Chapter Summaries

Flender searched for the missing Ning Rongrong while Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Ning Rongrong reached Spirit Beast Town on their way to the Star Dou Great Forest. A Spirit Hall pursuit disrupted their dinner, and Qian Gu Changkong learned that Spirit Hall had chased two Evil Spirit Masters from Southwest City.

• Flender learned Ning Rongrong had not arrived at Shrek Academy, wrote to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and searched Suotuo City for her.
• Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Ning Rongrong reached Spirit Beast Town by carriage, where Wu Qi warned Ning Rongrong about its dangerous residents.
• The group ate dinner with Little Deer, and Qian Gu Changkong and Wu Qi watched the waiter closely to make sure their food was safe.
• A Spirit Hall fighter crashed into their private room during a restaurant brawl, so Wu Qi told the others to wait inside while Spirit Hall surrounded the building.
• When a soul skill shattered their door, Qian Gu Changkong rushed out with Ning Rongrong's support, then returned and told Wu Qi that Spirit Hall had pursued two Evil Spirit Masters from Southwest City.

Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Ning Rongrong bought information about a rare Dire Bear from a former Heaven Dou Soul Master Legion member in Spirit Beast Town. Meanwhile, Flender found no trace of the three in Suotuo City and told Dai Mubai that they had disappeared.

• Wu Qi learned that Spirit Hall had killed one Evil Spirit Master while another escaped.
• Wu Qi refused to hire a soul-beast hunting team and sought information on thousand-year spirit beasts instead.
• Ning Rongrong recognized a man’s tattoo as belonging to an elite Heaven Dou Soul Master Legion unit, and Wu Qi’s group approached him.
• The man led Wu Qi’s group to the Black Tiger Squad, whose captain sold them information about a sixteen-hundred-year Dire Bear for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Flender returned to Shrek Academy without finding Ning Rongrong, Wu Qi, or Qian Gu Changkong, then told Dai Mubai that the three had disappeared.

Wu Qi, Ning Rongrong, and Qian Gu Changkong entered the Star Dou Great Forest, gathered supplies, and camped for the night. Ning Rongrong asked whether Wu Qi had been the boy she met in Heaven Dou City, but he refused to confirm it, while Shrek Academy’s students began their battle training in Suotuo City.

• Flender sent Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to the Great Soul Arena and told the Shrek students to gather there at dusk for soul battle training.
• Wu Qi, Ning Rongrong, and Qian Gu Changkong entered the Star Dou Great Forest after making sure no one was following them.
• Wu Qi warned Ning Rongrong and Qian Gu Changkong to beware of humans in the forest, then pointed out a Water Caltrop Flower and collected it for its healing properties.
• The three set up camp on high ground, and Wu Qi roasted sweet potatoes by the fire while Ning Rongrong asked whether he had been the boy in Heaven Dou City; he denied it.
• Flender brought the Shrek Six Monsters to the Great Soul Arena, then took Tang San aside after learning Yu Xiaogang would soon arrive at Shrek Academy.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong did not appear at the Great Soul Arena that night.

Flender worried that someone was hunting geniuses in the city, while Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Ning Rongrong encountered the Peerless Dragon Serpent Couple in the Star Dou Great Forest. Ning Rongrong revealed that she was Ning Fengzhi’s daughter, and Chao Tianxiang let the group pass.

• Flender gathered the Shrek teachers and students for training, learned Oscar had reached Rank 30, and sent teachers to investigate the city while keeping the students from hunting spirit beasts.
• Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Ning Rongrong escaped a pack of Tumbling Rats and hid when they heard Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran approaching.
• Chao Tianxiang detected the trio and challenged them to reveal themselves, while Meng Yiran threatened them and demanded that Wu Qi fight her.
• Ning Rongrong invoked Sword Douluo’s name, then revealed her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and declared that her father was Ning Fengzhi.
• Chao Tianxiang apologized to Ning Rongrong and allowed the group to continue, asking her to convey her greetings to Ning Fengzhi.

Wu Qi explained why the Dragon Serpent Family could not risk offending the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then led Ning Rongrong and Qian Gu Changkong to hunt a Dire Bear. As the Shrek group entered the Star Dou Great Forest, the Titan Giant Ape captured Xiao Wu, while Wu Qi began wearing down the Dire Bear and prepared Changkong to deliver the finishing blow.

• Wu Qi explained that the Dragon Serpent Family needed allies and could not afford to antagonize the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as it competed for a place among the Seven Great Sects.
• The Shrek Six Monsters entered the Star Dou Great Forest, and Oscar obtained a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent Soul Ring without encountering the Peerless Dragon Serpent Couple.
• The Titan Giant Ape appeared that night and captured Xiao Wu, prompting Tang San to chase after it.
• Wu Qi, Ning Rongrong, and Qian Gu Changkong found a sixteen-hundred-year Dire Bear, and Wu Qi assigned Rongrong to support him and Changkong to watch for a chance to strike.
• With Rongrong's buffs, Wu Qi used his wings to evade the Dire Bear and repeatedly wound it from the air, while Changkong prepared to land the finishing blow.

Tang San begged Wu Qi to help rescue Xiao Wu after the Titan Giant Ape took her, but Wu Qi refused to pursue it and offered to help him obtain his third Soul Ring instead. Tang San accepted, and as he began absorbing a Thorny Devil Vine’s Soul Ring, Qian Gu Changkong questioned Wu Qi’s motives.

• The Man Faced Demon Spider ambushed Tang San, and Wu Qi’s group arrived as the fleeing Dire Bear ran into the fight; Qian Gu Changkong killed the trapped bear for its Soul Ring.
• Wu Qi drove off the Man Faced Demon Spider, then refused Tang San’s plea to chase the Titan Giant Ape and rescue Xiao Wu.
• Tang San knelt and promised to serve Wu Qi if he would help, but Wu Qi proposed hunting Tang San’s third Soul Ring instead.
• Tang San agreed, and Wu Qi’s group helped him kill a fourteen-hundred-year-old Thorny Devil Vine.
• As Tang San began absorbing the Soul Ring, Qian Gu Changkong asked Wu Qi why he had helped Tang San, and Wu Qi praised Tang San’s devotion to Xiao Wu.

Wu Qi and his companions left the Star Dou Great Forest after helping Tang San obtain a Soul Ring, while Wu Qi learned that Xiao Wu might be a transformed Soul Beast and chose not to expose her. Xiao Wu reunited with Tang San and the Shrek group, who learned Wu Qi was the promising newcomer Dai Mubai had been searching for.

• Tang San continued absorbing his Soul Ring as Wu Qi, Ning Rongrong, and Qian Gu Changkong encountered Xiao Wu, who said the Sky Azure Bull Python had helped her escape.
• The Golden Eagle Douluo suspected Xiao Wu was a transformed Soul Beast, but Wu Qi warned that capturing her could provoke powerful Soul Beasts and an unseen protector.
• Zhao Wuji and the Shrek students found Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu said Wu Qi and his companions had helped Tang San obtain his Soul Ring.
• Dai Mubai realized Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong were the people he and Flender had been seeking, and told the others that Wu Qi was stronger than him.
• Tang San finished absorbing his third Soul Ring, felt a brief sense of unease and loss, then focused on Xiao Wu's return and appreciated Wu Qi's help.

Flender’s search for Ning Rongrong in Suotuo City failed, while Ning Fengzhi learned from the Dragon Serpent Family’s letter that she was with Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect considered arranging an engagement between Rongrong and Wu Qi, and Yu Xiaogang arrived in Suotuo City, where guards stopped him for refusing to pay the entry fee.

• Flender and several teachers searched Suotuo City but found none of the suspected culprits, while a sect disciple reported that Ning Rongrong had left in Wu Qi’s carriage.
• Ning Fengzhi showed Chen Xin and Gu Rong the Dragon Serpent Family’s letter, which placed Ning Rongrong with Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong were recruited by Xue Qinghe, and Chen Xin suspected Wu Qi was a Spirit Hall plant he had seen years earlier.
• Gu Rong proposed arranging an engagement between Ning Rongrong and Wu Qi to tie the young genius to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi agreed.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived in Suotuo City hoping to see Tang San, but he insulted the guards when they demanded an entry fee, and they surrounded him.

Flender defused Yu Xiaogang’s dispute with the city guards, while Wu Qi set Qian Gu Changkong and Ning Rongrong on their next training goals. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang learned how Tang San obtained his Soul Ring and angrily confronted Zhao Wuji.

• Flender intervened when Yu Xiaogang argued with the Suotuo City guards, then took him away before the dispute could worsen.
• Wu Qi told Qian Gu Changkong to enter Soul Elder-level spirit battles and encouraged Ning Rongrong to cultivate toward her next Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wuji returned to Shrek Academy and recounted the soul hunt, including Wu Qi and the others’ involvement.
• Yu Xiaogang emerged after hearing Zhao Wuji’s account and demanded to know why Tang San had hunted a plant-type Soul Ring.
• Flender explained that Tang San had chosen and hunted the Soul Ring himself, not with Zhao Wuji’s help.

Yu Xiaogang criticized Zhao Wuji for Tang San's Thorny Devil Vine spirit ring, then questioned Tang San about it and learned of Wu Qi's strength. Yu Xiaogang became interested in taking Wu Qi as a disciple, while Tang San suggested Flender and Dai Mubai could handle inviting him to Shrek Academy.

• Yu Xiaogang berated Zhao Wuji for allowing Tang San to obtain a Thorny Devil Vine spirit ring, and Flender decided to leave the children's training to Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San hid his Hidden Weapons when Yu Xiaogang visited and asked about his third spirit ring.
• Tang San explained that his Thorn Bind skill strengthened his Blue Silver Grass, and Yu Xiaogang lamented that he had missed the chance to gain the Man Faced Demon Spider's venom.
• Tang San recounted Wu Qi's role in the spirit-ring hunt and described Wu Qi's strength, while omitting that Wu Qi had suggested the Thorny Devil Vine.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Flender wanted Wu Qi as a disciple and decided he wanted to take Wu Qi under his own wing.
• Tang San said Flender and Dai Mubai could invite Wu Qi and the others to join Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San to the Great Soul Arena hoping to recruit Wu Qi as his fellow disciple, while Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong competed in spirit battles. Tang San finally caught up with Wu Qi and offered concealed weapons, which intrigued Ning Rongrong.

• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang San that Wu Qi would make a suitable fellow disciple and source of support, and Tang San agreed to approach him.
• Qian Gu Changkong lost his first Soul Elder spirit battle after misjudging when to use his third spirit skill, and Wu Qi encouraged him to improve.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong teamed up as Reach for the Moon and won their two-versus-two spirit battle.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang searched the arena for Wu Qi, while Flender waited outside its entrance.
• Tang San caught up with Wu Qi and led him to a lounge, where he displayed a Godly Zhuge Crossbow and a Silent Sleeve Arrow; Ning Rongrong showed strong interest in them.

Wu Qi rejected Yu Xiaogang’s arrogant offer to take him as a disciple and made clear to Flender that he would not join Shrek Academy. He left the Great Soul Arena and continued his training under the Crown Prince’s orders.

• Ning Rongrong offered to buy Tang San’s Hidden Weapons in bulk, but Wu Qi redirected the conversation and spoke with Tang San privately.
• Tang San told Wu Qi that Yu Xiaogang wanted to meet him, and Wu Qi agreed after sending Ning Rongrong and Qian Gu Changkong away.
• Yu Xiaogang sat in the seat of honor and offered to take Wu Qi as his second disciple, but Wu Qi left without answering.
• Yu Xiaogang grew angry when he realized Wu Qi had not returned, while Tang San decided to explain his Master’s behavior and seek Wu Qi out.
• Flender tried to recruit Wu Qi into Shrek Academy, but Wu Qi refused and said he had come to train under the Crown Prince’s orders.
• Flender realized Wu Qi was already associated with a powerful faction and returned to Shrek Academy.

Wu Qi and Ning Rongrong discussed Yu Xiaogang's failed attempt to recruit Wu Qi and Tang San's hidden weapons, while Yu Xiaogang began asserting authority over Shrek's students. A summons from Xue Qinghe called Wu Qi and Ning Rongrong back to Heaven Dou City, where Ning Rongrong proposed building an academy for their team.

• Wu Qi told Qian Gu Changkong and Ning Rongrong how Yu Xiaogang had tried to recruit him, and Ning Rongrong suspected Yu Xiaogang was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader's son.
• Wu Qi explained that they could reproduce Tang San's hidden weapons themselves, without letting Tang San profit from them.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as the Shrek Six Monsters' new teacher, and Tang San defended his master's ability when Ma Hongjun objected.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Dai Mubai and Tang San to spar with all methods allowed, intending to establish Tang San's standing on the team.
• Wu Qi received Xue Qinghe's summons for him and Ning Rongrong to return to Heaven Dou City, and Ning Rongrong suggested her father fund a new Spirit Master Academy for their team.

Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong returned to Heaven Dou City, received new identities from Xue Qinghe, and enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Wu Qi was given authority to build the academy’s second team as the story left them preparing to form a roster.

• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong traveled back to Heaven Dou City after Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xue Qinghe gave Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong fabricated household registrations and heard Wu Qi’s report about the missing grain, Moonlight Pavilion, and Shrek Academy.
• Xue Qinghe recommended Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Wu Qi agreed to enroll there with Qian Gu Changkong.
• The two arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and met the three Education Committee members, who arranged their enrollment.
• Meng Shenji gave Wu Qi control over the academy’s second team and permission to choose its members, except those on the first team.

Wu Qi settled into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, arranged his lessons and training, and sent a letter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As Royal Fight Team One returned from training, he was still searching for a way to approach Dugu Yan and reach the Immortal Herbs at the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

• Meng Shenji assigned Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong a private training ground and eight garden villas, and Sun Buyu offered them morning theory lessons and help with their needs.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong collected their cultivation resources, and Wu Qi sent a letter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong told Chen Xin and Gu Rong that she believed Wu Qi was the boy she had met before, while Ning Fengzhi considered contacting him and investigating his loyalties.
• Wu Qi considered how to approach Dugu Yan and cure her and Dugu Bo’s poison, but could not find a way to gain access to the Icefire Yin Yang Well without first curing her.
• Wu Qi saw Royal Fight Team One return from training, and its members noticed him at his window.

Yu Feng and Osler of Team One challenged Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong to a friendly match, but Wu Qi was away meeting Ning Fengzhi. Ning Fengzhi offered Wu Qi a reward and proposed a marriage alliance with Ning Rongrong to probe his origins, and Wu Qi replied that he could not leave the Crown Prince.

• Yu Tianheng told Team One that two new geniuses, Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong, had been placed in Team Two and allowed to form their own team.
• Osler and Yu Feng asked Qin Ming to arrange a friendly match against Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong, and the Education Committee members agreed to ask the two newcomers.
• A Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect Disciple summoned Wu Qi to meet Ning Fengzhi, while Qian Gu Changkong secretly followed him.
• Gu Rong caught Qian Gu Changkong eavesdropping outside the private room, and Wu Qi and Ning Fengzhi persuaded him to leave.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Wu Qi a Gold Spirit Card to thank him for helping Ning Rongrong, but Wu Qi refused it.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed that Wu Qi and Ning Rongrong marry and join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; Wu Qi answered that leaving would disappoint the Crown Prince.

Wu Qi met Ning Fengzhi, who agreed to let Ning Rongrong join his team, while both men privately considered the other’s intentions. Back at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Wu Qi learned that Yu Feng and Osler had challenged him and Qian Gu Changkong, and he prepared to face them.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to let Ning Rongrong join Wu Qi’s team, then discussed with Gu Rong how she might uncover Wu Qi’s intentions.
• Wu Qi told Qian Gu Changkong that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might become a partner of the Worship Hall, though they needed to be cautious.
• Yu Feng and Osler waited at the training ground for Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong, while the Royal Fight Team prepared for soul-fight training.
• Wu Qin told Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong that Yu Feng and Osler had challenged them, and Wu Qi agreed to go to the training ground.
• Wu Qi told Qian Gu Changkong to choose Yu Feng as his opponent and remember his advice.

Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong faced members of Royal Fight Team One in a public spar, where Qian Gu Changkong challenged the flying Soul Master Yu Feng. Qian Gu Changkong caught Yu Feng off guard with his Blazing Dragon Coils and sent him falling toward the arena.

• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong arrived at the Martial Arts Arena, where they traded taunts with Yu Feng and Osler before agreeing to fight them.
• Qian Gu Changkong chose to fight Yu Feng, and Qin Ming stepped in to referee the match.
• Yu Feng took to the air and attacked repeatedly while Qian Gu Changkong waited for an opening.
• Wu Qi provoked Osler by pointing out that his anger came from insecurity, while Qin Ming considered recruiting Wu Qi to Royal Fight Team One.
• Yu Feng unleashed Rising Winds, Surging Clouds, but Qian Gu Changkong's Blazing Dragon Coils pierced the wind barrier, wrapped around him, and sent him plunging toward the arena.

Qian Gu Changkong defeated Yu Feng, then Wu Qi overwhelmed Osler in another spar, further humiliating Royal Fight Team One. Wu Qi continued smashing Osler’s head into the arena floor as Qin Ming hesitated to intervene.

• Qian Gu Changkong knocked Yu Feng down and beat him until Qin Ming stopped the match and declared Qian Gu Changkong the winner.
• The students mocked Yu Feng and Royal Fight Team One, while Qin Ming worried that the team would lose even more face.
• Yu Tianheng ordered Osler to restore the team’s honor, and Osler faced Wu Qi in the arena.
• Wu Qi caught Osler’s charge, threw him aside, dodged his Soul Skill by flying, and knocked him unconscious.
• Wu Qi kept smashing Osler’s head into the floor while Qin Ming grimly hesitated to step in.

Wu Qi fought Osler and Yu Tianheng at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but Dugu Yan’s intervention with poison forced Sword Douluo to step in. The confrontation ended with Ning Rongrong seeking admission to the academy and Wu Qi criticizing Royal Fight Team One for turning a duel into a group fight.

• Wu Qi knocked Osler from the arena, then agreed to fight Yu Tianheng while Qin Ming left to treat the injured students.
• Wu Qi and Yu Tianheng traded attacks until Yu Tianheng used Thunderous Fury, but Wu Qi’s Wailing Wind left him vulnerable to Wing Blade Slash.
• Dugu Yan released poisonous mist to protect Yu Tianheng, and Wu Qi flew up to blow it away before it could spread through the crowd.
• Chen Xin arrived and sealed the poison with the Seven Kill Sword, then Zhi Lin dispersed the crowd and thanked him.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhi Lin to let her join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong rebuked Royal Fight Team One for taking turns fighting him.