Chapter Summaries

Zhao Wuji found Dai Mubai being led along by a little dog after losing a bet to Lin An. After learning that Lin An had beaten Dai Mubai in a fight, Zhao Wuji stared at his student in disbelief.

• Zhao Wuji heard rumors about Dai Mubai’s humiliating treatment but dismissed them as unbelievable.
• Zhao Wuji saw Dai Mubai bound and following Little White, then rushed to rescue him.
• Little White pulled Dai Mubai off balance, causing Zhao Wuji’s grab to miss and making him suspect the dog was a Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong told Zhao Wuji that Lin An could decide Dai Mubai’s fate because Dai Mubai had lost a bet to him.
• Lin An explained that he had beaten Dai Mubai in a fight, and Zhao Wuji confronted Dai Mubai in disbelief.

Zhao Wuji tried to resolve Dai Mubai’s lost bet by offering to fulfill Lin An’s request, but Lin An demanded increasingly difficult Soul Beasts to eat. Zhao Wuji left the exchange unable to save face or satisfy the child’s demand for a Golden Sculpture.

• Zhao Wuji learned Dai Mubai had lost a bet to Lin An and asked what Lin An wanted in exchange for letting Dai Mubai go.
• Lin An asked Zhao Wuji to catch a Golden Sculpture for him to eat, but Zhao Wuji admitted he could not capture one.
• When Zhao Wuji asked Lin An to choose another condition, Lin An requested a Great Strength Vajra Bear instead.
• Zhao Wuji offered to catch Lin An something else in the Star Dou Great Forest, but Lin An teased him for being too weak to catch a Golden Sculpture.
• Lin An repeated his demand, saying his sister could make delicious roasted wings, while Zhao Wuji looked speechlessly at the sky.

Zhao Wuji escorted Bibi Dong, Lin An, and the others to Shrek Academy and tried to recruit Lin An by boasting about its standards. Lin An agreed that a teacher had to be stronger than him, leaving Zhao Wuji excited by the prospect of recruiting him.

• Zhao Wuji invited the group to Shrek Academy and led them there while Bibi Dong spoke with Lin Ning and Lin An walked with Little White and Dai Mubai.
• Lin An asked whether Shrek Academy was powerful, and Zhao Wuji explained its monster-themed name and strict admission standards.
• Lin An asked whether Dai Mubai was considered a genius, so Zhao Wuji called him a back-door admission, upsetting Dai Mubai.
• Zhao Wuji offered Lin An free tuition and the academy's best teachers, and Bibi Dong told Lin An to decide for himself.
• Lin An said he would need a teacher stronger than him, explaining that Village Chief Grandpa could suppress him without using Soul Rings, and Zhao Wuji eagerly asked whether that was enough.

Lin An and Lin Ning arrived at Shrek Academy, while Qian Daoliu encouraged Qian Chenglin to keep cultivating despite the enormous gap between him and the two children. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu privately doubting that anyone could catch up to Lin Ning and Lin An, whose talents seemed godlike.

• Lin An and Lin Ning mocked Shrek Academy's shabby entrance, and Zhao Wuji left Dai Mubai to receive them while he went to notify the teachers.
• Hu Liena entered seclusion, and the Chrysanthemum Ghost Duo left Spirit City on a mission after news spread that Bibi Dong had been taken away.
• Qian Chenglin grew discouraged after hearing how far Lin Ning and Lin An had surpassed him.
• Qian Daoliu reminded Qian Chenglin that his own innate talent was exceptional and urged him to trust the god's choice and cultivate harder.
• After Qian Chenglin left, Qian Daoliu looked at the Angel's inheritance statue and privately wondered whether Lin Ning and Lin An were reincarnated gods.

Flender arrived after learning that Lin An possessed a Black Soul Ring at six years old and saw the children as Shrek Academy’s chance to attract geniuses. Lin An eagerly stepped forward to challenge Zhao Wuji, who agreed to stop if either of them called off the fight.

• Zhao Wuji brought Flender to meet Lin An, Lin Ning, and their companions.
• Flender recalled Shrek Academy’s lack of funds and students, and decided recruiting the gifted children could save the school.
• Flender offered to take on the challengers in Zhao Wuji’s place, but Lin An volunteered to fight.
• Zhao Wuji agreed to face Lin An and asked him to call out if he wanted the fight stopped.
• Lin An accepted and told Zhao Wuji to remember to call out too, while Zhao Wuji laughed and assured him he was tough.

Lin An demonstrated overwhelming strength during Zhao Wuji’s test at Shrek Academy, revealing himself to be an level eighty-eight Soul Douluo. The chapter ended with Lin An sending Zhao Wuji flying and introducing himself to the stunned onlookers.

• Flender led everyone to a clearing, where Zhao Wuji agreed to test Lin An while Dai Mubai stood nearby with Little White.
• Lin An asked Zhao Wuji to attack first, explaining that his father had taught him not to beat people to death unless they were enemies.
• Zhao Wuji’s ground-shaking attack dissipated against Lin An’s small sword, and Lin An recognized Zhao Wuji as a Soul Saint.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and charged Lin An with his second Soul Ring Skill, but Lin An stopped his bear paw with the sword.
• Lin An shook Zhao Wuji away and announced that he was a level eighty-eight Soul Douluo with the Heavenly Sword Martial Soul.

Lin An faced Zhao Wuji in a spar, claiming to be a level eighty-eight Soul Douluo and effortlessly breaking Zhao Wuji’s gravity attacks. As Zhao Wuji unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, Lin An studied the power around him and announced he had learned a new move.

• Lin An charged Zhao Wuji and remained unaffected by his gravity as Zhao Wuji escalated his attacks.
• Lin An shattered Zhao Wuji’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring attack with one sword strike, then eagerly asked him to try again.
• Zhao Wuji sought Flender’s approval and activated his Seventh Soul Ring, transforming into the Great Strength Vajra Bear and unleashing his full power.
• Lin Ning stopped Bibi Dong from intervening, assuring her that Lin An was only playing.
• Lin An studied the contracting gravity, raised his sword, and shouted, “Sword Qi World!!”

Lin An overwhelmed Zhao Wuji with a newly formed Sword Qi Space, astonishing Flender and Bibi Dong with his power and comprehension. After Flender gave up recruiting Lin An and Lin Ning, he asked Bibi Dong what it would take to get Dai Mubai back, and Lin An demanded Golden Sculpture.

• Lin An's Sword Qi Space broke through Zhao Wuji's defenses and ended their fight, leaving Zhao Wuji devastated.
• Flender realized Lin An was a six-year-old Soul Douluo who had copied and adapted Zhao Wuji's Soul Ring Skills after seeing them twice, and he abandoned his plan to recruit the children.
• Bibi Dong marveled at Lin An's comprehension, which she believed could surpass barriers that resources and ordinary cultivation talent could not overcome.
• Lin An excitedly told Bibi Dong he wanted to keep exploring Sword Qi Space, then invited Lin Ning to study it with him; Lin Ning dismissed Soul Ring Skills in favor of Sword Intent.
• Zhao Wuji lamented that he had become a toy for the children, while Flender approached Bibi Dong and asked what it would take to return Dai Mubai.
• Lin An demanded Golden Sculpture in exchange for Dai Mubai.

Flender and the others agreed to exchange a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for Dai Mubai after three years, while Flender chose not to bring Dai Mubai back immediately. He believed following Lin An and Lin Ning might give Dai Mubai a better opportunity, though Dai Mubai would have to seize it himself.

• Flender and the others signed an agreement to provide Lin An with a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in exchange for Dai Mubai’s return three years later.
• Flender promised to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest with Lin An and the others, then watched them leave with Dai Mubai.
• Zhao Wuji questioned why Flender had not immediately traded for Dai Mubai, and Flender said Dai Mubai might grow better by staying with them.
• Flender explained that Lin An’s request for a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast seemed ordinary to him because his family had a different perspective and likely treated Soul Beasts as everyday food.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji that Dai Mubai’s future depended on whether he could seize the opportunity, since Shrek’s teachers were not responsible for their students’ lives.

After leaving Suotuo City, Bibi Dong's group reached a Soul Hunting Forest, where Dai Mubai settled into his role as their errand-runner. Lin An gave him the nickname Little Dai after explaining that Little White was already the dog's name, leaving Dai Mubai resigned to his new place in the group.

• Bibi Dong's group traveled toward Luohun Village, with Dai Mubai carrying things and doing chores under the agreement Flender had made.
• The group stopped at a Soul Hunting Forest, and Dai Mubai offered to find food until Lin Ning and Lin An dismissed him as too weak to hunt safely.
• Lin Ning went hunting with Bibi Dong while Lin An set out the cooking gear, and Dai Mubai helped him arrange the bowls and utensils.
• Lin An asked Dai Mubai's name, then rejected the nickname Little White because it belonged to the dog and called him Little Dai until he paid off his debt.

Village Chief Lin An learned that Spirit Hall had issued wanted notices for Lin Ning and Lin An, and believed the children had been bullied into abducting Bibi Dong. He led most of Luohun Village’s powerful retired Soul Masters toward Spirit City to confront Qian Daoliu, while Dai Mubai found the wanted notice in town.

• The village elders read Spirit Hall’s wanted notice for Lin Ning and Lin An and grew furious, learning that the siblings had abducted Bibi Dong.
• The elders revealed their formidable strength, including five Titled Douluo, and Lin An declared that he would fight Qian Daoliu again.
• Lin An ordered one Titled Douluo and four others to remain behind, assigning the hoe-carrying elder to guard the village and Bibi Dong.
• Lin An charged toward Spirit City with the remaining elders, who released their Soul Power as they followed.
• Dai Mubai saw the wanted notice for Lin Ning and Lin An in town and was bewildered by the charge that they had abducted the Pope of Spirit Hall.

Dai Mubai brought supplies and Spirit Hall wanted posters to Lin Ning and Lin An, learning that they had been responsible for the Pope’s abduction. The siblings celebrated their wanted status while Bibi Dong reassured Dai Mubai, who stayed with them and looked forward to eating the Golden Sculpture they had caught.

• Dai Mubai realized Lin Ning and Lin An had caused the disturbance in Spirit City and decided not to report them because he liked them and feared the consequences.
• Dai Mubai delivered supplies and warned the siblings that Spirit Hall’s wanted notices would make towns dangerous for them.
• Lin Ning and Lin An enthusiastically compared the rewards on their wanted posters, while Bibi Dong told Dai Mubai Spirit Hall could not harm them.
• Lin An celebrated being wanted and said he would show his father the poster when he returned.
• Dai Mubai helped prepare the Golden Sculpture and eagerly anticipated eating it.

Dai Mubai joined Lin An, Lin Ning, and Bibi Dong on their way to Luohun Village, but eating Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast meat triggered a dangerous surge of Soul Power in him. Meanwhile, a formidable group fled the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving witnesses wondering which force they intended to confront.

• Dai Mubai asked where the group was going, and Lin An and Lin Ning told him they were returning to Luohun Village and offered to help him obtain a Soul Ring.
• Dai Mubai's Soul Power surged after he ate the meat, and he sat down to absorb it.
• Bibi Dong realized Dai Mubai was in danger and used her Soul Power to draw out what he could not absorb.
• A beast tide erupted in the Star Dou Great Forest as Soul Beasts fled from a group of more than twenty people, whose weakest members were Soul Saints.
• Witnesses saw the group leave the forest in a hurry and wondered what force they planned to confront.

Dai Mubai absorbed the roasted Roc meat and reached level twenty-eight, then learned that its immense energy had nearly killed him before Bibi Dong saved him. Bibi Dong offered to help him claim the Star Luo Empire’s throne in return for becoming a reliable partner for her children, and Dai Mubai accepted.

• Dai Mubai absorbed the Roc meat’s Soul Power and broke through five levels to reach level twenty-eight.
• Lin An told Dai Mubai that Bibi Dong had saved him from the dangerous energy in the meat, and Bibi Dong warned him to avoid powerful Soul Beast meat.
• Bibi Dong privately asked Dai Mubai whether he understood why Shrek Academy had signed the agreement, and he said he did.
• Bibi Dong offered to help Dai Mubai obtain the Star Luo Empire’s throne in exchange for being a reliable partner for her children.
• Dai Mubai agreed to Bibi Dong’s deal as the Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire.

Bibi Dong prepared escape routes for Lin Ning and Lin An while treating her alliance with Dai Mubai as a possible safeguard. Meanwhile, a powerful group from Luohun Village reached Heaven Dou City, where Xue Ye, Salas, and Ning Fengzhi learned that its members were recorded as dead Soul Masters and its leader had ties to Ning Fengzhi.

• Bibi Dong considered Dai Mubai’s choice promising, but viewed their deal as only one of several ways to protect Lin Ning and Lin An from Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong and her group set off toward Luohun Village without worrying about Spirit Hall’s wanted notice.
• The people of Luohun Village arrived openly in Heaven Dou City, intending to confront the two Spirit Halls and Qian Daoliu after Spirit Hall targeted Lin Ning and Lin An.
• Xue Ye, Salas, and Ning Fengzhi met to discuss the group approaching the Heaven Dou Empire’s capital.
• Salas revealed that Spirit Hall’s records identified every member of the group as a dead Soul Master, and said its leader wielded the Seven Kill Sword and had ties to Ning Fengzhi.

In Heaven Dou City, a mysterious swordsman with a Seven Kill Sword martial soul challenged Spirit Hall, prompting Salas to ask Ning Fengzhi to accompany him. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong took Lin An and Lin Ning shopping in Gengxin City, where they encountered Yan at the Blacksmith Association.

• Ning Fengzhi recognized the Seven Kill Sword martial soul and wondered whether its bearer could be connected to Jian Daochenxin or his missing father, Chen Jianjun.
• A weathered voice challenged Heaven Dou City's Spirit Hall master over Spirit Hall's treatment of two children, and Salas prepared to respond.
• The newcomer's soul power swept across Heaven Dou City, revealing strength of at least level 95, and Salas asked Ning Fengzhi to go with him.
• Bibi Dong brought Lin An and Lin Ning to Gengxin City, where Lin An explored the blacksmith stalls and Lin Ning compared their wares to Grandpa Lou's work.
• Yan arrived at the Blacksmith General Association and questioned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo about why the Pope wanted to win over the blacksmiths.

Yan went to the Blacksmith Association on a Spirit Hall mission, intending to pressure its members into cooperation, but his encounter with Lin An and Lin Ning shattered his composure. Lin Ning greeted Chrysanthemum Douluo, while Yan was left terrified of her.

• Yan arrived at the Blacksmith Association with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to secure its cooperation with Spirit Hall.
• Silong challenged Yan's arrogant behavior, and Yan prepared to reveal his identity.
• Lin An recognized Yan as “Three Fires,” prompting Yan to panic and insist that his name was Yan.
• Yan called Lin An a wanted criminal, but Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo ignored him because they had sided with Bibi Dong and her children.
• Lin An began showing off his wanted poster, but Lin Ning stopped him and greeted Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Yan saw Lin Ning and cried out that she was a demon.

At the Blacksmith Association in Gengxin City, Yan confronted Lin Ning and Lin An, the children who had left him with a traumatic memory. Yan avoided a fight by kneeling, but Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stopped him from leaving because they needed his help.

• Silong realized Yan and his companions were likely connected to Spirit Hall, then watched them lose their bravado when they saw Lin Ning and Lin An.
• Lin Ning recognized Yan as the boy she had beaten before and accused him of coming to trouble her little brother.
• Yan recalled his past ordeal in the Star Dou Great Forest and decided he had to face his inner demon, but immediately knelt when he remembered Lin Ning and Lin An were Soul Douluos.
• Lin An explained that he had approached Yan because he looked familiar, then greeted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Yan tried to leave, but Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo held him in place and said they needed his help.

Yan and Dai Mubai talked while staying with Bibi Dong and her children, and Dai Mubai invited Yan to join him as a nanny. Bibi Dong explained her family situation to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, then insisted she remained Spirit Hall’s Pope.

• Yan, Dai Mubai, and Little White moved aside as Bibi Dong, her children, and the two Titled Douluo took their seats at the Spirit Hotel.
• Yan told Dai Mubai he was from Spirit Hall and feared he had learned a secret that would get him killed.
• Dai Mubai introduced himself as the Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire and said he was serving as a nanny for Bibi Dong’s children.
• Dai Mubai invited Yan to join him as a nanny, and Yan stared at him in disbelief.
• Bibi Dong told Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo that the children’s father was creating his own god position.
• Bibi Dong told Ghost Douluo that he and Chrysanthemum Douluo should return to Spirit Hall and declared that she remained its Pope.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo accepted Bibi Dong’s explanation and escorted her group, including Yan, toward Luohun Village. Meanwhile, Heaven Dou Empire learned that a mysterious Peerless Douluo wielding the Seven Kill Sword had overwhelmed Salas, prompting Ning Fengzhi to seek him out and Qian Daoliu to suspect Chen Jianjun had survived.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo decided to escort Bibi Dong’s group to Luohun Village and bring Yan with them.
• Lin Ning and Lin An shared their snacks with Chrysanthemum Douluo, while Yan asked Dai Mubai about being a nanny.
• Salas, supported by Ning Fengzhi’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, reached level 95 but was defeated by a single sword strike from a Peerless Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized the attacker’s Seven Kill Sword martial soul and hurried back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek his support.
• Qian Daoliu read the report, suspected the Peerless Douluo was Chen Jianjun, and reflected on the strength of the Seven Kill Sword martial soul.