Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen absorbed the Bright Holy Tiger’s Soul Ring, completed his Second Martial Soul’s nine rings, and advanced to Rank 97. After Qian Renxue revealed herself to Zhang Lexuan, she defended the Spirit Hall Empire’s history and challenged Zhang Lexuan’s judgment of it.

• Lin Chen gave Ye Guyi a jade slip that could unleash three Limit Douluo-level attacks, then collected the Bright Holy Tiger’s corpse and returned to Shrek Academy.
• Lin Chen absorbed the Bright Holy Tiger’s Soul Ring and right leg bone, then used Qian Renxue’s God-Bestowed Soul Rings to bring his Second Martial Soul to nine rings and reach Rank 97.
• Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan that Qian Renxue had left him the Angel Sacred Sword and nine God-Bestowed Soul Rings.
• Qian Renxue emerged from Lin Chen and introduced herself to Zhang Lexuan as the Angel God defeated by Tang San ten thousand years earlier.
• Qian Renxue argued that Spirit Hall’s war to unify the continent was no worse than the wars that established other empires, and said Tang San had destroyed it because of personal grudges.

Qian Renxue explained her connection to Lin Chen and Spirit Hall’s free Martial Soul awakenings to Zhang Lexuan, while Lin Chen faced Ji Juechen in a sword duel that left Ji Juechen enlightened. At the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian and Huo Yuhao investigated why some of Wang Qiu’er’s fortune was missing and considered whether Qiankun Love-Seeking Valley had taken it.

• Qian Renxue told Zhang Lexuan that she and Lin Chen were bound together and that Spirit Hall had awakened ordinary people’s Martial Souls for free.
• Zhang Lexuan teased Lin Chen about hiding Qian Renxue, then told him that Ji Juechen had waited outside for him all day.
• Lin Chen and Ji Juechen met at the Soul Fighting Platform, where Ji Juechen insisted on a duel between swordsmen without Soul Skills.
• Lin Chen’s Sword Intent overwhelmed Ji Juechen and led him into deep enlightenment, while Lin Chen recognized the value of Ji Juechen’s technique of infusing the soul into the sword.
• Di Tian noticed that Huo Yuhao had less fortune than Wang Qiu’er had possessed, and Huo Yuhao wondered whether Qiankun Love-Seeking Valley had taken the missing portion before her sacrifice.

Huo Yuhao left the Star Dou Great Forest with one of Di Tian’s dragon scales and wondered whether Lin Chen knew about Qiankun Love-Seeking Valley. Meanwhile, Lin Chen prepared to leave Shrek Academy, but his farewell with Zhang Lexuan turned intimate, and they spent the night together.

• Di Tian gave Huo Yuhao a dragon scale and warned that Huo Yuhao could not become a god unless he defeated him.
• Huo Yuhao recalled Lin Chen’s certainty about trouble west of Mingdu and decided to return to the academy to ask him about Qiankun Love-Seeking Valley.
• At Zhang Lexuan’s home, Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao that he planned to travel the continent, and Zhang Lexuan reminded him to use her token if he encountered danger.
• Ma Xiaotao left after dinner, and Zhang Lexuan pulled Lin Chen back inside and kissed him.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan went to her bedroom, where they spent the night together; the next day, Lin Chen woke beside her and got up to make breakfast.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan woke late after spending the night together, then enjoyed an afternoon stroll through Shrek City. They ran into Huo Yuhao outside the Tang Sect, confirmed they were together, and Huo Yuhao asked Lin Chen to speak privately about Dong'er.

• Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen finally left their room after three in the afternoon, and Tang Xiaoyan joined them for noodles.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan wandered through Shrek City, teasing each other about how late they had slept and revealing their affection.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan passed the Tang Sect, where Zhang Lexuan explained that Beibei and the others had moved it there after Huo Yuhao went abroad to study.
• Huo Yuhao greeted Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan, then congratulated them after Lin Chen confirmed they were together.
• Huo Yuhao asked Lin Chen to talk about Dong'er, and Zhang Lexuan said she would wait for Lin Chen at home.

Lin Chen spoke with Huo Yuhao about the danger west of Mingdu, the Sun Moon Empire, and whether he would intervene in a war, then spent the night with Zhang Lexuan. The next evening, he reunited with Xiao Xiao and Zhou Mingxing and talked about his plans to travel across Douluo Continent.

• Huo Yuhao asked Lin Chen why he had suspected trouble west of Mingdu and whether he knew about Qiankun Love-Seeking Valley; Lin Chen denied knowing about it.
• Huo Yuhao asked Lin Chen about his Immortal Herb and whether he would stop a war by the Sun Moon Empire, and Lin Chen said he would not get involved.
• Lin Chen visited Zhang Lexuan, dried her hair, and stayed the night at her home.
• Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan he had plans to meet Xiao Xiao and the others that evening, and she asked him to come back early.
• Lin Chen met Xiao Xiao and Zhou Mingxing at their reserved stall, reminisced about his old stall, and said he planned to travel across Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Xiao said she would remain in Shrek's Inner Court to study under the teachers, and Lin Chen teased her for envying his freedom.

Lin Chen met with Xiao Xiao, Lin Xiaolei, and Zhou Mingxing to discuss their plans after graduation. After giving Zhou Mingxing a token to protect his family, Lin Chen watched his friends leave and sat alone by Sea God Lake, contemplating his departure from Shrek before someone approached him.

• Xiao Xiao and Lin Chen teased each other, and Lin Xiaolei said she planned to stay with Zhou Mingxing in the Inner Court before they returned to inherit their families.
• Zhou Mingxing offered Lin Chen a card, and Lin Chen gave him a sword token that could unleash an attack with eighty percent of his strength.
• Lin Xiaolei reminded Zhou Mingxing that he could also use Shrek Academy's reputation to deter his family's rivals.
• The four friends talked late into the night, then Xiao Xiao, Lin Xiaolei, and Zhou Mingxing said goodbye to Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen sat alone by Sea God Lake and reflected on leaving Shrek until a gentle voice spoke behind him and a graceful figure sat beside him.

Lin Chen graduated from Shrek Academy, chose the title Sword Douluo, and left on a journey with only Zhang Lexuan knowing. He headed toward Heaven Dou City and spent his first night at an inn outside Shrek City, where a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect caravan caught his attention.

• Zhang Lexuan reminded Lin Chen to protect himself while traveling, and he promised he would return.
• Yan Shaozhe gave Lin Chen his graduation certificate and tokens, and Lin Chen declared that he would take the title Sword Douluo.
• Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan he was leaving, then departed Shrek without telling anyone else.
• Lin Chen decided to visit Heaven Dou City and walked north without using his Soul Master abilities.
• Lin Chen stayed at an inn outside Shrek City and noticed a passing caravan marked with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect emblem.

Lin Chen traveled toward Heaven Dou City and stopped in Faston Town, where he learned that the Heaven Dou Empire had raised the Martial Soul awakening fee amid a tense border war. He left the notice board after criticizing the empire inwardly and reassuring a woman who warned him to be careful.

• Lin Chen set out for Heaven Dou City on foot, traveling simply and giving Copper Soul Coins to beggars along the way.
• After several days, Lin Chen arrived in Faston Town and ate breakfast at a local shop.
• Lin Chen read a notice announcing that the Heaven Dou Empire had raised the Martial Soul awakening fee from two Gold Soul Coins to three because of border tensions and insufficient national strength.
• Elderly townspeople protested the fee increase, while an old woman warned her husband that officials might punish him for speaking against the empire.
• A middle-aged woman cautioned Lin Chen to watch what he said, and he thanked her before walking away from the crowd.

Lin Chen was arrested and framed for murder by corrupt officials seeking to force him into serving the Heaven Dou Empire. He agreed to serve in Heaven Dou City and was thrown into the dungeon, while Qian Renxue condemned the empire’s corruption.

• A Heaven Dou Empire law enforcement squad arrested Lin Chen on a murder accusation, and he went along to see what they wanted.
• At the Hall of Affairs, Magistrate Li and his men beat Lin Chen into kneeling and accused him of murdering a young woman.
• A woman falsely accused Lin Chen of raping and killing her daughter, while soldiers planted Copper Soul Coins among his belongings as evidence.
• Magistrate Li offered Lin Chen a choice between paying ten Gold Soul Coins or serving the Heaven Dou Empire for twenty years.
• Lin Chen accepted the offer to serve in Heaven Dou City, and the soldiers threw him and his belongings into the dungeon after taking the Copper Soul Coins.

Lin Chen met Xiao Jia in prison after she was falsely accused and sentenced to be sent to a brothel. While she was being transported with him, Lin Chen secretly returned her home, where she reunited with her mother and realized he was a reclusive master.

• Lin Chen comforted Xiao Jia after she explained that officials had framed her for murder and planned to send her to a brothel.
• Lin Chen and Xiao Jia spent two days in a dark cell before guards loaded them into an iron cage cart with the other prisoners.
• During the journey, Lin Chen reassured Xiao Jia as she worried about her bedridden father and struggling mother.
• While the officials slept, Lin Chen secretly transported Xiao Jia to the entrance of her home.
• Xiao Jia reunited with her mother, then knelt toward Heaven Dou City and kowtowed, realizing Lin Chen was a reclusive master.

Lin Chen concealed his role in helping a girl escape Magistrate Li’s convoy and endured a brutal beating without revealing his strength. While following two Evil Soul Masters with his Spiritual Power, he discovered their Soul Emperor leader was a prince who headed back to the palace.

• Magistrate Li ordered Lin Chen and the other prisoners whipped and sent to the mines after the girl disappeared from the convoy.
• A prisoner accused Lin Chen of helping the girl escape and claimed he was a Soul Master, but Magistrate Li dismissed the accusation and ordered the man beaten again.
• Lin Chen and Qian Renxue discussed the prisoner's betrayal, and Lin Chen reflected that strength made such schemes futile.
• Lin Chen sensed two Evil Soul Masters retrieving the bodies of two prisoners and followed them with his Spiritual Power.
• The Evil Soul Masters reported to their Soul Emperor leader, who ordered a Soul King to cover for him and then hurried toward Heaven Dou City.

Lin Chen was transported with a group of prisoners toward Heaven Dou City, where Magistrate Li sent women to the Seventh Prince and arranged to sell the remaining prisoners into mine labor. Lin Chen remained undercover as he and the others were brought to the mines.

• Ma Xiaotao and four Shrek Supervisory Corps members arrived to investigate an Evil Soul Master, and Lin Chen privately told Ma Xiaotao not to reveal that she knew him.
• After another day of travel, Magistrate Li brought the convoy into Heaven Dou City and sent the women from the prison cart to the Seventh Prince’s estate.
• Magistrate Li returned with a bag of Gold Soul Coins and ordered Lin Chen and the other prisoners taken to the mines.
• At the mines north of Heaven Dou City, Magistrate Li negotiated payment with Steward Wu for delivering the prisoners.

Lin Chen escaped the mine, killed Magistrate Li, and secured a room at an inn in Heaven Dou City after driving off a wealthy young master. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao confronted the Clear Sky Sect and demanded to see Dong'er, unleashing his Spiritual Power and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

• Magistrate Li paid Steward Wu, who took Lin Chen and the others to the mine and forced them to work.
• After the others fell asleep, Lin Chen vanished from the mine and reappeared in Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Chen killed Magistrate Li with Sword Qi and left behind a withered corpse to make the death look like the work of an Evil Soul Master.
• Lin Chen fought off a wealthy young master's guards at an inn, paid for the premium room and the damage, and went upstairs.
• Huo Yuhao demanded to see Dong'er at the Clear Sky Sect and released his Spiritual Power and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, dispersing the surrounding mist.

Huo Yuhao fought his way past the Clear Sky Sect disciples to reach Wang Donger, but Tai Tan confronted him at Clear Sky Peak. As Tai Tan unleashed his overwhelming power, Huo Yuhao activated his Spirit Eyes' Martial Soul Avatar and vanished into Asura's Eye.

• Huo Yuhao refused to leave when the Clear Sky Sect disciples barred his way to Wang Donger.
• The Clear Sky Sect leader attacked Huo Yuhao with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Huo Yuhao repelled it with Ruler of the World and Mysterious Jade Hand.
• Huo Yuhao used his Spiritual Interference Domain to slip past the disciples, but Tai Tan disrupted the technique and revealed himself atop Clear Sky Peak.
• Lin Chen sensed Huo Yuhao at the summit and explained to Qian Renxue that Tang San had revived the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python to protect his daughter.
• Tai Tan unleashed his nine Soul Rings and a giant ape projection, so Huo Yuhao activated his Spirit Eyes' Seventh Soul Skill, Asura's Eye.

Lin Chen decided to earn money by joining Soul Hunting Squads and took a job helping capture a thousand-year soul beast alive. After his fame as a legendary Sword Douluo caused confusion among his new teammates, he kept his identity secret and claimed he was an ordinary, nearly twenty-year-old Soul Master who had missed his chance to attend an advanced academy.

• Lin Chen abandoned the idea of opening a shop and set up in a small Soul Hunting Forest to offer his services as a Rank 29 Attack System Soul Grandmaster.
• Hu Hu hired Lin Chen for five hundred Gold Soul Coins to help his squad capture a thousand-year soul beast alive.
• Li Xiu mistook Lin Chen's name and longsword Martial Soul for a connection to the famous Rank 95 Sword Douluo Lin Chen, whose deeds were celebrated across the continent.
• Lin Chen kept his real power and identity hidden as Hu Hu introduced the squad: Li Xiu, Xing Jiang, and Da Li.
• When Hu Hu and Xing Jiang asked why he was not studying at an academy, Lin Chen said he was nearly twenty and lacked the talent to be accepted, drawing sympathy from the group.

Lin Chen warned the Hu Hu Squad that hunting a Thunderous Nethervine would be unusually dangerous, so Hu Hu rejected that job. After another squad claimed the Blood Vine order, the group accepted a seven-hundred-year Fire Bird hunt and went to meet its employer.

• Hu Hu and the squad discussed several soul beast hunting requests, including a thousand-year Wall Blade Mantis sought by a prince from the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Chen warned that the rare Thunderous Nethervine was exceptionally powerful and could be as dangerous as a thousand-year soul beast.
• After considering his teammates' safety, Hu Hu decided the squad would not take the Thunderous Nethervine job and led them to the Soul Hunting Market for the Blood Vine order.
• A clerk told Hu Hu that another squad had already accepted the Blood Vine job, then offered the squad an unclaimed seven-hundred-year Fire Bird hunt.
• After Lin Chen said he could handle the Fire Bird, Hu Hu accepted the job and the squad followed the clerk upstairs to meet the employer.

Luo Rong'er joined the Hu Hu Squad to hunt a seven-hundred-year Firebird for her Second Soul Ring, while Lin Chen was assigned to protect her. After the Firebird appeared, it overwhelmed the squad with its flames and aerial agility.

• Luo Lin hired the Hu Hu Squad to find Luo Rong'er a suitable Firebird while stressing that her safety came first.
• Hu Hu led the squad and Luo Rong'er into the Soul Hunting Forest, where Lin Chen stayed beside her.
• Luo Rong'er used seasoned tilapia as bait to attract a Firebird to the group.
• Li Xiu's vines burned away, Hu Hu missed his attack, and the Firebird began bombarding the squad with fireballs.

Lin Chen’s sword strike crippled a firebird and let Luo Rong’er absorb its Soul Ring, advancing her to level 21. After returning to Heaven Dou City, the squad dragged Lin Chen to Ri Sheng Tower to celebrate, where their future employer, the Seventh Prince, was also present.

• Lin Chen injured the firebird with a powerful Sword Qi strike, allowing Hu Hu to knock it from the sky.
• Luo Rong’er killed the wounded firebird, absorbed its Soul Ring, and broke through to level 21.
• Luo Rong’er told Luo Lin how Lin Chen had helped, and Luo Lin thanked Lin Chen and invited him to the Luo Family for a meal.
• Li Xiu and Hu Hu insisted on celebrating Lin Chen’s contribution at Ri Sheng Tower and brought him there.
• Lin Chen arrived at Ri Sheng Tower with the squad, unaware that the Seventh Prince was inside.

Hu Hu's squad accepted a dangerous job to find a thousand-year Wall Blade Mantis for the Heaven Dou Empire's Seventh Prince, then prepared to travel with him. The chapter left the squad departing from the palace, unaware of what awaited them on the mission.

• Li Xiu led the squad into Ri Sheng Tower, where he intimidated a disdainful manager into arranging them a private room.
• Hu Hu told the squad that the Seventh Prince needed a thousand-year Wall Blade Mantis and that the empire had conscripted the stronger hunting squads for its war against the Sun Moon Empire.
• The squad ate and stayed overnight at Ri Sheng Tower, while Hu Hu worried about the mission and Lin Chen encouraged him to trust their teamwork.
• After taking only one other job over the next few days, Hu Hu's squad waited at the palace gates for the Seventh Prince.
• The Seventh Prince bid farewell to his Second Brother, then ordered Hu Hu's squad to ride in a separate carriage as they set out.

Hu Hu’s group searched the Soul Hunting Forest for a soul beast and encountered a thousand-year Wind Tiger, which injured Da Li before the team killed it. Lin Chen recovered and sensed an unfamiliar aura inside the Wind Tiger as they turned to inspect it.

• Hu Hu led the group into the forest’s middle region to search for a soul beast while the Seventh Prince waited in his carriage.
• The group encountered a thousand-year Wind Tiger, and Li Xiu, Da Li, Lin Chen, Hu Hu, and Xing Jiang moved to fight it.
• The Wind Tiger struck Da Li and Hu Hu, leaving Da Li badly wounded, while Lin Chen’s thrown sword embedded itself in the beast’s forehead.
• Hu Hu and Li Xiu restrained and killed the Wind Tiger as Xing Jiang supported the injured Da Li.
• Lin Chen stood up after recovering and told Hu Hu that he sensed an aura inside the Wind Tiger that did not belong to a Soul Ring.