Chapter Summaries

Tang San demonstrated Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus to the three clan chiefs while trying to recruit their clans into the Tang Sect, but Yang Wudi later visited Lin Rong after Tang San failed to win him over. Over hot pot, Yang Wudi recognized the medicinal value of the broth and asked whether its herbs came from the place Lin Rong had mentioned.

• Tang San's Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus erased part of a mountainside, stunning everyone who witnessed it.
• Tang San offered Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Wudi positions as Tang Sect elders and proposed that their clans each establish a hall.
• Bai He stopped Yang Wudi from attacking Tang San and asked about the duties and benefits of joining the Tang Sect.
• Lin Rong invited Yang Wudi to share hot pot after learning that the Breaking Clan chief had come to visit him.
• Yang Wudi identified the broth's potent medicinal herbs and asked whether they came from the place Lin Rong had mentioned.
• Lin Rong said that only the ginseng and angelica came from that place, while the other herbs were stored at his residence.

Lin Rong showed Yang Wudi a Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma, and Yang Wudi refined it into twelve Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills. Yang Wudi left for Heaven Dou City, while Lin Rong kept the pills and planned to try one.

• Yang Wudi asked to see a rare herb, so Lin Rong presented him with a Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma.
• Yang Wudi accepted the ganoderma and explained that Bai He had joined the Tang Sect, leaving him furious and intent on returning to the Star Luo Empire.
• Yang Wudi refined twelve Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills and explained their effects and limits to Lin Rong.
• Yang Wudi refused Lin Rong's invitation to stay and left to rejoin his clansmen in Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Rong examined the pills and decided to try one later.

Two years after awakening his martial soul, Lin Rong fully awakened the Nine Bend Vine Dragon and reached level thirty-four. He planned to reserve three Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills for Ma Hongjun as a reward for a crucial mission tied to Lin Rong's bid for the Heaven Dou Empire's throne.

• Lin Rong demonstrated his ability to make a banyan twig grow into a sapling and then restore it, before revealing his three-ring cultivation.
• The Nine Bend Vine Dragon fully awakened, gained an independent consciousness under Lin Rong's control, and evolved its Vine Dragon Domain and domain soul skill.
• Lin Rong assessed the evolved domain and his third soul skill, Azure River Shines Upon Azure Sky, which amplified all his attributes.
• Lin Rong reached level thirty-four after absorbing the Azure Vine soul ring and cultivating with Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills.
• Lin Rong decided that Ma Hongjun would receive three remaining pills only after completing a crucial mission, with Xu Pan assigned to stay beside him and reinforce his loyalty to the Lin Family.

Lin Rong tracked Tang San’s trip to Sunset Forest while considering how to advance his plans and steal Tang Hao’s hidden soul bone. There, Tang San’s group found a Sword Orchid that suited his requirements for a Second Soul Ring.

• Lin Rong learned that Tang San had gone to Sunset Forest and that Yu Xiaogang was heading toward Suotuo City, while Tang Hao’s movements continued to obstruct Lin Rong’s attempt to take the soul bone.
• Tang San entered Sunset Forest with Tailong, Taino, and Niu Ben to find a suitable Second Soul Ring, after tactfully declining Bai He’s offer to send Bai Chenxiang with him.
• Tang San set his sights on a plant soul beast at least seven hundred years old whose sharpness could strengthen his Blue Silver Grass.
• After several days of searching, Tang San’s group found a Sword Orchid with seven leaves and cultivation close to eight hundred years.
• Tang San imagined how absorbing the Sword Orchid’s soul ring would transform his Blue Silver Grass.

Feng Xiaotian helped Huo Wu obtain a powerful third Soul Skill, then revealed his plan to lead Godwind Academy to win the tournament six years later. After Huo Wu warned him about Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, she offered to help by arranging for Blazing Fire Academy’s Soul Ancestors to join his team.

• Feng Xiaotian killed a Blazing Flame Lion after using his wind blades, and Huo Wu absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Huo Wu told Feng Xiaotian that her new Repelling Flame Ring could repel enemies across a sixty-meter area and could be used repeatedly if she had enough soul power.
• Feng Xiaotian said he would skip next year’s tournament and compete six years later, hoping to lead Godwind Academy to the championship.
• Huo Wu warned Feng Xiaotian that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation included three geniuses, two with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Wu offered to have Blazing Fire Academy’s main Soul Ancestor members temporarily join Godwind Academy to strengthen his future team.

Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu planned to combine Godwind and Blazing Fire Academies for the tournament six years later, while Tang San considered opening his meridians to improve his prospects. Ning Fengzhi gave Ning Rongrong a powerful Soul Bone and prepared a rare Soul Ring to help her evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Huo Wu persuaded Feng Xiaotian that Blazing Fire Academy could skip the preliminaries so its Soul Ancestors could reinforce Godwind Academy in the tournament six years later.
• Tang San found that absorbing the Sword Orchid Soul Ring had raised his Soul Power to rank twenty-two, and he considered using external assistance to open his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Ning Rongrong a head Soul Bone from a sixty-thousand-year Mirror Shadow Beast, and she began absorbing it.
• Ning Fengzhi recalled that Sword and Bone Titled Douluo had secretly killed rare soul beasts for Soul Bones to raise Ning Rongrong's cultivation.
• Ning Fengzhi watched Ning Rongrong absorb the Soul Bone and prepared a two-thousand-five-hundred-year Ruby Sun Flower as her Third Soul Ring.

Ning Fengzhi had identified suitable Soul Beasts for Ning Rongrong’s first seven Soul Rings while she absorbed a Soul Bone. After nearly half a year in seclusion, Old Butler Yu Yuan emerged having broken through to level ninety with the aid of an Immortal Grade Medicinal Herb.

• Ning Fengzhi planned Soul Beast targets for Ning Rongrong’s future Soul Rings, including a Glazed Gem Spirit Beast and a Glazed Snow Crystal Deer for her Martial Soul Avatar.
• Ning Rongrong finished absorbing her Soul Bone and awakened as Ning Fengzhi considered targets for her eighth and ninth Soul Rings.
• Old Butler Yu Yuan left seclusion in mid-March and announced that he had broken through the level-ninety bottleneck.
• Old Butler Yu Yuan reflected that he had avoided relying on the Lin Family’s inherited Soul Bones, which he regarded as part of his late master.

Lin Rong prepared for a trip to the Extreme North so Old Butler could obtain a Ninth Soul Ring, while planning to use the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to lure out the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King. He left the inherited family Soul Bones untouched and spent a few days resting with Old Butler before their departure.

• Lin Rong decided the family's three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones were too low in quality to absorb or give to trusted subordinates, and considered better Soul Bone options for Old Butler.
• Lin Rong told Old Butler that Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills had helped raise his cultivation from level twenty-seven to level thirty-five, then asked him to rest before their journey.
• Lin Rong and Old Butler agreed to take a few days off, while Old Butler prepared maps, rations, cold-weather clothing, and other supplies for the Extreme North.
• Lin Rong watched the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which had grown to just over seven thousand years, and planned to use it to attract the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King.
• Lin Rong prepared to counter the ginseng king's Earth Escape Technique with Old Butler's Star Disc, Dragon Whisker Needles, and the Mind Mirror's golden cage.

Lin Rong and the Old Butler entered the largest Frozen Forest in the empire's northern region to search for the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King. While they prepared to lure it out, the hidden ginseng king sensed Lin Rong's arrival but stayed underground.

• Lin Rong and the Old Butler identified the largest Frozen Forest as the likeliest place to find the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King.
• Lin Rong used Blazing Sun Flowers to warm a cave, then put half of them away so he and the Old Butler could rest and recover.
• The Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King sensed Lin Rong entering the Extreme North with the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng but remained hidden, confident in its earth-escape technique.
• The Old Butler began preparing hotpot with a small piece of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King while Lin Rong considered why ranked Ginseng Kings were absent from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

Lin Rong and the Old Butler used Void Concealment to hide near a Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and lure out the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King. The cautious ginseng king finally reached the soil beneath the bait, leaving Lin Rong waiting for a chance to act.

• Lin Rong and the Old Butler chose a clearing in the Frozen Forest and prepared the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng as bait.
• Lin Rong used Void Concealment to hide himself and the Old Butler while the ginseng's aura drew the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King out of its underground cave.
• The Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King rushed toward the bait, but gradually regained its caution and slowed to inspect for danger.
• After several hours, the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King reached the soil beneath the rock, and Lin Rong prepared to make his move.

Lin Rong and Old Butler Yu Yuan captured the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King by exploiting its bloodline resonance with the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. In the cave, Yu Yuan turned the ginseng into a Soul Ring and a complete Torso Soul Bone for absorption.

• The Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King emerged from the ground in response to the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and Old Butler froze and restrained it with his soul skills.
• Lin Rong replanted the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, stored it in the Dragon Pattern Jade Bead, and had the Old Butler carry the captured ginseng away.
• Lin Rong ordered Xiao Qing to guard the cave entrance while Yu Yuan recovered his Soul Power.
• Yu Yuan opened the golden box, seized the ginseng when it tried to flee, and cleansed away its intelligence.
• Yu Yuan guided the ginseng's life force into a blood-red Soul Ring and transformed its body into a jade-green Torso Soul Bone.

Old Butler absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King’s Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring and Soul Bone, reaching level 96 and gaining strength to protect Lin Rong. Lin Rong considered Old Butler’s prospects for further advancement, noting that reaching the highest Titled Douluo ranks would depend on comprehension.

• Old Butler absorbed the Spirit Ring, which healed his hidden injuries, activated the effects of his earlier medicinal herbs, and opened three of his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.
• Old Butler reached peak level 94 and offered Lin Rong the Hundred Thousand Year Torso Bone, but Lin Rong refused it and urged him to absorb it instead.
• The Torso Bone resonated with Old Butler’s Spirit Ring as he absorbed it, and his Star Disc displayed nine rings, including one blood-red ring.
• Old Butler completed the absorption and broke through to level 96, with the Spirit Ring and Soul Bone strengthening their shared-source soul skills.
• Lin Rong asked when Old Butler might reach level 97, and Old Butler said he needed time to learn how quickly he could cultivate as a Titled Douluo.

Lin Rong planned to hunt the Wolf Bandits in the region between Frozen Forest, Heaven Dou City, and Vast Sea City to obtain a soul bone for Xu Pan. He considered other soul bones and potential allies as he prepared for the hunt.

• Lin Rong assessed the Old Butler's level 96 strength and concluded that he ranked among the Heaven Dou Empire's strongest Soul Masters.
• Lin Rong studied a map and identified the triangular region where the Wolf Bandits roamed.
• Lin Rong and the Old Butler set out from Frozen Forest to search for and eliminate the Wolf Bandits, whose leader possessed the Bloodthirsty Berserk Gale Right Leg soul bone.
• Lin Rong planned to give the soul bone to Xu Pan and considered finding him a head soul bone to counter its loss-of-rationality drawback.
• Lin Rong considered recruiting Shi Nian and weighed other possible sources of head soul bones.

Lin Rong and the Old Butler ambushed the Wolf Bandits from the sky, killing all three hundred with their combined ice-and-fire soul skills. Lin Rong retrieved a cyan Soul Bone from the crater with his spiritual force, and they prepared to return home.

• Lin Rong searched the mountains for seven days before locating the Wolf Bandits and concealed himself and the Old Butler above their camp.
• The Old Butler unleashed Cold Moon Starlight and Blazing Sun Starlight together, freezing half the Wolf Bandits and stunning the rest.
• The Old Butler detonated both attacks, destroying the Wolf Bandits and leaving a cyan Soul Bone buried in the central crater.
• Lin Rong used his Mind Mirror and spiritual force to draw the Soul Bone into his hand from afar.
• Lin Rong told Grandpa Yu that they had been away long enough and it was time to head back.

Lin Rong received Tang San’s invitation and suspected Bai He intended to use the celebration to pressure him over the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. He planned to attend and exploit the dispute as a pretext to deal with the Speed Clan, while Xu Pan received a powerful Soul Bone and Ma Hongjun neared his next breakthrough.

• Lin Rong learned that Bai He had signed Tang San’s birthday invitation and suspected he wanted the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng returned.
• Lin Rong heard that the Royal Family would send Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng, while Ning Fengzhi would attend in person, and decided to go to the Tang Sect celebration.
• Lin Rong planned to use Bai He’s possible demand as a pretext to move against the Speed Clan, whose scouts obstructed his intelligence network.
• Xu Pan reported Ma Hongjun’s progress and his own military studies, and Lin Rong gave him a Bloodthirsty Berserk Gale Right Leg Soul Bone.
• Lin Rong noted that Ma Hongjun was nearing level thirty and planned to take him to meet Grand Marshal Ge Long after he gained his third soul ring.

At Tang San’s birthday celebration, Lin Rong encountered Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and members of the Heaven Dou Royal Family at the Tang Sect gates. He learned that Ning Rongrong had become a highly cultivated young sect leader, while Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng maneuvered to keep him from speaking with Xue Qinghe.

• Heaven Dou City dignitaries arrived at the Tang Sect for Tang San’s birthday celebration, and Ning Fengzhi exchanged barbed remarks with Prince Xue Xing over their respective attendance.
• Gu Rong sensed a trace of danger from Old Butler Yu Yuan when Lin Rong and his servant arrived.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced Lin Rong to Ning Rongrong, who greeted him courteously despite lingering misgivings from their past encounter.
• Lin Rong used Life Sense to assess the group and discovered that Ning Rongrong had Level 36 Soul Power and two high-grade Soul Bones, while his own Level 37 was slightly higher.
• Xue Qinghe greeted Lin Rong, but Xue Beng interrupted with an overfamiliar offer to show him around Heaven Dou City.
• Prince Xue Xing apologized for Xue Beng and cut short the exchange, and Lin Rong realized they wanted to prevent him from speaking with Xue Qinghe.

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to Tang San’s birthday banquet, where the Tang Sect realized it had failed to invite the Poison Douluo. As the banquet preparations continued, Tang San considered how his knowledge of poison could be used to create powerful hidden weapons in this world.

• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to the Tang Sect banquet, explaining that he hoped she could win Tang San’s favor and obtain custom hidden weapons.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan joined Prince Xue Xing in the VIP section while Lin Rong and Old Butler waited nearby.
• A Tang Sect disciple reported that a powerful green-haired intruder had entered with a young woman, and Tang Yuehua identified him as Dugu Bo, whom the sect had accidentally failed to invite.
• Niu Gao left the room, resentful that the Tang Sect still relied on the Clear Sky Sect’s reputation, while Tai Tan watched him go without speaking.
• Tang San asked about Dugu Bo’s poison arts, dismissed Tang Yuehua’s warning against studying poison, and reflected on how he could make Soul Chasing Death Sealing Yama’s Post if he found the right herbs.

Tang San hosted a birthday banquet to showcase and auction the Tang Sect’s hidden weapons, then planned to use the remaining guests’ needs and Lin Rong’s prized Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to secure their cooperation. The chapter ended with Lin Rong breaking Tang San’s reverie as Tang San prepared to pressure him into selling the treasure.

• Tang San entered his birthday celebration with Tang Yuehua, Tai Tan, Lou Gao, and Bai He while nobles speculated about marriage alliances.
• The Tang Sect demonstrated its hidden weapons, then auctioned ten sets, with Prince Xue Xing and Xue Qinghe each securing one.
• After most guests departed, Ning Fengzhi left with Ning Rongrong and Gu Rong, leaving Lin Rong, the Old Butler, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan behind.
• Tang San considered curing Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s poison and buying Lin Rong’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng for one million Gold Soul Coins, believing three Soul Douluo would pressure Lin Rong.
• Lin Rong interrupted Tang San’s reverie by asking whether he would have the cold tea replaced.

Lin Rong used his spiritual power to make Tang San kneel under the weight of falling tea, while Yu Yuan’s revealed strength prevented the Tang Sect elders and Dugu Bo from intervening. The chapter left Tang San struggling helplessly as Lin Rong continued to overpower him.

• Lin Rong shattered the floating teacups, and Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to catch the falling tea, only to be forced to one knee by its hidden weight.
• Yu Yuan released the pressure of a Titled Douluo, stopping Tang Yuehua and the four Tang Sect elders from helping Tang San.
• Bai He suspected the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng had helped Yu Yuan advance, while Niu Gao restrained Tai Tan from risking his life.
• Lin Rong stopped Dugu Bo from leaving and neutralized his poison with Aromatic Silk Beauty, then Yu Yuan pressured Dugu Yan until Dugu Bo returned with her to their seats.
• Tang San tried to resist Lin Rong’s spiritual power with the Purple Demon Eye but could not weaken it, and he remained kneeling beneath the tea’s weight.

Lin Rong forced Bai He to drink Snow Swan Kiss essence, which killed him through the toxins in his body, then made Dugu Bo submit and promise to annihilate the Speed Clan. Lin Rong turned to the Tang Sect members and said Tang San’s offense still had to be settled.

• Tang San passed out after Lin Rong increased the pressure on the tea in his hands.
• Lin Rong offered Bai He a choice between drinking Snow Swan Kiss essence and having Uncle Yu cripple his Soul Power, and Bai He drank the essence.
• The herb amplified the toxins in Bai He’s body, killing him and frightening everyone in the banquet hall.
• Lin Rong threatened Dugu Bo with the herb, and Dugu Bo knelt and pledged loyalty in exchange for his granddaughter’s life.
• Dugu Bo promised to wipe out the Speed Clan and left the banquet hall to carry out the order.
• Lin Rong told the Tang Sect members that Tang San’s offense against him still needed to be settled.