Chapter Summaries

Qian Ye tried to reassure Bai Xin that he could deal with Spirit Hall, but she dismissed his claims as boasting. The chapter ended with Qian Ye insisting that he really was a Level 99 Peerless Douluo.

• Bai Xin warned Qian Ye that Spirit Hall was too powerful for him to challenge.
• Qian Ye said Spirit Hall was nothing to him because Qian Renxue was his fiancée and wife.
• Bai Xin laughed at Qian Ye's confidence and praised his courage, assuming he was bluffing.
• Qian Ye told Bai Xin that he was a Level 99 Limit Douluo.
• Bai Xin rejected the claim, and Qian Ye insisted that he truly was a Peerless Douluo.

Qian Ye’s appearance rekindled Bai Xin’s abandoned dream, and she took the Body Tempering Pill he had given her. The chapter ended as she swallowed it while soaking in the bathtub.

• Bai Xin’s original dream had nearly faded before Qian Ye’s appearance reignited it.
• At night, Bai Xin recalled Qian Ye’s instructions about taking the Body Tempering Pill.
• Bai Xin smelled the pill and felt warmth spread through her body.
• Bai Xin swallowed the Body Tempering Pill.

Xiao Wu left the group after secretly speaking with Qian Ye, who told the others that she had an urgent matter at home. When a pack of Azure Steel Wolves attacked, Qian Ye vanished to confront them, and the clearing fell silent after the wolves cried out in pain.

• Xiao Wu told Qian Ye she would stay where he could find her, then left the group.
• Qian Ye told Xiao Yao and Bai Xin that Xiao Wu had gone home because of an urgent matter.
• A pack of fifteen Azure Steel Wolves approached the students, and Bai Xin warned everyone to prepare for a fight.
• Bai Xin and the sisters released their Soul Rings as the wolves charged toward the group.
• Qian Ye vanished, and the wolves cried out in pain before the clearing went quiet.

Qian Ye and Bai Xin helped Xiao Yao obtain and absorb her first Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. After she became a Soul Master, they led the students onward to find Soul Rings for the others.

• Qian Ye defeated the Azure Steel Wolf King and chose it as Xiao Yao’s first Soul Beast.
• Xiao Yao killed the weakened wolf, then absorbed its Hundred-Year Soul Ring while Qian Ye and Bai Xin guarded her.
• Bai Xin told Qian Ye that she had found Xiao Yao abandoned as an infant and raised her at the academy.
• After several days, Xiao Yao completed her absorption and became a Soul Master above level ten.
• Qian Ye and Bai Xin led the students through the forest outskirts, where they found groups of Soul Beasts and gathered Soul Rings for several students.

Bai Xin fought a four-thousand-year Red-Haired Assassin Pig but could neither seriously injure it nor withstand its attacks for much longer. Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu bound the beast with their Blue Silver Grass, leaving the group needing to kill it before it broke free.

• Bai Xin struck the Red-Haired Assassin Pig with her crimson blades and Second Soul Skill, but caused only superficial wounds.
• The Red-Haired Assassin Pig unleashed a rain of fur spikes and repeatedly rammed Bai Xin's Shield of Light, draining her Soul Power.
• Qian Ye called on Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu to help Bai Xin.
• Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu used their identically named Blue Silver Grass skills to bind the Red-Haired Assassin Pig.
• The students watched as the beast struggled against the vines, which would not hold it for long.

Qian Ye continued helping the students find Soul Beasts and Soul Rings, then offered Bai Xin a soul bone from the Red-Haired Assassin Pig. Bai Xin hesitated over accepting the rare treasure as Ning Rongrong began absorbing the Soul Ring he had found for her.

• Several days after Bai Xin finished absorbing her fourth Soul Ring, the group resumed searching for Soul Beasts and absorbing Soul Rings.
• Qian Ye killed a seven-colored mushroom Soul Beast and gave its roughly three-hundred-year Soul Ring to Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong began absorbing the Soul Ring immediately.
• Qian Ye gave Bai Xin the soul bone produced by the four-thousand-year Red-Haired Assassin Pig and told her it suited her.
• Bai Xin questioned whether Qian Ye truly meant to give it to her, and he said he would offer it to Ning Rongrong if she refused.

Qian Ye and Bai Xin led the students into Spirit Hall, where Master Ma Xiunuo registered them as Soul Masters and issued their certificates and subsidies. Ma Xiunuo tried to recruit them, but they refused under Qian Ye and Bai Xin's guidance.

• Bai Xin asked the gatekeepers to let the group enter, and they stepped aside after seeing what had happened.
• Qian Ye and Bai Xin led the students into Spirit Hall's main hall, where their arrival caused a commotion.
• Qian Ye took the students to Master Ma Xiunuo, who tested and registered them, issued their Soul Master certificates, and paid their subsidies.
• Master Ma Xiunuo tried to recruit the students into Spirit Hall, but they refused after listening to Qian Ye and Bai Xin.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and reunited with her family, introducing Qian Ye and explaining how he had helped her grow stronger. She revealed that her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, leaving Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo astonished.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin reunited with Ning Rongrong, then questioned Qian Ye and waited for her to explain her absence.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Qian Ye and the Jie sisters as her friends, and said she had spent two months studying at Nuoding Academy.
• Ning Rongrong told the elders that she had reached Soul Power Level 13, obtained a three-hundred-year Soul Ring, and registered as a Soul Master.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, revealing that her Martial Soul had evolved from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong's evolution was attributed to a Body Tempering Pill Qian Ye had refined from immortal herbs gathered at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that Qian Ye had helped her Martial Soul evolve into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. The three confronted Qian Ye about his methods and why he had taken Rongrong away, but he refused to answer and faced Chen Xin’s threat without fear.

• Ning Rongrong confirmed that Qian Ye had helped her Martial Soul evolve into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong, Jie Da Niu, and Er Niu to tour the sect so he could question Qian Ye privately.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Qian Ye how he had helped Rongrong and why he had secretly taken her from the sect two months earlier.
• Chen Xin summoned his Seven Killing Sword and demanded answers, but Qian Ye refused to explain.
• Qian Ye challenged Chen Xin’s threat, while Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong prepared to use force.

Qian Ye confronted Ning Fengzhi over the promised payment for bringing Ning Rongrong back, while Ning Fengzhi tried to buy the secret of Martial Soul Evolution instead. The chapter ended with Gu Rong leaving to question Ning Rongrong, though Qian Ye knew she could not reveal how to make the Body Tempering Pill.

• Ning Fengzhi refused to honor the one-million-Gold-Soul-Coin promissory note and offered Qian Ye one hundred Gold Soul Coins and safe passage instead.
• Qian Ye challenged Ning Fengzhi for refusing to pay, and Ning Fengzhi offered as much as ten million Gold Soul Coins for the secret of Martial Soul Evolution.
• Qian Ye said there was no secret, prompting Ning Fengzhi to whisper to Gu Rong.
• Gu Rong left the council hall to question Ning Rongrong, while Qian Ye knew she could not explain how to make the Body Tempering Pill.

Ning Fengzhi tried to buy Qian Ye’s pill, but Qian Ye refused to sell it. Ning Fengzhi raised his offer to three million Gold Soul Coins per pill.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Qian Ye one last time whether he would sell the pill.
• Qian Ye refused, unwilling to be pressured into a sale.
• Ning Fengzhi offered three million Gold Soul Coins per pill, three times the price of Ning Rongrong’s pill.

Qian Ye dominated Gu Rong in a hand-to-hand fight, dodging every attack and knocking the Bone Douluo into a crater. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched as Chen Xin predicted Gu Rong could still win by using his soul skills.

• Gu Rong recovered from Qian Ye's first punch and began attacking him without using Soul Power.
• Qian Ye dodged nearly a hundred punches and kicks, using Angel's Eye and his superior agility to avoid every blow.
• Qian Ye struck Gu Rong repeatedly and sent him crashing into the plaza, leaving the disciples astonished.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin to assess Qian Ye, and Chen Xin said Gu Rong had been careless but could defeat him with soul skills.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed that Gu Rong had not expected Qian Ye to be so strong in hand-to-hand combat.

Qian Ye evaded Gu Rong’s bone dragon soul skills and used his Chaos Light to withstand Gu Rong’s attacks. He then appeared behind Gu Rong and sent him flying again.

• Gu Rong summoned bone dragons with his Fourth Soul Skill, Bone Dragon Devour, but Qian Ye dodged and protected himself with Golden Bell Shield.
• Gu Rong used his Fifth Soul Skill, Bone Dragon Phantom, sending solid bone dragon clones at Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye used Invincible Golden Body to evade the bone dragon clones, then countered with his Second Soul Skill, Chaos Light.
• Gu Rong’s attacks had no effect on Qian Ye, who appeared behind him and sent him flying.

Qian Ye trapped Gu Rong’s bone dragon and badly injured him, but Gu Rong refused to yield and used his Ninth Soul Skill to seal Qian Ye inside a destructive space. Qian Ye remained confident as the Soul Power shockwaves closed in.

• Qian Ye’s Chaos Order Barrier trapped Gu Rong’s bone dragon and crushed it, leaving Gu Rong seriously injured.
• Ning Fengzhi healed Gu Rong while Chen Xin urged him to stop fighting, but Gu Rong angrily refused their help.
• Ning Fengzhi tried to calm Gu Rong and hoped to recruit Qian Ye, but Gu Rong ignored him and returned to face Qian Ye.
• Gu Rong unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Heavenly Bone Divine Dragon Wave, sealing Qian Ye inside a space filled with destructive Soul Power shockwaves.
• Gu Rong threatened Qian Ye, who smiled calmly despite being trapped.

After Qian Ye defeated Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi learned that even Chen Xin was no match for him, while Ning Rongrong and the sisters watched anxiously. Chen Xin then summoned all nine of his Soul Rings, preparing to face Qian Ye.

• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Qian Ye was the strongest opponent he had ever faced and that Chen Xin could not match him.
• Ning Rongrong relaxed and eagerly watched, while Jie Da Niu and Er Niu worried that Qian Ye might be exhausted after fighting Gu Rong.
• Chen Xin summoned his nine Soul Rings.

Qian Ye fought Chen Xin, repeatedly turning the Sword Douluo’s attacks back on him and overpowering his strongest soul skills. Chen Xin ended the battle gravely injured and still unable to accept that he could not defeat Qian Ye.

• Qian Ye used Shifting Stars to reverse Chen Xin’s Seven Killing Swords and wound him, but Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong treated Chen Xin, who then returned to the fight.
• Chen Xin unleashed his True Seven Killing Body, but Qian Ye caught the sword barehanded and crushed its tip, seriously injuring Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin attacked with Move Mountains and Fill Seas, sending twelve sword phantoms at Qian Ye, who dodged and shattered them.
• Chen Xin unleashed God-Demon Nine Slashes, but Qian Ye redirected the sword rain with Shifting Stars, causing it to strike Chen Xin until his ninth Soul Ring dimmed.
• Chen Xin fell to the ground in pain and wondered whether he could ever defeat Qian Ye, who asked if he was still unconvinced.

Qian Ye defeated Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi in a fight, displaying strength that convinced them he was a Peerless Douluo. At a banquet that evening, Ning Fengzhi offered Ning Rongrong’s hand in marriage to persuade Qian Ye to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Qian Ye refused because he was already promised to Little Xue.

• Qian Ye flicked Chen Xin’s Seven Killing Sword away, sending Chen Xin crashing into a wall and leaving him badly injured.
• Ning Fengzhi collapsed from exhaustion after supporting Chen Xin and Gu Rong, while Jie Da Niu and Er Niu praised Qian Ye for defeating the three elders.
• Ning Fengzhi hosted a banquet and invited Qian Ye to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Ning Rongrong in marriage as a sign of sincerity, and Ning Rongrong blushed while Jie Da Niu and Er Niu looked upset.
• Qian Ye declined the offer, explaining that he already had a marriage agreement with Little Xue.

Ning Rongrong teased Qian Ye for being bad after he had tricked her father and two grandfathers. The chapter ended with them lying beside each other and bickering.

• Ning Rongrong took off her shoes and lay down beside Qian Ye, giggling.
• Qian Ye asked Ning Rongrong why she was laughing.
• Ning Rongrong called Qian Ye bad and said he had tricked her father, Grandpa Gu, and Grandpa Jian.
• Qian Ye lightly knocked Ning Rongrong on the head, and she covered it.

After Chen Xin and Gu Rong gained Soul Power from the Essence Strengthening Pill, Qian Ye fused his Chaos Kirin and Chaos Dragon Martial Souls into the Chaos Nine Dragon Martial Soul. He returned to Spirit City, determined to protect Qian Renxue’s future divine position, and was greeted by a woman at the Pope’s Palace.

• Chen Xin reached level ninety-seven and evolved his Seven Killing Sword, while Gu Rong reached level ninety-six; Ning Fengzhi gained no advancement.
• Qian Ye left Ning Fengzhi’s bedroom and went to the Small Forest to fuse his Chaos Kirin and Chaos Dragon Martial Souls.
• Qian Ye completed the fusion, creating the nine-colored Chaos Nine Dragon Martial Soul with the Chaos Dragon as its main body.
• Several days later, Qian Ye returned to Spirit City and vowed to protect Qian Renxue’s divine position.
• A woman called out to Qian Ye from the council hall of the Pope’s Palace.

Bibi Dong tested Qian Ye’s Soul Power and learned that he had reached level ninety-nine at seventeen. She proposed that they share control of the Douluo Continent, but Qian Ye demanded that she give him the position of Pope immediately, leaving her unsure how to keep him close.

• Bibi Dong used a crystal ball to test Qian Ye’s Soul Power, and it confirmed he was a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo.
• Bibi Dong praised Qian Ye’s strength and asked what he planned to do next.
• Bibi Dong proposed that they unite the Douluo Continent together, with Qian Ye as Pope and her as Empress.
• Qian Ye demanded that Bibi Dong step down and hand him the position of Pope before he would cooperate.
• Bibi Dong weighed the risks of yielding or losing Qian Ye and resolved to keep him firmly by her side, especially away from Qian Daoliu.