Chapter Summaries

Qiangu Lingfeng awakened the Fire Dragon King Chi Yan and the Ice Dragon King Han Shuang, obtained their dragon aura, and advanced to rank seventy. As he prepared to leave with Qian Renxue, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei, he returned to ask the Dragon Kings about Di Tian.

• Qiangu Lingfeng told Chi Yan and Han Shuang that his Dark Sacred Dragon martial soul came from the Qiangu Family’s Coiling Dragon Staff and asked for dragon aura.
• Chi Yan and Han Shuang each gave Qiangu Lingfeng a small amount of dragon aura, which he absorbed despite the pain.
• The dragon aura raised all six Soul Rings by ten thousand years and increased Qiangu Lingfeng’s Soul Power from rank sixty-eight to rank seventy.
• Chi Yan and Han Shuang praised Qiangu Lingfeng’s strength, advised him about his seventh Soul Ring, and gave him their names before he left.
• Qian Renxue, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei were astonished by Qiangu Lingfeng’s breakthrough after only three hours, and the group headed away from the valley.
• Qiangu Lingfeng stopped and asked Chi Yan and Han Shuang whether they knew Di Tian; Chi Yan identified him as a descendant of the Golden-eyed Black Dragon King.

Ling Feng told the Fire Dragon King and Water Dragon King that he hoped to help Soul Beasts become gods and eventually restore them, and they agreed he could return when he reached level ninety. On the journey back to Spirit City, he considered where to find a powerful Soul Beast for his seventh Soul Ring.

• Ling Feng revealed that Spirit Hall and Di Tian were seeking a way to break the rules preventing Soul Beasts from becoming gods.
• Ling Feng asked the Dragon Kings to let him take their corpses when he reached level ninety and promised to try to help them be reborn; they agreed he could return for their answer.
• Ling Feng left the valley and reunited with Qian Renxue, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei, then traveled with them toward Spirit City.
• Ling Feng weighed hunting grounds for a high-age seventh Soul Ring and considered targeting dangerous Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest or searching the sea.

After returning to Spirit City at level seventy, Ling Feng was advised by Qian Daoliu to travel and broaden his experience instead of rushing to obtain his seventh Soul Ring. Ling Feng decided to set out, and Dugu Yan arrived the next morning asking to join him with four other children.

• Ling Feng weighed the risks of hunting powerful Soul Beasts in the ocean against seeking Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other enshrined were astonished when Ling Feng returned to Spirit City at level seventy.
• Qian Daoliu advised Ling Feng to pause his Soul Ring hunt and travel the continent to build his state of mind.
• Ling Feng accepted the advice and resolved to see the world and the lives of the people he wanted to protect.
• Dugu Yan came to Ling Feng with four other children and asked him to take them on his travels.

Ling Feng refused to take his seven-year-old companions on his travels, promising to bring them back gifts and check their cultivation when he returned. He left Spirit City with Qian Renxue and Jin Chen, and the group headed for Heaven Dou City to inspect its Kindergartens.

• Ling Feng told Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan they were too young to travel with him, and promised to bring them gifts when he returned.
• Xie Yue encouraged the others to cultivate while Ling Feng was away, and Ling Feng promised to reward whoever improved the most.
• Qian Renxue and Jin Chen joined Ling Feng for the journey after receiving permission from their elders; Qian Renxue was level fifty-seven and Jin Chen was level forty-three.
• Ling Feng said the group would visit Kindergartens and explore places such as the Extreme North, the sea, and deserts.
• Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and Jin Chen left Spirit City by carriage and set out for Heaven Dou City.

Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and Jin Chen entered Heaven Dou City in disguise, gathered news about Spirit Hall’s Kindergarten and the upcoming tournament, and visited a branch serving commoner children. They settled into an inn to observe the city and await their next move.

• Ling Feng disguised himself and Qian Renxue and Jin Chen as minor nobles from the Balak Kingdom before they entered Heaven Dou City.
• At a teahouse, the group heard that Spirit Hall’s Kindergarten had enrolled hundreds of children and that Ling Feng might lead Spirit Hall’s team at the upcoming tournament.
• Ling Feng saw Xue Beng riding through the streets and wondered whether the prince would follow the same path as in the original story.
• The group visited the Martial Soul Kindergarten in the eastern district, where children recited lessons as their mothers watched from outside.
• Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and Jin Chen rented adjoining rooms at an inn, where a commotion suddenly rose from downstairs.

Xue Beng barged into the inn and tried to take Qian Renxue, but Ling Feng humiliated him and sent him fleeing. Ling Feng waited for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s response, and two Soul Sages arrived at the inn that night and called him out.

• Xue Beng confronted Ling Feng, Jin Chen, and Qian Renxue, insulting them for being from Balak Kingdom.
• When Xue Beng reached for Qian Renxue, Ling Feng grabbed his wrist and knocked him and his attendants into a heap.
• Xue Beng fled after Ling Feng rebuked him, and Ling Feng said he would use the incident to see how Emperor Xue Ye responded.
• Ling Feng meditated while keeping watch over the inn with his spiritual power and sensed two newcomers after midnight.
• Two Soul Sages arrived, learned the guests were staying in the Heavenly rooms, and the lean old man called for Ling Feng to come out.

Ling Feng defeated two Soul Sages sent after him by Xue Beng, but Xue Beng soon surrounded the inn with two hundred soldiers. Qian Renxue revealed her Angel Martial Soul, and Ling Feng identified himself as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, leaving Xue Beng and his forces stunned.

• Ling Feng used his Evil God Domain to immobilize two Soul Sages and sent them back with a warning for Xue Beng.
• Xue Beng arrived with two hundred soldiers and demanded that Ling Feng’s group answer for beating his attendants.
• Qian Renxue revealed her Angel Martial Soul and released her Soul King pressure, freezing the soldiers and shocking Xue Beng.
• Ling Feng identified himself as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, Qiangu Lingfeng, while the two Soul Sages knelt and Xue Beng could not respond.

Ling Feng spared Xue Beng after he apologized, then Salas learned the Holy Son had been surrounded and rushed to the inn. Salas arrived to apologize and promised Ling Feng an explanation, leaving Xue Beng’s actions to be reported to Xue Ye.

• Ling Feng let the kneeling Xue Beng go, explaining that killing him would only anger Xue Ye and that the lesson would make him more cautious.
• Salas learned that Qiangu Lingfeng was in Heaven Dou City and that Xue Beng had surrounded him, so he gathered high-level Soul Masters and hurried to the inn.
• Salas confronted Xue Beng, ordered the soldiers to withdraw, and said he would report the incident to Xue Ye.
• Salas knelt before Ling Feng and apologized for arriving late, while the Soul Masters behind him also bowed.
• Ling Feng told Salas the incident was not serious, and Salas promised to give him an explanation.

Ling Feng told Salas that Spirit Hall's Kindergartens should help commoner children live better lives, then said he would leave Heaven Dou City the next morning. After Salas executed the two Soul Sages who attacked the Holy Son, Ling Feng let the matter end and departed from the window.

• Ling Feng asked Salas whether the Kindergartens provided children with food, warm clothes, and useful lessons, then told him their purpose was to help children live like human beings.
• Ling Feng said he would leave Heaven Dou City early the next morning and instructed Salas not to pursue the night's events further.
• Salas confronted Xue Beng and questioned the two Soul Sages, who admitted that Xue Beng had ordered them to attack.
• Salas sentenced the two Soul Sages to death and killed them with a blast of white light, then told Xue Beng to report the deaths to the Emperor.
• Salas apologized to Ling Feng for acting on his own authority, but Ling Feng dismissed the matter and repeated that they would leave the city the next morning.

Xue Ye punished Xue Beng for provoking Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, Qiangu Lingfeng, and decided to apologize in person. The next morning, Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe arrived at the inn, where Ling Feng received them.

• Xue Beng confessed to Xue Ye that he had provoked Ling Feng and that Salas had killed his two Soul Sage retainers.
• Xue Ye told Xue Beng that Ling Feng could have defeated the retainers and confined him to his residence.
• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had to accept responsibility and ordered a generous gift prepared for Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe went to the inn the following morning, where Salas led them to meet Ling Feng.
• Xue Ye greeted Ling Feng, who invited him to sit, and Xue Qinghe placed a brocade box on the table.

Xue Ye apologized to Ling Feng for his son’s offense and asked what Spirit Hall wanted, then left convinced the Heaven Dou Empire could not afford to provoke him. Ling Feng departed the inn with Jin Chen and Qian Renxue, and the sight of a hu-la soup stall stirred memories of his mother as he chose it for breakfast.

• Xue Ye bowed to Ling Feng and offered the Heaven Dou Warm Jade as an apology for Xue Qinghe’s actions.
• Ling Feng told Xue Ye that Spirit Hall sought peace and a proper place for Soul Masters and commoners, not to seize royal power.
• Xue Ye admitted that he had sent the two consecrated elders and asked what Ling Feng would have done if Salas had not intervened; Ling Feng said they would have died.
• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that the Heaven Dou Empire could not afford to provoke Ling Feng, while Ling Feng explained to Jin Chen that the apology came from fear of Spirit Hall’s strength.
• Ling Feng, Jin Chen, and Qian Renxue left the inn, and Ling Feng chose a hu-la soup stall after remembering his mother taking him there in his previous life.

Ling Feng met Long Yuan, an elder whose weakened Dark Sacred Dragon resembled his own, and learned that Long Yuan had been tracking him. Long Yuan returned to his grandchildren and revealed that Ling Feng was the twelve-year-old Soul Emperor Qiangu Xiaoye's son and Spirit Hall's Holy Son.

• Ling Feng tasted hu-la soup and learned its recipe had come to the region from a distant place through the stall owner's father.
• Ling Feng noticed a gray-robed man watching him, followed him into an alley, and confronted him about tracking him for three days.
• Long Yuan revealed a flawed Dark Sacred Dragon martial soul, and Ling Feng said his own had been inherited through the Qiangu Family.
• Long Yuan identified himself and learned Ling Feng's name before leaving, saying his own Dark Sacred Dragon was nearly dead.
• Ling Feng returned to Qian Renxue and Jin Chen, then wondered whether Long Yuan was Long Xiaoyao's ancestor.
• Long Yuan returned to his grandchildren, Long Yin and Long Yao, and told them that Qiangu Lingfeng was Spirit Hall's Holy Son, Qiangu Xiaoye's son, and a twelve-year-old Soul Emperor.

Long Yuan told Long Yin and Long Yao how the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had destroyed the Qiangu Family, and urged them to wait until they grew strong enough to seek justice. After the three left Heaven Dou City, two powerful pursuers revealed themselves, and Qianjun Douluo recognized Long Yuan.

• Long Yuan explained that the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had massacred the Qiangu Family, while Long Yin and Long Yao's mother survived as an infant and later asked him not to seek revenge.
• Long Yuan warned Long Yin and Long Yao that they could not yet confront their enemies, and they vowed to grow stronger before pursuing justice.
• Long Yuan, Long Yin, and Long Yao left Heaven Dou City at night to avoid the increasing presence of Spirit Hall.
• Long Yuan sensed they were being followed and attacked the forest with his Dark Sacred Dragon, forcing two figures to emerge.
• Qianjun Douluo recognized Long Yuan and asked, "Xiao Yuan, is that you?"

Long Yuan reunited with Qianjun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo after more than sixty years, and they began returning to Spirit City with Long Yin and Long Yao. Qianjun Douluo revealed that he and Falling Devil had waited to avenge the Qiangu Family until Qiangu Lingfeng became powerful enough to challenge their enemies.

• Long Yuan tearfully reunited with Qianjun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo, then introduced them to his grandchildren, Long Yin and Long Yao.
• Qianjun Douluo invited Long Yuan and the children to return with them to Spirit City, and the five set off from Heaven Dou City.
• Long Yuan questioned why his brothers had not avenged the Qiangu Family, and Falling Devil Douluo angrily confronted him.
• Qianjun Douluo explained that he and Falling Devil had killed several perpetrators but had waited because Tang Chen and the allied sects were too powerful.
• Qianjun Douluo said they had waited for Qiangu Lingfeng to become a god, praising the boy’s extraordinary strength.

Long Yuan learned that Qianjun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo had spent decades waiting to avenge their family, and he returned with them and his grandchildren to Spirit City. Meanwhile, Ling Feng and his companions returned from a three-month journey, during which Ling Feng heard about border trade and Spirit Hall’s local education programs.

• Qianjun Douluo comforted Long Yuan and told Long Yin and Long Yao they no longer had to hide their Coiling Dragon Staffs.
• Qianjun Douluo led Long Yuan, Long Yin, Long Yao, and Falling Devil Douluo toward Spirit City to reunite with their family.
• Ling Feng, Jin Chen, and Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City after traveling for three months through the borderlands and nearby villages.
• In Blue Stone Town, Ling Feng heard Fatty Qian complain about taxes on trade and learned that he hoped Spirit Hall would build a road to the border.
• At a wedding in Willow River Village, Old Wang told Ling Feng that Spirit Hall had opened a free kindergarten where children learned to read.

Ling Feng traveled through villages and towns to see how ordinary people lived, meeting people whose lives had been shaped by Spirit Hall and the wider world. After three months, he returned to Spirit City and reunited with his family.

• Ling Feng reflected on Old Wang’s reverence for the Holy Son before leaving Willow River Village with Jin Chen and Qian Renxue.
• At White Stone Town’s inn, Boss Liu revealed that he had once been a Soul Master and said Spirit Hall’s care for his child gave him peace.
• Boss Liu gave Ling Feng dried provisions and said ordinary people’s lives could improve if Spirit Hall continued its work.
• In Fasno Province, Ling Feng met a blind woman whose village children attended a free Kindergarten and understood more about ordinary people’s lives.
• After three months of travel, Ling Feng returned to Spirit City and saw Spirit Hall’s new flag, designed by him.
• Tuoba Yue'er welcomed Ling Feng home, and Qiangu Xiaoye told him his grandfathers had been waiting.

Ling Feng returned to Spirit Hall at level seventy and agreed to lead its team at the upcoming Soul Master Tournament, though he would not compete himself. He began selecting the team from twenty students, and the first two matches started.

• Ling Feng returned to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu and the Seven Consecrated praised his progress and discussed the tournament.
• Qian Daoliu asked Ling Feng to lead Spirit Hall’s representative team and show the continent its next generation; Ling Feng accepted.
• At Spirit Hall Academy, Ling Feng told twenty candidates he would select seven main members and three substitutes, and Qian Renxue backed his decision to let them compete without him.
• Ling Feng began the free-combat selection and reminded the students that Spirit Hall students could lose but must never cower.
• Zhao Tiezhu defeated Sun Qing in the first match.
• Liu Ruyan and Shi Meng began their match, with Shi Meng activating his Martial Soul Avatar and charging at her.

Ling Feng oversaw the selection battles for Spirit Hall’s team, narrowing the competitors to seven main-team members and three substitutes. The roster was finalized after the winners fought again and five others competed for substitute positions.

• Liu Ruyan defeated Shi Meng, and Shen Han beat Qian Duoduo in the opening matches.
• Ling Feng announced that the ten first-round winners would fight for seven main-team spots.
• Zhao Tiezhu defeated Zhou Tai, Liu Ruyan narrowly beat Lin Xue, and Shen Han knocked Ma Jun out of the arena.
• Zhou Tai and Lin Xue won substitute spots, while Song Yuanqiao claimed the final one.
• Ling Feng’s selection concluded with Zhao Tiezhu, Liu Ruyan, Shen Han, Zhou Tai, Sun Fang, Sun Fei, and Han Qing on the main team, and Li Muyun, Lin Xue, and Song Yuanqiao as substitutes.

Ling Feng began two months of training for the Spirit Hall Team ahead of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, bringing in Yue Guan and the Green Phoenix Douluo to guide them. The team members trained to improve their weaknesses, while Shen Han and Zhou Tai continued their fierce sparring.

• Ling Feng told the ten team members they would represent Spirit Hall in two months and challenged Jin Chen to reflect on his will after comparing him with Zhao Tiezhu.
• Ling Feng invited Yue Guan and the Green Phoenix Douluo to guide the team as preparations began at Spirit Hall Academy.
• Zhao Tiezhu trained his speed with Sun Qing and learned to anticipate Sun Qing’s flight pattern, landing a near-hit with a punch.
• Yue Guan taught Liu Ruyan to compress her flames, demonstrating how the technique could pierce bluestone.
• Shen Han and Zhou Tai clashed with ice and lightning, then exchanged close-range attacks through the mist.

Green Phoenix Douluo taught Shen Han to fight with his Ice Wolf’s instincts, while Ling Feng guided Spirit Hall’s trainees through individual drills and announced team coordination training. Two months later, the seven stood in formation at the Martial Arts Arena to test their progress.

• Green Phoenix Douluo advised Shen Han to combine his frost with a wolf’s patience and instincts, and Shen Han used the new approach to defeat Zhou Tai.
• Sun Fang and Sun Fei trained their coordination by running while tied together, while Han Qing sparred with Zhao Tiezhu to learn to target vulnerable points.
• Ling Feng watched the trainees and told them they would begin team coordination training because the tournament would be a team battle.
• The trainees trained through the day, improving their techniques and coordination as Ling Feng believed they could go far in two months.
• Two months later, Zhao Tiezhu, Shen Han, Liu Ruyan, and the other trainees assembled in formation at Spirit Hall Academy’s Martial Arts Arena for their test.