Chapter Summaries

After Lin Yan’s teammates proved they had all reached level forty with the help of his immortal herbs, Sun Buyu confirmed their Soul Power and arranged a Soul Hunting trip. Three days later, the group set out for Sunset Forest with the academy’s three board members after Lin Yan revealed his own Soul Power had reached level forty-five.

• Dugu Yan and the other teammates tested at level forty, surprising Sun Buyu, who had thought they were only level thirty-eight the day before.
• Yu Feng explained that Lin Yan’s immortal herbs had helped them break through, and Sun Buyu examined the students and found their Soul Power stable and their meridians strengthened.
• Sun Buyu arranged for the students to stabilize their Soul Power for three days before departing for Sunset Forest to obtain their Soul Rings.
• At the academy gates, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin joined the group and praised the effects of Lin Yan’s immortal herbs.
• Lin Yan tested at level forty-five, impressing the three board members, and the group set off for Sunset Forest under their protection.

Lin Yan used the aromatic silk beauty to draw Soul Beasts to the group, helping six students find suitable fourth Soul Rings in Sunset Forest. After they put the herb away and the beasts dispersed, the three education commissioners thanked Lin Yan and offered future help.

• Lin Yan revealed the aromatic silk beauty and explained that its fragrance would attract powerful Soul Beasts, so Meng Shenji ordered the group to prepare and let the students claim their own targets.
• Shi Mo killed a Crystal-Armored Earth Dragon, then Yu Feng defeated a Gale Azure Shadow Eagle while the others guarded the group.
• Osler, Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and the younger Shi Mo chose and obtained suitable Soul Beasts for their fourth Soul Rings.
• Lin Yan put away the aromatic silk beauty as more ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts approached, and the gathered beasts dispersed as its fragrance faded.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin praised Lin Yan for making the hunt exceptionally quick and promised to help him in the future.

Shi Mo, Yu Feng, Osler, Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and Shi Mo demonstrated powerful Fourth Soul Skills after absorbing their Soul Rings. Their new abilities strengthened the Imperial Fighting Team, and Meng Shenji predicted they would shine in the tournament before Bai Baoshan urged everyone to leave the mixed zone and rest.

• Shi Mo demonstrated Crystal Armor Mystic Heavy Shock, which strengthened his defense and let him rebound part of an attack as a counterstrike.
• Yu Feng showed Azure Shadow Space-Rending Flash, while Osler described Shadow Assault, which let him teleport through shadows and strike with armor-piercing force.
• Ye Lingling demonstrated Jade Shadow Spirit Shield, protecting nearby allies while restoring their vitality, and Lin Yan explained that her Nine Heart Begonia had evolved into a Ten Heart Begonia after she took the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Dugu Yan demonstrated Jade Phosphorous Seven-Colored Poison Miasma, which poisoned and slowed enemies while inducing frightening hallucinations.
• Shi Mo demonstrated Mountain-Shaking Stomp, shaking the ground and briefly stunning and slowing those nearby.
• Meng Shenji praised the team's Soul Skills and their tournament prospects, but Bai Baoshan urged everyone to leave the mixed zone and find a safe place to rest.

After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng felt left behind when his teammates revealed that they had all become Soul Ancestors. Yu Xiaogang used his frustration to recruit him to Shrek Academy, leaving Yu Tianheng to consider whether he still belonged on the Imperial Fighting Team.

• Lin Yan and Sun Buyu urged the team to raise their Soul Power, master their new Soul Skills, and improve their teamwork after returning to the academy.
• Yu Tianheng learned that his teammates had advanced to Soul Ancestor while he remained at level thirty-seven, and he left the academy alone in distress.
• Yu Tianheng encountered Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, then told them about the team's breakthroughs and rapid growth.
• Tang San identified the herbs as likely immortal-grade medicinal herbs from Dugu Bo's garden, and Yu Xiaogang realized their effects were genuine.
• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Tianheng that Lin Yan had excluded him and that he risked becoming a burden, then invited him to join Shrek Academy.

Yu Tianheng struggled to keep up with the Imperial Fighting Team’s newly strengthened members and decided to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Shrek. After his departure, the team chose Lin Yan as its new captain.

• Yu Xiaogang urged Yu Tianheng to join Shrek, and Yu Tianheng left to consider the offer.
• During training, Yu Tianheng’s attacks disrupted Osler’s move, and Yu Feng pointed out that he was too slow to keep pace with the team.
• Yu Tianheng left the training ground and spent the night weighing his future against his attachment to his teammates.
• Yu Tianheng submitted his withdrawal application to Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, who reluctantly approved it.
• The Imperial Fighting Team unanimously chose Lin Yan as captain, and Lin Yan vowed to lead the team forward.

Lin Yan visited the Heaven Dou Auction House with Ye Lingling to choose a gift for her parents, where Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi each tried to recruit him with offers of support. Lin Yan politely declined both offers and rejoined Ye Lingling as the auction was about to begin.

• Lin Yan and Ye Lingling went to the Heaven Dou Auction House so he could choose a gift for his first visit to her parents.
• Xue Qinghe invited Lin Yan to his VIP room, congratulated him on becoming captain of the Imperial Fighting Team, and offered to recommend him for a position in an imperial department.
• Lin Yan declined Xue Qinghe's offer, saying he wanted to focus on cultivating and leading his team, but accepted the prince's friendship.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo Gu Rong arrived, and Ning Fengzhi offered to pay for anything Lin Yan bought at the auction.
• Lin Yan declined Ning Fengzhi's offer, explaining that he wanted the gift to be his own token of regard.
• Lin Yan left the VIP room and rejoined Ye Lingling in the auction hall as the auction was about to begin.

Lin Yan attended the Heaven Dou Auction House with Ye Lingling, buying gifts for her parents and Star Iron to make her protective armor. He recognized the final lot’s unknown writing as ancient Chinese and won the book, leaving with it and the other purchases.

• Lin Yan stopped bidding on the Deep Blue Ice Crystal when Ye Lingling told him it was not worth the price.
• Lin Yan bought Soul-Calming Incense as a gift for Ye Lingling’s mother, Star Iron for armor for Ye Lingling, and Lie Yan Liquor for her father.
• Lin Yan recognized the final lot’s characters as ancient Chinese seal script and its illustrations as diagrams for an Earthly breathing and cultivation method.
• Lin Yan won the ancient book with a bid of five thousand Gold Soul Coins after no one else bid.
• Lin Yan paid sixty-seven thousand Gold Soul Coins for his purchases, stored the Star Iron and book in his Storage Soul Tool, and left the auction house with Ye Lingling.

Lin Yan visited Ye Lingling’s parents, Ye Feng and Su Wan, and Ye Feng demanded that he prove he could protect Lingling by surviving a duel. Their battle began in the Ye Family’s courtyard, where Lin Yan blocked Ye Feng’s opening attack but was driven back.

• Ye Lingling brought Lin Yan to the Ye Residence, where he introduced himself to Su Wan and Ye Feng as her teammate and friend.
• Lin Yan gave Su Wan Soul-Calming Incense and Ye Feng Lie Yan Liquor, and promised to turn Lingling’s star iron into close-fitting armor.
• Ye Feng explained the Ye Family’s requirement that a Nine Heart Begonia’s spouse be strong enough to protect her, then challenged Lin Yan to last through an incense stick’s burn.
• Lin Yan revealed that he was a level forty-eight Soul Ancestor with a black Fourth Soul Ring, impressing Ye Feng before they moved to the courtyard.
• Ye Feng attacked with Sky-Rending Claw, and Lin Yan used Blue Silver · Sword Leaf to block the strike, though its force drove him back.
• Ye Feng increased his speed and launched Eagle-Soaring Hurricane at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan fought Ye Feng to prove he could protect Ye Lingling, using his Soul Skills and Nine-Leaf Sword Wings to withstand the Soul Saint’s attacks and launch a powerful counterattack. When the incense burned out, Ye Feng approved of Lin Yan, and Lin Yan and Ye Lingling shared a relieved smile.

• Lin Yan used Illusory Color Concealment and Scale-Leaf Light Rain to evade and probe Ye Feng’s attacks.
• Lin Yan activated his Living Spirit Domain and Nine-Leaf Sword Wings, escaping Ye Feng’s afterimages and taking to the air.
• Lin Yan and Ye Feng clashed, and Lin Yan used Blue Silver Grass restraints and eight swords of light to force Ye Feng to defend with his Martial Soul Avatar.
• As the incense burned out, Lin Yan stopped his attack and descended, pretending to have exhausted his Soul Power.
• Ye Feng praised Lin Yan and approved of him, while Ye Lingling and Lin Yan exchanged relieved smiles.

After visiting Ye Lingling’s family, Lin Yan studied the auctioned Supreme Purity Profound Origin Dao Scripture and discovered it described a complete immortal cultivation system. His attempt to practice it only strengthened and refined his Soul Power, leaving him determined to improve his existing abilities while searching for a way to cultivate independently.

• Lin Yan said goodbye to Ye Lingling’s parents and escorted her back to the girls’ dormitory, where he kissed her forehead before returning to his room.
• Lin Yan read the Supreme Purity Profound Origin Dao Scripture and learned its stages of cultivation, from cleansing the meridians to forming a Golden Core and developing spiritual sense.
• Lin Yan followed the scripture’s breathing method and sensed spiritual Qi, but his Soul Power absorbed and converted it instead of producing independent true essence.
• Lin Yan practiced through the night without establishing a foundation and considered whether the Douluo Continent’s rules or his body prevented immortal cultivation.
• Lin Yan put the scripture away, resolved to seek a way to use it in the future, and made reaching the Soul King level his immediate goal.