Chapter Summaries

Si Tingxuan secured a month before the younger-generation duel and helped convince the Hua Family that Hua Qingluo’s return had saved them. He ordered Hua Qingluo and Long Wu to train together for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then received a new system mission to find and recruit Yun Piaopiao.

• Zhao Zhengtian left with Zhao Haitang after setting a duel between the younger generation, while Hua Qingluo glared at Zhao Haitang.
• The Hua Family elders arrived seeking Fang Hai, then learned that Hua Qingluo had entered Odd Weapons Academy and become Si Tingxuan’s disciple.
• Hua Qingluo told her family that Si Tingxuan had defeated members of the Oriental Family, and the Hua Family welcomed him with gratitude.
• Si Tingxuan told Hua Qingluo and Long Wu to stay inseparable and develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill before the duel.
• The system assigned Si Tingxuan a mission to find Yun Piaopiao in Noble Wind City and accept her as a disciple, promising three Soul Power levels and one designated Soul Bone.

Si Tingxuan failed to find Yun Piaopiao and went to Noble Wind City’s Auction House after hearing that it was selling a thousand-year Soul Bone. There, he obtained a random external soul bone and discovered that a man and two women suspected the auctioned bone belonged to their slain companion, Xiao Hai.

• A short-haired youth admired Si Tingxuan’s strength and resolved to avenge his brother and reclaim his brother’s belongings, despite doubting that Si Tingxuan would accept him as a disciple.
• After the Hua Family failed to find Yun Piaopiao, Si Tingxuan suspected she might be with the Oriental Family, but hesitated to approach them after the previous day’s fight.
• Si Tingxuan heard that the local Auction House was selling a thousand-year Soul Bone and claimed the system’s random Soul Bone, receiving the mental-type external soul bone Six Myriad Illusion Eyes.
• Si Tingxuan entered the crowded Auction House, where most visitors had come to see the Soul Bone and bidders occupied VIP rooms.
• In a central VIP room, a man and two women discussed whether the auctioned Soul Bone belonged to Xiao Hai; the woman in purple threatened to massacre the Auction House, and the man told her not to act recklessly.

At the auction, the Soul Bone vanished from its box, and Old Liu sealed the venue while promising compensation. Three people from the VIP room recognized the bone and accused Wu Xue, Wu Zheng, and Wu Chao of killing a child to steal it, but an unseen man exposed the woman in red’s own crimes.

• The auctioneer opened the box to reveal that the Soul Bone was missing, and Wu Xue, Wu Zheng, and Wu Chao confronted her.
• Old Liu suspected mental interference, promised the three owners compensation, and ordered the venue sealed until the thief was found.
• A man and two women from the VIP room came down, and the woman in red asked whether the missing bone was a jade-white Right Leg Soul Bone with cloud-like patterns.
• Old Liu confirmed the bone’s description, prompting the woman in red to accuse Wu Xue, Wu Zheng, and Wu Chao of killing her eight-year-old Xiao Hai and stealing his bone.
• The three accused parties released their martial souls and soul rings, but an unseen man called the woman in red poisonous and accused her of murder and theft.

Si Tingxuan rescued Yun Piaopiao from the people accusing him of stealing a soul bone, and Yun Piaopiao revealed that the woman in red had killed his brother, Yun Qifeng, and taken the bone. Si Tingxuan knocked the woman unconscious, but her companions identified themselves as members of the Fire Leopard Sect and challenged him.

• The man beside the woman in red used his Fire Grasping Hand to seize Yun Piaopiao after the short figure accused her of causing her son's death.
• Si Tingxuan scanned Yun Piaopiao, recognized him as the disciple he had been seeking, then rushed onto the stage and broke the soul skill to take him away.
• Yun Piaopiao told Si Tingxuan that the woman in red had killed his brother, Yun Qifeng, and stolen the soul bone.
• Si Tingxuan asked whether Yun Piaopiao was certain, then slapped the woman in red off the stage and knocked her unconscious.
• The crowd recognized Si Tingxuan as the man who had defeated the Oriental Family, while Wu Xue, Wu Zheng, and Wu Chao focused on Yun Piaopiao's soul bone.
• The woman's two companions protected her and warned Si Tingxuan that they belonged to the Fire Leopard Sect, but he noted that he had already recognized their martial souls.

Si Tingxuan helped Yun Piaopiao avenge her brother by defeating the Fire Leopard Sect members who tried to stop them. After Yun Piaopiao killed the woman in red, she offered to serve Si Tingxuan for life, but he privately worried about her disguised appearance.

• Si Tingxuan handed Yun Piaopiao a dagger and urged her to take revenge, dismissing Huo Yan's threat on behalf of the Fire Leopard Sect.
• Yun Piaopiao trusted Si Tingxuan and walked toward the woman in red as Huo Yan attacked with his Sixth Soul Ring Skill, Fire Leopard Assault.
• Si Tingxuan used Icy Slash to freeze Huo Yan and extinguish his fire leopard, while the Flame Sword protected Yun Piaopiao.
• The woman in white tried to seize Yun Piaopiao, but Si Tingxuan stopped and immobilized her.
• Yun Piaopiao stabbed the woman in red, avenged her brother, and then knelt to offer to serve Si Tingxuan for life.
• Yun Piaopiao realized she was still disguised, while Si Tingxuan privately thought her appearance would make him lose his appetite.

Yun Piaopiao gave Si Tingxuan the soul bone and became his maidservant, prompting powerful bidders to challenge him for it. A masked Soul Saint with a Coiling Dragon Staff confronted Si Tingxuan, who sent Yun Piaopiao to safety before the battle began.

• Yun Piaopiao removed her disguise, revealed she was a woman, and gave Si Tingxuan the soul bone as thanks for avenging her brother and saving her.
• A man and a woman in VIP Rooms accused Si Tingxuan of scheming to get the soul bone, and he challenged them to take it from him.
• Si Tingxuan asked Wu Xue, Wu Zheng, and Wu Chao whether they objected to him taking the soul bone, and the three meekly agreed.
• Si Tingxuan told Yun Piaopiao that force was the best way to reason with those who would not listen.
• A masked Soul Saint carrying a Coiling Dragon Staff jumped down to challenge Si Tingxuan for the soul bone.
• Si Tingxuan waved Yun Piaopiao into the Soul Saint's VIP Room to keep her out of the coming fight.

Si Tingxuan used his Lifebound Martial Souls to injure the Coiling Dragon Soul Saint with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, shocking the families gathered at the auction. The Soul Saint then activated his Martial Soul Avatar, destroyed much of the Auction House, and forced Si Tingxuan into a direct clash outside.

• The Coiling Dragon Soul Saint attacked Si Tingxuan with Staff Summons Roaming Dragon, but Si Tingxuan froze the dragon with Icy Slash before it broke free.
• Si Tingxuan used Ice Flame Slash to appear behind the Soul Saint and leave an X-shaped wound across his chest.
• Zhao Zhengtian, Zhao Haitang, Yun Piaopiao, and the other families watched in shock as Si Tingxuan demonstrated his ability to challenge a Soul Saint.
• The Coiling Dragon Soul Saint rose and activated Martial Soul Avatar, while Si Tingxuan rushed out of the Auction House.
• The Soul Saint pursued Si Tingxuan and smashed through the Auction House, then struck his crossed swords and forced him back seven or eight steps.

Si Tingxuan defeated and killed the Coiling Dragon Soul Saint with his twin-sword Martial Soul Fusion Skill, establishing his power before the onlookers. He kept the soul bone and challenged anyone else who wanted to take it.

• Si Tingxuan used Ten Thousand Swords Ice Seal to slow the Coiling Dragon Soul Saint's Martial Soul Avatar, then struck him with Flame Dragon Strike.
• The Coiling Dragon Soul Saint charged again, but Si Tingxuan unleashed Yin-Yang Ice Flame Array and trapped him in ice before dropping flames on him.
• The ice-and-fire collision destroyed the street and killed the Coiling Dragon Soul Saint, leaving the Hua Family, the Oriental Family, and Zhang Liang stunned.
• Yun Piaopiao rushed to Si Tingxuan's side, and he motioned for her to stand behind him.
• Si Tingxuan looked toward Zhao Zhengtian and the woman in red, declared that the soul bone was his, and invited anyone else to challenge him.

Si Tingxuan drove off the woman in red after defeating the Coiling Dragon Soul Saint, then accepted Yun Piaopiao as his disciple. He claimed a 100,000-year Soft Bone Rabbit Left Arm Bone and returned to the Hua Residence with Yun Piaopiao, where she met his other disciples.

• The woman in red saw that Si Tingxuan could still kill her and left, while Zhao Haitang praised him and Zhao Zhengtian recognized his strength.
• Si Tingxuan told Boss Liu to use the Coiling Dragon Soul Saint's money to compensate those whose property had been damaged.
• Si Tingxuan declared Yun Piaopiao his disciple, and the system confirmed that he had completed its mission and granted him three Soul Power levels and a designated soul bone.
• Si Tingxuan designated a 100,000-year Soft Bone Rabbit Left Arm Bone, gaining Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body soul skills.
• At the Hua Residence, Yun Piaopiao met Hua Qingluo and Long Wu, who introduced themselves and their martial souls.

Spirit Hall Vice Bishop Qin Haoyuan visited the Hua Family to recruit Hua Qingluo for a core team, but Hua Mingyu cited her discipleship under Si Tingxuan as a reason they could not accept. Qin Haoyuan left without pressing the matter, and Hua Mingyu worried that the Hua Family could not afford to get involved.

• Qin Haoyuan and the local Spirit Hall deacon arrived at the Hua Family and told Hua Mingyu that Spirit Hall wanted Hua Qingluo for its core team.
• The deacon suggested the Hua Family withdraw Hua Qingluo from Odd Weapons Academy so she could join Spirit Hall, while Qin Haoyuan promised the family support and influence.
• Hua Mingyu refused to commit, explaining that Hua Qingluo was already Si Tingxuan's disciple and that the Hua Family could not risk offending him.
• Qin Haoyuan assured Hua Mingyu that Spirit Hall would not make things difficult for the Hua Family, then departed with the deacon.
• Hua Mingyu concluded that the Hua Family could not afford to get involved, while Yun Piaopiao stared in shock at Hua Qingluo and Long Wu in Si Tingxuan's courtyard.

Hua Qingluo and Long Wu used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to trap Si Tingxuan and Yun Piaopiao, manipulating the heat to embarrass Yun Piaopiao and draw Si Tingxuan’s attention to her. After Si Tingxuan broke free, the two admitted they had meddled because they knew Yun Piaopiao wanted to be their master’s wife, then revealed that they had feelings for him too.

• Hua Qingluo and Long Wu activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, creating a hot space that trapped everyone nearby.
• Si Tingxuan noticed Yun Piaopiao sweating and embarrassed, then broke the space with a Fire God Palm and escaped.
• Yun Piaopiao confronted Hua Qingluo and Long Wu, who admitted they had controlled the temperature to help her attract Si Tingxuan’s attention.
• Hua Qingluo and Long Wu teased Yun Piaopiao about wanting to become Si Tingxuan’s wife, and she ran away in anger and embarrassment.
• Hua Qingluo and Long Wu discussed whether they had pushed Yun Piaopiao too far, then admitted that they also had feelings for Si Tingxuan.

Si Tingxuan gained a 50,000-year Seventh Soul Ring after Hua Qingluo and Long Wu developed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the reward unlocked a recurring mission tied to his disciples gaining Soul Rings. He sensed an ambush and lured three attackers out of town, where they launched a coordinated assault on him.

• Si Tingxuan received a Limit Soul Ring as a hidden-achievement reward and became a Level 71 Soul Sage.
• The system activated a recurring mission that let Si Tingxuan draw a random reward whenever one of his disciples gained a Soul Ring.
• Si Tingxuan considered traveling to Sunset Forest for immortal herbs before detecting several killing intents around him.
• Si Tingxuan left town and entered a small forest, while three hidden attackers followed him.
• The attackers sprang their ambush: one bound Si Tingxuan with vines, another charged with wolf claws, and the third fired arrows from behind.

Si Tingxuan broke free from an ambush and killed the bow-wielding Soul Sage with his soul bone skills. The surviving control-type Soul Master fled toward town carrying the badly wounded Qin Xiaofeng, unaware that Qin Xiaofeng was still bleeding.

• Si Tingxuan burned through the vines, used his Invincible Golden Body to block the Two-Headed Wolf Soul Master's attack, and turned the archer's arrows against him.
• Si Tingxuan used Flash to find the bow-wielding Soul Sage, dodged his Thunder Arrow, and killed him with his Ice Sword.
• Si Tingxuan returned to his original position and found that the injured Two-Headed Wolf Soul Master had been rescued.
• The control-type Soul Master carried Qin Xiaofeng toward town, deciding that joining the fight would only get them both killed.
• Qin Xiaofeng's blood dripped onto the grass and trees as they fled.

Si Tingxuan tracked down Ling Qi and Qin Xiaofeng, killed Ling Qi, and left Qin Xiaofeng for dead. Qin Xiaofeng survived and staggered toward town, vowing revenge against Si Tingxuan.

• Si Tingxuan followed Qin Xiaofeng's blood trail and caught up with Ling Qi carrying the wounded Qin Xiaofeng.
• Qin Xiaofeng urged Ling Qi to flee, but Ling Qi realized Si Tingxuan had tracked them and prepared to fight beside him.
• Si Tingxuan burned away Ling Qi's Vine Cage and demanded they reveal who had sent them to kill him, but they refused.
• Qin Xiaofeng attacked with his sixth soul skill, but Si Tingxuan interrupted him with a kick that drove his head into the ground.
• Ling Qi tried to escape and then attacked Si Tingxuan, who caught him and killed him with Fire God Palm.
• After Si Tingxuan left, Qin Xiaofeng pulled himself free, found Ling Qi dead, and limped toward town while swearing revenge.

Si Tingxuan followed the wounded Qin Xiaofeng to the Spirit Hall Branch and killed him and two guards before they could raise the alarm. Vice Bishop Qin Haoyuan learned of Qin Xiaofeng’s death and realized Si Tingxuan might know about the assassination plot, but he could not openly confront him.

• Qin Xiaofeng reached the Spirit Hall Branch with two guards, intending to report what had happened to the Vice Bishop.
• Si Tingxuan appeared and killed both guards and Qin Xiaofeng, who realized that his attempt to survive had exposed the branch and its Vice Bishop.
• Si Tingxuan left the branch, vowing to kill the person behind the assassination attempt when the opportunity arose.
• A guard reported the deaths to Vice Bishop Qin Haoyuan, who was shocked to learn Qin Xiaofeng had been killed.
• Qin Haoyuan flew into a rage but could not confront Si Tingxuan openly, and he suspected his other two Soul Sage subordinates were dead as well.

Si Tingxuan suspected the Hua Family was using Hua Qingluo to scheme against him, so he left the Hua Residence with Long Wu and Yun Piaopiao. He left Hua Qingluo to consider whether she would stand up to her family and headed for the Oriental Family.

• Fang Hai came to the disciples’ training courtyard, claiming that Hua Qingluo’s engagement made him family, while Hua Qingluo, Long Wu, and Yun Piaopiao challenged him.
• Si Tingxuan learned that Hua Qingluo’s grandfather had agreed to her marriage with Fang Hai and suspected the arrangement concealed a plot.
• Si Tingxuan told Hua Qingluo to decide whether she would obey her family regardless of right or wrong, then left the Hua Residence with Long Wu and Yun Piaopiao.
• Hua Qingluo realized Si Tingxuan was not abandoning her and began questioning whether she should obey her grandfather’s decision to marry Fang Hai.
• Si Tingxuan said he would go to the Oriental Family, and Long Wu asked whether he suspected they were scheming against Hua Qingluo and him.

Si Tingxuan left the Hua Family after learning of its betrayal and went to the Oriental Family, where he met Meng Yiran. The system revealed that Meng Yiran and Long Wu’s Martial Souls were compatible and tasked him with making her his disciple, though her ties to Dragon Snake Manor and Exotic Beast Academy would complicate that.

• Long Wu told Yun Piaopiao that the Hua Family might betray Si Tingxuan despite his having saved them.
• The former Hua Family patriarch revealed that he wanted to use Hua Qingluo as bait in exchange for Spirit Hall’s promise of key cultivation, while the current patriarch opposed him.
• Hua Wufeng took Hua Qingluo and broke out, and the current patriarch admitted he had arranged it to protect her.
• Si Tingxuan arrived at the Oriental Family, whose leaders welcomed him in hopes of gaining his support against the Hua Family.
• Meng Yiran arrived with Zhao Zhengtian and Zhao Haitang, and Si Tingxuan discovered through the system that her Martial Soul was compatible with Long Wu’s.
• The system ordered Si Tingxuan to take Meng Yiran as a disciple and form a New Generation Golden Iron Triangle with Hua Qingluo and Long Wu.

Si Tingxuan challenged Meng Yiran to spend seven days training with his students, betting that she would become his disciple if she found them suited to her. He then revealed that her Snake Lance might be connected to Long Wu’s Little Green Snake martial soul, and Long Wu showed that she had twin martial souls.

• Si Tingxuan offered to teach Meng Yiran and proposed a seven-day wager about whether his students were the teammates best suited to her.
• Meng Yiran accepted the wager, and Zhao Zhengtian agreed to act as referee.
• Si Tingxuan told Long Wu that Meng Yiran’s Snake Lance might be connected to her Little Green Snake martial soul.
• Meng Yiran mocked the idea that Long Wu had twin martial souls, but Long Wu revealed the Ice Pot Lid and Mutated Little Green Snake martial souls.
• Meng Yiran and the others stared in shock when Long Wu demonstrated her twin martial souls.

Si Tingxuan agreed to have Meng Yiran and Long Wu spend seven days together to determine who would make the better teammate, then rushed to protect Hua Qingluo from pursuers. After he froze one attacker, a white-robed man confronted him over breaking the Baroque Kingdom’s laws.

• Long Wu revealed that she had twin martial souls and Innate Level One Soul Power, and Meng Yiran agreed to follow Si Tingxuan’s arrangements if she lost.
• Si Tingxuan ordered Meng Yiran and Long Wu to eat, live, and travel together for seven days while Zhao Zhengtian judged the result.
• Yun Piaopiao spotted Hua Wufeng and Hua Qingluo fleeing three pursuers, and Si Tingxuan rushed to their side.
• Hua Wufeng said the Hua Family head had sent Hua Qingluo to Si Tingxuan for protection and severed her ties to the family.
• Si Tingxuan declared Hua Qingluo his disciple and froze one pursuer with Icy Palm after the man refused to leave.
• A white-robed man appeared and challenged Si Tingxuan over injuring someone within the Baroque Kingdom, putting Hua Bufan on alert.

Si Tingxuan confronted Spirit Hall Vice Bishop Qin Haoyuan over the hunt for his disciple, Hua Qingluo, and accused him of arranging the attack on the Hua Family. When Qin Haoyuan revealed his Soul Douluo strength, Si Tingxuan revealed that he had reached Soul Sage and prepared to fight.

• Qin Haoyuan identified himself as a White-Robed Vice Bishop, and Si Tingxuan suspected him of ordering the ambush.
• Zhao Zhengtian, Dongfang Runhong, and Dongfang Yuanchen realized Spirit Hall was behind the Hua Family’s upheaval and discreetly sent Zhao Haitang and Meng Yiran away.
• Si Tingxuan challenged Qin Haoyuan for hunting Hua Qingluo, while Qin demanded that Si Tingxuan come to Spirit Hall for attacking its member.
• Qin Haoyuan released his Thunder Lion King Martial Soul and revealed eight soul rings, confirming he was a Soul Douluo.
• Si Tingxuan summoned his Ice Flame Dual Swords and revealed seven soul rings, shocking the onlookers with his Soul Sage rank.
• Qin Haoyuan resolved to kill Si Tingxuan, who declared that he had nothing to fear from a Soul Douluo.