Chapter Summaries

Tang San returned to Yu Xiaogang's office, where Yu Xiaogang scolded him for stealing books and promised to guide his cultivation. Yu Xiaogang had forgotten Blade after his ordeal, and Tang San took the chance to focus on extracting his teacher's theories.

• Yu Xiaogang rebuked Tang San for stealing books from senior students, while Tang San claimed he had only been sparring and wanted to grow stronger.
• Tang San recalled that he had blamed Blade when academy teachers questioned him, but the academy never found Blade or formally expelled him.
• Yu Xiaogang said he had lost some memories after waking and described terrifying dreams without recalling who had attacked him.
• Yu Xiaogang promised Tang San specialized theoretical guidance and warned him against the academy's teachings.
• Tang San rejoiced that Yu Xiaogang had forgotten Blade and decided to shape his teacher into a source of cultivation plans and theories.

Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest to find his first soul ring and taught him about trust between teammates. Tang San thought he saw Blade, who was waiting nearby, before he and Yu Xiaogang entered the forest to begin their hunt.

• Yu Xiaogang explained to Tang San that a true team required trust, while Tang San privately imagined using future teammates to advance his rise to power.
• Tang San spotted a fleeting figure he feared was Blade, then convinced himself he had imagined it and continued toward the forest gates.
• Blade waited beneath a tree with the Shizun's Sword, anticipating the beginning of his planned show.
• Yu Xiaogang showed Tang San his Spirit Hall permit and warned him to stay close once they entered the dangerous forest.
• Tang San followed Yu Xiaogang into the Soul Hunting Forest, eager to hunt soul beasts and become stronger.

Blade used a system-shop tool to lure several hundred-year Mandala Snakes toward Tang San and Yu Xiaogang in Soul Hunting Forest. The snakes surrounded them and released poisonous mist, leaving the pair facing a sudden deadly attack.

• Blade watched Tang San and Yu Xiaogang search for a suitable spirit beast while his aura kept older beasts away.
• Blade infused a mysterious tool with the Power of Abundance to attract spirit beasts.
• Yu Xiaogang grew wary of the forest’s lack of older spirit beasts, but Tang San convinced him to continue deeper.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao and fed it White Radishes as the two prepared for danger.
• The tool drove several hundred-year Mandala Snakes into a frenzy, and they surrounded Tang San and Yu Xiaogang with poisonous mist.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang fled a swarm of Mandala Snakes in the forest until a mysterious sword strike separated them and drove them to split up. Blade revealed himself as their pursuer and silently followed, eager to continue the hunt.

• Yu Xiaogang led Tang San through the forest as Mandala Snakes pursued them through poisonous mist, and Tang San used radishes to strike several snakes.
• Yu Xiaogang used Luo Sanpao's foul-smelling soul skill to hold back the snakes while he and Tang San tried to escape.
• A powerful sword aura struck the two apart, and Tang San suspected the attack resembled Blade's swordsmanship.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to run, and the pair split up as the Mandala Snakes divided to chase them.
• Blade watched from a tree, then vanished and followed the fleeing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang through the forest.

Tang San rescued Yu Xiaogang from Mandala Snake venom, then received a letter from his father revealing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and warning him to stay away. Tang San questioned the warning and considered approaching it anyway.

• Tang San found Yu Xiaogang gravely poisoned by Mandala Snakes and sucked venom from his many wounds to save him.
• Blade watched Tang San treat Yu Xiaogang, then left without intervening.
• After recovering, Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San a letter from Tang Hao and promised to create a growth plan for him.
• Tang San fled Yu Xiaogang's office, disturbed by memories of treating his teacher's injuries.
• Tang San read Tang Hao's letter and learned of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but questioned why his father had told him to stay away.

Six years after Tang San began training under Yu Xiaogang, he remained stuck with a weak white first soul ring and became an academy laughingstock, while Blade’s power and Portrayal Progress grew. Blade revived the Blue Silver Emperor as his loyal assistant, reached 44.67% portrayal, and emerged with his fully matured appearance.

• Tang San spent six years studying under Yu Xiaogang and trying to get close to Xiao Wu, but he failed to obtain a first soul ring for half a year and remained stuck at level ten.
• Yu Xiaogang redirected Tang San’s training toward raising his Soul Power Level and preparing the Clear Sky Hammer, so Tang San took a white first soul ring and was mocked at the academy.
• Blade used the years to perform his role and increase his Portrayal Progress, while episodes of Mara-Struck forced him to seek solitude in the sewers.
• Blade completed the task of reviving the Blue Silver Emperor, who returned transformed, loyal to him, and equipped to serve as his assistant and spokesperson.
• Blade’s Portrayal Progress reached 44.67%, his soul rings increased to eight, and his age-restricted appearance was fully liberated.

Blade and the Blue Silver Emperor waited in a Suotuo City café for his Companion Mission to begin. Xue Qinghe arrived with She Long and Ci Xue, and the chapter left them heading to their seats while Blade waited nearby.

• Blade brought the Blue Silver Emperor to a café in Suotuo City and waited for his Companion Mission to begin.
• The Blue Silver Emperor offered Blade coffee and affirmed that she would follow and support him.
• Xue Qinghe entered the café with She Long and Ci Xue, two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo.
• Xue Qinghe said she was searching for two young geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power and hoped to recruit them.
• She Long and Ci Xue followed Xue Qinghe toward the café seats as the other patrons sensed their imposing presence.

Blade discovered that Qian Renxue was his fellow traveler in the mission to control the Heaven Dou Empire and considered how to work with her without forcing her onto the Path of Abundance. After the Blue Silver Emperor offered to investigate Qian Renxue, Blade declined and said they should wait at another place for one more person.

• Blade received a system notification identifying Qian Renxue as his fellow traveler for the mission to control the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Blade considered the system shop item that could put someone on the Path of Abundance, noting that they had to accept it willingly or risk becoming an Abundance Abomination.
• The Blue Silver Emperor recognized Qian Renxue and the two Titled Douluo who entered the café, and reaffirmed her loyalty to Blade.
• The Blue Silver Emperor offered to approach Qian Renxue and learn more about her, but Blade told her not to and said they should go wait for one more person at the next place.

Qian Renxue recognized Blade as the mysterious Spirit Hall prospect she had searched for and tried to befriend him while disguised as Xue Qinghe. Blade rejected her invitation and left the café with the Blue Silver Emperor, while Qian Renxue resolved to meet him again.

• Qian Renxue recalled investigating Blade's broken-sword Spirit and searching for him after dismissing Tang San as a poor recruitment prospect.
• Qian Renxue recognized Blade in the café by his appearance and became convinced he was the person she had been seeking.
• Blade noticed Qian Renxue watching him, then left the café with the Blue Silver Emperor to attend a Companion Mission.
• Qian Renxue invited Blade to sit and offered to pay, but Blade said she had mistaken him for someone else.
• Qian Renxue renewed her offer of friendship, but Blade ignored her and walked out with the Blue Silver Emperor, who winked at Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue told Uncle She to leave with her and said their gains would likely be considerable.

In the carriages, Qian Renxue and her attendants speculated that Blade might be connected to a powerful battle near Nuoding City six years earlier, and she resolved to recruit him for her plans to seize the Heaven Dou Empire. Meanwhile, Blade and the Blue Silver Emperor found Zhu Zhuqing being pursued in the Star Dou Great Forest and decided to save her and guide her toward the Path of Abundance.

• She Long told Xue Qinghe that Blade had shattered his Soul Power pressure with a glance and seemed far beyond what his known history suggested.
• Ci Xue Douluo recalled a destructive battle near Nuoding City six years earlier and suspected that its Soul Power might resemble Blade's aura.
• She Long questioned whether Blade could have been involved in a battle believed to have been fought by Titled Douluo, while Qian Renxue regretted missing the chance to recruit him earlier and planned to bring him into her scheme.
• Blade watched Zhu Zhuqing flee more than a dozen pursuers in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the Blue Silver Emperor recognized her as a potential recruit.
• The Blue Silver Emperor proposed that Blade save Zhu Zhuqing, make her his disciple, and use the Power of Abundance to help her pursue power and change her family's rules.
• Blade accepted the plan and told the Blue Silver Emperor to save the cat, then they vanished from the tree.

Zhu Zhuqing was cornered by Black-clothed People after fleeing through the forest, but Blade intervened with blood-red sword energy and Red Spider Lilies. The attackers prepared to face him, then froze when they saw his several Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings.

• Zhu Zhuqing evaded two Black-clothed People’s blades but stumbled into an encirclement while her injuries worsened.
• The leader offered Zhu Zhuqing the choice of death or surrender, but she refused and prepared to fight as the group attacked.
• Blood-red sword energies struck the Black-clothed People, shattered their formation, and protected Zhu Zhuqing from the blast.
• Red Spider Lilies bloomed beneath the attackers as Blade’s eerie laughter challenged them to bring him a surprise.
• The leader rallied the remaining Black-clothed People to attack Blade, but they recoiled when several Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings appeared around him.

Blade saved Zhu Zhuqing from the assassins, and the Blue Silver Emperor told her that Blade intended to take her as his disciple. Zhu Zhuqing accepted the chance to pursue strength and prepared to go with the Blue Silver Emperor to meet her future master.

• Blade revealed eight Hundred Thousand Year Red Spirit Rings, terrifying the Black-clothed People into fleeing.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s injuries overwhelmed her, so Blade stopped pursuing the fleeing assassins and left her in the Blue Silver Emperor’s care.
• The Blue Silver Emperor healed Zhu Zhuqing and told her Blade had saved her after she recommended her as his disciple.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the offer, resolving to seize the chance to become stronger.
• The Blue Silver Emperor helped Zhu Zhuqing stand and said she would take her into the city and tell her about her future master.

Zhu Zhuqing accepted Blade as her master and became a Pathwalker of Abundance, gaining new power and pledging her loyalty. As the Blue Silver Emperor hinted at a task tied to Zhu Zhuqing’s family and the Star Luo Empire, Blade recalled someone who believed rules were meant to be broken.

• Zhu Zhuqing knelt before Blade and declared she would become his disciple and remain loyal to him.
• Blade used an item to initiate Zhu Zhuqing into the Path of Abundance while the Blue Silver Emperor watched.
• Zhu Zhuqing transformed, felt her new power, and thanked Blade for saving and teaching her.
• The Blue Silver Emperor told Zhu Zhuqing that she and Blade would train her for a task connected to her past.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled the cruel rules of her family, and the Blue Silver Emperor encouraged her to become strong enough to change them.
• Blade heard Zhu Zhuqing mention rules and recalled someone who liked to say, “Rules are meant to be broken.”

The Blue Silver Emperor confronted Flender at his Antique Shop while Blade waited nearby, seeking to bring Shrek Academy under Blade’s control. After Flender’s greed provoked her, she threatened his life and academy, and he cowered and pleaded for mercy.

• Blade brought Zhu Zhuqing and the Blue Silver Emperor to Flender’s Antique Shop, where Zhu Zhuqing waited outside.
• The Blue Silver Emperor entered the shop and found Flender pretending to sleep while Blade stayed near the doorway.
• Flender demanded one thousand Gold Soul Coins for a Hair Crystal, then raised the price to two thousand after the Blue Silver Emperor paid.
• The Blue Silver Emperor revealed that she intended to take over Flender’s academy and threatened the lives of everyone there.
• Flender felt the Blue Silver Emperor’s and Blade’s powerful auras, slapped himself in apology, and begged her to take anything in the shop while claiming his academy was worthless.

The Blue Silver Emperor confronted Flender over Shrek Academy’s exploitative practices and declared that he would pay for his sins. Flender tried to protect himself by invoking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but she dismissed the threat and left him facing the prospect of future punishment.

• The Blue Silver Emperor bound Flender with Blue Silver Grass and detailed how Shrek Academy exploited talented students while skimping on facilities, food, and teaching resources.
• The Blue Silver Emperor asked Flender to estimate the worth of his academy and everyone in it, warning that his repayment would depend on how well he understood his own cost-cutting methods.
• Flender admitted fault, promised to reform the academy, and offered to hand it over for free.
• Flender invoked Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, hoping their influence would deter the Blue Silver Emperor and Blade.
• The Blue Silver Emperor said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would eventually be conquered by her master and told Flender to focus on repaying his sins.

The Blue Silver Emperor forced Flender to swallow a seed of abundance and ordered him to make the teachers at his academy swallow the others and address her demands. After she and Blade left, Flender discovered the seed had rejuvenated him and increased his strength, leaving him newly hopeful about the future.

• Flender insisted that he sincerely wanted to reform and use his accumulated dirty money to benefit ordinary people.
• The Blue Silver Emperor gave Flender a seed, warning that it would grow dangerously inside him if he harbored ulterior motives.
• Flender swallowed the seed, and the Blue Silver Emperor ordered him to have every academy teacher swallow one and remove all the points she had listed before her next visit to Shrek.
• Blade awoke, and he and the Blue Silver Emperor left the shop.
• Flender realized the seed had made him decades younger and considerably stronger.

Blade, Zhu Zhuqing, and the Blue Silver Emperor walked through Suotuo City while passersby mistook their relationship and gossiped about them. Zhu Zhuqing asked permission to confront Dai Mubai, and Blade approved as the Blue Silver Emperor planned her training; Blade ended the chapter thinking about his unfinished missions and the possibility of repairing lost relationships.

• Blade, Zhu Zhuqing, and the Blue Silver Emperor attracted attention as they walked through Suotuo City, where passersby spread rumors about their relationship.
• The Blue Silver Emperor asked Blade how to punish Shrek Academy's teachers, and he told her to act as she saw fit and show no mercy.
• Blade identified Dai Mubai as the Star Luo Empire's prince, and Zhu Zhuqing said she wanted to teach him a lesson herself.
• Blade agreed to Zhu Zhuqing's request, and the Blue Silver Emperor promised to train her before arranging a chance for her to confront Dai Mubai.
• Blade reflected on his missions, his rising Portrayal Progress, and the hope that completing the missions might restore lost relationships.

Blade gave Zhu Zhuqing a Mission Item that let her use the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill alone, then began training her in swordsmanship at a secluded cottage. After Zhu Zhuqing endured hours of sparring and began to grasp the Path of Abundance, Blade launched a single Moon Wheel Sword Qi strike for her to face.

• Blade found that the system had provided Zhu Zhuqing with a Mission Item allowing her to use Hell White Tiger alone, and he gave it to her.
• Blade brought the Blue Silver Emperor and Zhu Zhuqing to a secluded cottage near Suotuo City to wait for their next move.
• Blade began teaching Zhu Zhuqing swordsmanship, warning her to prepare for many wounds as he mercilessly dismantled her attacks.
• Blade criticized Zhu Zhuqing for relying on speed and urged her to focus on the Path of Abundance, while she continued training through pain and recovered increasingly quickly.
• Blade judged that Zhu Zhuqing had entered the gate, switched to a wooden sword, and fired a blood-red crescent of Moon Wheel Sword Qi at her.

The Blue Silver Emperor discovered Blade’s modified hidden-weapon blueprints and revered them as evidence of his legendary craftsmanship, though Blade considered the weapons beneath his former status. As he planned to counter the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and strengthen Zhu Zhuqing, he decided to teach her forging so she could make the weapons and alter the balance of power.

• The Blue Silver Emperor watched Blade train Zhu Zhuqing, then went inside to collect blueprints and materials for Blade’s plan.
• She recognized the blueprints as modified Tang Sect hidden weapons and became overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of Blade returning to forging.
• The Blue Silver Emperor told Blade she would carry out his task, while Blade wondered at her emotional state and continued planning to overcome the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Blade judged the hidden weapons crude compared with Xianzhou technology but saw them as useful tools for Zhu Zhuqing and his broader plans.
• Blade decided to teach Zhu Zhuqing the basics of forging so she could produce his modified weapons and challenge Tang San’s reputation for hidden weapons.

Zhu Zhuqing recovered from her sword wound and continued training under Blade, then asked him to teach her weapon-making. Blade agreed to start with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and Zhu Zhuqing ended the chapter demonstrating a new sword strike that produced faint sword energy.

• Zhu Zhuqing's wound healed completely through the Abundance Power, and she quietly brought Blade a blanket while he rested.
• Blade revealed that he was awake, told Zhu Zhuqing to resume sword practice, and promised to teach her other skills once her foundation improved.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to learn weapon-making, and Blade agreed to teach her how to make the Godly Zhuge Crossbow after the materials arrived.
• Blade resumed training Zhu Zhuqing, who recalled his hard-won success as a craftsman and resolved to endure any hardship as his disciple.
• Zhu Zhuqing showed Blade a sword strike that produced faint, pale-red sword energy.