Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan returned from Sunset Forest with a God-Bestowed Soul Ring and gave it to Zhu Zhuqing for her sixth ring. Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing it as Lin Yuan set up protective barriers and watched over her.

• The Asura God gave Lin Yuan a God-Bestowed Soul Ring on the condition that he complete all of the Asura God's trials.
• Lin Yuan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and found Zhu Zhuqing upset because she thought he had left without telling her.
• Lin Yuan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing and gave her the God-Bestowed Soul Ring, promising it could let her obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned her Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul and began absorbing the God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
• As the soul ring's power surged through Zhu Zhuqing, Lin Yuan formed protective barriers and closely monitored her struggle to control it.

Zhu Zhuqing endured the God-Bestowed Soul Ring’s violent power as Lin Yuan struggled to keep her alive without ending the trial. Though her body and meridians nearly collapsed, she forced the Netherworld Spirit Cat to merge with the ring and continued absorbing its power as the golden halos turned crimson.

• The God-Bestowed Soul Ring’s energy ravaged Zhu Zhuqing, and Lin Yuan strengthened the barrier and tried to guide the power through her meridians.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul began to reassemble, and she kept absorbing the ring despite her bones breaking and blood emerging from her skin.
• Lin Yuan caught Zhu Zhuqing when she collapsed, but she begged him not to stop the trial and forced her Martial Soul into her body.
• Zhu Zhuqing merged the Netherworld Spirit Cat with the Soul Ring, and Lin Yuan saw her meridians reform with violet-gold patterns.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Yuan she would not give up, and the nine golden halos striking her turned completely crimson.

Zhu Zhuqing successfully absorbed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and thanked Lin Yuan with an impulsive kiss, leaving Ye Lingling jealous and afraid that he favored Zhu Zhuqing. Lin Yuan comforted Ye Lingling, and the next morning he woke to hear her and Zhu Zhuqing playing together.

• Zhu Zhuqing completed her absorption of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and embraced and kissed Lin Yuan in gratitude.
• Ye Lingling saw them together, grew jealous, and ran into the courtyard to confront Lin Yuan about his apparent favoritism.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized she was naked, fled to her room, and hid beneath the blankets in embarrassment.
• Lin Yuan reassured the tearful Ye Lingling that she and Zhu Zhuqing were equally precious to him, and she began telling him about the Goddess of Life's trial.
• The next morning, Lin Yuan woke after cultivating and heard Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling playing nearby.

Lin Yuan visited Emperor Xue Ye and asked for the Heaven Dou Empire’s supreme treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Xue Ye entrusted it to Lin Yuan and asked him to help protect the Empire, while Lin Yuan declined Xue Beng’s request to become his disciple.

• Lin Yuan encouraged Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling to cultivate toward the Soul Douluo realm before going to the imperial palace.
• Lin Yuan told Xue Ye he needed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and argued that it would be safer in the hands of someone able to use its power.
• Xue Ye summoned Xue Beng, who brought the crystalline blue Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Lin Yuan.
• Xue Ye handed the treasure to Lin Yuan and asked him to help the Empire through its coming crisis.
• Xue Ye asked Lin Yuan to take Xue Beng as a personal disciple, but Lin Yuan refused and said they could remain friends.

Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to watch Heaven Dou Royal Academy and wait for a chance to kill Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing. In the City of Slaughter, the King of Slaughter revealed that Lin Yuan had claimed Divine Slaughter's Domain, leaving Tang San and Hu Liena unable to obtain it.

• Bibi Dong learned that Ye Lingling had reached Soul Saint and Zhu Zhuqing had reached Soul Emperor, then ordered Ghost Douluo Gui Mei to secretly monitor Heaven Dou Royal Academy and kill them if an opportunity arose.
• Bibi Dong wondered whether Hu Liena was safe in the City of Slaughter, where Hu Liena had spent a year and recently met Tang Yin.
• The King of Slaughter told Tang San and Hu Liena that the City of Slaughter's rules had changed and they could no longer obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain, even if they completed one hundred matches.
• The King of Slaughter showed Tang San and Hu Liena an image of Lin Yuan and explained that Lin Yuan had left his mark at the domain's core after passing through Hell Road.
• The King of Slaughter warned Tang San and Hu Liena that the two wills within Divine Slaughter's Domain would tear them apart and that Lin Yuan had threatened anyone who tried to claim it.

Tang San vowed to destroy Lin Yuan and Divine Slaughter after the King of Slaughter rejected his and Hu Liena’s efforts. Meanwhile, Lin Yuan dismissed concerns about Shrek Academy and the Strength Clan, then turned his attention to the impoverished Speed Clan and the potential of combining its speed with hidden weapons.

• The King of Slaughter warned Tang San and Hu Liena to abandon their ambitions for Divine Slaughter's Domain, and Tang San vowed to destroy Lin Yuan and Divine Soul once he became a Title Douluo.
• Lin Yuan told Dugu Bo that he had reached Level 98 and needed insight to overcome his bottleneck.
• Dugu Bo praised Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling for defeating Spirit Hall spies and warned Lin Yuan that Shrek Academy was joining forces with other powers, including the Strength Clan.
• Lin Yuan dismissed the Strength Clan as insignificant and showed no concern about Shrek Academy's alliances.
• After Dugu Bo left, Lin Yuan considered the Speed Clan's exceptional agility and how hidden weapons could make up for its lack of offensive power.

Lin Yuan visited the Speed Clan while Bai He and his elders debated whether to help the Strength Clan and Defense Clan support the fallen Clear Sky Sect. He offered three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones suited to the Speed Clan, beginning with a powerful area attack, but the clan had not yet accepted his proposal.

• The Speed Clan's elders rejected the Strength Clan and Defense Clan's request to ally in support of the Clear Sky Sect, while Bai He worried about abandoning their fellow clans.
• A clansman announced Lin Yuan's arrival, and Bai He allowed the renowned Title Douluo into the hall.
• Lin Yuan proposed a better arrangement, but a one-eyed elder declared that the Speed Clan would not ally with any force.
• Lin Yuan summoned three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, stunning the clan and revealing that he had selected them for the Speed Clan's martial souls.
• Lin Yuan described the first soul bone's area attack, Heavenly Fire Scorching Plains, then demonstrated the blue soul bone's lightning power.

Lin Yuan offered the Speed Clan three soul bones over fifty thousand years old in exchange for becoming Heaven Dou's eyes and pledging loyalty to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Bai He asked his granddaughter Bai Chenxiang to help secure the alliance, leaving her flustered after suggesting she use her charms to gain Lin Yuan's favor.

• Lin Yuan showed the Speed Clan a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and asked them to become Heaven Dou's eyes, warning Bai He that isolation would leave them vulnerable.
• Bai He asked Lin Yuan for time to discuss the offer with his clan, and Lin Yuan agreed to wait for their answer.
• After Lin Yuan left, Bai Chenxiang returned, and Bai He asked whether she supported the Speed Clan pledging loyalty to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Bai He told Bai Chenxiang that Lin Yuan had offered three soul bones over fifty thousand years old, and she agreed to seek more support for the clan.
• Bai He suggested Bai Chenxiang use a honey trap on Lin Yuan if necessary, embarrassing her and prompting her to leave in protest.

Lin Yuan offered the Speed Clan support and spirit bones if they joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Bai Chenxiang agreed before impulsively kissing him. The chapter ended with Bai Chenxiang admitting she had acted because she found him irresistibly handsome.

• Bai Chenxiang brought food to Lin Yuan and introduced herself as Bai He’s granddaughter.
• Lin Yuan offered the Speed Clan a residence at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, financial support, and three spirit bones if they joined.
• Bai Chenxiang agreed to join, then kissed Lin Yuan after being overwhelmed by her attraction to him.
• Lin Yuan returned the kiss, and the two separated after a passionate embrace.
• Bai Chenxiang told Lin Yuan she had not acted for the spirit bones but because he was the most handsome boy she had ever seen.

Bai Chenxiang agreed to Lin Yuan’s terms in exchange for his protection of the Speed Clan, while Bai He prepared to move the clan to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The chapter ended with Lin Yuan promising Bai Chenxiang that her clan would have a great future if its members obeyed him.

• Lin Yuan persuaded Bai Chenxiang that the Speed Clan had to obey him to survive, and she accepted his terms for the sake of her clan.
• Bai He worried that the other Single-Attribute Clans would condemn him for joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but decided the Speed Clan would otherwise face destruction.
• A Heaven Dou royal secret guard told Bai He that the clan had to decide by morning and then leave for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Yuan showed Bai Chenxiang the academy's defenses and told her to take command of Gale Watchtower after her clansmen arrived.
• Lin Yuan promised to protect the Speed Clan and said its future would be extraordinary if its disciples proved obedient.

Lin Yuan reassured Bai Chenxiang and secured the Speed Clan’s allegiance by promising to protect them and offering them a place as partners of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After requesting the clan’s heirloom Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, he turned his attention to bringing the Breaking Clan under his control.

• Lin Yuan told Bai Chenxiang that the Speed Clan would become partners of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and she asked whether he would treat her as his blade; he replied that she was the one who could make him sheath it.
• In the morning, Lin Yuan explained that he had chosen the Speed Clan because of Bai Chenxiang and said their speed and his strategy could make their enemies wary.
• Bai He and the Speed Clan elders debated their choices, then accepted Lin Yuan’s offer of protection and pledged their obedience to him.
• Lin Yuan asked Bai He for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, the Speed Clan’s heirloom.
• Lin Yuan said he intended to bring the Breaking Clan under his control and would beat Yang Wudi until he agreed.

Lin Yuan traveled with Bai He to the Breaking Clan, where Bai He hoped to prevent Yang Wudi from provoking a fight with him. After reassuring Bai He about Bai Chenxiang’s potential, Lin Yuan met Yang Wudi, who was stunned to learn that Bai He’s companion was the Speed Clan’s master.

• Bai He explained the Breaking Clan’s history of loss and resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect before agreeing to accompany Lin Yuan there.
• While traveling, Lin Yuan told Bai He that he had opened Bai Chenxiang’s meridians and that she might reach the Title Douluo realm, though her future strength depended on her own luck.
• Lin Yuan wondered whether the God of Speed might suit Bai Chenxiang.
• After two days, Lin Yuan and Bai He arrived at the Breaking Clan’s home in a vassal kingdom of the Star Luo Empire.
• Yang Wudi warmly greeted Bai He, mistook Lin Yuan for his grandson, and was shocked when Bai He revealed that Lin Yuan was the Speed Clan’s master.

Lin Yuan and Bai He confronted Yang Wudi about bringing the Breaking Clan under Lin Yuan's control. After Lin Yuan defeated Yang Wudi, Yang learned that the young man was the Level 98 Title Douluo and Imperial Tutor Lin Yuan, and bowed to him.

• Bai He told Yang Wudi that he and Lin Yuan had come to discuss the Breaking Clan's future and admitted they wanted the clan under Lin Yuan's control.
• Yang Wudi refused, even after Bai He offered him the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and Lin Yuan threatened to wipe out the Breaking Clan.
• Yang Wudi attacked Lin Yuan with his Soul Breaking Spear, but Lin Yuan caught the spear with two fingers and shattered it, leaving Yang Wudi badly injured.
• Lin Yuan revealed that he was a Level 98 Title Douluo, and Bai He identified him as the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial Tutor and the continent's youngest Title Douluo.
• Yang Wudi recognized Lin Yuan, withdrew his Martial Soul, and bowed while asking for forgiveness.

Lin Yuan persuaded Yang Wudi to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy by giving him the Aromatic Silk Beauty, a treasured Immortal Herb. Yang Wudi agreed to bring the Breaking Clan to the academy in three days and prepare to cooperate with its teachers.

• Lin Yuan offered Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty after Yang Wudi explained that the Breaking Clan wanted to avoid further conflict.
• Yang Wudi recognized the Immortal Herb and agreed to serve Lin Yuan, delighted that it would help him refine medicines and strengthen the clan’s Poison Arts.
• Bai He teased Yang Wudi for abandoning his resolve after seeing the treasure, then expressed relief that he had agreed to join them.
• Lin Yuan showed Yang Wudi a map and directed him to plant the herb at the Spiritual Spring behind Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yang Wudi stored the herb and said the Breaking Clan would head to the academy in three days, warning that anyone who touched his treasure would face his anger.

Lin Yuan brought Bai Chenxiang to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and left her in his courtyard before entering seclusion to pursue Level 99. Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling learned that Bai Chenxiang had been intimate with their teacher and questioned her about it.

• Lin Yuan gave Bai He jade slips containing the academy's construction plans and said Bai Chenxiang would return to the academy with him.
• Lin Yuan introduced Bai Chenxiang to Scarlet King and the Sacred Firmament Spirit Steed, then entered seclusion behind a barrier.
• Scarlet King told Bai Chenxiang that Ye Yao had been the first woman involved with Lin Yuan.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling met Bai Chenxiang, and Zhu Zhuqing asked if she was their teacher's woman.
• Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing brought Bai Chenxiang into their room, where Ye Lingling asked her to describe what it had been like with Lin Yuan.

While Lin Yuan cultivated in seclusion to break through to Absolute Douluo and complete Asura God's assessment, Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing teased Bai Chenxiang about her bond with him. As the assessment deadline drew near, Asura God’s ambition for Lin Yuan was revealed: he hoped Lin Yuan would become an Asura God Emperor and unify the universe.

• Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing questioned Bai Chenxiang about her intimate experience with Lin Yuan and the soul power resonance she might have felt, but Bai Chenxiang fled in embarrassment.
• Lin Yuan continued cultivating in seclusion, hoping to reach Level 99 and complete Asura God's second assessment before he could break through to Level 100.
• After three months, Ye Lingling worried that Lin Yuan had not yet broken through, while Azure Dragon Consultation warned that the situation on Douluo Continent was changing.
• With two months left before Lin Yuan's assessment ended, Asura God repeatedly tried to see him but was blocked by Ye Lingling while Lin Yuan cultivated.
• Asura God had made the assessment exceptionally difficult because he hoped Lin Yuan would eventually raise Asura God King to the level of an Asura God Emperor and unify the universe.

Lin Yuan awakened from his long cultivation and broke through from Level 98 to Level 99, sending a shockwave across Douluo Continent. As Spirit Hall plotted against him and powerful figures sensed his breakthrough, Lin Yuan opened his eyes in Heaven Dou City.

• Asura God noted that two months remained for the assessment as Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing continued advancing in strength.
• With half a month left before the assessment, Lin Yuan remained unconscious, worrying those around him.
• Lin Yuan awakened and broke through to Level 99 Absolute Douluo, transforming his soul rings and releasing power that shook the surrounding land.
• Qian Daoliu recognized Lin Yuan's breakthrough, while Bibi Dong raged and ordered Spirit Hall to gather its Title Douluo and prepare to attack Heaven Dou City.
• The King of Slaughter, Xiaobai, Bo Saixi, Dugu Bo, Jian Daochenxin, and Gu Rong sensed Lin Yuan's power and reacted to his breakthrough.
• Lin Yuan opened his eyes and healed the shattered space with a wave of his hand.

Lin Yuan reached Level 99 and endured the final baptism of Heavenly Lightning to pass the Asura God King's first trial. The Asura God King set his second trial: help Zhu Zhuqing obtain the Gale God King's inheritance.

• Lin Yuan told Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo to wait while he went to complete his final trial.
• Lin Yuan faced Heavenly Lightning and the Asura God's test of his will in Sunset Forest, enduring severe injuries without giving up.
• Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo worried as they watched the heavenly phenomenon from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Yuan endured the final bolt of Heavenly Lightning and passed the Asura God King's first trial, increasing his Asura God affinity and the age of all his soul bones.
• The Asura God King assigned Lin Yuan a second trial: help Zhu Zhuqing obtain the Gale God King's inheritance.

Lin Yuan learned where to seek the Gale God King's inheritance and prepared to travel to the City of Slaughter before going to Sea God Island. He left Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Zhu Zhuqing, while Ye Lingling stayed behind and resolved to grow strong enough to accompany him in the future.

• The Asura God King told Lin Yuan that the Gale God King's inheritance was near Sea God Island and asked him to help with a matter threatening the God Realm if he ever became a god.
• Lin Yuan decided to visit the City of Slaughter and then proceed to Sea God Island, and Zhu Zhuqing asked to accompany him.
• Ye Lingling asked to go with Lin Yuan, but he gave her a Heart Protection Talisman and told her to guard the academy.
• Ye Lingling watched Lin Yuan leave, vowed to become strong enough to fight beside him, and returned to the infirmary.
• Azure Dragon Consultation noted that Ye Lingling had reached the Second Trial and wondered who would first become a god-level expert.

Lin Yuan returned to the City of Slaughter and used his power to free the King of Slaughter from the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, restoring Tang Chen’s memories and true form. Tang Chen awoke grieving his past and revealed that his Soul Power had scattered, then asked Lin Yuan if he had caused it.

• Lin Yuan entered the City of Slaughter with Zhu Zhuqing, and Terror Knight Scott and the soldiers greeted him while the Fallen fled in fear.
• Lin Yuan met the weakened King of Slaughter, who relied on Bloody Mary to sustain his life while the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King parasitized him.
• Lin Yuan pressed special energy to the King of Slaughter’s head and pointed at his brow, causing the King to suffer as his memories returned.
• The King of Slaughter’s body vanished and Tang Chen appeared in his true form, while the Slaughter Emissary watched in confusion.
• Tang Chen lamented his failure to pass Asura’s test and said Lin Yuan’s Soul Power had awakened his true nature, but his own Soul Power had scattered.
• Tang Chen looked at Lin Yuan without blame and asked whether Lin Yuan had caused his scattered Soul Power.