Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan promised to train Zhu Zhuqing harshly, while Tang San and Tang Hao prepared to pursue revenge against Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire. After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lin Yuan met the Goddess of Life, who confirmed that Ye Lingling had been chosen for her inheritance, and agreed to begin the Deity assessment.

• Lin Yuan comforted Zhu Zhuqing, who vowed to become stronger and accepted his harsh training as his disciple.
• Tang San reached the Soul King realm, and Tang Hao told him that their enemies were Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Yuan and his companions returned safely to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the Zhu Family disciples relocated to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Yuan agreed to proceed with the Deity assessment after asking the Asura God about Ye Lingling's inheritance.
• The Goddess of Life appeared, confirmed Ye Lingling's selection, and explained that she could not grant her another God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

Lin Yuan began the Asura God’s inheritance trial while Ye Lingling accepted the Goddess of Life’s inheritance. Lin Yuan faced a two-year trial to reach Level 99, and Ye Lingling departed to purify one hundred thousand polluted Trees of Life within a year.

• The Goddess of Life and the Asura God agreed that their inheritances could complement each other for Ye Lingling and Lin Yuan.
• The Asura God began Lin Yuan’s true inheritance trial, summoning a blood-red pillar of light and setting his first trial: reach Level 99 within two years.
• Lin Yuan ordered Dream Machine and the academy staff to evacuate the students and keep them away from his courtyard.
• Ye Lingling accepted the Goddess of Life’s inheritance and was tasked with purifying one hundred thousand polluted Trees of Life within a year.
• After the Goddess of Life explained the importance of compassion toward living things, Ye Lingling bowed and vanished to begin her trial.

After the Goddess of Life and the Asura God left, Lin Yuan visited the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Teaching Committee and urged Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin to use their Immortal Grade Herbs to break through to Title Douluo. The two agreed to prepare, reassured by Lin Yuan's promise to help them advance.

• The Goddess of Life reminded Lin Yuan that his Asura God assessment was difficult and left Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• The Asura God told Lin Yuan he was searching for the escaped Evil God, then departed to pursue the matter.
• Lin Yuan visited the Teaching Committee and encouraged Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin to consume their Immortal Grade Herbs before reaching Level 89.
• Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin agreed to prepare to consume the herbs and attempt to become Title Douluo.
• Lin Yuan promised the committee members he would not let them remain Soul Douluo forever.

Lin Yuan continued cultivating toward higher Title Douluo levels before Dugu Bo warned him that Shrek Academy might have ties to Spirit Hall. Later, Lin Yuan reassured Ye Yao that he would help her pursue longevity, though she doubted her talent could ever take her to godhood.

• Lin Yuan left Chief Dream Machine and went to Sunset Forest to cultivate, but realized he needed time to digest his power before reaching Level 98.
• Dugu Bo visited Lin Yuan and told him of rumors that Shrek Academy had some connection with Spirit Hall; Lin Yuan dismissed the possibility, and Dugu Bo left without explaining his other concerns.
• Lin Yuan spent the next half month cultivating at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and occasionally visiting the Ye Family residence to spend time with Ye Yao.
• Ye Yao asked whether Ling Ling could become a god, and Lin Yuan confirmed that Ling Ling had inherited the Goddess of Life’s position.
• Lin Yuan promised to help Ye Yao improve her cultivation and not leave her behind, while Ye Yao said her limited talent made reaching Level 100 seem impossible.

Lin Yuan struggled with Ye Lingling's confession while trying to protect her relationship with her mother, Ye Yao. After Ye Lingling avoided him, he prepared to take her and Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Dou Forest to obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for her.

• Ye Yao told Lin Yuan that staying with him mattered more to her than becoming a Deity, and Lin Yuan reassured her before returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ye Lingling confronted Lin Yuan about visiting her mother, confessed that she loved him as a woman, and kissed him before running away.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Yuan that Ye Lingling's feelings had long been apparent, and Lin Yuan resolved to handle the situation without harming her cultivation or her bond with Ye Yao.
• Over the following days, Ye Lingling avoided Lin Yuan while completing the Goddess of Life's tasks, and she advanced to Level 70 as Lin Yuan neared Level 98.
• Lin Yuan told Ye Lingling he would help her obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and invited Zhu Zhuqing to witness its power in the Star Dou Forest.
• Lin Yuan summoned Azure Dragon Shang Que for the journey, and Shang Que agreed while reminding Lin Yuan of his promise to help him become the Dragon God.

Lin Yuan brought Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing to Star Lake in the Star Dou Forest, where they met the Sky Azure Bull Python, the Titan Giant Ape, and Xiao Wu. The two women reunited with Xiao Wu, while she respectfully asked Lin Yuan why he had come.

• Lin Yuan flew with Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing into the Star Dou Forest and headed for Star Lake.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python emerged from the lake and recognized Lin Yuan and his companions.
• The Titan Giant Ape arrived and warily watched Lin Yuan.
• Xiao Wu ran over to reunite with Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing, then bowed to Lin Yuan and asked why he had come.

Lin Yuan reassured Xiao Wu and the soul beasts that he had come to find a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for Ye Lingling, not to harm them. He took Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu to his old bamboo grove, where he promised Ye Lingling they could live there permanently within thirty years, then sensed a strange energy deeper in the forest.

• Lin Yuan told Xiao Wu, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and the Titan Giant Ape that he was seeking a soul beast for Ye Lingling and had no intention of harming them.
• Azure Dragon Consultation took human form while Lin Yuan explained why soul beasts had difficulty becoming gods and why transformation offered a path to immortality.
• Lin Yuan invited Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing to visit the place where he had once lived, and Xiao Wu asked to join them.
• Lin Yuan led the group to his secluded bamboo forest, where Ye Lingling relaxed beside a lake and he promised to bring her back to cultivate after affairs in the Heaven Dou Empire were settled.
• Lin Yuan told Ye Lingling they could stay in the bamboo forest forever within thirty years, then sensed a special energy deeper in the grove.

Lin Yuan discovered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the bamboo forest, but Scarlet King arrived to protect the Emperor Auspicious Beast. Lin Yuan and Scarlet King began fighting, with Lin Yuan countering its attacks as the battle escalated.

• Lin Yuan sensed a fast-moving Soul Beast in the bamboo forest and found a caged Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Lin Yuan identified the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as the Emperor Auspicious Beast, and Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing approached it curiously.
• Scarlet King, a three-hundred-thousand-year-old Ferocious Beast, arrived and accused the humans of coveting the Auspicious Beast.
• Lin Yuan broke Scarlet King's hurricane and revealed seven red Soul Rings and a gold Soul Ring.
• Scarlet King unleashed its Asura True Body and attacked Lin Yuan with crimson-gold flames, then charged at him.
• Lin Yuan dodged Scarlet King's charge and appeared above its heads, preparing to kick it.

Lin Yuan fought Scarlet King and used his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone skills to overwhelm the Three-Hundred-Thousand-Year Ferocious Beast. He warned Scarlet King that his imminent Heavenly Tribulation would make any injuries fatal, while Scarlet King remained furious and defiant.

• Scarlet King countered Lin Yuan's attack with soundwaves and flames, but Lin Yuan revealed his God-level Martial Soul and six Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones.
• Lin Yuan clashed fists with Scarlet King, then used Illusionary Spirit Realm to shield the bamboo forest and bombard Scarlet King with dangerous boulders.
• Scarlet King destroyed the boulders with beams from his three heads, and Lin Yuan replaced the starry realm with his second Head Soul Bone skill, Asura Hell.
• Lin Yuan explained that Asura Hell suppressed Scarlet King's senses unless he had strength comparable to a Level 99 Absolute Douluo.
• Lin Yuan warned that Scarlet King's injuries could keep him from surviving his imminent Heavenly Tribulation and dismissed both Scarlet King and Di Tian as threats.

Lin Yuan defeated and pinned Scarlet King while preparing Ye Lingling to obtain her seventh Soul Ring. Di Tian pleaded for Scarlet King's life and agreed to find a three-hundred-thousand-year plant-type Soul Beast, and Lin Yuan agreed to spare Scarlet King once it was found.

• Lin Yuan revealed Scarlet King's impending Heavenly Tribulation and attacked him with the Asura Demon Sword, severing one head and wounding him with a storm of sword shadows.
• Lin Yuan used his Left Arm Soul Bone skill to summon Mount Buzhou and pin Scarlet King before he could self-destruct.
• Lin Yuan called Ye Lingling over for her seventh Soul Ring, and she hesitated before accepting his explanation that the strong prey on the weak.
• Scarlet King called for Di Tian, who asked Lin Yuan to spare him and promised to find Ye Lingling a suitable hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Lin Yuan demanded a three-hundred-thousand-year healing-type Soul Beast and agreed to spare Scarlet King once Di Tian found one.

Di Tian agreed to help Lin Yuan find a three-hundred-thousand-year soul beast for Ye Lingling, while Lin Yuan reassured her that she could withstand its soul ring. Lin Yuan freed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and took it with him, then terrified Scarlet King by threatening to kill him until Scarlet King begged for mercy.

• Di Tian agreed to help Lin Yuan find a three-hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and Ye Lingling worried that absorbing its soul ring would kill her.
• Lin Yuan assured Ye Lingling that the Aromatic Silk Beauty would help her withstand the soul ring.
• Lin Yuan released the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from its restriction and told it to follow him to the human world.
• Xiao Wu reassured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that Lin Yuan was not its enemy, and the beast climbed onto Lin Yuan's shoulder.
• Lin Yuan threatened to kill Scarlet King, who feared that his soul ring and soul bone would be taken by Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Scarlet King cried and begged Lin Yuan to spare him, astonishing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Lin Yuan bound Crimson King as Zhu Zhuqing’s mount before leaving to pursue a breakthrough, and Zhu Zhuqing punished the beast when he insulted her teacher. Crimson King’s boasting ended when Azure Dragon Shang Que appeared, and Zhu Zhuqing learned that Crimson King could reattach his severed head, though recovering his cultivation would take three years.

• Lin Yuan formed a master-servant contract between Crimson King and Zhu Zhuqing, making him her mount.
• Lin Yuan left the bamboo forest to attempt a breakthrough to Level 98, and Zhu Zhuqing punished Crimson King when he insulted Lin Yuan.
• Ye Lingling mocked Crimson King and threatened to have Xiao Ling and Shang Que beat him if he acted arrogantly.
• Crimson King bragged that he would boss the other mounts around, but Azure Dragon Shang Que appeared and frightened him.
• Ye Lingling asked Shang Que to beat Crimson King, and Zhu Zhuqing asked whether his severed head could be restored.
• Crimson King said his head could be reattached, but it would take three years for his cultivation to recover.

Lin Yuan broke through to Level 98 Title Douluo while undergoing a Heavenly Tribulation drawn by his Asura God inheritance. As the tribulation intensified, Ye Lingling refused to leave him, and Shang Que and Scarlet King protected her and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Scarlet King asked for time to recover before trying to capture a Soul Beast, and Shang Que said they would wait for Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan endured violent energy as he cultivated in the bamboo forest, then broke through to Level 98 Title Douluo.
• A blood-red Heavenly Tribulation bolt struck Lin Yuan’s golden shields and began cracking them.
• Shang Que explained that Lin Yuan was undergoing a God Tribulation because he had accepted the Asura God’s Deity Inheritance.
• Ye Lingling refused to leave Lin Yuan, so Scarlet King formed a barrier to protect her and Zhu Zhuqing from the tribulation’s energy.
• Shang Que suggested the tribulation might be the Asura God’s trial, which required Lin Yuan to reach Level 99 Absolute Douluo.

Lin Yuan endured the Asura God's Divine Punishment and broke through to Level 98 Title Douluo, completing the first step of the deity's first trial. After recovering, he asked whether Di Tian had returned and warned that he would seek another suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for Ye Lingling if he did not.

• Lin Yuan's golden shield shattered under the first Heavenly Tribulation, so he opened his Asura Domain and faced the next attacks with his Asura Demon Sword.
• Lin Yuan used his eighth and ninth Soul Skills, along with his Million-Year Soul Skill, to destroy the Heavenly Tribulation vortex and disperse the Asura face in the sky.
• Scarlet King's barrier nearly collapsed under the shockwaves, and Azure Dragon Consultation escorted Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling away from the danger.
• Lin Yuan survived the trial, broke through to Level 98 Title Douluo, and received treatment from Ye Lingling as Azure Dragon Consultation congratulated him.
• Lin Yuan explained that Divine Punishment would come again when he reached Level 99, then asked Scarlet King whether Di Tian had returned.
• The Asura God watched from the God Realm and judged Lin Yuan qualified to inherit his deity, while warning that the trials ahead would be crueler.

Lin Yuan and Di Tian helped Ye Lingling absorb a three-hundred-thousand-year plant-type soul beast as her seventh soul ring, and she survived the ordeal by rebuilding her Martial Soul. Ye Lingling gained a second Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, a powerful life-based Seventh Soul Skill, and the beast’s torso soul bone.

• Di Tian returned with a three-hundred-thousand-year plant-type soul beast for Ye Lingling to absorb.
• Lin Yuan severed the soul beast’s roots to stop its attempted self-destruction, and Ye Lingling killed it and began absorbing its soul ring.
• Ye Lingling endured the soul ring’s violent rejection, while Lin Yuan urged her to steady her mind and supported her with Soul Power.
• Ye Lingling completed the absorption and manifested a vast green Phoenix, then accepted the soul beast’s three-hundred-thousand-year torso soul bone from Lin Yuan.
• Ye Lingling used her Seventh Soul Skill to revive a dead tree, impressing Zhu Zhuqing and earning Lin Yuan’s praise.

After returning from the Star Dou Forest, Lin Yuan promised Zhu Zhuqing a powerful deity inheritance and sought the Goddess of Life’s help to find the lost Gale God King inheritance. He revealed that he held one of the three tokens needed to open its secret realm and hinted that he also needed two other items from the God Realm.

• Lin Yuan returned to the Heaven Dou Empire with Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing, while Xiao Wu stayed in the Star Dou Forest.
• Lin Yuan promised Zhu Zhuqing he would choose a deity for her after she reached level sixty, and Zhu Zhuqing kissed him before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Lin Yuan summoned the Goddess of Life and asked her about a speed-related deity inheritance for Zhu Zhuqing.
• The Goddess of Life suggested the second-class God of Speed, but Lin Yuan said he wanted a stronger inheritance and asked about the deceased Gale God King.
• Lin Yuan showed the Goddess of Life a Gale God King Seal and explained that he needed two more tokens to open the inheritance secret realm.
• The Goddess of Life agreed to watch for news, gave Lin Yuan a Life Law Imprint to protect Zhu Zhuqing once, and noted that two of the items he sought should be in the God Realm.

Lin Yuan asked the Goddess of Life to help him obtain the Scepter of Destruction for Zhu Zhuqing, so she went to seek the God King of Destruction’s consent. She arrived at the Destruction God Palace and asked him for a favor.

• Lin Yuan told the Goddess of Life he needed a God King’s lifeblood essence and the Scepter of Destruction to help Zhu Zhuqing face the Evil God and reach godhood.
• Lin Yuan showed the Goddess of Life a silver token, and she recognized that the remnants of the Evil God were gathering destructive power.
• The Goddess of Life agreed to approach the God King of Destruction, warning Lin Yuan that the process could take several years in the Mortal Realm.
• The Goddess of Life flew to the Destruction God Palace and found the God King of Destruction waiting there.
• The Goddess of Life linked her arm through the God King of Destruction’s and told him she had come to ask for something.

The God King of Destruction agreed to lend Lin Yuan the Scepter of Destruction after the Goddess of Life persuaded him. In the Mortal Realm, Dean Flander learned that Dai Mubai had died at Lin Yuan’s hands and decided to keep the news from the Shrek Seven Devils for now.

• The Goddess of Life asked the God King of Destruction to lend Lin Yuan the Scepter of Destruction so he could open the Gale God King's inheritance secret realm.
• The God King of Destruction initially refused, but agreed to lend the scepter after the Goddess of Life reminded him of the danger posed by the remnants of the Evil God.
• Lin Yuan cultivated in seclusion at Heaven Dou Royal Academy while Chief Dream Machine and Bai Baoshan remarked on his growing strength and wondered about events in the empire.
• Dean Flander and Zhao Wuji read a letter reporting that Dai Mubai had died at Lin Yuan's hands and grieved over their former disciple.
• Dean Flander told Zhao Wuji to keep Dai Mubai's death secret from the Shrek Seven Devils, though Zhao Wuji wondered what they would do when the children returned after the five-year pact.

Tang Hao brought Tang San to the City of Slaughter to begin his trials, where Tang San awakened his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and reached the Soul King realm. After Tang Hao ordered him to kill everyone in a tavern, Tang San slaughtered them, and the Evil God made his recovery depend on Tang San’s performance.

• Zhao Wuji agreed with Flander that Shrek Academy must avoid provoking Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Tang San finished training, fully awakened his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, and reached the Soul King realm.
• Tang Hao led Tang San into the City of Slaughter and ordered two cups of Bloody Mary at a tavern.
• Tang San spat out the human blood, and several drunken patrons mocked and threatened him.
• Tang Hao killed the burly troublemaker and ordered Tang San to kill everyone in the tavern.
• Tang San used his Blue Silver Thrust Array to kill the remaining patrons, while the Evil God urged him to show no mercy in the trials ahead.

Tang San entered the City of Slaughter under the Evil God's influence, while Lin Yuan continued cultivating and learned that Zhu Zhuqing was nearing Soul Emperor. Lin Yuan asked the Asura God to give his God-Bestowed Soul Ring to Zhu Zhuqing, risking his own chance to advance beyond Level 98.

• Tang San promised the Evil God he would make Lin Yuan and Heaven Dou Royal Academy pay, then entered the City of Slaughter as Tang Hao wondered how much Tang San had changed.
• Lin Yuan reflected on the difficulty of advancing from Level 98 to Level 99 at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ye Lingling told Lin Yuan she had completed the Goddess of Life's first assessment and reached Level 76, while Zhu Zhuqing approached Level 60.
• Lin Yuan left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and summoned the Asura God in Sunset Forest to ask him to bestow Lin Yuan's God-Bestowed Soul Ring upon Zhu Zhuqing.
• The Asura God warned that giving away the ring would cut Lin Yuan's chances of reaching Level 99 by seventy percent, but Lin Yuan insisted that he no longer needed it.