Chapter Summaries

Shen Zhou met the impoverished Huo Yuhao at the White Tiger Duke Mansion and learned that he had arrived in the era of Douluo II. After giving Huo Yuhao money and a warm cloak, Shen Zhou returned to report his discovery to Qian Daoliu.

• Huo Yuhao left his dying mother, Huo Yun'er, to seek medicine and ran into Shen Zhou and the talking Slender Dog, Er Ha.
• Shen Zhou gave Huo Yuhao Gold Soul Coins and his fox-fur cloak, then learned that the boy was Huo Yuhao and that they were at the White Tiger Duke Mansion in the Star Luo Empire.
• Shen Zhou realized he had transmigrated to the era of Douluo II with the seven Offering Elders and worried that Tang San might interfere.
• Shen Zhou and Er Ha returned to a ruined temple, where Qian Daoliu asked what Shen Zhou had discovered.

Shen Zhou learned that the Martial Soul Hall Reconstruction System had arrived and planned to rebuild Spirit Hall in the second Douluo era. As Qian Daoliu and the Offering Elders discovered they were in the Star Luo Empire, Shen Zhou began telling them Spirit Hall had been destroyed.

• Qian Daoliu grew angry that fallen Soul Masters were active near the estate, and Er Ha tried to cheer him up before Qian Daoliu slapped him away.
• Shen Zhou considered changing the future, gaining a Soul Ring for his Heavenly Eye, and the threat posed by Tang San.
• The Martial Soul Hall Reconstruction System bound to Shen Zhou, offered rewards for winning sincere acknowledgment of Spirit Hall, and assigned him a mission to earn one person's support.
• Shen Zhou decided Huo Yuhao would be an easy person to win over and thought Qian Daoliu could help treat Huo Yun'er.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others reported that locals knew nothing of Spirit Hall and that the neighboring estate belonged to the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
• Shen Zhou told Qian Daoliu and the Offering Elders that Spirit Hall had been destroyed many years ago.

Shen Zhou told Qian Daoliu and the Offering Elders how the Spirit Hall had fallen and how the continent had changed, then urged them to rebuild the Spirit Hall. After the elders agreed to restore it and establish an academy, Shen Zhou received a Spirit Pagoda reward.

• Shen Zhou revealed that he had obtained a god's inheritance and explained that the Spirit Hall and Angel God had fallen.
• Shen Zhou recounted how Qian Xunji's actions led to Bibi Dong's rise, and how Tang San ultimately destroyed the Spirit Hall and killed Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu's granddaughter.
• Qian Daoliu vowed to fight the Holy Spirit Cult and defy the God Kings, while the Offering Elders condemned the continent's treatment of commoners and restricted Martial Soul awakenings.
• Shen Zhou explained that the god wanted people to acknowledge the Spirit Hall and gave them the first task of establishing an academy.
• The Offering Elders acknowledged the Spirit Hall, and Shen Zhou received the Spirit Pagoda as a random reward.

Shen Zhou summoned the Spirit Pagoda, which could raise Soul Ring ages, and revealed its function to the Offering Elders. Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Guangling Douluo entered its trial space to begin testing it.

• Shen Zhou placed the Spirit Pagoda behind the ruined temple, where a towering crystal-blue structure rose from the ground.
• Qian Daoliu and the other Offering Elders read that the tower could raise Soul Ring ages by absorbing energy from slain Soul Beasts.
• Shen Zhou explained that the Spirit Pagoda could eventually be upgraded to raise Soul Rings to one hundred thousand or even a million years.
• Guangling Douluo tried to enter the Trial Grounds first but was repelled, and Shen Zhou explained that only three people could enter each day.
• Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Guangling Douluo entered the trial space, where Qian Daoliu appeared in a crimson wasteland beneath a Blood Moon.

Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Guangling Douluo defeated powerful Soul Beasts in the Spirit Pagoda trials and used the resulting soul power to strengthen their Soul Rings. They emerged with dramatic upgrades, including Qian Daoliu gaining a second hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.

• Qian Daoliu killed a nearly hundred-thousand-year Dark Dragon, and its soul power raised one of his black Soul Rings to a hundred-thousand-year red ring while loosening his Rank Ninety-Nine barrier.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo killed a ten-thousand-year Earth Dragon, raising one yellow Soul Ring to ten thousand years and another to a thousand years.
• Guangling Douluo killed a ten-thousand-year Ice Bear with his Ice-Light Demon-Breaking Arrow, advancing both yellow Soul Rings to over nine thousand years.
• Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Guangling Douluo exited the trials, and the others saw Qian Daoliu now had seven black Soul Rings and two red ones.

Shen Zhou brought Qian Daoliu and the Offering Elders to save Huo Yuhao’s gravely ill mother, Huo Yun'er. Qian Daoliu healed her, and Huo Yuhao reunited with her in relief.

• The Spirit Pagoda strengthened Qian Daoliu's and the Offering Elders' Soul Rings, prompting them to discuss raising their strength further.
• Qian Daoliu agreed with Shen Zhou that Huo Yuhao was an exceptional youth and decided to help him and recruit him into Spirit Hall.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the White Tiger Duke Mansion with medicine, but learned that Huo Yun'er was unlikely to survive the night.
• Qian Daoliu arrived with Shen Zhou and the Offering Elders, examined Huo Yun'er, and healed her with golden light.
• Huo Yuhao embraced his recovering mother as Qian Daoliu told Shen Zhou that she had been saved.

Shen Zhou healed Huo Yun'er, explained his plan to establish the free Martial Soul Academy, and revealed his strength and Heavenly Eye Martial Soul to Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao became Shen Zhou's disciple, while Shen Zhou prepared to build Spirit Hall's future through him.

• Shen Zhou's mission to increase Huo Yuhao's recognition of Spirit Hall was completed, and he received an Academy Construction Card.
• Qian Daoliu's Angel Holy Light healed Huo Yun'er, and Huo Yuhao thanked Shen Zhou and his companions.
• Shen Zhou told Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er that he planned to establish Martial Soul Academy, offering commoners free Martial Soul awakenings and cultivation.
• Shen Zhou revealed his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear, nine Soul Rings, and Titled Douluo strength, astonishing Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao bowed to Shen Zhou and asked to become his disciple after Shen Zhou explained that their eye-type Martial Souls shared an origin.
• Shen Zhou told Qian Daoliu he would take Huo Yuhao as his disciple, and Qian Daoliu tacitly approved.

Shen Zhou arranged a safe home for Huo Yuhao and his recovering mother by building Martial Soul Academy, then prepared to take them there. On the way out of the Duke Mansion, they encountered an old maid who insulted Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao and ordered them away before the Duke returned.

• Shen Zhou offered Huo Yun'er a place to recover at his academy and used the Academy Construction Card to build it east of the Duke Mansion.
• Shen Zhou told Huo Yuhao to pack and leave with his mother, while Er Ha befriended Huo Yuhao and called himself Brother Bai.
• Martial Soul Academy rose from the wasteland, and Shen Zhou led Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er toward their new home with the Offering Elders.
• The group met an old maid who mocked Huo Yun'er as a concubine, accused her of stealing her cloak, and ordered her and Huo Yuhao to leave before the Duke returned.
• Huo Yuhao stepped in front of his mother as the old maid and her servants called him a bastard and belittled his status.

Shen Zhou took Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er to confront the White Tiger Duke Mansion’s First Madam after her servants humiliated them. He killed the nanny and froze two fleeing servants, then faced the First Madam as she mocked Huo Yuhao and Shen Zhou began recounting the insults.

• Huo Yun'er urged Huo Yuhao to leave, but Shen Zhou told his disciple to stand up to anyone who bullied him.
• Shen Zhou killed Nanny Wang with a flick of Soul Power, and Guangling Douluo froze two servants who tried to flee.
• Shen Zhou ordered a maid to lead them to the First Madam, then took Huo Yuhao by the hand as they headed to the main courtyard.
• The First Madam learned the group was approaching, summoned the mansion’s Soul Master guards, and sent someone to fetch Dai Hao.
• Shen Zhou introduced himself as Dean of Martial Soul Academy and named Huo Yuhao as his disciple, but the First Madam insulted Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er.
• Shen Zhou reminded the First Madam that her servants had insulted his disciple and his disciple’s mother.

Shen Zhou confronted First Madam over her abuse of Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao, revealing his overwhelming strength and declaring them disciples of Martial Soul Academy. Dai Hao arrived and faced Shen Zhou's accusations, leaving the courtyard tense as he looked at the son he had secretly recognized but refused to acknowledge.

• Shen Zhou rejected First Madam's threats and condemned her for insulting Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er.
• Shen Zhou summoned his spear and revealed nine Soul Rings, including two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, forcing First Madam and the servants to the ground.
• Shen Zhou declared that Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao belonged to Martial Soul Academy and threatened First Madam's family if they harmed them.
• Dai Hao rushed into the courtyard, apologized to Shen Zhou, and asked him to spare First Madam.
• Shen Zhou confronted Dai Hao for neglecting his son and allowing Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao to suffer, while Dai Hao silently acknowledged that he had secretly watched Huo Yuhao grow up.

Shen Zhou took Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao away from the White Tiger Duke Mansion after Huo Yuhao confronted Dai Hao about his mother’s suffering. As they departed for Spirit Hall Academy, Dai Hao warned Zhu Wan not to pursue them, while Zhu Wan wondered what might happen if Yu Hao grew strong.

• Dai Hao admitted that his position and ties to the Zhu Family had kept him from protecting Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao, and Shen Zhou announced he was taking them away.
• Huo Yuhao asked Dai Hao where he had been while Huo Yun'er was dying, then chose to leave with Shen Zhou.
• Huo Yun'er gave Dai Hao a final maidservant’s salute, and Shen Zhou’s group left the mansion without looking back.
• Outside the gates, Huo Yuhao said the air felt nice, and the group headed toward Spirit Hall Academy.
• Zhu Wan confronted Dai Hao about letting them go, but he warned her that neither family could risk angering Shen Zhou and his companions.
• Zhu Wan agreed not to act rashly, then pointed out that Yu Hao’s unknown Martial Soul might become dangerous if he grew strong.

Shen Zhou brought Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er to the newly built academy, where the family marveled at its facilities and Qian Daoliu learned that five Evil Soul Masters were approaching. The intruders arrived planning to seize the academy, and Qian Daoliu confronted them at the gates.

• Dai Hao remained silent as First Madam mocked his belated show of fatherly concern.
• Shen Zhou led Huo Yuhao, Huo Yun'er, and the others through the magnificent academy and told Huo Yuhao it would be his home.
• Qian Daoliu asked Shen Zhou whether building the academy beside White Tiger Duke Mansion was too conspicuous, and Shen Zhou said he wanted Dai Hao to see Huo Yuhao thriving there.
• Mighty Lion Douluo and Azure Luan Douluo detected five Evil Soul Masters approaching from the southeast.
• The five Evil Soul Masters arrived at the academy gates and discussed killing its occupants and taking its treasures.
• Qian Daoliu faced the intruders and asked whether they were Evil Soul Masters.

Qian Daoliu killed five Evil Soul Masters who had attacked the academy and discovered that purifying their stolen Soul Power strengthened him. He resolved to rebuild Spirit Hall and fight Evil Soul Masters, while considering whether their deaths could help him reach godhood.

• Qian Daoliu killed a four-ringed Evil Soul Master with golden light and forced the others to their knees with his pressure.
• The Evil Soul Emperor attacked Qian Daoliu with his python Martial Soul, but Qian Daoliu seized it with a golden hand and erased the emperor's soul.
• Qian Daoliu killed the remaining three Evil Soul Masters after they begged for mercy.
• Qian Daoliu sensed that purified energy from the five Evil Soul Masters had increased his Soul Power, and he explained that this benefit could apply to Angel Martial Soul holders and possibly Shen Zhou.
• Qian Daoliu resolved to rebuild Spirit Hall to protect civilians and destroy Evil Soul Masters.

After Huo Yuhao witnessed Qian Daoliu kill five Evil Soul Masters, he vowed to protect people, and Shen Zhou began preparing him to become a Soul Master. A month of body tempering and basic training left Huo Yuhao ready to travel with Shen Zhou and Er Ha to the Star Dou Great Forest for his first Soul Ring.

• Huo Yuhao told Shen Zhou he wanted to kill Evil Soul Masters and protect good people, and Shen Zhou agreed to teach him.
• Shen Zhou took Huo Yuhao to the Body Tempering Pool, where Huo Yuhao endured hours of pain as the medicinal water strengthened his frail body.
• Shen Zhou told Huo Yuhao to temper his body for a month before attaching a Soul Ring, then promised to hunt a suitable soul beast for him.
• Over the next month, Huo Yuhao grew stronger, improved his Soul Power circulation, and learned basic fist and movement techniques.
• Shen Zhou, Huo Yuhao, and Er Ha prepared to leave Spirit Hall Academy for the Star Dou Great Forest so Huo Yuhao could obtain his first Soul Ring.

Shen Zhou took Huo Yuhao and Er Ha into the Star Dou Great Forest to find Huo Yuhao a first Soul Ring, teaching him wilderness survival along the way. As Shen Zhou searched for a suitable Mental Attribute Soul Beast and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, they encountered Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

• Shen Zhou refused Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo’s offer to accompany them, then set out with Huo Yuhao and Er Ha.
• During their three-day journey, Shen Zhou taught Huo Yuhao wilderness survival skills while Er Ha joked about its past in the forest.
• The three entered the Star Dou Great Forest, and Shen Zhou explained that Huo Yuhao needed a Hundred-Year Soul Beast with the Mental Attribute.
• Shen Zhou sensed people approaching, and Tang Ya and Bei Bei rushed from the woods while chasing an Illusion Pupil Bird.
• Tang Ya nearly collided with Shen Zhou and asked who they were, then stared curiously at Er Ha.

Shen Zhou and Huo Yuhao met Tang Ya and Bei Bei while searching for soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. Shen Zhou agreed to help them capture a thousand-year Phoenix Tail Snake in exchange for their help finding a Hundred-Year Mental Attribute soul beast, and Bei Bei grew wary after learning Er Ha was Shen Zhou’s companion soul beast.

• Shen Zhou introduced himself and Huo Yuhao to Tang Ya and Bei Bei, recognizing them as members of the Tang Sect.
• At their camp, Tang Ya explained that she needed a venomous snake-type soul ring for her Blue Silver Grass, while Huo Yuhao needed a Hundred-Year Soul Ring for his Spirit Eye Martial Soul.
• Bei Bei said he and Tang Ya had been chasing a thousand-year Phoenix Tail Snake that escaped into hollow trees.
• Shen Zhou offered to help capture the snake if Tang Ya and Bei Bei helped find Huo Yuhao a Hundred-Year Mental Attribute soul beast, and Bei Bei accepted.
• Tang Ya petted Er Ha as he declared himself the White Emperor and explained that he was Shen Zhou’s companion soul beast, making Bei Bei regard Shen Zhou more seriously.

Shen Zhou guided Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao through the Star Dou Great Forest using a detailed map, and they located Tang Ya’s Phoenix-Tail Snake. When the snake attacked Shen Zhou, Er Ha sprang into action.

• Shen Zhou showed the group a map and identified likely habitats for Tang Ya’s Phoenix-Tail Snake and Huo Yuhao’s Mental Attribute soul beast.
• The group traveled deeper into the forest, where Er Ha told Huo Yuhao a boastful story about escaping a ten-thousand-year Black Bear.
• Shen Zhou sensed the Phoenix-Tail Snake hiding in a hollow tree near a wetland, and Bei Bei blasted the tree with Thunder Dragon Claw.
• Tang Ya attacked the Millennium Phoenix-Tail Snake with Blue Silver Grass, but it dodged her vines and tried to flee.
• Shen Zhou blocked the snake’s escape routes with gusts of Soul Power, and it charged at him in flames.
• Er Ha moved to intercept the charging Phoenix-Tail Snake.

Tang Ya absorbed a thousand-year Soul Ring from the Phoenix Tail Snake, then led the group through the Star Dou Great Forest to find Huo Yuhao a Mental Attribute Soul Ring. Shen Zhou sensed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nearby but focused on a hundred-year Illusion Pupil Bird, which Huo Yuhao judged he could endure.

• Er Ha subdued the Phoenix Tail Snake, and Tang Ya killed it and absorbed its thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya thanked Shen Zhou and promised to help him find a hundred-year Mental Attribute soul beast.
• The group continued through the forest as Shen Zhou detected the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's aura and noted its direction.
• Tang Ya led the group to a grassland where Illusion Pupil Birds often appeared.
• Shen Zhou found a hundred-year Illusion Pupil Bird perched in a tree, and Huo Yuhao sensed that its Mental Wave was strong but manageable.

Huo Yuhao killed an Illusion Pupil Bird and absorbed its Hundred-Year Soul Ring, while Shen Zhou discovered that a Million-Year Soul Ring had appeared beneath him. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed itself and admitted it had been searching for a suitable human host, leaving its intentions toward Huo Yuhao and Shen Zhou unresolved.

• Shen Zhou incapacitated an Illusion Pupil Bird with a Mental Attack and told Huo Yuhao to kill it for its Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao killed the bird and absorbed its Hundred-Year Soul Ring without danger.
• Shen Zhou noticed a Colorless Soul Ring beneath Huo Yuhao and recognized the arrival of the Million-Year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm claimed it had sought a Soul Master with an eye Martial Soul, but Shen Zhou exposed its real search for a host with strong spiritual power.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm admitted it had escaped the Star Dou Great Forest's powerful beasts and had searched for a suitable host for thousands of years.

Tian Meng, the Million-Year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, chose to sacrifice himself to Shen Zhou and became the first Soul Ring for Shen Zhou’s Heavenly Eye. Shen Zhou discovered that Huo Yuhao had gained a mysterious Colorless Soul Ring, then considered recruiting Tang Ya and Bei Bei for Martial Soul Academy.

• Tian Meng offered to sacrifice himself to Shen Zhou rather than risk being captured and refined by Di Tian.
• Shen Zhou accepted Tian Meng’s sacrifice, and Tian Meng’s million years of spiritual power formed a Pale Gold Soul Ring for Shen Zhou’s Heavenly Eye.
• Tian Meng told Shen Zhou that the Soul Ring granted him two Mental Attribute soul skills, then fell asleep inside his Heavenly Eye.
• Shen Zhou saw a Colorless Soul Ring alongside Huo Yuhao’s yellow Soul Ring and suspected it had formed from Tian Meng’s residual spiritual power.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei asked Shen Zhou who he was, and he introduced himself as the dean of Martial Soul Academy before leading everyone back.