Chapter Summaries

Lin Li returned to Nuoding City and reunited with Director Su, giving him a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma that raised his Soul Power to Level 40. After helping Director Su obtain a Soul Ring, Lin Li revealed that he had reached somewhere above Level 60, leaving Director Su shocked.

• Lin Li said goodbye to Xue Qinghe and set out for Nuoding City, arriving seven days later.
• The gatekeeper told Lin Li that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had left for Shrek Academy, and Lin Li entered the academy to find Director Su.
• Lin Li gave Director Su a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, which changed his Martial Soul and raised his Soul Power to Level 40.
• Lin Li helped Director Su obtain a Soul Ring after capturing a Thousand-Year Soul Beast without releasing his Martial Soul.
• Lin Li told Director Su that his level was somewhere above Level 60, shocking him with the news that Lin Li had reached the Soul Emperor realm.

Lin Li took Ah Yin’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone and killed her after she chose not to forget Tang Hao and Tang San. Tang San grew worried about his missing father, while Ning Rongrong stayed at Shrek Academy; the chapter ended with Lin Li arriving there to find someone.

• Lin Li found Ah Yin’s cave in Holy Soul Village, took her Right Leg Bone, and asked whether she wanted to forget her past.
• Ah Yin shook her leaves twice, so Lin Li burned the cave and killed her before leaving to absorb the Spirit Bone.
• Tang San and Tang Hao both felt they had lost something important, and Tang San decided to ask Yu Xiaogang for clues about his father.
• Tang San asked Ning Rongrong for help, but she refused and resolved to stay at Shrek Academy until she found a genius to bring back to Lin Li.
• Lin Li arrived at Shrek Academy and announced that he had come to find someone.

Lin Li arrived at Shrek Academy to capture Yu Xiaogang and use him to provoke Bibi Dong, but the Shrek students confronted him. After Ma Hongjun attacked, Lin Li killed him and faced the stunned survivors.

• Lin Li reached Shrek Academy and openly said he intended to take Yu Xiaogang to his old lover and return him as a severed head.
• Dai Mubai and the other Shrek students released their Martial Souls, while Tang San recognized Lin Li as his former roommate and Xiao Wu confirmed they had met before.
• Lin Li warned the students not to attack, but Ma Hongjun used his Phoenix skills against him.
• Lin Li absorbed Ma Hongjun's attack, appeared behind Dai Mubai, and killed Ma Hongjun with a single strike.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar rushed to Ma Hongjun's body, and Dai Mubai shouted for the dean.

Lin Li fought Zhao Wuji at Shrek Academy and revealed a Martial Soul with multiple hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, shocking the students and terrifying Xiao Wu. After Zhao Wuji used his Martial Soul Avatar, Lin Li launched a sudden attack, while Yu Xiaogang remained his main target.

• Zhao Wuji arrived after Ma Hongjun's death, summoned his Martial Soul, and confronted Lin Li.
• Lin Li caught Zhao Wuji's punch and endured his attacks before Zhao Wuji used Gravity Squeeze.
• Lin Li activated his Martial Soul and revealed several hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, leaving Zhao Wuji stunned and Xiao Wu trembling with fear.
• Zhao Wuji used his Martial Soul Avatar and struck Lin Li, but both of them staggered back from the impact.
• Lin Li vanished and appeared behind Zhao Wuji as an armored Flame Skeleton wielding a Modao, preparing to attack.

Lin Li attacked Tang San and Xiao Wu, but Tang Hao intervened before he could take Tang San’s External Soul Bone. After the attackers left, Shrek’s survivors mourned Ma Hongjun and argued over Lin Li, leaving the academy’s internal tensions exposed.

• Lin Li overwhelmed Tang San with Soul Power, injured Xiao Wu, and began pulling at one of Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances before Tang Hao arrived and stopped him.
• Tang Hao revealed his nine Soul Rings, reclaimed the Clear Sky Hammer, checked Tang San’s External Soul Bone, and left without acknowledging Tang San as his father.
• Lin Li withdrew, and Shrek’s survivors regrouped, treated their injuries with Oscar’s sausages, and mourned Ma Hongjun’s death.
• Xiao Wu recalled knowing Lin Li at Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy, while Ning Rongrong said he had later become a prodigy in Heaven Dou City.
• Dai Mubai accused Ning Rongrong of siding with Lin Li, blamed her amid his grief over Ma Hongjun, and insulted her in front of the others.

Lin Li found Yu Xiaogang and Flender in Suotuo City and demanded that Yu Xiaogang come with him to meet Bibi Dong. After revealing his overwhelming Soul Rings and telling Flender that Ma Hongjun had been killed, Lin Li prepared to fight as Flender and Yu Xiaogang summoned their Martial Souls.

• Ning Rongrong insulted Dai Mubai until he activated Martial Soul Possession and sent her flying, prompting Zhao Wuji to order everyone to leave.
• Tang San left with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing departed after glancing at Dai Mubai, and Oscar tried to calm Dai Mubai before telling Ning Rongrong she was not suited for Shrek unless she changed her temper.
• Ning Rongrong rejected Oscar's criticism and ran away, insisting that the others were at fault.
• Lin Li found Yu Xiaogang and Flender haggling over food in Suotuo City and told Yu Xiaogang he wanted to bring him before Bibi Dong.
• Flender learned from Lin Li that Ma Hongjun had been killed by a Soul Emperor and hurried to return to Shrek Academy, but Lin Li revealed his own Soul Rings and said he would take Yu Xiaogang to meet Bibi Dong.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang summoned their Martial Souls to block Lin Li, who began preparing his sixth Soul Skill.

Lin Li captured Yu Xiaogang with his Soul Skills and took him to a secluded forest, while Flender failed to stop him. After discovering Ma Hongjun had been killed, Flender sent Shrek Academy’s remaining students to Heaven Dou City and set out for revenge.

• Lin Li bound Yu Xiaogang in a cocoon, silenced everyone who watched him, restrained Flender, and escaped with Yu Xiaogang.
• Lin Li took Yu Xiaogang to a secluded forest outside Suotuo City, freed him from the insect cocoon, and woke him with water.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to meet Bibi Dong, but Lin Li pressed him back down and said he should prepare a gift for his old lover first.
• Flender returned to Shrek Academy and found Ma Hongjun dead, while Zhao Wuji apologized for failing to protect him.
• Flender ordered Shao Xin to take the remaining Shrek students to Heaven Dou City to find Er Long, then vowed to take revenge.

Lin Li refused Ning Rongrong’s offer to kill someone and confronted Flender and the other Shrek teachers when they demanded to know what happened to Xiao Gang. He fought them without activating his Martial Soul until the battle intensified, then summoned Mahoraga and began overpowering them.

• Lin Li cleaned up the blood and returned toward Suotuo City, where Ning Rongrong asked him to kill someone and offered up to two million Gold Soul Coins; he refused and advised her to leave.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin confronted Lin Li, and he agreed to fight them outside the city.
• Flender asked about Xiao Gang, and Lin Li claimed Xiao Gang was inside his ring, prompting the four teachers to attack.
• Lin Li used his External Soul Bone to block Zhao Wuji’s Bear Paw and send him flying, then the teachers unleashed their Seventh Soul Skills.
• Lin Li summoned Mahoraga and dodged the four teachers’ attacks, kicked Li Yusong aside, battered Lu Qibin, and blocked Zhao Wuji’s giant Bear Paw before countering him.

Lin Li used his split selves and the Sword of Exorcism to kill all four Shrek Academy teachers, then reflected on how his path toward godhood was changing him. He decided to keep pursuing strength while seeking more experiences to perfect himself, convinced that he would become the strongest.

• Lin Li overwhelmed Zhao Wuji and the other Shrek teachers, then revealed his Sword of Exorcism and used Martial Soul Dispersion to split himself apart.
• Lin Li's two selves defeated Flender, Zhao Wuji, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin, killing all four teachers.
• Lin Li explained that his self-targeting Soul Skill and Soul Core let him create an Anchor Point and explore different choices without fully separating his selves.
• Lin Li recognized that his increasingly extreme nature might be a flaw, but resolved to encounter more danger and people as he pursued godhood and supreme strength.
• Lin Li watched the sunlight between his fingers and declared that he would kill anyone who threatened him and become the strongest.

Lin Li left the scene of Flender and the others’ deaths and headed toward Spirit City, warning Ning Rongrong that the continent was about to fall into turmoil. In Silves City, he overheard three men plotting to rob the Meng Family and take their young girl hostage.

• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Li to kill Dai Mubai, but he refused and told her to return home because the continent was about to become unstable.
• Tang Hao arrived after Lin Li had left, learned from Ning Rongrong that Tang San was on his way to Heaven Dou City, and set off after him.
• Lin Li bought a map and traveled toward Spirit City, stopping to rest at an inn in Silves City.
• Lin Li overheard three men planning to steal something from the Meng Family and take their young girl hostage.

Lin Li learned that the Meng Family possessed a Dragon Pearl made from the inner core of a true dragon Spirit Beast and brought three would-be thieves to the family. He offered Chao Tianxiang one million Gold Soul Coins and a three-thousand-year-old Spirit Bone for it, but she considered whether to rob him instead.

• Lin Li overheard three men planning to steal the Meng Family's Dragon Pearl and learned that it came from a Spirit Beast with true dragon blood.
• Lin Li knocked the three men unconscious and carried them to the Meng Family, hoping to trade for the Dragon Pearl.
• Chao Tianxiang thanked Lin Li for bringing the would-be thieves in, but refused to sell the Dragon Pearl.
• Lin Li offered Chao Tianxiang one million Gold Soul Coins and a three-thousand-year-old Spirit Bone for the Dragon Pearl.
• Chao Tianxiang weighed the value of Lin Li's offer against the chance that the Meng Family could overpower him while Dragon Duke was in the city.

Lin Li offered the Meng Family Spirit Bones and Gold Soul Coins for the Dragon Pearl, then threatened to take it if they refused. When Chao Tianxiang tested him with her Soul Emperor pressure, Lin Li revealed his extraordinary Soul Rings and left her and Meng Yiran stunned.

• Lin Li offered Chao Tianxiang a five-thousand-year Shadow-Chasing Leopard Spirit Bone and later proposed two Spirit Bones plus 1.5 million Gold Soul Coins for the Dragon Pearl.
• Chao Tianxiang delayed her decision and sent servants to summon Meng Shu, hoping to discuss the matter with him.
• Lin Li declared that he would take the Dragon Pearl by force if the Meng Family rejected his offer.
• Chao Tianxiang released her Soul Emperor pressure as Meng Yiran arrived and drew Hidden Weapons, but Lin Li walked toward the doorway unhindered.
• Lin Li revealed his muscular white creature and Soul Rings, including three red hundred-thousand-year rings, stunning Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran.

Lin Li negotiated with Chao Tianxiang to trade for the Meng Family’s Dragon Pearl, offering future help in return. Meng Shu agreed to the trade but said he still had a condition.

• Chao Tianxiang asked Lin Li whether he belonged to a faction, and he said he had one in mind.
• Chao Tianxiang showed Lin Li the Dragon Pearl and explained how the Meng Family’s ancestor had obtained it from a powerful dragon-type Soul Beast.
• Lin Li examined the Dragon Pearl, concluded that its strength likely came from a Golden Bloodline, and offered to help the Meng Family once in the future if they completed the trade.
• Lin Li told Chao Tianxiang that he would become a Douluo within five and a half years and would fear few opponents.
• Meng Shu arrived, heard Chao Tianxiang’s account, and agreed to the trade before adding that he had a condition.

Lin Li negotiated with the Meng Family for a Dragon Pearl and used an Inner Core to transform his External Soul Bone into golden Dragon Scales. After his Soul Power reached level seventy, he planned to hunt powerful Spirit Beasts for Soul Rings rather than rely on God-Given Soul Rings.

• Lin Li agreed to bring the Meng Family a Dragon Pearl in exchange for their help, and asked them to meet him at the Ning Residence in Heaven Dou City in half a year.
• Lin Li entered a concealed chamber and then the Fire God Temple to absorb the Inner Core without trusting Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang completely.
• Lin Li directed the Inner Core’s Dragon Qi into his External Soul Bone, transforming it into lustrous golden Dragon Scales with stronger defenses and the ability to form weapons and shields.
• Lin Li named his evolved External Soul Bone Golden Earth Dragon Armor after testing its new forms.
• Lin Li told the Fire God that his Soul Power had passed level seventy and that he planned to hunt powerful Spirit Beasts for Soul Rings instead of continuing to absorb God-Given Soul Rings.

Lin Li completed the Fire God Trial’s fourth trial and received a new mission to destroy Sea God Island within five years. Afterward, he rejected the Meng Family’s attempt to match him with Meng Yiran and reaffirmed his commitment to monogamy.

• Lin Li absorbed another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, bringing his total to five, and the Fire God began devising a harder trial for him.
• Lin Li received the fifth trial: destroy Sea God Island within five years, with a reward that would add fifty thousand years to the cultivation age of all his Soul Rings and Spirit Bones.
• Lin Li decided to give Bibi Dong the gift he had kept for her, then left the secret chamber and found Meng Yiran waiting outside.
• Lin Li told Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang that his deal with the Meng Family remained unchanged, but they should stop arranging things with Meng Yiran because his heart belonged to someone else.
• Lin Li rejected their advice that he could take multiple wives and explained that his commitment to monogamy came from respecting himself and his love.

Lin Li entered Spirit City in disguise and began planning how to investigate it and prepare escape routes. Meanwhile, Liu Erlong learned that Lin Li had abducted Yu Xiaogang and set out to seize someone connected to him in Heaven Dou City.

• Lin Li entered Spirit City using forged credentials and the alias Kela Fu, then checked into a tavern to plan his movements.
• The remaining Shrek teachers and students reached Blue Tyrant Academy and delivered Flender’s letter to Liu Erlong.
• Liu Erlong read that Flender had gone to rescue Yu Xiaogang from Lin Li and had asked her to care for the Shrek students, especially Tang San.
• Dai Mubai recounted the attack on Shrek Academy, and Liu Erlong realized Lin Li was the genius known in Heaven Dou City and an enemy of Spirit Hall.
• Liu Erlong decided to capture one of Lin Li’s acquaintances in Heaven Dou City to learn what had happened to Yu Xiaogang.

Dai Mubai and Oscar wandered through Heaven Dou City, where Lin Li’s fame repeatedly stirred Dai Mubai’s fear and guilt. After Dai Mubai injured a waiter who praised Lin Li, Ye Renxin intervened and demanded to know whether Dai Mubai had a grudge against his friend.

• Liu Erlong transformed into a Fire Dragon and flew away, while Tang San left with Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai and Oscar went to explore the city.
• Dai Mubai heard a storyteller recount Lin Li’s exploits and hurried away, then followed Oscar to the noodle shop Yi Zhao Xian.
• When the waiter praised Lin Li, Dai Mubai lost control and punched him, leaving him gravely injured.
• Oscar urged Dai Mubai to take the waiter to Renxin Hall, where Ye Renxin treated him and learned why he had been attacked.
• Ye Renxin stopped Dai Mubai and Oscar from leaving and said he would investigate because Lin Li was a friend of the Ye Family.

Dugu Bo caught Liu Erlong after she attacked the Ning Residence and demanded to know why she had come after Ning Yang. She revealed that she had acted because of Lin Li, leaving Dugu Bo to reconsider the young Soul Emperor’s strength.

• Dai Mubai grew increasingly agitated as people around Heaven Dou City kept praising Lin Li, but an explosion nearby interrupted him.
• Dugu Bo arrived with nine Soul Rings and confronted the battered Liu Erlong while Dai Mubai and Oscar watched from Renxin Hall.
• Dugu Bo seized Liu Erlong by the throat and demanded to know who had ordered her to cause trouble at the Ning Residence.
• When Liu Erlong invoked her Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan identity, Dugu Bo threatened to kill her unless she explained herself.
• Liu Erlong admitted she had gone after Ning Yang because of Lin Li, and Dugu Bo realized Lin Li had secretly reached Soul Emperor rank.

Ning Yang secured Liu Erlong’s cooperation by letting her return and seeking promising Blue Tyrant Academy students, while Dugu Bo took Dai Mubai and Oscar into custody. In Spirit City, Lin Li spotted Yan with a gift and offered him a secret manual for pursuing a girl.

• Ning Yang told Liu Erlong she could leave and offered to approach the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then asked her to help him recruit talented students from Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong agreed to cooperate, and Ning Yang took her away as a guest of the Ning Residence.
• Dugu Bo learned from Ye Renxin that Dai Mubai and Oscar were from Shrek Academy and suspected they were connected to Lin Li.
• Dai Mubai revealed that he was a Star Luo Empire Imperial Prince, but Dugu Bo took him and Oscar to his home and forbade them from leaving.
• In Spirit City, Lin Li greeted Yan, noticed the gift he had bought, and offered to share a secret manual for pursuing a girl.

Lin Li manipulated Yan into paying him to prepare a birthday surprise for Hu Liena, while Yan believed he was helping him win her affection. Three days later, Yan inspected Lin Li’s decorated warehouse and left satisfied, unaware that Lin Li had prepared a trap.

• Lin Li convinced Yan that his Pink Hairpin was unsuitable and proposed a decorated setting for a birthday confession to Hu Liena.
• Yan paid Lin Li one thousand Gold Soul Coins upfront and promised ten thousand more if the preparations succeeded.
• Yan investigated Lin Li, then asked Xie Yue to bring Hu Liena to the surprise on her birthday.
• Lin Li prepared the rented warehouse as a trap while Yan eagerly picked out clothes for the occasion.
• Three days later, Lin Li showed Yan the gift-box mountain, decorations, and fireworks in the warehouse, and Yan paid him before leaving.