Chapter Summaries

Li Fei absorbed the Blue Silver King’s twenty-thousand-year Spirit Ring and gained the Self-Healing Soul Skill before leaving the Star Dou Forest. On his way back to Balak City, he discovered a village being slaughtered by a five-ringed young man and his soldiers.

• Li Fei used flames, grenades, and his strength to uproot a Blue Silver King and escape the Blue Silver Grass territory.
• He returned to his tree hollow, destroyed the Blue Silver King’s roots, and absorbed its black Spirit Ring.
• After three hours, Li Fei gained the Self-Healing Soul Skill, recovered from old injuries, and considered seeking a Fire Attribute Spirit Ring to strengthen his heart.
• Li Fei left the Star Dou Forest and followed the road toward Balak City after checking his map and avoiding danger with Perception.
• He followed the smell of blood to a burning village, where he saw a five-ringed young man drain a villager while twelve dark-red-armored soldiers watched beside piles of corpses.

Li Fei attacked the Evil Soul Masters and Barak soldiers who had massacred a village, killing the captain and soldiers and capturing their young leader. He left the leader alive, intending to make him suffer.

• Li Fei recognized the Evil Soul Masters and Barak troops and charged at them in a rage.
• Li Fei shattered a shield unit with one strike and killed the fallen soldiers.
• Li Fei used his perception and a sweeping rod attack to cut down several more soldiers, then killed the captain after surviving the captain’s and young man’s attacks.
• Li Fei hurled a spear into the fleeing young man’s shoulder and shot the five remaining soldiers as they ran.
• The young man threatened Li Fei with his royal connections, but Li Fei promised to keep him alive and make him wish he were dead.

Li Fei avenged the slaughtered villagers, left Kunmu Jin trapped on a booby-trapped cross, and traveled to Ze'an City before continuing toward Spirit City. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue and Li Fan waited anxiously for his return, unaware that he had also killed Prince Kunshi Qing.

• Li Fei crippled Kunmu Jin, buried the villagers, and left Kunmu Jin tied to a cross surrounded by grenade traps.
• Li Fei vowed to change the world once he had enough power, then flew and traveled overland to Ze'an City.
• Li Fei rested at the Rose Hotel and chose not to absorb the Swift Windchaser Speed Leg Bone yet.
• Li Fei heard that Kunmu Jin and Prince Kunshi Qing had died in an explosion, then showed his Papal Token and left Ze'an City for Spirit City.
• At Spirit Academy, Qian Renxue worried about Li Fei while Li Fan reassured her, and Hu Liena returned to training.

Li Fei returned to Spirit City, reunited with his family, and told Qian Renxue about the Evil Soul Masters and his plans to change the world. After completing his year-long task for Bibi Dong, he received permission to choose a Spirit Bone from Spirit Hall’s treasury.

• Li Fei returned home as a level forty-one Soul Ancestor with four Spirit Rings, and Jiang Xin and Li Ming welcomed him back.
• Li Fei reunited with Qian Renxue at Spirit Academy, checked Hu Liena and the others’ progress, and discussed their preparations to leave for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Li Fei told Qian Renxue about the Evil Soul Master’s atrocities, and the two resolved to change the world together.
• Li Fei reported to Bibi Dong that he had completed his task, and she gave him a token to claim one Spirit Bone from the treasury.
• Li Fei entered the treasury and saw Spirit Bones, medicinal herbs, precious metals, and Soul Cannons.

Li Fei refined the Spirit Condensing Wisdom Skull at Qian Daoliu’s residence, gaining the Insight skill and Soul Douluo-level spiritual power. He then set out with Qian Renxue and Sister Ying for Heaven Dou City, where he began his undercover role using a new identity.

• Li Fei selected the Spirit Condensing Wisdom Skull from the treasury and asked Qian Daoliu for permission to refine it at his residence.
• Li Fei spent three days refining the skull bone, which raised his spiritual power to the Soul Douluo level and granted him Insight.
• Qian Daoliu approved of Li Fei and asked him to protect Qian Renxue during her undercover mission in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Li Fei received a fabricated identity and a letter of introduction to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then prepared to leave Spirit City.
• Li Fei, Qian Renxue, and Sister Ying traveled to Heaven Dou City, where Li Fei parted ways with the two women.

Li Fei enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and met his new roommate, Ge Liang, the Imperial Marshal’s son. After they became friends, Li Fei defeated Ge Liang in a cafeteria eating contest.

• Li Fei entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy with a recommendation letter and revealed level twenty-nine soul power to secure admission to Elite Class One, Dormitory Building Three, Room 301.
• Li Fei settled into his dormitory and read about immortal herbs, thinking about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Dugu Bo’s collection.
• Ge Liang introduced himself as the twelve-year-old son of Ge Long and challenged Li Fei to get food together.
• Li Fei and Ge Liang competed to see who could eat more, and Ge Liang ran out of money before Li Fei was full.
• Li Fei explained that his Gluttony Pig First Spirit Ring and improved digestion contributed to his appetite, while Ge Liang went to pay the bill.

Li Fei defeated Ge Liang in a spar and advised him to practice controlling his Soul Skills, then spent a year studying and cultivating at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He completed a Mimicry Bracelet that disguised his over-limit Spirit Rings and tested it with his second Soul Skill.

• Ge Liang challenged Li Fei to a spar, but Li Fei dodged his attack and defeated him with a single punch.
• Li Fei explained that Ge Liang had left an opening while using his Soul Skill, and Ge Liang went alone to train at the Mimicry Training Ground.
• Li Fei attended Elite Class One while keeping a low profile, cultivating, studying Soul Tools, and searching Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Over the next year, Li Fei reached level forty-five Soul Power and refined his physical strength to two thousand jin.
• Li Fei crafted a bracelet from twelve Blue Gold beads that changed his purple, purple, black, black Spirit Rings to yellow, yellow, purple.
• Li Fei activated his Adamantine Body Soul Skill and confirmed that the bracelet kept his concealed Spirit Ring colors unchanged.

Li Fei met Ning Fengzhi during Xue Qinghe’s visit to Heaven Dou Academy, then met Qian Renxue secretly that night. He gave her a Mimicry Bracelet to conceal her soul rings, and she planned to find a stand-in to handle the crown prince’s affairs so she could resume cultivating.

• Ge Liang brought Li Fei to meet Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi at the academy.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Li Fei’s cultivation, and Qian Renxue discreetly gave him a note arranging a nighttime meeting.
• Li Fei met Qian Renxue in the back mountain, where he criticized her for making little progress in cultivation.
• Qian Renxue explained that her duties impersonating Xue Qinghe had left her little time to cultivate.
• Li Fei showed Qian Renxue his Mimicry Bracelet, which concealed the number and colors of soul rings, and let her keep it.
• Qian Renxue decided to have Sister Ying find a stand-in so she could make time to cultivate.

Li Fei joined Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s tournament teams while concealing his true Spirit Ring colors and cultivation. After training with the senior team, he used a break to set out for Sunset Forest, hoping to reach Dugu Bo and obtain Immortal Herbs.

• After Qian Renxue left, Li Fei made five Mimicry Beads to conceal his Spirit Rings, then went to class.
• Qiu Lin selected Li Fei for a tournament slot after he displayed yellow, yellow, and purple Spirit Rings and restrained his Soul Power at Rank 34.
• The class chose Ge Liang, Kang Yan, Yin Jun, and Shi Chuan for the remaining slots, and Meng Shenji explained the tournament and training plans.
• Li Fei trained with the first team for over a month, then received five days off with the other students.
• Li Fei packed for a trip to Sunset Forest, intending to contact Dugu Bo and seek Immortal Herbs to speed up his cultivation.

Li Fei fought a powerful Ghost Tiger in Sunset Forest, then encountered Dugu Bo and offered to cure the poison afflicting him and his granddaughter. Dugu Bo took the unconscious Li Fei into the poisonous mist, where Li Fei began healing from his injuries.

• Li Fei battled a twenty-thousand-year Ghost Tiger, endured severe injuries, and drove it into retreat.
• Li Fei sensed Dugu Bo nearby and introduced himself, explaining that he had come to make a deal.
• When Li Fei revealed his connection to Spirit Hall, Dugu Bo crushed him with Soul Power and poisoned him.
• Li Fei told Dugu Bo he could cure the poison in him and his granddaughter before passing out.
• Dugu Bo carried Li Fei into the poisonous mist, where Li Fei woke and used Self-Healing to repair his injuries.

Li Fei recovered from his near-fatal injuries at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and convinced Dugu Bo that soul bones could store the poison afflicting him and his granddaughter. As Li Fei cultivated and identified the herbs around the well, he grew closer to Dugu Bo and helped him with his research.

• Li Fei woke after Dugu Bo treated his injuries, and Dugu Bo demanded to know why he had come and how he knew about the poison affecting Dugu Bo and his granddaughter.
• Li Fei explained that poison-type Beast Souls poisoned their wielders and proposed storing the toxins in soul bones; Dugu Bo agreed to investigate and promised to spare Li Fei if he succeeded.
• Li Fei confirmed he was near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, cultivated there to regain his strength, and explored its rare medicinal plants.
• Li Fei continued cultivating and identifying herbs while growing more familiar with Dugu Bo as the older man made progress with the toxin treatment.
• Li Fei helped Dugu Bo create a Soul Tool microscope and suggested combining the Jade Phosphorous Five Venoms into a stronger poison.

Li Fei explained his plans to Dugu Bo and revealed rare herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, including a dangerous one that could greatly strengthen Dugu Bo. He chose herbs for himself and his family, then stayed to cultivate toward level fifty.

• Dugu Bo told Li Fei that Spirit Hall's Chrysanthemum Douluo had injured him six years earlier, keeping him from saving his son when the poison in Yan'er's father's body flared up.
• Li Fei said he wanted Immortal Herbs and showed Dugu Bo a thirty-thousand-year Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng that might evolve Yan'er's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.
• Li Fei warned Dugu Bo that the Blood Swan Kiss could multiply his poison and kill him if he handled it carelessly.
• Dugu Bo gave Li Fei a cloth pouch that could store living creatures and flew away to consider the Blood Swan Kiss.
• Li Fei selected Immortal Herbs for himself and his family, then stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate.

Li Fei remained with Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while studying the Blood Swan Kiss, and Qian Renxue sent She Long and Pufferfish to find them after learning Li Fei was missing. The elders attacked Dugu Bo, but Li Fei stopped the fight and promised to explain things to Qian Renxue before urging Dugu Bo to resume cultivating.

• Qian Renxue learned Li Fei had gone missing in Sunset Forest and sent She Long and Pufferfish to find him and Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo examined the Blood Swan Kiss while Li Fei practiced nearby, and She Long's shout summoned them outside.
• Li Fei met She Long and Pufferfish and asked them to tell Qian Renxue he would stay with Dugu Bo, but Dugu Bo came out to confront them.
• She Long and Pufferfish attacked Dugu Bo, and Li Fei rushed into the battle and ordered them to stop.
• She Long and Pufferfish ended the fight and returned to Heaven Dou City after Li Fei promised to explain the situation to Qian Renxue.
• Li Fei checked Dugu Bo's injuries and urged him to force the poison into his soul bones so his Soul Power could advance.

Li Fei used the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to awaken the Fiery Eyes of Truth, then continued cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Dugu Bo brought his granddaughter Dugu Yan to stay there, leaving Li Fei to watch her—and quickly finding himself at odds with her.

• Qian Renxue trusted Li Fei’s judgment after She Long reported what happened in Sunset Forest.
• Li Fei absorbed the dew from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, gaining the Fiery Eyes of Truth and a major increase in spiritual power.
• Li Fei continued tempering his body with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s extreme Soul Power while postponing his Second Awakening.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to the well and asked Li Fei to watch her while he prepared medicine from the Blood Dragon Ginseng roots.
• Dugu Yan demanded Li Fei play with her, and after he brushed her aside, she complained to Dugu Bo, who kicked Li Fei and took her side.

Li Fei’s plan to strengthen Dugu Yan before her awakening caused her Jade Phosphorous Serpent to evolve into a developing Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, and she awakened with Innate Full Soul Power. He also told Dugu Bo about Whale Rubber, while Dugu Bo began purging his poison and trained Li Fei in combat.

• Dugu Yan took seven Blood Ginseng Pills before awakening, and her martial soul emerged with signs of becoming a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
• Dugu Bo tested Dugu Yan’s soul power and found she had Innate Full Soul Power.
• Li Fei told Dugu Bo that Whale Rubber could raise the limit for absorbing spirit rings, and Dugu Bo decided to seek it in Vast Sea City and Sea God Island.
• Li Fei and Dugu Bo devised a method to force Dugu Bo’s poison into his Medusa Skull, and Dugu Bo began the process.
• Dugu Bo trained Li Fei and Dugu Yan, then coached Li Fei through combat and corrected his weaknesses in distance and technique.

Li Fei discussed Dugu Bo’s plans and his stance toward a possible Spirit Hall campaign against the Heaven Dou Empire, then adjusted the plan to take control of the empire by brainwashing Xue Ye. After sending Xue Er an Immortal Herb and instructions, Li Fei returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to continue cultivating.

• Li Fei recovered from his injuries, and he and Dugu Bo joked about their appearances.
• Dugu Bo gave Li Fei new antidote pills and their formula after strengthening the poison array around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Li Fei asked how Dugu Bo would react if Spirit Hall moved against the Heaven Dou Empire, and Dugu Bo said he had no attachment to the country.
• Li Fei decided to adjust the plan and use Spirit Hall experts to brainwash Xue Ye rather than kill him outright.
• Li Fei gave Sister Ying a letter and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Xue Er, then returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and resumed cultivating.

Qian Renxue absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, reached level fifty, and joined Spirit Hall’s plan to take control of Heaven Dou Empire. Two years later, Li Fei also reached level fifty and learned of a powerful Fire Spirit Sacred Beast in Sunset Forest that could provide his next Spirit Ring.

• Qian Renxue ordered Sister Ying to request ten Spirit-type elders from Spirit Hall and entered seclusion after assigning the Crown Princess to manage government affairs.
• Qian Renxue absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, reached the level fifty limit, and greatly strengthened her Sacred Flame.
• Qian Daoliu ordered the Spirit-type elders to help Qian Renxue control Xue Ye and infiltrate Heaven Dou Empire’s departments, then told Golden Crocodile to arrange secret support for Li Fei and Qian Renxue.
• Two years later, Li Fei had risen from level forty-three to level fifty while training near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo told Li Fei about a roughly forty-thousand-year-old Fire Spirit Sacred Beast in Sunset Forest, and Li Fei decided it would suit his next Spirit Ring.

Li Fei and Dugu Bo searched Sunset Forest for the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast and set a trap near its cave using Li Fei’s powerful hand grenades. After the beast emerged, Li Fei attacked it, but it dodged his strike and countered.

• Dugu Bo led Li Fei to the southern part of Sunset Forest, where Li Fei sensed sacred energy near an extinct volcano and located a likely cave.
• Li Fei set hand grenade traps outside the cave and explained to Dugu Bo that the modified devices could unleash power comparable to a Soul Douluo’s full-force strike.
• Li Fei spent three days waiting at the cave entrance and engraving metal components while the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast stayed inside.
• The Fire Spirit Sacred Beast emerged and headed toward an area where soul beasts gathered, and Li Fei and Dugu Bo moved to attack.
• Li Fei struck at the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast with his Tungsten Steel Rod and Flowing Water Azure Dragon’s Roar, but the beast dodged the attack and thrust its flaming claws at his chest.

Li Fei and Dugu Bo severely wounded the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast with poison and a remotely detonated Hand Grenade trap. After Li Fei paralyzed it with poisoned bullets, he began shooting it without killing it, leaving Dugu Bo confused.

• Dugu Bo bound the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast with his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and struck it with venom, but the beast burned away the poison and prepared to flee.
• Li Fei crushed a Connection Crystal and detonated the Hand Grenades at the cave entrance, blasting the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast into the trees.
• Li Fei borrowed Dugu Bo's poison, coated six bullets, and loaded them into Bai Ji.
• The Fire Spirit Sacred Beast pretended to be dead and dodged Li Fei's first shot, but Li Fei used Perception to hit it with two poisoned bullets and paralyze it.
• Li Fei repeatedly shot the immobilized Fire Spirit Sacred Beast in nonvital areas, and Dugu Bo asked why he was not simply killing it.

Li Fei killed the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast, obtained its soul bone, and absorbed its Spirit Ring with the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. After overcoming the beast’s remnant soul, he underwent a dramatic transformation that Dugu Bo recognized as a possible second spirit awakening.

• Li Fei killed the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast and received a golden arm bone and black Spirit Ring, then gave Dugu Bo the Swift Windchaser Speed Leg Bone instead.
• Li Fei ate the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and began absorbing the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast’s Spirit Ring as Dugu Bo guarded him.
• Li Fei fought and shattered the Fire Spirit Sacred Beast’s remnant soul, absorbing its spiritual power with help from the Spirit Condensing Wisdom Skull.
• Silver and golden light surrounded Li Fei, followed by five-colored streams that strengthened his body and balanced his internal powers.
• Li Fei woke after several hours with changed features, reddish-gold eyes, sharper vision, and a refined appearance, while Dugu Bo explained that tainted blood had been expelled from his body.