Chapter Summaries

Qin Xuan, Jing Ni, and Ayan traveled with Ling Yuan Douluo toward the Soul Beast Forest, but Qin Xuan’s advances sparked a confrontation that ended with him and Jing Ni flying away. Ling Yuan was left considering Qin Xuan’s proposal as they agreed to meet again near the Great Star Dou Forest in half a month.

• Qin Xuan convinced Ling Yuan Douluo that Ayan could safely accompany them, and the group flew out of Spirit City on Ling Yuan’s Flame Giant Kite.
• Ling Yuan flirted with Qin Xuan and suggested a relationship, so Qin Xuan embraced and kissed her while Jing Ni agreed to welcome her as a sister.
• Ling Yuan erupted with Soul Power and tried to blast Qin Xuan away, but Qin Xuan and Jing Ni escaped on their Martial Soul swords with Ayan.
• Qin Xuan told Ling Yuan to find him when she had made up her mind and arranged to meet her near the Great Star Dou Forest in half a month.
• Ling Yuan watched Qin Xuan and Jing Ni disappear, then admitted to herself that his proposal had moved her.

Qin Xuan, Jing Ni, and Ayan found the Icefire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, where Jing Ni killed Medusa and obtained a Head Soul Bone. Qin Xuan harvested nearly all the Immortal Herbs and gave Jing Ni the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to try to claim.

• Qin Xuan and Jing Ni searched Sunset Forest with Ayan and found the Icefire Yin Yang Well, guarded by Medusa.
• Jing Ni fought and killed Medusa, then returned with a purple Head Soul Bone.
• Qin Xuan and Jing Ni descended to the well, and Qin Xuan collected the Immortal Herbs while Ayan slept.
• Qin Xuan left the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass untouched and presented the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to Jing Ni.
• Jing Ni stared at the Immortal Herb, looked at Qin Xuan, and agreed to try to gain its recognition.

Jing Ni failed to pick Lovesick Heartbreak Red because she thought of Ayan, then began absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone while Qin Xuan stood guard and used seven draw attempts. In Spirit City, Chrysanthemum Pass reached Level Ninety, and Qian Xunji prepared a secret expedition against Sea God Island, intending to use it to change Bibi Dong’s feelings about Yu Xiaogang.

• Jing Ni’s blood made Lovesick Heartbreak Red react, but she could not pick it after Ayan came to mind.
• Qin Xuan comforted Jing Ni, gave her the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and watched over her as she began cultivating.
• Qin Xuan checked his system and used seven draw attempts while holding Ayan.
• Chrysanthemum Pass announced that he had reached Level Ninety, and Qian Xunji ordered him to wait for Gui Mei so they could hunt their Ninth Soul Rings together.
• Qian Xunji arranged a secret force of four Titled Douluo and other Soul Masters to attack Sea God Island, with Bibi Dong leading and Yu Xiaogang included in the plan.

Yu Xiaogang gave Bibi Dong his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, hoping to use her influence to make his theory famous. Meanwhile, Qin Xuan gained new rewards and improved Jing Ni with an Immortal Herb, leaving her lamenting that Medusa’s Soul Ring had dissipated.

• Yu Xiaogang gave Bibi Dong his book and planned to rely on her status and Spirit Hall channels to publish it under his name.
• Bibi Dong promised to arrange publication and privately considered telling Qian Xunji about her relationship with Yu Xiaogang after the Sea God Island campaign.
• Qin Xuan obtained a Soul Bone lifespan enhancement, a Calm-Calm Fruit, and a Soul Ring lifespan enhancement, which he used to raise his second Soul Ring to 1,200 years.
• Jing Ni completed absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and Qin Xuan admired her transformed appearance while feeding Ayan.
• Jing Ni noticed Medusa’s corpse and regretted that its Soul Ring had already dissipated.

Qin Xuan gave Jing Ni six Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, which she absorbed and used to demonstrate her greatly increased strength. After Jing Ni took Ayan to guard her, Qin Xuan began refining the remaining Immortal Herbs at the Icefire Yin Yang Well, leaving the story with his absorption underway.

• Qin Xuan gave Jing Ni six Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and explained that she could absorb them with her current physique and Mental Power.
• Jing Ni absorbed all six rings over three days while Qin Xuan cultivated and his Clones watched over her and Ayan.
• Jing Ni displayed her enhanced strength by unleashing a sword slash that carved a deep gash into a cliff, then promised to protect Qin Xuan.
• Jing Ni stopped Qin Xuan from getting distracted, took Ayan, and urged him to prepare for their appointment with Elder Ling Yuan.
• Qin Xuan refined the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, swallowed the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and began absorbing them in the spring.

Spirit Hall prepared an expedition against Sea God Island while Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Pass discussed the mission and went to hunt Soul Rings. Qin Xuan’s seventh Soul Ring had evolved his domains, and he revealed the powerful Vermilion Bird Purgatory in Sunset Forest.

• Qian Xunji ordered Bibi Dong, four Titled Douluo, and more than two thousand Spirit Hall Soul Masters to depart for Sea God Island.
• Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Pass discussed the expedition and Qian Xunji’s decision to act without Qian Daoliu’s approval.
• Gui Mei headed off to hunt Soul Rings, and Chrysanthemum Pass hurried after him.
• Qin Xuan had refined the Immortal Herbs and absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, raising his Soul Power to Level Seventy-Five and greatly strengthening his Mental Power and physique.
• Qin Xuan’s seventh Soul Ring evolved his domains, and his Vermilion Bird Domain became Vermilion Bird Purgatory.

Qin Xuan and Jing Ni fought a sparring match with their domains, swordsmanship, Soul Bone Armor, and Martial Soul abilities. Qin Xuan ended the fight after testing his Martial Soul Avatar, and Jing Ni questioned why he had not used his Vermilion Bird Domain.

• Qin Xuan and Jing Ni clashed their domains, then summoned their Martial Souls and traded sword strikes.
• Qin Xuan’s advanced sword techniques pushed Jing Ni back, but her Soul Bone Armor turned the fight in her favor.
• Qin Xuan activated his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked with a massive Vermilion Bird-patterned sword strike.
• Jing Ni teleported behind Qin Xuan, but his Vermilion Bird Elementalization let him avoid her slash and engulf her in flames.
• Qin Xuan teleported after Jing Ni and struck her away, demonstrating that his swordsmanship had surpassed hers.
• Qin Xuan ended the spar after testing his Martial Soul Avatar, and Jing Ni asked why he had not used his Vermilion Bird Domain while holding the angry Ayan.

Qin Xuan used the Mo Ya Recruitment Card and appeared before Mo Ya and Bai Feng in Xinzheng, where he offered Mo Ya a chance to leave Ji Wuye’s service. Mo Ya remained wary and hesitant, and Qin Xuan prepared to prove his intentions.

• Qin Xuan soothed Ayan while Jing Ni reminded him that the half-month deadline to meet Elder Ling Yuan was nearly over.
• Qin Xuan used the Mo Ya Recruitment Card and arrived in Xinzheng as Mo Ya and Bai Feng watched a hunting eagle chase a white bird.
• Qin Xuan killed the hunting eagle with a flash of golden light, healed the white bird, and took it with him.
• Bai Feng moved to protect Mo Ya, but Mo Ya stopped him and asked Qin Xuan whether he intended to kill him.
• Qin Xuan offered Mo Ya freedom from Ji Wuye and argued that he would treat Mo Ya as a person, while Mo Ya remained suspicious and worried about Bai Feng.

Qin Xuan went to Sparrow Pavilion, where he recruited Nong Yu by offering to protect her companions in exchange for her becoming his personal maid. He left the burning Grand General's Residence with Ji Wuye dead and Mo Ya and Bai Feng present, while Mo Ya's choice remained unsettled.

• Qin Xuan wagered with Mo Ya that he could remove the fear in his heart and asked who led Sparrow Pavilion; Mo Ya named Nong Yu.
• Qin Xuan flew to Xinzheng as Sparrow Pavilion and the Grand General's Residence caught fire, and Mo Ya suggested Ji Wuye would not survive the night.
• Qin Xuan found Nong Yu in the burning pavilion and offered to spare her companions if she signed a contract to become his personal maid.
• Nong Yu signed the golden card, forming a bond with Qin Xuan.
• Qin Xuan told Nong Yu to bring Ji Wuye in, and another Qin Xuan arrived carrying Ji Wuye's corpse as Mo Ya and Bai Feng entered with him.

Mo Ya and Bai Feng joined Qin Xuan after Ji Wuye’s death, and Qin Xuan brought them back to Douluo Continent and assigned them new tasks. As Mo Ya and Bai Feng set out to find Ah Yin before Tang Hao could meet her, Qin Xuan left Nong Yu in Jing Ni’s care as a personal maid.

• Mo Ya and Bai Feng signed Qin Xuan’s Recruitment Cards and pledged to follow him, then Qin Xuan transported them, Nong Yu, and Jing Ni away as Sparrow Pavilion collapsed in flames.
• Back on Douluo Continent, Qin Xuan awakened Mo Ya, Bai Feng, and Nong Yu’s Martial Souls and gave the two men books and manuals to study.
• Qin Xuan ordered Mo Ya and Bai Feng to find Ah Yin by tracking Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, and to delay the men from meeting her until he arrived.
• Qin Xuan told Nong Yu that she would serve Jing Ni and help care for Ayan, while Jing Ni added that Nong Yu might attend to Qin Xuan at night.

Qin Xuan secured Soul Rings for Nong Yu and reached the Great Star Dou Forest with Jing Ni and Ling Yuan, intending to hunt powerful Soul Beasts and win Ling Yuan over. After setting up camp, he served Ling Yuan instant noodles and promised to make them for her every day.

• Qin Xuan chose two sound-based Hundred Year Soul Rings for Nong Yu, strengthening her offensive abilities and illusion domain.
• Qin Xuan and Jing Ni left Sunset Forest and met Ling Yuan at a town bordering the Great Star Dou Forest.
• Ling Yuan proposed that the group rest at the edge of the Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast territory and search further the next day.
• Qin Xuan planned to hunt other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and win Ling Yuan's affection, while avoiding the Titan Giant Ape, Sky Azure Bull Python, and rabbit mother and daughter.
• Qin Xuan, Jing Ni, and Nong Yu finished setting up camp before Ling Yuan returned from patrol.
• Jing Ni served Ling Yuan Qin Xuan's instant noodles, and Qin Xuan promised to make them for her every day.

Qin Xuan kept watch while Ling Yuan worried he might take advantage of sharing the tent, but he instead gave her the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, an Immortal Herb specially chosen for her. Ling Yuan recognized the rare gift and reacted with excitement.

• After dinner, Qin Xuan arranged the sleeping spots in the tent and told Ling Yuan he would keep watch while she rested.
• Qin Xuan created four Clones to search for the Three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Jing Ni relieved Qin Xuan during the latter half of the night, and Ling Yuan remained awake, recalling his promise to take responsibility for the women in his life.
• Qin Xuan entered the tent and asked Ling Yuan if she was awake, startling her when she felt something hard against her back.
• Qin Xuan handed Ling Yuan a jade case containing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and she excitedly recognized the Immortal Herb as especially suitable for her.

Qin Xuan gave Ling Yuan an Immortal Herb and used the gift to win her over, while Nong Yu and Ayan were nearby in the tent. By dawn, Ling Yuan's favorability had reached one hundred, and she woke exhausted but found Ayan acting friendlier toward her.

• Qin Xuan gave Ling Yuan an Immortal Herb and joked that she should repay his favor by offering herself to him.
• Qin Xuan pulled Ling Yuan into his arms, and Nong Yu secretly listened while pretending to sleep.
• Qin Xuan had his Clones drive away the nearby Soul Beasts so the camp would not be disturbed.
• After three hours, Ling Yuan's favorability reached one hundred, earning Qin Xuan the Undying Love achievement and one million Emotion Points.
• Qin Xuan gave Ayan a pill, then checked on Ling Yuan when she lay motionless before she recovered enough to respond.
• Ling Yuan noticed Ayan babbling nearby and asked when she had woken up.

Qin Xuan revealed his and Jing Ni’s extraordinary Soul Rings to Ling Yuan, then explained them with a fabricated story about Divine Trials and God-Given Soul Rings. Ling Yuan regretted breaking through to Titled Douluo too early and pressed Qin Xuan to raise the age of her Ninth Soul Ring.

• Qin Xuan spent three days in the Great Star Dou Forest searching for Soul Beasts while Ling Yuan kept watch to prevent him from getting her alone again.
• On the fourth evening, Qin Xuan revealed his seven Soul Rings, including a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and his level seventy-five Soul Power.
• Qin Xuan asked Jing Ni to reveal her six red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and level eighty Soul Power, leaving Ling Yuan stunned.
• Qin Xuan told Ling Yuan a fabricated account involving a Divine Trial, God-Given Soul Rings, Jing Ni’s teacher, Immortal Herbs, and Soul Bones.
• Ling Yuan regretted reaching Titled Douluo too early and begged Qin Xuan to raise her Ninth Soul Ring’s age, while he warned her to keep his secrets.

Qin Xuan and Ling Yuan were interrupted by the arrival of Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei, who had come seeking their Ninth Soul Rings. After the two clashed with Ling Yuan, Qin Xuan intervened and revealed how much his strength had grown since they last met.

• Ling Yuan pulled Qin Xuan into the tent, but Jing Ni warned them that visitors were approaching.
• Qin Xuan recognized the visitors as Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei, and he and Jing Ni hurried toward Ling Yuan's battle with them.
• Ling Yuan fought Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei with her Fire Spirit Kite Martial Soul, and the three's attacks collided without either side gaining the upper hand.
• Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei prepared to fuse their Martial Souls, but Qin Xuan's golden greatsword struck between them and sent them flying back.
• Qin Xuan apologized to Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei on Ling Yuan's behalf, while Jing Ni froze the burning forest and Ling Yuan withdrew her Martial Soul.

Qin Xuan joined the Chrysanthemum and Ghost elders in the Great Star Dou Forest, concealing his plan to recruit them while arranging for Jing Ni to absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. Jing Ni began absorbing the ring inside a guarded enclosure, and the others waited nearby.

• Chrysanthemum Pass praised Qin Xuan’s escape from Slaughter City and confirmed that the aura on his palm came from the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Gui Mei noticed Qin Xuan’s rapid increase in soul power, while Chrysanthemum Pass attributed it to the immortal herb.
• Qin Xuan invited the Chrysanthemum and Ghost elders to hunt soul rings alongside him and Jing Ni, who had reached the eightieth rank.
• That night, Qin Xuan secretly gave Jing Ni a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, then helped the group kill a roughly seventy-thousand-year soul beast for her eighth ring.
• Qin Xuan sealed Jing Ni inside a barrier of golden sword blades as she began absorbing the soul ring, while the others guarded the area.

Jing Ni absorbed her ninth Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and awakened an evolved ice domain that froze Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei. Now at Level Ninety-Seven, she displayed her overwhelming power, while Qin Xuan made clear that he wanted the two men to submit rather than be killed.

• Jing Ni's Soul Power surged to Level Ninety after absorbing her eighth Soul Ring, and Qin Xuan explained that her Soul Bones and Immortal Herb had helped cause the rapid increase.
• Jing Ni continued absorbing her ninth Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as Chrysanthemum Pass grew jealous and Gui Mei remained suspicious of Qin Xuan.
• A terrifying frost spread from Jing Ni, freezing Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei in place and sealing their movements and skills.
• Jing Ni emerged with Level-Ninety-Seven Soul Power and used her evolved Divine Slaughter's Domain, Flowing Cloud Frost Evening, as she apologized to Qin Xuan for losing control of it.
• Jing Ni revealed nine red Soul Rings, overwhelming the two Quasi-Titled Douluo with her Soul Pressure; Qin Xuan intended to make them submit, not kill or cripple them.

Qin Xuan revealed his Artificial Soul Rings method to Yue Guan and Gui Mei after Jing Ni overwhelmed them with her Soul Pressure. He explained how Jing Ni had risen from Soul Saint to Level-97 Peak Douluo, then left the Chrysanthemum Ghosts facing a choice now that they knew his secret.

• Qin Xuan had Jing Ni release her Soul Pressure and confronted Yue Guan and Gui Mei for witnessing her power.
• Ling Yuan teased Qin Xuan about calling her intelligent, and the Chrysanthemum Ghosts realized the two were together.
• Qin Xuan offered Yue Guan and Gui Mei greater power if they submitted to him, then described his Artificial Soul Rings method.
• Qin Xuan displayed his Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, convincing the Chrysanthemum Ghosts that his method could raise Soul Ring ages and create new rings.
• Qin Xuan introduced Jing Ni as his wife and explained how she had gained Soul Bones and replaced her former Soul Rings to reach Level-97 Peak Douluo.
• Qin Xuan told Yue Guan and Gui Mei they had two choices, but the chapter ended before he named them.

Qin Xuan offered Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei a choice between joining him under contract or facing death. After Qin Xuan assured Gui Mei he would strengthen Spirit Hall rather than betray it, both men pledged loyalty to him.

• Chrysanthemum Pass hesitated over signing Qin Xuan’s Recruitment Card, but Qin Xuan crushed Jing Ni’s card to show he could eventually grant loyal followers their freedom.
• Chrysanthemum Pass signed the contract and urged his longtime friend Gui Mei to surrender as well.
• Gui Mei asked whether Qin Xuan would betray Spirit Hall, and Qin Xuan promised to make it more glorious under his leadership.
• Gui Mei accepted the contract and knelt to pledge loyalty to Qin Xuan.
• Yue Guan also knelt and greeted Qin Xuan and Jing Ni.

After leaving the Great Star Dou Forest, Qin Xuan brought Chrysanthemum Pass and Old Ghost to the Icefire Yin Yang Well and explained that they needed to strengthen their bodies before attempting to absorb Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. He gave each of them an Immortal Herb and equipped Gui Mei and Ling Yuan with Soul Bones, leaving the group to cultivate at the treasure ground.

• Ling Yuan taunted Chrysanthemum Pass until he acknowledged her as his mistress, but Qin Xuan told her not to take the joke too far.
• Qin Xuan led the group out of the Great Star Dou Forest and back to the Icefire Yin Yang Well, where Chrysanthemum Pass recognized the place as the source of the Immortal Herbs.
• Qin Xuan explained that Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei could not yet endure Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, then gave Chrysanthemum Pass a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to cultivate with.
• Qin Xuan gave Gui Mei a Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King and a forty-thousand-year Wind Chaser Left Leg Bone to improve his chances of absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Ling Yuan complained after seeing Gui Mei receive a Soul Bone, so Qin Xuan gave her a roughly sixty-thousand-year Medusa Head Soul Bone with petrification abilities.