Chapter Summaries

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy committee welcomed Shrek Academy after Tang San revealed his External Soul Bone and Qian Bing demonstrated his unusual Spirits and powerful Soul Rings. As the group prepared to leave, Xue Xing Prince arrived with Xue Beng and challenged their place at the academy over the Fourth Prince’s beating.

• Yu Xiaogang confirmed Tang San’s External Soul Bone and asked the three Education Committee members to keep it secret, which they swore to do.
• Meng Shenji tested Qian Bing with rising Soul Power pressure, and Qian Bing broke free after revealing two purple Soul Rings and one black Soul Ring.
• Qian Bing explained that his Spirit could produce and strengthen its own Soul Rings, and Yu Xiaogang described the costs of this ability to temper the committee’s expectations.
• Meng Shenji agreed to Shrek Academy’s arrival and left the follow-up arrangements to Qin Ming.
• Xue Xing Prince entered the hall with Xue Beng and a mysterious green-haired elder, dismissed Shrek Academy as insignificant, and questioned whether its teachers should be hired after Xue Beng accused them of beating him.

Xue Xing Prince tried to force Shrek Academy to prove its worth by facing Poison Douluo Du Gu Bo, prompting the Education Committee members to defend the group. Flander led Shrek away, while Qin Ming announced that he would leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy too.

• Xue Xing Prince demanded that Shrek Academy last five minutes against Du Gu Bo or leave, and Du Gu Bo’s gaze knocked Dai Mubai unconscious.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Flander to withdraw rather than risk the students’ lives, but Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin challenged Du Gu Bo to protect Shrek’s dignity.
• Flander decided to leave with the Shrek group despite the three Education Committee members’ objections, while Xue Xing Prince and Prince Xue Beng watched them go.
• Du Gu Yan arrived and recognized Tang San, then whispered to Du Gu Bo as the Shrek group departed.
• Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, saying he could not remain after his teachers had been humiliated.

Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Xue Xing Prince's impulsive actions lead to Shrek Academy's expulsion from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Qin Ming decides to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy and join Shrek Academy.
• Flander and the group decide to visit Blue Tyrant Academy after seeing a recruitment notice in Heaven Dou City.
• They arrive at Blue Tyrant Academy and express their interest in becoming teachers and enrolling their disciples.

Character Developments

• Xue Xing Prince shows his political acumen and willingness to protect his nephew, Xue Beng.
• Flander grapples with his decision to reopen Shrek Academy or join Blue Tyrant Academy, ultimately choosing the latter.
• Qin Ming demonstrates his loyalty to Shrek Academy by choosing to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dai Mubai shows leadership and initiative in suggesting to rebuild Shrek Academy.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between nobles and commoners, as seen in Blue Tyrant Academy's policy of accepting only commoner students.
• The importance of loyalty and camaraderie among the Shrek Academy group.
• The consequences of impulsive actions, as seen in Xue Xing Prince's decision to expel Shrek Academy.

Character Interactions

• Flander and the teachers discuss the future of Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji express their support for Flander.
• Qin Ming apologizes to Flander and the group for the incident at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Flander and the group interact with the reception teacher at Blue Tyrant Academy.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Shrek Academy group arrives at Blue Tyrant Academy for job interviews.
• Qin Ming, a Rank 62 Blazing Fire Wolf Battle Soul Emperor, passes the assessment effortlessly.
• Flander and the other Shrek Academy teachers reveal their powerful ranks, shocking the Blue Tyrant Academy assessment teachers.
• The group is led to meet the Blue Tyrant Academy dean, who lives in a secluded cottage in the forest.
• The dean, Long Mei, sings a song that deeply affects Flander and the Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang.

Character Developments

• Qin Ming demonstrates his powerful rank and Mutated Spirit, earning respect from the Blue Tyrant Academy teachers.
• Flander and Yu Xiaogang reveal their ranks and types, further impressing the Blue Tyrant Academy teachers.
• Long Mei, the Blue Tyrant Academy dean, is revealed to be Yu Xiaogang's long-lost love, and her singing deeply affects him.

Significant Themes

• Strength and power are respected and admired.
• The past haunts the present, as seen in Yu Xiaogang's reaction to Long Mei.
• Love and longing can be deeply affecting, as demonstrated by Long Mei's song and Yu Xiaogang's reaction.

Character Interactions

• Qin Ming interacts with the Blue Tyrant Academy assessment teachers, showcasing his power and earning their respect.
• Flander and Yu Xiaogang interact, with Flander trying to convince Yu Xiaogang to face his past with Long Mei.
• Long Mei and Yu Xiaogang finally reunite, with Long Mei singing a song that deeply affects him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong (the Golden Triangle) reunite after many years.
• Liu Erlong invites the Shrek Academy group to stay at Blue Tyrant Academy, which she renames Shrek Academy and hands over to Flander.
• The Shrek group is introduced to Blue Tyrant Academy's facilities and resources.
• Yu Xiaogang leaves the group to take a walk alone.

Character Developments

• Flander: Shows his care and concern for Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, as well as his willingness to take responsibility for Shrek Academy.
• Liu Erlong: Demonstrates her forthright nature, strong will, and lingering feelings for Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang: Struggles with his feelings for Liu Erlong and his past, leading to his decision to walk alone.

Significant Themes

• Unrequited love and the pain it causes.
• The importance of brotherhood and friendship.
• Fate's role in shaping people's lives.

Character Interactions

• Flander and Liu Erlong: Their reunion is filled with tension and unsaid feelings, but they maintain a friendly and respectful demeanor towards each other.
• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong: Their interaction is strained due to their complicated past and unspoken feelings.
• The Shrek Academy group: They discuss and speculate about the Golden Triangle's past, showing curiosity and concern for their leaders' personal lives.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang San is captured by the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, after he senses a cold aura near Qian Bing and the other students.
• Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flander rush to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to seek help from the Education Committee, who reveal that Dugu Bo lives in Sunset Forest.
• The trio searches for Tang San in Sunset Forest and encounters Dugu Bo at the entrance of his cave. They confront him about Tang San's whereabouts.

Character Developments

• Yu Xiaogang shows deep concern and affection for Tang San, revealing that Tang San's father, Tang Hao, had given specific instructions about his son.
• Dugu Bo's ruthless and arrogant nature is further emphasized as he dismisses the three powerful soul masters who have come to rescue Tang San.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The power imbalance between Dugu Bo and the other characters is evident, with Dugu Bo's strength and status allowing him to act with impunity.
• Friendship and Loyalty: Yu Xiaogang's determination to save Tang San showcases the deep bond between them and the importance of their mentor-mentee relationship.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flander work together to find Tang San, demonstrating their unity and cooperation.
• Dugu Bo's disdainful interaction with the three soul masters highlights his arrogance and disregard for others.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang San is revealed to be reduced to bones, causing Yu Xiaogang to activate the Golden Triangle's Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Flander and Liu Erlong.
• The fusion skill summons a golden dragon, Luo San Pao, which engages in battle with Du Gu Bo's Martial Soul Avatar, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

Character Developments

• Yu Xiaogang: Becomes emotionally distraught upon hearing Tang San's fate, then channels his emotions into activating the Golden Triangle's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Flander and Liu Erlong: Contribute their Soul Power and abilities to the fusion skill, allowing Luo San Pao to temporarily become a powerful golden dragon.
• Du Gu Bo: Transforms into his Martial Soul Avatar, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, to combat Luo San Pao.

Significant Themes

• The power of unity and teamwork, as demonstrated by the Golden Triangle's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The suppression of one dragon race over another, shown through the golden dragon's aura over the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

Character Interactions

• Flander, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang: Their compatibility in the Golden Triangle's Martial Soul Fusion Skill allows them to temporarily create a powerful dragon to combat Du Gu Bo.
• Du Gu Bo vs. Luo San Pao (controlled by Yu Xiaogang): The battle between the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and the golden dragon showcases the power of each character's Martial Soul and abilities.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Golden Sacred Dragon (Luo San Pao) fights against the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor (Du Gu Bo).
• Du Gu Bo uses his Medusa's Gaze soul bone ability, turning energy into stone, which threatens Luo San Pao.
• The Golden Triangle members use their final measure, the Sacred Dragon True Form, to attack Du Gu Bo.
• Du Gu Bo uses his eighth soul skill, Time Freeze, to stop the attack and destroy the Sacred Dragon True Form.
• Du Gu Bo prepares to eliminate the Golden Triangle members.

Character Developments

• Du Gu Bo: Shows his vast knowledge and powerful abilities, using his Medusa's Gaze soul bone and Time Freeze soul skill.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and Liu Erlong: Display their determination and unity, using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to its fullest extent. Yu Xiaogang accepts his feelings for Liu Erlong.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics: The vast difference in power between Du Gu Bo and the Golden Triangle is highlighted, showcasing the disparity between Titled Douluo and lower-level Soul Masters.
• Determination and unity: The Golden Triangle members' resolve and teamwork are emphasized, even in the face of certain defeat.
• Love and acceptance: Yu Xiaogang finally accepts his feelings for Liu Erlong, demonstrating growth and self-awareness.

Character Interactions

• Du Gu Bo vs. Golden Triangle: The battle between Du Gu Bo and the Golden Triangle showcases their respective powers and strategies, with Du Gu Bo ultimately gaining the upper hand.
• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong: Their relationship deepens as they face death together, with Yu Xiaogang finally accepting his feelings for Liu Erlong.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang San returns, having survived the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and finds Du Gu Bo about to kill Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flander.
• Du Gu Bo is shocked to learn Tang San is a Twin Spirits user and that his father is someone even he cannot afford to provoke.
• Tang San intervenes, convincing Du Gu Bo not to kill the others by claiming Du Gu Bo had only been testing their strength and that he had learned poison skills from him.

Character Developments

• Tang San: Survives the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and gains benefits from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Inferno Apricot Flood, allowing him to control the extreme temperatures of the well. He also gains the ability to no longer feel pain within the well.
• Du Gu Bo: Initially intent on killing everyone to eliminate potential threats, he changes his mind after considering the consequences and Tang San's intervention. He decides to let them go and discuss treating Du Gu Yan's and his own poison issues with Tang San.

Significant Themes

• The power of deception and diplomacy in avoiding conflict.
• The value of knowledge and skill in gaining respect and protection from others.
• The importance of considering long-term consequences before acting.

Character Interactions

• Tang San and Du Gu Bo: Tang San's quick thinking and diplomacy convince Du Gu Bo to spare the others and maintain a friendly relationship, at least temporarily.
• Tang San and his teachers: Tang San's return and explanation reassure his teachers that he is safe and that Du Gu Bo had no ill intent, easing their concerns.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Du Gu Bo reveals he wants to take Tang San as his successor and tests Tang San's teachers, Yu Xiaogang and the others, to see if they are qualified to teach him.
• Tang San asks his teachers to leave and study under Du Gu Bo for a while.
• Du Gu Bo gives Tang San's teachers pills to safely leave Sunset Forest and promises to return Tang San unharmed.
• Du Gu Bo tests Tang San with two poison attacks: a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom mist and a Nine Section Jadeite snake bite.

Character Developments

• Du Gu Bo shows admiration for Tang San's talent and willingness to die for a friend, deciding not to kill him despite his initial intention.
• Tang San demonstrates his knowledge of poisons and his ability to withstand them, earning Du Gu Bo's respect.
• Tang San's teachers, Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and Liu Erlong, show concern for Tang San's safety and decide to find his father to help him.

Significant Themes

• The power of poison and the ability to withstand it.
• Respect for talent and willingness to learn.
• The importance of keeping promises and maintaining one's word.

Character Interactions

• Du Gu Bo tests Tang San's teachers, showing admiration for their willingness to die for Tang San.
• Tang San asks his teachers to leave, showing his confidence in his abilities and his desire to learn from Du Gu Bo.
• Du Gu Bo tests Tang San with two poison attacks, trying to find his limits.
• Tang San's teachers discuss their plans to find Tang San's father and help him, showing their concern for his safety.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang San withstands the venom of the Nine Section Jadeite, which then faints in his hand.
• Du Gu Bo administers the third trial, using his life-bound deadly poison, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Venom.
• Tang San resists the venom using the medicinal effects of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Inferno Apricot Flood within his body, along with the pollen of the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product.
• Tang San's martial souls and External Soul Bone emerge, and he expels the venom from his body.
• Tang San absorbs more than thirty percent of the two herbs' effects due to the venom's stimulation.

Character Developments

• Tang San demonstrates his ability to withstand deadly poison, further proving his worth and potential.
• Du Gu Bo begins to acknowledge Tang San's abilities and sees him as a potential match for his granddaughter.

Significant Themes

• The power of medicinal herbs and their potential to enhance one's abilities.
• The dangers and uses of poison, even to those who wield it.
• The importance of understanding and recognizing the properties of unknown substances.

Character Interactions

• Tang San and Du Gu Bo's interaction highlights their mutual respect and acknowledgment of each other's abilities.
• Du Gu Bo's initial underestimation of Tang San evolves into admiration and regret that Tang San is not a suitable match for his granddaughter.

Tang San persuaded Du Gu Bo to let him treat the poison afflicting him and Du Gu Yan, then settled at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to study herbs and prepare medicine. Over three months, Du Gu Bo’s pain eased and his cultivation showed signs of breaking through, while the two gradually became less wary of each other.

• Tang San explained that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well suppressed Du Gu Bo’s poison and outlined two ways to treat him, warning that consuming the extreme herbs directly would dissolve his poison arts.
• Tang San proposed gradually guiding Du Gu Bo’s poison into a soul bone with medicine, and Du Gu Bo agreed to the treatment after Tang San promised to cure Du Gu Yan as well.
• Du Gu Bo made Tang San swallow his Dan Pearl as insurance, and Tang San negotiated to work alone at the well and asked Du Gu Bo to bring him supplies.
• After Du Gu Bo left, Tang San sent the Nine Section Jadeite into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and resolved to use the rare herbs there without consuming more of them.
• Tang San settled at the well, cultivated in its waters, studied the surrounding herbs, and gave Du Gu Bo medicine mixed with a drop of his own blood.
• After a week of treatment, Du Gu Bo’s pain eased and he began gathering poison into a soul bone; over three months, his cultivation showed signs of progress and he and Tang San shared their knowledge of poison.

After six months at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San finished treating Du Gu Bo and received a Wishful Treasure Pouch. He demonstrated his Life-Stealing Soul-Chasing Mother-Child Balls for Du Gu Bo, who was set to bring his granddaughter and Tang San’s teachers so Tang San could treat Yan Yan before leaving.

• Tang San’s Spirit power rose to level thirty-seven as Du Gu Bo guided his cultivation, and Du Gu Bo’s poison symptoms improved.
• Du Gu Bo ended his treatment, asked Tang San to return his Dan Pearl, and said he would bring Yan Yan and Tang San’s teachers so Tang San could treat her before leaving.
• Tang San recounted his past to Du Gu Bo, who gave him a Wishful Treasure Pouch that could store goods and keep the Nine Section Jadeite inside.
• Tang San gave Du Gu Bo two Life-Stealing Soul-Chasing Mother-Child Balls as a return gift and warned him not to squeeze them.
• Tang San demonstrated the hidden weapons, releasing anesthetic purple mist and hundreds of poisonous Bone-Melting Godly Needles.

Tang San demonstrated his newly completed Life-Stealing Soul-Chasing Mother-Child Balls to Du Gu Bo and persuaded him to become a senior consultant at Shrek Academy. After spending three days collecting medicinal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San left with Du Gu Bo for Heaven Dou City, where they headed toward the academy.

• Tang San showed Du Gu Bo how the Soul-Power-driven hidden weapons worked and gave him two of the four balls he had made.
• Tang San used his promises from Du Gu Bo to secure permission to take medicinal herbs and invite Du Gu Bo to serve as a senior consultant at Shrek Academy.
• Du Gu Bo agreed to the consultant role and planned to bring his granddaughter to Tang San for treatment.
• After three days, Du Gu Bo found that Tang San had taken nearly all the herbs from the garden, leaving him furious despite Tang San's promise that the plants would grow back.
• Tang San followed Du Gu Bo out of Sunset Forest and back to Heaven Dou City, then led him toward Shrek Academy.

Tang San returned to Shrek Academy with Du Gu Bo, who agreed to serve as an advisor. After learning how much his companions had progressed during his absence, Tang San reunited with Qian Bing, who was training in the forest.

• Tang San brought Du Gu Bo to Shrek Academy, where Flander and the other teachers cautiously greeted them.
• Tang San told the teachers that Du Gu Bo had agreed to become an academy advisor, and Flander welcomed him.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that the students had advanced, including Qian Bing, who had reached level forty-one.
• Tang San explained that Du Gu Bo had captured him to study his Eight Spider Lances, then taught him poison techniques after Tang San helped correct flaws in his cultivation.
• Tang San revealed that his Soul Power had reached level thirty-seven, surprising Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang called Qian Bing out of the forest, and Qian Bing rushed over when he saw Tang San.

Tang San reunited with the Shrek students after half a year with Du Gu Bo and brought Immortal Herbs to help them cultivate. He gave Dai Mubai a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to break through the level-forty bottleneck, then opened a jade box containing Oscar’s gift.

• Qian Bing welcomed Tang San back and showed him Larvitar, whose powerful kick sent a boulder smashing through trees.
• Tang San reunited with the Shrek students and reassured them that Du Gu Bo had promised not to harm the Academy.
• Tang San offered the students medicines he had selected for their individual needs, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to let them cultivate in Liu Erlong’s former residence.
• Tang San gave Dai Mubai a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and instructed him to eat it and refine its power to break through his bottleneck.
• Tang San handed Oscar a jade box, and Oscar opened it to release the rich fragrance of the Immortal Herb inside.

Tang San distributed Immortal Herbs to the Shrek students, explaining how each should be consumed and what benefits it offered. Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Xiaogang failed to claim the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, but Xiao Wu plucked it and chose to keep it rather than eat it; Tang San then gave Zhu Zhuqing a different herb.

• Tang San gave Oscar the Eight Immortals Orchid and Ma Hongjun the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, then explained their effects and how to absorb them.
• Tang San gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty to complement her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
• Tang San offered Zhu Zhuqing the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, but she failed to pluck it because her thoughts about Dai Mubai wavered.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to claim the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, but thoughts of his younger sister kept it from falling into his hand.
• Xiao Wu spat blood onto the Lovesick Heartbroken Red while looking at Tang San, and it fell into her hand; she decided to keep it instead of consuming it.
• Tang San gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, explaining that Xiao Wu could not absorb another herb after claiming the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

Tang San distributed Immortal Herbs to the Shrek companions and began cultivating as their medicinal effects transformed their bodies. Oscar and Ning Rongrong awakened with major Soul Power increases, while the others continued absorbing their herbs.

• Tang San gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and gave Qian Bing and Xu Lei the Shadow Shift Yin Yang Sunflower, which could let them switch places.
• Xiao Wu refused to eat the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, so Tang San gave the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma to Yu Xiaogang and took the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew himself.
• The Shrek students and Yu Xiaogang underwent varied transformations as their herbs took effect, while Xiao Wu stayed awake and watched over them.
• Oscar woke first and found that his Soul Power had risen five levels to level thirty-eight.
• Ning Rongrong awoke next and revealed that her Soul Power had risen six levels to level thirty-seven, while she sensed a change in her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

After absorbing immortal herbs, the companions discovered major improvements to their abilities, including Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Tang San's enhanced Purple Demon Eyes. Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai also transformed, while Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai's reunion ended with her slipping free of his embrace.

• Ning Rongrong discovered that her pagoda had become the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and thanked Tang San, who revealed that his Purple Demon Eyes had advanced to the Mustard Seed level.
• Tang San warned Xiao Wu that the Lovesick Heartbroken Red could bring her immense benefits, but Xiao Wu refused to eat it and chose to keep it with her.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke with seven additional Soul Power levels, while Yu Xiaogang awoke looking younger and went outside to wash.
• Ma Hongjun's Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower transformed his body and fire, raised his Soul Power to level thirty-six, and appeared to eliminate his evil fire.
• Dai Mubai's transformation raised his strength beyond the level-forty bottleneck, and he caught Zhu Zhuqing when she stumbled before she slipped out of his embrace.

After the Immortal Herbs strengthened Shrek’s students and helped Yu Xiaogang break through to level thirty, the group spent seven days cultivating to stabilize their gains. Du Gu Bo summoned Tang San to treat Du Gu Yan’s poison, then revealed that he would soon leave the academy.

• Qian Bing and Xu Lei woke after taking their Immortal Herbs, while Yu Xiaogang returned with Ma Hongjun and announced that he had broken through to level thirty.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered the nine students to cultivate at the cabin for seven days, and their new Soul Power levels were listed as they stabilized their gains.
• Flander brought Tang San to meet Du Gu Bo, where Du Gu Yan challenged him and Du Gu Bo warned her not to underestimate Tang San before their tournament match.
• Tang San gave Du Gu Bo seven bottles of medicine for Du Gu Yan and told him to find her a Soul Bone; Du Gu Bo said he could not remain at the academy forever, surprising Tang San.