Chapter Summaries

Lin Qingmo and his companions took their seats at the Heaven Dou Auction House, where Ning Rongrong spotted her father, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin in a VIP room. Ning Fengzhi chose not to summon her, but turned his attention to Lin Qingmo, curious about the youth who had changed his daughter.

• Lin Qingmo, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the auction hall and settled into seats near the front rows.
• Ning Rongrong told Lin Qingmo that Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were watching from a VIP room, then tried to hide from them.
• Chen Xin asked Ning Fengzhi whether they should bring Ning Rongrong over, but Ning Fengzhi decided to let her stay where she was.
• Ning Fengzhi studied Lin Qingmo and wondered what had enabled him to change Ning Rongrong's behavior.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin tried to investigate Lin Qingmo, but Chen Xin could not penetrate the defenses around him. At the auction, Lin Qingmo ignored the items until he noticed Zhu Zhuqing wanted a combat suit and bid ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for it.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin to probe Lin Qingmo, and Chen Xin found his spiritual power blocked by an unknown defense.
• Lin Qingmo sensed the probe and used the protection around his Sea of Consciousness to keep it out.
• The Heaven Dou Auction began, and Lin Qingmo explained to Xiao Wu why the Soul Bones on offer were not worth buying.
• Zhu Zhuqing eyed a Nether Silk Combat Suit but did not bid as its price rose beyond what she could afford.
• Lin Qingmo noticed Zhu Zhuqing wanted the suit and raised the bid to ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Lin Qingmo bought Zhu Zhuqing a battle outfit, and Ning Rongrong won a Starlight Sapphire at the auction. The auction’s next lot was revealed to be a teenage girl described as a rare living mutant Martial Soul individual.

• Lin Qingmo won the battle outfit for 10,000 Gold Soul Coins and gave it to Zhu Zhuqing, who thanked him shyly.
• Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing about the gift, then bid 5,000 Gold Soul Coins for the Starlight Sapphire.
• Lin Qingmo and the others watched as the auction continued, until the auctioneer announced a special living mutant Martial Soul individual.
• The auctioneer removed the black cloth from the cage and revealed a girl of about fifteen or sixteen curled up inside.

At an auction, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong were enraged by the sale of a Cat Girl, but Lin Qingmo stopped them from acting rashly. Lin Qingmo recognized a masked figure as Tang San and wondered whether Tang San could still connect with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• The auctioneer presented a chained Cat Girl with a Mutated Cat Martial Soul, and bidders drove her price sharply upward.
• Xiao Wu tried to rush to the stage to free the Cat Girl, but Lin Qingmo restrained her and urged her to wait.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were furious at the auction, while Lin Qingmo explained that neither empire prohibited slavery.
• Lin Qingmo recognized a masked figure in the hall as Tang San and recalled that this auction had once brought Tang San and Ning Fengzhi together.
• Lin Qingmo wondered whether Tang San could still form ties with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi outbid a lecherous noble for the Cat Girl, alarming Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, who believed he wanted to exploit her. He revealed his true intent by having her freed and giving her legal identity papers and money, leaving the auction crowd stunned.

• Ning Fengzhi bid 180,000 Gold Soul Coins for the Cat Girl, and the auctioneer declared him the winner.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing condemned Ning Fengzhi, while Lin Qingmo remained confident that he would free the Cat Girl.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that he had bought the Cat Girl to save her and oppose the practice of selling people.
• Ning Fengzhi's staff unlocked the Cat Girl's cage and gave her legal identity papers and a gold card so she could live freely.
• The auction crowd erupted in disbelief when it learned Ning Fengzhi had spent 180,000 Gold Soul Coins to give the Cat Girl her freedom.

Ning Fengzhi publicly freed Cat Girl and assured Xiao Wu that she would be protected in Heaven Dou City. He reunited with Ning Rongrong at the auction and met her friends, who introduced Lin Qingmo as the Imperial Fighting Team's captain.

• Ning Fengzhi granted Cat Girl freedom in public, and she thanked him tearfully before leaving the auction house.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing realized they had misjudged Ning Fengzhi, while Lin Qingmo explained that his public announcement would protect Cat Girl in Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin approached the group, and Ning Fengzhi promised that no one in the city would harm Cat Girl and said he had arranged a place for her to settle.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, then explained that she had joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy and its Imperial Fighting Team after leaving Shrek.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to Ning Fengzhi, then presented Lin Qingmo as the Imperial Fighting Team's captain.

Ning Fengzhi bought Tang San’s Sand-Shooting Shadow at auction and recognized its potential as a weapon for ordinary people. Lin Qingmo and Xiao Wu identified Tang San as its maker, leaving the group disgusted by his presence at the auction.

• The auctioneer presented the Sand-Shooting Shadow, a Hidden Weapon that needed no Soul Power and could incapacitate Soul Masters.
• Ning Fengzhi won the Sand-Shooting Shadow for one thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Tang San considered cooperating with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to fund more powerful Hidden Weapons.
• Ning Fengzhi examined the weapon and praised its craftsmanship, while Xiao Wu questioned its high price.
• Lin Qingmo pointed out that the weapon’s design was familiar, and Xiao Wu recognized Tang San as its maker.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong expressed disgust at Tang San, while Lin Qingmo comforted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing noted that Tang San often used Hidden Weapons.

Tang San approached Ning Fengzhi after the auction to propose that the Tang Sect supply Hidden Weapons to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Ning Fengzhi instead asked to buy the weapon blueprints, and Tang San immediately refused, unaware that Lin Qingmo and the others were watching nearby.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that Tang San made the Sand-Shooting Shadow and spoke of her dislike for him.
• Tang San stopped Ning Fengzhi in the corridor and introduced himself as the Tang Sect's sect master, offering an exclusive supply deal and training for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Lin Qingmo, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu recognized Tang San behind their masks and watched his pitch with amusement and contempt.
• Ning Fengzhi expressed interest in the weapons but proposed buying their complete design blueprints instead of purchasing finished weapons.
• Tang San rejected Ning Fengzhi's proposal without hesitation.

Tang San refused to sell the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapon blueprints to Ning Fengzhi, who ended the proposed cooperation because Tang San would not reveal his identity. Tang San was exposed as Tang San when Ning Rongrong recognized him, and the chapter ended with Xiao Wu rejecting him while Lin Qingmo stood between them.

• Tang San refused to sell the Hidden Weapon blueprints and offered only finished weapons or limited component plans, but Ning Fengzhi rejected the deal over the missing core blueprints and Tang San's concealed identity.
• Tang San claimed his name was Tang Yin, but Ning Rongrong laughed and identified him as Tang San.
• Tang San saw Xiao Wu among Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Lin Qingmo, then rushed toward her and called her name.
• Lin Qingmo blocked Tang San and said Xiao Wu was his girlfriend and did not want to see him.
• Xiao Wu stood beside Lin Qingmo, told Tang San not to call her name, and said that he disgusted her.

Tang San’s attempt to secure cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect collapsed after Xiao Wu and the others rejected him, and Ning Fengzhi refused his proposal. Tang San left vowing revenge, while Lin Qingmo recognized that Ning Fengzhi had unknowingly alienated a future ally.

• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong condemned Tang San, leaving him humiliated and without support.
• Ning Rongrong urged Ning Fengzhi not to cooperate with Tang San, and Ning Fengzhi chose to side with her and Lin Qingmo.
• Ning Fengzhi rejected Tang San’s proposal because he had used a false name and had shown poor character.
• Tang San suppressed his anger, left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and secretly vowed to make them pay for the humiliation.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Lin Qingmo about his history with Tang San, and Lin Qingmo reflected that Ning Fengzhi had unknowingly offended Tang San, Tang Hao’s son.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin reunited with Ning Rongrong and asked about Lin Qingmo, while she enthusiastically praised him. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing explored Heaven Dou City's marketplace until a group of hooligans surrounded them, leaving Xiao Wu ready to fight.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin picked up Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi asked how Lin Qingmo treated her.
• Ning Rongrong excitedly recounted Lin Qingmo's actions at the Academy and his care for his companions.
• Xiao Wu dragged Zhu Zhuqing through Heaven Dou City's marketplace, where Zhu Zhuqing noticed combat equipment and thought of buying Lin Qingmo a gift.
• Several hooligans surrounded Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu handed Zhu Zhuqing her sugar figurine as she prepared to fight.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing beat a group of thugs who harassed them in Heaven Dou City. Meanwhile, Lin Qingmo found an ordinary-looking green Primal Stone that Ah Yin urgently indicated contained vitality.

• Xiao Wu kicked the thugs’ leader away after he tried to touch her, and Zhu Zhuqing blocked the group’s escape routes.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing knocked the remaining thugs down, then sent them fleeing with a threat.
• Lin Qingmo searched the auction house’s permanent exhibition area but found nothing that interested him.
• Ah Yin urgently pointed Lin Qingmo toward a dusty display case containing a green Primal Stone.
• Lin Qingmo scanned the stone and sensed no energy, but Ah Yin conveyed a vague message about vitality.

Lin Qingmo bought a mysterious green Primal Stone after sensing its immense life force, then returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to examine it with Ah Yin. When he tried to break its shell, the stone resisted and began draining the life energy and Soul Power from his Emerald Eight Spider Lances and body.

• Lin Qingmo sensed an ancient, powerful life aura in the green Primal Stone and bought it for a thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Qingmo returned to his private dormitory, sealed the room with Soul Power and Ah Yin's Blue Silver Grass, and asked her to identify the stone.
• Ah Yin said the stone's life origin was more advanced than her own Blue Silver Emperor origin, and Lin Qingmo wondered if it was connected to Bi Ji.
• Lin Qingmo struck the stone with his Emerald Eight Spider Lances, but its shell remained unmarked.
• The Primal Stone attached itself to the Eight Spider Lances and began absorbing their Life Gold energy and Lin Qingmo's Soul Power, leaving him unable to pull free.

Lin Qingmo survived the Primal Stone’s life-draining eruption when it transformed into a seed bound to his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, though its purpose remained unknown. In the God Realm, the God of Destruction reacted to a violent disturbance and urgently called out, “Xiao Lu?”

• The Primal Stone drained most of Lin Qingmo’s Soul Power and began consuming Ah Yin’s life force as she tried to pull it from his Eight Spider Lances.
• The Primal Stone stopped its suction and released a vast life aura that healed Lin Qingmo and restored Ah Yin’s withered Blue Silver Grass.
• The Primal Stone entered the core of Lin Qingmo’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul as a jade-green seed that resisted his attempts to examine it.
• A thunderclap and purple lightning shook Destruction Castle, causing the God of Destruction to open his eyes and cry out, “Xiao Lu?”
• The God of Destruction transformed into purple lightning and vanished from his throne.

The Goddess of Life felt a powerful disturbance in her origin while standing beneath the Life Ancient Tree. The God of Destruction rushed to her side, finding her shaken and alarmed.

• The Goddess of Life's origin fluctuated, unsettling the life aura and the Life Ancient Tree around her.
• The God of Destruction sensed his wife's distress and hurried from Destruction Castle to the Forest of Life.
• The God of Destruction appeared before the Goddess of Life and showed his concern.
• The chapter described how the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction had remained inseparable companions since the universe's beginning.

The Goddess of Life sensed a young Seed of Life awakening in the lower realm, and the God of Destruction initially feared it had been stolen from her. After she explained that it shared her origin but was not hers, he resolved to investigate and protect it despite the God Realm’s laws.

• The Goddess of Life told the God of Destruction that a Seed of Life in the lower realm was quickening, and he erupted in fury, believing someone had stolen her origin.
• The Goddess of Life calmed the God of Destruction and explained that the Seed of Life was young and shared her origin, but did not belong to her.
• The Goddess of Life described the Seed of Life as feeling like her child, stirring the couple’s grief over the child they had lost when their opposing laws destroyed its divine soul.
• The God of Destruction comforted the Goddess of Life and promised to protect the Seed of Life and find out where it came from.
• The God of Destruction dismissed concerns about violating the God Realm’s laws and declared he would defy anyone who tried to stop him.

The God of Destruction left the Goddess of Life to investigate the Seed of Life, while Lin Qingmo asked the group to identify a mysterious stone fused into his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. His request to search the original Douluo Continent work left the others confused and silent, until The Pope Herself offered to look into it.

• The God of Destruction tore open a rift to the Central Hall and promised the Goddess of Life he would uncover the truth about the Seed of Life.
• The Goddess of Life sent a wisp of life-fireflies toward Douluo Planet and the stirring Seed of Life.
• Lin Qingmo shared a picture of his Martial Soul, showing the stone that had fused into its roots, and explained that it had caused no apparent changes.
• The group questioned what the stone meant for Lin Qingmo's Martial Soul, while Ah Yin reminded him that it contained unknown life energy.
• Lin Qingmo asked the group to search online for anything related in the original Douluo Continent work, leaving Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Liu Erlong, and the others afraid to respond.
• The Pope Herself offered to investigate, easing the silence and preventing Lin Qingmo from noticing the group's confusion.

Lin Qingmo sought to test the green stone embedded in his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and found Ye Lingling grieving over the curse attached to her Nine-Heart Begonia. He asked her to use her healing power to stimulate the stone, but the first attempt had no effect, so he told her to increase her output to the maximum.

• Lin Qingmo went to the Imperial Fighting Team's Training Ground to investigate the green stone in his Martial Soul.
• He found Ye Lingling crying and learned that she missed her mother, while he recalled the Nine-Heart Begonia's hereditary curse.
• Lin Qingmo considered whether an Immortal Herb might break the curse but decided that he would not give one away without receiving equal value.
• He asked Ye Lingling to use her Nine-Heart Begonia healing skill to test the stone embedded in his Blue Silver Grass.
• Ye Lingling's first healing skill produced no reaction from the stone, so Lin Qingmo asked her to use her strongest healing skill.

Lin Qingmo and Ye Lingling fused their Martial Souls after Ye Lingling poured her Nine-Heart Begonia’s healing energy into the green stone within Lin Qingmo’s Dantian. Their combined power created the Sacred Heart Ancient Tree, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Ye Lingling released her four Spirit Rings and channeled the Nine-Heart Begonia’s life energy into Lin Qingmo.
• The green stone within Lin Qingmo’s Dantian devoured the energy and erupted with green light, linking their hearts and senses.
• Lin Qingmo and Ye Lingling joined hands as their Soul Power and Martial Souls fused.
• Blue Silver Grass spread throughout the Training Ground, while Ye Lingling’s Nine-Heart Begonia grew and gained luminous blue patterns.
• A colossal ancient tree with nine Sacred Hearts rose in the Training Ground, and Lin Qingmo and Ye Lingling recognized it as the Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Sacred Heart Ancient Tree.

Lin Qingmo and Ye Lingling accidentally triggered a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that manifested as the Sacred Heart Ancient Tree, astonishing Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong. The fusion ended, leaving the pair unable to explain how their Martial Souls had combined.

• The Sacred Heart Ancient Tree erupted inside the sealed Training Ground, and Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong rushed to investigate as its life force healed their old injuries and eased Liu Erlong's bottleneck.
• The ancient tree dissolved into motes, and Lin Qingmo and Ye Lingling withdrew from their Martial Soul fusion state, stunned by what they had witnessed.
• Ye Lingling and Lin Qingmo wondered how their dissimilar Martial Souls could have fused despite never sensing a connection before.
• Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong entered the Training Ground and asked what had caused the spectacle.
• Lin Qingmo told them that he and Ye Lingling had accidentally triggered a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving both onlookers incredulous.