Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang returned to his childhood in another timeline with his memories and some divine power intact, and convinced Yu Yuanzhen of his identity. With his father’s support, he began preparing to rebuild his body and cultivate, while learning about the troubled reputation of this world’s Yu Xiaogang.

• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen that he had failed to create his own godhood and returned to the past, proving his account with divine power.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Luo Sanpao was actually the Golden Sacred Dragon and asked Yu Yuanzhen to help seal most of his overwhelming mental power.
• Yu Xiaogang gave Yu Yuanzhen a dragonblood medicinal bath formula, and a clan disciple’s first treatment greatly improved his physical strength despite severe pain.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that people believed he was Yu Yuanzhen’s illegitimate son and read the records of this world’s Yu Xiaogang, who was stuck at rank twenty-nine.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sent a family letter to Notting Academy.

Yu Xiaogang used two years of preparation to awaken the Golden Sacred Dragon, becoming the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Young Clan Master with Innate Full Soul Power. Yu Yuanzhen celebrated the clan’s future, while Yu Xiaogang began considering his first Soul Ring.

• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaogang made a deal with Ye Qingcheng: she would use her Nine-Heart Begonia to heal Yu Xiaogang during weekly Dragonblood Medicinal Baths until his Martial Soul awakening.
• Ye Qingcheng’s healing let Yu Xiaogang absorb the medicinal bath’s full power, increasing his physical strength by fifty percent; he also raised his Innate Soul Power to level two before awakening.
• Two years later, Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Xiaogang through his Martial Soul awakening, and Yu Xiaogang used Divine Power to awaken the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• The Golden Sacred Dragon’s aura forced the elders to their knees, and a crystal ball confirmed Yu Xiaogang had Innate Full Soul Power; Yu Yuanzhen named him Young Clan Master.
• Yu Xiaogang described the Golden Sacred Dragon’s attributes and abilities, and Yu Yuanzhen asked what Soul Rings he wanted for it.

Yu Xiaogang planned an enhancement-focused Soul Ring path for his Golden Sacred Dragon and set out with Yu Yuanzhen to obtain his first ring. He absorbed a 1,830-year-old Sacred Armored Sturdy Dragon’s ring, gaining a powerful enhancement skill and reaching Soul Power level fourteen.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that he wanted his first five Soul Rings to grant enhancement skills, and Yu Yuanzhen agreed that the plan could make him formidable despite his limited Soul Skill attacks.
• Yu Xiaogang named several suitable dragon Soul Beasts and said he favored the Sacred Armored Sturdy Dragon for its self-enhancement abilities.
• The next morning, Yu Yuanzhen discovered that Yu Xiaogang’s physical strength already rivaled that of a high-level Soul Elder, and Yu Xiaogang revealed he wanted a first Soul Ring aged fifteen hundred to two thousand years.
• Yu Xiaogang selected a 1,830-year-old Sacred Armored Sturdy Dragon, and Yu Yuanzhen gravely wounded it so Yu Xiaogang could kill it and absorb its ring.
• Yu Xiaogang absorbed the purple Soul Ring and gained Radiant Saint Body, which enhanced his strength and defense by fifty percent, increased resistance to negative effects, and granted a purification effect.
• Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Power reached level fourteen, and Yu Yuanzhen celebrated the clan’s extraordinary new first Soul Ring.

Yu Xiaogang demonstrated the power of his first Soul Skill and Dragon Emperor Fist to Yu Yuanzhen, proving that his past-life abilities and insights had endured. He told his father he would reveal a treasured place once he reached Soul Ancestor, where he hoped to gain the Icefire Dragon Kings’ recognition.

• Yu Xiaogang used Radiant Saint Body and shattered Yu Yuanzhen’s Soul Power barrier with a single punch.
• Yu Xiaogang struck Yu Yuanzhen with his Dragon Emperor Fist, and their clash cleared the surrounding trees.
• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen that he had possessed two External Soul Bones in his previous life, and Yu Yuanzhen promised to help him find more.
• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen he would take him to a treasured place once he reached Soul Ancestor.
• Yu Xiaogang planned to seek the Icefire Dragon Kings’ recognition and use the Immortal Herbs to help Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian advance.

Yu Yuanzhen proudly recognized Yu Xiaogang as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s new young clan master, while another Yu Xiaogang in Notting City mistook the news for a chance to reclaim his place in the clan. Bibi Dong learned of the six-year-old with the same name and ordered an investigation.

• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiaogang that his Golden Sacred Dragon awakening and Innate Full Soul Power would not be hidden, then planned to send him to an academy after he reached level twenty and gained a Soul Ring.
• News of Yu Xiaogang’s appointment and martial soul reached major factions and the Yu Xiaogang living in Notting City, who became convinced that the child had stolen the identity and destiny he deserved.
• The Notting City Yu Xiaogang drafted a letter to the clan, devised Soul Ring configurations for the Golden Sacred Dragon, and imagined Yu Yuanzhen coming to beg him for help.
• Bibi Dong read the report naming a six-year-old Yu Xiaogang with a Golden Sacred Dragon martial soul and ordered an investigation into his origins.

Yu Xiaogang learned that this world’s history differed sharply from his previous life after Yu Yuanzhen described Qian Xunji’s death and Bibi Dong’s rise. He suspected Bibi Dong had killed Qian Xunji and that events involving the other Yu Xiaogang had transformed her, leaving him to investigate the cause.

• Yu Yuanzhen summoned Yu Xiaogang after receiving a letter, but his anger eased when he learned Yu Xiaogang had reached Rank 15.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiaogang that Qian Xunji had died at Tang Hao’s hands and that Bibi Dong became Pope after rapidly advancing her cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang rejected the claim that Tang Hao could have killed Qian Xunji and concluded Spirit Hall’s resources would have prevented Qian Xunji from dying of untreated injuries.
• Yu Xiaogang connected Qian Xunji’s death and Bibi Dong’s changed personality to the differences between this world and his previous life.
• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen that Bibi Dong had likely killed Qian Xunji and that something involving the other Yu Xiaogang may have caused her drastic change.

Yu Xiaogang dismissed the letter’s insults and flawed training advice, leaving Yu Yuanzhen to decide how to handle him. A week later, Yu Xiaogang learned he had been expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and immediately sought to take a boy with Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power as his disciple.

• Yu Yuanzhen showed Yu Xiaogang a letter demanding that the clan apologize, accept him as a master, and follow his Soul Ring recommendations.
• Yu Xiaogang mocked the letter’s arrogance and poor advice, then told Yu Yuanzhen to punish its writer while he returned to cultivating.
• Yu Yuanzhen convened a family meeting, and a week passed without anyone from the clan visiting Yu Xiaogang in Notting City.
• Yu Xiaogang received a letter expelling him from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and reacted with anger and disbelief.
• Yu Xiaogang saw guards harassing an old man and a boy who claimed Innate Full Soul Power with Blue Silver Grass, and decided to take the boy as his disciple.

Bibi Dong recognized the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s young master Yu Xiaogang and sent Yue Guan to invite him to Spirit Hall Academy, while Gui Mei set out to verify his identity. After reaching level sixteen, Yu Xiaogang met Yue Guan, who sensed that the boy carried the bearing of a powerful fighter.

• Bibi Dong recognized Yu Xiaogang in a portrait and ordered Yue Guan to invite him to Spirit Hall Academy.
• Gui Mei suspected the clan’s report might be a fabrication and decided to investigate Yu Xiaogang himself.
• Yu Xiaogang reached level sixteen and estimated he would attain level twenty in about two months.
• A maid summoned Yu Xiaogang after Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan arrived at the clan.
• Yu Xiaogang met Yue Guan and Yu Yuanzhen in the reception hall, where Yue Guan asked to see his Golden Sacred Dragon martial soul.
• Yue Guan observed Yu Xiaogang’s confidence and sensed that he seemed like a powerhouse despite his low level.

Yu Xiaogang accepted Spirit Hall’s invitation to study at its main academy after reaching level twenty, explaining to Yu Yuanzhen that Spirit Hall needed to exist as a neutral force. Yue Guan and Gui Mei reported to Bibi Dong that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Yu Xiaogang was separate from the one in Notting City and might possess the potential to become a peerless powerhouse.

• Yue Guan gave Yu Xiaogang a congratulatory gift and invited him to study at Spirit Hall Academy, and Yu Xiaogang accepted on the condition that he first reached level twenty and obtained his second Soul Ring.
• Yu Yuanzhen asked Yu Xiaogang whether he truly intended to attend the academy, and Yu Xiaogang said Spirit Hall’s resources would help him and that its existence was necessary.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei met on the way back to Spirit Hall, and Yue Guan judged Yu Xiaogang to be a future powerhouse on the level of the Grand Worshipper.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei told Bibi Dong that the two Yu Xiaogangs were separate individuals, and Yue Guan reported that the clan’s Yu Xiaogang had a pure Golden Sacred Dragon martial soul that might possess its own consciousness.

Yu Xiaogang absorbed a 5,340-year Radiant-Winged Sub-Dragon as his Second Soul Ring and gained a powerful External Soul Bone. After reaching level twenty-two, he prepared to report to Spirit Hall Academy.

• Bibi Dong learned that Yu Xiaogang would attend Spirit Hall Academy after reaching level twenty and began making preparations for his arrival.
• Yu Xiaogang successfully absorbed the Radiant-Winged Sub-Dragon as his Second Soul Ring, gaining a skill that increased his speed and strength and inflicted Holy Light Scorch on enemies.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed the Sacred Dragon Radiant Wings External Soul Bone, whose active skill could purify enemy domains as well as buffs, debuffs, and sinister energy.
• Yu Yuanzhen warned Yu Xiaogang not to reveal the External Soul Bone before he was strong enough to protect it.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiaogang that, now he had reached level twenty-two, it was time to go to Spirit Hall Academy.

Yu Xiaogang left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for Spirit City, where Bibi Dong summoned him to the Papal Palace. After they silently met, Bibi Dong asked what his relationship with “him” was.

• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to let Yu Xiaogang travel to Spirit City after learning he could use his former life's techniques at a cost, and gave him a protective token.
• Yu Yuanzhen escorted Yu Xiaogang to Spirit City, where Yue Guan met them and took Yu Xiaogang to complete his enrollment procedures.
• Yue Guan told Yu Xiaogang that Bibi Dong wanted to see him, then brought him to the Papal Palace and left.
• Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong silently studied each other before she asked, “What exactly is your relationship with him?”

Yu Xiaogang tested Bibi Dong’s memories and learned that she still remembered their past-life bond, while sensing an ominous divine power within her. Bibi Dong welcomed him to Spirit City and brought him to stay in the Pope’s bedchamber, leaving him uneasy about the arrangement.

• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong that he had lived his life over again and tested her memories by recalling how she had secretly visited him as a child.
• Bibi Dong remembered their shared past and reacted with resentment toward Qian Xunji, while Yu Xiaogang noticed the evil quality of divine power within her.
• Bibi Dong asked how Yu Xiaogang had persuaded Yu Yuanzhen to let him come to Spirit City, and Yu Xiaogang said his trust in her had won his father’s approval.
• Bibi Dong brought Yu Xiaogang to the Pope’s bedchamber and assigned him the room beside hers, prompting him to question whether the arrangement was appropriate.

Bibi Dong welcomed Yu Xiaogang to Spirit City and gave him cultivation resources, while he wondered why his reborn Golden Sacred Dragon had an ultimate strength attribute. Meanwhile, Ye Qingcheng and Yu Yuanzhen began arranging for their children, Ye Lingling and Yu Xiaogang, to become acquainted.

• Bibi Dong gave Yu Xiaogang resources from her own allocation and offered him a safe place to cultivate in Spirit City.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned whether his ultimate strength attribute was innate or acquired and planned to seek answers from the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King after reaching rank fifty.
• Yu Xiaogang set aside his questions and began cultivating to grow stronger.
• Ye Qingcheng brought Ye Lingling to meet Yu Yuanzhen, who welcomed the girl and gave her a gift.
• Ye Qingcheng and Yu Yuanzhen agreed that their children should get to know each other, pursuing a marriage alliance between their families.

Ye Qingcheng agreed to send Ye Lingling to Spirit Hall Academy after Yu Yuanzhen recommended it and promised to arrange her admission. Two days later, Yu Yuanzhen visited Yu Xiaogang and asked if he wanted a girlfriend.

• Ye Qingcheng asked Yu Yuanzhen for advice about where Ye Lingling should study, and he revealed that Yu Xiaogang attended Spirit Hall Academy.
• Yu Yuanzhen urged Ye Qingcheng to trust him and take the risk, and she agreed to have him introduce Ye Lingling to the academy.
• Yu Yuanzhen hosted Ye Qingcheng and Ye Lingling at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for several days.
• Yu Yuanzhen traveled to Spirit City and got Bibi Dong's approval for Ye Lingling to enroll at Spirit Hall Academy.
• Yu Yuanzhen found Yu Xiaogang in the Mimicry Training Room, raised a Soul Power barrier, and asked whether he wanted a girlfriend.

Yu Yuanzhen tried to arrange a romantic match for Yu Xiaogang and asked him to look after Ye Lingling, who would soon enroll at Spirit Hall Academy. After training, Yu Xiaogang met Bibi Dong and was introduced to the talented young Hu Liena.

• Yu Yuanzhen urged Yu Xiaogang to consider a partner who could become a trusted ally, but Yu Xiaogang said he wanted to focus on cultivation.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiaogang that Ye Lingling would enroll at Spirit Hall Academy, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to look after her and offer cultivation guidance.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to cultivation, aiming to reach Level Thirty and obtain his first Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang sensed Bibi Dong approaching before she arrived with Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong introduced the seven-and-a-half-year-old girl and her Demon Fox Martial Spirit.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Hu Liena's talent after learning she had Innate Soul Power Level Nine and had reached Soul Power Level Fourteen.

Bibi Dong introduced Yu Xiaogang to Hu Liena, and he offered her cultivation advice before discussing her future with Bibi Dong. Yu Xiaogang explained his Martial Soul Evolution Theory and suggested that Hu Liena’s Demon Fox might hide an ancient bloodline, possibly linked to the Three-Eyed Demon Fox.

• Bibi Dong introduced Yu Xiaogang to Hu Liena and explained that he had Innate Full Soul Power and had reached Rank Twenty-Two before turning seven.
• Yu Xiaogang advised Hu Liena to replace sleep with meditation, and Bibi Dong invited him to dinner.
• Bibi Dong asked Yu Xiaogang about Hu Liena’s development, and he agreed that the spiritual control path suited her but believed she could become a Titled Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang explained his Attribute Evolution Method and Bloodline Evolution Method, and Bibi Dong learned that he had tested the theory himself.
• Yu Xiaogang suggested that Hu Liena’s Demon Fox might conceal an ancient bloodline and named the rare Three-Eyed Demon Fox as a possibility.

Yu Xiaogang explained the Three-Eyed Demon Fox’s abilities and the risks of evolving Hu Liena’s Martial Soul, then let Hu Liena decide her own path. Hu Liena chose evolution and asked him to teach her, leaving her training about to begin.

• Yu Xiaogang described the Three-Eyed Demon Fox’s spiritual powers, its Demon Eye Judgment, and his theory that Hu Liena’s Martial Soul carried a trace of its bloodline.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Bibi Dong and Hu Liena that evolution would bring weak close-range combat and far greater torment from obsessions and inner demons.
• Hu Liena resolved to pursue Martial Soul evolution, even if it led to madness, and asked Yu Xiaogang to teach her.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to teach Hu Liena but told her not to give up halfway, then advised her to eat until she was full.
• Bibi Dong laughed at Yu Xiaogang’s advice and watched him and Hu Liena in a cheerful mood.

Yu Xiaogang agreed to train Hu Liena and began planning a future tournament team with Bibi Dong. Two days later, Ye Lingling arrived in Spirit City, and Yu Xiaogang set out to show her around.

• Yu Xiaogang told Hu Liena to find him after she learned to replace sleep with meditation, and Bibi Dong thanked him for helping train her disciple.
• Bibi Dong proposed forming a team for the Advanced Soul Master Tournament, and Yu Xiaogang selected himself, Ye Lingling, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue as initial candidates.
• Yu Xiaogang waited at Spirit City's gates for Ye Lingling and decided he would show her around before leaving her in Hu Liena's care to learn the academy.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Ye Qingcheng brought Ye Lingling to Yu Xiaogang, then left the two alone together.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Ye Lingling had not eaten breakfast and offered to take her to get some before showing her around Spirit City.

Yu Xiaogang introduced Ye Lingling to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan before asking Hu Liena to help the new transfer student settle in. Hu Liena took Ye Lingling to shop for daily necessities, while Yan confronted Yu Xiaogang for getting close to her.

• Yu Xiaogang told Ye Lingling he was heading to the Mimicry Training Room and introduced her to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Hu Liena welcomed Ye Lingling, but Yan objected to her closeness with Yu Xiaogang and argued with her.
• Xie Yue mediated the quarrel and reminded Hu Liena to behave appropriately in public as the Pope's disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Hu Liena to show Ye Lingling around, and Hu Liena eagerly took her to buy daily necessities instead of going straight to the academy.
• After Hu Liena and Ye Lingling left, Yan warned Yu Xiaogang to stay away from Hu Liena.

Yu Xiaogang defeated Yan in a fight while criticizing his combat skills and offering advice on developing his Flame Lord Martial Soul. After seeing the difference in their abilities, Xie Yue asked Yu Xiaogang to become his teacher.

• Yan challenged Yu Xiaogang to a fight and demanded that he stay away from Hu Liena if he lost.
• Yu Xiaogang fought without using Martial Soul Possession, dodged Yan’s first Soul Skill, and beat him unconscious while pointing out his mistakes.
• Yu Xiaogang arranged for Yan to be taken to the infirmary and offered to cover his medical expenses.
• Xie Yue asked Yu Xiaogang to take him as his teacher, explaining that he wanted guidance before choosing his Soul Rings.