Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen defeated Chen Zifeng in a spar with the help of his Seven Kill Domain, then caught Zhang Lexuan up on his recent experiences. A month later, he remained in the Outer Court and prepared to give Xiao Xiao a Level 6 defensive Soul Tool.

• Lin Chen used his Seven Kill Domain to suppress Chen Zifeng, but Ma Xiaotao intervened before the fight concluded, and Yan Shaozhe declared Lin Chen the winner.
• Lin Chen returned to class and boasted about his performance, then refused Wang Dong's challenge.
• Zhang Lexuan confronted Lin Chen about his disappearance, heard about his dangerous Soul Beast absorption and being hunted by enemies, and gave him a token that could help her locate him.
• Lin Chen learned that Xiao Xiao had been leaving with the Squad Leader for training, and he decided to give her a Level 6 defensive Soul Tool.
• After a month passed, Lin Chen declined Zhang Lexuan's offer to join the Inner Court early and prepared to give Xiao Xiao the Soul Tool.

Lin Chen was summoned to Sea God Pavilion, where Mu En recruited him as a substitute for the injured Shrek team at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. Mu En also asked whether Lin Chen liked Lexuan.

• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing gave Xiao Xiao defensive and offensive Soul Tools, and Lin Xiaolei comforted her when she cried.
• Xuan Zi took the Shrek Seven Monsters and their companions to Star Luo City, while Lin Chen stayed at Shrek Academy and wondered whether to develop his Seven Kill Sword toward the lightning attribute.
• Zhou Yi brought Lin Chen to Xuan Zi, who carried him to Sea God Pavilion to meet Mu En.
• Mu En told Lin Chen that Evil Soul Masters had attacked the main Shrek Seven Monsters, leaving one dead and three injured, and asked him to compete as a substitute.
• Mu En explained that he hoped Lin Chen would choose Shrek as his faction, and Lin Chen promised not to act against the academy.
• Mu En asked Lin Chen whether he liked Lexuan.

Lin Chen traveled with Zhang Lexuan to Star Luo City to join Shrek Academy’s tournament team as a reserve member. After the team welcomed them, Xiao Xiao thanked Lin Chen for the defensive Soul Tool that had protected her, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong, then asked how he had known Evil Soul Masters would appear.

• Mu En asked Xuan Zi to take Lin Chen to Star Luo City as a reserve for the tournament, but Zhang Lexuan arrived and insisted on accompanying him instead.
• Zhang Lexuan flew with Lin Chen toward Star Luo City, warning him to avoid relying too much on Xuan Zi when obtaining Soul Rings; during the journey, Lin Chen asked Qian Renxue to assess Zhang Lexuan’s talent.
• Three days later, Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan arrived in Star Luo City after Shrek Academy had won its elimination rounds.
• Wang Yan welcomed Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan into the conference room, where Ma Xiaotao questioned Lin Chen’s appointment until Zhang Lexuan reprimanded her.
• Xiao Xiao thanked Lin Chen for giving her a level-six defensive Soul Tool that had helped protect her, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong, then asked how he had known Evil Soul Masters would appear.

Lin Chen unsettled Xiao Hongchen by revealing secret information about him, then joined Shrek’s group at the auction and tournament while Qian Renxue discovered hidden strength in Star Luo City. After Xu Jiujiu escorted Lin Chen to the imperial palace to meet her brother, a familiar figure appeared before him.

• Lin Chen revealed details about Xiao Hongchen and his sister, frightening Xiao Hongchen before Shrek’s group left for the auction.
• Lin Chen’s prior interception meant Huo Yuhao did not find Life Gold at the auction, but he obtained a Ranking List Carving Knife instead.
• Lin Chen watched Xu Sanshi defeat seven Yun Luo Academy opponents in a row, then discussed the tournament and opponent intelligence with Wang Yan.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Chen she had sensed Yu Mengdi’s Twin-winged Angel Martial Soul and five Title Douluo in Star Luo City.
• Xu Jiujiu invited Lin Chen to meet her elder brother, and a familiar figure appeared as they reached the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

Lin Chen and He Caitou faced Zheng Tian Academy in a two-two-three match, with Lin Chen using his Seven Kill Domain to suppress the fighters and challenge Yu Mengdi. The chapter ended as Lin Chen met Yu Mengdi’s Angel God-Slaying Slash with his Seven Kill Sword.

• Zhang Lexuan led Lin Chen away from Xu Jiujiu and warned him to limit his dealings with major factions.
• Wang Yan accepted Lin Chen’s plan for him and He Caitou to take the first match against Zheng Tian Academy.
• Lin Chen and He Caitou began their match, with He Caitou confronting Zheng Tian Academy’s Soul Ancestor and Lin Chen engaging Yu Mengdi.
• Lin Chen unleashed the Seven Kill Domain, suppressing everyone on the platform except himself.
• Yu Mengdi charged her Angel God-Slaying Slash while Lin Chen boosted his power and launched sword-shadow attacks.
• Lin Chen swung the Seven Kill Sword to meet Yu Mengdi’s Angel God-Slaying Slash.

Lin Chen and He Caitou helped Shrek Academy win its match against Zheng Tian Academy, and Beibei and Xu Sanshi secured the next victory. Later, Lin Chen spent the night walking and eating with Zhang Lexuan, then resolved to seek the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well as he considered the dangers ahead.

• Lin Chen fought Yu Mengdi to a draw using the Fighting Kill Whirlwind Round Sword, and He Caitou defeated his opponent with a soul tool before Yu Mengdi conceded to Lin Chen.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi defeated Ye Wuqing after Beibei awakened the Bright Holy Dragon bloodline and inspired Xu Sanshi to briefly awaken his Black Tortoise bloodline.
• Qing Ya invited Shrek Academy to a top-tier auction, but Lin Chen stayed at the hotel while the others attended.
• Zhang Lexuan joined Lin Chen for a late-night walk through the Star Luo Empire, where she found herself relaxing in his company.
• After returning to the hotel around two in the morning, Zhang Lexuan went to sleep and Lin Chen cultivated while deciding to look for an opportunity to visit the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.

Lin Chen cultivated while Shrek advanced through the tournament, then watched Shrek face Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the championship match. Shrek lost the team battle, and Dai Yueheng stepped forward to face Meng Hongchen after Lin Chen warned the team about her poison.

• Lin Chen spent three days cultivating and trying to combine his killing intent with his Seven Kill Domain.
• Wang Yan tried to keep Ma Xiaotao from competing against Dou Spirit Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, but she took the stage and helped Shrek win while revealing her sixth soul skill.
• Lin Chen skipped Shrek's semifinal against Star Luo Royal Academy as Shrek advanced to the finals.
• Shrek lost the championship team battle against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy despite preparing for its Soul Tools, and Ma Xiaotao killed Lin Xi and Chen Fei.
• Lin Chen warned that Meng Hongchen's Crimson-eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul used poison through ice, and Dai Yueheng volunteered to face her before Huo Yuhao could take the stage.

Ma Xiaotao and Lin Chen faced Ma Rulong and Xiao Xiafeng in the two-two-three match, but Ma Rulong’s Sword of Judgment triggered Ma Xiaotao’s Martial Soul mutation. Ma Xiaotao became a Black Phoenix with Dark Extreme Fire, and the judges stopped her decisive attack while Xuan Zi sealed her.

• Ma Xiaotao and Lin Chen entered the arena to face Ma Rulong and Xiao Xiafeng, with Lin Chen taking on Xiao Xiafeng while Ma Xiaotao attacked Ma Rulong.
• Lin Chen used his Seven Kill Domain and sword attacks against Xiao Xiafeng, who unleashed a wide-ranging Soul Tool barrage that forced both opponents to evade.
• Ma Rulong activated the Sword of Judgment and struck Ma Xiaotao with dark power, causing her Martial Soul to mutate.
• Lin Chen fought Ma Rulong and endured the Sword of Judgment’s dark ray because of his Extreme Light constitution, then gained the upper hand as Xiao Xiafeng collapsed from exhaustion.
• Ma Xiaotao completed her mutation into a Black Phoenix with Dark Extreme Fire and unleashed a powerful blade strike at Ma Rulong.
• Huang Jinxu blocked Ma Xiaotao’s attack, and Xuan Zi sealed her as the match’s outcome was decided.

After Shrek Academy awarded Lin Chen a Soul Bone token, Evil Soul Masters attacked Shrek City, and he protected his stall before rushing to the infirmary to find Zhou Mingxing badly injured. Lin Chen set out for Sunset Forest in search of a rumored remedy that could speed Zhou Mingxing’s recovery.

• Mu En gave Lin Chen a token he could exchange for any Soul Bone in Sea God Island’s Treasure Pavilion, and Lin Chen returned to his ordinary routine at Shrek Academy.
• After Xiao Xiao left to obtain her Third Soul Ring, Evil Soul Masters attacked Shrek City, and Lin Chen used a defensive Soul Tool to shield his stall and nearby customers.
• Qian Renxue possessed Lin Chen and killed a Soul Emperor who joined the attack, while Mu En and Shrek’s fighters battled the invading Title Douluo.
• Lin Chen learned that Zhou Mingxing had given away his defensive Soul Tools to save younger students and had suffered severe injuries in the attack.
• After staying by Zhou Mingxing through the night, Lin Chen bought Soul Tools to protect himself from toxic corrosion and left for Sunset Forest to seek a rumored recovery aid.

Lin Chen entered Sunset Forest to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he endured its deadly toxins and used Immortal Herbs to strengthen himself. After discovering that his Life Gold was drawing in the valley’s life energy, he prepared to gather herbs for his friends.

• At an inn near Sunset Forest, Lin Chen told a burly man he planned to enter the forest, while Qian Renxue condemned Tang San for hiding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lin Chen used the All-Defense Soul Tool and a Sword Shield to cross the poisonous forest and reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lin Chen intimidated Aromatic Silk Beauty and the other Immortal Herbs, then ate an Infernal Delicate Apricot and an Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass before jumping into the well to temper his body.
• After emerging from the well, Lin Chen picked a Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, raising his Spiritual Power to the level of a Soul Douluo.
• Qian Renxue pointed out that Lin Chen’s Life Gold was absorbing the valley’s life energy, which his recovering cells also drew upon.
• Lin Chen finished strengthening himself and began preparing Immortal Herbs for his friends.

Lin Chen refined the Bright Holy Fire Grass, then received a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and a Life Domain when Nine Leaf Sword Grass sacrificed itself to him. After reaching Rank 45, he left Sunset Forest and headed to the Dou Ling Empire to visit his parents.

• Lin Chen gathered immortal herbs for his companions and refined the Bright Holy Fire Grass, enduring its flames until his Soul Power reached the threshold of Rank 40.
• A mysterious attacker struck Lin Chen and took the Life Gold, then returned it after drawing out much of its life force.
• Lin Chen fled as Nine Leaf Sword Grass triggered a hundred-thousand-year tribulation and then sacrificed itself to him.
• Lin Chen absorbed Nine Leaf Sword Grass's hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, gained the Life Domain, and rose to Rank 45.
• Lin Chen left Sunset Forest and headed to the Dou Ling Empire to visit his parents.

Lin Chen returned to his parents’ graves, renewed his vow to destroy the Wang Family, and later returned to Shrek Academy, where he gained an External Soul Bone and grew stronger over two years. After hearing that the Dragon God Douluo had fallen and reflecting on the danger of war, he applied to use the Soul Ring awarded in the Freshman Competition.

• Lin Chen visited his parents’ graves and vowed to kill Wang Lei and wipe out the Wang Family.
• Lin Chen returned to Shrek Academy and gave Xiao Xiao, Lin Xiaolei, and Zhou Mingxing an Immortal Herb each.
• Xiao Xiao gave Lin Chen a millennium Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear External Soul Bone, which he absorbed to reach level 46.
• Over the next two years, Lin Chen reached level 50, delivered the Narcissus Jade Bone to Zhang Lexuan, and concealed the true appearance of his Fourth Soul Ring.
• Lin Chen heard the Dragon God Douluo’s roar and discussed the fall and the growing threat of war with Qian Renxue.
• Lin Chen applied to Dean Yan to use the Soul Ring he had won in the Freshman Competition four years earlier.

Two years later, Lin Chen reached level 50 and asked Zhang Lexuan to help him obtain a sixty-thousand-year Soul Ring, bringing Zhou Mingxing along for a hunt in the Star Dou Great Forest. The chapter ended as Zhang Lexuan explained that she would send Zhou Mingxing back after he obtained his Soul Ring, leaving Lin Chen’s plan unresolved.

• Lin Chen asked Yan Shaozhe to honor the Soul Ring he had won four years earlier, and Yan Shaozhe directed him to Zhang Lexuan.
• Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan he needed a sixty-thousand-year Soul Ring and showed her his Soul Ring configuration; she agreed to accompany him.
• Lin Chen tried and failed to cook at Zhang Lexuan’s home, so Zhang Lexuan made dinner, and Lin Chen washed the dishes afterward.
• Lin Chen told Zhou Mingxing they would hunt for Soul Rings the next day, then cultivated through the night with him.
• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing traveled with Zhang Lexuan to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Zhang Lexuan said Zhou Mingxing needed a five-thousand-year Soul Beast and asked what about Lin Chen.

Lin Chen helped Zhou Mingxing obtain a Scaled Beast Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest, then continued deeper with Zhang Lexuan to search for his Fifth Soul Ring. After their search failed, Qian Renxue told Lin Chen where to find Sacred Soul Grass that could restore her divine soul, and he led Zhang Lexuan west.

• Zhang Lexuan located a Scaled Beast, and Lin Chen fought it and crippled it for Zhou Mingxing.
• Zhou Mingxing killed the Scaled Beast, absorbed its Soul Ring, and reached level 41 before returning with the teacher.
• Lin Chen continued into the forest with Zhang Lexuan to search for a wide-area offensive Soul Skill for his Fifth Soul Ring.
• After a day and night of searching, Qian Renxue told Lin Chen about Sacred Soul Grass three li west, and he persuaded Zhang Lexuan to investigate that direction.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan found the Sacred Soul Grass in a cliffside cave, but its hundred-thousand-year Thunder Qilin guardian attacked them. Qian Renxue took control of Lin Chen’s body and fought the Qilin with the Angel Sacred Sword, leaving their battle underway.

• Lin Chen persuaded Zhang Lexuan to investigate a cave where Qian Renxue sensed the Sacred Soul Grass.
• Zhang Lexuan found the grass, but Qian Renxue warned that a hundred-thousand-year Qilin was approaching, so Zhang Lexuan fled with Lin Chen without taking it.
• The Thunder Qilin split into two and chased Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen separately.
• Lin Chen stopped to fight the Qilin, and Qian Renxue took control of his body, raising his aura to that of a Title Douluo.
• Qian Renxue, in Lin Chen’s body, summoned the Angel Sacred Sword and clashed with the Thunder Qilin.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan joined forces against the wounded Thunder Qilin, which activated its hundred-thousand-year Thunder God Body. As Zhang Lexuan restrained it and Lin Chen looked for an opening, her Blood Moon Eclipse began to transform the battlefield.

• Lin Chen and the Thunder Qilin traded powerful attacks, leaving both badly wounded, while Zhang Lexuan defeated its clone and rushed to Lin Chen.
• Qian Renxue returned control of Lin Chen’s body to him and suggested he absorb the Thunder Qilin’s Soul Ring.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that the Thunder Qilin’s Thunder God Body strengthened its speed and attacks by absorbing lightning.
• Zhang Lexuan activated Silver Moon True Body and attacked the Thunder Qilin while Lin Chen healed and dodged its lightning.
• Lin Chen used Sword Shadow Overlap to weaken the Thunder Qilin’s lightning barrage, giving Zhang Lexuan an opening to unleash Blood Moon Eclipse.
• The Thunder Qilin shattered Lin Chen’s Soul Skill with lightning as Thunder Force gathered around its body.

Zhang Lexuan defeated the weakened Thunder Qilin in their clash but was left badly injured. When the beast burned its lifespan to unleash a final attack, she knocked Lin Chen unconscious and sent him away, then stayed behind to hold it off as its Annihilation Thunder overwhelmed her defenses.

• Zhang Lexuan's Blood Rain pierced the Thunder Qilin and gave her the upper hand, though its lightning left her seriously injured.
• Lin Chen caught Zhang Lexuan and used his Life Domain to heal her, but the Thunder Qilin burned its lifespan to prepare a final attack.
• Zhang Lexuan told Lin Chen to escape, struck the back of his neck, and flung him beyond the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhang Lexuan defended herself with her Silver Moon Shield while the Thunder Qilin unleashed Annihilation Thunder, hoping to buy Lin Chen time.
• The Thunder Qilin shattered Zhang Lexuan's Soul Skill and sent her crashing toward the ground as she saw Lin Chen's figure in her daze.

Lin Chen and Qian Renxue defeated the Thunder Qilin after Zhang Lexuan protected Lin Chen and fell unconscious. Lin Chen waited for Zhang Lexuan to awaken before deciding who should absorb the Qilin’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and she finally woke.

• Qian Renxue shielded unconscious Zhang Lexuan from the Thunder Qilin’s Annihilation Thunder while Lin Chen fought on.
• Lin Chen exploded all four of his Soul Rings and used the Seven Kill Sword to pierce the Thunder Qilin’s heart.
• Qian Renxue possessed Lin Chen and drove the Angel Sacred Sword into the Seven Kill Sword, killing the Thunder Qilin.
• Lin Chen brought Zhang Lexuan and the Thunder Qilin back to the cave, where he found a left arm Soul Bone and chose to wait for Zhang Lexuan’s opinion before deciding who would receive it.
• Qian Renxue absorbed the Sacred Soul Grass, then returned to Lin Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.
• After Lin Chen used the Life Domain to heal her, Zhang Lexuan awoke a day later.

After recovering from the Thunder Qilin battle, Lin Chen gave Zhang Lexuan the choice of its Soul Bone, then absorbed it himself when she explained it did not suit her. He began absorbing the Thunder Qilin’s Soul Ring with Qian Renxue’s help, but the beast’s resentment threatened him as the process began.

• Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen meditated in the Thunder Qilin’s cave for five days while Lin Chen used his Life Domain to protect them.
• Lin Chen offered the Thunder Qilin’s left arm Soul Bone to Zhang Lexuan, but she declined because it did not match her attributes and she already had a left arm Soul Bone.
• Lin Chen absorbed the Soul Bone, gaining Myriad Thunder Phenomena and Nine Heavens Thunder Prison.
• Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan that a secret technique could seal part of a Soul Ring’s energy, then began absorbing the Thunder Qilin’s Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue sealed away forty thousand years of the Soul Ring’s energy, leaving Lin Chen to absorb sixty thousand years as the Thunder Qilin’s resentment lashed out at him.

Lin Chen absorbed the sealed black Soul Ring, reached Soul Power rank 54, and returned to Shrek Academy. There, Xiao Hongchen challenged him for information about Mingdetang, and Lin Chen agreed to fight after Xiao raised his offer to a seventh-grade Soul Tool.

• Qian Renxue destroyed the Thunder Qilin's lingering soul, allowing Lin Chen to absorb the Soul Ring and reach rank 54.
• After returning to Shrek Academy, Lin Chen heard that Xiao Hongchen had defeated Outer Court students, including Dai Huabin, while Meng Hongchen pursued Wang Dong.
• Lin Chen reunited with Xiao Xiao, Lin Xiaolei, and Wang Dong in class and learned more about the Xiao siblings' challenges at the academy.
• Xiao Hongchen offered Lin Chen a fifth-grade Soul Tool to fight and reveal what he knew about Mingdetang, but Lin Chen refused.
• Xiao Hongchen increased his offer to a seventh-grade Soul Tool, and Lin Chen accepted the challenge.