Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu and Luoshen survived corrosive acid rain and discovered a cache of fire-element crystals guarded by the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent they had once saved. After the grateful serpent let them take the crystals, a group of Soul Masters accused them of theft, and Han Cheng attacked Luoshen.

• Lu Yu protected himself and Luoshen from corrosive rain with talismans, then followed rising heat to a small volcano covered in fire-element crystals.
• The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent appeared, recognized Lu Yu and Luoshen, and offered them a crystal in gratitude for saving it before.
• Lu Yu and Luoshen collected every fire-element crystal and left the volcano.
• A group of five young Soul Masters caught up with them, and one accused them of stealing the crystals he had planned to claim.
• Luoshen challenged the accuser to explain why the crystals belonged to him, and Han Cheng raised his hand to strike her.

Luoshen and Lu Yu confronted Han Cheng and his companions after they demanded the fire-element crystals, with Luoshen exposing their greed and Lu Yu finally stepping in. The group’s dispute remained unresolved as Lu Yu rejected their demands and insulted them.

• Luoshen dodged Han Cheng’s attack, threw him to the ground, and demanded that he repeat his threat while she pinned him underfoot.
• Han Cheng’s companions accused Luoshen of stealing crystals he had spotted first and of injuring him, but she mocked their excuses and challenged them to take the crystals by force.
• Lu Yu stepped between Luoshen and the group after Han Cheng’s men focused on the crystals and tried to intimidate them with their numbers.
• Luoshen argued that Han Cheng had not taken the crystals when he first saw them and had attacked her before his companions accused her of hurting him.
• Han Cheng tried to persuade Lu Yu to hand over the crystals and dump Luoshen, but Lu Yu rebuked him and declared that they would do whatever they wanted with the crystals.

Lu Yu defeated Han Cheng and subdued the rest of his group with the Heaven-Defying Seal and Yang Five Thunders. He left Han Cheng conscious for Luoshen to practice her first Soul Skill on.

• Lu Yu insulted Han Cheng and his companions after they argued over the fire-element crystals.
• Han Cheng attacked Lu Yu, but Lu Yu shattered his Soul Skill with the Heaven-Defying Seal and injured him.
• Lu Yu mocked Han Cheng and intimidated the group while they hesitated to attack.
• The captain charged at Lu Yu, but Lu Yu used Yang Five Thunders to electrocute everyone except Han Cheng.
• Lu Yu invited Luoshen to practice her first Soul Skill on Han Cheng, and she agreed.

Luoshen prepared to test her strength against Han Cheng, who underestimated her because she had only one soul ring. As Lu Yu watched without intervening, Luoshen drew the Luoshen Sword and readied herself for their duel.

• Han Cheng became enraged at being treated as Luoshen’s practice opponent and summoned his spear, then grew smug when he saw she had only one soul ring.
• Lu Yu relied on Luoshen’s retained cultivation techniques and combat skills, while Luoshen welcomed Han Cheng’s underestimation.
• Luoshen called out Han Cheng’s hypocrisy, and he secretly resolved to beat her badly while remaining wary of Lu Yu.
• Han Cheng challenged Luoshen to a serious contest and threatened to leave her bedridden for seven days if he won.
• Luoshen summoned the Luoshen Sword, and Lu Yu told her to fight Han Cheng with everything she had.

Lu Yu challenged Han Cheng’s unfair wager, forcing him to reveal the Purple Leaf Roman Grass his team had risked their lives to obtain. Han Cheng still believed he could defeat Luoshen and win the fire-element crystals, unaware of how badly he had misjudged Lu Yu’s strength.

• Luoshen agreed to show Lu Yu what she could do and faced Han Cheng with renewed confidence.
• Han Cheng proposed that Luoshen release his friends and surrender the fire-element crystals if he won, and Lu Yu rebuked him for demanding so much without offering a wager.
• Lu Yu argued that Han Cheng was exploiting his extra soul ring to bully Luoshen, leaving Han Cheng unable to refute him.
• The chapter explained that Han Cheng’s team had obtained the rare Purple Leaf Roman Grass after defeating an Ivory Spotted Demon Leopard, and the team members disagreed over whether he should wager it.
• Han Cheng produced the Purple Leaf Roman Grass and remained confident that he would defeat Luoshen and claim the crystals, while Lu Yu recognized that Han Cheng had underestimated him.

Lu Yu took Han Cheng’s Purple Leaf Roman Grass and exposed his plan to manipulate them into a wager. Han Cheng was forced to fight Luoshen, while his immobilized teammates realized the expedition had cost them their share of the herb and blamed him for it.

• Lu Yu swiftly took the Purple Leaf Roman Grass from Han Cheng and refused to return it.
• Lu Yu explained that he had seen through Han Cheng’s attempt to use the herb and a wager to keep Luoshen as a training opponent and win their fire-element crystals.
• Luoshen told Han Cheng that she had other sparring options, including Lu Yu and people likely to arrive in the Sunset Great Forest.
• Lu Yu predicted Han Cheng would try to stop them if they left with the herb, and Han Cheng realized he had been maneuvered into fighting.
• Han Cheng charged at Lu Yu, but Lu Yu stepped aside and Luoshen engaged him in battle.
• Han Cheng’s trapped teammates blamed him for losing the herb and began planning to make him compensate them for their lost Gold Soul Coins.

Luoshen fought Han Cheng over the Purple Leaf Roman Grass, using her combat experience to withstand his stronger Soul Power and Martial Soul Possession. She unleashed Phoenix Fire Phantom Dance for a counterattack, leaving Han Cheng struggling to evade the flames.

• Han Cheng attacked Luoshen to reclaim the Purple Leaf Roman Grass, and she blocked his spear with the Luoshen Sword.
• Luoshen wounded Han Cheng and traded blows with him, while Lu Yu watched anxiously.
• Han Cheng activated Martial Soul Possession and pressed Luoshen with increasingly dangerous attacks.
• Luoshen recognized that Han Cheng’s possession drained his Soul Power and waited for his movements to weaken.
• Luoshen unleashed Phoenix Fire Phantom Dance, sending waves of flames toward Han Cheng as he tried to dodge.

Luoshen fought Han Cheng despite being one rank lower, using apparent exhaustion to lure him into a decisive attack. She revealed that her Soul Power reserves had been greatly expanded by body tempering with Lu Yu, and struck back at Han Cheng as he tried to finish the fight.

• Luoshen and Han Cheng clashed in a fierce battle that knocked down nearby trees, while Lu Yu remained focused on the fight and the restrained Soul Masters narrowly avoided being crushed.
• Luoshen's speed and swordsmanship kept Han Cheng on the defensive, though both fighters grew tired and sustained minor injuries.
• Han Cheng mistook Luoshen's feigned exhaustion for defeat and warned her to surrender, while Lu Yu nearly intervened before Luoshen signaled him to hold back.
• Han Cheng launched a final spear attack, but Luoshen twisted out of its path and thrust her sword toward his abdomen.
• Lu Yu and Luoshen understood that body tempering had left her with far more Soul Power than she appeared to have, allowing her to sustain the fight and counterattack.

Luoshen defeated Han Cheng in the Sunset Great Forest, and Lu Yu carried her to the forest’s outskirts to rest for the night. While cultivating beside her, Lu Yu overheard Shui Bing'er and another girl discussing a search for the rumored secret treasure.

• Luoshen exhausted Han Cheng’s Soul Power, knocked the Red Tassel Spear from his hand, and won their battle.
• Lu Yu praised Luoshen and carried her away, telling Han Cheng that his restraints on the other Soul Masters would wear off in about half an hour.
• Luoshen fell asleep in Lu Yu’s arms, so he stayed at the forest’s edge, settled her on a boulder, and guarded her while cultivating.
• Lu Yu heard two girls nearby and recognized one of them as Shui Bing'er.
• Shui Bing'er told her companion she planned to join the search for the secret treasure and asked whether the girl was afraid.

Lu Yu overheard Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu planning to investigate the Sunset Great Forest, where rumors of a legendary soul beast had drawn powerful forces. After they discovered him and Luoshen, Lu Yu told them that he had just come out of the forest and wanted to leave.

• Shui Bing'er persuaded Xue Wu to accompany her into the Sunset Great Forest, and Xue Wu set three conditions for their safety.
• Shui Bing'er explained that Spirit Hall had sent a Title Douluo and thirty Soul Sages to investigate the forest.
• Luoshen kicked off her blanket, prompting Lu Yu to cover her and revealing their presence to Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu.
• Shui Bing'er accused Lu Yu of eavesdropping, but he explained that he and Luoshen had been there first.
• Shui Bing'er admitted that she and Xue Wu planned to investigate, and Lu Yu said he and Luoshen had just left the forest and wanted to go home.

Lu Yu warned Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu that the Sunset Great Forest’s rumored treasure and strange dangers suggested a trap, while the two debated whether to search for Skywater Academy’s elders. Xue Wu agreed to help Shui Bing'er look for them under strict limits, but Lu Yu questioned how they would find the elders and survive the forest.

• Lu Yu explained that the treasure rumors and the unusual dangers in the Sunset Great Forest made the situation suspicious, persuading Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to reconsider entering recklessly.
• Shui Bing'er asked Lu Yu who was behind the incident, but he withheld his uncertain guess because he feared attracting trouble.
• Shui Bing'er insisted on searching for Skywater Academy’s elders, and Xue Wu agreed on the condition that they only warn other Soul Masters and return to the academy after finding them.
• Lu Yu asked how the two planned to locate their elders in the vast forest and handle any powerful or mutated Soul Beasts they encountered.

Lu Yu refused Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's request to enter the Sunset Great Forest, then persuaded them to return to Skywater Academy and seek help from their dean. Before the girls left, he agreed to introduce himself and suggested they become friends.

• Shui Bing'er asked Lu Yu and Luoshen to join her and Xue Wu in searching for Skywater Academy's elders, but Lu Yu refused because the forest was dangerous and Luoshen needed rest.
• Lu Yu explained that the girls could become a burden to the rescuers and might miss the elders, who could already be returning from the forest.
• Lu Yu advised Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to report the situation to their dean, who could organize a safer and more effective rescue.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu accepted Lu Yu's advice and thanked him for helping them avoid danger and find a way to aid their elders.
• Shui Bing'er asked Lu Yu's name, and he said he would tell them if they became friends; she introduced herself and extended her hand to him.

Lu Yu teased Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu during their handshakes, then warned them to trust their discomfort and refuse unwanted contact. After the girls hurried back to Skywater Academy to seek help for the elders, Lu Yu resumed cultivating beside the sleeping Luoshen and sensed an unseen presence watching him.

• Lu Yu held Shui Bing'er's hand longer than expected, leaving her flustered and distracted.
• Lu Yu interlaced fingers with Xue Wu's and pulled her close, embarrassing her before she freed herself.
• Lu Yu told Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to trust their instincts and refuse anything that made them uncomfortable.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu thanked Lu Yu, promised to repay his favor, and rushed toward Skywater Academy to report the elders' plight.
• Lu Yu watched over the sleeping Luoshen and cultivated after the girls left.
• Lu Yu sensed an unseen presence staring at him, but he could find no one nearby.

Lu Yu absorbed a mysterious blue light that strengthened his Soul Power and drew him into a strange space, where he met the Kui Ox. The injured Divine Beast chose Lu Yu to inherit part of its energy, then revealed that it had lost its Soul Bone long ago and somehow survived.

• A blue light flew into Lu Yu and released energy that he absorbed while cultivating, making his Soul Power surge with blue traces.
• Lu Yu was pulled into an unknown space, where he encountered a Soul Beast resembling the Kui Ox Elder Sade had described.
• The Kui Ox confirmed its identity and explained that it had already taken human form, traveled among humans, and returned to Sunset Great Forest.
• The Kui Ox said it had chosen Lu Yu as the purest person in the forest to inherit part of its energy because its injuries were worsening and it could not hold on much longer.
• The Kui Ox revealed that it had lost its Soul Bone long ago, leaving Lu Yu shocked that it had survived.

Kui Ox told Lu Yu how he entered the human world after reaching one hundred thousand years of cultivation, only to be rejected for his mind-reading ability and later deceived after shutting it off. He began explaining how he met the people who stole his Soul Bone, leaving his account at the moment he accidentally fell into a trap in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Kui Ox revealed that someone had stolen his Soul Bone and that he wanted Lu Yu to inherit his power and avenge him.
• Kui Ox explained that he had entered the human world out of curiosity despite other soul beasts' warnings.
• Kui Ox described how mind-reading helped him adapt to human society and make friends, but people grew frightened when they learned of his ability.
• Kui Ox said he shut down his mind-reading ability after people distanced themselves from him, leaving him vulnerable to deception.
• Kui Ox moved to another city and, while passing through the Star Dou Great Forest, ran excitedly into a trap.

Kui Ox recalled how he had befriended Hong Feng, a human student who gradually suspected that Kui Ox was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast. Lu Yu listened as Kui Ox remembered Hong Feng leading him to a deserted place, where more than thirty people suddenly surrounded them.

• Kui Ox met Hong Feng after Hong Feng freed him from a trap, and the two became close friends at a Soul Master Academy.
• Kui Ox objected to hunting Soul Beasts for Soul Rings, while Hong Feng urged him to cooperate with the elders.
• Hong Feng grew suspicious after Kui Ox avoided hunts and described the transformation of hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts in unusual detail.
• An elder questioned Hong Feng about Kui Ox, and Hong Feng withheld some information while considering the possibility that Kui Ox had a rare Soul Bone.
• Hong Feng lured Kui Ox to a deserted place under the pretense of needing his help, and more than thirty people appeared around them.

Kui Ox confronted Hong Feng after learning that Hong Feng had befriended him to exploit his hundred-thousand-year soul ring and Soul Bone. Hong Feng chose the Wang family’s ambitions and a chance to enter Spirit Hall over their friendship, leaving Kui Ox facing betrayal and the gathered Wang family experts.

• Kui Ox realized Hong Feng had lured him into an ambush and asked whether their friendship had been genuine.
• A Wang family elder revealed that Hong Feng had targeted Kui Ox for his special ability and had pretended to befriend him to secure his soul ring and Soul Bone.
• Hong Feng admitted that he had approached Kui Ox with ulterior motives, and the elder described how he had staged their friendship and relied on servants to handle the chores.
• Kui Ox grieved over the betrayal, while Hong Feng slapped the elder for answering in his place.
• Kui Ox asked whether Hong Feng had identified him as a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, and Hong Feng finally confirmed that he had discovered Kui Ox was unusual.

Hong Feng betrayed Kui Ox, helping the Wang family trap him in an array that drained his strength so they could carve out his Soul Bone alive. As Kui Ox explained the array’s power to Lu Yu, Lu Yu suspected Spirit Hall had recruited the Wang family to test it and acquire valuable Soul Rings and Soul Bones.

• Hong Feng revealed that he had suspected Kui Ox was a Soul Beast and planned to take his Soul Ring and Soul Bone for his own advancement in Spirit Hall.
• Kui Ox’s grief turned to fury, and he killed eight or nine Soul Masters before the Wang family elder ordered the remaining fighters to form an array.
• Hong Feng distracted Kui Ox with memories of their friendship while the Wang family completed the array, then retreated as the elder activated it.
• The array weakened Kui Ox until he collapsed, and Hong Feng approached with a dagger to carve out his Soul Bone.
• Kui Ox told Lu Yu that the array trapped only living creatures and made hidden Soul Bones grow hot, allowing the Wang family to locate them.
• Lu Yu suspected Spirit Hall had recruited the Wang family to test the array, but had not realized Kui Ox was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Kui Ox recalled how Hong Feng betrayed him and carved out his Soul Bone, while the Wang family prepared to kill him for his hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. As Hong Feng approached to finish him, Kui Ox’s divine power began repairing his body, but his severe injuries left his Soul Power unstable.

• Hong Feng ignored Kui Ox’s pleading gaze and carved the Soul Bone from his back while the Wang family elder urged him on.
• Kui Ox endured the torture without begging for mercy as his divine power began to repair his wounds.
• Hong Feng celebrated obtaining the bloodied Soul Bone, and the Wang family elder ordered the formation removed so Hong Feng could kill Kui Ox.
• Hong Feng and the Wang family members praised his prospects in Spirit Hall while Kui Ox silently recovered beneath their attention.
• Hong Feng walked toward Kui Ox to kill him, unaware that Kui Ox’s divine power had stirred the laws of heaven and earth, though Kui Ox remained too badly injured to recover quickly.

The Kui Ox escaped Hong Feng’s attempt to kill him, and the Wang family elder identified him as a Divine Beast before Hong Feng began absorbing his Soul Bone. In Suotuo City, Lu Yu and Luoshen reunited, then went downstairs to eat and hear the latest news about the Sunset Great Forest.

• The Kui Ox unleashed a burst of golden divine power and vanished just before Hong Feng could kill him.
• The Wang family elder concluded that the Kui Ox was a Divine Beast whose divine power had carried him away, and Hong Feng began absorbing the Soul Bone.
• Lu Yu and Luoshen woke together, and Lu Yu comforted her after she complained that he had been too rough.
• Lu Yu brought Luoshen downstairs to gather news about the events in the Sunset Great Forest.
• Luoshen ordered several dishes at the inn while Lu Yu listened to nearby diners discussing the incident.