Chapter Summaries

Shi Yi confronted Tang San, who accused him of causing Xiao Wu’s disappearance and tried to attack him, but Shi Yi subdued him and stripped him of his possessions and clothes. Back at the training ground, Shi Yi warned Dai Mubai through Zhao Wuji and told Zhu Zhuqing she need not feel guilty for the choices he had made.

• Shi Yi told Oscar and the other students that Tang San had returned, and Zhao Wuji warned them not to provoke Tang San or spread what they knew.
• Tang San confronted Shi Yi in the Back Mountain, blaming him for Xiao Wu’s disappearance and attempting to ambush him with hidden weapons.
• Shi Yi restrained Tang San, foiled his attacks, knocked him unconscious, and left him naked on the Back Mountain path after taking his Soul Tools.
• Shi Yi returned to the training ground and warned Dai Mubai to be ready for Tang San, then told Zhao Wuji to keep an eye on him.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized to Shi Yi, and he told her not to feel guilty because helping her had been his choice.

Shi Yi studied Tang San's stolen Tang Sect secret arts overnight and began training Purple Demon Eyes at dawn. When Tang San demanded his belongings back with Dugu Bo's backing, Shi Yi exposed Tang San's scheme and persuaded Dugu Bo to reconsider killing him, leaving Tang San unable to retaliate without risking the secret arts being revealed.

• Shi Yi sorted through Tang San's Soul Tool, studied the Immortal Herb guide and Tang Sect secret arts, and concluded that Purple Demon Eyes could develop his Mental Power.
• At dawn, Shi Yi practiced Purple Demon Eyes and observed the purple qi, then headed to the training grounds.
• Shi Yi returned Tang San's Soul Tool and Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch when Tang San confronted him, while Dugu Bo appeared and admitted Tang San had asked him to kill Shi Yi.
• Shi Yi dodged Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, then told Dugu Bo that Tang San had ambushed his Senior Disciple Brother and might not honor their bargain.
• Dugu Bo turned against Tang San's plan and left, while Shi Yi threatened to expose the Tang Sect secret arts if Tang San tried to leave; Tang San stopped as Shi Yi went to the training grounds.

Shi Yi met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who was secretly Qian Renxue, and accompanied her to the Heaven Dou Auction House. There they bought a young girl with exceptional talent out of slavery, and Qian Renxue agreed to raise her at the East Palace.

• Tang San grew quiet and focused on cultivation, while Shi Yi suspected Tang Hao had told him Xiao Wu was still alive.
• Qian Renxue visited Shi Yi at Shrek Academy, and the two went out to eat before heading to the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Shi Yi and Qian Renxue saw a young girl with Innate Level Eight Soul Power being auctioned as property.
• Qian Renxue bid 880,000 Gold Soul Coins to buy the girl after Shi Yi asked her for help.
• Shi Yi asked Qian Renxue to take the girl in, and Qian Renxue agreed to raise her at the East Palace.

Shi Yi told Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao how Tang San had betrayed him, then asked Tang Hao to obtain rare Whale Rubber. While Tang Hao went to find it, Shi Yi traveled to the cave behind a waterfall near Holy Soul Village and took the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Bone and its box.

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao questioned Shi Yi about his conflict with Tang San and Xiao Wu’s disappearance, and Shi Yi recounted Tang San’s attempted murder and betrayal.
• Tang Hao apologized and offered Shi Yi a reward, so Shi Yi requested Whale Rubber over fifty thousand years old.
• Tang Hao learned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had bought up the available Whale Rubber and set off for Vast Sea City to hunt a whale-type Soul Beast.
• Shi Yi took leave from the academy, collected Mushroom Sausages from Oscar, and secretly headed for Holy Soul Village while Tang Hao traveled in the opposite direction.
• Shi Yi located the waterfall cave, opened its hidden entrance, and took the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Bone and the box that had contained it.

Shi Yi moved the Blue Silver Emperor to a hidden valley near Riverbank Village, then returned to Heaven Dou City and accepted Whale Rubber from Tang Hao. After reaching Rank 40, Shi Yi traveled with the Shrek group to find a soul ring, where Thousand Jun Ants bowed before Little Ant.

• Shi Yi removed the Blue Silver Emperor from Tang Hao’s cave and replanted it in a secluded valley near Riverbank Village before flying to Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Hao gave Shi Yi a box of high-year Whale Rubber, declared their previous matter settled, and warned him that he would keep watch over Tang San.
• Shi Yi broke through to Rank 39 after one month and Rank 40 in the third month, astonishing Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao with his cultivation speed.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, the group found a nearly four-thousand-year-old King Kong Tiger suitable for Dai Mubai, then split up to look for Shi Yi’s soul ring.
• Shi Yi and the others found a Thousand Jun Ant nest, where the guarding ants prostrated themselves before Little Ant, prompting Yu Xiaogang to suspect bloodline suppression from the martial soul.

Shi Yi encountered a Thousand Jun Ant colony whose members recognized Little Ant as their king, and their gathered power strengthened his Soul Rings while Little Ant evolved. After Little Ant provoked a soldier ant into sacrificing itself, Shi Yi absorbed its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and reached rank forty-three; the chapter ended with the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape sensing a group sacrifice and the birth of another colony king.

• Shi Yi, Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong found that the Thousand Jun Ant colony bowed to Little Ant instead of attacking them.
• Shi Yi sensed the ants’ shared mental field, and their gathered golden light strengthened his Soul Rings while Little Ant shed its exoskeleton, grew wings, and evolved.
• Little Ant induced a powerful soldier ant to attack it, so Flender and Liu Erlong wounded the soldier ant before Shi Yi killed it and absorbed its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Shi Yi absorbed the Soul Ring with Little Ant’s help, reached rank forty-three, and agreed to serve as a restricted substitute in the tournament.
• The Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape sensed a group sacrifice at the Star Dou Great Forest lake and discussed another colony producing a king.

As the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament approached, Shi Yi helped Zhu Zhuqing face her uncertainty about returning to the Star Luo Empire, and she left with her choice made. At the Heaven Dou division’s opening ceremony, Shrek Academy drew ridicule for its uniforms, and the draw paired it against Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the first round.

• Yu Xiaogang arranged Shrek’s tournament tactics and advised Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to focus on reaching Soul Ancestor.
• Shi Yi told Zhu Zhuqing to flip a coin to discover what she wanted and promised to respect her choice; Zhu Zhuqing ran away clutching the coin.
• The Shrek group attended the opening ceremony in Flender’s garish uniforms, attracting ridicule, while Ning Rongrong promised to arrange new uniforms through a donation.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun argued with members of Blue Sunshine Academy, and Flender warned them to behave after Shi Nian appeared.
• Shi Yi joined the teachers in the stands, and the tournament draw matched Shrek Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the first round.

Shrek Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team at the tournament, while Shi Yi decided that Spirit Hall was his only viable protection from Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect. He visited Qian Renxue at the East Palace, gave her his Twelve Meridians Meditation Method for a child in her care, and stayed when she invited him to talk over a meal.

• Shi Yi explained why he expected Shrek to face the royal team, then watched Tang San coordinate a Blue Silver Grass barrage with Shrek's attackers to defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team in under a minute.
• The referee declared Shrek the winner after Tang San insisted he had avoided striking vital points, and Emperor Xue Ye left the platform angrily while Ning Fengzhi followed him.
• Shi Yi concluded that Spirit Hall was his only option for protection after Tang San tried to kill him, then traveled to the East Palace to meet Qian Renxue.
• Shi Yi told Qian Renxue he had reached Soul Ancestor and asked to see the child she had sent to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Shi Yi gave Qian Renxue his Twelve Meridians Meditation Method, explaining that it could improve cultivation and nourish the body, and she accepted it while warning that it would remain limited to a select few.
• Qian Renxue invited Shi Yi to stay for a meal and talk, and her attendant cleared the documents from the stone table.

Qian Renxue investigated Shi Yi and arranged protection for him, while Shrek prepared to face the powerful Elephant Armored Academy. Shi Yi took the field and revealed an extraordinary four-ring configuration, drawing the attention of the tournament’s leaders and spectators as the match began.

• She Long reported that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect began buying Whale Rubber after Shi Yi visited, and Qian Renxue sent the Twelve Meridians back for testing while ordering Ci Xue to protect him.
• Shrek arrived at the tournament in new uniforms, and Yu Xiaogang warned that Elephant Armored Academy’s seven high-ranked Defense System Soul Masters were a severe counter to their team.
• Tang San proposed that Shi Yi replace him, and Shi Yi agreed to fight rather than forfeit the match.
• Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue discussed Shi Yi’s talent as he led Shrek onto the arena against Elephant Armored Academy.
• Shi Yi entered Martial Soul Possession and displayed four Soul Rings—Purple Purple Purple Black—astonishing the crowd and drawing Emperor Xue Ye’s public protection.

Shi Yi single-handedly defeated Elephant Armored Academy, then Shrek went unbeaten through six tournament rounds while Tang San’s brutal fighting style drove opponents to forfeit. After Tang San reached Soul Ancestor and went with Tang Hao to find a Soul Beast, Tang Hao explained why Shi Yi had surpassed him and promised to take him away for intensive training after the tournament.

• Shi Yi used his overwhelming strength and speed to knock all seven Elephant Armored Academy fighters out of the arena, earning Shrek the match and humiliating Hu Yan Zhen.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Shi Yi that he had drawn too much attention, while Liu Erlong dismissed his concern about Bibi Dong.
• Shrek won its next four matches under Tang San, and opponents began forfeiting because his attacks left them badly wounded; the team remained unbeaten after six rounds.
• Tang San broke through to level forty, and Tang Hao took him to Sunset Forest to find a Soul Beast.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Shi Yi had surpassed him through relentless physical and Soul Power training, then promised to train Tang San himself after the tournament.

Shi Yi led Shrek Academy against Blazing Fire Academy, whose elemental tactics and Huo Wu’s Resisting Fire Ring were designed to counter him. He neutralized their strategy by targeting their support members, and Blazing Fire Academy conceded, leaving Huo Wu furious and determined to face him again.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Shi Yi to lead Shrek Academy against Blazing Fire Academy, and Shi Yi agreed to fight alongside Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and substitutes.
• Shi Yi and Huo Wu traded taunts before both teams released their Martial Souls and Blazing Fire Academy gathered fire energy around Huo Wu.
• Shi Yi sent Zhu Zhuqing to harass the support members, while the Fire Leopard Soul Master repelled her attack by sensing her movement through changes in temperature.
• Huo Wu used her Resisting Fire Ring to repel Shi Yi, but he controlled the force and knocked two Blazing Fire Academy members out of the arena.
• Shi Yi sent the Fire Leopard Soul Master out of the arena, and Huo Wushuang conceded the match for Blazing Fire Academy.
• Shrek Academy won, and Shi Yi checked that Zhu Zhuqing was unharmed as she left Dai Mubai behind.

Shrek Academy defeated Canghui Academy after Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes caused the backlash from Canghui's illusion to leave all seven opponents mentally incapacitated. As an investigation loomed, Shi Yi reassured Shrek's teachers and then promised Liu Erlong he would not take another Master's Wife unless Spirit Hall captured him.

• Shi Yi watched Shrek's match against Canghui Academy and recognized that the opposing team was preparing a combined Soul Power technique rather than a seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Canghui Academy's seven members used a seven-colored illusion to envelop Shrek, but Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes broke it and the backlash left the Canghui competitors convulsing and unable to think.
• Shi Yi told the worried Shrek teachers that Canghui's members would survive but likely remain idiots, while Zhu Zhuqing regretted that the group had not listened to him in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Canghui Academy protested to the tournament committee, and Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall formed an investigation team; Shi Yi advised Shrek to claim ignorance and rely on the experts' finding of Soul Skill Backlash.
• After the team meeting, Liu Erlong questioned Shi Yi about whether Yu Xiaogang had met a woman from Spirit Hall, then warned him about the tournament finals being held at Spirit Hall.
• Shi Yi assured Liu Erlong that he would not have a second Master's Wife unless Spirit Hall captured him, then left in a flash.

Shrek faced Skywater in the final round of the preliminaries, where Shi Yi broke through Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's powerful Ice Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill and secured the victory. Afterward, he helped the exhausted girls off the dangerous ice-covered arena, and the audience celebrated Shrek's win.

• Ning Fengzhi and Salas dismissed Canghui Academy's investigation by accepting Soul Skill Backlash as the explanation, while the Four Element Academy forfeited against Shrek to conceal their strength.
• Shrek entered the final preliminary match against Skywater, and Shi Yi exchanged introductions with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er before the battle began.
• Shui Bing'er froze Shi Yi, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing, but Shi Yi shattered his ice and threw a Skywater fighter from the arena, giving Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu time to unleash their Ice Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Shi Yi charged the descending Ice Phoenix with three Soul Skills and overcame its freezing attack, revealing his Ice Immunity and defeating Skywater's remaining fighters.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu collapsed from exhaustion, and Shi Yi steadied them and warned the Skywater team about the hazardous ice before the referee declared Shrek the winner.

After Shrek won the preliminaries, Xue Ye rewarded the teams and elevated Shi Yi’s noble rank, while Shi Yi accepted Shui Bing’er’s invitation to lunch. Zhu Zhuqing watched them leave, and Ning Rongrong urged her to admit her feelings before it was too late.

• Shi Yi explained Skywater’s captain’s extreme ice talent to the Shrek teachers and discussed how it compared with Ma Hongjun’s flames.
• Shrek, Godwind, Thunder, Blazing Fire, and Skywater received their qualification certificates and rewards, with Shrek finishing first.
• Xue Ye granted the captains noble titles, advanced Shi Yi’s rank for Shrek’s perfect record, and announced the Promotion Tournament would begin in a month.
• Shui Bing’er invited Shi Yi to lunch, and the two left the arena together as Skywater’s teammates teased them.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing that Shi Yi’s ties to Xue Qinghe could protect them and urged her to act on her feelings, while admitting she believed her own chance with Shi Yi had passed.

Shi Yi helped Shui Bing'er devise a training method to control her Martial Soul’s volatile Origin Power, then returned to Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, Salas uncovered Shi Yi’s Spirit Hall records and sent a top-secret report about his unusual growth and Soul Ring Configuration to the Pope.

• Shi Yi and Shui Bing'er discussed her Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Shi Yi explained that her Origin Power resonated dangerously with ice elements during cultivation.
• Shi Yi proposed training her control by using her Ice Seal skill to sculpt increasingly complex ice carvings while dividing her attention.
• Shi Yi carved matching wooden models to demonstrate the exercise, and Shui Bing'er thanked him before returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Shi Yi returned to Shrek Academy and reflected that he had entered the competition to keep the story on course after Tang San lost his ability to dominate the tournament.
• Salas reviewed Shi Yi’s Spirit Hall records, noted his unusual advancement and Purple Purple Purple Black Soul Ring Configuration, and sent a top-secret letter to the Pope.

Shi Yi anticipated a quiet stretch after Xiao Wu’s death and Tang Hao’s departure, but the Promotion Tournament brought the Shrek team back together with Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue. As the tournament began, Shui Bing’er’s feelings for Shi Yi remained tangled with her awareness of Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.

• Shi Yi ate dinner with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhu Zhuqing hesitated to confess her feelings and Ning Rongrong urged her to act before Shui Bing’er did.
• A month later, Flender led Shrek to the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Ground for the Promotion Tournament, where Shi Yi learned the team would stay in shared barracks and compete in a round-robin format.
• Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue visited the Shrek group, and Ning Fengzhi quietly assessed Tang San while Qian Renxue greeted Shi Yi as Xiao Yi.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang decided the Shrek students should graduate after the tournament, while Shi Yi joked with Flender about teaching and advertising the Academy.
• Shrek drew an advanced academy from the Balak Kingdom for its first match, and Shui Bing’er’s teammates teased her about Shi Yi as she watched him beside Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.

Shrek Academy won its first Promotion Tournament matches with Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San, while Shi Yi reflected on the tournament’s format and watched Tang San reveal his refined techniques. After drawing Blazing Fire Academy as their next opponent, Yu Xiaogang planned to add Shi Yi to the lineup, and Liu Erlong argued that the substitutes deserved a chance to compete.

• Yu Xiaogang named Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San as Shrek’s lineup, leaving the substitutes out of the opening matches.
• Xue Ye opened the Promotion Tournament, and Shrek won its first round with the three selected fighters; Tang San defeated his opponents using skillful movement and leaf attacks.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed Tang San’s fighting style and wondered what Shi Yi might still be hiding.
• The academy deans drew lots, and Shrek was matched against Blazing Fire Academy; Yu Xiaogang announced that Shi Yi would join the lineup.
• Liu Erlong demanded that Tai Long, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling replace Shrek’s original members, but Shi Yi argued that Blazing Fire Academy might forfeit and that the substitutes could compete against weaker teams instead.
• Shi Yi then sided with Liu Erlong, telling Yu Xiaogang that the substitutes deserved a chance to show themselves.

Shi Yi spent the morning talking with Shui Bing'er, who gave him a Mysterious Ice Marrow bead, then helped Shrek defeat a Balak Kingdom academy team with a single overwhelming attack. After his display prompted the opposing team to forfeit, Shi Yi asked to leave the Promotion Tournament early, but Yu Xiaogang insisted he stay for at least half a month.

• Shi Yi met Shui Bing'er by the river, explained why he cared about Zhu Zhuqing, and accepted Shui Bing'er's Mysterious Ice Marrow gift.
• Shrek's scheduled match against Blazing Fire Academy ended when Blazing Fire forfeited.
• Zhu Zhuqing noticed Shi Yi wearing the Mysterious Ice Marrow and reflected on how little she had given him in return for his help.
• Shi Yi led Shrek's reserves against the Balak Kingdom academy, and his teammates defeated several opponents before he entered the arena.
• Shi Yi revealed his four Soul Rings and used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to send a level-thirty-nine opponent off the stage, prompting the Balak Academy to forfeit.
• Shi Yi asked Yu Xiaogang for leave from the tournament, but Yu Xiaogang told him he had to stay at least half a month.

Shrek won the Heaven Dou Empire division with Shi Yi dominating the Promotion Tournament, while Bibi Dong studied Shi Yi and Tang San’s files and summoned Hu Liena to assess her chances against Shi Yi. With the Grand Finals approaching, Yu Xiaogang asked Shi Yi to accompany him to Spirit City to seek a way forward for Shi Yi and advice about Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, and Liu Erlong reluctantly let them go.

• Shrek finished the Promotion Tournament with fourteen consecutive victories, having fought only two matches, and claimed first place in the Heaven Dou Empire division.
• Bibi Dong read Salas’s reports on Tang San and Shi Yi, concluded that Tang San likely possessed Twin Martial Souls, and recognized Shi Yi’s unusual strength and Soul Ring configuration.
• Bibi Dong showed Hu Liena Shi Yi’s file, warned her not to underestimate his Mental Power, and encouraged her to prepare to defeat him.
• After the tournament, Yu Xiaogang told Shi Yi he planned to visit Spirit City with him to secure a way out for Shi Yi and ask about Tang San’s cultivation obstacle.
• Shi Yi explained Yu Xiaogang’s plan to Liu Erlong, who agreed to let them go after warning Yu Xiaogang not to betray her.

Shi Yi accompanied Yu Xiaogang to Spirit City, where Yu Xiaogang asked Pope Bibi Dong to protect Shi Yi from Tang San. Their reunion reopened the painful history between Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong, leaving her shaken as he departed.

• Shi Yi gave Yu Xiaogang Dragon Ganoderma Leaves and warned him that Tang San could not be trusted, while explaining why Tang San might view his teacher as a rival.
• Shi Yi told Yu Xiaogang he had devised a risky method to open his meridians and potentially help him reach the Titled Douluo level; Yu Xiaogang resolved to consider it.
• Yu Xiaogang used his elder token to enter the Papal Palace in Spirit City, where he and Shi Yi waited for Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong to protect Shi Yi from Tang San, and she offered protection and training if Shi Yi pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong that he had loved her and never intended to oppose her, then left after she angrily demanded he go.
• Bibi Dong reconsidered the past and drank the tea Yu Xiaogang had left behind, overcome by their unresolved relationship.