Vol. 1Lin Li’s Rise

Lin Li pursued strength, uncovered her bloodline, and claimed the Death God’s inheritance while gathering allies and disciples. She advanced her divine trial and left the Imperial Dou Team trapped in Yellow Springs Purgatory, confronting Ye Lingling’s grief.

  • Lin Li accepted the Archvillain System, gained new abilities and strength, and helped her classmates obtain Spirit Rings during their forest expedition.
  • Lin Li strengthened her body, reached Level 20, and joined Ye Lian’s lessons on combat styles and Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
  • Lin Li trained for five years, discovered her Xu Clan bloodline, and gained a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Head Spirit Bone.
  • Lin Li revealed her second martial soul to Ye Lian, fused with his Flame Dragon Right Arm Bone, and traveled toward Heaven Dou City.
  • Lin Li became the Death God’s Inheritor, passed two trials, and cultivated to the Spirit Saint realm.
  • Lin Li defeated Dugu Bo, returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and reunited with Zhou Yurou, who told her about Shrek Academy.
  • Lin Li empowered Zhou Yurou and Zhu Zhuqing, clashed with Shrek, and advanced her divine trial before agreeing to lead the Imperial Dou Team in the Youth Spirit Master Competition.
  • Lin Li trapped the team in Yellow Springs Purgatory, burned Osler and Yufeng when they reached for unattainable power, and confronted Ye Lingling’s grief.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Phoenix Takes Flight

After losing her family, Lin Li bound herself to the Archvillain System and pursued strength while studying at Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy. She gained a second Spirit Ability and began tempering her body, while her classmates advanced and mysterious visitors took an interest in her.

  • Lin Li mourned her parents, buried them, and accepted the Archvillain System’s help in exchange for pursuing power and revenge.
  • Lin Li entered the Star Dou Great Forest, absorbed her first Spirit Ring, and gained Blood Phoenix Returns to Nest before enrolling at Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy.
  • Lin Li studied cultivation methods, joined Ye Lian’s class, and defeated Ling Xuan in a sparring match, earning the Profound Nether Phoenix Wings.
  • Lin Li absorbed the Marrow Cleansing Fluid and her External Soul Bone, reached Level 20, and prepared for the academy’s Soul Hunting trip.
  • Ye Lian led the students into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Wang Bing, Rou'er, Zhou Yurou, Wang Ning, and Wang Ming each obtained Spirit Rings.
  • Lin Li resisted an illusion of her parents, helped Zhou Yurou obtain the Clear Ripples Lotus, and followed her martial soul to the Sinful Feather, whose Spirit Ring gave her a second ability.
  • After returning to the academy, Lin Li bought Gold Devouring Mantis blood and endured a heated blood bath to strengthen her physique.
  • Zhou Yurou reported her progress, Lin Li sensed a Sacred Attribute awakening in Wang Ming’s martial soul, and Ye Lian began teaching the class about combat styles and Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Road to Heaven Dou

Lin Li grew stronger through training, combat, and the hunt for a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring while uncovering her bloodline and preparing to pursue revenge. After leaving the academy with Ye Lian’s warning about the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, she traveled toward Heaven Dou City and opened a set of system rewards.

  • Ye Lian arranged Lin Li’s spar with Ling Xuan, who trapped her with a second Demon Soul Spirit Tree leaf and won their match.
  • Lin Li continued her studies and training, said farewell to Ning Lanlan, and visited her parents’ graves in Soul Town Village.
  • Lin Li hunted in the Star Dou Great Forest, strengthened her Spirit Rings, gathered rare herbs, and learned that her Crown of Stars was the evolved form of the Xu Clan’s inherited Spirit.
  • After killing a man who threatened her on the road, Lin Li confided in Ye Lian and later returned to class, where she watched battles at the Saint Er Grand Battle Soul Arena.
  • Lin Li defeated Ling Xuan in a practical match after breaking his spirit bone-enhanced illusion, then spent five years training until she reached level forty.
  • Lin Li hunted down the Life-Devouring Yin Soul Cicada, absorbed its Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, awakened Tears of the Demonic Phoenix, and found its Head Spirit Bone.
  • Lin Li discovered her distant connection to Xu Wei and Xu Chang, then told Ye Lian she would pursue the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and revealed her second martial soul.
  • Lin Li fused with Ye Lian’s Flame Dragon Right Arm Bone, learned of Ling Xuan’s feelings, and traveled toward Heaven Dou City, where she opened her system gift packs and examined a Divine Inheritance Instruction Diagram.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Death God’s Inheritor

Lin Li claimed the Death God’s inheritance, grew into a Spirit Saint, and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After defeating Dugu Bo and drawing attention from powerful factions, she reunited with Zhou Yurou and learned of her troubles at Shrek Academy.

  • Lin Li joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy as a teacher, began teaching Class Five, and identified Alder’s rare Earth Nether Demonic Snake bloodline.
  • Lin Li found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, consumed Immortal Herbs, evolved her martial souls, and gained powerful new abilities and soul bones in Sunset Forest.
  • Lin Li traveled to Death Cliff, became the Death God’s Inheritor, passed the first two trials, and spent four years cultivating to the Spirit Saint realm.
  • Lin Li returned to the academy and forced Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and a student to kneel after they challenged her authority.
  • Lin Li defeated Dugu Bo in a fight, spared him after repaying her favor, and drew the attention of Ning Fengzhi, Bibi Dong, and a concealed young master.
  • Lin Li offered Alder a place on the Imperial Reserve Team after he reported his progress and explained that Qin Ming had rejected him from the main team.
  • Lin Li welcomed Zhou Yurou to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and learned that she had left Shrek Academy after three years of study.
  • Zhou Yurou told Lin Li that Shrek had three Spirit Saints, and Lin Li advised her to wait because they had few years left to live.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4Phoenix Trials and New Disciples

Lin Li strengthened Zhou Yurou and Zhu Zhuqing, clashed with Shrek, and advanced her divine trial while preparing the Imperial Dou Team for the Youth Spirit Master Competition. The arc left the team trapped in Lin Li’s Yellow Springs Purgatory, where she tested their desires and confronted Ye Lingling’s grief.

  • Lin Li gave Zhou Yurou a Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Blood Elixir Lotus spirit bone, evolving her martial soul and helping her gain new abilities and a fifth spirit ring from the Life Lotus.
  • Lin Li attacked Tang San and the Shrek group after Tang San poisoned the Imperial Dou Team, then challenged the defeated team to improve for next year’s competition.
  • Lin Li recruited Zhu Zhuqing as her disciple, gave her a powerful soul bone that evolved her martial soul, and urged her to choose her own path.
  • Lin Li defeated the Star Crown Soul Douluo at Soul Town Village, then traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest and advanced her divine trial by absorbing a Magic Eye Phoenix Butterfly spirit ring and external spirit bone.
  • Lin Li agreed to lead the Imperial Dou Team in the Youth Spirit Master Competition and tested its members against Zhou Yurou, whose lotus domain overwhelmed them.
  • Lin Li trapped the team in Yellow Springs Purgatory and confronted their desires, burning Osler and Yufeng when they reached for power they could not attain.
  • Lin Li shielded Ye Lingling from mental blades and urged her to let go of her longing for her dead parents as a man resembling the God of Death beckoned to her.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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