Chapter Summaries

After recovering from their fight, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing emerged from hiding and returned to the Spirit Hall Main Hall with Zhou Yuan and Han Qing. Xiao Yan revealed that Xu Mu and seven assassins had died, then enlisted the returning deacons to take control of the hall while he awaited an investigation from Spirit City.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing saw that the city search had eased and spotted Zhou Yuan and Han Qing returning with the Spirit Hall Main Hall group.
• Xiao Yan told Zhou Yuan and Han Qing that Xu Mu had colluded with outsiders and that he had killed Xu Mu and seven assassins.
• Zhou Yuan and Han Qing followed Xiao Yan to the rear courtyard and confirmed the eight bodies, including Xu Mu's.
• Xiao Yan said Xu Mu had coveted the profits and formula for his medicinal pills, and implied that a powerful local figure had helped arrange the attack.
• Xiao Yan asked Zhou Yuan and Han Qing to stabilize the Spirit Hall Main Hall until Spirit City investigated, and Zhou Yuan agreed to bring everyone under control.

After taking charge of the Spirit Hall Main Hall, Xiao Yan purged Xu Mu’s followers and used his Barrier-Breaking Pill to win support from Zhou Yuan, Han Qing, and the hall’s Soul Masters. By the end of half a month, his influence had peaked, though he knew their loyalty remained dependent on the pill’s benefits.

• Xiao Yan learned that Zhou Yuan had detained twenty-three of Xu Mu’s trusted followers, and he ordered all of them executed for their crimes.
• Xiao Yan gave Zhou Yuan and Han Qing Barrier-Breaking Pills and promised future pills for higher-ranking Soul Masters in exchange for their support.
• Zhou Yuan and Han Qing tested the pills on their Soul Ancestor disciples, saw their Soul Power rise by two levels, and began to lean toward Xiao Yan.
• Over the next half month, the Spirit Hall Main Hall executed Xu Mu’s followers, confiscated their property, and recovered embezzled resources.
• Xiao Yan introduced a contribution system that let loyal Soul Masters exchange merits for Barrier-Breaking Pills, drawing wavering members to his side.
• Xiao Yan recognized that the support he had gained was temporary and that he would need time to build a force of his own.

Liu Erlong set out to find Yu Xiaogang in Spirit City, but Yu Luomian blocked her and she chose to leave without seeing him. At Shrek Academy, Oscar decided he needed to grow stronger and departed to gain experience.

• Dai Wusi watched Xiao Yan consolidate his power in Star Chasing City and continued to fear him from the sidelines.
• Liu Erlong told Flender she would go to Spirit City to find Yu Xiaogang, and Flender reluctantly let her leave.
• At the gates of Spirit City, Yu Luomian and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members stopped Liu Erlong from entering.
• Liu Erlong turned back and declared she had nothing more to do with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; Yu Luomian followed her, worried Yu Xiaogang would use her in his experiments.
• Oscar told Ma Hongjun he wanted to grow stronger, and three days later he left Shrek Academy to gain experience.

Two years after consolidating control of Spirit Hall Main Hall and building a network across the Star Luo Empire, Xiao Yan reached level sixty and traveled with Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Dou Great Forest to find his sixth Soul Ring. They encountered a twelve-thousand-year-old Shadow Demonic Tiger, and Zhu Zhuqing opened the attack.

• Xiao Yan used pills and Spirit Hall's resources to secure control of the hall and expand his influence across the Star Luo Empire, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Yan advanced to the Soul Emperor realm.
• Xiao Yan decided to seek his sixth Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest and left the hall with Zhu Zhuqing, entrusting its affairs to Zhou Yuan and Han Qing.
• Three days later, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the forest from the Star Luo Empire side and traveled deeper in search of a suitable Soul Beast.
• Xiao Yan sensed a roughly twelve-thousand-year-old dark-attribute Soul Beast, and he and Zhu Zhuqing found a resting Shadow Demonic Tiger.
• Zhu Zhuqing ambushed the tiger and used Love Threads Severing Moon Slash to meet its sweeping tail.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing hunted Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest and found a powerful Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear as a potential source for Xiao Yan’s next Soul Ring. They prepared to attack it by targeting its vulnerable areas.

• Xiao Yan froze and bound the Shadow Demonic Tiger while Zhu Zhuqing struck it with her clones, and Xiao Yan killed it with his Green Lotus Flame Pillar.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing continued into the forest; after spending two hours trapping and killing a Purple Lightning Demonic Marten, they found its Soul Ring unsuitable for Xiao Yan.
• On the third day, Xiao Yan sensed a Soul Beast more than five li away and led Zhu Zhuqing toward it.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing discovered a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which Xiao Yan judged to be at least thirty-five thousand years old.
• Xiao Yan agreed he could absorb its Soul Ring, and he told Zhu Zhuqing to target its eyes, mouth, or softer abdomen.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing worked together to wound the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, but its immense strength and vitality let it keep fighting. After taking a hit himself, Xiao Yan launched his Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear at the wounded beast.

• Zhu Zhuqing drew the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear away while Xiao Yan froze it and struck from behind.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her phantoms to slash the bear's belly, then switched places with her real body to escape its attack.
• Xiao Yan's Cold Heart Lotus Explosion scorched and chilled the bear, but only made it more enraged.
• Xiao Yan restrained the bear with Netherworld Locks and pierced its chest with Immaculate Realm, yet it survived and struck him through his Soul Armor.
• Xiao Yan channeled both flames into his Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and hurled it at the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Xiao Yan killed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and absorbed its thirty-five-thousand-year Soul Ring, becoming a level-sixty-one Soul Emperor and gaining a soul-targeting Sixth Soul Skill. Afterward, his Soul Division Martial Soul transformed into a gate that seemed to connect to the Battle Through the Heavens World, and Xiao Yan opened it.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing defeated the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, whose corpse produced a pitch-black Soul Ring.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the Soul Ring while Zhu Zhuqing kept watch, breaking through to level sixty-one.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Sixth Soul Skill, Fallen Heart: Soul-Burning Wave, and demonstrated how it struck a target's soul directly.
• Xiao Yan noticed his Soul Division Martial Soul transforming into a pitch-black gate, and he sensed the presence of the Battle Through the Heavens World beyond it.
• Xiao Yan focused his will on the gate, and it slowly opened before him and Zhu Zhuqing.

Xiao Yan crossed the portal created by his mutated Soul Division Martial Soul and reunited in person with Xiao Huohuo in another world. Xiao Huohuo revealed that Medusa had swallowed the Green Lotus Core Flame to force her evolution.

• Xiao Yan entered the portal in the Star Dou Great Forest and arrived beside Xiao Huohuo in the magma chamber beneath Jia Nan Academy's Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo clasped hands and felt their Soul Origins resonate as Yao Lao warned them to keep the world-connecting passage secret.
• Xiao Huohuo told Xiao Yan that he had entered Jia Nan Academy and found the Fallen Heart Flame sealed below the tower.
• Xiao Yan asked about the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Xiao Huohuo explained that Medusa had rejected their deal and chosen to devour it by an ancient Snake-People secret method.
• Xiao Huohuo said he and Yao Lao had watched Medusa undo the Green Lotus Core Flame's seal and swallow it.

Xiao Yan learned that Medusa had become a Seven-Colored Little Snake after using the Green Lotus Core Flame to purify her bloodline, then returned through his portal to the Douluo world. A month later, he agreed to attend a Spirit Hall tournament in Spirit City, where Bibi Dong planned to select a Holy Maiden or Holy Son.

• Xiao Huohuo explained that Medusa had nearly died swallowing the Green Lotus Core Flame and now existed as a Seven-Colored Little Snake that could eventually recover.
• Xiao Yan returned through the portal to the Star Dou Great Forest and told Zhu Zhuqing it connected to the Battle Through the Heavens World, though it consumed Soul Power and had a cooldown of roughly a month.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing left the forest and headed to Star Chasing City, where Xiao Yan received word that an envoy from Spirit City had requested to see him.
• Xiao Yan met Ghost Douluo at the Spirit Hall Main Hall and learned that Bibi Dong would hold an elite tournament in Spirit City one month later.
• Ghost Douluo said Bibi Dong intended to select a Holy Maiden or possibly a Holy Son at the tournament, and Xiao Yan agreed to attend.

Xiao Yan agreed to attend Spirit Hall’s Holy Son selection in Spirit City and prepared for the possibility that Bibi Dong was targeting him. He left Zhu Zhuqing in Star Chasing City to protect their network and entered Spirit City, where he learned about the tournament and its leading contenders.

• Xiao Yan decided to accept Ghost Douluo’s invitation, while Zhu Zhuqing warned him that Bibi Dong might know about him through Yu Xiaogang.
• Xiao Yan ordered the Dark Hall to go underground in scattered groups and told Zhou Yuan and Han Qing to keep Star Chasing City stable.
• Xiao Yan chose to travel to Spirit City alone, gave Zhu Zhuqing pills and instructions, and urged her to hide if trouble began.
• Xiao Yan entered Spirit City, returned to his old residence, and gathered details about the Holy Son and Holy Daughter selection tournament.
• Xiao Yan learned that he and Hu Liena were favored contestants, alongside Salas Jin and Bende.

Xiao Yan entered Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and Holy Maiden selection competition and revealed that he was a level sixty-one Soul Emperor at only seventeen. His first-round opponent, Zhang Lie, began his attack despite realizing Xiao Yan far surpassed him.

• Xiao Yan arrived in Spirit City for the selection competition and noticed Hu Liena watching him with a desire to fight.
• Bibi Dong opened the competition, and the contestants drew lots for the elimination tournament.
• Xiao Yan drew number seventeen and was matched against Zhang Lie of the Heaven Dou City branch hall.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself as a level sixty-one Soul Emperor and revealed six Soul Rings, stunning the crowd and Spirit Hall’s leaders.
• Zhang Lie steadied himself and launched his third Soul Skill, Azure Wolf Howls at the Moon.

Xiao Yan dominated three tournament matches with minimal effort, defeating Zhang Lie and two Soul Kings without relying on Soul Skills. His growing fame in Spirit City bolstered his standing, while Hu Liena asked him to fight her again after the competition, and he agreed.

• Xiao Yan broke Zhang Lie’s mental attack, dodged his claw strike, and sealed his Soul Power with a wisp of flame, forcing Zhang Lie to admit defeat.
• Hu Liena watched Xiao Yan’s victory, then challenged him to fight her again after the competition; Xiao Yan agreed.
• Xiao Yan absorbed Yan Lie’s flame attack with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and froze Yan Lie’s feet to the stage, winning his second match.
• Xiao Yan used a Fire Lotus to consume the ice power of the Mysterious Ice Turtle Soul King, who then admitted defeat.
• The crowd cheered Xiao Yan after his three effortless victories, while he hoped his reputation would make Bibi Dong think twice before acting against him.

Hu Liena defeated Salas Weide with her illusions and advanced to the final against Xiao Yan, who had received a bye. Their decisive match began with Hu Liena’s Charm failing against Xiao Yan as he launched an icy attack, and she rushed toward him at increased speed.

• Hu Liena overwhelmed her first three opponents with her Charm and control abilities, then faced level 57 Soul King Salas Weide.
• Hu Liena combined her Fox Demon Illusion and Soul Bone Skill to trap Weide, then struck him out of the arena and won.
• Xiao Yan drew a bye and advanced to the final, where he faced Hu Liena as two cloaked figures watched from outside the Pope’s Palace.
• Hu Liena recalled her earlier defeat by Xiao Yan and challenged him, but her Demon Fox Charm had no effect on him.
• Xiao Yan sent ice crystals toward Hu Liena, and she dodged them before lunging at him with increased speed.

Xiao Yan defeated Hu Liena in the tournament and was publicly named Spirit Hall’s holy son, with Hu Liena named its holy maiden. Bibi Dong summoned them to the Pope’s Palace, and Xiao Yan felt uneasy about the complicated expression she had given him.

• Xiao Yan dodged Hu Liena’s claw attacks, read her pattern, and caught her wrist before releasing her.
• Hu Liena used Demon Fox Illusory Sound, but Xiao Yan resisted it and stopped her attack with a touch to her brow.
• Hu Liena unleashed Demon Fox Sacred Flame, but Xiao Yan suppressed her with Everfrost Mausoleum and bound her with Netherworld Lock until she conceded.
• Xiao Yan helped Hu Liena to her feet, and she acknowledged her defeat as the arena crowd cheered.
• Bibi Dong declared Xiao Yan the tournament winner and named him Spirit Hall’s holy son and Hu Liena its holy maiden.
• Bibi Dong summoned Xiao Yan and Hu Liena to the Pope’s Palace, and they headed toward the rear of Spirit Hall.

Xiao Yan met Bibi Dong at the Pope's Palace, where she questioned him about his Second Martial Soul and its rumored ability to improve talent. He concealed its full nature and endured her crushing pressure without answering, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xiao Yan and Hu Liena entered the Pope's Palace and greeted Bibi Dong, who praised Xiao Yan and asked about his Second Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Soul Division Martial Soul and explained that merging with it increased his strength, attack power, speed, and perception.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Yu Xiaogang had told her Soul Division could improve talent, and Xiao Yan questioned whether she trusted Yu Xiaogang despite his having harmed him.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Xiao Yan tell her more and pressed him with her Titled Douluo pressure, while Xiao Yan stayed silent and Hu Liena watched in shock.

Bibi Dong tried to force Xiao Yan to reveal his Second Martial Soul, but he opened a portal and escaped into another world. After Hu Liena asked to enter Slaughter City to grow stronger, Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang what happened, and he realized Xiao Yan had physically crossed worlds.

• Bibi Dong pressured Xiao Yan to reveal his Second Martial Soul and threatened him when he refused.
• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong to let Xiao Yan go, but Bibi Dong attacked him, so Xiao Yan activated Soul Division and opened a portal.
• Xiao Yan escaped through the portal despite Bibi Dong's strike, and Bibi Dong and Hu Liena sensed the presence of another world.
• Hu Liena asked to go to Slaughter City so she could become stronger, and Bibi Dong granted her permission.
• Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang about what he knew of Xiao Yan's Martial Soul, and Yu Xiaogang realized Xiao Yan had physically crossed into another world.

Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong resolved to capture Xiao Yan after learning his Martial Soul connected him to another world, while Zhu Zhuqing ordered the Dark Hall into hiding. Xiao Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy during a catastrophic battle, where the Fallen Heart Flame swallowed Xiao Huohuo before Su Qian sealed it beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower; Xiao Yan and Su Qian were left severely injured, and Xiao Huohuo’s fate remained uncertain.

• Yu Xiaogang urged Bibi Dong to capture Xiao Yan and uncover the secrets of his Martial Soul, and Bibi Dong said she had already ordered his capture.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned that Hu Liena had left the Pope's Palace, ordered the Dark Hall to hide and reduce its operations, then left the Spirit Hall Main Hall.
• Xiao Yan stepped through a portal into Jia Nan Academy and was badly injured by the shock wave from a green-and-white mushroom cloud.
• The Fallen Heart Flame devoured the mushroom cloud's energy and then swallowed the falling Xiao Huohuo as Zi Yan and the others watched helplessly.
• Su Qian and the elders sealed the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, after which Su Qian collapsed and ordered the lowest level closed.

Xiao Yan survived the devastating battle between Xiao Huohuo and Han Feng, hid in the mountains, and healed his injuries. After returning to the Inner Academy, he learned that Xiao Huohuo had been swallowed by the Fallen Heart Flame and found Zi Yan, Lin Yan, and Hu Jia mourning near the sealed tower.

• Xiao Yan escaped the battlefield while gravely injured, avoiding notice from the academy elders and the Black-Corner Region experts.
• Xiao Yan hid in a vine-screened hollow, treated his wounds, and spent seven days recovering before moving deeper into the mountains.
• Xiao Yan healed for several more days in a sealed cave until he had fully regained his strength, then sensed Xiao Huohuo faintly beneath the sealed tower.
• Xiao Yan disguised himself in a student's uniform and slipped back into the Inner Academy nearly half a month after the battle.
• Xiao Yan saw Zi Yan, Lin Yan, Hu Jia, and other Pan Gate members mourning near the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.

Xiao Yan sneaked into the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to search for Xiao Huohuo, but Zi Yan mistook him for an enemy trying to reach the sealed Fallen Heart Flame. Their fight began on the eighth floor, where Zi Yan accused him of harming Xiao Huohuo.

• Xiao Yan waited until evening, disguised himself as an Inner Academy disciple, and slipped into the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan descended to the eighth floor, sensing Xiao Huohuo's faint presence below, while the ninth floor remained sealed.
• Zi Yan, grieving for Xiao Huohuo, spotted Xiao Yan heading toward the forbidden lower level and assumed he was plotting to release the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan sensed Zi Yan's hostility and turned to fight, but her punch sent him crashing into the tower wall.
• Xiao Yan used Cold Flame · Soul Armor and Cold Fire: Netherworld Lock to trap Zi Yan, who resisted the freezing chains and threatened to crush him.

Xiao Yan fought Zi Yan in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower until he restrained her with Netherworld Locks and bone spirit cold flame. After convincing her that he was Xiao Huohuo’s clone and that Xiao Huohuo was still alive beneath the tower, he followed her to the sealed lava at the tower’s bottom.

• Zi Yan broke Xiao Yan’s Netherworld Lock and attacked him with overwhelming strength, forcing him to evade and deflect her blows.
• Xiao Yan trapped Zi Yan with eight Netherworld Locks and bone spirit cold flame, then told her he was not from the Black-Corner Region.
• Zi Yan recognized Xiao Yan’s resemblance to Xiao Huohuo, and Xiao Yan claimed he was Xiao Huohuo’s refined clone and could sense him fighting below.
• Xiao Yan assured Zi Yan that Xiao Huohuo was alive, so she asked to be released and hurried toward the ninth floor.
• Xiao Yan followed Zi Yan to the tower’s bottom, where they saw a seal blocking the churning lava, and he frowned at the formation.