Chapter Summaries

Lin Ya absorbed a god-bestowed soul ring and pushed it to 150,000 years, evolving his Emerald Swan Martial Soul into the Jade Phoenix. He emerged above the New Interception Sect as birds and life-based beings across the area submitted to him.

• Lin Ya used his six soul bones to endure the god-bestowed soul ring as it settled into his Emerald Swan Martial Soul's fifth ring.
• Lin Ya's fifth soul ring surpassed 100,000 years and reached 150,000 years despite his body being pushed to its limit.
• The Life Goddess watched from the God Realm and wondered whether Lin Ya could endure the process and evolve his Martial Soul.
• Niu Gao and Yang Wudi waited outside Lin Ya's chamber for more than three months and prepared to check on him.
• Lin Ya's aura burst from the chamber, prompting birds to gather and submit while Shui Binger sensed his overwhelming presence.
• Lin Ya appeared in the sky with jade wings as his Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Phoenix.

After passing the first Life Divine Examination trial and reaching level 68, Lin Ya received a vague second trial: explore how Life and Destruction could coexist. He used the Inner Scene to discover that Tai Chi might let the Life Goddess and the Destruction Divine King have a child, leaving her eager to try the technique with Little Purple.

• Lin Ya learned that he had passed the first trial, gained ten percent affinity with the God of Life, and reached level 68.
• The Life Goddess assigned Lin Ya the second trial of exploring whether Life and Destruction could coexist, and gave him a bead containing Destruction power from Little Purple.
• Lin Ya brought the Life Goddess into his Inner Scene, where she asked how she could have a child with Little Purple.
• The Inner Scene revealed Tai Chi as the answer, and Lin Ya explained it as an origin of mutual generation and restraint.
• The Life Goddess left to try cultivating Tai Chi with Little Purple, and Lin Ya expected the second trial to be completed soon.

After absorbing his soul rings, Lin Ya showed Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo his evolved Jade Phoenix and Ice Dragon King Martial Souls, leaving them awed. Prince Xue Xing brought back Thousand Year Ice Marrow instead of the Ten Thousand Year variety Lin Ya had sought, so Lin Ya decided to use it and his medicinal herbs to strengthen his top subordinates.

• Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo visited Lin Ya after his seclusion, and Lin Ya recognized that Dugu Bo had advanced to rank 93.
• Lin Ya revealed his Jade Phoenix Martial Soul, which overwhelmed Prince Xue Xing, then summoned his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, which also stunned Dugu Bo.
• Prince Xue Xing brought Lin Ya a large piece of Thousand Year Ice Marrow from the ice cave, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that it had eaten the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow long ago.
• Bing'er showed no interest in the Thousand Year Ice Marrow and curled up in Lin Ya's arms.
• Lin Ya decided to summon his top-ranking subordinates and use his remaining immortal-grade herbs to strengthen them.

Lin Ya gathered the Upper Root Vessels and assessed their progress before offering Huo Wu and Shui Binger a choice between rapid cultivation and gaining Ultimate Attributes from two Immortal Herbs. Shui Binger chose Ultimate Ice, while Huo Wu had not yet decided.

• Lin Ya learned that the Shi Brothers and Xue Beng had reached level 33, while the girls reported their own levels and Xiao Wu revealed she had reached level 23 at nine years old.
• Dugu Bo explained that Dugu Yan was in seclusion to break through to level 44.
• Lin Ya praised the Upper Root Vessels' hard work and promised to raise their strength and talent further.
• Lin Ya offered Huo Wu and Shui Binger a choice between extracting the herbs' medicinal power for faster cultivation or refining them to gain Ultimate Attributes.
• Shui Binger chose to refine the herbs and gain Ultimate Ice.

Lin Ya distributed Immortal Herbs and other treasures to Huo Wu, Shui Binger, the Shi Brothers, Yao Zi, and Twilight Cloud Vine, helping each choose a path to strengthen their Martial Souls. After Twilight Cloud Vine kissed him in gratitude, Lin Ya realized the New Interception Sect needed more Self-Cultivation Furnaces.

• Huo Wu and Shui Binger chose Ultimate Fire and entered a Self-Cultivation Furnace to absorb the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Lin Ya gave the Shi Brothers an Earth Dragon Golden Melon and Thousand Year Ice Marrow, promising to help evolve their Black Tortoise Martial Souls into Xuanming Turtles.
• Lin Ya offered Yao Zi the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid or Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and she chose the orchid to pursue becoming a Control System Soul Master.
• Lin Ya gave Twilight Cloud Vine a Life Evergreen Vine to strengthen her Green Vine Martial Soul, and she kissed him in gratitude.
• Lin Ya assigned Yao Zi and Twilight Cloud Vine to the third Self-Cultivation Furnace and decided to make two more for the growing New Interception Sect.

Huo Wu and Shui Binger emerged from the Self-Cultivation Furnace with greatly improved abilities and showed their affection for Lin Ya, while he gave Xue Beng herbs to improve his talent and prepared the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng for Ye Lingling. The chapter ended with Ye Lingling feeling pleased that Lin Ya had chosen such a precious herb for her.

• Huo Wu emerged from the Self-Cultivation Furnace with Ultimate Fire and reached level 37.
• Shui Binger emerged with a true Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, thanked Lin Ya with a kiss on the cheek, and Huo Wu kissed him on the lips.
• Xue Beng asked Lin Ya for an Immortal Herb, and Lin Ya gave him the Nine Grade Purple Ganoderma and Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King before he entered the furnace.
• Lin Ya gave Ye Lingling the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which he described as his most precious Immortal Herb.

Lin Ya distributed immortal herbs that strengthened his companions, while Ah Rou offered the Narcissus Jade Bone to Xiao Wu and planned to sacrifice herself as Xiao Wu’s soul spirit if Xiao Wu pursued godhood. Xue Beng awakened a light affinity, and Lin Ya began considering journeys beyond Douluo Continent to find resources for his companions.

• The Shi brothers emerged from the Self-Cultivation Furnace at level 38, and Lin Ya urged them to reach level 40 before the tournament.
• Ah Rou asked to give her Narcissus Jade Bone to Xiao Wu and told Lin Ya and Xiao Wu that she would sacrifice herself to become Xiao Wu’s soul spirit if Xiao Wu had the chance to become a god.
• Yao Zi emerged at level 40, while Twilight Cloud Vine’s Green Vine martial soul evolved into the Life Evergreen Vine.
• Xue Beng reached level 40 and awakened a light affinity in his White Swan martial soul, though Prince Xue Xing quickly dismissed its significance.
• Lin Ya considered seeking treasures and soul beasts on Sun Moon Continent, Five Elements Continent, or Radiant Continent after realizing Douluo Continent was not his only option.

Ye Lingling and Xiao Wu grew stronger after absorbing immortal treasures, and Lin Ya sent the Upper Root Vessels to obtain soul rings or return to cultivation. Four months later, Spirit Hall’s Lor Diarra infiltrated the New Interception Sect to kill Xue Beng, only to find another youth waiting in his room.

• Ye Lingling emerged with her Threefold Rebirth at the second stage and thanked Lin Ya with a kiss.
• Xiao Wu finished absorbing the Narcissus Jade Bone, reached level 30, and excitedly told Ah Rou and Lin Ya.
• Lin Ya directed the bottlenecked Upper Root Vessels to get soul rings with Niu Gao and Yang Wudi, while the others returned to cultivate.
• Four months later, Lor Diarra entered the New Interception Sect while its strongest members were away and went to Xue Beng’s room to assassinate him.
• Lor Diarra found an unafraid youth in Xue Beng’s room, who challenged Spirit Hall for sending only one Soul Douluo.

Lin Ya revealed himself as the Heaven Dou prince Lor Diarra had come to kill, and Lor discovered that the young man was already a Soul Saint. Bing’er stopped Lor’s escape and killed him with Absolute Zero, leaving Lin Ya to face the end of his quiet days.

• Lor Diarra rejected Lin Ya’s claim at first, then attacked him with Skyborne Hunting Assault.
• Lin Ya trapped Lor with the Six Harmony Beads, but Lor used his Martial Soul Avatar and Gilded Wings to break free and flee.
• Lin Ya called Bing’er, who used Dragon King’s Wrath to knock Lor out of the sky.
• Lor unleashed Ten Thousand Feathers Split the Firmament, but Bing’er froze and shattered him with Absolute Zero.
• Lin Ya gathered Lor’s eight soul rings and reflected that his peaceful days were over.

After absorbing Lor Diarra’s soul rings, Lin Ya discovered he could replicate soul skills and successfully used Twin Hands to help Ling Feng absorb a soul ring he had not hunted. He then prepared to obtain his seventh soul ring, choosing the Thunderclap Inferno Vine.

• Lin Ya examined Lor Diarra’s soul rings, fed eight of them to his Silver Dragon King ring, and gained the ability to replicate soul skills.
• Lin Ya considered ways to make soul rings reusable and develop artificial soul spirits without relying on dwindling soul-beast populations.
• Lin Ya summoned Ling Feng and gave him a nine-hundred-year soul ring to absorb.
• Lin Ya used Twin Hands to alter the soul ring’s resonance, allowing Ling Feng to absorb it and break through to Soul Grandmaster.
• Lin Ya decided to obtain his seventh soul ring from the Thunderclap Inferno Vine.

Qian Renxue doubted reports that Lor Diarra had died and refused to let Spirit Hall elders act against Xue Beng or the New Interception Sect. Before leaving to hunt a forty-thousand-year soul beast, Lin Ya equipped Yang Wudi and Niu Gao with powerful gifts, then divined great fortune for himself.

• Qian Renxue questioned whether Lor Diarra was dead and rejected She Long's offer to attack the New Interception Sect, warning that a clash could draw in Sword Douluo.
• She Long and Ci Xue left the hall, and She Long decided to act against Xue Beng despite Qian Renxue's wishes.
• Lin Ya told Xue Beng and the others that he was leaving to hunt a forty-thousand-year soul beast and entrusted the New Interception Sect to Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao.
• Lin Ya gave Yang Wudi a Lovesick Heartbreak Red that could save his life in battle.
• Lin Ya supplied Niu Gao with eighth-grade soul-guided cannons, and Niu Gao promised to serve as the sect's shield and artillery.
• Lin Ya used Fenghou Strange Gates to divine great fortune for himself.

Lin Ya traveled with Prince Xue Xing to Gengxin City on the way to Thunder Marsh, buying forging materials and intending to recruit high-ranking blacksmiths for the sect. At the Blacksmith Association, he met Si Long, a Soul Saint-level blacksmith grandmaster and direct disciple of Lou Gao.

• Prince Xue Xing gave Lin Ya a map to Thunder Marsh and arranged for their party to rest in Gengxin City along the way.
• Lin Ya agreed to stop in Gengxin City and planned to recruit Soul Saint-level blacksmiths for the sect.
• Lin Ya and Prince Xue Xing reached Gengxin City, disguised themselves, and entered the Blacksmith Association.
• Lin Ya bought a large quantity of forging materials while Prince Xue Xing paid the bills.
• Prince Xue Xing led Lin Ya to the VIP reception area to meet blacksmith grandmasters, where Si Long approached them.

Prince Xue Xing tried to recruit Si Long, but Si Long refused to join Heaven Dou because he would not give up his freedom. Lin Ya challenged him to a forging contest and prepared to demonstrate an Iron Fist RPG Rocket Launcher, leaving its power and the first round unresolved.

• Prince Xue Xing revealed himself to Si Long and asked him to return to Heaven Dou, but Si Long refused because the terms would cost him his freedom.
• Lin Ya warned Si Long that the Blacksmith Association would soon be eliminated by changing times, then challenged him to a contest with his weapons.
• Si Long led Lin Ya and Prince Xue Xing to a testing area and proposed three rounds: shooting, defensive power, and sharpness.
• Si Long demonstrated his soul-beast-material bow by shooting through a refined iron target from two hundred meters away.
• Lin Ya produced an Iron Fist RPG Rocket Launcher, described its ammunition and range, and asked Si Long whether he would be responsible for any damage.

Lin Ya’s weapon devastated the testing grounds and left Si Long shaken, prompting Lou Gao to challenge Lin Ya to a defensive test. Si Long fired Lin Ya’s Barrett through Lou Gao’s tortoiseshell shield, leaving Lou Gao stunned by the weapon’s power.

• Lou Gao rushed to the testing grounds after an explosion and found Lin Ya, Si Long, and Prince Xue Xing unharmed amid the destruction.
• Si Long grabbed Lin Ya and demanded to know whether the RPG was his martial soul, while Lou Gao mistakenly assumed Si Long had simply lost a forging contest.
• Lou Gao slapped Si Long back to his senses, then challenged Lin Ya to compete against him in defense.
• Lin Ya proposed testing an eighth-grade Soul Tool gun called the Barrett against Lou Gao’s fifty-thousand-year Golden Tortoise shell shield.
• Prince Xue Xing taught Si Long to use the Barrett, and Si Long fired it through the shield, astonishing Lou Gao with its power.

Lin Ya recruited Lou Gao and Si Long by promising them the chance to advance blacksmithing, then led his group into Thunder Marsh to approach the near-limit Thunderclap Inferno Vine. The vine rejected his offer to become a spirit soul and prepared to test his strength.

• Lou Gao tested the Barrett, then offered Lin Ya the Blacksmith Association presidency; Lin Ya instead invited Lou Gao and Si Long to join his side and learn the weapon technology.
• Si Long accepted Lin Ya's invitation, and Lou Gao joined after realizing the opportunity blacksmiths had to rise.
• Lin Ya used Twin Hands to alter Lou Gao and Si Long's appearances, and the group left Star Luo Empire territory for Thunder Marsh.
• Lin Ya found the forty-thousand-year Thunderclap Inferno Vine absorbing the marsh's lightning and approached it despite its attacks.
• Lin Ya used Fenghou Strange Gates to dissipate the vine's lightning, while the Black Jade Divine Bamboo blocked its Forest of Lightning.
• Lin Ya invited the Thunderclap Inferno Vine to become his spirit soul, but it intensified its lightning and challenged him instead.

Lin Ya defeated the forty-thousand-year Thunderclap Inferno Vine with his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and the vine willingly sacrificed itself to become his Soul Spirit. Lin Ya reached level 72 and revealed that his new soul skill was the Five Thunder Method.

• The Thunderclap Inferno Vine unleashed Thunder Hell, and Lin Ya transformed into his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to counter it with Dark Demon Evil Thunder.
• Lin Ya’s Dark Demon Evil Thunder overwhelmed the Thunderclap Inferno Vine and left it collapsed and exhausted.
• Lin Ya demanded that the Thunderclap Inferno Vine submit or die, and it chose to sacrifice itself to him.
• Lin Ya absorbed the Thunderclap Inferno Vine’s power, gained a seventh soul ring, and advanced to level 72.
• Lin Ya told Prince Xue Xing that his Martial Soul Avatar increased all attributes by fifty percent and lightning attacks by one hundred percent, then revealed that he had awakened the Five Thunder Method.

Lin Ya used the complete Five Thunder Method and obtained the Thunderclap Inferno Vine’s forty-thousand-year torso bone. He then used his Ancient Tree of Life Descent skill to help the vine devour Ghost Vine soul rings and evolve toward one hundred thousand years, drawing the attention of the Life Goddess and God of Destruction.

• Lin Ya summoned a massive sphere of lightning, astonishing Prince Xue Xing with his power.
• Lin Ya received the Thunderclap Inferno Vine’s forty-thousand-year torso bone, which granted the Forest of Lightning skill.
• Lin Ya brought out Ghost Vine soul rings and asked the Thunderclap Inferno Vine to devour them and evolve into a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
• Lin Ya summoned the Ancient Tree of Life and used his life power to support the Thunderclap Inferno Vine’s evolution.
• The Thunderclap Inferno Vine devoured the Ghost Vine rings as lightning struck its spirit soul and its dark-purple radiance began turning violet-gold.
• The Life Goddess and God of Destruction noticed the changes around Lin Ya, and the God of Destruction reacted to the power of lightning.

In the God Realm, Life Goddess and God of Destruction agreed to place their hopes on Lin Ya becoming a Creation God who could unite life and destruction and establish a new God Realm. Meanwhile, Lin Ya completed the perilous evolution of the Thunderclap Inferno Vine, which emerged as a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.

• Life Goddess showed God of Destruction how difficult it was to balance life and destruction, and explained that she hoped Lin Ya could solve the problem and become a Creation God.
• God of Destruction embraced Life Goddess's plan, seeing a new God Realm as a way to ease the workload of the existing deities.
• Life Goddess said that if Lin Ya failed to become a Creation God, she would pass the Life Divine Seat to him and remain beside God of Destruction.
• Lin Ya used his soul power, Spirit Binding and General Summoning, Twin Hands, and the Ancient Tree of Life's vitality to sustain the Thunderclap Inferno Vine through its agonizing evolution.
• The Thunderclap Inferno Vine shed its old skin and emerged with purplish-golden divine light as a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.

Lin Ya completed his second divine trial and chose to accept the Seed of Destruction, beginning a dangerous path toward becoming the Creation God. After returning to Heaven Dou, the story shifted to She Long attacking Xue Beng, only to find him waiting with a spear.

• Life Goddess told Lin Ya that Tai Chi had cured her and God of Destruction's lingering worry, completing his second trial.
• God of Destruction offered Lin Ya the Seed of Destruction and a chance to fuse life and destruction, while warning him to master the Dao of Tai Chi within a year.
• Lin Ya accepted the seed and received two God-Given Soul Rings as a reward.
• Lin Ya returned to Prince Xue Xing, who led the group back toward Heaven Dou for the upcoming Soul Master Tournament.
• She Long attacked Xue Beng's bedroom with his snake lance, but found Xue Beng standing unharmed and ready to face him.

Yang Wudi and Niu Gao fought Snake Lance Douluo She Long and Pufferfish Douluo Ci Xue, turning the New Interception Sect’s two Soul Douluos into a match for the Titled Douluos. The battle ended with Yang Wudi healing himself with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Niu Gao recharging his soul cannons, leaving She Long and Ci Xue stunned.

• She Long attacked Yang Wudi with his fifth soul skill, but Yang Wudi met his strike and fought him to a draw.
• She Long transformed into his two-headed serpent Martial Soul Avatar, but Yang Wudi used his own avatar, Pacing the Dipper, and the Six Harmonies Spear to suppress him.
• Ci Xue moved to help She Long, but Niu Gao blocked him and used his Plate-Armored Rhinoceros avatar and Level Eight soul cannons to drive him back.
• She Long and Ci Xue fought desperately and managed to hold their own, while Yang Wudi suffered severe wounds and She Long lost an arm.
• Yang Wudi swallowed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and healed his wounds, while Niu Gao used a Thief Devourer and a milk bottle to recharge his soul cannons.