Arc 9The Dragon King's Crown
Ling Bai reunited with Ling Qiuxi, helped her and the soul-hunting squad survive the Star Dou Great Forest, and gathered powerful soul beasts and treasures. He restored Du Gu Lin’s path to cultivation, obtained the Dragon King's Crown, and returned to Shrek as Ma Xiaotao’s martial soul evolved.
- Ling Bai returned to Shrek, chose Ning Tian at Sea God's Fate, and met Ling Qiuxi, whose resemblance and older bone age suggested she was his elder sister.
- After completing Yan Shaozhe’s graduation mission with Feng Ling, Ling Bai joined Zhang Lexuan’s soul-hunting expedition into the Star Dou Great Forest with Ling Qiuxi and Huo Yuhao.
- The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and other powerful soul beasts attacked the squad, and Ling Qiuxi summoned Di Tian, who subdued the beasts and confronted Ling Bai about his relationship with her.
- Ling Bai killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, collected multiple soul bones, and obtained the Azure Flame Red Lotus soul bone from Ten Thousand Demons King.
- Ling Bai helped form a Soul Master Competition team with Ning Tian, Ling Qiuxi, Wu Feng, Nana, Xie Huanyue, and Nanmen Yun'er, then accompanied Du Gu Lin to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
- Ling Bai reclaimed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s inheritance for Du Gu Lin, helped her evolve into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and reach rank seventy-five, and left her to cultivate there.
- Snow Empress formed a physical body, and Ling Bai persuaded the Water and Fire Dragon Kings to create a Purple-Gold Dragon King Soul Ring and entrust him with the Dragon King's Crown.
- Ling Bai brought Ma Xiaotao a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and its Phoenix Flame Marrow transformed her Fire Phoenix martial soul as Yan Shaozhe moved to name her Sea God Pavilion successor.