Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye gained the Water and Fire Dragon Kings’ palm bones and tested their Ice-Fire Dragon Fist before planting the Blue Silver Emperor in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Elsewhere, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling defeated a Ghost Tiger, with Zhu Zhuqing breaking through under pressure.

• The Water and Fire Dragon Kings’ palm bones entered Lin Ye’s hands and reshaped his palm bones, granting him a soul bone skill.
• Lin Ye tested the skill, named it Ice-Fire Dragon Fist, and sent two energy dragons tearing through the clouds.
• Lin Ye planted the Blue Silver Emperor at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began studying its immortal herbs.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling encountered a Ghost Tiger while searching the forest for Lin Ye.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling disrupted the Ghost Tiger with petals, and Zhu Zhuqing broke through and killed it with a precise strike to its throat.

Lin Ye rescued Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling from a pack of Gale Demon Wolves after returning from a mysterious senior who supposedly taught him medicine refining. He gave Ning Rongrong a Kira Pill that evolved her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and raised her to level thirty-eight, then promised to refine suitable pills for Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling before someone found them.

• A pack of Gale Demon Wolves closed in on the exhausted girls, but Lin Ye arrived and killed several wolves with Fire Dragon Fist.
• Ning Rongrong hugged Lin Ye, and he explained that a mysterious senior had taken him away to teach him medicine refining.
• Lin Ye gave the girls stamina-restoring pills and fed Ning Rongrong a Kira Pill.
• Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and her soul power rose six levels to level thirty-eight.
• Lin Ye promised Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling that he would refine pills suited to them, then told the group to recover and regroup with Teacher Qin.
• Someone called out that they had found the group.

After claiming he had gained four soul-power levels in a hidden cave, Lin Ye returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and spent two months training Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling. He noticed Yu Tianheng’s intent to kill him and began plotting to turn Yu Tianheng against Dugu Yan, while the three women prepared to surprise Qin Ming in the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Lin Ye told Qin Ming that a hidden cave had raised his soul power to level forty-six, and Yu Tianheng congratulated him while secretly deciding to eliminate him.
• Lin Ye inferred that Dugu Yan suspected Dugu Bo’s disappearance and considered a scheme to make Yu Tianheng kill her.
• Lin Ye led Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling through two months of special training at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing refined her stealth and assassination skills, Ye Lingling mastered offensive uses of her begonia petals, and Ning Rongrong perfected Lin Ye’s close-combat technique.
• Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling reached level thirty-nine, while Zhu Zhuqing reached level thirty-seven, with their martial souls also subtly changed by immortal herbs.
• Lin Ye asked the three women to keep those changes secret so they could surprise Qin Ming in the Soul Fighting Arena.

Dugu Yan worried about her grandfather’s two-month silence, while Qin Ming brought the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team to Soto City to see the results of Lin Ye’s training. There, Qin Ming discovered that Shrek Academy had arrived on a 27-match winning streak and arranged a future match between the two teams, with Lin Ye agreeing to take part.

• Dugu Yan voiced her concern that Dugu Bo had been out of contact for nearly two months, and Yu Tianheng tried to reassure her.
• Qin Ming brought the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team to the Soto Great Soul Arena as Lin Ye declared that his trainees would demonstrate a new fighting style.
• Yu Tianheng mocked Lin Ye’s training of Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling, but Dugu Yan drew attention to a leaflet about the Shrek Team.
• Qin Ming learned from Uncle Zhang that Shrek Academy, led by Dean Flender, had won 27 consecutive matches.
• Qin Ming challenged the Shrek Team to face the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team and asked Lin Ye to join the battle; Lin Ye agreed, while Yu Tianheng resented the prospect of him taking the spotlight.

Lin Ye’s masked trio faced the Imperial Fighting Team in a special three-on-three match, revealing evolved martial souls before the battle began. As the Imperial Fighting Team targeted the support members, Ning Rongrong countered Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling unleashed her transformed Nine Heart Begonia.

• Qin Ming arranged the special three-on-three sparring match between the two teams at Soto Great Soul Arena.
• Lin Ye gave Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling code names and had them wear masks, while the Imperial Fighting Team entered openly.
• The three girls revealed their evolved martial souls: Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia had sharp, red-veined petals, Zhu Zhuqing displayed a mutated form, and Ning Rongrong summoned a nine-tier Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Yu Tianheng ordered his team to attack the supports, and he, Dugu Yan, and Osler launched coordinated assaults on Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.
• Ning Rongrong deflected Yu Tianheng’s lightning attack with Nishang Shattered Jade Hand and drove him back, while Ye Lingling sent the petals of her Nine Heart Begonia speeding toward Osler’s clones.

Lin Ye’s three students defeated the Imperial Fighting Team with a swift counterattack, demonstrating how dangerous supports could be in combat. After Yu Tianheng vowed revenge, Qin Ming revealed their next challenge: Shrek Academy’s undefeated Shrek Monster Team.

• Ye Lingling poisoned Yu Tianheng and Osler with her petals, while Zhu Zhuqing slipped behind Dugu Yan and held a blade to her throat.
• Ning Rongrong knocked out the weakened Yu Tianheng and Osler, and Dugu Yan admitted defeat as the announcer declared Lin Ye’s team the winner.
• Qin Ming acknowledged Lin Ye’s training, and Lin Ye explained that supports could protect their teammates by fighting rather than hiding behind them.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling returned to the private box, where Lin Ye praised their performance and Ye Lingling reflected on the power of her flowers.
• Yu Tianheng rejected Dugu Yan’s help and secretly resolved to have his family eliminate Lin Ye.
• Qin Ming gave the team information on the undefeated Shrek Monster Team and urged them to defeat Shrek Academy in the Soul Fighting Arena.

Shrek fought the Imperial Fighting Team in the Soto Great Soul Arena, and Tang San’s tactics helped turn the battle in Shrek’s favor. With Yu Tianheng defeated and his teammates eliminated, Ye Lingling stood alone as Shrek closed in.

• Qin Ming sent Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Osler, Yu Feng, the Shi brothers, and Ye Lingling into the arena while Lin Ye, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong watched from a private box.
• Tang San devised a plan to counter the Imperial Fighting Team, and both sides revealed their martial souls before the match began.
• Dugu Yan’s poison spread across the arena, but Tang San dispersed it with Realgar Powder as both teams quickly lost two fighters apiece.
• Tang San broke past the Shi brothers and eliminated them, then teamed with Xiao Wu to eliminate Dugu Yan.
• Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun overwhelmed Yu Tianheng, leaving Ye Lingling as the Imperial Fighting Team’s sole remaining fighter.
• Shrek’s members surrounded Ye Lingling, and Tang San told her to give up.

Ye Lingling revived Yu Tianheng and revealed that her Nine Heart Begonia could attack with poisoned petals, helping the Imperial Fighting Team defeat Shrek and end its twenty-seven-match winning streak. After the teams crossed paths, Yu Xiaogang warned Yu Tianheng that Lin Ye had killed Tang Hao with a powerful Secret Art, making Yu Tianheng reconsider his plan to eliminate him.

• Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng, who unleashed a lightning attack that knocked Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar out of the arena.
• Tang San tried to attack Ye Lingling, but her poisoned petals struck him, and Yu Tianheng finished him with Thunder Dragon Claw.
• The announcer declared the Imperial Fighting Team victorious, ending Shrek's twenty-seven-match winning streak; Tang San later awoke, wounded and humiliated.
• Qin Ming congratulated Lin Ye and went to speak with Flender about Shrek's future, while Yu Xiaogang privately drew Yu Tianheng aside.
• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Tianheng that Lin Ye had destroyed Shrek Academy and killed Tang Hao using a Secret Art, prompting Yu Tianheng to reconsider his plan to eliminate Lin Ye.

Lin Ye lured a Soul Douluo assassin away from Suotuo City and led him to Shrek Academy, where he killed him after learning the man had completed his mission for Yu Tianheng. Lin Ye then turned his attention to the Shrek group below.

• Lin Ye noticed a hostile presence following him and lured the black-robed Soul Douluo into a secluded alley.
• The Soul Douluo attacked Lin Ye and endangered civilians as Lin Ye dodged his attacks through Suotuo City and fled toward Shrek Academy.
• Flender, Qin Ming, and the Shrek students felt the Soul Douluo's pressure and evacuated toward the rear of the academy.
• Lin Ye confronted the Soul Douluo above Shrek Academy and immobilized him with an invisible force.
• The Soul Douluo shouted that his mission was complete for his young master and master before Lin Ye crushed and annihilated him.
• Lin Ye suspected Yu Tianheng was planning a feint and looked down at the Shrek group with an amused smile.

Lin Ye destroyed Shrek's rebuilt campus before Yu Tianheng pursued him and tried to have him killed. Sword Douluo Chen Xin rescued Lin Ye, killed Yu Tianheng, and returned to Suotuo City, where Dugu Yan saw Yu Tianheng's head and fainted.

• Lin Ye erased Shrek's rebuilt campus with spatial black holes, causing Flender to collapse unconscious.
• Yu Tianheng decided Lin Ye was weakened and pursued him with a Soul Saint, while Yu Xiaogang ran to check on Flender.
• Yu Tianheng ordered the Soul Saint to kill Lin Ye, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin appeared and killed the Soul Saint with one strike.
• Sword Douluo killed Yu Tianheng for attacking his disciple, then caught the unconscious Lin Ye and carried him toward Suotuo City.
• Dugu Yan saw Yu Tianheng's severed head outside the Rose Hotel and fainted from grief and terror.

After Chen Xin rescued Lin Ye from Yu Tianheng, he joined Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi in setting out to confront the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Lin Ye recovered at the Rose Hotel and saw Yu Tianheng’s attack as an opportunity to damage the sect’s reputation.

• Chen Xin laid the exhausted Lin Ye in bed at the Rose Hotel, reassured Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that he was safe, and revealed Yu Tianheng’s severed head.
• Chen Xin told Gu Rong that Yu Tianheng had tried to kill Lin Ye, and the two Douluos resolved to avenge him by confronting the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi joined Chen Xin and Gu Rong, declaring that Yu Yuanzhen must answer for the attack as the three set out for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing cared for Lin Ye until he woke, and Ning Rongrong told him that Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi had gone to settle the score.
• Lin Ye approved of the confrontation as a way to expose the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s wrongdoing and ruin its reputation, then went back to rest.

Lin Ye returned to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and confronted Dugu Yan over Yu Tianheng’s death, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect demanded answers from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi showing Yu Yuanzhen a letter that made him visibly flinch.

• Lin Ye returned to the academy with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, where Qin Ming warned that the Suotuo City incident had strained the team and drawn scrutiny from the academy’s leaders.
• Lin Ye told Qin Ming he would not regret what he had done to Shrek Academy, and Qin Ming let him leave without further argument.
• Dugu Yan confronted Lin Ye and threatened him with Poison Douluo’s revenge, but Lin Ye dismissed her and said Dugu Bo would not come looking for trouble.
• Ning Rongrong worried that Dugu Yan might bring Poison Douluo to the courtyard, and Lin Ye assured her that Dugu Bo would not come.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong confronted Yu Yuanzhen over Yu Tianheng’s death and accused him of helping arrange an ambush on Lin Ye.
• Ning Fengzhi produced a letter as evidence, and Yu Yuanzhen visibly reacted to it.

Ning Fengzhi exposed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s role in the attempt on Lin Ye’s life and forced Yu Yuanzhen to apologize publicly. As the scandal spread and Lin Ye’s standing became known throughout the Soul Master World, Dugu Yan failed to find Dugu Bo and was left despairing over Yu Tianheng’s death.

• Ning Fengzhi presented Elder An’s twin brother and Yu Yuanzhen’s Sect Master’s Jade Token as evidence that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had sent Elder An after Lin Ye.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin rejected Yu Yuanzhen’s excuses, and Chen Xin demanded a public apology and compensation or threatened war.
• Yu Yuanzhen admitted his sect was at fault and apologized after seeing the pressure from Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin.
• News of Yu Tianheng’s assassination plot and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s public apology spread through the Soul Master World, tarnishing the sect’s reputation and raising Lin Ye’s profile.
• At Prince Xue Xing’s Estate, Dugu Yan learned that even Dugu Bo might not be able to avenge Yu Tianheng, broke down in despair, and was taken to a guest room.

Lin Ye intervened in the Education Committee’s debate over whether Shrek Academy could join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and summoned Crown Prince Xue Qinghe to weigh in. Xue Xing abandoned his effort to block Shrek and hurried away with Xue Beng.

• Xue Xing and Xue Beng insulted Shrek Academy and pressed the committee to reject its admission.
• Lin Ye entered the hall, provoking hatred in Tang San and anger in Zhao Wuji, then suggested that Xue Qinghe decide the matter.
• Meng Shenji agreed with Lin Ye, and Xue Qinghe arrived, greeting Lin Ye warmly as his younger brother.
• Xue Xing realized Lin Ye had brought the Crown Prince into the dispute and that Xue Qinghe had seen Xue Beng’s reaction.
• Xue Xing claimed an urgent military document required his attention and dragged Xue Beng out of the hall.

Xue Qinghe stopped Flender from withdrawing Shrek Academy and asked Lin Ye to assess its teachers and students. Lin Ye condemned Flender for taking Ma Hongjun to pleasure quarters and attacked Yu Xiaogang’s theories and qualifications, leaving Yu Xiaogang reeling.

• Flender tried to lead Shrek Academy away, but Xue Qinghe persuaded him to stay and present the academy’s abilities.
• The Shrek students and teachers introduced their martial souls and soul power levels, including Yu Xiaogang’s level twenty-nine.
• Xue Qinghe asked Lin Ye for his impressions of Shrek Academy, and Lin Ye agreed to speak frankly.
• Lin Ye accused Flender of taking Ma Hongjun to pleasure quarters to relieve his Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul’s backlash.
• Lin Ye dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s theories as empty talk and criticized him for trying to teach students despite being stuck at level twenty-nine.
• Yu Xiaogang staggered back, stunned by Lin Ye’s accusations.

Lin Ye persuaded Xue Qinghe and Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s board to reject Shrek Academy, leaving Flender and his students humiliated and without a home. With nowhere else to turn, Flender persuaded Yu Xiaogang to take Shrek to Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong was.

• Lin Ye condemned Shrek Academy’s teachers and principles, and Xue Qinghe ordered the board to reject them.
• Meng Shenji told Flender and the others to leave, and guards escorted the Shrek group out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San raged against Lin Ye while the group confronted their lack of money and shelter.
• Flender spotted a notice that Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy was hiring teachers and accepting students.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Liu Erlong was at Blue Tyrant Academy and asked him to go there for Shrek’s sake.
• Yu Xiaogang reluctantly agreed, and Flender led the Shrek group toward Blue Tyrant Academy.

Lin Ye gave Xue Qinghe a harsh assessment of Spirit Hall’s leadership while defending its local branches and rank-and-file Soul Masters. Meanwhile, Flender told Liu Erlong about Lin Ye’s treatment of the Shrek group, and she vowed to retaliate before Flender warned her about Lin Ye’s powerful connections.

• As Lin Ye and Xue Qinghe walked through Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe asked what he thought of Spirit Hall.
• Lin Ye condemned Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s senior leadership as ambitious and corrupt, blaming them for exploiting the organization and disregarding ordinary people.
• Lin Ye praised Spirit Hall’s local branches for awakening martial souls in remote villages, and Xue Qinghe said his words gave her food for thought.
• Lin Ye noticed Xue Qinghe eyeing street snacks and a small figurine, then invited him to rest at a teahouse.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Flender recounted his conflict with Lin Ye to Liu Erlong, who wanted to retaliate until Flender reminded her of Lin Ye’s backing from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and his closeness to Xue Qinghe.
• Flender said he still wanted Lin Ye dead, despite warning Liu Erlong not to act rashly.

Lin Ye became the Imperial Fighting Team’s acting instructor and spent six months training its members while preparing to recruit new prodigies. After gaining a fifty-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring and reaching Soul King level, he encountered a terrified woman at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Lin Ye accepted the acting instructor role and proposed scouting the preliminary rounds to recruit prodigies for the grand finals.
• Meng Shenji appointed Lin Ye chief overseer and tasked him with recruiting at least two prodigies and training the existing team.
• Lin Ye put the team through specialized combat training, improving the Shi Brothers, Osler, Yu Feng, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling.
• Lin Ye absorbed a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, becoming a level 52 Soul King at fourteen.
• A woman staggered into the mist, recognized Lin Ye, and screamed in terror and resentment.

Lin Ye admitted to killing Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan took her own life before he buried her and tended to the immortal herbs. Several days later, Tang San returned to Shrek Academy at rank forty and confronted Tai Long, who attacked him after threatening Xiao Wu.

• Dugu Yan accused Lin Ye of killing Dugu Bo, and Lin Ye confirmed it while declaring that he had also killed Yu Tianheng.
• Overcome by grief and despair, Dugu Yan stabbed her own throat; Lin Ye buried her body and checked on the growing Blue Silver Emperor and immortal herbs.
• Lin Ye harvested some immortal herbs, stimulated their regrowth, and left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• After six months of secluded training, Tang San returned to Shrek Academy at rank forty and reunited with Xiao Wu.
• Tai Long blocked Xiao Wu, claimed her as his, and challenged Tang San to stay away from her.
• Tang San demanded an apology, but Tai Long attacked him with both fists as Xiao Wu and the students watched.

Tang San defeated Tai Long, then revealed his Clear Sky Hammer to Tai Tan, who recognized him as his young master. After learning that Lin Ye had killed Tang San’s father, Tai Tan wanted immediate revenge, but Tang San persuaded him to wait and protect the Strength Clan.

• Tang San crippled Tai Long’s wrists after Tai Long attacked him, and Xiao Wu cheered him on.
• Tai Nuo arrived to avenge his injured son, followed by Tai Tan, chief of the Strength Clan.
• Tai Tan recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and knelt, calling him Young Master and asking about his master.
• Tang San told Tai Tan that Lin Ye had killed his father, prompting Tai Tan to swear revenge.
• Tang San stopped Tai Tan from rushing to confront Lin Ye, warning that Lin Ye could kill him and that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might retaliate against the Strength Clan.
• Tang San vowed to surpass Lin Ye and kill him himself.