Chapter Summaries

After Zhu Zhuqing gained a powerful Third Spirit Skill, she discovered that absorbing her Spirit Ring had also given her a rare External Soul Bone. Lin Qingmo explained its value and danger, but Zhu Zhuqing insisted that the treasure should belong to him.

• Ning Rongrong praised Zhu Zhuqing's new Spirit Skill, and Zhu Zhuqing thanked Lin Qingmo for helping her grow stronger.
• That night, Zhu Zhuqing visited Lin Qingmo's tent and told him she had sensed a strange energy merge into her right hand while absorbing the Spirit Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing manifested black claws, and Lin Qingmo recognized them as a claw-type External Soul Bone that matched her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.
• Lin Qingmo warned Zhu Zhuqing to keep the External Soul Bone secret because its rarity could make her a target.
• Zhu Zhuqing said the External Soul Bone should belong to Lin Qingmo because he had helped her obtain it.

Lin Qingmo gave Zhu Zhuqing a feline External Soul Bone, prompting her to kiss him and act closer to him the next morning. After Ning Rongrong reached Level 30, Lin Qingmo split from the group with Xiao Wu so she could avoid revealing her identity while the others helped Ning Rongrong find a Spirit Ring.

• Lin Qingmo convinced Zhu Zhuqing to keep the feline External Soul Bone, and she kissed him before fleeing the tent.
• The next morning, Zhu Zhuqing shyly stayed close to Lin Qingmo, while Yu Feng and Dugu Yan noticed her changed behavior.
• Ning Rongrong announced that she had reached Level 30, and Liu Erlong promised to help her obtain a suitable Spirit Ring.
• Lin Qingmo proposed splitting up and taking Xiao Wu to explore another part of the forest, and Liu Erlong agreed.
• Lin Qingmo reassured Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, then led Xiao Wu into the forest.

Lin Qingmo secretly struck Tang San with lightning while Ma Hongjun absorbed a thousand-year Spirit Ring, causing both men to suffer disastrous consequences. The chapter left Qin Ming and the others trying to save Ma Hongjun while Oscar approached the paralyzed Tang San.

• Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu wandered through the forest and discovered Qin Ming, Tang San, and the others guarding Ma Hongjun as he absorbed a thousand-year Spirit Ring.
• Lin Qingmo sent Xiao Wu to hide, then secretly extended Blue Silver Grass beneath Tang San and planted lightning from his Thunderous Hell Vine.
• Lin Qingmo triggered the lightning, which shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass defense and blasted him to the ground, blackened and paralyzed.
• The disturbance disrupted Ma Hongjun’s Spirit Ring absorption and sent his Evil Fire berserk, setting him ablaze.
• Qin Ming and the others rushed to suppress Ma Hongjun’s flames, while Oscar approached the twitching Tang San with a look of satisfaction.

After Ma Hongjun was badly injured during his Spirit Ring absorption, the Shrek group blamed Tang San and rushed him back for treatment. Lin Qingmo watched their relationships fracture, then discovered that his Fourth Spirit Ring’s advancement had triggered a Thunder Tribulation and sent Xiao Wu to safety.

• Qin Ming and the others suppressed Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire, but Ma Hongjun fell into a coma with severe injuries after absorbing his Spirit Ring.
• Tang San said someone had set him up, but Oscar, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Osler blamed him for Ma Hongjun’s condition.
• Qin Ming ordered the group to take Ma Hongjun back to Shrek for treatment, and Dai Mubai carried him out of the valley.
• After the group left, Lin Qingmo emerged and was pleased that Tang San’s conflict with Shrek had deepened.
• A Thunder Tribulation triggered by the advancement of Lin Qingmo’s Fourth Spirit Ring descended and locked onto him.
• Lin Qingmo told Xiao Wu to hide in a cave while he faced the Thunder Tribulation, and she ran there after urging him to return safely.

Lin Qingmo survived a heavenly lightning tribulation, increasing his Fourth Spirit Ring’s age and strengthening his abilities before returning to camp with Xiao Wu. There, he found Ning Rongrong in mortal danger while absorbing a Three-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

• Lin Qingmo endured the heavenly lightning, healed with his Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and increased his Fourth Spirit Ring’s age to forty thousand years and his Soul Power to level forty-nine.
• Lin Qingmo discovered that his Fourth Spirit Ability had grown stronger, then left the valley with Xiao Wu.
• Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu returned to camp and found Ning Rongrong suffering as berserk Spirit Ring energy damaged her meridians.
• Liu Erlong told Lin Qingmo that Ning Rongrong’s absorption had gone wrong, while Ye Lingling’s healing had no effect and the others could not intervene safely.
• Lin Qingmo assessed that Ning Rongrong’s meridians were close to rupturing and that her life and Martial Soul could be at risk.

Lin Qingmo used his Emerald Eight Spider Lances to save Ning Rongrong as she absorbed a three-thousand-year Spirit Ring, revealing his External Soul Bone. After Ning Rongrong recovered and reached rank thirty-two, Xiao Wu revealed that her Fourth Spirit Ring was eight thousand years old, stunning the camp.

• Lin Qingmo revealed his Emerald Eight Spider Lances and used them to repair Ning Rongrong's meridians and tame the violent Spirit Ring energy.
• Ning Rongrong completed her absorption, awakened with rank thirty-two Soul Power and the Spirit Power Amplification skill, and thanked Lin Qingmo for saving her.
• Yu Feng asked Xiao Wu whether she had found a Fourth Spirit Ring, and she revealed her four Spirit Rings, including an eight-thousand-year Fourth Spirit Ring.
• The camp reacted in disbelief as Yu Feng noted that Xiao Wu's Fourth Spirit Ring far exceeded the theoretical limit.

Xiao Wu revealed her eight-thousand-year Fourth Spirit Ring and its powerful Invincible Golden Body ability, prompting Dugu Yan to ask Lin Qingmo about Beyond-Limit Spirit Rings. The chapter ended with Lin Qingmo considering whether to help Dugu Yan grow stronger.

• Xiao Wu demonstrated Invincible Golden Body, which gave her absolute defense below God-Level for five seconds and doubled her strength for that duration.
• Ning Rongrong, Yu Feng, and the others celebrated Xiao Wu’s Spirit Ability while Dugu Yan watched Lin Qingmo and wondered if he could help her exceed her Spirit Ring limit.
• The camp settled for the night, and Lin Qingmo meditated in his tent by drawing on the surrounding Blue Silver Grass.
• Dugu Yan came to Lin Qingmo’s tent late at night and asked him about Beyond-Limit Spirit Rings.
• Lin Qingmo considered Dugu Yan’s talent, her Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul, and the poison that made her cultivation difficult.

Lin Qingmo helped Dugu Yan overcome her venom damage and evolve her Jade Phosphor Serpent into a Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, allowing her to reach Level 40. The group found an eight-thousand-year Jade Phosphor Serpent for her Fourth Spirit Ring, and Lin Qingmo restrained it with ease.

• Lin Qingmo gave Dugu Yan Whale Rubber to strengthen her body, then Aromatic Silk Beauty to help her Martial Soul evolve.
• Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Serpent evolved into a Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, and she broke through to Level 40 before kissing Lin Qingmo's cheek and fleeing the tent.
• The next morning, Dugu Yan told the group she had reached Level 40 and needed to hunt for her Fourth Spirit Ring.
• The group traveled deeper into Sunset Forest and found an eight-thousand-year Jade Phosphor Serpent in a valley.
• Lin Qingmo bound the serpent with Blue Silver Grass and struck it with lightning, leaving it barely alive for Dugu Yan to kill and absorb its Spirit Ring.

Dugu Yan absorbed an eight-thousand-year Spirit Ring, advanced to Level 45, and evolved her Martial Soul into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, revealing Lin Qingmo’s ability to enable extraordinary growth. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ah Yin sensed Lin Qingmo nearby and learned he planned to visit her.

• Dugu Yan absorbed the eight-thousand-year Spirit Ring and rose from Level 40 to Level 45.
• Dugu Yan manifested the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, astonishing Liu Erlong, Yu Feng, and the others.
• Ye Lingling concluded that Lin Qingmo had helped Dugu Yan evolve, while Ning Rongrong resolved to build a close relationship with him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ah Yin sensed Lin Qingmo’s Blue Silver Grass aura near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and asked about herself in the Chat Group without revealing her identity.
• Lin Qingmo replied that Ah Yin had stabilized at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and that he planned to visit her while in Sunset Forest.

Ah Yin realized Lin Qingmo genuinely cared about her wish to return to the Blue Silver Forest, while Bibi Dong learned he was nearing level fifty and began planning to visit him. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong asking when he would hunt for his Fifth Spirit Ring and weighing how to reach him unnoticed.

• Ice Empress sarcastically suggested Lin Qingmo wanted Ah Yin’s hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, and Snow Empress told her not to talk nonsense.
• Lin Qingmo said he would take Ah Yin back to the Blue Silver Forest when he hunted his Fifth Spirit Ring, moving Ah Yin to tears of gratitude.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo reported that Tang Hao had jumped off a cliff after being wounded, but Bibi Dong demanded proof of his death.
• Bibi Dong saw Lin Qingmo’s message about hunting his Fifth Spirit Ring, dismissed the two Douluo, and decided to visit him when he reached level fifty.
• Bibi Dong asked Lin Qingmo when he planned to go to the Star Dou Great Forest, and he replied that he was one or two months from level fifty at the earliest.

Liu Erlong was shocked by Lin Qingmo’s rapid cultivation, while Flender and Zhao Wuji lamented Shrek Academy’s losses and Tang San’s behavior. Their argument was interrupted when Ma Hongjun returned gravely injured, and Oscar blamed Tang San for causing the disturbance that triggered Hongjun’s Evil Fire backlash.

• Liu Erlong read that Lin Qingmo was on track to become a Spirit King at twelve and marveled at his talent.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji drank together and blamed Yu Xiaogang for driving Lin Qingmo and the others away from Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Wuji condemned Tang San for Dai Mubai’s injuries and Oscar’s earlier Spirit Ring accident, while Flender said they could only guide Tang San and nurture the remaining students.
• Qin Ming arrived at the academy gates injured and brought back Ma Hongjun, whose body had been badly burned while absorbing a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
• Qin Ming explained that a commotion had disrupted Hongjun’s absorption and triggered his Evil Fire backlash.
• Oscar accused Tang San of causing the commotion by drawing heavenly lightning down on himself while Hongjun was absorbing his Spirit Ring.

Zhao Wuji confronted Tang San after Ma Hongjun was badly injured, but Flender stopped the standoff so the healers could treat him. With no proof that Tang San caused the incident deliberately, Flender ended the dispute, and Yu Xiaogang took Tang San away.

• Zhao Wuji released his Soul Saint pressure and threatened Tang San after Oscar accused him of causing Ma Hongjun's injury.
• Yu Xiaogang shielded Tang San and argued with Zhao Wuji until Flender persuaded Zhao Wuji to stand down.
• Flender ordered the teachers to carry Ma Hongjun inside and summon healing Soul Masters.
• After hearing Dai Mubai's account, Flender and Zhao Wuji argued with Yu Xiaogang over whether Tang San had caused the injury deliberately.
• Flender declared that no one should discuss the matter further, and Yu Xiaogang quickly left with Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji punched a crack into the wall as he watched them go.

Lin Qingmo visited Ah Yin at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and promised to take her home after obtaining his Fifth Spirit Ring. Back at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xiao Wu encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to pursue A-Qing, while Ning Rongrong secretly overheard them; the chapter ended with Xue Qinghe entering Ning Fengzhi's hall.

• Lin Qingmo told Ah Yin he would take her to Blue Silver Forest after he obtained his Fifth Spirit Ring, then used Soul Power to lift her from the soil.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized to Xiao Wu for kissing A-Qing in Sunset Forest.
• Xiao Wu told Zhu Zhuqing she did not mind and urged her to tell A-Qing that she liked him.
• Ning Rongrong hid in the corridor and listened to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's conversation.
• Xue Qinghe entered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's sect leader's hall, where Ning Fengzhi was seated.

Xue Qinghe visited Ning Fengzhi to discuss Spirit Hall’s expanding influence and urged him to pursue temporary accommodation while the Heaven Dou Empire stabilized. Ning Fengzhi warned that Spirit Hall sought to replace the empire and revealed that its registered soul masters already outnumbered those of both empires combined by more than two to one.

• Xue Qinghe met Ning Fengzhi and dismissed the attendants so they could speak privately with Chen Xin present.
• Xue Qinghe cited Spirit Hall’s thirteen new branch halls in the Heaven Dou Empire and its growing number of soul masters.
• Qian Renxue secretly reflected that she had coordinated the branch halls’ locations, staff, and openings with the Pope Palace.
• Xue Qinghe advised Ning Fengzhi to show Spirit Hall superficial courtesy until he controlled the court and military, then reclaim authority over its branch halls.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that concessions would strengthen Spirit Hall and said its registered soul masters already exceeded the combined total of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires by more than two to one.
• Qian Renxue pretended to be shocked while realizing Ning Fengzhi’s estimate was still below Spirit Hall’s true strength.

Ning Fengzhi explained to Qian Renxue how Spirit Hall planned to exploit divisions among the empires and sects, then pledged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support to Xue Qinghe. Qian Renxue pretended to welcome his backing while deciding that she would destroy Ning Fengzhi and his sect after taking the throne.

• Ning Fengzhi told Qian Renxue that Spirit Hall had spent years building influence and weakening cooperation between the empires and sects.
• Ning Fengzhi described the Upper Three Sects’ disunity and the empires’ distrust as advantages Spirit Hall could use to conquer them separately.
• Qian Renxue asked Ning Fengzhi what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should do as conflict approached.
• Ning Fengzhi advocated unity against Spirit Hall and declared that his sect would support Xue Qinghe as Heaven Dou’s future ruler.
• Qian Renxue thanked Ning Fengzhi while privately resolving to destroy him and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect once she controlled the empire.

Qian Renxue tested Ning Fengzhi by telling him she had seen Ning Rongrong at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, prompting him to send Gu Rong to investigate. A month and a half later, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were still delaying their contest for the Silver Soul Badge until the Great Soul Arena was crowded.

• Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi she had seen Ning Rongrong at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Ning Fengzhi hid his alarm.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong to investigate Ning Rongrong’s whereabouts in Heaven Dou City without alerting her or anyone else.
• Gu Rong left at once for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Ning Fengzhi wondered what secret Xue Qinghe was concealing.
• A month and a half later, Dugu Yan urged Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to begin their Silver Soul Badge contest at the Great Soul Arena.
• Xiao Wu said she and Zhu Zhuqing should wait for a livelier match with more spectators.

At the Spirit Fighting Arena, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing wagered over who would win their rivalry while Zhu Zhuqing watched Dai Mubai and vowed to grow stronger before facing him. Meanwhile, Lin Qingmo broke through the level-fifty bottleneck with Ah Yin’s help, reaching the Spirit King realm.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing bet on their contest, with Dugu Yan agreeing to witness it and enforce the stakes.
• Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan discussed Dai Mubai and Tang San as Dai Mubai entered the arena, while Zhu Zhuqing watched him and said she would challenge him when she was stronger.
• Lin Qingmo meditated in the Blue Silver Grass fields as Ah Yin supplied life energy to help him overcome the level-fifty bottleneck.
• Lin Qingmo successfully reached level fifty and thanked Ah Yin for stabilizing his Soul Power during the breakthrough.

After a month and a half in seclusion, Lin Qingmo returned to the Imperial Fighting Team’s Training Ground after successfully breaking through to the Spirit King realm. He reunited with his teammates and Liu Erlong, leaving the group laughing together.

• Lin Qingmo left the Back Mountain with Ah Yin after finishing his seclusion.
• Liu Erlong coached Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing through a sparring match at the Training Ground.
• Lin Qingmo arrived, and Xiao Wu rushed over to welcome him and check on his health.
• Lin Qingmo told the team that he had successfully broken through to the Spirit King realm and stabilized his Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan teased Liu Erlong about guarding Lin Qingmo, so Liu Erlong doubled Dugu Yan’s training load and the group laughed.

After Lin Qingmo emerged from seclusion at level fifty, he declined Liu Erlong’s offer to help him obtain a Spirit Ring, saying his Master would accompany him. The group planned to attend a Heaven Dou Auction House auction that night, and Liu Erlong gave Lin Qingmo a Storage Soul Tool filled with a million Gold Soul Coins, ostensibly for Xiao Wu.

• Liu Erlong congratulated Lin Qingmo on reaching level fifty and offered to accompany him to hunt for his Fifth Spirit Ring, but he said his Master would help him instead.
• Dugu Yan announced that Prince Xue Xing had given her grandfather invitations to the Heaven Dou Auction House’s seasonal auction.
• Yu Feng and Ye Lingling chose to cultivate, while Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Lin Qingmo, and then Ning Rongrong decided to attend the auction.
• Liu Erlong handed Lin Qingmo a Storage Soul Tool filled with Gold Soul Coins and said the money was for her goddaughter Xiao Wu to spend at the auction.
• Xiao Wu thanked Liu Erlong, and Lin Qingmo accepted the money and thanked his teacher.

Lin Qingmo brought Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to the Heaven Dou Auction House, where they learned why bidders had to wear masks. He explained that the rules protected guests and ensured fair bidding, but strength and status could secure exemptions.

• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Lin Qingmo arrived at the Heaven Dou Auction House and received silver masks from the staff.
• Xiao Wu complained about wearing a mask, while Ning Rongrong explained that it was required of everyone entering the auction house.
• Lin Qingmo noticed Prince Xue Xing wearing a mask and explained that masks protected bidders, kept their identities secret, and upheld the auction house's rules.
• Ning Rongrong said her father and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elders ignored the mask rule, and Lin Qingmo explained that their wealth and strength kept the auction house from challenging them.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed that powerful people could disregard rules that applied to ordinary people.