Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao killed Hu Yan Zhen with a single Green Lotus Sword strike, leaving Salas to report the death and handle the corpse. He then entered the Soul Fighting Arena to face Blazing Fire Academy alone, with the match about to begin.

• Hu Yan Zhen charged at Lin Xiao while using Diamond Mammoth Possession, but Lin Xiao's Green Lotus Sword pierced his head and killed him.
• Salas warned Lin Xiao too late, then bowed and accepted Lin Xiao's claim that he had killed Hu Yan Zhen on Bibi Dong's behalf.
• After Lin Xiao left, Salas ordered his subordinates to carry away Hu Yan Zhen's corpse and arrange a report to the Pope.
• Lin Xiao joined Shrek Academy and announced he would face Blazing Fire Academy's seven fighters himself because the Shrek students were injured.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang objected to Lin Xiao's challenge, but Xue Ye allowed the match to proceed.
• Lin Xiao suppressed his strength to the Soul Ancestor realm and prepared to fight Blazing Fire Academy alone.

Lin Xiao’s puppet Mu Ye defeated Blazing Fire Academy’s seven members, and the advancing teams received rewards from Xue Ye before the advancement matches began. Mu Ye then faced Shui Bing’er of Skywater Academy and overcame her strongest Ice Phoenix attack, leaving her unconscious.

• Mu Ye endured Blazing Fire Academy’s combined attacks thanks to his Fire Immunity, and Huo Wushuang conceded after Huo Wu collapsed.
• Xue Ye granted titles and promised further rewards to the five advancing teams, while Flender explained the advancement match rules to Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao sent his Mu Ye puppet into the advancement matches, where it faced Shui Bing’er of Skywater Academy.
• Shui Bing’er used her Ice Phoenix martial soul and strongest skill, but Mu Ye’s Ten Thousand Swords Piercing Heart shattered it and left her unconscious.

After the promotion matches, Lin Xiao led Shrek Academy toward the tournament while Xue Ye’s golden carriage advertised his return. Spirit Hall’s Demon Subduing Douluo ambushed the convoy, and Lin Xiao prepared to face the Level 96 worshiper as the chapter ended with their confrontation about to begin.

• Lin Xiao’s Mu Ye puppet defeated Shrek Academy’s opponent, and Xue Ye announced Shrek Academy’s fourteen consecutive victories.
• Xue Ye provided Lin Xiao with a golden carriage and an escort, and Lin Xiao explained that Xue Ye wanted the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall to know he had returned.
• The convoy entered a desolate valley, where falling boulders crushed many Heaven Dou Royal Knights and blocked the road.
• Black-clad attackers surrounded the convoy from the cliffs and behind, trapping the students and remaining guards.
• Lin Xiao recognized the attackers’ leader as a Level 96 worshiper, who revealed himself as Demon Subduing Douluo and vowed to kill everyone.
• Lin Xiao summoned the Asura Divine Sword and challenged Demon Subduing Douluo, who warned that the valley would become Lin Xiao’s burial ground.

Lin Xiao fought Jiang Mo Douluo and badly defeated him, but Thousand Jun Douluo arrived in time to save his brother. The two brothers joined forces against Lin Xiao while Spirit Hall’s Soul Douluo attacked everyone from Shrek Academy.

• Jiang Mo Douluo attacked Lin Xiao, but the Asura Demon Sword cracked his Coiled Dragon Cudgel and overpowered his Coiled Dragon True Body.
• Lin Xiao hurled the Asura Demon Sword at the injured Jiang Mo Douluo, but Thousand Jun Douluo arrived and knocked the sword back.
• Thousand Jun Douluo joined Jiang Mo Douluo, and the brothers charged Lin Xiao together.
• Jiang Mo Douluo ordered the Soul Douluo to kill everyone from Shrek Academy while Lin Xiao moved to face the brothers’ attack.

Lin Xiao unleashed his hundred-thousand-year third Soul Skill, Blood Sky, and wiped out the Spirit Hall Soul Masters in the canyon while overwhelming Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo. Just as he moved to finish them, Golden Crocodile Douluo intervened, and Ning Fengzhi, Sword Dao Chen Xin, and Dugu Bo arrived.

• Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo used their Martial Soul Avatars to overpower Lin Xiao as he worried about the battle around Flender and the others.
• Lin Xiao activated his third Soul Skill, Blood Sky, and its red pillars killed every Spirit Hall Soul Master in the canyon except the Title Douluo.
• Lin Xiao advanced on Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo and summoned a blood-red phantom to strike them with a massive greatsword.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked Lin Xiao from the side, forcing him to turn away from the two Title Douluo and defend himself.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Dao Chen Xin arrived beside Lin Xiao, while Dugu Bo also reached the canyon and witnessed the devastation.

Lin Xiao drove off Golden Crocodile Douluo and the surviving High Priests after devastating Spirit Hall’s forces, but he secretly suffered serious injuries. He arrived at Spirit City with his Soul Power restored but his wounds still unhealed.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived in time to save Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, then threatened Lin Xiao, who challenged him and taunted him into retreating.
• Qian Jun and Jiang Mo warned Golden Crocodile Douluo that their forces had suffered heavy losses, so the three High Priests departed with their surviving men.
• After the High Priests left, Lin Xiao concealed the pain in his chest as Ning Fengzhi praised him and Yue Guan and Ghostly resolved to report his strength to the Pope.
• Once the carriage moved, Lin Xiao spat out blood and told Wang Zhaojun to hide his injury while he recovered his Soul Power.
• The carriages reached Spirit Hall, and Lin Xiao stepped out near the Papal Palace.

Lin Xiao withdrew from the tournament while warning the Shrek team about Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and the Star Luo Royal Team. Later, Master asked him how to resolve the backlash from Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, and Lin Xiao promised to explain; after buying wine and seeking change to pay a little flower seller, he returned to find Xuan’er missing.

• Lin Xiao said he would not fight in the tournament, and Flender told the Shrek team to prepare for the finals and their match against the Star Luo Empire Royal Team.
• Lin Xiao warned the team that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation consisted of three Soul Kings and that three soul bones were the tournament’s reward.
• Master told Lin Xiao that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, including the Clear Sky Hammer, and asked how to suppress their backlash.
• Lin Xiao said he would tell Tang San the solution, then walked through Spirit City and met a little flower seller named Xuan’er.
• Lin Xiao went to a tavern to get change for a Gold Soul Coin, but when he returned, Xuan’er was gone.

Lin Xiao rescued Xuan'er from men who had forced her to sell things and killed the traffickers when they tried to harm her. As he left with Xuan'er, Hu Liena and her companions confronted him for killing people in Spirit City.

• Lin Xiao learned that men had taken Xuan'er away because she had not collected any money, then found her cornered and being threatened in an alley.
• Lin Xiao killed the bald Soul King and the other men after they tried to attack him and Xuan'er.
• Lin Xiao picked up Xuan'er and promised that no one would bully her again.
• Hu Liena, Yan, and another man blocked Lin Xiao's path and questioned him about killing people in Spirit City.
• Lin Xiao accused Spirit Hall of protecting traffickers, and Yan demanded to kill him until Hu Liena stopped him.

Lin Xiao defeated Hu Liena and the Spirit Hall reinforcements who tried to stop him, then left with Xuan'er. At the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong learned he was in Spirit City and decided that Spirit Hall should try to recruit him.

• Yan attacked Lin Xiao, who dodged and kicked him hard enough to injure his internal organs.
• Xie Yue sent up a flare for help, but Lin Xiao froze the reinforcements and defeated the attacking Soul Saints and Lor Diarra with ease.
• Lin Xiao spared Lor Diarra, picked up Xuan'er, and vanished, while Hu Liena and Xie Yue resolved to report the encounter to Bibi Dong.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that a masked Title Douluo had appeared in Spirit City, and Yue Guan and Ghostly recognized him as Lin Xiao.
• Bibi Dong rejected the idea of immediately killing Lin Xiao and said Spirit Hall should recruit him, while Flame Cat Eagle Douluo offered to approach him.

Bibi Dong sent Flame Cat Eagle Douluo to recruit Lin Xiao, offering him Spirit Hall’s resources and even the next Pope’s position, but Lin Xiao refused and told her to approach him herself. The next morning, Lin Xiao arrived at the Papal Palace as academies from the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires gathered for the tournament.

• Bibi Dong ordered Flame Cat Eagle Douluo to recruit Lin Xiao and told Yue Guan to watch the Worship Hall elders in case Qian Daoliu moved against him.
• Flame Cat Eagle Douluo visited Lin Xiao and offered wealth, resources, and the next Pope’s position if he joined Spirit Hall.
• Lin Xiao rejected the offer, citing his position as Heaven Dou Empire’s Imperial Tutor, and restrained Flame Cat Eagle Douluo before telling her that Bibi Dong could speak to him directly.
• Lin Xiao released Flame Cat Eagle Douluo, who left to report to Bibi Dong, while Li Bai asked why Lin Xiao had not killed her.
• Lin Xiao arrived at the Papal Palace the next morning, where academies from the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires had gathered in a tense standoff.

Shrek Academy defeated Godwind Academy in the finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament after Tang San used the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique and Weapon Soul True Body. Bibi Dong recognized Tang San as a Clear Sky Sect disciple and saw him as a future threat, while Shrek prepared to face Spirit Hall Academy for the three soul bones.

• A Star Luo Empire mentor attacked Lin Xiao after demanding he fetch wine, and Lin Xiao flicked him through the city wall.
• Bibi Dong announced three valuable soul bones as the tournament prize and set the rules for the remaining matches.
• Godwind Academy withdrew from its scheduled match against Spirit Hall Academy, leaving Shrek to compete against Godwind Academy for a place in the final.
• Tang San led Shrek's Seven Devils in the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique, defeated Feng Xiaotian, and used Weapon Soul True Body before collapsing unconscious.
• Shrek Academy won, and Bibi Dong recognized Tang San as a Clear Sky Sect disciple and considered killing him to prevent future trouble.
• Master warned Tang San not to nearly kill an opponent again, and Tang San promised to show restraint.

Shrek Academy defeated Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and won the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, but Bibi Dong discovered Xiao Wu’s identity and ordered her capture. Sword Dao Chen Xin intervened, setting the stage for a confrontation with Spirit Hall.

• Lin Xiao warned Bibi Dong that the Golden Generation’s poor coordination could cost them the match, and Tang San’s hidden weapon poisoned Xie Yue and Hu Liena.
• Yan conceded the match to protect his companions, and the referee announced Shrek Academy as champion.
• Ning Fengzhi healed the injured contestants, causing Xiao Wu’s Lovesick Heartbreak Red to fall and reveal that her identity had been discovered.
• Bibi Dong presented three soul bones, and Tang San and Lin Xiao distributed the rewards among the Shrek team.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghostly and Yue Guan to seize Xiao Wu, but Sword Dao Chen Xin appeared before them with his Seven Killing Sword.

At the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong tried to take Xiao Wu into custody, but Lin Xiao refused and fought Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo. As Spirit Hall’s elders and six worshippers gathered against him, Lin Xiao revealed his overwhelming power and prepared to face them while Flender led the students away.

• Bibi Dong accused Shrek of harboring a soul beast and demanded that Xiao Wu be handed over, but Lin Xiao refused to surrender his student.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghostly and Yue Guan to attack, and Lin Xiao struck them both into a building with the Asura Demon Sword.
• Dugu Bo released his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor as Spirit Hall’s elders, including Snake Lance Douluo and Sting-Pig Douluo, arrived to confront Lin Xiao.
• Six Spirit Hall worshippers appeared, and Lin Xiao revealed nine soul rings—five black and four red—along with a massive blood-colored dragon.
• Lin Xiao challenged Golden Crocodile Douluo and warned Bibi Dong to leave, but Bibi Dong refused and chose to fight.
• Lin Xiao told Flender to take the students away because he was about to use his full strength, and Flender agreed.

Lin Xiao and his manifested Martial Soul allies fought Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s Title Douluo, and he severely wounded Golden Crocodile Douluo with his Martial Soul Avatar. Golden Crocodile Douluo’s fellow elders rushed to treat him, but his wound continued to bleed.

• Li Bai, Wang Zhaojun, and Hou Yi appeared to protect Lin Xiao from Golden Crocodile Douluo’s attack.
• Lin Xiao trapped Demon Bear Douluo in his domain and struck him with Asura Divine Light and lightning, but Golden Crocodile Douluo forced him to stop before he could kill him.
• Wang Zhaojun froze the ground and Thousand Jun Douluo’s Coiled Dragon Cudgel as Spirit Hall’s Title Douluo attacked Lin Xiao and his allies.
• Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo pressed Lin Xiao with their attacks, while Dugu Bo fought Sting-Pig Douluo.
• Lin Xiao unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and slashed Golden Crocodile Douluo, blasting him backward and leaving a festering chest wound.
• Thousand Jun Douluo, Jiang Mo Douluo, and the other consecrated elders tried to heal Golden Crocodile Douluo, but his wound continued to bleed.

Lin Xiao killed Tuoba Xi but was trapped by Ghostly and Yue Guan’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving him badly wounded when Qian Daoliu arrived. Lin Xiao clashed with Qian Daoliu and injured him, though he was also left gravely hurt.

• Lin Xiao killed Tuoba Xi with the Asura Demon Sword before Bibi Dong arrived, and Golden Crocodile Douluo called for the other Titled Douluo to attack.
• Ghostly and Yue Guan fused their Martial Souls, freezing Lin Xiao and his allies while the system began a two-minute attempt to break the skill.
• Qian Daoliu descended and pierced Lin Xiao through the chest with his sword, then offered to spare his life if he surrendered to Spirit Hall.
• Lin Xiao refused Qian Daoliu’s offer and fought him with Heavenly Demon Judgment, causing the Papal Palace to collapse and killing weaker Soul Masters.
• Lin Xiao and Qian Daoliu both suffered severe injuries in their clash, and Bibi Dong judged that Lin Xiao might surpass him within a year.

Lin Xiao was badly wounded while fighting Qian Daoliu and the Titled Douluo, then swallowed the Asura God King's blood to unleash overwhelming power. After killing Demon Bear Douluo, he was stopped by the Angel God, who declared that Lin Xiao had violated the laws of the God Realm and took him into custody.

• Qian Daoliu ordered the Titled Douluo to attack Lin Xiao, and the two Coiled Dragon Cudgels forced him back while his chest wound worsened.
• Demon Bear Douluo brought the injured Shrek Academy members before Lin Xiao, then killed Dai Mubai and struck Flender down.
• Lin Xiao swallowed the Asura God King's blood, broke free of the Angel God’s suppressive domain, and killed Demon Bear Douluo with the Asura Demon Sword.
• Lin Xiao charged at Qian Daoliu, but the Angel God’s golden light forced him to his knee.
• The Angel God ordered Lin Xiao to return to the God Realm or face execution, then told Qian Daoliu that Lin Xiao had been taken into custody.

Lin Xiao was judged on the God Realm’s Enforcement Platform for breaking its laws, while Tian Xue and the Asura God King tried to save him. As the chains turned golden and his execution neared, Lin Xiao asked his system for help.

• Lin Xiao disappeared from the mortal battle, and Qian Daoliu warned Shrek Academy to withdraw while Flender urged his students to remember what happened.
• The Angel God condemned Lin Xiao on the Enforcement Platform and announced that his divine soul would be destroyed in one hour.
• Tian Xue arrived and threatened the Angel God, but the platform’s lightning knocked her away when she tried to reach Lin Xiao.
• The Asura God King confronted the Angel God and demanded Lin Xiao’s release, but the Enforcement Platform refused to stop the judgment.
• Lin Xiao consulted his system, which identified a guarding soul and suggested the Enforcement Platform had become an artifact spirit.

Lin Xiao faced execution on the Enforcement Platform as Asura God King and Lin Xiao’s father tried to save him. A mysterious figure intervened and freed Lin Xiao, leaving Asura God King ready to attack Angel God while Tian Xue restrained him.

• Angel God threatened Lin Xiao despite Asura God King's warning, and the Enforcement Platform struck Lin Xiao with lightning.
• Asura God King attacked the barrier and was thrown back, while the Enforcement Platform warned him not to interfere.
• Lin Xiao’s father asked the Enforcement Platform to explain its judgment, but it struck Lin Xiao with lightning again.
• A mysterious figure shattered the barrier and Lin Xiao’s chains, and the Enforcement Platform accepted the figure’s decision to end the matter and removed Lin Xiao.
• Asura God King turned on Angel God, and Tian Xue spread bone-piercing cold around him.

After Tian Xue and the Asura God King killed the Angel God, Luo Feng rescued Lin Xiao and brought him to the Nine Palaces Hall. Luo Feng sent Lin Xiao back to the Mortal Realm with a warning not to use God Realm power again, and Lin Xiao advanced from Soul Saint to Soul Douluo.

• Tian Xue froze the Angel God's divinity after the Asura God King decapitated him, and the Angel God was annihilated.
• Lin Ling asked the Asura God King about Xiao'er, and he reassured her that a senior had saved him.
• Luo Feng introduced himself as master of the Nine Palaces Hall and warned Lin Xiao not to borrow God Realm power in the Mortal Realm.
• Luo Feng sent purple-black light into Lin Xiao's body, transforming him and advancing him to Soul Douluo.

Lin Xiao absorbed his eighth soul ring, received Luo Feng’s warning about coming turmoil, and returned to the Mortal Realm at Slaughter City after a year had passed there. He arrived outside the city as a gaunt old man raved about Bloody Mary and threatened to kill him.

• Lin Xiao completed absorbing his eighth soul ring, and Luo Feng praised his talent while warning him against pride and saying turmoil was coming.
• Luo Feng opened a space-time gate and sent Lin Xiao back to the Douluo Continent; another old man questioned the decision and revealed that Lin Xiao seemed to possess the legendary Three-life Martial Soul.
• The old man warned Luo Feng that Lin Xiao might disrupt his centuries-long plan, but Luo Feng insisted Lin Xiao was not yet a threat.
• Lin Xiao arrived outside Slaughter City, where a year had passed in the Mortal Realm and the aftermath of the battle had left Shrek Academy restored and Dai Mubai dead.
• A gaunt old man beneath a tree demanded Bloody Mary and laughed at Lin Xiao, declaring that he would kill everyone and take their Bloody Mary.