Chapter Summaries

After Yang Jian saved Ye Lingling and Ye Nishang from the Phantom Begonia, the two women thanked him and Ye Nishang offered him the beast's rare head Soul Bone. Yang Jian refused it, and Ye Nishang began explaining its value to him.

• Ye Lingling woke and reunited with Ye Nishang, who told her Yang Jian had saved them both.
• Ye Lingling bowed to Yang Jian and thanked him for saving her and her mother.
• Ye Nishang searched the Phantom Begonia's ashes and found a forty-thousand-year spiritual-type head Soul Bone.
• Ye Nishang offered the Soul Bone to Yang Jian as repayment, but he refused and told her to absorb it herself.
• Ye Nishang explained that the Soul Bone could greatly strengthen his spiritual power and might grant him a spiritual attack-type soul skill.

Yang Jian demonstrated that his Heavenly Eye could pierce a tree from a hundred meters away, convincing Ye Nishang that he had no need for the head Soul Bone. He persuaded her to keep it and accept two favors owed to him, then offered to help her and Ye Lingling leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Yang Jian showed Ye Nishang that his Heavenly Eye could break through mental illusions and fire a golden beam that pierced a tree a hundred meters away.
• Ye Nishang continued offering the head Soul Bone, but Yang Jian refused it and told her to keep it because it matched the origin of her Soul Ring.
• Yang Jian asked Ye Nishang and Ye Lingling to owe him two favors, and they agreed without hesitation.
• Yang Jian said they would bury the dead mercenaries and then leave the Star Dou Great Forest together.

Yang Jian revealed his Twin Martial Souls to Ye Nishang and Ye Lingling, who swore by the Ye Clan's Nine-Heart Begonia that they would keep his secret. He then demonstrated the power of his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear, leaving them stunned by the effortless destruction it caused.

• Yang Jian summoned his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear, revealing his Twin Martial Souls to Ye Nishang and Ye Lingling.
• Ye Nishang swore that she and Ye Lingling would keep Yang Jian's secret, pledging the fate of the Ye Clan's Nine-Heart Begonia; Ye Lingling affirmed the vow.
• Yang Jian said he believed the two women and resolved to help the Nine-Heart Begonia regain its rightful prominence.
• Yang Jian used the first stance of the Primordial Spear Art, Follow the Waves, to create a smooth pit ten meters wide and twenty meters deep with one strike.
• Ye Lingling compared Yang Jian's attack with her captain's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and realized her captain could not match its destructive power.

Yang Jian escorted Ye Nishang and Ye Lingling out of the Star Dou Great Forest after defeating their enemies, impressing them with his formidable strength and self-created Soul Skill. They parted in a town near Heaven Dou City, where Ye Nishang gave Yang Jian a Ye Clan token before he continued toward his own destination.

• Ye Lingling realized Yang Jian's strength surpassed even her Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan captain, while Ye Nishang recognized that his spear strike was a Self-Created Soul Skill comparable to a ten-thousand-year Soul Skill.
• Yang Jian told Ye Nishang to put the Soul Emperors' bodies in the pit, and he, Ye Nishang, and Ye Lingling buried them beneath an unmarked stone monument.
• After three days of travel, Yang Jian and the mother and daughter reached a lively town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• At a tea stall, Ye Nishang thanked Yang Jian for escorting them and invited him to visit the Ye Clan; Yang Jian declined for now but said he planned to visit Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Nishang gave Yang Jian a Ye Clan jade token that would grant him honored-guest treatment at Ye Family Pharmacies in Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Nishang and Ye Lingling set off toward Heaven Dou City while Yang Jian walked in another direction, and the three parted in the crowd.

Yang Jian returned to the Breaking Clan after more than a month away, easing Yang Wudi’s worry when Xiaotian sensed him and rushed to greet him. The reunion ended with Yang Jian soothing Xiaotian’s affectionate, aggrieved welcome.

• Yang Jian hired a carriage and traveled back to the Breaking Clan.
• Yang Wudi waited in Yang Jian’s courtyard, using Xiaotian’s condition to judge whether Yang Jian was safe.
• Xiaotian suddenly sensed Yang Jian’s return, howled, and raced toward the clan gates, with Yang Wudi chasing after it.
• Yang Jian entered the Breaking Clan and was greeted respectfully by the clan members.
• Xiaotian pounced at Yang Jian, who calmly deflected it and stroked its head.
• Xiaotian growled as if resentful that Yang Jian had left it behind, while wagging its tail, and Yang Jian gently reassured it.

Yang Jian showed Yang Wudi the second move of his Primordial Spear Art, Flying Star, and impressed him with its power. Yang Wudi asked to see the move as a spear throw and prepared to defend against Yang Jian’s stronger attack.

• Yang Jian gave Xiaotian a ten-thousand-year Gale Wolf right leg Soul Bone, which Xiaotian swallowed and absorbed.
• Yang Jian told Yang Wudi that he had perfected Flying Star while observing the stars.
• Yang Jian demonstrated Flying Star as a direct thrust, and its heat and force numbed Yang Wudi’s arm.
• Yang Wudi praised the move and asked Yang Jian to demonstrate its Spear-Throwing Style.
• Yang Jian hurled the spear as a blazing meteor, and Yang Wudi activated his seventh Soul Ring to meet the attack.

Yang Jian’s Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear overwhelmed Yang Wudi’s Soul-Breaker Spear in a direct clash, forcing the Soul Douluo to retreat and shattering his weapon. Yang Wudi praised Yang Jian’s Spear-Throwing Style, admitting that the strike had nearly made him stumble.

• Yang Jian hurled his flame-wreathed Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear at Yang Wudi, who met it head-on with his Black Flame-covered Soul-Breaker Spear.
• The collision sent a powerful shockwave through the courtyard, scattering leaves and forcing Xiaotian to brace itself against the gale.
• Yang Wudi was driven back three steps by the force traveling through his spear and stopped himself by gripping it with both hands.
• Yang Wudi stepped forward to counterattack, but the Soul-Breaker Spear cracked apart and dissolved into black light.
• Yang Jian’s spear halted before striking Yang Wudi, flew back, and landed in Yang Jian’s hand.
• Yang Wudi laughed, praised Yang Jian’s Spear-Throwing Style, and said that even a Soul Douluo like him had nearly stumbled under the strike.

Yang Jian learned from Yang Wudi that his spear technique lacked the life-and-death experience needed to become perfect. Seeking a way to temper his killing intent, he went to the City Lord Hall and stopped at the mission counter.

• Yang Wudi told Yang Jian that his spear technique needed insight gained at the brink of life and death, though he considered Yang Jian too young for such danger.
• Yang Wudi offered Yang Jian a guest room while servants arranged repairs to his damaged courtyard.
• After pondering how to gain killing intent, Yang Jian changed into a concealing black robe and headed to the City Lord Hall to hunt criminals through its missions.
• Yang Jian entered the crowded hall, ignored the attention his robe drew, and stopped at the mission counter.

Yang Jian accepted the Grade A No. 1 Wanted Poster targeting Black Wind Stronghold, stunning the City Lord Hall. Onlookers questioned his decision and recalled that the Wind Bird Mercenary Group had taken the same mission seven days earlier.

• Yang Jian studied the Grade A wanted posters and chose the one targeting Black Wind Stronghold, a bandit force led by a Soul King.
• Yang Jian told the receptionist he would take the Grade A No. 1 Wanted Poster, and the City Lord Hall fell silent.
• The receptionist asked Yang Jian to confirm his choice, and he pointed out the topmost poster again.
• Mercenaries in the hall reacted with shock, while one man dismissed Yang Jian as a fool chasing fame.
• Another onlooker noted that the Wind Bird Mercenary Group had accepted the same wanted poster seven days earlier.

Yang Jian accepted the Grade A No. 1 wanted mission against Black Wind Stronghold as City Lord Hall residents assumed he planned to exploit the Wind Bird Mercenary Group’s attack. After he left, a guard announced that Black Tiger had advanced to Soul Emperor, the Wind Bird Mercenary Group had been wiped out, and City Lord Mansion would take over the operation.

• An old man explained that the Black Wind Stronghold mission could be accepted again after seven days, prompting onlookers to assume Yang Jian planned to loot the aftermath of the Wind Bird Mercenary Group’s attack.
• Yang Jian accepted the wanted poster and left City Lord Hall as other Soul Masters rushed to claim the mission.
• Yang Jian smelled dried blood as an exhausted armored guard raced past him toward City Lord Hall.
• The guard announced that Black Tiger had broken through to Soul Emperor, the Wind Bird Mercenary Group had been wiped out, and City Lord Mansion had taken over the operation.
• The Soul Masters who had been scrambling for the mission froze in fear and disbelief.

After the Wind Bird Mercenary Group was wiped out, a soldier warned that the mysterious black-robed person who had taken a Grade A No. 1 Wanted Poster might not survive until the White Tiger Guard arrived. Unaware of the warning, Yang Jian rode Xiaotian to Black Wind Mountain, where two bandits confronted him.

• A soldier collected the Grade A No. 1 Wanted Posters and learned that a mysterious black-robed person had taken one before he arrived.
• The soldier recalled passing a black-robed traveler and hoped he could hold out until the White Tiger Guard arrived the next day.
• Yang Jian returned to the Breaking Clan, summoned Xiaotian, and rode him to Black Wind Mountain at great speed.
• Xiaotian sensed the bandits near Black Wind Mountain, but Yang Jian told him to wait for a chance to fight.
• Two patrolling bandits confronted Yang Jian, and he extended his hands as if agreeing to surrender.

Lei Shi and Old Hei bound Yang Jian and Xiaotian and led them up to Black Wind Stronghold, where Yang Jian saw seven bloody heads displayed on banner poles. The chapter left Yang Jian at the stronghold gate, apparently captured but still calm.

• Lei Shi and Old Hei prepared to tie up Yang Jian and Xiaotian, while Old Hei said the chief wanted Xiaotian's hide.
• Xiaotian nearly attacked Old Hei, but Yang Jian stopped him with a cough and a firm look.
• Lei Shi bound Yang Jian's hands, and Old Hei put a rope around Xiaotian's neck before leading them up Black Wind Mountain.
• Yang Jian noticed Black Wind Stronghold's hidden sentries along the mountain path but walked on without resisting.
• At the stronghold gate, Lei Shi pointed out seven banners and warned Yang Jian that seven people had suffered the same fate; Yang Jian saw seven mangled heads atop the poles.

Yang Jian was brought into Black Wind Stronghold as a captive after Lei Shi showed him the heads of the Wind Bird Mercenary Group. As the bandits dragged him through the settlement, Yang Jian quietly surveyed its defenses and inhabitants.

• Yang Jian saw the seven severed heads of the Wind Bird Mercenary Group displayed on poles while Lei Shi explained that Black Wind Stronghold had killed the veteran Soul Masters.
• Old Hei urged Lei Shi to stop talking and take Yang Jian to the chief, while dragging Xiaotian forward by the rope around his neck.
• Lei Shi threatened Yang Jian with a quick death and led him through the stronghold gate.
• Yang Jian studied Black Wind Stronghold's terrain, defenses, and narrow routes, noting that blocking the gate could trap everyone inside.
• Yang Jian observed the bandits gambling and drinking as a strange wave of body odor swept over him.

Yang Jian and Xiaotian entered Black Wind Stronghold and observed its crimes while Yang Jian restrained himself to prevent any bandits from escaping. In the Justice Gathering Hall, he overheard Black Tiger and Fu Er discussing a plan against the Breaking Clan and the newly named Black Tiger Sect.

• Yang Jian used his Heavenly Eye to inspect the red-lit houses and suppressed his anger so he could ensure no bandits escaped.
• Lei Shi and Old Hei brought Yang Jian and Xiaotian into the Justice Gathering Hall, where Yang Jian quietly studied the entrances and layout.
• Fu Er warned Black Tiger that the Breaking Clan's patriarch was a Soul Douluo and questioned whether they should target the clan.
• Black Tiger declared that circumstances had changed after his breakthrough to Soul Emperor and revealed the name Black Tiger Sect.

Black Tiger and Fu Er planned to exploit the Black Tiger Sect’s backing by kidnapping Yang Jian, the Breaking Clan’s young clan leader, and demanding Whale Rubber as ransom. They settled on luring Yang Jian out of the residence with his beloved dog, then fleeing to Black Tiger City.

• Fu Er reacted with shock when Black Tiger revealed his ties to the Black Tiger Sect, which had an eighty-second-level Soul Douluo.
• Fu Er proposed that Black Wind Stronghold make a major move against the Breaking Clan instead of merely raiding its caravans.
• Fu Er revealed that Yang Wudi’s grandson Yang Jian was about twelve or thirteen and had been named young clan leader.
• Fu Er urged Black Tiger to kidnap Yang Jian and demand Whale Rubber, which he said was worth ten taels of gold per tael.
• Fu Er proposed luring Yang Jian out of the Yang Clan residence with his beloved dog, ambushing him, and escaping to Black Tiger City.

Fu Er persuaded Black Tiger to make capturing Yang Jian the bandits’ priority, while Lei Shi realized the bound youth beside him was their target. Black Tiger recognized Yang Jian and rewarded Lei Shi and Old Hei by promoting them to captains of the Mountain Patrol Squad.

• Black Tiger put Fu Er in charge of capturing Yang Jian and struck his shoulder while praising him.
• Lei Shi noticed that Yang Jian matched Fu Er’s description and grew frightened by the youth’s gaze.
• Black Tiger dismissed Lei Shi’s attempt to explain that the captive was unusual.
• Fu Er recognized Yang Jian, and Black Tiger confirmed that the bandits had found their intended hostage.
• Black Tiger praised Lei Shi and Old Hei and promoted them to captains of the Mountain Patrol Squad.

Black Tiger planned to ransom Yang Jian and Xiaotian for two pieces of Whale Rubber, while Yang Jian calmly warned him he would get none. Yang Jian began activating his Heavenly Eye Martial Soul as Black Tiger boasted of his strength.

• Black Tiger promoted Lei Shi and Old Hei to captains of the Mountain Patrol Squad, leaving Fu Er furious that they had claimed the credit.
• Black Tiger told Yang Jian he would demand one piece of Whale Rubber for him and another for Xiaotian.
• Yang Jian declared that Black Tiger would not get a single gram of Whale Rubber.
• Yang Jian warned Black Tiger that he would have to live long enough to receive the ransom, and Black Tiger boasted that no one had managed to kill him.
• Yang Jian silently activated his Heavenly Eye Martial Soul, and golden patterns began spreading from the center of his brow.

Yang Jian killed Black Tiger with his Heavenly Eye and ordered Xiaotian to block the stronghold gate and kill anyone who tried to escape. After Xiaotian plunged the hall into darkness, it attacked Old Hei while Yang Jian watched with his Heavenly Eye.

• Yang Jian opened his Heavenly Eye and pierced Black Tiger through the head with a golden beam, killing him instantly.
• Yang Jian freed himself from his ropes, summoned the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear, and ordered Xiaotian to guard the stronghold gate and kill anyone trying to leave.
• Xiaotian roared and extinguished the hall’s lamps, leaving Fu Er, Lei Shi, and Old Hei blind in the darkness while Yang Jian retained his vision.
• Xiaotian silently charged at Old Hei, who sensed a faint breeze and raised his sword defensively.

Yang Jian killed Old Hei, Lei Shi, and Fu Er in the Justice Gathering Hall while Xiaotian rampaged through the mountain stronghold. Xiaotian headed for the gate to stop anyone escaping, as the terrified bandits parted to make way and another figure appeared before the hall.

• Old Hei's Hundred-Forged Steel saber snapped against Xiaotian's claws, and Yang Jian killed him in the darkness.
• Yang Jian killed Lei Shi and Fu Er with his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear, then left the Justice Gathering Hall.
• Xiaotian, empowered by Domination Domain, rampaged through the stronghold and knocked down bandits in its path.
• The bandits realized Xiaotian was charging toward the gate and opened a clear path, hoping to avoid its attack.
• As Xiaotian continued toward the gate, a bandit noticed another figure standing before the Justice Gathering Hall.

Yang Jian faced a mass of bandits who charged him, hoping to reach their chief for protection. He revealed four black Soul Rings, terrifying them into fleeing, while Xiaotian remained at the stronghold.

• A bearded bandit urged the others to kill Yang Jian and retreat to the Justice Gathering Hall, where their six-ringed chief could protect them.
• The bandits charged Yang Jian from all sides, but he calmly stood his ground.
• Yang Jian activated four black Soul Rings, revealing himself as a four-ringed Soul Ancestor with ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.
• The bandits froze in terror, then fled; the bearded bandit dropped his saber and ran fastest of all.