Chapter Summaries

After helping defeat the Fallen Douluo, Zhang Qingxuan left Spirit Hall’s ruined encampment to investigate Evil Soul Valley for a way to break the blood-red formation. Li Yingxue resolved to grow stronger while Xiao Bai began treating the wounded and charging the Clear Sky Sect exorbitant fees.

• Li Yingxue proudly praised Zhang Qingxuan’s strength to the survivors while he told her he had urgent business.
• Zhang Qingxuan informed Light Feather Douluo that the formation’s source or weakness might be in Evil Soul Valley, then departed to investigate.
• Li Yingxue felt helpless at being unable to support her brother but resolved to become stronger.
• Xiao Bai arrived with Li Family healers and arranged treatment for the wounded.
• Xiao Bai quoted the Clear Sky Sect disciples steep prices for treatment, prompting them to recoil while Li Yingxue laughed.

Zhang Qingxuan entered Evil Soul Valley and found the Soul-Devouring Spirit Blood Formation, disrupting its core while Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen fought the formation-empowered Douluos. The allied fighters shifted to stalling tactics, but Necromancer Douluo poured more power from the Blood Array into himself.

• Zhang Qingxuan entered Evil Soul Valley protected by Purple Thunder Aura and found an ancient Blood Array centered on a Purple-Black Scythe.
• Necromancer Douluo sensed that an outsider had disturbed the Soul-Devouring Spirit Blood Formation and urged Blood Demon Douluo to finish the battle quickly.
• Necromancer Douluo and Blood Demon Douluo intensified their attacks, forcing Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen to defend and evade.
• Qian Daoliu inferred that the Blood Array was in trouble, mocked Necromancer Douluo, and urged the allied fighters to stall for time.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Chen Jianjun, Yu Jingtian, and the other allied Super Douluos shifted to defensive tactics.
• Necromancer Douluo unleashed a denser surge of bloody aura from the Blood Array upon himself.

Zhang Qingxuan destroyed the barrier protecting the Rakshasa Magic Scythe, but the Rakshasa God recalled it before he could hit it. The Rakshasa God investigated the battlefield but failed to detect Zhang Qingxuan, leaving her intent on targeting her old enemy’s forces on Douluo Planet.

• Zhang Qingxuan tested the barrier around the scythe with Palm Lightning, then struck it repeatedly with Nine Profound Divine Thunder as Necromancer Douluo’s Blood Array weakened.
• Necromancer Douluo spat black blood as the Blood Array dimmed, while Qian Daoliu realized Zhang Qingxuan’s attack was working.
• Zhang Qingxuan combined his Martial Soul Avatar, enhancement Soul Rings, and Victini’s boost to shatter the barrier with a powerful Nine Profound Divine Thunder strike.
• The Rakshasa Magic Scythe vanished through a spatial rift before Zhang Qingxuan’s lightning could hit it, and the Rakshasa God’s divine perception swept across Evil Soul Valley.
• The Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram concealed Zhang Qingxuan from the Rakshasa God, who failed to find him and returned her attention to Douluo Planet.

After destroying Evil Soul Valley’s core formation, Zhang Qingxuan used a Character Invitation Card and summoned Lu Xueqi, though her unexpected appearance left him stunned. Meanwhile, Qian Daoliu defeated and killed Necromancer Douluo after the Soul-Devouring Spirit Blood Formation collapsed.

• Zhang Qingxuan sensed the divine pressure over Evil Soul Valley fading after the core formation was destroyed.
• Zhang Qingxuan used his sign-in reward, drew Lu Xueqi from Zhu Xian World, and sent her an invitation that she accepted.
• Zhang Qingxuan saw the summoned figure and questioned whether the system had made a mistake.
• Qian Daoliu attacked the weakened Necromancer Douluo and drove him into the scorched earth with the Angel Holy Sword.
• Necromancer Douluo blamed the formation’s destruction for his defeat, and Qian Daoliu admitted it had changed the battle’s outcome.
• Qian Daoliu killed Necromancer Douluo with a purifying flame.

Zhang Qingxuan rescued the critically injured child Lu Xueqi from Evil Soul Valley and received a reward for saving her and defeating the evil Soul Masters. Meanwhile, the recovering forces found their camps devastated and gathered at Spirit Hall’s camp, where Ning Fengzhi revealed the Li Family’s expensive treatment scheme and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s profitable partnership with them.

• Zhang Qingxuan confirmed that the injured child in his arms was Lu Xueqi, then used True Qi and a medicinal pill to stabilize her.
• The system rewarded Zhang Qingxuan with the Complete Collection of Qimen Arts for saving an outstanding Spirit Hall descendant and foiling the evil Soul Masters’ scheme.
• Zhang Qingxuan recalled Victini and carried Lu Xueqi out of Evil Soul Valley.
• The Title Douluo returned to find their camps ruined and their disciples badly injured, then hurried to Spirit Hall’s camp for answers.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Tianguang that Fallen Douluo had ambushed the forces and explained that the Li Family was charging steep fees for treatment.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s profitable cooperation with the Li Family, and Ning Tianguang sent him to arrange treatment for Uncle Jun.

Qian Daoliu punished Tang Chen and forced him and the other factions to compensate Spirit Hall for diverting danger toward it. At the ruins of a town, bandits attacked a little girl, but an unknown figure appeared and killed two of them with a flash of golden light.

• Qian Daoliu flew into a rage after Guang Ling told him that the Clear Sky Sect and other factions had used Spirit Hall as a shield against the Fallen Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu beat Tang Chen and forced him to sign harsh compensation agreements, while the other faction leaders offered Spirit Hall triple compensation.
• Scarface and his bandits cornered a little girl in the ruins and dismissed her claim that she belonged to the Li Family of Spirit City.
• Scarface ordered his men to seize the girl and sell her, and the pockmarked man reached for her arm.
• A golden flash killed the pockmarked man and Scarface, while a figure appeared at the alley entrance.

Zhang Qingxuan rescued a starving girl and brought her and the unconscious Lu Xueqi to a damaged inn. Lin Meng'er and Lu Xueqi awakened, recognized him as their rescuer, and ate the food he had prepared.

• Zhang Qingxuan found a frightened little girl among the ruins, and she fainted after crying from fear and exhaustion.
• Zhang Qingxuan carried the girl and the unconscious Lu Xueqi to a damaged inn.
• Lin Meng'er and Lu Xueqi woke in the inn and introduced themselves, with Lin Meng'er remembering that Zhang Qingxuan had saved them.
• The hungry girls went downstairs when Zhang Qingxuan invited them to eat, then eagerly ate the porridge and flatbreads he had prepared.

Zhang Qingxuan invited Lu Xueqi to follow him, learned about the bandits who killed her parents, and comforted her until she fell asleep. The next morning, Lin Meng'er joined his journey to Spirit City while quietly envying Lu Xueqi’s place at his side.

• Zhang Qingxuan asked Lu Xueqi to follow him, and she agreed to call him Young Master.
• Lu Xueqi told Zhang Qingxuan that bandits had killed her parents and that she had survived alone until a voice led her to him.
• Zhang Qingxuan comforted Lu Xueqi, carried her to bed, and left Lin Meng'er to watch over her.
• The next morning, Zhang Qingxuan told Lin Meng'er he was going to Spirit City and agreed to let her travel with him.
• Lin Meng'er learned that Zhang Qingxuan had taken Lu Xueqi as his subordinate and privately envied her closeness to him.

Zhang Qingxuan bought Lin Meng'er and Lu Xueqi new clothes before taking them to Spirit City, where Lin Meng'er chose to part ways and seek refuge with her uncle. The chapter ended as she arrived at Li Mansion and asked a servant to see Uncle Li Yuntian.

• Zhang Qingxuan treated Lin Meng'er and Lu Xueqi to new clothes and gave them money for more purchases.
• Zhang Qingxuan brought Lin Meng'er and Lu Xueqi to Spirit City and offered to take Lin Meng'er with them to awaken Lu Xueqi's martial soul.
• Lin Meng'er declined and said goodbye, so Zhang Qingxuan gave her a money pouch and told her to seek help at his Orange Grove if needed.
• Lin Meng'er followed the address to Li Mansion and asked a servant to let her see Uncle Li Yuntian.

Zhang Qingxuan brought Lu Xueqi to the Spirit Hall Awakening Hall, where her martial soul would be tested alongside the other children. When a girl awakened two Evil spider martial souls and the crowd turned against her, Zhang Qingxuan stopped them and challenged their prejudice, leaving the hall in silence.

• Zhang Qingxuan arrived at the Awakening Hall with Lu Xueqi and declined the Cardinal's offer of a special room, choosing to join the ordinary children.
• The Cardinal began awakening the children's martial souls and testing their Innate Soul Power, while Zhang Qingxuan sensed someone watching him.
• A little girl awakened a Death Spider Emperor in her left hand and a Soul-Eater Spider Emperor in her right, frightening the children and adults in the hall.
• A guard captain called for the girl to be killed, and several people prepared to attack her.
• Zhang Qingxuan suppressed the crowd with his pressure and argued that the girl should not be condemned for martial souls she could not choose.
• The guard captain lowered his head in shame, and the Cardinal's Soul Skill dispersed as the hall fell silent.

At Zhang Qingxuan’s urging, Qian Xunji tested the timid girl and discovered her Innate Full Soul Power, then made her his personal disciple. The girl revealed her name was Bibi Dong, while Zhang Qingxuan recognized her and foresaw the tragedy she would bring to Spirit Hall.

• Qian Xunji entered the Awakening Hall and asked Zhang Qingxuan which girl he had brought to awaken her Martial Soul.
• Qian Xunji ordered the Cardinal to test the girl’s Innate Soul Power, and the crystal ball revealed she had Innate Full Soul Power.
• Qian Xunji rebuked the Cardinal for objecting to teaching the girl and asked her to become his disciple.
• The girl introduced herself as Bibi Dong, accepted Qian Xunji as her teacher, and relaxed as he welcomed her.
• Zhang Qingxuan recognized Bibi Dong’s future power and foresaw that she would bring about Spirit Hall’s tragedy.

Lu Xueqi awakened the Tianya Divine Sword and an unstable remnant of Martial Soul Origin, which Zhang Qingxuan guided into a Sword Sheath Companion Martial Soul. The sheath stabilized her power, but Lu Xueqi noticed something troubling about it and began to tell Zhang Qingxuan.

• Qian Xunji boasted to Zhang Qingxuan about his newly awakened disciple’s Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls.
• Lu Xueqi awakened the Tianya Divine Sword, and Zhang Qingxuan recognized it as the divine sword from the Zhu Xian World.
• Lu Xueqi felt another power stirring in her right hand, so Zhang Qingxuan examined her and guided the unstable energy into her left hand.
• A plain Sword Sheath appeared as Lu Xueqi’s second Martial Soul, and Zhang Qingxuan explained that it was a Companion Martial Soul formed from residual origin shared with the sword.
• Lu Xueqi looked at the sword and sheath with confusion and began telling Zhang Qingxuan that something seemed wrong with the Sword Sheath.

Lu Xueqi awakened a Companion Martial Soul that strengthened her Tianya Divine Sword and proved she had Innate Full Soul Power. Zhang Qingxuan accepted Qian Xunji’s proposal for Bibi Dong and Lu Xueqi to train with their respective mentors for five years before facing each other.

• Lu Xueqi discovered that her Sword Sheath could not absorb Soul Rings but could grow stronger alongside her and enhance Tianya.
• Lu Xueqi tested her Innate Soul Power, and the crystal ball blazed with light, revealing Innate Full Soul Power.
• Zhang Qingxuan considered how to guide Lu Xueqi’s cultivation, while Qian Xunji mistakenly assumed he was worried about her talent.
• Zhang Qingxuan explained that he wanted Lu Xueqi to develop her own path and avoid repeating past mistakes.
• Qian Xunji proposed that Bibi Dong and Lu Xueqi train for five years before sparring, and Zhang Qingxuan accepted the challenge.

Zhang Qingxuan returned to Li Mansion with Lu Xueqi and found Lin Meng'er had been welcomed as Li Yuntian and Yang Wanqing’s goddaughter. Lin Meng'er recognized Zhang Qingxuan and Lu Xueqi, and the family brought them inside to talk.

• Lu Xueqi vowed to beat Bibi Dong in their sparring match five years later, and Zhang Qingxuan teased her with the nickname Naiqi.
• Yang Wanqing and Li Yuntian adopted Lin Meng'er as their goddaughter, while Li Yingxue promised to protect her.
• Lin Meng'er began asking Yang Wanqing to help find the man who saved her, but a maid announced Zhang Qingxuan had returned.
• Li Yingxue welcomed Zhang Qingxuan with an embrace, and Lu Xueqi introduced herself as his future personal maid.
• Zhang Qingxuan recognized Lin Meng'er, who was surprised to see him and Lu Xueqi; Yang Wanqing ushered everyone inside.

At dinner, Yang Wanqing and Li Yingxue dismissed the drunken marriage agreement between Lin Meng'er’s parents and Li Yuntian, making clear it did not apply to adopted Zhang Qingxuan. Lin Meng'er accepted the rejection with a formal bow and returned to her seat, while Li Yuntian was left to face his wife and daughter’s anger.

• Zhang Qingxuan recounted how he had saved Lin Meng'er and said their reunion seemed destined.
• Yang Wanqing explained that Li Yuntian’s drunken marriage agreement applied only if he and Yang Wanqing had a son and Lin Meng'er’s family had a daughter.
• Li Yuntian apologized, and Li Yingxue insisted Zhang Qingxuan was adopted and not the son named in the agreement.
• Lin Meng'er understood that the agreement did not bind Zhang Qingxuan and formally greeted him as her brother before returning to her seat.
• Yang Wanqing and Li Yingxue glared at Li Yuntian, who hid behind his bowl and ate in silence.

Bibi Dong absorbed a more than nine-hundred-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring, and Qian Xunji announced a ceremony where he would reveal a method for exceeding Soul Ring age limits. As powerful visitors gathered in Spirit City, Xue Ye and Dai Yuantian saw how Qian Xunji’s costly relief efforts had left Spirit Hall’s territory prosperous while their own empires struggled to recover.

• Bibi Dong successfully absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring, and Qian Xunji announced a disciple acceptance ceremony three days later.
• News spread that Qian Xunji would publicly reveal a method for absorbing Soul Rings beyond their normal age limits, drawing leaders and heirs of major powers to Spirit City.
• Xue Ye questioned a hotel attendant about Spirit City’s recovery and learned that Qian Xunji had funded reconstruction, relief, resettlement, wages, and compensation.
• Xue Ye reflected that Heaven Dou lacked the money to match Spirit Hall’s relief efforts, especially after the Li Family had left the empire.
• Dai Yuantian recognized that Star Luo had suffered severe losses and could not imitate Qian Xunji’s generosity, and he and Xue Ye exchanged wary, helpless glances.

At Bibi Dong’s disciple-taking ceremony, Qian Xunji revealed Spirit Hall’s method for exceeding Soul Ring age limits and demonstrated its results. The gathered factions realized Spirit Hall had already monopolized the Whale Rubber needed for the method, leaving them publicly humiliated.

• Qian Xunji addressed the assembled factions at Spirit Hall and delayed the ceremony with an elaborate display.
• Zhang Qingxuan told Lu Xueqi that Qian Xunji was showing off for the powerful guests.
• Bibi Dong ascended the platform, revealing an unusually powerful first Soul Ring, and Qian Xunji announced her Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls.
• Qian Xunji claimed Spirit Hall could help Soul Masters exceed Soul Ring age limits and revealed Whale Rubber as the key ingredient.
• Spirit Hall youths displayed purple second Soul Rings, and the guests realized Spirit Hall had monopolized Whale Rubber, much of it supplied by their own factions.

After the ceremony, Qian Xunji turned the Blood Jade Whale Glue into a source of profit and prestige for Spirit Hall while rival factions struggled to obtain it. At Orange Grove Courtyard, Zhang Qingxuan taught Lu Xueqi a cultivation sutra, and she began transforming her Soul Power into Qi.

• Tang Li smashed a table in anger over Qian Xunji displaying the Blood Jade Whale Glue he had given him, while Tang Zhen ordered the Clear Sky Sect to secure Whale Rubber from Spirit Hall.
• The Clear Sky Sect, the Upper Three Sects, and the two empires faced pressure as other factions sought Whale Rubber as a strategic resource.
• Qian Xunji learned that most factions were willing to buy Whale Rubber and ordered its price raised by thirty percent and its stock released in batches.
• Zhang Qingxuan taught Lu Xueqi the Sutra of Innate Qi and Mortal Shedding by passing its teachings into her consciousness.
• Lu Xueqi found her Qi Sense and entered deep cultivation as her Soul Power began transforming into Qi.

Lu Xueqi told Zhang Qingxuan she had reached the first level of the Sutra of Innate Qi and Mortal Shedding, impressing him with her talent. He took her to the Star Dou Great Forest to find her first Soul Ring and warned her to absorb one within her limits; they spotted a lightning-crackling Soul Beast drawn to her Innate Qi.

• Lu Xueqi demonstrated her pure Innate Qi, and Zhang Qingxuan praised her rapid progress.
• Zhang Qingxuan told Lu Xueqi to rest and said he would take her to hunt her first Soul Ring the next day.
• At the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Xueqi asked for a thousand-year Soul Ring, but Zhang Qingxuan warned that it could damage her meridians and insisted she advance gradually.
• Zhang Qingxuan explained that he would seek a lightning-attribute Soul Beast, preferably one with metal and lightning attributes, and advised Lu Xueqi to favor a comprehensive enhancement Soul Skill.
• Zhang Qingxuan sensed a Soul Beast crackling with lightning in the grass, where it watched Lu Xueqi and coveted her Innate Qi.

Lu Xueqi killed a century-old Thunder Leopard and absorbed its Soul Ring, gaining a powerful enhancement skill. Zhang Qingxuan returned with her to the Orange Grove, where Jin Ting arrived for further treatment and Lin Meng'er showed interest in his medical notes.

• Zhang Qingxuan wounded the Thunder Leopard and ordered Lu Xueqi to kill it as her first step toward becoming a Soul Master.
• Lu Xueqi absorbed the Thunder Leopard's yellow Soul Ring and gained a skill that doubled her attack power and added a paralysis effect.
• Zhang Qingxuan struck a Winged Fierce Tiger hiding in the forest, and the injured beast fled in terror.
• Zhang Qingxuan, Lu Xueqi, and Jin Ting returned to the courtyard, where Zhang Qingxuan agreed to examine Jin Ting and reinforce her treatment.
• Lin Meng'er told Zhang Qingxuan she had been reading his medical text, and he recognized her talent for understanding it.