Chapter Summaries

After Tang San returned to the academy and challenged Lin Yang, Lin Yang avoided fighting him while Tang Hao remained nearby. Lin Yang graduated early, received a Soul Beast Illustrated Guide from Su Hong, and left Nuoding City to pursue his next plans.

• Tang San returned to the academy with a first Soul Ring and challenged Lin Yang, who refused and mocked him for his past behavior toward Wang Sheng.
• Lin Yang learned that Tang Hao was staying near the academy, then applied to Su Hong for early graduation.
• Su Hong approved Lin Yang's application and gave him a Soul Beast Illustrated Guide as a graduation present.
• Su Hong explained the intermediate academy options, and Lin Yang assured him he would uphold Nuoding Academy's name.
• Lin Yang collected his graduation certificate, said goodbye to Wang Sheng and the others, packed his belongings, and left Nuoding City that night.

Lin Yang reached the waterfall cave where Tang Hao had hidden the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and absorbed its power to strengthen his Demon Blood Martial Soul. He left with Soul Power at rank twenty-four and two upgraded Thousand-Year Soul Rings, while the Blue Silver Emperor remained weak and dormant.

• Lin Yang found the waterfall, used his Sharp Gold skill to split it, and entered the hidden cave.
• Lin Yang discovered the dormant Blue Silver Emperor and retrieved the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone from a lead box.
• Lin Yang absorbed the Soul Bone, refined its power, and raised his Soul Power from rank eighteen to rank twenty.
• Lin Yang channeled the remaining power into his Demon Blood Martial Soul, creating a second Soul Ring and upgrading both rings to Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Lin Yang refined the Soul Bone's remaining power into Soul Power, reaching rank twenty-four, then left the cave.

After absorbing a Soul Bone, Lin Yang exposed himself to sunlight and endured his Demon Blood Martial Soul repeatedly burning away and regenerating until it adapted. He emerged able to withstand sunlight, with his Martial Soul fused into his body, and named it the Demon God Body Martial Soul.

• Lin Yang finished absorbing the Soul Bone, discovered his constitution and height had increased, and left the cave at dawn.
• Lin Yang summoned his Demon Blood Martial Soul and deliberately stepped into the sunlight to eliminate its weakness.
• As sunlight burned Lin Yang to charcoal, he used the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's healing skill to regenerate while his Martial Soul adapted and evolved.
• Lin Yang's body rebuilt itself, allowing him to stand in sunlight and transform his flesh into clothing.
• Lin Yang realized his Demon Blood Martial Soul had merged completely with him as a Body Martial Soul, and he named it the Demon God Body Martial Soul.

Lin Yang strengthened the Blue Silver Emperor with his blood, and she bonded with him and merged into his body. He returned to Red Maple Village, showed Grandma Su Xi his graduation certificate, and prepared to leave again, unable to use his blood to restore her health safely.

• Lin Yang decided to move the Blue Silver Emperor, fed her his blood, and watched her recover and grow stronger.
• The Blue Silver Emperor chose to accompany Lin Yang and merged into his body, appearing like a tattoo across his back.
• Lin Yang flew out of the mountains and returned to Red Maple Village, where Su Xi feared he had been expelled until he showed her his graduation certificate.
• Lin Yang told Grandma Su Xi he planned to find a Soul Ring and attend an intermediate Soul Master Academy, then spent half a month preparing her home and leaving her money.
• Lin Yang abandoned his plan to turn Grandma Su Xi into a demon after learning his blood would transform an ordinary person into a mindless, flesh-eating creature.

Lin Yang traveled with a caravan toward the Star Luo Empire and warned its guards when the Blue Silver Emperor sensed approaching bandits. The bandits discovered they had been spotted and charged the camp.

• Lin Yang meditated during the journey, using the Blue Silver Domain to improve his cultivation.
• Phil told Lin Yang that bandits and Fallen Soul Masters threatened the lawless territory beyond Border Pass, and Lin Yang agreed to help defend the caravan.
• The caravan passed through Border Pass and camped in a guarded circle of wagons after entering the dangerous region.
• The Blue Silver Emperor alerted Lin Yang to approaching bandits, and he told Phil to ready the guards.
• The bandits realized the caravan had detected them and charged the camp under their one-eyed leader's command.

Lin Yang used his second Soul Skill, Flesh Thorns, to defeat a bandit ambush and frighten the survivors into surrendering. He left the caravan after it reached Pelagi City and accepted twice the agreed payment from Phil.

• Lin Yang revealed two Yellow Soul Rings as the bandits attacked the caravan.
• Lin Yang unleashed Flesh Thorns, which pierced and drained the bandits while protecting the guards.
• The one-eyed bandit leader charged Lin Yang with his second Soul Skill, but thorny vines burst from his body and killed him.
• The remaining bandits surrendered, and Lin Yang told Phil to handle them as he saw fit.
• The caravan entered the Star Luo Empire and later reached Pelagi City, where Lin Yang accepted double payment and parted ways with Phil.

Lin Yang traveled toward the Heavenly Calamity Mountains to find Gengjin Sword Bamboo for his second Soul Ring, but a slave-catching caravan stopped him and its mysterious master tried to force him into the carriage. Lin Yang revealed his overwhelming strength, and the young guard prepared to fight as a three-ring Soul Elder.

• Lin Yang set out from Pelagi City for the Heavenly Calamity Mountains, hoping to find Gengjin Sword Bamboo to strengthen his Nichirin Blade Martial Soul.
• After seven uneventful days, Lin Yang smelled blood from a caravan and suspected it was a Slave-Catching Band.
• The caravan's mysterious master invited Lin Yang to ride along, but he refused and tried to leave.
• A young guard blocked Lin Yang and threatened him, while the master ordered the guards to capture him without damaging his face.
• Lin Yang caught the guard's spear and twisted it apart, revealing his superior physical strength.
• The young guard summoned a Bronze Shield and revealed three Soul Rings as he prepared to attack Lin Yang.

Lin Yang killed a Soul Elder guard and refused Dai Ziming’s offer to serve him, then faced Dai Ziming after the man revealed himself as a Five-Ring Soul King. The chapter ended with Lin Yang recognizing that Dai Ziming’s White Tiger Soul Skill suggested he belonged to the Star Luo Imperial Family.

• Lin Yang defeated and killed the rank-thirty-four guard with his Blood Thorn Strangulation Soul Skill.
• Dai Ziming offered Lin Yang wealth and status if he submitted, but Lin Yang refused and called himself no one’s dog.
• Dai Ziming unleashed a crushing pressure that forced the guards to their knees, while Lin Yang remained standing.
• Lin Yang destroyed the carriage with his Flesh Thorns, revealing Dai Ziming and his five soul rings.
• Dai Ziming used White Tiger Fierce Light Wave to shatter Lin Yang’s attack, and Lin Yang recognized the Soul Skill as one associated with the Star Luo Imperial Family.

Lin Yang fully awakened his Demon God Body and fought Dai Ziming, a Soul King, but was badly wounded despite cutting Dai Ziming’s face. As Lin Yang’s Soul Power ran low, the Blue Silver Emperor secretly replenished it, giving him a chance to continue.

• Lin Yang entered Complete Ghostification, transforming his body and greatly enhancing his combat abilities.
• Dai Ziming activated his White Tiger martial soul, but Lin Yang used Sun Breathing, First Form: Dance Flash to slash his cheek.
• Dai Ziming attacked with his tiger claws, and Lin Yang countered with his Bright Red Nichirin Sword and Sun Breathing, Eighth Form: Solar Wheel Haze.
• Dai Ziming used White Tiger Sky-Splitting Roar to stun Lin Yang, then tore open his chest and severed his left forearm.
• Lin Yang bound Dai Ziming with blood-red brambles before Soul Power shattered them, and he retreated while severely injured and running low on Soul Power.
• The Blue Silver Emperor secretly sent Soul Power into Lin Yang to help him recover.

Lin Yang defeated Soul King Dai Ziming through a carefully planned deception, then had Ah Yin kill Dai Ziming’s guards. He spared the women imprisoned in covered cages and remained alive but severely wounded and drained.

• Lin Yang regenerated his severed arm and organs, then fought Dai Ziming again as Dai Ziming abandoned his earlier contempt and used his Soul Skills.
• Lin Yang used his blood and the Invisibility illusion to conceal his survival, tricking Dai Ziming into believing he had died after the White Tiger Heaven-Breaking Thrust struck him.
• When Dai Ziming approached the dropped Soul Bone, Lin Yang attacked with the Nichirin Blade and severed his head.
• Lin Yang explained his strategy and admitted he was nearly out of Soul Power, sustained by Blue Silver’s continuous supply.
• At Lin Yang’s request, Ah Yin used the Blue Silver Domain and Blue Silver Thorn Array to kill Dai Ziming’s guards and spare the women in the cages.

Lin Yang defeated Dai Ziming, freed the captive girls, and used Invisibility to give them false memories before taking Xiao Wu with him. As they traveled into the evening, Xiao Wu explained how she had ended up in the Star Luo Empire and trusted that Lin Yang would not kill her.

• Lin Yang absorbed Dai Ziming's remains, took his storage bracelet, and refined the Soul Bone he had recovered.
• Lin Yang freed the girls in the black-covered carriages and implanted false memories that they had been rescued by an unknown expert wielding a hammer and a red Soul Ring.
• Lin Yang sent the girls toward the nearest city while Xiao Wu stayed with him and questioned him about his strength and their destination.
• Xiao Wu explained that she had fled Nuoding City, enrolled in an academy in the Star Luo Empire, and been captured after offending a noble boy who reported her to Dai Ziming.
• Lin Yang said he needed a Soul Ring, but Xiao Wu insisted he would not kill her and asked about Grandma Su Xi's injuries; Lin Yang said she had recovered.

Lin Yang and Xiao Wu entered the Heavenly Calamity Mountains to find a Gengjin Sword Bamboo, and Lin Yang stole one from the heart of a vast bamboo forest. As they fled its enraged inhabitants, they reached a deep ravine, where Xiao Wu used her Waist Bow to help them cross.

• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu traveled from Heavenly Calamity Town into the mountains and found a Gengjin Sword Bamboo estimated to be five thousand five hundred years old.
• Lin Yang used his abilities to approach and cut down the Gengjin Sword Bamboo, then carried it away as its Soul Ring began to form.
• The Gengxin Bamboo Forest attacked Lin Yang and Xiao Wu with a storm of sharpened leaves as they raced to escape.
• Lin Yang carried the sword bamboo and Xiao Wu to a wide ravine, then leaped toward the opposite side with her under his arm.
• As their momentum began to fade over the abyss, Xiao Wu activated her First Soul Skill, Waist Bow.

Xiao Wu saved Lin Yang from falling into a ravine, but he rescued her in turn and then absorbed a five-thousand-year Soul Ring from the Gengjin Sword Bamboo. He emerged stronger with a new Soul Skill and the external Soul Bone Concealed Edge, while recognizing that he would need to hide his rare treasures.

• Xiao Wu used herself as a fulcrum to send Lin Yang safely across the ravine, and Lin Yang pulled her back from the abyss.
• Lin Yang began absorbing the Gengjin Sword Bamboo's five-thousand-year Soul Ring as his second Soul Ring while Xiao Wu stood guard.
• Xiao Wu discovered that Lin Yang's Soul Rings were both purple and realized he had concealed his true configuration.
• Lin Yang completed the absorption, reached Soul Power level twenty-seven, gained the Armor Break Soul Skill, and strengthened the Soul Rings on his Demon God Body Martial Soul.
• Lin Yang revealed the external Soul Bone Concealed Edge, which could store and release a full-power strike, and Xiao Wu warned him to keep it hidden.

Lin Yang parted ways with Xiao Wu, but she secretly followed him and reunited with him after going hungry in the forest. He then offered to teach her the Transparent World, an ability that could conceal her Soul Beast identity, and Xiao Wu eagerly agreed to learn.

• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu left Heavenly Calamity Town, and he gave her money and directions to Vark City before continuing toward the Reis Kingdom alone.
• Three days later, Xiao Wu emerged from hiding at Lin Yang’s camp and ate the roasted meat he had prepared.
• Xiao Wu rested in Lin Yang’s carriage while he meditated and considered what to do next.
• Lin Yang demonstrated the Transparent World and explained that it could hide Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast presence even from a Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Wu confidently asked to learn the ability, and Lin Yang warned her that mastering it would be difficult.

Lin Yang trained Xiao Wu in Wind Breathing after she proved incompatible with Sun Breathing, and their harsh journey to Suotuo City greatly strengthened her. The pair arrived in the prosperous city and cleaned up after settling their carriage.

• Xiao Wu failed to practice Sun Breathing safely, so Lin Yang taught her the basic Breathing Styles and found that she suited Wind Breathing.
• Xiao Wu quickly reached the Constant State and began developing a fighting style of her own through sparring with Lin Yang.
• Lin Yang pushed Xiao Wu through severe training and healed her injuries with his Soul Bone Skill, while she continued to improve and reached Soul Power level sixteen.
• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City after a journey that took nearly a month, and Lin Yang arranged good care for their horse.
• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu bathed, changed into clean clothes, and prepared to explore the city.

Lin Yang and Xiao Wu settled in Suotuo City and registered for individual and two-on-two Soul Fighting at the Soto Great Soul Arena under false identities. They finished the chapter ready to begin competing, with Xiao Wu having advanced to rank seventeen.

• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu ate at a restaurant and explored Suotuo City while Lin Yang decided to stay there until he reached rank thirty and to train Xiao Wu in the Transparent World.
• Xiao Wu tricked Lin Yang into biting a very sour candied hawthorn, and he privately resolved to get revenge.
• Lin Yang cultivated through the night with Crimson Interval and Concealed Edge while Ah Yin's Blue Silver Domain enveloped him.
• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu moved into a rented courtyard, then went to the Soto Great Soul Arena and registered using the false names Blade Ghost and Charming Rabbit, including as the two-on-two team Gui Mei Blade Rabbit.
• The staff tested their Soul Power, confirming Lin Yang was rank twenty-seven and Xiao Wu had advanced to rank seventeen.

Lin Yang and Xiao Wu entered the Life-and-Death Zone, where Lin Yang quickly killed his first opponent, Gan Kang. Afterward, Xiao Wu said she was ready for her own fight.

• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu signed the Life-and-Death Battle Contract and entered the Third Sub-Arena's Life-and-Death Zone.
• Lin Yang warned Xiao Wu not to waste sympathy on the contestants, and she gathered her resolve before following him to the rest area.
• The announcer introduced Gan Kang, a seven-win Soul Grandmaster, as Lin Yang's opponent in the seventh one-on-one match.
• Gan Kang charged at Lin Yang, but Lin Yang seized his head and smashed him into the platform, killing him instantly.
• The announcer declared Blade Ghost the winner, and Lin Yang returned to Xiao Wu and asked if she was ready for her match.

Xiao Wu defeated Xiong Li in the life-and-death arena using her Breath of Softness techniques, then learned Lin Yang expected her to fight their upcoming two-on-two match alone. After registering their rewards, they headed to the Eighth Branch Arena, where Xiao Wu meditated while they waited for their match.

• Xiao Wu entered the arena and faced Xiong Li, a powerful Great Strength Bear Soul Master who tried to lure her into a close-range attack.
• Xiao Wu used Breath of Softness, Fifth Form: Gale, Wheel Dance, then struck Xiong Li with Third Form: Bone Shatter, Single Strike, knocking him unconscious.
• Xiao Wu declined to continue the fight, and the host declared her the winner as the crowd cheered.
• Lin Yang told Xiao Wu she might have to handle their two-on-two fight alone, prompting her to accuse him of taking revenge over a sour hawthorn.
• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu registered their points and rewards, then went to the Eighth Branch Arena for their two-on-two match.
• While they waited after drawing lots, Xiao Wu meditated to restore her Soul Power.

Lin Yang left Xiao Wu to face the two Soul Grandmasters of Tiger Leopard alone, forcing her to confront the danger of a real fight. After nearly being killed by Cheng Hu, Xiao Wu became furious and activated her Demon Slayer Mark.

• Lin Yang told Xiao Wu that Cheng Hu and Jin Bao were hers to face, then left the arena as their one-against-two match began.
• Cheng Hu and Jin Bao attacked Xiao Wu together, but she evaded their coordinated assault and knocked Jin Bao unconscious with a kick.
• Cheng Hu rushed at Xiao Wu with a lethal claw strike, and she narrowly dodged, suffering a bloody wound on her neck.
• Cheng Hu revived Jin Bao, while Xiao Wu realized that the fight carried no mercy and confronted the brothers about her injury.
• Xiao Wu's anger and heartbeat surged, a rabbit-shaped black marking appeared on her cheek, and she activated her Demon Slayer Mark.

Xiao Wu awakened her Demon Slayer Mark during a life-or-death team match and defeated the Tiger and Leopard Brothers, winning the Gui Mei Blade Rabbit Team’s debut. The next day, Lin Yang gave her a rest while he went looking for medicinal herbs and whale rubber.

• Lin Yang watched Xiao Wu’s Demon Slayer Mark appear and knew the pressure of the match had pushed her past her limits.
• Xiao Wu used the mark’s enhancement to break Cheng Hu’s arms and slam him headfirst into the stage, killing him.
• Xiao Wu sensed the real Jin Bao among his duplicates and shattered his chest and spine with a triple strike.
• The announcer declared the Gui Mei Blade Rabbit Team the winners, and the crowd cheered for Xiao Wu’s codename, “Charming Rabbit.”
• Lin Yang healed Xiao Wu’s neck wound, and the next morning gave her an extra day off after noticing she had slept poorly.
• Xiao Wu went shopping while Lin Yang visited clinics and merchant associations to buy medicinal herbs and whale rubber.