Chapter Summaries

After defeating Tang Hao, Lin Yuan met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who was secretly Qian Renxue, and revealed that he had reached Level 94 at only twenty years old. Xue Qinghe also discovered Lin Yuan’s rapid progress with the Heaven Dou Battle Team and wondered whether his teaching methods could benefit Spirit Hall.

• Lin Yuan recovered from his battle with Tang Hao before Ye Lingling announced that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had come to visit.
• Lin Yuan told Xue Qinghe that he had become a Level 94 Title Douluo, leaving the Crown Prince stunned.
• Lin Yuan explained that he remained at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to repay the three education committee members who had helped him.
• Ye Lingling told Xue Qinghe that Lin Yuan’s teaching had greatly accelerated the Heaven Dou Battle Team’s cultivation.
• Xue Qinghe sensed that Ye Lingling had reached Level 47 and wondered how Spirit Hall could use Lin Yuan’s teaching methods.

Ye Lingling invited Lin Yuan to her home to meet her mother, Ye Yao, and he accepted. Ye Yao welcomed him warmly and thanked him for bringing happiness to her withdrawn daughter.

• Ye Lingling told Xue Qinghe that Lin Yuan had long been her master and credited him with helping her grow stronger.
• Ye Lingling invited Lin Yuan to meet her mother, and he agreed to visit that evening.
• Xue Qinghe left the academy and arranged for someone to investigate Lin Yuan's past and rapid rise to Title Douluo.
• Ye Lingling brought Lin Yuan to her home, where he met her beautiful mother, Ye Yao.
• Ye Yao thanked Lin Yuan for helping Ye Lingling, and Lin Yuan promised that his disciple would grow into the person she wanted to be.

Lin Yuan agreed to confront Prince Xue Xing after Ye Lingling asked him to protect her mother from the prince’s unwanted advances. Ye Yao invoked her noble rank to refuse Prince Xue Xing, and Lin Yuan’s accusation that the prince was threatening to usurp the throne left him furious and demanding to know who had spoken.

• Ye Yao welcomed Lin Yuan as Ye Lingling’s teacher, and they shared wine while she expressed relief that her daughter had become his disciple.
• Ye Yao invited Lin Yuan to stay the night, but he declined so Ye Lingling could focus on cultivation before the tournament.
• A servant told Ye Yao that Prince Xue Xing had arrived, and she explained that he kept pressuring her to become his woman.
• Ye Lingling asked Lin Yuan to help her mother, and he agreed to speak with Prince Xue Xing.
• Prince Xue Xing threatened to reduce the Ye Family’s stipends after Ye Yao rejected him and asserted her noble status.
• Lin Yuan accused Prince Xue Xing of claiming the authority to alter nobles’ stipends or usurp the throne, prompting the prince to roar for the speaker to reveal himself.

Lin Yuan stopped Prince Xue Xing from harassing Ye Yao and left Ye Lingling with her mother before returning home. The next morning, Xiao Wu asked to go shopping, but Lin Yuan warned her against escaping to reunite with Tang San, and she left for Heaven Dou City under his threat.

• Lin Yuan confronted Prince Xue Xing at the Ye Family and ordered him to stop harassing Ye Yao.
• Prince Xue Xing fled, and Ye Yao thanked Lin Yuan before he told Ye Lingling to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day.
• Ye Yao told Ye Lingling that Lin Yuan could care for her if she ever died, and Ye Lingling described him as a good teacher who treated her like an older brother.
• After cultivating overnight, Lin Yuan gave Xiao Wu Gold Soul Coins to buy supplies in Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Yuan warned Xiao Wu that he would sense any attempt to escape and threatened Tang San and Shrek Academy if she tried to offer her martial soul as a sacrifice.
• Xiao Wu abandoned her hope of returning to Tang San and left for Heaven Dou City with a bamboo basket.

Xiao Wu met Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo in Heaven Dou City, where they tried to persuade her to leave with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Xiao Wu refused, and Lin Yuan appeared, transforming the streets into a hellish abyss and challenging the sect over its intentions toward her.

• Xiao Wu bought supplies in Heaven Dou City and unexpectedly ran into Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Xiao Wu to her father, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo, who offered to take Xiao Wu to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Sword Douluo promised to protect Xiao Wu, but she feared the sect might want her soul ring and soul bone and worried about Lin Yuan's reaction.
• Xiao Wu refused Ning Fengzhi's invitation, saying she preferred her current life and feared Lin Yuan would punish her for leaving.
• Lin Yuan's voice challenged Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the city streets changed into the Hell Abyss.

Lin Yuan rejected Ning Fengzhi’s attempt to recruit him after settling the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s dispute over Xiao Wu, then advised Xue Beng during a walk. Back at the academy, he learned that Dugu Bo had visited and that Xue Qinghe had invited him to Xue Ye’s birthday in three days.

• Lin Yuan forced Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo to abandon their attempt to take Xiao Wu, and Ning Fengzhi invited him to dinner to apologize.
• At Qingfeng Pavilion, Ning Fengzhi offered Lin Yuan the Sea Blue Heart Soul Tool, but Lin Yuan refused it and told the sect not to interfere in his affairs again.
• Lin Yuan met Xue Beng after classes and advised him to show compassion without putting himself in certain danger.
• Lin Yuan returned to the academy courtyard, where Shang Que told him Dugu Bo had visited and Xue Qinghe had invited him to Xue Ye’s birthday celebration.

Lin Yuan attended Xue Ye’s birthday celebration, gave him the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Jade, and watched Xue Qinghe receive his formal investiture as crown prince. He then warned Ning Fengzhi about Shrek Academy’s teachings, leaving Ning Fengzhi to reconsider the school’s influence on Ning Rongrong.

• Lin Yuan decided to give Xue Ye the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Jade and promised Ye Lingling he would make her a similar piece.
• Lin Yuan brought Ye Lingling to Xue Ye’s birthday celebration, where Xue Ye welcomed him and accepted the jade as a gift.
• Xue Ye formally invested Xue Qinghe as crown prince and authorized him to oversee court affairs in the emperor’s absence.
• Prince Xue Xing questioned Xue Beng about whether Lin Yuan supported him, and Xue Beng insisted Lin Yuan would not take sides.
• Lin Yuan told Ning Fengzhi that Shrek Academy taught that Soul Masters who did not cause trouble were not good Soul Masters, prompting Ning Fengzhi to question its influence on Ning Rongrong.

At Xue Ye's birthday banquet, Lin Yuan warned Ning Fengzhi that Shrek Academy's reckless culture could harm Ning Rongrong and watched Xue Qinghe's elevation as crown prince with suspicion. After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lin Yuan cultivated and reviewed his progress toward Level 95 Title Douluo.

• Lin Yuan warned Ning Fengzhi that Shrek Academy's conduct could damage Ning Rongrong's character and endanger the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin agreed.
• Xue Ye announced that Xue Qinghe had officially been granted the right to inherit the throne, while Lin Yuan and Shang Que discussed the crown prince's hidden depths.
• Lin Yuan left the Imperial Palace with Ye Lingling and advised her to cultivate her character as well as her strength.
• Lin Yuan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and began cultivating toward Level 95 Title Douluo.
• Lin Yuan checked his azure panel, which showed Level 94 Soul Power, 5,592 total kills, and 136 total soul beasts.

Tang Hao hesitated to reveal his identity to Tang San, fearing his son would challenge Lin Yuan before he was strong enough. He left for Holy Spirit Village while Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San against acting rashly to bring Xiao Wu back.

• Tang Hao told Flender and Yu Xiaogang he would keep his identity hidden from Tang San and leave for Holy Spirit Village.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang urged Tang Hao to tell Tang San the truth, but he decided to wait until Tang San grew stronger.
• Tang San trained with Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others, determined to rescue Xiao Wu from Lin Yuan.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that he was no match for Lin Yuan and advised him to use patience and wisdom.
• Tang San promised Yu Xiaogang he would keep cultivating and avoid acting rashly, though he remained resolved to bring Xiao Wu back.
• Tang Hao set out for Holy Spirit Village, worried about Tang San and the future.

Lin Yuan emerged from cultivation still unable to break through to Level 95, then learned that Ye Lingling had reached Level 48. He brought her and the other students to the Back Mountain to train them personally, leaving Osler and the others stunned by Ling Ling’s rapid progress.

• Shang Que told Ye Lingling that Lin Yuan’s breakthrough to Level 94 was near and urged her to cultivate diligently.
• Lin Yuan emerged from seclusion and realized he still lacked an opportunity to reach Level 95 Title Douluo.
• Lin Yuan saw that Ye Lingling had reached Level 48 Soul Ancestor and learned that Osler and the other students had reached Level 41 or 42.
• Lin Yuan instructed Ye Lingling to bring Osler and the others to the Back Mountain so he could train them personally.
• The students released their martial souls and Soul Rings, and Osler and the others were shocked to learn Ye Lingling was already Level 48.

Lin Yuan trained the Heaven Dou Battle Team against a blood-red mist modeled on Spirit Hall's Bewitching Charm, exposing how its sensory and combat impairments could overwhelm them. He defeated the team despite limiting his strength, leaving Ye Lingling to wonder whether this was the Golden Generation's true power.

• Lin Yuan explained that the team had to endure within the mist and described the Bewitching Charm fusion skill and Xie Yue's Full Moon technique.
• Lin Yuan released Divine Slaughter's Domain, and Yufeng's wind skill only thickened the mist before Lin Yuan sent him flying.
• Osler charged at Lin Yuan but lost sight of him and crashed into the Shimo brothers' turtle-shell shields, while Ye Lingling healed Osler and Yufeng.
• Lin Yuan warned Ye Lingling that an enemy would target her first, then dispelled her Martial Soul and sent her out of the mist.
• Shang Que caught Ye Lingling, who reflected that Lin Yuan had defeated them even with his Soul Power suppressed to the Soul Emperor realm.

Lin Yuan tested the students’ teamwork, then left their training to Shang Que and went sightseeing in Heaven Dou City. He met Ye Yao, who took him to Moonlight Pavilion to introduce him to Tang Yuehua.

• Lin Yuan defeated Yufeng and the others using only thirty percent of his Soul Power and told them they were too weak to win the tournament.
• Lin Yuan left the students’ training to Shang Que, setting an incense stick’s burning time as their assessment goal, and advised Ye Lingling on supporting her teammates.
• Lin Yuan went into Heaven Dou City to relax and encountered Ye Yao in her carriage.
• Ye Yao invited Lin Yuan to Moonlight Pavilion to meet her friend Tang Yuehua, and the carriage arrived at the academy.

Lin Yuan visited Moonlight Pavilion with Ye Yao and met its mistress, Tang Yuehua, who recognized his strength and sensed his killing intent. He revealed that he had been to the City of Slaughter, leaving Tang Yuehua and Ye Yao astonished.

• Ye Yao brought Lin Yuan into Moonlight Pavilion, where the two were welcomed and guided to Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Yuehua met Lin Yuan, praised his reputation as a young Title Douluo, and invited him to share tea.
• Tang Yuehua asked whether Lin Yuan had been to a battlefield after sensing his vicious aura.
• Lin Yuan said he had visited the City of Slaughter, shocking Tang Yuehua and Ye Yao.

Lin Yuan agreed to study at Moonlight Pavilion so Tang Yuehua could help him control the baleful aura in his body. Tang Yuehua began calming his mind with music and planned to give him nightly lessons alongside his work at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Lin Yuan told Ye Yao that his martial soul restrained baleful aura, while Tang Yuehua warned that Moonlight Pavilion could help him control it.
• Ye Yao urged Lin Yuan to accept Tang Yuehua's offer, and Lin Yuan agreed to study at Moonlight Pavilion when his schedule allowed.
• Tang Yuehua arranged to give Lin Yuan two hours of one-on-one instruction each night.
• Tang Yuehua played the Heart Calming Melody for Lin Yuan and explained that she would teach him etiquette and techniques for cultivating his state of mind.

Lin Yuan studied Tang Yuehua’s mindset manual and continued harp lessons at Moonlight Pavilion while keeping Xiao Wu under his control. When the noble students mocked his first attempt at playing the harp, the chapter ended with Lin Yuan facing their ridicule.

• Tang Yuehua gave Lin Yuan Moonlight Pavilion’s Mindset Cultivation Manual and invited Ye Yao to stay for the lesson, but Ye Yao declined and left.
• Lin Yuan returned to the academy and found Xiao Wu had reached rank thirty-five; he warned her that she might have to provide a Soul Ring for Ling Ling, leaving her frightened and despairing.
• Lin Yuan spent the following days cultivating by day and studying the harp with Tang Yuehua at night.
• Tang Yuehua announced that harp practice would increase and that one outstanding student would be chosen for the graduation ceremony.
• Lin Yuan tried playing the harp for the first time, producing a harsh sound, and the noble students mocked him as uncultured.

Lin Yuan was recognized as a Heaven Dou Royal Academy teacher and left Moonlight Pavilion without punishing the noble disciple who insulted him. At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun struggled through training and tried to hide his lustful gaze toward the girls, while his Evil Fire Phoenix’s unrelieved desire remained a danger.

• A Heaven Dou Royal Academy disciple recognized Lin Yuan, slapped the noble who called him a commoner, and explained Lin Yuan’s status to the hall.
• The noble disciple apologized in fear, but Lin Yuan dismissed the matter and walked deeper into Moonlight Pavilion with the academy disciple following him.
• Tang Yuehua reflected that Lin Yuan’s restraint had spared the noble youths from a terrible fate.
• After training at Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun complained of exhaustion while Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai teased him.
• Ma Hongjun stared at Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, then denied having improper thoughts after Zhu Zhuqing warned him with a cold look.
• Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire Phoenix left him enduring intense desire whenever he could not release its fire.

Tang San asked Dugu Bo for permission to visit his Medicine Garden, offering a Detoxification Pill in exchange. Dugu Bo agreed to take him there, though Lin Yuan had warned him not to let Tang San take any herbs, and they arrived at the garden with both men suspicious of the other's intentions.

• Tang San and Master joined the Shrek Academy disciples, and Dai Mubai told everyone to rest before gathering that night to plan for the tournament.
• Ma Hongjun worried about Zhu Zhuqing's anger, then decided to visit the Red Light District.
• Tang San met Dugu Bo privately and asked to see his Medicine Garden, claiming he wanted to study herbs and poison arts.
• Tang San offered Dugu Bo a Detoxification Pill, and Dugu Bo agreed to take him to the garden after warning him not to touch anything recklessly.
• Dugu Bo and Tang San traveled from Shrek Academy to the outskirts of Heaven Dou City and reached the entrance to the Medicine Garden.

Tang San visited Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden, was blasted away when he tried to pick an Immortal Grade Herb, and left empty-handed while vowing to return. Lin Yuan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Ye Lingling offered him pastries made by her mother.

• Dugu Bo led Tang San into the Medicine Garden and warned him not to touch its herbs.
• Tang San tried to pick the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, but a restriction struck him and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Dugu Bo refused Tang San’s request for herbs, and Tang San concealed his anger while planning to return with partners.
• Dugu Bo took Tang San out of the Medicine Garden and brought him away.
• Lin Yuan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Xiao Wu washed his feet and Ye Lingling offered him pastries from her mother.

Lin Yuan learned that Tang San had triggered the restriction around Dugu Bo’s herbs, then rejected Dugu Bo’s request to take Dugu Yan back into Heaven Dou Royal Academy as his disciple. Dugu Bo left without gaining Lin Yuan’s help with his granddaughter’s cultivation.

• Ye Lingling gave Lin Yuan pastries made by her mother, and Shang Que reported that the restriction around Dugu Bo’s herbs had been triggered.
• Lin Yuan said he had placed the restriction to stop Tang San from taking the herbs and explained that he opposed Tang San and wanted to prevent him from becoming a god before Lin Yuan’s future assessment.
• That night, Dugu Bo visited Lin Yuan, who correctly guessed that he had come to ask about Dugu Yan rather than the herbs.
• Dugu Bo asked Lin Yuan to accept Dugu Yan as his disciple because she was falling behind the other Heaven Dou Battle Team members.
• Lin Yuan refused to take Dugu Yan back into Heaven Dou Royal Academy and reminded Dugu Bo that he had agreed to help remove their poison, not assist them in other matters.

Dugu Bo tried to persuade Dugu Yan to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and become Lin Yuan’s disciple, but she refused to leave Yu Tianheng. After Dugu Bo departed, Yu Tianheng agreed to visit the academy with her the next morning.

• Lin Yuan told Shang Que that Dugu Bo was weak in a direct fight but could devastate armies with his poison, and said he had no interest in Dugu Bo’s request.
• Dugu Bo rushed to Shrek Academy and urged Dugu Yan to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and become Lin Yuan’s disciple.
• Dugu Yan refused, and Yu Tianheng backed her, claiming he was her boyfriend and would marry her.
• Dugu Bo warned them that the Heaven Dou Battle Team had grown monstrously strong, but Yu Tianheng dismissed the warning.
• After Dugu Bo left, Yu Tianheng persuaded Dugu Yan to visit Heaven Dou Royal Academy with him the next morning.