Chapter Summaries

Yang Xiong chose to hunt a powerful Golden Spirit Cypress for his Second Soul Ring, surprising Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo. With help from Yang Lin and Lin Gong, he finally destroyed the cypress and secured its Soul Ring.

• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo questioned Yang Xiong’s decision to pursue the Golden Spirit Cypress, and Ning Fengzhi asked Bone Douluo to watch over him.
• Yang Xiong entered the Soul Beast Forest with his father, Lin Gong, and the soul-hunting team, then reached the Golden Spirit Cypress in the Core Area.
• Yang Lin and Lin Gong attacked the cypress, cutting its branches and trunk, but its powerful vitality let it keep absorbing energy to recover.
• Yang Xiong used his Body Martial Soul and First Soul Ring to sever part of the trunk, but the cypress showed no sign of dying.
• Lin Gong lifted the cypress from the earth with purple bamboo, and Yang Xiong chopped through its exposed roots and split its trunk until it died.
• A yellow Soul Ring appeared, and Yang Xiong realized that his Second Soul Ring was secured.

Yang Xiong successfully absorbed a near-thousand-year Golden Spirit Cypress soul ring, gaining the Golden Heart skill and reaching Soul Power level twenty-three. A month later, he completed the third step of developing the Rasengan, though its final, most difficult stage remained.

• Yang Xiong absorbed the Golden Spirit Cypress soul ring despite its age exceeding the usual limit for a second soul ring.
• Yang Xiong discovered that his Second Soul Skill, Golden Heart, rapidly healed injuries, dispelled negative conditions, and granted powerful recovery.
• Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi discussed Yang Xiong’s unusual physical strength and his potential to cultivate with his Body Martial Soul.
• Yang Xiong successfully completed the third step of his Rasengan development by making a Rubber Ball expand and explode under concentrated Soul Power.
• Yang Xiong recognized that forming Soul Power into a destructive sphere was the remaining challenge and that mastering Heart Separation Control would help him achieve it.

Yang Xiong completed the Rasengan and reflected on how his Self-Created Soul Skills could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He decided to offer the Rasengan to Ning Fengzhi, then planned to leave for solitary training and combat experience.

• Yang Xiong reached level twenty-four and successfully formed a Rasengan powerful enough to leave a one-meter pit in the ground.
• Yang Xiong explained that he had also developed Teleportation and believed the two Self-Created Soul Skills let him fight or escape opponents below the Soul King level.
• Yang Xiong planned to venture out alone soon to train and gain experience fighting soul beasts as the Douluo Continent approached a turbulent period.
• Yang Xiong weighed whether to give the Rasengan to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, considering the sect’s support, his family’s loyalty, and their future safety.
• Yang Xiong decided to offer the Rasengan to Ning Fengzhi proactively, hoping the sect would reward him and protect his family.

Yang Xiong asked Ning Rongrong to bring him to Ning Fengzhi so he could present the self-created soul skill Rasengan, which ordinary soul masters—including Support Soul Masters—could learn. He demonstrated it against Bone Douluo, whose restrained defense the attack pierced, leaving the assembled leaders stunned.

• Yang Xiong showed Ning Rongrong the Rasengan and explained that he wanted to present it to Ning Fengzhi because it was powerful, difficult to learn, and involved sect secrets.
• Yang Xiong told Ning Rongrong that learning the skill required at least the Five Aperture Scattered Heart level of Heart Separation Control, then she agreed to take him to her home.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Yang Xiong to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, and Yang Xiong announced that his self-created skill could be cultivated by Support Soul Masters.
• Bone Douluo challenged Yang Xiong to attack him, and Yang Xiong's Rasengan broke through Bone Douluo's aura and struck his chest.
• Bone Douluo barely reacted to the attack, and the dining hall fell silent.

Yang Xiong demonstrated the Rasengan’s power and explained how Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect soul masters could learn it, offering a potential answer to the sect’s lack of offense and self-defense. Ning Fengzhi agreed to protect the technique as a sect secret, arrange further training and give Yang Xiong a living-storage Soul Tool.

• Yang Xiong struck Iron Fir Wood with the Rasengan, pulverizing the wood behind its large front crater and impressing Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo.
• Sword Douluo said the technique could compensate for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s shortcomings if its soul masters could learn it.
• Yang Xiong gave Ning Fengzhi the Rasengan cultivation instructions and requested the final two levels of Heart Separation Control; Ning Fengzhi assigned Ning Rongrong to teach him and asked him to teach her the Rasengan.
• Yang Xiong warned that the technique required advanced spiritual control, consumed considerable Soul Power, and should be verified for compatibility with the sect’s martial soul.
• Yang Xiong asked Ning Fengzhi to keep the Rasengan and its creator’s identity secret, and requested a Soul Tool that could store living things.
• Ning Fengzhi promised to protect Yang Xiong and the technique, and said Ning Rongrong would give him the living-storage Soul Tool.

Ning Fengzhi reaffirmed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support for Yang Xiong, while he and the elders discussed Yang Xiong’s potential and uncertain cultivation path. After receiving Heart Separation Control instruction and a well-stocked storage Soul Tool from Ning Rongrong, Yang Xiong prepared supplies for his next stage of cultivation and planned a trip to Heaven Dou City.

• Ning Fengzhi promised Yang Xiong access to the sect’s resources, and Yang Xiong pledged loyalty to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• After lunch, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo discussed Yang Xiong’s loyalty, talent, Rasengan, and unclear cultivation direction.
• Ning Rongrong taught Yang Xiong the final two levels of Heart Separation Control and gave him the Hundred Herb Pouch, stocked with resources and cultivation supplies.
• Ning Rongrong asked Yang Xiong to develop a way to increase her strength, but he advised her to wait until she was at least a Soul Elder before attempting the Rasengan.
• Yang Xiong used the one million Gold Soul Coins from Ning Fengzhi to buy supplies and planned to visit Heaven Dou City for the next stage of his cultivation.

Yang Xiong traveled alone to Heaven Dou City to visit his older brother Yang Wei and look at Advanced Soul Master Academies. After giving Yang Wei a storage Soul Tool and cultivation resources, Yang Xiong weighed Purple Star Academy against his likely future enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Yang Xiong entered Heaven Dou City by presenting his Soul Master Certificate and went to Purple Star Academy to see Yang Wei.
• Yang Wei welcomed Yang Xiong, who gave him a storage Soul Tool filled with cultivation resources to help him pursue a place on the academy team.
• Yang Wei showed Yang Xiong around Purple Star Academy and invited him to enroll there when he turned twelve.
• Yang Xiong said he would probably attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy because of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ties to the imperial family.
• Yang Xiong considered that Purple Star Academy might suit his wish to cultivate quietly, but thought the sect had likely already made arrangements for him.

Yang Xiong left Purple Star Academy, settled into a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect hotel, and went to Heaven Dou City Great Spirit Arena to test his strength. After studying the rules and registering under the alias Hegemon of the World, he waited for his first Wager Battle and approached the arena, nervous at the deafening crowd.

• Yang Wei warned Yang Xiong to be careful at the spirit arena and invited him to stay at Purple Star Academy, but Yang Xiong chose a sect-affiliated hotel instead.
• Yang Xiong meditated in his hotel, then went to Heaven Dou City Great Spirit Arena and learned its medal, points, and battle rules.
• Yang Xiong registered for the arena, received an Iron Soul Duel Medal, and chose Hegemon of the World as his alias.
• Yang Xiong signed up for a Wager Battle and waited half an hour for his turn.
• Yang Xiong put on a silver mask and approached the Soul Grandmaster-level arena, feeling tense as the crowd roared around him.

Yang Xiong entered his first Soul Duel Competition against the stronger-ranked Earth Wild Bull and defeated him without using any Soul Skills. The audience celebrated the upset, while Yang Xiong left the match disappointed by how little challenge it posed.

• The host introduced Yang Xiong, competing as Hegemon of the World, and Earth Wild Bull, who had won three matches in a row.
• Earth Wild Bull charged and threw repeated punches, but Yang Xiong evaded them before beating him in a test of strength.
• Earth Wild Bull used Wild Bull Charge, but Yang Xiong struck through the attack and injured his hand.
• Earth Wild Bull activated Wild Bull Strength and later attacked with his hammer, but Yang Xiong stopped the hammer, kicked him away, and knocked him out with a punch.
• The audience cheered Yang Xiong's victory, and he reflected that his training and Martial Soul had made the fight far easier than expected.

Yang Xiong faced Huyan Meng, an Elephant Armor Sect Soul Grand Master with a Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul, in his second Soul Duel. He wounded Huyan Meng despite the latter’s formidable defense, and the fight continued as Huyan Meng activated his defensive Soul Skill.

• After reviewing his first match, Yang Xiong returned to the Soul Duel Arena the next night and was matched against Huyan Meng, a level-twenty-eight Diamond Mammoth Soul Master.
• Huyan Meng mocked Yang Xiong before the duel, but their opening punches met evenly despite Yang Xiong using only sixty percent of his strength.
• Yang Xiong landed repeated attacks, but Huyan Meng’s Diamond Mammoth defense absorbed them; Huyan Meng then used Mammoth Giant Strength to knock Yang Xiong back.
• Yang Xiong increased his speed, raked Huyan Meng’s arm, struck his leg joint and head, then kicked him several meters away.
• Huyan Meng recovered and activated Mammoth Defense, while Yang Xiong questioned how someone with such strength and defensive Soul Skills had lost a match.

Yang Xiong defeated Huyan Meng and continued winning Soul Duel Competitions until he earned a Bronze Soul Duel Medal. Finding the matches too easy, he left Heaven Dou City for Sunset Forest to pursue more dangerous training.

• Yang Xiong exploited Huyan Meng's wounds and lack of agility, threw him to the ground, and won the Soul Duel.
• Yang Xiong fought a level twenty-nine Flame Eagle Soul Grandmaster for nearly an hour, countering his attacks and draining his Soul Power.
• After thirteen consecutive days of victories, Yang Xiong earned a Bronze Soul Duel Medal and decided the arena could not improve his combat experience.
• Yang Xiong left Heaven Dou City alone and traveled to Soul Hunting Town, preparing to train in Sunset Forest.
• A mercenary boss recognized Yang Xiong as a young member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and warned his men not to approach him.
• Yang Xiong entered Sunset Forest alone.

Yang Xiong cautiously ventured into Sunset Forest and survived a deadly ambush by a thousand-year Iron Bone Snake using his Dark Tortoise Armor. After enduring a tense first night, he gradually adapted to life in the dangerous forest and continued his self-training.

• Yang Xiong explored Sunset Forest cautiously, avoiding Soul Beasts as he encountered many powerful creatures.
• A hidden Iron Bone Snake ambushed Yang Xiong, injuring him, but he teleported away and shielded himself inside his Dark Tortoise Armor.
• The Iron Bone Snake failed to damage the armor despite biting and coiling around it, then eventually left, allowing Yang Xiong to escape.
• Yang Xiong spent his first night in a dug burrow surrounded by high-level Soul Beast droppings, remaining alert instead of sleeping or meditating deeply.
• Over the following days, Yang Xiong adapted to Sunset Forest and relied on Heart Separation Control to stay aware while cultivating.

Yang Xiong spent two months training in Sunset Forest, reaching Soul Power Level twenty-five while surviving with the help of his skills and secret protection. He discovered the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, the journey’s true objective, and stood before its poisonous aura.

• Yang Xiong trained across Sunset Forest, escaped dangerous soul beasts with Teleportation and Dark Tortoise Armor, and used Golden Heart to recover from injuries and poison.
• Yang Xiong reached Soul Power Level twenty-five in less than two months, while Ninth Elder secretly protected him from fatal threats.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Yang Xiong’s talent, and Bone Douluo remained concerned that Yang Xiong had abandoned The Way of Defense.
• Yang Xiong found an inverted cone-shaped hollow surrounded by deadly black-green poison and recognized it as the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Yang Xiong dismissed the idea of obtaining its Immortal Herbs through Dugu Bo or Dugu Yan and prepared to approach the well himself.

Yang Xiong returned to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well after Dugu Bo left for Emperor Xue Ye’s birthday, wearing specially prepared armor to cross the poisonous fog. He reached the cliff above the well and began lowering himself toward the source of its icy and fiery aura.

• Yang Xiong left the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and headed toward Heaven Dou City, planning to wait for Dugu Bo to attend Emperor Xue Ye’s birthday.
• Yang Xiong trained near the well and, after sensing Dugu Bo pass overhead, waited half an hour before returning.
• Yang Xiong put on armor made from Deep Sea Sinking Silver and Ice Crystal Toad hide, then entered Dugu Bo’s poisonous fog.
• Yang Xiong crossed the Poison Array and reached a cliff above the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Yang Xiong anchored a barbed hook in the cliff and began descending with a Steel Cable.

Yang Xiong reached the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and stripped it of its Immortal Herbs, hoping to use the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot for Ice Fire Body Tempering and a Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul. After gathering his tools and preparing for the dangerous process, he was poised to begin tempering.

• Yang Xiong descended into the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and discovered its springs and abundance of medicinal herbs.
• Yang Xiong used Celestial Silkworm Silk gloves to harvest the Aromatic Silk Beauty and uprooted the herbs, including the Beautiful Silk Tulip and Nine Leaf Sword Grass, packing them into containers.
• Yang Xiong filled his Jade Boxes and Hundred Herb Pouch until the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well was left barren.
• Yang Xiong focused on the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, hoping their extreme cold and heat would trigger his Body Martial Soul's Second Awakening.
• Yang Xiong set down his Soul Tools, took up an iron knife and a Jade Knife, and put on iron gloves to prepare for Ice Fire Body Tempering.

Yang Xiong swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then endured their clashing powers in the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well until they fused with his body. After completing Ice Fire Body Tempering, he escaped Dugu Bo’s lair and headed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Yang Xiong used Golden Heart and the Dark Tortoise Armor to withstand the herbs’ opposing cold and heat, then swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• The herbs’ powers erupted inside Yang Xiong, turning his body alternately blue with cold and crimson with heat as he staggered into the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Yang Xiong circulated his Soul Power through his body in a closed loop, while the well’s red and blue waters began to merge and rotate around each other.
• Yang Xiong lost consciousness as his Soul Power continued circulating and the Dark Tortoise Armor repeatedly dissolved and regrew into armor pieces across his torso.
• Yang Xiong awoke refreshed, having completed Ice Fire Body Tempering and transformed his body, then left Dugu Bo’s lair and hurried toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Yang Xiong returned from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well after completing Ice Fire Body Tempering and discovering major improvements to his body, martial soul, and Dark Tortoise Armor. Back at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he also recognized that his cultivation research had gained an unexpected benefit.

• The Ninth Elder worried as Yang Xiong remained inside Dugu Bo's Poison Array for two days, then relaxed when Yang Xiong emerged safely.
• Yang Xiong hurried back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, avoiding any chance of encountering Dugu Bo.
• At the sect, Yang Xiong found that Ice Fire Body Tempering had strengthened his foundation and recovery, improved his aptitude, and made him resistant to water, fire, and poison.
• Yang Xiong discovered that his body martial soul had reached the Silver Grade Second Awakening, greatly increasing his strength, speed, and spiritual power.
• Yang Xiong found that his Dark Tortoise Armor had fused with his body, turned silver, and approached the ten-thousand-year level.
• Yang Xiong realized that his trip had also brought an unexpected gain for his cultivation research.

Ning Fengzhi and the Douluo elders discussed Yang Xiong’s dangerous visit to Dugu Bo’s Herb Garden, while Dugu Bo blamed Spirit Hall for the theft of every herb. Back home, Yang Xiong used his Ice Fire Body Tempering experience to discover that Tai Chi could guide his Soul Power and serve as a new cultivation method.

• The Ninth Elder reported Yang Xiong’s venture into the Poison Array, and Ning Fengzhi concluded that something in Dugu Bo’s Herb Garden had drawn him there.
• Bone Douluo proposed questioning Yang Xiong, but Ning Fengzhi decided to respect his secrets as long as he stayed loyal to the sect.
• Dugu Bo found the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well stripped of every herb and suspected Chrysanthemum Douluo and Spirit Hall.
• Yang Xiong returned home and realized that Ice Fire Body Tempering had expanded his meridians and revealed a new path for cultivating Soul Power.
• Yang Xiong practiced Tai Chi Fist and felt it naturally circulate his Soul Power, suggesting it could balance the forces of ice and fire.

Yang Xiong developed the initial form of the Yin-Yang Meditation Method by combining Tai Chi Fist with his observations of soul power and meridians, reaching Level 26. He left home after nearly half a year of cultivation to attend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect school's graduation, where the story left him returning to the school's strict evaluation system.

• Yang Xiong studied how soul power flowed through his body while practicing Tai Chi Fist and drew a simple Human Body Meridian Diagram.
• Yang Xiong used the diagram and Tai Chi principles to devise a meditation method that guided soul power through his torso and head.
• Yang Xiong spent several months refining the method until soul power circulated like a Yin-Yang Fish, and his cultivation reached Level 26.
• Yang Xiong named his creation the Yin-Yang Meditation Method and kept Tai Chi out of its name to conceal his origins.
• Yang Xiong left home to attend graduation after the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect school notified him that he had to participate.

After returning to school, Yang Xiong learned that his classmates had reached graduation age and discussed his future with Ning Rongrong. His family urged him to attend an Advanced Soul Master Academy, but Yang Xiong remained undecided and preferred to cultivate within the sect.

• Yang Xiong returned to school and learned that all of Class One had become Soul Grandmasters, with Ning Rongrong at Level 28 and Yang Xiong at Level 26.
• Ning Rongrong teased Yang Xiong about cultivating too much and asked him to spend more time with her.
• Yang Lin asked Yang Xiong about his plans after graduation, and Yang Xiong said he wanted to keep cultivating at home within the sect.
• Yang Wei suggested that Yang Xiong join him at Purple Star Academy, while Yang Lin proposed Heaven Dou Royal Academy so Yang Xiong could compete and gain recognition.
• Sun Yu told Yang Xiong to choose for himself, leaving him to consider whether to stay in the sect or attend an academy.