Chapter Summaries

Lin Qianyi secured a series of matches against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy by persuading Jing Hongchen to wager precious metals. Huo Yuhao defeated Ghost Nana after Elder Yi intervened, then said he would study what he had taken from her and return it the next day.

• Lin Qianyi convinced Jing Hongchen to agree to five days of matches, with precious metals as the reward.
• Jing Hongchen arranged the first matches, and Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao handled their clashes with ease.
• Ghost Nana challenged Huo Yuhao, attacking with her ghost martial soul and soul skills.
• Elder Yi intervened as Nana unleashed Vengeful Spirit, draining an important force from her and leaving her unconscious.
• Huo Yuhao won the match and told Nana to find him the next night if she wanted what he had taken back.
• Huo Yuhao told Lin Qianyi that he would study the stolen force for one day before returning it to Nana.

Nana asked Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi to rescue her parents and clansmen from the Evil Soul Masters of the Sacred Spirit Sect, and they launched a nighttime infiltration. Lin Qianyi stayed behind to hold off the sect’s defenders while Huo Yuhao and Nana entered to carry out the rescue; she defeated the attackers after learning they had succeeded.

• Nana knelt before Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi, asking them to save her family and clansmen from the Sacred Spirit Sect.
• Lin Qianyi agreed to help, hoping the mission might also reveal clues about Tang Ya and the Evil Soul Masters.
• At dusk, Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Nana reached the sect, where Lin Qianyi drew the guards away while Huo Yuhao concealed himself and Nana with his Simulation Soul Skill.
• Lin Qianyi used her Azure Luan Storm and Green Feather Sword to stall the Evil Soul Masters as Huo Yuhao and Nana infiltrated the sect.
• After the crowd began fleeing, Lin Qianyi sensed that Huo Yuhao had succeeded and unleashed her Twin Martial Souls and Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Unrivaled against the remaining enemies.

Lin Qianyi fought Ji Juechen in an evenly matched arena battle at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. As both began to tire, Lin Qianyi unleashed her Ice Crystal Vermilion Bird Left Leg Soul Bone Skill, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Nana thanked Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi for helping her and agreed to join the Tang Sect, with her family to follow for protection.
• Lin Qianyi faced Ji Juechen, a six-ring Soul Emperor, and revealed her five soul rings and her Green Feather Sword.
• Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen exchanged sword attacks without either gaining an advantage, earning each other's respect.
• As her Soul Power dwindled, Lin Qianyi used Vermilion Bird Dance, summoning a freezing storm against Ji Juechen.

Lin Qianyi defeated Ji Juechen in a fierce match, and he repeatedly challenged her afterward as they continued to spar. During the academy holiday, Wang Dong reunited with Huo Yuhao and planned to return home with him to obtain her sixth soul ring, while Lin Qianyi stayed behind and encountered Ji Juechen again.

• Ji Juechen conceded to Lin Qianyi after their clash left them both injured, and the referee declared her the winner.
• Huo Yuhao gave Lin Qianyi a route map before Wang Dong arrived, and Huo Yuhao excitedly embraced her.
• Wang Dong told Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi that Shrek Academy was stable and that she planned to return home to add her sixth soul ring.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to accompany Wang Dong, while Lin Qianyi declined the invitation and went her own way.
• Lin Qianyi encountered Ji Juechen, who asked for another sparring match, and she agreed on the condition that he pay the venue fee.

Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen sparred to a draw, and an awkward moment between them ended with Ji Juechen giving her Gold Soul Coins as compensation. Later, Lin Qianyi followed Huo Yuhao’s map toward the Extreme North, where Snow Girl guided her after she struggled to read it.

• Ji Juechen paid for an hour of sparring after Lin Qianyi insisted he honor his promise.
• Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen exchanged sword attacks evenly until a clash knocked them back, and Ji Juechen caught her around the waist to shield her from the aftershock.
• Ji Juechen called the round a draw, then gave Lin Qianyi Gold Soul Coins before leaving; both were embarrassed by their close encounter.
• Lin Qianyi flew for about an hour while studying Huo Yuhao’s map, then stopped in a forest when she realized she had been going in circles.
• Snow Girl teased Lin Qianyi for struggling with the map and guided her to the outskirts of the Extreme North, where Lin Qianyi stopped to rest as night approached.

Lin Qianyi entered the Extreme North’s core region and encountered the 390,000-year-old Ice Frost Flood Dragon, whom Snow Girl urged her to seek as a soul ring. The flood dragon attacked after seeing Lin Qianyi’s strength, and Lin Qianyi prepared to meet her strike.

• Lin Qianyi meditated overnight and realized she had reached the Soul Emperor realm before admiring the Extreme North’s aurora with Snow Girl.
• Lin Qianyi flew into the core region and encountered a powerful Ice Frost Flood Dragon.
• Snow Girl identified the flood dragon as a 390,000-year-old beast nearing its 400,000-year tribulation and advised Lin Qianyi to persuade it to become her Ice Crystal Butterfly’s second soul ring.
• The Ice Frost Flood Dragon transformed into a woman, questioned Lin Qianyi’s presence, and drew an icy sword.
• Lin Qianyi revealed her five soul rings and Green Feather Sword, and the flood dragon launched an attack that Lin Qianyi prepared to counter.

Lin Qianyi fought the Ice Frost Flood Dragon for a chance to gain its acknowledgment, but the Snow Girl intervened and proposed that the beast merge its Spiritual Origin with Lin Qianyi to escape its coming tribulation. The Ice Frost Flood Dragon agreed to try, then transformed into a human and questioned whether the Snow Girl had devised Lin Qianyi’s earlier move.

• Lin Qianyi used her Ice Crystal Butterfly domain, King's Descent, and Vermilion Bird Dance against the Ice Frost Flood Dragon, but its counterattack wounded her and slammed her into a boulder.
• The Snow Girl appeared, blocked the Ice Frost Flood Dragon’s power, and explained that she protected Lin Qianyi because Lin Qianyi had once saved her life.
• The Snow Girl offered the Ice Frost Flood Dragon a way to face its 400,000-year tribulation by merging its Spiritual Origin into Lin Qianyi.
• After considering Lin Qianyi’s talent, the Ice Frost Flood Dragon agreed to try the sacrifice and allowed the Snow Girl to return to Lin Qianyi.
• Lin Qianyi apologized to the Ice Frost Flood Dragon, which transformed into a human and asked whether the Snow Girl had suggested her earlier move.

Lin Qianyi received the Ice Frost Flood Dragon Bing Qingci’s sacrifice in the Extreme North, gaining a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, a Torso Soul Bone, and five ranks of Soul Power. Back at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, she prepared to leave for home and accepted Jing Hongchen’s costly gift while leaving his recruitment offer undecided.

• Bing Qingci completed her sacrifice to Lin Qianyi, granting her a red hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, a Torso Soul Bone, and a five-rank increase in Soul Power.
• Lin Qianyi returned to the academy without seeking her sixth Soul Ring because she had forgotten the route to the Jingyang Mountain Range.
• Lin Qianyi met Huo Yuhao, who learned about Bing Qingci’s sacrifice and recognized the Ice Frost Flood Dragon as an old acquaintance.
• As Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao prepared to return home after more than a year as exchange students, Jing Hongchen asked Lin Qianyi to join the Sun Moon Academy.
• Lin Qianyi declined to commit, accepted Jing Hongchen’s valuable ring of resources, and said she would consider his offer.

Lin Qianyi turned down Jing Hongchen’s recruitment while keeping the valuable ring he had offered, then left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with Huo Yuhao. At a café, she and Huo Yuhao reunited with the Shrek deans and revealed their cultivation progress.

• Lin Qianyi accepted Jing Hongchen’s ring and left after teasing him about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s failure to surpass Shrek Academy; Huo Yuhao saw that it held a hundred jin of silver metal.
• Ji Juechen stopped Lin Qianyi and, after she suggested he join the Tang Sect to keep sparring with her, said he would consider it.
• Xiao Hongchen vowed to defeat Lin Qianyi at the next Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, while Meng Hongchen claimed the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would win; Huo Yuhao countered that Shrek Academy had always placed above it.
• Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao met Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er at a café, where the deans praised their contributions to Shrek Academy’s Soul Tool Department.
• Huo Yuhao told Yan Shaozhe he had reached the fifth ring, and Lin Qianyi revealed that her cultivation rank was 64.

Lin Qianyi warned Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er that Jing Hongchen might retaliate after she tricked him, and the group set out for the Heaven Dou Empire. Their journey was interrupted when Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng appeared and demanded they hand someone over, prompting Xian Lin'er to confront him.

• Lin Qianyi gave Xian Lin'er the Storage Soul Tool from Jing Hongchen and explained how she had turned his attempt to recruit her against him.
• After lunch, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Lin Qianyi, and Huo Yuhao flew toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Dark clouds gathered, and Zhang Peng appeared, saying he did not want to fight but needed them to hand someone over.
• Xian Lin'er refused Zhang Peng and met his punch with her eighth-grade close-combat Soul Tool spear.
• Yan Shaozhe told Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi that Zhang Peng was a powerful Evil Soul Master and explained that Xian Lin'er's rare martial soul was called the Azure Flame Dragon.

Xian Lin'er fought Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng until Long Xiaoyao appeared and revealed himself as a Limit Douluo allied with Evil Soul Masters. Long Xiaoyao overwhelmed Yan Shaozhe, and Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi challenged his loyalty, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Xian Lin'er used Azure Flame Tyrant Body to disintegrate Zhang Peng’s attack and drive him onto the defensive.
• Yan Shaozhe sensed another powerful presence, and Long Xiaoyao appeared, suppressing the group with his Limit Douluo aura.
• Long Xiaoyao introduced himself and explained that he had been entrusted with a task, then struck Yan Shaozhe and sent him flying.
• Long Xiaoyao questioned Yan Shaozhe about his Light Phoenix Martial Soul and reflected on Mu En and the Black and White Twin Saints Dragon.
• Huo Yuhao and Lin Qianyi denounced Long Xiaoyao for siding with Evil Soul Masters, and Yan Shaozhe warned them to stop.

Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao accepted Long Xiaoyao’s challenge and made him take one step back, fulfilling his promise to withdraw. After returning to Shrek Academy, they reunited with their companions, who praised their progress and contributions to the Soul Tool Department.

• Long Xiaoyao challenged Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao to make him waver within three moves or he would withdraw his men.
• Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao unleashed King's Descent and then combined their ice attacks, but Long Xiaoyao remained unmoved.
• Lin Qianyi revealed her Ice Crystal Butterfly Martial Soul and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, then struck with Frost Flood Dragon Blade as Huo Yuhao followed with Ice Burst.
• Long Xiaoyao wavered and stepped back, so he honored the bet and withdrew with his men; Xuan Zi then led the group back to the academy.
• At Shrek Academy, Xu Sanshi teased Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao about their improvement, while He Caitou praised their contributions to the Soul Tool Department.

Lin Qianyi reunited with Ma Xiaotao after two years away and told her she had reached Soul Power level 64. They discussed the upcoming Sea God Pavilion blind date convention, but neither was sure she would attend.

• Huo Yuhao asked where Wang Dong was, and Xiao Xiao told him he would understand at the Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention.
• Lin Qianyi learned Ma Xiaotao was in her dorm and hurried to see her.
• Ma Xiaotao welcomed Lin Qianyi, checked on her, and learned she had gained six Soul Power levels in two years without obtaining a new soul ring.
• Ma Xiaotao urged Lin Qianyi to rest as well as cultivate, and Lin Qianyi promised she would.
• Lin Qianyi said she did not plan to attend the blind date convention because she was only seventeen, then teased Ma Xiaotao about whether she would go.

At the Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention, Lin Qianyi rejected three suitors while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er became a couple after her identity as a girl was revealed. Huo Yuhao mentioned seeing someone who looked exactly like Wang Dong'er, and the three went to seek answers from their teachers before encountering Zhou Yi.

• Lin Qianyi reluctantly attended the convention with Ma Xiaotao and firmly refused three boys who asked to become her partner.
• Jiang Nannan accepted Xu Sanshi, and Xiao Xiao and He Caitou became a couple.
• Huo Yuhao learned that Wang Dong had been a girl in disguise, taught Dai Huabin a lesson, and confessed to Wang Dong'er, who accepted him.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er he had seen someone identical to her, and Lin Qianyi suggested asking Teacher Zhou or Dean Yan about it.
• Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er left the Inner Court and encountered Zhou Yi at the Outer Court.

Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er reunited with Zhou Yi before discovering Wang Qiuer, a woman with Wang Dong'er's face, at Inner Court registration. They learned Wang Qiuer possessed the legendary Golden Dragon martial soul, leaving the mystery of her identity unresolved.

• Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er greeted Zhou Yi, who scolded them affectionately for returning without telling her.
• Zhou Yi guided Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er to the Inner Court registration area, where they saw a veiled applicant named Wang Qiuer.
• Wang Qiuer removed her veil and revealed a face nearly identical to Wang Dong'er's, and both women said they had no sister.
• After Wang Dong'er consulted Dean Yan, she told Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao that Wang Qiuer's origins were mysterious and her martial soul was the Golden Dragon.
• Wang Dong'er teased Huo Yuhao about mistaking Wang Qiuer for her, and Huo Yuhao reassured her that no one could replace her.

Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen reunited at the Tang Sect and sparred, their synchronized moves and growing tenderness leaving both questioning their feelings. The others withdrew, leaving the pair alone together.

• Lin Qianyi, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er welcomed Nana and toured the Tang Sect with their companions.
• Beibei told Lin Qianyi and Huo Yuhao that two people wanted to see them, and Xuan Ziwen arrived and agreed to conduct research at the Tang Sect.
• Ji Juechen reminded Lin Qianyi of her promise to spar if he joined the Tang Sect, and she agreed to face him in the arena.
• Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen traded sword strikes in a closely matched spar, then stopped with their hilts pressed together and their killing intent gone.
• Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen wondered whether their feelings were love as Beibei, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and the others quietly left them alone.

Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen confessed their mutual love and shared their first kiss. Later, Xuan Ziwen confronted Lin Qianyi about her exhaustion and cleared stagnant blood from her meridians, leaving her feeling relieved.

• Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen confessed that they liked each other at the same time, then embraced.
• Lin Qianyi and Ji Juechen walked together and spoke about how their feelings had grown before sharing a kiss.
• Xuan Ziwen invited Lin Qianyi to meet him and asked whether she was hiding how tired she felt.
• Xuan Ziwen struck an acupoint on Lin Qianyi's shoulder, causing her to spit out stagnant blood and feel more relaxed.

Xuan Ziwen warned Lin Qianyi about pushing herself too hard, and she left with Ji Juechen reluctantly wishing her well. At the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Qianyi joined Cai Mei'er’s group on a soul-ring hunt and confronted Wang Qiuer during their night watch.

• Xuan Ziwen reprimanded Lin Qianyi for refusing to admit defeat and urged her to let go of her obsessions.
• Ji Juechen asked to accompany Lin Qianyi, but she declined, and they shared a playful farewell kiss.
• Lin Qianyi met Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiuer, Cai Mei'er, and Gongyang Mo before the group set out to hunt soul beasts.
• At the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Cai Mei'er assigned Lin Qianyi and Wang Qiuer to keep watch.
• Wang Qiuer challenged Lin Qianyi’s manner of speaking, and Lin Qianyi told her to show respect and save any fight for after they returned to the academy.

Lin Qianyi and Wang Dong'er fought an Azure Sea Spirit Ape while Wang Qiuer refused to join their attack. After Cai Mei'er criticized the team’s lack of cooperation, Wang Qiuer challenged everyone to let her seize the red flag alone on the next mission.

• Huo Yuhao detected an Azure Sea Spirit Ape, and Cai Mei'er sent Lin Qianyi, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiuer to capture it alive while keeping Huo Yuhao and Gongyang Mo back.
• Wang Qiuer refused to follow Lin Qianyi’s plan and watched as Lin Qianyi and Wang Dong'er attacked the Azure Sea Spirit Ape.
• Lin Qianyi rescued Wang Dong'er from the beast’s sonic attack, then used her Green Feather Sword to bring the Azure Sea Spirit Ape down.
• Cai Mei'er told Lin Qianyi that a team leader had to account for teammates’ feelings and accept responsibility for team problems, and Lin Qianyi accepted the criticism.
• Cai Mei'er rebuked Wang Qiuer for standing aside, but Wang Qiuer claimed she could defeat enemies alone and challenged the others to let her seize the red flag by herself on the next mission.

Cai Mei'er forced Wang Qiuer to accept the team's orders, paired her with Lin Qianyi, and assigned the two girls to keep watch together. As they shared the night watch, Lin Qianyi offered Wang Qiuer roasted corn, and Wang Qiuer accepted it despite pretending not to like it.

• Cai Mei'er warned Wang Qiuer that she would be expelled from the Inner Court unless she obeyed the team's orders, and Wang Qiuer agreed.
• Cai Mei'er suspended Qianyi and Dong'er's partnership, paired Wang Qiuer with Qianyi, and ordered Qianyi to stay behind and guard Gongyang Mo as punishment.
• As Gongyang Mo absorbed his soul ring, Cai Mei'er assigned Lin Qianyi and Wang Qiuer to keep watch together that night.
• Lin Qianyi roasted corn and sweet potatoes by the campfire while she and Wang Qiuer sat together in silence.
• Lin Qianyi handed Wang Qiuer an ear of roasted corn, and Wang Qiuer took a bite before claiming it tasted awful.