Chapter Summaries

After five months of intensive training, Lin Chen reached level 30 and prepared to seek a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. He persuaded Xue Qinghe to help him visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Immortal Herbs, and they went to ask Dugu Bo where it was.

• Emperor Xue Ye's teachers arrived, and Lin Chen began an arduous training schedule with Qin Ming and Bai Baoshan among his instructors.
• Over five months, Lin Chen improved his combat skills and physique, reached level 30, and raised his Soul Ring limit to around twelve thousand years.
• Lin Chen told Xue Qinghe that he wanted to hunt for a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, and Xue Qinghe warned him about the spiritual shock.
• Lin Chen pointed out that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's Immortal Herbs could improve spiritual power, and Xue Qinghe revealed that Qian Daoliu had obtained information about them from Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Lin Chen and Qian Renxue went to Dugu Bo's residence, where Lin Chen called out that he had come to treat Dugu Yan's poison.

Lin Chen, Xue Qinghe, and Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden so Lin Chen could cure her poison. They reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Xue Qinghe was set to identify the rare herbs.

• Dugu Bo celebrated his breakthrough to level 92 and eagerly agreed to take Lin Chen to his medicinal garden to cure Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Lin Chen warned that Dugu Yan’s cure required rare medicinal herbs, and Dugu Bo promised his garden had plenty.
• Xue Qinghe secretly left Heaven Dou City with Lin Chen, and Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to meet them in a carriage.
• Lin Chen and Xue Qinghe traveled with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan through Sunset Forest, avoiding the territories of powerful Soul Beasts.
• Dugu Bo led the group through his poison formation and into the valley, where they saw the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Lin Chen, Xue Qinghe, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan explored the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Xue Qinghe identified several Immortal Herbs. Lin Chen explained two flawed ways to cure Dugu Yan’s poison, but Xue Qinghe found an herb he believed could cure it.

• Dugu Bo showed Lin Chen, Xue Qinghe, and Dugu Yan the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs.
• Xue Qinghe used a booklet to explain the properties of several herbs, including the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Lin Chen asked Xue Qinghe to search for an Immortal Herb that could cure Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Lin Chen described using a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone to contain the poison, but said the treatment was dangerous and slow.
• Lin Chen explained that taking the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot together would remove Dugu Yan’s poison and Soul Power alike.
• Xue Qinghe called out that he had found an Immortal Herb that could cure Dugu Yan’s deadly poison.

Dugu Yan took the Earth Dragon Golden Melon to cure her poison and evolve her Martial Soul while Lin Chen absorbed the Clearheart Illusion Spirit Flower to strengthen his spiritual power. Afterward, Lin Chen sensed Xue Qinghe secretly picking and hiding a white Immortal Herb.

• Dugu Bo gave Dugu Yan the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and Xue Qinghe explained that it could cure her poison and help her Martial Soul evolve.
• Dugu Yan thanked Lin Chen and Xue Qinghe, then swallowed the Immortal Herb and began absorbing its medicinal power as Dugu Bo stood guard.
• Dugu Bo invited Lin Chen and Xue Qinghe to choose Immortal Herbs, and Xue Qinghe led Lin Chen to the Clearheart Illusion Spirit Flower.
• Lin Chen swallowed the Clearheart Illusion Spirit Flower and absorbed its power, raising his spiritual power beyond the Soul King level.
• Lin Chen finished absorbing the herb and sensed Xue Qinghe quietly picking a white Immortal Herb and hiding it in her robes.

Dugu Yan's poison was cured, and her Jade Phosphorous Serpent evolved into a flood dragon as she reached level 30. After Lin Chen and Dugu Yan left to hunt for a Soul Beast, Qian Renxue prepared to absorb the legendary Nine Heavens Divine Feather Flower.

• Dugu Yan's Martial Soul evolved with dragon horns and claws, and her Soul Power rose to level 30.
• Dugu Yan confirmed her poison was gone and asked Lin Chen and Xue Qinghe to call her Yanyan.
• Lin Chen invited Dugu Yan to hunt for a Soul Beast, while Xue Qinghe stayed behind to search for suitable Immortal Herbs.
• Dugu Bo gave Xue Qinghe the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch to store the Immortal Herbs, then led Lin Chen and Dugu Yan into the Poison Array.
• After they left, Qian Renxue revealed the Nine Heavens Divine Feather Flower and swallowed it to absorb its power.

Lin Chen found a twelve-thousand-year Radiant Sacred-Scale Tiger in the Sunset Forest and began absorbing its Soul Ring as his third. The tiger’s Soul Shock attacked his Sea of Consciousness, but silver armor appeared to confront it.

• After two days of searching, Dugu Bo, Lin Chen, and Dugu Yan sensed a powerful Soul Beast in the Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo identified the beast as a Radiant Sacred-Scale Tiger with light and sacred attributes, estimated to be over twelve thousand years old.
• Dugu Bo blocked the tiger’s attack, poisoned it into unconsciousness, and Lin Chen killed it with the Ultimate Zero Sword.
• Lin Chen began absorbing the tiger’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring while Dugu Yan watched enviously.
• The tiger’s phantom attacked Lin Chen’s soul, but silver motes formed a suit of armor across his Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Chen absorbed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, reached level 33, and gained a powerful Soul Skill and the Ultimate Holy Shield. After Zero appeared in his Sea of Consciousness and drove away the Radiant Holy Scale Beast, Lin Chen left Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to find Dugu Yan a Soul Ring while he returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• The Ultimate Holy Shield blocked the Radiant Sacred-Scale Tiger’s attack, and Ultraman Zero appeared in Lin Chen’s Sea of Consciousness and dispelled Soul Shock.
• Lin Chen endured several hours of pain and absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, reaching level 33 with three Soul Rings.
• Lin Chen revealed that his third Soul Skill, Holy Radiance Possession, boosted all his attributes by 200 percent for half an hour.
• Lin Chen demonstrated the Ultimate Holy Shield, the Ultimate Armor’s defensive form, to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo gave Lin Chen a token to pass through the Poison Array and let him return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while he took Dugu Yan to hunt for a Soul Ring.

Lin Chen returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and witnessed Qian Renxue emerge from absorbing the Immortal Herb with a nine-winged angel form. After discovering that he had seen through her disguise, Qian Renxue made him promise to keep her secret and revealed her true identity.

• Lin Chen returned from the Poison Array and saw Qian Renxue surrounded by golden light as her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul evolved into a nine-winged form.
• Qian Renxue withdrew her wings and resumed her disguise as Xue Qinghe, then noticed Lin Chen had witnessed her transformation.
• Qian Renxue seized Lin Chen and warned him that her identity was a secret he must not reveal.
• Qian Renxue released Lin Chen and told him that she was Qian Renxue, the young master of Spirit Hall, rather than Xue Qinghe.

Qian Renxue revealed to Lin Chen that she was using Xue Qinghe’s identity to seize the Heaven Dou Empire’s throne and warned him to keep her secret. Lin Chen swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot and plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he struggled through excruciating pain as the Ice and Fire Golden Body began.

• Qian Renxue told Lin Chen her identity, her plan to become emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the danger they would both face if she were exposed.
• Qian Renxue reminded Lin Chen to call her Brother Xue in public, while Lin Chen asked her to find him another Immortal Herb.
• Lin Chen swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot as Qian Renxue watched.
• Lin Chen leaped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and endured the overwhelming pain as the two herbs’ opposing powers churned inside his body.

Lin Chen completed the Ice and Fire Golden Body, while Qian Renxue searched the Immortal Herbs for suitable gifts. After Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan returned from soul hunting, Lin Chen arranged for Dugu Bo to take an Immortal Herb and invited Qian Renxue to Nuoding City to help his uncle and cousin.

• Lin Chen finished absorbing the two Immortal Herbs and emerged with physical strength comparable to a Soul Emperor and two additional Soul Power levels.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan returned from hunting a Rock Lizard Venom Dragon that suited Dugu Yan.
• Qian Renxue offered Lin Chen the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss as a joke, then revealed the Snake Spirit Jade Blood Vine as a suitable Immortal Herb for Dugu Bo.
• Lin Chen passed the Snake Spirit Jade Blood Vine to Dugu Yan, who persuaded Dugu Bo to accept it by threatening to kiss Lin Chen.
• Dugu Bo swallowed the Snake Spirit Jade Blood Vine and began absorbing it while Dugu Yan stood guard.
• Lin Chen invited Qian Renxue to Nuoding City so he could give Immortal Herbs to his uncle and cousin.

Lin Chen and Dugu Bo traveled to Nuoding City so Lin Chen could visit Xiao Chenfeng and give him an Immortal Herb. After arriving at the City Lord’s Residence, Lin Chen reunited with Xiao Chenfeng and began telling him about the gift.

• Lin Chen convinced Qian Renxue to let him give Immortal Herbs to Xiao Chenfeng and his son, and Dugu Bo agreed to accompany him.
• Lin Chen and Dugu Bo set out for Nuoding City, but Dugu Bo drove them the wrong way until Lin Chen recognized the Soul Hunting Forest and corrected their route.
• Lin Chen returned to Nuoding City and told Dugu Bo he intended to stay for about half a month, while secretly planning to find the Blue Silver Emperor in Holy Soul Village.
• Lin Chen and Dugu Bo reached the City Lord’s Residence, where a guard excitedly welcomed Lin Chen and led them to Xiao Chenfeng.
• Lin Chen reunited with Xiao Chenfeng, introduced Dugu Bo, and revealed that he had brought Xiao Chenfeng a rare Immortal Herb.

Lin Chen gave Xiao Chenfeng the Immortal Herb Lone Shadow Moon-Howling Grass, which raised his Soul Power to level 49 and strengthened his wolf Martial Soul. Xiao Chenyu then reported that Tang San wanted to challenge him for Xiao Wu, and Lin Chen realized his earlier gifts had changed the story.

• Lin Chen explained Immortal Herbs and urged Xiao Chenfeng to accept the Lone Shadow Moon-Howling Grass, showing his level 35 Soul Power and powerful presence to convince him.
• Xiao Chenfeng absorbed the herb while Lin Chen and Dugu Bo guarded him; after two hours, his Soul Power rose from level 45 to level 49 and his wolf Martial Soul grew stronger.
• Xiao Chenyu returned and told Lin Chen that Tang San wanted to challenge him and take Xiao Wu back.
• Lin Chen recalled that the Whale Rubber and first Soul Ring he had arranged for Xiao Chenyu had made him stronger than in the original story, leaving him amused that he had changed the plot.

Lin Chen visited Xiao Chenyu and gave him an Immortal Herb, then learned Xiao Chenyu had made Xiao Wu his maid after defeating her and Tang San. At Nuoding Academy, Xiao Chenyu challenged Xiao Wu to a bet, and she prepared to fight him.

• Lin Chen gave Xiao Chenyu a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which Xiao Chenyu swallowed and absorbed to reach the level 20 bottleneck.
• Xiao Chenyu told Lin Chen that he had defeated Tang San and Xiao Wu about a year earlier, then brought Xiao Wu to the city lord's residence as a maid.
• Lin Chen learned Xiao Wu and Tang San rarely saw each other and told Xiao Chenyu he was interested in taking a maid.
• At Nuoding Academy, Xiao Wu and Tang San confronted Xiao Chenyu, who wagered Xiao Wu's freedom and a hundred Gold Soul Coins against her obedience.
• Xiao Wu accepted Xiao Chenyu's challenge and told Tang San to stand back so she could fight first.

Xiao Wu lost her fight with Xiao Chenyu, who then defeated Tang San with ease. Tang San trapped Xiao Chenyu with Blue Silver Grass and secretly fired a Sleeve Arrow at his dantian.

• Xiao Chenyu overpowered Xiao Wu and flung her away, but Lin Chen caught her before she hit the ground.
• Xiao Wu refused to accept defeat and urged Tang San to fight Xiao Chenyu.
• Tang San revealed his Level 17 Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, while Xiao Chenyu announced that he was Level 20.
• Xiao Chenyu seized Tang San's hands, broke through his defense, and knocked him five meters away with a shoulder strike.
• Tang San entangled Xiao Chenyu with Blue Silver Grass and fired a Sleeve Arrow toward his dantian.

Xiao Chenyu defeated Tang San and claimed Xiao Wu as the prize of their bet, but Lin Chen told her she could leave whenever she wished. Xiao Wu chose to stay as Lin Chen’s maidservant, and he led her away to get food.

• Tang San’s arrow failed to pierce Xiao Chenyu’s dantian, and Xiao Chenyu knocked Tang San unconscious with a punch.
• Xiao Chenyu reminded Xiao Wu that she had lost their bet, while Lin Chen coached him to provoke her into accepting a demand.
• Xiao Wu agreed to become Lin Chen’s maidservant rather than submit to Xiao Chenyu’s harsher alternative.
• After Xiao Chenyu left with the other students, Lin Chen told Xiao Wu she was free to go, but she insisted on keeping her word.
• Lin Chen took Xiao Wu by the wrist to get her food, and she stopped resisting and followed him.

Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San after Xiao Chenyu defeated him, while Lin Chen persuaded Xiao Wu to consider leaving Nuoding City with him. Lin Chen then asked Dugu Bo to accompany him to Holy Soul Village Back Mountain to investigate a lead on a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

• Yu Xiaogang found Tang San unconscious, and Tang San woke and recounted how Xiao Chenyu had defeated him and countered his Silent Sleeve Arrow.
• Yu Xiaogang speculated that Xiao Chenyu had worn armor and blamed Lin Chen for arranging it, then began advising Tang San on what to do next.
• Lin Chen treated Xiao Wu to a feast, gave her five hundred Gold Soul Coins, and told her she did not have to serve as his maid or leave Nuoding City with him.
• Xiao Wu chose to leave with Lin Chen, though he asked her to think it over while he remained in Nuoding City for about ten more days.
• Lin Chen told Dugu Bo that Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast and asked him to go to Holy Soul Village Back Mountain in two days to investigate a lead on a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Lin Chen and Dugu Bo found the Blue Silver Emperor seedling in a cave behind a waterfall near Holy Soul Village. They prepared to take the hidden Soul Bone, while Dugu Bo challenged the seedling to consider whether Tang Hao truly loved her.

• Lin Chen and Dugu Bo reached Holy Soul Village after Lin Chen claimed Xiao Wu had told him where Tang Hao had appeared.
• They followed a valley to a waterfall and discovered a cave hidden behind it.
• Inside the cave, Lin Chen and Dugu Bo found the Blue Silver Emperor seedling and sensed its powerful life force.
• Lin Chen told the seedling he would nurture her until her soul awakened, then asked her to decide whether Tang Hao truly loved her.
• Dugu Bo urged Lin Chen to search for the Soul Bone and stayed behind to question the Blue Silver Emperor about the cave’s harsh conditions.
• The Blue Silver Emperor shook her leaves wildly as Dugu Bo suggested Tang Hao had not treated her as someone he loved.

Lin Chen found the Blue Silver Emperor’s hidden right leg Soul Bone and took Ah Yin from the cave, planning to bring both back to Nuoding City. He returned home with Dugu Bo and left Xiao Wu unaware of what they had taken.

• Lin Chen discovered a loose stone, uncovered a lead box, and found the Blue Silver Emperor’s right leg Soul Bone inside.
• Lin Chen decided not to absorb the Soul Bone yet, stored it, and pulled Ah Yin from the cave into the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch.
• Lin Chen and Dugu Bo left the mountain, and Lin Chen said Tang Hao was unlikely to sense the Blue Silver Emperor and discover their theft.
• Lin Chen and Dugu Bo returned to the Lin Family residence in Nuoding City, where Xiao Wu asked where Lin Chen had been.
• Lin Chen asked Xiao Wu about Xiao Chenyu and Tang San, then invited her to join him for a feast.

Lin Chen made a sachet with the Aromatic Silk Beauty to mask Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast scent, then went to Nuoding Academy Square after Yu Xiaogang threatened Xiao Chenyu’s father over a rematch. He stopped Tang San’s poisoned Dragon Whisker Needle from hitting Xiao Chenyu and challenged Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to fight him together.

• Lin Chen used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to create a sachet that changed his scent, intending to give it to Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Chenyu told Lin Chen that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San demanded a rematch and threatened to use the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to force Xiao Chenfeng from office.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San prepared poisoned Hidden Weapons for the rematch, while Lin Chen arrived at the academy square with Xiao Chenyu and more than fifty underlings.
• Tang San attacked Xiao Chenyu with a poisoned Dragon Whisker Needle, but Lin Chen intercepted it with his sword before it struck Xiao Chenyu’s Dantian.
• Lin Chen ordered Xiao Chenyu to step back, then summoned three Soul Rings—purple, purple, and black—and invited Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to attack him together.

Lin Chen overwhelmed Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, beating Tang San unconscious and brutally humiliating Yu Xiaogang. After Yu Xiaogang passed out, Lin Chen returned to Xiao Chenyu and Xiao Wu and told them to go back and cultivate.

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were shocked by Lin Chen's powerful Soul Rings, and Tang San backed away in fear.
• Lin Chen punched Tang San, broke free of his Blue Silver Grass, and redirected Tang San's Dragon Whisker Needles into Yu Xiaogang.
• Lin Chen struck Tang San again and sent him crashing through a wall, leaving him unconscious.
• Lin Chen slapped and kicked Yu Xiaogang, then made him deny that he had planned to remove Uncle Xiao as city lord.
• Lin Chen stabbed Yu Xiaogang with Dragon Whisker Needles until he passed out from the pain.
• Lin Chen left Yu Xiaogang and returned to Xiao Chenyu and Xiao Wu, telling them to go back and cultivate.