Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the Life-Death Arena after both were reduced to their six-year-old forms. She killed it with her Nether Shadow White Tiger fusion and returned to the cave, where she caught the Evil Orb as it tried to escape.

• Dark Gaze confused the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as the Life-Death Arena's time power reduced both it and Zhu Zhuqing to their childhood forms.
• Zhu Zhuqing and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger fought after the arena barrier disappeared, and she struck it with Light Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Self Martial Soul Fusion to summon the Nether Shadow White Tiger and overpower the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• The Nether Shadow White Tiger bit through the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's neck, killing it and ending the arena battle.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to the cave with the corpse, spat out its foul-tasting blood, and grabbed the Evil Orb before it could escape into a black hole.

Zhu Zhuqing sealed the Evil Orb and began absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun provoked Meng Yiran at a restaurant, and Chao Tianxiang confronted the Shrek group with her Soul Emperor power.

• Zhu Zhuqing wrapped the Evil Orb in Extreme Light and Extreme Darkness soul power, placed it in a jade box, and stored it away.
• Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Ring and destroyed its remaining spiritual remnant as the powerful soul energy tempered her body.
• Meng Yiran and Chao Tianxiang arrived at a restaurant while Meng Shu stayed behind in the Star Dou Great Forest to hold off the Light Phoenix Sparrow.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai leered at Meng Yiran and made increasingly crude remarks, while Oscar sensed trouble and moved away.
• Chao Tianxiang summoned her six Soul Rings and pressed the Shrek group with the soul pressure of a level-67 Soul Emperor.

Zhao Wuji’s arrogant attack on Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran was interrupted by Meng Shu, whose arrival left the Shrek group facing the furious Dragon Duke. Zhao Wuji recognized the danger and greeted Meng Shu as Senior Dragon Duke.

• Ma Hongjun provoked Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran, and Meng Yiran attacked him before Dai Mubai blocked her strike.
• Zhao Wuji confronted Chao Tianxiang, boasted of Shrek Academy’s power, and then tried to strike her as she left with Meng Yiran.
• Meng Shu’s Dragon Head Cane stopped Zhao Wuji’s Great Strength Vajra Palm, and Meng Shu arrived to protect Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran.
• Meng Shu summoned eight Soul Rings and pressured the Shrek group as Xiao Wu hid beneath a table.
• Zhao Wuji greeted Meng Shu as Senior Dragon Duke, realizing he had provoked a formidable opponent.

Meng Shu confronted Zhao Wuji and the Shrek students for bullying his family, while Ning Rongrong tried to protect them and was slapped aside. He crippled Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, then let the rest of the Shrek group flee.

• Meng Shu rejected Ning Rongrong's plea to protect the Shrek group, and Ning Rongrong defiantly invoked her grandfathers and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Meng Shu slapped Ning Rongrong away, took her Seven Treasures Token, and demanded that Zhao Wuji offer the arm he had used to ambush Meng Shu's wife.
• Zhao Wuji offered his right arm, and Meng Shu destroyed it with his Dragon Head Cane.
• Tang San moved Xiao Wu to the back of the group as Meng Shu sent dragon phantoms into Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, crippling them.
• Meng Shu ordered Zhao Wuji and the Shrek group to leave, and Zhao Wuji hurried away with the survivors.

After fleeing Meng Shu, the Shrek group considered how to restore their severed limbs and agreed to hunt a Soul Beast for Oscar’s third Soul Ring before returning home. They headed back into the Star Dou Great Forest, while the author asked readers whether Zhu Zhuqing should target only Tang Hao or also destroy the Clear Sky Sect.

• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others fled with Zhao Wuji until they had put roughly ten kilometers between themselves and Meng Shu.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai discovered that their injuries had left them castrated, while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong blamed them for causing trouble.
• Tang San proposed that Oscar hunt a Soul Beast whose traits could let his sausages regenerate severed limbs, and Oscar agreed to use a Soul Ring slot for that purpose.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun urged Zhao Wuji to prioritize Oscar’s Soul Ring so they could recover, and Zhao Wuji agreed.
• The Shrek group returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Beast for Oscar.
• The author asked readers whether Zhu Zhuqing should kill Tang Hao alone or also wipe out the Clear Sky Sect, including Tang Yuehua.

After absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Ring, Zhu Zhuqing reached Level 53 and gained the Life-Death Arena skill. She then condensed two opposing Soul Cores in her Dantian, creating a self-sustaining method of cultivation.

• Zhu Zhuqing reached Level 53 and discovered that her fifth Soul Skill, Life-Death Arena, could trap an opponent in a sealed duel and let the victor claim an item from the loser.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided to keep Life-Death Arena in reserve for emergencies and lamented that her Soul Power now advanced extremely slowly.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Holy Light White Tiger and Nether Shadow Spirit Cat Martial Souls to compress Light and Dark Soul Power and condense two Soul Cores.
• Zhu Zhuqing made the Soul Cores chase each other in a circle, forming a Yin Yang Diagram that drew in and refined surrounding Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing found that the spinning Soul Cores cultivated automatically and celebrated completing the method after eight years of effort.

Zhu Zhuqing emerged stronger after forming her Soul Core and flew toward Shrek Academy, planning to take Tang San’s External Soul Bone for safekeeping. In the Star Dou Great Forest, the Titan Giant Ape approached Shrek’s camp as Tang Hao watched from hiding, leaving Zhao Wuji sensing a tremendous force.

• Zhu Zhuqing masked the Soul Power flowing into her and emerged from the cave after completing her cultivation breakthrough.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided not to search for Tang San and instead flew toward Suotuo City, intending to take his External Soul Bone later.
• Tang San’s group obtained a Crystal Salamander for Oscar, whose new Soul Skill could regenerate severed limbs, and Ma Hongjun was chosen to recover first.
• Tang San’s Soul Power broke through, so the group stayed in the forest to hunt a Soul Beast for him.
• Tang Hao saw the Titan Giant Ape approaching Xiao Wu and hid without intervening, while Zhao Wuji sensed a force that made the earth tremble.

After becoming a Titled Douluo, Zhu Zhuqing visited Dugu Bo to repay him for the medicinal herbs she had taken from his garden. Dugu Bo welcomed her and asked how she planned to return the favor, leaving the answer unresolved.

• Dugu Bo sensed a powerful Soul Power approaching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and prepared to face the newcomer.
• Zhu Zhuqing arrived, explained that she had come to repay a favor, and revealed that she had taken three herbs from Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden.
• Dugu Bo realized the herbs had helped Zhu Zhuqing reach Titled Douluo rank and warmly invited her inside.
• Zhu Zhuqing dissolved the poison mist with her Martial Soul’s radiance as Dugu Bo led her to his residence.
• Dugu Bo asked Zhu Zhuqing how she intended to repay him.

Zhu Zhuqing told Dugu Bo she could resolve the deadly poison afflicting him and explained two treatment methods using rare Immortal Grade Herbs and a Soul Bone. Dugu Bo learned that he and Dugu Yan could both survive, though the remedies would only be available to the two of them.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she had a way to treat Dugu Bo's poison, and Dugu Bo asked her to save him.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Dugu Bo or Dugu Yan could consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot to become immune to poison, ice, and fire.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned that only one set of those rare herbs existed and that another would take at least ten thousand years to grow.
• Zhu Zhuqing described forcing the poison into a Soul Bone, then consuming Aromatic Silk Beauty to suppress the poison and prevent it from erupting.
• Dugu Bo accepted that the rare-herb treatments could save both him and Dugu Yan, though no one else in the Jade Phosphor Family could use them.

Zhu Zhuqing explained that Dugu Bo’s Inner Core could store the excess Jade Phosphor Poison and offered him a method to condense Inner Cores. Dugu Bo swore that the Jade Phosphor Clan would keep the method secret, leaving Zhu Zhuqing with his promise of three favors.

• Dugu Bo believed Zhu Zhuqing genuinely wanted to save him and offered her three favors for a complete solution to his clan’s poison problem.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent’s poison overwhelmed its Martial Soul and said Dugu Bo’s Inner Core could serve as a venom gland.
• Dugu Bo admitted he did not know how he had condensed his Inner Core, and Zhu Zhuqing told him she had a method to teach him.
• Dugu Bo promised in the name of Jade Phosphor to restrain his clan and prevent the Inner Core method from spreading.

Zhu Zhuqing traded two of Dugu Bo’s conditions for Immortal Grade Herbs and agreed to watch over Dugu Yan while Dugu Bo refined his poison. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s External Soul Bone, and Tang Hao grew convinced his son was destined for greatness.

• Zhu Zhuqing exchanged two of Dugu Bo’s conditions for the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch and several Immortal Grade Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo declined to use the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot on Dugu Yan, then asked Zhu Zhuqing to watch over his granddaughter while he refined the herbs and expelled his toxins.
• Dugu Bo gave Zhu Zhuqing a letter and a Jade Phosphor Clan token for Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing departed toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
• After the Titan Giant Ape took Xiao Wu, Tang San pursued it, killed a Man Faced Demon Spider, and absorbed the External Soul Bone that became the Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang Hao saw Tang San’s new Eight Spider Lances and decided his son was favored by destiny, while fearing Zhu Zhuqing might attack him.

Ye Lingling displayed her combat growth by unleashing her grandfather's Nine Tang Return-to-Dust Cannon, then reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, who had come to deliver something to Dugu Yan. Ye Lingling led Zhu Zhuqing to Dugu Yan's room and knocked on the door.

• Ye Lingling practiced Rasengan and fired the powerful Nine Tang Return-to-Dust Cannon at the waterfall, exhausting her Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing appeared and praised Ye Lingling, who excitedly greeted her after a long separation.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that she wanted to find Dugu Yan to deliver something from Dugu Bo, and Ye Lingling offered to take her there.
• Ye Lingling asked Zhu Zhuqing to meet her mother, but Zhu Zhuqing declined.
• Ye Lingling brought Zhu Zhuqing to Dugu Yan's room and gently knocked on the door.

Zhu Zhuqing delivered Dugu Bo’s letter to Dugu Yan, revealing that she had Titled Douluo-level combat power and that Dugu Bo planned to enter seclusion to break through to Level 92. Zhu Zhuqing agreed to travel with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s team while Dugu Bo was away.

• Ye Lingling brought Zhu Zhuqing to Dugu Yan, who accepted a letter bearing Dugu Bo’s mark.
• Dugu Yan read that Zhu Zhuqing was powerful enough to earn Dugu Bo’s trust, then bowed to her as “Your Excellency,” shocking Ye Lingling.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that Dugu Bo was preparing to break through to Level 92 and would enter life-or-death seclusion.
• Dugu Yan explained that her team would soon leave Heaven Dou City for spirit fighting training and asked Zhu Zhuqing to help protect her grandfather’s interests.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to travel with the team, treating the trip as a vacation.

Zhu Zhuqing joined the Heaven Dou Royal Team’s training squad and spent two months traveling separately while the team fought in major cities. When Xue Xing tried to seize her, she revealed overwhelming power and crushed his knight squad beneath a single attack, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Zhu Zhuqing joined Qin Ming’s Heaven Dou Royal Team training squad as a consultant and received Dugu Bo’s authorization for top-level treatment.
• For two months, Zhu Zhuqing traveled separately while the team fought in two cities, and Heaven Dou officials discreetly questioned Dugu Yan about Dugu Bo’s disappearance.
• Xue Xing spotted Zhu Zhuqing and ordered his Royal Guards to bring her to his carriage, while Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng arrived as the crowd gathered.
• Dugu Yan stopped Yu Tianheng from intervening, confident Zhu Zhuqing could handle Xue Xing herself.
• Zhu Zhuqing unleashed her Shining Eternity power, pinned the Soul Douluo Knight Captain and his squad beneath a White Tiger claw, and shook the street with the impact.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed overwhelming power by killing a Soul Douluo with one slap, then used a solar-energy attack against Prince Xue Xing after he threatened her. The flare struck his carriage and exploded in brilliant white light, leaving his fate unclear.

• Zhu Zhuqing killed a top-tier Soul Douluo with a single slap, stunning the crowd and revealing herself as a Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Yan told Yu Tianheng that Zhu Zhuqing was her grandfather’s friend and said she likely became a Titled Douluo before age thirty.
• Yu Tianheng admired Zhu Zhuqing and abandoned his romantic hopes, while Xue Xing recognized the danger of having offended her and wet himself in fear.
• Zhu Zhuqing gathered surrounding solar energy into a miniature sun and fired it at Xue Xing’s carriage as the Royal Knights fled.
• The flare expanded to the size of the carriage and exploded, filling the scene with brilliant white light.

Dugu Bo emerged from seclusion and intervened to save Xue Xing from Zhu Zhuqing’s attack, only to be badly struck when his shield failed. After learning what Xue Xing had done, Dugu Bo acknowledged that he had repaid his debt and let Zhu Zhuqing decide his fate.

• Dugu Bo reached Level 93 after refining his poison and Immortal Grade Herbs, then hurried to find Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo shielded Xue Xing from Zhu Zhuqing’s explosive attack, but her strike shattered his defense and sent him crashing into the city gate.
• Dugu Yan rushed to Dugu Bo and confirmed he was injured but alive.
• Zhu Zhuqing approached Dugu Bo with blades in hand and demanded to know why he had repaid her this way.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Xue Xing had ordered his Knight Captain to seize Zhu Zhuqing despite her warning.
• Dugu Bo apologized to Zhu Zhuqing, said he had repaid the life debt he owed Xue Xing, and allowed her to do as she wished.

Zhu Zhuqing spared Prince Xue Xing but left him grievously mutilated after he harassed her. Dugu Bo ended his ties with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and followed Zhu Zhuqing, while Xue Xing realized the empire had lost its Titled Douluo and fainted.

• Dugu Bo pleaded with Zhu Zhuqing to spare Xue Xing’s life, and she decided to leave him alive rather than kill him.
• Zhu Zhuqing cut off most of Xue Xing’s lower body and his right arm, then left for her inn.
• Dugu Bo treated Xue Xing’s wounds, returned the Heaven Dou Empire’s Enfeoffment Token and Prince Token, and declared their bond ended.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan followed Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Bo worried that she might punish him for angering her.
• Xue Xing feared the empire would fall into chaos without Dugu Bo’s protection, then spat blood and fainted.

Zhu Zhuqing prepared to return to the Star Luo Empire, but Dugu Bo tried to apologize for stopping her from killing Xue Xing. She demanded that he fight her at full strength to help her adapt to battling powerful Soul Masters, and they began their duel in the sky.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Dugu Bo she was heading home and refused to forgive him for interfering when she tried to kill Xue Xing.
• Dugu Bo offered Zhu Zhuqing another favor, and she asked him to fight her with everything he had.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that she would not use her Eternal Form, then revealed her Dark Element martial soul and used a clone to protect Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo announced himself as a Level 93 Control System Titled Douluo, and Zhu Zhuqing presented herself as a Level 91 Agility System Titled Douluo.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Bo rose into the sky as their Soul Power drew clouds over the area.

Zhu Zhuqing sparred with Dugu Bo to test her control and combat abilities against a Titled Douluo, pushing him to use his signature poison. She unleashed her self-created Soul Skill, Dark Night Descent, plunging the battlefield into darkness.

• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Dugu Bo with Dark Energy claws, but he reacted with a whip kick and sent her flying.
• Dugu Bo used Jade Phosphorous Fangs, but Zhu Zhuqing caught the giant snake head by its fangs and resisted its bite.
• Dugu Bo formed a second snake head, forcing Zhu Zhuqing to retreat and vanish from his sight.
• Zhu Zhuqing urged Dugu Bo to use his poison and promised to get serious, while he warned her to report any poisoning immediately.
• Dugu Bo released three kinds of poison and summoned three enormous venomous snakes around himself.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her self-created Soul Skill, Dark Night Descent, and spread darkness across the battlefield.

Zhu Zhuqing fought Dugu Bo, using her Dark Domain to withstand his poison techniques before their spar ended without a decisive victor. She departed after advising him to seek a Soul Bone to treat Dugu Yan’s poison, while Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan reconciled and discussed her plans to remain at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s Dark Domain suppressed Dugu Bo’s poison and Soul Power, and he used his Martial Soul Avatar and Jade Phosphor Daze Light to counterattack.
• Clone Number One stopped an emerald ray from reaching Dugu Yan while she watched the battle from outside the Dark Domain.
• After ten minutes, Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Bo ended their spar, and Dugu Bo admitted that he had failed to suppress her.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dugu Bo she was from the Star Luo Zhu Family but stayed out of politics, then advised him to find an External Soul Bone or right arm bone to treat Dugu Yan’s poison.
• After Zhu Zhuqing left, Dugu Bo revealed his bruises and told Dugu Yan to respect the strong and avoid bullying ordinary people.
• Dugu Yan chose to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy until the Soul Master Tournament, while Dugu Bo promised to explain Zhu Zhuqing’s remarks about poison later.