Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang brought Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he revealed that the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King were the opportunity he had come to claim. The Dragon Kings emerged and pretended not to recognize him, but Yu Xiaogang saw through their act.

• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen that he had received the Light Divine Trial and Bibi Dong the Dark Divine Trial, persuading his father to trust her for the journey.
• Yu Xiaogang led Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong into Sunset Forest, where Bibi Dong absorbed poisonous miasma someone had placed around their destination.
• The group reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong marveled at its rare medicinal plants.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King from the spring, revealing the two Divine Rank Dragon Souls as his intended opportunity.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong moved to protect Yu Xiaogang, but he stepped forward and accused the Dragon Kings of pretending not to know him.
• The Ice Dragon King mocked the Fire Dragon King for thinking the act would fool Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang reunited with the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, learned he had gained a fragment of the Gold Dragon King's power, and discovered that Dugu Bo had occupied the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Bibi Dong challenged Dugu Bo’s claim to the herb garden, leaving his fate undecided.

• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King reunited with Yu Xiaogang and explained that his ultimate strength attribute came from a fragment of the Gold Dragon King's power origin.
• The Dragon Kings merged with Yu Xiaogang, and he learned that Dugu Bo had occupied the herb garden and reached level ninety-one.
• Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong, and Yu Yuanzhen discussed preserving the Immortal Herbs because they grew much faster in the garden.
• Dugu Bo arrived and claimed the herb garden, then recognized Bibi Dong and Yu Yuanzhen and realized he was outmatched.
• Bibi Dong declared that she had taken possession of the garden and asked Yu Xiaogang whether they should keep Dugu Bo alive.

Dugu Bo confronted Bibi Dong over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which he needed to suppress the poison that was slowly killing him. Bibi Dong wounded him with Eternal Creation, and Yu Xiaogang stopped her after Dugu Bo threatened to detonate his Life Core Bead, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Yu Xiaogang and the dragon kings realized Dugu Bo was near death because the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well suppressed the poison in his body.
• Dugu Bo offered to share the herbs, but Bibi Dong rejected his terms and ordered him to leave.
• Dugu Bo began to unleash his Ninth Soul Skill, so Bibi Dong switched to the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor and struck him with Eternal Creation.
• Dugu Bo suffered a spreading chest wound and threatened to detonate his Life Core Bead if Bibi Dong approached.
• Yu Yuanzhen guarded against the threatened explosion, and Yu Xiaogang called Bibi Dong back after she had intimidated Dugu Bo.

Yu Xiaogang offered to cure Dugu Bo’s poison if he joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as a guest elder, and Dugu Bo instead made his granddaughter’s treatment his condition. Yu Xiaogang revealed that Purple-Gold Dragon Ginseng could resolve Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, leaving the choice of using it to Dugu Bo and his granddaughter.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Dugu Bo was dying from Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and that he could cure him.
• Bibi Dong removed the corrosive power of Eternal Creation from Dugu Bo’s wound at Yu Xiaogang’s request.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Dugu Bo to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as a guest elder in exchange for a cure.
• Dugu Bo agreed to join if Yu Xiaogang would resolve his granddaughter Dugu Yan’s poison problem.
• Yu Xiaogang presented Purple-Gold Dragon Ginseng and explained its benefits, risks, and potential to evolve a serpent-type Martial Soul.

Yu Xiaogang selected and prepared an Immortal Herb for his father, Yu Yuanzhen, while explaining his plans to Dugu Bo and keeping Bibi Dong nearby to watch him. As Yu Yuanzhen began refining the herb, the Ice Dragon King reasoned that God King-level interference in Yu Xiaogang’s rebirth had divided the gods of the God Realm.

• Dugu Bo questioned Yu Xiaogang’s claims about the Immortal Herb and his identity, while Yu Xiaogang explained that the Dugu Family’s Martial Soul was the source of its backlash.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong to protect Yu Yuanzhen, then chose a Thunderflame Tyrant Dragon Mushroom for his father and explained how to refine and consume it.
• Yu Yuanzhen swallowed the mushroom and began refining its power, hoping to break through from level ninety-five to level ninety-six.
• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong that he had chosen an Immortal Herb for her but would wait until Yu Yuanzhen had finished refining his.
• The Ice Dragon King concluded that the Dark God’s warning about suspicious circumstances surrounding Yu Xiaogang’s rebirth suggested God King-level interference and discord among the gods.

Yu Xiaogang and the Ice Dragon King discussed preparing allies for his eventual creation of a Godhood, while Yu Yuanzhen broke through to Level 96 after consuming an Immortal Herb. Impressed by Yu Yuanzhen’s strength, Dugu Bo agreed to have Dugu Yan consume the Purple-Gold Dragon Ginseng and join Yu Xiaogang’s team at Spirit Hall Academy.

• The Ice Dragon King and Yu Xiaogang concluded that Yu Xiaogang would need trustworthy gods to complete their Divine Trials before he created his own Godhood.
• The Fire Dragon King told Yu Xiaogang that Yu Yuanzhen was about to break through, and Yu Xiaogang withdrew his consciousness from the Sea of Consciousness.
• Yu Yuanzhen broke through to Level 96 after consuming the Thunderflame Tyrant Dragon Mushroom and credited Yu Xiaogang for helping him advance.
• Yu Yuanzhen predicted he could reach Level 97 within a few years and warned that he would protect Yu Xiaogang from anyone who threatened him.
• Dugu Bo asked Yu Xiaogang to guide Dugu Yan in consuming the Purple-Gold Dragon Ginseng, and Yu Xiaogang required her to join his team at Spirit Hall Academy afterward.

Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong began refining Immortal Herbs chosen to strengthen him and help heal her. Yu Xiaogang reached Level 38, then reassured Yu Yuanzhen about Bibi Dong and discussed the demands of her Divine Trial.

• Yu Xiaogang explained how Bibi Dong should harvest and consume the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Jade Flower, whose powers of death and life could help her recover from Rakshasa Divine Power.
• Yu Xiaogang chose the Radiant Dragon Golden Stamen and began absorbing it, while Bibi Dong waited until midnight to refine her Immortal Herb.
• Yu Xiaogang awoke at Level 38 and found that the Radiant Dragon Golden Stamen had increased the amplification effects of his first three Soul Skills by 20%.
• Yu Xiaogang quietly told Yu Yuanzhen that Bibi Dong would stand with him and that strength, not the name of an organization, determined who held power.
• Yu Xiaogang said Bibi Dong's Divine Trial required her to master darkness, and he doubted she could easily pass the Dark Nine Trials in her current state.

Yu Xiaogang explained why he suspected Tang San had the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer as Twin Martial Souls, and Yu Yuanzhen accepted his reasoning. Yu Xiaogang left open the possibility of meeting Tang San but would not interfere with his existing master-disciple relationship.

• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen that he had prepared an Immortal Herb for his Second Uncle to help him reach the Titled Realm.
• Yu Yuanzhen shared that Tang San had Innate Full Soul Power despite possessing what appeared to be Blue Silver Grass.
• Yu Xiaogang reasoned that Tang San’s Martial Soul was likely an unawakened Blue Silver Emperor and that his other Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang suspected Tang San was the son of Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor, though he said he would need to meet him to confirm it.
• Yu Xiaogang said he might meet Tang San but would not try to take him as a disciple because Tang San already had a master.

After Bibi Dong completed the Dark God’s First Trial, she learned that her next test would force her to confront her inner demons in absolute darkness. She chose to continue and prepared to strengthen her Divine Soul before entering the trial.

• Bibi Dong finished cultivating, healed her injuries, reached Level 96, and completed the Dark Nine Trials First Trial, gaining stronger Soul Rings and 5% more affinity with the Dark Godhood.
• Yu Xiaogang congratulated Bibi Dong, and the Dark God revealed that the Second Trial would seal her powers and senses while she faced her inner demons in the Absolute Darkness Domain.
• The Dark God warned Bibi Dong that failure could permanently damage her Divine Soul and prevent her from reaching Divine Rank, but she chose to continue the trial.
• Yu Xiaogang confirmed that time inside the Absolute Darkness Domain would not count toward the one-year deadline, and he gave Bibi Dong a Starwave Soul-Condensing Snow Lotus to prepare her for the trial.

Yu Xiaogang assigned Immortal Herbs to Bibi Dong for Lingling, Nana, and Xie Yue, then arranged for Dugu Bo to guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After Dugu Yan consumed the Purple-Gold Dragon Ginseng to address her martial soul problem, Yu Xiaogang prepared to treat Dugu Bo.

• Yu Xiaogang gave Bibi Dong Immortal Herbs for Nana, Xie Yue, and Lingling, explaining how each should be prepared and consumed.
• Yu Xiaogang and Yu Yuanzhen agreed that Dugu Bo would guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well year-round.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to meet Yu Xiaogang, who revealed his level thirty-eight cultivation and three Soul Rings after she questioned his judgment.
• Dugu Bo accepted a guest elder token from Yu Yuanzhen and agreed to let Dugu Yan use the Purple-Gold Dragon Ginseng while Yu Xiaogang prepared another detoxification method for him.
• Dugu Yan consumed the Purple-Gold Dragon Ginseng, and Yu Xiaogang turned to resolve Dugu Bo's problem.

Yu Xiaogang explained temporary remedies and three permanent options for Dugu Bo’s poison, recommending that he eventually pursue the Poison Law. Dugu Bo accepted Yu Xiaogang’s guidance and prepared to begin treating his symptoms with a Soul Bone.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Dugu Bo could temporarily contain his toxins in a Soul Bone or suppress them near Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Yu Xiaogang said immortal herbs were the best permanent option for Dugu Yan but only a middling option for Dugu Bo, while Ice-Fire Tempering would cure him at the cost of his poison abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang identified comprehending the Poison Law as Dugu Bo’s superior path and warned him never to touch Snow-Colored Swan Kiss before mastering it.
• Dugu Bo trusted Yu Xiaogang’s advice, resolved to keep cultivating so he could protect Dugu Yan, and agreed to start treatment with a Soul Bone.

Yu Xiaogang settled Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s arrangements at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then traveled to Spirit City, where Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo escorted him to meet Qian Daoliu. When Golden Crocodile Douluo tried to intimidate him, Yu Xiaogang countered with his divine-level spiritual pressure and demanded an explanation.

• Dugu Bo transferred his toxins into his Soul Bone, and Yu Xiaogang told him to guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Dugu Yan recovered and prepared to enter Spirit Hall Academy.
• Yu Yuanzhen took Yu Xiaogang back to Spirit City, then returned to the clan to focus on cultivation.
• Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo introduced themselves as Worship Hall offerings and brought Yu Xiaogang to meet Qian Daoliu.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo released pressure against Yu Xiaogang, who answered with divine-level spiritual pressure that shocked the offerings.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Qian Daoliu explain the Worship Hall’s hostility, then rebuked Golden Crocodile Douluo for interrupting.

Yu Xiaogang faced Qian Daoliu and the seven worshippers, who questioned him about Bibi Dong’s divine aura and his attitude toward Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong burst into Worship Hall and confronted Qian Daoliu after finding Yu Xiaogang there, leaving the two sides in a tense standoff.

• Qian Daoliu calmed Golden Crocodile Douluo and invited Yu Xiaogang to sit and answer their questions.
• Yu Xiaogang made clear that his identity mattered less than his strength and that he could speak to Qian Daoliu as an equal.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that Bibi Dong had reached Rank 96 with the aura of a god and asked about her recent outing with Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang suggested the worshippers feared Bibi Dong’s growing power and said Spirit Hall needed to exist as a neutral force, regardless of its name.
• Bibi Dong stormed into Worship Hall, checked that Yu Xiaogang was unharmed, and threatened Qian Daoliu while displaying her power.

Qian Daoliu let Bibi Dong take Yu Xiaogang away, then discussed how Spirit Hall might deal with his growing power and decided Qian Renxue should test him. Back at the Papal Palace, Yu Xiaogang set off to see Hu Liena and the others while Bibi Dong focused on cultivation and her Divine Trial.

• Qian Daoliu let Bibi Dong leave the Worship Hall with Yu Xiaogang and warned the Elders that Yu Xiaogang’s spiritual power and possible spiritual attack made him dangerous to target.
• Qian Daoliu proposed that Qian Renxue test Yu Xiaogang and possibly recruit him, arguing that she needed to become a god before Bibi Dong; the Elders eventually agreed.
• Bibi Dong brought Yu Xiaogang back to the Papal Palace and asked him to tell her immediately if the Elders approached him again.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to visit Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the others at the academy and resume training them.
• Bibi Dong entered cultivation, intending to refine the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Jade Flower and use the Starwave Soul-Condensing Snow Lotus to strengthen herself for the Dark Nine Trials.

Yu Xiaogang met with Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Ye Lingling after returning to the Papal Palace, assessed their progress, and arranged their training. He promised to take Xie Yue to obtain a third Soul Ring the next morning, while Ye Lingling and Hu Liena prepared to follow his cultivation plans.

• Xie Yue showed Yu Xiaogang his evolved Moon Blade and explained that the Immortal Herb had raised him to level thirty and given his attacks the Moonlight Rend effect.
• Hu Liena reported reaching level thirty-two with greatly improved spiritual power, while Ye Lingling said she was level twenty-nine and thanked Yu Xiaogang.
• Xie Yue explained that he had waited for Yu Xiaogang to choose his third Soul Ring because his martial soul had evolved, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to take him hunting the next day.
• Yu Xiaogang instructed Hu Liena to train her spiritual power by creating and breaking illusions, with a teacher supervising her until she could control the risks.
• Yu Xiaogang told Ye Lingling to maintain her current routine until level thirty, when he would teach her a combat style, and reassured Xie Yue that he would teach him as well.
• Yu Xiaogang told Xie Yue to pack for their early-morning trip to the Soul Hunting Forest.

Yu Xiaogang took Xie Yue to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his third Soul Ring and explained his choice of a Shattered Moon Locust. There, they encountered Flender and his disciple Tang San.

• Yu Xiaogang reached level thirty-nine but remained concerned that his body could not yet withstand the Soul Ring required for his Light Nine Trials.
• Yu Xiaogang borrowed Bibi Dong's Supreme Pontiff Token to enter the Soul Hunting Forest, while Bibi Dong reflected on how differently he treated her from the person she had once known.
• Yu Xiaogang met Xie Yue outside Spirit City and brought him to the Soul Hunting Forest to seek a third Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang roasted rabbits for Xie Yue and explained that he had chosen a Shattered Moon Locust for its speed and bursts of power.
• Flender arrived with a child, and Yu Xiaogang recognized him and identified the child as his disciple, Tang San.

Xie Yue confronted Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Flender over their insults and challenged Tang San to a fight. He defeated Tang San with his teleportation Soul Skill and accused him of attacking with lethal intent.

• Flender recognized Yu Xiaogang, who explained that he had brought his disciple Xie Yue to obtain a third Soul Ring.
• Tang San accused Yu Xiaogang of impersonating his teacher, and Xie Yue defended his teacher by claiming the Grandmaster's theories were plagiarized.
• Tang San challenged Xie Yue, who revealed that he was a level-thirty Battle Soul Master with a thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Entanglement and Hidden Weapons, but Xie Yue dodged the attacks and used teleportation to hold his Moon Blade to Tang San's neck.
• Flender accused Xie Yue of having heavy killing intent, and Yu Xiaogang countered that Tang San had attacked lethally while Xie Yue had stopped short of injuring him.

After Xie Yue defeated Tang San, Yu Xiaogang dismissed the loss as a difference in levels while recognizing Tang San’s hidden techniques as dangerous. Flender tried to recruit Yu Xiaogang and Xie Yue to Shrek Academy, but Yu Xiaogang resisted his pressure and revealed unexpectedly powerful Soul Rings.

• Tang San accepted Yu Xiaogang’s excuses for his defeat and vowed inwardly to repay Xie Yue for the humiliation.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls and cultivation techniques as signs that he was dangerous, and resolved to add special training for Xie Yue and the others.
• Flender accused Yu Xiaogang of endangering Tang San, then offered to spare Yu Xiaogang and Xie Yue if they joined Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang and Xie Yue rejected Flender’s offer, and Flender released his rank-seventy-seven Soul Saint pressure against them.
• Yu Xiaogang shielded Xie Yue, suppressed Flender despite being rank thirty-eight, and astonished him with his thousand-year and ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.

Yu Xiaogang faced Flender to demonstrate that combat skill mattered more than Soul Power level. He overwhelmed Flender’s defenses with his enhanced abilities, leaving the Soul Saint battered and ready to retaliate.

• Yu Xiaogang explained his classifications of Ordinary, Advanced, and Genius Soul Masters while Xie Yue watched and considered his own abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang activated his Soul Skills and Sacred Dragon Battle Body, then challenged Flender with the Radiant Dragon Spear.
• Tang San admired Yu Xiaogang’s restraint and vowed to avenge the insults once he became strong enough.
• Flender promised to give Yu Xiaogang three moves, but Yu Xiaogang struck first and shattered his Sixth Soul Skill barrier with Dragon Emperor Fist.
• Yu Xiaogang trapped Flender with Sacred Radiance Prison and hit him with Radiant Dragon Breath, prompting Flender to activate his Owl True Body.

Yu Xiaogang defeated Flender in battle, then crippled his right arm and left with Xie Yue. Tang San questioned whether his teacher’s teachings about Blue Silver Grass were wrong, but ultimately rejected the doubt.

• Flender transformed with his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Yu Xiaogang, but Yu Xiaogang struck him down with a Dragon Emperor Fist.
• Tang San wondered whether Yu Xiaogang and Xie Yue were right about his Martial Soul, then dismissed the thought and defended his teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang used Myriad Radiances Descend from Heaven and pierced Flender with the Radiant Dragon Spear, leaving him severely injured.
• Yu Xiaogang sensed Tang Hao watching from the shadows, spared Flender, and crippled his right arm before leaving with Xie Yue.
• Tang San called out to stop Yu Xiaogang and Xie Yue as they departed.