Chapter Summaries

As the Beast Tide subsided, Tang San emerged from Slaughter City with the Asura Divine Sword and headed for Heaven Dou City, seeking Yu Xiaogang. He reunited with Dai Mubai in Frostwind Town, where Dai Mubai urged him to join forces.

• Qian Daoliu stayed at the Heaven Dou border to recover, while the Heaven Dou Empire awarded honorary medals to Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, Lin Xiao, and others.
• Bibi Dong, frustrated by Spirit Hall’s poor performance and wary of Lin Xiao and Dugu Bo, postponed her plan to unify the continent and offered them an olive branch.
• Tang San met Tang Chen in Slaughter City, learned the Clear Sky Ultimate Skills, received the Asura Divine Sword, and left after completing the trials needed to pass through Hell Road.
• Tang San vowed revenge on Lin Xiao and Ah Yin, and resolved to find Yu Xiaogang, Bo Saixi, and support from the Clear Sky Sect.
• In Frostwind Town, Tang San recognized Dai Mubai in a tavern, and they rented a suite to discuss what had happened since they parted.
• After hearing Tang San’s account, Dai Mubai called on him to join forces.

Tang San reunited with Dai Mubai and promised to help him oppose Dai Weisi before they returned to Shrek Academy. There, Tang San revealed his Asura inheritance, and the group celebrated while planning to reclaim power from Lin Xiao and their rivals.

• Tang San told Dai Mubai about his training and Asura inheritance, and Dai Mubai asked him to help defeat Dai Weisi.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai decided to return to Heaven Dou City to meet Yu Xiaogang and the others.
• Yu Xiaogang cursed Lin Xiao and Dugu Bo, while Liu Erlong questioned Yu Xiaogang about the Pope of Spirit Hall.
• Flender welcomed Tang San and Dai Mubai to Shrek Academy, where Tang San reunited with Yu Xiaogang and described his training, his father's disappearance, and his Asura trials.
• Tang San declared that he would reclaim what he believed was his, and Dai Mubai said he would challenge Dai Weisi with Tang San's support.

Tang San told Flender that Lin Xiao had killed Ma Hongjun, prompting Flender to vow revenge, while Shao Xin described the Beast Tide’s retreat and Lin Xiao and Dugu Bo’s extraordinary strength. The chapter left Flender and the others stunned by the power their enemies had displayed.

• Tang San told Flender that Lin Xiao had killed Ma Hongjun, and Flender swore to make Lin Xiao pay.
• Shao Xin reported that the Beast Tide had retreated after the human forces and the Star Dou Great Forest beasts signed a five-year Peace Contract.
• Yu Xiaogang condemned the treaty, and Shao Xin rebuked him for criticizing those who had fought at the front.
• Tang San threatened to destroy the Fierce Beasts, but Liu Erlong stopped him from attacking Shao Xin.
• Shao Xin revealed that Lin Xiao had fought Zi Ji alone with Titled Douluo-level strength despite being a Soul Sage, and that Dugu Bo had killed tens of thousands of Spirit Beasts.

After hearing of Lin Xiao’s strength, Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to seek the Clear Sky Sect’s support through his aunt, Tang Yuehua. Tang San met Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion and revealed that their father had died, leaving her overcome with grief.

• Shao Xin reported that Lin Xiao was a sixteen-year-old Soul Sage capable of fighting at Titled Douluo level, alarming the Shrek group and enraging Dai Mubai.
• Yu Xiaogang reassured the group that Tang San would surpass Lin Xiao as a future Deity and urged him to acknowledge his family and seek the Clear Sky Sect’s support.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Moonlight Pavilion’s Tang Yuehua as the person who could help Tang San reach the sealed Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Yuehua heard that a young man had come to visit and hurried to prepare, hoping that Lin Xiao had returned.
• Tang Yuehua mistook Tang San for Lin Xiao at first, then recognized him as her nephew when he revealed his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.
• Tang San told Tang Yuehua that their father was dead, and she collapsed in grief.

Tang San told Tang Yuehua that Ah Yin had killed Tang Hao and used Tang Chen’s letter and token to demand that the Clear Sky Sect support him, while Tang Yuehua saw a way to use him to challenge Lin Xiao. In Heaven Dou City, Xiao Wu reunited with Tang San and, after hearing his hatred of all Spirit Beasts, gave up on him completely.

• Tang San told Tang Yuehua that Ah Yin had killed Tang Hao, vowed to avenge him, and secretly coveted Ah Yin’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Spirit Bone.
• Tang San showed Tang Yuehua Tang Chen’s Sect Master Token and blood-written letter, then asked her to take him to the Clear Sky Sect; she explained that it was trapped by Poison Douluo’s Poison Array and watched by Spirit Hall.
• Tang Yuehua decided Tang San could help her make Lin Xiao regret ignoring her.
• Xiao Wu arrived in Heaven Dou City and encountered Tang San, who excitedly declared they would never be separated again; Xiao Wu insisted she was his little sister.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that a Spirit Beast had killed Tang Hao and said all Spirit Beasts deserved to die and be hunted for their rings and bones.
• Xiao Wu realized Tang San meant what he said, smiled, and told him she could be ruthless, while inwardly giving up on him.

After returning to the Ye Residence from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, Lin Xiao spent the day teasing Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan before visiting Shui Bing'er at night. Shui Bing'er offered to be intimate with him, but Lin Xiao asked her to wait another two years because he wanted to protect her.

• Ye Lingling rushed into the Ye Residence and complained about the bitter special training at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lin Xiao massaged Ye Lingling's feet, and Dugu Yan and Shui Bing'er teased him after questioning how he knew Ye Lingling's sweat smelled sweet.
• Lin Xiao sent Dugu Yan and Shui Bing'er out, then kissed Ye Lingling as she protested that it was still daytime.
• Lin Xiao visited Dugu Yan, who teased and coaxed him into resting against her.
• That night, Shui Bing'er offered to do what Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan could, but Lin Xiao kissed her forehead and asked her to wait two more years.

Lin Xiao completed the Asura God's Fourth Trial by destroying Tang Hao's soul, then met Xiao Wu in Heaven Dou City and learned she was gathering information for the Fierce Beasts. Xiao Wu accepted a Phoenix Pavilion token and began reporting on Tang San and her mission.

• Ah Yin led Lin Xiao to Tang Hao, and Lin Xiao used Black Sun Purifying Fire to destroy Tang Hao's body and soul.
• Lin Xiao completed the Asura God's Fourth Trial, increasing his Asura Affinity and the ages of his Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones; his Seventh Spirit Ring became a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Lin Xiao learned that Xiao Wu and Tang San had arrived in Heaven Dou City, and Tang San had told Xiao Wu about his plans and Asura God's trials.
• Lin Xiao met Xiao Wu privately, asked whether the Fierce Beasts had mistreated her, and gave her a Phoenix Pavilion token so she could contact its members for help.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Xiao that the Fierce Beasts had tasked her with gathering information on powerful humans and finding the Phoenix God, while Di Tian had ordered her to get close to Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao set aside the Fierce Beasts' plans for the time being and asked Xiao Wu to tell him about Tang San.

Xiao Wu told Lin Xiao about Tang San and Tang Yuehua’s plan to win Xue Ye’s support for the Clear Sky Sect, prompting Lin Xiao to move against them before Tang San could cause trouble. After deciding to publicize Tang Chen’s identity as the Slaughter King, Lin Xiao headed to Moonlight Pavilion to take the Asura Divine Sword from Tang San.

• Xiao Wu reported that Tang San had reunited with Tang Chen and that Tang Yuehua planned to trade Tang San’s talent and future leadership of the Clear Sky Sect for Xue Ye’s support.
• Xiao Wu offered to help Lin Xiao steal the Asura Divine Sword, but Lin Xiao said he would take it by force instead.
• Lin Xiao contacted Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxian, then proposed revealing that the Slaughter King was Tang Chen to block the Clear Sky Sect’s recovery.
• Lin Xiao arranged for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to handle spreading the news and spent time with Ning Rongrong.
• Lin Xiao put on his Ghost Mask and went to Moonlight Pavilion to seize the Asura Divine Sword.

Lin Xiao stormed into Moonlight Pavilion and overpowered Shrek’s defenders to take the Asura Divine Sword from Tang San, which accepted him as its master. He left with the sword while Flender demanded that he answer for Ma Hongjun’s death.

• Tang San, Tang Yuehua, and the Shrek group discussed moving the Clear Sky Sect and rebuilding Shrek Academy in the Star Luo Empire.
• Lin Xiao entered Moonlight Pavilion, and Tang San recognized him as the Ghost Face Flame Monarch.
• Lin Xiao defeated the Golden Iron Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and blinded Tang San long enough to seize the Asura Divine Sword.
• The Asura Divine Sword responded readily to Lin Xiao, and he used it to destroy the Golden Holy Dragon and leave the Golden Iron Triangle severely injured.
• Lin Xiao turned to leave, but Flender shouted at him to stop and demanded to know how he could face Ma Hongjun.

Lin Xiao rejected Flender’s accusations over Ma Hongjun’s death and condemned Flender’s role in Shrek Academy’s abusive practices. He spared Flender’s life but poisoned and crippled him, then left as Tang San vowed to remember the humiliation.

• Flender accused Lin Xiao of killing Ma Hongjun and demanded that he return Tang San’s Asura Divine Sword, but Lin Xiao defended himself and blamed Ma Hongjun’s fate on Tang Chen and Flender.
• Lin Xiao condemned Flender’s treatment of Shrek Academy students and rejected Flender’s excuses for the academy’s high death toll and abusive conduct.
• Lin Xiao threatened to kill Flender, kicked Liu Erlong aside when she tried to protect him, and dismissed Tang Yuehua’s appeal to their past affection.
• Lin Xiao spared Flender but poisoned him with Bone Corroding Poison and pierced his meridians with his Fourth Soul Skill, leaving him in agony and unable to cultivate or use Soul Power normally.
• Lin Xiao left without looking back, while Tang San clenched his fists and swore to remember the humiliation.

Lin Xiao condensed his first Soul Core with Feng Yu’s guidance, gaining powerful recovery and explosive strength. After enjoying time with his family, he decided to travel to the Extreme North with Feng Yu, though he still had to reach level eighty and deal with the Clear Sky Sect first.

• Feng Yu explained that Lin Xiao could condense a Soul Core because his Soul Power was pure enough, then guided him through the process.
• Lin Xiao compressed his Soul Power and fused it with his spiritual power to form a vortex-shaped Soul Core infused with Phoenix Fires.
• Lin Xiao realized the Soul Core greatly increased his recovery and combat power, while Feng Yu called him a freak for how quickly he progressed.
• Lin Xiao shared a meal with Ye Lingling, Shui Bing’er, Dugu Yan, Ye Qingxian, and Shui Yue’er.
• Lin Xiao told Feng Yu they would travel to the Extreme North, where he planned to pursue Feng Yu’s Nirvana, gain Ultimate Ice, and complete the Asura God’s fifth trial.
• Lin Xiao decided to settle matters including reaching level eighty and dealing with the Clear Sky Sect before leaving.

Lin Xiao’s disclosure that Tang Chen was the Slaughter King turned the Clear Sky Sect into a target of public outrage, and Tang Yuehua struggled to keep the Sect from being tied to Slaughter City. Tang San refused to apologize to Lin Xiao and considered seeking support from Slaughter City, while Dai Mubai began weighing the benefits of using the Fallen Ones.

• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect spread the news that Tang Chen was the Slaughter King, prompting people across the continent to condemn the Clear Sky Sect and demand an explanation.
• Xue Ye summoned Tang Yuehua, berated her for hiding Tang Chen’s identity, and warned that the Clear Sky Sect would remain underground unless she resolved the scandal.
• Tang San blamed Lin Xiao for exposing Tang Chen, while Xiao Wu offered to confront Lin Xiao and Tang Yuehua urged them to lower their heads to him.
• Tang San rejected apologizing to Lin Xiao and proposed relying on Tang Chen and Slaughter City, but Tang Yuehua persuaded him to stop before committing the Clear Sky Sect to that alliance.
• Dai Mubai quietly considered whether the Fallen Ones could help him become Emperor, while Tang Yuehua lay awake worrying about Lin Xiao.

Tai Tan persuaded Bai He to seek Lin Xiao’s support for the struggling Speed Clan, while Ye Qingxian gave Lin Xiao several medicines she had made. Lin Xiao agreed to meet Bai He at the Strength Clan’s reception hall the morning after tomorrow.

• Bai He asked Tai Tan for help, and Tai Tan urged him to leave the Clear Sky Sect’s shadow and join Lin Xiao; Bai He agreed to be introduced.
• Ye Qingxian gave Lin Xiao Jade Dew Pills, Dragon Tiger Pills, and Ginseng King Pills, explaining their uses and modestly disclaiming her skill.
• Lin Xiao praised Ye Qingxian’s talent and considered seeking the Breaking Clan’s alchemical inheritance for her.
• Tai Tan reported the Strength Clan’s progress to Lin Xiao and said Bai He wanted to meet him.
• Lin Xiao agreed to meet Bai He at the Strength Clan’s reception hall the morning after tomorrow.

Bai He offered Lin Xiao the Speed Clan’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and pledged the clan’s allegiance, and Lin Xiao promised them the same resources as the Strength Clan. Lin Xiao then asked about recruiting Yang Wudi and revealed his formidable strength to Tai Tan and Bai He.

• Bai He arrived at the Strength Clan’s Reception Hall before dawn and waited nervously for Lin Xiao.
• Bai He presented Lin Xiao with the Speed Clan’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and Lin Xiao’s Phoenix aura made Bai He’s Sharp-tailed Swallow Martial Soul circle him excitedly.
• Lin Xiao welcomed the Speed Clan and granted them the same resource allocation as the Strength Clan, despite Bai He insisting his clan did not deserve it.
• Lin Xiao asked Tai Tan and Bai He about Yang Wudi and learned that the proud Breaking Clan chief was devoted to Alchemy and hated the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao.
• Lin Xiao decided to approach Yang Wudi and displayed his seven soul rings, including a red ring, leaving Tai Tan and Bai He speechless.

Lin Xiao returned the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and learned that Dugu Bo had broken through to level 96 after studying the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent’s Inner Core. Ye Qingxian prepared a Medicinal Cuisine and bath so Dugu Yan could safely refine the Inner Core, leaving Dugu Yan embarrassed when she learned Lin Xiao would soak with her.

• Lin Xiao planted the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well for Dugu Yan’s future use.
• Dugu Bo told Lin Xiao that studying the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent’s Inner Core had helped him break through to level 96 and improve his Poison Burst Technique.
• Lin Xiao invited Dugu Bo to visit the Breaking Clan with him, and Dugu Bo agreed.
• Dugu Bo gave the Inner Core to Dugu Yan, but Ye Qingxian warned that its Fire Poison made it dangerous for her to refine without preparation.
• Ye Qingxian prepared Medicinal Cuisine and a Medicinal Bath to help Dugu Yan refine the Inner Core safely.
• Ye Qingxian sent everyone else away and told the embarrassed Dugu Yan that Lin Xiao would soak with her in the Medicinal Bath.

Lin Xiao helped Dugu Yan absorb the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core in a medicinal bath, guiding her through its fire poison as her bloodline evolved. When the process left Dugu Yan overcome by her awakened Dragon Bloodline, Feng Yu told Lin Xiao to hold her down and wait for it to end.

• Lin Xiao carried Dugu Yan into the Medicinal Bath and fed her the Medicinal Cuisine while Ye Qingxian prepared the bath.
• Dugu Yan swallowed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core and began struggling with its intense heat as Ye Qingxian told her to recite the Ice Heart Incantation.
• Lin Xiao entered Martial Soul Possession and used his Soul Power to clear the fire poison from Dugu Yan's meridians while she refined the Inner Core.
• Dugu Yan's Inner Core turned white as the fire poison faded, then emerald green as she filled it with her Soul Power and her bloodline began to evolve.
• Dugu Yan turned and kissed Lin Xiao, and Feng Yu explained that her Dragon Bloodline had made her act impulsively and told Lin Xiao to hold her down until the evolution ended.

Lin Xiao and Dugu Yan completed her Martial Soul Evolution, strengthening her poison and Soul Power, then confessed their feelings and spent the night together. At dawn, Lin Xiao reflected on the responsibility of being loved, while Feng Yu emerged from his Sea of Consciousness and angrily pecked him.

• Dugu Yan's Silver Horn Azure Jade Flood Dragon changed during Martial Soul Evolution, and Ye Qingxian confirmed that Dugu Yan's poison and Soul Power purity had greatly improved.
• Lin Xiao visited Dugu Yan late at night, and she told him how her feelings had grown from gratitude into love.
• Lin Xiao comforted Dugu Yan and promised he would never let her go, but Dugu Yan took the initiative to kiss him.
• Lin Xiao stayed awake beside Dugu Yan until dawn and reflected on the responsibility her love brought him.
• Feng Yu emerged from Lin Xiao's Sea of Consciousness, caught him, and pecked him fiercely.

Lin Xiao accompanied Dugu Bo to meet Tai Tan and Bai He before heading to the Breaking Clan, while Tang Yuehua’s attempt to guide Tang San ended in public humiliation. Tang San and the Shrek group left planning to join Slaughter City with the Clear Sky Sect and bring Tang Chen out of seclusion, while Tang Yuehua remained unaware of their scheme.

• Lin Xiao told Dugu Bo he was going to the Breaking Clan, and Dugu Bo chose to accompany him.
• Tang Yuehua urged Tang San to distance the Clear Sky Sect from Tang Chen’s actions and offered to help restore the sect’s standing, but Tang San rejected her advice.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai mocked Tang Yuehua, and Oscar offered her a sausage as she wept and ordered them out.
• After leaving Tang Yuehua, Dai Mubai encouraged Tang San to use Slaughter City’s Fallen Ones, and Yu Xiaogang proposed joining it with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San praised Yu Xiaogang’s plan to bring Tang Chen out of seclusion, while Tang Yuehua remained unaware that the group had decided she was no longer useful.

Yu Xiaogang confidently persuaded Tang San to win over the Four Great Clans, but their arrival at the Breaking Clan met Yang Wudi’s hostility toward Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect. Lin Xiao and his companions arrived as tensions rose, and Bai He began to introduce Tang San to Lin Xiao as his great-uncle’s master.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that subduing the Breaking Clan would help him unite the Four Great Clans, and Tang San led the Shrek group there.
• At the Breaking Clan’s gate, Tang San showed his Clear Sky Hammer, and Yu Xiaogang announced that he was Tang Hao’s son.
• Yang Wudi condemned Tang Hao and threatened Tang San, declaring the Clear Sky Sect the Breaking Clan’s enemy.
• Bai He arrived and confirmed that Tang San was related to him, while Yu Xiaogang recognized Bai He as the head of the Speed Clan.
• Lin Xiao, Dugu Bo, and Tai Tan arrived, and Bai He began introducing Lin Xiao to Tang San as his great-uncle’s master.

Tang San insulted Bai He and the Four Great Clans, prompting Lin Xiao to slap him while Dugu Bo confronted Yang Wudi over the Breaking Clan's Alchemy. Lin Xiao displayed several Immortal Grass, and Yang Wudi knelt before him in awe.

• Tang San denounced Bai He and the Four Great Clans, and Bai He rejected him and defended their choice to follow Lin Xiao.
• Yang Wudi moved to attack Tang San, but Yu Xiaogang warned him about Tang Chen; Lin Xiao then slapped Tang San repeatedly and Yang Wudi ordered Shrek's group out.
• Dugu Bo demanded the Breaking Clan's Alchemy and used his pressure and poison to torture Yang Wudi when he refused to yield.
• Lin Xiao stopped Dugu Bo and showed Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty and other Immortal Grass, causing Yang Wudi to kneel in fascination.