Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan worried that the system-gifted Angel Sword would bring trouble from the Qian Family, then spent the morning with Ye Rou'er and asked her to spread word about his healing services. Their conversation was interrupted by a violent Titled Douluo aura, and Lin Yan recognized the stranger in the courtyard as Tang Hao.

• Lin Yan identified the Angel Sword as Spirit Hall's divine artifact and feared Qian Daoliu would come after him, though he stored the weapon in the system space.
• Ye Rou'er woke beside Lin Yan, and the two continued their intimacy before getting dressed and tidying the bedroom.
• Lin Yan asked Ye Rou'er when Dugu Bo might return and requested that she advertise his half-price healing services.
• A powerful Titled Douluo aura shook the Ye Residence, and Ye Rou'er hurried to dress while Lin Yan went outside.
• Lin Yan saw the ragged, broad-shouldered stranger standing amid cracked stone slabs and recognized him as Tang Hao.

Tang Hao tracked Lin Yan to the Ye Residence and confronted him over what he had done to Tang San, while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Rou'er watched anxiously. Lin Yan revealed his five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and summoned a Titled Douluo Puppet, leaving Tang Hao shaken as the confrontation escalated.

• Tang Hao recognized Lin Yan at the Ye Residence and demanded to know where he had taken Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing watched from a room and feared Tang Hao would harm Lin Yan, while Xiao Wu wondered whether she had led him there.
• Tang Hao blamed Lin Yan for Tang San's condition, and Ye Rou'er came outside to try to mediate before Lin Yan sent her away.
• Lin Yan summoned his Blade of Judgment and revealed five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, prompting Tang Hao to realize Lin Yan had Twin Martial Souls.
• Lin Yan summoned a Titled Douluo Puppet, and Tang Hao's confidence faltered as Lin Yan taunted him about running and taking his wife.

Tang Hao recognized Ah Yin in Lin Yan’s possession and launched a desperate fight, using Clear Sky Secret Art · Ring Detonation to prepare a final attack. As Tang Hao’s strength mounted, Ye Rou'er sent Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to seek help, while Lin Yan remained calm and waited for Tang Hao’s last move.

• Tang Hao recognized Ah Yin in Lin Yan’s robes and swore to kill him, then attacked the Titled Douluo Puppet at full speed.
• Lin Yan watched the clash and discovered through his glasses that Tang Hao was only Rank 91 and gravely injured.
• Tang Hao built up eighty hammer strikes, then shattered his Spirit Rings with Clear Sky Secret Art · Ring Detonation to strengthen his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ning Rongrong left to seek help from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ye Rou'er sent Zhu Zhuqing to find Dugu Bo at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xiao Wu collapsed in fear as Zhu Zhuqing hurried away alone, and Lin Yan told Tang Hao that he still had not detonated his final Spirit Ring.
• Tang Hao looked toward his last Spirit Ring and declared his identity and past before preparing to face Lin Yan.

Lin Yan used Purification to erase Tang Hao’s accumulated power and defeat his final attack. As Tang Hao lay dying, Lin Yan rejected his request to see Ah Yin and killed him.

• Tang Hao detonated his spirit rings and raised the Clear Sky Hammer to kill Lin Yan.
• Lin Yan used Purification to dispel Tang Hao’s Martial Soul Avatar, ring detonation, and accumulated power, leaving him to collapse from the backlash.
• Lin Yan mocked the dying Tang Hao and sent Xiao Wu to bring Rongrong and Zhuqing back.
• Tang Hao questioned why Lin Yan had targeted him and Tang San, and Lin Yan blamed their selfishness and violence.
• Tang Hao admitted defeat and asked to see Ah Yin, but Lin Yan refused and struck him down.

Tang San waited for Tang Hao to return with a healer while Flender and Li Yusong feared their injuries would be permanent and blamed Tang San for their suffering. Meanwhile, Lin Yan recovered six Spirit Bones from Tang Hao’s corpse and gathered everyone at the Ye Residence, where Ye Rou'er asked whether the danger had passed.

• Tang San waited with Yu Xiaogang for Tang Hao to bring back Ye Rou'er, hoping she could cure his injury, while Flender and Li Yusong lay crippled and hoped she could restore them too.
• Ma Hongjun told Flender he had reached level 30, but Flender angrily dismissed him because the teachers were injured and preoccupied.
• Flender asked Yu Xiaogang about helping Ma Hongjun with his Evil Fire, but Yu Xiaogang warned him to worry instead about Tang Hao’s reaction if Tang San could not be cured.
• Li Yusong lashed out at Tang San, blamed him for the academy’s troubles, and left after Tang San threatened to have his father kill him.
• At the Ye Residence, Lin Yan examined six Spirit Bones taken from Tang Hao’s corpse, then reunited with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and gathered with Ye Rou'er and Xiao Wu.
• Ye Rou'er asked Lin Yan whether the crisis was truly over, unsettled by Tang Hao’s arrival, Lin Yan’s Twin Martial Souls, and the lookalike Titled Douluo.

After killing Tang Hao, Lin Yan prepared to hide Xiao Wu and conceal his abilities and relationship with Ning Rongrong from the people who would arrive. Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong reached the Ye Residence, where Chen Xin confronted Lin Yan as Ning Rongrong reunited with her elders.

• Lin Yan told Ye Rou'er to hide Xiao Wu and warned her to conceal her aura from the Titled Douluo who were coming.
• Lin Yan told Ning Rongrong that her father might take her back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she protested that she did not want to leave him.
• Lin Yan instructed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to claim they knew nothing about Tang Hao's appearance, the battle, or its outcome.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived at the Ye Residence with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong greeted them while still clinging to Lin Yan.
• Ning Rongrong followed Lin Yan's instructions and claimed she knew nothing when Ning Fengzhi and the others questioned her.
• Chen Xin confronted Lin Yan across the reception hall threshold after recognizing him as the young man close to Ning Rongrong.

Xue Qinghe arrived at the Ye Residence as Ning Fengzhi investigated the battle between Tang Hao and an unidentified fire-attribute Titled Douluo. Ning Rongrong revealed she had left Shrek, prompting Ning Fengzhi to scold her for staying in danger without informing the sect.

• Ye Rou'er told Ning Fengzhi and the others that she had hidden during the battle and knew nothing about the fighters or its outcome.
• Xue Qinghe joined the group, and Ning Fengzhi identified the blood-red Clear Sky Hammer as Tang Hao's, causing Xue Qinghe to react strongly because he believed Tang Hao had killed his father.
• Ning Fengzhi could not identify Tang Hao's fire-attribute opponent, and Ye Rou'er and Lin Yan kept their knowledge to themselves.
• Chen Xin asked why Ning Rongrong was at the Ye Residence, and Ning Rongrong said the people at Shrek had targeted her and Lin Yan.
• Ning Fengzhi scolded Ning Rongrong for leaving Shrek without informing the sect and warned that she had nearly died in the battle.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin tried to force Ning Rongrong to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and separate her from Lin Yan. After Lin Yan repeatedly yielded, Chen Xin’s threats finally drew a defiant response, and he began to release his oppressive aura.

• Ning Fengzhi scolded Ning Rongrong, while Chen Xin accused Lin Yan of getting too close to her and warned him not to use her to climb the Sect’s ladder.
• Ning Rongrong defended Lin Yan, but Ning Fengzhi ordered her to apologize to Chen Xin, and Lin Yan tried to ease the tension by saying Chen Xin had not been wrong.
• Chen Xin urged Ning Rongrong to return to the Sect, but she refused and argued that she would not be their puppet.
• Ning Fengzhi angrily demanded that Ning Rongrong follow the Sect’s rules, and Lin Yan advised her to return for her safety.
• Chen Xin accused Lin Yan of flaunting his influence and threatened that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not hesitate to act against him.
• Lin Yan stopped yielding and calmly answered Chen Xin, who grew furious and began to release an oppressive aura.

Chen Xin attacked Lin Yan in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s reception hall, and Lin Yan revealed his Twelve-Winged Angel martial soul to protect Ye Rou'er. Chen Xin struck him down, leaving Ning Rongrong and the others believing Lin Yan had been killed.

• Chen Xin released his level 96 Titled Douluo pressure and advanced on Lin Yan while Ning Fengzhi restrained Ning Rongrong and Xue Qinghe watched.
• Ye Rou'er stepped in to defend Lin Yan, but Chen Xin knocked her aside with sword aura.
• Lin Yan caught Ye Rou'er, revealed his Twelve-Winged Angel martial soul, and confronted Chen Xin before grasping the Light Shadow Sword.
• Chen Xin’s casual slash shattered the Light Shadow Sword and buried Lin Yan beneath broken stone.
• Ning Rongrong broke free and rushed to Lin Yan, while Ye Rou'er collapsed and Xue Qinghe feared Lin Yan might be connected to Spirit Hall or his grandfather.

Lin Yan survived Chen Xin’s strike and secretly signaled Ning Rongrong that his injuries were part of a plan. After Ning Fengzhi left with Ning Rongrong, Xue Qinghe protected Lin Yan, then ordered an investigation into him.

• Lin Yan revealed he was alive and secretly gave Ning Rongrong a Soul Guidance Communicator, telling her to return to the Sect and wait for his instructions.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to leave but threatened to kill herself if anyone attacked Lin Yan again, while Ye Rou'er and Xue Qinghe also shielded him from Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi relented and took Ning Rongrong away, leaving Ye Rou'er to treat Lin Yan.
• Ye Rou'er discovered Lin Yan had only superficial injuries, and he warned her to keep that fact secret while continuing to feign serious wounds.
• Xue Qinghe offered to send Lin Yan medicinal herbs, then ordered the Imperial Family and Spirit Hall to investigate Lin Yan by that night.

After surviving Chen Xin’s attack, Lin Yan decided to strengthen himself and seek Spirit Hall’s protection while pursuing his plans for the Immortal Herbs. At the Crown Prince’s Residence, Xue Qinghe recognized Lin Yan as a rare genius and ordered him brought under her protection.

• As Ye Rou'er cared for him in the medicinal bath, Lin Yan reflected on Chen Xin’s attack and concluded that he needed greater strength.
• Lin Yan decided to fuse the Angel Left Arm Bone, avoid fusing the other Spirit Bones, and use Qian Renxue’s interest and Dugu Bo’s presence to advance his plans.
• Thorn Douluo gave Xue Qinghe a report on Lin Yan, and she agreed to protect him from further attacks by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Lin Yan brought to the Crown Prince’s Residence at dawn until Qian Daoliu sent instructions.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Lin Yan’s Twelve-Winged Prayer Angel as an exceptional Martial Soul and noted that Ning Fengzhi had lost his chance to recruit him.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Lin Yan had given Ning Rongrong powerful Soul Tools and rushed to find him, intending to bring him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He tracked Lin Yan to the Crown Prince’s Residence, where Lin Yan was speaking with Xue Qinghe, just as Ning Fengzhi arrived.

• Ning Rongrong demonstrated Lin Yan’s Soul Tools to Ning Fengzhi and displayed their power, including weapons capable of threatening stronger Soul Masters.
• Ning Fengzhi regretted his earlier actions and set out with Chen Xin to bring Lin Yan back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Gu Rong hesitated to ask Ning Rongrong to use her relationship with Lin Yan to obtain the Soul Tool-making method, and she felt hurt by her father’s priorities.
• At the Ye Residence, Ye Rou’er told Ning Fengzhi that Lin Yan was at the Crown Prince’s Residence, so Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin hurried there.
• Lin Yan and Xue Qinghe discussed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the possibility of unifying the continent, but Ning Fengzhi arrived with a powerful sword aura before Lin Yan finished speaking.

Ning Fengzhi tried to take Lin Yan to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, fearing he would reveal the secret of making Soul Tools, but Xue Qinghe intervened to protect him. Dugu Bo then arrived to defend Lin Yan as well, leaving Ning Fengzhi unable to seize him by force.

• Lin Yan openly challenged Ning Fengzhi, who demanded that Xue Qinghe hand him over for questioning.
• Chen Xin attacked Lin Yan with Soul Power, but Xue Qinghe blocked him and refused to let Ning Fengzhi take Lin Yan from the Crown Prince's Residence.
• Ning Fengzhi feared Lin Yan had shared the method of making Soul Tools with Xue Qinghe and regretted his earlier treatment of him.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the Crown Prince's Residence and joined Xue Qinghe in protecting Lin Yan.
• Ning Fengzhi realized that Dugu Bo's arrival had left him no chance to take Lin Yan by force.

Ning Fengzhi tried to coax Lin Yan back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, then offered five million Gold Soul Coins to make peace, but Lin Yan rejected his excuses and demanded one billion. The chapter ended with Lin Yan provoking Chen Xin and insulting Ning Fengzhi for failing to keep him in line.

• Ning Fengzhi used Ning Rongrong’s distress to urge Lin Yan to return to the Sect, but Lin Yan accused him of trying to humiliate him and challenged him to come closer.
• Dugu Bo vowed to protect Lin Yan, and Xue Qinghe refused to let him leave the Crown Prince’s Residence with Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi asked to speak with Lin Yan privately, but Lin Yan insisted they talk in front of everyone and coldly dismissed questions about his gifts to Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Lin Yan five million Gold Soul Coins as an apology for Chen Xin’s attack, and Lin Yan took the card but said it was not enough.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Lin Yan to name a price, so Lin Yan demanded one billion Gold Soul Coins for his life.
• Chen Xin threatened to kill Lin Yan, but Lin Yan challenged him and called him Ning Fengzhi’s dog.

Lin Yan provoked Chen Xin at the Crown Prince's Residence, but Ning Fengzhi stopped Chen Xin from attacking and left with him. Afterward, Xue Qinghe told Lin Yan to remain at the residence, while Chen Xin continued to rage on the journey back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Lin Yan insulted Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, prompting Chen Xin to unleash his Titled Douluo pressure and nearly attack him.
• Ning Fengzhi calmed Chen Xin and persuaded him that Lin Yan was deliberately provoking him, so Chen Xin put away his Seven Kill Sword.
• Ning Fengzhi tried to smooth things over with Lin Yan and Xue Qinghe, but Lin Yan mocked him and told him to leave.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin departed through the main gate, and Dugu Bo praised Lin Yan's courage while Xue Qinghe told Lin Yan to stay at the Crown Prince's Residence.
• Chen Xin urged Ning Fengzhi to have Gu Rong kill or capture Lin Yan so Chen Xin could pry the secrets of Lin Yan's Soul Tools from him.

Lin Yan used his Purification skill on Dugu Bo, unknowingly curing the poison that had tormented him for decades, and explained his unusual Martial Soul to Xue Qinghe. Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan and abruptly asked Lin Yan if he wanted a wife.

• Chen Xin blamed Lin Yan and urged Ning Fengzhi to kill him, but Ning Fengzhi said they needed to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and consult Gu Rong first.
• At dinner, Lin Yan used Purification on Dugu Bo and Xue Qinghe, clearing the poison from Dugu Bo’s body.
• Dugu Bo concealed his poisoning from Xue Qinghe, then left to fetch Dugu Yan.
• Lin Yan told Xue Qinghe about his Prayer Angel Martial Soul, his faith-based cultivation, and his upbringing among kind villagers.
• Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan and asked Lin Yan whether he wanted a wife.

Dugu Bo tried to arrange a marriage between Lin Yan and Dugu Yan, believing Lin Yan could protect her from her Martial Soul’s poison. Lin Yan resisted the rushed match, and Dugu Yan remained angry as Dugu Bo kept pressing him.

• Dugu Bo covered Dugu Yan’s mouth and offered her to Lin Yan, while Xue Qinghe also tried to object.
• Dugu Yan broke free and revealed that she had a boyfriend; Dugu Bo ordered her to break up with Yu Tianheng and date Lin Yan.
• Dugu Bo blocked Dugu Yan from leaving and explained that Yu Tianheng’s relationship with her was meant to win Dugu Bo’s favor.
• Lin Yan checked Dugu Yan’s favorability and found it had reached 50%, then wondered whether she had ever truly cared for Yu Tianheng.
• Dugu Bo teased Lin Yan about finding Dugu Yan pretty and liking her, then proposed they marry that night; Lin Yan refused, saying he was a slow burner.
• Dugu Bo mocked Lin Yan’s claim by bringing up how he had stolen the Third Prince of Xingluo’s fiancée.

Dugu Bo took Lin Yan and Dugu Yan from the Crown Prince’s Residence to his secret Medicine Garden, leaving Xue Qinghe furious and unable to intervene without exposing Spirit Hall’s surveillance. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo offered the garden as Dugu Yan’s dowry, but Lin Yan focused on picking Immortal Herbs.

• Dugu Bo persuaded Lin Yan to accept Dugu Yan and took them away despite Xue Qinghe’s objections.
• Xue Qinghe crushed her teacup in anger but refused Thorn Douluo’s offer to retrieve Lin Yan, fearing it would expose her identity and plans.
• Dugu Bo carried Lin Yan and Dugu Yan to his Medicine Garden near Sunset Forest, where Lin Yan saw the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs.
• Dugu Bo offered the Medicine Garden as Dugu Yan’s dowry and declared that he would settle her marriage to Lin Yan that night.
• Lin Yan ignored Dugu Yan’s reaction and headed for the nearest Immortal Herb, asking to pick herbs first.

Lin Yan revealed that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan could be cured of their Martial Soul Poison with the Immortal Herbs in his garden, and healed Dugu Bo’s old injuries with his soul skill. Dugu Bo, overjoyed and grateful, urged Dugu Yan to marry Lin Yan that night.

• Lin Yan interrupted Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan by revealing he knew about the poison in their Martial Souls and could cure them.
• Dugu Bo explained the Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul’s poison to Dugu Yan, who cried at the thought of losing her grandfather.
• Lin Yan used Holy Light Healing to heal Dugu Bo’s old injuries and identified Immortal Herbs that could cure both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo thanked Lin Yan and tried to kneel, but Lin Yan stopped him.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan to stop being coy and marry Lin Yan that night, and she blushed.

Ning Fengzhi planned to abduct Lin Yan from the Crown Prince's Residence and obtain the secret of making Soul Tools, then shifted toward an alliance with the Clear Sky Sect. He intended to arrange Ning Rongrong's marriage to Tang San, regardless of whether she agreed.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Rong to bring Lin Yan back for torture and, if necessary, kill him to keep the Soul Tool-making method from spreading.
• Ning Fengzhi reasoned that Tang Hao had protected Lin Yan but probably died in the battle at the Ye Residence, leaving Lin Yan without a Titled Douluo protector.
• Gu Rong raised concerns about Ning Rongrong's attachment to Lin Yan, and Ning Fengzhi said she would eventually forget him.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls and announced he would abandon the Imperial Family connection to ally with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi said he would marry Ning Rongrong to Tang San as part of the alliance and insisted that she had to fulfill her duties as the Sect's princess.