Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen absorbed a fifteen-thousand-year Void Beast King Soul Ring and reached level thirty-five, gaining the Void Shift skill. He and Xiao Wu then entered Shadow Valley to hunt a Phantom Rabbit King for Xiao Wu’s Third Soul Ring, and Lin Chen trapped the real beast but had not yet captured it.

• Lin Chen endured the Void Beast King's violent spatial energy and absorbed its Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, reaching level thirty-five and gaining Void Shift.
• Xiao Wu congratulated Lin Chen, and he agreed to help her find a Third Soul Ring the following day.
• Lin Chen and Xiao Wu traveled to Shadow Valley to hunt the seven-thousand-year Phantom Rabbit King for Xiao Wu.
• The Phantom Rabbit King ambushed them with phantom clones, but Lin Chen used Chaos Suppression to identify the real one.
• The Phantom Rabbit King escaped Lin Chen's chaos net and split into more clones, but Lin Chen expanded his force field until only the real rabbit remained, its speed greatly reduced.

Xiao Wu defeated the Phantom Rabbit King and absorbed its seven-thousand-year Soul Ring, gaining Teleportation and reaching level thirty-three. After stabilizing their cultivation, she and Lin Chen arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where a teacher began reviewing their credentials.

• Lin Chen gave Xiao Wu a Chaos Shield so she could fight the Phantom Rabbit King without fear of its claws.
• Xiao Wu wore down the Phantom Rabbit King, trapped it, and killed it with Charm and Waist Bow, producing a seven-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Xiao Wu absorbed the Soul Ring and became a level thirty-three Soul Elder with Teleportation as her Third Soul Skill.
• Lin Chen and Xiao Wu rested in Star Dou for two days, then left for Heaven Dou City as level thirty-five and level thirty-three Soul Elders.
• Lin Chen presented their admission documents at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Teacher Liu asked them to state their names, ages, Soul Power Levels, and Soul Ring combinations.

Lin Chen and Xiao Wu enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where their Soul Power and Martial Soul demonstrations amazed the Education Committee and earned them special treatment. At the new-student banquet, noble students questioned Lin Chen’s strength and looked down on him as a commoner.

• Teacher Liu doubted Lin Chen and Xiao Wu’s enrollment forms, but Lin Chen tested at level thirty-five and revealed three Soul Rings, including a ten-thousand-year Third Soul Ring.
• Teacher Liu summoned Education Committee members Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, who verified Lin Chen’s cultivation and Xiao Wu’s level thirty-three strength.
• Meng Shenji named Lin Chen the academy’s chief core disciple and granted him a private courtyard, an exclusive cultivation room, a monthly allowance, and access to the cultivation technique pavilion.
• Lin Chen left the office thinking that Qian Renxue would have heard about his arrival.
• At the welcome banquet, noble students whispered that Lin Chen’s reported level was suspicious and compared him unfavorably to Yu Tianheng, while Lin Chen told Xiao Wu to ignore them and eat.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lin Chen and Xiao Wu were placed in the elite Heaven Dou Class One, where Yu Tianheng challenged Lin Chen during the class’s first sparring assessment. The chapter ended as Yu Tianheng launched his Thunder Dragon Claw at Lin Chen, who had not yet released his Martial Soul.

• Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng mocked Lin Chen’s commoner origins, but Lin Chen calmly challenged Yu Tianheng to prove himself through strength.
• Three days later, Lin Chen and Xiao Wu were assigned to Heaven Dou Class One, alongside Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and other talented freshmen.
• Instructor Qin announced that students would spar to demonstrate their abilities and warned that the lowest-ranked student would be removed from the class each month.
• After the students demonstrated their Martial Souls, Yu Tianheng displayed his level-thirty-four Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and challenged Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen accepted and faced Yu Tianheng on the platform without releasing his Martial Soul, and Yu Tianheng attacked with his First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw.

Lin Chen defeated Yu Tianheng in a class duel and became class one's class leader at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He and Xiao Wu moved into their private courtyard, where they reaffirmed their closeness and Lin Chen promised to always stay by her side.

• Lin Chen blocked Yu Tianheng's attacks with Chaos Shield, then used Void Shift to strike him and make him concede defeat.
• Dugu Yan accused Lin Chen of cheating, but Yu Tianheng admitted his loss, and Instructor Qin named Lin Chen class one's class leader.
• Yu Tianheng promised Lin Chen he would win their next spar, and Xiao Wu praised Lin Chen for his victory.
• Lin Chen and Xiao Wu received a spacious private courtyard, and Xiao Wu asked to share Lin Chen's room because she was scared to sleep alone.
• Xiao Wu and Lin Chen lay together that night, and Lin Chen promised they would always stay together and that he would protect her.

Lin Chen and Xiao Wu's feelings for each other began to change as they grew closer in Heaven Dou City. Meanwhile, Tang San arrived at Shrek Academy to apply, where he met several other prospective students.

• Lin Chen held Xiao Wu's hand and promised to take her to a temple fair in Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San reached Shrek Academy and learned that its rundown grounds were the site of the academy his teacher had recommended.
• Dai Mubai tested Tang San and admitted him to the next round after seeing his level twenty-nine Soul Power and two Soul Rings.
• Tang San entered the courtyard and saw Oscar selling sausages as the food-type Soul Master called out to newcomers.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the academy, followed by Tuo Mushuo, a level twenty-eight Soul Grandmaster with a Vajra Serpent Martial Soul.

At Shrek Academy's second-round assessment, Tang San organized Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tuo Mushuo to face Zhao Wuji, a level seventy-six Soul Saint, and survive for one incense stick. Zhao Wuji overwhelmed their opening attacks, and Zhu Zhuqing's strike was stopped by his gravity ability.

• Zhao Wuji announced that the four newcomers had to work together to last one incense stick against him or be eliminated, prompting Ning Rongrong to protest the unfair assessment.
• Tang San assessed the group and assigned roles: Ning Rongrong would provide support, Zhu Zhuqing would harass Zhao Wuji, Tuo Mushuo would defend and disrupt, and Tang San would lead the attack.
• Zhao Wuji revealed his seven Soul Rings and Great Strength Vajra Bear Martial Soul, and his pressure made Ning Rongrong stagger.
• Tang San launched Blue Silver Grass with Entanglement and Parasite, but Zhao Wuji broke free with Great Strength Vajra Palm and nearly struck Tang San, who dodged.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Hell Stab to attack Zhao Wuji from behind, but he activated Gravity Enhancement and slowed her, causing her strike to miss.

Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Tuo Mushuo fought Zhao Wuji, using teamwork and their abilities to hold him off until his powerful soul skills left them badly injured. With more than half their time remaining and the group close to defeat, Tuo Mushuo spread snake venom to disrupt Zhao Wuji as Tang San prepared to use his hidden weapons.

• Tang San slowed Zhao Wuji's strike with Flying Locust Stones, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to escape, while Ning Rongrong amplified the group's strength and speed.
• Zhao Wuji charged at Ning Rongrong, but Tang San took the blow and was injured protecting her.
• Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tuo Mushuo harassed and restrained Zhao Wuji while Tuo Mushuo defended Ning Rongrong and released snake venom.
• Zhao Wuji used Position Tracking and Gravity Squeeze, blasting the four youths away and leaving them badly hurt with more than half the time still remaining.
• Tang San prepared to use his hidden weapons, and Tuo Mushuo spread Snake Venom Diffusion to disrupt Zhao Wuji's Soul Power and judgment.

Tang San and the others passed Zhao Wuji’s assessment, and an unknown attacker later beat Zhao Wuji after recognizing Tang San’s connection to Tang Hao. Meanwhile, Lin Chen trained at Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Mimicry Training Ground, where Xiao Wu waited for him with osmanthus cakes.

• Tang San used three Dragon Whisker Needles while Tuo Mushuo’s poisonous mist disrupted Zhao Wuji, but the assessment ended before Zhao Wuji could retaliate.
• Zhao Wuji declared Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tuo Mushuo had passed and told them classes would begin the next day.
• A dark figure attacked Zhao Wuji in his courtyard and warned him against bullying children before disappearing.
• Flender identified the attacker as Clear Sky Douluo and suspected Tang San was the student Xiao Gang had recommended.
• Lin Chen fought a simulated thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider using only his physical strength, then left the training ground after two more hours.
• Xiao Wu greeted Lin Chen at the exit and offered him osmanthus cakes.

Lin Chen took Xiao Wu to class and the Heaven Dou Auction House, where he bought her a Marrow-Cleansing Spirit Herb and obtained a valuable spatial ore. He also met Deputy sect master Wang of the Azure Wind Sect backstage, beginning a discussion about the sect seeking a backer.

• Lin Chen explained Ultimate Attributes to Xiao Wu and advised Ye Lingling about choosing a Third Soul Ring for her Nine Heart Begonia.
• Lin Chen promised to teach Xiao Wu how to improve her soft techniques, and they later browsed Heaven Dou City together.
• Lin Chen bought Xiao Wu a thousand-year-old Marrow-Cleansing Spirit Herb at the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Lin Chen recognized the unidentified ore as Void Adamantine and won it for one hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Chen met Deputy sect master Wang of the Azure Wind Sect backstage after arranging the meeting in advance.

Lin Chen made a deal with Deputy Sect Master Wang before leading Xiao Wu home, then joined her and Ye Lingling for a practical combat match against Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Yu Feng. Lin Chen defeated Yu Tianheng in one move, leaving Yu Tianheng determined to catch up with him.

• Lin Chen offered the Azure Wind Sect an ore-refining method in exchange for discounted fine steel and black iron and help finding rare herbs and antiques, and Deputy Sect Master Wang agreed.
• Instructor Qin assigned Lin Chen, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling to fight Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Yu Feng in a three-on-three match.
• Xiao Wu used Charm, Teleportation, and Waist Bow to send Yu Feng crashing to the ground, while Lin Chen passed through Dugu Yan's poison mist unharmed.
• Lin Chen knocked Yu Feng away with a backhanded punch, then revealed his black Third Soul Ring and used Void Shift to defeat Yu Tianheng in one move.
• Yu Tianheng accepted his defeat and vowed to catch up to Lin Chen, while Dugu Yan glared at Lin Chen and followed Yu Tianheng away.

Lin Chen listened to Dugu Bo's lecture on poison before the Poison Douluo challenged him to test whether his Martial Soul could resist Jade Phosphor Cold Mist. Lin Chen raised his Chaos Shield as the poison struck, leaving the result unresolved.

• Lin Chen absorbed spatial power from Void Adamantine as the Chaos Pearl slowly increased his Void Shift range.
• Dugu Bo arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and lectured the students on poison techniques, while Dugu Yan anticipated him confronting Lin Chen.
• After the lecture, Dugu Bo called Lin Chen forward and accused him of bullying Dugu Yan and claiming immunity to poison.
• Lin Chen calmly explained that his Martial Soul resisted only low-level poisons, and Dugu Bo sent Jade Phosphor Cold Mist at him as a test.
• Lin Chen summoned his Chaos Shield, revealing his purple, purple, and black Soul Rings, and the Jade Phosphor Cold Mist struck the shield.

Lin Chen withstood Dugu Bo’s poison test until he escaped the stronger attack with his spatial Soul Skill, Void Shift. Dugu Bo became intensely interested in Lin Chen’s abilities and asked him to name his Martial Soul.

• Lin Chen’s Chaos Shield blocked Dugu Bo’s poison mist unleashed at thirty percent strength, astonishing the students and Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo increased the attack to forty percent strength, and the Jade Phosphor poison cracked Lin Chen’s shield and began seeping into his body.
• As the shield was about to break, Lin Chen used his Third Soul Skill, Void Shift, to escape the poison mist and reappear beside the steps.
• Dugu Bo recognized Lin Chen’s spatial Soul Skill, rushed over to examine him, and asked what his Martial Soul was called.
• Lin Chen answered that his Martial Soul was the Chaos Pearl while secretly forcing the remaining poison out through his fingertips.

After Dugu Bo acknowledged Lin Chen’s strength and compensated him with three rare treasures, Lin Chen gave Xiao Wu the Ice Fire Grass and decided to give an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to Ye Lingling. Ye Lingling recognized the herb’s value and refused to accept it, leaving Lin Chen’s offer unresolved.

• Dugu Bo praised Lin Chen’s Chaos Pearl Martial Soul, gave him three jade boxes as compensation, and warned him to take good care of Xiao Wu.
• Dugu Bo left the auditorium, while Meng Shenji praised Lin Chen and the students watched him with awe; Yu Tianheng vowed not to give up, and Dugu Yan’s hostility softened.
• Lin Chen gave Xiao Wu the Ice Fire Grass and explained that the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchids would better serve a Support System Soul Master.
• Lin Chen brought an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to Ye Lingling, who recognized it as a priceless treasure and said she could not accept it.

Lin Chen gave Ye Lingling an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, helping her break through to level thirty, then learned that the academy would train in the Star Dou Great Forest. Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy to discuss his disciple Tang San with Flender.

• Lin Chen gave Ye Lingling the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and she absorbed it with his help to break through to level thirty.
• Ye Lingling thanked Lin Chen and watched him leave, feeling a new affection for him.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Chen that Shrek Academy had arranged a training trip to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest for students seeking their Third Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and reunited with Flender, explaining that he had come because of Tang San.
• Flender asked Yu Xiaogang about Tang San’s background and whether the Clear Sky Hammer had appeared when Zhao Wuji was beaten.

Yu Xiaogang revealed Tang San’s twin Martial Souls and identity to Flender, then stayed at Shrek Academy to train its new students. His demanding program began the next morning, when Oscar unexpectedly broke through to level thirty during the weighted run.

• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that Tang San had the Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer Martial Souls and was Tang Hao’s son, warning him to keep the secret and protect Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to teach Shrek’s new students, and Flender invited him to join Zhao Wuji’s planned trip to the Star Dou Great Forest for Soul Rings.
• Tang San happily welcomed Yu Xiaogang as his instructor, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing looked forward to his guidance and Ning Rongrong doubted his abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang began a strict training plan requiring the students to run twenty kilometers with weighted sandbags, practice Martial Soul control, spar, and study theory.
• During the morning run, Oscar broke through the level-twenty-nine barrier and reached level thirty.

Oscar reached level thirty, prompting the Shrek group to prepare for a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to find his Third Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Lin Chen and Xiao Wu joined a Heaven Dou Royal Academy expedition, where Lin Chen’s team headed toward the forest boundary in search of a suitable ring for Ye Lingling.

• Oscar broke through to level thirty, and Yu Xiaogang recommended a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for his Third Soul Ring.
• Flender ordered Zhao Wuji to lead Yu Xiaogang and the seven students to the Star Dou Great Forest, and the group set out at dawn.
• Qin Ming divided the Heaven Dou Royal Academy expedition into two teams, sending his team east and the other team west.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan accepted assignments to the other team, while Xiao Wu asked Lin Chen about the dangers near the forest boundary.
• Lin Chen told Xiao Wu that they would search for Holy Spirit Flowers in Butterfly Valley to find Ye Lingling a suitable Third Soul Ring.

Qin Ming’s team reached the Phantom Colorful Butterflies’ territory and was attacked by a swarm led by an eighteen-hundred-year-old Butterfly King. Lin Chen suppressed the butterflies’ mental assault with Chaos Suppression, leaving Qin Ming an opening to strike.

• Qin Ming split the students into two teams and led the first team east into the forest while Lin Wuyuan and Wang Ze took the second team west.
• Lin Chen sensed Phantom Colorful Butterflies nearby as the first team approached a mist filled with hallucinogenic scale powder.
• Qin Ming warned the team about the mental danger, and Ye Lingling’s healing halo helped Shi Mo recover from an illusion.
• More than a hundred Phantom Colorful Butterflies attacked, overwhelming the team’s defenses with mental fluctuations.
• Lin Chen used Chaos Suppression to immobilize the butterflies and stop their mental assault, then told Qin Ming to take the opportunity to attack.

Lin Chen helped Ye Lingling begin absorbing a 3,400-year-old Holy Spirit Flower, using his Chaos Soul Power to protect her meridians. Just as she reached her level-thirty bottleneck, Soul-Bewitching Smoke flooded the valley and man-eating flowers erupted from the ground.

• Qin Ming and Lin Chen defeated the Phantom Colorful Butterflies, and Lin Chen pointed out a Holy Spirit Flower deeper in the valley.
• Qin Ming warned that the 3,400-year-old flower was too powerful for Ye Lingling, but Lin Chen offered to guide and protect her absorption, and Ye Lingling agreed.
• Qin Ming, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Xiao Wu took guard positions while Lin Chen helped Ye Lingling absorb the flower.
• Ye Lingling absorbed the flower smoothly until its power reached her level-thirty bottleneck, when Soul-Bewitching Smoke swept into the valley.
• The smoke hypnotized Shi Mo and Shi Mo and disrupted Qin Ming and Xiao Wu, while more than a dozen man-eating flowers burst from the ground.

Lin Chen protected Ye Lingling while Qin Ming and Xiao Wu fought off the man-eating flowers’ poisonous smoke, mental attacks, and vines. Lin Chen and Qin Ming destroyed the parent plants, but the chapter left the group still facing the disturbance caused by a battle elsewhere in the forest.

• The man-eating flowers attacked Qin Ming and Xiao Wu with poisonous smoke and barbed vines, and Xiao Wu was wounded and numbed.
• Lin Chen used Chaos Shield and Chaos Suppression while stabilizing Ye Lingling’s medicinal absorption, despite the heavy drain on his Soul Power.
• Qin Ming and Xiao Wu struggled against the flowers as Lin Chen sensed that at least seven or eight thousand-year-old plants were attacking them.
• An earth-shaking battle sounded from the west, and Qin Ming suspected Instructor Lin and others had encountered outsiders.
• Lin Chen concentrated Chaos Suppression into mental spikes that struck the parent plants, allowing Qin Ming to burn them with Azure Wolf Burns the Heavens.
• The smoke and mental noise ceased, and Qin Ming and Xiao Wu emerged exhausted while the valley lay covered in scorched vines.