Chapter Summaries

Huo Rui mistook the gatekeeper’s attempt to delay her for proof that Ye Wen had been harmed, and attacked him at Dugu Manor. After she shattered his defense and sent him flying, an elderly spear wielder emerged from the manor and confronted her.

• The gatekeeper told Huo Rui that Ye Wen had gone out with the master and would not return for a month, hoping to buy Dugu Yan time.
• Huo Rui unleashed her Soul Power and attacked the gatekeeper, believing he had harmed Ye Wen.
• The gatekeeper used his Adamantine Shield soul skill to block Huo Rui’s first punch, but her next punch shattered it and sent him flying.
• Huo Rui pursued the gatekeeper to deliver another strike, but a red spear shot out from the manor and forced her to stop.
• An elderly man retrieved the spear and revealed a perfect Soul Ring configuration as he faced Huo Rui.

Huo Rui fought the Dugu Family steward after he moved to take her into custody, revealing her self-enhancement Soul Skills, combat technique, and Danger Perception as she countered his spear attacks. The chapter ended with Huo Rui and the steward unleashing their strongest attacks against each other.

• The Dugu Family steward confronted Huo Rui, and the gatekeeper warned him that her attack power exceeded that of an ordinary Soul Douluo.
• The steward used Fierce Spear Rain, but Huo Rui enhanced herself with Surging Heart Tide and Life Tremor and deflected the spears with her Flowing Water Fist Technique.
• Huo Rui seized a spear and prepared to strike the gatekeeper, but Danger Perception alerted her to the steward's Crimson Lotus Impaling Array.
• Huo Rui dodged the spears, healed her injured calves, and continued fighting after the steward recalled his spear.
• Huo Rui and the steward activated their powerful abilities and collided with Heavenly Gang Demon Sweeping Fist and Spear Out, No Regrets.

Huo Rui battled Dugu Bo’s butler and defeated the gatekeeper and several Soul Saint reinforcements with her enhanced strength. She approached the injured butler, intending to kill him and offer his head in sacrifice for Ye Wen.

• Huo Rui used another enhancement Soul Skill and overpowered the butler, who called for A Biao to help him.
• Huo Rui shattered A Biao’s Martial Soul Avatar with a punch, leaving him gravely injured.
• The butler summoned nearby Soul Saints to help capture Huo Rui, but she knocked him down and turned to face the reinforcements.
• Huo Rui used her sixth enhancement and rapid attacks to shatter the Soul Saints’ Martial Soul Avatars, leaving them all defeated.
• Huo Rui approached the bloodied butler and dismissed his warning that Dugu Bo would retaliate, preparing to kill him.

Huo Rui fought the three Education Committee members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy after they tried to stop her rampage. She broke free of Meng Shenji’s mental attack with her fire-based Eighth Soul Skill, but the conflict remained unresolved.

• Zhi Lin and Bai Baoshan intervened to restrain Huo Rui, while Meng Shenji emerged from hiding and urged her to stop.
• Huo Rui rejected the committee members’ appeal to let His Majesty handle her grievance and warned them not to obstruct her.
• Huo Rui attacked Meng Shenji, who used his Black Demon Avatar to evade her punch and trap her in a Nightmare.
• Huo Rui resisted Meng Shenji’s mental Soul Skill and used her Eighth Soul Skill’s flames to drive him away.
• Huo Rui grew angrier and intensified the flames around her as she considered how to break through the three committee members’ defenses.

Huo Rui unleashed a devastating Blazing Sun Fist against the Dugu Manor steward, forcing Bai Baoshan, Zhi Lin, and Meng Shenji to combine their defenses to stop it. While they struggled to extinguish the attack, Huo Rui silently moved behind them and struck Bai Baoshan with her Ultimate Charge Fist, leaving the steward barely alive.

• Huo Rui used her modified Eighth Soul Skill to unleash a Blazing Sun Fist at the Dugu Manor steward.
• The steward’s Martial Soul Avatar shattered, and he fled behind Bai Baoshan and begged him to save him.
• Bai Baoshan activated his Heavenly Star True Body and layered his defenses against the attack.
• Zhi Lin and Meng Shenji joined Bai Baoshan, using Sky Blue Vine and Shadow Orbs to weaken and finally extinguish the Blazing Sun Fist.
• Huo Rui concealed her aura, appeared behind Bai Baoshan, and pierced his Heavenly Star Furnace with her Ultimate Charge Fist, sending the steward flying with his bones crushed.

Huo Rui fought Dugu Bo at Dugu Manor after he intervened to save his butler. Their powerful attacks collided, leaving the battle unresolved as Dugu Bo barely managed to repel her.

• Huo Rui prepared to kill Bai Baoshan's butler, despite regretting that her attack on Dugu Manor could bring political consequences.
• Dugu Bo arrived and blasted Huo Rui away with a powerful Soul Skill.
• Huo Rui activated her Tyrant Body and charged Dugu Bo with her Lethal Series: Dragonfall Kill.
• Dugu Bo summoned his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul Avatar and used his Head Soul Bone Skill, Medusa's Gaze.
• Huo Rui's silver dragon attack clashed with Medusa's Gaze for five seconds before Dugu Bo barely forced her back.

Huo Rui fought Dugu Bo after believing he had killed Ye Wen, but Dugu Bo denied it and took her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to prove Ye Wen was safe. Huo Rui reunited with Ye Wen, while Dugu Bo began considering how to repair his reputation.

• Huo Rui prepared to attack Dugu Bo again until he insisted that he had not harmed Ye Wen.
• Huo Rui explained that Dugu Bo's servants had said he took Ye Wen away, and she accused him of killing and torturing the boy.
• Dugu Bo said Ye Wen was studying in his private medicinal garden and offered to bring him to Huo Rui.
• The wounded at Dugu Manor received attention as Dugu Bo and Huo Rui traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Huo Rui found Ye Wen and embraced him, relieved that he was safe.

Xue Ye reviewed reports on Huo Rui and Dugu Bo’s battle, concluding that their apparent reconciliation might benefit the Heaven Dou Empire. After ordering an investigation into Ye Wen, he received Qian Renxue and warned her not to struggle for the throne.

• Xue Ye learned that Huo Rui had subdued more than a dozen Soul Saints but had not been captured, and he weighed her strength against her defiance of imperial authority.
• Xue Ye read a second report stating that Huo Rui and Dugu Bo had apparently made peace and that Ye Wen had become Dugu Bo’s disciple.
• Xue Ye considered the possible alliance between Huo Rui and Dugu Bo, grew interested in Ye Wen, and ordered his intelligence agents to investigate him.
• Qian Renxue reported that relief efforts after the battle were progressing and reassured Xue Ye about his health.
• Xue Ye told Qian Renxue that the empire would eventually be hers but warned her not to fight for the throne, and she took her leave.

Xue Ye investigated Ye Wen and decided he wanted to bring the gifted young healer under the Xue Family’s control, while also scheming to match him with Xue Ke. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Huo Rui remained unapologetic after learning she had misunderstood Dugu Bo.

• Xue Ye dismissed Qian Renxue, then privately worried that the heir might have hidden loyalties and decided to observe him.
• A report revealed Ye Wen’s connection to Xue Qinghe, and Xue Ye learned that Ye Wen, Huo Yu’er, and Xiao Wu had extraordinary potential.
• Xue Ye considered making Xue Ke another of Ye Wen’s fiancées so the young man’s family might someday serve the imperial family.
• Xue Ye learned of Ye Wen’s medical skill and suspected he could help with the Dugu Family’s poison, prompting him to resolve to bring Ye Wen under his control.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Huo Rui admitted she had misunderstood Dugu Bo but blamed his reputation and gatekeeper rather than apologizing.

After the commotion at Dugu Bo’s residence, Dugu Bo announced that he had accepted Ye Wen as a disciple and would hold a Master Acknowledgment Ceremony in three days. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect considered how to draw Ye Wen closer, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect showed little interest.

• Dugu Bo stopped arguing with Huo Rui and decided that the dead gatekeeper had brought his fate upon himself.
• Dugu Bo announced his new disciple and scheduled a Master Acknowledgment Ceremony, drawing attention from Heaven Dou’s nobles and powerful figures.
• Ning Fengzhi discussed Ye Wen’s potential with Gu Rong and Chen Xin, then considered a marriage alliance to bring him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s camp.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin rejected Ning Fengzhi’s suggestion of marrying Ning Rongrong to Ye Wen, and Ning Fengzhi agreed not to force her.
• Yu Yuanzhen glanced at the report and said he would attend the ceremony without showing further interest.

Xue Ye told Xue Ke he intended to arrange her marriage to Ye Wen and urged her to win Ye Wen’s favor at the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony, leaving her devastated. As the ceremony approached, the Shrek group arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Xue Beng confronted them, insulting them and ordering them to leave.

• Xue Ye told Xue Ke that he had chosen Ye Wen as her future husband and instructed her to approach him at the ceremony.
• Xue Ke agreed to obey Xue Ye, then returned to her room and cried.
• The Shrek group arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy after completing their trials, while Flender disparaged the academy’s grounds and reputation.
• Xue Beng, frustrated by Xue Qinghe’s growing influence, encountered the Shrek group and mistook their shabby appearance for that of beggars.
• Flender explained that Shrek had come to exchange with the academy, but Xue Beng mocked them and threatened to drive them out.

Shrek's arrival at Heaven Dou Royal Academy began with Dai Mubai and the others beating Xue Beng's group, then led Flender to meet the academy's Teaching Director, Sun Buyu. Meanwhile, Ye Wen and Huo Yu'er hid from the ceremony guests and Huo Yu'er pressed Ye Wen to promise he would not leave her alone in danger again.

• Dai Mubai and the Shrek students beat Xue Beng and his companions until Flender stopped them.
• Xue Beng threatened the Shrek group, but Flender challenged him to summon his teachers.
• Sun Buyu arrived, learned that Shrek had come to meet Qin Ming, and invited them to meet the Education Committee.
• After Shrek left, Xue Beng vowed to drive them out of the academy, while his lackeys avoided getting involved.
• Ye Wen, Huo Yu'er, Dugu Bo, and another companion hid in a garden and had afternoon tea while the acknowledgment ceremony was pending.
• Huo Yu'er fed Ye Wen cake and demanded he promise not to leave her alone in danger again.

Dugu Bo agreed to help Xue Xing confront Shrek after hearing about their conflict with Xue Beng, while Shrek’s hopes of joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy collapsed when Xue Xing invoked his imperial authority. The chapter left the two sides on a collision course, with Dugu Bo heading to visit Shrek and Xue Xing accusing them of multiple offenses.

• Ye Wen reassured Huo Yu'er, and Dugu Bo reflected that Ye Wen might be a suitable partner for Yanyan.
• Xue Xing asked Dugu Bo for help and described Shrek’s conflict with Xue Beng, embellishing the story to gain his support.
• Dugu Bo recognized Shrek as the academy connected to the poison affecting his granddaughter and agreed to confront them.
• At the Education Committee reception hall, Meng Shenji welcomed Flender and Shrek after Tang San endured level-forty-five Soul Power pressure and fused his Eight Spider Lances.
• Xue Xing rejected Shrek’s admission, identified himself as the imperial family’s representative and acting headmaster, and accused them of assaulting the fourth prince.

Dai Mubai attacked Prince Xue Xing, but Xue Xing repelled him with poisoned Soul Power, leaving the Shrek group weakened. Dugu Bo revealed himself as the source of the poison and overwhelmed the Education Committee members as Xue Xing demanded that Shrek be expelled.

• Dai Mubai punched at Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng, ignoring Flender's warning.
• Prince Xue Xing's green Soul Power sent Dai Mubai flying and poisoned him and others in the hall.
• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to draw poison from the unconscious Dai Mubai, but the poison spread through the hall.
• Meng Shenji and the other Education Committee members raised their Soul Power to resist the poison.
• Flender recognized Dugu Bo as Poison Douluo after Yu Xiaogang muttered that the attack involved poison.
• Dugu Bo overwhelmed the Education Committee members, and Xue Xing ordered him to drive Shrek out of the academy before Ye Wen spoke.

Ye Wen stopped Dugu Bo from attacking the Shrek group by warning him that powerful Titled Douluo stood behind them. Dugu Bo then confronted Tang San over the poison that had endangered Dugu Yan and demanded that Tang San endure three attacks.

• Ye Wen persuaded Dugu Bo to withdraw after warning him not to let Xue Xing use him and revealing that at least three Titled Douluo backed the Shrek group.
• Dugu Bo saw through Xue Xing's attempt to provoke him, and Xue Xing left with Xue Beng while the Education Committee and Shrek group thanked Ye Wen.
• Dugu Bo recognized Tang San by his Eight Spider Lances and regretted that the External Soul Bone had already fused.
• Dugu Bo demanded that Tang San take three attacks limited to level-40 strength or die, saying he was avenging his granddaughter.
• Ye Wen explained that Tang San's poison had caused Dugu Yan's poison to erupt during their earlier battle, and Tang San realized why Dugu Bo had come after him.

Dugu Bo challenged Tang San after the sparring match, and Ye Wen provoked Tang San into accepting a test of Dugu Bo’s poison. Tang San survived the first strike with his Eight Spider Lances, which caught Dugu Bo’s interest as a way to store poison.

• Tang San argued that Dugu Bo was being unreasonable, but Ye Wen challenged him to prove his poison skills were not garbage.
• Tang San accepted Dugu Bo’s challenge despite Yu Xiaogang’s attempt to stop him.
• Dugu Bo sent a Poison Python at Tang San, whose Blue Silver Grass withered before the attack bit him.
• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to absorb the poison and stopped Yu Xiaogang from provoking Dugu Bo further.
• Dugu Bo noticed the Eight Spider Lances and realized they could store poison.

Ye Wen warned Dugu Bo that Tang San might be Tang Hao’s son, making Dugu Bo reconsider how far to push their fight. Tang San endured Dugu Bo’s second move, and as Yu Xiaogang tried to intervene, Tang San insisted there was still one final move.

• Ye Wen warned Dugu Bo that storing toxins in an ordinary soul bone could backfire and suggested Tang San might be Tang Hao’s son.
• Dugu Bo grew suspicious of Tang San’s parentage and decided to hold back rather than risk provoking Tang Hao.
• Tang San faced Dugu Bo’s second move, using the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and Mysterious Jade Hand to repel the venomous snakes.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to intervene as he worried Tang San was running out of Soul Power, but Tang San stopped him and called for Dugu Bo’s final move.
• Dugu Bo suspected Yu Xiaogang was hiding the truth about Tang San and concluded he could not kill him.

Dugu Bo tested Tang San with his Jade Phosphor Green Poison, leaving Tang San struggling to resist while the other Shrek members were poisoned and then cured. Yu Xiaogang tried to force Dugu Bo to spare Tang San by invoking the threat of a hidden Titled Douluo, but Dugu Bo knocked him aside again.

• Dugu Bo released poisonous gas as his third test, and Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to suppress the poison.
• Dugu Bo's poison felled the Shrek Seven Devils and Yu Xiaogang, so he gave them pills to cure them.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Dugu Bo cure Tang San and threatened him with Tang Hao's retaliation, prompting Dugu Bo to send him flying.
• Yu Xiaogang showed Dugu Bo a Spirit Hall Elder Token and claimed a Titled Douluo would destroy Dugu Bo's family if Tang San died.
• Dugu Bo blasted Yu Xiaogang aside again as the three Education Committee members tried to intervene.

Dugu Bo confronted Yu Xiaogang and the Education Committee, then left after Tang San survived the poisoning and helped save Yu Xiaogang. Ye Wen remained with Huo Yu'er and Huo Rui, preparing to address the shaken gathering.

• Dugu Bo mocked Yu Xiaogang's threats and forced him to kneel and beg for mercy by invoking his ties to Yu Yuanzhen and Tang San's hidden protector.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Tang San had already purged the poison from his body, while Ye Wen suspected Tang San had used Dugu Bo for his own ends.
• Yu Xiaogang collapsed after celebrating Tang San's recovery, and Tang San and Oscar treated him until his condition improved.
• Dugu Bo called the gathering boring and left, while Ye Wen stayed with Huo Yu'er and Huo Rui and apologized for his teacher's rough behavior.

Tang San rejected Heaven Dou Royal Academy after arguing that the Shrek group would remain vulnerable to noble schemes, and Flender led everyone away. Ye Wen later explained to Huo Rui that he had wanted to keep Tang San nearby to monitor a future enemy.

• Tang San announced that Shrek would leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy, citing Poison Douluo's and Prince Xue Xing's treatment of them and the danger of future retaliation.
• Meng Shenji offered to protect Tang San by reporting his talents to His Majesty, but Tang San refused and helped Yu Xiaogang leave.
• Flender decided to take the Shrek group away, and Ning Rongrong gave Ye Wen a thoughtful glance as they departed.
• Ye Wen apologized to the Education Committee members, who blamed Xue Beng's troublemaking for the situation.
• Huo Rui asked Ye Wen why he had wanted Shrek to stay, and Ye Wen said he wanted to monitor Tang San because they had a history of conflict and would eventually become opponents.