Chapter Summaries

After awakening in the Soul Master Continent, Lin Shu recalled how his father and other experts were killed after trying to submit Langya Auction House to the Yaoquan Empire, leaving the Auction House weakened and threatened from within and without. He dismissed Lin Ye and Lin Yurou to gather his thoughts, then asked the system what it could do.

• Lin Shu awakened from unconsciousness and recovered memories of transmigrating to the Soul Master Continent.
• Lin Shu recalled that his father, Lin Langya, had been killed in an ambush while traveling to register Langya Auction House with the Yaoquan Empire.
• Lin Shu suspected Langya Hall and the Auction House's First Elder and Second Elder were behind the ambush and later attempts on his life.
• Lin Shu recognized Lin Ye and Lin Yurou as the only people he could rely on for now and asked them to leave his bedroom.
• After Lin Ye and Lin Yurou went outside, Lin Shu asked the system what functions it had.

After binding with the God-tier Auction System, Lin Shu received Auction Points and drew powerful treasures and Soul Power Pills. He hoped the Character Summoning Card would summon an expert strong enough to protect his future auctions.

• Lin Shu learned that the God-tier Auction System required Auction Points earned from auction proceeds and received a Newbie Gift Pack of one thousand points.
• Lin Shu used his first draw to obtain a Ten Thousand Year Nine Netherworld Python Torso Soul Bone, which he stored instead of absorbing.
• Lin Shu made nine more draws and obtained Soul Power Pills of several grades and a Character Summoning Card.
• Lin Shu kept a Level 4 Soul Power Pill for himself and stored the remaining pills to auction, recognizing the Unlimited Grade 1 Soul Power Pill could benefit even Title Douluos.
• Lin Shu prepared to inspect the Character Summoning Card and hoped it would provide a powerful ally to protect the auction.

Lin Shu summoned a company of three hundred Titled Douluo and brought five of its commanders to confront the traitors in the Langya Auction House. He gathered the main branch’s managers at the Langya Grand Hall to discuss the Guild Master’s succession, where the First Elder challenged him to give up the position.

• Lin Shu used a Character Summoning Card and summoned a Titled Douluo Guard Company of three hundred, including a Level 99 Peerless Douluo.
• Lin Shu summoned Yu Lian, Yu Fu, Yu Yi, Yu Er, and Yu San, then told Lin Ye that the five were his subordinates.
• Lin Shu ordered Lin Ye to summon the main branch’s managers to the Central Deliberation Hall under the pretext of discussing the Guild Master’s succession, while the five commanders concealed themselves.
• Dozens of Langya Auction House managers gathered at the Langya Grand Hall, where Lin Shu noted that some ignored him and the First Elder and Second Elder held considerable influence.
• The First Elder asked Lin Shu whether he was ready to give up the Guild Master position, and Lin Shu’s reply silenced the hall.

Lin Shu confronted the First Elder and Second Elder over control of the Auction House while waiting for their Titled Douluo allies to arrive. After the elders admitted they had betrayed the Old Auction Master, Lin Shu revealed five powerful figures at his side, leaving the hall stunned.

• The First Elder and Second Elder threatened Lin Shu and tried to make him surrender his inheritance rights, but Lin Shu warned that Lin Ye could kill them.
• The elders argued that the Auction House would be vulnerable to the Stone Gate auction house if their Titled Douluo allies left, and both sides waited for reinforcements.
• Two figures arrived, and the First Elder and Second Elder declared that Lin Shu had lost his chance to turn things around.
• The First Elder admitted that he had informed Langya Hall about the Old Auction Master's trip to the Empire in exchange for becoming Guild Master, and the Second Elder revealed their role in Lin Shu's poisoning.
• Lin Shu thanked the elders for confessing, then summoned five figures whose powerful aura silenced the hall.

Lin Shu revealed that five Titled Douluo served him, including a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo, and ordered them to eliminate the First Elder and Second Elder’s faction. After taking control of the Auction House, he spared the members who had not joined the plot and announced an auction for one week later.

• Five Titled Douluo appeared, bowed to Lin Shu, and awaited his orders.
• Lin Shu ordered the five to leave none of the First Elder and Second Elder’s faction alive, and they killed the faction’s members.
• Lin Shu revealed that the five ranged from level ninety-seven to level ninety-nine, and the First Elder, Second Elder, and their two Titled Douluo allies were killed.
• Lin Shu spared the Auction House members who had not sided with the First Elder and Second Elder, but warned them to protect the Auction House in the future.
• Lin Shu ordered the survivors to spread word that the Langya Auction House would hold an auction one week later.

Lin Shu ordered the Langya Auction House to promote an auction featuring a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, rare pills, and a mysterious item said to benefit Super Douluo. Rumors of the sale and Lin Shu’s five Titled Douluo spread across the Land of Hundred Cities, drawing crowds toward Langya City.

• Fifth Elder and Eighth Elder warned Lin Shu that the Langya Auction House lacked consignors and valuable items for an auction.
• Lin Shu told them to publicize an auction seven days later featuring a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, rare Soul Power pills, and a powerful finale item, while hinting at his five Titled Douluo.
• Fifth Elder and Eighth Elder left to prepare the publicity, and news of the auction spread across the Land of Hundred Cities.
• People learned that Lin Shu had succeeded his father after First Elder, Second Elder, their allies, and two Titled Douluo were killed.
• The rumored Soul Bone and finale item stirred excitement and disbelief, and many people traveled toward Langya City to attend the auction.

After learning that Lin Shu had taken control of the Langya Auction House and eliminated its former leaders, Stone Gate and the Savage Martial Pavilion prepared to attend its auction. As Lin Shu considered taking revenge on Langya Hall, its envoys arrived and threatened him, prompting him to order Yu Lian to break their limbs and drag them inside.

• Shi San learned that Lin Shu had become Guild Master of the Langya Auction House and sent Stone Gate representatives to investigate its strength while he sought help from the Hammer Heaven Sect.
• The Pavilion Master of the Savage Martial Pavilion decided to visit Langya City to see the auction's finale item and consider introducing Lin Shu to the Empire's backers.
• Lin Shu weighed when to attack Langya Hall, which had killed his father, and concluded he would wait until after the auction before pursuing it in the Central Martial Region.
• Langya Hall's envoys demanded that Lin Shu come out to receive them and threatened to kill someone for every breath of delay.
• Lin Shu ordered Yu Lian to break all five envoys' limbs and drag them inside.

Langya Hall’s arrogant Young Master Long demanded that Lin Shu greet him and raise the tribute, but Lin Shu’s subordinate Yu Lian ordered Yu San to punish the delegation. The eight Langya Hall envoys were dragged into the Langya Auction House after Yu San broke their five limbs, leaving onlookers stunned.

• Young Master Long insulted the Langya Auction House elders and demanded that Lin Shu come out, threatening to increase the annual tribute by ten percent.
• Yu Lian and the other Title Douluo came out and confirmed that the visitors were from Langya Hall.
• Yu Lian ordered Yu San to break all five limbs of the eight envoys and drag them inside.
• Young Master Long called for Uncle Tian to protect him, but Uncle Tian warned him to run because Yu San was stronger.
• Yu San suppressed the Langya Hall group with his aura, broke their limbs without summoning his martial soul, and handed them over to the Auction House elders.

Lin Shu questioned Long Ao and the other Langya Hall men after Yu San crippled them, learning that Langya Hall had come to investigate the Auction House and collect tribute. Long Ao revealed Langya Hall was also searching for a mysterious object, and Lin Shu ended the Auction House’s affiliation with Langya Hall.

• A woman in the crowd deduced that Yu San was at least a level ninety-six Super Douluo and went toward the Langya Auction House.
• Lin Shu had Long Ao explain that Langya Hall had come to investigate the Auction House’s new Guild Master and collect tribute.
• Long Ao revealed that his grandfather had also ordered him to investigate whether the Auction House possessed a mysterious object.
• Lin Shu decided Long Ao did not know what the object was and ordered the Langya Hall men thrown out.
• Lin Shu declared that the Langya Auction House was severing its affiliation with Langya Hall and would depend on no faction.

Lin Shu focused on earning Auction Points through auctions and met Su Qian, a qualified candidate for auctioneer. After seeing her Level 7 Appraisal Token, he appointed her Chief Auctioneer of Langya Auction House.

• Lin Shu decided to auction the Unlimited Grade 1 Soul Power Pill rather than use it himself, hoping to build Auction Points and expand the auction house.
• The Fifth Elder reported that a woman had arrived without an invitation to interview for an auctioneer position, and Lin Shu ordered him to bring her in.
• The woman introduced herself as Su Qian of the Yaoquan Empire and presented a Level 7 Appraisal Token.
• Lin Shu recognized Su Qian's surname as matching Empress Yao, Su Yao, and appointed her Chief Auctioneer of Langya Auction House.

Lin Shu showed Su Qian a Level 3 Soul Power Pill that could raise a Soul Elder’s Soul Power by three levels, and appointed her to preside over the auction. After Langya Auction House’s clash with Langya Hall drew widespread attention, the auction began with the venue packed and thirty mysterious figures appearing.

• Lin Shu asked Su Qian to appraise a pill, and she recognized its extraordinary Soul Power and valued it as a fifth-grade pill.
• Lin Shu explained that the Level 3 Soul Power Pill could raise a Soul Elder’s Soul Power by three levels, stunning Su Qian.
• Lin Shu told Su Qian she would be the chief auctioneer and promised to brief her on the auction items before the event.
• News that Langya Auction House had crippled all eight members of Langya Hall spread, drawing powerful visitors from across the region.
• Two days later, the auction venue filled with thousands of attendees and the VIP rooms filled with Title Douluos and their backed forces.
• Thirty figures appeared in the venue, and the noisy crowd fell silent.

Thirty previously unknown Titled Douluo appeared at the Langya Auction House, shocking its guests and staff and revealing a force of thirty-six Titled Douluo under Guild Master Lin Shu. Su Qian began the auction under their protection and unveiled the first of five items.

• Thirty Titled Douluo appeared in the auction hall, leaving guests and Langya Auction House personnel stunned by the Guild Master's hidden strength.
• Su Qian wondered whether the newcomers came from the soul beast race, but the VIP guests showed no sign that the figures were disguised soul beasts.
• Su Qian opened the auction, announced that bidders could pay only with Gold Soul Coins or Soul Crystals, and warned against coercion.
• Su Qian said the auction would feature five prized items, then lifted the veil covering the first item.

Lin Shu watched the auction of the Golden Bell Shield, an Eighth-Grade Soul Tool, from the fourth floor. Moon Cauldron Pavilion bought it for 180,000 Gold Soul Coins, which Lin Shu converted into Auction Points.

• Su Qian revealed that the Golden Bell Shield was an Eighth-Grade Soul Tool that could shield its user from powerful attacks.
• Forces from across the Land of Hundred Cities bid on the Golden Bell Shield as its price climbed toward 100,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Moon Cauldron Pavilion of Savage Martial City won the auction with a final bid of 180,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Shu received the payment from one of his Title Douluo subordinates and asked the system to convert it into Auction Points.

Lin Shu examined his system panel and learned more about his two unawakened Martial Souls and the lottery’s probabilities and guarantees. He discovered that raising his chance of drawing Ninth Grade items would cost an enormous number of Auction Points, and angrily challenged the system over its pricing.

• Lin Shu saw that his Time Cicada Martial Soul required Level 100 Soul Power to awaken and that his Devouring Martial Soul would awaken at Level 50.
• Lin Shu questioned the system’s one-percent chance of drawing a Ninth Grade item after recalling his Summoning Card and Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone; the system explained its classifications and how probability-based guarantees worked.
• Lin Shu asked how he could raise the Ninth Grade probability to one hundred percent and opened the system’s notice for details.
• Lin Shu learned that raising the probability from one percent to eleven percent cost 10,000 Auction Points, with each later increase costing three times as many points, and challenged the system over its pricing.

Lin Shu increased the odds of winning Ninth Grade prizes before the auction introduced three Level 3 Soul Power Pills, which drew fierce bidding from powerful families and Alchemists. Pill Emperor Shangguan Xiu bid two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, but Stone Gate then offered two hundred and fifty thousand.

• Lin Shu spent one hundred and thirty thousand Auction Points to raise the Ninth Grade lottery chance to thirty-one percent, guaranteeing three Ninth Grade prizes in ten draws.
• Su Qian introduced a bundle of three Level 3 Soul Power Pills, and bidders recognized that they could grant a Soul Elder nine levels of Soul Power.
• The auction hall erupted into bidding after Su Qian set the starting price at fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Shangguan Xiu, a renowned Pill Emperor and founder of Shangguan Que, bid two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the pills.
• Stone Gate offered two hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, silencing the auction hall.

Stone Gate and the Blade Emperor Dao Yuan bid on a bottle of pills at the Langya Auction House, but Yao Feng of the Medicine God Hall suddenly raised the price to five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. The auction ended with the competition escalating, as Dao Yuan recognized Yao Feng as a powerful alchemist from the Empire’s Central Region.

• Stone Gate bid two hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, discouraging other factions from competing.
• Dao Yuan bid three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Su Qian identified him as the level ninety-six Blade Emperor.
• Dao Yuan explained that he had bid on the pills to see whether they could restore a Pill Dao Martial Emperor honored by the Blade Sect.
• Yao Feng bid five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, prompting Dao Yuan to recognize him as the First Elder of the Medicine God Hall and a Ninth Grade Pill Dao Martial Emperor.

Pill God Yao Feng joined the Langya Auction House bidding and won the Level 3 Soul Power Pills, while Lin Shu suspected Su Qian had summoned him. Su Qian then revealed that the next item was a ten-thousand-year Nine Netherworld Python Torso Soul Bone.

• Yao Feng explained that he had come to the Land of Hundred Cities after hearing about the auction, and Dao Yuan respectfully greeted him.
• Yao Feng said he had never refined the Level 3 Soul Power Pills, and the other bidders stopped bidding as he won all three for three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Shu suspected Su Qian had called Yao Feng and wondered whether she was the Empress's daughter.
• Su Qian unveiled the third auction item and announced that its Soul Bone came from a ten-thousand-year Nine Netherworld Python.

Lin Shu publicly declared that Langya Auction House would bear responsibility for the Nine Netherworld Python soul bone and would not fear Nine Netherworld Cave, reassuring bidders as the auction continued. Su Qian considered seeking the Empire’s help to prevent a conflict and bring Langya Auction House closer to the Empire, then began the soul bone auction.

• Auction attendees feared that Nine Netherworld Cave would retaliate against whoever bought the Ten Thousand Year Nine Netherworld Python torso bone.
• Lin Shu realized the soul bone’s origin could provoke the Nine Netherworld Python Clan but decided he could not withdraw it from the auction.
• Lin Shu announced that Langya Auction House had hunted the python, would bear the consequences, and had thirty-six Title Douluo ready to face Nine Netherworld Cave.
• The bidders relaxed after Lin Shu’s declaration, while Su Qian assessed the risk of conflict and planned to contact her sisters about approaching Nine Netherworld Cave in the Empire’s name.
• Su Qian opened bidding for the torso bone with a starting price of five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

The auction for the ten-thousand-year Nine Netherworld Python soul bone drew bids from powerful factions, including the Glazed Sect and Begonia Pavilion. After the price climbed to eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, Liao Wushang shocked the hall by bidding one million.

• Shangguan Xiu bid five hundred and twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and the Ye Family of Ye City raised the bid to five hundred and fifty thousand.
• The Glazed Sect bid six hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, prompting attendees to discuss its little princess and its standing among the Eastern Martial Region's top factions.
• Tang Xin of Begonia Pavilion bid six hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins and challenged Nie Rongrong of the Glazed Sect to a contest over the strongest support Martial Soul.
• Lin Shu listened to the rivalry and considered the Zither Maiden Martial Soul, which he hoped to see because his Devouring Martial Soul also defied the continent's usual classifications.
• The bidding among Title Douluo-backed factions drove the soul bone's price to eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Liao Wushang bid one million Gold Soul Coins, leaving even the private rooms briefly silent.

Liao Wushang won the Ten Thousand Year Nine Netherworld Python Soul Bone at auction for one million Gold Soul Coins, giving Lin Shu enough Auction Points to increase his odds of drawing ninth-grade items. Lin Shu then used ten draws and received six ninth-grade items, including two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

• Liao Wushang explained his interest in the Nine Netherworld Python Soul Bone and won it after the other bidders stopped competing.
• Su Qian ended the auction, and Lin Shu saw that he had 1.35 million Auction Points.
• Lin Shu spent 1.08 million Auction Points to raise his ninth-grade draw chance to 51 percent.
• Lin Shu spent 16,000 Auction Points on ten draws while Su Qian auctioned the Level 4 Soul Power Pill.
• Lin Shu drew three Level 1 Unrestricted Soul Power Pills, a Hundred Thousand Year Nine-Heart Begonia Soul Bone skull, the Ninth-Grade Soul Tool Cosmic Bowl, a Hundred Thousand Year Titan Giant Ape Soul Ring right leg bone, and four Level 5 Soul Power Pills.