Chapter Summaries

Lin Jin received the War God’s combat knowledge and awakened the powerful effects of his Martial Soul Avatar. As he prepared to leave Slaughter City and return to Heaven Dou City, the Asura Divine King appeared and set a condition for him to claim the Asura Demon Sword.

• The War God forcibly infused Lin Jin with combat techniques and knowledge for controlling his domains, leaving him in pain but newly empowered.
• Lin Jin learned that his Martial Soul Avatar tripled his attributes and granted the Immortal Demon Armor damage reduction, reflection, and attacks that could damage enemy Martial Souls.
• Lin Jin resolved to return to Heaven Dou City and wondered how Lin Xue had fared during his two years and three months in Slaughter City.
• The Asura Divine King manifested the War God Phantom and told Lin Jin that he must master his domain and reach Titled Douluo before he could claim the Asura Demon Sword.

Lin Jin learned that he needed to strengthen Divine Slaughter's Domain, become a Titled Douluo, and take the Asura Demon Sword from Tang Chen to continue the Asura God Trial. After he left to return to Heaven Dou City and see Xiao Xue, Bibi Dong ordered her subordinates to identify him before the tournament finals.

• The Asura Divine King told Lin Jin that his Divine Slaughter's Domain needed to advance and that Tang Chen still held the Asura Demon Sword.
• Lin Jin realized he could inherit Tang Chen's progress and face only the Eighth and Ninth God Trials, but first had to grow stronger and retrieve the sword from him.
• Lin Jin wondered whether his War God Martial Soul had drawn the Asura Divine King's attention, then set off for Heaven Dou City to see Xiao Xue.
• Lordy and Raven reported to Bibi Dong that Armor had refused recruitment unless she came herself or sent a Titled Douluo, and admitted they had failed to learn his identity.
• Bibi Dong docked Lordy and Raven's salaries for half a year and ordered them to identify Armor before the tournament finals, while telling Yue Guan to focus on the competition.

Qian Renxue heard rumors of a mysterious Soul Emperor called Armor and suspected he was Lin Jin, who had been missing for two years. A month later, Lin Jin returned to Heaven Dou City and headed for Heaven Dou Royal Academy instead of entering through the gates.

• Qian Renxue rejected Snake Lance's suggestion to seek help with imperial affairs and insisted Lin Jin was still alive.
• Pufferfish told Qian Renxue that Spirit Hall had heard of Armor, a Soul Emperor with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Sixth Soul Ring who hunted Fallen Soul Masters.
• Qian Renxue suspected Armor was Lin Jin and ordered Pufferfish to return to Spirit City to investigate.
• A month later, Lin Jin arrived at Heaven Dou City after more than two years away and set out for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Lin Jin went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find his younger sister, Lin Xue, and learned she had gone into the city with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. He found the women being harassed by a fat youth and broke the youth’s hand, leaving his two companions to react.

• Lin Jin entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy after showing the guards his Marquis of Heavenly Wolf token.
• Yu Tianheng told Lin Jin that Lin Xue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling had gone shopping in the eastern district.
• Lin Jin sensed Lin Xue nearby and found a fat youth harassing her and trying to grab her wrist.
• Dugu Yan shielded Lin Xue while Ye Lingling stood beside her, but the fat youth seized Lin Xue’s wrist again.
• Lin Xue recognized Lin Jin as her older brother, and Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling greeted him.
• Lin Jin asked which hand had touched Lin Xue and crushed the fat youth’s left hand, making him scream as his two classmates cried out.

Lin Jin defended Lin Xue by crippling Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, then confronted Tang San and Zhao Wuji when they demanded an explanation. As Lin Jin prepared to fight Zhao Wuji, Heaven Dou City's soldiers intervened and surrounded the groups.

• Lin Jin caught Dai Mubai's punch, crushed his wrist, and threw him into a wall after Dai attacked him to avenge Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived, and Lin Jin recognized them as members of the Shrek Seven Devils while Lin Xue and Dugu Yan explained who they were.
• Tang San offered an apology on behalf of Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, but Lin Jin ordered him to take the injured students away or face further harm.
• Zhao Wuji arrived, threatened Lin Jin, and was sent crashing into a wall by a single punch.
• Zhao Wuji released his seven soul rings and began using his First Soul Skill, but Heaven Dou City's soldiers arrived and stopped the fight.

Lin Jin was accused of attacking Shrek Academy students, but he revealed the Heavenly Wolf Token to the City Defense Force. Captain Li Meng recognized him as the returned Heavenly Wolf General and knelt with his soldiers to welcome him.

• Xiao Wu, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhao Wuji blamed Lin Jin for the street fight, while Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Lin Xue explained that Ma Hongjun had harassed Lin Xue first.
• The City Defense Force captain questioned Lin Jin about the fight as the injured students demanded that he be arrested.
• Lin Jin presented the Heavenly Wolf Token instead of answering the accusations.
• Li Meng recognized the token and identified Lin Jin as the Heavenly Wolf General and Marquis of Heavenly Wolf.
• Li Meng and the nine City Defense Force soldiers knelt and welcomed Lin Jin’s return.

Lin Jin’s identity as the Marquis of Heavenly Wolf turned the crowd and City Defense Force against Shrek Academy after Ma Hongjun harassed Lin Xue. He stripped Ma Hongjun of his competition qualification, while Zhao Wuji led the group away and planned to tell Flender, leaving the conflict unresolved.

• The City Defense Force and civilians recognized Lin Jin as the Marquis of Heavenly Wolf and knelt before him, stunning the Shrek group.
• Zhao Wuji apologized to Lin Jin after realizing the group had offended an imperial marquis.
• Lin Jin ordered Captain Li to disqualify Ma Hongjun for harassing Lin Xue and violating Imperial Law.
• Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group away as onlookers criticized them, while Tang San left with a complicated and resentful look.
• Lin Jin comforted Lin Xue on the way back and suspected Shrek would not let the matter go.
• Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai questioned Zhao Wuji about accepting the outcome, and he said he would report the incident to Flender.

Lin Jin returned to Heaven Dou City and reunited with Lin Xue, promising to accompany the academy team to the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Tournament. After learning how Ma Hongjun had repeatedly imposed on Lin Xue’s kindness, Lin Jin warned her to be cautious and vowed to protect her.

• Snake Lance reported Lin Jin’s return to Qian Renxue and Xue Ye, who agreed to let him spend time with his Younger Sister before summoning him back to his former post.
• Lin Xue asked Lin Jin to join the tournament, but he declined because his strength and status made competing against the younger generation inappropriate.
• Lin Jin promised to travel with Team One of Heaven Dou Royal Academy as its head guard when it went to Spirit City.
• Dugu Yan explained how Lin Xue had once purified Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire and how he later treated her as his personal antidote.
• Lin Jin cautioned Lin Xue against helping people who exploited her kindness and vowed to deal with Ma Hongjun if he harassed her again.

After Lin Jin crippled Ma Hongjun and injured Dai Mubai, Shrek Academy’s leaders planned to challenge him through Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the competition’s rules rather than confront him directly. The chapter ended with Flender lodging a formal protest before the three Educational Committee Members.

• Flender and Liu Erlong erupted in anger over Ma Hongjun’s injury and disqualification, while Yu Xiaogang warned that confronting Lin Jin directly could endanger Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed appealing to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Educational Committee Members, raising the issue of Lin Xue’s eligibility, and seeking a spar through the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Flender agreed to the plan and assigned Liu Erlong to prepare a protest document while Yu Xiaogang drafted their arguments.
• The next morning, Flender presented Shrek Academy’s formal protest to Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, accusing Lin Xue’s Older Brother of attacking students and abusing his authority.

Shrek Academy’s teachers demanded justice from the Royal Academy over Ma Hongjun’s injury and disqualification, while the academy’s leaders questioned the City Defense Force’s authority. As the Crown Prince and other Competition Committee members went to the academy, Lin Jin learned of the confrontation and set out to meet Shrek.

• Yu Xiaogang argued that the City Defense Force lacked authority to disqualify Ma Hongjun, and Flender and Liu Erlong challenged the fairness of allowing competitors to be injured before the tournament.
• Meng Shenji said he would report the matter to the Crown Prince and meet with Ning Fengzhi, while Zhao Wuji refused to leave without a satisfactory answer.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Lin Jin was a sixteen-year-old military hero who had become a Soul King and general at fourteen.
• A guard from Qian Renxue’s residence told Lin Jin that Shrek Academy had gone to the Royal Academy and that the Crown Prince, Grand Preceptor, and Platinum Bishop were there.
• Lin Jin left for the Royal Academy, angry that Shrek had come to confront him before he could settle accounts with them.

Crown Prince Qian Renxue convened the competition committee over Shrek Academy’s protest against Lin Jin, but Lin Jin refused its demands and defended his authority. After Qian Renxue backed his position on Spirit Hall’s limited role, Liu Erlong challenged Lin Jin, who dismissed her and provoked her into releasing her Soul Rings.

• Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Salas joined Meng Shenji and heard Shrek Academy’s protest against Lin Jin’s treatment of Ma Hongjun.
• Flender demanded that Lin Jin apologize and heal Ma Hongjun, restore his competition eligibility, and promise not to interfere with students or academies.
• Lin Jin entered and rejected Shrek Academy’s demands, insisting Ma Hongjun’s eligibility would remain revoked because he had harmed Lin Jin’s sister.
• Lin Jin rebuked Salas for interfering in Heaven Dou’s affairs, and Qian Renxue supported Lin Jin by defining Spirit Hall’s role as supervisory.
• Liu Erlong challenged Lin Jin according to Soul Master tradition, but Lin Jin said she was no match for him and claimed all Shrek teachers would need to attack together to have a chance.
• Liu Erlong flew into a rage and released her seven Soul Rings.

Lin Jin faced Flender, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy arena after their confrontation was moved there by Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi. As the duel began, Lin Jin challenged the Shrek teachers to summon their Golden Holy Dragon, while his own Martial Soul remained unreleased.

• Liu Erlong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji confronted Lin Jin, but Qian Renxue stopped them from fighting in the Teachers' Building and Ning Fengzhi proposed moving the dispute to the Soul Arena.
• Lin Xue rushed to the arena and begged Lin Jin not to fight, but he reassured her that he would settle the grievances she had suffered.
• Lin Jin asked Flender, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang to call the other teachers, then faced the Shrek group as Qin Ming arrived with Yu Tianheng and the others.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo to assess Lin Jin, and Sword Douluo admitted he could not see through him; Qian Renxue sensed Lin Jin's killing intent and allowed the duel to proceed.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji released their Martial Souls while Yu Xiaogang watched from behind, and Lin Jin told them he was waiting for their Golden Iron Triangle to use the Golden Holy Dragon.

Lin Jin revealed two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and overwhelmed Zhao Wuji, shocking the spectators and exposing himself as the Slaughter City fighter known as Armor. After Zhao Wuji was defeated, Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang began their Golden Holy Dragon fusion to face Lin Jin.

• Zhao Wuji attacked Lin Jin, who revealed six Soul Rings, including two scarlet Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and crushed Zhao Wuji with their pressure.
• Bishop Salas recognized Lin Jin as Armor, while Xiao Wu identified the aura of Er Ming and realized Lin Jin had killed him.
• Lin Jin stomped Zhao Wuji into the ground, interrupted his Martial Soul Avatar, and left him severely injured and unconscious.
• Lin Jin challenged Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang to seek justice, and Flender called on them to use their combined move.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang formed the Golden Iron Triangle and began their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Golden Holy Dragon.

Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang unleashed their Golden Holy Dragon fusion skill against Lin Jin, but his armor and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skills overwhelmed it. Lin Jin then revealed the Divine Slaughter's Domain, alarming the spectators and drawing Tang Hao's attention.

• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang transformed into the Golden Holy Dragon, whose power Sword Douluo judged to fall short of Lin Jin's strength.
• Lin Jin used Crimson Sky Armor to withstand the Golden Holy Dragon's claw, then grabbed it and slammed it onto the arena platform.
• Yu Xiaogang fired the Golden Holy Dragon's breath at Lin Jin, but Lin Jin's Titan Sky Cannon shattered it and struck the dragon's head.
• Lin Jin mocked the Golden Holy Dragon's true form, then released the Divine Slaughter's Domain and froze the dragon with its killing intent.
• Tang Hao recognized the Divine Slaughter's Domain and sensed that Lin Jin posed a danger.

Lin Jin destroyed the Golden Holy Dragon with his Titan Sky-Tearing Claw, killing Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong while leaving Flender gravely wounded. He rejected Ning Fengzhi’s objections and declared that anyone who schemed against his younger sister deserved to die.

• Lin Jin faced Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong’s Golden Holy Dragon after Yu Xiaogang unleashed its Sacred Dragon True Form.
• Lin Jin used Titan Strength and Titan Sky-Tearing Claw to tear apart the Golden Holy Dragon, killing Yu Xiaogang and leaving Flender and Liu Erlong gravely wounded.
• Liu Erlong charged Lin Jin in grief, but he killed her with a strike from his Demon Blade; Flender then fainted, his life uncertain.
• Ning Fengzhi condemned Lin Jin for killing Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong during a friendly exchange and warned of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s retaliation.
• Lin Jin declared that the Golden Iron Triangle had accepted a battle where life and death were at stake and challenged the clan to come after him.

Lin Jin killed Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong in the Battle Soul Stage, then rejected Yu Tianheng’s threat of revenge and warned the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan not to target Lin Xue. The confrontation ended with the crowd dispersing, while Tang San vowed to avenge his Teachers and Lin Xue sought reassurance from her brother.

• Ning Fengzhi struggled to respond after Lin Jin killed Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, while Tang San restrained his grief and swore to become strong enough to avenge his Teacher.
• Yu Tianheng accused Lin Jin of killing his relatives and declared that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would seek retribution.
• Lin Jin defended the deaths as the outcome of a battle fought to the death and warned Yu Tianheng that anyone who threatened Lin Xue would face even greater losses.
• Yu Tianheng left in anger, and Meng Shenji ruled that the battle had followed the rules and ordered everyone to disperse.
• Tang San comforted Xiao Wu and promised they would avenge their Teachers later, while Lin Xue embraced Lin Jin and asked if he was hurt.

Lin Jin reassured Lin Xue that he would do anything to protect her, while Qian Renxue explained why she trusted him to serve the Heaven Dou Empire despite his dangerous nature. The chapter ended with Lin Jin demanding to know why Dugu Bo had not appeared to protect Lin Xue.

• Lin Jin told Lin Xue that protecting her required strength and that he would accept being called brutal if she remained safe.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Lin Jin back to imperial service and promised to contact the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan about the conflict.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Qian Renxue that Lin Jin was difficult to control, but she argued that his pursuit of protection and order made him a useful imperial ally.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi that Lin Jin needed Lin Xue’s safety and the empire’s support, though she acknowledged that their relationship could change in the future.
• Lin Jin asked Dugu Yan why Dugu Bo had not appeared at the academy despite promising to protect Lin Xue.

Lin Jin learned that Dugu Bo had entered seclusion to break through and took Lin Xue and Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for safety. There, they found Dugu Bo still cultivating and Yang Wudi had finally completed his Ice Fire Quenching Soul Pill.

• Dugu Yan explained that Dugu Bo had gone into seclusion in Sunset Forest five days earlier, and Lin Xue persuaded Lin Jin not to blame him.
• Lin Jin worried that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might target Lin Xue, so he took her and Dugu Yan to Sunset Forest to wait for Dugu Bo.
• Lin Jin, Lin Xue, and Dugu Yan entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Yang Xiao told them that Dugu Bo was still in seclusion and seemed to have made great progress.
• Yang Xiao led Lin Jin and the others to the Medicine Refining Ground, where Yang Wudi announced that he had successfully refined the Ice Fire Quenching Soul Pill.

Lin Jin learned that Yang Wudi had refined powerful Ice Fire Quenching Soul Pills, then used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cleanse and temper his Soul Power. As news of his strength spread across the continent, Flender vowed revenge for Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, but Tang Hao arrived and warned him he could not win.

• Yang Wudi showed Lin Jin the Ice Fire Quenching Soul Pills and gave him six Soul Recovery Pills.
• Lin Jin told Yang Wudi about the conflict with the Golden Iron Triangle and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then ordered Lin Xue and Dugu Yan to cultivate safely.
• Lin Jin entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to refine his Soul Power and remove lingering injuries and slaughterous malice.
• News of Lin Jin's dual hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings and victory over the Golden Iron Triangle spread across the continent, and Xue Ye ordered the Empire to support him.
• Flender awoke at Shrek Academy, vowed to avenge Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, and told Zhao Wuji to leave with the others.
• Tang Hao appeared and warned Flender that confronting Lin Jin would only get him killed.

Tang Hao stopped Flender and the Shrek teachers from seeking immediate revenge, urging them to protect the students and wait for a better chance. Meanwhile, Yu Yuanzhen chose to challenge Lin Jin publicly rather than risk the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in a war with the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Tang Hao warned Flender and Zhao Wuji that Lin Jin was too powerful to confront and told them to keep Shrek Academy standing while the students grew stronger.
• Flender accepted Tang Hao's advice, and Tang Hao urged Zhao Wuji to keep Tang San from acting recklessly before disappearing into the shadows.
• Yu Tianheng returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and recounted Lin Jin's killing of Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong and his warning to the clan.
• Yu Yuanzhen calmed the clan's calls for an assault, explaining that attacking Lin Jin could draw the Heaven Dou Empire and other powers into a war.
• Yu Yuanzhen issued Lin Jin a challenge to fight seven days later at noon atop Dragon Ridge Mountain Peak, fifty li west of Heaven Dou City.