Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong and the others visited the Heaven Dou Beast Arena, where Chuntao explained its brutal human-versus-beast contests. Disturbed by the cruelty, Ning Rongrong found comfort in Su Yu’s words and chose to stay and watch.

• Ning Rongrong and the others looked down from their private box at the crowded Beast Arena.
• Chuntao described the day’s exhibitions, including a match between five Soul Ancestors and a thirteen-thousand-year-old Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu questioned the fairness and danger of the human-versus-beast contest.
• Chuntao explained that the human participants were condemned criminals who could earn freedom by surviving or be bought out by spectators.
• Ning Rongrong told Su Yu that the world was unlike what she had imagined, and Su Yu encouraged her to help others when she could.
• Ning Rongrong decided to stay and watch the matches to the end.

Miss Qingyuan presented two starving Soul Beasts in the Beast Arena and fed each a Horned Ox to excite the crowd. After the Sky-Splitting Mad Lion killed its prey, the Ghost Tiger pounced on the second ox, beginning another slaughter.

• Miss Qingyuan introduced a fifteen-thousand-year Sky-Splitting Mad Lion that had been kept hungry for three days.
• Qingyuan ordered an attendant to throw a fifty-year Horned Ox into the lion's enclosure, and the lion killed and devoured it as the audience cheered.
• Ning Rongrong recoiled from the slaughter, so Su Yu drew her close and blocked her view while Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling turned away.
• Qingyuan introduced a fifteen-thousand-year Ghost Tiger, also starved for three days, and had attendants throw another Horned Ox into its enclosure.
• The Ghost Tiger pounced on the Horned Ox and tore into its body with its claws.

At the Beast Arena, the Ghost Tiger devoured the Horned Ox before facing the Sky-Splitting Mad Lion in a battle to the death. The Ghost Tiger killed its opponent and was declared the winner.

• The Ghost Tiger devoured the Horned Ox as the audience cheered.
• Qingyuan announced a showdown between the Sky-Splitting Mad Lion and the Ghost Tiger as the barrier separating them rose.
• The Sky-Splitting Mad Lion attacked first, but the Ghost Tiger dodged and countered while the lion used dust to conceal its movements.
• The Ghost Tiger exploited the lion’s misstep, injured its foreleg, and dragged it to the ground.
• The Ghost Tiger bit the Sky-Splitting Mad Lion’s neck until it stopped moving, then roared beside its corpse.
• Qingyuan congratulated the Ghost Tiger as the audience erupted in cheers.

After the Ghost Tiger attacked the spectators, a seven-ring Soul Saint knocked it away, and it returned to feeding on the Sky-Splitting Mad Lion before staff removed both beasts. Lingyuan introduced the next human-versus-beast contest, leaving five shackled prisoners facing a thirteen-thousand-year-old Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros.

• Ning Rongrong asked Su Yu if the match was over, and he confirmed it while saying the human-versus-beast fight was next.
• The Ghost Tiger charged at the stands, but a Soul Saint with a Violent Ape Martial Soul struck it with his fifth Soul Skill and blasted it back.
• The Ghost Tiger judged the Soul Saint too strong to attack and resumed eating the Sky-Splitting Mad Lion before staff took them away.
• Lingyuan announced a human-versus-beast showdown and brought five shackled prisoners into the arena, promising freedom if they survived.
• A stone gate rose to reveal a thirteen-thousand-year-old Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros, and the prisoners stared at it in fear.

Qingyuan staged a spectacle in which five shackled people were exposed to a raging Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros, and the beast charged them after attendants drenched them in a scent that provoked its fury. As the rhinoceros cornered a fleeing man, a young woman leaped onto its back and revealed a powerful dragon-type Martial Soul.

• Qingyuan announced that the five sinners would face the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros, and a Soul Saint threw two men back when they tried to escape.
• The Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros smashed through its gate and charged the group; one man’s Huo Yan Tiger flames failed to stop it, and he was struck down.
• A man with a Gale Mole Martial Soul dodged the beast’s charge into the arena wall, but the rhinoceros turned and slowly cornered him as the crowd demanded his death.
• A young woman leaped onto the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros’s back, summoned an imposing earthen-yellow dragon-type Martial Soul, and clung to the beast as it thrashed to throw her off.

At the Heaven Dou Beast Arena, a young woman with a dragon martial soul clung to a rampaging Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros as it killed the other fighters. Just as it charged at her, Su Yu knocked it unconscious and claimed that he wanted her, offering to name his price.

• The young woman struck the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros's neck with her dragon martial soul, but it went berserk and crushed a Huo Yan Tiger soul master.
• Three surviving Soul Ancestors attacked the beast, but their soul skills barely harmed it, and the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros killed another man who tried to flee.
• The young woman used her Mountain Dragon Combo against the beast before leaping away as it slammed into a wall.
• The Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros charged at the young woman, but Su Yu appeared and knocked it unconscious with a glance.
• A Soul Saint warned Su Yu that he was breaking the arena's rules, and Su Yu calmly said he wanted the young woman and would name his price.

Su Yu bought Long Ling'er's freedom from the Heaven Dou Beast Arena and arranged for her to join him and the others. He also approved the manager Hecly's request to admit his son to Spirit Hall Academy, and Long Ling'er received her release and identity papers.

• Su Yu brought Long Ling'er back to the private room, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed and comforted her.
• Long Ling'er gave Su Yu her name, and he invited her to stay with them.
• Su Yu took Long Ling'er to meet manager Hecly and paid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to buy her freedom.
• Hecly asked Su Yu to help his six-year-old son enter Spirit Hall Academy, and Su Yu approved the request.
• Hecly completed Long Ling'er's release and identity paperwork, and Su Yu handed the documents to her to keep safe.

Su Yu freed Long Ling'er from the Beast Arena and learned that its agents kidnapped unaffiliated Soul Masters to sell as beast slaves. After examining her unusual Martial Soul and binding her loyalty with his ocular power, he entrusted her with protecting Ning Rongrong and the others.

• Su Yu gave Long Ling'er a free citizen document, and she told him the Beast Arena had abducted her while she cultivated outside the city.
• Su Yu promised Long Ling'er protection and brought her back to Ning Rongrong, who chose to go shopping instead of watching the arena.
• Su Yu examined Long Ling'er's unknown draconic Martial Soul and named it the Mountain Dragon.
• Su Yu implanted ocular power in Long Ling'er, warning that it would kill her if she betrayed him and demonstrating its power by making a tree vanish.
• Su Yu entrusted Long Ling'er with protecting Ning Rongrong and the others, and she vowed to guard them and remain loyal.

Su Yu brought Ning Rongrong, Xue Na, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ye Lingling, and Long Ling'er to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to choose herbs suited to their cultivation. Xiao Wu recognized a transplanted Blue Silver Emperor, and Su Yu began distributing the herbs, giving Ye Lingling a Water Jade Spirit Immortal Flower.

• Su Yu used Flying Thunder God to take the girls to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he warned them about the dangerous waters and vapor.
• Ning Rongrong found an unusual blue-black Blue Silver Grass with golden-red markings, and Xiao Wu recognized it as a Blue Silver Emperor.
• Su Yu confirmed that the plant was a Blue Silver Emperor he had transplanted there, then turned the girls' attention to the immortal herbs he had prepared.
• Su Yu gave Ye Lingling a Water Jade Spirit Immortal Flower and explained how to eat it to strengthen her foundation and improve her healing Soul Skills.
• Ye Lingling thanked Su Yu, kissed his cheek, and told him she liked him even more than the herb.

Su Yu gave immortal herbs to Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xue Na, and Long Ling'er, who began absorbing them. He then helped Xiao Wu see Ah Yin’s transformed appearance as the Dark Blue Silver Emperor and revealed that it reflected her changed soul, leaving Xiao Wu shocked and asking why Ah Yin had become this way.

• Su Yu gave Ye Lingling Water Jade Spirit Immortal Flower and Zhu Zhuqing Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and both began absorbing them.
• Su Yu gave Ning Rongrong and Xue Na White Tale flowers, and they sat down to absorb them.
• Su Yu gave Long Ling'er the Dragon Blood Soul Grass Flower, and a faint dragon-shaped phantom appeared as she absorbed it.
• Xiao Wu asked why Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor form had turned blue-black, and Su Yu explained that she was now the Dark Blue Silver Emperor.
• Su Yu used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to let Xiao Wu see Ah Yin’s human form and explained that it showed her soul’s current state.
• Xiao Wu, shaken by Ah Yin’s appearance, asked why she had changed.

Ah Yin told Xiao Wu how she had nearly died after sacrificing her soul ring, and Su Yu revealed that Tang Hao had been raising Xiao Wu as a soul ring for Tang San. The group absorbed immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Long Ling'er broke through to level fifty.

• Ah Yin recognized Xiao Wu and explained that she had sacrificed her soul ring for a human, nearly died, and was saved by Su Yu.
• Su Yu told Xiao Wu that Tang Hao was Tang San's father and had been watching her as a potential soul ring for Tang San.
• Su Yu gave Xiao Wu an immortal herb, and she absorbed it alongside the others.
• Ning Rongrong and Xue Na absorbed White Story and reached level forty, followed by Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu after absorbing their herbs.
• Long Ling'er absorbed Dragon Blood Soul Grass Flower, awakened her dragon bloodline, and reached level fifty.

Su Yu used five wood clones to find suitable soul beasts for Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xue Na, and Ye Lingling, while postponing Long Ling'er’s search until they could visit the Star Dou Great Forest. Xiao Wu condensed her fourth soul ring as the others absorbed theirs, and Ye Lingling reached rank forty-five before sharing a kiss with Su Yu as the others neared completion.

• Su Yu created five wood clones and sent them to search the Sunset Forest for soul beasts suited to the women’s martial souls and cultivation plans.
• The clones returned with a Stone Armor Bear for Ning Rongrong, a Ghost Tiger for Zhu Zhuqing, a Thunderclap War Tiger for Xue Na, and a Glazed Deer for Ye Lingling, but found no suitable soul beast for Long Ling'er.
• Su Yu promised to take Long Ling'er to the Star Dou Great Forest after the others finished absorbing their soul rings, and Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xue Na, and Ye Lingling began absorption.
• Su Yu signaled Xiao Wu to condense her fourth soul ring, and she reached rank forty-three with the Invincible Golden Body soul skill.
• Ye Lingling finished absorbing her soul ring and reached rank forty-five after stored energy from an immortal herb was released; Su Yu explained the breakthrough, and she kissed him.
• Su Yu and Ye Lingling shared a kiss until Su Yu sensed the others nearing the end of their absorption.

Su Yu and Long Ling'er entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable fifth Soul Ring for her and encountered a twelve-thousand-year Rock-Armored Stone Dragon. Su Yu restrained the beast with his Wood Dragon Technique, leaving Long Ling'er ready to claim its Soul Ring.

• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xue Na completed their Soul Ring absorption and revealed their new Soul Skills and rank-four-three breakthroughs.
• Su Yu used Flying Thunder God to return with the group to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• The next day, Su Yu took Long Ling'er to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek an earth-attribute dragon Soul Beast for her fifth Soul Ring.
• After searching deep in the forest, Su Yu located a twelve-thousand-year Rock-Armored Stone Dragon beneath a massive rock face.
• Su Yu summoned his Wood Dragon Technique to block the beast's boulder attack and coil around its neck.
• The Wood Dragon tightened its grip and grew branches that pierced the Rock-Armored Stone Dragon's scales and began absorbing its Soul Power.

Long Ling'er killed the Rock-Armored Stone Dragon and began absorbing its Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring while Su Yu went to confront Er Ming. Su Yu defeated the Titan Giant Ape with Wood Release and left him asleep in the forest.

• Long Ling'er killed the Rock-Armored Stone Dragon, and its Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring appeared.
• Su Yu warned Long Ling'er about the soul ring’s violent energy and Soul Shock before she began absorbing it.
• Su Yu sensed Er Ming nearby and left a Wood Clone to guard Long Ling'er.
• Su Yu fought Er Ming, trapping him with Wood Dragon Technique and striking him with a Wooden Human.
• Er Ming broke free and gathered soul power, but Su Yu enlarged the Wooden Human, pinned him down, and knocked him unconscious.

Long Ling'er completed her Soul Ring absorption and reached Soul Power Level fifty-three before Su Yu took her out of Star Dou Great Forest. Da Ming and Er Ming reported their failure to Di Tian, who then went to the Lake of Life and found the silver dragon suffering from three corrupting forces.

• Long Ling'er finished absorbing her Soul Ring, broke through to Soul Power Level fifty-three, and left the forest with Su Yu.
• Da Ming found Er Ming unconscious after his defeat by Su Yu, woke him, and led him back to Star Lake.
• Di Tian reprimanded Da Ming and Er Ming for failing to bring back the person he wanted, then flew toward the Core Circle.
• Di Tian entered the silver-white palace beside the Lake of Life and approached the silver dragon, whose scales were being consumed by Asura, evil, and destruction auras.
• The silver dragon sensed Di Tian and slowly opened its eyes.

The Silver Dragon sent Zi JI to find the human who inherited the Mountain Dragon King's bloodline and bring her back without harming her. After Su Yu formed and trained Blue Tyrant Academy’s tournament team, Zi JI found the academy and arrived seeking the bloodline heir.

• Di Tian reported that the Mountain Dragon King bloodline heir had left the Star Dou Great Forest, so the Silver Dragon gave Zi JI a scale and ordered her to find the heir and bring her back alive.
• Su Yu returned to Blue Tyrant Academy with Long Ling'er, who revealed that absorbing her fifth Soul Ring had raised her soul power to rank fifty-three.
• Su Yu persuaded Flender to put him in charge of selecting and training Blue Tyrant Academy’s team for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Su Yu selected ten students for the team, trained them for a month, and planned to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy before taking Zhu Zhuqing to dissolve her engagement to Dai Mubai.
• Zi JI followed the Silver Dragon scale to Blue Tyrant Academy and entered despite the guards’ attempts to stop her.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji hurried to meet Zi JI, and Flender introduced himself and asked why she had come.

Su Yu confronted Zi JI after she attacked Flender and Zhao Wuji at Blue Tyrant Academy, then moved their fight to Sunset Forest. He learned she had come to take Long Ling'er to the Star Dou Great Forest and resisted her, revealing an ability that swallowed her attack as their battle continued.

• Zi JI struck Flender and Zhao Wuji unconscious when they tried to stop her at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Su Yu used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to reveal Zi JI's true form as the two-hundred-thousand-year-old Hell Demon Dragon King.
• Su Yu evaded Zi JI's attack, restrained her, and transported them both to Sunset Forest.
• Zi JI said her lord had sent her to bring back the human with the Mountain Dragon King's bloodline, and Su Yu suspected she meant Long Ling'er.
• The system gave Su Yu a mission to subdue Zi JI, and he refused to let her take Long Ling'er.
• Zi JI attacked Su Yu with a beam of soul power, but his black vortex swallowed it, shocking her.

Su Yu battled Zi JI after she transformed into her dragon form, using Wood Release and his Sharingan abilities to restrain and overpower her. He demanded that she surrender, and the chapter ended as his wooden figure caught her Hellfire Devil Flame and hurled it away.

• Zi JI transformed into a thirty-meter dragon and attacked Su Yu with powerful dragon breath.
• Su Yu absorbed the dragon breath with a vortex and used Nativity of a World of Trees to bind Zi JI.
• Zi JI corroded and burned through the wooden restraints, broke free, and lunged at Su Yu, but his spatial ability stopped her claws short.
• Su Yu summoned a Wood Dragon and a towering Wood Human, which struck Zi JI into a cliff.
• Su Yu called on Zi JI to surrender, but she attacked the wooden figure with Hellfire Devil Flame, which it caught without being harmed.

Su Yu used the wooden giant to overpower Zi JI and wear down her resistance until she surrendered. Zi JI ended the chapter bound and crying, while Su Yu stopped tormenting her.

• Zi JI tried to attack Su Yu, but the wooden giant caught her by the tail and threw her to the ground.
• The wooden giant repeatedly slammed Zi JI into the ground as Su Yu asked whether she would surrender.
• Zi JI insisted she would never submit, so Su Yu had the wooden giant swing her around and slam her down again.
• Su Yu pinned Zi JI to the ground and bound her with branches, then repeatedly flicked her forehead when she continued to curse him.
• Zi JI finally cried and surrendered, and Su Yu signaled the wooden giant to stop.

Su Yu used his Sharingan to trap Zi JI in repeated illusions of death until she agreed to submit to him. After the Genjutsu broke, Zi JI collapsed, and Su Yu carried her from Sunset Forest to his room at Blue Tyrant Academy, where she later awoke.

• Su Yu offered Zi JI the choice of becoming a Soul Ring or submitting, and she refused and attacked him.
• Su Yu cast Genjutsu on Zi JI, binding her in an illusion and repeatedly making her experience death at the Dragon-Slaying Blade.
• After enduring repeated deaths, Zi JI agreed to submit, and Su Yu's Genjutsu ended.
• Zi JI passed out from exhaustion, and Su Yu carried her from Sunset Forest to his room at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Zi JI slowly awoke on Su Yu's bed.