Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan gave Zhu Zhuqing a speed-enhancing Soul Bone, then used the Qianxi Spear to deepen his mastery of Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and broke through. After receiving supplies and an identity token from Qian Renxue, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing left Spirit City for the Star Luo Empire.

• Xiao Yan gave Zhu Zhuqing the Rapid Advance Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone, and she absorbed it under his watch.
• Xiao Yan practiced with the Qianxi Spear, entered a rare state, and gained a basic grasp of Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear's full power.
• Xiao Yan noticed his Soul Power fluctuating and went inside to break through while Zhu Zhuqing stood guard.
• Qian Renxue sent Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing information about the Star Luo Empire, supplies, medicinal herbs, Gold Soul Coins, and an identity token equal in rank to a Spirit Hall Elder Token.
• After Xiao Yan sorted the medicinal supplies, he and Zhu Zhuqing rented a carriage and left Spirit City without saying goodbye.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing searched the Black Soul Mountain Range for a suitable Soul Beast for Xiao Yan’s fifth Soul Ring. They reached a battlefield where two powerful Soul Beasts were fighting over territory.

• Zhu Zhuqing beat Xiao Yan in a race through the forest and collected their ten Gold Soul Coin wager.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing traveled through the Heaven Dou Empire toward the Black Soul Mountain Range, hoping to find a Soul Beast suited to Xiao Yan’s fifth Soul Skill.
• After searching for days, they rejected several Soul Beasts because their attributes did not suit Xiao Yan’s needs.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing heard roars and rushed to investigate a battle between two powerful Soul Beasts.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing reached the battlefield and saw a pale-red, centaur-shaped Soul Beast facing an alligator snapping turtle-like beast.

Xiao Yan killed two badly injured Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and began absorbing the Centaur Colt’s Soul Ring while Zhu Zhuqing kept watch. When a mercenary party approached the battlefield, Zhu Zhuqing moved to stop them before they could disturb Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing watched a Centaur Colt and a snapping turtle fight, and Zhu Zhuqing learned the colt was nineteen thousand years old.
• Xiao Yan attacked the two weakened Soul Beasts, killed them, and chose the Centaur Colt’s black Soul Ring to absorb.
• Zhu Zhuqing guarded Xiao Yan as he cultivated, reflecting on the gap between their strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing spotted a mercenary party approaching the battlefield and stepped in front of them to block their way.

Zhu Zhuqing scared off five mercenaries while Xiao Yan absorbed a Soul Ring, but Lu Zhi and his brothers reconsidered and turned back toward the battlefield. Lu Zhi’s decision exposed a growing rift between him and the men he had fought beside for years.

• Five mercenaries encountered Zhu Zhuqing, and two of them leered at her and tried to intimidate her.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her five Soul Rings, prompting Lu Zhi to apologize and withdraw with his brothers.
• Zhu Zhuqing privately felt relieved because she needed to protect Xiao Yan while he absorbed his Soul Ring.
• Third Brother objected to retreating, and the icy man argued that Zhu Zhuqing might have been bluffing about Uncle Jian.
• Lu Zhi agreed to approach the battlefield cautiously, while reflecting that starting a family had widened the rift between him and his brothers.

Zhu Zhuqing ambushed Lu Zhi and his companions while Xiao Yan absorbed a Soul Ring, killing one man and wounding two. She used a Ghost Shadow Clone to draw Lu Zhi and Fourth away, leaving the wounded men exposed to her next attack.

• Lu Zhi and his four companions approached Xiao Yan, but Zhu Zhuqing ambushed them and broke Fourth’s arm before escaping their counterattack.
• Zhu Zhuqing used a crossbow to reveal a false position, then killed one man with Love Threads Severing Moon Slash and wounded Fifth.
• Lu Zhi rescued Fifth from the slash, while Third and Fifth discovered that Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks corroded their Soul Power.
• Lu Zhi ordered Third and Fifth to attack Xiao Yan while he and Fourth pursued Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that Lu Zhi and Fourth had been chasing her Ghost Shadow Clone, then attacked the two men left behind.

Zhu Zhuqing used her Shadow Clones and Soul Bone Skills to kill Lu Zhi and three of his men while holding off the attack. After Xiao Yan finished absorbing his Soul Ring, he killed the fleeing Fourth Brother with Green Lotus · Cold Heart Lotus Explosion.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her Shadow Clones to ambush Lu Zhi's men, killing two injured Soul Masters while Lu Zhi and Fourth Brother pursued a clone.
• Lu Zhi and Fourth Brother destroyed two Shadow Clones and closed in on Zhu Zhuqing's true body.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Netherworld Shadows Linked to swap places with a clone, then combined her Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Right Leg Bone Skills to pierce Lu Zhi's heart.
• Fourth Brother fled in terror as Zhu Zhuqing stood over Lu Zhi's body.
• Xiao Yan appeared after absorbing his Soul Ring and killed Fourth Brother with Green Lotus · Cold Heart Lotus Explosion.

After absorbing his fifth Soul Ring, Xiao Yan discovered that his Martial Soul had transformed and gained new powers. He and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Holy Soul Village, where they found it greatly improved and reunited with Old Jack.

• Xiao Yan revealed his transformed Green Lotus · Cold Heart Flame Martial Soul and demonstrated its Green Lotus Flame Pillar ability to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Yan explained that Cold Heart Lotus Explosion was his fifth Soul Skill and could create explosive, flame-based lotuses that could also be carried.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing collected valuables from the battlefield, then traveled for eight days to Suotuo City and continued on to Holy Soul Village.
• Xiao Yan noticed the repaired road and transformed village, then found Old Jack at home and embraced him.
• Old Jack welcomed Zhu Zhuqing inside with enthusiasm and left Xiao Yan standing outside, confused by the warm reception.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Holy Soul Village, where Old Jack explained how Xiao Yan’s tournament victory had brought attention and renovations to the village. Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing slipped away to his old training hill, where he shared memories of his childhood and of seeing Tang San train on the opposite hill.

• Old Jack welcomed Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing home, scolded Xiao Yan for arriving without warning, and told them how Suotuo City had transformed Holy Soul Village after Xiao Yan’s tournament win.
• Old Jack kept the villagers from crowding into his home while they praised Xiao Yan outside.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing escaped through the back window and walked to the hill where Xiao Yan used to train.
• Xiao Yan showed Zhu Zhuqing his old training spot and described how he had trained there before his Martial Soul Awakening.
• Xiao Yan pointed out the opposite hill where he had first noticed Tang San cultivating, and recalled how they had each recognized the other’s persistence.

Xiao Yan returned to Holy Soul Village with Zhu Zhuqing, where Old Jack teased them about their relationship and gave Xiao Yan the savings and jade-green bangle he had kept for their wedding. The next day, Xiao Yan gave Zhu Zhuqing the bangle, and Old Jack happily celebrated with them over dinner.

• Xiao Yan showed Zhu Zhuqing the places where he had trained as a child in Holy Soul Village.
• Old Jack teased Xiao Yan about making his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing official and urged him not to let her down.
• Old Jack revealed the Gold Soul Coins he had saved for Xiao Yan’s wedding and gave him a jade-green bangle for his future granddaughter-in-law.
• The next morning, Xiao Yan placed the bangle on Zhu Zhuqing’s wrist.
• Old Jack noticed the bangle at dinner and happily shared more wine with Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Star Luo Empire and traveled to Star Chasing City to strengthen Spirit Hall’s intelligence network there. After learning about the empire’s harsh competition and influential families, they arrived at their destination ready to see what awaited them.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing crossed the canyon into the Star Luo Empire and entered Blood Alliance City without revealing their identities.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained how the Star Luo Empire’s fierce competition shaped its powerful martial spirits, prosperous trade, and influential families.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing rested in Blood Alliance City while Zhu Zhuqing described the Dai Family’s control and the roles of the Zhu, Chen, and Yang families.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing traveled to Star Chasing City, where Qian Renxue had sent them to consolidate Spirit Hall’s intelligence after its local bishop was promoted.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Star Chasing City had once been called Falling Star City, and Xiao Yan said they would see whether it chased a star or became a falling one.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Star Chasing City and met Xu Mu, the Spirit Hall’s black-robed bishop, before settling into a secluded courtyard. A summons from the Battle Through the Heavens World drew Xiao Yan away, where he appeared before Xiao Huohuo in the middle of a dangerous trial.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing presented Qian Renxue’s token at the Spirit Hall Main Hall, and Xu Mu greeted them as elders while hiding his resentment toward the newcomers.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing chose a secluded courtyard in the Spirit Hall grounds, and Xiao Yan suddenly felt a summons from the Battle Through the Heavens World.
• In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Huohuo faced a nest of Seven-Feathered Serpents while Yao Lao continued researching whether magical-beast remnants could form Soul Rings.
• Xiao Huohuo sensed a connection across worlds, and pale blue flames gathered into Xiao Yan before him.
• Xiao Yan greeted Xiao Huohuo, who stared at his nearly identical counterpart in stunned silence.

Xiao Yan rescued Xiao Huohuo from a horde of Seven-Feathered Serpents and defeated their tier-three leader with his soul skills. After the serpents fled, Yao Lao began examining the frozen beast to see whether its power could be used like a Soul Ring.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo reunited, then joined forces against the Seven-Feathered Serpents.
• Xiao Yan confronted the tier-three serpent while Xiao Huohuo fought the lesser beasts with his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Xiao Yan restrained and froze the tier-three serpent, then killed it with an ice-crystal spear.
• The remaining serpents retreated, and Xiao Huohuo explained that he had also fought two Golden-Furred Apes before the encounter.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Huohuo he had become the continent champion, while Yao Lao examined the frozen serpent for a way to use its power like a Soul Ring.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Huohuo in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and revealed that his Martial Soul had fused with the Green Lotus Core Flame. Xiao Huohuo devoured a portion of its source flame, raising his strength to Four-Star Dou Shi and evolving the Flame Mantra to Black Tier.

• Yao Lao failed to revive the Seven-Feathered Serpent's soul, so Xiao Huohuo led Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to his hidden valley.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached Soul King and that his Bone Spirit Cold Flame Martial Soul now contained the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• After Xiao Yan could not separate the two flames, Yao Lao confirmed that Xiao Huohuo could devour a wisp of the mutated Martial Soul.
• Xiao Huohuo swallowed the Green Lotus Core Flame's source flame and endured its violent energy as Xiao Yan and Yao Lao watched over him.
• Xiao Huohuo's strength rose from Two-Star Dou Shi to Four-Star Dou Shi, and he announced that the Flame Mantra had evolved to Black Tier.

After Xiao Huohuo advanced his Flame Mantra, he and Xiao Yan left the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the Tagor Desert. On the flying caravan, Xiao Yan successfully refined his first Tier 1 pill and resolved to become the Douluo Continent’s first alchemist.

• Yao Lao approved Xiao Huohuo’s journey to the Tagor Desert for harsher training, and Xiao Huohuo left the Magical Beast Mountain Range with Xiao Yan.
• In Hanyun Town, Xiao Huohuo paid for passage on a flying caravan bound for the Tagor Desert.
• Yao Lao shielded their compartment and had Xiao Huohuo demonstrate how to refine a batch of Tier 1 Blood Recovery Pills.
• Xiao Yan followed Yao Lao’s instructions and successfully refined a Tier 1 pill on his first attempt.
• Xiao Yan decided he would become the Douluo Continent’s first alchemist.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo reached Desert City and went to buy a detailed map of the Tagor Desert. When Xiao Huohuo asked about a fragment linked to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, the mapmaker revealed a powerful presence and demanded to know who they were.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo arrived at Desert City, where Xiao Huohuo's alchemist robe let them pass the gate without joining the queue.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo decided to buy a detailed map and supplies before entering the Tagor Desert, then found the Ancient Map Shop.
• Xiao Huohuo recognized a map fragment that seemed connected to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and asked the shopkeeper if he had more fragments.
• The shopkeeper refused to sell the fragment, and Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo that the old man was a Dou Emperor suppressed to the Dou Ling level.
• Xiao Huohuo hinted that he knew the shopkeeper might once have been a Dou Emperor, causing the old man to snap his brush, shut the shop doors, and demand to know who they were.

Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan confronted the old shopkeeper over a map fragment connected to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and the shopkeeper refused to sell it. Xiao Yan fought the old man using his strange Soul Skills, and their spear battle continued as Xiao Huohuo watched.

• Xiao Yan stepped in front of Xiao Huohuo as the old shopkeeper warned them not to take the map fragment by force.
• Xiao Huohuo explained that he sensed unusual energies and offered to meet the shopkeeper's price, but the shopkeeper refused to sell the fragment.
• The shopkeeper attacked Xiao Huohuo, and Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames Martial Soul and Soul Armor to confront him.
• Xiao Yan trapped and slowed the shopkeeper with Netherworld Lock and Everfrost Mausoleum, while Xiao Huohuo noticed the domain also enhanced his own movements.
• Xiao Yan and the shopkeeper formed ice spears and armor, then exchanged a rapid series of spear strikes as Xiao Huohuo watched.

Xiao Yan fought Hai Bodong for the map fragment, but began to lose ground as Hai Bodong adapted to his attacks. Xiao Huohuo used Yao Lao’s spiritual power to stop the fight and negotiated a deal: he would undo Hai Bodong’s seal in exchange for the map fragment.

• Xiao Yan’s attacks faltered against Hai Bodong, so Xiao Huohuo prepared to let Yao Lao take control of his body.
• Xiao Yan changed his Martial Soul into green flames and formed a lotus infused with Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• As Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong prepared to unleash their strongest attacks, Yao Lao released overwhelming spiritual pressure through Xiao Huohuo, forcing Hai Bodong to stop.
• Xiao Huohuo offered to meet Hai Bodong’s conditions in exchange for the map fragment and deduced that a seal was suppressing his strength.
• Hai Bodong agreed to give Xiao Huohuo the map fragment if he could undo the seal, then revealed that he was the former Ice Emperor.

Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan negotiated with Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, who needed Sand Mandala to make a Pill of Breaking Adversity that could remove Queen Medusa’s seal. They agreed to seek the ingredient in exchange for a Heavenly Flame map and Hai Bodong’s favor, then prepared to enter the Tagor Desert.

• Hai Bodong explained that Queen Medusa had sealed him after he obtained the map fragment, and that he needed a Pill of Breaking Adversity to break the seal.
• Xiao Huohuo agreed to refine the pill, but Hai Bodong revealed that he still needed Sand Mandala from the depths of the Tagor Desert.
• Hai Bodong offered Xiao Huohuo information about a Heavenly Flame in the desert in exchange for the Sand Mandala, and Xiao Huohuo accepted.
• Xiao Huohuo returned the map fragment to Hai Bodong and asked for the Heavenly Flame map first; Hai Bodong agreed and marked three possible locations.
• Hai Bodong warned Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo about Queen Medusa before they left the ruined shop.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo to set out the next morning and prepare supplies for the desert and the Snake-People Tribe.

Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan crossed the desert toward Fire Lizard Valley while Yao Lao trained them in energy control, survival, and efficient combat. After Xiao Yan effortlessly killed three Sand Poison Scorpions, the pair reached an oasis where Xiao Huohuo sensed several Magical Beasts nearby.

• Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan set out for Fire Lizard Valley, and Yao Lao began training them to cross the desert while minimizing their tracks and conserving energy.
• Xiao Huohuo improved his Dou Qi control through repeated practice, while Xiao Yan adapted Yao Lao’s lessons to his Soul Power.
• Xiao Huohuo sensed three approaching Sand Poison Scorpions, and Xiao Yan killed them with a precise First Soul Skill attack.
• Yao Lao praised Xiao Yan’s economical fighting style and told Xiao Huohuo to learn to defeat enemies with minimal effort.
• On the seventh day, Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan approached an oasis, where Xiao Huohuo sensed several Magical Beasts three li away.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo wiped out a group of Fire Lizards at an oasis, collected their valuable materials and Fire Lizard Hearts, and rested while Xiao Huohuo absorbed the refined energy. They reached Fire Lizard Valley, where they found a large Fire Lizard clan around a volcanic crater that might contain a Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo spotted more than twenty Fire Lizards at an oasis and decided to attack them before continuing to Fire Lizard Valley.
• Xiao Huohuo drew the Fire Lizards' attention while Xiao Yan ambushed them with Everfrost Mausoleum and Green Lotus Flame Pillar, incapacitating the lower-tier beasts.
• Xiao Huohuo defeated the Tier 3 Fire Lizard, and the two gathered the corpses' materials and discovered Fire Lizard Hearts that could boost Xiao Huohuo's strength after refinement.
• Xiao Huohuo absorbed energy from the Fire Lizard Hearts during a day-and-night rest, while Xiao Yan replenished his Soul Power.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo reached Fire Lizard Valley, saw fire-rich plants and a deep volcanic crater, and found the caves filled with a large Fire Lizard clan.