Vol. 2A Mortal Defies the Gods

Dugu Lin gathered powerful allies and resources while helping Qian Renxue seize the Heaven Dou throne and leading Spirit Hall against its enemies. After completing the Sea God trials and rescuing Little Lin from the Sea God, he began uniting humans and soul beasts to challenge the gods.

  • Dugu Lin and Hu Liena passed Hell Road, and Dugu Lin returned to Heaven Dou City with Divine Slaughter's Domain, where he helped Tang San uncover his family history and prepare to cultivate.
  • Dugu Lin revealed Little Lin's extraordinary soul rings to Qian Renxue as rumors about his treasures spread through Heaven Dou City.
  • Dugu Lin revealed his Spirit Album, held an auction, and sought powerful Soul Beasts while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's unusual cultivation became increasingly exposed.
  • Tang Hao fought Dugu Lin, Dugu Bo, and Bibi Dong before a god took control of him and left with Tang San, and Bibi Dong detained Shrek Academy and prepared Spirit Hall for war.
  • Dugu Lin secured the help of Ah Yin, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress, then helped Qian Renxue take the Heaven Dou throne and led Spirit Hall's attack on the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Dugu Lin's group reached Purple Pearl Island on its way to Sea God Island, while Flender led Yu Xiaogang and their companions toward the Star Luo Empire.
  • Dugu Lin completed the Sea God trials, discovered that the Sea God intended to use him as a vessel, and forced the god to return Little Lin's soul.
  • Dugu Lin recruited powerful allies and began uniting humans and soul beasts against the gods, while the Silver Dragon King promised to become his tenth soul ring if he broke through level 100.
Chapters 101–200 Read from ch. 101

Arc 5Hell Road and Tournament Secrets

Dugu Lin completed the Hell Road with Hu Liena, gained Divine Slaughter's Domain, and returned to Heaven Dou City as the Soul Master Tournament began. He helped Tang San uncover his family history and prepare for cultivation, while rumors exposed Dugu Lin's extraordinary soul rings and treasures.

  • Dugu Lin entered Slaughter City, survived the Hell Slaughter Arena, and partnered with Hu Liena as they each won one hundred matches.
  • Dugu Lin and Hu Liena rejected the Slaughter King's offer and passed Hell Road, where Dugu Lin defeated the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent and claimed its inner core and torso Soul Bone.
  • Dugu Lin emerged with Divine Slaughter's Domain and resisted Yue Guan and Gui Mei when they tried to take him to Bibi Dong, while Hu Liena returned to Spirit Hall and confessed her love to Bibi Dong.
  • Dugu Lin returned to Heaven Dou City, made arrangements with Dugu Bo for the tournament, and coerced Tang Yuehua into serving him while warning her not to expose Tang San.
  • Tang San revealed his ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring and fought Huo Wu, then summoned his Clear Sky Hammer before Dugu Lin stopped their clash and declared the match a draw.
  • Dugu Lin directed Tang San to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua revealed she was his aunt and explained his parents' past and his mother's sacrifice.
  • Dugu Lin gave Tang San Whale Rubber, a Soul Power-raising pill, and a cultivation method before Tang San left for Sunset Forest to train.
  • Rumors about Whale Rubber and Dugu Lin's treasures spread through Heaven Dou City, and Dugu Lin revealed Little Lin's seven-ring configuration, including two hundred-thousand-year rings, to Qian Renxue.
Chapters 101–125 Summaries Read

Arc 6The Tournament and the God’s Arrival

Dugu Lin revealed his Spirit Album and used the auction and the hunt for powerful Soul Beasts to strengthen his position, while Tang San’s methods and Yu Xiaogang’s ties to Spirit Hall became increasingly exposed. The tournament ended with Tang Hao possessed by a god escaping with Tang San, as Spirit Hall detained Shrek Academy and prepared for war.

  • Dugu Lin revealed his Spirit Album to Qian Renxue, demonstrated that it could record and summon Martial Souls and Soul Beasts, and offered to help the Worship Hall hunt powerful beasts once he reached Soul Power Level eighty.
  • Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect publicized an auction of Immortal Herbs and other resources, drawing major factions into a bidding contest that included Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, Yue Guan, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
  • Yu Xiaogang used the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma to break through to level 30, while Dugu Lin learned that Tang San had reached level fifty-four and continued developing his unusual powers.
  • Dugu Lin persuaded Qian Daoliu and the Worship Hall to prepare an expedition to the Far North, where he said three powerful Soul Beasts lived and could be convinced to sacrifice themselves for Qian Renxue.
  • Dugu Lin and Hu Liena renewed their relationship, but Bibi Dong attacked Dugu Lin and later refused Yu Xiaogang’s demand to teach him how to cultivate Twin Martial Souls.
  • At the Soul Master Tournament, Tang San revealed both his Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer, and Hu Liena exposed him as an evil soul master who had absorbed the blood essence of soul masters and Soul Beasts.
  • Tang Hao arrived to protect Tang San and fought Dugu Lin, Dugu Bo, and Bibi Dong, but a god took control of him and forced Qian Daoliu to let him leave with Tang San.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Shrek Academy’s group detained for investigation and declared Spirit Hall ready for war against evil soul master sects.
Chapters 126–150 Summaries Read

Arc 7The Far North and the Spirit Hunt

Dugu Lin secured the aid of Ah Yin, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress, then helped Qian Renxue take the Heaven Dou throne and led Spirit Hall’s assault on the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The arc ended with Dugu Lin’s group arriving at Purple Pearl Island on their way to Sea God Island, while Yu Xiaogang’s companions set out for the Star Luo Empire.

  • Dugu Lin and Dugu Bo restored the Blue Silver Forest, and Ah Yin sacrificed herself to become Dugu Lin’s soul spirit and help him seek revenge on Tang Hao and Tang San.
  • Dugu Lin brought Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu to the Far North, where Snow Empress agreed to sacrifice herself to Qian Renxue and Ice Empress became Dugu Lin’s soul ring.
  • Dugu Lin and his companions hunted the hundred-thousand-year Frost Dragon, and Little Lin killed it before Dugu Lin absorbed its soul ring and soul bone.
  • Qian Renxue took the Heaven Dou throne after Xue Ye died, and Dugu Yan became Empress as Qian Renxue began unifying the empire.
  • Dugu Lin killed Xue Xing, then Spirit Hall attacked the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Sword Douluo broke through to Rank 97 before dying and Ning Fengzhi escaped with survivors.
  • Dugu Lin led Qian Renxue’s allies and Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation toward Sea God Island, threatening captain Haider when he sensed the man’s murderous intent.
  • Flender led Yu Xiaogang and their companions away from Heaven Dou City, and they swore to oppose Spirit Hall after finding the Blue Lightning Clan dead.
  • Dugu Lin’s group landed on Purple Pearl Island, where Zi Zhenzhu warned them about Sea God Island and turned her attention to Dugu Lin.
Chapters 151–175 Summaries Read

Arc 8Defying the Sea God

Dugu Lin completed the Sea God trials, then turned against the Sea God after discovering that the High Priest succession had weakened his powers and made him a vessel for the god. After recovering Little Lin and recruiting powerful allies, he began assembling humans and soul beasts for a plan to confront the God Realm.

  • Dugu Lin passed the Sea God trials, but the succession changed his martial soul and Soul Power, so he demanded that Bo Saixi and the Sacred Pillar Douluos submit or die.
  • Dugu Lin fought the Sea God after the god possessed Little Lin and revealed that he had made Dugu Lin High Priest to create a vessel for himself.
  • Dugu Lin and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King forced the Sea God to return Little Lin’s soul in exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
  • Dugu Lin restored Little Lin through the Spirit Album and recruited the Demon Empress before returning to the mainland with his companions.
  • Dugu Lin returned to Heaven Dou City, where Dugu Bo revealed that he had reached Rank 98, and Dugu Lin prepared an expedition to the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu joined Dugu Lin’s expedition, and Dugu Lin proposed an alliance in which humans and soul beasts would cooperate against the gods.
  • Di Tian brought Dugu Lin to the Silver Dragon King, who promised to become his tenth soul ring if he broke through the level-100 limit.
Chapters 176–200 Summaries Read
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