Chapter Summaries

After returning to Spirit City, Lin Bei revealed his extraordinary strength to Bibi Dong and considered how to secure Spirit Hall’s future. He then tested the simulator’s new deployment feature by entering the Ip Man timeline as a returned overseas traveler.

• Lin Bei returned to his residence, bathed, and decided to let Bibi Dong’s plans unfold so he could later defeat Tang San and claim the Spirit Empire.
• Lin Bei met Bibi Dong and revealed that he was a twelve-year-old Titled Douluo with three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, but declined to choose a title.
• Lin Bei feasted at home, then chose the Ip Man timeline for his first deployment simulation.
• Lin Bei woke in the simulated world wearing a suit and carrying a suitcase, where a worker told him to move out of the way.

Lin Bei was ambushed by two foreigners while following Jin Shanzhao’s group toward Ip Man’s house, then escaped and realized his identity might be the reason he was targeted. He tracked a foreigner carrying his suitcase to an attic, where he discovered the men were searching for a missing bank card.

• Lin Bei recognized Jin Shanzhao and his men at a noodle stall, and followed the crowd heading to Ip Man’s house.
• Two armed foreigners shot at Lin Bei, forcing him to flee through an alley and disguise himself in borrowed clothes.
• Lin Bei suspected the simulator’s overseas-returnee identity had attracted the assassins and returned to the hotel, where he saw a foreigner leave with his suitcase.
• Lin Bei followed the foreigner to an attic building, climbed inside, and overheard the men searching for a bank card they believed he had taken.
• Lin Bei saw his belongings scattered around the opened suitcase as the foreigners’ leader ordered his men to find him.

Lin Bei captured Davis and learned that his grandfather, Lin Dong, had left him $500 million in shares, making him the target of his uncle Bruce’s attempt to seize the family corporation. After Davis revealed how the mercenaries had tracked him to Foshan, Lin Bei killed him and was left facing the betrayal behind the inheritance plot.

• Lin Bei waited until the mercenaries left, then knocked out their leader, tied him up, and interrogated him.
• Davis identified Bruce as the person who had ordered Lin Bei’s murder and the search for Lin Dong’s will.
• Davis told Lin Bei that Lin Dong had left him $500 million in company shares, while Bruce had received only several million dollars’ worth.
• Davis explained that Bruce had sent the mercenaries after Lin Bei because he wanted more of the inheritance and knew Lin Bei had gone to Foshan to honor his grandfather’s dying wish.
• After thanking Davis for the information, Lin Bei stabbed him in the temple with the fruit knife.

After killing Davis, Lin Bei learned he could spend Simulation Points to bring firearms into Douluo Continent. Patrolman Li Zhao arrested him while investigating the shooting, but Ip Man and his wife bailed him out, leaving Lin Bei wondering why Li Zhao already seemed to respect Ip Man.

• Lin Bei studied Davis's M1911 and learned he could spend Simulation Points to bring the pistol and its ammunition to Douluo Continent.
• Lin Bei left the attic and encountered Li Zhao's patrol squad, which arrested him after he disarmed Li Zhao and took his pistol.
• During questioning, Lin Bei said foreign killers had attacked him and admitted he had avoided the Police Station because he suspected it might be compromised.
• A patrol officer told Li Zhao that Ip Man and his wife had come for Lin Bei, and Li Zhao released him after learning Madam Ye was Lin Bei's older female cousin.
• Lin Bei thanked Li Zhao, then saw Ip Man and his wife in the Police Station lobby and wondered why Li Zhao already seemed to respect Ip Man.

After dying in his Ip Man deployment, Lin Bei returned to Douluo Continent with an M1911 and set out to retrieve his fiancée, Ning Rongrong. He flew to Sunset Forest to challenge Dugu Bo and claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, arriving at the poison-guarded valley.

• Lin Bei died shielding Madam Ye from an assassin, ending his deployment simulation, then returned to Douluo Continent with an M1911 pistol.
• Lin Bei tested the pistol in his courtyard and found it could kill soul masters below Soul Sage if they were caught off guard.
• Yue Guan told Lin Bei that Ning Rongrong had run away from home and that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wanted him to bring her back.
• Lin Bei agreed to go after Ning Rongrong, then flew toward Heaven Dou City using Sword Control Technique.
• Lin Bei traveled to Sunset Forest to challenge Dugu Bo, take the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan with his Senzu Bean Martial Soul.
• Lin Bei killed a thousand-year flying soul beast on his way to the center of Sunset Forest and reached the poisonous mist surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Lin Bei broke through Dugu Bo’s Poison Array and demanded that Dugu Bo give up his medicinal garden. When Dugu Bo refused, Lin Bei revealed his formidable strength and began fighting him.

• Lin Bei killed a Purple-Eyed Black Panther, drove off nearby soul beasts, and split Dugu Bo’s Poison Array with Tyrant Dragon Slash.
• Dugu Bo confronted Lin Bei, learned he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, and offered him herbs instead of the medicinal garden.
• Lin Bei insisted that Dugu Bo hand over the treasured land, but Dugu Bo refused and summoned the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
• Lin Bei revealed his nine soul rings, including four hundred-thousand-year rings, and challenged Dugu Bo to a bout.
• Lin Bei charged at Dugu Bo and split open the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor’s tail with the Heaven Splitting Axe.

Lin Bei overwhelmed Dugu Bo by activating his seventh soul skill, Pseudo Pangu True Body, and defeated him despite Dugu Bo’s Medusa’s Gaze and Time Freeze. He carried the unconscious Dugu Bo toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Dugu Bo sprayed poison mist at Lin Bei, but Lin Bei dodged it and closed in with the Immortal Wind Cloud Body Technique.
• Lin Bei broke through Dugu Bo’s Azure Wave Poison Light Shield and forced him to transform into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor with his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Lin Bei activated Pseudo Pangu True Body, creating a giant divine shadow that resisted Dugu Bo’s Medusa’s Gaze and shattered his Time Freeze.
• Lin Bei seized the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and smashed Dugu Bo into the ground until he passed out and returned to human form.
• Lin Bei withdrew Pseudo Pangu True Body, grabbed Dugu Bo, and flew toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well on the Wind and Thunder Divine Sword.

After defeating Dugu Bo, Lin Bei healed him with an Immortal Bean and explained that he could also cure the poison caused by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul. Dugu Bo gave Lin Bei the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and agreed to protect it with a Poison Array.

• Dugu Bo woke after his defeat and angrily told Lin Bei to kill him or do as he pleased.
• Lin Bei fed Dugu Bo a Senzu Bean, healing his injuries and removing the toxins from his body without affecting his cultivation.
• Lin Bei explained that his Immortal Beans could also cure Dugu Bo’s granddaughter Yan Er and asked for the treasure land.
• Dugu Bo offered to marry Yan Er to Lin Bei, but Lin Bei clarified that he only wanted the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo gave Lin Bei the treasure land, accepted ten Immortal Beans, and agreed to restore the Poison Array around it.

Lin Bei used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its immortal herbs to raise his physical quality to Demigod-level, then took the Aromatic Silk Beauty for Ning Rongrong. He visited Old Adam and Mashuno in Notting City before leaving for Suotuo City.

• Dugu Bo helped Lin Bei restore the Poison Array, then left for Heaven Dou City after hinting that Lin Bei should consider his granddaughter.
• Lin Bei picked and swallowed the Blazing Apricot Flood and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then cultivated in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for seven days.
• Lin Bei emerged with Demigod-level physical quality and took the Aromatic Silk Beauty to give to Ning Rongrong.
• Lin Bei flew to Notting City, where he reunited with Old Adam and Mashuno and stayed for a week.
• Mashuno told Lin Bei that Su Yuntao had been promoted to Branch Hall Master in Fasinuo Province, and Lin Bei left for Suotuo City.

Lin Bei found Ning Rongrong at Shrek Academy and apologized for not visiting her for five years, while Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived and met him for the first time. Ning Rongrong remained playfully angry as Lin Bei presented her with an Aromatic Silk Beauty.

• Lin Bei learned Shrek Academy would begin enrollment the next day and stayed at a hotel in Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong arrived at Shrek Academy and saw Lin Bei, who apologized for not finding her during the past five years.
• Lin Bei produced an Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Tang San identified it as an immortal-grade spiritual herb.
• Lin Bei and Tang San met and regarded each other with a sense of familiarity and loneliness.
• Xiao Wu teased Lin Bei and Tang San about their lingering eye contact, and Ning Rongrong joined in by joking that she supported them as a couple.

Lin Bei gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and a bottle of Immortality Pills, while she chose to enroll at the academy and remain there despite wanting to see more of the world. He promised to rent a place nearby and stay close as Tang San and Xiao Wu entered the academy.

• Tang San asked Lin Bei to trade him the Aromatic Silk Beauty, but Lin Bei refused and gave it to Ning Rongrong instead.
• Ning Rongrong embraced Lin Bei, thanked him with a kiss on the cheek, and shyly promised to kiss him properly another time.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu registered, and the teacher accepted Tang San after learning his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass and seeing his Soul Power rank.
• Ning Rongrong decided to enroll rather than return home, and the registration teacher approved her after checking her wrist.
• Lin Bei said he would rent a place nearby, gave Ning Rongrong a bottle of Immortality Pills, and was refused permission to enter the academy with her.

Lin Bei found a house near Shrek Academy so he could stay close to Ning Rongrong, while Dai Mubai led her and the others through the academy’s admission tests. After the applicants challenged their exemption, Tang San and Xiao Wu tested their Soul Power, revealing that the group’s levels were high enough to skip ahead.

• Lin Bei asked a village elder about renting a house and accepted an empty home left behind by Old Moore.
• Xiao Wu asked Ning Rongrong about her relationship with Lin Bei, but Ning Rongrong blushed and avoided saying they were engaged.
• Tang San explained Oscar’s sausage incantation, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong called out Oscar for summoning one while thinking impure thoughts.
• Dai Mubai tried to take Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing past the second and third tests, but a boy in line objected to their exemption.
• Xiao Wu agreed to a Soul Power test, and Dai Mubai announced that Tang San and Xiao Wu were level twenty-nine while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were level twenty-seven.

Lin Bei moved into the abandoned house beside Cuihua’s home, while Tang San and the others began Zhao Wuji’s test. Ning Rongrong’s Immortal Beans healed Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, leaving everyone eager to learn more about Lin Bei and obtain beans of their own.

• Lin Bei accepted Old Moore’s empty wooden houses without paying rent and began clearing the overgrown yard.
• Lin Bei met Cuihua, who lived next door, and wondered whether she was Ma Hongjun’s girlfriend.
• Tang San and the others faced Zhao Wuji’s fourth test, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were injured during the fight.
• Ning Rongrong fed Xiao Wu an Immortal Bean, which restored her injuries and energy, then gave one to Zhu Zhuqing and healed her as well.
• Zhao Wuji and Xiao Wu asked Ning Rongrong to seek Immortal Beans from Lin Bei, while Tang San and the others grew curious about him.

Tang San restarted the test by challenging Zhao Wuji alone, and his Hidden Weapons helped him last until Zhao Wuji declared the group had passed. Lin Bei watched the fight and spotted Tang Hao observing from the shadows before Tang San and the others settled into their dorms.

• Tang San asked Zhao Wuji to restart the test with him fighting alone, and Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing said they would leave Shrek Academy with him if he failed.
• Lin Bei finished cleaning his courtyard, sensed the battle, and went to watch Tang San fight Zhao Wuji.
• Tang San secretly used his Clear Sky Hammer in the final moments, striking Zhao Wuji and leaving him badly injured, while Lin Bei spotted Tang Hao watching from the trees.
• Tang San apologized and removed his Hidden Weapons from Zhao Wuji, and Ning Rongrong healed Zhao Wuji with an Immortal Bean.
• Zhao Wuji declared Tang San and the others had passed, then sent them with Dai Mubai to their dorms.
• Dai Mubai assigned Tang San to share a room with Oscar, Xiao Wu to share with Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to her own room.

Tang San learned that Oscar planned to pursue Ning Rongrong and told him she already had a boyfriend, Lin Bei. Lin Bei met Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu at his rented house, introduced himself, and left Tang San wondering where he had heard Lin Bei’s name.

• Oscar introduced himself to Tang San and decided to pursue Ning Rongrong after shaving his beard.
• Tang San told Oscar that Ning Rongrong already had a boyfriend, and Oscar was dismayed to hear that Lin Bei was more handsome than he was.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong went to find Lin Bei, while Tang San joined them.
• Lin Bei met the three in the village and showed them the clean house and courtyard he had rented.
• Lin Bei introduced himself, and Tang San recognized the name but could not recall where he had heard it.

Lin Bei declined the Shrek students’ offer to trade for Immortality Pills and secretly followed Zhao Wuji into a grove, where Tang Hao confronted him. The chapter ended with Flander arriving and Zhao Wuji realizing that the visitor was Clear Sky Douluo.

• Xiao Wu and Tang San left Lin Bei’s house, and Ning Rongrong toured it with Lin Bei before asking whether he had spare Immortality Pills for the others.
• Lin Bei told Ning Rongrong that she could ask him for more pills but that he would not trade them, then escorted her back to the academy dormitory.
• Lin Bei noticed Zhao Wuji sneaking out of Shrek Academy and followed him to a grove, where Tang Hao emerged from behind a tree.
• Tang Hao summoned his hammer and nine spirit rings, revealing his Titled Douluo strength and frightening Zhao Wuji.
• Tang Hao called for anyone else in the darkness to appear, and Flander arrived beside Zhao Wuji and respectfully greeted Clear Sky Douluo.

After witnessing Tang Hao's strength, Lin Bei began a simulation in a parallel Douluo Continent timeline thirty thousand years in the past, where Soul Engineers and Soul Tools dominated. As a young disciple of Mogus, Lin Bei learned a spiritual cultivation method and began studying alchemy arrays.

• Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji, spoke to Zhao Wuji and Flander about Tang San, and left; Lin Bei followed him and resolved to fight him at the academy tournament.
• Lin Bei spent 100 Simulation Points to project his consciousness into a parallel Douluo Continent timeline.
• Lin Bei awoke in the body of a six-year-old apprentice and learned that he had awakened the Silent Extinction Heavenly Eye three days earlier.
• Qing Yu took Lin Bei by Flying Boat to Mogus's classroom, where he learned that the era revered Soul Engineers and their Soul Tools.
• Mogus taught Lin Bei the Dream Roaming spiritual cultivation method, which could help him improve his spiritual power.
• Mogus began teaching Lin Bei and Qing Yu the basic structure of alchemy arrays, and Lin Bei memorized the glowing pattern at a glance.

Lin Bei learned Dream Wandering from Mogus and discovered that it increased his spiritual power in both the Simulation Timeline and the real world. After returning from cultivation, he found Ma Hongjun confronting Cuihua, who was trying to end their relationship, and Ma Hongjun attacked him.

• Mogus told Lin Bei and Qing Yu to practice drawing the Basic Alchemy Array, and Qing Yu took Lin Bei back to the dormitory.
• Lin Bei used Mogus's Dream Wandering method in the Simulation Timeline and felt his spiritual power rise as he absorbed starlight.
• Lin Bei exited the simulation and confirmed that Dream Wandering also increased his spiritual power in the real world.
• Lin Bei went outside after hearing a commotion and found Ma Hongjun tugging at Cuihua as she rejected him.
• Ma Hongjun blamed Lin Bei for Cuihua's breakup and charged at him.

Lin Bei fought Ma Hongjun after Ma Hongjun accused him of stealing Cuihua, then learned Cuihua had ended their relationship. Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Tang San arrived at Shrek, where Ma Hongjun introduced himself as the dean’s disciple.

• Ma Hongjun charged at Lin Bei, who knocked him unconscious with a flick to the forehead.
• After waking, Ma Hongjun attacked Lin Bei with his first soul skill, but Lin Bei dodged the flames and quickly threw him to the ground.
• Cuihua told Ma Hongjun their breakup had nothing to do with Lin Bei and ended their relationship for good.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Tang San arrived looking for food, and Ma Hongjun learned they were new students.
• Ma Hongjun introduced himself to the newcomers as Shrek’s dean’s disciple.

Ning Rongrong kept Lin Bei’s identity secret as Tang San and the others wondered who he was. After riding his sword to Suotuo City and setting up his home, Lin Bei successfully drew a Basic Alchemy Array with Soul Power.

• Ma Hongjun claimed to be the dean’s disciple, but Dai Mubai arrived and teased him after hearing Xiao Wu’s accusation.
• Dai Mubai led Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others to the cafeteria, while Ning Rongrong stayed behind with Lin Bei before they left.
• Ma Hongjun told the group about losing to Lin Bei, and Ning Rongrong refused to reveal Lin Bei’s identity when Xiao Wu asked if he came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.
• Lin Bei rode his sword to Suotuo City, bought furniture and household goods, and arranged them at home.
• Lin Bei failed five times to draw the Basic Alchemy Array, then succeeded on his sixth attempt.