Recaps

Xu Huxiao discovered that Hua Jinlin had used his Dead Stiff Heaven talent to create a nearly million-strong army from the dead, and he took command of Fire Dragon Fortress’s defenders. With Gui Mei’s trust and support secured, Xu Huxiao prepared to confront Hua Jinlin and the other leaders.

• Xu Huxiao identified Hua Jinlin as a Weird Envoy whose Dead Stiff Heaven talent transformed the recently dead into obedient, tireless Dead Stiffs, explaining the enormous force surrounding Fire Dragon Fortress.
• Ouyang Xiaoyu warned that Hua Jinlin’s army was unusually dangerous, while Wang Xiang offered to capture him; Xu Huxiao revealed that the attackers numbered nearly a million and included three Soul Sages and one Soul Emperor.
• Xu Huxiao ordered the nine defenders to guard the four directions while he beheaded the enemy’s leaders, and he asked Gui Mei to conceal his Title-level Soul Power and protect the rear.
• Gui Mei trusted Xu Huxiao, withdrew his Soul Rings, and ordered the defenders to obey Xu Huxiao without question.
• Huo Wu climbed onto the city wall and watched the others bow to Xu Huxiao, whom she privately called the Golden-Haired Monster.

Xu Huxiao and Fire Dragon Fortress prepared to face Hua Jinlin and his million Dead Stiffs, while Xu focused on preventing Hua Jinlin from issuing further orders. As the siege began, Xu launched his first battle after his Martial Soul evolved.

• Xu Huxiao ordered the defenders to split among the fortress's four sides and explained why Hua Jinlin had to be killed before he could change the Dead Stiffs' command.
• Hua Jinlin spotted Hua Yuerong, declared that the fortress's people would become citizens of his Heaven, and ordered his million Dead Stiffs to attack.
• Ouyang Xiaoyu and Shadow Madam organized the fortress's mechanisms, troops, and medical teams into layered defenses as the Dead Stiffs surged toward the gates.
• Hua Yuerong told Xu Huxiao that she had no blood relatives left since her father died, and warned him to be careful.
• Xu Huxiao activated his Four Extremes Golden Dragon Claw Martial Soul Possession and flew toward Hua Jinlin for his first battle after his Martial Soul evolved.

Xu Huxiao used his Bloodline Dragon Banner to empower Lilith and Qingshan as they fought the Dead Stiff horde outside West Gate Pass, while Soul Sages defended the other passes. After assessing the banner’s cost, Xu Huxiao took flight using his newly evolved Thunderclap Phantom Flash.

• Xu Huxiao summoned the Bloodline Dragon Banner and boosted Lilith and Qingshan’s Soul Power, Soul Skills, and physical attributes.
• Qingshan charged into the Dead Stiff horde and wiped out a wave with his enhanced Doom Demon Overlord Fist.
• Lilith summoned her dragonified Giant Monster Stone Python, entered her Medusa Banshee avatar, and spread poisonous mist to slow and weaken the horde.
• Qingshan switched to defensive armor and heavy-strike Soul Skills, then fought alongside Lilith against the returning Dead Stiff.
• Huo Zhenkong, Tian Can, Xue Qingyang, Wang Xiang, and Shui Kun began fighting at the other passes as Soul Sages held the four approaches.
• Xu Huxiao judged that the Bloodline Dragon Banner could sustain two Soul Sages but might not support a third, then vanished with his evolved Thunderclap Phantom Flash.

Xu Huxiao unveiled Thunderclap Phantom Flash and used it to kill Hua Jinlin with a single palm, then turned to the Hyena Soul Bandit Group’s leaders. As Hua Jinlin began reviving, Xu Huxiao prepared to put the remaining leaders into the same state, while Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er fought from a concealed mechanism at the western gate.

• Xu Huxiao evolved White-Ring Flash Shift into Thunderclap Phantom Flash, using controlled Golden Dragon Force Aura to boost his speed and eliminate the movement technique’s gap.
• Xu Huxiao struck Hua Jinlin through the chest with one palm, killing him instantly as Gui Mei and Hua Yuerong watched from the city wall.
• Hua Jinlin began reviving, and Xu Huxiao resolved to use that time to kill the Hyena Soul Bandit Group’s remaining leaders.
• Xu Huxiao rushed Yanluo and blasted a hole through his upper body, prompting the other bandit leaders to attack him.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er secretly operated a Blazing Flame Toad mechanism behind the western gate’s second wall, killing Dead Stiffs without seeing Xu Huxiao’s attacks.

Xu Huxiao killed Yanmo and Yanwang by countering their coordinated attacks, completing a triple kill of the Hyena Soul Bandit Group’s leaders. Hua Jinlin had already resurrected, leaving the fight to continue.

• Yanmo and Yanwang launched a synchronized attack from the front and rear, expecting to kill Xu Huxiao.
• Xu Huxiao summoned Little Golden Dragon, which crushed Yanmo with its armored body and Shattering Heavy Strike.
• Xu Huxiao broke through Yanwang’s Hell Death-Ray Claw and killed him with a kick followed by a Purple Light Bullet.
• Xu Huxiao explained that his evolved soul skill and martial arts let him use powerful attacks freely despite the amplification drain of two Soul Sages.
• Hua Jinlin resurrected after Xu Huxiao killed all three leaders of the Hyena Soul Bandit Group.

Xu Huxiao repeatedly killed Hua Jinlin and the Yan brothers, exposing the gap between their raw power and his martial skill. As Hua Jinlin and Yanluo revived for another round, the Soul Sages at the city gates continued holding off the Dead Stiffs.

• Hua Jinlin’s troubled past and obsession with becoming king were revealed as he revived and raged at Xu Huxiao.
• Xu Huxiao killed Hua Jinlin and the three Yan brothers repeatedly, counting six kills while Little Golden Dragon assisted.
• Yanmo and Yanwang turned to ash after six kills, leaving Yanluo and Hua Jinlin in their black-smoke revival state.
• The Soul Sages at the southern, eastern, and northern gates maintained their defenses against the Dead Stiffs, while Wang Xiang and Shui Kun argued as they fought.
• Lilith and Qingshan watched Xu Huxiao’s fight at the western gate and were stunned by his instant kills.

Lilith and Qingshan watched Xu Huxiao slaughter the enemy while defending the western gate, and Yanluo reached peak Soul Sage strength but chose escape over fighting. When Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er ventured outside the defenses, Yanluo seized his chance and tore into their Blazing Flame Toad to take them hostage.

• Lilith used Medusa's Gaze of the Giant Demon Eye while Qingshan fought off Dead Stiffs, easing the pressure at the western gate.
• Lilith and Qingshan were stunned by Xu Huxiao's instant kills and worried that his power had surpassed theirs.
• Huo Wu piloted the Blazing Flame Toad beyond the bastion defenses with Shui Bing'er providing Soul Power, despite Shui Bing'er's fears about the front line.
• Yanluo suppressed his revival after his sixth death and waited for a chance to escape, knowing he had only one life remaining.
• Yanluo spotted the Blazing Flame Toad, used his Soul Skills to tear open its shell, and threatened Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er as hostages.

Xu Huxiao killed Yanluo and found Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er trapped inside the Blazing Flame Toad, while Hua Jinlin revived as a powerful Weird Soul Master and prepared a devastating attack. The chapter ended with Hua Jinlin's charged strike facing Xu Huxiao's newly upgraded Purple-Gold Dragon-Scale Shield.

• Xu Huxiao killed Yanluo by tearing out his heart, and Yanluo turned to black ash.
• Xu Huxiao discovered Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er inside the damaged Blazing Flame Toad as Hua Jinlin's revival began nearby.
• Hua Jinlin revived with eight Soul Rings and the Myriad Transformation Flood Demon Vine, then gathered power for his Flood Demon Death Ray Wave.
• Hua Jinlin sacrificed all eight Flood Demon Clones to amplify his attack, turning his hair white as the energy sphere reached High-Rank Soul Douluo power.
• Xu Huxiao formed layers of Purple-Gold Dragon-Scale Shields to meet Hua Jinlin's attack.

Xu Huxiao used his Purple-Gold Dragon-Scale Shield to withstand Hua Jinlin’s ultimate attack, then killed him with Golden Dragon Hidden Force and helped end the Dead Stiff assault. After dawn, as the exhausted survivors believed the battle was over, Hua Juncheng arrived with Prince Qinghe to claim the spoils and begin a new king’s enthronement ceremony.

• Xu Huxiao layered Purple-Gold Dragon-Scale Shields against Hua Jinlin’s Flood Demon Death Ray Wave, and the eighth shield survived the attack.
• Xu Huxiao detonated the six strands of Golden Dragon Hidden Force inside Hua Jinlin, killing him and recovering a black skull that the Green Crystal Demon Snake wanted to devour.
• Xu Huxiao stored the skull in the Twin Dragon Rings, while Gui Mei finished off the remaining Weird Soul Masters and the Dead Stiff assault continued without its Heaven domain.
• After six hours of fighting, Xu Huxiao and the exhausted survivors watched the sun rise over the battlefield and mourned the dead.
• Hua Juncheng arrived with Prince Qinghe, apologized for his household’s misfortune, and proposed dividing the spoils and holding the preliminary ceremony to enthrone the Maitexier Duchy’s new king.

Xu Huxiao identified Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue in disguise and concluded that she had come for reasons unrelated to Hua Juncheng’s succession bid. As Hua Juncheng and Meng Shu pressured the gathered factions to support him, Xu Huxiao and Gui Mei faced a choice about how to respond.

• Xu Huxiao recognized Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue and learned from her inner thoughts that she was pursuing other objectives, while Ci Xue remained a potential threat.
• Gui Mei questioned Xue Qinghe’s purpose, and Xue Qinghe said he had come to pay respects to Flower Duke and observe the succession after Hua Jinlin’s massacre.
• Hua Juncheng declared himself the rightful successor, demanded that Yuerong be handed over for the Golden Tree Heart, and threatened those who opposed him.
• Meng Shu endorsed Hua Juncheng and warned the factions that they would be treated as traitors if they refused to support him.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang released their Soul Rings, and their fused auras formed a powerful dragon-snake phantom that pressured the weakened Soul Masters.
• Wang Xiang and Gui Mei waited for Xu Huxiao to declare his stance, while Gui Mei recognized that Xu Huxiao still had the strength to fight.

Hua Yuerong challenged Hua Juncheng to a death duel over the Golden Tree Heart and exposed evidence that he murdered their father and committed other crimes. Hua Juncheng admitted to his evils and insisted that becoming king would make him innocent, while his supporters remained with him for their own interests.

• Hua Yuerong overcame Peerless Dragon and Snake's bloodline pressure and declared Hua Juncheng unworthy of inheriting their father's title.
• Hua Yuerong invoked a Royal Blood Pact and challenged Hua Juncheng to a one-on-one duel to the death, wagering the Golden Tree Heart.
• Hua Juncheng questioned Hua Yuerong's motives, and she threatened to include accusations about their father's murder in the pact.
• Hua Yuerong presented evidence that Hua Juncheng used poison to kill their father and accused him of trafficking women, violating General Hu Meng's wife, and killing her children.
• Hua Juncheng denied the accusations at first, then admitted that he had committed sins and argued that victory would make him innocent.
• Hua Juncheng's allies frowned but stayed with him because their interests bound them to his side.

Hua Yuerong forced Hua Juncheng to accept a one-on-one deathmatch duel for the Golden Tree Heart and the rightful throne, determined to avenge their father. As the duel began, Xu Huxiao judged that her Purple Sun Soul Power gave her a strong chance against her brother despite her lower Soul rank.

• Hua Yuerong offered to keep evidence of Hua Juncheng's crimes secret in exchange for the Golden Tree Heart and throne, and he accepted her deathmatch challenge.
• Yang Wushuang watched from disguise and considered using Xu Huxiao and Spirit Hall to advance his position and pursue revenge against the Clear Sky Sect.
• Hua Yuerong and Hua Juncheng signed the Blood Contract and stepped onto the duel platform, with Xue Qinghe serving as referee.
• Hua Juncheng revealed his Golden Flood Dragon Tree Vine Martial Soul and four Soul Rings as the duel began.
• Xu Huxiao assessed Hua Juncheng and recalled that Hua Yuerong's Nine Yang Divine Skill foundation and devouring Purple Sun Soul Power made her a formidable opponent.

Hua Yuerong faced Hua Juncheng in a Soul Duel, where her Demonheart Flower and unexpectedly powerful Purple Flame Bolts countered his superior combat experience. The chapter left Hua Juncheng’s shield shattered and him blasted off his feet by her attack.

• Hua Juncheng charged Hua Yuerong with his Flood Vine Shield and Golden Flood Dragon Sword, but her Seven-Star Purple Flame Bolts proved powerful enough to stagger him and leave him disheveled.
• Hua Yuerong used Demonheart Flower Shadow to exchange positions and evade Hua Juncheng’s Golden Flood Dragon Sword Slash.
• Hua Juncheng attacked Hua Yuerong and her Demonheart Flowers at once with Golden Flood Dragon Continuous Slash, but Hua Yuerong refreshed her flowers and escaped through another exchange.
• Hua Yuerong struck Hua Juncheng’s shield with seven Purple Flame Bolts in a coordinated circle, shattering it and sending him flying.

Hua Yuerong withstands Hua Juncheng’s attacks and learns from Xu Huxiao that her Soul Power has an inexplicable source of recovery. After Hua Juncheng reveals his resentment and transforms into a Tree Vine Giant, she traps him with Sin Dragon Netherworld Tribulation and begins striking him with corrosive chains.

• Hua Juncheng feigns remorse before firing Death Light Pierce at Hua Yuerong, but she blocks it with her Profound Yin Dragon Demon Body.
• Hua Juncheng repeatedly attacks her defenses, while Hua Yuerong’s Soul Power remains abundant and Xu Huxiao tells her to focus on the battle.
• Hua Yuerong taunts Hua Juncheng about his greed for her Soul Bone, and he erupts in anger, blaming his siblings and revealing his desire to kill them.
• Hua Juncheng uses his remaining Soul Power to transform into a Tree Vine Giant, and Hua Yuerong activates Sin Dragon Netherworld Tribulation.
• Hua Yuerong’s baleful pillars slow the Tree Vine Giant, while spiked flower-root chains bind it and lash it with corrosive attacks.

Hua Yuerong killed Hua Juncheng in the Blood Contract Soul Battle and avenged her father, while Xu Huxiao stopped Meng Shu from intervening. The chapter ended with Meng Shu accusing Xu Huxiao of causing the Second Prince’s death and demanding to know what crime he should be punished for.

• Xu Huxiao’s explanation established that Hua Yuerong’s Soul Skills were chosen for individual combat rather than team roles.
• Hua Yuerong weakened Hua Juncheng’s Tree Vine Giant, then blasted it apart with Seven-Star Purple Flame Bolts and sent Hua Juncheng flying.
• Hua Yuerong pierced Hua Juncheng with eight Flower Root Chains, killing him as Meng Shu tried to intervene.
• Xu Huxiao repelled Meng Shu with Golden Dragon Palm Force, then retrieved Hua Juncheng’s right arm Soul Bone and gave it to Hua Yuerong.
• Hua Yuerong wept in Xu Huxiao’s arms after avenging her father, while Xu Huxiao told her to rest and said he would handle what came next.
• Meng Shu confronted Xu Huxiao, accusing him of causing the Second Prince’s death and demanding to know what crime he should be punished for.

Xu Huxiao challenged Dragon Duke and Snake Granny after they fused into a Title-level Dragon-Snake Divine Being, while Xue Qinghe sensed a powerful resonance with Xu Huxiao’s Soul Power and suspected he was the person his grandfather had described. The chapter ended as Xu Huxiao vanished in a burst of thunder to begin the fight.

• Xu Huxiao revealed his three Soul Rings and challenged Dragon Duke and Snake Granny to use their Dragon-Snake Combined Strike Technique.
• Xue Qinghe felt his Angel Soul Power react to Xu Huxiao and decided to test whether he was the person mentioned in his grandfather’s letter.
• Xue Qinghe declared that the Heaven Dou Empire would recognize whichever legitimate Maitexier heir the people accepted, prompting Dragon Duke and Snake Granny to fight on their own.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang fused into the Dragon-Snake Divine Being, whose aura reached the Title level.
• Xu Huxiao sent Hua Yuerong off the stage and transformed into his Golden Flame Silver Body despite Gui Mei’s and Hua Yuerong’s concern.
• Xu Huxiao dismissed the Dragon-Snake Divine Being’s threats and vanished from the arena in a burst of thunder.

Xu Huxiao battered Meng Shu’s Peerless Dragon and Snake until the Peerless Heaven-and-Earth Formation shattered, then braced for Meng Shu’s next attack. Watching the fight, Xue Qinghe became determined to obtain Xu Huxiao’s power, while Meng Shu summoned a storm and invoked Heaven and Earth Grand Millstone.

• Xu Huxiao’s rapid palms and kicks overwhelmed Meng Shu’s Dragon-Snake Divine Being, while the Peerless Heaven-and-Earth Formation absorbed and redirected the damage.
• Meng Shu realized Xu Huxiao’s blows were breaking the formation through brute force and could not free himself from the continuous barrage.
• Xue Qinghe watched Xu Huxiao’s display of strength and vowed to obtain his power by any means.
• Xu Huxiao’s Double Dragons Fetch Water shattered the formation, releasing its accumulated energy and blasting him five hundred meters away.
• After deducing how the formation worked, Xu Huxiao challenged Meng Shu to withstand another attack, and Meng Shu summoned a vortex of dark clouds with his Dragon-Snake Divine Staff.
• Meng Shu invoked Dragon-Snake Deduction and Heaven and Earth Grand Millstone against Xu Huxiao.

Xu Huxiao defeated Meng Shu and Snake Granny’s World-Shaking Dragon Snake attack with his Dragon Origin Wave, then spared them under strict terms. He publicly declared Hua Yuerong the new Grand Duke, and the Principality of Maitehill accepted her as its first queen.

• Meng Shu unleashed the Great Grinding Disc of Heaven and Earth, while Xu Huxiao prepared his strongest strike using the Little Golden Dragon’s stored soul power.
• Xu Huxiao fired the Dragon Origin Wave, stopped the grinding disc, fused the Little Golden Dragon into the attack, and destroyed the disc in a blinding explosion.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang fell unconscious after their Martial Soul Fusion state ended, and Meng Qingcheng begged Xu Huxiao and Hua Yuerong to spare the Meng family.
• Xu Huxiao spared them but demanded eighty percent of the Meng family’s fortune and ten years of seclusion for Qingcheng Mountain soul masters above Soul Elder level.
• Xu Huxiao raised Hua Yuerong’s hand and announced her succession, and the gathered crowd knelt to welcome her as the Principality of Maitehill’s first queen.

After the battle, Xu Huxiao helped Hua Yuerong secure the court’s support as the new Grand Duchess and accepted Ghost Fox and Wang Xiang as followers. The chapter ended with Wang Xiang meeting Huo Kuang outside the royal city and inviting him to eat at the Spirit Hall Main Hall.

• Hua Yuerong refused to move the capital from the devastated Maitexier City, and Xu Huxiao’s backing persuaded the court and faction leaders to accept her decision.
• Ghost Fox told Xu Huxiao that Ghost Tiger and Ghost Rat had died fighting the Hyena Soul Bandit Group, then asked to become his follower in gratitude for their deaths being avenged.
• Xu Huxiao accepted Ghost Fox, ordered him to remain warden of Black Prison, and credited him with eliminating the Hyena Soul Bandit Group.
• Wang Xiang pleaded to follow Xu Huxiao, who agreed after assessing his combat ability.
• Wang Xiang met Huo Kuang outside the royal city and invited him to eat at the Spirit Hall Main Hall because the empty streets offered nowhere to drink.

Wang Xiang celebrated becoming Xu Huxiao’s personal attendant and accepted Huo Kuang as his own disciple after Huo Kuang failed to win Xu Huxiao’s favor. Later, Xu Huxiao warned Gui Mei that Weird Soul Masters came from the God Realm and might be spreading under the Gods’ influence, leaving Gui Mei stunned by Xu Huxiao’s resolve to slay Gods.

• Wang Xiang celebrated his new position and rejected Huo Kuang’s request to follow Xu Huxiao, then agreed to take Huo Kuang as his disciple.
• Wang Xiang told Huo Kuang that Xu Huxiao might rise to become Pope and eventually surpass the continent’s rulers by reaching godhood.
• Xu Huxiao welcomed Gui Mei into the Crystal Blue Dolphin and explained that Weird Soul Masters revived repeatedly, spread faith, and harvested lives.
• Xu Huxiao said the Weird Soul Masters originated in the God Realm and warned that powerful Soul Masters, possibly including the Pope, might be transforming into them.
• Gui Mei feared that the continent could not stop the threat, but Xu Huxiao said they had time to grow stronger and declared that he would challenge the Gods if they were his enemies.

Xu Huxiao told Gui Mei that he wanted to form an alliance beyond Spirit Hall and the two great empires to confront the coming Weird Soul Master turmoil, and Gui Mei agreed to help him plan. At Fire Dragon Fortress, Ouyang Xiaoyu urged Huo Zhenkong to consider aligning with Xu Huxiao’s family, leaving him doubtful but listening.

• Xu Huxiao explained to Gui Mei that faith, the Weird God Meditation Method, and Deity relics could turn Soul Masters into Weird Soul Masters, and Gui Mei agreed to discuss an alliance with Demon Bear in secret.
• Xu Huxiao ended his conversation with Gui Mei and resumed meditative cultivation, believing his own strength was essential to his plans.
• After a grueling day at Fire Dragon Fortress, Huo Zhenkong reminded Huo Wu and Wushuang to meditate before bed, then went to massage his exhausted wife, Ouyang Xiaoyu.
• Ouyang Xiaoyu proposed deeper ties with Spirit Hall, but Huo Zhenkong rejected the idea of submitting to it.
• Ouyang Xiaoyu clarified that she meant submitting to the Xu Family and Xu Huxiao, arguing that his strength and bearing made him worthy of trust despite his age.

Ouyang Xiaoyu persuaded Huo Zhenkong to align Fire Dragon Fortress with Xu Huxiao and Spirit Hall, while Meng Qingcheng sealed Qingcheng Mountain for ten years after its defeat. Meng Yiran chose to leave for Spirit City to study, secretly vowing revenge on Xu Huxiao for her family's suffering.

• Ouyang Xiaoyu argued that Fire Dragon Fortress should rely on Xu Huxiao and Spirit Hall, and Huo Zhenkong agreed to follow her arrangements for their daughters' education.
• Meng Qingcheng ordered the Meng and Zhao Families to seal Qingcheng Mountain for ten years and made the clan swear an oath.
• Meng Huan challenged Meng Qingcheng and urged the clan to follow her, but Meng Qingcheng had her imprisoned and resumed the ceremony.
• Meng Yiran asked to study in Spirit City, and Meng Qingcheng arranged a letter to help her travel there while warning that she would have to manage on her own.
• Meng Yiran remembered Xu Huxiao as the enemy who had injured her grandparents and vowed to make him pay someday.

Xu Huxiao left Maitexier Duchy for Spirit City after parting from Hua Yuerong, but Xue Qinghe caught up with him at a border inn to ask for help. In private, Xue Qinghe began explaining that the friend who needed help was named Xiao Xue.

• Xu Huxiao told Hua Yuerong he was returning to Spirit City, and they exchanged an emotional farewell.
• Xu Huxiao and Gui Mei traveled toward the duchy's border while their other companions stayed behind to handle their affairs.
• Xue Qinghe and a purple-masked man found Xu Huxiao and Gui Mei at an inn and joined them for lunch.
• Xu Huxiao agreed to hear Xue Qinghe's request privately and asked Gui Mei to wait outside.
• Xue Qinghe asked Xu Huxiao to keep her confidence and said she needed help for her friend, Xiao Xue.

Xue Qinghe told Xu Huxiao that his sworn younger sister, Xiao Xue, was dying from a curse affecting her Winged Human Martial Soul and asked him to save her. Xu Huxiao agreed to try in exchange for five complete Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, and Xue Qinghe accepted his terms.

• Xue Qinghe explained that Xiao Xue’s wings had broken, sealing her Martial Soul, and that she would die unless a Soul Master with Soul Power as pure as sunlight could help her.
• Xue Qinghe said Xu Huxiao’s Soul Power had made Xiao Xue’s test paper combust, convincing him that Xu Huxiao could save her, and offered to send her to the Xu Residence in Spirit City with a dragon-patterned jade pendant.
• Xu Huxiao agreed to attempt treatment but demanded five complete Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, prompting Xue Qinghe to protest that the price was excessive.
• Xu Huxiao revised his terms to require one agility-attack Soul Bone before treatment, three more after initial treatment if they continued, and the fifth after Xiao Xue was fully cured.
• Xue Qinghe accepted the terms and warned Xu Huxiao to give the treatment his all, and Xu Huxiao left the private room.

Xu Huxiao planned to treat Qian Renxue’s sealed, crippled Martial Soul and forge an alliance with her while pursuing a new cultivation path. Qian Renxue set out for Spirit City under the identity Xiao Xue, intending both to seek treatment and uncover the secret behind Xu Huxiao’s strength.

• Xu Huxiao considered how uniting vitality, spirit, and Soul Power could help him break beyond the Soul Master cultivation system.
• Xu Huxiao deduced that Qian Daoliu had removed the divine power from Qian Renxue’s Martial Soul and sealed her cultivation to protect her from corruption and further damage.
• Xu Huxiao judged that he could remove the seal, but first needed to strengthen Qian Renxue’s crippled Broken-Wing Angel Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue arranged a three-month absence as Xue Qinghe and traveled alone to Spirit City disguised as the blind, white-haired Xiao Xue.
• Qian Renxue planned to have Xu Huxiao treat her Martial Soul and use Xiao Xue’s identity to investigate his combat strength.