Chapter Summaries

Gui Yuan absorbed the Raging Blood Iron Birch’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring while Gui Mei and Yue Guan kept watch. The Darkin Bow’s Mental Protection blocked the Soul Shock, and Gui Yuan completed the absorption after a day.

• Gui Mei and Yue Guan decided Gui Yuan should absorb the Raging Blood Iron Birch’s Soul Ring instead of saving the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s Soul Ring for his second Martial Soul.
• Gui Yuan faced the Raging Blood Iron Birch’s resentment in his mental space, but the Darkin Bow’s Mental Protection made him immune to its Soul Shock.
• Gui Yuan used the Darkin Bow to fire a mental arrow at the resentment, weakening it at the cost of making his own mental body nearly half transparent.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan guarded Gui Yuan as he absorbed the ring for a day, then saw his presence stabilize.
• Gui Yuan opened his eyes, told Gui Mei and Yue Guan that he had succeeded, and asked how long it had taken.

Gui Yuan gained the Singular Velvet Dark Gold Chrysanthemum Soul Skill and absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s right palm External Soul Bone. After Yue Guan and Gui Mei brought him back to Spirit Hall, they reported the trip’s gains to Bibi Dong, who heard that Yue Guan’s cultivation bottleneck had loosened.

• Gui Yuan revealed that his Singular Velvet Dark Gold Chrysanthemum boosted all attributes by fifty percent for five minutes and prevented negative statuses, though it could only be stored for three days.
• Gui Yuan absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s right palm Soul Bone with help from his Indestructible Vajra Body and Darkin power, then demonstrated its Dark Gold Dreadclaw skill.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei returned with Gui Yuan to Spirit Hall after more than a month away, with Gui Yuan having advanced from level twenty to level thirty-five.
• Yue Guan reported their discoveries to Bibi Dong, including Gui Yuan’s ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring and the External Soul Bone, while Hu Liena listened in shock.
• Gui Yuan wondered whether an unknown deity had blessed his luck and said Yue Guan might have reached level 96 if they had found another Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Yue Guan told Gui Yuan that eating a few petals had loosened his cultivation bottleneck and that he might break through to level 96 within a year.

Bibi Dong rewarded Gui Yuan with a seventy-thousand-year Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull but warned him against taking dangerous risks. Gui Yuan left the Pope's Palace planning to save the Soul Bone and pursue a hundred-thousand-year Mirror Shadow Beast for a clone skill.

• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong he expected to reach Level 96 within a year, and she promised him a suitable Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone if he succeeded.
• Bibi Dong kept Gui Yuan behind and gave him the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull as a reward for discovering whale rubber's body-tempering effect, while admonishing him for absorbing a ten-thousand-year Third Soul Ring.
• Gui Yuan decided not to absorb the seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone and considered seeking a hundred-thousand-year Mirror Shadow Beast to obtain a clone skill.
• Gui Yuan reunited with Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Hu Liena outside the Pope's Palace, and Hu Liena remarked that he had become a Soul Elder faster than she had.

One year after Gui Yuan's Martial Soul Awakening, his Soul Rings grew stronger, while Yue Guan broke through to level 96. Gui Yuan later met Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan for a walk in Spirit City, where Yan's hostility suggested he saw Gui Yuan as a rival for Hu Liena's attention.

• Gui Yuan's [Hedge Fund] increased the ages of all three Soul Rings by 3,500 years, making his food creation consume less Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong learned Yue Guan had reached level 96 and promised him a Soul Bone.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei discussed developing self-created Soul Skills and finding powerful Soul Rings for Gui Yuan, while Spirit Hall continued investigating Qiankun Asking Love Valley and searching for other continents.
• Gui Mei told Yue Guan that Gui Yuan had mastered Netherworld Needle and Shadow Step, aided by his first Martial Soul's Soul Rings and his Dark Gold Dreadclaw Right Palm Bone.
• Gui Yuan met Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan for their planned walk, and Yan greeted him coldly.

Hu Liena took Gui Yuan, Xie Yue, and Yan around Spirit City, where Yan grew increasingly jealous of her closeness with Gui Yuan. That evening, Yan challenged seven-year-old Gui Yuan to a spar, and Gui Yuan accepted to test his training.

• Hu Liena linked arms with Gui Yuan as the group headed to a barbecue restaurant, while Yan watched jealously and Xie Yue warned him not to provoke the Pope's disciple.
• During the meal and their walk through Spirit City, Gui Yuan spoke warmly with Hu Liena and Xie Yue but gave Yan curt replies, making Yan's mood worsen.
• Hu Liena apologized for Yan's hostility, and Gui Yuan pointed out that Yan seemed to think he had designs on her; Hu Liena protested and told him to call her senior sister.
• Back at the square in front of Pope Mountain, Yan challenged Gui Yuan to a spar, claiming he wanted to test Gui Yuan's ability.
• Gui Yuan accepted the challenge, and Hu Liena stepped aside, ready to intervene if he was in danger.

Gui Yuan sparred with Yan after Yan took his anger out on him, revealing his remarkable cultivation and combat abilities. He defeated Yan with his five-thousand-year External Soul Bone and left him injured but alive, while Hu Liena wondered how Bibi Dong would handle the incident.

• Yan challenged Gui Yuan to a spar, but Gui Yuan dismissed Yan’s confidence and revealed his purple, purple, and black Soul Rings and level thirty-six cultivation.
• Gui Yuan boosted himself with his chrysanthemum, attacked Yan with Netherworld Needles, and dodged Yan’s charges using Shadow Step.
• Gui Yuan unleashed Dark Gold Dreadclaw, broke through Yan’s defenses, and knocked him unconscious with a claw strike to the chest.
• Gui Yuan gave Xie Yue a chrysanthemum heart to heal Yan and explained that he had avoided Yan’s vital points.
• Hu Liena worried about how Bibi Dong would respond, while Gui Yuan remained curious about what she would do.

After Gui Yuan defeated Yan, Bibi Dong heard Hu Liena’s report and decided to punish Yan for provoking her disciple. Lie Yangtian came to demand an explanation, but Yue Guan and Gui Mei backed Bibi Dong, who cut Yan’s supplies and reduced his cultivation resources.

• Gui Yuan left with Hu Liena after defeating Yan, while Xie Yue reflected on the strength of Gui Yuan’s food enhancement and Martial Soul.
• Hu Liena reported the duel to Bibi Dong, who was surprised by Gui Yuan’s combat ability and began considering how to punish Yan.
• Lie Yangtian entered the Pope’s Palace and accused Gui Yuan of injuring Yan too severely.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei arrived to support Bibi Dong, and Yue Guan revealed that he had reached Level 96 before challenging Lie Yangtian to fight.
• Bibi Dong ruled that Yan had provoked a seven-year-old Food System Soul Master and canceled his whale rubber supplies while halving his cultivation resources for two years.

Bibi Dong punished Yan for bullying Gui Yuan and forced Lie Yangtian to leave the Pope's Palace empty-handed. Qian Daoliu declined to intervene, while Gui Yuan learned of his teacher's support and the conflict was left for Bibi Dong to handle.

• Bibi Dong cut Yan's resources in half for two years and stopped Spirit Hall's whale rubber supplies, then drove Lie Yangtian from the Pope's Palace with her Soul Power pressure.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei praised Bibi Dong for defending Gui Yuan, and Yue Guan predicted Hu Liena would spread the news to him.
• Hu Liena told Gui Yuan about Yan's punishment, and Gui Yuan accepted the outcome while asking her not to spread the story.
• Lie Yangtian appealed to Qian Daoliu, who questioned him about Gui Yuan's one-move victory and sent him away without promising help.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked whether Qian Daoliu would punish Bibi Dong, and Qian Daoliu said he would leave the matter to her.

Dugu Bo recovered from his Martial Soul backlash and grew stronger after taking Yue Guan’s pills, while Hu Liena absorbed a Soul Bone and prepared to hunt for her fourth Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue setting off for Star Dou Great Forest as Gui Yuan saw them off.

• Dugu Bo finished his month of pills, recovered from his symptoms, and rose from Level 91 to Level 93.
• Gui Yuan reached Level 39, while Hu Liena and Xie Yue broke through to Level 40 and Yan remained at Level 39.
• Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena the sixty-thousand-year Spirit Condensing Charm Skull and guarded her as she absorbed it.
• Hu Liena gained the Bewitching Soul Bone Skill, and Bibi Dong planned to seek a spiritual attack Soul Ring for her.
• Three days later, Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue left for Star Dou Great Forest, while Gui Yuan saw them off.

After Bibi Dong left for the Star Dou Great Forest with Hu Liena and Xie Yue, Gui Yuan proposed that Soul Masters form soul cores to improve their endurance in battle. Yue Guan and Gui Mei took the idea seriously and planned to experiment with it.

• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Bibi Dong departed for the Star Dou Great Forest while Gui Yuan stayed at Spirit Hall.
• Gui Yuan met Yue Guan and Gui Mei and asked why Titled Douluo struggled to defeat enormous armies.
• Gui Yuan proposed condensing Soul Power into a stable core in the lower dantian, allowing Soul Masters to draw on it during battle.
• Gui Yuan demonstrated that he could not compress Soul Power into a dense solid outside his body and explained that a Netherworld Needle was different from a soul core.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei saw potential in the theory and agreed to try condensing soul cores themselves.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei formed soul power cyclones while trying to condense soul cores, then reported their progress to Gui Yuan and planned to wait for Bibi Dong. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Bibi Dong found a Soul Devouring Flame Fox suited to Hu Liena and a rare Space Shattering Silver Fox suited to Xie Yue.

• Yue Guan repeatedly failed to condense a soul core but formed a soul power cyclone that increased his circulation and recovery speed.
• Gui Mei followed Yue Guan's method and formed a soul power cyclone of his own after five days.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei told Gui Yuan about their progress and agreed to wait for Bibi Dong to try condensing a soul core.
• Bibi Dong searched the Star Dou Great Forest with Hu Liena and Xie Yue, rejecting several soul beasts whose ages were unsuitable.
• Bibi Dong found a ten-thousand-year Soul Devouring Flame Fox suited to Hu Liena and a rare Space Shattering Silver Fox suited to Xie Yue fighting in a cave.

Bibi Dong captured two Soul Beasts for Hu Liena and Xie Yue, who absorbed their Soul Rings and gained new abilities. After they returned to Spirit Hall, Gui Mei began teaching Gui Yuan the control skill Ghost Hand.

• Bibi Dong defeated and bound the Soul Devouring Flame Fox and the silver-white fox, then had Hu Liena and Xie Yue kill them and absorb their Soul Rings.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue completed their absorption and reached ranks forty-three and forty-two, respectively.
• Hu Liena gained Mental Detonation, a spiritual attack that also burns spiritual power, while Xie Yue gained Space-Rending Instant Slash, allowing him to attack through repeated spatial jumps.
• Bibi Dong praised their new Soul Skills and led them back toward Spirit Hall.
• Gui Mei taught Gui Yuan Ghost Hand and challenged him to grab a dragonfly without hurting it or letting it escape.

Gui Yuan rejected Lie Yangtian and Yan’s belated apology, then learned Hu Liena had gained a new Soul Skill. He introduced Bibi Dong to Soul Cores, and she successfully formed a Soul Power vortex inside her body, taking the first step toward condensing one.

• Lie Yangtian brought Yan to apologize to Gui Yuan, who told them to stay out of his sight.
• Hu Liena told Gui Yuan about her fourth Soul Skill, and he flicked her forehead before fleeing as she chased him.
• Gui Yuan explained Soul Cores to Bibi Dong, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei described their experiments and increased Soul Power recovery.
• Bibi Dong condensed a small Soul Power crystal outside her body, then began trying to form a Soul Core within herself.
• After a day and a night, Bibi Dong opened her eyes and sensed a slowly rotating Soul Power vortex in her lower dantian.

Gui Yuan reached level forty and set out with Bibi Dong to find a suitable fourth Soul Ring that would enhance all his attributes. After five days in the Star Dou Great Forest, they found signs of a Six-Winged Golden Cicada.

• Gui Yuan told Bibi Dong he had reached level forty and chose an all-attribute enhancement Soul Skill for his fourth Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong, Gui Yuan, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue said their farewells before Bibi Dong took Gui Yuan to hunt a Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong explained that they would search for one of five Soul Beasts, including the Six-Winged Golden Cicada and the Myriad Phenomena Ancient Vine.
• Bibi Dong led Gui Yuan northwest through the Star Dou Great Forest toward a recorded Golden Cicada Forest.
• On the fifth evening, Bibi Dong spotted golden lights flickering among the trees, and Gui Yuan asked if they had found Six-Winged Golden Cicadas.

Bibi Dong hunted a Six-Winged Golden Cicada so Gui Yuan could obtain its Soul Ring. After she broke through its defenses, Gui Yuan delivered the final blow, and the chapter ended with him preparing to absorb the ring while Bibi Dong stood guard.

• Bibi Dong explained the Six-Winged Golden Cicada's strength and abilities, then told Gui Yuan to wait while she caught it.
• Bibi Dong used her Death Domain to block the cicada's spatial traversal and weaken it.
• The Six-Winged Golden Cicada attacked Bibi Dong and activated its Golden Body Skill, but Bibi Dong pierced the barrier with Eternal Wound.
• Bibi Dong called Gui Yuan over, and he killed the weakened cicada with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw.
• A black Soul Ring emerged, and Bibi Dong told Gui Yuan to absorb it while she stood guard.

Gui Yuan absorbed a thirty-thousand-year Six-Winged Golden Cicada Soul Ring, gaining an External Soul Bone and a lifesaving fourth Soul Skill. As he returned with Bibi Dong, he tried to grow closer to her while she considered what she could give him in return for his Soul Core Theory.

• Gui Yuan endured three days of Soul Shock until the Six-Winged Golden Cicada's remnant soul faded and the thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring fused with him.
• Six-Winged Golden Cicada Wings emerged from Gui Yuan's back, giving him a second External Soul Bone.
• Gui Yuan reached rank forty-three and revealed his fourth Soul Skill, Singular Velvet Golden Body Chrysanthemum, which granted three seconds of immunity and lasted four seconds when combined with his External Soul Bone.
• Gui Yuan explained that he could make five Golden Body Chrysanthemums at a time, each lasting two days, and revealed that his Six-Winged Golden Cicada Wings granted the Spatial Shuttle skill.
• Bibi Dong and Gui Yuan discussed his cultivation and future Soul Rings on their way back, and Gui Yuan sought to strengthen his place in her heart before she met Yu Xiaogang again.
• Bibi Dong considered what she could give Gui Yuan for his Soul Core Theory, knowing she could not provide a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Gui Yuan returned to Spirit Hall, where Bibi Dong awarded him the Purple Record Medal and offered to grant him a request. The next morning, Gui Yuan and Xie Yue faced off for a sparring match that was about to begin.

• Gui Yuan returned to Spirit Hall at level forty-three and reunited with Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue.
• Bibi Dong awarded Gui Yuan the Purple Record Medal for his strength and contributions to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong offered to fulfill one request for Gui Yuan and promised to help him hunt a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring when he was strong enough to absorb one.
• Gui Yuan declined to make a request, and Bibi Dong noted that she knew about his planned sparring match with Xie Yue.
• Hu Liena waited for Gui Yuan after he left the Pope's Palace and teased him about his new medal.
• The next morning, Gui Yuan and Xie Yue released their Martial Souls and prepared to spar in the square outside the Pope's Palace.

Gui Yuan and Xie Yue fought a sparring match in the square, with Gui Yuan using food enhancements and his Soul Bones to overcome Xie Yue's attacks. Gui Yuan won after blocking Xie Yue's fourth Soul Skill and trapping him with Shadow Step.

• Gui Yuan ate three enhancement foods, then revealed his Dark Gold Dreadclaw Right Palm Bone and Six-Winged Golden Cicada Wings before the match began.
• Xie Yue enhanced his Moon Blades and attacked, but Gui Yuan met him head-on and dodged his crescent slashes with his wings.
• Gui Yuan used his speed and Dark Gold Dreadclaw to pressure Xie Yue until Xie Yue spotted an opening and launched Space-Rending Instant Slash.
• Gui Yuan swallowed the Golden Cicada Chrysanthemum, deflected Xie Yue's strike with a golden barrier, and trapped his ankle with a Ghost Hand.
• Gui Yuan stopped his claw beside Xie Yue's neck, and Xie Yue admitted defeat.

Bibi Dong successfully condensed a poison-attributed Soul Core after enduring repeated failures, then Gui Yuan asked her to share the Soul Core Theory with the Worship Hall. Bibi Dong struggled with the request because of her grievances with its members, but Gui Yuan reminded her she had promised to grant anything he asked for.

• Gui Yuan told Xie Yue that his fourth Soul Skill granted three seconds of immunity, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei praised both young men after their match.
• Bibi Dong spent over a month repeatedly compressing her Soul Power, using her Immortal Body to survive each failed attempt.
• Bibi Dong successfully condensed a Soul Core of Poison, which greatly increased her Soul Power circulation and recovery but did not raise her level because of the Rakshasa God Trial.
• Bibi Dong offered Gui Yuan any reward he wanted, and he asked her to share the Soul Core Theory with the Worship Hall.
• Bibi Dong hesitated because of her painful history with the Worship Hall, while Gui Yuan acted hurt and reminded her that this was his only request.

Gui Yuan persuaded Bibi Dong to deliver his soul core theory to the Worship Hall in hopes of easing tensions with Qian Daoliu. After studying the instructions, Qian Daoliu successfully condensed a soul core, leaving the worshippers ready to consider trying it themselves.

• Gui Yuan convinced Bibi Dong to take his soul core instructions to the Worship Hall, hoping to improve relations between its factions.
• Bibi Dong presented Qian Daoliu with the instructions and said that condensing a soul core had already sped up her soul power circulation.
• Qian Daoliu and the worshippers examined the theory, grew curious about its benefits, and agreed that Qian Daoliu would attempt it first.
• Qian Daoliu followed the instructions for three days and successfully condensed a golden soul core in his lower dantian.