Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan advanced to Level Two Soul Tool Master while Tang San grew increasingly paranoid and Yu Xiaogang struggled to counsel him. After Yu Xiaogang revealed Tang San’s parentage and his father Tang Hao’s identity, Tang San regained hope, believing Tang Hao had secretly protected him from Lin Xuan.

• Lin Xuan spent two months engraving and combining Soul Tool Array Patterns, becoming a Level Two Soul Tool Master despite repeatedly exhausting his Soul Power.
• Tang San withdrew from the blacksmith shop and became increasingly suspicious and fearful, though his Soul Power rose to level 22.
• Yu Xiaogang recovered physically but remained an ordinary person after losing his Martial Soul, and he began acting as Tang San’s counselor.
• Yu Xiaogang addressed the unseen Haotian and, hearing no response, revealed Tang San’s father Tang Hao’s identity and background.
• Tang San learned of his father’s identity and concluded that Tang Hao had been secretly protecting him from Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan endured the painful first release of the Golden Dragon King's seal and spent a week undergoing a major transformation. He woke with Dragon Blood merged into his body and an overwhelming hunger.

• Tang San regained his confidence after Yu Xiaogang revealed that his father had been restraining the powerful figures behind Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan felt the Golden Dragon King's power surge and told Xiao Wu to prepare food while he secluded himself for a week.
• Lin Xuan endured ten hours of agony as golden patterns spread over his body and Dragon Blood reforged his bones, muscles, and Soul Power.
• Lin Xuan collapsed, and the changes continued throughout the week as the golden patterns receded beneath his skin.
• Lin Xuan woke a week later, sensing his transformed body and an intense hunger.

After awakening the Golden Dragon King's power, Lin Xuan gained the Golden Dragon Claw, stronger physical abilities, and a ravenous appetite. Xiao Wu revealed that Tang San had challenged him to a soul battle without outside help, leaving Lin Xuan to face the coming match.

• Lin Xuan tested his Golden Dragon Claw and found it could tear through Hundred-Forged Fine Iron with ease.
• Xiao Wu served Lin Xuan a huge meal, which he devoured to replenish the energy consumed by his awakening.
• Lin Xuan showed Xiao Wu his improved Blue Silver King, his larger Soul Spirit Little Golden Scales, and his Golden Dragon Claw.
• Lin Xuan tested his strength and lifted 2400 Jin with his left hand and 2600 Jin with his right, estimating that his enhanced right hand could reach nearly 8000 Jin.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Xuan that Tang San had challenged him to a soul battle without relying on external help.

Lin Xuan accepted Tang San’s challenge and revealed that his Martial Soul had evolved into the Blue Silver King. His superior power and Blue Silver Perception Domain countered Tang San’s attacks, leaving Tang San to try to outlast him.

• After enduring seven days of synchronizing with Tang Wulin’s strength, Lin Xuan’s control over the Blue Silver Domain weakened, allowing Tang San to cultivate more freely.
• Tang San challenged Lin Xuan, and Xiao Wu and Lin Xuan agreed to demand a higher sparring fee before accepting; Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San his last thirty Gold Soul Coins and warned him that Lin Xuan might have improved.
• Tang San paid Lin Xuan fifty Gold Soul Coins and entered the arena expecting to win, but Lin Xuan introduced himself as a level 12 Control System Soul Master with the Blue Silver King Martial Soul.
• Tang San attacked with Entangle and Ghost Vine Parasitism, but Lin Xuan’s Blue Silver King suppressed and outmatched his Blue Silver Grass, while Lin Xuan’s perception let him anticipate Tang San’s moves.
• After Yu Xiaogang identified the Blue Silver King as an evolved Martial Soul that suppressed ordinary Blue Silver Grass, Tang San abandoned direct attacks and tried to exhaust Lin Xuan’s Soul Power.

Lin Xuan defeated Tang San with his evolved Blue Silver King and agreed to leave Nuoding City with Xiao Wu to watch the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. They graduated from the academy and set out for Heaven Dou City, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang learned of their departure after recovering from their injuries.

• Lin Xuan evolved his Blue Silver King Vines and used them to crush Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, lash Tang San until he was badly injured, and restrain him with Jin Lin.
• Xiao Wu kicked Yu Xiaogang after he called for Lin Xuan to stop, and Yu Xiaogang collapsed; Lin Xuan then had Jin Lin immobilize Tang San.
• Xiao Wu proposed leaving Nuoding City to watch the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, and Lin Xuan agreed to accompany her.
• Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu obtained graduation certificates, packed their belongings, and left for Heaven Dou City by horse carriage the next morning.
• Three days after Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu departed, the recovering Tang San and Yu Xiaogang learned they had left and felt relieved.

Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu traveled toward Heaven Dou City, where Lin Xuan underwent a gentle Dragon Blood improvement that strengthened his Soul Spirit and raised his soul power. After waking, they abandoned the carriage and rode toward the tournament arena.

• Lin Xuan loaded the carriage with Defense Soul Tools before setting out with Xiao Wu for Heaven Dou City.
• Six days into the journey, Lin Xuan felt exhausted from a Dragon Blood improvement and went to sleep while Xiao Wu watched over him.
• Lin Xuan woke the next morning refreshed, with Jin Lin evolved into a hundred-year Soul Spirit, Entangle's range increased to one hundred meters, and his soul power risen to about Level 13.
• Lin Xuan fashioned a two-person saddle from Blue Silver Grass, mounted the horse with Xiao Wu, and galloped toward Heaven Dou City.

Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu traveled toward the competition and camped near a caravan from the Three Elements Academy. Lin Xuan discovered two Fallen Ones plotting to capture Feng Xiaotian, leaving him wary that he had stumbled into an unexpected storyline.

• Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu rode more than three hundred li before spotting a Three Elements Academy caravan and deciding not to approach it.
• Lin Xuan made a Blue Silver Grass tent, and he and Xiao Wu cultivated through the night.
• Lin Xuan sensed two suspicious intruders and concealed the tent with his Blue Silver Domain while activating his Azure Guard Soul Tool.
• Bone Fiend and Old Ghost discussed using Feng Xiaotian's talent to break through their Soul Douluo bottleneck and crept toward the caravan.
• Lin Xuan watched the Fallen Ones through his perception and wondered why Feng Xiaotian was already a Level 44 Soul Ancestor.

Lin Xuan’s Blue Silver Domain accidentally concealed two Fallen Ones as they abducted Feng Xiaotian, but withdrawing it alerted the three academy heads. The Fallen Ones were stopped, though Feng Xiaotian suffered damage to his soul origin and frostbite, and Feng Jingxing turned to confront the attackers.

• Lin Xuan watched two Fallen Ones sneak into Godwind Academy’s camp and knock Feng Xiaotian unconscious.
• The Fallen Ones seized Feng Xiaotian, while Lin Xuan realized his Blue Silver Domain had concealed their attack and withdrew it.
• Feng Jingxing, Huo Linyun, and Shui Yanrou sensed the intruders and surrounded them as they tried to escape with Feng Xiaotian.
• Bone Fiend began using the Spirit Devouring Secret Method on Feng Xiaotian, but Shui Yanrou froze him with her Eighth Soul Skill, Ice Seal Under Heaven.
• Feng Jingxing rescued Feng Xiaotian, who had lost some soul origin and suffered frostbite, then prepared to punish Bone Fiend and Old Ghost.

Shui Yanrou and Huo Linyun trapped the Fallen Ones in an ice cage while Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu watched from behind an Azure Shield. Bone Fiend betrayed Old Ghost to escape, but his chosen path led straight toward Lin Xuan’s hidden shield.

• Old Ghost and Bone Fiend tried to flee, but Shui Yanrou and Huo Linyun blocked their way as the battle drew close to Lin Xuan’s dwelling.
• Shui Yanrou and Huo Linyun combined ice and fire to trap the Fallen Ones in an Ice Snow Cage and wound them.
• Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu watched from behind an Azure Shield, with two Level 8 Fixed Soul Tool Cannons ready in case the fight reached them.
• Bone Fiend stabbed Old Ghost in the back and used his Annihilation Cone to shatter the ice cage.
• Bone Fiend fled through the opening toward Lin Xuan’s hidden Azure Shield while Old Ghost was struck down by the combined ice-and-fire attack.

Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu killed Bone Fiend with a Level 8 Soul Tool Cannon after Old Ghost froze to death, startling the three academy principals. Feng Jingxing, Huo Linyun, and Shui Yanrou approached the children to apologize and cautiously make their acquaintance.

• Lin Xuan fired one Level 8 Soul Tool Cannon at Bone Fiend, obliterating him, while Old Ghost died frozen in the Icebound Prison.
• Shui Yanrou and Huo Linyun discovered that Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu had fired the cannon, and Lin Xuan remarked that a Level 7 cannon might have been enough.
• Feng Jingxing arrived after dealing with Feng Xiaotian and learned from Shui Yanrou what had happened.
• Feng Jingxing, Huo Linyun, and Shui Yanrou withdrew their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, introduced themselves, and apologized for letting their battle approach the children's resting place.
• Lin Xuan dismissed the Azure Guard barrier and put away the cannon platforms, then accepted their apology.

After Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu helped the Three Elements Academy headmasters defeat two Fallen Ones, the headmasters invited them to join the caravan traveling to Heaven Dou Imperial City. Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu settled in with the younger Soul Masters, where Lin Xuan’s enormous appetite astonished everyone and left the convoy’s food supplies in doubt.

• Lin Xuan introduced himself and Xiao Wu to Feng Jingxing, who invited them to travel with the Three Elements Academy caravan.
• Feng Jingxing brought Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu to the new campsite, where Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er greeted them.
• Feng Jingxing, Huo Linyun, and Shui Yanrou left to attend to the injured Feng Xiaotian and instructed the younger Soul Masters to look after Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu.
• Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu got acquainted with Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er before joining the caravan’s banquet.
• Lin Xuan devoured a huge amount of food and wine, astonishing the young Soul Masters and consuming nearly everyone’s share of the convoy’s provisions.

After arriving in Heaven Dou City, Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu spent nearly all their money exploring its bustling streets. Lin Xuan then took Xiao Wu toward the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House to sell Soul Tools and earn more.

• Shui Yanrou said Feng Xiaotian's mental and Martial Soul injuries could take years to heal, and the academy heads planned to seek help from the Nine Heart Begonia Family.
• Feng Jingxing declined to ask Lin Xuan for help because they had no close relationship, while Lin Xuan privately considered using rare spiritual treasures to treat Feng Xiaotian.
• The Three Elements Academy convoy hurried to Heaven Dou City, bringing Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu there in half a month.
• Xiao Wu and Lin Xuan explored the city, bought food and clothes, and spent nearly all their money.
• Lin Xuan showed Xiao Wu two walnut-sized spheres and led her toward the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House to sell Soul Tools, but someone blocked their way.

Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu were confronted by Ning Rongrong, who tried to claim their high-level Soul Tools, and Xiao Wu kicked her away. Gu Rong arrived to protect Ning Rongrong, prompting Lin Xuan to deploy his defenses and aim Soul Tool launchers at him.

• Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to locate treasures on Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu and demanded several of their Soul Tools.
• Lin Xuan refused Ning Rongrong and continued toward the Heaven Dou Auction with Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong chased them and tried to grab Xiao Wu, so Xiao Wu kicked her away.
• A Level Nine Defense Soul Tool shield activated around Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu as an attack struck it.
• Lin Xuan recognized Gu Rong comforting Ning Rongrong, spread his domain, and locked ten Soul Tool Launchers onto him.

Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu confronted Gu Rong after he attacked them while rescuing Ning Rongrong, using their Soul Tool weapons to hold the Titled Douluo at bay. The standoff left Gu Rong unwilling to apologize, while Lin Xuan refused to back down and threatened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Gu Rong caught Ning Rongrong after she was kicked into the air and struck at Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan’s Level Nine Defense Soul Tool and cannon platforms stopped him from advancing.
• Xiao Wu aimed two Soul Tool Cannon Platforms at Gu Rong, and Lin Xuan warned that another move could bury half of Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• The crowd fled the street as Ning Rongrong cried to Gu Rong that Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu had bullied her, then realized they posed a deadly threat.
• Lin Xuan and Gu Rong held their positions for half an hour, with Lin Xuan demanding that Gu Rong admit his mistake.
• Gu Rong proposed that they each take a step back, but Lin Xuan rejected the offer and threatened to fire on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Lin Xuan attacked Gu Rong with a Level Seven Fixed Soul Cannon, devastating the surrounding street and forcing Gu Rong to recognize the threat posed by Lin Xuan’s weapons. Ning Feng Zhi, Chen Xin, and Xue Qinghe arrived as Lin Xuan aimed more cannons at Chen Xin and rejected Ning Feng Zhi’s attempt to call the conflict a misunderstanding.

• Lin Xuan fired a Level Seven Fixed Soul Cannon at Gu Rong, who protected himself and Ning Rongrong with a Bone Wall.
• The blast destroyed everything within three hundred meters, but Lin Xuan remained unharmed behind his Sunlight Divine Shield while Gu Rong’s blood and energy churned.
• Lin Xuan warned Gu Rong not to flee, and Gu Rong realized Lin Xuan’s Soul Tools could destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before choosing to yield.
• Soldiers arrived at the ruins, followed by Ning Feng Zhi, Chen Xin, and Xue Qinghe, while Ning Rongrong remained unconscious.
• Lin Xuan aimed five cannons at Chen Xin, and Xiao Wu turned another toward him.
• Ning Feng Zhi asked whether there had been a misunderstanding, but Lin Xuan accused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect of abusing its power and refused to let them off.

Lin Xuan demanded compensation from Ning Feng Zhi after Gu Rong attacked him and Xiao Wu, and Ning paid fifty-five million Gold Soul Coins to settle the dispute. Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu left unharmed, though a few people followed them.

• Xue Qinghe and Ning Feng Zhi realized Ning Rongrong had caused the conflict, and Ning Feng Zhi apologized on her behalf.
• Lin Xuan rejected Ning Feng Zhi’s apology, pointing out that Gu Rong had attacked him and his Defense Soul Tool had saved him.
• Lin Xuan demanded compensation for a Level Seven Fixed Soul Cannon Shell and mental distress, and Ning Feng Zhi agreed to pay fifty-five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Xuan took Ning Feng Zhi’s Gold Soul Card, declared the dispute settled, and gave the card to Xiao Wu.
• Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu left while the crowd made way, but a few people followed them.

Lin Xuan used his perception and a level 7 Fixed Soul Tool Cannon to expose and kill Shi Nian, whose greed had been discovered. After a Soul Bone appeared in the blast site, Xiao Wu retrieved it under Lin Xuan’s protection, and the two left with the Soul Bone.

• Lin Xuan aimed his cannon at Shi Nian, and Gu Rong explained that Shi Nian had grown greedy toward him.
• Hu Yan Zhen realized Shi Nian had put him in danger, punched him into an open area, and sent him flying toward Lin Xuan’s target zone.
• Lin Xuan fired the level 7 Fixed Soul Tool Cannon at Shi Nian, creating a massive blast in Heaven Dou City.
• A seven-colored light revealed a Soul Bone, and Xiao Wu rushed into the blast aftermath while Lin Xuan aimed eight Soul Tool Cannon Platforms at the crowd.
• Xiao Wu retrieved the Soul Bone and returned to Lin Xuan, who scolded and healed her before storing the Soul Bone and leaving with her.

After Lin Xuan left the destruction behind, Xue Qinghe learned more about his abilities and decided to approach him. Qian Renxue transformed herself into a beautiful woman and secretly set out to meet him.

• Ning Feng Zhi accepted responsibility for the damage caused by Ning Rongrong and arranged to compensate Lin Xuan fifty-five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Ci Xue reported that Lin Xuan's detection and locking range reached one thousand meters, while She Long identified Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu and recounted the destructive power of Lin Xuan's Soul Tool.
• Xue Qinghe decided to meet Lin Xuan, hoping to build a connection and learn where his equipment came from.
• Qian Renxue used the Angel Head Soul Bone to change her appearance, then left the Crown Prince's Residence with She Long to approach Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu encountered Qian Renxue while shopping, and she invited them to dine with her and her hidden guard, She Long. Lin Xuan showed goodwill toward Spirit Hall, but their cordial meeting soured when they reached the Heaven Dou Royal Winery.

• Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu continued shopping as surveillance teams watched them from around Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Xuan sensed Qian Renxue approaching, and Xiao Wu excitedly pointed out the beautiful woman to him.
• Qian Renxue introduced herself as Qian Xue and invited Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu to a hotel serving Soul Beast dishes.
• Lin Xuan revealed that he had detected She Long, so Qian Renxue called her hidden guard out and explained his presence.
• Lin Xuan said he would not blame all of Spirit Hall for Bibi Dong's conflict with Xiao Wu, and Qian Renxue led the group to the Heaven Dou Royal Winery.
• Qian Renxue's expression turned ugly when they arrived at the hotel, while Lin Xuan smiled.

After Xue Beng harassed Qian Renxue, Lin Xuan and Qian Renxue discussed Spirit Hall, his background, and a possible alliance, then exchanged tokens of goodwill. As Qian Renxue led Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu toward Spirit Hall for the night, her expression stiffened outside the winery.

• Xue Beng drunkenly harassed Qian Renxue, and She Long kicked him and his companions away; Lin Xuan said the punishment was too lenient.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Xuan she wanted to build a strong friendship on behalf of Spirit Hall, and Lin Xuan said Spirit Hall had helped awaken his Martial Soul.
• Lin Xuan gave Qian Renxue a fabricated account of his origins and explained that he planned to take revenge on Flender himself after crippling Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Renxue offered Lin Xuan a Spirit Hall Venerable Token, and Lin Xuan returned the gesture with a level 7 Defense Soul Tool.
• After sharing a three-hour banquet, Qian Renxue prepared to take Lin Xuan and Xiao Wu to Spirit Hall, but her expression stiffened as they left the winery.