Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue questioned the imprisoned Ma Hongjun about his hostility toward Lin Xiao and discovered that his accusations were merely resentful interpretations of Lin Xiao’s kindness and ambition. Ma Hongjun began recounting their childhood, leaving Qian Renxue intrigued by his claim about Lin Xiao’s future aspirations.

• Pufferfish Douluo told Qian Renxue that Ma Hongjun’s Fallen state was tied to a flaw in his Martial Soul and that he became violent when Lin Xiao was mentioned.
• Ma Hongjun raged against Lin Xiao, and Pufferfish Douluo struck him with a Soul Power whip and warned him to show respect to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue gently asked Ma Hongjun to explain why he thought Lin Xiao was a hypocrite, hoping to learn Lin Xiao’s hidden nature.
• Ma Hongjun complained that Lin Xiao had made toys and woven baskets for villagers, earning their praise and prompting Ma Hongjun’s parents to tell him to learn from Lin Xiao.
• Ma Hongjun said Lin Xiao had spoken about helping others when successful, unlike Ma Hongjun’s wish to have several wives and many children, and Qian Renxue’s eyes lit up.

Ma Hongjun revealed his resentment toward Lin Xiao and repeated Lin Xiao’s beliefs about power, responsibility, and the suffering caused by rulers’ ambitions. Qian Renxue was deeply moved and decided Lin Xiao deserved someone like her at his side as she sought to purge the continent.

• Ma Hongjun said Lin Xiao had taught that respect came from what one gave others and that the powerful should solve the continent’s problems.
• Ma Hongjun confessed he resented Lin Xiao’s talent, reputation, strength, and relationships, and admitted he wanted to take Lin Xiao’s place.
• Pufferfish Douluo reconsidered his wariness of Lin Xiao and felt admiration for him after hearing Ma Hongjun’s account.
• Qian Renxue imagined Lin Xiao’s difficult childhood and praised his character and talent.
• Qian Renxue declared that she was the one worthy of matching Lin Xiao and hoped he would stand loyally at her side.

Lin Xiao absorbed Solar Fire Energy through Phoenix Frolic and saw a possible path to evolving his Martial Soul, relying on Ye Qingxian’s healing to endure the dangerous body tempering. He then learned that Ma Hongjun had become a Fallen One, but declined Xue Qinghe’s unusual invitation to meet and kept his distance from the Crown Prince.

• Lin Xiao absorbed Solar Fire Energy while practicing Phoenix Frolic and sensed his Ultimate Fire Phoenix Martial Soul beginning to evolve.
• Lin Xiao planned to build up his tolerance to Solar Fire Energy with Ye Qingxian’s healing, then use a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to help refine it.
• A servant delivered Lin Xiao a letter saying Ma Hongjun had become a Fallen One and Xue Qinghe wanted his advice and a face-to-face meeting.
• Lin Xiao told Ye Qingxian about the letter and worried that Xue Qinghe’s invitation to drink, talk, and make excessive requests might be a trap.
• Lin Xiao politely declined Qian Renxue’s invitation and told himself to keep a low profile.

Qian Renxue failed to meet Lin Xiao, while Yu Xiaogang reunited with Liu Erlong, who arranged Flender’s release and warned the group not to try to save Ma Hongjun. After learning about Lin Xiao’s backing and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s weakened position, Tang Hao abandoned his plan to confront Lin Xiao and trusted Tang San to deal with him later.

• Qian Renxue learned that Lin Xiao had refused her invitation, and Pufferfish Douluo interpreted his absence as a sign of public-minded restraint.
• Yu Xiaogang encountered Liu Erlong and told her that Flender was imprisoned and Ma Hongjun had become a Fallen One.
• Liu Erlong arranged for Flender to be released, but warned Yu Xiaogang that Ma Hongjun could not be saved under the law.
• Flender blamed Lin Xiao for Ma Hongjun’s fate, and Liu Erlong explained Lin Xiao’s powerful allies and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s weakened position.
• Tang Hao overheard Liu Erlong’s account, gave up on confronting Lin Xiao, and decided Tang San could challenge him in the future.

Lin Xiao wondered why Qian Renxue’s attitude toward him had changed, while Qian Renxue wrote to her grandfather about Spirit Hall’s growing strength and her plans to unite the continent. She intended to win Lin Xiao over, as Tang Hao arranged to rescue Ma Hongjun and send him away from Shrek.

• Lin Xiao privately questioned whether his powerful Soul Rings or actions against Shrek had caused Qian Renxue to treat him differently.
• Qian Renxue wrote to her grandfather that Spirit Hall could exploit tensions between commoner and aristocratic Soul Masters to weaken the empires and sects and unify the continent.
• Qian Renxue praised Lin Xiao’s talent and character in her letter and planned to win his allegiance, along with Ye Qingxian and Dugu Bo.
• Tang Hao told Yu Xiaogang he would rescue Ma Hongjun from the Crown Prince Residence that night and warned that Ma Hongjun could not remain with Shrek if he stayed a Fallen One.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to Tang Hao’s plan to send Ma Hongjun away, leaving his fate to chance, so Shrek Academy and Xiao San would not be endangered.

Tang Hao broke into the Crown Prince Residence’s Dungeon and rescued Ma Hongjun, exposing the Clear Sky Hammer to Snake Lance Douluo. Lin Xiao realized the incident could prompt Spirit Hall to act, but chose to focus on getting stronger before asking Ye Qingxian for healing in a phrase she misunderstood.

• Tang Hao knocked out the Dungeon guards, freed Ma Hongjun, and found the exit sealed by a Dark Iron door.
• Tang Hao shattered the door with the Clear Sky Hammer and escaped, while Snake Lance Douluo recognized the weapon but did not pursue him.
• Tang Hao blamed Ma Hongjun for the escape’s complications and warned he would send him to a slaughterhouse if he did not return to normal.
• Lin Xiao heard about the rescue, concluded Tang Hao was responsible, and worried the Clear Sky Hammer’s appearance would spur Spirit Hall into action.
• Lin Xiao decided to stop worrying and train, then asked Ye Qingxian to “nurse” him before clarifying that he meant healing.

Qian Renxue planned to use news of a Clear Sky Hammer Titled Douluo rescuing a Fallen One to give Spirit Hall a pretext to target the Clear Sky Sect and pursue Tang Hao’s possible Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. At the Ye Residence, Ye Lingling’s jealousy over Shui Bing’er’s closeness to Lin Xiao surfaced, and Lin Xiao teased her about being a vinegar jar.

• Qian Renxue decided to spread news of a Clear Sky Hammer Titled Douluo in Heaven Dou City and planned to visit Lin Xiao herself.
• Lin Xiao and Shui Bing’er practiced Phoenix Frolic while Ye Lingling watched them jealously.
• Dugu Yan teased Ye Lingling for pretending not to care about Lin Xiao and urged her to act first.
• Ye Lingling healed Lin Xiao and Shui Bing’er, then scolded Lin Xiao when Shui Bing’er wiped his sweat.
• Lin Xiao called Ye Lingling a century-old vinegar jar, prompting her to blush and chase him toward Ye Qingxian.

Qian Renxue visited the Ye Residence and asked Lin Xiao to help investigate Ma Hongjun’s escape, hinting that Ma Hongjun had revealed details about Lin Xiao’s past. Lin Xiao agreed and followed her to the Crown Prince Residence, where Qian Renxue welcomed him with plum wine and an unexpectedly intense eagerness.

• Ye Lingling complained about Lin Xiao while Dugu Yan teased and comforted her.
• Qian Renxue arrived at the Ye Residence and told Lin Xiao that Ma Hongjun had escaped after being rescued.
• Qian Renxue asked Lin Xiao to cooperate with her investigation and hinted that Ma Hongjun had shared stories about his childhood.
• Lin Xiao agreed to go with Qian Renxue, and Ye Qingxian warned him that she would protect him in Heaven Dou City.
• At the Crown Prince Residence, Qian Renxue served Lin Xiao plum wine and leaned toward him with fervent anticipation.

Qian Renxue tried to recruit Lin Xiao by praising his character and promising him power, status, and women, but he refused because he wanted to focus on becoming a powerful Soul Master. The conversation ended with Lin Xiao insulting her by asking whether she would give him the Pope of Spirit Hall.

• Qian Renxue invited Lin Xiao to discuss his future and quoted words he had once shared with Ma Hongjun, suggesting he had great ambitions.
• Qian Renxue recounted Lin Xiao’s hardships and praised his intelligence, willpower, and loyalty before offering him a place at her side.
• Lin Xiao refused Qian Renxue’s offer and said he wanted to study martial soul theory and grow stronger without joining political struggles.
• Qian Renxue offered Lin Xiao Soul Bones and the women he desired, including women from the Ye Family and Dugu Family.
• Lin Xiao rebuked Qian Renxue, told her to recruit Ma Hongjun instead, and asked whether she would give him the Pope of Spirit Hall.

After Lin Xiao rejected Qian Renxue’s offer and stormed away, Spiny Porcupine Douluo explained that Lin Xiao was a principled “phoenix” who could not be won over with power or women. Qian Renxue resolved to apologize and give him space, but her regret turned into a stronger desire to conquer him.

• Qian Renxue crushed her teacup and overturned the banquet table after Lin Xiao left, while Spiny Porcupine Douluo cautioned her about how she had treated him.
• Spiny Porcupine Douluo compared Lin Xiao to a phoenix, explaining that his principles made blunt temptation and coercion ineffective.
• Spiny Porcupine Douluo told Qian Renxue that Lin Xiao had been angered because she trampled on his dignity, and advised her to apologize and stop pursuing him for a while.
• Qian Renxue accepted the advice and regretted her mistake, then resolved that she would eventually make Lin Xiao submit to her.
• Qian Renxue’s thoughts turned to Bibi Dong, whom Lin Xiao had named as a peerless beauty, and she felt angry about his interest in her mother.

Ye Qingxian published her Hybrid Rice and Super Potatoes research with Lin Xiao credited as a co-author, while Qian Renxue regretted her earlier treatment of him and sought to apologize. Lin Xiao then left Heaven Dou City with Ye Qingxian and Dugu Bo to temper his body at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well as his Ultimate Fire approached a new evolution.

• Ye Qingxian gave Ning Fengzhi experimental Hybrid Rice and Super Potatoes for promotion, and he pledged to publicize her achievements across the continent.
• Ye Qingxian published her research and named Lin Xiao as a co-author, prompting him to worry that she had divided her potential Faith Power with him.
• After learning of Lin Xiao's contribution, Qian Renxue regretted her actions and sent someone to find him and apologize.
• Lin Xiao left Heaven Dou City with Ye Qingxian and Dugu Bo to temper his body at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well using the Solar Fire Energy he had accumulated.
• As Solar Fire Energy destabilized Lin Xiao's Ultimate Fire and its edges began turning golden, he named its coming evolution the Great Sun Golden Flame and wondered if he could gather a third kind of flame.

Lin Xiao entered the Fire Pool at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well to undergo Phoenix Nirvana and draw out the violent Solar Fire Energy stored in his body. As the energy surged beyond his control, he used the Ice Heart Incantation to suppress it while Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian watched anxiously.

• Lin Xiao explained to Dugu Bo that Phoenix Nirvana was an ongoing process and that Evil Fire Body Tempering was only one method.
• Ye Qingxian worried that Lin Xiao might not withstand the Great Sun Golden Flame, while Lin Xiao trusted Feng Yu to help him.
• After Lin Xiao entered the Fire Pool, Dugu Bo learned from Ye Qingxian that Lin Xiao had endured excess Solar Fire Energy while practicing Phoenix Frolic every day.
• Dugu Bo invited Lin Xiao to drink with him after the Nirvana, and Lin Xiao accepted while asking about his Five Poisons Wine.
• The Solar Fire Energy erupted from Lin Xiao, and he hurriedly recited the Ice Heart Incantation to suppress it.

Lin Xiao endured the devastating Solar Fire Energy as his body began a painful Phoenix Nirvana, while Ye Qingxian healed him and Feng Yu watched without intervening. Lin Xiao abandoned his plan to use the Cold Pool and decided to strengthen the Solar Fire Energy with the Fire Pool instead.

• Lin Xiao silently recited the Ice Heart Incantation as Solar Fire Energy ravaged his body, especially his heart.
• Ye Qingxian surrounded Lin Xiao with healing from her Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul, while Dugu Bo saw blood mist seeping from him and feared for his survival.
• Ye Qingxian panicked as blood scabs repeatedly formed and broke across Lin Xiao's body, leaving her unable to help him effectively.
• Feng Yu watched with concern but did not intervene, believing Lin Xiao had to endure the Phoenix Nirvana himself and was forging a path toward becoming an undying Fire Phoenix.
• Lin Xiao gave up on using the Cold Pool to suppress the Solar Fire Energy and resolved to use the Fire Pool to strengthen it, inspired by the principle that yang at its extreme gives birth to yin.

Lin Xiao survived the Solar Fire Energy’s attempt to consume him by taking the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and receiving Feng Yu’s Essence Blood, which transformed the Golden Crow within his Great Sun Golden Flame into a Phoenix. After recovering from Nirvana, he told Ye Qingxian and Dugu Bo that he had gained significant benefits, leaving them eager to hear what had changed.

• Lin Xiao’s Soul Power ran out as Solar Fire Energy rampaged through his body, and Ye Qingxian’s healing could not keep pace with the Fire Poison.
• A coolness appeared within Lin Xiao, and he shouted for the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower; Ye Qingxian tossed it to him from the Azure Water Jade.
• The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower restored balance between Yin and Yang in Lin Xiao’s body, allowing him to survive Nirvana and regain warmth.
• Feng Yu gave Lin Xiao her Essence Blood, which took control of the sunflower’s energy and transformed the Golden Crow inside his Great Sun Golden Flame into a Phoenix resembling Feng Yu.
• Lin Xiao climbed out of the Fire Pool, dressed, and told Ye Qingxian and Dugu Bo that his gains were enormous; Ye Qingxian asked him to explain them.

Lin Xiao used Feng Yu’s Origin Blood Essence and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to absorb a Golden Crow Reflection, cleanse and evolve his Phoenix Bloodline, and gain authority over Solar Power. He demonstrated his Great Sun Golden Flame and evolved Phoenix Domain to Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian, leaving them impressed and Dugu Bo wary of his growing strength.

• During prayer, Qian Daoliu sensed that the Angel God’s power had weakened and received a Divine Decree to find a God Child who could wield light and command Solar Power.
• Feng Yu revealed that she had spent her precious Origin Blood Essence to help Lin Xiao absorb the Golden Crow Reflection and gain authority over Solar Power.
• Lin Xiao showed Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian the Great Sun Golden Flame, which destroyed Dugu Bo’s poison before it could reach the flame.
• Lin Xiao activated his First Soul Skill and evolved the Phoenix Feather Array into the Phoenix Domain, which suppressed Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian.
• Lin Xiao explained that the Phoenix Domain boosted his recovery and attacks, let him control its flames, and retained the Phoenix Feather Array’s effects.

After surviving his dangerous body tempering, Lin Xiao gained the Great Sun Golden Flame and a powerful Phoenix Domain, but valued his deeper understanding of Phoenix Nirvana most. Ye Qingxian urged him to rest, and a drunken night with Dugu Bo ended with Lin Xiao promising to protect him, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling forever.

• Ye Qingxian and Dugu Bo marveled at Lin Xiao’s evolved Phoenix Domain, and Lin Xiao suspected Feng Yu had helped cause its evolution.
• Lin Xiao explained that surviving the ordeal had strengthened his resolve and deepened his understanding of Phoenix Nirvana.
• Ye Qingxian told Lin Xiao to rest, so he and Dugu Bo drank together without using Soul Power.
• While drunk, Lin Xiao promised to protect Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling forever.
• Dugu Bo revealed he had secretly recorded Lin Xiao’s promise with a Sound Recording Soul Tool, while Ye Qingxian watched them beneath the moon.

After returning from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, Lin Xiao learned that a Clear Sky Hammer Titled Douluo had attacked the Crown Prince Residence and rescued the Fallen One, stirring up Heaven Dou City. He rejected Qian Renxue’s apology and resolved to strengthen himself without relying on inherited godhood.

• Lin Xiao found Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian examining Ah Yin, then explained that she was the Blue Silver Emperor and that he had planted her there.
• Lin Xiao, Dugu Bo, and Ye Qingxian returned to Heaven Dou City after a seven-day trip, where news spread that a Clear Sky Hammer Titled Douluo had attacked the Crown Prince Residence and rescued the Fallen One.
• Tang Yuehua informed the Clear Sky Sect of the news and worried that her second brother might fall into Spirit Hall’s trap.
• After Lin Xiao returned to the Ye Residence, people from the Crown Prince Residence delivered Qian Renxue’s apology, which he dismissed while considering why he would not join Spirit Hall.
• Lin Xiao went to the rear courtyard to plan how to increase his strength, insisting that he would cultivate to godhood himself rather than inherit it.

Lin Xiao reviewed his cultivation advantages and planned to seek soul bones and Soul Tools while strengthening his self-created techniques. He began considering how to fuse his three powerful flames, then lamented that Feng Yu was not a wealthy benefactor with forgotten assets.

• Lin Xiao assessed his cultivation resources and ruled out dangerous opportunities such as the Extreme North and the Star Dou Great Forest’s core zone for now.
• Lin Xiao decided to seek soul bones and Soul Tools, and to keep improving Flame Burst through self-created techniques.
• Lin Xiao considered combining his Jet-Black Phoenix Fire, Ultimate Phoenix Fire, and Great Sun Golden Flame into stronger Dual-Color or Tri-Color Phoenix Bursts.
• Lin Xiao resolved to ask the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to look for soul bones and Soul Tools, even if he had to spend his stored Ten Thousand Year Herbs.
• Lin Xiao stroked Feng Yu and wished she were a rich woman, while Feng Yu silently realized she might have assets but could not remember where she had put them.

Lin Xiao sought unusual fire-attributed Soul Tools from Ning Fengzhi, who warned that a storm was coming and advised him to stay in. At Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua told Lin Xiao about her missing brother and the Clear Sky Hammer incident, and he agreed to help her investigate.

• Feng Yu lamented that she had lost her divine artifact and Divine Core after losing to the Dragon God, though she could still sense and awaken items connected to her.
• Lin Xiao asked Ning Fengzhi to look for unusual Soul Tools, preferably fire-attributed weapons, and Ning Fengzhi warned him to avoid going out as unrest approached.
• Lin Xiao visited Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion and asked whether the Clear Sky Hammer incident was troubling her.
• Tang Yuehua described her fears that the man at the Crown Prince Residence might be Tang Hao and that Spirit Hall could discover his presence.
• Lin Xiao offered to ask around and help Tang Yuehua, who tried to draw him closer by offering him a massage.

Lin Xiao learned that Spirit Hall had mobilized and promised Ye Qingxian he would grow strong enough to protect those around him. Meanwhile, Tang Hao fled with Ma Hongjun to Holy Soul Village, where he discovered his Soul Power Barrier had been destroyed, as Bibi Dong led an expedition against the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao.

• Lin Xiao asked Tang Yuehua to look for special Soul Tools, then decided the Tang Family Father and Son needed to survive while he gained time and strength.
• Ye Qingxian warned Lin Xiao that Spirit Hall had moved and urged him to keep a low profile; he vowed to protect her and agreed to drink with her sometime.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Tang Hao blamed Ma Hongjun for drawing Spirit Hall’s attention and decided to take him away while Yu Xiaogang watched over Xiao San.
• Tang Hao mocked and struck Ma Hongjun on the road, then brought him to Holy Soul Village and found that his Soul Power Barrier had been destroyed.
• Bibi Dong departed Spirit City with five Titled Douluo and the Sun Knights to confront the Clear Sky Sect, investigate Tang Hao, and claim his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.