Recaps

Lin Mo bought the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng from Bai He for 150,000 Gold Soul Coins, giving the struggling Speed Clan a chance to recover. After verifying the payment, Bai He completed the exchange, and Lin Mo and Dugu Bo left for Heaven Dou City.

• Bai He let Lin Mo choose the payment method, and Lin Mo offered 150,000 Gold Soul Coins plus a promise to help the Speed Clan in the future.
• Bai He took the purple card to Yu Feng City to verify the funds, leaving Bai Chenxiang to host Lin Mo and Dugu Bo.
• While they waited, Lin Mo praised Bai Chenxiang's talent and the speed of the Speed Clan's Sharp-Tailed Swift Martial Soul.
• Bai He returned after confirming the full amount and completed the exchange, handing the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to Lin Mo.
• Lin Mo reaffirmed his promise to Bai He, then left Bai Family Village with Dugu Bo.

Lin Mo returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and explained his absence, while Dugu Bo continued to protect him from threats surrounding his fame. Lin Mo told the committee that Bibi Dong had questioned him about his rapid cultivation and Charizard’s mutations, though he did not know their true cause.

• Lin Mo told Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin that he had stayed away to avoid bringing danger to the academy.
• Dugu Bo confirmed he would protect Lin Mo, who now lived at Dugu Manor because of possible threats from the Star Luo Empire and others.
• Meng Shenji asked Lin Mo why Bibi Dong had summoned him to Spirit Hall.
• Lin Mo said Bibi Dong had asked about his rapid cultivation and Charizard’s successive benign mutations.
• Lin Mo summoned Charizard and explained that he could only speculate about the reasons for its mutations.

Lin Mo repaid the Heaven Dou Royal Academy committee members for their support by giving them detailed Martial Soul and Charizard research, then prepared to cultivate at Dugu Manor. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang left Nuoding Academy to reunite with Flender at Shrek Academy for Tang San’s sake.

• Lin Mo gave Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin his detailed Martial Soul cultivation notes and records of Charizard’s mutations.
• Lin Mo told the committee members he would stay away from the academy for a long time, and they promised to preserve his enrollment and benefits.
• Lin Mo left the academy with Dugu Bo and decided to focus on solidifying his Soul Power before consuming the crystal blood dragon ginseng.
• Yu Xiaogang resigned from his guest elder position at Nuoding Academy and set out for Shrek Academy to reunite with Flender and support Tang San.

Yu Xiaogang learned that Lin Mo had become a twelve-year-old Soul King and that Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape, then tried to comfort a devastated Tang San. Tang Hao watched in secret and weighed whether to reveal Xiao Wu’s identity, while Bibi Dong wondered where Yu Xiaogang had gone with gifts prepared for him.

• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Lin Mo had reached five rings and undergone two benign Martial Soul mutations, shocking Yu Xiaogang.
• Flender explained that Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape during the Soul Hunting trip, and Yu Xiaogang went to see Tang San.
• Tang San said he would bring Xiao Wu back but broke down over his weakness, while Yu Xiaogang hesitated to tell him about Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao watched secretly and considered whether to tell Tang San that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast in human form.
• Bibi Dong examined two Soul Bones intended for Yu Xiaogang and learned that he had left Nuoding Academy without a trace.

After reaching level fifty-six, Lin Mo consumed the crystal blood dragon ginseng and entered Deep Meditation under Dugu Bo’s watch. Two months later, he emerged with his blood and Qi transformed and greatly strengthened.

• Lin Mo broke through to level fifty-six after a year of consolidating his cultivation and purifying his flames with Charizard.
• Lin Mo told Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling that he planned to consume the crystal blood dragon ginseng, and Dugu Bo agreed to stand guard.
• Lin Mo adjusted his condition, consumed the crystal blood dragon ginseng, and entered a prolonged state of Deep Meditation.
• Dugu Bo grew worried when Lin Mo stayed in the chamber without eating, then sensed that he had entered Deep Meditation and relaxed.
• Two months later, Lin Mo awoke and discovered that both his own blood and Qi and the blood Qi released from his Bloodline Power had undergone a qualitative transformation.

After two months of Deep Meditation fueled by the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, Lin Mo awakened the flesh component of his Body Martial Soul and transformed his Bloodline Power, though he emerged dangerously weak and hungry. Once he recovered, he showed Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling his improved power and a new ability to alter his appearance.

• The Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng helped Lin Mo awaken the flesh component of his Body Martial Soul and qualitatively transform his blood and Qi, while his Soul Power rose to level fifty-seven.
• After two months without food or water, Lin Mo struggled to stand as his reserves ran low, and Dugu Bo opened the secret chamber door.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling helped Lin Mo out, and Ye Lingling fed him Whale Rubber to restore some strength.
• Dugu Bo summoned a lavish meal, which Lin Mo ate as his physical strength and Bloodline Power began to recover.
• Lin Mo told Dugu Bo that his Bloodline Power had transformed and demonstrated the vastly improved blood and Qi.
• Lin Mo revealed that he had gained a new ability by changing his appearance, leaving Dugu Bo astonished.

After gaining the crystal blood dragon ginseng’s benefits, Lin Mo began to awaken the third stage of Blood Burst, which let him reshape his body into weapons and alter his appearance. He demonstrated the ability to Dugu Bo and, with his cultivation reaching bottlenecks, asked Dugu Bo for guidance.

• Lin Mo explained that his Blood Burst had only reached the threshold of its third stage, which let him transform parts of his body into weapons and change his appearance.
• Dugu Bo questioned Lin Mo about his flawless transformation, and Lin Mo restored his original face before turning his arm into a blood-red blade and cutting a marble table.
• Lin Mo explained that his Body Martial Soul let him precisely control and transform his body, though he could not yet sustain the change for long.
• Dugu Yan teasingly asked whether Lin Mo could change any part of his body, and Lin Mo called her dirty-minded before she hid behind Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Bo asked what Lin Mo planned to do next, and Lin Mo said his cultivation had reached bottlenecks and he wanted Dugu Bo’s guidance.

Lin Mo explained his Soul Core Method to Dugu Bo and asked to learn from his experience condensing a Dan Pearl. Dugu Bo was impressed by the proposed cultivation method and began describing how he formed his pearl.

• Lin Mo asked Dugu Bo about condensing his Dan Pearl, clarifying that he wanted the experience to inform his own cultivation method rather than create another pearl.
• Lin Mo described the Soul Core Method: compressing liquid Soul Power into a solid, forming it into a self-rotating vortex, and stabilizing it into a core.
• Dugu Bo recognized the method's potential to improve Soul Power capacity, recovery, and cultivation, and praised Lin Mo for proposing a new cultivation system.
• Lin Mo said he had developed the idea by studying cultivation records and combining earlier conjectures with his own experience.
• Dugu Bo accepted Lin Mo's explanation and began recounting the unusual circumstances under which he condensed his Dan Pearl.

Lin Mo warned Dugu Bo that condensing a Soul Core could cause a deadly explosion, then prepared to test his Soul Core Method himself. With Ye Linyuan and the others watching, he formed a stable Soul Power Vortex that began absorbing elemental power from the surrounding world.

• Lin Mo cautioned Dugu Bo that his weaker spiritual power made attempting a Soul Core dangerous, and Dugu Bo abandoned his eagerness to try.
• Lin Mo explained that Soul Masters generally needed near seven-ring cultivation to attempt a Soul Core, then learned Ye Linyuan had reached level eighty-nine.
• Lin Mo chose to condense a Soul Power Vortex himself and asked Dugu Bo to bring Ye Linyuan to Dugu Manor as a witness and guard.
• The next evening, Lin Mo told Ye Linyuan about the Soul Core Method and began forming a vortex from blood Qi and Soul Power.
• Lin Mo stabilized the fist-sized crimson vortex, which began drawing in elemental power from the surrounding world.

Lin Mo successfully formed a bloodline vortex that continuously replenished his Soul Power, then demonstrated the process as Charizard condensed a powerful Fire-type soul power vortex of his own. The group considered the dangers of forming soul cores, while Dugu Yan questioned whether an External Beast Martial Soul could develop one independently.

• Lin Mo explained that his bloodline vortex was an embryonic soul core, then drew it into his chest and confirmed that it slowly replenished his bloodline power and Soul Power.
• Ye Linyuan described the general method for forming a vortex and continuing to compress it into a solid soul core.
• Lin Mo had Charizard try the process, and Charizard rapidly formed a Fire-type soul power vortex and absorbed it.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan reacted with disbelief and amazement as Lin Mo explained that Charizard's vortex was closer to a complete soul core than his own.
• Lin Mo warned everyone that condensing a soul core was dangerous and said Ye Linyuan was well suited to attempt it at rank eighty-nine.
• Dugu Yan asked whether Charizard, as an External Beast Martial Soul, could condense its own soul core independently of its Soul Master.

Lin Mo explained Charizard’s unusual Soul Core ability, and Dugu Bo warned him to keep Soul Cores secret. After Xue Beng arrived battered and asked Dugu Bo to intervene against Shrek Academy, Dugu Bo agreed to go with Lin Mo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Lin Mo said Charizard’s independent Soul Power vortex likely came from its nature as an external beast martial soul, while noting its Soul Rings appeared around Charizard rather than himself.
• Dugu Bo warned Lin Mo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling not to reveal anything about Soul Cores because powerful Soul Masters could covet the method; Lin Mo and Ye Linyuan agreed.
• Two days later, Xue Xing brought a bruised Xue Beng to Dugu Manor and asked Dugu Bo to intimidate the teachers of an outside academy that had beaten the prince.
• Xue Beng said the academy was Shrek Academy, prompting Dugu Bo and Lin Mo to recognize the group connected to Dugu Yan’s earlier encounter near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dugu Bo agreed to accompany Xue Beng to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Lin Mo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling joined them.

Lin Mo and the others arrived as Tang San revealed his External Soul Bone under Zhi Lin’s pressure, and Lin Mo detected two more powerful Soul Bones in Tang San’s right arm and left leg. Prince Xue Xing challenged Shrek Academy to face Dugu Bo, while Yu Xiaogang recognized the danger and tried to stop Flender from accepting.

• Tang San endured Zhi Lin’s Soul Power pressure until his Eight Spider Lances emerged, and Dugu Bo secretly resolved to steal the External Soul Bone.
• Lin Mo sensed dragon-type Soul Bone auras in Tang San’s right arm and left leg and wondered how he had obtained them.
• Dugu Bo entered the hall with Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng, whose bruises drew Dai Mubai’s contemptuous stare.
• Xue Xing opposed Shrek Academy’s admission and asked Dugu Bo to test whether its members could last five minutes against him.
• Flender prepared to accept the challenge, but Yu Xiaogang recognized Dugu Bo and warned Flender that staying could put Tang San and the others in danger.

Lin Mo confronted Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy at the Education Committee, then challenged Shrek’s six students to last three minutes against him as a condition for joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Yu Xiaogang tried to leave to protect Tang San’s exposed External Soul Bone, but Lin Mo blocked the doorway and Dai Mubai erupted in anger.

• Yu Xiaogang recognized Dugu Bo and was surprised to find Lin Mo at the Education Committee, where Lin Mo revealed that Yu Xiaogang had once considered taking him as a disciple.
• Lin Mo noticed Yu Xiaogang remained stuck at rank twenty-nine and inferred that Yu Xiaogang had given Bibi Dong’s prepared Soul Bones to Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to take Shrek Academy away, but Lin Mo offered to let the academy join Heaven Dou Royal Academy if its six students lasted three minutes against him.
• Lin Mo summoned Charizard, and Yu Xiaogang stared at it with envy, longing, regret, and bitterness before refusing Lin Mo’s challenge and trying to leave again.
• Lin Mo blocked the doorway, and Dai Mubai released his three Soul Rings and angrily accused Heaven Dou Royal Academy of refusing to let Shrek Academy leave.

Lin Mo challenged Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to a three-minute spar to answer for their harassment of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, with Charizard barred from taking part. Flender accepted on their behalf, and Meng Shenji offered to referee at the academy arena.

• Lin Mo gave Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun the choice of sparring with him or facing Dugu Bo, and Zhu Zhuqing looked on with contempt for Dai Mubai.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had harassed Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, prompting Yu Xiaogang to realize how badly they had provoked Dugu Bo.
• Lin Mo proposed fighting the two of them together for three minutes without Charizard, with Shrek Academy's fate resting on the outcome.
• Flender accepted the challenge on Ma Hongjun's behalf, while Xue Beng relished Dai Mubai's predicament and Tang San stayed silent to avoid drawing attention to himself and his father.
• Meng Shenji offered to referee the spar in the academy arena, and Flender agreed as he prepared to see Lin Mo's strength.

Lin Mo defeated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun in a sparring match at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, winning the right for Shrek Academy to stay or leave by its own choice. The chapter ended with the Shrek group silenced by the crushing loss while Lin Mo returned to Ye Lingling, satisfied with the fight.

• Yu Tianheng spotted his uncle Yu Xiaogang among the arriving Shrek Academy group, but Meng Shenji stopped him from approaching and announced the sparring rules.
• Lin Mo invited Tang San to join the fight, but Tang San declined, keeping his hidden Soul Bone and Clear Sky Hammer secret.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun attacked Lin Mo together, but Lin Mo knocked Dai Mubai down with one punch and hurled him into Ma Hongjun.
• Lin Mo beat both unconscious before the three-minute limit, and Meng Shenji declared him the winner.
• Dugu Bo praised Lin Mo while Ye Lingling wiped his hand, and Lin Mo reflected that smurfing was fun.

After Shrek Academy left, Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Yu Tianheng went after him. Lin Mo declined a teaching position but promised to lead the Imperial Fighting Team in the tournament, then learned the Four Elements Academy had requested an exchange to challenge him.

• As the Shrek Academy group departed, Dugu Bo secretly placed a wisp of Soul Power on Tang San.
• Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, explaining that he could not bear to have watched his former teachers leave without helping them.
• Yu Tianheng followed Qin Ming, intending to see Yu Xiaogang, while Prince Xue Xing took Xue Beng away from the grounds.
• Meng Shenji offered Lin Mo Qin Ming's vacant teaching position, but Lin Mo declined and promised to lead the Imperial Fighting Team in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Meng Shenji told Lin Mo that Divine Wind, Blazing Fire, Heavenly Water, and Thunderclap academies had requested an exchange, and asked whether Heaven Dou Royal Academy should accept.

Lin Mo agreed to host an exchange with the Four Elements Academy and warned Dugu Bo to be careful, suspecting he would target Tang San’s External Soul Bone. Dugu Bo went to Shrek Academy to take it, but Tang Hao appeared behind him with his Clear Sky Hammer and a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.

• Lin Mo agreed that Heaven Dou Team One would spar with the Four Elements Academy during its month-long visit to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Mo warned Dugu Bo that Heaven Dou City was dangerous, then deduced that Dugu Bo planned to seize Tang San’s External Soul Bone and might face Tang Hao.
• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek Academy group to Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong agreed to help protect Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong that Dugu Bo might target Tang San, and she offered to use the Golden Iron Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill to hold him off.
• Dugu Bo sneaked toward Tang San’s courtyard at Shrek Academy, but Tang Hao emerged behind him with his Clear Sky Hammer and a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Tang Hao confronted Dugu Bo, who had come after Tang San’s soul bones, and warned him off by revealing Tang San was his son. After Dugu Bo withdrew, Tang Hao told Yu Xiaogang he would remain nearby to protect Tang San.

• Dugu Bo possessed his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul and offered to share Tang San’s soul bones with Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao revealed Tang San was his son and threatened Dugu Bo if he targeted Tang San or those around him again.
• Dugu Bo withdrew without fighting, and Tang Hao sensed that his strength had improved since their last encounter.
• Tang Hao informed Yu Xiaogang that Dugu Bo had targeted Tang San and said he would stay nearby to protect him.
• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong and Flender that Tang Hao had driven Dugu Bo away, but kept quiet about giving Tang San the soul bones Bibi Dong had sent him.

Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang about rumors that Lin Mo was their son, but Yu Xiaogang fled rather than face her. At Dugu Manor, Lin Mo explained how he had inferred the Golden Iron Triangle’s strength and Tang San’s likely connection to Tang Hao, leaving Dugu Bo to consider whether Tang San had twin Martial Souls.

• Liu Erlong told Yu Xiaogang that her father had asked whether Lin Mo was their son, and Yu Xiaogang tried to leave.
• Liu Erlong called Yu Xiaogang a coward, and he left without answering her.
• Lin Mo told Dugu Bo he had warned him about the Golden Iron Triangle, who could summon the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Lin Mo explained his suspicions that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and might possess twin Martial Souls, including a Clear Sky Hammer.
• Dugu Bo considered Lin Mo’s theory but decided not to pursue Tang San after Tang Hao’s intervention.

Lin Mo explained to Dugu Bo that he had agreed to the academy exchange so Charizard could learn new Self-Created Soul Skills by fighting the Four Elements Academy students. He planned to limit Charizard to fire and wind abilities during the exchange, and Dugu Bo left to rest.

• Lin Mo reasoned that Tang San's Soul Bones were dangerous to covet because they were scarce and Bibi Dong would be enraged if she learned Tang San had received the ones meant for Yu Xiaogang.
• Dugu Bo asked Lin Mo why he had agreed to the academy exchange, and Lin Mo summoned Charizard to demonstrate its abilities.
• Charizard used Air Slash and Thunder Punch, surprising Dugu Bo with its wind and lightning skills in addition to its fire attribute.
• Lin Mo explained that Charizard could gain insight into Self-Created Soul Skills through combat, and that the Four Elements Academy exchange might help it learn new ones.
• Lin Mo told Dugu Bo that Charizard would use only fire and wind during the exchange unless lightning became necessary.
• Dugu Bo accepted Lin Mo's reasoning and went to rest, calling the night's trip a waste.

The Four Elements Academy delegation arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for a study exchange, where Lin Mo and the Imperial Fighting Team showed them around. At the training arena, Feng Xiaotian challenged Lin Mo to a spar.

• The Godwind, Blazing Fire, Heavenly Water, and Thunder Academies arrived with their elite students and teachers, and Feng Xiaotian hovered around Huo Wu despite her coldness toward him.
• Meng Shenji asked Lin Mo and the Imperial Fighting Team to show the visiting students around the academy while the teachers discussed the exchange.
• Lin Mo explained Heaven Dou Royal Academy's 108 mimicry cultivation environments, then led the delegation past its facilities to the training arena.
• Feng Xiaotian entered the arena and asked Lin Mo to spar with him, bringing the group to silence.

Lin Mo agreed to a one-on-one spar between Charizard and Feng Xiaotian, who was stunned by Charizard’s five Soul Rings, including two black ones. After Charizard easily scattered Feng Xiaotian’s probing attack, Lin Mo reminded him that he was the challenger, prompting Feng Xiaotian to prepare to fight at full strength and announce his Self-Created Soul Skill.

• Lin Mo summoned Charizard, whose five Soul Rings shocked the Four Elements Academy students, especially Feng Xiaotian.
• Feng Xiaotian chose to spar one-on-one with Charizard, and Lin Mo told Charizard to hold back so he could practice wind-attribute skills.
• Feng Xiaotian used his Wind Blade Array, but Charizard dispersed the attack with a gust from his wings.
• Lin Mo reminded Feng Xiaotian that he was the challenger, and Feng Xiaotian abandoned his cautious probing.
• Feng Xiaotian activated his second and third Soul Skills, rose into the air, and announced his Self-Created Soul Skill, Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.

Feng Xiaotian tested his self-created Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes against Charizard’s Air Slash, but Charizard blocked every attack and forced him to repeat the technique until he was exhausted. Feng Xiaotian realized the spar had improved his technique, and after Ye Lingling healed him, he turned to face Lin Mo.

• Feng Xiaotian attacked Charizard with Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, while Charizard used Air Slash to block his blows without activating any Soul Rings.
• Charizard repelled Feng Xiaotian’s final slash, and Feng Xiaotian realized Charizard had controlled the spar and held back.
• The Four Elements Academy students recognized Air Slash as Charizard’s self-created Soul Skill, and Lin Mo told Charizard to continue.
• Charizard pressured Feng Xiaotian into performing Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes three times, leaving him unable to maintain flight but improving his technique.
• Ye Lingling healed Feng Xiaotian with her Nine Heart Begonia, and Feng Xiaotian thanked her before turning toward Lin Mo.

Lin Mo let Charizard spar with Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er while holding back enough to give them a chance to practice. The chapter ended with Shui Bing'er conceding after Charizard's flames overwhelmed her Ice Phoenix defenses.

• Feng Xiaotian asked Lin Mo whether Charizard had held back, and Lin Mo confirmed that Charizard had a secondary Wind-type attribute and had spared him so he could practice his self-created skill.
• Yu Tianxin learned from Lin Mo that Yu Tianheng had left Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Shrek Academy, and returned to his group disappointed.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu challenged Charizard and lasted less than three minutes before the difference in their Fire-type attributes defeated them.
• Shui Bing'er challenged Charizard, but his flames burned through her ice walls and Ice-Ring Armor until she conceded at the edge of the field.

After Lin Mo and Charizard finished sparring with students from the Four Elements Academy, the group gathered for lunch at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Shui Yue'er tried to recruit Lin Mo to Skywater Academy, but he firmly refused and stayed committed to his current academy.

• Lin Mo asked whether anyone else wanted to spar after Charizard defeated the challengers, but no one stepped forward.
• The academy commissioners and Four Elements Academy teachers arrived, confirmed the matches had ended without injuries, and arranged other exchange activities for the afternoon.
• Ye Lingling fed Charizard lunch while students from the other academies watched the beast eat.
• Shui Yue'er admired Lin Mo and Shui Bing'er reflected on how Charizard had countered her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Shui Yue'er invited Lin Mo to join Skywater Academy and joked that he could identify as a girl, but Lin Mo refused to transfer.
• Shui Bing'er told Shui Yue'er that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would not let a talented student like Lin Mo leave.