Chapter Summaries

Lin Yu defeated Yang Wudi and threatened the Breaking, Defense, and Agility Clans with annihilation unless they submitted to Spirit Hall. The clans agreed, and Lin Yu ordered them to send half their direct descendants, along with their elderly, children, and women, to Spirit City as hostages, promising their safe return after Spirit Hall unified the continent.

• Lin Yu overpowered Yang Wudi with his spirit abilities, crushed him to the ground, and pinned him beneath his foot.
• Lin Yu declared that the Breaking, Defense, and Agility Clans had to submit to Spirit Hall or face extinction.
• Dugu Bo appeared in a poison mist and warned that he could poison all three clans to death.
• Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He agreed to submit to protect their clansmen.
• Lin Yu ordered the three clans to send half their direct descendants, along with their elderly, children, and women, to Spirit City as hostages, promising they could return after Spirit Hall unified the continent.

Lin Yu finished bringing most of the major soul master factions under Spirit Hall’s control while Qian Renxue received the Angel Nine Trials. He vowed to find a way to keep Qian Daoliu alive as Qian Renxue pursued godhood, and returned from his six-month mission ready to face his next trial.

• Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He submitted their clans to Spirit Hall, and Lin Yu set out for the Heaven Dou Empire with members of the clans sent to Spirit City.
• Qian Daoliu awakened Qian Renxue’s Angel Nine Trials, and she vowed to complete them while he concealed his sorrow over the sacrifice he believed godhood required.
• Bibi Dong sensed Qian Renxue’s inheritance and resolved to become a god before Lin Yu and Qian Renxue so she could destroy the Worship Hall.
• Lin Yu received news of Qian Renxue’s Nine Trials and vowed to save Qian Daoliu while allowing her to become a god.
• After six months, Lin Yu had subdued most major soul master factions, reached the peak of rank 67, and returned confident he could defeat Lin Tian and complete the Elemental God Fourth Trial.

After returning to Spirit City with many soul master factions under his command, Lin Yu hurried to see Qian Renxue and realized how deeply he loved her. Qian Renxue paused her Angel First Trial to meet him, and they finally reunited beneath the moonlight after six months apart.

• Lin Yu returned to Spirit City with his men and sent Dugu Bo to report the factions he had brought under his command.
• The high-ranking officials praised Lin Yu's accomplishments, which raised his influence and prestige within Spirit Hall.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo stopped Lin Yu from entering Qian Renxue's First Trial, so Lin Yu stayed nearby to cultivate while waiting for her.
• Qian Renxue sensed Lin Yu's presence, learned he had returned, and persuaded Qian Daoliu to let her see him briefly.
• Qian Renxue came out of the Worship Hall, spotted Lin Yu on a rooftop, and reunited with him beneath the moonlight.

After six months apart, Lin Yu and Qian Renxue reunited beneath the moon and confessed that they wanted to be together. Lin Yu took the lead in their first passionate kiss, and they ended the night sitting close on the roof, while Qian Renxue beckoned him nearer.

• Qian Renxue flew to Lin Yu and embraced him, and they confessed how much they had missed each other.
• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue simultaneously asked to be together, confirming their feelings and becoming lovers.
• When Qian Renxue leaned in to kiss him, Lin Yu stopped her and said, “Don't move. This time, let me kiss you!” before kissing her passionately.
• Qian Daoliu and the Six Great Enshrined Elders secretly watched the couple before Qian Daoliu chased the others away.
• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue sat together under the stars, and she teased him about biting her lip before beckoning him closer.

Lin Yu and Qian Renxue confessed their relationship to Qian Daoliu and learned that they had been bound by a Marriage Contract since childhood. Lin Yu then prepared to challenge his father, Lin Tian, in the Elemental God Fourth Trial.

• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue spent the night together before agreeing to focus on their divine trials despite their coming separation.
• Lin Yu told Qian Renxue to concentrate on her Angel First Trial and announced that he planned to challenge his father in the Fourth Trial.
• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu they were together, and Qian Daoliu revealed that he had entrusted Qian Renxue's happiness to Lin Yu long ago.
• Lin Tian explained that he and Qian Daoliu had arranged a Marriage Contract between Lin Yu and Qian Renxue when they were young.
• Lin Yu declared that he was ready to begin the Fourth Trial, and Lin Tian agreed to test him despite Lin Yu's Rank 67 Soul Power.

Lin Yu challenged his father Lin Tian in the Elemental God Fourth Trial, and they fought fiercely inside a divine barrier. Lin Yu gained the upper hand with his powerful abilities and sent Lin Tian crashing to the ground, though the trial battle had not yet concluded.

• Lin Yu triggered the Fourth Trial challenge, and divine power sealed him and Lin Tian inside a barrier while Qian Renxue and the Seven Great Worships watched.
• Lin Tian began with his Martial Soul Avatar, and he and Lin Yu fought through more than a hundred exchanges without either gaining an advantage.
• Lin Yu used his Angel Evil Lightning Sword to break Lin Tian's Angel Light Slash and force him to spend substantial Soul Power blocking the attack.
• Lin Yu attacked with his Titan Giant Ape Spirit Bone Skill, shattered Lin Tian's defensive spirit bone skill, and blasted him into the ground.
• Lin Tian praised Lin Yu's strength and thought of Nian'er as the battle continued.

Lin Yu overwhelmed Lin Tian in the fourth trial by multiplying his elemental clones and defeated him in their final clash. Lin Tian accepted the loss, and Lin Yu caught his injured father as the Transparent Wall dissolved and the trial ended.

• Lin Tian remembered his late wife, Lin Sinian, as Lin Yu’s face reminded him of her.
• Lin Yu summoned seven Elemental Clones, and each clone used the Fourth Spirit Ability to create another, bringing the total to fourteen.
• Lin Yu’s fourteen clones attacked Lin Tian and steadily wore down his Soul Power and stamina.
• Lin Tian unleashed his Ninth Spirit Ability, Myriad-Zhang Radiance, while Lin Yu answered with his Sixth Spirit Ability, Angel Titan’s Fist.
• Lin Tian lost the final clash, and Lin Yu’s remaining clones stopped short of striking him as the Transparent Wall dissolved.
• Lin Yu caught Lin Tian before he fell, and Lin Tian comforted him and accepted that he had passed the trial.

Lin Yu completed the Elemental God Fourth Trial, then entered the Inheritance Secret Realm to begin the Fifth Trial, Elemental Baptism. He learned that he had to endure the Seven Elemental Gods’ combined divine power for 8,760 cumulative hours.

• Lin Yu defeated Lin Tian in the Fourth Trial, raising his Soul Power to level 68 and increasing the ages of his soul rings; Lin Tian also gained a Soul Power level.
• Lin Yu received the Fifth Trial, which required him to endure seven kinds of Elemental Divine Power and promised a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring among its rewards.
• Qian Renxue left with Qian Daoliu to continue her Angel God trial, while Lin Yu returned home with Lin Tian for treatment.
• Lin Yu activated the mysterious power within him, opened a Gate of Space, and entered the Seven Elemental Gods’ Inheritance Secret Realm.
• Lin Yu endured the combined divine power for one hour before it blasted him from the trial range, and he realized the required 8,760 hours accumulated over time.

Lin Yu devoted himself to the Elemental God Fifth Trial, enduring increasingly long periods of Elemental Baptism as it strengthened his body and Spiritual Power. A year and a half later, he reached Level 70 at age thirteen, while the trial still required an average of 5.1 hours of endurance per day.

• Lin Yu left the Inheritance Secret Realm, ordered that he not be disturbed during his seclusion, and began repeatedly enduring Elemental Baptism.
• After seven days of training, Lin Yu found he could endure only three hours at a time, but recognized that the baptism was strengthening his body and Spiritual Power.
• Over the next six months, Lin Yu's endurance increased to twelve hours a day, and his Soul Power rose from the peak of Level 68 to Level 69.
• Lin Yu pushed his endurance to fifteen hours a day after three more months and to eighteen hours a day after another year of training.
• After a further three months, Lin Yu could endure Elemental Baptism for twenty-one hours a day, while the required daily average fell to 10.3 hours.
• A year and a half into his seclusion, Lin Yu broke through to Level 70 at age thirteen, with his body and Spiritual Power comparable to those of a peak Level 97 Titled Douluo.

Lin Yu completed the Elemental God Fifth Trial, received a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring, and was assigned a new trial to kill two Level 95 Titled Douluo within two years. He considered possible targets and ranked Yu Yuanzhen, Sea Dragon Douluo, and Bone Douluo as his best options, while recognizing the danger of attacking Sea God Island.

• Lin Yu completed the Elemental Baptism after enduring the seven beams of divine light, finishing the Fifth Trial after a year, seven months, and fourteen days.
• The Elemental God rewarded Lin Yu with one Soul Power level after he absorbed his Seventh Spirit Ring, five thousand years added to each Soul Ring, and a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring.
• The Elemental God Sixth Trial appeared, requiring Lin Yu to kill two Level 95 Titled Douluo by himself within two years, with rewards of one Soul Power level and six thousand years added to each Soul Ring.
• Lin Yu considered the Level 95 Titled Douluo he knew and ruled out Spirit Hall's four, Tang Hao, and others as targets for various reasons.
• Lin Yu ranked Yu Yuanzhen as the strongest of his remaining candidates, followed by Sea Dragon Douluo and Bone Douluo, and worried that reaching Sea Dragon Douluo would mean confronting all of Sea God Island.

Lin Yu absorbed the God-Bestowed Spirit Ring as his seventh ring, reached Soul Power level 75, and awakened the Elemental Domain. With his Martial Soul Avatar and new strength, he prepared to leave the Inheritance Secret Realm and see Qian Renxue.

• Lin Yu chose Bone Douluo and Yu Yuanzhen as his targets, declaring that he would destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect within two years.
• Lin Yu absorbed the God-Bestowed Spirit Ring, advanced to Soul Power level 75, and awakened the Elemental Domain of his Elemental Angel Martial Soul.
• The Seven Elemental Gods praised Lin Yu's talent and discussed the possibility that he might unite as many as three divine positions.
• Lin Yu learned that the Elemental Domain strengthened him, weakened enemies, nullified outside boosts and negative effects, and granted him the Power of Seven Elements domain skill.
• Lin Yu unleashed his Elemental Avatar and, after assessing his new strength, decided to leave the Inheritance Secret Realm and visit Qian Renxue.

After emerging from seclusion, Lin Yu reunited with Qian Renxue and revealed his greatly increased strength to the Worship Hall. He learned that his sixth Angel Trial required him to kill two level 95 Titled Douluo alone, so Qian Daoliu and the Enshrined Elders planned to help him face the upper sects.

• Lin Yu arrived at the Worship Hall and learned that Qian Renxue was undergoing the Angel Third Trial.
• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue reunited, while Qian Daoliu jokingly complained that they had ignored him.
• Lin Yu revealed his level 75 Soul Power, five black and two red soul rings, Martial Soul Avatar, and Elemental Domain, which enhanced him by forty percent and weakened enemies by twenty percent.
• Qian Renxue said her Soul Power had reached level 78 and that her combat strength could rival a level 93 Titled Douluo.
• Lin Yu revealed that his Angel Sixth Trial required him to kill two level 95 Titled Douluo alone.
• Qian Daoliu and the Enshrined Elders agreed to target the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to create opportunities for Lin Yu.

Lin Yu accepted Qian Daoliu’s request to oversee Spirit Hall’s team at the coming Spirit Master Tournament, while Qian Renxue volunteered to compete as well. Qian Renxue and Lin Yu spent their first date shopping and eating in Spirit City, then headed to the market to buy ingredients and cook together, drawing a crowd.

• Qian Daoliu told Lin Yu the Spirit Master Tournament would begin in nine months and explained Spirit Hall needed to win before its plans to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Qian Daoliu asked Lin Yu to lead Spirit Hall’s team and take a participant slot, and Lin Yu agreed; Qian Renxue decided to compete too.
• Qian Renxue took a day off from her Angel Third Trial and went on her first date with Lin Yu, walking through Spirit City, eating snacks, and shopping for clothes.
• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue decided to cook dinner together, bought ingredients, and caused a commotion when they arrived at the market.

Lin Yu and Qian Renxue spent a warm day shopping and cooking together before he persuaded her to stay the night. They entered his bedroom and prepared for bed, leaving their promise to sleep without doing anything still to be tested.

• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue bought groceries at the market and returned home to cook.
• Qian Renxue struggled with the recipe, so Lin Yu took over cooking and impressed her with his meal.
• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue ate dinner, then cleared and washed the dishes together.
• Lin Yu asked Qian Renxue to stay the night, and she agreed after he promised they would only sleep.
• Lin Yu bathed first, then Qian Renxue went into the bathroom to bathe.

Lin Yu and Qian Renxue shared a bed for the night, but Lin Yu struggled to restrain his desire as they lay together. After he kissed her and tried to go further, Qian Renxue stopped him, leaving their intimacy unresolved.

• Qian Renxue emerged from the bathroom in a nightgown, and she and Lin Yu lay down together after agreeing to sleep.
• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue held hands under the covers, while Qian Renxue turned away to keep some distance between them.
• Unable to sleep, Lin Yu cuddled Qian Renxue from behind and gradually slipped his hand beneath her clothes.
• Lin Yu turned Qian Renxue around, pinned her beneath him, and kissed her passionately.
• Lin Yu tried to tear away Qian Renxue's clothes, but she grabbed his hand and begged him to stop.

Lin Yu and Qian Renxue stopped short of completing their Martial Soul Fusion after she explained that it could endanger her Angel Nine Trials. The next morning, Lin Yu visited Spirit Hall’s Core Disciples’ training grounds to assess the tournament team he had been appointed to lead.

• Qian Renxue stopped Lin Yu and told him Qian Daoliu had warned her to remain whole until she completed the Angel Nine Trials, and Lin Yu withdrew his hand.
• Lin Yu went to the restroom to calm himself, then returned to bed and slept beside Qian Renxue.
• At dawn, Qian Renxue returned to her room, and after breakfast she resumed the Angel Third Trial while Lin Yu went to the Core Disciples’ training grounds.
• Lin Yu asked Lin Fei, a thirteen-year-old Angel Clan disciple, about his progress and learned he had reached level 32 Soul Elder.
• Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar greeted Lin Yu, who told them he would lead and captain Spirit Hall’s team in the upcoming Spirit Master Tournament but would usually not fight.

Lin Yu selected fifty reserve members for Spirit Hall’s tournament team and offered Oscar an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid in exchange for his lifelong loyalty. After consuming it, Oscar’s Soul Power rose from rank 36 to the peak of rank 40.

• Lin Yu announced that he would lead Spirit Hall’s team and selected fifty reserve members from the Core Disciples, including Oscar.
• Lin Yu told the reserves that only ten of them would earn the remaining tournament slots and that the official roster would be decided in three months.
• Lin Yu praised Oscar’s service to Judgment Hall and offered him an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid if he pledged lasting loyalty to Spirit Hall, Judgment Hall, and Lin Yu.
• Oscar pledged to follow Lin Yu for life, then consumed the Immortal Herb and saw his Soul Power surge from rank 36 to the peak of rank 40.

Oscar gained a fourth spirit ring and reached level 42, while Shrek Academy's five students joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Lin Yu finalized the Martial Soul Hall Team lineup, where Zhu Zhuqing earned the last substitute position so she could face Zhu Zhuyun in the tournament.

• Oscar thanked Lin Yu and, with help from the Judgment Hall's higher-ups, obtained his fourth spirit ring and advanced to level 42.
• Shrek Academy moved to Heaven Dou City and joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy after avoiding the conflicts that had driven them away in the original story.
• Lin Yu named Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Xu Yu as main members, with himself as captain, Qian Renxue as vice-captain, and Oscar as a substitute.
• Zhu Zhuqing fought through the selection matches and narrowly won a substitute spot, determined to face her sister Zhu Zhuyun at the tournament.
• Lin Yu announced Zhang Ping, Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, and Zhu Zhuqing as the remaining substitutes.

Lin Yu prepared the Martial Soul Hall Team for the tournament and learned that Xiao Wu and Tang San would compete in Spirit City, where he planned to kill them and Tang Hao. After discovering a powerful new team in the Heaven Dou division, he was stunned to hear its star was a girl named Gu Yuena.

• Lin Yu confirmed the Martial Soul Hall Team's twelve members and spent the next six months training their coordination while improving his own strength.
• The tournament began with Lin Yu at level 77, still aiming to become a Spirit Douluo before his plans against the Seven Treasure and Blue Lightning clans.
• A Judgment Hall spirit master reported that Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong had joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy's first team, prompting Lin Yu to plan to kill Tang Hao and Tang San in Spirit City.
• After the preliminary round, Lin Yu learned that a combined team called Wind Water Fire Academy had dominated the Heaven Dou division with students from Godwind, Skywater, and Blazing Academies.
• Lin Yu was shocked when his subordinate named the team's strongest student as Gu Yuena, then asked about her martial soul and learned it was called the Elemental Envoy.

Lin Yu identified Gu Yuena as the Silver Dragon King and warned his subordinates to monitor her, then revealed that Xiao Wu was a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast. As the tournament finals approached, Lin Yu, Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu agreed to capture Xiao Wu and prepare an ambush to kill Tang Hao.

• Lin Yu concluded that Gu Yuena from Wind Water Fire Academy was the Silver Dragon King and ordered a subordinate to watch her closely.
• A month later, the thirty-three qualifying teams arrived in Spirit City for the tournament finals, while Qian Renxue completed her Angel Third Trial and reached rank 80.
• Lin Yu told Qian Renxue that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit competing with Heaven Dou Team One, and Qian Renxue agreed to capture her after the tournament.
• Lin Yu and Qian Renxue informed Qian Daoliu of their plans, and Qian Daoliu agreed that the Enshrined Elders would kill Tang Hao if he appeared in the Papal Palace.