Chapter Summaries

Xue Ya learned that Yu Xiao Gang was a eunuch and sought hope that Senior Ye Shengxin could restore him, but Yu Xiao Gang rejected the idea of going to Shadow Hall. On the way back to Shrek Academy, he offered Xue Ya to Flender and urged him to merge Shrek with her academy, leaving Flender torn over the fate of his school.

• The physician told Xue Ya and Flender that Yu Xiao Gang’s legs could be healed but he did not know whether his severed organ could regenerate, and he directed them to Senior Ye Shengxin at Shadow Hall Clinic.
• Yu Xiao Gang woke, angrily refused to go to Shadow Hall, and fainted again; Xue Ya stayed to watch over him before Flender took him back to Shrek Academy two weeks later.
• Yu Xiao Gang told Flender he could have Xue Ya and demanded that Flender agree to a condition, while Flender said he would not force Xue Ya to be with someone she did not love.
• Yu Xiao Gang proposed that Shrek join Xue Ya’s academy so its students could enter the Soul Master Tournament, but Flender refused because he could not bear to give up the academy he had built.

Yu Xiao Gang tried to persuade Flender to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy so Tang San and the other students could enter the lucrative Soul Master Tournament. Flender agreed to discuss it with Ya Mei that night, but first demanded more money.

• Yu Xiao Gang urged Flender to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, emphasizing the tournament’s soul bone prizes and secret special reward.
• Yu Xiao Gang argued that Heaven Dou would protect Tang San and help him build ties with powerful allies, while Flender worried about abandoning Shrek’s independence.
• Flender was tempted by the chance to use Heaven Dou’s resources but insisted that joining called for more money.
• Yu Xiao Gang said Ya Mei could arrange a salary and possibly make Flender the academy’s fifth councilor.
• Flender said they would wait for Ya Mei that night and introduce Hong Jun and the others to Xue Luochuan’s group, then accidentally jolted Yu Xiao Gang’s wheelchair.

Xue Ya told Toad Tang San and the others about the rare Mysterious Water Pill, but Yu Xiao Gang insisted it had been a trap. After hearing how he had stored his pill, Toad Tang San revealed that Yu Xiao Gang had ruined its effects, leaving him bitterly regretful.

• Xue Ya explained that the Mysterious Water Pill could improve aptitude and that she had joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Education Committee to gain access to its auctions.
• Toad Tang San and the others grew curious about Shadow Hall and the pill, while Zhu Zhuqing felt grateful that her teacher had given her one.
• Yu Xiao Gang arrived with Flender and called the Mysterious Water Pill a trap, then described the disastrous consequences of his experience with it.
• Toad Tang San learned that Yu Xiao Gang had kept the pill in a glass bottle and explained that this had caused its effects to dissipate.
• Yu Xiao Gang realized he had ruined a genuine pill and blamed Shadow Hall, unaware that Xu Xin had already replaced it with a Fart Pill.

Yu Xiao Gang asked Toad Tang San to help him obtain the Mysterious Water Pill through the Soul Master Tournament’s special reward. At Shadow Hall, Xu Ruohan awakened his Martial Souls, revealing a powerful spider and a second, formless Body Spirit.

• Yu Xiao Gang asked Xue Ya whether she could obtain another Mysterious Water Pill, and she suggested it might be the tournament’s special reward.
• Yu Xiao Gang begged Toad Tang San to help him win the special reward, and the two wept together as Shrek’s group watched.
• Xu Xin’s family and Shadow Hall’s core figures gathered to witness Xu Ruohan, Xu Ruobing, and their sibling awaken their Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong awakened Xu Ruohan’s Soul Devouring Spider Empress, and Xu Xin confirmed that he had Innate Full Soul Power.
• Xu Ruohan sensed a second Martial Soul that he could not release, and Xu Xin identified it as a Body Spirit without manifestation.

Xu Ruohan awakened an innate, unmanifested Body Spirit that Xu Xin told him to leave untouched for now. Xu Ruobing awakened a black Roaring Three Cannons, which Xu Xin revealed was actually a powerful Dark Sacred Dragon containing the darkness of the Ghost Shadow Kingdom.

• Xu Xin explained that Xu Ruohan's Second Martial Soul had not yet manifested and advised him to cultivate his Soul Devouring Spider Empress Martial Soul for now.
• Xu Ruobing eagerly awakened his Martial Soul, summoning a black Roaring Three Cannons.
• Liu Erlong and others feared that Xu Ruobing had inherited the supposedly trash Martial Soul associated with Yu Xiao Gang.
• Xu Xin asked Liu Erlong and the others to inspect Black Roaring Three Cannons, and they sensed enormous energy concealed within it.
• Xu Xin explained that Yu Xiao Gang's Roaring Three Cannons held Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline and that Xu Ruobing's Martial Soul was an even more powerful Dark Sacred Dragon.

Xu Ruobing’s Roaring Three Cannons was revealed to conceal a powerful Dark Sacred Dragon bloodline, and Xu Ruoruo awakened a rare Light Darkness Blue Silver Emperor. The family celebrated the children’s unusual Martial Souls, while Xu Xin planned to develop them carefully.

• Xu Xin told Xu Ruobing to avoid absorbing soul rings while he worked to obtain the Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline from Yu Xiao Gang’s Martial Soul.
• Di Qiuer offered to help Xu Ruobing with her Golden Dragon bloodline, but Xu Xin refused because using it could harm her.
• Xu Ruoruo asked Xu Xin and Ah Yin to awaken her Martial Soul together, and she manifested Innate Full Soul Power.
• Xu Ruoruo’s Blue Silver Grass shifted between holy light and darkness, revealing a Light Darkness Blue Silver Emperor that Xu Xin identified as a Mutated Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo asked why none of Xu Xin’s three children had awakened his Tara Mask Martial Soul.

Xu Xin explained why his Tara Mask martial soul was unique and why his children had inherited its darkness through different, powerful martial souls. With seven mask-bearers now at the pinnacle of strength, he briefed them on Shadow Hall and its rise to become the continent’s strongest force.

• Xu Xin listed the seven people who possessed Ghost Shadow masks and noted that the Leisu Mask and Mingta Mask remained with him.
• Xu Xin explained that the world allowed only one Tara Mask, so his children had inherited its darkness through their own unusual martial souls.
• Xu Xin warned the children not to let Xu Ruobing absorb a soul ring yet, then sent them to cultivate with Huo Wu and the others.
• Xu Xin asked whether Ah Yin, Dong'er, and the others had received their ninth trials; they had not, and he said the trials might become possible when the other three took their places.
• Xu Xin briefed the returning mask-bearers on Shadow Hall's growth and its powerful members, including seven Limit Douluo, while noting that the Hall had kept its strength hidden.

Xu Xin went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to see the results of his handiwork and watched Xue Beng confront the Shrek group at the gates. After letting them enter, Xue Beng ordered his lackeys to investigate Dai Mubai, then noticed Xu Xin watching him.

• Xu Xin left Shadow Hall in disguise and headed to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• The Shrek group arrived at the academy, where Dai Mubai, Toad Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others each reflected on their situation.
• Xue Beng and his lackeys mocked the group as beggars, and Dai Mubai slapped Xue Beng after he insulted them.
• After Dai Mubai said Teacher Xue had invited them, Xue Beng let the group enter the academy.
• Xue Beng ordered his lackeys to investigate the group, especially Dai Mubai, and then told Xu Xin to get lost.

Xu Xin watched Xue Beng target Dai Mubai, then joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team while the Shrek members reunited. Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun secretly planned to exploit Tang San’s pursuit of the Immortal Herbs and Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, leaving their next move aimed at steering him toward the City of Slaughter.

• Xu Xin slapped Xue Beng after he yelled at him, then entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy and enrolled the group in the Second Team with Xue Ya’s help.
• Xue Beng learned that Dai Mubai was the third prince of Star Luo and a eunuch, then whispered a scheme to his lackey.
• Xiao Wu visited Ma Hongjun, and they discussed their uncertain memories of Tang San obtaining the Immortal Herbs and agreed to wait for him to acquire an inner core.
• Ma Hongjun reminded Xiao Wu about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and they planned to reveal its connection to a divine trial after Tang San obtained the Immortal Herbs.
• Xiao Wu suggested using the information to push Tang San toward the City of Slaughter so Ma Hongjun could obtain the inner core sooner.

Xu Xin recruited the Evil Emperor to carry out a cruel scheme against Tang San and planned to give him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud after the Soul Master Tournament. He then instructed Qian Renxue to announce the Shroud as a special tournament reward, leaving her wondering why the planned level-seven Soul Tool had been replaced.

• Xu Xin overheard Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu plotting against Tang San and saw them share a farewell kiss.
• Xu Xin summoned the Evil Emperor, who agreed to help torment Tang San once Xu Xin promised the task was safe.
• Xu Xin told the Evil Emperor to wait until the Soul Master Tournament ended, when he would hand over the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and send him to Tang San.
• Xu Xin visited Qian Renxue at Spirit Hall and told her to announce the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as a special tournament reward in three months.
• Qian Renxue agreed but asked Xu Xin why the Shroud had replaced the planned level-seven Soul Tool.

Xu Xin revealed to Qian Renxue that Qian Daoliu would have to sacrifice himself during her final Angel God trial, then told her she could refuse the inheritance and rely on him. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun arranged for news about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's divine trials to spread, and Xue Qinghe proposed an alliance to obtain it.

• Xu Xin told Qian Renxue that Qian Daoliu was the Angel God’s divine envoy and would need to sacrifice himself during her ninth trial, then urged her to question him.
• Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun worried that Toad Tang San had not brought them Immortal Herbs and agreed to spread news about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xiao Wu told Toad Tang San that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could lead to divine trials and repeatedly implied the opportunity belonged to him alone.
• News about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s divine trials spread, enraging Toad Tang San and delighting Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun.
• Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe accepted that they could not challenge the Shadow Hall, while Xue Luochuan proposed forming an alliance with other sects and the Star Luo Empire to seek the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

Xue Ye and the gathered powers debated how to cooperate over the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but fear and rivalry prevented them from reaching an agreement. When Xue Luochuan revealed that Spirit Hall and Shadow Hall would award the Shroud to the best performer in the Soul Master Tournament, the factions turned their hopes toward entering the competition.

• Xue Qinghe advised Xue Ye to wait for another faction to act first, while Xue Luochuan was sent to seek the academy committee members’ opinions.
• Yu Yuanzhen, Tang Xiao, and Tang Zhan met Xue Ye to discuss cooperation, and representatives of the Star Luo Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect soon joined them.
• Ning Fengzhi declared that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not participate in a direct confrontation with Shadow Hall, and the gathered forces spent the night negotiating without a concrete agreement.
• Xu Xin learned of the gathering and told Qian Renxue to spread the news the next day.
• Xue Luochuan reported that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would be a special reward for the best performer in the Soul Master Tournament, prompting the factions to plan to enter their disciples.

Xue Ya told the Shrek group that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would be the Soul Master Tournament’s special reward for the best-performing soul master. Yu Xiao Gang and Tang San became convinced that Tang San would win it, and Yu Xiao Gang resolved to train the Shrek students for the coming tournament.

• Tang Xiao, Ning Fengzhi, and the others left, while Xue Ye urged Xue Luochuan to prepare for competition over the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Xiao Gang gathered with the Shrek group, and Dai Mubai said he preferred to stand because sitting hurt him.
• Xue Ya returned and announced that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would go to the tournament’s best-performing soul master.
• Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu privately wondered whether someone else had changed events, while Tang San believed the reward was meant for him.
• Yu Xiao Gang imagined Tang San gaining divine inheritance and bringing him fame, then promised to devote himself to training the Shrek students.

Yu Xiao Gang ordered the Shrek disciples to run ten laps, but most of them rejected his training and chose the simulated environment instead. He decided to train only Toad Tang San and promised him a medicinal bath, then discovered Shadow Hall had monopolized the herbs he needed.

• Yu Xiao Gang sent the six Shrek disciples to run ten laps, and Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Oscar later complained that the exercise was useless.
• Dai Mubai and Toad Tang San stayed behind while Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Xiao Wu slipped away to cultivate in the simulated environment.
• The next morning, Yu Xiao Gang found only Toad Tang San at the running assembly point and decided to train him alone.
• Yu Xiao Gang promised Toad Tang San a medicinal bath, then searched Heaven Dou City for herbs and found that Shadow Hall had monopolized them.
• A stranger approached Yu Xiao Gang and offered to sell him top-quality herbs.

Brother Long lured Yu Xiao Gang into a fake herb deal and kidnapped him for Xue Beng, who had been seeking people like Dai Mubai. Xue Beng discovered Yu Xiao Gang’s secret and took him away, while Brother Long arranged to steal the money from Yu Xiao Gang’s card.

• Brother Long approached Yu Xiao Gang with an offer of rare medicinal herbs and arranged to meet him the next day.
• Brother Long reported to Xue Beng that he had found someone suitable, and Xue Beng ordered him to bring the man in.
• Brother Long gave Yu Xiao Gang a bag of stones, knocked him unconscious, took his card, and delivered him to Xue Beng’s secret base.
• Xue Beng recognized Yu Xiao Gang as Shrek’s Master, confirmed what he had found, and dragged him away while speculating about the rest of Shrek.
• Brother Long had his subordinates work out how to withdraw the money from Yu Xiao Gang’s card.

Yu Xiao Gang returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after being abducted and tortured by Brother Long, but hid what happened to protect his reputation. Xue Beng arranged another kidnapping and gave the captured “little flathead” to Brother Long as a reward.

• Xue Beng told Xue Ya that Yu Xiao Gang was lying at the academy gates, and Toad Tang San hurried to bring him back.
• Yu Xiao Gang claimed he had drunk too much while discussing medicinal herbs, and Xue Ya and Toad Tang San helped him into the academy.
• After Xue Ya and Toad Tang San left, Yu Xiao Gang discovered his wounds and silently cursed Brother Long, but could not work out who had targeted him.
• Xue Beng paid an old Soul Douluo to carry out another kidnapping, then told Brother Long that the captured little flathead was his.

Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang San to trade hidden weapons to help secure a Mysterious Water Pill, while Tang San also planned to use weapons in a scheme involving the Heaven Dou Empire. Ning Fengzhi accepted the weapons only so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could give them to Shadow Hall, leaving Yu Xiaogang's request unsupported.

• Xue Beng continued his secret routine, while Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai gradually felt ill and Yu Xiaogang used inferior ingredients to soak Toad Tang San.
• Shadow Hall announced an auction of a supposedly stronger Mysterious Water Pill, prompting Yu Xiaogang to ask Tang San for help obtaining it.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang San to give him a Silent Sleeve Arrow and a Godly Zhuge Crossbow for Ning Fengzhi, while Tang San arranged to approach Xue Ye with another plan.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Yu Xiaogang's request but intended to give the finished weapons to Shadow Hall, hoping to build ties with it rather than help Shrek.

Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye maneuvered to obtain Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San’s hidden-weapon methods while keeping their options open. Toad Tang San and Yu Xiao Gang believed their deals were secure, unaware that Xue Ye had arranged for others to target the pills, and Yu Xiao Gang looked forward to reaching level 30.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to let others assemble Yu Xiao Gang’s hidden weapons while planning to use them to curry favor with Shadow Hall.
• Xue Ye saw through Toad Tang San’s request and offered him a viscount title, but Xue Ya persuaded him to delay the honor until after the Soul Master Tournament.
• After Toad Tang San and Xue Ya left, Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe he would let his younger son’s men pursue the pills without involving the imperial family directly.
• Yu Xiao Gang told Toad Tang San that he expected to reach level 30 in three days and planned to choose a powerful pig spirit ring for Roaring Three Cannons.

Yu Xiao Gang attended the Heaven Dou Auction House with Toad Tang San to obtain the Mysterious Water Pill, while Xu Xin secretly planned to draw out Yu Xiao Gang’s Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline. Toad Tang San unexpectedly bid 1 billion Gold Soul Coins for the pill, leaving Yu Xiao Gang overwhelmed as the auctioneer called the price once.

• Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San arrived at the Heaven Dou Auction House with Xue Ya and the others to bid on the Mysterious Water Pill.
• Xu Xin watched from the shadows, knowing the pill contained black aura intended to draw out Yu Xiao Gang’s Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline when he reached level 30.
• Ning Fengzhi bid 1 million Gold Soul Coins, then Bai He, Ning Fengzhi, the Star Luo Empire, and a Heaven Dou Imperial Family representative raised the price to 100 million.
• The Star Luo Empire bid 400 million Gold Soul Coins, and Xu Xin expected that to be the highest offer.
• Black aura entered Toad Tang San and controlled him, prompting him to bid 1 billion Gold Soul Coins for Yu Xiao Gang’s sake.
• Yu Xiao Gang scolded Toad Tang San, but Toad Tang San insisted he would bear the debt, and the auctioneer called 1 billion once.

Toad Tang San discovered that he had somehow bid one billion Gold Soul Coins for the Mysterious Water Pill, leaving him and his companions unable to pay. They faced Prince Xue Xing at the auction house with no plan to escape the debt.

• The auctioneer sold the Mysterious Water Pill for one billion Gold Soul Coins, shocking Yu Xiao Gang, Xue Ya, and Flender.
• Toad Tang San denied making the bid until a waiter confirmed the purchase and summoned them to pay.
• Toad Tang San considered asking Xue Ye or Sect Master Ning for help, but Yu Xiao Gang said they had no standing to request the money.
• Toad Tang San suggested running away, but Flender warned that they would be killed and insisted Tang San face the consequences.
• The four went to Prince Xue Xing’s quarters, where he celebrated their purchase and the auction house’s fifty-million-Gold-Soul-Coin commission.