Chapter Summaries

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan fled underground after Elder Tiger pursued them, then set up camp several li away. They realized they would have to share a tiny tent, and Dongfang Jinghan's dinner ingredients made Wang Sheng wonder whether she had chosen them deliberately.

• Wang Sheng used his Earth Escape soul skill to take himself and Dongfang Jinghan underground, hiding their auras from Elder Tiger and Elder Sword.
• Elder Dragon sent Elder Tiger to investigate while Elder Sword stayed behind to protect Hu Lina, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Elder Tiger found Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan's abandoned campsite and concluded they had left in a hurry rather than followed his group.
• Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan emerged several li away, changed direction, and discovered they had only one small tent left to share.
• Dongfang Jinghan prepared dinner with several ingredients whose effects made Wang Sheng suspect she had picked them intentionally for the night.

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan shared an awkward, intimate dinner and slept together in a cramped tent in the Star Dou Great Forest. The next morning, after Wang Sheng kissed her while she pretended to sleep, he sensed movement nearby and called her out to face a possible person or soul beast.

• Dongfang Jinghan realized that the Yellow Stem Grass, White Ball Fruit, and Sea Chestnut she had prepared had suggestive uses, and she and Wang Sheng ate dinner in shy silence.
• Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan climbed into the tiny tent, where he put an arm around her and reassured her before they fell asleep.
• Dongfang Jinghan woke in Wang Sheng's arms but pretended to sleep, and Wang Sheng kissed her before leaving the tent.
• Wang Sheng sensed movement nearby and called Dongfang Jinghan out, warning that it might be a person or a soul beast.

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan encountered Qian Renxue, Yin Hu, and Lan Tianfeng, who had been tracking them. Wang Sheng taunted Qian Renxue and escaped with Dongfang Jinghan by flying away, while her companions held her back from pursuing them alone.

• Wang Sheng recognized Qian Renxue and worried that a fight nearby could alert Hu Lina's group.
• Qian Renxue celebrated finding Wang Sheng and declared that he could not escape.
• Wang Sheng reminded Qian Renxue that he had defeated her before and mocked the gap between their current ranks.
• Qian Renxue released her eight-ring martial soul, and Wang Sheng took Dongfang Jinghan's hand as they flew into the sky.
• Yin Hu and Lan Tianfeng restrained Qian Renxue because they could not fly and feared she would face Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan alone.

Qian Renxue pursued Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan through the Star Dou Great Forest, while Yin Hu and Lan Tianfeng struggled to follow. Wang Sheng diverted their route to separate Qian Renxue from her allies, but after half an hour of flying, he and Dongfang Jinghan ran low on Soul Power and descended into the forest.

• Qian Renxue broke past Yin Hu and Lan Tianfeng and flew after Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan, leaving them to pursue her on the forest floor.
• Hu Lina, Xie Yue, and Yan learned from Elder Tiger and Elder Sword that the two fugitives were being chased by three Spirit Douluo, and the elders urged them to keep working hard.
• Dongfang Jinghan suggested stopping to fight Qian Renxue, but Wang Sheng changed direction to leave Yin Hu and Lan Tianfeng behind.
• Qian Renxue followed the new route alone, convinced she could defeat the two Spirit Saints, while Wang Sheng decided to teach her a lesson without killing her because of Qian Daoliu.
• After flying for half an hour, Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan nearly exhausted their Soul Power and descended into the forest.

Wang Sheng confronted Qian Renxue after restoring his Soul Power with Earth Power, and their battle revealed that he was stronger in a direct clash. Qian Renxue used Wings of Void to evade his next attack, but briefly froze before she could counterattack as Wang Sheng retreated.

• Qian Renxue suspected Wang Sheng had arranged for a hidden support soul master, while Dongfang Jinghan stayed concealed because her Soul Power was low.
• Wang Sheng provoked Qian Renxue and met her Angel Assault with Vajra Palm, forcing her back and injuring her right hand.
• Wang Sheng followed up with punches aimed at Qian Renxue's throat and heart, but she activated Wings of Void and became immune to his physical attack.
• Qian Renxue briefly froze after Wang Sheng's hand passed through her chest, and Wang Sheng used the opening to retreat.
• Qian Renxue regained her composure, blushed with shame and anger, and glared at Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng and Qian Renxue fought again, trading powerful soul skills as Qian Renxue’s Holy Sword began dissolving his soul power. Wang Sheng restored it with his Spirit Bone, and Qian Renxue used Angel Roar to stun him, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Qian Renxue used Angel Sword against Wang Sheng, and they clashed with their weapons until she gained the upper hand in strength.
• Wang Sheng used Great Shift to evade Qian Renxue’s attacks, but her Holy Sword caught him and rapidly dissolved his soul power.
• Wang Sheng activated his Earth Explosive Bear Torso Bone skill, Earth Power, and restored the soul power that Qian Renxue’s attack had dissolved.
• Qian Renxue realized Wang Sheng’s recovery came from a Spirit Bone and decided she had to end the fight quickly.
• Qian Renxue used Angel Roar, and Wang Sheng briefly fell into a daze from its mental shock.

Wang Sheng fought Qian Renxue again, but she instinctively avoided killing him and realized that her hatred had turned into love. Qian Renxue left after he stopped his counterattack, while Dongfang Jinghan confronted Wang Sheng about Qian Renxue’s feelings and teased him over his reply.

• Qian Renxue kicked Wang Sheng into a tree, seriously injuring him, but the blow missed his heart; Wang Sheng healed himself with his Earth Explosive Bear Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue realized that she had held back because she loved Wang Sheng, then froze as she struggled with her feelings for Spirit Hall’s enemy.
• Wang Sheng used a Great Shift to attack Qian Renxue, but stopped when she failed to react; when she snapped back to her senses, she struck him away.
• Qian Renxue blushed, left, and warned Wang Sheng that one day he would fall into her hands.
• Dongfang Jinghan emerged from hiding and questioned Wang Sheng about Qian Renxue’s attraction to him; Wang Sheng blurted out that Qian Renxue felt good, then hastily said Jinghan was better.

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan searched the Star Dou Great Forest for Meier and a soul ring for Dongfang Jinghan’s Blood Wing Angel. After finding an injured six-tailed Mei Hu, they encountered someone who looked exactly like Wang Sheng, whom Dongfang Jinghan recognized as an impostor through their connection.

• Wang Sheng reassured Dongfang Jinghan, and they continued into the forest to search for Meier and a suitable soul ring.
• After three days, Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan reached the inner region but avoided several powerful soul beasts that did not suit the Blood Wing Angel.
• Dongfang Jinghan spotted wolf-shaped stones, and Wang Sheng hurried over, suspecting Meier had been there.
• An injured six-tailed Mei Hu attacked Wang Sheng, but he held back when he saw its resemblance to Meier.
• The six-tailed Mei Hu hid in fear as a figure resembling Wang Sheng appeared, and Dongfang Jinghan identified the newcomer as an impostor because he lacked her connection to the Wang Sheng beside her.

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan encountered copies of themselves that mimicked their appearances and abilities. Wang Sheng recognized them as Thousand-Faced Ghost Vines and used fire to expose and badly wound them.

• Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan came face-to-face with exact doubles of themselves near the wounded six-tailed Mei Hu.
• Wang Sheng's double matched his Air-Splitting Palm, while Dongfang Jinghan's double copied her Ice Sword martial soul, soul rings, and Ice Seal skill.
• Wang Sheng used Toxic Firefly, and the two doubles trembled amid the purple sparks instead of copying his attack.
• Wang Sheng identified the creatures as Thousand-Faced Ghost Vines, which were vulnerable to fire.
• Wang Sheng directed the flames at the vines, forcing them to return to their true forms and leaving them near death.

Dongfang Jinghan refined the Thousand-Faced Ghost Vine's soul ring while Wang Sheng guarded her and encountered a Six-Tailed Charming Fox that could communicate telepathically. The fox revealed that Meier had not returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and explained the Charming Fox clan's rule for protecting elders nearing a hundred thousand years of cultivation.

• Dongfang Jinghan killed the Thousand-Faced Ghost Vine and began refining its black soul ring as Wang Sheng stood guard.
• The Six-Tailed Charming Fox emerged from hiding, sensed the king's aura on Wang Sheng, and spoke to him telepathically.
• Wang Sheng told the fox that he was friends with Meier and asked whether she had returned to her clan.
• The Six-Tailed Charming Fox said Meier had never returned and that her clan was searching for her.
• Wang Sheng asked about the Beast God Temple, and the fox said it was a secret of the Star Dou Great Forest whose exact location its clan did not know.
• The Six-Tailed Charming Fox explained that its clan required members with more than ninety-five thousand years of cultivation to hide until they took human form.

Dongfang Jinghan refined the Thousand-Faced Ghost Vine’s soul ring and gained the Thousand Faces skill, along with a Spirit Bone skill called Mirror Counter. As Hu Lina, Xie Yue, Yan, Elder Sword, and Elder Tiger approached, Wang Sheng questioned the Six-Tailed Charming Fox about places where Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts lived.

• Dongfang Jinghan used Thousand Faces to transform herself into Wu Xiao'ai and Wang Sheng into Wu Xiaodong.
• Dongfang Jinghan revealed that her Spirit Bone granted Mirror Counter, which could copy a target’s martial soul and soul skills depending on Soul Power.
• The Six-Tailed Charming Fox pleaded for its life and communicated with Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan through spiritual power.
• The Six-Tailed Charming Fox sensed approaching people, and Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan recognized Hu Lina, Xie Yue, Yan, Elder Sword, and Elder Tiger.
• Wang Sheng asked the Six-Tailed Charming Fox where to find Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and Dongfang Jinghan realized he planned to trick someone.

Spirit Hall launched surprise attacks on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, devastating both. Bibi Dong learned the cost of the battles and revealed that she had struck while Bear King, Dugu Bo, Nan Gaoyun City, Ye Haitang, and Dragon Duke were away from Heaven Dou Royal City.

• Xiao Yi detected the approaching attackers and raised an alarm, but a black-clad man killed him as he fired a signal flare.
• Spirit Hall’s forces stormed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, whose defenders killed thousands of attackers before withdrawing under pressure.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was wiped out, with more than eighteen hundred clan members killed and only a few disciples away from home spared.
• A red-robed bishop reported to Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall had lost over seven thousand people in the two assaults.
• Bibi Dong said Spirit Hall had exploited the absence of Bear King, Dugu Bo, Nan Gaoyun City, Ye Haitang, and Dragon Duke to strike the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan, disguised as Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai, encountered Hu Lina's group in the Star Dou Great Forest. Wang Sheng suspected Spirit Hall had come for Xiao Wu and decided he would help her if necessary, while the group failed to recognize the disguised pair.

• Elder Tiger and Elder Sword spotted Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan and, suspecting repeated encounters were no coincidence, went to investigate.
• Hu Lina persuaded Elder Sword to follow her, Xie Yue, and Yan after Elder Tiger.
• Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan realized Elder Tiger and Elder Sword were Title Douluo and wondered why Spirit Hall had brought such a powerful group into the forest.
• Wang Sheng suspected the group might be targeting Xiao Wu and decided he would help her if the chance arose.
• Hu Lina and the others mistook Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan for recklessly bold young soul masters and did not recognize their disguises.

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan disguised themselves in the Star Dou Great Forest and used Dongfang Jinghan’s copied Flame Lord martial soul to impress Hu Lina and the Spirit Hall elders. The elders believed their cover story and planned to bring the pair back to Spirit Hall.

• Hu Lina asked Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan who they were, and the pair pretended to be wary strangers.
• Yan released his Flame Lord martial soul, so Dongfang Jinghan used Mirror Reflection to copy it and displayed matching soul rings.
• Elder Tiger and Elder Sword recognized Dongfang Jinghan as a rare genius, rebuked Yan, and treated her warmly.
• Dongfang Jinghan claimed she was from Blazing Fire Academy and had brought her level-10 younger brother, Wang Sheng, to hunt for a spirit ring.
• Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan hinted that a dispute with their team leader had left them alone, and Hu Lina and the elders accepted the explanation and planned to recruit them.

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan pretended to be siblings with little talent so they could safely travel with Hu Lina and Xie Yue, while the group recruited Dongfang Jinghan into Spirit Hall. The chapter left Yan upset after Hu Lina firmly rejected his familiar way of addressing her.

• Hu Lina invited Dongfang Jinghan and Wang Sheng to travel with the group, and they spent the night cultivating in their tent.
• The next morning, Hu Lina offered them food and said the group would take them out of the Star Dou Great Forest after completing its mission.
• Wang Sheng agreed on Dongfang Jinghan's behalf to join Spirit Hall, and Xie Yue offered him a safe logistics job there.
• Dongfang Jinghan introduced herself as Dongfang Jing, and Wang Sheng called himself Dongfang Yunhai, easing Elder Tiger and Elder Sword's suspicions.
• Yan told Wang Sheng to show Hu Lina proper respect, so Hu Lina ordered Yan to stop calling her Nana and said only her teacher and brother could use the name.

Wang Sheng learned that Spirit Hall’s group was hunting a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the central area of the Star Dou Great Forest, confirming that Xiao Wu was in danger. As the group neared the center, they sensed the Titan Giant Ape’s powerful aura, while the sudden disappearance of nearby soul beasts put the elders on guard.

• Hu Liena told Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan that Spirit Hall had sent Elder Tiger and Elder Sword to capture a powerful soul beast in the forest’s central area.
• Elder Tiger ordered the group to move out, and Hu Liena told Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan to stay beside her.
• Yan silently decided to find a chance to teach Wang Sheng a lesson, though he avoided acting against him in front of Hu Liena.
• Elder Tiger and Elder Sword led the group deeper into the forest, using their auras to deter soul beasts and speed their passage.
• Wang Sheng recognized the Titan Giant Ape’s aura, and Elder Tiger and Elder Sword exchanged looks as they considered killing whatever they found.
• As the group pressed farther into the forest, the surrounding soul beasts vanished, making the two elders increasingly wary.

Wang Sheng and the others reached the lake where Xiao Wu waited with the Titan Giant Ape, while Elder Tiger and Elder Sword prepared to fight. Xiao Wu challenged them to settle everything, leaving the confrontation about to begin.

• Xiao Wu welcomed the group to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Elder Tiger and Elder Sword brought the others into formation as Wang Sheng ran off to the side.
• Xiao Wu taunted the group from nearby, and Elder Tiger and Elder Sword decided to advance despite suspecting she had a powerful ally.
• Elder Tiger and Elder Sword emerged at the lakeside and saw Xiao Wu standing on the Titan Giant Ape’s shoulder.
• Elder Tiger and Elder Sword charged the Titan Giant Ape while Hu Lina, Xie Yue, and Yan focused on Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu calmly declared that they would settle everything that day, and Wang Sheng realized she had a domineering side beneath her gentle appearance.

The Titan Giant Ape revealed its overwhelming power as Elder Tiger and Elder Sword tried to capture Xiao Wu. Elder Tiger was trapped in its Gravity Domain, while Elder Sword was sent flying, leaving the two Title Douluo at a severe disadvantage.

• The Titan Giant Ape unleashed its aura, and Elder Tiger and Elder Sword abandoned their original plan to attack it while capturing Xiao Wu.
• Elder Tiger transformed with his Martial Soul Avatar to hold the Titan Giant Ape back as Elder Sword flew toward Xiao Wu.
• The Titan Giant Ape shook Xiao Wu off its shoulder, dodged Elder Sword's approach, and slapped him out of the air, shattering his sword martial soul.
• Elder Tiger punched the Titan Giant Ape but failed to hurt it, then found himself weighed down and disoriented by its Gravity Domain.

The Titan Giant Ape gravely injured Elder Tiger while defending Xiao Wu, and Elder Sword abandoned his plan to fight it. The colossal Ox-Headed Serpent-Bodied Beast emerged from the lake and ordered the Titan Giant Ape to kill everyone.

• The Titan Giant Ape increased the gravity around Elder Tiger and struck him with an earth-enhanced punch, breaking three of his ribs despite his ninth soul ring skill.
• Elder Sword returned to the fight but gave up on attacking the Titan Giant Ape and focused on Xiao Wu instead.
• Sensing danger from the lake, Elder Sword flew upward as the Ox-Headed Serpent-Bodied Beast emerged from the water.
• The colossal beast knocked Elder Sword back with a spray of water and revealed that it could speak.
• The Ox-Headed Serpent-Bodied Beast told the Titan Giant Ape to kill everyone and leave no one alive.

The Sky Azure Bull Python revealed that he had lured Elder Tiger and Elder Sword into a trap to protect Xiao Wu, while the Titan Giant Ape attacked them. Wang Sheng realized the elders planned to seize Xiao Wu as a hostage and acted with Dongfang Jinghan to secure the others, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python used his Slow Domain to hinder everyone and revealed that he and the Titan Giant Ape had deliberately drawn Elder Tiger and Elder Sword to the lake to kill them for threatening Xiao Wu.
• The Titan Giant Ape charged at Elder Tiger and Elder Sword while the Sky Azure Bull Python protected Xiao Wu.
• Elder Tiger activated his ninth soul ring as Elder Sword prepared his fourth soul ring, and Wang Sheng realized Elder Sword meant to teleport to Xiao Wu and take her hostage.
• Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan knocked Hu Lina, Xie Yue, and Yan unconscious before Elder Sword could act, and Dongfang Jinghan carried Hu Lina away to hide.