Chapter Summaries

Lin You studied his newly awakened deuterium power and considered how to use heavy water while planning to control the Sun Moon Empire through He Caitou. The chapter ended when Ju Zi visited his room and noticed an unusual sensation in the air, while Lin You concealed his research.

• Lin You reflected on awakening deuterium and sought a way to generate the heat and pressure needed for nuclear fusion.
• Lin You planned to support He Caitou's rise to the throne and control the Sun Moon Empire from the shadows, despite the threat this posed to the Three Great Empires.
• Lin You experimented with deuterium, condensed heavy water in his palm, and tested how its weight might affect enemies.
• Ju Zi entered Lin You's room, noticed the air felt stuffy and uncomfortable, and asked him what caused the smell.
• Lin You blamed the sensation on soul guidance materials and hid his deuterium research from Ju Zi.

Lin You studied his newly awakened Deuterium Element and considered how Heavy Water might help him develop combat techniques while he pursued a way to release immense energy. He also weighed the political risks of secretly uniting the Sun Moon Empire under He Caitou, then concealed his research from Ju Zi when she visited.

• Lin You reasoned that he needed a powerful detonator for fission and considered awakening uranium or finding another means to produce extreme heat.
• Lin You planned to support He Caitou's rise to the Sun Moon Empire's throne and secretly control a united empire, knowing the Three Great Empires would oppose that outcome.
• Lin You generated dense, sluggish Heavy Water and began testing whether its weight and resistance could be used against enemies.
• Ju Zi entered Lin You's room, noticed its stuffy, uncomfortable atmosphere, and asked what caused the strange smell.
• Lin You blamed lingering odors from his Soul Engineer materials research and kept his Deuterium awakening and Hydrogen Bomb plans secret from Ju Zi.

Lin You and Ju Zi spent School Anniversary Day together, each concealing their reasons for cultivating a closer relationship. When they agreed to share their troubles, they simultaneously revealed opposing secrets, leaving Ju Zi stunned by Lin You’s plan to bomb the Imperial Palace.

• Ju Zi invited Lin You to spend School Anniversary Day with her to maintain the appearance that she was winning his trust and avoid Xu Tianran’s suspicions.
• Lin You agreed, viewing the outing as a final moment of peace before his planned attack on the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ju Zi and Lin You toured the School Anniversary Day festivities together, sampling food and watching performances.
• On their way back, Ju Zi suggested they tell each other their troubles, and Lin You accepted.
• Lin You revealed that he intended to bomb the Imperial Palace while Ju Zi admitted she was the Crown Prince’s subordinate, leaving her stunned.

Lin You reassured Ju Zi that his plan to bomb the Imperial Palace was no joke, then prepared with the Snow Empress to steal weapons and materials from Illustrious Virtue Hall and help He Caitou build support. The Snow Empress began the operation that night, setting the plan in motion.

• Ju Zi warned Lin You that speaking against the royal family could get him killed, but he insisted he was serious about attacking the Imperial Palace.
• Lin You returned to his dormitory, where the Snow Empress outlined a week-long plan to take a Ninth-Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Shell, Experiment Body Number One, and useful rare materials from Illustrious Virtue Hall.
• Lin You and the Snow Empress planned to deliver the shell to the Body Sect and build support for He Caitou among old officials and former supporters of the old emperor.
• The Snow Empress appeared on a rooftop at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, sensed the right moment, and vanished to begin the operation.

Lin You secretly traveled to Dongyang City to find former emperor loyalists exiled there and approached the North Wind tavern's owner. After Lin You condemned Xu Tianran and the reigning emperor, Shopkeeper Qian believed he was not an imperial spy and invited him to speak privately.

• Lin You used Elementalization to leave the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy unnoticed.
• Lin You arrived in Dongyang City, where Ju Zi's lead pointed him toward generals loyal to the former emperor.
• Lin You questioned a North Wind tavern server about people connected to the former emperor, and the wary server led him to Shopkeeper Qian.
• Lin You called Xu Tianran an idiot and the reigning emperor a dying sickly wretch, shocking Shopkeeper Qian.
• Shopkeeper Qian bowed to Lin You and invited him into the inner hall.

Lin You tried to win the support of Dongyang City's former imperial loyalists by revealing that the Former Crown Prince was alive and presenting a token. After overpowering City Lord Song Yi with his aura, Lin You persuaded him to discuss cooperation.

• Shopkeeper Qian explained that former officials had been exiled to Dongyang City and had learned to distrust anyone seeking their help.
• Lin You told Shopkeeper Qian that the Former Crown Prince was alive, showed him a token, and asked him to pass the news to Dongyang City's true leader.
• Shopkeeper Qian brought Lin You to meet City Lord Song Yi, who warned that he would not risk the city's safety by joining a rebellion.
• Song Yi released his Title Douluo pressure to intimidate Lin You, but Lin You remained unaffected and crushed the pressure with Heart of Mountains.
• Song Yi recognized Lin You's extraordinary power and asked how he wished to cooperate.

Lin You tried to win Song Yi’s support for helping Former Crown Prince Xu He reclaim his position, but Song Yi demanded proof of Lin You’s strength. They went to a sealed training ground, where Song Yi admitted he had once considered killing Lin You to protect Dongyang City.

• Song Yi warned Lin You that Dongyang City was heavily defended and that powerful guests were staying there.
• Lin You urged Song Yi to join his plan to help Former Crown Prince Xu He, but Song Yi said he needed to protect the people and soldiers under his care.
• Lin You revealed that he was seventeen and that his eldest elder was over two hundred years old, convincing Song Yi that his backing might be formidable.
• Song Yi ordered a test against ten elite soldiers, but Lin You challenged him directly instead.
• Song Yi accepted Lin You’s challenge and led him to a training ground, where he activated a barrier to seal it off.
• Song Yi reflected that he had once considered killing Lin You to protect the city, then acknowledged Lin You as a heroic youth.

Huo Yuhao and Song Yi agreed to keep their duel and its outcome secret, with Song Yi pledging to support Huo Yuhao if he won. Song Yi attacked with his Ice Soul Snow Lion and a high-speed Soul Tool wheelchair, while Huo Yuhao tested his elemental defenses against the barrage.

• Song Yi promised to conceal the duel and stake Dongyang City and his family on Huo Yuhao if he lost, while asking Huo Yuhao to spare his soldiers if Huo Yuhao won.
• Song Yi introduced himself as a Rank 91 Title Douluo with the Ice Soul Snow Lion Martial Soul, and Huo Yuhao introduced himself as having the Element Martial Soul.
• Song Yi activated his mechanical Soul Tool wheelchair, sped to the edge of the training field, and fired a storm of Ice Seal Rays at Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao used Elementalization to evade the attacks, but the intensifying cold began to disrupt his defense.
• Huo Yuhao formed a Calcium Element Bone Shield, found it struggling against the barrage, and replaced it with a Tungsten Element Shield Wall.

Lin You used his elemental abilities and Ink Domain to overcome Song Yi’s Soul Skills and Soul Guidance weapons in the training field. He shattered Song Yi’s Invincible Shield, bound him with Divine Lightning Chains, and ended the fight with a Soul Guidance dagger at his throat.

• Song Yi attacked Lin You with Ice Soul Spike, Path of Frost, Snow Lion Roar, and concentrated Ice Seal Rays, but Lin You’s Tungsten Gold Shield Wall and enhanced body withstood them.
• Lin You used Heavy Water to slow Song Yi and his attacks, then hurled a Buddha's Wrath Phosphorous Lotus that Song Yi escaped by detonating it with his Ice Seal Rays.
• Lin You blinded Song Yi with Magnesium, Ultimate Light, then spread Ink Domain across the training field, disrupting Song Yi’s perception and Soul Tools.
• Lin You’s Divine Lightning Chains shattered Song Yi’s Invincible Shield and bound him, and Lin You pulled him close and pressed a Soul Guidance dagger to his throat.

After Lin You defeated Song Yi in a spar, he learned that the injured city lord was no longer capable of using a Rank Nine Soul Guidance Device. Their conversation was interrupted by Ten Thousand Souls, a Holy Spirit Cult Title Douluo, whose arrival threatened to expose Lin You and Song Yi’s dealings.

• Lin You defeated Song Yi, who conceded and praised his skill.
• Lin You judged that his abilities without the Unicorn Armor could suppress an injured Title Douluo, while his upgraded armor would greatly increase his strength.
• Ten Thousand Souls appeared above the City Lord’s Mansion, bringing a sinister chill and the stench of blood and decay.
• Song Yi recognized Ten Thousand Souls as a powerful Holy Spirit Cult elder and warned Lin You not to act rashly.
• Song Yi explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had influence within the empire and that Ten Thousand Souls had likely come because he suspected something.

Lin You refused Song Yi’s offer of a concealment tool and revealed his upgraded Unicorn Gundam, declaring that the Holy Spirit Cult would be crushed. Song Yi regained his fighting spirit and joined Lin You in confronting the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo, who summoned his Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

• Song Yi gave Lin You a Grade Seven concealment Soul Tool and urged him to escape while he held off the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo.
• Lin You rejected the Soul Tool and summoned his upgraded Unicorn Gundam, equipped with powerful thrusters and a Spiritual Power Skeleton.
• Lin You entered the Gundam and invited Song Yi to help clean up the empire; Song Yi laughed and vowed to fight despite his missing leg.
• The Ten Thousand Souls Douluo mocked Lin You and Song Yi, coveted their souls for his banner, and threatened to kill them.
• The Ten Thousand Souls Douluo released his nine Soul Rings and summoned the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Lin You and Song Yi battled the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo, whose soul banner unleashed waves of vengeful spirits and a colossal attack. As the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo summoned twelve powerful Sea Soul Beast spirits, the fight remained unresolved.

• The Ten Thousand Souls Douluo attacked Lin You and Song Yi with yin wind and vengeful souls, but Lin You used Divine Lightning Chains to destroy them.
• The Ten Thousand Souls Douluo unleashed Ten Thousand Souls Devour the Heavens, and Song Yi fired Ice Seal Rays at the banner’s left flank while Lin You charged it with the Unicorn Gundam.
• Lin You and Song Yi’s combined assault collided with the banner phantom, shaking the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo but failing to stop him.
• The Ten Thousand Souls Douluo used Nether Sea Soul Offering to summon twelve deep-blue vengeful spirits transformed from powerful Sea Soul Beasts.
• Song Yi recognized the summoned spirits as Sea Soul Beasts and was horrified by the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo’s control over them.

Lin You activated the Unicorn Gundam’s Destruction Mode and unleashed its elemental power against Ten Thousand Souls Douluo’s Sea Soul Beast resentful spirits. Ten Thousand Souls Douluo transformed and covered the battlefield with his Ten Thousand Souls Burial Domain, but Lin You declared that he had a domain of his own and released a burst of light.

• Ten Thousand Souls Douluo summoned twelve powerful Sea Soul Beast resentful spirits, while the Mermaid Resentful Spirit used the Sea Siren's Song to disrupt the minds and souls of those nearby.
• Eleven resentful spirits attacked the Unicorn Gundam, but Lin You activated Destruction Mode and used Thousand Mile Tide to hinder the megalodon spirit.
• Lin You formed a White Fire Lotus and sent it toward the megalodon spirit as the Unicorn Gundam charged at the surrounding spirits.
• Ten Thousand Souls Douluo activated Ten Thousand Souls True Body and created the Ten Thousand Souls Burial Domain, strengthening resentful spirits while draining living beings.
• Lin You dismissed Ten Thousand Souls Douluo’s domain with confidence and unleashed a vast burst of light and heat from the Unicorn Gundam.

Lin You killed Ten Thousand Souls Douluo by purifying his resentful spirits and devouring his escaping soul. With Abomination Douluo still present and Song Yi struggling, Lin You turned toward Song Yi at the chapter’s end.

• Abomination Douluo appeared and mocked Ten Thousand Souls Douluo while resisting Song Yi’s Ice Seal Rays and absorbing their ice power.
• Lin You trapped Ten Thousand Douluo and the Mermaid Resentful Spirit in his Ultimate Light Domain, purifying them and destroying Ten Thousand Souls Douluo’s body.
• Ten Thousand Souls Douluo’s soul tried to seize Lin You’s body, but Lin You struck it with Soul Impact and devoured it with Soul Devour.
• Abomination Douluo and Song Yi stared in shock as Lin You turned Unicorn Gundam toward Song Yi.

Lin You fought Abomination Douluo alongside Song Yi after capturing the Mermaid Resentful Spirit in a Soul Tool. He defeated the regenerating Evil Soul Master with the Unicorn Gundam, leaving Abomination Douluo dead.

• Lin You stored the Mermaid Resentful Spirit, transformed from Mermaid Princess Li Ya, in a Soul Tool.
• Lin You and Song Yi attacked Abomination Douluo, but his resilient body absorbed or withstood Song Yi's Soul Guidance Rays.
• Lin You blasted a hole in Abomination Douluo with Buddha's Wrath Phosphorous Lotus, but the Evil Soul Master's Martial Soul Avatar began to heal.
• Lin You coated the Unicorn Gundam in Tungsten Element and battered Abomination Douluo with heavy punches.
• Lin You used Blood Burst Technique to rupture Abomination Douluo's blood vessels, then pinned him down and smashed his head until he died.

Lin You captured the Mermaid Resentful Spirit and fought the Abomination Douluo alongside Song Yi. After unleashing a series of brutal attacks, Lin You killed the Abomination Douluo, leaving the Holy Spirit Cult’s enemy defeated.

• Lin You used a Soul Tool to capture the Mermaid Resentful Spirit, which had been transformed from Li Ya.
• The Abomination Douluo charged Lin You and Song Yi, while Song Yi attacked him with Ice Seal Rays.
• Lin You blasted a hole through the Abomination Douluo with Buddha's Wrath Phosphorous Lotus, but the Evil Soul Master began healing.
• Lin You strengthened the Unicorn Gundam with the Tungsten Element and battered the Abomination Douluo at close range.
• Lin You detonated the Abomination Douluo's remaining blood, then pinned him down and smashed his head until he died.

Lin You exposed Tang San as a Holy Spirit Cult informant and left Dongyang City to attack a nearby cult stronghold. Song Yi took responsibility for Tang San and was asked to support Prince Xu He when he raised his banner.

• Lin You stopped Tang San from fleeing and exposed his corpse-related Evil Martial Soul and connection to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Tang San confessed that he had informed the cult of Huo Yuhao’s arrival, and Song Yi authorized Lin You to deal with him.
• Lin You tortured Tang San for information, gave Song Yi a Recording Crystal, and left Tang San in the City Lord’s custody.
• Lin You learned of a nearby Holy Spirit Cult stronghold and departed to eliminate it, asking Song Yi to support Prince Xu He in the future.
• Song Yi directed his guards to clean up the battlefield as Dongyang City’s residents discussed Huo Yuhao’s strength.

Lin You, posing as Huo Yuhao, sought support for Prince Xu He's undertaking in Falling Phoenix City and from the Sky Splitting Soul Engineer Corps. Feng Yuanshan refused to abandon neutrality, while Corps commander Shi Xuan welcomed Lin You's approach and revealed the corps had been neglected by the Empire.

• Lin You asked Feng Yuanshan to support Prince Xu He, citing Xu Tianran's alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult and the deaths of two Title Douluo.
• Feng Yuanshan refused to take sides and insisted he would protect Falling Phoenix City's peace, so Lin You left without winning his support.
• Lin You traveled to the remote Sky Splitting Soul Engineer Corps and met its commander, Shi Xuan, who appeared to have been expecting him.
• Shi Xuan described how royal nobles had provoked the corps' decline, leaving it without supplies or equipment and resented by other military factions.

Lin You secured the Sky Splitting Soul Engineer Corps’ tentative support for Xu He and approached Zhou Mingtong in Vast Heaven City. Zhou Mingtong secretly planned to betray him to the emperor, but Lin You discovered the scheme and killed him.

• Lin You persuaded Shi Xuan to support Xu He by offering a face-to-face meeting and citing his victories over Song Yi, Wan Hun, and Abomination.
• Shi Xuan agreed that the Sky Splitting Soul Engineer Corps would serve Xu He and promised to keep the alliance secret.
• Lin You invited Zhou Mingtong to help Xu He restore the nation, and Zhou outwardly agreed to rally his former subordinates.
• That night, Zhou Mingtong wrote a secret report about Lin You for the emperor, intending to claim credit for exposing him.
• Lin You appeared in Zhou Mingtong’s study, confronted him over the betrayal, and strangled him.

Lin You killed Zhou Mingtong, secured Jingyang City's conditional support for Xu He's uprising, and returned to Shrek Academy. After He Caitou left to meet the Sky Splitting Soul Engineer Corps, Lin You received a signal that the Snow Empress and her allies had begun their operation.

• The Vice City Lord confronted Lin You over Zhou Mingtong's death, but Lin You intimidated the guards and escaped.
• Jingyang City's City Lord agreed to support Xu He once Lin You, Dongyang City, and the Sky Splitting Soul Engineer Corps took the lead.
• Lin You returned to Shrek Academy after laying preliminary groundwork for Xu He's uprising and rested before seeking He Caitou.
• He Caitou agreed to meet Commander Shi Xuan and left Shrek Academy after receiving permission to depart.
• Lin You found an Ice Crystal Snowflake on his windowsill bearing the message “Action begun.”