Chapter Summaries

Li Luo and Qi Dao pursued two Dark Gold Bears, with Snake Lance Douluo secretly intervening to help Li Luo wound the older bear. Li Luo killed the younger bear for Qi Dao’s Soul Ring, while the older one remained alive for possible future use.

• Li Luo agreed to pursue the bears after Snake Lance Douluo secretly urged him to accept the challenge.
• When the 20,000-Year Dark Gold Bear attacked, Snake Lance Douluo struck it from the shadows, allowing Li Luo to land a powerful blow and badly injure it.
• Qi Dao asked Li Luo to spare the older bear for a possible future Soul Ring, and Li Luo left it alive but unable to pursue them.
• Li Luo caught up with the younger Dark Gold Bear and gravely wounded it with his Sixth Soul Skill.
• Qi Dao killed the younger bear with his Flying Sword, and a Purple Soul Ring appeared above its corpse.

While Qi Dao absorbed a Dark Gold Bear’s Soul Ring, Li Luo guarded him as Snake Lance Douluo went to confront a seventy-thousand-year Dark Gold Bear. Two hostile black-robed Soul Masters then ambushed Li Luo and targeted Qi Dao, leaving them in a deadly crisis.

• Qi Dao began absorbing the Purple Soul Ring while Li Luo watched over him.
• Snake Lance Douluo warned that a seventy-thousand-year Dark Gold Bear was approaching and left to intercept it.
• Li Luo sensed Snake Lance Douluo fighting the bear as Qi Dao continued absorbing the Soul Ring.
• Two black-robed Soul Masters arrived, revealed their Soul Sage and Soul Emperor powers, and attacked Li Luo.
• The flying Soul Emperor targeted Qi Dao while the Soul Sage prepared to fight Li Luo, who remained trapped near the unfinished absorption.

Li Luo fought two Fallen Soul Master brothers to protect Qi Dao, who had just finished absorbing his Soul Ring. Qi Dao escaped on a Flying Sword, but the bat-winged brother pursued him as Li Luo clashed with the scorpion-tailed man.

• The bat-winged man swooped toward Qi Dao, and Li Luo intercepted him while warning the brothers that a Titled Douluo would hunt them.
• The tall brother deduced that Li Luo and Qi Dao were backed by Spirit Hall, then convinced his hesitant younger brother to attack rather than risk being pursued.
• The brothers attacked together, and Li Luo activated his Martial Soul Avatar to hold them off while Qi Dao revealed that he had finished absorbing his Soul Ring.
• Qi Dao flew away on a Flying Sword as Li Luo used Red Tiger Meteor Strike to block the scorpion-tailed man and keep the bat-winged brother from stopping him.
• The bat-winged man pursued Qi Dao, who feared he would be caught but resolved to survive and return to his family and Senior.

Qi Dao used his swordsmanship to turn the wind to his advantage, but a short bat man’s speed-boosting Soul Skill caught him and forced him into a brutal fight. Though badly wounded, Qi Dao waited for the Soul Emperor to let down his guard and prepared to make one final attempt to survive.

• Qi Dao comprehended Gale Sword Intent and increased his flying speed, briefly widening the gap between himself and the short bat man.
• The short bat man activated his Sixth Soul Skill, caught up with Qi Dao, and knocked him into a forest with a powerful blow.
• Qi Dao survived by using his Peerless Sword and Heaven Guard Sword Intent, then counterattacked with his Heart Sword State and Soul Skills, cutting the bat man’s wings.
• The short bat man unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill, covering Qi Dao in wounds with a storm of black blades.
• Believing Qi Dao helpless, the short bat man approached and offered him one wish before death, and Qi Dao declared that he wanted to make it back alive, even if he had to burn everything.

Qi Dao awakened Sword Soul at the brink of death and used it to cut the short bat man in half, then severed his arms and left him to die. After recovering enough Soul Power to fly out of the Star Dou Great Forest, Qi Dao left Snake Lance Douluo searching for him.

• As the short bat man moved to kill him, Qi Dao reunited his will with Peerless and broke through Man and Sword as One into Sword Soul.
• Qi Dao empowered his Third Soul Skill, Thousand-Jun Force, and swept his sword through the short bat man's waist, cutting him in half.
• After the short bat man begged for death, Qi Dao severed both his arms and watched him die.
• Qi Dao used the Immortal Herbs' remaining medicinal power to heal, concealed his scent, and meditated in a tree hollow until his Soul Power returned.
• Qi Dao flew toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest while Snake Lance Douluo searched for him, fearing a Soul Beast had eaten him.

Qi Dao escaped the Star Dou Great Forest, reunited with Li Luo, and returned to Heaven Dou City after Snake Lance Douluo found them. Xue Qinghe welcomed Qi Dao back and grew furious when he described the Fallen Soul Masters’ attack.

• Qi Dao returned to town and found Li Luo injured and missing his left arm; he told Li Luo that he had killed the Soul Emperor who pursued him and asked him to keep it secret.
• Li Luo explained that a passing expert had saved him after he sacrificed his poisoned left arm to escape the scorpion-tailed attacker.
• Qi Dao and Li Luo waited in town until Snake Lance Douluo returned from searching the Star Dou Great Forest, then traveled back to Heaven Dou City.
• On the journey, Qi Dao reflected on briefly entering the Sword Soul realm and felt his Swordsmanship had advanced toward Man and Sword as One.
• Xue Qinghe greeted Qi Dao at the Crown Prince's Residence and, after hearing his account, angrily condemned the Fallen Soul Masters and praised Spirit Hall's work against them.

Qi Dao returned from his dangerous mission, and Xue Qinghe ordered Spirit Hall to purge Fallen Soul Masters while arranging a reward for Li Luo. Back at the academy, Qi Dao reunited with Dugu Yan, who agreed to support his training and asked him to shop and fight alongside her.

• Xue Qinghe promised to reward Li Luo for losing his arm while protecting Qi Dao.
• After Qi Dao left, Xue Qinghe ordered Ci Xue Douluo to ask her grandfather to send the Angel Legion on a sweeping purge of Fallen Soul Masters, and to obtain a Thousand-Year Soul Bone for Li Luo.
• Qi Dao returned to the academy and told Dugu Yan about his pursuit by a Soul Emperor-level Fallen Soul Master.
• Dugu Yan urged Qi Dao to let Dugu Bo accompany him on future Soul Hunts, and Qi Dao agreed.
• Dugu Yan asked Qi Dao to go shopping with her in three days and to fight alongside her at the Great Soul Arena; he agreed.

Qi Dao trained his Heaven Guard Sword Intent while Porcupinefish Douluo reported Qian Renxue’s plan to Qian Daoliu, who approved the purge of Fallen Soul Masters and granted a thousand-year Soul Bone. Later, Qi Dao and Dugu Yan won their Soul Arena matches and went shopping together, while a jealous student watched them leave.

• Qi Dao went to the Mimicry Zone to practice Heaven Guard Sword Intent and pursue the Human-Sword Unity Realm.
• Porcupinefish Douluo told Qian Daoliu that Qian Renxue planned to mobilize the Angel Legion against Fallen Soul Masters because of Qi Dao.
• Qian Daoliu recalled Bibi Dong’s past attachment to Yu Xiaogang, then approved Qian Renxue’s plan and authorized Porcupinefish Douluo to take a Thousand-Year Soul Bone.
• Qi Dao complimented Dugu Yan before they went out together, and a rejected student watched them leave with resentment.
• Qi Dao defeated a Level 46 Soul Ancestor in a solo match, then he and Dugu Yan won their doubles match against Level 44 and Level 47 Soul Ancestors.
• Dugu Yan linked arms with Qi Dao and told him it was time to go shopping.

Qi Dao and Dugu Yan encountered Xue Beng beating an ordinary young man and harassing his companion in Heaven Dou City. Qi Dao beat Xue Beng, while Dugu Yan poisoned his two companions, and the crowd cheered.

• Qi Dao and Dugu Yan finished shopping in Heaven Dou City and headed back toward the academy.
• They found Xue Beng and two wealthy young men assaulting a young man and harassing the woman beside him.
• Xue Beng insulted Qi Dao and claimed he was merely inviting the woman to dinner.
• Qi Dao struck Xue Beng across the mouth and beat him until he collapsed with a shattered jaw.
• Dugu Yan poisoned Xue Beng's two companions, leaving them bedridden for a month or two, and the crowd cheered.

Qi Dao sought Xue Qinghe’s help after beating Xue Beng for abusing a couple, then learned she had arranged for him to meet Sword Dao Chen Xin. At the Crown Prince’s Residence, Chen Xin sensed the sharp Soul Power in Qi Dao’s sword and grew eager to test his skill, while wondering why he was not with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Qi Dao and Dugu Yan helped the couple leave safely and passed them money taken from Xue Beng and his companions.
• Qi Dao told Xue Qinghe that he had beaten Xue Beng, and she promised to report the incident to her father and seek punishment.
• Xue Qinghe invited Qi Dao to dinner and arranged for him to meet Sword Dao Chen Xin three days later.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong traveled from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to the Crown Prince’s Residence.
• Xue Qinghe introduced Qi Dao to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who examined Peerless and felt eager to test Qi Dao’s swordsmanship.

Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe learned that Qi Dao had reached Level Thirty before he demonstrated his Sword Intent to Sword Douluo. Sword Douluo recognized Qi Dao’s swordsmanship talent as extraordinary, leaving Ning Fengzhi regretting that he had not recruited him earlier.

• Ning Fengzhi praised Qi Dao’s cultivation but privately judged his talent less impressive than Xue Qinghe did.
• Xue Qinghe asked Qi Dao to seek Sword Douluo’s guidance, and Qi Dao released four streams of Sword Intent.
• Sword Douluo rose in astonishment and admitted he regretted not meeting Qi Dao years earlier so he could have taught him.
• Sword Douluo declared that Qi Dao’s talent for Swordsmanship surpassed his own tenfold.
• Qi Dao noticed Sword Douluo had not reached the Human-Sword Unity Realm, while Ning Fengzhi lamented his missed chance to recruit Qi Dao.

Qi Dao sparred with Sword Douluo, comparing their Swordsmanship and gaining insight into how to use his four kinds of Sword Intent more effectively. The chapter ended with Qi Dao suggesting that Sword Douluo’s fierce killing Sword Intent might find its true path in protecting others.

• Ning Fengzhi chose to befriend Qi Dao rather than recruit him, and Xue Qinghe welcomed Sword Douluo’s offer to compare Swordsmanship insights with him.
• Qi Dao and Sword Douluo went to a training platform, where Sword Douluo spoke about his lifelong pursuit of the Human-Sword Unity Realm.
• Sword Douluo advised Qi Dao to focus on one Sword Intent at a time instead of using all four together, so Qi Dao fought with only Heaven Guard Sword Intent.
• After exchanging hundreds of moves, Qi Dao told Sword Douluo that a killing Sword Intent could follow a path of protection rather than killing.

Qi Dao’s swordsmanship helped Sword Douluo advance toward Human-Sword Unity, earning him the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s friendship and a generous gift. After Spirit Hall’s purge of Fallen Soul Masters shook the continent, Qi Dao prepared to visit his parents and accepted Dugu Yan’s offer to gather medicinal herbs for them.

• Qi Dao sparred with Sword Douluo, whose swordsmanship advanced, and Sword Douluo predicted he could reach Human-Sword Unity within three to five years.
• Qi Dao told Xue Qinghe that he expected to reach Human-Sword Unity within a year, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect later sent him incense, armor, and one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• During the following three months, Spirit Hall’s Angel Legion purged Fallen Soul Masters near the empires’ border, raising Spirit Hall’s prestige and alarming the empires and Upper Three Sects.
• Dugu Bo formed a Soul Core, and Dugu Yan broke through level forty and absorbed a six-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Qi Dao told Dugu Yan he planned to return to Notting City in three days, and she asked him to collect medicinal herbs for his parents before leaving.

Qi Dao returned home and gave his parents herbs that greatly improved their cultivation, including evolving his mother's Martial Soul. The next day, he visited Notting Academy to see Headmaster Hans, who welcomed him excitedly.

• Qi Dao returned home and told Qi Father and Qi Mother about reaching Level Thirty before giving them the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Qi Dao explained how to take the herbs, and Qi Father and Qi Mother absorbed them over several hours.
• Qi Father gained two Soul Power levels and began absorbing the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma's remaining medicinal power, while Qi Mother gained six levels.
• Qi Dao saw that the Aromatic Silk Beauty had evolved Qi Mother's gemstone Martial Soul into a ruby tulip and strengthened her Soul Skills.
• Qi Dao visited Notting Academy and greeted Headmaster Hans, who welcomed him with excitement.

Qi Dao returned to Notting Academy, gave Headmaster Hans a rare gift, and toured the improvements his donation had funded. At the training ground, he reunited with Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, leaving Tang San eager to challenge him and vindicate his teacher.

• Qi Dao gave Headmaster Hans a box of Soul-Calming Incense and learned that the academy had been renovated with his donation.
• Hans showed Qi Dao the expanded academy, including its new dormitories and six training grounds.
• Qi Dao and Hans encountered Yu Xiaogang watching Tang San and Xiao Wu spar, and Hans invited Qi Dao to greet them.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Qi Dao, distracting Tang San long enough for Xiao Wu to subdue him and win their spar.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu recognized Qi Dao, and Tang San resolved to defeat him to restore Yu Xiaogang's reputation.

Qi Dao returned to Notting Academy and faced Xiao Wu in a rematch after Yu Xiaogang challenged him to advise his juniors. Xiao Wu used Charm, but the encounter ended with her bleeding and unconscious, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned.

• Qi Dao told Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu that he had joined Heaven Dou Academy while the academy was on break.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed that Qi Dao give his juniors a few pointers, and Xiao Wu and Tang San eagerly asked for another match.
• Xiao Wu volunteered to fight first and planned to use Charm to prevent Qi Dao from using his Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Xiao Wu activated Charm and met Qi Dao's gaze, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang believed she had won the advantage.
• Xiao Wu suddenly collapsed unconscious with blood streaming from her nose and mouth, and Yu Xiaogang was stunned as someone shouted her name.

After Xiao Wu collapsed from Soul Power backlash, Qi Dao revealed that he had reached Level 34, shocking Yu Xiaogang and drawing Tang Hao’s attention. Tang San challenged Qi Dao despite the level gap, and the chapter ended as he prepared to fight with his Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.

• Tang San rushed to help Xiao Wu, then confronted Qi Dao with murderous intent when she did not respond.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Qi Dao for Xiao Wu’s injury, but Qi Dao explained that her Charm skill had caused Soul Power backlash and accused Yu Xiaogang of wanting him to humiliate Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Qi Dao revealed that he was a Level 34 Soul Elder, leaving Yu Xiaogang shocked and making Tang Hao take his talent more seriously.
• Tang San rose to defend Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang, declaring that he would fight Qi Dao without holding back.
• Tang San carried Xiao Wu to Yu Xiaogang and said, “Today, I won’t lose again!”

Tang San challenged Qi Dao with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, but Qi Dao’s swordsmanship overwhelmed his Hidden Weapon and defenses, leaving him badly wounded. Yu Xiaogang threatened Qi Dao as Tang Hao watched from the shadows, ready to retaliate.

• Yu Xiaogang reassured Tang San that losing to Qi Dao would not diminish his future, but Tang San insisted he would win.
• Tang San used the Godly Zhuge Crossbow against Qi Dao, who read his movements and deflected all sixteen bolts with a burst of Sword Intent.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass barrier and Mysterious Jade Hand failed to stop Qi Dao’s Sword Qi, which wounded him and sent him flying.
• Tang Hao secretly dispersed much of the Sword Qi’s force, then watched Qi Dao with anger as Tang San survived.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed to Tang San and threatened to drag Qi Dao to hell if anything happened to his student.

Qi Dao rejected Yu Xiaogang’s threats and, after clarifying his sword heart, comprehended the Human-Sword Unity Realm. He overpowered Yu Xiaogang, stopped Tang San from attacking, and revealed that he knew Tang Hao was watching.

• Yu Xiaogang threatened Qi Dao and demanded to learn the secret behind his rapid cultivation, while Tang San pretended to be unconscious to help trick him.
• Qi Dao chose not to regret standing up to Yu Xiaogang and comprehended the Human-Sword Unity Realm.
• Qi Dao’s Sword Intent forced Yu Xiaogang to his knees, and Qi Dao exposed Tang San’s feigned unconsciousness.
• Tang San tried to use a Hidden Weapon, but Qi Dao warned him off while Tang Hao watched from the shadows.
• Qi Dao sent Hans a message, asked him to step away, and then called out to Tang Hao, revealing he had detected him.

Qi Dao held Tang San at swordpoint and forced Tang Hao to stop, then revealed that he had arranged for Dugu Bo to retaliate against Yu Xiaogang’s allies if anything happened to him. The standoff remained unresolved as Qi Dao challenged Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to face the consequences of their actions.

• Tang Hao emerged from hiding, and Qi Dao threatened to kill Tang San if he came closer.
• Tang Hao tried to overwhelm Qi Dao with his pressure, but Qi Dao cut Tang San’s neck and forced him to stop.
• Qi Dao recognized Tang Hao as the Clear Sky Douluo, while Tang San learned that his father was a Titled Douluo.
• Tang Hao threatened Qi Dao’s family, but Qi Dao revealed he had sent word to his parents and Dugu Bo through Headmaster Hans.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned Qi Dao’s friendship with Dugu Bo, and Qi Dao warned that Dugu Bo might target everyone connected to Yu Xiaogang, including his clan.
• Tang San appealed for the innocent to be spared, and Qi Dao challenged him to die alongside him if he wanted Qi Dao’s life.