Chapter Summaries

After awakening a Clay Pagoda Martial Soul with zero Innate Soul Power, Luofan left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and discovered a system that offered him three Golden Entries. He narrowed his choice to Peerless Prodigy or God-tier Martial Soul but had not decided by the chapter’s end.

• Luofan remembered his grandfather’s death, his failed Martial Soul Awakening, and Ning Fengzhi’s order that he work as a sect menial and stay away from Ning Rongrong.
• Luofan left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with his few belongings and rested beside the road after walking for more than ten hours.
• Luofan’s Three-Choice Golden Entry System appeared and granted him a chance to choose an entry for completing his Martial Soul Awakening.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that Luofan had left, while Bone Douluo told him that Ning Rongrong was upset and throwing a tantrum.
• Luofan examined the entries Peerless Prodigy, Wishful Soul Skill, and God-tier Martial Soul, ruled out Wishful Soul Skill, and weighed the remaining two choices.

After choosing the Peerless Prodigy Golden Entry, Luofan’s Martial Soul evolved into a Golden Exquisite Pagoda and he gained Innate Full Soul Power. He met Xue Qinghe, agreed to accompany the crown prince on a trip to hunt for Soul Rings, and revealed that he wanted his First Soul Ring too.

• Luofan chose the Peerless Prodigy Golden Entry, and his cracked clay tower evolved into a golden nine-tiered Golden Exquisite Pagoda as his Soul Power rose to level 10.
• Luofan considered returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for help obtaining a Soul Ring, then rejected the idea because the sect had already turned him away.
• Xue Qinghe, secretly Qian Renxue in disguise, approached Luofan and offered to take him along after hearing that he was alone.
• Luofan accepted Xue Qinghe’s offer, reasoning that he could rely on the crown prince to obtain his First Soul Ring.
• When a guard warned that bringing Luofan on the trip to Sunset Forest might be inconvenient, Luofan said he was ready to obtain his First Soul Ring too, surprising Xue Qinghe.

Luofan revealed his Golden Exquisite Pagoda and innate full soul power to Xue Qinghe, who helped him obtain a first soul ring in Sunset Forest. After returning to Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe arranged for Luofan to stay at his residence and ordered Pufferfish and Snake Lance to investigate him, while Luofan opened his system to choose a new golden entry.

• Luofan revealed his Top-Tier Martial Soul and innate full soul power, prompting Xue Qinghe to take him to Sunset Forest for a soul ring.
• Xue Qinghe absorbed a ten-thousand-year light-attribute soul ring, then helped Luofan find a four-hundred-year Rock Mystic Tortoise for his first soul ring.
• Luofan absorbed the yellow soul ring, advanced to level 12, and demonstrated his Suppression skill, which combined an attack with forced control.
• Xue Qinghe and Luofan returned to Heaven Dou City, where Xue Qinghe asked Luofan to keep his Five-Ring Soul King rank secret.
• Xue Qinghe arranged for Luofan to stay at his residence and sent Pufferfish and Snake Lance to investigate his background.
• Luofan settled into a private courtyard and opened his golden entry system to choose another entry.

Luofan chose the Soul Ring Growth golden entry, which would make his Soul Rings age automatically without limit, and decided to focus on advancing quickly. Xue Qinghe offered him a choice of schooling, and Luofan chose private lessons to progress faster.

• Luofan considered three golden entries: reaching rank 99, gaining a Soul Bone with every Soul Ring, and continuously increasing his Soul Ring ages.
• Luofan chose Soul Ring Growth and bound the entry, knowing its effects would accumulate over time.
• Luofan resolved to raise his soul power quickly, prioritize gaining Soul Rings, and seek rings suited to his abilities rather than hunting for older ones.
• The next morning, Luofan checked his Soul Ring and saw no visible change after only a few hours.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Luofan preferred a junior Soul Master Academy or one-on-one theory lessons, and Luofan chose whichever option would help him progress faster.

Luofan cultivated intensely under a tutor arranged by Xue Qinghe and broke through to Soul Power Level 13 in less than a month. When he revealed his Golden Exquisite Pagoda, he discovered his First Soul Ring had become a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, astonishing his tutor.

• Xue Qinghe arranged a Soul King-level tutor for Luofan, who taught him Soul Master knowledge and a more efficient meditation method.
• Luofan meditated for six or seven hours a day despite his tutor's warning that excessive practice brought diminishing returns and risked exhaustion.
• Porcupinefish Douluo gave Xue Qinghe an investigation report revealing that Luofan had supposedly awakened a mutated Trash Martial Soul and Level 0 Innate Soul Power, leaving Xue Qinghe to wonder how he had changed so drastically.
• After weeks of intensive cultivation, Luofan's Soul Power broke through to Level 13, and he saw that his First Soul Ring had risen from Hundred-Year to Thousand-Year.
• Luofan's tutor witnessed the Thousand-Year Soul Ring and exclaimed in disbelief.

Luofan’s first soul ring suddenly became a thousand-year ring, and Xue Qinghe concluded that a deity had taken an interest in him. Xue Qinghe ordered Luofan’s secrets protected while Luofan discovered that his upgraded soul ring had strengthened his attack skill.

• Xue Qinghe questioned Luofan about his thousand-year soul ring, and Luofan claimed he did not know why it had changed.
• Xue Qinghe asked Luofan to call him Brother Xue and valued him more as a potential confidant.
• Porcupinefish Douluo told Xue Qinghe that ancient accounts linked soul-ring growth to divine rewards, and Xue Qinghe concluded that a deity must be watching Luofan.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Luofan’s information kept from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Bibi Dong.
• Luofan tested his Suppress skill and shattered a boulder with the larger, more powerful Exquisite Tower.

Luofan proposed a newspaper business to help Xue Qinghe counter rumors accusing him of poisoning the princes, and Xue Qinghe agreed to fund it. Seeing how valuable Luofan was, Xue Qinghe sent Snake Lance Douluo to ask Qian Daoliu for a soul bone for him.

• Luofan reached rank 14 after another month of rapid cultivation, leaving Xue Qinghe amazed by his progress.
• Luofan told Xue Qinghe about the rumors accusing him of poisoning the princes and proposed starting a newspaper office.
• Xue Qinghe offered five hundred thousand gold soul coins to fund the paper, and Luofan explained how low-cost sales and advertising could make it profitable.
• Xue Qinghe realized the newspaper could help him control public opinion and thanked Luofan for the idea.
• After Luofan left to cultivate, Xue Qinghe summoned Snake Lance Douluo and ordered him to tell Qian Daoliu about Luofan and bring back a suitable soul bone.

Qian Daoliu decided that Spirit Hall should spare no effort to win over Luofan, whose growing Soul Ring and potential divine connection could make him a valuable ally. After Luofan reached Soul Power level fifteen, Xue Qinghe gave him a Head Soul Bone in thanks for helping Heaven Dou Daily succeed.

• Snake Lance Douluo reported what Spirit Hall had learned about Luofan, and the worshippers debated whether they could trust someone with ties to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Daoliu said a god could increase Soul Ring ages and agreed that Luofan had caught a deity's attention.
• Qian Daoliu decided Spirit Hall should follow Qian Renxue's wishes and spare no effort to build a bond with Luofan.
• About a month later, Luofan reached Soul Power level fifteen and estimated that his Thousand-Year Soul Ring had grown beyond 2,500 years.
• Xue Qinghe thanked Luofan for helping Heaven Dou Daily succeed and offered him a Head Soul Bone.

Luofan absorbed Qian Renxue’s 60,000-year Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, which sharpened his mental power and helped him reach Soul Power Level 20. He asked Xue Qinghe to help choose his Second Soul Ring, explaining that his First Soul Ring’s age had continued rising to four or five thousand years.

• Xue Qinghe gave Luofan the 60,000-year Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, and Luofan promised his loyalty before returning to his courtyard to absorb it.
• The skull greatly improved Luofan’s mental power, revealed accumulated Soul Power in his meridians, and helped him break through to Level 16.
• Luofan continued training while the Heaven Dou Daily gained readers through its reports, serialized Dream of the Red Chamber, and coverage of imperial policies.
• After three months, Luofan’s Soul Power surged to Level 20, and he went to Xue Qinghe to discuss obtaining his Second Soul Ring.
• Luofan told Xue Qinghe that compatibility mattered most but hoped to absorb a four- or five-thousand-year ring, since his First Soul Ring had already grown to that age.

Luofan acquired a three-thousand-year second soul ring from a Xuanwu Beast, gaining a powerful defensive skill, then discovered three new golden entries while alone at an inn. He favored Rule Addition but had not yet chosen an entry when the chapter ended.

• Luofan told Xue Qinghe that his soul rings continued growing in age, and Xue Qinghe arranged for Snake Lance Douluo to escort him to Star Dou Great Forest.
• After three days of searching, Snake Lance Douluo weakened a Xuanwu Beast, and Luofan absorbed it as his second soul ring, reaching soul power level 23.
• Luofan revealed his second soul skill, Shield, and Snake Lance Douluo praised its defensive strength.
• On their return journey, Snake Lance Douluo saw a distress signal, left Luofan at an inn, and hurried away.
• Luofan opened his Three-Choice Golden Entry System and reviewed Dragon-Raising Master and Rule Addition, favoring Rule Addition before checking the third entry.

Luofan chose a Golden Entry that strengthened both his Soul Skills with new rule-based effects. While waiting for Snake Lance Douluo, he discovered that Ning Rongrong had followed him and learned that Spirit Hall had attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Luofan chose the entry that added rule-based effects to his Soul Skills, giving Suppression an attack that ignored half of an enemy’s defense and Shield the ability to nullify its first incoming attack.
• The next morning, Luofan noticed someone watching him and used his mental senses to track the pursuer into an alley.
• Luofan caught the hooded follower and discovered that she was Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong told Luofan that Spirit Hall had attacked, captured her father, and injured Sword Grandpa, and that she had sneaked out to find food.

Luofan reunited with Ning Rongrong, who was fleeing with Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and learned that Spirit Hall was hunting them. When Ning Rongrong rushed to help Chen Xin in a battle against Tuoba Xuanfeng, a stray sword threatened her, and Luofan used his Martial Soul to intervene.

• Luofan recalled the Theatrical Version events surrounding Chen Xin and asked Ning Rongrong what she wanted him to do.
• Ning Rongrong asked about Luofan’s life after he left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then bought bread and milk to take back to Sword Grandpa.
• As Luofan and Ning Rongrong parted, a commotion broke out, and Ning Rongrong rushed toward Chen Xin’s fight with Tuoba Xuanfeng.
• Ning Rongrong used her first Soul Skill to strengthen Chen Xin, but Tuoba Xuanfeng’s attack sent a stray sword flying toward her.
• Luofan summoned his Golden Exquisite Pagoda and activated his second Soul Skill, Shield.

Luofan shielded Ning Rongrong from Chen Xin's attack, but Chen Xin escaped with her while Snake Lance Douluo took Luofan away. Tuo Ba Xuanfeng believed Luofan belonged to Spirit Hall through the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, and Luofan traveled comfortably toward Heaven Dou City as Snake Lance Douluo questioned the strength of his shield.

• Luofan's pagoda-shaped shield stopped Chen Xin's Flying Sword and protected Ning Rongrong, prompting Tuo Ba Xuanfeng to order his men to capture both children.
• Chen Xin fought through Tuo Ba Xuanfeng's attack and tried to rescue the children, but Snake Lance Douluo blocked him; Chen Xin escaped with Ning Rongrong while Snake Lance Douluo stayed with Luofan.
• Snake Lance Douluo claimed Luofan belonged to the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, and Tuo Ba Xuanfeng let them leave after deciding Luofan was one of Spirit Hall's own.
• Ning Rongrong worried that Spirit Hall had captured Luofan, while Chen Xin collapsed from his injuries.
• Luofan relaxed in a carriage headed for Heaven Dou City as Snake Lance Douluo asked how his shield had blocked Chen Xin's attack.

After learning that Luofan had risked himself to protect Ning Rongrong, Xue Qinghe saw his loyalty as a reason to trust him, though he worried Bibi Dong might hear about him. Luofan trained in Heaven Dou City while Ning Rongrong and the others uncovered Spirit Hall’s plot, and she feared Luofan had been killed when Sword Douluo said he had not found him in the Prison.

• Snake Lance Douluo told Xue Qinghe that Luofan’s second Soul Skill could block any single attack, including Sword Douluo’s Flying Sword.
• Xue Qinghe said Luofan’s stand for Ning Rongrong proved his loyalty and could mean he would someday stand up for them too.
• Luofan trained for another month and reached level 25.
• Ning Rongrong, with help from Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, entered Spirit City and exposed Spirit Hall’s plot against several major sects.
• Ning Rongrong asked Sword Douluo where Luofan was, and he said he had not found him in the Prison; she feared Luofan had been killed.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Luofan had a nine-story pagoda and two thousand-year soul rings, and resolved to bring him back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Meanwhile, Luofan followed news of Spirit Hall and his newspaper’s success before Xue Qinghe arrived, blaming him for making her cry.

• Chen Xin told Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi that Luofan had saved Ning Rongrong and described his nine-story pagoda and two thousand-year soul rings.
• Ning Rongrong confirmed Luofan’s abilities and explained that his soul skill had blocked Chen Xin’s flying sword from hitting her.
• Ning Fengzhi resolved to recruit Luofan and considered arranging a future marriage between him and Ning Rongrong.
• Luofan read newspaper coverage of Bibi Dong’s rise in Spirit Hall and noted the success of his newspaper and serialized Dream of the Red Chamber.
• Xue Qinghe arrived with red eyes, denied having cried, then told Luofan that he was the reason she had.

Luofan helped Xue Qinghe turn the Heaven Dou Daily’s growing readership into advertising revenue as the paper spread across the empire. While cultivating, Luofan broke through to Soul Power Level 30 and discovered that his first Soul Ring had become a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

• Xue Qinghe took Lin Daiyu’s sorrow in Dream of the Red Chamber personally, then asked Luofan to help monetize the newspaper through advertisements.
• Luofan advised Xue Qinghe to auction advertising space, and the first auction brought in 300,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Advertising revenue rose to 1.08 million Gold Soul Coins in the second quarter as the newspaper expanded across the Heaven Dou Empire.
• After six months, Luofan broke through to Soul Power Level 30 earlier than expected while cultivating.
• Luofan summoned his Golden Exquisite Pagoda Martial Soul and saw that his first Soul Ring had turned pitch-black, marking it as a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Luofan discovered that his first Soul Ring had grown to ten thousand years and went to find Xue Qinghe to arrange for his third. Xue Qinghe confronted him over Lin Daiyu’s death in Dream of the Red Chamber, and the chapter ended with Xue Qinghe and the two Titled Douluo noticing Luofan’s black First Soul Ring.

• Luofan saw that his First Soul Ring had grown to ten thousand years and decided to hunt for a third Soul Ring.
• Luofan heard Xue Qinghe sobbing over Dream of the Red Chamber and tried to leave, but Xue Qinghe ordered Snake Lance Douluo to bring him back.
• Xue Qinghe blamed Luofan for killing Lin Daiyu and ruining the story’s ending, then chased him around the courtyard and demanded that he rewrite it.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo discussed how deeply Dream of the Red Chamber had affected Xue Qinghe and Porcupinefish Douluo.
• Luofan threatened to fight back and summoned his Exquisite Pagoda, revealing a black First Soul Ring that shocked Xue Qinghe and the two Titled Douluo.

Luofan revealed that both his Soul Rings were growing in age and that he had already reached level 30, prompting Xue Qinghe to plan his third ring. He traveled with Porcupinefish Douluo to the Star Dou Great Forest, where he learned Qian Renxue had already located a suitable Soul Beast for him.

• Xue Qinghe and the two Douluos were shocked to see Luofan's first Soul Ring had become a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Luofan told Xue Qinghe that his second Soul Ring was also growing in age and was nearly eight thousand years old.
• Xue Qinghe calculated that Luofan could soon have three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, then learned he had already reached level 30.
• Xue Qinghe recommended choosing a third Soul Ring to strengthen Luofan's offensive power, and Luofan trusted her plan.
• Luofan set out with Porcupinefish Douluo for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt his third Soul Beast.
• Porcupinefish Douluo revealed that Qian Renxue had arranged for specialists to find a suitable Soul Beast and had its location pinpointed over a month earlier.

Luofan absorbed a nine-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear soul ring while Porcupinefish Douluo guarded him. A fifty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear attacked during the absorption, and the chapter ended just after Luofan completed it.

• Porcupinefish Douluo poisoned a nine-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and Luofan killed it with his Exquisite Pagoda.
• Luofan began absorbing the bear’s purple soul ring as Porcupinefish Douluo stood guard.
• A fifty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear appeared, enraged by its kin’s death, and attacked them.
• Porcupinefish Douluo used his Martial Soul Avatar to fight the bear and keep it away from Luofan.
• The bear repeatedly battered Porcupinefish Douluo, but Luofan finished absorbing the ring and revealed three soul rings around his Exquisite Pagoda.

After absorbing his third Soul Ring, Luofan used his new Soul Skill to turn the battle against the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in Porcupinefish Douluo’s favor. They let the wounded bear escape and left the Star Dou Forest, while Luofan wondered what his fourth Golden Entry would be.

• Luofan finished absorbing his Soul Ring, reached Soul Power level 32, and revealed his third Soul Skill, Overpowering Aura.
• Luofan shielded Porcupinefish Douluo from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s attack, then used Overpowering Aura to double allies’ damage and halve enemies’ damage within its range.
• Porcupinefish Douluo used the aura to overpower the bear and drive it away after a fierce fight.
• Luofan warned Porcupinefish Douluo that the skill lasted only 180 seconds, and Porcupinefish Douluo chose not to pursue the bear, which might become Luofan’s fourth Soul Ring.
• Luofan and Porcupinefish Douluo left the Star Dou Forest, and Luofan wondered what his fourth Golden Entry would be.