Chapter Summaries

Lin Yao led the group through the zombie-infested school to the parking lot, where they fought their way onto a school bus. They escaped with Shido Koichi’s students aboard, but their safety remained temporary.

• After watching news of the worldwide zombie outbreak, Lin Yao assigned roles and led the group out of the staff room toward the school bus.
• Lin Yao and Busujima Saeko fought at the front while the others protected the group, and they rescued several trapped students along the way.
• At the parking lot, Lin Yao’s group held off dozens of zombies while Marikawa Shizuka started the school bus.
• Komuro Takashi urged Marikawa Shizuka to wait for Shido Koichi’s approaching group, despite Miyamoto Rei’s objections and Takagi Saya’s warning about running over zombies.
• Shido Koichi and his students boarded the bus, and Marikawa Shizuka drove through the zombie horde and out of the school gates.

Lin Yao cut off Shido Koichi’s arm after his group attacked Komuro Takashi, forcing them off the bus and leaving Komuro shaken. In the Douluo World, Lin Yao reached level 18, learned the Seven Kill Sword Art from Chen Xin, and continued strengthening his bond with Ning Rongrong.

• Lin Yao reflected on his fatigue and growing combat skill during the bus ride, while hoping to reconnect with his other self in the Douluo World.
• Shido Koichi had Blondie provoke Komuro Takashi, but Lin Yao drew his sword and severed Shido Koichi’s right arm before ordering the group off the bus.
• Shido Koichi’s group fled the bus, while Miyamoto Rei and Busujima Saeko gained respect for Lin Yao and Komuro Takashi sat in silence.
• In the Douluo World, Lin Yao reached level 18, became Chen Xin’s final disciple, and studied the Seven Kill Sword Art, improving his swordsmanship and use of Ink Star Sword Shadow.
• Ning Rongrong waited for Lin Yao after his training, and he encouraged her by promising to grow strong enough to protect her.

Ning Fengzhi introduced Lin Yao and Ning Rongrong to his new disciple, Xue Qinghe, who was secretly Qian Renxue. Xue Qinghe gave Lin Yao a rare Storage Soul Tool that could hold living creatures, leaving Lin Yao interested in building a closer relationship with him.

• Ning Rongrong brought Lin Yao to the main hall and reminded him that he had promised to take her out to play.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced his disciple Xue Qinghe as an older brother to Lin Yao and Ning Rongrong.
• Lin Yao recognized Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue but greeted him without revealing that he knew his identity.
• Xue Qinghe congratulated Ning Rongrong and praised Lin Yao for reaching the First Ring Soul Master level.
• Xue Qinghe gave Lin Yao a rare Storage Soul Tool capable of storing living creatures, and Lin Yao accepted it.

Lin Yao received a rare Storage Soul Tool from Xue Qinghe, whose Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul reacted with fear to Lin Yao’s Star Sword. Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi discussed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s effort to recruit Dugu Yan and Poison Douluo, leaving Lin Yao impressed by Ning Fengzhi’s analysis.

• Lin Yao accepted Xue Qinghe’s Storage Soul Tool and established a connection with its spacious interior, which could hold living plants and animals.
• When Xue Qinghe patted Lin Yao’s shoulder, his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul trembled, while Lin Yao’s Star Sword briefly stirred and then settled.
• Xue Qinghe decided to invest more sincerity and resources in befriending Lin Yao, whose Martial Soul seemed to conceal great potential.
• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had sent Yu Tianheng to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to approach Dugu Yan and gain Poison Douluo’s support.
• Ning Fengzhi judged that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sought external strength to address its internal weakness, and Xue Qinghe agreed with his analysis.
• Lin Yao privately admired Ning Fengzhi’s insight into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s precarious position.

Xue Qinghe persuaded Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to send Lin Yao to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he could build his reputation and meet other geniuses. Lin Yao agreed to go with Xue Qinghe the next morning, while Ning Rongrong secured a promise to join him later.

• Xue Qinghe warned Ning Fengzhi that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's expansion could weaken the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's influence and urged Lin Yao to display his talent outside the sect.
• Bone Douluo and Chen Xin praised Lin Yao's potential, and Chen Xin declared that his disciple could match the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Twin Stars.
• Xue Qinghe proposed that Lin Yao attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Lin Yao welcomed the chance to grow and gain protection through his connection to Xue Qinghe.
• Chen Xin reassured Ning Fengzhi about Lin Yao's safety and encouraged him to go, so Ning Fengzhi approved the plan and asked Xue Qinghe to look after him.
• Lin Yao agreed to leave for Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next morning, and Ning Rongrong persuaded him to bring her there later after she cultivated diligently.

Lin Yao arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Xue Qinghe and met the three education committee members. After revealing his level 18 cultivation and Thousand-Year First Soul Ring, he impressed them and was accepted into the academy.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed how Lin Yao’s friendship with Dugu Yan could strengthen ties with Dugu Bo, while Ning Rongrong resolved to train harder and join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Yao followed Xue Qinghe to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Xue Qinghe advised him to remain cautious and respectful around powerful people.
• Xue Qinghe introduced Lin Yao to Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, who sensed Lin Yao’s level 18 soul power and were astonished by his talent.
• Lin Yao introduced himself as a six-and-a-half-year-old attack-type Battle Soul Master with a Star Sword and revealed its Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Meng Shenji approved Lin Yao’s admission, and Xue Qinghe entrusted him to the three education committee members before departing.

Lin Yao connected with a fourth version of himself, who had transmigrated into the Divine Eagle World, and their shared power and memories greatly strengthened him. The four selves made plans to gather martial arts, knowledge, and resources as they returned to their separate worlds.

• Lin Yao entered the starlit hall and met a new self from the Divine Eagle World, whose hidden injuries and strength improved as the four selves connected.
• The selves learned that Divine Eagle World Lin Yao had trained in external hardening martial arts and wielded the Five Tiger Severing Soul Saber, and they discussed how he could seek out the Nine Yin Manual.
• Divine Eagle World Lin Yao gained the combined strength and combat memories of the others, reaching the level of a second-rate expert and gaining techniques from their battles.
• Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao asked Academy World Lin Yao to collect useful, mass-producible materials, while Divine Eagle World Lin Yao asked the others to learn Persian and Mongolian.
• Douluo World Lin Yao said he was nearing level twenty and might soon obtain another Thousand-Year Soul Ring, before an invisible force sent the four selves back to their worlds.

Lin Yao killed the Beggar's Sect disciples pursuing him, then seized Guo Fu and forced her to lead him to Guo Jing and Huang Rong's manor. Guo Jing offered to apologize for his daughter's offense while Huang Rong watched Lin Yao, apparently looking for a chance to attack.

• Lin Yao used his enhanced strength to kill the Beggar's Sect disciples who had attacked him.
• Guo Fu arrived with the Wu Twin Brothers and attendants, mistook Lin Yao for a culprit, and ordered her companions to seize him.
• Lin Yao caught Guo Fu's whip, pulled her into his arms, and forced her to lead him to her parents.
• The Wu Twin Brothers and attendants led Lin Yao and Guo Fu to the manor, while one attendant rode ahead to warn Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
• Guo Fu ran to her parents for help, and Guo Jing offered Lin Yao an apology as Huang Rong watched him closely.

Lin Yao held Guo Fu hostage and accused the Beggar's Sect of abusing commoners, then challenged Guo Jing to settle their dispute with one move. Lin Yao won their exchange, leaving Guo Jing to face his promise while Guo Fu and Huang Rong watched.

• Lin Yao explained that Beggar's Sect disciples had kidnapped and mutilated people, and said Guo Fu attacked him before hearing his side.
• Lin Yao taunted Guo Fu's parents and followers while keeping Guo Fu between himself and Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
• Lin Yao urged Guo Jing and Huang Rong to investigate the Beggar's Sect's crimes, then proposed that Guo Jing accept his relationship with Guo Fu if he could not kill him in one move.
• Guo Jing agreed to the challenge, and Lin Yao attacked him while still holding Guo Fu.
• Lin Yao matched Guo Jing's palm strike, doubled his force, and staggered Guo Jing backward, winning the exchange.
• Lin Yao asked Guo Jing to honor his promise, while Guo Jing looked awkwardly at Guo Fu and Huang Rong and fell silent.

Lin Yao took Guo Fu away after clashing with Guo Jing, and Huang Rong ordered a purge of corrupt Beggar's Sect members while planning to investigate Lin Yao. As Lin Yao and Guo Fu grew closer on their journey, he learned Peach Blossom Island internal skills, obtained the Nine Yin Manual at Zhongnan Mountain, and began wandering the martial world with her.

• Lin Yao seized the chance to escape with Guo Fu, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong decided not to pursue them while they investigated his background.
• Huang Rong summoned the Beggar's Sect's leaders and senior members to answer for their misconduct, setting an internal purge in motion.
• The next morning, Lin Yao and Guo Fu woke together at an inn, and he gently fed her breakfast before they continued toward Zhongnan Mountain.
• Guo Fu taught Lin Yao the Falling Blossoms Heart Method and Azure Waves Divine Skill, and he managed to cultivate both without suffering qi deviation.
• Lin Yao and Guo Fu reached Zhongnan Mountain, entered the Ancient Tomb Sect through a hidden passage, and retrieved the Nine Yin Manual.
• Lin Yao and Guo Fu began wandering the land together as he cultivated the Nine Yin Manual and honed his martial arts through combat.

Lin Yao consolidated his control of Causeway Bay, founded Starry Security, and recruited Li Kit and hundreds of retired veterans to build a disciplined force. After selecting instructors and captains from among them, he prepared to use the company to strengthen his position and quietly investigate the wider Hong Kong Movies World.

• Lin Yao arranged for Leung Kun and Huang Zhicheng to die in a dockside explosion, then used the resulting power vacuum to establish himself in Causeway Bay.
• Lin Yao stole Robinson’s 300 million Hong Kong Dollar bearer bonds from Lau Yiu Cho’s villa and used the money to recruit men and take control of most Causeway Bay venues.
• Jiang Tiansheng appointed Lin Yao Acting Branch Leader of Causeway Bay after Lin Yao offered to manage Hung Hing’s local businesses.
• Lin Yao acquired and renamed a failing company Starry Security, then recruited Li Kit by promising to help him find The Doctor.
• Li Kit recruited three hundred retired veterans from the mainland, and Lin Yao held a selection to appoint six instructors and thirty squad captains.
• Lin Yao recognized Li Fu and Wong Kin Kwan among the recruits and chose them as instructors, then planned to build Starry Security’s strength and investigate the world around him.

Lin Yao reached Level 20 Soul Power at six and a half years old, with a body strong enough to withstand a far more powerful Soul Ring. He returned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where he reunited with his parents and planned to ask Chen Xin for help obtaining his second Soul Ring.

• Lin Yao discovered that his Soul Power had reached Level 20 and that his enhanced physical strength could bear a Soul Ring of up to five thousand years.
• Lin Yao told Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin about his breakthrough, and Meng Shenji examined him and confirmed that his body and Soul Power were unharmed.
• Lin Yao declined the committee members' offer to arrange a Soul Ring hunt, explaining that he would return to Chen Xin for guidance, and a Soul Saint teacher escorted him toward the sect.
• Lin Yao visited his parents, Lin Yuyang and Zhao Wan, and told them that he had reached Level 20 and needed Chen Xin's help with his second Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wan celebrated Lin Yao's achievement and prepared his favorite food as the family reunited at home.

Lin Yao and Chen Xin hunted a five-thousand-year Molten Demon Bear in the Star Dou Great Forest so Lin Yao could obtain a Fire Attribute second Soul Ring. Chen Xin helped defeat the beast and protect Lin Yao, who killed it and began absorbing its Soul Ring.

• After Lin Yao revealed that he had broken through to Level 20, Chen Xin agreed to take him to hunt a second Soul Ring despite warning him about the risks of absorbing one around five thousand years old.
• Lin Yao chose to seek a Fire Attribute Soul Ring, and Chen Xin took him into the forest to find a Molten Demon Bear whose abilities could strengthen the Star Sword.
• The surrounding Soul Beasts encircled Lin Yao and Chen Xin, but Chen Xin revealed his nine Soul Rings and found the hidden Molten Demon Bear.
• When the Molten Demon Bear sent the other Soul Beasts after Lin Yao, Chen Xin protected him with Sword of Protection and subdued the attackers with the Seven Kill Sword Art.
• The Molten Demon Bear made a final lunge at Lin Yao, who killed it with Ink Star Sword Shadow and drew its Soul Ring from the corpse.
• Lin Yao sat down and began absorbing the five-thousand-year Soul Ring as his second Soul Ring.

Lin Yao absorbed a five-thousand-year Soul Ring, but a spiritual attack from the Molten Demon Bear left him unconscious while his Spiritual Sea expanded. After awakening, he learned he had gained an External Soul Bone called the Flame Demon Eye, and promised Ning Fengzhi that he would protect Ning Rongrong and the sect.

• Lin Yao endured the five-thousand-year Soul Ring’s fiery power, then collapsed after the Molten Demon Bear’s eyes attacked him in his Spiritual Sea.
• Chen Xin brought Lin Yao back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Bone Douluo, and Ning Rongrong waited anxiously as he remained unconscious.
• Lin Yao sorted through his expanded spiritual power in his Spiritual Sea and woke after hearing Ning Rongrong calling to him.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that Lin Yao had obtained an External Soul Bone from the Molten Demon Bear, and Lin Yao opened its crimson third eye to test its enhanced perception and Soul Skill.
• Lin Yao told Ning Fengzhi that he would protect Ning Rongrong and the sect as his strength grew.

Lin Yao tested his newly gained Second Soul Skill against Chen Xin, demonstrating powerful wood-and-fire Sword Qi that even injured the Super Douluo through his defenses. Ning Fengzhi and the elders recognized Lin Yao’s extraordinary potential, while Lin Yao left with Ning Rongrong to spend time with her.

• Lin Yao activated his Second Soul Skill and struck Chen Xin with Red-Green Interwoven Sword Qi, forcing Chen Xin to use forty levels of Soul Power to block it.
• Ning Rongrong, relieved by Lin Yao’s strength, asked him to accompany her to the city, and he agreed to stay with her until he returned to the academy.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong examined the scorched arena and discussed Lin Yao’s control-immunity state and the power of his attack.
• Chen Xin revealed that Lin Yao’s Sword Qi had wounded his palm and eroded his Soul Power, showing that the attack could damage even a Super Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that Lin Yao’s Martial Souls were defined by their extraordinary tyranny and predicted that he would help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect rise to unprecedented heights.

Lin Yao returned to Heaven Dou City, explained his absence to Xue Qinghe, and revealed his powerful Soul Rings and External Soul Bone. After sparring with Xue Qinghe, he left the palace believing their growing bond might change Qian Renxue’s fate.

• Lin Yao left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and went to the imperial palace to explain why he had departed Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Yao showed Xue Qinghe his Star Sword Martial Soul and its over-limit Soul Rings, astonishing him with their power.
• Lin Yao admitted that absorbing his second Soul Ring had left him unconscious and granted him an External Soul Bone, and Xue Qinghe warned him to keep it secret and avoid reckless risks.
• Lin Yao and Xue Qinghe shared a meal, discussed soul cultivation, and sparred in the Eastern Palace's Battle Soul Arena.
• Xue Qinghe noticed Lin Yao had reached Level 25 and sensed a connection between their Martial Souls, while Lin Yao left wondering whether he could change Qian Renxue's fate.

Lin Yao revealed his powerful second Soul Ring to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s education committee and joined Qin Ming’s second team. The team members were astonished by his strength and by Dugu Yan’s account of how he had helped her hunt a Soul Ring.

• Lin Yao told Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin that he had reached level twenty-five, then displayed two purple Soul Rings, including a second ring estimated at five thousand years old.
• The education committee decided Lin Yao should join the second team, and Qin Ming welcomed him after learning about his Soul Rings.
• Lin Yao and Qin Ming discussed Qin Ming’s compatible nine-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring before Qin Ming led him to the training ground.
• Qin Ming corrected Yu Tianheng and Yu Feng’s tactics while they sparred against the Shi Family Brothers.
• Lin Yao introduced himself to the second team, and Dugu Yan revealed that he had helped her hunt her second Soul Ring months earlier.
• Yu Tianheng recognized Lin Yao as a Soul Grandmaster, astonishing Dugu Yan and the rest of the team.

Lin Yao and Yu Tianheng clashed at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and agreed to duel at the Battle Soul Arena the next day. Afterward, Lin Yao planned to combine his medicinal knowledge with Douluo Continent methods to cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and to share Immortal Herbs with them.

• Yu Tianheng recognized Lin Yao as Sword Douluo Chen Xin's disciple and accused him of joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy to challenge him.
• Lin Yao mocked Yu Tianheng and accepted a fight, while Dugu Yan openly took Lin Yao's side.
• Lin Yao proposed a fair duel at the Battle Soul Arena the next day, and Qin Ming approved the arrangement.
• Lin Yao told Dugu Yan he had something to discuss with her after the soul battle, then returned to his room as Yu Tianheng left in frustration.
• Lin Yao reviewed his medicinal knowledge in his Spiritual Sea and resolved to seek a cure for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's poison and share Immortal Herbs with them.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lin Yao faced Yu Tianheng in a highly anticipated match between heirs of the Upper Three Sects. Lin Yao revealed his extraordinary thousand-year Soul Rings and defeated Yu Tianheng in a single exchange, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Osler and Yu Feng sold students supposed insider information about Lin Yao and Yu Tianheng's upcoming fight.
• Lin Yao watched the sales pitch with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, dismissing rumors about his talent and methods.
• At noon, teachers and the three education committee members gathered to watch Yu Tianheng and Lin Yao fight.
• Lin Yao revealed two thousand-year Soul Rings, shocking the spectators and making Osler and Yu Feng worry that Lin Yao might learn they had fabricated information.
• Yu Tianheng attacked Lin Yao with his Thunder Dragon Claw, but Lin Yao blocked it with his Star Sword, wounded his palm, and knocked him out of the Training Ground.

Lin Yao defeated Yu Tianheng and became the core of the Heaven Dou Team, while Osler was made to pay for the false stories he had spread about them. Ning Rongrong joined Lin Yao at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, adapted to the team's rigorous training, and the team was officially named the Imperial Dou Team.

• Lin Yao's victory over Yu Tianheng drew attention at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Ye Lingling made Osler sign an IOU for two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to compensate Lin Yao and Yu Tianheng for his fabricated stories.
• Qin Ming announced that the Heaven Dou Team would be rebuilt around Lin Yao, and Ning Rongrong persuaded Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong to let her attend the academy.
• Ning Rongrong arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, joined the Heaven Dou Team, and began training alongside Lin Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• Ning Rongrong struggled with the team's demanding training but persevered after Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling encouraged her and Lin Yao advised her to progress gradually.
• Meng Shenji announced that the team would receive more cultivation resources and officially be called the Imperial Dou Team.