Chapter Summaries

Tang San and Xie Yue knocked each other unconscious in a decisive clash, but Tang San’s poisoned Eight Spider Spear fragments brought down Yan and turned the battle in Shrek’s favor. The arena fell silent as someone urged the grim-faced Empress to end the match before Tang San died.

• Xie Yue charged Tang San with both moon blades, but Tang San used sausages to recover and blocked Xie Yue’s attack from behind with his Eight Spider Spears.
• Tang San trapped Xie Yue with Parasitism and struck him with the Clear Sky Hammer, sending both fighters flying and leaving them unconscious.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass restrained Spirit Hall’s remaining fighters, while the Hell White Tiger threw Hu Liena out of the arena before Yan shattered it and knocked Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing unconscious.
• Tang San’s Eight Spider Spear fragments pierced Yan and poisoned him, causing him to collapse to one knee as Xie Yue declared that the match was over.
• A voice called on the Empress to end the match before Tang San died.

Shrek Academy celebrated its victory over Spirit Hall and divided the tournament’s three soul-bone rewards among the teammates best suited to them. Zhao Xuan also revealed Shi Nian’s illusion-type soul bone, then quietly led Shrek down the mountain after Grandmaster reminded him of an important matter, leaving Bibi Dong’s expression changed.

• Bibi Dong conceded the match, and Ning Fengzhi helped heal the competitors as news spread that Shrek Academy had won first place.
• Zhao Xuan prompted Bibi Dong to hand over the prizes, and Flender passed the three soul bones to Grandmaster for the team to distribute.
• Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong gave up their choices; Ma Hongjun received the fire-attribute arm bone, Zhu Zhuqing the agility-type leg bone, and Hermione the Wisdom Skull.
• Tang San revealed another soul bone, which Grandmaster identified as Shi Nian’s illusion-type bone and said suited Ning Rongrong; Zhao Xuan gave it to her.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Zhao Xuan, and after Grandmaster reminded him of the important matter, Zhao Xuan led Shrek down the mountain while Bibi Dong’s expression changed.

Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to pursue Shrek Academy and seize the three spirit bones after they entered Heaven Dou territory, while sparing Elder Jade. Shrek’s group hurried toward the border with allies in tow, and Zhao Xuan sensed three Title Douluo following them.

• Jade Lord Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo left Bibi Dong and followed Shrek Academy down the mountain.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to strike once Shrek was three hundred li inside Heaven Dou territory and said not to harm Elder Jade.
• Shrek Academy hurried from Spirit City as the gathered factions watched, and Jade Lord Douluo and Ning Fengzhi caught up with them outside the city.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that he might take Ning Rongrong and leave if the danger became too great, while Zhao Xuan reassured the group that they had contingencies.
• After the group crossed into Heaven Dou territory, Zhao Xuan sensed three pursuing Title Douluo and shared what he saw through his divine sense.

Zhao Xuan and the Shrek group stopped to confront three Titled Douluo pursuing them for the spirit bones. Hu Yanzhen realized Spirit Hall had used them as pawns, and Zhao Xuan learned from their intercepted conversation that Spirit Hall was coming.

• Zhao Xuan sensed three newly advanced Titled Douluo pursuing the Shrek group, so he, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Jade Lord Douluo Li Qing prepared to face them.
• Hu Yanzhen, Chen Sheng, and a Black Robe Figure caught up with the group, expecting only Jade Lord Douluo and the Golden Iron Triangle to be present.
• Hu Yanzhen recognized Chen Xin and suspected Spirit Hall had misled them to test the Shrek group's strength.
• Sword Douluo identified Chen Sheng as the Body Sect's sect master, while Hu Yanzhen anxiously told his companions that reinforcements would arrive.
• Zhao Xuan intercepted their voice transmission and declared that they could not be allowed to live if Spirit Hall was coming.

Zhao Xuan fought Chen Sheng, the Body Sect master, while Sword Douluo and Jade Lord Douluo engaged the other attackers. Though Chen Sheng’s Heaven-Supporting Arm had immense power, Zhao Xuan outmatched him without using a soul ring, and Chen Sheng began stalling as he waited for Spirit Hall’s forces to arrive.

• Sword Douluo challenged Jade Lord Douluo to see who could defeat his opponent first, and the two attacked the Black Robe Figure and Hu Yanzhen respectively.
• Zhao Xuan chose to fight Chen Sheng, whose Heaven-Supporting Arm let him block Zhao Xuan’s first lightning-fast kick.
• Chen Sheng and Zhao Xuan exchanged a forceful punch that blasted them both backward and left their clothes in tatters.
• Zhao Xuan charged back into the fight, and Chen Sheng used his first seven soul rings to strengthen his arms, but still could not match Zhao Xuan.
• Chen Sheng realized Zhao Xuan was holding back and began circling him, planning to withdraw when Spirit Hall arrived after recognizing that Spirit Hall had used the Elephant Armored Sect as a pawn.

Zhao Xuan killed Chen Sheng with a disabling soul skill and Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, then joined the fight against Hu Yanzhen as Sword Douluo struck down the Black Robe Figure. The Black Robe Figure’s body shattered, but a silver flame escaped into the distance.

• Zhao Xuan used his First Soul Skill to immobilize Chen Sheng, broke his spine with a punch, and killed him with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.
• Hu Yanzhen and the Black Robe Figure were shaken by Chen Sheng’s death, prompting Sword Douluo and the Jade Lord Douluo to intensify their attacks.
• Zhao Xuan charged at Hu Yanzhen, whose Diamond Mammoth form turned to meet him, and Zhao Xuan’s Thunder Long Spear pierced its outer armor but caused only a small wound.
• Sword Douluo struck the Black Robe Figure, whose body burst into bone fragments as a silver flame escaped into the distance.

Spirit Hall’s reinforcements arrived with eight Titled Douluo and ten Soul Douluo, and Thousand Jun Douluo demanded Tang San and Zhao Xuan. Ning Fengzhi chose to stand with Shrek, and Spirit Hall launched its attack.

• Zhao Xuan sensed Spirit Hall’s approaching forces and reported that they included eight Titled Douluo and ten Soul Douluo.
• Hu Yanzhen celebrated the reinforcements, but Zhao Xuan struck him out of his Martial Soul Avatar and severely injured him.
• Spirit Hall’s group confronted Zhao Xuan, Sword Douluo, and Jade Lord Douluo, and Thousand Jun Douluo offered to spare others if Tang San and Zhao Xuan were handed over.
• Thousand Jun Douluo invited Zhao Xuan to join Spirit Hall, but Zhao Xuan refused.
• Ning Fengzhi declared that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would stand with Shrek.
• Thousand Jun Douluo ordered his forces to kill Tang San and Zhao Xuan, and the soul rings of the Spirit Hall fighters lit up.

Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and several other Titled Douluo attacked Zhao Xuan and the Shrek group, leaving them badly outnumbered. Just as Zhao Xuan considered using his Demon God True Body, Poison Douluo arrived as reinforcements.

• Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo trapped Zhao Xuan's clone in the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, while the real Zhao Xuan emerged from the forest.
• Ning Fengzhi enhanced Zhao Xuan, Sword Douluo, and Jade Lord Douluo, as Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo split up to attack them.
• The Master and Flender used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to summon the Golden Sacred Dragon against a Soul Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan fought Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Thorn Pig Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo with his lightning, but another Titled Douluo joined the battle and worsened the Shrek side's disadvantage.
• Poison Douluo arrived on the battlefield, relieving the Shrek group and teasing Zhao Xuan about his predicament.

Zhao Xuan and his allies fought to protect Tang San from Spirit Hall, while Dugu Bo tried to reach the rear and was intercepted by Pufferfish Douluo and Yue Guan. Mu Yuan arrived to aid the defenders with a healing domain, and Zhao Xuan prepared to enter the final battle.

• Dugu Bo revealed that Tang San was his friend and rushed to help Grandmaster and the others, while Zhao Xuan stopped Pufferfish Douluo from pursuing him.
• Yue Guan went to support the fight against Dugu Bo as Zhao Xuan faced Snake Lance Douluo and Kang Lang, and the battle spread into a chaotic melee.
• Sword Douluo and Jade Lord Douluo suffered injuries as Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo pressed their attack.
• Mu Yuan emerged from the forest and used his domain to heal Zhao Xuan, Sword Douluo, Jade Lord Douluo, and their allies.
• Mu Yuan joined Jade Lord Douluo against Ghost Douluo and another Spirit Hall Title Douluo, while Sword Douluo fought Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan gathered his power as a Demon God True Body appeared behind him, wreathed in blood-red mist and purple-gold lightning.

Zhao Xuan’s Demon God True Body helped Shrek’s forces resist Spirit Hall, but Kang Lang Douluo died in their clash and Zhao Xuan’s Soul Power ran out. As Spirit Hall pressed its attack and Shrek refused to abandon him, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice appeared beside Zhao Xuan and Tang San.

• Demon Subduing Douluo broke away to attack Zhao Xuan while Kang Lang Douluo’s saber light collided with Zhao Xuan’s lightning.
• Zhao Xuan immobilized several opponents and destroyed Kang Lang Douluo with the resulting energy storm.
• Demon Subduing Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo attacked Zhao Xuan, and Tang San sent Oscar’s recovery and excitation sausages to Shrek’s side.
• Spirit Hall exploited Zhao Xuan’s Soul Power limits until his Demon God True Body began to fade, and Zhao Xuan urged the others to leave.
• Shrek’s companions refused to abandon Zhao Xuan, but none of their other battlefields could spare reinforcements.
• A familiar yet unfamiliar voice appeared beside Zhao Xuan and Tang San, startling Zhao Xuan.

Tang Hao arrived on the battlefield and revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo, rescuing Tang San and confronting Spirit Hall’s forces. After his Haotian True Body overwhelmed seven Titled Douluos, Spirit Hall retreated, leaving the conflict unresolved.

• Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer struck Demon Subduing Douluo’s Coiled Dragon Staff before flying back to Tang Hao, who caught it.
• Tang San recognized his father, Tang Hao, while Tang Hao thanked Zhao Xuan and told him to leave the rest to him.
• Tang Hao confronted Spirit Hall and revealed a vivid red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring among his seven rings.
• Tang Hao used Haotian True Body to smash through the combined defense of seven Titled Douluos and injure several of them.
• Thousand Jun Douluo ordered Spirit Hall to retreat and warned that they would settle the score another day.

After Spirit Hall retreated, Tang San reunited emotionally with Tang Hao while Zhao Xuan and his companions tended Jade Lord Douluo’s injury. Mu Yuan explained his Ninth Spirit Skill, and Zhao Xuan used Eternal Time to imprint it before the story moved on.

• Tang San rushed to Tang Hao and embraced him, while Zhao Xuan and the others gave them space.
• Zhao Xuan sensed an unusual disturbance, but Sword Douluo found nothing; a tiny silver flame remained hidden underground.
• Zhao Xuan used divine lightning to remove the ghostly energy from Jade Lord Douluo’s wound, and Mu Yuan healed it with his life energy.
• Mu Yuan told Zhao Xuan and the others that his Ninth Spirit Skill was All Things Revive, accompanied by the Life Domain.
• Zhao Xuan asked Mu Yuan to demonstrate All Things Revive, then used his Fourth Soul Skill, Eternal Time, to imprint it.

Zhao Xuan tested his newly imprinted Ninth Spirit Skill, recovered from his injuries, and learned more about Spirit Hall’s overwhelming power. As everyone warned him to be cautious, Tang San arrived and announced that he was leaving.

• Zhao Xuan used Eternal Time: Revival of All Things to heal his injuries and discovered that it replenished his Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and stamina while boosting his combat strength.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar fawned over Zhao Xuan for defeating two Titled Douluo, while Ning Fengzhi warned that his conflict with Spirit Hall had become deadly.
• Sword Douluo explained that Zhao Xuan could not defeat Thousand Jun and Demon Subduing together and that Spirit Hall possessed even stronger enshrined elders and Peerless Douluo.
• Sword Douluo and Mu Yuan warned Zhao Xuan and the Shrek students not to underestimate Spirit Hall or risk their futures through carelessness.
• Tang San arrived with his father and told everyone that he was leaving.

Tang Hao decided to take Tang San away to grow stronger, while Flender officially graduated the Shrek students. The friends parted with a promise to reunite at Shrek in five years.

• Tang Hao announced that he would take Tang San away, and Flender declared the Shrek students graduated from the academy.
• Zhao Xuan comforted the group, and Tang San said farewell to his friends and went to speak with Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Xuan and Dai Mubai joked about visiting Star Luo, while the friends used laughter to soften their parting.
• Oscar asked Ning Fengzhi to let him join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi agreed as Ning Rongrong looked pale.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu held hands, and Tang San proposed that the friends reunite at Shrek in five years.

The Shrek Academy group returned to Heaven Dou City after the tournament, with several companions having departed for their own plans. They reached the academy and revealed to Zhao Wuji that Shrek had won first place and received three soul bones.

• Zhao Xuan asked Hermione and Xiao Wu about their plans, and Hermione chose to follow him while Xiao Wu decided to return to her cultivation grounds.
• The group arrived in Heaven Dou City and returned to Shrek Academy, where Zhao Wuji greeted them after two difficult months handling academy affairs.
• Zhao Wuji asked where Tang San and Dai Mubai had gone, and Zhao Xuan assured him that they were fine and attending to their own matters.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji that Shrek had taken first place in the tournament, leaving him stunned.
• The group revealed that the prize for first place was three soul bones, and Zhao Wuji froze in disbelief.

Zhao Xuan reunited with his parents at Shrek Academy and explained his strength and conflict with Spirit Hall. He proposed moving them to Flower Valley for safety, and Zhao Shi agreed to go in a few days.

• Flender teased Zhao Wuji about the events surrounding the three soul bones, while the master sent Zhao Xuan and the others to rest.
• Zhao Wuji reminded Zhao Xuan that Zhao Shi and Mu Qin were staying in Dormitory Number Forty-Seven, and Zhao Xuan hurried to see them.
• Zhao Shi scolded Zhao Xuan for leaving his parents worried for over a month, and Mu Qin joyfully welcomed him inside.
• Zhao Xuan told Zhao Shi and Mu Qin that he was comparable in strength to a Titled Douluo and had offended Spirit Hall, though he left out many details.
• Zhao Xuan proposed that his parents move to Flower Valley, and Zhao Shi agreed to go in a few days.

Zhao Xuan promised Xiao Wu that they would avenge her mother, then left Shrek Academy with Hermione and his parents for Flower Valley. After his cultivation rose to level fifty-seven on the journey, he brought them through a spatial gate into the secret realm.

• Xiao Wu revealed that Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong had killed her mother, and Zhao Xuan promised they would get revenge.
• Shrek Academy celebrated its tournament victory while Hermione and Ma Hongjun fused with their soul bones under Zhao Xuan's watch.
• Zhao Xuan formally said farewell to Grandmaster, Flender, and the Jade Lord Douluo, then set out with Hermione, Zhao Shi, and Mu Qin.
• Zhao Xuan cultivated during the five-day journey and raised his Soul Power from level fifty-four to level fifty-seven.
• Zhao Xuan opened a spatial gate near Flower Valley and led the others into the secret realm.

Zhao Xuan brought Zhao Shi, Mu Qin, and Hermione to Flower Valley, where they met the Sacred Tree and settled safely away from Spirit Hall. After half a year of cultivation, Zhao Xuan reached level sixty and Hermione reached level forty-seven, but Zhao Xuan found his progress had slowed; the chapter ended as he hurried over to Mu Yuan.

• Zhao Xuan showed Zhao Shi, Mu Qin, and Hermione the Sacred Tree and revealed that it was a plant-type Spirit Beast with over a hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Granny Flower welcomed Zhao Xuan and agreed to shelter his parents and Hermione from Spirit Hall in Flower Valley.
• Over the following half year, Zhao Xuan broke through to level sixty, obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and his Sixth Soul Skill, while Hermione reached level forty-seven and gained Spiritual Power from the Sacred Tree's holy water.
• Zhao Xuan complained that his Soul Power was growing more slowly, and Hermione teased him for being stronger than her.
• Zhao Xuan spotted Mu Yuan approaching and hurried over to ask where he had been.

After learning that everyone at Blue Sunshine Academy had died from a spiritual attack, Zhao Xuan connected the incident to the strange You Huan and set out with Hermione to investigate. They visited their families in Nuoding City before traveling north toward the academy.

• Mu Yuan told Zhao Xuan that Blue Sunshine Academy’s students and teachers had died suddenly, their consciousness shattered by powerful Spiritual Power.
• Zhao Xuan told Mu Yuan about You Huan and decided to investigate Blue Sunshine Academy with Hermione.
• Zhao Xuan and Hermione left Flower Valley, traveled to Nuoding City, and visited their families separately.
• Old Jack warned Zhao Xuan that Spirit Hall had searched Sacred Soul Village for him, and Zhao Xuan promised they would return one day.
• Zhao Xuan reunited with Hermione in Nuoding City, and they headed north toward Blue Sunshine Academy.

Zhao Xuan and Hermione investigated the abandoned Blue Sunshine Castle and discovered that its square was laid out like a deity’s altar. Suspecting an Evil God was behind the academy’s deaths, Zhao Xuan found and shattered a second altar beneath a sea of bones, releasing black mist with scarlet eyes.

• Zhao Xuan and Hermione visited Blue Sunshine Castle, where local residents said Headmaster Shi Nian and Vice Headmaster You Huan had vanished and many teachers and students had fled.
• Zhao Xuan used his divine sense to search the abandoned castle while he and Hermione inspected its rooms.
• From the castle’s highest room, Zhao Xuan recognized the patterns in the square as an altar resembling one used by the Blood God.
• Zhao Xuan suspected a fallen deity had sacrificed the academy’s teachers and students and concluded that an Evil God was involved.
• Zhao Xuan found a small altar beneath a sea of bones and struck it with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, breaking it and releasing black mist with scarlet eyes.