Chapter Summaries

Lan Hong awakened Twin Martial Souls, Young Hero Hong Mao and Blue Cat, but concealed the second and discovered he had Rank Four Innate Soul Power. After Sisi finished awakening the village children, Lan Hong and his conscious Martial Souls agreed to train and eventually change Douluo Continent’s rules.

• Lan Hong arrived first for the village’s Martial Soul awakening, where Sisi introduced herself and began the ceremony.
• Lan Hong awakened an orange-red cat Martial Soul identified as Young Hero Hong Mao and secretly realized he also had a second Martial Soul.
• Lan Hong tested at Rank Four Innate Soul Power and declined Sisi’s invitation to join Spirit Hall, saying he wanted to attend school.
• Lan Hong communicated with Young Hero Hong Mao and Blue Cat, who learned about Spirit Rings and pledged to help him grow stronger.
• Sisi finished awakening the children and found that Lan Hong was the only one in Cat King Village with Innate Soul Power.

Lan Hong reached Soul Power Level seven through the Changhong Heart Method and arrived at Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy, where he defeated Wang Sheng in a fight over the Seventh Dormitory. After Xiao Wu claimed Lan Hong’s bed, she challenged him to win it back.

• Sisi told Old Cat Grandpa that Lan Hong had awakened level-four Innate Soul Power, and Lan Hong accepted a place as a Work-Study Student.
• During the three months before enrollment, Lan Hong practiced the Changhong Heart Method and Changhong Swordplay, raising his Soul Power to level seven while Lan Mao and Hong Mao studied his cultivation.
• Old Cat Grandpa brought Lan Hong to Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy, where Lan Hong saw Yu Xiaogang take Tang San inside but chose not to follow him.
• Lan Hong registered at the academy, entered Seventh Dormitory, and defeated Wang Sheng with his wooden sword after Wang Sheng demanded a fight.
• Lan Hong spent the day reading at the library, then returned to find Xiao Wu occupying his bed; she refused to give it back unless he beat her.

Lan Hong reached the bottleneck at Level Ten and learned that his Martial Souls needed bloodline samples to create a Soul Ring. He considered asking Xiao Wu for blood, leaving him to decide how to approach her.

• Lan Hong defeated Xiao Wu in a fight, reclaimed his bed, and agreed to share his blanket with her.
• Lan Hong studied and cultivated while Tang San became a Spirit Master with a Mandala Snake Spirit Ring, and Xiao Wu and Tang San defeated Xiao Chenyu.
• Three months later, Lan Hong reached Level Ten and asked Hong Mao and Lan Mao how he could obtain a Soul Ring.
• Hong Mao and Lan Mao explained that they could supply Soul Power and had studied the laws needed to create a Soul Ring, but they still needed a bloodline sample.
• Lan Hong considered asking Xiao Wu, whose Hundred Thousand Year Rogue Rabbit bloodline might work, to donate some blood.

Lan Hong revealed that Tang Hao had identified Xiao Wu as a Hundred Thousand Year Soft Bone Rabbit and warned her that Tang Hao intended her Spirit Ring for Tang San. Using blood Xiao Wu gave him, Lan Hong successfully created a Self-Condensed Soul Ring, then returned to the dormitory unaware that Xiao Wu was awake and wondering why he was helping her.

• Lan Hong met Xiao Wu in the woods, revealed her identity, and warned that Tang Hao had marked her as a Spirit Ring for Tang San.
• Xiao Wu gave Lan Hong blood and returned to the Seventh Dormitory, where she began to hate Tang San despite acting normally around him.
• Lan Hong used Xiao Wu's blood, his body, and Soul Power to guide Hong Mao in Condensing a Spirit Ring.
• Lan Hong endured severe pain as the Spirit Ring formed, broke through his bottleneck to level 11, and gained a white ring that summoned the Changhong Sword.
• Lan Hong practiced the first form of Changhong Swordplay before going to sleep, while Xiao Wu watched him and wondered about his identity and motives.

Lan Hong returned to Cat King Village for the holiday, then entered Soul Hunting Forest to gather Spirit Beast blood and gain combat experience. After two months of fighting Spirit Beasts, he emerged from the forest in tattered clothes.

• Lan Hong refused Xiao Wu’s request to visit Cat King Village, warned her to keep Tang San devoted to her, and said they might meet again if fate allowed.
• Lan Hong collected his Spirit Hall subsidy, bought Old Cat Grandpa a gift, and safely returned to the village, where he revealed his White Spirit Ring.
• Lan Hong reached level nineteen while staying with Old Cat Grandpa and learned from Hong Mao that blood from any Spirit Beast could help form his second Spirit Ring.
• Lan Hong entered Soul Hunting Forest without a permit and fought a Battle Tiger, using the encounter to practice his swordplay and Lightness Skill before taking some of its blood.
• Lan Hong continued deeper into the forest to train against more Spirit Beasts, then emerged two months later in tattered clothes.

Lan Hong applied for early graduation and planned to leave Nuoding Academy for Heaven Dou City. Before departing, he sparred with Xiao Wu, told her about the danger facing shapeshifted Spirit Beasts, and encouraged her to grow stronger; the chapter ended with Xiao Wu rejecting Tang San’s concern and leaving with Lan Hong.

• Lan Hong returned to the Seventh Dormitory after surviving a fight with a three-thousand-year Flame Python and killing two Soul Masters who had tried to ambush him.
• Lan Hong revealed his White Spirit Ring to Xiao Wu, then received approval for early graduation from the principal of Nuoding Academy.
• Lan Hong told Xiao Wu he planned to leave for Heaven Dou City the next day and gave her a Crystal Carrot in exchange for another bottle of her blood.
• Lan Hong and Xiao Wu sparred; after Lan Hong struck her with a palm technique, Xiao Wu tricked him into a hold and claimed victory, then asked him to comb her hair.
• While combing Xiao Wu’s hair, Lan Hong warned her that shapeshifted Spirit Beasts could meet tragic ends and said godhood might offer a way to revive the dead.
• Tang San confronted Lan Hong and Xiao Wu after noticing Xiao Wu’s bandaged hand, but Xiao Wu told him to stop meddling and left with Lan Hong.

Lan Hong accepted Tang San’s challenge and defeated him in the Academy’s Arena, then left with Xiao Wu after Tang San’s poisoned Sleeve Arrow was blocked by Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to avoid clashing with Lan Hong and focus on growing stronger and pursuing Xiao Wu.

• Tang San challenged Lan Hong, and Lan Hong accepted after stopping Xiao Wu from taking his place.
• Lan Hong dodged and cut through Tang San’s Blue Silver Binding, then overwhelmed him with his sword and fire-infused attacks.
• Tang San tried to use a Sleeve Arrow after Lan Hong had won, but Lan Hong deflected it back toward him.
• Yu Xiaogang stepped in front of Tang San and was struck by the poisoned Sleeve Arrow; Tang San gave him the antidote.
• Lan Hong left the Arena with Xiao Wu, while Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to avoid Lan Hong and pursue Xiao Wu patiently.

Lan Hong traveled to Suotuo City, where he entered the Great Soul Arena to earn money and test his combat skills. He revealed his Ice Soul Sword inheritance and began a match against Bull Warrior, who charged at him after activating his Berserk skill.

• Lan Hong left Nuoding Academy with Xiao Wu's rabbit-shaped pendant and set out to Condense his Second Spirit Ring.
• Lan Hong gained the Ice Soul Sword and its inheritance, and discovered that the Changhong Heart Method changed into the Ice Soul Heart Method when he used its techniques.
• Lan Hong traveled to Suotuo City and registered at the Great Soul Arena under the name Hong Mao, paying ten Gold Soul Coins for an Iron Soul Fighting Badge.
• Lan Hong faced Bull Warrior, dodged his Savage Bull Charge, and froze the arena floor so Bull Warrior slipped.
• Bull Warrior activated his Berserk skill and charged at Lan Hong, who watched him with a sharp glint in his eyes.

Lan Hong defeated Bull Warrior and Scarlet Leopard while building his reputation in Suotuo City, where he also met Flender and rejected an offer to study at Shrek Academy. After Scarlet Leopard and the Spirit King Bu Le followed him out of the city, Lan Hong faced them in an open area.

• Lan Hong defeated the Berserk Bull Warrior with Hundred Phoenixes Return to Nest and collected a large payout from his bet.
• Lan Hong continued his winning streak at the Great Soul Arena, cultivated, and deepened his understanding of the Ice Soul Sword Style.
• Flender met Lan Hong at a teahouse, told him about his past with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, and invited him to Shrek Academy, but Lan Hong declined.
• Lan Hong defeated the level 29 Scarlet Leopard with an ice-powered palm strike, leaving Scarlet Leopard furious.
• Scarlet Leopard and the Spirit King Bu Le followed Lan Hong out of Suotuo City, where Bu Le threatened him.

Lan Hong and Hong Mao defeated Bu Le with their Twin Swords Combination, then left Suotuo City to avoid his brothers and traveled to Barak City. There, Lan Hong clashed with Huo Wu and her teacher Yan Yue over the hotel’s last room.

• Lan Hong and Hong Mao overcame Bu Le’s Twin Cage Prison with their Twin Swords Combination and killed him, while Hong Mao also killed Scarlet Leopard.
• Lan Hong recovered, searched Bu Le’s belongings, burned the bodies, and decided to leave Suotuo City before Bu Le’s brothers could track him down.
• Lan Hong traveled with a merchant caravan to Barak City and booked the hotel’s last room.
• Huo Wu and Yan Yue arrived seeking rooms, and Huo Wu demanded that Lan Hong surrender his room.
• Lan Hong refused to give up the room unless they paid him one hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Lan Hong defeated Huo Wu in a wagered duel, then continued fighting and studying opponents at Barak City's Great Soul Arena. He entered an Unlimited Soul Duel against the level 35 Hu Sandao, and their battle was underway when the chapter ended.

• Huo Wu challenged Lan Hong to a duel, and he defeated her with a swift sword strike before collecting 100 Gold Soul Coins.
• Huo Wu asked Lan Hong's name and vowed to defeat him after obtaining her third Spirit Ring, while Teacher Yan Yue explained his speed as a combat technique.
• Lan Hong won a Soul Grandmaster-level duel at Barak City's Great Soul Arena and spent several days studying other fighters and their Spirit Skills.
• Lan Hong considered learning the Amber Divine Eye to improve his Spiritual Power and observation, despite warnings that it was difficult to master.
• Lan Hong entered an Unlimited Soul Duel against Hu Sandao, a level 35 Soul Elder, and used ice to stop Hu Sandao's advancing blade before closing in to attack.

Lan Hong continued building his reputation at Barak City's Great Soul Arena and fought Red Widow, a stronger opponent whose poisonous skills threatened to trap him. Xue Qinghe, secretly Qian Renxue, noticed Lan Hong's unusual aura and watched the duel, which remained unresolved as Red Widow unleashed her web skill.

• Lan Hong defeated Hu Sandao in an Unlimited Soul Duel and earned more Gold Soul Coins.
• Over the next week, Lan Hong defeated seven Soul Elders and became known as Young Hero Hong Mao.
• Xue Qinghe arrived in Barak City to inspect it and, after briefly meeting Lan Hong, decided to have him investigated.
• Lan Hong fought Red Widow, using his sword and Ice Sky Snow Land to counter her poison mist and recover from her screaming attack.
• Xue Qinghe watched the duel and reviewed Lan Hong's record, noting his wins and two white rings.
• Red Widow unleashed her Sky Spider Web as Lan Hong ran out of room to evade it.

Lan Hong defeated Red Widow, then refused Xue Qinghe’s offer to work for him and continued his journey after dominating Barak City’s Great Soul Arena. Huo Wu and Teacher Yan Yue later learned he had been fighting there and planned to look for him again.

• Lan Hong used Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers and Hundred Phoenixes Return to Nest to defeat Red Widow and win their soul fight.
• Xue Qinghe revealed himself as the First Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and offered Lan Hong cultivation resources, but Lan Hong refused and accepted his token instead.
• After Lan Hong left, Xue Qinghe and Uncle She Long discussed his abilities and suspected he was hiding something.
• Two months later, Lan Hong left Barak City and crossed the Vixlock Plains after defeating nearly every Soul Elder-level opponent at the Great Soul Arena.
• Huo Wu and Teacher Yan Yue returned to Barak City, learned about Hong Mao’s victories, and decided to return to the academy and search for him later.

Lan Hong reached level 25 through Yin-Yang Convergence and continued toward Silvis City, where he discovered Fallen Ones had slaughtered a village. He tracked them to another village and fought a Spirit King, but fled when the enemy transformed into a Man Faced Demon Spider.

• Lan Hong cultivated both the Changhong Heart Method and the Ice Soul Heart Method, reaching level 25.
• Lan Hong found an entire village slaughtered in an evil blood sacrifice, cremated the victims, and followed the Fallen Ones' Soul Power trail.
• Lan Hong ambushed two Fallen Ones at night, badly injuring one but discovering the other was a five-ring Spirit King with a Man Faced Demon Spider Martial Soul.
• Lan Hong used sword techniques and alternating fire and ice attacks to wound the Spirit King, but the Fallen One transformed into a Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Lan Hong tried to escape and outlast the transformation, but the spider's speed exceeded his expectations.

Lan Hong defeated the two Fallen Ones, recovered from his injuries, and learned their history from a diary. After reaching Soul Power Level 30, he condensed his third Spirit Ring and gained the Purple Cloud Sword inheritance, including a Disguise Technique.

• Lan Hong and Hong Mao destroyed the Man Faced Demon Spider by striking its eyes with their swords, then Lan Hong beheaded the Fallen Soul King beneath it.
• Lan Hong killed the wounded Fallen One with the Skeleton Martial Soul, recovered using the Eight Trigrams Heavenly Water Ice Crystal Array, and learned that his Soul Power Level had risen to 28.
• Lan Hong found a diary revealing why the brothers became Fallen Ones and concluded that both had deserved death.
• Lan Hong traveled to Silvis City, watched Soul Masters compete at the Great Soul Arena, and later reached Soul Power Level 30.
• Lan Hong condensed his third white Spirit Ring, gained the Purple Cloud Sword inheritance and its Disguise Technique, and began studying the technique.

Lan Hong concealed his identity, successfully helped Lan Mao Condense a Spirit Ring, and gained Howling Sky as a powerful trump card. On the way to Heaven Dou City, he decided to use a dead noble’s recommendation to seek entry to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then sensed a sharp sword intent upon arriving in the capital.

• Lan Hong used the Disguise Technique to alter his face and disguise his Spirit Rings, then endured a day of pain while Lan Mao Condensed his First Spirit Ring.
• Lan Mao’s Spirit Skill, Howling Sky Emerges, summoned a Gold Grade Tyrant Dragon that transformed into a Flame Chariot capable of contending with a Soul Saint.
• Lan Hong registered as Sally at the Silvis City Great Soul Arena, defeated a sword-wielding opponent with the Purple Cloud Sword Style, and continued toward Heaven Dou City.
• At Jialing Pass, Lan Hong saw Spirit Hall’s wanted poster for Tang Hao and then encountered bandits robbing a minor noble on the road; he killed the bandits but discovered the noble had already died from poison.
• Lan Hong found the noble’s letter of recommendation to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and decided to use it, then reached Heaven Dou City and sensed sharp sword intent from an old man and a little girl.

Lan Hong enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy under the identity of Xue Zhi and explored the academy, where he watched Yu Tianheng lose to Dugu Yan. After one unhelpful class, he decided to study in the library instead.

• Lan Hong spotted Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, then watched a Soul Arena fight and reflected on the limits of spirit-ring-based combat.
• Lan Hong used Xue Zhi's recommendation letter to enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and paid ten thousand Gold Soul Coins in tuition.
• Lan Hong learned the academy's ranks, explored the grounds, and watched Dugu Yan poison and defeat Yu Tianheng.
• Lan Hong returned to his dormitory and found his roommate still absent, then attended a poorly attended class the next day.
• Lan Hong decided the library would be more useful than attending classes.

Lan Hong spent his days studying and cultivating at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan grew curious about him. When Xue Beng tried to bully him in the library, Dugu Yan intervened and drove the prince away, leaving Lan Hong puzzled by her help.

• Lan Hong devoted himself to reading in the academy library, while Ye Lingling noticed his unusual reading habits and became curious about him.
• Ye Lingling told Dugu Yan about Lan Hong, and Dugu Yan investigated his identity as Xue Zhi, a minor royal noble.
• Xue Beng confronted Lan Hong in the library and demanded that he kneel and serve him.
• Dugu Yan arrived, declared that she was protecting Lan Hong, and threatened Xue Beng until he fled with his lackeys.
• Lan Hong wondered why Dugu Yan had helped him.

Lan Hong, disguised at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, advised Ye Lingling about the Nine Heart Begonia’s limits and a possible way for a third to appear. He later faced Yu Tianheng in a Great Soul Arena match, where their first clash ended in a draw.

• Dugu Yan told Lan Hong that she had confronted Yu Tianheng over his habit of driving boys away from her.
• Lan Hong suggested that the Nine Heart Begonia might be a unique Flower Emperor and that a third could emerge beyond the range of the existing ones.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling left the library, and Lan Hong went to the Great Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City.
• Lan Hong and Yu Tianheng were announced as opponents, and both summoned their Martial Souls.
• Yu Tianheng attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw, but Lan Hong met the strike with his Purple Cloud Sword and forced them both back.

Lan Hong defeated Yu Tianheng in their rematch at the Great Soul Arena, then discussed the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. He later learned that Yu Tianheng had challenged him again.

• Lan Hong used Purple Smoke Scatter and his sword techniques to exhaust and outmaneuver Yu Tianheng, then knocked him off the Soul Fighting Stage.
• Yu Tianheng left after losing, determined to regain his honor through cultivation rather than seek revenge behind Lan Hong's back.
• Dugu Yan and Lan Hong discussed the tournament, and Lan Hong suggested that a poor showing by the Heaven Dou Royal Team could bring more resources to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan suffered a painful episode that Lan Hong suspected was caused by her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul Poison, but he said he could not help her yet.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling followed Yu Tianheng to the Great Soul Arena, where Feifei told Lan Hong that Yu Tianheng had issued him another challenge.