Chapter Summaries

Lin Yang overwhelmed the elite students from the five academies with his self-created Soul Skills, then defeated Skywater Academy’s Ice and Snow Drifting · Frost Phoenix with Solar Storm. The opponents conceded, and Huo Wu vowed to challenge him again.

• Lin Yang shattered Huyan Li’s ice armor with a single strike, then fought off Feng Xiaotian and the other academy elites with a series of self-created Soul Skills.
• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu joined their Martial Souls to summon Skywater Academy’s Ice and Snow Drifting · Frost Phoenix.
• Lin Yang unleashed Fifteenth Form · Solar Storm, which swallowed the Frost Phoenix and left Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu kneeling.
• Shui Bing’er admitted defeat, and Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianxin, and the other opponents conceded as well.
• Huo Wu vowed to repay Lin Yang for kicking her, and he accepted her challenge before she left with Huo Wushuang.

After Lin Yang defeated the Five Elemental Academies’ elites, Xiao Wu led a melee against their students, joined by Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s other fighters. Ye Lingling healed the injured and revealed her strength as a Soul King with two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, leaving the visiting deans shocked as they departed and Huyan Zhen prepared to report to Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Wu taunted the five academies’ students into challenging her together, then charged into the crowd and began fighting.
• Lin Yang sent the Shi Brothers, Osler, Yu Feng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling into the melee.
• Qin Ming stopped the fight, and Ye Lingling revealed five Soul Rings, including two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, as she healed the injured students.
• The five academies’ deans left after seeing Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s strength, and Huyan Zhen decided to report what he had witnessed to Spirit Hall.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin discussed the academy’s revealed trump cards and the students’ future fame.

Lin Yang prepared a diluted Snow-Colored Swan Kiss potion that helped Dugu Bo condense a Soul Core and reach rank ninety-four. Afterward, Dugu Bo showed Lin Yang that his Pill Pearl orbited the Soul Core as a subordinate structure, giving Lin Yang a new insight into how the two could coexist.

• Lin Yang prepared two vials of Snow-Colored Swan Kiss essence, giving one to Dugu Bo and reserving the other for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo drank the potion while Lin Yang stood guard, and his body reacted as the Extreme Poison took hold.
• After six days, Dugu Bo opened his eyes with snow-white rings around his pupils and confirmed that he had condensed a Soul Core and advanced to rank ninety-four.
• Lin Yang asked how Dugu Bo had balanced his Pill Pearl and Soul Core, and Dugu Bo let him inspect his body.
• Lin Yang discovered that the Pill Pearl orbited the Soul Core as a subordinate structure, and Dugu Bo explained that he had made the Soul Core primary rather than trying to balance them.

Dugu Bo used his Extreme Poison to defeat Yue Guan and spared him after considering the consequences of killing him. While Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lin Yang broke through to Rank 60 and began condensing his Sixth Soul Ring.

• Dugu Bo confronted Yue Guan in the forest and overwhelmed his attacks with Extreme Poison.
• Dugu Bo poisoned and defeated Yue Guan, then spared him and declared their past scores settled.
• Yue Guan sent a signal to Spirit Hall for help, while Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found Lin Yang in seclusion.
• After two quiet months, Lin Yang broke through the barrier to Rank 60 deep within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lin Yang absorbed the well’s energy to stabilize his cultivation and strengthen his Demon God Body as his Sixth Soul Ring began condensing.

Lin Yang formed his sixth Soul Ring and discovered its Soul Skill, Infinite Space, an enormous alternate dimension under his control. He brought Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling inside, created a Space Clone to manage it, and prepared to make the space a base for the Sun Cult.

• Lin Yang absorbed energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well until his Demon God Body's Sixth Soul Ring formed with an initial age of sixty thousand years.
• Lin Yang tested his sixth Soul Skill, Infinite Space, and found it contained a vast, empty dimension sealed by a boundary of gray mist.
• Lin Yang brought Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling into Infinite Space, and they discussed furnishing it.
• Lin Yang used Soul Split to create a Space Clone that could manage Infinite Space and remain hidden within it.
• Lin Yang placed an entrance to Infinite Space in the Butterfly Mansion and planned to contact Keynes so the Sun Cult could use it as a base.

Lin Yang and Xiao Wu went shopping and unexpectedly met Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who had recently joined Shrek Academy in Heaven Dou City. After the women went into a clothing store together, Zhu Zhuqing warned Lin Yang about Tang San and later asked Ning Rongrong what kind of person Lin Yang was.

• Lin Yang spent the night playing Dou Dizhu with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who were absent from breakfast the next morning.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Yang that Shrek Academy had moved to Heaven Dou City and was staying at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• While shopping with Xiao Wu, Lin Yang ran into Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing outside a women's clothing store, and Ning Rongrong brought Xiao Wu inside with her.
• Zhu Zhuqing praised Lin Yang's strength and warned him that Tang San was close to the Strength Clan; Lin Yang dismissed the threat.
• After Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong returned from the store, Zhu Zhuqing asked Ning Rongrong what Lin Yang was like, and Ning Rongrong began gossiping about him.

Ye Xuanyin received the title Crimson Flame after reaching Level 90, and Bibi Dong summoned him and Dugu Bo to recruit them into her service. They rejected the appeal of her offers, while Gui Mei grew uneasy as he stood nearby.

• Qian Daoliu formally recognized Ye Xuanyin as the Titled Douluo Crimson Flame and presented him with ceremonial robes.
• The nine bells rang across Spirit City, announcing Ye Xuanyin's new title, and Dugu Bo congratulated him outside the Worship Hall.
• Gui Mei arrived with Bibi Dong's summons, and Dugu Bo mocked him over Yue Guan's injuries before Ye Xuanyin and Dugu Bo agreed to go.
• Bibi Dong congratulated Ye Xuanyin and offered to recruit both him and Dugu Bo, including promising support for the Ye Family.
• Ye Xuanyin and Dugu Bo showed little interest in Bibi Dong's offers, while Gui Mei felt a chill as he watched them.

Lin Yang and Dugu Bo searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable sixth Soul Ring, and Lin Yang chose an eighty-thousand-year Crimson-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor. After defeating it, Lin Yang began absorbing its Soul Ring.

• Lin Yang and Dugu Bo traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest while Ye Xuanyin’s new Titled Douluo status drew attention in Heaven Dou City.
• After seven days of searching, Lin Yang spotted an eighty-thousand-year Crimson-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor and decided to hunt it.
• Lin Yang fought the Golden Eagle Emperor in the air, severed its left wing, and killed it before it could self-destruct.
• The Golden Eagle Emperor’s body formed an eighty-thousand-year Soul Ring, and Lin Yang began absorbing it into the Nichirin Blade.

Lin Yang completed absorbing the Crimson-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor’s eighty-thousand-year Soul Ring after destroying its lingering spiritual will in his Sea of Consciousness. His new Sixth Soul Skill, Gold-Fire Resonance, transformed Crimson Interval into a blade wreathed in golden-red flames, leaving him with a powerful blend of extreme gold and fire.

• The Golden Eagle Emperor’s spiritual will attacked Lin Yang’s mental world, but Lin Yang used the blazing sun in his Sea of Consciousness to destroy it.
• Lin Yang finished refining the Soul Ring, completed his Sixth Soul Ring, and gained Gold-Fire Resonance.
• Lin Yang explained that Gold-Fire Resonance greatly amplified extreme gold and also amplified fire three times as much through resonance.
• At Dugu Bo’s request, Lin Yang drew Crimson Interval and activated Gold-Fire Resonance, turning the blade crimson and surrounding it with golden-red flames.
• Dugu Bo recognized the unusual power of Lin Yang’s combination of extreme gold and near-ultimate fire.

After obtaining a left leg Soul Bone from the Crimson-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor, Lin Yang returned with Dugu Bo and later joined Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling at Shrek Academy’s founding ceremony. The ceremony had begun at the renamed academy, where Flender welcomed the group and invited Qin Ming to return as a teacher.

• Lin Yang extracted and absorbed the Crimson-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor’s left leg Soul Bone, raising his Soul Power Level to sixty-three.
• Lin Yang and Dugu Bo used Infinite Space to return, and Xiao Wu later received an invitation to Shrek Academy’s founding ceremony.
• Xiao Wu persuaded Lin Yang to attend, and Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling decided to join them.
• Lin Yang’s group met Qin Ming on the way to Blue Tyrant Academy, which had been renamed Shrek Academy.
• Flender welcomed the group at the ceremony and invited Qin Ming to return to the academy as a teacher, but Qin Ming said he would think about it.

At Shrek Academy’s renaming ceremony, Lin Yang observed Tang San’s newfound confidence after learning his heritage and met Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing as they joined the girls. As he left, Lin Yang spotted Tai Tan and remembered his plan to recruit the Defense Clan to build in his vast Infinite Space.

• Liu Erlong and Flender completed the handover, officially renaming Blue Tyrant Academy as Shrek Academy.
• Lin Yang noticed Tang San’s hostility had turned to contempt after Tang San learned he was Tang Hao’s son and gained the Strength Clan’s support.
• After the ceremony, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing greeted Lin Yang and Xiao Wu, then introduced themselves to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• The girls went shopping together, leaving Lin Yang to depart alone.
• Lin Yang spotted Tai Tan at the academy gates and decided the Defense Clan could help develop his empty Infinite Space.

Lin Yang hired Niu Gao and the Defense Clan to build Infinity Castle inside Infinite Space, giving them free rein and unlimited funding. As the city took shape, rescued people and Sun Cult believers began settling there and starting new lives.

• Lin Yang visited the Defense Clan in Longxing City and offered Niu Gao a city-building commission, placing ten thousand Gold Soul Coins on the table as a deposit.
• Lin Yang took Niu Gao through a vortex into Infinite Space and invited him to build a city there with unlimited funding.
• Lin Yang entrusted the design and construction of Infinity Castle to Niu Gao, then established an entrance inside the Defense Clan’s grounds.
• Niu Gao mobilized the Defense Clan to buy materials and build in Infinite Space, and the beginnings of a city rose within a few months.
• The Sun Cult sent rescued slaves, homeless orphans, and prospective believers to Infinite Space, where the Butterfly Mansion treated them and they could find work or a new home.

The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opened, and Lin Yang watched Shrek Academy defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team in the first preliminary match. The tournament began with Shrek’s victory, while Lin Yang judged Tang San and the others far weaker than they had been in his expectations.

• Qin Ming assembled Heaven Dou Team One and explained that the seeded team would enter at the Grand Finals but had to attend the opening ceremony.
• The tournament opened with speeches from Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas, who drew Shrek Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team for the first match.
• Shrek’s strange green uniforms drew boos from the spectators, and Salas’s handling of the crowd angered Emperor Xue Ye.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Shrek’s other members quickly overwhelmed Heaven Dou Second Team with coordinated Soul Skills.
• Lin Yang assessed Tang San’s abilities and dismissed the idea that Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer could close the gap between them.

Lin Yang watched the opening qualifier matches, reunited with Feng Xiaotian and the Five Elements Academy teams, and then observed Shrek’s lineup for its high-stakes match against Elephant Armor Academy. Shrek sent all seven of the Shrek Seven Devils into the ring, leaving Lin Yang to suspect they intended to go all out despite their disadvantage.

• Xue Ye seethed as Shrek treated the defeated Heaven Dou Second Team, while Salas’s remark made the defeat more humiliating.
• Lin Yang watched the first day’s matches and noted that Feng Xiaotian had risen to rank forty-six and the Five Elements Academy had grown stronger.
• Lin Yang met Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and others from the Five Elements Academies, and Xiao Wu and Huo Wu traded insults before Lin Yang invited everyone to dinner.
• The second round of qualifiers began, and Lin Yang watched Shrek Academy prepare to face Elephant Armor Academy.
• Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong entered the ring, prompting Lin Yang to suspect Shrek planned to go all out despite their uneven Soul Power and Elephant Armor’s strength and defense.

Tang San’s team struggled against Elephant Armor Academy’s overwhelming defense, and Huyan Li’s Soul Bone thwarted their coordinated attack. With the match slipping out of his control, Tang San summoned a person-sized hammer and revealed a deep black Soul Ring.

• Huyan Li and the other six Elephant Armor Academy fighters used Copper Wall Iron Wall and advanced through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Emperor Xue Ye learned from Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianheng were studying at Shrek because of the Golden Iron Triangle’s connection to the academy.
• Tang San used Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage to escape encirclement, then coordinated Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun in an attack on Huyan Li.
• Huyan Li used a Soul Bone to block the combined strike, forcing Tang San to pull his teammates back and abandon his plan to defeat him quickly.
• Tang San summoned a person-sized hammer in his left hand, and a deep black Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and ten-thousand-year Soul Ring to lead Shrek Academy to victory over Elephant Armor Academy, exposing his connection to the Clear Sky Sect. Afterward, he defended his choice to Yu Xiaogang and asked how to overcome the drawbacks of cultivating Twin Martial Souls.

• Tang San brought out the Clear Sky Hammer, shocking the spectators and revealing himself as Tang Hao's son and a Twin Martial Soul wielder.
• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer to overpower Huyan Li and secure Shrek Academy's victory over Elephant Armor Academy.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong congratulated Tang San, while Flender began receiving advertising offers.
• Yu Xiaogang reprimanded Tang San for revealing the Clear Sky Hammer, warning that it would attract dangerous attention.
• Tang San said he would not abandon Blue Silver Grass but believed the Clear Sky Hammer was necessary, then asked Yu Xiaogang how to resolve the drawbacks of cultivating Twin Martial Souls.

Tang San learned that Soul Bones could help his body withstand the Soul Rings of his Twin Martial Souls, and Yu Xiaogang urged him to pursue the tournament championship for its likely Soul Bone reward. As Shrek protected Tang San and drew public scorn for avoiding strong opponents, Lin Yang suspected the team had gained a new trump card.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Soul Bones could strengthen his body enough to bear more powerful Soul Rings, and Tang San resolved to win the tournament championship for its reward.
• Shrek Academy kept Tang San under heavy protection after the Clear Sky Hammer and his Twin Martial Souls were exposed.
• A sinister observer watched Shrek leave the arena and searched the other teams for tempting targets.
• Canghui Academy used a seven-in-one Martial Soul combination skill against Shrek, but its members suffered a backlash and the academy withdrew from the preliminary rounds.
• After Shrek defeated Canghui, the team claimed its injuries prevented it from facing strong opponents, prompting spectators to mock and doubt them.
• Lin Yang recognized that Shrek was conserving strength to qualify and wondered whether the team had acquired a new trump card.

Lin Yang followed Shi Nian after the Canghui vice dean targeted Shui Bing'er with his Remnant Dream illusion. He struck Shi Nian out of hiding and confronted him, demanding to know why Shi Nian had never tried to kill him.

• Lin Yang noticed Shi Nian leave the spectator stands and secretly followed him as he pursued Shui Bing'er out of the city.
• Shi Nian trapped Shui Bing'er in an illusion, revealed that he wanted her dead, and began tormenting her with his Remnant Dream Martial Soul.
• Shui Bing'er attacked Shi Nian and tried to flee, but her ice spike passed through his illusion and she could not escape.
• Lin Yang interrupted Shi Nian, kicked him out from behind a tree, and demanded to know why he had never come after him.

Lin Yang killed Shi Nian after rescuing Shui Bing'er from his illusion and refusing his offer to use his Martial Soul to enslave her. Shui Bing'er began wondering whether Lin Yang had come for her, then realized he had actually been targeting the seven-colored Soul Bone.

• Lin Yang confronted Shi Nian, who admitted he had chosen Shui Bing'er as an easier target because he feared Lin Yang's strength.
• Shi Nian offered to serve Lin Yang and promised to hypnotize Shui Bing'er, but Lin Yang killed him.
• Shui Bing'er recoiled at seeing Shi Nian die and thanked Lin Yang for saving her.
• Shui Bing'er wondered whether Lin Yang liked her because she thought he had come to rescue her.
• Lin Yang found a seven-colored Soul Bone, and Shui Bing'er realized it had been his true target.

Lin Yang rescued Shui Bing'er from Shi Nian, and the Heaven Dou teams completed the Promotion Tournament before setting out for the Grand Finals in Spirit City. As the procession traveled, Lin Yang wondered whether Spirit Hall would still ambush Tang San, then Dugu Yan confronted him for staring out the window.

• Lin Yang told Shui Bing'er that Shi Nian had targeted her after failing to lure him, then escorted her back to the hotel.
• Shui Bing'er thanked Lin Yang, and Shui Bingyue later brought Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to the Butterfly Mansion to express their gratitude.
• The Promotion Tournament ended, with Shrek struggling in individual matches while the veteran academies displayed their strength.
• Emperor Xue Ye awarded medals to the top five teams, then sent the teams toward Spirit City with Crown Prince Xue Beng and Ning Fengzhi in the procession.
• Lin Yang reflected that Spirit Hall might still attack Tang San on the journey, and Dugu Yan pinched his waist and demanded to know which beauty had caught his attention.