Chapter Summaries

At the Spirit City Orphanage, Hu Liena urged Lin Hai to attend their martial soul awakening, while teasing him about whether his Innate Soul Power would measure up to Yan’s. Lin Hai’s memories revealed how he became an orphan, joined the orphanage, and spent three years building friendships and studying Soul Master theory before awakening.

• Hu Liena brought Lin Hai borrowed books and told him it was time for their martial soul awakening.
• Hu Liena teased Lin Hai that Yan would mock him if his Innate Soul Power was below level nine.
• Lin Hai recalled that he had died in his previous life and been reborn in Douluo Continent.
• After Lin Hai’s parents died hunting soul rings, he joined the Spirit City Orphanage and grew close to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Lin Hai spent three years studying Soul Master theory, entertaining Hu Liena with stories, and playing bets with Xie Yue and Yan.

Lin Hai’s martial soul awakening unleashed a dark-red pillar of light and ten orbiting spheres, drawing the arrival of the Seven Great Enshrined Ones and Pope Bibi Dong. The chapter left the gathered leaders facing the unprecedented display as Bibi Dong claimed a small public advantage over the Worship Hall elders.

• Lin Hai entered the awakening array, hoping to awaken twin martial souls and achieve Innate Full Soul Power.
• A dark-red glow engulfed Lin Hai as ten colored spheres appeared behind him and a pillar of light turned the clouds above Spirit City dark red.
• Lin Hai recognized his martial soul’s appearance as resembling Red Soup Base before he could examine its power.
• The Seven Great Enshrined Ones, Pope Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum, and a little ghost appeared above the awakening room.
• The Orphanage staff bowed to Bibi Dong and the elders, and Bibi Dong felt pleased that her subordinates had publicly greeted her first.

Bibi Dong took Lin Hai to the Pope's Palace, where he discovered that his Martial Soul was the Demon God, formed from Primordial Force and accompanied by ten Divine Artifacts and the Bodhi Ancient Tree. After testing at Innate Soul Power level twenty, he was asked whether he would become Bibi Dong's disciple.

• Bibi Dong seized Lin Hai and carried him to the Pope's Palace while Qian Daoliu and the enshrined returned to the Worship Hall.
• Lin Hai examined his inner power and learned that he had a Demon God Martial Soul, ten Divine Artifacts serving as soul rings, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree within his dantian.
• Lin Hai realized that Primordial Force and the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared on a screen just before his sudden death in his previous life.
• Lin Hai told Bibi Dong his Martial Soul was called Demon God and injected his Soul Power into a Crystal Ball at her command.
• The Crystal Ball revealed Lin Hai had Innate Soul Power level twenty, and Bibi Dong asked him to become her disciple.

Lin Hai accepted Bibi Dong as his teacher and revealed the extraordinary traits of his Demon God Martial Soul, including its inherent soul rings and path to godhood. Bibi Dong enrolled him in Martial Soul Academy’s Advanced Class, ordered his new residence prepared, and kept his secrets to herself as she grappled with the revelations.

• Lin Hai accepted Bibi Dong’s offer to become her disciple and answered her questions about his Martial Soul.
• Lin Hai showed Bibi Dong the ten inherent soul rings and explained that the tenth was a God Ring, that he could reach Level 100 without bottlenecks, and that his soul rings were growth-type and versatile.
• Bibi Dong let Lin Hai decide the order of his soul rings, enrolled him in the Advanced Class with Hu Liena, and warned him to keep his Martial Soul’s secrets from everyone else.
• Bibi Dong asked Lin Hai about the Sweeping Monk, and Lin Hai admitted he had invented the person as an ideal for his own development.
• Bibi Dong ordered a side hall in Saintess Hall prepared for Lin Hai, then remained in the Pope’s Palace, shaken by what she had learned.

Qian Daoliu ordered Lin Hai’s extraordinary Martial Soul kept secret and his background investigated, while Lin Hai examined his Divine Artifacts and chose to prioritize the Mysterious Town Ruler and Illusionary Thought Bell. The chapter left Lin Hai preparing to build his physical and spiritual foundations under the Pope’s protection.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo questioned why the Worship Hall had yielded Lin Hai to the Pope, and Qian Daoliu explained that secrecy and Spirit Hall’s stability mattered.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to impose a gag order over Lin Hai’s awakening and investigate his background.
• A guard delivered the Pope’s gifts to Lin Hai at his new residence and addressed him as Young Master.
• Lin Hai studied the abilities of five Divine Artifacts and compared their uses.
• Lin Hai decided to prioritize Spirit Rings for the Mysterious Town Ruler and Illusionary Thought Bell to strengthen his body and Spiritual Power.

After absorbing the Mysterious Suppression Ruler and Illusionary Thought Bell as spirit rings, Lin Hai learned their powerful physical, spiritual, sealing, and interruption abilities and chose the Bu Yuan Cauldron as his next refinement target. He discovered Bibi Dong had left him several gifts, then set off to seek medicinal knowledge from Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan.

• Lin Hai absorbed the Mysterious Suppression Ruler and Illusionary Thought Bell, gaining their passive enhancements and Soul Skills while his Soul Power remained at level twenty.
• Lin Hai learned that Divine Artifacts could be refined or manifested as bodies for women to use, and decided to refine the Bu Yuan Cauldron to make useful items for his allies.
• Lin Hai resolved to ask Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan, about medicinal properties and toxicology so he could experiment with Immortal Herbs and perfumes.
• Lin Hai inspected Bibi Dong's gifts: Spirit Hall's Advanced Meditation Method, the Pope's Decree, a month's supply of medicinal bath ingredients, and her former Purple Ring Storage Spirit Tool.
• Lin Hai stored the gifts in the Purple Ring and headed out to fleece Chrysanthemum Douluo for his medicinal knowledge.

Over two years, Lin Hai grew stronger, developed the Three Talents Meditation Method, and studied medicine and poisons while earning Spirit Hall’s trust. After reaching Soul Power level thirty and refining the Bu Yuan Cauldron, he made two special gifts for Bibi Dong and Hu Liena.

• Lin Hai outmatched Yan in repeated challenges while Hu Liena’s attention toward him deepened.
• Lin Hai learned medicine and toxicology from Yue Guan and pursued music and swordsmanship alongside his studies.
• Lin Hai rediscovered Whale Rubber’s effects and created the Three Talents Meditation Method, strengthening his relationship with Bibi Dong and winning acceptance from the Worship Hall.
• Two Bodhi Seeds formed, and Lin Hai discovered they could evolve plant-type souls, serve as soul rings, and improve comprehension.
• Lin Hai reached Soul Power level thirty and completed the Bu Yuan Cauldron’s preliminary refinement.
• Lin Hai used the cauldron to prepare Condensing Frost Containing Sandalwood and Flowing Fragrance Intoxicating Fruit as gifts for Bibi Dong and Hu Liena.

Lin Hai absorbed his third spirit ring, the Flowing Light Qin, and played a sorrowful melody that stirred Bibi Dong’s buried memories and affected others in Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with Lin Hai resolving to take Bibi Dong to the Divine Realm with him after they defeated their future enemies.

• Lin Hai entered the Pope’s Palace, saw Bibi Dong suffering from a headache, and decided to use the Flowing Light Qin for his third spirit ring.
• Lin Hai told Bibi Dong and Hu Liena he had reached level thirty, then absorbed his third spirit ring and learned its three spirit skills.
• Lin Hai played “Tomb of Deep Affection,” and Bibi Dong began crying as the music brought back memories of Qian Renxue’s birth.
• Qian Daoliu heard the music in the Worship Hall and thought of Bo Saixi, while Yue Guan heard it and thought of Old Ghost.
• Lin Hai played on, imagining that he would take Bibi Dong to the Divine Realm to herd horses and sheep after they defeated Tang San, Tang Hao, and their other enemies.

After Lin Hai’s new soul skill and music unexpectedly stirred intense emotions in Bibi Dong, he claimed the tune’s effects were an accidental side effect and offered her perfume and a promised calming Secret Method. Bibi Dong dismissed Lin Hai and Hu Liena, then blushed alone in the hall, flustered by her disciple’s attention.

• Lin Hai’s zither playing broke off, ending Bibi Dong’s reverie and startling Hu Liena as observers around Spirit Hall reacted to the discordant notes.
• Bibi Dong confronted Lin Hai about his intense gaze, and he explained that his new soul skill purified evil thoughts but had a minor side effect.
• Lin Hai identified the tune as “Tomb of Deep Affection,” and Bibi Dong told him to compose more upright, tranquil pieces for her.
• Lin Hai gave Bibi Dong Condensing Frost Containing Sandalwood perfume and Hu Liena Flowing Fragrance Intoxicating Fruit, then promised to create a calming Secret Method for his teacher.
• Bibi Dong sent Lin Hai and Hu Liena away to cultivate, then blushed and muttered that Lin Hai was a rebellious disciple.

Lin Hai began researching whether spirit ring absorption limits could be tested by comparing spirit beast samples with a spirit master's capacity, hoping to expose the flaws in Yu Xiaogang's theory. He organized sample collection and tests, then vowed to target Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xue Beng.

• Lin Hai concluded that spirit ring absorption depended on a spirit master's physique, Spiritual Power, willpower, ring quality, attribute compatibility, and previous rings, so no universal age limit could apply.
• Lin Hai proposed using spirit beast blood and fluids for an energy pre-adaptation test and sent people, including Golden Crocodile and Guang Ling, to gather samples from the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Lin Hai collected spirit beast data and recruited death-row prisoners near the Soul Power threshold as the first test subjects.
• Lin Hai argued that many spirit masters willingly accepted lower-year rings and mocked Yu Xiaogang's theory as a poor guide to success.
• Lin Hai vowed to make his move against Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xue Beng.

After two months of isolated experiments, Lin Hai returned to Bibi Dong with a new discovery that could overcome Spirit Ring absorption limits and help Spirit Hall attract talent. He explained how the Bu Yuan Cauldron could simulate life and produce Spirit Ring Pills, including one capable of granting a 99,999-year Spirit Ring.

• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena what Lin Hai had been doing after explosions and strange shouts came from his sealed-off side hall.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that she had overheard Lin Hai celebrating a first-blood victory, and Bibi Dong ordered her to massage harder.
• Lin Hai visited Bibi Dong two days later, joked and pleaded for forgiveness, then admitted his experiment had failed before revealing he had found another approach.
• Lin Hai explained that the Bu Yuan Cauldron could use bodily samples to simulate life and that refining Spirit Beast blood had led him to create Spirit Ring Pills and Martial Spirit Pills.
• Lin Hai described how Spirit Ring Pills could provide rings ranging from nine thousand years to 99,999 years, and said he had refined the strongest pill outside the city to avoid draining the city's Free Soul Power.

Lin Hai explained the uses and limits of Spirit Ring Pills and Martial Spirit Pills to Bibi Dong, who recognized how much they could strengthen Spirit Hall. She declared the pill-making ability top secret and promised to supply Lin Hai with materials and spirit ring ages discreetly.

• Lin Hai concluded that Spirit Ring Pills could not yet reach one hundred thousand years because of limits in soul beast blood and the Bu Yuan Cauldron, and he outlined the powers and drawbacks of Martial Spirit Pills.
• Lin Hai described potential uses for Martial Spirit Pills, including flight, elemental control, defense, healing, and impersonation, while keeping his Nine Heart Begonia theory from Bibi Dong.
• Lin Hai told Bibi Dong about both pills and their findings, but concealed his speculation that the Nine Heart Begonia could make an especially powerful artificial Martial Soul.
• Lin Hai proposed that Spirit Hall could use the pills to attract elite soul masters, and Bibi Dong imagined the strength they could add to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong asked who knew about Lin Hai's ability, and after he said only she did, she ordered him to keep it secret and promised to provide supplies and spirit ring ages discreetly.

Lin Hai reached level forty, absorbed the Floating and Sinking Pearls as his fourth spirit ring, and decided it was time to leave Spirit City. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong’s attitude softened, and Yue Guan and Ghostly Charm noticed she was especially patient whenever Lin Hai came up.

• Bibi Dong went to meet Qian Daoliu about the Elixir Pills and kept their discussion secret, though Lin Hai’s reputation had already drawn attention to him.
• More than two years passed, and Lin Hai neared eleven years old and broke through to level forty.
• Lin Hai chose the Floating and Sinking Pearls for his fourth spirit ring and gained abilities tied to elemental affinity, evasion, and control of inanimate things.
• Lin Hai decided to leave Spirit City to seek Bodhi Seeds, Immortal Herbs, and other opportunities beyond his secluded life.
• Bibi Dong became gentler after mastering the Dust Cleansing Nirvana Technique, and Ghostly Charm told Yue Guan that her patience increased whenever he mentioned Lin Hai.

Lin Hai secretly entered the Pope's Palace, where Bibi Dong learned about his new concealment skill and deduced that he planned to travel the continent. The chapter left Lin Hai stunned as Bibi Dong accurately explained the reasoning behind his spirit-ring choices and anticipated how he would use his remaining divine artifacts.

• Lin Hai lingered on his way to the Pope's Palace and overheard Chrysanthemum Douluo praising his strength while reporting on promising young soul masters.
• After Lin Hai made a faint sound outside the palace, Bibi Dong called out, and he entered and admitted he had been testing his new spirit skill.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, then asked Lin Hai whether his new skill involved concealment.
• Lin Hai described the abilities of his fourth spirit ring, and Bibi Dong inferred that he intended to leave Spirit City and travel the continent.
• Bibi Dong explained how Lin Hai's first three spirit rings reflected his plans and predicted how he would use his remaining divine artifacts.

Lin Hai and Bibi Dong shared an emotional farewell as he prepared to leave Spirit City and travel the world. He promised to bring her a gift when he returned, while Bibi Dong threatened to hang him from a tree if she disliked it.

• Bibi Dong explained why Lin Hai had chosen the Floating and Sinking Pearls, correctly guessing that he planned to leave Spirit City and valued careful, practical travel.
• Lin Hai embraced Bibi Dong and told her she had understood him best all these years.
• Bibi Dong was shaken by Lin Hai calling her by name and by the newfound determination in his eyes.
• Lin Hai stepped back, confirmed that he planned to see the world, and promised to bring Bibi Dong a gift when he returned.
• Bibi Dong threatened to hang Lin Hai from a tree in the Back Mountain if she disliked his gift, and Lin Hai laughed.

Lin Hai spent his final evening with Bibi Dong, giving her health advice, massaging her feet, and playing a song before leaving. He departed after naming the piece “A Life's Love,” leaving Bibi Dong shaken by the song and their bond.

• Lin Hai laughed with Bibi Dong, easing the tension between them.
• Lin Hai seated Bibi Dong on the Pope's Throne, gave her health advice, and massaged her feet.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Hai to travel in her old Saintess Carriage and asked him to play another piece.
• Lin Hai played a bittersweet song and told Bibi Dong that parting after the song was a kind of fulfillment.
• Lin Hai fled the hall after naming the piece “A Life's Love,” while Bibi Dong remained behind, wounded and shaken by the song.

Lin Hai visited Hu Liena after she broke through to level thirty, and their teasing encounter turned into a playful struggle that ended with them both nursing painful head injuries. Lin Hai was left surprised by Hu Liena’s counterattack, while she lamented that her plan to kiss him had failed.

• Lin Hai went to Hu Liena’s residence and reflected on plans to deal with Xue Beng, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang.
• Hu Liena quietly broke through to level thirty while Lin Hai sat lost in thought.
• Hu Liena tried to sneak up on Lin Hai, but he caught her, spanked her, and teased her as she challenged him to continue.
• Hu Liena took Lin Hai’s hand and then headbutted him, leaving both of them clutching their injured heads.
• Hu Liena realized her plan to embrace and kiss Lin Hai after the headbutt had failed.

Lin Hai and Hu Liena reconciled, and he gave her a Concentric Knot made from their hair as a promise that they would marry. He then told her he would leave Spirit City to travel the continent, leaving her anxious but reassured that he would return if she called for him.

• Hu Liena trimmed an inch from Lin Hai’s hair, and Lin Hai cut a lock of hers in return.
• Lin Hai tied their locks together in a Concentric Knot and gave it to Hu Liena as a Hair Tying Ceremony token, claiming her as his future bride.
• Hu Liena accepted the token and asked Lin Hai not to make her wait too long.
• Lin Hai told Hu Liena he would leave Spirit City to travel the continent and promised to return if she missed him enough to call for him.
• After Hu Liena fell asleep, Lin Hai used a hand seal to return quietly to his own chambers.

Lin Hai completed the All Spirits Affinity Technique and left the Spirit Hall, entrusting the method to Bibi Dong. As his carriage departed, Hu Liena boasted that she could visit him whenever she missed him, while Bibi Dong grew visibly jealous.

• Lin Hai deduced the two-volume All Spirits Affinity Technique, covering elemental affinity and aura and form imitation.
• Lin Hai dressed for his departure, gave the Golden Sculpture Torso Spirit Bone to Bibi Dong, and left the Secret Method scroll with a palace guard for her.
• Lin Hai boarded Bibi Dong’s carriage and departed the city as Bibi Dong watched from the Pope’s Palace dome.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she could visit Lin Hai whenever she missed him and mentioned that he had given her a token of love.
• Bibi Dong’s expression darkened as Hu Liena happily bragged about her closeness with Lin Hai.

Lin Hai traveled to Nuoding City and used Dream Weaver to lure Xiao Wu into an isolated grove. The chapter left him face-to-face with her while she remained trapped in his illusion.

• Lin Hai rode in Bibi Dong's luxurious Saintess Carriage, escorted by a high-ranking Spirit Douluo, and reflected on his hatred for Yu Xiaogang.
• Months later, Lin Hai ordered Sisi, Ma Xiunuo, and Su Yuntao to search three gates of Nuoding City for Xiao Wu without alerting her.
• Lin Hai waited outside the east gate and concealed himself in a tree, expecting Xiao Wu to arrive on the academy's opening day.
• When Xiao Wu appeared, Lin Hai activated Dream Weaver and made her turn back along the road.
• Lin Hai followed Xiao Wu underground, confirmed Tang Hao was absent, and guided her into a quiet grove, where she saw him and admired his appearance.