Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao asked Ye Qingxian to consider letting Shui Bing'er undergo Extreme Training with the Nine Hearted Begonia, and Ye Qingxian agreed to judge Shui Bing'er first. After Ye Qingxian examined Lin Xiao’s strength, he left thinking about a surprise for her: a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone near Holy Soul Village.

• Lin Xiao found Ye Qingxian working on hybrid rice and potatoes, and she explained that she had planted test fields outside Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Xiao asked Ye Qingxian to consider using the Nine Hearted Begonia to help Shui Bing'er improve her physique and talent through Extreme Training.
• Ye Qingxian questioned whether Shui Bing'er could keep the secret, then agreed to observe her before deciding whether to share it.
• Lin Xiao mentioned a surprise for Ye Qingxian, and she examined him, finding that his physical strength was close to a Soul Emperor's.
• Lin Xiao planned to ask Zhu Zhuqing when school started so he could determine whether Tang Hao would be away from the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone near Holy Soul Village.

Lin Xiao sought information about Tang Hao’s movements while pursuing the Blue Silver Emperor Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, then tested Yan Song and Yan Yu for the Burning Maple Battle Team. The siblings joined the team, and Lin Xiao prepared to publicize his Ten Thousand Year fourth soul ring as Zhu Zhuqing received his letter in Suotuo City.

• Ye Qingxian reflected on the human cost of the empires’ wars and continued her research into high-yield grain.
• Lin Xiao wrote to Zhu Zhuqing to learn when school began and infer when Tang Hao would be away from Holy Soul Village, intending to take the Blue Silver Emperor Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Lin Xiao went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and met Yan Song and his younger sister, Yan Yu, who asked to join Burning Maple Battle Team.
• Lin Xiao tested the siblings in the Simulated Training Ground, accepted Yan Song and made Yan Yu a substitute, and told them to spread news of his Ten Thousand Year fourth soul ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing received Lin Xiao’s letter in Suotuo City, and the sight of her softened expression troubled Dai Mubai, who was following her.

Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai’s claims about being a worthy fiancé, while Flender and Qin Ming arranged for Shrek Academy to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy. When Qin Ming described Lin Xiao’s strength, Flender recognized the name and reacted in alarm.

• Zhu Zhuqing refused to tell Dai Mubai who had sent her letter and challenged his claim that he was a good fiancé.
• Qin Ming praised Shrek Academy’s students and proposed that Flender bring the academy under Heaven Dou Royal Academy so it could access resources and enter the Soul Master Competition.
• Flender eagerly accepted Qin Ming’s proposal, and the two celebrated their reunion.
• Qin Ming explained that Yu Tianheng had transferred to Shrek after trouble at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and said Lin Xiao had helped cause the dispute.
• Qin Ming described Lin Xiao’s talents and his Burning Maple Battle Team as a major obstacle for Shrek.
• Flender suddenly asked which Lin Xiao Qin Ming meant and whether his Martial Soul was the Evil Fire Phoenix.

Flender learned that Lin Xiao had survived and become a powerful, admired Soul Master without the scandalous behavior Flender had assumed, prompting him to question how he had handled Ma Hongjun’s evil fire. Flender went to check on Ma Hongjun and found him pressuring Cuixiu, whose words briefly stirred his memories of who he had once been.

• Flender recalled Lin Xiao refusing his advice six years earlier and was shocked to learn Lin Xiao was alive and had become a respected Soul Elder.
• Qin Ming told Flender that Lin Xiao kept his conduct clean, was rumored to be considered as a live-in son-in-law, and had defeated three Soul Elders alone two years earlier.
• Flender and Qin Ming settled the plan for Shrek Academy to apply to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then Flender decided to visit Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun pursued Cuixiu and tried to use his status as a Soul Master and money to pressure her into being with him.
• Cuixiu told Ma Hongjun that he had changed since childhood, and his anger eased as he became uncertain.

Cuixiu left Ma Hongjun after condemning his contempt and mistreatment of poor women, while Ma Hongjun blamed the villagers and continued to justify exploiting them. Flender found him at a brothel and confronted him, ending by challenging Ma Hongjun’s belief that Lin Xiao was dead.

• Cuixiu accused Ma Hongjun of treating her and Cuihua like tools and left, while Ma Hongjun wondered whether he had done anything wrong.
• Ma Hongjun decided the farmers were at fault, dismissed Lin Xiao as foolish, and resolved to seek out village girls again because they were free and easy to bully.
• Flender searched for Ma Hongjun, found him with a woman at a brothel, and angrily called him outside.
• Ma Hongjun blamed his behavior on his Evil Fire and said Lin Xiao had once urged him to control it, but Flender rejected his excuses.
• Flender told Ma Hongjun to stop using Lin Xiao as a shield and asked what he would do if Lin Xiao were alive and doing better than him.

Flender told Ma Hongjun that Lin Xiao was alive and would soon return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, forcing Ma Hongjun to confront his fear and spur himself to cultivate harder. Meanwhile, Lin Xiao trained with solar fire, then learned Shrek had only recently recruited students and decided it was the right time to seek out the Blue Silver Emperor while Tang Hao was away.

• Ma Hongjun insisted Lin Xiao was dead until Flender revealed that Lin Xiao was a powerful Soul Elder and that Shrek planned to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy in about three months.
• Flender asked Ma Hongjun if he feared Lin Xiao and reminded him that they shared the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul; Ma Hongjun resolved to cultivate harder, though he continued visiting brothels.
• Lin Xiao practiced Phoenix Frolic under the noon sun, using Solar Fire Energy to temper his meridians, then asked Ye Qingxian to heal the resulting pain.
• Lin Xiao checked Zhu Zhuqing's reply, learned Shrek had only recently finished recruiting, and concluded Tang Hao was likely still with Tang San.
• Lin Xiao decided to search for the Blue Silver Emperor while Tang Hao was away, reasoning that Ah Yin was an independent person rather than Tang Hao's property.

Lin Xiao found the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and Ah Yin hidden in a cave near Holy Soul Village. He took the Spirit Bone and transplanted Ah Yin to the Azure Water Jade after she chose his second option.

• Lin Xiao searched the waterfalls near Holy Soul Village and discovered a hidden cave, where the Little Red Bird triggered a powerful blast.
• Lin Xiao found the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and a weakened Blue Silver Grass that he recognized as Ah Yin.
• Lin Xiao offered Ah Yin three choices for her future, and she swayed her leaves twice to choose the second option.
• Lin Xiao stored the Spirit Bone and placed Ah Yin’s flowerpot in the Azure Water Jade, mocking Tang Hao as he did so.

Lin Xiao returned to Heaven Dou City and gave Ye Qingxian the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone, believing it suited her Nine Hearted Begonia abilities. Ye Qingxian was shaken by the danger behind such a priceless gift, then softened and wondered why Lin Xiao was so good to her.

• Lin Xiao hid the Soul Bone and decided Ye Qingxian should absorb it because its abilities suited her and she had given so much to him.
• Lin Xiao returned to Heaven Dou City after three days, while Dugu Yan temporarily led the battle team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Xiao secretly showed Ye Qingxian the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone and explained its Flight and Self-Healing skills.
• Ye Qingxian warned Lin Xiao that a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone meant bloodshed and danger, then gently asked why he was so good to her.

Lin Xiao gave Ye Qingxian the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone, then transplanted Ah Yin into the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well. Feng Yu unexpectedly infused Ah Yin with its blood, transforming her into a crimson Blue Silver Emperor wreathed in Phoenix Fire, and Lin Xiao demanded to know Feng Yu’s true background.

• Lin Xiao insisted that Ye Qingxian keep the Spirit Bone, and she accepted it while agreeing to keep its existence secret.
• Lin Xiao explained that he gave Ye Qingxian the treasure to repay her care and then left her room.
• Lin Xiao planted Ah Yin in the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, where she began absorbing energy from the well and nearby Blue Silver Grass.
• Lin Xiao questioned whether Tang Hao had protected or confined Ah Yin in a cave, and Ah Yin reacted to his suspicions.
• Feng Yu sprinkled its blood over Ah Yin, causing her to transform into a crimson Blue Silver Emperor covered in Phoenix Fire.
• Lin Xiao grabbed Feng Yu and demanded to know its background.

Lin Xiao continued training the Burning Maple Battle Team while Feng Yu’s blood transformed Ah Yin into a Phoenix Blood Blue Silver Emperor. News that Qin Ming’s former academy would merge with Heaven Dou Royal Academy brought Yu Tianheng back into the story, and Lin Xiao prepared to meet an old friend.

• Feng Yu reacted angrily after Lin Xiao mocked the idea that she was a Phoenix, while Ah Yin recognized her as the Ancient Phoenix God and submitted to her.
• Lin Xiao questioned Feng Yu about her use of Essence Blood and teased her; Feng Yu flew out of his arms in a rage.
• Lin Xiao took charge of the Burning Maple Battle Team, increasing their training and providing free Medicinal Baths and Medicinal Cuisine.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy learned that Qin Ming’s alma mater would merge with it and that Yu Tianheng had transferred there, stirring rumors that Yu Tianheng would return to reclaim his dignity.
• Lin Xiao ignored the rumors and told Ye Lingling that he was about to see an old friend.

Flender brought Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the Education Committee proposed a friendly match against its ace team to test Shrek’s strength. The opposing team’s leader was Lin Xiao, whose appearance shocked Flender and made Ma Hongjun visibly uneasy.

• After Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar obtained their Third Soul Rings, Flender moved Shrek Academy from Suotuo City to Heaven Dou City.
• On the journey, Flender told Yu Xiaogang about Lin Xiao’s talent and his refusal to join Shrek, and Yu Xiaogang insisted Lin Xiao would regret his choice.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Oscar noticed Ma Hongjun sweating and acting nervously as Qin Ming welcomed the group.
• The Three Education Committee Members proposed a friendly match between Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s ace battle team.
• Meng Shenji called Lin Xiao forward, and Flender and Ma Hongjun reacted with shock when the red-haired youth appeared.

Lin Xiao reunited with Ma Hongjun and revealed that he had overcome the Evil Fire Phoenix’s flaw, while tensions between the Shrek group and Burning Maple Battle Team escalated over Xiao Wu’s insults. Ma Hongjun’s hope of receiving Lin Xiao’s help collapsed, and the rivals turned their attention to the impending fight.

• Ma Hongjun saw Lin Xiao and hid his jealousy behind a stiff greeting as Flender explained that they had been childhood friends.
• Xiao Wu insulted Lin Xiao, prompting Ning Rongrong to attack Xiao Wu and the groups to nearly come to blows.
• Lin Xiao explained that Ye Family Head and Poison Douluo had helped him mend his Martial Soul flaw, but said they had exhausted their resources.
• Lin Xiao advised Ma Hongjun to endure Evil Fire Burning Body and learn to control his evil fire, but Ma Hongjun accused him of pretending to be kind.
• Yu Xiaogang objected to Lin Xiao’s advice, and the discussion ended as he demanded to know when the fight would begin.

Lin Xiao confronted Yu Xiaogang over his Martial Soul theories, then led the Burning Maple Battle Team into a showdown with Shrek. The Burning Maple team revealed its superior Soul Power and unusual Soul Rings, and quickly put Shrek on the defensive as the battle began.

• Lin Xiao told Yu Xiaogang that he had written a book criticizing his Martial Soul theories, and Yu Xiaogang angrily dismissed his work.
• The Shrek Team and Burning Maple Battle Team arrived at the Soul Arena and announced their Martial Souls and Soul Power Levels.
• The Burning Maple team revealed high Soul Power Levels and unexpected Soul Ring configurations, including Lin Xiao's yellow, purple, purple, and black rings.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Lin Xiao's claims and praised the importance of individual skill, while Lin Xiao's Little Red Bird stared at Xiao Wu.
• Lin Xiao, Shui Bing'er, and Dugu Yan opened the battle with flames, frost, and poison, surrounding the Shrek Team.
• Tang San ordered Ma Hongjun to break through the frost and Yu Tianheng to attack the flames, but Ma Hongjun's fire only barely held off Shui Bing'er as she kept him pinned down.

The Burning Maple Battle Team overwhelmed Shrek as Shui Bing'er subdued Dai Mubai and Dugu Yan poisoned Zhu Zhuqing. Lin Xiao then challenged Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Xiao Wu alone, while Yu Xiaogang wrongly believed Shrek had the advantage.

• Yu Tianheng used Thunder Fury to halt Lin Xiao's Phoenix Fire Chains, while Tang San tried to counter Dugu Yan's poison with Realgar Wine.
• Dai Mubai charged at the support Soul Masters, but Shui Bing'er intercepted him and broke his defenses with a barrage of icy punches.
• Zhu Zhuqing flew toward the support Soul Masters, but Dugu Yan's poison paralyzed her before she could reach them.
• Lin Xiao burned Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and trapped Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Xiao Wu in a Phoenix Fire cage, challenging all three at once.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that Lin Xiao's challenge gave Shrek the advantage, despite the Burning Maple team's clear control of the match.

Lin Xiao fought Yu Tianheng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu inside a Phoenix Fire prison, overpowering the first two and blasting Xiao Wu away when she grabbed him. The fight left Lin Xiao standing while Xiao Wu was sent flying, with the battle still underway.

• Lin Xiao challenged Yu Tianheng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to attack him together.
• Yu Tianheng charged with Thunder Dragon Claw, but Lin Xiao smashed his dragonized claw with a bare fist and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Tang San tried to evade Lin Xiao with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Lin Xiao closed his eyes and kicked him away, making him spit blood.
• Xiao Wu clamped onto Lin Xiao and wrapped her arms and legs around him, while the Burning Maple Battle Team and Shui Bing'er reacted to the struggle.
• Lin Xiao warned Xiao Wu that she was too close, then triggered an explosion that blasted her into the sky.

Lin Xiao rescued Xiao Wu, then defeated Yu Tianheng and overpowered Tang San after they attacked him together. As Tang San's eight purple-black spider legs emerged, Lin Xiao faced a sudden new threat.

• Lin Xiao extinguished the flames around Xiao Wu, wrapped her in a blanket, and sent her to Ye Lingling to be healed.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng attacked Lin Xiao together with Dragon Beard Needles and Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush.
• Lin Xiao used Phoenix Fire Three Profound Transformations and Ink Jade Divine Body to break Yu Tianheng's dragon claw and beat him unconscious.
• Lin Xiao caught Tang San as he tried to retreat and struck him while criticizing his poisoned Dragon Beard Needles.
• Eight purple-black spider legs burst from Tang San's back and stabbed toward Lin Xiao as Shui Bing'er shouted a warning.

Lin Xiao defeated Tang San after Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances pierced him, then exposed Tang San’s hidden weapon and forced the Shrek group to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Qin Ming quit the academy and followed them, leaving the rivalry unresolved.

• Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances pierced him when Lin Xiao transformed into flames, and Lin Xiao cracked the external soul bone with his Ink Jade Divine Fist.
• Yu Xiaogang conceded, and Flender carried Tang San away while Lin Xiao held back because he knew an expert was hiding nearby.
• Meng Shenji declared the Burning Maple Battle Team the winner and offered Shrek a place at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Xiao showed the Dragon Beard Needle, and Tang San admitted he had used it; Meng Shenji then ordered Shrek to leave.
• Qin Ming tore off his Teacher Badge and followed the departing Shrek group after denouncing Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After Lin Xiao defeated Tang San, Ma Hongjun spiraled into despair over their differences and lost control of his Evil Fire. His flight toward the Crown Prince Residence triggered a crackdown in Heaven Dou City, and Flender was arrested as a suspected accomplice.

• Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San to see Lin Xiao's advantage as temporary, and Tang San regained his confidence.
• Ma Hongjun avoided Lin Xiao, while Lin Xiao expressed regret over their lost friendship and hoped Ma Hongjun would stay safe.
• Back at the hotel, Ma Hongjun smashed his mirror and blamed Lin Xiao for overshadowing him, then his Evil Fire transformed into Black Fire and he leaped out the window.
• Ma Hongjun flew toward the Crown Prince Residence, and Heaven Dou City's Law Enforcement Team identified him as a Fallen One and placed the city under martial law.
• Flender's attempt to explain was mistaken for aiding Ma Hongjun; he surrendered and was escorted away, asking Yu Xiaogang to find someone to bail him out.

Qian Renxue reviewed Lin Xiao’s strength and resolved to recruit rather than fear him, then ordered her guards to capture a Fallen One approaching the Crown Prince Residence. The guards subdued the fallen Ma Hongjun, who had been fleeing the Heaven Dou City Guard Corps, and prepared to interrogate him about his accomplices.

• Pufferfish Douluo brought Qian Renxue news of Lin Xiao’s victory over Shrek Team, and Qian Renxue praised his talent, character, and potential.
• Pufferfish Douluo warned that Lin Xiao might become an enemy, but Qian Renxue declared she had the confidence to win him over or face him herself.
• A guard reported that a Fallen One was flying toward the Crown Prince Residence, and Qian Renxue ordered the guards to capture him alive and investigate his accomplices.
• Ma Hongjun fled the Heaven Dou City Guard Corps while ranting about Lin Xiao and attacking his pursuers with blackened Evil Fire.
• A Soul King struck Ma Hongjun down with Azure Feather Blade, and the Crown Prince Residence guards bound him after knocking him unconscious.

Qian Renxue ordered Pufferfish Douluo to investigate Ma Hongjun and tell Lin Xiao that his childhood friend had become a Fallen One. Meanwhile, Flender was imprisoned and Yu Xiaogang’s group blamed Lin Xiao, argued among themselves, and planned to free Flender while concealing their connection to Ma Hongjun.

• Ma Hongjun spat flames at Qian Renxue, but she suppressed his Evil Fire and ordered Pufferfish Douluo to question him and report the matter to Lin Xiao.
• Flender was taken to Heaven Dou City’s maximum-security prison, where he worried about Ma Hongjun’s transformation and feared what Lin Xiao might become if he fell.
• Tang San blamed Lin Xiao for Ma Hongjun becoming a Fallen One, while Zhu Zhuqing challenged his accusation.
• Dai Mubai insulted Zhu Zhuqing and blamed her for Shrek Academy’s defeat, prompting her to slap him.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped Dai Mubai from attacking Zhu Zhuqing and said he would call in favors to save Flender while they investigated Ma Hongjun and hid their connection to him.