Chapter Summaries

Fang Ling concealed the true nature of his Fifth Spirit Skill while hinting to Qian Renxue that he would struggle to win the Soul Master Competition, hoping to influence the Soul Bone reward. Afterward, he encountered Yu Tianheng and Osler together and suspected they were discussing a defection.

• Fang Ling showed Qian Renxue his evolved martial soul and explained that his Fifth Spirit Skill was unstable, costly, and ineffective against ordinary Soul Power protection.
• Fang Ling told Qian Renxue he was at level fifty-three and promised to do his best in the competition despite his new skill's limitations.
• Fang Ling and Qian Renxue exchanged gifts before he left the Crown Prince's Mansion.
• Fang Ling spotted Yu Tianheng and Osler meeting at a teahouse, greeted them, and noticed Osler acting nervously.
• Yu Tianheng dismissed Fang Ling's suspicions and continued discussing matters with Osler after Fang Ling left.

Fang Ling trained for ten days and raised his fourth spirit ring to over thirty thousand years while preparing to strengthen his Head Spirit Bone. Meanwhile, Osler considered joining Shrek Academy, and Tang San fought Tai Long after Tai Long challenged him while he was exhausted.

• Fang Ling returned to the residence, found Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling cultivating under Dugu Bo's Soul Power, and trained without disturbing them.
• Over roughly ten days, Fang Ling raised his fourth spirit ring to 30,045 years and continued allocating Points to his Head Spirit Bone.
• Osler was persuaded by Yu Tianheng and began considering withdrawing from school to enter Shrek Academy.
• At Shrek Academy, Tai Long blocked Tang San and Xiao Wu after training and challenged Tang San to another fight.
• Tang San summoned his External Soul Bone and pierced Tai Long's arm with a spider spear, injecting venom.

Tang San poisoned Tai Long with his Eight Spider Lances, then secretly absorbed some of Tai Long’s life force and Soul Power, planting a dangerous temptation in his heart. At Benevolent Heart Hall, Fang Ling recognized the signs of Tang San’s attack and pointed Tai Nuo toward him.

• Tai Long activated the Iron Forging Hand, but Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances pierced through it and poisoned his hand.
• Tai Long refused to admit defeat and collapsed after trying to punch Tang San again.
• Tang San extracted the poison while absorbing some of Tai Long’s life force and Soul Power, then left with Xiao Wu.
• Tai Nuo took the weakened Tai Long to Benevolent Heart Hall, where Ye Renxin began treating him.
• Fang Ling examined Tai Long, identified the neurotoxin and depleted vitality, and suggested Tang San was responsible.

Fang Ling advanced his cultivation and techniques, then upgraded his Undead King Tiger Head Spirit Bone to a hundred thousand years, greatly strengthening his spiritual power and undead-related talents. As he considered the limits on building an undead army, a new idea about their uses came to him.

• Fang Ling left Tai Nuo to confront Tang San and returned home, reflecting that Tang San’s absorption of life force and soul power might have planted a Demonic Seed.
• Over the next month, Fang Ling’s Body Technique reached level 5, while he heard that Tang San had been badly injured by Tai Tan.
• Fang Ling raised his soul power to level fifty-four and his Scythe Technique to level 5, learning to imitate a weakened version of Cursed Blade.
• Fang Ling spent seven hundred and forty-two Points to upgrade his head spirit bone to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, increasing Soul Devour to level 9 and Dominion to Lv8.
• Fang Ling considered the obstacles to controlling fifty thousand undead, then suddenly wondered what other uses they might have.

Fang Ling concluded that his undead might provide the faith needed to follow a Death God path, and he planned to build an immense force of undead in the distant sea. He strengthened several spirit rings and focused on developing Undead Space before Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan reminded him of their promised outing.

• Fang Ling reasoned that his conscious, devoted undead could supply pure faith and resolved to seek Divine Slaughter's Domain while pursuing a Death God path.
• Fang Ling planned to hunt in the distant sea, gather countless undead, and eventually ascend to a God Position with their faith.
• Fang Ling spent Points strengthening his first five spirit rings and abilities, raising Undead Space's capacity to one thousand.
• Fang Ling considered seeking a Sixth Spirit Ring that could expand Undead Space and let it nurture new life.
• Ye Lingling arrived with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan and reminded Fang Ling to join their promised outing.

Fang Ling went with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing to visit the Heaven Dou Auction House, where his high-level bidding credential granted them easy entry. Inside, Fang Ling recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu in the auction crowd.

• Fang Ling decided to postpone upgrading his Martial Soul until his body and Soul Bones were stronger.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing dressed Fang Ling and took him sightseeing after training.
• Dugu Yan suggested the group visit the Heaven Dou Auction House, and Fang Ling agreed.
• Dugu Yan showed the auction house Dugu Bo's highest-level bidding credential, allowing the group to enter without an escort.
• Fang Ling searched the auction center with his Crimson Gold Pupils and spotted Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Fang Ling attended an auction with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing, where he noticed Tang San and Xiao Wu and sensed a hidden watcher. On the way home, Shi Nian trapped the group in a Spiritual Power illusion and moved to kill Fang Ling.

• Fang Ling recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu at the auction but chose not to investigate Tang San's unexpectedly high Soul Power.
• Fang Ling and the three women watched an enslaved woman sell at auction, and Tang San bought her; Fang Ling later purchased trinkets and jewels for his companions.
• Fang Ling sensed a hostile presence watching them as they left, then took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and led the group toward Dugu Manor.
• The group fell into a Spiritual Power illusion, and Fang Ling used his Crimson Gold Pupils to identify the illusion's threads and locate their attacker.
• An old man in white revealed himself as Shi Nian and declared that Fang Ling would disappear, while Fang Ling remained confident he could defeat him.

Fang Ling defeated and killed Shi Nian after resisting the Soul Saint’s illusion, then claimed the spirit bone Shi Nian left behind. He reassured Dugu Yan, Ling Ling, and Zhu Zhuqing that he would explain his decision about the bone after they returned.

• Fang Ling recognized that Shi Nian’s illusion was too weak to overcome his Spiritual Power and decided to take the Soul Saint’s head spirit bone.
• Shi Nian trapped Fang Ling in an illusion and tried to force him to kill himself, while Fang Ling pretended to struggle and drew closer.
• Fang Ling broke through Shi Nian’s spirit ability and killed him with his scythe, then enslaved his soul in the Undead Space.
• Fang Ling woke Dugu Yan, Ling Ling, and Zhu Zhuqing, destroyed Shi Nian’s head and corpse, and found a ten-thousand-year head spirit bone.
• Fang Ling stored the spirit bone in his Frost Snow Ring and told the three girls he would explain after they returned.

Fang Ling offered a Ten Thousand Year gemstone Head Spirit Bone as tuition to study under Sword Douluo, after convincing Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing to save their soul bones for better ones in the future. Chen Xin accepted and promised to teach Fang Ling with all his strength.

• Fang Ling told Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing not to absorb the Ten Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone because he expected better soul bones for them later.
• Fang Ling said he would use the soul bone as tuition to study under Sword Douluo.
• Fang Ling met Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and revealed that he had reached Soul Power level fifty-five.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Fang Ling and expressed disappointment that he saw Ning Rongrong only as a friend.
• Fang Ling presented Chen Xin with the Ten Thousand Year gemstone Head Spirit Bone, and Chen Xin agreed to teach him with all his strength.

Fang Ling gave Ning Rongrong a Ten Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone and began training under Chen Xin, whose rigorous instruction helped him improve his talents and reach level fifty-six. He returned home more confident in his strength and prepared to attend the competition’s opening ceremony.

• Fang Ling gave Ning Rongrong the soul bone, and she happily accepted it and thanked him.
• Fang Ling agreed to train under Chen Xin, who tested his scythe skills and asked him to call him Teacher.
• Fang Ling and Chen Xin clashed in the training ground, and Chen Xin noticed Fang Ling had a Head Spirit Bone.
• After more than seven months of training, Fang Ling reached level fifty-six and advanced his Warrior’s Will, Scythe Technique, and Body Technique.
• Fang Ling returned home and prepared to attend the competition’s opening ceremony at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Fang Ling led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team into the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, where he met the empire’s leaders and saw Shrek mocked for its uniforms. The tournament was set to begin with Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team facing Shrek Academy, while Qian Renxue asked Fang Ling about his studies at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Fang Ling led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team into the packed Great Soul Arena in their new formal uniforms.
• Emperor Xue Ye praised Fang Ling, while Dugu Bo, Salas, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin watched from the VIP Platform.
• Shrek Academy arrived in gaudy green uniforms and faced loud jeers from the crowd.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi gave speeches, and Salas arranged the draw; the first match was set as Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team versus Shrek Academy.
• Fang Ling greeted Xue Ye and the other VIPs, then sat beside Qian Renxue, who asked about his studies at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Fang Ling watched Shrek defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team and noted Tang San’s increasingly dangerous Blue Silver Grass and unusual cultivation. Three days later, he attended Shrek’s match against Elephant Armor Academy, intending to keep observing Tang San.

• Qian Renxue asked whether Fang Ling had joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and he explained that he had only paid Chen Xin for sword instruction while promising to favor the Heaven Dou Imperial Family if he joined a faction.
• Fang Ling identified Yu Tianheng and Tang San to Emperor Xue Ye, then predicted Shrek would overwhelm the second team.
• Tang San used his fourth spirit skill, Web Array, to spread poisonous Blue Silver Grass across the field, and Shrek quickly defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team.
• Fang Ling concluded that Tang San’s advancement was suspicious and decided to watch how he would fare against stronger opponents.
• On the third day, Fang Ling watched Shrek face Elephant Armor Academy and continued monitoring Tang San.

Fang Ling watched Shrek Academy face Elephant Armor Academy in the tournament, after greeting the VIP guests and discussing his cultivation. Shrek fielded its strongest lineup, but Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass failed to restrain the Diamond Mammoth team as the battle began.

• Fang Ling greeted Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Salas, Gu Rong, and Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen in the VIP seats.
• Fang Ling explained that he had come to watch other geniuses rather than train, then meditated until the match was announced.
• Shrek Academy and Elephant Armor Academy entered the central stage, with Shrek fielding Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, Osler, Jiang Zhu, and Oscar.
• Tang San opened the battle with his fourth soul skill, but Elephant Armor Academy’s Diamond Mammoth fighters tore through the Blue Silver Grass vines.
• Huyan Li mocked Tang San’s fragile Blue Silver Grass as the vines failed to pierce the team’s defenses.

Shrek struggled against Elephant Armor Academy as Tang San's Blue Silver Grass failed to restrain the Diamond Mammoth fighters. Fang Ling explained how he would defeat their formation, while he watched Tang San closely and wondered whether greater pressure would reveal more of his abilities.

• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass vines, parasitism, and toxins failed to overcome Elephant Armor Academy's defenses, so he ordered Shrek to hold the line.
• Fang Ling told Xue Ye that Shrek would win, then described how his speed and Law Breaking Blade could break Elephant Armor Academy's tightly packed formation.
• Huyan Zhen objected to Fang Ling's confidence but maintained that Elephant Armor Academy could still beat Shrek.
• Yu Tianheng fought Huyan Li with lightning, while Dai Mubai struggled against the Diamond Mammoth fighters.
• Fang Ling watched Xiao Wu and Tang San, saw no sign of Xiao Wu's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura, and considered whether Tang San needed to be injured before revealing more.

Fang Ling watched Tang San face another hard counter to Blue Silver Grass when Shrek met Blazing Academy. Blazing Academy repelled Tang San’s first attempt to break through, leaving the match ongoing.

• Fang Ling anticipated that Tang San would need to recognize Blue Silver Grass’s limitations and later face more powerful teams.
• Huyan Zhen left angrily after Elephant Armor Academy lost to Shrek despite using a Soul Bone.
• Two days later, Shrek faced Blazing Academy, whose fire-based lineup was especially effective against Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Blazing Academy’s flames burned away Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass while its team held a defensive formation and built up fire-element power.
• Tang San charged through Blazing Academy’s attacks, but Huo Wu used her Third Soul Skill, Repelling Fire Ring, to send him flying.

Blazing Academy defeated Shrek Academy with Huo Wu’s powerful Fire Dance Blazing Sun, leaving Tang San and his teammates badly burned. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong dismissing Tang San’s potential because his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass.

• Huo Wushuang and Blazing Academy’s other fighters intensified their fire-based assault while Tang San failed to get past Huo Wu’s Repelling Fire Ring.
• Fang Ling explained to Xue Ye that Blazing Academy had been gathering sparks for a decisive attack, and Huo Wu began charging her Fourth Spirit Skill.
• Huo Wu unleashed Fire Dance Blazing Sun, sending a blazing-white fireball toward Tang San and Shrek’s formation.
• The fireball badly burned Shrek’s fighters, and Blazing Academy pressed their advantage to win the match.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong praised Blazing Academy’s attack but dismissed Tang San as a recruit because he had Blue Silver Grass.

After a string of defeats against powerful academies, Tang San grew increasingly resentful of Blue Silver Grass and repeatedly considered cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer early, but Yu Xiaogang stopped him. Fang Ling observed signs that Tang San had begun becoming a Fallen Spirit Master and looked forward to Shrek’s next match against Canghui Academy.

• Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San after Blazing Academy defeated Shrek and refused to let him begin cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Fang Ling used the Crimson Gold Divine Pupil to detect impurities in Tang San’s life force and Soul Power, concluding that Tang San had entered the path of a Fallen Spirit Master.
• Shrek won comfortably against weaker opponents over the next four days, then lost to Godwind Academy despite Tang San using Blue Silver Grass to resist its wind attacks.
• Tang San again considered cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer after the defeat, but Yu Xiaogang sternly rejected the idea and persuaded him to bury the plan.
• Shrek lost helplessly to Skywater Academy’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Tang San’s resentment toward Blue Silver Grass deepened.
• Fang Ling watched expectantly as Shrek prepared to face Canghui Academy.

Canghui Academy used its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to defeat Shrek with a spiritual illusion, leaving Tang San questioning his strength and resolving to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer. The chapter ended with Tang San unconscious and newly obsessed with becoming powerful enough to overwhelm his opponents.

• Tang San dismissed Canghui Academy as a weak opponent while considering how to persuade Master to let him cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Fang Ling recognized that Canghui Academy’s seven Gem-Type Martial Souls and formation might signal a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Canghui Academy unleashed the Seven Asura Illusion Realm, trapping Shrek’s members in a spiritual illusion.
• Yu Xiaogang conceded the match, and six Shrek members collapsed unconscious while Tang San struggled to endure the attack.
• The Canghui captain mocked Tang San, who fainted and resolved to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer so he could overwhelm future opponents.

Fang Ling explained his deduction about Canghui Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and privately anticipated how his remark might push Tang San toward cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer. After waking from the match, Tang San told Yu Xiaogang he wanted to begin cultivating it, and Yu Xiaogang asked him to convince him.

• Fang Ling told Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, and Salas that he had deduced Canghui Academy’s fusion skill from the gemstone martial souls and hexagram formation, then assured Xue Ye he could defeat it with his speed.
• Flender and the others examined the recovering Shrek team and brought them back to the academy, where Tang San later woke up and lamented their loss.
• Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San, saying the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill had been beyond Shrek’s ability to overcome.
• Tang San decided to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer and asked Yu Xiaogang to speak with him alone.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Tang San’s intention and told him to find a way to convince him.

Tang San argued that he should abandon Blue Silver Grass and cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer, but Tang Hao arrived and revealed that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could undergo a second awakening. Tang Hao planned to take him for the awakening after the Preliminary Competition.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Blue Silver Grass was too weak and that cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer was his best option.
• Tang San urged Yu Xiaogang to let him cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer, arguing that his four Blue Silver Grass rings had strengthened his body enough to absorb Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Tang Hao arrived and told Tang San and Yu Xiaogang that there was no need to switch cultivation because Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could undergo a second awakening.
• Tang Hao explained that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass came from his mother, Ah Yin, and carried the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
• Tang Hao promised to take Tang San for a second awakening after the Preliminary Competition, and Tang San eagerly agreed.