Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao entered Dugu Bo’s poison formation and found the herb garden at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, where he began taking its treasures. Dugu Bo confronted the disguised intruder, but their clash revealed that Lin Xiao was far stronger; the chapter ended with Dugu Bo demanding to know who he was.

• Dugu Bo sensed that someone had breached his poison formation and left Prince Xue Xing to investigate the herb garden.
• Lin Xiao followed the valley’s energy to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and identified Dugu Bo’s herb garden.
• Lin Xiao tested the pools and decided to take the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot so he could absorb the spring’s energy.
• Lin Xiao pulled up the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then prepared to take the Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Dugu Bo attacked Lin Xiao, but Lin Xiao blocked him and absorbed his Soul Power during their clash.
• Lin Xiao identified Dugu Bo as Poison Douluo, and Dugu Bo asked the disguised young man who he was.

Lin Xiao confronted Dugu Bo over borrowing the herbs, and his five hundred-thousand-year soul rings forced the Poison Douluo to hesitate. Dugu Bo attacked with his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and poison, but Lin Xiao escaped his eighth soul skill and struck him from behind.

• Lin Xiao demanded that Dugu Bo let him take the herbs, and Dugu Bo summoned his nine soul rings to stop him.
• Lin Xiao revealed five hundred-thousand-year soul rings, making Dugu Bo retreat and offer to leave without becoming his enemy.
• Dugu Bo refused to accept Lin Xiao's insult and transformed into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor with his seventh soul skill.
• Lin Xiao released a pale domain that immobilized the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, and Dugu Bo trapped Lin Xiao with his eighth soul skill, Time Stasis.
• Lin Xiao broke free, tricked Dugu Bo into striking at an illusion, and hit him from behind with tremendous force.

Lin Xiao defeated Dugu Bo’s challenge and bargained for access to his herb garden by promising to cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan of their poison. After brewing two rare herbs for ice-and-fire resistance and taking nearly all the garden’s valuable plants, Lin Xiao left as the Golden Iron Triangle began fighting Dugu Bo.

• Lin Xiao countered Dugu Bo’s Medusa’s Gaze, then proposed a truce so he could take herbs from the garden.
• Lin Xiao revealed that Dugu Bo suffered from poison and warned that Dugu Yan would not live past twenty without treatment.
• Dugu Bo agreed to let Lin Xiao take any herbs if he cured both him and Dugu Yan, and Lin Xiao promised to treat them in secret.
• Lin Xiao combined the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot in wine to brew a drink that would grant resistance to ice and fire.
• Lin Xiao stored nearly all the valuable herbs in his Soul Tool, leaving some low-value medicinal plants for Dugu Bo.
• As Lin Xiao left, the Golden Iron Triangle began fighting Dugu Bo.

Lin Xiao explained the upcoming Soul Master tournament to Shrek Academy and decided to enter at the Soul Ancestor level. The Asura God King appeared in his room and asked whether Lin Xiao wanted to return to the God Realm.

• Lin Xiao explained the tournament rules and said he would compete with the Shrek students without serving as their main force.
• Lin Xiao told Zhao Wuji that pressure would help the students improve before the tournament.
• Lin Xiao told Wang Zhaojun he would compete at the Soul Ancestor level, then sent her back into his martial soul when a blood-red hole appeared in the sky.
• The Asura God King visited Lin Xiao, apologized for his past actions, and asked if Lin Xiao was interested in returning to the God Realm.

Lin Xiao refused the Asura God King’s offer to return to the God Realm until he obtained the king’s clone puppet, then agreed to go with him. They arrived at the Asura God Palace, where the Asura God King’s family gathered to see Lin Xiao.

• The Asura God King urged Lin Xiao to return to the God Realm, cultivate, and inherit his godhood, but Lin Xiao refused and reminded him that he had sent him to the Douluo Continent as a child.
• The Asura God King tried to entice Lin Xiao with a mysterious gift and admitted arranging Bo Saixi, whom Lin Xiao said he liked, but Lin Xiao still declined to leave.
• Lin Xiao asked for the Asura God King’s clone puppet and persuaded him to hand it over by calling him Grandpa; Lin Xiao bonded with the puppet and sent it to act as his clone.
• Lin Xiao agreed to return with the Asura God King, and the king took him to the Asura God Palace while the puppet remained behind reading in Lin Xiao’s place.
• The Asura God King’s sons, grandsons, and other relatives gathered at the palace and scrutinized Lin Xiao when he arrived.

Lin Xiao returned to the Asura God King's family and was challenged to spar with his cousin Lin Dong, a Level 95 Title Douluo. After Lin Xiao revealed his extraordinary soul rings and used a divine artifact to repel Lin Dong's attack, Lin Dong invoked his Martial Soul Avatar, and Lin Xiao prepared to show his Asura True Body.

• The Asura God King welcomed Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao's uncle proposed a spar against Lin Dong.
• Lin Xiao agreed to fight Lin Dong after his father asked him to show the family his strength.
• Lin Dong revealed nine soul rings, while Lin Xiao showed seven rings, including red and gold ones that astonished the family.
• Lin Dong attacked with his Asura Slash, but Lin Xiao used a divine bow to blast him back.
• Lin Dong invoked his Martial Soul Avatar, and Lin Xiao announced that he would demonstrate a true Asura True Body.

Lin Xiao merged with a million-year soul ring and revealed an immense power that stunned the God Kings, then defeated Lin Dong in the Asura God King’s hall. After Lin Dong tried to kill him with his martial soul, Lin Xiao destroyed it and left him crippled, while the Asura God King confronted Lin Dong’s father over his son’s actions.

• Lin Xiao merged with the million-year soul ring and unleashed his Asura True Body, sending a terrifying blood-red aura across the Heavenly God Realm.
• The Destruction God King identified Lin Xiao as the source of the aura, and several powerful figures went to see him after learning he had returned.
• Lin Xiao struck Lin Dong in the chest, defeating him despite being only at the Soul Saint level.
• Lin Dong attacked Lin Xiao with the Asura Demon Sword, but Lin Xiao caught and shattered it, destroying Lin Dong’s martial soul.
• Lin Dong’s father learned that his son was crippled and demanded an explanation, while the Asura God King blamed Lin Dong for attacking a clan member after the fight had ended.

After the Asura God King stopped Lin Xiao from leaving, he sent him to meet an important guest at the Sacred Tavern in Heavenly God City. Lin Xiao entered a rose-scented room and came face to face with a mysterious woman who called him her little brother.

• Lin Dong's father angrily blamed Lin Xiao for his son's injuries, but the Asura God King defended Lin Xiao and condemned Lin Dong's attack.
• The Asura God King asked Lin Xiao to visit the Sacred Tavern and meet an important guest, promising him a great gift if he succeeded.
• Lin Xiao went to Heavenly God City, where the tavern's Second-rank Divine Being owner escorted him to a secluded room.
• Lin Xiao entered the rose-filled room, noticed his mask had vanished, and heard a woman call him her little brother.
• A woman emerged from a swirling tornado of petals.

Lin Xiao reunited with Tian Xue, who pressed him about their childhood promise to marry, then fled when women in Heavenly God City recognized him. As he prepared to return to the Mortal Realm, Zhou Yi appeared and asked why he was leaving.

• Tian Xue visited Lin Xiao and reminded him that she had promised to marry him when he returned.
• Lin Xiao escaped Tian Xue and discovered that the Asura God had sent him to see her.
• Women in Heavenly God City recognized Lin Xiao, so he fled toward the forest, disguised himself, and sent a letter to Asura Hall.
• Lin Xiao opened a spatial rift with the Asura Divine Sword to return to the Mortal Realm.
• Zhou Yi appeared before Lin Xiao could leave, and Lin Xiao explained that he was escaping the God Realm’s pursuing women.

Lin Xiao left the God Realm and returned to the Heaven Dou Empire, where the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament opened. Shrek Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team 2 in its first match, and Lin Xiao watched from the stands.

• Zhou Yi agreed to keep Lin Xiao’s departure from the God Realm secret, and Lin Xiao escaped through the Void Gate.
• Lin Xiao returned to Heaven Dou City, reunited with his puppet, and learned that Tang San had absorbed another hundred-year soul ring and received many Gold Soul Coins.
• The tournament opened with speeches from Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas, who drew the qualifiers’ matchups.
• Shrek Academy faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team 2, and Tang San revealed four yellow hundred-year soul rings.
• Shrek Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team 2 within one minute, and Lin Xiao applauded from the stands.

Shrek Academy celebrated a quick victory while Lin Xiao assured the team he could handle their toughest opponents. Meanwhile, Xue Ye regretted alienating Lin Xiao and sought a meeting with him, as Tang San and the others planned their next battles.

• Lin Xiao praised Tang San and the team for ending their match quickly, then promised to step in against difficult opponents.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye that Lin Xiao was a powerful Title Douluo, and Xue Ye regretted offending the Empire's Imperial Tutor.
• Xue Ye asked Ning Fengzhi to arrange a meeting with Lin Xiao, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to visit him personally with Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Xue Qinghe silently listened to the conversation and resolved to meet his teacher Lin Xiao again.
• Tang San and the Shrek team planned how to counter the Five Elements Academy, with Dai Mubai asking Tang San to create an opening for his attack.

Ning Fengzhi relayed Xue Ye’s request to meet Lin Xiao, but Lin Xiao refused, still resentful over the emperor’s past betrayal. After considering Wang Zhaojun’s advice that imperial support could be useful, he agreed to face the Elephant Armor Sect’s team himself in the next day’s match.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Lin Xiao, and Ning Fengzhi told him that Xue Ye wished to meet him.
• Lin Xiao refused to return to Xue Ye, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin privately hoped to recruit him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Li Bai offered to kill Xue Ye and make Lin Xiao emperor, but Lin Xiao rejected the idea of taking the throne.
• Wang Zhaojun urged Lin Xiao to consider the benefits of imperial support, and Lin Xiao reflected that it could help fund his needs.
• Master explained that the Elephant Armor Sect had formidable defenses, and Lin Xiao agreed to fight its team himself the next day.

Lin Xiao arrived at the imperial palace to stop an assassin from killing Xue Ye and framing him. He defeated the attackers and left their leader at his mercy.

• Lin Xiao left the room and went to the imperial palace, while Flender warned Zhao Wuji not to pry into his affairs.
• A man in black confronted Xue Ye, restrained him, and revealed that he planned to kill him and frame Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao appeared in time to block the assassin's dagger and identified himself as the scapegoat the man had mentioned.
• The man in black summoned more than a dozen Soul Kings, who used a life-sacrificing Martial Soul Fusion Skill to bind Lin Xiao with chains.
• Lin Xiao broke free and turned the attackers to ash, leaving the black-clothed Soul Douluo alive.
• Lin Xiao slapped the surviving man until he knelt and begged him to stop.

Lin Xiao stopped an assassination attempt on Xue Ye and learned that Davidson of the Star Luo Empire had ordered it. After Xue Ye gave Lin Xiao the Vast Sea Bodyguard Shield and offered to honor him as king, Lin Xiao agreed to consider returning as Imperial Tutor, pending two conditions.

• The captured Soul Douluo revealed that Davidson had sent three hundred soul masters to attack the treasury and assassinate the princes.
• Xue Ye denounced Davidson, and Marshal Ge Long took the captive away to torture him for information.
• Lin Xiao refused Xue Ye's request to return as Imperial Tutor, saying he had only come to protect Xue Ye's image.
• Xue Ye gave Lin Xiao the Vast Sea Bodyguard Shield, which Lin Xiao recognized as a treasure connected to Poseidon.
• Xue Ye offered to honor Lin Xiao as king, and Lin Xiao agreed to return if Xue Ye accepted two matters he still needed to state.

Lin Xiao secured Xue Ye’s trust and access to the imperial treasury while urging him to avoid war with the Star Luo Empire. Meanwhile, Xue Qinghe survived an ambush and suspected the Star Luo Empire had sent the attackers.

• Lin Xiao told Xue Ye he would focus on military affairs and demanded access to the imperial treasury whenever he needed it.
• Lin Xiao reassured Xue Ye that the Heaven Dou Empire would not fall while he was there, and Xue Ye knelt to honor him.
• Lin Xiao told Xue Ye to avoid conflict with the Star Luo Empire while he personally negotiated with them.
• Xue Qinghe survived an ambush by dozens of black-clad soul masters after Snake Lance and Sting-Pig Douluo intervened.
• Sting-Pig Douluo suspected the Star Luo Empire had sent the attackers, and Xue Qinghe ordered an investigation before planning to visit his teacher at Shrek Academy.

Lin Xiao explained his plans to obtain the Clear Sky Sect’s fragmentary map and pursue greater strength after the tournament, then asked Shrek Academy whether they would face the Elephant Armor Sect. The Shrek Seven Devils chose to fight, determined to temper their strength.

• Lin Xiao told Wang Zhaojun, Li Bai, and Hou Yi that he intended to obtain the Clear Sky Sect’s divine map and help them pursue divine inheritances.
• Lin Xiao planned to visit Slaughter City after the tournament to combine Divine Slaughter’s Domain with the Asura Demon Sword.
• Lin Xiao warned his companions about Bibi Dong’s power and said he would personally fight the next day against the Elephant Armor Sect.
• At the Soul Fighting Arena, Lin Xiao explained that the Elephant Armor Sect’s disciples were powerful and offered Shrek Academy the choice to fight or withdraw.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the other Shrek students chose to fight so they could grow stronger.

Shrek Academy faced Elephant Armor Academy in the tournament, with Lin Xiao fighting under the name Mu Ye and using his Green Lotus Sword. After Lin Xiao shattered the opposing team’s defenses and attacked Hu Yan Li, Elephant Armor Academy trapped him and prepared to counterattack.

• Master told Na'er to sit out the match and Oscar to take her place, while Lin Xiao said he would limit his Soul Power.
• The teams entered the arena, where the announcer identified Mu Ye as a level forty-two Battle Soul Sect wielding the Green Lotus Sword.
• Dai Mubai and Hu Yan Li introduced themselves before the match began, and Elephant Armor Academy advanced behind shields while exerting pressure with its Diamond Mammoth martial souls.
• Lin Xiao used his First Soul Skill, Break, to crack Elephant Armor Academy’s shields with thirteen sword strikes.
• Hu Yan Li ordered his teammates to hold Lin Xiao back, and Lin Xiao appeared behind him to attack with sword energy.
• Three Elephant Armor Academy members formed a fortress to block Lin Xiao’s strike while three others restrained him, leaving Hu Yan Li ready to counterattack.

Lin Xiao defeated Hu Yan Li and helped Shrek Academy win its match against Elephant Armor Academy, then urged the students to grow stronger without relying on him. After Xue Qinghe arrived privately to speak with Lin Xiao, he asked whether Lin Xiao had fought in disguise during the match.

• Lin Xiao broke free of Hu Yan Li's restraint and knocked him out of the fight with a single blow, enraging Hu Yan Zhen.
• Tang San and the others bound and defeated the remaining Elephant Armor Academy students, and Dou Dou announced Shrek Academy's victory.
• Lin Xiao warned the Shrek students not to depend on him and said he would not intervene in their next match unless necessary.
• Xue Qinghe entered Shrek Academy's room and bowed to Lin Xiao as his teacher, surprising Flender and the others.
• Lin Xiao created a barrier for a private conversation, and Xue Qinghe asked whether Lin Xiao had been the man in black who intervened in the match.

Lin Xiao confirmed that the Star Luo Empire had attacked the Heaven Dou Empire, then killed Remnant Dream Shi Nian and claimed the Illusion Wisdom Skull for Ning Rongrong. After Canghui Academy’s members were incapacitated by backlash in their match against Shrek, Lin Xiao arrived as Platinum Bishop Salas threatened to disqualify Shrek Academy.

• Xue Qinghe asked Lin Xiao about the attack on the Heaven Dou Empire, and Lin Xiao confirmed that a Star Luo Empire squad had carried it out.
• Lin Xiao deliberately let Shi Nian trap him in an illusion, then shattered it and killed Shi Nian after revealing his identity.
• Lin Xiao took the Illusion Wisdom Skull from Shi Nian’s corpse, intending it for Ning Rongrong.
• Canghui Academy’s members suffered backlash from their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and were left incapacitated after their match with Shrek Academy.
• Salas accused Shrek Academy of causing the incident and threatened to disqualify them, but Lin Xiao entered the room and challenged him.

Lin Xiao forced Salas to abandon his investigation into Shrek Academy and then confronted Hu Yan Zhen, who had come seeking justice for his injured grandson. After Lin Xiao easily repelled him, Hu Yan Zhen summoned his Diamond Mammoth Possession.

• Lin Xiao revealed his Titled Douluo strength, subdued Salas, and made him let Shrek Academy continue competing without further investigation.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Lin Xiao for protecting Shrek Academy from disqualification, and Lin Xiao sent Flender and the students away.
• Lin Xiao sensed someone provoking him and went to a forest, where Hu Yan Zhen demanded justice for his grandson's injury.
• Lin Xiao knocked Hu Yan Zhen into shattered rocks with a gust of azure wind, prompting Hu Yan Zhen to activate his Seventh Soul Skill, Diamond Mammoth Possession.