Chapter Summaries

Xu Yang gave Dugu Bo information on immortal herbs, and Dugu Bo agreed to let him choose herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after Xu Yang swore to keep Dugu Bo’s collection secret from everyone except Ning Fengzhi and her relatives. Dugu Bo began searching for the Land Dragon Golden Melon, hoping it would help him and Dugu Yan.

• Xu Yang showed Dugu Bo his notes on immortal herbs, and Dugu Bo recognized several herbs that could benefit him and his Jade Phosphor Serpent lineage.
• Dugu Bo demanded an oath that Xu Yang would not reveal his immortal herbs, and Xu Yang swore to tell only Ning Fengzhi and her relatives and to urge them to keep quiet.
• Dugu Bo flew Xu Yang toward Sunset Forest and asked which factions might know about other immortal herbs; Xu Yang named Yue Guan and the Breaking Clan.
• Dugu Bo brought Xu Yang to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Xu Yang felt its clashing energies and realized they created a life-giving force.
• Dugu Bo gave Xu Yang a pill and a Wishful Treasure Sack, then searched the well for the Land Dragon Golden Melon.

Xu Yang and Dugu Bo gathered Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo ate a Land Dragon Golden Melon and saw his strength and Martial Soul improve. Xu Yang then hurried back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Haiyan to discuss an urgent matter with Ning Fengzhi.

• Xu Yang selected eight Immortal Herbs while Dugu Bo found seven Land Dragon Golden Melons and agreed to give Xu Yang one.
• Dugu Bo absorbed a Land Dragon Golden Melon, reached Rank 93, and transformed his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor into a Horned Dragon Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo thanked Xu Yang for resolving his heart’s burden, and they each took a Land Dragon Golden Melon before replanting the rest and leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xu Yang returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, asked Qin Ming for leave, and urgently requested that Ning Haiyan take him to the sect.
• Ning Haiyan carried Xu Yang to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in under three hours, nearly exhausting his Soul Power.

Xu Yang returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and presented Ning Fengzhi with five immortal herbs, including two he said could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Ning Fengzhi studied Xu Yang’s notes and agreed to keep Dugu Bo’s secrets as he considered the herbs’ effects.

• Xu Yang gave Ning Haiyan a Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma and urged him to use it to improve his cultivation.
• Xu Yang arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and reunited with Ning Fengzhi, Madam Ning, and Ning Rongrong.
• Xu Yang presented Ning Fengzhi with five immortal herbs for him, Ning Rongrong, Sword Grandfather, Bone Grandfather, and Madam Ning.
• Xu Yang explained that the Aromatic Silk Beauty and Eight Petal Immortal Orchid could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Xu Yang told Ning Fengzhi that Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul had evolved after consuming the Land Dragon Golden Melon, and asked him to keep Dugu Bo’s request secret.
• Ning Fengzhi read Xu Yang’s notes and agreed to keep quiet, saying he would speak with Dugu Bo personally.

Ning Fengzhi and the others absorbed the Immortal Herbs Xu Yang had selected for them, gaining different benefits as they refined their medicinal power. Xu Yang began absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, while the others’ transformations were still underway.

• Ning Fengzhi chose to absorb the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid as a safeguard against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s limits, despite Xu Yang suggesting it was better suited to Ning Rongrong.
• Chen Xin absorbed the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, which strengthened the Seven Kill Sword and gave him hope of reaching level ninety-seven; Gu Rong absorbed the Land Dragon Golden Melon and reached level ninety-six.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong nearly fought over who would spend time with Ning Rongrong, but she chose to stay with Xu Yang until he asked her to go to her grandfathers.
• Xu Yang began absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, enduring intense heat as his body and hair changed.
• Ning Fengzhi and Madam Ning absorbed the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid and Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, while Ning Haiyan ate the purple ganoderma and began refining it.
• Ning Fengzhi refined his herb first, as the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid was easy to absorb and its medicinal power would gradually merge with his body.

Ning Fengzhi and Madam Ning absorbed Immortal Herbs that strengthened their Soul Power, while Xu Yang finished absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and reached level thirty. The group arranged separate soul-ring hunts, and Xu Yang discovered that his Sun Martial Soul had gained greater control over its flames and light.

• Ning Fengzhi awakened to find his Soul Power at level eighty and his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, with the Nine Treasure evolution still to come.
• Madam Ning absorbed the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, reached level eighty-seven, and gained confidence that she could become a Titled Douluo.
• Xu Yang finished absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, reached level thirty, and announced that he still planned to choose a Sun Sacred Beetle for his third ring.
• Ning Fengzhi arranged for his group to hunt an Eighth Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest while Madam Ning took Xu Yang to Sunset Forest for his third ring.
• Xu Yang returned to the Sun Flower Mimicry Environment and found that his Sun Martial Soul had golden-yellow flames, could control its light and fire, and drew the surrounding Sun Flowers toward it.

After absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Xu Yang strengthened his Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light attributes and spent three days consolidating his Soul Power. He then traveled with Madam Ning to Sunset Forest to hunt for his third soul ring, where she selected a powerful Sun Sacred Beetle.

• Xu Yang meditated for three days to regain smooth control of his Soul Power and consolidate his cultivation.
• Xu Yang asked Madam Ning to help him hunt for his third soul ring, while Gu Rong stayed behind to look after Ning Rongrong.
• Madam Ning took Xu Yang to the Sun Flower Field in Sunset Forest, where the sun flowers and nearby Spirit Beasts fled as they approached.
• Madam Ning identified a Sun Sacred Beetle close to ten thousand years old and kicked it from above after appearing over it with her third soul ring activated.

Madam Ning defeated a Sun Sacred Beetle for Xu Yang, who absorbed its nearly ten-thousand-year soul ring while resisting its Mental Shock. As he neared completion, golden energy from the beetle’s broken horn entered his brow, and Madam Ning recognized it as an External Soul Bone.

• Madam Ning revealed her battle-hardened past and said Xu Yang had helped her regain her confidence in fighting.
• Xu Yang killed the crippled Sun Sacred Beetle and began absorbing its 9,800-year soul ring.
• Xu Yang used Heart Separation Control to resist the beetle’s Mental Shock, control the soul power, and temper his body with escaping energy.
• After two hours, Xu Yang had nearly finished absorbing the soul ring when golden energy from the beetle’s broken horn entered his brow.
• Madam Ning identified the golden energy as an External Soul Bone.

Xu Yang absorbed the Sun Sacred Beetle’s external soul bone and reshaped it into a golden Tang Blade, causing his third soul ring to evolve into a ten-thousand-year ring. He tested the soul bone’s blade-qi ability and compared it with his Sun Sacred Blade soul skill.

• Xu Yang sensed the external soul bone forming at his brow and moved it toward his right hand instead of letting it become a horn.
• Xu Yang used his Third Soul Skill, Sun Sacred Blade, to reshape the forming soul bone into a Tang Blade.
• The soul bone’s origin combined with the unfinished soul-ring absorption, evolving Xu Yang’s third soul ring into a ten-thousand-year ring.
• Xu Yang completed absorption, reached Soul Power Level thirty-three, and learned from Madam Ning why his soul ring had evolved.
• Xu Yang tested the external soul bone’s blade qi and found it more powerful and faster than the blade qi from his soul skill.
• Madam Ning remarked that the external soul bone and Xu Yang’s Third Soul Skill were exactly alike and somewhat redundant.

Xu Yang discovered the four uses of his Third Soul Skill and struggled to control the newly absorbed External Soul Bone. Back at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he spent seven days learning to shape the Sun Sacred Blade into different weapons before preparing to return to Tiandu Royal Academy.

• Xu Yang explained that his Third Soul Skill could form a blade from Soul Power, shape his Martial Soul into a powerful Sun Sacred Sword, or unleash a gigantic blade at great Soul Power cost.
• Madam Ning helped Xu Yang retract his newly absorbed External Soul Bone and reassured him that it would become easier to control once it fully fused.
• Xu Yang returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and repeatedly practiced changing the shape of his Third Soul Skill in the Simulated Cultivation Environment.
• On the seventh day, Xu Yang successfully formed a Sun Sacred Sword and a Wolf Tooth Club, confirming he could reshape the weapon produced by his skill.
• Xu Yang prepared to return to Tiandu Royal Academy and planned to inform Madam Ning before leaving.

Xu Yang returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and resumed his Soul Tool research while Dugu Yan absorbed a new Soul Ring. Dugu Bo later came to ask whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had a Poison Attribute Soul Bone that could store Dugu Yan’s poison.

• Madam Ning gave Xu Yang two Ten Thousand Year Poison Attribute Soul Bones to deliver to Dugu Bo or Dugu Yan, and Xu Yang returned to the academy.
• Dugu Yan absorbed the Land Dragon Golden Melon and a five-thousand-year Third Soul Ring, but Dugu Bo worried that her inherited poison still threatened her.
• Xu Yang learned that Ye Lingling was upset because Dugu Yan had taken leave after him without telling her, then returned to his room to work on Soul Tool Thruster parts.
• Dugu Bo arrived at Xu Yang’s dormitory and asked whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would sell a Poison Attribute Soul Bone in exchange for Immortal Herbs.

Xu Yang gave Dugu Bo two Poison Attribute Soul Bones from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, allowing Dugu Yan to absorb them and have the toxins in her body sealed away. Dugu Yan's poisoning was cured, and Dugu Bo agreed to speak with Ning Fengzhi after his Soul Hunting ended.

• Xu Yang presented Dugu Bo with two Poison Attribute Soul Bones and said they were gifts from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Bo accepted the Soul Bones and asked Xu Yang to arrange a meeting with Ning Fengzhi after his Soul Hunting.
• Dugu Bo gave the Soul Bones to Dugu Yan, who absorbed them and gained two levels of Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo forced Dugu Yan's accumulated toxins into her Poison Storage Left Arm Bone, curing her poisoning and changing her appearance.
• Dugu Yan told her teammates that her grandfather had helped resolve a flaw in her Martial Soul.

After two months of training, Qin Ming took the future Royal Fighting Team to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena to build their combat experience against Soul Elder teams. As the team chose its events, Dugu Yan paired with Xu Yang, leaving Ye Lingling without her hoped-for partner.

• Xu Yang and Dugu Yan settled into academy life after returning, while Yu Tianheng and the others noticed their breakthroughs and suspected they had hidden a secret.
• Yu Tianheng and the Shi Mo brothers prepared to investigate the pair’s absence, but Xu Yang remained unconcerned because Dugu Bo guarded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• After two months of training, Qin Ming announced that the team would compete against Soul Elder teams at the Heaven Dou Soul Arena.
• Yu Tianheng agreed to face stronger opponents, and the others followed his lead.
• Qin Ming required everyone to enter team battles and choose either individual or two-person matches; the Shi Mo brothers picked the two-person event.
• Dugu Yan teamed up with Xu Yang, so Ye Lingling stared resentfully at her friend for abandoning their expected partnership.

Xu Yang and his companions registered for Spirit Arena battles, and Xu Yang entered an individual match under the alias Tai Yi. He left his opponent, Iron Arm, stunned by matching and surpassing the Strength-type Spirit Master’s power head-on.

• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, Osler, Yu Feng, and the Shi Mo brothers formed four teams and registered for Gambling Battles.
• Xu Yang and Yu Tianheng also signed up for individual battles, and Xu Yang chose the alias Tai Yi.
• Xu Yang was matched against Iron Arm, a fellow Heaven Dou Royal Academy student whose Martial Soul was the Iron Arm Bear.
• Iron Arm charged with his First Soul Skill, Arm Hammer, while Xu Yang countered with his Sun Sacred Blade without summoning his Martial Soul.
• Xu Yang’s blade broke through Iron Arm’s Soul Skill protection, and Iron Arm realized Xu Yang had beaten him in strength.

Xu Yang defeated Iron Arm in the Soul Arena by using his External Soul Bone and a blade feint, then joined Dugu Yan in the rest area. Qian Renxue ordered She Long to investigate Xu Yang’s recent gains in secret while continuing their plans against Xue Luochuan.

• Iron Arm used his thousand-year soul skill to overpower Xu Yang, but Xu Yang redirected his attacks and struck Iron Arm with the back of his blade, wounding him and sending him out of the arena.
• Iron Arm realized Xu Yang had spared him and conceded, and Xu Yang saluted him before leaving for the rest area.
• Qian Renxue questioned She Long about Xu Yang’s sudden growth and External Soul Bone, then told him to investigate Dugu Bo secretly and keep their plans against Xue Luochuan in motion.
• Dugu Yan asked Xu Yang why he had used his External Soul Bone instead of his Martial Soul, and Xu Yang explained that he could not reveal his soul ring configuration casually.
• Yu Tianheng began his Soul Arena match against a rank twenty-eight Tool Soul Master and struggled despite his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and Soul Power advantage.

Xu Yang and Dugu Yan faced the military’s Iron Blood Combination in a two-versus-two Soul Battle, where Dugu Yan held off a spear-wielding attacker while Xu Yang disrupted his charge with Blade Qi. The fight continued as Dugu Yan closed in again, preventing her opponent from gaining distance.

• Xu Yang and Dugu Yan watched several doubles matches before taking their turn in the arena.
• Dugu Yan recognized their opponents as the military’s Iron Blood Flag, and she snapped back when they expressed surprise at facing children.
• The Iron Blood Combination revealed their flags and Soul Rings, with one Soul Master using Support skills and the other charging as a Power Attack fighter.
• Dugu Yan used her Excitement Poison and Paralysis Poison on herself and fought the spear-wielding Soul Master without giving ground.
• The attacker boosted his speed for a thrust, but Xu Yang’s Blade Qi forced him to abandon the strike and block.
• Dugu Yan darted after the retreating Iron Blood Soul Master and pressed close to deny him room to attack.

Xu Yang and Dugu Yan fought the Iron Blood brothers in the Soul Arena, with Xu Yang holding off the older brother while Dugu Yan defeated the support soul master. Xu Yang continued testing his blade skills against the older brother, while Qian Renxue wondered why he refused to reveal his Martial Soul.

• The Iron Blood Soul Master attacked Dugu Yan with his Third Soul Skill, but Xu Yang stepped in and blocked his spear with the Sun Sacred Blade.
• Xu Yang kept the Iron Blood Soul Master occupied and sent Dugu Yan to defeat the support soul master, telling her not to use poison.
• Dugu Yan knocked the support soul master off the arena, then stood aside to let Xu Yang continue training.
• The Iron Blood Soul Master used his Second Soul Skill to strengthen himself, and he and Xu Yang clashed blade and spear in an extended duel.
• Qian Renxue watched Xu Yang refuse to use his Martial Soul and suspected that his third soul ring was too special to reveal.

Xu Yang endured an exhausting duel against the Iron Blood Soul Master and won after his opponent’s amplification Soul Skills expired. He left the arena nearly depleted, while Qin Ming worried that Xu Yang’s condition would hurt their chances in the upcoming team battle.

• Qian Renxue wondered what kind of third Soul Ring Xu Yang possessed and reflected on her own Soul Ring configuration and use of Whale Rubber.
• Xu Yang fought at a disadvantage, improved his Blade Skill through the contest, and considered studying Sword Douluo’s Seven Kill Swordplay to develop his own Blade Intent.
• Both fighters reached their limits, but Xu Yang struck after the Iron Blood Soul Master’s amplification ended and defeated him.
• The Iron Blood Soul Master passed out from exhaustion, and Dugu Yan supported the drained Xu Yang off the stage.
• Qin Ming confronted Xu Yang over exhausting himself before their Team Battle Soul Duel.

Xu Yang recovered from his duel in a sunlit suite while Dugu Yan stayed beside him and confessed her feelings. He rejected her because they were children and because he expected to marry Ning Rongrong, leaving Dugu Yan silent before their team battle.

• Xu Yang assured Qin Ming that sunlight would restore his strength before the team battle, then went with Dugu Yan to rest in a top-floor suite.
• Dugu Yan opened the skylight so Xu Yang could absorb sunlight, then climbed onto the bed and hugged him while he slept.
• Ye Lingling called them to the team battle, and Xu Yang woke to find Dugu Yan lying on him.
• Xu Yang told Dugu Yan that her feelings might not be love and that he would not accept her, explaining that he was expected to marry Ning Rongrong.
• Dugu Yan fell silent after Xu Yang said his future marriage could not be to anyone else.

Xu Yang and Dugu Yan returned from a private conversation, leaving her troubled about his views on love and marriage. Qin Ming then prepared the team for its upcoming battle against the Running Wolf Team, arranging their formation while Xu Yang kept his powerful Martial Soul hidden for now.

• Xu Yang told Dugu Yan to think over what he had said before they went downstairs to prepare for the team battle.
• Ye Lingling worried that Xu Yang had bullied Dugu Yan, while Xu Yang reported that his Soul Power had recovered to eighty percent and refused to use his Martial Soul for at least another month.
• Qin Ming introduced the Running Wolf Team, including its strong captain Qu Kun, its unusual snake-related Control System Spirit Master, and its sturdy defense and fast agility fighters.
• Dugu Yan volunteered to handle the opposing Control System Spirit Master, believing her evolved Horned Dragon Martial Soul could suppress his snake-related Martial Soul.
• Qin Ming left Osler out of the match and assigned Shi Mo and Shi Mo to the front row in a two-three-two formation, with Dugu Yan in the center to control the field and command the team.

Xu Yang led the newly formed Thunder Serpent Team into its first team battle against the Running Wolf Team, using their taunts to strengthen his teammates' resolve. As the match began, he spotted Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Haiyan watching from the stands, and anticipated that Dugu Yan would meet them after the fight.

• Dugu Yan assigned roles for the Thunder Serpent Team, which waited for its third match of the night.
• The Running Wolf Team mocked Xu Yang's young team, and Xu Yang redirected Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan's anger toward the upcoming match.
• Qin Ming praised Xu Yang's response and decided to make him the team's captain.
• The Thunder Serpent Team and Running Wolf Team entered the arena before a crowd that favored the Running Wolf Team.
• Xu Yang spotted Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Haiyan in the stands, and Ning Fengzhi encouraged him to show the power of his Ten Thousand Year Third Soul Ring.