Chapter Summaries

Tang San suspected Lin Li of taking his mother’s Spirit Bone and asked Tang Hao for help confronting him. Tang Hao accepted the accusation and prepared to search for Lin Li that night.

• Tang San connected Lin Li’s past hostility and strength to the theft of his mother’s Spirit Bone, though he lacked proof.
• Tang San considered how an alliance with the Clear Sky Sect could help him oppose Spirit Hall and establish the Tang Sect.
• Tang Hao told Tang San he was a Level 95 Titled Douluo and promised to protect him.
• Tang San named Lin Li as the person who attacked his mother and asked Tang Hao for help.
• Tang Hao believed Tang San and decided to search for Lin Li that night, threatening to kill Dugu Bo if he stood in the way.

Lin Li and Qian Renxue encountered Tang Hao on their way to Heaven Dou City and fought him after Qian Renxue recognized him as her father's killer. The chapter ended as they used their Six-Winged God Mahoraga fusion skill while Tang Hao detonated several Soul Rings and prepared to attack.

• Lin Li and Qian Renxue left Sunset Forest for Heaven Dou City after discussing how Qian Renxue would govern.
• Tang Hao blocked their path, and Qian Renxue attacked him with her Holy Sword after recognizing him as her father's killer.
• Lin Li and Qian Renxue joined forces against Tang Hao, who built up Rampaging Wind and provoked Qian Renxue with an insult about the Qian Family.
• Qian Renxue unleashed Angel Domain and Angel Judgment while Lin Li summoned Mahoraga Projection to pressure Tang Hao.
• Lin Li and Qian Renxue activated their Six-Winged God Mahoraga Martial Soul Fusion Skill as Tang Hao detonated Soul Rings and launched his attack.

Lin Li used his Six-Winged God Mahoraga form to overpower Tang Hao and pin him with the Holy Sword: Judgment. As Tang Hao’s strength failed, he detonated his remaining Soul Rings in a last attempt to survive.

• Lin Li summoned Six-Winged God Mahoraga, whose regeneration and combat instincts held off Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao activated his Spirit Bones, Martial Soul Avatar, and Clear Sky techniques, then struck Lin Li’s shield with a two-stage attack.
• Lin Li unleashed Holy Sword: Judgment and had Mahoraga block Tang Hao’s counterattack while he grabbed and threw Tang Hao into a crater.
• Lin Li bound Tang Hao with Cocoon of Binding, and the descending Holy Sword pierced his waist.
• Mahoraga’s Dharma Wheel weakened Tang Hao as his wounds and exhaustion took hold, and Tang Hao detonated his remaining three black Soul Rings and one red Soul Ring.

Tang Hao detonated all nine Soul Rings and unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer against Lin Li, who answered with his newly created Divine Breath of Ruin. After the clash, Tang Hao was gone, Qian Renxue believed her father had been avenged, and Lin Li and Qian Renxue headed toward Heaven Dou City.

• Tang Hao detonated all nine Soul Rings, then gathered his remaining Soul Power into the Clear Sky Hammer to use the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Lin Li analyzed the attack, recovered his strength, and created the divine skill Divine Breath of Ruin.
• Lin Li and Qian Renxue's attacks collided with Tang Hao's hammer, leaving a vast pit and six Spirit Bones behind.
• Lin Li collected the four Spirit Bones that remained intact, while Qian Renxue said she had avenged her father.
• Lin Li and Qian Renxue walked toward Heaven Dou City, and Qian Renxue thanked Lin Li.

Lin Li spent a month trying to understand Divine Skills, then realized he had been approaching them the wrong way. He began tracing them back to technique, Martial Soul comprehension, and the way Soul Power could amplify a technique, leaving him with new questions to investigate.

• Lin Li struggled for a month to grasp the nature of Divine Skills and discussed his lack of progress with Ning Yang.
• Ning Yang suggested Lin Li focus on becoming a god first, but Lin Li said he wanted to create his own Divine Position Prototype before completing the Fire God Nine Trials.
• While explaining his research and his chosen path, Lin Li realized he had been treating Divine Skills as the wrong kind of problem.
• Lin Li concluded that studying Self-Created Soul Skills and understanding one's Martial Soul could provide a starting point for understanding Divine Skills.
• Lin Li considered how Soul Power could amplify ordinary techniques and wondered why the Clear Sky Hammer alone had been developed into a Divine Skill.
• Lin Li questioned why Tang San's Tang Sect techniques became so powerful in the Douluo world and began investigating the relationship between technique and unique energy.

Lin Li refined his plan to develop a divine skill by understanding himself and all living beings, using Mahoraga’s adaptability to reduce the risks. After agreeing to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with his lover, he prepared for another journey to perfect his path and bring remote forces under the empire’s control.

• Lin Li reasoned that his Martial Soul’s adaptability could help him learn how Soul Power worked and develop Self-Created Soul Skills or divine skills.
• Lin Li used his Sword of Exorcism and the first soul skill, Sever, to complete the first stage of See True Self and set See All Living Things as his next goal.
• Lin Li and his reflection chose Inclusivity as the next ingredient in his path toward understanding divine skills and becoming a god.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Lin Li, and Lin Li agreed to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the next day with his lover.
• Ning Yang asked Lin Li about marriage, and Lin Li said he would leave soon to perfect his path and gather rebellious forces and clans for the empire.

Lin Li entered Shrek Academy, took Tai Long to Tang San, and revealed Tang San’s identity and that he had killed Tang Hao. When Lin Li told Liu Erlong that he had also killed Yu Xiaogang, she attacked him in fury.

• Lin Li climbed into Shrek Academy, seized Tai Long, and used his Mental Power to locate Tang San.
• Lin Li told Tai Long that Tang San was the Strength Clan’s Young Master and revealed Tang San’s twin Martial Souls.
• Lin Li told Tang San that Tang Hao had tried to kill him and that he had killed Tang Hao, then demonstrated his strength and ordered Tai Long to fetch Tai Tan.
• Liu Erlong arrived after sensing Lin Li’s Martial Soul Possession and demanded to know what he had done to Yu Xiaogang.
• Lin Li said he had killed Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong unleashed her Seventh Soul Skill, Fire Dragon True Body.

Lin Li fought off Liu Erlong and refused Tang San’s attempt to lure him into a bet. After taking Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances, Lin Li asked Xiao Wu to use her Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw on him so he could study the technique.

• Lin Li sent the Flame Demon Skeleton to attack Liu Erlong, then questioned Tang San about his fused External Soul Bone and refused to bet with him.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing arrived, and Xiao Wu tried to help Liu Erlong before the Flame Demon Skeleton knocked her away.
• Lin Li removed Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances, stored them, and sealed Tang San’s mouth when he shouted for Xiao Wu’s safety.
• Lin Li eased Xiao Wu’s injuries and asked her to use Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Throw on him.
• Xiao Wu performed the technique, and Lin Li studied its movements before landing and considering how to apply them.

Lin Li tested a new whip technique on Liu Erlong, then forced Tai Tan to support Tang San while destroying Tang San’s Hidden Weapons. Tang San endured the humiliation and resolved to rebuild his weapons and prove the Tang Sect’s strength.

• Lin Li repeatedly whipped Liu Erlong to test his technique, accidentally killing her before his experiment with Rampaging Wind could succeed.
• Tai Tan arrived with Tai Long, recognized Tang San as the Clear Sky Hammer’s heir, and addressed him as Young Master.
• Lin Li pressed Tai Tan down and ordered him to help Tang San improve his cultivation, warning the Strength Clan against disobeying.
• Lin Li took Tang San’s Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and destroyed the Hidden Weapons inside while Tang San watched helplessly.
• Tang San swallowed his anger and vowed to gather resources, grow stronger, and make his Tang Sect rival anyone.

Lin Li took Qian Renxue to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to arrange matters before leaving Heaven Dou City to pursue more Soul Rings. He warned Ning Fengzhi that the Nine Hearts Begonia could replace the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tile Sect as the leading Support Type sect if it refused to compromise.

• Lin Li returned the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges to Tang San and threatened to cripple his thumb and kill half the Strength Clan if he failed to reach Soul Emperor.
• Tang San resolved to return to the Tang Sect and asked Tai Tan to help him find rare metals for forging Hidden Weapons.
• Lin Li, Qian Renxue, and Pufferfish left Heaven Dou City, leaving Snake Lance to oversee the city and its substitute ruler.
• Ning Fengzhi received Lin Li and Qian Renxue at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and confirmed that she belonged to the Qian Family of the Spirit Hall.
• Lin Li told Ning Fengzhi that the Ye Family's Nine Hearts Begonia might expand its medical clinics with the Heaven Dou Royal Family's help, implying it could replace the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect if the sect refused to compromise.

Lin Li pressed Ning Fengzhi to help the new Heaven Dou regime in exchange for support resolving problems within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He outlined a system linking sects to imperial governance, but Ning Fengzhi suspected the proposal concealed further motives.

• Ning Fengzhi considered the Nine Hearts Begonia Family’s growing power and questioned what Ning Yang and the Heaven Dou Royal Family were planning.
• Lin Li offered to ease Ning Fengzhi’s troubles by having him assist the new Heaven Dou regime, warning that otherwise he might personally eliminate the sect’s parasites.
• Ning Fengzhi asked how the sect and empire should work together, and Lin Li proposed rotating sect representatives with advisory roles and imperial personnel inside major sects.
• Ning Fengzhi weighed the proposal’s benefits, including opportunities to recruit talented students, but remained suspicious that something was wrong.

Lin Li revealed his Second Martial Soul to Ning Fengzhi and set out with Qian Renxue to secure the obedience of several kingdoms before traveling north for a Soul Ring. After half a year of touring the continent and cultivating, they reached the icy lands in the far north.

• Lin Li broke through to Level 76, showed Ning Fengzhi his Second Martial Soul, and said he expected to become a Titled Douluo after obtaining a Soul Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to discuss Lin Li’s proposal with Xue Qinghe, while Gu Rong sensed that Qian Renxue had reached the Soul Emperor level.
• Lin Li and Qian Renxue left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and headed toward the Balak Kingdom and the Silves Kingdom.
• Lin Li secured the kingdoms’ submission by displaying his red Soul Rings, then traveled with Qian Renxue and helped her experience everyday life across the continent.
• After half a year, Lin Li and Qian Renxue reached the frozen northern lands where Lin Li planned to obtain his Soul Ring.

Lin Li entered the Far North alone to adapt to its ice-based attacks and draw out the Ice Empress, then fought her after killing an Ice Jade Scorpion. Snow Empress arrived as Lin Li gained the upper hand through adaptation, and she began her attack with Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow.

• Lin Li left Qian Renxue outside the Far North, activated his Martial Soul Avatar, and searched the ice plains for an Ice Jade Scorpion.
• Lin Li killed a Twenty-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion after enduring its attacks until his adaptation wheel completed a turn, then rushed toward the approaching Ice Empress.
• The Ice Empress attacked Lin Li, who lured her toward the Far North's edge, cut her with the Sword of Exorcism, and fought back as his adaptation weakened her cultivation.
• Snow Empress sensed the Ice Empress's full aura and left the Far North's depths, while the Titan Snow Demon King also headed toward the battle.
• Lin Li completed two adaptations and struck the Ice Empress with his shield, reducing her strength, before Snow Empress appeared and used Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow.

Lin Li fought Snow Empress and Ice Empress while trying to stall until his next adaptation completed, but the Titan Snow Demon King joined them and the Three Heavenly Kings surrounded him. After Snow Empress nearly forced his Martial Soul state to collapse, Lin Li's body recovered, and he seized her hand and stabbed her.

• Snow Empress weakened Lin Li with Great Cold Without Snow while Ice Empress pierced his shoulder, but Lin Li used Extreme Ice Defense and escaped their attacks.
• The Titan Snow Demon King struck Lin Li into the snow, and the Three Heavenly Kings formed a triangle around him.
• Lin Li endured their simultaneous attacks and waited for his adaptation to finish while avoiding Snow Empress.
• Snow Empress stabbed Lin Li with Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Unrivaled, triggering his injuries and nearly dispelling his Martial Soul state.
• Lin Li's body rapidly recovered, and he pulled Snow Empress down by the hand and stabbed her.

Lin Li used the Cocoon of Binding to drain Snow Empress’s strength, but she escaped with Emperor’s Cold Sky and pursued him with Ice Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King. He triggered an avalanche beneath a vast snow mountain, leaving the three kings to stop him before the disaster grew.

• Lin Li pierced Snow Empress with the Sword of Exorcism, bound her in the Cocoon of Binding, and carried her high into the sky to keep the other two kings away.
• Snow Empress caught Lin Li as he tried to escape the cocoon and unleashed Emperor’s Cold Sky, freezing the cocoon and its insects while Lin Li severed his own hands to flee.
• Snow Empress froze Lin Li’s flames, realized he could recover and strengthen himself, and pursued him with Ice Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King.
• Lin Li reached a snow mountain, used True Vision to find a vulnerable point beneath its ice, and struck it to trigger an avalanche.
• Snow Empress recognized Lin Li’s plan and ordered the others to stop him before the avalanche could endanger them.

Lin Li plunged into the collapsing snow mountain to escape the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, then found the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in an ice cave. After confronting Tian Meng, Lin Li completed his third adaptation and regained his strength as the pursuers closed in.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress pursued Lin Li into the collapsing mountain while the Titan Snow Demon King struggled to climb back up.
• Lin Li burned through the snow with Heaven Burning Flame, flew deeper into the mountain, and used the falling snow to conceal himself and recover.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress searched for Lin Li, then sensed powerful Mental Power coming from the direction he had fled.
• Lin Li recognized the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and ignored Tian Meng's warnings, reaching him before the pursuers arrived.
• Tian Meng struck Lin Li with a poorly controlled Mental Power attack, but Lin Li recovered and kicked him into nearby Ice Marrow.
• Lin Li completed his third adaptation, regained even greater strength, and grew two new arms as the Ice Empress and Snow Empress drew closer.

Lin Li defeated the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress in the Extreme Ice Cave, though Tian Meng’s last mental attack knocked everyone unconscious. After waking, Lin Li confirmed Tian Meng was dead and prepared to kill the still-unconscious Snow Empress.

• Lin Li overwhelmed Tian Meng, then fought Snow Empress and Ice Empress with his four weapons and arms.
• Lin Li wounded Ice Empress with the Sword of Exorcism and Fire Dragon King flames, then bound her as she tried to fight back.
• Snow Empress struck Lin Li with Emperor’s Palm, Great Cold Without Snow, while he stabbed her with the Sword of Exorcism.
• Ice Empress broke free of Lin Li’s binding and attacked, but Tian Meng intercepted Lin Li’s sword and was cleaved in two.
• Ice Empress unleashed her final attack, but Lin Li blocked it and stabbed her as her Soul Ring began to condense.
• Tian Meng’s mental power knocked everyone unconscious; after waking, Lin Li confirmed Tian Meng was dead and brought the Sword of Exorcism down toward Snow Empress.

Lin Li absorbed the Ice Empress's Soul Ring, then risked absorbing Snow Empress's and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Rings simultaneously. He survived the ordeal, gained three Spirit Bones, and reached Quasi-Titled Douluo level, while Qian Renxue resolved to grow stronger and began cultivating toward Soul Saint.

• Lin Li finished absorbing the Ice Empress's Soul Ring while Qian Renxue waited outside the Ice-Sealed Forest and decided to break through to Soul Saint.
• Lin Li chose to absorb Snow Empress's and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Rings together, enduring overwhelming physical and Mental Power pressure until he survived.
• Lin Li found Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Head Spirit Bone, Snow Empress's Right Arm Bone, and Ice Empress's Left Leg Bone, then absorbed all three.
• Lin Li reached Quasi-Titled Douluo level and gained new Soul Ring and Spirit Bone Skills, including Mental Detection, Mental Shock, and Mental Sharing.

Lin Li gained the Snow Empress's Soul Skills and Spirit Bone abilities, then reunited with Qian Renxue after learning he had been gone for forty days. He learned that the Elite Spirit Master Tournament had already begun, much earlier than he expected.

• Lin Li acquired the Snow Empress's Absolute Zero and ice sword Soul Skills, along with her right arm bone's blizzard and three ultimate techniques.
• Lin Li decided not to hunt the Titan Snow Demon King and left the Fire God Temple, noticing signs that the beast had climbed to the surface.
• Lin Li sensed Qian Renxue's Angel Martial Soul and found her and Pufferfish Douluo in the Far North.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Li she had waited a week before searching for him and that forty days had passed.
• Lin Li revealed that he had reached level ninety and needed a Soul Ring to become a Titled Douluo.
• Qian Renxue said they should return to the Spirit Hall because the Elite Spirit Master Tournament had begun, surprising Lin Li.

After learning that the Elite Spirit Master Tournament had been moved forward, Lin Li and Qian Renxue hurried toward Spirit City, where he discovered signs of a battle in a canyon. The chapter left Lin Li suspecting that Spirit Hall might be ambushing Tang San.

• Qian Renxue told Lin Li the tournament had been moved forward and that she had signed them both up to compete for the Heaven Dou Team.
• Lin Li took Qian Renxue and flew toward Spirit City, leaving Porcupinefish behind with the Snow Wolf he had hunted.
• Porcupinefish realized Lin Li had grown powerful enough that he no longer needed protection and cooked the Snow Wolf alone.
• After resting during their journey, Lin Li and Qian Renxue reached a canyon near Spirit City in a little over five days.
• Lin Li sensed Soul Power fluctuations from more than a hundred fighters and suspected Spirit Hall was ambushing Tang San.