Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing chose to go to Shrek Academy despite Gu Ling’s warnings, and the two parted ways after sharing a growing bond. Gu Ling reached the Star Dou Great Forest and began considering what ability he wanted from his third Soul Ring.

• Zhu Zhuqing admitted she still had to visit Shrek Academy for personal reasons, and Gu Ling advised her to judge the academy for herself and leave if it did not suit her.
• The next morning, Gu Ling and Zhu Zhuqing thanked each other and parted at a forest-road fork, with Gu Ling heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest and Zhu Zhuqing toward Soto City.
• Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly looked back after Gu Ling left and wondered whether she might have gone with him if her family’s rules had not bound her to finding Dai Mubai.
• Several days later, Gu Ling reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, rested at a nearby inn, and entered the forest to seek his third Soul Ring.
• As he advanced through the forest, Gu Ling weighed what ability would best complement his first two soul skills and Bone Dragon Martial Soul.

Gu Ling decided his Third Soul Skill should combine area control with offense, helping him restrict enemies and create openings for his existing attacks. As he searched deeper in the Star Dou Great Forest, he heard a Soul Beast cry and discovered a group of Soul Masters nearby, where Ling Ling was absorbing her Third Soul Ring.

• Gu Ling assessed his abilities and concluded that he needed a control skill to stop enemies from escaping.
• Gu Ling envisioned a Third Soul Skill that raised bone spikes from the ground to attack enemies and limit their movement.
• Gu Ling decided to seek an attacking Soul Beast with earth-based, ground-bursting, or prey-controlling abilities.
• Gu Ling searched deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest and passed several Soul Beasts whose abilities did not suit his needs.
• Gu Ling heard a Soul Beast cry and a voice called to Tian Heng and Yan Zi to protect Ling Ling while she absorbed her Third Soul Ring.

Gu Ling secretly watched Qin Ming and the Imperial Dou Team battle a giant soul beast while Ye Lingling absorbed her third Soul Ring. As Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan fought off a pack of attackers, Gu Ling sensed another soul beast moving underground behind Ye Lingling.

• Gu Ling recognized Qin Ming leading the Imperial Dou Team in a fight against a huge armored soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Gu Ling spotted Ye Lingling absorbing her third Soul Ring while Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan guarded her.
• More than a dozen wolf-like soul beasts emerged from the bushes and attacked the group.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan used their Soul Skills to fight off the beasts while Qin Ming continued battling the giant creature.
• Gu Ling sensed the aura of another soul beast beneath the ground behind Ye Lingling.

Gu Ling discovered Qin Ming and the Imperial Fighting Team battling a giant soul beast while Ye Lingling absorbed her third soul ring. As Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan fought off a pack of attackers, Gu Ling sensed another soul beast beneath the ground behind Ye Lingling.

• Gu Ling followed the sounds of battle and recognized Qin Ming fighting a giant, spiked soul beast.
• Gu Ling spotted Ye Lingling absorbing her third soul ring while Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan guarded her.
• A pack of soul beasts emerged from the forest and attacked Ye Lingling’s guards.
• Yu Tianheng struck the attackers with his Thunder Dragon Claw, while Dugu Yan used her poison to kill one.
• Gu Ling sensed the aura of another soul beast underground behind Ye Lingling.

Gu Ling rescued Ye Lingling from a burrowing Soul Beast, then joined the battle and discovered the giant beast could shape bone spikes from the ground and interrupt Qin Ming’s soul skills. The fight continued as Gu Ling recognized the beast’s abilities as powers he wanted.

• A gray-brown Soul Beast burst from the earth behind Ye Lingling, and Gu Ling appeared through a spatial fluctuation to strike it away from her.
• Gu Ling killed the Soul Beast with his Spatial Rift Bone Spikes, stunning Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng, and Dugu Yan with his speed and thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Gu Ling focused on Qin Ming’s battle with the giant Soul Beast and noticed it used bone spikes to attack and restrict movement.
• The giant Soul Beast released a dark-purple sound wave that interrupted Qin Ming’s attempt to use a soul skill, and Gu Ling identified the ability as Silence.

Gu Ling recognized the Earthbone Demon Armor Beast’s ability to interrupt soul skills as an ideal match for his third Soul Ring and asked Qin Ming not to kill it. Qin Ming explained the beast’s attacks but warned that Gu Ling might not be able to absorb its Soul Ring.

• Gu Ling saw the Earthbone Demon Armor Beast interrupt Qin Ming’s soul skill with its Demon Sound Roar and decided its abilities suited his third Soul Ring.
• Gu Ling offered to help Qin Ming, who accepted and prepared to use his sixth soul skill, Heaven-Burning Flames.
• Gu Ling stopped Qin Ming from unleashing the attack and revealed that he wanted the beast as his third Soul Ring.
• Qin Ming sensed Gu Ling’s unusually high Soul Power and warned that the beast might be too strong for him to absorb.
• Qin Ming identified the beast as an Earthbone Demon Armor Beast and explained its Earthbone Spikes and Demon Sound Roar.

Gu Ling decided to absorb the Earthbone Demon Armor Beast's roughly five-thousand-year Soul Ring as his Third Soul Ring, despite Qin Ming's warnings. After Qin Ming weakened the beast, Gu Ling killed it and began absorbing its dark purple Soul Ring as Ye Lingling finished stabilizing her own third ring.

• Qin Ming warned Gu Ling that the Earthbone Demon Armor Beast's five-thousand-year cultivation was too much for a Quasi-Soul Elder's Third Soul Ring.
• Gu Ling revealed his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and Millennium Second Soul Ring, explaining that his physique let him surpass ordinary Soul Ring limits.
• Gu Ling insisted that the beast's abilities suited him and accepted the risk of attempting to absorb its Soul Ring.
• Qin Ming used Heaven-Burning Flames to gravely wound the Earthbone Demon Armor Beast and left it for Gu Ling to kill.
• Gu Ling pierced the beast's head, then sat down to absorb its dark purple Soul Ring as Ye Lingling opened her eyes after stabilizing her third Soul Ring.

After Ye Lingling learned Gu Ling had saved her, she watched him absorb a five-thousand-year Soul Ring as his third. Gu Ling succeeded and revealed a bone-spike cage, but hinted that his new soul skill had more to show.

• Ye Lingling woke and learned from Qin Ming that Gu Ling had killed the Earthbone Demon Armor Beast before it could bite her.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that Gu Ling was absorbing the beast’s five-thousand-year Soul Ring as his third, astonishing her and the others.
• Gu Ling endured the Soul Ring’s violent energy for several hours and successfully absorbed it, manifesting his Bone Dragon Martial Soul.
• Gu Ling used his third soul skill to surround Qin Ming with a cage of interlocking bone spikes, which Qin Ming judged useful for control but somewhat weak as an attack.
• Gu Ling smiled and told Qin Ming that his third soul skill was not over yet.

Gu Ling demonstrated the wide-range power and control of his third soul skill, impressing Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng. Qin Ming invited him to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and Gu Ling agreed to return to Heaven Dou City with them.

• Gu Ling used his third soul skill to disrupt Qin Ming's soul power with a dragon roar and trap Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling in bone-spike cages.
• Qin Ming recognized the skill's combined attack, control, and interference abilities, while Yu Tianheng considered how dangerous it would be alongside Gu Ling's spatial soul skill.
• Gu Ling introduced himself and explained that he was twelve, had just graduated from Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy, and had not yet chosen an advanced academy.
• Qin Ming invited Gu Ling to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and offered to handle the academy's noble admissions rule and recommend him for the Imperial Dou Team.
• Gu Ling accepted the invitation, and Qin Ming eagerly arranged for him to return to Heaven Dou City with the group.

Gu Ling enrolled in Heaven Dou Royal Academy and joined the Imperial Dou Team, then began an undefeated run at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena with Ye Lingling as his two-on-two partner. The chapter left them preparing to face Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan as three conspicuous spectators entered the arena.

• Qin Ming brought Gu Ling to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where his strength and Martial Soul secured his enrollment and a place on the Imperial Dou Team.
• Qin Ming introduced Gu Ling to the team and announced that they would train at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
• Qin Ming paired Gu Ling with Ye Lingling for two-on-two battles, combining his offense with her healing abilities.
• Gu Ling won dozens of soul battles without a defeat, quickly overwhelming opponents in both one-on-one and two-on-two matches.
• Gu Ling and Ye Lingling learned that their next opponents were Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan as three notable figures entered the arena.

Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Xue Qinghe noticed Gu Ling’s Bone Dragon Martial Soul and went to watch his two-on-two match with Ye Lingling against Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan. The match began with Yu Tianheng activating his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

• Ning Fengzhi spotted Gu Ling’s Bone Dragon Martial Soul on the match roster and called Gu Rong’s attention to it.
• Gu Rong became curious about the young man who shared his rare martial soul and the surname Gu, so he agreed to watch the match with Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe.
• The three took seats in the VIP section and watched Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan enter the arena, followed by Gu Ling and Ye Lingling.
• The referee began the two-on-two soul fight, and Yu Tianheng immediately activated his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

Gu Ling faced Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan in a spirit fight, revealing his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and rare Thousand-Year second Soul Ring. He evaded their opening attacks with his spatial Soul Skill, but Dugu Yan’s spreading poison mist began to restrict his movements.

• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan released their Martial Souls and challenged Gu Ling on the spirit fighting stage.
• Gu Ling revealed his Bone Dragon possession and one yellow and two purple Soul Rings, astonishing the spectators and drawing Xue Qinghe’s interest.
• The referee started the fight, and Yu Tianheng attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw while Dugu Yan spread poison mist around Gu Ling.
• Gu Ling used Void Dragon Assault to appear behind Yu Tianheng, but Yu Tianheng anticipated the move and countered with Thunderous Might.
• Gu Ling teleported away from Yu Tianheng’s lightning, then realized Dugu Yan had used the exchange to spread her poison mist and shrink his room to maneuver.

Gu Ling and Ye Lingling defeated Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan after Gu Ling used spatial bone spikes and his Bone Prison Dragon's Roar to disrupt their Soul Power and trap them. Impressed by Gu Ling’s unusual mastery of the Bone Dragon’s spatial abilities, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong decided to meet him and learn where he came from.

• Dugu Yan tried to cover the arena with poison mist, but Gu Ling answered with Spatial Rift Bone Spikes.
• Gu Ling used Bone Prison Dragon's Roar to disrupt Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng's Soul Power and seal off their escape routes.
• Gu Ling repelled Yu Tianheng and held both opponents at bay, while Ye Lingling never needed to use a soul skill.
• The referee declared Gu Ling and Ye Lingling the winners of the match.
• Gu Rong explained that Gu Ling had developed the Bone Dragon's spatial talent far earlier than normal, impressing Ning Fengzhi.
• Xue Qinghe suggested that they go meet Gu Ling and find out where he came from.

Gu Ling defeated Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan in a spirit fight, then encountered Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and the disguised Qian Renxue. Ning Fengzhi asked about Gu Ling’s origins and whether he had any elders in his family.

• Gu Ling defeated Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, and Yu Tianheng accepted the loss while Dugu Yan vowed to win a rematch.
• Gu Ling and Ye Lingling left the spirit fighting platform and met Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Xue Qinghe, whom Gu Ling recognized as Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe praised Gu Ling’s strength, while Gu Rong remarked on his unusual soul skills and Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Ling where he came from and whether he had any elders in his family.

After Gu Ling declined Ning Fengzhi’s invitation to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xue Qinghe gave him a personal token and offered his help. Half a year later, with the Imperial Dou Team thriving in Spirit Battles, Qin Ming planned a journey south to Soto City so they could face stronger opponents.

• Gu Ling explained that he was an orphan with no ties to Gu Rong, then declined Ning Fengzhi’s invitation to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xue Qinghe gave Gu Ling his personal token and offered him help if he encountered trouble in Heaven Dou City.
• Over the next half year, Gu Ling trained and fought with the Imperial Dou Team, maintaining a perfect record in one-on-one Soul Elder Spirit Battles.
• Qin Ming told the team that their familiar opponents in Heaven Dou City no longer provided enough challenge and proposed traveling south through large cities to Soto City.

The Imperial Dou Team arrived in Suotuo City after more than a month of undefeated soul battles, and Qin Ming gave them a day to rest before the next evening’s matches. Gu Ling and Ye Lingling went to the Lantern Festival together, where they overheard several young men mention Boss Dai.

• The Imperial Dou Team won every team battle on its journey south, while Gu Ling maintained his undefeated one-on-one record.
• The team reached Suotuo City, and Qin Ming arranged for them to rest before registering at the Soto Great Soul Arena the following evening.
• Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, Osler, and the Shi Mo brothers went out to see the Lantern Festival.
• Gu Ling invited Ye Lingling to explore the festival with him, and she agreed.
• Gu Ling and Ye Lingling sampled festival treats as they walked among the lanterns.
• Several young men in the crowd complained that they were the only singles and addressed one of them as Boss Dai.

Gu Ling encountered Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar during the Lantern Festival, where their teasing turned to Zhu Zhuqing’s unusual behavior and Ma Hongjun’s harassment of a veiled woman. The chapter ended as someone grabbed Ma Hongjun’s wrist before he could touch Ye Lingling’s veil.

• Gu Ling recognized Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar as they walked through the street.
• Dai Mubai said Zhu Zhuqing had seemed distracted lately, and Oscar suggested she might have another man in her heart.
• Ma Hongjun mocked Dai Mubai for possibly being cheated on, prompting Dai Mubai to raise his hand to hit him.
• Ma Hongjun spotted Ye Lingling and decided to pull off her veil, while Oscar tried unsuccessfully to stop him.
• As Ma Hongjun reached toward Ye Lingling, an unseen person grabbed his wrist.

Gu Ling intervened when Ma Hongjun tried to molest Ye Lingling, then defeated him in a fight after Ma Hongjun attacked. Dai Mubai arrived and confronted Gu Ling, leaving the dispute poised to escalate.

• Gu Ling grabbed Ma Hongjun's wrist and accused him of trying to molest his friend Ye Lingling.
• Ma Hongjun used his Phoenix Martial Soul and attacked Gu Ling with his first Soul Skill, Phoenix Flame Line.
• Gu Ling revealed his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and three Soul Rings, then dodged the flames and knocked Ma Hongjun to the ground with one punch.
• Gu Ling mocked Ma Hongjun's poor condition and accused him of indulging in lust, drawing laughter from the onlookers.
• Dai Mubai rushed to Ma Hongjun's side, released his three Soul Rings, and angrily challenged Gu Ling for hitting his brother.

Gu Ling defended his friend after Ma Hongjun harassed her, then defeated Dai Mubai when he attacked in defense of Shrek Academy. Dai Mubai activated his third Soul Skill and charged at Gu Ling again, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Gu Ling explained to Dai Mubai and the gathered bystanders that Ma Hongjun had harassed his friend and attacked him first.
• Dai Mubai defended Ma Hongjun and attacked Gu Ling with his White Tiger Martial Soul and White Tiger Barrier.
• Gu Ling used Void Dragon Assault to appear behind Dai Mubai and knock him down with a bone-claw strike.
• Dai Mubai accused Gu Ling of winning through a sneak attack, activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and charged at him again.

After Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were beaten in the street, Flender heard their account and decided Shrek Academy would intervene. Yu Xiaogang suspected their attacker was Gu Ling, a former Notting Academy student who had clashed with him and Tang San.

• Flender sent Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai back to Shrek Academy, where Oscar gave them Recovery Sausages.
• Ma Hongjun told Flender that a young man with a Bone Dragon Martial Soul had beaten him and Dai Mubai, while Oscar admitted Ma Hongjun had first tried to lift a veiled girl's veil.
• Flender said Ma Hongjun had been wrong to start the trouble but blamed the attacker for beating them so badly and insulting Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang connected the attacker to Gu Ling, a talented former classmate of Tang San's at Notting Academy, though he could not confirm it was him.
• Flender decided to find the attacker and stood up to leave the dormitory.