Chapter Summaries

Flender and Zhao Wuji brought the remaining Shrek students to Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong welcomed them but learned Yu Xiaogang had been arrested again. As Tang San considered his next plans, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were exiled, Qian Renxue’s agents infiltrated Star Luo, and Spirit Hall announced a tournament prize that made Tang San suspect the Eight Spider Lances were involved.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji brought the remaining Shrek students to Blue Tyrant Academy, where they reunited with Liu Erlong and arranged to settle there.
• Liu Erlong learned Yu Xiaogang had been arrested again, then welcomed Tang San as her student.
• Tang San decided to cultivate at Blue Tyrant Academy before seeking the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to transform his Blue Silver Grass.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were sent under escort to house arrest in the northern border region, where they planned to escape when they had a chance.
• Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi’s controlled shadow guards began infiltrating Star Luo City to undermine its imperial family from within.
• Shi Yueyi announced Spirit Hall’s Soul Master Tournament prize of seven soul bones, and Tang San wondered whether the seventh was the Eight Spider Lances.

Spirit Hall announced that the tournament’s seven Soul Bone rewards included the Eight Spider Lances, which it claimed had been purified after Shi Yueyi recovered them from a dangerous Soul Master. Tang San decided to enter the tournament to win the External Soul Bone back, while Shi Yueyi and Qian Renxue received word that he had made his move.

• Shi Yueyi told Salas to reveal that an External Soul Bone was among the tournament rewards, and Spirit Hall presented it as a purified object recovered by the Saintess.
• Tang San grew furious at Spirit Hall’s account but realized the Eight Spider Lances might have gained light attributes and began plotting to win them back.
• Tang San decided to enter the tournament, reclaim the Eight Spider Lances, and pursue his plans for Slaughter City, the Star Luo Empire, and divine trials.
• Radiant Feather Douluo visited Shi Yueyi and Qian Renxue after reaching rank ninety-seven and said he would stay with them for a while.
• Shi Yueyi and Qian Renxue’s earpieces stirred, and Shi Yueyi remarked that Tang San had finally made his move.

Shi Yueyi and Qian Renxue examined evidence that Tang San had unusual knowledge and divine backing, then Shi Yueyi gave Qian Renxue a body-tempering secret art. They concluded Tang San was likely heading to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to obtain Immortal Grades tied to the God Realm.

• Shi Yueyi reported that Tang San had left Heaven Dou City for Sunset Forest, and she showed Qian Renxue and Radiant Feather Douluo his hidden weapons.
• Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi reasoned that Tang San's weapons and knowledge suggested mysterious help, possibly from the Asura God King.
• Shi Yueyi presented Qian Renxue with the Flawless Golden Body secret art, and Qian Renxue accepted it as a way to strengthen her body before pursuing godhood.
• Shi Yueyi connected Tang San's journey to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with his likely search for Immortal Grades and their God Realm energy.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun entered Sunset Forest to reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Shi Yueyi’s arrangements drew Qingqing and the others away. Tang San found Ah Yin, but Qingqing rescued her and struck him down, leaving him and his companions stunned by the snake’s appearance.

• Shi Yueyi told Radiant Feather Douluo that Senior Pufferfish and Seniors Chrysanthemum and Ghost were already near the well, and said she had made arrangements for her little follower.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun entered Sunset Forest with pills to protect themselves from the Poison Array, while Qingqing slipped away to warn Pufferfish Douluo.
• Qingqing reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and conveyed that uninvited guests were approaching, so Pufferfish Douluo, Ye Renxin, and the others left the site.
• Tang San and his companions crossed the weakened Poison Array, where Tang San recognized Ah Yin as his mother and rushed toward her.
• Qingqing rescued Ah Yin with its tail, knocked Tang San away, and revealed its true form, prompting Xiao Wu to scream and Ma Hongjun to ask whether it was Dugu Bo.

Qingqing attacked Tang San and Ma Hongjun after Tang San tried to burn it with Realgar Wine and shot it with a Godly Zhuge Crossbow. As Stingray Douluo arranged for the Heaven Dou Fire Department to be called, Qingqing overpowered Tang San and began poisoning him.

• Qingqing sent Tang San crashing into a tree, and Tang San recognized it as Bamboo Leaf Green near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang San had Ma Hongjun ignite Realgar Wine and fired a Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Qingqing, but Qingqing swallowed the Blue Silver Emperor and knocked Ma Hongjun away.
• Stingray Douluo told Qingqing to restrain Tang San without killing him and asked Ye Renxin to bring in the Heaven Dou Fire Department.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, but Qingqing's venom corroded it and injured Tang San through their connection.
• Qingqing struck Tang San with its Spear of Twin Seals, activated the poison and Soul Extinguishing Powder in his Eight Meridians, then coiled around him and bit into his right shoulder.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun entered Sunset Forest and were caught trying to take a rare herb from a guarded public garden. Ye Renxin identified Tang San and forced a ten-year Soft Bone Rabbit soul bone into his right arm under the pretense of treating Qingqing's venom.

• A Heaven Dou Fire Department squad extinguished the forest fire and rescued Tang San after Qingqing released him.
• The Soul Emperor warned the group that Sunset Forest was restricted territory and ordered them to leave.
• Xiao Wu teleported beside the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and tried to pull it free, but the Soul Emperor knocked her away.
• Ye Renxin arrived, ordered Xiao Wu detained, and told Tang San he would treat the venom poisoning in his right shoulder.
• Ye Renxin pressed Tang San down and fused a ten-year Soft Bone Rabbit soul bone into his right arm.

Ye Renxin treated Tang San’s poisoned arm by fusing a ten-year spirit bone into it, then kept Xiao Wu at the medicinal garden to do odd jobs. After leaving Sunset Forest, Tang San learned that his companions were scattered and decided to awaken his Blue Silver Emperor early in a valley.

• Ye Renxin fused a ten-year spirit bone into Tang San’s right arm to contain the snake venom, and Tang San protested that it would prevent him from fusing another spirit bone.
• Ye Renxin ordered Tang San and Ma Hongjun removed from the medicinal garden while Xiao Wu remained there to do odd jobs.
• After the Soul Emperor captain escorted them out of Sunset Forest, Tang San despaired over losing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and having Xiao Wu captured.
• Ma Hongjun warned Tang San not to act rashly and reasoned that Xiao Wu would probably be released because the garden might not have a Titled Douluo guarding it.
• Tang San decided not to return to the academy and took Ma Hongjun to a valley where he intended to awaken his Blue Silver Emperor early.

Tang San and Ma Hongjun set out for Blue Silver Valley, hoping to find Tang Hao and enlist his help. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Shi Yueyi revealed that Xiao Wu’s identity had long been known and ordered Stingray Douluo to take her away, intending to use her as the Soul Master Tournament’s final soul-bone reward.

• Tang San and Ma Hongjun left for Blue Silver Valley after Ma Hongjun suggested Tang Hao might be recovering there.
• Tang San noticed that his ten-year Secret Method Soul Bone from a Soft Bone Rabbit felt compatible with him, though it only increased his Soul Power by one percent.
• Ye Renxin told Xiao Wu that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well belonged to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and that its owner would decide her fate.
• Shi Yueyi arrived with Stingray Douluo, recognized Xiao Wu, and explained that Xiao Wu had failed to pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Shi Yueyi revealed that she had long known Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and had deliberately allowed her to act openly.
• Stingray Douluo took Xiao Wu to the back mountain, and Shi Yueyi said they would save her for the Soul Master Tournament’s Left Arm Bone reward.

Shi Yueyi read Xiao Wu’s memories, learned more about Tang San’s abilities, and discovered that he and Ma Hongjun had gone to Blue Silver Valley. Tang San reached the valley, believing his Blue Silver Emperor was waiting there.

• Qingqing returned to Shi Yueyi with the Blue Silver Emperor’s seed, explaining that she had kept it because the soul beast was too weak to eat.
• Shi Yueyi joined Chrysanthemum Douluo and Stingray Douluo at the rabbit farm and used her power to read Xiao Wu’s memories.
• Shi Yueyi saw memories of Xiao Wu’s life with Tang San and learned that Tang San’s bloodline-devouring ability came from a cultivation technique.
• Shi Yueyi slapped Xiao Wu, then learned from Chrysanthemum Douluo that Tang San and Ma Hongjun had gone to Blue Silver Valley.
• Tang San arrived at Blue Silver Valley with Ma Hongjun, excited to obtain the Blue Silver Emperor.

Tang San found Tang Hao crippled and trapped in a water vat, then learned Spirit Hall had attacked him and that Ah Yin might have been taken by Dugu Bo. Realizing Xiao Wu could be in danger at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and that he was too weak to help, Tang San fainted, convinced an unseen force had been manipulating his fate.

• Tang San and Ma Hongjun found Tang Hao sitting in a water vat with only one arm, and Tang San smashed the vat despite Tang Hao's warning.
• Tang San discovered Tang Hao had lost both legs as well as an arm, while Ma Hongjun helped him onto a couch.
• Tang Hao explained how Golden Crocodile Douluo and an ambush at Shrek Academy had left him crippled, and Tang San vowed to destroy Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao said Dugu Bo had taken Ah Yin from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Chrysanthemum Douluo had also been pursuing him.
• Tang San feared Xiao Wu had been captured and Ah Yin killed, then fainted as he realized he was too weak to save them and felt that someone had controlled his fate.

Tang San awakened in the Rakshasa God’s temple and eagerly agreed to inherit its godhood, believing he had found a new path to power. The Rakshasa God instead told him he would have to endure a trial first, while sensing the resentment it hoped to cultivate in him.

• Tang San woke in a strange temple and followed a river past statues of powerful beasts.
• Divine officials dressed Tang San in a crimson robe and led him to the Rakshasa God.
• The Rakshasa God asked whether Tang San hated Spirit Hall and those responsible for his suffering, then began offering him a chance to gain power.
• Tang San readily agreed to inherit the Rakshasa God’s godhood, but the god said he must first complete a trial.
• Tang San struggled to hide his frustration at being called a little friend, while the Rakshasa God welcomed the negative emotions it sensed in him.

Tang San faced the Rakshasa God's test, accepted the order to find and kill her other inheritor in Slaughter City, and mistook the hidden arrangement for a path back to power. The Rakshasa God and Asura God revealed they had coordinated the test, while Tang San awoke beside Tang Hao and Ma Hongjun convinced he understood the plan.

• The Rakshasa God's temple transformed as Tang San relived the deaths connected to his rise and acknowledged how he had used others as stepping stones.
• Tang San accepted the Rakshasa God's trial to find and kill her other inheritor, then devour her Rakshasa Seed.
• The Rakshasa God sent Tang San to Slaughter City, where Spirit Hall's influence was growing, and Tang San lost consciousness.
• The Asura God confirmed that the Rakshasa God had carried out his request and said Slaughter City should be left alone until the Sea God's Great Priest arrived.
• Tang San woke by the waterfall beside Tang Hao and Ma Hongjun, and he believed the Rakshasa inheritance was a signal from Asura.

Tang San told Tang Hao and Ma Hongjun that the Rakshasa God had chosen him, then began plotting to use that status against Spirit Hall. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue received reports about Sea God Island and Tang San’s strange change as he entered Blue Silver Valley.

• Tang San told Tang Hao and Ma Hongjun that the Rakshasa God had taken him to a mysterious palace and offered him a divine trial and inheritance.
• Tang Hao explained that Spirit Hall might have an Angel God inheritor, and Tang San resolved to raise resistance against Spirit Hall while plotting to exploit Qian Renxue’s position.
• Qian Renxue sensed that something major might happen, received intelligence about Sea Soul Masters gathering near the coast, and ordered continued monitoring.
• Shi Yueyi told Qian Renxue that Tang Hao and Blue Silver Valley had been found and that Tang San had awakened gloomy after passing out; Qian Renxue warned her to be careful.
• Tang San entered Blue Silver Valley with renewed confidence.

Tang San entered Blue Silver Valley to awaken his Blue Silver Grass, while Shi Yueyi arranged for the Blue Silver King to secretly poison him with the Dark Demon Evil God Poison. Tang San's Martial Soul began evolving, but he realized it was turning into something unexpected.

• Tang Hao watched Tang San enter Blue Silver Valley, and Tang San kept Ah Yin's fate and his suspicions about the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone to himself.
• Tang San told Ma Hongjun about his competition with Bibi Dong for godhood, but Blue Silver Grass vines restrained Ma Hongjun and left him behind.
• Shi Yueyi gave Ah Yin's seed to the Blue Silver King and instructed it to follow their plan.
• The Blue Silver King welcomed Tang San as the Blue Silver Prince and began his Martial Soul awakening, secretly introducing the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss's medicinal power and Dark Demon Evil God Poison into him.
• Tang San felt his Blue Silver Grass change as dark patterns appeared, then exclaimed in shock at his evolving Martial Soul.

Tang San’s Second Awakening left his martial soul as Dark Blue Silver Grass and revealed that both his power and appearance had been corrupted. He collapsed into a river and was swept away, while Ma Hongjun spotted him downstream.

• The Blue Silver King told Tang San that his awakening was incomplete and that he would need to find another way to become the Dark Blue Silver Emperor.
• Tang San saw his distorted reflection in the river and discovered that his body had become gaunt, corpse-pale, and filled with writhing blackish-purple flesh.
• Tang San realized that his corruption reflected the darkness within him, then laughed and wept as black particles returned to his mind.
• Tang San fell into the river and was carried away, unable to turn back from the path toward becoming an Evil Soul Master.
• Ma Hongjun, who had broken free of the Blue Silver Grass restraints, saw Tang San’s body drifting downstream.

Tang San awakened a dark version of his Blue Silver Grass and secretly empowered Ma Hongjun, while Shi Yueyi and Ghost Douluo watched. Back in Heaven Dou City, Shi Yueyi and Qian Renxue discussed unrest among the Sea God's followers and suspected that Slaughter City could be the key to their plans.

• Ma Hongjun pulled Tang San from the river, cared for him, and discovered the dark-marked Blue Silver Grass on his arm.
• Tang San secretly sent dark energy into Ma Hongjun to strengthen his martial soul as Shi Yueyi and Ghost Douluo observed from above.
• Shi Yueyi and Ghost Douluo discussed the dangers of the group’s soul battles and planned to monitor them and arrange further debt repayment.
• Shi Yueyi told Ghost Douluo she was preparing for her sixth soul ring, and he promised that he and Chrysanthemum Pass would support her hunt.
• Qian Renxue told Shi Yueyi that Sea God's followers were stirring on the western coast, and they suspected the followers might seek to exploit Slaughter City.

Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi discussed the threat posed by Tang San and suspected he had inherited the Rakshasa God’s power. Qian Renxue resolved to keep her conflict with Bibi Dong separate from Spirit Hall’s affairs, and the two turned to cultivation.

• Shi Yueyi told Qian Renxue that their enemies might contact Slaughter City and incite its Fallen Ones to spread chaos across the continent.
• Qian Renxue explained that her divine sense had warned her that a powerful, detestable force had descended upon Tang San, and Shi Yueyi recounted what she had witnessed.
• Qian Renxue suspected Tang San had received the Rakshasa God’s inheritance and might eventually oppose Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue said she hated Bibi Dong and expected a private reckoning, but would not let their family conflict take priority over Spirit Hall.
• Shi Yueyi noted that Slaughter City was difficult to infiltrate and that Serene Night Temple would be ready for intruders.
• Qian Renxue pulled Shi Yueyi onto the bed, and the two meditated with their palms pressed together.

Qian Daoliu and the Radiant Feather Douluo discussed Spirit Hall’s approach to the upcoming Soul Master Academy Tournament and assigned inspectors to the qualifiers. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang awaited release from prison and devised an eleventh martial soul competency that he hoped would earn him a place in Spirit Hall.

• The Radiant Feather Douluo reported that he had brought Xiao Wu to Spirit City as a seventh soul bone and 100,000-year soul ring for the upcoming tournament.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Spirit Hall would not obsess over winning the academy tournament and would congratulate another academy if it became champion.
• Qian Daoliu appointed one Worshipper and two elders to inspect each empire’s qualifier, and the Radiant Feather Douluo volunteered for the Heaven Dou division.
• After nearly twenty days in prison, Yu Xiaogang learned that he would be released that afternoon and worried about finding Tang San and Flender.
• Yu Xiaogang decided that Body Martial Souls constituted an eleventh core competency and hoped the theory would help him enter Spirit Hall and obtain the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method.

After his release, Yu Xiaogang tracked down Blue Tyrant Academy and reunited with Flender and Liu Erlong, while learning that Tang San had begun a brutal Rakshasa trial. He discovered Xiao Wu had been taken by Spirit Hall and decided to write his work before finding a chance to visit them.

• Yu Xiaogang heard rumors about a masked Dark Blue Silver Grass soul master and followed the trail to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Flender recognized Yu Xiaogang at the academy gates and introduced him to Tang San, whose Rakshasa First Trial required him to devour the flesh, blood, and cultivation of many people.
• Yu Xiaogang entered the academy and reunited with Liu Erlong, who said she had waited for him for more than two hundred years.
• Liu Erlong told Yu Xiaogang that Xiao Wu had disappeared after going out with Tang San and the others and had been taken by Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to write his great work and find an opportunity to visit Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang wrote a new set of martial soul theories while planning to visit Spirit City for guidance on cultivating Twin Martial Souls. As he left Heaven Dou City, Spirit Hall tracked him, and Qian Renxue decided to return to Spirit City to confront him.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Liu Erlong for a quiet room and spent the night writing his eleven principles on martial soul core competitiveness.
• Tang San joined Blue Tyrant Academy's tournament team with Ma Hongjun, Tailong, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu, leaving the group one member short; Liu Erlong suggested Shi Qingshan as a defense-type candidate.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls and said he would go to Spirit City to seek guidance before Tang San's second Martial Soul was exposed.
• Flender agreed to help distract Liu Erlong while Yu Xiaogang left Heaven Dou City for Spirit City.
• Ghost Douluo reported Yu Xiaogang's departure to Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi, and revealed that Spirit Hall had planted an informant at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Qian Renxue decided to return to Spirit City, and Shi Yueyi asked to accompany her.