Chapter Summaries

Tang San and Xiang Yang struggled to develop effective pills, especially one that could quickly restore Soul Power, until Xiang Yang realized Soul Tools might offer a better solution. He examined Tang San’s recorded Soul Tool runes but could not determine how they related to Dao Patterns.

• Tang San cultivated cautiously to avoid losing awareness, while Xiang Yang analyzed the method and Tang Hao failed to enter its state.
• Tang San gave Xiang Yang a Qi Recovery Pill to test, but it still did not replenish Soul Power effectively, and Xiang Yang suggested abandoning the effort.
• Xiang Yang realized Soul Tools might let them absorb Soul Power directly and recalled Tang San’s interest in combining them with Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San explained that his attempts to study Soul Tools had stalled because he lacked knowledge of their formation runes and access to rare materials.
• Xiang Yang studied Tang San’s recorded Soul Tool patterns with his Heavenly Eye for nearly an hour but found no clear match with Dao Patterns.

Xiang Yang and Tang San discovered how to combine Dao Patterns into Soul Tools, then left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo to return to Heaven Dou City for the upcoming tournament. Along the way, they discussed poisons and weapons, while Xiang Yang began practicing Mysterious Jade Hand to develop a body-tempering method.

• Xiang Yang recorded Dao Patterns, and Tang San reproduced several on a Soul Beast plant fragment to create flames with Soul Power.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San spent half a year testing and combining Dao Patterns, producing basic Soul Tools such as the Light Ray Gun, Flame Gun, and Plant Staff.
• Xiang Yang considered creating a Soul Core inside his Sun Martial Soul but decided the risk was too great for now.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San packed up and set out for Heaven Dou City with Dugu Bo before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Dugu Bo dismissed Tang San's ordinary poisons but took the Soul-Seizing Soul-Chasing Yama's Invitation seriously, while Tang San and Xiang Yang discussed adapting Hidden Weapon techniques for Soul Tools.
• Xiang Yang began practicing Mysterious Jade Hand with the aim of developing a body-tempering method.

Xiang Yang and Tang San arrived at Heaven Dou City just as assassins attacked the Crown Prince’s procession, forcing them to retreat from the chaos. Xue Qinghe, secretly Qian Renxue, ordered Snake Lance Douluo to kill all the attackers after the failed assassination ruined her outing.

• Xiang Yang and Tang San waited in line to enter Heaven Dou City as heavy guards prepared for the Crown Prince’s passage.
• Assassins launched a sudden attack on the procession, and Xiang Yang and Tang San withdrew more than a hundred meters from the fighting.
• Feng Xiaotian approached Xiang Yang and Tang San, introduced himself, and learned they were students from the former Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Inside the carriage, Xue Qinghe revealed her identity as Qian Renxue and sent Snake Lance Douluo to stop the attackers.
• After Spirit Hall’s agents defeated the attackers, Xue Qinghe ordered Snake Lance to kill them all.

Xiang Yang and Tang San joined Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy on their way into the city after Feng Xiaotian defeated fleeing assassins. As Qian Renxue greeted the group, she and Xiang Yang sensed that their Martial Souls were attracting one another, and Qian Renxue realized they might be capable of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Feng Xiaotian told Xiang Yang and Tang San that he had become a Soul King and defeated several fleeing assassins without using a Soul Skill.
• Xiang Yang recognized that Godwind Academy's leader used wind-attribute Soul Power to transmit his voice, a practical application inspired by Xiang Yang's published ideas.
• Feng Xiaotian invited Xiang Yang and Tang San to enter the city with Godwind Academy, and Qian Renxue allowed the group through.
• Qian Renxue greeted the Godwind Academy group and sensed her Martial Soul reacting to Xiang Yang's.
• Xiang Yang also felt the attraction and realized that his Martial Soul might be compatible with Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel.

Xiang Yang and Tang San returned to Shrek Academy after meeting Qian Renxue, who planned to investigate Xiang Yang while he remained confident she could not harm him. At the academy, Tang San warmly accepted Liu Erlong as his teacher’s wife, then he and Xiang Yang reunited with Zhao Wuji, who introduced them to a curious student.

• Xiang Yang and Qian Renxue exchanged wary, curious looks before both left with their companions.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San avoided Feng Xiaotian’s challenge and returned to Shrek Academy, where they found Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang together.
• Tang San called Liu Erlong his teacher’s wife, delighting her, and she gave him several gifts before the two boys left.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San met Zhao Wuji, who recognized Tang San immediately and identified Xiang Yang after noticing his changed appearance.
• A sturdy young man approached Zhao Wuji and asked who Xiang Yang and Tang San were.

Xiang Yang and Tang San returned to Shrek Academy, where they learned that Xiao Wu had established a fearsome reputation among the students. Zhao Wuji brought them to the training ground and began demonstrating the academy’s combat training by fighting Tai Long.

• Zhao Wuji introduced Tai Long to Xiang Yang and Tang San, and Tai Long welcomed Tang San as his big brother on Xiao Wu’s orders.
• Zhao Wuji explained that Xiao Wu had subdued the academy’s troublemakers after returning, with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing cheering her on.
• Xiang Yang persuaded Tang San to accompany Zhao Wuji to the training ground, where they saw its many arenas.
• Zhao Wuji called Tai Long onto an arena and challenged him, urging the students to learn by facing stronger opponents.
• Tai Long charged at Zhao Wuji, while Xiang Yang and Tang San suspected Zhao Wuji planned to make them fight next.

Xiang Yang faced Zhao Wuji in a sparring match to test how much he had improved, using clever techniques and barriers to challenge the Soul Saint. Zhao Wuji was tripped by one of Xiang Yang’s light bars, while the students watched and learned from his tactics.

• Zhao Wuji defeated Tai Long by catching his punch and pushing him off the arena.
• Zhao Wuji called Xiang Yang and another person forward, and Xiang Yang volunteered to fight alone.
• Xiang Yang dodged Zhao Wuji’s charge with the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and kicked him in the waist.
• Xiang Yang blocked Zhao Wuji’s attack with Solar Corona Prism Guard, then used a network of light walls and projectiles to restrict his movement.
• Xiang Yang tripped Zhao Wuji with a light bar and told Tai Long and the other students that crafty moves could be more useful than a simple punch.

Xiang Yang battled Zhao Wuji with a light cannon barrage and a powerful final attack, while both concealed the extent of the fight from the students. Tang San carried Xiang Yang away, and they met a woman who called out to Tang San.

• Zhao Wuji used Vajra Thorn Armor to defend against Xiang Yang’s attacks, but Xiang Yang’s Corona Barrier kept the reflected blows from reaching him.
• Xiang Yang dismissed his barrier, then used his recovered Soul Power to charge a Nine-Ring Force Guide attack.
• Zhao Wuji reinforced his defenses and resisted Xiang Yang’s Blazing Torrent Burns the Heavens, which burned through the Soul Power in his palm.
• After the attack ended, Zhao Wuji emerged holding Xiang Yang and appeared to have won easily, preserving his standing before the students.
• Tang San carried Xiang Yang away, and the two revealed they had staged the outcome to protect Zhao Wuji’s prestige.
• A woman called out to Tang San as he and Xiang Yang talked.

Zhu Zhuqing reunited with Tang San and Xiang Yang after they returned to Shrek Academy, where the group gathered for a welcome-back feast. Xiang Yang discussed Soul Ring choices with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who began explaining his fourth Soul Skill.

• Zhu Zhuqing brought breakfast from the cafeteria for Ning Rongrong and learned that Oscar had reached level forty-six while working with Shao Xin.
• Zhu Zhuqing sensed fire-attribute Soul Power at the training ground and found Tang San and Xiang Yang, who had returned to the academy.
• Tang San, Xiang Yang, and Zhu Zhuqing discussed how their companions had grown stronger, including their current Soul Power levels.
• The original Shrek group held a welcome-back feast for Tang San and Xiang Yang.
• Dai Mubai asked Xiang Yang to suggest another Soul Ring plan, but Xiang Yang explained that the White Tiger family's options were already well developed.
• Ma Hongjun asked Xiang Yang to guess his fourth Soul Skill and began discussing the choices Xiang Yang had given him.

Ma Hongjun revealed his evolved Yin-Yang Phoenix, and Xiang Yang examined its unusual laws and explained how it might become an Ultimate Martial Soul. Xiang Yang advised Dai Mubai to choose an attribute and study it carefully, then settled down to enjoy a meal while Tang San continued their secluded Soul Tool research.

• Ma Hongjun showed Xiang Yang and Dai Mubai his red, black, and white Yin-Yang Phoenix, which had evolved after he absorbed a Brightflame Li Fire Crane Soul Ring.
• Xiang Yang used his Heavenly Eye to find that Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul contained many jumbled laws that had not fully fused, but reassured him that the evolution had succeeded.
• Xiang Yang explained Ultimate Martial Souls and said Ma Hongjun could develop his Phoenix further by comprehending its attributes.
• Dai Mubai asked whether his White Tiger could become an Ultimate Martial Soul, and Xiang Yang told him to choose an attribute and work to understand it.
• Xiang Yang enjoyed soup after months of eating mostly roasted Soul Beast meat while Tang San kept him focused on their Soul Tool research.

Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu and then demonstrated his new close-combat skills in a spar with Dai Mubai. As the fight continued, Xiang Yang offered Oscar a gun to learn instead of Tang San’s staff technique.

• Xiao Wu asked Tang San whether he had missed her, and he assured her that he had.
• Grandmaster had Tang San spar with Dai Mubai so he could assess Tang San’s progress.
• Dai Mubai attacked with repeated White Tiger Fierce Light Waves, but Tang San countered with the Blue Silver Emperor and then armored himself with Ink Jade Spirit Armor.
• Tang San wielded a wooden staff against Dai Mubai’s Golden Light Claw, and Grandmaster noted that Tang San was working to overcome his weaknesses.
• Oscar asked Xiang Yang to teach him Tang San’s staff technique, and Xiang Yang offered to get him a gun instead.

Dai Mubai and Tang San fought to a stalemate as Tang San boosted his Blue Silver Emperor and Dai Mubai prepared a decisive attack. Dai Mubai survived Tang San’s counter, and the group looked ahead to more sparring, including Ma Hongjun’s turn.

• Dai Mubai and Tang San stopped their close-quarters exchange and resumed the fight with aerial and ranged Soul Skills.
• Tang San used Spring Breeze Supports the Willow and Iron Bamboo Flower to greatly boost his attributes, while Dai Mubai dodged his vines and attacked with golden waves.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained to Ma Hongjun that Dai Mubai’s Immortal Herb gave him exceptional recovery and endurance.
• Dai Mubai launched White Tiger Impact at Tang San, then emerged from the smoke unharmed after Tang San’s Soul Skill helped him recover.
• Tang San urged Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to save their strength for later sparring, and Ma Hongjun decided he needed to join Brother Yang’s team.

Xiang Yang defeated Ma Hongjun by using his Ultimate Fire to suppress Ma Hongjun’s fire-based abilities, then advised him on possible ways to fuse the laws within his Martial Soul. Ma Hongjun rejected desire as a path and hesitated between fire and yin-yang as Dai Mubai urged him to choose the option with the greatest potential.

• Yu Xiaogang announced that Ma Hongjun and Xiang Yang would fight next, and Ma Hongjun realized their match would follow his recent deal with Xiang Yang.
• Ma Hongjun summoned his Evil Fire Phoenix, but Xiang Yang’s Wu Huang appeared and suppressed Ma Hongjun’s flames with Ultimate Fire.
• Xiang Yang overwhelmed Ma Hongjun with light projectiles, and Ma Hongjun’s Light of the Noon Sun failed to penetrate Xiang Yang’s Sun Barrier, so Ma Hongjun conceded.
• Xiang Yang explained that Ma Hongjun could develop his Martial Soul through fire, yin and yang, or desire, and described the strengths and risks of each path.
• Ma Hongjun ruled out desire, then hesitated between fire and yin and yang until Dai Mubai urged him to choose the path with the highest upper limit and offered to keep him challenged.

Xiang Yang and Tang San led teams through grueling training matches as Grandmaster pushed Shrek Academy’s students to prepare for the tournament. At the sect, Ning Fengzhi revealed that Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and the elders asked whether the evolution could be replicated.

• Ma Hongjun told Xiang Yang he had chosen the best option but worried he might disappoint him, and Xiang Yang urged him to believe in himself.
• Grandmaster had Tang San and Xiang Yang lead opposing teams; Xiang Yang’s team defeated Tang San’s team despite the Golden-Winged Nether Banquet White Tiger’s strength.
• Grandmaster intensified the training with uneven matches and Soul Saint opponents, leaving Xiang Yang and Tang San exhausted while Feng Xiaotian continued waiting outside the academy.
• Gu Rong fretted about Ning Rongrong, argued with Chen Xin, and learned from Ning Fengzhi that Rongrong’s Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin celebrated Rongrong’s evolution, then asked Ning Fengzhi how it had happened and whether it could be replicated.

Ning Fengzhi and other leaders reacted to political and personal developments across the empires while Xiang Yang took a break before the competition and visited a blacksmith shop with Jing Ling. The chapter ended when Feng Xiaotian called out to Xiang Yang.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that Ning Rongrong had evolved her martial soul with the immortal herb Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Gu Rong and Chen Xin suggested making her descendants the sect's main branch.
• Xue Ye praised Xue Qinghe's handling of state affairs, while Qian Renxue, disguised as the crown prince, cursed the work she had to do.
• Dai Juntian learned that Dai Mubai had become a Soul King and refused to warn Dai Weiss about the danger of their coming arena fight.
• Hu Liena resolved to train harder to obtain the wisdom Soul Bone, while Bibi Dong watched her leave with a distant expression.
• Xiang Yang and Jing Ling visited a Strength Clan blacksmith shop, where Xiang Yang inspected a dagger and the clan's forging work.
• Feng Xiaotian called out to Xiang Yang at the blacksmith shop.

Feng Xiaotian found Xiang Yang shopping and learned that he was level forty-four, then pressed Tang San to reveal his Soul Power Level. Tang San said he was level fifty-three, but refused to answer Feng Xiaotian’s follow-up question about his age.

• Feng Xiaotian reunited with Xiang Yang and introduced him to Huo Wu as the rival he had been seeking.
• Huo Wu sensed Xiang Yang was formidable, but Xiang Yang said he was only level forty-four and explained that he was shopping for weapons.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Xiang Yang about Tang San, and they encountered Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Tai Long in the alley.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Tang San whether he was a Soul King, and Tang San revealed he was level fifty-three.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Tang San how old he was, but Tang San pointed out that this was his second question.

Xiang Yang discussed Jing Ling’s weak skeleton Martial Soul and Agility Attack fighting style, then considered how Martial Souls might evolve and why he and Tang San could achieve Martial Soul Fusion. The chapter left Jing Ling’s questions unanswered as Xiang Yang examined the origins and nature of Martial Souls.

• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu said goodbye to Xiang Yang and Tang San, and Xiao Wu criticized Feng Xiaotian after hearing what had happened between him and Tang San.
• Xiang Yang, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others toured Strength Clan blacksmith shops and sampled local food before heading back as evening fell.
• Jing Ling asked Xiang Yang how his Martial Soul had evolved and explained that his skeleton Martial Soul was too weak to support his Agility Attack fighting style.
• Xiang Yang asked about Jing Ling’s Soul Skills and pointed out that most came from Soul Beasts without a close connection to skeletons.
• Jing Ling asked whether Martial Souls could improve by means other than Soul Rings, and Xiang Yang reflected on his and Tang San’s unusual ability to achieve Martial Soul Fusion.
• Xiang Yang questioned where Martial Souls came from, why they were linked to Soul Rings, and what happened to them when their owners died.

Xiang Yang invited Jing Ling to join his research into Soul Rings and Martial Soul evolution, and Jing Ling began following him as a disciple. At the tournament opening ceremony, Shrek Academy learned that Flame Radiance Academy would be its next opponent, and Ma Hongjun volunteered to fight.

• Xiang Yang admitted he could not answer Jing Ling's questions about Soul Rings and invited him to join the research.
• Jing Ling accepted Xiang Yang's invitation and began following him around as a disciple.
• Shrek Academy arrived at the tournament opening ceremony and watched the Heaven Dou Academy Second Team win its exhibition match.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing discussed entering another tournament together, while Tang San objected.
• Tang San reasoned that Spirit Hall had likely attacked the Clear Sky Sect and resolved to take revenge.
• Huang Yuan identified Flame Radiance Academy as Shrek's next opponent, and Ma Hongjun volunteered to take the field.