death Knell and unleashed its first soul skill.
• Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword vanished as his hands began scattering like sand, leaving Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong in panic.

After Chen Xin turned to sand, Ning Fengzhi blamed Ning Rongrong for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ruin, while Gu Yi struck her and considered leaving her alive to suffer as a commoner. Gu Yi killed Ning Fengzhi in front of her and challenged her to survive if she wanted revenge.

• Ning Rongrong embraced Chen Xin, but he scattered into sand and disappeared.
• Ning Fengzhi gave up resistance and blamed Ning Rongrong for the deaths and losses caused by her actions.
• Ning Rongrong insisted Gu Yi was at fault, and Gu Yi repeatedly slapped her until she could no longer speak.
• Gu Yi considered sparing Ning Rongrong and stripping her of the protection and comforts she had known.
• Gu Yi killed Ning Fengzhi with bone spikes and a skeletal dragon in front of Ning Rongrong.
• Gu Yi told Ning Rongrong to stay alive if she wanted revenge.

After Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin died, Bibi Dong ordered Gu Rong to subdue the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and questioned Gu Yi about his second martial soul and its soul skills. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong asking Gu Yi whether he knew of Slaughter City.

• Bibi Dong declared that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had broken the competition rules and ordered Ning Rongrong removed from Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong summoned Gu Rong and instructed him to take control of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Gu Rong agreed to set out immediately.
• Bibi Dong asked Gu Yi to stay behind while Gu Rong left for the sect.
• Gu Yi told Bibi Dong that his second martial soul was the Sacrificial Spirit Death Knell and that its two crimson-gold soul rings were innate.
• Gu Yi explained that his first soul skill killed nearby severely injured people and described his second soul skill, Great Calamity, as an area-of-effect attack.
• Bibi Dong asked Gu Yi whether he knew Slaughter City.

After the tournament match, Bibi Dong arranged for Gu Yi and Hu Liena to train in Slaughter City, while Gu Yi settled his own plans and fulfilled a bargain with Ju Hua Guan. He returned to Zhu Zhuqing, who told him she cared more about his safety than punishing Ning Rongrong.

• Bibi Dong told Gu Yi she planned to send him and Hu Liena to Slaughter City after the tournament, and Gu Yi agreed.
• Gu Yi urged Gu Rong to settle matters with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and return before Gu Yi left for training.
• Gu Yi gave Ju Hua Guan the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as thanks for intervening, and Ju Hua Guan wondered how much stronger Gu Yi would become.
• Gu Yi returned to the dormitory and found Zhu Zhuqing worried about him after his actions in the match.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Gu Yi that his safety mattered more to her than whether Ning Rongrong was punished.

Gu Yi reassured Zhu Zhuqing before preparing to leave for Slaughter City, while the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition final continued without him fighting. Swift Wind Academy forfeited against Spirit Hall Academy, and Gu Yi left Hu Liena and the others to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy as he rested on a throne he formed from the arena floor.

• Gu Yi told Zhu Zhuqing he would leave for a while and promised he could return safely, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to wait for him after asking him to make up for their missed time together.
• At the Pope's Palace arena, the referee announced the final match, and Hu Liena led Spirit Hall Academy onto the stage.
• Feng Xiaotian and his teammates decided they could not defeat Gu Yi, so Swift Wind Academy forfeited and secured third place.
• Yu Tianheng led Heaven Dou Royal Academy onto the arena, determined to fight Spirit Hall Academy rather than surrender.
• Gu Yi told Yu Tianheng that the match belonged to Hu Liena and the others, then formed a throne from the arena floor and rested.

The Spirit Hall Academy team defeated the Royal Fighting Team to win the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, and Gu Yi claimed a soul bone for Zhu Zhuqing. The next morning, Bibi Dong named Gu Yi Holy Son and Hu Liena Saintess, then ordered Chrysanthemum Elder to take them to Slaughter City after their coronation.

• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan used their Bewitching Charm fusion skill to envelop the Royal Fighting Team in red mist and defeat them.
• Yu Tianheng surrendered after Hu Liena's blade overcame his defenses, and the referee declared Spirit Hall Academy the competition champions.
• Gu Yi claimed the Swift Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone for Zhu Zhuqing, while Yan received the Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm and Hu Liena received the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull.
• Bibi Dong named Gu Yi Holy Son and Hu Liena Saintess, giving them equal status and authority.
• Bibi Dong told Gu Yi and Hu Liena that Chrysanthemum Elder would take them to Slaughter City for a trial after their coronation.

Gu Yi prepared to enter Slaughter City with Hu Liena to win its annual championship and obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain. Before leaving, he entrusted his family to Gu Rong and secured Ju Hua Guan's support for his grandfather until his return.

• Bibi Dong explained the trial's objective to Gu Yi and Hu Liena, then allowed Gu Yi time to speak with Gu Rong before departing.
• Gu Yi asked Gu Rong to protect Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, keep them away from Bibi Dong, and arrange for Ju Hua Guan to support him; Gu Rong promised to handle it.
• On the way to Slaughter City, Gu Yi warned Hu Liena about the poison, the limits on Soul Skills, and the need to stagger their arena registrations.
• Gu Yi offered Ju Hua Guan and Ghost Elder suitable Immortal Herbs in exchange for backing Gu Rong and his family until Gu Yi returned.
• Ju Hua Guan agreed to the deal, provided it did not require opposing Bibi Dong or betraying Spirit Hall; Gu Yi added that they must also protect his family if Bibi Dong moved against them.

Gu Yi and Hu Liena reached Slaughter City, where Gu Yi used his knowledge of the place to secure their entrance. After defeating the gatekeeper and obtaining two passes, he led Hu Liena toward the city.

• Gu Yi smashed the tavern counter to reveal an underground passage, then killed the attendant and a fleeing customer with bone spikes.
• Gu Yi led Hu Liena through the toxic tunnel and gave her Aromatic Silk Beauty to protect her from the poison.
• Gu Yi and Hu Liena entered Slaughter City’s gateway, where one hundred and one armored warriors and Terror Knight Scott challenged them.
• Gu Yi knocked Scott down with a Soul Power triceratops and forced him to hand over two passes.
• Hu Liena questioned Gu Yi’s familiarity with Slaughter City, and he led her toward the black-walled city beneath a purple moon.

Gu Yi and Hu Liena entered Slaughter City and headed straight for the Inner City, where Hu Liena was caught in an ambush. Gu Yi killed her attackers and revealed that his wound and the poison had no effect on him, then they continued onward.

• Gu Yi told the Black Gauze Girl to take him and Hu Liena directly to the Hell Slaughter Arena, then refused her warning to avoid entering the Inner City.
• Hu Liena was shocked by the Inner City's chaotic atmosphere and was attacked by a burly man and a man in green.
• Gu Yi blocked a blade aimed at Hu Liena and killed the burly attacker with an earth spike from his left leg soul bone skill.
• The man in green claimed his poisoned blade would kill Gu Yi, but Gu Yi used Fallen Soul to stun him and stabbed him in the brow.
• Hu Liena cried over Gu Yi's injury, but his wound healed and the poison had no effect; Gu Yi asked the Black Gauze Girl to continue leading them.

Gu Yi entered the Hell Slaughter Arena and registered for a match to begin fulfilling the requirements to enter Hell Road. He killed the other nine participants in seconds and immediately registered for continuous matches.

• Gu Yi used Fallen Soul to take a bloody mary from a thin man, then knocked him unconscious when he tried to ambush him.
• Gu Yi gave the bloody mary to Hu Liena, entered the arena, and registered for a match.
• When the final participant arrived, eight fighters charged the frail old man, intending to target Gu Yi as a newcomer.
• Gu Yi used Great Earth Tremor to kill all nine opponents with earth spikes.
• Gu Yi registered for continuous matches and returned to the arena to continue fighting.

Gu Yi won thirteen consecutive matches in the Hell Slaughter Arena and took Hu Liena to an inn, where an ambush awaited them. After Hu Liena showered, Gu Yi suddenly transported them to a place filled with corpses and bones, leaving her bewildered.

• Gu Yi learned he had won thirteen matches and left the arena with Hu Liena, who resolved to keep pace with him.
• Gu Yi took Hu Liena to an inn and warned her to stay alert after evading a young woman's sword ambush and knocking her unconscious.
• Hu Liena mistook Gu Yi's request that she shower for an intimate invitation, then went to wash and change.
• Gu Yi approached Hu Liena when she emerged, and she suddenly lost half her Soul Power as the inn room vanished around them.
• Hu Liena found herself surrounded by corpses and bones and asked what kind of place they were in.