Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yan successfully fused a Soul Core into her upper dantian, raising her cultivation to rank sixty-eight. After learning that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had suffered devastating attacks, Lin Mo accepted an invitation from Emperor Xue Qinghe, while Dugu Bo suspected the emperor wanted to assess or recruit their group.

• Dugu Yan completed her Soul Core fusion, and Lin Mo, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo learned that her cultivation had reached rank sixty-eight.
• Lin Mo told Dugu Yan that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been attacked, with Spirit Hall suspected of carrying out the strikes.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling worried about their acquaintances in the two sects, while Lin Mo recognized the attacks as Bibi Dong's Soul Hunting Operation and considered building a force of their own.
• Zhu Zhuqing reported that Emperor Xue Qinghe had invited Lin Mo to the palace to discuss important matters, and Lin Mo agreed to go.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Xue Qinghe was likely either sounding them out or trying to draw them closer to his side.

Lin Mo learned that Spirit Hall's attack had devastated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and wiped out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Qian Renxue asked him to invite Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan to serve the Heaven Dou Empire, and Lin Mo agreed only to relay the offer.

• Lin Mo met Qian Renxue and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elders, noticing Chen Xin had lost his right hand but advanced to rank ninety-seven.
• Ning Fengzhi recounted how masked attackers, including at least four Titled Douluo, killed more than two-thirds of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's disciples and forced the survivors to relocate to Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been exterminated, including the desecration of Yu Yuanzhen's corpse, and the group recognized Spirit Hall as the likely force behind the attacks.
• Qian Renxue asked Lin Mo to invite Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan to become retainers of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Mo said he could not decide for his elders but would pass along Qian Renxue's offer.

Lin Mo learned of Spirit Hall’s plan to hold a competition to determine the new Seven Great Sects and decided to enter despite his group’s lack of members. He prepared to build a sect, believing Spirit Hall could unify the continent but that Bibi Dong must not be allowed to rule it.

• Lin Mo told Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan about Qian Renxue’s invitation to become Heaven Dou imperial retainers, and both men refused.
• Spirit Hall announced a competition one year later to rank the Seven Great Sects anew, prompting sects across the continent to prepare.
• Lin Mo asked Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan what they thought of Spirit Hall’s announcement, but they said it did not concern them.
• Dugu Yan questioned how their small group could compete as a sect, and Lin Mo said he had already made preparations.
• Lin Mo declared that they would contend for a place among the Seven Great Sects and that he would solve their manpower problem.

Lin Mo planned to use his Heaven Dou Empire title and reputation to establish a sect, recruiting vulnerable factions such as the Breaking Clan and the Four Elements Academy. After several days, he summoned Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to a secret chamber and showed them the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, leaving them wondering why he had brought it out.

• Dugu Yan reasoned that Lin Mo could attract small and medium-sized sects by offering protection under the Heaven Dou Empire’s banner, and Lin Mo explained that his princely title gave him cover to recruit without appearing to rival the empire.
• Lin Mo considered recruiting the Breaking Clan with the aromatic silk beauty, while ruling out the Strength, Speed, and Defense Clans for their loyalties or limited usefulness.
• Lin Mo identified the Four Elements Academy as a promising foundation for his sect and considered approaching its leaders through his acquaintances Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er.
• After several days, Lin Mo called Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to a secret chamber and produced the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Dugu Yan recognized the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as the gift from Xue Qinghe, while she and Ye Lingling wondered why Lin Mo had taken it out.

Lin Mo gave Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, hoping one of them would earn its recognition and inherit the Sea God Godhood. Dugu Yan accepted Ye Lingling’s offer to try first and declared she would keep it once it was in her hands.

• Lin Mo claimed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s Water attribute did not suit his Fire attribute and suggested Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling try using it.
• Lin Mo explained that the Soul Tool screened potential users and needed to acknowledge a master before it could be used.
• Lin Mo considered the benefits of helping someone close to him inherit the Sea God Godhood, while ruling out inheriting it himself because its rank was too low.
• Dugu Yan caught the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud when Lin Mo tossed it to her.
• Ye Lingling offered Dugu Yan the first chance to earn the Shroud’s acknowledgment, saying she would claim it if Dugu Yan failed.
• Dugu Yan confidently said she would not give the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud away, even to Ye Lingling.

Dugu Yan tried to make the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud acknowledge her as its master, but it struck her and knocked her unconscious before bonding with her. After she recovered, Lin Mo confirmed the attempt had likely succeeded, and Dugu Yan celebrated her victory over Ye Lingling.

• At Lin Mo’s suggestion, Dugu Yan channeled spiritual power into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which rebounded into her forehead and knocked her unconscious.
• Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia could not initially heal Dugu Yan, while the Shroud absorbed her blood and briefly produced a blue phantom that Lin Mo suspected was an artifact spirit.
• The Shroud fell away and Dugu Yan’s wound healed; Lin Mo examined her and said she was safe, then carried her to her room with Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan checked Dugu Yan and confirmed she only needed rest, and Lin Mo apologized for letting her try the Shroud without knowing what would happen.
• After waking, Dugu Yan recalled being struck by the Shroud and seeing the phantom, then accepted Lin Mo’s judgment that it had acknowledged her as its master and told Ye Lingling she had won.

Dugu Yan tested the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and discovered its four powerful Soul Skills, though its control ability could not affect Lin Mo. As Lin Mo considered a future journey to Sea God Island, Zhu Zhuqing announced that visitors from the Four Elements Academy had arrived.

• Dugu Yan demonstrated the Vast Sea Protective Shroud, which concealed and protected everyone inside its barrier.
• Dugu Yan tried to immobilize Lin Mo with the Cosmic Mind-Stilling Shroud, but it failed because his spiritual power and defenses were too strong.
• Dugu Yan explained that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud also had the offensive skills Vast Sea Raging Waves and Cosmic Demon-Breaking, and Lin Mo confirmed that the treasure was hers.
• Lin Mo considered preparing for a trip to Sea God Island and worried that Bo Saixi's personal concerns could complicate Dugu Yan's trials.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered the courtyard and told Lin Mo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling that visitors from the Four Elements Academy had arrived.

The Four Elements Academy visited Lin Mo to seek protection from him and the two Titled Douluo amid Spirit Hall’s growing threat. Lin Mo heard their request, then learned Feng Xiaotian had also come to claim their promised sparring match, which Lin Mo agreed to consider.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Mo that Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Yu Tianxin had come to visit, and Lin Mo agreed to meet them.
• Shui Bing'er recalled that the four academies had chosen to seek Lin Mo’s protection because Thunder Academy had been weakened by the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and all four academies feared Spirit Hall.
• Lin Mo greeted the visitors, and Shui Yue'er noticed a change in his relationship with Dugu Yan.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Lin Mo to protect the Four Elements Academy on behalf of all four academies, explaining their fear of Spirit Hall and the danger facing Thunder Academy.
• Lin Mo acknowledged their request and asked whether they had come for anything else.
• Feng Xiaotian reminded Lin Mo of his promise to spar after the Soul Master Tournament and insisted on fighting him despite Lin Mo’s Soul Saint cultivation.

Lin Mo accepted Feng Xiaotian’s challenge to spar, while Yu Tianxin agreed to abandon his clan identity so Thunder Academy’s survivors could remain under Lin Mo’s protection. The spar began with Charizard overwhelming Feng Xiaotian, who became trapped in Charizard’s Air Slash: Tornado.

• Lin Mo questioned Yu Tianxin about seeking refuge with Shrek Academy, and Yu Tianxin explained why he would not go there or abandon Thunder Academy.
• Lin Mo agreed to take in Yu Tianxin’s group on the condition that they give up their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan identities, and Yu Tianxin accepted.
• Shui Yue’er asked to watch Lin Mo and Feng Xiaotian spar, and Lin Mo let the group follow them to the rear courtyard.
• Charizard appeared and revealed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, while Feng Xiaotian and Lin Mo announced their ranks as fifty-seven and seventy-seven respectively.
• Charizard attacked Feng Xiaotian with repeated Air Slashes and trapped him inside a tornado formed from the attacks.

Lin Mo defeated Feng Xiaotian in a spar, then agreed with the Four Elements Academy representatives to discuss their academies joining his planned sect. He chose Godwind Academy as his first stop to investigate Hurricane Canyon for Charizard’s future Wind-type Soul Core, and promised Ye Lingling he would spend time with her and Sister Yanyan after his work was done.

• Lin Mo used Charizard’s Twister to trap Feng Xiaotian until Feng Xiaotian conceded, then explained that he had been testing Charizard’s new moves.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu praised Lin Mo’s strength, and Lin Mo told the Four Elements Academy representatives that he wanted their academies to join his planned sect and compete for a place among the Seven Great Sects.
• Lin Mo chose Godwind Academy as his first visit because he wanted to examine Hurricane Canyon, followed by Blazing Fire Academy and Skywater Academy.
• The Four Elements Academy group departed, with Shui Bing'er dragging her reluctant younger sister, Shui Yue'er, away from Lin Mo.
• Lin Mo explained to Ye Lingling that he wanted to use Hurricane Canyon to help Charizard condense a Wind-type Soul Core, then promised to spend time with her and Sister Yanyan when his work was finished.

Lin Mo visited Godwind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Skywater Academy, securing agreements with them while testing their cultivation environments for Charizard. He returned toward Heaven Dou City with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, leaving the academies allied and the three of them flying together on his Scarlet Phoenix Wings.

• Qian Renxue read a report about Lin Mo recruiting factions and concluded that his efforts would strengthen the Heaven Dou Empire and her position as emperor.
• At Godwind Academy, Charizard tested Hurricane Canyon but found it poor for condensing a Wind-type Soul Core, then comprehended the self-created move Hurricane.
• Lin Mo persuaded Blazing Fire Academy to join them, and Charizard demonstrated his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Sunny Day to Huo Lie and his family.
• At Skywater Academy, Lin Mo reached agreements with Shui Yunrou and Lei Ming, while Shui Yue'er teased him about finding a partner there and Shui Bing'er blushed.
• On the road back, Dugu Yan teased Lin Mo about enjoying the attention at Skywater Academy, and he flew off with her and Ye Lingling in his arms using his Scarlet Phoenix Wings.

After returning to Dugu Manor, Lin Mo told Dugu Bo that the Four Elements Academy had agreed to join his planned sect and named the Breaking Clan as his next target. He planned to rest before traveling to the Star Luo Empire, while Dugu Bo stayed behind.

• Lin Mo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling returned to Dugu Manor and shared a meal with Dugu Bo.
• Lin Mo said Godwind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Skywater Academy had agreed to join his sect and would move their people and supplies to Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo said Xue Qinghe had praised Lin Mo's recruitment efforts, mistakenly believing Lin Mo was working for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Mo explained the Breaking Clan's history, its expertise in medicine, and its leader Yang Wudi, then said recruiting the clan would be easier than recruiting the Four Elements Academy.
• Lin Mo decided to rest for a couple of days before traveling to the Star Luo Empire, and Dugu Bo said he would not accompany him.
• Dugu Bo told Lin Mo that Old Ye's research had produced results for him to review.

Lin Mo learned that Ye Linyuan had discovered how the gold of life could strengthen people and might use it to complete the awakening of Lin Mo’s Body Martial Soul. After Ye Linyuan promised to refine the method, Lin Mo left for the Breaking Clan in the Star Luo Empire.

• Lin Mo decided to stay two more days for Ye Linyuan’s research and told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling he would travel to the Breaking Clan alone.
• Lin Mo found Ye Linyuan exhausted from studying the gold of life, and Ye Linyuan explained that it held immense life force and could restore vitality, improve potential, and strengthen Life-type Martial Souls.
• Ye Linyuan proposed using the gold of life through Lin Mo’s Scarlet Blood Heart to strengthen his Body Martial Soul, estimating a seventy-to-eighty-percent chance of success.
• Ye Linyuan put the gold of life away and rested after Ye Lingling admonished him, while she promised to care for him as Lin Mo and Dugu Yan departed.
• Two days later, Lin Mo said goodbye to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, mounted Charizard, and flew toward the Breaking Clan.

Lin Mo visited Yang Wudi at Yang Clan Fort to invite the Breaking Clan into his planned Body Sect, but Yang Wudi was wary of becoming entangled in another alliance. Lin Mo revealed an Aromatic Silk Beauty as his offer, leaving Yang Wudi stunned and recognizing the flower.

• Lin Mo arrived in Qingshi City and asked to meet Yang Wudi at Yang Clan Fort.
• Yang Wudi initially refused visitors but agreed to receive Lin Mo after learning who he was.
• Lin Mo invited the Breaking Clan to join the Body Sect, which would include Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, Medical Sage Douluo Ye Linyuan, and the Four Elements Academy.
• Yang Wudi explained that he had rejected other factions’ offers and did not want the Breaking Clan to lose its independence.
• Lin Mo presented a large pink flower as his bargaining chip, and Yang Wudi identified it as an Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Lin Mo gave Yang Wudi an Aromatic Silk Beauty, persuading the Breaking Clan chief to join the Body Sect. He then sparred with Yang Wudi to test his strength, and the fight intensified after their first clash.

• Lin Mo gave Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Yang Wudi eagerly agreed to join the Body Sect.
• Lin Mo asked Yang Wudi to spar, and Yang Wudi led him to the training hall and summoned his Soul Breaking Spear.
• Lin Mo declined to summon Charizard and instead formed a Blood Soul Spear, released Divine Slaughter's Domain, and activated First-Stage Boiling Blood.
• Lin Mo charged Yang Wudi, and their spears clashed; both were driven back, while Lin Mo's damaged Blood Soul Spear repaired itself.
• Yang Wudi recognized Lin Mo's strength and killing intent, then gripped his spear with both hands and announced that he would get serious.

Lin Mo sparred with Yang Wudi, using the battle to improve his spear technique and test the Nirvana Soul Skill attached to his Scarlet Phoenix Wings. After Yang Wudi’s enhanced thrust pierced his chest, Lin Mo healed completely in moments, leaving Yang Wudi stunned.

• Lin Mo’s spear technique improved rapidly as he fought Yang Wudi, while the Divine Slaughter's Domain suppressed Yang Wudi and blood Qi strengthened Lin Mo.
• Yang Wudi used his first Soul Skill, Quake, then later combined his second Soul Skill, Pierce, and fifth Soul Skill, Break, to intensify his attacks.
• Lin Mo let Yang Wudi’s Soul Breaking Spear pierce his chest so he could test Nirvana, alarming Yang Wudi with the severity of the wound.
• Lin Mo pulled the spear from his chest, and scarlet flames activated Nirvana, restoring his flesh, bones, and skin within moments.
• Yang Wudi stared in shock as Lin Mo stood before him completely healed.

After defeating Yang Wudi in their spar, Lin Mo welcomed the Breaking Clan into the Body Sect and returned to Heaven Dou City. He learned that Ye Linyuan would soon be ready to use the gold of life, while preparations began for a journey to Sea God Island.

• Lin Mo ended his spar with Yang Wudi, welcomed him and the Breaking Clan into the Body Sect, and offered them a place at his princely estate in Heaven Dou City.
• Yang Wudi agreed to move his clan after making preparations and resolved that the Body Sect could one day become the world's number one sect.
• Lin Mo flew back to Heaven Dou City on Charizard and considered how to unite the sect's academies, the Breaking Clan, and its elders.
• At the Ye Family Medical Hall, Ye Linyuan told Lin Mo he could use the gold of life to strengthen Lin Mo's body martial soul in about half a month.
• Lin Mo planned to merge with the gold of life and prepare Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling for a voyage to Sea God Island, while taking care to avoid the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.

Ye Linyuan used the Gold of Life to enhance Lin Mo’s Body Martial Soul, leaving Lin Mo in seclusion for a week as his body transformed. Lin Mo emerged with a complete Full-Body Body Martial Soul that included his wings, and his Heart of Life gained a new Soul Skill.

• Ye Linyuan explained that the Gold of Life could enhance a Martial Soul or body, then described how it had strengthened his Nine Heart Begonia and raised his cultivation.
• Ye Linyuan guided the Gold of Life’s vitality into Lin Mo, whose body absorbed nearly two-thirds of it before reaching saturation.
• Ye Linyuan enhanced Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia in less than a day while Lin Mo continued his week-long transformation.
• Blood-red and azure light burst from Lin Mo’s chamber, and Lin Mo emerged with a complete Full-Body Body Martial Soul that included his wings.
• Lin Mo discovered that his Scarlet Phoenix Wings had become a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, his External Soul Bone was now called the Heart of Life, and it had gained the Indestructible Body Soul Skill.

After emerging from seclusion, Lin Mo revealed that the gold of life had transformed his Heart of Life and awakened his full-body body martial soul. He confirmed plans to travel to Sea God Island with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and other young sect members, seeking the Sea God’s inheritance and a chance to temper themselves.

• Lin Mo emerged from seclusion with his Heart of Life transformed, his cultivation at level seventy-nine, and his body martial soul fully awakened.
• Lin Mo explained that the Scarlet Phoenix Wings had become part of his body martial soul, while Ye Lingling kept the nature of her own martial soul improvement secret.
• Dugu Bo gave Lin Mo nautical charts and information about dangerous sea regions, including the Demon Whale Sea Area.
• Lin Mo told Dugu Bo that he intended to go to Sea God Island to pursue the path to godhood, and Dugu Bo stopped trying to dissuade him.
• Lin Mo said he would take Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, along with Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and other talented young people from the sect.

Lin Mo inspected the nearly completed Prince Lin's Manor, accepted the Defense Clan into the Body Sect, and invited the Four Elements Academy members to train on Sea God Island. Three days later, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er chose to go, while Lin Mo asked Yu Tianxin and Huo Wushuang for their final decision.

• Lin Mo toured Prince Lin's Manor with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling and learned that Yang Wudi had invited the Defense Clan to help with construction.
• Lin Mo agreed to accept the Defense Clan and Speed Clan if they wished to join, but ruled out recruiting the Strength Clan because of its loyalty to Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lin Mo gave Feng Xiaotian and the Four Elements Academy members information about Sea God Island and invited them to accompany him, warning them of the trials' dangers and possible deaths.
• Lin Mo agreed that Zhu Zhuqing could be invited to Sea God Island if she chose to go, and explained that the Body Sect could manage the upcoming sect tournament without him.
• Three days later, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er chose to go to Sea God Island, and Lin Mo asked Yu Tianxin and Huo Wushuang whether they had changed their minds.