Chapter Summaries

Lu Xiao took Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong around Notting Academy and encountered a confrontation between Xiao Chenyu and the work-study students over Tang San’s attack. Tang San launched a fatal attack on Xiao Chenyu, but Lu Xiao knocked the three poisoned nails aside, leaving Xiao Chenyu alive and terrified.

• Lu Xiao reassured Ning Rongrong about the earlier misunderstanding while showing her and Xiao Wu around Notting Academy.
• Lu Xiao and the girls came upon Xiao Chenyu demanding that Wang Sheng hand over Tang San, whom he accused of ambushing him.
• Xiao Chenyu insulted Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, prompting the hidden Tang San to prepare poisoned Bone-Piercing Nails.
• Tang San secretly fired three nails at Xiao Chenyu’s vital points, and the students watched in horror as Xiao Chenyu could not evade them.
• Lu Xiao struck all three nails aside with pebbles, and they embedded in the bluestone while Xiao Chenyu collapsed in terror.

Lu Xiao exposed Tang San’s False-Century Soul Ring, defeated him in a fight, and left him unconscious. Tang San was expelled from Notting Academy and left with Yu Xiaogang, vowing to grow strong enough to defeat Lu Xiao.

• Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu identified Tang San’s Soul Ring as fake after Tang San threatened Wang Sheng and challenged Lu Xiao to a duel.
• Tang San attacked Lu Xiao with Blue Silver Grass and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Lu Xiao shattered the vines and broke several of Tang San’s ribs with one punch.
• Xiao Chenyu called for the dean, and Notting Academy expelled Tang San that evening under Ning Fengzhi’s instruction.
• Yu Xiaogang carried the injured Tang San away and promised to help him overcome the limitations of Twin Martial Souls.
• Tang San’s resentment toward Yu Xiaogang faded, and he vowed to become an eighteen-Soul-Ring Title Douluo and defeat Lu Xiao.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Lu Xiao’s prescription for strengthening Soul Masters’ physiques, while Lu Xiao continued training under Du Busi. After reaching level twenty with his body fully tempered, Lu Xiao prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest for a Soul Ring, agreeing to let Xiao Wu come along.

• Ning Rongrong gave Lu Xiao a black-gold-edged Gold Soul Card, and Lu Xiao gave Ning Fengzhi a prescription that led the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to pledge unconditional support for the Body Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered his guards to buy Whale Rubber and give half of each acquired batch to Lu Xiao, while Gu Rong learned that it could strengthen Soul Masters’ bodies and help them absorb older Soul Rings.
• Du Busi had held back Lu Xiao’s advancement for two months so he could temper his body, and Lu Xiao broke through to level twenty after reaching physical perfection.
• Du Busi declared that Lu Xiao was ready to absorb a high-grade Thousand-Year Soul Ring and proposed traveling to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu asked to accompany Lu Xiao, and he agreed after recalling a pill formula that could conceal her Soul Beast aura.

Du Busi took Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest so Lu Xiao could search for a suitable Soul Beast. After concealing Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast identity, they entered the forest and spent the day searching without success, then settled in a tree hollow for the night.

• Lu Xiao gave Xiao Wu Breath-Concealing Pills, which concealed her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura even from Du Busi.
• Du Busi brought Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, where they rested before setting out at dawn.
• The three entered the forest and traveled from the Outer Region to the Mixed Region, avoiding weak Soul Beasts as they searched for a suitable one.
• Lu Xiao explained that rare, powerful Soul Beasts were more likely to be found deeper in the forest, and he hoped to find a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• After searching the Mixed Region all afternoon without finding a suitable Soul Beast, Du Busi decided they would rest and continue toward the Core Region the next day.
• Du Busi carved a shelter in a large tree, and Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu ate and fell asleep for the night.

Du Busi discovered an eight-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that was Bear Lord’s offspring and decided it would make a suitable second Soul Ring for Lu Xiao. He attacked the bear with his poison domain and Soul Skills, weakening it as the battle continued.

• Du Busi woke Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu and told them he had found an eight-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Lu Xiao saw the bear eating a ten-thousand-year Blazing Fierce Tiger in the forest.
• Du Busi identified the bear as Bear Lord’s offspring by its pale golden pupils and concealed Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu’s auras.
• Du Busi unleashed his poison domain and attacked the bear with poisonous palms, while the bear fought back with its claws.
• Du Busi used Hell Poison Dragon Drill and sent a venomous dragon toward the bear’s head.

Lu Xiao absorbed the eight-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Ring and advanced to Soul Grandmaster. He tested his second Soul Skill, whose claw strike showed the prototype of the Sky-Ripping Claw.

• The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear briefly awakened a space-tearing claw strike, but Du Busi's poison dragon overwhelmed it.
• Du Busi ordered Lu Xiao to finish the wounded bear, and Lu Xiao killed it with his first Soul Skill.
• With Du Busi guarding him, Lu Xiao absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Ring and broke through to level twenty-five Soul Power.
• Lu Xiao activated his second Soul Skill and severed the bear's right leg with a claw strike that made Du Busi recognize the prototype of the Sky-Ripping Claw.

After killing a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Lu Xiao and Du Busi escaped the Star Dou Great Forest before Bear Lord could catch them. That night, Lu Xiao opened his Soul Grandmaster gift pack and received a supreme Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, a strand of Destruction Essence, and a new branch of the Ancient Tree of Life.

• Du Busi searched the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's corpse for a Soul Bone but found none, then he and Lu Xiao fled with Xiao Wu from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After they reached safety, Bear Lord discovered its descendant's death and unleashed a devastating Sky-Ripping Claw before Di Tian ordered it to return.
• Du Busi concluded that Di Tian's intervention had prevented Bear Lord from pursuing them, while Lu Xiao remained shaken by the beast's power.
• That night, Lu Xiao opened his Soul Grandmaster gift pack and received a supreme Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, a strand of Destruction Essence, and a new branch of the Ancient Tree of Life.

Lu Xiao fused with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, and its claws startled Du Busi and Xiao Wu. He then realized the Destruction Essence and Ancient Tree of Life branch were nourishing his Martial Soul, before falling asleep and seeing two mysterious sacred figures in a dream.

• Lu Xiao fused with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone as the Ancient Tree of Life branch calmed its violent power.
• Lu Xiao unleashed five dark golden claws that shattered his bed and shook the wooden cabin.
• Du Busi and Xiao Wu rushed into Lu Xiao's room, where Du Busi recognized the Soul Bone and guessed Lu Xiao had absorbed it with his Soul Ring.
• Du Busi arranged another room for Lu Xiao, and Xiao Wu returned to her room with him.
• Lu Xiao understood that the Destruction Essence and Ancient Tree of Life branch were transforming his Martial Soul to bear their powers.
• Lu Xiao fell asleep and dreamed of a cloaked figure in purple and a warm, life-filled woman in sea-green.

Du Busi prepared a Bear-Tiger Body-Tempering Medicinal Bath that helped Lu Xiao reach perfection in the Body Piercing stage. As Lu Xiao recovered, Hu Liena arrived at Notting Academy with Gui Mei and Yue Guan, prompting Du Busi to confront the Spirit Hall visitors.

• Du Busi boiled the bones of a Blazing Fierce Tiger and a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with poisonous herbs to prepare Lu Xiao's medicinal bath.
• Lu Xiao endured the bath and circulated the Body Sect's Innate Secret Technique until all his meridians opened and his Body Piercing stage reached perfection.
• Xiao Wu helped Lu Xiao dry off, blushed after touching his chest, and hurried away.
• Du Busi sensed a Super Douluo's pressure and called for the visitor to reveal himself.
• Hu Liena introduced herself to Du Busi as the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden, accompanied by Gui Mei and Yue Guan.

Hu Liena came to recruit Du Busi for Spirit Hall, but he challenged her to a duel with Lu Xiao and wagered that she would become Lu Xiao’s wife if she lost. As the duel began, Lu Xiao revealed two Thousand-Year Soul Rings, leaving Hu Liena and the Spirit Hall elders stunned.

• Hu Liena offered Spirit Hall’s support to recruit Du Busi, who countered that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had betrothed Ning Rongrong to Lu Xiao.
• Du Busi proposed that Hu Liena duel Lu Xiao, with Spirit Hall joining him if Lu Xiao won and Hu Liena becoming Lu Xiao’s wife if she lost.
• Hu Liena accepted the wager, confident she could defeat Lu Xiao, while Du Busi intended to use ties with powerful factions to help restore the Body Sect.
• Before the duel, Hu Liena felt an unusual attraction to Lu Xiao and wondered whether marrying him would be so bad.
• Hu Liena revealed her Level 43 Demon Fox Soul Ancestor cultivation, but Lu Xiao disclosed that he was a Level 27 Soul Grandmaster with two Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Lu Xiao challenged Hu Liena to defeat him in exchange for the secret of absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level. After resisting her Charm and unleashing Golden Dragon Ascending to Heaven, he revealed a second, overwhelmingly powerful dragon-type Martial Soul, shocking Chrysanthemum Douluo.

• Hu Liena asked how Lu Xiao had absorbed two Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and he promised to tell her if she defeated him.
• Hu Liena used Demon Fox Transformation and Fox Charm to ensnare Lu Xiao, but he quickly broke free.
• Hu Liena lost focus after Lu Xiao resisted her Charm, and Ghost Douluo called her back to the duel.
• Hu Liena summoned three foxfire clones with her first and fourth Soul Skills, and Chrysanthemum Douluo expected her to win.
• Lu Xiao unleashed Golden Dragon Ascending to Heaven, revealing a second dragon-type Martial Soul that shocked Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Lu Xiao defeated Hu Liena with his Golden Dragon Aura, and Hu Liena kissed him to honor her promise. Du Busi then stopped the Spirit Hall party from leaving and challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, leaving them fighting in the sky.

• Lu Xiao unleashed his Golden Dragon Aura, shattered Hu Liena's Fox Fire Phantom Body, and won their duel.
• Hu Liena admitted defeat, then hugged Lu Xiao and lightly kissed him, saying she never broke her promises.
• Du Busi praised Lu Xiao's self-created soul skill, but blocked Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo from leaving and demanded an explanation for Hu Liena's kiss.
• Du Busi challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and the three flew into the sky to fight.
• Hu Liena asked Lu Xiao whether the two Spirit Hall elders would be hurt, while they struggled against Du Busi's assault.

Du Busi battled Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, overpowering their Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his Death Feast. After shattering the Polar Static Domain, he closed in on the two injured Douluo.

• Du Busi used Hell Poison Dragon Drill, but Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo combined their skills to destroy the poison dragons.
• Du Busi activated Body True Body and unleashed a gigantic poison dragon at Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo fused their Martial Souls to create the Polar Static Domain, freezing Du Busi's poison dragon in midair.
• Du Busi used Death Feast to corrode and shatter the Polar Static Domain, blasting Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo out of the void.
• Du Busi dismissed Body True Body, rushed to the two Douluo, and punched both of them in the eyes.

Lu Xiao and Hu Liena parted after Du Busi defeated Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and Hu Liena gave Lu Xiao her Saintess Token. Five days later, Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to investigate the Body Sect while leaving Du Busi and Lu Xiao alone.

• Lu Xiao teased Hu Liena by putting an arm around her waist before Du Busi and the battered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo descended.
• Du Busi spared Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who accepted defeat and prepared to take Hu Liena back to Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena gave Lu Xiao her Saintess Token, embraced him, and left with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Five days later, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo told Bibi Dong that Du Busi rivaled the Second Worship and that Lu Xiao might possess Twin Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong learned of Hu Liena's favorable feelings for Lu Xiao and her gift of the Saintess Token, then ordered Spirit Hall to investigate the Body Sect and leave Du Busi and Lu Xiao alone.

Lu Xiao broke through to the Bone-Tempering Realm and reached Soul Power level thirty, prompting Du Busi to take him and Xiao Wu away from Notting City to continue his training. The Dean of Notting learned of their departure and received a medicinal bath formula as thanks for the academy’s protection.

• Lu Xiao’s Innate Secret Technique reached the Bone-Tempering Realm after he tempered his body, and his Soul Power naturally rose to level thirty.
• Xiao Wu and Du Busi witnessed Lu Xiao’s breakthrough, and Du Busi warned him that cultivating beyond level thirty would slow because of his ultimate attributes.
• Du Busi told Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu to pack so they could leave resource-poor Notting City and travel the continent in search of treasures and experience.
• Du Busi, Lu Xiao, and Xiao Wu departed from the mountain, while the Dean of Notting later found a letter explaining their departure and asking him to notify Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena.
• The Dean of Notting read the medicinal bath formula Lu Xiao had left for the academy and bowed in gratitude to Du Busi.

Du Busi brought Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu to Extreme Ice City near the Far North so Lu Xiao could temper his bones and hunt a powerful third Soul Ring. After settling at a hotel, Du Busi identified the Titan Snow Demon as their target and left Xiao Wu behind while preparing for the dangerous expedition.

• Du Busi led Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu north for more than two months, explaining that the Far North held a suitable third Soul Ring and Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow for Lu Xiao.
• The three arrived at Extreme Ice City, where Lu Xiao used Spirit Hall's Saintess Token to gain entry.
• Du Busi booked rooms at the city's grandest Ice and Snow Hotel, and the group warmed themselves inside.
• Du Busi told Lu Xiao that a Titan Snow Demon was the best candidate for his third Soul Ring and that finding Profound Ice Marrow would depend on luck.
• Du Busi ordered Xiao Wu to stay at the hotel while he and Lu Xiao went to hunt, and Xiao Wu promised to wait for Lu Xiao's return.

Lu Xiao and Du Busi ventured into the Far North in search of the Titan Snow Demon and discovered a group of Evil Soul Masters pursuing it. The pair secretly followed them after learning they planned to turn the beast into a blood corpse and attack Extreme Ice City.

• Lu Xiao left Extreme Ice City with Du Busi and crossed the northern gate into the Far North.
• Du Busi and Lu Xiao took shelter from the blizzard in a cave, where seven suspicious Soul Masters arrived to rest.
• After the seven left, Du Busi identified them as Evil Soul Masters: their leader was an Soul Douluo and the other six were Soul Sages.
• Xie Yi warned his companions not to attack Du Busi and Lu Xiao, then revealed his plan to turn the Titan Snow Demon into a blood corpse and unleash a beast tide on Extreme Ice City.
• The Evil Soul Masters followed the poisoned Titan Snow Demon's tracks deeper into the Far North while Lu Xiao and Du Busi watched from above and followed them.

Du Busi rescued Lu Xiao from the seven Evil Soul Masters pursuing them and killed the group in the Ice-Sealed Rift. He then had Lu Xiao put the wounded Titan Snow Demon out of its misery, and a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring emerged from its corpse.

• Xie Yi led six Evil Soul Masters to the Ice-Sealed Rift to capture the dying Titan Snow Demon.
• A poison dragon ambushed Xie Yi, who used Xie Qi as a shield, and the attack killed Xie Qi.
• Du Busi appeared with Lu Xiao and revealed his three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, prompting Xie Yi and the other five Soul Masters to flee.
• Du Busi used Azure Sea Poison Demon Burial to kill the six remaining Evil Soul Masters, leaving only half of Xie Yi's body before he died.
• Du Busi confirmed that the Titan Snow Demon was about fifteen thousand years old and told Lu Xiao to end its suffering.
• Lu Xiao pierced the Titan Snow Demon's heart with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw, and a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring rose from its corpse.

Lu Xiao absorbed the Titan Snow Demon's Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as the Snow Empress arrived, sensed an inexplicable connection to him, and left without harming him. Lu Xiao broke through to Soul Elder rank, and Du Busi hurriedly carried him toward Extreme Ice City.

• Lu Xiao began absorbing the Titan Snow Demon's Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring while Du Busi checked the corpse and stood guard.
• The Snow Empress appeared in the Ice-Sealed Rift and questioned Du Busi about the dead Soul Masters and the Titan Snow Demon.
• The Snow Empress approached Lu Xiao, felt a strange fragrance and stirring emotions, then vanished without hurting him.
• Lu Xiao completed his absorption, gained a third Soul Ring, and advanced from level thirty to level thirty-four.
• Du Busi grabbed Lu Xiao and raced toward Extreme Ice City, saying he never wanted to return to the Far North.

After escaping the Far North, Lu Xiao returned to Extreme Ice City and absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and a Titan Snow Demon Left Palm Bone, greatly strengthening his body and gaining Titan Meteor. Snow Empress remained troubled by her brief encounter with him.

• Du Busi told Lu Xiao that Snow Empress had appeared while he absorbed the Titan Snow Demon Soul Ring, then brought him safely back to Extreme Ice City.
• Lu Xiao told Xiao Wu that his third soul skill was Titan Body and concealed Snow Empress's appearance from her.
• Lu Xiao opened his Soul Elder gift pack and received a Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and a Top-Grade Thousand-Year Titan Snow Demon Left Palm Bone.
• Lu Xiao used the Body Sect's Innate Secret Technique to temper his spine with the Profound Ice Marrow, after which the palm bone fused with him and granted him Titan Meteor.
• Snow Empress watched Extreme Ice City from a cliff and wondered why she could not forget Lu Xiao after meeting him once.