Chapter Summaries

Bai Yi accepted Er Ming’s sacrifice and gained a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, while preserving Er Ming as a Soul Spirit with an independent body. Da Ming accepted Bai Yi’s power and agreed to meet him again when he reached level sixty.

• Da Ming was shocked to learn that Bai Yi had reached Soul King at age twelve, while Er Ming agreed to sacrifice himself.
• Er Ming’s body became a crimson torrent that entered Bai Yi, and the hundred-thousand-year Soul Power raised Bai Yi’s cultivation to level fifty-three.
• Bai Yi used Buddha Kingdom in the Palm to restore Er Ming as a smaller Soul Spirit, and Er Ming celebrated his new body and evolving bloodline.
• Bai Yi revealed his fifth, crimson Soul Ring, while Xiao Wu wondered whether she could also preserve her soul by sacrificing herself to him.
• Bai Yi noted that the Golden Cudgel had grown heavier and told Da Ming he would return at level sixty; Da Ming accepted his command.

Bai Yi returned to Suotuo City, reassured Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling, and secretly trained his Buddha Kingdom in the Palm. After creating a crude illuminated space with moving air, he sent Er Ming inside to test whether a living creature could survive there.

• Bai Yi told Ning Rongrong that a Spirit Hall Title Douluo had come after him, refused her offer to shelter him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and promised to grow strong enough to protect himself.
• Ye Lingling told Bai Yi she would stay by his side, and he concealed the courtyard with the Illusion Technique from the Seventy-Two Transformations.
• Bai Yi practiced controlling objects with Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, expanded its range, and learned to store and retrieve the Golden Cudgel.
• Bai Yi expanded the palm space but failed to create a true heaven and earth, so he used Seventy-Two Transformations techniques to add light and airflow.
• Bai Yi summoned the soul spirit Titan Giant Ape and drew Er Ming into the palm space to test its conditions.

After three months of cultivating the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, Bai Yi emerged from seclusion and prepared to return to Heaven Dou City. He brought Ye Lingling into the space to help transform its vegetation, leaving Er Ming delighted to have company.

• Bai Yi woke Er Ming and made it resume building the world inside the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.
• Bai Yi emerged from seclusion and heard Ning Rongrong boast that she had reached level forty-four.
• Bai Yi rewarded Ning Rongrong with a hug, and she blushed before running back to her room.
• Bai Yi told Ye Lingling they would return to Heaven Dou City and asked her to care for the plants inside the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.
• Bai Yi brought Ye Lingling into the space, where Er Ming was overjoyed to see her.

Bai Yi disguised himself, took Ning Rongrong and Er Ming to the Soto Great Soul Arena, and entered the competition under a false identity. He discovered that his next opponent was the Shrek Team, which included Tang San and Xiao Wu.

• Bai Yi released Er Ming from the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm and promised it a chance to fight.
• Bai Yi disguised himself as a middle-aged man, changed Ning Rongrong's appearance, and shrank Er Ming into a dog-sized mutt.
• Bai Yi registered as Wang Tiezhu, listing Titan Giant Ape as his martial soul and Soul Elder as his Soul Power Level.
• Bai Yi spotted Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the rest of the Shrek Team entering the arena, while Er Ming recognized Xiao Wu.
• Bai Yi learned that his next match was against the Shrek Team and overheard spectators praise their undefeated record while recalling Bai Yi's former Heaven Dou Royal Team.

The Shrek Seven Monsters faced Bai Yi’s Iron Pillar Team in a decisive main-stage match, while Tang San struggled with the clingy new teammate Ye Qingge. The fight began when Bai Yi sent Er Ming charging at the opposing team.

• The arena crowd cheered for the Shrek Seven Monsters, and Bai Yi recognized Ye Qingge’s feminine mannerisms and obvious affection for Tang San.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar mocked Bai Yi and Ning Rongrong, while Tang San told his teammates to focus on the battle.
• Ye Qingge praised Tang San and leaned toward him, but Tang San shifted away and recalled how Flender had forced her onto the team.
• Ning Rongrong angrily confronted the hecklers, and Bai Yi sent Er Ming to attack the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Er Ming transformed from a large dog into a dark-golden beast and charged as Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun activated their martial spirits.

Er Ming overwhelmed the Shrek team in the Soul Arena, shrugging off their attacks and using Gravity Control to ground Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun. Tang San was left to face Er Ming alone and charged with his Eight Spider Lances.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun attacked Er Ming, but it knocked them both down with casual swipes.
• Tang San tried to bind Er Ming with Blue Silver Grass, but Er Ming broke free and forced him to dodge a powerful punch.
• Xiao Wu recognized Er Ming and stayed at the arena’s edge with Zhu Zhuqing, while Ye Qingge supported Tang San with his zither.
• Oscar gave Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun Flying Mushroom Sausages, and they attacked Er Ming from the air.
• Er Ming used Gravity Control to drag Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun out of the air and crash them to the ground.
• Tang San released his Eight Spider Lances and charged at Er Ming.

Bai Yi overwhelmed Tang San on the spirit arena, tore out all eight of his Eight Spider Lances, and defeated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun as well. With Tang San and his companions pinned down, Bai Yi approached Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, while Xiao Wu exchanged a teasing message with him through Communication with the Nether.

• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to attack Er Ming, but Bai Yi transformed with Er Ming's power and received Ning Rongrong's defensive-counterattack enhancement.
• Bai Yi split Tang San's Spider Web Restraint with an air blade, then crushed him with nearly hundredfold gravity and tore out all eight spider lances.
• Tang San's teammates watched in shock as Ye Qingge cried out, while Xiao Wu refused to help and Zhu Zhuqing stayed beside her.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun attacked Bai Yi, but his scale armor absorbed their strikes and returned their force, leaving both men defeated and pinned down.
• Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Bai Yi, but the bolts bounced off his scales, and Bai Yi's gravity forced Tang San back to the floor.
• Bai Yi approached Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as Tang San and Dai Mubai warned him not to touch them, and Xiao Wu exchanged a teasing message with Bai Yi through Communication with the Nether.

Bai Yi seized Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after defeating Tang San and Dai Mubai on the Soul Fighting Platform. He carried the two girls away, leaving Tang San and Dai Mubai wounded and furious.

• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Bai Yi to protect Xiao Wu, but he caught her and lifted her by the neck.
• Zhu Zhuqing broke free, declared she would rely only on herself, and charged Bai Yi again, who restrained her with an invisible force.
• Bai Yi grabbed Xiao Wu, who pretended to resist and called out to Tang San for help.
• Bai Yi picked up Zhu Zhuqing as well and laughed as he carried both girls away from the Soul Fighting Platform.
• Tang San watched Bai Yi leave, while Dai Mubai vowed to tear him apart.

Bai Yi reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then offered to help Zhu Zhuqing gain revenge in exchange for her becoming his subordinate. After Ning Rongrong joined them and reacted jealously to the other girls, Bai Yi said he had something he wanted all of them to help with.

• Bai Yi returned to the courtyard with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, restored his usual appearance, and reunited warmly with Xiao Wu.
• Bai Yi recognized Zhu Zhuqing, asked whether she wanted revenge against her sister, and offered to raise her strength if she became his subordinate.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Bai Yi's offer without regret.
• Ning Rongrong arrived, scolded Bai Yi for bringing two girls back, and calmed down when he gently rubbed her head.
• Bai Yi told the girls gathered in the courtyard that he wanted their help with something.

Bai Yi gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing immortal pills that greatly increased their Soul Power, then began relocating the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well into the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm. The well and the surrounding land entered his palm, leaving their new place in the small world to be established.

• Bai Yi gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing pills refined from immortal herbs, raising both girls to the peak of Soul Elder.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong kissed Bai Yi, while Zhu Zhuqing responded to his kindness with renewed affection.
• Bai Yi flew to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and positioned Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing around the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.
• Bai Yi severed the well's connections to the earth, controlled its opposing energies, and cleared the surrounding miasma and poisonous mist.
• Bai Yi enclosed the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and several hundred zhang of land in a barrier and drew them into the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.

Bai Yi moved the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well into the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, where Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Er Ming began cultivating. After learning that his Fifth Trial required him to make Qian Renxue fall in love with him and then reject her, Bai Yi sought an identity that would let him approach her at the Heaven Dou palace.

• The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well transformed the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, and Bai Yi told the girls to cultivate beside its springs without touching the immortal herbs.
• Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Er Ming explored the strange new surroundings and settled in to cultivate.
• Bai Yi read the Fifth Trial's demand that he win a female monarch's love, reject her confession, and earn a fifth million-year soul ring and the Slaying the Three Corpses ability.
• Bai Yi decided Qian Renxue was the likely target and considered using her resentment toward Bibi Dong to get past her defenses.
• Bai Yi disguised himself, went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and asked Meng Shenji to arrange a way for him to approach Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Meng Shenji offered to place Bai Yi among the crown prince's new guards or attendants and warned him to be careful.

Bai Yi attended the Crown Prince's guard selection, where Zhou Yutang revealed himself as a Soul King and drew praise. Bai Yi then displayed the same rank and spirit-ring configuration under the name Bai Ying, leaving Xue Qinghe curious and suspicious about his background.

• Bai Yi entered the selection grounds with Sun Mubai and watched the candidates gather.
• Sun Mubai identified Zhou Yutang as the Zhou Family's second son and feared the Soul King would outshine the other candidates.
• Xue Ye, Prince Xue Xing, and Xue Qinghe opened the selection and explained the minimum Soul Power requirements.
• Zhou Yutang tested as a Soul King with five rings, and Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing praised him.
• Bai Yi tested under the name Bai Ying, showed Soul King strength and five rings, and told the royals he had no family and had been summoned by Meng Shenji.
• Xue Qinghe studied Bai Yi and began considering an investigation into his background.

Bai Yi dominated the strength selection with precise swordsmanship, defeating several opponents before disarming Zhou Yutang in the final match. His victory established him as the standout candidate, while Xue Qinghe wondered whether he had another purpose for coming.

• Zhou Yutang dismissed Bai Yi as an unknown upstart after learning he was a twenty-year-old Soul King.
• Bai Yi defeated a saber-wielding Soul Elder and a shield-wielding Soul Ancestor with precise, economical strikes.
• Bai Yi won two more matches while concealing his full strength, drawing the attention of Xue Ye, Prince Xue Xing, and Xue Qinghe.
• Bai Yi faced Zhou Yutang in the final, parried his rapid Snake Lance attacks, and waited for an opening.
• Bai Yi struck Zhou Yutang's wrist, knocked away his lance, and held the Demon-Slaying Sword at his throat until Zhou Yutang conceded.

Xue Qinghe tested Bai Yi's loyalty and composure after appointing him as a personal guard, then arranged to observe his abilities during Xue Ke's soul ring hunt. Bai Yi sensed a new connection to the women cultivating in the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, and their emotions and auras began flowing back to him.

• Xue Qinghe gave Bai Yi a personal guard uniform and invited him to accompany her and Xue Ke to the Soul Hunting Forest so she could assess his strength.
• Bai Yi accepted the appointment while suspecting Xue Qinghe planned to test his background and loyalty.
• A guard visited Bai Yi at night to warn him against becoming arrogant, but Bai Yi threatened to treat him as an assassin if he continued.
• The guard reported Bai Yi's reaction to Xue Qinghe, who accepted his pride as natural and said she had ways to secure loyalty.
• Bai Yi sensed a connection to Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing as they cultivated around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and their auras flowed back into him.

Xue Qinghe took Bai Yi and Xue Ke into the Soul Hunting Forest, where Bai Yi killed a Dark-Feather White-Neck Crane for Xue Ke to absorb. As Xue Ke began absorbing its soul ring, Bai Yi detected a concealed soul beast with at least ten thousand years of cultivation and positioned himself to protect her.

• Xue Ke questioned Bai Yi on the ride, and he said he was twenty, had cultivated abroad, and served Xue Qinghe out of gratitude.
• Bai Yi killed a roughly seven-hundred-year-old Dark-Feather White-Neck Crane, carefully keeping his movements between Xue Ke and the beast.
• Xue Ke began absorbing the crane's soul ring, while Xue Qinghe praised Bai Yi and considered trusting him.
• Bai Yi used his Fiery Eyes to spot a powerful soul beast hiding inside an ancient tree and moved between it and Xue Ke, ready to draw his sword.

Bai Yi killed a twenty-thousand-year Shadow Demon Spider while protecting Qian Renxue and Xue Ke, impressing Qian Renxue with his strength and judgment. Pufferfish Douluo then reported an urgent border summons for Snake Lance Douluo, prompting the group to return to the city.

• Bai Yi identified the Shadow Demon Spider as a twenty-thousand-year soul beast and pretended to struggle while fighting it.
• The spider trapped Qian Renxue and Xue Ke in its web, so Bai Yi stopped dodging and rushed to free them.
• Bai Yi immobilized the spider, cut through the web, and killed it with a barrage of sword shadows.
• Qian Renxue judged Bai Yi strong enough to serve as a guard after seeing him prioritize their rescue.
• Pufferfish Douluo reported that Snake Lance Douluo had been summoned to the palace for an urgent border conference, and Qian Renxue ordered everyone back to the city.

Qian Renxue, Xue Ke, and Bai Yi were ambushed while leaving the Soul Hunting Forest, and their guards were quickly overwhelmed by three powerful attackers. Bai Yi held off two Soul Sages alone to give Qian Renxue and Xue Ke time to escape, while the spear-wielding Soul Douluo still watched from a distance.

• Qian Renxue recognized that the ambush had been prepared in advance when masked attackers blocked the path and Pufferfish Douluo failed to appear.
• The attackers revealed their martial souls and overwhelmed Qian Renxue's guards, so she fled with Xue Ke while Bai Yi followed to protect them.
• Bai Yi stopped his horse, sent it after Qian Renxue, and faced the three pursuers alone.
• Bai Yi used the Qi Prohibition Technique and Earthwalking Technique to evade attacks from the Tiger Claw Soul Sage and the Winged Soul Sage.
• Bai Yi continued defending the escape route as Qian Renxue and Xue Ke's hoofbeats faded, while the spear-wielding Soul Douluo remained back.

Bai Yi stalled Zhou Yue and the others to give Qian Renxue time to escape, then used blinding light, wind, and a powerful burst of flame to break through their assault. Zhou Yue pursued Qian Renxue while Bai Yi disappeared underground, leaving the wounded Soul Saints vowing to kill him.

• Bai Yi defended against the Tiger-Claw Soul Saint and Winged Soul Saint while identifying Zhou Yutang and Zhou Yue as members of the Heaven Dou imperial family’s old faction.
• Bai Yi stalled Zhou Yue by pretending to consider serving him, and Zhou Yue flew off to pursue Qian Renxue and Xue Ke.
• Zhou Yutang revealed his identity and ordered the others to attack Bai Yi after Zhou Yue left.
• Bai Yi blinded the attackers with Light Generation, drove them back with Wind Borrowing, and engulfed the area in flames with Fire Breathing.
• Bai Yi escaped underground while the Winged Soul Saint rescued Zhou Yutang and the burned Tiger-Claw Soul Saint swore to kill him.

Xue Qinghe fled through the Soul Hunting Forest with Xue Ke, but Zhou Yue intercepted them and wounded her. Bai Yi arrived and stood against Zhou Yue, ultimately taking a spear through the chest to protect Qian Renxue.

• Xue Qinghe carried Xue Ke toward the forest's outskirts while telling her that Bai Ying had been left to sacrifice himself for them.
• Zhou Yue blocked Xue Qinghe's escape and attacked her after she refused his offer to spare her family.
• Bai Yi emerged from the ground and intercepted Zhou Yue's spear before it could strike Xue Qinghe again.
• Bai Yi fought Zhou Yue but was overwhelmed by his greater strength and gravity-manipulating soul skill.
• Bai Yi let Zhou Yue's spear pierce his chest and held the shaft to stop Zhou Yue from pulling it free, shielding Qian Renxue behind him.

Bai Yi defeated Zhou Yue’s two Soul Sage companions and overwhelmed Zhou Yue with his Golden Cudgel and powerful soul skills. He gathered Zhou Yue, Zhou Yutang, and the remaining onlookers together before erasing them with a massive strike, leaving a devastated path through the Soul Hunting Forest.

• Bai Yi immobilized the tiger-clawed Soul Sage and struck him into a tree with the Golden Cudgel.
• Bai Yi blocked the winged Soul Sage’s attack and smashed him into a crater, then met Zhou Yue’s spear strikes head-on.
• Bai Yi used his Golden Cudgel and Myriad Phenomena Domain to injure Zhou Yue, who unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Bai Yi trapped Zhou Yue, Zhou Yutang, the injured Soul Sages, and several Soul Kings with Buddha Kingdom in the Palm and the Myriad Phenomena Domain.
• Bai Yi enlarged the Golden Cudgel and smashed the gathered group, leaving no trace of them and a broad path through the forest.