Chapter Summaries

Chen Jin followed Dugu Bo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he identified its rare immortal herbs and proved he knew the poison afflicting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. He offered to cure them in exchange for the valley and its herbs, then demanded that Dugu Bo work for him afterward.

• Chen Jin followed Dugu Bo through Sunset Forest to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, using his Ultimate Fire to burn away the Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower Poison Formation.
• Chen Jin identified the valley’s rare immortal herbs, including the Infernal Delicate Apricot, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Dugu Yan confronted Chen Jin and accused him of being a fraud, but Chen Jin revealed the symptoms and severity of her and Dugu Bo’s poison.
• Chen Jin explained that he could guide Dugu Bo’s poison into a soul bone and use herbs to treat Dugu Yan until she could obtain one.
• Dugu Bo asked Chen Jin how he would cure them, and Chen Jin demanded ownership of the valley and its herbs, followed by Dugu Bo’s service.

Chen Jin forced Dugu Bo to pledge his life and the valley in exchange for curing Dugu Yan, then used herbs and the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix’s Ultimate Fire to purge her poison. Dugu Yan recovered, but woke up naked beside Chen Jin and screamed.

• Chen Jin warned Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan and he would die without treatment, then stopped Dugu Bo’s attack by claiming he was the only one who could cure them.
• When Dugu Yan’s poison flared and Soul Power worsened her condition, Dugu Bo agreed to give Chen Jin his life and the valley if he saved her.
• Chen Jin used Nine-Section Jade Grass, Blazing Sunflower leaves, and water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to prepare medicine and stabilize Dugu Yan.
• Chen Jin purified Dugu Yan’s poison with the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix’s Ultimate Fire, while Dugu Bo watched his granddaughter recover.
• Chen Jin and Dugu Yan continued the treatment inside a Flame Cocoon, where the fire burned away their clothes as he cleared the poison from her meridians and bone marrow.
• Dugu Yan woke fully cured, realized she was naked beside Chen Jin, and screamed in embarrassment.

Chen Jin cured Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo of their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, earning the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Dugu Bo’s loyalty. He left for Star Dou Great Forest to seek a fire-attribute Soul Beast for his Fourth Soul Ring, where he encountered an injured Zhu Zhuqing.

• Chen Jin explained that burning away Dugu Yan’s clothes had been necessary to treat her, and Dugu Yan dressed and apologized for accusing him.
• Dugu Bo examined Dugu Yan, confirmed that her poison was completely gone, and thanked Chen Jin for saving her and his family’s bloodline.
• Chen Jin used his Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Martial Soul to drive Dugu Bo’s poison into his Head Soul Bone, curing him and easing his level ninety-two bottleneck.
• Dugu Bo knelt to thank Chen Jin, gave him the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its herbs, and promised to serve him; Chen Jin then left Sunset Forest.
• Chen Jin traveled to Star Dou Great Forest to find a fire-attribute Soul Beast for his Fourth Soul Ring and spotted an injured Zhu Zhuqing emerging from the woods.

Chen Jin rescued Zhu Zhuqing from a Nether Wolf in the Star Dou Great Forest and revealed that he had reached level forty while seeking his Fourth Soul Ring. After treating Zhu Zhuqing's wounds, he led her deeper into the forest, where they encountered a rampaging Flame King Lion.

• Chen Jin killed the Nether Wolf with golden-red flames just as it was about to strike Zhu Zhuqing.
• Chen Jin revealed his three Soul Rings and said he had come to find his Fourth Soul Ring, astonishing Zhu Zhuqing with his level-forty cultivation.
• Chen Jin treated Zhu Zhuqing's wound and gave her a pill to restore her Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Chen Jin she had believed in him and condemned Shrek's treatment of him; Chen Jin dismissed the academy's opinions.
• Chen Jin caught Zhu Zhuqing when she slipped, then shielded her from intense heat as they ventured deeper into the forest.
• Chen Jin and Zhu Zhuqing came upon a gigantic, furious Flame King Lion rampaging through the burning forest.

Chen Jin confronted a thirty-thousand-year Flame King Lion and rescued Shui Bing'er from its attack by unleashing his Ultimate Fire and Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix power. As the beast launched its strongest strike, Chen Jin summoned a Divine Phoenix phantom and formed a Phoenix Claw to counter it.

• Zhu Zhuqing warned Chen Jin to avoid the Flame King Lion, but he charged toward it and she followed him.
• Chen Jin found Shui Bing'er nearly defeated by the Flame King Lion and struck the beast with golden-red flames, forcing it to recoil.
• Chen Jin revealed his Phoenix Wings and Ultimate Fire, shocking Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing despite having only three Soul Rings.
• The Flame King Lion gathered its power and lunged at Chen Jin with a devastating attack.
• Chen Jin summoned the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix, pinned the Flame King Lion in the air, and formed a giant Phoenix Claw.

Chen Jin used the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix’s Ultimate Fire and bloodline pressure to overpower a thirty-thousand-year Flame King Lion while Zhu Zhuqing rescued Shui Bing’er from its origin strike. The battle continued across the scorched clearing, with Chen Jin still evading and countering the beast’s attacks as Shui Bing’er watched in disbelief.

• The Flame King Lion unleashed its origin strike, and Zhu Zhuqing carried the exhausted Shui Bing’er away from its path.
• Chen Jin cleaved the Flame King Lion’s incandescent attack apart with his golden-red phoenix claw and struck the beast into a crater.
• Shui Bing’er and Zhu Zhuqing watched Chen Jin overpower the Flame King Lion, and Zhu Zhuqing felt her soul power nearing a breakthrough.
• The wounded Flame King Lion charged Chen Jin repeatedly with claws, tail strikes, and fireballs, but his Ultimate Fire suppressed its flames and his attacks failed to land.
• Chen Jin continued to evade and counter the Flame King Lion while Shui Bing’er questioned how a Soul Elder could suppress a thirty-thousand-year Soul Beast so easily.

Chen Jin defeated a thirty-thousand-year Flame King Lion and absorbed its Soul Ring despite Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing's warnings. He broke through to become a Soul Ancestor with a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, then caught Zhu Zhuqing when she stumbled.

• Chen Jin used his Divine Phoenix wings and a Flame Storm to destroy the Flame King Lion, which left behind a black Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Bing'er warned Chen Jin that absorbing the thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring could kill him, but he insisted his Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix would protect him.
• Chen Jin absorbed the Soul Ring, suppressed the Flame King Lion's energy, and destroyed its lingering will in his Sea of Consciousness.
• After about two hours, Chen Jin completed the absorption, broke through the level-forty bottleneck, and became a Soul Ancestor with a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing hurried to check on Chen Jin, stumbled on a scorched stone, and was caught in his arms.

Chen Jin saved Shui Bing'er from a Flame King Lion, revealed his ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, and helped her retrieve an Ice Spirit Cold Grass. After Shui Bing'er left, Zhu Zhuqing warned Chen Jin that Tang San and Dai Mubai might target him, and her concern for him became clear.

• Chen Jin showed Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Bing'er his four Soul Rings, including a ten-thousand-year fourth ring, and Shui Bing'er thanked him for saving her.
• Shui Bing'er explained that she had been searching for an Ice Spirit Cold Grass to break through level forty, so Chen Jin accompanied her to the Flame King Lion's territory.
• Chen Jin used his Ultimate Fire to pass through the cold poison and picked the Ice Spirit Cold Grass for Shui Bing'er.
• At the forest's edge, Shui Bing'er teasingly offered to marry Chen Jin, then left for Skywater Academy and promised to meet him at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Chen Jin that Tang San and Dai Mubai might take revenge on him during the competition or in secret, and Chen Jin asked whether she was worried about him.
• Zhu Zhuqing admitted that she did not want anything to happen to Chen Jin, though she said she did not want to owe him too much.

Chen Jin returned to Blazing Fire Academy and revealed that he had obtained a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring from a thirty-thousand-year Flame King Lion, stunning Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and the team. After receiving an invitation from Xue Qinghe, Chen Jin met the crown prince, who thanked him for injuring Ma Hongjun and humbling Shrek Academy.

• Chen Jin returned to the Blazing Fire Academy residence, where Huo Wu confronted him about disappearing and admitted her concern through her actions.
• Chen Jin told Huo Wushuang and the team that he had reached rank forty-two and demonstrated his black fourth soul ring, revealing it came from a thirty-thousand-year Flame King Lion.
• A Blazing Fire Academy student delivered an invitation from Xue Qinghe, and Chen Jin went to the Crown Prince's Residence to meet him.
• Xue Qinghe thanked Chen Jin for severely injuring Ma Hongjun and checking Shrek Academy's arrogance, while Chen Jin said they had provoked him first.

Xue Qinghe invited Chen Jin to the Royal Hunting Ground, where Chen Jin explained why he had left Shrek Academy and condemned its methods, earning Xue Qinghe’s admiration. They raced after a Four-Horned Snow Antelope and became separated from their guards deep in the forest, where they dismounted beneath an ancient tree.

• Xue Qinghe took Chen Jin to the Royal Hunting Ground and asked about his family, learning that Chen Jin had been orphaned and expelled from Shrek Academy.
• Chen Jin told Xue Qinghe that Shrek’s strenuous training risked lasting injuries and denounced its tolerance of Ma Hongjun harming women to control his Evil Fire Phoenix.
• Chen Jin declared that he would rather suffer than defile his Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix martial soul with such methods, and Xue Qinghe came to admire his conviction.
• Xue Qinghe and Chen Jin spotted a Four-Horned Snow Antelope and raced after it into the forest, leaving their guards and companions behind.
• After the antelope vanished deep in the woods, Xue Qinghe and Chen Jin stopped beneath an ancient tree and dismounted.

Xue Qinghe offered Chen Jin wealth and power in exchange for his service, but Chen Jin exposed his ambition to overthrow Emperor Xue Ye and negotiated a limited alliance instead. As they agreed to trade imperial resources for Chen Jin’s support, an attacker launched an ambush in the Royal Hunting Ground.

• Xue Qinghe invited Chen Jin to serve him, promising cultivation resources and a position as his trusted confidant.
• Chen Jin revealed that he knew Xue Qinghe intended to overthrow Emperor Xue Ye, and Xue Qinghe admitted his plan and offered Chen Jin a kingdom and great privileges.
• Chen Jin demonstrated his four Soul Rings, including a Ten Thousand Year fourth ring, and proposed cooperation as equals rather than becoming Xue Qinghe’s subordinate.
• Chen Jin asked Xue Qinghe for rare ice- and fire-attribute herbs and maps of high-level Soul Beast locations, and they agreed to the partnership.
• A powerful attacker roared for Chen Jin’s life as a black shadow streaked down from the treetops, forcing Chen Jin and Xue Qinghe to face an ambush.

Zhao Wuji attacked Chen Jin in the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Ground, seeking revenge for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, while Xue Qinghe intervened to protect his guest. Zhao Wuji chose to fight despite Xue Qinghe’s warning, and Chen Jin began countering his powerful soul skills as his ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring lit up.

• Zhao Wuji ambushed Chen Jin in the Royal Hunting Ground and accused him of crippling Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Chen Jin denied being a Shrek Academy member and said Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had brought their injuries on themselves.
• Xue Qinghe stepped between Zhao Wuji and Chen Jin, but Zhao Wuji decided to kill them both and flee before the imperial guards arrived.
• Chen Jin told Xue Qinghe to stand back, then summoned his Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix martial soul and challenged Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Control and Immovable Bright King Body, but Chen Jin’s Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens halted his charge and began melting his golden defense.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Compression, and Chen Jin’s black fourth soul ring lit up, engulfing the grove in black light.

Chen Jin and Xue Qinghe fought Zhao Wuji after he attacked them in the Royal Hunting Ground. Chen Jin’s Phoenix Claw nearly broke Zhao Wuji’s defense, and Zhao Wuji prepared to counterattack with murderous intent.

• Chen Jin stepped between Xue Qinghe and Zhao Wuji, then used his Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix martial soul to withstand Zhao Wuji’s attacks.
• Zhao Wuji revealed his full strength as a rank-seventy-six Soul Saint and threatened to kill Xue Qinghe and Chen Jin despite Xue Qinghe identifying himself as the Heaven Dou Empire’s Crown Prince.
• Chen Jin evaded Zhao Wuji’s Great Strength Vajra Palm, and Xue Qinghe joined him with his rank-sixty-one Soul Emperor power.
• Chen Jin rejected Xue Qinghe’s offer to restrain Zhao Wuji and charged with Phoenix Claw, forcing Zhao Wuji to defend with Immovable Bright King Body.
• Chen Jin’s Phoenix Claw cracked Zhao Wuji’s golden defense and caused pain in his meridians, while Zhao Wuji’s killing intent intensified as he prepared to counterattack.

Chen Jin fought Zhao Wuji with his Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Martial Soul but was pushed to his limit by the Soul Saint. Xue Qinghe revealed the Six-Winged Angel and her true identity as Qian Renxue, then joined Chen Jin to stop Zhao Wuji from exposing her secret.

• Chen Jin broke through Zhao Wuji's Immovable Bright King Body and injured him, but Zhao Wuji countered with Gravity Control and Great Strength Vajra Palm, leaving Chen Jin badly hurt.
• As Zhao Wuji prepared to kill Chen Jin, Xue Qinghe shed his disguise and revealed his level sixty-two Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Zhao Wuji recognized the Six-Winged Angel, realized Xue Qinghe was from Spirit Hall, and threatened to expose her identity before trying to escape.
• Chen Jin revealed that he had known Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue and urged her to help him keep Zhao Wuji from leaving alive.
• Chen Jin unleashed Phoenix God's Wings and a nine-colored Flame Storm while Qian Renxue used Angel's Protection to restore and empower him.

Chen Jin and Xue Qinghe fought Zhao Wuji as he intensified Gravity Compression by burning his life force. The battle exposed Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue, and she demanded Zhao Wuji's death while Chen Jin prepared to fight on.

• Xue Qinghe and Chen Jin combined their sacred and fiery attacks against Zhao Wuji, who answered with Gravity Compression.
• Zhao Wuji burned his life force to strengthen the gravity attack, shattering Xue Qinghe's Angel Sword and sending her flying.
• The gravitational storm tore away Xue Qinghe's disguise and crown prince robes, revealing her female form as Qian Renxue.
• Chen Jin caught Qian Renxue and covered her with a black robe, while Zhao Wuji realized that Xue Qinghe was a woman.
• Qian Renxue declared that Zhao Wuji had to die, and Chen Jin readied himself beside her.

Chen Jin and Qian Renxue joined forces to defeat Zhao Wuji in the Royal Hunting Ground. Chen Jin left the exhausted Zhao Wuji no chance to escape and burned him to ashes, while Flender remained a threatened enemy.

• Zhao Wuji transformed into the Great Strength Vajra Bear and attacked Chen Jin and Qian Renxue, but Qian Renxue’s Angel’s Roar and Chen Jin’s Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens wounded him.
• Chen Jin and Qian Renxue combined Divine Judgment and the nine-colored fire phoenix, overpowering Zhao Wuji’s Great Strength Vajra Palm and leaving him gravely injured.
• Zhao Wuji begged Chen Jin to spare him and invoked Flender and Shrek Academy, but Chen Jin refused and said Flender would soon join him.
• Chen Jin engulfed Zhao Wuji in nine-colored flame, burning him to ashes.

Chen Jin and Qian Renxue defeated Zhao Wuji, then agreed to conceal her identity and continue their cooperation. The next day, Blazing Fire Academy faced Godwind Academy, where Feng Xiaotian charged directly at Chen Jin as the match began.

• Chen Jin and Qian Renxue defeated Zhao Wuji, and Qian Renxue admitted that her real name was Qian Renxue and Xue Qinghe was only her assumed identity.
• Qian Renxue arranged for Zhao Wuji's death to be reported as an assassination attempt on the crown prince, while Chen Jin claimed Zhao Wuji's Soul Tool and belongings.
• Chen Jin returned to Blazing Fire Academy's Other Courtyard and told Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang that Zhao Wuji was dead.
• At the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, Feng Xiaotian confronted Chen Jin over his closeness with Huo Wu and challenged him to a match.
• Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy began their match, and Feng Xiaotian charged through the flames directly at Chen Jin.

Chen Jin defeated Feng Xiaotian in the arena, and Huo Wu kissed him before asking whether she could join him when he eventually left Blazing Fire Academy. Later, Xiao Wu secretly approached Chen Jin to investigate Zhao Wuji’s disappearance; Chen Jin admitted Zhao Wuji was dead and let her go, leaving Xiao Wu to ask whether he had truly killed him.

• Chen Jin defeated Feng Xiaotian with his ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring, winning the match for Blazing Fire Academy, and Huo Wu kissed him as a reward.
• Huo Wu asked Chen Jin whether she was trouble and what would happen when he left; he told her she could come with him, and she stayed in his arms.
• Tang San confronted Chen Jin about Zhao Wuji’s disappearance, but Chen Jin denied that a Soul Ancestor could have killed a Soul Saint; Zhu Zhuqing persuaded Tang San to let Chen Jin pass.
• Xiao Wu proposed secretly approaching Chen Jin to learn about Zhao Wuji, and Tang San agreed to let her try.
• Xiao Wu sneaked into Blazing Fire Academy’s Other Courtyard, where Chen Jin restrained her with flame chains and admitted Zhao Wuji had wanted to kill him and was dead.
• Chen Jin released Xiao Wu and warned her not to send anyone else to investigate; as she left, she asked whether Zhao Wuji was really dead.

After Xiao Wu reported that Chen Jin had killed Zhao Wuji, Tang San led Shrek Academy to confront him at Blazing Fire Academy’s hotel. Chen Jin admitted killing Zhao Wuji, and Tang San challenged him, agreeing to kneel and apologize if he lost.

• Huo Wu told Chen Jin that Blazing Fire Academy would protect him, and he spent the night healing his injuries.
• Xiao Wu returned to Shrek Academy and said Chen Jin had captured her, questioned her about Zhao Wuji, and admitted killing him.
• Tang San brought Shrek Academy to Blazing Fire Academy’s hotel to demand an explanation from Chen Jin.
• Chen Jin said Zhao Wuji had attacked him and died after losing, while Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu defended Chen Jin against Shrek Academy’s accusations.
• Tang San challenged Chen Jin to a fight and agreed to kneel and apologize if he lost; he then summoned his Blue Silver Grass and three Soul Rings.

Chen Jin defeated Tang San and forced him to kneel and apologize for accusing him of killing Zhao Wuji. After Yu Xiaogang revealed Tang San’s family history and sent him to seek help from his father, Tang Hao, Chen Jin left with Huo Wu to visit Xue Qinghe at the Crown Prince’s Residence.

• Chen Jin used his nine-colored flames and Phoenix Claw to defeat Tang San, then forced him to kneel, admit his accusations lacked evidence, and apologize to Chen Jin and Blazing Fire Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that his father, Tang Hao, was a Titled Douluo and explained how Tang San’s mother had sacrificed herself; he gave Tang San a token and sent him to find Tang Hao near Sunset Forest.
• Chen Jin told Huo Wu that Shrek Academy was preparing to seek help from Tang San’s father and that he would go to Xue Qinghe for support.
• Huo Wushuang warned Chen Jin that Blazing Fire Academy could not stop a Titled Douluo, but Chen Jin and Huo Wu left for the Crown Prince’s Residence anyway.
• Huo Wu promised to help Chen Jin if he faced danger, and the two arrived at the gates of the Crown Prince’s Residence.