Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan faced Huyan Jia in the quarterfinals and used his Soul Skills, Li Keke’s enhancement, and Inner Force to overcome the Diamond Mammoth Soul Master’s strength and defense. Huyan Jia fell into a disadvantage after Lin Yan opened a bloody gash in his palm.

• Huyan Jia and his teammates revealed their Martial Souls, and Huyan Jia challenged Lin Yan to a quarterfinal match.
• Lin Yan used Li Keke’s Power-Boosting Pink Smoke and taunted Huyan Jia, who charged and struck at him.
• Lin Yan knocked Huyan Jia back with his Spiked Club, then activated Thunder Awakening to pierce his palm and shock him with lightning.
• Huyan Jia activated Elephant Body to strengthen his defense and heal his wound, then used Elephant Strength to attack Lin Yan.
• Lin Yan activated Titan’s Fury and met Huyan Jia’s force with a powerful club strike.
• Lin Yan’s Inner Force penetrated Huyan Jia’s defenses and split open his palm, leaving him at a disadvantage.

Lin Yan’s team defeated Huyan Jia’s team in the quarterfinals, with Lin Yan overpowering Huyan Jia and knocking Hua Qing out of the fight. Jiang Nannan and Li Keke celebrated their advancement to the final four alongside Lin Yan.

• Jiang Nannan used Li Keke’s Berserk Awakening Little Red Smoke and her Charm Soul Skill to catch Xiang Yun off guard and throw her.
• Hua Qing caught Xiang Yun with his Dragon-Pattern Ancient Vine, then attacked Lin Yan with Light of the Dragon Pattern, but Lin Yan deflected it and sent Hua Qing flying.
• Huyan Jia used Crushing Kill to lock Lin Yan in place and leap down at him, but Lin Yan countered with a powerful attack that knocked Huyan Jia unconscious.
• Xiang Yun surrendered after Huyan Jia and Hua Qing were defeated, and the referee announced that Lin Yan’s team had advanced to the final four.
• Jiang Nannan and Li Keke congratulated Lin Yan, who praised their efforts and said they would win the championship.

Lin Yan led his team into the championship match against Xu Huan’s team, whose tactics relied on a mysterious spiritual attack. Lin Yan resisted Xu Huan’s Dizziness Ring and warned Jiang Nannan and Li Keke, leaving the match unresolved as Xu Huan acknowledged his unexpected skill.

• Lin Yan met Bei Bei after the quarterfinals and learned that Bei Bei’s team had lost, then promised to pursue the championship and its Spirit Bone reward.
• Lin Yan won his semifinal match against three Soul Grandmasters and advanced to the final against Xu Huan’s team.
• At the championship match, Xu Huan and Lu Ying launched an attack while their female teammate used a tome Martial Soul to strengthen Xu Huan.
• Xu Huan’s Dizziness Ring dazed Lin Yan, Jiang Nannan, and Li Keke, but Lin Yan quickly recovered and dodged Lu Ying’s strike.
• Lin Yan struck at Lu Ying, who escaped with Phantom Clone, then helped Jiang Nannan and Li Keke recover and warned them about Xu Huan’s spiritual attack.
• Xu Huan praised Lin Yan for breaking free of the Dizziness Ring, which had defeated every previous opponent.

Lin Yan defeated Xu Huan in the Freshman Tournament final by reflecting his spiritual attack, then celebrated becoming champion with his friends. The tournament ended, and Bei Bei invited Lin Yan and the others to share a celebratory meal.

• Xu Huan activated his Dream Demon Butterfly and used its Soul Skills to boost his spiritual power and attack Lin Yan with a ball of light.
• Lin Yan used Counterattack Hammer to reflect Xu Huan's spiritual attack with greater force, knocking Xu Huan unconscious.
• Lu Ying admitted defeat after Xu Huan fell, and Lin Yan became the Freshman Tournament champion.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya congratulated Lin Yan, Jiang Nannan, and Li Keke, and Bei Bei suggested they celebrate with a meal.
• Lin Yan agreed to Bei Bei's invitation as two figures left the Assessment Zone and approached the group.

Lin Yan’s team celebrated their Freshman Assessment championship as Shrek Academy announced the tournament rankings, rewards, and Outer Court Core Disciples. Tang Ya was left disappointed when her name was not on the Core Disciples list.

• Zhang Lexuan declined Lin Yan’s invitation to the celebratory banquet, while Ma Xiaotao insisted on being invited and accepted.
• Du Weilun announced Tao An’s team in third place, Xu Huan’s team in second, and Lin Yan’s team as champions.
• Du Weilun announced that the top three teams could apply for Academy assistance obtaining suitable Spirit Rings.
• Shrek Academy made Lin Yan, Xu Huan, Huyan Jia, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, Li Keke, and Lu Ying Outer Court Core Disciples.
• Tang Ya was disappointed that Du Weilun did not name her a Core Disciple.

After the tournament, Lin Yan refused to claim the champions’ Spirit Bone for himself and let Jiang Nannan receive it by lot. He began classes in Class 1 with Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan, where Yan Hongyu appeared as one of their instructors.

• Du Weilun gave the team a Thousand-Year Iron-Palm Demon Wolf Spirit Bone as an extra reward for winning the tournament.
• Jiang Nannan and Li Keke offered the Spirit Bone to Lin Yan, but he insisted they draw lots to decide who would receive it.
• Jiang Nannan drew the winning lot, and Lin Yan handed her the Spirit Bone; afterward, Yan Shaozhe praised Lin Yan’s character to Du Weilun.
• Lin Yan and Jiang Nannan were assigned to Class 1, while Li Keke went to Class 4, and Lin Yan suspected Tang Ya was upset about not becoming a Core Disciple.
• Lin Yan arrived at Class 1 with Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan, and Yan Hongyu entered with another instructor when class began.

Lin Yan spent the semester training at Shrek Academy, comforting Zhang Lexuan and helping Ma Xiaotao purify her Evil Fire. During the year-end break, he returned to the Outer Court and learned that Bei Bei had reached level thirty.

• Lin Yan brought Zhang Lexuan food and reassured her that she was far better than Tang Ya, lifting her mood.
• After a semester at Shrek Academy, Lin Yan helped Ma Xiaotao purify her Evil Fire and gained a significant improvement to his physical strength.
• Lin Yan warned Ma Xiaotao to rest during the break so her Evil Fire would not flare up again.
• Lin Yan encountered Ling Luochen while waiting for the ferry, but neither of them spoke.
• Lin Yan returned to his dormitory, where Bei Bei excitedly told him he had reached level thirty in Soul Power.

Lin Yan and Bei Bei left Shrek Academy for Nine Treasure City after Bei Bei reached Soul Power level thirty, with Zhang Lexuan remaining behind in seclusion. Lin Yan detoured to Clearwater Village to look for his mother, but the village chief told him she had not returned.

• Bei Bei reached Soul Power level thirty and told Lin Yan he planned to obtain his third Spirit Ring at Thunder Grand Canyon.
• Lin Yan and Bei Bei set out for Nine Treasure City with Lin Fu, while Zhang Lexuan stayed at the academy to attempt a breakthrough to Spirit Douluo.
• During the journey, Bei Bei asked whether Lin Yan had feelings for Jiang Nannan, and Lin Yan said he wanted to focus on cultivation.
• Lin Yan led the group on a detour to Clearwater Village, where he had lived with his mother before turning six.
• The village chief recognized Lin Yan and told him that his mother had not returned and their house had remained empty.

Lin Yan returned to Nine Treasure City with Bei Bei, reunited with Lin Yuhuan, and spent time with Ning Tian and Wu Feng during the holiday. He joined the girls at the annual Nine Treasure Auction, where Ning Tian offered to have her father buy anything he wanted.

• Lin Yan and Bei Bei reached Lin Estate, where Lin Yuhuan welcomed them and learned that Zhang Lexuan was in seclusion preparing to break through to Spirit Douluo.
• Lin Yuhuan took Bei Bei to Thunder Grand Canyon to find his third Spirit Ring, while Lin Yan stayed behind to cultivate.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng visited Lin Yan, chatted with him for the afternoon, and left after Lin Yan insisted he regarded them as younger sisters.
• Lin Yan accepted Ning Tian and Wu Feng's invitation to the Nine Treasure Auction and admitted he might not be able to afford its treasures.
• Ning Tian offered to ask her father to buy Lin Yan anything he wanted at the auction.

Lin Yan met Ning Xingzong, the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect's sect master and the man his mother had once fled from, and found him warm and welcoming. At the auction, Ning Xingzong offered to give Lin Yan the opening item, a wind-attributed Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, but Lin Yan had not yet answered.

• Ning Tian brought Lin Yan and Wu Feng to meet her father, Ning Xingzong, at the Nine Treasure Auction House.
• Ning Xingzong greeted Lin Yan warmly, asked about his time at Shrek Academy, and offered him a gift at the auction.
• The auction began with the Gale Phantom Left Leg Bone, a fifteen-thousand-year Soul Bone suited to agility-attack or wind-attributed Soul Masters.
• Ning Xingzong pointed out that the Soul Bone could improve Lin Yan's speed and offered to give it to him.

Lin Yan refused a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone that did not suit him, but became interested in the Lightning Soul, a pendant that increased lightning-attributed Soul Masters’ cultivation speed. Ning Xingzong bought it for him, and after testing it, Lin Yan confirmed its effect before a mysterious purple light appeared on his chest as he slept.

• Lin Yan declined the offered Spirit Bone because it was not a good enough match for him.
• The auction presented the Lightning Soul, and Ning Xingzong explained that it increased lightning-attributed Soul Masters’ cultivation speed by about ten percent.
• Lin Yan admitted he wanted the Lightning Soul, and Ning Xingzong bought it for sixty-five million Gold Soul Coins as a gift.
• Lin Yan took the pendant home and confirmed after three hours of meditation that it increased his cultivation speed as described.
• After Lin Yan fell asleep, a mass of purple light silently appeared on his chest.

Lin Yan woke to find the Lightning Soul necklace missing, but discovered its cultivation-enhancing effect remained and suspected it had merged into his body. He agreed to attend a martial arts tournament between the younger generations of two sects, then dreamed of a mysterious structure in a sea of lightning.

• Lin Yan found the Lightning Soul missing and told Lin Fu he suspected a powerful intruder had stolen it, prompting Lin Fu to arrange a search and strengthen the estate's security.
• Lin Yan trained and meditated, then confirmed that the Lightning Soul's cultivation-enhancing effect remained despite the necklace's disappearance.
• Lin Yan wondered if the Lightning Soul had merged into his body and decided to wait for his grandmother before asking anyone about it.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng invited Lin Yan to watch a martial arts tournament between young members of their sects and Sky Dragon Sect, and he agreed.
• Lin Yan meditated late into the night and dreamed of a vast sea of lightning surrounding a massive, indistinct structure.

Lin Yan attended the martial arts tournament between the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect and the Sky Dragon Sect with Ning Tian and Wu Feng. After Jian Yi challenged his contribution to the sect, Lin Yan agreed to compete and implied Jian Yi could not handle the Sky Dragon Sect himself.

• Lin Yan recalled a strange dream, then went with Ning Tian and Wu Feng to the Nine Treasure Great Soul Arena.
• Ning Tian explained that the tournament featured young Soul Masters from the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect and the Sky Dragon Sect.
• Wu Feng introduced her brother Wu Yun and Jian Yi, the grandson of the sect-protecting Titled Douluo Jian Feng.
• Jian Yi showed hostility toward Lin Yan and questioned his cultivation after learning he was Lin Yuhuan's grandson.
• Jian Yi urged Lin Yan to help uphold the sect's glory, and Lin Yan agreed to compete, saying Jian Yi seemed unable to defeat the Sky Dragon Sect himself.

Lin Yan watched the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect and Sky Dragon Sect begin their younger-generation competition, while reflecting on his cultivation and the Lightning Soul. As the Soul Elder matches began, Wu Yun faced Xing Yan, whose Scarlet Dragon Martial Soul resembled Wu Feng’s Red Dragon but was a different kind of fire dragon.

• Lin Yan rebuffed Jian Yi’s provocation, and Jian Yi left with Wu Yun following him.
• Lin Yan, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng watched the competition begin, while Lin Yan turned his attention from the Soul Grandmaster matches to thoughts of the Lightning Soul.
• Sky Dragon Sect won four of the seven Soul Grandmaster matches, giving it a one-match lead over the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect.
• Wu Feng said her brother Wu Yun and Jian Yi could help the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect win the Soul Elder matches, while Ning Tian praised Lin Yan’s strength.
• Wu Yun took the stage against Xing Yan, and Lin Yan explained that Xing Yan had a Scarlet Dragon Martial Soul rather than a Red Dragon Martial Soul.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Sect and Sky Dragon Sect continued their tournament, with Xing Yan and Wu Yun drawing and the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect taking a 2–1–1 lead. In the final match, Jian Yi faced Yu Tianlong, whose Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul withstood the opening attacks of Jian Yi’s Five Tiger Soul-Severing Sword.

• Xing Yan and Wu Yun fought for about a quarter of an hour before both fell, and the referee declared a draw.
• Lin Yan reassured Wu Feng that Wu Yun had performed well and said he could defeat Xing Yan in one move if he went all out.
• The Nine Treasure Glazed Sect won two of the next three matches, leaving it with two wins, one loss, and one draw before the final match.
• Ning Tian told Lin Yan that Jian Yi was a Soul Elder with the Five Tiger Soul-Severing Sword, and Lin Yan recognized his opponent Yu Tianlong as a user of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Jian Yi’s first Soul Skill sent a golden tiger-shaped sword strike at Yu Tianlong, who shattered it with Thunder Dragon Claw and blocked Jian Yi’s follow-up attacks.

Jian Yi lost to Yu Tianlong, leaving the sect competition tied, and Yu Tianlong challenged the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect to another match. Wu Yun asked Lin Yan to fight him, and Lin Yan agreed to defend the sect's honor.

• Jian Feng and Old Sky Dragon watched as Jian Yi fought Yu Tianlong, and Old Sky Dragon recognized his grandson in the arena.
• Yu Tianlong used Thunderous Wrath to overcome Jian Yi's spiritual attack, then defeated him with Thunderous Force.
• The referee declared the competition tied, with both sects having two wins, two losses, and one draw.
• Yu Tianlong challenged the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect to send another fighter, while the disciples debated who could face him.
• Wu Yun found Lin Yan in the spectator stands and asked him to fight Yu Tianlong, and Lin Yan agreed.

Lin Yan entered the arena to face Yu Tianlong, allowing him to fully recover before the fight began. Lin Yan suppressed Yu Tianlong’s lightning and strength with his Black Demon Mace, and Yu Tianlong responded by activating Dragon Transformation.

• Lin Yan followed Wu Yun into the arena and agreed to face Yu Tianlong, while the spectators learned he was Lord Lin’s grandson.
• Lin Yan told Yu Tianlong to finish recovering his Soul Power before they fought, and Yu Tianlong accepted.
• Yu Tianlong used his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw, but Lin Yan broke the attack and dispersed its lightning.
• Yu Tianlong’s powered-up punch met Lin Yan’s Spiked Club, and the impact numbed his arm; Lin Yan then taunted him about his strength.
• Yu Tianlong activated all three Soul Skills and began transforming his right arm into a dragon claw.

Lin Yan fought Yu Tianlong after Yu Tianlong activated Dragon Transformation, then defeated him by reflecting his Spirit Bone lightning attack with Counterattack Hammer. Yu Tianlong accepted the loss and vowed to grow stronger, while Lin Yan declared that he would give him time to catch up until he could no longer see him.

• Yu Tianlong activated Dragon Transformation, stunning the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect disciples and leaving Jian Yi discouraged.
• Lin Yan used Thunder Awakening and Titan's Fury to clash with Yu Tianlong, whose dragon-scaled arm was hurt by Lin Yan's Inner Force.
• Lin Yan's club and lightning overwhelmed Yu Tianlong, and Lin Yan knocked him down with a kick to the chest.
• Yu Tianlong used a Spirit Bone skill to create a destructive black lightning sphere and launched it at Lin Yan.
• Lin Yan used Counterattack Hammer to send the sphere back at Yu Tianlong, and the referee intervened before it hit him and declared Lin Yan the winner.
• Yu Tianlong accepted defeat and vowed to challenge Lin Yan again, who told him to catch up until he could no longer see him.

After defeating Yu Tianlong, Lin Yan continued cultivating and wondered whether the Lightning Soul was connected to a god. When Lin Yuhuan returned, he concealed that the Lightning Soul had merged into his body, then departed for Shrek Academy with Bei Bei and resumed training.

• Lin Yan left the martial arts tournament after declaring that his enemies were never worthy opponents, leaving Jian Yi feeling defeated.
• Lin Yan repeatedly dreamed of a vast world of lightning and considered whether the Lightning Soul might be related to a god.
• Lin Yuhuan returned with Bei Bei, learned that the Lightning Soul had supposedly been stolen, and explained that it should not merge into a person's body.
• Bei Bei told Lin Yan that he had gained a two-thousand-year Dragon-Tailed Beast Spirit Ring, the Thunderous Wrath skill, and Dragon Transformation.
• Lin Yan told Bei Bei that he had defeated Yu Tianlong, who also possessed Dragon Transformation, and Bei Bei postponed challenging him.
• Lin Yan and Bei Bei returned to Shrek City; Bei Bei went to find Tang Ya, while Lin Yan began meditating to advance toward becoming a four-ring Soul Ancestor.

Lin Yan learned that Zhang Lexuan had become a Spirit Douluo and warned her to be careful on an upcoming Soul-Hunting Operation in the Star Dou Great Forest. After the holiday, he and Jiang Nannan learned that their Advancement Assessment would pit them against upperclassmen.

• Zhang Lexuan visited Lin Yan, confirmed her breakthrough to Spirit Douluo, and said she would join an Inner Court trip to the Star Dou Great Forest in a month to obtain her eighth Spirit Ring.
• Lin Yan warned Zhang Lexuan to prioritize her safety during the Soul-Hunting Operation, concerned that the group might face danger despite Elder Xuan leading it.
• Bei Bei returned after helping Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan run their stall, bringing Lin Yan fruit juice from Jiang Nannan.
• Lin Yan spent the remaining holiday training, visiting Jiang Nannan's juice business, and helping Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire after she reached sixty levels of Soul Power.
• When school resumed, Lin Yan and Bei Bei entered Second-Year Class 1, where Jiang Nannan told Lin Yan that the Advancement Assessment opponents had been changed to upperclassmen.