Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang obtained a thousand-year soul bone from Flender and later encouraged Tang San to keep cultivating. Tang San vowed to surpass Yu Tiankong, while Yu Xiaogang continued seeking proof that he was worthy of his clan.

• Yu Xiaogang took the soul bone from Flender by invoking Tang Hao's favor, then left Flender's office.
• Flender concluded that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had plotted together and decided to repay the debt by giving up the soul bone; he began preparing to retire with his old brothers at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang went to Tang San's dormitory, thought bitterly about Kong's talent and his clan's failure to tell him about Yu Tiankong, and resolved to prove himself to his clansmen.
• Tang San finished cultivating, and Yu Xiaogang praised his diligence while privately believing innate talent mattered far more than effort.
• Tang San vowed to surpass the geniuses, thinking specifically of Yu Tiankong and believing his own Twin Martial Souls and Tang Sect skills would prevail.

Tang San received a Thousand Year Soft Bone Rabbit Head Soul Bone, and Shrek Academy left its old home for Heaven Dou City. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Kong criticized its noble-only admissions and rejected Qian Renxue’s offer to become her advisor, but offered to discuss ways to improve commoners’ lives before a commotion interrupted them.

• Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San the Thousand Year Soft Bone Rabbit Head Soul Bone and urged him to consider carefully before absorbing it.
• Flender led Shrek Academy’s teachers and students away from their old grounds and began the journey to Heaven Dou City.
• After about a month of travel, the Shrek group reached the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.
• Kong told Qian Renxue that Heaven Dou Royal Academy should be rebuilt to admit talent from poor families and commoners, and said that whoever won the people’s hearts would win the world.
• Qian Renxue offered Kong the position of One-Word Shoulder-to-Shoulder King, but he refused while offering to share his knowledge about improving livelihoods.
• A commotion nearby interrupted Qian Renxue as she was about to respond.

Xue Beng tried to drive Shrek Academy away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but Dai Mubai beat him after learning he was the Fourth Prince. Xue Qinghe arrived with Kong, apologized for Xue Beng, and left Yu Xiaogang wondering whether Kong was Yu Tiankong.

• Xue Beng insulted Flender and the Shrek Academy group, provoking Dai Mubai into attacking him.
• Dai Mubai defeated Xue Beng and his lackeys without summoning his martial soul.
• Kong and Qian Renxue arrived, and Xue Beng acted fearful as he addressed Xue Qinghe as his second brother.
• Xue Qinghe demanded that Xue Beng apologize, but he refused and ran off.
• Xue Qinghe apologized to Flender and the others, while Yu Xiaogang recognized Kong as a possible Yu Tiankong.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Zhao Wuji reacted to Kong’s arrival, while Flender greeted him. The education committee members then recognized Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and welcomed Kong, though they regretted that he would not study at the academy.

• Yu Xiaogang suspected that Kong was Yu Tiankong, Young Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and resolved to reclaim his clan’s glory through his disciples.
• Tang San remained determined to surpass Kong, while Zhao Wuji was frightened by the memory of their past spirit battle.
• Flender greeted Kong, and Qian Renxue wondered why Flender and his companions were called principals.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and the third education committee member arrived and respectfully greeted Xue Qinghe as Crown Prince.
• Kong greeted the committee members, who regretted that he would not study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and had brought Dugu Yan with him.

The Shrek group joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy after Xue Beng’s attempt to block them was exposed, and the academy assigned roles to the newcomers. Yu Xiaogang received no teaching position, but he decided to stay so Tang San could train for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

• Meng Shenji promised Flender that the Education Committee would report Xue Beng’s actions, while “Xue Qinghe” apologized and pledged to seek justice.
• The Shrek group joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Flender became Heaven Dou Class director and Zhao Wuji became deputy director.
• Shao Xin became cafeteria director, while Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar joined the first Royal Fight Team.
• Yu Xiaogang received no position beyond dormitory access because his level twenty-nine strength did not meet the academy’s teaching requirements.
• Tang San urged Yu Xiaogang to leave, but Yu Xiaogang chose to stay for the academy’s resources and Tang San’s tournament prospects.

Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to become an official Royal Fight Team member while keeping his identity hidden from Yu Tianheng. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, uncomfortable after reuniting with the former Shrek members, left Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Blue Tyrant Academy.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San not to reveal that he was at Heaven Dou Royal Academy because Yu Tianheng was his nephew, and urged him to earn a place on the Royal Fight Team before the tournament.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang reflected on how Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had joined the team after leaving Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong suggested that she and Zhu Zhuqing leave for Blue Tyrant Academy, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing departed Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next morning.
• Meng Shenji learned that the two girls had withdrawn and ordered someone to inform Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi schemed to bind the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to Kong through Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, while Kong comforted Ei after the Shogun ate her sweets and took Raiden Shogun to buy books. The chapter ended with Raiden Shogun asking Kong what it felt like to love someone.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had gone to Blue Tyrant Academy and ordered their secret guards to keep protecting them.
• Ning Fengzhi recalled Yu Yuanzhen's fearful reaction to a marriage alliance involving Yu Tiankong and decided the girls could help win Kong over for the sect's sake.
• Ei told Kong that Raiden Shogun had eaten her Colorful Dumplings, and Kong promised to make her more sweet treats.
• Raiden Shogun mimicked Ei's appeal for sympathy, claimed Ei had taken her storybooks, and persuaded Kong to take her to buy books.
• Kong considered writing an outrageous novel about Qian Xunji, then accompanied Raiden Shogun to shop for novels.
• Raiden Shogun asked Kong what it felt like to love someone, and Kong said it was impossible to put into words.

Kong and Raiden Shogun acknowledged their love and promised to accompany each other through eternity. Days later, Raiden Shogun continued training Kong, whose Soul Core had helped him advance to level seventy-three, and the chapter ended with Kong heading to Heaven Dou City.

• Raiden Shogun told Kong that her feelings for him were indescribable, and Kong promised they would accompany eternity together.
• Raiden Shogun left with a faint blush, while Kong wondered whether her words were another kind of love.
• Kong’s Soul Core continued cultivating for him, raising his Soul Power Level from just above seventy-two to seventy-three.
• During training, Kong blocked Raiden Shogun’s apparent attack, but she swiftly placed Musou Isshin at his neck and advised him to adapt his techniques.
• Raiden Shogun drew her sword again for Kong, who put away Engulfing Lightning and headed toward Heaven Dou City.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Kong reflected on the value of martial arts fundamentals and Self-Created Soul Skills. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng accepted Dai Mubai’s challenge, and Dai Mubai realized he might have been led into a fight he could not win.

• Kong returned to Heaven Dou City and considered how Soul Masters relied on soul skills, while inherited factions also benefited from secret arts and Self-Created Soul Skills.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Feng and the others watched Yu Tianheng face Dai Mubai, noting that Yu Tianheng had reached level forty-three after benefiting from Thunder Hell Vine blood.
• Yu Tianheng acknowledged that Dai Mubai would be formidable if they were the same age, then agreed to fight him after Dai Mubai challenged the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s strength.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng revealed their Martial Soul Avatars and soul rings, and Dai Mubai worried that it was too late to withdraw after glancing at Tang San.

Dai Mubai challenged Yu Tianheng after Tang San promised him the vice-captain position, but Yu Tianheng proved overwhelmingly stronger even before using a Soul Skill. Dai Mubai activated his strongest boosts and charged again, only to be numbed by Yu Tianheng’s Thunder Dragon Claw as the fight continued.

• Tang San persuaded Dai Mubai to challenge Yu Tianheng, promising him the vice-captain position afterward.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Protective Barrier and clashed with Yu Tianheng, whose unenhanced strength overwhelmed him.
• Yu Tianheng struck Dai Mubai repeatedly while remaining calm, leaving Dai Mubai bruised and angry.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and charged at Yu Tianheng to recover his pride.
• Yu Tianheng used Thunder Dragon Claw, and its lightning numbed Dai Mubai at close range.

Yu Xiaogang explained to Tang San that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul’s Dragon Transformation Secret Technique made its wielder exceptionally strong, while Tang San remained confident he could eventually defeat Yu Tiankong. Kong then arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy to visit his aunt Liu Erlong and asked a teacher to announce him.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique let Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon masters rival or surpass soul beasts of equal cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San to focus on cultivation and suggested he could challenge Yu Tiankong once he became much stronger.
• Tang San insisted he could contend with Yu Tiankong after reaching Soul King, and Yu Xiaogang reluctantly agreed.
• Kong arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy to see Liu Erlong, his aunt.
• Kong introduced himself to the gatekeeper teacher as Yu Tiankong, and the teacher went to notify the dean.

Kong visited Liu Erlong at Blue Tyrant Academy and asked to speak with her privately about Yu Xiaogang. He revealed that he had news of Yu Xiaogang and offered to give Liu Erlong his address after she heard him out.

• Liu Erlong eagerly welcomed Kong, then teased him for not visiting sooner and dragged him into the academy.
• Liu Erlong told Kong that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had recently joined Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Kong asked Liu Erlong to find a secluded place so he could discuss something serious with her.
• Kong told Liu Erlong that the matter concerned her and Yu Xiaogang, and that he had news of Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong reacted anxiously to hearing Yu Xiaogang's name, and Kong told her to calm down and listen before asking for his address.

Kong confronted Liu Erlong about Yu Xiaogang’s past, arguing that Yu Xiaogang pursued Bibi Dong to gain access to Spirit Hall’s knowledge and later pursued Liu Erlong despite knowing her connection to Yu Luomian. He left Liu Erlong considering whether their Golden Triangle relationship had been built on Yu Xiaogang’s manipulation.

• Kong asked Liu Erlong about the dragon-shaped jade pendant, then pointed out that Yu Xiaogang would have recognized it as Yu Luomian’s keepsake.
• Kong claimed Yu Xiaogang pursued Bibi Dong to obtain Spirit Hall’s theoretical knowledge and returned with knowledge that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan initially mocked him for claiming.
• Kong explained that Yu Xiaogang met Liu Erlong after leaving the clan and had recognized both her pendant and her mutated Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Liu Erlong recalled that Yu Xiaogang had been distant before they discovered their three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Kong accused Yu Xiaogang of pursuing Liu Erlong to gain the leading position in the Golden Triangle and said the fusion skill had also fostered feelings among its members.

Kong explained how the Golden Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion revealed Yu Xiaogang’s deception, but Liu Erlong struggled to accept the truth. After chasing Kong to learn Yu Xiaogang’s whereabouts, she learned he was at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Kong told Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang had sent her father the news of their supposed marriage, prompting Yu Xiaogang to disappear.
• Liu Erlong questioned Kong’s claims, and Kong angrily left, saying Yu Xiaogang had deceived Flender as well as her.
• Liu Erlong realized Yu Xiaogang might have lied and chased after Kong to ask where he was.
• Kong released his Martial Soul when he sensed Liu Erlong approaching, and she was shocked to see his Soul Saint strength.
• Liu Erlong said she wanted to confront Yu Xiaogang, and Kong told her he was at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Liu Erlong went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find Yu Xiaogang and verify what Kong had told her about her jade pendant and Yu Xiaogang. She discovered that Flender worked there and invited him to join Blue Tyrant Academy, while Flender realized she still had Yu Xiaogang on her mind.

• Liu Erlong arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked Meng Shenji whether he recognized her Dragon-shaped Jade Pendant.
• Meng Shenji identified the pendant as a status symbol of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, strengthening Liu Erlong’s doubts about Yu Xiaogang’s honesty.
• Meng Shenji told Liu Erlong he did not know of anyone named Yu Xiaogang at the academy.
• Flender entered Meng Shenji’s office, and he and Liu Erlong recognized each other as old friends.
• Liu Erlong asked Flender why he was working at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and invited him to become headmaster of Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Flender heard Liu Erlong say she had come to find Yu Xiaogang and sighed, believing she still cared for him.

Kong confronted Qian Renxue about valuing his talent and strength, prompting her to reconsider her feelings for him. After she left, he met Shui Yue'er and asked whether appearance or strength mattered more, hearing that she preferred good looks.

• Kong teased Qian Renxue for seeking him out because of his strength, and she admitted she had initially wanted to recruit him.
• Qian Renxue said she would reconsider her feelings and left, promising Kong she would be different when they met again.
• Kong realized Qian Renxue had valued his talent more than his appearance and felt awkward about it.
• Shui Yue'er approached Kong, admitted she liked him after their previous fight, and asked what was troubling him.
• Kong asked Shui Yue'er whether looks or talent and strength mattered more, and she said appearance mattered most.

Kong agreed to take Shui Yue'er to a meal, while Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang about the jade pendant that exposed what he had known about their relationship. Yu Xiaogang tried to excuse himself, but Liu Erlong rejected his explanation and the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Shui Yue'er invited Kong to eat with her, claiming he owed her a meal after their last fight.
• Kong apologized for using his soul bone against Shui Yue'er and offered to treat her to something delicious.
• Liu Erlong asked Yu Xiaogang whether he recognized the jade pendant she wore.
• Yu Xiaogang identified it as the token Yu Luomian had given Liu Erlong, revealing he had known its origin.
• Liu Erlong accused Yu Xiaogang of pursuing her despite knowing the truth, and he tried to claim Yu Luomian had told him only after separating them.

Liu Erlong severed her ties with Yu Xiaogang after learning he had deceived her, while Flender tried to support her. Meanwhile, Kong brought Shui Yue'er and Raiden Shogun out for barbecue, leaving Shui Yue'er stunned by Raiden Shogun's beauty and increasingly distracted from the food.

• Liu Erlong declared that she and Yu Xiaogang were no longer related, then left as Flender chased after her.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted the end of his relationship with Liu Erlong and focused on continuing to teach Tang San, while the injured Tang Hao watched from hiding.
• Liu Erlong told Flender she wanted to be alone and invited him to Blue Tyrant Academy if he wanted to retire elsewhere.
• Flender grew furious with Yu Xiaogang, but he and Liu Erlong were drawn toward a delicious smell.
• Kong brought Shui Yue'er and Raiden Shogun to eat barbecue, and Shui Yue'er was overwhelmed by Raiden Shogun's looks before realizing she had come to eat with them.

Kong barbecued in the wilderness with Raiden Shogun and Shui Yue'er, then Liu Erlong and Flender arrived. Liu Erlong thanked Kong for helping her see Yu Xiaogang clearly, and Kong learned that Yu Xiaogang had exposed himself by admitting the truth.

• Kong called Raiden Shogun his wife, leaving Shui Yue'er shocked and privately considering whether she could become his second wife.
• Liu Erlong and Flender came across Kong, Raiden Shogun, and Shui Yue'er while they were barbecuing.
• Kong reacted coldly when Liu Erlong asked why he was there, and Flender wondered about their strained relationship.
• Liu Erlong thanked Kong for helping her see Yu Xiaogang's true colors, and Flender suggested Yu Xiaogang had confessed when she confronted him.
• Kong introduced Raiden Shogun as his wife and Shui Yue'er as a Skywater Academy student, leaving Shui Yue'er displeased by his perfunctory introduction.

Kong shared grilled food with Liu Erlong, Flender, and Shui Yue'er while Raiden Shogun quietly watched over him. After Raiden Shogun opened a spatial rift, she revealed her apparent Soul Power Level, leaving Liu Erlong and Flender impressed.

• Shui Yue'er politely greeted Liu Erlong, while Liu Erlong tried to gauge Shui Yue'er's relationship with Kong.
• Kong served the grilled Skewers, and Liu Erlong, Flender, and Shui Yue'er ate until his prepared ingredients ran out.
• Raiden Shogun gave Kong Skewers to save for later because she had noticed he had not eaten.
• Raiden Shogun opened a spatial rift to store the Skewers, shocking Liu Erlong, Flender, and Shui Yue'er.
• Raiden Shogun told Liu Erlong that this body's strength was that of a level seventy-three Soul Saint, and Liu Erlong and Flender concluded she was a prodigy.