Chapter Summaries

Mo Lin forced Qian Renxue to send a woman to marry under Xue Qinghe’s identity, arguing that he wanted to prevent war and improve commoners’ lives. After Qian Renxue left, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong visited Mo Lin’s shop to buy Soul Tools, but Mo Lin treated them rudely and refused to let them browse.

• Mo Lin insisted that Qian Renxue arrange the marriage through Xue Qinghe and promised to take responsibility if her cover was threatened.
• Mo Lin told Qian Renxue that he opposed war because it harmed ordinary people, not because he wanted faith or godhood.
• After Qian Renxue left, Mo Lin prepared to close his empty shop but was interrupted by Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin.
• Mo Lin recognized the visitors and provoked them, thinking they might be worth a large sum if he killed them.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that he wanted to buy more Soul Tools and see what else Mo Lin sold, but Mo Lin refused to let him look around.

Mo Lin demonstrated his Communication Modules to Ning Fengzhi and sold him on their value, securing a huge order and payment. After Ning Fengzhi and the others left, Mo Lin revealed that the devices were experimental scrap he had in abundance.

• Mo Lin showed Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong how a Communication Module transmitted voices over long distances.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to buy fifty modules, and Mo Lin set the price at five hundred and ten million Gold Soul Coins.
• Mo Lin sold Ning Fengzhi the four modules he had on hand and agreed to make the rest later.
• Ning Fengzhi paid six hundred million Gold Soul Coins, allocating the extra ninety million toward Heavenly Eyes.
• After Ning Fengzhi and the others left, Mo Lin revealed that he had a warehouse full of the modules and considered them scrap.

Mo Lin contacted Evil Face and promised Xiao Wu a chance to resurrect her mother if she endured three years of obedience. After arranging to meet Evil Face in the Far North, Mo Lin learned that Evil Face planned to capture Tang Chen and make him guard their gate.

• Mo Lin contacted Evil Face and found Xiao Wu near death after days of training, then healed her with the Horse Talisman.
• Mo Lin offered Xiao Wu three years of obedience in exchange for the possibility of resurrecting her mother, and she showed renewed interest when he mentioned resurrection.
• Mo Lin realized the Sheep Talisman could work with Electrolux's Necromancy to manipulate souls.
• Mo Lin arranged to meet Evil Face in the Far North in half a month and warned him not to destroy Slaughter City.
• Evil Face said he intended to capture Tang Chen and bring him back to guard their gate.

Mo Lin told Ye Xingmeng that he had killed Tang Hao and asked for time before revealing the truth about himself to Ye Lingling. A few days later, Ye Lingling returned with news of Tang Hao’s death and the name Heaven-Defying Sword God.

• Mo Lin accepted Tang Chen as a guard against trouble from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Mo Lin met Ye Xingmeng and Tang Yuehua, who asked him to replenish the Moonlight Pavilion’s Mind-Calming Incense.
• After Tang Yuehua left, Mo Lin confessed to Ye Xingmeng that he had killed Tang Hao in Suotuo City and handed his body to Spirit Hall.
• Ye Xingmeng worried about Ye Lingling, who was in Suotuo City, and Mo Lin assured her that Lingling had not seen the killing.
• Mo Lin promised Ye Xingmeng he would tell Ye Lingling the truth, but not yet, and she offered to help him.
• A few days later, Ye Lingling returned with news of Tang Hao’s death and the name Heaven-Defying Sword God.

Mo Lin welcomed Ye Lingling and her companions back to the city, while their questions about his connection to the Heaven-Defying Sword God drew attention to the Ye Family’s hidden ties. The group headed home for dinner, leaving Qin Ming nervous and injured after Mo Lin offered him a discount on medicine.

• Ye Lingling jumped from her carriage and hugged Mo Lin, then asked him about the other Mo Lin she had met in Suotuo City.
• Mo Lin said Ye Lingling would have to ask Aunt Ye about the Heaven-Defying Sword God and revealed that she had once called him a freeloader.
• Yu Tianheng and the others concluded that the Ye Family had powerful connections and considered building a relationship with them.
• Mo Lin asked whether Ye Lingling needed to return to the academy, and Qin Ming said she could go home directly.
• Mo Lin offered Qin Ming a discount on medicine for his broken leg, and Ye Lingling joked that her teacher might be homesick.

Flender learned that Mo Lin owned the Mo Lin Workshop and set out to collect his reward, while Dugu Yan left in a bad mood. Back at the Ye Family courtyard, Mo Lin called Ye Xingmeng “Mom,” and she later told Ye Lingling that he was a freeloader who owed her for his meals.

• Flender asked Qin Ming about the Mo Lin Workshop, and Dugu Yan told him that Mo Lin owned it.
• Flender worried that he had offended Mo Lin, while Dugu Yan considered apologizing to him and then refused Yu Tianheng’s invitation to eat.
• Mo Lin and Ye Lingling returned to the Ye Family courtyard, where Ye Xingmeng teased her daughter about finding a man.
• Mo Lin called Ye Xingmeng “Mom,” and she reluctantly accepted while letting him rub her shoulders.
• Ye Lingling asked about Mo Lin, and Ye Xingmeng called him a freeloader who owed her for his meals, making him choke.

Ye Lingling learned that Mo Lin had disguised his identity and asked to keep Xiao Hei, while Mo Lin promised she could. On the road, Mo Lin and Xiao Hei teased Xiao Wu and asked whether she had ever seen a black dragon or a silkworm baby.

• Ye Xingmeng confused Ye Lingling by hinting that she had met Mo Lin before, and Ye Lingling eventually recognized his familiar manner as resembling her mother’s.
• Ye Lingling recounted her experiences in Suotuo City and praised Xiao Hei, prompting Ye Xingmeng to reveal that Mo Lin had no externally manifested Martial Soul and could disguise himself.
• Mo Lin confirmed that Xiao Hei was not his Martial Soul and explained that her appearance and his identity could have been disguises.
• Ye Lingling decided against keeping Xiao Hei after worrying she might be a powerful Soul Beast, but Mo Lin reassured her and offered to let Xiao Hei stay with her.
• Mo Lin and Xiao Hei traveled with Xiao Wu, and Xiao Hei asked whether Xiao Wu had seen a black dragon or a silkworm baby.

Mo Lin questioned Xiao Wu about Tang San and planted doubts about whether Tang San knew her identity as a Soul Beast. Meanwhile, Flender waited anxiously at Mo Lin Workshop in Heaven Dou City and learned that Mo Lin had gone away for a while.

• Mo Lin asked Xiao Hei whether the Star Dou Great Forest held a Black Dragon or a Silkworm Baby, then set off with her and Xiao Wu toward Slaughter City.
• Mo Lin told Xiao Wu that he had been the person she bumped into and suggested Tang San had long known she was a transformed Soul Beast.
• Mo Lin claimed Tang San's mother had been a Soul Beast who sacrificed herself, leaving Xiao Wu shocked and angry.
• Mo Lin admitted he might be teasing Xiao Wu, but the suspicion he had planted remained.
• Flender waited several days at Mo Lin Workshop, and Ye Lingling told him that Mo Lin had gone out and would not return for a while.

Flender learned that Mo Lin had left Heaven Dou City for several months and discovered that he was Ye Lingling’s childhood bridegroom, prompting him to treat the Ye Family as powerful allies. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing pledged herself to Qian Renxue, who named her Crown Princess and set out to obtain an imperial decree for their marriage.

• Ye Lingling told Flender that Mo Lin had left to find Soul Tool materials and revealed that he owed her family a debt he could never repay.
• Flender learned that Mo Lin was Ye Lingling’s childhood bridegroom and concluded that the Ye Family and Mo Lin were formidable powers he should avoid offending.
• Flender investigated the Ye Family further and learned that Ye Xingmeng had taken Mo Lin in.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Mo Lin’s token to meet Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince’s Palace and agreed to become her woman.
• Qian Renxue declared Zhu Zhuqing her Crown Princess and went to seek an imperial decree granting their marriage.

Xue Qinghe proposed marrying Zhu Zhuqing and using Spirit Hall to stir conflict within the Star Luo Empire. Xue Ye wanted to meet the mysterious Defying Heaven, but Xue Qinghe refused, knowing Mo Lin could not be summoned at will.

• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye he wanted to marry Zhu Zhuqing of the Star Luo Zhu Family.
• Xue Qinghe explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s royal blood could help destabilize the Star Luo Imperial Family, and proposed using Spirit Hall to support the Zhu Family.
• Xue Ye recognized that Spirit Hall would be difficult to enlist and asked how Xue Qinghe planned to persuade it.
• Xue Qinghe said she could contact Defying Heaven and use his name to get Spirit Hall to act against Star Luo.
• Xue Ye asked to meet Defying Heaven, but Xue Qinghe refused because she could not order Mo Lin to appear.

Qian Renxue agreed to mislead Spirit Hall for Xue Ye and planned to find a scapegoat. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Mo Lin healed Dugu Bo and left him a note, while Dugu Bo awoke cured of his poison and with two new heads on his Martial Soul, then hurried home to Dugu Yan.

• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye she would fabricate information to cause trouble for the Star Luo Empire, and Xue Ye told her to arrange a scapegoat.
• Qian Renxue left the palace, thinking she already had someone suitable to blame.
• Mo Lin found the unconscious Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, healed his injuries and poison, left a note, and took some spring water.
• Dugu Bo woke to find the note signed “Your savior · Defying Heaven” and cursed the thief who had stolen his medicinal garden.
• Dugu Bo discovered his poison was gone and his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul had gained two heads from the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ souls.
• Dugu Bo hurried home, worried that Dugu Yan would be angry because he had been away so long.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo learned that Defying Heaven had killed Tang Hao and realized the man may also have healed him and evolved his Martial Soul. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan investigated Defying Heaven’s ties to the Ye Family, and the news reached Ning Fengzhi, who was stunned.

• Dugu Bo heard that Defying Heaven had killed Tang Hao and recognized that he owed the man for healing him and removing his ailment.
• Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Bo for making her worry, then left with Ye Lingling while he stayed to investigate Defying Heaven.
• Yu Yuanzhen learned that Defying Heaven probably was not affiliated with Spirit Hall and had made a deal with it to kill Tang Hao.
• A clan elder told Yu Yuanzhen that Defying Heaven had ties to the Ye Family, so Yu Yuanzhen ordered the clan to investigate the family and share the information with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi heard that Defying Heaven had ties to the Ye Family and was dumbfounded.

Ning Fengzhi feared the Heaven-Defying Sword God’s connection to the Ye Family could threaten the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Chen Xin and Gu Rong urged him to investigate and mend relations. Meanwhile, Mo Lin tested his Weather Cube and headed toward the Ice Empress, hoping to make her mine rare ores.

• Ning Fengzhi panicked over the Heaven-Defying Sword God’s apparent closeness to the Ye Family and worried that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could be destroyed.
• Chen Xin advised Ning Fengzhi to investigate before making decisions and suggested approaching the Ye Family to ease tensions.
• Gu Rong proposed using Mo Lin, the Ye Family’s live-in son-in-law, as a starting point for reconciliation because he seemed approachable and greedy for money.
• Mo Lin lamented the scarcity of Soul Tool materials and traveled to search for rare ores using locations he remembered from the Peerless Tang Sect era.
• Mo Lin examined the Weather Cube, a weapon that controlled six Weather Spirits and required a Dragon Blast to activate.
• Mo Lin headed to find the Ice Empress and considered testing the Weather Cube on her before making her mine ores.

Mo Lin reached Skywater City and enlisted the local Spirit Hall branch to search for mineral veins near the Frozen Forest. After recognizing branch master Ao Debiao from an encounter involving his clan, Mo Lin gave the search party funding and Soul Tool hand warmers and ordered them to return alive.

• Mo Lin arrived in Skywater City and presented his identification token at the Spirit Hall branch.
• Ao Debiao came out to greet Mo Lin, recognized him from Suotuo City, and knelt in alarm when Mo Lin said the Heaven-Defying Sword God was from his clan.
• Mo Lin told Ao Debiao to send people to search for nearby mineral veins and to report back without acting independently or risking their lives.
• Mo Lin gave Ao Debiao one million Gold Soul Coins and Soul Tool hand warmers for the search party.
• Mo Lin insisted that the hand warmers could be replaced if broken and told Ao Debiao to prioritize bringing everyone back alive.

Mo Lin left Spirit Hall after inspiring Ao Debiao and his subordinates to value human lives, then wandered through Skywater City looking for ore. He met Shui Yue'er after she bumped into him, and Shui Bing'er offered him ore as an apology.

• Mo Lin gave Ao Debiao supplies and urged him not to treat human lives as worthless, stirring Ao Debiao and his subordinates.
• Mo Lin left Spirit Hall and wandered toward an ore stall, realizing he had fallen back into the habit of keeping busy.
• Shui Yue'er bumped into Mo Lin, accused him of not helping her, and argued with him after he suspected she was staging an injury scam.
• Shui Bing'er arrived, apologized for Shui Yue'er, and offered Mo Lin ore as compensation.

Mo Lin left Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er after Shui Bing'er ordered an investigation into him, then used the Bye-Bye Machine to travel to Electrolux and Huo Yuhao. There he learned that Electrolux had resurrected Du Bisou as an undead to teach Huo Yuhao Body Martial Soul cultivation.

• Mo Lin dismissed Shui Yue'er's complaints, and Shui Bing'er told the shopkeeper to investigate him without provoking him.
• Mo Lin checked into an inn, sealed his room against perception, and used the Bye-Bye Machine to travel to the parallel plane.
• Electrolux and Huo Yuhao welcomed Mo Lin at the Body Sect, where he noticed Du Bisou standing nearby.
• Electrolux explained that he had resurrected Du Bisou as an undead to teach Huo Yuhao, and Du Bisou introduced himself to Mo Lin.

Mo Lin crushed Du Bisou’s arm when the former sect master tested his strength, then asked Du Busi for news from the continent. Huo Yuhao learned that Wang Dong was a girl, while Electrolux showed that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was expanding the Undead Demiplane.

• Du Bisou challenged Mo Lin’s strength during a handshake, and Mo Lin shattered his arm and sent him flying through a door.
• Du Bisou got back up and admitted Mo Lin was stronger than any opponent he had faced, then declined another demonstration.
• Mo Lin asked Du Busi for important news, and Du Busi said the Clear Sky Sect had made no move but Wang Dong had come looking for Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao was stunned when Du Busi revealed that Wang Dong was a girl and had disguised herself as a boy.
• Electrolux showed Mo Lin and the others the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm using magic arrays to expand the Undead Demiplane.

Mo Lin questioned the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm about the Star Dou Great Forest and learned that Di Tian had lived in a nearby valley before moving to the forest. He then heard that Shrek was fracturing into rival factions and that Evil Soul Masters had grown more active amid the turmoil.

• Mo Lin summoned the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and asked whether he had seen the Titan Giant Ape or the Sky Azure Bull Python; the silkworm had only heard of them.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Mo Lin that Di Tian had lived in a nearby valley before later settling in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Electrolux let the exhausted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rest, and Mo Lin asked Du Busi what had happened while he was away.
• Du Busi explained that Shrek had split between Mu En's conservatives and radicals who wanted to restore its honor, while Xuan Zi had left after Mu En cut off his arm.
• Du Busi reported that Evil Soul Masters had become increasingly active across the Douluo Continent as Shrek fought among itself.

Mo Lin learned that Evil Soul Masters had become active while Shrek struggled to suppress them, and promised to deal with them. He then arrived at Slaughter City's entrance with Xiao Hei and Xiao Wu, where Xiao Hei slaughtered the tavern's occupants and Mo Lin forced the shaken Xiao Wu to pick up a knife.

• Du Busi told Mo Lin that Evil Soul Masters were active because Shrek could barely protect itself, and Mo Lin asked for their locations so he could deal with them.
• Electrolux said he could not teach Mo Lin Necromancy because his knowledge was limited, while Huo Yuhao reflected on his weakness and Du Bisou asked Electrolux to restore his arm.
• Mo Lin arrived at the town outside Slaughter City with Xiao Hei and Xiao Wu, identified the tavern as the entrance, and kicked its door open.
• Xiao Hei rushed into the tavern and killed everyone inside, making Xiao Wu vomit at the sight of the blood.
• Mo Lin called Xiao Wu pathetic, put a small knife in front of her, and ordered her to pick it up.

Mo Lin forced Xiao Wu to kill a wounded bartender, then ordered Xiao Hei to leave no one alive in the town. He entered Slaughter City and demanded to meet its King, drawing the King of Slaughter to confront him.

• Xiao Hei brought a wounded bartender to Mo Lin, who used telekinesis to make Xiao Wu stab the man to death.
• Mo Lin ordered Xiao Hei to kill everyone in the town and left Xiao Wu behind as he entered the tavern.
• Mo Lin found a hidden passage beneath the tavern counter and used the Rabbit Talisman's power to reach Slaughter City.
• Mo Lin kicked aside a gatekeeper and attacked the law enforcement squads, demanding that they summon the King of Slaughter.
• The King of Slaughter arrived with nine Soul Rings and a blood-red longsword, and Mo Lin recognized him.