Chapter Summaries

Ju Zi confronted the corruption and exploitation built into the Sun Moon Empire, and Lin You led her to see that only overwhelming strength could overturn the system. She recognized that the imperial family could not be trusted, but feared Lin You’s power might become another tool of oppression, and broke down in tears before him.

• Ju Zi asked Lin You whether the empire’s development was healthy and how its problems could be changed.
• Lin You asked what people in a world of soul masters ultimately relied on, and Ju Zi realized the answer was absolute strength.
• Ju Zi recalled the many girls harmed by the empire’s corrupt officials and nobles, and saw her family’s tragedy as part of a much wider pattern.
• Ju Zi concluded that she could not depend on Crown Prince Xu Tianran, since joining the imperial class would bind her to protect its interests.
• Ju Zi feared Lin You’s Power of Elements could be monopolized by the powerful and worsen life for commoners.
• Ju Zi sobbed and told Lin You that his power might make the mountain over people at the bottom even heavier.

Lin You told Ju Zi that he intended to overthrow the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial family and asked her to investigate the former crown prince and old emperor’s support. Ju Zi initially refused to get involved but ultimately agreed to investigate, leaving Lin You’s plan known to her.

• Lin You asked Ju Zi whether she hated the Sun Moon Empire, and she admitted that it had destroyed her home and caused widespread suffering.
• Lin You revealed that he intended to overthrow the imperial rule, and Ju Zi warned him that his words could bring execution and danger to both of them.
• Lin You questioned whether the Xu Family Royal Family was legitimate, prompting Ju Zi to recall the old emperor’s death, the missing crown prince, and the current emperor’s rise to power.
• Lin You asked Ju Zi to investigate the former crown prince’s and old emperor’s reputations and strongest bases of influence; she promised not to expose him but initially refused to help.
• Ju Zi asked whether other nations and Shrek were involved, and Lin You said the plan was entirely his own; after questioning his chances, she agreed to investigate.

After persuading Ju Zi to turn against Xu Tianran, Lin You returned to his dormitory and entered Deep Meditation to consolidate his insights and prepare for a breakthrough. He remained immersed in cultivation as Jing Hongchen and others came by, leaving his friends to wait for his eventual return.

• Lin You left Ju Zi's dormitory after she warned him to be careful, and he planned to plant a tracker in Xu Tianran's bedroom and bomb the Imperial Palace.
• Lin You returned to his dormitory, set up warning soul devices, and began Deep Meditation to process his recent battles and insights into Element Theory.
• Jing Hongchen sensed Lin You's condition from outside the dormitory and marveled at his extraordinary talent, while taking comfort in Ji Juechen's own progress.
• Three days later, Ju Zi and Ke Ke visited to thank Lin You for their winnings, sensed that he was cultivating, and left without disturbing him.
• Xuan Ziwen later came seeking a discussion about Element Theory but found Lin You in deep cultivation and departed.
• He Caitou and Fan Yu visited, and Fan Yu explained that Lin You had entered the rare state of Deep Meditation, which could last for days or weeks and bring great gains.

Lin You remained in Deep Meditation as his body became encased in a stone-like shell, and Mu En determined that his Martial Soul was undergoing a profound transformation. Half a year after Lin You entered seclusion, his consciousness awakened in a planetary world formed from elemental forces, where tungsten mountains had just emerged.

• After Lin You showed no signs of waking and grayish-white material covered his body, Fan Yu urgently summoned Mu En to examine him.
• Mu En identified Lin You's condition as a qualitative transformation of his Martial Soul and praised his Element Theory and Thousand Mile Tide technique.
• Mu En told Fan Yu to wait patiently, and Fan Yu guarded Lin You's dormitory through the next six months of seclusion.
• Lin You's consciousness awakened in a Sea of Consciousness transformed into a violently active world of elemental earth, mountains, fissures, rain, and magma.
• Lin You watched silvery-gray mountains rise from the ground and recognized their substance as tungsten.

After half a year of Deep Meditation, Lin You awakened with a transformed Spiritual Power and a profound understanding of his elemental martial soul, but his body was dangerously depleted. Snow Empress revived him with refined Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, and Lin You ended up asking her to be gentler next time.

• Lin You completed his half-year Deep Meditation, sensing that his Spiritual Space had become capable of shaping a world and that his path had become clear.
• Lin You woke from his calcium shell and was overwhelmed by starvation after his body had nearly exhausted its energy.
• Snow Empress entered, sensed Lin You's qualitative leap in Spiritual Power, and gave him a carefully refined essence from Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.
• The essence restored Lin You but triggered the Golden Ancient Tree's dormant life force, filling him with such powerful energy that he trembled and exhaled frost.
• Lin You asked Snow Empress to use a gentler method next time, and she calmly promised to do the same thing again.

After recovering from his seclusion, Lin You showed Snow Empress his Sea of Consciousness, which had evolved into a nascent Spiritual World. He learned he had been secluded for half a year, but Snow Empress reported that Ju Zi had completed her investigation and the tunnel beneath the imperial palace was ready, allowing their plan to proceed.

• The Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow and the Golden Ancient Tree's life essence rapidly restored Lin You, and Snow Empress told him he did not need to refine the remaining energy in seclusion.
• Lin You let Snow Empress enter his Sea of Consciousness, where she discovered that his elements had formed the foundations of a nascent Spiritual World.
• Lin You showed Snow Empress the tungsten peaks in his Spiritual World and explained that he had awakened control over tungsten during Deep Meditation.
• After Snow Empress returned from his Sea of Consciousness, Lin You learned from her that he had been in seclusion for exactly half a year.
• Snow Empress told Lin You that Ju Zi had handled his investigation and that the tunnel beneath the imperial palace had been dug, prompting him to move on to the next stage of their plan.

After recovering from half a year of seclusion, Lin You discovered that his perception and control over elements had expanded dramatically and gained control of tungsten. Teacher Fan Yu told him that Lin You’s Element Theory had sparked a research frenzy at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, where students and teachers had dubbed him the “Father of Elements.”

• Lin You sensed that his perception radius had grown from three hundred meters to one kilometer, giving him control over an area of roughly three square kilometers.
• Lin You manifested a tungsten gauntlet and recognized that the new element could provide stronger armor and defense than his calcium armor.
• Teacher Fan Yu visited Lin You, reassured him that Mu En had identified his transformation as a positive change, and urged him to rest and eat.
• Lin You asked about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, and Fan Yu explained that Lin You’s Element Theory had inspired widespread research across the academy.
• Fan Yu told Lin You that the academy’s geniuses called him the “Father of Elements.”

After recovering from seclusion, Lin You returned to the academy’s research department and learned that Xuan Ziwen and his team had made extensive progress investigating Element Theory. Their discoveries reinforced Lin You’s reputation as the Father of Elements, and Xuan Ziwen regarded him almost as a god.

• After three days of rest, Lin You emerged from seclusion stronger than before and received awe-filled greetings from students across the academy.
• Lin You went to Xuan Ziwen’s laboratory and startled Ju Zi by poking her in the back; she threw two explosive oranges at him, which he caught unharmed.
• Xuan Ziwen told Lin You that the researchers had spent six months identifying and studying many substances, including previously unknown elements.
• Xuan Ziwen showed Lin You nearly three meters of reports awaiting his review and confirmation of the new elements and their properties.
• Lin You was astonished by the team’s rapid progress and realized their research had deepened their reverence for him.

Lin You revealed that his tungsten ability created real metal from nothing, astonishing Ju Zi, Xuan Ziwen, and the laboratory researchers. The group secured the laboratory and agreed that his power must be kept secret from the Sun Moon Empire’s leadership.

• Lin You explained that his tungsten ability was the same material Ju Zi’s people called Starfall Iron.
• Lin You created a block of genuine tungsten from particles in the air, leaving the researchers stunned.
• Ke Ke examined the metal and found no Soul Power or storage-tool traces, confirming it was real.
• Lin You revealed that he could create about fifty jin at once and potentially produce over five tons a day.
• Xuan Ziwen ordered Zi Mu to seal and shield the laboratory, then warned Lin You that the empire’s leaders must not learn of his ability.

Lin You shared newly created tungsten with Xuan Ziwen, Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and the other researchers, then helped guide their elemental research. A hidden messenger delivered an invitation and powerful token from Crown Prince Xu Tianran, and Lin You agreed to meet him the following evening while Ju Zi wondered whether their relationship had been exposed.

• Lin You gave Xuan Ziwen, Ju Zi, Ke Ke, Zi Mu, and the other researchers five jin of newly created tungsten each.
• Ju Zi teased Ke Ke about becoming Lin You's wife, and Ke Ke seriously considered the idea before Lin You called them all friends.
• Lin You reviewed Xuan Ziwen's research reports and offered guidance on classifying newly discovered elements.
• Lin You detected a hidden old man in red, who revealed himself and delivered Xu Tianran's invitation and purple-gold token.
• Lin You accepted the invitation to meet Xu Tianran at Embrace Moon Tower the next evening, while Ju Zi worried that what had happened between them had been exposed.

After Xu Tianran summoned Lin You, Xuan Ziwen warned him that the Crown Prince was ruthless and advised him to attend. Ju Zi went to the palace to discuss Lin You with Xu Tianran, leaving the Crown Prince to consider her assessment of his loyalties.

• A messenger delivered Xu Tianran’s invitation for Lin You, prompting Ju Zi to worry that the Crown Prince suspected her relationship with him.
• Xuan Ziwen warned Lin You that Xu Tianran was suspicious and ruthless, but advised him to meet the Crown Prince.
• Lin You returned to his dormitory with the invitation while Ju Zi hurried to the palace and requested an audience with Xu Tianran.
• Ju Zi told Xu Tianran that Lin You was strongly tied to Shrek but seemed open to the Sun Moon Empire and did not appear driven by national loyalties.
• Xu Tianran listened to Ju Zi’s assessment and considered it in silence.

Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to deepen her relationship with Lin You and use it to win him over, even at the cost of sacrificing herself. Ju Zi concealed her despair, abandoned her hopes of relying on Xu Tianran for revenge, and resolved to depend on herself and Lin You’s plan.

• Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed Lin You’s reputation, personality, and possible willingness to serve the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi to strengthen her connection with Lin You and make him serve him with absolute devotion.
• Ju Zi realized Xu Tianran expected her to use their relationship, possibly by sacrificing her body, to recruit Lin You.
• Ju Zi suppressed her humiliation and hatred, recognized Xu Tianran would not help her avenge her family, and resolved to rely on herself and Lin You’s plan.
• Ju Zi knelt and promised to serve Xu Tianran before leaving with her hopes in him extinguished.

Xu Tianran tried to win Lin You’s loyalty by offering him Ju Zi and appealing to his own disability, while Lin You agreed to examine his condition. The meeting ended cordially, though Xu Tianran still sensed something was wrong.

• Xu Tianran regarded Ju Zi as a bargaining chip for securing Lin You’s loyalty, while Ju Zi resolved to seek another master.
• Xu Tianran met Lin You at Embrace Moon Tower and built rapport by discussing Soul Tool theory and warfare.
• Xu Tianran revealed that a palace coup had left his legs permanently disabled and asked Lin You for help.
• Lin You said he would study Xu Tianran’s condition and try to help, and Xu Tianran eagerly offered resources.
• Lin You departed after their friendly meeting, while Xu Tianran wondered why he still felt uneasy.

Lin You went to the Elixir Research Base after meeting with Xu Tianran, where Ji Juechen confronted him over his use of elixirs. Their argument turned into a duel, and Lin You approached Ji Juechen with a newly overwhelming, mountain-like presence.

• Lin You left Embrace Moon Tower and headed to the Elixir Research Base to replenish his Soul Power with elixirs.
• Ji Juechen confronted Lin You and warned that relying on elixirs would damage his foundation.
• Lin You teased Ji Juechen about enjoying pills, provoking him into challenging Lin You to a fight.
• Lin You and Ji Juechen went to the academy’s battle zone to duel.
• Ji Juechen prepared to strike as Lin You advanced, his aura growing heavy and immovable like a mountain.

Lin You defeated Ji Juechen in a contest of intent by revealing his new Heart of Mountains stance, then explained that forms could change while the self remained constant. Ji Juechen entered deep meditation, and Lin You sealed him in a tungsten enclosure before heading into the Elixir Research Base.

• Lin You advanced on Ji Juechen, and his mountain-like stance shattered Ji Juechen’s Sword Intent and prevented him from drawing his sword.
• Ji Juechen admitted defeat and asked why Lin You’s stance had changed from the sea to mountains.
• Lin You explained that armies and water had no fixed form, and Ji Juechen grasped the lesson and asked the name of the stance.
• Lin You named it Heart of Mountains, and Ji Juechen sat down to enter deep comprehension.
• Lin You built a sturdy tungsten enclosure around Ji Juechen and told the receptionist to inform Hall Master Jing Hongchen and keep others from disturbing him.
• Lin You entered the Elixir Research Base, eager to see what Supervisor Li Rong and the others had developed.

Lin You visited the Elixir Research Base, sampled its new Azure Creation Pill, and arranged to enter seclusion. Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen discovered that Lin You had created a vast wall of Starfall Iron and wondered what other abilities he was hiding.

• Lin You met Li Rong at the Elixir Research Base after emerging from seclusion.
• Li Rong showed Lin You the Azure Creation Pill, developed using his earlier suggestions and experiments with water-attribute materials.
• Lin You ate two pills, judged their medicinal force useful, and asked Li Rong to supply him with pills of that standard.
• Lin You requested a quiet room and prepared to enter seclusion.
• Jing Hongchen inspected the enormous seamless Starfall Iron wall and learned that Lin You had created it during a spar with Ji Juechen.
• Jing Hongchen was stunned by Lin You's ability to produce Starfall Iron and wondered what other secrets the exchange student possessed.

Jing Hongchen realized how dangerous Lin You’s potential was as Ji Juechen entered another state of enlightenment. Meanwhile, Du Busi and the Body Sect infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire as part of a major plan, and Du Busi ordered his people to hunt Evil Soul Masters while they waited.

• Jing Hongchen found Ji Juechen meditating after his spar with Lin You and ordered his subordinates to guard his seclusion.
• Jing Hongchen worried that Lin You could become a major obstacle to the Empire and wondered whether the Crown Prince could recruit him.
• Du Busi arrived near Mingdu with Body Sect elders and disciples, accompanied by Xuan Zi, who had helped them bypass the Empire’s border defenses.
• Xuan Zi told Du Busi to protect the Body Sect’s assigned area, and Du Busi mocked Xuan Zi’s weaker cultivation after reaching Rank 99.
• Xuan Zi left to receive the other nations’ experts, while Du Busi ordered the Body Sect to attack Evil Soul Masters without exposing their main objective.

After emerging from seclusion, Lin You explained to Fan Yu why Shrek needed to control and protect Illustrious Virtue Hall. He warned that Shrek and the Douluo Three Kingdoms might become enemies over the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool researchers and students.

• Lin You left the Elixir Research Base after a week of seclusion and told Manager Li Rong he would return to his dormitory to recover.
• Fan Yu asked Lin You about Mu En’s plans, and Lin You said the priority was to exercise control over and protect the academy, especially Illustrious Virtue Hall.
• Lin You reminded Fan Yu that academic exchanges had brought Shrek and Sun Moon students closer, even as their political loyalties remained different.
• Lin You warned that the Sun Moon Empire’s researchers and students would be targets in a future war, and said he wanted to preserve their talents for Soul Tool industrialization.
• Lin You told Fan Yu that the Douluo Three Kingdoms might destroy Illustrious Virtue Hall and its people to cripple the Sun Moon Empire, making Shrek and its allies opponents over the empire’s technological talents.

Lin You prepared for the worsening conflict around Shrek while seeking to strengthen himself, then absorbed the Evil Eye Tyrant’s Hundred-Thousand-Year spiritual skull. The absorption greatly enhanced his Spiritual Power, but his Periodic Table Martial Soul began consuming the skull’s energy and draining his other soul bones as it appeared to undergo a new change.

• Lin You told Fan Yu to protect Shrek’s exchange students and preserve the academy’s core strength, and Fan Yu agreed to follow his arrangements.
• Lin You set aside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as too risky and returned to the Elixir Research Base to improve his strength while waiting for a new elixir plan.
• After a month of taking elixirs, Lin You reached a Soul Power bottleneck and began absorbing the Evil Eye Tyrant’s Hundred-Thousand-Year skull.
• Lin You resisted the skull’s violent spiritual assault with his Periodic Table Martial Soul and refined its energy, greatly improving his Spiritual Power.
• Lin You discovered that his Martial Soul was devouring much of the skull’s energy and drawing power from his other soul bones, while a new change began to form within it.

Lin You sacrificed the Soul Skill in his Demon King Squid soul bone to awaken Deuterium, a hydrogen isotope that might enable Nuclear Fusion. He resolved to study its power and eventually use a Hydrogen Bomb to destroy Universe Love Questioning Valley.

• Lin You felt his Demon King Squid soul bone lose its Soul Power, and Tentacle Binding ceased to function as the awakening consumed it.
• The Periodic Table Martial Soul awakened Deuterium, and its energy transformed Lin You’s body and greatly increased his aura.
• Lin You considered whether Deuterium could let him trigger Nuclear Fusion, but recognized that he could not yet produce the required temperatures.
• Lin You realized an uncontrolled fusion reaction might be possible through a Hydrogen Bomb and vowed to use one against Universe Love Questioning Valley and God King Tang San.