Chapter Summaries

Lin Xi met Xu Sanshi to discuss their Soul Tool deal, but Ma Xiaotao arrived and demanded Xu Sanshi’s attention. When she tried to attack Lin Xi after he challenged her, Huo Yutong stopped her with a mental assault, and Ma Xiaotao began to suspect Lin Xi was the person who had once stopped her.

• Lin Xi took Huo Yutong to meet Xu Sanshi, who reported that the Mysterious Nether Sect had accepted their Soul Tool business partnership.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived to have Xu Sanshi suppress her Evil Fire, but Xu Sanshi asked her to wait because he had important business with Lin Xi.
• Ma Xiaotao offered to cover Xu Sanshi’s money needs and questioned Lin Xi, who told her their business was none of her concern.
• Lin Xi criticized Ma Xiaotao for ignoring Xu Sanshi’s request and invoked her teacher, Yan Shaozhe, which angered her.
• Ma Xiaotao reached for Lin Xi, but Huo Yutong inflicted sharp pain on her mind, allowing Lin Xi to seize her hand and accuse her of attacking a first-year student.
• Ma Xiaotao broke free with a burst of flame and asked whether Lin Xi was the person who had stopped her before.

Lin Xi confronted Ma Xiaotao over injuring two students and challenged her to stop cultivating until she could control her Martial Soul’s flaw. Ma Xiaotao fled after he compared her conduct to that of an Evil Soul Master, and Lin Xi returned to discussing business with Xu Sanshi.

• Ma Xiaotao realized Lin Xi was the freshman who had defeated her and apologized for their past encounter.
• Lin Xi refused Ma Xiaotao’s apology because she had not apologized to the two students she injured.
• Ma Xiaotao argued that she was not responsible because she had been out of her mind, but Lin Xi pointed out that she knew about her Martial Soul’s flaw.
• Lin Xi urged Ma Xiaotao to stop cultivating and accused her of endangering others for power, calling such behavior that of an Evil Soul Master.
• Ma Xiaotao ran out of the restaurant, and Xu Sanshi praised Lin Xi before calling for the menu so they could continue their discussion.

Lin Xi’s team faced Huang Chutian’s team, and Huo Yutong used her mental abilities to turn the fight around. She defeated Huang Chutian and stopped the Lan sisters’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill, sweeping all three opponents.

• Huang Chutian charged at Wang Dong, whose careless clash with his strength sent her flying before Huo Yutong disrupted him with Emotion Control.
• Huo Yutong drew Huang Chutian into fighting her, weakening him with mental interference while Wang Dong broke through the Lan sisters’ hair nets.
• Huang Chutian’s Cannon Hammer of Strength missed after Huo Yutong’s Mental Interference, and she knocked him out of the arena.
• The Lan sisters began preparing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Huo Yutong stopped them and left both unconscious.
• Huo Yutong’s team won after she defeated all three opponents herself.

After Lin Xi’s team secured ten consecutive wins, he received the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade and used it to awaken Electrolux. Lin Xi explained his circumstances to the elder, who was left astonished by the story.

• Zhou Yi warned her class that the teams advancing to the top sixty-four still had more matches to fight.
• Lin Xi collected the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade from the dorm supervisor and asked Wang Dong to leave while he purified it.
• Lin Xi summoned Emiya Alter, who agreed that his All-Things-Breaking Talisman could counter the blade’s curse if needed.
• Lin Xi touched the blade, and Electrolux awakened in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Lin Xi told Electrolux about the Douluo Continent, the Heroic Spirit Summoning System, and Tang San, leaving Electrolux shocked.

Lin Xi let Electrolux take control of his body and purify the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade, revealing the gold of life’s true power. Electrolux fused the gold into Lin Xi, whose Sea of Consciousness expanded, and brought Artoria and Melusine into it as he began studying Lin Xi’s summoning system.

• Lin Xi agreed to let Electrolux take control of his body and purify the gold of life.
• Electrolux used his power of purification to remove the blade’s evil thoughts and curses, restoring its azure glow.
• Lin Xi prepared himself, and Electrolux drove the purified gold of life into his forehead.
• The gold of life flooded Lin Xi’s Sea of Consciousness with vitality and expanded it.
• Electrolux transferred Artoria and Melusine from their Soul Rings into Lin Xi’s Sea of Consciousness and explained that he had analyzed part of the Heroic Spirit Summoning Formula.

Lin Xi asked Electrolux about the power of fate and why his was so strong. After dismissing two explanations, Electrolux proposed that they might be inside a large-scale Singularity.

• Electrolux placed the souls attached to Lin Xi’s Soul Rings in his Sea of Consciousness, allowing Melusine to appear beside him and suggesting they might eventually gain physical bodies.
• Lin Xi asked Electrolux what the power of fate was and why his was unusually strong.
• Electrolux explained that the power of fate could let people resist the world’s course and draw major events toward themselves.
• Lin Xi rejected the idea that coincidence explained his memories of a previous life, his Martial Soul, and his connection to Fate.
• Electrolux proposed that they were inside a large-scale Singularity.

Lin Xi and Electrolux concluded their alliance to help Electrolux become a god and oppose Tang San, while considering whether Lin Xi had been drawn into the world by the Counter Force. Lin Xi returned from his Sea of Consciousness and accidentally sent Wang Dong flying when she startled him.

• Electrolux argued that Huo Yutong’s gender change had altered the Douluo Continent’s history enough to draw Lin Xi, a powerful transmigrator, into the world.
• Lin Xi confirmed that he would help Electrolux become a god and that Electrolux would help him oppose Tang San.
• Electrolux reassured Lin Xi that Tang San might no longer control their story and accepted that Lin Xi had deliberately secured his help by acting first.
• Lin Xi resolved to protect the people important to him, then left his Sea of Consciousness to avoid worrying those outside.
• Lin Xi opened his eyes to find Wang Dong staring at him, and his startled reflex sent her flying backward.

After finishing his absorption, Lin Xi sought out Huo Yutong to confirm Electrolux’s theory about how her changed childhood had altered her life. Huo Yutong reassured him and stood by him, and Lin Xi vowed to keep her safe.

• Wang Dong barged into Lin Xi’s dorm room after waiting for hours, and Lin Xi’s instincts knocked her to the floor.
• Lin Xi rushed to find Huo Yutong and asked her to describe her childhood before they met.
• Huo Yutong recounted her memories, and Lin Xi concluded that her life had diverged greatly from Huo Yuhao’s even before he intervened.
• Huo Yutong took Lin Xi’s hand and promised to stand by him, reminding him that he had saved her.
• Lin Xi embraced Huo Yutong and vowed to protect her no matter what happened.

Lin Xi’s team faced Ning Tian’s seeded team in the tournament, and his revealed level thirty-nine shocked their opponents. The match began with Wang Dong driving Wu Feng back while Lin Xi watched Ning Tian prepare to act.

• Lin Xi’s team encountered Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun’er before their tournament match.
• Wu Feng, Nanmen Yun’er, and Ning Tian introduced themselves, and Wang Dong and Huo Yutong followed for Lin Xi’s team.
• Lin Xi revealed that he was a level thirty-nine Battle Soul Elder, stunning the opposing team.
• After the proctor started the match, Wu Feng charged at Wang Dong, who countered with Butterfly Wing Guillotine and Crimson Dragon Flame.
• Lin Xi reassured Melusine that Wu Feng’s Red Dragon Martial Soul was unimpressive and focused his attention on Ning Tian as she prepared her Martial Soul.

Huo Yutong used Soul Shock to knock out Ning Tian and Nanmen Yun'er, then defeated Wu Feng after her emotions spiraled out of control. Lin Xi's team won another overwhelming victory, though Huo Yutong was left nearly drained from the fight.

• Ning Tian prepared to amplify Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er, but Huo Yutong struck her with Soul Shock while her attention was on Lin Xi.
• Wu Feng activated Dragon's Wrath and rushed toward Ning Tian, but Huo Yutong blocked her and Nanmen Yun'er collapsed after another Soul Shock.
• Huo Yutong used Spiritual Sharing to magnify Wu Feng's emotions, then knocked her out with her sword's pommel.
• Huo Yutong's team won the battle, and Wang Dong reflected on how formidable she was.

Ning Tian woke in the infirmary after losing to Lin Xi’s team, and Lin Xi treated the lingering effects of Huo Yutong’s mental attack. He proposed a partnership between Unlimited Blade Works and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Tian struggled to find a reason her sect needed the high-level Soul Tools it lacked.

• Ning Tian woke with a headache and realized her team had lost, then saw Lin Xi sitting beside her bed.
• Lin Xi warned Ning Tian not to move and used his life force to ease the effects of Huo Yutong’s Soul Shock.
• Lin Xi told Ning Tian that Wu Feng had withdrawn into herself after the defeat, and Ning Tian accepted that her team had been outmatched.
• Lin Xi gave Ning Tian a business card and proposed that Unlimited Blade Works cooperate with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Tian questioned why her sect should partner with a producer of low-level Soul Tools when it wanted access to high-level ones.
• Lin Xi pointed out that the sect had little use for high-level Soul Tools, leaving Ning Tian unable to defend her argument.

Lin Xi proposed a long-term partnership between Unlimited Blade Works and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Tian agreed to seek her family's approval. After leaving the infirmary, Lin Xi explained that he planned to use rare pills as employee benefits rather than sell them and provoke the sects.

• Lin Xi offered Ning Tian three terms: a lasting Soul Tool partnership, purchases of one sample of each precious pill, and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's help organizing a trade convention in Star Luo City.
• Ning Tian accepted in principle but said she needed her family's elders to review the agreement, and Lin Xi gave her time to decide.
• Lin Xi warned Ning Tian that Wu Feng's personality would eventually get her into trouble, then confirmed that Huo Yutong had knocked Ning Tian unconscious.
• Ning Tian concluded that Lin Xi's team had hidden strength and that she should build a good relationship with him.
• Lin Xi told Artoria he would keep Projected pills as employee benefits instead of selling them, since selling secret formulas would antagonize the sects.

In the freshmen assessment final, Lin Xi’s team quickly overwhelmed Dai Huabin’s team, but Lin Xi challenged Dai Huabin to fight Huo Yutong one-on-one. Dai tried to surrender, but Yan Shaozhe ordered the referee to make him accept the duel.

• Dai Huabin’s team faced Lin Xi’s team, wary of Lin Xi’s power after hearing he had defeated Xie Huanyue with one kick.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu planned to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill as soon as the match began, but Lin Xi’s silver-haired teammate knocked Dai down and pinned Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie.
• Dai Huabin saw Lin Xi, Huo Yutong, and Wang Dong each wield three black Soul Rings and realized his team could not win.
• Lin Xi challenged Dai Huabin to fight Huo Yutong alone, offering to count the match as Dai’s victory if she lost.
• Dai Huabin refused to fight and tried to surrender, but Yan Shaozhe told the referee to make the duel happen.

Huo Yutong faced Dai Huabin alone in the arena, determined to take revenge herself, and used her skill and enhanced strength to seize control of their fight. After Dai Huabin activated his third Soul Skill, she prepared to unleash Emotion Control, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Yan Shaozhe supported making Huo Yutong fight Dai Huabin and watched with interest as the match began.
• Huo Yutong refused Lin Xi's offer to defeat Dai Huabin for her, choosing to settle her grievance herself.
• Dai Huabin charged Huo Yutong with his White Tiger Martial Soul, but she dodged with Spiritual Detection and struck him with her sword.
• Huo Yutong's enhanced strength and swordsmanship drove Dai Huabin backward, forcing him to activate White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
• Huo Yutong targeted Dai Huabin's head with Spiritual Detection and activated Emotion Control.

Huo Yutong overwhelmed Dai Huabin in their duel, then challenged his Hell White Tiger fusion with Zhu Lu. She defeated the fusion with a full-strength Soul Shock, leaving Dai Huabin unconscious and Zhu Lu exhausted.

• Huo Yutong used her spiritual attacks to batter Dai Huabin until he could barely fight back.
• Huo Yutong stopped attacking and had Melusine release Zhu Lu, then taunted Dai Huabin about being unable to defeat an orphan.
• Huo Yutong challenged Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Dai Huabin agreed.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fused into the Hell White Tiger and raised its paw to strike Huo Yutong.
• Huo Yutong opened the Eye of Destiny and struck the Hell White Tiger with Soul Shock, dissolving it and leaving Dai Huabin unconscious.

After the freshman assessment, Lin Xi and his friends settled into their new roles while Unlimited Blade Works allied with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Eight months later, the students reached the end of the semester, and Lin Xi looked forward to a major turning point during the holiday.

• The remaining assessment team surrendered to Lin Xi and the others, and Lin Xi gave the champion Soul Bone to Wang Dong.
• Wang Yan became the class's homeroom teacher, and Lin Xi and Huo Yutong were appointed class president and vice president.
• Ning Tian reported that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect accepted Lin Xi's proposal, formalizing an alliance with Unlimited Blade Works.
• Over the next eight months, Huo Yutong became a Level 2 Soul Engineer, Wang Dong reached level thirty, and Lin Xi searched for a suitable Soul Beast for his next Heroic Spirit.
• On the final day of the semester, Wang Yan dismissed the class for the holiday, and Lin Xi anticipated a major turning point for himself and Huo Yutong.

Wang Dong questioned why Lin Xi followed certain rules, and he explained that he fulfilled his class-monitor duties because he believed people should take responsibility for their place in society. Wang Dong suspected he was hiding a deeper secret, but Lin Xi's teasing interrupted her before she could ask.

• Wang Dong complained about having to grade homework with Lin Xi, but he ignored her and continued working.
• Wang Dong asked why Lin Xi followed rules despite having the power to disregard them, and he said he was fulfilling his responsibility as class monitor.
• Lin Xi explained that he saw people as bound to society and believed taking responsibility was part of being human.
• Wang Dong doubted his explanation and wondered whether he was concealing a secret that could help her understand him.
• Lin Xi mocked Wang Dong for grading slowly, and she blushed, denied caring about his secret, and hurried to finish the homework.

Lin Xi told Wang Dong that he had foreseen Huo Yutong’s future and deliberately sought her out, then explained how his affection for her grew into a longing for family. He began recounting the event that changed their lives: Huo Yutong’s mother died, leaving her alone.

• Wang Dong asked Lin Xi and Huo Yutong about their plans for the break and their Soul Rings, and Lin Xi teased her about the next class assessment.
• Lin Xi sent Huo Yutong to pack and took Wang Dong to Sea God Lake to speak privately.
• Lin Xi told Wang Dong that he had foreseen Huo Yutong becoming a peerless powerhouse and had approached her when she was being bullied so she would remember him.
• Lin Xi explained that Huo Yutong’s clinginess and fear of losing him stirred his own longing for family, and he came to regard her as his little sister.
• Lin Xi recalled that Huo Yutong’s mother died, leaving her with no family.

Lin Xi explained how he had run away with Huo Yutong after Huo Yun'er’s death, then warned Wang Dong that her father might one day try to harm Huo Yutong. He left after making clear that he would kill Wang Dong if she became their enemy.

• Lin Xi told Wang Dong that he had taken Huo Yutong away from the Duke's Mansion after Huo Yun'er died, despite the hardships they faced as children.
• Lin Xi reassured Wang Dong that he and Huo Yutong were happy now, then said he would never forgive anyone who threatened their life together.
• Lin Xi revealed that he had foreseen Wang Dong’s father trying to harm Huo Yutong and said this was why he had resisted sharing a dorm room with Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong asked what Lin Xi would do if she tried to harm Huo Yutong, and Lin Xi said he would leave flowers on her grave after killing her.
• Lin Xi told Wang Dong to consider her choice carefully, said he would apply to change dorms next semester, and left.

After rejecting Wang Dong, Lin Xi reunited with Huo Yutong, who recognized that he was upset and urged him to stop hiding his feelings from her. Huo Yutong took Lin Xi out to relax, and he looked ahead to the future they would build together.

• Huo Yutong guessed that Lin Xi had rejected Wang Dong and warned him that Wang Dong's guardians might cause trouble.
• Lin Xi reassured Huo Yutong that he could handle Wang Dong's family and praised her for understanding him.
• Huo Yutong stopped Lin Xi from brushing off his bad mood and reminded him that he had once told her not to ignore her own feelings for his sake.
• Huo Yutong said she wanted to share Lin Xi's burdens and pulled him away so they could enjoy the day together.
• Lin Xi looked back at the dormitory and believed that he and Huo Yutong could create a brighter future together.