Chapter Summaries

Flender rushed to Ma Hongjun after learning he had been brutally injured, while a healer stabilized him but could not restore his severed limb. Tang San watched Ma Hongjun return to the academy and prepared to forge hidden weapons in case Flender came after him; the chapter then shifted to Neuvillette and Focalors.

• Flender hurried to Ma Hongjun’s side and suspected Tang San had attacked him, but held back from acting without proof.
• Meng Shenji condemned the attack on a Heaven Dou Royal Academy student and promised the academy would demand an explanation.
• Teacher Li stabilized Ma Hongjun’s injuries but said she could not regenerate his severed limb or fully treat his other wounds.
• Flender and the others brought Ma Hongjun back to his dormitory after the treatment.
• Tang San watched Ma Hongjun being carried in and decided to forge hidden weapons capable of threatening a Soul Sage.
• Neuvillette and Focalors began a conversation.

Neuvillette and Focalors fished together until Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan arrived to discuss the three Titled Douluo who had fought near Heaven Dou City. Neuvillette dismissed Hu Liena’s apology and challenged her about Spirit Hall’s investigation, leaving their conversation tense.

• Focalors caught three fish while Neuvillette caught one, and she asked whether he was letting her win.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan approached Neuvillette and Focalors, with a fourth figure remaining hidden.
• Hu Liena apologized for concealing her identity at their previous meeting, but Neuvillette said she had no obligation to reveal it and invited the group to leave.
• Yan began to confront Neuvillette, but Hu Liena silenced him and explained that they had come to discuss the recent battle between three Titled Douluo.
• Hu Liena revealed that she was a disciple of Pope Bibi Dong and asked whether one of the Titled Douluo belonged to Neuvillette’s Soul Arena.
• Neuvillette mocked Hu Liena’s formal introduction and questioned why Spirit Hall was investigating the Titled Douluo.

Hu Liena tried to recruit Neuvillette and Focalors into Spirit Hall, but Neuvillette warned her about corruption within the Heaven Dou City temple. When Yue Guan revealed himself, Neuvillette subdued the rank-95 Titled Douluo with a giant hand of water, leaving Hu Liena and her companions stunned.

• Hu Liena offered Neuvillette and Focalors places in Spirit Hall, claiming it could give them rapid growth and prestigious mentors.
• Neuvillette questioned Spirit Hall's character and urged Hu Liena to investigate the temple's rear courtyard and watch its Platinum Bishop.
• Neuvillette revealed that he had detected the hidden Titled Douluo, who identified himself as Yue Guan, titled Chrysanthemum.
• Neuvillette formed a massive hand from river water and instantly captured Yue Guan, suppressing him despite his rank-95 strength.
• Neuvillette released Yue Guan after he admitted understanding, and Yue Guan and Hu Liena's group watched him in terror and disbelief.

Neuvillette forced Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others to listen as he set boundaries for himself and Focalors and exposed Salas’s alleged crimes. After they fled, Focalors asked whether Neuvillette planned to judge Salas, and the pair abandoned their fishing for the day.

• Neuvillette suppressed Chrysanthemum Douluo and made Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Yue Guan sit down to talk.
• Neuvillette told Hu Liena and the others that the Eight Great Families would stay out of continental conflicts and that he and Focalors would not join Spirit Hall.
• Neuvillette accused Salas of abducting girls and urged the group to verify his claims, prompting Yue Guan and the others to take the matter seriously.
• Neuvillette dismissed the group, and Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Yue Guan hurried away.
• Focalors asked whether Neuvillette intended to judge Salas, and Neuvillette said he had planned to do so before they interrupted their fishing.

After fleeing Neuvillette and Focalors, Yue Guan and the others concluded that Neuvillette was a Peerless Douluo over a hundred years old. Yue Guan then arrested Salas at the Spirit Hall Holy Temple so Hu Liena could investigate, leaving Salas to suspect the arrest was connected to the women.

• Yue Guan told Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan that Neuvillette was at least as powerful as Qian Daoliu and likely over a hundred years old.
• Yue Guan warned Yan to show respect toward the strong, then led the group to the Spirit Hall Holy Temple to confront Salas.
• Yue Guan presented his Elder Token and ordered the Holy Temple Knights to arrest Salas.
• Yue Guan told Hu Liena that Salas would no longer interfere with her investigation, and Hu Liena led Xie Yue and Yan into the temple.
• Salas was left confused by his arrest, then wondered whether it was because of the women.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan searched Salas's residence and uncovered prisoners and a hidden chamber filled with corpses. After hearing what they found, Yue Guan sealed Salas's Soul Power and beat him into silence.

• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan searched Salas's residence and found women chained up, including Spirit Hall members.
• Yan promised the prisoners that he and his companions had come to save them, while they urged him to flee and kill them rather than risk Salas's wrath.
• Hu Liena found a hidden chamber containing at least a hundred corpses, and the three returned to Yue Guan, furious at Salas.
• Salas dismissed the victims as weaklings and claimed that only the Pope could judge him.
• Yue Guan sealed Salas's Soul Power and slapped him repeatedly until he could no longer speak.

Yue Guan escorted Salas and the rescued victims from Heaven Dou City to Spirit City so Bibi Dong could judge Salas for his crimes. Neuvillette and Focalors watched them leave, while Moffett approached the pair.

• Yue Guan ordered Salas, the victims, and all evidence taken to Spirit City, insisting that Bibi Dong judge Salas and conduct a thorough purge.
• Holy Temple Knights discovered the secret chamber and recognized Lilian among the victims; Egafei and the others beat Salas while Yue Guan warned them not to kill him.
• Yue Guan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the knights left Heaven Dou City with Salas and the victims, bringing two healing-type Soul Masters to keep Salas alive.
• Neuvillette and Focalors watched the group depart and hoped Salas would soon face judgment.
• Moffett approached Neuvillette and Focalors at the Heaven Dou City Soul Arena.

Moffett asked Neuvillette and Focalors to visit Skywater Academy and invite the Heavenly Water Girl Group to perform at the tournament, giving them money for the trip. Before setting out, Focalors showed Neuvillette their newly made camera, and he took an unflattering photo of her.

• Moffett asked Neuvillette and Focalors to visit Skywater Academy and invite its contestants to dance during the tournament preliminary competition for five thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Neuvillette accepted the savings card, and he and Focalors agreed to leave the next morning.
• Moffett revealed that he had sent them mainly to give them a chance to take a break.
• Focalors gave Neuvillette a newly finished camera, and he took a picture of her.
• Focalors looked at the photo and complained that she looked ugly, while Neuvillette teased that it was what she looked like.

Focalors and Neuvillette took photos before heading out for dinner, where they ran into Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Neuvillette rejected Ning Rongrong’s invitation because he was on a date with Focalors, leaving Ning Rongrong to accept that he would not return her feelings.

• Focalors told Neuvillette to delete an unflattering photo, but decided to keep it as a memento and warned him not to show it to anyone.
• Neuvillette took more photos of Focalors, and they left the Soul Arena through its back entrance to go find dinner.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing approached Focalors and Neuvillette, and Ning Rongrong invited them to take a walk together.
• Neuvillette declined Ning Rongrong’s invitation, explaining that he and Focalors were on a date.
• After the four parted, Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong that Neuvillette was too devoted and she would let go once it hurt.

Ma Hongjun woke to learn that his injuries had permanently destroyed his manhood, and he and Flender suspected Tang San had ambushed him. Flender decided to take Ma Hongjun away once he recovered and seek a way to regrow his lost limb, though he began to reconsider whether they would have to flee.

• Flender learned that Ye Lingling could save Ma Hongjun's shattered leg but could not heal his other injury, and he kept Shao Xin's jelly beans rather than eating them.
• Ma Hongjun woke and realized his manhood was gone; Flender tried to reassure him that his past encounters might mean his family line was not necessarily over.
• Ma Hongjun described being ambushed from behind and said he could think of no likely attacker besides Tang San.
• Flender blamed himself for bringing Tang San to Shrek Academy and promised to take Ma Hongjun away after he recovered to seek a way to regrow his severed limb.
• Flender considered that they might not have to flee after all.

Flender planned to flee with Ma Hongjun and report Tang Hao to Spirit Hall, while Neuvillette and Focalors continued their journey toward Skywater Academy. Yue Guan brought Salas and the others to Spirit City, where he gave the Holy Temple Knights another hour to beat Salas before entering.

• Flender decided to wait before leaving Heaven Dou City and changed his plan to report Tang Hao in Spirit City, while Ma Hongjun recovered from his injuries.
• Neuvillette and Focalors declined Moffett’s carriage and set out on foot toward Skywater Academy, taking their time to enjoy the scenery.
• Around twenty days later, Yue Guan, Hu Liena, and the Holy Temple Knights arrived near Spirit City with the battered Salas.
• Yue Guan struck Salas and told the Holy Temple Knights to use the remaining hour to beat him before they entered Spirit City.

Yue Guan brought Salas and the evidence of his crimes to Spirit City, where Bibi Dong learned that Salas had abused his authority and coerced women. Bibi Dong’s killing intent flared, and she set out to inspect the evidence.

• Yue Guan led Hu Liena, Salas, and the Holy Temple Knights into Spirit City with carriages loaded with bones, which the guards recognized as evidence for the Pope.
• Yue Guan slapped Salas again outside Papal Hall, then entered after Bibi Dong summoned him and Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong asked what had happened, and Yue Guan began explaining why he had brought Salas back.
• Hu Liena described Salas’s crimes, including using his authority and force to coerce women and causing the deaths of many people from Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong’s face darkened as she recalled her own suffering, then she rose and ordered Yue Guan and Hu Liena to show her the evidence.

Qian Daoliu appeared outside the Papal Hall after hearing a Holy Temple Knight condemn Spirit Hall’s corruption, and vowed to prevent such abuses. Salas recognized the Grand Elder and feared for his life, just as Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Hu Liena came out of the Papal Hall.

• Salas confidently claimed that Bibi Dong would clear his name while the Holy Temple Knights stood by, prepared to die for challenging him.
• A Holy Temple Knight lamented that Spirit Hall had rotted and explained Salas’s abuses to an elderly stranger who appeared before him.
• The old man comforted the knight and promised that Spirit Hall would not rot as long as he lived.
• The old man revealed himself as Qian Daoliu, Spirit Hall’s Grand Elder, and Salas dropped to his knees and begged for mercy.
• The Holy Temple Knights, Xie Yue, and Yan were astonished by Qian Daoliu’s identity and power.
• Bibi Dong emerged from the Papal Hall with Yue Guan and Hu Liena, and they saw Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu ordered Yue Guan to secretly inspect Spirit Hall branches and execute corrupt officials, while Bibi Dong decided Salas would be sent to Slaughter City after she crippled him. The scene then shifted to Neuvillette and Focalors, who were still some distance from Skywater Academy.

• Yue Guan and Hu Liena bowed to Qian Daoliu, while Bibi Dong greeted him with a slight nod.
• Qian Daoliu praised Yue Guan and secretly tasked him, with Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, to inspect Spirit Hall branches and execute corrupt officials before reporting.
• Qian Daoliu told Bibi Dong to deal with Salas and ensure the surviving victims received compensation.
• Bibi Dong rejected Salas's pleas for mercy and ordered that he be crippled and sent to Slaughter City, then said she would handle him personally.
• Bibi Dong threatened to break three of Salas's limbs before the scene shifted to Neuvillette and Focalors near Skywater Academy.

Neuvillette and Focalors traveled north to invite the Skywater Team to perform at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, while Focalors also hoped to visit the Land of Extreme North. They met the team near the Icebound Forest, and Focalors explained the invitation.

• Neuvillette and Focalors admired the snowy scenery as they traveled toward Skywater Academy, and Focalors suggested visiting the Land of Extreme North afterward.
• Xue Wu warned Neuvillette and Focalors that the Land of Extreme North was a dangerous human forbidden zone.
• Neuvillette introduced himself as the Chief Judge of the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and recognized the women as the Skywater Team.
• Shui Bing'er introduced herself as the Skywater Team's captain, and Focalors said that she and Neuvillette had come looking for them.
• Focalors explained that the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena wanted the Skywater Team to perform a lively dance during the tournament's Preliminary Competition.

Neuvillette and Focalors offered the Skywater Team five thousand Gold Soul Coins to perform a warm-up dance at the tournament preliminary competition. Shui Bing'er accepted the deal, and Neuvillette and Focalors left while the girls wondered at Neuvillette's lack of interest in them.

• Focalors offered the Skywater Team five thousand Gold Soul Coins for a dance at the tournament preliminary competition.
• Shui Yue'er asked whether the Soul Arena would negotiate, but Focalors refused.
• Shui Bing'er accepted the offer on behalf of the team.
• Neuvillette gave Shui Bing'er a Storage Card with the appearance fee paid upfront and explained where it could be exchanged.
• Neuvillette and Focalors took their leave, and the girls discussed how he had barely looked at them.

As Neuvillette and Focalors headed toward the Icebound Forest, the Skywater Academy girls discussed their paid dance performance and considered recruiting Focalors or arranging a long-term partnership with the Heaven Dou City Soul Arena. Shui Bing'er decided they would visit the arena during their upcoming tournament training journey.

• Shui Bing'er agreed that the girls should rehearse the dance they had accepted payment to perform for the Soul Arena.
• Shui Yue'er suggested that Focalors might qualify for Skywater Academy and could help the academy establish a profitable partnership with the Soul Arena.
• Qiu Ruoshui and the other girls praised Shui Yue'er's idea, while Shui Yue'er objected to being treated as a silly girl.
• Shui Bing'er urged the girls to consider inviting Focalors or arranging long-term cooperation with the Soul Arena.
• Xue Wu asked about Neuvillette's position as Chief Judge, and Shui Bing'er proposed visiting the Heaven Dou City Soul Arena during their tournament training journey.

Neuvillette and Focalors entered the Land of Extreme North and recruited a descendant of Ice Bear King Xiao Bai to carry them deeper into the frozen territory. As they approached the Ice Bear King and, in turn, the Snow Empress, a snow-clad woman sensed their auras and wondered about them.

• Focalors asked a frightened ice bear to carry her and Neuvillette, and the bear agreed after accidentally rolling toward them during its charge.
• Neuvillette recognized the bear as a descendant of Ice Bear King Xiao Bai and asked it to lead them to him.
• The ice bear let Neuvillette and Focalors ride on its shoulders, and Focalors made bubbles for them to sit on.
• The ice bear ran deeper into the Land of Extreme North while other soul beasts let them pass.
• A woman dressed in white sensed their auras and murmured in confusion.

The Snow Empress watched Neuvillette and Focalors from hiding as they traveled through the Land of Extreme North. Neuvillette discovered three pieces of Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow, leaving the Snow Empress astonished by his perception and aware of how useful the treasure could be to her.

• The Snow Empress observed Neuvillette and Focalors, wondered what they were, and decided to keep watching rather than approach them.
• Focalors asked Neuvillette what he thought of the Land of Extreme North, and he said its cold was tolerable but less comfortable than the ocean.
• Neuvillette sensed pure energy beneath the snow, stopped the ice bear, and uncovered an ice cavern.
• Neuvillette drew three pieces of Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow from the cavern, while the ice bear gave up on trying to claim them.
• Neuvillette filled the cavern back in, and the Snow Empress realized he had detected the treasure before she had and thought of its value for surviving her Seventh Heavenly Tribulation.

Neuvillette shared the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow with the Ice Bear and gave Focalors a bracelet made from the rest as they traveled toward the Core Circle. They met Ice Bear King Xiao Bai, who sensed that Neuvillette and Focalors were not human and asked about their relationship with Mother.

• Neuvillette offered the Ice Bear one-third of a piece of Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow for carrying him and Focalors.
• Neuvillette fashioned the remaining Ice Marrow into a bracelet and gave it to Focalors, who asked him to put it on her.
• The Ice Bear swallowed its share, then carried Neuvillette and Focalors onward while Snow Empress watched them with growing curiosity.
• The Ice Bear brought Neuvillette and Focalors to Ice Bear King Xiao Bai, who listened to its explanation and sent it away.
• Xiao Bai sensed that Neuvillette and Focalors were not human and asked what relationship they had with Mother.