Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Huo Lei assesses the power of his newly acquired head soul bone skill. It uses little soul power and relies mainly on spiritual power, giving him a powerful reserve attack he can use even when exhausted.
• He names the blue, piercing attack Demon-Breaking Divine Light. Lin Yin praises the name.
• Huo Lei and Lin Yin return to the academy, where Xie Chong reports the bandits’ identities and distributes the recovered spoils. Lin Yin receives a Gold Soul Card worth 21,000 gold coins, which he first offers to Huo Lei before accepting it when Huo Lei insists it is his.
• Huo Lei visits his father, Huo Feng, to exchange a large Gold Soul Card for smaller ones so he can compensate his teammates. He also gives Huo Feng a card worth 80,000 gold coins—the proceeds from the bandits’ belongings.
• Huo Lei explains that the attackers were four Red-Clothed Cardinals from Spirit Hall, apparently acting without Pope Bibi Dong’s orders. Huo Feng reacts angrily, then approves of Huo Lei’s handling of the crisis.
• They discuss Spirit Hall’s offer to recruit Huo Lei. Since he has committed himself to the Heaven Dou Empire and has a Soul Douluo protecting him, Huo Lei intends to delay giving Spirit Hall an answer.
• Huo Lei outlines a strategy for the academy: strengthen its students, build ties with other schools, use Xie Chong as a future deputy dean and ambassador, and remain cautious of Shrek Academy while seeking an alliance with Canghui Academy. He then asks whether graduating seniors might stay on as teachers.

Character development

• Huo Lei gains confidence in his new soul skill and thinks strategically about both personal safety and the academy’s future. He shows generosity by arranging compensation for his teammates and giving his father a substantial share of the recovered wealth.
• Lin Yin proves loyal and modest, trying to pass his reward to Huo Lei before accepting it.
• Huo Feng shifts from alarm and anger to pride in his son’s judgment and leadership.

Character interactions

• Huo Lei and Lin Yin share a moment of admiration over the new soul skill before returning to the academy.
• Lin Yin and Huo Lei discuss the reward; Huo Lei insists Lin Yin keep what he earned.
• Huo Lei and Huo Feng have a candid father-son discussion about the attack, Spirit Hall, political alliances, and academy policy. Huo Feng listens, challenges Huo Lei’s conclusions, then endorses his plans.

Significant themes

• Power and preparedness: Huo Lei’s spiritual-power-based skill provides a safeguard beyond ordinary soul power.
• Loyalty and fairness: Characters share rewards and honor obligations to teammates.
• Political caution and alliance-building: The academy must strengthen itself, cultivate allies, and avoid provoking powerful factions prematurely.
• Maturing leadership: Huo Lei is increasingly treated as a strategist capable of shaping the academy’s direction.

Plot points and events

• Huo Lei distributes the promised tournament compensation to five students: Huo Lie, Huo Yun, Huo Yu, Huo Chui, and Huo Jun.
• He asks whether they will stay at Blazing Fire Academy as teachers. Huo Lie must return to his sect; Huo Yun and Huo Yu plan to return to their clan and travel. Huo Chui and Huo Jun agree to stay.
• Huo Lei tells the group that the Heaven Dou Empire is expected to confer titles on the team soon, after which they can graduate.
• That night, Huo Lei decides to consume the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, concluding that it is more useful for strengthening himself than saving it for his teacher, whose cultivation may be close to its limit.
• He follows the herb’s prescribed method and undergoes a dramatic physical and soul-power reaction. By morning, he has gained two levels, reaching level 59, but still needs another level before he can obtain a new soul ring.
• After breakfast, Jin Shan contacts Huo Lei through sound transmission and summons him. Huo Lei eagerly goes to meet his teacher.

Character development and interactions

• Huo Lei takes responsibility for recognizing the students’ contributions and inviting them to join the academy. His ambition also sharpens: he prioritizes his own growth and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and boldly uses the rare herb rather than keeping it in reserve.
• Huo Chui and Huo Jun choose a stable future at Blazing Fire Academy, despite their modest levels and support-type roles.
• Huo Lie, Huo Yun, and Huo Yu politely decline, each explaining personal plans outside the academy.
• Lin Yin hears Huo Lei’s shout during his breakthrough and checks on him. He reassures her and invites her to breakfast.
• Jin Shan’s unexpected call excites Huo Lei, who has been waiting for his teacher to return.

Significant themes

• Reward and loyalty: The compensation recognizes the students’ efforts, while the academy’s offer invites them to contribute beyond graduation.
• Ambition and strategic growth: Huo Lei weighs the herb’s value and chooses the path he believes will best strengthen him.
• Different paths after achievement: The students respond to their success in different ways—service, family duty, or travel.

Plot points and events

• Jin Shan reunites with Huo Lei, teasing him for calling his master an old man. Huo Lei explains that the Soul Master Tournament is over and he plans to train for four or five years. He wants Jin Shan to guard the academy while An Jun continues protecting him, so the two older men should meet.
• Huo Lei is level 59 after taking a medicinal herb. He plans to add a second ring to his Lightning Martial Soul to reach level 60, then obtain his sixth Soul Ring before beginning his extended training. Jin Shan agrees to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest after the Heaven Dou delegation has finished its business.
• Huo Lei offers Jin Shan the tournament’s remaining ten-thousand-year Soul Bone, but Jin Shan declines because he already has a comparable left leg bone. He reveals that he owns three Soul Bones: a roughly sixty-thousand-year Head Bone, a ten-thousand-year left leg bone, and the External Right Palm Bone Huo Lei gave him, now twenty thousand years old. Their exchange underscores their unusually close, family-like bond.
• Lin Yin arrives with news that Emperor Xue Ye’s delegation has come to confer honors on the academy’s tournament team. Huo Lei identifies its imposing white-haired member as An Jun, his secret protector and a former commander of the empire’s Northern Frontier.
• Huo Lei and Lin Yin head to the academy square to meet the delegation. The chapter ends as Huo Lei arrives and the gathered teachers, students, and tournament team turn toward him.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Lei shows gratitude and trust toward Jin Shan, offering him a valuable Soul Bone and involving him in plans for his future training and safety.
• Jin Shan shifts from covertly following Huo Lei to being invited into an explicit protective role at the academy. He accepts Huo Lei’s training plan and responds warmly to their teasing, though he refuses the offered bone.
• Lin Yin respectfully greets Jin Shan, then informs Huo Lei about the delegation. Huo Lei calmly recognizes An Jun’s identity and proposes bringing him to meet Jin Shan.
• Huo Feng welcomes Shi Hai and credits the academy’s success to its teachers and students. The assembled academy community eagerly awaits Huo Lei.

Significant themes

• Trust and family-like loyalty: Huo Lei and Jin Shan share secrets and make plans as more than master and disciple.
• Protection and preparation: Huo Lei is organizing guardianship and strengthening himself before a long, potentially dangerous period of training.
• Power and status: Soul levels, Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and imperial honors shape both personal advancement and public recognition.

Plot and events

• Senior Shi Hai and Senior An Jun arrive at Blazing Fire Academy on Emperor Xue Ye’s orders. Huo Lei quietly asks his father, Dean Huo Feng, to clear most people from the square so the announcement can be made privately.
• In the dean’s office, Shi Hai reads the emperor’s decree promoting the tournament champions and granting them fiefs: five Barons become Viscounts, and Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang become Earls.
• Huo Lei is promoted from Earl to Marquis, receives the title Twin Martial Marquis, and is granted Red Rock City and Hurricane City. Each recipient is assigned a deputy administrator to manage their fief’s daily affairs.
• After the students leave, Shi Hai gives Huo Lei two Gold Soul Cards, each worth one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Huo Lei passes them to his father.
• Huo Lei asks An Jun how to contact him in the future. An Jun gives him a bamboo whistle that will summon him when blown. Huo Lei then invites An Jun to meet someone important.

Character developments and interactions

• Huo Lei shows discretion by arranging for the announcement to happen away from the crowd. Though pleased by his promotion and resources, he is amused by the grandiose title.
• Huo Feng is proud of his students and reminds them to serve both the empire and the people in their fiefs. He accepts the money from Huo Lei.
• Shi Hai and An Jun act as imperial envoys, delivering the decree and rewards. An Jun, usually difficult to reach, offers Huo Lei a direct way to contact him.
• The students receive their honors and fief appointments before returning to class; they are also told they may graduate whenever they choose.

Significant themes

• Recognition and responsibility: Promotions and land bring prestige, but also obligations to govern well.
• Trust and discretion: Huo Lei protects the privacy of the imperial announcement and seeks to build a closer line of communication with An Jun.
• Humor amid formality: Huo Lei’s reaction to “Twin Martial Marquis” and An Jun’s story about calming his grandson soften the ceremonial scene.

Key plot points and events

• Huo Lei introduces his protector, An Jun, to his teacher, Jin Shan. Jin Shan tests An Jun by pressing him with his Super Douluo Soul Power. The ordeal unexpectedly helps An Jun break through a bottleneck.
• Jin Shan reveals that he has secretly watched over An Jun for some time. He invites An Jun to become his younger brother; An Jun accepts. Jin Shan says An Jun should remain at the academy and cultivate while Huo Lei travels, but will still be responsible for protecting Huo Lei when needed.
• Huo Lei asks where to train. Jin Shan recommends the Death Grand Canyon for its fire- and lightning-attribute Soul Beasts, and Huo Lei chooses it. He plans to leave the next day to learn the route and surroundings.
• Huo Lei tells his elder brother, Huo Wushuang, about the journey. Wushuang has absorbed two arm bones, advanced to level forty-five, and agrees to join the expedition.
• Huo Lei asks Xie Chong to invite Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing’er, and Xue Wu to join, with interested companions to meet at Blazing Fire Academy in a month. He also briefs Lin Yin, sorts his storage items, and goes to sleep before the journey.

Character developments

• Jin Shan shows both formidable strength and generosity: his intimidating test is intended to help An Jun, and he offers him a place as an equal friend rather than treating him as an inferior.
• An Jun moves from wary respect to gratitude and trust. Despite his insecurity about the difference in their ranks, he accepts Jin Shan’s offer of brotherhood.
• Huo Lei takes charge of planning his training trip, selecting a destination and organizing a group.
• Huo Wushuang grows stronger after absorbing the arm bones and commits to joining Huo Lei. His feelings for Xue Wu are also revealed.

Significant themes

• Strength and friendship: Jin Shan argues that personal bonds should not be measured by martial rank.
• Mentorship and protection: Jin Shan guides Huo Lei and supports An Jun, while An Jun remains Huo Lei’s protector.
• Preparation and growth: The coming journey is framed as a chance for Huo Lei and his companions to train and improve.

Character interactions

• Jin Shan’s forceful “test” initially alarms both An Jun and Huo Lei, but becomes a turning point in their relationship.
• Huo Lei acts as the link between Jin Shan and An Jun, then shifts into organizer and messenger as he recruits companions.
• Huo Lei and Wushuang discuss the expedition alongside Wushuang’s progress and romantic interest in Xue Wu.

Key plot points and events

• Huo Lei and his teacher, Jin Shan, leave Blazing Fire Academy to travel to Death Grand Canyon in the Star Luo Empire. Huo Lei initially struggles with riding but quickly improves under Jin Shan’s guidance.
• After ten days, they reach Roman City, stay overnight, and set out early the next morning.
• Jin Shan leads Huo Lei over a mountain route that is shorter than the usual approach and doubles as physical training. From the summit, they survey the mist-covered forest below.
• Jin Shan warns that Death Grand Canyon is exceptionally dangerous: Soul Beasts’ cultivation years can badly understate their actual power, and even a Titled Douluo could die there.
• He lists several dangerous species, including the Man Faced Demon Spider, Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine, Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, Death Demon Spider, Nightmare Ant, Demon-Eyed Devil Tree, and Three-Eyed Demon Ape.
• Jin Shan describes the Nightmare Ant’s powerful bite and venom, which causes extreme physical and spiritual pain and has no known antidote. Huo Lei learns that distance and strong defense are the best protections.

Character developments

• Huo Lei’s impatience and eagerness to begin the expedition are clear, but he also treats the journey as training and carefully absorbs Jin Shan’s warnings.
• His prior knowledge of Soul Beasts helps him assess the dangers, though he recognizes that his knowledge is incomplete.
• Jin Shan emerges as an experienced, cautious mentor whose past encounters with powerful creatures give weight to his advice.

Significant themes

• Danger and vigilance: Death Grand Canyon demands constant caution; reputation or cultivation age alone cannot reliably indicate a creature’s threat.
• Preparation and mentorship: Jin Shan equips Huo Lei with knowledge before they enter the wilderness.
• Growth through challenge: The journey and mountain crossing serve both as travel and as training.

Character interactions

• Huo Lei asks questions about the destination and its dangers, while Jin Shan answers with practical guidance drawn from experience.
• Jin Shan’s warnings temper Huo Lei’s enthusiasm, and Huo Lei reflects on how the information could help protect his companions later.

Key plot points and events

• Jin Shan warns Huo Lei about the danger of powerful Nightmare Ants, telling him to share the lesson with his companions.
• Huo Lei asks about the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine and hopes to find one strong enough to provide a remarkable second Soul Ring for his Lightning Martial Soul.
• Jin Shan leads him deep into Death Grand Canyon. They find a vast, scorched patch of ground where a Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine stands.
• Jin Shan explains that he fought this plant Soul Beast ten years earlier, when he was already Level 94, and could only draw with it. It has grown stronger since.
• He orders Huo Lei to stay outside the barren area and watch for other Soul Beasts, then transforms into a golden tiger with his Martial Soul Avatar and attacks.
• The vine answers with volleys of lightning. Jin Shan’s tiger form withstands them, but the battle escalates as the sky darkens and a massive storm gathers over the area.

Character developments

• Huo Lei is ambitious and analytical: he estimates the vine’s cultivation and potential strength, while recognizing that his desired Soul Ring may be attainable. He remains cautious in unfamiliar territory and accepts Jin Shan’s instructions.
• Jin Shan shows both confidence and care for his disciple. Though he treats Huo Lei playfully, he warns him seriously about the dangers and keeps him at a safe distance. His past encounter with the vine also reveals his formidable strength.

Significant themes

• Power and risk: A Soul Beast powerful enough to offer an exceptional reward is also dangerous even to a top-tier cultivator.
• Preparation and caution: Jin Shan’s warning about the Nightmare Ants and Huo Lei’s vigilance stress the value of learning from danger and respecting unfamiliar environments.
• Ambition and limits: Huo Lei’s plans depend on the vine’s age and strength, while the narration notes that its cultivation is naturally capped by the danger of self-destruction.

Character interactions

• Jin Shan mentors Huo Lei, sharing hard-won knowledge and teasing him about his nervousness.
• Huo Lei listens respectfully, asks focused questions, and promises to follow his teacher’s safety instructions.
• Their trust is evident when Jin Shan brings Huo Lei to witness the fight while keeping him outside the danger zone.

Huo Lei helped Jin Shan defeat the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine, claimed its soul bone, and began absorbing its soul ring. When the vine’s remnant spirit threatened to kill him, Huo Lei tried to calm it by revealing he knew it had been intelligent since birth, which startled the spirit.

• Jin Shan’s golden tiger form endured the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s lightning and struck its rootstock, leaving both combatants badly injured.
• Huo Lei used Demon-Breaking Divine Light to finish off the weakened Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine, which left behind a black soul ring and a purple left leg bone.
• Huo Lei gave dragon ganoderma leaves to the injured Jin Shan, stored the soul bone, and began absorbing the vine’s soul ring.
• The Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s remnant spirit appeared in Huo Lei’s mind and threatened to kill him if he continued absorbing its soul ring.
• Huo Lei asked to speak before the spirit attacked and said he knew Thunderclap Hell Prison Vines were intelligent from birth, prompting the spirit to demand how he learned that.

Huo Lei persuaded the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s remnant soul to help him absorb its Soul Ring by promising to resurrect it as a god. After recovering from the battle, Huo Lei and Jin Shan set out through the Death Grand Canyon’s core region to find a fire-attribute Soul Beast for Huo Lei’s sixth Soul Ring.

• Huo Lei promised to resurrect the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s remnant soul and make it a god, and the soul agreed to help him absorb its Soul Ring.
• Huo Lei absorbed the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s Soul Ring, then placed its remnant soul inside the Beast’s left leg bone.
• Huo Lei told Jin Shan about his promise, and Jin Shan doubted that he could truly resurrect the soul.
• Jin Shan explained that the forty-thousand-year Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine had nearly matched him in battle, and he rested while Huo Lei kept watch.
• After Jin Shan recovered sixty to seventy percent of his Soul Power, he and Huo Lei began searching the Death Grand Canyon’s core region for a fire-attribute Soul Beast for Huo Lei’s sixth Soul Ring.

Huo Lei and Jin Shan searched the Death Grand Canyon for a suitable sixth soul ring and found a fifty-thousand-year Molten Gold Fire Ape after witnessing it fight a Lightning Demon Leopard. Jin Shan subdued the ape, and Huo Lei approved it as his target before teasing his teacher.

• Huo Lei told Jin Shan he wanted an offensive soul skill for his Flame Martial Soul's sixth ring, but their search turned up no suitable soul beast.
• Jin Shan and Huo Lei heard a fight nearby and found a Lightning Demon Leopard battling a Molten Gold Fire Ape.
• Jin Shan explained the beasts' abilities and said the Molten Gold Fire Ape would suit Huo Lei; after the leopard fled, Huo Lei nodded his approval.
• Jin Shan beat the resting Molten Gold Fire Ape without activating his martial soul and knocked it in front of Huo Lei.
• Huo Lei praised Jin Shan, then teased him, and Jin Shan demanded to know what Huo Lei meant by riding a donkey down a slope.

Huo Lei absorbed the Molten Gold Fire Ape’s Soul Ring, gained a powerful new Flame Soul Skill, and returned to Blazing Fire Academy with Jin Shan. Back in his room, he learned that the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s Soul Bone could grant a skill tailored to his wishes.

• Huo Lei killed the Molten Gold Fire Ape with his Lightning Martial Soul and absorbed its fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring, reaching level sixty-three.
• Huo Lei demonstrated his sixth Soul Skill, Molten Gold Blazing Flame Fist, and shattered a large tree with a flaming punch.
• Jin Shan found no Soul Bone in the Molten Gold Fire Ape, so Huo Lei stored its body and left the Death Grand Canyon with him.
• Huo Lei and Jin Shan returned to Blazing Fire Academy after nine days, and Huo Lei spent the evening with his family and friends.
• Huo Lei took out the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s left leg bone, and its soul introduced itself as Kras and explained that it could shape the Soul Bone Skill to Huo Lei’s requirements.
• Kras explained that its Soul Ring skill, Lightning Forest, summoned controllable purple lightning across an area up to a hundred meters in diameter at Huo Lei’s current level.

Huo Lei absorbed the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s left leg bone, reaching Soul Power level sixty-four, then began bonding with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. After it struck him and drew his blood, he woke the next morning and resumed the connection, receiving a torrent of information through spiritual transmission.

• Kras granted Huo Lei a ground-based Thunder Domain skill and reminded him of his promise.
• Huo Lei absorbed the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine’s left leg bone smoothly and continued cultivating until morning.
• Huo Lei discovered his Soul Power had reached level sixty-four and spent the day with his father and Lin Yin before attempting to fuse with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud that night.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud struck Huo Lei, cut his forehead, and absorbed his blood as an aged voice declared it had found a body capable of withstanding the Vast Sea Power.
• Huo Lei woke the next morning and carefully fed Soul Power into the Shroud, which rose and sent a beam into his brow, transmitting a torrent of information.

Huo Lei learned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s abilities and showed them to Jin Shan before preparing for his journey to the Death Grand Canyon. After inspecting his territory and arranging aid for the poor, he offered Lin Yin a powerful wind-attribute Soul Bone.

• Huo Lei awakened from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s inheritance after a full day and told Jin Shan he was fine.
• Huo Lei demonstrated the Shroud’s protective, concealment, immobilizing, and offensive skills to Jin Shan in the Back Mountain of Blazing Fire Academy.
• Huo Lei and Lin Yin inspected the towns and villages under Red Rock City and Hurricane City, where Huo Lei ordered tax reductions and aid organizations.
• With three days left before his departure, Huo Lei offered Lin Yin a thirty-thousand-year Gale Demon Tiger Right Arm Bone, and Lin Yin said he preferred a strength-type Soul Bone.

Huo Lei gave Feng Xiaotian a Soul Bone that raised his soul power to level forty-six and warned him not to rely on others during training. The group prepared to leave for Death Grand Canyon, and Xie Chong returned with Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu.

• Huo Lei kept the Gale Demon Tiger Right Arm Bone for Lin Yin after Lin Yin declined it.
• Huo Lei gave Feng Xiaotian the Rapid Advance Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone, which raised Feng Xiaotian's soul power to level forty-six.
• Feng Xiaotian asked who would join the training trip, and Huo Lei explained that the group would help each other grow stronger.
• Huo Lei cautioned Feng Xiaotian against becoming dependent on him, and Feng Xiaotian promised to charge at the front during training.
• Huo Lei, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Lin Yin, and Feng Xiaotian waited at Blazing Fire Academy for Xie Chong, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu.
• Xie Chong returned to Blazing Fire Academy with Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu.

Shui Yue'er joined Huo Lei's training expedition with Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, and the group prepared to travel to the dangerous Death Grand Canyon. After reaching Roman City, Huo Lei encouraged Lin Yin to pursue Shui Yue'er before they entered the canyon the next day.

• Shui Bing'er introduced her older half-sister, Shui Yue'er, who had come along with Xue Wu to join the expedition.
• Huo Lei briefed the seven others on the Death Grand Canyon's dangers, and no one withdrew from the expedition.
• The eight students departed in two carriages, while An Jun rode after them; after half a month, they reached Roman City without incident.
• Huo Lei arranged the group's rooms at the hotel, where he asked Lin Yin what he thought of Shui Yue'er.
• Lin Yin admitted he liked Shui Yue'er, and Huo Lei advised him to pursue her naturally while preparing for their entry into the canyon the next day.

Huo Lei led his companions into the Death Grand Canyon to begin their training, after outlining a cautious approach to fighting soul beasts and being chosen as captain. The group was shocked to learn he had reached level sixty-four, and he arranged their formation as they entered the forest.

• Huo Lei took his companions to watch the sunrise before bringing them to the edge of the Death Grand Canyon and warning them to stay alert and avoid needlessly killing soul beasts.
• Huo Lei explained that they should choose fighters based on each soul beast’s strength and attribute, while the others stood guard and watched for danger.
• Feng Xiaotian nominated Huo Lei as captain, and all seven companions agreed to follow his leadership during training.
• The group introduced their soul levels and abilities, and they were astonished when Huo Lei revealed that he had reached level sixty-four.
• Huo Lei led the group into the Death Grand Canyon and assigned everyone positions in their walking formation.
• After they entered the forest, An Jun appeared on the mountaintop where Huo Lei had stood, then vanished.

Shui Yue'er fought a thousand-year Flame Pig during the group's training, but Lin Yin rescued her when she ran out of strength and killed the beast. Huo Lei's group continued their trials and camped for the night after several more battles.

• Huo Lei found a thousand-year Flame Pig and assigned Shui Yue'er to fight it alone.
• Shui Yue'er used her water-based soul skills to hold off the Flame Pig, but she exhausted her soul power and could not stop its final charge.
• Huo Lei ordered Lin Yin to save Shui Yue'er, and Lin Yin caught her, bound the Flame Pig with Dragon Tail Bind, and crushed it.
• Lin Yin kept the Flame Pig after Shui Yue'er offered it to him, and Huo Lei led the group onward with Shui Yue'er resting from battle.
• Huo Wushuang and Xue Wu fought a Wind Spirit Wolf Pack together, Shui Bing'er defeated and released a Blazing Eagle, Huo Wu defeated and released an Ironclad Crocodile, and Feng Xiaotian killed a Red Flame Bear with his self-created soul skill.
• Huo Lei led the group to camp for the night in an area frequented by soul beasts with one to two thousand years of cultivation.

Huo Lei’s group continued training in the Death Grand Canyon, where Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu challenged a ten-thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Bear with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The chapter ended as their ice phoenix took shape against the bear’s Bloodlust-powered assault.

• Huo Lei’s group spent the night safely after he killed two approaching thousand-year soul beasts, then set out again at dawn.
• As the group reached an area of roughly nine-thousand-year soul beasts, Huo Lei warned them not to go farther for the day.
• Lin Yin sensed a ten-thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Bear nearby, and Huo Lei offered Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu the chance to challenge it.
• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu agreed, with Shui Bing’er luring the bear toward Xue Wu as she began her technique.
• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu joined their powers in a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, turning the falling rain into cutting ice and snow that struck the bear.
• The bear activated Bloodlust and attacked more fiercely as a phoenix cry sounded and a large blue ice phoenix formed above it.

Huo Lei killed the bloodthirsty demon bear just in time to save Huo Wushuang and Xue Wu, then received a Left Arm Bone from its body. While the others recovered, he discovered an approaching swarm led by a ten-thousand-year Azure Shadow Mouse King and prepared to deal with it alone.

• The ice phoenix froze the bloodthirsty demon bear, and Huo Lei rescued Shui Bing'er while Huo Wushuang caught Xue Wu.
• The bear broke free and lunged at Huo Wushuang and Xue Wu, but Huo Lei killed it with Demon-Breaking Divine Light.
• Huo Lei assigned Feng Xiaotian to watch the surroundings and told Lin Yin to examine the bear while the others recovered their soul power.
• Lin Yin found a Left Arm Bone in the bear's body and gave it to Huo Lei, who stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Huo Lei spotted more than a hundred Azure Shadow Mice approaching, led by a ten-thousand-year Azure Shadow Mouse King, and told Feng Xiaotian to keep the others safe while he handled the threat.

Huo Lei killed more than a hundred Azure Shadow Mice with his Thunder Domain, but Lin Yin found no Soul Bone among them. That evening, Huo Lei gave the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear's Left Arm Bone to Lin Yin after Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu declined it.

• Huo Lei unleashed Thunder Domain and killed the Azure Shadow Mouse King and the rest of the Azure Shadow Mice.
• Huo Lei returned to his companions, told Feng Xiaotian he had killed the pack, and sent Lin Yin to inspect the bodies.
• Lin Yin found no Soul Bone among the mice, and Huo Lei led the group away from the ten-thousand-year soul beast area to camp for the night.
• After dinner, Huo Lei offered the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear's Left Arm Bone to Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, who declined it as unsuitable.
• Huo Lei gave the Left Arm Bone to Lin Yin, who accepted it gratefully.