Recaps

Lin Yang revealed his twin martial souls and shared vision, then joined Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin in a coordinated assault on the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. As the injured beast tried to flee, Lin Yang used blood and bone abilities to attack it from within, while Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul Avatar neared its limit.

• Lin Yang revealed his twin martial souls and used a soul skill to share vision and establish a mental link with Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin.
• Lin Yang broke the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s barrier, and Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin joined him in attacking its exposed body.
• Lin Yang used Sun Halo Dragon, Head Dance and Slash Domain to further wound the beast, then Dugu Bo froze it while Ye Xuanyin burned it with Heaven-Burning.
• The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear broke free and tried to flee, but Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin restrained it.
• Lin Yang activated Flesh Thorns and Bone Manipulation, causing the blood and bones inside the beast to attack its organs.

Lin Yang killed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and absorbed its Soul Ring, during which his Second Martial Soul unexpectedly revealed four self-condensed Soul Rings. He explained the secret to Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin, who agreed to keep it hidden.

• Lin Yang used his External Soul Bone skill and Sun Breathing, First Form: Dance Flash to behead the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, with Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin helping him.
• Lin Yang gave Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin recovery potions, then sat down to absorb the bear's roughly twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Lin Yang felt intense pain in both hands while refining the Soul Ring, and eight Soul Rings appeared around him: four for each Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo asked about the unexpected rings, and Lin Yang explained that his Second Martial Soul, the Demon God Body, could condense Soul Rings on its own.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin promised to keep Lin Yang's Second Martial Soul secret, while Ye Xuanyin considered but set aside the idea of bringing Lin Yang and Leng Leng closer.

After returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Yang reflected on the powerful abilities he had gained from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and revealed his Twin Martial Souls to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. The group celebrated together at the Butterfly Mansion, where Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin grew closer, before Lin Yang and Xiao Wu were left alone.

• Lin Yang reviewed his new fourth Soul Skills, his strengthened Nichirin Blade, and the pair of Externally Attached Palm Bones he had obtained from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Lin Yang, Dugu Bo, and Ye Xuanyin returned safely to the Butterfly Mansion, relieving Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Xiao Wu.
• Lin Yang revealed his four Soul Rings, then showed his Twin Martial Souls and six Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, shocking Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin gave Katherine a Changu Chilian and a Red Sun Warm Jade, and Katherine named the snake Little Chi.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin bonded over dinner, then left with their granddaughters, leaving Lin Yang and Xiao Wu together.

A year and a half later, Ye Lengling defeated Osler in a sparring match, earning the new recruits’ respect as Qin Ming welcomed them to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy reserve team. With the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament only half a month away, the academy decided to save Lin Yang, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan for the next tournament.

• Ye Lengling used her saber techniques to overcome Osler and his two clones, then defeated him by placing her blade at his neck.
• Qin Ming welcomed Osler, Shi Mo, and Yu Feng to the Imperial Fighting Team reserves, and the newcomers introduced themselves alongside Lin Yang, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• The group learned that Yu Tianheng had left the academy a year earlier, leaving eight reserve members and seven official team members.
• The chapter explained that the tournament would begin in half a month, with its grand finals in Heaven Dou City and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone offered as the championship prize.
• Qin Ming and the Three Education Committee Members chose not to field Lin Yang, Xiao Wu, or Dugu Yan, intending to preserve their strength for the next tournament.

Lin Yang welcomed the new reserve-team members and successfully created a Jade Bone Potion from the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. After drinking a bottle, he confirmed it permanently improved Soul Power circulation efficiency, leaving seven bottles for future use.

• Qin Ming had the eight reserve-team members fight a free-for-all, where Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan clashed, Ye Lingling faced Osler and Yu Feng, and Lin Yang took on the Shi Brothers.
• The new members settled into the reserve team and came to accept Lin Yang as their captain after experiencing his strength.
• Lin Yang expanded the Butterfly Mansion and considered opening Wisteria House branches while relying on his two existing potions for income.
• Lin Yang extracted the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone's essence and combined it with costly ingredients to successfully brew eight bottles of Jade Bone Potion.
• Lin Yang drank a bottle, cultivated, and confirmed the potion permanently increased his Soul Power circulation efficiency by about five percent.

Lin Yang watched Spirit Hall dominate the Martial Soul Elite Tournament before Emperor Xue Ye summoned him and asked him to join Heaven Dou Team One in the finals. The emperor offered Lin Yang a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone if he could lead the team to victory.

• Lin Yang gave Jade Bone Potions to the three girls, Dugu Bo, and Ye Xuanyin, keeping two bottles to trade later.
• The tournament preliminaries and advancement rounds concluded, with Blazing Fire, Thunderclap, Godwind, Skywater, and Canghui Academy advancing.
• Spirit Hall's team revealed a Soul King captain and six Soul Ancestors, then overwhelmed or drove off its opponents as Heaven Dou Team One lost hope of winning.
• Meng Shenji brought Lin Yang to meet Emperor Xue Ye, who learned that Lin Yang had reached level forty-eight at eleven years old.
• Emperor Xue Ye asked Lin Yang to replace a substitute and lead Heaven Dou Team One in the finals, promising him a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone if he won.

Lin Yang joined Heaven Dou Team One to compete in the Grand Finals and challenged all seven members to prove he should lead them. After he revealed his Level 48 strength, Zhao Yu ordered the team to attack him together.

• Xue Ye left, and Meng Shenji assured Lin Yang that the academy would support him in the tournament.
• Meng Shenji introduced Lin Yang to Tang Nian and Heaven Dou Team One, explaining that His Majesty had ordered Lin Yang to join.
• Lin Yang revealed that he was a Level 48 Battle Soul Ancestor, stunning Tang Nian and the team.
• Meng Shenji proposed making Lin Yang captain, and Lin Yang challenged the team to defeat him or follow his lead.
• Zhao Yu ordered all seven members to attack, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda boosted their strength, speed, and Soul Power.

Lin Yang overwhelmed Zhao Yu’s team in a thirty-second trial, then chose to let Zhao Yu remain captain. As a substitute for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lin Yang helped defeat Skywater Academy and drew attention from Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Spirit Hall’s representative.

• Lin Yang defeated Zhao Yu’s teammates one by one without using his Martial Soul, forcing the team to surrender.
• Lin Yang declined the captaincy and told Zhao Yu he would serve as an ordinary team member.
• The third round of the tournament began, and Lin Yang entered as a substitute for Heaven Dou Royal Academy against Skywater Academy.
• Lin Yang kicked Skywater Academy’s captain and support off the platform, helping Heaven Dou secure a qualifying spot.
• Emperor Xue Ye welcomed Lin Yang’s contribution, while Ning Fengzhi studied his strength and Spirit Hall’s representative dismissed Heaven Dou’s chances.

Spirit Hall took first place provisionally, and Lin Yang led Heaven Dou Team One to victory over Star Luo Royal Academy for second. As the tournament final began the next day, Lin Yang saw Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin in the stands and remained confident he would win the Soul Bone.

• Heaven Dou Team One defeated Sky Star Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy beat Thunder Academy with an all-Soul-Ancestor lineup, and Spirit Hall Team crushed Blazing Fire Academy.
• Heaven Dou Team One and Star Luo Royal Academy forfeited the individual-match round, allowing Spirit Hall to take first place provisionally.
• Ning Fengzhi estimated Heaven Dou Team One had an eighty percent chance of beating Star Luo, while Emperor Xue Ye believed its chances were even higher.
• Lin Yang caught Star Luo Team's captain by the wrist and knocked him off the platform, then sent the remaining Star Luo fighters down as Heaven Dou Team One won.
• The next day, Lin Yang spotted Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Dugu Bo, and Ye Xuanyin at the final, and Dugu Bo urged him not to give Spirit Hall a chance.

Heaven Dou Team One fell behind the Spirit Hall Team, leaving Lin Yang alone against all seven opponents. Lin Yang drew Crimson Interval only half an inch and sent six Spirit Hall members out of the arena, leaving Jin Feng standing as the crowd erupted in cheers.

• The Spirit Hall Team overwhelmed Heaven Dou Team One with their superior Soul Power and numbers while Lin Yang and Jin Feng watched from the sidelines.
• Heaven Dou Team One’s support Soul Master withdrew, and Zhao Yu and the other teammates were soon defeated or forced off the platform.
• Lin Yang summoned his Martial Soul and pushed Crimson Interval half an inch from its sheath, unleashing a wave of Sharp Gold.
• Jin Feng warned his teammates to retreat, but Lin Yang’s sheathed blade struck six Spirit Hall members out of the arena without injuring them.
• Jin Feng survived by completing Martial Soul Possession, and the crowd roared Lin Yang’s name.

Lin Yang defeated Jin Feng in the tournament final, leading Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team to win the championship. He accepted the Soul Bone prize from Xue Ye as the team’s representative, while Salas left with hostility toward him.

• Jin Feng used his Dark Gold Bear skills against Lin Yang, but Lin Yang dodged his charge, endured his roar, and cut him with a blade ray.
• Lin Yang stopped Jin Feng’s Earth-Splitting Mountain Collapse by striking the point where its power gathered.
• Jin Feng launched his Dark Gold Falling Star, but Lin Yang’s Flame Dance split the attack apart, and Jin Feng conceded.
• Xue Ye announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team as the final-round winner, while Salas left after giving Lin Yang a sinister look.
• At his teammates’ urging, Lin Yang received the championship Soul Bone from Xue Ye, who promised the others their due rewards.

After Lin Yang’s tournament victory drew attention from powerful figures, Ning Fengzhi invited him to meet at Qiongyue Tower. Ning Fengzhi revealed his interest in Lin Yang and hinted at his knowledge of the potions Lin Yang developed.

• After Heaven Dou Royal Academy won the tournament, Lin Yang’s victory and connections to Dugu Bo and the Ye family attracted widespread attention.
• Xue Qinghe invited Lin Yang to Qiongyue Tower, where he introduced him to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that he had arranged the meeting to make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s acquaintance with Lin Yang, whom he hoped to draw closer to the sect.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Lin Yang was a physician, and Lin Yang modestly said he had only studied medicine a little.
• Ning Fengzhi challenged Lin Yang’s claim by pointing out that he had developed the Soul-Returning and Soul-Burning potions.

Lin Yang offered Ning Fengzhi a deal involving two Jade Bone Potions that permanently increased cultivation efficiency by five percent. Their effect on Titled Douluos left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's elders eager to obtain them.

• Ning Fengzhi warned Lin Yang that Spirit Hall could eventually threaten him and urged him to consider the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's protection and resources.
• Lin Yang proposed a deal and revealed two Jade Bone Potions that permanently improved cultivation efficiency by five percent.
• Lin Yang explained that even Titled Douluos could use the potions, causing Chen Xin and Gu Rong to break their chairs in shock and excitement.
• Lin Yang said the potions had no side effects and had already been taken by Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin, prompting Chen Xin and Gu Rong to connect Dugu Bo's recent strength to the potion.

Lin Yang gave Jade Bone Potions to Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi, using the gifts and a warning to keep the powerful factions wary of offending him. After returning to the Butterfly Mansion, he reunited with his clone and considered how his clones could help him develop his abilities.

• Ning Fengzhi realized Lin Yang’s potions could tempt Sword and Bone Douluo and offered to buy both vials.
• Lin Yang gave one vial of Jade Bone Potion to Xue Qinghe, who accepted it as a gift.
• Lin Yang offered the last vial to Ning Fengzhi and warned him to take it at midnight, though the warning was fabricated.
• Ning Fengzhi left with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, and Lin Yang returned to the Butterfly Mansion after saying goodbye to Xue Qinghe.
• Lin Yang merged with his clone in the basement and explained that his Soul Split clones could not cultivate independently but could train Soul Skills and share their experience.

Gu Rong and Qian Renxue tested Lin Yang’s Jade Bone Potion and confirmed that it permanently increased cultivation efficiency by five percent, while Ning Fengzhi moved to secure more of it. In Nuoding City, the Official Gazette revealed Lin Yang’s tournament strength, prompting Yu Xiaogang to misjudge his former student while Dean Su Hong quietly took pride in him.

• Gu Rong reported that the Jade Bone Potion had raised his cultivation efficiency by five percent, and Ning Fengzhi prepared a valuable offering for Lin Yang.
• Qian Renxue drank her potion after She Long reported that the Great Enshrined could not identify its ingredients, then confirmed its effect and anticipated Ning Fengzhi’s request for it.
• Ning Fengzhi requested an audience with Xue Qinghe, and Qian Renxue recognized that he wanted the potion she had already consumed.
• The Official Gazette reached Nuoding City, where Yu Xiaogang read that Lin Yang had become a level 48 Soul Ancestor and assumed he was the weak former student he remembered.
• Su Hong carefully stored the Gazette and felt proud of Lin Yang, though he remained bound by an order not to disclose the boy’s past.

Lin Yang's flesh and blood clone entered Slaughter City and discovered that Soul Rings and Soul Skills were sealed there. After witnessing a Soul King die while trying to leave, he asked his guide to take him straight to the Hell Slaughter Arena, claiming he had come to die.

• Lin Yang's flesh and blood clone drank yellow springs dew at a tavern that served as the entrance to Slaughter City, then led the newcomers into its underground passage.
• The clone reached Slaughter City's gates and found that his Soul Rings were sealed, though his bloodline abilities remained usable.
• A burly Soul King tried to turn back, but a black-armored knight killed him after he failed to use his Soul Skills.
• The black-armored knight gave Lin Yang's clone token 13013, and a veiled woman offered to guide him through the city.
• Lin Yang's clone told the guide to take him to the Hell Slaughter Arena, saying he had come to die.

Lin Yang tested Ye Lingling by making her fight a Nine-Curved Snake Vine so she could face danger and awaken her Demon Slayer Mark. After enduring its attacks and identifying its main vine, Ye Lingling awakened her mark and struck with her Seventh Form, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Lin Yang asked Ye Lingling about awakening her Demon Slayer Mark and told her to defeat the enemy before her.
• Lin Yang vanished and a Nine-Curved Snake Vine attacked Ye Lingling with all nine vines.
• Ye Lingling defended herself with Plum Shadow, was wounded, then used her Nine Heart Begonia to heal while dodging and studying the vines.
• Ye Lingling severed a secondary vine with Crimson Hanagoromo and realized the vine could regenerate unless she cut its hidden main vine.
• Ye Lingling gathered the vines together, used Crimson Eyes of the Other Shore to spot the protected main vine, and awakened her Demon Slayer Mark.
• Ye Lingling attacked the main vine with Nine Hearts of Begonia.

Ye Lingling defeated the Nine-Curved Snake Vine, advanced to Soul Ancestor, and gained a Soul Bone and Demon Slayer Mark. After Lin Yang escorted her back to the academy, the two shared their first kiss, leaving their relationship newly changed.

• Ye Lingling killed the Nine-Curved Snake Vine, and Lin Yang helped her recover before she absorbed its black Soul Ring.
• Lin Yang found a left arm Soul Bone, which Ye Lingling absorbed, raising her Soul Power Level to forty-two and granting her Snake Vine Healing.
• Ye Lingling discovered that she had awakened her Demon Slayer Mark, and Lin Yang noticed her torn clothing before they returned to Heaven Dou City.
• At the Girls' Dormitory, Ye Lingling kissed Lin Yang's cheek, and Lin Yang pulled her close and kissed her in return.
• Ye Lingling broke away, accused Lin Yang of needing practice, and privately suspected he had practiced with Dugu Yan.

Lin Yang accepted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s gifts, cultivated a strange seed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and broke through to Soul King rank fifty. He reunited with Xiao Wu and took her on an outing, then spent time with Dugu Yan and Leng Leng after their jealousy flared, while Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi took notice of his actions.

• Ning Fengzhi sent Lin Yang a sect token, the Netherworld Corroding Heart Left Leg Bone, rare metals, medicinal herbs, and a strange seed; Lin Yang gave the Soul Bone to Dugu Yan and planted the seed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• After two months, Lin Yang’s seedling had grown, and he emerged from the spring after breaking through to rank fifty.
• Lin Yang returned to the Butterfly Mansion, where Xiao Wu said she had missed him, and he promised to take her out the next day.
• Lin Yang took Xiao Wu shopping, then spent a day with each of Dugu Yan and Leng Leng after they became jealous.
• Qian Renxue scorned Lin Yang after hearing about his outings, while Ning Fengzhi read the reports with indecision.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Lin Yang was a not-yet-twelve-year-old Soul King and chose to befriend him rather than treat him as a rival. Lin Yang received the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s records and decided to hunt a fifty-thousand-year Earth-Splitting Golden Tiger, though he planned to travel alone.

• Ning Fengzhi showed Chen Xin the sect’s findings about Lin Yang and said he suspected Lin Yang had reached Soul King at under twelve.
• Ning Fengzhi decided the sect should befriend Lin Yang and give him records on ten-thousand-year Gold Element Soul Beasts as a gesture of goodwill.
• Lin Yang accepted the records and selected a fifty-thousand-year Earth-Splitting Golden Tiger in the Tiger Fury Mountain Range as his next target.
• Dugu Yan urged Lin Yang to let her grandfather accompany him, but Lin Yang said he would go alone and handle other matters in the Star Luo Empire.

Lin Yang traveled to White Family Village to negotiate with Bai He for the Speed Clan leader’s rare ginseng, presenting himself as a representative of the Butterfly Mansion. Bai He recognized Lin Yang and heard his offer, leaving the sale undecided.

• Lin Yang and his black-robed companion arrived in Cloud Forest City and traveled to White Family Village, where the Speed Clan lived.
• Lin Yang showed a butterfly token and told a Speed Clan member that the Butterfly Mansion had come to visit Bai He and conduct a transaction.
• The Speed Clan member escorted Lin Yang and his companion to Bai He, who was accompanied by Bai Chenxiang.
• Lin Yang confirmed his identity by displaying Crimson Interval and his four Soul Rings, surprising Bai He with his Soul King-level power.
• Lin Yang explained that he wanted to buy Bai He's exceptional ginseng root for the Butterfly Mansion, and Bai He listened to his proposal.

Lin Yang bought Bai He's Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng for two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, leaving Bai He and Bai Chenxiang astonished. After the trade, Bai He stopped Lin Yang as he was leaving and asked for his help.

• Bai He showed Lin Yang the living Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and asked him to name a price.
• Lin Yang offered two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Bai He left to verify the Gold Soul Coin card.
• Bai Chenxiang chatted with Lin Yang while Bai He was away and shared her frustration about the Speed Clan's limited combat ability.
• Bai He returned, confirmed the card held the full amount, and agreed to the trade.
• Lin Yang stored the ginseng in his Soul Tool and prepared to leave, but Bai He stopped him to ask for help.

Lin Yang agreed to help Bai Chenxiang enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then continued his journey toward the Tiger Fury Mountain Range. Xue Qinghe learned of Lin Yang’s destination and decided to meet him in person, while Lin Yang reached the mountain range and entered its forest.

• Bai He asked Lin Yang to recommend Bai Chenxiang to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Lin Yang agreed after learning she was ten years old and a rank twenty-two Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster.
• Lin Yang left White Family Village with the Bone Clone and traveled toward the Star Luo Empire.
• She Long reported Lin Yang’s movements to Xue Qinghe, who decided to meet Lin Yang himself after learning he was likely headed for the Tiger Roar Mountain Range.
• Lin Yang entered Star Luo Province, rested in a city for two days, and obtained a map of the Tiger Fury Mountain Range.
• Lin Yang traveled south to the Tiger Fury Mountain Range and stepped into its forest.

After two days searching the Tiger Fury Mountain Range, Lin Yang encountered Qian Renxue, who disguised herself as Qian Xue while he hid his identity behind the name Lin Dong. Their wary meeting was interrupted by a beast tide, and they suspected a powerful Soul Beast was driving the fleeing creatures.

• Lin Yang and his skeletal clone searched the mountains for an Earth-Splitting Golden Tiger but found none, then made camp for the night.
• Qian Renxue arrived at Lin Yang’s camp, claimed she meant no harm, and introduced herself as Qian Xue from the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Yang gave Qian Renxue the false name Lin Dong and claimed to be from the Star Luo Empire, while his skeletal clone identified itself as Lin Gu.
• She Long watched from the shadows as Lin Yang and Qian Renxue sat silently across the fire.
• A tiger’s roar and trembling ground announced a beast tide, and Lin Yang and Qian Renxue realized the Soul Beasts were fleeing from something.
• Lin Yang observed that the fleeing beasts followed a concentrated route, and Qian Renxue suggested a powerful Soul Beast was driving them, perhaps slaughtering rather than hunting.

Qian Renxue confronted a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger while Lin Yang chose to leave rather than help her. She Long arrived to protect her after the tiger demonstrated its fearsome power, and the standoff continued.

• Qian Renxue sensed an evil presence, summoned her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, and flew into the darkness after ordering Lin Yang to leave.
• Lin Yang suspected the presence belonged to a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and decided to head in another direction instead of helping Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue found a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with more than forty thousand years of cultivation and challenged it.
• The tiger fired a black light that Qian Renxue dodged, and the attack tore through the forest and corroded the fallen trees.
• She Long arrived in front of Qian Renxue and faced the tiger, which showed no fear of the Titled Douluo.