Recaps

Xu Xiao became sworn brothers with Yue Guan and Gui Mei, then revealed that his Spirit Pagoda could grant them powerful Soul Rings. The three prepared to begin hunting for Soul Rings while keeping Xu Xiao’s ability secret.

• Xu Xiao, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan swore brotherhood before a statue of Guan Gong in the Sunset Forest.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan asked Xu Xiao to let them hunt for Soul Rings after years of waiting.
• Xu Xiao explained that his nine-floor Spirit Pagoda was not the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and that its Soul Skill was Soul Attachment.
• Xu Xiao revealed that Soul Attachment could grant Soul Rings matching their Martial Souls and up to ten times the age of his own Soul Ring.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan promised to guard Xu Xiao’s secret and thanked him for protecting them.

Xu Xiao explained the drawbacks of his Soul Ring-bestowing Martial Soul to Gui Mei and Yue Guan, then led them into Sunset Forest to hunt for his first Soul Ring. The three encountered a six-hundred-year Wild Fallen Earth Python and decided to fight it for the chance to gain powerful Soul Rings.

• Gui Mei and Yue Guan realized Xu Xiao had kept them from hunting Soul Rings so they could obtain stronger ones, and they thanked him as their big brother.
• Xu Xiao explained that bestowing Soul Rings required time between recipients and did not grant the recipient the Soul Power contained in those rings.
• The three brothers planned their roles for hunting Soul Beasts and entered Sunset Forest, with Gui Mei scouting, Yue Guan attacking, and Xu Xiao delivering the finishing blow.
• Gui Mei warned Xu Xiao and Yue Guan when a six-hundred-year Wild Fallen Earth Python attacked them.
• Xu Xiao suggested they fight the python for six-thousand-year Soul Rings, and Gui Mei agreed to take the risk.

Xu Xiao and his brothers defeated a 600-year Wild Fallen Earth Python, and Xu Xiao absorbed its Soul Ring, reaching level 14. When Yue Guan and Gui Mei praised his unprecedented 600-year first Soul Ring, Xu Xiao said that others had first Soul Rings exceeding a thousand years, leaving them shocked and unconvinced.

• Xu Xiao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei decided to hunt the 600-year Wild Fallen Earth Python, and Xu Xiao warned them to avoid its deadly venom.
• Gui Mei drew the python's attention, Yue Guan blinded it with the light from his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and Xu Xiao's flexible sword broke against its teeth.
• Gui Mei stabbed the python's eye, and Xu Xiao used his Spirit Pagoda to wedge open and burst the python's mouth, killing it.
• Xu Xiao found no Soul Bone, then absorbed the python's yellow Soul Ring and raised his Soul Power to level 14.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei praised Xu Xiao's 600-year first Soul Ring, but Xu Xiao told them that some people had first Soul Rings exceeding a thousand years, shocking both brothers.

Xu Xiao used Soul Bestowal to give Yue Guan a six-thousand-year Soul Ring and a powerful first soul skill, confirming that his Spirit Pagoda could bestow rings on his brothers. He promised to do the same for Gui Mei after the ninety-day cooldown.

• Xu Xiao told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that Qian Daoliu was a Level 99 Titled Douluo and confirmed that gods existed.
• Gui Mei suggested testing whether Xu Xiao could attach a Soul Ring to his Spirit Pagoda, but Xu Xiao said it would not work.
• Xu Xiao chose Yue Guan and used Soul Bestowal, creating a six-thousand-year Soul Ring and raising Yue Guan's Soul Power to Level 12.
• Yue Guan demonstrated Chrysanthemum Cry Explosion, a skill that split his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum into exploding flowers.
• Xu Xiao explained that Soul Bestowal's cooldown increased by ninety days for each Soul Ring and promised to bestow a ring on Gui Mei after ninety days.

Xu Xiao warned Yue Guan and Gui Mei against joining an existing force and proposed finding a hidden place to establish their own. He suggested a treasured location in Sunset Forest and asked Yue Guan whether he knew about Immortal Herbs.

• Gui Mei and Yue Guan agreed that establishing a force could benefit them, though they first suggested joining another force.
• Xu Xiao explained that their rare talents could make it dangerous to join a force and urged them to keep their fate in their own hands.
• Xu Xiao proposed finding a hidden treasured place in Sunset Forest as the base for their future force.
• Xu Xiao asked Yue Guan whether he knew about Immortal Herbs.

Xu Xiao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei searched the Sunset Forest for the stronghold Xu Xiao planned to claim, but a fleeing Soul Master dragged them into a confrontation. After the Soul Beast stopped chasing them, the three turned on the arrogant stranger and prepared to kill him.

• Xu Xiao explained Immortal Herbs to Yue Guan and said their intended stronghold was in the Sunset Forest.
• Xu Xiao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei searched the forest, with Gui Mei scouting ahead from the trees.
• Gui Mei spotted a one-ringed Soul Master fighting a Soul Beast, and the group tried to avoid the battle.
• The Soul Master fled toward the three brothers, colliding with them as they tried to change direction and escape.
• After the Soul Beast stopped pursuing them, Gui Mei kicked the Soul Master down, and the brothers surrounded him.
• Yue Guan revealed his purple Soul Ring, and the Soul Master begged them to spare his life.

Xu Xiao stopped his brothers from killing Dugu Bo after recognizing his name and offered to cure the poison in the Dugu Family’s Martial Soul in exchange for his service. Dugu Bo accepted, leaving Xu Xiao with a new follower.

• Xu Xiao ordered Yue Guan to kill the stranger, but Dugu Bo pleaded for his life and revealed his identity.
• Xu Xiao recognized Dugu Bo and had Yue Guan injure him without killing him.
• Xu Xiao offered Dugu Bo a choice between following him for a cure to his family’s Martial Soul poison or dying in the wilderness.
• Dugu Bo recalled that his father had died from the poison and accepted Xu Xiao as his boss.

Xu Xiao recruited Dugu Bo into his sworn-brother group after Dugu Bo agreed to follow him, and Dugu Bo returned a week later to join the search for a hidden treasure. A month later, the four men found the site, where poisonous mist prompted Dugu Bo to warn them back.

• Xu Xiao vouched for Dugu Bo and told Yue Guan and Gui Mei to accept him, while warning them not to kill him during their sparring.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he had no family left and could not protect his fortune, so Xu Xiao told him to recover and then meet them in Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo healed with medicinal herbs and left after two days; Gui Mei came to respect him, though Yue Guan still disliked him.
• A week later, Dugu Bo reunited with Xu Xiao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei, and he and Yue Guan resumed their bickering.
• A month later, the four men found the hidden treasure site, and Dugu Bo sensed poison in the mist and warned the others to retreat.

Xu Xiao found a hidden base in Sunset Forest but realized the group was too weak to enter, so he sent Dugu Bo to seek help from Chen Jianjun. Dugu Bo delivered Xu Xiao’s letter to Chen Jianjun, who asked to see it.

• Xu Xiao and the others escaped the poisonous area around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and agreed they needed strength to develop it.
• Xu Xiao remembered Chen Jianjun and asked Dugu Bo to deliver him a letter; Dugu Bo agreed and left for Heaven Dou City.
• A week later, Dugu Bo visited Chen Jianjun’s mansion and was admitted despite Chen Jianjun’s doubts about the Dugu Family.
• Dugu Bo told Chen Jianjun that he had come only to deliver a letter, and Chen Jianjun asked him to take it out.

Xu Xiao’s letter about Dugu Qiubai’s swordsmanship helped Chen Jianjun break through from Level 97 to Level 98. After meeting Xu Xiao and learning that Dugu Qiubai was nowhere to be found, Chen Jianjun offered Xu Xiao three requests to repay the debt.

• Dugu Bo gave Chen Jianjun Xu Xiao’s letter, and Chen Jianjun’s sword intent surged as he read it, collapsing the surrounding buildings.
• Chen Jianjun broke through to Level 98 and asked Dugu Bo to take him to the letter’s author, leaving Chen Xin behind to rebuild the house.
• Dugu Bo brought Chen Jianjun to Xu Xiao and his brothers at their temporary base in Sunset Forest, where Chen Jianjun questioned Xu Xiao about the letter and Dugu Qiubai.
• Xu Xiao claimed Dugu Qiubai had taught him the sword insights but did not know where the senior was, disappointing Chen Jianjun.
• Chen Jianjun thanked Xu Xiao for helping him break through and offered to grant him three requests.

Xu Xiao secured Chen Jianjun’s promise to let Chen Xin travel and train with his group, while obtaining powerful protective swords for the four youngsters. Chen Jianjun agreed to a three-year trial and arranged for Chen Xin to meet them in three months.

• Xu Xiao asked Chen Jianjun to give each of the four youngsters a sword containing one of his level-98 attacks, and Chen Jianjun agreed.
• Xu Xiao asked to take Chen Xin along so he could help Chen Xin find his own path in swordsmanship.
• Chen Jianjun agreed to let Chen Xin travel with Xu Xiao for three years, setting a condition that Chen Xin must make progress.
• Xu Xiao asked Chen Jianjun to prepare two flexible swords and one heavy sword, and Chen Jianjun agreed to have Chen Xin meet them in three months.
• After Chen Jianjun left, Yue Guan and Gui Mei admitted how nervous they had been, while Dugu Bo teased Yue Guan.

Xu Xiao and his brothers used Chen Jianjun’s small swords to enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where Yue Guan found the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Xu Xiao prepared to give Gui Mei a Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Xu Xiao summoning his martial soul, leaving Dugu Bo confused about what was about to happen.

• Xu Xiao and his brothers agreed that Chen Xin’s presence gave them protection and set out for the treasure land.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xu Xiao used Chen Jianjun’s small sword to cut through the poisonous mist, and his brothers protected him as they entered.
• Yue Guan spotted the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and carefully admired it while Xu Xiao and the others explored the Immortal Herbs.
• Xu Xiao told Gui Mei he could obtain his first Soul Ring, and Gui Mei explained that their future Soul Rings would depend on Xu Xiao and on each other.
• Xu Xiao summoned his martial soul after the ninety days had passed, while Dugu Bo watched in confusion.

Xu Xiao used Soul Bestowal to break Gui Mei’s level-10 limit and give him a thousand-year Soul Ring, revealing his ability to bestow Soul Rings to his allies. He gave Gui Mei and Dugu Bo Immortal Herbs, persuaded Yue Guan to consume his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and prepared to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

• Xu Xiao used Soul Bestowal on Gui Mei, raising him to level 12 and granting him a purple Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo realized Xu Xiao had bestowed Soul Rings on Gui Mei and Yue Guan, and urged the group to keep the secret.
• Xu Xiao asked Gui Mei to explain his Martial Soul and went to gather Immortal Herbs for his brothers.
• Yue Guan agreed to consume the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum after Xu Xiao reminded him they needed strength to protect the place.
• Xu Xiao gave Gui Mei a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and Dugu Bo an Earth Dragon Golden Melon, then told them to cultivate beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• After the three consumed their herbs, Xu Xiao prepared to enter the lake and refine two herbs, one hot and one cold.

Xu Xiao used the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and two Immortal Herbs to repair and complete his Dragon Body Martial Soul, then prepared to consume another herb to strengthen his Spirit Pagoda. Yue Guan and Dugu Bo finished refining their herbs and reached Rank 20, while Gui Mei continued recovering.

• Xu Xiao swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot and entered the lake to refine their energy.
• The Immortal Herbs and lake water awakened the dragon within Xu Xiao’s Dragon Body, restoring its dragon might and spirit and completing the Martial Soul.
• Yue Guan and Dugu Bo finished refining their herbs and reached Rank 20; Yue Guan gained an ultimate gold attribute, and Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Poison Dragon.
• Xu Xiao emerged from the lake at Rank 16, and Dugu Bo thanked him for curing his family’s poison affliction.
• With Yue Guan and Dugu Bo standing guard, Xu Xiao approached the Aromatic Silk Beauty to consume it for his Spirit Pagoda Martial Soul.

After refining the Aromatic Silk Beauty, Xu Xiao reached level 20 and unlocked a Spirit Ascension Platform inside his Spirit Pagoda Martial Soul. He brought Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Dugu Bo inside to reveal that it could increase Soul Ring age through battle, then transported them to a convincing replica of Sunset Forest.

• Xu Xiao refined the Aromatic Silk Beauty for three days, reached level 20, and discovered that his Spirit Pagoda had opened an inner space.
• Gui Mei finished refining his Immortal Herb, reached level 20, and evolved his martial soul to ultimate darkness.
• Xu Xiao summoned his expanded Spirit Pagoda and led Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Dugu Bo inside through a white jade staircase.
• Xu Xiao explained that the Spirit Ascension Platform could raise Soul Ring age, but only up to limits based on the Soul Rings he had absorbed.
• Xu Xiao told them Soul Rings could be improved through battle, then opened the platform's first-floor door and brought them to a lifelike Sunset Forest.

Xu Xiao explained that his Spirit Ascension Platform recreated the Wild Fallen Earth Python’s memories and revealed his second martial soul, Dragon Body, to his brothers. He then told Gui Mei and Yue Guan that they possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that could help the group subdue stronger Soul Beasts.

• Xu Xiao explained how the Spirit Ascension Platform worked, including its training benefits, its locked second floor, and the shorter cooldown on his soul skill.
• Xu Xiao demonstrated his second martial soul, Dragon Body, and told Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Dugu Bo to keep it secret.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan suggested hunting a Soul Beast for Xu Xiao’s second Soul Ring, but Xu Xiao asked whether they wanted stronger Soul Rings instead.
• After Dugu Bo pointed out that they could not defeat Soul Beasts much stronger than themselves, Xu Xiao proposed that Gui Mei and Yue Guan could immobilize one with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xu Xiao assured Gui Mei and Yue Guan that they possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, astonishing both of them.

Xu Xiao told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that they could develop a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then helped Dugu Bo find confidence in pursuing poison cultivation. He began testing whether his Spirit Pagoda could add Soul Rings to his second martial soul.

• Xu Xiao explained that Yue Guan and Gui Mei needed to cooperate and endure hardships to awaken their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and they went deeper into the Spirit Ascension Platform to train.
• Dugu Bo admitted that he felt inferior to his companions, and Xu Xiao encouraged him to make poison his path and use the Aromatic Silk Beauty herb to cultivate safely.
• Dugu Bo vowed to become Poison Douluo and set off to cultivate and raise the age of his Soul Rings.
• Xu Xiao summoned his Spirit Pagoda and second martial soul to test whether the Pagoda could add Soul Rings to it.

Xu Xiao tested the Spirit Pagoda’s Soul Bestowal ability and gained a purple Soul Ring with a stacking Ice-and-Fire dragon skill. After a month of training and combat inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, Yue Guan and Gui Mei developed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and told Xu Xiao and Dugu Bo about it.

• Xu Xiao used Soul Bestowal to give himself a purple Soul Ring and tested his first skill, Raging Dragon Overwhelming Heaven.
• Xu Xiao entered the Spirit Ascension Platform, where Yue Guan and Gui Mei fought the Wild Desolation Fallen Earth Snake to improve their coordination.
• After a month of repeated battles, Yue Guan and Gui Mei combined their yin and yang energies and formed the Infinite Stasis Domain, which froze the snake for five seconds.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan left the platform and told Xu Xiao and Dugu Bo that they had developed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Gui Mei explained that the Infinite Stasis Domain could immobilize enemies for five seconds in a designated area, with its duration expected to grow as they became stronger.

After Yue Guan and Gui Mei perfected their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Xu Xiao led his brothers to meet Chen Xin, only for the arrogant young swordsman to insult them and get beaten. Chen Xin recognized their extraordinary talent and understood why his father had sent him to train with them, but he still could not bring himself to admit defeat.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei showed off their powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Xu Xiao praised their hard work before reminding them to meet Chen Xin.
• Dugu Bo led the group back to their Sunset Forest base, where Chen Xin mocked them for being Level 20 Soul Masters.
• Xu Xiao insulted Chen Xin and ordered his brothers to beat him, prompting Chen Xin to charge with his Seven Kill Sword.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei froze Chen Xin with their Infinite Stasis Domain while Dugu Bo poisoned him and Xu Xiao struck him with his Soul Skill.
• As the others overwhelmed him, Chen Xin noticed their thousand-year Soul Rings and understood why Chen Jianjun had sent him to train with them, but he could not admit defeat.

Chen Xin joined Xu Xiao and his companions after learning Xu Xiao had helped his father, Chen Jianjun, advance and find his sword path. Xu Xiao began guiding Chen Xin’s sword training, and Chen Xin chose to accompany the group to hunt Soul Rings.

• Xu Xiao told Chen Xin that his father had advanced to Rank 98 and found his sword path with Xu Xiao’s help, and Chen Xin accepted his father’s three swords.
• Xu Xiao gave Chen Xin a soft sword and told him to begin practicing sword techniques without relying on his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo removed the poison from Chen Xin, and Gui Mei named him the Fifth Brother because the group ranked themselves by joining order.
• Chen Xin finally called Xu Xiao Big Brother and asked how Xu Xiao would help him find his own path of the sword.
• Chen Xin chose to hunt Soul Rings with the group, saying he was Rank 40 and expected their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to help him obtain a roughly four-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Yue Guan and the others laughed at Chen Xin’s confidence, leaving him confused about their reaction.

Chen Xin entered the Spirit Ascension Platform to train while Xu Xiao explained why he welcomed him into their faction. Xu Xiao then hunted a powerful Soul Beast with Gui Mei and Yue Guan, absorbed its Soul Ring, and reached level 29.

• Xu Xiao told Chen Xin to train in the Spirit Ascension Platform without using Soul Power or his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo took him inside.
• Xu Xiao explained to Gui Mei and Yue Guan that he treated Chen Xin sincerely because he wanted him as a brother and valued his talent and powerful father.
• Xu Xiao, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan headed into Sunset Forest to hunt for Soul Rings, with Gui Mei and Yue Guan ready to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan froze a 4,500-year-old tiger with Infinite Stasis Domain, allowing Xu Xiao to strike it five times with Raging Dragon Overwhelming Heaven and defeat it.
• Xu Xiao absorbed the tiger's purple Soul Ring and advanced to level 29 while Gui Mei and Yue Guan guarded him.

Xu Xiao considered whether his Spirit Pagoda could recreate the God Realm war from the memories of powerful Soul Beasts, while preparing the next steps for Gui Mei and Yue Guan. Yue Guan gained a new Soul Skill that let him communicate with plants, and Xu Xiao suspected the plants’ “emperor” might be the Blue Silver Emperor.

• Xu Xiao realized that his Spirit Pagoda’s second level reflected the memories of the 4,500-year-old tiger and wondered whether it could eventually imprint the Sea God or the God Realm war.
• Xu Xiao bestowed a 45,000-year Soul Ring on Yue Guan, raising Yue Guan’s Soul Power to level 24.
• Yue Guan used his second Soul Skill, Imperial Chrysanthemum Myriad Crowns, which protected him and reflected 40 percent of damage.
• While the Soul Skill was active, Yue Guan heard nearby plants call him their emperor because his aura resembled theirs, and he discovered he could communicate with them.
• Xu Xiao speculated that the plants’ emperor might be the Blue Silver Emperor and considered it a possible opening to the Soul Beast clan.

Xu Xiao, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan used Yue Guan’s Soul Skill to seek the plant emperor, whom Xu Xiao believed was the Blue Silver Emperor. After weeks of following the plants’ clues, they reached a Blue Silver Grass-filled forest in Star Dou Forest, where the Blue Silver Emperor addressed them and vines seized the three.

• Yue Guan discovered that his Soul Skill let him communicate with plants, and Xu Xiao put him in charge of managing the faction’s botanical resources.
• Xu Xiao asked Yue Guan to question the plants about their emperor, hoping to locate the Blue Silver Emperor before she took human form.
• The three followed the plants’ vague directions for a week, while Xu Xiao noticed older plants and increasingly dense Blue Silver Grass.
• Yue Guan continued asking plants for directions, and two weeks later the group reached Star Dou Forest.
• A gentle voice asked whether Yue Guan was also an emperor, an older voice rejected the idea, and thick vines dragged Xu Xiao, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan into the forest.

Xu Xiao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei met the Blue Silver Emperor and discussed the human world, while the Blue Silver King suspected Xu Xiao was trying to lure her away. Xu Xiao asked the Blue Silver Emperor to take him somewhere when he reached level 50, leaving the details of his destination unstated.

• The Blue Silver Emperor stopped the Blue Silver King from threatening Xu Xiao and his companions, then invited them to sit and asked about the human world.
• The Blue Silver Emperor sensed the Emperor's aura around Yue Guan and recognized his plant Martial Soul as exceptional.
• Xu Xiao warned the Blue Silver Emperor that the human world was full of treachery, then said she would have to experience it herself to understand it.
• The Blue Silver King accused Xu Xiao of scheming to tempt the Blue Silver Emperor, while Xu Xiao argued that he had also tried to discourage her from going.
• The Blue Silver Emperor offered to help as long as Xu Xiao was not seeking a Soul Ring, and Xu Xiao asked her to take him somewhere when he reached level 50.

Xu Xiao negotiated with the Blue Silver Emperor for her help reaching a place connected to Soul Beasts, offering to protect her during Spirit Beast Transformation in return. After she questioned his motives and accepted his explanation, she invited him and his brothers to stay in the Blue Silver Forest so she could learn about the human world.

• The Blue Silver Emperor challenged Xu Xiao's request for a future favor and asked for something in return.
• Xu Xiao offered to protect the Blue Silver Emperor until she reached the Titled Douluo level if she helped him reach a place connected to Soul Beasts.
• The Blue Silver Emperor questioned Xu Xiao's claims, and he explained that he and his brothers had no faction and that only she could take him to the place he sought.
• The Blue Silver Emperor accepted Xu Xiao's explanation, stopped the Blue Silver King from making sarcastic remarks, and invited Xu Xiao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei to stay in the Blue Silver Forest.
• After the three visitors left, the Blue Silver Emperor told the Blue Silver King she had long wanted to enter the human world, while he worried that she trusted them too much.