Chapter Summaries

Zhuge Lan used the spectacle of simulated Fairies to deter his enemies, confident that his influence over public opinion and the Divine Realm’s supposed backing would protect his plans. As the audience cheered, the Ice Empress reflected on how Soul Beasts faced far harsher paths to power than humans.

• Zhuge Lan reasoned that he could use his system, public opinion, and backup identities to avoid trouble and punish anyone who openly opposed him.
• Zhuge Lan watched the people he had marked and warned that those who rejected their chance to back down would pay for it.
• Ice silkworms controlled by the Ice Empress displayed stiff but beautiful simulated Fairies, thrilling the audience despite their limited dancing skills.
• The Ice Empress scorned humans for gaining soul rings and having a chance at godhood while Soul Beasts faced deadly Heavenly Tribulations.
• The Ice Empress recalled that Xiao Wu and Ah Yin had transformed to escape their lack of prospects, and that Snow Empress and she herself might otherwise have met similar fates.

Snow Empress reflected on the gulf between Soul Beasts and humans, while Ice Empress remained troubled by their opposing stances. Zhuge Lan began the next stage of his plan, and the Fairies vanished from the stage, leaving the audience confused and disappointed.

• Snow Empress recognized the differences in lifespan and cultivation between Soul Beasts and humans, and wondered what Zhuge Lan intended to do.
• Zhuge Lan signaled Ice Empress to send the ice silkworms offstage, intending to provoke greedy observers into acting.
• The Fairies abruptly stopped performing, bowed to the audience, and ended their appearance.
• The audience begged the Fairies to stay as their figures grew transparent and disappeared.
• The ice silkworms ignored the audience's cries, finding the humans exceptionally noisy.

Tang Yuehua introduced the Ice Silkworms as the first-round contestants and explained that their Soul Skills had created the beautiful illusions onstage. After overhearing her anxious speculation about his ability to control Soul Beasts, Zhuge Lan found her ideas amusing and remembered her name.

• The Ice Silkworms revealed their true forms, stunning the audience, who debated whether the beauties they had seen were illusions.
• Tang Yuehua announced that the Ice Silkworms from the Far North Icefield would assist later performances by creating images with their Soul Skills.
• Tang Yuehua marveled at Zhuge Lan's reach into the Far North and worried that he might be able to control Soul Beasts and command terrifying Beast Tides.
• Zhuge Lan emerged from the shadows and, after hearing Tang Yuehua's speculation with his spiritual power, laughed at her imagination and recalled her name.

Zhuge Lan considered provoking a Beast Tide in the Star Dou Great Forest to amuse himself, gain Emotional Value, and meet its powerful Soul Beasts. At the Dance King Competition, conspirators mistook his Soul Beast performers for a harmless trick and chose to proceed with their mission, while their leader realized Zhuge Lan could control Soul Beasts.

• Zhuge Lan recognized Tang Yuehua as Tang San's aunt and considered using the Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and other Soul Beasts to start a Beast Tide.
• Zhuge Lan planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest, where he hoped to meet Di Tian, the Emperor Auspicious Beast, and possibly Gu Yuena.
• After Tang Yuehua confirmed the performers were Soul Beasts, many audience members treated the revelation as a joke.
• The conspirators decided Zhuge Lan's Soul Beast performers were a bluff and agreed to carry out their mission as planned.
• The conspirators' leader realized that Zhuge Lan's ability to control Soul Beasts was more alarming than having dozens of Soul Saints.

A frightened leader realized Zhuge Lan might have been behind the Beast Tide in Heaven Dou City, while Zhuge Lan decided he might spare the leader if he behaved well. As Flender, Dai Mubai, and the others prepared to perform at Zhuge Lan’s grand competition, they dreaded their humiliating show being broadcast across the continent.

• The leader feared Zhuge Lan’s power and wondered whether he had controlled the Beast Tide in Heaven Dou City, then resolved to keep his family out of the coming conflict.
• Zhuge Lan identified the leader’s intense emotions and considered giving him a chance to survive if he performed well for the rest of the night.
• Zhuge Lan looked forward to Flender, Dai Mubai, and the others’ performances after making them train for the Dance King Competition.
• Flender and the others realized that their performances were being broadcast across Heaven Dou City and might be recorded and spread throughout the continent.
• Flender regretted agreeing to Zhuge Lan’s request but acknowledged that the group would still choose the cultivation gains despite their dread of performing.

Flender, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar faced the public performance they had prepared for the Dance King Competition, while Dai Mubai feared the humiliation would damage his standing as the Star Luo Empire’s Second Prince. After regaining his resolve, Dai Mubai lost his nerve again when Tang Yuehua announced their Gangnam Style performance and wanted to run away.

• Flender regretted agreeing so readily to Zhuge Lan’s request and worried that he had missed out on further compensation.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar worried about embarrassing themselves before Heaven Dou City and the wider continent, but Dai Mubai was especially concerned about his royal status and Dai Weisi mocking him.
• Dai Mubai decided to use the situation as a chance to grow stronger and eventually prove himself to those who had abandoned him.
• Tang Yuehua announced that Flender, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar would perform a Gangnam Style horse-riding dance and called them to the stage.
• Dai Mubai’s courage collapsed, and he lowered his head, wanting to run away as droplets of water hit the ground.

Dai Mubai nearly withdrew from the group’s upcoming appearance, overwhelmed by shame and fear about what awaited him. Flender and his brothers rallied him, and the young soul masters stepped onto the stage together, knowing they were walking into a humiliating ordeal.

• Dai Mubai admitted to Ma Hongjun and Oscar that he did not want to go onstage and lashed out when they urged him to face the audience.
• Flender knocked Dai Mubai down and sternly told him that his brothers and the academy would support him, but running away was not acceptable.
• Dai Mubai regained his confidence after seeing Ma Hongjun and Oscar’s concern, then joked and playfully fought with them.
• Flender stopped the horseplay and told the young soul masters to show the audience the results of their training.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others walked from behind the curtain toward the stage, bracing themselves for the ordeal ahead.

Flender encouraged Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to overcome their nerves and perform well in the competition, reminding them of the rewards and Zhuge Lan’s investment. The contestants finally entered the stage as Tang Yuehua prepared to introduce their performance.

• Flender noticed Ma Hongjun and Oscar trembling with guilt and fear as the contestants approached the stage.
• Flender reminded his students that competition rewards could help them cultivate and eventually restore their manhood.
• Flender warned Dai Mubai and the others that a poor performance could anger Zhuge Lan, prompting them to regain their enthusiasm.
• Dai Mubai and the others resolved to perform well and reflected on how Tang San had neglected rehearsals and disappeared.
• Tang Yuehua concealed her irritation at the contestants’ delay and yielded the stage to Flender and his students.

At the Dance King Competition, Flender and the others performed an eccentric dance prepared by Zhuge Lan, drawing ridicule from most of the audience and enthusiasm from his longtime followers. Among the stunned spectators were people from the Star Luo Empire.

• Tang Yuehua noticed the strange, raunchy impression Flender and the others gave off and hurried away.
• The audience mocked the performers' flashy outfits, then softened their comments after learning Flender was a Soul Douluo.
• Flender snapped his fingers, and he and the others danced to intense music, repeating the same movements with confidence.
• The audience reacted with confusion and ridicule, while Zhuge Lan's followers praised the dance as the abstract performance they had come to see.
• Several people in the crowd were stunned by the performance and were revealed to be from the Star Luo Empire.

Star Luo Empire spies recognized Dai Mubai performing in Heaven Dou City and decided to report the spectacle to First Prince Dai Weisi while blaming Zhuge Lan. As Flender and the others continued their performance, the audience began singing along, copying the dance, and planning to imitate their outfits.

• Star Luo Empire spies recognized Dai Mubai onstage and were outraged that a prince was making a spectacle of himself in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• The spies decided to send the news to Dai Weisi and hold Zhuge Lan responsible for arranging the humiliating performance.
• Zhuge Lan revealed that he had recorded every performance and planned to bring the footage when he visited Zhuqing's family in the Star Luo Empire.
• Flender and the others continued dancing, and the catchy song began to win over audience members who had previously complained.
• Audience members joined the chorus, copied the dance, and began planning to imitate the performers' outfits.

Zhuge Lan’s Gangnam Style performance swept up the audience and left Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and Xue Qinghe struggling to maintain their composure. Dugu Bo restrained himself from attacking a rival, while Xue Qinghe’s thoughts spiraled over the song’s lyrics.

• The audience followed the catchy music and dance, singing and swaying along despite not understanding the lyrics.
• Ning Fengzhi was swept up by the performance and worried that Ning Rongrong might become even more absurd by following Zhuge Lan.
• Dugu Bo nearly rushed offstage to confront the chrysanthemum he hated, but Zhuge Lan stopped him with a warning look.
• Dugu Bo remembered Zhuge Lan’s instructions, restrained himself, and felt relieved that he had avoided a likely defeat.
• Xue Qinghe fought to keep his composure, nearly sang along, and puzzled over why the song referred to three boys when four performers were present.

Qian Renxue struggled to resist the influence of Zhuge Lan’s performance and realized the powerful auras during his song had belonged to Titled Douluo. She questioned Snake Lance Douluo, who hesitated to explain that Qian Daoliu had ordered him and Pufferfish Douluo to keep Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo’s presence secret.

• Qian Renxue wondered how Zhuge Lan’s songs could sway the audience and decided she wanted to learn more about “Breaking Out of the Cocoon.”
• Qian Renxue recalled the powerful auras that had erupted during the song and suspected they belonged to Titled Douluo.
• Qian Renxue secretly summoned Snake Lance Douluo and asked whether he recognized the auras.
• Snake Lance Douluo recognized the first two auras as Chrysanthemum Douluo’s and Ghost Douluo’s, but hesitated to tell Qian Renxue because Qian Daoliu had ordered him and Pufferfish Douluo to conceal their presence.

Qian Renxue learned that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had been sent to interfere with Zhuge Lan, throwing her plans into chaos and making her worry that Qian Daoliu had become involved. As Flender and his students finished their performance, she resolved to explain the situation to Zhuge Lan later.

• Snake Lance Douluo admitted that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, along with an unidentified Titled Douluo, had been present.
• Qian Renxue feared that Bibi Dong’s actions would disrupt her plans and that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill could threaten the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue suspected that Qian Daoliu had known about the two Douluo and warned herself not to let him confront Zhuge Lan.
• Flender and his three students continued their song and dance while Qian Renxue and Snake Lance Douluo endured the tension.
• The performance ended, and Qian Renxue felt relieved that she had not laughed and exposed her Xue Qinghe disguise.

Qian Renxue worried that Zhuge Lan would mock her if she failed to endure the upcoming situation, while Flender and the others celebrated their flawless dance performance and its enthusiastic reception. The chapter left Shrek’s group joking about Tang San, with Oscar’s proverb about eunuchs making everyone uncomfortable.

• Qian Renxue imagined Zhuge Lan mocking her and tried to think of a way to make him show her respect.
• Flender and the others finished their dance exhausted but excited that their training had helped them avoid every mistake.
• Flender expected the performance to rank well, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun mocked Tang San for refusing to train with them.
• Flender reflected on his complicated feelings about Tang San, while Oscar tried to ease the tension among the students.
• Oscar compared their concern about Tang San to eunuchs worrying about the emperor, and the others stared at him darkly.

Tang Yuehua sent Flender and the others offstage after overhearing their talk about eunuchs, while the recording Soul Tools preserved their words for later discovery. The audience wanted the Gangnam Style performance to continue, leaving the group’s fate in Zhuge Lan’s trap unresolved.

• Tang Yuehua mistook Flender and the others’ conversation for an open admission that they had castrated themselves to practice the Sunflower Manual.
• Tang Yuehua cleared her throat and told the contestants to leave the stage, with the scoring to take place later.
• Ma Hongjun asked Oscar whether Tang Yuehua had been captivated by him, and Flender and Dai Mubai covered his mouth and dragged him backstage.
• Tang Yuehua failed to hear Ma Hongjun’s quiet remarks because her cultivation and Soul Power were low.
• The audience protested Flender and the others’ departure and said they wanted more of the performance.

Tang Yuehua introduced Dugu Yan’s elegant court dance, which impressed her but disappointed an audience expecting another lively performance. As Dugu Yan danced, Tang Yuehua wondered whether Dugu Bo had entered the competition for its prizes or to approach Zhuge Lan.

• Tang Yuehua restored order after the audience’s excitement over the previous performance and reflected on Zhuge Lan’s skill at understanding people.
• Tang Yuehua announced Dugu Yan’s court dance, and Dugu Yan took the stage in a luxurious gown.
• Dugu Yan performed an elegant dance with the stage dancers, while Tang Yuehua admired her talent and considered taking her as a disciple.
• Tang Yuehua wondered why Dugu Bo wanted Dugu Yan in the competition and suspected he might be there to approach Zhuge Lan.
• The audience found Dugu Yan’s graceful performance less exciting than the catchy, energetic song they had seen before.

Dugu Yan performed an elegant dance with the returning fairy dancers, drawing attention from the audience and pride from Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo openly supported his granddaughter and hoped she would win Zhuge Lan’s heart, allowing him to escape Zhuge Lan’s influence and pursue his cultivation plans.

• The fairy dancers returned to the stage, and the audience welcomed them despite their being illusions created by Ice Silkworm Soul Beasts.
• The audience focused on Dugu Yan’s graceful performance and recognized her as the granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo watched from the guest seats with a sign reading “Yan Yan,” openly canvassing support for his granddaughter.
• Dugu Bo hoped Dugu Yan would charm Zhuge Lan and become his granddaughter, freeing him to cultivate the Five Venoms Divine Palm and seek a breakthrough.

Dugu Bo cheered for Dugu Yan onstage, confusing his looks-based fans until they learned he was her grandfather. As he watched her perform and anticipated Zhuge Lan’s reaction, Dugu Bo sensed his hated rival Old Chrysanthemum approaching—and realized the Titled Douluo seemed stronger than before.

• Dugu Bo searched the stage for Zhuge Lan but could not find him, while his enthusiastic support for Dugu Yan shattered the expectations of his looks-based fans.
• The fans learned that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were grandfather and granddaughter, and their disappointment turned to relief and boisterous speculation.
• Zhuge Lan anticipated that Dugu Bo’s sudden popularity would bring a much greater backlash if he later disappointed his fans.
• Dugu Bo focused on Dugu Yan’s performance until an approaching Titled Douluo aura made him realize Old Chrysanthemum had grown stronger.

Dugu Bo realized that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had both broken through after hearing Zhuge Lan’s song, then hoped Chrysanthemum Douluo would attack him at the competition. Ghost Douluo restrained his partner, and both sides left the confrontation unresolved.

• Dugu Bo suspected Zhuge Lan’s song had helped Chrysanthemum Douluo break through, then decided he could rely on Zhuge Lan’s faction for protection.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo returned to the competition grounds, grateful to Bibi Dong for sending them to Heaven Dou City after their breakthroughs.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo spotted Dugu Bo and wanted to attack him, but Ghost Douluo reminded him to follow the Pope’s orders and wait for a chance to meet Zhuge Lan.
• Dugu Bo deliberately revealed his aura to lure Chrysanthemum Douluo into attacking, but the two Douluos left without taking the bait.
• Dugu Bo abandoned his hope for a confrontation, deciding that escalating the conflict could also put him at risk.

Tang Hao returned to Heaven Dou City while hiding his aura and suppressing injuries from the earlier aura clash. Unaware that Shrek Academy had become Mysteries Pavilion, he worried about Tang San’s safety and resolved to keep the Soul Beast Xiao Wu’s identity secret so Tang San could benefit from her.

• Dugu Bo decided to watch the gathering from Zhuge Lan’s side and welcomed the chance to strike if Chrysanthemum Douluo caused trouble.
• Tang Hao secretly entered the spectator stands after temporarily suppressing his serious injuries.
• Tang Hao sensed several Titled Douluo and other powerful figures nearby, recognized Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and resolved to conceal himself.
• Tang Hao worried that Shrek Academy could not protect Tang San, unaware it had become Mysteries Pavilion and that Flender and Liu Erlong had reached Titled Douluo rank.
• Tang Hao regretted choosing Yu Xiaogang as Tang San’s teacher but believed Tang San could gain support through his Shrek companions and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Hao resolved to keep Xiao Wu’s identity hidden and believed that Tang San would eventually help him take revenge on Spirit Hall and restore the Clear Sky Sect.