Chapter Summaries

Wang Sheng told Clear Sky Douluo that becoming a god could revive the dead, giving him hope of restoring Ah Yin, then gave him the Yi Jin Jing before they parted. Wang Sheng reached Zhenbei City, where a pair of siblings sensed that the woman’s destined soul partner was nearby and rushed to find him.

• Wang Sheng told Clear Sky Douluo that a god could revive the dead, and Clear Sky Douluo eagerly asked whether it was true.
• Clear Sky Douluo and Wang Sheng parted ways in a town after Wang Sheng gave him the Yi Jin Jing to help heal his injuries.
• Wang Sheng arrived in Zhenbei City, introduced himself to the guards, and entered after meeting Captain Feng Lintian.
• A brother and sister entered Zhenbei City while searching for the woman’s destined soul partner.
• The woman’s martial soul revealed that her destined soul partner was within five hundred meters, but the signal faded as he moved away, so the siblings ran after him.

Wang Sheng encountered a powerful, overweight woman in Zhenbei City who tried to pursue him, then a mysterious surge of Soul Power bound him faintly to another woman. He realized she might be connected to him like Dongfang Jinghan, but he remained devoted to Mei Hu and Dongfang Jinghan, leaving the woman heartbroken.

• Wang Sheng wandered through Zhenbei City and remembered Mei Hu, then accidentally bumped into an overweight woman.
• The woman blocked Wang Sheng from leaving and flirted with him, while onlookers warned that she belonged to the Zhu Family and collected men for her harem.
• Wang Sheng's killing intent flared, and dozens of red dots entered him, causing his Soul Power to surge to level fifty.
• A man and a woman approached, and Wang Sheng sensed a faint connection between himself and the woman as her Soul Power rose even more sharply.
• The woman saw that Wang Sheng felt only pity for her, while the man realized his younger sister's soul was bound to someone already devoted to others.

Wang Sheng encountered Acacia Family siblings Si Yuan and Si Miao, whose Lovesick Heartbreak Red martial soul had identified him as Si Miao’s Soul-Bound Person. When Nine Precepts of the Five Maniacs of Zhenbei tried to claim him, Wang Sheng rejected Si Miao’s protection and attacked Nine Precepts, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Si Yuan and Si Miao introduced themselves as members of the Acacia Family and learned that Nine Precepts belonged to the Five Maniacs of Zhenbei.
• Si Miao declared Wang Sheng her Soul-Bound Person, but Nine Precepts argued that their Soul-Bonding had failed and openly pursued him.
• Wang Sheng told Nine Precepts to get lost and rejected Si Miao’s attempt to intervene, making Si Miao break down in tears.
• Wang Sheng charged at Nine Precepts and punched at her, and she met his attack with a confident swing of her fist.

Wang Sheng overwhelmed Nine Precepts in a clash of strength, but her counterattack forced him to reveal his extraordinary soul rings and draw the attention of her allies. The chapter left the three men watching from a tavern considering killing him before he could grow stronger.

• Wang Sheng sent Nine Precepts flying with one punch, and the terrified people nearby fled and shut themselves inside the shops.
• Nine Precepts transformed through Martial Soul Possession and attacked Wang Sheng with her fifth soul ring skill, Porcupine Arrow Rain.
• Wang Sheng dodged the attack, turned on Nine Precepts, and drew his Blazing Blade when her sixth soul ring skill began pulling him into a vortex.
• Si Miao and Si Yuan, along with the hidden onlookers, stared in disbelief at Wang Sheng's four soul rings, including a crystal ring.
• Three men watching from a tavern recognized Wang Sheng as a monstrous-level genius, and one of them proposed killing him before he grew stronger.

Wang Sheng burned Nine Precepts with his Flame Domain, then fought off an attack from Ape King. Nine Precepts’s allies poured water on her, but the flames continued burning as the gathered onlookers wondered what kind of fire could resist water.

• Wang Sheng activated Flame Domain when Nine Precepts continued using Demon Pig Swallows Heaven, and the three-colored flames burned her as she tried to escape.
• Ape King attacked Wang Sheng with Targeting Ape King Cannon, but Wang Sheng gathered the flames into a giant blade and split the attack in two.
• Si Miao warned Wang Sheng that his attacker was Ape King, the eldest senior brother of the Five Peaks of the North.
• Ape King’s two fellow disciples poured water over Nine Precepts, but the flames remained and filled the street with steam.

After Wang Sheng’s flames went out, Nine Precepts was left burned and poisoned, and her companions demanded an antidote. As the Five Peaks of the North prepared to attack, Wang Sheng struck at Nine Precepts, prompting Silver Dragon to retaliate.

• Two men saw Nine Precepts convulsing and bleeding blackish-purple blood, then demanded that Wang Sheng hand over the antidote.
• Yaksha Ghost and Silver Dragon used Martial Soul Possession, and Wang Sheng recognized their resemblance to figures from the Journey to the West.
• Wang Sheng asked if their master was a monk, and Ape King confirmed that the Five Peaks' leader was one.
• Yaksha Ghost charged Wang Sheng while Silver Dragon leered at Si Miao, and Si Yuan warned him not to provoke the Acacia Family.
• Wang Sheng dodged Yaksha Ghost with a Great Shift and slashed at the incapacitated Nine Precepts.
• Silver Dragon activated his fifth Soul Ring and swung at Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng killed Nine Precepts during his clash with the Five Peaks of the North, while Ape King was badly wounded protecting himself with her. Wang Sheng recovered from Yaksha Ghost’s counterattack and left Silver Dragon and Yaksha Ghost questioning Ape King’s actions.

• Wang Sheng hurled the wounded Nine Precepts into Silver Dragon’s Silver Dragon Flying Claw, but Ape King intercepted the attack and caught her.
• Wang Sheng used Instant Strike—Flame Slash on Ape King, but Yaksha Ghost struck Wang Sheng and sent him flying.
• Nine Precepts died in Ape King’s grasp, and Wang Sheng’s slash left Ape King’s chest badly burned.
• Wang Sheng recovered his injuries and Soul Power with Gift of the Earth and Earth Power.
• Wang Sheng accused Ape King of using Nine Precepts as a shield, and Silver Dragon and Yaksha Ghost realized Ape King had done so.

Ape King, Silver Dragon, and Yaksha Ghost fought Wang Sheng after Nine Precepts died, while Zhenbei City's City Lord plotted to use the chaos to eliminate the Five Peaks of the North and Spirit Hall. Wang Sheng recovered and revealed his twin martial souls, leaving Si Yuan wary of getting involved with him.

• Ape King went mad with grief and joined Silver Dragon and Yaksha Ghost against Wang Sheng.
• The City Lord and general gloated over Nine Precepts' death and the Five Peaks of the North losing their fusion skill.
• The City Lord ordered the general to secretly warn Wang Sheng that Quan Fang was returning, intending to use the conflict to draw out and eliminate his targets.
• The City Lord revealed that he knew Wang Sheng was from Spirit Hall and planned to save him so Wang Sheng would owe him a favor.
• Wang Sheng recovered his strength, and Si Yuan realized he had twin martial souls and decided not to scheme against him.

Wang Sheng fought the Ape King, Silver Dragon, and Yaksha Ghost in the street, but their combined attacks overwhelmed him and buried him beneath a collapsed building. A humanoid shadow emerged from the darkness and realized it had arrived too late to warn him.

• Wang Sheng and the Ape King traded punches, then Wang Sheng pierced the Ape King's waist with Great Vajra Finger while driving Yaksha Ghost away with Vajra Palm.
• Silver Dragon and Yaksha Ghost attacked Wang Sheng from both sides as the wounded Ape King grabbed his arm and prevented him from escaping with Great Shift.
• Wang Sheng severed the Ape King's arm with Blazing Blade, blocked Silver Dragon's strike with Vajra Palm and Flame Battle Armor, and suffered severe injuries.
• Yaksha Ghost struck Wang Sheng in the ribs, sending him through a shop wall and burying him beneath the collapsed two-story building.
• A humanoid shadow emerged nearby and said it had arrived too late to warn Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng survived the Five Peaks’ attack and recovered, only to learn that their leader Quan Fang was returning to avenge Ape King and Nine Precepts. A mysterious black-shadow figure helped Wang Sheng escape through the darkness just as Quan Fang reached the ruins.

• Wang Sheng recovered from his injuries with Earth Gift and restored his Soul Power with Earth Power.
• A black-shadow figure appeared beneath the wreckage and warned Wang Sheng to leave Zhenbei City because Quan Fang, head of the Five Peaks, was a powerful Soul Saint.
• Wang Sheng chose to trust the stranger when Quan Fang’s killing intent reached the ruins and he began searching for them.
• The black-shadow figure turned Wang Sheng into a shadow and carried him into the darkness, escaping as Quan Fang arrived.

Quan Fang failed to find Wang Sheng in the ruins and killed Yaksha Ghost before ordering Silver Dragon to track down the person responsible for Ape King and Nine Precepts's deaths. Shi Pingchang escorted Wang Sheng toward the Star Dou Forest, but Wang Sheng sensed his killing intent, and Shi Pingchang revealed he recognized Wang Sheng as a Spirit Hall target.

• Quan Fang found no trace of Wang Sheng in the ruins, killed Yaksha Ghost, and ordered Silver Dragon to search for the person who killed Ape King and Nine Precepts.
• The City Lord watched Quan Fang's actions from afar and smiled because events were going according to his plan.
• Shi Pingchang escorted Wang Sheng to a mountain range leading to the Star Dou Forest and explained that his martial soul was Shadow and his sixth soul skill was Shadow Fusion.
• Wang Sheng thanked Shi Pingchang and left to find a fifth Soul Ring, having reached level fifty after becoming the Soul-Bound Person of the Xiangsi clan through Si Miao.
• Wang Sheng sensed Shi Pingchang's killing intent as he departed, while Shi Pingchang revealed that he recognized Wang Sheng as a Spirit Hall target and had refrained from attacking because Tang Long was watching nearby.

Wang Sheng searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable ten-thousand-year fire-attribute Soul Beast, but a cunning Flying Bear lured him toward a trap. He discovered a second, massive Soul Beast hiding behind him, leaving him facing a coordinated ambush.

• After nearly a week of searching, Wang Sheng followed a bloody scent to a dead Anger Deer and noticed signs that a powerful bear-type Soul Beast had killed it.
• A Flying Bear glided down from a tree and attacked Wang Sheng, who defended himself with Earth Explosive Bear Possession, Earth Power, and Power Vajra Palm.
• Wang Sheng realized the Flying Bear was keeping his attention while another Soul Beast remained nearby.
• Wang Sheng spotted a massive black shadow hiding less than two meters behind him, ready to strike.

Wang Sheng fought the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, using the Buddhist Lion's Roar and a risky attack to destroy one of its eyes while suffering severe wounds himself. He healed with Gift of the Earth and faced the still-dangerous bear.

• The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear emerged and pounced on Wang Sheng, who evaded its claws and decided he wanted it as his Second Soul Ring.
• The bear unleashed a sound-wave attack, but Wang Sheng countered with the Buddhist Lion's Roar and staggered it.
• Wang Sheng used Great Shift and Great Vajra Finger to strike at the bear's eyes, then activated Earth Power as it counterattacked.
• Wang Sheng destroyed the bear's right eye, but its claws tore five deep wounds across his abdomen.
• Wang Sheng used Gift of the Earth to heal his wounds while the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear remained in the fight.

Wang Sheng fought the enraged Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear while trying to capture Flying Bear, whose invincibility-type soul skill could thwart his attacks. He trapped Flying Bear in the air and forced it to use that skill again, leaving the grounded bear unable to reach them.

• Wang Sheng's Bear Paw Blast struck Flying Bear as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear bit down on it, but Flying Bear's golden light left it unharmed.
• Wang Sheng used Buddhist Lion's Roar to clear the dust and recognized Flying Bear's invincibility-type soul skill.
• Wang Sheng dodged the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's lengthened claws with Great Shift and shifted his attention to Flying Bear.
• Wang Sheng spread his Three-Colored Flame wings, pursued Flying Bear into the air, and trapped it with his Venomous Firefly soul skill.
• Flying Bear activated its invincibility-type soul skill to withstand the flames while the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear watched helplessly from below.

Wang Sheng defeated the Flying Bear and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, then began refining one of their black Soul Rings. Elsewhere in the Star Dou Forest, a grieving woman traveled with her family while Yiran continued searching for a suitable third Soul Ring.

• Wang Sheng killed the Flying Bear with Phoenix Wing Soar, and its black Soul Ring appeared.
• The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear charged Wang Sheng, who dodged and used Instant Strike—Flame Slash from high above to cut it down.
• Wang Sheng restored his injuries and Soul Power, then began refining the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Ring before the one-hour limit expired.
• A middle-aged man traveling with his son and grieving daughter sensed people secretly following them and reacted with a strange smile.
• Yiran's grandparents reassured her that they would find her a suitable third Soul Ring after her search had dragged on for nearly half a month.

After refining two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and gaining the Dark Gold Terrorclaw, Wang Sheng narrowly avoided the Titan Giant Ape and continued searching for a fifth Soul Ring. He encountered a wounded Giant Thermal Phantom Snake and recognized the hidden weapons embedded in it as likely belonging to Meng Yiran.

• Wang Sheng refined the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and gained the Dark Gold Terrorclaw external soul bone, then refined Flying Bear's Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• The Titan Giant Ape rushed past Wang Sheng carrying Xiao Wu, who spared him from its attack, and he decided to repay her favor later.
• Wang Sheng continued searching for a fifth Soul Ring instead of going to meet Tang San, Zhao Wuji, and the others.
• A group of Soul Beasts fled past Wang Sheng, followed by a Giant Thermal Phantom Snake that attacked him.
• Wang Sheng dodged the snake and noticed hidden weapons embedded in its wounds, which led him to suspect Meng Yiran had injured it.

Wang Sheng fought the wounded Giant Thermal Phantom Snake and narrowly avoided killing it when Dragon Duke Meng Shu, Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran arrived. The elders recognized Wang Sheng as an extraordinary young Soul Master and apologized for Meng Yiran’s attack.

• The Giant Thermal Phantom Snake attacked Wang Sheng with a corrosive poison sphere, but he dodged it with Great Shift.
• The snake heated the air and charged Wang Sheng, who summoned his Blazing Blade and used his Fourth Soul Skill, Instant Strike—Flame Slash.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu, Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran arrived and shouted for Wang Sheng to stop; he redirected his blow, leaving only a shallow wound on the snake.
• Meng Yiran fired three hidden weapons at Wang Sheng, but he knocked them aside and Dragon Duke Meng Shu told her not to cause trouble.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang saw Wang Sheng’s unusual Soul Rings and decided not to offend him; Snake Granny apologized for Meng Yiran’s actions.

Wang Sheng left Meng Yiran and her grandparents after revealing that he belonged to Shaolin and was seeking his Fifth Soul Ring. As he searched the Star Dou Great Forest, he sensed killing intent and wondered who was targeting him.

• Wang Sheng explained that he had only fought back against the Giant Thermal Phantom Snake, and Meng Yiran apologized for attacking him.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang learned that Wang Sheng was from Shaolin and was seeking a Fifth Soul Ring, then watched him depart in shock.
• Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang let Meng Yiran deliver the final blow to the Giant Thermal Phantom Snake, and Meng Yiran vowed to surpass Wang Sheng and Tang San.
• A middle-aged man and a young woman watched Wang Sheng leave, and the woman hurried after him when her father hinted that he might be in danger.
• Wang Sheng sensed killing intent while searching for a Soul Beast and wondered whether Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang were behind it.

Wang Sheng used a fight with the Blazing Ape King to draw out the three people lurking nearby. After they revealed themselves and one attacked his exposed back, he prepared to counter their ambush.

• Wang Sheng pretended not to notice the person stalking him and continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Wang Sheng challenged the Blazing Ape King, which matched his strength and then used a skill that increased its power.
• Wang Sheng revealed his four Soul Rings, sensed three hidden Soul Power fluctuations, and attacked the Blazing Ape King with his Blazing Blade.
• The Blazing Ape King retaliated with a Flame Giant Palm, driving Wang Sheng back more than ten meters.
• Wang Sheng sensed one of the hidden people attack his back while he was recovering from the blow.

Wang Sheng survived the Blazing Ape King's meteor-like fireball attack without injury, revealing that his Flame Wings could withstand the flames. He chased down the fleeing Blazing Ape King and struck its neck with Flame Slash.

• The Blazing Ape King summoned countless fireballs and rained them down on Wang Sheng, while two distant assassins assumed he had died.
• Miao'er cried over Wang Sheng, but her father sensed that Wang Sheng's Soul Power was still active and told her he had survived.
• After the flames receded, Wang Sheng emerged unharmed and realized his Flame Wings could withstand the Blazing Ape King's fire.
• The frightened Blazing Ape King tried to flee, but Wang Sheng caught up to it with his Flame Wings.
• Wang Sheng used Instant Strike—Flame Slash and severed the Blazing Ape King's neck with a spray of blood.