Chapter Summaries

Lost in the Star Dou Forest, land river encountered Zhu Zhuqing while she was fleeing pursuers and discovered she could become his first customer. He protected her with his invulnerable defense, leaving her pursuers terrified and their leader kneeling.

• After wandering the forest for half a month, land river heard people fighting and hurried toward them.
• Zhu Zhuqing collided with land river while escaping, then stood between him and her pursuers to protect him.
• land river recognized Zhu Zhuqing as a potential customer, and his system displayed a possible transaction involving travel to the Battle Through the Heavens world.
• land river stepped forward to challenge Zhu Zhuqing's pursuers, and their leader's attacks could not harm him.
• land river slapped the leader, who dropped to his knees and begged for mercy while the other pursuers hesitated.

After rescuing Zhu Zhuqing, the young man tried to persuade her to trade Soul Power or a rare treasure for a trip to the world of Battle Through the Heavens. Zhu Zhuqing initially refused, but his promise of new opportunities left her reconsidering as she walked away.

• The young man intimidated the men who had attacked Zhu Zhuqing, took their valuables, and sent them fleeing.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked the young man and said she planned to go to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City.
• The young man warned Zhu Zhuqing that Shrek Academy was a poor choice and offered to help her grow stronger through a deal.
• He explained that he could take her to the world of Battle Through the Heavens in exchange for one level of Soul Power or a rare treasure.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused because she could not afford the price, but the young man's words about new opportunities made her reconsider the gamble.

The land and river traded one level of Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power and took her to Wutan City in the world of Battle Through the Heavens. After discovering she could absorb Dou Qi and still use stronger Spirit Skills, Zhu Zhuqing entered the city with him and began examining its goods.

• Zhu Zhuqing pressed her handprint on the contract, surrendering one level of Soul Power and unlocking Battle Through the Heavens for the land and river.
• The land and river brought Zhu Zhuqing to the plain outside Wutan City, where she found her Soul Power converting into Dou Qi.
• Zhu Zhuqing tested her Martial Soul and Spirit Skills, confirmed that they still worked and were strengthened by Dou Qi, and reached six-star Dou Qi.
• The land and river explained the cultivation system and ranks of Battle Through the Heavens as they walked into Wutan City.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to buy a Magic Core, received the land and river’s permission, and began choosing one at a stall.

Lu Chuan bargained for a Magic Core and a pile of junk that included a Black Iron Piece, then led Zhu Zhuqing through Wutan City while asking for directions. Xiao Yan spotted Lu Chuan’s modern clothes and hurried over, apparently believing they might connect him to his own origins.

• Lu Chuan bargained the stall owner down to 220 Gold Coins and added a pile of unwanted items, including the Black Iron Piece, to the purchase.
• Lu Chuan paid with Gold Soul Coins, gave the Magic Core to Zhu Zhuqing, and continued holding her wrist as they walked through the crowded street.
• Lu Chuan asked for directions to the Xiao Family and the Mittel Auction House while Xun'er and Xiao Yan noticed him and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xun'er became wary of the pair and asked Elder Ling to investigate whether they were connected to the Hun Clan.
• Xiao Yan hurried toward Lu Chuan and asked whether his modern clothes were his or had been bought from someone else, while Xun'er followed and remained on guard.

Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing followed Xiao Yan to the Xiao Family estate, where Xiao Yan revealed that his cultivation had fallen to the third stage of Dou Qi. Xiao Ning then mocked Xiao Yan in front of the newcomers, leaving Xiao Yan furious and ready to confront him.

• Xiao Yan tested Lu Chuan with a secret code, and Lu Chuan agreed to discuss it at the Xiao Family estate.
• Xun'er and Zhu Zhuqing introduced themselves and quietly sized each other up as they followed Lu Chuan and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Lu Chuan that he was fifteen and had fallen to the third stage of Dou Qi after his cultivation began leaking away three years earlier.
• Xun'er comforted Xiao Yan, while Zhu Zhuqing silently reflected on her own abandonment and her chance meeting with Lu Chuan.
• Xiao Ning and other Xiao Family disciples mocked Xiao Yan and warned Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing to avoid him.
• Xiao Yan angrily told Xiao Ning not to push him.

Xiao Yan was publicly humiliated by Xiao Ning, then heard the land-river reveal that Zhu Zhuqing came from another world and explain how Martial Souls and percentage-based Spirit Skill bonuses worked. The chapter left Xiao Yan excited by the possibility of power that scaled with cultivation, while Xun'er struggled to process the revelations.

• Xiao Ning accused Xiao Yan of wasting family resources, and Xiao Yan left rather than argue while Xun'er followed him.
• Xiao Yan apologized to the land-river and Zhu Zhuqing for the public scene, then asked Xun'er to leave before their private discussion.
• The land-river insisted Xun'er stay and revealed that he traveled between worlds and that Zhu Zhuqing came from Douluo Continent.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned her Nether Civet Martial Soul and two yellow Spirit Rings to prove that she was from another world.
• Xun'er questioned the nature of Martial Souls, and the land-river explained that Spirit Skills could grant percentage bonuses that scaled as Soul Power increased.

Lu Chuan offered to awaken Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er’s Martial Souls in exchange for valuable items, and Yao Lao emerged from Xiao Yan’s ring to offer him a different path to power. Xiao Yan became Yao Lao’s disciple, while Lu Chuan set the terms for Xun’er and Zhu Zhuqing’s trades.

• Xiao Yan begged Lu Chuan to awaken his Martial Soul, and Lu Chuan demanded Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid and its refining method in exchange.
• Yao Lao emerged from Xiao Yan’s ring, while Ling Ying guarded Xiao Xun’er and Zhu Zhuqing reacted to the ghostly figure by activating her Martial Soul.
• Yao Lao revealed that he had drained Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi for three years, and Xiao Yan tried unsuccessfully to attack him before rejecting his offer of discipleship.
• Yao Lao offered to teach Xiao Yan to refine Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, and Xiao Yan immediately bowed and accepted him as his master.
• Xiao Xun’er recognized Yao Lao as Yao Chen, while Lu Chuan asked her for a Heaven Rank or Earth Rank Cultivation Method and requested a dark-attribute Cultivation Method for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing hesitated over Lu Chuan’s offer, then agreed after he whispered to her, while Xiao Xun’er considered how difficult it would be to provide a Heaven Rank Cultivation Method.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er sealed agreements with Lu Chuan, who promised to help awaken their Martial Souls but had to postpone the task until he obtained a Spirit Awakening Stone. In the Xiao Family guest room, Zhu Zhuqing proposed using Soul Power to practice a Battle Through the Heavens Cultivation Method, an idea that astonished Lu Chuan.

• Xiao Xun'er offered two Cultivation Methods, and Ling Ying gave Zhu Zhuqing a dark-attribute method as a deposit before Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er sealed their contracts with Lu Chuan.
• Lu Chuan admitted he lacked a Spirit Awakening Stone and asked Xiao Yan to provide Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid as a deposit within a day.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan he would make the Spiritual Liquid himself, but Xiao Yan needed to borrow money for the ingredients; Xiao Xun'er lent him her four thousand Gold Coins.
• Xiao Yan invited Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing to stay with the Xiao Family, and Xiao Xun'er left after making an excuse.
• Zhu Zhuqing read the Shadow Prison Art and asked whether she could use Soul Power instead of Dou Qi to practice it, startling Lu Chuan with the idea.

Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing grew closer, while he cultivated Dou Qi and planned to return to the Douluo world with her. Xiao Yan delivered the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, and Lu Chuan said he would return in a few days to awaken Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul.

• Lu Chuan kissed Zhu Zhuqing, but stopped when she said she was not ready, and reassured her that they could take their time.
• Lu Chuan used Soul Power to draw Dou Qi into his body and successfully refined it in his Dantian.
• Lu Chuan planned to return with Zhu Zhuqing after Xiao Yan delivered the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, hoping to obtain a Spirit Awakening Stone.
• Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing spent a sleepless night in each other’s arms, then ate breakfast together the next morning.
• Xiao Yan brought Lu Chuan a bottle of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid and explained how to use it safely.
• Lu Chuan stored the liquid and told Xiao Yan he would return in a few days to awaken his Martial Soul, declining Xiao Yan’s request to go with him.

Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing returned from the Battle Through the Heavens World to the Star Dou Forest so Zhu Zhuqing could cultivate with Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid. The chapter ended with her enduring the medicinal bath’s pain and beginning to refine its power.

• Xiao Yan asked Lu Chuan what Martial Soul he might awaken, then left to cultivate after Lu Chuan told him it depended on his bloodline.
• Lu Chuan checked Zhu Zhuqing’s remaining time in the other world and decided they needed to return to Douluo Continent to cultivate.
• Zhu Zhuqing reminded Lu Chuan to hold her hand during the transfer, and they returned to the Star Dou Forest.
• Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing found an inn in a nearby town, where he prepared a medicinal bath with a drop of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered the bath, endured the pain as the medicinal power scoured her Meridians, and began cultivating.

The young man helped Zhu Zhuqing endure the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, then used the remaining medicine to raise his Soul Power to level twelve. He brought Zhu Zhuqing her clothes and caught her pretending to sleep.

• The young man waited outside while Zhu Zhuqing endured the medicine's painful effects, then found her asleep after she had absorbed it all.
• He carried Zhu Zhuqing from the bath, dried her, tucked her into bed, and prepared a medicinal bath for himself.
• The young man absorbed the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid without feeling pain and advanced from level four to level five.
• He used the rest of the bottle, strengthened his meridians, and reached level twelve before deciding he needed a Spirit Awakening Stone to collect more from Xiao Yan.
• He brought Zhu Zhuqing's clothes to her bedside and told her to stop pretending to sleep.

After Zhu Zhuqing woke from absorbing the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, she confessed her feelings to Lu Chuan and became intimate with him. In the Battle Through the Heavens World, Xun'er concluded Lu Chuan could cross worlds and wondered what the Gu Clan would have to sacrifice for a chance to become a Dou Di.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke, realized Lu Chuan had cleaned and carried her after she fainted, and waited until he left the bathroom to get dressed.
• Zhu Zhuqing discovered the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid had raised her Soul Power and improved her cultivation speed.
• Zhu Zhuqing kissed Lu Chuan and told him she had chosen him because she truly loved him, not merely for the cultivation resource.
• Lu Chuan embraced Zhu Zhuqing after they were intimate and promised to follow Wu Song's example and fight a tiger, but Zhu Zhuqing asked to rest.
• At the Xiao Family estate, Xun'er asked Ling Ying about Lu Chuan and the other's disappearance, then considered the cost of obtaining a chance to become a Dou Di.
• Ling Ying warned Xun'er that the price could leave the Gu Clan battered, and Xun'er thought of Xiao Yan with conflicted feelings.

Xun'er prepared the Gu Clan’s resources for a search of the Douluo Continent, while Xiao Yan focused on growing stronger and Yao Lao withheld the Flame Mantra. Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing reached Suotuo City and entered its Spirit Hall to seek Spirit Awakening Stones.

• Xun'er refused to take the Xiao Family’s ancient jade and instructed Ling Ying to request cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, pills, and other resources from the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Yan finished refining the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid and asked Yao Lao to teach him alchemy so he could find treasures to help resurrect him.
• Yao Lao chose not to give Xiao Yan the Flame Mantra yet, promising a High-Level Earth-Rank Cultivation Method once Xiao Yan reached the Dou Zhe realm.
• Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing traveled toward Suotuo City, where he discussed the Shadow Prison Art and offered to take her to the Battle Through the Heavens World to cultivate a Qi Spiral.
• Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Suotuo Spirit Hall to purchase Spirit Awakening Stones, and a Black-Clothed Bishop mistook them for spirit masters collecting their subsidy.

Lu Chuan awakened the Imperial Heirloom Seal as his Martial Soul, impressed the Spirit Hall bishop, and left with Zhu Zhuqing after refusing to join Spirit Hall. Outside the Rose Hotel, Dai Mubai tried to approach Zhu Zhuqing, and Lu Chuan stopped him with a kick to the groin.

• Zhu Zhuqing received ten Gold Soul Coins after testing at Soul Power Level 26 and declined the bishop’s invitation to join Spirit Hall.
• Lu Chuan awakened the Imperial Heirloom Seal, whose power forced Zhu Zhuqing, the bishop, and the nearby people to their knees.
• Lu Chuan tested at Soul Power Level 22 and rejected the bishop’s offer to join Spirit Hall, accepting a free set of Spirit Awakening Stones instead.
• Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing headed toward the Rose Hotel, where a fight was already underway, then turned away when Zhu Zhuqing asked to leave.
• Dai Mubai chased after them and tried to grab Zhu Zhuqing, but Lu Chuan caught his wrist and kicked him in the groin.

The land river punished Dai Mubai for harassing Zhu Zhuqing, then exposed Tang San’s double standards when he tried to intervene. He subdued Dai Mubai and challenged Tang San to seek revenge through Flender, while deciding he needed Dugu Bo’s support to protect Zhu Qing.

• After Xiao Wu praised the land river for punishing Dai Mubai, Tang San stepped in and asked him to apologize for going too far.
• The land river mimicked Dai Mubai’s harassment toward Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing restrained her while Tang San grew furious.
• Dai Mubai attacked the land river with White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, but the attack left him completely unharmed.
• The land river summoned the Imperial Heirloom Seal, forced everyone except Zhu Zhuqing to their knees, and ground Dai Mubai’s face into the street.
• The land river told Tang San to seek revenge or have Flender come face him, while deciding to bring Dugu Bo over for protection.

The land and river humiliated Tang San and Xiao Wu, revealing Xiao Wu's identity as a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Charm Rabbit and claiming Tang Hao intended to take her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone. He left Suotuo City with Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San was left unable to comfort a terrified Xiao Wu.

• The land and river dragged Xiao Wu into an alley while Tang San remained pinned down by imperial pressure and shouted helplessly.
• The land and river exposed Xiao Wu's true form and told her that Tang Hao had set his sights on her as a Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.
• At the land and river's direction, Zhu Zhuqing disheveled Xiao Wu and pinched her, making her scream so Tang San would hear.
• The land and river returned Xiao Wu to the street, taunted Tang San, slapped him, and left with Zhu Zhuqing for a town near Sunset Forest.
• After the pressure vanished, Tang San tried to help Xiao Wu, but she recoiled in fear that Tang Hao would kill her for her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.

Tang San returned to Shrek Academy with Flender after learning that his enemy was too powerful to confront, while Xiao Wu kept her distance from him. Lu Chuan arrived back in Wutan City, where Xun'er and the eager Xiao Yan came to see him.

• Tang San attacked the unconscious Dai Mubai with Sleeve Arrows, but Flender shattered them and stopped him.
• Tang San explained that Dai Mubai had harassed Xiao Wu and described the powerful stranger he could not yet challenge; Flender took Dai Mubai and led Tang San and Xiao Wu back to Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu rejected Tang San's attempt to comfort her and followed Flender, while Tang San silently followed behind.
• After reaching Heaven Dou City, Lu Chuan confirmed that Flender and Tang Hao were not nearby, then teleported to the Battle Through the Heavens World, leaving Zhu Zhuqing behind.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Lu Chuan had returned, and Ling Ying informed Xun'er, who went to the Guest Room to meet him.
• Xun'er asked about Zhu Zhuqing, and Lu Chuan explained that she had stayed behind to cultivate; Xiao Yan then arrived at the courtyard and called out to Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan awakened Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul, Emberfire, and completed their transaction. After seeing that Xiao Yan suffered no side effects, Xun'er stepped forward to begin her own awakening.

• Xiao Yan tried to hug Lu Chuan, who stopped him with a shoe and revealed that its sole was covered in shit.
• Yao Lao gave Lu Chuan the Cultivation Methods and Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid and its pill formula in exchange for Xiao Yan’s awakening.
• Lu Chuan summoned his Imperial Heirloom Seal Martial Soul, whose imperial pressure made Xiao Yan kneel and briefly challenged Xun'er until the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame stirred within her.
• At Ling Ying’s request, Xiao Yan went first and awakened Emberfire, which Yao Lao judged comparable to an ordinary Beast Flame.
• Xiao Yan said awakening had raised his Dou Qi to the fourth stage, and Lu Chuan’s system rewarded him with mastery of the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid formula.
• After confirming Xiao Yan had no side effects, Xun'er took her place inside the Awakening Stones’ circle as Lu Chuan began her awakening.

Xun'er awakened a Phoenix Martial Soul infused with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and the young man completed his trade with her. He negotiated with Yao Lao over a way to control Dugu Bo's poison backlash, and the chapter ended with Yao Lao interested in medicinal herbs from the Douluo Continent.

• Xun'er awakened a Phoenix Martial Soul, and Ling Ying tried to conceal the golden flames after they alarmed Wutan City.
• Xiao Yan envied Xun'er's power, while Yao Lao told him not to compare himself with her.
• The young man completed his trade with Xun'er and mastered the Great Sun Heaven-Burning Art and Flame Scripture.
• The young man offered Yao Lao a copy of Suction Palm in exchange for help treating Dugu Bo's poisonous Martial Soul backlash.
• Yao Lao proposed a Poison-Locking Pill and Poison-Guiding Method, but said the Dou Technique alone would not cover the cost.
• The young man offered medicinal herbs from the Douluo Continent, and Yao Lao expressed interest in them.

Xiao Zhan learned that Xiao Yan had awakened a Martial Soul and could cultivate again, then agreed to trade the Xiao Family’s Dou Techniques for Lu Chuan’s help awakening Martial Souls for the clan. Xun’er questioned Lu Chuan’s unequal prices and learned he charged her more because she was wealthy.

• Xiao Zhan arrived after the courtyard commotion, and Xiao Yan explained the Martial Soul system and demonstrated his Emberfire Martial Soul.
• Xiao Zhan rejoiced that Xiao Yan could cultivate again, thanked Lu Chuan, and offered the Xiao Family’s service.
• Lu Chuan offered to awaken the Xiao Family’s Martial Souls in exchange for Dou Techniques, and Xiao Zhan signed the contract.
• Xiao Zhan left to gather Yellow Tier Dou Techniques and told Xiao Yan to host Lu Chuan properly.
• Xun’er asked why her awakening required a valuable cultivation method, and Lu Chuan said he charged her more because she was rich.