Chapter Summaries

Lin Jiang gave Jiangzhu the Nine-Hearted Mysterious Armor Lingzhi and guided her through absorbing it. After half a day, her Healing Staff evolved into the Mysterious Heart Guardian Staff, and she discovered her new power.

• Jiangzhu mistook Lin Jiang's invitation for a romantic advance, but he explained that he had brought her there to give her an Immortal Herb.
• Lin Jiang presented the Nine-Hearted Mysterious Armor Lingzhi and explained how its nine armored leaves and life-energy core would strengthen Jiangzhu's healing and protective abilities.
• Jiangzhu accepted the herb, followed Lin Jiang's instructions, and began absorbing it while he stood guard.
• After half a day, Jiangzhu completed the absorption and summoned her transformed martial soul, the Mysterious Heart Guardian Staff.

Jiangzhu’s martial soul and soul skills evolved after consuming the Nine-Hearted Mysterious Armor Lingzhi, while Lin Jiang bound Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to his system. Binding ten sub-system holders unlocked an eighty-thousand-year first soul ring for his Return to Ruin Sword Casket, and Lin Jiang began mastering its soul skill as the seal on its Space sword weakened.

• Jiangzhu discovered that her evolved martial soul granted stronger healing, protective shields, damage sharing, and a rise in soul power from level thirty-three to nearly forty.
• Lin Jiang congratulated Jiangzhu and planned to prioritize her, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling for system missions and soul-ring rewards.
• Lin Jiang bound Dugu Yan and then Ye Lingling, reaching ten sub-system holders and unlocking the first soul ring of the Return to Ruin Sword Casket.
• The system condensed an eighty-thousand-year soul ring, which granted Lin Jiang the rule-based soul skill Myriad Laws Return to the Source.
• Lin Jiang trained with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, improving his combat use of the skill and sensing that the seal on the Space sword was close to breaking.

Lin Jiang assigned Jiangzhu a Healer System, whose first task led her to embrace him, while the other girls continued growing stronger. Three months later, Lin Jiang discovered the Shrek group was heading to the Star Dou Forest, unaware that the Asura God had used pills to force them past Level 40; Oscar then received a suspicious task from his Sausage System.

• Lin Jiang gave Jiangzhu the Healer System, and its first task directed her to heal his affection-starved heart.
• Jiangzhu opened the door to Lin Jiang and embraced him to complete the task.
• Over the next three months, Lin Jiang assigned three more sub-systems, including systems for Dai Mubai and Oscar.
• Lin Jiang spotted the Shrek group's lights moving toward the Star Dou Forest and wondered how they had reached a cultivation bottleneck so soon.
• The Asura God secretly gave Tang San an Asura Pill and six Evil Ghost Pills, allowing Tang San and six companions to break through Level 40.
• At a town near the Star Dou Forest, Oscar received a Sausage System task to buy laxatives and aphrodisiacs and hide them in his luggage.

Oscar bought powerful laxatives and aphrodisiacs, then coated the sausages in his backup bundle with the laxatives to earn a soul-power increase. That night, Yu Xiaogang received a mission to steal the powder from Oscar’s bundle and crept into his room to take it.

• Oscar rushed to a pharmacy and bought the most expensive laxatives and aphrodisiacs after the system promised a hundredfold return.
• Oscar received a mission to coat every sausage in his backup bundle with laxatives, and he completed it to gain a stored level of soul power.
• Oscar returned to the Shrek group, unaware that his treated sausages had become a danger to his teammates.
• Yu Xiaogang received a mission to steal the powder from Oscar’s bundle in exchange for a random soul bone.
• Yu Xiaogang slipped into Oscar’s room at night and approached the bundle at the foot of the bed.

Yu Xiaogang stole a packet from Oscar’s bundle, but Oscar woke and mistook him for a pervert, bringing Flander, Tang San, and Dai Mubai into an embarrassing confrontation. As the Shrek Academy members spent a sleepless night, Yu Xiaogang secretly celebrated obtaining a soul bone and began inspecting it.

• Yu Xiaogang found a hard packet in Oscar’s bundle and slipped it into his inner pocket.
• Oscar woke, saw Yu Xiaogang beside his bed, and screamed for help.
• Flander, Tang San, and Dai Mubai rushed in and misread the scene, while Yu Xiaogang failed to explain himself.
• Tang San suggested that Yu Xiaogang seek out Ma Hongjun, embarrassing Dai Mubai and deepening Yu Xiaogang’s humiliation.
• Oscar barricaded his door, and Oscar, Yu Xiaogang, and Dai Mubai spent the night unable to sleep.
• Yu Xiaogang privately realized he had obtained a soul bone and began examining its information.

Yu Xiaogang received a ten-year Pig Tail External Soul Bone and tried to convince himself its embarrassing gas-boosting skill would be useful, while Lin Jiang obtained a sword-scabbard soul bone through the system. As the Shrek group avoided a Demon Ape troop in Star Dou Forest, Tang San received a mission ordering him to attack and enrage its king.

• Yu Xiaogang examined his Pig Tail External Soul Bone, learned it amplified released gases tenfold, and reassured himself that it could grow stronger and help in combat.
• Lin Jiang received the Back-mounted Floating Sword Scabbard as a reward for Yu Xiaogang completing the medicinal-powder theft task, then speculated about its future potential.
• The Shrek group resumed its journey through Star Dou Forest after an awkward night and found no suitable Soul Beasts on the first day.
• Tang San spotted more than twenty Demon Apes ahead, and Yu Xiaogang warned that their leader could be a ten-thousand-year Demon Ape King and advised the group to detour.
• Tang San received a Godhood System mission ordering him to attack the Demon Ape troop and enrage its king.

A system mission convinced Tang San that he could absorb the ten-thousand-year Demon Ape King as his fourth soul ring, so he attacked the troop to enrage its leader. The mission completed, but the Demon Ape King and its troop charged toward the Shrek group, forcing them to prepare for battle.

• Tang San accepted the system mission to enrage the Demon Ape King and claim it as his fourth soul ring, ignoring Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai’s warnings.
• Tang San fired his Zhuge Divine Crossbow at the Demon Ape King, provoking the beast and its troop to charge.
• Tang San threw the Mother-and-Child Soul-Chasing Death-Dealer into the charging Demon Apes, releasing poisonous mist and Bone-Melting Needles that injured several apes and the Demon Ape King.
• The system declared the mission complete as the enraged Demon Ape King led its troop toward the Shrek group.
• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger martial soul and called for everyone to prepare for battle.

The Shrek group faced a seventy-thousand-year demonic ape king and its troop after Tang San provoked them, while Oscar froze instead of handing out Flying Mushroom Sausages. Yu Xiaogang tried to prove his worth by unleashing a thunderous fart attack mixed with stolen powder, which engulfed the charging apes.

• The demonic ape king and five ten-thousand-year demonic apes charged from the forest, and Yu Xiaogang judged the king to be around seventy thousand years old.
• Flander ordered Zhao Wuji to cover the group's retreat, while Tang San called for Oscar to give everyone Flying Mushroom Sausages.
• Oscar froze because he had secretly laced the sausages he carried with potent laxatives.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned his Fat Pig martial soul and used his first soul skill while scattering the packet of powder he believed would enhance it.
• Yu Xiaogang's blast swept over the demonic ape king, the apes behind it, and a larger troop farther back, abruptly halting their charge.

Yu Xiaogang’s aphrodisiac powder drove the demon apes into a frenzy, while Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausages caused the Shrek group to lose control of their bowels and crash. After Gu Rong took Lin Jiang and Ning Rongrong through space, Lin Jiang felt the Return to Ruin sword case react violently and realized something about spatial power.

• Yu Xiaogang’s aphrodisiac powder struck the demon ape pack, sending the beasts into a frenzied state, and Oscar warned the Shrek group to flee.
• Oscar gave the Shrek group Flying Mushroom Sausages, and they flew into the air to escape the demon apes.
• The Shrek group suffered painful cramps and lost control while flying, causing their soul power to falter and their wings to vanish.
• The Shrek group crashed to the ground, where the demon apes surrounded them and the Demon Ape King targeted Tang San.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong persuaded Gu Rong to take her and Lin Jiang through space to a secluded mountain.
• Lin Jiang felt the Return to Ruin sword case tremble during the spatial journey and declared that he understood.

Lin Jiang forged the Cosmos Ripper and tested its short-range spatial travel before using it to appear in Qian Renxue’s hall. He increased the difficulty of her system mission, and she began the knotted-rope walk.

• Lin Jiang manifested the Cosmos Ripper, and Gu Rong praised the sword’s power and potential.
• Lin Jiang used the sword’s first soul skill to tear open space and travel about ten meters, impressing Gu Rong and Ning Rongrong.
• Qian Renxue received a system mission to walk barefoot along a rope for an Angel Set torso soul bone reward with its age increased by ten thousand years.
• Lin Jiang entered Qian Renxue’s hall through a spatial fissure, and she mistook his arrival for another display of divine power.
• Lin Jiang tied knots along the rope to make Qian Renxue’s mission harder, and she started across it until she reached the first knot.

After Qian Renxue completed her task, Lin Jiang received a reward that raised his soul power to rank forty-five. Three months later, he and the Return to Ruin Battle Team arrived in Heaven Dou City for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opening ceremony, where a sudden commotion drew their attention.

• Qian Renxue crossed the finish line and completed her task, increasing the lifespan of her Angel Set Trunk Bone by 10,000 years.
• Lin Jiang received a feedback reward that increased his Fate Blade Trunk Bone lifespan by fifty years and raised his soul power to rank forty-five.
• Three months passed, and after Lin Jiang distributed the seventeenth subsystem, the tournament's opening ceremony began in Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Jiang, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the other Return to Ruin Battle Team members arrived at the crowded Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena and attracted many onlookers.
• A loud burst of shouting and laughter came from elsewhere in the crowd, drawing Lin Jiang and his team's attention.

Shrek Academy arrived at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament in humiliating uniforms and became the target of public ridicule, while former members watched with disdain. After the opening ceremony and speeches by Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi, Ning Fengzhi began naming the team he favored among the qualifiers.

• The Return to Ruin Battle Team and other spectators mocked Shrek Academy’s ugly uniforms and advertising printed on their backs.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Jiangzhu criticized Shrek Academy and expressed relief that they had left it.
• Shrek Academy took the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Reserve Team’s place in the tournament’s opening exhibition match.
• Xue Ye declared the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament officially open and encouraged the competitors.
• Ning Fengzhi praised the young Soul Masters, then said he favored a team among the twenty-eight qualifiers besides the seeded Heaven Dou Imperial Academy First Team.

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament preliminaries, Shrek Academy faced Canghui Academy, and Lin Jiang was shocked to discover that all seven Shrek members had become Soul Ancestors. Canghui Academy opened the match with its Seven-in-One Fusion Technique, leaving Tang San struck by a mysterious prompt as their barrier formed.

• Ning Fengzhi praised an unnamed team as a possible champion, exchanged a knowing glance with Lin Jiang, and refused to reveal the team's identity.
• Salas drew the preliminaries matchups, pairing Shrek Academy with Canghui Academy for the tournament's first match.
• Lin Jiang saw that all seven Shrek members were Soul Ancestors and wondered how Tang San and the others had advanced so quickly.
• Canghui Academy's captain and six teammates formed a precise formation, prompting Tai Long to mock their weaker lineup.
• Canghui Academy began its Seven-in-One Fusion Technique and created a massive seven-colored barrier around the team, while a cold prompt sounded in Tang San's mind.

During Shrek’s match against Canghui Academy, Tang San exploited the Seven Asura Illusion to cripple all seven opponents with blows to the groin, prompting the spectators to pelt Shrek with refuse and drive them from the arena. Lin Jiang then spotted the resentful teacher Shi Nian leaving the arena and realized he planned to pursue revenge.

• Canghui Academy’s seven-man fusion skill trapped Shrek in the Seven Asura Illusion, but Tang San used his Purple Demon Eyes to disrupt it.
• Tang San attacked the Canghui captain and then struck the remaining six members in the groin, leaving all seven sprawled and badly injured.
• The crowd recognized Tang San as the “Low-Blow Evil Lord” and showered him and Shrek with rotten food and other debris.
• Tang San threatened the spectators, which intensified their fury, and Shrek fled the arena amid jeers.
• Lin Jiang noticed Shi Nian leaving the arena in resentment and decided he would not let Tang San claim Shi Nian’s head soul bone for free.

Lin Jiang ambushed and killed Shi Nian before he could lure Tang San into an illusion, then took Shi Nian’s Illusory Wisdom Skull. With Liu Erlong guarding him, Lin Jiang absorbed the skull and felt his spiritual power undergo a major leap.

• Shi Nian focused his spiritual power on luring Tang San out of Heaven Dou City and into a deadly forest.
• Lin Jiang used Cosmos Ripper’s Space Shuttle to appear behind Shi Nian and stab him with Dormant Serpent, whose Withering soul skill poisoned and killed him.
• Lin Jiang removed Shi Nian’s over-sixty-thousand-year Illusory Wisdom Skull and returned to his room at Return to Ruin Academy.
• Liu Erlong agreed to guard Lin Jiang while he absorbed the skull.
• Lin Jiang completed the absorption after more than an hour and felt his mind and spiritual power grow markedly sharper.

Lin Jiang raised his Illusory Wisdom Skull to 100,000 years and demonstrated its abilities to Liu Erlong, including transforming into her. The next day, Return to Ruin Academy entered its match against Purple Star Academy with only three competitors, setting up a showdown against a full seven-person team.

• Lin Jiang used his accumulated Soul-Bone Age Enhancement Cards to raise the Illusory Wisdom Skull to 100,000 years, unlocking enhanced Illusory Space and Illusory Transformation.
• Lin Jiang used Illusory Space to communicate with Liu Erlong through a hidden mental network, and she praised its potential for team coordination.
• Lin Jiang transformed into Liu Erlong and approached her; the chapter then skipped ahead to the following day.
• Return to Ruin Academy sent Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Jiangzhu to face Purple Star Academy's full seven-person team at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
• Both teams released their martial souls, and Return to Ruin Academy's three competitors revealed dazzling Soul Rings that silenced the spectators' doubts.

Return to Ruin Academy’s Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Jiangzhu swept through the preliminaries as an undefeated trio before the academy faced Blazing Fire Academy. Instead of the expected full team, Lin Jiang walked onto the arena alone, and Huo Wushuang prepared to defeat him quickly.

• Jiangzhu shielded her team while Ye Lingling’s Samsara Sanctuary restored them, allowing Dugu Yan’s poison to overwhelm Purple Star Academy’s seven fighters in under three minutes.
• Return to Ruin Academy sent the same trio into each of its next preliminary matches and maintained an undefeated record.
• The tournament matchup display announced that undefeated Return to Ruin Academy would face undefeated Blazing Fire Academy.
• Lin Jiang entered the arena alone, shocking the spectators and angering Huo Wu, who had wanted to face Dugu Yan.
• Huo Wushuang told Huo Wu he would take down Lin Jiang in one strike and save his team’s strength for its next match.

Lin Jiang faced Blazing Fire Academy alone, appearing to be a one-ring Soul Master, but Tide Listener Sword blocked Huo Wushuang’s attacks and absorbed their fire energy. As Huo Wu’s system mission pushed her toward ordering a full assault, Lin Jiang’s Thorn Crown revealed its power to consume flames.

• Huo Wu mocked Return to Ruin Academy for sending Lin Jiang, who displayed only one yellow soul ring and Tide Listener Sword.
• Huo Wu received a system mission to order her team to attack Lin Jiang at full strength for at least five minutes or be forced to surrender.
• Huo Wushuang charged Lin Jiang with a flaming punch, but Tide Listener Sword blocked it and absorbed much of its fire.
• Huo Wushuang struck again, and Lin Jiang summoned his Thorn Crown with Azure Divine Vine’s third soul skill.
• Lin Jiang linked Tide Listener Sword to the vine wall and used Life Essence Absorption to swallow and transform Huo Wushuang’s fire energy.

Lin Jiang absorbed Blazing Fire Academy’s flames through the Tide Listener Sword, while Huo Wushuang tore through the Thorn Crown and attacked him directly. As the sword casket’s fire-law power awakened, Lin Jiang called on it to forge a sword named Wildfire.

• Huo Wu ordered Blazing Fire Academy to unleash a full-force assault on Lin Jiang.
• The team’s attacks, including Huo Wu’s Fire Dance, Blazing Sun, failed to break the Thorn Crown, and their flames were absorbed.
• Lin Jiang felt the absorbed energy pour into his Void-returning Sword Casket and awaken the law of fire.
• Huo Wushuang activated Tyrannosaur’s Fury, tore open the Thorn Crown, and charged Lin Jiang.
• Lin Jiang blocked Huo Wushuang’s claws with the Tide Listener Sword, which drained his flames, then invoked the fire law to forge Wildfire.

Lin Jiang transformed the Tide Listener Sword into the Fire God's Sword, Wildfire, and used its Ultimate Fire to overwhelm Blazing Fire Academy. He broke through the team’s attacks and confronted Huo Wu as she unleashed her strongest Ring Fusion technique.

• Lin Jiang transformed the Tide Listener Sword into Wildfire and used Unburning Oath to trap Huo Wushuang in flames that burned his body and Soul Power.
• Huo Wu tried to rescue Huo Wushuang with her Resistance Fire Ring, but Lin Jiang’s Ultimate Fire absorbed and nullified it.
• Lin Jiang attacked Huo Wushuang, whose warning prompted the other Blazing Fire Academy members to retreat and launch ranged attacks.
• Lin Jiang’s Wildfire Sword blocked or absorbed the ranged soul skills as he charged toward Huo Wu.
• Huo Wu fused her four Soul Rings to unleash an Ultimate Release of Resistance Fire Ring, and Lin Jiang thrust Wildfire forward to break it.