Chapter Summaries

Prince Xue Xing informed Lin Ye that the Heaven Dou Royal Family had cut ties with the Strength Clan and asked to cooperate with the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce. Lin Ye arranged a meeting with the chamber’s senior management, while Flender still did not know that Lin Ye was its General President.

• Prince Xue Xing told Lin Ye that the Heaven Dou Royal Family would not tolerate the Strength Clan’s provocation and had decided to sever ties with the clan.
• Lin Ye agreed to arrange cooperation between the Heaven Dou Royal Family and the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce for goods including Hidden Weapons, Soul Tools, and Portals.
• Prince Xue Xing proposed meeting the chamber’s senior management in three days, and Lin Ye agreed.
• After Prince Xue Xing left, Flender joked about his reaction if he learned Lin Ye was the chamber’s General President.
• Lin Ye left to research several things, no longer intending to hide his identity as General President.

Lin Ye prepared to research Soul Ring storage and fusion technology while the Heaven Dou Empire negotiated a major purchase from the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce. The talks began after Xue Ye discovered Lin Ye was the Chamber’s General President, and Lin Ye started revising the empire’s massive order.

• Lin Ye planned to study Soul Ring storage and fusion technology to help Xiao Wu and the others obtain higher-age Soul Rings.
• Prince Xue Xing told Xue Ye about the opportunity to cooperate with the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, and Xue Ye decided to negotiate in person.
• Three days later, Lin Ye brought Xiao Wu and the others to the Chamber’s meeting room, where Prince Xue Xing arrived with Xue Ye and Dugu Bo.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that Lin Ye was the General President, and Dugu Bo confirmed it to the stunned Prince Xue Xing and Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye presented a list of the Heaven Dou Empire’s requested goods, and Lin Ye explained that the Chamber could not fulfill the entire order before beginning to revise it.

Lin Ye negotiated a reduced supply contract with Xue Ye, then discussed the Heaven Dou Royal Family’s weak Swan Dance Martial Soul and offered Martial Soul Evolution Pills. Xue Ye agreed to buy two pills, leaving the royal family with a chance to improve its Martial Soul.

• Lin Ye cut nearly half the requested Hidden Weapons, Soul Tools, and Spirit Elixirs from Xue Ye’s list, and Xue Ye accepted the revised quantities after Prince Xue Xing asked for an increase.
• Alice took the list to calculate the price, and Xue Ye relaxed after confirming that the goods would be delivered in monthly batches.
• Lin Ye criticized the Heaven Dou Royal Family’s Swan Dance Martial Soul as poor in combat and support, though he noted it allowed its user to fly slowly.
• Lin Ye suggested Martial Soul Evolution as a possible solution, and Xue Ye admitted that finding a way to evolve the royal family’s Martial Soul had been difficult.
• Lin Ye offered two Martial Soul Evolution Pills for five hundred million Gold Soul Coins each, and Xue Ye agreed to buy them.

Xue Ye bought a Martial Soul Evolution Pill from Lin Ye, while Lin Ye planned to invest the proceeds in expanding branches and research. At the Strength Clan, Tang Hao tried to unite its leaders against Lin Ye by telling them a fabricated account of Spirit Hall’s pursuit of him and his wife.

• Xue Ye paid for the Martial Soul Evolution Pill and returned to the imperial palace with Prince Xue Xing.
• Lin Ye discussed using the money to expand branch offices and fund research, then set out to eat with Xiao Wu and the others.
• Tang Hao found Tai Tan unconscious and badly injured, with both arms lost, and saw that the Strength Clan could not challenge Lin Ye alone.
• Tang Hao urged the Strength Clan’s leaders to treat Lin Ye as their enemy and addressed their lingering resentment toward him.
• Tang Hao fabricated a story about Ah Yin, Spirit Hall’s pursuit, and the Four Sects, and the Strength Clan’s leaders believed him.

Tang Hao persuaded the Strength Clan to gather the other three clans and attack Shrek Academy, while Lin Ye received an invitation from the Crown Prince and went to the palace to meet her. The chapter ended as he entered the Crown Prince's Palace and was greeted inside.

• Tang Hao blamed Spirit Hall for the Four Sects' past troubles and claimed Tang San was being targeted at Shrek Academy.
• Tang Hao urged the Strength Clan to join the other three clans and capture Lin Ye, and the clan's higher-ups agreed.
• Lin Ye continued researching Soul Ring storage and fusion devices at the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce.
• Lin Ye received an invitation from Qian Renxue and decided to attend, wondering whether she meant to recruit him or Shrek Academy.
• Lin Ye went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Qian Renxue's attendant led him to the Crown Prince's Palace and someone greeted him in the main hall.

Lin Ye visited Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince’s Palace, rejected her offer to become a Guest Elder, and received a major check-in reward that completed his Dragon God Soul Bone set. Qian Renxue discovered she could hear his thoughts, learned he knew her identity and a possible future involving Tang San, and watched him leave while reconsidering whether he was someone to antagonize.

• Qian Renxue invited Lin Ye to become her Guest Elder, but Lin Ye refused and reaffirmed that the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce would remain neutral.
• Lin Ye checked in at the Crown Prince’s Palace and received a 100,000-year Dragon God Torso Bone, one Soul Power level, and several other rewards.
• Lin Ye’s Soul Power rose to level ninety, and Qian Renxue noticed his sudden breakthrough.
• Qian Renxue gave Lin Ye her exclusive palace token, then realized she could hear his unspoken thoughts about her identity and future with Tang San.
• Lin Ye left to inspect his rewards, while Qian Renxue weighed his danger and prepared to absorb the Martial Soul Evolution Pill.

Lin Ye absorbed two Million-Year Soul Rings, reached Soul Power level ninety-five, and received the Heavenly Sword Nine Trials’ first reward. After learning that the Four Sects were gathering in Heaven Dou City against him, he returned to Shrek Academy and planned to deal with the threat himself.

• Lin Ye absorbed a Million-Year Soul Ring, reached level ninety-three, and learned that the remaining energy was nourishing his Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.
• The Heavenly Sword Nine Trials announced that Lin Ye had completed the first trial and awarded him another Million-Year Soul Ring, which he absorbed into his Dragon God Martial Soul to reach level ninety-five.
• Lin Ye inspected the Soul Ring Fusion Tower and Soul Ring Collector, deciding to install them at Shrek Academy before hunting for Soul Rings for Xiao Wu.
• Alice told Lin Ye that the Speed Clan, Defense Clan, and Breaking Clan were gathering in Heaven Dou City to target him, and Lin Ye refused her offer to eliminate them first.
• Lin Ye returned to Shrek Academy, considered whether to cripple Tang Hao, and planned to rest before hunting for Soul Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest or elsewhere.

Qian Renxue investigated Tang San and considered using Lin Ye’s precognition and personal desires to advance her plans for the Heaven Dou Empire. Back at the academy, Lin Ye mistook Ning Rongrong for Xiao Wu in the dark and embraced her, leaving him stunned when she asked him to take responsibility.

• Qian Renxue reviewed intelligence on Tang San, suspected he had Twin Martial Souls, and ordered her people to keep watch on him and investigate his identity.
• Qian Renxue considered using Lin Ye’s inner voice to foresee obstacles to her Heaven Dou Empire plan and resolved to find a way to ally with him.
• Qian Renxue ruled out an alliance with the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce for now and contemplated seducing Lin Ye when an opportunity arose.
• Lin Ye returned to his courtyard and climbed into bed with someone he assumed was Xiao Wu.
• Lin Ye realized the person was Ning Rongrong, who turned toward him and asked him to take responsibility for touching her.

Ning Rongrong accidentally ended up in Lin Ye’s bed, and the two became intimate before she fell asleep. Xiao Wu heard Lin Ye’s thoughts about what happened and accepted his relationship with Ning Rongrong, then began considering how to bring the other girls closer to him.

• Ning Rongrong explained that she had wandered into Lin Ye’s courtyard, fallen asleep in his bed, and awakened when he returned.
• Lin Ye let the exhausted Ning Rongrong sleep and decided he would take responsibility for what had happened and explain it to Xiao Wu.
• During team training in the Trial Tower, Xiao Wu heard Lin Ye’s thoughts and told Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, Wang Qiu’er, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan that she did not mind him having other women.
• Xiao Wu suspected Hu Liena had feelings for Lin Ye and considered creating an opportunity for her to get closer to him.
• Xiao Wu urged the group to resume their team battles and try to develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Tai Tan recounted how Lin Ye had defeated him and revealed that he had acted for his young master, Tang San, while explaining Tang Hao’s past to the other clan leaders. Yang Wudi remained skeptical and angry, and Bai Chenxiang set out to investigate Shrek Academy.

• Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao questioned Tai Tan about his missing arms and learned that a thirteen-year-old boy named Lin Ye had defeated him.
• Tai Tan revealed that he had challenged Lin Ye for his young master, Tang San, and told the gathered leaders about Tang San and Tang Hao’s past.
• Yang Wudi learned that Tang Hao was at the Strength Clan’s grounds and angrily rejected Tai Tan’s claim that Tang Hao had not abandoned the clans.
• Tai Tan explained that Tang Hao had hidden in Holy Soul Village to protect his family from Spirit Hall, but Yang Wudi remained doubtful because his brother had died in the pursuit.
• Bai He sent Bai Chenxiang to Shrek Academy to investigate its strength, while Niu Gao privately remained unconvinced by Tai Tan’s account.

Bai Chenxiang investigated Shrek Academy after the Four Sects discussed whether to act against it, and discovered that Titan’s claims about Lin Ye targeting Tang San did not match what students said. While she continued looking for Lin Ye, she heard his thoughts accusing Tang Hao of deceiving the Four Sects and causing their clans to be hunted by Spirit Hall.

• Niu Gao questioned why Tang Hao had urged Titan to target the thirteen-year-old Lin Ye, while Yang Wudi refused to help without learning the truth.
• Titan argued that the Four Sects should unite against Shrek Academy, but Yang Wudi denounced the plan and left, and Bai He proposed investigating first.
• Bai Chenxiang entered Shrek Academy to gather information and learned that Tang San had become an idiot after poisoning himself during a spar with Lin Ye and later relapsed after Xiao Wu returned.
• Bai Chenxiang heard students say Titan had tried to force Shrek and Lin Ye to submit, only to discover that Lin Ye was a powerful Soul Douluo.
• Bai Chenxiang decided to find Lin Ye, then heard his thoughts accusing Tang Hao of manipulating Titan and concealing his role in the Four Sects’ persecution by Spirit Hall.

Bai Chenxiang visited Shrek Academy and heard Lin Ye’s inner thoughts, which revealed that Tang Hao had set up the Four Sects and that Lin Ye could call on the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce’s Titled Douluo. Alarmed by the threat, she returned to Bai He and said the Four Sects’ survival depended on investigating the truth.

• Bai Chenxiang heard Lin Ye’s thoughts at Shrek Academy and learned that Tang Hao had allegedly orchestrated the events that led to the Four Sects’ tragedy.
• Bai Chenxiang considered investigating Qian Xunji’s tour and Tang Hao’s whereabouts to verify Lin Ye’s claims.
• Lin Ye thought about summoning four Titled Douluo from the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce if the Four Sects came after him.
• Bai Chenxiang hurried back to the Strength Clan and told Bai He that they needed to investigate matters concerning the Four Sects’ survival.

Bai Chenxiang told Bai He that her findings cast doubt on Tang Hao’s past and his order to Tai Tan to target Lin Ye. Bai He agreed to investigate the truth and forbade the Four Sects from acting against Lin Ye until the investigation was complete.

• Bai Chenxiang privately told Bai He what she had learned at Shrek Academy and urged him to investigate Tang Hao’s past.
• Bai He agreed to investigate Tang Hao’s movements and the circumstances of Qian Xunji’s expedition, especially Ah Yin’s identity.
• Bai He reassured Bai Chenxiang that he would stop Tai Tan and the others from provoking Lin Ye because of the danger posed by the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce.
• Bai Chenxiang left to begin the investigation, and Bai He returned to the main hall.
• Bai He stopped Tai Tan from planning an attack on Lin Ye, while Yang Wudi and Niu Gao refused to act and Tai Tan angrily confronted them.

Bai He and Yang Wudi rejected Tai Tan’s insistence on serving Tang Hao and moved the Speed Clan out of the Strength Clan. At Shrek Academy, Lin Ye waited for the Four Sects to act, then met Wang Qiu'er and considered taking her to Heavenly Sword Village.

• Bai He, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao left the hall after refusing to help Tai Tan, who accused them of betraying Tang Hao.
• Bai He chose to take the Speed Clan to an inn, and Yang Wudi offered to pay their expenses rather than stay with the Strength Clan.
• Lin Ye wondered why the Four Sects had not come to Shrek Academy, while waiting for a chance to collect Soul Rings for the Soul Ring Fusion Tower.
• Lin Ye met Wang Qiu'er after her training and learned that she had reached level fifty and could obtain her fifth Soul Ring.
• As Lin Ye and Wang Qiu'er headed to the dining hall, Lin Ye considered taking her to Heavenly Sword Village so she could undertake the Heavenly Sword God's Trials and help the village.

Wang Qiu'er grew closer to Lin Ye as she planned to strengthen herself, while Lin Ye wondered why the Four Sects had not acted. Bai Chenxiang returned with evidence that Tang Hao’s past with Ah Yin was more complicated than Bai He had believed, and she began revealing what she had learned about the Clear Sky Sect.

• Wang Qiu'er decided to improve her strength in the Trial Tower and asked Lin Ye to go shopping with her.
• Lin Ye accompanied Wang Qiu'er as they wandered around Heaven Dou City, and she bought only a few small trinkets.
• After several days, Wang Qiu'er returned to the Trial Tower, while Lin Ye wondered why the Four Sects had still not made a move.
• Bai Chenxiang returned from her investigation and told Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi that Tang Hao was not blameless in the events of the past.
• Bai Chenxiang reported that Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and that Qian Xunji had pursued her after her identity was exposed.
• Bai Chenxiang said her investigation had also uncovered information about Tang Hao, Ah Yin, and the Clear Sky Sect.

Bai Chenxiang revealed evidence that Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect had plotted to obtain Ah Yin’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone, leading the Four Sects to blame them for the bloodshed that followed. Tai Tan refused to believe the accusations and defended Tang Hao, while Bai He and the others broke with him and vowed revenge.

• Bai Chenxiang showed the Four Sects Tang Hao’s roundabout route to Mountains and Rivers City, suggesting he had deliberately brought Ah Yin to meet Qian Xunji.
• Bai Chenxiang revealed that the Clear Sky Sect knew Ah Yin’s identity and that its disciples had repeatedly appeared along the route, leading Bai He and the others to suspect the sect had joined Tang Hao’s plot.
• Yang Wudi smashed a table in anger, and Bai He summoned Tai Tan to tell him what the investigation had uncovered.
• Tai Tan rejected the evidence, accused Bai Chenxiang of slandering Tang Hao, and demanded that the others return with him to the Strength Clan to pay respects to his master.
• Niu Gao and Yang Wudi denounced Tai Tan’s loyalty, while Bai He declared that the Speed Clan would make Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect pay.

Bai He, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao broke with Tai Tan over Tang Hao’s betrayal of the Four Sects, while Tai Tan left vowing to punish them. Bai Chenxiang headed to Shrek Academy, and the three clan leaders began considering asking the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce to help deal with Tang Hao.

• Bai He declared that he would no longer support Tang Hao, and Yang Wudi condemned Tang Hao for exploiting the Four Sects and causing them harm.
• Niu Gao, Yang Wudi, and Bai He severed ties between their three clans and Tai Tan’s Strength Clan, and Tai Tan left angrily, still planning to capture Lin Ye.
• Bai Chenxiang asked Bai He for permission to attend Shrek Academy so she could learn more about Lin Ye, and Bai He agreed while warning her to stay safe and avoid provoking him.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao discussed how to deal with Tang Hao, and Bai He suggested seeking help from the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce.

Bai Chenxiang joined Shrek Academy and hoped to earn a place on Lin Ye’s team while clearing up her clans’ hostility toward him. She learned that Lin Ye had defeated Tang Hao and left to approach him, aware that the Four Sects were in danger.

• Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi discussed seeking revenge on Tang Hao and pursuing cooperation with the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, while Yang Wudi rejected an alliance with Spirit Hall.
• Bai Chenxiang enrolled at Shrek Academy and planned to improve her strength and try to join Lin Ye’s team.
• Lin Ye thought Bai Chenxiang might be connected to the Four Sects’ plans and considered destroying them, while Bai Chenxiang overheard him say he had beaten Tang Hao and crippled his cultivation to Soul Douluo level.
• Bai Chenxiang approached Lin Ye, introduced herself as a new student, and asked him to show her around.

Bai Chenxiang joined Shrek to stay near Lin Ye, learn from his thoughts, and help the Speed Clan. After Lin Ye showed her the academy and explained the Trial Tower, she realized it could transform her clan’s weaknesses and asked whether he could make one for them and how much it would cost.

• Bai Chenxiang asked Lin Ye to show her around Shrek, hoping to hear more of his thoughts about the future.
• Lin Ye showed Bai Chenxiang Shrek’s facilities and explained that the Trial Tower could offer tailored training and inspire students to create Soul Skills.
• Bai Chenxiang asked what to do if a longtime friend had deceived them and caused many family members to die, and Lin Ye said he would beat that person to death.
• Bai Chenxiang became curious about the Trial Tower, learned it could help the Speed Clan develop attack-capable Soul Skills, and asked Lin Ye to make one for her clan and name its price.

Lin Ye showed Bai Chenxiang the Trial Tower and explained that it cost ten million Gold Soul Coins, dashing her hopes of buying one for the impoverished Speed Clan. After learning Shrek Academy provided free meals and paid student jobs, Bai Chenxiang became eager to work and asked about the academy’s scholarship policy.

• Bai Chenxiang admired the Trial Tower and asked Lin Ye its price, then gave up on buying one when he said it cost ten million Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Ye took Bai Chenxiang to the cafeteria, where she worried she could not afford the meal she had invited him to.
• Lin Ye told Bai Chenxiang that meals were free for students because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce, and Spirit Hall sponsored them.
• Bai Chenxiang ate eagerly and learned from Lin Ye that student jobs, including washing dishes, paid well.
• Bai Chenxiang asked where to sign up for work, and Lin Ye offered to tell her about the academy’s scholarship policy.