Chapter Summaries

Lang Lei absorbed a hundred-and-fifty-thousand-year third soul ring, gained two Earth Dragon Dust skills, and reached level 33, while Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect began investigating him. The chapter left both factions intrigued by the mysterious young soul master and his remarkable strength.

• Lang Lei absorbed his third soul ring with Griseo guarding him, and the ring reached a hundred-and-fifty-thousand-year age.
• Lang Lei learned that his new soul skills were Spirit Erosion Dust and Unable to Move an Inch, and estimated that his body had grown strong enough to rival powerful Soul Douluo.
• Bibi Dong questioned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo about Lang Lei, but they could not determine his origins.
• Ning Fengzhi showed Sword Douluo and Uncle Gu a report describing Lang Lei's high Soul Power and impressive battles at the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena.

Ning Fengzhi and the two Titled Douluo investigated reports about Lang Lei, prompting Sword Douluo Chen Xin to fly to Suotuo City and look into him. Lang Lei received a mission to evade Chen Xin, but focused instead on taking Griseo shopping.

• Ning Fengzhi confirmed reports that Lang Lei had defeated a seven-man Soul Elder team without summoning his Martial Soul.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin recalled finding an infant named Lang Lei and revealed that the child had awakened an ordinary dirt Martial Soul with level-one Innate Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to recruit the reported Lang Lei if possible and prevent Spirit Hall from obtaining him.
• Sword Douluo left the sect for Suotuo City to visit Ning Rongrong and investigate Lang Lei, while Bone Douluo Gu Rong stayed behind.
• Lang Lei received an emergency mission to escape Chen Xin unharmed, then stopped to buy candied hawthorn for Griseo.

Lang Lei took Griseo into Flender’s shabby shop and outwitted the merchant while browsing his wares. He left with a piece of Gold Ore for one Gold Soul Coin, while Flender realized Lang Lei had a Storage Soul Tool.

• Lang Lei and Griseo entered Flender’s shop, where he pretended to browse the disorganized wares.
• Lang Lei refused Flender’s inflated prices and teased him about the socks he had mistakenly displayed for sale.
• Lang Lei pretended he could afford only one Gold Soul Coin, then refused Flender’s offer to sell him a battered jar for that price.
• Lang Lei bought the Gold Ore for one Gold Soul Coin and left the shop with Griseo.
• Flender noticed Lang Lei’s Storage Soul Tool and concluded that the young man had not actually been short on money.

Lang Lei and Griseo returned to their hotel after shopping, only to find Dai Mubai demanding their room. When Dai Mubai insulted Griseo, Lang Lei sent her upstairs and prepared to fight him.

• Lang Lei explained that he had bought the Gold Ore to keep the Dragon Whisker Needle from helping Tang San, then took Griseo to find food.
• After eating, Lang Lei and Griseo returned to their hotel, where the receptionist asked them to give up their room for Dai Mubai.
• Lang Lei refused to leave and rejected Dai Mubai’s proposal to settle the room dispute with a fight.
• Dai Mubai made a lewd remark about Griseo, so Lang Lei sent her upstairs and faced Dai Mubai with a threat.

Lang Lei beat Dai Mubai brutally after Dai Mubai harassed Griseo, stopping only when Griseo asked him to calm down. He bought the hotel and reserved his room, then carried Griseo upstairs.

• Lang Lei challenged Dai Mubai and easily broke his fist when Dai Mubai attacked.
• Lang Lei dodged Dai Mubai's soul skill, then slapped and beat him while the twin sisters fled.
• Dai Mubai begged for mercy and tried to invoke his royal status, but Lang Lei injured his eye and crippled him before kicking him out of the hotel.
• Griseo hugged Lang Lei and asked him not to be angry, and he calmed down and comforted her.
• Lang Lei bought the hotel for one million Gold Soul Coins, reserved his room, and carried Griseo upstairs.

Lang Lei reflected on the Shrek Seven Devils’ prospects, then used a passive grant card and gained the Stone Body skill. Afterward, he joined Griseo for painting, while she noticed that his color seemed yellower and more reliable.

• Lang Lei told Griseo that Dai Mubai and the other Shrek Seven Devils would not threaten his plans, and Griseo recalled Mobius’s advice not to go easy on enemies.
• Lang Lei used the Earth Dragon Dust Passive Grant Card and received the Stone Body skill, which strengthened his defense and reduced damage while active.
• Griseo said Lang Lei’s color had become yellower and felt heavy and reliable, briefly confusing him before she explained what she meant.
• Lang Lei invited Griseo to paint with him, and she sat in his arms to begin.

Lang Lei took Griseo to visit Shrek Academy, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin intercepted them and mistook Lang Lei for the long-lost elder brother of a child in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Lang Lei spun a story to postpone going to the sect, accepted Chen Xin’s token, and continued on his way with Griseo.

• Lang Lei spent the morning caring for Griseo and dressed her before taking her out for breakfast.
• On the way out of Suotuo City, Sword Douluo Chen Xin stopped Lang Lei, having followed him after checking on Ning Rongrong.
• Lang Lei claimed that the child Chen Xin had found near the Star Dou Great Forest was his younger brother and said he needed to repay a benefactor before visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chen Xin agreed to return to the sect and inform the child, then gave Lang Lei a token to use when he came to visit.
• After Chen Xin left, Griseo questioned Lang Lei about lying, and Lang Lei joked before taking her hand and continuing toward their destination.

Lang Lei arrived at Shrek Academy with Griseo, carrying new rewards that let him control soul rings and wield an indestructible sword. As admissions began, he watched Ma Hongjun drive away a family demanding their fee back, then recognized Ning Rongrong beginning to challenge the academy’s rules.

• Lang Lei used his mission rewards, gaining the Soul Ring Control talent and the Indestructible Unedged Sword’s talent effect.
• Lang Lei and Griseo reached Shrek Academy, where he spotted Ma Hongjun, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing among the applicants.
• Li Yusong rejected a boy for being over the age limit and refused to refund his family’s registration fee.
• Ma Hongjun used his two Hundred-Year Soul Rings to intimidate the boy’s father, who left with his son; many applicants then abandoned the line.
• Ning Rongrong questioned the academy’s right to reject her if she met its requirements, while Lang Lei watched and teased Griseo.

Lang Lei revealed overwhelming strength and extraordinary Soul Rings at the Shrek Academy entrance, shocking the examiners and applicants. He was escorted to the fourth test with Griseo, while Xiao Wu’s reaction and Griseo’s recognition of her left the group in sudden silence.

• Li Yusong tested Lang Lei’s Soul Power, doubted his claimed age and level, and dismissed him until Lang Lei summoned his martial soul.
• Lang Lei revealed himself as a seven-year-old level-thirty-six Battle Soul Master with two black Soul Rings and a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, stunning everyone present.
• Li Yusong immediately approved Lang Lei for the fourth test and sent Ma Hongjun to escort him with Griseo.
• Lang Lei asked Ma Hongjun about the academy’s tests, then interrupted his explanation and questioned Shrek Academy’s standards.
• Xiao Wu criticized the academy for recruiting only monsters, and Griseo pointed at her and called her a rabbit, silencing everyone.

Lang Lei asked to face Zhao Wuji alone in the final Shrek Academy test, eager to measure his strength against the Soul Sage. The two prepared to fight while Griseo and the other applicants watched.

• Tang San asked how Griseo recognized Xiao Wu's martial soul, and Lang Lei said his sister could see things others could not.
• Ma Hongjun told Zhao Wuji that Lang Lei was seven years old, level thirty-six, and possessed extraordinary soul rings.
• Zhao Wuji explained that the applicants had to withstand his attacks together, but Lang Lei requested a one-on-one battle instead.
• Lang Lei asked about Zhao Wuji's durability, then agreed to fight without restrictions after learning Zhao Wuji could withstand attacks from a Soul Douluo.
• Lang Lei set Griseo down behind protective World-Painting Creations and took his position across the clearing from Zhao Wuji.

Lang Lei fought Zhao Wuji without summoning his martial soul and defeated him after Zhao Wuji unleashed his strongest skills. The onlookers speculated about Lang Lei’s strength and hidden abilities, while Griseo remained unharmed.

• Lang Lei surprised Zhao Wuji with his strength and sent him crashing into a wooden shed.
• Lang Lei and Zhao Wuji traded physical blows, and Zhao Wuji used his first and second soul skills.
• Ma Hongjun warned Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others to retreat before Zhao Wuji unleashed his sixth soul skill, while Griseo remained unharmed.
• Tang San and the others speculated that Lang Lei had Twin Martial Souls and concealed his true level and bone age.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked with Gravity Compression and Great Vajra Palm, but Lang Lei’s counterpunch forced him to admit defeat.

Lang Lei left Shrek Academy after sparring with Zhao Wuji, deciding that real combat would suit his training better. He rejected Ning Rongrong’s offer to follow him and continued on with Griseo, aware that people were tailing them.

• Lang Lei thanked Zhao Wuji after their spar, and Zhao Wuji was stunned to learn Lang Lei was truly seven years old.
• Lang Lei declined to enroll at Shrek Academy, explaining that he wanted to gain experience through real combat, and Zhao Wuji asked him to send the others over for their tests.
• Lang Lei told Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others that he was leaving, then refused Ning Rongrong’s request to join him despite her revealing her identity.
• Ning Rongrong angrily vowed to have Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo teach Lang Lei a lesson, while Tang San led Xiao Wu and the others to Zhao Wuji.
• As Lang Lei left with Griseo, she warned him that people were following them, and he confirmed he had expected trouble.

Lang Lei killed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect soul masters who tried to recruit him, then discovered that Tang Hao had been secretly following him. Tang Hao admitted he planned to kill Lang Lei, citing threats to Tang San’s future while also coveting Lang Lei’s power and fearing he might expose Xiao Wu’s identity.

• Lang Lei recognized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards and refused to join the sect, prompting them to attack him.
• Lang Lei told Griseo to close her eyes, then shot and killed the attackers and collected six Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Griseo pointed out another follower, and Tang Hao emerged from concealment.
• Lang Lei identified Tang Hao and accused him of greed and of wanting to protect Xiao Wu’s secret.
• Tang Hao confirmed he intended to kill Lang Lei and insisted that Lang Lei and Griseo would not escape.

Lang Lei and Griseo were saved from Tang Hao by Mister Knight, who easily defeated him and captured him in a colorful bubble. Lang Lei prepared to use Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment on the restrained Tang Hao.

• Tang Hao attacked Lang Lei and Griseo, but Mister Knight appeared and blocked his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Mister Knight knocked Tang Hao aside whenever he tried to attack, while Lang Lei suspected that a conscious being was protecting Griseo.
• Tang Hao used Ring Explosion and the Haotian Nine Absolutes, but Mister Knight swatted him away again.
• Griseo trapped Tang Hao in a colorful bubble, and Mister Knight returned him to Lang Lei.
• Lang Lei restrained Tang Hao with shackles, assembled Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, and activated Zero Rated Power.

Lang Lei absorbed six spirit bones into Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, forming a 1.2-million-year spirit ring that repaired the weapon and strengthened his body. After learning the ring’s abilities and finding his clothes too tight, he took Little Griseo to buy new ones.

• Lang Lei told Little Griseo that the female knight had chased away the enemy and encouraged her wish to become a knight.
• Lang Lei gathered six spirit bones and began absorbing them into Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment while Little Griseo and Miss Knight guarded him.
• Lang Lei endured a painful transformation as the Million-Year Spirit Ring formed and restored Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment.
• Qian Daoliu sensed the brief divine aura from the ring and urged Xue'er to work hard.
• Lang Lei checked the ring’s abilities, found his Soul Power Level unchanged but his body stronger, and set off with Little Griseo to buy clothes.

Lang Lei and Little Griseo left Suotuo City for Sunset Forest, where he planned to seek the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and negotiate with Dugu Bo for its Immortal Herbs. As they flew toward the forest, Little Griseo asked Lang Lei to talk with her.

• Lang Lei bought Little Griseo a blue dress, but she stayed in her original outfit because she was too shy to change in public.
• Lang Lei bought Little Griseo two sticks of candied hawthorn, and they left Suotuo City together.
• Lang Lei stopped trying to navigate on foot and rode a World-Painting Creation with Little Griseo toward Sunset Forest.
• Lang Lei considered how his Million-Year Spirit Ring's passive abilities worked and how he might persuade Dugu Bo to trade Immortal Herbs for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Little Griseo told Lang Lei she was bored and asked him to talk with her.

Lang Lei and Little Griseo searched Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, avoiding a disguised soul beast along the way. Little Griseo eventually located the pool, and Lang Lei hurried toward it with her.

• Lang Lei and Little Griseo entered Sunset Forest on foot, with Lang Lei keeping his Earth Dragon Dust martial soul active.
• Little Griseo spotted a colorful mushroom meadow, and Lang Lei warned her not to eat the unknown mushrooms.
• A disguised soul beast ambushed them, but Lang Lei knocked it away with Earth Dragon Dust daggers and explained that beautiful things could be dangerous.
• When Little Griseo asked whether she was dangerous, Lang Lei called her cute and said she would be beautiful when she grew up.
• After Lang Lei struggled to find the pool, Little Griseo sent out World-Painting Creations and located the taiji-shaped site with green mist to the west.
• Lang Lei set off at speed toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Little Griseo holding on to him.

Lang Lei defeated Dugu Bo in his herb garden and offered to help cure the poison afflicting Dugu Bo and his granddaughter, Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo agreed to fetch her from Suotuo City, leaving Lang Lei alone at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Dugu Bo sensed an intruder in his herb garden and confronted Lang Lei, mistaking him for an ordinary Soul Elder.
• Lang Lei defeated Dugu Bo after an hour-long fight and shielded Little Griseo from the poisonous gas.
• Lang Lei told Dugu Bo that both he and Dugu Yan had poison in their bodies and offered to find a solution.
• Dugu Bo agreed to let Lang Lei use the herb garden for a day while he fetched Dugu Yan from Suotuo City.
• After Dugu Bo left, Lang Lei excitedly headed for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Lang Lei and Little Griseo explored the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Lang Lei gathered most of its Immortal Herbs and used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to safely collect the poisonous ones. He set aside herbs for himself, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo, then waited for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to return.

• Lang Lei and Little Griseo jumped from the cliff, landed in a heap, and walked together toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lang Lei surveyed the Immortal Herbs and collected most of them, leaving the dangerous or special plants for later.
• Lang Lei used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to collect the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Snowy Swan Kiss.
• Lang Lei chose Nine Steps Drunk, the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and selected Dragon Burial Autumn Lament for himself.
• Lang Lei noted that the sky was darkening and expected Dugu Bo to return soon with Dugu Yan.

Lang Lei treated Dugu Yan’s poison with rare herbs, triggering an evolution of her Martial Soul, and explained how a soul bone could help resolve the remaining danger. Dugu Bo accepted the deal, gave Lang Lei the herb garden and a token, and prepared to leave with Dugu Yan.

• Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan, who asked whether Lang Lei could really cure their poison.
• Lang Lei told Dugu Yan that he could remove her poison and might help her Martial Soul evolve, then gave her herbs to absorb while Dugu Bo watched.
• Dugu Bo sensed the poison around Dugu Yan diminish and learned that her Martial Soul had begun evolving; Lang Lei advised using a soul bone to absorb toxins.
• Dugu Bo offered his share of the herbs to Dugu Yan, but Lang Lei warned that too much could overwhelm her and gave Dugu Bo the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid instead.
• Dugu Bo handed Lang Lei the herb garden and a token, then thanked him and declared him a friend before preparing to leave with Dugu Yan.