Chapter Summaries

Ei moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well through a spatial rift, leaving Kong, Yu Yuanzhen, and Dugu Bo stunned. She then offered Kong a way to condense a Soul Ring, and a bolt of purple lightning struck him as he agreed to try it.

• Ei dismissed the Water-Fire Dragon Kings’ souls as lingering evil spirits while Kong explained their origins.
• Yu Yuanzhen completed his breakthrough to level 98 and credited Kong for the opportunity.
• Dugu Bo considered matching Dugu Yan with Kong as a future grandson-in-law.
• A spatial rift swallowed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo silently realized that a deity connected to Kong had taken it.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo offered to accompany Kong to find a suitable Soul Ring, while Ei proposed a way to condense one.
• Kong agreed to try Ei’s method, and purple lightning struck him on the head.

Kong’s purple lightning strike created a third Soul Ring and raised him to Soul Power Level 31, while Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo kept the event secret. Five years later, Kong left the clan with Dugu Yan and encountered Dai Mubai and Tang San at the Rose Hotel.

• Purple lightning struck Kong, and Engulfing Lightning gained a third, tomoe-patterned Purple Soul Ring as Kong broke through to Level 31.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo kept Kong’s breakthrough and Yu Yuanzhen’s Rank 98 breakthrough secret, while Dugu Bo’s appointment as Vice Sect Master remained known only to a few elders.
• Five years later, Dugu Yan confessed her feelings to Kong and insisted on accompanying him when he left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Kong recalled that Raiden Ei had agreed to marry him after he proposed, and he thought of Ei as his wife.
• Kong and Dugu Yan entered the Rose Hotel, where Dai Mubai and Tang San introduced their martial souls and Soul Power ranks before facing each other.

Dai Mubai and Tang San sparred at the Rose Hotel until Dugu Yan dismissed their fight as childish and tried to claim the last room for herself and Kong. Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai challenged her, and Dai Mubai threatened that Kong might get beaten up, leaving Kong unimpressed by the provocation.

• Dai Mubai and Tang San exchanged blows, then used their soul skills, with Tang San repeatedly restraining Dai Mubai with Blue Silver Grass.
• Dai Mubai activated his third soul skill and conceded the spar to Tang San rather than claim victory after using it.
• Dugu Yan called the fight boring, pulled Kong to the front desk, and asked for a room.
• Xiao Wu objected that the hotel had no rooms left and argued with Dugu Yan, who called the spar a fight between children.
• Dai Mubai warned Dugu Yan that Kong could get beaten up, and Kong reacted with disbelief.

Dugu Yan revealed herself as a young Soul King and forced Dai Mubai and Tang San to kneel and beg for mercy before sending them rolling out of the Rose Hotel. The two left humiliated and vowing revenge, while Tang Hao watched Kong and Dugu Yan from the shadows.

• After Dai Mubai suggested beating Kong, Dugu Yan released her Dragon Martial Soul and revealed five soul rings, including a black ring.
• Dai Mubai immediately knelt, slapped himself, and begged Dugu Yan to spare him.
• Dugu Yan demanded Xiao Wu beg for mercy, but Tang San knelt in her place and pleaded for Xiao Wu to be spared.
• Dugu Yan let Dai Mubai and Tang San go, ordering them to roll out of the Rose Hotel; Xiao Wu ran after Tang San.
• Outside the hotel, Tang San and Dai Mubai vowed revenge on Kong and Dugu Yan, while Tang Hao watched them and considered Dugu Yan's potential.

Tang Hao confronted Kong and two Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elders after they discovered Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. He revealed his identity and ordered them to abandon their interest in her, leaving the elders caught between fear and ambition.

• Tang Hao appeared beside Kong and Yu Yuanyuan, warned that Xiao Wu's identity could endanger her and Tang San, and led them outside Suotuo City to talk.
• Kong and both Soul Douluo elders followed Tang Hao, despite their uncertainty about whether he was friend or foe.
• Tang Hao revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and nine soul rings, prompting Yu Yuanyuan and the other elder to recognize him as the legendary Titled Douluo.
• Tang Hao said he would let the day's incident go if they gave up pursuing Xiao Wu, then claimed she was his discovery and forbade them from targeting her.
• Yu Yuanyuan hesitated, torn between Tang Hao's threat and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's desire for Xiao Wu's soul ring and soul bone.

Kong confronted Tang Hao over Xiao Wu and used the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s strength to negotiate a soul bone in exchange for the clan staying away from her. Tang Hao left after making the trade, and Kong gave the soul bone to Yu Yuanyuan or Elder Long Wu.

• Tang Hao threatened Kong and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elders for targeting the hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast, Xiao Wu.
• Kong told Tang Hao that the clan had two Titled Douluo and demanded a ten-thousand-year soul bone or the Grand Sumeru Hammer Secret Method in exchange for the clan leaving Xiao Wu alone.
• Tang Hao agreed to give the clan a soul bone if it swore not to move against Xiao Wu, then handed Yu Yuanyuan a twenty-three-thousand-year Left Leg Soul Bone and vanished.
• Kong declined the soul bone and told Yu Yuanyuan to keep it or give it to Yu Longwu.

Kong visited Flender’s general store with Dugu Yan and bought an unimpressive-looking Crystal Slab, which he recognized as the material for the Dragon Beard Needle. He chose not to break it open and instead set off to explore Suotuo City with Dugu Yan, promising to take her somewhere the next day.

• Yu Yuanyuan gratefully accepted Kong’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, while Yu Longwu hoped to earn a soul bone of his own in the future.
• Kong and Dugu Yan walked through Suotuo City, and Kong led her into Flender’s general store after recognizing the shop.
• Kong bought the earthy-yellow Crystal Slab from Flender for one Gold Soul Coin and stored it in his bracelet Soul Tool.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived at the shop afterward, but Tang San found nothing he wanted and left with Xiao Wu.
• Kong decided not to open the Crystal Slab and took Dugu Yan to explore the city, saying he would take her somewhere the next day.

Kong found Ei and the General attempting to cook in the Plane of Euthymia, then made colorful dumplings and milk tea in the wilderness. He returned with the treats and steered Ei and the Shogun away from Ei’s burnt meal.

• Kong entered the Plane of Euthymia and saw Ei and the General struggling to cook over the Fire Spring.
• Kong left to find sweets, then went into the wilderness when Suotuo City’s shops were closed and made colorful dumplings and milk tea.
• Yu Longwu and Tang Hao watched Kong cook, and both were shocked when he suddenly vanished without a trace.
• Kong returned to the Plane of Euthymia and offered Ei and the Shogun his treats instead of Ei’s pitch-black cooking.
• The Shogun agreed to try Kong’s food, while Ei’s meal remained hidden behind Kong’s back.

Kong gave Yu Longwu a blackened dish made by Ei Wife, and it unexpectedly helped him break through while causing severe stomach trouble. After buying ordinary ingredients and sending them to the Plane of Euthymia, Kong prepared to leave Suotuo City and watch the show.

• Kong reappeared beside Yu Longwu, who had panicked when Kong vanished, and offered him the blackened food from the Plane of Euthymia.
• Yu Longwu ate the dish and absorbed its power, raising his Soul Power Level from rank eighty-four to rank eighty-five.
• Yu Longwu suffered repeated bouts of stomach trouble, while Kong and Tang Hao decided the dish was too dangerous to eat.
• At dawn, Kong bought ingredients, desserts, and other food in Suotuo City and sent them to the Plane of Euthymia.
• Kong returned to the Rose Hotel and prepared to set off to watch the show.

Kong and Dugu Yan arrived at Shrek Academy and saw families questioning its condition and admission rules. When a father worried about his Fire Wolf son's prospects, Kong offered to let the boy join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as an Outer Sect Disciple and study at Thunder Academy, and the father immediately agreed.

• Ei asked Raiden Shogun what Kong meant by “add oil,” and Raiden Shogun guessed it referred to Ei's cooking.
• Kong and Dugu Yan walked toward Shrek Academy, where families debated whether the run-down school was worth attending.
• Li Yusong refused to refund a family's registration fee, insisting that Shrek's rules were rules.
• Kong ignored Li Yusong and asked a father about his son's Fire Wolf martial soul.
• Kong offered to send the boy to Thunder Academy if he joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as an Outer Sect Disciple, and the father eagerly accepted.

Kong recruited talented children for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan outside Shrek Academy, while Xiao Wu feared the Soul Douluo might be hunting her. After most applicants left with Yu Yuanyuan, Kong politely faced Li Yusong, who did not dare challenge him.

• Kong invited the young man with a Fire Wolf Martial Soul to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the youth accepted.
• Kong offered Outer Sect Disciple positions to applicants with Soul Power Levels above eighteen, and Yu Yuanyuan appeared to register them.
• Xiao Wu trembled at the sight of Yu Yuanyuan and worried that he and Kong had come to hunt her.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Kong and privately wondered about his connection with Dugu Yan and the clan's recruitment stunt.
• Yu Yuanyuan led away nearly all the applicants for transport to Suotuo City and background checks.
• Kong asked Li Yusong whether he had disrupted Shrek Academy's recruitment, and Li Yusong nervously denied it.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing registered at Shrek Academy while Kong and Dugu Yan stood nearby. Ning Rongrong's attempt to maintain a gentle facade fell apart in her argument with Kong, and the chapter ended with Li Yusong discovering Zhu Zhuqing was only about eleven and a half years old.

• Tang San concealed his killing intent toward Kong and Dugu Yan, registered with Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai sensed that Zhu Zhuqing might be someone he knew.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Kong and Dugu Yan, but Kong reminded her of a failed prank from a year and three months earlier and teased her about aging.
• Ning Rongrong lunged at Kong, but Dugu Yan slapped her hands away; Ning Rongrong then registered and revealed her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing registered, and Li Yusong was astonished when he determined that her bone age was only around eleven and a half.

Kong and Dugu Yan entered Shrek Academy to watch its assessments, while Tang San and the others proceeded to the fourth assessment. Kong explained why Shrek’s claim of producing a Spirit Hall elder seemed unbelievable, and the chapter ended with Zhao Wuji sensing Kong and Dugu Yan’s arrival.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul and two yellow soul rings, impressing Li Yusong.
• Li Yusong let Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing follow Dai Mubai to the next assessment, while Kong and Dugu Yan asked to watch Shrek’s assessments.
• Kong told Dugu Yan that a former Shrek student would have to be an extraordinarily young Titled Douluo to have become a Spirit Hall elder.
• Kong and Dugu Yan asked Lu Qibin for directions and reached the fourth assessment, where Zhao Wuji opened his eyes after sensing their aura.

Kong and Dugu Yan watched Tang San organize the applicants for Zhao Wuji’s test, while Dugu Yan questioned the usefulness of tactics against a much stronger opponent. Zhao Wuji grew alarmed at her claim that her grandfather could kill Soul Emperors and Soul Saints with one soul skill, and asked whose granddaughter she was.

• Zhao Wuji sensed that Dugu Yan was around Level 50 and assumed she had come to inspect Shrek Academy’s teaching.
• Xiao Wu thought Zhao Wuji had failed to discover her secret, while Tang San silently vowed to take revenge on Dugu Yan later.
• Tang San and the other applicants introduced themselves, and Tang San appointed himself temporary captain without asking Ning Rongrong or Zhu Zhuqing.
• Kong asked Dugu Yan how she would lead Soul Grandmasters against a Soul Saint, and she said they should either demonstrate their abilities or flee.
• Dugu Yan described how her grandfather could kill Soul Saints and Soul Emperors with one soul skill, making Zhao Wuji ask which senior she was related to.

Tang San and his teammates began their assessment against Zhao Wuji, with Kong and Dugu Yan watching from a distance. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were badly hurt by Zhao Wuji, leaving the fight ongoing as Dai Mubai stayed back.

• Ning Rongrong revealed that Dugu Yan was the granddaughter of Poison Douluo, and Zhao Wuji quickly changed the subject before starting the test.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong took their positions, while Kong and Dugu Yan watched from a safe distance.
• Zhao Wuji charged Ning Rongrong, but Tang San pulled her clear with Blue Silver Grass and then bound Zhao Wuji as Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing attacked.
• Ning Rongrong boosted the team's strength and speed, but Zhu Zhuqing's claws could not pierce Zhao Wuji's defense, and Xiao Wu's Charm failed against him and made her faint from the backlash.
• Zhao Wuji broke free and sent Zhu Zhuqing flying; Kong and Dugu Yan declined to catch her, and she landed injured while Dai Mubai stayed where he was.

Tang San challenged Zhao Wuji to a one-on-one soul battle after Xiao Wu collapsed from the backlash of her mental attack. Tang San tried to outmaneuver Zhao Wuji with hidden weapons, but Zhao Wuji used gravity to restrict him, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Zhao Wuji told Tang San that Xiao Wu would recover after a couple days of rest, but Tang San blamed him for her suffering.
• Tang San challenged Zhao Wuji, wagering that he and the others would leave if he lost and stay if he lasted one stick of incense.
• Tang San asked Ning Rongrong to care for Xiao Wu, then prepared to fight Zhao Wuji with his hidden weapons and Tang Sect skills.
• Tang San dodged Zhao Wuji's Vajra Palm with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and kept attacking with poisoned hidden weapons.
• Zhao Wuji activated Immovable Bright King Body and Gravity Amplification to counter Tang San's evasive tactics.

Kong agreed to spar with Zhao Wuji and revealed his Engulfing Lightning martial soul, presenting himself as a Level 62 Assault System Battle Soul Emperor. Zhao Wuji called Kong an unprecedented monster but believed his inability to absorb anything but thousand-year soul rings would limit him.

• Zhao Wuji declared Tang San defeated but allowed the group to stay at Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Wuji challenged Kong to a spar, and Kong accepted after reassuring Dugu Yan.
• Kong introduced himself and released his Engulfing Lightning martial soul, displaying six purple soul rings and a huge ring behind his head.
• Kong explained that his martial soul allowed him to absorb only thousand-year soul rings, while Tang Hao watched from the shadows and felt relieved.
• Zhao Wuji praised Kong's talent but said his soul rings would limit him, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing stared in shock at his level.

Kong’s unusual Soul Rings drew suspicion from Ning Rongrong, Tang Hao, and Zhao Wuji, and his explanation failed to convince them. Zhao Wuji challenged Kong, and their fight began with Kong’s speed and blade forcing Zhao Wuji to dodge and activate a Soul Skill.

• Ning Rongrong noticed that Kong’s purple Soul Rings had unusual colors and markings, while Tang Hao and Zhao Wuji sensed that their Soul Power fluctuations were unlike ordinary Soul Rings.
• Kong claimed his martial soul made all his Soul Rings purple, but Zhao Wuji and Tang Hao did not believe him.
• Zhao Wuji introduced himself and prepared to fight Kong, while Dai Mubai abandoned any thoughts of revenge after seeing Kong’s strength.
• Kong charged Zhao Wuji and struck at his head with Engulfing Lightning, but Zhao Wuji narrowly dodged and activated his First Soul Skill.
• Kong followed with a horizontal slash at Zhao Wuji’s waist, forcing Zhao Wuji to shift away in alarm.

Kong defeated Zhao Wuji with his first soul skill, Segmented Devastation, and left Shrek Academy with Dugu Yan. Zhao Wuji was badly injured, while Flender and the others were left wondering why Kong had visited the academy.

• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement, but Kong endured the gravity and unleashed Segmented Devastation, sending six streams of Sword Qi at him.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar, but Kong's attack pierced his defenses and forced him to concede defeat.
• Flender and the others approached, wary of Kong, while Dugu Yan praised his strength and Kong insisted the victory had been luck.
• Flender helped the injured Zhao Wuji, and Shao Xin began treating him.
• Kong thanked Li Yusong and Zhao Wuji, then left Shrek Academy with Dugu Yan.
• Zhao Wuji learned that Kong and Dugu Yan had only come to see the academy's assessment, and wondered if he had been injured for nothing.

After Zhao Wuji was badly injured by Kong, Shrek Academy arranged places for its new students, and Tang San woke with his resentment toward Zhao Wuji unresolved. Zhao Wuji reflected on Kong’s combat skill before an unknown figure appeared in his room.

• Flender sent Zhao Wuji to recover and assigned Dai Mubai to arrange the freshmen’s dormitories.
• Dai Mubai arranged for Tang San to share Oscar’s dormitory and for Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to share a room, while Zhu Zhuqing ignored him.
• Tang San woke from a nightmare, learned Xiao Wu was recovering and that he had been admitted to Shrek Academy, then vowed to avenge her against Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji recalled Kong’s fighting skill and lamented that he would not attend Shrek Academy.
• A figure entered Zhao Wuji’s room through the window, and Zhao Wuji challenged the stranger, suspecting an enemy had come while he was injured.