Chapter Summaries

Keynes drank Lin Yang’s Demon God Potion and endured a transformation that regenerated his lost limbs, making him powerful enough to survive. He swore to follow Lin Yang until death and prepared to settle scores with the Soul Hunting Corps.

• Lin Yang explained that the Demon God Potion was made from his blood and that he had given it to Keynes as a chance to change his fate.
• Keynes drank the potion, endured agonizing changes, and fought back as his severed arm and leg began to regrow.
• Lin Yang sensed that Keynes had survived and told Katherine that her brother had made it through.
• Keynes emerged transformed, knelt before Lin Yang, and swore to serve him as a sword until death.
• Keynes said it was time to settle some things.

Keynes used his new Blood Demon Art to destroy the Wolfhead Soul Hunting Corps, while Lin Yang remained unaware and went about his usual routine. At the library, Ye Lingling confronted Lin Yang about his potions and learned about the dangerous Burn-Soul Potion.

• Keynes trapped the Wolfhead Soul Hunting Corps compound inside a cage of stone ridges and killed its members, sparing only the ordinary workers, whom he knocked unconscious.
• The Royal Guard dismissed the massacre as a revenge killing, and no one suspected Keynes or informed Lin Yang.
• Lin Yang had lunch with Dugu Yan and headed to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy library, where Ye Lingling said she had been waiting for him.
• Ye Lingling showed Lin Yang the Soul-Recovery Potion and asked whether he had made it; he confirmed that he had and described the Burn-Soul Potion.
• Lin Yang explained that the potions were intended for commoner Soul Masters and Soul Hunting Corps members, and that the Dugu Family shared in them.

Lin Yang negotiated with Ye Lingling over a partnership to mass-produce and sell his Soul-Recovery and Burn-Soul Potions. They agreed to involve the Ye Family, though Lin Yang insisted the final terms include the Dugu Family, and Ye Lingling left with samples to persuade her grandfather.

• Ye Lingling offered to represent the Ye Family in a partnership, and Lin Yang asked whether she had authority to do so.
• Lin Yang revealed that he could initially produce three thousand doses of each potion per day, impressing Ye Lingling.
• Ye Lingling offered the Ye Family’s medicinal supplies and continent-wide shops as ingredients and distribution channels.
• Lin Yang agreed to cooperate but said the details must be discussed with the person truly in charge, since the Dugu Family also had a stake.
• Lin Yang gave Ye Lingling five vials each of the Soul-Recovery Potion and Burn-Soul Potion, and she said she would bring her grandfather to Heaven Dou City.

Lin Yang met Ye Xuanyin, the Ye family's acting patriarch, and negotiated a potion-making partnership between the Ye family, the Dugu Family, and himself. After the deal was settled, Ye Xuanyin surprised Lin Yang by asking him to let Ye Lingling join his Butterfly Mansion.

• Dugu Bo and Lin Yang met Ye Xuanyin and Ye Lingling in a private room in Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Xuanyin praised Lin Yang's talent and asked how he made his potions, but Lin Yang kept his method secret.
• Ye Xuanyin accepted Lin Yang's refusal to reveal his technique and moved on to discuss cooperation.
• The three parties agreed that the Dugu Family would supply core herbs for thirty percent, the Ye family would supply basic herbs and sales channels for thirty percent, and Lin Yang would receive forty percent for controlling the core techniques.
• After the group shared a meal, Ye Xuanyin asked Lin Yang to let Ye Lingling join his Butterfly Mansion.

Ye Lingling agreed to join the Butterfly Mansion, and Ye Xuanyin promised to help distribute Lin Yang’s potions. After Lin Yang admitted he had used Ye Lingling to reach the Ye Family, he showed her around the mansion and warned her not to use her Martial Soul there.

• Ye Xuanyin proposed that Ye Lingling join the Butterfly Mansion, and Lin Yang welcomed her after she said she was interested.
• Ye Xuanyin promised to coordinate with Lin Yang and spread the mansion’s potions throughout major city-states within a month.
• After Ye Xuanyin and Dugu Bo departed, Ye Lingling told Lin Yang she disliked being used, and Lin Yang apologized.
• Lin Yang showed Ye Lingling around the Butterfly Mansion, where Katherine thanked her for saving her brother and welcomed her as a new member.
• Lin Yang told Ye Lingling to avoid using her Martial Soul at the Butterfly Mansion.

Lin Yang showed Ye Lingling around the Butterfly Mansion and explained why she should keep her Nine Heart Begonia hidden and learn ordinary medicine instead. Ye Lingling joined the mansion, but her first lesson with its dissected cadaver teacher sent her running to vomit.

• Lin Yang warned Ye Lingling that revealing the Nine Heart Begonia would bring overwhelming demands, resentment, and no benefit to her cultivation.
• Ye Lingling admitted she knew no ordinary medicine and agreed to learn the basics at the Butterfly Mansion.
• Lin Yang introduced Ye Lingling to the other girls and showed her the mansion, including his sealed flesh reactor and laboratory.
• Ye Lingling began helping Katherine at the Butterfly Mansion and listening to Lin Yang's lessons.
• Katherine brought out the dissected cadaver teacher, and Ye Lingling fled to the courtyard and vomited.

Lin Yang’s potions became popular across the major cities, while the Butterfly Mansion and the reserve team continued to develop. After reaching level thirty-five, Lin Yang was summoned to meet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, whom he knew was secretly Qian Renxue.

• Soul Masters crowded Ye Family medicine halls to buy Soul-Recovery and Burn-Soul Potions, whose effectiveness had spread by word of mouth.
• Lin Yang expanded the Butterfly Mansion’s staff, with Milan coordinating its daily affairs and the other girls taking on medical and nursing duties.
• Lin Yang reached level thirty-five, Dugu Yan neared her next breakthrough, and Yu Tianheng reached level thirty and went to Sunset Forest with Qin Ming to find his Third Soul Ring.
• An instructor told Lin Yang that the Three Education Committee Members had summoned him to meet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Lin Yang reassured Dugu Yan and went to the Education Committee Building, suspecting Xue Qinghe wanted to recruit him and accepting that his potion business had made the summons inevitable.

Lin Yang met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and revealed that he had reached rank thirty-five Soul Power before turning nine, astonishing everyone present. Xue Qinghe praised Lin Yang’s dedication, while Lin Yang returned the praise by affirming the crown prince’s duty to the empire.

• Lin Yang arrived at the Education Committee Building, where Meng Shenji introduced him to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe invited Lin Yang to call him Brother Xue and gave him a jade pendant as a first-meeting gift.
• Lin Yang told Xue Qinghe that his Soul Power had reached rank thirty-five, leaving the crown prince and committee members astonished.
• When Xue Qinghe asked how he cultivated, Lin Yang said he simply focused on each task and practiced earnestly.
• Meng Shenji praised Lin Yang’s advice about remaining focused, and Xue Qinghe acknowledged that Lin Yang’s achievements came from his dedication.
• Lin Yang reminded Xue Qinghe that serving the empire was also a worthy responsibility, and Xue Qinghe agreed.

Xue Qinghe offered Lin Yang rewards for representing Heaven Dou, but Lin Yang remained wary after the crown prince left. In her carriage, Qian Renxue investigated Lin Yang’s mysterious background and extraordinary cultivation, deciding to observe him longer and suspecting the potions were responsible.

• Xue Qinghe promised tax relief for Red Maple Village and support for Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, while urging Lin Yang to win the Martial Soul Tournament.
• After Xue Qinghe departed, Lin Yang thanked the three councilors, who reassured him that they would protect him at the academy.
• Qian Renxue reviewed Lin Yang’s incomplete records and concluded that his background and development were difficult to trace.
• She Long offered to bring Lin Yang to her, but Qian Renxue chose to observe him instead of using force.
• Qian Renxue revealed that Lin Yang had rank-five Innate Soul Power yet had reached rank thirty-five before turning nine, and suspected the potions had fueled his growth.
• She Long questioned whether the potions would damage Lin Yang’s foundation.

Qian Renxue decided Spirit Hall should secure Lin Yang if his cultivation-raising potion proved genuine, while Lin Yang returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to check on Ah Yin after her breakthrough. There he learned that Ah Yin had regained her memories but felt no connection to the person in them, leaving him wondering whether his blood had changed her.

• Qian Renxue told She Long to bring Lin Yang into her service and conceal information about him from Bibi Dong.
• Yu Tianheng returned to the academy with a thousand-year Third Soul Ring, but Lin Yang defeated him again and renewed his self-doubt.
• Lin Yang sensed that Ah Yin had advanced from a thousand-year to a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast and traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ah Yin greeted Lin Yang through their bloodline connection and showed him her transformed Blue Silver Emperor form.
• Ah Yin explained that she remembered her past life but felt as if those memories belonged to a stranger, and Lin Yang wondered whether his blood caused the change.

Lin Yang learned that the new Ah Yin was wholly devoted to him and renamed her Lan Qin. As he gathered herbs and considered developing cultivation potions, Dugu Bo broke through and left to see Yanyan, while Lin Yang stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Lin Yang learned that Ah Yin’s soul and memories had combined with his will, making her his loyal demon servant.
• Lin Yang renamed Ah Yin Lan Qin, and she happily accepted the name and thanked him with a kiss.
• Lin Yang harvested rare herbs for potions and reflected on his growing profits and plans to develop medicines that could aid his cultivation.
• A powerful presence shook the valley, and Lin Yang recognized that Dugu Bo had broken through.
• Dugu Bo thanked Lin Yang, asked after Yanyan, and left to see her while Lin Yang chose to remain in the valley.

Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster Xiao Wu fought the faster, stronger Shadow Cat in a death match at the Great Soul Arena, relying on her Demon Slayer Mark to survive his attacks. When Shadow Cat struck at her neck and seemed to pass by without hitting her, Xiao Wu’s presence vanished, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Two months later, Xiao Wu challenged the rank-forty-one Shadow Cat in the Great Soul Arena’s first division while Zhao Wuji and Flender watched anxiously with Lin Yang.
• Shadow Cat used his speed and fourth Soul Skill to wound Xiao Wu repeatedly while avoiding her close-combat attacks.
• Xiao Wu recalled Lin Yang’s advice about breaking through her limits between life and death and stopped resisting as Shadow Cat launched Shadow Assault.
• Zhao Wuji and Lin Yang sprang up as Shadow Cat slashed at Xiao Wu’s neck, but Lin Yang sat back down when the attack passed her.
• Shadow Cat turned to find Xiao Wu still standing but sensed that her presence had vanished completely.

Xiao Wu awakened the Transparent World during her fight with Shadow Cat and forced him to surrender with her final kick. After winning, she collapsed from blood loss, and Lin Yang caught her before Zhao Wuji confronted him.

• Lin Yang reassured Zhao Wuji that Xiao Wu would be fine, and Flender noticed she was anticipating Shadow Cat's attacks rather than dodging them through speed.
• Xiao Wu used the Transparent World to evade Shadow Cat's Hundred-Claw Shadow Strike and then vanished from his sight.
• Xiao Wu struck Shadow Cat with Breath of Softness: Ninth Form: Finality, but he surrendered just in time for a shield to protect him.
• Zhao Wuji relaxed when Xiao Wu won, while Flender praised the importance of keeping the academy's students safe.
• Xiao Wu collapsed from blood loss as she left the ring, and Lin Yang caught her and lifted her into his arms.
• Zhao Wuji demanded that Lin Yang put Xiao Wu down, and Lin Yang said he was her friend.

Lin Yang reunited with Xiao Wu, healed her injuries, and learned she had mastered what he taught her. After returning to the academy, Xiao Wu asked Flender to let her graduate, leaving Zhao Wuji alarmed and Flender anticipating her departure.

• Lin Yang revealed to Flender and Zhao Wuji that he was Xiao Wu’s former partner, Blade Ghost, then treated Xiao Wu’s wounds with medicine.
• Xiao Wu woke, cried in Lin Yang’s arms, and told him she had learned the skill he had taught her; he said she could join him in Heaven Dou after informing her teacher.
• Xiao Wu greeted Flender and Zhao Wuji, teased Zhao Wuji about betting on her fights, and returned to the academy with them.
• Ma Hongjun complained that Zhao Wuji had beaten him for helping Xiao Wu sneak out, but Xiao Wu dismissed his complaint and threatened to beat him herself.
• Xiao Wu asked Flender to let her graduate, prompting Zhao Wuji to panic while Flender silently accepted that the day had come.

Xiao Wu graduated early from Shrek Academy and left with Lin Yang, who gave her a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to help her cultivate. They headed for the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu planned to introduce Lin Yang to Da Ming and Er Ming.

• Flender agreed to let Xiao Wu leave Shrek Academy, and Zhao Wuji reluctantly accepted her early graduation.
• Lin Yang reassured Xiao Wu that she had done nothing wrong, then teased her about a gift until she apologized for accusing him of being involved with Dugu Yan.
• Lin Yang gave Xiao Wu a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and explained that it could strengthen her body and help her break through the rank-thirty bottleneck.
• Xiao Wu and Lin Yang quietly left Shrek Academy the next morning, leaving letters for the teachers.
• Instead of going to Heaven Dou City, Xiao Wu and Lin Yang traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to test the Transparent World and meet Da Ming and Er Ming.

Lin Yang and Xiao Wu reached the Lake of Life, where Da Ming and Er Ming confronted them. After Xiao Wu defended Lin Yang and he promised to help her grow stronger, the overlords let them stay, and Xiao Wu began absorbing the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu used the Transparent World and Invisibility to reach the Lake of Life without being detected.
• Da Ming and Er Ming rose from the lake and nearby ground, but Xiao Wu revealed herself and explained that she had mastered the secret technique concealing her presence.
• Er Ming threatened Lin Yang, but Xiao Wu stood between them and declared that Lin Yang was the one she loved.
• Lin Yang told Da Ming he would help Xiao Wu grow stronger and face problems with her, and Da Ming agreed to trust Xiao Wu's choice while warning Lin Yang not to deceive her.
• Xiao Wu followed Lin Yang's instructions and began absorbing the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Lin Yang helped Xiao Wu advance with an Immortal-grade Medicinal Herb, then searched the Star Dou Great Forest with her for rare treasures. After returning to Heaven Dou City, Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan fought over Lin Yang, and Dugu Yan left after kissing him on the cheek, angering Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu refined the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, reached level thirty-three, and gained a third Soul Ring that let her teleport three times in succession within thirty meters.
• Lin Yang and Xiao Wu searched the Star Dou Great Forest for rare medicinal herbs and found a ten-thousand-year lingzhi before returning to Red Maple Village and then Heaven Dou City.
• Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan exchanged insults at the Butterfly Mansion and started fighting, while Lin Yang and the others watched from the sidelines.
• Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan fought to a stalemate, then Lin Yang treated them and tried to remain impartial.
• Dugu Yan kissed Lin Yang on the cheek before leaving, and Xiao Wu angrily confronted him.

Lin Yang created a Concentration Potion that dramatically accelerated cultivation, then used one himself and distributed the remaining bottles to Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling. The potion raised their Soul Power but left them exhausted with severe headaches, and its key ingredient would not be available again for a year or two.

• Lin Yang finished a Concentration Potion after a month of research, using the last of his Star-Attracting Divine Grass.
• Lin Yang drank a potion and cultivated in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for seven days, raising his Soul Power from rank thirty-six to rank thirty-nine before collapsing from exhaustion.
• After sleeping for a day and a night, Lin Yang recovered enough to give the remaining potions to Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling at the Dugu Family's Manor.
• Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling cultivated for three days; Ye Lingling rose two ranks, Dugu Yan rose one, and Xiao Wu rose two.
• The three girls welcomed their cultivation gains despite their headaches, while Lin Yang had no more Star-Attracting Divine Grass for another year or two.

Ye Xuanyin confirmed that Ye Lingling was unharmed by Lin Yang’s potion and offered him access to the Ye Family’s treasures in hopes of deeper cooperation. After reaching rank forty, Lin Yang traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest with Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin to hunt a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear for his fourth Soul Ring.

• Ye Xuanyin examined Ye Lingling, confirmed the potion had caused no harm, and urged her to maintain a good relationship with Lin Yang.
• Ye Xuanyin gave Ye Lingling a catalog of the Ye Family’s valuable reserves to pass to Lin Yang, who recognized it as an offer to pursue closer cooperation.
• Two months later, Lin Yang broke through to rank forty and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest with Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin.
• Lin Yang and his companions entered the forest’s Mixed Area and found a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin prepared to attack the bear while Lin Yang warned them to put their safety first and retreat if necessary.

Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin fought a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, but its defenses and deadly claws overwhelmed their attacks. After Lin Yang warned Dugu Bo of a surprise strike, Dugu Bo concluded they could not win and called for a retreat.

• Dugu Bo ambushed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with poison, but its fur resisted the attack and it charged at him.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin teamed up, with Ye Xuanyin trapping the bear in karmic fire while Dugu Bo prepared his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Dugu Bo transformed into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and struck the bear with his tail and lethal poison.
• The bear launched dark gold claw blades at Dugu Bo, who used Ye Xuanyin's shield and Medusa's Gaze to stop them.
• Dugu Bo saw that their attacks could not bring the bear down quickly and told Lin Yang it was time to retreat.