Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xuan sparred with Lian Hua, a level fifty-two Earth Dragon Soul King, at Blue Tyrant Academy. After revealing his strength and outmaneuvering her opening attack, he faced her Earth Dragon skills and domain, and the fight continued with Lian Hua taking to the air on newly revealed wings.

• Flender activated the arena’s protective barrier and announced the spar between Zhao Xuan and Lian Hua.
• Lian Hua revealed her Earth Dragon Martial Soul and five Soul Rings, while Zhao Xuan showed his phone Martial Soul and four Soul Rings.
• Lian Hua charged Zhao Xuan, but he vanished and struck her with a lightning-fast whip kick.
• Lian Hua used Earthquake and Sand Breath, and Zhao Xuan activated Eternal Time: Unrivaled Domain to block the attack with Divine Lightning Gas.
• Lian Hua endured the domain’s lightning and struck at Zhao Xuan, but his Telecommunication Fraud skill left an Illusionary Body in her path.
• Lian Hua sprouted wings to evade Zhao Xuan’s attack and stirred up clouds of yellow sand above the arena.

Zhao Xuan easily withstood Lian Hua’s Fourth Spirit Skill and shattered her Fifth Spirit Skill, Earth Dragon Turns Over, with a single punch. Lian Hua accepted his strength and questioned how he could truly be only a Soul Ancestor.

• Lian Hua attacked Zhao Xuan with her Fourth Spirit Skill, Spear of Sand, but his Lightning Net burned away every sand spear.
• Lian Hua acknowledged Zhao Xuan’s strength and asked to use her Fifth Spirit Skill, which Zhao Xuan agreed to face.
• Lian Hua unleashed Earth Dragon Turns Over, sending a massive sand tornado across the arena as Flender strengthened the protective barrier.
• Zhao Xuan struck the sand tornado with his Purple Gold lightning-wrapped fist and dispersed it without a loud impact.
• Flender withdrew the barrier, and Lian Hua asked Zhao Xuan whether he was truly only a Soul Ancestor; Zhao Xuan confirmed it.

Zhao Xuan rushed to the academy entrance after learning that Tai Tan had arrived, where he found Tang San injured by the old man’s pressure. Zhao Xuan struck Tai Tan and protected Tang San, but Tai Tan focused on the hammer in Tang San’s hand until someone in the crowd offered to explain.

• Zhao Xuan reviewed Junior Class Three’s student records and reflected on the class’s martial spirit talent.
• Oscar told Zhao Xuan that Tailong’s grandfather had come to the academy.
• Zhao Xuan arrived as Tang San coughed up blood under Tai Tan’s pressure, then knocked Tai Tan flying with a punch.
• Zhao Xuan and Xiao Wu helped Tang San, who explained that he had only suffered internal injuries and revealed his Second Spirit.
• Tai Tan ignored Zhao Xuan’s challenge and stared excitedly at Tang San’s hammer until a voice from the crowd offered to explain what had happened.

Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo arrived at Shrek Academy, where Ning Fengzhi healed Tang San and Tai Tan recognized him as the son of Tang Hao. As Ning Fengzhi discussed Hidden Weapons with Tang San, Zhao Xuan learned more about Tang Hao’s past and met Ning Fengzhi before he departed.

• Ning Rongrong arrived with Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi healed Tang San with his Seven Colors Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Tai Tan recognized Tang San as Tang Hao’s son and knelt to pay respects to the Young Master.
• Zhao Xuan told Li Qing that Tang San had understated how badly Tang Hao had fallen into disrepair.
• Dugu Bo arrived, and Li Qing explained that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• Ning Fengzhi and Zhao Xuan exchanged compliments before Ning Fengzhi invited Zhao Xuan to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and left.

Grandmaster explained his research into the Flame Lord's soul bone, and Zhao Xuan chose to give it to Ma Hongjun rather than Hermione. Flender thanked Zhao Xuan as Ma Hongjun prepared to absorb the bone, though Ma Hongjun was still too excited to understand its significance.

• Grandmaster told Zhao Xuan that Tang Hao had visited Nuoding Academy and Shrek, then described his research on the fire and spiritual markings in the Flame Lord's soul bone.
• Zhao Xuan decided to give the soul bone to Ma Hongjun, reasoning that Ma Hongjun needed it to strengthen his foundation after cleansing his evil fire.
• Grandmaster and Zhao Xuan arranged for Ma Hongjun and Flender to come so Ma Hongjun could absorb the soul bone.
• Flender solemnly thanked Zhao Xuan for helping Ma Hongjun, whom he regarded as a son.
• Flender found Ma Hongjun laughing excitedly in the quiet room and hit him, leaving Ma Hongjun confused about why he had been struck.

Li Qing helped Ma Hongjun fuse with the Flame Lord's skull, and Ma Hongjun gained a spiritual attack skill called Flame Lord's Roar. After Zhao Xuan tested it, he confirmed it could overwhelm most soul masters below Soul Ancestor rank who lacked spiritual defenses.

• Li Qing arrived to guard Zhao Xuan and examined the Flame Lord soul bone before helping Ma Hongjun absorb it.
• Ma Hongjun spent hours connecting with the soul bone, which eventually merged into his head.
• Ma Hongjun awakened and announced that his new soul skill, Flame Lord's Roar, burned opponents' Spiritual Power.
• Ma Hongjun used Flame Lord's Roar on Zhao Xuan, but its flames could only slowly consume a tiny amount of Zhao Xuan's divine sense.
• Zhao Xuan judged that the skill could overpower most soul masters below Soul Ancestor rank without spiritual resistance or a suitable countermeasure.

Zhao Xuan reached level fifty and gained the Fifth Spirit Skill, Dominator, which forced a target to repeat a recent action. He tested it against Ma Hongjun at the academy arena, leaving Ma Hongjun frightened and exhausted.

• Zhao Xuan broke through to level fifty and used his Computer Spirit to simulate a fifth soul ring, nearly draining his Sea of Consciousness before the White Lotus protected it.
• Zhao Xuan obtained the Fifth Spirit Skill, Dominator, which could make someone repeat an action from within the previous five seconds, with its range extending as his Soul Power increased.
• Ma Hongjun arrived to call Zhao Xuan to dinner, and Zhao Xuan took him to the empty arena to test the new skill.
• Ma Hongjun unleashed his Phoenix skills, but Zhao Xuan dispelled his Phoenix Fire Line with a lightning whip.
• Zhao Xuan used Dominator to make Ma Hongjun repeat the attack, and Ma Hongjun exhausted his Soul Power and asked what Zhao Xuan had done to him.

Zhao Xuan tested his Fifth Spirit Skill on Ma Hongjun, then accepted an invitation from Ning Fengzhi to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The chapter left Zhao Xuan and Mo Yun preparing to travel the next day.

• Zhao Xuan used his Fifth Spirit Skill on Ma Hongjun, who said it left him unable to control his own body before exhausting his Soul Power with more spirit skills.
• Zhao Xuan observed that Xiao Wu had fallen behind the others in cultivation and continued tending to the Lovesick Heartbreak Red instead of consuming it.
• Mo Yun introduced himself as an outer sect steward of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and invited Zhao Xuan to visit on Ning Fengzhi's orders.
• Zhao Xuan accepted the invitation, and Mo Yun proposed that they leave the next day.

Zhao Xuan traveled with Mo Yun to Seven Treasures City and learned about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the weakened state of the other Upper Three Sects. He suspected Ning Fengzhi wanted to recruit him, but he remained reluctant to join a sect because of his promise to Tang San.

• Zhao Xuan asked Lian Hua to cover his lessons, then traveled to Seven Treasures City with Mo Yun in a lavish carriage.
• Mo Yun explained the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's history, its Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and its ties to Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo, but kept their levels secret.
• Mo Yun described the Upper Three Sects and said the Clear Sky Sect had declined and withdrawn from the world after the Clear Sky Douluo broke with it.
• Zhao Xuan connected the sects' troubles to Granny Flower's warning that turbulent winds were rising across the continent.
• Zhao Xuan suspected Ning Fengzhi had invited him to recruit him, but he hesitated to join a sect because he remembered his promise to Tang San.

Zhao Xuan arrived at Seven Treasure Glazed Tile City and met Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin at the sect. After Gu Rong challenged him to a spar, Zhao Xuan agreed.

• Zhao Xuan recalled promising Tang San that he would join the Tang Sect, then recognized himself as a member of it.
• Mo Yun brought Zhao Xuan to Seven Treasures City and explained the scale of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and its holdings.
• Mo Yun led Zhao Xuan into the sect, where Zhao Xuan waited for Ning Fengzhi and considered how to refuse joining.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced Sword Douluo Chen Xin to Zhao Xuan, and they shared the sect’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree Tea.
• Gu Rong challenged Zhao Xuan to a spar, and Zhao Xuan accepted.

Zhao Xuan fought Gu Rong in a remote mountain clearing, where the Bone Douluo tested his strength and escalated to his Martial Soul Avatar. The battle left Zhao Xuan confronting Gu Rong’s apparent spatial ability.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had created the wasteland during their sparring matches.
• Zhao Xuan and Gu Rong introduced themselves and released their Martial Souls, and Gu Rong was surprised that Zhao Xuan was only a Soul King.
• Gu Rong attacked with bone spikes, but Zhao Xuan leaped clear and shattered them with a lightning-charged punch.
• Gu Rong transformed into his Bone Dragon Martial Soul Avatar and filled the clearing with bone spikes, which Zhao Xuan’s lightning serpents destroyed.
• Gu Rong sent his dragon tail through a black hole to strike Zhao Xuan’s Illusionary Body, and Zhao Xuan realized Gu Rong could use spatial abilities.

Zhao Xuan tested his strength against Gu Rong and discovered that the Bone Douluo’s Space Power could counter his First Soul Skill. Gu Rong trapped Zhao Xuan in a spatial restraint and began his Ninth Spirit Skill, leaving the duel poised to escalate.

• Zhao Xuan struck Gu Rong’s Bone Dragon with Thunderclap Fist, cracking its skull, while Gu Rong’s defense astonished him.
• Gu Rong fired scorching beams from his eyes, and Zhao Xuan dodged them before attacking with a Purple Gold Lightning Long Arrow.
• Zhao Xuan used Immovable to restrain the Bone Dragon, but Gu Rong absorbed the arrow into a black hole and escaped through a spatial crack.
• Gu Rong explained that his mastery of Space Power let him break free of Zhao Xuan’s First Soul Skill and then trapped Zhao Xuan with spatial restraint.
• Zhao Xuan gathered power to break free, prompting Gu Rong to emerge and activate Ninth Spirit Skill—Bone Transformation Divine Dragon.

Zhao Xuan and Bone Douluo unleashed their strongest powers in a fierce contest that devastated the wasteland. They withdrew together before either was defeated outright, but the backlash left Zhao Xuan injured and convinced he had fallen short by one move.

• Sword Douluo estimated that Zhao Xuan possessed the strength of a mid-rank Titled Douluo, leaving Ning Fengzhi astonished by his power.
• Bone Douluo transformed into a gigantic Bone Transformation Divine Dragon while Zhao Xuan summoned a Purple Gold blood-aura figure surrounded by Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.
• The two forces clashed, tearing through the landscape as neither Bone Douluo nor Zhao Xuan gained the upper hand.
• Bone Douluo proposed that they withdraw together, and Zhao Xuan counted down before both pulled back their power at the same time.
• The resulting explosion scattered Bone Douluo's dragon and sent him flying, while Zhao Xuan fell to one knee, coughed up blood, and lamented that he had been one move short.

After dueling Bone Douluo, Zhao Xuan recovered with Ning Fengzhi’s help and rejected Ning Fengzhi’s offer to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He promised to help protect the sect if it fell into danger, leaving Ning Fengzhi somewhat reassured.

• Sword Douluo brought the exhausted Bone Douluo back, and Ning Fengzhi used his Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to restore Zhao Xuan and Bone Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan teased Bone Douluo by saying he would surpass him after a few more years, and the group returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi said he sensed turmoil across the continent and invited Zhao Xuan to join his sect.
• Zhao Xuan declined because he had promised Tang San he would join his sect, leaving Ning Fengzhi to assume he meant the Clear Sky Sect.
• Zhao Xuan promised he would not stand by if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect faced danger, reassuring Ning Fengzhi.

After his battle with Bone Douluo, Zhao Xuan studied the mysterious Demon God True Body state and healed hidden injuries before his cultivation surged to Rank 54. As Shrek prepared to seek soul rings for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, Zhao Xuan stayed behind to continue his research.

• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong saw Zhao Xuan off, and Zhao Xuan teased Bone Douluo about being unable to keep up with him.
• Zhao Xuan reflected on the blood-energy figure he had summoned against Bone Douluo and named the state Demon God True Body.
• Back at Shrek Academy, Zhao Xuan found and healed hidden injuries before resuming cultivation, startling Tang San and the other students with his growing strength.
• Zhao Xuan's Soul Power rose three ranks in two months, reaching Rank 54.
• With a month remaining before the tournament, Shrek prepared to obtain soul rings for six little monsters, while Zhao Xuan stayed behind to study Demon God True Body.

Zhao Xuan returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a powerful opponent and test his Demon God True Body. He discovered a Phoenix Tail Sparrow and a Black Water Crocodile fighting by a lake, and waited for them to weaken each other before acting.

• Zhao Xuan considered how to master his Demon God True Body and decided to seek a powerful Spirit Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhao Xuan entered the forest's core region and cautiously searched for traces of Spirit Beasts.
• Zhao Xuan heard a bird cry and found a Phoenix Tail Sparrow battling a Black Water Crocodile beside a lake.
• Zhao Xuan watched the two Spirit Beasts trade fire and water attacks, hoping their exhaustion and resentment would improve his chance of obtaining a soul bone.

Zhao Xuan watched two exhausted Spirit Beasts fight, then followed a chase between Mu Yuan and Gui Mei into the Star Dou Great Forest. The chapter ended with both men revealing themselves as Titled Douluo and preparing to fight.

• Zhao Xuan prepared to attack the weakened Spirit Beasts but hid when he sensed an injured elder fleeing past them, pursued by a black-clad figure.
• The Spirit Beasts attacked the black-clad figure, who evaded them and struck them with two streams of sinister black energy before continuing after the elder.
• Zhao Xuan followed the two men for more than ten kilometers as the fleeing elder led his pursuer deeper into the forest.
• The black-clad figure, Gui Mei, caught up with Mu Yuan, and the two argued over Mu Yuan's refusal to submit to Gui Mei's cause.
• Mu Yuan and Gui Mei each revealed nine soul rings, showing Zhao Xuan that both were Titled Douluo, and Mu Yuan challenged Gui Mei to fight.

Mu Yuan fought Gui Mei in the valley, revealing the Life Domain granted by his ninth spirit skill, but realized he could not defeat him. After Mu Yuan fled and warned Zhao Xuan to run, Zhao Xuan decided to pursue them and save Mu Yuan, hoping to recruit him.

• Mu Yuan unleashed his Azure Sky Wood, causing every plant in the valley to grow and attack Gui Mei, but Gui Mei's spirit form made the attacks ineffective.
• Gui Mei used his eighth spirit skill, Chimei Wangliang, to send resentful souls after Mu Yuan, who countered with his Life Domain and healed while consuming the spirits.
• Gui Mei recognized the domain but remained confident Mu Yuan could not survive his ninth spirit skill.
• Mu Yuan silently warned Zhao Xuan to run, then fled in the opposite direction as Gui Mei pursued him.
• Zhao Xuan concluded Spirit Hall was plotting something and decided to save Mu Yuan and recruit him into his camp.
• Zhao Xuan put on black robes and his mask, then chased after Mu Yuan and Gui Mei.

Zhao Xuan rescued Mu Yuan from Gui Mei’s Ninth Spirit Skill in the Star Dou Great Forest, forcing Gui Mei to flee. Mu Yuan revealed that he was the Ascetic Hall’s Hall Master and began describing Spirit Hall’s ambitious new Empress, while Zhao Xuan considered recruiting him.

• Gui Mei used Infinite—Ghost Shadow Devouring to overwhelm Mu Yuan with ghost shadows that drained his strength and life.
• Zhao Xuan appeared and swept the forest with Purple Gold lightning, destroying the ghost shadows and breaking Gui Mei’s Ninth Spirit Skill.
• Gui Mei recognized Zhao Xuan’s lightning, threatened him, and fled rather than fight.
• Mu Yuan thanked Zhao Xuan, identified himself as the Ascetic Hall’s Hall Master, and left the forest with him to avoid approaching pursuers.
• Zhao Xuan asked about Spirit Hall, and Mu Yuan explained that its newly appointed Empress was ambitious and ruthless before his unease stopped him from continuing.

Zhao Xuan recruited Mu Yuan, a former Ascetic Hall master, while agreeing to Mu Yuan’s conditions and directing him toward Flower Valley. Mu Yuan left to search for surviving members of his hall, and Zhao Xuan continued deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Zhao Xuan invited Mu Yuan to join him and told him that Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er had survived.
• Mu Yuan agreed to serve Zhao Xuan but asked for time to find other Ascetic Hall survivors and promised to bring willing members to him.
• Zhao Xuan asked whether Mu Yuan would help him oppose the Spirit Hall, and Mu Yuan said he would not become its enemy unless it committed grave wrongdoing.
• Zhao Xuan gave Mu Yuan Flower Valley’s general location and said someone would receive him there, while keeping the exact location secret.
• Mu Yuan promised to seek Zhao Xuan within three months, then left to search for Ascetic Hall survivors.
• Zhao Xuan watched Mu Yuan depart, considered consulting Granny Flower and the Wisdom Tree, and headed deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.