Chapter Summaries

Tang San's fear of the scarlet eyes in his shadow drove him unconscious, while Shrek began the tournament without him. Xiao Wu defeated five Barak students before their captain overwhelmed her, and Tang San woke two days after the tournament began.

• Tang San attacked the scarlet eyes in his shadow with hidden weapons and a Soul Bone skill, but neither worked, and he fainted in terror.
• Zhu Zhuqing and the black Soul Ring watched Tang San collapse, while Tang Hao's consciousness returned to unbearable torture.
• Yu Xiaogang left the unconscious Tang San behind and led Shrek Academy into its opening elimination match against Barak Academy.
• Xiao Wu, enraged by worry for Tang San and Barak's taunts, seriously injured five opponents before Barak's captain defeated her and forfeited the match.
• A crack appeared in the Blue Sachet at Xiao Wu's waist, and Tang San woke on the second day of the tournament.

Tang San woke in terror after Zhu Zhuqing’s curse appeared in his shadow, then told Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong that it threatened to kill him when the tournament ended. The teachers learned how he had been exposed and faced the fact that they might be unable to save him.

• Tang San woke, saw scarlet eyes in his shadow, and watched them disappear when Xiao Wu and the others entered.
• Tang San sent Xiao Wu and the students away so he could speak privately with Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong.
• Flender drove the curious Shrek students away, and Liu Erlong shielded the room from eavesdroppers.
• Tang San told the teachers that Zhu Zhuqing had discovered him at the Star Luo Resting Area and cursed his shadow, threatening to take his life after the tournament.
• Tang San explained his background and actions, leaving Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong in despair over their inability to oppose Zhu Zhuqing.

Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong discovered that Zhu Zhuqing had placed a terrifying curse in Tang San’s shadow and realized they could not oppose her by force. Yu Xiaogang decided their only hope was to beg Zhu Zhuqing to spare Tang San, who agreed to endure the humiliation because he wanted to live.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to reveal the curse, and scarlet eyes opened in Tang San’s shadow, terrifying Flender and Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang covered Tang San’s eyes, making the scarlet eyes disappear and freeing Flender and Liu Erlong from their fear.
• Flender warned that removing the curse would not save Tang San from Zhu Zhuqing, who could kill them all if she chose.
• Yu Xiaogang concluded that they had to beg Zhu Zhuqing for mercy and looked toward the Star Luo Resting Area.
• Tang San understood that begging was his only chance and resolved to endure the humiliation so he could stay alive.

Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong brought Tang San to the Star Luo Team’s quarters to apologize and ask to see Zhu Zhuqing, but the Star Luo Team and gathered spectators rejected and humiliated them. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang ordering Tang San to kneel.

• Flender tried to explain that Tang San had come to apologize, but Xu Duoyu refused to help them meet Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuyun mocked Flender, and the crowd realized Tang San and his companions had offended the empress.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s pressure forced Yu Xiaogang to his knees, and Liu Erlong pulled him back up.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun unleashed their combined White Tiger aura, driving Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Flender away from the doorway.
• The spectators sided with the Star Luo Team and shouted for the Shrek members to leave.
• Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth and told Tang San to kneel.

Yu Xiaogang forced Tang San to kneel and begged Zhu Zhuqing to spare his life, but she did not appear. After Dugu Yan revealed Tang San’s crimes and his ties to Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect, the crowd turned against him and abruptly interrupted his descent into Blackening.

• Yu Xiaogang kicked Tang San down to his knees and told him to endure the humiliation so he could live.
• Yu Xiaogang bowed toward Zhu Zhuqing’s private room and pleaded for her to spare Tang San, but she did not respond.
• The spectators mocked Yu Xiaogang and demanded that he leave without expecting to meet the Empress.
• Dugu Yan warned Yu Xiaogang and explained that Tang San had tried to poison the Star Luo Royal Team and was Tang Hao’s son.
• The crowd learned Tang San was the Clear Sky Sect’s surviving heir and turned their hatred toward him, causing him to withdraw from the process of Blackening.

Tang San was immobilized and brutally beaten by Star Luo soul masters while Flender and Liu Erlong were unable to intervene. After returning to the hotel, Tang San hid his hatred from Xiao Wu, and black energy began transforming his Blue Silver Grass as he lay alone.

• Zhu Zhuyun ordered the gathered soul masters not to kill Tang San, and Star Luo students restrained and beat him while Flender and Liu Erlong were held back.
• Tang San was thrown out of the Star Luo Resting Area, and Flender carried him back to the hotel for treatment.
• Jiang Zhu healed some of Tang San’s injuries while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Jiang Zhu worried over him.
• Tang San persuaded Xiao Wu to leave so he could rest, and she promised to keep their tournament place until he recovered.
• Alone, Tang San’s hatred grew, black energy spread through his Mysterious Heaven Skill and Blue Silver Grass, and dark vines wrapped him in a cocoon.

Ning Rongrong abandoned her request for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to protect Tang San after Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin warned her of Zhu Zhuqing’s power. At Pope’s Palace, Bibi Dong realized Tang San was her enemy and that Yu Xiaogang had raised him, while Xiao Wu found Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass transformed and spreading beyond his room.

• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to shelter Tang San, but they warned her that Zhu Zhuqing could destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong stopped asking the sect to protect Tang San, returned to Shrek Academy for the tournament, and decided to leave afterward.
• Bibi Dong learned Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and the Clear Sky Sect’s successor, inferred that he possessed Twin Martial Souls, and blamed Yu Xiaogang for nurturing her enemy.
• Xiao Wu found Tang San’s room filled with black-and-blue Blue Silver Grass vines and ran to fetch Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek group gathered outside as Tang San’s transformed Blue Silver Grass began spreading beyond the room.

Tang San’s evolving Blue Silver Grass attacked Yu Xiaogang, but Liu Erlong rescued him as Yu Xiaogang claimed credit for the mutation and promised to help Ma Hongjun. Inside Tang San’s Sea of Consciousness, the Blue Silver King appeared, mistaking his mixed aura for that of its own kind.

• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass wrapped Yu Xiaogang in spiked vines and began draining his blood, but Liu Erlong drove the vines back with her flames and rescued him.
• Yu Xiaogang told the onlookers that Tang San’s Martial Soul was evolving and credited his own guidance and Tang San’s absorbed Soul Rings.
• Ma Hongjun asked Yu Xiaogang to help his Martial Soul evolve, and Yu Xiaogang promised to assist him.
• The Blue Silver King followed the aura of Blue Silver Grass to Tang San’s Sea of Consciousness and questioned why the human before it had such a mixed aura.

Inside Tang San’s Spirit World, the Blue Silver King revealed that Tang San was the son of the previous Blue Silver Emperor and had once been heir to her position. Tang San realized Yu Xiaogang’s advice to absorb animal Soul Rings had cost him that inheritance, and he expelled the Blue Silver King from his Spirit World in anger.

• The Blue Silver King appeared in Tang San’s Spirit World and sensed the Blue Silver Emperor’s bloodline within him.
• The Blue Silver King explained that Tang San’s mother had been the previous Blue Silver Emperor and that Tang San could have inherited her position if his bloodline had not been mixed.
• Tang San connected his mixed bloodline to the animal Soul Rings Yu Xiaogang had told him to absorb.
• Tang San cried out at Yu Xiaogang for making him lose his mother’s imperial throne.
• Tang San’s darkness forced the Blue Silver Grass and the Blue Silver King’s connection out of his Spirit World.

Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass evolved into the Blue Silver King, and he used his spiritual power to manipulate Yu Xiaogang into seeking help for his impending execution. Yu Xiaogang rushed off to beg Bibi Dong or his father, leaving Tang San’s survival dependent on his plan.

• The Blue Silver Grass retracted as its evolution ended, and Xiao Wu rushed into Tang San’s room to check on him.
• Xiao Wu confronted Tang San for hiding Zhu Zhuqing’s death sentence from her, and Tang San apologized.
• Tang San awoke with a transformed appearance and revealed that his Martial Soul had evolved into the Blue Silver King, more than tripling its strength.
• Tang San concealed his hatred of Yu Xiaogang and used his spiritual power to make him believe he had to save his disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang promised to beg Bibi Dong or his father for help and hurried out of the room.

Bibi Dong refused to save Tang San, explaining that Zhu Zhuqing was too powerful for her or Spirit Hall to confront. Zhu Zhuqing appeared during Yu Xiaogang’s plea and killed him, leaving Bibi Dong alive but face-to-face with her.

• Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang for raising Tang San despite knowing his connection to the Tang Family, but Yu Xiaogang persuaded her that Tang San could become an ally against Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bibi Dong said she could not save Tang San because Zhu Zhuqing vastly outmatched her and the Worship Hall’s Titled Douluo answered to Qian Daoliu of the Qian Family.
• Zhu Zhuqing appeared behind Yu Xiaogang, who panicked and hid behind Bibi Dong.
• Zhu Zhuqing raised her hand and instantly severed Yu Xiaogang’s head while Bibi Dong stood nearby.

Zhu Zhuqing killed Yu Xiaogang after he went to Bibi Dong for help, leaving Bibi Dong consumed by grief and a vow of revenge. With Yu Xiaogang missing and his condition worsening, Tang San seized on Shrek’s upcoming match against Star Luo Royal Academy as a final gamble.

• Zhu Zhuqing beheaded Yu Xiaogang in the Pope’s Palace, and Bibi Dong trembled but did not dare fight her.
• After Zhu Zhuqing left, Bibi Dong wept over Yu Xiaogang, vowed to avenge him, and absorbed his corpse until it vanished.
• Yu Xiaogang failed to return to Shrek, and Tang San could not reach the Blue Silver King for help.
• Tang San grew increasingly desperate and attacked opponents brutally during soul battles, worsening Shrek’s reputation.
• Flender told the team that Shrek would face Star Luo Royal Academy in a team battle the next day, and Tang San decided to take one last gamble.

Shrek Academy agreed to face the Star Luo Royal Academy Team after Tang San said winning was his only chance to survive. As the match began, Yu Tianheng was stunned by Dugu Yan’s rise to Soul King and her Jade Phosphor Dragon martial soul.

• Flender turned the group’s attention toward planning for the Star Luo Royal Academy match, and Tang San insisted Shrek had to win to give him a chance to live.
• Xiao Wu joined Tang San in asking the Shrek team for help, and Ning Rongrong led everyone in pledging to fight.
• The tournament’s final rounds were scheduled, and Shrek faced the Star Luo Royal Academy Team in the afternoon match.
• Yu Tianheng called out to Dugu Yan, while Zhu Zhuyun mocked him and Tang San urged Yu Tianheng to settle their dispute through the match.
• The teams introduced themselves, and Yu Tianheng was shocked to learn Dugu Yan was a Soul King with a Jade Phosphor Dragon martial soul.
• Dai Weisi taunted Dai Mubai and Tang San before the referee announced the start of the match.

Tang San drained Soul Power from the other six Shrek members to strengthen himself, but Dai Weisi’s team broke through with Fang Rui’s Magic Mirror and unleashed the Hell White Tiger. As the fused beast charged, Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and prepared to meet it with the Falling Wind Hammer Method.

• Tang San bound Shrek’s Six Monsters with Blue Silver Vines and absorbed their Soul Power while Yu Tianheng, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai held off the Star Luo Royal Academy team.
• Fang Rui opened his Magic Mirror, letting Dai Weisi and his teammates bypass Shrek’s attacks and strike at Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Tang San’s vines.
• Tang San freed his teammates from their restraints, then used Blue Silver Grass and Parasite to impede Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan burned through Tang San’s Blue Silver Domain with Fierce Poison Flame, while Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun performed the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• After absorbing most of Shrek’s Soul Power, Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, received Ning Rongrong’s strength and speed buffs, and swung with the Falling Wind Hammer Method.

Tang San used his Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass Hidden Weapons against Dai Weisi and the Star Luo Royal Academy, but the Hell White Tiger steadily wore him down. With his only chance to survive at stake, he revealed the Tang Sect’s second-ranked technique, Bodhi Blood.

• Dai Weisi’s Hell White Tiger bit Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, disrupted his attack, and struck at him, so Xiao Wu used her Invincible Golden Body to shield him and exhausted her Soul Power.
• Tang San abandoned the Clear Sky Hammer and hurled Hidden Weapons formed from his Blue Silver Grass, but the Hell White Tiger’s White Tiger Barrier and Dugu Yan’s poison flames stopped the attacks.
• Tang San evaded the Hell White Tiger with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track while the Shrek group withdrew from the arena.
• Dugu Yan boosted the Hell White Tiger’s speed, and Dai Weisi struck Tang San to the arena’s edge after Tang San’s Soul Power declined.
• The Hell White Tiger urged Tang San to surrender, but he refused and brought a crimson drop of blood from his chest, revealing the Tang Sect technique Bodhi Blood.

Tang San used Bodhi Blood to injure Dai Weisi and threatened Zhu Zhuqing with his remaining explosions to save himself. Zhu Zhuqing dismissed his threat and prepared to kill him while Tang Hao watched from within her fifth soul ring.

• Tang San launched Bodhi Blood into the Hell White Tiger, where it struck Dai Weisi and left him unconscious.
• Zhu Zhuyun attacked Tang San and held him by the throat, but he threatened that Dai Weisi would die if she killed him.
• Zhu Zhuqing arrived and stopped Ye Lingling from treating Dai Weisi, explaining that treatment would worsen his condition.
• Tang San claimed only he could remove the Bodhi Blood threat, but Zhu Zhuqing reassured Zhu Zhuyun and refused to be blackmailed.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her fifth soul ring and formed a tiny purple speck, preparing to kill Tang San as Tang Hao watched.

Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to restore Tang San and raise his cultivation, hoping he could escape while deciding who would receive her Soul Ring. Zhu Zhuqing let the sacrifice begin, and Xiao Wu’s power immobilized everyone in the Great Soul Arena as she poured it into Tang San.

• Tang Hao’s soul body dissolved after enduring a year of torment, while Zhu Zhuqing flicked a violet particle toward Tang San.
• Xiao Wu shielded Tang San with her Invincible Golden Body, and the attack smashed them into a crater and left Xiao Wu badly injured.
• Xiao Wu offered Zhu Zhuqing her Soul Ring in exchange for Tang San’s life, then offered herself to anyone who would save him, but Zhu Zhuqing refused.
• Xiao Wu ignited the flames of sacrifice, sealing everyone’s movement across the Great Soul Arena.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San she was not human and poured her power into him, healing his injuries and rapidly raising his cultivation as she hoped he might escape.

Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to give Tang San a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, but Zhu Zhuqing stopped his attack and killed him in the Life-Death Arena. As the arena began stripping Tang San’s resources, a terrifying force descended, and Zhu Zhuqing’s black forehead scale repelled it.

• Xiao Wu turned herself into a red Soul Ring that enveloped Tang San, restoring him and raising his Soul Power to Level 49.
• Tang San tried to strike Zhu Zhuqing with his Clear Sky Hammer, but she caught it and purified the foreign Soul Power she had implanted in Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Zhuqing pulled Tang San into the Life-Death Arena and killed him, then stored the pink Soul Bone she obtained.
• The Life-Death Arena began dissolving Tang San’s corpse and extracting its resources, but a terrifying pressure swept through the arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing resisted the pressure with her fused Martial Soul Avatar Armor, and a black scale on her forehead released power that pushed it back.

The Evil God King appeared to protect Zhu Zhuqing after Asura attacked her, revealing that she was his inheritor. Asura fled with Tang San’s soul, and the Evil God King promised to deal with him while Zhu Zhuqing continued her cultivation.

• The Evil God King manifested behind Zhu Zhuqing and confronted Asura God for attacking his inheritor and violating God Realm Order.
• Asura apologized, claiming that he had acted in rage because Zhu Zhuqing had killed his chosen successor, Tang San.
• The Evil God King challenged Asura’s claim that Tang San was his inheritor, and Asura admitted he had wanted to save Tang San’s life and pass down his godhood.
• Asura tried to seize Tang San’s body, then grabbed his soul and fled when the Evil God King attacked.
• The Evil God King praised Zhu Zhuqing, promised to handle Asura’s punishment, and encouraged her to keep cultivating before departing.

Zhu Zhuqing absorbed Xiao Wu’s soul ring through the Life-Death Arena, raising the age of her fifth soul ring while Dugu Bo kept the spectators and Spirit Hall experts at bay. The chapter ended as her black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring transformed into a brilliant red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

• Zhu Zhuqing concluded that the Life-Death Arena was a divine artifact and speculated that the Asura God’s attempt to save Tang San would not succeed under the Evil God King’s scrutiny.
• The Life-Death Arena extracted Tang San’s martial souls, memories, and five soul rings, and Zhu Zhuqing focused on Xiao Wu’s red soul ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed Xiao Wu’s soul-ring energy into her fifth soul ring, while Dugu Bo blocked the arena and ordered the spectators to leave.
• Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Chen Xin left the arena, and Ning Fengzhi considered changing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s allegiance.
• Guang Ling projected Zhu Zhuqing’s situation for the worshipers, who watched as her black soul ring began transforming.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s fifth soul ring changed from black to brilliant red.