Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yao led Qian Daoliu into Sunset Forest after claiming his Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul had pointed him toward something important. They found a poisonous-miasma-filled area and continued into a valley, where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was likely nearby.

• Xiao Yao told Qian Daoliu that his Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul had indicated a location in Sunset Forest, so Qian Daoliu took him there with Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and Xiong Shi.
• The group split up to search the forest, and Qian Daoliu accompanied Xiao Yao while the others investigated in different directions.
• After searching for two or three days, Xiao Yao spotted a dense area of poisonous miasma and said they had reached the target location.
• Qian Daoliu advanced through the miasma with Xiao Yao and encountered a powerful Medusa soul beast, which fled when it sensed them.
• Qian Daoliu chose not to pursue the Medusa, and he and Xiao Yao continued until the miasma thinned and an inverted cone-shaped valley appeared.

Xiao Yao discovered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and offered its Immortal Herbs to Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and Xiong Shi. The chapter ended with Xiao Yao preparing to choose a herb especially suited to his grandfather.

• Xiao Yao and Qian Daoliu found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, surrounded by Immortal Herbs.
• Xiao Yao explained that Chrysanthemum Douluo's inherited catalog had taught him how to identify and harvest most of the herbs, and offered to share them.
• Qian Daoliu declined a share for himself and summoned Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and Xiong Shi.
• Xiao Yao explained that the Immortal Herbs could improve martial soul potential, astonishing the three Grand Elders.
• Xiao Yao began choosing a suitable Immortal Herb for his grandfather.

Xiao Yao gave Mighty Lion Douluo, Qingluan Douluo, and Golden Crocodile Douluo Immortal Herbs suited to their Martial Souls, while Qian Daoliu stood guard. After refining the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xiao Yao emerged unharmed and decided to wait before investigating the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s remains.

• Xiao Yao explained the Sunset Molten Gold Grass’s benefits to Mighty Lion Douluo, who consumed it according to his instructions.
• Xiao Yao gave Qingluan Douluo the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and Golden Crocodile Douluo the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and both began refining their herbs.
• Qian Daoliu declined an Immortal Herb and promised to guard Xiao Yao as he swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot before plunging into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Inside the well, Xiao Yao’s opposing energies formed a cycling Taiji-like pattern as he and the three Douluo worked to digest their Immortal Herbs over several days.
• Xiao Yao emerged unharmed, then postponed investigating the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s remains until he could better resist god-level spiritual attacks.

Xiao Yao watched Mighty Lion Douluo, Qingluan Douluo, and Golden Crocodile gain immense power from their Immortal Herbs. Golden Crocodile broke through to Rank 99 and offered to help Xiao Yao find suitable Soul Beasts for his next Soul Rings, including the Soft Bone Rabbit Emperor for his fourth.

• Mighty Lion Douluo broke through to Rank 97, and his Martial Soul evolved into the Blazing Golden Lion with Ultimate Fire and the Golden Bloodline.
• Qingluan Douluo finished absorbing his Immortal Herb, reached Rank 98, and evolved his Martial Soul into the Qingluan Divine Bird.
• Golden Crocodile broke through to Rank 99, and his Martial Soul became even stronger after absorbing the Immortal Herb.
• Golden Crocodile thanked Xiao Yao for helping him overcome the Rank 99 barrier, and Xiao Yao reminded him that he had helped secure his first three top-grade Soul Rings.
• Golden Crocodile promised to help Xiao Yao find suitable Soul Beasts and brought up the Soft Bone Rabbit Emperor as a candidate for Xiao Yao's fourth Soul Ring.

Xiao Yao consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and learned that his third Soul Skill’s inner space craved the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, hoping to devour it and grow stronger. Qian Daoliu resolved to protect Xiao Yao at any cost, even burning himself to buy him time to escape.

• Golden Crocodile told Xiao Yao they would help him find a Soft Bone Rabbit Emperor soul beast once he reached level 40, then described how his Martial Soul had evolved.
• Xiao Yao explained that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot had given him an Ice-Fire-Immune Physique, and that he planned to consume the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to strengthen his spiritual power.
• Xiao Yao swallowed the dew from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and, after several hours, felt his Sea of Consciousness and spiritual power greatly enhanced.
• Xiao Yao told Qian Daoliu and the others that his third Soul Skill’s space craved the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and wanted to devour it.
• Qian Daoliu realized Xiao Yao’s potential gave the Qian Family hope of fulfilling its ten-thousand-year mission, and swore to protect him even if he had to sacrifice himself.

Xiao Yao considered how Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng could strengthen Dong’er's twin martial souls and potentially allow them to fuse into a god-level martial soul. The chapter left him eager to help Dong'er develop her talent while Golden Crocodile and Qingluan pledged their support.

• Qian Daoliu reflected that he had fought Tang Chen fairly by limiting his strength, but would use his full power if Tang Chen threatened Yao'er.
• Golden Crocodile and Qingluan praised Xiao Yao for helping them reach rank ninety-nine and offered their clans’ support, while Xiao Yao reassured them that they were already family.
• Mighty Lion Douluo watched happily as Golden Crocodile and Qingluan promised to help Xiao Yao.
• Xiao Yao considered giving Dong'er Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to enhance her Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Eater Spider Emperor martial souls.
• Xiao Yao imagined Dong'er achieving a self-martial soul fusion that could turn her two demigod-level martial souls into a god-level one.

Xiao Yao chose Immortal Herbs to strengthen Spirit Hall’s powerful allies and identified a rare herb perfectly suited to twin Douluo Qian Jun and Falling Devil. He then focused on making his third Soul Skill devour the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, hoping to gain the power of Taiji and advance his path to godhood.

• Xiao Yao decided to obtain Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng from the Speed Clan through an exchange rather than stealing it.
• Xiao Yao selected the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for Yue Guan and the Nine Nether Soul-Suppressing Begonia for Ghost Douluo, expecting their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to grow stronger.
• Xiao Yao found Twin Stalk Dragon-Patterned Ginseng and determined that Qian Jun and Falling Devil were ideally suited to harvest and refine it together, potentially awakening a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Yao reflected on how the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well’s Immortal Herbs had strengthened Spirit Hall’s Douluo and decided not to distribute the remaining herbs indiscriminately.
• Xiao Yao resolved to have Rivers and Mountains as a Painting—Walking Within the Painting devour the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to gain its Taiji power and Qi of Creation.

Xiao Yao used his third Soul Skill to devour the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, then his Golden Lion Mastiff swallowed the awakened divine souls of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King. As the dragon souls began nourishing his spiritual power, Xiao Yao sensed a sudden change in his dantian.

• Xiao Yao told Qian Daoliu and the others he would use Rivers and Mountains as a Painting to absorb the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and they flew overhead to watch.
• Xiao Yao expanded his Mysterious Space around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, then overexerted himself to devour the remaining pool and the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s corpses.
• Xiao Yao spat out blood, but Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan healed him, and he assured them he was fine.
• The Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s divine souls awakened in the Mysterious Space, but Xiao Yao’s Golden Lion Mastiff pulled them into his Sea of Consciousness and swallowed them.
• The Golden Lion Mastiff began refining the dragon kings’ divine souls, nourishing Xiao Yao’s spiritual power, before Xiao Yao sensed a change in his dantian.

Xiao Yao discovered that the Mysterious Space’s growth strengthened his body as it devoured the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and the Water and Fire Dragon Kings’ remains. As a Taiji Yin-Yang Soul Core began forming in his dantian, Qian Daoliu and the others learned of his new power and were left astonished.

• As the Mysterious Space devoured the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xiao Yao found that his physical strength increased along with its growth.
• Xiao Yao sensed a tiny Soul Core forming in his dantian, carrying yin-yang, water, and fire energy and releasing Qi of Creation.
• Xiao Yao considered whether his growing strength could let him challenge Xiong Jun at five rings, but recognized that the gap between them remained large.
• Qian Daoliu asked Xiao Yao how he felt after the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was devoured, and Xiao Yao said his physical strength had increased.
• Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qingluan Douluo, and Mighty Lion Douluo reacted with disbelief as they considered Xiao Yao’s growing abilities and future Soul Skills.

Xiao Yao and the Spirit Hall elders returned from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well after securing the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng for Bibi Dong. He reunited with Dong'er and prepared to give her an Immortal Herb to improve her talent, leaving Lovesick Heartbreak Red for her to try later.

• Xiao Yao told Qian Daoliu and the other elders that they had finished their business and asked to return home, but first requested a stop at the Speed Clan for its Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.
• Qian Daoliu agreed, and the Spirit Hall group exchanged a suitable Immortal Herb for the Speed Clan's heirloom without resistance.
• Half a month later, Xiao Yao returned to Spirit City and Bibi Dong ran to embrace him, saying she had missed him.
• Xiao Yao promised Bibi Dong a gift that could improve her talent and explained that Immortal Herbs had evolved the Martial Souls of the elders.
• Xiao Yao decided to give Bibi Dong an Immortal Herb suited to her Martial Soul before asking her to try plucking Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then took out an Immortal Herb.

Xiao Yao gave Bibi Dong the Soul-Devouring Nether Orchid, strengthening her Martial Souls and bringing them closer to Self-Martial Soul Fusion. After he told her the tragic legend of Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Bibi Dong became determined to gain the strength to protect her relationship with him, while a figure in the God Realm took special interest in her.

• Xiao Yao explained that the Soul-Devouring Nether Orchid would strengthen Bibi Dong's two Martial Souls and might help them achieve Self-Martial Soul Fusion, then guided her through consuming it.
• After several hours, Bibi Dong sensed that her Martial Souls had grown two or three tiers stronger and felt a connection forming between them.
• Xiao Yao showed Bibi Dong Lovesick Heartbreak Red and told her the tale of a young man who died longing for his flower-fairy wife.
• Bibi Dong wept over the story and resolved to become strong enough that no one could separate her from Xiao Yao.
• A figure in the God Realm noticed Bibi Dong's emotions and potential and decided she deserved special attention.

Bibi Dong picked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and consumed it with the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, greatly strengthening her Twin Martial Souls. After two days, her Death Spider Emperor evolved into the Nine Nether Demon Spider Emperor, and Xiao Yao wondered whether her other Martial Soul had become equally powerful.

• Xiao Yao explained how Bibi Dong could pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and use it with the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to strengthen her Twin Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong offered her blood to the Lovesick Heartbreak Red while recalling how Xiao Yao had rescued and cared for her, and the flower transformed into a radiant blossom.
• Bibi Dong swallowed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and their energy strengthened her Martial Souls and body.
• After two days, Bibi Dong emerged looking older and more beautiful, and she told Xiao Yao that her Martial Souls had reached Demigod Level and could fuse almost instantly.
• Bibi Dong released her evolved Nine Nether Demon Spider Emperor and described its new powers, while Xiao Yao sensed that it was near the strength of a God-Level Martial Soul.

Xiao Yao explained that Bibi Dong’s two Martial Souls had reached the peak of demigod strength, but she needed a stronger physique before she could fuse them. As Bibi Dong struggled with possessive, conflicting thoughts about Xiao Yao, he noted that the Immortal Herbs had raised her Soul Power to level 30 and began considering her next Soul Ring.

• Bibi Dong revealed that her Soul-Devouring Demon Spider had evolved into the Heaven-Devouring Evil Spider Emperor, whose power centered on devouring.
• Xiao Yao congratulated Bibi Dong on her two peak demigod Martial Souls and explained that her body was not yet strong enough to contain their fusion.
• Bibi Dong promised to protect Xiao Yao and privately wrestled with jealousy and possessiveness as she imagined him with other women.
• Xiao Yao said Bibi Dong’s Soul Power had reached level 30, then considered which Soul Beast she should choose for her next Soul Ring.

After Bibi Dong absorbed three Immortal Herbs, Xiao Yao brought her to the Worship Hall to reveal that her two martial souls had reached the peak of demigod-level strength. The elders were stunned by her transformation and the possibility that she could fuse her martial souls herself, while Qian Daoliu resolved to devote the Spirit Hall’s resources to Xiao Yao.

• Xiao Yao told Bibi Dong that her next soul rings should match his and explained that they would strengthen her martial souls and body more than her Soul Power.
• Xiao Yao and Bibi Dong went to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qingluan Douluo, and Mighty Lion Douluo awaited them.
• Xiao Yao revealed that the three Immortal Herbs had improved Bibi Dong’s talent and aptitude by two or three levels.
• Bibi Dong displayed her Nine Nether Demon Spider Emperor and Heaven-Devouring Evil Spider Emperor, astonishing the elders with their peak demigod-level strength.
• Xiao Yao explained that Bibi Dong’s two same-origin martial souls could eventually achieve Self-Martial Soul Fusion once her physical constitution improved.
• Qian Daoliu decided to commit the Spirit Hall’s accumulated resources to Xiao Yao.

Qian Daoliu realized that Xiao Yao had used his intelligence and three Immortal Herbs to give Dong'er’s twin Demigod-Level Martial Souls the possibility of fusing into a God-Level Martial Soul. Convinced that Xiao Yao could bring the Qian Family’s long-awaited hope of godhood, he decided to commit all of Spirit Hall’s resources to him.

• Yao'er explained that Dong'er’s two spider Martial Souls could undergo Self-Martial Soul Fusion and potentially become a God-Level Martial Soul.
• Qingluan Douluo and Mighty Lion Douluo were shaken by the prospect of Dong'er joining Yao'er as a potential god.
• Qian Daoliu reflected that faith-based godhood was impossible while Spirit Hall maintained peace, and that inheriting a godhood seemed no more likely.
• Qian Daoliu considered how the Six-Winged Angel had restrained Qian Xunji’s innate evil nature and wondered whether their conflicting traits had limited his strength.
• Qian Daoliu recognized that Xiao Yao’s achievement showed extraordinary intelligence beyond his Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul.
• Qian Daoliu decided that everything in Spirit Hall would serve Xiao Yao, expecting the investment to bring great returns.

After Bibi Dong displayed her extraordinary potential, Qian Daoliu granted Xiao Yao supreme authority in Spirit Hall and revealed its vast collection of hundred-thousand-year soul bones. The chapter left Xiao Yao choosing among the treasures as Qian Daoliu began presenting a strength-type soul bone set suited to him.

• Bibi Dong reflected on how Xiao Yao’s gifts and guidance had transformed her and could help her gain a God-Level Martial Soul.
• Qian Daoliu gave Xiao Yao priority over all Spirit Hall resources and authority equal to his own, including command over the Worship Hall and power over the Pope.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qingluan Douluo, and Mighty Lion Douluo accepted that Xiao Yao deserved Spirit Hall’s full support because of his talent and wisdom.
• Qian Daoliu returned with more than thirty soul bones, each over a hundred thousand years old, and explained that they could form three or four complete sets.
• Qian Daoliu described a strength-type set with Golden-bloodline bones and bones from powerful Martial Souls, while Xiao Yao silently considered which bones to choose.

Xiao Yao chose the three-hundred-thousand-year Golden Titan left leg bone and the four-hundred-thousand-year Golden Ant Emperor right leg bone, rejecting the other Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. He began absorbing the Golden Titan soul bone, and golden light continued to radiate from his left leg as the absorption proceeded.

• Xiao Yao told Qian Daoliu he would take the Golden Titan and Golden Ant Emperor leg bones and leave the other Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Qian Daoliu explained that the Golden Titan bone granted Gravity Control, while the Golden Ant Emperor bone could unleash an attack at twenty times its ultimate power before causing exhaustion and weakness.
• Xiao Yao decided to absorb the Golden Titan bone first and save the Golden Ant Emperor bone for later because he could rewind himself to his peak state.
• Xiao Yao pressed the Golden Titan Left Leg Bone against his left leg, and it began merging as energy strengthened him.
• The Golden Lion Mastiff sent golden sparks into Xiao Yao's left leg to enhance Gravity Control, while Bibi Dong prayed for him to gain a powerful skill.
• Two or three hours passed as golden light continued to radiate from Xiao Yao's left leg.

Xiao Yao completed absorbing the Golden Titan Left Leg Bone and gained a soul bone skill that let him manipulate gravitational pull with no apparent upper limit. He tested it in the Worship Hall, where refining its use made him so fast that Qian Daoliu and the others could barely see him.

• Xiao Yao revealed that Mountains and Rivers Overturned · Ten Thousand Jun Sink could increase gravitational pull according to the soul power he invested, and he could currently maintain up to a hundred times gravity in combat.
• Qian Daoliu asked whether the skill truly had no upper limit, and Xiao Yao confirmed that its effect could rise further if he poured in all his soul power.
• Xiao Yao activated his Black Feather Golden Thread Wings and fourth soul skill, then tested his flight in the Worship Hall as Qian Daoliu and the others watched.
• Xiao Yao refined how he directed gravitational pull around himself, boosting his speed until the others could barely discern his figure.
• Qian Daoliu and the others wondered how strong Xiao Yao would become after absorbing the waiting forty-thousand-year Golden Ant Emperor Soul Bone.

Xiao Yao absorbed the four-hundred-thousand-year Golden Ant Emperor Soul Bone and gained Ant Shaking Heaven: Boundless Mountains and Rivers, which multiplied his maximum attack power by 136 at the cost of one hour of weakness. The others were stunned by how its effects combined with his restoration skill, leaving them to imagine how powerful Xiao Yao would become as he grew stronger.

• Xiao Yao adapted to Mountains and Rivers Overturned: Ten Thousand Jun Sink and asked Qian Daoliu for the Golden Ant Emperor Soul Bone.
• Xiao Yao absorbed the Soul Bone while the Golden Lion Mastiff lent energy to his right leg.
• Xiao Yao tested his new Soul Bone Skill and learned it could currently unleash 136 times his maximum attack power, with the multiplier rising as his abilities improved.
• Xiao Yao explained Ant Shaking Heaven: Boundless Mountains and Rivers to Mighty Lion Douluo and the others, who were stunned by the skill's brief weakening effect.
• Qian Daoliu realized Xiao Yao could combine the attack multiplier with Mountains and Rivers Remain and his other enhancements, and struggled to imagine his future strength.

After Xiao Yao declined the remaining Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, Qian Daoliu offered them to Bibi Dong, who began absorbing a set of six suited to her abilities. The worshippers discussed her growing potential and planned future Soul Ring hunts while Xiao Yao continued cultivating toward rank forty.

• Xiao Yao thanked Qian Daoliu and the other worshippers for Spirit Hall's support, then agreed to remain in Worship Hall and cultivate until he could obtain his fourth Soul Ring.
• Qian Daoliu offered Bibi Dong six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, and Xiao Yao encouraged her to absorb them to strengthen her body and advance her Martial Soul potential.
• After discussing their options, Qian Daoliu, Xiao Yao, and the other worshippers selected six Soul Bones for Bibi Dong, including two that were two hundred thousand years old.
• Bibi Dong began absorbing the Soul Bones as Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, Xiong Shi, and Xiao Yao guarded her and discussed how powerful her future Soul Rings could be.
• Qian Daoliu assigned Golden Crocodile and Azure Luan to help Bibi Dong hunt for Soul Rings, while he and Xiong Shi planned to protect Xiao Yao until he reached rank forty and could hunt the Soft Bone Rabbit Emperor.