Chapter Summaries

Luo Ling challenged Xie Yue and Yan to prove he deserved to become Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, then used his fused Martial Soul and invisible threads to trap Xie Yue. Yan charged at him with two Soul Skills as Luo Ling transformed his Darkness Threads into glowing red Soul Body Threads.

• Luo Ling told Xie Yue and Yan that he wanted them to be completely convinced he deserved the Holy Son position.
• Xie Yue and Yan revealed their Martial Souls and challenged Luo Ling, who named his fused Martial Soul Soul of Desire Devil.
• Luo Ling spread invisible Darkness Threads across the Training Ground while Phantom Stealth concealed him.
• Xie Yue charged at Luo Ling and was caught in the threads, which bound him and absorbed his Soul Power.
• Yan used Granite Rock and Hell Lava Rush to charge at Luo Ling, who turned his Darkness Threads into scarlet Soul Body Threads.

Luo Ling defeated Yan by using his newly awakened Soul Body Thread to take control of him, then explained the ability to the gathered Titled Douluo while concealing its true duration. The others accepted his claim that the control lasted no more than a minute, though his power left them deeply unsettled.

• Luo Ling eroded Yan's soul body threads, stopped his attack, and forced him to submit.
• Luo Ling released Yan from his control, and Yan described the terrifying loss of his senses and bodily control.
• Luo Ling explained how his Darkness Thread worked and revealed that his fused Martial Soul could transform it into Soul Body Thread.
• Luo Ling told Bibi Dong and the others that he could control a target's soul and use their Martial Soul abilities, but claimed the control lasted at most one minute.
• Qian Daoliu and the others accepted the stated limitation and felt relieved, while Luo Ling kept the ability's true potential secret.

Luo Ling was named Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, and Bibi Dong ordered his talents kept secret while sending Chrysanthemum Douluo to investigate Yu Xiaogang. Hu Liena helped Luo Ling settle into the palace beside the Papal Hall, where he began cultivating.

• Bibi Dong named Luo Ling the Holy Son after no one objected and instructed him to conceal his Martial Soul talent and Soul Ring fusion.
• Qian Daoliu invited Luo Ling to visit the Worship Hall, but Bibi Dong warned him not to get close to the Grand High Priest.
• Bibi Dong gave Chrysanthemum Douluo the Holy Son Token to deliver and ordered him to investigate Yu Xiaogang’s past.
• Ghost Douluo escorted Luo Ling to the Holy Son and Saintess residence, where Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue were waiting.
• Hu Liena showed Luo Ling the palace and helped him clean a bedroom next to hers before leaving him to cultivate.

Luo Ling found a forbidden book that could turn flesh and blood into Soul Power and planned to use it against Yu Xiaogang. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong learned of Yu Xiaogang’s past and, after finding relief in her anger, ordered Spirit Hall to stop investigating him; Luo Ling then read the documents and condemned him.

• Luo Ling found the Blood Devil Ritual in Spirit Hall’s Library, learned it could strengthen and evolve a Martial Soul by consuming flesh and blood, and stored it for Yu Xiaogang.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Bibi Dong documents detailing Yu Xiaogang’s past, including his abandonment of Liu Erlong after discovering they were cousins.
• Bibi Dong condemned Yu Xiaogang’s selfishness, then ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to stop investigating him and never mention his name again.
• Luo Ling entered the Council Hall, read the documents Bibi Dong handed him, and angrily called Yu Xiaogang shameless.

Luo Ling convinced Bibi Dong to turn against Yu Xiaogang and began studying the Blood Devil Ritual while growing stronger in Spirit Hall. Five months later, he reached level 20 and discovered that his Soul Body Thread could reveal memories, giving him new plans.

• Luo Ling condemned Yu Xiaogang for abandoning Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, then proposed ruining him by publicly exposing him and his disciple as Evil Soul Masters.
• Bibi Dong warned Luo Ling not to take dangerous action, but he interpreted her response as permission to target Yu Xiaogang and studied the Blood Devil Ritual.
• Over the next five months, Luo Ling grew closer to Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo while researching forbidden knowledge.
• Luo Ling reached level 20 at age eight and found books about poison and the Soul Body Thread in Spirit Hall’s Library.
• Luo Ling learned that the Soul Body Thread could reveal a target’s thoughts and memories, tested the ability on Soft Bone Rabbits, and began considering new uses for it.

Luo Ling tested his Soul Body Thread on condemned prisoners in Spirit Hall’s underground prison, discovering that he could control a Soul King but lacked the Spiritual Power to probe deeply into his soul. Bibi Dong arrived to investigate and learned that Luo Ling had reached level 20 at age eight.

• Luo Ling persuaded Bishop Emile to let him test a spiritual soul skill on the condemned prisoners, and Emile went to report the matter to Bibi Dong.
• Luo Ling used the Soul Body Thread to erode a Soul King’s soul and attempted to probe deeper, but his Spiritual Power nearly ran out before he could succeed.
• Bibi Dong heard about Luo Ling’s experiment and went to the prison to check on him.
• Luo Ling told Bibi Dong that he had reached level 20, and she congratulated him on his exceptional progress at age eight.

Luo Ling tested Soul Body Thread in the Prison and discovered it could search people’s memories, then began planning to obtain Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. In Holy Soul Village, Xiao Wu rejected Tang San’s request to become his little sister and left, leaving Tang San behind.

• Luo Ling told Bibi Dong he had come to the Prison to practice controlling Soul Body Thread, and she accepted his explanation before leaving.
• Luo Ling used Soul Body Thread on the prisoners and confirmed that it could search human memories, then thought about obtaining Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
• Tang San returned to Holy Soul Village with Xiao Wu and learned from Old Jack that Tang Hao had left.
• Xiao Wu, worried about Tang Hao and mindful of Luo Ling’s warning, decided to return to the academy despite Tang San’s efforts to keep her there.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu to become his little sister and promised to protect her, but Xiao Wu remembered a warning about her fate and refused before leaving.

Bibi Dong took Luo Ling and Hu Liena to the Star Dou Great Forest so Luo Ling could obtain a Soul Ring, with Ghost Douluo, Xie Yue, and Yan accompanying them. After reaching the forest’s Gathering Place, Bibi Dong led the group on foot into the Edge Zone.

• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong to bring her along, and Luo Ling supported her request until Bibi Dong agreed.
• Bibi Dong selected Ghost Douluo to accompany them because his Darkness Attribute would help Luo Ling hunt for a Soul Ring.
• Three days later, the group arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, where Luo Ling described its regions using what he had learned in Spirit Hall’s Library.
• Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that dangerous Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts could appear even in the Outer Area.
• Bibi Dong led Luo Ling, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan from the Gathering Place into the forest on foot.

Luo Ling entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Bibi Dong and chose a two-thousand-year Ghost Face Terror Scorpion for his second Soul Ring. After absorbing it without difficulty, he confirmed that his Martial Soul Skills were largely independent of the Soul Beasts he hunted.

• Bibi Dong asked Ghost Douluo to search for Dark Soul Beasts, and Luo Ling requested candidates under two thousand years old.
• Luo Ling explained that his first Soul Ring exceeded the usual age limit and that he wanted to test his theory about Soul Ring absorption.
• Ghost Douluo reported several candidates, and Luo Ling chose the rare Ghost Face Terror Scorpion for its hallucinatory Toxin.
• Ghost Douluo dragged the scorpion from its rocky hiding place and killed it, leaving it alive long enough for Luo Ling to deliver the final blow.
• Luo Ling absorbed the two-thousand-year Soul Ring without much pressure and confirmed that his Martial Soul Skills were not determined by the Soul Beast's abilities.

Luo Ling used his second soul skill, Night Raven Feather, to help defeat the Earth Flame Bear, then sensed three powerful figures approaching while Yan absorbed its Soul Ring. The chapter ended as Bibi Dong and the others turned to face the newcomers.

• Luo Ling empowered Yan and Xie Yue with Soul Liberation as they fought the Earth Flame Bear.
• Luo Ling used Night Raven Feather and its Raven of Terror to corrode the Earth Flame Bear and fill it with fear.
• Yan killed the weakened Earth Flame Bear, then began absorbing its Soul Ring while the others stood guard.
• Luo Ling sensed three approaching figures, including one with a holy aura and two with power like that of Titled Douluo.
• Bibi Dong and Ghost Douluo looked toward the path as the three figures appeared in the distance.

Bibi Dong encountered her daughter Qian Renxue in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Qian Renxue reported on her mission in Heaven Dou Imperial City. Luo Ling’s unusual interest in her led their opposing Martial Souls to resonate, revealing the possibility of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and leaving Qian Renxue’s Six-Winged Angel afraid.

• Luo Ling noticed two Titled Douluo and a soul master with a sacred or light attribute approaching with Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue greeted Bibi Dong as her mother, but Bibi Dong responded coldly and asked about her Heaven Dou Imperial City mission.
• Luo Ling introduced himself to Qian Renxue and asked to call her Xue elder sister and visit her in the future, while Hu Liena and Bibi Dong reacted uneasily.
• Luo Ling noticed black mist entwined around Bibi Dong’s Soul Body Threads after she saw Qian Renxue.
• A black Evil Shadow emerged from Luo Ling, and he and Qian Renxue sensed their Soul of Desire Devil and Six-Winged Angel Martial Souls resonating as a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Qian Renxue felt that her Six-Winged Angel feared Luo Ling’s Martial Soul, which she knew was neither the Angel nor Sea God Martial Soul.

Luo Ling discovered a dark aura entangling Bibi Dong’s Soul Body Thread and suspected the Rakshasa God was influencing her. When he touched the aura, his Evil Shadow consumed it, and Luo Ling briefly saw the Rakshasa God recognize him as a “Primordial Devil.”

• Bibi Dong sent Qian Renxue away after Qian Renxue and Luo Ling exchanged lingering looks.
• Luo Ling noticed the black aura around Bibi Dong’s Soul Body Thread and warned her that something was affecting her.
• Bibi Dong denied anything was wrong, though she had recognized the changes in herself and chose to keep pursuing the Rakshasa God’s inheritance.
• With Bibi Dong’s permission, Luo Ling touched her Soul Body Thread, and his Evil Shadow swallowed the black aura, increasing his Soul Power.
• The Rakshasa God sensed Luo Ling, saw his Evil Shadow, and called him a “Primordial Devil” before their vision ended.

After helping his companions hunt Soul Rings and training in the Star Dou Great Forest, Luo Ling returned to Spirit City with Bibi Dong and was assigned to Spirit Hall Academy. He began preparing to obtain Immortal Herbs using a guide copied from Chrysanthemum Douluo.

• The Rakshasa God wondered why the Primordial Devil, whom she believed had died thirty thousand years earlier, had appeared again, and predicted trouble for Kindness and Evil.
• Bibi Dong’s Soul Body Thread returned to normal after Luo Ling touched it, and she asked him to ease its gloom whenever it troubled her again.
• Yan obtained his third Soul Ring from an Earth Flame Bear, while Xie Yue later absorbed a 1,700-year-old Sword Bee and became a three-ringed Soul Elder.
• Bibi Dong kept the group training in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Luo Ling refined his combat skills and defeated soul beasts as strong as 5,000 years old.
• The group returned to Spirit City, and Bibi Dong told Luo Ling to attend Spirit Hall Academy with Hu Liena and the others.
• Luo Ling returned home, took out his illustrated guide to Immortal Herbs, and began preparing to obtain them.

Two years after joining Spirit Hall Academy, Luo Ling defeated Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue using his concealed soul rings and Darkness Threads. He decided to ask Bibi Dong again for permission to leave Spirit City and seek ways to improve his control of the Raven Shadow Puppet.

• Luo Ling spent two years studying his Martial Souls, refining his Soul Power, and developing the ability to conceal his soul rings.
• Luo Ling defeated Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue in a three-on-one spar using Darkness Threads, while Qian Daoliu watched and considered mentioning him to Xiao Xue.
• Hu Liena invited Luo Ling to stroll around Spirit City, but Luo Ling was distracted by his desire to gain experience outside the city and find ways to improve his Spiritual Power and control.
• Luo Ling headed to Papal Hall to speak with Bibi Dong, while Hu Liena mistook his apology about postponing their outing for a reference to a date.

Luo Ling asked Bibi Dong for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Distraction Control Method, then proposed using Immortal Herbs to recruit the sect into Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong agreed to investigate the Sunset Forest with him and Chrysanthemum Elder the next day.

• Luo Ling asked Bibi Dong for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Distraction Control Method to improve his control of the Raven Shadow Puppet.
• Bibi Dong explained that the method was a closely guarded secret and suggested Luo Ling make another request.
• Luo Ling argued that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might be recruited with the right benefits, then revealed he knew where to find Immortal Herbs that could turn it into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.
• Luo Ling said the Immortal Herbs were in Sunset Forest and claimed he had learned about them from a book.
• Bibi Dong agreed to visit Sunset Forest with Luo Ling and Chrysanthemum Elder the next day.

Luo Ling led Bibi Dong to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, where they found its medicinal herbs. Their discovery was interrupted by Dugu Bo, who recognized Bibi Dong.

• Luo Ling asked Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum Douluo to search Sunset Forest for a poisonous mist, and Bibi Dong carried him through the forest.
• Luo Ling found a barren cliff covered in poison mist and revealed that Phantom Stealth let him enter a Void state that made him immune to attacks.
• Luo Ling and Bibi Dong crossed the mist together and discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its flourishing medicinal herbs.
• Dugu Bo confronted the intruders, recognized Bibi Dong as the Spirit Hall Pope, and Bibi Dong identified him as Dugu Bo.

Luo Ling exposed Dugu Bo’s inherited poison and offered to cure it in exchange for joining Spirit Hall. As Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo considered the deal, Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived and clashed with Dugu Bo, while Luo Ling began explaining his three methods of detoxification.

• Dugu Bo denied that he was poisoned until Luo Ling described the symptoms and explained how the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had suppressed his Toxin.
• Dugu Bo asked Luo Ling for a cure, and Bibi Dong offered him the status of a Spirit Hall elder if he joined them.
• Dugu Bo hesitated over joining because of his bad blood with Chrysanthemum Douluo, who appeared and immediately attacked him; Bibi Dong stopped their argument.
• Luo Ling explained that Dugu Bo’s poison came from the Biphosphorus Snake Martial Soul’s incomplete absorption of poison-attribute Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo agreed to consider joining Spirit Hall if Luo Ling could cure him, and Luo Ling began describing his inferior method using the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Luo Ling offered Dugu Bo three ways to handle the Toxins in his body, and Dugu Bo agreed to join Spirit Hall in exchange for a poison-cultivation manual. Luo Ling then showed Bibi Dong the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s Immortal Herbs, revealing that he intended to use them to strengthen Spirit Hall and advance his own plans.

• Luo Ling explained that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot would neutralize Dugu Bo’s Toxins but strip away his poison arts and Azure Serpent Emperor Martial Soul’s poison attribute.
• Luo Ling described transferring the Toxins into a Soul Bone as the middle solution, and Dugu Bo recognized its potential as both a remedy and a weapon.
• Luo Ling presented Dugu Bo with a Spirit Hall Library book about condensing Toxins into a Poison Pill, and Dugu Bo agreed to join Spirit Hall in exchange for it, giving the Herb Garden to Spirit Hall.
• Luo Ling told Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall could distribute the mature Immortal Herbs to Na Na, its elders, and other contributors, while Chrysanthemum Douluo explained the herbs’ effects.
• Luo Ling showed Bibi Dong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and said it could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Martial Soul, then admitted he also wanted the herbs to increase Spirit Hall’s strength and pursue his own goals.

Luo Ling consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then endured six days in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to temper his body. He emerged unharmed, and Bibi Dong’s fear for him brought their bond into the open before Luo Ling calmed her with his Soul Body Thread.

• Luo Ling selected five Immortal Herbs, including the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, and left the Aromatic Silk Beauty for Bibi Dong to trade.
• Bibi Dong reluctantly let Luo Ling enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after he explained he had to refine the two herbs inside it.
• Luo Ling swallowed the two herbs and jumped into the spring, while Bibi Dong threatened Dugu Bo when he rushed to intervene.
• After six days without movement, Luo Ling emerged with his physical constitution more than doubled and immunity to the spring’s water and fire.
• Bibi Dong pulled Luo Ling from the pool and embraced him in tears, then scolded him for risking his life.
• Luo Ling used his Soul Body Thread to ease Bibi Dong’s killing intent, and Chrysanthemum Douluo told Dugu Bo he no longer had to fear for his life.

After taking two Immortal Herbs, Luo Ling gained a spiritual domain that could influence emotions and a darkness domain through his Raven Shadow Puppet. He left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with his Puppet’s darkness upgraded to Ultimate Darkness, while Dugu Bo asked him to find an Immortal Herb suited to him.

• Luo Ling took Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and entered a Soul Leaving Body state, gaining the Soul Domain, which could influence emotions and enhance his Spiritual Power while suppressing his targets’.
• Luo Ling tested the Soul Domain on Dugu Bo, making his emotions shift, then explained how the domain worked to Bibi Dong and the others.
• Luo Ling consumed Dark Night Hanging Orchid, and his Raven Shadow Puppet transformed into a crow as darkness covered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Luo Ling dispelled the darkness and explained that his new domain increased his strength, suppressed opponents, and let him summon Black Ravens; his Puppet’s Darkness Attribute had also reached Ultimate Darkness.
• Dugu Bo, envious of Luo Ling’s gains, asked him to check whether any Immortal Herbs would suit him.