Vol. 1Xu Yang’s Path to Slaughter City

Xu Yang rose through cultivation and political entanglements, gained powerful allies and abilities, and survived Spirit Hall’s assassination attempt. After years of harsh training, he entered Slaughter City to pursue the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent’s Inner Core, while Madam Ning left the sect with Ning Rongrong.

  • Xu Yang awakened the Sun Spirit, joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and gained his first two Soul Skills while developing his cultivation and splitting technique.
  • Ning Fengzhi drew Xu Yang into imperial politics, and the sect’s promotion of Whale Rubber attracted factions across the continent and Spirit Hall’s attention.
  • Xu Yang joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Qin Ming’s team, helped Dugu Yan manage her poison, and led Dugu Bo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Xu Yang brought Immortal Herbs to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then gained a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring and an External Soul Bone before returning to the academy.
  • Xu Yang led the Thunder Serpent Team to victory and trained for four years with his companions, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect built ties with Dugu Bo.
  • Spirit Hall ambushed Xu Yang’s group in the Star Dou Great Forest, but Dugu Bo’s poison and Gu Rong’s rescue helped them survive, and Bibi Dong ended further attacks on Xu Yang.
  • Xu Yang gained Sun Golden Eyes and a right arm soul bone, killed three Fallen Ones, and endured two years of harsh training with Chen Xin before reaching rank fifty.
  • Xu Yang entered Slaughter City and killed opponents in the arena, while Madam Ning left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin followed them.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Sun Spirit’s Rise

Xu Yang joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, developed his Sun Spirit through unusual cultivation and soul rings, and became entangled in Ning Fengzhi’s political plans. After the sect publicized Whale Rubber’s effects, Xu Yang refined his splitting techniques and completed a secret skill before starting at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

  • At the awakening ceremony, Xu Yang revealed the Sun Spirit, a rare fire-and-light martial soul with nearly rank ten Soul Power, and Ning Fengzhi later accepted him as a disciple.
  • Xu Yang used Whale Rubber to strengthen his body and reach rank ten, then absorbed a Golden-Edged Sun Flower soul ring in Sunset Forest and gained the Morning Light skill.
  • Xu Yang began cultivating Eastern Purple Qi through Morning Light, while Ning Fengzhi brought him into imperial politics and introduced him to Xue Qinghe and Qian Renxue.
  • Xu Yang trained with Ning Haiyan, reached rank twenty, and chose a thousand-year Slime for his second soul ring, gaining the Split skill.
  • The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect demonstrated Whale Rubber’s effects at auctions, prompting factions across the continent to seek it and drawing Spirit Hall’s attention.
  • Xu Yang discovered that splitting his Sun Spirit increased his Sun Power gathering but risked damaging his Meridians, then completed his Splitting Secret Skill before classes began at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Immortal Herb Bargain

Xu Yang joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, proved himself to the Royal Fighting Team, and helped Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect obtain and use Immortal Herbs. After gaining a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring and an External Soul Bone, he returned to the academy as Dugu Bo sought a trade for a Poison Attribute Soul Bone.

  • Xu Yang traveled to Heaven Dou City, enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and defeated Yu Tianheng in practical combat with his Sun Martial Soul.
  • Xu Yang joined Qin Ming’s team, fought alongside Dugu Yan, and cleared the active poison from her Meridians before explaining methods for managing her inherited poison.
  • Xu Yang showed Dugu Bo his Immortal Herb notes and led him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo found Land Dragon Golden Melons and evolved his Martial Soul.
  • Xu Yang brought Immortal Herbs to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Madam Ning absorbed them and gained cultivation benefits.
  • Xu Yang absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, then hunted a Sun Sacred Beetle with Madam Ning and gained a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring and an External Soul Bone shaped as a blade.
  • Xu Yang returned to the academy after practicing the forms of his Third Soul Skill, while Dugu Yan absorbed a Land Dragon Golden Melon and Dugu Bo asked about trading Immortal Herbs for a Poison Attribute Soul Bone.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Sun and the Assassins

Xu Yang led the Thunder Serpent Team to victory, helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect build ties with Dugu Bo, and spent four years training before a Spirit Hall ambush in the Star Dou Great Forest. The group survived, Spirit Hall halted its attempts on Xu Yang, and three familiar figures appeared as Xu Yang and Dugu Yan shopped in Suotuo City.

  • Xu Yang defeated Iron Arm and the Iron Blood Soul Master in arena battles while Dugu Yan became his doubles partner, and he later rejected her affection because he expected to marry Ning Rongrong.
  • Xu Yang revealed his Ten Thousand Year Third Soul Ring during the Thunder Serpent Team’s match against the Running Wolf Team, and his team won after Dugu Yan divided the field with poison.
  • Ning Fengzhi’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved after he obtained a Soul Ring, and he negotiated with Dugu Bo to exchange sect resources for access to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Xu Yang and his teammates trained for four years, and he made Wind Chime Wings for Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong before setting out to hunt a Three-Tailed Fire Crow King with Dugu Bo and Ning Haiyan.
  • More than a hundred Spirit Hall Soul Masters ambushed Xu Yang’s group in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Xu Yang and Dugu Yan fought them with Soul Skills and Soul Tool Handguns.
  • Dugu Bo poisoned Yue Guan and detonated the toxin, killing many Spirit Hall forces, while Gu Rong rescued Xu Yang, Dugu Yan, Ning Haiyan, and Dugu Bo from the blast.
  • Ghost Douluo rescued the wounded Yue Guan, and Bibi Dong forbade further attacks on Xu Yang after the failed assassination damaged Spirit Hall’s standing.
  • Xu Yang told Dugu Bo that Yue Guan’s injuries could leave his foundation damaged, then went shopping with Dugu Yan and spotted three familiar figures approaching.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Slaughter City Trial

Xu Yang gained new abilities, survived a massacre by Evil Soul Masters, and underwent two years of brutal training with Chen Xin. He then entered Slaughter City to pursue the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent’s Inner Core, while his decision prompted Madam Ning to leave the sect with Ning Rongrong.

  • Xu Yang refined the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, gained Sun Golden Eyes, and absorbed the Golden Three-Tailed Fire Crow’s Soul Ring and right arm soul bone, reaching rank forty-three.
  • Xu Yang and Dugu Yan fought three Fallen Ones who had massacred a village, and Xu Yang killed the leader and his brothers before the group found the orphaned Ge Erdan.
  • Xu Yang learned that Ge Erdan had a Body Spirit, while Gu Rong agreed to guide him and Dugu Bo agreed to take Dugu Yan along for cultivation.
  • Ning Fengzhi sent Xu Yang to train with Chen Xin, who sealed his Martial Soul and forced him to survive without his storage Soul Tool before arranging increasingly difficult battles.
  • After two years of training, Xu Yang comprehended Blade Intent, raised his Spiritual Power to the Titled Douluo level, reached rank fifty, and traveled with Chen Xin toward Slaughter City.
  • Xu Yang entered Slaughter City, studied its brutal arena fights during his protection period, and killed nine opponents in his first match.
  • Xu Yang absorbed Soul Power from the arena’s corpses and killed more than a dozen attackers who followed him, while Madam Ning left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin followed them.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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