Chapter Summaries

Tang Yuehua considered investing in Zhuge Lan and the Shrek students to strengthen Moonlight Pavilion, but Zhuge Lan’s growing power and influence left her with no clear advantage. She ended the chapter wondering what path Moonlight Pavilion could take, since cooperation with or joining Zhuge Lan’s faction seemed unlikely.

• Tang Yuehua relied on Moonlight Pavilion’s connections and resources, but lacked the support of a Titled Douluo to expand its influence further.
• Tang Yuehua had hoped to invest early in Zhuge Lan and the Shrek students, building goodwill in case they grew into powerful soul masters.
• Zhuge Lan’s extraordinary talent, strength, and background convinced Tang Yuehua that Moonlight Pavilion could not recruit him.
• Zhuge Lan became Dean of Shrek Academy, renamed it Mysteries Pavilion, and brought Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other students under his control.
• Tang Yuehua realized Zhuge Lan had capable mid- and low-level soul masters of his own, leaving Moonlight Pavilion with no obvious competitive advantage.
• Tang Yuehua wondered where Moonlight Pavilion should go, fearing it could neither cooperate with nor join Zhuge Lan’s faction.

Tang Yuehua decided to seek Zhuge Lan’s support and judged that Shrek Academy’s students had ruined their potential by cultivating the Sunflower Manual. Meanwhile, Zhuge Lan watched Tai Long perform at the Dance King Competition and worried the unusual show might encourage more people to buy the manual.

• Tang Yuehua resolved to contact Zhuge Lan after the competition and learn more about him, while recognizing that Shrek Academy’s students had all castrated themselves to cultivate the Sunflower Manual.
• Tang Yuehua recalled noticing Tang San’s condition and was disgusted by him, doubting that people who took such shortcuts could reach the Titled Douluo rank.
• Tang Yuehua watched the competition continue and planned to approach Zhuge Lan sincerely after it ended.
• Zhuge Lan watched Tai Long perform a bizarre dance and worried that the performance might increase interest in the Sunflower Manual.

The Dance King Competition ended after spreading across Douluo Continent, and Flender, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar won first place. Flender celebrated his newfound wealth, then remembered that his falling-out with Yu Xiaogang had left him without the companions he wanted to share it with.

• Zhuge Lan decided Tai Long's performance had pleased the audience enough to earn him a ranking and considered contacting the Strength Clan.
• The Dance King Competition concluded at dawn, and Tang Yuehua led the contestants in thanking the audience and viewers across Douluo Continent.
• Flender, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar took first place, and Flender rejoiced over the enormous reward and his financial freedom.
• Flender realized that Yu Xiaogang had become estranged from him and that he had no companion to share his happiness with.

The Dance King Competition rankings were announced, and Flender resolved to stay on Zhuge Lan’s good side rather than flaunt his reward. Tang San placed third and Dugu Yan placed seventh, while Tang Hao and Dugu Bo reacted to the results; Dugu Bo began to recognize the power of fan groups.

• Flender decided not to show off his reward to Liu Erlong because he feared offending her and Zhuge Lan, who might take the reward back.
• The Dance King Competition rankings continued to be announced as contestants and spectators cheered or complained, with Poison Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Qinghe watching from the high platform.
• Tang San placed third after his nervous start hurt his performance, but he received a substantial reward and appeared indifferent to it.
• Tang Hao praised Tang San’s composure and admitted he might have joined the competition himself if he had not been a wanted Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Yan placed seventh, and Dugu Bo became impressed by the influence of fan groups after they helped her reach that ranking.

After the Dance King Competition ended, Zhuge Lan reflected on the evening and ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to admit a new group of guests. Dugu Bo mistakenly believed Zhuge Lan’s help was meant to win his granddaughter’s favor, while Zhuge Lan anticipated the arrival of people with ill intentions.

• Dugu Bo decided Zhuge Lan had helped him to curry favor with Dugu Yan and imagined the two would end up together.
• Tai Long celebrated placing tenth in the Dance King Competition and receiving valuable rewards.
• The competition ended, and the exhausted audience gradually left Heaven Dou City.
• Zhuge Lan told the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples to withdraw the defenses and prepare to welcome the waiting guests.
• Hidden experts scattered from Zhuge Lan’s side as he eagerly awaited the guests’ arrival.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's elite forces hidden in Mysteries Pavilion moved, but the Titled Douluos noticed them and Zhuge Lan had already trapped them. Dugu Bo watched with interest as Zhuge Lan's forces prepared to deal with the intruders.

• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's elite forces stationed in Mysteries Pavilion stirred from the shadows, drawing the attention of nearby Titled Douluos.
• The narration described how rare Titled Douluos were and noted that Zhuge Lan could mock them because of his strength and backing.
• The narration explained that the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire lacked openly resident Titled Douluos, while Star Luo relied on the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zhuge Lan's trained team was described as effectively invincible in Heaven Dou City without Titled Douluos to suppress it, and he had deployed them because intruders had come to his doorstep.
• Dugu Bo realized that the intruders had fallen into Zhuge Lan's trap and watched without concern, viewing them as insignificant beneath Titled Douluo rank.

Dugu Bo confidently watched for a chance to settle his score with Chrysanthemum Douluo, while Zhuge Lan and his allies began collecting the people around the stage. Zhuge Lan wondered why his targets kept coming forward despite his repeated warnings.

• Dugu Bo judged that his poison could overwhelm the gathered Soul Masters and kept watch on Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo in case they threatened Zhuge Lan.
• Dugu Bo imagined asking Zhuge Lan to spare Chrysanthemum Douluo so he could take revenge, and planned to use his granddaughter Dugu Yan as leverage.
• Shadows arrived around the stage and called out their targets, packing them up one after another.
• Zhuge Lan found the targets’ behavior amusing and wondered why they kept seeking trouble after he had given them chances to back down.

Tang Hao remained at the venue after the spectators began leaving and realized he was surrounded by a coordinated group whose black clothing matched his disguise. Injured and unable to identify several hidden Titled Douluo, he feared the trap could cost him his life and resolved that he could not die before Ah Yin recovered and Xiao San grew stronger.

• Tang Hao lingered at the venue, distracted by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Zhuge Lan’s wealth, while most spectators departed.
• Tang Hao noticed several black-clad figures closing in and mistook them for survivors of a group that had attacked the Mysteries Pavilion.
• Tang Hao realized that his matching disguise could make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect target him, while breaking out or making contact with them both seemed dangerous.
• Tang Hao sensed Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and two unidentified Titled Douluo nearby, and judged that some of them might belong to Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao felt his life was in danger and resolved not to die before Ah Yin recovered and Xiao San became strong enough to stand on his own.

Tang Hao let Mysteries Pavilion’s shadows capture him so he could evade the Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo and investigate the faction from within. After the shadows brought him back, he discovered they had captured nearly every assassin involved in the attack.

• Tang Hao chose to let the shadows take him, hoping to avoid another fight and infiltrate Mysteries Pavilion.
• Tang Hao secretly sealed his cultivation and endured the humiliation of pretending to be unconscious.
• Tang Hao recalled the Titled Douluo he blamed for his predicament and vowed they would pay once Xiao San grew up.
• Tang Hao reasoned that being captured would let him learn about Mysteries Pavilion, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang Hao saw the shadows return with captured assassins and realized Mysteries Pavilion had rounded up the entire group.

Tang Hao was captured without resisting during the attack, while Zhuge Lan wondered why the Clear Sky Douluo had chosen to submit. Suspecting Tang Hao wanted to protect or meet Tang San, Zhuge Lan considered revealing that Tang San’s soul came from another world, but decided to wait and plan a more entertaining moment.

• Tang Hao angrily judged the attackers to be too weak to threaten the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and resented being dragged into their failed operation.
• Zhuge Lan recalled that Tang Hao had allowed himself to be knocked unconscious and captured after sealing his own powers.
• Zhuge Lan guessed Tang Hao had submitted because he noticed Tang San’s anxiety and wanted to protect or reach his son.
• Zhuge Lan considered telling Tang Hao that Tang San’s soul came from another world and watching how the revelation affected their relationship.
• Zhuge Lan decided not to reveal the truth yet, since Tang San still had value and the prank needed more careful planning.

Zhuge Lan realized Tang Hao had sealed his cultivation and was trapped in Mysteries Pavilion, so he planned to take advantage of the Clear Sky Douluo while keeping his own plans on schedule. Tang Hao sensed an inexplicable threat but could not identify who was behind it.

• Zhuge Lan decided to stop targeting Tang San so relentlessly, then realized Tang Hao's sealed cultivation left him vulnerable inside Mysteries Pavilion.
• Zhuge Lan reasoned that Tang Hao would not break the seal because doing so would draw attention from powerful Titled Douluo in Heaven Dou City.
• Zhuge Lan joked that Tang San and Tang Hao had brought themselves to his doorstep and considered visiting Holy Soul Village to seek the Blue Silver Emperor's true body.
• Zhuge Lan left to attend to other guests, while Tang Hao sneezed and felt a chilling sense that an unseen hunter had marked him.
• Tang Hao wondered who was pulling the strings, unable to explain the suffocating threat he felt.

Tang Hao endured a terrifying premonition while trapped in Mysteries Pavilion, then woke and convinced himself that the worst of the pain had only been a dream. He regained his resolve and realized that a young assassin nearby had been the one to wake him.

• Tang Hao suspected Mysteries Pavilion was behind the strange events and wondered whether Spirit Hall or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was plotting against him.
• Tang Hao felt overwhelming panic and pain as he sensed he was about to lose someone he loved, and he wished he could wake from the nightmare.
• A voice repeatedly called to Tang Hao, and he opened his eyes to find that the chill and sense of being targeted had disappeared.
• Tang Hao realized he was still restrained inside Mysteries Pavilion and resolved to protect his son and Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao noticed a young assassin around Tang San's age and recognized him as the person who had awakened him.

Bai Chenxiang revealed herself as the Speed Clan patriarch’s daughter and urged the trapped leaders to surrender sincerely to Zhuge Lan, their last chance to survive. The other disguised members of powerful clans began revealing their identities as they accepted her warning.

• Tang Hao realized the others had likely regained consciousness earlier and had been deliberately knocked unconscious.
• Bai Chenxiang removed her disguise and explained that she had joined the mission to help restore the Speed Clan’s fortunes.
• Bai Chenxiang warned the leaders that failing to earn Zhuge Lan’s forgiveness could doom both them and their clans.
• The leaders accepted Bai Chenxiang’s advice and began removing their disguises.
• The gathered people revealed they belonged to powerful clans and other forces without Titled Douluo, many of which had suffered after the Clear Sky Sect withdrew and Spirit Hall oppressed them.

Bai Chenxiang and the captured families discussed how to seek Zhuge Lan’s mercy, while Tang Hao concealed his identity and was forced to join their plans. As the arena’s remaining assassins were surrounded, Dugu Bo restrained himself from attacking Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, waiting for them to strike first so he could defend Zhuge Lan without causing trouble.

• Bai Chenxiang and the captured families discussed how to win Zhuge Lan’s sympathy and escape their predicament, angering Tang Hao with what he saw as their betrayal.
• Bai Chenxiang asked Tang Hao which faction he belonged to, and he claimed he was alone and had only come to investigate.
• The families pitied Tang Hao’s predicament, and he joined their discussion about how they should seek a new master.
• Zhuge Lan’s forces nearly finished suppressing the assassins, leaving only a few isolated holdouts who still believed they could attack him.
• Dugu Bo watched Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo but restrained himself, hoping they would attack first and give him a reason to intervene for Zhuge Lan.

Chrysanthemum Douluo nearly attacked Dugu Bo after Ghost Douluo mocked him, but Ghost Douluo reminded him not to disrupt Spirit Hall’s plans or offend Qian Renxue. As the factions launched their prepared assault on Zhuge Lan, their fighters vanished, and Zhuge Lan mocked the failed ambush as the Dance King Competition’s finale.

• Dugu Bo stared at Chrysanthemum Douluo with an eager, unsettling look, and Ghost Douluo teased Chrysanthemum Douluo about their rivalry.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo erupted in anger and threatened to kill Dugu Bo, but Ghost Douluo held him back and pointed out Qian Renxue’s presence and their duty to Spirit Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo suppressed his temper and resolved to settle things with Dugu Bo after Spirit Hall completed its mission against Zhuge Lan.
• Several Soul Douluo-level experts called the gathered factions to attack Zhuge Lan, but the attackers disappeared amid a stream of crows and black marks.
• Zhuge Lan walked onto the scene, clapped, and mocked the failed attack as a fitting end to the Dance King Competition.

Zhuge Lan mocked the black-clad Soul Douluos and revealed that their gathered reinforcements were backstage, while Dugu Bo watched Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly lost his temper, and Ghost Douluo dragged him away; Zhuge Lan dismissed the eruption as a warm-up for the competition’s finale.

• Zhuge Lan sat in the VIP section and taunted the black-clad Soul Douluos, who suspected one another of betraying their plan.
• Zhuge Lan said their reinforcements were backstage putting on makeup and had been invited onto the stage.
• Dugu Bo watched Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, imagining that supporting Zhuge Lan might earn him a reward.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo erupted in fury and unleashed his soul rings, shaking the venue and knocking weaker Soul Masters to the ground.
• Ghost Douluo endured the backlash and dragged Chrysanthemum Douluo several hundred miles away to protect Qian Renxue’s plan.
• Zhuge Lan confirmed the outburst was not part of Qian Renxue’s plan and called it a warm-up for the Dance King Competition’s grand finale.

Zhuge Lan demonstrated his power by dropping bound experts from the major families and factions onto the stage, terrifying the surviving Soul Douluo and shocking Qian Renxue. He healed the injured Bai Chenxiang in his arms, and she apologized for joining the operation against him.

• At Zhuge Lan's command, black-robed figures dropped bound Soul Masters from the sky, leaving many badly injured or dead.
• The remaining Soul Douluo lost their confidence and retreated in fear as their companions crashed onto the stage.
• Zhuge Lan drew Bai Chenxiang into his arms and used a warm force to heal her injuries.
• Qian Renxue watched the attack and worried that Zhuge Lan had made enemies of most of the continent's clans and sects.
• Bai Chenxiang regained consciousness, recognized Zhuge Lan, and apologized for believing the others and joining their plan.

Zhuge Lan treated Bai Chenxiang and the injured Soul Masters after defeating the families’ fighters, while Bai Chenxiang regretted joining the alliance against him. He then confronted the remaining factions at the Dance King Competition and gave them 30 seconds to guess their punishment.

• Zhuge Lan gently treated Bai Chenxiang’s wounds, and she apologized for attacking him and said she regretted trusting her elders.
• Zhuge Lan summoned Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Healing Soul Masters to treat the injured fighters, astonishing Dugu Bo and the Soul Masters.
• As Bai Chenxiang recovered, Zhuge Lan carried her to his chair, and she began to trust and depend on him.
• Zhuge Lan approached the remaining Soul Masters, accused them of disrupting his Dance King Competition, and gave them 30 seconds to guess how he would deal with them.

Zhuge Lan spared the soul masters who had attacked his stage, compensated them, and comforted Bai Chenxiang. Bai Chenxiang explained how the Speed Clan had been persecuted after the Clear Sky Sect withdrew, leaving its place in the alliance unresolved.

• Zhuge Lan ended the thirty-second ordeal and questioned the soul masters about the rumors that had brought them to his stage.
• Zhuge Lan forgave the attackers, offered compensation to those with minor injuries, and ordered them to dance as punishment.
• Zhuge Lan checked on Bai Chenxiang, embraced her, and listened as she apologized for joining her clan's alliance.
• Bai Chenxiang explained that Spirit Hall had targeted the Speed Clan after the Clear Sky Sect withdrew, drawing other clans into the campaign against the four affiliated clans.
• Bai Chenxiang recounted that the Breaking Clan had defected from the four great clans and joined Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall’s men ambushed two Speed Clan members on a mission, declaring that the clan would be destroyed for opposing them. They killed both clansmen before either could warn the chief, leaving the Speed Clan unaware of the attack’s first casualties.

• Three men in black watched two Speed Clan members discuss Bai Chenxiang, then moved to attack them.
• The attackers revealed that they served Spirit Hall and threatened to wipe out the Speed Clan for choosing the wrong side.
• One Speed Clan member charged the attackers while the other fled toward the castle to warn the chief.
• A man in black shot a sword of light through the fleeing clansman and pinned him to a tree.
• A second attacker beheaded the other Speed Clan member.