Chapter Summaries

Gu You endured Bone Douluo Gu Rong’s Soul Power and aura test, then broke through the pressure with his Martial Soul Possession and impressed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s leaders. Gu Rong recognized the Pendant Gu You carried and asked who had given it to him.

• Gu You explained that Ning Rongrong could imitate Chen Xin’s swordsmanship but not Gu Rong’s Soul Skill-centered fighting style.
• Gu Rong tested Gu You with Soul Power and a cold aura, while Tang San prepared to help and Gu You asked him to stand down.
• Gu You’s Ultimate Conductor Tyranno aura resisted Gu Rong’s pressure, and he completed Martial Soul Possession after forcing himself to take a step forward.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were amazed when Gu You broke through Gu Rong’s aura blockade and thanked Gu Rong for the trial.
• Gu Rong examined the Pendant engraved with the character “Gu” and asked Gu You who had given it to him.

Gu You learned that Bone Douluo Gu Rong was his blood relative, but chose to remain loyal to the family he had made with Old Jack and his friends. After the group reunited for lunch, Gu You canceled practice and announced they would prepare for a team battle.

• Gu Rong recognized the pendant he had given his younger brother and realized Gu You was an adopted orphan who might be his last blood relative.
• Gu Rong embraced Gu You in grief, but Gu You reclaimed the pendant, thanked him, and left with Tang San.
• Gu You told Tang San that Old Jack, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Lanta were his real family, though he would repay Gu Rong for his parents’ gift of life.
• Tang San recalled Gu You’s promise to make Holy Soul Village proud and hurried to catch up with him.
• Xiao Wu and Lanta gave Gu You and Tang San lunch, while Gu Rong, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi decided to give Gu You time and later invite him to the sect.
• After lunch, Gu You canceled the afternoon’s practice and told everyone to return to the classroom to prepare for the team battle.

Gu You handed out detailed Martial Soul reports for Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Bai Chenxiang, then explained why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s speed amplification only improved movement stride frequency. The chapter left Ning Rongrong confronting the limits of her Martial Soul as Gu You began teaching the group how different factors shaped speed.

• Ning Rongrong eagerly asked Gu You whether they would join team battles, and Tang San led everyone back to the classroom.
• Gu You gave Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Bai Chenxiang their Martial Soul research reports, including Zhu Zhuqing’s strong Nether Power rating and the limitations he found in Ning Rongrong’s and Bai Chenxiang’s abilities.
• Ning Rongrong objected to the low ratings and Gu You’s claim that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was not as strong as imagined.
• Gu You explained that stride length and stride frequency affected movement speed, demonstrating the difference with Lanta, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
• Gu You told Ning Rongrong that her Speed Amplification increased stride frequency but did not improve reaction or attack speed, and suggested it should be called Stride Frequency Amplification.

Gu You evaluated Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and planned a team strategy for earning a Silver Spirit Fight Badge. He discovered that Bai Chenxiang’s Phantom could transmit what its clones saw, giving her a new role supporting the team’s field control.

• Gu You explained that Ning Rongrong’s amplification improved basic abilities but did not increase reaction speed, and suggested that this limitation could reveal new possibilities for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Gu You assigned the seven Soul Masters to pursue a Silver Spirit Fight Badge through one-on-one matches and team battles, then proposed Bai Chenxiang as a Field Control Type Soul Master.
• Gu You tested Bai Chenxiang’s First Soul Skill and found that she could receive information from a Phantom clone sent away from her.
• Gu You redefined Bai Chenxiang’s role as a Support-Controller who could send out four clones to observe the battlefield and relay information to the Main Controller.

Gu You led the Imperial Dou Class 1 students to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena for their first team battle as the Fur Hire Team, with Zhilin accompanying them to ensure their safety. After receiving a warm welcome from the arena crowd, they began their match against the Forest Team, which had won five consecutive battles.

• Gu You explained the Fur Hire Team’s formation and roles, then arranged for Education Committee Member Zhilin to accompany the students to the arena.
• At the arena, Gu You registered the team as the Fur Hire Team and met the burly man and Qingmi, captains of strong local teams who encouraged them to learn from their matches.
• Gu You assigned Xiao San as main controller, Chenxiang as auxiliary controller, and Ata to the third position before the team prepared for its match.
• Supervisor Xiong introduced the Fur Hire Team to a cheering crowd and announced that their opponent was the Forest Team from Yinyu City, which had five straight victories.
• Gu You exchanged introductions with Forest Team leader Big Bear, and Supervisor Xiong began the match countdown.

Gu You’s team overwhelmed the Forest Team in a Spirit Fight, leaving Gu You dissatisfied with how little challenge the battle offered. After Zhilin excused the team from future battles, Qian Renxue learned Gu You’s history and declared that he could not escape her.

• Gu You led his team against the Forest Team, and Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others used coordinated attacks to break through their defenses.
• Gu You defeated the Forest Team’s strongest fighters while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing eliminated the remaining opponents, forcing the fat man to surrender.
• Gu You told Tang San and Lanta that the battle had been too easy, and Zhilin decided the team no longer needed to enter team battles.
• Ning Rongrong complained that she had barely participated, then hurried away when Gu You offered to train her.
• Qian Renxue received information about Gu You from She Long and said that he could not escape her.

Gu You and Tang San accepted Xue Qinghe’s invitation to visit the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, while Gu You considered her motives and worried about Tang San’s feelings toward Spirit Hall. They arrived at Xue Qinghe’s study, where the chapter left them about to speak privately.

• Gu You corrected Ning Rongrong’s sword defense during training, and an ornate carriage carrying Crown Prince Xue Qinghe arrived.
• Xue Qinghe praised Gu You and Tang San, then invited them to the palace; Gu You accepted after seeing Tang San’s interest.
• Gu You and Tang San rode in Xue Qinghe’s carriage, where Tang San discovered its Soul Tool technology and examined it.
• Xue Qinghe asked the two to call her Big Brother Xue, and they entered the Imperial Palace through a side door.
• Xue Qinghe led Gu You and Tang San to her simply furnished study.

Xue Qinghe uncovered Gu You’s identity as the scholar Master Gu You and tried to recruit him, but Gu You revealed that he had also seen through Xue Qinghe’s disguise. Xue Qinghe removed the mask and revealed herself as a woman, then asked how Gu You had known.

• Xue Qinghe questioned Gu You and Tang San about their lives in Heaven Dou City while patiently listening to Gu You’s rambling.
• Xue Qinghe presented evidence linking Gu You to Master Gu You, and Gu You admitted that the identity was his.
• Xue Qinghe offered Gu You power, wealth, and a high position if he joined his bid to rule Heaven Dou and unify the continent.
• Gu You called Xue Qinghe the false Crown Prince, surprising Tang San and unsettling Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe removed her disguise and revealed a woman’s face, then asked Gu You how he had discovered the truth.

Gu You exposed Qian Renxue’s identity as a Spirit Hall infiltrator, then explained her takeover of Xue Qinghe’s place to Tang San. When Qian Renxue revealed that the previous Pope was her father, Tang San realized she was tied to his parents’ tragedy and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Gu You deduced that Qian Renxue belonged to Spirit Hall after she knew he had written his first article at age six, and She Long emerged as her Title Douluo guard.
• Gu You explained to Tang San that Qian Renxue had replaced the real Xue Qinghe from the start, and Tang San accepted that the person he had met was always Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue gave Tang San her real name, and Gu You asked whether she was related to the previous Pope.
• Qian Renxue said the previous Pope was her father, prompting Tang San to realize she was the daughter of the man connected to his parents’ tragedy.
• At Gu You’s urging, Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer before Qian Renxue and She Long.

Tang San learned that his mother Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor who sacrificed herself to help Tang Hao become a Title Douluo, and that Qian Xunji had sought to capture her rather than kill her. He joined Qian Renxue in seeking the person who informed Spirit Hall about Ah Yin, while Gu You hoped their alliance could help humanity challenge the gods.

• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, and Qian Renxue recognized him as Tang Hao’s son; a strand of Blue Silver Grass calmed his rising fury.
• Qian Renxue told Tang San that Qian Xunji had targeted his mother because she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, then explained that Ah Yin sacrificed herself to give Tang Hao her cultivation and Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue revealed that an unknown informant had tipped off Spirit Hall about Ah Yin, and Gu You promised to support Tang San whatever he chose.
• Gu You explained that he had risked bringing Tang San and Qian Renxue together to prevent a lasting divide between them and to advance his plans for humanity.
• Tang San accepted Qian Renxue’s offer of cooperation on the condition that she help identify the informant, and they clasped hands to seal their agreement.

The chapter showed Qian Renxue’s Martial Soul awakening and the painful distance between her and her parents. Six years later, she left Spirit City for Heaven Dou, determined to earn Bibi Dong’s recognition.

• Sera woke Qian Renxue for her Martial Soul Awakening ceremony.
• Qian Renxue awakened a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and displayed Innate Level 20 Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue sought her parents’ approval, but her father looked at her with rejection while her mother showed hidden tenderness.
• Six years later, Qian Renxue told Sera she was going to Heaven Dou to earn Bibi Dong’s recognition.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Gu You showed Tang San a record of another human and Soul Beast romance ending in tragedy and argued that they should prevent such events from recurring. Tang San accepted Gu You’s goal of finding a way for humans to advance without relying on Soul Beasts for Soul Rings and Spirit Bones.

• Gu You told Tang San that their next goal was to prevent future tragedies like the one that had befallen Tang Hao and Ah Yin.
• Gu You found an ancient book titled Beautiful White Snake Falls for Me and gave it to Tang San to read.
• The book recounted how Tang Fahai exposed Bai Su as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, deceived Xu Renshan, and later killed Bai Su for her Soul Ring and Spirit Bone.
• Gu You asked Tang San whether such tragedies could have been prevented if Soul Masters had another way to advance.
• Tang San agreed to help Gu You find a way to end the cycle of tragedy between humans and Soul Beasts.

The Imperial Dou Team defeated the Mad Team and followed Qin Ming to the humble village where Shrek Academy stood. Qin Ming explained Shrek’s demanding admission tests, leaving the team astonished by the standards of the academy that had trained him.

• The Imperial Dou Team defeated the Mad Team, and Qin Ming warned Yu Feng to stop sneaking out at night before announcing their visit to Shrek Academy.
• On the journey south, Yu Feng suggested that he and Yu Tianheng would take back control of the team, but Osler and the Shi Mo brothers overheard him.
• Meng Yiran and Ye Lingling discussed their training before Qin Ming led the team to Shrek Academy, which stood inside an ordinary village.
• Qin Ming told the team that he had graduated from Shrek Academy and explained its first three admission tests and the Soul Power exception for skipping them.
• Qin Ming revealed that Shrek Academy’s fourth test was actual combat.

Qin Ming brought the Imperial Dou Team to Shrek Academy, where he reunited with Flender, Zhao Wuji, and his former teachers. He introduced the team to Grandmaster, and Yu Tianheng recognized him as his long-lost second uncle, Yu Xiaogang.

• Qin Ming told the Imperial Dou Team about Shrek Academy’s demanding entrance tests and learned that its teachers were Soul Emperors and its dean was a Soul Saint.
• Qin Ming reunited with Flender, Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, Lu Qibin, and Li Yusong at the academy’s training field.
• Flender introduced the newcomer as Grandmaster, and Qin Ming respectfully greeted Yu Xiaogang.
• Flender praised Qin Ming’s achievements and Qin Ming introduced the Imperial Dou Team, including acting captain Meng Yiran and acting vice-captain Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Yu Tianheng, who realized that Grandmaster was his long-lost second uncle.

Yu Xiaogang refused Yu Tianheng’s invitation to return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, then introduced Shrek’s students as Flender considered retiring. Qin Ming invited the Shrek teachers and students to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Yu Xiaogang agreed on strict conditions, proposing a match to prove their worth.

• Yu Tianheng asked Yu Xiaogang to return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, but Yu Xiaogang refused because he believed the clan would never accept him.
• Yu Xiaogang introduced Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, while Flender explained their abilities and said Shrek Academy would close after they graduated.
• Flender admitted he was ready to retire, and Qin Ming invited the teachers to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy so they could spend their later years in comfort.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy only if Shrek kept its name, received a tournament team slot, and chose its own students and leaders.
• Qin Ming said the academy’s Three Education Committee Members would need to approve Yu Xiaogang’s conditions, so Yu Xiaogang proposed a match between three Shrek students and three Imperial Dou Team members.
• Qin Ming selected Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Ye Lingling to face Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.

Yu Xiaogang arranged a three-on-three Spirit Fight Arena match between Shrek’s trio and the Imperial Dou Team, while Meng Yiran directed the Imperial Dou side. As the battle began, Oscar’s attribute-enhancing sausages helped Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun contend with Yu Tianheng and Yu Feng, and the chapter left the fight ongoing.

• Yu Xiaogang chose a three-on-three match under Spirit Fight Arena rules, and Qin Ming’s students gathered around Meng Yiran for her tactical instructions.
• Flender started the match, and Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar activated their abilities while Yu Tianheng and Yu Feng took to the field.
• A flashback showed Gu You advising Yu Tianheng to favor ranged attacks before full-body Dragon Transformation, then demonstrating that Yu Tianheng’s left arm was more vulnerable than his Dragon Arm.
• Dai Mubai used Oscar’s sausages and White Tiger abilities to withstand Yu Tianheng’s Thunderbolt Dragon Claw, while Yu Feng’s wind slowed him and suppressed Ma Hongjun’s flames.
• Ma Hongjun countered Yu Feng with enhanced flames, and Meng Yiran praised Oscar’s ability to grant and strengthen Fire Attribute as Yu Xiaogang watched with satisfaction.

Yu Tianheng used tactics and his Thunderbolt Dragon Claw to defeat Dai Mubai after Oscar’s stacking sausages intensified Dai Mubai’s flames beyond what he could endure. Yu Xiaogang conceded the match to Qin Ming and asked for treatment, then asserted that Shrek’s students qualified to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Yu Tianheng used Thunderbolt Protection and his Thunderbolt Dragon Claw to evade Dai Mubai’s attacks and wound him.
• Oscar’s sausages stacked their effects, strengthening Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun’s flames, while Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng’s injuries.
• Yu Tianheng defended against Dai Mubai until the stacked effects weakened him, then unleashed Thunderbolt Fury and defeated him with Thunder Dragon Thunderbolt.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped the fight and conceded after Yu Tianheng collapsed and Ma Hongjun remained engaged with Yu Feng.
• Ye Lingling and Shao Xin treated the fighters, and Yu Xiaogang asked Qin Ming whether Shrek’s students qualified to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Qin Ming decided to recommend Shrek’s Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Yu Tianheng and his teammates discussed the Shrek trio’s poor battle awareness. Gu You then showed Tang San his research logs on Soul Rings and Spirit Bones and began explaining his findings about Soul Rings.

• Qin Ming praised Oscar’s sausage-throwing support skill, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed the trio’s prospects at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Qin Ming told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that he would report the assessment to the Three Education Committee Members and arrange for Shrek to travel to Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yan checked Yu Tianheng’s injuries, and Yu Tianheng told his teammates that he had developed his Self-Created Soul Skill after Gu You’s advice.
• Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Meng Yiran concluded that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had failed to notice openings to attack Ye Lingling, revealing their weak battle awareness.
• Qin Ming arranged for the group to return to Suotuo City and travel to Heaven Dou City the next morning.
• Gu You handed Tang San research logs on Soul Rings and Spirit Bones, then began explaining his Soul Ring research and showed Tang San an experimental result.

Gu You explained how Soul Rings could alter Soul Power and tested Tang San’s ability to heal using Soul Power alone. Tang San read Gu You’s secret theory that Soul Rings might work like Soul Tool Arrays, leaving Gu You to argue that the two systems had the same structure.

• Gu You explained that Tang San’s Soul Power carried Blue Silver Grass’s life force and that his own Soul Power had gained a Lightning Attribute from his Third Soul Ring.
• Gu You cut his arm, and Tang San used Soul Power without a Soul Skill or Martial Soul to slowly heal the wound.
• Tang San read Gu You’s confidential conjecture that Soul Rings contained cores like Soul Tool Arrays and might allow Artificial Soul Rings with fixed Soul Skills.
• Tang San asked whether anyone else had seen the book, and Gu You assured him that even Lanta did not know its contents.
• Gu You drew diagrams comparing the Soul Ring and Soul Tool processes and declared that their structures were exactly the same.

Gu You explained his theories about replacing Soul Rings and Spirit Bones with artificial alternatives, then showed Tang San patterns inside a Spirit Bone that resembled Soul Tool Arrays. They decided to prepare an experiment using an Odd Keystone as the core, but postponed starting it until the next day.

• Gu You compared Soul Tool Arrays to Soul Skills and proposed that Soul Tool technology might eventually replace the need to kill Soul Beasts for Soul Rings.
• Gu You theorized that Soul Rings combined a Soul Beast's bloodline advantages, innate talent, and life energy, and that a Soul Master's own Soul Power might replace the energy component.
• Gu You explained how Soul Bones formed and concluded that a substitute for a Soul Core could serve as the core of an artificial one.
• Gu You showed Tang San the Lightning-Struck Wood Right Leg Bone and used metal armor to prevent it from being absorbed, revealing Soul Tool Array-like patterns inside the bone.
• Tang San agreed he could reproduce the patterns, and Gu You identified the Odd Keystones Tang San had made as possible artificial Spirit Bone cores.
• Gu You and Tang San decided to begin preliminary preparations immediately and conduct the experiment the next day, away from Meng Yiran's books.