Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang killed Lao E after Dai Mubai and the others hesitated, then left the city with them and saw their guilt carry into training. Master added nightly Silver Douluo Badge matches and discovered that Xiao Tianyang’s First Soul Skill could greatly enhance a Soul Master’s strength.

• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun fought Lao E while Oscar restored Dai Mubai’s strength, but Xiao Tianyang sensed their lack of killing intent and shot Lao E dead.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Dai Mubai to carry Lao E’s corpse and told the group to leave the city that night; the others felt ashamed that they had hesitated to kill.
• During morning sparring, Xiao Tianyang beat the subdued boys until Master called a halt, and Tang San apologized without explaining what had happened.
• Master announced that the students would begin earning Silver Douluo Badges at night and asked Ning Rongrong and Oscar to choose partners; both wanted to team up with Xiao Tianyang, while Zhu Zhuqing said she was already his partner.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Xiao Tianyang’s First Soul Skill enhanced his partner, and Xiao Tianyang demonstrated its Green Fire effects on Master, who estimated that it could increase strength at least fourfold.

Xiao Tianyang secretly registered as a solo competitor on the Whitebeard Team under the alias Edward, then intervened when Crazy Rhino harassed Zhu Zhuqing and the others in the Great Soul Arena lounge. Crazy Rhino backed down after Xiao Tianyang stopped him with one finger, and Xiao Tianyang revealed he would not be competing with their team.

• Xiao Tianyang asked Master to register him for a team match alone, and Master agreed to help conceal his identity.
• Xiao Tianyang disguised himself, used the Scythe of Judgment for registration, hired six Soul Masters to fill out the team, and named it the Whitebeard Team under the alias Edward.
• Xiao Tianyang entered the lounge and found Crazy Rhino and a woman confronting Tang San and the others after Crazy Rhino tried to grab Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Tianyang blocked Crazy Rhino with one finger and teased him and Ma Hongjun, making the woman suspect Xiao Tianyang had innate divine strength.
• Manager Ao warned Crazy Rhino to follow the rules, and Crazy Rhino backed down after Xiao Tianyang said he would not be on their team.

At the Great Fighting Soul Arena, Xiao Tianyang warned the Shrek Seven Devils about the Mad Battle Team’s strength and tactics before they entered their match. He left to watch the bouts while Master and Flender discussed his abilities and Flender’s plan to bet on him.

• A woman tried to invite Xiao Tianyang for a drink, but he insulted her appearance and behavior until she left smiling again.
• Manager Ao warned the Shrek Seven Devils that the Mad Battle Team had won seven matches in a row and fought viciously, then reminded everyone that private fighting was forbidden.
• Saber said Crazy Rhino had provoked them to test their strength, and Xiao Tianyang suspected the woman had directed the scheme and estimated Crazy Rhino was level thirty-nine.
• Xiao Tianyang told the Shrek Seven Devils to consider what their opponents’ team name revealed, then left to watch the matches as Tang San grasped his hint.
• Master and Flender discussed Xiao Tianyang’s strength, and Flender revealed he intended to bet everything on him.

Xiao Tianyang watched Tang San’s team gain control of their Soul Fighting Arena match, then left before it ended to prepare for his own battle. He discovered that he would face the Imperial Dou Team alone, and wondered whether to go easy on them so they could still challenge Tang San’s group.

• Tang San’s team used Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun to disrupt their opponents and seize control of the battle.
• Xiao Tianyang predicted that Tang San’s team would win within three minutes and left to compete in his own match.
• Yu Tianheng warned Dugu Yan not to underestimate opponents as the Imperial Dou Team prepared for its first match.
• Xiao Tianyang entered the arena alone as Edward of the Whitebeard Team, carrying Cloud Cutter and wearing a metal mask.
• The host announced that Xiao Tianyang’s opponents were the Imperial Dou Team, and Dugu Yan asked why he was alone.

Xiao Tianyang faced the Imperial Dou Team alone and overwhelmed them with a devastating attack, leaving Yu Tianheng questioning whether he was truly a Soul Elder. Xiao Tianyang proved his displayed rank with three soul rings, while Master and Flender remained astonished by his hidden abilities.

• Master and Flender watched the standoff between Xiao Tianyang and Yu Tianheng and concluded that neither side could be persuaded to surrender.
• Dugu Yan and Osler mocked Xiao Tianyang, but he refused to give up, and the host began the match.
• Osler attacked Xiao Tianyang, who deflected his claws with the Congyun Blade and swept the team backward with a slash.
• Yu Tianheng ordered Shimo and Shimo to defend the team, but Xiao Tianyang shattered the air with a powerful strike that blasted the entire formation apart.
• Master and Flender identified the attack as a Soul Bone ability that used vibration, while Yu Tianheng accused Xiao Tianyang of not being a Soul Elder.
• Xiao Tianyang revealed three soul rings—one yellow and two purple—to confirm his apparent rank, leaving Master and Flender stunned by his mysterious capabilities.

After defeating the Imperial Dou Team, Xiao Tianyang collected his winnings and headed to the Star Dou Great Forest to train. A young man from the Spirit Hall learned of his departure and pursued him, while Xiao Tianyang arrived safely with Bubu.

• Xiao Tianyang defeated the Imperial Dou Team, earned 300 Lottery Points, and declined Qin Ming's invitation to meet.
• Xiao Tianyang collected over a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, spoke with Flender and Master, and rode his Harley toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• A youth at the Soto City Spirit Hall Branch learned Xiao Tianyang had left alone and set out after him.
• Xiao Tianyang reached the Star Dou Great Forest, where Bubu revealed it had reached level thirty.
• Xiao Tianyang and Bubu began searching for Soul Beasts and found one more than eight thousand years old.

Xiao Tianyang encountered the Youth from the Great Soul Arena in the Star Dou Great Forest, agreed to compete in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Competition, and received a Spirit Hall Elder Token. Their reunion was interrupted when a nearly two-hundred-thousand-year-old Sky Swallowing Demonic Beast attacked, forcing Xiao Tianyang to flee with the Youth.

• Xiao Tianyang left a mushroom patch to the Golden Armored Mad Bull after defeating it, then prepared to return with Bubu.
• The Youth from the Great Soul Arena appeared and asked Xiao Tianyang to keep their identity secret; Xiao Tianyang agreed but refused another invitation to join them.
• The Youth confirmed their match would take place in a year and asked whether Xiao Tianyang would enter the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Competition; Xiao Tianyang agreed and received a Spirit Hall Elder Token.
• Bubu warned of danger, and Xiao Tianyang grabbed the Youth and fled as a giant foot smashed the forest behind them.
• Xiao Tianyang used his Ancient Divine Eyes to identify their pursuer as a 198,737-year-old Sky Swallowing Demonic Beast with an Undying System.

Xiao Tianyang fled the Sky Swallowing Demonic Beast, using talismans and an Eight Dragon Immortal Trapping Array to escape its pursuit. Exhausted but alive, he left the dangerous area with Bubu, while the beast’s silent approach remained unexplained.

• Xiao Tianyang threw the young man clear as the Sky Swallowing Demonic Beast stomped and blasted the ground around him.
• Xiao Tianyang escaped from beneath the beast’s foot, grabbed the young man, and used a Swift Run Talisman to flee.
• Xiao Tianyang split from the young man and continued drawing the beast’s attacks while the young man decided to seek reinforcements.
• Xiao Tianyang used a compass to summon the damaged Eight Dragon Immortal Trapping Array, temporarily imprisoning the Sky Swallowing Demonic Beast.
• After the pursuit faded, Xiao Tianyang collapsed, asked Bubu whether it remembered the beast’s scent, and headed outward with it.

Saber asked Xiao Tianyang to help her improve, and he invited her to train with him. At the Great Soul Arena, Master arranged for Shrek Team to face Imperial Dou Team and ordered Xiao Tianyang to oversee the match from the field, where he negotiated for a share of the reward.

• Saber asked Xiao Tianyang to take her along next time, and he offered to train with her in the back mountain.
• Tang San and the others recounted defeating the Mad Battle Team, crediting Xiao Tianyang’s Wing Chun training with helping them fight effectively.
• Manager Ao invited Shrek Team to face Imperial Dou Team, and Master negotiated five hundred Gold Soul Coins per person plus ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Master told Shrek Team to study the Imperial Dou Team’s information and directed Xiao Tianyang to take the field without fighting, so he could oversee the battle.
• Xiao Tianyang agreed to oversee the match but asked Master and Flender to give him a share of the reward.

Yu Tianheng and the Imperial Dou Team studied Shrek Team and learned that Xiao Tianyang was a powerful disciple of a Super Douluo with an extraordinary Soul Ring Configuration. The teams began their match at the Great Soul Arena, where Xiao Tianyang sat down instead of joining Shrek Team’s formation.

• Yu Tianheng warned the Imperial Dou Team not to underestimate Shrek Team, especially after their previous defeat to Xiao Tianyang.
• Qin Ming revealed that Shrek Academy had two other powerful new students and identified Xiao Tianyang as a Super Douluo’s disciple with a purple, black, black Soul Ring Configuration.
• Doudou introduced both teams at the Great Soul Arena, and Ning Rongrong hurried into formation after Xiao Tianyang warned that losing would double her training.
• Yu Tianheng ordered the Imperial Dou Team to stay alert, and both teams revealed their Martial Souls as Xiao Tianyang sat cross-legged instead of joining Shrek Team.

Shrek Academy and the Imperial Dou Team began their match, with Dai Mubai gaining the upper hand against Yu Tianheng while Dugu Yan reorganized her team. As Tang San pressed the attack, Xiao Tianyang watched from the sidelines, unsettling Osler with a glance that reminded him of a near-fatal encounter.

• Tang San's team opened the match by using liquor and Ma Hongjun's fire to disperse Dugu Yan's poisonous mist, then launched coordinated attacks.
• Dai Mubai clashed with Yu Tianheng and used his Soul Skills to suppress him in close combat.
• Dugu Yan took command of the Imperial Dou Team and assigned opponents to her teammates, while Osler hesitated under Xiao Tianyang's watchful smile.
• Tang San trapped one of the Shimo brothers with Spider Web Restraint and sent Zhuqing after the Control System Soul Master while he created an opening for Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Tianyang looked toward Osler, whose heart shuddered as he recalled the man who had nearly killed him with a single slash.

The Imperial Dou Team recovered from the brink of defeat when Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling turned the match around, but Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances and used poison to disrupt their formation. With the Shimo brothers down and his teammates struggling, Tang San charged into the remaining opponents alone.

• Osler tried to distract Xiao Tianyang and attack Ning Rongrong, but she dodged his claws and overwhelmed him with rapid strikes before Xiao Wu joined in to finish him.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu defeated Shimo, Zhu Zhuqing knocked down Dugu Yan, and Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing took down Yu Feng.
• Yu Tianheng unleashed Dragon's Wrath and Thunderous Might to break Tang San's formation, while Ye Lingling healed her teammates with her Nine Star Begonia.
• Yu Feng used Wind Surges against Ma Hongjun's flames, leaving both sides battered and Ma Hongjun unable to continue.
• Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances, poisoned the Shimo brothers, and used spinning Blue Silver Grass to send Dugu Yan's purple poison mist back toward the Imperial Dou Team.
• Yu Tianheng ordered his team to stall Tang San, but Tang San charged at the four remaining Imperial Dou Team members.

Xiao Tianyang secretly supported the Shrek Team with Green Fire buffs, helping Zhu Zhuqing turn the battle around against Yu Tianheng's team. After Yu Tianheng conceded and Shrek was declared victorious, Xiao Tianyang healed the injured and ushered everyone off the arena.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiao Tianyang to help her win, and Ning Rongrong persuaded him to provide buffs instead of fighting himself.
• Xiao Tianyang's Green Fire restored Tang San and Dai Mubai, while Zhu Zhuqing used her enhanced strength and Flame Claws to overwhelm her opponents.
• Yu Tianheng realized Xiao Tianyang was giving his team a way out and conceded the match.
• Doudou declared the Shrek Team the victors, and Xiao Tianyang sent Green Fire to heal the injured before leading everyone away from the arena.

After Shrek's victory, Master warned Tang San to plan for even unlikely dangers and announced the next stage of training. Qin Ming, a Shrek graduate and Imperial Dou Team instructor, reunited with Flender and Zhao Wuji and asked Xiao Tianyang about his Combat Techniques.

• Master praised the team's performance but warned Tang San that a commander had to account for desperate tactics and every possible danger.
• Flender praised Ning Rongrong's fighting, and Master announced that the third stage of training would begin.
• Flender offered to personally supervise Ma Hongjun's training, prompting Ma Hongjun to flatter him while Xiao Tianyang mocked him.
• Qin Ming arrived, greeted Flender and Zhao Wuji as his teachers, and was introduced to the Shrek students.
• Qin Ming asked Xiao Tianyang whether he or his teacher had developed the Combat Techniques, and Xiao Tianyang gave an ambiguous answer.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji teased Qin Ming for coming to ask about their techniques, and Qin Ming admitted he was curious.

Xiao Tianyang gave Qin Ming his combat technique insights for free, and the group discovered their Great Soul Arena ranks had risen high enough to complete his quest. Later, Master encouraged Yu Tianheng to learn from defeat and remain open-minded, leaving him to consider whether he could rise above his peers.

• Xiao Tianyang handed Qin Ming his combat technique insights, and Qin Ming accepted them after Flender introduced him to Master.
• Xiao Tianyang and the others settled their Great Soul Arena points and learned that all seven had Silver Douluo ranks, their team had a Gold Douluo rank, Saber had a solo Gold Douluo rank, and Xiao Tianyang had a Violet Gold Douluo rank.
• Xiao Tianyang completed the Great Soul Arena quest and received three Level 3 Lucky Draws, bringing his saved total to five.
• Xiao Tianyang declared the second phase of training over and let everyone explore Suotuo City.
• Master met Yu Tianheng at the hotel and praised his even mind, urging him to learn from others and persist through defeat.

At a celebratory dinner, Master urged Flender to accept better resources and official standing for Shrek’s students by affiliating the academy with Heaven Dou Academy. Flender agreed to consider the arrangement, and Qin Ming offered to negotiate for better conditions.

• Qin Ming treated the group to dinner and mentioned that he would have liked to recruit them into the Royal Academy.
• Master argued that Shrek Academy lacked official status and proper training resources, leaving Flender and Zhao Wuji unable to answer.
• Master proposed making Shrek an independent branch of Heaven Dou Academy while retaining the right to leave.
• Xiao Tianyang and the students assured Flender they would support his decision, and Flender agreed to the arrangement if those were the conditions.
• Qin Ming offered to return to Heaven Dou Academy and negotiate for a better learning environment, but Flender put off further discussion until after dinner.

After five Level 3 Lucky Draws, Xiao Tianyang gained a powerful body-enhancing attribute and a charm attribute that could sway others, then settled back into his usual routine at the academy. The chapter left him and his companions training for the next stage while preparing for the Youth Spirit Master Competition.

• Xiao Tianyang used an exclusive skill card and gained the Body Strengthening Grandmaster attribute, which enhanced all his physical abilities.
• Xiao Tianyang inspected defensive talismans and two magic treasures, then stored the female-only hairpin and Ever-Changing disguise item for possible future use.
• Xiao Tianyang ate the charm-boosting fruit and gained the Jade Tree in the Wind attribute, which made friendly and neutral characters easier to win over and increased the chance of turning enemies into friends.
• Xiao Tianyang laughed over his lucky draws, frightened Bubu, and fell asleep without going to the roof to cultivate.
• Xiao Tianyang and the others began Master's third training stage, focusing on Soul Power in specialized Simulated Environments while continuing to digest their earlier lessons.
• Dai Mubai and the others remained reluctant to join Heaven Dou Academy, preferring their freedom at the academy despite the coming Youth Spirit Master Competition.

After two months of training, Xiao Tianyang returned to Shrek Academy and learned that the group was leaving for Heaven Dou Academy. As they set out, he thought about the youth he expected to meet in Heaven Dou Imperial City.

• Xiao Tianyang continued training in the Star Dou Great Forest and worked on his Soul Bones, weapons, martial arts, and Mystic Crystal Phoenix Wings.
• Xiao Tianyang arrived at Shrek Academy and found Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others waiting to depart for Heaven Dou Academy.
• Xiao Tianyang shared sandwiches and soy milk with the group while they waited for Flender.
• Flender gathered the students and teachers, put away the academy plaque, and led them out.
• Xiao Tianyang followed the group while anticipating his meeting with a youth in Heaven Dou Imperial City.

Flender led the group toward Heaven Dou Imperial City, while Xiao Tianyang sped ahead on a strange Soul Tool. In Silves City, Master arranged a dangerous match against the Fierce God Team and separately offered Saber another opponent.

• Flender increased the group’s pace, but Xiao Tianyang caught up on a Steel Beasts Soul Tool and raced ahead.
• The group reached Silves City, where Master asked the Great Soul Arena to arrange a match despite the lack of suitable opponents.
• Master chose the Fierce God Team, a team known for leaving opponents dead or severely injured, and told the students he would not restrict their tactics.
• Master refused Ning Rongrong’s request to have Xiao Tianyang join the match and instead called Xiao Tianyang and Saber aside.
• Master gave Saber a document naming an opponent and said Saber could choose whether to register.

Saber accepted a mission while Master warned Xiao Tianyang to treat her well, and Xiao Tianyang prepared to face the God Slayer Team. At the start of their match, Xiao Tianyang unleashed a shockwave against the team’s charging fighters.

• Saber accepted the mission and left after sharing a warm moment with Xiao Tianyang.
• Master warned Xiao Tianyang that mistreating Saber would cost him years off his life, then told him to register for the God Slayer Team match.
• The Fierce God Team was wiped out quickly, leaving Tang San’s group and especially the girls shaken by the violence.
• The host introduced the God Slayer Team and its opponents, the Whitebeard Team, led by Xiao Tianyang as Edward.
• Baron ordered the God Slayer Team to attack, and Xiao Tianyang planted Cloud Cutter in the floor before striking the air and sending a shockwave into the charging Soul Masters.