Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ming fought Zhao Wuji and showed that his Blood Spear and Ring Devouring could withstand a Soul Saint’s Martial Soul Avatar, though he stopped before escalating further. After Flender accepted compensation for the damaged academy, Xuan Ming rested and watched Zhao Wuji resume the entrance assessment, where his domain helped safely slow Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xuan Ming shattered Zhao Wuji’s defenses with the Blood Spear and fought him until Zhao Wuji activated his Great Strength Vajra Bear Avatar.
• Flender arrived to find the academy damaged, and Xuan Ming gave him money to rebuild it.
• Xuan Ming calmed his Berserk Transformation, introduced himself to Flender, and rested while recovering from Ring Devouring.
• Zhao Wuji resumed the entrance assessment by testing Tang San’s group himself.
• When Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were sent flying, Xuan Ming used his domain to slow them and let them land safely.

Xuan Ming recovered from the assessment and warned Ah Rou that Tang San’s father, Tang Hao, was a Titled Douluo protecting him. After Tang Hao confronted Zhao Wuji at Shrek Academy, he took Xuan Ming to a deserted valley and recognized that he possessed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

• Xuan Ming gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing healing pills, while Ah Rou reset Zhu Zhuqing’s dislocated arms.
• Tang San’s attacks failed to overcome Zhao Wuji, who subdued him after activating his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender that Xuan Ming’s Martial Soul and abilities had forced him to use his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Xuan Ming warned Ah Rou about Tang Hao’s presence and then sensed danger approaching the academy.
• Xuan Ming followed Tang Hao to a valley outside Suotuo City, where Tang Hao remarked on his Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji in a brief spar, then summoned Xuan Ming to meet him privately.

Xuan Ming fought Tang Hao, who criticized his unstable Ring Devouring and taught him to concentrate his power. Xuan Ming gained an initial grasp of controlling the Blood Spear, and Tang Hao left after asking about Tang Yuehua and telling Xuan Ming to take care of her.

• Tang Hao asked Xuan Ming about Tang Yuehua and challenged him to a fight.
• Xuan Ming used Ring Devouring, but Tang Hao disrupted his unstable power and explained that his fighting style lacked control.
• Tang Hao pressured Xuan Ming to focus his power, and Xuan Ming connected with the Blood Spear and steadied its force.
• Xuan Ming and Tang Hao exchanged a devastating final blow that left Xuan Ming exhausted and collapsing cliffs around them.
• Tang Hao praised Xuan Ming, asked whether Tang Yuehua was doing well, and left after asking him to take care of her.

After exhausting himself mastering Ring Devouring, Xuan Ming returned to Suotuo City and ran into Tang San and the others, where Dai Mubai accused him of feigning weakness to gain sympathy. Dai Mubai attacked, but Xuan Ming overwhelmed him with his Ice Domain and stopped only when Flender intervened.

• Xuan Ming recovered from using Ring Devouring and learned from the Ice Dragon King that he needed a month to let the Blood Spear recover.
• Xuan Ming encountered Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Dai Mubai, then coughed up blood when the Ice Dragon King disrupted his Soul Power circulation.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu offered to take Xuan Ming to a hotel, while Dai Mubai accused him of acting weak to win their pity.
• Xuan Ming challenged Dai Mubai, who activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and charged at him.
• Xuan Ming used his Ice Domain to wound and immobilize Dai Mubai, then released him after Flender arrived and asked him to show mercy.

Xuan Ming recovered enough to join Ah Rou and Xiao Wu on the trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, where they planned to accompany Flender’s group as Oscar hunted for a Soul Ring. Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as Tang San’s teacher, prompting questions about his reputation and past in Spirit Hall.

• Xuan Ming warned Dai Mubai against provoking him again, and Dai Mubai painfully walked back to the academy with Tang San nearby.
• Xiao Wu told Xuan Ming that Ning Rongrong was more arrogant and overbearing than she had expected, and he explained why Rongrong treated him differently.
• Xuan Ming, Ah Rou, and Xiao Wu joined Flender’s group before their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest, while Dai Mubai watched Xuan Ming with fear and resentment.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as his old friend, and Tang San identified him as his teacher.
• Xuan Ming told Ah Rou that Yu Xiaogang had once been a prominent Spirit Hall theorist before the previous Pope expelled him.

Xuan Ming and Ah Rou traveled ahead of the Shrek group to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, where they discussed the dangers of human society and Ning Rongrong’s behavior. Xiao Wu later told Xuan Ming about Zhu Zhuqing’s troubles with Dai Mubai, and he explained that Dai Mubai had abandoned his fiancée before fleeing.

• Xuan Ming flew with Ah Rou to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest while Flender escorted the Shrek group behind them.
• Ah Rou told Xuan Ming that a shopkeeper had harassed her, and Xuan Ming advised her to appear less easy to bully.
• Xiao Wu reunited with Ah Rou after the Shrek group reached town, then asked why Xuan Ming was avoiding Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu told Xuan Ming that Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai were at odds, and he revealed that Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai’s fiancée.
• Xuan Ming explained that Dai Mubai had left Zhu Zhuqing behind when he fled, and Xiao Wu angrily condemned him.

Xiao Wu confronted the Shrek group, while Xuan Ming joined their trip into the Star Dou Great Forest to seek the Eight Spider Lances. After Xuan Ming captured a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Snake Granny and Meng Yiran arrived to claim it, leaving Flender to negotiate with them.

• Xiao Wu went to confront the Shrek group, and Xuan Ming later followed them into the forest with Ah Rou.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xuan Ming why he was avoiding her, and he told her that changing her behavior was her own responsibility.
• Tang San identified an approaching Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Xuan Ming froze its tail and wings with ice arrows after Yu Xiaogang criticized him.
• Tang San and the others subdued the serpent, but Snake Granny and Meng Yiran arrived and claimed they had caught it first.
• Flender tried to settle the dispute by flattering Snake Granny, while Meng Yiran demanded that the group defer to her grandmother.

Xuan Ming defeated Meng Yiran without using soul skills, then offered to help her find a soul ring and set off with Snake Granny, Meng Yiran, and Ah Rou. He had Ah Rou lead them toward a swamp where snake-type soul beasts gathered as he continued searching for Dragon Duke.

• Snake Granny agreed to let Meng Yiran challenge Xuan Ming, who revealed he was a rank forty-three Soul Ancestor and promised not to use soul skills.
• Meng Yiran failed to move Xuan Ming with her Serpent Cane, and Snake Granny ended the fight.
• Xuan Ming withdrew his domain and offered to help Meng Yiran find a soul ring while seeking out Dragon Duke.
• Xuan Ming asked Ah Rou where snake-type soul beasts gathered, and she described a dark swamp north of the mixed zone.
• Snake Granny urged Xuan Ming to meet Dragon Duke first for safety, but Xuan Ming had Ah Rou lead them toward the swamp instead.

Xuan Ming captured a powerful Snake Scorpion Beast for Meng Yiran and helped prepare her to absorb its over-limit Soul Ring. Meng Yiran began absorbing it as Dragon Duke Meng Shu arrived and questioned whether she would survive.

• Ah Rou led Xuan Ming, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran into the Ghost Swamp, where Xuan Ming used cold and his Black Dragon's bloodline to draw out a suitable snake-type Soul Beast.
• Xuan Ming encountered a Snake Scorpion Beast over two thousand years old, and Meng Yiran insisted on taking its Soul Ring despite Snake Granny's warnings.
• Xuan Ming froze the Snake Scorpion Beast and carried it out of the swamp as swarms of snakes pursued the group; he and Snake Granny escaped with Meng Yiran.
• Xuan Ming used alternating ice, fire, and his domain to weaken the Snake Scorpion Beast, then Meng Yiran killed it and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu arrived, heard Snake Granny's account, and asked Xuan Ming whether Meng Yiran would be all right; Xuan Ming assured him she would survive.

Meng Yiran gained a mutated Torso Bone from the Snake Scorpion Beast, while Xuan Ming hunted a Man Faced Demon Spider and obtained its Eight Spider Lances. He then discovered that the Blood Spear could devour an unabsorbed Soul Ring.

• Meng Yiran awakened a scorpion tail-like mutated Torso Bone, and Xuan Ming explained that the Snake Scorpion Beast’s unusual bloodline had allowed it to form.
• Xuan Ming left with Ah Rou after learning the Man Faced Demon Spider had gone west, while Meng Yiran stayed to control her Soul Bone and planned to thank him later.
• Xuan Ming froze the Man Faced Demon Spider, tortured it until it lost the will to live, then killed it and obtained its purple Soul Ring and Eight Spider Lances.
• Xuan Ming used the Blood Spear to devour the Man Faced Demon Spider’s unabsorbed Soul Ring, and the ring vanished into the spear’s devouring space.

Xuan Ming left the Star Dou Great Forest and traveled to Spirit City to meet Bibi Dong, hoping to use her influence to keep Qian Renxue in check. He gave Bibi Dong an External Soul Bone, and after she went to try fusing it, Hu Liena arrived to see him.

• Xuan Ming asked Ah Rou to guide him out of the Star Dou Great Forest, then she returned to find Xiao Wu.
• Xuan Ming decided to visit Spirit City and bring Bibi Dong a Soul Bone while using her to balance Qian Renxue’s influence.
• Xuan Ming entered the Pope’s Palace in disguise and presented his Pope Token to the guards.
• Xuan Ming gave Bibi Dong an Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone and discussed whether she could fuse it with her own Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong left to try fusing the Soul Bone and sent for Hu Liena, who arrived and asked Xuan Ming whether he had brought her a gift.

Xuan Ming visited Spirit City and gave Hu Liena a dangerous Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus, then presented Bibi Dong with a Man Faced Demon Spider External Soul Bone that transformed her wings and greatly boosted her power. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong leaving to find something to restore Xuan Ming’s lost Soul Power, while Hu Liena called him an idiot for risking himself to test the gift.

• Xuan Ming explained the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus’s origins and handed it to Hu Liena, advising her to consult Bibi Dong before absorbing it.
• Hu Liena asked about Xuan Ming’s gift to Bibi Dong, and he revealed that he had given her a Man Faced Demon Spider External Soul Bone.
• Xuan Ming and Hu Liena discussed the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and the likely matchup between their teams.
• Bibi Dong revealed that the Soul Bone had fused with her wings, creating Eight-Winged Purple Light Wings that boosted her attributes and replenished her Soul Power by devouring opponents.
• Bibi Dong discovered that Xuan Ming had partially fused with and removed the Soul Bone, costing him a level of Soul Power, and went to find something nourishing for him.
• Hu Liena told Xuan Ming that Bibi Dong was upset because he had acted like an idiot by risking himself to test the Soul Bone.

Xuan Ming stayed in the Pope's bedchambers, where Bibi Dong asked about his feelings for Hu Liena and Qian Renxue. At midnight, Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that her attempt to sneak into Xuan Ming's room had failed, and Bibi Dong urged her to seize her next chance.

• Hu Liena brought Xuan Ming to the Pope's bedchambers, and Bibi Dong agreed that Hu Liena would stay there with him.
• Xuan Ming told Bibi Dong he had given her the Soul Bone to repay her past help and keep his conscience clear.
• Bibi Dong asked Xuan Ming whether he liked Hu Liena or Qian Renxue, and he firmly denied liking Qian Renxue.
• Hu Liena sneaked into Bibi Dong's room at midnight and admitted that a barrier had stopped her from entering Xuan Ming's room.
• Bibi Dong reminded Hu Liena that she had missed earlier chances with Xuan Ming and urged her to act when another opportunity came.

Bibi Dong advised Hu Liena to approach Xuan Ming sincerely and patiently, then examined the dangerous Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus he had given her. The lotus trapped Bibi Dong in an illusion of Qian Xunji, while Xuan Ming sensed a deadly threat and was warned by the Ice Dragon King to flee.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to be honest and take things slowly with Xuan Ming, and promised to send her to the Martial Soul Holy Temple in Heaven Dou City after the next Soul Master Tournament.
• Hu Liena showed Bibi Dong the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus that Xuan Ming had given her, and Bibi Dong warned that its resentment could corrupt the mind.
• Bibi Dong touched the lotus, became engulfed in an illusion of Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox remnant souls, and saw Qian Xunji on the papal throne.
• Xuan Ming woke with a sense of mortal danger and suspected Qian Daoliu, while the Ice Dragon King urged him to run.

After the Ice Dragon King warned that Bibi Dong’s divine inheritance had become unstable, Xuan Ming tried to flee but was caught by her and stayed to calm her by eating the food she made. He later learned Hu Liena had given Bibi Dong the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus, and as Bibi Dong’s behavior grew stranger over the following days, Hu Liena could not find the flower to retrieve it.

• The Ice Dragon King sensed that Bibi Dong’s evil divine power had briefly leaked out and warned Xuan Ming that her inheritance might be in trouble.
• Xuan Ming tried to escape through a window, but Bibi Dong caught him in the courtyard and restrained him with her spider legs.
• Xuan Ming told Bibi Dong he was hungry, and she made him pastries and noodle soup; he ate everything despite criticizing the food.
• The next morning, Xuan Ming learned Hu Liena had shown Bibi Dong the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus, which could stir up lustful resentment, and told Hu Liena to retrieve it.
• Over the next few days, Bibi Dong’s behavior remained strange, and Hu Liena told Xuan Ming she could not find the flower in Bibi Dong’s room.

Bibi Dong’s influence from the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus drove her to mistake Xuan Ming for Xiaogang and restrain him, but he broke free and fled the Pope’s Palace. When Bibi Dong caught up and tried to explain, Xuan Ming threatened her with the Blood Spear before the Ice Dragon King disrupted his Soul Power and left him unconscious in Bibi Dong’s care.

• Xuan Ming tried to flee the Pope’s Palace, but Bibi Dong stopped him and used the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus on him.
• When the lotus failed to affect Xuan Ming, Bibi Dong knocked him unconscious, sealed his Soul Power, and tied him up in a secret chamber.
• Bibi Dong mistook Xuan Ming for Xiaogang and tore his clothes, prompting him to break his restraints with the Blood Spear and drive her back.
• Xuan Ming left the secret chamber and Spirit City, but Bibi Dong caught up and blocked his way.
• Xuan Ming raised the Blood Spear against Bibi Dong, so the Ice Dragon King disrupted his Soul Power and knocked him unconscious.
• Bibi Dong caught Xuan Ming and used her Soul Power to stabilize him.

Bibi Dong confronted the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox after Xuan Ming’s condition stabilized, while the fox exposed her conflicted feelings and pushed her toward killing him. The Ice Dragon King intervened when the fox threatened Xuan Ming, and Bibi Dong used the Divine Slaughter’s Domain to disperse its black mist, though the fox said she could not destroy it before reaching the God Realm.

• Bibi Dong questioned the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox about what had happened to Xuan Ming, and it claimed it had only amplified her desires.
• The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox accused Bibi Dong of fantasizing about Xuan Ming and warned that Hu Liena would be hurt if she learned the truth.
• The fox urged Bibi Dong to kill Xuan Ming, showing her visions of him attacking Yu Xiaogang and of Hu Liena caught between them.
• The Ice Dragon King emerged from Xuan Ming and confronted the fox, which claimed it wanted to end his suffering.
• At the Ice Dragon King’s urging, Bibi Dong unleashed the Divine Slaughter’s Domain and dispersed the fox’s black mist, but the fox said it would remain with her until she reached the God Realm.

Bibi Dong and Xuan Ming clashed after she was affected by the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus, while the Ice Dragon King revealed himself to protect him. Xuan Ming left for Heaven Dou City before dawn, and Bibi Dong was left questioning Hu Liena about her feelings for him.

• The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox disappeared, and Bibi Dong confronted the Ice Dragon King as the frozen bedchamber thawed.
• Xuan Ming woke weak and learned that Bibi Dong had brought him back; he asked to leave, while the Ice Dragon King explained that he had intervened to stop their fight.
• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and other Spirit Hall elders arrived, and Bibi Dong dismissed them by claiming cold energy had leaked from a treasure she was refining.
• Bibi Dong tried to stop Xuan Ming from leaving because of his condition, but he evaded her and insisted on returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Hu Liena arrived after dawn and told Bibi Dong that Xuan Ming had left; Bibi Dong then asked whether Hu Liena truly liked him and suggested they might not suit each other.

Xuan Ming recovered from his injuries in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while the Ice Dragon King and Ah Yin teased him about his clash with Bibi Dong. After three months, he emerged stronger and prepared to leave, while Ah Yin asked to go with him.

• Xuan Ming returned to Sunset Forest and recovered in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then questioned the Ice Dragon King about what she had left unsaid about Bibi Dong.
• Ah Yin manifested a phantom, worried about Xuan Ming, and learned from the Ice Dragon King that a burly man with a hammer had injured him.
• Snake Lance Douluo told Qian Renxue that Xuan Ming had fought with Bibi Dong in Spirit City and was now heading toward Heaven Dou City; Qian Renxue decided not to approach him while he was upset.
• After three months in seclusion, Xuan Ming emerged with his injuries and Soul Rings restored, and his Soul Power had risen to rank forty-four.
• Xuan Ming learned that Dugu Bo had visited and said he would leave; Ah Yin asked whether she could go with him.

Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City after months away, reunited with Tang Yuehua, and told her about fighting Tang Hao and recovering from his injuries. He then went to meet Qian Renxue, whose attempt to catch up quickly turned tense.

• Xuan Ming brought Ah Yin out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and headed to Moonlight Pavilion instead of visiting the crown prince first.
• Chief Steward Aode spotted Xuan Ming and brought him inside, where Tang Yuehua scolded him for being away for over half a year.
• Xuan Ming explained that he had obtained his fourth Soul Ring, met Tang Hao, fought him, and recovered in Sunset Forest; Tang Yuehua worried over his injuries.
• Chief Steward Aode told Xuan Ming that the crown prince had summoned him, and Tang Yuehua kept him at lunch until evening before he left.
• Xuan Ming met Qian Renxue at the crown prince's residence and accused her of turning their conversations into arguments.