Chapter Summaries

Valstrax killed the Lightning Flash Dragon and terrified Yu Tianheng and his guards before Yu Tianheng began absorbing a Soul Ring. Nearly three months later, Xue Qinghe heard updates on the Imperial Dou Team and learned that Qin Ming wanted to bring Shrek Academy’s final students to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Valstrax seized the Lightning Flash Dragon’s corpse and flew away, leaving Yu Tianheng and the guards shaken by its presence.
• Yu Guisheng recited Valstrax’s legendary titles, and Yu Guilong urged Yu Tianheng to absorb the Soul Ring hovering above the crater.
• Qin Ming told Xue Qinghe that Yu Tianheng had reached level forty and Zhu Zhuqing had reached level thirty, while Zhu Zhuqing planned to consult Gu You before Soul Hunting.
• Qin Ming explained that Gu You aspired to become a scholar like the famous Master Gu You, prompting Xue Qinghe to conceal his amusement.
• Meng Shenji told Xue Qinghe that Qin Ming had visited Shrek Academy and wanted its three talented final students to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Qin Ming asked Xue Qinghe to approve Shrek Academy’s teachers and students joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the Three Education Committee Members supported the request. Afterward, Qian Renxue ordered an investigation into Dugu Bo and reflected on Gu You’s advice for strengthening her position as Crown Prince.

• Qin Ming described Shrek Academy, its teachers, and Yu Xiaogang’s demands to Xue Qinghe, who considered accepting them.
• Meng Shenji and the other Education Committee Members agreed that bringing Shrek’s teachers over would benefit the academy, and Xue Qinghe asked Qin Ming about Gu You’s opinion.
• Qin Ming explained that Gu You and Tang San had left with Dugu Bo, who was supposedly guiding their cultivation, so Xue Qinghe continued the discussion without consulting Gu You.
• Qian Renxue returned to the palace, summoned Elder Chi Xue, and ordered him to investigate Dugu Bo’s recent movements.
• Qian Renxue recalled Gu You’s advice to show calculated imperfections, build support among future political figures, and focus less on court politicians who supported her only because they had no better choice.

Qian Renxue followed Gu You’s advice to build support through Heaven Dou Royal Academy and ordered Chi Xue to investigate Dugu Bo while watching for clues about Gu You. At the academy, Ning Rongrong met Chen Xin’s swordsmanship test, and Xiao Wu’s attempt to create a Flame Rasengan ended in an explosion that left her injured but convinced she had found a path to greater strength.

• Qian Renxue decided to focus on recruiting academy students and told Chi Xue to track Dugu Bo without confronting him, returning at once if he found clues about Gu You.
• Ning Rongrong used One-Blade Asura to cut through an iron rod, satisfying Chen Xin’s standard and earning his promise to teach her Seven Kills.
• Xiao Wu asked Lanta how to improve her attacks, and Lanta suggested compressing the flames from Flare Blitz like a Rasengan.
• Xiao Wu formed a small spinning sphere of flame, but it destabilized and exploded, blasting her into a tree and injuring her right hand.
• After Lanta went to fetch Sister Lingling, Xiao Wu studied the crater and declared that the dangerous technique was what she had been seeking.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Gu You monitored Tang San’s exhausting research and helped him consume the dew from Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew without killing the herb. After the herb recovered, they turned to analyzing Dugu Yan’s poison but found they needed the original Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom, leaving them to decide who should consume the two central Immortal Herbs.

• Gu You found Tang San forging before dawn and worried that he was working too hard, while Tang San continued his intense training and research at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Gu You examined Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and confirmed that it had survived having its medicinal dew removed.
• Gu You explained that Tang San’s half-awakened Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline was making him unusually energized at the well, then helped him preserve Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew with a plant Recovery Potion and Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass vitality.
• Gu You and Tang San discussed their analysis of Dugu Yan’s poisons, and Tang San said they needed the original Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom to develop a complete antidote.
• Gu You asked who should consume the two Immortal Herbs at the very center.

Gu You and Tang San investigated why the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s energies harmed plants and concluded that Gu You was the best candidate to consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. Before he could try them, they prepared a Spirit Bone Refining Array powered by Soul Power Batteries, and Gu You revealed the blood he would use to create a Fire Attribute Spirit Bone.

• Tang San showed Gu You Blue Silver Grass plants and ruined test plants, whose balanced ice and fire energy became harmful when released outside the plants.
• Tang San argued that Gu You’s attribute-less Ultimate Conductor Tyranno and tolerance for Ice Attribute energy made him the most suitable person to consume both Immortal Herbs, and Gu You agreed after securing a way to balance their powers.
• Tang San revealed that he had already prepared a Hellfire Stone Base Plate to complement the Ice Attribute Base Plate used for Gu You’s right arm Artificial Spirit Bone.
• Gu You and Tang San assembled a Spirit Bone Refining Array with eight Soul Power Batteries labeled “Nanfu,” which could store Soul Power but had limitations as a general-use device.
• When Tang San asked what Soul Beast Aura Gu You would use, Gu You showed him blood from the future king of the Volcano Clan of the Blazing Archipelago.

Gu You forged a Fire Attribute left arm Spirit Bone from Volcano Demon blood, but absorbing it while he already carried the Glacier Dinosaur’s ice bone triggered a violent clash of ice and fire. As Gu You’s consciousness faded, a pitch-black flame ignited in his heart.

• Gu You explained the Volcano Clan’s magma-based bodies and described the Volcano Emperor defeating Uragaan before its swallowed offspring revived.
• Gu You and Tang San activated the Soul Guidance Array and used Volcano Demon blood to create a scarlet left arm Spirit Bone.
• Gu You absorbed the new Spirit Bone, and flames spread across his body until the ice power in his right arm responded.
• The wills of the Meteor Omen Dragon and Glacier Dinosaur battled inside Gu You, leaving half his body burning and half encased in ice.
• As Gu You lost consciousness beneath the pain, a pitch-black flame ignited deep within his heart.

Gu You overcame the Meteor Omen Dragon and Glacier Dinosaur in a brutal spiritual struggle, asserting control over their power and surviving the ordeal. He awakened with the Scorching Left Arm Bone, improved his Soul Power control, and discovered that the bone greatly enhanced his strength.

• Gu You rejected the two Spirit Bones’ struggle for control and used Survival Instinct to transform into the Ultimate Conductor Tyranno.
• Gu You fought the Meteor Omen Dragon and Glacier Dinosaur in a prolonged battle, defeated them, and returned to consciousness.
• Tang San checked on Gu You, who restrained his beastly instincts and reassured him that he was fine.
• Gu You identified the Scorching Left Arm Bone as a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone, demonstrated improved control by creating flame and ice lotuses, and advanced to Soul Power level thirty-seven.
• Gu You activated the Scorching Left Arm Bone and discovered that it continuously enhanced his strength.

Gu You and Tang San tested ways to make a poison-based Artificial Spirit Bone for Dugu Bo, using Soul Beast materials to supply poison attributes. After weeks of failures, Dugu Bo urged them to take a New Year break, but the experiments continued, leaving Gu You preparing a fortieth test.

• Dugu Bo returned with the requested Soul Beast materials, and Gu You told him to call him Xiao You while Dugu Bo settled on Old Poisonous Thing.
• Gu You explained that the materials would help create a poison Spirit Bone for Dugu Bo, and he sent Dugu Bo and Tang San to charge the Soul Power Batteries.
• Gu You and Tang San carried out dozens of experiments over the following week, while Dugu Bo watched their repeated failures.
• The thirty-seventh experiment failed when the Odd Keystone and a snake fang exploded, and Dugu Bo tried to stop the pair for the New Year holiday.
• Gu You dismissed the break and directed Tang San to prepare the thirty-eighth experiment with a Giant Bee stinger and venom.
• Dugu Bo noted that Tang San's medicine had eased his symptoms and helped Dugu Yan's poison; after another failure, Gu You ordered the Odd Keystone removed for the fortieth experiment.

Gu You, Tang San, and Dugu Bo tested a jade-green poison needle that looked like an External Soul Bone, but Dugu Bo could not absorb it as one. Gu You realized it was likely a Soul Tool made from Soul Beast materials, and Tang San confirmed that it contained veins resembling a Soul Tool Array.

• Gu You and Dugu Bo suspected the poison needle might be an External Soul Bone, though Gu You doubted it.
• Gu You and Tang San took shelter behind the Aromatic Silk Beauty while Dugu Bo tried to absorb the needle, but it did not respond.
• Tang San suggested Dugu Bo channel Soul Power into the needle, which caused it to fire into a rock wall and crack.
• Gu You recognized the needle as a Soul Tool made from Soul Beast materials, with an attack resembling the Giant Bee's Poison Needle Shot.
• Tang San used the Purple Demon Eye to inspect the cracked needle and found veins resembling a Soul Tool Array inside it.

Gu You and Tang San successfully sensed the circuits inside the shattered Lightning-Struck Wood Spirit Bone, then returned to Heaven Dou City and reunited with Xiao Wu, Meng Yiran, and Lanta. Gu You planned to rest before returning to Nuoding City, while Qian Renxue learned that Dugu Bo had disappeared from Heaven Dou City during the experiment.

• Tang San sensed the three-dimensional array inside the Lightning-Struck Wood Spirit Bone after its surface shattered, and Gu You decided to pause their experiments.
• Dugu Bo carried Gu You and Tang San back to Heaven Dou City, then flew home to celebrate the New Year with Dugu Yan.
• Gu You and Tang San returned to the Dragon Serpent Family Manor, where Sebastian welcomed them and led them to Xiao Wu, Meng Yiran, and Lanta.
• Gu You joked that Dugu Bo had tried to take them as disciples, and Tang San gave candied hawthorns to Xiao Wu, Lanta, and Meng Yiran.
• Meng Yiran said she would return to her family to handle disputes over her removal as Imperial Dou Team captain, while Gu You planned to take Xiao Wu and Lanta to Nuoding City.
• Qian Renxue questioned Chi Xue about Dugu Bo's absence, and Chi Xue reported that he had vanished after leaving a letter for Dugu Yan.

Gu You returned to Nuoding City with Tang San and Xiao Wu to celebrate the New Year with Old Jack, then noticed signs that something had happened in Spirit Hall. On New Year's Eve, a visitor arrived and said they might need Gu You's help.

• Qian Renxue dismissed She Long and Chi Xue, then watched Heaven Dou City's lively streets from the palace.
• Gu You and Tang San bought local specialties while Xiao Wu and Lanta searched Heaven Dou City for candied hawthorns; Gu You later returned to Nuoding City with his companions by running.
• Gu You reunited with Old Jack, who welcomed the group into his heated home and scolded Gu You after Xiao Wu complained about the journey.
• Gu You and Tang San visited Ma Xiunuo at Spirit Hall, where they learned Su Yuntao had gone out on work; Tang San and Gu You suspected the Fallen Ones were involved.
• On New Year's Eve, a man arrived at Gu You's door and said they might need his help.

Su Yuntao brought Gu You, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Lanta to Nuoding Spirit Hall to help investigate a Fallen One who had destroyed thirteen villages. After learning that the threat was nearby, Gu You refused to stay out of the operation and challenged Luo Chen to a warm-up fight to prove his ability.

• Su Yuntao arrived at Gu You’s home on New Year’s Eve and asked Gu You, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Lanta to help the Spirit Hall.
• Old Jack told Gu You to go and warned him to be careful as the group followed Su Yuntao through the blizzard to Nuoding Spirit Hall.
• Luo Chen, the Xinxiang City branch master, explained that a Fallen One had destroyed thirteen villages and that the blizzard had erased the trail they were following.
• Zhu Feng objected to letting the children join the operation, and Su Yuntao urged Gu You to think carefully before taking part.
• Gu You insisted he would protect the area and challenged Luo Chen to spar so he could demonstrate his combat ability.

Gu You fought Luo Chen to prove he could join the operation to capture the Fallen One. He defeated the Spirit King with a devastating punch, and Luo Chen welcomed him onto the team.

• Su Yuntao worried that Gu You would be hurt by Luo Chen, while Ma Xiunuo and the others watched their sparring match begin.
• Luo Chen charged Gu You and blocked his opening punch with his Rune-enhanced shield, surprising them both with its durability.
• Luo Chen apologized for underestimating Gu You, then unleashed his strongest attack, the Hammer of Retribution.
• Gu You used Omen Fist to shatter Luo Chen's hammer and send him flying, though the attack badly strained his arm.
• Zhu Feng accepted Gu You's strength, and Luo Chen welcomed him onto the team.

Gu You and Zhu Feng confronted Chang Wei, Zhu Feng’s former disciple, after tracing his attacks on thirteen villages. Chang Wei revealed his corrupted Blood-Sucking Demon Vine and attacked Gu You, who was caught in its coils just as a giant hammer struck from the ruins.

• Chang Wei entered an evacuated village and sent blood-red vines through its houses, but found no villagers to feed on.
• Zhu Feng confronted Chang Wei, and Gu You emerged to taunt him and explain how the patrol and attack patterns had revealed his location.
• Chang Wei claimed he would turn Zhu Feng into nourishment and displayed his five Soul Rings, while Gu You challenged him to call out his supposed accomplice.
• Gu You charged Chang Wei and threw a bolt of lightning, but Chang Wei used his Blood-Sucking Demon Vine to entangle him.
• A gigantic hammer shadow burst from the rubble and swept toward Chang Wei.

Gu You and his companions confronted Chang Wei, whose Blood-Sucking Demon Vine had fused with his body after he deliberately used the Blood Soul Fusion technique to prey on young Soul Masters. Gu You burned Chang Wei to ash, then explained the danger to Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Lanta, who had been assigned to the other village.

• Chang Wei regenerated his severed arm with Blood-Sucking Demon Vines and attacked Luo Chen and Zhu Feng while Gu You revealed how Chang Wei had fused with his Martial Soul.
• Gu You explained that Chang Wei had stolen a Book of Corruption fragment, learned Blood Soul Fusion, and used his Spirit Hall position to lure young Soul Masters into experiments.
• Chang Wei's vines bound Gu You and tried to consume him, but Gu You ignited them with the Meteor Omen Dragon Spirit Bone and pulled Chang Wei into the flames.
• Chang Wei begged Zhu Feng for help, but Zhu Feng turned away as Gu You burned the vine creature to ash.
• Gu You told Tang San that he had split the group between two villages and believed Tang San and Xiao Wu could have defeated Chang Wei with their abilities and hidden weapons.

After encountering Fallen Ones for the third time, Tang San questioned whether the Spirit Hall could still be considered righteous. Gu You refused to decide for him, instead urging him to judge the Spirit Hall by its people and its actions; Tang San ended the chapter quietly considering whether to enter the organization and make his own judgment.

• Tang San worried that Gu You's repeated encounters with Fallen Ones showed a pattern of bad luck, while Gu You blamed the trouble on Tang San's presence.
• Tang San called Chang Wei foolish for pursuing power by becoming a Fallen One, then asked whether the Spirit Hall was truly righteous.
• Gu You recognized that Tang San was questioning his own beliefs and chose not to dictate an answer or manipulate him.
• Gu You compared the Spirit Hall to a starry night sky, explaining that a large organization could contain corrupt members while still having people who upheld justice.
• Gu You told Tang San that the Spirit Hall might be sick but was not beyond saving, and promised to support him whether he chose to cure it or destroy it.
• Tang San remained silent beneath the night sky, considering Gu You's answer.

Xiao Wu and Tang San returned to Heaven Dou City, where Shrek Academy’s teachers and students arrived after Qin Ming secured their admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Flender weighed Shrek’s chance to compete under its own name against Yu Xiaogang’s plan to get three students into the Imperial Dou Team, and Yu Xiaogang left determined to pursue the latter.

• Xiao Wu eagerly reached Heaven Dou City, but Tang San urged her to visit Sister Yiran before school began, and Gu You hurried after Tang San when another voice threatened a week of laboratory cleaning.
• Dai Mobai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun arrived at Heaven Dou City with Shrek Academy’s teachers, who discussed how Qin Ming had persuaded the academy to admit them and rename its Second Team the Shrek Team.
• Flender celebrated Shrek’s new opportunity, while Yu Xiaogang privately questioned whether Qin Ming’s offer for three students to try out for the Imperial Dou Team was genuine.
• Yu Xiaogang argued that the three students should join the Imperial Dou Team rather than compete under Shrek’s name with weaker teammates, and Flender fell silent under the appeal to put the students first.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to get the three students into the Imperial Dou Team, reasoning that it would let them avoid preliminary rounds and preserve their strength for the tournament finals.

Gu You and his friends reunited after the holiday, shared news of Meng Yiran’s clan, and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the new school year. After the opening ceremony and Zhu Zhuqing’s return, Gu You led Imperial Dou Class 1 toward cultivation, but a teacher summoned the class to meet the Education Committee and Qin Ming.

• Gu You complained that Xiao Wu had used a false start in a race and assigned her a week of laboratory cleaning, but the others ignored his protest.
• Meng Yiran explained that her clan had challenged her and been defeated, and everyone laughed before the group went to dinner and rested for the new school year.
• Gu You praised Ning Rongrong’s progress and asked Yu Tianheng about choosing the Lightning Flash Dragon as his target Soul Beast.
• At the opening ceremony, Gu You endured the Crown Prince’s long speech and rebuffed Yu Feng’s suggestion to blast apart the podium.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to the classroom with improved Nether Power, and she told Gu You the result was good.
• When Qin Ming failed to appear, Gu You proposed that Imperial Dou Class 1 go cultivate, but Teacher Sun arrived and summoned the class to the Education Committee.

Flender and the Shrek group reached the forest where Heaven Dou Royal Academy was located and met Fourth Prince Xue Beng, who recognized their strength and verified their invitation from Qin Ming. After testing Flender and the teachers, Xue Beng called forward two students to fight the Shrek Trio, leaving their evaluation about to begin.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji searched for Heaven Dou Royal Academy and encountered Xue Beng and his lackeys in the forest.
• Xue Beng recognized Gu You among the Imperial Dou Team and abandoned his plan to confront him after realizing how many powerful people surrounded him.
• Flender showed Xue Beng Qin Ming's invitation letter, and Xue Beng introduced himself as the Fourth Prince before asking the Shrek teachers to prove their strength.
• Flender and four other Shrek teachers revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, while Flender explained that Yu Xiaogang handled theoretical guidance.
• Flender introduced Mu Bai, Little Ao, and Hong Jun, and Xue Beng summoned Cang Long and Wo Hu to test them in battle.

Shrek Academy arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dai Mubai defeated Xue Beng’s two lackeys during a test of Shrek’s abilities. After Sun Buyu recognized the visitors and welcomed them, Xue Beng tried to undermine their reception while the education committee prepared to greet them.

• Yu Xiaogang sent Dai Mubai to fight Li Canglong and Zhang Wohu, and Dai Mubai defeated both with a single strike.
• Sun Buyu arrived, learned the visitors were from Shrek Academy, and escorted them inside.
• Xue Beng ordered some of his men to take the injured students to the infirmary and others to inform Prince Xue Xing, then followed Shrek’s group.
• The education committee members told Sun Buyu to report Shrek’s arrival to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and summon Gu You with Imperial Dou Class 1.
• Qin Ming welcomed Flender and the Shrek teachers, then described the residence he had arranged for them.