Chapter Summaries

Mo Lin prepared the shrunken Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as a surprise for Ye Lingling while Tang San and the others argued over the street attack and failed to uncover who was behind it. When Ye Lingling arrived in Suotuo City, Mo Lin began the next stage of his plan.

• Mo Lin considered changing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s appearance before Ye Lingling arrived, then tried to wash and groom it.
• Tang San explained that the attacker had seemed to target the group, while Zhu Zhuqing rejected his defense of Dai Mubai.
• The Shrek students speculated that the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena might be involved, and Dai Mubai nearly fought Ma Hongjun over his comments.
• The group brought the incident to Flender, but his investigation found nothing after several days.
• Ye Lingling arrived from Heaven Dou City, and Mo Lin sent Xiao Hei to begin the next stage of his plan.

Mo Lin (Evil Face) secretly entered Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s room to retrieve Xiao Hei, but frightened the two girls with his sudden disappearance. Mo Lin (Good Side) confronted him for scaring Ye Lingling, while Evil Face demanded a chance to stay near her.

• Mo Lin (Evil Face) sat casually in Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s room, and Dugu Yan prepared to attack him until Ye Lingling urged her to be cautious.
• Mo Lin (Evil Face) claimed he had come for Xiao Hei, who jumped from Ye Lingling’s arms onto his shoulder.
• Ye Lingling told Mo Lin (Evil Face) to leave, and he vanished in front of both girls.
• Dugu Yan feared that Mo Lin (Evil Face) was a ghost and persuaded Ye Lingling to change rooms.
• Ye Lingling clutched the necklace Mo Lin had given her, while Mo Lin (Good Side) scolded Mo Lin (Evil Face) for frightening her.
• Mo Lin (Evil Face) argued that he should stay in Heaven Dou City with Ye Lingling, but Mo Lin (Good Side) refused.

Mo Lin advised his evil side on how to approach Ye Lingling and lure out Tang Hao, while the evil side disguised himself as Mo Lin and made Xiao Hei his Martial Soul. In Heaven Dou City, Mo Lin agreed to meet Qian Daoliu later, then revealed his ambition to change the Douluo Continent’s laws and asked Qian Renxue to sponsor his travels.

• Mo Lin told his evil side to compete at the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, befriend Dugu Yan, stage a hero-rescues-a-beauty encounter, and imitate him to gain Ye Lingling’s attention.
• The evil side adopted the name Mo Lin and a false identity as an eighteen-year-old three-ring Soul Elder with an externally manifested Martial Soul, using Xiao Hei for the role.
• The good side cut off their connection, while the evil side made Xiao Hei his Martial Soul and planned to fight Dai Mubai at the arena to draw out Tang Hao.
• Qian Renxue told Mo Lin that Qian Daoliu wanted to meet him, and Mo Lin initially refused to go.
• Mo Lin agreed to meet Qian Daoliu later, told Qian Renxue about his plan to change the Douluo Continent’s core laws, and asked her for travel money.

Mo Lin demanded 100 million Gold Soul Coins from Qian Renxue in exchange for Tang Hao’s corpse, then charged her another million for the information. After she left, Mo Lin set off to visit Dugu Bo, who was horrified to find every plant at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well gone.

• Mo Lin asked Qian Renxue for 100 million Gold Soul Coins and offered Tang Hao’s corpse in return.
• Qian Renxue agreed to the deal, and Mo Lin said he would leave Tang Hao’s corpse at the Spirit Hall Branch in Suotuo City within a month.
• Mo Lin charged Qian Renxue a million Gold Soul Coins for the information, and she paid before leaving.
• Mo Lin closed his shop and prepared to visit Dugu Bo, who was sitting at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lamenting that every plant had disappeared.

Dugu Bo turned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s spring water after Mo Lin used up its medicinal herbs, hoping it could help suppress the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom. At the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, Mo Lin approached Ye Lingling under the same name, but Qin Ming interrupted him before he could get closer.

• Dugu Bo realized the spring water might still help him and Dugu Yan control their toxins after the medicinal herbs were gone.
• Mo Lin arrived where the Heaven Dou Royal Team was staying, and Xiao Hei jumped into Ye Lingling’s arms.
• Yu Tianheng felt alarmed by Mo Lin’s threatening presence, while Dugu Yan warned him not to harass Ye Lingling.
• Mo Lin introduced himself as another Mo Lin and said he knew the Mo Lin Ye Lingling was close to.
• Qin Ming interrupted Mo Lin and identified himself as the teacher leading the team.

Mo Lin confronted Qin Ming and let Xiao Hei wound him before stopping the beast and explaining that Xiao Hei was his rare externalized Martial Soul. After Ye Lingling began suspecting Mo Lin’s connection to him, Mo Lin concealed himself, then entered the arena to face Tang San.

• Qin Ming warned Mo Lin to stay away from his students, and Xiao Hei clawed Qin Ming’s chest before Mo Lin called him back.
• Mo Lin told Ye Lingling that Xiao Hei was his Martial Soul and identified Qin Ming as her second uncle.
• Mo Lin vanished as Ye Lingling wondered whether he was connected to Mo Lin, then secretly reappeared after her group left.
• Mo Lin went to the fighting platform with Xiao Hei for his arranged match against Tang San.
• Ye Lingling spotted the masked contestant in the arena and recognized him as the man from earlier.

Mo Lin faced Tang San in the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, where his unusual Martial Soul drew Yu Xiaogang’s attention. After Tang San’s Soul Skills failed to stop Xiao Hei, Mo Lin ambushed and brutally overpowered him, leaving the fight ongoing as others called for the referee to intervene.

• Dugu Yan spotted Mo Lin and Xiao Hei, while the referee verified that Xiao Hei was Mo Lin’s Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Xiao Hei as an externally manifested Martial Soul and urged Flender to obtain Mo Lin’s information.
• Tang San asked about Mo Lin’s Martial Soul, and Mo Lin insulted him before the referee started the match.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement, Parasite, and Spider Web Restraint against Xiao Hei, while Mo Lin used Xiao Hei as a distraction to approach him.
• Mo Lin broke Tang San’s arm, knocked out several teeth, and held him by the throat as Tang San endured the beating without speaking.
• Someone shouted for the referee to stop the fight and announced that they surrendered.

Mo Lin defeated Tang San decisively at the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, while Xiao Hei escorted Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan away for safety. Tang Hao watched in fury and vowed to make the arena and Thousand Faces pay.

• Yu Xiaogang shouted for the referee to stop Mo Lin from beating Tang San, but the arena’s rules and spectators’ jeers kept the match going.
• Xiao Hei appeared beside Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, explained that Mo Lin had sent her, and led them somewhere safer because Tang Hao might attack.
• Mo Lin stopped beating Tang San, declared himself tired, and the referee announced Thousand Faces as the winner.
• Yu Xiaogang and the others carried the badly beaten Tang San away, while Zhao Wuji feared Mo Lin had provoked Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao smashed a wall in a deserted corner and swore that the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena and Thousand Faces would pay.

Mo Lin explained how the Tiger Talisman split him into two equally powerful halves whose merges increased his innate Soul Power, then gave Ye Xingmeng a potion made from immortal herbs. At Shrek, Flender and Yu Xiaogang failed to find Mo Lin, and Qin Ming arrived as they realized Tang San might have been deliberately targeted.

• Mo Lin and Evil Face agreed that Tang Hao had to be killed and confirmed that Tang San had been permanently crippled below the waist.
• Ye Xingmeng joined their conversation through the light screen, and Mo Lin explained that neither half was complete until they merged and described how the Tiger Talisman had raised his innate Soul Power to level forty.
• Ye Xingmeng teased Mo Lin about the potion he had made for her, then left after he explained it was intended to improve her health and strength.
• At Shrek, Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed their failure to find Mo Lin and suspected he had planned his attack on Tang San in advance.
• Qin Ming knocked at the door and asked for Flender.

Qin Ming recognized Mo Lin as the likely person who injured Tang San and led Flender and the others to find Ye Lingling. Meanwhile, Ye Lingling mistook Mo Lin for one of Brother Mo Lin’s relatives, and Mo Lin left her guessing.

• Qin Ming told Flender that the search for the person who injured Tang San could involve Dugu Bo, but Flender said they should proceed because Tang Hao could handle him.
• Qin Ming led Flender and the others to seek Ye Lingling and ask where Mo Lin was.
• Mo Lin ate skewers with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, threatened Dugu Yan when she provoked him, then eased off when Ye Lingling asked for food.
• Ye Lingling asked Mo Lin about his connection to Brother Mo Lin and guessed that he might be a relative.
• Mo Lin told Ye Lingling to guess, leaving her uncertain about whether she had met his family.

Dugu Yan was terrified when Xiao Hei unleashed his killing aura, and Mo Lin stopped him before he could harm her Soul Origin. After Dugu Yan left with Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing approached Mo Lin and asked to stay by his side so she could leave her current life behind.

• Dugu Yan tried to touch Xiao Hei, who fixed her with a terrifying gaze and left her frozen with fear.
• Mo Lin called Xiao Hei off and reassured Ye Lingling that Dugu Yan would recover without lasting harm.
• Dugu Yan regained her senses, remained frightened of Xiao Hei, and left with Ye Lingling.
• Mo Lin scolded Xiao Hei after the two women departed.
• Zhu Zhuqing arrived and asked to talk to Mo Lin, but he refused to let her sit.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she wanted to follow Mo Lin and leave, explaining that she had nowhere else to go and believed he was strong.

Mo Lin rejected Zhu Zhuqing's request to follow him, then gave her a token and directed her to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe in Heaven Dou City. After Zhu Zhuqing left Suotuo City, Mo Lin was attacked by a figure wielding a massive hammer, while Qin Ming brought Flender and the others to meet Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan.

• Zhu Zhuqing explained that her lineage let her sense Mo Lin's powerful tiger aura, but Mo Lin dismissed her and forced her to her knees with his pressure.
• Mo Lin gave Zhu Zhuqing a Heaven Dou Imperial Family token and told her to find Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, suggesting she become the crown princess.
• Zhu Zhuqing took the token, paid for Mo Lin's meal, and left Suotuo City that night as Mo Lin watched from the city wall.
• A massive hammer came down on Mo Lin, collapsing the city wall, but he stopped the blow with one hand.
• Qin Ming led Flender and the others to Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling asked why they had come to her door.

Mo Lin ambushed Tang Hao in Suotuo City and proved able to withstand the Clear Sky Hammer with his bare hands. When Tang Hao tried to retreat, Mo Lin threatened Tang San, forcing Tang Hao to use Ring Detonation.

• Tang Hao struck Mo Lin into a house, but Mo Lin emerged unharmed and vanished from Tang Hao’s search.
• Mo Lin reappeared behind Tang Hao and met the Clear Sky Hammer with his fist, injuring Tang Hao’s hand.
• Mo Lin summoned Defying Heaven and attacked Tang Hao, knocking him into a crater in the street.
• Tang Hao decided to retreat, but Mo Lin threatened to go after Tang San if he ran.
• Tang Hao resolved to protect Tang San and used the Clear Sky Secret Technique, Ring Detonation.

Mo Lin analyzed Tang Hao’s Ring Detonation technique while fighting him, then decided to change his plans and seek out Tang Chen. Meanwhile, Xiao Hei kept Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, Flender, and the others trapped in her Life and Death Arena to protect them, leaving Ye Lingling wondering how Mo Lin could challenge a Titled Douluo.

• Tang Hao revealed his nine Soul Rings and used Ring Detonation against Mo Lin, who analyzed the technique and its power.
• Mo Lin recognized the skill as a product of Tang Chen’s genius and decided to change his itinerary.
• Xiao Hei explained that she had sealed Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, and Qin Ming inside the Life and Death Arena because Mo Lin was fighting outside.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Xiao Hei as a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and described the arena’s supposed rules, but Xiao Hei called his explanation nonsense.
• Xiao Hei told Ye Lingling that Mo Lin was fighting Clear Sky Douluo and assured her he would win, leaving her astonished that he could face a Titled Douluo despite having only three Soul Rings.

Xiao Hei told Ye Lingling that Mo Lin had a sword in addition to his other Martial Soul, then mocked Yu Xiaogang when he tried to ask about Mo Lin’s cultivation. The chapter ended with Xiao Hei taking Yu Xiaogang’s question about her training as a provocation.

• Xiao Hei revealed that Mo Lin had a sword called White Day, and Ye Lingling realized he had Twin Martial Souls.
• Xiao Hei considered asking Mo Lin to catch and eat a nearby hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit after his fight.
• Xiao Hei called Yu Xiaogang a short-haired monkey and ridiculed his bald head and radish smell, while Dugu Yan laughed.
• Yu Xiaogang endured the insults and asked how Mo Lin cultivated and trained Xiao Hei.
• Xiao Hei recalled unpleasant memories and shouted at Yu Xiaogang, asking if he was picking a fight.

Xiao Hei beat Yu Xiaogang, then traded teasing remarks with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan while they waited in the Life and Death Arena. Outside, Mo Lin overwhelmed Tang Hao and prepared to finish the battle with a heaven-defying sword technique.

• Xiao Hei savagely beat Yu Xiaogang, knocked Flender unconscious with her tail, and returned to Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan.
• Xiao Hei told Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan that Mo Lin's secret to success was to believe in yourself and fill your stomach, then argued with Dugu Yan over touching her fur.
• A tremendous crash shook the Life and Death Arena, and Xiao Hei recognized Mo Lin's attack and said he had won.
• Mo Lin stood over the ruined Suotuo City as Tang Hao struggled to rise, gravely wounded and missing his left arm.
• Mo Lin fused his nine crimson Soul Rings into a Golden Soul Ring, struck it with the Heaven-Defying Sword, and unleashed the first form of the Heaven-Defying Sword Art: Question the Heavens.

After defeating Tang Hao, Mo Lin searched the ruined Suotuo City with Xiao Hei and recovered all six Soul Bones. He fabricated a replacement corpse for Qian Renxue and headed to the Spirit Hall branch, while the survivors feared the aftermath and Flender and Zhao Wuji abandoned Tang San.

• Mo Lin recovered from the lightning strike, then called Xiao Hei to sniff out the Soul Bones scattered through Suotuo City's rubble.
• Mo Lin and Xiao Hei found and collected all six Soul Bones, though Tang Hao's original corpse was gone.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan surveyed the destruction, and Dugu Yan begged Ye Lingling to ask Mo Lin not to hold her past insults against him.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji took Yu Xiaogang away and left Tang San behind rather than risk angering Mo Lin.
• Mo Lin fabricated a replacement Tang Hao corpse and carried it toward the Spirit Hall branch in Suotuo City.

Mo Lin delivered Tang Hao’s corpse to Spirit Hall and gave Ao Debiao a token naming him the Worship Hall’s eighth worshipper. He entrusted Tang Hao’s Soul Bones to Ye Lingling for Good Side, then turned to Flender to arrange a bodyguard.

• Mo Lin ordered Ao Debiao to take Tang Hao’s corpse to the Worship Hall, avoid Bibi Dong, and demand full payment for the job.
• Mo Lin gave Ao Debiao Qian Renxue’s token marking him as the Worship Hall’s eighth worshipper.
• Mo Lin decided to send Tang Hao’s six Soul Bones to Good Side and handed the ring containing them to Ye Lingling.
• Mo Lin reassured the frightened Heaven Dou Royal Academy group, then asked Flender to talk so he could find Ye Lingling a bodyguard.

Mo Lin ordered Flender to escort Ye Lingling to Heaven Dou City and secretly break Qin Ming’s leg, then decided to take Xiao Wu after discussing how she could help Xiao Hei get revenge. Flender brought Xiao Wu to him, leaving her tied up in an unusual fashion.

• Flender knelt in fear when Mo Lin approached, and Mo Lin told him to escort Ye Lingling safely to Heaven Dou City.
• Mo Lin ordered Flender to break Qin Ming’s leg without revealing who had asked him to do it.
• Xiao Hei reminded Mo Lin about the rabbit, and Mo Lin told her Xiao Wu could help her get revenge on two people in Star Dou Great Forest.
• Mo Lin ordered Flender to bring Xiao Wu to him, and Flender fetched her a few minutes later with her tied up.

Mo Lin had Flender deliver Xiao Wu to him, then left Suotuo City with Xiao Hei and Xiao Wu as news of his victory spread. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue paid Mo Lin and learned he expected her to take Zhu Zhuqing as a concubine, leaving her stunned that he wanted a woman to take a wife.

• Flender handed Xiao Wu over to Mo Lin, who promised him a reward through the Mo Lin Workshop and warned him to treat its owner respectfully.
• Mo Lin let Xiao Hei take charge of Xiao Wu, then left Suotuo City with them as the name Heaven-Defying Sword God spread across the continent.
• Qian Renxue asked Mo Lin whether he had killed Tang Hao, and he rebuked her for prying before she apologized and offered him a hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
• Mo Lin told Qian Renxue that Zhu Zhuqing would arrive with the Imperial Family Token and instructed her to take Zhu Zhuqing as a concubine.
• Qian Renxue protested that she was a woman and asked why Mo Lin wanted her to take a wife.