Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xuan secretly followed Chiya and Laime after they kidnapped Hermione, hoping to learn their purpose. He discovered they had taken her to a cave where Bishop Lila was gathering beautiful virgins for their Sect Master, but Lila sensed someone nearby and challenged the darkness.

• Zhao Xuan concealed himself and followed Chiya and Laime as they carried the unconscious Hermione out of Suotuo City.
• Chiya and Laime discussed delivering their captive to a bishop, and Zhao Xuan followed them to a cave in the mountains.
• Zhao Xuan discovered a cavern where several bound women were held and encountered Bishop Lila, a Soul King stronger than Laime.
• Bishop Lila revealed that the women were being kept as virgins to offer to the Sect Master and warned Chiya not to touch them.
• Bishop Lila sensed Zhao Xuan hiding nearby and demanded to know who was there.

Zhao Xuan rescued Hermione and a group of captured women from Bishop Lila, Laime, and Chiya, killing two of the attackers and driving Lila into flight. He took the unconscious Hermione with him and pursued Lila, leaving the survivors instructions to find Shrek Academy.

• Lila spotted Zhao Xuan in the cave, and he demanded to know what organization she and her companions belonged to.
• Chiya charged Zhao Xuan and was killed by a Thunder Long Spear before he could react.
• Zhao Xuan freed Hermione from danger, protected the women from Lila’s Cicada Cry, and struck Lila with a spiritual attack.
• Laime tried to flee, but Zhao Xuan killed him with a stone; Lila escaped by leaving behind a cicada-shell substitute.
• A rescued woman told Zhao Xuan that Hermione had only been drugged, and Zhao Xuan decided to take her while pursuing Lila.
• Zhao Xuan told the rescued women to contact Shrek Academy at the Twilight Hotel and explain what had happened.

Zhao Xuan pursued Lila after rescuing Hermione from a kidnapping, while Lila fled to her Sect Master for protection. Zhao Xuan reached the forest near Angkor City, where the Sect Master recognized him as an intruder on Blood Demon Church territory.

• Zhao Xuan carried Hermione while chasing Lila and explained that he had killed the kidnappers who tried to silence him.
• After pursuing Lila through the night, Zhao Xuan left Hermione outside Angkor City and continued after the fleeing Spirit Master.
• Lila entered a forest near Angkor City, where her aura disappeared behind a Spiritual Power barrier.
• Inside a ruined temple, the Sect Master learned that a powerful expert had arrived and watched Lila return in fear.
• The Sect Master blamed Lila for bringing Zhao Xuan to the Blood Demon Church and declared that he had dared to enter its territory.

Zhao Xuan discovered a hidden Blood Demon Church beneath a ruined forest church, where its followers sacrificed women to a blood pool. After rejecting the Blood God and provoking the congregation, he faced twelve powerful fighters and a bloated woman whose aura matched a Title Douluo's.

• Zhao Xuan entered the ruined church and found a hidden passage beneath the deity statue's pedestal.
• Zhao Xuan followed the skull-lined tunnel into a hall where Black Robe Figures slit the throats of captive women over a blood pool.
• Zhao Xuan emerged from the shadows and rejected the enthroned figure's invitation to believe in the Blood God.
• The enthroned figure ordered the Black Robe Figures to kill Zhao Xuan, and they threw the women's bodies into the blood pool.
• The twelve Black Robe Figures revealed their Soul Rings as Zhao Xuan identified their ranks and recognized the enthroned woman's aura as comparable to Jade Lord Douluo Li Qing's.

Zhao Xuan massacred the Black Robe Figures in the hall, but the Sect Master turned on her own followers and killed them after the battle damaged her blood pool. She then confronted Zhao Xuan and asked whether he wanted to join them.

• Zhao Xuan killed the Soul Ancestors and Soul Kings before the two Soul Saints attacked him together.
• Zhao Xuan killed the Elephant Soul King, restrained the Black Bear Soul Saint, and made the Great Hammer Soul Saint's strike wound his ally and damage the blood pool.
• The Sect Master cursed the Great Hammer Soul Saint and killed him, then slew the fleeing Soul Emperor and the remaining Soul Emperors and Black Bear Soul Saint.
• The Sect Master lamented that the blood pool had been contaminated, then challenged Zhao Xuan to join the dead.

Zhao Xuan fought a terrifying woman with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and strange blood-based powers. After she donned Blood Crystal Armor and attacked with a crimson sword aura, Zhao Xuan shattered her strike, leaving her shocked and determined to kill him.

• Zhao Xuan saw the woman's powerful Soul Ring configuration, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and recognized her as a dangerous opponent.
• The woman sent streams of blood after Zhao Xuan, but he vaporized them with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, prompting her to decide that she had to kill him.
• Zhao Xuan charged the woman and broke through her crimson crystal barrier, then used a Lightning Net to stop blood droplets from striking him.
• The woman donned Blood Crystal Armor, activated her Martial Soul Avatar, and swung a giant crimson sword at Zhao Xuan.
• Zhao Xuan met the sword aura with his fist and shattered it, blasting apart the hall's dome and leaving the woman enraged and intent on eliminating him.

Zhao Xuan fought the fat woman as she unleashed a vast sea of blood and attacks that wounded him. He pierced her with a powerful lightning arrow, leaving her fallen in the blood while he wondered whether the battle was truly over.

• Zhao Xuan struck the fat woman’s Sea of Consciousness with Thunder God’s Hammer, but she escaped his lightning and unleashed Blood Tide, flooding the hall with a corrosive sea of blood.
• The fat woman attacked Zhao Xuan with countless blood droplets, and her Sixth Soul Skill disrupted his blood, allowing the droplets to wound him.
• Zhao Xuan used his lightning to destroy the incoming droplets, then summoned a Lightning Longbow and fired an arrow through the woman’s crystal defenses.
• Zhao Xuan used his Second Soul Skill to prevent the woman from mobilizing Soul Power, and his arrow pierced her body, causing her to fall into the sea of blood.
• Zhao Xuan’s bow vanished as he panted from exhaustion, then he stared at the sea of blood and wondered if the fight was over.

Zhao Xuan discovered that the mysterious figure behind the fat woman was a Deity with Divine Sense, who tried to possess his body. Zhao Xuan destroyed the intruder in his Sea of Consciousness with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning and found fragments of the Deity’s Nascent Soul left behind.

• Zhao Xuan recognized the blood-gold figure emerging from the sea of blood as the being depicted in the church statue, and the figure mistook him for a Deity before realizing he was a mortal with Divine Sense.
• The figure’s blood-gold Soul Ring burst, and he vanished, leaving Zhao Xuan to suspect he had fled.
• The Deity’s blood-gold blood wreaked havoc inside Zhao Xuan’s body, then gathered and charged into his Sea of Consciousness.
• The Deity announced that he would take Zhao Xuan’s body, but Zhao Xuan’s Nascent Soul summoned Purple Heaven Divine Lightning and burned him to ashes.
• Fragments of the Deity’s blood-gold Nascent Soul fell into Zhao Xuan’s Sea of Consciousness, and Zhao Xuan’s eyes lit up.

Zhao Xuan absorbed the Blood God's remnant memories, learned of the ancient divine war, and considered how his own cultivation differed from the world’s path to godhood. After leaving the ruined church, he reunited with Hermione in Angkor City and told her the matter was settled, though he withheld the details.

• Zhao Xuan learned from the Blood God's memories that the Evil Gods had lost an ancient war and that the Blood God had possessed a peasant woman after descending as a remnant soul.
• Zhao Xuan decided that becoming a god through a Divine Seat might not apply to him, since his Nascent Soul, Sea of Consciousness, and cultivation followed a different path.
• Zhao Xuan inspected the blood pool, found corpses and bones beneath it, and left the ruined church.
• Zhao Xuan found Hermione at a tea stall in Angkor City, where she used Spring Water Gushes Forth to clean the blood from him.
• Hermione asked what had happened, and Zhao Xuan said it was settled but declined to explain before they headed back.

After returning to the academy, Zhao Xuan and Hermione faced an anxious tribunal and Zhao Xuan recounted their dangerous encounter, concealing the Blood God's true identity. The teachers discussed an earlier proposal after the two left, and Zhao Xuan later told the other students what had happened.

• Master, the teachers, and Li Qing confronted Zhao Xuan and Hermione after their disappearance had frightened the academy.
• Zhao Xuan described killing a powerful Titled Douluo but hid the existence of the Blood God, shocking the teachers and making Li Qing wary of his strength.
• Hermione blamed herself and cried, and Zhao Xuan comforted her before Master dismissed them.
• Master asked Flender about the earlier proposal, and Flender agreed to it while the teachers hoped Shrek would keep what belonged to it.
• Xiao Wu and the other students questioned Zhao Xuan and Hermione, and Zhao Xuan retold the events to them.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun clung to Zhao Xuan and begged him for protection, but both let go when he threatened to castrate them.

After a two-month break of cultivation, Zhao Xuan returned to Sacred Soul Village and then rejoined the Shrek Academy group. At Grandmaster's command, the students and teachers departed for Heaven Dou City with guest elder Jade Lord Douluo Li Qing.

• Tang San told Zhao Xuan that Shrek Academy would make an exchange visit to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Zhao Xuan left the decision to Grandmaster and Headmaster Flender.
• Grandmaster ended the second stage of training and gave the students a two-month break, during which most stayed at the academy to cultivate while Tang San worked in the blacksmith shop.
• Zhao Xuan spent a week in Sacred Soul Village, gave his parents a thousand Gold Soul Coins, and found Tang Hao's home deserted.
• Old Jack visited Zhao Xuan and praised him for becoming a Soul Ancestor, while Zhao Xuan later told Headmaster Dumbledore about Hermione's situation at Nuoding Academy.
• Tang San emerged from the blacksmith shop, and the Shrek Academy group set out for Heaven Dou City with Jade Lord Douluo Li Qing.

After the little monsters killed their opponents in Silvis City, Zhao Xuan comforted Hermione while Ning Rongrong helped Oscar recover. The group continued toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Flender and the Master argued about leaving Shrek before Zhao Xuan sensed something nearby.

• The Master took the little monsters to the Silvis City Soul Fighting Arena, where they killed members of the Mad God Team and were shaken by the experience.
• Zhao Xuan comforted Hermione and told her that Soul Masters had to accept killing, while Ning Rongrong stayed with Oscar as he vomited.
• The Master pushed the exhausted little monsters to keep traveling, and Zhao Xuan realized the pursuit was helping them move past the shock.
• Near Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ning Rongrong explained the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s wealth, prompting Flender to regret not seeking its sponsorship.
• Flender and the Master argued about the academy and the children’s future until Zhao Xuan told them to stop.

Zhao Xuan pursued five black-robed Soul Sages after discovering they were hunting two Spirit Hall ascetics, Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er. When Mu Shiqi ordered his men to kill the wounded ascetics, an unexpected change interrupted the fight.

• Zhao Xuan concealed his group from a passing pursuit, then left to follow the fleeing figures while the others continued toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Zhao Xuan caught up with the pursuers and recognized the two fugitives as Spirit Hall ascetics Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er.
• Mu Shiqi demanded that Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er submit to their supreme leader, but the two refused and raised their Soul Rings.
• Mu Shiqi and four other Soul Sages fought Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er, who were soon injured and outnumbered.
• Mu Shiqi again demanded submission, then ordered his men to kill the ascetics when they refused; an unexpected change occurred.

Zhao Xuan rescued Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er from five Black Robe Soul Saints and led them away before revealing his identity. He asked why Spirit Hall was hunting them, and Mu Shiyi began to explain what he knew.

• Zhao Xuan struck the pool with Purple Gold lightning, interrupted the Black Robe Soul Saints, and drove Mu Shiqi's group away without revealing his identity.
• Zhao Xuan concealed Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er's auras and took them more than a hundred kilometers from the waterfall.
• Zhao Xuan removed his hood, and Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er recognized the young man who had saved them.
• Zhao Xuan asked why Spirit Hall was hunting them, and Mu Shiyi agreed to share the limited information he had.

Mu Shiyi explained that he and Mu Shi'er were being hunted by the new Empress for refusing to obey her, so Zhao Xuan took them to Flower Valley for shelter. After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Zhao Xuan learned from Ma Hongjun that Xiao San was in trouble.

• Mu Shiyi told Zhao Xuan that the Empress was persecuting Ascetic Hall soul masters and others who rejected her orders.
• Zhao Xuan offered to take Mu Shiyi and Mu Shi'er somewhere safe, then led them to Flower Valley.
• Granny Flower welcomed the two Soul Sages after sensing their benevolence, but hinted that their arrival might relate to an omen.
• Zhao Xuan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and found Ma Hongjun waiting furtively near the gates.
• Ma Hongjun told Zhao Xuan that something had happened to Xiao San.

Zhao Xuan returned to Blue Tyrant Academy and learned that Dugu Bo had abducted Tang San. After discovering Dugu Yan was Dugu Bo’s granddaughter, he set out with Jade Lord Douluo, Master, Flender, and Qin Ming to confront him.

• Ma Hongjun told Zhao Xuan that Dugu Bo had taken Tang San from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Master explained what had happened, and Li Qing revealed that Dugu Bo was a rank ninety-two poison specialist.
• Zhao Xuan realized that Dugu Yan was Dugu Bo’s granddaughter and proposed using her to bargain for Tang San, while Jade Lord Douluo and Qin Ming urged him not to harm her.
• Zhao Xuan left for Heaven Dou with Jade Lord Douluo, Master, Flender, and Qin Ming, telling Hermione and the other girls to watch over Xiao Wu.

Zhao Xuan and his companions confronted Heaven Dou Royal Academy and demanded Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo’s location. After learning where Dugu Bo was, they rushed to Sunset Forest to search for him, and Zhao Xuan’s divine sense detected an unusual area.

• Zhao Xuan concealed his identity with a black robe and mask as he and Li Qing led their companions to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Zhao Xuan demanded Dugu Bo’s location and Dugu Yan, then used his pressure to injure Prince Xue Beng when he threatened them.
• Grandmaster explained what had happened, and the Education Committee summoned Dugu Yan and gave Zhao Xuan Dugu Bo’s location.
• Zhao Xuan knocked Dugu Yan unconscious, and he and his companions hurried to Sunset Forest while the committee took Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng to the palace.
• Zhao Xuan searched Sunset Forest with his divine sense and detected an unusual area.

Tang San survived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well by consuming two Immortal Herbs, but Dugu Bo discovered that many of his rare plants were missing. Zhao Xuan, Li Qing, and Grandmaster arrived to retrieve Tang San and confronted Dugu Bo, whose granddaughter Dugu Yan they had taken; Grandmaster and the others then unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Dugu Bo found Tang San unharmed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and realized Tang San had eaten many of his rare plants.
• Dugu Bo sensed two Title Douluo approaching and flew down the mountain with Tang San.
• Zhao Xuan, Li Qing, and Grandmaster confronted Dugu Bo, with Zhao Xuan holding Dugu Yan as leverage.
• Dugu Yan pleaded with Dugu Bo to save her, and Grandmaster, Flender, and the third member formed their Golden Iron Triangle formation.
• Luo San Pao transformed into a golden giant dragon, revealing the Golden Iron Triangle's Title Douluo-level power and leaving Dugu Bo shaken.

Zhao Xuan and the others confronted Dugu Bo to recover Tang San and Dugu Yan, but Tang San claimed he was being taught about poisons and arranged to stay. Dugu Bo agreed to give Tang San half the medicinal herbs near the Ice and Fire spring if Tang San could cure Dugu Yan’s snake venom.

• The Golden Sacred Dragon’s aura frightened Dugu Yan, and Zhao Xuan shielded her as Dugu Bo proposed exchanging her for Tang San.
• Tang San stopped Zhao Xuan from accepting and claimed Dugu Bo had brought him there to teach him about poisons.
• Zhao Xuan played along with Tang San’s story and insisted on learning from Dugu Bo, while arranging for Jade Lord Douluo to escort Dugu Yan back to Heaven Dou Academy.
• Tang San told Dugu Bo he had made progress on curing Dugu Yan’s snake venom, and Dugu Bo offered him half the herbs beside the Ice and Fire spring.
• Tang San and Dugu Bo sealed the bargain with a palm slap.

Tang San led Zhao Xuan through Dugu Bo’s dangerous mountain to reveal the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs. He explained that the herbs could overcome Zhao Xuan’s weakness, leaving Zhao Xuan eager at the prospect.

• After Dugu Bo left, Zhao Xuan asked Tang San why he had insisted on staying behind.
• Tang San warned Zhao Xuan about the mountain’s poison formations and poisonous plants, then guided him toward the summit.
• Tang San revealed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, surrounded by rare Immortal Herbs.
• Zhao Xuan felt the well’s fire and cold poisons affecting his skin, but Tang San confirmed they had not entered his body.
• Tang San said he had gained resistance to water and fire by consuming two Immortal Herbs and told Zhao Xuan the herbs could make his weakness whole.
• Zhao Xuan’s eyes blazed as he realized what the Immortal Herbs could mean for him.