Chapter Summaries

Jun Xuehan demonstrated his advanced spear skills to She Long, who brought him the poisonous herbs he had requested and said the forging equipment would arrive in a week. The next morning, Qian Renxue left for Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with She Long, leaving Ci Xue to watch over Jun Xuehan, who went out to breakfast with him.

• Jun Xuehan practiced with the Silver Dragon Spear, then showed She Long how naturally he could control it by lifting a teapot on its spearhead without spilling the tea.
• She Long praised Jun Xuehan's spear attainment as close to Man-Spear Unity, and Jun Xuehan explained that he had reached only the Half-step Intent Realm.
• She Long gave Jun Xuehan the poisonous grass he needed and told him the Forging Furnace and parts would take another week to arrive.
• Qian Renxue left for Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with She Long, instructing Ci Xue to recover at the residence and look after Jun Xuehan.
• Jun Xuehan learned that Qian Renxue would return that night, then went with Ci Xue to a restaurant in Heaven Dou City for breakfast.

Yu Tianheng met Jun Xuehan in Heaven Dou City and challenged him to a fair match, but Jun Xuehan dismissed his offer and left with Ci Xue. Yu Tianheng decided Jun Xuehan would eventually accept and returned with Dugu Yan to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to prepare.

• Yu Tianheng asked Dugu Yan about Jun Xuehan and said he wanted another fair match with him.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan spotted Jun Xuehan in the city and went to confront him.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Jun Xuehan, who said he had already defeated him and had no interest in fighting again.
• Yu Tianheng wagered the honor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan on a match, but Jun Xuehan dismissed the offer and left with Ci Xue.
• Yu Tianheng told Dugu Yan he expected Jun Xuehan to agree and returned with her to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to prepare.

Yu Tianheng arranged a public challenge against Jun Xuehan at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s gates, drawing the attention of factions across Heaven Dou City. Qian Renxue warned Jun Xuehan about the match three days away, but the chapter ended before he answered whether he would accept.

• Jun Xuehan told Ci Xue that he had refused Yu Tianheng’s request for another match.
• Yu Tianheng asked Yu Yuanzhen to let him challenge Jun Xuehan, and Yu Yuanzhen approved the plan.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan prepared a fighting platform and sent invitations as news of the challenge spread across Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Qinghe worried that the public challenge pressured Jun Xuehan to attend while he was still injured.
• Qian Renxue learned from Ci Xue how the challenge had begun, then went to Jun Xuehan and told him when and where it would take place.

Jun Xuehan agreed to fight Yu Tianheng at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in three days, and he reassured Qian Renxue that the match could be handled safely. The clan hosted a public gathering for the duel, and Yu Tianheng waited for Jun Xuehan to arrive.

• Jun Xuehan told Qian Renxue he would travel to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to fight Yu Tianheng, then shared a plan that eased her concerns.
• Yu Yuanzhen welcomed Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, explaining that he supported Yu Tianheng's challenge whether he won or lost.
• Representatives from the Four Element Academies discussed the match and Jun Xuehan's earlier victory over Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Tianheng arrived at the arena, greeted Yu Yuanzhen, and waited in peak condition for Jun Xuehan.

Jun Xuehan faced Yu Tianheng in a public match at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but his bloodline pressure made Yu Tianheng’s Martial Soul tremble and forced him to kneel before a blow was exchanged. As the spectators reacted in confusion, Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to describe the Martial Soul he had seen before.

• Jun Xuehan asked whether winning would let him leave the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s territory, and Yu Yuanzhen promised he would leave unharmed regardless of the match’s outcome.
• Yu Tianheng released his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and used Dragon Transformation as Jun Xuehan stepped onto the Competition Stage.
• Jun Xuehan’s pressure overwhelmed Yu Tianheng’s Martial Soul and bloodline, making Yu Tianheng stagger and drop to one knee.
• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, Yu Yuanzhen, and Ning Fengzhi watched the one-sided encounter in confusion and surprise.
• Xue Qinghe recognized that Jun Xuehan’s strength exceeded her own and understood why the match had been decided from the start.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang what was happening, and Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to describe the Martial Soul he had seen before.

Jun Xuehan revealed his Silver Dragon Spear and an extraordinary Soul Ring configuration, leaving the spectators and Yu Xiaogang wondering how he had surpassed the usual limits. As Yu Tianheng chose to continue fighting, Tang San began considering whether he could absorb his own Third Soul Ring across ranks.

• Yu Xiaogang failed to identify Jun Xuehan's Martial Soul and speculated that it was a beneficial mutation.
• Jun Xuehan asked Yu Tianheng whether he still wanted to fight, and Yu Tianheng insisted on facing him at full strength.
• Jun Xuehan summoned the Silver Dragon Spear and revealed one yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring, astonishing the spectators.
• Yu Xiaogang suggested that willing soul beasts might allow Soul Rings to exceed the usual age limits, but admitted he did not know how Jun Xuehan had achieved it.
• Tang San, whose Soul Power had reached level 30, wondered whether he could absorb his Third Soul Ring across ranks.

Jun Xuehan defeated Yu Tianheng and rejected Yu Yuanzhen’s extravagant recruitment offers, then left the platform. Yu Xiaogang decided to approach him, while Tang San warned his teacher that Jun Xuehan was dangerous.

• Jun Xuehan sent Yu Tianheng flying with a single spear strike, leaving him defeated and bitterly aware of the gap between them.
• Yu Yuanzhen invited Jun Xuehan to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and offered to secure his future Soul Rings.
• Jun Xuehan demanded to become clan leader, then asked for five Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings or a set of Hundred-Thousand-Year soul bones; Yu Yuanzhen refused, and Jun Xuehan departed.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to return to Shrek Academy while he went to question Jun Xuehan.
• Tang San warned Yu Xiaogang about Jun Xuehan’s unpredictable nature and recalled that Jun Xuehan had defeated his Mysterious Jade Hand and blocked his Hidden Weapons.

Yu Xiaogang stopped Jun Xuehan to ask about his Martial Soul and his ability to absorb Soul Rings beyond his level, offering to design his Soul Ring configuration. Jun Xuehan dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s expertise and challenged him over his theories and failure to break through Level 29.

• Yu Xiaogang reassured Tang San that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would not harm him, then sent him back to Shrek Academy and approached Jun Xuehan.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Jun Xuehan about his unfamiliar Martial Soul and unusual Soul Ring configuration, offering to devise a suitable configuration in return for information.
• Jun Xuehan mocked Yu Xiaogang’s offer, argued that basic Soul Ring choices could be inferred from a Martial Soul’s attributes, and walked away.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Jun Xuehan of arrogance and insisted that his decades of research made him more knowledgeable about Martial Soul theory.
• Jun Xuehan cited his own success at absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and challenged Yu Xiaogang to explain why he remained stuck at Level 29 if his theories were sound.

Jun Xuehan rebutted Yu Xiaogang’s accusations by recounting his history and challenging him to a fight, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to respond. As the audience discussed Yu Xiaogang, he spat blood and fainted while Yu Yuanzhen chose not to intervene.

• Yu Xiaogang accused Jun Xuehan of breaking the Soul Master World’s rules and hurting spectators, but Jun Xuehan demanded to know whether he had learned what had actually happened.
• Jun Xuehan defended his actions against attacks and Hidden Weapons, then criticized Yu Xiaogang for abandoning his bride and failing to take responsibility.
• Jun Xuehan challenged Yu Xiaogang to fight him, even without using his Martial Soul, but Yu Xiaogang knew he could not win and could not refute him.
• Yu Yuanzhen decided not to defend Yu Xiaogang, while Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe watched in silence.
• The audience discussed Yu Xiaogang, who spat blood and fainted.

Tang San carried the unconscious Yu Xiaogang away after Jun Xuehan defeated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then vowed to prove his teacher’s theories and defeat Jun Xuehan someday. Ning Fengzhi considered how to recruit Jun Xuehan and decided to bring Ning Rongrong back from Shrek Academy, while Yu Tianheng regained his resolve to pursue his rival.

• Tang San helped the unconscious Yu Xiaogang off the stage and told Jun Xuehan that he would prove Yu Xiaogang’s theories and defeat him in the future.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong departed after the match, and Xue Qinghe left shortly afterward.
• Yu Yuanzhen encouraged the dispirited Yu Tianheng to rebuild his confidence and reclaim the clan’s honor by defeating Jun Xuehan.
• Gu Rong urged Ning Fengzhi to recruit Jun Xuehan, but Ning Fengzhi warned that the prodigy’s icy nature and unknown background called for caution.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to have Ning Rongrong brought back from Shrek Academy as part of his plan to win Jun Xuehan over.
• Xue Qinghe remarked to Ning Fengzhi that Jun Xuehan had once swept through Heaven Dou Royal Academy and had now defeated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s most talented member.

After Jun Xuehan’s public victory drew Ning Fengzhi’s attention, Qian Renxue warned him to beware the sect leader’s schemes, but Jun explained why Ning was more likely to recruit him than attack. Jun then revealed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Sea God’s divine artifact and proposed taking it for themselves.

• Ning Fengzhi encouraged Xue Qinghe to win Jun Xuehan over, then left for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue returned to Jun Xuehan and warned him that Ning Fengzhi had taken an interest in his talent.
• Jun Xuehan reasoned that Ning Fengzhi would likely seek to recruit him, since attacking him without knowing his backing could create a dangerous unknown enemy.
• Jun Xuehan explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect depended on Chen Xin and Gu Rong, and would need powerful successors to protect its wealth and Ning Rongrong’s position.
• Jun Xuehan told Qian Renxue that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Sea God’s divine artifact and suggested they take it for themselves.

Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue devised a plan to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with Ning Fengzhi’s help, while Tang San prepared to surpass Jun Xuehan and the Shrek group encountered the Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest. The Titan Giant Ape focused its anger on Tang San and then roared toward someone hidden in the darkness.

• Qian Renxue wondered how Jun Xuehan knew about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and he avoided explaining his knowledge.
• Jun Xuehan told Qian Renxue they would need Ning Fengzhi’s help to obtain the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s National Treasure, and they agreed on a plan.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu he wanted a Third Soul Ring stronger than Jun Xuehan’s, while Xiao Wu warned him about the risks of exceeding his limits.
• Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San to rely on his twin Martial Souls and later equip the Clear Sky Hammer with ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.
• Zhao Wuji called everyone out of their tents as the Titan Giant Ape appeared, glared angrily at Tang San beside Xiao Wu, and roared toward someone concealed in an ancient tree.

The Titan Giant Ape took Xiao Wu from Tang San and the others, while Chen Xin revealed that she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and refused to pursue her. At the Lake of Life, Da Ming explained that the young master had warned the soul beasts about Tang San, and Xiao Wu began to suspect that the silver-haired, silver-eyed young master was connected to the truth about Tang San.

• The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and struck at Tang San and the others, but Chen Xin appeared and blocked its attack with his sword.
• Tang San and Zhao Wuji chased after the Titan Giant Ape, but it knocked Zhao Wuji into Tang San and escaped with Xiao Wu.
• Chen Xin told Ning Rongrong that Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and urged her to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• As Er Ming carried Xiao Wu toward the Lake of Life, he said the young master had warned the soul beasts that she was in danger from humans.
• Da Ming told Xiao Wu that the young master had returned to the forest and believed Tang San had approached her to obtain her soul ring and soul bone.
• Xiao Wu learned the young master was silver-haired and silver-eyed and began connecting the events surrounding Tang San to a painful conclusion.

Xiao Wu struggled to believe Da Ming and Er Ming’s warning that humans sought her soul ring and soul bone, while the narration revealed that Chen Xin’s intervention had been a coincidence. After learning Xiao Wu’s identity, Tang San insisted on returning to the Star Dou Great Forest to find her.

• Xiao Wu reconsidered the events surrounding Tang San, his father, Jun Xuehan, and Chen Xin, but the apparent evidence left her confused and fearful.
• Da Ming warned Xiao Wu that humans could not be trusted and urged her to wait before living among them, and Xiao Wu asked to be left alone.
• Tang San woke in Shrek Academy and asked Yu Xiaogang whether Xiao Wu had returned.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Sword Douluo had identified Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and that Ning Rongrong had left with him.
• Tang San resolved to return to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Xiao Wu, despite the danger posed by the Titan Giant Ape.

Tang San insisted on searching the Star Dou Great Forest for Xiao Wu and learned that his father, Tang Hao, was the Clear Sky Douluo, though no one knew where he was. Meanwhile, Jun Xuehan prepared a potent poison and assembled a weapon that he believed could kill a Titled Douluo.

• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Zhao Wuji warned Tang San that they lacked the strength to retrieve Xiao Wu, but Tang San remained determined to find her and obtain his Third Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang advised Tang San to find his father, then revealed that Tang Hao was the Clear Sky Douluo and had once severely wounded the previous pope of Spirit Hall.
• Tang San learned that Yu Xiaogang had not seen Tang Hao in six years and did not know where he was.
• Jun Xuehan added poisonous grass and the Snow-Colored Swan's Kiss to boiling water, then tempered Hair Gold in the poison.
• Jun Xuehan assembled forged parts for a weapon he said could theoretically kill a Titled Douluo, while She Long declined to test the poison.

Jun Xuehan completed the Soul-Devouring Beads and demonstrated their deadly poison to She Long, then gave Qian Renxue a supply for her plan to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Qian Renxue reported that the meeting was arranged for the next day at the Crown Prince’s Palace, and asked Jun Xuehan how many beads he had made.

• Jun Xuehan finished making two hundred Soul-Devouring Beads and demonstrated how their poisoned Hair Gold needles killed an ancient tree.
• She Long recognized the beads’ potential, and Jun Xuehan gave him three, crediting She Long’s spear training for the foundations of his skills.
• Jun Xuehan declared that only Qian Renxue could surpass him among the younger generation, and She Long accepted his confidence.
• Qian Renxue arrived after She Long left and told Jun Xuehan that Heaven Dou’s affairs were settled and the next day’s meeting would take place at the Crown Prince’s Palace with Ning Fengzhi present.
• Jun Xuehan gave Qian Renxue twenty Soul-Devouring Beads and explained how to use them; she examined them and asked how many he had made and why he was giving her so many.

Jun Xuehan strolled through Heaven Dou City with Qian Renxue, then went to the Crown Prince's Palace to discuss the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and a nominal noble title. Xue Qinghe confirmed that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had agreed to Jun Xuehan's condition and introduced him to Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong.

• Qian Renxue persuaded Jun Xuehan to spend the day walking around Heaven Dou City, and they returned to the residence after night fell.
• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that Jun Xuehan belonged to a declining Hermit Sect and would accept a noble title without joining the Imperial Family, in exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Ning Fengzhi considered the bargain worthwhile because Jun Xuehan's Hermit Sect had at least one Titled Douluo.
• Jun Xuehan arrived at the Crown Prince's Palace and asked whether the Imperial Family had accepted his condition.
• Xue Qinghe confirmed the agreement, said he had brought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and proof of the noble title, and introduced Jun Xuehan to Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong.

Jun Xuehan met Ning Fengzhi and named an unnamed “ray of light” as the person he ranked above himself. He then asked Chen Xin to compete in intent so he could gain insight and cross the final step into the Intent Realm, and Chen Xin agreed to a contest using no Soul Power.

• Jun Xuehan told Ning Fengzhi that he ranked second among the younger generation and described the person above him as a ray of light.
• Jun Xuehan asked Chen Xin whether he had comprehended intent and proposed a contest between them.
• Xue Qinghe realized Jun Xuehan hoped to use the contest to advance from the Half-step Intent Realm.
• Jun Xuehan admitted he was half a step away from the Intent Realm, and Chen Xin agreed to compete using only intent, without Soul Power.

Jun Xuehan sparred with Chen Xin, revealing his formidable spear skill while being outmatched by the elder’s cultivation and swordsmanship. As the spar continued, Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe praised Jun Xuehan, while Ning Rongrong resented his aloofness.

• Jun Xuehan invited Chen Xin to spar outside, and Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Rongrong followed to watch.
• Jun Xuehan and Chen Xin fought using only weapon techniques and Intent, with Chen Xin’s experience and superior physical abilities giving him the advantage.
• Jun Xuehan analyzed Chen Xin’s sword techniques but concluded that Chen Xin surpassed him in strength, speed, reactions, and mastery of Intent.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Jun Xuehan’s talent, and Xue Qinghe privately felt pleased by the recognition.
• Ning Rongrong criticized Jun Xuehan for being cold and looking down on others, but Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe defended his pride and accomplishments.

During his spar with Chen Xin, Jun Xuehan overcame his fear of the God Realm and entered the spear Intent realm, unveiling the technique Blood Flowing a Thousand Miles. Chen Xin then attacked with his ultimate Sword Intent, forcing Jun Xuehan to face the blow head-on.

• Ning Rongrong watched Chen Xin and Jun Xuehan spar while Ning Fengzhi reflected that her spoiled temperament had only partly changed.
• Chen Xin kept Jun Xuehan on the defensive, and Jun Xuehan shifted from fluid spear techniques to instinctive, direct clashes with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Jun Xuehan realized that fear of the God Realm had held back his breakthrough, accepted that he would have to face it, and resonated with the Silver Dragon Spear.
• Jun Xuehan used Blood Flowing a Thousand Miles, and the clash forced him and Chen Xin to retreat, with Jun Xuehan taking five steps and Chen Xin one.
• Chen Xin praised Jun Xuehan for reaching the Intent realm, then unleashed a black Kill Character that locked Jun Xuehan in place and forced him to meet the attack head-on.