Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, visited the academy and accepted Lu Xiao’s challenge to a friendly spar. The match ended with Lu Xiao accidentally touching her chest, leaving Qian Renxue flustered as she departed with She Long.

• Xue Qinghe arrived at the academy with She Long and praised Lu Xiao, then invited him to Drunken Moon Tower and apologized for her younger brother.
• Lu Xiao proposed a spar, and Xue Qinghe agreed to fight using her White Swan martial soul and Soul Power.
• Lu Xiao attacked with his physical strength, eventually breaking Xue Qinghe’s shield and accidentally placing his hand on her chest.
• Xue Qinghe ordered She Long to stand down, answered Lu Xiao’s question about her chest, and arranged to meet him at Drunken Moon Tower in three days.
• Qian Renxue left with She Long and told him not to inform her grandfather about what had happened.

Lu Xiao went with Tai Nuo to meet Defense Clan patriarch Niu Gao, who demanded a test of strength before accepting him as lord. Lu Xiao struck Niu Gao with a golden dragon claw and left him staggered, with the clan’s submission still to be settled.

• Tai Nuo told Lu Xiao that Niu Gao had arrived in Heaven Dou City and that Titan wanted Lu Xiao to bring the Defense Clan under his command.
• Lu Xiao followed Tai Nuo to the Defense Clan’s courtyard, where Titan introduced him to Niu Gao.
• Niu Gao challenged Lu Xiao to exchange three punches, promising the Defense Clan’s loyalty if Lu Xiao endured his blows.
• Niu Gao threw a punch at reduced strength, and Lu Xiao stood firm without moving.
• Lu Xiao transformed his arm into a golden dragon claw and struck Niu Gao, forcing him back several steps.

Lu Xiao defeated Niu Gao in their three-punch contest and won the Defense Clan’s allegiance. After Lu Xiao left, Du Busi punished Niu Gao with a crushing punch for striking his disciple, leaving the clan chief battered but alive.

• Niu Gao struck Lu Xiao with his second punch, but Lu Xiao endured it and knocked Niu Gao back with Titan Meteor.
• Lu Xiao used Golden Dragon: No Use! to disperse most of Niu Gao’s third punch, then wounded him with Golden Dragon Claw.
• Niu Gao swore the Defense Clan’s loyalty to Lu Xiao, who ordered him to move the clan’s core members to Heaven Dou City and prepare to build fortifications for the Body Sect.
• After Lu Xiao left, Du Busi confronted Niu Gao for hitting his disciple and challenged him to take one punch.
• Du Busi shattered Niu Gao’s armor and blasted him through several walls, and Niu Gao thanked him for sparing his life.

Lu Xiao met Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, for a private banquet and advised her to build her own strength. His Nine-Turn Dragon Transformation Art exposed her disguise, and after an awkward encounter he left her with unsettled feelings.

• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, asked Lu Xiao what he thought of Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and he advised her that true power mattered most.
• After drinking, Lu Xiao circulated the Nine-Turn Dragon Transformation Art and saw through Qian Renxue's disguise.
• Lu Xiao put his hand on Qian Renxue's waist, then claimed he was checking her core strength; she scolded him, and he left after telling her to train her waist.
• Qian Renxue told She Long the banquet had confirmed Lu Xiao and Du Busi would not side with the Heaven Dou Empire, though her reddened ears betrayed her composure.
• Back at the Eastern Palace, Qian Renxue removed her disguise and privately wrestled with her anger, embarrassment, and unfamiliar feelings toward Lu Xiao.

After three months of foundational training, the Heaven Dou Royal Team began combat training at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. Lu Xiao faced control-type Soul Ancestor Jia Hong, who unleashed his fourth Soul Skill as Lu Xiao closed in.

• Du Busi ended the team’s foundational training and announced that they would hone their abilities through battles at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
• Qin Ming arranged opponents matched to the team members’ weaknesses, and the team entered the arena under the Heaven Dou Royal Team’s name with their identities and abilities kept secret.
• Lu Xiao learned that his first opponent was level forty-eight control-type Battle Soul Ancestor Jia Hong, whose martial soul was the Brilliant Golden Rope.
• Lu Xiao dodged Jia Hong’s first two Soul Skills and smashed apart the golden spikes from his third Soul Skill as he advanced toward him.
• Jia Hong unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Ropes Bind the Body, surrounding Lu Xiao with a dense web of golden ropes.

Lu Xiao broke free from Jia Hong’s binding technique and won his one-on-one Soul Fighting match with the Golden Dragon Emperor’s power. Du Busi then assigned the team’s two-on-two pairings and gave Lu Xiao a second arena identity so he could train in matches against Soul Kings; Lu Xiao and Qin Ming prepared to compete.

• Jia Hong bound Lu Xiao in a golden cocoon, but Lu Xiao shattered the ropes with Golden Dragon Ascending to Heaven and knocked Jia Hong unconscious with a Golden Dragon phantom.
• The referee declared Lu Xiao the winner, and Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling welcomed and treated him in the lounge.
• Lu Xiao, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Yu Tianheng won their first one-on-one matches against opponents selected to train their weaknesses.
• Du Busi assigned the two-on-two teams, including Lu Xiao with Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan with Ye Lingling, and added a daily pairing of Lu Xiao and Qin Ming.
• Du Busi gave Lu Xiao a second Soul Fighting identity, Indestructible Tyrant Body, so he could conceal his identity and compete against Soul Kings alongside Qin Ming.
• Chief Steward Zhang delivered the two-on-two match records, and Du Busi sent Lu Xiao and Qin Ming to prepare for their match.

Lu Xiao and Qin Ming defeated the Iron Wall Twin Fiends in a two-man soul fight, with Lu Xiao overpowering both opponents through his destructive lightning and strength. The Tyrant Wolf Team won as the arena erupted in cheers.

• Qin Ming and Lu Xiao entered the Soul Fighting Platform to face the Iron Wall Twin Fiends, and spectators reacted to Lu Xiao being a Soul Ancestor.
• Iron Two charged Qin Ming while Iron One struck at Lu Xiao with his Earth-Splitting Axe.
• Lu Xiao shattered Iron One's axe attack with a punch, then knocked Iron One off the platform with a second strike.
• Qin Ming held Iron Two back with fiery wolf claws as Lu Xiao approached.
• Iron Two charged Lu Xiao, who slashed his shield with Sky-Ripping Claw, and Qin Ming kicked him out of the arena.
• The referee declared the Tyrant Wolf Team the winner, and the spectators cheered for Indestructible Tyrant Body.

Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu faced the Sha Brothers in a two-man Soul Fight as the Heaven Dou Twin Stars, and their coordinated attacks overwhelmed the quicksand users. The match remained unresolved as the fight continued after Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu broke free of Sha He's Quicksand Prison.

• The Heaven Dou Royal Team trained at the Great Soul Arena, where Lu Xiao's Golden Dragon Emperor and Indestructible Tyrant Body identities became famous and earned him a Silver Soul Fighting Badge.
• Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu entered the arena to cheers as the Dragon-Rabbit Duo, then faced the Sha Brothers, Soul Ancestors who wielded Quicksand martial souls.
• Sha He blanketed the platform with sand mist, and Lu Xiao used Golden Dragon Shakes the Earth to destroy Sha Hai's sand pillars.
• Sha Hai emerged from the sand to attack Xiao Wu, but she used Charm and Waist Bow to strike him and then rushed toward Sha He.
• Lu Xiao intercepted Sha Hai's sneak attack, shattered his sand hammer, and wounded him before Sha He trapped the pair in Quicksand Prison.
• Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu broke the sand cage with Golden Dragon Shakes the Earth, leaving Sha He weakened by the backlash.

Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu defeated Sha He and Sha Hai in a team match, then Lu Xiao accepted Liu Erlong’s challenge at the Blue Tyrant Soul Fighting Arena. Their battle escalated as Liu Erlong transformed into a fire dragon and Lu Xiao unleashed Dragon Emperor Skybreaker, leaving their attacks locked in a violent clash.

• Lu Xiao used Golden Dragon Roar to stun Sha He and Sha Hai, then he and Xiao Wu knocked both brothers down and won the match.
• Yu Tianheng gave Lu Xiao Liu Erlong’s invitation to fight at the Blue Tyrant Soul Fighting Arena, and Lu Xiao went there with him.
• Liu Erlong challenged Lu Xiao again and transformed into a Fire Dragon with her seventh Soul Skill, Red Dragon True Body.
• Lu Xiao summoned the Golden Dragon Spear and attacked Liu Erlong with Dragon Emperor Skybreaker, forcing her fire-dragon form backward in a collision that shattered the platform.

Lu Xiao broke Liu Erlong’s Martial Soul Avatar, then accidentally struck her backside with his spear when she charged him, leaving her in tears. Yu Tianheng learned what had happened, while Liu Erlong returned to Blue Tyrant Academy and found herself thinking about Lu Xiao as she treated her injury.

• Lu Xiao shattered Liu Erlong’s Martial Soul Avatar, and she fell from the air injured and exposed.
• Liu Erlong charged Lu Xiao, but he struck her backside with his spear, making her cry.
• Lu Xiao apologized and gave Liu Erlong a cloak, but she threatened him and hurried away.
• Yu Tianheng saw Liu Erlong flee and asked Lu Xiao what had happened; Lu Xiao said he might have spanked her until she cried.
• Lu Xiao left to meditate on his spear strike, while Liu Erlong treated her injury at Blue Tyrant Academy and found herself thinking about him.

After emerging from secluded cultivation, Lu Xiao went with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to the Heaven Dou Auction House, where Liu Erlong confronted him over their encounter three days earlier. Her outburst left Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong suspicious and hostile as Liu Erlong stood her ground.

• Lu Xiao finished pondering his battle with Liu Erlong and emerged from three days of secluded cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong showed Lu Xiao an invitation to the Heaven Dou Auction House, while Dugu Yan said she would go to the Star Dou Great Forest with her grandfather to hunt for her fourth soul ring.
• Lu Xiao, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong went to the auction house and entered a private room reserved by the Crown Prince.
• Ning Rongrong stopped an attendant from accompanying them and settled Xiao Wu and Lu Xiao inside the private room.
• Liu Erlong burst into the room and angrily asked Lu Xiao whether he had forgotten what he did to her that night.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu confronted Liu Erlong, who told them that what happened between her and Lu Xiao was none of their business.

At the Heaven Dou Auction House, Ning Rongrong's prank sent the injured Liu Erlong tumbling into Lu Xiao's arms before the auction began. Lu Xiao then sensed a powerful reaction from an ancient fragment and bought it for five thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• Ning Rongrong tripped Liu Erlong while offering her wine, causing Liu Erlong to fall into Lu Xiao's lap and hurt her already-injured buttocks.
• Ning Rongrong separated Liu Erlong from Lu Xiao, and the women settled into an awkward silence as the auction began.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu dismissed several ordinary auction items as boring while Liu Erlong watched Lu Xiao.
• The auctioneer presented an indestructible ancient fragment that the crowd mocked and no one initially bid on.
• Lu Xiao felt his Destruction Essence and the Ancient Tree of Life react to the fragment, then bought it for five thousand Gold Soul Coins.

After the auction, Lu Xiao carried the injured Liu Erlong back to Blue Tyrant Academy and gave her medicine. Before he left, Liu Erlong impulsively kissed his cheek, then insisted it meant nothing, though she smiled after he was gone.

• Lu Xiao sensed an ancient power sealed inside the gray fragment he had bought at the auction.
• After the auction ended, Liu Erlong nearly fell while standing, and Lu Xiao decided to take her back to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Lu Xiao carried Liu Erlong to her room and left her a salve for her injury.
• As Lu Xiao turned to leave, Liu Erlong stopped him and kissed his cheek, then claimed it was only a thank-you.
• After Lu Xiao left, Liu Erlong touched her lips and smiled to herself.

Lu Xiao confronted Qian Renxue, who challenged him to a fight over a Soul Bone, and revealed his twin martial souls as they battled. Qian Renxue avoided his close-range charge with Angel's Protection, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Lu Xiao met Qian Renxue in a forest clearing, where Du Busi and Golden Crocodile Douluo also appeared.
• Qian Renxue challenged Lu Xiao to test his abilities, and they agreed to wager a Soul Bone.
• Lu Xiao activated both martial souls at once, revealing his Golden Dragon transformation and four powerful Soul Rings.
• Qian Renxue attacked with her Sacred Sword, but Lu Xiao caught the blade with his dragon claws and shattered her holy-light shockwave.
• Lu Xiao charged at Qian Renxue, who used Angel's Protection to become semi-incorporeal and evade him.

Qian Renxue challenged Lu Xiao and lost after he broke through her Angel Domain with his powerful soul skills. Seven days later, Golden Crocodile Douluo delivered the wagered head soul bone, which Lu Xiao recognized as one of Spirit Hall’s prized treasures.

• Qian Renxue trapped Lu Xiao in her Angel Domain and attacked him with a massive Angel Light Blade.
• Lu Xiao combined his Titan Body and Golden Emperor Hegemonic Body to break free, then smashed Qian Renxue’s attack and defeated her.
• Qian Renxue accepted her loss and promised to send Lu Xiao a high-quality soul bone within seven days.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo delivered a valuable head soul bone to Lu Xiao, who placed it in his Soul Tool.

After three years of cultivation, Lu Xiao completed the tempering of his bones, broke through to rank fifty, and prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest for his fifth Soul Ring. Du Busi announced that the group would depart the next morning.

• Lu Xiao consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and used its medicinal power, Destruction Essence, and the Ancient Tree of Life to temper his skull.
• Lu Xiao completed the Bone Tempering Realm, strengthened his Body Martial Soul, and naturally reached rank fifty.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong congratulated Lu Xiao, while Zhu Zhuqing offered him her sincere congratulations.
• Xiao Wu explained that Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had joined Senior Dugu and Teacher Qin in spirit battles across the Four Great Kingdoms.
• Du Busi praised Lu Xiao's progress and announced that they would leave for the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.

Du Busi led Lu Xiao and the girls into the Star Dou Great Forest to find third Soul Rings for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Lu Xiao defeated two suitable Soul Beasts, and the girls began absorbing their Soul Rings as Xiao Wu watched and wondered about something.

• Du Busi identified a 2,500-year Purple-Striped Spirit Python for Ning Rongrong and a roughly 3,000-year Nether Leopard for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Xiao transformed with his Golden Dragon Bloodline and defeated the Nether Leopard with a single punch.
• Lu Xiao overpowered the Purple-Striped Spirit Python and broke its spine, leaving both Soul Beasts near death.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Lu Xiao's right cheek and Zhu Zhuqing kissed his left cheek to thank him.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing finished off their Soul Beasts and began absorbing their purple Soul Rings while Xiao Wu watched.

The Sky Azure Bull Python came to the Star Dou Great Forest after sensing Lu Xiao’s dragon bloodline, but Xiao Wu recognized it as Da Ming and explained that she had joined Lu Xiao willingly. The Silver Dragon King secretly told Da Ming that sacrificing itself as Lu Xiao’s soul ring was its only chance to become a dragon, while Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King decided to watch Lu Xiao from afar.

• Lu Xiao prepared to guard Xiao Wu while she condensed her third soul ring, but the Sky Azure Bull Python arrived and Du Busi attacked it with Hell Poison Dragon Drill.
• Xiao Wu recognized the wounded beast as Da Ming, and Da Ming stopped resisting when she said she was with Lu Xiao of her own free will.
• Da Ming explained that Lu Xiao’s dragon bloodline had drawn it to him, and Lu Xiao revealed his Golden Dragon Bloodline, earning Da Ming’s reverence.
• The Silver Dragon King summoned Da Ming’s consciousness, told it to sacrifice itself as Lu Xiao’s soul ring to transform into a dragon, and ordered it to keep her existence secret.
• Di Tian asked why the Golden Dragon King had appeared, and the Silver Dragon King said they would watch and wait because Lu Xiao had little of his strength and seemed to have memory problems.

The Sky Azure Bull Python willingly sacrificed itself to become Lu Xiao’s fifth Soul Ring, but Golden Dragon King energy transformed it into a conscious Soul Spirit. Da Ming returned to the ring as Lu Xiao realized he may have created the first Soul Spirit on Douluo Continent.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python told Lu Xiao it was willing to sacrifice itself and become his Soul Ring.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python burned its life and cultivation to form a hundred-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring, while its remaining power entered Lu Xiao’s right arm.
• Lu Xiao’s Soul Power rose to level fifty-five, and the Nine Transformations Dragon Art drew Golden Dragon King divine essence into the new Soul Ring.
• The divine essence and remaining energy revived the Sky Azure Bull Python as a conscious, azure-gold figure within the Soul Ring.
• Da Ming told Lu Xiao he could manifest to fight when Lu Xiao activated his fifth Soul Ring, then returned to it.

Lu Xiao tested the two soul skills from the Sky Azure Bull Python’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and learned the abilities of its right arm soul bone. While Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing continued absorbing their soul rings, Xiao Wu condensed her third soul ring and kissed Lu Xiao.

• Lu Xiao demonstrated Slowing Domain and Ninefold Divine Dragon Shield, and Du Busi tested the shield’s ability to neutralize an attack.
• Lu Xiao tested the Sky Azure Bull Python right arm soul bone skills, Sky Azure Slowing Divine Claw and Sky Azure Annihilating Divine Lightning.
• Lu Xiao took Xiao Wu to a nearby lake and guarded her as she condensed her third soul ring.
• Xiao Wu completed her third soul ring and told Lu Xiao that she felt much stronger.
• Xiao Wu remembered Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing kissing Lu Xiao, then embraced him and kissed him.