Chapter Summaries

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.

Lin Mo invited Huo Wu to help test Charizard's Sunny Day and its effects on other Fire-type Soul Masters. Huo Wu felt its powerful enhancement and discovered Charizard could adjust its strength, leaving her eager to keep benefiting from it.

• Lin Mo invited Huo Wu to the Fire-type Mimicry Cultivation Environment to test Charizard's Third Soul Skill, and Huo Wu agreed.
• Lin Mo explained that he wanted Huo Wu to assess Sunny Day's enhancement and Charizard's control over it.
• Charizard activated Sunny Day, and Huo Wu felt her fire attribute, Soul Power circulation, and flames become stronger and purer.
• Lin Mo instructed Charizard to adjust Sunny Day, reducing Huo Wu's enhancement from about fifty percent to around twenty percent.
• Huo Wu asked whether Charizard could control the enhancement, and Lin Mo explained that Charizard could only make rough adjustments for now.
• Huo Wu realized frequent cultivation under Sunny Day might purify her fire attribute and looked eagerly at Lin Mo and Charizard.

Lin Mo let Huo Wu experience Charizard’s Sunny Day and learned how it amplified and purified fire-type energy. After leaving Charizard to cultivate alone, he left Huo Wu startled and eager to pursue a plan of her own.

• Huo Wu asked to experience Sunny Day again, and Lin Mo agreed in exchange for her feedback.
• Huo Wu reported that Sunny Day initially amplified her fire-type power by about fifty percent, then by about twenty percent after Charizard adjusted it, and seemed to slightly purify fire energy.
• Lin Mo concluded that Charizard’s control of Sunny Day was improving but that developing it into a true domain would require a higher-quality Soul Ring.
• Lin Mo left Charizard to cultivate at its usual rock, and Huo Wu watched it independently cultivate while Heaven Dou Royal Academy students explained that it did so regularly.
• Huo Wu left the cultivation grounds quickly, having made up her mind after experiencing Sunny Day.

Lin Mo spent a month in the Blood Soul Grotto and gained an initial ability to use the third stage of Blood Burst, Myriad Transformations. As the Four Elements Academy exchange ended, he emerged to see the visiting students off.

• Lin Mo secluded himself in the Blood Soul Grotto to cultivate Myriad Transformations while Charizard sparred with the Four Elements Academy students in his place.
• Feng Xiaotian improved his Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes through daily bouts with Charizard, and Lin Mo indirectly advised him to prioritize cultivation.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er tried to see Lin Mo during the exchange but could not find him.
• Lin Mo emerged from the Blood Soul Grotto the day before the exchange ended, having crossed the threshold of Myriad Transformations.
• Lin Mo headed to the Education Committee to see off the Four Elements Academy students.

The Four Elements Academy's exchange at Heaven Dou Royal Academy ended on a respectful note, and the committee praised Lin Mo for his contributions. Lin Mo privately recognized that Charizard had gained three Wind-type skills, including Fly, which greatly enhanced its travel speed.

• Lin Mo joined the farewell gathering, where the Four Elements Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy thanked each other for the exchange.
• Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Feng Xiaotian reacted to Lin Mo, while Huo Wu kept Charizard's Sunny Day Soul Skill secret.
• After the visitors departed, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin praised Lin Mo for helping the exchange and improving the visiting students' skills.
• Lin Mo reflected that Charizard had mastered Wing Attack, Air Slash, and Fly through sparring with Feng Xiaotian and other Wind-type Soul Masters.
• Lin Mo realized Fly blessed Charizard with greater flight height and speed, and that combining it with Dragon Dance could let them outpace most Titled Douluo.

After an attempted assassination drove Lin Mo back to Dugu Manor, he spent eight months cultivating while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling trained for the Soul Master Tournament. Lin Mo reached level sixty one month before the tournament began.

• Lin Mo told Meng Shenji that he would return to Dugu Manor for protection after an assassin targeted him at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Meng Shenji agreed.
• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to reach level fifty and obtain their fifth Soul Rings before the tournament, while Lin Mo planned to reach level sixty.
• Lin Mo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling devoted themselves to cultivation at Dugu Manor as Lin Mo refined Myriad Transformations and Charizard practiced his new skills.
• Dugu Yan reached level fifty three months before the tournament, and Ye Lingling advanced to level forty-nine a month later.
• After eight months of cultivation, Lin Mo woke at level sixty, with the tournament due to begin in one month.