Chapter Summaries

Luo Fan refined table salt and agreed to give Xue Qinghe the method in exchange for a Soul Bone. Xue Qinghe gave him a twenty-thousand-year Instant Flash Right-Leg Soul Bone, which Luo Fan absorbed before testing its skill.

• Luo Fan explained that he had refined salt and made seasonings, and Xue Qinghe praised his cooking and asked him to teach his cooks.
• After tasting the refined salt, Xue Qinghe offered Luo Fan a Soul Bone for the refining method, and Luo Fan agreed to share it.
• Xue Qinghe and Su Yuntao left after arranging to hunt Soul Beasts with Luo Fan in Sunset Forest, while Su Yuntao reconsidered whether Luo Fan had chosen well.
• Three days later, Xue Qinghe gave Luo Fan a twenty-thousand-year Instant Flash Right-Leg Soul Bone suited to his need for explosive speed.
• Luo Fan absorbed the Soul Bone, gained its skill, and went to the courtyard to test it.

Luo Fan tested the Flash Soul Skill from his right-leg Soul Bone and traveled with Su Yuntao to hunt for a soul beast in Sunset Forest. While they rested and cooked an enormous meal, a green-armored man followed the smell toward them.

• Luo Fan tested his Flash Soul Skill, which let him cross his courtyard in a burst of speed, and considered using its impact as an attack.
• Luo Fan met Su Yuntao and traveled to Sunset Forest, where they found no soul beast Su Yuntao wanted.
• Luo Fan took cooking supplies and a whole lamb from his spatial storage Soul Tool and prepared roast lamb and dozens of egg pancakes.
• A short-bearded man in emerald-green armor caught the smell of the cooking and walked toward Luo Fan and Su Yuntao.

Luo Fan and Su Yuntao met Dugu Bo in Sunset Forest, where a shared meal earned Luo Fan a promise of help from the Poison Douluo. They continued searching for Su Yuntao’s third Spirit Ring, and Luo Fan’s Wood Clones found a suitable Gale Wolf.

• Dugu Bo arrived after smelling Luo Fan and Su Yuntao’s roast lamb, and Luo Fan recognized him as Poison Douluo.
• Luo Fan showed Dugu Bo his Blue Silver Grass and two Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, impressing him with his unusual strength and physique.
• Dugu Bo learned that Su Yuntao was from Spirit Hall and reacted coldly, but he did not make trouble for him after Luo Fan explained their friendship.
• Dugu Bo shared the meal and promised Luo Fan that he could seek his help in the future, then headed deeper into Sunset Forest.
• Luo Fan sent out dozens of Wood Clones to search for Su Yuntao’s third Spirit Ring, and one found a two-thousand-year-old Gale Wolf.

Luo Fan helped Su Yuntao defeat a two-thousand-year Gale Wolf so Su Yuntao could absorb its Soul Ring, then fought off a youth and his Soul Elder after they accused him of killing their chosen beast. Su Yuntao completed his absorption, while Ning Fengzhi arrived at Xue Qinghe’s residence in Heaven Dou City.

• Luo Fan and Su Yuntao used Wood Clones to hold back a two-thousand-year Gale Wolf while Luo Fan struck it with a Rasengan and severely wounded it.
• Su Yuntao delivered the fatal blow to the Gale Wolf and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring as Luo Fan stood guard.
• Luo Fan blocked a charging bird-type soul beast with Rashomon, killing it, and then confronted a youth who claimed the beast as his own.
• The youth ordered his three-ring Soul Elder to attack Luo Fan, but Luo Fan overwhelmed them with Wood Clones, leaving the youth unconscious before they fled.
• Su Yuntao successfully absorbed the Gale Wolf’s Soul Ring, while Ning Fengzhi arrived at Xue Qinghe’s residence in Heaven Dou City.

Tang San learned that Luo Fan had gone to Heaven Dou City and resolved to train harder before seeking him out. There, Ning Fengzhi and the Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo noticed Luo Fan’s unusual abilities, and Ning Fengzhi invited him to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Yu Xiaogang congratulated Tang San on reaching Soul Power Level 15, but Tang San worried about how strong Luo Fan had become.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Luo Fan had left for Heaven Dou City with the Second Prince, and Tang San decided to train three extra hours each day and visit the city once he reached level 20.
• After returning to Heaven Dou City with Su Yuntao, Luo Fan learned that Su Yuntao had reached level 32 by absorbing a roughly 1,500-year-old Gale Wolf Soul Ring.
• Luo Fan encountered Xue Qinghe seeing Ning Fengzhi and the Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo off; the two elders sensed his profound Soul Power and possible spatial abilities.
• Luo Fan introduced himself to Ning Fengzhi, who learned that Luo Fan was nearly seven and had no master, then invited him to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After more than a year of steady cultivation, Luo Fan reached level 30 and prepared to travel to Star Dou Forest for his third Soul Ring. He arrived through Xiao Wu’s Reverse Summoning and had her tribe search for a suitable Soul Beast.

• Luo Fan spent more than a year cultivating, while his Wood Clone attended classes and Xiao Wu advanced to level 20.
• Luo Fan told Xue Qinghe that he had reached level 30 and planned to obtain his third Soul Ring in Star Dou Forest.
• Luo Fan explained that Commissioner Zhilin had suggested either a Ghost Luo King Vine or a Dragon Blood Gecko, and that he wanted a wide-area Soul Skill.
• Xue Qinghe advised Luo Fan to avoid a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring because of Soul Shock, but Luo Fan remained set on considering one.
• Luo Fan used Xiao Wu’s Summoning Technique and Reverse Summoning Technique to reach Star Dou Forest, where Xiao Wu sent her tribe to search for a suitable Soul Beast.

Tang San arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy seeking Luo Fan, but learned he was away hunting for a spirit ring and decided to wait for him. In Star Dou Forest, Luo Fan successfully absorbed a ten-thousand-year Dragon Blood Gecko ring as his third ring, reaching rank 33, and Xiao Wu asked what soul skill he had gained.

• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Qin Ming told them Luo Fan had left to hunt for a spirit ring.
• Tang San concluded that he had surpassed Luo Fan and asked Yu Xiaogang to stay in Heaven Dou City so he could challenge him when he returned.
• Luo Fan killed a ten-thousand-year Dragon Blood Gecko in Star Dou Forest while Xiao Wu and three powerful Soft Bone Rabbits guarded him.
• Luo Fan endured the ring's spiritual assault and successfully absorbed it after three hours.
• Luo Fan's Soul Power rose to rank 33, and Xiao Wu asked what third soul skill he had obtained.

Luo Fan demonstrated his Third Soul Skill, Deep Forest Emergence, to Xiao Wu before leaving the Star Dou Forest for Heaven Dou City. After he departed, Xiao Wu asked Da Ming whether he wanted to undergo Human Transformation by forming a Summoning Contract with Luo Fan.

• Luo Fan used Deep Forest Emergence to grow a dense forest of hundreds of trees and explained its combat abilities and heavy Soul Power cost to Xiao Wu.
• Luo Fan left the Star Dou Forest with several Soft Bone Rabbits and headed toward Heaven Dou City, while Xiao Wu stayed behind.
• Xiao Wu went to the lake in the forest's core region, where the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python joined her.
• Xiao Wu told Da Ming that the Summoning Technique made traveling through the human world safer and asked if he wanted to undergo Human Transformation with her.

Luo Fan returned to Heaven Dou City, reunited with Xue Qinghe, and described the abilities of his new Third Soul Skill. Meanwhile, Tang San learned Luo Fan was back and went to challenge him, leaving the story as he called out from outside Luo Fan’s courtyard.

• Xiao Wu suggested that Da Ming undergo Human Transformation with her, but Da Ming decided to wait until she reached level one hundred and became a god.
• Luo Fan returned to Heaven Dou City, cleaned his home, and told Xue Qinghe he was back.
• Xue Qinghe told Luo Fan that his father had begun involving him in state affairs because his eldest brother’s health was declining.
• Luo Fan explained that his Third Soul Skill, Deep Forest Emergence, had gained limb regeneration and could potentially incorporate poison from the Dragon Blood Gecko.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Luo Fan had returned, but Tang San chose to challenge him immediately rather than wait until the next day.
• Tang San arrived at Luo Fan’s courtyard and called out to him while Luo Fan was speaking with Xue Qinghe.

Tang San arrived in Heaven Dou City with Yu Xiaogang and challenged Luo Fan to a spar, surprising everyone with his level twenty-two Soul Power at age eight. The duel began at Xue Qinghe’s estate, where Tang San demanded that Luo Fan reveal his Soul Rings.

• Luo Fan welcomed Tang San and Yu Xiaogang into his courtyard and introduced them to Xue Qinghe, the Second Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang San said he had come to spar with Luo Fan, and Xiao Wu tried to dissuade him while Luo Fan accepted the challenge.
• The group moved to the open space at Xue Qinghe’s estate, where Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu, Xue Qinghe, Pufferfish Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo watched.
• Tang San revealed his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and two yellow Soul Rings, announcing that he was an eight-year-old level twenty-two Soul Grandmaster.
• Tang San called on Luo Fan to reveal his Soul Rings, and Luo Fan summoned his Blue Silver Grass martial soul as his rings emerged.

Luo Fan revealed that he was an eight-year-old level thirty-three Soul Elder with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, astonishing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang. During their spar, Luo Fan used his third Soul Skill, Deep Forest Emergence, to overwhelm Tang San and transform the Second Prince’s courtyard into a forest, while a cloaked observer watched from a distant rooftop.

• Luo Fan showed Tang San his third, black Soul Ring, and Yu Xiaogang realized he had become an eight-year-old Soul Elder.
• Tang San accepted Luo Fan’s challenge to fight, and Luo Fan announced that he was level thirty-three.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Entanglement and hidden weapons, but Luo Fan dodged with Instant Flash and called out to Xue Qinghe before using his promised third Soul Skill.
• Luo Fan unleashed Deep Forest Emergence, filling the courtyard with rapidly growing trees that trapped Tang San and amazed the onlookers.
• A cloaked figure watching from a rooftop hundreds of meters away trembled at the sight of Luo Fan’s forest.

Tang Hao witnessed Luo Fan’s Deep Forest Emergence and wondered whether its power to accelerate plant growth could help Ah Yin recover. After Luo Fan defeated Tang San with the skill, Xue Qinghe praised its potential battlefield value.

• Tang Hao watched Luo Fan use Deep Forest Emergence and hoped it might accelerate Ah Yin’s growth and allow her to return.
• Luo Fan defeated Tang San by restraining him with Deep Forest Emergence.
• Tang San asked why Luo Fan had not used Wood Clone or Rasengan, and Luo Fan said he had wanted to demonstrate his Third Soul Skill to the Second Prince.
• Tang San lost his temper and rushed at Luo Fan, who bound him with branches and hurled him over the courtyard wall.
• Xue Qinghe applauded Luo Fan and recognized Deep Forest Emergence as a powerful skill for large-scale battles.

After Luo Fan’s overwhelming display left Tang San and Yu Xiaogang shaken, Tang Hao revealed his identity and told Tang San about his family, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Spirit Hall grudge, restoring some of Tang San’s confidence. Meanwhile, Luo Fan practiced his Transformation Technique until Tang Hao appeared in his courtyard and greeted him.

• Tang San brooded over his defeat by Luo Fan, while Yu Xiaogang struggled to comfort him and eventually left him alone.
• Tang Hao appeared in Tang San’s room, showed him his nine Soul Rings, and told him about Ah Yin, the Clear Sky Sect, the Clear Sky Hammer, and their grudge against the Spirit Hall.
• Tang San learned that Tang Hao had killed the previous Supreme Pontiff and regained confidence from the Clear Sky Hammer’s power and his family’s history.
• Luo Fan sent a Wood Clone to attend classes at Heaven Dou Royal Academy while practicing the Transformation Technique in his courtyard.
• Luo Fan transformed into an unconvincing version of Xiao Wu, who objected to being his practice target.
• A cloaked Tang Hao entered Luo Fan’s courtyard, and Luo Fan recognized him as Uncle Hao.

Tang Hao visited Luo Fan in Heaven Dou City and tested whether Luo Fan’s plant-growing ability could help Ah Yin. After seeing the plant grow rapidly, Tang Hao urged Luo Fan to return to Holy Soul Village, leaving Xiao Wu shocked to learn he was Tang San’s father and a Titled Douluo.

• Tang Hao greeted Luo Fan and assured him he would not interfere in Luo Fan and Tang San’s sparring.
• Tang Hao asked Luo Fan to use Deep Forest Emergence on a small potted plant, and Luo Fan grew it to over a meter tall.
• Tang Hao realized Luo Fan might eventually help Ah Yin grow and transform, then encouraged him to visit Holy Soul Village.
• Tang Hao glanced at Xiao Wu before leaving, and Luo Fan told her that Tang Hao was Tang San’s father.
• Xiao Wu froze and recalled that Tang San’s father was a Titled Douluo.

Luo Fan reflected on his training over the past year, reaching Soul Power level 39 and improving his Transformation Technique. At a farewell dinner with Oscar and Xue Qinghe, he revealed that he was leaving, but the chapter ended before he explained where he was going.

• Luo Fan confirmed that the Titled Douluo who had just left was Tang San's father, and Xiao Wu realized how close she had come to danger.
• Luo Fan focused on building his Soul Power so he could better use Deep Forest Emergence and reach level 40 for his fourth Soul Skill.
• Over the next year, Luo Fan rose from level 33 to 39 and became much more proficient at using the Transformation Technique to imitate Xiao Wu.
• Luo Fan prepared a lavish dinner, and Xue Qinghe and Oscar arrived as Oscar prepared to hunt for his second Soul Ring.
• Luo Fan told Oscar and Xue Qinghe that the dinner was a temporary farewell, and Xue Qinghe asked where he was going.

Luo Fan returned to Holy Soul Village after three years away, catching up with Old Jack and learning that Tang Hao and Tang San were back at the blacksmith shop. He went to visit them, drawn by the promise of seeing his old acquaintances and the smell of dinner.

• Luo Fan told Xue Qinghe he would return to Holy Soul Village and might hunt for a fourth Soul Ring if his Soul Power reached level 40, and she urged him to be careful.
• The next day, Xiao Wu returned to the Star Dou Forest after arranging to meet Luo Fan again in a month, and Luo Fan set off for Notting City.
• Luo Fan visited the principal of Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, who congratulated him on becoming a Three-Ring Soul Elder and welcomed him back as a former student.
• Luo Fan arrived in Holy Soul Village, where the villagers recognized and warmly greeted him before he went to Old Jack's home.
• Old Jack told Luo Fan that Tang Hao had returned to the village a year earlier and was living at the blacksmith shop with Tang San.
• Luo Fan went to Tang San's blacksmith shop and smelled delicious food coming from inside.

Luo Fan visited Tang Hao and Tang San, where Tang Hao warmly welcomed him and revealed that he had waited a year for his return. Tang Hao then brought Luo Fan to Ah Yin, hoping Luo Fan’s Soul Skill could help her grow faster.

• Luo Fan arrived at the blacksmith shop, and Tang Hao ordered Tang San to serve him dinner despite Tang San’s objections.
• Tang San learned that Luo Fan had reached level 39 and planned to visit Star Dou Forest for his fourth Soul Ring, while Tang Hao praised his rapid progress.
• After dinner, Tang Hao made Tang San clean up and train while he took Luo Fan to the back mountain.
• Tang Hao showed Luo Fan the Blue Silver Grass that was Ah Yin and asked him to use his Soul Skill to help her grow.
• Luo Fan agreed and stepped forward to try his Soul Skill on Ah Yin.

Luo Fan used Deep Forest Emergence to raise Ah Yin from a Ten-Year to a Hundred-Year Soul Beast, prompting Tang Hao to move to the Back Mountain to protect her. After another week of cultivation, Luo Fan reached Soul Power Level 40 and was summoned to Star Dou Forest.

• Luo Fan spent most of his Soul Power on Deep Forest Emergence, raising Ah Yin to a Hundred-Year Soul Beast.
• Tang Hao thanked Luo Fan, then refused to let Tang San speak badly of him and decided to move to the Back Mountain to protect Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao built a wooden cabin near Ah Yin and moved his belongings there, sparking discussion among the villagers of Holy Soul Village.
• Luo Fan stayed in Holy Soul Village for another week and reached Soul Power Level 40 by cultivating with his Wood Clones.
• When the agreed day with Xiao Wu arrived, Contract Summoning transported Luo Fan to Star Dou Forest.

Luo Fan and Xiao Wu found a thirty-thousand-year Spirit-Eyed Star-Moon Flower guarded by two powerful fifty-thousand-year snakes. As three ancient Soft Bone Rabbits fought the snakes, Luo Fan turned his attention to the flower after it wounded one of them, sending more than a hundred Wood Clones wielding Rasengans into an attack.

• Xiao Wu told Luo Fan that the Spirit-Eyed Star-Moon Flower was guarded by two fifty-thousand-year snake-type Soul Beasts.
• Luo Fan and the Soft Bone Rabbit Tribe reached the flower’s clearing and watched a blue python freeze and swallow an approaching ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Luo Fan assigned the ninety-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit to fight one python and the two eighty-thousand-year rabbits to fight the other, while he supported them with Deep Forest Emergence.
• The Spirit-Eyed Star-Moon Flower fired a beam that gave the ninety-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit a superficial wound.
• Luo Fan created more than a hundred Wood Clones, each forming a Rasengan, and sent them charging at the Star-Moon Flower.

Luo Fan used his Wood Clones and Rasengans to kill the Spirit-Eyed Star-Moon Flower and claim its thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring. After Xiao Wu found an eye-type External Soul Bone, Luo Fan absorbed the Soul Ring and unlocked his fourth soul skill.

• Luo Fan's Wood Clones overwhelmed the Spirit-Eyed Star-Moon Flower with Rasengans, leaving it near death.
• Luo Fan used his remaining Soul Power to finish off the Spirit-Eyed Star-Moon Flower and obtain its black Soul Ring.
• The two giant pythons withdrew after the flower died, while Xiao Wu and the three Soft Bone Rabbits guarded Luo Fan.
• Xiao Wu found an eye-type External Soul Bone, which Luo Fan put away before absorbing the Soul Ring.
• Luo Fan recovered, absorbed the thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring, and unlocked his fourth soul skill.