Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao discovered that Shui Bing'er had been absorbing Yin energy from moonlight, worsening her cold constitution, and warned her of the danger. He told her to come to his room after he showered, leaving Shui Bing'er blushing and unsure what he intended.

• Lin Xiao practiced martial arts and dismissed the Spirit Hall's mobilization as no threat to his routine.
• Shui Bing'er told Lin Xiao that practicing the Phoenix Frolic at night let her absorb moonlight and made her Ultimate Ice colder.
• Lin Xiao examined Shui Bing'er and learned that the Yin energy chilled her body and that Nine Hearted Begonia healing could not help.
• Lin Xiao warned Shui Bing'er that accumulated Yin energy could erupt and endanger her life, then told her to come to his room later.
• Shui Bing'er hurried to her room, changed into an ice-blue dress, and wondered what Lin Xiao meant while Shui Yue'er called her over.

Lin Xiao planned to treat Shui Bing’er’s cold energy by using herbs and carefully merging a trace of his Extreme Yang Soul Power with hers. When he began the treatment, their energies reacted violently, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Lin Xiao studied herbs and decided that balancing Shui Bing’er’s cold energy with his Extreme Yang Soul Power might strengthen her body and address the root of her condition.
• Shui Bing’er entered Lin Xiao’s room, ate the cold-property herbs he had prepared, and misunderstood his intentions before learning he meant to treat her.
• Lin Xiao and Shui Bing’er sat cross-legged and pressed their palms together so he could guide a small amount of Soul Power into her.
• Lin Xiao’s Soul Power touched Shui Bing’er’s, and their energies reacted violently.

Lin Xiao discovered that his Extreme Yang Soul Power and Shui Bing'er's Extreme Yin Soul Power harmonized into a highly effective form of dual cultivation. After stopping before her Yin Energy ran out, he proposed that they cultivate together in the future and named the method the "Yin Yang Phoenix Nirvana Profound Chapter."

• Lin Xiao found that his Yang Soul Power and Shui Bing'er's Yin Soul Power automatically harmonized and transformed into vital essence.
• Their Soul Power circulated between them, strengthening Shui Bing'er's body and increasing the purity and quantity of both their Soul Power.
• Lin Xiao stopped when Shui Bing'er's Yin Energy was nearly depleted and explained that only the two of them could cultivate together this way.
• Shui Bing'er rejoiced that she alone could cultivate with Lin Xiao, and he told her that she was special to him.
• Lin Xiao decided they would test different Soul Power routes to develop the method, which he named the "Yin Yang Phoenix Nirvana Profound Chapter."

Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s forces cornered the wounded Tang Hao in the Northwest Region, but his overwhelming strength and Ring Detonation devastated their attack. Bibi Dong survived, swore to destroy the Clear Sky Sect, and recognized Tang Hao as unmatched among those of his rank.

• Bibi Dong arrived with four Titled Douluo and the Sun Knights to demand Tang Hao surrender the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Bibi Dong that Tang Hao’s terrifying technique and endurance made him a uniquely dangerous opponent.
• Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall forces fought Tang Hao for half an hour, but he repeatedly broke their attacks despite his Hidden Wounds.
• Tang Hao used Clear Sky True Body and Ring Detonation, blasting Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall forces away.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo approached the wounded Bibi Dong, who shoved him away and vowed to destroy the Clear Sky Sect and eradicate the Clear Sky Hammer.

After learning Tang Hao had escaped Spirit Hall, Lin Xiao reflected on how to counter him and wondered about Ma Hongjun’s fate. Tang Hao took the fallen Ma Hongjun to a tavern, where Ma Hongjun drank human blood and sank further into corruption.

• Lin Xiao learned Spirit Hall had failed to capture Tang Hao and reasoned that poison and ranged attacks could exploit Tang Hao’s weaknesses.
• Tang Hao caught Ma Hongjun eyeing him while he was injured, struck him down, and warned him that he could still kill him easily.
• Tang Hao told Ma Hongjun that the continent would no longer accept him and led him toward a place where he could survive.
• Tang Hao brought Ma Hongjun to a tavern and ordered two cups of Bloody Mary.
• Ma Hongjun recognized the drink as human blood, imagined it was Lin Xiao’s blood, and drank it all, deepening his fall.

Ma Hongjun entered Slaughter City and embraced its violence and indulgence, believing his Evil Fire had transformed into a Blood Phoenix that grew stronger through slaughter and desire. As he fantasized about killing Lin Xiao and taking his women, an armored cavalry surrounded him and their Knight Captain addressed him as the Saint Child who controls Darkness and Destruction.

• Ma Hongjun drank the Bloody Mary, entered Slaughter City, and attacked a man to claim the man's companion, burning him with his Evil Fire.
• After a week in Slaughter City, Ma Hongjun reveled in its violence and sex, while his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul changed into a Blood Phoenix that fed on blood and influenced minds.
• Ma Hongjun decided that Lin Xiao's advice about controlling the Evil Fire had been a lie and imagined killing Lin Xiao to evolve into a true Blood Phoenix.
• Armored cavalry surrounded Ma Hongjun, and their Knight Captain asked whether he was the Saint Child who controls Darkness and Destruction.

The Slaughter King enslaved Ma Hongjun, while Bibi Dong planned to pressure the Clear Sky Sect’s allied clans and investigate Lin Xiao. At a bookstall, Bibi Dong discovered Lin Xiao’s scathing rebuttal of Yu Xiaogang’s theories and took it as an attack on Xiao Gang.

• The Slaughter King implanted the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King in Ma Hongjun and declared him a slave.
• Bibi Dong decided to travel to Heaven Dou City to suppress the Clear Sky Sect’s allied clans and look into the young genius Lin Xiao.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender showed Yu Xiaogang a book, and Yu Xiaogang realized it was Lin Xiao’s Refuting the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong found a copy of Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls at a bookstall and remembered Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong read Lin Xiao’s preface condemning Yu Xiaogang’s work and grew angry on Xiao Gang’s behalf.

The Three Education Committee Members promoted Lin Xiao’s book, while Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue read it and recognized its depth. Lin Xiao’s reputation continued to grow, leaving Qian Renxue eager to learn what he had written.

• The Three Education Committee Members praised Lin Xiao’s ideas and helped publish his book, with Meng Shenji adding a glowing endorsement to its back cover.
• Ning Rongrong gave Ning Fengzhi a copy of Lin Xiao’s book and explained his view that Martial Soul theory should guide cultivation.
• Ning Fengzhi read the book, reconsidered flaws in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, and walked off with Ning Rongrong’s copy.
• Qian Renxue obtained Lin Xiao’s book from Pufferfish Douluo and eagerly began reading it.

After reading Lin Xiao’s book attacking Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul theories, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong both questioned the Grandmaster’s reputation, while Yu Xiaogang began writing a rebuttal based on Lin Xiao’s age. Lin Xiao explained to Ye Qingxian that he wanted to broaden research in the Soul Master World, and asked whether Bibi Dong had returned to Spirit Hall.

• Pufferfish Douluo praised Lin Xiao’s book, and Qian Renxue grew angry when she learned Bibi Dong had once favored Yu Xiaogang and bestowed his Grandmaster title.
• Snake Lance Douluo reported that the Pope had arrived in Heaven Dou City, and Qian Renxue resolved to give Lin Xiao’s book to Xue Ye and expose Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong read Lin Xiao’s arguments and found their evidence and logic convincing, while Chrysanthemum Douluo privately welcomed the attack on Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang failed to devise a theoretical rebuttal, so he began writing that Lin Xiao was too young to be trusted.
• Lin Xiao told Ye Qingxian he wanted the Soul Master World to encourage wider research and debate, then asked whether Bibi Dong had returned to Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong read Lin Xiao’s arguments against Yu Xiaogang’s theories and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to bring Lin Xiao to her. When Chrysanthemum Douluo found Lin Xiao in Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo attacked him, and the two prepared to take their fight outside the city.

• Bibi Dong studied Lin Xiao’s Martial Soul Evolution Theory, questioned Chrysanthemum Douluo about its accuracy, and decided she wanted to meet Lin Xiao.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei left to carry out Bibi Dong’s order to bring Lin Xiao to her.
• Lin Xiao learned that the Spirit Hall had arrived in Heaven Dou City, while Dugu Bo dismissed the threat and Ye Qingxian urged them to follow the city’s rules.
• Dugu Bo recognized Chrysanthemum Douluo by his floral scent and rushed to confront him as Lin Xiao and Ye Qingxian followed.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo said he had come to take Lin Xiao to Bibi Dong, and Dugu Bo attacked him before challenging him to fight outside the city.

Lin Xiao explained that Dugu Bo’s Poison Burst Technique had changed the odds against Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was poisoned and gravely injured in their fight. Bibi Dong learned that Dugu Bo had attacked Yue Guan and prepared to retaliate.

• Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo began fighting, and Lin Xiao told Ye Qingxian that Dugu Bo was now powerful enough to defeat him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo mocked Dugu Bo and unleashed a vast attack, but Dugu Bo detonated the poison he had secretly accumulated and overwhelmed him.
• Lin Xiao explained to Ye Qingxian that Chrysanthemum Douluo had underestimated Dugu Bo’s transformed fighting style, and they discussed how his defeat could benefit their side.
• Bibi Dong waited for Yue Guan to bring Lin Xiao to her and reflected on her past with Yu Xiaogang.
• Gui Mei brought back a gravely injured, deeply poisoned Yue Guan, and Bibi Dong blamed Dugu Bo and vowed that Spirit Hall would retaliate.

After Dugu Bo defeated Chrysanthemum Douluo, Lin Xiao and Ye Qingxian chose to face Spirit Hall openly rather than flee, planning to use the visit to build Lin Xiao’s reputation in Martial Soul Theory. As Ning Fengzhi rallied to meet them and Emperor Xue Ye claimed Lin Xiao for Heaven Dou, the story left Lin Xiao preparing to go to Spirit Hall with Dugu Bo’s antidote for Yue Guan.

• Dugu Bo returned to the Ye Residence after defeating Chrysanthemum Douluo and urged Lin Xiao and Ye Qingxian to flee before Spirit Hall retaliated.
• Lin Xiao and Ye Qingxian rejected Dugu Bo’s plan to hide, deciding Lin Xiao would visit Spirit Hall, treat Yue Guan, and explain Martial Soul Theory while concealing his cultivation talent behind his scholarly reputation.
• Dugu Bo reluctantly gave Lin Xiao an antidote pill for Yue Guan, but first spat on it, stepped on it, and coated it with medicinal powder.
• Ning Fengzhi learned of Dugu Bo’s victory and set out with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to meet Lin Xiao.
• Yu Yuanzhen heard the news and resentfully called Dugu Bo sinister.
• Emperor Xue Ye decided Lin Xiao should belong to the Heaven Dou Empire because of his talent, teachers, and ties to the empire.

Lin Xiao met Bibi Dong to settle the conflict between Spirit Hall and Dugu Bo, but she confronted him over his criticism of Yu Xiaogang. He exposed Yu Xiaogang’s past with Liu Erlong, leaving Bibi Dong shaken by doubts about whether Yu Xiaogang had ever truly loved her.

• Emperor Xue Ye mediated the conflict, and Bibi Dong eased her anger after learning Chrysanthemum Douluo had been rude and Lin Xiao had offered to treat his injuries.
• Lin Xiao met Bibi Dong in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace’s Back Garden, where she challenged him for criticizing Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul Theory.
• Lin Xiao defended his criticism and accused Yu Xiaogang of abandoning Liu Erlong for twenty years before reconnecting with her.
• Lin Xiao questioned whether Yu Xiaogang genuinely loved Liu Erlong or merely enjoyed her admiration, prompting Bibi Dong to wonder whether Yu Xiaogang had truly loved her.
• Bibi Dong grew pale and appeared close to breaking down, while Lin Xiao realized she had lost interest in pursuing him.

After provoking Bibi Dong into denying her connection to Yu Xiaogang, Lin Xiao tried to avoid further entanglements, but Qian Renxue brought him to meet Xue Ye. The emperor proposed that Lin Xiao marry Xue Ke and offered him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as part of her dowry, leaving Lin Xiao stunned.

• Lin Xiao taunted Bibi Dong about Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, then left after she dismissed him.
• Qian Renxue apologized for their previous conversation, rejected Lin Xiao’s refusal to be recruited, and brought him to see Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye asked whether Lin Xiao was betrothed, and Lin Xiao said he wanted to establish his career before starting a family.
• Xue Ye proposed that Lin Xiao marry Xue Ke and become Marquis Xuanping, offering him three items from the Imperial Treasury as her dowry.
• Lin Xiao asked whether the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was among the items, and Xue Ye agreed to give it to him if he accepted the marriage and treated Xue Ke and the imperial family well.

Emperor Xue Ye offered Lin Xiao a marquisate, Princess Xue Ke’s hand, and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to bind him to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but Lin Xiao refused. After leaving the palace, he told Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian the matter was settled, and the group returned to the Ye Residence relieved.

• Emperor Xue Ye offered Lin Xiao a marquisate, a marriage alliance with Xue Ke, and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but Lin Xiao declined, warning that gifts came with hidden costs.
• Emperor Xue Ye accepted Lin Xiao’s refusal, praised him, then ended the audience because he felt unwell.
• Qian Renxue grabbed Lin Xiao’s hand to escort him out, but Lin Xiao shook her off after they left the palace.
• Lin Xiao told Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian that the dispute was settled and revealed Xue Ye’s offer, which he had refused.
• At the Ye Residence, Ye Lingling and Shui Bing’er approved of Lin Xiao’s decision, while he defended Princess Xue Ke from their gossip.

Lin Xiao learned that Feng Yu’s weakened state came from spending her Origin Blood Essence and that she needed Nirvana to recover. Feng Yu proposed a Phoenix Clan blood pact with Lin Xiao, and she began teaching him how to form it.

• Lin Xiao worried over Feng Yu’s persistent weakness and asked how to replenish the Origin she had spent helping him.
• Feng Yu decided to undergo Nirvana and explained that she needed a living volcano and a Phoenix Feather, though the known feather was in a dangerous area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Xiao promised to search for the Phoenix Feather and asked how he could help Feng Yu recover before Nirvana.
• Feng Yu explained that a Phoenix Clan blood pact could heal and strengthen them, and could preserve their Origins if one died.
• Feng Yu overcame her hesitation, agreed to form the pact with Lin Xiao, and began teaching him the method.

Lin Xiao and Feng Yu formed a blood pact that strengthened their bond and purified Lin Xiao’s Phoenix Bloodline while allowing Feng Yu to borrow his flames. The pact stirred the God Realm and Gu Yuena, and the chapter ended with Lin Xiao asking about Feng Yu’s incomplete nature and the Living Volcano she needed for Nirvana.

• Feng Yu drank Lin Xiao’s Origin Blood Essence and formed a pact with him, creating a deep connection between them.
• The pact further purified Lin Xiao’s Phoenix Bloodline, while Feng Yu gained the ability to use his Jet-Black Phoenix Fire and Great Sun Golden Flame.
• Destruction God King and the other Divine Kings discussed the Phoenix God’s renewed activity, mistaking the Phoenix Blood Pact’s signs for the remnant spirit causing trouble.
• Gu Yuena recognized the Phoenix Blood Pact and concluded that the Phoenix God had revived, while Bi Ji felt her bloodline stir and suppressed her urge to worship.
• Lin Xiao wondered why Feng Yu seemed incomplete and asked where the Living Volcano she needed for Nirvana was.

Lin Xiao offered Ning Fengzhi a chance to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while keeping his own request for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s help to himself. He then visited Shrek Academy, where Flender told him that Ma Hongjun would not return.

• After signing a Blood Pact with Feng Yu, Lin Xiao went to meet Ning Fengzhi at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Lin Xiao told Ning Fengzhi that his Teacher could use Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to address the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s flaw, with a thirty percent chance of evolving it into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi expressed his gratitude, and Lin Xiao asked him to choose who would use the treasures before Lin Xiao returned in three days.
• Lin Xiao learned that Spirit Hall had left Heaven Dou City, then headed to Shrek Academy.
• Flender accused Lin Xiao of causing Ma Hongjun’s downfall, but Lin Xiao denied responsibility and offered to help restore Ma Hongjun’s sanity.
• Flender told Lin Xiao that Ma Hongjun would not be coming back.

Lin Xiao confronted Flender over Ma Hongjun’s fall, then fought the Shrek students who attacked him. The chapter ended with Lin Xiao forcing Dai Mubai to kneel and putting his foot on his head while taunting Zhao Wuji, who did not dare retaliate.

• Lin Xiao reasoned that Tang Hao had taken Ma Hongjun away, possibly to Slaughter City, and blamed Flender for failing to guide him.
• Dai Mubai and the Shrek students confronted Lin Xiao, and Dai Mubai attacked him after Lin Xiao tried to leave.
• Lin Xiao dodged Dai Mubai’s attacks and punched him in the lower abdomen, then fought Tang San and Yu Tianheng as Xiao Wu tried to sneak up behind him.
• Lin Xiao blinded Tang San with the golden flames in his eyes and launched his Fourth Soul Skill at Yu Tianheng, but Zhao Wuji intercepted the attack.
• Lin Xiao broke both of Dai Mubai’s shoulders and demanded that he kneel and kowtow; Dai Mubai complied, and Lin Xiao placed his foot on Dai Mubai’s head.
• Lin Xiao challenged Zhao Wuji to attack him, but Zhao Wuji stayed still despite his fury.

Lin Xiao humiliated Dai Mubai and rebuked Flender and Zhao Wuji after defeating Shrek’s students. He left the academy after warning Dai Mubai that his royal status could not protect him in Heaven Dou City.

• Lin Xiao taunted Zhao Wuji and Flender after Zhao Wuji stopped himself from attacking.
• Flender admitted Dai Mubai and the others were in the wrong but asked Lin Xiao to let the matter end.
• Lin Xiao forced Dai Mubai to admit his fault and apologize while the other Shrek students stayed down or backed away.
• Lin Xiao told Flender and the students to reflect, then turned to leave.
• Dai Mubai tried to invoke his royal identity, but Lin Xiao pinned him down again and mocked his standing with the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai watched Lin Xiao leave and glared after him with resentment.