Chapter Summaries

After spending three days with Bibi Dong in Qingyun City, Huo Yuhao returned to Holy Son Village and unexpectedly met Ah Yin at his home. He invited her to learn cooking from him and took her to catch fish, while secretly seeing the meeting as a chance to win her over.

• Huo Yuhao stayed with Bibi Dong for three days, checked that she had enough Gold Soul Coins, and told her to contact him by phone if she faced mortal danger.
• Huo Yuhao returned to Holy Son Village and found its homes, including his family’s, greatly improved.
• Huo Yuhao met Ah Yin, a young Soul Beast staying with Huo Yun'er after leaving home to travel the mainland.
• Huo Yun'er encouraged Ah Yin to call Huo Yuhao Brother Hao and praised his grilled fish.
• Huo Yuhao offered to catch fish with Ah Yin so he could cook for her.

Huo Yuhao revealed to Ah Yin that he knew she was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor and reassured her that he would protect her. The two went fishing together, where a villager mistook them for a couple.

• Huo Yun'er urged Huo Yuhao to be honest with Ah Yin and respect her wishes as he took her outside.
• Ah Yin asked why the village was called Holy Son Village, and Huo Yuhao explained that a Holy Son of the Spirit Hall had been born there.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that he knew Ah Yin was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor and used his bloodline aura to convince her he meant her no harm.
• Huo Yuhao invited Ah Yin to fish by the river and promised to accompany her when she explored the human world.
• A villager named A Tuo saw Huo Yuhao and Ah Yin together, assumed they were a couple, and left them alone.

Ah Yin spent the day fishing and cooking with Huo Yuhao, growing more attached to him as Huo Yun'er encouraged their closeness. Huo Yun'er announced she would return to Spirit City the next morning, and Huo Yuhao promised to come back after taking her there.

• Ah Yin caught many fish while fishing with Huo Yuhao, who eventually caught one of his own.
• Huo Yun'er welcomed Ah Yin home and asked what she thought of Huo Yuhao while they cleaned the fish.
• Ah Yin watched Huo Yuhao grill fish and enjoyed the meal he prepared.
• Huo Yun'er said she would return to Spirit City the next morning and assured Ah Yin that Huo Yuhao would come back after taking her.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to take Huo Yun'er to Spirit City, and Ah Yin felt reassured that he would return.

Huo Yuhao returned to Spirit City with Huo Yun'er, while Ah Yin stayed behind in Holy Son Village and wondered if he would come back. In Qingyun City, Yu Xiaogang and Flender decided to publish his theories without Spirit Hall’s backing.

• Huo Yuhao gave Ah Yin a Storage Soul Tool and promised to return as soon as he could before leaving with Huo Yun'er.
• Gu Yuena, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Di Yan'er welcomed Huo Yuhao back, and he explained that Ah Yin would remain in the village until she matured.
• Huo Yun'er made an excuse to leave, and Gu Yuena led Huo Yuhao inside with the others.
• Yu Xiaogang prepared his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul for publication after Spirit Hall in Qingyun City refused to publish it without the Holy Son’s written approval.
• Flender encouraged Yu Xiaogang to fund the publication themselves, and Yu Xiaogang agreed.

Yu Xiaogang and Flender traveled to Soul Hunting Town to earn Gold Soul Coins for publishing Yu Xiaogang’s theories. There, they met Liu Erlong, who considered joining them on a trip to Star Dou Great Forest, while Yu Xiaogang’s claim to be a theoretical Grandmaster drew her skepticism.

• Yu Xiaogang and Flender arrived in Soul Hunting Town, hoping to take commissions near Star Dou Great Forest and raise money to print Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.
• Flender approached Liu Erlong at the hotel and invited her to join him and Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong introduced herself and said she had come to obtain a Soul Ring and gain experience.
• Flender proposed that they travel to Star Dou Great Forest together, and Liu Erlong asked how strong they were.
• Liu Erlong mocked Yu Xiaogang for calling himself a Grandmaster without being a Soul Ancestor, and Flender defended his research and book.

Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong discussed how the Qingyun City Spirit Hall had obstructed Yu Xiaogang's theories and planned to publicize the officials' misconduct once his books became popular. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang recognized Liu Erlong's pendant as one belonging to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and suspected she was his second uncle's illegitimate daughter, but decided to hide what he knew.

• Liu Erlong urged Yu Xiaogang to seek help from the Spirit Hall's Holy Son, but Yu Xiaogang avoided the suggestion because he feared returning to Spirit City and facing Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that the Holy Son was difficult to meet and praised for developing Soul Tools, while Flender and Liu Erlong admired him.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang proposed building Yu Xiaogang's reputation through his books so they could expose the Qingyun City officials, and Liu Erlong agreed to help.
• The next morning, Yu Xiaogang saw Liu Erlong holding a pendant matching his own and suspected she was Yu Luomian's illegitimate daughter.
• Yu Xiaogang concealed his suspicion and told Flender he was considering whether to join him and Liu Erlong in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest to find a Soul Ring for Liu Erlong, where Yu Xiaogang impressed her with his knowledge of Martial Souls. Their discussion was interrupted by Bibi Dong, whose appearance left Yu Xiaogang terrified and prompted Liu Erlong to defend him.

• Flender asked Liu Erlong about her Martial Soul, and she revealed that she had a Fire Dragon.
• At the forest’s outskirts, Liu Erlong questioned Yu Xiaogang about Luo Sanpao, and Yu Xiaogang concealed its origins.
• While Flender scouted, Yu Xiaogang advised Liu Erlong on choosing a Soul Beast for her fourth Soul Ring, earning her admiration.
• Bibi Dong appeared and insulted Yu Xiaogang, causing him to tremble as memories of Spirit City returned.
• Liu Erlong confronted Bibi Dong and demanded to know why she had called Yu Xiaogang useless.

Bibi Dong exposed Yu Xiaogang’s theories as repackaged common knowledge and accused him of using Martial Uncle’s name to deceive people. Liu Erlong discovered Yu Xiaogang was her cousin and ended their acquaintance, while Flender remained torn between anger and loyalty.

• Liu Erlong defended Yu Xiaogang, but Bibi Dong accused him of lifting basic knowledge from Spirit Hall’s library and passing it off as original research.
• Yu Xiaogang denied copying, while Bibi Dong challenged the usefulness of his theories and asked why he had relied on others to fund and publish his book.
• Bibi Dong’s pressure forced Flender and Liu Erlong to their knees as she criticized Yu Xiaogang for abandoning his clan’s resources and failing to solve his own Martial Soul problem.
• Liu Erlong realized Yu Xiaogang was the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s sect master and therefore her cousin.
• Bibi Dong accused Yu Xiaogang of coveting Martial Uncle and using his name to deceive people, and Yu Xiaogang collapsed to his knees.
• Liu Erlong told Yu Xiaogang they would act as if they had never known each other, while Flender struggled with his disappointment and loyalty.

Liu Erlong left after Yu Xiaogang’s lies were exposed, while Flender chose to help him despite feeling betrayed. Huo Yuhao returned to Holy Son Village, where Ah Yin had been anxiously waiting for him.

• Liu Erlong walked away from Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong lightly kicked him before warning him not to misuse her Martial Uncle’s name.
• Flender helped the injured Yu Xiaogang and agreed to assist with publishing Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, though he planned to part ways with him afterward.
• Huo Yuhao left his family in Spirit City and told Gu Yuena, Di Yan'er, and Meng Hongchen that he would return to visit them.
• Ah Yin waited anxiously in the Huo Family courtyard, fearing Huo Yuhao would not come back.
• Huo Yuhao appeared in the courtyard, and Ah Yin greeted him with joy.

Huo Yuhao reunited with Ah Yin, reassured her about his visits, and brought her a book by Yu Xiaogang after learning it had appeared in several cities. The chapter left Ah Yin examining the book, Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

• Huo Yuhao returned to Holy Son Village, embraced Ah Yin, and told her he had been delayed by official business.
• Huo Yuhao invited Ah Yin to come back with him, but she said she would go wherever he went once she reached maturity.
• Bibi Dong told Huo Yuhao that Yu Xiaogang had self-published his book, with the most copies appearing in Qingyun City.
• Huo Yuhao promised Bibi Dong a reward when she returned to Spirit City after training.
• Huo Yuhao briefly left and returned with Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul for Ah Yin to read.

Huo Yuhao explained Yu Xiaogang’s background and criticized the basic material in his book, which Ah Yin found offered nothing new. In Qingyun City, Yu Xiaogang faced the failure of his book and Flender’s warning, while Flender left him to decide whether to abandon his obsession.

• Huo Yuhao told Ah Yin that Yu Xiaogang had published his book to prove himself despite his limited abilities and that Tang San’s talent, not Yu Xiaogang’s teaching, had driven his success.
• Ah Yin read Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and concluded that it merely repeated knowledge Spirit Masters already knew.
• Ah Yin’s cooking burned while she and Huo Yuhao discussed the book, so Huo Yuhao suggested they have hot pot instead.
• Yu Xiaogang watched the bookstore for two days without selling a copy, and Flender told him that Spirit Masters rejected the book as too basic.
• Flender praised Yu Xiaogang’s broad knowledge but urged him to teach rather than pursue fame through publishing, then checked out of the hotel and left Yu Xiaogang to think.

Huo Yuhao and Ah Yin became lovers, and he later left her to travel to the Dou-II world and obtain his Eighth Soul Ring. He arrived above the Ice Sea and called for the leader of the Sea Princess Clan.

• Ah Yin confessed that she wanted to be with Huo Yuhao forever, and they became intimate on the Blue Silver Grass lawn.
• Huo Yuhao and Ah Yin grew closer over time, and he told her he would be away for a few days.
• Huo Yuhao explained that he had reached level eighty and planned to obtain his Eighth Soul Ring and additional rings for his Ancestral Dragon Spirit.
• Huo Yuhao nourished Ah Yin, opened the Bronze Gate, and traveled to the Dou-II world ten thousand years in the future.
• Huo Yuhao appeared above the Ice Sea, stirred its waters with his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, and called for the Sea Princess Clan's leader.

Huo Yuhao visited the Sea Princess Clan to obtain an Eighth Soul Ring from its leader, Li Qing, and explained that she could become his Soul Spirit and keep her consciousness. Li Qing agreed, while her daughters began to accept that she would survive, leaving Li Jing to face the responsibility of leading the clan.

• Huo Yuhao's voice stirred Li Qing's bloodline, and she and her daughters knelt to welcome him.
• Li Qing led Huo Yuhao to the Sea Princess Clan's underwater palace and introduced her daughters, Li Jing and Li Ya.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether the clan had faced a crisis and revealed that he had come to obtain his Eighth Soul Ring from Li Qing.
• Li Ya offered to become Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring in her mother's place, but he explained that Soul Spirits retained their consciousness.
• Li Qing recognized Huo Yuhao as the founder of the Soul Spirit System, and her daughters realized she could remain alive as his Soul Spirit.
• Li Jing considered that she would have to take responsibility for leading the Sea Princess Clan if Li Qing joined Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao spent more than a month condensing his Sixth and Seventh Soul Rings, while Li Qing prepared to become his Soul Spirit. Li Qing became Huo Yuhao’s orange-gold Soul Ring and reassured Li Jing and Li Ya before returning to his Sea of Spirit.

• Li Qing entrusted the Sea Princess clan to Li Jing and spent time with her daughters while Huo Yuhao prepared to condense his Sixth Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao’s Ancestral Dragon Spirit caused disturbances across the ocean as he condensed his Sixth Soul Ring, prompting Spirit Hall members on the coast to prepare for a tsunami.
• Huo Yuhao condensed his Seventh Soul Ring over the course of a month, and a Spirit Hall bishop ordered his subordinates to stay away from the sea after sensing the pressure.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the Ice Sea and began the Equal Contract with Li Qing after she confirmed she was ready.
• Li Qing became Huo Yuhao’s orange-gold Soul Ring, reassured Li Jing and Li Ya, and returned to Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Spirit.

Vina and Long Aotian fought Tang Hao and Tang Xiao after their paths crossed while Vina absorbed a Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. The brothers targeted Vina, but her Soul Tool shield stopped Tang Hao’s blow, leaving her injured as the battle continued.

• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao clashed with Long Aotian while Vina completed her Soul Ring absorption, then all four fought their way to the forest’s outskirts.
• Long Aotian’s strength surprised Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, who recognized that the Body Sect could threaten the Clear Sky Sect’s standing.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao coordinated an attack on Vina while Long Aotian tried to stop them.
• Vina’s Soul Tool shield blocked Tang Hao’s hammer, but the impact left her pale and injured.

Long Aotian wounded Tang Hao during a clash, forcing Tang Xiao to retreat with his brother. The injured brothers reached Ah Yin, who healed them with her Blue Silver Grass powers.

• Vina restrained Tang Hao, and Long Aotian pierced his abdomen before Tang Hao's Ring Detonation blasted Long Aotian away.
• Tang Xiao struck at Vina, but Long Aotian blocked him; Tang Xiao then helped Tang Hao flee, while Long Aotian left with the wounded Vina.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao stumbled through the forest and found Ah Yin fishing beside a river in Holy Son Village.
• Ah Yin hesitated after recognizing the injured men as Spirit Masters, then used her Soul Skill, Spring Breeze Blows Again, to heal Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao recovered completely, and Ah Yin picked up and put away the book Huo Yuhao had given her.

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao thanked Ah Yin for healing them and asked to stay in Holy Son Village while they recovered. Ah Yin refused to endanger the villagers, and the brothers agreed to stay outside the village instead.

• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao thanked Ah Yin for healing their severe injuries, and Ah Yin worried they might be powerful Spirit Masters who could recognize her identity.
• Tang Xiao asked Ah Yin to let them stay in the village because their enemies might still be nearby, but Ah Yin refused to put the villagers at risk.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao promised to keep away from the villagers and draw their enemies away if they came looking for them.
• Tang Hao urged Tang Xiao not to pressure Ah Yin, and Tang Xiao apologized and agreed that they would find a place outside the village to stay.

Ah Yin brought Tang Xiao and Tang Hao food after they agreed to stay outside the village, while the brothers privately competed over how to win her affection. When Tang Xiao learned the village was renamed after a Holy Son, he and Tang Hao realized it was Huo Yuhao’s birthplace.

• Ah Yin accepted two Gold Soul Coins from Tang Xiao and agreed to bring the brothers food, then told them her name.
• After Ah Yin left, Tang Hao blamed Tang Xiao for making her see them as nuisances, and both brothers admitted they had feelings for her.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao agreed to stay in the wilderness and wait for another chance to get closer to Ah Yin.
• Ah Yin brought the brothers food supplied by the villagers the next morning, and Tang Xiao asked why the village was called Holy Son Village.
• Ah Yin explained that a Holy Son had come from the village, and Tang Xiao and Tang Hao recognized it as Huo Yuhao’s birthplace.

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao learned that Huo Yuhao was connected to the village where Ah Yin lived, and they discussed their hostility toward the Spirit Hall Holy Son while pursuing her. They decided to court Ah Yin carefully and use hunting as an excuse to keep visiting.

• Ah Yin confirmed to Tang Hao and Tang Xiao that Huo Yuhao was the Holy Son of Spirit Hall, then left after Tang Xiao smoothed over Tang Hao's hostile reaction.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao discussed how the Clear Sky Sect viewed Huo Yuhao as an enemy and resolved to be cautious in his home village.
• Tang Hao boasted that Huo Yuhao could not threaten them, and he vowed to expose what he saw as Huo Yuhao's hypocrisy.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao concluded that Huo Yuhao likely had not met Ah Yin and agreed to win her trust before raising their grievances.
• The brothers decided to hunt more Soul Beasts and bring Ah Yin meat as an excuse to continue visiting her.

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao returned to Holy Son Village with game to thank Ah Yin, but their visit angered her and worried Uncle Tie Shan. After the brothers left, they decided to keep pursuing Ah Yin, while Tie Shan warned her that they might be dangerous.

• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao entered Holy Son Village with hunted Soul Beasts and found Ah Yin's home with Uncle Tie Shan's help.
• Ah Yin scolded the brothers for entering the village and risking the villagers' safety, then accepted their game in exchange for staple food.
• Tang Xiao took back the Gold Soul Coins and hurried Tang Hao away before they could argue with Ah Yin.
• Uncle Tie Shan warned Ah Yin that the brothers might be pursuing her and urged her to leave, but she feared they might harm the village and chose to wait for Brother Hao.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao agreed to leave game outside the village and continue pursuing Ah Yin, with Tang Xiao telling Tang Hao to be shameless.