Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong went to visit Hu Liena on her birthday, learned how her strict cultivation order had affected her, and followed her and the other Golden Generation members into the city. After seeing them release lanterns, Bibi Dong sensed Yu Xiaogang’s aura near a warehouse and continued after her disciple.

• Bibi Dong prepared a birthday gift for Hu Liena and waited outside her room while Xie Yue and Yan celebrated with her.
• Hu Liena agreed to go out with Xie Yue and Yan after discussing how Spirit Hall’s cultivation demands had cut into her rest.
• The three recalled Lin Li, the nine-year-old Soul Ancestor whose talent had prompted Bibi Dong to order the academy’s students to train harder.
• Bibi Dong realized that her order had placed heavy pressure on Hu Liena and decided to follow the three discreetly so she could relax and keep an eye on them.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan played games, bought snacks, and released lanterns by the river while Bibi Dong watched from nearby.
• Bibi Dong remembered Yu Xiaogang, sensed what she believed was his aura near a warehouse, and continued following the three.

Lin Li lured Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue into a staged birthday celebration and knocked Yan and Xie Yue unconscious before subduing Hu Liena. Bibi Dong arrived at the warehouse, found evidence of the deception, and confronted Lin Li as he held her unconscious disciple.

• Lin Li presented Yan’s staged birthday scene to Hu Liena, who opened a box containing a Scholar Uniform.
• Lin Li revealed himself and knocked Yan and Xie Yue unconscious, then prepared to restrain Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena attacked Lin Li with her Mental Shock, but his Mental Backlash overwhelmed her and left her unconscious.
• Bibi Dong found several teeth outside the warehouse and suspected someone had deliberately targeted the Golden Generation.
• Bibi Dong blasted open the warehouse door and found Lin Li holding Hu Liena’s wrist beside the unconscious Yan and Xie Yue.

Lin Li tried to stop Bibi Dong by revealing that the gifts were Yu Xiaogang’s remains, but she lost control and attacked. As Bibi Dong unleashed her Soul Rings, Lin Li activated Mahoraga’s Martial Soul Avatar.

• Bibi Dong recognized Lin Li and flung Yan and Xie Yue away with her Soul Power.
• Lin Li showed Bibi Dong Yu Xiaogang’s Scholar Uniform, teeth, bones, and other remains hidden among the Gift Boxes.
• Bibi Dong realized Lin Li knew about her past with Xiao Gang and suspected that her daughter had revealed the secret.
• Bibi Dong threatened to kill Lin Li, summoned her spider legs and nine Soul Rings, and unleashed a powerful Soul Skill.
• Lin Li activated his Martial Soul and used his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to summon Mahoraga’s Martial Soul Avatar.

Lin Li used his Martial Soul Avatar to fight Bibi Dong and escaped toward the river and blacksmith shops, where he unleashed his Ice-Fire Dragon Dance and binding Soul Skill. His attacks weakened Bibi Dong’s Undying Body, but the binding instead limited the Mental Power she used to resist negative emotions, leaving her on the verge of losing control.

• Lin Li transformed into Mahoraga, whose perception let him read Bibi Dong’s attacks, and adapted by growing a second pair of arms.
• Lin Li restrained Bibi Dong briefly, then fled across the rooftops toward a river and nearby blacksmith shops.
• Bibi Dong struck Lin Li through several buildings, but he reached the river and prepared to fight with his Ice-Fire Twin Swords.
• Lin Li released his Ice-Fire Dragon Dance and Tears of the Demon at Bibi Dong as she activated her Death Spider Emperor Avatar and Undying Body.
• The dragon attack damaged Bibi Dong despite her Undying Body, while Lin Li’s shackles bound the Mental Power she used to resist negative emotions.

Lin Li barely survived Bibi Dong’s devastating attack and summoned Qian Daoliu with the golden token. Qian Daoliu took Bibi Dong away and gave Lin Li ten minutes before the Elders would come for him, so Lin Li fled toward Spirit City's gates.

• Bibi Dong attacked Lin Li at close range with her Hundred Thousand Year Torso Spirit Bone Skill, devastating Spirit City and leaving him severely wounded.
• Lin Li survived because Extreme Ice Defense and the Golden Earth Dragon Armor protected him, but he remained vulnerable while waiting for his adaptation to finish.
• As Bibi Dong searched for him, Lin Li activated the golden token Qian Renxue had given him to summon Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu arrived, restrained Bibi Dong with the Angel God's power, and took her away to judge her crimes.
• Qian Daoliu told Lin Li that the Elders would act against him in ten minutes, and Lin Li headed for Spirit City's gates to escape.

Lin Li escaped Spirit City despite its guards and was pursued by Spirit Hall elders Qian Jun and Jiang Mo. After his injuries and Soul Power fully recovered, he faced both Super Douluo at once.

• Lin Li swam down the river, broke through the metal pillars blocking the passage, and escaped Spirit City into its moat.
• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo arrived at the wall to capture Lin Li, but Qian Jun waited for the minute Qian Daoliu had ordered them to observe.
• Jiang Mo attacked Lin Li after he reached land, but Lin Li used threads as a distraction and fled with his Ice-Fire Wings.
• Jiang Mo struck Lin Li from the air, sending him crashing through trees, but Lin Li's Dharma Wheel completed its rotation and restored his body and Soul Power.
• Lin Li caught Jiang Mo's Coiling Dragon Staff, and Qian Jun joined the attack as the brothers realized Lin Li was stronger than they had expected.

Lin Li fought Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, then separated from Mahoraga to face the two elders on different fronts. As the battle escalated, Qian Jun suspected Mahoraga’s Dharma Wheel restored Lin Li’s injuries and Soul Power while increasing his strength, and he warned Jiang Mo as they prepared a combined attack.

• Lin Li endured Qian Jun and Jiang Mo’s attacks, including Jiang Mo’s Salvation of All Living Beings, and emerged from the crater unharmed.
• Lin Li separated from Mahoraga, challenged the elders to fight one-on-one, and sent red and blue Light Blades at Jiang Mo while Mahoraga faced Qian Jun.
• Jiang Mo activated his Tool Soul Avatar and fought Lin Li with Extreme Ice-Fire Dragon Dance, while Mahoraga took Qian Jun’s Mighty Throw head-on.
• Qian Jun observed Mahoraga’s rotating Dharma Wheel and concluded that it restored Lin Li’s injuries and Soul Power while boosting his strength.
• Qian Jun warned Jiang Mo, and the two elders crossed their Coiling Dragon Staffs as their auras surged.

Lin Li defeated Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, then sent Qian Daoliu a message asking him to meet in Heaven Dou City in four months. After returning to Heaven Dou City, Lin Li reunited with Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe.

• Lin Li adapted to Qian Jun and Jiang Mo's Twin Dragon Annihilation and used Mahoraga to overpower their dragons, leaving both Elders too depleted to continue fighting.
• Lin Li withdrew his Martial Soul Avatar and asked Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to pass a message to Qian Daoliu.
• Jiang Mo asked whether the Angel God Trial's ninth trial required Qian Daoliu to sacrifice himself, and Qian Daoliu confirmed it.
• Qian Jun told Qian Daoliu that Lin Li had invited him to Heaven Dou City in four months and said he need not worry about the High Priest's temple-bound rule; Qian Daoliu agreed to go.
• Lin Li returned to Heaven Dou City with an escort caravan and visited Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince's Residence, where she teased him about his journey.

Lin Li returned and told Qian Renxue about his trip, then helped her confront her conflicted feelings toward Bibi Dong. They shifted their attention to Qian Renxue’s plans involving the imperial court, and Lin Li decided he would carry out the operation himself while others handled the aftermath.

• Lin Li asked Qian Renxue to drop her disguise, and she revealed her original appearance.
• Lin Li recounted his trip, including his encounter with Bibi Dong, while Qian Renxue listened in silence.
• Qian Renxue asked Lin Li what he would do about someone once close who had become an enemy, and he answered that he would kill her and build her a grave.
• Lin Li realized Qian Renxue was talking about Bibi Dong and offered to act if she could not bring herself to do it.
• Lin Li assessed the forces available for Qian Renxue’s plan and decided to carry it out alone, leaving others to handle the aftermath.

Lin Li and Qian Renxue planned how she would take the throne, then Lin Li visited Dugu Bo and found Dai Mubai and Oscar imprisoned there. After Oscar tried to guess what would keep him safe, Lin Li ordered Dai Mubai killed.

• Lin Li proposed that Qian Renxue kill the imperial successors and take the throne, while she raised concerns about managing the empire.
• Lin Li said he would wait for the people he had arranged to meet before the plan began, then left to consider his God Trial.
• Dugu Bo told Lin Li that Blue Tyrant Academy had become Shrek Academy and had entered the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he had brought Dai Mubai and Oscar to the manor because they claimed to hold a grudge against Lin Li.
• Oscar offered several possible futures as he tried to appease Lin Li, while Dai Mubai trembled in terror.
• Lin Li ordered Dugu Bo to kill Dai Mubai.

After sentencing Oscar to death and reflecting on his desire to preserve both his gains and his righteous image, Lin Li resolved to take control of his own destiny. As preparations for the Heaven Dou Palace Coup gathered pace, he gave Qian Renxue a necklace and left to prepare his second gift.

• Lin Li sentenced Dai Mubai to death and offered Oscar two and a half months to father a gifted Food System Soul Master before dying; Oscar accepted his fate.
• Lin Li realized he had been making excuses to pursue benefits while preserving a righteous image, and decided to take the initiative in shaping his destiny.
• Lin Li visited Shrek Academy, saw Tang San cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer, and exchanged probing attacks with Tang Hao to assess his own strength.
• As the coup drew near, Huo Tianquan, Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, and several unusual recruits gathered under the pretext of visiting or exchanging knowledge; Ning Yang described how they could help sway public opinion and support the plan.
• Lin Li made Qian Renxue remove her disguise and gave her a necklace to admire in the setting sun, then walked toward the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to prepare his second gift.

Lin Li killed Emperor Xue Ye and his consort, then went to the Prince's Residence to eliminate Xue Xing and Xue Beng. He left carrying their severed heads as the Heaven Dou Palace Coup continued.

• Lin Li entered Xue Ye's sleeping quarters, questioned him about unification, sects, religion, and governance, then killed him and his consort.
• Lin Li killed the guards who tried to stop him and walked through Heaven Dou City carrying Xue Ye's head, revealing his identity to onlookers.
• Xue Xing and Xue Beng hid in a secret room beneath the Prince's Residence, where Lin Li arrived after killing the people there.
• Xue Xing pleaded for his life, but Lin Li killed him and then killed Xue Beng, taking both of their heads.

At the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace’s morning court, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, claimed the Dragon Throne and tested which ministers would oppose her. Chen Mao and a fellow minister challenged her, while Lin Li waited for disloyal officials to reveal themselves.

• The ministers gathered for morning court and watched as Xue Qinghe entered and sat on the Dragon Throne.
• A minister questioned whether Xue Qinghe had followed proper protocol, but Chen Mao stepped forward and demanded that he execute the traitors.
• Xue Qinghe and the high-ranking ministers condemned Chen Mao, while Imperial Guards gathered around the Crown Prince.
• When Xue Qinghe asked whether anyone else shared Chen Mao’s view, a minister revealed he had alerted Marshal Ge Long and the Royal Imperial Guard.
• Lin Li judged that Ge Long posed little threat and prepared to show that his own sword was not to be underestimated.

Lin Li used the Tiger Tally and overwhelming force to end resistance in the Heaven Dou court and place all power in Xue Qinghe’s hands. After ordering further purges and setting out plans for the empire, he shared a quiet moment with Qian Renxue before going to meet her grandfather.

• Lin Li arrived as the court factions prepared to fight, revealed the Tiger Tally and three heads, and declared Xue Qinghe the only surviving imperial heir in Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Li killed Chen Mao and the other ministers who opposed him, then announced that all power would be concentrated in Xue Qinghe’s hands.
• Lin Li ordered the extermination of three clans and left Dugu Bo and his summoned allies in Heaven Dou City to stabilize the situation.
• Lin Li told Xue Qinghe he would visit the independent Silves Kingdom and expected her to make his decrees effective throughout the empire within half a year.
• After the court dismissed, Qian Renxue thanked Lin Li for helping her see her grandfather and for everything he had done; Lin Li set out to meet him.

Lin Li overcame his hesitation about romance and confessed his feelings to Qian Renxue, who confessed that she felt the same. The two grew closer that night, and Lin Li finally felt the barrier between himself and the people of this world break.

• Lin Li struggled to confess to Qian Renxue, but she asked him to say that he hated her so she could gauge his feelings.
• Lin Li checked that nobody was nearby, then went with Qian Renxue to the Crown Prince's Residence.
• Qian Renxue teased Lin Li about the necklace he had given her, and Lin Li tried to take control of their romantic exchange.
• Lin Li told Qian Renxue that he liked her, and she was so overwhelmed that they remained frozen in place until dusk.
• Lin Li and Qian Renxue confirmed that they liked each other, and Qian Renxue asked him to stay the night.

Lin Li and Qian Renxue planned to consolidate their power and use the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament as an opportunity to advance their ambitions. He gave Qian Renxue a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, then went to meet Qian Daoliu, only to be pulled into the inn before he could knock.

• Lin Li told Qian Renxue he would wait for her while she maintained her Xue Qinghe identity and gathered power for their plans.
• Lin Li and Qian Renxue identified the upcoming Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament as an opportunity to gather the continent’s strongest forces and prodigies.
• Lin Li gave Qian Renxue a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and explained how to absorb it.
• Lin Li told Snake Lance and Pufferfish to guard Qian Renxue, then went to the inn where Qian Renxue said Qian Daoliu would be.
• A wave of Soul Power opened the inn door and pulled Lin Li inside before he could knock.

Lin Li and Qian Daoliu discussed the Angel God’s disappearance and concluded that the god had likely suffered a major calamity. Qian Daoliu then told Lin Li that Bibi Dong was Qian Renxue’s mother and asked him to spare her life in the future.

• Qian Daoliu confronted Lin Li about his angelic aura and his relationship with Qian Renxue, and Lin Li agreed to take responsibility.
• Lin Li asked Qian Daoliu about contact with the Angel God, and Qian Daoliu explained that he had only communicated with the Divine Sense left on the continent.
• Lin Li shared his reasoning that something had happened to the Angel God, and Qian Daoliu accepted that the god had likely suffered a major calamity.
• Lin Li asked about Bibi Dong, and Qian Daoliu said the Worship Hall was handling Spirit Hall’s affairs while Bibi Dong remained Pope despite her offenses and unstable condition.
• Qian Daoliu told Lin Li that Bibi Dong was Qian Renxue’s biological mother and asked him to spare her life because the Qian Family owed her.

Lin Li decided that Bibi Dong could not be allowed to live, though he needed greater strength before acting. He returned to Qian Renxue, and the two traveled to Sunset Forest to find a Soul Ring for her.

• Lin Li told Qian Daoliu he would handle Bibi Dong without harming Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu left after asking him to care for Xiaoxue.
• Lin Li resolved to kill Bibi Dong eventually and planned to settle matters in Heaven Dou City before visiting the Far North to grow stronger.
• Lin Li returned to Qian Renxue, who had absorbed Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and risen to Level 60; she asked him to take her Soul Ring hunting.
• Lin Li and Qian Renxue stopped Snake Lance and Pufferfish from accompanying them, then set out for Sunset Forest together.
• Qian Renxue said she wanted a roughly twenty-thousand-year Light-Attribute Soul Beast, preferably one with the Fire Attribute, and hoped her later Soul Rings could have greater age limits.

Lin Li captured a twenty-thousand-year-old Bright Owl so Qian Renxue could absorb its Soul Ring, then cooked the beast while she recovered. Qian Renxue finished absorbing the ring, gained a powerful sixth Soul Skill, and reached Rank 66 as they ate together in the forest.

• Lin Li flew after the Bright Owl, overcame its Light Blades, and brought the wounded Spirit Beast back to Qian Renxue in forty seconds.
• Qian Renxue killed the Bright Owl and began absorbing its Soul Ring while Lin Li watched over her and searched the corpse, finding no Spirit Bone.
• Lin Li butchered the Bright Owl and cooked its meat beside the fire as night fell.
• Qian Renxue finished absorbing the Soul Ring, joined Lin Li, and praised his cooking.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Li that her sixth Soul Skill, Angel's Judgment, could lock onto targets with a piercing, tracking beam, and that she had reached Rank 66.

Tang Hao revealed to Tang San that his mother, Ah Yin, had died and that her Spirit Bone had been taken. Tang San vowed to find the culprit and began to suspect Lin Li.

• Tang San reflected on Shrek Academy’s losses, Yu Xiaogang’s disappearance, and his unanswered questions about Lin Li.
• Tang Hao appeared in Tang San’s room and told him that his mother was dead.
• Tang Hao explained Ah Yin’s identity and how Spirit Hall had forced her to sacrifice herself, making Tang San furious at Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao revealed that someone had destroyed Ah Yin with a powerful Fire Attribute attack and taken her Spirit Bone.
• Tang San comforted Tang Hao, vowed to investigate Ah Yin’s death, and wondered whether Lin Li was responsible.