Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu returned to Shrek Academy with Lin Yang and swiftly punished Dai Mubai after he tried to flirt with her and offer special treatment. After telling him to call her Sister Xiao Wu, she entered the academy, while two women in the registration line reacted to the encounter.

• Dai Mubai showed off his rank thirty-seven Soul Rings and offered Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan drinks in exchange for bending their assessment rules.
• Xiao Wu kicked Dai Mubai through his White Tiger Protection Barrier and sent him flying more than ten meters.
• Li Yusong recognized Xiao Wu, accepted her gifts, and learned that Dai Mubai had provoked her.
• Dai Mubai demanded to know who Xiao Wu was, and she told him to call her Sister Xiao Wu before entering Shrek with Lin Yang.
• Two women in the registration line watched the encounter, one angry that a man had not told her he was coming and the other quietly disappointed in him.

Lin Yang reunited with Tang San at Shrek Academy, where Tang San challenged him over their past fight. The two prepared to duel, and Lin Yang revealed he had reached level fifty-five.

• Lin Yang, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu met Yu Tianheng and Tang San at Shrek Academy and learned that both boys were studying there.
• Tang San asked Lin Yang's level, accused him of running away before, and challenged him to fight again.
• Lin Yang warned Tang San that he might kill him, then accepted the challenge and agreed to find a quiet place.
• Xiao Wu greeted Zhao Wuji and borrowed the clearing for the fight while Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing watched.
• Tang San introduced himself as a level-thirty-two Battle Soul Elder, and Lin Yang revealed he was a level-fifty-five Battle Soul King.

Lin Yang defeated Tang San at Shrek, but a concealed killing intent warned him that a powerful opponent was nearby. After Lin Yang, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan left the academy, Tang Hao confronted them on the road.

• Tang San attacked Lin Yang with Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons, but Lin Yang destroyed the grass and drew the metal weapons into his hand.
• Lin Yang used Moon Breathing, First Form: Dark Moon: Evening Palace, to slash Tang San and leave him badly wounded.
• Zhao Wuji and the others rushed to save Tang San, while Lin Yang sensed a hidden killing intent and anticipated the arrival of a powerful elder.
• Lin Yang left Shrek with Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing remained behind.
• Tang Hao appeared from the forest, his pressure killing the carriage horse, and Lin Yang recognized him as the Clear Sky Douluo.

Tang Hao tried to abduct Lin Yang by claiming he wanted to make him a disciple, but Lin Yang refused and struck back with a powerful sword attack that forced Tang Hao to defend himself with the Clear Sky Hammer. The chapter ended with Tang Hao wounded and furious as he unleashed his nine Soul Rings against Lin Yang.

• Dugu Yan identified herself as Dugu Bo’s granddaughter, prompting Tang Hao to reconsider killing everyone and claim he wanted Lin Yang as his disciple.
• Lin Yang refused Tang Hao’s offer, and Tang Hao lunged to seize him, intending to steal his Soul Bones and eliminate him.
• Lin Yang unleashed his four Soul Skills and the power of his evolved External Soul Bone, forcing Tang Hao to summon the Clear Sky Hammer to survive the strike.
• The clash sent a shock wave across the battlefield; Xiao Wu teleported Dugu Yan to safety, and Dugu Yan recognized Tang Hao’s hammer.
• Lin Yang used his Fourteenth Form to close the distance and cut Tang Hao’s abdomen, after which Tang Hao revealed his nine Soul Rings and prepared to attack in fury.

Lin Yang and his clones fought Tang Hao, revealing his Twin Martial Souls and unusual abilities as they exchanged powerful attacks. The Bone Clone sacrificed itself in a devastating explosion that engulfed Tang Hao and shattered the surrounding terrain.

• Lin Yang used Evil God's Protection to withstand Tang Hao's hammer strike, while Aola and the Bone Clone attacked Tang Hao from behind and recovered after he knocked them away.
• Lin Yang revealed his Twin Martial Souls and seven Soul Rings, then recalled Aola into his body as an ink-black Soul Ring.
• Lin Yang and the Bone Clone coordinated Sun Breathing and Moon Breathing attacks against Tang Hao, who defended himself with Clear Sky techniques.
• Tang Hao used Collapse Character Formula to hinder Lin Yang, but Lin Yang escaped with Chasing the Sun and replenished his strength with a Soul-Recovery Potion.
• Tang Hao's Sky-Piercing Strike smashed the Bone Clone into fragments, but the fragments grew into a bone forest that trapped him.
• The Bone Clone unleashed White Bone Purgatory, forming a gray lightning orb that exploded and destroyed the bone forest and cracked the earth.

Lin Yang and Xiao Wu battled Tang Hao, whose Ring Detonation worsened his hidden injuries as he tried to end the fight. Xiao Wu shielded Lin Yang with Invincible Golden Body, and the chapter left Tang Hao blasted backward after her Finisher while she suffered severe cracks in her leg.

• Tang Hao detonated his first and second Soul Rings to deflect Lin Yang's Dark Demon Evil Thunder, but the backlash aggravated his hidden injuries.
• Tang Hao used Clear Sky True Body and detonated his third, fourth, and fifth Soul Rings to strike Lin Yang, but Xiao Wu blocked the hammer with Invincible Golden Body.
• Lin Yang cut off Tang Hao's left arm, and Tang Hao detonated his sixth, seventh, and eighth Soul Rings before attacking again.
• Tang Hao used Divine Slaughter's Domain to overwhelm Xiao Wu with illusions, but Lin Yang shielded her and countered with Evil God Domain.
• Xiao Wu broke free, struck Tang Hao with her Finisher, and sent him flying as cracks spread across her leg.

Lin Yang, Xiao Wu, and their allies fought Tang Hao in a desperate battle that pushed both sides to their limits. With Poison Elder and Elder Ye stopping Tang Hao’s escape, Lin Yang delivered the final blow, and the Clear Sky Douluo fell.

• Tang Hao survived Lin Yang’s first strike with Ah Yin’s soul skill, then trapped Lin Yang in a sealed space and brought down a powerful hammer attack.
• Lin Yang used Evil God's Protection and his Dark Gold Dreadclaws to withstand Tang Hao’s attack long enough for Xiao Wu to intervene with Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.
• Lin Yang unleashed Slash Domain, forcing Tang Hao to detonate his final Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and sacrifice his right leg to reach his peak strength.
• Tang Hao broke through the domain and tried to flee, but Aola severed his thigh as Lin Yang pursued him.
• Poison Elder and Elder Ye stopped Tang Hao with their soul skills, allowing Lin Yang to strike him down with Fire Thunder God.
• Lin Yang confirmed Tang Hao was dead and finally relaxed.

After defeating Tang Hao, Lin Yang reunited with Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu and explained what had happened. He decided to wait before killing Tang San, wary of the powerful connections that could expose Tang Hao’s death, then brought out Tang Hao’s remains to divide the Soul Bones.

• Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu reunited with Lin Yang and checked his injuries, while Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin learned that he had killed a Clear Sky Sect enemy.
• Lin Yang revealed that the dead Titled Douluo was Tang Hao, shocking Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin.
• Dugu Bo suggested killing Tang San, but Lin Yang warned that Yu Xiaogang’s ties to the Clear Sky Sect and Bibi Dong could bring retaliation.
• Lin Yang decided that Tang San would die later, after he had grown strong enough to face any consequences.
• Lin Yang took Tang Hao’s remains from his Storage Bracelet and prepared to divide the Soul Bones.

Lin Yang and his companions divided the six Soul Bones taken from Tang Hao, with Ye Xuanyin choosing one and Lin Yang assigning others to Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan. After the group absorbed their rewards, Dugu Bo and Lin Yang took Dugu Yan to the Star Dou Great Forest to find her Fifth Soul Ring and search for an External Soul Bone.

• Lin Yang used a clone to identify the abilities of all six Soul Bones and invited Ye Xuanyin to choose first.
• Ye Xuanyin accepted the offer and selected a sixty-thousand-year left arm bone that amplified Soul Skills.
• Dugu Bo declined a Soul Bone for himself, and Lin Yang gave the seventy-thousand-year Head Soul Bone to Xiao Wu and the fifty-thousand-year Right Leg Bone to Dugu Yan.
• Lin Yang kept the right arm bone and left leg bone for himself and reserved the torso bone for his Bone Clone.
• The group absorbed their Soul Bones while Dugu Bo stood guard, then Dugu Bo and Lin Yang took Dugu Yan to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek her Fifth Soul Ring and an External Soul Bone.

Lin Yang tracked down the Man Faced Demon Spider he wanted and obtained its external soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances. After absorbing it, he discovered that his Evil God Wings violently rejected the new bone.

• Lin Yang spotted Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran while searching for a Man Faced Demon Spider, then flew to intercept them.
• Lin Yang severed the spider’s eight legs and warned Meng Yiran that its cultivation exceeded two thousand years, persuading her and her grandparents to leave it behind.
• Lin Yang drained the Man Faced Demon Spider and channeled its energy into his Soul Ring, gaining the Eight Spider Lances.
• Lin Yang tried to control the Eight Spider Lances, but his Evil God Wings burst out and struggled against them.

Lin Yang discovered that his Bone Clone could refine Soul Bones and form armor that linked with his Eight Spider Lances without using his own Soul Bone slots. After Dugu Yan gained her fifth Soul Skill and the group returned to Heaven Dou City, Katherine told Lin Yang that the Crown Prince had invited him to the palace.

• The Eight Spider Lances fused with Lin Yang's Bone Clone, and merging the clone back into his body formed back armor that let him use the lances without upsetting his Evil God Wings.
• Lin Yang gave the Bone Clone Tang Hao's torso bone, a refined right arm bone, and a left leg bone, discovering that their armor could link through the Eight Spider Lances and did not occupy his own Soul Bone slots.
• Dugu Yan absorbed the Jade-Eyed Demon Poison Jiao's Soul Ring and gained Poison Dragon Transformation, which doubled her attributes and tripled her toxins.
• Lin Yang, Dugu Bo, Ye Xuanyin, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan left the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to Heaven Dou City after Xiao Wu recovered.
• At the Butterfly Mansion, Katherine told Lin Yang that the Crown Prince had sent an invitation asking him to visit the palace.

Lin Yang visited Xue Qinghe in the Eastern Palace, where the crown prince shared a farewell meal and said he would soon inspect subordinate kingdoms. Half a month later, news of Xue Qinghe’s death threw the Heaven Dou court into turmoil and left Xue Beng delighted at his sudden advantage.

• Lin Yang entered the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and encountered Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing, with Xue Beng inviting him to drink and visit the Gathering Immortals Pavilion.
• Lin Yang met Xue Qinghe, shared Wind and Snow Drunk with him, and noticed that he seemed troubled before saying he would soon leave to inspect subordinate kingdoms.
• Xue Qinghe gave Lin Yang several bottles of Wind and Snow Drunk and said he had invited him only to share a meal before his departure.
• Half a month later, news arrived that a Titled Douluo had attacked Xue Qinghe’s party, killing his escort and leaving no remains of the crown prince.
• Xue Ye fell ill as the court descended into factional turmoil, while Xue Beng rejoiced that he was now the only prince left under Xue Ye.

Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall and confronted Bibi Dong, warning her not to harm Lin Yang. After Xue Qinghe’s death, Xue Beng became the new crown prince while Lin Yang withdrew to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate a Soul Core.

• Qian Renxue rejected Bibi Dong’s reprimand and said she had returned because she no longer wanted to waste time on meaningless things.
• Qian Renxue warned Bibi Dong that she would tear down Papal Hall if Bibi Dong harmed Lin Yang, then left as Bibi Dong crushed her throne’s armrests.
• Lin Yang paid his respects at Xue Qinghe’s cenotaph, while Prince Xue Xing told Xue Beng to wait patiently rather than pursue supporters immediately.
• Xue Beng became the Heaven Dou Empire’s new crown prince as Xue Qinghe gradually faded from public memory.
• Lin Yang entered seclusion at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to condense a Soul Core, drawing on its energy and the guidance Dugu Bo had given him.

A boy joined the Sun Cult after drinking a painful blood-red potion and swearing its oath, then the group set out after a newly located target. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lin Yang condensed an extreme gold Soul Core and rose to level fifty-nine, leaving him just short of level sixty.

• A soot-covered boy asked the middle-aged man to let him join the Sun Cult and gain power for revenge.
• The boy swore the Sun Cult’s oath, drank the potion, and endured agonizing pain as the group watched.
• The group buried the dead villagers before a winged scout reported finding their target northeast of them.
• After six months of accumulating Soul Power, Lin Yang began compressing it while Lan Qin guarded him at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lin Yang formed an extreme gold Soul Core, absorbed his stored Soul Power, and advanced to level fifty-nine.

After completing his Soul Core, Lin Yang returned to the Butterfly Mansion, reunited with Xiao Wu, and showed Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin the core he had formed. The elders recognized its immense power, and Lin Yang explained that he had adapted the idea from Dugu Bo’s Pill Pearl.

• Lin Yang offered to help Lan Qin cultivate a Soul Core and told her to watch over the crystal blood dragon ginseng.
• Lin Yang returned to the Butterfly Mansion, surprised Xiao Wu, and reunited with her before Aola interrupted them.
• That evening, Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin asked Lin Yang whether his Soul Core experiment had succeeded.
• Lin Yang used shared vision to show Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin the radiant Soul Core rotating in his Dantian.
• Ye Xuanyin said Lin Yang had forged a new path, and Lin Yang credited Dugu Bo’s Pill Pearl as his inspiration.

Lin Yang shared his Soul Core method, then spent the day with Ye Lingling, who boldly became his lover. Dugu Yan confronted them over being overtaken and later visited Lin Yang at midnight, but stopped before they went further to ask him to compare her with Lingling.

• Lin Yang explained Soul Core condensation to Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin, but told Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Little Rabbit they were not ready to attempt it.
• Ye Lingling challenged Lin Yang to enter a hotel with her, and they became intimate.
• Dugu Yan recognized that Ye Lingling had changed and accused her of getting ahead of her, while Ye Lingling said it was her turn to win.
• At dinner, Dugu Yan teased Lin Yang about building up his strength, and Katherine left after noticing the tense mood.
• Dugu Yan entered Lin Yang's room at midnight, kissed him, and then asked whether she or Lingling was better.

Lin Yang, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Xiao Wu went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after Qin Ming summoned them. They learned the Five Elemental Academies would send students for an exchange, and Lin Yang, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan were told to fight without Soul Skills so their abilities would not be fully revealed to Spirit Hall.

• Dugu Yan teased Lin Yang about their night together, then admitted she had been very satisfied when he pressed her for an answer.
• Lin Yang and the others went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after Qin Ming sent word that he had an important announcement.
• Lin Yang congratulated the Shi Brothers on becoming Soul Ancestors and caught up with the team before Qin Ming and Meng Shenji arrived.
• Meng Shenji explained that students from the Five Elemental Academies would stay at the academy for one to two months for classes and sparring.
• Qin Ming warned that Elephant Armor Academy might be acting on Spirit Hall's behalf to assess Lin Yang, so Lin Yang, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan could use only their Self-Created Soul Skills during the exchange.
• Meng Shenji assured them the visiting students would not be able to force them to use their Soul Skills, and the team agreed with knowing smiles.

The five academies arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for an exchange, and their leaders and students sized up Lin Yang and his team. The next day, Feng Xiaotian challenged Lin Yang, and the academies gathered at the First Training Ground to watch their match.

• The Three Education Committee Members welcomed the five academies, while Qin Ming introduced their leaders to Lin Yang and the others.
• The delegations entered the academy, where Shui Bing'er scolded her sister for admiring Lin Yang and Feng Xiaotian told Lin Yang he looked forward to fighting him.
• The five academy heads delivered formal speeches, and their students were assigned to a residential area for a week of observation and learning.
• Feng Xiaotian confronted Lin Yang the next day and challenged him to a fight at the training ground; Lin Yang accepted.
• The news drew students from all five academies to the First Training Ground, where Huo Wu and others discussed how long Feng Xiaotian might last against Lin Yang.

Lin Yang effortlessly defeated Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes without using his Martial Soul or Soul Rings. After Feng Xiaotian conceded, Lin Yang challenged everyone at the five academies to spar against him together, provoking an uproar.

• Feng Xiaotian transformed with his Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Martial Soul and unleashed his self-created Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes against Lin Yang.
• Lin Yang calmly parried Feng Xiaotian’s first thirty-five slashes with invisible sharp Qi without moving from his spot.
• Lin Yang caught Feng Xiaotian’s thirty-sixth slash in his hand, and Feng Xiaotian conceded.
• Lin Yang asked whether anyone else wanted to spar and invited everyone to attack him together, stirring outrage among the five academies.

Lin Yang faced seven core fighters from five academies in a one-against-seven battle and overwhelmed their coordinated opening attacks with a single sword technique. Huyan Li shielded the others from the continuing barrage, and the fight remained underway as Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu protected him.

• Lin Yang taunted the five academies until Huyan Li, Yu Tianxin, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and the recovering Feng Xiaotian entered the arena to challenge him together.
• Lin Yang shaped a metal chair into an iron sword without summoning his Martial Soul, while the seven revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
• Huyan Li charged Lin Yang but was forced backward in a head-on collision, and Lin Yang shattered Yu Tianxin's lightning strike with one sword stroke.
• Yu Tianxin, Shui Bing'er, and the others launched a combined attack that trapped Lin Yang in ice and surrounded him with flames, wind blades, lightning, and ice shards.
• Lin Yang broke free and used First Form: Dark Moon: Evening Palace to tear through the attacks and batter the group with moonblades.
• Huyan Li used Qian Jun Defense to shield the others, while Shui Bing'er covered him in ice armor and Huo Wu's Repelling Fire Ring knocked away the remaining moonblades.