Recaps

Lin Mo tested Charmander’s newly mastered Fire Spin on Xiao Lin, then explained that it was a Self-Created Soul Skill formed from Ember. The chapter ended with Xiao Lin heading to the infirmary while Lin Mo returned to class.

• Lin Mo released Xiao Lin from Charmander’s Fire Spin after the flames scorched him.
• Lin Mo explained that Charmander had developed Fire Spin by changing how he used Ember, and noted that Charmander had also mastered Fire Fang at Soul Power level nineteen.
• Xiao Lin was stunned that Lin Mo could cultivate quickly while also developing powerful Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Lin Mo gave Xiao Lin burn ointment, apologized for the injuries, and advised him to visit the academy infirmary.
• Lin Mo recalled Charmander and returned to class, while Xiao Lin limped toward the infirmary.

After Xiao Lin described Lin Mo’s Fire Spin, Director Xue asked Lin Mo to demonstrate the Self-Created Soul Skill and urged him to keep prioritizing Soul Power cultivation. Lin Mo agreed, while Xue Sheng remained unaware that Lin Mo’s Soul Power Level had already reached nineteen.

• Xiao Lin visited the infirmary after losing badly to Lin Mo, and Director Xue healed his burns with his Snow Lotus Martial Soul.
• Xiao Lin told Director Xue and An Qing that Lin Mo had trapped him with Fire Spin, which drained his Soul Power without a Soul Ring activating.
• After classes, Director Xue and Xiao Lin waited outside Lin Mo’s classroom and invited him to demonstrate Fire Spin at a secluded sparring ground.
• Lin Mo used Fire Spin on Director Xue, who praised its power and control before extinguishing it with his Soul Power.
• Director Xue encouraged Lin Mo to focus on cultivation and looked forward to seeing him in the next semester’s Soul Hunting party, not knowing Lin Mo had reached Soul Power Level nineteen.

Lin Mo stayed at the Ye Family Medical Hall during the holiday, where he and Charmander continued cultivating and developed Flame Charge. After the new term began, Lin Mo unexpectedly broke through to Soul Power level twenty, and Charmander’s surge of power caused a burst of flames that startled Ye Lingling.

• Lin Mo told Xiao Lin he would stay at the academy for the holiday rather than make the long trip home.
• Lin Mo moved into the Ye Family Medical Hall’s apprentice rooms, where he spent the holiday cultivating and observed Ye Lingling’s circumstances.
• Charmander learned to use Flame Charge, and Lin Mo’s cultivation advanced faster than he had expected.
• Xiao Lin reached Soul Power level seventeen before the new term began.
• Lin Mo’s Soul Power suddenly broke through to level twenty, and Charmander’s uncontrolled flames scorched the rear courtyard while Ye Lingling was feeding him.
• Lin Mo explained the breakthrough to Ye Lingling, who reacted with rare shock when he confirmed he had reached level twenty.

After learning that Lin Mo had reached rank twenty in just over five months, Elder Ye Linyuan offered to take him to obtain his second Soul Ring. Ye Lingling agreed to join them, and the Soul Hunting journey was set to begin early.

• Ye Lingling told Ye Linyuan that Lin Mo had reached rank twenty, and Lin Mo explained that he had gained three ranks since arriving at the clinic.
• Ye Linyuan asked Lin Mo how he planned to obtain his second Soul Ring, and Lin Mo said he had intended to wait for the academy’s Soul Hunting Operation.
• Ye Linyuan offered to take Lin Mo to the Soul Hunting Forest and said he would handle the academy’s requirements afterward.
• Lin Mo accepted Ye Linyuan’s offer and thanked him.
• Ye Linyuan invited Ye Lingling to come along, and she agreed.

Lin Mo and Ye Lingling began searching the Soul Hunting Forest for a Soul Beast to provide Lin Mo’s second Soul Ring after Ye Linyuan left them to hunt together. Lin Mo planned to seek an earth dragon or weaker Subdragon Soul Beast, both to strengthen Charmander and to explain his future evolution as a Martial Soul mutation.

• Ye Linyuan brought Lin Mo and Ye Lingling into the Soul Hunting Forest, then vanished to watch over them from the shadows while they searched for Soul Beasts together.
• Lin Mo summoned Charmander and explained that its keen sense of smell could help them find a suitable target.
• Charmander blasted a stream of fire into the empty ground, startling Ye Lingling and driving nearby Ten-Year Soul Beasts away.
• Lin Mo considered the forest’s earth dragon and Subdragon Soul Beasts and recalled choosing one of them for his second Soul Ring.
• Lin Mo intended to use the dragon bloodline in the Soul Ring as an explanation for Charmander’s future evolution into Charmeleon.

On the fourth day in the Soul Hunting Forest, Lin Mo and Ye Lingling found a roughly six-hundred-year-old Thick-Armored Earth Dragon that could suit Lin Mo’s second Soul Ring. Before they could decide how to approach it, a swift scarlet figure burst from the woods and charged at the beast.

• Lin Mo and Ye Lingling spent three days searching the forest while Charmander protected them and helped them avoid danger.
• Lin Mo and Charmander hunted a wild boar for food, and Lin Mo roasted it for the group.
• On the fourth morning, Lin Mo, Ye Lingling, and Charmander concealed themselves near a feeding Thick-Armored Earth Dragon.
• Lin Mo estimated that the Thick-Armored Earth Dragon was about six hundred years old and a suitable candidate for his second Soul Ring.
• A fast scarlet figure emerged from the woods and rushed toward the Thick-Armored Earth Dragon.

Lin Mo abandoned the Thick-Armored Earth Dragon as a target after a Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon appeared, judging its bloodline and roughly eight-hundred-year age ideal for Charmander’s second Soul Ring. He and Ye Lingling agreed to hunt it as it overwhelmed the Earth Dragon.

• The Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon arrived and attacked the Thick-Armored Earth Dragon, whose defenses it quickly broke through.
• Lin Mo identified the newcomer and judged it to be around eight hundred to eight hundred and fifty years old, with a rare blood Qi attribute and a lesser dragon bloodline.
• Lin Mo decided against risking a Thousand-Year Soul Ring and chose the Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon as a more suitable, less conspicuous second-ring target for Charmander.
• Lin Mo told Ye Lingling to abandon the Thick-Armored Earth Dragon, and she agreed to follow his judgment.
• The Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon unleashed scorching blood Qi and lunged at the wounded Thick-Armored Earth Dragon.

Charmander fought and killed the eight-hundred-year Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon, astonishing Ye Lingling and Ye Linyuan with its strength. Afterward, Charmander returned to Lin Mo for praise as a Yellow Soul Ring formed over the dragon’s corpse.

• The Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon sensed Lin Mo’s group, and Charmander charged it with Flame Charge, matching its first attack.
• Charmander enhanced itself again and struck the dragon hard enough to knock it down, then trapped it inside Fire Spin.
• The dragon used Burning Blood Boil and forced its way out of the flames by expending its Bloodline Power.
• Charmander rushed the weakened dragon and slashed its vulnerable neck, killing it as Ye Lingling and Ye Linyuan watched in shock.
• A Yellow Soul Ring formed above the corpse, and Charmander trotted back to Lin Mo for praise.

Lin Mo and Charmander absorbed the Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon’s Soul Ring after recovering from their battle. They gained the Second Soul Skill Dragon Dance, which enhanced Charmander’s attack and speed, while Lin Mo noticed changes to his blood and Qi and Body Martial Soul.

• Lin Mo and Charmander rested to recover their Soul Power while Ye Linyuan stood guard.
• Charmander swallowed the Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon’s eight-hundred-year Soul Ring, and Lin Mo felt its power affect his meridians, blood, and Qi.
• Lin Mo and Charmander took until evening to complete the absorption, gaining increased cultivation and vitality as Ye Linyuan observed.
• Ye Lingling asked what Soul Skill they had obtained, and Lin Mo identified Charmander’s Second Soul Skill as Dragon Dance.
• Charmander activated Dragon Dance, surrounding himself with blood Qi and flame as his attack and speed increased.

After absorbing the Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon’s Soul Ring, Lin Mo discovered that his Soul Power had reached level twenty-two and that he had gained the Scarlet Blood Heart External Soul Bone, which had evolved his Body Martial Soul. Ye Linyuan examined him and found his body exceptionally strong, and the group left the Soul Hunting Forest.

• Lin Mo checked Charmander’s panel and saw that it had learned Dragon Dance from the Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon’s Soul Ring.
• Ye Linyuan asked whether Lin Mo felt unwell, and Ye Lingling pointed out that the Soul Ring absorption had lasted until nearly dark.
• Lin Mo checked his own panel and discovered his level-twenty-two Soul Power, his evolved internal-organs Martial Soul, and the Scarlet Blood Heart External Soul Bone.
• Lin Mo attributed the long absorption to the Scarlet Blood Lesser Dragon’s Subdragon bloodline and let Ye Linyuan examine him.
• Ye Linyuan found Lin Mo’s organs, blood, vitality, and physical constitution unusually powerful, then stored the dragon’s corpse and led Lin Mo and Ye Lingling out of the Soul Hunting Forest.

Lin Mo tested the Scarlet Blood Heart’s Blood and Qi Control, which let him fly with blood wings, before Ye Lingling took him to Heaven Dou Intermediate Soul Master Academy. There, Lin Mo explained his absence to Director Xue and admitted he had failed to report his trip to the Soul Hunting Forest.

• Lin Mo found that the Scarlet Blood Heart had expanded his Bloodline Power capacity and advanced Blood Burst to its second stage, Burning Heart.
• Lin Mo used Blood and Qi Wing Formation to fly around his room, then dismissed the wings when Ye Lingling called him.
• Ye Lingling took Lin Mo to Heaven Dou Intermediate Soul Master Academy, where Ye Linyuan accompanied them.
• Director Xue welcomed them and explained that Ye Linyuan had once taught him about medicine and Martial Soul control.
• Director Xue asked Lin Mo to account for his absence, and Lin Mo said Ye Linyuan had taken him to obtain his second Soul Ring after his Soul Power reached rank twenty.

Lin Mo explained his rapid cultivation to Xue Sheng and revealed that he had declined Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's offer to become his disciple. Xue Sheng arranged for Lin Mo and Ye Lingling to remain enrolled while studying medicine under Ye Linyuan, with a path to enter Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy later.

• Xue Sheng was shocked that Lin Mo had advanced from level sixteen to level twenty in half a year and obtained his second soul ring.
• Lin Mo said Charmander's unusual presence boosted his cultivation and told Xue Sheng that two of his former classmates had innate full soul power but were unlikely to leave Nuoding Academy soon.
• Ye Lingling asked why Yu Xiaogang had not accepted Lin Mo as a disciple, and Lin Mo revealed that he had turned down Yu Xiaogang's offer.
• Xue Sheng offered to recommend Lin Mo directly to Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy, but Lin Mo deferred to Ye Linyuan's judgment.
• Ye Linyuan said Lin Mo was now his formal disciple and that both Lin Mo and Ye Lingling needed to stay with him for a while.
• Xue Sheng let Lin Mo and Ye Lingling remain enrolled without attending daily classes, promising to handle their admission to Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy when they were ready.

A year and a half after Lin Mo and Ye Lingling began cultivating, Xue Sheng brought them to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and introduced its hierarchy and leaders. The three Education Committee members met them, unaware of the full extent of Lin Mo’s talent.

• Xue Sheng led Lin Mo and Ye Lingling through Heaven Dou Royal Academy and explained its student and teacher ranks.
• Xue Sheng described how the academy’s noble students often lacked discipline and practical fighting experience.
• Lin Mo had reached the peak of rank twenty-eight, while Ye Lingling had also reached rank twenty-eight after gaining four ranks.
• Xue Sheng brought Lin Mo and Ye Lingling to the Education Committee, where Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin awaited them.
• Xue Sheng introduced the visitors, and Meng Shenji recognized Ye Lingling as Ye Linyuan’s granddaughter and Lin Mo as his newly accepted disciple.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ye Lingling and Lin Mo revealed their cultivation to the board members, who were astonished to learn that Lin Mo was not yet ten and had reached rank twenty-eight. Meng Shenji offered both children special admission to Heaven Dou Grade classes under Qin Ming, and the board members predicted Lin Mo could set a new record by becoming a Soul Elder before eleven.

• Ye Lingling showed Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul and rank twenty-eight Soul Power.
• Lin Mo summoned Charmander and revealed that he also had rank twenty-eight Soul Power, surprising the board members.
• Xue Sheng told the board members that Lin Mo was not yet ten, and Lin Mo presented his Soul Master booklet to verify his age and cultivation records.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin confirmed Lin Mo's records and praised his exceptional talent.
• Meng Shenji offered Ye Lingling and Lin Mo special admission to Heaven Dou Grade classes taught by Qin Ming and predicted Lin Mo could become a Soul Elder before eleven.

Lin Mo denied being connected to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then agreed to Board Member Zhi Lin’s entrance test. As Zhi Lin steadily increased his Soul Power pressure, Lin Mo and Charmander remained remarkably composed.

• Board Member Zhi Lin wondered whether Lin Mo was a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciple, and Lin Mo insisted Charmander came from a Martial Soul Mutation.
• The three board members accepted Lin Mo’s explanation and were relieved that he had no ties to the Upper Three Sects.
• Zhi Lin offered to test Lin Mo’s foundations by applying Soul Power pressure, and Lin Mo eagerly agreed.
• Zhi Lin confirmed Lin Mo’s Soul Power was rank twenty-eight and increased the pressure carefully.
• Lin Mo stood steady under the pressure while Charmander yawned and scratched his chin, leaving Zhi Lin increasingly surprised.

Soul Douluo Zhi Lin tested how much Soul Power pressure Lin Mo could endure, and Lin Mo withstood pressure equivalent to level forty-five before Zhi Lin stopped to avoid injuring him. The released pressure triggered Lin Mo's breakthrough to level twenty-nine.

• Zhi Lin gradually increased his Soul Power pressure as Lin Mo remained calm, eventually reaching the equivalent of level thirty-eight.
• Lin Mo's Scarlet Blood Heart, transformed Body Martial Soul, and years of consuming whale rubber helped him endure the pressure.
• Zhi Lin raised the pressure to level forty-five, but stopped the test when Lin Mo still showed no clear sign of reaching his limit.
• When Zhi Lin withdrew the pressure, Lin Mo's Soul Power surged and broke through to level twenty-nine.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Xue Sheng reacted with shock and excitement, while Ye Lingling watched with her usual composure.

Lin Mo and Ye Lingling completed their enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and met Qin Ming, who required them to pass a combat assessment before joining his class. Lin Mo proposed a two-on-two match with Ye Lingling, setting up an assessment against Qin Ming’s students.

• Lin Mo passed Zhi Lin’s Soul Power test and broke through to rank twenty-nine, impressing the three committee members.
• Sun Buyu took Lin Mo and Ye Lingling to collect their uniforms and guided them to the main campus.
• Sun Buyu warned them that Qin Ming’s class had strict standards and that they would need to prove their abilities.
• Qin Ming offered Lin Mo and Ye Lingling a place in his class if they could last ten minutes against his students.
• Lin Mo asked to change the test to a two-on-two match with Ye Lingling, and Qin Ming agreed.

Lin Mo and Ye Lingling chose to face Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo in an assessment spar, and Charmander revealed its unusual strength against the two seniors. The match ended with Charmander using Dragon Dance to gain the upper hand over Yu Tianheng, impressing Qin Ming.

• Lin Mo insisted on choosing Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo as opponents, and Qin Ming took the group to the sparring grounds to referee.
• Ye Lingling summoned her Nine Heart Begonia, while Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo activated their Martial Souls and Charmander appeared with two Soul Rings.
• Yu Tianheng was distracted by Charmander's External Beast Martial Soul, and Shi Mo blocked its probing flames with his tortoise-shell defense.
• Yu Tianheng attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw, but Charmander dodged and clashed with him using Dragon Claw, surprising him with its strength.
• Charmander activated its second Soul Skill, Dragon Dance, boosting its attack and speed by fifty percent and pressuring Yu Tianheng with a fierce assault.
• Qin Ming recognized the power of Charmander's enhancement Soul Skill as it began to suppress Yu Tianheng.

Lin Mo and Charmander defeated Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo in the spar, earning Qin Ming’s approval to join the Imperial Fighting Team. When Qin Ming questioned Charmander’s other techniques, Lin Mo called them Self-Created Soul Skills, leaving the team stunned and unaware of how many Charmander truly knew.

• Lin Mo ordered Charmander to trap Shi Mo with Fire Spin while it attacked Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Tianheng used Thunderous Fury, but Charmander performed a second Dragon Dance and knocked him back with a fiery charge.
• Qin Ming ended the assessment and welcomed Lin Mo and Ye Lingling to the team.
• Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo as they struggled with their defeat.
• Qin Ming asked about Charmander’s techniques, and Lin Mo explained that they were Self-Created Soul Skills.
• The team reacted with shock at the possibility that Charmander had mastered three such skills, while Ye Lingling suspected it knew far more.

Qin Ming introduced Lin Mo and Ye Lingling as prospective Heaven Dou Team One members, and Lin Mo stunned the group with his age and Soul Power. The chapter ended as Qin Ming began physical conditioning with the running routine, which Lin Mo recognized from Shrek.

• Qin Ming explained that the academy was preparing its strongest students for the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and that Team Two could take their places.
• Ye Lingling introduced herself as a fifteen-year-old rank-twenty-eight Nine Heart Begonia Support System Tool Soul Master, and Lin Mo said he was nine and a half and rank twenty-nine.
• Yu Tianheng was shaken by Lin Mo's age and strength, but Lin Mo denied any connection to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or Yu Xiaogang.
• Qin Ming started the physical conditioning lesson and told Lin Mo and Ye Lingling they would join the class.
• Lin Mo learned that the training was running and inwardly recognized it as the Shrek routine.

During Qin Ming’s physical conditioning class, Lin Mo’s endurance and physique far exceeded the other students’, drawing the attention of Qin Ming and Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s education committee. Lin Mo and Ye Lingling left together for lunch, while Dugu Yan watched them from the shadows.

• Qin Ming had the Imperial Fighting Team run to assess their fitness, and Yu Feng and Osler were the first to stop.
• Ye Lingling, the Shi brothers, and Dugu Yan each reached their limits before Yu Tianheng and Lin Mo.
• Lin Mo kept running until he had completed nearly three times as many laps as Yu Tianheng, surprising Qin Ming with his extraordinary endurance.
• Zhi Lin explained that Lin Mo’s resilient body and powerful meridians could let him absorb older Soul Rings than most Soul Masters.
• The education committee members lamented that Ye Linyuan had already taken Lin Mo as his disciple and noted his close relationship with Ye Lingling.
• Lin Mo and Ye Lingling headed to the cafeteria together, while Dugu Yan watched them leave from the shadows.

Dugu Yan returned home for the academy break and told Dugu Bo about Lin Mo, whose strength and extraordinary talent had impressed her. The chapter left Dugu Bo shocked by Lin Mo’s age and cultivation, while Dugu Yan kept secret that Lin Mo’s pitying gaze unsettled her.

• For more than twenty days, Lin Mo repeatedly sparred with Yu Tianheng, who kept losing but found that the intense battles helped his cultivation progress.
• Dugu Yan returned to the manor, where Dugu Bo welcomed her and asked about her month at the academy.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo about Ye Lingling, the Nine Heart Begonia inheritor, and Lin Mo’s victory over Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo.
• Dugu Yan revealed that Lin Mo was only nine and a half years old and had reached rank twenty-nine, shocking Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Yan privately recalled that Lin Mo often looked at her with pity and sympathy, which made her uncomfortable.

Lin Mo and Ye Lingling returned to the Ye Family Medical Hall, where he revealed that Charmander had learned Thunder Punch by sparring with Yu Tianheng. Lin Mo confirmed that Dugu Yan was suffering from Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and considered how to approach her and reach Dugu Bo.

• On the way back, Lin Mo told Ye Lingling that Charmander had learned Thunder Punch through repeated sparring with Yu Tianheng, and asked her to keep it secret.
• Ye Lingling asked why Lin Mo had been watching Dugu Yan, and he said his instincts as a doctor made him suspect she was sick.
• Ye Linyuan welcomed Lin Mo and Ye Lingling home, then learned from Lin Mo that he had defeated Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo in a one-against-two fight.
• That night, Lin Mo concluded that Dugu Yan was suffering from Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and decided to wait for the right moment to approach her and Dugu Bo.

After the holiday, Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy wondering why Dugu Bo had stopped nourishing her with Soul Power, unaware that he had been suppressing the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison inside her. Lin Mo and Ye Lingling also returned, and Qin Ming continued to marvel at Charmander's combat ability, self-created Soul Skills, and ability to cultivate alone.

• Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and resolved to ask Dugu Bo why he had been nourishing her body with Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo's treatments were revealed to be a costly way of temporarily suppressing the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison in himself and Dugu Yan.
• Lin Mo and Ye Lingling returned to the academy and resumed their classes, training, and cultivation.
• Qin Ming reflected on Charmander's intelligence, combat skill, and talent for creating Soul Skills, and recalled discovering it could cultivate without Lin Mo nearby.
• Charmander greeted Qin Ming with a small puff of flame before entering the fire-attribute mimicry area, while Qin Ming complained about the gloomy, damp weather and followed it inside.

Lin Mo and Ye Lingling encountered Dugu Yan suffering a severe attack after leaving the Poison-type mimicry area. Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia healing failed to ease her pain, and Lin Mo realized that ordinary healing could not neutralize the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison rooted in her Martial Soul.

• Lin Mo and Ye Lingling headed toward their mimicry cultivation areas, with Lin Mo planning to train in the Blood Soul Grotto.
• Lin Mo and Ye Lingling found Dugu Yan trembling in pain outside the Poison-type mimicry area.
• Ye Lingling used her Nine Heart Begonia to heal Dugu Yan while Lin Mo supported her beneath the umbrella.
• Ye Lingling’s healing had no effect, leaving her bewildered and unable to help Dugu Yan.
• Lin Mo recognized that Dugu Yan’s inherited Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison could not be cured by ordinary healing.