Chapter Summaries

Lin Gu insisted on hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for his second Soul Ring and led Qian Renxue and two Enshrined into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. He brought them to Star Lake, where he warned Qian Renxue to prepare for what was about to happen.

• Lin Gu told Qian Renxue, Qian Jun, and Demon Subduing Douluo that he wanted a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, despite their warnings about the danger.
• Lin Gu assured the others that his shield and body could withstand a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, then set off deeper into the forest.
• Lin Gu privately planned to find the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python and give one of them to Qian Renxue.
• Lin Gu led the group to Star Lake, where Qian Renxue sensed danger and asked why they had not encountered any Soul Beasts.
• Lin Gu told Qian Renxue to get ready as they reached the lake.

Lin Gu confronted the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape at Star Lake, intending to make them his Second Soul Ring. After effortlessly enduring the Titan Giant Ape’s attacks and gaining health, Lin Gu prepared to strike back.

• Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo tried to lead Qian Renxue and Lin Gu away from Star Lake, but Lin Gu shielded them and told them not to interfere.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape appeared, and Lin Gu challenged them to fight for the right to make them his Soul Rings.
• The Titan Giant Ape attacked Lin Gu, who stopped his first punch with one finger and gained health through a Heartsteel effect.
• The Titan Giant Ape unleashed Titan Sky Shatter, but Lin Gu caught the blow and urged him to attack again.
• The Titan Giant Ape struck Lin Gu repeatedly, and Lin Gu decided to stop letting him attack and take the initiative.

Lin Gu defeated the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, then demanded that they sacrifice themselves or be captured and tortured. The two chose to sacrifice themselves, while Lin Gu and his companions remained at Star Lake.

• Lin Gu fought the Titan Giant Ape and endured the Sky Azure Bull Python’s strongest attack with his shield intact.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape broke Lin Gu’s shield and tried to escape, believing his offense was weak.
• Lin Gu summoned the Blade of the Bloodbath and struck both beasts down, leaving them severely injured.
• Lin Gu offered the beasts two choices: sacrifice themselves or be captured and tortured until they agreed.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape chose to sacrifice themselves.

Lin Gu gave Qian Renxue the Sky Azure Bull Python as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and kept the Titan Giant Ape for himself. As the Sky Azure Bull Python began its sacrifice, the Titan Giant Ape asked Lin Gu how he had met Xiao Wu.

• Lin Gu told the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape that he knew Xiao Wu and hinted that they might be resurrected if they behaved.
• Lin Gu offered the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to Qian Renxue as a gift for her Seventh Soul Ring, and she worried about surviving the absorption.
• After Qian Renxue asked him to choose, Lin Gu assigned the Titan Giant Ape to himself and the Sky Azure Bull Python to her.
• Lin Gu shielded Qian Renxue and ordered the Sky Azure Bull Python to sacrifice itself to her first.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python transformed into azure lightning and merged with Qian Renxue as her Martial Soul emerged and she floated into the air.
• While the Titan Giant Ape mourned the Sky Azure Bull Python, he asked Lin Gu how he had met Xiao Wu.

Lin Gu pressured the Titan Giant Ape into revealing that more Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts lived in the Far North, then received its sacrifice and gained a second Soul Ring. Qian Renxue received both Soul Bones, while Lin Gu reached level twenty-nine, unlocked his third equipment slot, and revealed his new Soul Skill.

• Lin Gu threatened to make Xiao Wu his next Soul Ring until the Titan Giant Ape told him to search the Far North for other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Qian Renxue completed her sacrifice, gained five Soul Power levels to reach level seventy-five, and gave the Sky Azure Bull Python Right Arm Bone to Lin Gu, who returned it to her.
• The Titan Giant Ape sacrificed itself to Lin Gu, who absorbed a red Soul Ring and received the Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone, which he gave to Qian Renxue.
• Lin Gu reached level twenty-nine, unlocked his third equipment slot, and decided to wait until he bought new equipment before absorbing another Soul Ring.
• Lin Gu told Qian Renxue that his second Soul Skill was Bloodthirsty Firmament Slash.

Lin Gu explained the power of his Second Soul Skill, accepted two Soul Bones from Qian Renxue, and returned to Spirit Hall to choose equipment for his third slot. He planned to earn more system coins and seek another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, while Qian Daoliu reacted in shock to the news that Lin Gu had obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

• Lin Gu revealed that Bloodthirsty Firmament Slash consumed his HP to release sword Qi, while Qian Renxue described her Azure Thunder Angel Avatar.
• Qian Renxue gave Lin Gu the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape Soul Bones, explaining that the Angel Clan had a complete inherited set.
• Lin Gu and Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall, where Lin Gu chose Damage Reflection Pauldrons for his third equipment slot despite lacking enough system coins to buy them.
• Lin Gu considered taking on more missions and traveling north to find another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast as he approached level twenty-nine.
• Qian Daoliu exclaimed in surprise when he heard that Lin Gu had obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Lin Gu discovered Qian Renxue brooding beneath the full moon after Qian Daoliu gave her the Angel Soul Bones, and learned that Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu wanted to see him the next day. Qian Renxue hinted at an unspoken parting, but the two watched the moon together through the night.

• Qian Daoliu praised Lin Gu and Qian Renxue for each having a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, then sent Lin Gu away to speak privately with Qian Renxue.
• Lin Gu found Qian Renxue alone beneath the moon and noticed that her smile and mood seemed strained.
• Qian Renxue said Qian Daoliu had passed the Angel Soul Bones to her and told Lin Gu that Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu would meet him at the Pope's Palace the next day.
• Qian Renxue said she did not want Lin Gu to call her Sister Xiao Xue, and Lin Gu agreed to call her Xiao Xue.
• Qian Renxue leaned against Lin Gu, and they watched the moon together until morning.

Spirit Hall appointed Lin Gu as its Holy Son and planned for him to lead its public efforts while Qian Renxue infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire. Lin Gu challenged the plan and promised to prevent Qian Renxue from going if she did not want to.

• Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong announced Lin Gu's appointment as Holy Son and said Spirit Hall would pass to him once he became a Titled Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Qian Renxue had left to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire as part of Spirit Hall's plan to unify the continent.
• Lin Gu argued that Spirit Hall's strength made the undercover plan unnecessary and asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to bring Qian Renxue back.
• Qian Renxue said she had volunteered to go for Spirit Hall and Lin Gu, though Lin Gu sensed her reluctance.
• Lin Gu told Qian Renxue he would make sure she did not have to go if she said she did not want to.

Lin Gu rejected Spirit Hall’s plan to send Qian Renxue undercover and demanded to become Hall Master, claiming he could unify the continent through strength alone. After proposing to fight all of Spirit Hall at once, he headed to Qian Daoliu’s grounds for the battle, with Qian Renxue carrying him there.

• Lin Gu told Qian Renxue to watch from the sidelines, then declared that he wanted to become Hall Master and unify the continent by force.
• Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong doubted Lin Gu could conquer the continent with his defensive abilities, so Lin Gu challenged Spirit Hall to test his strength.
• Lin Gu clarified that he meant to fight all of Spirit Hall, provoking objections from Golden Crocodile, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and others.
• Elder Pufferfish punched Lin Gu, but Lin Gu stood firm without activating his shield, astonishing Elder Pufferfish with his defense.
• Bibi Dong agreed to the challenge, and Qian Daoliu led the group to the Worship Hall grounds.
• Qian Renxue carried Lin Gu toward the grounds as he promised to show her a good fight and vent her anger.

Lin Gu faced Spirit Hall’s twenty-one Titled Douluo to prove his strength, while Qian Renxue worried about the odds. He effortlessly endured Demon Bear Douluo’s strongest attacks and challenged the others to attack him together.

• Qian Renxue brought Lin Gu to meet Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and the gathered Titled Douluo.
• Lin Gu revealed his purple and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings as a challenge mission promised rewards for defeating Titled Douluo.
• Demon Bear Douluo attacked Lin Gu with his Third Soul Skill, but Lin Gu blocked it with one finger and took no meaningful damage.
• After Bibi Dong urged the elders to use their full strength, Demon Bear Douluo activated his Martial Soul Avatar and struck Lin Gu with his Eighth Soul Skill.
• Lin Gu remained unharmed and invited all the enshrined and elders to attack him together.

Lin Gu endured attacks from Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo and enshrined without taking harm, repeatedly replacing his broken shield. Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu finally joined the battle.

• Gui Mei attacked Lin Gu with his Ghost Avatar and Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts, but could not overcome Lin Gu’s health regeneration.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo joined the fight, and he called the thirteen Spirit Hall elders to attack Lin Gu together.
• Lin Gu stood up and used Solid as a Rock to shield himself from the elders’ combined attacks.
• Qian Daoliu ordered the six great enshrined to join the assault, and their attacks cracked Lin Gu’s shield before he replaced it.
• The Titled Douluo unleashed their Ninth Soul Skills and shattered Lin Gu’s shield, but Lin Gu emerged unharmed and raised another one.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu surged into the fight with their Soul Power.