Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian encountered Yao Ye fleeing the Wind Wolf den with cubs, only for him to sacrifice one cub and turn the enraged mother wolf against them. Xiao Yan protected Xiao Yi Xian with his Soul Skill, captured Yao Ye, and prepared to test his combat strength against the Wind Wolf.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian started back toward the cave exit after dividing the Netherworld Ghost Vine, but heard a wolf howling behind them.
• Yao Ye emerged carrying Wind Wolf cubs and warned them that another Wind Wolf was deeper in the cave.
• Yao Ye killed a cub and threw it at Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to make the pursuing Wind Wolf attack them instead.
• Xiao Yan shielded Xiao Yi Xian from the Wind Wolf's claw with Cold Flame · Soul Armor, then bound Yao Ye with Netherworld Lock and flung him to the beast.
• The Wind Wolf pushed its surviving cubs behind it and charged Xiao Yan, who sent Xiao Yi Xian aside and attacked with Lion Mountain Split.

Xiao Yan killed a Wind Wolf and left its cave with Xiao Yi Xian and the wolf cubs, provoking the wounded White Wolf King into a frenzy. As its strength surged back to its peak, it broke past Lang Ya and the two Dou Zhe and charged at Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan used Eight Extremes Collapse to kill a peak Tier 1 Wind Wolf and took its Magic Core.
• Xiao Yan persuaded Xiao Yi Xian to take the three Wind Wolf cubs, and they left the cave together.
• The White Wolf King spotted the cubs and howled, prompting Lang Ya and the two Dou Zhe to stop prolonging their fight and attack it together.
• Yao Lao sensed that the White Wolf King's cracked Magic Core was restoring its strength, unaware that Netherworld Ghost Vine had empowered the wolf den.
• The White Wolf King regained peak Tier 2 strength, overwhelmed Lang Ya and the two Dou Zhe, and charged at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan used his Soul Skills to defeat the White Wolf King and its pack, revealing the power of his ancient black Soul Ring to the battlefield. After the battle, his Soul Power was nearly depleted, and the Myriad Medicine Pavilion onlookers feared him.

• Lang Ya and the others were knocked back by the White Wolf King, leaving Xiao Yan to confront it.
• Xiao Yan used Soul Armor and Soul-Concentrating Pierce against the White Wolf King, then bound it with Netherworld Lock as the wolf pack attacked.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Everfrost Mausoleum, freezing the battlefield and disrupting the wolves with its cold and phantom attacks.
• Xiao Yan killed the weakened White Wolf King, but its cracked Magic Core shattered in his hand.
• Xiao Yan's Soul Power ran dangerously low as Everfrost Mausoleum faded, and the Myriad Medicine Pavilion onlookers grew fearful of him.

After Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo parted from the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, they returned to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where Xiao Huohuo began practicing an Earth Tier Dou Technique. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy's remaining students endured Grandmaster's harsh training, and Yao Lao asked Xiao Yan if he wanted to learn an Earth Tier Dou Technique.

• Xiao Yan recovered from the battle while Yao Lao studied the Soul Skills and destroyed the traces of their fight.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo ventured farther into the Magical Beast Mountain Range, avoiding Tier 3 Magical Beasts with Yao Lao's guidance.
• Xiao Huohuo practiced the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler while Xiao Yan waited beside a lake and reflected on his stalled progress.
• At Shrek Academy, Grandmaster berated Ning Rongrong and Oscar for failing to endure training, while Tang San chose not to intervene and Ning Rongrong resolved to grow stronger.
• Yao Lao offered to teach Xiao Yan an Earth Tier Dou Technique, and Xiao Yan sat up eagerly.

Yao Lao offered Xiao Yan the Earth Tier Dou Technique Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear in exchange for helping Xiao Huohuo use the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to advance his Flame Mantra. Xiao Yan accepted the condition and received the technique, whose three moves were revealed to him through a vision.

• Yao Lao offered to teach Xiao Yan a Dou Technique on the condition that he help Xiao Huohuo use the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to advance his Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan agreed, and Yao Lao gave him the Mid Earth Tier Dou Technique Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear.
• Yao Lao explained the technique’s origins and warned Xiao Yan that mastering its three realms would be difficult.
• Xiao Yan opened the scroll, which entered his mind and showed him the three spear moves: Flowing Fire Melts Gold, Burning Heaven and Splitting Space, and Emperor Spear: Ashen Annihilation.

After mastering the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear, Xiao Yan let Xiao Huohuo use a wisp of his Bone Spirit Cold Flame to try to evolve the Flame Mantra. Xiao Huohuo swallowed the flame and began enduring its searing damage.

• Xiao Yan used the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear to blast a crater into the lake after two months of practice.
• Xiao Huohuo praised Xiao Yan, and Yao Lao told them to pause their training and improve Xiao Huohuo's cultivation technique.
• Yao Lao explained that Xiao Yan's flame Martial Soul could provide a wisp for the Flame Mantra, and Xiao Yan agreed to let Xiao Huohuo try.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Huohuo an Ice Armor Pill and repeated the instructions for absorbing the flame.
• Xiao Yan separated a tiny wisp of Bone Spirit Cold Flame from his Martial Soul, and Xiao Huohuo swallowed it after taking the pill.
• The flame burned Xiao Huohuo's meridians as the ice crystals protecting him began to melt.

Xiao Huohuo survived devouring Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame, raising his cultivation to Five-Star Dou Zhe and evolving the Flame Mantra. The flame also gave him Xiao Yan’s four Soul Skills, and Yao Lao redirected his training toward mastering them in combat.

• Yao Lao guided Xiao Huohuo through circulating the Heavenly Flame with the Flame Mantra and containing it in his Naling.
• After absorbing the flame, Xiao Huohuo’s cultivation rose from Three-Star to Five-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Huohuo summoned the white flame and discovered it carried four Soul Rings and could grant him Xiao Yan’s Soul Skills, including Soul Armor.
• Xiao Huohuo exhausted his Dou Qi experimenting with the Soul Skills, then confirmed the Flame Mantra had advanced from Yellow Tier Low Grade to Yellow Tier Intermediate Grade.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Huohuo to focus on practical combat training so he could master his new cultivation and Soul Skills.

Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan hid after killing a demonic lizard and witnessed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group cornering four witnesses. After learning that Xiao Yi Xian had secured a cave abode, they stayed concealed while Shi Yang searched for them.

• Xiao Huohuo killed a second-tier demonic lizard using Soul Skills and Dou Techniques, then took its Magic Core.
• Xiao Yan noticed approaching footsteps, and he and Xiao Huohuo hid in a tree while a group of four fled into the area.
• Shi Yang and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group surrounded the four and tried to silence them.
• A middle-aged man revealed that the group was pursuing them over a cave abode Xiao Yi Xian had secured, claiming it contained treasures and Black Tier Dou Techniques.
• Shi Yang's subordinate smelled blood and found the freshly killed demonic lizard, prompting Shi Yang to search for the hidden observers.
• Xiao Huohuo whispered to Xiao Yan about the cave abode, and Xiao Yan reminded him that Senior had already given him powerful Dou Techniques.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo watched the Wolf Head Mercenary Group kill four fleeing mercenaries, then Xiao Yan left Xiao Huohuo to face the group alone. Xiao Huohuo broke through their encirclement but was poisoned and fled with the mercenaries in pursuit.

• Shi Yang ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to attack, and the mercenaries killed the four people in the clearing.
• Xiao Huohuo came down from the tree while Xiao Yan slipped away, leaving him surrounded by the returning mercenaries.
• Shi Yang ordered his men to attack Xiao Huohuo after learning he was a Three-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Huohuo used Suction Palm to open a gap in the encirclement and tried to escape.
• The mercenaries scattered to block Xiao Huohuo and used poisonous mist, some of which entered his nostrils.
• Xiao Huohuo fled from the clearing as the Wolf Head Mercenary Group pursued him.

Xiao Huohuo escaped the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s ambush and, with Xiao Yan’s guidance, turned their pursuit into a chance to gain combat experience. After his traps and lured Magical Beasts cost the mercenaries several men, Shi Yang ordered a retreat.

• Xiao Huohuo fled after breaking through the mercenaries’ encirclement, while Shi Yang led his men after him, convinced the poison would weaken him.
• Xiao Yan advised Xiao Huohuo to hide his tracks and use the terrain, then left a Poison Pill behind to slow the pursuers.
• Xiao Huohuo scattered jade bottles along his escape route, and their effects caused confusion among the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Huohuo dodged an arrow and taunted Shi Yang, then used pills, traps, and provoked Magical Beasts to inflict losses on the pursuing mercenaries.
• Shi Yang judged that the group could no longer surround Xiao Huohuo and ordered his men to retreat.

Xiao Huohuo pursued the retreating Wolf Head Mercenary Group and used Passion-Burning Incense to attract Magical Beasts to them. Shi Yang’s men killed a Nether Demon Rabbit, but more beasts soon appeared, leaving Shi Yang worried they had encountered a Magical Beast tide.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Huohuo that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was retreating, and Xiao Huohuo turned back to pursue them.
• Shi Yang ordered his men to leave Xiao Huohuo alone and return, hoping to report his valuable Dou Technique and equipment to the second group leader.
• Xiao Huohuo burned Passion-Burning Incense from a hidden perch to draw Magical Beasts toward the mercenaries.
• Shi Yang’s men found and killed a Nether Demon Rabbit, but Shi Yang wondered why the timid beast had approached them.
• A guard reported that a Three-Eyed Snake and a Giant Roaring Bull were approaching, and Shi Yang feared the group had encountered a Magical Beast tide.

Xiao Huohuo ambushed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group while they prepared to hunt two Magical Beasts, killing one man and disabling another before Shi Yang ordered a retreat. Shi Yang reported Xiao Huohuo to the group, which issued an order to hunt him down, while Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan remained at large.

• Shi Yang reassured his men that no other Magical Beasts were nearby and ordered them to attack the two beasts.
• Xiao Huohuo silently killed the archer who had blocked his escape and then attacked other mercenaries.
• Xiao Huohuo killed a Dou Zhe with Eight Extremes Collapse and struck another mercenary with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, leaving him unable to fight.
• Shi Yang abandoned the hunt and ordered his squad to retreat as the two Magical Beasts went berserk.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Huohuo that Shi Yang had chosen the sensible option, and Xiao Huohuo decided not to pursue the squad.
• Shi Yang reported Xiao Huohuo to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, which ordered its members to hunt him down.

After four months of training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan mastered Eight Extremes Collapse's hidden force and prepared to return to focus on his Soul Power Level. Back at Spirit Hall Academy, Zhu Zhuqing gave him Qian Renxue's letter and token, which offered him access to a dangerous secret realm for cultivation.

• Xiao Huohuo collected two Tier 1 Magical Beasts and continued hunting, while Xiao Yan mastered Eight Extremes Collapse's hidden force and learned the basics of Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear under Yao Lao's guidance.
• Xiao Yan decided to return to Douluo and focus on raising his Soul Power Level before the competition; Xiao Huohuo agreed to face the Wolf Head Mercenary Group alone.
• Xiao Yan's Martial Soul clone vanished, and his main body awoke at Spirit Hall Academy to find Zhu Zhuqing watching him.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Yan she had reached level forty-five and gave him Qian Renxue's letter and golden jade token.
• Xiao Yan learned the token could let him enter a dangerous secret realm in the Elder Hall to cultivate and put it away.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing visited the Elder Hall with Qian Renxue’s golden token, where Qian Daoliu tested them with the Angel Statue’s pressure. Xiao Yan briefly regained consciousness twice before they collapsed, and Qian Daoliu agreed to help him.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Spirit Hall’s Elder Hall, and a guard informed First Elder Qian Daoliu that Xiao Yan carried his token.
• Qian Daoliu summoned the pair inside and secretly sealed the hall from outside observation as he began testing Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing struggled against the crushing pressure, and Xiao Yan took Zhu Zhuqing’s hand and continued forward with her.
• Xiao Yan’s cold white flames weakened the pressure, and his Soul Division Martial Soul briefly restored his consciousness twice beneath the Angel Statue’s power.
• Qian Daoliu saw Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing collapse, took the golden token from Xiao Yan, and said he would lend Xiao Yan a hand.

Qian Daoliu sent Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to a dangerous secret realm where leaked energy had formed floating islands. They explored the realm and found an arena marked by a Six-Winged Angel statue.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing awakened in the Elder Hall, where Qian Daoliu explained that Xue'er's token had earned Xiao Yan a chance to undergo a transformation.
• Qian Daoliu activated the token and sent Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing from the Elder Hall to a secret realm.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing found themselves on a floating island amid countless others surrounding a golden dome.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing crossed several small islands and found no creatures or unusual features.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing reached a larger island with a stone arena and approached its Six-Winged Angel statue.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing triggered the Six-Winged Angel statue, which trapped them in a barrier and summoned Angel opponents matching their cultivation levels. They defeated the angels, and the golden barrier remained as Xiao Yan considered the mysteries at the island’s center.

• The Six-Winged Angel statue recorded Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing’s strength, sealed the island in a golden barrier, and summoned two Soul Ancestor-level Angel opponents.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated Serene Moon Love Shadow Cat possession and attacked her angel while Xiao Yan engaged his own with Cold Flame · Soul-Concentrating Pierce.
• Xiao Yan’s Netherworld Lock was partly severed, but he bound the angel long enough to strike it with Eight Extremes Collapse and finish it with his spear.
• Zhu Zhuqing weakened her angel with Love Threads Severing Moon Slash, then used Hell Stab and Netherworld Hundred Claws to defeat it.
• Xiao Yan watched the defeated angel turn into golden energy around Zhu Zhuqing and felt relieved by her increased combat strength.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing spent six months training in the floating-island space, defeating increasingly powerful angel projections and growing stronger. After Xiao Yan overcame a four-winged angel, the golden token opened a portal that brought their training to an end.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the energy granted for defeating the angels and compared notes on the projections’ strengths and weaknesses.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing continued exploring the islands and training in the special space for six months.
• Xiao Yan defeated a four-winged angel with his Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear, destroying its Judgment attack and piercing its chest.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing received another surge of golden energy, and Xiao Yan’s Soul Power Level stood at forty-seven while Zhu Zhuqing’s had reached forty-nine.
• Qian Daoliu watched Xiao Yan’s victory, then the golden token opened a portal, and Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing stepped through it together.

After returning from six months of cultivation, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing learned that only one month remained before Spirit Hall’s tournament and explored Spirit City together. Zhu Zhuqing revealed the deadly rivalry imposed on her by her family and the Star Luo Empire, and Xiao Yan promised to stand by her.

• Qian Daoliu identified himself as the Great Enshrined of the Elder Hall and told Xiao Yan to thank Qian Renxue for arranging the cultivation opportunity.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing left Spirit Hall’s headquarters and strolled through Spirit City ahead of the tournament.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that the Star Luo Empire’s ruling families forced siblings into deadly contests and that the Zhu Family was tied to the imperial family through marriage.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled that her family expected her to kill her older sister to survive and that attempts on her life began when she was seven.
• Xiao Yan took Zhu Zhuqing’s hand and promised to stand behind her, and the two later returned to their courtyard to cultivate or rest.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing attended Spirit Hall’s preliminary tournament, where the Medical Department also entered its healers. The ceremony ended with Bibi Dong’s arrival, and the competition was about to begin.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Spirit City’s packed competition venue and identified participants from different Spirit Hall departments.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Medical Department Soul Masters would be scored separately for their healing performance.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan appeared above the venue, followed by Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei bowed toward the Pope’s Palace, prompting the Soul Masters to anticipate Bibi Dong’s arrival.
• Bibi Dong appeared, and the gathered Soul Masters respectfully greeted her as the tournament prepared to begin.

Pope Bibi Dong attended Spirit Hall’s preliminary competition, where Ji Yue announced a chaotic team-based melee instead of the usual one-on-one matches. The first round began with randomly colored jade tokens assigning teammates, and Xiao Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Xie Yue, and Yan saw that their teams might complicate the battle ahead.

• Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo arrived as witnesses, while Yan fixed his anger on Xiao Yan and Xiao Yan assessed Hu Liena and Xie Yue.
• Ji Yue announced that 278 Soul Ancestors and stronger contestants would compete in a timed melee, with matching jade-token colors marking protected teammates.
• Ji Yue explained that contestants had to defeat at least one opponent, while losing their token or attacking a teammate meant elimination.
• Xie Yue warned Yan that the Golden Generation would be targeted, and the contestants’ jade tokens lit up in different colors when Ji Yue started the competition.