Recaps

Lin Qingchen defeated Xue Beng in a spar, drawing a warning that Prince Xue Xing might retaliate, though Qin Ming assured him the academy would protect him. Dugu Yan then told Lin Qingchen that her grandfather, Poison Douluo, planned to visit during the academy competition.

• Xue Beng challenged Lin Qingchen to a spar, but Lin Qingchen knocked him across the courtyard with one punch and left him badly injured.
• Xue Beng's followers carried him away while the watching students regarded Lin Qingchen with fear.
• Yu Tianheng warned Lin Qingchen that Xue Beng's uncle, Prince Xue Xing, would likely seek revenge, but Lin Qingchen dismissed the threat.
• Qin Ming told Lin Qingchen that the education committee and the crown prince would prevent Prince Xue Xing from pressuring him through the academy, and reminded him to prepare for the competition and return to class.
• Dugu Yan told Lin Qingchen that her grandfather, Poison Douluo, was interested in meeting him and would visit during the academy competition.

Qin Ming introduced Lin Qingchen to the Imperial Fighting Team’s training routine and took the team to the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena for evening combat practice. After Lin Qingchen registered as a Soul Fighter, Qin Ming prepared to divide the eight members into four teams for two-on-two matches.

• Qin Ming explained the team’s physical, individual cultivation, and combat training schedule, then arranged an assessment-based physical plan for Lin Qingchen that shocked the team.
• Qin Ming brought the Imperial Fighting Team to the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena, where Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, Osler, and Dugu Yan bickered on the way in.
• Lin Qingchen said he preferred secluded places, and Ye Lingling felt that his words reflected her own preference for peace and quiet.
• Qin Ming explained the Great Soul Arena’s Soul Fighting ranks, match formats, and wager fights to Lin Qingchen.
• Lin Qingchen registered under his own name and received an Iron Soul Fighter badge.
• Qin Ming called for the eight team members to draw lots and form four teams for two-on-two matches.

Lin Qingchen and Ye Lingling drew matching balls and formed the Qilin Begonia team, then entered their first Great Soul Arena battle. Lin Qingchen defeated both members of the Iron Fist Team by himself, winning the match.

• Qin Ming paired the Imperial Fighting Team members by colored balls, and Lin Qingchen and Ye Lingling drew matching red balls.
• The team members registered, and Lin Qingchen and Ye Lingling entered the arena as Qilin Begonia to face the Iron Fist Team.
• Before the fight, Lin Qingchen told Ye Lingling to stay near the platform’s edge and avoid getting hurt.
• The Iron-Horned Water Buffalo Soul Master charged Lin Qingchen, who caught him and used him to smash the approaching Iron Fist Giant Ape Soul Master’s brother unconscious.
• Lin Qingchen struck the Iron Fist Giant Ape Soul Master and sent him off the platform, securing Qilin Begonia’s victory.

Xue Qinghe secretly watched Lin Qingchen’s arena match and decided his talent made him worth recruiting, while planning to approach him at Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s grand competition. Lin Qingchen returned to the lounge with Ye Lingling, unaware of Xue Qinghe’s interest, as the rest of their team also came back victorious.

• Xue Qinghe watched Lin Qingchen’s match from a VIP box with She Long and learned that Lin had reached rank thirty at age ten.
• She Long judged Lin’s strength and unusual Soul Rings impressive, and agreed he was worth recruiting.
• Xue Qinghe decided to meet Lin at Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s grand competition and use the visit to warn Xue Xing after Lin defeated Xue Beng.
• Lin Qingchen and Ye Lingling returned to the lounge, where Ye praised his performance and Lin modestly avoided comparing himself with Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Tianheng and his partner returned after their match, the rest of the team followed with wins, and Qin Ming praised them.

Over half a month at the Great Soul Arena, Lin Qingchen and Ye Lingling remained undefeated while the rest of the Imperial Fighting Team also earned strong records. On the day of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s grand competition, Xue Qinghe met the team, and Lin Qingchen suspected Qian Renxue had taken a special interest in him.

• Lin Qingchen and Ye Lingling won over forty matches without a loss, while Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo, Yu Feng and Osler, and Dugu Yan and Shi Mo also built strong records.
• Qin Ming gathered the Imperial Fighting Team before the academy’s grand competition and warned that the members might face one another.
• Qin Ming led the team to meet Xue Qinghe, who praised their talents and singled out Lin Qingchen’s early advancement to level thirty.
• After leaving the VIP lounge, Yu Tianheng cautioned Yu Feng not to mistake Xue Qinghe’s courteous manner for genuine ease.
• Lin Qingchen noticed Xue Qinghe had looked at him slightly longer than the others and suspected Qian Renxue had already targeted him.

Lin Qingchen dominated the Heaven Wei Grade tournament, drawing the attention of Prince Xue Xing, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Qinghe. After taking first place, he was the only student to continue into the challenges, where his two-ring opponents fled rather than fight.

• Ye Lingling noticed Lin Qingchen was distracted, and he explained that he was curious about the Crown Prince while privately reflecting on his ability to revive himself.
• The academy tournament began after speeches from Prince Xue Xing, Xue Qinghe, and Meng Shenji, with students competing across three Soul Power-based grades.
• Lin Qingchen made most Heaven Wei Grade opponents surrender by releasing his Soul Rings, then knocked one level-twenty student off the stage with a punch.
• Prince Xue Xing praised Lin Qingchen but criticized the academy's atmosphere, while Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan answered him carefully.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe discussed Lin Qingchen's thousand-year Second Soul Ring and their interest in meeting him.
• Lin Qingchen won first place in Heaven Wei Grade and continued challenging higher-grade students, whose two-ring opponents fled when they saw him.

Lin Qingchen drew Yu Tianheng in the second round of the Heaven Dou Grade tournament and defeated him with his Five Elements abilities. Ye Lingling hurried to heal Yu Tianheng after Lin Qingchen’s Five Elements Divine Lightning blasted him away.

• Lin Qingchen drew a bye in the first round while Yu Tianheng defeated his opponent, Dugu Yan’s opponent surrendered, and Ye Lingling withdrew from the tournament.
• Lin Qingchen drew Yu Tianheng in the second round, and the two exchanged taunts before entering the arena.
• Yu Tianheng attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw, but Lin Qingchen dodged and countered with elemental techniques, forcing Yu Tianheng to evade stone spears.
• Yu Tianheng unleashed Thunderous Fury and Thunderous Might, but Lin Qingchen blocked the lightning with a stone wall and struck from behind.
• Lin Qingchen’s Five Elements Divine Lightning shattered Yu Tianheng’s lightning shield and blasted him away, and Ye Lingling treated his injuries with her Nine Heart Begonia.

Lin Qingchen defeated Yu Tianheng and accepted Ye Lingling’s invitation to dinner at her home. He then learned his next opponent was Liu Qingfeng, who challenged him to concede before their match.

• The referee declared Lin Qingchen the winner, and the crowd reacted with surprise at his purple Second Soul Ring.
• Lin Qingchen and Yu Tianheng exchanged words after the match, while Dugu Bo praised Lin Qingchen’s combat skill to Dugu Yan.
• Ye Lingling healed Lin Qingchen, asked him to call her Lingling, and invited him to dinner at her home the next day; he accepted.
• Liu Qingfeng introduced himself as Lin Qingchen’s next opponent and told him to concede, but Lin Qingchen insulted his age and level, prompting Liu Qingfeng to threaten him before leaving.

Lin Qingchen fought Liu Qingfeng, whose wind-element Martial Soul and control skill seemed formidable, but Lin Qingchen repeatedly evaded him by traveling underground. The chapter ended as Lin Qingchen emerged within striking range and raised his hand to use the Great Five Elements Divine Light.

• Ye Lingling encouraged Lin Qingchen to fight Liu Qingfeng, and Yu Tianheng warned him about Liu Qingfeng’s wind-element abilities and control skill.
• Lin Qingchen and Liu Qingfeng entered the arena, where Liu Qingfeng threatened him and Lin Qingchen answered by summoning the Five Elements Qilin.
• Lin Qingchen rushed Liu Qingfeng, blocked his wind blade, and knocked him backward with a shoulder strike.
• Lin Qingchen dodged Liu Qingfeng’s wind blades and staff attacks by sinking into the earth, frustrating Liu Qingfeng.
• Liu Qingfeng used his Fourth Soul Skill, Wind Bind, to slow the arena and attacked, but Lin Qingchen traveled underground and emerged within range with the Great Five Elements Divine Light ready.

Lin Qingchen defeated Liu Qingfeng with his Great Five Elements Divine Light, drawing attention from Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong. After returning to the waiting area, he learned Dugu Yan had invited him to dinner, but he had already promised Ye Lingling he would visit her family.

• Lin Qingchen stripped away Liu Qingfeng's wind energy with the Great Five Elements Divine Light, broke his staff, and knocked him unconscious.
• Xue Qinghe wondered whether Lin Qingchen's ability could dissolve Soul Power, while Gu Rong identified it as a likely Self-Created Soul Skill and praised his comprehension.
• The referee declared Lin Qingchen the winner, and attendants carried Liu Qingfeng away for treatment.
• Yu Tianheng regretted that Lin Qingchen had defeated him without using the five-colored light, then resolved to work harder.
• Dugu Yan invited Lin Qingchen to dinner at her home, but he said he had promised Ye Lingling he would visit her family, and Dugu Yan teased them before leaving.

Lin Qingchen became the top student in the Heaven Dou Grade and was summoned to meet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. During their meeting, he spotted a Wonder Seed shining behind Xue Qinghe but could not investigate it, and the chapter ended with someone outside asking to enter with Uncle Bone.

• After Lin Qingchen defeated another Soul Ancestor, the remaining contenders surrendered, and he became the number one student in the Heaven Dou Grade.
• Meng Shenji presented Lin Qingchen with a badge and offered him a choice from the academy's treasure vault before leading him to meet Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe praised Lin Qingchen and discussed having him lead Heaven Dou Royal Academy to victory in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.
• When Xue Qinghe turned away to pour tea, Lin Qingchen saw a Wonder Seed shining from his back but could not determine what it was.
• Xue Qinghe gave Lin Qingchen his crown prince's token and invited him to visit the Eastern Palace if he needed anything.
• A voice outside asked Xue Qinghe whether the speaker and Uncle Bone could come in.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong met Lin Qingchen at the palace, where Gu Rong tried to recruit him and Ning Fengzhi advised Xue Qinghe to resolve Lin Qingchen’s conflict with Xue Beng before Prince Xue Xing or Poison Douluo interfered. Back at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi explained why he had not asked Lin Qingchen about his thousand-year second ring, then reunited with Ning Rongrong and agreed with Gu Rong that she should eventually attend an academy.

• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong visited Xue Qinghe, and Gu Rong directly invited Lin Qingchen to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe that he should settle Lin Qingchen’s conflict with Xue Beng, warning that Prince Xue Xing and Poison Douluo could complicate matters.
• Xue Qinghe asked She Long whether he had noticed anything unusual, but She Long had kept his distance from Gu Rong and knew nothing.
• Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong that Lin Qingchen would not reveal the secret behind his thousand-year second ring, so he had chosen not to ask and cause friction.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Ning Fengzhi at the sect and asked for a present, while Gu Rong indulged her.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong to agree to send Ning Rongrong to an academy when she was old enough, and Gu Rong consented.

Lin Qingchen visited Ye Lingling’s home, where he met her mother, Ye Qingxian, and discovered a Wonder Seed glowing on an ancient Ye Family book. He read the family’s notes on the Nine Heart Begonia but left without finding a way to take the book, while Ye Lingling grew closer to him.

• Lin Qingchen arrived at the Ye Family residence and shared a meal with Ye Lingling and Ye Qingxian.
• Ye Qingxian spoke about Ye Lingling’s frailty and the family’s dwindling numbers, while Ye Lingling picked food for Lin Qingchen.
• Lin Qingchen spotted a Wonder Seed glowing on an ancient book as he passed a room beside the main hall.
• Lin Qingchen asked to read the books, and Ye Qingxian brought them out and explained that the glowing volume contained ancestral research notes on the Nine Heart Begonia.
• Lin Qingchen read and discussed the notes with Ye Qingxian, then left after Ye Lingling saw him to the alley.
• Ye Qingxian teased Ye Lingling about her feelings for Lin Qingchen after he had gone.

Ye Lingling gave Lin Qingchen an ancient family text that transformed into an upgraded [Book of Partial Understanding] when he infused it with the Power of Fate. He used its guaranteed-answer function to learn how Rift Ruins Earth Dragons hatched and rapidly grew offspring inside their bodies, then returned to training.

• Lin Qingchen searched Heaven Dou City for another Wonder Seed but found nothing.
• Ye Lingling brought Lin Qingchen an ancient text and explained that her family had several copies, though she had not told her mother she was giving him one.
• Lin Qingchen infused the ancient text with the Power of Fate, and it merged with the [Book of Partial Understanding], upgrading the book and adding new effects.
• Lin Qingchen tested the book's guaranteed-answer function and learned that its cooldown depended on the difficulty of the question.
• Lin Qingchen asked how younger Rift Ruins Earth Dragons appeared inside a dead ten-thousand-year-old dragon and learned that their Rock and Soil Fission talent converted earth-element energy into life force, hatching and rapidly growing their eggs.
• Lin Qingchen washed up and returned to training.

After two years with the Imperial Fighting Team, Lin Qingchen returned from hunting a powerful water-attribute Soul Beast and discovered the team had left Heaven Dou City to travel. He decided to go to Suotuo City to meet them and the Shrek Seven Devils.

• Lin Qingchen returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after spending a month in the Star Dou Great Forest and obtained a fourth Soul Ring from a fifteen-thousand-year-old Netherworld Python.
• Lin Qingchen reflected on how he had acquired and charged the Eye of Thunder, a wondrous item that could unleash devastating lightning.
• Lin Qingchen found that Ye Lingling and the other Imperial Fighting Team members were absent, and a teacher told him Qin Ming had taken the team traveling between cities.
• Lin Qingchen realized the team might reach Suotuo City around the time Tang San and Xiao Wu graduated, so he decided to go there and wait for them.

Lin Qingchen accepted Xue Xing’s apology and a precious Dragon Blood Ginseng after Xue Beng apologized for their past conflict. After Lin Qingchen left Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue learned of his rapid progress and wondered whether infiltrating the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had been the wrong choice.

• Xue Xing brought Xue Beng to the academy gates to apologize to Lin Qingchen for their conflict two years earlier.
• Xue Beng apologized, and Lin Qingchen accepted the apology and Xue Xing’s Dragon Blood Ginseng gift.
• Xue Xing explained to Xue Beng that Lin Qingchen was a powerful young genius watched by Xue Qinghe and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• She Long told Qian Renxue that Lin Qingchen had left Heaven Dou City to train with the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Qian Renxue reflected on Lin Qingchen’s fast advancement and questioned whether infiltrating the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had been a mistake.

Lin Qingchen stopped in Iron Rock City on his way to Suotuo City and followed two Soul Masters to an underground auction. There, he found a bottle advertised as Vajra White Tiger essence blood, which might help him obtain the White Tiger Bloodline, but the crowd doubted the seller’s claim.

• Lin Qingchen traveled south toward Suotuo City, taking his time and stopping in several cities along the way.
• In Iron Rock City, Lin Qingchen overheard two Soul Masters discussing an underground black market and decided to attend.
• Lin Qingchen disguised himself, paid to enter an abandoned granary, and settled into the underground auction hall.
• The auctioneer presented a small bottle said to contain essence blood from a thirty-thousand-year Vajra White Tiger and set a starting bid of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Lin Qingchen recognized the blood as a possible route to obtaining the White Tiger Bloodline, but the attendees stayed silent because they suspected the claim might be fraudulent.

Lin Qingchen bought white tiger blood essence at an auction, then confronted and defeated three Spirit Hall agents who tried to take it from him. He learned they were tracking a Clear Sky remnant near Iron Rock City, likely Tang Hao, before erasing all evidence and leaving.

• Lin Qingchen outbid an iron-masked bidder and purchased the white tiger blood essence for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• After three men followed him from the auction, Lin Qingchen used Earth Element Great Escape to ambush them in an alley.
• Lin Qingchen discovered the men were Spirit Hall agents and fought them when they demanded the blood essence.
• Lin Qingchen killed two agents, captured their square-faced leader, and forced him to reveal Spirit Hall was hunting a hammer-wielding Clear Sky remnant near Iron Rock City.
• Lin Qingchen identified the fugitive as likely Tang Hao, burned all three agents to ash, and concealed the evidence.

Lin Qingchen followed the Seed of Creation’s pull back to the Star Dou Great Forest, while the Silver Dragon King unexpectedly awakened after sensing a familiar presence. Di Tian began updating her on events in the outside world.

• Lin Qingchen wondered why Tang Hao had openly attacked Spirit Hall in Iron Rock City but could not determine his motive.
• The Seed of Creation stirred, pointed Lin Qingchen toward the Star Dou Great Forest, and led him to decide to return despite the danger.
• Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts continued draining the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s energy in an underground chamber.
• Di Tian sensed that the Silver Dragon King had awakened and went to meet her.
• The Silver Dragon King said a brief, familiar presence had awakened her and asked Di Tian to report major events and the outside world’s current situation.

After traveling through the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Qingchen encountered Tang San and the Shrek Academy group at their camp. The reunion revealed their shared past, and Xiao Wu recognized Lin Qingchen with immediate apprehension.

• Lin Qingchen stopped for the night and spotted a campfire, but Zhao Wuji noticed him before he could leave.
• Zhao Wuji questioned Lin Qingchen, while Tang San struggled to recognize his familiar voice.
• Lin Qingchen revealed his identity to Tang San, who recognized his former roommate from Nuoding Academy.
• The other Shrek Academy members emerged, and Xiao Wu moved to protect Tang San before realizing Lin Qingchen was the person who had repeatedly defeated her.

Lin Qingchen encountered Tang San and the Shrek Academy group in the Star Dou Great Forest, where his level-thirty cultivation startled them. The Titan Giant Ape Er Ming appeared and moved toward Xiao Wu, while Zhao Wuji charged to hold it back and Er Ming turned its attention toward Lin Qingchen.

• Tang San introduced Lin Qingchen to Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Zhao Wuji.
• Lin Qingchen said he had come to the Star Dou Great Forest for his own reasons, and Tang San congratulated him on reaching level thirty.
• Zhao Wuji sensed danger, and Lin Qingchen summoned his Five Elements Qilin as the earth element grew stronger nearby.
• The Titan Giant Ape emerged, looked at Lin Qingchen, then focused on Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Er Ming so the others could escape.
• As Lin Qingchen prepared to flee, Er Ming froze and turned its yellow eyes toward him.