Chapter Summaries

Lin Changgeng awakened his martial soul and used a mysterious system to choose the Behemoth talent, the Gengjin Origin Spirit, and Wang Qiu'er as his guardian. After demonstrating innate full soul power, he rejected Su Yuntao's invitation to join Spirit Hall and left his future open.

• At Nuoding City Orphanage, Lin Changgeng received three sets of choices from a system during his martial soul awakening.
• Lin Changgeng chose the Behemoth talent, the Gengjin Origin Spirit martial soul, and Wang Qiu'er as his guardian.
• Lin Changgeng suppressed the Behemoth's aura and revealed the Gengjin Origin Spirit, transforming his appearance and astonishing Su Yuntao.
• Lin Changgeng demonstrated innate full soul power, and Su Yuntao invited him to join Spirit Hall.
• Lin Changgeng firmly declined Su Yuntao's invitation and accepted a martial soul certificate.

After awakening his Behemoth martial soul, Lin Changgeng met Wang Qiu'er, who teased him and offered to arrange an academy for him. He weighed the dangers of the major factions and considered whether to attend school, leaving the decision unresolved.

• Lin Changgeng summoned his Behemoth martial soul and marveled at its power.
• Wang Qiu'er arrived, recognized the Behemoth, and introduced herself to Lin Changgeng.
• Wang Qiu'er teased Lin Changgeng until he accidentally brushed his lips against her cheek, then called herself his big sister.
• Wang Qiu'er offered to arrange a place for Lin Changgeng at Nuoding Academy.
• Lin Changgeng considered the threat posed by Bibi Dong and the Worship Hall, and questioned whether any academy could teach him better than Wang Qiu'er.

Lin Changgeng chose to leave Nuoding City with Wang Qiu'er, hunt for his first soul ring, and then travel to Heaven Dou City. After saying an emotional farewell to the orphanage Director, he set off with Wang Qiu'er toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Lin Changgeng told Wang Qiu'er he wanted her guidance as a Titled Douluo, and they agreed to hunt for his first soul ring before going to Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er visited the orphanage Director, where Lin revealed his innate full soul power and introduced Wang Qiu'er as his cousin.
• Wang Qiu'er gave the orphanage Director Gold Soul Coins to support the children, and the Director returned Lin Changgeng's saved pocket money.
• Lin Changgeng kowtowed to the Director and promised to remember her kindness, while she tearfully watched him leave.
• Lin Changgeng resolved to support the orphanage once he became strong, and Wang Qiu'er carried him toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Wang Qiu'er helped Lin Changgeng hunt an eight-hundred-year Golden-Patterned Ironback Wolf so he could obtain his first soul ring. Lin Changgeng began absorbing the ring, enduring its violent energy as the chapter ended.

• Wang Qiu'er and Lin Changgeng entered the Star Dou Great Forest and followed a powerful metallic aura to a Golden-Patterned Ironback Wolf.
• Wang Qiu'er identified the wolf as eight hundred years old and said Lin Changgeng could withstand its soul ring.
• Wang Qiu'er knocked the wolf nearly to death with one palm, and Lin Changgeng delivered the final blow.
• A deep-yellow soul ring appeared, and Lin Changgeng began absorbing it.
• The soul ring's violent metallic energy battered Lin Changgeng's meridians, while his Behemoth aptitude and gengjin origin spirit helped him endure and assimilate it.

Lin Changgeng absorbed an over-limit soul ring, awakened the Geng Metal Domain, and demonstrated his first soul skill, Golden Edge Across the Sky. After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest with Wang Qiu'er, the story shifted to Nuoding City, where Tang San accepted Gangzi as his master.

• During Lin Changgeng's soul-ring absorption, his Gengjin origin spirit awakened the Geng Metal Domain, which strengthened his attacks and suppressed weaker opponents.
• Lin Changgeng explained the domain's abilities to Wang Qiu'er and demonstrated Golden Edge Across the Sky, cutting through a large rock.
• Wang Qiu'er judged Lin Changgeng's first soul skill a strong match for his domain.
• Lin Changgeng harvested the Golden-Patterned Ironback Wolf's hide and claws, and Wang Qiu'er told him to absorb the claws later to improve his control over metal elements.
• Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er left the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Outside Nuoding Academy, Tang San kowtowed to Gangzi and accepted him as his master.

Wang Qiu'er and Lin Changgeng reached Holy Soul Village, where Tang Hao sensed danger and confronted them. After Wang Qiu'er effortlessly repelled his attack, Tang Hao unleashed Ring Detonation to boost his power.

• Wang Qiu'er and Lin Changgeng arrived in Nuoding City and headed toward Holy Soul Village.
• Tang Hao felt an overwhelming sense of danger and rushed toward the Back Mountain, determined to protect Tang San and survive.
• Tang Hao encountered Wang Qiu'er and Lin Changgeng, mistook them for Spirit Hall assassins, and attacked Lin Changgeng.
• Wang Qiu'er blocked Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer with a light tap and revealed she was not from Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao recognized that he could not win in his injured state and detonated his first four Soul Rings to increase his strength.

Tang Hao detonated his soul rings one after another to fight Wang Qiu'er, but she withstood his attacks. When he detonated the hundred-thousand-year ring Ah Yin left him, a mysterious killing intent awakened in him, and Lin Changgeng recognized it as Asura's power.

• Tang Hao detonated four soul rings, but Wang Qiu'er met his hammer blow without moving.
• Tang Hao detonated two more rings and forced Wang Qiu'er back half a step, though his body buckled under the strain.
• Tang Hao detonated his seventh and eighth rings and struck with Peak Douluo power, prompting Wang Qiu'er to release her golden dragon martial soul and defeat him.
• Tang Hao detonated his final hundred-thousand-year ring, the one Ah Yin had left him, and his broken arms and wounds healed.
• A powerful killing intent surged through Tang Hao, making Wang Qiu'er sense a god's aura and leading Lin Changgeng to identify the power as Asura's.

The Asura God intervened to keep Tang Hao alive and marked Lin Changgeng as a potential successor, judging him more promising than Tang San. After Wang Qiu'er defeated Tang Hao, the Asura God teleported him away, and the Sea God arrived to question his actions.

• The Asura God watched Tang Hao fight and sent him a surge of divine power as he prepared to detonate his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• The Asura God noticed Lin Changgeng's talent, marked him as a candidate for his divine trials, and reconsidered Tang San as his primary choice.
• Wang Qiu'er used her Golden Dragon Spear to withstand Tang Hao's strongest attack, leaving him defeated and exhausted.
• The Asura God teleported Tang Hao away, leaving behind a severed leg, and called him a future whetstone for Lin Changgeng.
• The Sea God noticed the Asura God's mark on Lin Changgeng and warned that the God of Destruction might accuse him of interfering in the lower realm.

The Sea God persuaded the Asura God to make Lin Changgeng a candidate for both their inheritances, hoping they could retire together once he succeeded. After Tang Hao was teleported away, Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er recovered Tang Hao's Soul Bone and entered his hidden cave, where they found a stone chamber.

• The Sea God praised Lin Changgeng's potential and persuaded the Asura God to share him as a candidate for the Sea God Inheritance.
• The Sea God placed his mark on Lin Changgeng, and the two gods agreed to cover his rewards and pursue their inheritances through him.
• Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er watched Tang Hao vanish in a burst of divine power, unaware that the gods had marked Lin Changgeng.
• Lin Changgeng told Wang Qiu'er to extract Tang Hao's inherited Soul Bone, then let her keep it because it was of little use to him.
• Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er found the waterfall, opened the crude mechanism behind it, and entered a cave that led to a small stone chamber.

Lin Changgeng found and absorbed Ah Yin’s Hundred Thousand Year soul bone, then took the Blue Silver Emperor with him toward Heaven Dou City. Meanwhile, Tang Hao crashed near the Clear Sky Sect’s village, and Tang Xiao arrived to find his gravely injured younger brother.

• Lin Changgeng discovered a hidden lead box containing Ah Yin’s soul bone and began absorbing it while Wang Qiu'er kept watch.
• Tang San spat blood at Nuoding Academy and felt he had lost something important, but Xiao Wu’s comment led him to dismiss the feeling.
• After seven days, Lin Changgeng finished absorbing the soul bone, gained four soul-power levels, and acquired the skills Regeneration and Flight.
• Lin Changgeng uprooted Ah Yin, placed her in a flowerpot, and left with Wang Qiu'er for Heaven Dou City.
• Children found Tang Hao, badly wounded and missing his left leg, near a village at the foot of the Clear Sky Sect’s mountain.
• The village chief summoned the sect, and Tang Xiao arrived with several elders to find Tang Hao.

Tang Xiao brought the gravely wounded Tang Hao back to the Clear Sky Sect and argued with the elders over treating him, while Tang Lie blamed Hao for the sect’s losses. Meanwhile, Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er arrived at Heaven Dou City after three days of travel.

• Tang Xiao found Tang Hao near death with one leg missing and carried him up the mountain for treatment.
• Tang Xiao proposed using the sect’s inherited Soul Bone and medicinal herbs to save Tang Hao, but the elders protested.
• Tang Lie condemned Tang Hao for causing Spirit Hall’s attack and the deaths of hundreds, while Tang Xiao insisted on treating him and finding out who had injured him.
• Tang Xiao asserted his authority as sect master and went to the rear hall, leaving the elders exchanging uneasy glances.
• Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er reached Heaven Dou City after three days of travel, and Lin Changgeng surveyed its gates.

Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er reached Dugu Bo’s Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Lin Changgeng considered which immortal herb to eat. When Dugu Bo threatened them, Wang Qiu'er revealed her Titled Douluo strength and forced him to surrender his medicinal garden.

• Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er flew into Sunset Forest and found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well surrounded by valuable immortal herbs.
• Wang Qiu'er identified several treasures while Lin Changgeng weighed which herb best suited his age and soul power.
• Dugu Bo emerged from the poisonous mist, showed his nine soul rings, and threatened the two intruders.
• Lin Changgeng told Wang Qiu'er to slap Dugu Bo, and she revealed nine soul rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo apologized, offered Wang Qiu'er the medicinal garden, and wondered which faction Lin Changgeng belonged to after she spared his life.

Lin Changgeng decided to recruit Dugu Bo by revealing that the poison afflicting him was harming his descendants and putting Dugu Yan at risk. Dugu Bo asked what Lin Changgeng wanted in exchange for a cure, and Lin Changgeng said he wanted Dugu Bo himself.

• Lin Changgeng considered recruiting Dugu Bo and planned to use Immortal Herbs and the Soul Core Method to improve Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Lin Changgeng described Dugu Bo's poisoning symptoms and explained that the poison had seeped into his marrow and threatened his descendants.
• Dugu Bo admitted that the poison had killed his son and daughter-in-law, leaving only his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo feared that Spirit Hall and other powerful factions would prey on Dugu Yan if he died.
• Dugu Bo asked Lin Changgeng what he wanted in exchange for a cure, and Lin Changgeng told him he wanted Dugu Bo himself.

Dugu Bo agreed to work with Lin Changgeng after learning that curing his poison could greatly increase his strength. Lin Changgeng described three detoxification methods, and Wang Qiu'er explained how Dugu Bo could form a soul core using his existing core pearl.

• Lin Changgeng told Dugu Bo that curing his poison could let him reach rank ninety-five or possibly rank ninety-six, and Dugu Bo agreed to join him.
• Lin Changgeng described using two immortal herbs to purge Dugu Bo's poison cultivation, or using their blood and a soul bone to contain the poison; Dugu Bo rejected both methods.
• Lin Changgeng proposed condensing the poison into a soul core, and Dugu Bo revealed the core pearl he had formed after absorbing his ninth soul ring.
• Lin Changgeng advised Dugu Bo to clear his granddaughter's poison and give her an immortal herb, which would replace her Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul with a higher-tier one.
• Wang Qiu'er warned Dugu Bo that forming a soul core could kill him, then explained how to compress soul power and use his poison attribute and existing core pearl to complete it.

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to the Herb Garden so Wang Qiu'er could cure the poison caused by their family’s martial soul. He explained that the poison had killed her parents and left her fearing she would die before thirty, then told her that he had brought her to be cured.

• Wang Qiu'er warned Dugu Bo to treat his hidden injuries before attempting to form a soul core and agreed to help cure Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Wang Qiu'er advised Lin Changgeng on which immortal herbs to take, and he chose to use the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot first.
• Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan and asked her to greet Lin Changgeng and Wang Qiu'er.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent martial soul caused poison to accumulate and that the backlash had killed Dugu Yan’s parents.
• Dugu Yan asked whether she would suffer the same fate, and Dugu Bo told her he had brought her to cure her poison.

Lin Changgeng used two opposing immortal herbs and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to temper his body before guiding Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan through the first stages of purging their poison. Dugu Bo’s poison core and their medicinal baths removed toxins and hidden injuries, leaving both transformed as they prepared for the remaining treatment.

• Dugu Yan doubted Lin Changgeng could help, then apologized and introduced herself after Dugu Bo vouched for him.
• Lin Changgeng ate the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, then endured a day in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while his body was tempered.
• Lin Changgeng emerged unharmed and explained the steps for purging Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s poison, beginning with the aromatic silk beauty and medicinal baths.
• Dugu Bo used the aromatic silk beauty to condense his poison core, reached rank ninety-two, and appeared much younger.
• Dugu Bo prepared medicinal baths for himself and Dugu Yan, and both emerged free of hidden injuries as Dugu Bo celebrated feeling reborn.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan ate earth dragon golden melons, evolving their serpent martial souls into dragon forms and greatly increasing their strength. Dugu Yan gained Dragon Transformation and lost her poison abilities, while the group decided to keep the evolution secret.

• Dugu Bo found the earth dragon golden melons and gave one each to himself and Dugu Yan to eat.
• Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor evolved into a Golden-Scaled Azure Flood Dragon, and his soul power rose from the early stages of rank ninety-two to the early stages of rank ninety-three.
• Dugu Bo swore upon his martial soul that he would protect Lin Changgeng, who had saved his life.
• Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent evolved into a Golden-Scaled Flood Dragon, and she reached rank thirty.
• Dugu Yan discovered that she could use Dragon Transformation through her evolved martial soul, had lost her poison attribute, and was stronger as a Power Attack System soul master.
• Dugu Bo celebrated the evolution but warned that they should keep it secret from outsiders.

After Lin Changgeng helped Dugu Bo resolve his hereditary martial soul problem, the group entered the Sunset Forest to find soul rings for Lin Changgeng and Dugu Yan. Lin Changgeng revealed his twin martial souls and discussed his plan to pursue a ten-thousand-year fourth ring; the chapter ended when they spotted a Gengjin Tiger suitable for his second ring.

• Dugu Bo thanked Lin Changgeng for helping him resolve his hereditary martial soul problem, and Wang Qiu'er urged him to focus on his granddaughter and their soul rings.
• Wang Qiu'er set a target of up to three thousand five hundred years for Lin Changgeng's second soul ring, preferably one with a metal attribute.
• Lin Changgeng explained his strengthened body and revealed the Gengjin Origin Spirit and Behemoth as his twin martial souls.
• Dugu Bo warned that a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring could overwhelm Lin Changgeng's spiritual power and attract unwanted attention, but Lin Changgeng said he had a way to handle the spiritual strain.
• Dugu Bo led the group through the Sunset Forest, where they found a Gengjin Tiger resting on a dark-gold rock in a valley.

Lin Changgeng absorbed a Gengjin White Tiger soul ring and gained a powerful second soul skill, then Dugu Bo found a Thorn Dragon for Dugu Yan’s third soul ring. The chapter ended as the awakened Thorn Dragon charged Dugu Bo.

• Dugu Bo subdued the Gengjin White Tiger, and Lin Changgeng killed it and absorbed its purple soul ring.
• After six hours, Lin Changgeng reached soul power level twenty-three and revealed his White Tiger Gengjin Transformation skill to Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Wang Qiu'er.
• Lin Changgeng explained that his skill tripled his attributes, boosted his attack, pierced defenses, and created a shield, while his domain raised his defense penetration further.
• Dugu Bo led Wang Qiu'er, Dugu Yan, and Lin Changgeng to a Thorn Dragon, and Dugu Yan chose it for her soul ring.
• Dugu Bo awakened the Thorn Dragon, which rose and flashed toward him.

Dugu Yan absorbed a Thorn Dragon Soul Ring and gained a short-range teleportation skill, then set out for Heaven Dou City with her companions. On the journey, Dugu Bo considered whether Dugu Yan and Lin Changgeng might become a couple, but decided to leave their future to them.

• Dugu Bo weakened the Thorn Dragon with poison, and Dugu Yan killed it and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yan woke the next day with her soul power at rank thirty-three and a third Soul Skill that let her teleport up to a hundred meters.
• Dugu Yan showed off her new skill, but Wang Qiu'er urged her to consider how it could help her fight.
• The group headed back toward Heaven Dou City, while Dugu Bo privately weighed Lin Changgeng as a possible future husband for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo decided not to interfere and left Dugu Yan and Lin Changgeng to find their own fortunes.