Chapter Summaries

After Fang Lin and Dugu Yan left the arena, Yu Feng took Fang Lin to eat chilled cake made with a Food System Soul Skill. Yu Feng’s casual remark gave Fang Lin an idea for acquiring and consuming Immortal Herbs, and he began recalling their preparation methods.

• Fang Lin and Dugu Yan left the Soul Fighting Arena, and Yu Feng asked whether they planned to reach Silver Soul Fighter in two-on-two matches.
• Dugu Yan went to shop for clothes while Fang Lin and Yu Feng waited, and Yu Feng remarked that she had changed lately.
• Yu Feng took Fang Lin to a stall where a Food System Soul Master served chilled cake that restored vigor and refreshed the mind.
• Yu Feng’s suggestion that they could simply eat at the stall inspired Fang Lin to realize he could trade Immortal Herb consumption methods directly with Dugu Bo and consume the herbs himself.
• Fang Lin ordered another serving of Clear Spirit Frozen Milk and recalled how several Immortal Herbs were consumed.

Fang Lin arranged for his father to receive treatment for his hidden injuries and learned more about the strained relationship between Ye Lingling and Ye Xinhua. He sent a letter inviting his parents to Heaven Dou Academy and began considering a future trip to Suotuo City.

• Fang Lin asked Dugu Yan to contact Dugu Bo about an important matter, and she agreed to take him to see her grandfather after he emerged from seclusion.
• Qin Ming told Fang Lin that treatment from a Nine Heart Begonia Soul Saint had been arranged, but Fang Lin asked to delay it so his father, Fang Yuanqiao, could receive it instead.
• Qin Ming warned Fang Lin not to mention his relationship with Ye Lingling to Ye Xinhua, then explained that Ye Xinhua's daughter had died before Ye Lingling appeared as a new Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master.
• Fang Lin wrote and sent a letter asking Fang Yuanqiao to come to Heaven Dou Academy for treatment and inviting his parents to visit Heaven Dou City.
• Fang Lin reflected on how long it had been since he returned to Suotuo City and considered taking an academy mission there in the future.

Fang Lin brought his father to the Begonia Studio, where Ye Xinhua healed Fang Yuanqiao’s old injuries. The visit ended with Ye Xinhua asking Fang Lin whether he knew Ye Lingling, leaving him and Qin Ming caught off guard.

• Fang Lin exchanged letters with Fang Yuanqiao, then learned his mother was staying home because she was pregnant.
• Fang Yuanqiao visited Fang Lin at Heaven Dou Academy and saw that his son had become a three-ring Soul Elder.
• Fang Lin and Fang Yuanqiao traveled with Qin Ming to the Begonia Studio to meet Ye Xinhua.
• Ye Xinhua checked Fang Lin’s cultivation foundation, then used the Nine Heart Begonia to heal Fang Yuanqiao.
• Ye Xinhua asked Fang Lin whether he knew Ye Lingling, and Fang Yuanqiao prompted his silent son to answer.

Fang Lin learned that Ye Xinhua’s treatment of his father had left him with an implied debt, then returned to training and broke through to level thirty-four. He was still short of Silver Soul Fighter rank with Dugu Yan, who refused to attend their matches and left him considering academy credit assignments instead.

• Fang Lin described Ye Lingling honestly to Ye Xinhua, who dismissed the deal for treating his father and sent the guests away.
• Fang Yuanqiao reasoned that Ye Xinhua had arranged the treatment to make Fang Lin indebted to either her or Ye Lingling, then returned home the next day to Qiao Rong.
• Fang Lin resumed his training and duo Soul Fighting with Dugu Yan, and two months later broke through to level thirty-four.
• Fang Lin practiced with his saber and went to Dugu Yan’s dormitory to urge her to compete, but she refused and went back to bed.
• Fang Lin complained that Dugu Yan’s reluctance was delaying their progress toward Silver Soul Fighter rank and considered taking academy credit assignments for money.

Fang Lin accepted a mission to serve as Prince Xue Beng’s study companion and guard at his residence, hoping to earn Soul Crystals with little effort. After meeting Xue Beng and seeing his indolent behavior, Fang Lin settled into the middle courtyard, where he noticed a young man in a similar princely robe pass by.

• Fang Lin chose mission 201 after Cheng Mo explained that it involved cultivating with Prince Xue Beng and encouraging him to study, with Soul Crystals available whenever stock allowed.
• Fang Lin also registered for mission 65, a search for Cinnabar Lotuses in Sunset Forest, intending to collect them near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Using the imperial token, Fang Lin entered Xue Beng’s residence and met the fourth prince, who dismissed him and went off with two maids.
• Steward Kebo showed Fang Lin a room in the middle courtyard and explained that the residence’s recruited Soul Masters handled security.
• While speaking with Kebo, Fang Lin saw a young man in his twenties wearing a robe similar to Xue Beng’s pass by.

Fang Lin settled into a quiet guard assignment at Xue Beng’s residence while Xue Qinghe’s interest made him wary of the political intrigue surrounding the prince. After nearly three months, Fang Lin left with his pay and learned from Dugu Yan that Dugu Bo had emerged from seclusion.

• Xue Qinghe asked Fang Lin to encourage Xue Beng and had Kebo arrange a room for him in the inner courtyard.
• Fang Lin spent half a month cultivating at the residence, exchanging few words with Xue Beng, who told him to practice elsewhere.
• Fang Lin continued his routine for nearly three months, and Xue Qinghe occasionally asked him how Xue Beng was doing.
• Fang Lin left the residence after his attempts to encourage Xue Beng failed, and Kebo paid him a hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Fang Lin met Dugu Yan and learned that Dugu Bo had come out of seclusion three days earlier.

Fang Lin used five thousand Gold Soul Coins to obtain and consume five-thousand-year-old Whale Rubber, which unblocked his meridians and improved his Soul Power circulation. He then accompanied Dugu Yan to the Dugu Clan’s ancestral grounds, where Dugu Bo suspected he had come to ask for more herbs.

• Fang Lin bought Whale Rubber at the Seven Treasures Pavilion and had a fire-attribute Soul Master melt it for him.
• Fang Lin swallowed the Whale Rubber at an inn, endured its heat, and broke through to the next Soul Power level as his meridians became unblocked.
• Fang Lin tested his Martial Soul and found that his Soul Power circulation efficiency had increased by more than ten percent.
• Dugu Yan explained that ordinary members of the Dugu Clan lived in a village outside the clan’s valley ancestral grounds.
• Dugu Bo sensed Fang Lin’s improved cultivation and guessed that he had come seeking more herbs.

Fang Lin explained the Immortal Herbs to Dugu Bo and suggested choices for him and Dugu Yan, hoping to receive some for himself. Dugu Bo revealed that he had brought Fang Lin to the Dugu Clan ancestral ground intending to make him father descendants with the clan.

• Dugu Yan questioned Fang Lin about gaining levels by consuming herbs, then persuaded Dugu Bo to take them to the herb garden.
• Dugu Bo flew Fang Lin and Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, warning Fang Lin through Soul Power voice transmission to tell him everything he knew.
• Fang Lin described the Immortal Herbs and suggested Aromatic Silk Beauty for Dugu Yan and Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid for Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo challenged Fang Lin's claim that he could not pick the herbs and asked why he should give any to him.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he had intended to keep Fang Lin at the ancestral ground and have him father Jade Phosphorous Serpent descendants with members of the clan.

Fang Lin learned that the medicinal power of his earlier Immortal Herbs prevented him from safely taking the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum until he reached level fifty. Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo refined their chosen herbs, while Fang Lin consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and began a gentle absorption.

• Dugu Bo warned Fang Lin that combining more Immortal Herbs could make their medicinal powers interfere, and advised him to wait until level fifty before taking the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum.
• Dugu Yan chose the eight-petal immortal orchid and swallowed it as Fang Lin instructed.
• Dugu Bo took the nine-grade purple ganoderma, then he and Dugu Yan left to refine their herbs.
• Fang Lin returned alone to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew among broken stones.
• Fang Lin sucked up the dew and meditated as its cool medicinal power flowed through his body and gathered between his brows.

Fang Lin discovered that his meridians had opened and that he could see distant details by focusing Soul Power around his eyes, while he considered the risks of absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. Dugu Yan awakened after refining the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid with her Soul Power raised to rank thirty-eight, and she and Fang Lin went to check on Dugu Bo.

• Fang Lin saw his meridians in an internal vision and realized that two of the eight extraordinary meridians had opened.
• Fang Lin tested his enhanced vision in the misty valley and considered whether he could absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring without drawing unwanted attention.
• Fang Lin ate a Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower and considered trying Dugu Bo's Jade Qilin Serpent Emperor Poison.
• Dugu Yan awoke after absorbing the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and found that her Soul Power had risen from rank thirty-two to rank thirty-eight.
• Fang Lin told Dugu Yan that the herb would improve her cultivation, then left with her to look for Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo returned to the valley clean and refreshed after Fang Lin and Dugu Yan waited for him.

Fang Lin asked Dugu Bo to use his Jade Qilin Serpent Emperor Poison to stimulate the remaining medicinal potency of the Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs, and survived the treatment. After Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to cultivate seriously, Fang Lin returned to Heaven Dou Academy and considered his gains and remaining opportunities.

• Dugu Yan reported that the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid had raised her to level thirty-eight, while Dugu Bo said the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma had restored his vitality rather than directly raising his level.
• Fang Lin asked Dugu Bo for a tiny amount of Jade Qilin Serpent Emperor Poison to accelerate the absorption of his Immortal Herb medicines, and Dugu Bo agreed after hearing his reasoning.
• Fang Lin sat within the Aromatic Silk Beauty's halo as Dugu Bo applied the poison to his arm; Fang Lin used the herbs' remaining potency to protect his heart and meridians, then survived and absorbed nearly twenty percent more of their potency.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid gave her a strong foundation and urged her to focus on cultivating, and she agreed.
• Back at Heaven Dou Academy, Fang Lin assessed his increased spiritual power and Soul Power, then identified the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue as his remaining opportunities for growth.

Dugu Yan’s rapid Soul Power growth prompted Qin Ming to change the Imperial Fighting Team’s training and enter them in seven-person Soul Fighting. The team reached Heaven Dou City and prepared for their first team battle that evening, without knowing who their opponents would be.

• Dugu Yan revealed that her grandfather’s secret technique had raised her to the thirty-eighth rank, astonishing the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Fang Lin assured Qin Ming that Dugu Yan’s growth would not cause hidden problems, and Qin Ming revised the team’s training plan to include seven-person matches.
• Qin Ming told the team that winning matches could pay for their stay at the Jade Pavilion, while losing would leave them sleeping on the streets.
• The next morning, Qin Ming took the team to Heaven Dou City, registered them for seven-person Soul Fighting, and learned their first match would be that evening.
• Fang Lin asked for information about their opponents, but Qin Ming said the arena would not disclose it and sent everyone to rest before the match.

The Imperial Fighting Team prepared to face the undefeated Seven Radiances Team, whose Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master could greatly strengthen her teammates. Qin Ming assigned Ye Lingling to command, and the chapter ended with her awkward greeting to the opposing commander before the match.

• Fang Lin and Yu Feng tried to share a room with Yu Tianheng, who paid for a single room and left them to arrange their own lodging.
• Qin Ming told the team their opponents had won six straight matches and described the Seven Radiances Team’s Soul Masters and abilities.
• Fang Lin recommended Ye Lingling as commander, and Qin Ming agreed; Ye Lingling explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s Soul Power limits how many people it can boost.
• The Imperial Fighting Team met Ning Tianze and the Seven Radiances Team in the arena waiting area.
• Ye Lingling awkwardly offered to heal Ning Tianze if she got hurt, and Fang Lin hurried her away before she could explain further.

The Seven Luminaries Team faced the Heaven Dou Imperial Team in a seven-person Soul Fighting match, opening with a coordinated charge and support enhancements. Fang Lin found that the short, stocky hammer Soul Master’s vibrating techniques could repel his attacks, leaving their duel unresolved.

• The Seven Luminaries Team and the Heaven Dou Imperial Team formed up and released their Martial Souls before the match began.
• Ning Tianze ordered her team to target Yu Tianheng, while Dugu Yan used her serpent poison to strengthen the Heaven Dou Imperial Team.
• The Seven Luminaries Team’s porcupine Soul Masters charged the Shi Mo Brothers, who held their formation with their shields.
• The bald fire-lion Soul Master and Iron Staff attacked Yu Tianheng while Fang Lin faced the short, stocky hammer Soul Master.
• Fang Lin dodged Vibrating Hammer's Wrath and counterattacked, but Heavy Hammer Dance deflected his strike and numbed his hand.

Fang Lin used his overlord body to defeat the heavy hammer Soul Master and then turned his attack toward Ning Tianze’s team. After injuring the flying Soul Master, he sent Yu Feng after Ning Tianze and left the outcome of the regrouping fight unsettled.

• Fang Lin outlasted the heavy hammer Soul Master’s Soul Skills, then overwhelmed his enhanced hammer with the Profound Nether Overlord Body Saber and knocked him out of the fight.
• Fang Lin saw Yu Tianheng struggling against the iron staff Soul Master and the bald man while Ye Lingling kept healing him.
• Ning Tianze ordered her team to retreat, but the Shi Mo Brothers and Yu Tianheng held their opponents in place as Yu Tianheng unleashed Thunderous Fury.
• Fang Lin broke through the flying Soul Master’s wind attacks and pursued Ning Tianze, then stopped and countered the slender woman’s full-speed dive, sending her crashing onto the platform.
• Fang Lin told Yu Feng to pursue Ning Tianze and charged at the injured slender woman.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Team defeated the Seven Luminaries Team after Zang Long’s choice to protect Xiao Qing left Ning Tianze exposed and Yu Tianheng turned the fight in his team’s favor. After the match, Fang Lin brought Ye Lingling to heal the injured opponents and asked Ning Tianze about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Heart Separation Control technique.

• Zang Long rushed past Ning Tianze to help Xiao Qing, but Yu Feng knocked Ning Tianze off the platform while Xiao Qing attacked him in retaliation.
• Yu Tianheng paralyzed the bald fire-lion Soul Master with Thunder Dragon Claw and blasted him off the platform.
• Ning Tianze conceded the match, and the host announced the Heaven Dou Imperial Team’s victory over the Seven Luminaries Team’s six-win streak.
• Fang Lin told Yu Feng that Zang Long and Xiao Qing’s quarrel was love, then took Ye Lingling to offer healing to the defeated team.
• Ning Tianze accepted Ye Lingling’s offer, and Fang Lin asked him about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Heart Separation Control technique.

Fang Lin learned from Ye Lingling how to cultivate Spiritual Power and began training his Sea of Consciousness. After the Imperial Fighting Team won fifteen matches and Fang Lin and Yu Feng advanced in rank, Fang Lin planned to bet on their future victories to afford ten-thousand-year whale glue.

• Ye Lingling showed Fang Lin his Sea of Consciousness and taught him how to disperse and compress it to temper his Spiritual Power.
• Dugu Yan questioned Fang Lin about visiting Ye Lingling late at night, then teased him that marrying Ye Lingling would mean joining her family.
• Fang Lin practiced cultivating his Spiritual Power for an hour before Yu Feng interrupted him, thinking he was spacing out.
• The Imperial Fighting Team won fifteen consecutive matches, earned a Bronze Soul Fighter Badge with 555 points, and Fang Lin and Yu Feng advanced to ranks thirty-six and thirty respectively.
• Fang Lin asked Yu Feng to find someone to bet on the Imperial Fighting Team's wins, and Yu Feng agreed to have his grandfather send money.

Fang Lin and Yu Feng secretly organized bets on the Imperial Fighting Team, and their winning streak brought them a huge fortune. After reaching thirty consecutive victories and completing Qin Ming’s assignment early, they collected their winnings and prepared to secure the money.

• Yu Feng summoned Chen Feng and Yu Ling, who pooled money to bet on the Imperial Fighting Team’s matches.
• Fang Lin and Yu Feng adopted a serious attitude in battle, and the Imperial Fighting Team won twelve more matches to reach thirty consecutive victories.
• After completing Qin Ming’s training assignment ahead of schedule, Fang Lin and Yu Feng secretly met Chen Feng and Yu Ling to divide the betting payouts.
• Fang Lin took his share, bringing his assets to 47,600 Gold Soul Coins, while Yu Feng received close to 30,000 from his own investment.
• Yu Ling and Chen Feng planned to deposit the remaining winnings and travel back separately, then waited in the alley until an old man with snow-white hair appeared.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Team finished its team Soul Fighting training after the Great Soul Arena ran out of suitable opponents, and Ye Lingling discussed choosing her Third Soul Ring. Qin Ming gave the team a month's vacation, and the members departed the inn as Dugu Yan took Ye Lingling shopping.

• The clan leader found Yu Ling and her companion, forgave their gambling scheme, and flew them away without making them deposit the money.
• The Great Soul Arena supervisor told Qin Ming that no suitable teams remained to face the Imperial Fighting Team, and Qin Ming declined to enter a death match.
• The team reviewed its latest battle, and Ye Lingling said she was nearing level thirty and choosing between two life-type Soul Beasts for her Third Soul Ring.
• Qin Ming ended the team's training and granted everyone a month's vacation while he looked for suitable teams in other cities.
• The members checked out of the inn; Yu Tianheng and the Shi Mo Brothers returned to the academy with Qin Ming, Yu Feng disappeared, and Dugu Yan took Ye Lingling shopping.

Fang Lin arranged for the Seven Treasures Pavilion to acquire ten-thousand-year whale glue and bought younger whale rubber, while Ning Yuanzhi began investigating him as a potential recruit. After returning to Heaven Dou Academy with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, Fang Lin wondered how to give Ye Lingling the thousand-year whale rubber.

• Fang Lin asked Ning Yuanzhi to secure ten-thousand-year whale glue for up to forty thousand Gold Soul Coins, then bought thousand-year and hundred-year whale rubber.
• Ning Yuanzhi asked Ning Shuihe to investigate Fang Lin's background and cultivation, considering him a possible recruit for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Fang Lin met Dugu Yan at the Brocade Workshop, where Ye Lingling emerged in an outfit Dugu Yan had chosen for her.
• Dugu Yan bought Ye Lingling several more outfits, and the three returned to Heaven Dou Academy together.
• Fang Lin looked at the thousand-year whale rubber in his dorm and wondered how to give it to Ye Lingling.