Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao discovered that the Crimson Demon Azure Kite Egg was not dead but protected by a second shell, which his Evil Fire Phoenix awakened. He decided not to eat it, though its newfound closeness left him wondering whether he should change his mind.

• Ye Qingxian inspected the Crimson Demon Azure Kite Egg and concluded that it was somehow still alive despite showing no signs of life.
• Lin Xiao considered whether the egg had entered a suspended-death state and wondered if its condition resembled a lesser form of Phoenix Nirvana.
• Lin Xiao roasted the egg with his Bewitching Evil Fire, which had no effect until its dark patterns brightened and its outer shell cracked to reveal a living egg beneath.
• Lin Xiao sensed a heartbeat inside the white eggshell and brought the changed egg to Ye Qingxian the next morning.
• Lin Xiao told Ye Qingxian he would not eat the egg, but its apparent affection for him made him reconsider.

A mysterious Phoenix presence disturbed Douluo Star as the Crimson Demon Azure Kite Egg hatched into a fiery Little Red Bird while Lin Xiao slept. Lin Xiao woke to find the bird had bonded with him, but neither he nor Ye Qingxian could identify what it was.

• The Four Great Divine Kings and Asura God sensed a Phoenix Cry, and Asura God explained that Phoenix God’s Nirvana made it difficult to annihilate completely.
• An invisible crimson light fell into a courtyard in Heaven Dou City as Lin Xiao slept, and the flames inside the egg formed a Little Red Bird that broke out of its shell.
• The Little Red Bird crawled under Lin Xiao’s quilt, then greeted him affectionately when he woke.
• Lin Xiao noticed the bird was far smaller and more developed than a newborn Crimson Demon Azure Kite, and its flames instantly burned the earthworms he offered to ash.
• Lin Xiao brought the Little Red Bird to Ye Qingxian, who joked that it was not his biological child and that he should simply raise it if it behaved.

Lin Xiao discovered that the Little Red Bird could devour rare thousand-year herbs without harm, then named it Feng Yu. While Lin Xiao practiced the Bird Frolic, Feng Yu demonstrated a profound flying movement that transformed his technique and caused the Evil Fire in his core to flare.

• The Little Red Bird ate Dragon Blood Fruits and Purple Gold Ganoderma, astonishing Lin Xiao and Ye Qingxian because it remained energetic after consuming the powerful herbs.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan mistook Lin Xiao leaving Ye Qingxian's room for something suspicious, then learned he had gone there to ask questions about the bird.
• Lin Xiao rejected Ye Lingling's and Dugu Yan's suggested names and named the Little Red Bird Feng Yu.
• As Lin Xiao practiced the Five Animal Frolics, Feng Yu watched closely and reacted seriously to his Bird Frolic.
• Feng Yu flew in graceful, profound movements, and Lin Xiao imitated it until he felt like a soaring Phoenix and the Evil Fire in his core surged.

Lin Xiao discovered that Feng Yu helped him control and gradually purify his Evil Fire, then returned to class and searched for a suitable Third Soul Ring. Yu Tianheng resolved to pursue Dugu Yan with his family’s backing, while Feng Yu opened the book to an unfamiliar Spirit Beast, the Weaving Fire Red Luan.

• Lin Xiao found that practicing the improved Bird Frolics with Feng Yu helped him control and slowly purify his Evil Fire.
• Lin Xiao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling returned to class, prompting Yu Tianheng to prepare to approach Dugu Yan.
• Yu Tianheng recalled that his family supported his pursuit of Dugu Yan because they hoped to form ties with her grandfather, Dugu Bo.
• Lin Xiao searched the Spirit Beast Illustration Book for an eight-thousand-year-old Crimson Demon Azure Kite for his Third Soul Ring.
• Feng Yu flipped to a page about the Weaving Fire Red Luan, leaving Lin Xiao wondering what kind of Spirit Beast it was.

Lin Xiao read about the rare Weaving Fire Red Luan and decided to seek one as his third soul ring, keeping the Crimson Demon Azure Kite as a backup. Outside the Library, Yu Tianheng confronted Lin Xiao and his companions, but they ignored him and left together.

• Lin Xiao learned that the Weaving Fire Red Luan was rare, fast, and prone to self-immolation, making it difficult to hunt for a soul ring.
• Lin Xiao decided to search for a Weaving Fire Red Luan and keep an eight-thousand-year Crimson Demon Azure Kite as a backup.
• Yu Tianheng waited outside the Library and challenged Lin Xiao while staring at Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling rebuked Yu Tianheng, while Lin Xiao ignored him and asked the women where they would eat.
• Yu Tianheng shouted that only he was allowed to like Dugu Yan, but Lin Xiao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling left without looking back.

Lin Xiao attended a banquet at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where he charmed Ning Rongrong and met Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo Gu Rong. The sect presented him with a ten-thousand-year Crimson Demon Azure Kite Spirit Bone, leaving him startled by the valuable gift.

• Yu Tianheng learned that the Sect backed him in pursuing Dugu Yan despite her attachment to Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao accepted Ning Fengzhi's invitation and traveled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Lin Xiao for breaking his promise, but he feigned hurt over their unequal backgrounds and won her sympathy.
• Ning Fengzhi found Ning Rongrong behaving politely with Lin Xiao and welcomed him to the banquet.
• After the meal, Bone Douluo Gu Rong gave Ning Fengzhi a box, and Ning Fengzhi presented Lin Xiao with a ten-thousand-year Crimson Demon Azure Kite Spirit Bone.

Lin Xiao accepted a Ten Thousand Year Crimson Demon Azure Kite soul bone from Ning Fengzhi in exchange for helping guide Ning Rongrong, then revealed that Little Red Bird had hatched from the egg Ning Fengzhi gave him. After Lin Xiao left, Ning Fengzhi privately explained that his real aim was to create an opportunity for Ning Rongrong to grow closer to Lin Xiao.

• Ning Fengzhi offered Lin Xiao the soul bone as payment for helping spend time with and guide Ning Rongrong, and Lin Xiao agreed to try.
• Lin Xiao asked where the Crimson Demon Azure Kite egg came from, then showed Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo that Little Red Bird had hatched from it.
• Ning Fengzhi told Lin Xiao the egg had been found in a nest alongside the corpses of two Crimson Demon Azure Kites and a Ten Thousand Year soul bone.
• After Lin Xiao left, Bone Douluo questioned why Ning Fengzhi had given away such a valuable soul bone for a small favor.
• Ning Fengzhi privately revealed that he had arranged the favor to give Ning Rongrong an opportunity with Lin Xiao.

Dugu Bo absorbed the remaining medicinal power of the Immortal Grass and broke through to level 94, then returned to find Lin Xiao and Dugu Yan. After Dugu Bo demonstrated his dangerous Poison Burst Technique, Ye Lingling revealed that Yu Tianheng had harassed Dugu Yan and insulted Lin Xiao.

• Dugu Bo exhausted the Jade Phosphorous Seven Absolutes Flower’s poisonous mist and used herbs to refine the remaining medicinal power of the Immortal Grass.
• Dugu Bo swallowed his Golden Core and broke through to level 94, then hurried back to Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo showed Lin Xiao his newly developed Poison Burst Technique, alarming Lin Xiao with the danger of its explosive power.
• Dugu Bo offered to teach Dugu Yan the technique, and Lin Xiao explained that she should use it only as a last resort.
• Ye Lingling told Dugu Bo that Yu Tianheng had improper intentions toward Dugu Yan and had spoken disrespectfully to Lin Xiao.

Ye Lingling told Dugu Bo that Yu Tianheng had been spreading rumors and threatening anyone who pursued Dugu Yan, prompting Dugu Bo to act against him. Lin Xiao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find Yu Tianheng hanging upside down at the gates, barely alive.

• Ye Lingling told Dugu Bo that Yu Tianheng had claimed Dugu Yan for himself and threatened anyone who got close to her.
• Dugu Bo grew furious as Ye Lingling recounted rumors portraying Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan as a perfect match, then left to confront him.
• Lin Xiao led Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and reassured them that Dugu Bo could handle the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Lin Xiao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling found Yu Tianheng hanging upside down at the academy gates while teachers and students watched in fear.

Dugu Bo punished Yu Tianheng for harassing Dugu Yan, provoking a confrontation with Yu Yuanzhen, who challenged him to a duel outside Heaven Dou City. Lin Xiao reassured Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that Dugu Bo had completed his martial soul evolution, raised his Soul Power Level, and developed a Self-Created Soul Skill.

• Dugu Bo whipped Yu Tianheng for harassing Dugu Yan, and the Three Education Committee Members tried to protect the suspended student.
• Dugu Bo revealed a jade-green Flood Dragon with a golden horn, suppressing the Three Education Committee Members with his martial soul.
• Yu Yuanzhen arrived and confronted Dugu Bo over his treatment of Yu Tianheng, while Dugu Bo accused the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan of enabling the harassment.
• Yu Yuanzhen transformed into his dragonized form and challenged Dugu Bo to a bout outside Heaven Dou City, and the two left to fight.
• Lin Xiao stayed with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, reassuring them that Dugu Bo had completed his martial soul evolution, gained a level, and developed a Self-Created Soul Skill.

Dugu Bo fought Yu Yuanzhen after rejecting his attempt to recruit him and control Dugu Yan’s relationship with Tian Heng. Dugu Bo returned home badly wounded but claimed Yu Yuanzhen was worse off, while Ye Qingxian began treating him and asked how he had won.

• Yu Yuanzhen challenged Dugu Bo to a duel and offered to overlook his treatment of Tian Heng if Dugu Bo joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and allowed Tian Heng and Dugu Yan to pursue Free Love.
• Dugu Bo rejected Yu Yuanzhen’s proposal and attacked him with several Soul Skills, poisoning him before he could respond.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo transformed into their dragon forms and battled, devastating the surrounding wilderness.
• After the fight, Lin Xiao and the others told Ye Qingxian what had happened, and she reassured them that she could heal Dugu Bo if he survived.
• Dugu Bo returned home scorched and bloodied, told Dugu Yan that Yu Yuanzhen was worse off, and received treatment from Ye Qingxian.
• Ye Qingxian asked Dugu Bo how he had beaten the level 95 Super Douluo, as rumors said Dugu Bo had been gravely injured.

Dugu Bo recounted his victory over Yu Yuanzhen, leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan facing its patriarch’s collapse while Dugu Bo gained renown. After Ye Qingxian arranged a Whale Rubber business deal with Ning Fengzhi to settle Lin Xiao’s debt, Lin Xiao began absorbing the ten-thousand-year Crimson Demon Azure Kite left-leg Spirit Bone.

• Dugu Bo drank wine and bragged to Lin Xiao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling about defeating Yu Yuanzhen with his Poison Burst Technique.
• News spread that Dugu Bo had returned while Yu Yuanzhen lay gravely injured, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan feared its patriarch would die.
• Ning Fengzhi learned from Sword Douluo that Dugu Bo’s victory would cripple the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and decided not to rush into dealings with Lin Xiao.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sought Ye Qingxian’s healing, then pleaded with Dugu Bo, who withdrew his poison and left Yu Yuanzhen severely weakened.
• Ye Qingxian arranged a Whale Rubber business partnership with Ning Fengzhi, settling Lin Xiao’s debt before he began absorbing the ten-thousand-year Crimson Demon Azure Kite left-leg Spirit Bone.

Lin Xiao absorbed a spirit bone, reached level 29, and gained the flame-amplifying skill Phoenix Bathing in Fire. Ye Qingxian advised him to pursue powerful spirit beasts while hiding his true abilities, though they remained unsure how to conceal his rapid cultivation.

• Ye Qingxian watched over Lin Xiao as he absorbed the spirit bone, and Lin Xiao completed the process without pain or complications.
• Lin Xiao discovered that his soul power had risen to level 29 and tested Phoenix Bathing in Fire, which boosted his strength by fifty percent using his two flames.
• Lin Xiao told Ye Qingxian about the Weaving Fire Red Luan and Crimson Demon Azure Kite he had chosen for his third soul ring, and she agreed the search could take time.
• Ye Qingxian urged Lin Xiao to build a strong foundation and avoid revealing his ability to defeat stronger opponents, warning that powerful enemies existed beyond their reach.
• Lin Xiao worried that his level was too conspicuous, and Ye Qingxian promised to look for a way to conceal it.

After Dugu Bo defeated Yu Yuanzhen, Xue Ye invited him to a royal banquet, and Dugu Bo brought Lin Xiao as his disciple. Lin Xiao prepared for the palace gathering with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, leaving with the two girls helping him dress.

• Lin Xiao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where students avoided them after Dugu Bo's conflict with Yu Yuanzhen.
• Xue Ye invited Dugu Bo to a banquet at the Imperial Palace and arranged for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to receive condolences.
• Dugu Bo told Lin Xiao to accompany him to the banquet so Lin Xiao could broaden his horizons and be recognized as Dugu Bo's disciple.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling teased each other and Lin Xiao about marriage as they spent the day at school.
• Before the evening banquet, Ye Lingling helped Lin Xiao put on his formal clothes while Dugu Yan arranged his hair ornaments.

Lin Xiao attended Emperor Xue Ye’s imperial banquet with Ye Qingxian, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan, where he met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, secretly Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue sought to build a connection with him, while Little Red Bird behaved unusually around her, and Ning Fengzhi approached just as their conversation ended.

• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan dressed Lin Xiao in elaborate Phoenix robes, and Ye Qingxian joined them to support him at the banquet.
• Lin Xiao explored the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace before joining Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan in the back garden banquet grounds.
• Xue Qinghe introduced himself to Lin Xiao, who recognized him as Qian Renxue in disguise and politely greeted him.
• Little Red Bird flew close to Qian Renxue, inspected her aura, and returned to Lin Xiao when he called it.
• Qian Renxue praised Lin Xiao’s cultivation, invited him to visit her residence, and considered how to keep Dugu Bo from supporting her rivals.
• As Qian Renxue prepared to leave, she noticed Ning Fengzhi approaching Lin Xiao’s table.

Ning Fengzhi praised Lin Xiao to Qian Renxue, drawing her interest and prompting Lin Xiao to explain his supposed rise through the help of Ye Qingxian, Dugu Bo, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan. He left the conversation when Ye Qingxian summoned him to meet her friends.

• Ning Fengzhi brought Ning Rongrong to Lin Xiao and encouraged her to learn from him, while she complained that he never visited to play.
• Qian Renxue said she and Lin Xiao had hit it off, and Ning Fengzhi praised Lin Xiao’s talent and temperament to her.
• Qian Renxue teased Lin Xiao about claiming his achievements came from pills, while Ning Fengzhi urged her to spend more time with him.
• Lin Xiao told them he had been an orphan with a flawed Martial Soul and credited Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, Ye Qingxian, and Dugu Bo with providing the treasures that helped him survive and grow.
• Ye Qingxian noticed Lin Xiao talking with Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi, then called him over to meet her friends.

Ye Qingxian introduced Lin Xiao to the noblewomen at the Imperial Palace banquet, hoping to gain influential backers for him. Their shameless teasing made him flee, but Tang Yuehua gave him a calming sachet before he left.

• Lin Xiao left Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi and joined Ye Qingxian, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling as the noblewomen teased him.
• Ye Qingxian scolded the women for making lewd jokes about her seven-year-old disciple, then explained that she wanted him to win their protection.
• Ye Qingxian introduced Tang Yuehua, and Lin Xiao greeted the Moonlight Pavilion master politely.
• Tang Yuehua gave Lin Xiao a sachet containing precious fragrant herbs, while the other women joked about the personal gift.
• Ye Qingxian dismissed Lin Xiao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, and Lin Xiao escaped the gathering in relief.

At a banquet honoring Dugu Bo, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan offered a rare Soul Bone and tried to settle its conflict with him through an alliance with Lin Xiao. Dugu Bo rejected the marriage proposal, and after the banquet he gave the Soul Bone to Dugu Yan, whom Lin Xiao urged to absorb it.

• Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi left Lin Xiao to greet Dugu Bo, while Xue Ke stayed beside him.
• Dugu Bo publicly declared Lin Xiao his disciple and warned the guests not to harm him.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan presented Dugu Bo with a Five Thousand Year Rock Python Left Arm Soul Bone and reported Yu Tianheng's punishment.
• The clan's envoy proposed a marriage alliance between Lin Xiao and a twelve-year-old girl, but Dugu Bo angrily rejected the offer and sent him away.
• After the banquet, Dugu Bo gave the Soul Bone to Dugu Yan, and Lin Xiao advised her to absorb it to improve her combat ability.

After Dugu Yan absorbed a soul bone, Lin Xiao discussed how she could use her defenses and poison in battle, then spent the changing seasons preparing for his third soul ring. The chapter ends with Lin Xiao leaving with Dugu Bo for the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Dugu Yan absorbed the 5,000-year Rock Python Left Arm Soul Bone, reached rank 38, and gained the 'Solid as a Rock' skill.
• Lin Xiao explained how Dugu Yan could stall opponents and use her strength in team battles, while Ye Lingling objected when he suggested using her as bait.
• Lin Xiao practiced with Feng Yu and received a letter from Shui Bing'er, who said she had a surprise planned for their next meeting.
• Winter turned to summer, and Lin Xiao said goodbye to Ye Qingxian, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling before following Dugu Bo toward the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt his third soul ring.

Lin Xiao and Dugu Bo searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable third soul ring until Feng Yu led them to an eight-thousand-year Weaving Fire Red Luan. They planned to use Dugu Bo’s Medusa’s Gaze and poison to subdue it, and the chapter ended as their ambush began.

• Dugu Bo complained that he and Lin Xiao had spent a month searching without finding the Weaving Fire Red Luan or Crimson Demon Azure Kite.
• Lin Xiao and Dugu Bo entered the inner reaches of the Core Area, where Feng Yu suddenly flew off and beckoned them to follow.
• Feng Yu led Lin Xiao and Dugu Bo to a nest containing a Weaving Fire Red Luan that Lin Xiao judged to be over eight thousand years old.
• Lin Xiao explained the Weaving Fire Red Luan’s abilities to Dugu Bo, and they decided to use Medusa’s Gaze alongside poison to restrain it.
• After watching the Weaving Fire Red Luan through the day, Dugu Bo approached at night and launched the petrifying beam and poison as it opened its eyes.