Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to discuss Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng's marriage and a plan to preserve and develop the Jade Phosphorus Snake lineage. Yu Yuanzhen accepted the proposal in principle, though he cautioned that its implementation would depend on future circumstances.

• Dugu Bo asked Yu Xiaolong to arrange a face-to-face meeting with Yu Yuanzhen, explaining that his other matter could bring the clan good fortune.
• Yu Xiaolong informed Yu Yuanzhen of Dugu Bo's arrival, and Yu Yuanzhen left secluded cultivation to meet him.
• Yu Yuanzhen's powerful presence overwhelmed Dugu Bo, who judged that the clan head was likely at level 96 or 97.
• Dugu Bo explained Yu Tianheng's plan for their future children to inherit the Dugu surname and Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul when appropriate, and for the lineage to grow into an allied clan.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to the plan in principle but warned Dugu Bo that its future depended on circumstances.

One year later, Yu Tianheng and the Imperial Fighting Team had grown stronger through cultivation and training as the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament approached. Yu Tianheng gave each teammate a Soul-Gathering Pill, and Dugu Yan began absorbing hers while the others hesitated.

• Yu Yuanzhen warned Dugu Bo that Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan's child might inherit either Martial Soul or awaken a mutated one, then invited Dugu Bo to become a guest elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Dugu Bo accepted.
• Yu Yuanzhen continued cultivating the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Prison Suppression Scripture after condensing a Lightning Pill and reaching level 97 Soul Power.
• Yu Tianheng devoted himself to cultivation for a year, reaching the Innate Realm Sixth Stage and level 53 Soul Power while the Imperial Fighting Team members also advanced.
• Yu Tianheng gathered Dugu Yan, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Osler, Yu Feng, and Ye Lingling and gave them each a Soul-Gathering Pill to aid their cultivation.
• Dugu Yan swallowed her pill and began absorbing its medicinal power while the other members hesitated.

The Imperial Fighting Team took Yu Tianheng’s Soul-Gathering Pills and gained significant Soul Power, with several members reaching new levels. After dismissing the team, Yu Tianheng considered how Ye Lingling’s healing ability could make her crucial in the coming wars.

• Ye Lingling confirmed that the Soul-Gathering Pills contained beneficial herbs, then she and the other team members swallowed them.
• After absorbing the pills, Shi Mo and Shi Mo broke through to level 40, while Osler and Yu Feng reached level 39 and Ye Lingling rose from level 37 to level 39.
• Yu Tianheng told the team to consolidate their gains before seeking fourth Soul Rings, and Dugu Yan stayed behind to ask where he had obtained the pills.
• Yu Tianheng revealed that he had made the pills using herbs from Dugu Bo’s garden, and Dugu Yan left to cultivate.
• As he walked through Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng decided that Ye Lingling’s Nine Star Flowering Crabapple could make her vital to his plans, especially in future wars where her healing could save large numbers of soldiers.

Yu Tianheng entered the Heaven Dou Auction House after remembering that a cat girl might be auctioned there, and the system gave him a quest to rescue her. After revealing his vast wealth, he secured a VIP seat and began asking the auction house steward about its rules and goods.

• Yu Tianheng decided to recruit Ye Lingling and recalled that Tang San and Xiao Wu had once encountered a cat girl at the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• The system gave Yu Tianheng a side quest to rescue the cat girl, rewarding him with Heavenly Mandate Points and a cultivation technique if he succeeded.
• Yu Tianheng entered the auction house and showed the staff a purple-gold bank card proving he had three and a half million Gold Soul Coins.
• The steward escorted Yu Tianheng to the red VIP section and gave him a mask.
• Yu Tianheng paid the steward to answer questions, and the steward explained that the auction house sold rare metals, medicinal herbs, Soul Bones, and Soul Tools.

Yu Tianheng attended the Heaven Dou Auction House, where he suspected Ning Fengzhi was present and bought a rare purple lingzhi. The auction continued with a powerful fire-protecting necklace, whose bidding had just begun.

• The manager told Yu Tianheng that the Heaven Dou Auction House secretly auctioned slaves because it had powerful backers.
• Yu Tianheng left the red section, found Ning Fengzhi in the white section, and sat beside him.
• Yu Tianheng outbid other guests and bought three hundred-year-old purple lingzhi mushrooms for 8,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• A powerful Soul Master bought the thousand-year Whale Rubber after its price climbed to 30,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• The auctioneer presented the Crimson Flame Heart necklace and opened bidding at 30,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• A middle-aged nobleman bid 35,000 Gold Soul Coins for the necklace.

Yu Tianheng bought a jeweled necklace for his fiancée, Dugu Yan, then joined a bidding contest for a catgirl at the auction. He outbid Ning Fengzhi at two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, leaving the masked bidder’s identity and the auction’s outcome uncertain.

• Yu Tianheng outbid Ning Fengzhi for a jeweled necklace, paying one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins so he could give it to Dugu Yan.
• The auctioneer unveiled a catgirl and opened bidding at one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Prince Xue Xing bid one hundred and seventy thousand Gold Soul Coins and silenced the other bidders.
• Ning Fengzhi bid one hundred and eighty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Prince Xue Xing backed down when he recognized him.
• Yu Tianheng bid two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Ning Fengzhi frowned as the guests wondered who the masked bidder was.

Yu Tianheng won the cat girl at auction after persuading Ning Fengzhi to let him save her, earning a system reward for changing her fate. He freed her from her chains and began asking about her past, learning she came from a border city near the Star Luo Empire.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that he wanted to buy the cat girl to save her, and Yu Tianheng said he would teach her to defend herself; Ning Fengzhi withdrew from bidding.
• Yu Tianheng won the cat girl after the other auction guests chose not to compete.
• The system rewarded Yu Tianheng with 3,000 Heavenly Mandate Points and the earth-grade Startling Swan Sword Art.
• Yu Tianheng paid for his auction purchases and received the lingzhi mushrooms, Crimson Flame Heart necklace, and the cat girl locked in an iron chest.
• Yu Tianheng freed the frightened cat girl, covered her with a cloak, and asked about her origins; she said she came from a border city near the Star Luo Empire.

Yu Tianheng gave Yu Linglong the Startling Swan Sword Art so she could pursue strength and protect herself, then named her as his own. As they left, Prince Xue Xing demanded to buy her, but Yu Tianheng refused and stood between them.

• Yu Linglong told Yu Tianheng how her mutation left her unable to cultivate, and how hunters killed her parents and sold her at auction.
• Yu Tianheng decided to teach Yu Linglong the Startling Swan Sword Art, and used a secret spiritual technique to imprint it in her mind.
• Yu Tianheng named her Yu Linglong and led her out of the room.
• Prince Xue Xing confronted Yu Tianheng and demanded that he sell Yu Linglong to him.
• Yu Linglong clung fearfully to Yu Tianheng, who reassured her and refused Prince Xue Xing's demand.

Prince Xue Xing tried to force Yu Tianheng to give up the cat girl, but Yu Tianheng defeated his guards with lightning. When the auction house manager sided with the prince and demanded an apology, Yu Tianheng challenged him to justify the abuse of power.

• Prince Xue Xing threatened Yu Tianheng and demanded that he hand over the cat girl, while Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong watched from nearby.
• Yu Tianheng refused to sell the cat girl and paralyzed twelve of Prince Xue Xing's guards with lightning.
• Prince Xue Xing recoiled and claimed his imperial status would protect him, but Nangong Ling arrived with powerful Soul Masters and ordered the conflict moved outside.
• Prince Xue Xing accused Yu Tianheng of attacking his guards, and Nangong Ling promised to resolve the matter in the prince's favor.
• Nangong Ling offered to refund Yu Tianheng's bid if he handed over the cat girl and apologized, but Yu Tianheng refused and questioned whether he had to submit without powerful backing.

Yu Tianheng revealed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan identity and Soul King strength to deter Prince Xue Xing from taking Yu Linglong. As Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong recognized his extraordinary potential, Ning Fengzhi stepped in to negotiate a peaceful end to the confrontation.

• Yu Tianheng identified himself as a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but Prince Xue Xing insisted that the clan would not intervene over a minor dispute.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong to be ready to save Yu Tianheng if the situation turned dangerous.
• Yu Tianheng released his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and revealed that he was a level 53 Soul King with five Soul Rings, including two Ten Thousand Year rings.
• Prince Xue Xing realized that harming Yu Tianheng could provoke the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and decided that the conflict was not worth the risk.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong assessed Yu Tianheng's exceptional talent, and Ning Fengzhi stepped between him and Prince Xue Xing to ask that the matter be dropped.

After Ning Fengzhi intervened in Yu Tianheng’s conflict with Prince Xue Xing, he learned more about Yu Tianheng’s family, strength, and tournament plans. Ning Fengzhi began cultivating ties with the young Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan heir, then asked whether Yu Tianheng resented his intervention.

• Prince Xue Xing warned Yu Tianheng to stay humble and protect his catgirl, then left after Yu Tianheng refused to back down.
• Ning Fengzhi confirmed Yu Tianheng was Yu Xiaolong’s son and Yu Yuanzhen’s grandson, and greeted him warmly as his worthy nephew.
• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Tianheng discussed cooperation between their sects and talked at length about Soul Master cultivation.
• Yu Tianheng told Ning Fengzhi he would captain the Imperial Fighting Team in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament two years later and said he was nineteen.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized Yu Tianheng’s potential and asked whether he blamed him for stepping in against Prince Xue Xing.

Yu Tianheng showed Ning Fengzhi the Crown Prince's Token and discussed future cooperation before bringing Yu Linglong to the Blue Lightning Martial Arts Hall and arranging for her care and cultivation. The next morning at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he gave Dugu Yan a necklace he had bought for her.

• Yu Tianheng showed Ning Fengzhi the Crown Prince's Token and explained how it could have made Prince Xue Xing back down; Ning Fengzhi offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's help.
• Yu Tianheng brought Yu Linglong to the Blue Lightning Martial Arts Hall, gave her a mid-grade spirit sword, and asked Mu Zi to provide for her and look after her.
• Mu Zi showed Yu Linglong to her room in the rear courtyard and offered to help her.
• Yu Tianheng returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and joined the Imperial Fighting Team's training the next morning.
• Yu Tianheng called Dugu Yan over and offered her a necklace he had bought at the Heaven Dou Auction House.

Yu Tianheng gave Dugu Yan an expensive necklace before leaving to train, and she agreed to manage the Imperial Fighting Team while he was away. Over the next six months, he raised his Martial Dao cultivation through secluded practice and battles with Soul Beasts, then entered a major fight at a volcanic crater.

• Yu Tianheng gave Dugu Yan the Crimson Flame Heart necklace and asked her to look after the Imperial Fighting Team while he trained; she accepted and wished him well.
• Yu Tianheng set out the next morning to focus on Martial Dao cultivation, reasoning that his current strength was already enough for the coming Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament if he avoided advancing his Soul Power too far.
• In the northern Heaven Dou Empire, Yu Tianheng killed a thirty-thousand-year Ice Soul Wolf, found an ancient ruin, and reached the Innate Realm Fourth Stage after three months of secluded cultivation.
• Yu Tianheng fought powerful Soul Beasts across the empire and raised his cultivation to the Innate Realm Sixth Stage over half a year.
• In the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Tianheng used cultivation pills and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's spring essence to break through to the Innate Realm Seventh and Eighth Stages.
• At a volcanic crater, Yu Tianheng encountered a fifty-thousand-year Lava Earth Dragon and fought it.

Yu Tianheng trained through repeated battles with a powerful Lava Earth Dragon, then entered secluded cultivation in the Star Dou Great Forest to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm. Nearly a year later, his True Qi surged and shook the cave, leaving his breakthrough underway.

• Yu Tianheng repeatedly fought the Lava Earth Dragon, and the life-or-death battles raised his Martial Dao cultivation to the Innate Realm Ninth Stage Peak.
• Yu Tianheng decided to seek seclusion in the Star Dou Great Forest and followed a spirit herb’s fragrance to a spiritual cave.
• Seven Earthfire Rhinoceros Kings attacked Yu Tianheng in the cave, but he killed one, wounded their leader, and drove the rest away.
• Yu Tianheng secured the cave with Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison Array and began cultivating amid its spiritual Qi.
• Nearly a year later, Yu Tianheng’s True Qi tripled, and the pressure of his cultivation shook stalactites from the ceiling.

Yu Tianheng broke through to the Heavenly Human Realm after nearly a year of secluded cultivation, raising his Soul Power to Level 56. As he headed back toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the tournament, he sensed a familiar presence in the Star Dou Great Forest and wondered who could make his Martial Soul resonate.

• Yu Tianheng shattered the barrier to the Heavenly Human Realm, and his breakthrough raised his Soul Power to Level 56.
• Yu Tianheng left his cave, removed the poison formations, and decided to postpone condensing his Martial Dao Dharma Manifestation until after the tournament.
• Yu Tianheng learned to ride the wind, traveled several hundred li, and continued on foot after spending nearly twenty percent of his True Qi.
• Yu Tianheng sensed fighting several li away and concluded that Soul Masters were hunting Soul Beasts, but chose not to get involved.
• Yu Tianheng felt his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul resonate with a familiar presence and wondered who besides a clan member could cause it.

Yu Tianheng found Liu Erlong, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang battling a seventy-five-thousand-year-old Space-Rending Rhinoceros Dragon that Liu Erlong hoped to absorb as her Eighth Soul Ring. After the beast escaped their combined attacks through a spatial rift, Yu Tianheng struck it with the Thunder Great Hand Seal.

• Yu Tianheng hurried toward the Soul Beast hunt and discovered Liu Erlong using her Fire Dragon Avatar against a Space-Rending Rhinoceros Dragon.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang joined Liu Erlong, and the three coordinated their attacks against the powerful beast.
• The rhinoceros dragon unleashed a spatial Qi blade, injuring Flender, while Yu Xiaogang warned that it was preparing its strongest attack.
• The three launched a final assault but could only inflict shallow wounds before the rhinoceros dragon tore open a spatial rift and escaped.
• Yu Tianheng appeared and slammed the beast with his Thunder Great Hand Seal, shattering its scales with purple lightning.

Yu Tianheng rescued Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender by overpowering a seventy-five-thousand-year Space-Rending Rhinoceros Dragon, then revealed himself as Yu Xiaogang’s nephew. After Liu Erlong began absorbing the beast’s Soul Ring, Yu Tianheng told his uncle and Flender that he was a level-fifty-six Soul King, leaving them puzzled about how he had subdued such a powerful Soul Beast.

• Yu Tianheng struck the Space-Rending Rhinoceros Dragon, seized it, and carried it back to Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender.
• Yu Tianheng greeted Yu Xiaogang as his uncle, and the three recognized him as the young man who had defeated the beast.
• Yu Tianheng explained that he had come to help after sensing the group and guessed Liu Erlong needed the beast for her Eighth Soul Ring.
• Liu Erlong killed the wounded Space-Rending Rhinoceros Dragon and began absorbing its Soul Ring while Yu Tianheng, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender stood guard.
• Yu Tianheng told Yu Xiaogang and Flender that he was a level-fifty-six Soul King, prompting Yu Xiaogang to ask how he had captured the seventy-five-thousand-year beast.

Yu Tianheng encouraged Yu Xiaogang to use his Martial Dao achievements to overcome his past regrets and revealed that he could meet Bibi Dong during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. Yu Xiaogang agreed to travel with Yu Tianheng to Spirit City after Erlong finished absorbing her Soul Ring, while Yu Tianheng privately considered how difficult it would be to change Bibi Dong’s fate.

• Yu Tianheng reminded Yu Xiaogang that his Martial Dao cultivation had helped him overcome his poor Soul Master talent and could let him prove himself.
• Yu Tianheng suspected Yu Xiaogang still loved Bibi Dong, and Yu Xiaogang admitted they had once been lovers but claimed he had made peace with their breakup.
• Yu Tianheng reflected that Qian Xunji had forced Bibi Dong to leave Yu Xiaogang to protect him, but chose not to reveal the truth to his uncle.
• Yu Tianheng invited Yu Xiaogang to travel to Spirit City with the Imperial Fighting Team and speak with Bibi Dong during the tournament finals.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to return to Heaven Dou City with Yu Tianheng after Erlong finished absorbing her Soul Ring.
• Yu Tianheng privately thought that changing Bibi Dong’s future would be difficult, especially if she pursued unifying the continent.

Yu Tianheng reflected on how strengthening Yu Xiaogang might help prevent a war with Bibi Dong, while Liu Erlong completed her breakthrough to Soul Douluo. The group traveled to Heaven Dou City, where Yu Tianheng reported to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Yu Tianheng considered how Yu Xiaogang's improved strength and confidence could help him reconnect with Bibi Dong and avert a conflict.
• Liu Erlong absorbed the Space-Rending Rhinoceros Dragon's Soul Ring and reached Soul Power Level 81, becoming an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo.
• Yu Tianheng explained that his Martial Dao cultivation and a sneak attack had let him defeat the Space-Rending Rhinoceros Dragon despite being only a Five-Ring Soul King.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed that Liu Erlong and Flender travel with them to Heaven Dou City to watch Yu Tianheng compete in the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Yu Tianheng, Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong traveled to Heaven Dou City; Yu Tianheng reported to Heaven Dou Royal Academy while the others returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

After nearly two years of cultivation, Yu Tianheng and the Imperial Fighting Team prepared for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. Thunder Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy in the opening match, and Yu Tianxin looked forward to facing his younger brother.

• Yu Tianheng reunited with the Imperial Fighting Team, whose members had improved their Soul Power, while his own level reached 58.
• The Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament began in Heaven Dou City, drawing teams from across the continent, including Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire.
• Thunder Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy in the opening match, and Yu Tianxin led Thunder Academy's attack.
• Yu Tianxin's team broke through Blazing Fire Academy's defenses and won the match.
• Yu Tianxin revealed that he had become a Five-Ring Soul King at level 51 and credited his cultivation method to Yu Tianheng, whom he hoped to face again.