Chapter Summaries

Hashirama brought Tang San to Void Night Village and asked Ulquiorra to help him control the External Soul Bone he had gained from absorbing a Man Faced Demon Spider. Ulquiorra agreed and named it the Eight Spider Lances, then led Tang San and the others to begin the ritual, while Xiao Wu went with Sereya to see her mother.

• Hollows served the Shrek Academy group a meal, and Hashirama explained that they were Ulquiorra's subordinates.
• Hashirama asked Ulquiorra to help Tang San achieve Spirit Bone Compatibility with his External Soul Bone, and Ulquiorra agreed.
• Xiao Wu asked Ulquiorra to tour Void Night Village, and he arranged for Sereya to accompany her.
• Sereya welcomed Xiao Wu and told her that her mother was waiting for her.
• Ulquiorra asked Tang San about his unnamed Soul Bone, named it the Eight Spider Lances, and led the group to begin the ritual.

Ulquiorra began the Soul Bone compatibility trial by subjecting the Shrek Academy group to overwhelming spiritual pressure. Tang San mastered the Eight Spider Lances under the strain, and Ulquiorra ended the trial after recognizing his success.

• Hashirama challenged Ma Hongjun to face the trial and leave behind his old mistakes, and Ma Hongjun firmly promised to change.
• Ulquiorra warned the Shrek Academy group that the true trial was beginning, then unleashed powerful spiritual pressure that crushed most of them to the ground.
• Tang San used the Eight Spider Lances to stay upright, while Dai Mubai stood with the aid of his soul skills and Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing gradually rose as well.
• Tang San sensed how to control the Eight Spider Lances fully and straightened them toward Ulquiorra.
• Ulquiorra withdrew his spiritual pressure and confirmed that Tang San had achieved perfect compatibility with the Eight Spider Lances.

Tang San gained control of his Eight Spider Lances and settled in for the night at Void Night Village, while Hashirama joined Ulquiorra, Biji, and Sereya for drinks. Biji worried about the dragon king's coming awakening and its impact on humans and soul beasts, but the gathering ended on a cheerful note as Sereya remained captivated by Ulquiorra.

• Tang San thanked Ulquiorra for helping him control his Eight Spider Lances, and Ulquiorra reassured him that Xiao Wu was safe in Void Night Village.
• Hollows led Tang San and his companions to luxurious rooms, where Ma Hongjun and Oscar tested whether they were dreaming and Hashirama urged everyone to rest.
• Ulquiorra met Hashirama and brought him to join Biji and Sereya for wine.
• Biji told Hashirama that the king of the dragon race was said to be nearing awakening and that its actions could affect relations between humans and soul beasts.
• Hashirama reassured Biji that she had allies to rely on, and the group set aside their worries to enjoy the gathering.
• Sereya stared lovestruckly at Ulquiorra, who noticed and eventually gave up trying to get her attention.

Hashirama led Tang San and the others back to Shrek Academy, pushing them through punishing training along the way. Xiao Wu's Mother approved of Tang San as Xiao Wu's partner, while Sereya was teased about her long pursuit of Ulquiorra.

• Xiao Wu happily reunited with Tang San, while Oscar and Ning Rongrong held hands and Hashirama encouraged Ma Hongjun to focus on cultivating his strength and personality.
• Hashirama led the Shrek Academy group away from Void Night Village, and Xiao Wu's Mother told Sereya that Tang San seemed sincere toward Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu's Mother teased Sereya about still pursuing Ulquiorra, then left after urging her not to let someone else win him over.
• Hashirama drove Tang San and the others through intense running training on the return journey to Shrek Academy.
• The exhausted group reached the academy, where Li Yusong asked Hashirama what had happened and Hashirama claimed he had only trained them a little.

Hashirama told Flender about Tang San’s rare External Soul Bone and discussed how to protect him from drawing unwanted attention. Hashirama then prepared to take the man who attacked Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving Flender and Zhao to teach the students while Yu Xiaogang was expected to arrive soon.

• Hashirama explained to Flender that Tang San had absorbed a spirit ring beyond his level and obtained an External Soul Bone from a two-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Flender and Hashirama agreed that Tang San should keep the External Soul Bone secret and use it only when necessary until he could protect himself.
• Hashirama told Flender he planned to take the man who attacked Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and leave the students’ lessons to Flender and Zhao.
• Flender told Hashirama that Yu Xiaogang would soon come to Shrek Academy, and they discussed how he might train the students in teamwork and tactics.

Hashirama prepared to leave Shrek Academy and take the Scarred Man, who had attacked Ning Rongrong, to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He set out at dawn, leaving Huang Luoyu to help oversee the students.

• Hashirama told Flender that he planned to leave and said Xiao Ao had gained a third Soul Ring while Tang San and Xiao Wu had reached level thirty; Tang San had also obtained an External Soul Bone.
• Hashirama comforted Huang Luoyu, told her he was going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and asked her to look after the students.
• Hashirama visited the Scarred Man in the confinement room and told him the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would decide his fate.
• Hashirama knocked the Scarred Man unconscious, sealed him inside a scroll, and left the confinement room.
• Hashirama departed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at dawn and hurried along the road.

Hashirama waited at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect gates and played dice with a young gatekeeper while another disciple went to inform Ning Fengzhi. After winning and then deliberately losing their final round, Hashirama was invited inside by the returning gatekeeper.

• Hashirama arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and asked its gatekeepers to inform Ning Fengzhi that he wished to speak with him.
• Hashirama teased the young gatekeeper about being inexperienced and challenged him to a dice game.
• Hashirama won ten rounds against the gatekeeper, taking one hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Hashirama lost the final round and returned another one hundred Gold Soul Coins to the gatekeeper.
• The other gatekeeper returned and told Hashirama that the sect master had asked him to come inside.

Hashirama visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to report on Ning Rongrong and discuss Oscar, her new boyfriend. After the elders accepted that Rongrong had changed and might love a Support Soul Master, Hashirama asked whether the sect had any enemies.

• Hashirama met Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, and they shared a bottle of fine wine before discussing business.
• Hashirama told them that he had corrected Ning Rongrong's temperament and that she had found a boyfriend.
• Hashirama identified Rongrong's boyfriend as Oscar, a thirteen-year-old Food-type Spirit Master with rank 32 Soul Power.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong worried that Oscar was a Support Soul Master, but Ning Fengzhi and the elders agreed not to oppose Rongrong if they truly loved each other.
• Hashirama said he would train Rongrong and Oscar, then asked Ning Fengzhi whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had any enemies.

Hashirama told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that the Scarred Man had threatened Ning Rongrong, and the men confronted him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After Hashirama urged them not to fear a possible backer, Chen Xin killed the Scarred Man, leaving the Sect with no new information about his allies.

• Hashirama explained that the Scarred Man had threatened Ning Rongrong, whom Oscar had saved, and that he had brought the captive for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to deal with.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized the Scarred Man and suspected someone was backing him, so he stopped Chen Xin from killing him at once.
• The Scarred Man demanded five million Gold Soul Coins in exchange for information, while Hashirama warned him to remember his place as a prisoner.
• Hashirama told Ning Fengzhi not to accommodate the Scarred Man, and Ning Fengzhi ordered Chen Xin to act without holding back.
• Chen Xin killed the Scarred Man with the Seven Kill Sword, and Gu Rong disposed of the body in a black vortex.

After Chen Xin found a letter ordering the Scarred Man to kidnap Rongrong, Hashirama and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's leaders discussed the threat and planned to draw out the organization behind him. Hashirama ruled out Spirit Hall as the culprit and urged Ning Fengzhi to strengthen the sect, leaving them on guard against both the unknown organization and Spirit Hall's power.

• Chen Xin showed Ning Fengzhi and Hashirama a letter instructing the Scarred Man to kidnap Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi explained the Scarred Man's past grievance and revealed that he had likely killed his former employer, a level seventy-six Battle Soul Sage.
• Hashirama proposed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect increase its defenses and wait for the organization to strike again; Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi agreed.
• Gu Rong suggested Spirit Hall might be behind the attack, but Hashirama argued that its strength made such a scheme unlikely and said Kizaru would have informed him.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Hashirama's warning and said the sect would strengthen its forces while guarding against the mysterious organization.

Hashirama discussed Shrek Academy’s students and finances with Ning Fengzhi, then offered Chen Xin advice that helped him rethink his pursuit of a breakthrough. Chen Xin went to reflect on the inspiration, while Ning Fengzhi showed Hashirama to his luxurious room.

• Hashirama told Ning Fengzhi that Shrek Academy had seven talented students and declined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s offer of financial support.
• Chen Xin said the public regarded Hashirama’s battle with Madara as godlike and described his own struggle to advance beyond level 96.
• Hashirama advised Chen Xin not to obsess over insight, and Chen Xin realized he needed to pursue strength rather than a breakthrough for its own sake.
• Gu Rong teased Chen Xin about his cultivation, and Chen Xin replied that Gu Rong was still only level 95.
• Chen Xin went to his room to reflect on his inspiration, and Ning Fengzhi escorted Hashirama to his lavishly prepared room.

Hashirama discovered a black-clad masked man sneaking around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and followed him into a nearby forest. The intruder attacked Hashirama after threatening to kill him, but Hashirama caught the attack and slammed him into the ground.

• Hashirama noticed a black-clad masked man enter the sect courtyard and questioned him about his purpose.
• The masked man pretended to ask Hashirama for a favor, then escaped while Hashirama acted as if he were considering it.
• Hashirama left Ning Fengzhi a note and pursued the masked man into a forest outside the sect.
• The masked man vowed to take revenge on Hashirama, who appeared nearby and mocked him.
• The masked man used his Sixth Soul Skill, Black Alligator Strangulation, but Hashirama caught him and slammed him into the ground.

Hashirama interrogated the masked intruder who had infiltrated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and learned that he belonged to an unnamed organization targeting powerful sects. After releasing him, Hashirama headed for Shrek Academy while Ning Fengzhi and the others resolved to strengthen the sect’s security.

• Hashirama defeated the black-clad masked man and questioned him about infiltrating the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The black-clad masked man revealed that his organization sought to bring down multiple sects and used Scorching Rose tavern in Heaven Dou Imperial City as a stronghold.
• Hashirama promised to spare the man if he cut ties with the organization, then warned him not to expose their conversation.
• Hashirama decided to delay investigating the organization and went directly to Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong read Hashirama’s note and discussed increasing searches and investigating the unknown organization.

Hashirama returned to Shrek Academy, reunited with Huang Luoyu, and took her to watch the students fight at the Suotuo City Douluo Arena. As the students prepared for their matches, Flender asked Yu Xiaogang to help him bet on their performances.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin agreed to focus on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's problems while Hashirama investigated the mysterious organization.
• Hashirama returned to Shrek Academy, learned that Flender and the students had gone to the Douluo Arena, and heard that Yu Xiaogang had arrived.
• Hashirama reunited with Huang Luoyu, told her he planned to retire after finishing his teaching duties, and invited her to the arena.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang warned the students to prepare carefully for their Soul Fighting matches and to surrender if an opponent proved too strong.
• Flender asked Yu Xiaogang to help him analyze the matches so he could bet on the students.

Hashirama and Huang Luoyu returned to Shrek Academy and joined Flender and Yu Xiaogang at the Douluo Arena, where the students were preparing to compete for their graduation badges. Tang San and Xiao Wu entered their first match, while Hashirama and Huang Luoyu went to watch from the stands.

• Hashirama and Huang Luoyu met Flender and Yu Xiaogang at the Douluo Arena after returning from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Flender explained that the students needed to earn Silver Douluo-level badges through individual and doubles matches to graduate.
• Hashirama and Huang Luoyu visited the Shrek students in the waiting room, where Hashirama reassured Ning Rongrong that her sect was safe.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu were called to compete and left the waiting room for the arena.
• Hashirama and Huang Luoyu found seats in the stands to watch Tang San and Xiao Wu's match.

Hashirama and Huang Luoyu encountered a burly man who harassed them and tried to claim their seats at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena. After the man insulted Huang Luoyu and challenged Hashirama, Hashirama killed him with a single controlled-looking punch, leaving the arena wall in ruins.

• A burly man claimed Hashirama and Huang Luoyu's seats, so they moved to two empty ones instead.
• The man followed them, blocked the new seats, and demanded that Hashirama lend him Huang Luoyu for a few days.
• The man revealed himself as a six-ringed Soul Emperor and tried to impress Huang Luoyu while insulting Hashirama.
• Hashirama punched the man into a wall, then released overwhelming Soul Power as the host approached.
• Hashirama struck the man again, destroying the arena wall and reducing the man to dust.

After Hashirama smashed a hole through the Great Soul Arena of Suotuo while defending Huang Luoyu, the manager avoided conflict and gave them a private room. They watched Tang San and Xiao Wu prepare for their first soul battle, with Hashirama predicting they would win quickly.

• Hashirama apologized for damaging the arena, and Huang Luoyu leaned against him after hearing he had acted out of anger on her behalf.
• The arena manager accepted Hashirama's explanation, declined his offer to repair the wall, and arranged a private room for Hashirama and Huang Luoyu.
• Hashirama told Huang Luoyu that the manager had likely treated them well because he hoped to recruit them.
• The host announced a match between Team Three-Five and the Cat-Mouse Team, and Hashirama laughed after mistaking the name for Tom and Jerry.
• Hashirama and Huang Luoyu watched Tang San and Xiao Wu take their places in masks, and Hashirama predicted they would defeat their opponents within a minute.

Tang San and Xiao Wu defeated the Cat-Mouse Team in their first spirit battle, using Tang San’s restraints to set up Xiao Wu’s Armament Haki whip kick. Hashirama praised Xiao Wu’s aerial kick from the private room.

• Huang Luoyu asked Hashirama who Xiao Wu’s master was, but he kept the answer secret.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang noticed a hole in the Douluo Arena wall and expected Tang San and Xiao Wu to win quickly.
• The Cat-Mouse Team drew loud cheers, and the woman teased Tang San before the match began.
• Tang San trapped the woman with Blue Silver Grass and Spider Web Restraint, then used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to throw the short, fat man into a second restraint.
• Tang San tossed both opponents into the air, and Xiao Wu struck them with an Armament Haki whip kick that sent them into the arena wall.
• Hashirama praised Xiao Wu’s aerial kick and said she had potential as a soccer player.

Hashirama and Huang Luoyu watched Team Three-Five defeat the Cat-Mouse Team before Dai Mubai and Oscar began their match against the Absolute Offense Defense Combination. The new fight opened with Wu Qing targeting Oscar, while Dai Mubai blocked his advance and prepared to face Snell.

• Hashirama explained football to Huang Luoyu, then Team Three-Five won after Xiao Wu's kick knocked the Cat-Mouse Team's members into the wall.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed the team's strength and agreed Tang San had become a formidable opponent for Dai Mubai.
• The host announced Dai Mubai and Oscar's match against Wu Qing and Snell, prompting spectators to debate the teams and place bets.
• Hashirama mocked the Absolute Offense Defense Combination's boastful name, and Huang Luoyu agreed it was excessive for Soul Elders.
• Wu Qing charged at Oscar, but Dai Mubai intercepted him and told Oscar to evade while he handled Snell.

Dai Mubai and Oscar defeated the Absolute Offense Defense Combination through a coordinated plan that used Oscar’s flight ability to expose Wu Qing to Dai Mubai’s attack. After the match, Hashirama told Huang Luoyu that he planned to finish teaching the Shrek students and spend his time with her.

• Dai Mubai assessed Snell and Wu Qing’s strengths, then quietly explained his plan to Oscar.
• Oscar used the Flying Mushroom Sausage to take flight, causing Wu Qing to lose her balance at the edge of the arena.
• Dai Mubai struck Wu Qing with his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, and Snell surrendered after she was defeated.
• The host announced the Twin Winged White Tiger Combination’s victory, and Oscar happily embraced Dai Mubai.
• Hashirama praised Dai Mubai’s performance and told Huang Luoyu he would teach the students a few more tricks before leaving Shrek Academy.
• Hashirama promised Huang Luoyu that they would spend their time together after his teaching career ended.