Chapter Summaries

Lou Gao reunited with Tyranitar and marveled at its strength, while Lin Xia urged everyone to leave the volcanic area and return to Gengjin City. The group set off together, with Lou Gao eager to hear about the past five years.

• Lou Gao embraced Tyranitar and praised its growth, believing it had endured many hardships alongside Xiao Xia.
• Tyranitar excitedly lifted Lou Gao overhead and spun him around until Lin Xia told it to stop.
• Lou Gao praised Tyranitar's strength and armor, then Lin Xia said the group should leave the unstable volcanic area.
• Lin Xia brought out a carriage, and Lou Gao, Zhu Zhuqing, Tyranitar, and Lin Xia boarded to travel back to Gengjin City.

Lin Xia recounted how he and Tyranitar gained Dragon Power in the Dragon Tomb, then repaired the Star Radiance Crown for the Star Luo Empire and secured resources that helped build the Blacksmith Association and Mecha Legion. He also described bringing Zhu Zhuqing to Gengjin City and the years of steady cultivation, research, and preparation that followed.

• Lin Xia told Lou Gao that he and Larvitar entered the Dragon Tomb, absorbed Dragon Origin Energy, and glimpsed a mysterious egg before being expelled.
• Lin Xia explained that Zhu Yu invited him to repair the Star Radiance Crown, and that he improved its Core Array for Dai Tianxing.
• Lin Xia said the Star Luo Empire rewarded him with Rare Metal and mining rights that supported the Blacksmith Association and his Mecha Legion.
• Lin Xia told Lou Gao that Zhu Zhuqing joined him in Gengjin City after leaving the Zhu Family, where she lived and cultivated with the association.
• Lin Xia recounted how he, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tyranitar spent five years cultivating, studying Soul Tool technology, improving their forging, surveying Ore Veins, and secretly producing Mecha.

Lin Xia explained the five Soul Skills that made Tyranitar a powerful Sandstorm fighter, detailing how later Soul Rings had completed their abilities and compensated for Tyranitar’s weaknesses. Lou Gao learned how the skills worked together, while Lin Xia left him with a clear account of the combat system behind his strength.

• Lou Gao praised Lin Xia for his hard work and admitted he felt ashamed that his disciple had carried so much responsibility alone.
• Lin Xia told Lou Gao that building the association and watching Tyranitar and his friends grow had made his efforts fulfilling.
• Lou Gao asked Lin Xia to explain his Soul Skills and how he had become a twelve-year-old Soul King.
• Lin Xia described [Sand Raising] as a vast Sandstorm Domain that concealed him, weakened enemies, and empowered his other abilities.
• Lin Xia explained that [Sand Force], [Sand Rush], and [Sand Veil] boosted Tyranitar’s strength, speed, and evasion within the sandstorm.
• Lin Xia revealed that [Pure Body] made Tyranitar immune to ability-reducing effects and protected its accumulated enhancements.

Lin Xia explained how his five Soul Skills made Tyranitar a high-speed team sweeper with no weaknesses, impressing Lou Gao. After they shared Lou Gao’s liquor, Tyranitar gulped down the entire wineskin in the speeding carriage, leaving everyone facing an uncertain aftermath.

• Lin Xia described how Sand Raising, Sand Force, Sand Rush, Sand Veil, and Pure Body worked together to make Tyranitar a powerful, fast, evasive, and weakness-immune fighter.
• Lou Gao praised Lin Xia’s Soul Skill combination and Tyranitar, while Zhu Zhuqing watched Lin Xia admiringly.
• Lou Gao passed his wineskin to Lin Xia, who drank and then offered it to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tyranitar smelled the liquor, took the wineskin, and swallowed its entire contents in a few breaths despite Lin Xia’s warning.

Lin Xia and Lou Gao struggled to contain Tyranitar after strong liquor sent it into a destructive frenzy, unleashing an uncontrolled Sandstorm and wrecking the surrounding road and forest. Lin Xia seized partial influence over Tyranitar but could not stop its rampage, leaving the crisis ongoing.

• Tyranitar drank the liquor, grew to nearly twenty meters, and unleashed a crimson-gold Sandstorm that destroyed the carriage and scattered debris.
• Lin Xia shielded Zhu Zhuqing while Lou Gao protected himself with Nirvana Golden Flame, and both realized Tyranitar had gone berserk.
• Lou Gao drew Tyranitar's attention and met its tail strike with Phoenix Wing Soars, but the impact drove him backward.
• Lin Xia used his Soul Skills and Spiritual Power to gain partial control of Tyranitar, but it sped away and smashed a forest into dust.
• Tyranitar continued attacking the ground and woodland while Lin Xia struggled to steer its chaotic mind, and Lou Gao warned that they had to stop it.

Lin Xia, Lou Gao, and Zhu Zhuqing calmed Tyranitar’s alcohol-fueled berserk rampage with a powerful sound barrier, but the exhausted beast collapsed unconscious amid a devastated landscape. Lou Gao apologized for the damage and asked Lin Xia what had caused Tyranitar’s extreme reaction to alcohol.

• Lou Gao and Zhu Zhuqing combined their powers with Lin Xia’s spiritual guidance to create a penetrating sound that reached Tyranitar’s consciousness.
• Lin Xia called to Tyranitar, helping it regain control as the berserk energy and Sandstorm subsided.
• Tyranitar collapsed unconscious, revealing the destruction its rampage had caused across the surrounding terrain.
• Lou Gao apologized to Tyranitar and regretted giving it alcohol, while Zhu Zhuqing and Lin Xia surveyed the damage.
• Lin Xia reassured Tyranitar and teased Lou Gao about keeping it away from alcohol next time.
• Lou Gao asked Lin Xia why a single mouthful of alcohol had made Tyranitar react so violently.

Lin Xia explained that Tyranitar had suffered a catastrophic alcohol-induced berserk episode before, after liquor spilled onto its armor, and that today’s incident was the second time alcohol had triggered its loss of control. Lou Gao examined the sleeping Tyranitar, still trying to understand its strange reaction.

• Lou Gao surveyed the damage and asked Lin Xia why his liquor had transformed Tyranitar into a berserk state.
• Lin Xia said the Alcohol Reaction acted independently of his connection with Tyranitar and recalled its first episode two years earlier in the Black Stone Mountain Range.
• Lin Xia recounted how spilled Mendao Lu sent Tyranitar into a rampage that devastated a forest, until he calmed it with a simulated Dragon Roar and the Tear of the Star Core.
• Lin Xia said he had banned alcohol near Tyranitar and warned it never to drink, but Tyranitar had accepted Lou Gao’s wine out of curiosity and trust.
• Lou Gao paced around the exhausted Tyranitar, examining its armor and pondering the cause of the Alcohol Reaction.

Lin Xia and Lou Gao examined Tyranitar’s destructive reaction to alcohol and found that it violently agitated the energy around its inner armor. Tyranitar woke after its rampage, was scolded by Lou Gao, and Lin Xia suggested adding a rule against it sneaking drinks.

• Lou Gao wondered whether Tyranitar’s armor explained why alcohol had triggered its rampage.
• Lin Xia told Lou Gao that alcohol caused intense, brief energy and heat flashes near Tyranitar’s inner armor and triangular holes, unlike similar Soul Power Fluctuations.
• Lou Gao and Lin Xia speculated that Tyranitar’s alcohol allergy might be a price or critical weakness tied to its power.
• Zhu Zhuqing noticed Tyranitar waking, and the beast opened its eyes looking confused and guilty.
• Lou Gao scolded Tyranitar and warned it not to drink alcohol again.
• Lin Xia reassured Tyranitar and proposed a new rule: beware Tyranitar sneaking drinks.

Lou Gao returned to Gengjin City after five years away and was stunned to find it transformed into a bright, thriving Soul Tool metropolis. Realizing Lin Xia had likely created the new city, Lou Gao turned to him with urgent concern and demanded an explanation.

• Lou Gao arrived at Gengjin City with Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing after leaving the Norton Volcano range half a month earlier.
• Lou Gao saw the city's alloy walls, Soul Tool defenses, illuminated streets, modern buildings, and bustling Soul Tool-powered commerce.
• Lou Gao recognized that the transformation was connected to Lin Xia's Soul Tool knowledge and inherited forging expertise.
• Lou Gao's shock gave way to worry, and he demanded to know what Lin Xia had done.

Lin Xia reassured Lou Gao that Gengjin City’s widely displayed Soul Tool technology was protected by Lin Xia and Tyranitar’s strength and by alliances with major powers. Lou Gao learned that Gengjin City had partnerships with Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire, while cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire was developing.

• Lou Gao angrily warned Lin Xia that Gengjin City had exposed its Soul Tool technology and attracted the continent’s powerful factions.
• Lin Xia calmly told Lou Gao that his concerns were no longer a problem, then claimed he and Tyranitar could threaten an ordinary Soul Douluo in battle.
• Lin Xia explained that Gengjin City had a strategic partnership with Spirit Hall, exchanging Soul Tools for resources, intelligence, and protection.
• Lin Xia said the Star Luo Empire supported Gengjin City with market access, policies, military orders, and mining rights in exchange for Soul Tools.
• Lin Xia revealed that Heaven Dou Empire had begun cooperating with the Blacksmith Association, though a formal high-level alliance had not yet been signed.

Lin Xia told Lou Gao that the Blacksmith Association had become essential to the continent’s civilization, making Gengjin City difficult for powerful factions to threaten. He revealed that he had become Gengjin City’s city lord, and Lou Gao’s doubt gave way to shock, pride, and reverence.

• Lin Xia explained that he had expanded the Blacksmith Association across the continent and integrated its Soul Tool technology into daily life and major powers’ interests.
• Lou Gao questioned how Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire had agreed to rely on the association’s technology.
• Lin Xia showed Lou Gao the City Lord Token and declared that he was Gengjin City’s city lord.
• Lin Xia explained that shared interests had persuaded the major powers to cooperate, while the association’s value helped him retain the initiative.
• Lou Gao looked at Lin Xia, the Sandstorm Monarch, and Gengjin City, and his doubts gave way to pride, gratification, and reverence.

Lou Gao returned to Gengjin City with Lin Xia and saw that Lin Xia had transformed the Blacksmith Association into a vast, high-tech fortress. Lou Gao entered the building and was stunned by its grand hall and displays of advanced Soul Tools, armor, and weapons.

• Lou Gao accepted Lin Xia's decision and agreed to return with him to the Blacksmith Association.
• Lin Xia warned Lou Gao that he might be shocked by what awaited him.
• Lou Gao saw the immense, futuristic Blacksmith Association building and stood frozen in amazement.
• Lin Xia welcomed Lou Gao home and led him through the fortress's gates.
• Lou Gao entered the vast hall and saw displays of advanced Soul Tools, armor, and weapons.

Lin Xia brought Lou Gao into the Blacksmith Association, where the members’ reverence for the City Lord showed Lou Gao the trust his disciple had earned. Lou Gao reunited with his old comrades, who recognized him as the long-missing President despite his transformed appearance, and the Association erupted in celebration.

• Lin Xia entered the Blacksmith Association with Lou Gao, and the staff and visitors bowed to greet him as City Lord.
• Several elderly blacksmiths noticed Lou Gao’s familiar features and questioned whether he was President Lou Gao.
• Lou Gao laughed, greeted Scarface Chen, and confirmed his identity through his voice, strength, and familiar manner.
• The old blacksmiths and Association members cheered as they welcomed the returned President and marveled at his youthful appearance.

Lin Xia showed his teacher Lou Gao the upper floors of the Blacksmith Association headquarters, revealing advanced Soul Tool research and a grand hall beyond its public-facing first floor. As they entered the third floor, Lou Gao saw a crowded circular hall and a floating display platform, but its purpose had not yet been revealed.

• Lou Gao reunited with his old subordinates and praised Lin Xia for transforming the Blacksmith Association during his five-year absence.
• Lin Xia told Lou Gao that the first floor was only the façade and invited him to explore the upper floors.
• Lin Xia showed Lou Gao the Pavilion of Essence, where rare Soul Tools, experimental materials, and advanced designs were displayed and researched.
• Lou Gao became fascinated by the self-repairing Liquid Metal, then agreed to continue toward the third floor.
• Lin Xia and Lou Gao entered a vast, crowded tiered hall where elegantly dressed guests watched a floating display platform.

Lin Xia showed Lou Gao the Blacksmith Association’s auction house and luxurious sky garden, leaving him overwhelmed by how much the world and the Association had changed. As Lou Gao began adjusting to his new home, Si Long and the other disciples recognized their returned master.

• Lin Xia explained the Sky Platform auction as bidders competed for a rare Titan Barrier Heavy Soul Guiding Armguard.
• Lou Gao saw the Association’s influence and status reflected in the auction’s wealthy clients and exclusive VIP boxes.
• Lin Xia brought Lou Gao to the sky garden, where he showed him the disciples’ residences and Lou Gao’s prepared courtyard.
• Lou Gao told Lin Xia that the changes were so great they made him question his life after his seclusion.
• Si Long, Si Di, Si Kai, and Si Yu rushed outside, recognized Lou Gao, and exclaimed in disbelief that their master had returned.

Lou Gao reunited with his disciples after five years away and heard how Lin Xia had transformed Gengjin City and built the Association. At the welcome-back feast, Lin Xia announced that he and Zhu Zhuqing planned to leave for a while to gain experience.

• Lou Gao returned to Gengjin City, and Si Yu, Si Long, Si Di, and Si Kai rushed to embrace and welcome him.
• Lou Gao reunited with his disciples and invited them to his new courtyard to hear about the past five years.
• Lin Xia described the Association’s growth, Gengjin City’s transformation, and its ties with Spirit Hall and the empires.
• During the feast, Si Long, Si Di, and Si Yu praised Lin Xia’s hard work, while Zhu Zhuqing quietly showed concern for him.
• Lin Xia told Lou Gao and his senior brothers that he and Zhu Zhuqing planned to go out and gain experience.

Lin Xia prepared to leave Gengjin City with Zhu Zhuqing, while Lou Gao and the others mistook the trip for a chance to relax. The chapter ended with Lou Gao discovering that Lin Xia had developed a Soul Guide Telephone and demanding to know what it was.

• Lou Gao and the other leaders questioned why Lin Xia planned to leave the thriving Blacksmith Association for training.
• Si Di, Si Kai, and Si Yu guessed that Lin Xia wanted to take Zhu Zhuqing sightseeing, and Lou Gao enthusiastically encouraged the trip.
• Lin Xia accepted their misunderstanding as a convenient cover for his real plans involving immortal herbs and Tang San, and asked them to contact him through the Soul Guide Telephone if an emergency arose.
• Lou Gao was stunned to learn about the unfamiliar Soul Guide Telephone and urgently questioned Lin Xia about how it worked.

Lin Xia demonstrated the Association’s Soul Guide Telephone to Lou Gao, revealing that it could transmit clear audio and live images across long distances. Lou Gao was left astonished by the device’s capabilities.

• Lin Xia explained that the Soul Guide Telephone could provide real-time communication anywhere on the Douluo Continent with signal coverage.
• Lou Gao examined the device and asked how its screen, buttons, and voice transmission worked.
• Lin Xia described the telephone’s communication system and showed Lou Gao how to operate it.
• Lin Xia called the Association Central Control Room, where Zhang Xuan appeared on the screen and reported the Core Energy Furnace’s status.
• After Zhang Xuan finished his report, Lin Xia ended the call, leaving Lou Gao amazed by the demonstration.

Lin Xia completed the handover of Gengjin City and the Blacksmith Association to Lou Gao, who eagerly learned about the city's technology and operations. With his master and senior brothers ready to take charge, Lin Xia left with Zhu Zhuqing to explore the world beyond the city.

• Lou Gao excitedly examined his Soul Guide Telephone and pressed Lin Xia to explain how it worked.
• Lin Xia spent several days showing Lou Gao the Steel Fortress, explaining its departments, political alliances, technology, and potential risks.
• Lin Xia reassured Lou Gao that he would oversee Gengjin City and the Blacksmith Association while Lin Xia was away.
• Si Long, Si Di, Si Kai, and Si Yu helped transfer responsibilities and prepare Lou Gao to take over.
• Lou Gao urged Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing to travel, while Si Long gave Lin Xia a Soul Tool Storage Box containing supplies and emergency information.

Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing left Gengjin City, and Zhu Zhuqing asked him to help her break off her engagement to Dai Mubai. Lin Xia promised to use Gengjin City's political and economic leverage to secure her freedom, and they set course for Suotuo City.

• Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing departed Gengjin City aboard a Soul Tool Carriage bound for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Xia asked Zhu Zhuqing what she wanted to do next, and she said she wanted to break off her engagement and live as herself.
• Lin Xia immediately agreed to help her, saying Gengjin City's alliances, technology, and influence gave him leverage over the Star Luo Imperial Family and Zhu Family.
• Zhu Zhuqing worried that the Dai and Zhu Families would resist and demand a steep price, but Lin Xia reassured her that he would handle the negotiations.
• Lin Xia said Dai Mubai was likely still in Suotuo City, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed that they should go there.