Chapter Summaries

Lakesius assessed the value of Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, then decided to consult Neuvillette and Focalors before sharing them. Tang San woke after losing to Neuvillette, found Xiao Wu had left him, and returned to Shrek Academy determined to confront what had happened.

• Lakesius praised Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and weighed whether to share them with the Eight Great Families.
• Tang San woke by the riverside and remembered losing the Tang Sect Secret Techniques to Neuvillette.
• Tang San found the Sleeve Arrow he had given Xiao Wu and saw her retreating figure as she left him behind.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy, but Xiao Wu refused to see him in her dormitory.
• Tang San blamed Neuvillette for the rift with Xiao Wu and threatened Dai Mubai, who chose not to provoke him.

Focalors reunited with Neuvillette in Suotuo City and explained that she could imitate martial souls with Water Element, though she had not fully recovered her strength. She used an Oceanid curse to wish Neuvillette eternal life and good fortune, leaving him relieved and crying again.

• Focalors teleported into Neuvillette's room and embraced him, then discussed whether they might get stuck if they teleported at the same time.
• Neuvillette asked whether Focalors had a martial soul, and she said she could imitate one with Water Element despite having none of her own.
• Focalors told Neuvillette she had regained eighty or ninety percent of her peak strength, and he suggested visiting the Lake of Life to help her recover fully.
• Focalors rejected the idea of rushing her recovery and reassured Neuvillette that they had a long future together.
• Focalors cursed Neuvillette to never age or die and to be free of illness and misfortune, frightening him until she revealed she was fine.

Neuvillette and Focalors recovered from the strain of clearing the sky and went to the Soul Arena, where Manager Ao told Neuvillette that a team from Heaven Dou Royal Academy was exploiting a matchmaking loophole and costing the arena heavily. Focalors began to suggest a way to deal with the problem, but the chapter ended before she explained it.

• Neuvillette scolded Focalors for exhausting herself and then agreed to take a walk with her once she had recovered.
• Neuvillette and Focalors arrived at the Soul Arena, where Manager Ao reported that six Silver Soul-ranked fighters had defeated the arena’s Bronze Soul teams and caused heavy losses through noblemen’s bets.
• Neuvillette recognized the team as Royal Fight Team One and realized Dugu Yan had likely reached Soul Ancestor level but had been removed from the lineup so the team could keep fighting Soul Elder opponents.
• Neuvillette told Manager Ao to seek fighters from elsewhere, explaining that he could not fairly enter the arena himself.
• Focalors hinted that they could let someone take action, but did not reveal her plan.

Neuvillette and Focalors left the Soul Arena and encountered Dai Mubai while exploring Suotuo City. Dai Mubai tried to court Focalors despite her calling herself Neuvillette’s fiancée, and Focalors set a condition for him.

• Focalors suggested that Dugu Yan could return to the Royal Fight Team, but Neuvillette said the team had little chance of winning and left the Soul Arena with her.
• Neuvillette and Focalors wandered around Suotuo City, where Neuvillette spotted Dai Mubai with the twin sisters he had been seeing.
• Dai Mubai dismissed the sisters and approached Neuvillette and Focalors, jealous of their closeness and impressed by Focalors’s appearance.
• Focalors introduced herself as Neuvillette’s fiancée, but Dai Mubai ignored that and invited her to dinner.
• Focalors told Dai Mubai that he would have to fulfill a condition before she would accept his invitation.

Focalors challenged Dai Mubai to last two incense sticks of time against her, while Neuvillette served as referee. The match began outside the city, where Dai Mubai transformed and Focalors revealed a Water Elemental Sword and three simulated soul rings.

• Dai Mubai eagerly accepted Focalors's challenge, believing he could easily outlast her.
• Focalors agreed to Dai Mubai's request for two incense sticks of time, and Neuvillette went to buy them.
• Neuvillette brought back two enormous incense sticks, then lit one and started the match outside the city.
• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Avatar and introduced himself as a level-thirty-seven Soul Grandmaster.
• Focalors formed a Water Elemental Sword and displayed three simulated soul rings, leaving Dai Mubai bewildered.

Focalors challenged Dai Mubai with her three summoned Seafood Generals, who quickly overwhelmed him despite their cute appearance. As Dai Mubai struggled to withstand their attacks, Focalors and Neuvillette watched together from nearby, leaving the fight still underway.

• Focalors introduced herself as a level thirty-five control-system Soul Master, and Dai Mubai regained his confidence after hearing her level.
• Focalors summoned Lord Wuther, Madam Haiweima, and Miss Shebellede, then sent them to attack Dai Mubai.
• Neuvillette and Focalors sat together on bubbles and watched as Focalors estimated Dai Mubai would last just short of two incense sticks.
• Dai Mubai was shocked when the summons teleported and their bubble attacks nearly broke his ribs.
• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation, but Miss Shebellede clamped both his wrists while the other summons continued attacking.

Dai Mubai endured a one-sided beating from Focalors and Neuvillette’s seafood summons until Flender intervened, only to be confronted by Lakesius, a Title Douluo. Flender quickly agreed to reason with them, while Dai Mubai remained beaten and bewildered.

• Miss Shebellede restrained Dai Mubai while Madam Haiweima and Lord Wuther repeatedly struck him, and his White Tiger Light Wave failed to penetrate her hydro shield.
• Focalors told Dai Mubai that less than a tenth of an incense stick had burned and that another incense stick of punishment remained.
• Flender appeared and asked Focalors and Neuvillette to release Dai Mubai, but Neuvillette revealed that they had known Flender was following them.
• Lakesius arrived, pressured Flender, and told him to accept his mistake and take his beating properly.
• Neuvillette and Focalors addressed Lakesius as their grandfather, and Flender quickly agreed to reason with them.

Focalors had the three summoned Admirals beat Dai Mubai for hours while healing him whenever he neared collapse. After Dai Mubai apologized and fainted, Flender was allowed to take him away with a warning that he should not provoke them again.

• Flender recognized Lakesius as a powerful Title Douluo and agreed that Dai Mubai should suffer for causing trouble.
• Lakesius ordered Flender to honor the agreement, and the three Admirals began beating Dai Mubai while Focalors repeatedly healed him.
• After more than three hours, the Admirals disappeared, and Focalors demanded that Dai Mubai admit his wrongdoing.
• Dai Mubai apologized, promised not to repeat his actions, and fainted after Focalors stopped healing him.
• Focalors let Flender take Dai Mubai away and warned that next time Dai Mubai would only have to endure one incense stick.

Lakesius learned why Neuvillette and Focalors had clashed with Dai Mubai, then let Neuvillette decide whether their two self-created soul skills should be shared with the other families. Later, at Shrek Academy, Flender recounted the encounter and warned everyone against seeking revenge on the powerful Titled Douluo behind the couple.

• Lakesius recognized Dai Mubai as the Star Luo Empire’s Third Prince, and Neuvillette explained how Dai Mubai had provoked him and Focalors.
• Lakesius became furious at Dai Mubai’s actions and considered killing him, but Neuvillette told him to decide whether to share the two self-created soul skills with the other seven families.
• Neuvillette agreed that the skills should be shared, and Lakesius decided to visit the other families before the Annual Meeting.
• Neuvillette and Focalors returned to the Soul Arena, where Neuvillette resumed his duties as a referee.
• At Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong questioned Flender about Dai Mubai’s injuries, and Flender told them what had happened and warned them not to seek revenge.

Flender explained the Titled Douluo’s Golden Crow Martial Soul and warned Oscar and Ma Hongjun about provoking people stronger than themselves. He left them to consider the danger of Dai Mubai’s reckless behavior and the girl who had beaten him.

• Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong made excuses and left after learning about the Titled Douluo, while Flender fumed at their lack of support.
• Yu Xiaogang identified the Titled Douluo’s Martial Soul as likely a Golden Crow and questioned whether the man was truly connected to the Soul Arena.
• Flender concluded that the matter was over because the Titled Douluo had let Dai Mubai go, and Yu Xiaogang left without concern for Dai Mubai.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar found Dai Mubai unconscious again, and Flender warned them not to cause trouble recklessly.
• Flender told them Dai Mubai had been beaten by a younger girl and described her as both kind for sparing them and ruthless in how long she beat him.

Flender warned Ma Hongjun and Oscar to stop causing trouble after Dai Mubai’s injuries revealed the danger of provoking powerful people. Chen Xin arrived at Shrek Academy seeking justice for Ning Rongrong and, finding Dai Mubai already badly injured, decided Flender would take his place.

• Flender explained that Dai Mubai had been tortured and warned Ma Hongjun and Oscar that he could no longer protect them from trouble they caused.
• Chen Xin arrived at Shrek Academy on a Giant Sword and demanded that Flender bring out Dai Mubai.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong had previously agreed to honor the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s promise to Zhu Zhuqing, while Ning Rongrong was confined until she became a Soul Elder.
• Flender brought Dai Mubai outside and explained that his injuries had been inflicted only a few hours earlier, not by Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Chen Xin said he had come to seek justice for his granddaughter and chose to punish Flender instead of the injured Dai Mubai.

Chen Xin punished Flender for Dai Mubai’s injury by cutting off his right arm and leaving a hundred-meter trench in Shrek Academy. After Chen Xin departed, the academy searched for Tang San and Xiao Wu, while Tang San waited outside Xiao Wu’s dormitory, ready to protect her.

• Chen Xin unleashed his sword skill over Shrek Academy and struck Flender, severing his right arm and carving a long trench into the grounds.
• Chen Xin warned Flender that he could seek him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then left without further harming Dai Mubai.
• Zhao Wuji and the others gathered around Flender, and Flender told them Chen Xin had shown mercy.
• Zhao Wuji asked Oscar where Tang San and Xiao Wu were, and Yu Xiaogang urged the teachers to search the dormitories for Tang San.
• Xiao Wu hid beneath her bed while Tang San stood guard outside her dormitory with his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul released.

Tang San waited outside Xiao Wu’s dormitory after witnessing Chen Xin’s powerful sword strike, then confronted her when she finally came out. Xiao Wu rejected his Sleeve Arrow and shut him out again, leaving Tang San eager to learn what enemies she faced.

• Tang San felt terrified by Chen Xin’s sword strike and wondered whether he could protect Xiao Wu, but he took comfort when the powerful figure seemed to leave.
• Xiao Wu came out of her dormitory, and Tang San asked why she was avoiding him and had returned his Sleeve Arrow.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San that her troubles had nothing to do with Neuvillette and that his Sleeve Arrow could not protect her from her enemies.
• Tang San claimed he had withheld stronger hidden weapons because Xiao Wu might misuse them, and Xiao Wu angrily told him to get lost before shutting the door.
• Tang San began to suspect Xiao Wu faced powerful enemies and called after her to ask what kind they were.

After the Soul Arena closed, Neuvillette took Focalors out for late-night fruit and quietly tried to help her shed her “sage” title. Their meal drew the attention of Royal Fight Team One, whose captain sensed that Neuvillette possessed an overwhelming presence.

• Focalors asked Neuvillette about his gains at the Soul Arena, and they left together after he carried her out of the private room.
• Neuvillette decided to order papaya dishes for Focalors while pretending he had only been thinking about food.
• The fruit shop owner recognized Neuvillette and welcomed him, while Focalors realized why he had chosen those dishes.
• Yu Tianheng told Royal Fight Team One that Neuvillette felt terrifyingly powerful, and that his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul instinctively feared him.

Yu Tianheng challenged Neuvillette to a spar after sensing his strength, and Neuvillette agreed when Dugu Yan urged him. Neuvillette then revealed that Dugu Bo was nearby, and the older man stepped out of hiding before the Royal Fight Team could learn why he had followed his granddaughter.

• Yu Tianheng approached Neuvillette and asked him to reveal the difference in their strength through a spar.
• Neuvillette refused at first, saying he was not good at fighting, but Yu Tianheng threatened to attack if he kept refusing.
• Dugu Yan encouraged Neuvillette to spar with Yu Tianheng and offered to treat him to Poisonous Wine brewed by a Titled Douluo.
• Neuvillette accepted and told Dugu Yan he had met her grandfather, Dugu Bo.
• Neuvillette called out Dugu Bo, who had secretly followed Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo stepped out from the shadows.

Dugu Bo joined Neuvillette and the Royal Fight Team One, and the group prepared to head to the Soul Arena for Neuvillette and Yu Tianheng’s spar. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo revealing that the Soul Arena really was run by Neuvillette’s family, leaving Yu Feng and the others stunned.

• Dugu Bo reunited with Dugu Yan and challenged Yu Tianheng’s ability to protect her, while Yu Tianheng vowed to work hard and defend her.
• Dugu Bo praised Neuvillette and insisted Yu Tianheng accept Neuvillette’s guidance after they finished eating.
• Neuvillette shared a small cake with Focalors, then paid the shop owner before leaving with the group.
• When Yu Feng warned that the Soul Arena was closed, Neuvillette said they should follow him there anyway.
• Dugu Bo told Yu Feng that the Soul Arena really was run by Neuvillette’s family, shocking the group and prompting them to worry about Yu Tianheng.

At the Soul Arena, Neuvillette agreed to spar with Yu Tianheng and offered to face Royal Fight Team One together if they could break through his Self-Created Soul Skill. He revealed his Tome of Eternal Flow and created two enormous Vishaps, leaving the spectators stunned as the Soul Fight began.

• Soul Arena staff and Royal Fight Team members gathered to watch Neuvillette spar with Yu Tianheng, while Manager Ao and others praised Neuvillette’s strength.
• Neuvillette told Yu Tianheng that he could win by breaking through Neuvillette’s Self-Created Soul Skill, even if the entire Royal Fight Team joined the fight.
• Yu Tianheng rejected the offer to fight as a team and insisted on facing Neuvillette alone, angering the other Royal Fight Team members.
• The referee started the Soul Fight, and Yu Tianheng used Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Possession and Dragon Transformation.
• Neuvillette summoned the Tome of Eternal Flow, revealed three hydro blue Soul Rings, and conjured flame and pure water.
• Neuvillette combined the flame and water into two enormous false Vishaps, astonishing the crowd.

Neuvillette summoned Hydro and Fire Dragon Lizards as his self-created Soul Skill, and they quickly overwhelmed Yu Tianheng. Dugu Yan and the Royal Fight Team joined the arena, leaving Neuvillette to face the full team.

• Neuvillette sent his Hydro and Fire Dragon Lizards to fight Yu Tianheng, who found that his attacks barely affected them.
• The two Dragon Lizards attacked together with water and fire, and Yu Tianheng was badly hurt when their strikes broke one of his ribs.
• Dugu Yan rushed onto the stage, and Yu Feng and the other Royal Fight Team members followed after Neuvillette confirmed that the whole team could challenge him.
• Ye Lingling treated Yu Tianheng, and the Royal Fight Team took fighting stances as they prepared to face Neuvillette.

Neuvillette’s two Young Hydro-Fire Dragon Lizards defeated the Royal Fight Team in a sparring match, leaving Yu Tianheng to surrender. The team recognized how completely Neuvillette had held back during his earlier fight with Yu Tianheng.

• Yu Tianheng warned the Royal Fight Team about the Dragon Lizards’ powerful defense and strange water and fire attacks.
• The Shi Mo brothers tried to block the Dragon Lizards’ blows with their Black Tortoise Shields, but both were knocked down by a single strike.
• Yu Tianheng warned his teammates when the Dragon Lizards joined together and their auras surged.
• The Dragon Lizards spun back-to-back, sweeping the field with water and fire pillars and blasting Yu Feng and the others.
• Yu Tianheng surrendered, and Neuvillette dismissed the Dragon Lizards; Dugu Yan and the others checked on their injured teammates.

After defeating the Royal Fight Team, Neuvillette received Dugu Bo’s thanks and an offer of help with three matters. He later found Focalors eating a small cake and began to tell her what he would rather taste.

• Yu Tianheng accepted the Royal Fight Team’s defeat and declared that time would prove Neuvillette’s strength, then left with his teammates.
• Ye Lingling apologized for Yu Tianheng and promised to pass along Neuvillette’s advice about maintaining a good mentality.
• Dugu Bo delivered the wine Dugu Yan had promised and offered to help Neuvillette with three matters in return for saving him and Dugu Yan.
• Neuvillette found Focalors eating a small cake and began saying he would rather taste something else.