Chapter Summaries

Yan challenged Yang Jian to a spar at the Spirit Hall training grounds, promising to suppress his strength and limit his soul skills. The match began with Yan activating Flame Lord, while Yang Jian had yet to reveal his response.

• Yan arrived at Yang Jian's courtyard, accused him and Hu Liena of improper behavior, and challenged him to a fight.
• Yang Jian accepted Yan's challenge, and Xie Yue noticed that Hu Liena seemed unusually concerned about Yang Jian.
• Yan led Yang Jian and the others to the training grounds, where students gathered to watch them spar.
• Instructor Wang agreed to referee after Yan promised to suppress his strength and avoid his second and third soul skills.
• Yan activated Flame Lord and offered Yang Jian the first three moves.

Yang Jian defeated Yan with a single physical strike, stunning the Spirit Hall students and revealing his extraordinary strength and control. As Yan was treated for severe injuries, he struggled to accept that Yang Jian’s speed had left him no chance to respond.

• Yang Jian drew his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber after Yan challenged him to attack.
• Yang Jian crossed the arena in a flash and struck Yan, sending him flying and coughing blood without using a soul skill.
• The students and Steward Wang were shocked by Yang Jian’s speed and strength, while Xie Yue reassessed him and Hu Liena showed no sympathy for Yan.
• Yang Jian calmly left the training ground as Yan continued coughing and struggled to move.
• Instructor Wang found that Yan’s sternum and nearly half his chest bones were shattered, and told him to remain still for treatment.
• Yan admitted he had lost in one move and privately realized that even using a soul skill would not have let him keep up with Yang Jian.

After Yang Jian defeated Yan, Hu Liena told Xie Yue that Yang Jian had absorbed a ten-thousand-year first soul ring. Six years later, Yang Jian read letters from his brother and sister and worried about his brother joining a dangerous soul-hunting team.

• Yang Jian’s victory over Yan stunned the Spirit Hall disciples, while Hu Liena revealed to Xie Yue that Yang Jian was level sixteen and had absorbed a ten-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape soul ring.
• Six years passed, and Yang Jian woke in his Spirit Hall courtyard as a grown youth.
• Yang Jian read Yang Jiao’s letter, which said he had reached level twenty-five and planned to join a soul-hunting team, making Yang Jian worry for his safety.
• Yang Jian read Yang Chan’s letter, which said she had reached level fifteen and had used her trident to stop a neighbor from bullying her.
• Yang Jian considered how his resources might help his siblings advance and thought about making plans for immortal herbs.

After six years of diligent cultivation, Yang Jian decided to return to Weihai City, but first went to tell Bibi Dong he planned to leave Spirit Hall and obtain his fifth soul ring. He resolved to pursue Xiao Wu and seize other opportunities before Tang San, leaving Hu Liena behind as he entered the Papal Hall.

• Yang Jian decided to return to Weihai City after six years away and stored the letters from home in his storage soul tool.
• Hu Liena invited Yang Jian shopping, but he declined and told her he planned to seek his fifth soul ring; she watched him leave with unspoken affection.
• Yang Jian planned to capture Xiao Wu, use her to pressure Da Ming and Er Ming, and claim her soul bone skills and hundred-thousand-year soul ring for himself and the Howling Celestial Dog.
• On his way to see Bibi Dong, Yang Jian resolved to seize the Eight Spider Lances, the immortal herbs at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone before Tang San.
• Yang Jian affirmed his allegiance to Spirit Hall for the present and entered the Papal Hall.

Yang Jian asked Bibi Dong for permission to travel, visit his siblings, and eventually hunt a fifth soul ring from the hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape. Bibi Dong sent Yue Guan to protect him, then learned from Yue Guan and Gui Mei that Yang Jian’s strength could already threaten an ordinary Titled Douluo.

• Yang Jian told Bibi Dong he wanted to leave Spirit Hall to train and named the Titan Giant Ape as his intended fifth-ring target, though he said he was in no hurry to hunt it.
• Bibi Dong approved Yang Jian’s journey and, after he left, summoned Yue Guan and Gui Mei to discuss his plans.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to follow Yang Jian, protect him, and notify her if he decided to hunt a soul ring.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei said Yang Jian was likely stronger than an ordinary Titled Douluo in combat, and Yue Guan described his formidable physical strength and fifty-thousand-jin Three-Point Double-Edged Saber.
• Bibi Dong expressed surprise that Yang Jian could contend with a Titled Douluo.

Yang Jian prepared to leave Spirit Hall for training, accompanied by Yue Guan, while Hu Liena reluctantly said goodbye to him. As the carriage carried Yang Jian away, Hu Liena resolved to reach Soul King before they met again.

• Bibi Dong discussed Yang Jian and Hu Liena's relationship with Yue Guan and considered giving them a push and taking Yang Jian as her personal disciple.
• Yang Jian told Xie Yue he was leaving to train, and Xie Yue said Hu Liena, Yan, and he were joining Spirit Hall's Elite Training Program.
• Yang Jian packed his belongings, and Yue Guan joined him to provide protection during the journey.
• Hu Liena hurried to Spirit Hall's gates, embraced Yang Jian, and asked him to return soon, promising him a gift.
• Yang Jian departed by carriage, and Hu Liena resolved to break through to Soul King before he returned.

Yan, consumed by jealousy of Yang Jian, secretly wrote to Ning Fengzhi to expose Yang Jian as a twelve-year-old Spirit King. After traveling for two months, Yang Jian reached Linhai City and presented his Elder Token at the Spirit Hall Branch, where officials hurried to receive him.

• Yan watched Yang Jian leave and brooded over how far behind he had fallen.
• Yan secretly wrote and sealed a letter to Ning Fengzhi, hoping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would target Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian told Yue Guan he would visit his siblings before traveling around the Heaven Dou Empire, and Yue Guan escorted him by carriage.
• Two months later, Yang Jian arrived in Linhai City, where Yue Guan vanished to guard him from the shadows.
• Yang Jian presented his Elder Token to the guards at the Spirit Hall Branch, and one hurried inside to report his arrival.

Yang Jian reunited with Wang Hegui after six years and thanked him for caring for Yang Jiao and Yang Chan. He offered Wang Hegui two forms of repayment, and Wang Hegui chose a superior meditation method and one million Gold Soul Coins before Yang Jian went to see his brother and Xiao Chan.

• Wang Hegui failed to recognize the grown Yang Jian until Yang Jian revealed his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber.
• Yang Jian let Wang Hegui believe he was a twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor rather than reveal that he was a Soul King.
• Yang Jian thanked Wang Hegui for raising Yang Jiao and Xiao Chan and insisted on repaying his kindness.
• Yang Jian offered Wang Hegui a post at Spirit Hall Headquarters or a higher-tier meditation method with one million Gold Soul Coins.
• Wang Hegui chose the meditation method, and Yang Jian promised to have the money delivered the next day.
• Yang Jian left with Wang Hegui to visit Yang Jiao and Xiao Chan.

Yang Jian reunited with his older brother, Yang Jiao, after six years apart. They left together to pick up their sister, while Wang Hegui warned the Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad that Yang Jian was from Spirit Hall Headquarters.

• Yang Jian asked Wang Hegui to take him to the Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad to find Yang Jiao.
• Yang Jian recognized Yang Jiao at Mercenary Square and called him brother.
• Yang Jiao realized the youth was his younger brother, embraced him, and asked how he had been during their years apart.
• Yang Jian suggested they pick up Yang Chan and spend the day together, and Yang Jiao took leave from the squad.
• Wang Hegui told the Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad that Yang Jian came from Spirit Hall Headquarters and was not someone to offend.

Yang Jian reunited with Yang Jiao and Yang Chan in Linhai City, where the siblings spent a warm evening catching up. He revealed that he had reached rank fifty and promised to take his siblings to Spirit City after finishing his current tasks, then called for Uncle Yue as the chapter ended.

• Wang Hegui warned the Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad to protect Yang Jiao after Yang Jian left, and the captain realized Yang Jian's strength was beyond his ability to judge.
• Yang Jian and Yang Jiao visited Yang Chan at Linhai City Junior Spirit Master Academy, and she recognized Yang Jian and eagerly embraced him.
• Yang Jian promised Yang Chan that he would take her and Yang Jiao to Spirit City once he finished his current tasks.
• Yang Jian told Yang Jiao and Yang Chan that he was rank fifty, surprising them both.
• The siblings shared dinner and spent the evening together before Yang Jian called out to Uncle Yue.

Yang Jian spent three days with Yang Jiao and Yang Chan before setting out for Shrek Academy, where he hoped to find Xiao Wu. On the road, Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong confronted Yue Guan and demanded that Yang Jian come out of the carriage.

• Yang Jian borrowed one million gold soul coins from Yue Guan to give to Wang Hegui.
• Yang Jian spent three days with Yang Chan and Yang Jiao, then promised Yang Chan he would return to get her before leaving Linhai City.
• Yang Jian told Yue Guan he planned to visit Shrek Academy after learning about Qin Ming in the Book Repository.
• While traveling toward Shrek Academy, Yang Jian sensed two powerful auras approaching and Yue Guan identified them as Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong confronted Yue Guan, and Gu Rong demanded that Yang Jian leave the carriage.

Chen Xin and Gu Rong confronted Yue Guan and Yang Jian, offering Yang Jian a chance to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before he refused them. Yue Guan engaged Gu Rong while Yang Jian prepared to face Chen Xin and questioned him about the letter that had exposed their journey.

• Gu Rong revealed that a letter had informed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect about Yang Jian's talent and departure from Spirit City, and Yue Guan suspected a high-ranking Spirit Hall traitor.
• Yang Jian left the carriage and refused to flee despite Yue Guan warning him that Chen Xin and Gu Rong were both rank ninety-five Titled Douluo.
• Chen Xin offered to spare Yang Jian if he joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Yang Jian rejected the offer and claimed the two Douluo were not strong enough to defeat him.
• Chen Xin summoned his Seven Kill Sword, Gu Rong used Bone Dragon possession, and Yue Guan transformed to protect Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian asked Chen Xin who had sent the letter and whether Spirit Hall had a high-ranking spy, but Chen Xin refused to answer.
• Yue Guan charged at Gu Rong while Yang Jian summoned his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber and faced Chen Xin.

Yang Jian battled Chen Xin, using his giant Three-Point Double-Edged Saber and four enhancement soul skills to injure the level ninety-five Titled Douluo. Chen Xin decided Yang Jian could not be left alive and activated his Martial Soul True Body.

• Yang Jian surprised Chen Xin with a powerful strike that knocked him from the sky, though Chen Xin blocked it without being injured.
• Yang Jian enlarged his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber and broke through Chen Xin's Spirit Sword Guardian after activating all four of his ten-thousand-year enhancement soul skills.
• Yang Jian's giant saber sent Chen Xin crashing through trees and left him with internal injuries.
• Chen Xin resolved to kill Yang Jian and transformed into his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul True Body.

Yang Jian endured Chen Xin’s attacks until Chen Xin unleashed his ninth soul skill, Twin Slashes of Gods and Demons. With Yang Jian facing certain death, he summoned the Howling Celestial Dog, which transformed into a giant beast and met the attack head-on; the explosion left the battle’s outcome unclear.

• Chen Xin bombarded Yang Jian with sword qi, but Yang Jian endured severe wounds and kept attacking until Chen Xin widened the distance.
• Chen Xin decided Yang Jian had to die and fused with the Seven Kill Sword to unleash his ninth soul skill, Twin Slashes of Gods and Demons.
• Yue Guan tried to reach Yang Jian, but Gu Rong blocked him and declared Yang Jian doomed.
• Yang Jian judged he could not survive Chen Xin’s attack and summoned the Howling Celestial Dog.
• The Howling Celestial Dog grew into a colossal beast and pounced into the black and white swords, triggering a world-shaking explosion.

Yang Jian’s Howling Celestial Dog overwhelmed Chen Xin and Gu Rong after Chen Xin’s ninth soul skill failed to harm it. As the two Titled Douluo tried to escape through Gu Rong’s Space Gate, the dog’s howl destabilized the portal.

• The Howling Celestial Dog survived Chen Xin’s Twin Slashes of Gods and Demons and tore off his left arm.
• Yang Jian ordered the dog to bring Gu Rong over, and it smashed Gu Rong into the ground with one claw before carrying him to Chen Xin.
• Yang Jian warned Chen Xin and Gu Rong that they could not outrun the Howling Celestial Dog.
• Gu Rong opened his eighth soul skill, Space Gate, and Chen Xin rushed toward the portal.
• The Howling Celestial Dog howled, shaking the Space Gate and severing Gu Rong’s connection to it.

Yang Jian defeated Chen Xin and Gu Rong, then learned that Yan of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation had delivered the letter that exposed him. He chose to kill Yan, leaving the suspected traitor alive in Spirit Hall for now.

• The Howling Celestial Dog destroyed the Space Gate and crippled Gu Rong, while Chen Xin and Gu Rong lay defeated.
• Yue Guan asked Yang Jian what to do with the two captives, and Yang Jian demanded to know who had sent the letter.
• Chen Xin revealed that their informants identified Yan as the person who delivered the letter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yue Guan protested that Yan was loyal to Spirit Hall, but Yang Jian said Yan could not be unrelated and asked Yue Guan to choose between them.
• Yue Guan accepted Yang Jian's decision, and Yang Jian vowed to cut off Yan's head and hang it at the city gate.

Yang Jian forced Chen Xin and Gu Rong to choose between their lives, and Chen Xin killed Gu Rong to survive. Yang Jian kept his promise to spare Chen Xin, leaving the Sword Douluo alive with the weight of his betrayal.

• Yang Jian offered to spare one of the two Titled Douluos, then said the one who named the other to die could live.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong both immediately named each other, then argued over who had spoken first.
• Yang Jian demanded that whoever wanted to live kill the other, and began counting down.
• Chen Xin stabbed Gu Rong through the heart with the Seven Kill Sword, killing his longtime friend.
• Yang Jian praised Chen Xin for acting decisively and confirmed that he would let him live.

After leaving Chen Xin alive, Yang Jian vowed to destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and went with Yue Guan to Shrek Academy. There they discovered a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast nearby—and Tang Hao, who prepared to kill them both.

• Yang Jian told Yue Guan that Chen Xin would suffer over Gu Rong's death and vowed to destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then chose to visit Shrek Academy before returning to Spirit Hall.
• Yang Jian and Yue Guan reached Shrek Academy and found that Yu Xiaogang was absent, meaning Tang San had not yet acquired his third soul ring or the Eight Spider Lances.
• Yue Guan sensed a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast at the academy and offered to capture it, but Yang Jian stopped him and pointed out another powerful presence nearby.
• Yue Guan identified the hidden Titled Douluo as Tang Hao, who had noticed Yang Jian's level and decided to kill both Spirit Hall men.
• Tang Hao summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and walked toward Shrek Academy.

Tang Hao confronted Yue Guan and Yang Jian, then lured them away from Shrek Academy to fight. After Tang Hao injured Yue Guan with a surprise attack, Yue Guan taunted him about A Yin’s death, leaving Tang Hao enraged.

• Yue Guan faced Tang Hao and drew confidence from Yang Jian’s presence, while Tang Hao threatened to kill them both.
• Tang Hao avoided fighting near Shrek Academy so Tang San would not learn his identity, and he led Yue Guan and Yang Jian to an uninhabited mountain.
• Tang Hao attacked Yue Guan before the fight had officially begun, shattered his chrysanthemum barrier, and wounded him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yue Guan accused Tang Hao of exposing A Yin as a soul beast and forcing her to sacrifice herself, making Tang Hao furious.

Yue Guan fought Tang Hao but was badly wounded, so Yang Jian took over. Yang Jian revealed four ten-thousand-year soul rings and crushed Tang Hao with his gigantic Three-Point Double-Edged Saber, leaving him broken in a crater.

• Yue Guan attacked Tang Hao with the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, but Tang Hao shattered his defenses and battered him into submission.
• Tang Hao prepared to kill Yue Guan and then target Yang Jian, but Yue Guan called Yang Jian to take over.
• Yang Jian confronted Tang Hao with the Three-Point Double-Edged Saber, and their first clash sent both fighters flying before Tang Hao realized Yang Jian had the advantage.
• Yang Jian activated his four soul skills and enlarged his saber to fifteen meters.
• Tang Hao used Sky-Shattering Strike to block Yang Jian’s descending blade, but Yang Jian overwhelmed him and smashed him into a deep crater.