Chapter Summaries

At his Martial Soul awakening in Nuoding City, Lin Li discovered that he possessed Mahoraga and Innate Full Soul Power. He refused the Spirit Hall’s offer to recruit him and returned home, where he uncovered his second Martial Soul, the Sword of Exorcism.

• Lin Li recalled his life in Nuoding City and concluded that he had transmigrated into the Anime Version of Douluo Continent.
• A Spirit Hall Deacon awakened Lin Li’s Martial Soul, revealing the towering Mahoraga behind him.
• Lin Li tested at Innate Full Soul Power, but politely refused the Deacon’s offer to study in Spirit City and left the Spirit Hall.
• At his courtyard, Lin Li summoned his second Martial Soul, the Sword of Exorcism, and sensed its connection to Mahoraga.

Lin Li considered how to gain strength without becoming tied to a faction and enrolled at Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy. He asked Director Su to help him obtain his first Soul Ring, then revealed his unusual Martial Soul, Mahoraga.

• Lin Li decided to avoid relying on Spirit Hall or other factions and chose to enroll at Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy.
• Lin Li bribed the gate guard with Silver Soul Coins, asked him to watch for information about the Grandmaster and new geniuses, and entered the academy.
• Lin Li completed his enrollment with Director Su and declined an offer to stay in the Teacher Dormitory.
• Lin Li asked Director Su to help him obtain a Soul Ring and explained that any suitable Soul Ring would improve Mahoraga's basic attributes.
• Director Su saw Lin Li's Mahoraga and was shocked by its intimidating appearance.

Lin Li persuaded Director Su to let him hunt a five- or six-hundred-year Spirit Beast for his first Soul Ring, then discovered Mahoraga could adapt to cultivation and greatly increase his Soul Power. The two reached the Soul Hunting Forest and found a suitable Spirit Beast before sunset.

• Lin Li told Director Su that his Martial Soul granted the same Soul Skill regardless of the Soul Ring, and Director Su agreed to find a weak five- or six-hundred-year Spirit Beast.
• Lin Li returned to the empty Work-Study Students' dormitory and began cultivating, then realized Mahoraga's Dharma Disk was adapting to cultivation.
• Lin Li cultivated through the night as Mahoraga completed another adaptation, increasing his Soul Power further.
• Lin Li accompanied Director Su to the Soul Hunting Forest, where Director Su explained survival precautions and how to identify Spirit Beasts.
• Lin Li and Director Su found a suitable Spirit Beast resembling a Mountain-Piercing Armadillo and watched it from behind a bush.

Lin Li obtained the Earth Cave Beast’s Soul Ring, though neither he nor Director Su initially realized it was eight hundred years old. Mahoraga’s Dharma Wheel adapted to the pressure, allowing Lin Li to finish absorbing the ring and survive.

• Director Su bound the Earth Cave Beast with his Third Soul Skill, and Lin Li used Mahoraga to smash through its shell.
• Lin Li stabbed the Earth Cave Beast and bled it to death while Director Su restrained it; no Spirit Bone appeared.
• Lin Li began absorbing the yellow Soul Ring, and the strain made blood seep from his mouth as Director Su grew worried.
• Mahoraga’s dark-gold Dharma Wheel rotated, easing the pressure on Lin Li as Director Su counted the tail scales and discovered the beast was eight hundred years old.
• The Dharma Wheel completed another rotation, and Lin Li absorbed the Soul Ring, believing it to be six hundred years old.

After absorbing an eight-hundred-year Soul Ring, Lin Li discovered that it had greatly enhanced his abilities and left him with an External Soul Bone. As the new term began, he met Wang Sheng at Dorm Seven and waited at the academy gate for Old Jack and Tang San.

• Director Su told Lin Li that he had absorbed an eight-hundred-year Soul Ring, and Lin Li reported that it passively boosted his strength, speed, and reactions by fifty percent.
• Lin Li noticed a silver scale on his wrist, identified it as an External Soul Bone, and found that it could grow to cover his palm when he directed Soul Power into it.
• During the months before the term began, Lin Li cultivated and earned extra money by telling stories to the academy's Noble Disciples.
• Lin Li introduced himself to Wang Sheng and the new Work-Study Students in Dorm Seven, and Wang Sheng offered to protect him.
• Lin Li went to the academy gate and saw Old Jack and Tang San approaching.

Lin Li watched Tang San clash with the gatekeeper, then left before seeing what happened with Yu Xiaogang and went to eat. On his way back, he escorted Xiao Wu to Dorm Seven, where she challenged Tang San after he defeated Wang Sheng.

• Tang San and Old Jack presented Tang San's awakening certificate, but the gatekeeper refused to believe Blue Silver Grass could grant Innate Full Soul Power, and they argued.
• Yu Xiaogang intervened, while Lin Li lost interest and went to the cafeteria without waiting to see what happened next.
• Lin Li considered his future path to godhood over breakfast, then met Xiao Wu near the academic affairs office and led her to Dorm Seven.
• Lin Li and Xiao Wu arrived as Tang San defeated Wang Sheng, and Lin Li explained that the winner could become the dorm boss.
• Xiao Wu challenged Tang San for the boss position and demanded that everyone call her Big Sister Xiao Wu, but Tang San stopped speaking when he saw her.

Lin Li watched Tang San and Xiao Wu fight, then defeated Xiao Wu when she challenged him. After revealing his Innate Full Soul Power, he learned about the conflict between the Work-Study Students and the Noble Disciples as Xiao Wu prepared to lead the others to retaliate.

• Lin Li watched Tang San and Xiao Wu exchange techniques, studying their fighting styles as Xiao Wu defeated Tang San.
• Xiao Wu challenged Lin Li, and he blocked her attacks before grabbing her ankle and swinging her away without seriously injuring her.
• Xiao Wu admitted defeat but vowed to return and beat Lin Li, while Tang San wondered whether Lin Li was a transmigrator.
• Lin Li revealed that he had Innate Full Soul Power, surprising everyone in Dorm Seven.
• Wang Sheng told Lin Li about the Noble Disciples bullying the Work-Study Students, and Xiao Wu offered to lead everyone to get even.

Lin Li rejected Xiao Wu’s plan to fight the noble students and instead set out to settle the conflict by establishing rules. He ended the chapter asserting his authority through the overwhelming presence of his Mahoraga Martial Soul.

• Lin Li asked a teacher to summon Director Su to the cafeteria, then led Wang Sheng and the Work-Study Students there.
• Xiao Wu brought Tang San along as noble students mocked the Work-Study Students in the cafeteria.
• Lin Li challenged the noble students to come down, caught one who attacked him, and Tang San safely broke the student’s fall.
• Lin Li proposed that the two groups could not fight while their average Soul Power differed by no more than two ranks.
• When a noble student questioned why anyone should obey him, Lin Li manifested his yellow Soul Ring and Mahoraga Martial Soul, declaring that none of them could defeat him.

Lin Li settled the conflict between the work-study students and the noble students by establishing rules that encouraged cultivation and fair competition. After Yu Xiaogang pressed him about his Martial Soul, Lin Li resolved to ignore the Grandmaster and returned to the dormitory to cultivate, setting a goal of reaching level 35 by graduation.

• Lin Li told the students they could still compete and fight, but everyone had to cultivate and follow his rules.
• Director Su applauded Lin Li's solution, while Wang Sheng and the noble students resolved to cultivate harder.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Lin Li about his Martial Soul, but Director Su intervened, and Yu Xiaogang left with Tang San invited to meet him later.
• Lin Li decided not to concern himself with Yu Xiaogang or other characters unless they caused trouble.
• Director Su left to report Lin Li's actions and seek a reward for him, while Lin Li returned to the dormitory to cultivate.

After delaying for three months to avoid drawing Tang Hao’s attention, Lin Li decided to obtain his second Soul Ring and entered the Star Dou Forest with Director Su. He found and fought a Three-Colored Deer, but its sudden burst of white light interrupted his attempt to kill it.

• Lin Li reached the Level 20 bottleneck and postponed obtaining his Soul Ring while worrying that Tang Hao might notice his rapid cultivation.
• Lin Li decided to seek his second Soul Ring, and Director Su agreed to accompany him to the Star Dou Forest while keeping the hunt quiet.
• Lin Li and Director Su searched the forest for two days before Lin Li found a suitable Three-Colored Deer by a stream.
• Lin Li used Martial Soul Possession and fought the deer, dodging its Ice Spike and breaking its earth-element armor with repeated punches.
• As Lin Li prepared to kill the weakened deer, dazzling white light erupted from its body and nearly blinded him.

Lin Li killed the 1,800-year Three-Colored Deer after Mahoraga adapted to its Light Attribute attack, then successfully absorbed a Millennium Second Soul Ring. He discovered a Three-Colored Deer Left Arm Bone in its body, leaving him with a rare Spirit Bone as well.

• The Three-Colored Deer blinded Lin Li with a burst of Light Attribute power, but Director Su pulled him clear of its Ice Spike.
• Lin Li's Mahoraga adapted to the dazzling light, allowing him to strike the Three-Colored Deer repeatedly until it died.
• Lin Li endured the pressure of absorbing the 1,800-year Soul Ring, completing two adaptations before it settled as his Millennium Second Soul Ring.
• Lin Li searched the Three-Colored Deer's body and found a 1,800-year Three-Colored Deer Left Arm Bone.

Lin Li refused the 1,800-year Spirit Bone and persuaded Director Su to absorb it instead. After sensing that his Soul Power had reached Rank 25, Lin Li decided to leave Nuoding City for Heaven Dou City, surprising Director Su.

• Lin Li discovered that the Spirit Beast had left behind a Spirit Bone and handed it to Director Su, who eventually absorbed it.
• Lin Li sensed that he had reached Rank 25 and considered his plans for the Immortal Herbs and a possible approach to Dugu Bo or Dugu Yan.
• Director Su finished absorbing the Spirit Bone, broke through his bottleneck, and asked Lin Li about his Soul Ring's attribute boost.
• Lin Li explained that his Soul Ring passively increased All Attributes by seventy percent and that his Soul Power consumption had decreased.
• Lin Li told Director Su that he would not return to Nuoding City and asked him to process his graduation so he could go to Heaven Dou City.

Lin Li and Qian Renxue discovered that their Martial Souls resonated, drawing her to him in the Star Dou Forest. She let him leave, then ordered Snake Lance and Porcupinefish Douluo to investigate people with Mahoraga Martial Souls as Lin Li set off toward Heaven Dou City.

• As Lin Li and Director Su left the forest, Lin Li sensed his Martial Soul reacting and pointed toward the source of the feeling.
• Qian Renxue, accompanied by Snake Lance and Porcupinefish Douluo, felt her Six-Winged Angel resonate with another Martial Soul and flew toward Lin Li.
• Qian Renxue met Lin Li and identified his Martial Soul as the source of the resonance; she told him to leave and keep their meeting secret.
• After Lin Li and Director Su departed, Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance to investigate recent Martial Soul awakenings involving Mahoraga, even if he needed to seek the Pope's permission.
• Lin Li rested with Director Su at a tavern outside the Star Dou Forest, said goodbye, and left to catch a convoy to Heaven Dou City.

Lin Li joined Bearded Boss's caravan to travel toward Heaven Dou City and reached Blazing City after a month and a half on the road. He learned that the city's Fire Dance Day would take place the next day and decided to attend.

• Lin Li impressed Bearded Boss by carving a stone into an apple with his fingers, so Bearded Boss hired him to guard the caravan for five hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Li traveled with the caravan, saw how people lived and traded, and killed bandits who tried to rob them of food.
• The caravan reached Blazing City, where Bearded Boss arranged for the group to sell goods for five days before continuing their journey.
• Lin Li learned that Blazing Academy would host the city's Fire Dance Day the next day, and he decided to see the festival.

Lin Li followed a street commotion to Blazing Academy siblings Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, then chased human traffickers who had abducted children. He discovered the kidnappers were Fallen Soul Masters and killed one with the Sword of Exorcism, revealing his Twin Martial Souls.

• Lin Li watched Huo Wu confront an old man who was harassing a stall owner, and he met her brother Huo Wushuang.
• Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang and Lin Li that human traffickers had seized children; Lin Li immediately chased after them.
• Feng Xiaotian pursued Lin Li and Huo Wu while Huo Wushuang returned to the academy to seek help, suspecting the kidnappers were Fallen Soul Masters.
• Lin Li caught up with four traffickers carrying two children and faced one after the man revealed his four Soul Rings.
• Lin Li dodged the trafficker’s blade, struck him repeatedly, and recognized the Blood Qi around him as a sign that he was an Evil Soul Master.
• Lin Li stabbed the trafficker with the Sword of Exorcism, and the dying man realized Lin Li had Twin Martial Souls.

Lin Li pursued three Fallen Soul Masters out of the city and was ambushed in the forest by a much larger group led by a Soul Saint. As the fight began, Lin Li stunned a Soul King by matching his strength without using his Soul Rings.

• Lin Li caught an infant thrown at him by a fleeing Fallen Soul Master and handed the child to Huo Wu before continuing the pursuit alone.
• Lin Li followed the three men into a forest, where he sensed more than ten Fallen Soul Masters and found himself surrounded by two Soul Kings, four Soul Ancestors, seven Soul Elders, and a Soul Saint.
• Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian arrived, and the Soul Saint ordered the group to kill them within five minutes before joining an upcoming ceremony.
• Feng Xiaotian engaged the Wolf Martial Soul Soul King while Lin Li attacked a Soul King with a Python Martial Soul.
• Lin Li blocked the Python Soul King's attack with a punch and knocked him back, surprising him with his raw strength.

Lin Li and his allies fought the Fallen Soul Masters in the burning woods, but Lao Er’s sonic attack left Feng Xiaotian badly injured. Lin Li stayed behind to cover the others and merged the Sword of Exorcism with Mahoraga, which struck him with a massive punch.

• Lin Li, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian used fire and wind to evade the Fallen Soul Masters while Lin Li adapted to the smoke and killed several weaker Soul Elders.
• Lao Er unleashed Blood Wolf Howl, immobilizing the fighters and leaving Feng Xiaotian unable to defend himself.
• Huo Wushuang interrupted Lao Er’s attack and explained that the reinforcements had gone to confront evil auras near the volcano.
• Lin Li told Feng Xiaotian and the Huo siblings to retreat while he covered them, then blocked the Fallen Soul Masters’ pursuit by cutting down a tree.
• Lin Li joined the Sword of Exorcism to Mahoraga and began chanting as a Soul Ancestor charged him.
• Mahoraga punched Lin Li away and split its lips into a human-like smile, shocking the Fallen Soul Masters.

Lin Li’s Subjugation Ritual trapped the Fallen Soul Masters with Mahoraga, while Huo Wushuang sought Spirit Hall reinforcements for the injured Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu. At the volcanic crater, Huo Tianquan and Huo Ling fought three Fallen Spirit Saints, who unleashed a hidden demonic creature.

• Mahoraga regenerated from the Fallen Soul Masters’ attacks, and its Dharma Wheel turned as it began adapting to them.
• Huo Wushuang left for Spirit Hall to get help, while Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu waited in Blazing City and Feng resolved to become stronger.
• Huo Tianquan and Huo Ling confronted three Fallen Spirit Saints at the volcanic crater, and Huo Tianquan’s attack sent two of them flying.
• The Fallen Spirit Saints split the mountain and released Demonic Qi, then summoned the Flame Demon Skeleton as Huo Tianquan tried to dive toward the danger.

The Flame Demon Skeleton began awakening beneath Blazing City, while the Fallen Soul Masters planned to exploit its Divine Power. Elsewhere, Mahoraga battled the Blood Skull Soul Master, adapting to his attacks as the fight escalated.

• The Flame Demon Skeleton emerged beneath the ground, and Huo Tianquan ordered Huo Ling to summon the city’s Soul King-level experts while he held it back.
• The Blood Skull Soul Master explained that the skeleton belonged to a Level 99 Peerless Douluo who had died during the Fire God Nine Trials, and the Fallen Soul Masters withdrew to pursue its Divine Power.
• The Blood Skull Soul Master found Mahoraga holding Lao Er among the corpses and attacked, but Mahoraga resisted his Fourth Soul Skill and struck him away.
• The Blood Skull Soul Master activated his Martial Soul Avatar and fought Mahoraga for over ten minutes, while Mahoraga repeatedly healed and adapted to the Blood Fiend’s power.
• The Blood Skull Soul Master transformed his bones into blades and pierced Mahoraga with a bone spike.

Lin Li survived a desperate battle against Blood Skull by letting him believe Mahoraga was dead, then killed the badly wounded Soul Saint. Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and a Spirit Hall Soul Saint brought the unconscious Lin Li to Spirit Hall in Blazing City, where Xiao Xi began treating him.

• Blood Skull burned his Essence Blood and shredded Mahoraga, believing he had finally killed it.
• Lin Li stabbed Blood Skull through the heart and throat, then killed the other fallen Soul Masters who were still alive.
• Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and a Spirit Hall Soul Saint arrived and found Lin Li collapsed among the bodies.
• The Soul Saint carried Lin Li to Spirit Hall and summoned Xiao Xi to heal him.
• Xiao Xi used her Sixth Soul Skill, Great Recovery Technique, on Lin Li.