Chapter Summaries

Guang Yu absorbed a thousand-year soul ring, reached level 24, and trained in the Star Dou Great Forest to prepare for his promised battle. Two days after returning to Spirit City, he entered the Hunting Ground as the Seven Great High Priests gathered to witness the trial that would decide whether Qian Renxue returned.

• Guang Yu absorbed the purple thousand-year soul ring, gained four Soul Power levels, and obtained the Second Soul Skill Aurora Sword Body.
• Guang Ling told Guang Yu that his five-thousand-year soul-beast opponent was formidable and that he had three months to prepare if he wanted Qian Renxue to return.
• Guang Yu chose to train his swordsmanship, archery, and combat experience in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Guang Ling taught him advanced archery techniques.
• After more than twenty days, Guang Yu and Guang Ling returned to Spirit City ahead of the final day of Guang Yu's half-year agreement with the Seven Great High Priests.
• Guang Yu entered Spirit Hall's Hunting Ground alone, where the Seven Great High Priests awaited him for the decisive battle.

Guang Yu fought a five-thousand-year Blazing Shadow Leopard to prove he could defeat the beast and end Xiaoxue’s infiltration plan. He injured the leopard with his Aurora Seven Star Slash, then charged back into the fight as the battle intensified.

• Qian Daoliu set the condition that Guang Yu had to defeat the Blazing Shadow Leopard for Xiaoxue to abandon her infiltration plan and return to the Pope's Palace.
• Guang Yu recognized the five-thousand-year Blazing Shadow Leopard and activated his Aurora Sword Body and Light God Sword Intent.
• Guang Yu met the leopard’s first attack head-on, and both fighters were knocked back.
• Guang Yu used Aurora Seven Star Slash during their second clash and cut a deep wound across the leopard’s back.
• The enraged Blazing Shadow Leopard charged again, and Guang Yu rushed forward to continue their close-range battle.

Guang Yu fought the Blazing Shadow Leopard at close range to wound its leg and reduce its speed, despite the danger. After being severely injured, he summoned his Ice Divine Bow and Ice Wings and fired a full-draw explosive arrow, leaving the attack's result unresolved.

• Guang Yu evaded the Blazing Shadow Leopard's attacks and slashed at it in close combat while the observers worried about his dangerous strategy.
• Guang Ling, Qian Daoliu, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo discussed how Guang Yu was targeting the leopard's limbs to slow it down before switching to ranged attacks.
• Guang Yu deeply wounded the Blazing Shadow Leopard's hind leg, but its counterattack struck him and sent him flying, leaving him severely injured.
• The wounded leopard charged again at reduced speed, and Guang Yu summoned his Ice Divine Bow and Ice Wings.
• Guang Yu leaped clear of the leopard's pounce, drew his bow fully, and fired an explosive ice arrow.

Guang Yu defeated a five-thousand-year Blazing Shadow Leopard, convincing the Worship Elders of his talent and securing Qian Daoliu’s order for Qian Renxue to return home. Qian Renxue left Heaven Dou City and secretly returned to Spirit City, while Bibi Dong learned that Xue Qinghe had died and suspected something was wrong.

• Guang Yu wounded the Blazing Shadow Leopard with an Explosive Arrow and a Refracting Arrow, then killed it with a Penetrating Arrow as it lunged at him.
• Guang Ling celebrated Guang Yu’s victory, and Qian Daoliu praised his talent before ordering Qian Renxue to return to the Pope’s Palace.
• Qian Daoliu sent Ghost Leopard Douluo to Heaven Dou City, where Snake Lance Douluo and Stingray Douluo told Qian Renxue to abandon her infiltration and go home.
• Qian Renxue arranged for Crown Prince Xue Qinghe to die in an accident, left Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with Ghost Leopard Douluo, and returned secretly to Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong heard that Xue Qinghe had died and questioned what Qian Renxue was doing.

Bibi Dong discovered that Qian Renxue’s return had ended the Heaven Dou infiltration plan and set out to confront the Worship Elders. Back at the Worship Hall, Qian Renxue learned she could inherit the Angel God’s position, then thanked Guang Yu and asked him to call her Sister Xue’er.

• Bibi Dong suspected the Worship Hall had deliberately abandoned the infiltration plan and ordered Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo to gather Spirit Hall’s elders for a confrontation.
• Qian Renxue returned to the Worship Hall and reunited with Qian Daoliu, who told her about Guang Yu’s efforts and her chance to inherit the Angel God’s position.
• Qian Daoliu urged Qian Renxue to cultivate until she could begin the Angel God’s Trial, and she vowed to train hard.
• Qian Renxue went to Guang Ling’s cultivation grounds, thanked Guang Yu, kissed his cheek, and told him to call her Sister Xue’er.

Qian Renxue reunited with Guang Yu and pledged to help Spirit Hall unify the continent. When Bibi Dong publicly berated her and tried to strike her, Qian Daoliu intervened and slapped Bibi Dong across the face.

• Qian Renxue thanked Guang Yu, called him her younger brother, and promised to protect him in Spirit Hall.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue clasped hands and agreed to work together toward Spirit Hall's ambition of unifying the continent.
• Bibi Dong arrived at Worship Hall with Spirit Hall officials and accused Qian Renxue of abandoning the Heaven Dou infiltration plan.
• Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong and said she no longer needed to prove herself to someone unworthy of her.
• Bibi Dong rushed to slap Qian Renxue, but Qian Daoliu blocked her and struck Bibi Dong across the face.

Qian Daoliu struck Bibi Dong twice for mistreating Qian Renxue, then announced that she would abandon the Heaven Dou infiltration plan and pursue the Angel God inheritance. Bibi Dong left after challenging the announcement, while Qian Renxue vowed to claim the Pope's position once she began the Angel's Nine Trials.

• Qian Daoliu slapped Bibi Dong twice in front of Spirit Hall's elders, saying the blows were for Qian Renxue and his son, Qian Xunji.
• Qian Daoliu announced that Qian Renxue would end the Heaven Dou infiltration plan and prepare to inherit the Angel God Position.
• Bibi Dong questioned whether Qian Renxue could inherit the position, and Qian Renxue promised to resume the infiltration if she failed.
• Bibi Dong stormed away after challenging Qian Renxue to prove herself in seven or eight years.
• Qian Renxue resolved to make Bibi Dong step down as Pope when she began the Angel's Nine Trials, and the other elders departed.

Qian Daoliu assigned the Seven Great High Priests to train Qian Renxue and Guang Yu, and Guang Yu proposed ways to help Qian Renxue reach Soul Saint by eighteen. After arranging to obtain rare treasures, Qian Daoliu asked them to spar, and they wagered on the outcome.

• Qian Daoliu ordered the Seven Great High Priests to take turns guiding Qian Renxue and Guang Yu's cultivation.
• Guang Yu told Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue that a Light Swan Sunflower could help Qian Renxue gain Soul Power and that Ten Thousand Year Whale Jelly could strengthen her physique for a powerful fourth Soul Ring.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to bring back two pieces of Ten Thousand Year Whale Jelly, while Guang Yu planned to have Dugu Bo deliver the Light Swan Sunflower.
• Qian Daoliu asked Guang Yu to spar with Qian Renxue, who doubted that the level-twenty-four Guang Yu could make her use her full strength.
• Guang Yu wagered that if he won, Qian Renxue would massage him for a year, and Qian Renxue began to ask what would happen if she won.

Guang Yu and Qian Renxue began their agreed battle, testing their swordsmanship before escalating to their soul skills. Guang Yu knocked Qian Renxue’s sword away and countered her Angel Light Blade, leaving her shocked as he launched another arrow barrage.

• Qian Renxue summoned her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, and Guang Yu agreed to fight her for a favor.
• Guang Yu activated Aurora Sword Body and Light God Sword Intent, and he and Qian Renxue clashed using sword techniques they had learned from Qian Daoliu.
• Guang Yu used Aurora Seven Star Slash to overwhelm Qian Renxue and knock her sword from her hand.
• Qian Renxue attacked with Angel Light Blade, but Guang Yu switched to the Ice Divine Bow and destroyed the light blades with Explosive Arrows.
• Guang Yu fired more than a dozen arrows at Qian Renxue while she was still reacting to his counterattack.

Guang Yu defeated Qian Renxue after breaking through to the Second Realm of Sword Dao during their duel, winning her promise to massage him for a year. After they returned to their neighboring rooms, Qian Renxue came to give him his first massage, and their teasing ended with her slapping him on the butt.

• Guang Yu switched between his Light God Sword and Ice Divine Bow to hold off Qian Renxue, then broke through to the Second Realm of Sword Dao during their fight.
• Guang Yu defeated Qian Renxue with three swift moves and claimed the massage wager she had made with him.
• Qian Daoliu warned Qian Renxue against underestimating unfamiliar opponents and told her and Guang Yu to rest before training began.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue discovered their rooms were next to each other, and she later came to massage him as promised.
• Guang Yu praised Qian Renxue's legs and said he would not mind touching them, so she slapped him on the butt.

Guang Yu and Qian Renxue began training under the Seven Great High Priests, who would teach them through combat and specialized exercises. Qian Daoliu set them three challenges for the next six and a half years, beginning with killing a wanted Soul Emperor within two years, and revealed that the criminal had escaped sixteen Soul Emperor bishops.

• Qian Renxue massaged Guang Yu after their disagreement, then warned him that she would take special care of him during their future training.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue met the Worship Elders at the main hall, where Qian Daoliu announced that the Seven Great High Priests would personally train them.
• Qian Daoliu assigned each High Priest a focus, including aerial combat, close-range fighting, speed, group combat, and techniques for fighting as a pair.
• Qian Daoliu set three challenges for Guang Yu and Qian Renxue to complete over six and a half years, promising Guang Yu a reward if they succeeded.
• Qian Daoliu made their first challenge killing a wanted Soul Emperor within two years and described how the criminal had slaughtered a Soul Master family.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that sixteen Soul Emperor bishops had failed to capture the criminal, prompting Guang Yu to suspect who the man might be.

Guang Yu and Qian Renxue began an intense six-year training program after receiving three difficult challenges from Qian Daoliu. Three months later, Qian Renxue reached Soul Ancestor, and after absorbing an Immortal Herb, her Soul Power soared to Level 46.

• Qian Daoliu assigned Guang Yu and Qian Renxue challenges involving Zhao Wuji, Death Canyon, and withstanding Snake Lance Douluo, and they resolved to face them together.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue trained and sparred daily, growing stronger and forming a close bond over three months.
• Qian Renxue broke through to Level 40, then Qian Daoliu helped her absorb a newly over-ten-thousand-year Soul Ring that raised her to Level 42.
• Dugu Bo delivered the Light Swan Sunflower and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to Guang Yu, reporting that his Soul Power was nearing Level 92.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue absorbed their Immortal Herbs, and Qian Renxue's Soul Power rose four levels to Level 46.

After absorbing the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Guang Yu activated Mind's Eye and discovered that it had evolved to let him see everything within his Spiritual Power’s range. He and Qian Renxue trained together for over a year, then broke through to level 30 and level 50 and set out to ask Qian Daoliu to arrange a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest for Soul Rings.

• Guang Yu absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, raised his Spiritual Power to the Soul Emperor level, and activated Mind's Eye, which let him detect and see everything within five hundred meters.
• Guang Yu discovered that Mind's Eye could see through walls and briefly saw through Qian Renxue's clothes before he withdrew the ability; he hid what had happened from her.
• Qian Renxue told Guang Yu that she had risen four levels to level 46 and urged him to reach the Soul Elder Realm so they could face Zhao Wuji and complete their challenge.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue trained together for one year and three months, growing closer as their strength increased.
• After breaking through together, Guang Yu reached level 30 and became a Soul Elder, while Qian Renxue reached level 50 and became a Soul King.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue went to find Qian Daoliu to ask him to arrange a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest for Soul Rings.

Guang Yu and Qian Renxue obtained their next Soul Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest, then set out on a journey to train and prepare for killing Zhao Wuji. With Qian Jun and Jiang Mo guarding them in secret, they began walking toward Suotuo City, eager for the battles ahead.

• Qian Daoliu told Guang Yu that Zhao Wuji was hiding near Suotuo City, and Guang Yu explained that he and Qian Renxue wanted to travel and train after absorbing their Soul Rings.
• Guang Yu used the Light God Sword to find that his third Soul Ring limit was eight thousand years, then absorbed an eight-thousand-year Radiant Fierce Wolf and gained Aurora Cross Slash.
• Qian Renxue absorbed a Sacred Fire Beast of Light with over twenty thousand years of cultivation, reached level 52, and gained the Divine Sword Soul Skill.
• Qian Daoliu arranged for Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to guard Guang Yu and Qian Renxue in secret, then instructed them to find Zhao Wuji through the Spirit Hall Branch Hall in Suotuo City.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue said farewell to Qian Daoliu and began walking toward Suotuo City, planning to take on local threats along the way.

Guang Yu and Qian Renxue discussed how corrupt nobles and officials made the continent dangerous, and Qian Renxue explained Spirit Hall’s role in protecting ordinary people. After reaching an inn near the Star Dou Great Forest, they encountered Shui Lingyu and young Shui Bing’er, then saw Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and the spoiled Ning Rongrong arrive.

• Guang Yu asked whether they might encounter deadly battles, and Qian Renxue described the dangers created by corrupt nobles, officials, and Spirit Hall Branch Hall personnel.
• Guang Yu praised Spirit Hall and urged Qian Renxue to hurry so they could reach shelter before nightfall.
• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue reached an inn near the Star Dou Great Forest and recognized Skywater Academy headmaster Shui Lingyu, a student, and young Shui Bing’er.
• Ning Rongrong entered the inn and ordered everyone aside, while Ning Fengzhi gently reprimanded her and Bone Douluo defended her.

Ning Rongrong tried to take Shui Bing’er’s Ice Phoenix toy, but Guang Yu intervened after she shoved Shui Bing’er down. He scolded Ning Rongrong and slapped her, leaving the inn in an uproar as A-Lian rushed to her side.

• Ning Rongrong bullied the diners and demanded Shui Bing’er’s Ice Phoenix toy, but Shui Bing’er refused to give it up.
• Ning Rongrong forcibly snatched the toy and sent it flying toward Guang Yu and Qian Renxue, and Guang Yu caught it.
• Ning Rongrong shoved Shui Bing’er to the ground as Shui Bing’er went to retrieve the toy from Guang Yu.
• Guang Yu rebuked Ning Rongrong for her arrogance and slapped her, sending her crashing to the ground.
• The inn erupted in shock, and A-Lian rushed to help Ning Rongrong.

Guang Yu defended Shui Bing'er after Ning Rongrong stole her Ice Phoenix toy, defeating Ning Rongrong’s Soul King servant and forcing Ning Rongrong to apologize. He returned the toy and introduced himself to Shui Bing'er, leaving them on friendly terms.

• Ning Rongrong ordered her Soul King servant to attack Guang Yu after he slapped her for taking Shui Bing'er's toy.
• Guang Yu used his Third Soul Skill, Aurora Cross Slash, to defeat the servant and reveal himself as a three-ring Soul Elder.
• Guang Yu spanked Ning Rongrong until she admitted she was wrong and agreed to apologize to Shui Bing'er.
• Ning Rongrong apologized to Shui Bing'er and ran away crying.
• Guang Yu returned Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix toy, and they introduced themselves.

Guang Yu calmly admitted to hitting Ning Rongrong, and Bone Douluo arrived to kill him. Qian Jun and Jiang Mo intervened, blasted Bone Douluo away, and left him wary and sweating.

• Guang Yu and Qian Renxue ignored the guests’ warnings, while Shui Lingyu urged them to flee and offered to plead with Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Rongrong complained to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, and Bone Douluo rushed off to avenge her.
• Ning Fengzhi realized Guang Yu might have a powerful background and sent Sword Douluo to stop Bone Douluo from killing him outright.
• Bone Douluo confronted Guang Yu, who admitted he had hit Ning Rongrong and said Bone Douluo could not hurt him.
• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo appeared and struck Bone Douluo with their Coiled Dragon Staffs, sending him flying.
• Bone Douluo recognized Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo and lost his earlier confidence.

Qian Jun and Jiang Mo joined the fight to protect Guang Yu and Qian Renxue, while Ning Fengzhi tried to end the confrontation between Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Qian Renxue demanded that Bone Douluo kneel and apologize to Guang Yu, and Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo refused.

• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo attacked Bone Douluo, while Sword Douluo arrived and fought Qian Jun as Jiang Mo fought Bone Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi rushed in, confirmed Guang Yu and Qian Renxue were unharmed, and apologized on behalf of Ning Rongrong while asking the four Titled Douluo to stop fighting.
• Qian Renxue condemned Bone Douluo for threatening to kill her and Guang Yu and rejected Ning Fengzhi's attempt to settle the matter with an apology.
• Qian Renxue demanded that Bone Douluo kneel and apologize to Guang Yu.
• Bone Douluo refused, and Ning Fengzhi summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and warned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not accept the humiliation.

Guang Ling’s arrival forced Bone Douluo to kneel and apologize to Guang Yu, while Ning Fengzhi staged a painful slap against Ning Rongrong to preserve Bone Douluo’s loyalty. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect left after paying for the inn’s damage, and Ning Fengzhi vowed to seek revenge when the opportunity came.

• Guang Ling appeared and threatened Ning Fengzhi with his bow, prompting Qian Renxue to order Qian Jun and Falling Devil to attack.
• Bone Douluo yielded to protect Ning Fengzhi and knelt before Guang Yu to apologize.
• Ning Fengzhi slapped Ning Rongrong and blamed her for Bone Douluo’s humiliation, convincing Bone Douluo that he stood by him.
• Guang Yu demanded compensation for the wrecked inn, and Ning Fengzhi paid before leaving with the others.
• Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo urged Ning Fengzhi not to seek revenge rashly, while Ning Fengzhi secretly plotted to make Spirit Hall and Guang Yu pay.