Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue told Dai Chengfeng that she would leave with Qian Daoliu to obtain her soul ring and return to Heaven Dou, where they might not meet for years. After she found comfort beside Dai Chengfeng, Qian Daoliu watched them and decided he might have to confront Bibi Dong to help his granddaughter.

• Qian Renxue told Dai Chengfeng she would leave the next morning with Qian Daoliu to obtain her soul ring and did not know when they would meet again.
• Dai Chengfeng promised to visit Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, and she admitted that she usually lived there.
• Qian Renxue worried that Dai Chengfeng had uncovered her identity as Xue Qinghe, but his explanation reassured her.
• Qian Renxue rested her head on Dai Chengfeng's shoulder and found a brief moment of peace with him.
• Qian Daoliu watched them from the shadows and decided he might need to meet Bibi Dong again for Qian Renxue's sake.

Dai Chengfeng and Qian Renxue shared a quiet evening before parting the next morning, while Dai Chengfeng resolved to grow stronger and test his newly condensed Divine Slaughter's Domain. Nearby, Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue prepared to deal with a large horde of Soul Beasts.

• Qian Renxue burned the first fish, and Dai Chengfeng caught more and cooked a meal that she praised.
• Dai Chengfeng rested his head on Qian Renxue's legs, and they talked beneath the stars before returning to their tents.
• Qian Renxue visited Dai Chengfeng's tent before dawn, tucked in his blanket, and left after Qian Daoliu called for her.
• Dai Chengfeng woke to an empty campsite, packed up, and set out determined to become stronger and test Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue watched a large horde of Soul Beasts fight below them, and Hu Liena insisted their plan would wipe them out.

Hu Liena put her plan to defeat Dai Chengfeng into action, using Beast Saliva Grass to gather Soul Beasts before unleashing Demon Charm and Yan’s attacks. The beasts began fighting in the canyon, but a small fox Soul Beast suddenly emerged from the chaos.

• Xie Yue warned Hu Liena that fighting Dai Chengfeng was dangerous, but she insisted she could not afford to lose.
• Hu Liena explained that Beast Saliva Grass, Demon Charm, and Yan’s fire attacks would trick the gathered Soul Beasts into killing one another; Yan supported her, and Xie Yue reluctantly agreed.
• The Beast Saliva Grass drew several hundred to nearly a thousand Soul Beasts into the valley.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm, to spread a Red Mist Domain that weakened and disoriented the Soul Beasts.
• Yan attacked with Hell Magma Surge and Magma Tumult, driving the confused Soul Beasts into a chaotic fight.
• A small fox Soul Beast suddenly rushed out of the horde.

Hu Liena exhausted herself drawing a horde of Soul Beasts away from Xie Yue and Yan, but Dai Chengfeng arrived and saved her from a Black Rock Explosive Bear. He unleashed his newly condensed Divine Slaughter's Domain against the beasts, leaving their fate unresolved.

• A white fox Soul Beast dispelled Demon Charm's red mist, restoring the Soul Beasts' vision as Yan attacked.
• Dai Chengfeng heard angry Soul Beasts roaring and followed the sounds through the forest.
• He spotted Hu Liena fleeing the horde and realized she had lured the beasts away to protect Xie Yue and Yan.
• When an exhausted Hu Liena could no longer escape the charging Black Rock Explosive Bear, Dai Chengfeng summoned his enormous lightning-wreathed White Tiger to stop it.
• Hu Liena thanked Dai Chengfeng, who activated Divine Slaughter's Domain and filled the horde with fear.

Dai Chengfeng unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain and wiped out the Soul Beast horde, including the powerful Black Rock Explosive Bear. Watching him fight shattered Hu Liena's confidence in her own strength, and she left the battle determined to catch up to him.

• Dai Chengfeng used Divine Slaughter's Domain to pin down the Soul Beasts and slaughtered most of them with a rain of weapons.
• The Black Rock Explosive Bear raised stone barriers and formed a giant shield, but Dai Chengfeng's blood-colored greatsword broke through its defenses and killed it.
• The remaining Soul Beasts fell beneath the domain's pressure, while Dai Chengfeng leaned against a tree, exhausted by the final strike.
• Hu Liena stared at Dai Chengfeng in shock and realized the gap between his strength and hers was overwhelming.
• Hu Liena admitted that her sense of superiority had been an illusion and resolved to grow stronger and catch up to Dai Chengfeng.

Dai Chengfeng absorbed the killing intent in Death Canyon, raised his Soul Power to rank 36, and learned why Hu Liena had drawn the Soul Beasts to him. As their training continued, a carriage from the Star Luo Empire arrived in Spirit City carrying his worried mother, the Queen.

• Dai Chengfeng endured the killing intent flooding his meridians until he absorbed it and advanced to rank 36.
• Hu Liena admitted she had used Beast Saliva Grass and her Bewitching Domain in an attempt to defeat Dai Chengfeng, then followed him to observe his cultivation.
• Dai Chengfeng continued hunting Soul Beasts in Death Canyon while Hu Liena watched and took notes.
• The Star Luo Empire's carriage arrived at Spirit City, and the Queen worried that Bibi Dong had tortured Dai Chengfeng.

Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye traveled to Spirit City to confront Bibi Dong over Dai Chengfeng’s capture. In Death Canyon, Dai Chengfeng shared a meal with Hu Liena, then reflected that he had been there for twenty-six days.

• Zhu Hongxiu condemned Bibi Dong for capturing Dai Chengfeng, while Zhu Hongye reminded her to speak cautiously as they neared Spirit City.
• Ling Yuan met Zhu Hongye and Zhu Hongxiu outside their carriage and escorted them to meet Pope Your Majesty.
• Hu Liena blushed when Dai Chengfeng returned from bathing, then watched him prepare dinner.
• Dai Chengfeng invited Hu Liena to eat with him in exchange for her cleaning the dishes, and she eagerly accepted.
• After Hu Liena washed the bowls, Dai Chengfeng returned to his tent and counted twenty-six days since entering Death Canyon.

Dai Chengfeng’s trial in Death Canyon ended early so he could explain his situation to envoys from the Star Luo Empire. He reunited with his mother, Zhu Hongxiu, in Spirit City, where she anxiously asked whether Spirit Hall had mistreated him.

• Dai Chengfeng considered entering Death Canyon’s core area because Soul Beasts had become scarce, but Gui Mei arrived with news that his trial would end early.
• Gui Mei explained that the Star Luo Empire had sent people to Spirit City over concerns for Dai Chengfeng, and he took Dai Chengfeng and Hu Liena back with him.
• In the Pope’s Hall, Zhu Hongxiu complained that Bibi Dong had kept her and Zhu Hongye waiting for two days without an explanation.
• Dai Chengfeng arrived, and Zhu Hongxiu recognized his aura, embraced him, and wept with relief.
• Zhu Hongxiu examined Dai Chengfeng and asked whether Spirit Hall had mistreated him.

Dai Chengfeng tried to convince Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye that Bibi Dong had made him her personal disciple, then brought them to the Pope's Hall to prove it. Along the way, Hu Liena thanked him for saving her in Death Canyon and asked who his companions were.

• Dai Chengfeng told Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye that he had become Bibi Dong's personal disciple, but they suspected he was hiding torture and abuse.
• Dai Chengfeng took Zhu Hongxiu, Zhu Hongye, and Ling Yuan Douluo toward the Pope's Hall so Bibi Dong could confirm his story.
• Spirit Hall patrol guards respectfully greeted Dai Chengfeng and Ling Yuan Douluo, though Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye still doubted that his status was genuine.
• Hu Liena presented Dai Chengfeng with a gift to thank him for saving her in Death Canyon and called him her Senior Brother.
• Hu Liena noticed Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye and asked Dai Chengfeng who they were.

Dai Chengfeng brought his mother, Zhu Hongxiu, the High Priest Zhu Hongye, and Ling Yuan Douluo to meet Bibi Dong at Pope's Hall. Bibi Dong explained that she had taken him as her disciple because he was a genius, and Dai Chengfeng revealed his rank 37 Soul Power and three Soul Rings.

• Hu Liena respectfully greeted Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye, surprising them with her gratitude and deference toward Dai Chengfeng.
• Dai Chengfeng told Hu Liena he would see his teacher and left with his mother, the High Priest, and Ling Yuan Douluo for Pope's Hall.
• Dai Chengfeng reassured Zhu Hongxiu that he had truly become Bibi Dong's disciple, and the guards' respectful greetings further convinced her.
• Bibi Dong welcomed Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye, assuring them that she had not mistreated Dai Chengfeng.
• Zhu Hongxiu asked why Bibi Dong had chosen Dai Chengfeng as her disciple, and Bibi Dong called him an out-and-out genius.
• Dai Chengfeng displayed his rank 37 Soul Power and one yellow and two purple Soul Rings.

Bibi Dong showed Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye that Dai Chengfeng had reached Soul Power Level 37, convincing them of why she valued him as a disciple. Zhu Hongxiu accepted that Dai Chengfeng had chosen to stay with Spirit Hall, while Bibi Dong turned her thoughts to Yu Xiaogang’s arrival in Spirit City.

• Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye sensed Dai Chengfeng’s Soul Power Level 37 and were stunned by his five-level increase in about a month.
• Bibi Dong explained that Dai Chengfeng’s extraordinary talent made him worthy of her attention and discipleship.
• Zhu Hongxiu asked whether Dai Chengfeng had willingly become Bibi Dong’s disciple, and Dai Chengfeng assured her that he had.
• Zhu Hongxiu accepted Dai Chengfeng’s choice, warned that she and the Star Luo Empire would defend him if he suffered, and embraced him.
• Bibi Dong asked Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye to rest while she spoke privately with Dai Chengfeng, and wondered whether Yu Xiaogang had come to find her.

Bibi Dong questioned Dai Chengfeng about the Divine Slaughter's Domain he had comprehended in Death Canyon, and he revealed that it could manifest weapons from killing intent. She mistook his offer to teach her as proof of his loyalty, while Dai Chengfeng knew her Asura-given domain would prevent her from copying his control.

• Bibi Dong sent Yue Guan to escort Zhu Hongxiu and Zhu Hongye to rest, then kept Dai Chengfeng alone in Pope's Hall.
• Bibi Dong asked Dai Chengfeng whether he had comprehended Divine Slaughter's Domain, and he confirmed it while displaying its chilling aura.
• Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong his domain was unusual and summoned weapons made of killing intent, shocking her.
• Bibi Dong asked how he had done it, and Dai Chengfeng offered to teach her.
• Bibi Dong felt warmed by Dai Chengfeng's apparent loyalty, though he knew her Asura-given domain could not replicate his control.

Dai Chengfeng demonstrated how to turn killing intent into weapons, but Bibi Dong failed to reproduce the technique and suspected the Slaughter King had given her an incomplete Divine Slaughter's Domain. When Dai Chengfeng teased her by proposing to test her progress the next day, Bibi Dong hurriedly objected.

• Dai Chengfeng explained and demonstrated how to shape killing intent into a short sword using Mental Power and Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong tried repeatedly to form a weapon from her killing intent but could not control it.
• Bibi Dong concluded that the Slaughter King had given her a castrated version of the Divine Slaughter's Domain and grew furious.
• Bibi Dong became embarrassed when she realized she could not learn the technique despite having offered Dai Chengfeng guidance.
• Dai Chengfeng suggested returning the next day to see Bibi Dong's insights, and Bibi Dong immediately protested that tomorrow would not do.

Bibi Dong learned that Yu Xiaogang had entered Spirit City and struggled with her feelings about his arrival. Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar reached the city, where they prepared to face its Soul Masters.

• Bibi Dong put off Dai Chengfeng’s request for guidance, then heard from Gui Mei that the person she had been watching had entered Spirit City ahead of schedule.
• Dai Chengfeng suspected Yu Xiaogang had arrived with Tang San and perhaps Dai Mubai, but left without questioning Bibi Dong.
• Alone in Pope’s Hall, Bibi Dong recalled Yu Xiaogang and warned that she would not forgive him if he had come only for Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar entered Spirit City by carriage, nearly two years earlier than in the Original Work.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Tang San marveled at Spirit City and vowed to make a name for themselves, while Yu Xiaogang urged them to act cautiously.

In Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang prepared Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to make their names at the arena, while Dai Chengfeng reunited with his mother and heard how his family had begun carrying out his plans. Zhu Hongxiu said the Whale Rubber purchases and preparations for Ye Renxin’s Traditional Medicine Academy were progressing.

• Yu Xiaogang brought the Shrek students to a hotel and said he would take them to Spirit City’s largest Douhun Arena the next day.
• Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Oscar expressed confidence about fighting at the arena, while Dai Mubai resolved to make a name for himself and surpass Dai Weisi and Dai Chengfeng.
• Passersby criticized the Shrek group for boasting about causing trouble after they had avoided confronting the soldiers at the city gate.
• Dai Chengfeng returned to his room, where Zhu Hongxiu praised his growth and told him that Dai An had been astonished by his Soul Power and Spirit Ring Age.
• Zhu Hongxiu said Dai An was secretly buying Whale Rubber across the continent and that preparations for Ye Renxin’s separate Star Luo Traditional Medicine Academy were underway.

Zhu Hongxiu reassured Dai Chengfeng that the Star Luo Empire would support him, then delivered the sixty-thousand-year Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull his father had sent. Dai Chengfeng began fusing with it, and the chapter ended as its power clashed with his own in his Consciousness Sea.

• Zhu Hongxiu asked Dai Chengfeng whether he had joined Spirit Hall willingly, and he told her he had his own plans and would take care of himself.
• Zhu Hongxiu gave Dai Chengfeng the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull that the Star Luo Emperor had sent him as a gift.
• Dai Chengfeng thanked Zhu Hongxiu and began fusing with the Head Soul Bone.
• The skull unleashed powerful Mental Power into Dai Chengfeng's Consciousness Sea, where he struggled to suppress it with his Soul Power and Mental Power.
• Dai Chengfeng's three powers collided and merged into an even stronger torrent of Mental Power.

Dai Chengfeng completed the fusion with the sixty-thousand-year Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, raising his Soul Power to level 40 and his Mental Power to the late-stage Soul Douluo tier. He awakened the Vastness Realm Mind’s Eye and a new ability called God-Slaying Gaze, then noticed someone approaching.

• Zhu Hongxiu anxiously waited as Dai Chengfeng trembled through the dangerous Spirit Bone fusion.
• Dai Chengfeng’s Mental Power surged to the late-stage Soul Douluo tier before the fusion settled.
• Dai Chengfeng woke and discovered his Soul Power had reached level 40 and that his thoughts and perception had greatly sharpened.
• Dai Chengfeng realized he had entered the Vastness Realm and gained the Mind’s Eye, which could see through illusions.
• Dai Chengfeng sensed that the Spirit Bone had fused with his killing intent to create God-Slaying Gaze.
• Dai Chengfeng reassured Zhu Hongxiu, began explaining his gains, then stopped when he sensed someone approaching.

Dai Chengfeng went to Bibi Dong’s bedroom after Ling Yuan Douluo summoned him and found her drinking in a furious, distressed mood. She apologized for losing her composure, then asked him whether he thought she was beautiful, leaving him bewildered.

• Ling Yuan Douluo summoned Dai Chengfeng on Bibi Dong’s behalf and warned him that she looked upset.
• Dai Chengfeng left Zhu Hongxiu to rest and followed Ling Yuan Douluo through the rain to Bibi Dong’s bedroom.
• Bibi Dong told Ling Yuan Douluo to let Dai Chengfeng enter alone, then confronted him while drinking amid shattered porcelain.
• Dai Chengfeng suspected Yu Xiaogang had upset Bibi Dong, but pretended not to understand her anger.
• Bibi Dong apologized for losing her composure, drank more wine, and asked Dai Chengfeng whether he thought she was beautiful.

Bibi Dong summoned Dai Chengfeng to drink with her, assigned him to lead Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan at the Great Soul Arena, and drunkenly voiced her resentment over someone who had visited her while thinking only of his disciple. When Bibi Dong fell asleep, Dai Chengfeng tried to leave but returned to the room after feeling the cold wind.

• Bibi Dong told Dai Chengfeng to take Na Na, Xie Yue, and Yan to the Great Soul Arena the next day and serve as captain.
• Dai Chengfeng suspected Yu Xiaogang was bringing Tang San and the others to Spirit City's Great Soul Arena, and anticipated seeing his older brother Dai Mubai.
• Bibi Dong asked Dai Chengfeng to stay and drink with her, and he kept her company as she spoke bitterly about someone who had come to find her while thinking of his disciple.
• Bibi Dong fell asleep at the table, and Dai Chengfeng, tipsy from the wine, headed for the door.
• Dai Chengfeng felt the cold wind outside, closed the door, and looked back at Bibi Dong sleeping in her nightgown.

After carrying a drunken Bibi Dong to bed and pinching her cheek, Dai Chengfeng wondered how she would react and considered what spirit beast to hunt for his fourth spirit ring. The next morning, Hu Liena summoned him to join her, Xie Yue, and Yan at the Great Soul Arena.

• Dai Chengfeng carried Bibi Dong to bed, covered her with a blanket, and gently pinched her cheek before leaving.
• Bibi Dong revealed she had been awake, forgave Dai Chengfeng, and reflected on how long it had been since someone cared for her.
• Dai Chengfeng considered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as possible sources for his fourth spirit ring, then decided to rest.
• Hu Liena woke Dai Chengfeng and reminded him that Bibi Dong had ordered them to participate in soul battles at the Great Soul Arena.
• Dai Chengfeng dressed and joined Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan outside, still worrying about Bibi Dong's reaction to the previous night.