Chapter Summaries

Ye Zhiqiu arranged for Akatsuki Organization members to draw away Heaven Dou’s powerful fighters while he prepared to force Xue Ye to issue an imperial edict supporting Xue Qinghe’s succession. As the Akatsuki members caused a commotion at the imperial city gates, Ye Zhiqiu teleported near Xue Ye’s bedchamber and began preparing to act.

• Bai Xiaosheng arrived, and Ye Zhiqiu instructed him to send clones to cause trouble in the imperial city and draw away its high-level Spirit Masters.
• Ye Zhiqiu planned to use an Illusion Technique on Xue Ye to obtain an imperial edict, then blame a staged assassination attempt on the Akatsuki Organization.
• Ye Zhiqiu continued absorbing the intermediate Sage Body’s green orb, nearing Soul Power level 46 as his body and appearance slowly changed.
• At night, five Akatsuki Organization members appeared above the imperial city gates, alarming Dugu Bo, Meng Shenji, the guards, and residents.
• Ye Zhiqiu teleported near Xue Ye’s bedchamber, opened Six Gates, and concealed the energy leaking from his body.
• A commander spotted a flash of green light and sent two people to investigate the corner where Ye Zhiqiu had appeared.

Ye Zhiqiu infiltrated Xue Ye’s bedchamber and killed the two consecrated guards while the Akatsuki Organization attacked Heaven Dou Imperial City. With Dugu Bo intercepted outside, Ye Zhiqiu sat down opposite Xue Ye, who accepted that he would not survive.

• Ye Zhiqiu used Flying Thunder God to appear in Xue Ye’s bedchamber and killed one consecrated guard with a surprise attack.
• Five Akatsuki Organization members descended into Heaven Dou Imperial City, repelled the Spirit Masters’ attacks with Shinra Tensei, and plunged the city into chaos.
• Ye Zhiqiu trapped the second consecrated guard in Tsukuyomi, and an Orochimaru clone killed him in the outside world.
• Ye Zhiqiu sent the Orochimaru clone to intercept Dugu Bo, who was rushing toward the bedchamber.
• Ye Zhiqiu burned the bodies and bloodstains, then sat opposite Xue Ye as the emperor composed himself.

Ye Zhiqiu made Xue Ye sign a final edict before putting him under an Illusion Technique and taking the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from the emperor’s Storage Soul Tool. Outside the palace, Kisame’s clone unleashed a devastating Shinra Tensei, leaving the city’s defenders crushed and Dugu Bo weighing retreat.

• Xue Ye signed an edict naming Xue Qinghe his successor and asked whether the Akatsuki Organization belonged to Spirit Hall; Ye Zhiqiu said it answered to no faction.
• Ye Zhiqiu placed Xue Ye under an Illusion Technique and took his Purple Jade Wristband, finding the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and a black Ten Thousand Year right leg Soul Bone inside.
• Ye Zhiqiu waited in the bedchamber for his clones to draw the defenders toward the palace, where one could kill Xue Ye in front of witnesses.
• Four Akatsuki clones fought the Heaven Dou defenders, and Kisame’s clone rose above the city despite Itachi’s warning not to destroy it.
• Kisame’s clone unleashed a massive Shinra Tensei that shattered buildings and killed dozens of Spirit Masters beneath him.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s three Soul Douluo chiefs stopped outside the city, Dugu Bo considered retreating, and Ye Zhiqiu withdrew his Divine Sense.

The Akatsuki Organization attacked Heaven Dou Imperial City, and Orochimaru's clone killed Emperor Xue Ye before the group escaped. Xue Qinghe suspected Ye Zhiqiu had arranged the assassination, but Ye denied it, leaving the succession crisis unresolved.

• Kisame's clone blasted a huge crater into the plaza, terrifying the Imperial City's Spirit Masters as the Akatsuki clones flew toward Xue Ye's bedchamber.
• Kakuzu's clone announced that the Akatsuki Organization had come to kill Xue Ye in retaliation for the wanted order, while Meng Shenji and the other Heaven Dou Royal Academy instructors arrived.
• Ye Zhiqiu used the distraction as Xue Ye emerged with an imperial decree, allowing Orochimaru's clone to slit the Emperor's throat.
• The Akatsuki clones escaped with Flying Thunder God, and Ye Zhiqiu appeared beside Xue Qinghe as they watched the aftermath.
• Xue Qinghe confronted Ye Zhiqiu about the suspicious timing and his absence during the attack; Ye denied involvement, and Xue Qinghe flew toward Xue Ye's bedchamber.

Ye Zhiqiu returned to Spirit City after helping Xue Qinghe secure the Heaven Dou throne, then entered a tense meeting of Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluos with Hu Liena. He openly defied the elders, while Bibi Dong lightly rebuked him.

• Xue Qinghe tried to persuade Ye Zhiqiu to stay before his coronation, but Ye Zhiqiu teased him about his identity and vanished.
• Ye Zhiqiu returned to Spirit City and restored the greenery in his room with Life Energy.
• Hu Liena greeted Ye Zhiqiu, and he teleported with her to Spirit Hall’s Council Hall after sensing the elders discussing him.
• Porcupine Fish Douluo scolded Ye Zhiqiu for entering the Council Hall, but Ye Zhiqiu seated Hu Liena in an elder’s chair and insulted him.
• Snake Lance Douluo asked Bibi Dong to rein in her disciple, and Bibi Dong mildly reprimanded Ye Zhiqiu, who replied that he had missed her.

Ye Zhiqiu arrived at the Elder Hall while Bibi Dong was being pressured by four elders who accused him of being an Akatsuki spy and challenged his future as Great Elder. He defended his teacher by confronting the elders, leaving the room tense as Qian Daoliu watched with interest.

• The four elders accused Ye Zhiqiu of being an Akatsuki spy and demanded that his future appointment as Great Elder be revoked.
• Porcupine Fish Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Holy Dragon Douluo, and another elder criticized Ye Zhiqiu's manners and questioned his fitness to lead the Elder Hall.
• Qian Daoliu reprimanded Ye Zhiqiu over his conduct but refused to revoke the plan for him to become Great Elder.
• Hu Liena, overwhelmed by the pressure in the hall, asked Ye Zhiqiu to leave with her, and Bibi Dong agreed.
• Ye Zhiqiu released his four spirit rings, broke the elders' Aura Pressure, and declared that he would stay to stop them from bullying Bibi Dong.
• The four elders angrily rebuked Ye Zhiqiu, while Qian Daoliu watched to see how he would handle the confrontation.

Ye Zhiqiu’s insults prompted four elders to seek his expulsion from Spirit Hall, and the Elder Hall convened to vote on his fate. With Bibi Dong ready to protect him and powerful elders arriving, Porcupine Fish Douluo began announcing the charges.

• Ye Zhiqiu insulted Holy Dragon Douluo, Porcupine Fish Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo, calling them ugly, weak, and talkative.
• Holy Dragon Douluo requested a vote to strip Ye Zhiqiu of his Holy Son position and expel him, and the other three elders supported the motion.
• Qian Daoliu approved the vote, while Bibi Dong warned Ye Zhiqiu to flee if the ruling passed and took a seat beside him to protect him.
• Holy Dragon Douluo rang the ancient bell, summoning Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Jun Douluo, and Jiang Mo Douluo to the Council Hall.
• Qian Daoliu urged Porcupine Fish Douluo to announce the charges, and Porcupine Fish Douluo began delivering the judgment.

Ye Zhiqiu defended his right to attend the Council Hall and answered charges of insulting the elders by openly mocking Porcupine Fish Douluo and his allies. With the vote on expelling him tied, Qian Daoliu proposed a match against Porcupine Fish Douluo, and Ye Zhiqiu suggested adding stakes.

• Ye Zhiqiu argued that his status as Holy Son entitled him to observe the Council Hall and challenged Porcupine Fish Douluo to fight him.
• Porcupine Fish Douluo accused Ye Zhiqiu of insulting the elders, and Ye Zhiqiu defended his remarks by criticizing the four elders and their appearances.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo praised Ye Zhiqiu, while Qian Daoliu privately doubted that he could defeat a level-92 Titled Douluo.
• Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo abstained, Golden Crocodile Douluo supported Ye Zhiqiu, and the vote ended tied at four against four.
• Qian Daoliu proposed deciding the matter after a match between Ye Zhiqiu and Porcupine Fish Douluo, and Ye Zhiqiu suggested adding stakes.

Ye Zhiqiu challenged Porcupine Fish Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Ghost Leopard, and Holy Dragon to fight him together, wagering his position as Spirit Hall’s future Great Elder. He took Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to a distant plain for the battle, where Bibi Dong remained worried about his chances.

• Ye Zhiqiu mocked the four Titled Douluo and insisted that he could fight all of them at once, despite Bibi Dong trying to stop him.
• Ye Zhiqiu wagered his future Great Elder position against Qian Daoliu, who said he would lose his Holy Son title if he was defeated.
• Ye Zhiqiu teleported himself, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena to a plain two hundred li beyond Spirit City’s north gate, while the other Titled Douluo flew after them.
• Ye Zhiqiu explained that the wilderness suited his Sage Body and would keep the fight from harming others, then reassured the worried Bibi Dong and Hu Liena.
• Ye Zhiqiu placed a finger against Bibi Dong’s lips and told her he could win.

Ye Zhiqiu faced Porcupine Fish Douluo and three other Titled Douluo, while Bibi Dong and Hu Liena watched from a distant hill. He revealed his new self-created soul skill and unleashed it, leaving the ground in upheaval as something immense began to emerge.

• Bibi Dong warned Ye Zhiqiu about the punishment he would receive if he lost, and Hu Liena encouraged him before joining her on the hill.
• Qian Daoliu and the other spectators arrived and took positions roughly one li away from Ye Zhiqiu.
• Ye Zhiqiu waited for Porcupine Fish Douluo and three other Titled Douluo, who intended to cripple him despite the spectators.
• Ye Zhiqiu clapped his hands and announced, “Sage Art: Wood Release True Several Thousand Hands: Summit Buddha Transformation!”
• The earth cracked and churned beneath Ye Zhiqiu, and enormous green forms surged within the fissures.

Ye Zhiqiu summoned the immense True Several Thousand Hands: Summit Buddha and faced four Titled Douluo who activated their Martial Soul Avatars to attack him. The Buddha opened its eyes and extended its many hands, revealing how Ye Zhiqiu intended to fight while keeping his promise to let his opponents use both hands and feet.

• Ye Zhiqiu raised the six-hundred-meter Summit Buddha Transformation, forcing Porcupine Fish Douluo and the other observers to retreat and leaving them stunned by its size.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo dismissed the giant statue as a show, while Bibi Dong suspected it had a hidden purpose.
• At Ghost Leopard Douluo's call, Holy Dragon Douluo, Porcupine Fish Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo activated their Seventh Spirit Abilities and revealed their Martial Soul Avatars.
• Ye Zhiqiu said he would attack while still letting the four Titled Douluo use both hands and feet, then raised one hand.
• The Summit Buddha opened its eyes, and more than a hundred giant hands stretched outward, startling the four Titled Douluo and the onlookers.

Ye Zhiqiu used True Several Thousand Hands: Summit Buddha to attack Porcupine Fish Douluo and the other three Titled Douluo, forcing them to dodge a barrage of giant wooden palms. Ghost Leopard Douluo discovered he could sever the Buddha’s arms, but the four remained under pressure as Ye Zhiqiu watched from above.

• Ye Zhiqiu sent a giant Buddha palm crashing down at Porcupine Fish Douluo and the other three, who escaped in four directions.
• Ye Zhiqiu added three more attacking hands and struck at each of the four Titled Douluo.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo dodged the attack and used his eighth soul skill to sever his wooden arm and Holy Dragon Douluo’s wrist.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo told the others to evade the slow palms and strike their vulnerable wrists, while Snake Lance Douluo urged him to attack Ye Zhiqiu directly.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo considered charging Ye Zhiqiu but doubted it would be easy.

Ye Zhiqiu unleashed the Summit Buddha Transformation’s thousand-hand strike against four Spirit Hall Titled Douluo, devastating the battlefield and leaving three of them missing. Ghost Leopard Douluo returned but declined to fight Ye Zhiqiu, who had appeared before him.

• Ye Zhiqiu awakened the Great Buddha’s thousand hands and launched nearly a thousand giant palms at Porcupine Fish Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Holy Dragon Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo fled beyond the attack’s range while Porcupine Fish Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Holy Dragon Douluo dug shallow pits and jumped inside.
• The palms struck with enough force to sink the ground more than twenty meters and devastate the plain, while Bibi Dong and the others watched from the air.
• Ye Zhiqiu dismissed the Summit Buddha Transformation and found no sign of Porcupine Fish Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, or Holy Dragon Douluo.
• Ye Zhiqiu used Flying Thunder God to appear before the returning Ghost Leopard Douluo and challenged him to continue fighting, but Ghost Leopard Douluo held back.

Ye Zhiqiu defeated Ghost Leopard Douluo and searched for three fallen Spirit Hall elders, leaving Porcupine Fish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo dead while Holy Dragon Douluo survived. He returned to Pontiff Palace with Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, where Bibi Dong acknowledged his strength and Ye Zhiqiu tried to reassure her that he still wanted to stay with her.

• Ghost Leopard Douluo admitted defeat, and Qian Daoliu led the others to search for the elders buried by Ye Zhiqiu's attack.
• Ye Zhiqiu found Porcupine Fish Douluo dead, Snake Lance Douluo barely alive, and Holy Dragon Douluo injured but conscious beneath the earth.
• Ye Zhiqiu used vines to pull them out, secretly killing Snake Lance Douluo during the rescue and leaving Holy Dragon Douluo as the only survivor.
• Ye Zhiqiu teleported Bibi Dong and Hu Liena back to Pontiff Palace, leaving the others behind to collect the dead.
• Bibi Dong told Ye Zhiqiu that he had surpassed her tutelage, and he flattered her and claimed he had missed her and Hu Liena while away.

After Ye Zhiqiu defeated the four Titled Douluo, he went with Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to Douluo Hall to make Qian Daoliu honor his promise to step down as Great Elder. Qian Daoliu acknowledged the promise but argued that Ye Zhiqiu was too young and lacked seniority, leaving the succession unresolved.

• Bibi Dong confirmed Ye Zhiqiu was himself, and he postponed choosing his reward from her.
• Bibi Dong reminded Ye Zhiqiu that Qian Daoliu had promised to step down if Ye Zhiqiu won; Ye Zhiqiu urged her to go to Douluo Hall before Qian Daoliu could evade the promise.
• Ye Zhiqiu brought Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to Douluo Hall with Flying Thunder God and sat in the Great Elder's seat.
• Qian Daoliu and the other elders returned and placed the memorial tablets of Pufferfish and Snake Lance in Douluo Hall.
• Qian Daoliu acknowledged his promise to give up the Great Elder position but said Ye Zhiqiu's youth and lack of seniority made the matter worth discussing further.

Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong made Ye Zhiqiu Spirit Hall’s Honorary Great Elder, a title without authority, and Ye Zhiqiu prepared to leave on a trip. After absorbing the Sage Body sphere and reaching level 46, he traveled to Shrek Academy and found its training grounds devastated.

• Qian Daoliu proposed creating the Honorary Great Elder position for Ye Zhiqiu, and Bibi Dong agreed.
• Ye Zhiqiu planned to travel and asked Hu Liena to get him leave from their teacher; she agreed but told him to return early.
• Ye Zhiqiu absorbed the Sage Body sphere overnight, broke through to level 46, and developed purple hair, violet eyes, and an unusual natural aura.
• Ye Zhiqiu traveled to Shrek Academy, ate a roast chicken, and found the training grounds riddled with huge pits, which he suspected his clone had caused.

Ye Zhiqiu returned to Shrek Academy after his Madara Clone finished beating Tang San and the others, then healed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and gave them unusual weapons. The chapter ended with the two girls heading to test their new Soul Tools on a tree while the others watched in disbelief.

• The Madara Clone left Tang San and the others, collected the Uchiha Gunbai from Ye Zhiqiu, and teleported away.
• Ye Zhiqiu arrived at the Small Woods and laughed at how badly bruised Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others looked.
• Ning Rongrong rushed into Ye Zhiqiu's arms, and he used Life Energy to heal the bumps on her head and Zhu Zhuqing's.
• Ye Zhiqiu gave Ning Rongrong Bashōsen and Zhu Zhuqing the Kusanagi Sword, explaining their powers.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing walked toward a tree to test the weapons as Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others looked on in disbelief.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing tested the powerful Bashōsen and Kusanagi Sword Ye Zhiqiu gave them, impressing the others. Ye Zhiqiu handed Xiao Wu a storage necklace, then gave Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar a baffling gift that left them asking what it was.

• Ning Rongrong used the Bashōsen to summon a fire dragon that burned a tree and a water dragon that extinguished the flames.
• Zhu Zhuqing infused the Kusanagi Sword with Soul Power and effortlessly sliced through the scorched tree.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Zhiqiu for a gift, and he gave her a swan necklace with five cubic meters of storage space.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar asked Ye Zhiqiu for their gifts, and he placed a more-than-three-meter-long tiger penis in their hands.
• Oscar stared at the gift and asked Ye Zhiqiu what it was.

Ye Zhiqiu took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to a quiet island for their next Soul Power control lesson and gave Zhu Zhuqing a storage Soul Tool and a Ten Thousand Year leg Soul Bone. After Zhu Zhuqing absorbed it, the three gathered by a fire as evening fell.

• Ye Zhiqiu sent Tang San back to the academy to tell the others to clean the training grounds and prepare for the next day's lesson.
• Ye Zhiqiu used Flying Thunder God to take Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to an island near Eastsea City for their upcoming water-walking training.
• Ye Zhiqiu gave Zhu Zhuqing a storage Soul Tool and a Ten Thousand Year leg Soul Bone, which she reluctantly accepted and began absorbing on the beach.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Ye Zhiqiu about his gifts to Zhu Zhuqing and declared that she would accept only one more woman after herself.
• After Zhu Zhuqing finished absorbing the Soul Bone, Ye Zhiqiu and Ning Rongrong grilled seafood by a fire and beckoned her to join them.

Ye Zhiqiu took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to the beach for seafood and training, then built a wooden house and told them they would not return to the academy that night. He began demonstrating how to tread water, leaving both women astonished as he walked across the sea’s surface.

• Ye Zhiqiu shared freshly caught prawns with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and said he would teach them to tread water before teaching them the Eight Gates of Dunjia.
• Ye Zhiqiu learned that Zhu Zhuqing could not swim and reassured her that he would keep her from drowning.
• Ye Zhiqiu said they were not going back to the academy that night and used Wood Release to build a furnished wooden house on the beach.
• Zhu Zhuqing changed into beachwear, and she and Ning Rongrong followed Ye Zhiqiu to the shore.
• Ye Zhiqiu stepped onto the seawater and walked across its surface, astonishing Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.