Chapter Summaries

Qin Qi finished three months of training under Yu Yuanzhen and left to secretly gather Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Origin for the Golden Saint Dragon. He stumbled upon Liu Erlong confronting disciples over Yu Xiaogang’s beating, and the crowd’s attention suddenly turned to him.

• Qin Qi showed Yu Yuanzhen his dragon-shaped attacks, and Yu Yuanzhen extended his training by another month because of his exceptional talent.
• Qin Qi completed three months of intensive training, while Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Luomian that Qin Qi might be the key to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan’s transformation.
• Qin Qi left True Dragon Mountain and secretly collected small amounts of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Origin by greeting disciples across the nearby peaks.
• Qin Qi followed a commotion and found Liu Erlong accusing disciples of bullying Yu Xiaogang, whose face was badly swollen.
• A disciple noticed Qin Qi, and everyone in the crowd turned to look at him as he protested that he had just arrived.

Qin Qi denied arranging Yu Xiaogang’s beating and confronted the disciple who had attacked him, while Liu Erlong learned Qin Qi might be her younger half-brother. The chapter ended with Qin Qi demanding compensation and a chance to beat Yu Xiaogang himself.

• Yu Xiaogang accused Qin Qi of secretly ordering his beating, but Qin Qi denied it and said he would attack Yu Xiaogang directly if he wanted to.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples backed Qin Qi, explaining that his explosive temper made secretly hiring someone to attack Yu Xiaogang unlikely.
• A clansman told Liu Erlong that Qin Qi was called Luo Mian, leading her to suspect he was her younger half-brother and regret threatening him.
• Qin Qi grabbed the disciple who had beaten Yu Xiaogang and pressured him into claiming Yu Xiaogang had ordered the attack to frame Qin Qi.
• Qin Qi demanded to beat Yu Xiaogang and receive compensation, then walked toward him as Liu Erlong struggled to decide whether to intervene.

Qin Qi beat Yu Xiaogang, took his Soul Tool, and realized that Yu Xiaogang’s stolen Fortune might be changing Qin Qi’s life. After feeding the Golden Saint Dragon Origin, Soul Rings, and medicinal herbs, Qin Qi and the dragon began a second evolution together.

• Qin Qi beat Yu Xiaogang, took the Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night, and left after Liu Erlong agreed to let him keep it.
• Yu Yuanzhen summoned Yu Xiaogang as he and Liu Erlong were leaving.
• Qin Qi connected his good fortune and new status to the Fortune he had stolen from Yu Xiaogang, then considered stealing Tang San’s Fortune and taking an apprentice.
• Qin Qi fed the Golden Saint Dragon 150 portions of Origin, all his accumulated Soul Rings, and his hidden medicinal herbs to trigger its second evolution.
• Golden threads connected the Golden Saint Dragon to Qin Qi, and the two fell asleep and entered a deep evolution.

After the Golden Saint Dragon transformed into the Golden Saint Dragon King, Qin Qi assessed their new powers and planned to gather more Soul Rings. He put the Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night under system analysis, then heard that the Sect Master wanted to see him.

• Qin Qi discovered that the Golden Saint Dragon had become the Golden Saint Dragon King, gaining Dragon King Might and sacred light that could purify evil aura.
• Qin Qi noted that the dragon had grown to ten meters long, then watched it shrink to about one meter and coil around him.
• Qin Qi examined his strengthened body and soul power, saw that his Soul Power had reached Level 34, and decided to seek more Soul Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qin Qi ordered the system to analyze the Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night and entered standby mode while it continued its calculations.
• Huo Huo called through Qin Qi’s door and told him that the Sect Master wanted to speak with him.

Qin Qi learned that Yu Yuanzhen had sent Yu Xiaogang to Blue Lightning Academy and invited him to seek out a Thunderclap Hell Vine in the Star Dou Great Forest. Qin Qi set off with a Soul Saint, keeping Yu Yuanzhen from accompanying him so he could pursue his own plans.

• Huo Huo told Qin Qi that Yu Yuanzhen wanted to see him, and Qin Qi bathed before going to meet the Clan Leader.
• Yu Yuanzhen said Liu Erlong had taken Yu Xiaogang to Blue Lightning Academy to recuperate and angrily recounted his son's failures.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Qin Qi that the clan had found a Thunderclap Hell Vine in the Star Dou Great Forest and offered to help him harvest it.
• Qin Qi persuaded Yu Yuanzhen not to accompany him, and Yu Yuanzhen arranged for a Soul Saint to go with Qin Qi that day.

Qin Qi used his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan status to claim the village inn’s last room, then entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Yu Yuanxiu and secretly stole the Thunderclap Hell Vine’s Thunder Origin and Soul Ring. When a beast tide erupted, Qin Qi fled alone, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Qin Qi outclaimed Huo Wu and Meng Yiran for the inn room by invoking his clan’s connection to Yu Yuanzhen, and the two girls vowed to get revenge.
• The next morning, Qin Qi and Yu Yuanxiu entered the forest and found a Thunderclap Hell Vine.
• Yu Yuanxiu harvested the vine, and Qin Qi secretly stole its Thunder Origin and refined its Thousand-Year Soul Ring before storing the vine.
• A ten-thousand-year feline Soul Beast attacked Yu Yuanxiu, drawing a horde of Soul Beasts into a sudden beast tide.
• Qin Qi saw the beasts cut him off from Yu Yuanxiu and ran for his life.

Qin Qi escaped the Beast Tide on the Golden Saint Dragon King and hid in a tree, where he found and captured a crying girl. He recognized her as Ning Rongrong, but their hiding place came under threat from a flying Soul Beast.

• Qin Qi outran a Ghost Leopard, then summoned the Golden Saint Dragon King and flew away from the Beast Tide.
• Qin Qi used the Golden Saint Dragon King's third Soul Skill to evade Soul Beasts before hiding in a tree canopy.
• Qin Qi reasoned that the Titan Giant Ape had likely triggered the Beast Tide while searching for Xiao Wu.
• Qin Qi found a crying girl in the canopy and had the Golden Saint Dragon King bring her to him.
• The girl showed Qin Qi a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect token, and he recognized her as Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong pointed out an approaching bird Soul Beast, and Qin Qi ordered the Golden Saint Dragon King to attack it.

Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong hid in a tree in Star Dou Great Forest while Qin Qi's Golden Saint Dragon King drove off Soul Beasts. Ning Rongrong pleaded for Qin Qi to protect her, but a Boar Soul Beast struck the tree and sent her falling.

• The Golden Saint Dragon King killed a Bird Soul Beast, marked the nearby trees with his scent, and returned to Qin Qi after the other Soul Beasts fled.
• Ning Rongrong tried to touch the Golden Saint Dragon King, but Qin Qi warned her that it might bite her.
• When the Titan Giant Ape's roar sent another herd charging through the forest, Ning Rongrong clung to Qin Qi and asked him to protect her.
• Qin Qi revealed that he belonged to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Ning Rongrong promised to behave if he would not leave her behind.
• A Boar Soul Beast crashed into the tree where Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong were hiding, making Ning Rongrong lose her footing and fall.

Qin Qi kept Ning Rongrong safe from a Soul Beast tide and persuaded her to remain hidden in a tree overnight. As the forest grew cold, he let her sleep beside him while he stayed alert for danger.

• Qin Qi pulled Ning Rongrong to safety and calmed her fears, insisting that crying would not help them survive.
• Ning Rongrong teased Qin Qi, and he jokingly threatened to drop her before giving her the alias Luo Mian.
• After the Soul Beasts fell quiet at night, Qin Qi warned Ning Rongrong that the forest was more dangerous after dark and told her to stay in the tree.
• When Ning Rongrong began to freeze, Qin Qi invited her to sleep against him and let the Golden Saint Dragon King wrap them in its wings.
• Ning Rongrong fell asleep against Qin Qi, who dozed while keeping watch for danger.

Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong waited out the Beast Tide in a tree, sharing food and learning more about each other. After the Soul Beasts returned to their territories, they prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Ning Rongrong woke as the Soul Beasts began returning to their territories, and Qin Qi said they might leave the next day if nothing happened at the Forest Core.
• Qin Qi shared his dried meat, water, and steamed buns with Ning Rongrong while he ate lightning-cooked Soul Beast meat; Ning Rongrong offered him her food and invited him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qin Qi questioned why Ning Rongrong had come to hunt for a Soul Ring at her age, and she revealed her late birthday and level-nine Innate Soul Power.
• Qin Qi boasted that he had Innate Full Soul Power, leaving Ning Rongrong feeling outmatched; they spent the afternoon chatting and slept together in the tree as the night grew cold.
• The next day, Qin Qi saw that the Soul Beasts had calmed down, and he and Ning Rongrong set out to leave the forest.

Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong cautiously searched for a way out of the Star Dou Great Forest, relying on Qin Qi’s Danger Sense to avoid a deadly route. They encountered a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and their escape began when it charged after them.

• Qin Qi told Ning Rongrong the forest remained dangerous and led her toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, warning that they were out of food and water.
• Qin Qi chose a bloodstained path over a seemingly clear one after Danger Sense warned him that the clear route held greater danger.
• Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong sneaked past a tiger soul beast, then watched a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear kill it with one blow.
• Qin Qi recognized the bear as a top-tier soul beast and began leading Ning Rongrong away from it.
• A rabbit drew the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear toward their hiding place, so Qin Qi carried Ning Rongrong and fled as the bear pursued them.

Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong fought a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear after its pursuit forced them to stop running. Qin Qi found a way to exploit the bear’s anger and began preparing a hidden attack, but the battle remained unresolved.

• Ning Rongrong suggested flying away, but Qin Qi explained that the sky was dangerous and decided they had to fight the pursuing Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Qin Qi summoned the Golden Saint Dragon King and attacked alongside it, but their claws could not penetrate the bear’s tough defenses.
• Qin Qi dodged the bear’s attacks and used holy light to burn away part of its dark-gold glow, while the Golden Saint Dragon King landed a painful strike.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and boosted Qin Qi’s strength, then warned him that she could not maintain the support for long.
• Qin Qi used his Purple Demon Eyes to predict and evade the bear’s increasingly furious attacks, then prepared Sleight of Hand to place the Formless Hand inside its head.

Qin Qi killed a thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with the Formless Hand and stole its Soul Bone and Soul Ring before leaving the area with Ning Rongrong. Meanwhile, Yu Yuanzhen learned Qin Qi was missing in the Beast Tide and organized a search party, convinced his grandson was still alive.

• Qin Qi used the Golden Saint Dragon King to blind the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, then crushed its brain with the Formless Hand and killed it.
• Ning Rongrong checked Qin Qi for injuries and praised him, while Qin Qi recognized the bear as a thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Qin Qi found a Soul Bone on the bear and stored it and the corpse in his Storage Soul Tool.
• After recovering some Soul Power, Qin Qi used the Formless Hand to steal the bear's Soul Ring, then left with Ning Rongrong to find a safe place to rest.
• Yu Yuanxiu told Yu Yuanzhen that Qin Qi had gone missing during the Beast Tide, and Yu Yuanzhen ordered the clan to search the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen’s clans searched the Star Dou Great Forest for their missing children, assuming they were dead. Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong emerged alive after ten days and reached an inn, where their familiar shouting made Ning Fengzhi and the others recognize them.

• Ning Fengzhi learned his subordinate had left Ning Rongrong alone in the Star Dou Great Forest during a Beast Tide and ordered a search, while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo volunteered to help.
• After seven days without clues, Ning Fengzhi prepared to return to the sect, but Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo stayed behind to keep searching for Ning Rongrong.
• Yu Yuanzhen’s clan feared Qin Qi had died, and Yu Yuanxiu blamed himself for the boy’s disappearance.
• Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong emerged from the forest alive after ten days, exhausted and covered in mud, and headed for an inn to eat and rest.
• An inn attendant drove Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong away as beggars, prompting them to curse and threaten him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen recognized the familiar voices and attitudes of Ning Rongrong and Qin Qi.

Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong were reunited with their families after surviving the Star Dou Great Forest, and Qin Qi recounted their escape while recovering at an inn. He gave Yu Yuanzhen the depleted Thunderclap Hell Vine, then fell asleep, while Ning Rongrong soon came looking for him with Sword Douluo and the others.

• Qin Qi threatened the inn staff with his Golden Saint Dragon King, then Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi reunited with Qin Qi and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong clung to Qin Qi while they ate, and Qin Qi told Ning Fengzhi that he and Rongrong had survived a beast stampede and walked out of the forest together.
• Qin Qi gave Yu Yuanzhen the Thunderclap Hell Vine, and Yu Yuanzhen said it could still be used to strengthen Qin Qi's body.
• Qin Qi returned to his room and fell asleep, but Ning Rongrong soon came running over with Sword Douluo and the others.

Ning Rongrong went to Qin Qi’s room because she could not sleep, and the adults mistook the nighttime visit for an attack on him. She fell asleep in Qin Qi’s arms, while Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo left intending to test him when he woke.

• Ning Rongrong asked Qin Qi to hold her while she slept, but his snoring drew Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi into his room.
• Qin Qi sprang awake on instinct and tried to escape, prompting Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to rush in and confront Ning Fengzhi’s group.
• Ning Rongrong tugged at Qin Qi’s sleeve, and Sword Douluo realized Qin Qi’s reflexes had kept him alive in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ning Rongrong told Qin Qi she could not sleep, and he took her hand back to bed, where she nestled into his arms and soon fell asleep.
• Yu Yuanzhen left triumphantly, while Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo agreed to test Qin Qi after he woke.

Qin Qi recovered from a long sleep, trained in a Thunderclap Hell Vine medicinal bath, and considered upgrading his system to monitor his workouts. When Ning Fengzhi tried to separate him from Ning Rongrong by offering compensation, Qin Qi defiantly asserted his pride, winning Bone Douluo’s admiration.

• Qin Qi woke after sleeping through a day and night, ate, and took a medicinal bath prepared by Yu Yuanzhen.
• The bath’s electric current tingled against Qin Qi’s skin, prompting him to consider adding body monitoring and workout guidance to his system.
• Ning Fengzhi approached Qin Qi, questioned his background, and offered him a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to stay away from Ning Rongrong.
• Qin Qi rose and declared that his orphaned, lowly origins did not make him inferior to anyone.
• Bone Douluo, listening nearby, recognized his own past in Qin Qi’s words and began to admire the boy.

Qin Qi silenced Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo in an argument, took the hundred-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin card, and left to absorb the Thunderclap Hell Vine's Origin. Its power let him command rain and lightning through a pseudo-domain, and he prepared to take the Soul Bone from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

• Qin Qi challenged Sword Douluo to compare their talent, childhood feats, and future prospects, and Sword Douluo agreed Qin Qi had the right to be proud.
• Bone Douluo emerged and praised Qin Qi, while Ning Fengzhi declared their discussion over.
• Qin Qi pocketed Ning Fengzhi's card worth a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and left the inn, leaving Ning Fengzhi and the others dumbfounded.
• Qin Qi traveled to a secluded place and fed the Thunderclap Hell Vine's Origin to the Golden Saint Dragon King.
• Qin Qi discovered that he could command rain and summon golden lightning, forming a pseudo-domain that strengthened him and the Golden Saint Dragon King.
• Qin Qi brought out the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's corpse and exposed the Soul Bone in its paw.

Qin Qi fed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s palm bone and Origin to the Golden Saint Dragon King, transforming them both with metal-attributed power. After returning to the inn, Qin Qi parted from Ning Rongrong and set out with his companions for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Qin Qi chose to give the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s External Soul Bone and Origin to the Golden Saint Dragon King rather than absorb them himself or strengthen his Formless Hand.
• The Golden Saint Dragon King consumed the bone and Origin, and its transformation sent powerful energy through Qin Qi, causing both of them to endure half an hour of pain.
• Qin Qi and the Golden Saint Dragon King emerged with dark-gold scales and metal-attributed power; Qin Qi tested his sharper dragon claws and considered seeking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Origin for another evolution.
• Qin Qi returned to the inn, promised Ning Rongrong he would visit her, and watched her leave for home.
• Qin Qi and his companions set out for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Qin Qi gave Yu Yuanzhen Whale Rubber as thanks for his help.

Qin Qi gave Yu Yuanzhen the secret of Whale Rubber, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan confirmed its value and began stockpiling it. As a reward, Qin Qi received a Dragon Bone Spear that awakened in his hands, prompting him to ask for a spear instructor; meanwhile, Tang San was struggling at Notting Academy.

• Qin Qi told Yu Yuanzhen that Whale Rubber could strengthen the body and raise the age limit for absorbing Soul Rings, and Yu Yuanzhen believed him.
• Yu Yuanzhen had the clan study Whale Rubber, then ordered the elders to secretly buy it and distribute it to clan disciples.
• Yu Yuanzhen chose the Dragon Bone Spear as Qin Qi's reward, and the elders sent it to him.
• Qin Qi infused the spear with his dark-gold Dragon-Shaped Soul Power, pierced a boulder, and called the spear back through the air.
• Qin Qi asked Yu Yuanzhen to find him a spear instructor, while the Golden Saint Dragon King appeared jealous and Tang San struggled at Notting Academy.