Chapter Summaries

Shi An absorbed the true Earth Origin, gained immense power, and received the first trial of the God of Earth. After returning to Heaven Dou City, he learned Huo Wu had waited for him and prepared to give Ye Lingling Shi Nian’s head soul bone.

• Shi An fused the two Origin Stones, transforming his abilities and raising his Soul Power to the threshold of level 70.
• The God of Earth revealed that the fusion could have failed and stripped away Shi An’s martial soul, then gave him the first divine trial: absorb a seventh soul ring to mutate his External Soul Bone.
• Shi An left the divine trial and crushed Shi Nian to death with the giant earthen hand.
• Shi An found Shi Nian’s roughly fifty-thousand-year-old head soul bone and stored it to give to Ye Lingling.
• Shi An returned to Heaven Dou City, where Dugu Yan told him Huo Wu had waited outside the hotel for him.

Shi An gave Ye Lingling a spiritual-attribute head soul bone and told the women he was leaving to obtain his seventh soul ring. After traveling to Nuoding City and locating Holy Soul Village, he sensed a cave behind a waterfall and found the Blue Silver Emperor growing inside.

• Shi An gave Ye Lingling the head soul bone he had obtained after killing an assassin, then told Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling he planned to leave Heaven Dou City to obtain his seventh soul ring.
• Dugu Yan accepted Shi An's decision, and he spent the night with Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing before departing the next morning.
• Shi An traveled to Nuoding City, intending to check whether Tang Hao had left the Blue Silver Emperor and its 100,000-year soul bone behind.
• Shi An asked for directions to Holy Soul Village, rested, then followed a villager there the next morning.
• Shi An used his senses from a mountaintop to find a cave behind a waterfall, where he spotted a wilted blue-gold plant.

Shi An retrieved the Blue Silver Emperor and its hundred-thousand-year soul bone from Tang Hao’s hiding place, then tracked down the Blue Silver King in a valley near the Star Dou Great Forest. He unleashed a meteor pulled from space with Earth’s gravity, leaving the Blue Silver King unable to escape as it demanded to know why he was attacking.

• Shi An found the Blue Silver Emperor and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone hidden behind a waterfall, then stored both away.
• Shi An traveled to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest and bought a map identifying a valley where Blue Silver Grass grew densely and soul beasts were absent.
• Shi An found the Blue Silver King in the valley, and it warned him to leave.
• Shi An refused to leave and used gravity to crush the forest, then dragged a meteor down from outer space.
• The Blue Silver King asked why Shi An was determined to destroy the Blue Silver Grass, while the approaching meteor left it trapped.

Shi An destroyed the Blue Silver Forest, absorbed the Blue Silver King's Soul Ring, and evolved his External Soul Bone into an earth-powered halo after completing the God of Earth's first trial. As he prepared to return to Heaven Dou City, the promotion matches began without him, leaving Huo Wu angry that he had not appeared.

• Shi An's meteor obliterated the Blue Silver Forest, leaving the Blue Silver King barely alive, and he dragged it underground to absorb its Soul Ring.
• Shi An absorbed the Blue Silver King's eighty-five-thousand-year Soul Ring as his seventh ring and gained the Martial Soul Avatar skill.
• The God of Earth's first trial rewarded Shi An with a mutation of his External Soul Bone, turning his rocky wings into a halo that replenished his Soul Power with earth energy.
• Shi An decided to stay hidden until he could return to Heaven Dou City, where he planned to absorb the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone first.
• Fifteen teams advanced from the preliminaries, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy remained undefeated as the promotion matches approached.
• Huo Wu complained that Shi An had avoided meeting her, while Feng Xiaotian felt dejected by his loss and her disregard.

Qian Renxue confronted a dark counterpart within herself after wondering about Shi An. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Shi An absorbed a soul bone, reached level 74, planted the Blue Silver Emperor, and sealed the valley beneath a newly formed mountain.

• After Xue Ye dismissed the gathering, Qian Renxue asked Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling where Shi An had gone, but they said they did not know.
• Qian Renxue heard a mocking voice inside her and encountered a white-haired version of herself, who called herself the Evil Angel buried in Qian Renxue's heart.
• Shi An absorbed the soul bone at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and his Soul Power rose to level 74.
• Shi An planted the Blue Silver Emperor beside the well, then raised rocks, sand, and soil to form a mountain that covered the valley.
• Shi An opened a medicinal field atop the mountain, tossed down two white radishes, and flew away from Sunset Forest.

Shi An returned to Heaven Dou City and attended the promotion round, where Ning Fengzhi invited him to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Qian Renxue entered the academy team's tent and claimed Shi An was her sworn brother, leaving him bewildered.

• Shi An returned to the courtyard and learned that Qian Renxue had asked Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling about his whereabouts.
• After spending two days in the courtyard, Shi An appeared at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team's hotel as the promotion round began.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo visited the tent, and Ning Fengzhi invited Shi An to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after the tournament.
• Shi An deflected Ning Fengzhi's recruitment offer by saying he planned to travel, then agreed to visit the sect later.
• Qian Renxue entered the tent and pointed to Shi An, calling him her sworn brother.

Shi An and Qian Renxue negotiated over an immortal herb in a hot spring, but the conversation turned into a standoff when Shi An revealed he knew her identity. Qian Renxue transformed into a white-haired woman and pressed close to him, leaving Shi An wondering whether her dark side had taken over.

• Qian Renxue invited Shi An to speak privately, and he suggested they talk while soaking in the hot spring.
• Qian Renxue asked Shi An for an immortal herb, and Shi An offered to trade it for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Qian Renxue refused to give him the shroud without knowing why he wanted it, while Shi An told her to find the herbs herself.
• Shi An accidentally insulted Qian Renxue, then threatened to reveal her identity and claimed he could handle the Title Douluo sent after him.
• Qian Renxue transformed from Xue Qinghe into a beautiful white-haired woman and pressed against Shi An, who wondered if her dark side had replaced her.

Shi An spent the night with both Dark Qian Renxue and Light Qian Renxue, then returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team. The gathered academy teams assembled at the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Grounds, where the Blue Tyrant Academy Team drew attention in its heavily advertised green uniforms.

• Shi An questioned Qian Renxue about whether her dark side had taken over, and Dark Qian Renxue briefly seized control before Light Qian Renxue returned.
• Dark Qian Renxue and Shi An battled for control through the night, with Light Qian Renxue later sharing the experience through their linked body.
• At dawn, Qian Renxue woke beside Shi An and struggled with her conflicting feelings toward him; Shi An told her she would benefit if she behaved.
• Qian Renxue demanded that Shi An stop seeing other women, but he refused and left her tent.
• Dugu Yan questioned Shi An about where he had spent the night, and he claimed he had been trying to catch a moth.
• Shi An joined the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team at the gathering point, where the Blue Tyrant Academy Team's green, advertisement-covered uniforms attracted stares.

Xue Ye promised noble titles to the tournament competitors before the promotion matches began. Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin then fought an intense, evenly matched battle, and Shi An predicted that the victor was about to be decided.

• Xue Ye congratulated the competitors and promised each a baron title, with greater rewards for stronger results.
• The promotion matches began in a one-on-one format, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team drew the Thunderclap Academy Team as its first opponent.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin entered the arena as the two teams' first fighters, each a Level 43 Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Ancestor.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin exchanged matching Soul Skills and fought without gaining an advantage.
• Ning Fengzhi considered Shi An's potential and thought about winning him over, while reflecting on his worries about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's future.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin unleashed their fourth Soul Skill simultaneously, filling the arena with violent lightning as Shi An said the match's outcome was near.

Yu Tianheng narrowly defeated Yu Tianxin, and Dugu Yan secured Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team’s victory over Thunderclap Academy Team. Later, Shi An promised Qian Renxue a Sacred Spirit Jade-Gold Fruit and returned to face questions from Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling.

• Yu Tianheng forced himself to his feet after the lightning clash, defeating Yu Tianxin, who passed out and was carried off the arena.
• Dugu Yan defeated Thunder Tiger and several other Thunderclap Academy Team members with her poisonous mist, clinching the match for Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team.
• Ning Fengzhi visited the team’s tent and tried to recruit Shi An into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Qian Renxue called Shi An away.
• Shi An and Qian Renxue were intimate, after which she asked him for a Sacred Spirit Jade-Gold Fruit, and he promised to get one for her himself.
• Shi An returned to the tent, where Dugu Yan questioned his time with Xue Qinghe; he claimed Xue Qinghe wanted advice on improving Soul Power to strengthen his bid for the throne.

Shi An delivered the Sacred Spirit Jade-Gold Fruit to Qian Renxue, then returned to the promotion matches, where he was sent to face Yue'er. The chapter ended with Yue'er charging into his arms, apparently using the collision as part of a trick.

• Shi An visited Qian Renxue and gave her the Sacred Spirit Jade-Gold Fruit, then defeated her in their intense sparring.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Shui Bing'er with Withered Demon Slash and went on to defeat two more Skywater Academy Team members before running out of Soul Power.
• Ye Lingling treated Zhu Zhuqing, and Chen Kui chose Shi An to fight next.
• Yue'er greeted Shi An excitedly as her male idol and asked him to go easy on her.
• Yue'er charged at Shi An and threw herself into his arms, a crafty gleam in her eyes.

After the Heaven Dou advancement tournament ended, the selected teams departed for Spirit Hall to compete in the finals. Shi An traveled with the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team alongside powerful allies, while Ning Fengzhi took an interest in him and Dugu Bo stayed close to protect his family.

• Shi An defeated the remaining Skywater Academy Team members, then traded teasing remarks with Dugu Yan back in the resting area.
• The advancement tournament ended with the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team in first place, and the teams prepared to travel to Spirit Hall for the finals.
• Qian Renxue obtained her seventh soul ring and challenged Shi An again, but he defeated her despite her increased strength.
• Xue Ye sent the fifteen selected teams toward Spirit Hall with the Crown Prince and a thousand Imperial Guards as escorts.
• Ning Fengzhi rode in the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team's carriage and watched Shi An and the others, while Dugu Bo accompanied them to protect his family.
• Sword Douluo noticed Dugu Bo's Soul Power had reached level 94, and Ning Fengzhi remarked on Dugu Bo's improved appearance.

Shi An and the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy convoy reached Spirit City, while the Star Luo team learned how powerful their rivals had become. Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun finally came face to face in the city, with their hostile relationship left unresolved.

• Ning Fengzhi failed to learn more about Shi An and continued traveling with the convoy toward Spirit City.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun reviewed intelligence about the Heaven Dou team and learned Zhu Zhuqing had become stronger than Zhu Zhuyun.
• Tang San read that several young Heaven Dou team members were Soul Ancestors and wondered whether Shi An was another transmigrator.
• Shi An arrived in Spirit City with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling, and accompanied them while they explored and shopped.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun encountered each other in the street, and Zhu Zhuqing's Hell aura revealed how much stronger she had become.

Shi An protected Zhu Zhuqing from Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi, leaving Dai Weisi briefly dazed by his spiritual power. At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong studied Shi An’s background and changed the tournament rules to force contestants to reveal their martial souls and Soul Rings.

• Zhu Zhuyun accused Zhu Zhuqing of betraying the Star Luo Empire, and Dai Weisi demanded that she face the consequences.
• Shi An used his spiritual power on Dai Weisi, leaving him motionless and drooling until Shi An withdrew it.
• Shi An told Zhu Zhuyun that the Star Luo Empire and he were already enemies, then left with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling.
• Dai Weisi recovered, refused to seek a healing-type Soul Master, and vowed to capture and torture Shi An and the others.
• Bibi Dong read Shi An’s profile, suspected Tang Hao had killed his parents, and ordered new tournament rules requiring contestants to reveal their martial souls and Soul Rings.

Shi An decided to compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament despite the danger of revealing his strength, after receiving a divine test that required him to win the championship and return safely to Heaven Dou City. At the summit of Spirit Mountain, he recognized Tang San among the Star Luo Royal Academy Team and noticed three striking figures among another group.

• Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling urged Shi An to sit out the finals so his unusual strength and Soul Rings would not attract danger, but he chose to compete after receiving the God of Earth Divine Examination and its Soul Power reward.
• Shi An reassured the girls that Spirit Hall would not attack him openly and that he could take them away through Earth Tunneling after the tournament; Dugu Yan went to speak with Dugu Bo.
• Two days later, thirty-two teams climbed Spirit Mountain under the watch of thousands of Soul Master guards, with the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team and Star Luo Royal Academy Team among the first groups.
• Shi An spotted Tang San wearing a silver mask on the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, and Tang San turned toward him after sensing his gaze.
• The teams reached the summit plaza before the Pope Palace, where Shi An noticed a group of seven people in black-and-gold robes and focused on the red-haired man, masked silver-haired man, and orange-haired woman at their center.

Shi An watched Hu Liena at Spirit Hall’s tournament ceremony, drawing the anger of both her and Yan, before Bibi Dong’s arrival awakened Xiao Wu’s memories of her mother’s death. Xiao Wu demanded revenge, but Shi An told her he could not defeat Bibi Dong yet and promised to find a way to revive her and her mother.

• Dugu Yan grew jealous when Shi An looked at Hu Liena, while Hu Liena and Yan took offense at Shi An’s openly appraising gaze.
• Bibi Dong arrived at Spirit Hall with Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo, and the crowd knelt to greet her.
• Shi An and several others remained standing, drawing angry looks from Spirit Hall’s officials before Bibi Dong ordered everyone to rise.
• Xiao Wu awakened inside Shi An’s Soul Ring, recognized Bibi Dong as her mother’s killer, and begged Shi An to avenge her.
• Shi An told Xiao Wu he could not defeat Bibi Dong yet, then comforted her and promised to find a way to revive her and her mother.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began, and Shi An chose to keep his strength hidden during Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team’s first match. Dugu Yan led the team to a decisive victory over Starfire Academy, leaving Bibi Dong puzzled by her rapid growth.

• Bibi Dong welcomed the tournament teams and invited any contestants who wished to join Spirit Hall to do so.
• The Platinum Bishop announced the tournament’s first-round draw, pairing Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team with Starfire Academy Team.
• Shi An declined to compete in the first round, so Chen Kui sent Yu Feng in his place.
• Shi An watched several matches and was especially interested in the contest between Skywater Academy and Botanical Academy.
• Dugu Yan and her teammates overwhelmed Starfire Academy Team, with Dugu Yan’s poisonous mist helping secure the victory.
• Bibi Dong watched Dugu Yan and wondered how her Soul Power Level had caught up with the Golden Generation despite her modest background and lack of resources.

Shi An used his power to force Yu Xiaogang toward Spirit City's gate while the city's law enforcers chose not to intervene. Yu Xiaogang reached the gate and kicked down a guard who tried to stop him, leaving the other guards hesitant to act.

• After the tournament matches, the Platinum Bishop announced that the second round would begin the next day, with the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team and Star Luo Royal Academy Team receiving byes.
• Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing kissed in the hotel lobby, then Shi An spent the following day strolling around Spirit City with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling.
• While waiting outside a lingerie shop, Shi An recognized Yu Xiaogang and used his power to make Yu Xiaogang walk toward the city gate against his will.
• Yu Xiaogang shouted for help, but bystanders dismissed him and Spirit City's law enforcement officers left without intervening.
• At the gate, Yu Xiaogang showed his honorary elder token and demanded that the guards stop him, then kicked down a guard who stepped forward.

Shi An trapped Yu Xiaogang in an underground space for a year, then returned to Spirit City and reunited with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling. That evening, the group returned to the hotel, where Ning Rongrong began explaining Spirit Hall Team’s strength ahead of the next match.

• Shi An controlled Yu Xiaogang until he reached a forest outside Spirit City, where Yu Xiaogang fell into an underground pit and was told he would spend a year there.
• Shi An left Yu Xiaogang screaming underground and returned to Spirit City to find Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling shopping.
• Dugu Yan teased Shi An about flirting with a girl, and he said he had gone to mess with a fool.
• Shi An discussed the upcoming matches with the women and privately decided to visit Qian Renxue that night.
• The group returned to the hotel, where Yu Tianheng and the others discussed the Golden Generation’s three Soul Kings and their slim chances of winning.
• Ning Rongrong greeted the women and began telling Dugu Yan how strong Spirit Hall Team had been in its match.

Shi An prepared to face Star Luo Royal Academy and mocked Dai Weisi before the match began. He then released his Martial Soul and revealed seven Soul Rings, including a hundred-thousand-year red ring, shocking the arena.

• Shi An left Ning Rongrong and the others and went to Qian Renxue's hotel, where he learned she was away and cultivated in her room.
• The next day, Shi An and his teammates faced Star Luo Royal Academy in the tournament arena.
• Shi An taunted Dai Weisi until Dai Weisi fell for his trick question and the crowd laughed at him.
• As the match began, Shi An revealed his Martial Soul and seven Soul Rings, including a blood-red ring that stunned the spectators.