Chapter Summaries

Ye Yu absorbed the Demon Willow’s ninety-thousand-year soul ring, became a Soul Emperor, and gained the sixth spirit skill Devour Parasite and an External Soul Bone called Demon Willow Fluff. After returning to Heaven Dou Imperial City, he reunited with Dugu Yan, who eagerly asked if he had reached the Soul Emperor rank.

• Ye Yu absorbed the Demon Willow’s soul ring without difficulty and fused with an External Soul Bone that joined one of his ribs.
• Ye Yu tested his sixth spirit skill, Devour Parasite, which let his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree drain vitality and soul power and parasitize targets.
• Ye Yu estimated that his Soul Power Level had reached sixty-three after absorbing the ring.
• On the journey back, Ye Yu named his External Soul Bone Demon Willow Fluff and discovered it could produce parasitic willow catkins that drained hosts or helped them store excess soul power.
• Ye Yu and Dugu Bo returned to Dugu Manor, where Dugu Yan greeted them and asked whether Ye Yu had become a Soul Emperor.

Ye Yu reunited with Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, shared news of his Soul Emperor breakthrough and Soul Core, and learned that he and Dugu Yan had been selected for the Heaven Dou First Team. At the academy, the team assembled to meet its new trainer, Qin Ming.

• Ye Yu told Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo that he had absorbed a ninety-thousand-year-old Demon Willow soul ring, reached Soul Emperor, and condensed a Soul Core that gave his Soul Power the quality of a Titled Douluo’s.
• Dugu Yan announced that she and Ye Yu had been selected for the Heaven Dou First Team alongside Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo guessed that Yu Tianheng and two members of the Mysterious Tortoise Clan would also join.
• Ye Yu decided to compete in the upcoming All-Continent Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, hoping to win the Wisdom Gathering Skull among Spirit Hall’s champion rewards.
• Ye Yu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling went to the committee members’ office, where Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin welcomed them with the other team members present.
• Meng Shenji introduced Qin Ming as the Heaven Dou First Team’s special-training teacher and said the thirty-four-year-old teacher had recently reached Soul Emperor.

Qin Ming began training Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s students for Team Battle Soul matches, while Ye Yu’s evolved Martial Soul shocked the group. Because Ye Yu could not join the Soul Elder matches, he asked to leave for Suotuo City to infiltrate Shrek Academy and target Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances, leaving Qin Ming troubled.

• Qin Ming introduced himself as the team’s new instructor, and Meng Shenji announced that he would lead the students to arenas in other kingdoms for Team Battle Soul training.
• Ye Yu revealed that his Martial Soul had evolved into the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree, astonishing the Education Committee and the students.
• Yu Tianheng and his teammates chose Zhu Zhu, Shan Lie, and Xiao Yu as Soul Elder-level substitutes.
• The next day, Qin Ming led the group to the Hagen Das Great Spirit Arena, where Ye Yu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling could not join the Soul Elder matches.
• Ye Yu asked Qin Ming for permission to leave the team and go to Suotuo City, intending to infiltrate Shrek Academy and take Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances; Qin Ming frowned at the request.

Ye Yu insisted on leaving Heaven Dou First Team’s training to pursue an important mission at Shrek Academy, but Qin Ming challenged him to prove his strength first. The chapter ended as Qin Ming and Ye Yu prepared to fight, with Qin Ming offering Ye Yu the first move.

• Ye Yu asked Qin Ming for permission to leave, but refused to explain his mission and said he would go regardless.
• Qin Ming rejected Ye Yu’s request and warned him that his confidence about winning the All-Continent Soul Master Academy Elite Competition was misplaced.
• Ye Yu challenged Qin Ming to a duel, wagering that Qin Ming would let him leave if Ye Yu defeated him.
• Qin Ming and Ye Yu met at a forest clearing outside Hagen Das City, where Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, and the others watched.
• Qin Ming summoned and possessed his Blazing Fire Azure Wolf Martial Soul, while Ye Yu summoned his disguised Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree and displayed four soul rings.
• Qin Ming told Ye Yu to make the first move, and Ye Yu questioned whether Qin Ming was sure.

Ye Yu defeated Qin Ming by revealing that his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree was immune to fire, then left for Suotuo City. After booking a suite, he headed to the Owl Shop to seek the rare Hair Crystal.

• Ye Yu overwhelmed Qin Ming with his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree roots, which withstood both of Qin Ming’s fire spirit skills and bound him.
• Qin Ming admitted defeat, apologized for doubting Ye Yu, and accepted that Ye Yu could lead Heaven Dou First Team to victory.
• Ye Yu explained that his Martial Soul was immune to fire, then left Hagen Das City for Suotuo City.
• Ye Yu arrived in Suotuo City, booked a presidential suite at the Zi Rui Grand Hotel, and set out for the Owl Shop to obtain Hair Crystal.

Ye Yu found the Hair Crystal he wanted in Flender’s Owl Shop, where he unexpectedly reunited with Tang San and Xiao Wu. Tang San bid against Ye Yu for the crystal, and Flender abruptly let Tang San have it for one hundred Gold Soul Coins after recognizing his Storage Spirit Tool.

• Ye Yu found Flender’s Owl Shop and searched its shelves for a Hair Crystal.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu entered the shop, and Ye Yu recognized them after six years apart.
• Ye Yu found the Hair Crystal, but Tang San offered to buy it, claiming he wanted it as a collectible.
• Flender invited Ye Yu and Tang San to bid against each other, and Ye Yu raised the price to one thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San offered one thousand one hundred Gold Soul Coins and left Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night as collateral.
• Flender recognized Tang San’s Storage Spirit Tool and sold him the crystal for one hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Ye Yu fought Flender after Flender tried to take the Hair Crystal for Tang San, then used Flender to block Tang San’s poisoned Hidden Weapons. Ye Yu defeated Tang San and left him bloodied against the Owl Shop wall.

• Flender changed his mind about selling the Hair Crystal to Ye Yu, but Ye Yu took it and refused to hand it over.
• Flender attacked Ye Yu, who threw him down and beat him before he could complete Martial Soul Possession.
• Tang San fired poisoned Hidden Weapons at Ye Yu, but Ye Yu used Flender as a shield, leaving Flender riddled with the weapons.
• Ye Yu deflected Tang San’s further Hidden Weapon attacks with Magnetic Field Aegis, then rushed at him.
• Ye Yu struck Tang San with a sweeping kick, sending him coughing blood into the Owl Shop wall.

Ye Yu brutally beat Tang San and Xiao Wu, then lured Tang Hao outside Suotuo City to confront him. After Tang Hao revealed himself as a Titled Douluo, Ye Yu summoned his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree, whose resemblance to Ah Yin's Martial Soul shocked Tang Hao, and trapped him in a forest of writhing trees.

• Ye Yu beat Tang San and injured Xiao Wu, sparing Tang San's life while Tang Hao secretly watched.
• Ye Yu encountered Ning Rongrong and claimed he would protect her as her brother, but let her leave without following.
• Ye Yu left Suotuo City and waited in a deserted forest, where Tang Hao confronted him over beating Tang San.
• Tang Hao summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and threatened to kill Ye Yu or make him submit, revealing his nine spirit rings.
• Ye Yu summoned the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree and activated six spirit skills, causing a forest of enormous trees to burst from the ground and coil around Tang Hao.

Ye Yu used his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul and layered flight abilities to trap Tang Hao in a regenerating forest and wear down his Soul Power. Tang Hao was left unable to reach Ye Yu and, with less than one-fifth of his Soul Power remaining, prepared to flee.

• Ye Yu summoned a dense Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree forest and prepared to evade Tang Hao with his flight abilities.
• Tang Hao activated Clear Sky Hammer True Body and smashed through the trees, but their fragments took root, regenerated, and parasitized him.
• Tang Hao unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain and several spirit skills, then charged Ye Yu with his enlarged hammer.
• Ye Yu used his force field, spirit bone flight, Magnetic Field Aegis, and Thunderstorm Step to stay beyond Tang Hao's reach.
• Tang Hao's Soul Power rapidly dwindled as he fought the forest and removed its parasites, leaving him furious and ready to flee.

Ye Yu pursued the fleeing Tang Hao and wore down his remaining Soul Power with Blue Silver Wood Dragons. Tang Hao detonated all nine spirit rings for a final hammer strike, but Ye Yu evaded it, leaving Tang Hao powerless and falling from the sky.

• Tang Hao unleashed his ninth spirit skill to destroy the surrounding Blue Silver Spirit Jade Trees and escape.
• Ye Yu pursued Tang Hao with his flight abilities and attacked him from a safe distance with Blue Silver Wood Dragons.
• Tang Hao repeatedly tried to fight back, but his dwindling Soul Power forced him to keep fleeing as Ye Yu harried him.
• With his Soul Power nearly exhausted, Tang Hao stopped and detonated all nine spirit rings with Great Sumeru Hammer: Ring Detonation.
• Tang Hao hurled his empowered Clear Sky Hammer True Body at Ye Yu, but Ye Yu flew more than a thousand meters away and evaded the strike.
• The hammer crashed into the forest, and the exhausted Tang Hao fell from the sky in despair.

Ye Yu defeated and crippled Tang Hao, kept him alive to exploit his knowledge and use him as leverage against Ah Yin, and took a map that might lead to the Blue Silver King. Back in Suotuo City, he absorbed Hair Gold into the Thunderclap Netherworld Spear and discovered its spearhead could pierce Titled Douluo-level Soul Power.

• Tang Hao collapsed after detonating his nine spirit rings, and Ye Yu bound him and confirmed he had no Soul Power left.
• Ye Yu implanted Demon Willow Fluff in Tang Hao to drain his Soul Power and life force, then cut off his limbs and collected the four spirit bones that appeared.
• Ye Yu found a map in Tang Hao's Storage Spirit Tool that he suspected led to the Blue Silver King, healed Tang Hao enough to keep him alive, and stored him in the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch.
• Ye Yu crushed the Hair Crystal, used Bite of Thunder to absorb its Hair Gold, and modified the spearhead of the Thunderclap Netherworld Spear.
• Ye Yu tested the modified spearhead and found that it pierced his Titled Douluo-level protective Soul Power; afterward, he cultivated with Blue Silver Grass and noticed his improved Spiritual Power strengthened its effect on the grass.

Ye Yu reached Shrek Academy and joined the registration line, where he encountered Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing. Shrek’s strict admission rules and forceful staff drove most applicants away, leaving only a dozen or so people in line.

• Ye Yu found Shrek Academy and told Ning Rongrong he would stay near her to protect her, while secretly planning to exploit Tang San and his treasures.
• Tang San recognized Ye Yu and vowed to take revenge for the Hair Crystal and the beating he had suffered.
• Dai Mubai used his White Tiger Spirit and Soul Elder pressure to scare off a father and son demanding their registration fee back.
• Li Yusong rejected a Soul Master applicant and revealed that Shrek only accepted candidates under thirteen with at least level twenty-one Soul Power and two Hundred Year Soul Rings.
• Most applicants left after hearing the requirements, while Ning Rongrong admired the academy’s monster-only rule and Ye Yu privately mocked it.

Ye Yu criticized Shrek Academy’s teaching and facilities to Ning Rongrong, then tried to enter with her despite failing to register. When Li Yusong stopped him, Ye Yu deliberately provoked him into attacking so he could force his way inside.

• Ye Yu argued that Shrek Academy took credit for the achievements of monster students without providing them adequate training, but Ning Rongrong refused to agree with him.
• Li Yusong tested Tang San and Xiao Wu, confirmed they were Soul Grand Masters, and sent them inside with Dai Mubai.
• Li Yusong examined Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul and allowed her to enter Shrek Academy.
• Ye Yu followed Ning Rongrong, but she denied knowing him, so Li Yusong ordered him to leave.
• Ye Yu ignored Li Yusong’s warning and walked toward the academy, prompting Li Yusong to rush forward and grab his shoulder.

Ye Yu fought Li Yusong at Shrek Academy’s gate, then defeated Zhao Wuji when the academy’s teachers confronted him. He left Zhao Wuji badly injured, while the onlookers were stunned by his strength.

• Ye Yu detected Li Yusong’s attack, kicked him away, seized his Dragon Patterned Staff, and sent him flying again after Li Yusong attacked with his Martial Soul.
• Dai Mubai reached the gate and found Li Yusong injured as Ye Yu claimed he was Ning Rongrong’s older brother and had fought in self-defense.
• Zhao Wuji arrived, activated his Great Vajra Bear Martial Soul, and attacked Ye Yu, but Ye Yu sent him flying with one punch.
• Zhao Wuji used three Spirit Skills against Ye Yu, but Ye Yu broke through his defenses and punched him in the eye socket, sending him flying.

Ye Yu beat Zhao Wuji at Shrek Academy and stayed there to protect Ning Rongrong, while Zhao Wuji’s defeat left him convinced Ye Yu was a true monster. Ye Yu considered his future spirit ring as the academy’s students enrolled, and Flender returned the next morning unaware of what had happened.

• Ye Yu defeated Zhao Wuji without summoning his Martial Soul, then said he would stay at Shrek Academy to protect Ning Rongrong.
• Ye Yu rejected Zhao Wuji’s offer of special treatment, clarified that he was not yet a Titled Douluo, and left to cultivate in the forest.
• Ye Yu weighed whether to pursue the Blue Silver King’s spirit ring or A Yin’s, considering how long it would take him to reach level 70.
• Zhao Wuji let Dai Mubai test Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, and all four enrolled at Shrek Academy.
• Flender returned the next morning after healing his injuries and teased Zhao Wuji about his bruised face.

Flender ordered Oscar and Ning Rongrong to run twenty laps, but Ning Rongrong skipped the task to enjoy herself in Suotuo City. After Flender confronted her and threatened to expel her, Ye Yu appeared and challenged his treatment of her.

• Flender assigned Oscar and Ning Rongrong twenty laps around the village, and Ning Rongrong abandoned the run to visit Suotuo City.
• Ye Yu followed Ning Rongrong and warned her about dangers in the city and the trouble she might face when she returned.
• Ning Rongrong returned that evening and ran with Oscar, but Flender exposed that she had skipped most of the laps.
• Ning Rongrong argued with Flender and refused to leave Shrek Academy, while Dai Mubai hesitated to carry out Flender's order to remove her belongings.
• Ye Yu emerged and told Flender that Ning Rongrong had been wrong but that Flender was making things difficult for her.

Ye Yu intervened when Flender tried to punish Ning Rongrong, criticizing both Flender’s unreasonable task and Ning Rongrong’s behavior. After Ye Yu left, Ning Rongrong reflected on his advice and grew curious about him, while Flender changed the subject and prepared to take the students to Suotuo City’s Great Soul Arena.

• Zhao Wuji hoped Flender would provoke Ye Yu, but Flender immediately bowed nervously when Ye Yu appeared.
• Ye Yu explained that he had come to protect Ning Rongrong, then criticized Flender for demanding she run twenty laps by noon.
• Ye Yu scolded Ning Rongrong for fleeing to Suotuo City instead of arguing reasonably and urged her to respect others if she wanted genuine friends.
• Ye Yu left, and Ning Rongrong reflected on his words while becoming fascinated by his strength and curious about befriending him.
• Flender stopped reprimanding Ning Rongrong and prepared to take everyone to the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City.

Ye Yu followed Shrek Academy’s search for Tang San’s spirit ring and watched the Titan Giant Ape take Xiao Wu before agreeing to help pursue it for Ning Rongrong’s sake. Tang San killed a Man Faced Demon Spider but was confronted by Dragon Duke Meng Shu, and Ye Yu stepped forward to negotiate.

• Ning Rongrong restrained her temper, while Oscar reached Rank 30 and gained his third spirit skill after absorbing a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
• Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group into the Star Dou Great Forest, where a Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and Tang San flew after it with Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage.
• Ye Yu agreed to help rescue Xiao Wu for Ning Rongrong’s sake and followed Tang San’s trail with Zhao Wuji and the others.
• After his sausage wore off, Tang San fell from the sky, continued chasing the Titan Giant Ape on foot, and encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider, which he killed with Hidden Weapons.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu arrived with Snake Dowager Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran, accused Tang San of stealing the Man Faced Demon Spider, and threatened the group.
• Ye Yu revealed his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul and four spirit rings, then asked Meng Shu to speak with him privately.

Ye Yu used his ties to Dugu Bo and Ning Rongrong’s family to make Dragon Duke Meng Shu abandon his dispute with Shrek Academy. When Tang San’s attempt to absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider’s soul ring nearly killed him, Ye Yu stepped in and used Demon Willow Parasite to stabilize the absorption and nurture Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances.

• Ye Yu told Meng Shu that he was Dugu Bo’s disciple and that he had intervened for Ning Rongrong, prompting Meng Shu to withdraw with Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran.
• Zhao Wuji urged Tang San to thank Ye Yu, and Tang San promised to repay Ye Yu for his help.
• Tang San began absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider’s soul ring, but its excessive age and violent Soul Power left him badly injured.
• Zhao Wuji asked Ye Yu to save Tang San, and Ye Yu pressed a palm to Tang San’s back and activated Demon Willow Parasite.
• Ye Yu’s Demon Willow Fluff rooted around Tang San’s meridians and began absorbing the spider soul ring’s special Soul Power to nurture the Eight Spider Lances.

Ye Yu secretly used Demon Willow Fluff to siphon Tang San’s dangerous soul-ring power and take his Eight Spider Lances while appearing to save him. Xiao Wu rejoined the group, and the students returned to Shrek Academy, where Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as a new teacher.

• Ye Yu implanted two strands of Demon Willow Fluff in Tang San, easing his absorption of the Man Faced Demon Spider’s soul ring while absorbing the Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San thanked Ye Yu for saving him, though he remained suspicious and noticed an extra set of meridians in his body.
• Xiao Wu returned unharmed and claimed the Titan Giant Ape had released her; she said she absorbed a thousand-year Lightning Rabbit soul ring and became a Soul Elder.
• The group headed back to Shrek Academy, where Tang San showed his Hidden Weapons and continued investigating his new meridians.
• Zhao Wuji returned to the academy and met Yu Xiaogang, whom Flender introduced as Little San’s teacher and a new instructor.