Chapter Summaries

Zhao Linchuan took over as dean of Blue Tyrant Academy and demonstrated Zhu Zhuyun’s Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring to the students. He warned them about the dangers of absorbing high-age Soul Rings and began mocking Yu Xiaogang’s Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

• Liu Erlong introduced Zhao Linchuan as Blue Tyrant Academy’s new dean and became its honorary dean.
• Zhao Linchuan invited the students to ask cultivation questions, and Zhu Zhuyun displayed her Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring.
• Zhao Linchuan warned that Soul Shock could kill or mentally damage Soul Masters, and that their bodies also had to withstand a Soul Ring’s energy.
• Zhao Linchuan said there was no systematic way to test a Soul Master’s Soul Ring limit and cautioned the students against street-stall charts.
• Zhao Linchuan began giving Yu Xiaogang’s Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul as an example of ridiculous claims.

Zhao Linchuan denounced Yu Xiaogang’s soul-ring theories before the academy students, prompting Liu Erlong to reconsider her former lover and decide to investigate his past. Zhao Linchuan then visited Liu Erlong to ask about her history with Yu Xiaogang, and she invited him inside to talk.

• Zhao Linchuan told the students that Yu Xiaogang’s soul-ring theories had caused countless deaths and that his status had kept him from punishment.
• The students speculated about Yu Xiaogang’s identity after Zhao Linchuan dismissed the gathering.
• Liu Erlong packed her belongings and decided to investigate whether Yu Xiaogang’s theories had ruined families.
• Zhao Linchuan arrived at Liu Erlong’s home and asked whether she had once been involved with Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong questioned how Zhao Linchuan knew, then let him inside to talk.

Zhao Linchuan told Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang had been unworthy of her and left because their relationship would damage his reputation. The chapter ended with Liu Erlong breaking down and asking whether she was truly so shameful.

• Zhao Linchuan visited Liu Erlong and recounted what he had heard about her sacrificed cultivation and her past with Yu Xiaogang.
• Zhao Linchuan criticized Yu Xiaogang’s talent, research, and Martial Soul theory, arguing that others had supplied his Soul Ring data.
• Zhao Linchuan suggested Yu Xiaogang had failed to recognize Liu Erlong as his cousin, and Liu Erlong broke down in tears.
• Liu Erlong asked why Yu Xiaogang had left, and Zhao Linchuan said their relationship would have ruined Yu Xiaogang’s public image.
• Liu Erlong stopped sobbing briefly, then asked Zhao Linchuan, “Am I that shameful?”

After Liu Erlong revealed her anger at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, Zhao Linchuan comforted her through the night. The next day, he caught Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong sneaking away from his room, then returned to find Zhu Zhuyun’s dormitory fully decorated.

• Liu Erlong asked whether Zhao Linchuan was connected to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, and he said his Martial Soul would make him their enemy.
• Liu Erlong declared that her love for the man who had deceived her was undeserved, then lunged at Zhao Linchuan and bit his shoulder.
• The next morning, Zhao Linchuan and Liu Erlong spent hours together before he changed the bedding and left her to rest.
• Zhao Linchuan caught Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong sneaking away from his door, and they claimed Zhu Zhuyun had asked for his ideas about decorating the dormitory.
• Zhao Linchuan later asked Zhu Zhuyun about the girls’ story, and she confirmed that she had sent them before he saw the completed dormitory.

Zhao Linchuan turned the back mountain into a lush training ground with his All Things Return to Spring domain and studied the ultimate attributes gained from his sixth Soul Ring. By the following spring, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun had advanced in cultivation, while Ning Rongrong’s progress made Zhu Zhuqing feel pressure to keep up.

• Zhao Linchuan unleashed All Things Return to Spring, restoring the back mountain’s plants and vitality until it resembled a primeval forest.
• Zhao Linchuan discovered that his first five Soul Ring attributes had become ultimate attributes and planned to develop new skills from them.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu visited the rooftop garden, where Ning Rongrong worried about living in its damp, overgrown surroundings and Xiao Wu teased her.
• After winter, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu each gained two Soul Power levels, reaching levels thirty-eight and forty-eight respectively.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun reached levels thirty-eight and forty-eight after gaining a little over one level each, and Zhu Zhuqing felt pressure as Ning Rongrong caught up to her.

Over the winter, Zhu Zhuyun made a fortune selling Zhao Linchuan’s pills, Liu Erlong advanced to level eighty-five, and Zhao Linchuan developed more than ten Self-Created Soul Skills. At Azure Dragon Academy, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuyun went to question Liu Erlong about her rapid cultivation, while Zhu Zhuqing privately envied the special treatment that benefited dragon-type Martial Souls.

• Zhu Zhuyun renamed Zhao Linchuan’s pills and sold them at a huge markup, multiplying his assets a hundredfold over the winter.
• Liu Erlong used an Immortal Herb to reach level eighty-five, become a Soul Douluo, and obtain a ninety-thousand-year head Spirit Bone.
• Zhao Linchuan gained only one Soul Power level over the winter but created more than ten Self-Created Soul Skills, including Wings of Wind and Fire's Happiness.
• At Azure Dragon Academy, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuyun discussed Liu Erlong’s unusually fast cultivation and went to ask her about it.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched them leave and admitted she envied Liu Erlong’s special treatment, which worked only for dragon-type Martial Souls.

Zhao Linchuan spent the night with Liu Erlong and Ning Rongrong, who was curious about Liu Erlong’s special meal. The next morning, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, scolded Xue Beng during the ancestral rites and reflected that her position as Crown Prince left her with the advantage.

• Zhao Linchuan noticed Ning Rongrong had little appetite at dinner and urged her to eat.
• Ning Rongrong followed Liu Erlong into Zhao Linchuan’s room to try the special meal Liu Erlong had described.
• The next morning, Xue Qinghe reprimanded the drunken Xue Beng during the Heaven Dou Empire’s ancestral rites and ordered him to quit drinking.
• Xue Beng hurried out of the temple, and Qian Renxue considered her position secure as the Crown Prince.

After the sacrifice ceremony, Qian Renxue discussed Xue Beng’s disgraceful behavior with Ning Fengzhi and praised Ning Rongrong’s astonishing cultivation. Ning Fengzhi then asked Qian Renxue to help test Zhao Linchuan, whom he suspected might be deceiving Rongrong.

• Qian Renxue met Ning Fengzhi after the ceremony and told him Xue Beng had disgraced himself during the ancestral sacrifice.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi that Rongrong had reached level thirty-seven, and Ning Fengzhi revealed she had advanced to level thirty-eight and expected to become a Soul Ancestor within half a year.
• Ning Fengzhi described Zhao Linchuan’s takeover of Blue Tyrant Academy and the girls with remarkable talents, including one who had absorbed a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring.
• Ning Fengzhi told Qian Renxue that Zhao Linchuan was Rongrong’s lover and asked her to test whether he was capable and sincere.

Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi arranged a competition between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Azure Dragon Academy, offering Gold Soul Coins and spiritual herbs as prizes. The students arrived at Azure Dragon Academy to begin the exchange, with Tang San focused on winning the championship reward.

• Ning Fengzhi proposed a competition between the two academies and offered two million Gold Soul Coins and aged spiritual herbs as prizes.
• Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, the education committee members, and the students arrived at Azure Dragon Academy the following day.
• Qian Renxue stopped the guards from arranging a formal reception and asked them to lead the party to Principal Zhao Linchuan.
• Meng Shenji told the students to look around without causing trouble, while Yu Tianheng challenged Azure Dragon Academy's students and renewed his hostility toward Tang San.
• Tang San dismissed Yu Tianheng's provocation and entered the academy with Oscar, determined to study his opponents and win the championship reward.

Zhao Linchuan lectured his students on discovering the potential of their own Martial Souls while treating soul rings as tools rather than crutches. Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi listened from the rear entrance, each considering how Zhao Linchuan might affect their plans and the future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Zhao Linchuan taught that creating Self-Created Soul Skills meant discovering what a Martial Soul could do through deep self-understanding.
• A student asked whether soul masters had been wrong to rely on soul rings, and Zhao Linchuan explained that soul rings were necessary for advancement but could encourage dependence.
• Zhao Linchuan urged students to use soul ring skills as weapons without letting them become crutches, prompting several students to reflect and take notes.
• Qian Renxue considered recruiting Zhao Linchuan to help train thoughtful elites for Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi judged Zhao Linchuan to be backed by a powerful force and considered how his relationship with Ning Rongrong could benefit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After Zhao Linchuan impressed Meng Shenji with his knowledge, a student reported that Azure Dragon Academy was under attack. Zhao Linchuan rushed to the training field, where Tang San's group and Yu Tianheng's group had beaten several students, and intervened just as Dai Mubai was about to stomp Jing Ling.

• Meng Shenji praised Zhao Linchuan's knowledge and suggested inviting him to teach at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• A student reported that Niu Dali and Sha Boyi had been badly beaten and more than a dozen Azure Dragon Academy students injured.
• Zhao Linchuan led students toward the training field, while Qian Renxue and the Education Committee members worried that their group had caused the clash.
• On the training field, Tang San's group and Yu Tianheng's group stood among injured Azure Dragon Academy students, with Shi Mo confronting Huang Yuan and Dai Mubai overpowering Jing Ling.
• Dai Mubai ignored Jiang Zhu's plea and raised his foot to stomp Jing Ling, but Zhao Linchuan stopped him with a burst of thunder and hurled him away by the collar.

Zhao Linchuan arrived at the Azure Dragon Academy training ground, stood up for the injured students, and humiliated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy group. As Ning Rongrong arrived, Zhao Linchuan was still overpowering Yu Feng and Osler, and she told Qian Renxue that he surpassed everything the Soul Master world understood.

• Zhao Linchuan threw Dai Mubai into the Shi Mo brothers, then reassured Jing Ling and promised the academy would seek justice for the injured students.
• Jing Ling and the other students exaggerated their injuries and demanded compensation while Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun worried about being trapped.
• Dugu Yan mocked Zhao Linchuan and tried to attack him, but he slapped her and made her retreat behind Yu Tianheng.
• Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy officials watched from the steps and discussed the confrontation without intervening.
• Ning Rongrong arrived, questioned whether Ning Fengzhi had arranged the incident, then praised Zhao Linchuan to Qian Renxue as he restrained Yu Feng and pinned Osler.

Zhao Linchuan summoned the Holy Origin Spirit Phoenix to seize Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan, then ordered Liu Erlong to detain the students and demand twenty million Gold Soul Coins in compensation. Qian Renxue sought help paying the sum as Zhao went to guard the captured experts.

• Zhao Linchuan's Holy Origin Spirit Phoenix appeared, frightening Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, and the others with its overwhelming pressure.
• Zhao Linchuan sent the phoenix to carry Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan to the back mountain.
• Zhao Linchuan ordered Liu Erlong to charge twenty million Gold Soul Coins for the injured students and hold the Shrek and Heaven Dou Royal Academy students until payment arrived.
• Qian Renxue tried to explain the incident, but Zhao Linchuan dismissed her and left to guard Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to advance the money for Qian Renxue.

After the academy dispute was settled, Ning Fengzhi compensated Azure Dragon Academy with twenty-two million Gold Soul Coins and two spirit herbs. Zhao Linchuan invited Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue to a banquet, jokingly dubbed a meal worth twenty million.

• Qian Renxue explained the misunderstanding, and Ning Fengzhi helped smooth things over between the academies.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Zhao Linchuan twenty-two million Gold Soul Coins and two spirit herbs, with most of the money intended to cover students' medical expenses.
• Ning Rongrong distributed the black cards to Zhao Linchuan's students, who thanked him and left the hall.
• Meng Shenji led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy group away, while Dugu Yan vowed to seek her grandfather's help against Zhao Linchuan.
• Zhao Linchuan invited Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue to a banquet, and they joked about its twenty-million-coin cost.

Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and the others celebrated the one million Gold Soul Coins each they had received as medical compensation, while Tai Long regretted hiding during the fight. He chased them down to borrow money for jewelry he hoped to give Xiao Wu, and Jing Ling agreed to lend him fifty thousand at ten percent annual interest.

• Huang Yuan and Jing Ling discussed turning over most of their compensation to the academy and keeping only ten percent for themselves.
• Tai Long encountered the group, learned they had each received one million Gold Soul Coins, and regretted not joining the fight.
• Tai Long chased after Jing Ling and the others, hoping to borrow money and buy jewelry for Xiao Wu.
• Jing Ling teased Tai Long about Xiao Wu's relationship with their president, then agreed to lend him fifty thousand at ten percent annual interest.

Ning Fengzhi tested Zhao Linchuan’s ambitions and learned that he wanted to change the ruler of the world, leaving him uncertain whether to risk the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future on Zhao. In private, Qian Renxue compared herself with Zhao’s accomplished female companions and resolved to win him over.

• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuyun, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly toasted Qian Renxue until she spilled soup on herself and escaped to change.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Zhao Linchuan about his ambitions, and Zhao drunkenly declared that he wanted to change the master of heaven and earth.
• Zhu Zhuyun helped Zhao Linchuan away, while Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi whether he was satisfied with the answer.
• Ning Fengzhi realized that backing Zhao Linchuan could mean staking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s entire legacy on his bid to overturn the dynasty.
• Qian Renxue looked at her true face in the mirror, considered Zhao Linchuan’s female confidantes, and resolved to surpass them by bringing him to her side.

Qian Renxue accidentally revealed her female identity to the drunken Zhao Linchuan, then explained her disguise and asked him to keep her secret. She offered to help him gain control of the Heaven Dou Empire, ending with a proposal to bear him a child who would inherit the throne.

• Qian Renxue pulled the drunken Zhao Linchuan into the bathroom and told him she was Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Zhao Linchuan grabbed Qian Renxue's chest, then realized she was a woman after she doused him with cold water.
• Qian Renxue claimed she had been a maidservant forced by the Empress to impersonate the deceased Crown Prince.
• Zhao Linchuan promised to keep Qian Renxue's identity secret, and she asked him to help her if she faced difficulties.
• Qian Renxue offered to hand Zhao Linchuan the Heaven Dou Empire and bear him a child who could become Crown Prince.

Zhao Linchuan rejected Qian Renxue’s proposal to have a child, insulting her as a “dead fish face” before leaving her furious. As he departed the villa with his companions, Dugu Bo arrived seeking him, and Zhao Linchuan flew toward the mountains to draw him away from everyone else.

• Zhao Linchuan refused Qian Renxue’s proposal and told her he could not feel interested in her dead fish face.
• Qian Renxue seethed over Zhao Linchuan’s insult, blamed his inability to father a child, and vowed to make him repay her.
• Zhao Linchuan and the others prepared to leave the villa with Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong.
• Dugu Bo shouted Zhao Linchuan’s name as he approached the villa, and Ning Fengzhi suspected Dugu Yan had complained to him.
• Zhao Linchuan told the women to stay behind, then flew toward the mountains and challenged Dugu Bo to follow him.

Dugu Bo chased Zhao Linchuan into the mountains while Qian Renxue worried about the danger and learned that Xiao Wu trusted Zhao Linchuan’s Azure Dragon Martial Soul to counter Dugu Bo. After Xiao Wu mocked Spirit Hall’s Seraphim Martial Soul, Qian Renxue concealed her anger and privately hoped Dugu Bo would beat Zhao Linchuan.

• Dugu Yan urged Dugu Bo to chase Zhao Linchuan, and the two disappeared into the mountains.
• Qian Renxue voiced concern that Zhao Linchuan might be unable to withstand a Titled Douluo without relying on his Spirit Bone.
• Zhu Zhuyun teased Qian Renxue about caring for Zhao Linchuan, then Qian Renxue said she would mobilize the Imperial Guard.
• Xiao Wu reassured Qian Renxue that Zhao Linchuan’s Azure Dragon Martial Soul was especially effective against serpent-type opponents.
• Xiao Wu claimed the Azure Dragon Martial Soul was around a hundred times stronger than Spirit Hall’s Seraphim Martial Soul, leaving Qian Renxue stunned and offended.
• Qian Renxue hid her frustration and hoped Dugu Bo would beat Zhao Linchuan before he returned.

Zhao Linchuan confronted Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, then unleashed his Holy Origin Spirit Phoenix’s golden-white breath against Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Divine Light. The attack overwhelmed Dugu Bo’s defenses, and he discovered that its holy energy could cleanse his poison, though doing so also weakened his Soul Power.

• Zhao Linchuan taunted Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo after they cornered him in the basin.
• Dugu Bo began to attack, but Zhao Linchuan summoned the Holy Origin Spirit Phoenix behind him.
• Zhao Linchuan’s phoenix fired a golden-white breath, and Dugu Bo countered with his ninth soul skill, Jade Phosphorous Divine Light.
• The golden-white breath overwhelmed Dugu Bo’s attack and struck his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar, forcing him to shield Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo sensed that the remaining holy energy could remove the poison in his body, but each fraction of poison cleansed also weakened his Soul Power.