Chapter Summaries

Lin Li agreed to return and lead the chosen younger members in hunting Soul Beasts, while Xu Ling warned the hall that anyone who offended her would die. After Xu Ling and Xu Changhe dismissed the gathering, Xu Changhe asked Xu Ling to pass along any instructions from Lin Li.

• Lin Li said she would rest and lead the selected people once they had gathered.
• Xu Changhe remarked that Lin Li's strength had improved, and Xu Ling sent Soul Power chains to select ten younger members, including Xu Changkong.
• Xu Changkong was delighted to be chosen for his sixth Soul Ring, while he resented Xu Xingwan for benefiting from her father's support.
• Xu Ling ordered the chosen children to gather the next day and threatened death for anyone who offended Lin Li.
• Xu Ling left to rest, Elder Gong was left to discuss arrangements with Lin Li, and Xu Changhe dismissed the hall before asking Xu Ling to relay any instructions.

Xu Ling visited Lin Li at Star Picking Pavilion and asked how close she was to reaching the next realm. Lin Li said she was only one step away.

• After Elder Gong left, Xu Ling went to Lin Li's residence at Star Picking Pavilion.
• Zhu Zhuqing admired the pavilion's extravagant decorations, while Lin Li regarded them calmly and reconsidered her view of the Star Crown Sect.
• Xu Ling appeared before Lin Li, and she noticed that he had reached level 95.
• Xu Ling asked how close Lin Li was to reaching that realm, and she answered that she was only one step away.

Lin Li told Xu Ling that Bibi Dong had inherited the Rakshasa God’s power and was provoking a war between Spirit Hall and the two great empires. She revealed that the continent’s death aura had already reached the point where war was inevitable, leaving Xu Ling with no way to stop it.

• Lin Li told Xu Ling that she was just one step away from her goal, and he said he was proud of her.
• Lin Li sent Zhu Zhuqing away and asked Xu Ling whether he remembered the Rakshasa God.
• Lin Li revealed that Bibi Dong was undergoing the Rakshasa God’s divine trial and had orchestrated the slaughter of Soul Master factions to provoke war.
• Lin Li showed Xu Ling the Soul Tool Death God's Paradise, which sensed the continent’s death aura and indicated that war had become inevitable.
• Xu Ling sighed helplessly as Lin Li explained that even a true god could not prevent the conflict.

Lin Li told Xu Ling she would not stop a war she believed could bring needed change, and the chapter ended with Star Luo’s emperor learning that Zhu Qing’s engagement to Dai Mubai had to be dissolved to avoid angering her powerful master.

• Xu Ling asked Lin Li to prevent Bibi Dong from pursuing godhood or to kill her, hoping to spare the continent’s people.
• Lin Li refused to stop the war and declared she would eliminate anyone who hindered development.
• Zhu Hun told Dai Yutian that Zhu Qing’s engagement to Dai Mubai had to end after Dai Mubai and his companions attacked her.
• Dai Yutian slammed his hand against the throne and cursed Dai Mubai as an unfilial son.

Dai Yutian learned that Dai Mubai had joined Tang San in ambushing Zhu Zhuqing’s powerful master, and he feared the consequences for the Star Luo Empire. He agreed to end Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement to Dai Mubai and urged Zhu Hun to calm her anger, while Zhu Hun left the palace with growing distance between them.

• Dai Yutian trembled with rage when Zhu Hun explained that Dai Mubai had attacked Zhu Zhuqing’s master alongside Tang San.
• Dai Yutian feared the master’s power and condemned Dai Mubai for provoking her.
• Zhu Hun told Dai Yutian that Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement to the Third Prince had to be terminated.
• Dai Yutian agreed to end the engagement but demanded that Zhu Hun ensure the master would not harm the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Hun promised to try to calm the master and asked Dai Yutian to prepare the Third Prince, then left the Main Hall.
• Dai Yutian smashed the throne’s armrest and roared in anger after Zhu Hun departed.

Lin Li prepared to take ten Star Crown Sect disciples to the Demon Forest to obtain their soul rings, warning them to stay close to Xu Ling. She teleported the group away from the Main Hall, leaving their expedition underway.

• After speaking with Lin Li, Xu Ling left with a grave expression, while Lin Li noticed a fleeting crystalline gleam in her hair.
• The next morning, Xu Ling and Xu Changhe waited in the Star Crown Sect's Main Hall as ten uniformed men and women gathered for their expedition.
• Lin Li teleported into the Main Hall with Zhu Zhuqing, arriving amid the dark, fragrant display of her Dragon Phoenix Yin-Yang Crown soul skill.
• Lin Li told the ten disciples she would take them to the Demon Forest to obtain soul rings and instructed them to stay close to Xu Ling.
• Lin Li activated a magnificent soul ring and teleported herself, Xu Ling, Zhu Zhuqing, and the ten disciples away.

Lin Li, Xu Ling, Zhu Zhuqing, and their companions were transported from the Main Hall to Demon Forest, where they set out to find the Evil Eye Tyrant clan. As the group prepared to enter the dangerous forest, Lin Li activated her Jade Pendant and received a flood of information.

• Lin Li and Xu Ling revealed the Star Annihilating Dragon Emperor and the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign behind Lin Li, astonishing Xu Xingwan.
• A formation pulled Lin Li, Xu Ling, Zhu Zhuqing, and a group of combat-clad men and women out of the Main Hall and into Demon Forest.
• Xu Ling warned his disciples to stay close to him and Death God Your Excellency as they faced the forest's ominous atmosphere.
• Xu Ling explained that Demon Forest held dozens of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and that the group was searching for the Evil Eye Tyrant clan.
• Lin Li's Jade Pendant lit up, and she summoned ancient power that sent streams of information into her mind.

Lin Li revealed that her Soul Tool, Death God's Paradise, could detect Soul Beasts across the forest, though she concealed its capture and suppression abilities. Its scan uncovered a supposedly extinct Purple Crystal Gem Queen in the Demon Forest.

• Lin Li examined Death God's Paradise and learned that it could detect, capture, summon, and suppress targets.
• Xu Ling asked about the ghastly manor that appeared when Lin Li activated the Soul Tool.
• Lin Li described Death God's Paradise to Xu Ling as a detection tool that made the forest easy to search.
• Lin Li's scan found several targets, including the supposedly extinct Purple Crystal Gem Queen.
• Lin Li recognized the Purple Crystal Gem Queen as a powerful defensive Soul Beast whose strength could rival ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Lin Li led Xu Xingwan and the Star Crown Sect disciples to a rare Purple Crystal Gem Queen so Xu Xingwan could obtain its soul ring. They found the queen bound in a canyon, and Lin Li ordered Xingwan to kill her and absorb the ring.

• Lin Li offered the Purple Crystal Gem Queen's soul ring to the group, and Xu Xingwan volunteered to claim it.
• Xu Changkong questioned Xu Xingwan's choice, but she trusted Lin Li's judgment and accepted the opportunity.
• Lin Li explained that the queen was exceptionally rare and could grant Xu Xingwan a powerful defensive soul skill.
• Lin Li's aura overwhelmed the disciples until Xu Ling used Soul Power to ease the pressure.
• Lin Li led the group to a purple canyon, where they found the humanoid Purple Crystal Gem Queen bound by polar-day radiance.
• Lin Li told Xu Xingwan to kill the queen and absorb her soul ring.

Lin Li killed the Purple Crystal Gem Queen and captured nine Evil Eye Tyrants for the group to absorb. After Xu Xingwan completed her soul-ring absorption, Lin Li asked what soul skill she had gained.

• Lin Li gave Xu Xingwan a dark weapon that cracked and shattered the Purple Crystal Gem Queen, producing a black soul ring.
• Lin Li captured several suitable ten-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrants from the Demon Forest.
• Xu Ling maintained a barrier at the gathering point as Lin Li returned with nine Evil Eye Tyrants and distributed them among the nine people.
• Xu Xingwan finished absorbing the Purple Crystal Gem Queen's soul ring, though it produced no soul bone.
• Lin Li asked Xu Xingwan what soul skill she had obtained.

Xu Xingwan gained the Diamond Star Wall soul skill from her Purple Crystal Gem Queen Spirit Ring, and Lin Li distributed the nine Evil Eye Tyrants among the Star Crown Clan. Xu Changkong received the strongest one, which sacrificed itself to him before he could attack.

• Xu Xingwan woke with her new Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, and Lin Li asked what soul skill it had granted her.
• Xu Xingwan explained that Diamond Star Wall could protect a wide area from attacks by soul masters up to one major realm above her.
• Lin Li gave the most talented Evil Eye Tyrant to Xu Changkong and had Elder Xu Ling distribute the other eight among the others.
• Lin Li warned Xu Changkong that an Evil Eye Tyrant's eye was its weakness, but the frightened Soul Beast sacrificed itself to him first.
• Lin Li told Xu Changkong to experience the power of the Gazing Heart Spirit Ring.

Xu Changkong and the other Star Crown Sect disciples finished absorbing their Evil Eye Tyrant spirit rings, which strengthened their spirits and Spiritual Power. Lin Li secretly searched the inner region for the Moon Spirit Golden Cat, marked it, and returned to camp, leaving the hunt for later.

• Xu Changkong and the other eight disciples gained suitable soul skills from the Evil Eye Tyrant spirit rings, though none obtained a soul bone.
• Xu Ling considered the benefits of Evil Eye Tyrant rings for the Star Crown Spirit, while Lin Li noted the danger of provoking the powerful clan.
• After the disciples finished absorbing their rings, Lin Li let them rest and secretly entered the inner region alone.
• Lin Li used Demonic Eyes Reflect the Heavens to find the Moon Spirit Golden Cat killing a White Tiger.
• The Moon Spirit Golden Cat evaded Lin Li's detection, but Lin Li planted a mark on it and returned to camp.

Lin Li returned to camp after settling Soul Rings for the Star Crown Sect's children and planned to find a good Soul Ring for Zhu Zhuqing. She told Xu Ling she intended to revisit the City of Slaughter to deal with Tang Chen and make Death God's Paradise more full.

• Lin Li returned to camp and gently stroked the sleeping Zhu Zhuqing's hair before joining Xu Ling and Xu Changkong by the fire.
• Lin Li explained that she had finished arranging Soul Rings for the Star Crown Sect's children and was now focused on finding a good Soul Ring for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lin Li told Xu Ling she planned to return to the City of Slaughter, alarming him because of its dangers.
• Lin Li revealed that Tang Chen, the former Clear Sky Douluo and King of Slaughter, had once tried to kill her and caused her to lose a rank.
• Lin Li dismissed Tang Chen as no threat to her now and said she also planned to make Death God's Paradise more full.

Lin Li took Zhu Zhuqing through the Demon Forest to find the Moon Spirit Golden Cat for Zhu Zhuqing’s soul ring. They reached a small cave where the creature was hiding.

• Lin Li left the Star Crown Sect members behind and led Zhu Zhuqing toward the Moon Spirit Golden Cat.
• Lin Li explained that she had placed a restriction mark on the beast and that it was hiding near the Evil Eye Tyrant clan’s territory.
• Lin Li guided Zhu Zhuqing through the rain, hoping the walk would help her relax.
• Lin Li and Zhu Zhuqing reached a small cave glowing faintly from within.

Lin Li and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Moon Spirit Golden Cat’s cave to confront the Soul Beast, and Zhu Zhuqing’s attack provoked it into charging at Lin Li. Lin Li trapped the cat in a diamond cage, leaving it captured.

• Lin Li and Zhu Zhuqing approached the Moon Spirit Golden Cat’s cave and heard it warn them to leave its territory.
• Lin Li summoned an imitation of the Sinful Demon Feather’s presence, provoking the Moon Spirit Golden Cat to attack with blades of Moon Spirit power.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Fourth Soul Skill, Eternal Dark Shadow, and struck the Moon Spirit Golden Cat inside the cave.
• The Moon Spirit Golden Cat rushed at Lin Li and slashed toward her eyes.
• Lin Li distorted space and trapped the Moon Spirit Golden Cat in a diamond cage.

Lin Li subdued the Moon Spirit Golden Cat and arranged for it to become Zhu Zhuqing’s Spirit Soul, giving Zhu Zhuqing a new Sixth Spirit Ring and a leg bone. The system rewarded Lin Li with the Super Divine Artifact Moon Shadow Demon Wheel.

• Lin Li used the Evil Eye to frighten the Moon Spirit Golden Cat and summoned the Star Annihilating Dragon Emperor.
• Lin Li explained Spirit Souls to Zhu Zhuqing and offered the Moon Spirit Golden Cat as her Spirit Soul, while refusing to leave the technique behind on Douluo Continent.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed, and the Moon Spirit Golden Cat accepted the contract after Lin Li promised it could grow beyond the Hundred-Thousand-Year threshold.
• Lin Li activated the formation, transforming the Moon Spirit Golden Cat into Zhu Zhuqing’s Sixth Spirit Ring and a crystal-clear leg bone.
• The system rewarded Lin Li with the Super Divine Artifact Moon Shadow Demon Wheel.

Lin Li helped Zhu Zhuqing complete her fusion with the Moon Spirit Golden Cat and gave her its Left Leg Bone before returning to the Star Crown Sect. After sending Zhu Zhuqing to the Netherworld Duke's Estate, Lin Li went to a blood-soaked tavern, intent on confronting Tang Chen and the Clear Sky Sect.

• The Moon Spirit Golden Cat completed its fusion with Zhu Zhuqing, whose Soul Power reached level sixty-five.
• Lin Li gave Zhu Zhuqing the Moon Spirit Golden Cat's Left Leg Bone and advised her to stabilize her Soul Power before fusing with it.
• Lin Li brought Zhu Zhuqing back to the Star Crown Sect's encampment and told Xu Ling to prepare everyone to leave.
• Lin Li and the group returned to the Star Crown Sect's Main Hall, where Lin Li disappeared after saying her family would soon be reunited.
• Lin Li sent Zhu Zhuqing to the Netherworld Duke's Estate, then went to a blood-soaked tavern and thought of burying Tang Chen alongside the Clear Sky Sect.

Lin Li entered a tavern in the City of Slaughter and slaughtered the Fallen Soul Masters who threatened her. She forced the bartender to open the entrance to the City of Slaughter.

• Lin Li entered the tavern and found its drunken patrons threatening to kill her and drink the Bloody Mary made from her blood.
• Lin Li revealed her strength, summoned Death God's Paradise, and crushed a man's head, trapping his soul inside the Soul Tool.
• Lin Li killed Li Xiaoqiang with a pitch-black feather and Phoenix Fire, then used a magic formation and Death God's Paradise to take the remaining patrons' souls.
• Lin Li spared the bartender and ordered him to open the entrance to the City of Slaughter.

Lin Li entered the City of Slaughter to confront Tang Chen, while the God of Death secretly protected her from the Asura God's power and the city's rules. As she reached the outer layer, a black-armored rider appeared and challenged her as the Headless Knight.

• The bartender, terrified of Lin Li, activated the mechanism that opened a blood-scented passage.
• The God of Death sensed Asura's power in the passage and used his divine power to protect Lin Li from the City of Slaughter's rules.
• Lin Li recognized the God of Death's protection and hurried toward the outer layer of the City of Slaughter.
• Lin Li saw the heaps of corpses and skulls, then summoned Death God's Paradise, which reacted eagerly to the power around it.
• A black-armored figure on a black warhorse appeared before Lin Li and declared that she must accept the Headless Knight's judgment.

Lin Li defeated the Headless Knight in the City of Slaughter and imprisoned his soul in Death God's Paradise. Witch Lilith arrived as the King of Slaughter’s messenger, surprised and wary of Lin Li’s ability to use Soul Skills there.

• The Headless Knight mistook Lin Li for an ordinary woman and threatened to pass judgment on her.
• Lin Li used her Primal Chaos Phoenix Sixth Soul Skill to destroy the Headless Knight.
• Death God's Paradise captured the Headless Knight’s soul and locked it inside its Ferris wheel.
• Witch Lilith arrived after receiving the King of Slaughter’s order to meet an honored guest and witnessed Lin Li’s strength.