Chapter Summaries

Tang San and Xiao Wu faced the Iron Blood Combination in a soul duel, where Xiao Wu was injured after Tang San sent her to attack. Tang San flew into a rage and charged the brothers, while Neuvillette laughed at the familiar pattern.

• Xiao Wu and Tang San entered the arena as the newly formed Three Five Combination, facing the Iron Blood Combination brothers Tie Long and Tie Hu.
• The contestants summoned their Martial Souls and introduced themselves, revealing that Xiao Wu and Tang San were both level twenty-nine Soul Grandmasters.
• When the match began, Tang San told Xiao Wu to attack while he stayed back to observe, and the brothers rushed at her together.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement to restrain the brothers, allowing Xiao Wu to attack with Waist Bow, but Tie Long eventually struck her.
• Seeing Xiao Wu fall, Tang San activated Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, then charged at Tie Long and Tie Hu as Neuvillette laughed.

Neuvillette stopped Tang San from attacking the Iron Blood Combination after they surrendered, declared Tang San’s team defeated for breaking the arena rules, and discovered that judging a match fairly granted him more power.

• Tie Long and Tie Hu used All or Nothing, but Tang San dodged their attack and charged at them.
• The brothers surrendered, but Tang San drew hidden weapons and tried to kill them for injuring Xiao Wu.
• Neuvillette rushed in and knocked Tang San unconscious before he could strike.
• Neuvillette declared Tang San the loser and the Iron Blood Combination the winner because Tang San had tried to attack after his opponents surrendered.
• Tie Long and Tie Hu thanked Neuvillette, while Xiao Wu admitted that Tang San had broken the rules.
• After the teams left the arena, Neuvillette realized that fairly handling the match had increased his power.

After Neuvillette knocked Tang San unconscious for violating the Soul Arena’s rules, Xiao Wu explained what had happened, and the Shrek students grew wary of Tang San. Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuqing on the way back to Shrek, then threatened Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong when they mocked him.

• Flender lamented that Neuvillette belonged to the Soul Arena after learning that he had knocked Tang San unconscious for trying to kill an opponent who had surrendered.
• Xiao Wu told Dai Mubai that Tang San had tried to avenge her after she was injured, prompting Ma Hongjun and Oscar to fear Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Flender blamed Tang San for violating the Soul Arena rules and took Ma Hongjun and Oscar with him, while the others left separately.
• Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuqing and said he had been changing for her, but she insulted him and challenged him to hit her.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong mocked Dai Mubai, who threatened them and said he would kill Ning Rongrong if she spoke again.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing fought Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy, then decided to leave for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. On the road, Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she and Dai Mubai were engaged, leaving Ning Rongrong to regret offering her help.

• Ning Rongrong refused to back down from Dai Mubai, and she boosted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing so they could fight him.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai, leaving him badly injured.
• Ning Rongrong invited Zhu Zhuqing to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed on the condition that the sect help her escape Dai Mubai and let her choose her own marriage.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing left Shrek Academy for Suotuo City while Xiao Wu helped Tang San back to his dormitory.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong about her engagement to Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong regretted recruiting her.

After refereeing a profitable Soul Arena match, Neuvillette received a day off and a reward from Dou Dou. He later teased Focalors in his thoughts, while she reflected on how regaining her humanity had made her more like Furina.

• Neuvillette reviewed the day’s cultivation gains after the soul battle and explained to Dou Dou that he had stopped Tang San from killing two opponents who had surrendered.
• Dou Dou asked why Neuvillette had never competed in the family matches, and he said he was not interested in fighting.
• Dou Dou told Neuvillette to take the next day off because the Soul Arena staff were exhausted, then gave him twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins for attracting spectators.
• Dou Dou teased Neuvillette before leaving, and Focalors laughed at him through their mental link.
• Neuvillette threatened to get revenge on Focalors when she regained human form, and Focalors realized that recovering her humanity had made her more like Furina.

After Dai Mubai woke badly injured at Shrek Academy, Tang San and Flender learned that Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong had beaten him after he insulted Zhu Zhuqing. Flender realized that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had gone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, raising fears of how its powerful elders might respond.

• Flender found Dai Mubai gravely injured and sent Ma Hongjun to bring Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to him.
• Tang San arrived with Xiao Wu, accused Dai Mubai of attacking her, and fell silent when he saw how badly Dai Mubai was hurt.
• Dai Mubai protested that he had been ganged up on, while Tang San still blamed him for hurting Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu told Flender that Dai Mubai had confronted Zhu Zhuqing and that the three women had beaten him after he insulted women.
• Xiao Wu revealed that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had gone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, making Flender fear its elders' reaction.

Flender ended the dispute over Dai Mubai’s fight with Xiao Wu after learning Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai’s fiancée. Neuvillette visited Lakesius by a river and asked whether his grandfather could contact Dugu Bo, leaving Lakesius wary of his motives.

• Xiao Wu defended beating Dai Mubai because he had tried to hit Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai revealed that Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée.
• Flender ordered the argument to end and warned Xiao Wu that there could be no repeat, while Dai Mubai privately resented Xiao Wu, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.
• Neuvillette visited Lakesius at their usual riverside spot and told him he was enjoying his work as a referee despite not yet being used to city life.
• Lakesius explained that Neuvillette could inherit his assets and Soul Arena share after reaching Soul Douluo, and expressed hope that Neuvillette would grow even stronger.
• Neuvillette asked Lakesius whether he could contact Dugu Bo, and Lakesius cautioned him that the Jade Phosphor Poison Douluo was unpredictable and dangerous.

Neuvillette reassured Lakesius that meeting Dugu Bo was safe, then encountered Ning Rongrong and an injured Zhu Zhuqing as they left Suotuo City. Ning Rongrong revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the chapter ended with the girls embarrassedly admitting they were hurrying away despite Zhu Zhuqing’s injury.

• Neuvillette told Lakesius he planned to meet Dugu Bo and claimed Dugu Bo possessed Immortal Herbs that could help Lakesius become a Titled Douluo.
• Lakesius offered to contact Dugu Bo himself, but Neuvillette insisted the matter was private, so Lakesius agreed to help arrange a meeting within a month.
• After spending time with Lakesius, Neuvillette headed toward Suotuo City and encountered Ning Rongrong and an injured Zhu Zhuqing at its gates.
• Ning Rongrong told Neuvillette that Zhu Zhuqing had agreed to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and that they were returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Neuvillette asked whether Zhu Zhuqing should recover before traveling, and Zhu Zhuqing quietly said her injury was minor as both girls lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Neuvillette teased Focalors about resurrecting her and settling their five-hundred-year debt, then drove Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing away with his unsettling smile. After realizing he had lost two members of the protagonist group he hoped to use for cultivation, he watched rain fall and resolved to change the Douluo Continent once he was strong enough.

• Neuvillette considered seeking Dugu Bo and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's energy to restore Focalors, then teased her about having little dragons or Oceanids together.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing became unnerved by Neuvillette's sinister smile and hurried away after he claimed he had remembered something amusing.
• Neuvillette realized Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were members of the protagonist group and regretted losing them as opportunities to advance his cultivation.
• Neuvillette planned to have Tang San and the others sent to the Soul Arena branch under his command, while his frustration brought clouds and rain over the city.
• Neuvillette reflected on the water cycle and resolved to bring fairness and change to the Douluo Continent when he had enough strength.

After Tang San learned that Neuvillette had knocked him unconscious for breaking the arena rules, he blamed Neuvillette and clashed with Xiao Wu over her defense of him. Tang San left vowing revenge, while Tang Hao decided to leave him under Shrek's protection and visit Ah Yin.

• Xiao Wu told Tang San that Neuvillette had punched him unconscious after he broke the arena rules, and Tang San dismissed the defeat as an ambush.
• Tang San warned Xiao Wu to stay away from Neuvillette, but she defended him and said he had only upheld the arena's fairness.
• Tang San blamed Xiao Wu for criticizing his attempt to avenge her, and she coldly told him to leave while she recovered from her injuries.
• Tang San left Xiao Wu's dormitory and vowed to kill Neuvillette, while Tang Hao judged the defeat a useful lesson for his son.
• Tang Hao decided to leave Tang San in Shrek's care and go see Ah Yin, while considering Xiao Wu's potential sacrifice or death in the future.

Neuvillette left the city to avoid his devoted fans, then returned at night and found Bu Le attacking a Soul Arena staff member. He declared Bu Le guilty and personally carried out his death sentence.

• Neuvillette slipped away from the Pure White Lilies and cultivated near water outside Suotuo City until nightfall.
• While walking back through the city, Neuvillette heard a woman crying for help and found Bu Le threatening her.
• Neuvillette recognized the woman as a Soul Arena staff member and declared Bu Le guilty despite Bu Le's threats.
• Neuvillette sentenced Bu Le to death and pierced his heart before crushing it.
• Neuvillette washed the blood from his hand with a Water Stream and said Bu Le's death deserved to be remembered.

After Neuvillette killed Bu Le for attacking Zi Fa, he had Bu Le’s crimes displayed with his body as a warning to other criminals. Bu Le’s friends fled Suotuo City, while Neuvillette reflected on his first killing and defended the need for law and order.

• Neuvillette escorted Zi Fa back to the Soul Arena dormitory after killing Bu Le and offered to arrange leave for her.
• The Soul Arena’s person in charge offered to deal with Bu Le’s body, but Neuvillette ordered him to display it as a warning.
• Tian Ya and E Kao recognized that Bu Le’s killer was too dangerous to challenge and decided to leave Suotuo City.
• Neuvillette reflected that killing Bu Le, a criminal, had not troubled him, and said Soul Masters should live under the law rather than act without restraint.

Tang San went to the Suotuo City Soul Arena with Ma Hongjun to earn money and advance toward Shrek Academy’s Silver Badge requirement, while the crowd’s praise of Neuvillette fueled his anger. The pair were assigned to Arena Eight for a match against each other, leaving Ma Hongjun eager to settle their scores.

• Tang San heard spectators praise Neuvillette and angrily blamed them for making him a backdrop to Neuvillette’s reputation.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun registered for Soul Arena matches while Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong were absent for different reasons.
• The arena’s assignment official followed Neuvillette’s instructions and directed Tang San and Ma Hongjun to the arena under his jurisdiction.
• Neuvillette refereed a match between two women who distracted the spectators with their flirtatious behavior.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun were both summoned to Arena Eight and realized they had been matched against each other.
• Ma Hongjun welcomed the chance to fight Tang San and settle their old grievances.

Tang San and Ma Hongjun faced off in the arena while Neuvillette dismissed Tang San’s complaints about the spectators. After both contestants released their Martial Souls, Neuvillette started the match, and Tang San opened with Blue Silver Entanglement.

• Tang San and Ma Hongjun took their positions as spectators criticized Tang San over his previous match.
• Tang San complained that the spectators were affecting his mood, but Neuvillette said their discussion was normal and urged him to consider why people disliked him.
• Neuvillette silenced the arena, gave the contestants one minute to release their Martial Souls, and reminded the crowd to remain impartial during the match.
• Ma Hongjun revealed his Level 27 Evil Fire Phoenix, while Tang San revealed his Level 29 Blue Silver Grass and privately plotted to use the rules against Neuvillette.
• Neuvillette announced the match’s start, and Tang San used his first Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement.

Tang San fought Ma Hongjun in a Gambling Soul Duel, but Ma Hongjun’s flames countered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and caught him in midair. Tang San surrendered after a clinging flame burned him, and Ma Hongjun won the match.

• Tang San opened with Blue Silver Entanglement, but Ma Hongjun burned it away with Phoenix Fire Wire.
• Ma Hongjun spread flames across the arena, and Tang San leapt over the fire wall to attack him.
• Ma Hongjun struck Tang San in midair, while Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to shield himself as he fell.
• A flame clung between Tang San’s legs, and he ignored Ma Hongjun’s and Neuvillette’s warnings until he smelled burning.
• Tang San failed to extinguish the flames and surrendered, so Neuvillette declared Ma Hongjun the winner.

Tang San was badly injured after Ma Hongjun accidentally burned him in the arena, and Ma Hongjun brought him back to Shrek Academy. Flender feared Tang Hao’s reaction and hoped the academy could keep the incident secret.

• The audience mocked Tang San as Ma Hongjun extinguished the fire, and Tang San fainted from pain.
• Ma Hongjun helped Tang San leave the arena, while Neuvillette gained a Soul Power level from their battle.
• Ma Hongjun returned Tang San to Shrek Academy, where Dai Mubai laughed and praised him for avenging him.
• Flender panicked at the possibility that Tang Hao would learn Ma Hongjun had left Tang San unable to have descendants.
• Shao Xin determined that Tang San’s injury required amputation, and Flender hoped everyone would keep the incident quiet.

Tang San woke in grief over the loss of his Kun Kun, while Xiao Wu questioned her feelings toward him and Ma Hongjun. At Shrek Academy, Oscar broke through to level thirty and Flender sent him to hunt for a soul ring with Li Yusong; the chapter ended with Neuvillette reflecting briefly on his recent breakthrough.

• Tang San woke, remembered that his Kun Kun had been burned, and fainted again while Dai Mubai mocked him.
• At training, Xiao Wu struggled to understand her feelings for Tang San and watched Ma Hongjun, who feared she might seek revenge.
• Flender noticed Oscar's unstable Soul Power and learned that Oscar had reached level thirty.
• Flender sent Oscar to the Star Dou Great Forest with Li Yusong to hunt for a soul ring because Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Tang San were unavailable.
• Neuvillette briefly considered his breakthrough and the progress he could make with the Ancient Dragon Authority.

Neuvillette transferred to the Soul Arena’s home field, where officiating many battles quickly raised his Soul Power to level sixty-five. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang reunited with the injured Tang San at Shrek Academy, unaware of the true nature of his injury.

• Neuvillette agreed to leave the branch arena and work at the home field with Dou Dou as its Chief Judge.
• After a week of officiating dozens of Soul Battles, Neuvillette’s Soul Power reached level sixty-five.
• Yu Xiaogang visited Tang San, who was bedridden with an injury he was too embarrassed to describe.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San he had joined Shrek Academy to continue teaching and guiding him.

Neuvillette learned that Lakesius had found Dugu Bo and agreed to meet him in Heaven Dou City, so the two prepared to travel there. Back at the Soul Arena, Tang San was relieved Neuvillette had left, but his reaction angered Xiao Wu and exposed his resentment.

• Lakesius returned from Heaven Dou City after finding Dugu Bo and told Neuvillette they would meet him there in half a month.
• Lakesius explained that he had secured Dugu Bo's agreement by offering him a soul bone, and Neuvillette understood the value of worldly dealings when strength was lacking.
• Neuvillette and Lakesius prepared to leave for Heaven Dou City, while Neuvillette wondered how Lakesius had persuaded Dugu Bo.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar returned to the Soul Arena wearing masks and learned that Neuvillette was away.
• Tang San felt relieved that Neuvillette had left, then denied to Xiao Wu that this was why he was happy.
• Xiao Wu grew angry at Tang San's prejudice against Neuvillette and decided she disliked this version of Tang San.

Neuvillette explored Heaven Dou City while waiting for his meeting with Dugu Bo and encountered the crown prince, Xue Qinghe. He recognized that the person before him was actually Qian Renxue, who tried to befriend him, but he maintained the Eight Great Families’ neutrality.

• Neuvillette and Lakesius reached Heaven Dou City after traveling for about ten days, and Neuvillette later explored the city alone.
• Neuvillette met a blond, blue-eyed young master who introduced himself as Xue Qinghe and struck up a friendly conversation.
• Neuvillette recognized that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, then introduced himself as the Chief Judge of the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena.
• Qian Renxue invited Neuvillette to call her Brother Xue, but Neuvillette declined, explaining that his family followed strict rules.