Chapter Summaries

Yu Yuanzhen publicly challenged Lin Jin to a duel at Dragon Ridge Mountain, forcing him to choose between a dangerous fight and a devastating loss of reputation. As Heaven Dou prepared for the duel, Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei and Yue Guan to secure Lin Jin’s Spirit Bones or kill him and Yu Yuanzhen if they survived badly wounded.

• Yu Yuanzhen sent a Purple-Gold challenge scroll across Heaven Dou City, calling Lin Jin to fight seven days later at Dragon Ridge Mountain.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Qian Renxue discussed the challenge and expected Lin Jin to accept despite the danger; Xue Ye ordered the Empire to secure the duel site and keep spectators from interfering.
• Bibi Dong read Salas’s report that Yu Xiaogang had been killed by Lin Jin and struggled with her feelings about his death.
• Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei and Yue Guan to retrieve Lin Jin’s corpse and Spirit Bones if he died, or kill him and Yu Yuanzhen if they both survived the duel badly wounded.

As Lin Jin tempered himself at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo emerged from two years of seclusion as a Level 92 Titled Douluo. After hearing that Lin Jin had punished Shrek Academy for harassing Lin Xue, Dugu Bo was astonished to learn Lin Jin had defeated them alone and asked how strong he had become.

• Lin Jin finished three days of tempering in the spring and sensed Dugu Bo’s breakthrough reaching its peak.
• Dugu Bo emerged from seclusion with a jade-like complexion and a renewed Titled Douluo’s bearing, having reached Level 92.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Shrek Academy students had harassed Lin Xue again, and Dugu Bo prepared to confront them.
• Lin Jin told Dugu Bo that he had killed Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong and seriously injured Flender and Zhao Wuji.
• Dugu Bo realized Lin Jin had faced Shrek Academy alone and asked what level of strength he had reached.

Lin Jin returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Yan, Lin Xue, and Yang Wudi, where he learned that Yu Yuanzhen had issued him a public challenge. Lin Jin accepted the duel, scheduled for seven days later, despite warnings about Yu Yuanzhen’s overwhelming strength.

• Lin Jin revealed his two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings to Dugu Bo and explained that he had brought Lin Xue to protect her from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Lin Jin, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Lin Xue, and Yang Wudi left Sunset Forest and arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where guards said the Crown Prince had been searching for Lin Jin.
• Meng Shenji showed Lin Jin Yu Yuanzhen’s challenge letter, which named a duel at Dragon Ridge Mountain Peak in seven days to settle their grudges.
• Zhi Lin and Bai Baoshan warned Lin Jin about challenging the Ninety-Five Rank Titled Douluo, while Dugu Bo argued that Yu Yuanzhen would not accept compensation or an apology.
• Lin Jin accepted the challenge, saying he would defend his reputation and the Empire’s dignity, and Dugu Bo pledged his support.

Lin Jin accepted Yu Yuanzhen’s challenge and met Xue Ye and Qian Renxue at the Imperial Palace to prepare for their duel in seven days. Xue Ye gave Lin Jin three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bones, while Qian Renxue agreed to gather information about Yu Yuanzhen and his abilities.

• Lin Jin left Lin Xue and Dugu Yan at the academy and went to the Imperial Palace with Commander Scotty.
• Lin Jin told Xue Ye and Qian Renxue that he would accept Yu Yuanzhen’s challenge, explaining that he had to take responsibility and protect the Empire’s soldiers.
• Xue Ye pledged Imperial support for the duel and gave Lin Jin three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bones.
• Lin Jin accepted the Spirit Bones and said he would prepare in a quiet place with abundant Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue agreed to gather information about Yu Yuanzhen, the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul, his soul skills, and Dragon Transformation.

Lin Jin accepted Yu Yuanzhen’s challenge and spent seven days cultivating before the duel at Dragon Ridge Mountain. With the mountain crowded and noon approaching, Yu Yuanzhen waited while Lin Jin had yet to appear.

• Lin Jin accepted the challenge, received three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones from the royal family, and prepared to face Yu Yuanzhen in seven days.
• Lin Jin entered seclusion at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Yang Wudi kept watch nearby.
• News of the duel spread across the continent, and Yu Yuanzhen dismissed concerns that Lin Jin or the royal family could threaten his victory.
• Seven days later, crowds and prominent figures gathered at Dragon Ridge Mountain as Yu Yuanzhen waited on the summit platform.
• As noon approached without Lin Jin’s arrival, Yu Yuanzhen called out to ask whether General Lin feared the battle.

After breaking through to Rank Seventy-Four, Lin Jin arrived at Dragon Ridge Mountain and confronted Yu Yuanzhen, who had declared him forfeited and demanded an apology and Lin Xue’s surrender. The two revealed their power and prepared to fight, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Lin Jin reached Rank Seventy-Four after six days of cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then set out for Dragon Ridge Mountain with Yang Wudi following him.
• As Lin Jin remained absent past noon, Yu Yuanzhen claimed he had forfeited and demanded that the Heaven Dou Empire apologize and hand Lin Xue over to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Lin Jin arrived at the mountain and challenged Yu Yuanzhen for rushing to declare victory over a mere quarter-hour delay.
• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Rank Ninety-Five Titled Douluo strength and transformed with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon possession.
• Lin Jin revealed his seven Soul Rings and released Divine Slaughter's Domain, covering half the mountaintop as the two faced off.

Lin Jin battled Yu Yuanzhen, using his powerful soul skills and Demon Armor to gain the upper hand against the Titled Douluo. Yu Yuanzhen escalated his attack, and Lin Jin answered with Azure Dragon Will and Destruction Slash as their strongest attacks collided.

• Lin Jin revealed his second Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, stunning Snake Lance, Pufferfish, and the spectators.
• Lin Jin blocked Yu Yuanzhen’s Thunder Dragon Claw and endured his lightning attacks with Indestructible Demon Body, then struck back with Extreme Blade Storm and Destruction Slash.
• Lin Jin cracked Yu Yuanzhen’s Dragon Armor, forcing Yu Yuanzhen to take the Soul Sage seriously and unleash Tyrant Dragon Thunder Kill.
• Lin Jin activated Azure Dragon Will, transformed his armor, and met Yu Yuanzhen’s lightning sphere with Destruction Slash.

Lin Jin withstood Yu Yuanzhen’s lightning attack and revealed his War God Martial Soul Avatar, which absorbed the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon’s Dragon Might and roar. He then struck at Yu Yuanzhen with his Titan Sky-Tearing Claw, and their attacks collided.

• Lin Jin emerged from Yu Yuanzhen’s lightning explosion with only minor marks on his armor and challenged the sect master to attack with greater strength.
• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul Avatar, transformed into a massive lightning dragon, and attacked Lin Jin with Heaven-Breaking Dragon Roar.
• Lin Jin released his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and merged with his War God Martial Soul Avatar, absorbing the roar, lightning, and Dragon Might.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, and the Shrek group reacted with alarm to Lin Jin’s overwhelming Martial Soul Avatar.
• Lin Jin activated Titan Strength and Titan Sky-Tearing Claw while Yu Yuanzhen countered with Dragon Claw: Dragon’s Wrath, and their attacks met.

Lin Jin used his Martial Soul Avatar and Titan Giant Ape Soul Bone Skills to fight Yu Yuanzhen evenly, despite Yu's superior Soul Power. As the battle reached its decisive stage, Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo prepared to ambush whoever emerged weakened.

• Lin Jin's Titan Sky-Tearing Claw tore through Yu Yuanzhen's Thunder Dragon Claw and wounded his dragon-form body.
• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill, but Lin Jin's Titan Sky Cannon clashed with it and prevented it from overwhelming him.
• Lin Jin caught Yu Yuanzhen's attention drifting and attacked the base of his dragon wings, then continued trading blows with him across the mountaintop.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and the other spectators watched as Lin Jin kept pace with Yu Yuanzhen, while recognizing that Yu's greater Soul Power could favor him in a prolonged fight.
• Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed to strike after the duel, when the victor's aura was at its weakest.

Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance and Pufferfish to prevent Yue Guan and Gui Mei from ambushing Lin Jin, while Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill against the exhausted fighter. Lin Jin revealed a second domain that began absorbing Yu Yuanzhen’s Soul Power, and the battle continued with Lin Jin facing his attack head-on.

• Qian Renxue told Snake Lance and Pufferfish to protect Lin Jin from Yue Guan and Gui Mei, then ordered them to return to Spirit Hall if they intervened.
• Lin Jin’s Demon Armor dimmed and cracked as Yu Yuanzhen pressed his attack and challenged him to outlast his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, True Dragon's Wrath, Its Roar Shakes the Nine Heavens, enlarging his dragon form and striking at Lin Jin’s soul.
• Lin Jin revealed a dark greenish-black domain that overlapped with Divine Slaughter's Domain and began absorbing Yu Yuanzhen’s Soul Power.
• Yu Yuanzhen recognized the threat and attacked Lin Jin before the domain could drain him, while Lin Jin met him head-on.

Lin Jin and Yu Yuanzhen unleashed their strongest attacks and both suffered grievous injuries, leaving them unable to fight. As several factions moved to kill or intervene, Tang Hao's presence stopped Ghost Douluo Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan from acting.

• Yu Yuanzhen used the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul Ultimate Technique, Lightning Dragon Soul Burst, against Lin Jin.
• Lin Jin countered with his Sixth Soul Skill, Titan Sky Cannon, and the collision left both fighters gravely injured and exhausted.
• Ghost Douluo Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan emerged, while Tang Hao and Yu Luomian also prepared to act against the weakened fighters.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan sensed Tang Hao behind a boulder and halted their attack, and Tang Hao recognized them in turn.

After Lin Jin and Yu Yuanzhen’s duel ended in a draw, several powerful factions hesitated over whether to attack, until Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi intervened to protect Lin Jin. The hidden threats withdrew, and Xue Ye ordered Lin Jin escorted back to the city for treatment.

• Tang Hao, Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin appeared around the battlefield, leaving the factions wary of one another.
• Dugu Bo rushed to Lin Jin’s side and shielded him from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as Yu Luomian tried to intervene for Yu Yuanzhen.
• Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to halt the conflict and declared the duel a draw, after which Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Tang Hao withdrew.
• Ning Fengzhi treated Lin Jin and Yu Yuanzhen, and Yu Yuanzhen accepted defeat and left with Yu Luomian and the clan.
• Lin Jin thanked Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo, while Lin Xue embraced him and Xue Ye ordered him escorted back to the city.

After Lin Jin’s battle with Yu Yuanzhen, Flender struggled with Tang Hao’s failure to strike and vowed that Shrek would seek revenge itself. Lin Jin returned to his residence to recover while Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi guarded him, and they wondered whether he could reach godhood.

• Flender raged that Tang Hao had passed up the chance to kill Lin Jin and avenge Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, then ordered Shrek to return and train for the competition.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu silently questioned whether they could still avenge themselves, while Ning Rongrong wondered why her father had helped Lin Jin.
• Dugu Bo told Lin Jin that three Titled Douluo auras had been nearby, including Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and Lin Jin asked him to protect his younger sister.
• Lin Jin considered the threats posed by Bibi Dong and Tang Hao, then began cultivating to recover his strength.
• Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi marveled at Lin Jin’s rapid recovery, and Dugu Bo predicted that he would become a Peerless Douluo.

After recovering from his battle with Yu Yuanzhen, Lin Jin reunited with his worried sister Lin Xue. At the Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng quit the Heaven Dou Royal Team and asked Dugu Yan to join him at Thunder Academy, but she refused.

• Bibi Dong questioned Yue Guan and Gui Mei about their failed attempt to capture Lin Jin and decided to wait for the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament to make another move.
• Lin Jin emerged from three days of cultivation with steadier Soul Power and improved Mental Power after reflecting on his battle with Yu Yuanzhen.
• Lin Jin reunited with Lin Xue in the garden, comforted her, and went to lunch with her and their companions.
• At the Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng announced that he was quitting the Heaven Dou Royal Team because he could not stay on a team with Lin Xue after his family's death.
• Yu Tianheng asked Dugu Yan to join him at Thunder Academy, but Dugu Yan apologized and chose to stay.

Dugu Yan chose to stay with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team after Yu Tianheng left, and rallied her teammates to prepare for the competition. Lin Jin arranged for the team to receive Ice Fire Quenching Soul Pills to support their cultivation, leaving them with three months to grow stronger before the finals.

• Dugu Yan refused to leave with Yu Tianheng and declared that she would fight for the academy alongside Lin Xue, Ye Lingling, and the other teammates.
• Yu Tianheng angrily left the hall, while Dugu Yan and the remaining team members resolved to continue without him.
• Qin Ming assigned Dugu Yan the main offensive role, and Lin Jin noted that the royal team had three months to cultivate before the finals.
• Lin Jin asked Yang Wudi to give the team Ice Fire Quenching Soul Pills, and Qin Ming accepted that the pills were safe after Lin Jin explained that Lin Xue would take one too.
• Yang Wudi distributed seven pills and explained how to refine them, and Lin Jin urged Lin Xue to cultivate well while he went to report to the Imperial Palace.

After recovering from his injuries, Lin Jin returned to the palace, where Great Emperor Xue Ye promoted him to Duke Heavenly Wolf and restored him as commander of the City Defense Force. The emperor also appointed him Chief Inspector for the upcoming Heaven Dou tournament, leaving him to coordinate its security with Crown Prince Qian Renxue.

• Lin Jin left the academy and reported to Great Emperor Xue Ye and Crown Prince Qian Renxue at the Imperial Palace.
• Great Emperor Xue Ye promoted Lin Jin from marquis to Duke Heavenly Wolf and restored him as commander of the City Defense Force.
• Lin Jin asked that the funds for expanding his residence instead support the City Defense Force and repairs to city roads and drains, and the emperor agreed to divide the money between those uses.
• Great Emperor Xue Ye appointed Lin Jin Chief Inspector for the Heaven Dou City tournament division and authorized him to mobilize city forces and make emergency decisions.
• The emperor told Lin Jin to prevent sect forces from disrupting the tournament and assigned Qian Renxue to handle ceremonies and relations with the participating factions.
• Lin Jin and Qian Renxue accepted their duties and left to discuss tournament preparations.

Lin Jin met Qian Renxue in the Crown Prince's Mansion, where she warned him that Spirit Hall and the Pope had marked him for death. He made clear that he would not back down from his enemies, leaving Qian Renxue shaken by his resolve.

• Lin Jin accepted Qian Renxue's invitation to visit the Crown Prince's Mansion and joined her for tea in her study.
• Qian Renxue questioned Lin Jin about his return and why he had entered Slaughter City, and he said he had returned to face and protect people and matters important to him.
• Qian Renxue warned Lin Jin that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall could not tolerate him, and that the Pope had likely placed him high on her kill list.
• Lin Jin said fear would not protect him or the people he cared about, and declared he would make anyone who attacked him pay.
• Qian Renxue was shaken as she realized Lin Jin would not change his course because of danger.

Qian Renxue accepted that Lin Jin would enter danger in Spirit City and privately wrestled with whether to reveal her true identity to him. She decided to wait, while her protectors recognized how deeply Lin Jin had affected her.

• Qian Renxue ended her discussion with Lin Jin by warning him to be cautious in Spirit City, and he promised to remember her advice.
• After Lin Jin left, Qian Renxue asked Pufferfish and Snake Lance whether she should reveal her identity to him.
• Pufferfish and Snake Lance urged Qian Renxue to keep her identity secret, warning that disclosure could worsen her relationship with Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue decided the time was not right to tell Lin Jin and sent Pufferfish and Snake Lance away so she could be alone.
• Pufferfish and Snake Lance concluded that Bibi Dong's attempt to kill Lin Jin had stirred Qian Renxue's feelings for him.
• Alone in her study, Qian Renxue held an angel token and wondered how Lin Jin would react if she told him the truth.

Lin Jin deployed the City Defense Force and Shadow’s intelligence network to secure Heaven Dou City for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. Two days later, the opening ceremony began, and teams including Shrek Academy entered the venue.

• Lin Jin ordered Lei Ke, A Tu, and the other City Defense Force commanders to secure the arena, patrol the city, and control its gates.
• Lin Jin tasked Shadow with monitoring Salas and the academy teachers, and learned that Tie Shan’s Blood Blade Army had grown to fifty thousand people.
• Lin Jin ordered his commanders to enforce Imperial Law and tournament rules against everyone, including Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ye, Qian Renxue, Lin Jin, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Salas attended the opening ceremony as Meng Shenji introduced the academy teams.
• Dugu Yan led Lin Xue and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team into the venue, and Dai Mubai led Shrek Academy’s nine entrants while Ma Hongjun remained beside Flender with a gloomy expression.

Lin Jin addressed the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition’s opening ceremony and warned that anyone disrupting Heaven Dou City’s order would face the City Defense Force. After confronting Salas, he took command of security at the Great Soul Arena as the preliminary draw approached.

• Lin Jin watched the academy teams arrive, including Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, who resolved to defeat his Heaven Dou Royal Academy team.
• Meng Shenji invited Lin Jin to speak, and Lin Jin declared that the City Defense Force would punish anyone who broke Heaven Dou City’s laws or endangered public safety.
• Lin Jin wondered why Sword Douluo and Poison Douluo had not detected Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast identity, then traded barbed remarks with Salas.
• Lin Jin left for the Great Soul Arena after Xue Ye approved his departure, and A Tu reported that teams and spectators had entered in an orderly manner.
• Lin Jin reached the City Defense Force command center, instructed Lei Ke to keep order among spectators, and surveyed the arena from its highest floor.