Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yan took the Fire God Pill and endured a painful purification that burned the Jade Phosphor Serpent venom from her body and transformed her Martial Soul. She emerged with a red-scaled, winged serpent Martial Soul and collapsed from exhaustion, while Dugu Bo and Lin Mo confirmed she was safe to rest.

• Dugu Yan swallowed the Fire God Pill and followed Lin Mo's instructions to refine its medicinal power with her Soul Power.
• The pill's flame source energy burned through Dugu Yan's flesh and marrow, while her Martial Soul emerged and struggled against the fire.
• Dugu Bo tried to intervene, but Lin Mo stopped him and said Dugu Yan had to endure the transformation herself.
• After a long ordeal, Dugu Yan's Martial Soul became a scarlet serpent with Phoenix fire wings, and her snake venom disappeared as her Soul Power surged.
• Dugu Yan's Martial Soul Possession ended, and Dugu Bo caught her and covered her with his robe.
• Lin Mo told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan needed rest rather than more pills, then walked toward the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo rhizome.

Lin Mo and Dugu Bo shared wine after Lin Mo cured Dugu Yan and ended the Dugu family’s bloodline curse. Dugu Bo offered Lin Mo the valley’s herbs, and Lin Mo arranged to plant herbs there and return to harvest them as needed.

• Dugu Bo visited Lin Mo by the pond with wine and thanked him for saving Dugu Yan and ending the Dugu family’s curse.
• Dugu Bo teased Lin Mo about marrying Dugu Yan, but Lin Mo declined and mentioned his interest in the Herb Garden.
• Dugu Bo offered Lin Mo the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well valley and its spiritual herbs, and Lin Mo proposed planting herbs there and picking them when needed.
• Dugu Bo agreed to let Lin Mo take any herbs he wanted, and they drank together beneath the night sky.
• Dugu Bo spoke drunkenly about the Dugu family’s future, while Lin Mo lay on the grass and missed home.

After Dugu Yan recovered from her venom and transformed her Martial Soul, she discovered that her Soul Power had risen to level thirty-eight and challenged Lin Mo to a spar. The chapter ended as they summoned their Martial Souls and Dugu Bo realized Lin Mo’s second Soul Ring was purple.

• Dugu Yan woke with the snake venom gone and her body renewed, then thanked Lin Mo for saving her.
• Dugu Bo explained that Lin Mo had been given ownership of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well valley, while he would continue managing it.
• Dugu Yan summoned her transformed Red-Scaled Winged Serpent Martial Soul and revealed that her Soul Power had risen from level thirty-two to thirty-eight and her soul skills had changed.
• Dugu Bo took Lin Mo and Dugu Yan away from the valley so she could test her new abilities safely.
• Dugu Yan challenged Lin Mo to a spar, and both summoned their Martial Souls as Dugu Bo noticed Lin Mo’s second Soul Ring was purple.

Lin Mo defeated Dugu Yan in a spar, then secretly reunited with Zi Ling and entrusted her with the Blue Silver Emperor Seedling. After returning to Heaven Dou City, Lin Mo went on his way while Tang Hao watched him from hiding and planned to attack when he was alone.

• Lin Mo easily countered Dugu Yan's Soul Skills and stopped her strongest attack with a Thunder Spear, prompting Dugu Bo to praise him and warn him about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Lin Mo sensed Zi Ling outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, concealed his aura, and met her in the woods beyond the valley.
• Zi Ling showed Lin Mo the flourishing Blue Silver Emperor Seedling, and Lin Mo stored it away and gave her Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow to help her care for it.
• Dugu Bo brought Lin Mo and Dugu Yan back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Yu Tianheng saw Dugu Yan's changed appearance and her farewell to Lin Mo.
• Tang Hao watched Lin Mo from a hidden corner of Heaven Dou City and resolved to kill him when he was alone.

Lin Mo was ambushed by Tang Hao while traveling to meet Salas, and Dugu Bo rushed to his defense but was badly injured by Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer. Tang Hao continued pursuing Lin Mo beyond Heaven Dou City as Xue Qinghe sent Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo to intercept him.

• Lin Mo received an invitation from Salas and set out for the Martial Soul Sanctuary with Dugu Bo's signal flare.
• Tang Hao ambushed Lin Mo on the main street, but Lin Mo escaped the first attack and used Simulation and Flash to evade him.
• Tang Hao revealed his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Clear Sky Hammer, forcing Lin Mo to flee through the air while Tang Hao pursued.
• Dugu Bo arrived to help Lin Mo, but Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer shattered his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul Avatar and sent him crashing down.
• Tang Hao resumed chasing Lin Mo toward the wilderness outside Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Tang Hao and ordered Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo to follow and stop him if possible.

Lin Mo lured Tang Hao into the wilderness and used a temporary burst of power and convincing illusions to overwhelm him. Tang Hao escaped after detonating two Soul Rings, while Lin Mo concealed himself and sought a safe place to recover as Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo arrived.

• Lin Mo hid in the wilderness, where Tang Hao trapped him with Divine Slaughter's Domain and demanded to know where the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was.
• Lin Mo broke Tang Hao's wrist, struck him, and revealed the appearance of a seven-ringed Soul Sage before attacking with Thunder Spears and Thunder Hell Vines.
• Tang Hao fought back with his Clear Sky Avatar and Great Sumeru Hammer, but Lin Mo switched to Frost Domain and battered him with dragonized strength and an enormous ice pillar.
• Lin Mo sensed two approaching Title Douluo, and Tang Hao, terrified by Zi Ling's projected appearance and the threat of being surrounded, detonated his fifth and sixth Soul Rings and fled.
• Lin Mo dispelled his illusions and withdrew into the forest to recover, while Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo inspected the ruined battlefield and left without intervening.

Lin Mo recovered from the backlash of fighting Tang Hao and gained an upgraded illusion skill, Mirror Flower, Water Moon. In Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe learned that Lin Mo had vanished after Tang Hao’s attack and marked him as a person of special interest.

• Lin Mo used the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to repair his meridians and restore his cultivation to Level 39, offsetting the ten-level sacrifice.
• The system upgraded Lin Mo’s Simulation Skill to Mirror Flower, Water Moon, which could create lifelike illusions and independent phantom projections.
• Lin Mo considered using immortal herbs as reserves to recover from future sacrifices of cultivation.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo reported to Xue Qinghe that Tang Hao had pursued Lin Mo, Dugu Bo had been severely injured, and Lin Mo was missing.
• Xue Qinghe suspected Lin Mo had gained Dugu Bo’s loyalty through some unusual power or treasure and placed him on a special list, intending to recruit him or keep him from rival factions.

Tang Hao escaped after being severely wounded by Lin Mo and concluded that Lin Mo and the girl in purple were mature Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. The battle’s aftermath stirred Heaven Dou City’s major factions, who began investigating Lin Mo and seeking to recruit or find him.

• Tang Hao retreated into the forest, assessed his injuries, and realized Lin Mo had concealed strength far beyond that of a three-ring Soul Elder.
• Dugu Bo treated his wounds in Heaven Dou City and suspected Lin Mo came from a powerful hidden background, possibly a Deity Family.
• Salas ordered Spirit Hall’s covert agents to search for Tang Hao after the attack disrupted his plans to recruit Lin Mo.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that Lin Mo was connected to Dugu Yan’s beneficial martial soul mutation and ordered men to locate him and keep him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yu Mianluo reported the disturbances to Yu Yuanzhen, who heard that Dugu Yan’s mutation was tied to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo arrived in Spirit City, unlocked a system reward, and sought admission to Martial Soul Academy. After the academy discovered his startling Rank 39 cultivation and Soul Ring configuration, its leaders arranged an entrance assessment against Yan, leaving the match about to begin.

• Lin Mo reached Spirit City, unlocked the anchor point, and received Basic Soul Tool Manufacturing Technology from the system.
• Lin Mo arrived at Martial Soul Academy with a recommendation letter and was guided to the reception hall for a late-admission assessment.
• Lin Mo revealed his Rank 39 Thunder Hell Vine Martial Soul and its yellow, purple, and purple Soul Rings, shocking the instructor and academy leadership.
• The principal and academy leaders verified Lin Mo's abilities, accepted him, and arranged a preliminary combat assessment.
• An instructor selected Yan as Lin Mo's opponent and summoned Xie Yue and Hu Liena as backups; the siblings recognized Lin Mo when they arrived at the arena.
• Lin Mo and Yan entered the sparring grounds, and the dean decided to let their match proceed despite the apparent matchup disadvantage for Lin Mo.

Lin Mo defeated Yan in a sparring match and moved into a private villa at Martial Soul Academy. He reunited with Xie Yue and Hu Liena, while Yan concluded that Lin Mo had deliberately provoked him.

• Lin Mo revealed his rank-thirty-nine Thunder Hell Vine martial soul and shocked Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena with his unusual soul-ring configuration.
• Lin Mo defeated Yan with a golden Thunder Spear, and academy leaders gathered around him afterward.
• Lin Mo settled into his private villa and began cultivating while considering his second martial soul.
• Yan complained to Xie Yue and Hu Liena about losing to Lin Mo, then encountered Lin Mo outside his new residence.
• Lin Mo greeted Xie Yue and Hu Liena and asked where the cafeteria was, while Yan accused him of provoking him and demanded to know how the siblings knew him.

Martial Soul Academy investigated Lin Mo’s suspicious past and reported its concerns to Bibi Dong, who ordered the academy to let him grow without interference. The next morning, Lin Mo met Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan at the cafeteria and arranged to visit the mimicry cultivation area with them.

• An instructor told Martial Soul Academy’s leaders that Lin Mo’s records, rapid cultivation, and unexplained whereabouts raised several suspicions.
• The dean decided to report Lin Mo’s case to Bibi Dong and provide him with the academy’s highest standards while the investigation continued.
• Bibi Dong considered the circumstances surrounding Lin Mo, including Tang Hao’s attack and his sudden rise in cultivation, then wrote, “Let him grow. No need to interfere.”
• Lin Mo visited the cafeteria the next morning and ran into Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Xie Yue invited Lin Mo to follow the siblings to the mimicry cultivation area, and Lin Mo accepted.

Xie Yue introduced Lin Mo to Martial Soul Academy’s five specialized sanctuaries and its cultivation system. He then brought Lin Mo to the plant simulated cultivation zone, where Lin Mo met its chief instructor, Yu Yuan.

• Xie Yue explained that the academy’s Knight, Blazing Flame, Shadow, Plant, and Healing Sanctuaries trained students for different roles and that students had to complete five missions before graduation.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena told Lin Mo that his Thunder Hell Vine would likely place him in the Plant Sanctuary and described the academy’s instructors and simulated cultivation areas.
• Xie Yue led Lin Mo, Hu Liena, and Yan into the plant simulated cultivation zone, where students cultivated among medicinal herbs and spirit plants.
• Yu Yuan, the Plant Sanctuary’s chief instructor and a Seven-Ring Soul Sage, emerged from the woods, and Lin Mo greeted him.

Lin Mo received special access and guidance in the Plant Mimicry Cultivation Zone before deciding to use his newly acquired Soul Tool knowledge. The chapter ended with him visiting the Blazing Flame Sanctuary to apply for materials and meeting Yan there.

• Yu Yuan examined Lin Mo’s Thunder Hell Vine and exceptional cultivation, then invited him to join the Plant Sanctuary under his supervision.
• Yu Yuan granted Lin Mo broad access to the Plant Mimicry Cultivation Zone and its resources, then showed him around with Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan.
• Lin Mo cultivated in the Plant Mimicry Cultivation Zone over the following days and received occasional guidance from Yu Yuan.
• Lin Mo studied the Basic Soul Tool Manufacturing Technique and decided he needed rare metals, forging materials, and engraving tools to practice.
• Lin Mo went to the Blazing Flame Sanctuary to apply for materials and encountered Yan, who asked why he needed them.

Lin Mo visited the Blazing Flame Sanctuary to collect materials for making Soul Tools and found several useful ores, including a Starlight Sapphire. He left with the materials approved and planned to carve the Soul Tool inscriptions himself while Supervisor Chi Lie looked for a suitable engraving knife.

• Lin Mo told Yan he needed materials and went to meet Blazing Flame Sanctuary supervisor Chi Lie.
• Lin Mo described the metals and forging requirements he needed, and Chi Lie led him to inspect the storage warehouse.
• Lin Mo found the standard metals unsuitable and asked Chi Lie to take him to the underground collection room for raw ores.
• Lin Mo selected crystals for Soul Tool arrays and a Starlight Sapphire, then Chi Lie registered and released the materials to him.
• Lin Mo asked for an engraving knife, but Chi Lie had none available and promised to look for one.

Lin Mo crafted Soul Tools in his villa, including a Soul Power storage bottle and three small storage rings, while Chi Lie and Yu Yuan grew curious about his work and visited him. The supervisors arrived and found his workbench covered with blueprints and unfinished devices.

• Lin Mo used the Blood Curse Blade to craft a Level One Soul Power storage bottle and three storage rings from Starlight Sapphire scraps.
• Lin Mo reflected on Soul Tool crafting, his system-granted expertise, and the scarcity of suitable materials and engraving tools.
• Chi Lie asked Yu Yuan about Lin Mo's unusual requests for metal materials and an engraving knife, and the two discussed his cultivation.
• Yu Yuan and Chi Lie went to Lin Mo's villa to check on him, and Lin Mo invited them inside.
• Chi Lie and Yu Yuan spotted Lin Mo's blueprints, storage bottle, mithril rings, and a half-assembled black oval object on his workbench.

Lin Mo showed supervisors Chi Lie and Yu Yuan the Soul Tools he had made, including a Milk Bottle that stored and replenished Soul Power and rings that functioned as storage tools. The supervisors realized Lin Mo could craft long-lost Soul Tools, and he offered them the rings.

• Chi Lie and Yu Yuan visited Lin Mo and examined the blueprints and metal objects on his workbench.
• Chi Lie poured Soul Power into the Milk Bottle, then drew it back out and discovered it could store and replenish Soul Power.
• Lin Mo explained the bottle's capacity and how its stored Soul Power dissipated over time.
• Yu Yuan inspected a mithril ring and discovered it was a newly made storage Soul Tool.
• Chi Lie confirmed the ring's function, and Lin Mo said he had made it and identified an unfinished object as an offensive Soul Tool.
• Lin Mo offered the supervisors the rings, leaving them astonished by his ability to make Soul Tools.

Bibi Dong learned that Lin Mo could make ancient Soul Tools and speculated that he came from a divine family or possessed Twin Martial Souls. She summoned him to the Papal Hall, where he arrived and paid his respects.

• Bibi Dong examined a newly made storage Soul Tool and considered how Soul Power storage and offensive Soul Tools could strengthen Spirit Hall's forces.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Lin Mo's exceptional cultivation and crafting knowledge might come from a hidden divine family, and she considered whether he had Twin Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong ordered that Lin Mo be brought to the Papal Hall for a meeting.
• Yu Yuan found Lin Mo cultivating and escorted him to an office, where Spirit Hall enforcers told him the Pope wanted to see him.
• Lin Mo followed the enforcers to the Papal Hall and bowed to Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong summoned Lin Mo to Papal Hall to assess whether his Soul Tools could be mass-produced and how powerful they were. After witnessing a close-range demonstration, she asked whether the technology could help Spirit Hall, and Lin Mo asked what he would gain in return.

• Bibi Dong questioned Lin Mo about the resources needed to mass-produce Soul Tools and asked him to demonstrate an offensive model.
• Lin Mo activated the shuttle-shaped Soul Tool, and Bibi Dong contained its blast with her Soul Power as the explosion shattered the balcony glass and wrecked the furnishings.
• Papal Hall’s hidden guards rushed to the second floor, mistook the disturbance for an attack, and withdrew when Bibi Dong signaled that the test was over.
• Bibi Dong praised the Soul Tool’s power and learned that its complete version could strike targets roughly two thousand meters away.
• Bibi Dong asked whether the technology could assist Spirit Hall, and Lin Mo asked what he would gain in return.

Bibi Dong negotiated with Lin Mo over the benefits of sharing his Ancient Soul Tool Technology and questioned him about his cultivation and Fourth Soul Ring plans. She warned him against attempting a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, while Lin Mo agreed outwardly but still intended to pursue one.

• Bibi Dong asked what Lin Mo wanted in return for his Ancient Soul Tool Technology, and Lin Mo hinted that he had more powerful Soul Tools to develop.
• Bibi Dong promised to secure benefits for Lin Mo and asked when he expected to reach level forty.
• Lin Mo said he favored an offensive Lightning-attribute Soul Beast for his Fourth Soul Ring, and Bibi Dong advised him not to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong recounted how a Twin Martial Soul genius had died attempting to absorb two Thousand-Year Soul Rings and urged Lin Mo to proceed cautiously.
• Lin Mo told Bibi Dong he would consider a Soul Ring of around eight thousand years, though he secretly planned to seek a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong resolved to personally take Lin Mo to the Star Dou Great Forest to choose a suitable Fourth Soul Ring so he would survive and continue developing Ancient Soul Tool Technology.

Bibi Dong gave Lin Mo authority to access Spirit Hall resources and asked him to make Soul Tools, while Lin Mo declined to join a mission with Hu Liena and Xie Yue. After completing a stronger set of Soul Tools, Lin Mo delivered them to Papal Hall as Bibi Dong convened the elders to make an announcement.

• Bibi Dong gave Lin Mo a black decree allowing him to enter Spirit Hall and use some of its resources, and asked him to make Soul Tools for her.
• Lin Mo returned to Martial Soul Academy and refused Hu Liena and Xie Yue's invitation to join a mission hunting a criminal soul master.
• Lin Mo gathered materials from Spirit Hall's treasure repository, commissioned Crimson Flame Hall to forge them, and completed a set of third-grade Soul Tools.
• Lin Mo sent the Soul Tools to Papal Hall and went back to bed.
• Bibi Dong gathered the elders in Elder Hall and announced that she had something to tell them.