Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao exposed the full extent of Shrek Academy’s corruption and persuaded Mu En to approve broader punishments and discuss reforms. He proposed open admissions and presented data showing that the Spirit Pagoda’s Soul Tool-assisted education improved students’ cultivation more quickly than Shrek’s traditional program.

• Mu En confronted Yan Shaozhe with a document listing 322 non-staff members, 79 employees, 18 Outer Academy teachers, 8 Inner Academy teachers, and 9 Sea God Pavilion Elders who had violated Academy rules.
• Huo Yuhao argued that even minor abuses should be punished, and Mu En ordered everyone marked in the document dealt with after the Freshman Assessment.
• Huo Yuhao said Zhang Lexuan would lead the enforcement effort, easing Mu En’s concerns about oversight.
• Mu En asked Huo Yuhao to explain his proposals for expanding enrollment and reforming education.
• Huo Yuhao recommended ending the recommendation-letter admissions system and showed Mu En data indicating that Ning Tian’s Soul Tool-assisted students gained more Soul Power than students in Shrek’s traditional program.

Huo Yuhao persuaded Muen to let the Spirit Pagoda recruit Academy students voluntarily, while Tang San advanced through the Freshman Assessment and drew Dai Huabin’s attention. Their teams met in the elimination rounds, and the match began after Dai Huabin’s anger at Tang San erupted.

• Huo Yuhao asked Muen to let the Spirit Pagoda recruit students from the Academy, and Muen agreed.
• Tang San won preliminary matches with Blue Silver Entanglement as the crowd cheered him, while Dai Huabin watched and identified him.
• Ning Tian’s teams excelled in the preliminary assessment, with seventeen reaching the top sixty-four.
• Tang San continued winning in the elimination rounds until he faced Dai Huabin, Cui Yajie, and Lin An'an.
• Dai Huabin ignored Tang San’s greeting, and Tang San scolded him, provoking Dai Huabin to release his soul rings and demand the match begin.
• The referee announced the start of Tang San’s match against Dai Huabin’s team.

Tang San defeated Dai Huabin's team with poison needles and secretly absorbed life force while treating the injured. Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun watched the match and decided Tang San was a gifted student worth recruiting for the Martial Soul Department.

• Dai Huabin and Lin An'an boosted their team as Dai Huabin attacked Tang San, while Cui Yajie charmed one of Tang San's teammates off the platform.
• Tang San defended against Dai Huabin's assault with Blue Silver Grass and poisoned him with Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San used more poison needles to incapacitate Lin An'an, and Cui Yajie conceded the match.
• Tang San removed the poison from Dai Huabin and Lin An'an while secretly absorbing about half of their life force, then won the match.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Du Weilun about Tang San's performance, and both recognized his talent as a potential Martial Soul Department student.

Yan Shaozhe suspected Tang San had inherited the Tang Sect’s secret arts and planned to help him join the sect, while Dai Huabin prepared to target Tang San’s younger brother. As the Freshman Assessment reached its final match, Muen, Xuan Zi, Huo Yuhao, and Shrek forces began purging corrupt elders and staff, with Zhou Yi unaware that she was in danger.

• Yan Shaozhe considered Tang San a possible Tang Sect descendant and planned to arrange his entry into the Tang Sect after the Freshman Assessment.
• Dai Huabin learned that Tang San lived with a younger brother, had people watch the boy, and ordered an attack to be prepared for the end of term.
• Muen and Xuan Zi attacked the elders marked as corrupt during a Sea God Pavilion meeting, knocking some unconscious and crippling others.
• Huo Yuhao distributed evidence of the targeted elders’ abuses and urged the remaining elders to support Shrek’s reform.
• Zhang Lexuan, Elder Song, and Shrek personnel launched a purge across the academy while Yan Shaozhe watched Zhou Yi at the Freshman Assessment finals.

Ning Tian’s squad used Ning Tian’s powerful soul-tool arsenal and support abilities to overwhelm Tang San in the Freshman Assessment final. With Tang San under attack and his teammates defeated, the match reached a three-sided pincer.

• Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er announced their levels before Tang San and his teammates faced them in the final.
• Ning Tian boosted Nanmen Yun'er’s speed and strength, allowing her to strike Tang San hard enough to injure him.
• Tang San tried to ensnare Nanmen Yun'er with Blue Silver Grass and shoot Ning Tian with poisoned needles, but Ning Tian blocked the needles with a soul tool.
• Du Weilun explained that the assessment allowed soul tools for students who were Soul Engineers, and Zhou Yi realized she had ignored the updated rules.
• Ning Tian restored her Soul Power and fired a Floating Soul Guide Cannon at Tang San while Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er defeated his teammates, leaving him caught in a three-sided pincer.

Huo Yuhao used the fight between Tang San and the students to demonstrate Soul Tools, while Tang San relied on his hidden abilities to overpower Nanmen Yun'er and Wu Feng. Ning Tian then transformed her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into a mace and knocked Tang San unconscious.

• Huo Yuhao aimed to make the Douluo Three Nations’ Soul Masters accept Soul Tools by staging a direct battle.
• Tang San survived Ning Tian’s Floating Soul Guide Cannon with his Eight Spider Lances and Invincible Golden Body, then revealed his Sky-Shattering Hammer and drove Nanmen Yun'er from the arena.
• Tang San used Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to overwhelm Wu Feng, who fell out of the arena after Ning Tian boosted her with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Tang San charged at Ning Tian, but she used Ring Refining Soul Fusion and Blood Qi Empowerment to turn her pagoda into a mace and strike him unconscious.

Ning Tian’s transformed Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Mace bypassed Tang San’s Invincible Golden Body, winning the freshman assessment for her squad and leaving Zhou Yi facing consequences for her crimes. Huo Yuhao explained the new Blood Qi · Tool Cultivation path and considered how Ji Juechen might develop it into a Sword Cultivator path.

• Ning Tian’s mace negated Tang San’s Invincible Golden Body, shattered his remaining armor, and knocked him unconscious, securing victory for the Ning Tian Squad.
• Du Weilun announced the Ning Tian Squad as champions, and the students cheered and reacted to Tang San’s exposed state.
• Zhou Yi approached Ning Tian to plead, but Ning Tian revealed that evidence of Zhou Yi’s crimes had been submitted to the Sea God Pavilion and pointed her toward Dean Yan.
• Yan Shaozhe’s killing intent left Zhou Yi helpless, while Ning Tian left to follow her teacher’s orders.
• Huo Yuhao asked Ning Tian about the mace and explained that her technique belonged to Blood Qi · Tool Cultivation.
• Huo Yuhao thought Ji Juechen could use the path to establish a new branch called Sword Cultivator.

Huo Yuhao gave Ning Tian a defensive Soul Tool and discussed her plans to return to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. At Shrek Academy, Zhou Yi refused to admit fault for abusing her students, so Yan Shaozhe crippled her cultivation and announced an academy-wide review.

• Huo Yuhao recorded Ning Tian’s progress in Blood Qi · Tool Cultivation and gave her a ninth-grade defensive Soul Tool as a reward for winning the Freshman Assessment.
• Ning Tian said she would return to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and ask her father to visit the Spirit Pagoda, while Huo Yuhao reminded her to keep working on her assignments during the break.
• Yan Shaozhe publicly confronted Zhou Yi with evidence of her misconduct and demanded that she admit her charges.
• Zhou Yi admitted her actions but blamed her students and insisted that her teaching was right.
• Yan Shaozhe shattered Zhou Yi’s dantian and meridians, crippling her Soul Emperor cultivation.
• Yan Shaozhe apologized to the students and announced that Shrek Academy would review its conduct, allow students to report teachers, and put verified offenders on trial.

Shrek publicly executed more than two hundred people in its second internal trial, prompting speculation among the watching factions. Yan Shaozhe resigned and chose confinement in the Golden Ancient Tree, while Mu En gave Zhang Lexuan advice that she misunderstood; at the Spirit Pagoda, Ning Tian returned with her father and the rest of her family.

• Seven days after the first trial, Zhang Lexuan read the charges against more than two hundred people as Yan Shaozhe executed them before representatives from other factions.
• After the trial, Yan Shaozhe resigned as Dean of the Martial Soul Department and asked to imprison himself in the Golden Ancient Tree; his state of mind had helped him break through to Rank 96.
• Mu En accepted Yan Shaozhe’s decision, then advised Zhang Lexuan to pursue any opportunity rather than risk regret, though she misunderstood what he meant.
• At the Spirit Pagoda, Ning Guan thanked Huo Yuhao for caring for Ning Tian, who had returned with her father and her whole family.

Huo Yuhao and Ning Guan agreed to bring the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect into the Spirit Pagoda, with Ning Guan becoming a Deputy Pagoda Master. Their alliance strengthened the Spirit Pagoda while making other factions suspect it was seeking independence from Shrek.

• Huo Yuhao offered the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect four elder positions in the Spirit Pagoda and appointed Ning Guan Deputy Pagoda Master.
• Ning Guan jokingly suggested that Huo Yuhao marry his younger sister, but Huo Yuhao declined; Ning Tian then showed her father around the Spirit Pagoda.
• Ning Tian explained that she had interrupted her father to protect relations between the Spirit Pagoda and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Guan teased her about her feelings for Huo Yuhao.
• Over the next three or four days, Ning Guan and Zhang Lexuan established a new management system, and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect began supplying resources to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Ning Guan handled diplomatic affairs and publicly promoted the alliance, prompting other factions to suspect the Spirit Pagoda was separating from Shrek and giving Huo Yuhao more experimental subjects.

After Ice Empress awakened with her Ultimate Ice strength restored, she urged Huo Yuhao to pursue Tian Meng while she was asleep. The next morning, Huo Yuhao found Tian Meng asleep outside his door, carried her to her room, and decided to stay with her.

• Ice Empress recovered her Ultimate Ice attribute and learned that her physical strength still lagged behind her Soul Power.
• Ice Empress told Huo Yuhao that Tian Meng liked him and advised him to approach her after Ice Empress entered her next slumber.
• Ice Empress challenged Huo Yuhao to continue cultivating, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Huo Yuhao found Tian Meng asleep outside his door and carried her to her room.
• When Tian Meng clutched his clothes in her sleep, Huo Yuhao recalled Ice Empress's advice, lay down beside her, and decided to take a day off.

Huo Yuhao and Tian Meng spent the night together, while Ice Empress waited outside after he forgot their cultivation appointment. In the morning, Ice Empress froze Tian Meng, removed her from the room, and reminded Huo Yuhao that he still owed her cultivation.

• Huo Yuhao explained that he had carried Tian Meng back to bed, and their teasing turned into an intimate encounter that lasted through the night.
• Ice Empress heard them from outside and left in a bad mood.
• In the morning, Huo Yuhao carried Tian Meng back from the bathroom, and Tian Meng asked whether they could have little silkworm babies.
• Huo Yuhao told Tian Meng that having descendants would be difficult, while Tian Meng privately resolved to keep trying.
• Ice Empress entered the room, froze Tian Meng, and threw her outside before telling Huo Yuhao he still owed her cultivation.

Huo Yuhao strengthened his body at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and assessed the power he still needed to challenge Tang San. He concluded that Tang San’s inherited Sea God and Asura God positions had clashed, and that Huo Yuhao needed God King-level strength before the Destiny Barrier disappeared.

• Huo Yuhao used his Soul Cores to replenish the energy spent strengthening his body, bringing his physique close to Bear Lord’s strength.
• Huo Yuhao judged that his current power could overwhelm several peak demigods but would not be enough to face Tang San in the God Realm.
• Huo Yuhao reasoned that Tang San could not fully control his conflicting inherited Sea God and Asura God positions, and had cast the Sea God Divinity and his Divine Sense into the Douluo Realm to focus on the Asura God Divinity.
• Huo Yuhao concluded that he needed at least God King-level power before the Destiny Barrier vanished, but Douluo Star could not support a God King through its natural energy alone.
• Huo Yuhao considered the Power of Faith from all living beings as another way to obtain the power he needed.

Huo Yuhao rushed to the Star Dou Great Forest after sensing a violent change in Wang Qiu'er's destiny and discovered she was attempting Spiritual Forging. He realized her achievement might earn her the Plane Will's favor, so he withdrew to keep her forging undisturbed while Di Tian fumed over Huo Yuhao's treatment of the Auspicious Beast.

• Huo Yuhao gathered faith in the Extreme North and planned to use humanity's faith to nurture a God King divinity after the Sun Moon Empire conquered the Douluo Original Three Kingdoms.
• Huo Yuhao sensed Wang Qiu'er's destiny fluctuating and hurried to the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving Gu Yuena confused and suspicious that someone had drunk her wine.
• Huo Yuhao reached Wang Qiu'er's hidden cave, where Di Tian and Bear Lord stood guard, and briefly trapped Di Tian with Spiritual Power before entering.
• Huo Yuhao heard forging inside and realized Wang Qiu'er was completing Spiritual Forging, an achievement that could attract the Plane Will and increase her Power of Destiny.
• Huo Yuhao retreated from the cave and told Di Tian and Bear Lord to keep anyone from disturbing Wang Qiu'er, while Di Tian resented Huo Yuhao for having many women around him.

Qiu'er completed Spiritual Forging, earning a surge of destiny that benefited the Soul Beast Clan and healed Gu Yuena. Huo Yuhao found Qiu'er transformed into a girl with five Blood Essence Soul Rings, and learned that Electrolux had helped her adopt Blood Qi Body Cultivation.

• Huo Yuhao watched Qiu'er's destiny through the Eye of Destiny as she reached the final stage of Spiritual Forging.
• Qiu'er completed Spiritual Forging, causing her fortune to surge and increasing Heaven and Earth Origin Energy throughout the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Gu Yuena received the Power of Destiny at Lake of Life and began recovering from her injuries.
• Huo Yuhao entered the cave and found Qiu'er transformed, holding a forging hammer with five Blood Essence Soul Rings.
• Qiu'er rushed into Huo Yuhao's arms, while Bear Lord inspected her Spirit Forged metal and Di Tian glared at them.
• Qiu'er told Huo Yuhao that Electrolux had taught her the Form Transformation Secret Art and Blood Qi Body Cultivation.

Huo Yuhao brought Three-Eyed Golden Lion to the Undead Demigod Plane and returned the memories of her previous life to her. Reunited with those memories, Qiu'er realized Huo Yuhao had several other romantic entanglements and confronted him about them.

• Three-Eyed Golden Lion gave Huo Yuhao the Spirit Forged Metal she had made, and he took her through a Space Door to the Undead Demigod Plane.
• Huo Yuhao used their connection through the Eye of Destiny to return Three-Eyed Golden Lion's past-life memories to her, while receiving her current-life memories in exchange.
• Huo Yuhao remembered Qiu'er's promise to find him before Wang Dong'er in another life, and Qiu'er recognized him after waking from the memory transfer.
• Qiu'er realized that Huo Yuhao's relationships involved the worm, the scorpion, and Master Sister, then grabbed his collar and demanded to know how far things had gone.

Qiu'er confronted Huo Yuhao about his relationships with Ice Empress and Tian Meng, then pursued him in an attempt to claim her place in his heart. After their intimate encounter left her exhausted, she marked his shoulder and vowed to defeat him next time.

• Qiu'er learned that Huo Yuhao had been involved with Ice Empress and Tian Meng and blamed herself for missing her chance by staying away.
• Qiu'er told Huo Yuhao that he owed her from her previous life and initiated an intimate encounter with him.
• Afterward, Huo Yuhao used life force from the Blue Silver King to help restore Qiu'er's stamina.
• Qiu'er bit Huo Yuhao's shoulder, leaving a mark imbued with Ultimate Light, Ultimate Fire, and the Power of Destiny.
• Qiu'er declared that their encounter did not count and promised she would defeat Huo Yuhao next time.

Huo Yuhao examined Qiu'er's Spirit Forged Metal and explained his plans for Battle Armor and Soul Armor. Qiu'er warned him not to return to the Star Dou Great Forest until he dealt with Gu Yuena's aura-retaining bite mark, and he returned alone to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to test a hypothesis.

• Huo Yuhao studied the Spirit Forged Metal and explained how Battle Armor and Soul Armor might be combined to strengthen Qiu'er.
• Qiu'er trusted Huo Yuhao to arrange the armor experiments as he saw fit.
• Huo Yuhao decided to take Qiu'er back to the Star Dou Great Forest and visit Elder Yi, but Qiu'er warned that Gu Yuena's bite mark could reveal the auras of others who had been intimate with him.
• Qiu'er told Huo Yuhao to stay away from the Star Dou Great Forest until the retained auras were dealt with, and he gave her permission to enter and leave the Undead Demigod Plane.
• Huo Yuhao sent Qiu'er back to the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with the Spirit Forged Metal to test his hypothesis.

Huo Yuhao began researching whether Spirit Forged Metal could help the Dark Blue Silver King withstand modification. Tang San repaired his Eight Spider Lances and rushed to Suotuo City after finding a ransom-like note, while Dai Huabin prepared to ambush him and kept Little Five captive.

• Huo Yuhao took Dark Blue Silver Kings from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began secluded research at the Spirit Pagoda.
• Tang San repaired his Eight Spider Lances by absorbing life force from a Mandala Snake and headed back to Shrek City to see Little Five.
• Tang San found his rented courtyard dusty and a note ordering him to come to Suotuo City if he wanted Little Five safe, so he immediately set out.
• Dai Huabin questioned Dao Jie about Little Five's history with Tang San and learned that Tang San had once had only two and a half levels of Innate Soul Power.
• Dai Huabin decided to lure Tang San into an ambush in Suotuo City, while Dao Jie remained with the tortured Little Five.

Tang San used Beast Luring Powder to turn the Soul Ancestors pursuing him into prey for Soul Beasts, but Dao Jie, a powerful Soul Emperor, confronted him as he tried to escape. The chapter left Tang San badly battered and at Dao Jie’s mercy in the forest.

• Tang San checked into an inn in Suotuo City after sensing that Soul Ancestors were tracking him, then lured four attackers out of the city that night.
• Tang San scattered Beast Luring Powder along the chase route, causing a golden Saber-toothed Tiger and other Soul Beasts to kill the four Soul Ancestors.
• Dao Jie arrived as a Soul Emperor, and Tang San fled rather than face him, thinking he needed to survive to rescue Little Five.
• Dao Jie struck Tang San before he could finish proposing a bet, sending him crashing through several trees despite his Invincible Golden Body.