Chapter Summaries

The Li Family celebrated the return of seven Titled Douluo elders, then welcomed Li Tianwu’s group back from Azure Jade Forest with Dongyue Qingjue newly advanced to Rank 93. The family learned of her powerful new Soul Ring and soul bone as Li Yuanhui announced a three-day feast to celebrate their renewed strength.

• The seven returned elders became the talk of Heavenly Phoenix City, lifting the Li Family’s spirits and strengthening its unity.
• Li Tianwu and his group returned from Azure Jade Forest, where Su Mengjun greeted him and Li Yuanhui welcomed the party.
• Dongyue Qingjue revealed that she had reached Rank 93 after absorbing a one hundred seventy thousand-year Soul Ring from a Heavenheart Fox King.
• Cai Mei'er explained that Dongyue Qingjue had also fused with the beast’s one hundred seventy thousand-year head soul bone.
• Dongyue Qingjue described her new skills, Heavenheart Illusory Domain and Heavenheart Insight, and Li Yuanhui praised their value to the family.
• Li Yuanhui ordered a three-day feast to celebrate the elders’ return, Dongyue Qingjue’s advancement, and the Li Family’s renewed strength.

The Li Family celebrated its survival and the return of its scattered kin at a grand homecoming feast. The chapter ended with the family united and stronger, though its leaders knew that managing new territory and facing future threats would test them.

• Li Yuanhui toasted the family’s defenders and returned elders, praising Li Yunming’s breakthrough and the Li Family’s new strength.
• Li Xuansheng welcomed Li Tiandang, Li Ming, Li Lie, and the other returning elders, who praised his conduct during the crisis.
• Li Xuanchang, Li Xuanbei, and other juniors admired the elders, while Li Yuanhu resolved to join the Hunting Department with Li Yuanyi.
• Li Xuansheng thanked Li Yuanhu and Li Yuanyi for their service as they continued their Guardian Department duties.
• The banquet continued late into the night as Li Yuanhui and the other leaders reflected on the Li Family’s rising power and the challenges ahead.

Li Yuanhui reorganized the expanded Li Family by assigning elders and key members to departments, the academy, and Eastern Qiu City. The meeting ended with the family ready to integrate its new strength and consolidate control of the city.

• Li Yuanhui affirmed the existing department heads and appointed Li Baihe as deputy minister of Intelligence under Nangong Yi.
• Li Yuanhui put Li Qingqing in charge of Research and transferred Li Yuanhong and several Soul Douluo to General Affairs.
• Li Yuanhui assigned leaders and staff to Mining, Planting, Forging, and Guard, including Dugu Bo to Planting and Li Shuming to Guard.
• Li Yuanhui assigned Su Mengjun a later post, placed Li Haiwang in Guard, sent Li Ziyi and Li Yuran to Hunting, and named Ya Li and Dongyue Qingjue to lead Heavenly Phoenix Academy.
• Li Yuanhui ordered Li Tiandang and several Heaven Hall elders to take charge of Eastern Qiu City and directed the family to establish branch offices and merge the city's academy into Heavenly Phoenix Academy.

Li Yuanhui, Li Yunming, and Li Xuansheng assessed the continent’s reaction to the Li Family’s rise and planned how to consolidate its new territory and strength. As the family prepared to reopen its academy, they recognized that greater challenges might be approaching.

• Nangong Yi reported that major powers were investigating the Li Family, neighboring dynasties were reinforcing their borders, and reclusive God-Rank experts were becoming more active.
• Li Xuansheng urged the family to integrate Eastern Qiu City, stabilize its departments, develop Soul Tools, and balance displays of strength with secrecy.
• Li Yuanhui assigned Li Xuansheng and other young family members to preside over the academy’s reopening ceremony and ordered Nangong Yi to expand intelligence operations.
• Li Yunming told the family to strengthen itself quickly because the true challenge might only be beginning.

On Heavenly Phoenix Academy’s opening day, Ye Qi joined the Junior Division as the Li Clan’s leaders and student representative Li Xuansheng addressed the assembled students. The ceremony ended with the students inspired to study, grow stronger, and take responsibility for the academy and family.

• Ye Qi arrived at Heavenly Phoenix Academy with his parents, greeted Li Xuanyao, Li Xuanqing, Li Xuanmeng, and Li Xuanyan, and registered for Class One of the fourth year of the Junior Division.
• The students gathered in the central square as Academy Head Ya Li, Vice Academy Head Dongyue Qingjue, Family Head Li Yuanhui, and other Li Clan figures attended the opening ceremony.
• Ya Li welcomed the students and urged them to cultivate their abilities while staying true to their hearts and protecting others.
• Dongyue Qingjue explained the academy’s divisions, rules, competitions, rewards, and punishments.
• Li Yuanhui recalled the Li Family’s recent crisis and urged the students to become strong enough to protect the family.
• Li Xuansheng encouraged the students to learn from setbacks, support one another, and make the most of their time at the academy.

After the opening ceremony, Li Xuansheng and Ye Qi returned to class and began the new school year at Heavenly Phoenix Academy. As the teachers outlined lessons and promotion assessments, both boys met their classmates, leaving them to face new studies and challenges.

• The students were dismissed from the long ceremony, and Dongyue Qingjue asked instructors to ease up on the afternoon lessons so they could recover.
• Ya Li and Dongyue Qingjue held the first teaching meeting of the school year, where Dongyue Qingjue described new curricula, assessments, and basic Soul Tool education.
• Teacher Su Ru explained the Intermediate Division Year Four Class One curriculum and promotion assessment, and class monitor Li Xuansheng welcomed the returning and new students.
• Ye Qi introduced himself to Junior Division Year Four Class One as a ten-year-old Soul Elder with rank thirty-one Soul Power, astonishing his classmates.
• Li Xuanxin told the class that the young master had brought Ye Qi back, and the students eagerly introduced themselves to him.

During the first day of the new term, Li Xuansheng stunned his classmates by reporting that he had reached level sixty-four, then encouraged his friends to focus on their own cultivation. After meditating at midday, he attended an afternoon theory lesson with his classmates, leaving the story with the class settled into study.

• Su Ru called the students to report their Soul Power Levels, and Li Xuanmeng, Li Xuanzhong, and Li Huaguang reported level forty-five, level forty-one, and level forty-one respectively.
• Li Xuansheng reported that he was a level sixty-four Soul Emperor, shocking Su Ru and the entire class.
• At lunch, Li Xuansheng reassured Li Xuanmeng and Li Xuanzhong that they should follow their own cultivation paths rather than compare levels.
• Li Xuansheng, Li Xuanzhong, Li Xuance, and Li Huaci meditated in their dormitory during the midday break.
• Li Xuansheng and his classmates attended a theory lesson on coordinating Soul Skill release and Soul Power output.

Li Xuansheng and Ye Qi settled into academy life, balancing meditation, lessons, and training while learning from classmates and teachers. Li Xuansheng left his peers with new combat insights, while Ye Qi eagerly absorbed the academy’s deeper theoretical knowledge.

• Li Xuansheng urged Li Xuanzhong, Li Xuance, and Li Huaci to meditate steadily and focus on understanding Soul Power.
• Ye Qi answered his roommates’ questions about his level thirty-one rank and defensive third soul skill, then meditated with them.
• Ye Qi learned detailed Soul Beast theory and recognized how much more knowledge Heavenly Phoenix Academy offered than his former school.
• Teacher Su used Li Xuansheng as a sparring demonstration, and he deflected his classmates’ attacks while advising them on their techniques.
• Ye Qi carefully completed basic fitness exercises and continued eagerly studying theory at Heavenly Phoenix Academy.

During the two-plus months before the academy break, Ye Qi studied diligently and used the Li Family’s cultivation resources, while Li Xuansheng helped manage family affairs as his relatives advanced. The break began with Ye Qi returning home, and Li Xuansheng wondered whether the system had withheld his Soul Emperor advancement reward.

• Ye Qi focused on filling gaps in his theoretical knowledge while using the Simulated Cultivation Grounds and Soul-Gathering Formation to strengthen his cultivation.
• Li Xuanmeng advanced to Level 46, Li Xuanzhong and Li Huaguang reached Level 42, Li Xuance broke through Level 39, and other Li Family members also progressed.
• The Li Family’s Hunting Department and Contribution Point Advance System helped descendants obtain suitable soul rings, while Li Xuansheng continued assisting Li Yuanhui and cultivating.
• Heavenly Phoenix Academy began a one-month break, and Ye Qi returned to the home arranged for his family by the Li Family.
• Li Xuansheng realized he had never received a system reward for advancing to Soul Emperor and wondered if the system had swallowed it.

After noticing an unclaimed reward for reaching Soul Emperor, Li Xuansheng claimed powerful new abilities and summoned experts to strengthen the Li Family. The chapter left him planning to meet Li Lexuan and Lou Gao the next day.

• Li Xuansheng found the unclaimed Soul Emperor advancement reward and claimed 200 Summoning Points, three Soul Douluo Summoning Cards, the Jade Soul Belt, and the Divine Phoenix Domain.
• Li Xuansheng inspected the Jade Soul Belt and discovered its space could shelter Soul Beasts, then tested the domain's combat and purification effects.
• Li Xuansheng used a Summoning Card to summon Li Lexuan, an 89th-level Soul Douluo assigned as deputy minister of the Instruction Department.
• Li Xuansheng summoned Li Lougao, an 83rd-level Soul Douluo and divine craftsman assigned as deputy minister of the Forging Department.
• Li Xuansheng decided to visit Li Lexuan and Lou Gao the following day.

Heavenly Phoenix Academy opened its three-day graduation ceremony for the Advanced Division’s fourth-years, beginning with the Soul Power Assessment. The results showcased an unusually powerful graduating class, led by Soul Emperors Li Xuanqing and Li Xuanbing.

• Li Lexuan opened the graduation ceremony and began the Soul Power Assessment at the academy’s central plaza.
• The graduates demonstrated their cultivation levels, including Soul Kings Li Yuanfeng, Li Tianhong, and Li Huayu.
• Li Xuanqing revealed that he had reached Level 62 as an Assault-type Battle Soul Emperor with an Azure Flame Phoenix martial soul.
• Li Xuanbing followed with Level 61 as a Control-type Battle Soul Emperor with an Extreme Ice Phoenix martial soul.
• The assessment ended with two Soul Emperors, twenty-seven Soul Kings, and the remaining graduates as Soul Ancestors, prompting Li Yuanhui and the elders to celebrate the class’s strength.

Graduating students competed in the first day of the Personal Strength Assessment, showcasing their combat and support abilities. Nearly half were eliminated, leaving the top thirty-two to face harsher matches the following day.

• Li Xuanqing defeated a level forty-nine defense-type Battle Soul Ancestor with a precise Azure Flame Finger and accepted his concession.
• Li Xuanbing controlled the arena with Ice Prism and Frost Breath until a level fifty-one Lightning Falcon Soul King conceded.
• Li Tianhong endured a Flame Lion Soul King's attack, countered with Giant Ape Earthshaking Strike, and knocked him out of the arena.
• Li Huayu supported her defense-type partner with healing, enhancement, and vines, earning an exceptionally high score from the judges.
• Li Xuansheng watched the matches and assessed the graduating students' strengths and potential for the clan.
• The first day's matches ended with the top thirty-two determined, and the remaining contestants prepared for the next day's elimination rounds.

The top-thirty-two elimination round began at Heavenly Phoenix Academy, and Li Xuanqing faced the formidable Soul King Li Yuanlei. Li Xuanqing defeated him with a precise Azure Flame strike, leaving the tournament to continue without revealing the next matchup.

• Li Lexuan oversaw the draw, and Li Xuanqing and Li Yuanlei were matched in Arena One.
• Li Yuanlei opened with Thunder Shadow Sky-Piercing Thrust, but Li Xuanqing stopped the spear with his flame-coated fingers.
• Li Yuanlei trapped Li Xuanqing in Thunder Prison Heavenly Net and followed with Ninefold World-Ending Mad Thunder Strikes.
• Li Xuanqing evaded and deflected the spear attacks until Li Yuanlei's assault began to falter.
• Li Xuanqing struck Li Yuanlei with Azure Flame Impact · Phoenix Nod, and Li Yuanlei admitted defeat.

Li Xuanqing defeated Li Yuanlei and advised him to temper his rigid fighting style, while Li Xuanbing and Li Tianhong won their respective tournament matches. Li Tianhong’s victory over Li Tianhan established him as one of the tournament’s strongest Soul Kings and drew the Hunting Department’s interest.

• Li Xuanqing defeated Li Yuanlei, helped him recover, and advised him to leave room for flexibility in battle.
• Li Huatong tried to overwhelm Li Xuanbing with spiritual attacks and illusions, but Li Xuanbing exposed her true body with ice mirrors and froze her until she conceded.
• Li Tianhong and Li Tianhan exchanged powerful attacks in a fierce strength contest that damaged the arena and exhausted both fighters.
• Li Tianhong used his fifth soul skill to launch Li Tianhan into the air and knock him beyond the arena boundary, securing victory.
• Hunting Department stewards watched Li Tianhong’s win with interest and began considering recruiting him.

Li Yuansu defeated the stronger Li Huayan by exploiting a gap in his defense, securing his place among the top eight in the Personal Strength Assessment. The day’s elimination rounds ended with the eight advancing students announced ahead of the final battles.

• Li Yuansu wore down Li Huayan with swift attacks until a gap opened in Li Huayan’s shield defense.
• Li Yuansu struck Li Huayan’s right arm with his Fourth Soul Skill, then used his Second Soul Skill to pressure him until he tripped and knocked him off the arena.
• The crowd celebrated Li Yuansu’s upset victory, and Li Lexuan and other elders praised his speed and tactics.
• The elimination rounds concluded, and Li Xuanqing, Li Xuanbing, Li Tianhong, Li Yuanfeng, Li Huayu, Li Yuansu, Li Tianhan, and Li Huayan were named the top eight.
• The eight students returned to prepare for the next day’s final battles as discussions of the tournament continued across Heavenly Phoenix Academy.

The quarterfinals of the Personal Strength Assessment began at Heavenly Phoenix Academy, with Li Xuanqing, Li Tianhong, and Li Xuanbing winning their matches and advancing to the semifinals. The chapter ended before the final lower-bracket match between Li Huayu and Li Yuansu.

• Li Lexuan announced the quarterfinal matchups, including Li Xuanqing versus Li Huayan and Li Huayu versus Li Yuansu.
• Li Xuanqing defeated Li Huayan by overwhelming his lava attacks with the Azure Flame Phoenix’s flames and advanced to the semifinals.
• Li Tianhong narrowly defeated Li Tianhan in another brutal clash, breaking through his defense and advancing to the semifinals.
• Li Xuanbing used her Absolute Frost Domain and Ice Phoenix’s Gaze to freeze Li Yuanfeng and advance without being injured.

Li Huayu defeated Li Yuansu with a defensive strategy and an unexpected repulsion skill, then Li Xuanqing won the Personal Strength Assessment by narrowly defeating Li Xuanbing in the final. Graduates drew teams for the Team Strength Assessment, whose matches would begin the next day.

• Li Huayu used vines, healing, and a repulsion aura to send Li Yuansu out of the arena and advance to the top four.
• Li Tianhong conceded his semifinal against Li Xuanqing, while Li Xuanbing defeated Li Huayu and advanced to the final.
• Li Xuanqing narrowly defeated Li Xuanbing with Azure Flame Heaven-Burning Prison and became the Personal Strength Assessment champion.
• Li Lexuan presented awards to the top performers at the ceremony.
• The graduates drew lots for three-person teams, and the Team Strength Assessment brackets were set for the following day.

The Team Strength Assessment began with twenty-four teams competing in a single-elimination tournament. Team "Double Emperor" and Team "Spear of Heavy Assault" advanced to the finals, while Team "Miracle" showed its tactical skill on the way to the top eight.

• Enforcement Elder Li Changlong hosted the draw, and the twenty-four teams were split into upper and lower brackets.
• Team "Double Emperor" used Li Yuangang's defense, Li Xuanbing's control, and Li Xuanqing's attacks to advance to the top eight.
• Team "Spear of Heavy Assault" overwhelmed its opponents with Li Tianhong's frontal assaults and Li Yuanfeng and Li Huaying's flanking attacks, reaching the top eight.
• Team "Miracle" coordinated Li Tianyin's mental attacks, Li Huayu's support, and Li Yuansu's strikes to defeat a balanced team of three Soul Kings.
• Li Huayan's Team "Blazing Flame" broke through a defensive team's formation, but Team "Spear of Heavy Assault" defeated them in the semifinals and advanced to the finals.

Team Double Emperor defeated Team Spear of Heavy Assault in the graduation tournament final, with Li Xuanqing and Li Xuanbing turning the tide through precise timing and powerful soul skills. After the awards ceremony ended the three-day tournament, Li Xuansheng reflected on the clan’s future and his growing responsibility to lead it.

• Li Xuanbing froze Team Miracle’s members to secure Team Double Emperor’s semifinal victory, and Li Xuanqing praised their coordination and tactics.
• Li Tianhong opened the final with a Frenzy-powered assault that cracked Li Yuangang’s shield, while Li Xuanbing and Li Xuanqing worked to contain Team Spear of Heavy Assault’s attacks.
• Li Xuanqing spotted Li Tianhong’s Frenzy weakening and directed Li Xuanbing to freeze him, but Li Yuanfeng sacrificed himself to buy Li Tianhong time to retreat.
• Li Huaying tried to ambush Li Xuanbing, but Li Xuanqing countered with Azure Flame Impact and Azure Flame Heaven-Burning Prison, defeating Li Huaying and suppressing the opposing team.
• Team Double Emperor won the championship, received its award from Li Lexuan and Yuan Hui, and watched the tournament conclude as Li Xuansheng considered his responsibility to lead the clan.

The Li Clan presented the graduates with rewards for their tournament performances and began assigning them to departments. Li Tianhong chose to join the Hunting Department after three department heads competed to recruit him.

• Li Yuanhui congratulated the graduates and announced the tournament rewards.
• Li Lexuan awarded Li Tianhong, Li Xuanbing, and Li Xuanqing valuable Soul Bones, pills, and an immortal herb for their individual rankings.
• Team Double Emperor and the other top teams received rewards based on their tournament results.
• Li Tianji, Li Changlong, and Li She Long each tried to recruit Li Tianhong to their departments.
• Li Tianhong chose the Hunting Department, and Li Tianji welcomed him to join.