Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan persuaded Xiao Xiao to join Di Tian’s group, which he called the Avengers Alliance, in exchange for help avenging her family and Aunt Yun. Gu Yuena then proposed that Lu Yuan and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion undergo Attribute Guidance and revealed her plan to give the Auspicious Beast a chance to take human form and pursue godhood, leaving Di Tian to consider the risk to the Star Dou Forest.

• Lu Yuan convinced Xiao Xiao to join the Avengers Alliance by promising her help against the noble families who had harmed her.
• Di Tian promised to help Xiao Xiao find her first soul ring, send her home, and deal with her enemies.
• Gu Yuena asked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion what she thought of Lu Yuan, then proposed that the two undergo Attribute Guidance.
• Gu Yuena said the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could take human form and gamble on becoming a god, while Di Tian worried about what failure would mean for the Star Dou Forest.
• Gu Yuena asked Di Tian whether he saw the Auspicious Beast as a cherished younger generation or merely a tool, and whether he would give her the chance to take that gamble.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion told Di Tian she wanted to leave Star Dou Forest and see the human world, and he agreed to support her wish. When she and Lu Yuan shared memories, she discovered that Lu Yuan was the reincarnation of the Fire Dragon King, whose memories revealed the Dragon King’s defeat and corruption by the Abyss.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion confessed to Di Tian that she felt lonely and wanted to leave Star Dou Forest, take human form, and experience a different life.
• Di Tian agreed to support her, while Gu Yuena told her to wait until Lu Yuan and Xiao Xiao were strong enough to venture into the human world.
• Gu Yuena brought Lu Yuan and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion together to share memories through their foreheads.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion saw her own childhood memories in Lu Yuan’s consciousness, then found his Sea of Consciousness empty except for the Lord of Eroded Primal Fire.
• Erosion showed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion the Fire Dragon King’s memories, including his defeat by the First Descender and his corruption by the Abyss.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion realized Lu Yuan was the Fire Dragon King’s reincarnation and wondered what the Abyss was.

Gu Yuena and Di Tian helped Xiao Xiao settle into cultivation with Lu Yuan, while Yan Shaozhe learned that his search party had vanished amid dangerous Soul Beast attacks near Shrek Academy. In the Divine Realm, Tang San discovered that the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were gone just as someone confronted him for interfering in the lower realm.

• Gu Yuena confirmed that Xiao Xiao and Lu Yuan were bound by fate, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion warned Lu Yuan to find his own tree hollow.
• Di Tian helped Xiao Xiao obtain her first Soul Ring, presented himself to her family as a Titled Douluo, and took her back to the Star Dou Forest to cultivate with Lu Yuan.
• Yan Shaozhe learned that Du Weilun's search party had not returned and ordered people to watch the forest entrance for a child like Lu Yuan.
• Destruction overheard Xiao Wu defending Tang San and grew angry as Tang San pretended to respect him and planned to retrieve Xiaoqi from Rongrong's place.
• Tang San opened a light curtain to inspect the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, found its Immortal Herbs missing, and was accused of unauthorized interference in the lower realm.

The Destruction God King confronted Tang San for spying on the Douluo Plane and attempting to interfere in lower-realm affairs. Tang San was defeated in their fight, and the Destruction God King revealed evidence of his violation before the gathered Gods.

• The Destruction God King accused Tang San of breaking Divine Realm law, but Tang San denied wrongdoing and challenged him to fight.
• Tang San used the Golden Thirteen Halberds against the Destruction God King, who broke through his attacks with Annihilation Divine Thunder and suppressed him.
• Xiao Wu rushed out of the Sea God Temple and demanded that the Destruction God King stop hurting Tang San.
• The Destruction God King replayed evidence of Tang San opening a view of the lower realm and preparing to investigate it with his divine sense.
• The gathered Gods saw the evidence and murmured that Tang San had knowingly broken the law.

Tang San accepted confinement for breaking the Divine Realm’s rules, then discovered he could no longer sense the Star Dou Core. Six years later, Lu Yuan and Xiao Xiao had grown strong enough to leave Star Dou, while Gu Yuena concealed the area from Divine Realm surveillance.

• Xiao Wu defended Tang San, but Destruction insisted that he be confined for violating the Divine Realm’s Iron Law, and Tang San accepted the punishment.
• After several days in confinement, Tang San and Destruction exchanged courteous farewells while privately condemning each other.
• Tang San secretly surveyed the Douluo Plane and found an unknown barrier preventing him from sensing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the Star Dou Core.
• Six years passed as Lu Yuan reached the Six-Ring Soul Emperor level and Xiao Xiao became a Five-Ring Soul King through intensive cultivation.
• Gu Yuena decided Lu Yuan, Xiao Xiao, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion should prepare to venture beyond Star Dou, then detected a Divine Realm probe and concealed the Star Dou Core.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion took human form and became Gu Qiu'er before setting out with Lu Yuan and Xiao Xiao to train in the human world. Gu Yuena and Di Tian secretly prepared safeguards for the youngsters as Gu Yuena returned to slumber.

• Gu Yuena reassured Xiao Xiao and Lu Yuan after the Divine Realm probed her aura, then told the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to take human form and join them.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion emerged as a beautiful golden-haired girl, and Xiao Xiao greeted her excitedly while she secretly enjoyed Lu Yuan's admiration.
• Di Tian recognized the transformed Auspicious Beast, and Lu Yuan suggested names before she chose Gu Qiu'er.
• Gu Yuena gave the three youngsters parting instructions, then they left Star Dou Forest together as Bi Ji followed them in secret.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian she would enter slumber to avoid the Divine Realm's scrutiny, then rested in the Lake of Life with Lu Yuan's reverse scale as a hidden safeguard.
• Di Tian watched over the lake and privately reflected that he had given Xiao Xiao one of his dragon scales so he could protect her in a crisis.

Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao followed Bei Bei and Tang Ya into the Star Dou Forest, then watched Huo Yuhao defeat a Ten-Year Wind Baboon. The chapter ended when a giant silkworm appeared before Huo Yuhao, prompting Gu Qiu'er to recognize it as the Big-Headed Silkworm.

• Lu Yuan and the girls decided to head toward Wutan City, but encountered Bei Bei and Tang Ya searching for Tang Ya’s third Soul Ring.
• Lu Yuan claimed they belonged to the Abyss Cult, and Tang Ya’s accusation and Xiao Xiao’s criticism of Shrek Academy sparked an argument with Bei Bei.
• After Bei Bei and Tang Ya left, Lu Yuan led Gu Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao after them, then had them follow a frail young man into the forest.
• The group witnessed Huo Yuhao kill a Ten-Year Wind Baboon, despite Gu Qiu'er’s doubts about his ability to survive the fight.
• A giant Soul Beast emerged from a crack in the ground and spoke to Huo Yuhao, and Gu Qiu'er recognized it as the Big-Headed Silkworm.

Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao interrupted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's sacrifice and seized most of his Spiritual Origin, leaving Huo Yuhao with only a small share. As Electrolux appeared, he considered whether to choose one of the three intruders as his host instead of Huo Yuhao.

• Lu Yuan stopped Gu Qiu'er from rushing in, predicting that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would seal away part of his origin before sacrificing himself to Huo Yuhao.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began his sacrifice, and Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao charged in to seize his Spiritual Origin.
• Lu Yuan took six spheres, Gu Qiu'er took two, and Xiao Xiao took the golden-tinged membrane; Gu Qiu'er and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm tore the last sphere in half.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered Huo Yuhao's Mental Sea with only fifty thousand years of Spiritual Origin remaining, while Gu Qiu'er received half of the final sphere.
• Electrolux appeared in the sky and considered choosing Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, or Xiao Xiao as his host instead of the unconscious Huo Yuhao.

Lu Yuan persuaded Electrolux to cooperate and housed him in the Abyssal Space, then stayed with Gu Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao to use Tian Meng's Spiritual Origin. The chapter ended with Tian Meng watching helplessly as Lu Yuan transformed his Soul Rings.

• Lu Yuan showed Electrolux Life Gold and described the Abyss as the hatred of abandoned possibilities, convincing Electrolux to cooperate.
• Lu Yuan opened the Abyssal Rift, sent Electrolux inside with Life Gold, and closed it.
• Gu Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao questioned Lu Yuan's decision, but he said he trusted his Abyssal Space and left Huo Yuhao on the ground.
• Xiao Xiao showed Lu Yuan Tian Meng's shed husk, and Lu Yuan explained the uses of Tian Meng's Spiritual Origin.
• Lu Yuan used Spiritual Origin to turn his first and second Soul Rings black and his fifth Soul Ring into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, while Tian Meng watched furiously from Huo Yuhao's Mental Sea.

Lu Yuan and the others mocked Tang Ya and Bei Bei after they wrongly accused them of hurting Huo Yuhao, then watched Tang Ya invite Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan challenging Tang Ya to explain what the declining sect could offer him.

• Lu Yuan distributed Tian Meng's spiritual essence among his Soul Rings, raising his first, second, and fifth rings to higher levels.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei found the unconscious Huo Yuhao and accused Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao of being Evil Soul Masters who had harmed him.
• Lu Yuan and the others joked that they were responsible for the continent's disasters, then mocked Tang Ya and Bei Bei for nearly being killed by a Ten-Year Wind Baboon.
• Gu Qiu'er released her Golden Dragon Martial Soul and five Soul Rings, intimidating Bei Bei and claiming the area of Star Dou Forest for their group.
• Huo Yuhao woke and concealed the truth about his spiritual exhaustion, saying that his fight and Soul Ring absorption had worn him out.
• Tang Ya invited Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect, and Lu Yuan challenged her to say what the sect could offer him.

Lu Yuan tried to recruit Tang Ya into the Abyss Cult by appealing to her resentment over the Tang Sect’s decline, but Bei Bei took her and Huo Yuhao away. Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao then traveled to Wutan City, where Xiao Xiao reunited with her parents before departing to continue her journey.

• Tang Ya admitted that the Tang Sect had been reduced to her and Bei Bei, and Lu Yuan urged her to join the Abyss Cult.
• Bei Bei rejected Lu Yuan’s words and led Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao out of Star Dou Forest.
• Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao traveled to Wutan City in the Dou Ling Empire and were welcomed by Xiao Xiao’s family.
• Xiao Xiao told her parents she planned to keep traveling and cultivating with Lu Yuan and Gu Qiu'er, and they supported her choice.
• After two days visiting Wutan City, Xiao Xiao said goodbye to her parents and left with Lu Yuan and Gu Qiu'er.

Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao entered the Ming Dou Great Forest and killed Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters who were torturing Soul Beasts. Ye Guyi mistook Lu Yuan for their leader, attacked him, and learned her mistake after he defeated her.

• Lu Yuan explained that he had traveled to the Sun Moon Empire to see its Soul Tool technology, while Gu Qiu'er complained about the journey.
• The trio found Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters draining Soul Beasts and fought them, killing all seven or eight.
• Ye Guyi arrived, mistook Lu Yuan for an Evil Soul Master, and attacked him before he defeated her.
• Gu Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao revealed that Lu Yuan was their companion, and he explained that the corpses were Holy Spirit Cult members.
• Ye Guyi apologized for her mistaken attack, then argued that Lu Yuan's beating her made them even.

Ye Guyi apologized to Lu Yuan and traveled with him, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao to Mingdu before parting ways. Lu Yuan and the two girls explored the city and entered a Soul Tool shop, where his demand for a huge variety of Milk Bottles left the shop owner wondering if he was a smuggler.

• Ye Guyi apologized to Lu Yuan, introduced herself, and joined him, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao on their journey to Mingdu.
• During the journey, Ye Guyi explained that she planned to study Soul Tools and use Evil Soul Masters to help her cultivate.
• The group reached Mingdu, shared a meal, and Ye Guyi parted from them to attend to important matters.
• Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao sampled snacks and explored Mingdu's busy streets before visiting a Soul Tool shop.
• Lu Yuan requested many kinds of Milk Bottles and some defensive Soul Tools, prompting the owner to suspect he was a Milk Bottle smuggler.

Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao bought Level 5 Milk Bottles and defensive Soul Tools before heading to the Soul Duel Arena. Lu Yuan entered a match against the Soul Emperor Zhang San and stood ready with two swords but no Soul Rings or Soul Skills, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Lu Yuan bought all three Level 5 Milk Bottles and several defensive Soul Tools, then gave one Milk Bottle each to Xiao Xiao and Gu Qiu'er.
• Gu Qiu'er asked to test the Invincible Shield, and Lu Yuan suggested they try the Soul Duel Arena; the three registered for matches.
• Lu Yuan and his companions were assigned to Soul Duel Arena No. 91, where Lu Yuan drew a Soul Emperor opponent and the others faced Soul King-level opponents.
• Zhang San saw Lu Yuan's youthful appearance and assumed his cultivation came from pills and that he would be an easy opponent.
• Lu Yuan drew the Abyss-Eroding Profound Blade and the Sun-Chopping Flame without revealing his Soul Rings, and Zhang San called his decision to fight without Soul Skills suicidal arrogance.

Lu Yuan defeated the Soul Emperor Zhang San with his twin swords and explained that his Erosion Break trait had drained Zhang San’s Soul Power. After Xiao Xiao went to compete, Ji Juechen approached Lu Yuan and asked to spar with him.

• Lu Yuan used his swordsmanship to suppress Zhang San, whose Soul Power drained away and whose attacks failed.
• Zhang San unleashed his strongest Soul Skill, but Lu Yuan blocked it and forced him to surrender.
• Lu Yuan explained Erosion Break to Zhang San, who thanked him and left the arena.
• Ji Juechen watched Lu Yuan with interest while Xiao Xiao praised him and Gu Qiu'er wondered whether she should get a weapon.
• Xiao Xiao went to face the Soul King Li Yu, and Ji Juechen introduced himself to Lu Yuan and requested a spar.

Lu Yuan and Ji Juechen agreed to spar after Ji Juechen became fascinated by Lu Yuan’s twin swords. After Xiao Xiao and Gu Qiu'er won their soul fights, the group went to an abandoned warehouse, where Ji Juechen unleashed his sword pressure as their match began.

• Ji Juechen persistently asked Lu Yuan to spar, and Lu Yuan agreed to wait until his friends finished their soul fights.
• Xiao Xiao defeated her opponent with the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and returned to Lu Yuan and Gu Qiu'er.
• Gu Qiu'er won her match against a Soul Tool user, then complained that the weapons had made the fight difficult.
• Ji Juechen chose a secluded spot outside Mingdu, and Lu Yuan and Ji Juechen faced off while Xiao Xiao, Gu Qiu'er, and Jing Ziyan watched.
• Ji Juechen questioned Lu Yuan about his twin swords, and Lu Yuan explained that they were part of his Martial Soul.
• Ji Juechen released a fierce sword pressure across the warehouse as the spar began.

Lu Yuan sparred with Ji Juechen and developed his first trace of Sword Intent by adapting to Ji Juechen’s swordsmanship. Their exchange also helped Ji Juechen grasp a new understanding of the Dual Sword Style, leaving him in sudden enlightenment.

• Ji Juechen attacked Lu Yuan with his pure, forceful swordsmanship, but Lu Yuan held his ground with his twin swords and strength.
• As they clashed repeatedly, Lu Yuan absorbed Ji Juechen’s swordsmanship mindset and awakened an immature trace of Sword Intent.
• Lu Yuan’s newfound Sword Intent helped him overpower Ji Juechen, who eventually admitted defeat.
• When Ji Juechen asked about the Dual Sword Style, Lu Yuan said it was simply two swords, prompting Ji Juechen to understand it as a return to simplicity.
• Ji Juechen entered sudden enlightenment through Heart-Sword Unity while Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu’er, Xiao Xiao, and Jing Ziyan watched in astonishment.

Ji Juechen comprehended a domain after Lu Yuan’s advice, then became friends with him before the group parted ways. Later, Lu Yuan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong’er built an undefeated streak in Mingdu’s Soul Duel Arena, prompting Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to challenge them.

• Ji Juechen formed a deathly gray domain and thanked Lu Yuan for helping him break through his sword impasse.
• Jing Ziyan invited Lu Yuan, Ji Juechen, Gu Qiu'er, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong’er to eat, then she and Ji Juechen left while the other three found an inn.
• Lu Yuan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong’er won dozens of Soul Duel Arena matches, gaining fame and drawing the arena owner’s resentment.
• The arena owner enlisted Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to challenge the trio, and the siblings accepted.
• At the packed No. 91 Grand Soul Arena, Xiao Hongchen dismissed the outsiders and vowed to end their undefeated streak, while Meng Hongchen watched Gu Qiu'er.

Gu Qiu'er faced Xiao Hongchen in Arena Ninety-One, where her five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and Golden Dragon abilities overwhelmed his Soul Tool cannon array. She unleashed her Golden Dragon Roar and left Xiao Hongchen suppressed beneath her dragon’s might, as Meng Hongchen and Bi Ji watched in shock.

• Lu Yuan warned Gu Qiu'er about Xiao Hongchen’s metal control and Soul Tools, and cautioned Xiao Xiao about Meng Hongchen’s poison.
• Xiao Hongchen opened the match by building more than a hundred Soul Tool cannons from metal spheres and firing them at Gu Qiu'er.
• Gu Qiu'er revealed five black Soul Rings and endured Xiao Hongchen’s cannon barrage without stepping back.
• Gu Qiu'er’s fourth Soul Skill shattered Xiao Hongchen’s cannon array and forced him to transform into liquid metal with his fifth Soul Skill.
• Gu Qiu'er unleashed her Golden Dragon Roar, suppressing Xiao Hongchen and tipping the match decisively in her favor.
• Meng Hongchen watched in shock, while Bi Ji worried that Gu Qiu'er’s strength would attract the attention of Mingdu’s Titled Douluo forces.

Gu Qiu'er defeated Xiao Hongchen in the Soul Duel Arena, while Meng Hongchen prepared to face Xiao Xiao. Their match began with Meng Hongchen’s poison and ice attacks, but Xiao Xiao’s defenses held as Meng Hongchen filled the stage with attacking illusions.

• Xiao Hongchen’s combined cannon blast failed to overpower Gu Qiu'er, and the Golden Dragon’s counterattack shattered his weapon and injured him.
• Gu Qiu'er struck Xiao Hongchen again, ending the match and winning at Arena Ninety-One; Xiao Hongchen acknowledged her strength before Meng Hongchen helped him to the lounge.
• Meng Hongchen volunteered to fight Xiao Xiao next, while Xiao Hongchen warned her not to underestimate the trio.
• Xiao Xiao and Meng Hongchen entered the arena, and the host announced their match; Xiao Xiao brought out her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron after Meng Hongchen remarked on it.
• Meng Hongchen began with her ice poison, but Xiao Xiao used Cauldron's Might to resist it; Meng Hongchen then created ice refraction phantoms and launched a coordinated sword assault.