Arc 2The Elite Selection

Meng Qianqiu strengthened his allies, entered Spirit Hall’s Elite Selection Tournament, and set his sights on the Holy Son position. After completing a dangerous hunt for his fifth Soul Ring, he escaped a volcanic eruption with new dragon-based skills as the tournament’s rivalry with Qian Xunji continued.

  • Meng Qianqiu defeated Dugu Bo in a spar, then took Yue Guan to the Meng estate, where Yue Guan consumed a Vajra Chrysanthemum and pledged to serve him.
  • After two years of cultivation, Meng Qianqiu returned as a Soul Grandmaster and revealed his grandfather’s Black Potential Potions, then absorbed a thousand-year Flame-Devouring Beast’s Soul Ring as his second ring.
  • Meng Qianqiu displayed his thousand-year second ring, gathered his friends’ allegiance, and declared that he would defeat Qian Xunji and claim Spirit Hall’s Holy Son position.
  • Meng Qianqiu reached rank forty, traded a Soul Bone for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and traveled with Meng Zhongqi and Nangong Wan'er to hunt a Wind Fire Demon Dragon for his fourth Soul Ring.
  • Meng Qianqiu absorbed a thirteen-thousand-year Wind Fire Demon Dragon Soul Ring and gained the Twin Wings of Wind and Fire external Soul Bone, while his family collected other valuable Soul Bones.
  • Meng Qianqiu rewarded Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Dugu Bo, and Wang Zhan with rare herbs that strengthened or transformed their Martial Souls, then led his allies into Spirit Hall’s Elite Selection Tournament.
  • Meng Qianqiu recruited Ling Yuan, She Long, and Xu Qianqian, formed a team, and completed a year of elite training before announcing that he would leave to hunt his fifth Soul Ring.
  • Meng Qianqiu hunted a forty-thousand-year Blazing Fire Dragon King with Meng Zhongqi, absorbed its Soul Ring during a volcanic disturbance, and escaped the eruption with the Molten Fire Dragon Bomb skill and two new palm-bone techniques.
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Ch. 26Soul Master Academy, first battle with the old poisoner!

Meng Qianqiu met Dugu Bo, and the two One-Ring Soul Masters sparred at the academy training grounds. Meng Qianqiu’s poison immunity and enhanced strength overwhelmed Dugu Bo, who surrendered.

  • Meng Qianqiu introduced Dugu Bo, the level-fourteen eldest son of the Dugu Family, to his dormmates, and Dugu Bo mistakenly thought Yue Guan was a girl.
  • Wang Zhan suggested that Meng Qianqiu and Dugu Bo fight, and both agreed to test their skills.
  • Dugu Bo revealed his Jade Phosphorus Snake King Martial Soul and hundred-year first Soul Ring, while Meng Qianqiu showed that his tiny Manggu Vermilion Toad was his External Martial Soul.
  • Dugu Bo unleashed Jade Phosphorus Poison Fire, but Meng Qianqiu used Fire Roar to clear the poisonous smoke and boost himself for combat.
  • Meng Qianqiu’s poison immunity and superior strength let him beat Dugu Bo in close combat, and Dugu Bo surrendered.

Ch. 27A gentleman among flowers, Yue Guan's allegiance!

Meng Qianqiu defeated Dugu Bo with the Manggu Vermilion Toad’s poison and fire abilities, then brought Yue Guan to the Meng Family estate to obtain a Soul Ring. Yue Guan absorbed a three-hundred-and-sixty-year Vajra Chrysanthemum Soul Ring, reached rank twelve, and pledged his allegiance to the Meng Family’s faction.

  • Meng Qianqiu explained that the Manggu Vermilion Toad was immune to poison and fire, then demonstrated its lethal red mist and overwhelmed Dugu Bo.
  • Meng Qianqiu encouraged Dugu Bo by praising the potential of his Jade Phosphorus Snake King Martial Soul.
  • Meng Qianqiu invited Yue Guan to the Meng Family estate and showed him the family’s vast flower valley and medicinal fields.
  • Yue Guan harvested and swallowed a three-hundred-year-old Vajra Chrysanthemum, then absorbed its three-hundred-and-sixty-year Soul Ring.
  • Yue Guan gained the enhancement-type Soul Skill Self-Admiration, advanced to rank twelve, and declared that he would serve Meng Qianqiu.

Ch. 28A Thousand-Year Second Ring, Ushering in a New Era!

After two years of cultivation, Meng Qianqiu became an eight-year-old Soul Grandmaster, while his friends advanced rapidly but fell behind him. He invited them to visit his home, where he planned to give them rare Potential Potions that might let them obtain Thousand-Year Soul Rings as their second rings.

  • Meng Qianqiu spent two years strengthening his body and cultivating, then returned to the academy as an eight-year-old Soul Grandmaster.
  • Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, and the others reacted with shock to Meng Qianqiu’s breakthrough and compared their own cultivation progress with his.
  • Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Wang Zhan, and Dugu Bo had each advanced in Soul Power, with Dugu Bo nearing rank twenty.
  • Meng Qianqiu invited his friends to his home for a surprise and revealed that his grandfather, Meng Zhongqi, had created rare Black Potential Potions.
  • Meng Qianqiu said the potions could help them absorb Soul Rings beyond their limits and might usher in an era of Thousand-Year second rings.

Ch. 29A Pioneer of Theory, a Thousand-Year Flame-Devouring Beast!

Meng Qianqiu defended the possibility of a thousand-year second Soul Ring and set out to test the idea. With Meng Zhongqi and Nangong Wan accompanying him, he absorbed a thousand-year Flame-Devouring Beast’s Soul Ring and gained a new fire-based skill.

  • Meng Qianqiu argued that Soul Ring configurations had improved over time and said he would pioneer absorbing a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for his fourth ring.
  • Meng Zhongqi led Meng Qianqiu and Nangong Wan to Black Spirit Abyss and captured a thousand-year Flame-Devouring Beast.
  • Meng Qianqiu’s Manggu Vermilion Toad killed the Flame-Devouring Beast with its poisonous red mist and absorbed its purple Soul Ring.
  • Meng Qianqiu completed the absorption with little difficulty, and the Manggu Vermilion Toad gained a second Soul Ring.
  • Meng Qianqiu activated his Second Soul Skill, Flamethrower, and the Manggu Vermilion Toad fired a beam of flame.

Ch. 30I will carve a bloody path straight to the throne!

After acquiring a thousand-year second Soul Ring, Meng Qianqiu spent five years growing stronger alongside his companions and winning their allegiance. At graduation, he announced that he would enter Spirit Hall’s elite selection and fight for the Holy Son position as the first step toward the Pope’s throne.

  • Meng Qianqiu displayed his yellow first and purple second Soul Rings at the academy, astonishing everyone with his thousand-year second ring and earning the allegiance of Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Wang Zhan.
  • Five years passed, and thirteen-year-old Meng Qianqiu and his companions prepared to graduate after the Meng Family’s resources helped them make rapid progress in Soul Power.
  • Wang Zhan, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei discussed their plans after graduation, while Dugu Bo prepared to graduate from the Exotic Beast Academy.
  • Meng Qianqiu explained that ordinary graduates joined Spirit Hall, served the Heaven Dou Empire, or pursued further study, but said his own ambitions lay beyond those paths.
  • Meng Qianqiu declared that he would enter Spirit Hall’s elite selection, defeat Qian Xunji, claim the Holy Son position, and ultimately ascend the Pope’s throne.

Ch. 31Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, autumn dew untouched by dust!

Meng Qianqiu declared his ambition to become Spirit Hall’s Pope and decided to compete for the Holy Son position. After consuming Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, he broke through to rank forty and prepared to hunt a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for his fourth ring.

  • Meng Qianqiu told Yue Guan and the others he would enter the Elite Selection Tournament and first claim the position of Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
  • Dugu Bo, Wang Zhan, and the others agreed to compete, and Meng Qianqiu promised to further nurture them before the tournament.
  • Meng Qianqiu consumed Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to strengthen his spiritual power and make up the Soul Power needed to reach rank forty.
  • Meng Qianqiu broke through to rank forty and told Meng Zhongqi and Nangong Wan'er that he planned to hunt a Wind Fire Demon Dragon for his fourth Soul Ring.

Ch. 32Catching a rabbit while gathering grass, Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng!

Meng Qianqiu and his grandparents planned a route to the Fasinuo Great Wasteland to hunt Wind Fire Demon Dragons, choosing the safer path through Silves City. They arrived in Silves City, where Nangong Wan'er and Meng Qianqiu went to negotiate with the Speed Clan for the Bai Family’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.

  • Meng Zhongqi described the Wind Fire Demon Dragons in the Fasinuo Great Wasteland and outlined two routes for the Soul Hunting trip.
  • Nangong Wan'er chose the longer, safer route, and Meng Qianqiu proposed trading a thousand-year torso bone for the Bai Family’s naturally eighth-grade spiritual herb.
  • Nangong Wan'er volunteered to approach the Bai Family, while Meng Zhongqi warned her to respect the family’s ties to the Clear Sky Sect.
  • Meng Zhongqi, Nangong Wan'er, and Meng Qianqiu traveled from Heaven Dou City through Jialing Pass and continued to Silves City.
  • Nangong Wan'er and Meng Qianqiu presented a visiting card to Bai Jingyu to request a meeting with the Speed Clan’s patriarch, Bai He.

Ch. 33When virtue falls short of one's station, disaster is sure to follow!

Nangong Wan'er traded a Thousand-Year Torso Bone and three purple potions for the Speed Clan's Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which Meng Qianqiu planned to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Later, as the group camped on Desolate Gold Plain, Wolf Bandits surrounded them under cover of night.

  • Nangong Wan'er asked Bai Jingyu to sell the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and secured it by offering a Thousand-Year Torso Bone and three purple potential potions.
  • Meng Qianqiu confirmed the herb was the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and the group discussed Meng Zhongqi's cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and whether two immortal herbs could sway Qian Jun and Jiang Mo.
  • Meng Qianqiu criticized Qian Xunji's ambition and considered how Qian Daoliu's attitude could shape his own future in Spirit Hall.
  • Meng Zhongqi led the group across the Gold and Iron Mountain Range toward Desolate Gold Plain and warned them about dangers in the region.
  • Meng Zhongqi spotted Wolf Bandits approaching their camp at night, and Nangong Wan'er prepared to confront them.

Ch. 34Within arm's reach, each a rival to a nation!

Meng Qianqiu, Meng Zhongqi, and Nangong Wan wiped out the Wolf Bandits at Desolate Gold Plain, and Meng Zhongqi found a powerful Soul Bone suited to Nangong Wan. The chapter left Meng Qianqiu amazed by his grandparents’ ability to kill over a thousand bandits in the span of one incense stick.

  • Meng Qianqiu ordered the Manggu Vermilion Toad to attack, and its Solar Beam killed numerous Wolf Bandits.
  • Meng Qianqiu explained that the Manggu Vermilion Toad drew on sunlight and that its third Soul Skill grew stronger in bright conditions.
  • Meng Zhongqi killed the Wolf Bandit leader and found a thirty-thousand-year Berserk Hurricane Right Leg Bone, which he offered to Nangong Wan.
  • Nangong Wan declined to absorb the Soul Bone yet, saying she would wait until her Soul Power reached Level 89.
  • Meng Qianqiu urged his grandparents to eliminate the remaining Wolf Bandits, and Meng Zhongqi and Nangong Wan slaughtered more than a thousand of them.
  • Meng Qianqiu marveled that his grandparents had wiped out the Wolf Bandits in about one incense stick's time.

Ch. 35Even against ten million, I would march forth!

After resting in Vast Sea City, Meng Zhongqi and his companions traveled toward Dune City to hunt a ten-thousand-year Wind Fire Demon Dragon, but a pack of dragons appeared along the way. Meng Zhongqi revealed his Titled Douluo strength and confronted them, leaving the battle underway as he activated his Ice Toad True Body.

  • Meng Zhongqi and Nangong Wan'er looted the Wolf Bandits’ corpses and found a twenty-thousand-year right arm bone, then rested in Vast Sea City before setting out for Dune City.
  • While their camel caravan crossed the desert, its guide warned that Wind Fire Demon Dragons had been attacking travelers, and several dragons suddenly appeared.
  • Meng Qianqiu watched the caravan’s Soul Masters form up against the dragons and reflected on the long conflict between humans and Soul Beasts.
  • Meng Zhongqi stepped forward, revealed himself as a Titled Douluo and Spirit Hall’s fifth elder, and summoned his Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad with a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
  • Meng Zhongqi unleashed his Ice Prison Poison Swamp domain, chilled the desert, and transformed with his seventh Soul Skill, Ice Toad True Body.

Ch. 36External Soul Bone, Twin Wings of Wind and Fire!

Meng Qianqiu absorbed a thirteen-thousand-year Wind Fire Demon Dragon soul ring and gained the rare Twin Wings of Wind and Fire external soul bone. Meng Zhongqi warned him to keep the bone secret until he had mastered it.

  • Meng Zhongqi used his ultimate martial soul and soul skill to poison and bring down the Wind Fire Demon Dragons.
  • Meng Qianqiu selected a thirteen-thousand-year Wind Fire Demon Dragon, killed it, and began absorbing its soul ring.
  • Meng Zhongqi killed the remaining dragons and sent the rescued soul masters away.
  • Meng Qianqiu successfully absorbed the soul ring and revealed the Twin Wings of Wind and Fire external soul bone.
  • Meng Zhongqi recognized the bone's immense value and warned Meng Qianqiu not to reveal it to others.

Ch. 37By the edict of heaven and earth, Seven Kill Wind Fire Edict!

Meng Qianqiu demonstrated his fourth Soul Skill, Seven Kill Wind Fire Edict, and returned home with Meng Zhongqi and Nangong Wan'er after their successful Soul hunt. He refused four powerful Soul Bones because he wanted to save his Soul Bone slots for his future plans, leaving Nangong Wan'er to absorb them.

  • Meng Qianqiu showed Meng Zhongqi and Nangong Wan'er his fourth Soul Skill, a powerful wind-and-fire area attack, and revealed that his Soul Power had reached level forty-two.
  • Meng Zhongqi praised Meng Qianqiu's achievements and urged the family to leave before trouble found them.
  • Nangong Wan'er found a forty-thousand-year Wind Fire Demon Dragon left leg bone, and the family hurried home with three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones from the expedition.
  • Nangong Wan'er offered Meng Qianqiu four top-grade Soul Bones, but Meng Qianqiu refused because their attributes did not suit his Martial Soul and he wanted to preserve his Soul Bone slots.
  • Meng Zhongqi told Nangong Wan'er to absorb the Soul Bones, and she agreed while planning to pursue a breakthrough to Titled Douluo.

Ch. 38Distributing Immortal Herbs, Cultivating His Core Team!

Meng Qianqiu returned from Soul Hunting with a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring and explained the spiritual-power requirements and Martial Soul principles for absorbing ten-thousand-year rings. He began nurturing his companions by giving Yue Guan a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, leaving Wang Zhan and the others eagerly waiting for their own rewards.

  • Meng Qianqiu returned with a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring and told his companions that absorbing one safely required Spirit Sea Realm spiritual power.
  • Meng Qianqiu explained spiritual-power realms and how Soul Masters could use their Martial Souls and Soul Beast relationships to weaken Soul Ring impacts.
  • Meng Qianqiu gave Yue Guan a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and instructed him to consume its stamens and petals while saving its roots and stalk.
  • Yue Guan consumed the immortal herb, gained five Soul Power ranks, and learned that it could help him reach Limit Douluo and possibly the demigod realm.
  • Wang Zhan and the other companions asked Meng Qianqiu not to favor Yue Guan and looked to him for their own rewards.

Ch. 39Soul Power Resonance, Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

Meng Qianqiu distributed immortal herbs to Gui Mei, Dugu Bo, and Wang Zhan, transforming their martial souls and raising their Soul Power. After the four thanked him, he told them to consolidate their strength and prepare for the elite selection tournament in three months.

  • Meng Qianqiu gave Gui Mei the narcissus jade muscle bone, which raised his Soul Power to rank thirty-nine and awakened his martial soul into the Dark Night Sovereign.
  • Gui Mei and Yue Guan noticed their Soul Power resonating and suspected that their increased compatibility had created a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but they agreed to investigate it later in private.
  • Meng Qianqiu gave Dugu Bo an earth dragon golden melon, evolving his martial soul into the Golden-Eyed Earth Dragon and raising his Soul Power to rank thirty-nine.
  • Meng Qianqiu gave Wang Zhan aromatic silk beauty, transforming his martial soul into the Golden Light War Tiger Emperor and raising his Soul Power to rank thirty.
  • Meng Qianqiu urged the four to consolidate their strength and prepare to support him in the elite selection tournament in three months, and they agreed.

Ch. 40Prodigies gathered, the Elite Selection Tournament!

Meng Qianqiu and Ling Yuan met while registering for Spirit Hall’s Elite Selection Tournament, where the competitors’ age and Soul Power were checked. After Qian Xunji and his powerful team impressed the crowd, Meng Qianqiu prepared to enter the selection and test how Qian Daoliu would handle the contest for Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.

  • Ling Yuan introduced herself as a fourteen-year-old level thirty-three Battle Soul Master, and Meng Qianqiu revealed that he was thirteen and level forty-five, with the Manggu Vermilion Toad as his External Martial Soul.
  • A cardinal announced the preliminary requirements, causing most of the applicants to withdraw before the remaining competitors registered for age and Soul Power checks.
  • Qian Xunji and his four companions passed the checks, drawing attention as a formidable team led by the Pope’s nine-year-old son.
  • Ling Yuan worried that Qian Xunji’s team had secured the Holy Son position, but Meng Qianqiu encouraged her and said stronger competitors might still appear.
  • Meng Qianqiu headed for the Soul Power test, eager to face Qian Xunji’s team and discover whether Qian Daoliu would appoint an heir by lineage or merit.

Ch. 41Even genius was only the threshold for meeting me!

Meng Qianqiu and the other young Soul Masters underwent Spirit Hall’s elite selection, where their unusual strength and backgrounds impressed the cardinal. The chapter left Meng Qianqiu’s rank and ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring stunning the candidates and officials.

  • Ling Yuan, Yan Yang, and She Long passed the selection after the cardinal assessed their ages, Martial Souls, ranks, and soul rings.
  • Wang Zhan revealed his Golden Light War Tiger Emperor and its one-yellow, two-purple soul ring configuration, shocking the cardinal.
  • Meng Qianqiu identified himself as the grandson of Meng Zhongqi, prompting the cardinal to abandon any plan to interrogate him.
  • The cardinal assessed Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Meng Qianqiu, discovering that thirteen-year-old Meng Qianqiu was a rank-forty-five Soul Ancestor with a ten-thousand-year fourth ring.
  • Ling Yuan compared Meng Qianqiu’s strength with Qian Xunji’s and realized Meng Qianqiu was even more exceptional.

Ch. 42Forging alliances was the path to victory!

After the preliminary test, the cardinal announced the five-year Elite Selection Tournament, and Qian Xunji sought allies to improve his chances against Meng Qianqiu. Ling Yuan and She Long chose Meng Qianqiu instead, leaving Qian Xunji furious as Yan Yang rejected his approach too.

  • Qian Xunji recognized Meng Qianqiu's overwhelming talent and decided he needed allies to compete with him.
  • The cardinal explained that the candidates would undergo three years of study and assessments before competing for provisional Holy titles and a candidate-for-Pope position.
  • Qian Xunji approached Ling Yuan to recruit her, but she pointed to Meng Qianqiu and said she was already his.
  • Meng Qianqiu accepted Ling Yuan and She Long into his group after She Long volunteered to join him.
  • Qian Xunji angrily threatened Yan Yang, who said strength mattered more than background and left.
  • Qian Daoliu watched the confrontation and criticized Qian Xunji for falling behind in conduct.

Ch. 43The tree longed for stillness, but the wind would not cease!

Meng Qianqiu accepted Ling Yuan’s pledge of loyalty and formed a seven-member squad for Spirit Hall’s Elite Selection Tournament. As powerful Spirit Hall factions sent their heirs into the competition, Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo worried that the tournament would draw them into political conflict.

  • Ling Yuan refused to regret rejecting Qian Xunji and swore loyalty to Meng Qianqiu, who accepted her pledge.
  • Meng Qianqiu brought his group to the tournament camp, where nearly a hundred candidates had passed the preliminary test.
  • Ling Yuan and She Long introduced themselves and their martial souls to the squad.
  • Meng Qianqiu assigned the seven members their combat roles, with She Long as the substitute.
  • Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo learned that Qian Xunji, the Third Elder’s son, and the Fifth Elder’s grandson had entered the tournament, and resolved to avoid Spirit Hall’s power struggles.

Ch. 44The Star Crown Sect, Xu Qianqian!

Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo chose not to take sides in Spirit Hall’s internal conflict over Meng Qianqiu, while Meng Qianqiu welcomed Xu Qianqian, a successor of the secluded Star Crown Sect, onto his team. The next morning, Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo arrived to preside over the Elite Selection Tournament.

  • Qian Jun Douluo argued that Meng Qianqiu’s discoveries had earned him lasting protection, but said Pope Qian Daoliu would decide Spirit Hall’s succession matters.
  • Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo decided to remain neutral rather than offend either faction.
  • Xu Qianqian introduced herself as a rank-twenty-seven support-type Soul Master and revealed that her Martial Soul was the Star Crown.
  • Meng Qianqiu recognized Xu Qianqian’s connection to the Star Crown Sect and welcomed her onto his team.
  • The next morning, Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo arrived at the Spirit Hall Branch to preside over the Elite Selection Tournament.

Ch. 45A Woman's Damn Possessiveness!

After Spirit Hall welcomed the tournament’s successful candidates, Meng Qianqiu learned that Xu Qianqian was struggling with poverty and debt and offered to support her. Ling Yuan grew jealous as Xu Qianqian joined Meng Qianqiu’s inner circle.

  • Qian Jun introduced himself as Spirit Hall’s sixth elder and congratulated the tournament’s successful candidates, while Meng Qianqiu explained the strength of Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo.
  • Meng Qianqiu noticed Xu Qianqian’s meager meal and learned that she was repaying a debt for her late grandmother’s treatment.
  • Meng Qianqiu exchanged trays with Xu Qianqian and heard how she survived on Spirit Hall relief payments and occasional missions.
  • Meng Qianqiu offered to support Xu Qianqian if she accepted him as her boss, and Yue Guan encouraged her to stay by his side.
  • Ling Yuan asked Meng Qianqiu not to forget her share and felt jealous of the attention he gave Xu Qianqian.

Ch. 46The individual competition begins: hunting for the fifth ring!

Meng Qianqiu explained to his new teammates how physical training could help Soul Masters absorb stronger Soul Rings, then finished Spirit Hall’s elite training tied with Qian Xunji. With the individual selection competition a year away, Meng Qianqiu announced that he had reached rank fifty and would leave to hunt for his fifth Soul Ring.

  • Meng Qianqiu assured his teammates they would share the rewards and explained that body training could help Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings beyond the usual limits.
  • She Long, Ling Yuan, and Xu Qianqian joined Meng Qianqiu’s team and asked him for guidance on improving their cultivation.
  • After another year, Meng Qianqiu and his companions completed Spirit Hall’s elite training, and Wang Zhan protested that Meng Qianqiu had tied with Qian Xunji in the rankings.
  • Meng Qianqiu told the team that the individual and team competitions would decide most of the tournament results and urged them to cultivate for the next year.
  • Meng Qianqiu revealed that his Soul Power had reached rank fifty and explained how his external Martial Soul helped him cultivate throughout the day.
  • Meng Qianqiu announced that he would take leave to hunt for his fifth Soul Ring.

Ch. 47Infernal affairs, Qian Xunji's little schemes!

Meng Qianqiu told his team he planned to obtain a thirty-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring, drawing alarm at the risks. In Spirit City, Qian Xunji learned of Meng Qianqiu’s cultivation and resolved to use Spirit Hall’s Soul Bone reserves and other schemes to surpass him, despite Qian Daoliu’s neutrality.

  • Yue Guan teased Dugu Bo about being jealous, while Meng Qianqiu urged the team to stop bickering.
  • Meng Qianqiu announced that he planned to hunt a Soul Beast a little over thirty thousand years old for his fifth ring, and Ling Yuan and the others warned him it was dangerous.
  • A secret report informed Qian Xunji that Meng Qianqiu’s physical constitution allowed him to absorb unusually old Soul Rings.
  • Qian Xunji compared his slow cultivation with Meng Qianqiu’s progress and decided to collect six ten-thousand-year Soul Bones to raise his Soul Power.
  • Qian Xunji grew angry that Qian Daoliu had taken no side and vowed to use little tricks to defend the Angel Clan’s glory.

Ch. 48The Dragon Flame Mountain Range: Shocking News of the Six Great Ferocious Beasts!

Meng Qianqiu and Meng Zhongqi traveled to the Dragon Flame Mountain Range to hunt a Blazing Fire Dragon for Meng Qianqiu’s next soul ring. On the way, Meng Zhongqi revealed the threat posed by the six great ferocious beasts, and the chapter ended with him grieving over his missing son and daughter-in-law at an old hunting ground.

  • Meng Zhongqi took Meng Qianqiu to Drak Province to hunt a Blazing Fire Dragon, whose close-combat Soul Skill could help protect Meng Qianqiu.
  • Meng Zhongqi explained the Star Luo Empire’s strength as they traveled south to the Dragon Flame Mountain Range.
  • Meng Qianqiu asked about the ferocious beasts beneath the Lake of Life, and Meng Zhongqi confirmed their existence and warned him to keep the secret.
  • Meng Zhongqi revealed that Beast God Di Tian rivaled Qian Daoliu and that six great ferocious beasts commanded dozens of hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
  • Meng Qianqiu vowed to eliminate the ferocious beasts once he reached Titled Douluo, and Meng Zhongqi encouraged his ambition.
  • At the eighth volcanic crater, Meng Zhongqi explained that a forty-thousand-year-old Blazing Fire Dragon King was available, then grieved over his son and daughter-in-law, who had been missing for ten years.

Ch. 49Absorbing a Soul Ring, Racing Against Death!

Meng Qianqiu and Meng Zhongqi hunted a fifth Soul Ring at an active volcano, where Meng Zhongqi froze the Blazing Fire Dragons and Meng Qianqiu began absorbing a forty-thousand-year Blazing Fire Dragon King Soul Ring. As the ice seal weakened and the volcano stirred, Meng Zhongqi chose to risk an eruption to give his grandson more time.

  • Meng Zhongqi recalled bringing Meng Qianqiu's father to the area before leading his grandson to hunt a fifth Soul Ring.
  • Meng Qianqiu used Flamethrower to draw the Blazing Fire Dragons out of the volcano, and Meng Zhongqi warned him about their explosive Molten Fire Dragon Bombs.
  • Meng Zhongqi used Deep Cold Ice Seal and Ice of Corrosion to freeze the crater, then urged Meng Qianqiu to act before the volcano became dangerous.
  • Meng Qianqiu killed the Blazing Fire Dragon King and began absorbing its Soul Ring, which was over forty thousand years old.
  • Meng Qianqiu used the Golden Toad Qi-Locking Method to refine the Soul Power as Meng Zhongqi waited past the limit of his ice seal rather than interrupt the absorption.
  • A new disturbance rumbled from the crater while Meng Qianqiu was still absorbing the Soul Ring.

Ch. 50External Soul Bones, Blazing Explosion Dragon Claws!

Meng Qianqiu and Meng Zhongqi escaped a volcanic eruption after Meng Qianqiu used his new External Soul Bone Skills to destroy falling rocks. They discussed Meng Qianqiu’s potential and ambitions, and he explained the powers of his newly acquired palm bones.

  • Meng Zhongqi’s attempt to freeze the volcano triggered an eruption, and a volcanic rock shot toward Meng Qianqiu.
  • Meng Qianqiu countered the rock with his Molten Fire Dragon Bomb, then used the Fire Realm Dragon Fist from his left palm bone to pulverize the falling fragments.
  • Meng Zhongqi and Meng Qianqiu fled the ash cloud, and Meng Zhongqi reflected on the limits of Titled Douluo and the possibility of reaching godhood.
  • Meng Qianqiu rejected the idea of aiming only for demigodhood and considered the different paths to becoming a god.
  • Meng Qianqiu told Meng Zhongqi that his fifth Soul Ring granted Molten Fire Dragon Bomb and that his two Blazing Fire Dragon King palm bones gave him Fire Realm Dragon Fist and Explosive Heavy Fire Fist.
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