Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue invented a flower as an excuse to draw Lin Yi closer and insisted he accompany her to find another one. Lin Yi reluctantly followed her deeper into Sunset Forest, while she continued observing him.

• Qian Renxue realized Lin Yi did not know she could hear his Heart Voice and decided to approach him under a pretext.
• Qian Renxue claimed Lin Yi had startled her and caused her to miss a rare flower, then demanded compensation.
• Lin Yi offered to make amends but tried to refuse when Qian Renxue asked him to accompany her to find another flower.
• Qian Renxue argued that Lin Yi could guide her through Sunset Forest and began walking into the forest.
• Lin Yi gave up resisting and followed Qian Renxue into Sunset Forest.

Qian Renxue led Lin Yi through Sunset Forest in search of a rumored cliff, while Lin Yi wondered why she had brought him along. After Lin Yi accidentally grabbed Qian Renxue during a fall, both tried to conceal their embarrassment, and Qian Renxue continued onward with her anger suppressed.

• Lin Yi questioned Qian Renxue about the location of the cliff, and she said it was somewhere in the northern forest.
• Lin Yi wondered why Qian Renxue had summoned him and reflected on her life as Bibi Dong’s pawn, while Qian Renxue overheard his thoughts.
• Qian Renxue stopped abruptly, and Lin Yi crashed into her, grabbed her by accident, and pulled her down with him.
• Lin Yi apologized and tried to convince himself the incident was harmless, while Qian Renxue hid her embarrassment and said it was fine.
• Qian Renxue suppressed her anger, told Lin Yi not to delay, and continued forward.

Qian Renxue heard Lin Yi's Heart Voices reveal painful truths about Bibi Dong's past and their family, leaving her shaken after she sent him away. She later confirmed with She Long and Ci Xue that they had heard everything too.

• Lin Yi followed Qian Renxue across a wildflower-covered slope while she searched for a flower, and his Heart Voices revealed he believed she had invented the search to find company.
• Lin Yi's Heart Voices compared Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong as mother and daughter who had both tried to prove they were not anyone's tool.
• Lin Yi's Heart Voices described Bibi Dong's heartbreak over Yu Xiaogang, Qian Xunji locking her in a secret room, and the hatred and obsession that shaped her life.
• Qian Renxue recalled Bibi Dong's conflicted looks from her childhood, realized her mother might have been unable to face her past, and ended their walk with Lin Yi.
• After Lin Yi left, Qian Renxue called out She Long and Ci Xue, who confirmed they had heard the Heart Voices clearly.

After leaving Sunset Forest, Lin Yi traveled to Skywater Academy while She Long and Ci Xue secretly followed him and recorded his thoughts. He returned to find Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others training, and Xiao Wu wondered why he had not come back sooner.

• Qian Renxue told She Long and Ci Xue to investigate Lin Yi secretly without alerting him.
• Lin Yi spent the night in Heaven Dou City, then began a leisurely journey toward Skywater Academy the next morning.
• She Long and Ci Xue followed Lin Yi for four days, listening to his Heart Voices and recording what they observed.
• Lin Yi reached Skywater City, and She Long and Ci Xue prepared to report back to Qian Renxue.
• At Skywater Academy, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing sparred while Ning Rongrong supported them with her buffs.
• After the match, Xiao Wu asked why Lin Yi had not returned in half a year.

After half a year away, Lin Yi returned to the training grounds and reunited with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others. He gave Immortal Herbs to Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Bing'er, leaving the rest of the gifts for later.

• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others worried that Lin Yi had been gone for half a year, while Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Bing'er insisted he would return.
• Lin Yi appeared at the training grounds, and the girls questioned him about his long absence before welcoming him back.
• Lin Yi revealed that he had brought gifts in his Hundred Treasure Pouch, prompting the group to gather around eagerly.
• Lin Yi gave Ning Rongrong a golden Immortal Herb that could evolve her martial soul and break the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's longstanding limitation.
• Lin Yi gave Zhu Zhuqing an Immortal Herb, then presented Shui Bing'er with the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to strengthen her spiritual power.

Lin Yi distributed spirit herbs to the Skywater Academy girls and went to meet Shui Qinghan after she summoned him. Shui Qinghan told him that the gift he had given her helped her break through to rank ninety-two and become a Title Douluo.

• Lin Yi gave Xue Wu an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and distributed spirit herbs to Shui Yue'er, Shen Liuyu, Yu Hairou, Gu Qingbo, and Qiu Ruoshui.
• Lin Yi gave Xiao Wu Vermilion Beauty Fruits, easing her disappointment at being left out, while he privately noted that she had not consumed her Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Shui Bing'er told Lin Yi that Shui Qinghan wanted to see him, so he left the training grounds and went to the headmistress's courtyard.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing reflected on how their herbs could help them, while Shui Bing'er sent the others back to test theirs.
• Lin Yi met Shui Qinghan, who told him that the gift he had given her helped her break through to rank ninety-two and become a Title Douluo.

Lin Yi returned to Skywater Academy after half a year away, and Shui Qinghan asked him to join the team’s training for the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. After Lin Yi settled into his courtyard, Shui Qingyue visited him and made casual conversation, leaving her reason for coming unclear.

• Shui Qinghan told Lin Yi she had reached level ninety-two after obtaining her ninth Soul Ring in the Sky Snow Ice Plains.
• Shui Qinghan asked Lin Yi to join the academy’s tournament training starting the next day, and Lin Yi agreed.
• Shui Qinghan questioned Lin Yi about his half-year absence and Soul Power; Lin Yi claimed he was level thirty-one while thinking that he was actually level forty-one.
• Lin Yi returned to his secluded courtyard and found it unchanged from when he had left.
• Shui Qingyue visited Lin Yi, asked about his time at home, and mentioned that she had managed the academy and guided Xiao Wu and the others while Shui Qinghan was in seclusion.

Lin Yi gave Shui Qingyue a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, then heard the women report how their Immortal Herbs had improved their cultivation and abilities. Xiao Wu’s envy of the others’ breakthroughs left Lin Yi suspecting they wanted him to help her advance as well.

• Shui Qingyue asked whether Lin Yi had brought her a gift, and he gave her the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Shui Bing’er, and Xue Wu visited Lin Yi to report their progress after taking Immortal Herbs.
• Ning Rongrong said she had risen from level thirty-two to level thirty-nine and that her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda seemed to have evolved to nine levels.
• Shui Bing’er reported reaching level forty with improved spiritual power and Ice Seal, while Xue Wu said her Soul Power endurance and Ice and Snow Domain duration had increased.
• Zhu Zhuqing reported reaching level forty, with greater speed and explosive power, while Xiao Wu said she remained at level thirty-eight.
• Xiao Wu envied Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Bing’er for reaching level forty, and Lin Yi worried the women expected him to help her break through.

Lin Yi deflected questions about helping Xiao Wu reach level forty and redirected everyone’s attention to Ning Rongrong’s evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Shui Bing’er and Zhu Zhuqing planned to hunt their fourth Soul Rings in the Star Dou Forest, while Ning Rongrong failed to persuade Lin Yi to join them and remained intent on bringing him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Yi when Xiao Wu would reach level forty, but he avoided promising to help and changed the subject to Rongrong’s evolved martial soul.
• Ning Rongrong displayed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Xiao Wu, Shui Bing’er, and Xue Wu admired its nine tiers.
• Xiao Wu asked how Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu would explain their breakthroughs to Teacher Qingyue, and Lin Yi suggested saying they had found Immortal Herbs in a valley.
• Shui Bing’er and Zhu Zhuqing chose the Star Dou Forest for their Soul Ring hunt, while Lin Yi’s Heart Voice revealed that their Immortal Herbs might let them absorb Soul Rings of eight to ten thousand years.
• Ning Rongrong invited Lin Yi to join the hunt, but he refused, and Shui Bing’er told Rongrong to let him rest before the group left the courtyard.

After absorbing Dugu Bo’s Spirit Bone, Lin Yi grew stronger and joined the morning training. Shui Qingyue told him about the group’s upcoming trip to the Star Dou Forest and Ning Rongrong’s request that he visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which he refused; he also declined to join the Soul Ring hunt.

• Lin Yi absorbed the skull Spirit Bone Dugu Bo had given him, rising from Rank Forty-One to Rank Forty-Three and greatly improving his spiritual power and perception.
• Lin Yi met Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu at the training grounds before Shui Qingyue called him aside.
• Shui Qingyue told Lin Yi that she would lead Zhuqing, Bing'er, and the others to the Star Dou Forest to hunt their fourth Soul Rings.
• Shui Qingyue explained that Zhuqing planned to return home after obtaining her Soul Ring and that Rongrong wanted to go back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Lin Yi.
• Lin Yi refused to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Shui Qingyue agreed not to force him.
• Lin Yi also declined to join the Star Dou Forest trip, saying Shui Qingyue could lead the group more reliably without him.

Lin Yi joined the team’s training alongside Ning Rongrong, and their two support Martial Souls combined to greatly strengthen the attackers. The exercise continued as Ning Rongrong noticed that Lin Yi’s Starlight Sharing required little ongoing effort.

• Shui Qingyue invited Lin Yi to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect if he changed his mind, but he decided not to go.
• Lin Yi told Ning Rongrong that he had declined to join Shui Qingyue’s Soul Ring hunt, then joined the team’s training.
• Shui Bing’er assigned Lin Yi and Ning Rongrong to coordinate as two support Soul Masters.
• Ning Rongrong buffed Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing with her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Lin Yi spread Starlight Sharing across the team.
• Xiao Wu threw Shui Yue’er with Waist Bow, and Zhu Zhuqing’s boosted attacks drove Shen Liuyu and Yu Hairou back.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Yi whether Starlight Sharing required continuous Soul Power output after seeing him maintain it with little effort.

Lin Yi helped Skywater Academy's team train and assessed their tournament prospects before staying behind when Shui Qingyue led the others to hunt Soul Rings. With the main group gone, he settled into a lazy routine but grew bored and lonely, expecting them to return soon.

• During training, Lin Yi secretly recognized that Dragon Essence had strengthened Starlight Sharing, while Shui Bing'er heard his confidence that the team could contend for the tournament championship.
• Lin Yi advised Xiao Wu on improving her attack timing and declined Shui Bing'er’s invitation to join the upcoming Soul Ring hunt.
• Two days later, Shui Qingyue led Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong toward the Frozen Forest while Lin Yi watched from the academy gates.
• After the group left, Lin Yi spent his days sleeping, eating, and relaxing, but grew bored and missed his teammates as he waited for their return.

Shui Qingyue, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu returned to Skywater Academy while Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu remained away. Zhu Zhuqing later returned and made the academy her home, and Ning Rongrong came back after another month, giving Lin Yi hope of relief from the harsh training.

• Shui Qingyue returned with Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, and Lin Yi learned that Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu were away for personal reasons.
• The academy resumed its regular training, and Lin Yi found it harder to train after Ning Rongrong left.
• A month later, Zhu Zhuqing returned from the Star Luo Empire and told Lin Yi that Skywater Academy would be her home.
• Zhu Zhuqing began pushing Lin Yi through even harsher training alongside the other girls.
• Another month later, Ning Rongrong appeared outside the training grounds, and Lin Yi welcomed her return as a lifeline.

Ning Rongrong returned to the training grounds, giving Lin Yi a brief respite from the girls’ demanding workouts. Six days later, Shui Qingyue raised concerns about Shui Yue'er and the others reaching level forty before the Soul Master Tournament, and Lin Yi tried to evade her implied request for help.

• Ning Rongrong returned at level forty-one and reunited with Lin Yi, Zhu Zhuqing, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu, while Xiao Wu remained away visiting her family.
• Lin Yi took a day off, then trained more easily for five days with Ning Rongrong present.
• Shui Qingyue arrived and warned that Shui Yue'er and the others might not reach level forty before the Soul Master Tournament.
• Lin Yi pretended Shui Qingyue was not asking him for help and tried to leave, but she stopped him and challenged whether he was pretending not to understand.

Lin Yi agreed to help Shui Yue'er and the others raise their Soul Power in exchange for being excused from training. After half a month of steady progress and visits from the girls, they gathered in his courtyard with food, where Shui Yue'er asked when Xiao Wu would return.

• Shui Qingyue offered to excuse Lin Yi from training if he helped Shui Yue'er and the others reach level forty, and Lin Yi reluctantly agreed.
• Starting the next day, Shui Yue'er, Shen Liuyu, and Yu Hairou took turns visiting Lin Yi, whose Soul Skill helped loosen their bottlenecks and improve their Soul Power circulation.
• After half a month, Shui Bing'er and the others arrived at Lin Yi's courtyard with pastries, meat, and other food to replenish him.
• Shui Bing'er suggested Lin Yi take a few days off, but he said he only needed a little rest and continued eating with the girls.
• Shui Yue'er asked Lin Yi when Xiao Wu would return, noting that she had been gone for over two months.

Lin Yi and the Skywater Academy girls discussed their upcoming tournament and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Xiao Wu returned from the Star Dou Forest at Rank 42 and reunited with her friends, ending the chapter as she settled in beside Lin Yi.

• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu revealed that they had developed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, though it was still unstable.
• Lin Yi assessed the other tournament teams and worried that Tang San might have gained new opportunities at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Xiao Wu returned to the courtyard, where Ning Rongrong and the others welcomed her enthusiastically.
• Xiao Wu sat across from Lin Yi, who offered her osmanthus cake, and she said she had missed her friends.

As Skywater Academy prepared for the Soul Master Tournament, its students made major breakthroughs under Lin Yi’s help. Shui Qinghan assigned the team’s leadership roles and reviewed the tournament plan, leaving Lin Yi reluctant to serve as vice-captain.

• Xiao Wu returned to the academy, learned that Lin Yi had helped the others advance, and joined them in leaving his courtyard.
• During the final training period, Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the other students raised their levels, with every team member reaching at least level forty.
• Less than two months before the Preliminary Tournament, Shui Yue'er summoned Lin Yi to a meeting in the main hall.
• Shui Qinghan named Shui Bing'er captain, Shui Qingyue team leader, and Lin Yi vice-captain, though Lin Yi privately questioned the appointment.
• Shui Qinghan explained the tournament stages and qualifying rules, then encouraged the students to trust their training and perform as usual.

Skywater Academy’s team prepared to travel to Heaven Dou City for the Soul Master Tournament, where Shui Qinghan explained the competition format and assigned Shui Qingyue to organize the trip. As the carriages departed, Lin Yi reflected on his teammates and his unexpected role as vice captain, while Ning Rongrong scolded him for worrying about lodging instead of tactics.

• Shui Qinghan explained the Preliminary Tournament, Promotion Tournament, and Grand Finals, and announced that the team would leave for Heaven Dou City in half a month.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong teased Lin Yi about being appointed vice captain, and the girls reduced their training intensity while preparing for the trip.
• Shui Qingyue led the team’s departure from Skywater Academy in two carriages, while Shui Qinghan watched them leave and hoped the journey would go smoothly.
• During the ride, Lin Yi reflected on how his teammates had changed and wondered why he had become the team’s vice captain.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Lin Yi for worrying about accommodations instead of tactical arrangements, and Shui Bing’er urged them to stop arguing and study their opponents.

As Skywater Academy’s team traveled to Heaven Dou City, Shui Bing’er discussed how they should conserve their strength during the Preliminary Tournament. Lin Yi advised them to take each match seriously while adapting their tactics after seeing their opponents, and the team arrived in the city three days later.

• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu explained that the team should hide its trump cards and adjust its effort to each opponent.
• Ning Rongrong pressed Lin Yi to offer tactical advice, and he said the team should assess its opponents after the first match and avoid underestimating weaker teams.
• Shui Bing’er concluded that every match mattered for the points and reminded the team not to relax.
• Shui Qingyue’s convoy traveled peacefully for three days and entered Heaven Dou City.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong admired the lively city as Lin Yi wondered whether the other academies had arrived.

Skywater Academy arrived at the Heaven Dou Grand Hotel and encountered Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian in the lobby. Lin Yi’s Heart Voice exposed Feng Xiaotian’s devotion to Huo Wu and suggested she would pursue Tang San, leaving Feng Xiaotian confused and troubled as he returned to Godwind Academy.

• Shui Qingyue led Skywater Academy into the Heaven Dou Grand Hotel and presented their reservation letter at the front desk.
• Lin Yi spotted Huo Wu entering with Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian, then identified Feng Xiaotian as a devoted pursuer of Huo Wu in his Heart Voice.
• Skywater Academy’s girls reacted with amusement and sympathy as Lin Yi’s Heart Voice said Huo Wu loved Tang San and might pursue him during the tournament.
• Huo Wu heard Lin Yi’s claims and privately dismissed them as unreliable, since she had barely met Tang San and had no interest in pursuing him.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Huo Wu whether she had heard anything, then left for Godwind Academy unsettled and unable to explain the strange voice.