Recaps

Luo Chen defeated a thousand-year Ironclad Rhinoceros so Wang Gang could obtain a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, then returned with him to Suotuo City. After earning 160 Gold Soul Coins, Luo Chen headed back to the Great Soul Arena to make more money.

• Luo Chen used his Scorpion Emperor Transformation and scorpion tails to poison and nearly kill the thousand-year Ironclad Rhinoceros while Wang Gang watched in amazement.
• Luo Chen told Wang Gang to finish off the Ironclad Rhinoceros and absorb its Soul Ring, and Wang Gang gained a Thousand-Year Soul Ring that raised his Soul Power to rank 31.
• Luo Chen collected 160 Gold Soul Coins from Wang Gang and told him not to spread word about his services.
• Three days later, Luo Chen and Wang Gang parted at the gates of Suotuo City, and Luo Chen celebrated his earnings.
• Luo Chen returned to the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, where a staff member demanded a ten-Gold-Soul-Coin registration fee.

Luo Chen registered at the Soto Great Soul Arena as Demon Scorpion and prepared to enter a sparring match. His first opponent was the popular Soul Fighting Star Shui'er, who wondered whether he was the boy she had met that night.

• Luo Chen paid for a Soul Power test, and Teacher Li measured him at Rank 25, making him a Soul Grandmaster.
• After Luo Chen left, Teacher Li revealed an interest in his Netherworld Scorpion Emperor Martial Soul and ordered a subordinate to protect him in secret.
• Luo Chen registered as Demon Scorpion at the Soto Great Soul Arena and read the rules and rewards for its Soul Fighting matches.
• Luo Chen signed up for an individual sparring match and was escorted to a waiting room before it began.
• At the arena, Shui'er entered to loud cheers, and she wondered whether her opponent, Demon Scorpion, was the boy she had met that night.

Luo Chen faced Shui Bing'er in a Great Soul Arena match, while Shui Bing'er suspected he resembled someone she knew. When Luo Chen displayed a thousand-year second soul ring, the spectators dismissed it as a mimicry soul ring, recalling a notorious deception from ten years earlier.

• Luo Chen and Shui Bing'er entered the arena for their one-on-one match, and Shui Bing'er felt that her masked opponent's build reminded her of Luo Chen.
• The referee started the match, and both contestants activated their Martial Soul Possession.
• The spectators saw Luo Chen's yellow first soul ring and purple second soul ring, then accused him of using a mimicry soul ring to scare Shui Bing'er.
• Shui Bing'er's fans urged her to ignore Luo Chen's displayed soul ring and defeat him.
• The chapter recounted how a Soul Master surnamed Ming once used a Color-Changing Lizard Dragon's Camouflage skill to fake a thousand-year second soul ring and frighten opponents into forfeiting.

Luo Chen, disguised as Demon Scorpion, faced Shui Bing'er in a masked Soul Master duel and revealed his Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Shui Bing'er’s Ice Spirit began slowing him, but his nine scorpion tails forced her to dodge as the fight continued.

• The audience mistook Luo Chen’s Thousand-Year Soul Ring for a deceptive trick, while Shui Bing'er declared she would defeat him regardless.
• Luo Chen recognized Shui Bing'er's voice from their meeting three months earlier but resolved to win the match for the prize money.
• Shui Bing'er opened with Ice Seal, but Luo Chen transformed, evaded the ice spike, and struck her with his scorpion pincer.
• Shui Bing'er protected herself with Ice Ring Armor, then used Ice Spirit to slow Luo Chen’s body and Soul Power.
• Luo Chen sent his nine scorpion tails at Shui Bing'er, whose ice wall stopped one hook sword while the others bypassed it and forced her to dodge.

Luo Chen defeated Shui Bing'er in his first wagering match at the Soto Great Soul Arena, then demanded his winnings instead of responding to the crowd's silence. After collecting bonus Gold Soul Coins, he was pressured by arena manager Lü Jingyi to meet the manager's young master.

• Luo Chen combined the Nine Poison Scorpion Hook Sword's nine tails into one attack, forcing Shui Bing'er to surrender.
• The spectators refused to applaud Luo Chen, who asked Mimi when he would be paid and left for the exit.
• Luo Chen planned to win enough matches to earn a Soul Fighting Star rating and then attend an intermediate Soul Master academy.
• Lü Jingyi introduced himself as the Soto Great Soul Arena's manager and said his young master wanted to meet Luo Chen.
• Lü Jingyi intimidated Luo Chen with his Soul Saint presence, then arranged for Xiao Fan to deposit Luo Chen's reward before leading him toward the young master's room.

Luo Chen met the masked young master of the Soto Great Soul Arena, who revealed his knowledge of Luo Chen’s identity and demanded that he become his disciple. After learning the man had written two renowned Martial Soul reference books, Luo Chen accepted him as his master, and the man promised him a useful gift.

• Lü Jingyi brought Luo Chen to the young master’s room, where Luo Chen recognized its resemblance to Teacher Li’s room.
• The masked young master identified Luo Chen and displayed the power of an eight-ring Soul Douluo, pressuring him to become a disciple.
• Luo Chen refused to accept a master without deep knowledge of Martial Soul Theory and said he would rather die than compromise.
• The young master claimed he had written two Martial Soul encyclopedias Luo Chen admired, so Luo Chen knelt and accepted him as his master.
• The young master told Lü Jingyi to prepare a room for Luo Chen, accepted the jasmine flowers, and promised to give his new disciple a useful gift the next day.

Luo Chen collected his winnings and encountered Shui Bing'er, but she mistook his trip to an ice cream shop for a deliberate rejection and broke down in tears. She comforted a crying village girl, who began telling her how she had met the young man who had just left her.

• Luo Chen received his Soto Great Soul Bank card from Xiao Fan and withdrew fifty Gold Soul Coins.
• Luo Chen spotted Shui Bing'er, then turned toward an ice cream shop to buy treats while she hurried to meet him.
• Shui Bing'er saw Luo Chen walk away without answering her and cried, believing he had rejected her.
• Shui Bing'er witnessed a girl pleading with a young man who denied having any relationship with her, then led the girl away from the crowd.
• The girl introduced herself as Li and told Shui Bing'er that a thief had once stolen her purse in Suotuo City and that the young man had helped her recover it.

A girl told Shui Bing'er how a kind boy had helped her three times and why she kept her feelings secret. Shui Bing'er then looked for Luo Chen at the Soto Great Soul Arena, but mistook his two ice creams for a gift for another girl and let him leave without speaking to him.

• The girl recounted how a boy returned her stolen wallet, defended her at a restaurant, and later comforted her, inspiring her to pursue sewing.
• The girl said she was too ugly to confess her feelings, and Shui Bing'er wondered whether she should also hide her feelings for Luo Chen.
• After the eight o'clock bell, the girl left, and Shui Bing'er headed to the main hall hoping Luo Chen might be waiting for her.
• Luo Chen bought two ice creams and returned to the place where Shui Bing'er had called out to him, but, finding her gone, left with both.
• Shui Bing'er arrived after Luo Chen had left, spotted him heading toward the exit with two ice creams, and stayed behind, believing he was going on a date with another girl.

Three months after becoming the young master's disciple, Luo Chen learned that his master was secretly trying to take the Nether God's bloodline within him. The young master prepared to return to the sect, while Luo Chen pretended to sleep and feared for his life.

• The young master continued using silver needles on Luo Chen, claiming the treatment had raised his Soul Power from rank 25 to rank 30.
• Luo Chen sensed a powerful expert arrive and pretended to be asleep as the old man told the young master the sect master had summoned him back because the Nether God would soon reappear.
• The young master revealed that the sect master had pursued the Nether God's bloodline by sacrificing his own children, and Luo Chen realized his master wanted to take the bloodline from him.
• The young master forced the old man to swallow a Soul-Driving Pill and warned him not to betray him or contact the sect master again.
• The young master ordered the old man to prepare for their return to the sect, while Luo Chen stayed motionless on the bed, convinced his master planned to use him as a cultivation cauldron.

Luo Chen escaped the Soto Great Soul Arena secret chamber after the young master left, using his scorpion abilities to tunnel underground. He emerged far from Suotuo City at level 30 and set off to find a Soul Ring.

• The young master told Luo Chen to remain in the secret chamber while he returned to his sect, then left with Uncle Li.
• Luo Chen sensed that no guards were nearby, gathered the medicinal herbs, and expelled the poison from his body.
• Luo Chen used his Scorpion Emperor Transformation and Nine Poison Scorpion Hook Sword to dig beneath the secret chamber.
• Luo Chen traveled underground past Suotuo City and emerged on a distant hillside several hours later.
• Luo Chen headed away from Suotuo City to search for a Soul Ring.

Luo Chen searched Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and finally found it hidden behind a barrier of poisonous flowers. He realized Dugu Bo had claimed the valley and began considering how to enter without being discovered.

• Luo Chen entered Sunset Forest to find a poison-attribute Soul Ring and locate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Luo Chen searched the forest for a month, crossing the core region and escaping from ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
• Luo Chen found a secluded valley sealed by Jade Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers and recognized the distinct purple and white mists inside as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Luo Chen sensed Dugu Bo's presence in the valley and decided he needed a way to enter without attracting the Titled Douluo's attention.

Luo Chen burrowed beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while waiting for Dugu Bo to leave, and the awakened Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor promised him a fortuitous opportunity. After Dugu Bo departed for Star Dou City without discovering him, Luo Chen emerged and prepared to enter the valley.

• Luo Chen used his Netherworld Scorpion Emperor Martial Soul to dig underground toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• The Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor awakened and urged Luo Chen to enter the valley for a fortuitous opportunity.
• Luo Chen concealed himself with Dark Concealment when he sensed Dugu Bo approaching.
• Dugu Bo searched the area and underground with his divine sense, then left for Star Dou City to confront whoever had bullied his granddaughter.
• Luo Chen surfaced after Dugu Bo left and announced that he was going into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Luo Chen entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss, which he hoped would strengthen his Netherworld Scorpion Emperor poison. While the Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor submerged himself in the spring for three hours to awaken his power of destiny, Luo Chen began gathering the valley’s immortal herbs.

• Luo Chen used the Netherworld Scorpion Emperor’s presence to pass the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers and entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Luo Chen surveyed the valley’s immortal herbs and found the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss, his primary goal.
• The Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor said he needed to spend three hours in the spring to activate his power of destiny, and Luo Chen agreed after confirming it would not harm him.
• The Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor leaped into the spring, and Luo Chen took out a Soul Tool to collect the herbs.
• Luo Chen used his spiritual perception to locate and pick the valley’s immortal herbs, storing them in the Soul Tool given to him by his nominal master.

The Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor returned safely from the ice and fire spring but failed to retrieve the Fire Dragon King and Water Dragon King's Million-Year Soul Bones buried beneath it. Luo Chen comforted his companion and persuaded it to absorb two fire-attribute immortal herbs, which it began consuming.

• The Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor emerged from the spring, and Luo Chen checked it for injuries.
• The Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor explained that the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King had formed the spring and that their Million-Year Soul Bones lay beneath it.
• The Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor admitted that it had failed three times to break through the dragon kings' souls and retrieve the Soul Bones.
• Luo Chen reassured the ashamed Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor that its safety mattered more to him than the Soul Bones.
• Luo Chen offered the Karmic Fire Scorpion Emperor a cockscomb phoenix sunflower and an infernal delicate apricot, and it began absorbing their origin power.