Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan gave Ye Lingling an eighty-thousand-year Sacred Firmament Spirit Steed as her mount and helped her make it obedient. After Lingling flew off with Xiaobai, Lin Yuan promised Zhu Zhuqing he would find her a mount too, while Zhu Zhuqing prepared to end her engagement with Dai Mubai.

• Dugu Bo asked Lin Yuan what he planned to do about Spirit Hall's ambitions, and Lin Yuan told him to prepare for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Azure Dragon Consultation returned with an eighty-thousand-year Sacred Firmament Spirit Steed for Ye Lingling.
• Lin Yuan promised to help the steed become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Ye Lingling named it Xiaobai and made it her mount.
• Lin Yuan had Azure Dragon Consultation teach Xiaobai to change size, then Ye Lingling flew away on it to see the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Yuan promised Zhu Zhuqing he would find her a mount, while Zhu Zhuqing planned to go to Shrek Academy and annul her engagement with Dai Mubai.

Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shrek Academy and ended her engagement to Dai Mubai, who was recovering from his injuries and vowing revenge on Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Dai Mubai accepted the breakup in fury, while Ma Hongjun tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to reconsider.

• Dai Mubai swore revenge on Lin Yuan and Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Oscar, Tang San, and the others urged him to recover and grow stronger.
• Dai Mubai regained some resolve after his companions promised to remember the feud and pointed to the upcoming tournament as an opportunity.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered Dai Mubai’s room and tossed him a letter of repudiation, declaring that she had ended their engagement.
• Dai Mubai protested that their engagement had been arranged by their parents and accused Zhu Zhuqing of leaving him over his affairs with other women.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused Tang San and Oscar’s attempts to change her mind, and Dai Mubai angrily agreed to the breakup.
• Ma Hongjun pleaded with Zhu Zhuqing to reconsider, citing Dai Mubai’s past kindness to his brothers and his current injuries.

Zhu Zhuqing ended her engagement to Dai Mubai and left Shrek Academy for Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Ma Hongjun tried to pursue her, but she rejected him and disappeared, while he returned to Shrek still plotting to get close to her.

• Zhu Zhuqing made Dai Mubai sign the divorce letter, slapped him after he threatened revenge, and left Shrek Academy.
• Tang San demanded an explanation for Zhu Zhuqing leaving and joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but she dismissed his concerns and walked away.
• Ma Hongjun followed Zhu Zhuqing and tried to comfort her while hoping to pursue her after her breakup with Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw through Ma Hongjun's intentions, warned him to stay away, and vanished in a burst of speed.
• Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek Academy, resentful of Zhu Zhuqing's rejection and still planning to get close to her.

Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Yuan that she had cut ties with Shrek Academy and divorced Dai Mubai, and Lin Yuan promised to protect her as his disciple. He then traveled with Shang Que to Holy Spirit Village to retrieve Ah Yin, where he learned that Nuoding City’s City Lord’s Mansion was forcibly taking villagers’ grain.

• Zhu Zhuqing reported her break with Shrek Academy and divorce from Dai Mubai, and Lin Yuan praised her resolve and promised to handle any trouble she faced.
• Lin Yuan instructed Zhu Zhuqing to focus on cultivation, then summoned Shang Que and set out for Holy Spirit Village to retrieve Ah Yin.
• Lin Yuan and Shang Que reached Nuoding City and continued to Holy Spirit Village, while Shang Que sensed that Tang Hao was still in Heaven Dou City.
• In Holy Spirit Village, Lin Yuan saw two carts of grain set aside for Nuoding City’s City Lord’s Mansion and asked the villagers about them.
• A villager told Lin Yuan and Shang Que that the City Lord’s Mansion forcibly requisitioned more than half the villagers’ harvest and punished those who resisted.

Lin Yuan and Azure Dragon Consultation arrived at Holy Spirit Village to find Tang Hao, only to learn he had already left. Old Jack led them to Tang Hao’s abandoned house, where Lin Yuan sensed energy left behind by Tang Hao.

• Lin Yuan told a villager they were looking for Tang Hao, and Old Jack arrived to ask what had brought the Soul Masters to the village.
• Old Jack said Tang Hao had left Holy Spirit Village and led Lin Yuan and Azure Dragon Consultation to his former home.
• Along the way, Old Jack complained about Tang Hao abandoning his blacksmith work and worried that the Soul Masters might bring trouble to the village.
• Lin Yuan gave Old Jack Gold Soul Coins and told him not to mention their visit to anyone.
• After Old Jack left, Lin Yuan sensed energy left by Tang Hao inside the rundown house, and Azure Dragon Consultation opened the door and questioned whether it had belonged to Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao.

Lin Yuan found Ah Yin, the weakened Blue Silver Emperor, in Holy Spirit Village and forced her to leave with him by threatening Tang San. He took her soul bone as well and headed back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, leaving Tang Hao and Tang San unaware of what had happened.

• Lin Yuan collected Tang San’s hidden-weapon blueprints and ordered Shang Que to use them to make a batch.
• Azure Dragon Consultation sensed the Blue Silver Emperor nearby, and Lin Yuan ordered him to take Ah Yin and her soul bone.
• Lin Yuan cut through Ah Yin’s vines and threatened Tang San’s life until Ah Yin agreed to go with him.
• Lin Yuan recovered Ah Yin’s leg soul bone, placed her in his Soul Tool, and left Holy Spirit Village with Azure Dragon Consultation.
• Azure Dragon Consultation carried Lin Yuan toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy and speculated about Tang Hao’s reaction if he learned what had happened.

Lin Yuan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, left Ah Yin to recover beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and helped Dream Machine absorb an Immortal Grade Herb. Dream Machine broke through to rank ninety, leaving Lin Yuan and the Teaching Committee to witness his rise into the Title Douluo realm.

• Lin Yuan refused to intervene in the imperial stipends issue until Douluo Continent's situation was resolved, then returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Azure Dragon Consultation.
• Lin Yuan planted the Blue Silver Emperor beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and used Immortal Grade Herbs to help Ah Yin recover her strength.
• Bai Baoshan told Lin Yuan that the Star Luo Empire had not yet acted and that Dream Machine was absorbing an Immortal Grade Herb.
• Lin Yuan accompanied Bai Baoshan to the Teaching Committee and reassured Zhi Lin that Dream Machine would safely break through to rank ninety.
• Dream Machine emerged into the sky amid surging Soul Power, his hair black and his vitality renewed.

Dream Machine broke through to rank ninety with Lin Yuan’s help and left to hunt a soul beast. Zhu Zhuyun arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy on the Star Luo Emperor’s orders and offered herself as Lin Yuan’s maid to prevent him from attacking the empire.

• Dream Machine thanked Lin Yuan for the Immortal Grade Herbs and planned to hunt a soul beast with Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin.
• A disciple told Lin Yuan that Zhu Zhuyun, the Crown Princess of the Star Luo Empire, had come to see him.
• Lin Yuan met Zhu Zhuyun, dismissed her soldiers, and brought her to his courtyard to talk.
• Zhu Zhuyun knelt before Lin Yuan and said the emperor had ordered her to serve as his maid in exchange for his promise not to attack the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuyun said she had no choice but to obey the emperor’s order.

Lin Yuan refused Zhu Zhuyun’s attempt to bargain on behalf of the Star Luo Empire and told her the Heaven Dou Empire’s soul masters would negotiate with its ruler. The Asura God then appeared to urge Lin Yuan to inherit his deity, but agreed to wait until after the upcoming tournament.

• Lin Yuan rejected Zhu Zhuyun’s offer and warned that he would destroy the Star Luo Empire if it continued to provoke him.
• Lin Yuan told Zhu Zhuyun to report that Heaven Dou Empire soul masters would meet the Star Luo ruler in three days and handle further discussions.
• Lin Yuan reminded Zhu Zhuyun that she had hunted her sister Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun explained that the Star Luo Empire’s royal family forced siblings to fight for survival.
• The Asura God appeared and urged Lin Yuan to begin inheriting his deity without going to the City of Slaughter.
• Lin Yuan said he could not leave his students before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and the Asura God agreed to wait about a month.

Lin Yuan failed to break through to Level 97 Title Douluo, while Dream Machine returned from his search as a Level 91 Title Douluo. Lin Yuan agreed to spar with Dream Machine, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, and the fight began in Sunset Forest.

• Lin Yuan spent half a month cultivating but failed to advance beyond Level 96.
• Dream Machine returned with Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin and announced that he had reached Level 91 Title Douluo.
• Lin Yuan congratulated Dream Machine and discussed how the Immortal Grade Herbs could help Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin advance.
• Dream Machine challenged Lin Yuan to a spar, and Lin Yuan agreed to face all three Teaching Committee members.
• In Sunset Forest, Lin Yuan revealed his Asura Demon Sword and four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, shocking Dream Machine, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin.
• Zhi Lin began binding Lin Yuan with his Sky Blue Vine while Dream Machine prepared to use his Dark Demon martial soul.

Lin Yuan fought Dream Machine, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, overwhelming their attacks with the Asura Demon Sword. The three senior Education Committee members were left injured and unable to defeat him, and Lin Yuan thanked them for going easy on him.

• Zhi Lin attacked Lin Yuan with the Sky Blue Vine, but Lin Yuan evaded it with extraordinary speed.
• Dream Machine trapped Lin Yuan in his black mist domain, which Lin Yuan shattered with a dragon-shaped sword strike.
• Bai Baoshan raised the Heavenly Star Furnace's Sky Dome Array while Zhi Lin sent poisoned vines at Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan's Asura True Body pulverized the vines and cracked the barrier.
• Dream Machine, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin set a trap for Lin Yuan, but his shockwave destroyed it and further damaged the Sky Dome Array.
• Dream Machine unleashed Black Demon World Destruction, but Lin Yuan's red barrier withstood the attack and left the three elders injured and depleted.
• Lin Yuan put away his Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul and thanked the three senior Education Committee members for going easy on him.

Lin Yuan returned to cultivation after sparring with Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s committee heads and praised Ye Lingling’s cooking. Later, Xue Ye learned that Lin Yuan had been targeting Shrek Academy and admitted he could not intervene.

• Dream Machine, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin praised Lin Yuan’s strength after their sparring match, and Lin Yuan returned to the academy courtyard.
• Ye Lingling served Lin Yuan a meal she had cooked, and he praised her dishes before returning to cultivation.
• Lin Yuan focused on cultivating as Ye Lingling reached Level 59, the other disciples reached around Level 52, and Zhu Zhuqing neared Level 50.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi discussed the Heaven Dou Battle Team’s prospects against Spirit Hall in the tournament.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye that Lin Yuan had repeatedly targeted Shrek Academy, and Xue Ye said he could do nothing about it.

Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi agreed to leave Lin Yuan’s actions unchallenged while the Heaven Dou Battle Team prepared for the tournament. Lin Yuan warned his students about Spirit Hall’s strength, then agreed to visit Ye Yao after Ye Lingling said her mother missed him.

• Xue Ye tested Ning Fengzhi about whether he would interfere with Lin Yuan, and Ning Fengzhi said it was better to take no action before the tournament.
• Xue Ye arranged negotiations with the Star Luo Empire and considered making concessions to keep Lin Yuan from joining it.
• Osler, Ye Lingling, and Yufeng discussed their team’s Soul King strength and the danger posed by Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.
• Lin Yuan told the Heaven Dou Battle Team to rest, warned them not to underestimate Spirit Hall, and urged Ye Lingling to reach Soul Emperor rank.
• Ye Lingling told Lin Yuan that Ye Yao missed him, and Lin Yuan agreed to visit her.

Lin Yuan visited Ye Lingling and her mother, Ye Yao, at the Ye residence, where a family meal and garden walk stirred an awkward attraction between the adults. Ye Yao invited Lin Yuan to drink with her beneath the moon, and he accepted while Ye Lingling remained nearby.

• Ye Lingling brought Lin Yuan home, where Ye Yao warmly welcomed him and thanked him for teaching her daughter.
• Ye Lingling pushed her mother aside to sit close to Lin Yuan during dinner, while Ye Yao repeatedly blushed and watched him.
• Ye Lingling led Lin Yuan and Ye Yao through the garden, interrupting their conversation and accidentally bringing their hands together.
• Ye Yao took Lin Yuan's wrist and invited him to share Imperial Palace wine beneath the moon; Lin Yuan agreed as Ye Lingling stayed nearby.

Lin Yuan and Ye Yao spent the night together after sharing wine, and he woke to find her gone. At Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua teased Ye Yao about her new relationship just as Lin Yuan arrived.

• Lin Yuan and Ye Yao kissed after she fell into his embrace, then went to her room together and spent the night.
• Lin Yuan woke the next morning, recalled the night before, and learned that Ye Yao had gone to Moonlight Pavilion.
• At Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua noticed Ye Yao acting shy and asked whether she had someone she fancied.
• Ye Yao denied anything was wrong, but Tang Yuehua noticed a man's scent on her and told her to wash before others began gossiping.
• Steward Aude announced that Lin Yuan had arrived, and Tang Yuehua looked at Ye Yao knowingly.

Lin Yuan took a lesson from Ye Yao at Moonlight Pavilion, then attended the opening of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament with Xiao Wu. At the tournament, Shrek Academy's students protested their sponsor-required uniforms, and Yu Xiaogang struggled to answer their complaints.

• Tang Yuehua left Lin Yuan and Ye Yao to conduct his harp lesson, during which Ye Yao taught him to calm his mind and suppress his murderous intent.
• Lin Yuan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and cultivated, aiming to reach Level 97 before traveling to Spirit Hall.
• Lin Yuan attended the tournament's opening ceremony with Xiao Wu, while nobles came over to greet him.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong complained about Shrek Academy's emerald-green advertising uniforms.
• Tang San urged Dai Mubai to focus on winning the tournament, but Dai Mubai argued that the uniforms ruined their dignity.
• Yu Xiaogang defended the sponsor's uniform requirement, and the students' complaints left him momentarily speechless.

Shrek Academy faced ridicule for its sponsored outfits before Lin Yuan confronted its members at the tournament venue. After Tang San tried to take Xiao Wu back, Lin Yuan struck him down and left with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others.

• The audience mocked Shrek Academy's turtle outfits and advertisements as its disciples entered.
• Lin Yuan arrived with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy group, and Dai Mubai recoiled when he saw him.
• Tang San called to Xiao Wu and urged her to return to Shrek Academy, but Xiao Wu said she could not go back yet.
• Tang San rushed toward Xiao Wu, and Lin Yuan slapped him several meters away, leaving him badly injured.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang apologized to Lin Yuan and pleaded for Shrek Academy's safety, while Flander protested.
• Lin Yuan left with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others as the Heaven Dou soldiers stayed silent.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opened in the Great Soul Arena, where Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi addressed the competitors. Lin Yuan watched with Ye Lingling and the Heaven Dou Battle Team, and Ye Yao joined them as the tournament began.

• Xue Ye officially declared the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament open and wished the competitors success.
• Ning Fengzhi praised the young Soul Masters and affirmed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support for the empire.
• Lin Yuan declined Xue Ye's invitation to sit with the academy teachers and stayed beside Ye Lingling and the other children.
• Ye Lingling noticed Lin Yuan's cheerful mood and familiar scent but did not learn what had happened between him and Ye Yao.
• Ye Yao arrived after her other work was canceled and sat beside Lin Yuan, while Ye Lingling accepted her explanation that she preferred the seat on his left.

The tournament matches were drawn, and Salas offered finalists a place in the Spirit Holy Hall, alarming Xue Ye about Spirit Hall’s ambitions. Shrek Academy faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team, where Tang San’s Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring shocked the spectators; the match began with the outcome still unknown.

• Salas drew the preliminary matches and announced that any student reaching the Grand Finals could join the Spirit Holy Hall directly.
• Xue Ye grew concerned that Spirit Hall intended to recruit the empire’s talents, while Ning Fengzhi cautioned him against reacting openly.
• Ye Yao and Lin Yuan shared an intimate exchange as Ye Lingling watched the upcoming matches with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Shrek Academy entered its match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team, with Tang San and Dai Mubai among its Soul Ancestors.
• Tang San revealed his Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring, drawing an uproar from the crowd as the match began.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye that Shrek Academy’s teachers had been driven from Heaven Dou Royal Academy by Prince Xue Xing after meeting Lin Yuan.

Shrek Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two so severely that the team could not compete for the next two days, drawing criticism from spectators. Later, Lin Yuan spotted Canghui Academy’s Remnant Dream Shinian waiting to attack him with an illusion and continued on without concern.

• Shrek Academy overwhelmed Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two with a ten-thousand-year soul skill, and the supervising teacher stopped the match when the team surrendered.
• Spectators condemned Shrek Academy for injuring its opponents, while Salas criticized Ning Fengzhi’s support for the academy and Ning Fengzhi calmly rebuffed him.
• Ye Lingling chose to rest instead of cultivate, and Ye Yao and Lin Yuan let her decide for herself.
• Lin Yuan allowed the Heaven Dou Battle Team to celebrate at the empire’s restaurant before leaving on his own.
• Lin Yuan recognized Remnant Dream Shinian waiting at a tea stall and continued walking, confident that the Soul Saint’s illusion could not threaten a Title Douluo.