Chapter Summaries

Huang Yun refined five jin of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, strengthening his body, raising his Soul Power to level fifty-six, and increasing his sixth Spirit Ring absorption limit. He stored the remaining Whale Rubber to refine later, after his body had time to adapt.

• Huang Yun prepared a steamer and used Soul Power to guide the energy as he drank and refined one jin of melted Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber.
• Huang Yun repeatedly refined the Whale Rubber for over four hours, consuming five jin before his body reached temporary saturation.
• Huang Yun sensed that his bones and muscles had grown denser and stronger, and that his Indestructible Vajra Body had advanced without breaking through.
• Huang Yun calculated that his sixth Spirit Ring absorption limit had risen by eight thousand years, reaching between forty thousand and fifty thousand years.
• Huang Yun advanced from level fifty-five to level fifty-six and stored the remaining twenty-five jin of Whale Rubber to refine gradually over the coming month.

Huang Yun spent three months in Vast Sea City refining Whale Rubber, strengthening his body, and earning money in the Great Soul Arena before reaching level fifty-seven. He then flew toward Heaven Dou City after remembering the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and deciding to steal it from the imperial Treasury.

• Huang Yun fought water matches in Vast Sea City's Great Soul Arena, using lightning to defeat Sea Soul Masters almost instantly and earning a reputation as a masked lightning-type fighter.
• Huang Yun bought and steadily refined Whale Rubber, improving his physical strength, meridians, and capacity to absorb higher-year Spirit Rings.
• After three months, Huang Yun finished refining his Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber and reached level fifty-seven.
• Huang Yun left Vast Sea City, remembered that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Heart of the Sea God, and decided to take it from the Heaven Dou Empire's Treasury.
• Huang Yun changed course for Heaven Dou City and arrived by night, confident he could enter the imperial palace and steal the treasure.

Huang Yun attempted to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace Treasury but was exposed by hidden reconnaissance Soul Masters and surrounded by Imperial Guards led by Ge Long. He challenged Ge Long’s Yazi Avatar, and their opening clash left Huang Yun’s attack stopped by Ge Long’s blood-red shield.

• Huang Yun studied the Treasury’s visible guards and defenses before teleporting onto the grounds, where an alarm exposed him to concealed reconnaissance Soul Masters.
• More than thirty Imperial Guards surrounded Huang Yun, and Ge Long arrived to confront the masked intruder.
• Huang Yun recognized Ge Long’s Yazi Martial Soul and decided to test its strength.
• Ge Long activated his seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar, and transformed into Yazi.
• Huang Yun charged with Lightning and Raikiri, but Ge Long blocked his strike with a blood-red Soul Power shield.

Huang Yun fought Ge Long in the imperial palace’s storage district but could not overcome the Soul Saint’s formidable Yazi defenses. He escaped and reflected on his limits, resolving to find another way to obtain the Heart of the Sea God.

• Huang Yun used Thundercloud, Clones, and Thunder Shadow Instant Kill to attack Ge Long, but Ge Long’s Yazi Roar and Dragon Tail repelled his attacks.
• Ge Long praised Huang Yun’s abilities and offered him a position as a Heaven Dou Imperial Guard general, but Huang Yun refused.
• Huang Yun detonated his Thundercloud to blind Ge Long and the Imperial Guards, then escaped from the storage district using Teleportation and Dragon Shadow Flash.
• Ge Long ordered tighter patrols and hidden sentry posts, forbade anyone from spreading news of the encounter, and went to report to Xue Ye.
• Huang Yun landed on a remote mountain, admitted that Ge Long had outmatched him, and decided to seek another way to obtain the Heart of the Sea God.

After General Ge Long reported that a masked teenage Soul King had infiltrated the Imperial Treasury, Xue Ye ordered tighter security and a covert investigation. Xue Ye suspected the intruder might have targeted an ancestral azure treasure and prepared to recruit or kill him if found.

• Ge Long told Xue Ye that a masked, lightning-wielding intruder had escaped after fighting him near the Treasury.
• Ge Long described the intruder as a roughly twelve- or thirteen-year-old Soul King with unusual skills and a powerful Soul Tool.
• Xue Ye and Ge Long suspected the intruder might be seeking a specific treasure and considered a possible connection to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xue Ye ordered increased Treasury security, an Imperial Intelligence Bureau investigation, and strict secrecy about the breach.
• Xue Ye said he would try to recruit the intruder if found, but would kill him if he refused and could be captured.
• Xue Ye wondered whether the intruder had come for the azure heirloom kept deep in the Treasury.

Xue Ye suspected the masked lightning Soul King had come to steal the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, so he devised a trap for the Heaven Dou Lantern Festival. He ordered the real treasure hidden and planned to capture the boy alive if he appeared.

• Xue Ye visited the Treasury at night and studied the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, wondering whether it had been the masked boy’s target.
• Xue Ye decided the boy’s knowledge of the treasure could benefit the Heaven Dou Empire and planned to capture and recruit him, killing him only as a last resort.
• Xue Ye ordered Ge Long and two trusted ministers to place a convincing azure lantern near the Treasury during the Lantern Festival as bait.
• Xue Ye instructed the palace to set up a Soul Power detection net and ambush the Imperial Way with two Soul Douluos, Ge Long, and the Imperial Guard.
• Xue Ye ordered Ge Long to move the real Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to a secret location and replace it with an imitation.

Huang Yun learned that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would be displayed at the Heaven Dou Lantern Festival, recognizing the event as Xue Ye’s trap. He scouted the Imperial Way and prepared to verify the lantern before deciding whether to strike.

• Huang Yun observed Heaven Dou City from outside and learned that the palace would display a supposedly azure national treasure during the Lantern Festival.
• Huang Yun suspected Xue Ye was using the display as bait but planned to exploit the festival crowds if the lantern was genuine.
• Huang Yun entered Heaven Dou City in disguise and used his Lightning Falcon Eyes to survey the Imperial Way and the covered lantern.
• Over the next two days, Huang Yun detected hidden Soul Masters, including a likely Soul Douluo, and assessed the palace defenses.
• Huang Yun decided he would use his Lightning Falcon Eyes to check whether the lantern was real before acting, and waited for the festival.

Huang Yun attended the Heaven Dou Lantern Festival in disguise and discovered that the displayed Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was a fake and that Xue Ye had prepared a trap. After evading Qian Renxue’s notice, he left the palace district and decided to investigate the Treasury while its defenders might be focused on the festival.

• Huang Yun used his Lightning Falcon Eyes to identify the lantern as a fake and detect Soul Saint- and Soul Douluo-level guards around the Imperial Way.
• Huang Yun spotted Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and recognized her as Qian Renxue, who was searching the crowd for the palace intruder.
• Huang Yun blended into the crowd and left the Imperial Way, while Qian Renxue briefly noticed his gray-robed figure but did not pursue him.
• Huang Yun concluded that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud remained in the Treasury and that the festival trap revealed the defenses gathered there.
• Huang Yun decided to return and check whether the Treasury was less guarded while Xue Ye’s forces watched the festival.

Huang Yun returned to the treasury to steal the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, where an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo intercepted his Clone and offered him a place in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Huang Yun refused and appeared to be struck down, but the body the marshal pierced shattered into blue-white motes.

• Huang Yun scouted the treasury and found its defenses reduced because Xue Ye had moved most forces to the Lantern Festival.
• Huang Yun sent a Clone into the treasury to take the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but a golden spear stopped it.
• An armored Eight-Ring Soul Douluo revealed himself and offered Huang Yun wealth, authority, and an earl's title if he joined the imperial family.
• Huang Yun stepped out of hiding and refused the offer, saying he would not be anyone's dog.
• The marshal attacked with his first Soul Skill, and his spear pierced Huang Yun, whose body shattered into blue-white motes.

Huang Yun used Clones to steal the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from Heaven Dou’s imperial treasury and escaped the palace’s lockdown. He secured the treasure in his storage ring and set off for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Huang Yun’s Clones distracted the armored marshal, and one Teleported away with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• The armored marshal discovered the theft and ordered the guards and flying Soul Master corps to seal the palace and hunt for the intruder.
• Huang Yun evaded pursuit by fleeing through the northern imperial garden and over the palace wall.
• Huang Yun reached a secluded forest, confirmed he had the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and stored it in his storage ring.
• Huang Yun decided to leave for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Huang Yun bonded with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and tested its invisibility by walking unseen through Heaven Dou City’s heightened security. He then headed for Dugu Manor to steal Dugu Bo’s Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch before taking the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Huang Yun used a drop of blood to make the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud acknowledge him as its master and learned to activate its invisibility.
• Huang Yun walked past Imperial Guards, search squads, and the city gates without being detected.
• Huang Yun decided to take the remaining Immortal Herbs and obtain Dugu Bo’s Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch so he could carry them away with their roots and soil.
• Huang Yun located Dugu Manor in Heaven Dou City’s western noble district, concealed himself, and approached the estate.

Huang Yun searched Dugu Manor for Dugu Bo’s Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch but found it was not there, then tracked Dugu Bo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He chose to wait for an opening, planning to use the Immortal Herbs and a cure for Martial Soul Backlash Poison to gain Dugu Bo’s trust.

• Huang Yun infiltrated Dugu Manor and searched Dugu Bo’s study, but the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch was missing.
• Huang Yun suspected Dugu Bo had brought the pouch to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and flew to Sunset Forest to investigate.
• Huang Yun spotted Dugu Bo meditating beside the well beneath a thick cloud of poisonous mist.
• Huang Yun decided not to risk stealing the pouch from Dugu Bo’s waist and instead waited for him to leave.
• Huang Yun planned to consume the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then use his knowledge of the Martial Soul Backlash Poison to earn Dugu Bo’s trust.

Huang Yun confronted Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and offered to cure the backlash poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo lowering his hostility and questioning how Huang Yun knew about the poison.

• Huang Yun revealed himself at dawn and appeared in the basin before Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo confronted Huang Yun over stealing his spiritual herbs, and Huang Yun formally introduced himself and proposed a deal.
• Huang Yun claimed he could cure Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul Backlash Poison, provoking Dugu Bo to attack him.
• Huang Yun evaded Dugu Bo’s attempt to seize him and explained that he could cure both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo’s anger subsided, and he asked Huang Yun how he knew about the Martial Soul backlash.

Huang Yun told Dugu Bo that the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass could cure his family’s Backlash Poison at the cost of his poison techniques. To prove his claim, Huang Yun swallowed both herbs and plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he struggled to survive their opposing forces.

• Huang Yun explained that combining the two Immortal Herbs could end Dugu Bo’s Backlash Poison but would erase his poison techniques.
• Dugu Bo agreed to watch Huang Yun test the herbs, though he warned that the medicinal power could kill him.
• Huang Yun pulled up the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, swallowed them together, and jumped into the spring.
• The herbs’ opposing energies tore through Huang Yun’s body, and he used his Soul Power and Indestructible Vajra Body to protect himself underwater.
• Dugu Bo watched the ice and fire surge around Huang Yun and wondered at the boy’s knowledge, while Huang Yun fought to keep his organs intact.

Huang Yun survived refining the infernal delicate apricot and octagonal mysterious ice grass in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, strengthening his body and gaining immunity to poison and ice and fire. He emerged at rank fifty-eight and asked Dugu Bo to discuss their deal.

• Huang Yun endured the well’s extreme heat and cold as the herbs purged and toughened his body.
• Dugu Bo watched Huang Yun survive the refinement and wondered about his mysterious background.
• The ice and fire energies settled into balance, and Huang Yun completed the refinement after several hours.
• Huang Yun gained resistance to all poisons and ice and fire, advanced his Indestructible Vajra Body, and rose from rank fifty-seven to rank fifty-eight.
• Huang Yun walked out of the well and asked Dugu Bo to discuss their deal.

After refining the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Huang Yun emerged naked and bald, then explained to Dugu Bo how his blood could cure the Backlash Poison. Dugu Bo agreed to let him prepare the first batch of medicine and promised a suitable sixth Spirit Ring if the cure worked, while Huang Yun chose to remain in the valley and cultivate.

• Huang Yun discovered the Immortal Herbs had burned away his clothes and hair, dressed himself, and endured Dugu Bo's teasing.
• Huang Yun explained that his blood could guide the Backlash Poison into Dugu Bo's Spirit Bones, stopping the damage without weakening his poison arts.
• Dugu Bo questioned Huang Yun's plan, then agreed to test the first batch of medicine before allowing him to leave.
• Huang Yun agreed to stay in the valley, prepare the medicine, and cultivate among its abundant herbs.
• Dugu Bo promised to hunt a suitable sixth Spirit Ring for Huang Yun if the treatment successfully resolved the Backlash Poison.

After the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was stolen from the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Ye ordered the Golden Marshal to conceal the loss and investigate the thief in secret. Xue Ye vowed to find the boy and either make him submit or destroy him.

• The Golden Marshal reported how the thief’s Clones had restrained him and escaped with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xue Ye ordered the theft suppressed, declared the Shroud displayed at the Lantern Festival to be genuine, and had the guards involved reassigned across the empire.
• Xue Ye ordered a secret warrant for the thief and directed the Intelligence Bureau to search for him without alarming the public or neighboring powers.
• Xue Ye told the Golden Marshal to investigate smiths and Soul Tool workshops for anyone who had handled Dragon Crystal recently.
• After the Golden Marshal left, Xue Ye vowed to find the boy and make him submit or destroy him.

Huang Yun prepared medicine that began transferring Dugu Bo’s Backlash Poison into his Spirit Bone, earning Dugu Bo’s trust and the temporary use of the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch. He planned to spend five months at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, cultivating and moving its Immortal Herbs elsewhere.

• Huang Yun spent three days surveying the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and made twelve pills from supplementary herbs and his blood.
• Huang Yun gave Dugu Bo the pills, and Dugu Bo swallowed one to test them.
• Dugu Bo felt the poison in his Meridians begin moving toward his Spirit Bone and accepted that Huang Yun’s medicine worked.
• Dugu Bo let Huang Yun cultivate at the well, promised to provide herbs, and lent him the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch until he cured Dugu Bo and his granddaughter.
• Over the next half month, Huang Yun prepared more pills as Dugu Bo took one every seven days, transferring about one-tenth of the poison.
• Huang Yun estimated that curing Dugu Bo would take at least five months and planned to cultivate toward Soul Emperor while moving the Immortal Herbs from the basin.

After the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was stolen, Heaven Dou’s Imperial Intelligence Bureau, Qian Renxue, and Ning Fengzhi searched for the masked boy, each hoping to recruit him. Ning Fengzhi learned Dai Weisi had already found the boy in Gengjin City and was blocking other factions from reaching him, while the boy remained missing.

• Xue Ye suppressed news of the theft, while the Imperial Intelligence Bureau searched for the masked boy across Heaven Dou Empire without finding a trace.
• Qian Renxue ordered Spirit Hall operatives to expand their search and planned to recruit the boy into her faction.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect personnel to investigate the boy and report his location without alerting him.
• Ning Fengzhi learned Dai Weisi had witnessed the boy fight in Gengjin City's Soul Fighting Arena, failed to recruit him, and then concealed his whereabouts from rival factions.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded the boy was likely occupied with something important and would return stronger, making sincerity and bargaining chips decisive for whoever found him first.

After five months of cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Huang Yun reached level sixty and discussed Dugu Bo’s recovery and Yan Yan’s treatment. Dugu Bo revealed that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, Spirit Hall, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were searching for Huang Yun, while Huang Yun began considering what Soul Beast to hunt for his sixth Spirit Ring.

• Huang Yun reached level sixty after five months of cultivation, and Dugu Bo praised his achievement at age thirteen.
• Dugu Bo confirmed that Huang Yun’s medicine had cleared his Backlash Poison and gave him the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch, which contained the Immortal Herbs Huang Yun had collected.
• Huang Yun offered to treat Yan Yan’s Backlash Poison, and Dugu Bo agreed to bring her to the well and continue searching for a suitable Spirit Bone.
• Dugu Bo told Huang Yun that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, Spirit Hall, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were searching for him, but promised to keep his location secret.
• Dugu Bo offered to help Huang Yun hunt for a sixth Spirit Ring, and Huang Yun said he first needed to decide what kind of Soul Beast would suit him.