Chapter Summaries

Liu Erlong awoke after Li Ye rescued her and tried to warm him while he suffered from a mysterious backlash. After they recovered, she learned he was Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, and they left the forest together with Liu Erlong carried in Li Ye’s arms.

• Liu Erlong woke beside Li Ye, realized he had saved her from the Venomfire Scorpion Dragon Beast, and found him pale and unresponsive.
• Liu Erlong guessed Li Ye had suffered a backlash from a forbidden technique and held him close to warm him, helping him escape the Death Desolate Qi that engulfed his soul.
• Li Ye woke in Liu Erlong’s embrace, misunderstood her actions, and argued with her as they dressed.
• Liu Erlong recognized Yu Xiaogang’s familiar belt and learned Li Ye was his disciple, but Li Ye gave her the false name Feng Yeli while she introduced herself as Long’er.
• Li Ye wrapped Liu Erlong in his coat and carried her out of the forest, while the two traded teasing remarks along the way.

Li Ye brought Liu Erlong to Dugu Bo’s territory and reunited with Dugu Yan, who eagerly threw herself into his arms. Dugu Bo offered access to the growth-accelerating plants at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well only if Li Ye left Liu Erlong and became Dugu Yan’s partner, but Li Ye asked to postpone the matter for a few years.

• Liu Erlong said she had recovered, but Li Ye continued carrying her until he found Dugu Bo’s poison formation.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan to meet Li Ye, and she excitedly embraced him while ignoring Liu Erlong.
• Li Ye introduced himself to Dugu Bo, who gave him antidote pills and led him and Liu Erlong to the residence near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo revealed that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could make plants grow rapidly and demanded that Li Ye leave Liu Erlong for Dugu Yan in exchange for access.
• Liu Erlong clarified that she and Li Ye were not together, while Dugu Yan objected to her grandfather’s attempt to arrange her relationship.
• Li Ye asked Dugu Bo to show him the place first and defer the relationship question for a few years.

Li Ye visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo, secured permission to take its herbs by agreeing to be with Dugu Yan, and consumed two rare plants. He left with the Blue Silver Emperor growing rapidly after he watered it with his blood.

• Dugu Bo took Li Ye to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Li Ye recognized its rare herbs and offered a Head Soul Bone in exchange for some.
• Dugu Bo offered Li Ye any herbs he wanted if he agreed to be with Dugu Yan, and Li Ye accepted while asking whether he could also be with other girls.
• Dugu Bo gave Li Ye a Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, and Li Ye handed him the Head Soul Bone for Dugu Yan.
• Li Ye had Dugu Bo retrieve the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then consumed and refined their medicinal powers.
• Li Ye watered the Blue Silver Emperor with his blood, causing it to grow rapidly to an age of seven or eight hundred years.

Li Ye persuaded Dugu Bo to help Liu Erlong obtain a seventh soul ring from an injured fifty-thousand-year Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast. After Liu Erlong became a Soul Saint, a valuable soul bone appeared, and Dugu Bo revealed that his health was failing because of a problem with his martial soul.

• Li Ye asked Dugu Bo to help Liu Erlong hunt a fifty-thousand-year Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast, and Dugu Bo agreed.
• Dugu Bo subdued the wounded beast, and Liu Erlong killed it with her strongest soul skill before absorbing its soul ring.
• Li Ye stayed beside Liu Erlong throughout her absorption, and she emerged at level 72 as a Soul Saint.
• A high-quality torso soul bone appeared, but Dugu Bo refused it despite Li Ye and Liu Erlong offering it to him.
• Dugu Bo said he had only a few years left to live, and Li Ye asked whether the cause was a problem with his martial soul.

Li Ye returned to Nuoding City after leaving Dugu Bo with a possible way to contain his toxins and giving Liu Erlong a Soul Bone. He reunited with Xiao Wu and gave her and Tang San two rare herbs, while Tang San recognized their value and urged Li Ye to keep one for himself.

• Li Ye explained that Dugu Bo could either purge his toxins and lose his ability to use poison or transfer them into a Soul Bone or other treasure, and Dugu Bo left to try the latter method.
• Li Ye gave Liu Erlong a Trunk Bone, learned that her real name was Liu Erlong, and left for Nuoding City after teasing her about having children together.
• Li Ye returned to the dormitory, where Xiao Wu embraced him and told him how much she had missed and worried about him.
• Tang San entered as Li Ye offered Xiao Wu a present, so Li Ye gave Tang San one as well and took them somewhere secluded.
• Li Ye gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Tang San the eight-petal immortal orchid, and Tang San recognized the herbs and urged Li Ye to keep the orchid.
• Li Ye said he had already taken the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, and told Tang San not to refuse his gift.

Xiao Wu and Tang San refined their immortal herbs, gaining substantial Soul Power, while Li Ye felt left behind. After Tang San reunited with Tang Hao, Li Ye returned to Yu Xiaogang and later overheard him and Flender discussing Liu Erlong’s claim that she had found her true love.

• Xiao Wu used her heart’s blood to make the Lovesick Heartbreak Red acknowledge her, then refined it and reached rank 30; Tang San refined the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and rose from rank 21 to rank 29.
• Tang Hao watched the group and decided Li Ye’s strength might undermine Tang San’s confidence, while Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year soul beast aura disappeared.
• Tang San went to meet his father, and Li Ye took Xiao Wu to the dining hall before visiting Yu Xiaogang after dinner.
• The next day, Li Ye found Flender with Yu Xiaogang, left the room at Yu Xiaogang’s request, and overheard them discuss why Liu Erlong had said she had found her true love.

Yu Xiaogang believed Liu Erlong had found someone else and wrote her a tearful farewell letter, while Li Ye pursued his relationship with her and teased Tang San. Yu Xiaogang entrusted the letter to Flender and committed himself to raising Li Ye, agreeing to bring Li Ye and Tang San to Shrek Academy after they graduated.

• Flender tried to reassure Yu Xiaogang that Liu Erlong’s claim of finding true love might have been meant to provoke him, but Yu Xiaogang grew troubled when he learned she had gone to hunt for her Seventh Soul Ring.
• Li Ye decided not to withdraw from his relationship with Liu Erlong, accepted that Yu Xiaogang would be heartbroken, and went to find Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang wrote Liu Erlong a farewell letter filled with grief and blessings, then gave it to Flender to deliver.
• Li Ye ate beside Xiao Wu and teased Tang San about the girls who had confessed to him, while Tang San silently grew furious at their displays of affection.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he would focus on training Li Ye, and he agreed to bring Li Ye and Tang San to Shrek Academy after they graduated from Nuoding Academy.

After months of cultivation, Li Ye took Tang San and Xiao Wu to Star Dou Forest to hunt Tang San’s third Soul Ring. Li Ye killed a Man Faced Demon Spider, but Tang San’s crossbow destroyed it so thoroughly that they could not use it for a Soul Ring.

• Li Ye exchanged letters with Liu Erlong and Dugu Yan while cultivating, and reflected on Spirit Hall’s services and policies under Bibi Dong.
• Tang San, having reached level 30 months earlier, set out with Li Ye and Xiao Wu to find a suitable third Soul Ring.
• Tang San worried about facing the forest’s Soul Beasts, but Li Ye and Xiao Wu reassured him that they could handle the hunt.
• A Man Faced Demon Spider ambushed the group, and Li Ye struck it through the head with his third Soul Skill and spear technique.
• Tang San fired the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to stop the spider’s death-throe attack, shattering its body and leaving it unusable for a Soul Ring.

Tang San persuaded Li Ye to let him absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring and gained both his third Soul Skill and the Eight Spider Soul Bone. After testing the skill, Tang San finally managed to trip and briefly bind Xiao Wu, giving him a chance to strike back against her bullying.

• Tang San asked Li Ye to let him absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring, and Li Ye agreed after warning him about its evil attribute.
• Tang San absorbed the Soul Ring with Li Ye and Xiao Wu guarding him, and eight spider legs emerged from his back as he gained the Eight Spider Soul Bone.
• Li Ye told Tang San to put on clothes before testing his new Soul Skill, and Tang San realized his Soul Bone had torn his clothes apart.
• Tang San used his third Soul Skill, Spiderweb Trap, to bind Xiao Wu after she was tripped by Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San smiled at finally getting the better of Xiao Wu, while Xiao Wu rolled her eyes and ignored him.

After helping Tang San obtain his third Soul Ring, Li Ye learned about immortal herbs and trained until he reached rank forty. He set out for Star Dou Forest to hunt for his fourth Soul Ring, looking forward to meeting Liu Erlong, who had agreed to help him.

• Tang San explained his Spiderweb Trap, and Li Ye suggested renaming it Blue Silver Forbidden Zone, which Tang San and Tang Hao approved.
• Back at Nuoding Academy, Li Ye questioned Tang San about medicinal herbs, and Tang San grew suspicious that Li Ye possessed immortal-grade herbs.
• Nearly a year and a half passed, during which Li Ye reached rank forty and raised his spiritual power to the Soul Douluo level by refining Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.
• Sword Old Ghost and Spear Old Demon argued over Li Ye's sword and spear training, and he promised to practice harder.
• Li Ye packed supplies and headed for Star Dou Forest to hunt for his fourth Soul Ring, with Liu Erlong coming to help him.

Li Ye waited in town for Liu Erlong while Bibi Dong and Hu Liena arrived disguised as sisters to hunt a Soul Ring. When Mokena and his men threatened the women, Li Ye rushed to intervene, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Li Ye reached the town outside the Star Dou Great Forest and waited for Liu Erlong before their hunt.
• Bibi Dong and Hu Liena arrived in disguise, and Bibi Dong noticed Li Ye’s talent and considered recruiting him into Spirit Hall.
• Mokena and several burly men approached Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, provoking Hu Liena with their advances.
• Mokena summoned his Martial Soul and used his third Soul Skill, Grievous Restraint, to send chains toward the two women.
• Li Ye mistook the women’s stillness for fear and charged in, determined to stop the men.

Li Ye intervened when Mokena and four other Soul Kings attacked Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, only to discover the men had targeted him and flee from their advances. Bibi Dong killed a separate group of men who threatened her and Hu Liena, then pursued Li Ye as Mokena’s squad caught up and surrounded him.

• Li Ye blocked Mokena and his four companions from reaching Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, and recognized that all five were Soul Kings with optimal soul ring configurations.
• Mokena and his companions revealed their interest in Li Ye, who realized he had become their target and ran from them.
• A lecherous young man and his servants blocked Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, so Bibi Dong killed them with her Soul-Devouring Spider Stingers.
• Bibi Dong comforted Hu Liena and pursued Li Ye, while Mokena and his companions chased him with their soul skills.
• Number Five supplied Mokena and three companions with red beer that boosted their power and speed, allowing them to surround Li Ye.

Li Ye drove off Mokena and the Star Dou Five Scoundrels, then met Hu Liena and Bibi Dong again and agreed to join them in hunting Soul Rings after his companion arrived. Li Ye and Bibi Dong exchanged glances and both recognized the feeling as falling in love.

• Li Ye wounded Mokena with Spear's Extremity, but Mokena and his companions escaped after deciding they could not win him over.
• The Star Dou Five Scoundrels discussed their failed schemes, and Mokena considered finding a way to make Li Ye take them in as underlings.
• Hu Liena introduced herself and Bibi Dong to Li Ye as An Nana and An Dong'er, while Li Ye gave them the name Feng Yeli and asked them to call him Ye Li.
• Hu Liena invited Li Ye to hunt Soul Rings with her and her rank-66 sister, and Li Ye agreed once his companion arrived.
• Bibi Dong was pleased when Li Ye said she looked eighteen or nineteen, and she and Li Ye exchanged a gaze that left him blushing.

Bibi Dong found herself developing feelings for Li Ye while dining with him and Hu Liena, then grew jealous when Liu Erlong arrived and claimed a familiar place beside him. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong deciding to compete with Liu Erlong for Li Ye.

• Bibi Dong noticed Li Ye's Jade Belt and began to question whether her feelings for Yu Xiaogang were changing.
• Li Ye watched Bibi Dong closely as he, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena ordered food, while Hu Liena guessed that her teacher had taken an interest in him.
• Liu Erlong arrived at the hotel, spotted Li Ye dining with Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, and feared that someone had stolen her place in his life.
• Liu Erlong sat beside Li Ye and asked him to introduce the two women, and Li Ye explained that he had met them that day.
• Bibi Dong recognized Liu Erlong and, after sensing her connection to Li Ye, resolved to compete with her for him.

Li Ye shared the last room at an inn with Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, and Hu Liena, then used a ruse to pull them all under one quilt. As they traveled into Star Dou Forest the next day, Hu Liena admitted she wanted to be with Li Ye without being separated from her sister, while Bibi Dong denied liking him and left him hurt.

• Li Ye told Liu Erlong that he had booked the inn’s last room, leaving the four of them to negotiate where to sleep.
• Hu Liena suggested that everyone squeeze into Li Ye’s arms, and Li Ye joked that he wanted to try it.
• Li Ye cried that a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was outside, then pulled the quilt over himself and the three women when they looked away.
• The four woke blushing the next morning, and Li Ye went downstairs to order breakfast.
• Hu Liena told Li Ye she could share a husband with Bibi Dong rather than lose her chance with him.
• Bibi Dong denied liking Li Ye, and he felt hurt by her words as they continued toward Star Dou Forest.

Li Ye encountered and defeated a Three-Tailed Fox Demon, then helped Hu Liena claim its soul ring while explaining the beast’s traits. He parted from Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to continue into the Star Dou Forest with Liu Erlong, but returned to kiss Bibi Dong before leaving.

• After two days of searching, Li Ye found a Soft Boned Charming Rabbit, but a Three-Tailed Fox Demon’s failed ambush let the rabbit escape.
• Li Ye defeated the Three-Tailed Fox Demon and sent it to Hu Liena, who killed it and prepared to absorb its soul ring.
• Li Ye explained the Three-Tailed Fox Demon’s age and abilities, impressing Hu Liena, Bibi Dong, and Liu Erlong with his knowledge.
• Bibi Dong approved Hu Liena absorbing the soul ring, and Li Ye said he and Liu Erlong would go deeper into the Star Dou Forest while Bibi Dong stayed with Hu Liena.
• Before leaving, Li Ye returned to Bibi Dong, embraced and kissed her, then departed with Liu Erlong as Bibi Dong watched him go.

Hu Liena woke after absorbing her soul ring and learned that Li Ye had left, while Bibi Dong mourned his departure. Li Ye and Liu Erlong searched Star Dou Forest for a suitable soul beast, then discovered a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and a Titan Giant Ape fighting over an immortal herb.

• Hu Liena found Bibi Dong crying because Li Ye had left, and Bibi Dong suggested they might see him again at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Li Ye told Liu Erlong that he would accept it if he never saw An Dong'er and An Nana again, and the two continued exploring Star Dou Forest together.
• Li Ye rejected several ten-thousand-year soul beasts because their cultivation or abilities did not suit him.
• Li Ye and Liu Erlong followed a disturbance and secretly watched a twenty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear battle a thirty-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape.
• Li Ye spotted an immortal-grade herb nearby and guessed that the two soul beasts were fighting over it.

Li Ye and Liu Erlong attacked the exhausted Titan Giant Ape and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, killing both ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts and securing the Immortal-Grade Flower. Li Ye then began absorbing both beasts’ Soul Rings at once, leaving Liu Erlong to guard him.

• After watching the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and Titan Giant Ape fight for hours, Li Ye and Liu Erlong attacked when the wounded beasts turned their attention toward them.
• Li Ye kept the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear occupied while Liu Erlong used her dragon flames and Red Dragon Explosive Flame Strike against the Titan Giant Ape.
• Li Ye finished the dying Titan Giant Ape with his Desolate-Breaking Spear Intent, and Liu Erlong subdued the fleeing Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear so Li Ye could kill it.
• Li Ye collected the Immortal-Grade Flower, then drew both beasts’ Soul Rings and began absorbing them with his Demonic Flame Spear and Ghost-Cold Sword.
• Liu Erlong realized Li Ye had twin martial souls and stood guard as he attempted to absorb the two powerful Soul Rings simultaneously.

Li Ye fought the Titan Giant Ape and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in his mental space, where Sword Old Ghost demonstrated the first four forms of the Nine Heaven-Slaying Swords. After absorbing the two Soul Beasts’ Soul Bones, Li Ye endured a strange vision of a white-robed swordsman who resembled a younger Sword Old Ghost, then woke and found Liu Erlong had recovered two External Soul Bones.

• Li Ye struggled against the Titan Giant Ape and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in his mental space until Sword Old Ghost intervened and demonstrated four forms of the Nine Heaven-Slaying Swords.
• Sword Old Ghost and Spear Old Demon told Li Ye that mastering later techniques required him to comprehend his own intent, and Li Ye left the mental space.
• After Li Ye absorbed the two Soul Beasts’ Soul Bones, he sensed a deadly threat and collapsed as Liu Erlong checked on him.
• Li Ye endured a recurring vision of being impaled by flying swords until a white-robed swordsman resembling a younger Sword Old Ghost appeared and slew the attackers.
• Li Ye woke after three days and left the forest with Liu Erlong, who gave him the Titan Giant Ape Left Hand Bone and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone.

After returning to Suotuo City, Li Ye absorbed two External Soul Bones and gained powerful new skills for both his Martial Souls. He visited Flender’s shop for spending money and received a Gold Card with ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• Liu Erlong gave Li Ye the Titan Giant Ape and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear External Soul Bones, and they promised to marry in two years.
• Li Ye parted from Liu Erlong in Suotuo City, then absorbed both External Soul Bones at a hotel.
• Li Ye gained the Dark Gold Divine Power and Sword Domain Soul Skills, along with Tai Tan’s Grip and Dark Gold Dreadclaw from the Soul Bones.
• Li Ye went to Flender’s shop and explained that he was short on money.
• Flender welcomed Li Ye and gave him a Gold Card containing ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.