Chapter Summaries

Ji Siyuan decided to learn swordsmanship from Chen Zifeng and encountered a heated debate between soul masters and Soul Engineers. He rejected Long Aotian’s claim that he proved soul masters superior, leaving the argument unresolved.

• Jiang Nannan joined Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiu’er’s planned Soul Fight, and they agreed that the two Soul Kings would face three Soul Emperors in two months.
• Ji Siyuan decided to study swordsmanship with Chen Zifeng, while Tang San advised him to develop a style suited to his own sword.
• Ji Siyuan recalled that Ji Juechen was still at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy and chose not to seek him out.
• Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen argued over whether soul masters or Soul Engineers were stronger, and Meng Hongchen and Wei Na occasionally added their views.
• The group pulled Ji Siyuan into the debate, and Long Aotian called him proof that soul masters surpassed Soul Engineers.
• Ji Siyuan denied being Du Busi’s personal disciple and said he was an unsuitable example because he did not really count.

Ji Siyuan challenged Xiao Hongchen and Long Aotian's opposing views on Soul Masters and Soul Tools, arguing that Soul Tools could benefit ordinary people as well as powerful fighters. After warning Xiao Hongchen that the Sun Moon Empire might ally with Evil Soul Masters, he persuaded him to join the Tang Sect in exchange for protecting Jing Hongchen.

• Ji Siyuan refused to serve as evidence in the debate, then questioned Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen about why Soul Masters avoided Soul Tools.
• Ji Siyuan argued that Soul Tools could help ordinary people and low-level Soul Masters, and scolded both men for dismissing the other nation's capabilities.
• Xiao Hongchen followed Ji Siyuan and asked to see devices that ordinary people could use, so Ji Siyuan brought him to the Tang Sect.
• Xiao Hongchen resisted Bei Bei's offer to join the Tang Sect because it could ruin Jing Hongchen's political future.
• Ji Siyuan warned Xiao Hongchen that the Sun Moon Empire might rely on Evil Soul Masters and promised to protect Jing Hongchen, persuading Xiao Hongchen to join the Tang Sect.

Ji Siyuan began learning swordsmanship from Chen Zifeng to gain control over the power of his tri-colored sword. After a month of practice, he had become proficient, and Chen Zifeng set him the goal of reaching minor mastery within two months.

• Meng Hongchen rejected Jing Hongchen's suggestion that she win Ji Siyuan's favor and urged him to rely on Xiao Hongchen instead.
• Ji Siyuan asked Chen Zifeng to teach him swordsmanship so he could use his powerful sword beyond a single strike.
• Chen Zifeng warned Ji Siyuan to keep secret that his sword's power could potentially be used repeatedly.
• Chen Zifeng carved bamboo swords for Ji Siyuan and taught him basic movements and how to link them into sword techniques.
• Ji Siyuan mastered the fundamentals in a week and became proficient in Chen Zifeng's sword technique after a month.
• Chen Zifeng told Ji Siyuan to reach minor mastery in two months so he could begin understanding sword momentum, heart, intent, and qi.

Ji Siyuan completed his sword training with Chen Zifeng and began comprehending sword intent, then sparred with Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er using wooden weapons. He narrowly lost to the two girls and agreed to fulfill both of their stakes before their upcoming Soul Fight against Bei Bei and the others.

• Chen Zifeng said Ji Siyuan had learned all he could teach him and urged him to take time to comprehend sword intent, and Ji Siyuan gave him a jug of wine before they parted.
• Ji Siyuan returned to find Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er training for their Soul Fight and accepted Qiu'er's challenge to a weapon-only spar, with Wang Dong'er joining in.
• Ji Siyuan proposed cooking for a week as his stake, and Wang Dong'er added a week of Twin Whisper ear cleaning as the girls' stake.
• Ji Siyuan used sword momentum to shatter Wang Dong'er's wooden hammer, but Qiu'er pressed her spear to the back of his neck and secured their win.
• Ji Siyuan tried to deny Wang Dong'er the cooking prize, but the three bargained until he agreed to cook for a week and both girls agreed to Twin Whisper.
• Ji Siyuan offered Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er celebratory wine and told them he believed they would win their upcoming Soul Fight.

Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan faced Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er in a Soul Fight, but the two Soul Kings overwhelmed the three Soul Emperors. The match ended with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi conceding and the audience comparing the pair to Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao.

• Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan returned as Soul Emperors, and Bei Bei voiced his suspicions about Qiu'er's powerful dragon-type martial soul.
• The referee started the Soul Fight, and Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei targeted Qiu'er while Jiang Nannan tried to hold off Wang Dong'er.
• Qiu'er broke through Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Domain and used her Golden Dragon Spear to pressure him and Bei Bei.
• Wang Dong'er used Seven Luminaries Star Shadows and Butterfly God Slash to defeat Jiang Nannan, who was rescued by the referee teacher.
• Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er shattered the Mystic Shield Formation with their attacks, forcing Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi off the stage to concede defeat.
• The spectators praised Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er and recalled Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao as even more formidable geniuses.

Huo Yutong grew closer to Ju Zi, who warned her to stay away from the imperial palace as trouble gathered there. Meanwhile, Xu Tianran sought the Holy Spirit Cult’s help to seize the throne and start a war, and Ye Xishui began negotiating the conspiracy.

• Huo Yutong and Ju Zi discussed their shared hatred of Duke White Tiger, and Ju Zi warned Huo Yutong not to leave the academy or approach the imperial palace that year.
• Xu Tianran welcomed Zhongli Wu and revealed to his core forces that he intended to depose his father and take the throne.
• Xu Tianran promised the Holy Spirit Cult a world war that would provide it with souls and flesh in exchange for helping him rise to power.
• Ye Xishui met Xu Tianran and agreed to discuss supporting his coup, while he planned to act when Kong Deming entered seclusion.
• Jing Hongchen raised concerns about the Dragon God Douluo and Du Busi, but Ye Xishui dismissed them as threats and the conspiracy began to take shape.

Ji Siyuan urged the Tang Sect to mass-produce Xiao Hongchen’s new Soul Tool after sensing a disaster approaching. He revealed Qiu’er’s identity to Bei Bei, who agreed to follow Ji Siyuan’s warning despite regretting learning the secret.

• Ji Siyuan went with Wang Dong’er and Qiu’er to the Tang Sect after Tang Ya requested his decision on an important matter.
• Xiao Hongchen showed Ji Siyuan and the others a Class 3 Soul Tool that let ordinary people fight using a Class 3 Milk Bottle, prompting them to discuss its commercial potential and the risks of intensifying war.
• After Ji Siyuan warned that a great disaster might strike Douluo Continent, Qiu’er sensed something amiss and affirmed that he should be trusted.
• Xu Sanshi recognized Qiu’er as the Emperor Auspicious Beast and asked Ji Siyuan to share her identity with the others.
• Ji Siyuan told Bei Bei who Qiu’er was, and Bei Bei agreed to produce as many Soul Tools as possible while keeping the secret.

After half a year of cultivation and travel, Ji Siyuan returned to Shrek at Rank 58 and discussed Huo Yutong’s future and the Soul Spirit Method with Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er. He gave Wang Dong'er the Sea God's divine trial, leaving her shocked and determined to use its power to catch up with him.

• Ji Siyuan returned from the Star Dou Great Forest after absorbing Life Gold to reach Rank 58, and Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er compared their slower progress with his.
• Ji Siyuan said Huo Yutong would study Soul Tools in the Sun Moon Empire for a little over a year before returning, and he planned to seek a suitable soul beast for her next Soul Ring.
• Ji Siyuan explained that the Soul Spirit Method could provide future Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, but told Qiu'er it could not solve the problem faced by soul sages.
• Tang San offered guidance to Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er, then gave Wang Dong'er the Sea God's Nine Trials by placing a divine seed in her mind.
• Wang Dong'er angrily kissed Ji Siyuan after realizing he had given her the divine trial instead of keeping it for himself, then vowed to become stronger than him.

Wang Dong'er accepted the Sea God’s first Divine Examination, which required her to defeat Long Aotian. Ji Siyuan arranged a Soul Fight between them, and Long Aotian agreed to fight her.

• Tang San explained that the Divine Examination’s trials would vary and confirmed that pulling out the Sea God Trident would be one of them.
• Wang Dong'er revealed that her first trial was to defeat Long Aotian, prompting concern about his strength.
• Qiu'er offered to fight Long Aotian first to wear him down, but Tang San warned against exploiting loopholes in the examination.
• Ji Siyuan decided to arrange a Soul Fight between Wang Dong'er and Long Aotian and went to find him.
• Long Aotian agreed to fight Wang Dong'er after Ji Siyuan explained that she wanted to test her cultivation.

Wang Dong'er fought Long Aotian in a Soul Fight without Soul Tools, relying on ranged attacks and a self-created formation to challenge his powerful defense. As Long Aotian countered with his strongest soul skill, the outcome remained undecided.

• Wang Dong'er refused Ji Siyuan's offer of help and vowed to defeat Long Aotian, while Ji Siyuan and Qiu'er encouraged her before the match.
• Wang Dong'er opened with ranged Butterfly God attacks, but Long Aotian intercepted them and used his enhanced strength to charge at her.
• Wang Dong'er evaded Long Aotian's attack with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and used Seven Luminaries Star Shadows to form six attacking figures.
• Wang Dong'er unleashed repeated Butterfly God Consecutive Slashes, gradually wearing down Long Aotian's Empty and Clear Heart defense.
• Long Aotian activated his sixth soul skill, Yama God Claw, and used its pulling force and claw strikes to counter Wang Dong'er's attacks.

Wang Dong'er defeated Long Aotian in the first examination match and completed the Sea God Divine Examination's first trial. After receiving treatment, she revealed that the reward had raised her Soul Power to level fifty-eight and increased her soul ring ages.

• Long Aotian broke through Wang Dong'er's defenses with Yama God Claw and pressed his attack with Berserk God Slash and Heaven and Earth Transformation.
• Wang Dong'er weakened Long Aotian's falling attack with Light God Possession, her soul bones, and Golden Radiance, then used a concealed afterimage to counter his Energy Condensing Momentum.
• The referee took Wang Dong'er's Light's Demonbreaking strike while protecting Long Aotian, then declared Wang Dong'er the winner.
• Ji Siyuan carried the injured Wang Dong'er to Sea God Pavilion, where Zhuang Yusen examined her and Wang Qiu'er also received a checkup.
• Wang Dong'er told Ji Siyuan that the first examination was complete and that its rewards had raised her Soul Power to level fifty-eight and her soul ring ages by five hundred years.

After Wang Dong'er completed the first Sea God's trial, she learned that the second required her to obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring within three years. Ji Siyuan and the two girls cultivated for half a year, and after Ji Siyuan reached level 60, he set out alone for the Sun Moon Empire to bring Huo Yutong back.

• Wang Dong'er defeated Long Aotian, reached level 58, and revealed that her second trial required a seventh Soul Ring that was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Wang Qiu'er suggested persuading a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to sacrifice itself, but Ji Siyuan rejected that as a last resort and said Yu Tong and another plan could help.
• Ji Siyuan, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er cultivated while the Tang Sect recruited Soul Engineers and Xiao Hongchen developed a fourth-tier offensive Soul Tool.
• Ji Siyuan reached level 60 first, while Wang Dong'er neared level 60 and Wang Qiu'er approached level 59.
• Ji Siyuan departed alone for the Sun Moon Empire to retrieve Huo Yutong after Wang Dong'er warned him to explain Wang Qiu'er's human form and Wang Qiu'er urged him to return safely.

Ji Siyuan encountered Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan while traveling through the Sun Moon Empire and sparred with Ji Juechen using bamboo swords. The two recognized that they could learn from each other and agreed to exchange guidance on sword momentum and sword intent.

• Ji Siyuan worried that he had little time to save the Snow Empress and questioned whether the Sun Moon Empire could unite the continent while tolerating Evil Soul Masters.
• Ji Siyuan met Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan on the plains and identified Ji Juechen as a fellow sword cultivator.
• Ji Siyuan learned that Yu Tong had sent Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan toward Shrek, while they learned that he was the Ji Siyuan known for a world-shocking sword strike.
• Ji Siyuan and Ji Juechen sparred with bamboo swords until their weapons shattered under Ji Siyuan's sword momentum and Ji Juechen's sword intent.
• Ji Juechen asked Ji Siyuan to teach him sword momentum, and Ji Siyuan asked Ji Juechen to help him understand sword intent.

Ji Siyuan met Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen near Radiant City, where Jing Ziyan warned that a coup might be brewing. As Ji Siyuan studied Ji Juechen’s sword techniques and the secret of fusing a martial soul into a sword, Tang San detected an Evil Soul Master outside the restaurant.

• Ji Siyuan told Jing Ziyan that he had come to take Yu Tong home, and she warned him that Radiant City was tense and might face a coup.
• Jing Ziyan explained that three Soul Engineer Legions were stationed in Radiant City and that Virtuous Hall had felt an unusual atmosphere for a year.
• Ji Siyuan and Ji Juechen resumed discussing swordsmanship, and Ji Siyuan learned that Ji Juechen had spent years shaping meteorite iron into a sword.
• Ji Siyuan became fascinated by Ji Juechen’s method of fusing his martial soul into the sword and asked him about its principles.
• Tang San sensed evil qi outside the restaurant and warned Ji Siyuan that an Evil Soul Master was nearby.

Ji Siyuan, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen encountered Holy Spirit Cult members in a restaurant and fled after Nangong Wan recognized them. Ji Siyuan fought off Nangong Wan’s pursuit, forcing him to retreat while threatening Ji Siyuan over the deaths in the nearby city.

• Ji Siyuan recognized the restaurant’s newcomers as Evil Soul Masters, and they overheard them discuss the Holy Spirit Cult and the wounded Saintess.
• Ji Siyuan, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen left the restaurant, but Nangong Wan recognized Ji Siyuan and ordered his men to attack.
• Jing Ziyan activated her flying Soul Tool while Ji Siyuan used his martial soul and Soul Skills to block Nangong Wan’s attacks.
• Ji Siyuan’s domain and repeated lotus attacks wounded Nangong Wan and disrupted his pursuit.
• Ji Siyuan unleashed Flame Burst Technique, and Nangong Wan retreated after warning that the nearby city’s deaths were Ji Siyuan’s fault.

Ji Siyuan, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen escaped a Title Douluo and discussed Ji Siyuan’s claim that the Sun Moon Empire was working with the Holy Spirit Cult. As they headed toward Radiant City, they learned the emperor had publicly announced the alliance, leaving the empire’s citizens in outrage.

• Ji Siyuan identified their pursuer as Nangong Wan, the Holy Spirit Cult’s Second Elder, and told Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen that the Sun Moon Empire was cooperating with the cult.
• Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen initially rejected Ji Siyuan’s claim, but Jing Ziyan began to believe him after realizing there was no news of Evil Soul Master massacres.
• Ji Siyuan decided to continue to Radiant City to find Yu Tong and keep a promise, and Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen offered to help him enter discreetly.
• Jing Ziyan proposed disguising Ji Siyuan with makeup, while Ji Juechen taught him sword techniques as the three traveled toward Radiant City.
• In a small city, Ji Siyuan, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen heard citizens condemn the emperor’s formal announcement that the Sun Moon Empire had reached an agreement with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• News of the alliance spread to the other three nations, provoking widespread uproar.

Xu Tianran maneuvered the Sun Moon Empire into appointing Ye Xishui Imperial Preceptor and publicly cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult, provoking outrage and alarm across the other empires. He and Ye Xishui then considered removing the ailing emperor, while Jing Hongchen realized his influence with Xu Tianran was fading.

• Xu Tianran proposed appointing Ye Xishui Imperial Preceptor, then forced the old emperor to issue a decree announcing the appointment and the Sun Moon Empire’s cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Citizens of the Sun Moon Empire were enraged, while Xu Jiawei, Dai Hao, the other empires, Du Busi, and Shrek reacted with alarm and condemned the decision.
• Xu Tianran told Ye Xishui that he had completed the first step she requested, and Ye Xishui suggested he take the throne while the old emperor was gravely ill.
• Xu Tianran worried that the old emperor might recover, and Ye Xishui proposed making sure he never woke up.
• Jing Hongchen listened to their plans and realized that Xu Tianran trusted him less and that backing a new emperor might not improve his standing.

Ji Siyuan, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan entered Radiant City while hiding their identities, where they learned Ye Xishui had ordered Evil Soul Masters not to kill people at will. At a notice about the order, Ji Siyuan encountered Ye Guyi, whose anger toward the Evil Soul Masters threatened to get her killed.

• Jing Ziyan disguised Ji Siyuan, and the three traveled toward Radiant City as Tang San warned that Evil Soul Masters were gathering in greater numbers.
• The group saw three major Soul Engineer Legions stationed outside the city and discussed how their presence could relate to a coup.
• Jing Ziyan presented her Virtuous Hall identification at the gate, while Ji Juechen and Ji Siyuan used their sword intent and credentials to pass inspection.
• After entering Radiant City, the group learned that Ye Xishui had ordered Evil Soul Masters not to kill people at will inside the city.
• Tang San identified the blonde girl at the notice as an angel, and Ji Siyuan recognized her as Ye Guyi; Tang San urged him to stop her before she attacked the Evil Soul Masters.

Ye Guyi nearly attacked the Evil Soul Masters in Radiant City, but Ji Siyuan stopped her and brought her to a safe Commoner Alliance base. There, Lan Ruoruo invited Ji Siyuan to join the alliance, and he advised them to disband to protect themselves.

• Ye Guyi read a notice restricting Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters from harming people in Radiant City, then prepared to activate her Angel Martial Soul and attack them.
• Ji Siyuan warned Ye Guyi that using her Martial Soul would make her a target, and Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen helped keep the situation calm.
• Ye Guyi led Ji Siyuan, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen to a hidden Commoner Alliance base, where Ji Siyuan removed his makeup and revealed his identity.
• Lan Ruoruo recognized Ji Siyuan and invited him to join the Commoner Alliance so they could help Ye Guyi take revenge on Evil Soul Masters.
• Ji Siyuan told the Commoner Alliance members they should disband because staying together might cost them their lives.

Ji Siyuan warned Shangguan Weier that the Commoner Alliance was doomed and urged it to seek refuge beyond the Sun Moon Empire by cooperating with the Tang Sect. The alliance considered its options, while Jing Hongchen learned that Ji Siyuan had come to see him and return a Soul Tool.

• Shangguan Weier tried to recruit Ji Siyuan to the Commoner Alliance with offers of female slaves, but he refused because he had the Tang Sect and girlfriends.
• Ji Siyuan revealed that Ye Xishui and Nangong Wan’s ties to the Holy Spirit Cult made the Commoner Alliance vulnerable, and he questioned which imperial faction backed Shangguan Weier.
• Shangguan Weier admitted that the Crown Prince did not back the alliance, and Ji Siyuan advised the women to leave the Sun Moon Empire and seek the Tang Sect.
• Ji Siyuan told Shangguan Weier that cooperation with the Tang Sect required following its rules, and she said the alliance needed to discuss terms.
• Jing Hongchen heard that Ji Siyuan had come to pick someone up and return a Soul Tool, then ordered him admitted.