Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing discovered that they could use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Dark Nether Tiger after surviving a fierce battle. They found a forty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone on the Gale Demon Leopard’s corpse, and Lin Ye gave it to Zhu Zhuqing to absorb.

• Yue Guan watched the Dark Nether Tiger dissipate and predicted that Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing would shake the Soul Master world.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing realized they had triggered a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and named it Dark Nether Tiger.
• Lin Ye embraced Zhu Zhuqing in relief after the battle, and she reassured him that he had come for her.
• A dark-red Head Soul Bone emerged from the Gale Demon Leopard’s corpse, and Lin Ye identified it as a forty-thousand-year Soul Bone.
• Lin Ye gave Zhu Zhuqing the Soul Bone after noticing its aura matched her Netherworld Spirit Cat, and they set out to find a safe place for her to absorb it.

Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a forty-thousand-year head Soul Bone, raising her Soul Power from level 37 to 39 and greatly strengthening her Spiritual Power. She found Lin Ye pretending to sleep, but he caught her calling him a big pervert and teased her while holding her in his arms.

• Lin Ye led Zhu Zhuqing to a concealed cave and stood guard as she began absorbing the head Soul Bone.
• After three hours, Zhu Zhuqing successfully fused the Soul Bone, gained two Soul Power levels, and felt her Spiritual Power surge.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw Lin Ye apparently asleep and quietly admired him, then muttered that he was a big bad guy and a big pervert.
• Lin Ye opened his eyes, revealed he had been pretending to sleep, and lifted Zhu Zhuqing into a bridal carry.
• Lin Ye teased Zhu Zhuqing for secretly insulting him, while she blushed and denied it.

Lin Ye teased Zhu Zhuqing after she called him a pervert, stopping when she begged him to and then asking what skill her newly absorbed Soul Bone had granted her. Zhu Zhuqing refused to tell him, so Lin Ye tried to tempt her with candied hawthorn berries he had bought for her.

• Lin Ye playfully touched Zhu Zhuqing until she pleaded with him to stop, then withdrew his hand and comforted her.
• Zhu Zhuqing accused Lin Ye of bullying her, punched his chest, and lightly bit his shoulder before he promised to stop teasing her.
• Lin Ye asked Zhu Zhuqing what soul skill her absorbed Soul Bone had given her.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused to reveal the skill because she was still annoyed with Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye produced candied hawthorn berries from his Storage Jade Pendant and showed them to Zhu Zhuqing.

Lin Ye coaxed the hungry Zhu Zhuqing into eating candied hawthorn before asking about her head Soul Bone skill. Zhu Zhuqing revealed that Blood Mist Vanishing Trail cloaked a fifty-meter area in blood-red mist, leaving her poised to use it as a formidable assassin.

• Lin Ye teased Zhu Zhuqing with a candied hawthorn skewer, and she finally snatched it and ate it despite insisting she would not.
• After finishing the skewer, Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Ye that her head Soul Bone skill was called Blood Mist Vanishing Trail.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that the skill filled a fifty-meter area with blood-red mist, reducing enemies' vision to less than three meters and weakening their senses by at least half.
• Lin Ye realized Zhu Zhuqing could use the mist to attack unseen and praised the skill's combination with her Invincible Golden Body.
• Zhu Zhuqing took pride in Lin Ye's praise and acted aloof as she accepted his admiration.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing decided to remain in Death Grand Canyon for another month so she could train and reach level 40. Lin Ye promised to stay by her side, and they planned to practice their Dark Nether Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Lin Ye asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she would return to Spirit City, but she chose to continue training in Death Grand Canyon for another month.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that she wanted to reach level 40 and obtain her fourth spirit ring through life-and-death training.
• Lin Ye agreed to accompany Zhu Zhuqing and support her training, hunting, and breakthrough.
• Lin Ye suggested that they use the month to master their Dark Nether Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed the idea.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing settled down to sleep together in the cave.

During a month of brutal training in Death Grand Canyon, Zhu Zhuqing’s combat skills and teamwork with Lin Ye improved, and she finally broke through Rank 39 to become a Soul Ancestor at Rank 40. She thanked Lin Ye for helping her, but he reminded her that her growth came from her own effort and that they were partners.

• Lin Ye gently soothed Zhu Zhuqing as she slept in his arms in their cave.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing spent a month fighting Soul Beasts in Death Grand Canyon, improving their skills and learning to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dark Nether Tiger, at will.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated an Ironclad Earth Dragon nearing eight thousand years of cultivation by herself.
• Zhu Zhuqing sensed that her Soul Power had reached a breakthrough and meditated in a secluded cave while Lin Ye kept watch.
• Zhu Zhuqing broke through to Rank 40, became a Soul Ancestor, and thanked Lin Ye, who credited her own hard work.

Lin Ye helped Zhu Zhuqing choose a powerful frontal attack as the focus for her fourth spirit skill, then a five-thousand-year black tiger fell from the sky and landed before them. Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan appeared above the beast, leaving Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing stunned.

• Lin Ye asked Zhu Zhuqing to consider what kind of spirit skill she needed, and she identified a powerful frontal attack as the gap in her skill set.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing searched Death Grand Canyon for a suitable tiger, leopard, or lion but found nothing all morning.
• A bloodied black tiger with a cultivation of around five thousand years crashed from the sky onto the rock where Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing had been resting.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing recognized Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan as he descended and landed on the tiger's back.

Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed that the Pope had sent him to secretly protect Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing, and he brought a Shadow Wind Demon Tiger for Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth spirit ring. As Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing it, Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Lin Ye that their exceptional talents would attract danger.

• Lin Ye realized Chrysanthemum Douluo had been following them and learned the Pope had sent him to protect them.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo praised Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing’s strength, growth, and Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then offered them a five-thousand-year Shadow Wind Demon Tiger for Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth spirit ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Chrysanthemum Douluo, killed the tiger, and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring while Lin Ye and Chrysanthemum Douluo guarded her.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo praised Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing as a well-matched pair, then warned Lin Ye that their potential would make their path ahead dangerous.

Zhu Zhuqing successfully absorbed her fourth spirit ring and gained Netherworld Frost Shadow Slash, a powerful ranged attack that froze and slowed enemies while boosting her speed. She tested the skill by firing it at a forest, and the slash struck its target.

• After nearly three hours, Zhu Zhuqing's fourth spirit ring was absorbed, and she became a four-ringed Soul Ancestor.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Ye that her new skill, Netherworld Frost Shadow Slash, launched a fast cross-shaped attack with freezing and slowing effects and increased her speed by thirty percent for three minutes.
• Lin Ye praised the skill's versatility, and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan called it exceptional.
• At Lin Ye's request, Zhu Zhuqing activated Netherworld Frost Shadow Slash and sent a violet-and-blue cross-shaped slash toward a forest a hundred meters away.
• The slash struck the forest after leaving frost along the ground.

After Zhu Zhuqing tested her powerful new Netherworld Frost Shadow Slash, Chrysanthemum Douluo told her and Lin Ye that Bibi Dong planned to train them and name them Spirit Hall’s new Golden Generation. He revealed that they would first have to prove themselves in Slaughter City.

• Zhu Zhuqing used Netherworld Frost Shadow Slash to cut through several trees and coat them in ice, while gaining a thirty-percent speed boost.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo praised Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Skill and said it made up for her weakness in frontal attacks.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing that Bibi Dong would personally give them special training.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo said Bibi Dong planned for Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing to become Spirit Hall’s new Golden Generation because of their talent and Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Lin Ye asked where they would go to prove themselves, and Chrysanthemum Douluo named Slaughter City.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing learned that Bibi Dong planned to send them to Slaughter City, then met her at the Papal Palace after traveling to Spirit City. Bibi Dong confronted Lin Ye for spending over a month in Death Grand Canyon with Zhu Zhuqing, and he hurried to defend himself.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing that Bibi Dong planned to send them to Slaughter City for training, and Zhu Zhuqing overcame her fear after Lin Ye reassured her.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to go, and Chrysanthemum Douluo carried them toward Spirit City.
• Three days later, Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing paid their respects to Bibi Dong in the Papal Palace.
• Bibi Dong questioned Lin Ye about spending more than a month in Death Grand Canyon with Zhu Zhuqing and suggested he had forgotten his teacher.
• Lin Ye panicked and claimed he had cultivated diligently and fought Soul Beasts every day.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Papal Palace, where Bibi Dong ordered them to travel to Slaughter City and tested their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Their Dark Nether Tiger began to form with enough power to shake the arena, leaving Bibi Dong and Yue Guan watching in astonishment.

• Lin Ye appeased Bibi Dong with heartfelt flattery, and she stopped reprimanding him.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing to depart for Slaughter City the next morning to seek the God of Slaughter Domain and undergo a trial by hell.
• Bibi Dong said they might return in time for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and asked to see their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing joined hands and summoned the Dark Nether Tiger, unleashing their Soul Rings and merging into streams of light.
• The fusion released a powerful blast that shook the arena and cracked its obsidian floor, prompting Yue Guan to shield himself and Bibi Dong.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing demonstrated their Dark Nether Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, impressing Bibi Dong, who ordered them to prepare for a journey to Slaughter City. Later, Lin Ye received a letter from Dugu Bo confirming that the Soul Bone had suppressed Dugu Yan’s poison, and he resolved to remember Dugu Bo’s kindness.

• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing transformed into the Dark Nether Tiger, whose power shocked Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing to pack and said Elder Chrysanthemum would escort them to the entrance of Slaughter City the next morning.
• Lin Ye found an unsigned letter marked with a snake symbol in his mailbox and recognized it as a letter from Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo’s letter said that the Soul Bone had suppressed Dugu Yan’s poison and improved her Soul Power.
• Lin Ye reflected on how Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden had helped him and Zhu Zhuqing, and vowed to remember the favor.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing left Spirit City under Bibi Dong’s orders to travel to Slaughter City, where Lin Ye hoped to undergo his own transformation. After five days on the road, Yue Guan announced that they had arrived.

• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing bid farewell to Bibi Dong, who warned Lin Ye not to pity anyone in Slaughter City.
• Yue Guan and four Soul Sage guards escorted Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing from Spirit City in an armored carriage.
• Lin Ye comforted the frightened Zhu Zhuqing during the journey, reassuring her that they could trust each other in Slaughter City.
• Lin Ye reflected on Bibi Dong’s past experience in Slaughter City and looked forward to facing the place himself.
• The carriage crossed into a desolate northwestern frontier and stopped on the fifth day, when Yue Guan told Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing to get down.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing reached Slaughter Town and learned that entry to Slaughter City required drinking Bloody Mary, a poisonous drink made from human blood. Lin Ye stopped Zhu Zhuqing from drinking it, but the tavern’s patrons mocked them as the danger closed in.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing that Slaughter Town was full of criminals, then left them to continue alone.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing entered the tavern, where several men leered at Zhu Zhuqing and mocked the pair for wanting to enter Slaughter City.
• The tavern keeper said they each had to drink a cup of Bloody Mary to enter.
• Lin Ye warned Zhu Zhuqing that Bloody Mary was poisonous, could make them lose their minds, and was made from human blood.
• A lecherous man behind them taunted Zhu Zhuqing for being unable to drink Bloody Mary.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing killed a gang of Soul Masters who harassed them in a tavern. Lin Ye then smashed the bar counter, revealing a dark crimson vortex beneath it.

• A scarred bald man leered at Zhu Zhuqing and threatened her, so Lin Ye punched him unconscious.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their Martial Souls and defeated the remaining Soul Masters in the tavern within seconds.
• Lin Ye broke the bar counter and exposed a dark crimson vortex underneath.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing entered Slaughter City through a hidden vortex and discovered that the city suppressed Soul Ring skills. Lin Ye confirmed that his Devour ability still worked, and they reached the city gate, where an armored knight confronted them.

• Lin Ye explained that the bar concealed the entrance to Slaughter City, then took Zhu Zhuqing through the blood-red vortex.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in a desolate wasteland beneath a dark-red sky and purple moon.
• Zhu Zhuqing discovered that her Soul Ring skills were unusable, while her Soul Bone skill remained available.
• Lin Ye confirmed that his Devour ability could still be used in Slaughter City.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing approached the black city and were stopped by a black-armored knight at the gate.

Lin Ye used his Head Soul Bone Skill, Mental Shock, to knock Terror Knight Scott from his horse, then joined Zhu Zhuqing in attacking him. After Scott fell, Zhu Zhuqing asked Lin Ye what he had done.

• Terror Knight Scott demanded that Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing drink a Bloody Mary, then challenged them to defeat him before entering Slaughter City.
• Scott charged Lin Ye with his spear, but Lin Ye used Mental Shock to overwhelm him with pain and make him fall from his horse.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing rushed Scott and struck his armored chest, sending him flying and leaving his fate unknown.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lin Ye what he had done.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing entered Slaughter City after Lin Ye defeated Scott with a Soul Bone skill. Their guide, Xiaoyue, explained the city’s divided districts and the path to earning the God of Slaughter Domain, the pair’s real goal.

• Lin Ye told Zhu Zhuqing he had used a Soul Bone skill, and Scott rose from the ground and admitted that they had passed his test.
• Scott gave Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing identification tokens numbered 8421 and 8422, then fled toward the city.
• Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing entered Slaughter City and met Xiaoyue, who introduced herself as their guide during their twelve hours of newcomer protection.
• Xiaoyue explained that the Outer City prohibited private violence and required residents to pay two cups of Bloody Mary each month, while the Inner City had no rules.
• Xiaoyue told them that winning a hundred consecutive matches in the Hell Slaughter Arena earned the right to challenge the Hell Road and potentially gain the God of Slaughter Domain.

Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Inner City, where violence went unchecked, and Xiaoyue killed a man who tried to attack Zhu Zhuqing. They chose to register for the Hell Slaughter Arena and arrived at its entrance, ready to fight.

• Xiaoyue led Lin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing through the gate into the blood-soaked Inner City and warned them that it had no rules.
• Several men harassed Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiaoyue killed the one who charged at her before the others fled.
• Lin Ye asked Xiaoyue to take them to the Hell Slaughter Arena, and she warned that each match had ten entrants and only one survivor.
• Zhu Zhuqing also chose to register, and Xiaoyue led them to the arena and explained how to sign up.