Chapter Summaries

Lin Suchou defended the freshmen from Mo Lun after the older student came looking for Mu Chen over losing his Spirit Soul Ranking position. Lin Suchou beat Mo Lun, took his Spirit Value, and sent him away, while Yang Hong, Mu Kui, and Bing Qing watched from afar.

• Mo Lun entered the Freshman District and demanded that Mu Chen face him, insulting the freshmen when they said Mu Chen was away.
• Sun'er attacked Mo Lun with a Spirit Array, and Mo Lun struck back until Lin Suchou arrived and intercepted his blow.
• Lin Suchou easily defeated Mo Lun, made him surrender his Spirit Value Card, and took the two hundred thousand Spirit Value on it.
• Lin Suchou reassured Sun'er, declined Ye Qingling's offered reward, and left to continue alchemy lessons with Wen Qingxuan.
• Yang Hong, Mu Kui, and Bing Qing watched Lin Suchou's fight; Yang Hong resolved that he still had a chance to defeat him, while Mu Kui became eager to challenge him.

Lin Suchou gave Luo Li the Divine Artifact Black Lotus Dress, then took her and Wen Qingxuan to the lakeside to reveal another gift. He built a large swing for the three of them, leaving them by the lake.

• Lin Suchou returned after defeating Mo Lun and told Luo Li why he had gone out.
• Lin Suchou gave Luo Li the Black Lotus Dress, and she changed into it while he waited in the room.
• Lin Suchou kissed Luo Li, and she reluctantly agreed to indulge him one last time.
• Lin Suchou led Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan outside, where he built a large swing beside the lake.

Lin Suchou relaxed with Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan, then agreed to learn alchemy and gave Wen Qingxuan his god-tier Alchemy Cauldron. Meanwhile, a Bald Old Man trapped the little mare in the Thunder Domain and waited for Lin Suchou to arrive.

• Wen Qingxuan used spiritual liquid to grow flowers around the swing, and Lin Suchou imagined a peaceful future with her and Luo Li.
• Lin Suchou showed Wen Qingxuan his god-tier Alchemy Cauldron, which she obtained in exchange for teaching him alchemy.
• Wen Qingxuan agreed to help Lin Suchou make pills to sell for Spirit Value, while Luo Li suggested promoting them to older students.
• On the Thunder Domain Eighth Layer, the little mare told the Bald Old Man that Lin Suchou had reached the tenth layer and was in the Heaven Reaching Realm.
• The Bald Old Man imprisoned the little mare, ordered her to keep refining pills until Lin Suchou came, and gave her the Thunder God Body Divine Art.

Li Xuantong learned that Luo Li had joined the Northern Cang Spirit Academy and was close to Lin Suchou, then went to see her. He confronted the pair at the Freshman District, where Luo Li dismissed him as irrelevant.

• Li Xuantong heard that freshman Lin Suchou had broken the Thunder Domain record and that Luo Li was at the academy.
• After learning Luo Li seemed to like Lin Suchou, Li Xuantong decided to visit her rather than interfere with Lin Suchou.
• Lin Suchou celebrated his victory over Mo Lun with Song Hao and discussed challenging Huo Feng to earn Spirit Value.
• Li Xuantong arrived above the lake and greeted Luo Li, while Lin Suchou and Song Hao flew over to join them.
• Luo Li linked arms with Lin Suchou and called Li Xuantong someone irrelevant, darkening Li Xuantong's expression.

Lin Suchou challenged Li Xuantong to a wagered battle over Luo Li, with the fight set for after the Freshman Tournament. After Li Xuantong left, Song Hao offered to publicize the challenge, and Wen Qingxuan recognized his Spirit Wine as a rare product from Treasure Gathering City.

• Li Xuantong pressured Lin Suchou to leave Luo Li, but Lin Suchou refused and proposed a wagered battle.
• Lin Suchou wagered that he would leave Luo Li if he lost, while Li Xuantong would stop interfering and pay ten million Spirit Value if he lost.
• Luo Li threatened Li Xuantong with her sword, then nodded when he asked whether Lin Suchou was worth the trouble.
• Li Xuantong accepted Lin Suchou's challenge for after the Freshman Tournament at the Spirit Fighting Arena, then departed.
• Song Hao offered to spread news of the challenge in exchange for enough Spirit Value, and Lin Suchou agreed.
• Wen Qingxuan identified Song Hao's Spirit Wine as a rare vintage from Treasure Gathering City on the Myriad Merchants Continent.

Lin Suchou’s intimacy with Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li increased, earning him new abilities and treasures as he prepared for the Freshman Tournament. After explaining that Jiu You was his master and that he hoped to buy her Northern Darkness Dragon Kun essence blood, he joined Luo Li, Wen Qingxuan, and Mu Chen’s group as mentor Mu Ling arrived to lead the freshmen to the tournament.

• Lin Suchou’s intimacy with Wen Qingxuan reached 85 and Luo Li’s reached 80, earning him a Spirit Meridian Upgrade Card, the Phantom Sword Diagram, the Void Breaking Ship, and the Empress’s Gift buff.
• Lin Suchou reviewed his upgraded status and learned that Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan were close to reaching the Huatian Realm after receiving Supreme Spirit Liquid.
• Wen Qingxuan deduced that Lin Suchou wanted Northern Darkness Dragon Kun essence blood for a Nine Nether Sparrow, and Lin Suchou explained that Jiu You was his master whom he wanted to repay.
• Luo Li became jealous when she learned about Jiu You, but Lin Suchou reassured both women and teased Luo Li until she pinched him.
• Mu Chen gathered his Dust Group, and mentor Mu Ling arrived to lead the freshmen to the Freshman Tournament.

Lin Suchou, Luo Li, and Wen Qingxuan joined the freshmen gathering for the Northern Cang Spirit Academy’s tournament, where Zhu Tian announced a race to the summit of North Spirit Mountain. As the competitors charged into the range, Lin Suchou’s Divine Artifact flying ship surged ahead, making him the likely favorite to win.

• Lin Suchou, Luo Li, and Wen Qingxuan traveled with the freshmen to North Spirit Mountain, where Zhu Tian introduced the tournament and its rewards.
• Zhu Tian announced that the first five to seize the Spirit Flag at the summit would receive prizes and entry to the Spirit Art Temple, despite the dangers posed by powerful Spirit Beasts.
• Zhu Tian began the tournament, and the freshmen rushed toward the mountain while old students gathered to watch and place bets.
• Song Hao collected bets on the contenders and revealed that he had wagered one hundred thousand Spirit Value on Lin Suchou.
• Mu Chen and Yang Hong led their societies toward the mountain until Lin Suchou’s golden-red flying ship overtook them and raced ahead.
• Zhu Tian and a white-robed Elder recognized Lin Suchou’s flying ship as a Divine Artifact and predicted that he would probably take first place.

Lin Suchou used the Void Breaking Ship to race through North Spirit Mountain’s Spirit Beasts and hazards, reaching the summit first and claiming the Spirit Flag. As Mu Chen, Yang Hong, Mu Kui, and Bing Qing continued climbing, Lin Suchou waited at the peak to confront Yang Hong, while Zhu Tian and the elders discussed his hidden strength.

• Lin Suchou bypassed the Heavenly Tier Spirit Beasts on the mountainside with the Void Breaking Ship and continued toward the summit.
• A Huatian Realm Late Stage beast emerged from the magma, and North Spirit Mountain’s fiery barrier blocked the route to the peak.
• Lin Suchou leapt through the Fire Curtain, reached the mountain peak, and took the Spirit Flag for Luo Li.
• Lin Suchou waited at the summit to settle his grudge with Yang Hong, who climbed faster while vowing to kill him and take his possessions.
• Zhu Tian and the two Old Men discussed Lin Suchou’s cultivation, wagered battle with Li Xuantong, and concealed power, while Song Hao celebrated his bet.

Mu Chen, Mu Kui, Bing Qing, and Yang Hong crossed the Fire Curtain to reach Lin Suchou, who challenged Yang Hong after he arrived. Yang Hong revealed his hidden strength and Ancient Tiger Flood Dragon form, but Lin Suchou unleashed a higher cultivation level and defeated him; two Shi Family Brothers then appeared to aid Yang Hong.

• Mu Chen crossed the Fire Curtain unharmed, and Lin Suchou realized he had contracted a powerful Kirin cub.
• Mu Kui and Bing Qing used their abilities to cross the Fire Curtain, while Lin Suchou struck Yang Hong and sent him flying back.
• Yang Hong revealed that he had reached the mid-Heaven Fusion Realm and fought Lin Suchou with his Heaven Breaking Spirit Halberd and Heaven Breaking Spirit Jade Hand.
• Yang Hong transformed into an Ancient Tiger Flood Dragon and attacked Lin Suchou, who revealed his mid-Huatian Realm cultivation and knocked Yang Hong back with Goddess Luo's World-Shaking Strike.
• Two identical Shi Family Brothers appeared outside the Fire Curtain and helped Yang Hong up.

Lin Suchou defeated Yang Hong and the Shi brothers with his evolved Jiu You Nether Sparrow, then won first place in the Freshman Tournament. After the tournament, Song Hao rewarded him with betting winnings and proposed a new deal.

• Yang Hong and the Shi brothers attacked Lin Suchou, but he summoned his evolved Jiu You Nether Sparrow and defeated them with the Purple Flame Ring.
• Mu Chen challenged Mu Kui and won, while Bing Qing accepted fifth place after Lin Suchou said one contender would be eliminated.
• Elder Zhu Tian announced Lin Suchou as the tournament’s first-place freshman and awarded Spirit Value to the top finishers.
• Song Hao transferred one hundred thousand Spirit Value to Lin Suchou and asked him to handle a matter in exchange for half the proceeds.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Suchou meets with Song Hao to collect debts from Crane Demon and Huo Feng before facing Li Xuantong in the Spirit Fighting Arena.
• They learn about a Spirit Tide in a Sixth-Grade Spirit Gathering Array, where a Heavenly Spirit Lotus with valuable Spirit Lotus Seeds is about to bloom.
• Lin Suchou and Song Hao rush to the Spirit Gathering Array and witness a standoff between Su Ling'er, Su Xuan, Xu Qingqing, and other students over the Heavenly Spirit Lotus.

Character Developments

• Lin Suchou demonstrates curiosity and impatience when waiting for the Heavenly Spirit Lotus to bloom.
• Song Hao reveals his knowledge about the Spirit Gathering Array and the Heavenly Spirit Lotus, showing his shrewdness and experience.

Significant Themes

• Greed and desire for power (represented by the students' pursuit of the Heavenly Spirit Lotus and Spirit Lotus Seeds).
• Competition and rivalry (evident in the standoff between the students and the mention of the Heaven and Spirit Soul Rankings).

Character Interactions

• Lin Suchou and Song Hao: They work together to collect debts and explore the Spirit Gathering Array, with Song Hao providing information and guidance.
• Lin Suchou and Mo Lun: Lin Suchou spots Mo Lun and seems eager to confront him again.
• The students at the Spirit Tide: They are divided into groups led by Su Ling'er, Su Xuan, and Xu Qingqing, each vying for control over the Heavenly Spirit Lotus.

Lin Suchou confronted Huo Feng to collect the 1.2 million Spirit Value debt owed to Song Hao, defeating Huo Feng and forcing his group to surrender their Spirit Value Cards. Song Hao recovered 1.4 million in total and gave Lin Suchou 700,000, bringing Lin Suchou’s balance to 2.2 million.

• Huo Feng learned Lin Suchou had reached the middle Huatian Realm and changed his hostile attitude, but Lin Suchou demanded repayment of Song Hao’s 1.2 million Spirit Value debt.
• Huo Feng claimed he could not pay and tried to bargain, so Lin Suchou knocked him into the mountainside and demanded the Green Red Society members’ Spirit Value Cards.
• Huo Feng got back up and attacked Lin Suchou with the Wind Dragon Destruction Fist, but Lin Suchou defeated him with a black-flame punch.
• Lin Suchou collected the members’ cards and forced Mo Lun to surrender his card as well, then handed the cards to Song Hao.
• Song Hao recovered 1.4 million Spirit Value and transferred 700,000 to Lin Suchou, raising Lin Suchou’s balance to 2.2 million.

Lin Suchou rode into the erupting spiritual energy tide and used his Flame Sparrow Array to seize most of the Spirit Lotus Seeds when the Heavenly Spirit Lotus bloomed. After sharing one with Song Hao, he faced demands and offers from the other students as they gathered around him.

• Lin Suchou defeated Huo Feng's group, then told Song Hao he was confident he could defeat Crane Demon.
• The spiritual energy tide erupted, and Lin Suchou rode his Flame Sparrow upstream with Song Hao toward the Heavenly Spirit Lotus.
• When the Heavenly Spirit Lotus exploded, Lin Suchou grabbed two Spirit Lotus Seeds and sent Flame Sparrows to collect more as the seeds shot across the sky.
• Lin Suchou's Flame Sparrows intercepted Spirit Lotus Seeds meant for Xu Qingqing and Su Ling'er, while Song Hao estimated his haul was worth three million Spirit Value.
• Lin Suchou gave Song Hao a Spirit Lotus Seed, then faced an older student demanding his loot, Xu Qingqing threatening him, and Su Ling'er offering to buy two.

Lin Suchou sold Spirit Lotus Seeds while provoking Xu Qingqing and her group, defeating the students she sent against him. He slapped Xu Qingqing and sent her crashing into a boulder, then waited for her brother Xu Huang to arrive.

• Lin Suchou sold a Spirit Lotus Seed to Su Ling'er and raised the price for each subsequent seed.
• Xu Qingqing demanded that Lin Suchou hand over a seed, but he refused and challenged her to call her brother Xu Huang.
• Lü Long and Liu Xiao attacked Lin Suchou, but his Flame Sparrow defeated them and the other students accompanying Xu Qingqing.
• Lin Suchou offered his remaining seeds for sale, but Xu Qingqing warned the crowd not to buy them because Xu Huang would punish them.
• Lin Suchou slapped Xu Qingqing twice and blasted her into a boulder, then waited for Xu Huang to arrive.

Lin Suchou sold the remaining Spirit Lotus Seeds at auction, earning enough Spirit Value to bring his total to 6.4 million. When Xu Huang arrived and confronted him over Xu Qingqing’s beating, Lin Suchou challenged him to a duel, and Xu Huang demanded they wager their lives.

• Lin Suchou auctioned the remaining Spirit Lotus Seeds, with the last one selling for 400,000 Spirit Value and a mid-grade Spirit Artifact.
• Lin Suchou’s Spirit Value reached 6.4 million, while Song Hao praised their profitable partnership.
• Xu Huang arrived, revived Xu Qingqing, and asked who had hit her; she pointed to Lin Suchou.
• Lin Suchou explained that Xu Qingqing had tried to claim the Spirit Lotus Seed and ordered others to seize it, but Xu Huang insisted only he could discipline his sister.
• Lin Suchou proposed a Spirit Fighting Arena match with five million Spirit Value at stake, and Xu Huang countered by demanding a Life-Death Contract.

Lin Suchou agreed to a life-and-death battle with Xu Huang after Xu Huang vowed to kill him over Xu Qingqing. Song Hao revealed that his family had a fifth-grade Supreme in Northern Cang City, and the chapter ended as Lin Suchou and Xu Huang signed the contract before their battle.

• Lin Suchou accepted Xu Huang’s challenge and asked Song Hao where the Xu Family lived, revealing that he was considering wiping them out.
• Song Hao offered help from his family’s fifth-grade Supreme steward, then accompanied Lin Suchou to the Spirit Fighting Arena.
• Students gathered to watch and bet on the life-and-death match, while Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li urged Lin Suchou to be careful.
• Lin Suchou reassured Wen Qingxuan and Luo Li, and Xu Huang promised Xu Qingqing he would defeat him.
• Elder Zhu Tian read out the rules, and Lin Suchou and Xu Huang sealed the Life-Death Contract with their essence blood.

Lin Suchou fought Xu Huang in a duel to the death and killed him after overcoming Xu Huang’s mid-battle breakthrough and desperate counterattacks. The arena fell silent as the students struggled to believe Xu Huang had lost.

• Zhu Tian sealed the Spirit Fighting Arena and began the duel as Xu Huang challenged Lin Suchou with his Desolate God Blade.
• Lin Suchou countered Xu Huang’s Great Desolate Blade Art and forced him back, but Xu Huang swallowed a pill and advanced to the Huatian Realm Late Stage.
• Lin Suchou struck Xu Huang before his breakthrough could stabilize, then blocked his Desolate God Fist with the Purple Flame Ring and crippled his right hand.
• Lin Suchou pierced Xu Huang’s Desolate God Body armor, and Xu Huang narrowly survived by throwing himself backward.
• Lin Suchou unleashed the Blazing Sparrow Array, which destroyed Xu Huang’s left hand and burned him to death despite his plea for mercy.

Lin Suchou killed Xu Huang in the Spirit Fighting Arena, claimed the wagered Spirit Value points, and prepared to visit the Xu Family after Xu Qingqing left to seek help. Song Hao took him to the Treasure Gathering City auction house, where Lin Suchou met Song Hao’s steward, Grandpa Xue.

• Xu Qingqing blamed Lin Suchou for Xu Huang’s death and left the Spirit Fighting Arena to call for help from her family.
• Lin Suchou transferred Xu Huang’s Spirit Value points to himself, then split 5.6 million wagered points with Song Hao, bringing his total to 14.5 million.
• Su Xuan encouraged Su Ling'er to cultivate after Mu Chen replaced her at the top of the Spirit Soul Ranking.
• Lin Suchou reassured Luo Li and Wen Qingxuan, gave them two Spirit Lotus Seeds, and said he would visit the Xu Family with Song Hao.
• Song Hao led Lin Suchou to the Treasure Gathering City auction house and summoned his steward, Grandpa Xue.

Lin Suchou and Song Hao went to the Xu Family to settle the conflict over Xu Huang’s death, backed by Elder Xue and the Red Dress Woman. After the Xu Family Ancestor handed Xu Qingqing over, Lin Suchou killed her and prepared to destroy the entire clan.

• Song Hao introduced Elder Xue to Lin Suchou, and the three traveled to the Xu Family on Sky Star Continent.
• Xu Qingqing brought Xu Huang’s body to Xu Tian and urged him to avenge her brother.
• Lin Suchou’s group arrived above the Xu Family, and Elder Xue destroyed its protective array after Lin Suchou revealed its core.
• The Xu Family Ancestor learned how Xu Huang had died and, intimidated by Elder Xue’s fifth-grade Supreme strength, handed Xu Qingqing to Lin Suchou.
• Lin Suchou killed Xu Qingqing, then declared that the Xu Family would die too and formed a Purple Flame spiritual formation.

Lin Suchou and Elder Xue led the assault that destroyed the Xu Family, defeating its Supremes and slaughtering its members. Lin Suchou burned the family’s territory and killed survivors who returned, leaving the Xu Family completely wiped out.

• Lin Suchou used the Nether Sparrow Spirit Flame Formation to break Xu Tian’s attacks and trap him in a cage of purple flames.
• Xue Xiaoyu blocked the Xu Family’s first-grade Supremes while Elder Xue killed the Xu Family Ancestor and one of the Supremes.
• Lin Suchou exploited Xu Tian’s distraction to burn him to ashes, and Xue Xiaoyu killed the last first-grade Supreme.
• Lin Suchou and the others killed the remaining Xu Family members, took their valuables, and burned the family’s buildings and land.
• Lin Suchou checked that the children were dead, then returned to kill several Xu Family households that had come back; the Xu Family was erased from the Sky Star Continent.