Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong joined the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team as a reserve member after Ning Fengzhi sent her there to approach Shi An and temper her nature. During training, she became curious about Shi An and boosted his three opponents instead of him.

• Ning Fengzhi enrolled Ning Rongrong at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, hoping she would get close to Shi An and mature.
• Chen Kui introduced Ning Rongrong to the team, where she learned that Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing were far stronger than she was.
• Ning Rongrong became interested in Shi An after he rebuffed her question about his Soul Power level.
• Chen Kui arranged a one-against-three training match for Shi An against Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Osler.
• Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda to boost Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Osler while leaving Shi An unboosted.

Shi An defeated Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Osler without releasing his martial soul, then learned that the team would compete at the Heaven Dou Continental Soul Arena that night. Ning Rongrong tried to uncover how Shi An used his abilities and invited him and the others to an auction at the Heaven Dou Auction House.

• Shi An trapped Yu Tianheng and Osler in quicksand and drove Yu Feng out of the match with earthen spears, winning the three-on-one fight.
• Chen Kui stopped the battle and ordered Shi An to bring Yu Tianheng and Osler safely back to the surface.
• Shi An dismissed Ning Rongrong’s questions about his soul skills, while she turned to the Shi Mo brothers for information.
• Chen Kui told the team to train as usual and attend a team match at the Heaven Dou Continental Soul Arena that night.
• Dugu Yan criticized Ning Rongrong’s behavior, then took Zhu Zhuqing to practice.
• Ning Rongrong stopped Shi An after lunch and invited him, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing to the Heaven Dou Auction House, hoping to learn his secrets.

Shi An attended the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, where he recognized the caged demi-human Xiao Wu and planned to buy her for her one-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. The bidding began with Prince Xue Xing raising the price to 50,000 Gold Soul Coins.

• Shi An and his companions went to the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House and took seats in the purple section.
• Shi An watched several lots pass without interest until the auctioneer presented a demi-human slave in a cage.
• Shi An recognized the unconscious girl as Xiao Wu and used earth power to conceal her Soul Beast aura.
• Shi An decided to buy Xiao Wu, while Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing wondered why he seemed so interested in her.
• The auctioneer set Xiao Wu's starting price at 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, and Prince Xue Xing bid 15,000.
• An auction-house plant raised the price to 20,000 Gold Soul Coins, and Prince Xue Xing countered with 50,000.

Shi An bought the unconscious Xiao Wu at the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House and revealed to Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing that she was a one-hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast. After hiding with Xiao Wu beneath the Heaven Dou Imperial Hunting Grounds, he began negotiating with her and reminded her of their past meeting at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.

• Shi An outbid Prince Xue Xing and won Xiao Wu for 80,000 Gold Soul Coins, borrowing the money from Dugu Yan.
• Shi An took Xiao Wu away from the auction house, then told Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing her true identity and asked them to keep it secret.
• Shi An carried Xiao Wu to a concealed underground space beneath the Heaven Dou Imperial Hunting Grounds and waited for her to wake.
• Xiao Wu woke, embarrassed herself in front of Shi An, and learned that he had bought her after she was abducted by traffickers.
• When Xiao Wu asked why Shi An had bought her, he asked whether she remembered him and mentioned the cafeteria at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.

Shi An accepted Xiao Wu’s sacrifice after promising to avenge her mother and possibly revive her. He broke through to Soul Emperor and gained Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and right-arm soul bone, while Ye Lingling explained why she had not obtained her fourth soul ring.

• Xiao Wu realized Shi An knew her identity and believed he had bought her for her soul ring and soul bone.
• Xiao Wu agreed to sacrifice herself and asked Shi An to avenge her mother, whom the current Pope of Spirit Hall had killed.
• Shi An promised to avenge Xiao Wu’s mother and said he might be able to revive Xiao Wu and her mother someday.
• Xiao Wu sacrificed herself, and her Soul Power raised Shi An from level 56 to level 60 before breaking his barrier.
• Shi An received Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and right-arm soul bone, becoming a Soul Emperor.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ye Lingling told Dugu Yan that her mother had advised her to delay obtaining her fourth soul ring for safety.

Ye Lingling joined Shi An after Dugu Yan encouraged her to thank him for breaking her family’s curse, and Shi An returned home with Xiao Wu’s Hundred Thousand Year soul ring and soul bone. After Ye Lingling asked him to stay with her, Dugu Yan told Shi An to take responsibility, and he revealed that Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself to him.

• Dugu Yan urged Ye Lingling to show Shi An her appreciation and teased her into agreeing to warm his bed.
• Shi An awakened after obtaining Xiao Wu’s Hundred Thousand Year soul ring and soul bone, gained four soul skills, and returned to Heaven Dou City.
• Shi An found Ye Lingling in his bed, and she asked him to stay with her for the night.
• The next morning, Dugu Yan told Shi An to take responsibility for Ye Lingling, and Shi An realized Dugu Yan had arranged their encounter.
• Shi An told Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing that Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself to him and asked them to keep it secret.

Shi An revealed his hundred-thousand-year soul ring to Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling, then strengthened the three women with Whale Rubber. At the Great Soul Arena, he encountered Flender, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun in Blue Tyrant Academy uniforms, while Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing as his fiancée.

• Shi An showed Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling his six soul rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring, and promised to prepare Whale Rubber for them.
• Qian Renxue learned that Blood Thorn had found a poisonous-miasma-covered area in Sunset Forest and ordered an investigation after the academies left Heaven Dou City for the tournament.
• Shi An bought Whale Rubber and used it to improve Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling's constitutions, though Ye Lingling remained at level 40 without a fourth soul ring.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Shi An spotted Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun wearing Blue Tyrant Academy uniforms and realized Flender had brought them there for the upcoming tournament.
• Shi An defeated a Soul King with ease, leaving Dai Mubai wary of seeking revenge, but Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Spirit Cat and face as those of his fiancée.

Flender and Dai Mubai confronted Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing in Heaven Dou City, claiming Shi An had stolen Dai Mubai’s fiancée. The confrontation turned violent, and Shi An’s stone powers overwhelmed Zhao Wuji and surprised Flender.

• Dai Mubai persuaded Flender that Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée and that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill could improve Shrek Academy’s tournament prospects.
• After the Soul Battles, Flender, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji blocked Shi An’s group outside the Great Soul Arena.
• Shi An demanded proof of Dai Mubai’s claim, and Zhu Zhuqing calmly confirmed that they had a marriage contract.
• Dai Mubai cursed Shi An, who struck him with a stone pillar and sent him flying.
• Zhao Wuji charged at Shi An, but Shi An dropped him into a pit and attacked with a stone sword.
• Flender tried to stop the sword but could only leave shallow marks, while Yu Tianheng realized Shi An had held back during their earlier fight.

Dugu Bo protected Shi An from Flender, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, then Shi An gave Dai Mubai Zhu Zhuqing’s letter of divorce. The news spread to the Star Luo Empire, where the emperor demanded that Zhu Chenyuan resolve the scandal, and Zhu Chenyuan ordered men to bring Zhu Zhuqing back.

• Dugu Bo appeared and poisoned Flender, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, leaving them in pain but alive.
• Shi An gave Dai Mubai Zhu Zhuqing’s letter of divorce, and Dai Mubai secretly began plotting to eliminate his rivals for the throne.
• News that the Star Luo prince had been divorced spread across the Douluo Continent and reached the Star Luo Emperor.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered Zhu Chenyuan to handle the scandal or face consequences for the Zhu Clan.
• Zhu Chenyuan ordered his steward to send people to the Heaven Dou Empire and bring Zhu Zhuqing back so he could take her before the emperor.

Shi An captured twelve masked attackers who targeted his courtyard and threatened them with gruesome torture to learn who had sent them. The attackers remained bound and terrified as the chapter ended, with their identities and employer still unknown.

• At Star Luo Royal Academy, a young woman resembling Zhu Zhuqing worried that the Star Luo Empire might retaliate against her new home.
• Shi An sensed twelve armed attackers approaching his courtyard and went outside to meet them, while Zhu Zhuqing followed.
• The masked attackers climbed over the wall and charged Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing, but Shi An bound all twelve with metal chains and pierced their limbs.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling came out to investigate, and Dugu Yan suggested interrogating the attackers about who had sent them.
• Shi An described increasingly horrific torture methods, frightening the captives, but they did not reveal their employer.

After discovering that the Zhu Clan had sent assassins to capture Zhu Zhuqing, Shi An killed them and the group moved into Dugu Manor as more attempts followed. Months later, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament preliminaries began, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s first team set out to compete for a tournament slot.

• Shi An frightened the captured attackers into revealing that the Zhu Clan of the Star Luo Empire had sent them to retrieve Zhu Zhuqing, then killed and buried all twelve.
• Zhu Chenyuan sent five more groups to investigate, but every group disappeared; Shi An moved with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling into Dugu Manor to escape further intrusions.
• Ye Lingling obtained her Fourth Soul Ring, which let her heal and remove negative effects, while Shi An and Dugu Yan advanced in Soul Power.
• As the preliminaries approached, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team members grew stronger, with Dugu Yan reaching Soul King and the others reaching Soul Ancestor.
• Chen Kui told the team that the second team had received the direct qualification slot, so they would have to earn a place at Spirit Hall; he then led them to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena to compete in the preliminaries.

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opening ceremony, Blue Tyrant Academy was mocked for its green uniforms before being drawn against the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team in the opening match. Shi An suspected fate was involved, while Salas knew the draw had likely been manipulated to give Heaven Dou Imperial Academy an easy victory.

• Skywater Academy entered the arena to loud cheers while the crowd mocked Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the other Blue Tyrant Academy students for their green uniforms.
• The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team watched Blue Tyrant Academy from a nearby tavern and sneered at them.
• Xue Ye gave brief opening remarks, and Ning Fengzhi praised the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team, noting that Dugu Yan had reached Soul King.
• Salas drew two slips and announced that the opening match would be between the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team and Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Shi An questioned whether fate had arranged the matchup, while Salas realized the draw was probably rigged to let Heaven Dou Imperial Academy defeat a weak opponent.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy defeated Blue Tyrant Academy in the tournament’s opening match, with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan overpowering their former and current opponents. Shi An’s subtle use of a Soul Skill drew attention from rival teams, and the victorious team left the arena buoyed by the crowd’s cheers.

• Dai Mubai and Blue Tyrant Academy’s team were dismayed to face the powerful Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, while Salas privately denied responsibility for the draw.
• Blue Tyrant Academy fielded Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tai Long, Jiangzhu, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling against Shi An, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan revealed her black Soul Ring as both teams summoned their Martial Souls, and Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tianheng immediately attacked Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Shi An used a Soul Skill to knock Jiangzhu out of the arena, while Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai, Dugu Yan poisoned the others, and Yu Tianheng knocked more opponents out.
• Heaven Dou Imperial Academy won in under a minute, and rival teams speculated that Shi An had used a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Feng Xiaotian boasted that his Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes surpassed Shi An’s technique, while Huo Wu showed little interest and the winning team celebrated the crowd’s cheers.

After Blue Tyrant Academy's humiliating loss, Liu Erlong and Flender tried to rally the team while speculating that Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan had relied on dangerous methods to advance so quickly. The next morning, the tournament teams gathered for the draw, and the host asked Salas to begin.

• The Blue Tyrant Academy Team returned to a tense academy, where Liu Erlong fumed over the empire using them as a stepping stone and urged the students to win back their reputation.
• Dai Mubai questioned how Zhu Zhuqing had surpassed him, and Flender encouraged him to recover from the loss.
• Liu Erlong and Flender speculated that Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan had used treasures or secret techniques that consumed their potential to increase their Soul Power.
• The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team celebrated its opening victory while Chen Kui stayed silent, expecting their arrogance to bring trouble later.
• The next morning, teams gathered at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena for the random draw, and the host asked Platinum Bishop Salas to begin.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team advanced through the preliminaries and faced undefeated Blazing Fire Academy, led by Huo Wu. As the match began, Shi An blocked Huo Wu’s attack and disrupted Blazing Fire Academy’s formation, leaving the battle underway.

• Botanical Academy controlled Flame Radiance Academy to win, while Skywater Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Elephant Armored Academy, and Godwind Academy also won their matches.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Canghui Academy quickly, and Blue Tyrant Academy later won against a weaker Balak academy team.
• Blazing Fire Academy reached seven wins in seven matches before being drawn against the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team.
• Huo Wu and Dugu Yan introduced themselves and exchanged taunts before the match began.
• Shi An blocked Huo Wu’s Flame Scorch with a boulder, then trapped a Blazing Fire Academy girl’s shoes in rock and launched the team’s defensive Soul Master into the air.

Shi An’s team overwhelmed Blazing Fire Academy Team as he unleashed a massive earth attack and forced their instructor to concede. After the match, stories about Shi An’s power spread throughout the city.

• Shi An’s stone pillars eliminated Blazing Fire Academy Team’s Defense System and Support System Soul Masters, while the other battles continued across the arena.
• Huo Wu used Ring Fusion to launch Fire Dance Radiant Sun at Dugu Yan, and the Shi Mo brothers shielded her with their tortoise shells as Ye Lingling healed them.
• Shi An shook the arena, sending the Shi Mo brothers into the air and raising a towering earthen wave that threatened Blazing Fire Academy Team.
• Blazing Fire Academy Team’s instructor conceded, and Shi An stopped the attack and restored the arena.
• The match ended, and exaggerated stories about Shi An’s strength spread through the streets and alleys.

Qian Renxue worried that Shi An might possess a god-tier martial soul after seeing his overwhelming power. Feng Xiaotian challenged Shi An to win Huo Wu’s affection, and Shi An’s team agreed to accept so they could test Feng Xiaotian’s Self-Created Soul Skill.

• Qian Renxue recalled Shi An’s earth attacks and wondered whether his strength came from a god-tier martial soul, becoming more anxious about his potential and more covetous of Sunset Forest’s secret.
• Huo Wu promised to be with Feng Xiaotian if he defeated Shi An, so Feng Xiaotian eagerly set out to challenge him.
• Feng Xiaotian found Shi An at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team’s hotel and challenged him to a one-on-one fight, explaining that he wanted to defeat him in front of Huo Wu.
• After Feng Xiaotian left, Yu Feng and the others mocked his devotion to Huo Wu, while Shi An criticized how he had neglected cultivation.
• Shi An’s team agreed to accept Feng Xiaotian’s challenge and see what his Self-Created Soul Skill could do.

Shi An agreed to face Feng Xiaotian alone in a match between the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and Godwind Academy teams. He left Feng Xiaotian’s first attack blocked by a wall of earth, while the match was still underway.

• Feng Xiaotian asked Shi An whether he had decided about their arrangement, and Shi An agreed on the condition that only the two of them would compete.
• Shi An watched other tournament matches, including Skywater Academy’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Thunderclap Academy.
• Xue Ye told Ning Fengzhi he hoped to make Shi An his son-in-law, while Qian Renxue watched Shi An with conflicted feelings.
• Feng Xiaotian released his Gale Two-Headed Demon Wolf Martial Soul, but Shi An chose not to release his own.
• Feng Xiaotian attacked with his Wind Blade Formation, and Shi An raised an earthen wall that blocked the blades.

Shi An defeated Feng Xiaotian by trapping him in an earthen-chain enclosure and forcing him out of the arena. On the way back from the Great Soul Arena, he sensed a follower, broke through an illusion, and discovered that Shi Nian had come to assassinate him.

• Feng Xiaotian unleashed his wind blades and began spinning to build power for his Self-Created Soul Skill, but Shi An trapped him in shifting chains.
• Shi An compressed Feng Xiaotian inside a diamond-shaped enclosure and dropped him beyond the arena, eliminating him from the match.
• Shi An sensed a malicious follower on the walk back and left Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling to draw the pursuer away from the group.
• Shi Nian used an illusion to lead Shi An into a desolate wilderness, then approached him with a dagger as Shi An appeared disoriented.
• Shi An turned the tables with a giant earthen hand that pinned Shi Nian and pierced his limbs, shattering the illusion.
• Shi An identified Shi Nian and asked why he had come after him, and Shi Nian admitted that he simply wanted to kill him.

After Shi Nian’s spiritual attack knocked Shi An unconscious, Shi An entered a divine temple hidden in his consciousness and met the remnant soul of the God of Earth. The God of Earth gave him the genuine Earth Origin and revealed why ancient gods had left the Douluo Plane.

• Shi Nian unleashed a powerful spiritual attack that overwhelmed Shi An and made him lose consciousness.
• Shi An found himself in a vast underground realm and followed a calling to a massive stone palace.
• The God of Earth explained that the temple had appeared in Shi An’s mind when he awakened the Earth Origin martial soul and that an outside force had brought him there early.
• Shi An accepted the genuine Earth Origin, which the God of Earth said would complete his martial soul and make it a true god-tier martial soul.
• The God of Earth revealed that ancient gods had left the Douluo Plane to seek greater power, leaving laws behind for others to inherit.