Chapter Summaries

Qin Xiao and Thunder Tai Tan devastated the Star Luo Empire’s force, and Qin Xiao rescued Liu Erlong after killing the Marshal and the Soul Douluo holding her captive. Dugu Bo arrived to treat Liu Erlong and revealed that he had dealt with the fleeing support Soul Masters.

• Thunder Tai Tan tore apart a Soul Saint, then battled the Marshal’s force while Qin Xiao resisted the Star Crown’s suppression.
• Qin Xiao ordered Thunder Tai Tan to self-destruct, killing or wounding most of the attackers, and finished the surviving Marshal with Titan Sky Cannon.
• Qin Xiao severed the Soul Douluo’s arm and killed him with a lightning hammer before catching the injured Liu Erlong.
• Qin Xiao told Liu Erlong that Dugu Bo was coming, and Dugu Bo arrived and gave her a healing pill.
• Dugu Bo produced the heads of the support Soul Masters he had pursued and killed.

Qin Xiao learned that Dugu Bo had let a Star Crown Soul Master escape, then claimed five soul bones from the dead Star Luo Empire Marshal and gave them to Liu Erlong. Yu Yuanzhen appeared alive to seek revenge, and the chapter ended as his martial soul evolved into the Radiant Sacred Dragon.

• Dugu Bo admitted that a Star Crown Soul Master had escaped and revealed that the dead man was the Star Luo Empire's Marshal.
• Qin Xiao struck the Marshal's corpse with lightning, recovered three soul bones, and gave them along with two Clear Sky Sect soul bones to Liu Erlong.
• Dugu Bo joked about marrying his granddaughter to Qin Xiao in exchange for soul bones and the Medicine Garden.
• Yu Yuanzhen emerged from the forest alive, and Qin Xiao told Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong to leave while he faced him.
• Yu Yuanzhen used Martial Soul Possession, revealing that his martial soul had evolved into the Radiant Sacred Dragon.

Qin Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen fought as Yu Yuanzhen revealed the True Dragon Nine Crowns, a secret power that strengthened him at the cost of his body. After activating the Seven Crowns, Yu Yuanzhen reached Rank 97 and challenged Qin Xiao again, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Qin Xiao used Thunder Emperor Armor to raise his strength, but still fought Yu Yuanzhen in a fierce battle that left Yu Yuanzhen battered.
• Yu Yuanzhen summoned the True Dragon Nine Crowns, which strengthened his body and raised three soul rings to 99,999 years.
• Qin Xiao unleashed the Thunder Emperor Finger, but Yu Yuanzhen survived by transforming into a Golden Giant Dragon and activating the Five Crowns.
• Yu Yuanzhen activated the Six Crowns and then the Seven Crowns, turning all his soul rings pitch-black and reaching Rank 97.
• Yu Yuanzhen asked whether Qin Xiao still believed he could not kill him, and Qin Xiao fell silent.

Yu Yuanzhen sacrificed his life force to reach level 99 and challenged Qin Xiao, who fought back with Nine Heavens Tribulation Light. Qin Xiao’s armor shattered and his strength began to fall as Yu Yuanzhen gained the upper hand, while Dugu Bo evacuated Liu Erlong and distant powers sensed the battle.

• Qin Xiao summoned Nine Heavens Tribulation Light, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to activate the Eighth Crown and raise his cultivation to level 98.
• Yu Yuanzhen activated the Snow Jade Crown, sacrificed his body, transformed all nine soul rings into Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and reached level 99.
• Qin Xiao secretly told Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong to escape with Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing, then confessed to Liu Erlong that he liked her.
• Yu Yuanzhen attacked with Sacred Dragon! World Annihilation, and Qin Xiao met him with Nine Heavens Tribulation Light until his Thunder Emperor Armor shattered and his cultivation fell.
• Dugu Bo knocked Liu Erlong unconscious and carried her toward Heaven Dou City as Qin Xiao remained in danger.
• Qian Renxue learned that powerful fighters were battling far away, while Bone Douluo arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and asked Ning Fengzhi if he had sensed the disturbance.

Qin Xiao awakened the Asura Divine Power within his Martial Soul and defeated Yu Yuanzhen, killing him and capturing the treasures tied to his transformation. Afterward, Qin Xiao’s divine power ran out, his suppressed injuries threatened to return, and his Martial Soul demanded repayment for the power it had released.

• Sword Douluo sensed a powerful expert nearby, and he, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo went to investigate.
• Yu Yuanzhen mocked Qin Xiao as the Nine Heavens Tribulation Light protecting him began to fail, but Qin Xiao refused to regret attacking the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Qin Xiao drew on the Asura Divine Power stored in his Martial Soul, filled his body with divine power, and shattered Yu Yuanzhen’s claw when it struck him.
• Qin Xiao locked down space and severed Yu Yuanzhen’s limbs before cutting off his head, causing Yu Yuanzhen to revert to human form and drop the Snow Jade Crown and other treasures.
• Qin Xiao captured the escaping treasures and erased the consciousness of the Radiant Sacred Dragon remnant soul inside the Crown, deciding to preserve it for Erlong.
• Qin Xiao returned to normal as his divine power ran out, his injuries threatened to flare up, and his Martial Soul demanded repayment for the power it had released.

Qin Xiao destroyed Yu Yuanzhen’s remains and left to recover in seclusion, while Ning Fengzhi’s group found clues linking him to the battle and feared he had been killed. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong gathered Qin Xiao’s companions to leave, and Sword Douluo arrived to find Qin Xiao still missing.

• Qin Xiao fed his Thunder Emperor Martial Soul several immortal herbs, decided to recover somewhere quiet before going to Sea God Island, and reduced Yu Yuanzhen’s remains to ash before leaving.
• Porcupinefish Douluo arrived at the devastated battlefield, then fled after Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo questioned him.
• Bone Douluo found a golden scale and Sword Douluo found Qin Xiao’s bloodstained clothing, leading Ning Fengzhi’s group to fear that Qin Xiao had fought the mysterious powerhouse and might be dead.
• Liu Erlong returned to Blue Tyrant Academy, gathered Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, and prepared to leave with them and Dugu Bo; Dugu Bo also brought Dugu Yan to safety.
• Sword Douluo rushed to Blue Tyrant Academy to look for Qin Xiao, but found him absent and grew convinced that something had happened to him.

Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi believed Qin Xiao had died and warned Qian Renxue after Bone Douluo showed her bloodstained scraps of his clothing. Grief-stricken, Qian Renxue ordered Elder Pufferfish to tell her grandfather and vowed to find and kill the Soul Beast that had supposedly slain Qin Xiao.

• Sword Douluo arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy seeking Qin Xiao, then brought Ning Rongrong back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after learning Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran had left with Poison Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo went to the palace to tell Xue Qinghe that Qin Xiao might be dead, while Porcupinefish Douluo reported that the battlefield showed signs of a powerful fight.
• Ning Fengzhi told Qian Renxue the news, and Bone Douluo showed her bloodstained scraps he identified as Qin Xiao's clothing.
• Bone Douluo said Qin Xiao had not returned to the academy and claimed Dugu Bo had taken the people close to him to seek revenge.
• After Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo left, Qian Renxue grieved over Qin Xiao and ordered Elder Pufferfish to report everything to her grandfather and investigate the Soul Beast that had killed him.
• Qian Renxue swore she would slay the Soul Beast, rejecting Elder Pufferfish's warning that Qin Xiao was not worth the cost.

Qian Renxue sent Snake Lance Douluo to retrieve the women connected to Qin Xiao, while Dugu Bo told them Qin Xiao had supposedly died and helped them bury his clothes and personal tokens. Qin Xiao had actually survived and set out for Heaven Dou City, while Yu Xiaogang discovered Yu Luomian gravely weakened.

• Qian Renxue asked Snake Lance Douluo to find Poison Douluo and bring back the women who had relationships with Qin Xiao.
• Dugu Bo told Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran that Qin Xiao had died fighting Yu Yuanzhen and the Star Luo Empire, and the women vowed to avenge him.
• Liu Erlong, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing buried Qin Xiao's clothes and personal keepsakes in a grave at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Qin Xiao stabilized his injuries in a cave, found that his Thunder Emperor Martial Soul had consumed much of his strength, and headed toward Heaven Dou City to check on the women.
• Yu Xiaogang visited Yu Luomian and found him pale, weak, and bedridden.

Yu Luomian told Yu Xiaogang that Yu Yuanzhen had likely died after using the True Dragon Nine Crowns to fight Qin Xiao, and the two set out to retrieve his body and the treasure. Dugu Bo returned badly wounded after a Titled Douluo attacked him and specifically demanded Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, while Qian Renxue awaited news of the attack.

• Yu Luomian told Yu Xiaogang that Yu Yuanzhen had instructed him to assume he was dead if he failed to return within five days, and that activating all nine crowns had cost him his life.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Qin Xiao was also likely dead and agreed to accompany Yu Luomian to recover Yu Yuanzhen and the True Dragon Nine Crowns.
• Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with severe chest wounds and told Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and the others that a Titled Douluo had attacked him.
• Dugu Bo said his attacker had demanded Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran by name, and Liu Erlong worried that Qin Xiao's absence had attracted a powerful enemy.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Elder Snake Lance had returned and whether he had found Dugu Bo using the scouts' information.

Qian Renxue learned that Snake Lance Douluo had failed to capture Dugu Bo and had been poisoned, but she remained determined to rescue Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran. At the Angel Temple, Porcupinefish Douluo brought Qian Daoliu news about Qin Xiao, while Qian Daoliu confidently assumed Qin Xiao had agreed to join Spirit Hall.

• Snake Lance Douluo reported that Dugu Bo had discovered him, escaped, and left him badly injured and afflicted with an unknown poison.
• Qian Renxue told Snake Lance Douluo to recover and vowed to rescue Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran until Pufferfish returned.
• Porcupinefish Douluo waited four days outside the Angel Temple for Qian Daoliu to emerge from seclusion.
• Porcupinefish Douluo told Qian Daoliu that he had brought important news concerning Qin Xiao.
• Qian Daoliu guessed that Qin Xiao had accepted his conditions and chosen to join Spirit Hall, leaving Porcupinefish Douluo afraid to correct him.

Qian Daoliu learned that Qin Xiao had supposedly died fighting a powerful, possibly nonhuman enemy and decided to investigate the Star Dou Great Forest. Qin Xiao returned alive to Blue Tyrant Academy, while Lord Xu reported to the Star Luo Emperor that Qin Xiao had massacred the force sent against him.

• Porcupinefish Douluo told Qian Daoliu that Qin Xiao had vanished after fighting a powerful opponent, and Qian Daoliu agreed to investigate the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qin Xiao returned to Blue Tyrant Academy and learned from Flender that Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran had left with Dugu Bo.
• Lord Xu arrived at the Star Luo Imperial Palace and told the Star Luo Emperor that the other fighters had died and he had been poisoned.
• Lord Xu explained that Qin Xiao had easily overwhelmed their force, describing the battle as a massacre.

The Star Luo Emperor mourned the loss of his expedition and considered seeking help from the Clear Sky Sect, while the Nether Grand Duke learned that nearly all the dispatched experts had died. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Qin Xiao revealed that he was alive to Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran, then began digging up his own cloak-and-cap tomb.

• The Star Luo Emperor regretted sending so many experts after Lord Xu reported that the force had been slaughtered, and he decided to contact the Clear Sky Sect for help against Qin Xiao.
• Zhu Zhuyun told the Nether Grand Duke that only Lord Xu had returned from the expedition, and the Grand Duke warned her to keep her distance from Dai Weisi while hinting at a larger revelation.
• Liu Erlong mourned at Qin Xiao's tomb, and Qin Xiao appeared behind her and revealed that he was alive.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran arrived, mistook Qin Xiao and Liu Erlong for lovers visiting his grave, then joyfully recognized Qin Xiao and embraced him.
• When Meng Yiran tried to erase the cloak-and-cap tomb, Qin Xiao stopped her and began digging it up himself, making the three women nervous about its burial offerings.

Qin Xiao returned and learned that Dugu Bo had been badly injured defending Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran from Snake Lance Douluo. He discovered that Snake Lance Douluo had attacked on Qian Renxue’s orders to rescue the women, and revealed to her that Dugu Bo was his ally.

• Qin Xiao uncovered the women’s hidden gifts, then went to check on Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo told Qin Xiao that Snake Lance Douluo had attacked him while demanding Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, and Qin Xiao left to confront the attacker.
• At the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Qin Xiao found Qian Renxue drunk and mourning his supposed death, while Snake Lance Douluo revealed that Qin Xiao was alive.
• Qian Renxue angrily confronted Qin Xiao for letting her believe he was dead, then explained that she had sent Snake Lance Douluo to rescue Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran.
• Qin Xiao told Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo was one of his people.

Qin Xiao returned after defeating Yu Yuanzhen and explained the battle to Qian Renxue and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He prepared to leave again, but Ning Rongrong insisted on going with him, and Ning Fengzhi entrusted her to Qin Xiao despite the danger.

• Qin Xiao explained that Dugu Bo had taken Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran away for their protection, and Snake Lance Douluo refused his offer to have Dugu Bo remove his poison.
• Qin Xiao told Qian Renxue he planned to leave for several months or possibly a year or two, while Snake Lance Douluo and Qian Renxue reflected on his strength and his safe return.
• Ning Rongrong mourned Qin Xiao at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect until he appeared alive, leaving her and Sword Douluo stunned.
• Qin Xiao told Ning Fengzhi he had defeated Yu Yuanzhen, then explained that Yu Yuanzhen had become a Radiant Sacred Dragon through Martial Soul Evolution and the Dragon Ascension technique.
• Qin Xiao claimed he was only a level 93 Titled Douluo, but Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi doubted him; Ning Rongrong believed him.
• When Qin Xiao prepared to leave, Ning Rongrong clung to his arm and demanded to go with him, and Ning Fengzhi urged him to take her despite the danger.

Qin Xiao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Ning Rongrong and revealed that Snake Lance Douluo had mistakenly fought Dugu Bo while trying to protect Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran. Before leaving for a distant destination, Qin Xiao gave Liu Erlong the Snow Jade Crown, and its Radiant Sacred Dragon remnant began transforming her martial soul.

• Ning Rongrong persuaded Qin Xiao to let her travel with him, and he brought her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Qin Xiao told Dugu Bo that Snake Lance Douluo had been ordered to protect Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, and restored Dugu Bo as master of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Qin Xiao told Liu Erlong he was leaving and promised to return, then gave her the Snow Jade Crown.
• The Radiant Sacred Dragon remnant soul tested Liu Erlong, and Qin Xiao threatened to destroy it unless it accepted her.
• The remnant soul entered Liu Erlong, releasing a surge of soul power and revealing a fire-dragon phantom as Qin Xiao anticipated her martial soul's evolution.

Liu Erlong’s Fire Dragon martial soul evolved into a Purple Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and her cultivation rose to rank eighty before the transformation stopped. After receiving the True Dragon Nine Crowns, she learned their dangerous cost and insisted on hunting for her next soul ring with her own companions rather than relying on Qin Xiao.

• Liu Erlong’s martial soul changed into a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and then a Purple Lightning Tyrant Dragon as her cultivation climbed to rank eighty before the transformation ended.
• Qin Xiao considered extracting Yu Xiaogang’s Radiant Sacred Dragon bloodline to help Liu Erlong evolve further and promised he could help her later.
• Qin Xiao gave Liu Erlong the remaining parts of the True Dragon Nine Crowns, which joined the Snow Jade Crown and attached themselves to her.
• Liu Erlong explained that using five or more crowns would irreversibly damage the user, while activating all nine would cause death, and Qin Xiao urged her not to exceed five.
• After mistaking Qin Xiao’s suggestion to prepare for Soul Hunting as an invitation to his room, Liu Erlong insisted she could hunt for her next soul ring with Old Zhao and Boss Fu without depending on him.

Qin Xiao warned Liu Erlong about threats from the Star Luo Empire and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan before leaving with his companions. Seven days later, Liu Erlong returned to Blue Tyrant Academy, where she told Yu Luomian that Qin Xiao had killed Yu Yuanzhen and severed the academy’s ties to the clan by renaming it Shrek Academy.

• Qin Xiao cautioned Liu Erlong to beware of the Star Luo Empire and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then left with Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan.
• Seven days later, Liu Erlong returned from the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhao Wuji and Flender, having gained an eighth soul ring and reached soul power level eighty-six.
• Shao Xin told Liu Erlong and the others that Yu Luomian and Yu Xiaogang had been waiting at the academy for several days.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Yu Luomian whether he could claim the True Dragon Nine Crowns, while Yu Luomian waited for Liu Erlong to confirm whether Yu Yuanzhen was alive.
• Liu Erlong told Yu Luomian that Qin Xiao had killed Yu Yuanzhen, and Zhao Wuji confirmed it as Yu Xiaogang collapsed in shock.
• Liu Erlong ordered Yu Luomian and Yu Xiaogang to leave and announced that Blue Tyrant Academy would be renamed Shrek Academy and cut ties with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Liu Erlong revealed that she had claimed the True Dragon Nine Crowns and refused to help Yu Luomian save the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan from Qin Xiao. Instead, she urged Yu Luomian to destroy the Dai Family of the Star Luo Imperial Family as a way to appease Qin Xiao, and Yu Luomian agreed.

• Liu Erlong ordered Yu Luomian and Yu Xiaogang to leave Blue Tyrant Academy, and Yu Luomian took Yu Xiaogang away after learning Yu Yuanzhen's body had been completely destroyed.
• Yu Luomian returned that night and begged Liu Erlong to help recover the True Dragon Nine Crowns and protect the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan from Qin Xiao.
• Liu Erlong transformed her martial soul into a purple thunder dragon and revealed that the True Dragon Nine Crowns had recognized her as their master.
• Liu Erlong suggested that Yu Luomian wipe out the Dai Family of the Star Luo Imperial Family, explaining that Qin Xiao had already killed many of their strongest fighters.
• Yu Luomian agreed to attack the Dai Family and asked Liu Erlong whether she had planned this suggestion in advance.

Liu Erlong pressured Yu Luomian to have the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan destroy the Star Luo Imperial Family, while keeping Qin Xiao’s departure overseas secret. In Vast Sea City, Qin Xiao bought a Dragon Abyss Boat to help protect his group during their voyage to Sea God Island.

• Liu Erlong told Yu Luomian that destroying the Star Luo Imperial Family was his clan’s best chance of surviving and gaining Qin Xiao’s favor.
• Yu Luomian agreed to act against the Star Luo Imperial Family and asked Liu Erlong to return as clan chief, but she refused.
• Qin Xiao arrived in Vast Sea City with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan, and explained that they were beginning their voyage to Sea God Island.
• Qin Xiao’s group visited the Vast Sea City Grand Auction House, where Ning Rongrong’s Black Card secured them access to the VIP room.
• Qin Xiao bought the Dragon Abyss Boat for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, intending to use it with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to escape danger at sea.

Qin Xiao and his companions chartered Haider’s Sea Demon Ship to reach Sea God Island, despite suspecting that Haider was a pirate. After taking poison-resistance pills, they sat down to a lavish meal while Haider and his crew secretly prepared to drug and rob them.

• Ning Rongrong chartered Haider’s Sea Demon Ship for five hundred Gold Soul Coins after other captains refused to sail to Sea God Island.
• Qin Xiao recognized Haider as a pirate and boarded because no other ship would take them, then gave the group poison-resistance pills as a precaution.
• Ning Rongrong sensed Haider’s greed, and Qin Xiao confirmed that the crew were pirates planning to fleece them.
• Haider told his crew they could extort the passengers’ families for far more than the charter fee and ordered them to increase the knockout drug in their food.
• Haider’s crew served the group a lavish seafood lunch and waited nearby for the drug to take effect.