Chapter Summaries

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu set out to obtain their next Soul Rings, planning to ask the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for help hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. In Heaven Dou City, Yu Yan revealed his request to Dugu Bo, who was stunned.

• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu agreed that Ning Rongrong could use the two Immortal Herbs and obtained leave from Jiang Jing to go after their Soul Rings.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing wondered whether Yu Yan's Hundred-Thousand-Year seventh Soul Ring could give him additional Soul Skills.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu traveled to Heaven Dou City and visited Dugu Bo, interrupting his conversation with Prince Xue Xing.
• Dugu Bo told Yu Yan that Prince Xue Xing had asked him to support Xue Beng's bid to become crown prince, but he had refused.
• Yu Yan told Dugu Bo that he had reached level seventy and asked him to help hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, shocking Dugu Bo.

Yu Yan brought Dugu Bo and Xiao Wu to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to negotiate support for hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in exchange for evolving one Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. Ning Fengzhi believed Yu Yan’s offer but asked what the sect would have to do in return.

• Dugu Bo was astonished that thirteen-year-old Yu Yan had reached level seventy and asked whether he could obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Yu Yan explained his plan to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with support from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi.
• Yu Yan, Dugu Bo, and Xiao Wu traveled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and met Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Yu Yan offered to evolve one person’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• After Yu Yan confirmed that his offer was genuine, Ning Fengzhi asked what he expected the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to do in return.

Yu Yan offered to evolve Ning Fengzhi’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in exchange for help hunting a 130,000-year Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast. Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo agreed to the deal and decided Ning Rongrong would receive the martial soul evolution.

• Yu Yan told Ning Fengzhi he could evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda if the sect helped him hunt the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast.
• Ning Fengzhi went to consult Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong while Yu Yan and Dugu Bo discussed the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and Dugu Yan’s progress.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo agreed to help, provided Yu Yan could truly evolve the martial soul.
• Ning Fengzhi chose Ning Rongrong to receive the evolution, hoping she could surpass the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda’s cultivation limit.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo returned to the reception hall and told Yu Yan, Dugu Bo, and Xiao Wu they had accepted the deal.

Yu Yan brought Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo to Exotic Beast Academy to evolve Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul. After her family chose her as the candidate, Yu Yan revealed the Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained that it could turn her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Ning Fengzhi made arrangements to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and he, Yu Yan, Xiao Wu, and the three Title Douluo traveled to Exotic Beast Academy.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo sensed Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power had reached level 32, while Jiang Jing confronted the arriving group before recognizing Yu Yan and his companions.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong about the Martial Soul evolution deal and urged her to cultivate toward becoming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s first Title Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to cultivate diligently, and Yu Yan presented Aromatic Silk Beauty as the Immortal Herb that could evolve her Martial Soul.

Yu Yan gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, transforming her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. After Ning Fengzhi thanked him, Yu Yan urged the sect leader to arrange a Soul Beast hunt soon so he could obtain his Martial Soul Avatar and return to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

• Yu Yan explained the effects of the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid and gave it to Ning Rongrong alongside the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed the Immortal Herbs, and her Soul Power rose from level thirty-two to level forty.
• Ning Rongrong summoned a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo confirmed that her Soul Power remained stable.
• Dugu Bo asked Yu Yan for an Immortal Herb that could evolve his Martial Soul, and Yu Yan promised to bring him one if he found it.
• Xiao Wu pointed out that Ning Rongrong was looking at Yu Yan strangely, but he could not interpret her expression.
• Yu Yan asked Ning Fengzhi to arrange a Soul Beast hunt soon so he could obtain his Martial Soul Avatar and return to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Yu Yan revealed that he was level 70 and had six extraordinary Soul Rings, shocking Ning Fengzhi and the Sword and Bone Douluo as they traveled to hunt the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast. Ning Fengzhi agreed to keep Yu Yan’s secrets, and the group continued toward the sea while he planned to discuss Yu Yan’s methods later.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Jiang Jing to help Ning Rongrong obtain her Fourth Spirit Ring and claimed a natural treasure explained her rapid Soul Power growth.
• Near Vast Sea City, Yu Yan revealed his level 70 Soul Power, explaining his rapid progress by saying he had consumed three Immortal Herbs.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Yu Yan that he could not absorb the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring before reaching level 90.
• Yu Yan argued that individual Martial Soul quality, physique, and spiritual power determined Soul Ring limits, then revealed six concealed Soul Rings that stunned Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong.
• Yu Yan said special methods had strengthened his physique and spiritual power but declined to explain them, and Ning Fengzhi promised to keep what he had learned confidential.
• The group resumed flying toward the sea, while Chen Xin and Gu Rong wondered whether extraordinary Soul Rings could make them stronger too.

Yu Yan used Aromatic Silk Beauty and diluted Ice and Fire Dragon King Blood to lure the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast toward the island, while Dugu Bo raised a poisonous barrier to contain the approaching Soul Beasts. The scent drew a tide from the surrounding sea, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin struck back the first powerful beast to reach them.

• After two weeks of searching, Dugu Bo questioned Yu Yan about whether the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast was in the area, and Yu Yan proposed luring it with an Immortal Herb and dragon blood.
• Dugu Bo, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to the risky plan, and Dugu Bo raised a poisonous barrier around the island.
• Yu Yan prepared the Aromatic Silk Beauty with diluted Ice and Fire Dragon King Blood, while Xiao Wu restrained Wu Xue from devouring the herb.
• Yu Yan released the herb's fragrance and dragon blood scent, drawing Soul Beasts from the island and the surrounding sea toward the poisonous barrier.
• A sixty-thousand-year Giant Tortoise passed through Dugu Bo's Poison Array, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin used his Martial Soul Avatar to slash it back into the sea.

The Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast confronted Yu Yan and the others, demanding the item that had attracted the sea Soul Beasts. Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo attacked it with Ning Fengzhi’s support, but the battle remained unresolved as Dugu Bo prepared a potent poison.

• The Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast arrived and demanded that Yu Yan hand over the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which Yu Yan put away.
• Chen Xin challenged the beast and countered its ice-cone attack, while Gu Rong and Dugu Bo joined him in battle.
• Ning Fengzhi amplified the three Title Douluos as Dugu Bo petrified the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast with Medusa’s Gaze.
• Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo launched attacks as the beast broke free, and it met Chen Xin’s giant sword with an ice-and-fire beam.
• Dugu Bo’s poison corroded the beast’s scales, and he mixed additional poisons with his inner core while Yu Yan noted that he had not yet used Snowy Swan Kiss juice.

Yu Yan and three Title Douluo defeated the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast, securing Yu Yan’s seventh Soul Ring and a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone. After the beast’s death, Yu Yan prepared to absorb the Spirit Bone before its Soul Ring while the others stood guard.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong helped Dugu Bo restrain and poison the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast until it could barely resist.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu discussed what his Martial Soul Avatar might be, but Yu Yan decided to wait and find out later.
• Chen Xin pierced the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast, and Yu Yan killed it with repeated explosions from his sixth Fire Dragon Skill, Ash Core Fission Array.
• Dugu Bo found the beast’s red-and-blue Nine-Section Spinal Spirit Bone, while a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring appeared above its body.
• Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi advised Yu Yan to absorb the Spirit Bone before the Soul Ring, and Yu Yan asked everyone to protect him as he began.

Yu Yan absorbed the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast’s Spirit Bone and Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, gaining new abilities and reaching level 72. He discovered that his Martial Soul Avatar had both Ice Dragon and Fire Dragon forms, and prepared to test them in front of the others.

• Yu Yan absorbed the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast’s Spirit Bone, gaining the Nine-Section Dragon Vein and Bipolar Phase skills while improving his physique and cultivation speed.
• Yu Yan began absorbing the beast’s Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring as Bone Douluo envied his red seventh ring and Ning Fengzhi probed Xiao Wu about trading for the physique-improving method.
• The Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast’s remnant soul attacked Yu Yan in his mental space, but his Ice and Fire Twin Dragons defeated it.
• Yu Yan absorbed the red Soul Ring, reached level 72, and learned that his Martial Soul Avatar could take the form of an Ice Dragon, a Fire Dragon, or both.
• Yu Yan stopped the others’ questions and announced that he would test his Martial Soul Avatar first.

Yu Yan discovered that his Martial Soul Avatar had split him into Ice and Fire Dragons, then traded with Ning Fengzhi for Heart Separation Control to help master them. After collecting the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast's corpse and rewarding Dugu Bo, he returned to Ice Soul City with new techniques and a playful challenge to Dugu Bo.

• Yu Yan transformed into an Ice Dragon and a Fire Dragon, but struggled to control the two bodies independently.
• Ning Fengzhi offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control, and Yu Yan traded several techniques and cultivation methods for it.
• Yu Yan asked Ning Fengzhi to let Xiao Wu learn Heart Separation Control, and Ning Fengzhi agreed.
• Yu Yan stored the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast's corpse, returned to Ice Soul City, and gave Dugu Bo the Soul Power Liquefaction Method.
• Yu Yan and Dugu Bo teased each other about whether Yu Yan's Martial Soul Avatar could let him challenge a Title Douluo.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu discussed the unusual abilities of their Martial Soul Avatars and Soul Skills before traveling to Häagen-Dazs City for the Elite Advanced Soul Master Competition. They arrived at the Great Soul Arena just as Exotic Beast Team faced Xilu Team, where Dugu Yan sought to prove herself through the tournament.

• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu agreed that their powers were extraordinary, and Yu Yan explained the effects of his Martial Soul Avatars and Spirit Bone skills.
• Yu Yan claimed he could defeat an ordinary Title Douluo, though he hesitated when Xiao Wu asked whether he could beat Dugu Bo.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu returned to Exotic Beast Academy, packed their belongings, and left for Häagen-Dazs City, where winning the championship would mark their graduation.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu went to the Great Soul Arena and arrived as Exotic Beast Team prepared to face Xilu Team.
• Yu Yan watched Dugu Yan lead Exotic Beast Team into the match and learned that she wanted the competition to establish her own reputation rather than rely on being known as Dugu Bo's granddaughter.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu returned with their fifth Soul Rings, which Jiang Jing ordered them to conceal as Exotic Beast Academy prepared for its matches. After Dugu Yan’s team won, Yu Yan watched the Haagen-Dazs Team and agreed he could defeat its powerful Soul Ancestor, Wu Li.

• Jiang Jing learned Yu Yan and Xiao Wu had obtained fifth Soul Rings and told them to keep their new Soul Skills secret.
• Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Bai Chenxiang defeated the Xilu Team by breaking its formation and eliminating its Support-type Soul Master.
• Jiang Jing identified Wu Li of the Haagen-Dazs Team as a level forty-eight Soul Ancestor whose strength and speed made him a formidable opponent.
• Dugu Yan greeted Yu Yan and Xiao Wu, and Jiang Jing quickly warned the team not to reveal their status as Five-Ring Soul Kings.
• After watching Wu Li fight, Yu Yan reassured Jiang Jing that he could defeat him.

Yu Yan showed Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong his Hundred Thousand Year seventh Soul Ring, then declined to demonstrate his Martial Soul Avatar. At the competition venue, Jiang Jing returned from gathering intelligence and asked the Exotic Beast Team to bring home the championship.

• Yu Yan revealed his Hundred Thousand Year seventh Soul Ring and explained that his Martial Soul Avatar took the form of an ice Flood Dragon and a fire Flood Dragon.
• Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong asked Yu Yan to demonstrate his Martial Soul Avatar, but he put them off until he could control it properly.
• Dugu Yan challenged Yu Yan to compete after hearing people call him an incompetent captain, but he said he would enter against Wu Li as a safeguard.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu relaxed at the venue while Dugu Yan shared their concerns about the team and Jiang Jing's absence.
• Jiang Jing returned from gathering intelligence, overheard them calling her Vice Dean, and warned the team to win the championship before Yu Yan asked about their powerful opponents.

Jiang Jing briefed Yu Yan and the Exotic Beast Team on the tournament’s talented contestants, including Shrek Academy and its unusual Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, Tang San. The team then turned its attention to the tournament’s other powerful opponents.

• Jiang Jing shared her intelligence on the tournament and said the contestants seemed stronger than those in the previous competition.
• Dugu Yan noticed that Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team had been defeated by the unfamiliar Shrek Academy, so Jiang Jing explained the academy’s origins.
• Jiang Jing revealed that Tang San was a level 46 Blue Silver Grass Soul Master and described his training under Yu Xiaogang, prompting Xiao Wu to question why he had chosen Yu Xiaogang as his master.
• Jiang Jing redirected the discussion to the tournament’s major threats, including Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Yu Tianheng, while Yu Yan sat down and relaxed.

The Exotic Beast Team defeated the Haagen-Dazs Team to win the Hagen-Dazs Kingdom division championship, with Yu Yan stopping Feng Jianluo’s attempt to attack Ning Rongrong. After the speeches, the advancing teams set out for Heaven Dou City, where the final Promotion Tournament awaited.

• The Exotic Beast Team and Haagen-Dazs Team fielded their hidden aces, Yu Yan and Feng Jianluo, for the division’s decisive match.
• Ning Rongrong and Yu Yan strengthened and protected the Exotic Beast Team as Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan pressed the opposing front line and their teammates attacked the rear.
• Feng Bailong secretly instructed Feng Jianluo to target Ning Rongrong, but Yu Yan overheard the plan and bound Feng Jianluo with Mystic Ice Chains when he flew toward them.
• Zhu Zhuqing suppressed Wu Li until he fell, and the Exotic Beast Team won the division championship while the Haagen-Dazs Team finished second; both teams qualified to advance.
• Jiang Jing planned to keep Yu Yan’s five-ring strength hidden until the Promotion Tournament and use Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing first, while Xiao Wu remained a secret weapon.
• The advancing teams boarded royal carriages and followed the king toward Heaven Dou City for the final Promotion Tournament.

After arriving in Heaven Dou City, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu heard debates about the Promotion Tournament and learned how Shrek Academy had narrowly qualified despite suffering heavy injuries. Yu Yan wondered how long Tang San could last against him, while Xiao Wu questioned why Yu Yan was so interested in Shrek Academy.

• The king of the Hagen-Dazs Kingdom welcomed the competitors to Heaven Dou City, gave them tournament advice, and offered each student a spending allowance or access to training grounds.
• The Exotic Beast Team split up to visit family, cultivate, or explore the city, while Wu Li and Feng Jianluo committed themselves to training.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu heard city residents debate the tournament favorites, and Dugu Yan's supporter silenced doubters by revealing her Soul Power Level 48 and dragon-type Martial Soul.
• At a tea shop, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu learned that Shrek Academy had narrowly qualified after several brutal matches and a crushing defeat to Skywater Academy.
• Yu Yan wondered how long Tang San could last against him, while Xiao Wu pondered why Yu Yan cared so much about Shrek Academy.

Xue Qinghe visited Yu Yan and Xiao Wu, and they discussed the Star Luo Empire before leaving the banquet. After more than ten days of sightseeing, Jiang Jing forced them to join the Exotic Beast Team’s special combat training, where they concealed their true strength by pretending to lose.

• Xue Qinghe hosted Yu Yan and Xiao Wu at a banquet and wished them success in the Promotion Tournament.
• Yu Yan agreed with Xiao Wu to visit the Star Luo Empire and privately considered investigating the Capital of Slaughter and the Asura God’s inheritance.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu continued sightseeing around Heaven Dou City for more than ten days.
• Jiang Jing dragged Yu Yan and Xiao Wu into the Exotic Beast Team’s special training program.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu pretended to lose to Jiang Jing each day, while Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong laughed at their performances.

The Promotion Tournament began at the Royal Hunting Ground, where Yu Yan’s Exotic Beast Academy faced hostile attention from Shrek Academy. As the teams gathered before their first matches, Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan sparked gossip about Yu Xiaogang’s romantic past, leaving the chapter with the academy members wondering who his Spirit Hall admirer had been.

• The king of Hagen-Dazs Kingdom and the teams arrived at the Royal Hunting Ground, where the Royal Knights escorted Exotic Beast Academy to its tents.
• Exotic Beast Academy reached the Grand Drill Ground, where Yu Yan noticed hostile looks from Flender, Tang San, and the Shrek Academy group.
• Dai Mubai failed to recognize Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhu Zhuqing glanced at him and turned her attention to stronger competitors.
• Yu Yan settled into a reclining chair because Exotic Beast Academy’s first opponent, Hekemu Team, had only one Soul Ancestor.
• Xiao Wu asked Yu Yan about Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, and she and Dugu Yan discussed rumors of Yu Xiaogang’s past relationship with a Spirit Hall official.
• Exotic Beast Academy’s members asked Principal Jiang Jing who the Spirit Hall official was, but she said she did not know.

The Promotion Tournament began, and Exotic Beast Academy and Shrek Academy won their early matches. Tang San defeated six Blazing Fire Academy fighters before Huo Wu stopped him, leaving her dissatisfied with the easy victory and Yu Yan intrigued by Tang San’s techniques.

• Xue Ye opened the Promotion Tournament, and Blazing Fire Academy, Exotic Beast Academy, and Shrek Academy won their first matches.
• Meng Yiran, Xiong Da, and Wang Hu secured victory for Exotic Beast Academy, while Ye Lingling healed Wang Hu’s injuries afterward.
• Dugu Yan swept an opposing academy seven times in a row, drawing attention to her evolved dragon-type Martial Soul.
• Tang San defeated Huo Wushuang and five more Blazing Fire Academy fighters before Huo Wu defeated him.
• Huo Wu felt unsatisfied with her victory, while Yu Yan and Xiao Wu considered Tang San’s use of Tang Sect Secret Techniques.