Chapter Summaries

Xiao Zhan told the Xiao Family elders that a mysterious lord could awaken Martial Souls in exchange for Yellow Rank Dou Techniques, and the clan selected young candidates and began copying its techniques. As the Oba and Jia Lie families considered fleeing Wutan City, Ya Fei and Elder Gu visited the Xiao Family to offer goodwill and learn about the powerful outsider.

• Xiao Zhan explained the Martial Soul awakening offer, and the elders argued before settling on candidates from the clan’s younger generation.
• Xiao Zhan ordered the elders to copy every Dou Technique in the pavilion so they could present them to the mysterious lord.
• Jia Lie Bi and Ouba Pa decided to visit the Xiao Family with gifts and leave Wutan City if the family had gained a powerful ally.
• Ya Fei and Elder Gu agreed that the Mittel Auction House should approach the Xiao Family without offending its mysterious guest.
• A guard announced Ya Fei and Grandmaster Gu Ni’s arrival, and Xiao Zhan welcomed them in the main hall.

Jia Lie Bi and Ouba Pa visited the Xiao Family to seek an audience with Lu Chuan, while Ya Fei offered the Xiao Family favorable terms in exchange for an introduction. In the guest courtyard, Lu Chuan cultivated with startling speed as Xiao Yan and Xun'er considered their own abilities.

• Jia Lie Bi and Ouba Pa arrived with gifts, and Xiao Zhan confronted their attempt to use Lu Chuan's presence to gain access to him.
• Ya Fei offered the Xiao Family a twenty percent discount for two years if Xiao Zhan would introduce her and Master Gu Ni to Lu Chuan.
• Xiao Zhan agreed to pass along Ya Fei's request but left the hall without promising the same favor to Jia Lie Bi and Ouba Pa.
• Lu Chuan cultivated the Great Sun Heaven-Burning Art, drawing Dou Qi into a visible vortex without harming himself.
• Master Gu Ni warned Xiao Yan that his fragile meridians could not withstand an Earth Tier Cultivation Method's absorption rate.
• Xun'er tested her Martial Soul Possession and found she could control flames mixed with the Golden Emperor Heaven-Burning Flame.

The man explained Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones to Xun'er and Xiao Yan, including their benefits and the dangers of absorbing powerful rings. Xiao Zhan brought Ya Fei and representatives of the Oba and Jia Lie families to meet him, and the chapter ended as they arrived outside the Guest Room.

• Xiao Yan finished cultivating and reached the second stage of Dou Qi while Xiao Zhan told the man that visitors wished to see him.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan to stay quiet, and the man agreed to meet the representatives from the Mittel Auction House and the Oba and Jia Lie families.
• Xun'er asked the man about Spirit Rings, and he explained their origins, power, limits, and risks to her and Xiao Yan.
• The man explained that Spirit Bones could grant physical enhancements and extra skills, and that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were guaranteed to produce one.
• Xiao Zhan arrived outside the Guest Room with Ya Fei and the others.

Lu Chuan offered the Mittel Auction House, Oba Family, and Jia Lie Family the same Martial Soul Awakening terms as the Xiao Family, then began awakening Xiao clansmen. The Xiao Family’s varied Martial Souls revealed that their weakened Dou Di Bloodline still benefited its descendants.

• Ya Fei, Ouba Pa, and Jia Lie Bi presented Lu Chuan with gifts, and he offered them the Xiao Family’s exchange terms for Martial Soul Awakening.
• Xiao Zhan’s disciples brought thirty-five Yellow Rank Dou Techniques, which Lu Chuan collected before starting the awakenings.
• Xiao Mei awakened a fire-tinged longsword Martial Soul, and Lu Chuan explained its type and strengths.
• Xiao Ning awakened a Fire Lizard Martial Soul and boasted that it was cooler than Xiao Yan’s flame.
• The remaining Xiao clansmen awakened solid Martial Souls of varied types, and Lu Chuan’s system announced that he had completed Xiao Zhan’s commission and mastered the exchanged techniques.

The land and river awakened Martial Souls for members of the Ouba and Jia Lie Families and Ya Fei, then returned to the Douluo Continent. Xiao Yan continued learning to control his Emberfire Martial Soul while Nalan Yanran traveled toward Wutan City to break off her engagement, uneasy about what lay ahead.

• The land and river asked Ya Fei to spread news of Martial Soul Awakening to the Imperial Capital, then tested his Dou Techniques and cultivated.
• The land and river awakened Martial Souls for sixty-eight members of the Ouba and Jia Lie Families, but they received only ordinary weapons and farming tools.
• Ya Fei came to have her Martial Soul awakened and received an ordinary dagger, then left disappointed; the land and river returned to Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Yan practiced shaping and controlling his Emberfire Martial Soul while Yao Lao guided him.
• Nalan Yanran rode toward Wutan City with Ge Ye and said she could not shake the feeling that something bad would happen.

The river helped Zhu Zhuqing begin cultivating the Shadow Prison Art, then went out to buy supplies for copying Dou Techniques. At a shop, he confronted Xue Beng over his bullying and sent the prince flying with a slap.

• The river taught Zhu Zhuqing about her Meridians and Acupoints, and she began cultivating the Shadow Prison Art despite the strain on her body.
• Zhu Zhuqing stopped after roughly forty minutes, and the river checked that her Meridians were unharmed before telling her to limit her practice.
• The river helped Zhu Zhuqing bathe, then left to buy paper and brushes so she could copy Dou Techniques after waking.
• At the shop, Xue Beng demanded protection money from the shopkeeper and ordered the river to kneel when he caught him staring.
• The river mocked Xue Beng and slapped him, sending the prince spinning through the air and crashing to the floor.

The land-river beat Xue Beng, then fought through imperial guards using Dou Techniques and spear skills. After his powers ran dry and more guards arrived, Xue Qinghe appeared and asked him his name.

• The land-river struck Xue Beng twice, knocking him through a shop door and scattering the onlookers.
• The land-river paid for writing supplies as imperial guards arrived, and Xue Beng ordered them to seize him.
• The land-river used several Dou Techniques to defeat the Soul Elder guards, including Windroll Art, which pulled them into a tornado and hurled them to the ground.
• After exhausting his Dou Qi and Soul Power, the land-river took up a spear and advanced as the arriving Soul Ancestor guards retreated.
• Xue Qinghe stepped forward, praised the land-river, and asked him his name.

Lu Chuan impressed Crown Prince Xue Qinghe with his powerful Self-Created Soul Skills and offered to trade his Dou Techniques for Spirit Bones. After Xue Qinghe paid for a Yellow Rank technique, Lu Chuan revealed that the deal only included one manual.

• Xue Qinghe struck Xue Beng and ordered guards to confine him for nearly costing the empire a talented fighter.
• Xue Qinghe invited Lu Chuan to his residence, where Lu Chuan explained that he was a merchant who sold Self-Created Soul Skills as Dou Techniques.
• Lu Chuan showed Xue Qinghe manuals ranked Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, and said he accepted treasures such as Spirit Bones rather than Gold Coins.
• Xue Qinghe traded a roughly three-thousand-year-old right arm Spirit Bone and ten thousand Gold Coins for a Yellow Rank technique.
• Lu Chuan made Xue Qinghe sign a contract, then told him that the payment bought only one technique.

Lu Chuan offered Xue Qinghe Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid and Self-Created Soul Skills in exchange for Spirit Bones, persuading him that the liquid could help cultivate powerful Soul Masters. Xue Qinghe accepted the terms, while Lu Chuan ended the negotiation by insisting that even Qian Daoliu could not harm him.

• Xue Qinghe balked at Lu Chuan's demand for a thousand-year Spirit Bone in exchange for a Yellow Rank Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Lu Chuan showed Xue Qinghe Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid and explained how it could speed cultivation and improve aptitude.
• After Xue Qinghe asked whether Lu Chuan was an Alchemist, Lu Chuan said he knew one who could make powerful pills.
• Lu Chuan offered one bottle of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid for a Three Thousand Year Soul Bone, and Xue Qinghe agreed.
• Lu Chuan set additional Spirit Bone and Gold Coin prices for Self-Created Soul Skills, and Xue Qinghe accepted after threatening him.
• Lu Chuan claimed that even Qian Daoliu could not harm him, leaving Xue Qinghe wary of his power.

Lu Chuan completed a trade with Xue Qinghe, then reunited with Zhu Zhuqing after she slipped into the Crown Prince's Residence looking for him. Xue Qinghe learned about Cultivation Methods and considered further trades, while secretly ordering his people not to antagonize Lu Chuan.

• Xue Qinghe handed Lu Chuan the Three-Thousand-Year Right Arm Bone, and Lu Chuan's system permanently increased his right arm strength by 15%.
• Royal Imperial Guards brought Zhu Zhuqing into the hall as an intruder, and she reunited with Lu Chuan, explaining that she had risked sneaking in to rescue him.
• Xue Qinghe asked about buying Zhu Zhuqing's concealment skill, and Lu Chuan explained that it came from a darkness-attribute Cultivation Method.
• Lu Chuan offered Xue Qinghe the fire-attribute Flame Scripture for a Soul Bone Over Fifty Thousand Years and a Low Earth Rank method for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, but Xue Qinghe postponed the deal.
• Xue Qinghe invited Lu Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing to stay overnight, then privately ordered his subordinate not to harm Lu Chuan and to win him over.

Qian Renxue tested Lu Chuan’s Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid on a loyal Soul Grandmaster and confirmed that it improved cultivation despite causing severe pain. The next morning, Xue Qinghe offered Lu Chuan a Spirit Bone and gold for the Flame Scripture and four Self-Created Soul Skills.

• Qian Renxue summoned a level twenty-four Death Servant and had her cultivate in a bath infused with the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid.
• After enduring the pain, the girl reported that her Soul Power had become more concentrated and that her capacity and cultivation speed had slightly improved.
• Qian Renxue concluded that Lu Chuan’s medicine was genuine and secretly planned to copy the Flame Scripture for the Angel Lineage.
• Lu Chuan gave Zhu Zhuqing the Rending Claw Strike and Gale Step Dou Techniques to study.
• The next morning, Xue Qinghe offered Lu Chuan a fifty-four-thousand-year-old Left Arm Bone and four thousand gold coins for the Flame Scripture and four Self-Created Soul Skills.

Lu Chuan completed Qian Renxue’s commission, tested the contract’s restriction on sharing the skills, and charged Xue Qinghe for a meridian chart. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan entered the Xiao Family’s main hall and was introduced to his fiancée, Nalan Yanran.

• Xue Qinghe chose four Dou Techniques, and Zhu Zhuqing copied them along with the Flame Scripture.
• Lu Chuan received a 54,000-year Left Arm Bone after Xue Qinghe signed the contract.
• Xue Qinghe tried to share a Dou Technique with his subordinates, but none could remember or comprehend it.
• Xue Qinghe paid Lu Chuan 10,000 Gold Coins for a meridian chart, then left with the chart and manuals.
• Xiao Yan entered the Xiao Family’s main hall, where Xiao Zhan introduced Nalan Yanran as his fiancée.

Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye came to dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan repudiated her and challenged her to a duel. After Nalan Yanran gained the upper hand, Xiao Yan called on Yao Lao to take control of his body, leaving the fight poised to begin again.

• Ge Ye asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement and offered a Qi Gathering Powder as compensation, enraging the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan rejected Nalan Yanran’s attempt to break the engagement and declared that he was repudiating her, then challenged her to a fight.
• Nalan Yanran accepted Xiao Yan’s challenge, and the Xiao Family gathered at the Martial Arts Arena to watch them fight.
• Xiao Yan used flame-wreathed fists to drive Nalan Yanran back, but her superior Dou Qi, techniques, and cultivation gave her the advantage.
• After Xiao Yan was wounded and admitted he could not defeat Nalan Yanran, Yao Lao offered to control his body, and Xiao Yan accepted.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran by controlling his Emberfire, then gave her a Divorce Letter after she apologized to Xiao Zhan. As Nalan Yanran prepared to leave Wutan City, Ge Ye told her that the Sect Master was coming and explained how Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul had empowered him.

• Xiao Yan overwhelmed Nalan Yanran with his Emberfire, bound her with fiery ropes, and won their duel.
• Nalan Yanran bowed to Xiao Zhan and apologized, but Xiao Yan handed her a Divorce Letter, and she vowed to return and erase her humiliation.
• Ge Ye stopped Xiao Zhan from confronting him, then left the Xiao Family estate with Nalan Yanran and the Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
• News of Nalan Yanran’s defeat and Divorce Letter spread through Wutan City, worsening her humiliation as she prepared to leave.
• Ge Ye told Nalan Yanran that the Sect Master would arrive in Wutan City in a few days and explained Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul and Spirit Rings.

Ya Fei arranged to spread a message in hopes of trading her business skills for help with her aptitude, while Lu Chuan negotiated with Dugu Bo over a cure for the poison afflicting his Jade Phosphor Serpent lineage. Dugu Bo agreed to the bargain but mistrusted the offered remedy, and Lu Chuan refused to let him threaten Zhu Zhuqing as insurance.

• Nalan Yanran destroyed the Divorce Letter and vowed to wash away her humiliation after awakening her Martial Soul.
• Ya Fei arranged for the Mittel Auction House to spread a message and considered how her business network could benefit Lu Chuan.
• Zhu Zhuqing demonstrated that she had mastered a claw technique, and Xue Qinghe brought Dugu Bo to meet Lu Chuan.
• Lu Chuan endured Dugu Bo's escalating pressure and revealed that he knew about the Jade Phosphor Serpent family's hereditary toxin backlash.
• Lu Chuan offered Dugu Bo a cure in exchange for his herb garden and service as a bodyguard, and Dugu Bo signed the contract.
• Dugu Bo proposed poisoning Zhu Zhuqing as insurance, but Lu Chuan rejected the threat and Dugu Bo quickly backed down.

Lu Chuan cured Dugu Bo's poison with the Poison-Locking Pill, then used their binding contract to make him serve and obey. Dugu Bo hurried to fetch Dugu Yan for Lu Chuan to cure, while Xue Qinghe ordered Snake Lance Douluo to obtain valuables for a trade.

• Lu Chuan guided Dugu Bo's poison into the Poison-Locking Pill and learned that Dugu Bo was bound to serve him under their contract.
• Lu Chuan tested the contract's control over Dugu Bo and ordered him not to harm Lu Chuan or anyone close to him.
• Lu Chuan promised to cure Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo rushed to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to bring her over.
• Xue Qinghe learned that Dugu Bo had accused him of setting him up and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to request Spirit Bones and precious herbs from Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and called for Dugu Yan to come with him.

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to Lu Chuan, who cured Dugu Yan’s poison and offered to fix Ye Lingling’s Nine-Hearted Begonia in exchange for her working under him. Ye Lingling signed his contract, agreeing to join him.

• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent caused deadly poison in their family and that Lu Chuan had found a way to control it.
• Dugu Yan fetched Ye Lingling, believing Lu Chuan could also fix the flaw in her Nine-Hearted Begonia Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo warned Ye Lingling that Lu Chuan might demand the rest of her life, but she said she would accept any price to end her family’s burden.
• Lu Chuan gave Dugu Yan a Poison-Locking Pill and guided the accumulated Jade Phosphorous Toxin from her body, restoring her hair and fingernails.
• Lu Chuan offered to fix Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul if she joined him and worked under him, and she signed his contract without hesitation.

Ye Lingling left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and joined the land river and Zhu Zhuqing, while news of Martial Souls and Nalan Yanran’s repudiation spread across the Jia Ma Empire. Yun Yun refused Yun Leng’s demand to retaliate against Xiao Yan, but Yun Leng privately vowed revenge.

• Ye Lingling told Dugu Yan she was leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the land river brought her to stay with him and Zhu Zhuqing while promising to work on breaking the Nine-Hearted Begonia lineage’s shackles.
• A mercenary told Xiao Yi Xian that Martial Souls had appeared in Wutan City and that important figures might gather there; she stayed at Ten Thousand Medicine Hall but remembered the news.
• Nalan Jie learned Nalan Yanran had broken off her engagement with the Xiao Family, suffered a Seal Poison relapse, and ordered Nalan Su to apologize to the Xiao Family and bring her home.
• Yun Yun refused Yun Leng’s request to capture Xiao Yan, saying Nalan Yanran was at fault, while Yun Leng privately decided to make Xiao Yan pay.

The river brought Dugu Bo to Shrek Academy and forced Tang San into a deal for the Immortal Herb Illustrated Catalog in exchange for information about his mother. Tang San signed the contract and received an altered scroll, then was ordered to draw out the catalog.

• The river summoned Dugu Bo and had him fly them to Shrek Academy near Suotuo City.
• The river confirmed that Tang Hao was not at the academy, and Dugu Bo summoned its teachers and students with his Titled Douluo pressure.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San recognized the river, but Dugu Bo pressed them to the ground when they showed their anger.
• The river offered Tang San information about his mother in exchange for the Immortal Herb Illustrated Catalog, revealing that he knew Tang San's secret.
• Tang San accepted and signed a golden contract, received an altered parchment scroll, and was told to draw out the catalog.

Lu Chuan traded with Ning Rongrong and enforced his contract against Tang San after Tang San submitted a fake Immortal Herb Illustrated Catalog. Tang San corrected the pages, then read the scroll about his mother's affairs and was shaken by what it revealed about his father.

• Tang San took the scroll about his mother's affairs and went to copy the Immortal Herb Illustrated Catalog for Lu Chuan.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself to Lu Chuan, agreed to buy his techniques and cultivation items, and signed several contracts.
• Tang San brought Lu Chuan a forged catalog and collapsed in agony when the contract punished him for the false trade.
• Tang San revised the catalog until the system accepted it, and Lu Chuan left with Dugu Bo.
• Back in his dormitory, Tang San read the scroll and struggled to accept what it said about his father.