Recaps

Lu Xuan demonstrated the power of his Third Soul Skill and Annihilation Crystal Eye Left Eye Soul Bone, then absorbed refined Rouge Dragon essence to strengthen the Soul Bone and raise his cultivation. He ended the chapter at level thirty-seven, after Ye Renxin asked whether he had finished turning the Immortal Herbs into pills.

• Lu Xuan used Rouge Silent Dragon Roar to weaken Dugu Xin's Strength Amplification and dispel his Jade Phosphorus Breath.
• Lu Xuan demonstrated Annihilation Light, which blasted a distant boulder apart, and explained his left-eye Soul Bone's abilities and high Soul Power cost.
• Ye Renxin stored the Rouge Dragon's corpse to refine its remaining annihilation essence, while Lu Xuan reassured Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan that he would seek Soul Bones for them.
• The next morning, Lu Xuan swallowed Ye Renxin's refined pill and absorbed the Rouge Dragon's essence, increasing his Soul Bone's age by two thousand years and his Soul Power to level thirty-seven.
• Ye Renxin asked Lu Xuan whether he had finished making pills from the Immortal Herbs, and Lu Xuan confirmed that he had.

Lu Xuan gave the Ye and Dugu families powerful pills he had refined from Immortal Herbs, hoping to strengthen those closest to him. After the group returned to Heaven Dou City and the elders took their pills, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling asked when they could take theirs.

• Lu Xuan gave Ye Renxin five pills and explained that he had already given two Universal Pills to Dugu Xin, keeping one for Dugu Bo.
• Ye Renxin offered two pills back, but Lu Xuan told him to keep them for the Ye Family and urged him to take one himself.
• The group returned to Heaven Dou City, where Ye Renxin explained the pills, and Ye Qingxian, Zhao Yan, and Dugu Bo took theirs.
• Dugu Xin described how his Universal Pill had strengthened him, while Lu Xuan considered whether the pills could resolve Ye Qingxian's Martial Soul Regression or evolve the Nine Heart Begonia.
• Dugu Xin told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling they already had pills prepared but needed to finish absorbing their Immortal Herbs first.
• Ye Lingling asked Lu Xuan when she and Dugu Yan could take their Immortal Pills.

Lu Xuan agreed to travel with Dugu Xin’s group when they hunted Soul Beasts, while Dugu Yan focused on training and Ye Lingling dreamed of adventure. Dugu Bo awoke after absorbing the pill at level ninety-seven, and the group turned to finding Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings for Ye Renxin and Zhao.

• Lu Xuan told Dugu Xin he wanted to travel with the elders on their upcoming Soul Beast hunt.
• Dugu Yan chose to focus on training, while Ye Lingling revealed that she longed to roam the continent and right wrongs.
• Dugu Bo awakened at level ninety-seven after absorbing the pill, and Lu Xuan said the pill had also cleared his bottleneck at level ninety-eight.
• Dugu Bo urged the group to find Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings for Ye Renxin and Zhao.
• Lu Xuan said he did not know where to find plant-type and fire-type Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts, then recalled the Blue Silver King as a possible plant-type candidate.

After Ye Renxin emerged from refining the pill, he and Dugu Bo discussed finding powerful Soul Beasts for Ye Renxin and Zhao Yan. They settled on seeking a ninety-five-thousand-year Blue Silver King for Ye Renxin and considered raising another Soul Beast for Zhao Yan, leaving Lu Xuan to suggest searching for a stronger Infernal Spirit Kite.

• Ye Renxin discovered that the pill had raised his foundation to at least level ninety-two, and Dugu Bo revealed that he had reached level ninety-seven.
• Lu Xuan assured Ye Renxin that he would have a chance to obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and Ye Renxin discussed Soul Beast choices with Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo recalled finding a ninety-five-thousand-year Blue Silver King, which Ye Renxin accepted as a possible future ninth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin considered options for Zhao Yan, including a powerful Soul Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest or raising one with spirit herbs.
• Dugu Xin explained that Fire Ganoderma might help nurture fire-type Soul Beasts, and Lu Xuan suggested searching for an Infernal Spirit Kite stronger than Zhao Yan's previous one.

After absorbing the Heaven-Earth Fortune Pill, Zhao Yan evolved his Phoenix Crying Spear and reached level ninety, while Ye Qingxian recovered her Nine Heart Begonia and healed the damage to her body. The group celebrated their transformations and continued considering a suitable ninth Soul Ring for Zhao Yan.

• Zhao Yan finished absorbing the pill, and his Phoenix Crying Spear evolved into a top-tier Martial Soul weapon.
• Zhao Yan said his Soul Power had reached level ninety and his overall strength had more than tripled, prompting the group to discuss a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for him.
• Ye Qingxian woke, embraced Lu Xuan, and revealed that her Nine Heart Begonia and her body had fully recovered.
• Ye Renxin realized that the pill had also healed the damage to Ye Qingxian's vital essence, lifting his long-standing worry about her health and the Ye Family's legacy.

After resting in Suotuo City, the group prepared to enter the Star Dou Forest to hunt Soul Rings. Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling explored the city with Lu Xuan while Dugu Xin secretly watched over them, and Zhao Yan took Ye Qingxian out for an evening together.

• Dugu Bo said the group would rest in Suotuo City before entering the Star Dou Forest the next day.
• Dugu Yan asked to explore the city with Ye Lingling and Lu Xuan, and Ye Renxin agreed on the condition that Lu Xuan keep them safe.
• Dugu Xin followed the three at a distance while Zhao Yan stayed behind and then went out with Ye Qingxian.
• Lu Xuan walked through Suotuo City's busy streets with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, noticing the Soul Masters preparing to enter the forest.

Lu Xuan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan went shopping, traded food pranks, and ended up outside Flender’s shop. Flender came out and angrily ordered them to leave if they were not buying anything.

• Lu Xuan wandered the Heaven Dou Empire’s streets with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, and Dugu Yan tricked him into eating a sour candied hawthorn.
• Lu Xuan pretended the spicy rabbit heads were terrible, but Dugu Yan exposed him as he ate them, and Ye Lingling lightly hit him.
• Lu Xuan ran down the street with the two girls chasing him, and they arrived at a shop bearing a sword, hammer, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon on its sign.
• Dugu Yan caught Lu Xuan, and Ye Lingling asked him to hand over the remaining rabbit heads.
• Lu Xuan tricked Dugu Yan into eating a sour hawthorn, and she tried unsuccessfully to bite his arm.
• Flender came out of the shop, scolded the three for making a racket, and told them to leave if they were not buying anything.

Lu Xuan and the two girls browsed Flender’s shop, where he tried to recruit them for Shrek Academy and sell them overpriced goods. Lu Xuan spotted a valuable Plate Crystal but continued looking, leaving the group still shopping without making a purchase.

• Flender called Lu Xuan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling back and offered them a discount after noticing their talent, but Lu Xuan agreed only to browse.
• Lu Xuan recognized a Plate Crystal as a rare Hair Crystal and considered buying it to sell to Lou Gao for protective armor.
• Flender quoted Lu Xuan eight thousand Gold Soul Coins for a damaged storage Soul Tool, and Lu Xuan challenged its price and warned that it might break.
• Dugu Yan asked Lu Xuan about a snake-bone hairpin, then offered Flender one Gold Soul Coin; when he refused, she put it back and continued browsing.

Lu Xuan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan bargained with Flender over items in his shop, and Lu Xuan outmaneuvered him while refusing to be drawn into Shrek Academy. The three left with several purchases, including the Plate Crystal, after Flender asked how Lu Xuan had won over both girls.

• Ye Lingling asked to buy a piece of green metal, but Flender rejected Lu Xuan's offer and insulted him, prompting the girls to decide they wanted nothing from the shop.
• Lu Xuan agreed to answer one question in exchange for an item, then pointed out that Flender had already used his second question and demanded his due.
• Lu Xuan explained that cracks revealed how many uses remained in a storage Soul Tool, then said the three were above level twenty-five and warned Flender not to scheme against them.
• Flender abandoned his attempt to recruit them and offered two items; Lu Xuan paid sixty Gold Soul Coins and let Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan choose items before taking the Plate Crystal.
• As the three left, Flender asked how Lu Xuan had won over two girls, and Lu Xuan replied that their happiness together was what mattered.

Lu Xuan used the Hooligan Trio’s attack as a lesson for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, defeating the three Soul Ancestors with his martial arts. After knocking Tian Ya unconscious and blasting E Kao away, he still faced Bu Le.

• Three thugs cornered Lu Xuan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, and Lu Xuan stopped the girls from fighting so he could teach them something.
• Lu Xuan recognized the leader, Bu Le, and identified the trio as Suotuo City's notorious Hooligan Trio.
• The three Soul Ancestors revealed their martial souls and Soul Rings, but Lu Xuan outmaneuvered them with Jade Flute Swordplay and Sky-Crossing Shift.
• Tian Ya tried to attack Ye Lingling, but Lu Xuan knocked him unconscious with Divine Finger Flick.
• E Kao charged Lu Xuan, who struck him with Air-Splitting Palm and sent him flying.

Lu Xuan defeated Bu Le and the two other men using Peach Blossom Island martial arts and the Nine Yin Manual, impressing Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. After teasing Ye Lingling about Lu Family daughters-in-law learning his techniques and fending off Dugu Yan's playful request, he took both girls back toward their hotel.

• Bu Le raised a barrier with his Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers, but Lu Xuan used the Falling Petal Divine Sword and Nine Yin internal energy to break through his defense.
• Lu Xuan suppressed his cultivation and overwhelmed Bu Le with a succession of martial arts and self-created soul skills.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling watched Lu Xuan fight, and both praised his unexpected combat ability.
• Lu Xuan finished off Bu Le and the other two men with the Fortress-Crushing Divine Claw, the Heart-Shattering Palm, and the Great Demon-Subduing Fist.
• Lu Xuan teased Ye Lingling that his techniques were passed down only to Lu Family daughters-in-law, then Dugu Yan jokingly offered to kiss him in exchange for learning a move.
• Ye Lingling called Lu Xuan her child-husband, and Lu Xuan took both girls by the hand and led them toward their hotel.

After Lu Xuan returned from the outing, the elders heard how he had defeated three Soul Ancestors and teased Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling about marrying into the Lu family to learn his skills. Lu Xuan then asked whether he could teach the two girls his Self-Created Soul Skills, and Ye Renxin warned that this would share his family’s secrets with both families.

• Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin learned from Dugu Xin that Lu Xuan had killed three Four-Ring Soul Ancestors alone and chose not to press him about his abilities.
• Lu Xuan returned with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who recounted the fight and the strange shop to the elders.
• Lu Xuan explained that his Martial Arts were Self-Created Soul Skills passed down in his family.
• Dugu Yan complained that Lu Xuan would teach the skills only to a Lu Family wife, and Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin teased her and Ye Lingling about marrying him.
• Lu Xuan showed the elders four objects he had bought, and Ye Renxin recognized one as valuable Hair Crystal.
• Lu Xuan asked to teach his skills to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Ye Renxin warned him that doing so would reveal his family’s arts to both families.

Lu Xuan agreed to share his techniques with the people he trusted, and the group traveled to Star Dou Forest to strengthen Ye Qingxian and Dugu Xin. The chapter ended with Dugu Xin preparing to absorb a powerful Golden Earth Dragon Soul Ring.

• Dugu Bo agreed that Lu Xuan could teach Dugu Xin and Ye Qingxian his techniques after they obtained their new Soul Rings.
• Dugu Yan showed Dugu Bo a Jade Phosphorous Serpent bone hairpin, while Ye Lingling gave Ye Renxin the strange green metal to study.
• After Zhao Yan and Ye Qingxian returned, the group traveled to Star Dou Forest and found a thirty-thousand-year Moonlight Spirit Deer for Ye Qingxian.
• Ye Qingxian killed the Moonlight Spirit Deer and began absorbing its Soul Ring, while Lu Xuan found no Soul Bone in its remains.
• Dugu Bo found a sixty-three-thousand-year Golden Earth Dragon for Dugu Xin, who prepared to absorb its Soul Ring despite its overwhelming power.

Dugu Xin survived absorbing the Golden Earth Dragon’s sixty-three-thousand-year Soul Ring and completed his seventh ring, while Lu Xuan found a golden torso Soul Bone and gave it to Dugu Yan to pass on to her father. The group celebrated Dugu Xin’s breakthrough and the treasure that awaited him.

• Ye Qingxian finished absorbing her sixth Soul Ring and waited while Dugu Xin endured the Golden Earth Dragon’s violent power.
• After three hours, Dugu Xin subdued the dragon power and survived absorbing his seventh Soul Ring.
• Lu Xuan cut open the Golden Earth Dragon’s carcass and found its golden Torso Bone.
• Dugu Bo told Lu Xuan to keep the bone for Dugu Xin, but Lu Xuan gave it to Dugu Yan to present to her father.
• Lu Xuan reassured Ye Lingling that she would obtain Soul Bones of her own, and Dugu Xin completed his absorption with joy at his increased strength.

Dugu Xin gained a powerful Martial Soul Avatar and received a Golden Earth Dragon Torso Bone, which he agreed to refine. After the group returned to Suotuo City, Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin planned the family’s upcoming Soul Ring hunts and decided Lu Xuan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling should not accompany them.

• Dugu Xin described how his Martial Soul Avatar tripled his attributes and strengthened his first six soul skills while reducing his recovery time.
• Dugu Yan offered Dugu Xin the Golden Earth Dragon Torso Bone, and he agreed to absorb it after Lu Xuan and the others urged him to keep it.
• Dugu Bo advised Dugu Xin to refine the Soul Bone and stabilize his cultivation before selecting an eighth Soul Ring.
• Lu Xuan killed a Man Faced Demon Spider, but did not let Dugu Yan absorb its Soul Ring because it would disrupt her planned progression.
• The group returned to Suotuo City, where Dugu Xin secluded himself to refine the Soul Bone while Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin discussed future Soul Rings and leaving Lu Xuan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling behind.

Lu Xuan persuaded Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to stay at the Ye Family Medical Hall after a leisurely journey, promising to take them traveling once he became a Soul King. After two days of rest in Suotuo City, the group entered the Star Dou Forest to search for Ye Qingxian’s seventh Soul Ring and Dugu Xin’s eighth.

• Lu Xuan proposed staying at the Ye Family Medical Hall instead of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then promised Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling he would take them traveling when he reached Soul King.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling agreed to enjoy the return journey and rest in Suotuo City while Dugu Xin searched for his eighth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin saw that Lu Xuan had settled the girls’ choice and joked that he had saved them the trouble of persuading them.
• The group rested in Suotuo City for two days, then entered the Star Dou Forest to seek a fifty-thousand-year plant-type Soul Beast for Ye Qingxian.
• The group also planned to find Dugu Xin a suitable ninety-thousand-year offensive Soul Beast, and to search for ninth Soul Rings for Ye Renxin and Zhao Yan if time allowed.

Lu Xuan and Dugu Bo’s group met Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang’s family in the forest while both parties searched for Soul Beasts. As Ye Renxin and Dugu Bo began advising Chao Tianxiang about soul rings, Dugu Bo privately asked Lu Xuan to help him explore a possible match for Dugu Xin.

• Lu Xuan played the Divine Black Jade Bamboo Flute, strengthening Ye Qingxian, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, and cautioned Ye Lingling that she still needed effective attack skills.
• Dugu Bo spotted another party and told Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan to conceal their auras before Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and a young girl emerged from the trees.
• Dugu Bo and Meng Shu recognized each other, and the two groups exchanged greetings and explained that they had come to hunt Soul Beasts for soul rings.
• Dugu Bo invited Chao Tianxiang to describe her needs, and she explained her Serpent Cane martial soul, her first five skills, and her desire for an assault-type sixth skill.
• Dugu Bo privately asked Lu Xuan to help choose suitable soul rings and to sound out Chao Tianxiang’s family as a possible match for Dugu Xin.

Ye Renxin and Lu Xuan advised Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran on suitable Soul Beasts for their Soul Rings. After Dugu Bo offered to take responsibility if the advice failed, the two groups parted and headed deeper into the Star Dou Forest.

• Ye Renxin recommended several Soul Beasts for Chao Tianxiang’s Serpent Cane, and Lu Xuan suggested the rare Titan Python and Purple-Gold Dragon Python as stronger matches.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling blocked Meng Yiran from approaching Lu Xuan, but Meng Yiran asked him for advice on her First Soul Ring.
• Meng Yiran revealed that she wanted to follow the control path, and Lu Xuan recommended several Soul Beasts for her first and second Soul Rings.
• Meng Shu thanked Lu Xuan, and Dugu Bo offered to take responsibility if the Soul Skills produced by the recommended rings proved unsuitable.
• Dugu Bo hinted that they might discuss other matters if the advice proved useful, then both groups parted and continued deeper into the Star Dou Forest.

Meng Shu’s family accepted Lu Xuan’s advice about Meng Yiran’s Soul Rings, while Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin discussed a possible remarriage for Dugu Xin. During the group’s Soul Beast search, they encountered a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which retreated into the forest.

• Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran agreed to follow Lu Xuan’s recommendations for Meng Yiran’s Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo asked Dugu Xin about remarrying, and Dugu Xin agreed to consider it if his prospective partner met his standards.
• Ye Lingling coaxed Lu Xuan into repeating his suggestions for her Fourth Soul Ring as the group traveled together.
• Dugu Bo warned the group of a powerful Soul Beast, and Zhao Yan and Dugu Xin prepared for battle.
• Lu Xuan recognized the huge black tiger as a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, but it turned and retreated into the forest.

Ye Qingxian obtained her seventh Soul Ring and a Soul Bone, which she gave to Ye Renxin to strengthen him for absorbing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. As the group fled Star Dou Forest, they found evidence that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was still hunting nearby.

• Ye Renxin warned the group that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger might ambush them, and they continued searching for Ye Qingxian’s seventh Soul Ring.
• Zhao Yan badly wounded a fifty-three-thousand-year Blue Silver King, and Ye Qingxian killed it and absorbed its Soul Ring to reach Soul Sage at level seventy-three.
• Lu Xuan found a Blue Silver King Right Arm Bone, and Ye Qingxian gave it to Ye Renxin to improve his chances of absorbing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo led the group toward the outskirts of Star Dou Forest while Lu Xuan played his Jade Flute to boost Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan’s speed.
• Ye Renxin examined the corpses of several powerful Soul Beasts and sensed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s lingering evil force, realizing it was still hunting.

Lu Xuan's group escaped the Star Dou Forest while Dugu Bo and Zhao Yan stayed behind to watch the battle between the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the forest's powerful Soul Beasts. The group reached Suotuo City, where Dugu Xin urged everyone to carry on normally despite worrying about the two men.

• Lu Xuan sensed that powerful Soul Beasts had surrounded the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and Dugu Bo warned that they would turn on anyone who approached.
• After Dugu Xin found no Soul Bones among the slain beasts, Lu Xuan suggested waiting for the battle to end, but Dugu Bo said the combatants were watching them.
• Dugu Bo and Zhao Yan escorted Lu Xuan's group out of the forest, then chose to return and watch for a chance to collect Soul Bones.
• Lu Xuan gave Dugu Bo and Zhao Yan medicines for injuries, restoring Soul Power, hiding their auras, and briefly boosting their strength.
• Lu Xuan's group reached busy Suotuo City, where Dugu Xin reassured them that Dugu Bo and Zhao Yan were confident they could escape the forest.

Ye Renxin led the group to Suotuo City’s once-in-a-decade auction while they waited anxiously for Zhao Yan and Dugu Bo to return from Star Dou Forest. After reaching a VIP box, they discovered that the final auction lot was a fox-tailed girl whose awakening had not fully succeeded.

• Lu Xuan learned that Suotuo City was holding a grand auction, and the group decided to attend after eating.
• Ye Qingxian privately worried about Zhao Yan and her newly discovered pregnancy, while Ye Lingling stayed close to comfort her.
• At the restaurant, Ye Renxin recognized Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Shi Nian among the Soul Masters and warned the group to stay alert.
• The auction house staff escorted Ye Renxin and the others to a VIP box, where they received catalogs of the lots.
• Lu Xuan read about the fox-tailed girl listed as the final lot, and Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan scolded him for looking.

Lu Xuan and his companions attended Suotuo City's grand decennial auction, where Ye Qingxian remained anxious about Uncle Zhao's safety. After the Thousand-Year Ginseng sold for twenty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins, the auctioneer presented a Jade Bird as the second lot.

• Lu Xuan reassured Ye Qingxian that Uncle Zhao would return safely, though she remained worried.
• Yaya opened Suotuo City's grand decennial auction and presented a wild Thousand-Year Ginseng as the first lot.
• Bidders competed for the ginseng, and Yu Dagang bought it for twenty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• A Soul Ancestor brought out the second lot, an intricately carved Jade Bird made of translucent green jade.

Lu Xuan and Ye Renxin bought an Azure Jade Bird Ornament that they suspected was the transformed body of a hundred-thousand-year Azure Jade Bird. Later, they spotted long-term potential in a display of young plant-type Soul Beasts as the auction continued.

• Lu Xuan and Ye Renxin recognized the Azure Jade Bird Ornament as possibly connected to a hundred-thousand-year Azure Jade Bird, and Ye Renxin won it for 2,100 Gold Soul Coins.
• Lu Xuan stored the ornament after sensing an unusual resonance but admitted he did not know how to activate it.
• After three hours, attendants presented a Rosewood Spirit Herb Display containing plants that had all become plant-type Soul Beasts.
• Most of the auction guests dismissed the young plants as having limited practical value, but Lu Xuan and Ye Renxin considered their potential worth nurturing.
• Lu Xuan and Ye Renxin noted the Tree of Life sapling, Stone-Pattern Jade Zhi, and Morinda Root among the plants.

Lu Xuan and Ye Renxin bought the Azure Jade Bird figurine and a collection of thirty-six plant soul beasts at the auction before returning to the inn. As Lu Xuan showed the treasures to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling and supervised their cultivation, Ye Lingling mistook his thoughtful stare for a desire to kiss her.

• Ye Renxin won the thirty-six plant soul beasts at the starting price after no other bidders responded.
• Lu Xuan and Ye Renxin collected their purchases and left the auction before the final lots were sold.
• Lu Xuan showed Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling the Azure Jade Bird figurine and explained why he had bought it.
• Lu Xuan explained that he planned to cultivate the plant soul beasts at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling resumed cultivation.
• Lu Xuan wondered whether Ye Lingling's Seven-Heart Begonia martial soul could benefit from being planted at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Ye Lingling blushed and offered to kiss him.