Chapter Summaries

After a beast tide destroyed Soul Town Village and killed her parents, Lin Li swore revenge on those responsible and revealed her two martial souls. The Archvillain System bound itself to her as she prepared to pursue vengeance.

• Lin Li crawled from hiding and mourned her parents, Lin Yan and Bailan, who had died protecting her.
• Lin Li recalled that shockwaves from Qian Xunji's pursuit of Tang Hao and his wife had triggered the beast tide that overwhelmed Lin Sihai.
• Lin Li revealed her Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix martial soul and considered abandoning her father's wish that she avoid using it.
• Lin Li summoned her Crown of Stars martial soul and described its cultivation abilities and Star Domain.
• Lin Li vowed that Bibi Dong would kill Qian Xunji and threatened revenge against Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo and Tang Hao.
• The Archvillain System detected Lin Li's madness and resentment and bound itself to her.

After her parents and the people of Soul Town Village were killed, Lin Li buried their remains and vowed to become a god so she could reunite her family. The system gave her cultivation methods suited to her martial souls, and she set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to begin her path.

• Lin Li rejected the system at first, then clung to the hope that becoming a god could reunite her with her parents.
• Lin Li gathered the villagers' remains, buried her parents, and promised to return for them when she became a deity.
• After waking in the deserted village, Lin Li revealed her Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix martial soul and asked the system about its abilities.
• The system offered rewards for cutting off the protagonist's opportunities or advancing ten levels, monthly check-ins, and the Death God Art and Star Soul Guidance as novice rewards.
• Lin Li chose to cultivate the Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix, bowed before Lin Yan and Bai Yuan's graves, and flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lin Li entered the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a first spirit ring for her Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix and defeated a Nether Dark Crow. After overcoming its resistance while absorbing its ring, she learned that the Phoenix had gained a soul skill.

• Lin Li activated the Crown of Stars’ Star Domain and summoned her Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix upon reaching the forest.
• Lin Li burned several Wind Baboons to ashes and let the Phoenix devour the power in their spirit rings.
• Lin Li fought the Nether Dark Crow, slowing it with her Star Domain and killing it with Phoenix Flame.
• Lin Li absorbed the Nether Dark Crow’s yellow spirit ring and used her Spiritual Power to destroy its resentful spirit in her spiritual sea.
• The Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix completed the absorption and transmitted a soul skill to Lin Li, making her eyes widen.

After gaining her First Spirit Ring and new system rewards, Lin Li left the Star Dou Great Forest and went to Spirit Hall to register as a Spirit Master. She arrived at the branch hall and was directed to meet Grandmaster Wang Yan.

• Lin Li discovered that her First Spirit Ability, Blood Phoenix Returns to Nest, doubled her attributes and grew stronger with each level of Soul Power.
• The system rewarded Lin Li with Soul Breaking Finger and Carefree Steps, and she considered studying at a Junior Spirit Master Academy to address her lack of knowledge.
• Lin Li left the Star Dou Great Forest and, the next morning, reached Spirit Hall to obtain a Soul Master's Handbook.
• Lin Li revealed her Spirit Ring and Dark Phoenix to the guards, who directed her to Grandmaster Wang Yan's room.
• Lin Li entered the branch hall, followed the guards' directions, and knocked on Grandmaster Wang Yan's door.

Lin Li registered as a Soul Master, revealed her Black Phoenix martial soul and level-fourteen Soul Power, and received a handbook and coins from Wang Yan. She then went to Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy to study Soul Beasts and her techniques, where she told Zhou Tian she was already a Soul Master.

• Lin Li showed Wang Yan her Soul Power, and he was shocked to find it had reached level fourteen.
• Lin Li told Wang Yan that her martial soul was the Black Phoenix and declined his invitation to join Spirit Hall, explaining that her father wanted her to become a Rogue Soul Master.
• Wang Yan gave Lin Li a Soul Master's Handbook and ten Gold Soul Coins, then recognized her father, Lin Yan, after she left.
• Lin Li decided to enroll in an academy, study Soul Beasts, and learn the Death God Art and Star Attraction, noting that six years remained until the plot began.
• Lin Li arrived at Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy, where Zhou Tian told her she needed a Spirit Hall certificate to enter, and she replied that she was already a Soul Master.

Lin Li demonstrated her hundred-year First Spirit Ring to gain entry to Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy, where headmistress Ye Lian inspected her credentials. The chapter ended with Ye Lian discovering that Lin Li was six years old and already had level fourteen Soul Power.

• Lin Li revealed her pitch-black phoenix martial soul and yellow First Spirit Ring to convince the guard she was a Soul Master.
• The guard escorted Lin Li to the Academic Affairs Office to enroll at Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy.
• Headmistress Ye Lian introduced herself as a level forty-nine Assault System Battle Soul Sect and asked to inspect Lin Li's abilities.
• Lin Li summoned her phoenix again, and Ye Lian recognized her as a genius with a hundred-year First Spirit Ring.
• Ye Lian checked Lin Li's Spirit Hall certificate and Soul Master's Handbook, then exclaimed that Lin Li was six years old with level fourteen Soul Power.

Lin Li joined Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy, where Headmistress Ye Lian gave her a private dormitory and promised to support her potential. After remembering her parents, Lin Li cultivated the Death God Art and Star Attraction through the night, strengthening her Soul Power and Spiritual Power.

• Ye Lian saw that Lin Li's parents were deceased and showed her around Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy.
• Ye Lian gave Lin Li a room of her own, saying she believed Lin Li could become a Titled Douluo and wanted to invest in her future.
• Lin Li thanked Ye Lian, then looked at her ring and told her deceased parents that she had met good people.
• Lin Li studied the Death God Art, felt her martial souls respond, and found that her Soul Power grew purer as she cultivated.
• Lin Li practiced Star Attraction through the night, tempering her Spiritual Power and improving her control of the Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix and Star Crown.
• As dawn came, a trace of purple qi entered Lin Li's eyes while she watched the rising sun.

After reaching level fifteen, Lin Li learned the Soul Shattering Finger and Carefree Steps and resolved to cultivate relentlessly toward her future goals. As the previously quiet academy grew lively, she wondered whether the school term had begun.

• Lin Li woke hungry, washed up, and went to the cafeteria, where Ye Lian told her she could eat for free as the academy’s new public face.
• Ye Lian urged Lin Li to eat more elegantly, then left for her office with a concealed trace of sorrow.
• After finishing her meal, Lin Li’s Soul Power instinctively shattered something, and she realized she had reached level fifteen.
• Lin Li returned to her dormitory and learned the Soul Shattering Finger and Carefree Steps, finding that both techniques came naturally to her.
• Lin Li set goals of reaching the Spirit King realm in six years and the Soul Douluo realm in twelve, then divided her cultivation between the Death God Art by day and Star Attraction by night.
• After several days of training, Lin Li opened her eyes as the academy grounds grew lively and wondered if school had started.

On her first day at Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy, Lin Li met her deskmate Zhou Yurou and listened as the students introduced their Martial Souls and Soul Power. The revelation that Ling Xuan possessed the rare Demon Soul Spirit Tree left Lin Li wondering whether he was a reincarnated Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and the system was about to answer her.

• Lin Li arrived in Class One, chose a seat beside the window, and learned that her deskmate Zhou Yurou had a lotus Martial Soul and innate Soul Power level seven.
• Ye Lian entered the classroom, introduced herself as the homeroom teacher, and ordered the students to state their names, ages, Martial Souls, and Soul Power levels.
• Wang Ming introduced himself with a Crimson Flame Azure Wolf Martial Soul and level-eight Soul Power, while Ning Lanlan revealed her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and was told to wear the school uniform.
• Rou'er announced her Swift Shadow Cat King Martial Soul and level-nine Soul Power, and Wang Ning introduced his Lightning Rabbit Martial Soul and level-eight Soul Power.
• Ling Xuan revealed his Demon Soul Spirit Tree Martial Soul and level-ten Soul Power, prompting Lin Li to ask the system whether he was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had rebuilt his cultivation.

Lin Li and the other students introduced their Martial Souls and Soul Power, and Ye Lian began teaching them about Soul Master classifications, ranks, and soul rings. The lesson ended as Ye Lian hinted that there were exceptions to the usual limits on absorbing Hundred-Thousand-Year soul rings.

• Ling Xuan revealed that Ye Lian was a descendant of the Ten Thousand Monster King, one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.
• Zhou Yurou introduced her lotus Martial Soul and level-seven Soul Power, then Lin Li announced that she was a level-fifteen, one-ring Battle Spirit Master with a Dark Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Ye Lian silenced the astonished students and promised to train them toward becoming Soul Masters with at least one Hundred-Year soul ring.
• Ye Lian taught the class about the four Soul Master development types, the ranks of Soul Masters, and the colors and recommended configurations of soul rings.
• When a student asked about Hundred-Thousand-Year soul rings, Ye Lian explained that Titled Douluo had no empty ring slots, then said there were exceptions.

Lin Li learned about Twin Martial Souls and received a system mission to defeat Ling Xuan, while Ye Lian revealed her anger toward his family. After befriending Zhou Yurou, Lin Li defended herself against Wang Ning’s insults and left the cafeteria with Zhou Yurou.

• Ye Lian explained the advantages of Twin Martial Souls, then dismissed class and took Ling Xuan to her office.
• Lin Li received a system mission to defeat Ling Xuan, and Zhou Yurou invited her to eat at the Third Cafeteria.
• Ye Lian revealed her hatred of Ling Xuan’s family, agreed to take him spirit hunting, and ordered him to call her Teacher Ye at school.
• Lin Li explained that her martial soul made her need more food, then slapped Wang Ning for insulting her and threatened him with her Phoenix Flame.
• Lin Li melted metal with her Phoenix Flame, warned Wang Ning, and left the cafeteria with Zhou Yurou, who called the confrontation thrilling.

Lin Li spent time with Zhou Yurou, then returned to class and joined Ye Lian's lesson on meditation methods. The chapter ended as Ye Lian began teaching the students the Clear Wind Meditation Method.

• Zhou Yurou shared gossip about Wang Ning, Ning Lanlan, and Lin Li, and Lin Li advised her not to overcultivate.
• Lin Li reflected that she had devoured one level of Wang Ning's Soul Power, then suppressed the Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix's cravings and cultivated the Death God Art.
• Lin Li arrived late to class and exchanged hostile looks and gestures with Wang Ning.
• Ye Lian began teaching the class about meditation methods after Ning Lanlan asked her to start.
• Ye Lian distributed copies of the Clear Wind Meditation Method and prepared to explain it.

Ye Lian took Ling Xuan into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a Demon Eye Demonic Tree for his first spirit ring, while Lin Li followed them after they left the academy. The search led Ye Lian and Ling Xuan to a rare Black Nether Dragon Vine, and Lin Li had reached the forest’s edge.

• Ye Lian explained that Ling Xuan’s Demon Soul Spirit Tree would suit a Control System path and took him to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek a Demon Eye Demonic Tree.
• After Ye Lian and Ling Xuan left the academy, Lin Li revealed her Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix and flew toward the forest.
• Lin Li landed at the forest’s outer edge and recovered her Soul Power with the Death God Art.
• Ye Lian and Ling Xuan searched the forest, where Ye Lian burned an attacking vine with her Fourth Soul Skill.
• Ling Xuan recognized the vine as a Black Nether Dragon Vine and reacted with excitement at the prospect of claiming it.

Ye Lian helped Ling Xuan obtain a Black Nether Dragon Vine Soul Ring while Lin Li hunted Soul Beasts and rapidly increased her strength. After reaching the peak of Level Seventeen, Lin Li stopped hunting to avoid losing control to her Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix and flew back toward Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy.

• Ye Lian cut down a Black Nether Dragon Vine and told Ling Xuan to kill it and absorb its Soul Ring.
• Ling Xuan summoned his Demon Soul Spirit Tree and began absorbing the Black Nether Dragon Vine's Soul Ring as a man at the Lake of Life watched.
• Lin Li used her spirits and Soul Breaking Finger to kill a seven-hundred-and-fifty-year Man Faced Demon Spider, earning a bottle of Marrow Cleansing Fluid from the system.
• Lin Li absorbed the spider's Soul Ring, broke through to Level Sixteen, and hunted Soul Beasts through the night until she reached the peak of Level Seventeen.
• Lin Li stopped hunting because the urge to wreak havoc and devour had grown dangerously strong, then flew toward Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy.

Lin Li discovered that Zhou Yurou’s lotus martial soul could command wind and possessed a Spirit Attribute. After Lin Li offered to test Ling Xuan’s new spirit ability, Ye Lian asked whether he would spar with her, and he agreed.

• Ye Lian and Ling Xuan escaped after encountering a Titan Giant Ape on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Li reached Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy, found a cushion Zhou Yurou had left for her, and cultivated until she advanced to late stage level eighteen.
• Zhou Yurou told Lin Li that the Clear Wind Meditation Method let her sense the wind around her, and Lin Li examined her lotus martial soul.
• Lin Li sensed Wind and Spirit Attributes in Zhou Yurou’s martial soul, and Ye Lian confirmed the Spirit Attribute and encouraged Zhou Yurou to cultivate.
• Lin Li offered to test Ling Xuan’s First Spirit Ability, and Ling Xuan agreed to spar with her.

Lin Li defeated Ling Xuan in a school arena spar after resisting his Myriad Demon Entrapment spirit ability, earning a rare External Soul Bone reward and a new system mission to spar with him again. Ling Xuan fled to recover, while Lin Li returned to her dormitory to rest.

• Lin Li arrived at the arena and revealed that she was a Level 18 Assault System Battle Spirit Master, shocking the students and Ye Lian.
• Ling Xuan introduced his Level 12 Demon Soul Spirit Tree martial soul and activated his first spirit ability, Myriad Demon Entrapment.
• Lin Li resisted the spirit leaves with the Star Guidance Art, used Carefree Steps to get behind Ling Xuan, and kicked him off the arena.
• The system rewarded Lin Li with the External Soul Bone, Profound Nether Phoenix Wings, and assigned her a long-term mission to spar with Ling Xuan.
• Ye Lian sent the onlookers back to class and advised Lin Li to balance cultivation with rest; Ling Xuan hurried back to his dormitory, and Lin Li went to hers to sleep.

Lin Li absorbed the Profound Nether Phoenix Wings and Marrow Cleansing Fluid, broke through to level twenty, and began weighing options for her second Spirit Ring. As she studied Soul Beasts at school and waited for the academy’s March Soul Hunting trip, Zhou Yurou showed signs of another cultivation breakthrough.

• Lin Li swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Fluid and absorbed the Profound Nether Phoenix Wings through intense pain, opening her main meridians and gaining the Profound Nether Feather Robe skill.
• Lin Li discovered her Soul Power had reached level twenty and noticed she had grown taller, but she had not chosen her second Spirit Ring.
• Lin Li went to class, planned to stabilize her cultivation, and studied Soul Beasts while waiting for the academy’s March Soul Hunting trip.
• Lin Li considered the Dark Soul Devouring Spirit Beast, Flame Burst Bear, and Crimson Flame Vermilion Crane as possible sources for an offensive second Spirit Ability.
• Zhou Yurou grunted as faint Soul Power fluctuations appeared around her, and Lin Li was glad to see her progress.

Zhou Yurou became a Spirit Master, and she and Lin Li prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Spirit Rings. Led by Ye Lian, their group reached the forest’s outskirts, ready to begin the hunt.

• Zhou Yurou broke through to Spirit Master, and Ning Lanlan complained when her celebration interrupted cultivation.
• Lin Li’s reputation as the Demoness was recalled as the students avoided her, while Ling Xuan’s repeated sparring with her had improved his control.
• Zhou Yurou and Lin Li bought supplies for their trip, and Lin Li planned to find a suitable Second Spirit Ring.
• Two days later, Ye Lian led Lin Li, Zhou Yurou, and five other students from Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ye Lian warned the group to stay close in the forest, and their carriages brought them to its outskirts.

Ye Lian led the students into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Wang Bing absorbed a spirit ring from a Spiked Thorn Soul Spider. Wang Bing’s loud celebration drew a powerful Cracked White Tiger toward the group, leaving them facing a new threat.

• Lin Li warned Zhou Yurou to stay alert, and Ye Lian led the group into the forest, where her Spiritual Power drove off a pack of Gale Wolves.
• Lin Li sensed an approaching beast, and Ye Lian identified the Spiked Thorn Soul Spider as a suitable spirit ring for Wang Bing.
• Ye Lian crippled the Spiked Thorn Soul Spider with her second spirit ability, and Wang Bing killed it and began absorbing its spirit ring.
• Wang Bing completed the absorption and shouted that he had become a soul master, prompting Ye Lian to silence him and Lin Li to scold him for attracting predators.
• Lin Li sensed a powerful tiger-type Soul Beast approaching, and the group saw a Cracked White Tiger.

Ye Lian helped Rou'er obtain a Spirit Ring from a Cracked White Tiger, then the group searched for suitable Soul Beasts the next day. Wang Ning found a Lightning Rabbit, and Ye Lian discovered a rare Clear Ripples Lotus for Zhou Yurou, warning that only the fiercest flames could pluck it.

• Ye Lian defeated a Cracked White Tiger by combining spirit abilities, and Rou'er killed it and absorbed its yellow Spirit Ring.
• Lin Li and the others camped for the night, then resumed searching for Soul Beasts the next morning.
• Wang Ning chased a Lightning Rabbit until it crashed into a tree, and Lin Li confirmed it was over four hundred years old; Wang Ning chose to absorb it.
• Ye Lian found a Clear Ripples Lotus in a pond and told Lin Li that the rare Soul Beast held Wind and Spirit attributes.
• Ye Lian announced that the Clear Ripples Lotus was Zhou Yurou's Spirit Ring, but warned that only the fiercest flames could pluck it.