Chapter Summaries

Zichuan chose three Immortal Herbs to sacrifice themselves as Soul Rings, including Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, and invited the others to aid his teacher and fellow Body Sect disciples. The herbs agreed to consider bonds with several disciples, leaving the valley with plans for benefits across the sect.

• Zichuan asked Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot to become the first two Soul Rings of his Heart of Life, and they agreed.
• Zichuan introduced Du Busi to the Immortal Herbs and asked whether any would help his teacher or the Body Sect disciples.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty offered an eighty-thousand-year Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to Du Busi as a possible aid to breaking through to Rank 99.
• The Immortal Herbs said they would consider forming a bond with Long Aotian if Zichuan promised to bring him to the God Realm, and Zichuan swore he would not betray those who helped him.
• Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and Earth Dragon Golden Melon expressed interest in other Body Sect disciples, and the herbs reached preliminary agreements with several of them.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and Infernal Delicate Apricot settled on sacrificing themselves to Zichuan, while Du Busi recognized the day as a major turning point for the Body Sect.

Zichuan began the three consecutive sacrifices at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, gaining an orange-gold Soul Ring from the Aromatic Silk Beauty. The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass then began its sacrifice, leaving its outcome unresolved.

• Zichuan prepared at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and agreed to begin the sacrifices.
• The Aromatic Silk Beauty sacrificed himself, forming an orange-gold Soul Ring around Zichuan and sending his surviving consciousness into Zichuan’s Sea of Consciousness.
• The Aromatic Silk Beauty discovered the presences of the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction in Zichuan’s Sea of Consciousness and retreated into a secluded corner.
• The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass transformed into an ice-blue pillar of light and began connecting with Zichuan’s Heart of Life.

Zichuan completed the sacrifices of three Immortal Herbs, gaining two hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings and reaching Level 28. Du Busi’s breakthrough bottleneck loosened, and he entered seclusion to pursue Limit Douluo.

• The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot sacrificed themselves to Zichuan, forming crimson Soul Rings and entering his Sea of Consciousness as Soul Spirits.
• Zichuan’s Soul Power rose to Level 28, leaving him with a purple, an orange-gold, and two crimson Soul Rings.
• Du Busi finished absorbing the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and felt his Level 98 bottleneck crack.
• Du Busi told Zichuan he would enter seclusion to pursue Level 99, and Zichuan agreed to stand guard.
• Du Busi sealed himself in a cocoon beneath the ancient tree while Zichuan reflected on his new strength and unusually fortunate cultivation path.

Zichuan cultivated in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Du Busi remained in seclusion, then went into Sunset Forest to hunt and cook. His new Godly Trials called for him to rescue a female Soul Master and kill powerful Soul Masters, and the God of Destruction offered to arrange him a wife.

• Zichuan assessed his level 28 strength and considered how his abilities could let him challenge opponents far above his level.
• Zichuan saw that Du Busi remained in a critical breakthrough, then left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to hunt in Sunset Forest.
• Zichuan killed several hundred-year Soul Beasts using his Dark Gold Terrorclaw and began roasting their meat.
• Zichuan received a Life God Trial to rescue a female Soul Master around level 18 and a Destruction God Trial to kill ten Soul Masters above level 20 or one three-ring Soul Elder.
• The God of Destruction asked Zichuan whether he wanted a wife and said he would arrange one for him.

Zichuan heard a battle near his Godly Trial and found Tang Ya and the last remnants of the Tang Sect under attack by the Iron Blood Sect. As Tie Bi moved to take Tang Ya, Zichuan recognized her and prepared to intervene.

• God of Destruction urged Zichuan to save a girl nearby and pass his Godly Trial, so Zichuan activated Destruction Form and raced toward the fighting.
• Tie Bi and the Iron Blood Sect surrounded Tang Ya, the wounded old servant, and two disciples, demanding Tang Ya and the Tang Sect's secret arts.
• The old servant tried to shield the group, but the Iron Blood Sect shattered her barrier, killed the two disciples, and left her barely alive.
• Tie Bi approached Tang Ya and threatened to take her to serve the Iron Blood Sect's Young Sect Master.
• Zichuan recognized the blue-haired girl as Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's last sect master, and God of Destruction pointed out her surname and Blue Silver Grass martial soul.

Zichuan watched the Iron Blood Sect finish off the Tang Sect defenders and moved to protect Tang Ya, while the God of Destruction speculated that she might be Tang San’s descendant. When Tie Bi attacked Zichuan with his Ghost Head Blade, Zichuan stopped the strike with a bare fist.

• The God of Destruction suggested that Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass and surname meant she could be Tang San’s descendant, and Zichuan considered the theory.
• The Iron Blood Sect broke the old woman’s barrier, killed the last two Tang Sect disciples, and left the old woman gravely wounded.
• Tang Ya rushed to her grandmother and warned Zichuan to run when Tie Bi and his men noticed him.
• Zichuan counted the Iron Blood Sect members, approached Tang Ya, and placed himself between her and Tie Bi.
• Tie Bi swung his Ghost Head Blade at Zichuan, who punched the blade and met it with a metallic crash.

Zichuan killed Tie Bi and the Iron Blood Sect members who had cornered Tang Ya, completing the Destruction God’s Second Trial. He received a God-Bestowed Soul Ring that increased the age of all his Soul Rings by one thousand years.

• Zichuan shattered Tie Bi’s soul-skill-enhanced Ghost Head Blade with one punch.
• Zichuan killed two Iron Blood Sect Soul Grandmasters with his Dark Gold Terrorclaw.
• Tie Bi and the other disciples attacked Zichuan, who revealed his orange-gold Soul Ring and killed Tie Bi with a claw strike.
• The remaining Iron Blood Sect disciples fled, but Zichuan caught and killed all of them, leaving ten bodies in the clearing.
• The Destruction God’s Second Trial was marked complete with a perfect evaluation, raising Zichuan’s God of Destruction affinity to 20% and granting a God-Bestowed Soul Ring that added one thousand years to every Soul Ring.

After completing the Life God’s second trial, Zichuan received his rewards and met Tang Ya, whom he had rescued from a deadly attack. Tang Ya mistook him for a fellow orphan and clung to him for comfort, while the God of Destruction teased Zichuan about her being one of his future wife candidates.

• Zichuan completed the Life God’s trial perfectly, raising his affinity with the God of Life to 20% and receiving a God-Bestowed Soul Ring and a thousand-year increase to all his Soul Rings.
• Zichuan approached the grieving Tang Ya and introduced himself after she thanked him for saving her and the wounded old woman.
• Tang Ya asked about Zichuan’s parents, and he said he was alone and did not know who they were.
• Believing they were both orphans, Tang Ya hugged Zichuan and sobbed against his shoulder while he let her find comfort.
• The God of Destruction teased Zichuan about Tang Ya and revealed that she was only one of his wife candidates.

After Zichuan saved Tang Ya, the God of Destruction urged him to make her a future Dao companion while Tang Ya mourned the fallen Tang Sect disciples and confided her doubts about rebuilding the sect. Around the campfire, she grew curious about Zichuan’s two hearts and touched the Heart of Life, triggering a sudden change.

• The God of Destruction called Tang Ya Zichuan’s first backup candidate for a wife, and Zichuan dismissed his matchmaking scheme.
• Tang Ya buried the two Tang Sect disciples who had died protecting her, with Zichuan helping dig their grave using his Dark Gold Terrorclaw.
• Zichuan hunted a Soft Bone Rabbit and shared it with Tang Ya by the campfire as she asked whether the Tang Sect could still be rebuilt.
• Tang Ya described her weak Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and level-eighteen Soul Power, then asked Zichuan about his Martial Soul and golden Soul Ring.
• Zichuan revealed that he had two hearts, the Heart of Destruction and the Heart of Life, and Tang Ya touched his chest to feel the latter, causing a sudden change.

Zichuan’s Heart of Life awakened Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and helped her break through to Rank 19, so they made a deal for her to hug him while he released its life aura. While they waited for Du Busi near Sunset Forest, Tang Ya’s Martial Soul continued transforming toward a Blue Silver Emperor, and Zichuan benefited from her cooking and the life essence she returned.

• A trace of life aura from Zichuan’s Heart of Life caused Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass to appear and raised her Soul Power from Rank 18 to Rank 19.
• Tang Ya sensed that her Martial Soul had begun to evolve and asked Zichuan to let her experience the life aura again.
• After the God of Destruction encouraged him, Zichuan agreed to let Tang Ya hug him in exchange for cooking and other meals.
• While they waited for Du Busi near Sunset Forest, Tang Ya hugged Zichuan each day as he released the Heart of Life’s aura.
• Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass grew stronger and began to resemble a Blue Silver Emperor, while its life essence nourished Zichuan’s Heart of Life.

After half a year in seclusion, Du Busi emerged at Level 99 and came to take Zichuan back to the Body Sect. Zichuan and Tang Ya parted on affectionate terms, and he left with his teacher while looking forward to returning home.

• Over half a year, Tang Ya's Soul Power rose to Level 25 and her Blue Silver Grass began evolving toward the Blue Silver Emperor, while Zichuan reached the threshold of Level 30.
• Zichuan sensed Du Busi's powerful aura and told Tang Ya that he was leaving; Tang Ya kissed his forehead and ran off after asking him to support her when she rebuilt the Tang Sect.
• Du Busi arrived and explained that his seclusion had brought him to Level 99, though he still had to return to the Body Sect to pursue further cultivation.
• Zichuan took one last look toward Tang Ya's disappearance, then flew with Du Busi toward the Body Sect.

After returning to the Body Sect, Zichuan offered to share the Immortal Herbs he had gathered, but Du Busi announced that Zichuan was his personal disciple and first-in-line successor as Sect Master. Du Busi defended the decision by revealing that Zichuan had helped him approach Rank 99 through the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Zichuan returned to the Body Sect with Du Busi and offered to distribute Immortal Herbs among the sect's members.
• The disciples welcomed Zichuan and Du Busi, and Zichuan reunited with Long Aotian and Vina.
• Du Busi declared Zichuan his personal disciple and first-in-line successor to lead the Body Sect.
• Sect elders questioned Du Busi's sudden decision, while Zichuan was caught off guard by the announcement.
• Du Busi revealed that he was close to Rank 99 and credited Zichuan and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he had consumed an eighty-thousand-year Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Du Busi named Zichuan as the Body Sect’s successor, and Zichuan won the sect’s support by offering the Immortal Herbs he found at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for the sect to distribute. With his position secure and the herbs set to strengthen the Body Sect, Zichuan turned his thoughts to the Far North and an encounter planned for five years later.

• Du Busi declared that Zichuan’s discovery of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs made him worthy to succeed as Sect Master.
• Zichuan presented the Immortal Herbs he had gathered and offered them to the Body Sect as rewards for disciples and elders who had contributed or needed help advancing.
• The sect members celebrated Zichuan, the former objector accepted him, and Long Aotian pledged to build the Body Sect’s reputation alongside him.
• Du Busi and the God of Destruction approved of Zichuan’s actions as he anticipated distributing the herbs, strengthening the sect, and preparing for a meeting in the Far North in five years.

Five years after the Body Sect began growing stronger, twelve-year-old Zichuan trained with extraordinary physical endurance and fought Long Aotian in a sparring match. The chapter left them trading powerful blows without using soul skills or releasing their martial souls.

• The Body Sect strengthened over five years, gaining two more Title Douluo elders as its members benefited from Zichuan's immortal herbs and Du Busi's breakthrough to Rank 99.
• Zichuan ran repeatedly up and down the mountain and practiced punches beneath a powerful waterfall, stunning a newly recruited disciple.
• Zichuan finished his training and met Long Aotian, whose cultivation had reached Rank 58 and whose martial soul skin had become the Jade Gold True Body.
• Zichuan and Long Aotian charged at each other and began a physical spar without soul skills or released martial souls.
• Long Aotian struck with lightning-fast punches while Zichuan met his attacks head-on, showing formidable strength and defense.

After defeating Long Aotian in a spar, Zichuan learned that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would soon meet Huo Yuhao near the Star Dou Great Forest. He resolved to intercept it and claim its million-year Soul Ring for himself.

• Zichuan overwhelmed Long Aotian in their spar, and Long Aotian quit after realizing he could not hurt him.
• Long Aotian asked Zichuan's Soul Power level, and Zichuan hinted that he had reached level 60.
• The God of Destruction told Zichuan that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was due to meet Huo Yuhao near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zichuan worried that taking Huo Yuhao's opportunity might provoke the world's fate, but the God of Destruction urged him to seize it.
• Zichuan decided to intercept the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and hurried to tell Du Busi before setting out.

Zichuan reached the Star Dou Great Forest and discovered that Tang San’s daughter, disguised as Wang Dong, was nearby. The God of Destruction urged him to pursue her, leaving Zichuan wondering how he could approach someone who believed she was a boy.

• Zichuan traveled alone for five days toward the Star Dou Great Forest, carrying a huge supply of food for his two-heart metabolism.
• As Zichuan prepared dinner near a stream, the God of Destruction sensed an unfamiliar but powerful aura and warned him to stop.
• The God of Destruction identified the aura as belonging to Wang Dong, Tang San and Xiao Wu’s daughter, who was heading to Shrek Academy in disguise.
• The God of Destruction condemned Tang San for manipulating his daughter’s fate and splitting her divine soul to bind Huo Yuhao to the Tang family.
• The God of Destruction teased Zichuan about making Wang Dong a potential wife, and Zichuan wondered how to approach her while she believed she was a boy.

Zichuan followed the God of Destruction’s advice and arranged for Raven to stage an attack on Wang Dong so he could rescue her and make her acquaintance. The plan began to unravel when Raven’s predatory advances seemed genuine, leaving Zichuan wary as Wang Dong faced him alone.

• The God of Destruction persuaded Zichuan to create a staged danger so he could meet Wang Dong as her rescuer.
• Zichuan hired Raven for a thousand Gold Soul Coins to frighten Wang Dong without seriously harming her, and Raven agreed while privately intending to kill him.
• Wang Dong traveled toward Shrek Academy, troubled by the feeling that her life and memories had been deliberately arranged.
• Raven blocked Wang Dong on a forest path and made lewd advances toward her.
• Zichuan watched from the bushes and began to suspect Raven’s performance was not an act.

Zichuan rescued Wang Dong from Raven, a five-ring Evil Soul Master, but Raven rejected the chance to retreat and unleashed his strongest attack. Wang Dong urged Zichuan to flee as Raven’s blood ravens closed in.

• Wang Dong tried to escape Raven, but his Raven Shadow Bind caught her ankle and slowed her flight.
• Zichuan arrived, pulled Wang Dong out of Raven’s reach, and knocked Raven back.
• Zichuan asked Wang Dong if she was all right, while she stared at him in amazement.
• Raven revealed his intent to absorb Zichuan and Wang Dong to increase his power.
• Raven unleashed his fifth soul skill, Blood Raven Feast, sending a swarm of blood ravens at them, and Wang Dong urged Zichuan to run.

Zichuan activated the Heart of Destruction and revealed an overwhelming five-ring configuration, then killed the Evil Soul Master Raven with a single punch. Wang Dong was left stunned as Zichuan assured her that the danger had passed.

• Zichuan activated the Heart of Destruction and annihilated Raven’s Blood Raven Feast with his destructive aura.
• Zichuan revealed five Soul Rings, including one orange-gold ring and three red rings, shocking Wang Dong and terrifying Raven.
• Raven fled, but Zichuan struck him from dozens of meters away with a punch that killed him instantly.
• Zichuan’s transformed appearance and Soul Rings faded as he returned to Wang Dong and told her the bad guy was dead.

After Zichuan killed an Evil Soul Master, Wang Dong learned he was from the Body Sect and grew curious about him. She left for Shrek Academy with new doubts about it, while Zichuan turned his attention to finding the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before it met Huo Yuhao.

• Wang Dong asked Zichuan whether he came from Shrek Academy, and he told her he belonged to the Body Sect.
• Zichuan warned Wang Dong that Shrek Academy might not suit her, then urged her to leave the forest before the Evil Soul Masters' companions arrived.
• Zichuan gave Wang Dong his name and ways to contact him, and she introduced herself before flying toward Shrek Academy.
• The God of Destruction praised Zichuan for planting doubt about Shrek in Wang Dong's mind.
• Zichuan asked whether the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was nearby, and the God of Destruction said it was in the area waiting for Huo Yuhao.