Vol. 3Soul Locks and Jade Beads

Lin Shuguang overcame the Soul Devouring Lock, challenged powerful factions, and built his strength through battles and cultivation. After claiming Jade Beads at Fulong Cave, he learned that Huang Qisheng’s people had vanished and set out to find the suspected death soldiers.

  • Lin Shuguang explored the Corpse Palace and Secret Realm, battled Huai City’s factions, and sought a way to overcome the Soul Devouring Lock.
  • Lin Shuguang upgraded the Soul Devouring Art, confronted the Divine Envoy with Qi Lin’s group, and wounded his left shoulder.
  • Lin Shuguang concealed that he had undone the Soul Devouring Lock, fought over the Flame Wyvern and the Bureau’s authority, and bound Dr. Ding’s soul.
  • Lin Shuguang rescued Feng San, arrived at Demon Capital, and challenged Zhengrong Martial Arts Hall for access to its cultivation method.
  • Lin Shuguang survived the crisis beneath Fulong Cave, grew stronger through missions, and won the Freshman Cup as Rookie King.
  • Lin Shuguang killed Ma Xiangnan during a convoy escort, joined the hunt for White Horse Village, and killed its First Boss, Corpse Puppet.
  • Lin Shuguang reached one hundred and then 218 bone-tempering resonances, secured a place at the Crimson Crane Platform, and fought spiders and rivals.
  • Lin Shuguang claimed Jade Beads at Fulong Cave, then ordered Cao Chao to find the suspected death soldiers after Chang Jun, Er Dao, and others vanished.
Chapters 206–305 Read from Ch. 206

Arc 9The Soul Devouring Lock

Lin Shuguang explored the Corpse Palace, fought Huai City’s factions, and survived the Special Law Department’s challenge while seeking a way to overcome the Soul Devouring Lock. After settling matters with the Zhu Family, he confronted the Divine Envoy and left him wounded as their battle continued.

  • Lin Shuguang entered the Secret Realm with Pei Xi, fought through its Bone Trees and Skeleton Warriors, confronted the Dragon Robe Otherworldly Human, and escaped with a fragment of Jade Bone before the mountain vanished.
  • Lin Shuguang absorbed Corpse Beads and cultivated while investigating the Soul Devouring Lock, then rescued Feng San from Chang Jun and his men and gave Chang Jun a chance to prove himself.
  • When the Divine Temple attacked, Lin Shuguang defeated the Red-clothed Umbrella Woman, but the Divine Envoy seized her and used the Soul Devouring Lock against him before a Silver Seraph intervened.
  • Lin Shuguang concealed the lock’s effects, defeated Liu Feng and the Cangjue Dao Hall, and overwhelmed the Wei Family as rumors spread that his strength had weakened.
  • Provincial Capital officials questioned Lin Shuguang about the Blood Desolate Land, but he resisted their mental techniques and killed Zhu Linwei in a life-and-death duel.
  • Lin Shuguang investigated a haunted house with Meng Shenzhou and Chu Xiongtian, then killed Zhu Zhong and Zhu Linyu after they challenged him over Zhu Linwei’s death.
  • Lin Shuguang confronted the Branch Hall Envoy and the Divine Envoy, learned an incomplete Soul Devouring Art and upgraded it, then joined Qi Lin’s group in attacking the Divine Envoy and wounded his left shoulder.
Chapters 206–23025 summaries Read

Arc 10The Demon Capital Challenge

Lin Shuguang concealed his ability to undo the Soul Devouring Lock, fought over the Flame Wyvern and the Bureau’s authority, and subdued the Divine Temple’s researcher. After rescuing Feng San and arriving at Demon Capital, he built up his strength and challenged the Zhengrong Martial Arts Hall over its cultivation method.

  • Lin Shuguang and Qi Lin defeated the Divine Envoy’s avatar, and Qi Lin agreed to conceal how Lin had undone the Soul Devouring Lock.
  • Lin Shuguang killed a Flame Wyvern, then forced the Provincial Capital’s Third Research Institute to leave its corpse and data in Huai City’s hands.
  • Lin Shuguang agreed to work with Silver Seraph against the Divine Temple, while the Blood-red Demonic Saber pulled him through a rift and led him to hunt Ferocious Beasts.
  • Lin Shuguang confronted Bureau officials who had sided with the Third Research Institute, then uncovered the Divine Temple’s underground research facility and bound Dr. Ding’s soul.
  • Lin Shuguang rescued Feng San from Qinghe Academy and forced Yuan Tianlie to yield the academy to Storm Martial Arts School.
  • At Demon Capital, Lin Shuguang delivered the freshman representative speech and accepted Gu Yingxiong’s challenge to fight in a month.
  • Lin Shuguang learned Panlong Mountain held a vast deposit of fire elemental stones, sold the ore, and agreed to join the high-casualty [Zero] Plan.
  • Lin Shuguang fought the Zhengrong Martial Arts Hall’s fighters, wounded Hall Master Situ Chao, and demanded to read the hall’s internal cultivation method.
Chapters 231–25525 summaries Read

Arc 11From Fulong Cave to Corpse Puppet

Lin Shuguang survived the crisis beneath Fulong Cave, returned to Demon Martial, and grew stronger through missions and battles. After killing Ma Xiangnan during a convoy escort, he joined the hunt for White Horse Village and killed its First Boss, Corpse Puppet.

  • Lin Shuguang defeated Situ Chao, arranged major elemental-stone deals through Lu Hong and Nightmare, and prepared for more groups to target the mine.
  • Lin Shuguang completed dangerous missions, won the Freshman Cup as Rookie King, and left for the battle beneath Fulong Cave.
  • Lin Shuguang led fighters against the beasts at Fulong Cave, killed their leader, then drew the Minotaur Giant away from the Daredevil Squad before a spatial bomb exploded.
  • Lin Shuguang survived in a snowy region, met Jiang Xiaoxue, Song Yan, and Xiao Hui, killed Silver Snake hunters who attacked him, and returned to the Special Management Bureau.
  • Lin Shuguang reunited with his friends, fused three saber techniques into the Killing Character Art, and moved into villa B-23 after helping Huang Qisheng remove the Yang and Gu families from the mine.
  • Lin Shuguang protected a convoy carrying Cold Yin Stone, killed Ma Xiangnan, and broke through to Bone Tempering Eighty Resonances with Ma Xiangnan's cultivation method.
  • Demon Martial ordered a hunt for White Horse Village, and Lin Shuguang led his group after discovering villagers killed by the village's First Boss.
  • Lin Shuguang entered an ancient city, resisted Corpse Puppet's poisonous wind, found him near the southwest wall, and killed him with a saber strike.
Chapters 256–28025 summaries Read

Arc 12Crimson Crane and Fulong Cave

Lin Shuguang advanced his cultivation, secured a place at the Crimson Crane Platform, and fought spider hordes and rivals while the Guo Family moved against the elemental ore mine. After claiming Jade Beads at Fulong Cave and being mistaken for Zhu Yan, he learned that Huang Qisheng’s people had disappeared and set out to find the suspected death soldiers.

  • Lin Shuguang helped destroy White Horse Village, killed King Ma, and later reached one hundred bone-tempering resonances by fusing the Thunderous Thousand Source Technique with his own method.
  • Lin Shuguang replaced Yuan Tianlang on the Crimson Crane Platform expedition, won a place by defeating challengers, and sold two other places before cultivating in the Yin Yang Pool to reach 218 resonances.
  • Lin Shuguang killed a Spider Monster, joined the mission against Black Armored Scythe Spiders, and helped Song Kaiyuan’s forces survive their encounter with the swarm.
  • Lin Shuguang used his Blood Spirit to repel the Guo Family’s attack on Huang Qisheng, killing Guo Zhenglei and Ren Jin before returning to Demon Martial to cultivate.
  • Lin Shuguang fought through Fulong Cave, refined more than twenty corpse kings, took two Jade Beads, and escaped after Li Jiandao’s sword strike cleared the poisonous mist.
  • Lin Shuguang killed Xie Wutao and the Wuji Sect members who ambushed him, while cultivators wrongly blamed Zhu Yan for the treasure and the deaths at Fulong Cave.
  • Lin Shuguang used the Jade Beads to temper his internal organs, then learned that Chang Jun, Er Dao, and others had vanished and ordered Cao Chao to locate the suspected death soldiers.
Chapters 281–30525 summaries Read
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