Chapter Summaries

Lin Li tested Xu Changkong’s loyalty to his family and gave him a soul bone, while planning to make the Star Crown Sect meet her demands. Xu Changkong began absorbing the gift under Xu Ling’s guard, and Xu Ling worried about his family’s past and what might come.

• Lin Li questioned Xu Changkong about his family and his response to threats against his elders, then praised his resolve when he said he would oppose her to protect his great-grandfather.
• Lin Li gave Xu Changkong a thirty-thousand-year soul bone suited to Gem and Illusion Spirits, explaining that she had taken it from the spoils of the Illusion Devil’s death.
• Lin Li left after using a small trick on the soul bone, and Xu Ling ordered Xu Changkong to absorb it while he kept watch.
• Xu Ling reflected bitterly on the Star Crown Sect’s past treatment of his family and hoped he would still be able to act if the time came.

Lin Li comforted Zhu Zhuqing as she confessed the hardships she endured fleeing the Star Luo Empire and searching for Shrek Academy. After the conversation, Lin Li resolved to help Zhu Zhuqing break off her engagement with the Star Luo Empire's imperial family after the competition.

• Lin Li visited Zhu Zhuqing and found her anxious about facing her sister again.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Li about escaping the Star Luo Empire, struggling to reach Shrek Academy, and learning of Dai Mubai's reputation as a playboy.
• Lin Li reassured Zhu Zhuqing that she had never been inferior to anyone and urged her to fight back against her sister.
• After Zhu Zhuqing regained her determination, Lin Li decided to accompany her to the Star Luo Empire's imperial family to break off her engagement after the competition.

Lin Li watched Shrek Academy face the Star Luo Empire Royal Spirit Master Academy in the tournament finals, where Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing confronted their older siblings, Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. The teams revealed their strength and martial souls, and Zhu Zhuyun was stunned by the changes to Zhu Zhuqing’s martial soul.

• Lin Li watched the teams take the arena, with Tailong filling in for Xiao Wu on Shrek Academy’s roster.
• Dai Weisi taunted Dai Mubai, while Zhu Zhuyun tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to return home; Zhu Zhuqing rejected her and took a fighting stance.
• Xu Changkong recognized Zhu Zhuqing as the disciple of his Sixteenth Aunt and resolved to win the match.
• The Star Luo Empire Royal Spirit Master Academy revealed Dai Weisi’s level 47, Zhu Zhuyun’s level 46, and Xu Changkong’s peak level 49 Soul Power.
• Shrek Academy revealed its spirit rings, including a black fourth ring, and Zhu Zhuyun asked what had happened to Zhu Zhuqing’s martial soul.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Netherworld Nine-Lives Cat and fought Zhu Zhuyun while Xu Changkong’s illusions were shattered and the Shrek team battled Star Luo Royal Spirit Master Academy. The chapter ended with Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun unleashing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger, against Shrek.

• Zhu Zhuqing summoned her Netherworld Nine-Lives Cat, suppressing Zhu Zhuyun and transforming her aura.
• Xu Changkong used his Starry Illusory Sea Domain and Star Blessing to confuse and strengthen his teammates, but Tang San shattered the illusions and Dai Mubai destroyed Xu Changkong’s Starfall.
• Dai Mubai fought Dai Weisi while Zhu Zhuqing battled Zhu Zhuyun, with Ning Rongrong supporting Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s superior Martial Soul and speed pressuring Zhu Zhuyun.
• Xu Changkong used Stars Shift to send Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun through starlit gateways, allowing them to unleash the Hell White Tiger against Shrek Academy.

Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to trap the Hell White Tiger and break the fusion skill of Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. Zhu Zhuqing defeated them and told her sister goodbye, leaving Lin Li to celebrate her success.

• Tang San used his Blue Silver Domain to hold back the Hell White Tiger while Ning Rongrong and Oscar supported him.
• Zhu Zhuqing took an Energizing Sausage and joined Dai Mubai to perform their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Nine Lives Soul Lock.
• Zhu Zhuqing used the scroll’s mountains to trap the Hell White Tiger and the Star Luo Royal Spirit Master Academy team.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated Soul Devouring Abyss to break Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then attacked them with Eternal Dark Shadow.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, and Lin Li praised her as Zhu Zhuqing said farewell to her nightmare.

After the match, Zhu Zhuqing looked forward to a future beyond Dai Mubai, while Dai Mubai and Tang San regretted how events had unfolded. Lin Li agreed to move her parents’ graves, but demanded that the entire Star Crown Sect wear mourning attire.

• Zhu Zhuqing strode ahead of the Shrek Academy team, while Dai Mubai regretted his actions and considered making further plans in the Star Luo Empire.
• Tang San was caught off guard by Zhu Zhuqing’s reveal, and Xu Changkong left the defeated Star Luo Royal Spirit Master Academy members to visit Xu Ling and Lin Li.
• Lin Li agreed to move her parents’ graves after reflecting on Xu Ling’s grief and her own long-held resentment.
• Lin Li demanded that the entire Star Crown Sect wear mourning attire, declaring that otherwise the sect would have nothing to do with her.

Lin Li demanded that the entire Star Crown Sect wear mourning attire when her parents' graves were moved back, threatening to crush anyone who opposed her. Xu Ling agreed to persuade the sect's elders, and Lin Li ordered Xu Changkong to help prepare mourning clothes.

• Lin Li made moving her parents' graves back conditional on the entire Star Crown Sect wearing mourning attire.
• Xu Ling proposed that only he and the juniors wear mourning clothes, but Lin Li insisted and threatened the sect's elders.
• Lin Li overwhelmed Xu Changkong with her soul pressure and offered him rare Soul Beasts if he persuaded the elders to agree.
• Xu Ling promised to do his best to convince the elders, and Lin Li said she would force their agreement if necessary.
• Lin Li ordered Xu Changkong to return to Soul Town Village with her after the competition and later count enough mourning outfits for everyone.

Lin Li prepared the Imperial Dou Team to face Spirit Hall in the Top Four, while reflecting on her anger and regret over the past. She recognized Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Ghostly Shadow as the match approached, and resolved to take revenge on them later.

• Lin Li dressed in black, encouraged the Imperial Dou Team before its match, and told Dugu Yan to do her best without risking injury.
• Lin Li told Xu Ling that she had once wanted to assassinate Tang Hao and hoped her disciples would vent her anger by defeating Spirit Hall.
• Lin Li and Xu Ling went to watch the Imperial Dou Team face the Spirit Hall Team, with Xu Ling agreeing to restrain her if she lost control.
• Bibi Dong arrived and asked Yue Guan whether Lin Li was the Phoenix Girl.
• Lin Li recognized Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow and vowed to tear them apart someday.

The Imperial Dou Team faced the Spirit Hall Team in the first Top Four match, with Lin Li encouraging her disciples before the fight. The teams released their martial souls, and the crowd was shocked to see a third competitor with a Ten-Thousand-Year fourth spirit ring.

• Lin Li reminded Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the rest of the Imperial Dou Team to stay calm and avoid putting too much pressure on themselves.
• The Spirit Hall Team entered the arena, led by Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena, whose seductive presence failed to affect the Imperial Dou Team.
• Hu Liena became intrigued when the Imperial Dou Team resisted her charm, while Dugu Yan watched Yu Tianheng's attention to her closely.
• The host announced the first Top Four match between the Imperial Dou Team and the Spirit Hall Team.
• Both teams released their martial souls, and the audience was startled by a third competitor with a Ten-Thousand-Year fourth spirit ring.

The Imperial Dou Team and Spirit Hall began their battle, with Dugu Yan displaying her increasingly dragonlike Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and deadly toxins. Her Medusa's Gaze petrified a Spirit Hall fighter who took the attack for Xie Yue, leaving the arena stunned.

• Dugu Yan revealed her four Spirit Rings and imposing Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor as Spirit Hall's Yan attacked with flames.
• Hu Liena used Fox Charm to interrupt Yu Tianheng's Spirit Ability while Dugu Yan countered with corrosive toxins.
• Osler used his Ghost Shadow Instant Flash to put the Brilliant Gold Scepter Soul Master in the path of Yan's attack, but Xie Yue rescued him.
• Dugu Yan trapped Xie Yue with poisonous snakes and unleashed Medusa's Gaze.
• A Spirit Hall fighter with the Gengjin Rending Pig Spirit took the attack for Xie Yue and slowly turned to stone.

Dugu Yan and the Imperial Dou Team unleashed their strongest abilities against Spirit Hall's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but the battle ended with Spirit Hall's final fighter standing. Bibi Dong rose after the exhausted Imperial Dou Team was carried away for treatment.

• Dugu Yan activated her Jade Scales Poison Domain, forcing Hu Liena and her brother to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to break through it.
• Shi Mo and Shi Mo held back the Spirit Kings while Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng attacked; Yu Tianheng was struck down protecting Dugu Yan from Yaomei's Moon Blade.
• Dugu Yan's soul bones shone as she unleashed Serpent Emperor's Melancholy Withering against Yaomei and the Spirit Hall Team.
• When the light faded, only a Spirit Hall fighter holding a golden staff remained conscious, and the Imperial Dou Team was carried away for treatment.
• Bibi Dong slowly rose from her throne.

Lin Li and Dugu Bo demanded that Bibi Dong answer for Spirit Hall’s team nearly killing the Imperial Dou Team, and they secured a soul-bone exchange while pressing for Yanzi’s recovery. The tournament was set to resume that afternoon, with Godwind Academy preparing to face Shrek Academy.

• Bibi Dong postponed the finals for seven days, but Lin Li confronted her over Spirit Hall’s team targeting the Imperial Dou Team’s vital spots.
• Lin Li and Dugu Bo challenged Bibi Dong to give their students justice, and Bibi Dong agreed to exchange a high-quality snake-type soul bone.
• Lin Li offered a fifty-thousand-year Explosive Cang Bear right leg bone in exchange and asked Bibi Dong to restrain the Golden Generation.
• Bibi Dong ordered the matches to resume that afternoon, then sent Ghostly Shadow to keep watch and took Yue Guan to check on Nana and the others.
• Lin Li and Dugu Bo left to check on Yanzi, while Feng Xiaotian asked Huo Wu if she was nervous about facing Shrek Academy.

Lin Li helped Dugu Yan recover from her injuries and guided her through a Martial Soul Evolution that fused powerful serpent bloodlines. After a day and night, Dugu Yan emerged with a transformed Azure Poisonous Serpent Emperor Spirit and called Lin Li her teacher.

• Lin Li gave Dugu Yan and the others restorative pills, then discovered that Dugu Yan's two soul bones had changed her Martial Soul.
• Lin Li fed Dugu Yan purplish-gold spirit liquid to complete her Martial Soul Evolution while Dugu Bo held her.
• Lin Li explained that Dugu Yan's fused serpent bloodlines could surpass the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and named the Purple Extreme Emperor Sky Python as a suitable soul ring target.
• Dugu Bo recalled seeing a Purple Extreme Emperor Sky Python in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After Dugu Yan's evolution lasted a day and a night, Lin Li sensed an overwhelming bloodline pressure as her Azure Poisonous Serpent Emperor Spirit transformed.
• Dugu Yan approached Lin Li beneath the moonlight and called her teacher.

Lin Li learned that Dugu Yan’s evolved Netherworld Imperial Snake had gained a weak Time Attribute after she recklessly used her new martial soul. She warned Dugu Yan to protect herself and left the Mandala Snake Emperor Right Leg Bone undecided while considering how to guide her future development.

• Lin Li and Dugu Bo scolded Dugu Yan for risking her life after her injuries, and Lin Li told her to put her own safety before Yu Tianheng’s.
• Lin Li noticed the dreamlike snake phantom and urgently asked Dugu Yan whether her new martial soul had the Time Attribute.
• Dugu Yan explained that her martial soul had evolved into the Netherworld Imperial Snake and gained a weak Time Attribute from the poisons of Queen Medusa and the Netherworld Demonic Snake.
• Dugu Yan said her martial soul could no longer advance toward Dragon Transformation, and Lin Li agreed that its evolution had reached its limit.
• Lin Li told Dugu Bo to keep Dugu Yan from causing more trouble and to hold onto the Mandala Snake Emperor Right Leg Bone until they decided what to do with it.

Lin Li watched Shrek defeat Spirit Hall in the final and announced Shrek as champions, but she grew furious as Grandmaster directed the soul-bone rewards in a way that dismissed Zhu Zhuqing’s contribution. Zhu Zhuqing swallowed her protest while Dai Mubai accepted the bone assigned to him and her.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai combined their strength, and Zhu Zhuqing unleashed a soul-bone skill that knocked Spirit Hall’s fighters out of the arena.
• Lin Li announced Shrek Academy as the champions, while the Imperial Dou Team took third place and the audience cheered for Shrek and the “Night Goddess.”
• Tang San gave the Exploding Azure Bear Right Leg Bone to Ma Hongjun and the Left Leg Bone to Oscar and Ning Rongrong.
• Grandmaster assigned a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing and the skull bone to Tang San, then cut off Zhu Zhuqing before she could object.
• A cold voice called, “Zhu Qing, come here!”

After the competition ended, Lin Li voided Zhu Zhuqing’s marriage agreement with Dai Mubai and celebrated her Imperial Dou Team’s graduation. As the group gathered at a tavern, an old friend arrived, leaving Lin Li to face an unexpected reunion.

• Lin Li called Zhu Zhuqing to her side, declared her marriage agreement with Dai Mubai void, and invited Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng to seek Soul Beasts after the competition.
• Bibi Dong quelled the uproar, announced the competition’s conclusion, and declared Spirit Hall’s doors open to the teams.
• Lin Li congratulated the Imperial Dou Team on graduating and led them and Zhu Zhuqing to a tavern, while the Shrek students and Dai Mubai departed separately.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun discussed how Zhu Zhuqing’s talent and powerful teacher might affect her future in the family.
• Lin Li sat apart from the young people at the tavern until a tree branch formed a chair and an old friend greeted her.

Ling Xuan reunited with Lin Li and confessed that he still loved her, but she rejected him and reaffirmed her aim to become a god. He warned her about the powerful beast she planned to kill in the Great Sea, then offered to join her; Xu Ling interrupted as Lin Li prepared to take the unconscious Imperial Dou Team back.

• Ling Xuan visited Lin Li, and they revealed that both had reached the Soul Douluo realm and that his Eighth Spirit Ring was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
• Ling Xuan confessed his feelings, but Lin Li refused to pursue love because she was focused on becoming a god.
• Ling Xuan told Lin Li that Dean Ye worried about her plan to kill an immensely powerful beast in the Great Sea, but Lin Li said she had a way to defeat it.
• Ling Xuan agreed to join Lin Li when she went after the beast, and Xu Ling stepped in to help her take the unconscious Imperial Dou Team back.

Lin Li told Xu Ling that she intended to pursue cultivation and explained that a first-level god could bring family to the God Realm. The chapter ended with her revealing that she was inheriting the Death God’s first-level divine position, giving Xu Ling hope of reuniting with his son.

• Lin Li introduced Ling Xuan to Xu Ling as her grandfather and nephew, then used her Soul Power and Ling Xuan’s Demon Soul Spirit Tree to carry the drunken Imperial Dou Team members to their rooms.
• Lin Li told Ling Xuan she would return to Heaven Dou and focus on cultivation until she reached the level of a god, declining his offer to help her hunt a soul ring.
• Lin Li told Xu Ling she had no intention of marrying and asked whether he would risk everything to revive her parents.
• Lin Li explained the God Realm’s hierarchy and said only a first-level god could bring family there to live forever.
• Lin Li revealed her Divine Inheritance mark and told Xu Ling she was the Inheritor of the Death God, a first-level god.

Lin Li left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and searched the Star Dou Great Forest for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. After she found it and struck it with her Abyssal Death God's Moon Praise, the tiger dragged her into an enclosed arena-like space.

• Lin Li departed for the Star Dou Great Forest, while Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin accepted that she would retain only a nominal position at the academy.
• Dugu Bo offered to hunt Soul Beasts for Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng, while Xu Ling took Zhu Zhuqing away to stabilize her Cultivation Level and move Lin Yan's grave.
• Lin Li used Star Domain to search the forest and found the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger late at night.
• Lin Li switched to the Abyssal Phoenix Martial Soul and unleashed her Abyssal Interminable Domain against the tiger.
• Lin Li used her seventh and eighth soul skills to strike the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with a blood-moon attack, but it dragged her into an enclosed arena-like space.

Lin Li defeated the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, absorbed its power, and broke through to Titled Douluo before advancing her spirit ring and Martial Souls. She learned that her next Death God's Trial required her to kill Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo and Tang Hao within two years, while her second Martial Soul began to change.

• Lin Li defeated the six-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with the Illusory Sea Nether Blade and seized its Evil God Bead.
• Lin Li absorbed the tiger's energy, completed the Death God's Fourth Trial, and reached Titled Douluo before receiving a God-Bestowed Soul Ring and a new trial to kill Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo and Tang Hao within two years.
• Lin Li fused with the God-Bestowed Soul Ring, endured its growth to seven Gold Patterns, and gained two powerful ninth spirit abilities.
• Lin Li ordered the system to complete her Martial Soul advancement, and her Abyssal Phoenix became the God King-tier Primal Chaos Phoenix.
• Lin Li's Soul Power fell from Level 92 to Level 91 after the advancement, and she was surprised when her Star Radiance Crown began to advance.