Chapter Summaries

Zhao Zilong persuaded Dragon Duke Meng Shu to help him obtain a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring as his Fourth Spirit Ring, then successfully absorbed it and reached Soul Power level 42. He demonstrated his new Blast skill before the group prepared to return.

• Meng Shu agreed to help Zhao Zilong seek a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring after Zhao Zilong insisted he could withstand it.
• The group found a ten-thousand-year Thunder Demon Tree, and Zhao Zilong delivered the final blow before beginning to absorb its Spirit Ring.
• Zhao Zilong endured the Spirit Ring’s soul shock and successfully gained his Fourth Spirit Ring, raising his Soul Power to level 42.
• Zhao Zilong demonstrated that Blast could detonate Blue Silver Grass leaves, but using many leaves consumed more than half his Soul Power.
• Zhao Zilong noted that absorbing the Thunder Demon Tree’s Spirit Ring had also given his Blue Silver Grass lightning resistance, and Meng Shu said the group should return.

Zhao Zilong visited Shrek Academy and encountered Taino, who had come to confront Tang San over Tailong’s defeat. When Taino challenged Tang San, the Shrek Seven Devils joined him, and the chapter ended as Taino faced all seven.

• Zhao Zilong arrived at Shrek Academy with Meng Yiran and recognized Tailong and his father, Taino, demanding Tang San come out.
• The Shrek Seven Devils emerged, greeted Zhao Zilong, and heard that he planned to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy rather than return to Shrek.
• Taino accused Tang San of beating Tailong and stealing his girlfriend, prompting Xiao Wu to deny that she was Tailong’s girlfriend.
• Tang San demanded that Taino apologize to Xiao Wu, and Taino revealed himself as a level 58 Soul King before challenging Tang San.
• Dai Mubai and the other Shrek Seven Devils revealed their Soul Rings and joined Tang San against Taino.

Tang San and Xiao Wu joined the Shrek Seven Devils to defeat Taino and Tailong, after which Zhao Zilong reunited with the Shrek students and revealed that he had become a Soul Ancestor. The group’s plans to share a meal were interrupted when Liu Erlong arrived and asked about Meng Yiran.

• Tailong challenged Tang San and Xiao Wu, and the Shrek Seven Devils defeated Tailong and his level 58 father, Taino.
• Taino left with Tailong and warned that the matter was not over, while Zhao Zilong suggested that Tailong’s Soul Douluo grandfather might come after them.
• Ning Rongrong learned that Zhao Zilong had reached Soul Ancestor after obtaining his fourth spirit ring, but he refused to reveal it before the Spirit Master Competition.
• Zhao Zilong asked about Liu Erlong, and Ma Hongjun said she was a level 72 Soul Saint and one of the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Dai Mubai offered to treat Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran to a meal, but Liu Erlong arrived, reminded the students of academy rules, and asked about Meng Yiran.

Zhao Zilong signed in with Liu Erlong, then watched Tai Tan arrive at Shrek Academy to demand an explanation over Tailong and Taino’s defeats. The confrontation began with Flender arguing that Tai Tan was wrong to interfere in a dispute between students.

• Zhao Zilong chose to strip Liu Erlong of 0.5 levels of Innate Soul Power and received a 10,000-year Mandala Snake Torso Bone, which he stored in his Soul Tool.
• Liu Erlong questioned Zhao Zilong’s visit, then told him Shrek’s students had to train and invited him to look around before she sent them inside.
• Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran ate at a nearby restaurant and saw Tailong bring Tai Tan to Shrek Academy’s gates.
• Tai Tan scolded Tailong and Taino, then demanded that Tang San and the students who defeated Taino come out.
• Flender and the Shrek teachers arrived with Tang San, and Tai Tan explained that he wanted an explanation for Tailong and Taino’s defeats.
• Flender challenged Tai Tan’s right to interfere, arguing that Taino had been wrong to involve himself in a matter between students.

Tai Tan confronted Tang San over Tailong's defeat, but Flender and the Shrek teachers fought back to defend their student. Just as they gained the upper hand, three more Soul Douluos arrived, and Yang Wudi challenged Shrek Academy on behalf of the Four Great Clans.

• Tai Tan demanded that Tang San apologize to Tailong and join the Strength Clan or endure an incense stick's worth of fighting.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji stood up for Tang San and battled Tai Tan, with Shao Xin supporting them with candy beans.
• Flender and the other teachers began to suppress Tai Tan, but a sudden attack knocked Flender away.
• Niu Gao, Yang Wudi, and Bai He arrived as three additional Soul Douluos, joining Tai Tan.
• Yang Wudi accused Shrek Academy of bullying the Four Great Clans and challenged its teachers to fight.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and learned that his father was Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, whose past actions had brought disaster upon the Four Single-Attribute Clans. Yang Wudi left in anger, and Tang San asked Bai He whether he was truly his great-uncle.

• Yu Xiaogang identified the clan leaders and urged Tang San to reveal his second martial soul to explain the misunderstanding.
• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, and Tai Tan recognized him as Tang Hao’s son and knelt to greet him as the young master.
• Yang Wudi accused Tang Hao of causing the clans’ suffering, while Tang San offered to accept responsibility for his father’s past.
• Yang Wudi blamed Tang San for the clans’ misfortunes, but Bai He defended him and Yang Wudi stormed away with Niu Gao following.
• Tang San learned that his father was the Clear Sky Douluo and asked Bai He whether he was his great-uncle.

Tang San learned that his father’s actions had deeply harmed the Four Great Clans, while Zhao Zilong clashed with Yu Xiaogang at Shrek Academy. Zhao Zilong then left with Meng Yiran, planning to meet the others at the Spirit Master Competition.

• Bai He explained that Tang Hao’s recklessness had caused the Four Great Clans to suffer, especially the Breaking Clan.
• Flender invited the remaining Soul Douluo into Shrek Academy, where the others discussed Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls and Clear Sky Sect background.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Zhao Zilong must have another martial soul, but Zhao Zilong mocked his theories and insulted him until Yu Xiaogang left in anger.
• Ma Hongjun praised Zhao Zilong, and Ning Rongrong asked him to stay at Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Zilong said he wanted the Spirit Master Competition’s spirit bones and disliked Yu Xiaogang, then departed with Meng Yiran after bidding the others farewell.

Yu Tianheng confronted Zhao Zilong over Dugu Bo pressuring Dugu Yan to end their relationship, and Zhao Zilong rejected the blame. Dugu Yan then turned Zhao Zilong down and asked to be like brother and sister, leaving him disappointed.

• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng thanked Zhao Zilong for helping Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, then asked him to clarify matters with Dugu Bo and stop pursuing Dugu Yan.
• Meng Yiran defended Zhao Zilong, who argued that Dugu Bo's demand had more to do with his talent than with anything he had done to Yu Tianheng.
• Earlier, Dugu Bo had urged Dugu Yan to leave Yu Tianheng and choose Zhao Zilong, warning her that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could face future trouble.
• Dugu Yan told Zhao Zilong she was grateful but they were not suited to each other, and suggested they become like brother and sister.
• Zhao Zilong accepted that Dugu Yan had rejected him and felt disappointed that he had misjudged his chances with her.

Zhao Zilong provoked Yu Tianheng into fighting him at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy training grounds, using Dugu Yan’s relationship with Yu as a pretext. The duel began with both men revealing they were Level 41 Soul Ancestors, and Zhao Zilong’s ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring shook the onlookers before Yu Tianheng launched his third spirit skill.

• Zhao Zilong blamed Yu Tianheng’s inability to protect Dugu Yan and challenged him to prove his strength.
• Yu Tianheng agreed to fight Zhao Zilong, demanding that Zhao stay away from Dugu Yan if he lost and asking him to cure her poison regardless of the outcome.
• Yu Tianheng and Zhao Zilong arrived at the training grounds, where students gathered to watch and Meng Yiran struggled with her feelings.
• Yu Tianheng summoned his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and revealed four spirit rings, identifying himself as a Level 41 Battle Soul Sect.
• Zhao Zilong revealed his Level 41 Blue Silver Grass martial soul and a black ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring, stunning Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the watching students.
• Yu Tianheng dismissed Zhao Zilong’s Blue Silver Grass and activated his third spirit skill, Wrath of Thunder.

Zhao Zilong and Yu Tianheng fought again, with Zhao Zilong’s improved Blue Silver Grass and Gentle Fist challenging Yu Tianheng’s lightning attacks. Yu Tianheng brought out his fourth soul skill, and the battle ended in a contest between his thunder dragon and Zhao Zilong’s renewing Blue Silver Grass.

• Yu Tianheng’s lightning blasted away most of Zhao Zilong’s Blue Silver Grass leaves, though some pierced through thanks to their new resistance.
• Zhao Zilong used Lingbo Weibu and Byakugan to face Yu Tianheng, then met his Thunder Dragon Claw with Gentle Fist and forced both fighters back.
• Zhao Zilong’s Acupoint Strike numbed Yu Tianheng’s arm and temporarily disrupted his Soul Power, but Yu Tianheng used Thunder’s Might to drive Zhao Zilong away.
• Yu Tianheng summoned his Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Swift, and its rebounding lightning numbed and hurt Zhao Zilong after he struck it.
• Zhao Zilong used Spider Web Bind to fight at range, and his Blue Silver Grass repeatedly regrew as the thunder dragon destroyed it.

Zhao Zilong defeated Yu Tianheng by revealing his Eight Spider Lances and wounding him with their poison. Dugu Yan protected Yu Tianheng, and Zhao Zilong began drawing the poison from his wound.

• Zhao Zilong and Yu Tianheng resumed close combat, where Zhao Zilong's Gentle Fist disrupted Yu Tianheng's Soul Power but still left Zhao at a slight disadvantage.
• Zhao Zilong praised the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and apologized for underestimating Yu Tianheng, prompting Yu Tianheng to demand that he use any hidden trump card.
• Zhao Zilong revealed his Eight Spider Lances, boosted his attributes, slashed Yu Tianheng, and sent him flying from the arena with a palm strike.
• Dugu Yan rushed to Yu Tianheng and stood between him and Zhao Zilong, who felt hurt by her protectiveness and decided to stop pursuing her.
• Zhao Zilong told Dugu Yan he would detoxify Yu Tianheng, then used the Eight Spider Lances to absorb the poison from his wound.

After defeating Yu Tianheng, Zhao Zilong cleared up the misunderstanding over Dugu Yan and encouraged Yu Tianheng to prove himself to her grandfather. As Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran prepared to leave, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe arrived and invited Zhao Zilong to talk.

• Yu Tianheng recovered from Zhao Zilong's fight and admitted defeat.
• Zhao Zilong told Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan that he loved Meng Yiran and had only treated Dugu Yan like an older sister, easing their misunderstanding.
• Dugu Yan apologized to Zhao Zilong, and Zhao Zilong encouraged Yu Tianheng to work hard and show Dugu Bo that he could protect her.
• Yu Tianheng promised Dugu Yan he would cultivate seriously and prove himself worthy of her.
• Crown Prince Xue Qinghe arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, praised Zhao Zilong, and invited him to talk; Zhao Zilong accepted.

Zhao Zilong met Xue Qinghe, who praised his talent and gave him a Crown Prince Token while probing his plans. After Zhao Zilong left, Bibi Dong revealed that he was one of the two potential heirs to the Asura God, and Qian Renxue resolved to recruit him.

• Xue Qinghe invited Zhao Zilong to a secluded courtyard, asked about his teacher and future, and offered him a Crown Prince Token.
• Zhao Zilong accepted the token, said he hoped to enter next year's Spirit Master Competition, and left when Xue Qinghe ended their meeting.
• Bibi Dong emerged after Zhao Zilong departed and revealed that the Rakshasa God Mark had identified him as one of the two Asura God heirs.
• Bibi Dong decided to search for the other Asura God heir and considered making Zhao Zilong her disciple if she failed to find that person.
• Qian Renxue questioned Bibi Dong about Zhao Zilong, but Bibi Dong ignored her and vanished, prompting Qian Renxue to decide to recruit him.

Zhao Zilong accepted Dugu Yan’s love for Yu Tianheng and continued helping Dugu Bo remove his poison. Half a year later, Tang San prepared for the Spirit Master Competition, strengthened ties with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and reassured Xiao Wu before going to meet Tai Tan and Bai He.

• Dugu Bo asked Zhao Zilong whether he had stopped pursuing Dugu Yan, and Zhao Zilong confirmed he had given up because she loved Yu Tianheng.
• Zhao Zilong continued Dugu Bo’s detoxification and jokingly rejected becoming his disciple, suggesting they become sworn brothers instead.
• Half a year later, Tang San reached level thirty-four and worried that cultivating Blue Silver Grass was becoming increasingly slow.
• Tang San reflected on Spirit Hall’s role in his family’s past and on his plan to gain allies, including the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, through his hidden weapons.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San that Tai Tan and Bai He had come to see him, and Tang San promised to protect her before going to meet them.

Tang San met Bai Chenxiang, gave her a Hidden Arrow, and learned that she would enroll at Shrek Academy. Bai He asked about buying Godly Zhuge Crossbows, but Tang San’s lowest offered price still seemed unaffordable to him.

• Tai Tan delivered the finished hidden weapon components to Tang San, and Tang San thanked him.
• Bai He introduced his granddaughter Bai Chenxiang to Tang San, who gave her a Hidden Arrow as a first-meeting gift.
• Bai He told Tang San that Bai Chenxiang would enroll at Shrek Academy, and Tang San promised to look after her.
• Bai Chenxiang rebuked Ma Hongjun for calling her Xiangxiang and left for class with Tailong, leaving Ma Hongjun lovestruck.
• Bai He asked Tang San about the price of Godly Zhuge Crossbows, and Tang San offered to sell them for as little as one hundred and fifteen Gold Soul Coins each.

Bai He revealed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, an Immortal Herb with powerful effects, and Tang San became determined to obtain it. Bai He offered it in exchange for Tang San marrying Xiangxiang, but Tang San refused because he loved Xiao Wu.

• Bai He showed Tai Tan and Tang San the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and explained how the Speed Clan had found it too late to save the Clear Sky Sect's old Sect Master.
• Bai He described the herb's ability to boost Soul Power, strengthen the body, and revive its consumer after a near-fatal injury.
• Tang San realized Bai He knew the herb's full value and offered to do whatever he could in exchange for it.
• Bai He offered Tang San the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng if he agreed to marry Xiangxiang.
• Tang San refused Bai He's proposal, saying he already loved someone.

Tang San negotiated with Bai He and Tai Tan for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and support for rebuilding the Tang Sect. He secured their promises to join if he led Shrek Academy into the Spirit Master Competition finals’ top five, then prepared to absorb the herb.

• Tang San refused to trade the Tang Sect’s Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprints for Bai He’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and explained his vow to rebuild the sect.
• Tang San invited Tai Tan and Bai He to join the Tang Sect, and Tai Tan proposed a wager tied to Shrek Academy placing in the competition’s top five.
• Tang San accepted Tai Tan’s wager, and Tai Tan promised the Strength Clan would support the Tang Sect if he succeeded.
• Bai He agreed to give Tang San the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and promised the Speed Clan would join the Tang Sect if Shrek Academy placed in the top five.
• Tang San promised Bai He two hundred Godly Zhuge Crossbows and offered more hidden weapons if he succeeded, then accepted the ginseng as Tai Tan and Bai He stood guard.

Tang San gained five Soul Power levels from Bai He's Immortal Herb, while Zhao Zilong reached level 44 after cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes. Dugu Bo gave Zhao Zilong a Wind Demon Wolf soul bone, and Zhao Zilong kept it after learning Dugu Yan had already absorbed another soul bone.

• Tang San reached level 39 after consuming Bai He's Immortal Herb, whose effects would continue to aid his cultivation and could save his life once.
• Zhao Zilong checked his status and considered whether to give his stored Mandala Snake torso soul bone to Meng Yiran or Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo praised Zhao Zilong's level 44 Soul Power and gave him the right arm bone of a twelve-thousand-year Wind Demon Wolf.
• Zhao Zilong returned the soul bone and told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan had always liked Yu Tianheng, leaving him no chance with her.
• Dugu Bo said Dugu Yan had already absorbed a soul bone and asked Zhao Zilong to help remove her poison later; Zhao Zilong accepted the Wind Demon Wolf soul bone.

Several months later, Zhao Zilong joined the Imperial Fighting Team as it prepared for the Spirit Master Competition, where Heaven Dou Royal Academy had assigned them to the preliminaries instead of the finals. He revealed that he wanted to face Shrek Academy, and the team departed for the competition.

• Dugu Bo had removed most of his toxins, while Dugu Yan’s poisoning had been fully cleansed.
• Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran met the Imperial Fighting Team’s members and learned that Mu Sheng, Fan Mo, and He Miao had joined as substitutes.
• Yu Tianheng explained that Imperial Fighting Team 1 would compete in the preliminaries while Imperial Fighting Team 2 went directly to the finals, and Zhao Zilong agreed with the decision.
• Zhao Zilong said he wanted to face Shrek Academy, and the Imperial Fighting Team welcomed the chance to challenge their former rivals.
• The team shared their Soul Power levels, and Qin Ming announced the three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones offered as the championship reward before ordering them to depart.

Yu Xiaogang explained the Spirit Master Competition preliminaries and warned Shrek about powerful rival teams. Worried that the competition’s powerful spectators might discover she was a soul beast, Xiao Wu left Shrek Academy and settled in Heaven Dou City, where someone recognized her.

• Yu Xiaogang introduced Jiang Zhu, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Tailong as additions to the Shrek Battle Team and explained that Shrek needed to place in the top five of its preliminary division to advance.
• Yu Xiaogang warned the students about strong competitors, including Five Elements Academy and Plant Academy, while Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu that powerful figures would attend the competition.
• Xiao Wu feared a Titled Douluo might discover her identity, but she hid her worry from Tang San.
• Xiao Wu left a letter for Tang San, departed Shrek Academy, and rented a room in Heaven Dou City so she could watch Shrek’s matches through Video Crystals.
• Xiao Wu’s lavish shopping drew attention, and a lewd man recognized her from a street corner.