Chapter Summaries

Feng Qingyang agreed to cooperate with Gu Yuena and the Star Dou Forest in exchange for soul rings and protection, while promising to help change the fate of soul beasts once he reached godhood or Limit Douluo. He swore an oath under the name Xue Mingqing, winning Gu Yuena and Di Tian’s trust, and waited for his selected soul beast partner to arrive.

• Feng Qingyang accepted Gu Yuena’s offer to become a soul beast partner and ally of the Star Dou Forest.
• Gu Yuena promised to provide Feng Qingyang with soul rings and soul bones for himself, in exchange for intelligence from the human world and restrictions on sharing those resources.
• Gu Yuena required Feng Qingyang to help change the fate of soul beasts after he reached godhood or the pinnacle as a Limit Douluo, and he agreed.
• Feng Qingyang swore upon the divine seat of the Wind God as Xue Mingqing, convincing Gu Yuena and Di Tian that he was wholly trustworthy.
• Gu Yuena said his selected soul beast partner was on the way, and Feng Qingyang waited by the Lake of Life.

Feng Qingyang accepted Bi Ji as his companion and took Gu Yuena’s Silver Dragon Reverse Scale, which would let Bi Ji travel with him and allow Star Dou to keep watch. Di Tian escorted him out of the core region, while Gu Yuena believed she had secured control over him.

• Bi Ji arrived at the Lake of Life after accepting Gu Yuena’s plan to accompany Xue Mingqing and monitor him.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Feng Qingyang accepted Bi Ji as his companion, and he agreed.
• Gu Yuena gave Feng Qingyang her Silver Dragon Reverse Scale, which held a pocket realm for Bi Ji and could contact Gu Yuena and Di Tian.
• Bi Ji entered the reverse scale, and Gu Yuena told Di Tian to see Feng Qingyang out.
• Di Tian escorted Feng Qingyang from the Star Dou core region while Gu Yuena believed her plan had succeeded.

Feng Qingyang stopped Di Tian from killing Song Yunzhi and let him erase her memories of the day. After Di Tian left, Feng Qingyang secretly added another restriction to Song Yunzhi, while Xue Mingqing regained control and departed.

• Feng Qingyang asked Di Tian to help deal with Song Yunzhi, who had been knocked unconscious.
• Di Tian offered to kill Song Yunzhi, but Feng Qingyang stopped him and Di Tian erased her memories of the day instead.
• Di Tian left for the depths of Star Dou Forest, and Xue Mingqing admitted he had been terrified while watching from his sea of consciousness.
• Feng Qingyang teased Xue Mingqing, then placed a concealed curse mark on Song Yunzhi as an additional restriction.
• Xue Mingqing used Snow Transforms Into All Things to shield Song Yunzhi and left her in the forest.

After Ning Yurong absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s soul ring and reached level forty, she anxiously waited for Xue Mingqing to return from the depths of the Star Dou Forest. He came back unharmed, and after she scolded him for making her worry, he asked whether her invitation to visit her home still stood.

• Ning Yurong became a level-forty Soul Ancestor after absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s soul ring, but grew increasingly worried while Xue Mingqing remained in the forest.
• Ning Yurong threatened to enter the forest herself if Xue Mingqing did not return within five minutes.
• Xue Mingqing emerged safely from the forest, and Ning Yurong hurried to ask whether he was alright.
• Ning Yurong stomped on Xue Mingqing’s foot in anger and relief, and he apologized for making her worry.
• Xue Mingqing asked whether Ning Yurong’s invitation to visit her home still counted, and she happily confirmed it.

Xue Mingqing visited the declining Nine Treasures Glazed Sect with Ning Yurong and saw how far it had fallen from its former strength. As he was returning to the guest courtyard, he met a mysterious white-haired boy who invited him to play.

• Xue Mingqing accompanied Ning Yurong to Nine Treasures City and entered the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
• Ning Yurong left to report their expedition gains and assigned a covert guard to show Xue Mingqing around.
• Xue Mingqing observed the sect’s weak disciples and scant resources, and concluded that it had become a hollow shell of its former self.
• Xue Mingqing asked the covert guard to take him back to the guest courtyard.
• A white-haired boy appeared in a courtyard, and the covert guard froze after recognizing him.
• Xue Mingqing approached the boy, who said he was bored and invited Xue Mingqing to play.

Xue Mingqing agreed to play the white-haired boy Guang Huohuo’s Soul Power cricket game, then lost thirteen matches in a row after accepting a wager that the loser would become the winner’s son. A middle-aged man interrupted Guang Huohuo’s teasing and threatened to confiscate his crickets.

• The white-haired boy introduced his starry game board and Soul Power crickets, and Xue Mingqing agreed to play after the boy insisted.
• Guang Huohuo proposed that the loser become the winner’s son, prompting Xue Mingqing to abandon his plan to go easy.
• Xue Mingqing and Guang Huohuo played thirteen rounds, and Xue Mingqing lost every match.
• Guang Huohuo gloated over Xue Mingqing and demanded that he call him Dad.
• A middle-aged man called out to Guang Huohuo and threatened to confiscate his Soul Power crickets if he kept causing trouble.

Xue Mingqing learned that the mischievous white-haired boy who had beaten him at cricket fighting was actually Chess Douluo Guang Yan, a rank ninety-six Super Douluo of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. Guang Yan declared Xue Mingqing his niece’s husband before flying away, leaving Xue Mingqing stunned by the revelation and the absurdity of his thirteen losses.

• When Ye Pi'an arrived, Guang Yan packed away his chessboard and crickets, then praised Xue Mingqing for accepting defeat.
• Guang Yan declared that he approved of Xue Mingqing as his niece’s husband and flew away in a flash of golden light.
• Xue Mingqing watched Guang Yan disappear and reflected that his opponent’s skill had far exceeded his own.
• Ning Yurong told Xue Mingqing that the boy was actually in his fifties and was Chess Douluo Guang Yan, a rank ninety-six Super Douluo.
• Ye Pi'an confirmed Guang Yan’s identity and explained that he often disguised himself as a child to challenge and defeat younger disciples.

Ye Pi'an invited Xue Mingqing to spar after realizing Ning Yurong had feelings for him, and Xue Mingqing eagerly accepted the chance to fight a powerful opponent. Their duel showcased Xue Mingqing’s sword skills, but the chapter ended as Ye Pi'an discovered a concealed tenth sword shadow rushing toward his blind spot.

• Ning Yurong comforted Xue Mingqing after he learned that Guang Yan had beaten him through a series of tricks.
• Ye Pi'an realized Ning Yurong had been charmed by Xue Mingqing and invited him to spar on the Soul Fighting Platform.
• Xue Mingqing accepted eagerly and opened the duel with a full-powered strike from his Snow Sword.
• Ye Pi'an blocked Xue Mingqing's attack with his Bamboo Leaf Sword and deflected him backward without moving from his spot.
• Xue Mingqing unleashed the Ninefold Frost Sword Net, and Ye Pi'an calmly blocked and dispersed its nine sword shadows.
• Xue Mingqing concealed a tenth icy sword shadow behind Ye Pi'an, who sensed danger and turned toward it too late.

Ye Pi'an tested Xue Mingqing in close-range sword combat, easily holding his ground against the young Soul Ancestor’s fierce attacks. The match remained unfinished when Xue Mingqing insisted on unleashing one final strike.

• Ye Pi'an cut apart Xue Mingqing’s hidden icy sword and praised his control of Soul Power before inviting him to spar at close range.
• Xue Mingqing attacked, but Ye Pi'an blocked him and knocked him back without moving from his spot.
• Ye Pi'an promised Xue Mingqing a generous gift if he could force him back half a step, spurring the youth into a relentless assault.
• Ye Pi'an deflected every attack without shifting his feet, while Ning Yurong watched Xue Mingqing from below the arena and Ye Pi'an grew approving of him.
• Ye Pi'an called a stop to the match, but Xue Mingqing declared that he still had one final sword strike and asked Ye Pi'an to receive it.

Xue Mingqing unleashed his ultimate Snow Sword Descends technique against Ye Pi'an, who shattered the attack but was forced to shift half a step. Xue Mingqing collapsed from exhaustion yet claimed victory in their wager, and Ye Pi'an realized he had lost.

• Xue Mingqing fused his ten ice sword phantoms into one ultimate Snow Sword and launched Snow Sword Descends at Ye Pi'an.
• Ye Pi'an recognized the strike's extraordinary power and countered it with a serious slash of his Bamboo Leaf Sword.
• Ye Pi'an's greater Soul Power shattered Xue Mingqing's massive icy sword, leaving Xue Mingqing exhausted and kneeling.
• Xue Mingqing reminded Ye Pi'an to check his feet, and Ye Pi'an saw that he had moved half a step during the clash.
• Xue Mingqing declared that he had won their wager, and Ye Pi'an acknowledged that the small shift fulfilled its terms.

After losing their wager, Ye Pi'an gave Xue Mingqing a white jade box and arranged for Ning Yurong to help him rest. Xue Mingqing opened the box later and learned from Bi Ji that it contained a rare Thousand-Year White Jade Ginseng.

• Ye Pi'an admitted defeat, honored the wager, and gave Xue Mingqing a white jade box.
• Ye Pi'an used soul power to help Xue Mingqing recover and asked Ning Yurong to escort him to a guest room.
• Ning Yurong supported Xue Mingqing as they left the Soul Fighting Platform and went deeper into the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
• After resting, Xue Mingqing opened the box and found a fragrant, jade-white piece of ginseng inside.
• Xue Mingqing asked Bi Ji to identify the herb, and she recognized it as Thousand-Year White Jade Ginseng.

Xue Mingqing learned that the Thousand-Year White Jade Ginseng could strengthen a young Soul Master’s foundation or heal an advanced cultivator, but decided not to use it himself. He chose to save the rare herb for his younger sister, rather than Ning Yurong.

• Bi Ji explained that White Jade Ginseng was an exceptionally rare treasure whose effects suited both young and advanced Soul Masters.
• Xue Mingqing stored the ginseng instead of consuming it, telling Bi Ji that his own talent and foundation made it unnecessary.
• Bi Ji asked whether Xue Mingqing intended to give the ginseng to Ning Yurong.
• Xue Mingqing said Ning Yurong already had ample resources and chose to save the herb for his younger sister, who needed it more.

Xue Mingqing recovered and trained at the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect while Ning Yurong quietly kept him company. After revealing that his Soul Fighting Platform technique was a Self-Created Soul Skill combining Soul Power and sword intent, he told Ning Yurong about Blizzard City.

• Bi Ji accepted Xue Mingqing's decision and withdrew into the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale while he rested and recovered.
• Over several days, Xue Mingqing practiced swordsmanship and cultivated at the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect as Ning Yurong silently accompanied him.
• Xue Mingqing completed a session of the Extreme Night Sword Art, then rested and shared tea and grapes with Ning Yurong.
• Ning Yurong asked about the move Xue Mingqing had used to force her father back, and he explained that it was his Self-Created Soul Skill combining Soul Power and sword intent.
• Ning Yurong asked Xue Mingqing about Blizzard City, and he began describing the far northern city's customs and scenery.

Feng Qingyang revealed that he had refined the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s wing bones into a powerful External Soul Bone called the Evil God Wings. Xue Mingqing began absorbing it while Feng Qingyang stayed to protect him.

• Feng Qingyang appeared in Xue Mingqing’s room and teased him about his feelings for Ning Yurong.
• Feng Qingyang explained that he had concealed the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale so Bi Ji could not detect his presence.
• Feng Qingyang revealed the Evil God Wings, refined from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s original wing bones and Soul Power.
• Xue Mingqing began absorbing the Evil God Wings, and Feng Qingyang settled in to guard him.

Xue Mingqing absorbed the Evil God Wings, suppressing and refining their corrupting power with his three existing top-grade External Soul Bones. He gained six wings and secretly reached level 50, while a blood-red presence above the nine heavens opened its eyes and fixed its gaze on him.

• The Evil God’s aura surged through Xue Mingqing and tried to corrupt his body and turn him into an Evil Soul Master.
• Xue Mingqing’s Snow Wind Ice Wings, silver wings, and Wind-Snow Divine Eye suppressed the evil aura and let him refine the Evil God Wings.
• The Evil God Wings fused with Xue Mingqing, giving him three pairs of wings and changing his appearance and temperament.
• An unnoticed blood-red presence inside Xue Mingqing transformed itself into Soul Power, strengthening him and advancing him to level 50.
• A pair of blood-red eyes opened above the nine heavens and looked toward six-winged Xue Mingqing in the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

A mysterious blood-red Lord discovered that Xue Mingqing had purified the evil within his soul bone and vowed to prepare a gift for their next meeting. As Feng Qingyang guarded Xue Mingqing, Lexuan hoped to reunite with him in the Star Dou Forest, while someone struggled across Sea God Lake toward Sea God Island’s core.

• The blood-red Lord watched Xue Mingqing and, surprised that he had resisted corruption, promised to prepare a grand gift for their next encounter.
• Feng Qingyang sensed that trouble had arrived, then resolved to support Xue Mingqing and guard him while he stabilized his realm.
• Lexuan gazed at the moon with Xue Mingqing’s jade pendant, hoped to meet him in the Star Dou Forest the next day, and began cultivating.
• A drenched figure clumsily paddled a small boat across Sea God Lake toward the mist-shrouded core of Sea God Island.

Yan Shaozhe’s six years of resentment over Mu En’s seal deepened when a mysterious presence offered him a chance to regain his power and take revenge. Meanwhile, Xue Mingqing finished fusing with his soul bone, and Feng Qingyang prepared to teach him something new.

• Yan Shaozhe secretly rowed across Sea God Lake, still sealed at Soul King level and blaming Mu En rather than admitting his own wrongdoing.
• Xuan Zi encountered Yan Shaozhe by the shore, mistook his presence for an ordinary trip to row, and left without suspecting his sealed power.
• A dark presence contacted Yan Shaozhe and offered to restore his lost power, revenge, and glory in exchange for delivering an icy object to someone.
• Yan Shaozhe accepted the mysterious being’s offer, clutching the object as his desire for vengeance took hold.
• Xue Mingqing completed his soul bone fusion and stabilized at level-fifty quasi-Soul King, and Feng Qingyang told him to watch as he prepared to teach him something else.

Lexuan’s soul-hunting squad set out for the Star Dou Forest under Xuan Zi’s escort, though she remained uneasy about the trip. At the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, Xue Mingqing prepared to hunt for a soul ring, but a mysterious child’s voice offered to accompany him instead of the two Soul Douluo.

• Lexuan warned the six students in her squad to stay together and act cautiously in the Star Dou Forest.
• Xuan Zi appeared and assured the squad that his Rank 98 cultivation would keep them safe, but Lexuan’s unease grew as they departed.
• Xue Mingqing confirmed to Ye Pi'an that he had reached the level-fifty quasi Soul King realm at age twelve.
• Ye Pi'an arranged for two Soul Douluo to escort Xue Mingqing and Ning Yurong on their soul-ring hunt.
• A child’s voice rang across Douluo Peak and offered to accompany Xue Mingqing instead.

Guang Yan agreed to accompany Xue Mingqing and Ning Yurong on their soul hunting trip to the Star Dou Forest and flew them away from Douluo Peak. Meanwhile, Zhang Lexuan led Shrek’s team into the forest, troubled by the risk of relying on Xuan Zi for protection.

• Guang Yan appeared above Douluo Peak, agreed to guard Xue Mingqing and Ning Yurong, and carried them toward the Star Dou Forest.
• Ye Pi'an watched the trio depart and returned to his tea, reassured by Guang Yan's presence.
• Zhang Lexuan warned Shrek’s six students to stay alert at the Star Dou Forest, while they trusted that Xuan Zi would protect them.
• Zhang Lexuan sent Lin Chen ahead to scout with his Sharp-Tailed Swift martial soul.
• Zhang Lexuan led the remaining five students into the forest in formation.

Guang Yan brought Xue Mingqing and Ning Yurong to the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest for their Soul Hunting trial, then left to watch over them from the shadows. As Xue Mingqing sensed danger and received Feng Qingyang’s warning, he asked whether Ning Yurong would be safe if she entered the forest with him.

• Guang Yan, Ning Yurong, and Xue Mingqing arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, where Xue Mingqing complained that Guang Yan had let the high-altitude wind ruin his hair.
• Guang Yan announced that the Soul Hunting trial had begun and flew away, promising to watch over Xue Mingqing and Ning Yurong from the shadows.
• Xue Mingqing questioned Guang Yan’s reliability, and Ning Yurong reassured him that Guang Yan could be trusted when danger arose.
• Xue Mingqing sensed an ominous presence in the forest as Feng Qingyang warned him that it might be too late to turn back once they entered.
• Xue Mingqing asked Feng Qingyang whether Ning Yurong would be all right if she entered the forest with him.