Chapter Summaries

Lin Hao struck a deal with Xiao Wu: she would guide him to a hidden cave full of life energy and treasures in exchange for protection. He traveled to Heaven Dou City while expanding his network of minions, leaving Xiao Wu and guards in Tian City before arriving at the city gates.

• Xiao Wu offered to lead Lin Hao to her hidden treasure cave in return for protection, and Lin Hao agreed to keep her safe while they traveled together.
• After a week of preparations, Lin Hao left Notting City with Xiao Wu and a group of minions, leaving orders for his forces to pressure Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
• Lin Hao recruited special and ordinary minions, then placed groups across cities along the route to gather information and prepare for the Commerce Association's expansion.
• Lin Hao left Xiao Wu in Tian City with one Soul Saint and two Soul Emperors assigned to protect her.
• Lin Hao's group entered Heaven Dou City without incident and headed for the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association.

Lin Hao arrived in Heaven Dou City to establish the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association and began exploring the capital. When Prince Xue Beng tried to arrest Lin Hao’s group after Zhu Yu'er stopped his carriage, Tuoba Hongshan returned and confronted him with a Soul Douluo’s aura.

• Ni Bin welcomed Lin Hao to Heaven Dou City and explained that he had failed to buy the requested courtyard but had prepared the association and secured materials for Azure Flame Crown.
• Lin Hao checked into the Seven Treasures Inn, sent Tuoba Hongshan to find the Poison Douluo, and summoned two hundred ordinary subordinates to begin establishing operations.
• While Lin Hao explored the city and bargained with a vendor, Xue Beng’s carriage charged through the street, and Zhu Yu'er stopped it by knocking down the guards.
• Xue Beng ordered the arrest of Lin Hao’s group, but Lin Hao identified himself as the merchant opening the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association and invited the prince to its launch.
• Tuoba Hongshan returned and released his Soul Douluo aura against Xue Beng after the prince insulted Lin Hao.

Lin Hao confronted Xue Beng after the prince’s carriage struck people, then used the encounter to advertise the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association. He met Dugu Bo and offered a deal to cure the poison afflicting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, leaving Dugu Bo under pressure from Long Xiaoyao.

• Lin Hao rebuked Xue Beng for causing a street accident, and Xue Beng’s guard apologized and offered a Seven Treasure Pavilion VIP card.
• Lin Hao accepted the card and left with his companions, then went to a restaurant where Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were visiting.
• Lin Hao introduced himself and the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association to Dugu Bo, while Tuoba Hongshan, Zhu Yu'er, and Avik greeted the Poison Douluo.
• Dugu Bo challenged Lin Hao over his motives, but Lin Hao said Dugu Bo could not kill him without risking his own life and Dugu Yan’s.
• Lin Hao offered to cure the poison in Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and Long Xiaoyao blocked Dugu Bo’s sudden pressure and overwhelmed him with his aura.

Lin Hao persuaded Dugu Bo to join the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association and hand over his Sunset Forest estate in exchange for a cure for the poison threatening him and Dugu Yan. He brought them to their home in Sunset Forest and explained the Poison Pill treatment, leaving the process still to be carried out.

• Lin Hao offered to cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan if Dugu Bo joined the association and gave him the estate and its medicinal herbs, and Dugu Bo accepted.
• Lin Hao ordered Tuoba Hongshan to watch Dugu Bo and returned to the association to prepare the treatment using Long Xiaoyao’s method.
• Over the following week, Lin Hao prepared medicinal pills and dealt with spies drawn by his involvement with Xue Beng.
• Lin Hao met Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan in Sunset Forest and explained how Long Xiaoyao and Xian Lin'er would help them use the Pill Control Method to condense their poison into Poison Pills.

Dugu Bo underwent the Pill Control Method, cured much of his poison, broke through to Rank 92, and joined the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association. Lin Hao collected immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and consumed two to improve his talent, leaving with his strength greatly increased.

• Long Xiaoyao and Xian Lin'er used the Pill Control Method to draw out Dugu Bo's toxins, and Dugu Bo took the pills Lin Hao provided.
• Dugu Bo broke through to Rank 92 and agreed to join the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association, while Xian Lin'er began helping Dugu Yan.
• Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Lin Hao gathered twelve immortal herbs and planned how to use or trade them.
• Long Xiaoyao found five additional valuable herbs while Lin Hao consumed the Nine Treasure Purple Ganoderma and then the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid.
• After three hours of cultivation, Lin Hao rose with surging power and a greatly improved talent.

Lin Hao used the Icefire Mysterious Dragon Pill and two immortal herbs to transform himself in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He emerged with greatly improved physical strength and new immunities, then discovered his Martial Soul could split into ice and fire sabers.

• Lin Hao advanced to level twenty, and Long Xiaoyao and Xian Lin'er gave him the immortal herbs they had found.
• Lin Hao ate the Icefire Mysterious Dragon Pill, the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then leaped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Long Xiaoyao and Xian Lin'er guarded the spring as Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan arrived, and Lin Hao remained submerged for several days while the spring's energy transformed him.
• Lin Hao surfaced with a stronger constitution and immunity to poison, water, and fire, and said he could absorb a thousand-year soul ring.
• Lin Hao summoned his Martial Soul and split its blue-and-red saber form into separate ice-blue and fiery-red sabers.

Lin Hao learned that his Ice Fire Mysterious Dragon Blade was a god-level Fusion Martial Soul and prepared to obtain two metal-attributed Soul Rings. Dugu Yan consumed the Dragon Saliva Grass, gained six Soul Power levels, and evolved her Jade Phosphorous Serpent into a Jade Phosphorous Poison Flood Dragon.

• Xian Lin'er explained that Lin Hao's Fusion Martial Soul made every attack equivalent to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and outlined how he should choose Soul Rings.
• Lin Hao asked Long Xiaoyao and Dugu Bo to find metal-attributed Soul Beasts, then requested one around five thousand years old and another around eight thousand years old.
• Xian Lin'er gave Dugu Yan the Dragon Saliva Grass, which Long Xiaoyao provided, and taught her how to consume it.
• Dugu Yan's Soul Power rose to Level 37, and her Jade Phosphorous Serpent mutated into a Jade Phosphorous Poison Flood Dragon.
• Lin Hao and Dugu Yan sparred as she trained under Xian Lin'er's guidance, and they grew closer.

Lin Hao expanded the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association and inspected its new automated Soul Tool production line. With the line working successfully, the association prepared to scale up production before its opening and upcoming auction.

• Lin Hao absorbed a Golden Horn Python soul ring and a Golden Ring Lion-Tiger Beast soul ring, reaching Level 33, and summoned forty powerful underlings.
• Lin Hao visited the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association, where Shen Lingmin reported that the business was thriving and faced no recent trouble.
• Lin Hao planned a Soul Tool Auction for one month later, featuring Level 5 through Level 8 Soul Tools, while the association prepared branches across the Heaven Dou Empire and its affiliated kingdoms.
• Xian Lin'er showed Lin Hao the automated production line that she and Cai Meier had developed from his designs.
• Lin Hao started the production line and watched it turn an iron ingot into a Level 1 Soul Tool, whose performance matched one made by Xian Lin'er aside from having less power.

Lin Hao oversaw the expansion of Soul Tool production and demonstrated the first Soul Guidance Automobile and bicycle built by his subordinates. He planned to sell the vehicles through the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association while guarding against imitation and piracy.

• Lin Hao approved expanding the Soul Tool production line and went with Xian Lin'er to inspect the assembled vehicle parts.
• Lin Hao gathered his subordinates and demonstrated how to assemble the automobile, explaining each step.
• Lin Hao drove the completed automobile, showed its speed and braking, and taught Xian Lin'er how to operate it.
• Lin Hao assembled a bicycle and decided to mark every bicycle with the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association's anti-counterfeiting mark.
• Lin Hao planned to crack down harshly on anyone who copied his products.

Lin Hao sent Long Xiaoyao and Jin Peng to deliver auction invitations to major factions, and Long Xiaoyao arrived at Spirit Hall to confront Bibi Dong. After overpowering Yue Guan and Gui Mei, he left Bibi Dong wondering who supported the mysterious Limit Douluo.

• Lin Hao instructed his underlings to promote the automobile and bicycles around Heaven Dou City and prepare to take orders.
• Lin Hao worried that Long Xiaoyao and Jin Peng might encounter trouble while delivering auction invitations, but Yan Lingji reassured him about their strength.
• Long Xiaoyao appeared in the Papal Hall, suppressed Bibi Dong with his power, and delivered her an invitation.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei attacked Long Xiaoyao with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but he broke the domain and injured them before leaving.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Long Xiaoyao was a Limit Douluo and questioned who backed him, while Gui Mei suspected he was the dragon from the battle with Tang Hao in Notting City.

Bibi Dong learned that the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association planned a Soul Tool auction and decided Spirit Hall would attend. Long Xiaoyao delivered an invitation to Ning Fengzhi and hinted that Lin Hao’s proposed deal could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, leaving Ning eager for details.

• Bibi Dong read the association’s invitation and ordered an investigation into its mysterious background and young master, Lin Hao.
• Bibi Dong decided Spirit Hall would attend the Soul Tool Auction despite Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s concerns.
• Long Xiaoyao appeared in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s main hall and delivered Ning Fengzhi an invitation to the auction.
• Long Xiaoyao invited Ning Fengzhi to Heaven Dou City to discuss a deal involving Soul Tools, armed support, or evolution of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi urgently asked Long Xiaoyao to explain the possibility of Martial Soul evolution.

Long Xiaoyao warned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda overcome its limit, then departed after inviting them to an auction. As the sect prepared to investigate the association, Lin Hao’s booming business and brutal response to its opponents drew the attention of powerful factions, including Spirit Hall.

• Long Xiaoyao told Ning Fengzhi that his Young Master could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda break through its level limit and invited the sect to a Soul Tool Auction.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo recognized Long Xiaoyao as a likely Limit Douluo and agreed to attend the auction, with Bone Douluo assigned to protect Rong Rong and the disciples.
• Lin Hao’s Soul Tools, automobiles, and bicycles made the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association a sensation, selling out its stock and earning him about a million in recent days.
• Lin Hao captured factions that caused trouble, seized their estates, and wiped out their clans, while Dugu Bo’s presence drove away royal visitors seeking to challenge him.
• Ning Fengzhi delayed approaching Lin Hao after the association humiliated the royal family, while Spirit Hall openly investigated the association.

After refusing Spirit Hall’s invitation, Lin Hao set out with Yan Lingji toward the Star Dou Great Forest to investigate a location Xiao Wu had found. Salas’s men followed them, hoping to learn more about Yan Lingji’s strength, while Lin Hao and Yan Lingji headed toward Sunset Forest.

• A Soul Saint from Spirit Hall asked Shen Lingmin to summon Lin Hao to the Xin Yue Teahouse, and she warned Lin Hao that the visit seemed ill-intentioned.
• Lin Hao refused to meet Spirit Hall’s representatives and told Shen Lingmin to rely on Dugu Bo and Aunt Lin if they caused trouble.
• Lin Hao told Yan Lingji that Hongshan had found the place Xiao Wu had mentioned and prepared to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Hao and Yan Lingji noticed they were being followed, drove out of Heaven Dou City, and headed toward Sunset Forest.
• Two of Salas’s trusted aides followed Lin Hao and Yan Lingji, hoping to discover Yan Lingji’s strength before reporting back.

Lin Hao and Yan Lingji caught and interrogated two trackers sent by Salas, then learned about Spirit Hall’s forces and suspected Bibi Dong of stirring conflict. Lin Hao ordered allies to gather in Heaven Dou City and asked the system whether a 100,000 Year Soul Ring could serve as a summoning sacrifice.

• Lin Hao and Yan Lingji lured two trackers into Sunset Forest and captured them after their tracks disappeared.
• Yan Lingji used her seventh Soul Skill to control the trackers and learn that Salas had sent them.
• Lin Hao told the trackers to feed themselves to a nearby Ghost Wolf, then discussed Qian Daoliu’s forces and Bibi Dong’s suspected scheme with Yan Lingji.
• Lin Hao ordered Yan Lingji to contact Aunt Cai, Uncle Jin, and Dugu Bo so they could meet Aunt Lin in Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Hao considered killing Da Ming and Er Ming for summoning resources but asked the system whether a 100,000 Year Soul Ring could be used as a sacrifice.

Lin Hao and Yao Yuanxin explored a vast underground space in the Star Dou Great Forest, where they found abundant Origin Qi, a life-filled lake, and rare medicinal herbs. They discovered signs that humans had once lived there and headed to meet Tuoba Hongshan, while Yan Lingji investigated people secretly watching the group.

• Lin Hao learned that Tang Hao had killed the Soul Masters who had been tormenting Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, while Li Si and the others remained safe.
• Lin Hao, Yan Lingji, and Yao Yuanxin reached the hidden entrance after learning that Tuoba Hongshan had found extensive traces of human habitation inside.
• Yan Lingji sensed that someone was watching them, and Lin Hao sent her to investigate and deal with the threat if she could.
• Lin Hao entered the underground space with Yao Yuanxin and found that its dense Origin Qi made it a promising base for the Heaven and Earth Commerce Association.
• Lin Hao explored the space, finding varied terrain, a life-filled lake, and many rare herbs, including three immortal-grade varieties.
• Lin Hao and Yao Yuanxin found no Soul Beasts besides plant-type ones and then went to meet Tuoba Hongshan near the traces of human survival.

Lin Hao explored an ancient underground village and learned that a powerful array blocked entry to the Mist Zone. A mysterious Nine-Tailed Cat appeared, stole the group’s food, and led them to the Mist Zone, where it beckoned Lin Hao to follow.

• Tuoba Hongshan reported that the underground ruins might have been an outpost and that an array prevented entry into the Mist Zone, so Lin Hao ordered the group to clean and develop the site.
• Lin Hao told Long Xiaoyao that Ling Ji was silencing thieves, then joined him and the others for lunch while planning to test the array.
• A Nine-Tailed Cat silently appeared and stole Lin Hao’s meat, then snatched food from the other underlings as they tried and failed to catch it.
• The cat darted toward the Mist Zone, drawing Long Xiaoyao and the others after it until Lin Hao warned them to stop.
• The cat turned back, approached Lin Hao, and meowed as if asking him to follow.

Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao followed the strange cat into an ancient sect ruin and discovered its guardian would not let them approach the Red Palace. After collecting treasures from the surrounding buildings and corpses, Lin Hao named the cat Little Nine and learned they could leave by following the rope.

• Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao tied themselves to a rope held by Tuoba Hongshan, then followed the strange cat through the mist.
• Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao reached an ancient sect complex filled with corpses and realized a fierce battle had destroyed it.
• The strange cat stopped Lin Hao from approaching the Red Palace, and Long Xiaoyao warned that it was likely guarding the sect's inheritance.
• Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao searched the ruins and collected six Soul Bones, Soul Tools, divine weapons, and books.
• Lin Hao named the strange cat Little Nine, and it indicated that they could exit by following the rope.

After discovering the Flame God Sect’s ruined inheritance, Lin Hao learned that Yan Lingji met two of its requirements and confirmed that her past use of natural treasures would not disqualify her. The chapter ended with Lin Hao wondering whether his special subordinates could grow stronger by consuming natural treasures.

• Lin Hao and his companions escaped the fog, and he told his subordinates about the ancient sect and asked them to prepare a barbecue.
• Lin Hao, Long Xiaoyao, and Yan Lingji skimmed the surviving books and learned that the Flame God Sect had been destroyed and that its inheritance had strict requirements.
• Lin Hao learned that the Nine Lives Cat guarded the Flame God inheritance and that the books also recorded ancient sects, dangerous regions, and ruins.
• Lin Hao decided to kill Da Ming and Er Ming, blame Tang Hao, and later kill Tang Hao in front of Xiao Wu, while planning harsher fates for Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
• Long Xiaoyao pointed out that Yan Lingji’s martial soul had equal fire and illusion attributes, and Lin Hao learned from the system that her past consumption of natural treasures would not affect her eligibility.

Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao watched as the Nine Lives Cat recognized Yan Lingji as a likely candidate for the Flame God inheritance and led her into the Red Palace. The chapter left Yan Lingji inside the palace, following the cat to an altar while Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao waited outside.

• Lin Hao told Yan Lingji he would help her pursue the Flame God inheritance, and he reassured Long Xiaoyao that they could seek other divine inheritances if necessary.
• The Nine Lives Cat emerged from the Mist Zone, ate the barbecue, and showed unusual affection toward Yan Lingji, suggesting she was compatible with the inheritance.
• After eating, the Nine Lives Cat invited Yan Lingji into the Mist Zone, and Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao followed them to the Flame God Sect buildings.
• Lin Hao warned Yan Lingji about the risks of entering the Red Palace, but Yan Lingji chose to proceed, and the Nine Lives Cat guided her inside as the gate shut behind them.
• Yan Lingji examined the lavish palace and followed the Nine Lives Cat toward a flame-shaped altar behind the throne while Lin Hao and Long Xiaoyao waited outside.

Yan Lingji absorbed the Flame God’s inheritance and evolved her Martial Soul, while Lin Hao summoned reinforcements to investigate the Red Palace. The red barrier disappeared, and the group gathered outside the palace’s closed doors.

• Yan Lingji followed the Nine Lives Cat onto the altar, where a red light sealed the hall behind a barrier.
• The Eighth Generation Flame God appeared, guided Yan Lingji through absorbing the red light, and instructed her to cultivate, oppose the Water Cloud Sect, and protect Meow Meow.
• After Yan Lingji completed the absorption, the Flame God told her that her Martial Soul had evolved and that she had inherited a cultivation method.
• Lin Hao summoned ten special underlings, including Tu Shan Hong Hong, Yun Yun, and Ya Fei, then deployed nine of them beside him.
• Lin Hao sent Qing Hai to inspect the area; after Qing Hai reported that the barrier had vanished and the Red Palace doors were shut, Lin Hao and the others approached the palace.