Chapter Summaries

Lin Qing discovered an Ash Urn bearing his own portrait outside his door and learned that it activated a system for receiving his relic and hearing his final words. The vision began revealing his past, including his martial-soul awakening, and left him watching his own story unfold.

• Lin Qing woke to pounding at his door and found an Ash Urn with a portrait resembling him outside.
• Lin Qing suspected Er Gouzi but decided the prank seemed too cruel to be his doing.
• Lin Qing touched the urn and heard a system announce that he had inherited the relic of six-year-old Lin Qing.
• Lin Qing carried the urn inside and accepted the relic, triggering a vision and narration from his six-year-old self.
• The vision showed Lin Qing awakening the Heavenly Eye martial soul and possessing innate Soul Power at Rank Eight.

Lin Qing discovered that the relic showed the life of a version of himself from a parallel world, including a different path after awakening his Heavenly Eye and rank-eight Innate Soul Power. The memory left him eager to learn how that Lin Qing died, but wary when a wealthy Viscount Priest offered him a huge sum of money.

• Lin Qing confirmed that he shared the dead Lin Qing’s Heavenly Eye, rank-eight Innate Soul Power, and life experiences, and concluded the relic depicted himself from another world or timeline.
• Parallel Lin Qing chose Spirit Hall over the work-study place at Notting Academy and left Emperor Soul Village for training near Spirit Hall’s Suotuo City branch.
• Lin Qing realized the memory could serve as a guide to future choices and opportunities in Douluo Continent.
• Parallel Lin Qing enrolled at Suotuo Junior Soul Master Academy and received an offer of 1,000 Gold Soul Coins from Viscount Priest.
• Lin Qing was startled by the sum and suspected Viscount Priest’s offer came with a hidden catch.

Lin Qing watched his Parallel World counterpart accept money from Viscount Priest to buy Whale Rubber, only to discover the viscount had drugged him and intended to assault him. Cornered and unwilling to be defiled, the young Lin Qing jumped through a window and died.

• Lin Qing learned that his counterpart used the money from Viscount Priest to buy several pieces of thousand-year Whale Rubber.
• The young Lin Qing went to Viscount Priest's estate after receiving an invitation and was welcomed to dinner.
• Viscount Priest drugged Lin Qing and revealed his predatory intentions.
• Lin Qing pretended to be weak, then stabbed Viscount Priest in the eye with a dinner fork.
• As guards approached, Lin Qing jumped through a window to escape and died.

After hearing his Parallel World self’s last wish, Lin Qing accepted the task of killing Viscount Priest and received melted Thousand-Year Whale Rubber. He planned to leave Emperor Soul Village to become a Soul Master, upsetting Er Ni and drawing an angry confrontation with Er Gouzi.

• The Ash Urn opened and revealed 100 Gold Soul Coins and five pieces of melted Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, while Lin Qing’s last wish called for Viscount Priest’s death.
• The system offered Lin Qing five pieces of melted Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber if he fulfilled the last wish, and Lin Qing vowed to avenge his Parallel World self.
• Lin Qing planned to consume the Whale Rubber and raise his Soul Power to level ten.
• Er Ni brought Lin Qing a chicken meal, and Lin Qing told her he would leave Emperor Soul Village soon to become a Soul Master.
• Er Ni left in tears, and Er Gouzi confronted Lin Qing, accusing him of upsetting his sister and warning him not to bully her.

Lin Qing nearly drowned while consuming Whale Rubber, but Er Ni rescued him. After training to endure its effects, Lin Qing gave Er Ni his last piece, and she fainted in his arms after confessing that she liked him.

• Lin Qing swallowed Whale Rubber by the stream and struggled against its intense heat until he began to drown.
• Er Ni rescued Lin Qing and stayed with him as he recovered at home; he thanked her and asked her to help him over the next two days.
• Lin Qing repeatedly consumed Whale Rubber in the stream while Er Ni stood guard, and by the third attempt he managed to remain conscious.
• Lin Qing gave his last piece of Whale Rubber to Er Ni and guided her into the stream to consume it.
• Er Ni began to faint, so Lin Qing caught her; she murmured that she liked Xiao Qing before falling asleep.

Lin Qing received invitations from Notting Academy and Spirit Hall just as another Ash Urn appeared, containing the relics of a twelve-year-old version of himself. Through that Lin Qing’s final words, he learned how the parallel version chose Notting Academy, became entangled with Xiao Wu despite trying to avoid Tang San, and obtained a non-spiritual first Soul Ring.

• The old village chief gave Lin Qing a work-study invitation to Notting Academy and a separate invitation from Spirit Hall.
• An Ash Urn appeared, and Lin Qing inherited the relics of his twelve-year-old parallel self and chose to hear his final words.
• The parallel Lin Qing refused Spirit Hall, enrolled at Notting Academy, and declined Yu Xiaogang’s offer to become his disciple.
• The parallel Lin Qing tried to avoid Tang San and his associates, but he helped Xiao Wu retrieve a carrot, after which he believed Tang Hao watched him from the shadows.
• The parallel Lin Qing reached rank ten near age seven and absorbed a roughly three-hundred-and-fifty-year Soul Ring from a non-spiritual-type soul beast.

Lin Qing watched a parallel version of himself earn money, strengthen his body, and absorb a Thousand-Year second Soul Ring before returning to Emperor Soul Village with Xiao Wu and Tang San. There, he learned that bandits had raided the village two years earlier, and Er Ni had killed herself rather than be taken by their leader.

• Young Lin Qing worked odd jobs to buy Whale Rubber, then reached Soul Power Level twenty and hired a soul-hunting group to find a second Soul Ring.
• Lin Qing absorbed a two-thousand-year Shifting Fox Soul Ring and gained the illusion skill, which let him disguise his Soul Rings and appearance.
• At twelve, Lin Qing declined Xiao Wu's invitation to Shrek Academy and returned to Emperor Soul Village, followed by Xiao Wu and Tang San.
• Lin Qing discovered many homes in the village had been abandoned and learned from an old man that bandits had come after Er Gouzi found a strange piece of metal.
• The bandit leader took the metal and tried to abduct Er Ni, who killed herself with scissors rather than become his bride.

Lin Qing watched the parallel-world account of his counterpart avenging Er Ni, only to be confronted and killed by Tang Hao. After hearing the last words, he vowed to remember the grudge and received the counterpart’s relics.

• Er Ni’s suicide enraged the bandit leader, who slaughtered her family and the village; Lin Qing’s counterpart vowed revenge.
• Xiao Wu joined Lin Qing’s counterpart in hunting the bandits, while Tang San followed to protect Xiao Wu.
• Lin Qing’s counterpart killed the bandit leader, avenged the villagers, and recovered a strange piece of metal.
• Tang Hao appeared at the hideout and demanded to know how Lin Qing’s counterpart had obtained a Thousand-Year second Soul Ring.
• Lin Qing’s counterpart revealed Tang Hao’s identity to Xiao Wu, and Tang Hao’s pressure crushed him to death as Tang San remained silent.
• Lin Qing vowed to remember his counterpart’s grudge and received the Gold of Life and the Two-Thousand-Year Illusion Fox Soul Ring from the Ash Urn.

Lin Qing received Gold of Life and a two-thousand-year Illusion Fox Soul Ring as relics, along with a dead parallel self’s demand for revenge on Tang San and Tang Hao. After weighing the dangers of Spirit Hall and Notting Academy, he decided to avoid both and pursue his own path toward Suotuo City, while recognizing he could not safely fuse with Gold of Life yet.

• Lin Qing discovered that Er Gouzi had found Gold of Life and an Illusion Fox Soul Ring, and learned the relics could be stored until he was ready to use them.
• Lin Qing received a dead parallel self’s last wish to kill Tang San and Tang Hao, with powerful mental Soul Rings offered as rewards, but resolved to grow stronger before seeking revenge.
• Lin Qing recalled that the parallel selves who chose Spirit Hall and Notting Academy had both died, and concluded that both routes were dangerous.
• Lin Qing decided not to attend school, but to reach level ten, absorb the Illusion Fox Soul Ring, and use its Illusion skill to enter Suotuo City.
• Lin Qing planned to establish himself in Suotuo City, avenge the parallel self killed by Priest, bring Er Ni there, and eliminate the bandit threat when possible.
• Lin Qing examined Gold of Life and sensed its vitality and spiritual power, but concluded that he could not safely fuse with it at his current level.

Lin Qing used the Gold of Life to accelerate his cultivation, while Xiao Wu entered the human world and heard a warning that Tang San’s Title Douluo father planned to keep her as Tang San’s future Soul Ring. At Notting Academy, she encountered Tang San and became terrified that the warning was true.

• Lin Qing placed the Gold of Life beside him and used it to improve his Spiritual Power and Soul Power through meditation.
• Xiao Wu left the Star Dou Great Forest and heard a mysterious voice warn that Tang San’s Title Douluo father would raise her in captivity as Tang San’s Soul Ring.
• Lin Qing spent a month cultivating in his family’s broken wooden house, with Er Ni bringing him food and benefiting from the Gold of Life’s aura.
• Xiao Wu enrolled at Notting Academy, still troubled by the warning she had heard.
• Xiao Wu overheard a teacher reject Tang San and recognized him as the youth named in the warning, leaving her frozen with fear.

Lin Qing absorbed the two-thousand-year Illusion Fox Soul Ring, reaching level fifteen and gaining an illusion skill that could disguise his appearance and Soul Ring colors. He left Emperor Soul Village for Suotuo City with plans to grow stronger, protect Er Ni, and pursue his enemies.

• Lin Qing used the Gold of Life to endure the Soul Ring’s destructive energy and successfully absorbed the two-thousand-year ring, advancing to level fifteen.
• Lin Qing tested Illusion by disguising himself as Er Ni, then promised to teach her to manage a shop in Suotuo City.
• Lin Qing gave Er Ni ten Gold Soul Coins for Aunt Li and warned her to hide a piece of metal if Er Gouzi brought one back from the mountain.
• Lin Qing left Emperor Soul Village for Suotuo City, where he planned to obtain a second Soul Ring, deal with bandits, establish himself, and kill Viscount Priest.

Lin Qing, disguised as True Lord Erlang, defeated Mad Wolf in a Soto Great Soul Arena promotion match using an illusion despite having only one Soul Ring. After returning to his ordinary disguise, he decided to search the Star Dou Great Forest again for a suitable second Soul Ring.

• Lin Qing faced Mad Wolf in a promotion match and used an illusion to make him charge off the platform, winning the fight.
• Lin Qing left the arena and changed from his disguised twelve-year-old appearance into his ordinary eight-year-old disguise.
• Lin Qing reflected that he had reached level twenty but still lacked a second Soul Ring because he had not found a suitable spiritual-type soul beast.
• Lin Qing decided to return to the Star Dou Great Forest in a few days to seek a second Soul Ring.

Lin Qing discovered an Ash Urn containing the final message of a version of himself from the Sun Moon Empire ten thousand years in the future. The message revealed that Sun Moon Lin Qing had studied Soul Tool technology and was seeking opportunities in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Lin Qing reflected on his two years in Suotuo City, where he had trained, earned money at the Great Soul Arena as True Lord Erlang, and waited for a chance to confront Viscount Priest.
• Lin Qing returned to his courtyard and found the Ash Urn on a table, whereupon a system message identified its relic as belonging to Sun Moon Lin Qing.
• Lin Qing watched the message and learned that this version of himself had awakened a Heavenly Eye Martial Soul and joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing studied Soul Tool circuits and drew a map marking locations such as the Star Dou Great Forest, the Far North, and Shrek Academy.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing recalled that Huo Yuhao's two greatest cheats, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux, were both in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lin Qing watched Sun Moon Lin Qing choose a Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm Soul Ring as his first ring and survive its absorption. The ring granted him Simulation, while his Heavenly Eye awakened the innate Soul Skill Delayed Vision.

• Sun Moon Lin Qing abandoned plans to seek Huo Yuhao’s opportunities and decided to focus on studying Sun Moon Empire Soul Tool technology.
• After reaching Level 10, Sun Moon Lin Qing persuaded his teacher and the academy to let him attempt a Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm Soul Ring.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing killed an Ice Silkworm in the Far North and absorbed its purple Soul Ring with help from his teacher’s Soul Guidance Milk Bottle.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing reached Level 14 and gained the Simulation Soul Skill, which let him alter his appearance, aura, and Soul Ring colors.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing discovered that his Heavenly Eye had awakened Delayed Vision, letting him process what he saw much faster.

Sun Moon Lin Qing revealed his Delayed Vision talent, which let him read tiny soul guide circuit details, and was recognized as a rare Soul Engineer prodigy. After training hard, he became a Level 2 Soul Master at just over eight years old, and Jing Hongchen accepted him as his direct disciple.

• Sun Moon Lin Qing told his teacher about Delayed Vision and demonstrated how it revealed the intended energy flow in a broken soul guide circuit.
• The academy tested Sun Moon Lin Qing, confirmed his thousand-year Soul Ring and talent, and brought him to meet Jing Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen gave Sun Moon Lin Qing study materials and resources, promising to take him as his direct disciple if he became a Level 2 Soul Master before age twelve.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing devoted himself to cultivation and Soul Tool study, using Delayed Vision to improve his crafting precision.
• At eight years and three months old, Sun Moon Lin Qing reached Rank 20, crafted a Level 2 Soul Tool, and passed the assessment.
• Jing Hongchen honored his promise and accepted Sun Moon Lin Qing as his direct disciple in an apprenticeship ceremony.

Sun Moon Lin Qing risked absorbing a five-thousand-five-hundred-year Silver Hero Beast Soul Ring and survived, reaching Soul Power Level twenty-four. His new Soul Skill, Spirit Replication Fusion, could imprint abilities and fuse three copied Soul Skills into a permanent one.

• Jing Hongchen led Sun Moon Lin Qing and three Soul Saint guards into the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable second Soul Ring.
• After seven days, Jing Hongchen found a five-thousand-five-hundred-year Silver Hero Beast and warned Sun Moon Lin Qing that absorbing its Soul Ring was too dangerous.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing insisted on trying, and Jing Hongchen subdued the beast so he could kill it and absorb its deep purple Soul Ring.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing suffered severe injuries during absorption, but his Heavenly Eye opened and emitted silver light before he lost consciousness.
• Days later, Jing Hongchen confirmed that Sun Moon Lin Qing had succeeded; Sun Moon Lin Qing awoke with two Soul Rings and Soul Power Level twenty-four.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing discovered that his second Soul Skill, Spirit Replication Fusion, could imprint a Soul Skill once per day and fuse three copied Soul Skills into a new, permanent Soul Skill.

Sun Moon Lin Qing copied Xiao Hongchen’s first three soul skills and fused them into Metal Manipulation, a skill suited to Soul Tool creation. Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen praised its potential, leaving Lin Qing satisfied with his new ability.

• Jing Hongchen asked Sun Moon Lin Qing which three soul skills he planned to copy, and Lin Qing chose Xiao Hongchen’s Metal Control, Boiling Gold, and Gold Solidification.
• Jing Hongchen summoned Xiao Hongchen, who agreed to demonstrate his three soul skills for Lin Qing.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing used Spirit Replication Fusion to copy and fuse Xiao Hongchen’s skills into Metal Manipulation.
• Sun Moon Lin Qing demonstrated the new skill’s normal and boiling states, including its ability to control metal, create temporary Soul Tools, and reduce a Soul Tool’s Soul Power consumption.
• Jing Hongchen praised the fusion’s potential, and Xiao Hongchen expressed admiration and asked Lin Qing to involve him in future Soul Tool work.

Sun Moon Lin Qing advanced rapidly as a Soul Master and Soul Engineer, then competed in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, where Huo Yuhao defeated his team. After the tournament, Xuan Zi ambushed Lin Qing and killed him.

• Lin Qing absorbed a nine-thousand-year Silver Moon Wolf King Soul Ring, gained Mental Confusion, and reached Rank 36 by age twelve while becoming a Level 4 Soul Engineer.
• Jing Hongchen selected Lin Qing as a main-team member of Sun Moon Royal Academy for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.
• Lin Qing met Huo Yuhao at the tournament and watched him dominate opponents with his abilities.
• In the final against Shrek Academy, Lin Qing and Xiao Hongchen assembled and fired a temporary Level 7 Soul Cannon, but Huo Yuhao emerged unharmed and Sun Moon Royal Academy lost.
• Xuan Zi attacked Lin Qing at the academy residence, crushed him beneath his strike, and killed him.

After receiving Sun Moon Lin Qing’s relics, Lin Qing learned that his last wish was to win the Soul Master Tournament and resolved to pursue it. He planned to strengthen his body with Ten-Thousand Year Whale Rubber so he could absorb the powerful Soul Ring, and began devising a way to kill Priest using the relic Soul Tools.

• Lin Qing reflected on Sun Moon Lin Qing’s death at Xuan Zi’s hands and received his relics, including Soul Tool Knowledge, a 5,500-year Soul Ring, and several high-level Soul Tools.
• The system revealed Sun Moon Lin Qing’s last wish: to win the Soul Master Tournament, with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone of Lin Qing’s choice as the reward.
• Lin Qing decided to use the Silver Hero Beast Soul Ring for his second ring and recalled that completing his earlier wish would grant him five pieces of Ten-Thousand Year Whale Rubber.
• Lin Qing considered using the Energy Storage Burst High-Explosive Bomb to kill Priest and the Teleportation Ring to escape safely.
• Lin Qing decided to learn how to use the Soul Tools before attempting his plan.

Lin Qing gained Delayed Vision and Soul Tool Knowledge, then spent half a month preparing to assassinate Viscount Priest. He disguised himself as an old woman and destroyed Priest’s carriage with a High-Explosive Bomb as it left Suotuo City.

• Lin Qing absorbed Delayed Vision and discovered that it greatly improved his visual processing but rapidly consumed his mental power and Soul Power.
• Lin Qing absorbed Soul Tool Knowledge, gaining advanced theory while recognizing that he still needed practical experience to master Soul Tool construction.
• Lin Qing spent half a month studying Soul Tools and secretly tracking Viscount Priest’s habits, routes, and guards.
• Lin Qing followed Priest’s carriage out of Suotuo City and disguised himself as an old woman to approach it.
• Lin Qing threw a High-Explosive Bomb into the carriage and vanished, killing Viscount Priest and blasting his four Soul Ancestor guards away.
• The city gate guards panicked and called for the City Defense Army after the explosion.