Recaps

Lin Manshan cultivated at Nuoding Academy, secured Spirit Hall’s permission to hunt for a Soul Ring, and awakened his Firewood Chopper as a powerful Life Weapon. He joined Xiao Zizai’s group in the Soul Hunting Forest and sensed a suitable Spirit Beast nearby.

• Lin Manshan used animals to spy on Tang San and his training, then traveled with Tang San and Old Jack to Nuoding City and enrolled at the academy.
• Lin Manshan declined Yu Xiaogang’s mentorship, began blacksmithing under Tie Shan, and used his growing strength to defeat Xiao Chenyu in a one-on-one fight.
• Lin Manshan refined his Soul Power cultivation and kept watching Tang San and Xiao Wu, while his relationship with them remained strained.
• After reaching Level 10 Soul Power, Lin Manshan obtained an Order Token from Ma Xiunuo and left Nuoding City for the Soul Hunting Forest.
• During the journey, Lin Manshan infused his Firewood Chopper with Soul Power and awakened it as the Great Blade Fierce Blade: Defying the Heavens.
• Lin Manshan joined Xiao Zizai’s group in search of a suitable Spirit Beast and shared his knowledge as they followed a stream.
• Lin Manshan sensed a Spirit Beast roughly three hundred meters ahead whose soul strength suggested about four hundred years of cultivation, but he kept the discovery to himself.

Lin Manshan left the academy after his Martial Soul failed to produce a Soul Skill, then strengthened himself through a soul bone and a dangerous hunt in the Star Dou Great Forest. He rescued Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er and began investigating Dugu Yan's inherited poison, leaving her treatment underway as tensions gathered outside the room.

• Lin Manshan absorbed a Golden Armored Rhinoceros Beetle Soul Ring, gained three Soul Power levels but no Soul Skill, and secretly kept a Head Bone.
• The Dean granted Lin Manshan early graduation, so he moved into a courtyard, trained as a blacksmith, and set his sights on becoming a Divine Craftsman.
• Lin Manshan absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, which strengthened his body, then hunted a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and gained powerful External Palm Bones from its Soul Ring.
• Lin Manshan rescued poisoned Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er during a Spirit Beast Riot, treated their wounds, and escorted them back toward their group.
• At an inn, Lin Manshan recognized Dugu Yan's poisoning and diagnosed it as a dangerous condition tied to her family's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.
• Lin Manshan explained that Dugu Yan's inherited poison likely came from incompatible Spirit Beast Soul Ring toxins and offered acupuncture to suppress its spread while he studied a permanent cure.
• Lin Manshan began treating Dugu Yan as Yu Tianheng and the others waited outside, where Yu Tianheng tried to enter and Shui Yue'er challenged him.

Lin Manshan learned Lou Gao’s forging methods, developed the Jing Tian Jue, and gained a Third Soul Ring from a Soul Devouring Spider King. He rescued Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, brought them to Nuoding City, and began helping Zhu Zhuyun protect Zhu Yu while Zhu Zhuqing remained unsure about committing to him.

• Lin Manshan left Dugu Yan and the Shui sisters, traveled to Gengxin City, and became Lou Gao’s disciple after impressing him with his forging.
• Lin Manshan sold Lou Gao a Golden Armored Rhinoceros Beetle Head Bone arrangement, studied casting, and returned home for the New Year before continuing to cultivate and forge.
• Lin Manshan secretly studied Tang San’s meridians and techniques, then created the Jing Tian Jue and renamed several techniques from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
• Lin Manshan reached the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast area, killed a Soul Devouring Spider King, and absorbed its Soul Ring while opening two of his Eight Extraordinary Meridians and gaining Eight Spider Lances.
• Lin Manshan rescued Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing from Gale Wolves, treated their wounds, and learned that Zhu Zhuyun had staged the pursuit to help Zhu Zhuqing escape the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuyun decided she wanted to marry Lin Manshan and asked him to help find Dai Mubai, while Lin Manshan warned Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai might disappoint her.
• Lin Manshan brought Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing to Nuoding City, and Zhu Zhuyun asked him to arrange a secret message for Zhu Yu before requesting that their wedding be postponed until she could hold a grand ceremony.
• Lin Manshan and Zhu Zhuyun completed their wedding rites with wine, and he taught her a technique from the Jing Tian Treasure Codex while Zhu Zhuqing remained undecided about joining them.

Lin Manshan rescued Zhu Zhuyu, reunited the three Zhu sisters, and brought them to Heaven Dou City while confronting Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu along the way. With Dugu Bo’s support, he began planning Tian Xing Academy and discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s medicinal treasures.

• Lin Manshan rescued Zhu Zhuyu from Star Luo Royal Academy and brought her to Nuoding City, where she joined Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lin Manshan reunited with Old Jack and his family, introduced the three women as his wives, and challenged Xiao Wu after she insulted Zhu Zhuyun.
• Lin Manshan defeated Xiao Wu and challenged Tang San to face him in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• At the Rose Hotel, Lin Manshan injured Dai Mubai after he tried to claim Zhu Zhuqing, then bought a crystal from Flender and learned about Shrek Academy.
• Lin Manshan proposed Tian Xing Academy in Heaven Dou City, and Bibi Dong learned of his donation to Nuoding City’s Martial Soul Hall.
• Lin Manshan arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, reunited with Dugu Yan, and gained Dugu Bo’s promise to protect the Zhu sisters.
• Lin Manshan explained his unusual Soul Rings to Dugu Bo, gathered medicinal materials, and discussed building Tian Xing Academy and recruiting Ye Lingling.
• Lin Manshan and Dugu Bo reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Lin Manshan identified a Ninth-grade Dragon Ganoderma and other rare herbs.