Chapter Summaries

Liu Erlong fought off a siege by Fallen Soul Masters in the City of Slaughter, killing one but growing increasingly wounded. As she faced death, she questioned her feelings for Yu Xiaogang and realized she truly wanted to see Lin Yu, leaving her resolved not to deny her heart if she got another chance.

• More than a dozen Fallen Soul Masters surrounded Liu Erlong and charged, so she entered Martial Soul Possession and unleashed flames to blind them.
• Liu Erlong seized the opening and killed the Mole Rat Soul Master with a single claw strike.
• The remaining Fallen Soul Masters attacked Liu Erlong more cautiously, and their combined assault wounded her despite her Dragon Scales.
• As she struggled against the siege, Liu Erlong recalled her past with Flender and Yu Xiaogang and realized her feelings for Yu Xiaogang had faded.
• Facing death, Liu Erlong thought of Lin Yu and recognized him as the person she truly wanted to see.

Lin Yu rescued Liu Erlong from a group of Fallen Soul Masters and carried her to safety in the Outer City District, where he healed her injuries. As she reflected on his care compared with Yu Xiaogang’s neglect, Liu Erlong realized her heart had begun to stir for Lin Yu.

• Lin Yu arrived as Liu Erlong was being overwhelmed and killed the Fallen Soul Masters attacking her.
• Lin Yu caught the collapsing Liu Erlong, convinced her he was real, and carried her toward the Outer City District.
• While Lin Yu carried her, Liu Erlong reconsidered her feelings for Yu Xiaogang and realized she was moved by Lin Yu’s concern for her.
• Lin Yu found an empty room in the Outer City District and used wood-attribute Eternal Life Art true qi to heal Liu Erlong’s injuries.
• After more than two hours, Liu Erlong recovered and thanked Lin Yu, feeling even more affection for him.

After Liu Erlong returned from the Hell Slaughterfield, Yu Xiaogang showed concern only for Tang San, prompting her to give up on their romantic future and grow closer to Lin Yu. Six months later, Tang San had mastered Ring Explosion, while Liu Erlong and Lin Yu’s feelings had nearly matured and Yu Xiaogang resented their closeness.

• Liu Erlong changed out of her bloodstained clothes and asked Lin Yu to let her return to Yu Xiaogang alone.
• Liu Erlong tested Yu Xiaogang by returning tired, but he immediately asked her to take Tang San to fight Fallen Soul Masters again, so she angrily refused and left.
• Bi Luo realized Yu Xiaogang had hurt Liu Erlong, while Lin Yu understood that Liu Erlong’s test had confirmed Yu Xiaogang’s priorities.
• Over the next six months, Liu Erlong remained cold toward Yu Xiaogang and grew increasingly close to Lin Yu.
• Tang San trained with Liu Erlong, mastered Ring Explosion, and reached level thirty-nine.
• Yu Xiaogang noticed Liu Erlong’s feelings for Lin Yu and became resentful despite having avoided a relationship with her for years.

Lin Yu condemned Yu Xiaogang as selfish for how he treated Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, then waited with Liu Erlong for the twenty-eighth live stream. The stream began, and Dai Tianfeng, Bibi Dong, and Ning Fengzhi asked Lin Yu to hold another Pill Assembly.

• Lin Yu judged that Yu Xiaogang had blamed Bibi Dong for their breakup without asking why, then quickly pursued Liu Erlong and left her waiting for twenty years.
• Lin Yu noted Yu Xiaogang’s jealousy after Liu Erlong began a relationship with him, despite Yu Xiaogang pretending to wish her well.
• Half a year later, Lin Yu and Liu Erlong sat together while Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Bi Luo waited for the twenty-eighth live stream.
• At ten o’clock, the live stream pulled everyone across Douluo Continent into its illusory space.
• Dai Tianfeng, Bibi Dong, and Ning Fengzhi asked Lin Yu to arrange another Pill Assembly because their factions had used up their pills.

The livestream revisited Huo Yuhao’s early journey, introduced Necromancer Saint Iilex and his growing connection with Huo Yuhao, then showed the Body Sect attacking Mingde Hall to seize a 100,000-year Soul Beast Embryo. Huo Yuhao tricked a Body Sect Soul Douluo into handing him the God Conferral Platform, but his disguise was exposed.

• Lin Yu promised the factions another Pill Assembly in three months, and the livestream resumed.
• Huo Yuhao left the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, met Tang Ya and Bei Bei, and later defeated a Wind Baboon in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificed himself to Huo Yuhao, and Necromancer Saint Iilex entered Huo Yuhao’s mind before the livestream recounted Iilex’s past and his becoming Huo Yuhao’s teacher.
• At Mingde Hall, the Body Sect attacked, and Huo Yuhao hid in a warehouse while realizing they were after the 100,000-year Soul Beast Embryo Xiao Hongchen had stored there.
• Huo Yuhao disguised himself as Du Busi and tricked a Body Sect Soul Douluo into giving him the God Conferral Platform, but the Soul Douluo saw through his identity.

The live stream showed Huo Yuhao accidentally freeing the Snow Empress from the God Conferral Platform, whereupon she froze a Body Sect Soul Douluo and later escaped destruction by entering Huo Yuhao’s body. It then revealed how Electrolux sacrificed himself to help her transform into a new kind of embryo, leaving the Snow Empress’s fate changed once again.

• Huo Yuhao smashed the cracked God Conferral Platform into the Body Sect Soul Douluo, freeing the Snow Empress, whose icy outburst froze him to death.
• The Ice Empress told Huo Yuhao that the released Soul Beast Embryo was the Snow Empress, and she helped the Snow Empress escape Du Busi and Jing Hongchen by entering Huo Yuhao’s body after detonating her Snow Core.
• The Ice Empress explained that Electrolux had previously sealed the Snow Empress’s origin, causing her to slumber inside Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao accompanied Wang Dong to the Clear Sky Sect and cultivated on the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Jade Bed, which stirred the Snow Empress’s sealed origin and threatened to kill him and destroy the sect.
• Electrolux burned his Divine Sense fragment and, with help from the transformed Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, helped the Snow Empress enter a new embryo formed from her Snow Core.

Iilex’s final message revealed that he had created a soul spirit from Snow Empress, and the broadcast showed Huo Yuhao founding the Spirit Pagoda to pass on soul spirits. When the question-and-answer session began, Lin Yu answered that the Spirit Pagoda ultimately accelerated the extinction of soul beasts.

• Iilex’s final message explained that he had transformed Snow Empress into a soul spirit, a lifeform that could replace a soul ring while retaining consciousness.
• Snow Empress and other humans and soul beasts recognized that soul spirits might create a new basis for coexistence.
• The broadcast showed Huo Yuhao working with major powers to establish the Spirit Pagoda and pass down soul spirits.
• The broadcast ended, and the question-and-answer session asked what impact the Spirit Pagoda had on Douluo Continent’s future.
• Lin Yu answered that the Spirit Pagoda failed to fundamentally improve human-soul beast relations and instead accelerated the extinction of soul beasts.

Lin Yu correctly answered that the Spirit Pagoda ultimately failed to improve relations between humans and Soul Beasts and accelerated the Soul Beasts’ extinction. He explained that greed and the Pagoda’s corruption turned the practice of preserving dying beasts as Soul Spirits into an incentive to slaughter them for powerful souls.

• Lin Yu answered that the Spirit Pagoda accelerated the extinction of Soul Beasts, while the other contestants submitted answers suggesting it had improved relations or achieved peaceful coexistence.
• The Live Stream Room marked Lin Yu’s answer correct and punished the other nine contestants who answered first.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Lin Yu how Soul Spirits could lead to Soul Beast extinction when they preserved the beasts’ consciousness.
• Lin Yu explained that most Soul Beasts had limited intelligence, making them easy to exploit, and that creating Soul Spirits required their souls.
• Lin Yu said human greed, rising numbers of Soul Masters, Huo Yuhao’s failure to establish safeguards, and the Spirit Pagoda’s corruption led people to slaughter Soul Beasts for powerful souls.

Lin Yu explained that soul spirits could not ensure peaceful coexistence because human greed and the Spirit Pagoda’s pursuit of powerful soul-beast souls could hasten their extinction. He then blamed Tang San for ruining the better futures he imagined for both Douluo Dalu 1 and 2, leaving Tang San bewildered in the City of Slaughter.

• Lin Yu told Ning Fengzhi that human nature and the Spirit Pagoda’s potential corruption could turn soul spirits into another reason to hunt soul beasts.
• Ning Fengzhi realized that the demand for stronger soul spirits could drive the Spirit Pagoda to kill increasingly powerful soul beasts.
• Snow Empress, Di Tian, and Gu Yuena feared that soul spirits would not overcome the God Realm’s hostility toward soul beasts or make coexistence possible.
• Lin Yu argued that without Tang San’s interference, Qian Renxue could have led the continent to a better future, while Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi could have helped humans and soul beasts coexist.
• Tang San saw Lin Yu blame him on the illusory screen and protested that the Spirit Pagoda’s threat to soul beasts was not his fault.

Lin Yu argued that Tang San bore the greatest responsibility for the Spirit Pagoda’s role in accelerating the extinction of soul beasts. After insulting Yu Xiaogang for defending Tang San, Lin Yu began explaining his claim to Ning Fengzhi, leaving the reasons still to come.

• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang denied that Tang San was responsible for the soul beasts’ accelerated extinction, while Bi Luo also defended him.
• Lin Yu mocked Yu Xiaogang’s reputation, theories, and supposed objectivity, provoking him into nearly collapsing from rage.
• Tang San supported Yu Xiaogang and made excuses for his teacher’s conduct, growing more resentful toward Lin Yu.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Lin Yu whether Tang San truly bore the greatest responsibility and requested an explanation.
• Lin Yu said the answer could be found by considering earlier live streams and the larger picture, then began to explain.

Lin Yu argued that Tang San’s interference with Huo Yuhao and the Douluo Continent had ruined a future in which humans and soul beasts might have coexisted peacefully. The live-stream audience found his counterfactual convincing and grew even more hostile toward Tang San.

• Lin Yu accused Tang San of sealing Tang Wutong’s memories and using her to manipulate Huo Yuhao and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Lin Yu argued that without Tang San’s interference, Huo Yuhao would have avoided Tang Wutong, Necromancer Saint Iilex would have survived, and Soul Spirits could have helped humans and soul beasts coexist.
• The live-stream audience considered Lin Yu’s reasoning and agreed that Iilex’s continued guidance could have improved Huo Yuhao and the Spirit Pagoda.
• The audience concluded that Tang San’s interference had led the Douluo Continent toward a grim future and deepened their hatred of him.

Di Tian learned that Tang San was hiding in the City of Slaughter, where the Slaughter King protected him from Bibi Dong. Soul beasts and human factions then condemned Tang San and Yu Xiaogang in the Live Stream Room, leaving Yu Xiaogang nearly unconscious from anger.

• Di Tian asked where Tang San was, and Bibi Dong told him Tang San was in the City of Slaughter.
• Bibi Dong explained that Spirit Hall had killed Tang Hao but had retreated after the Slaughter King protected Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
• Di Tian and numerous soul beast leaders threatened Tang San if he left the City of Slaughter or entered their territories.
• Meng Shu and Hu Yanzhen condemned Tang San, and other human factions joined them and cursed Yu Xiaogang as well.
• Tang San supported Yu Xiaogang and pressed his philtrum after Yu Xiaogang nearly fainted from the public condemnation.

After the Live Stream Room ended, Lin Yu used his two random rewards to pursue a new system that could strengthen bonds between humans and soul beasts. The system found a Soul Contract from a higher parallel Douluo world, but explained that contracts alone would not meet his requirements.

• Lin Yu mocked Tang San’s denial, threatened him, and revealed that he had tied Tang San to Bi Luo with a Yuelao Red Thread.
• The system announced that the Live Stream Room would close in three minutes and that the next Live Q&A would take place in three months.
• After leaving the Live Stream Room, Lin Yu decided to use his random rewards to develop a soul master system superior to the Soul Spirit system.
• Lin Yu asked the system to find a Beast Taming Contract that let soul masters and soul beasts share their abilities and helped soul beasts evolve.
• The system identified the Soul Contract from a higher parallel Douluo world and explained that soul beasts also had to become Soul Spirits to satisfy Lin Yu’s requirements.

Lin Yu chose a Soul Contract and a Soul Spirit Transformation Device as his two system rewards, learning that the device could turn contracted Soul Beasts into Soul Spirits using stored Soul Power. In the City of Slaughter, Liu Erlong grew more disgusted with Tang San and distant from Yu Xiaogang, while Tang San reached Soul Ancestor rank and began considering a challenge to the Hell Slaughterfield.

• The system explained to Lin Yu that a Soul Contract and a Soul Spirit Transformation Device could transform a Soul Beast into a Soul Spirit and form a corresponding Soul Ring.
• Lin Yu selected the Soul Contract and transformation device as his rewards, received the contract information, and stored the oversized device in the System Space.
• After the live stream ended, Liu Erlong viewed Tang San with greater disgust and continued helping him challenge Fallen Soul Masters only for Yu Xiaogang's sake.
• Yu Xiaogang resented Liu Erlong's growing closeness with Lin Yu and her colder treatment of Tang San, but concealed his anger because he needed their protection.
• A month later, Tang San reached rank forty, absorbed Bi Luo's Ten Thousand Year Heaven-Sent Soul Ring, and became a Soul Ancestor.
• Confident in his strength, his Soul Ring configuration, and his mastery of the Grand Sumeru Hammer Blast Ring, Tang San considered challenging the Hell Slaughterfield.

Tang San won his first life-or-death duel in the Hell Slaughterfield, then rested while Lin Yu prepared a plan to break Liu Erlong’s bond with Yu Xiaogang. Lin Yu intended to exploit Yu Xiaogang’s fatal weakness, Tang San, to make him betray Liu Erlong.

• Tang San watched several Hell Slaughterfield matches before entering the arena and winning his first duel.
• Tang San returned excitedly and hugged Bi Luo, but failed to lift her; Lin Yu secretly laughed at what he saw through his Double Pupil Martial Soul.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang and Bi Luo about his victory, then decided to recover from his injuries before fighting again.
• Lin Yu used Tang San’s recovery period to plan how to make Yu Xiaogang betray Liu Erlong and sever their friendship.
• Lin Yu recognized that Yu Xiaogang was shrewd and protective of his position, but identified Tang San as his fatal weakness.

After recovering, Tang San entered another Hell Slaughterfield match while Lin Yu and Liu Erlong watched from the stands. Lin Yu arranged for Fallen Soul Masters to stage Tang San’s abduction after the match, and Tang San won the duel despite being injured.

• Tang San registered for a life-or-death duel and entered the Hell Slaughterfield with Lin Yu and Liu Erlong.
• Lin Yu and Liu Erlong borrowed Bloody Mary to obtain entry tokens and took seats in the spectator stands.
• Lin Yu secretly ordered a hooked-nose Soul Sage and his group to abduct Tang San after the match and follow a plan at the gate between the Outer City District and the Inner City District.
• The hooked-nose man gathered the Fallen Soul Masters outside the Hell Slaughterfield and explained their roles in the plan.
• Tang San fought through the match, accepted injuries, and claimed victory.

After Tang San celebrated his second victory in the Hell Slaughterfield, Lin Yu’s ambush plan moved into action as Fallen Soul Masters attacked the group. Tang San faced two Soul Saints and their allies alone while Liu Erlong and Lin Yu were delayed by vines.

• Tang San left the Hell Slaughterfield excited to tell Yu Xiaogang and Bi Luo about his victory, while Lin Yu and Liu Erlong followed behind.
• The Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man led the Fallen Soul Masters in an ambush, revealing himself and the Adamant Turtle Soul Master as Soul Saints.
• Control Martial Soul masters sent vines at Lin Yu and Liu Erlong, and Liu Erlong burned the vines with her Fire Dragon Martial Soul.
• The Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man and the Diamond Turtle Soul Saint led the other attackers toward Tang San while Lin Yu and Liu Erlong were delayed.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul and prepared to hold off the attackers until Liu Erlong and Lin Yu could help him.

Tang San was ambushed in the City of Slaughter by Fallen Soul Masters seeking revenge for his earlier challenges, and Liu Erlong and Lin Yu struggled to reach him. The Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man took Tang San hostage and demanded that Liu Erlong and Lin Yu let him and his allies escape.

• The Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man and the Diamond Turtle Soul Saint countered Tang San’s Ring Explosion, and the Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man wounded his wrist and made him drop the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Fallen Soul Masters from several factions surrounded Tang San and beat him, while he realized they were retaliating for his earlier challenges in the Outer City District.
• Liu Erlong tried to rescue Tang San, but the Diamond Turtle Soul Saint blocked her, and Lin Yu fought the Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man.
• The Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man seized Tang San and threatened to kill him if Liu Erlong and Lin Yu moved.
• The Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man offered to spare Tang San and let bygones be bygones if Liu Erlong and Lin Yu allowed his group to leave.

Lin Yu and Liu Erlong agreed to let the Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man’s group take Tang San to the Outer City District under their watch. Bi Luo then drew Yu Xiaogang to the Inner City entrance, where they saw Tang San battered and being carried by a Soul Sage.

• Liu Erlong urged Lin Yu to agree to the hostage-takers’ terms to protect Tang San.
• The Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man’s group led Tang San toward the Outer City District while Lin Yu and Liu Erlong followed at a hundred-meter distance.
• Bi Luo pretended to sense that Tang San was in danger and persuaded Yu Xiaogang to wait near the Inner City entrance.
• Yu Xiaogang grew anxious but stayed outside the Inner City after Bi Luo warned him it was too dangerous to enter.
• A group of Fallen Soul Masters backed toward the entrance with Tang San, badly beaten and carried by a Soul Sage, and Yu Xiaogang recognized his disciple.

Yu Xiaogang confronted the Fallen Soul Masters holding Tang San and blamed Liu Erlong for letting her disciple be captured, but Lin Yu rebuked him and Liu Erlong reassured him that Tang San would be released. Yu Xiaogang invoked his sworn-sibling relationship with Liu Erlong to intimidate the captors, prompting them to change their minds and keep Tang San hostage.

• Yu Xiaogang shouted at the Fallen Soul Masters to release Tang San, then fell silent when he saw their strength.
• Liu Erlong spotted Yu Xiaogang, who accused her of failing to protect Tang San, and Lin Yu defended her.
• Yu Xiaogang apologized and pleaded with Liu Erlong to save Tang San, and she told him she and Lin Yu had arranged for the captors to release him.
• Yu Xiaogang told the Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man that Liu Erlong was his sworn third sister, making the Fallen Soul Masters realize Tang San could be a more valuable hostage.
• The Hook-nosed Middle-aged Man announced that the Fallen Soul Masters had changed their minds and would not release Tang San.