Chapter Summaries

After a year of secluded cultivation, Lin Qing completed the Level 6 Ice Explosion Bracelet and advanced in blacksmithing, battle techniques, and alchemy. He left his Cultivation Room and spotted a flourishing patch of Blue Silver Grass in the rear garden.

• Lin Qing named and wore the Ice Explosion Bracelet, a Level 6 Soul Tool that sealed the Ice Explosion Technique and could release it three times a day.
• Lin Qing reached Level 57, became a Level 4 Master-Grade Blacksmith, mastered Cold Ice Twin Wings and Mystic Ice Dragon Soar, and improved his alchemy.
• Lin Qing failed to condense a Soul Core because his Soul Power was insufficient and decided to wait until reaching Soul Saint cultivation.
• Lin Qing gathered his tools and herbs, left the sealed Cultivation Room after three months, and walked to the rear garden.
• Lin Qing noticed an exceptionally vigorous clump of Blue Silver Grass among the flourishing plants.

After emerging from seclusion, Lin Qing summoned the girls and offered the Shadow Claw External Soul Bone as a reward for earning Silver Soul Fighter badges. Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Meng Yiran all withdrew so Zhu Zhuqing could claim it, leaving her stunned by their generosity.

• Lin Qing visited the recovered Ah Yin and infused her with life energy, deciding to keep caring for her rather than return her to Tang San.
• Lin Qing emerged from seclusion and asked Wu Yun to gather Xiao Wu and the others at the training ground.
• The girls welcomed Lin Qing, who praised their progress and produced the promised Shadow Claw External Soul Bone for those with Silver Soul Fighter badges or higher.
• Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Meng Yiran each gave up their chance at the Shadow Claw because they believed it suited Zhu Zhuqing best.
• Zhu Zhuqing stared at the offered Soul Bone and her friends, stunned that they had surrendered such a rare treasure for her.

Lin Qing gave Zhu Zhuqing the Shadow Claw External Soul Bone, and she accepted it with deep gratitude as the others welcomed her. Ning Rongrong and the others told Lin Qing that Tang San and Dai Mubai had repeatedly tried to take Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing back to Shrek, but Dugu Yan drove them off.

• Lin Qing awarded Zhu Zhuqing the Shadow Claw External Soul Bone, which matched her Nether Civet Martial Soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Lin Qing and the others, and Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran encouraged her as she began absorbing the Soul Bone.
• Ning Rongrong and Er Ni told Lin Qing that Tang San and Dai Mubai had repeatedly come to Green Throne while he was away.
• Dugu Yan said she had used poison to drive Tang San and Dai Mubai away each time they tried to approach Xiao Wu or Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu recounted that Dai Mubai claimed Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée and Tang San accused Lin Qing of bewitching Xiao Wu.
• Lin Qing praised the women for handling the two men and noted that Tang San and Dai Mubai could no longer reach them at Green Throne.

Zhu Zhuqing successfully fused with the External Soul Bone and discovered its powerful abilities, while Lin Qing considered recruiting Ye Lingling from the Imperial Fighting Team. Zhu Zhuqing thanked Lin Qing and embraced the Azure Throne Team as her home.

• Dugu Yan told Lin Qing and the others that the Imperial Fighting Team would face the Shrek Team in Suotuo City in a week, prompting Lin Qing to consider recruiting Ye Lingling.
• Zhu Zhuqing emerged from her fusion with the External Soul Bone, Shadow Claws, and confirmed it worked perfectly with her Martial Soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing demonstrated the Shadow Claws’ fifty-percent speed boost and defense-piercing effect.
• Zhu Zhuqing showed that Shadow Shuttle let her disappear into shadows and travel between them.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Er Ni, and Lin Qing for their support and accepted the Azure Throne Team as her home.

Lin Qing told Dugu Yan that he could break the Nine Heart Begonia curse and asked her to persuade Ye Lingling to join the Green Throne. Zhu Zhuqing arrived to thank him for her External Soul Bone, became embarrassed when she saw him with Dugu Yan and Er Ni, and hurried away.

• Lin Qing asked Dugu Yan about her relationship with Ye Lingling and explained that the Green Throne needed a powerful healing Soul Master.
• Dugu Yan warned that Ye Lingling was strong-willed, but Lin Qing said he could break the Nine Heart Begonia lineage’s Millennium Curse.
• Dugu Yan trusted Lin Qing and agreed to approach Ye Lingling about joining the Green Throne the following week.
• Zhu Zhuqing came to thank Lin Qing for the External Soul Bone and promised she would repay him, then fled after seeing Dugu Yan and Er Ni in his bed.
• Dugu Yan teased Lin Qing that Zhu Zhuqing had nearly offered herself in marriage, while Er Ni wondered whether their arrangement was proper.

Lin Qing watched the Imperial Fighting Team face a weakened Shrek Team, whose strength had been diminished by his earlier actions. The match began as a one-sided battle, with Shrek unable to break through the Imperial team’s defenses.

• Lin Qing and his companions took VIP seats, where he said he had come to see Ye Lingling rather than watch the match.
• Lin Qing observed that Shrek lacked Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, had never obtained the Immortal Herbs or Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances, and no longer had the Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
• The Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek entered the arena, and the referee started the team battle.
• The Shi Mo brothers shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, Yu Feng scattered Ma Hongjun’s flames, and Oscar failed to provide sausages as the frightened Shrek substitutes struggled.

The Imperial Heaven Team crushed Shrek in the Soto Great Soul Arena, with Yu Tianheng defeating Dai Mubai and Tang San before his teammates finished off the rest. After the victory, Yu Xiaogang was left stunned and Flender faced financial ruin, with Shrek Academy at risk of closing.

• Yu Tianheng knocked Dai Mubai out with Thunder Dragon Claw, leaving Shrek's morale in tatters.
• Yu Tianheng struck Tang San with a storm of lightning, taking out Shrek's core controller.
• Yu Feng and Osler defeated Ma Hongjun and Oscar as the remaining Shrek members lost the will to fight.
• The referee declared the Imperial Heaven Team the winner, while Ye Lingling ended the battle without using a healing skill.
• Yu Xiaogang watched the injured Dai Mubai and Tang San being carried away and could not understand Shrek's defeat.
• Flender confronted Yu Xiaogang after losing his savings on the match and warned that Shrek Academy might not survive.

After the Imperial Heaven Team defeated Shrek, Lin Qing went shopping with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu while Dugu Yan visited her former teammates. Dugu Yan reunited with Ye Lingling and left with her, while Qin Ming began wondering about Azure Throne Academy.

• Lin Qing agreed to go shopping with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, leaving Dugu Yan to handle the rest.
• The Imperial Heaven Team celebrated its victory over Shrek, and Qin Ming arrived troubled by the defeat of his alma mater.
• Dugu Yan returned after more than a year away and told Yu Tianheng that her grandfather had arranged her withdrawal from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Yan warmly reunited with Ye Lingling, then took her away for private girls' talk and rejected Yu Tianheng when he tried to follow.
• Yu Tianheng was left despondent, while Qin Ming suspected Dugu Yan had joined Azure Throne Academy and wondered about its background.

Dugu Yan reunited with Ye Lingling and revealed that she had become a level 54 Soul King after joining Azure Throne Academy. Seeing Ye Lingling's loneliness and desire for genuine friendship, Dugu Yan invited her to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy and promised her grandfather would handle any objections.

• Dugu Yan took Ye Lingling to the arena rooftop, where they caught up about Dugu Yan's time away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Yan revealed her level 54 Soul King strength and credited Azure Throne Academy's resources and training methods for her rapid cultivation.
• Ye Lingling admitted she had been lonely since Dugu Yan left and felt others approached her mainly for her Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.
• Dugu Yan invited Ye Lingling to join Azure Throne Academy so they could be together again and promised no one would bully or exploit her there.
• Ye Lingling worried that her family and Heaven Dou Royal Academy would object, but Dugu Yan assured her that her Title Douluo grandfather would handle the withdrawal and pressure from the empire.

Dugu Yan revealed that Lin Qing might be able to break the Nine Heart Begonia curse, giving Ye Lingling hope that her family could escape its deadly inheritance. Ye Lingling agreed to join Azure Throne Academy after first discussing the news with her mother, and Dugu Yan offered to accompany her.

• Ye Lingling hesitated to leave her academy, despite Dugu Yan offering to resolve her concerns.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that Lin Qing might be able to break the Nine Heart Begonia curse, which allowed only two living Soul Masters of the martial soul at a time.
• Ye Lingling broke down as she recalled how the curse had killed her grandmother and burdened her mother and their clan for generations.
• Dugu Yan explained that Lin Qing had enabled her rapid growth and that he was someone her grandfather respected.
• Ye Lingling agreed to join Azure Throne Academy but said she would first tell her mother and discuss the matter with her.
• Dugu Yan embraced Ye Lingling and said they would visit her mother together.

Lin Qing strolled through Suotuo City with the girls from Azure Throne Academy, keeping watch as they split up to browse the shops. Ning Rongrong encountered a drunken Ma Hongjun outside an accessory shop and rejected his advances, leaving their confrontation poised to escalate.

• Lin Qing walked Suotuo City's main street with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Er Ni as they shopped and enjoyed the outing.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Er Ni left the group to visit shops while Lin Qing stayed beneath a locust tree and monitored them with his Spiritual Power.
• Drunk and upset after losing to the Imperial Heaven Team, Ma Hongjun blocked Ning Rongrong's path into an accessory shop and tried to grab her wrist.
• Ning Rongrong avoided Ma Hongjun's hand and coldly told him to get lost.

Xiao Wu stopped Ma Hongjun from harassing Ning Rongrong and the group recognized him as a member of the Shrek Team. Ning Rongrong condemned Shrek Academy, leaving the group regarding its students as disgraceful.

• Ma Hongjun drunkenly cornered Ning Rongrong and reached for her wrist.
• Xiao Wu rushed to Ning Rongrong's defense and kicked Ma Hongjun several meters down the street.
• Lin Qing and the others arrived, and Er Ni recognized Ma Hongjun as the man who had harassed her before.
• Lin Qing's hint led the group to identify Ma Hongjun as the Shrek Team's Evil Fire Phoenix Soul Master.
• Ning Rongrong scorned Shrek Academy for producing students who harassed girls.

Lin Qing publicly exposed Ma Hongjun’s harassment and stopped his retaliatory attack by choking him with Psychokinesis. Dai Mubai and Oscar arrived as Ma Hongjun neared unconsciousness, and Dai Mubai charged in to confront Lin Qing.

• Lin Qing identified Ma Hongjun as a Shrek Academy student who harassed girls, turning the crowd against him.
• Enraged, Ma Hongjun summoned his Evil Fire Phoenix and prepared to attack Xiao Wu with his Phoenix Fire Line.
• Lin Qing used Spiritual Power to lift Ma Hongjun by the neck and smother his flames, declaring that no one could provoke people from Green Throne.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Er Ni responded warmly to Lin Qing’s protection as Ma Hongjun began to suffocate.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar rushed in from a nearby tavern, and Dai Mubai summoned his Evil Eye White Tiger while Oscar prepared a Recovery Sausage.

Lin Qing restrained Ma Hongjun after he harassed Ning Rongrong, while Dai Mubai tried to negotiate his release. Xiao Wu exposed Dai Mubai’s own reputation, and Shrek Academy became the target of public scorn as Dai Mubai stood humiliated before Zhu Zhuqing.

• Dai Mubai charged toward Lin Qing but stopped when he recognized Lin Qing and saw Zhu Zhuqing beside him.
• Dai Mubai begged Lin Qing to release Ma Hongjun, and Tang San arrived and focused only on Xiao Wu.
• Lin Qing said Ma Hongjun had harassed someone from his academy and deserved to pay, while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran condemned him.
• Dai Mubai admitted Ma Hongjun was wrong and offered a public apology in exchange for his release.
• Xiao Wu mocked Dai Mubai’s reputation, prompting the crowd to gossip about him and condemn Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai clenched his fists as the public accusations and Zhu Zhuqing’s presence left him humiliated.

Lin Qing held Ma Hongjun in a psychokinetic grip as Shrek Academy’s vice dean Zhao Wuji arrived and tried to intimidate him with Soul Saint pressure. Zhao Wuji’s aura could not touch Lin Qing or his companions, and he offered to let the incident go if Lin Qing released Ma Hongjun and made him apologize.

• Oscar stood speechless as the crowd condemned Shrek, while Tang San distanced himself from Dai Mubai and Oscar to avoid Xiao Wu’s disapproval.
• Zhao Wuji forced his way through the crowd, revealed his seven Soul Rings, and focused most of his Soul Saint pressure on Lin Qing.
• Lin Qing blocked Zhao Wuji’s pressure with his own aura and shielded Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling from its effects.
• Ma Hongjun begged Zhao Wuji to save him, and Lin Qing loosened his grip enough for Ma Hongjun to gasp and shout.
• Zhao Wuji demanded that Lin Qing release Ma Hongjun and offered to let the incident go if Ma Hongjun kowtowed and apologized to the young lady.

Lin Qing confronted Zhao Wuji and condemned Shrek Academy after protecting Ning Rongrong from Ma Hongjun. Watching from a nearby restaurant, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin admired Lin Qing’s strength, though Chen Xin could not discern the depth of his cultivation.

• Lin Qing mocked Zhao Wuji and criticized Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun for their behavior.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched the confrontation from a private room at the Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant.
• Chen Xin prepared to kill Ma Hongjun for harassing Ning Rongrong, but Ning Fengzhi stopped him after Xiao Wu kicked Ma Hongjun away and Lin Qing suspended him in midair.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin observed Lin Qing withstand Zhao Wuji’s pressure and protect the girls behind him.
• Chen Xin praised Lin Qing’s abilities but found that his spiritual power could not penetrate Lin Qing’s profound barrier.

Lin Qing held Zhao Wuji at bay while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched from above, ready to intervene if Ning Rongrong was threatened. When Zhao Wuji prepared to attack, Dugu Bo arrived and forced him to his knees, revealing his connection to Azure Throne Academy.

• Ning Fengzhi refused Chen Xin’s offer to intervene, and Chen Xin spread his Spiritual Power over the street to guard Ning Rongrong.
• Zhao Wuji saw Ma Hongjun nearing death and prepared to attack Lin Qing despite the Soul Douluo backing Azure Throne Academy.
• Dugu Bo’s pressure forced Zhao Wuji to his knees and made him spit blood.
• Dugu Bo warned Zhao Wuji not to touch anyone from his Azure Throne, leaving Zhao Wuji horrified to learn the Poison Douluo was connected to the academy.
• Chen Xin recognized Dugu Bo, and Ning Fengzhi reacted with surprise and renewed interest.

Dugu Bo confronted Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Oscar after they offended someone from the Green Throne. On Lin Qing’s instructions, he spared them but poisoned Ma Hongjun and sent the Shrek group fleeing.

• Dugu Bo’s Title Douluo pressure forced Zhao Wuji to kneel, and Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Oscar followed when they realized who he was.
• Dugu Bo secretly asked Lin Qing how to deal with the Shrek group, and Lin Qing instructed him to punish Ma Hongjun while sparing the others.
• Lin Qing released Ma Hongjun from his grip, and Dugu Bo poisoned him with a flash of dark green light.
• Zhao Wuji tried to rise to help Ma Hongjun, but Dugu Bo’s killing intent forced him back to his knees.
• Dugu Bo warned the group never to offend the Green Throne again, and Zhao Wuji led the others as they carried the convulsing Ma Hongjun away.

After Shrek's group fled under Dugu Bo's pressure, Flender and Yu Xiaogang confronted the loss of Shrek Academy's entire fortune and their plans for the tournament. Zhao Wuji then burst in carrying a poisoned Ma Hongjun, leaving Flender demanding an explanation.

• Lin Qing praised Dugu Bo for driving Shrek's group away and anticipated settling their old scores at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang realized the defeat against the Imperial Heaven Team had cost Shrek Academy everything and threatened its survival and tournament plans.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Flender to steady the students and continue their cultivation despite the loss.
• Zhao Wuji rushed in carrying Ma Hongjun, whose body showed signs of severe poisoning, while Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San followed in shock.
• Flender demanded that Zhao Wuji explain what had happened to Ma Hongjun.

After Ma Hongjun was poisoned by Dugu Bo, Flender and the others rushed to get him back to Shrek Academy while fearing the Poison Douluo might pursue them. As they left Suotuo City, an invisible sword-like force descended and locked onto the group.

• Zhao Wuji laid the poisoned Ma Hongjun on a bed and confessed to Flender how Dugu Bo had subdued them and poisoned the boy.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang realized Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo and that Azure Throne Academy had powerful backing.
• Yu Xiaogang urged the group to leave Suotuo City and focus on saving Ma Hongjun, and Flender ordered everyone back to Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Wuji secured Ma Hongjun on his horse while Dai Mubai, Oscar, Tang San, and the others hurried toward the outskirts.
• As the group reached the forest path beyond Suotuo City's gates, an invisible, razor-sharp force pressed down and locked onto them.