Chapter Summaries

Hu Liena's charm initially left Lu Yuan and Meowmeow vulnerable, but Lu Yuan found a way to break its hold and turn the duel around. The chapter ended with the spectators noticing Lu Yuan's wound healing rapidly.

• Hu Liena used Fox Charm to daze Lu Yuan and Meowmeow, but Lu Yuan told Meowmeow to return to his martial soul space and emerge again, dispelling the charm on Meowmeow.
• Xie Yue recognized that resummoning Meowmeow had removed its abnormal condition, while spectators debated whether Hu Liena could still defeat Lu Yuan by attacking him directly.
• Hu Liena launched her Foxfire Token, but Meowmeow struck Lu Yuan instead, inflicting a deep wound that made Hu Liena's concern disrupt her charm.
• Hu Liena realized Lu Yuan had used Meowmeow's attack to break the charm through pain, and Xie Yue reminded Yan that Lu Yuan would not take such a risk without confidence.
• Yan noticed Lu Yuan's wound healing before their eyes and wondered whether he was a soul beast in human form.

Lu Yuan defeated Hu Liena after she surrendered, then learned from Chrysanthemum Douluo that Bibi Dong had assigned him to an undercover mission in Heaven Dou City. He obtained a copy of Chrysanthemum Douluo’s Immortal Herb Compendium and learned that a mysterious distinguished guest would attend his upcoming final against Xie Yue.

• Hu Liena surrendered to Lu Yuan, making him the winner and advancing him to the final.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Lu Yuan that Bibi Dong had ordered him to go on an undercover mission in Heaven Dou City after the tournament.
• Lu Yuan asked Chrysanthemum Douluo for his Immortal Herb Compendium, and Chrysanthemum Douluo gave him a transcribed copy.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Lu Yuan that Bibi Dong would bring a mysterious distinguished guest to watch his final against Xie Yue.

Lu Yuan faced Xie Yue in the Spirit Hall Academy midterm tournament final, where Xie Yue revealed his powerful self-created soul skill, Full Moon. Lu Yuan dodged the attack with his Grappling Hook, leaving the duel unresolved as the spectators watched.

• Lu Yuan and Xie Yue began the final, and both activated their first soul skills as Meowmeow appeared in its evolved Meowth form.
• Xie Yue used Thrust to attack, but Lu Yuan repeatedly avoided his strikes by dashing in unpredictable directions.
• Xie Yue tricked Lu Yuan into dashing, then unleashed his self-created soul skill Full Moon.
• Lu Yuan used his Grappling Hook to pull himself into the sky and escape the spinning blades.
• Hu Liena, Yan, Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Qian Renxue watched the battle from the stands and a concealed viewing enclosure.

Lu Yuan used Grappling Hook and Meowmeow’s Vine Strangle to keep Xie Yue at a distance and wear him down. Xie Yue appeared to concede, but he suddenly turned back and unleashed his third Soul Skill, Tremor, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Qian Daoliu worried that Lu Yuan’s soul power would not keep pace with Qian Renxue’s future growth.
• Lu Yuan stayed airborne with repeated Grappling Hook uses while Xie Yue deduced that the technique could exhaust him.
• Lu Yuan sent Meowmeow to bind Xie Yue with Vine Strangle, then used the opening to recover and escape Xie Yue’s Full Moon attack.
• Lu Yuan taunted Xie Yue for having to choose between tracking his landing and defending against Vine Strangle, while Xie Yue grew furious.
• Xie Yue said he had lost and began walking away, prompting Qian Renxue to ask whether Lu Yuan had won.
• Xie Yue abruptly declared that he had not admitted defeat and activated his third Soul Skill, Tremor.

Xie Yue ambushed Lu Yuan with his third soul skill and left him seemingly gravely wounded, but Lu Yuan recovered with his Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. The spectators realized he possessed a powerful soul bone as Lu Yuan charged at Xie Yue with Star Magic.

• Xie Yue secretly unleashed his third soul skill and slashed Lu Yuan, who collapsed amid the spectators’ alarm.
• Qian Renxue demanded that Qian Daoliu call a healing soul master, while Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong noticed Lu Yuan’s soul-bone power.
• Lu Yuan stood up, revealed that his wounds had healed, and shocked Xie Yue and the crowd.
• Lu Yuan charged at Xie Yue and prepared to retaliate with Star Magic.

Lu Yuan won Spirit Hall Academy’s midterm assessment by outsmarting Xie Yue, then left Spirit City with Qian Renxue for Heaven Dou City. On the journey, Qian Renxue asked where he wanted to hunt for his third Soul Ring, and Lu Yuan chose Sunset Forest.

• Lu Yuan feigned an injury and blasted Xie Yue out of the ring, winning the midterm assessment as the crowd cheered.
• Qian Renxue celebrated Lu Yuan’s victory with Qian Daoliu, while Bibi Dong considered speaking with Hu Liena about Lu Yuan.
• Several days later, Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue left Spirit City by carriage for Heaven Dou City as part of Spirit Hall’s secret plan.
• Qian Renxue asked Lu Yuan to summon Meowmeow, then picked up the spirit beast and happily played with it.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Lu Yuan wanted to hunt for his third Soul Ring in Star Dou Great Forest or Sunset Forest, and Lu Yuan eagerly chose Sunset Forest.

Lu Yuan told Qian Renxue that a treasure trove of immortal herbs lay hidden in Sunset Forest and persuaded her to bring Titled Douluos to help claim it. After several days of searching, Lu Yuan and Snake Lance Douluo found the poisonous mist surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving Qian Renxue and Porcupinefish Douluo astonished.

• Lu Yuan revealed that his ancestor had discovered an immortal-herb spring in Sunset Forest and offered Qian Renxue more than half its herbs in exchange for Spirit Hall's help.
• Qian Renxue agreed to search immediately and told Lu Yuan that She Long was Snake Lance Douluo and that Porcupinefish Douluo was also guarding her.
• Qian Renxue, Porcupinefish Douluo, Lu Yuan, and Snake Lance Douluo searched Sunset Forest's core for several days without finding the well.
• Lu Yuan and Snake Lance Douluo returned with news that they had found a poisonous mist ring released by jade phosphorus seven-absolute flowers, which likely surrounded the treasure trove.
• Qian Renxue and Porcupinefish Douluo were stunned when they learned Lu Yuan and Snake Lance Douluo had located the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Qian Renxue, Lu Yuan, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found Dugu Bo guarding it. Their encounter escalated into a standoff between three Titled Douluos, leaving Qian Renxue and Lu Yuan caught between them.

• Lu Yuan warned Qian Renxue that approaching the treasure land could expose her identity, so Qian Renxue used her Angel Soul Bone to disguise herself and Lu Yuan.
• Qian Renxue, Lu Yuan, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo entered Dugu Bo's poisonous mist formation and headed toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo emerged from the mist and recognized She Long and Ci Xue as Titled Douluos, while he wondered who the disguised young pair were.
• Qian Renxue recognized Dugu Bo and recalled his ties to the Heaven Dou Empire and his conflict with Spirit Hall.
• Snake Lance Douluo, Porcupinefish Douluo, and Dugu Bo released their Soul Power and Soul Rings, forming a tense standoff as Qian Renxue and Lu Yuan struggled under their pressure.

Lu Yuan convinced Dugu Bo that his ancestors had discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well first, giving him a reason to surrender the treasure without a fight. Dugu Bo retreated, and Lu Yuan, Qian Renxue, and the two Titled Douluos headed toward the hidden spring.

• Dugu Bo realized that Porcupinefish Douluo's martial soul countered his poison and that he was outmatched by the two Titled Douluos.
• Lu Yuan claimed his ancestors had discovered the medicinal land and described its red and blue spring, convincing Dugu Bo that he knew the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Qian Renxue declared that Spirit Hall would take over the land, and Dugu Bo chose to leave rather than fight.
• Snake Lance Douluo led Qian Renxue and Lu Yuan forward while Porcupinefish Douluo inhaled the poisonous mist to clear their path.

Lu Yuan found the earth dragon golden melon at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and gave it to Snake Lance Douluo, whose martial soul evolved and whose soul power rose. Porcupinefish Douluo, impressed by the result, began asking Lu Yuan for help.

• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, and Lu Yuan identified several immortal herbs.
• Lu Yuan dug up an earth dragon golden melon and told Snake Lance Douluo it could evolve his snake lance martial soul.
• Snake Lance Douluo ate the melon and refined its power while the others watched.
• Snake Lance Douluo's martial soul evolved into a dragon lance, and his soul power rose from rank 92 to rank 93.
• Snake Lance Douluo demonstrated his Golden Two-Headed Dragon martial soul avatar, and Porcupinefish Douluo asked Lu Yuan for help.

Lu Yuan gave Porcupinefish Douluo and Qian Renxue immortal herbs suited to them, then explained that the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew he chose for himself would boost his spiritual power. He revealed that he planned to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his third ring, leaving Qian Renxue alarmed as he began to explain his reason.

• Lu Yuan gave Porcupinefish Douluo an Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and told him to gnaw on it.
• Lu Yuan gave Qian Renxue an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, which could increase her soul power and help her reach Soul Saint faster.
• Lu Yuan uprooted the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and said it would greatly boost his spiritual power.
• Qian Renxue guessed that Lu Yuan wanted to absorb an older soul ring, and he revealed that he intended to challenge a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for his third ring.
• Qian Renxue warned Lu Yuan about Soul Shock, and he began explaining his decision by reminding her that his innate soul power had once been only half a level.

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue refined immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, gaining major benefits. After finishing his first herb, Lu Yuan swallowed two more and jumped into the meeting point of the icy and fiery springs, leaving Qian Renxue and the two Douluos alarmed.

• Porcupinefish Douluo broke through to level ninety-three after refining the ink jade divine bamboo.
• Qian Renxue refined the eight-petal immortal orchid, reached level fifty, and gained ice skin and jade bones.
• Lu Yuan finished refining the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and told Qian Renxue he still had two immortal herbs to consume.
• Qian Renxue agreed to guard Lu Yuan while he went to the shore of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lu Yuan swallowed the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, stripped off his clothes, and jumped into the meeting point of the Ice Spring and Fire Spring.
• Qian Renxue cried out in panic as Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo stared in shock.

Lu Yuan tempered his body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then tried to absorb a ten-thousand-year Vine Dragon Soul Ring as his third ring. The Vine Dragon’s remnant soul attacked his consciousness, where Meowmeow appeared to help him.

• Lu Yuan emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after absorbing the two Immortal Herbs and gaining immunity to fire and ice.
• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue left the herb treasure trove with Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo to seek Soul Rings in Sunset Forest.
• Snake Lance Douluo killed a Vine Dragon that had just passed ten thousand years, and Lu Yuan chose to absorb its Soul Ring despite the danger of Soul Shock.
• Lu Yuan killed the wounded Vine Dragon, then sat with Meowmeow to absorb its black Soul Ring as his third ring.
• The Vine Dragon’s remnant soul attacked Lu Yuan’s lake of consciousness, and Meowmeow appeared there to fight beside him.

Lu Yuan successfully absorbed a Ten Thousand Year third soul ring and revealed a powerful soul skill and level 40 soul power. He prepared to give Meowmeow a fourth soul ring and become a Soul Ancestor before turning nine.

• Qian Renxue, Porcupinefish Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo watched as Lu Yuan stabilized his Ten Thousand Year soul ring and woke unharmed.
• Lu Yuan revealed that Sieve-Tube Surge dealt powerful area damage and gained a seventy-five-percent boost while his health stayed above eighty percent.
• Lu Yuan told Qian Renxue and the two Titled Douluos that he had reached level 40, stunning them.
• Lu Yuan said he wanted to give Meowmeow a fourth soul ring, and Snake Lance Douluo went to find a suitable soul beast of around twenty thousand years.
• Lu Yuan took out a translucent ball with a star at its center and smiled smugly.

After absorbing his fourth soul ring, Lu Yuan reached level 45 and received a single-use Gulu Ball before traveling with Qian Renxue to Heaven Dou City. There, Xue Beng questioned Qian Renxue about the young genius she had brought to the Eastern Palace, and she challenged him to guess Lu Yuan’s soul power level.

• Lu Yuan described his Spore soul skill, learned he was level 45, and considered using his new Gulu Ball to capture a soul beast.
• Qian Renxue transformed back into Xue Qinghe, and she and Lu Yuan left the Sunset Forest for Heaven Dou City while Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo guarded her from the shadows.
• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue arrived at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Xue Beng asked who Lu Yuan was and dismissed him as too young to be a genius.
• Qian Renxue told Xue Beng that Lu Yuan was not yet nine and asked him to guess Lu Yuan’s soul power level.

Qian Renxue revealed Lu Yuan’s displayed level thirty-one cultivation to Xue Beng, who became furious at the threat Lu Yuan could pose to his plans. Xue Beng sent assassins after Lu Yuan, but Snake Lance Douluo intervened and struck down their Soul Saint leader.

• Qian Renxue showed Xue Beng that Lu Yuan was a level thirty-one Soul Elder, and Xue Beng praised her while concealing his shock.
• After Qian Renxue and Lu Yuan left, Xue Beng decided Lu Yuan had to die before he could become a powerful ally to Qian Renxue.
• Several days later, masked Soul King, Soul Emperor, and Soul Saint assassins surrounded Lu Yuan on his way back to the Eastern Palace.
• Snake Lance Douluo appeared and pierced the Soul Saint assassin with the Golden Two-Headed Dragon Lance.
• As he lay dying, the Soul Saint ordered the remaining assassins to kill Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan and She Long defeated the assassins sent against Lu Yuan, and Qian Renxue concluded that Xue Beng and Xue Xing were behind the attack. Qian Renxue ordered Lu Yuan to appear at Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day.

• She Long struck down the assassin leader and used his Dragon Lance Avatar to knock out the assassins behind Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan revealed his four soul rings and killed the assassins in front of him with Sieve-Tube Surge.
• The dying assassin leader recognized She Long and suspected Lu Yuan and Xue Qinghe were connected to Spirit Hall.
• She Long and Lu Yuan brought the bodies and surviving assassins to Qian Renxue at the Eastern Palace.
• Qian Renxue reasoned that Xue Beng had enlisted Xue Xing to attack Lu Yuan and vowed to retaliate when the opportunity arose.
• Qian Renxue told Lu Yuan to make an appearance at Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day and continue his studies.

Lu Yuan joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy after demonstrating his strength to its senior administrators and Qin Ming. He agreed to prepare for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Academy Tournament after the next one, leaving Qin Ming to wonder who would give up a place in the starting lineup.

• Qian Renxue introduced Lu Yuan to Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, Zhi Lin, and Qin Ming at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lu Yuan disguised his soul rings and displayed his strength, dispelling Qin Ming's doubts about his talent.
• Qian Renxue entrusted Lu Yuan's education to the senior administrators, and Lu Yuan entered the academy with a secret protector.
• Meng Shenji invited Lu Yuan to join the team preparing for the tournament after the next one, and Lu Yuan agreed.
• Qin Ming wondered which member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's starting seven Lu Yuan would replace.

Qin Ming brought Lu Yuan to meet the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Reserve Team, where Lu Yuan agreed to join as a substitute. After introducing themselves, the team was stunned when Lu Yuan revealed he was a level 31 Soul Elder.

• Qin Ming brought Lu Yuan to the reserve team’s training ground and introduced him as a new member invited by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Yu Tianheng and the others suspected Lu Yuan had joined through connections, while Qin Ming asked whether he would accept a substitute position.
• Lu Yuan agreed to be a substitute, and Qin Ming had the seven team members introduce their Martial Souls and levels.
• Lu Yuan sighed at the team’s abilities, then revealed three Soul Rings and stated that he was a level 31 Control System Soul Elder.
• The team members shouted in shock at Lu Yuan’s strength.

Lu Yuan revealed his extraordinary cultivation speed to the Imperial Fighting Team, prompting Qin Ming to arrange a spar so they could judge his combat ability. Yu Tianheng challenged him to assert his authority, and the chapter ended with Lu Yuan summoning his Magic Cat martial soul as the team doubted it could match Yu Tianheng.

• Qin Ming explained that Lu Yuan’s mutated martial soul let him cultivate three times faster than ordinary soul masters.
• Dugu Yan considered Lu Yuan’s abilities while reflecting on her grandfather Dugu Bo’s hopes for her future with Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Tianheng volunteered to spar with Lu Yuan to test him and establish his standing as captain.
• Yu Tianheng and Lu Yuan announced their martial souls and Soul Elder levels before the match.
• Lu Yuan summoned his third evolutionary form, Magic Cat, and the spectators marveled at its independent movement but doubted it could defeat Yu Tianheng.