Chapter Summaries

Lin Qing emerged from the Ice Cave with Liu Erlong and showed off his newly empowered Frost Bone Dragon before setting out to recruit undead. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Flender learned that the search for Liu Erlong had ended, and Yu Xiaogang’s focus on tournament tactics left him filled with killing intent.

• Lin Qing summoned the Frost Bone Dragon, now a two-hundred-thousand-year ferocious beast, and took Liu Erlong for a flight through the Undead Semi-Plane.
• Lin Qing decided to recruit powerful undead to expand his team.
• Flender received a letter saying the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could no longer search for Liu Erlong, while Zhao Wuji criticized Yu Xiaogang for neglecting Ma Hongjun and Liu Erlong.
• Flender asked Zhao Wuji whether Liu Erlong was still alive, but Zhao Wuji could not answer.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived to discuss the Soul Master Tournament finals, and Flender felt intense killing intent toward him.

As Flender continued searching alone for the missing Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang prospered at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and avoided confronting his guilt. At Azure Throne Academy, Xiao Wu confessed that she and Lin Qing had been intimate, and Er Ni welcomed her and the other girls as potential sisters.

• Flender spent Shrek Academy's savings questioning travelers about Liu Erlong, while Zhao Wuji failed to persuade him to stop searching.
• Yu Xiaogang focused on the Imperial Fighting Team's winning streak and growing fame, telling himself he would search for Liu Erlong after the tournament.
• Xiao Wu asked Er Ni whether she would mind if other girls liked Lin Qing, and Dugu Yan and the others overheard them.
• Dugu Yan confronted Xiao Wu, who admitted that she and Lin Qing had been intimate in the Star Dou Great Forest and apologized to Er Ni.
• Er Ni comforted Xiao Wu and said she accepted Lin Qing's choice, then invited Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran to be honest if they liked him too.
• Dugu Yan agreed with Er Ni, and the three girls blushed or looked away without denying their feelings.

Lin Qing gathered powerful undead under his command in the Undead Semi-Plane, then learned the locations and strength of the four great single-attribute clans. He prepared to travel to the Star Luo Empire and subdue them, while Liu Erlong feared what awaited the clans.

• Lin Qing contracted Skeleton Knights, Giant Skeleton Monsters, and nine intelligent skeletons, building an undead force that Liu Erlong believed could rival the Upper Three Sects.
• Lin Qing left Tang Hao frozen in the Ice Cave and returned with Liu Erlong to Azure Throne Academy.
• Dugu Bo reported that the Strength, Speed, Defense, and Breaking clans lived in the Star Luo Empire and had fewer than four hundred members altogether, led by four Soul Douluo.
• Lin Qing ordered Dugu Bo to prepare for a trip to the Star Luo Empire so he could subdue the four clans, or wipe them out if they resisted.
• Liu Erlong warned Lin Qing that the clans were former Clear Sky Sect subordinates, but he dismissed her concern and insisted the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned them.

Lin Qing, Dugu Bo, and Liu Erlong reached the Breaking Clan’s secluded manor, where Yang Wudi mistook their forceful arrival for a threat. The chapter ended with Yang Wudi nervously greeting Dugu Bo, unaware of why the group had come.

• Lin Qing dismissed Dugu Bo’s questions about Yan Yan and urged him to hurry toward the Star Luo Empire.
• Dugu Bo realized Lin Qing had reached Soul Saint strength at only about thirteen years old, while Liu Erlong struggled to keep pace.
• Yang Wudi ordered the Breaking Clan to prepare for the three powerful auras approaching their manor.
• Yang Wudi recognized Dugu Bo and respectfully welcomed the Poison Douluo, fearing he had come to attack the clan.

Lin Qing visited the Breaking Clan and offered to help Yang Wudi settle the clan’s grudge against the Clear Sky Sect if the clan joined him. Yang Wudi asked for time to consider, while Lin Qing left to approach the other clans.

• Yang Wudi was stunned to learn that the young Lin Qing was a Soul Saint and that Dugu Bo called him Young Master.
• Lin Qing invited the Breaking Clan to join him, but Yang Wudi refused to decide immediately, citing the clan’s wish to stay out of conflict.
• Dugu Bo threatened Yang Wudi, but Lin Qing stopped him and offered to help the Breaking Clan take revenge on the Clear Sky Sect and possibly Tang Hao.
• Yang Wudi asked for three days to consider, and Lin Qing agreed before leaving with Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Lin Qing truly intended to help the Breaking Clan fight the Clear Sky Sect, but Lin Qing did not answer.

Lin Qing expected Yang Wudi to bring the Breaking Clan under his command because of their strength and hatred for the Clear Sky Sect. Two days later, Titan rejected Lin Qing’s offer at the Strength Clan’s training ground and declared that his clan would rather die than yield.

• Lin Qing reasoned that Yang Wudi would join him because Dugu Bo’s strength left little room to refuse and Yang Wudi blamed the Clear Sky Sect for his clan’s losses.
• Lin Qing planned to negotiate with the Strength, Speed, and Defense Clans, resorting to force if they refused.
• Titan called Bai He and Niu Gao traitors for submitting to Lin Qing, while they tried to explain that Dugu Bo stood behind him.
• Dugu Bo appeared, causing Titan to recognize the Poison Douluo and making Bai He and Niu Gao retreat.
• Lin Qing acknowledged that he was in charge, but Titan vowed that the Strength Clan would rather die than yield, and his clansmen echoed him.

Lin Qing revealed his Soul Saint strength and challenged Titan to a duel, offering the Strength Clan a chance to avoid a fight. Titan accepted, but demanded that Bai He and Niu Gao also be freed if he won.

• Lin Qing told Titan that he had invited Bai He and Niu Gao only to save himself effort, then unleashed his Soul Saint aura.
• Lin Qing accused Titan of endangering the Strength Clan through loyalty to Tang Hao and offered the clan a chance to submit instead of die.
• Lin Qing challenged Titan, wagering the clan’s fate on the fight and demanding Titan’s death if he lost.
• Titan asked whether Dugu Bo would stay out of the duel, and Lin Qing confirmed that he would.
• Titan accepted the duel on the condition that a victory would also let him take Bai He and Niu Gao away, and Lin Qing agreed.

Lin Qing revealed his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion and four hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings before fighting Titan in the Strength Clan’s Martial Arts Arena. He overwhelmed Titan with his strength and Ultimate Ice, then formed an Emperor Ice Spike aimed at Titan’s heart.

• Lin Qing summoned the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion and revealed four blood-red Soul Rings, shocking Titan and everyone watching.
• Titan activated his Giant Ape Martial Soul and charged Lin Qing with a strength-boosted punch.
• Lin Qing used Ice Emperor Possession to catch Titan’s punch with one hand, then struck him with an Ice Emperor Pincer and sent him flying.
• Lin Qing activated his Ice Emperor Bloodline and Ultimate Ice Amplification, freezing the arena as the Strength Clan members retreated.
• Lin Qing formed an Emperor Ice Spike and locked its tip onto Titan’s heart, making Titan sense mortal danger.

Lin Qing overwhelmed Titan in a sparring match, first testing Emperor Ice Spike and Emperor Mirror before sealing Titan’s Martial Soul Avatar and freezing him inside an Ice-Sealed Coffin. He sent the still-living Titan into the Undead Semi-Plane, leaving the Strength Clan stunned by their chief’s defeat.

• Titan transformed into his Giant Ape Martial Soul Avatar and used Godly Strength Fist to shatter Lin Qing’s Emperor Ice Spike, but the attack badly injured and froze his arm.
• Lin Qing summoned three Emperor Mirrors and let Titan attack them, while each mirror blocked and reflected his blows until Titan’s arms were bloodied and stiff with Ultimate Ice.
• Lin Qing used Emperor Ice Lock to seal Titan’s Martial Soul Avatar and eighth Soul Skill, forcing him out of his strongest state.
• Lin Qing activated Ice-Sealed Coffin, trapping Titan in an ice coffin after Titan failed to break free of the chains.
• Lin Qing told the Strength Clan that Titan was still alive but frozen, then sent the coffin through a spatial rift into the Undead Semi-Plane.

Lin Qing subdued the Strength Clan and sent its members to bring the other clans under his control. At the Breaking Clan, Yang Wudi had already surrendered willingly, and the clan pledged to serve Lin Qing.

• Lin Qing forced the Strength Clan members to their knees and ordered Niu Gao and Bai He to deal with Titan's family and the clan's remaining loyalists.
• Lin Qing divided the Strength Clan members who submitted and sent groups to the Speed Clan, the Defense Clan, and the Breaking Clan.
• Niu Gao and Bai He prepared to persuade Yang Wudi, but found him and all 137 members of the Breaking Clan kneeling to welcome Lin Qing.
• Dugu Bo explained that Lin Qing had approached Yang Wudi first and given him three days to consider surrendering.
• Yang Wudi saw the subdued Strength Clan members and realized Lin Qing was bringing the clans together, then pledged the Breaking Clan's service to Lin Qing.

Lin Qing ordered the Breaking Clan and the other two clans to serve him, warned them that the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao were enemies, and revealed that Tang Hao was his prisoner. After Lin Qing left, the clan chiefs discussed his overwhelming strength and resolved to obey his orders.

• Lin Qing ordered Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He to integrate their three clans and follow his commands, warning them not to maintain ties with the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao, or Tang San.
• Lin Qing told the clan chiefs that Tang Hao was his prisoner, and Dugu Bo explained that three Title-level fighters had captured him.
• Lin Qing gave Yang Wudi detailed metal-forging requirements for the Strength Clan's blacksmiths before leaving with Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong.
• After Lin Qing left, Bai He told Yang Wudi that Lin Qing had defeated Titan and possessed four hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings and Soul Saint cultivation at age thirteen.
• Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao agreed to follow Lin Qing's instructions carefully and avoid provoking him.

Lin Qing returned to Azure Throne Academy and learned that Ning Rongrong wanted him to attend an auction in Heaven Dou City with her. Dugu Yan and the others encouraged the pair to go alone, and Lin Qing agreed to leave in three days, unaware that Ning Rongrong hoped to pursue him.

• Lin Qing returned to Azure Throne Academy with Liu Erlong and watched Er Ni and the other girls train.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Qing to attend an upcoming Heaven Dou City auction with her, after thinking about her father's matchmaking hints and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's marriage rule.
• At dinner, Dugu Yan realized Ning Rongrong was using the auction to ask Lin Qing out alone and persuaded the other girls not to join them.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to go with Lin Qing, and Lin Qing set their departure for Heaven Dou City in three days.

Lin Qing arrived in Heaven Dou City with the girls, where Ning Rongrong reunited with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin. Sword Douluo sensed that Lin Qing had reached Soul Saint, leaving Ning Fengzhi stunned by his rapid growth.

• Lin Qing let the girls shop in Heaven Dou City and ordered the puppet Titan to guard them, frightening Liu Erlong.
• Ning Rongrong reunited with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who had come to see her.
• Ning Fengzhi greeted Dugu Bo and Lin Qing, while Lin Qing praised Ning Rongrong's talent and progress.
• Sword Douluo sensed that Lin Qing's Soul Power was above rank seventy and quietly told Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi concealed his shock and congratulated Lin Qing on his rapid advancement.

Lin Qing attended an auction with Ning Fengzhi's group, where he spotted Yu Xiaogang and Tang San and watched Liu Erlong struggle with seeing her former lover. When Tang San bid on Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother, Lin Qing abruptly outbid him, leaving Tang San staring up at his masked rival.

• Lin Qing recognized masked Yu Xiaogang and Tang San at the auction and privately told Liu Erlong, who became distressed at seeing Yu Xiaogang.
• Ning Fengzhi teased Ning Rongrong about how she acted around Lin Qing, while Lin Qing embarrassed her by recalling her tantrum over Osmanthus Cake.
• Liu Erlong remained distracted by Yu Xiaogang as the auction continued, and Lin Qing noticed Tang San's intense interest in Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother.
• Tang San bid one thousand Gold Soul Coins for the metal, but Lin Qing raised the bid to two thousand from the VIP room.
• Tang San looked up at Lin Qing, startled and confused by the masked bidder's deliberate challenge.

Lin Qing deliberately drove Tang San to spend all his savings and the Imperial Heaven Team’s training funds on Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother, then stopped bidding and left Tang San with the winning purchase. As Tang San vowed revenge and Yu Xiaogang worried about the team’s finances, Ning Fengzhi ordered an investigation into the masked bidders.

• Tang San recognized Lin Qing in the VIP seats and competed with him for the Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother, borrowing Yu Xiaogang’s forty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins to continue bidding.
• Lin Qing told Ning Rongrong he had only been raising the price for fun and had no intention of buying the metal.
• Tang San won the Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins after Lin Qing stopped bidding, using all his savings and the Imperial Heaven Team’s training funds.
• Lin Qing left the auction with his companions while Liu Erlong watched Yu Xiaogang leave without noticing her, and Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo Chen Xin to investigate the masked bidders.
• Tang San vowed to repay Lin Qing for the humiliation as Yu Xiaogang worried about the team’s training and the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

After the auction, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Lin Qing’s extraordinary power and the danger Sword Douluo sensed from him. They considered Ning Rongrong’s apparent feelings for Lin Qing and concluded that Lin Qing would change the continent’s future, leaving Ning Fengzhi intent on positioning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect advantageously.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo about Lin Qing, and Sword Douluo said Lin Qing’s Soul Power was at least Soul Saint level and that he felt dangerous to him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo reflected on Lin Qing’s strength, his connection to Dugu Bo, and his potential to shake the continent.
• Ning Fengzhi suggested Ning Rongrong had fallen for Lin Qing, and Sword Douluo agreed that she seemed unusually close to him.
• Sword Douluo warned that Lin Qing already appeared to have someone he favored, but Ning Fengzhi said he would not force Rongrong into anything.
• Sword Douluo predicted that Lin Qing would change the continent’s future, and Ning Fengzhi decided the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should secure a good position.

Lin Qing let Liu Erlong secretly observe Yu Xiaogang under strict conditions, then agreed to walk around Heaven Dou City with Ning Rongrong. As Ning Rongrong openly flirted with him, their friends secretly followed and concluded that she was serious about him.

• Lin Qing gave Liu Erlong a concealment Soul Tool and warned her not to approach Yu Xiaogang or reveal herself.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Qing to explore Heaven Dou City with her, and he agreed.
• Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Ye Lingling, and Er Ni followed the pair while trying to stay hidden.
• Ning Rongrong tried on a jade hairpin, and Lin Qing complimented her appearance.
• Ning Rongrong bought the hairpin and placed it in Lin Qing's hair; he left it on as they continued their walk.

Xiao Wu and the others followed Ning Rongrong and Lin Qing to Cloud Inn, convinced the pair had gone there for a romantic encounter. They searched Ning Rongrong’s room for Lin Qing, and the chapter ended when he appeared in the doorway, looking perfectly energetic.

• Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, Meng Yiran, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, and Er Ni watched Ning Rongrong and Lin Qing enter Cloud Inn and assumed they were on a date.
• Xiao Wu split the group into pairs so they could follow the couple into the hotel without attracting attention.
• The six women gathered outside Ning Rongrong’s room and rushed inside when she opened the door.
• Dugu Yan and the others searched the room for Lin Qing, then questioned Ning Rongrong about where he had gone.
• Lin Qing appeared in the doorway with a cup of tea, looking energetic.

Lin Qing and Ning Rongrong explained that they had only gone shopping and booked neighboring rooms to rest, while Dugu Yan and her friends discovered their surveillance had been pointless. The women decided to relax in Ning Rongrong’s bathtub together, though Dugu Yan, Er Ni, Xiao Wu, and Meng Yiran made separate plans.

• Lin Qing told Dugu Yan and the others that he and Ning Rongrong had booked separate neighboring rooms and had not slept together.
• Ning Rongrong explained that she had taken a bath while Lin Qing rested next door, then revealed that they had spent the day choosing jewelry he had given her.
• Dugu Yan and her friends admitted they had followed and spied on the pair based on a mistaken suspicion.
• Ning Rongrong invited the others to share her large bathtub, and Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to join her.
• Dugu Yan left with Er Ni and Xiao Wu to book another room, while Meng Yiran went to look for a weapon shop.

Meng Yiran told Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling that Xiao Wu and the others had gone to Lin Qing’s room. Meanwhile, Liu Erlong secretly watched Yu Xiaogang until Flender confronted him over his refusal to search for her, and Yu Xiaogang revealed that proving his theories mattered more to him than anything else.

• Meng Yiran rushed into the bathroom and told Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling that Er Ni, Yanzi, and Xiao Wu had gone to Lin Qing’s room without booking another room.
• Liu Erlong used Lin Qing’s bracelet to observe Yu Xiaogang secretly at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, recalling their earlier days together.
• Flender arrived looking exhausted and confronted Yu Xiaogang, demanding to know why he had told Tang San to stop searching for Liu Erlong.
• Flender accused Yu Xiaogang of caring more about his reputation and the Soul Master Tournament than Liu Erlong, prompting Yu Xiaogang to erupt over the humiliation he had endured.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that he would prove his theories by leading the Imperial Fighting Team and Xiao San to victory, and said anyone who stood in his way meant nothing.