Chapter Summaries

The Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group escorted Viscount Lawrence and Ivory into Evernight Forest to find a suitable second Soul Ring for Ivory while Shi Yue deliberately slowed their progress so Spirit Hall could catch up. Lawrence called for a rest in the outer region, and Xie Lin found a clearing nearby.

• Lawrence asked Shi Yue what kind of Soul Beast would suit Ivory, and Shi Yue recommended a swift carnivorous beast around five hundred years old.
• Shi Yue led the party slowly through Evernight Forest, pretending to protect Lawrence’s knights while secretly giving Spirit Hall time to close in.
• The group reached the outer region, where Shi Yue assigned Xie Lin to scout, He Feng to support, and Luo An to restrain a suitable Soul Beast.
• Lawrence requested a rest, and Shi Yue agreed before asking Xie Lin to find a suitable place.
• Xie Lin found a spacious clearing several hundred meters away and reported it to Shi Yue.

Lin Ye and the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group followed Viscount Lawrence into Evernight Forest, where Lawrence arranged for a smoky fire to signal nearby Evil Soul Masters. Blood Bat and his followers arrived to capture the group, and Lin Ye calmly identified them as Evil Soul Masters as they attacked.

• Shi Yue agreed to Lawrence's request to roast prey after Lawrence promised to increase the group's pay by twenty percent.
• Xie Lin and He Feng returned with rabbits and fish, and the group lit a smoky fire in the clearing.
• Evil Soul Masters approached, and Shi Yue warned Lawrence while maintaining his act.
• Lawrence revealed his betrayal and joined the arriving Evil Soul Masters, led by Blood Bat.
• Blood Bat assessed the soul hunters as valuable prey and ordered his followers to seize them.

Spirit Hall revealed that it had staged the confrontation to lure out Blood Bat and surrounded his Evil Soul Masters with two Soul Saints and twenty Soul Emperors. Blood Bat revealed that he was a Soul Saint and ordered his followers to charge, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Blood Bat ordered his Evil Soul Masters to attack Lin Ye and the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group, but the Black Demonic Eagle Soul Saint appeared overhead and cut down many attackers with Rain of Feather Blades.
• Blood Bat realized Spirit Hall had staged the confrontation, and the Rock Armored Wild Boar Soul Saint ambushed him and sent him crashing into a tree.
• Twenty Soul Emperors surrounded the clearing as Lin Ye and the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group withdrew beyond the encirclement.
• Blood Bat recovered, revealed his Bloodthirsty Demonic Bat Martial Soul and seven Soul Rings, and faced the two Spirit Hall Soul Saints.
• Blood Bat rallied the surviving Evil Soul Masters in the name of Lord Blood Infant and ordered them to charge Spirit Hall.

Hu Liena kept the Evil Soul Masters trapped while waiting for a chance to capture Blood Bat and learn more about Blood Infant, whose Martial Soul might be evolving. Lin Ye learned why Hu Liena had not ended the battle, as Blood Bat and the remaining Evil Soul Masters continued to resist.

• Blood Bat ordered the Evil Soul Masters to charge, and Lawrence revealed his controlled Soul King knights as they tried to break through the encirclement.
• The Soul Emperors killed most of the attackers, while the Rock Armored Wild Boar Soul Saint and Black Demon Eagle Soul Saint overwhelmed Blood Bat; Lawrence, Ivory, three knights, and two blood-robed Evil Soul Masters remained trapped.
• Blood Bat refused to surrender and restored his wounds with stored life force, though his healing had slowed.
• Lin Ye asked Hu Liena why she had not killed the Evil Soul Masters, and she explained that Blood Infant's Martial Soul might have evolved and become stronger over time.
• Hu Liena said she wanted to capture Blood Bat so Spirit Hall's spiritual-type Soul Masters could question him, and she was waiting for an opportunity.

Hu Liena explained her plan to capture Blood Bat alive and tried to persuade him to surrender while Feng Jian approached from behind. Blood Bat appeared to consider the offer, but his sinister smile and a warning about another Soul Saint left Hu Liena in danger.

• Lin Ye learned that Hu Liena planned to use herself as bait while Feng Jian knocked Blood Bat unconscious, then bind and drug him for interrogation.
• Blood Bat’s life force dwindled as Wild Mountain and Black Eagle overwhelmed him, and Wild Mountain urged him to surrender.
• Hu Liena stopped Wild Mountain from retaliating against Blood Bat and offered to spare his life if he revealed information about Blood Infant.
• Feng Jian crept behind Blood Bat as Hu Liena pressed him for an answer, and Blood Bat suddenly smiled sinisterly.
• A voice warned Hu Liena that another Soul Saint was present.

Ivory used her spiritual attacks to incapacitate everyone and let Blood Bat abduct Hu Liena, but Lin Ye resisted the attack and pursued them. Elder Feng Jian and the other Soul Masters were left struggling to overcome Ivory as Blood Bat carried Lin Ye and Hu Liena higher into the sky.

• Ivory revealed her Ghost Fox Martial Soul Avatar and used a spiritual attack to blank out everyone nearby except Lin Ye.
• Blood Bat seized the unconscious Hu Liena and flew off while Ivory held back the Spirit Hall Soul Masters.
• Ivory incapacitated the Rock Armored Wild Boar Soul Saint, the Black Demon Eagle Soul Saint, and Elder Feng Jian again, then attacked Black Eagle as Elder Feng Jian set off after Blood Bat.
• Lin Ye used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to leap through the trees, grabbed Hu Liena's ankle, and refused to let go as Blood Bat tried to shake him off.
• Blood Bat, low on Soul Power, carried Hu Liena and Lin Ye higher into the sky.

Blood Bat brought Lin Ye and Hu Liena to a cave where Evil Soul Masters had used a Blood Devouring Vine to drain the life from hundreds of victims. Lin Ye restrained his anger and pretended to be injured so he could learn more about Blood Bat and Blood Infant.

• Blood Bat flew Hu Liena and Lin Ye to a mountain cave and threw them at its entrance.
• Blood Bat carried the pair through the cave, where Lin Ye saw the remains of more than a hundred people and resolved to hold back until he could uncover the Evil Soul Masters’ secrets.
• Blood Bat tossed Lin Ye and Hu Liena onto the ground deep in the cave, and Lin Ye pretended to struggle as he moved Hu Liena beside him.
• Lin Ye saw a crimson flower growing on a Blood Devouring Vine above a pile of drained corpses.
• Blood Bat explained that the flower had absorbed thousands of civilians and hundreds of Soul Masters, and that he planned to offer its fruit to Blood Infant when it matured.

Lin Ye questioned Blood Bat about the Evil Soul Masters’ plan and learned they were cultivating Blood Devouring Vines to help Lord Blood Infant become a Titled Douluo. Blood Bat revealed he planned to escape with the vine and detonate Blood Infant’s essence blood inside Hu Liena, leaving her fate in immediate danger.

• Blood Bat mocked Lin Ye and revealed he intended to use Hu Liena to help himself escape.
• Lin Ye persuaded Blood Bat to answer his questions before killing him.
• Blood Bat explained that Evil Soul Masters across the continent were growing Blood Devouring Vines and would give their fruits to Lord Blood Infant to help him reach Titled Douluo.
• Blood Bat said he planned to inject Lord Blood Infant’s essence blood into Hu Liena, abandon her, and detonate it to harm Spirit Hall.

Lin Ye used a Rank 99 Titled Douluo Experience Card and discovered his hidden Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul. He overpowered Blood Bat, who recovered from his wounds and launched another attack.

• Blood Bat cut away the flower and main vine of the Blood Devouring Vine, stored them, and drank the remaining blood to restore his Soul Power.
• After answering Lin Ye's questions, Blood Bat attacked him, but Lin Ye seized his wrist and hurled him into the cave wall.
• The experience card greatly strengthened Lin Ye and revealed his Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul.
• Lin Ye used Nine Yang True Qi and Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to punch Blood Bat into the cave wall, badly crushing his chest.
• Blood Bat's wound healed with the blood he had consumed, and he activated his Martial Soul Avatar and charged at Lin Ye.

Lin Ye overwhelmed Blood Bat with his Rank 99 strength, then revealed the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul and nine Hundred-Thousand-Year soul rings. He tested the rings’ abilities on Blood Bat, discovering they amplified the Martial Soul but granted no soul skills, and left Blood Bat repeatedly drained and restored.

• Lin Ye crushed Blood Bat’s claws, broke his arm and breastbone, and seized him by the neck after blasting him into a rock wall.
• Lin Ye activated Martial Soul Possession, revealing the Devouring Ancestral Dragon and overwhelming Blood Bat with its Dragon Might.
• Lin Ye manifested nine Hundred-Thousand-Year soul rings, startling both Blood Bat and himself.
• Lin Ye used a soul ring to drain Blood Bat’s life force, Soul Power, and Spiritual Power, then restored him with the Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul.
• Lin Ye repeatedly drained and restored Blood Bat while testing the Devouring Ancestral Dragon’s rings, concluding they only enhanced the Martial Soul and had no soul skills.

Lin Ye tortured Blood Bat until he revealed that Hu Liena had only been poisoned and that Blood Infant could be contacted through a drop of essence blood. After taking the blood, Lin Ye killed Blood Bat by letting the Blood Devouring Vine drain him.

• Lin Ye repeatedly restored and drained Blood Bat's life force, Soul Power, and Spiritual Power until Blood Bat broke and agreed to talk.
• Blood Bat said he had poisoned Hu Liena and could wake her, and explained that Evil Soul Masters used his essence blood to contact Blood Infant.
• Blood Bat forced a crystalline drop of essence blood from his fingertip, and Lin Ye stored it in the Jade Pendant Space.
• Lin Ye took Blood Bat's Soul Tool and summoned the Blood Devouring Vine, then held Blood Bat down as its roots and spikes drained him to a desiccated corpse.

Lin Ye killed Blood Bat, destroyed the Blood Devouring Vine, and burned the victims’ remains before carrying Hu Liena away from the cave. He cured Hu Liena’s poison, and she awoke to learn that Blood Bat was dead.

• Lin Ye refused to take the blood-red flower and used the Devouring Ancestral Dragon to destroy the Blood Devouring Vine.
• Lin Ye piled the corpses beside the withered vine, set them ablaze, and carried Hu Liena out of the cave.
• Lin Ye used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to descend the mountain with Hu Liena on his back.
• Lin Ye healed Hu Liena with the Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia’s Light of Purification and concealed his martial soul and true qi before she awoke.
• Hu Liena asked where Blood Bat was, and Lin Ye told her that he had killed him.

Lin Ye explained to Hu Liena how he had killed Blood Bat and brought her down from the mountain, though she remained doubtful. As they waited for Spirit Hall to find them, Lin Ye cooked rabbits, and Hu Liena abandoned her protests after tasting one.

• Lin Ye told Hu Liena that he had killed Blood Bat in a cave and burned his body, the Blood Devouring Vine, and the bones.
• Lin Ye and Hu Liena gathered firewood and Gray-furred Wild Rabbits, then lit a fire to signal Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena protested when Lin Ye killed and prepared the rabbits, calling them cute.
• Hu Liena tried Lin Ye's roast rabbit and asked to eat the one he had left, admitting that rabbits were too delicious.

Lin Ye and Hu Liena returned safely after the Blood Bat incident, while Elder Feng Jian discovered clues that Lin Ye had concealed the involvement of a powerful ally. Back in Evernight City, Hu Liena brought Lin Ye and the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group to the Spirit Hall branch to choose treasures as promised.

• Hu Liena told Elder Feng Jian that Lin Ye had saved her and killed Blood Bat, while Lin Ye explained that the Evil Soul Masters' cave and its contents had been burned.
• Elder Feng Jian inspected the cave, found evidence that a powerful figure had defeated Blood Bat, and suspected Lin Ye was connected to that expert.
• Elder Feng Jian chose not to investigate further because Blood Bat was dead and Hu Liena was safe.
• Lin Ye, Hu Liena, Elder Feng Jian, and the others returned to the clearing, where Spirit Hall and the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group learned that the Evil Soul Masters had been eradicated.
• After returning to Evernight City, Hu Liena brought Lin Ye and the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group to the Spirit Hall branch to choose treasures from its vault.

Lin Ye chose a mysterious black metal from the Evernight City Spirit Hall Branch’s Treasure Vault, hoping his Symbiotic Battle Suit could use it to strengthen his defense. After the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group left, Hu Liena asked Lin Ye to stay so she could speak with him privately.

• Hu Liena used her authority and a permit to let Lin Ye and the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group choose one treasure each from the Treasure Vault.
• Lin Ye selected a mysterious black metal stone after comparing the hardness and weight of several metals.
• Shi Yue, Luo An, Xie Lin, Su Ying, and He Feng revealed the treasures they had chosen.
• Hu Liena told the group that Lin Ye had to stay because she had something to discuss with him.
• The Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group left, and Lin Ye wondered what Hu Liena wanted from him.

Hu Liena invited Lin Ye to Spirit City, revealing that her teacher might know about his parents and prompting him to accept. Before leaving Evernight City the next day, Lin Ye said goodbye to his friends at the Blood Rose Tavern, who planned to part ways in the coming years.

• Hu Liena asked Lin Ye to return to Spirit City with her, and he initially declined because he wanted to travel the continent.
• Hu Liena revealed that Lin Ye had three martial souls and said her teacher might know about his parents, so Lin Ye agreed to go with her.
• Lin Ye visited the Blood Rose Tavern and told Shi Yue, He Feng, Xie Lin, Su Ying, and Luo An that he was leaving for Spirit City.
• Shi Yue explained that the group members had their own plans and might not meet again in Evernight City, and Xie Lin invited Lin Ye to find her future tavern in Suotuo City.
• Lin Ye shared a final round of drinks with his friends, said goodbye, and returned to the Tulip Hotel with Tangyuan.

Hu Liena brought Lin Ye to Spirit City and reported the Evil Soul Masters’ scheme to Bibi Dong. She revealed that Lin Ye was the person Bibi Dong had previously asked her to find, and Bibi Dong reacted with surprise.

• Lin Ye and Hu Liena arrived in Spirit City and traveled to the Pontiff Palace.
• Hu Liena brought Lin Ye inside and asked him to wait while she met Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena about her mission, and Hu Liena reported that the Evil Soul Masters’ actions had been planned around Blood Infant’s attempt to reach Titled Douluo.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that someone else had been chiefly responsible for the mission’s success and that he had agreed to join Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena revealed that the person was Lin Ye, and Bibi Dong rose from her throne in surprise.

Bibi Dong told Lin Ye what she knew about his father, describing how the mysterious researcher rescued her and helped her see that her former lover did not trust her. Lin Ye recognized the man from her account as possibly Grandmaster.

• Hu Liena brought Lin Ye into the hall to meet Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong called Lin Ye Little Ye, said he resembled his father, and promised to share what she knew about his parents.
• Bibi Dong recounted meeting Lin Ye’s father when she was the Holy Maiden and said he rescued her from her imprisoned teacher.
• Bibi Dong explained that Lin Ye’s father urged her to test her lover, who left her after mistaking her distance for rejection.
• Bibi Dong accused her former lover of taking credit for the Ten Core Competencies Theory of Martial Souls without acknowledging her help.
• Lin Ye heard the theory’s name and suspected that Bibi Dong’s former lover was Grandmaster.

Bibi Dong told Lin Ye about his parents and offered to care for him as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son. After Lin Ye accepted, Bibi Dong announced his appointment, provoking an uproar among Spirit Hall’s young soul masters because they believed he would marry Hu Liena.

• Bibi Dong told Lin Ye that his father, Lin Tian, had been her friend and that his mother, Ye Zhixin, belonged to the Nine Heart Begonia Clan; she also told him he had a maternal aunt in Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Bibi Dong asked Lin Ye to call her Auntie in private and offered him a place as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, citing his Three Lives Martial Soul and full innate soul power.
• Lin Ye accepted the position after Bibi Dong explained that the Holy Son would receive Spirit Hall’s cultivation resources.
• Bibi Dong learned that Lin Ye was already a Soul Grandmaster and assigned him to Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy in Hu Liena’s class.
• Bibi Dong announced Lin Ye’s investiture as Holy Son, and Spirit City’s young soul masters erupted in anger because they expected him to marry Hu Liena.

Hu Liena brought Lin Ye to Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy to register him as the newly appointed Holy Son. After Vice Principal Di Luo learned Lin Ye was only seven, he issued him an identity card and warned that students might challenge his appointment; Lin Ye accepted the warning and entered academy life.

• Hu Liena led Lin Ye from Pontiff Palace to Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy, where students stared and speculated about him.
• Hu Liena introduced Lin Ye to Vice Principal Di Luo and explained that he had been appointed Spirit Hall's Holy Son.
• Di Luo was surprised to learn that Lin Ye was a Soul Grandmaster at only seven years old.
• Lin Ye registered his details, listing his martial soul as Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia, and received a Crystal Card identity card.
• Di Luo warned Lin Ye that students might challenge his position and that the academy would not intervene, while Lin Ye thanked him and remained confident in his strength.