Chapter Summaries

Elemental Academy completed its opening ceremony and received Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Heaven Dou Empire representatives, making clear it would welcome students but stay out of factional conflict. Its powerful young Soul Saints astonished the guests, while Xue Qinghe resolved to end his current life as soon as possible.

• Elemental Academy began admissions with standardized tests and strict academy rules, then its deans welcomed guests from various factions.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo recognized the Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs consumed by Wang Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang, offered to take them as disciples, and warned the deans not to involve the academy in other matters.
• Hu Liena challenged Wang Xiaofei, who revealed that he had already reached the Soul Saint rank.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe discussed sending students to Elemental Academy, but the deans declined a political alliance and accepted only the possibility of academic exchanges.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Elemental Academy would remain neutral, while Xue Qinghe resented that younger talents had caught up with him and decided to end his current life soon.
• Sword Douluo suggested investigating the three young Soul Saints, but Ning Fengzhi warned that provoking Elemental Academy could drive it toward Spirit Hall.

Wang Xiaofei helped the Elemental Academy reject the Golden Iron Triangle’s appeal to join a fight against Spirit Hall, arguing that the sects’ conflicts were not the academy’s concern. After the visitors left, Yang Wudi eagerly took Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang to his Alchemy Room to discuss the Alchemy Path and Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs.

• Wang Xiaofei greeted Yu Xiaogang, then listened as the Golden Iron Triangle asked the Elemental Academy to ally with Shrek Academy and the Heaven Dou Empire against Spirit Hall.
• Dean Huo Tianchen refused the alliance, and Xiaofei argued that the Elemental Academy should regard Spirit Hall and the major sects alike as organizations pursuing their own interests.
• The deans agreed with Xiaofei that the academy lacked the strength to enter the conflict, while Xue Qinghe learned that the Golden Iron Triangle had failed to win the Elemental Academy over.
• Yang Wudi stopped Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang and pulled them toward his Alchemy Room to discuss the Alchemy Path and the Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs.

Yang Wudi examined Xiaofei and the others, then traded his Complete Herbal Manual for Xiaofei’s Aromatic Silk Beauty. Later, Xiaofei told Chrysanthemum Douluo that he had found Immortal Herbs at the Lake of Life, leaving Chrysanthemum Douluo regretting that he had not known about the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum sooner.

• Yang Wudi examined Huo Wushuang, Huo Wushuang, and Xiaofei, identifying how their Immortal Herbs had changed their bodies and Martial Souls.
• Xiaofei asked Yang Wudi for his illustrated knowledge of Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs, and Yang Wudi gave him the Complete Herbal Manual in exchange for seeing something impressive.
• Xiaofei revealed an Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Yang Wudi became ecstatic at seeing the flower he had sought all his life.
• After they left the Alchemy Room, Huo Wushuang confronted Xiaofei about his hidden storage arm ring, and Xiaofei warned that its contents were dangerous and had to remain secret.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo visited Xiaofei and asked where he had found the Immortal Herbs, so Xiaofei described finding them beside a lake in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo identified the lake as the Lake of Life and lamented that he had missed the chance to obtain a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Xiaofei weighed his plans to visit Sea God Island and considered whom to bring before Xue Qinghe tried to recruit him to the Heaven Dou Empire. Xiaofei rejected the offer, criticized the Spirit Hall’s corruption, and left Xue Qinghe with orders to investigate it.

• Xiaofei considered how long it would take him and his companions to grow stronger, concluded they needed Sea God Island’s training, and debated whom he could safely bring.
• Xue Qinghe visited Xiaofei and offered him titles, influence, and a new academy if he joined the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xiaofei refused, explaining his loyalty to the Elemental Academy and his hope that it could serve commoners.
• Xiaofei criticized the Spirit Hall’s departure from its original purpose and urged Xue Qinghe to investigate the bishop in Gengjin City.
• Xue Qinghe instructed Yu Long to investigate the bishop and the Spirit Hall’s reputation among ordinary civilians, while Xiaofei privately laughed at having embarrassed Qian Renxue.

Xiaofei challenged Yang Wudi to a brutal sparring match and lost the advantage despite his superior strength and abilities. The fight forced Xiaofei to confront his lack of fearlessness and resolve as he began reconsidering what it meant to become strong.

• Xiaofei asked Dean Huo Tianchen whether to take students to a dangerous cultivation site, and Dean Huo advised him to spar with Yang Wudi.
• After Xiaofei explained the advice, Yang Wudi took him to the Spirit Combat Arena and demanded a fight with no limits, regardless of life or death.
• Xiaofei and Yang Wudi fought for three hours until both were gravely wounded and exhausted, while the deans kept onlookers away without stopping the match.
• Yang Wudi told Xiaofei that he lacked fearless momentum and a king's heart, and the gathered fighters agreed with his assessment.
• Xiaofei refused Huo Wu's help and returned alone to his dormitory, where he reflected on his past, his reliance on shortcuts, and how he had avoided true failure and danger.

Xiaofei recovered from repeated battles with the academy deans, reached Level 75, and announced that he would travel to Sea God Island for dangerous training. Before the group set out, he gave four Immortal Herbs to his companions, then found the deans demanding compensation from him as well.

• Xiaofei repeatedly challenged the deans after recovering from injuries, improving his flame control and reaching Level 75.
• Xiaofei told the deans and students that he planned to train on Sea God Island, and Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, Yang Pojun, and Niu Meng agreed to go with him.
• Huo Tianchen explained Sea God Island's dangers and its history of defeating a Spirit Hall expedition.
• Xiaofei gave the Ice Crystal Phoenix Sunflower to Shui Bing'er, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass to Yang Pojun, the Dragon Elephant Flower to Niu Meng, and the Dragon Gang Flower to Feng Xiaotian.
• Yang Wudi and the other deans insisted that Xiaofei give them compensation for their recent guidance, leaving him alarmed.

Xiaofeizi handed out more rare herbs, and the group consumed them under Yang Wudi’s guidance, with several cultivators gaining major breakthroughs. After Xiaofeizi and Huo Wu became intimate, Yang Wudi explained the herbs’ effects and Xiaofeizi’s preparations, including his Soul Core, as the group planned to obtain Soul Rings for the newly advanced students.

• Xiaofeizi gave Yang Wudi, Niu Meng, Dean Liu, Dean Feng, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang more rare herbs, then refused Yang Wudi’s request to inspect his remaining poisonous plants.
• Yang Wudi warned everyone to keep the herbs secret and explained their immense value before Dean Huo Tianchen guarded the group as they consumed them.
• Huo Wu apologized to Xiaofeizi in his dormitory, and the two became intimate, though they argued the next morning and Huo Wu warned him to forget what had happened.
• Yang Wudi told Xiaofeizi that Shui Bing'er had reached rank sixty, Yang Pojun and Niu Meng had reached rank fifty, and the four deans expected to reach Titled Douluo level within five years.
• Yang Wudi explained how the herbs affected the group and recognized how Xiaofeizi’s past preparations had strengthened his body and Fire Phoenix bloodline.
• Xiaofeizi explained that his Soul Core condensed his Soul Power and warned that forming one required immense Spiritual Power and could be fatal.

After Shui Bing'er and the others gained major benefits from their immortal herbs, Xiaofei discovered that his Fire Phoenix and Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix attracted each other. Shui Bing'er proposed that they cultivate together to develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Xiaofei agreed.

• Shui Bing'er thanked Xiaofei with an excited kiss after the Ice Crystal Phoenix Sunflower purified her Martial Soul, and she reported reaching Rank 60 with a true Ice Phoenix.
• Niu Meng and Yang Pojun reported reaching Rank 50 and evolving their Martial Souls, while Feng Xiaotian reached Rank 65 and gained a stronger constitution.
• Feng Xuan reported that the four deans had each gained about two ranks, and Xiaofei asked them to arrange Soul Rings for Shui Bing'er, Yang Pojun, and Niu Meng before he left for Heaven Dou City.
• Shui Bing'er visited Xiaofei, and their summoned Ice Phoenix and Fire Phoenix Martial Souls attracted each other.
• Shui Bing'er suggested that she and Xiaofei cultivate together to develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Xiaofei welcomed her to visit often.

Xiaofeizi traveled to Heaven Dou City and visited Shrek Academy, where he asked about Tang San and explained the relentless training that had made him strong. He left Tang San’s whereabouts unconfirmed, while Master agreed to ask Tang San’s friends about him.

• Xiaofeizi refused Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang’s request to accompany him, then traveled alone to Heaven Dou City carrying heavy weights.
• At a restaurant, Xiaofeizi recognized Imperial Prince Xue Beng but chose not to confront him unless he was provoked.
• Xiaofeizi visited Shrek Academy, greeted Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong, and asked whether Tang San was safe and where he had gone.
• Master said he did not know Tang San’s whereabouts and offered to check with his friends while Xiaofeizi met Shrek’s students.
• Dai Mubai showed Xiaofeizi around the academy, and Xiaofeizi told the students how his training, discipline, and heavy weights had helped him grow stronger.

Xiaofei reunited with Tang San and learned that Xiao Wu had likely sacrificed herself and Tang Hao was badly injured. In Heaven Dou City, Xiaofei met Xue Qinghe, offered valuable treasures in exchange for a chance to see the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and received a token to enter the Crown Prince's Mansion.

• Xiaofei explained to Ning Rongrong and the Shrek group that he cultivated to protect his family and friends.
• Tang San told Xiaofei he had escaped the City of Slaughter by another method and revealed that Tang Hao's injuries were severe.
• Xiaofei met Xue Qinghe at a restaurant and pressed him about Spirit Hall's abuses and his lack of a wife or heirs.
• Xiaofei asked to borrow the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and offered a Fire Ant Right Arm Bone and a Qiluo Tulip Immortal Herb in exchange.
• Xue Qinghe accepted the Soul Bone and gave Xiaofei a Crown Prince's Mansion token, allowing him to visit freely.

Wang Xiaofei spent time at Moonlight Pavilion, where he met Princess Xue Ke, while Qian Renxue investigated the Qiluo Tulip Immortal Herb and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. He exchanged the herb for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Yue Guan confirmed the herb was genuine and might be even more powerful than expected.

• Xue Qinghe ordered Snake Lance to investigate the Qiluo Tulip Immortal Herb and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and asked for an unrelated female operative to be arranged as his wife.
• Wang Xiaofei visited Moonlight Pavilion, listened to Tang Yuehua's students play, and later met Princess Xue Ke there.
• Yue Guan reported that the Qiluo Tulip Immortal Herb could benefit Qian Renxue's martial soul, while Snake Lance said Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Royal Family knew little about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke met Wang Xiaofei at Moonlight Pavilion, and Xue Qinghe brought him to a quiet room to complete their exchange.
• Wang Xiaofei traded the Qiluo Tulip Immortal Herb for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which he could not store in his Phoenix Ring.
• Yue Guan inspected the Qiluo Tulip Immortal Herb and said its effects would be even better than Wang Xiaofei had described.

After returning to the Elemental Academy, Xiaofei bonded with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and learned to use the divine artifact, though it left him severely weakened. He gathered his companions and set out for Sea God Island, carrying Liu Ruyan’s map and warning everyone about the dangers ahead.

• Xiaofei left Heaven Dou City and returned to the Elemental Academy, where he found the others away acquiring Soul Rings.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud drained much of Xiaofei’s blood, then a blue phantom appeared and spoke of finding someone who could bear the Power of the Vast Sea.
• Xiaofei woke with a connection to the artifact, learned how to use it, and showed it to Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Dean Huo Tianchen.
• After recovering, Xiaofei decided to lead the group to Sea God Island, despite warning that the assessments could be dangerous and difficult.
• Liu Ruyan gave Xiaofei a map and warned the group to avoid the Demon Whale Sea Territory, then two carriages departed the Elemental Academy for Vast Sea City.

Xiaofei's group prepared in Vast Sea City for the journey to Sea God Island by learning underwater combat, arranging passage, and buying a ship-type Soul Tool. They set sail with plans to guard against the dangers of the ocean.

• After reaching Vast Sea City, Xiaofei had the group train to swim and fight underwater, with Shui Bing'er teaching them.
• The group spent ten days practicing; everyone except Huo Wu mastered underwater combat, while Xiaofei and Huo Wushuang sparred at the beach.
• Xiaofei arranged passage on a large ship, and Huo Wu returned with a Dragon Abyss Boat bought at auction.
• Before departure, Xiaofei warned the group about sea dangers, including pirates, powerful Sea Soul Beasts, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• The seven boarded the ship the next morning and sailed toward the deep sea.

Xiaofei and the others reached Sea God Island and insisted on taking Sea God's trials despite warnings about the danger facing Land Soul Masters. At the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, they learned their first test was to cross the Sea within a Sea underwater, without flying.

• Xiaofei and the group flew to Sea God Island on his Fire Phoenix and avoided the guardian Sea Soul Beasts.
• Yellow-robed Soul Masters confronted the group, and Xiaofei declared that they had come to take Sea God's trial.
• Xiaofei and the other six refused to leave after hearing that Land Soul Masters faced exceptionally difficult and dangerous trials.
• The yellow-robed leader brought them through a forest to the Sea within a Sea and introduced the Seahorse Sacred Pillar.
• The black-clad man beneath the pillar told them to cross the Sea within a Sea, while the Seahorse Sacred Pillar's power prevented them from flying.

Wang Xiaofei and the six members of Elemental Academy crossed the Sea within a Sea and convinced Seahorse Douluo they were not spies from Spirit Hall. Seahorse Douluo accepted their backgrounds and declared them qualified to undergo Sea God Island’s trial.

• Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, Yang Pojun, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Niu Meng each crossed the Sea within a Sea using their Martial Souls and abilities.
• Wang Xiaofei crossed easily with his Second Soul Skill, Meteor Fire Rain, and Seahorse Douluo praised the group’s talents.
• Seahorse Douluo pressured the group and accused them of possibly being Spirit Hall spies, so Wang Xiaofei explained their ties to Elemental Academy.
• Wang Xiaofei and the others introduced their backgrounds, Martial Souls, and Soul Power Levels to Seahorse Douluo.
• Seahorse Douluo withdrew the pressure, explained his test, and declared all seven qualified to undergo Sea God Island’s trial.

The group began receiving their Sea God trials, and Huo Wushuang was assigned Black Level Six while Huo Wu received Red Level Seven. Xiaofei received the unprecedented Red Level Nine Trials, and Bo Saixi recognized Shui Bing'er as a Sea God subject after she swore lifelong faith.

• Huo Wushuang received the Black Level Six Trials, which Seahorse Douluo described as exceptionally difficult.
• Huo Wu declared that she would not retreat and received the Red Level Seven Trials, prompting Seahorse Douluo to pledge his service to her.
• Xiaofei received the unprecedented Red Level Nine Trials, and Bo Saixi appeared to explain their significance.
• Xiaofei introduced himself to Bo Saixi and asked whether Shui Bing'er could be considered a Sea Soul Master.
• Shui Bing'er swore lifelong faith in the Sea God, and Bo Saixi welcomed the Shui Clan of Skywater Academy back to Sea God Island.

Shui Bing'er received the Sea God's Nine Trials, while Xiaofei and the others learned the requirements of their Sea God's Light trials. In the God Realm, the Sea God and Fire God discussed their potential successors before Asura God arrived and warned them not to interfere with Douluo Star.

• Feng Xiaotian received the Black Level Six Trials, while Yang Pojun and Niu Meng received the Black Level Four Trials.
• Shui Bing'er received the Sea God's Nine Trials, and Bo Saixi ordered Sea God Island to honor the seven visitors.
• Xiaofei explained the God Realm and the group's trials, which required them to climb different numbers of steps under the Sea God's Light.
• The Sea God told the Fire God that Shui Bing'er might inherit his position, while the Fire God asked him to increase the difficulty of the trials for Huo Wu's fellow Fire Phoenix successor.
• Asura God arrived at the Sea God's Palace, drank tea with the Sea God and Fire God, and warned them not to interfere with Douluo Star's development.

Xiaofei and his companions began training beneath Sea God’s Light to strengthen themselves and advance their cultivation. After three months, Tang San’s group arrived on Sea God Island, and Xiaofei discovered that Tang San had still received Sea God’s Nine Trials.

• The purple-clad Soul Master escorted Xiaofei’s group to the Sea God’s Light Stairway, where Xiaofei climbed about 250 steps using his Martial Soul and Phoenix Transformation.
• Xiaofei urged the others to treat Sea God’s Light as a training opportunity, and the group began cultivating on the stairs while the Soul Master delivered food and water.
• Over the next three months, the seven trained day and night, with Yang Pojun and Niu Meng advancing fastest and Xiaofei working to reach Soul Douluo.
• A blue radiance appeared from the Seven Sacred Pillars, and Tang San’s group arrived near Sea God’s Light.
• Xiaofei examined their trial marks and saw that Tang San had received Sea God’s Nine Trials, while most of the other Shrek Seven Devils had Black Level Four Trials.

Xiaofei's group continued training beneath Sea God's Light as several members reached new levels and completed their first trials. Yang Pojun, Niu Meng, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wushuang passed, leaving Xiaofei and Huo Wu to face the most difficult trials.

• Bo Saixi gave Dai Mubai a God-Bestowed Soul Ring when he reached a bottleneck, and he absorbed it to gain a powerful black Soul Ring.
• Xiaofei urged everyone to climb the Sea God's Light Stairway regularly and push past their limits to prepare for their trials and future God-Bestowed Soul Rings.
• Yang Pojun and Niu Meng reached level 60 and gained levels from their God-Bestowed Soul Rings, while Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, and Xiaofei continued advancing.
• On the final day of the first trial, Yang Pojun passed the eighty-eighth step with a powerful combined attack and earned a level and 500 years of age for each Soul Ring.
• Niu Meng passed the eighty-eighth step, Feng Xiaotian passed the one hundred and eighth, and Huo Wushuang passed the one hundred and eighteenth, earning their trial rewards.

Huo Wu and Wang Xiaofei completed their first Sea God trials, with Xiaofei breaking through to level 80 and vastly exceeding his trial requirement. Bo Saixi gave Xiaofei a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, which he held off absorbing so he could recover first.

• Huo Wu used her Soul Bones and Ring of Resistance to reach the 148th step, completing her trial and raising her soul power to level 78.
• Tang San identified Huo Wu’s spider-like External Soul Bone as a valuable Fire Spider bone estimated to be nearly 50,000 years old.
• Wang Xiaofei climbed to the 330th step, broke through to level 80, and unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain to reach the 420th step.
• Wang Xiaofei completed his Red Level Nine Trial, increasing his soul power by one level and the ages of his Soul Rings by 3,000 years.
• Bo Saixi congratulated the group, gave Wang Xiaofei a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, and said the next trials would begin after he absorbed it.
• Wang Xiaofei began recovering instead of absorbing the ring immediately, hoping to prepare for a possible benefit from its Fire Attribute Soul Ring.