Chapter Summaries

Zu Zong gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing mysterious gifts before the story shifted to Tang San, who completed one hundred victories in Slaughter City. The Slaughter King revealed that Tang San’s easy run had been arranged and that Hell Road had been destroyed by two Divine Slaughters.

• Zu Zong gave Zhu Zhuqing an iron box and Xiao Wu a jade bottle, which they opened with anticipation.
• Two months later, Tang San won his hundredth consecutive match in the Hell Slaughter Arena and celebrated completing Tang Hao’s goal.
• The Slaughter King appeared, suppressed Tang San’s killing aura, and offered him the title of Divine Slaughter and permission to leave Slaughter City.
• Tang San refused the offer and insisted on leaving by taking Hell Road.
• The Slaughter King revealed that Hell Road had been destroyed by two Divine Slaughters and that he had allowed Tang San to win because a Divine Slaughter stood behind him.

Tang San left Slaughter City bitter over his failure to obtain the Divine Slaughter's Domain and vowed to destroy it and Spirit Hall. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong demonstrated her new combat strength, while a letter led Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to suspect that Zu Zong was the son of the long-missing genius Lan Zong.

• Tang San left Slaughter City after a slow half-year of cultivation and swore to return and destroy it, along with Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong defeated a rank fifty-one Soul King with her swordsmanship, illusion technique, and self-created movement skill.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin praised Ning Rongrong's progress to rank fifty-three, and she admitted she was eager to see Zu Zong after their two-year separation.
• Ning Fengzhi received a letter from his mother, and Chen Xin recognized that Zu Zong resembled Lan Zong, a brilliant genius who had once defeated Tang Hao.

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan tested their strength in a sparring match at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. Ye Lingling countered Dugu Yan’s poisons and ultimate attack, ending the chapter with her sword at Dugu Yan’s neck.

• Ye Lingling asked Dugu Yan to fight seriously, then opened the sparring match with sword strikes.
• Dugu Yan used her first three Soul Skills and spread Blue Phosphorus Purple Poison, but Ye Lingling’s Ten Heart Begonia dispelled the poison and protected her.
• Ye Lingling cut Dugu Yan’s clothing to demonstrate her speed and warned her not to rely too heavily on her poison.
• Dugu Yan unleashed her compressed innate poison, and Ye Lingling split it apart with Cross-Cutting Four Directions.
• Ye Lingling appeared behind Dugu Yan and held her sword against Dugu Yan’s neck before she could use her Fourth Soul Skill.

After Ye Lingling defeated Dugu Yan, Dugu Yan urged her to pursue Zu Zong despite his other relationships, and Ye Lingling resolved to try. At Blazing Academy, Feng Xiaotian proposed to Huo Wu as Zu Zong and the crowd encouraged her to accept, and she took his roses.

• Ye Lingling defeated Dugu Yan with a teleportation skill and sword technique taught by Zu Zong, and told her that Zu Zong would return in a month.
• Dugu Yan teased Ye Lingling about her feelings for Zu Zong, then encouraged her by sharing that Zu Zong seemed to love the women around him.
• Ye Lingling worried about Zu Zong's girlfriends and their age difference, but grew more confident after Dugu Yan reassured her and resolved to work hard.
• Feng Xiaotian proposed to Huo Wu outside Blazing Academy while Zu Zong and the onlookers urged her to accept.
• Huo Wushuang advised Huo Wu to accept Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wu took the roses from him.

Huo Wu challenged Feng Xiaotian to defeat Zu Zong before he could pursue her, and he accepted despite the overwhelming gap between them. Ten days later, Tang San arrived at Heaven Dou City still struggling with the dangerous killing intent he had carried out of Slaughter City.

• Huo Wu burned Feng Xiaotian’s roses and asked whether he wanted to pursue her.
• Huo Wu told Feng Xiaotian that he had to defeat Zu Zong before she would consider dating him, and Feng Xiaotian vowed to do so and marry her.
• Huo Wu said Zu Zong would return to Shrek Academy in a month and that Feng Xiaotian could challenge him then, with helpers if he wished.
• Huo Wu left for Shrek Academy, intending to determine her feelings toward Zu Zong.
• Ten days later, Tang San reached Heaven Dou City while tense and at risk of being consumed by the killing intent within him.

Tang San followed Tang Hao’s instructions to Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City, where his aunt Tang Yuehua could help him control his killing intent. After forcing his way past the guards, he gave her attendant Tang Hao’s token and waited for the Pavilion Master to receive him.

• Tang San reached Heaven Dou City with Tang Hao’s letter, map, and hammer token, which directed him to Moonlight Pavilion.
• A city guard failed to recognize Tang San and warned him not to look suspicious, while Tang San saw the warrant against himself and Tang Hao and vowed revenge.
• Tang San found Moonlight Pavilion and used his killing intent to frighten the two guards who tried to bar his entry.
• Tang San presented Tang Hao’s token to a young woman inside and asked her to tell the Pavilion Master that an old acquaintance’s descendant had come to visit.
• The young woman accepted the token and went upstairs to report Tang San’s arrival.

Tang San reached Moonlight Pavilion and proved to Tang Yuehua that he was Tang Hao’s son. After recognizing him as her nephew, Tang Yuehua identified his uncontrolled killing intent and agreed to help him recover from Slaughter City.

• The Moonlight Pavilion supervisor brought Tang Yuehua the token, and she came downstairs to ask Tang San how he knew Tang Hao.
• Tang San showed Tang Yuehua his Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls, proving that he was Tang Hao’s son.
• Tang Yuehua took Tang San to the fifth floor and demonstrated her mutated Martial Soul and Noble Circle domain, which calmed his killing intent.
• Tang San apologized for doubting her and asked for her help, and Tang Yuehua warned that his killing intent could turn him into a Fallen One.
• Tang Yuehua asked Tang San how Tang Hao was doing.

Tang San asked Tang Yuehua about his mother and learned that her husband was the mysterious Black Robed Man who had escaped Slaughter City’s Hell Road. Tang Yuehua said he would return in a month, leaving Tang San eager to meet the uncle he did not know was his former tournament opponent.

• Tang San told Tang Yuehua that Tang Hao had been dispirited and had sent him to Moonlight Pavilion with a letter and token.
• Tang Yuehua recalled how Ah Yin sacrificed herself to Tang Hao after Spirit Hall hunted her, and kept the full history of the incident private.
• Tang San asked about his mother, and Tang Yuehua described her as gentle and kind without revealing what had happened to her.
• Tang Yuehua asked whether Tang San had met his uncle in Slaughter City, and he learned the man was the Black Robed Man who had escaped Hell Road.
• Tang San resented the Black Robed Man for destroying Hell Road, then decided he might enlist the man's help with his plans for the Tang Sect.
• Tang Yuehua said her husband would return in a month and privately anticipated Tang San's reaction when he recognized his uncle as his former tournament opponent.

Tang Yuehua insisted that Tang San spend a year learning etiquette and music to calm his murderous aura, and explained that the Dragon-Snake Family had cut ties with him after he killed Xue Beng. She refused to let him visit Meng Yiran immediately but promised that her brother could accompany him to mediate after he returned in a month.

• Tang San told Tang Yuehua that Tang Hao had left him a letter, token, and map, and Tang Yuehua agreed to help temper his state of mind.
• Tang Yuehua ordered Tang San to study etiquette and music for a year, while Tang San resented the delay and thought of his plans to seek revenge and restore the Tang Sect.
• Tang San asked to visit Meng Yiran, and Tang Yuehua revealed that the Dragon-Snake Family had cut ties with him after he killed Xue Beng.
• Tang San's anger triggered his murderous aura, and Tang Yuehua used her Noble Circle to disperse it and warn him about his unstable emotions.
• Tang Yuehua stopped Tang San from confronting the Dragon-Snake Family and promised that her brother would accompany him to seek a resolution after returning in a month.

Zu Zong revealed his origins on Douluo Continent and his plans to Xiao Xun'er, explaining that he had to return to complete a Deity Inheritance before he could cultivate Dou Qi. He promised to come back to Wutan City before Xun'er turned sixteen, leaving her to wait for him and wonder about the women in his other world.

• Zu Zong told Xiao Xun'er he might be away for the next year or two, then used his Sharingan to show her his life on Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Xun'er learned that Zu Zong cultivated Soul Power and needed to reach level one hundred before switching to Dou Qi cultivation.
• Zu Zong said he had found a Deity Inheritance that could help him break through, and Xiao Xun'er promised to wait for him.
• Zu Zong and Xiao Xun'er kissed, while Ling Ying watched from the shadows and angrily complained to himself.
• Zu Zong promised to return before Xiao Xun'er turned sixteen, and Xun'er asked whether the girls on Douluo Continent were all beautiful.

Zu Zong returned to Heaven Dou City with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after helping them reach new Soul Power ranks. The chapter ended the next morning at the Seven Treasure Hotel, where the two women had secretly joined Zu Zong after midnight and fallen asleep beside him.

• Zu Zong brought Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing back to Heaven Dou City after Zhu Zhuqing reached rank sixty-one and Xiao Wu reached rank sixty-two.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing chose to stay at the Seven Treasure Hotel instead of going to Er Long's courtyard, and they booked two rooms.
• After Ah Yin returned to human form, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing took her to their room, leaving Zu Zong alone for the night at first.
• After midnight, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing slipped into Zu Zong's room, where he kept them company until they were exhausted and asleep.
• Zu Zong woke after cultivating through the night, with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing sleeping beside him.

Ye Lingling came to Shrek Academy to find Liu Erlong and reunited with Ning Rongrong, who brought her inside to meet the teachers. Their reunion left the duty student stunned by Ning Rongrong’s rank as a Soul King and her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Ye Lingling arrived at Shrek Academy and asked the duty students whether Liu Erlong was there.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Ye Lingling, greeted her warmly, and caught up with her about their cultivation and Soul Power ranks.
• Ning Rongrong teased Ye Lingling about Zu Zong’s affection, making Ye Lingling blush beneath her veil.
• Ning Rongrong told the duty student that Ye Lingling was her friend and that they were going to see Liu Erlong and Flender.
• Ning Rongrong released her five Soul Rings and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, leaving the duty student shocked.

Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling reunited with Zu Zong at Shrek Academy after two years apart, and Ning Rongrong threw herself into his arms. Ah Yin jealously confronted Ning Rongrong, who quickly became distracted by the little girl.

• Ning Rongrong rebuked the students on duty for judging people by appearances and entered Shrek Academy with Ye Lingling.
• Zu Zong arrived at the academy with Ah Yin, and Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling recognized him after two years apart.
• Ning Rongrong rushed into Zu Zong's arms, while the onlookers were stunned by her public display of affection.
• Ah Yin pushed Ning Rongrong away and insisted that Zu Zong belonged to her.
• Ning Rongrong let go of Zu Zong and playfully pinched and kissed Ah Yin despite the girl's protests.

Zu Zong reunited with Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling at Shrek Academy and introduced them to Ah Yin. The reunion ended with Ning Rongrong using her combat skills to kick Ma Hongjun after he rushed over to hug her.

• Zu Zong took Ah Yin from Ning Rongrong and introduced her to Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong as his little sister.
• Ah Yin teased Ning Rongrong by calling her “Flat Sister,” and Zu Zong led the group into Shrek Academy.
• Ma Hongjun rushed toward Ning Rongrong to hug her, but she vanished behind him and kicked him with a metal toe guard.
• Ma Hongjun crashed to the ground in agony as Ning Rongrong tossed the guard into a trash can.

Zu Zong reunited with his Shrek friends after Ning Rongrong punished Ma Hongjun for joking with her, and he healed Ma Hongjun before they went to Flender’s office. The reunion ended with Ah Yin revealing that Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had gone to Zu Zong’s room in the middle of the night, leaving everyone staring at him suspiciously.

• Ning Rongrong hurt Ma Hongjun, and Zu Zong healed him with his Blue Silver right leg skill.
• Ma Hongjun led Zu Zong, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Ah Yin to the dean’s office, where Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, Liu Erlong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing were waiting.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing embraced Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong after the long separation, while Ah Yin cried and asked Zu Zong for a hug.
• Zu Zong and the others sat down, and Xiao Wu said she and Zhu Zhuqing had waited two hours for him.
• Ah Yin said Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had abandoned her the previous night to go to Zu Zong’s room, drawing everyone’s attention to him.

Yu Xiaogang knelt before Zu Zong and begged him to ask Bibi Dong to stop the repeated assaults that had left him suffering through pregnancies and childbirth. He confessed that decades earlier he had informed Qian Xunji about Zu Zong, and the revelation shocked Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.

• Zu Zong changed the subject by asking Yu Xiaogang whether he was pregnant again, prompting Yu Xiaogang to kneel and beg for help.
• Yu Xiaogang crawled toward Zu Zong, but Zu Zong blocked him with Soul Power and asked him to explain what had happened.
• Yu Xiaogang confessed that he had told Qian Xunji about Zu Zong's secret meetings with Bibi Dong out of jealousy, leading Qian Xunji to send two Spirit Douluo after him.
• Yu Xiaogang said that Bibi Dong had ordered men to assault him for years, causing his pregnancies and births, and begged Zu Zong to plead for mercy.
• Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling were shocked to learn about Yu Xiaogang's betrayal and Zu Zong's past with Bibi Dong.

Zu Zong learned that Yu Xiaogang had tipped off the Spirit Douluo who hunted him decades ago, and the others condemned Yu Xiaogang for trying to have him killed. Zu Zong spared him because of his unborn children, but warned that Bibi Dong might learn the truth, leaving Yu Xiaogang terrified of her response.

• Liu Erlong, Flender, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ye Lingling, and Ah Yin condemned Yu Xiaogang for his attempt to have Zu Zong killed.
• Zu Zong asked Yu Xiaogang whether he had tipped off the two Spirit Douluo who hunted him after he left Spirit Hall, and Yu Xiaogang begged for mercy while describing his years of suffering and pregnancies.
• Liu Erlong severed her friendship with Yu Xiaogang, while Flender, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji asked Zu Zong to spare him.
• Zu Zong said he would not harm Yu Xiaogang or his unborn children, but revealed that Bibi Dong might learn of Yu Xiaogang's betrayal.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Bibi Dong had not known about his actions and feared what she would do when she found out.

Zu Zong recounted a selective version of his past experiences to Flender and the others, then prepared to demonstrate the younger generation’s strength in a sparring match. Ning Fengzhi arrived with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and an unidentified noblewoman, who appeared to be Ning Rongrong’s grandmother.

• Zu Zong described returning from the past and meeting Liu Erlong, Tang Yuehua, and Bibi Dong while concealing other parts of his story.
• Ma Hongjun and Zhao Wuji praised Zu Zong’s relationships, and Ning Rongrong asked him about her father and grandmother.
• Zu Zong recalled meeting Ning Fengzhi when his mother caught him trying to flirt, and Liu Erlong confirmed that she had met Ning Rongrong’s grandmother.
• Flender asked the younger group to reveal their strength, and Zhao Wuji proposed an actual combat match in the academy forest.
• A student brought Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and an unfamiliar noblewoman into Flender’s office.

Ning Rongrong reunited with her grandmother, Madam Ning, who recognized Zu Zong as the Lan Zong she had known decades earlier. After learning how Zu Zong had traveled through time and gained Divine Slaughter's Domain, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo asked to watch Shrek's combat tests, and the group headed to a clearing crowded with students.

• Flender greeted Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, while Ning Rongrong rushed into Madam Ning's arms and introduced her as her grandmother and the former sect master.
• Madam Ning greeted Flender and the others, then recognized Liu Erlong and asked Zu Zong whether he was Lan Zong or Zu Zong.
• Zu Zong confirmed that Zu Zong was his real name, and Ning Rongrong explained that he had traveled back in time after crossing Hell Road in Slaughter City.
• Sword Douluo explained that Slaughter City could grant Divine Slaughter's Domain, and Ning Fengzhi quietly considered the implications of Zu Zong's power.
• Ning Fengzhi asked to watch the actual-combat matches, Zu Zong agreed, and the group arrived at a clearing already crowded with Shrek students.

Zu Zong returned to Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling for a practical combat match meant to inspire the students. As the match approached, Sword Douluo volunteered to face Zu Zong, while Ma Hongjun’s greeting earned him and Flender embarrassing new nicknames from the students.

• Zu Zong and his companions arrived at Shrek Academy, where Flender admitted he had arranged the match to motivate the students.
• Ma Hongjun told Zu Zong that Dai Mubai had changed after being crippled, Oscar had left to train, and Tang San had graduated after killing Xue Beng.
• Flender and Liu Erlong discussed challenging Zu Zong, but Xiao Wu warned them that he had become too strong for them to defeat together.
• Sword Douluo volunteered to face Zu Zong, and Liu Erlong asked him to show mercy.
• Ma Hongjun blew kisses to the female students, who mocked him as Brothel Phoenix and began privately calling Flender Brothel Dean.