Chapter Summaries

Lin Jin returned to the Imperial Palace with Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi, explaining that Prince Xue Xing had used Dugu Bo’s poison to poison Xue Ye without Dugu Bo’s knowledge. Qian Renxue accepted Dugu Bo’s offer to help cure Xue Ye and brought them to the Main Palace to begin.

• Snake Lance reported to Qian Renxue that Lin Jin had returned with Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Yang Wudi, and that Dugu Bo appeared to have come willingly.
• Lin Jin asked to meet Qian Renxue before seeing Xue Ye, and she received him and his companions in the Side Hall.
• Qian Renxue accused Dugu Bo of conspiring with Prince Xue Xing, but Lin Jin explained that Dugu Bo had unknowingly supplied poison that Xue Xing later used against the royal family.
• Dugu Bo confirmed that he had given Xue Xing a drop of Jade Phosphorous Purple Poison for self-defense and agreed to help cure Xue Ye.
• Qian Renxue led Lin Jin, Dugu Bo, and Yang Wudi to Xue Ye’s bedside, where Xue Ye told them to begin.

Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo identified and removed the Breaking Clan’s Seven-Colored Splendor poison from Xue Ye, while Dugu Bo realized Lin Jin had deceived him. After leaving the palace, Dugu Bo confronted Lin Jin over the scheme.

• Yang Wudi tested Xue Ye’s poison and confirmed it was the Breaking Clan’s forbidden Seven-Colored Splendor.
• Dugu Bo explained the poison’s effects and confirmed that Xue Ye had taken only its first five ingredients.
• Yang Wudi used his Soul Breaking Spear while Dugu Bo provided a protective layer of poison cultivation to extract and destroy the toxins.
• Xue Ye recovered enough to thank Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo and promise them rewards at the next Morning Audience.
• Dugu Bo grabbed Lin Jin on the main street and demanded to know why he had framed him.

Lin Jin persuaded Dugu Bo to trust him and brought him, Dugu Yan, and Yang Wudi back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Yang Wudi recognized the valley’s rare medicinal treasures, while Dugu Bo remained unaware of their value.

• Lin Jin explained why he had deceived Dugu Bo and promised to resolve the Martial Soul Backlash affecting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo released Lin Jin and agreed to give him one more chance, offering to do three things if Lin Jin delivered on his promise.
• Lin Jin, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Yang Wudi returned to the Poison Realm and entered the valley through Dugu Bo’s Poison Array.
• Yang Wudi recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and scolded Dugu Bo for treating its Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs as ordinary poisonous plants.
• The group reached the spring, where Yang Wudi marveled at the untouched treasures and Dugu Bo warned him about their powerful poison.

Lin Jin identified Immortal Herbs that could treat Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s Martial Soul problems, then began tempering his body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. As Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan refined their herbs under Yang Wudi’s protection, Lin Jin endured the spring’s opposing energies.

• Lin Jin told Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan that the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd and Dragon Tongue Grass could address their Martial Soul problems.
• Lin Jin and Yang Wudi found the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd and Dragon Tongue Grass at the bottom of the valley.
• Lin Jin gave the herbs to Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, who thanked him and began refining their medicinal power.
• Lin Jin asked Yang Wudi to protect them, then swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Lin Jin leaped into the spring, where extreme cold and heat engulfed his body as Yang Wudi watched in shock.

Lin Jin completed his Ice-Fire Tempering at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, reaching peak Soul Power Level fifty-eight and strengthening his Immortal Demon Armor Martial Soul. After Yang Wudi found two Immortal Herbs for himself, he identified the Sacred Radiance Sun Lotus as a possible cure for Lin Jin’s Younger Sister Xiao Xue’s life-draining Martial Soul defect.

• Lin Jin endured the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s destructive energies, and his Nameless Cultivation Method guided him through the tempering.
• Lin Jin’s wounds vanished, his Ice Fire Golden Body was completed, and his Soul Power rose to peak level fifty-eight as his Immortal Demon Armor Martial Soul grew stronger.
• Yang Wudi gave Lin Jin a robe and told him that the others’ conditions had stabilized.
• Yang Wudi showed Lin Jin the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and Aromatic Silk Beauty Immortal Herbs he had found, then pledged the Breaking Clan’s support.
• Lin Jin explained that Xiao Xue’s Mutated Martial Soul drained her life force, and Yang Wudi identified the Sacred Radiance Sun Lotus as an herb that could restore her vitality and suppress the side effect.

Lin Jin secured a Sacred Radiance Sun Lotus for Xiao Xue and watched Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo emerge stronger after cultivating with the Immortal Herbs. Before returning to Heaven Dou City, he asked Dugu Bo to protect Dugu Yan and Xiao Xue while he was away.

• Lin Jin chose the Sacred Radiance Sun Lotus for Xiao Xue, and Yang Wudi carefully harvested it and mentioned a Dawn Revealing Flower suited to the Light Attribute.
• Dugu Yan broke through her bottleneck, while Dugu Bo absorbed the poison that had plagued him and felt his strength approach Rank 92.
• Dugu Bo vowed to protect Xiao Xue, and Dugu Yan promised to help protect her as well.
• Lin Jin asked Dugu Yan to tell Lin Xue, Ye Lingling, and the others to visit his Count's Mansion after class without spreading the news.
• Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Lin Jin, Yang Wudi, and Dugu Bo went back to the Imperial Palace.

At court, Xue Ye condemned Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and Odysseus for poisoning, treason, and rebellion, while Lin Jin killed Xue Xing when he tried to expose Qian Renxue. Xue Ye rewarded Lin Jin with a marquis title and command of Heaven Dou City's City Defense Force, and Lin Jin explained to Qian Renxue that the deadly political contest had served his own aims as well as hers.

• Xue Ye ordered the charges against Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and Odysseus read aloud and sentenced them to death, exile, and death, respectively.
• Xue Xing broke free and charged at Qian Renxue, but Lin Jin stabbed him before he could reveal more.
• Xue Ye praised Lin Jin for suppressing the rebellion and made him Marquis of Heavenly Wolf and Captain of the City Defense Force.
• Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi declined Xue Ye's further rewards and accepted only money.
• Lin Jin told Qian Renxue that he had acted on her request to put Xue Xing and Xue Beng in their place, while also advancing his own position.

Qian Renxue investigated Lin Jin after realizing he had upended her plans, while Lin Jin arranged a discreet base for the Breaking Clan in Heaven Dou City. He summoned Lin Xue, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan to his residence, where his worried sister found him safe and calm.

• Qian Renxue ordered Pufferfish to investigate Lin Jin's Northern Border experiences and any unusual people or things he had encountered.
• Lin Jin, Dugu Bo, and Yang Wudi agreed that Yang Wudi would bring trusted Breaking Clan members to study alchemy and use a residence Dugu Bo had received from Xue Xing as a base.
• Lin Jin warned Yang Wudi to keep knowledge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well secret and choose the clan members carefully.
• Dugu Yan brought Lin Xue and Ye Lingling to Lin Jin's residence after class at his request, leaving both girls puzzled about why he had summoned them.
• Lin Xue rushed to Lin Jin and tried to check him for injuries, but he reassured her that he was fine.

Lin Jin gave Lin Xue a Sacred Radiance Sun Lotus Immortal Herb and guided her through absorbing its power. He also thanked Ye Lingling for supporting Lin Xue and persuaded her to accept an Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, leaving her grateful for his kindness.

• Lin Jin reassured Lin Xue and gave her the Sacred Radiance Sun Lotus Immortal Herb to strengthen her Martial Soul and foundation.
• Dugu Bo watched Lin Jin and Lin Xue together and resolved to protect Lin Xue, fearing the consequences if she were harmed.
• Lin Xue consumed the herb while Lin Jin guided her through its intense, scorching power.
• Lin Jin thanked Ye Lingling for supporting Lin Xue and offered her an Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, explaining its benefits for her cultivation and soul skill.
• Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo encouraged Ye Lingling to accept the gift, and she took the orchid and promised to remember Lin Jin's kindness.

Lin Jin gave Ye Lingling an Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, seeing her Nine Heart Begonia healing as a potential battlefield force, and explained how Immortal Herbs strengthened cultivation. Ye Lingling woke after absorbing the herb with her Soul Power raised from Rank 28 to Rank 30, while Lin Jin stayed in Heaven Dou City and Dugu Bo prepared to find Soul Rings for the girls.

• Lin Jin sent Ye Lingling to refine the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid in a quiet room and considered how her Nine Heart Begonia could restore armies in battle.
• Dugu Yan told Lin Jin that the Golden Light Earth Dragon had raised her Soul Power to Rank 40, and Lin Jin explained that Immortal Herbs strengthened rather than destabilized a cultivator’s foundation.
• Dugu Bo agreed to take Dugu Yan and the others to hunt for Soul Rings after Xiao Xue and Ye Lingling finished absorbing their herbs.
• Lin Jin declined to leave Heaven Dou City because he had just taken charge of the City Defense Force and needed to steady the political situation.
• Ye Lingling emerged from her quiet room after absorbing the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid and said her Soul Power had risen from Rank 28 to Rank 30.

Ye Lingling reached level thirty after eating an Immortal Herb, and Lin Xue’s Sacred Sun Flower evolved into the Nine Luminaries Sacred Lotus. The three girls planned to seek Soul Rings together, while Lin Jin felt reassured about his sister’s future.

• Ye Lingling told Dugu Yan and Lin Jin that the orchid had raised her Soul Power from level twenty-eight to the level-thirty bottleneck, and Lin Jin reassured her about its effects.
• Ye Lingling promised to help Xiao Xue at the academy, and Dugu Yan playfully insisted that she was also Ye Lingling’s best friend.
• Lin Jin and the others rushed to Lin Xue’s room when a surge of Soul Power came from inside and saw her Martial Soul evolve into the Sacred Radiance Sun Lotus.
• Lin Xue summoned her evolved Martial Soul, and Lin Jin named it the Nine Luminaries Sacred Lotus.
• Lin Xue discovered that her Soul Power had risen six levels to level thirty, and Dugu Yan suggested that the three girls go to Sunset Forest to find Soul Rings.

After the purge of Xue Xing’s faction, Gui Mei relayed Bibi Dong’s orders to Qian Renxue to control or eliminate Lin Jin and slow the political upheaval. Qian Renxue claimed Lin Jin was her own recruit and kept him under her protection, while Lin Jin attended court and met Ning Fengzhi.

• Lin Jin watched Dugu Bo lead Lin Xue and the other women to Sunset Forest, then told A Tu there was no rush to go to City Defense Force Headquarters.
• Salas sent Lin Jin’s file to the Pope after assessing his military record and role in Xue Xing’s downfall.
• After seven days of purges, Gui Mei told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong wanted Lin Jin controlled or eliminated and wanted the political changes slowed.
• Qian Renxue told Gui Mei that she had secretly cultivated Lin Jin and sent him north, and ordered him to tell Bibi Dong not to interfere.
• On the tenth day after Xue Xing’s downfall, Lin Jin attended court and was introduced to Ning Fengzhi by Xue Ye.

Lin Jin refused Emperor Xue Ye’s offer to marry Princess Xue Ke, then asked to leave court and resign his military posts because his Martial Soul’s Will of Slaughter was worsening. Xue Ye granted the request, leaving Lin Jin with his marquis title and stipend as he prepared to travel the continent.

• Ning Fengzhi praised Lin Jin’s conduct, and the two exchanged courteous remarks before Xue Ye addressed the court.
• Xue Ye offered to betroth Princess Xue Ke to Lin Jin, but Lin Jin declined, citing the unsettled empire and ongoing border conflicts.
• Lin Jin revealed the ominous veins on his arm and claimed his Demon Armor’s Will of Slaughter threatened his sanity and foundation.
• Lin Jin asked to resign all military posts and leave court to seek a way to control his Martial Soul, promising to return if the empire needed him.
• Xue Ye stripped Lin Jin of his posts but let him keep his Marquis of Heavenly Wolf title and stipend, and granted his request to depart.

Lin Jin left his imperial post and entrusted his forces and younger sister to trusted allies before setting out to avenge his parents and village by hunting Fallen Soul Masters. He planned to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well until he reached level sixty, then visit Slaughter City alone.

• Lin Jin assigned A Tu to lead the Blood Blade Brothers and left Lei Ke in charge of the City Defense Force, reminding them to protect the people.
• Lin Jin told Lin Xue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling that he was leaving to kill Fallen Soul Masters and refused Lin Xue’s request to accompany him.
• Lin Xue promised to stay in Heaven Dou City, while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling vowed to protect her.
• Dugu Bo confronted Lin Jin after he left the academy and warned him about the dangers of Slaughter City.
• Lin Jin told Dugu Bo he would cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well until he reached level sixty, then go to Slaughter City alone, and entrusted Lin Xue to Dugu Bo.

Lin Jin cultivated at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, broke through to level fifty-nine Soul Power, and began cooperating with the Breaking Clan to research a poison capable of threatening a Titled Douluo. After two months away, he returned to Qian Renxue’s mansion and formally announced that he was saying farewell.

• Lin Jin entered the Spring Eye and cultivated there for five days while Qian Renxue waited for him and questioned why he had left without saying goodbye.
• Lin Jin reached level fifty-nine Soul Power, then met Yang Wudi and seven core members of the Breaking Clan at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lin Jin asked Yang Wudi to research whether the Snowy Swan Kiss could produce poison capable of killing or incapacitating a Titled Douluo, and Yang Wudi agreed.
• Two months later, Pufferfish reported that Lin Jin appeared to have left Heaven Dou City, but Snake Lance soon announced that Lin Jin had requested an audience with Qian Renxue.
• Lin Jin told Qian Renxue that his Martial Soul’s hidden danger had forced him into seclusion, then said he had come to formally say farewell.

Lin Jin resigned from his imperial duties to pursue the blood feud he had carried for eight years, and Qian Renxue accepted his decision and blessed his journey. He left Heaven Dou City, while Qian Renxue promised to protect Lin Xue and arranged to preserve Lin Jin’s title and stipend.

• Lin Jin reminded Qian Renxue that their promise from eight years earlier had been fulfilled and explained that he needed to avenge his parents and village.
• Qian Renxue accepted that Lin Jin would leave, wished him success and safe return, and thanked him for his service.
• Lin Jin gave Qian Renxue a Dawn Breaking Flower that Yang Wudi had identified as a rare herb capable of rebuilding a Martial Soul’s foundation and calming the mind.
• Qian Renxue promised to protect Lin Xue, and Snake Lance and Pufferfish admitted they had misjudged Lin Jin.
• Qian Renxue ordered Lin Jin’s resignation to be explained as retirement for a recurring Martial Soul ailment, retained his title, and doubled his stipend for Lin Xue.
• Lin Jin left Heaven Dou City and disappeared into the night.

Lin Jin hunted a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape for his Sixth Soul Ring and lured it away from the Sky Azure Bull Python before attacking it with Fleeting Fragrance poison. The Titan Giant Ape struck back with its Gravity Control Domain and smashed Lin Jin into a cliff.

• Lin Jin left without alerting anyone and went to Slaughter City to grow strong enough to protect those he cared about.
• After reaching level sixty, Lin Jin searched the Star Dou Great Forest and found a Titan Giant Ape near a lake.
• Lin Jin used Xiao Wu's Pink Bow to provoke the Titan Giant Ape and led it away from the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Lin Jin coated his Demon Blade with Fleeting Fragrance and wounded the Titan Giant Ape several times, poisoning it.
• The Titan Giant Ape activated its Gravity Control Domain and smashed Lin Jin into a cliff, cracking his Demon Armor.

Lin Jin killed the Titan Giant Ape by outlasting it as Fleeting Fragrance’s poison weakened the beast, then began absorbing its Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring despite his severe injuries. The chapter ended with the ring’s immense energy and the beast’s lingering will assaulting Lin Jin.

• Lin Jin activated Azure Dragon Armor and used Extreme Blade Storm to repel the Titan Giant Ape, then focused on evading its attacks while inflicting more wounds.
• After an hour, the poisoned Titan Giant Ape weakened and tried to flee, but Lin Jin struck it with Destruction Slash and shattered its arms.
• Lin Jin pierced the Titan Giant Ape’s heart with his Demon Blade, and Fleeting Fragrance’s poison spread through its body until it died.
• A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring rose from the Titan Giant Ape, and Lin Jin took Healing Pills before beginning to absorb it.
• The Soul Ring’s energy battered Lin Jin’s meridians while the Titan Giant Ape’s lingering will attacked his soul, causing blood to burst across his skin.

Lin Jin completed the absorption of the Titan Giant Ape's hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring just before the Sky Azure Bull Python attacked, reaching Soul Emperor and gaining the Crimson Sky Armor. He survived the python's Sky Azure Annihilation Thunder, but the two faced off in the devastated valley.

• After the Titan Giant Ape died, the Sky Azure Bull Python sensed its brother's lingering aura and rushed toward it in rage.
• At an arena, Xiao Wu suddenly felt grief and unease, so the Blue-Haired Youth helped her avoid an attack and conceded their match.
• Lin Jin struggled to absorb the Titan Giant Ape's Soul Ring as the Sky Azure Bull Python approached, enduring severe injuries while protecting his mind from the beast's Remnant Soul.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python found the Titan Giant Ape's corpse and attacked Lin Jin with Sky Azure Annihilation Thunder just as Lin Jin completed the absorption and gained a hundred-thousand-year Sixth Soul Ring.
• Lin Jin reached Soul Emperor and used his Sixth Soul Skill, Crimson Sky Armor, to survive the lightning strike's aftershock, leaving him standing opposite the shocked and furious Sky Azure Bull Python.

Lin Jin escaped the Star Dou Great Forest with the Titan Giant Ape’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone while the Sky Azure Bull Python pursued him. After recovering, he refined the Soul Bone, reached Soul Power level 65, and gained two more Soul Skills, but not the Gravity Control Domain.

• Lin Jin broke the Sky Azure Bull Python’s horn with Titan Sky Cannon, seized the Titan Giant Ape’s Soul Bone, and fled the valley.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python chased Lin Jin through the forest, triggering a Beast Tide that swept up Soul Beasts and Soul Masters.
• Lin Jin used the chaos to escape the forest, taunted the Sky Azure Bull Python, and fled along an official road as news of the beast spread across the continent.
• Lin Jin recovered in a limestone cave, refined the Titan Giant Ape’s Soul Bone, and advanced to level 65 Soul Power.
• Lin Jin gained Titan Strength and Titan Sky-Tearing Claw from the Soul Bone but did not obtain the Gravity Control Domain.