Chapter Summaries

Little Jiu tricked Qian Daoliu with a fabricated message about Posey and Tang Chen, then used Qian Daoliu’s rage to survive a direct strike from the holy sword. The blow left Little Jiu buried in an underground river, where a giant tree pulled him away while Qian Daoliu searched for him.

• Little Jiu claimed he had received the Sea God’s inheritance, prompting Qian Daoliu to ask what message Posey had sent him.
• Little Jiu told Qian Daoliu that Posey missed him and would marry whichever man reached Sea God Island first, then mocked him with imagined songs about her wedding.
• Qian Daoliu became enraged and attacked Little Jiu with the holy sword, while Little Jiu tried to goad him into leaving for Sea God Island.
• Little Jiu shattered his spirit rings and used his bat wings and a punch to deflect the holy sword, which pierced his right chest and drove him into an underground river.
• A massive tree’s roots dragged Little Jiu into its trunk, and Qian Daoliu searched the area but could not find him.

Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that Little Jiu had been struck by Qian Daoliu and was presumed dead, while Little Jiu survived inside a giant tree and worked to fuse ice and fire. He created Ice and Fire Yin Yang Power and emerged from the tree, setting his sights on it as his fifth soul ring.

• Qian Daoliu left Spirit Hall after telling Bibi Dong to keep Qian Renxue hopeful about Little Jiu's fate.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that Little Jiu had been wounded by Qian Daoliu and swept away through the lava cave, and Qian Renxue grieved and blamed herself for giving him Sea God's Tear.
• Bibi Dong comforted Qian Renxue, knocked her unconscious, and told Hu Liena that Little Jiu had been erased by the Judgment Holy Sword.
• Little Jiu survived inside a Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree and repeatedly tried to fuse his Ice Power and Fire Power while his life force resisted Qian Daoliu's divine power.
• After a month, Little Jiu fused the powers into Ice and Fire Yin Yang Power, blasted apart the tree's roots, and decided the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree would be his fifth soul ring.

Little Jiu killed the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree, absorbed its spirit ring, and gained an External Soul Bone and a new spirit skill. A month later, he arrived at Skywater Academy to find the dean, claiming she had almost become his stepmother despite not knowing her name.

• Little Jiu defeated the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree by burning and freezing it, then used his spirit skills to drain its strength and kill it.
• Little Jiu absorbed the tree's spirit ring, and the tree's lingering resentment helped produce an External Soul Bone from his spine.
• Little Jiu gained the Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree External Soul Bone, Wood Power, and the Fifth Spirit Skill Heavenly Wood Growth Power, further boosting his strength.
• Little Jiu decided to focus on cultivating Wood Power and comprehending the Wood Domain before pursuing other elemental powers.
• One month later, Little Jiu arrived at Skywater Academy and told the students he was looking for the dean because she had almost become his stepmother.
• When the students led him to the dean's office, Little Jiu admitted that he did not know his supposed stepmother's name.

Little Jiu sought admission to Skywater Academy so he could compete in the Spirit Master Competition and protect Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, but his outrageous matchmaking and boasts provoked the academy’s students. After he defeated Xue Wu, Shui Xinrou accepted him as the academy’s first male student, and Shui Bing’er challenged him to prove himself.

• Little Jiu asked Shui Xinrou to admit him to Skywater Academy, claiming he could lead its team to the Spirit Master Competition championship.
• Xue Wu attacked Little Jiu with her Ice Roar, but he controlled the ice with his Ice Domain and knocked her out of the dean’s office.
• Little Jiu kept urging Shui Xinrou to accept him and offering to arrange a date for her with Flender, while the watching girls cheered him on.
• Shui Xinrou announced that Little Jiu would become Skywater Academy’s first male student, and he introduced himself to Shui Bing’er as Jiuge, or Little Jiu Brother.
• Shui Bing’er challenged Little Jiu to a fight, promising to admit him if he could defeat her, then headed outside with her Ice Phoenix summoned.

Little Jiu defeated Shui Bing'er by walking through her ice attacks, then mounted her Ice Phoenix and humiliated her in front of Skywater Academy. When Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Team challenged him together, he froze them repeatedly with his self-created Infinite Ice Seal Flow, and Shui Bing'er called on Xue Wu to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Shui Bing'er used Ice Seal against Little Jiu, but he walked through the ice and took the hairpin from her hair, declaring that she had lost.
• Shui Bing'er continued fighting with Repulsion Light, Ice Ring Armor, and her Ice Phoenix, but Little Jiu countered her attacks and rode the Phoenix under his control.
• Little Jiu refused to fight the whole Skywater Team until Shui Bing'er challenged him again, then provoked the team by asking them to beg him to fight.
• Gu Qingbo, Qiu Ruoshui, Shen Liuyu, Shui Yue'er, Yu Hairou, and Xue Wu attacked Little Jiu together, but he repeatedly sealed them in ice with his Infinite Ice Seal Flow.
• Shui Bing'er, shocked by Little Jiu's technique and furious at his taunts, called on Xue Wu to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Little Jiu defeated Shui Bing'er and her Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then froze the girls who attacked him with his natural Ice Domain. Shui Xinrou arranged for him to stay in Shui Bing'er's dormitory, leaving Shui Bing'er furious about sharing her room with him.

• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Little Jiu improved Ice Ring Armor to withstand it.
• Shui Bing'er transformed into an Ice Crystal Phoenix, but Little Jiu's Ice Phoenix defeated her and pinned her down.
• Xue Wu rallied the academy girls to attack Little Jiu, and he froze them all with his Ice Domain.
• Shui Xinrou recognized Little Jiu's natural Ice Domain, and he released the frozen girls.
• Shui Xinrou assigned Little Jiu to stay in Shui Bing'er's dormitory, while Shui Bing'er protested and Little Jiu teased her and Shui Yue'er.

Shui Bing'er was drawn into Little Jiu's room by his Ice Domain and cultivated beside his bed all night, only to be discovered in the morning. After Little Jiu embarrassed her in front of the Skywater Team, Shui Xinrou put him in charge of guiding their cultivation, and he proposed an exchange match with Shrek Academy.

• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er settled into their rooms, and Shui Bing'er began cultivating while Shui Yue'er went to sleep.
• Shui Bing'er felt Little Jiu's Ice Domain strengthening her and secretly slipped into his room to cultivate beside his bed.
• Shui Yue'er, Shui Xinrou, and the Skywater Team found Shui Bing'er in Little Jiu's room, and he jokingly claimed she had ruined his innocence and reputation.
• Shui Xinrou sent the others away, recognized that Little Jiu had deliberately let Shui Bing'er be discovered, and assigned him to guide the Skywater Team's cultivation.
• Little Jiu proposed an exchange match with Shrek Academy so Shui Bing'er could defeat Tang San.

Shui Xinrou appointed Little Jiu as leader of the Skywater Team, and he challenged instructor Leng Qin to prove his knowledge of ice combat. He effortlessly countered her attacks without moving, then faced her Ice Rhinoceros True Body as she charged at him.

• Shui Xinrou brought Little Jiu to the Mimicry Training Ground and declared him the Skywater Team's new leader, prompting protests from the students and Leng Qin.
• Little Jiu criticized Leng Qin's lineup and training methods, then provoked her into a duel to demonstrate his expertise with ice.
• Little Jiu used his Ice Domain to redirect Leng Qin's charge onto a sloped track and nearly struck her with his Tang saber without taking a step.
• Little Jiu froze Leng Qin's leg, threatened her with his saber, and used ice needles and a kick to send her flying, impressing the Skywater Team.
• Leng Qin activated her Ice Rhinoceros True Body and charged at Little Jiu, who promised he would count it as a loss if she made him move one step.

Little Jiu defeated Leng Qin without stepping back and became the leader of the Heaven Dou Team. He began teaching the Skywater Team how to understand ice and develop their spirit skills, leaving Shui Bing'er both impressed and embarrassed by his teasing.

• Little Jiu blinded Leng Qin with sunlight reflected from an ice mirror, then stopped her charge with Ice Cones and defeated her.
• Leng Qin admitted defeat and named Little Jiu the Heaven Dou Team's leader, and Shui Bing'er and the others bowed to him.
• Little Jiu explained ice's five characteristics and urged the Skywater Team to improve their control and create Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Little Jiu demonstrated how Shui Bing'er could adapt her spirit skills and transformed Resisting Ice Ring into a ranged attack.
• Little Jiu shaped ice into a lifelike Ice Phoenix for Shui Bing'er, while Shui Yue'er teased her about him and Little Jiu's remark made her throw ice at him.

While cultivating with Shui Bing'er, Little Jiu helped her greatly improve her ice skills before the two academies met for an exchange at Shrek Academy. There, Xiao Wu recognized something familiar in Jiuge, and Little Jiu confronted Tailong's group when they claimed Xiao Wu belonged to him.

• Shui Bing'er secretly cultivated in Little Jiu's Ice Domain and, over a month, improved her ice control, developed a Self-Created Soul Skill, and learned combat techniques from him.
• Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er about spending nights with Little Jiu, then told them Skywater Academy was going to Shrek Academy for an exchange.
• At Shrek Academy, Liu Erlong introduced Shui Xinrou to Flender, while Little Jiu offered to help Flender pursue her in exchange for a valuable soul bone.
• Little Jiu reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, who coldly told him to leave her alone, and Xiao Wu offered to show Jiuge around after sensing a familiar aura.
• Xiao Wu investigated Jiuge by sniffing him and pressing his hand onto her head, but Tailong and his lackeys interrupted and claimed Xiao Wu was Tailong's girl.
• Little Jiu angrily ordered Tailong's group to leave, intending to deal with them.

Little Jiu defeated Tailong, then tried to approach Zhu Zhuqing without revealing who he was and was chased by her across Shrek Academy. He declared that he would pursue her and proposed a marriage alliance between Skywater Academy and Shrek, ending with the furious Skywater group attacking him.

• Little Jiu knocked Tailong unconscious with a single punch after Tailong repeatedly charged him.
• Little Jiu told Xiao Wu that Shui Bing'er would challenge Tang San, prompting Xiao Wu to rush off to warn Master.
• Little Jiu found Zhu Zhuqing mourning him and tried to embrace her, but she mistook him for a molester and attacked him.
• Shui Xinrou stopped Zhu Zhuqing with Water Curtain Sky Cover, and Little Jiu admitted that he liked her and intended to pursue her.
• Little Jiu proposed that Shui Xinrou marry Flender and that he marry Zhu Zhuqing as a cooperation pact, prompting the Skywater group to attack him.

Little Jiu brought Shui Xinrou and the others to the Tiandou Auction House, where he tried to match Shui Xinrou with Flender. The auction opened with a frightened Cat Girl for sale, and Little Jiu bid on her.

• Liu Erlong, Shui Xinrou, and Little Jiu joked about potential matches before Liu Erlong arranged an outing to Heaven Dou City.
• Little Jiu suggested the group visit the Tiandou Auction House to look for soul bones, and Liu Erlong took everyone there.
• Shui Xinrou and the others entered the black VIP section, where the girls criticized Ma Hong Jun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai for their leering behavior.
• The auctioneer presented a terrified Cat Girl in a cage, prompting excitement from some bidders and disgust from Liu Erlong and Shui Xinrou.
• Little Jiu bid one hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Cat Girl, and Shui Bing'er angrily condemned him.

Little Jiu spent Flender’s money recklessly at the auction, then faced Tailong’s father, Taino, when he came to the school demanding revenge. Taino attacked Little Jiu, who fought back with Wood Power, and the chapter ended as Taino charged at him with greatly increased strength.

• Little Jiu outbid Ning Fengzhi for the Cat Girl and persuaded Liu Erlong to make Flender pay for the auction purchases.
• Little Jiu spent Flender’s remaining money on auction items, leaving Flender bankrupt and furious.
• Taino confronted Little Jiu at the school gates over Tailong’s beating and insisted that strength decided who was right.
• Taino attacked Little Jiu, and Shui Bing’er tried to stop him with Ice Seal before he knocked her aside.
• Little Jiu summoned Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree roots to restrain Taino, but Taino tore free and charged at him after increasing his strength with his second and third spirit skills.

Little Jiu used his evolved External Soul Bone to defeat Taino, but Shui Xinrou stopped him from killing the Strength Clan fighter to protect Skywater Academy. Afterward, Tang San challenged Little Jiu, and Shui Bing'er stepped forward to face Tang San in a spirit battle.

• Little Jiu transformed his evolved External Soul Bone into a towering Treant and trapped Taino with roots and Wooden Spears.
• Taino broke free, but Little Jiu pierced his arm and launched a final spear until Shui Xinrou blocked it to prevent a conflict with the Strength Clan.
• Shui Xinrou explained that she had spared Taino to protect the academy, while Jiang Zhu healed Shui Bing'er.
• Little Jiu mocked Tang San's strength and threatened to discipline Xiao Wu, prompting Tang San to arrive and challenge him.
• Shui Bing'er offered to fight Tang San, and Liu Erlong led both groups to the training grounds.

Shui Bing'er dominated Tang San in their spirit battle, repeatedly freezing his joints and overpowering him with her Ice Phoenix abilities. After blocking his Eight Spider Lances with her Phoenix Wings, she took to the air and attacked from above, leaving Tang San struggling to respond.

• Tang San revealed that he had reached level 40, prompting Flender to boast about his record before Little Jiu pointed out that he had also advanced at thirteen.
• Shui Bing'er froze and shattered Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, then used her self-created Ice Seal to immobilize his joints and knock him into a tree.
• Tang San tried to counter with his Mysterious Jade Hand and grappling techniques, but Shui Bing'er sealed his joints again and struck him down.
• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to threaten Shui Bing'er, but she activated Phoenix Wings to block the attack and sent him flying with her other wing.
• Shui Bing'er flew into the sky and rained Ice Spikes down on Tang San, declaring that he would lose despite his External Soul Bone and Twin Martial Souls.

Shui Bing'er defeated Tang San with her Ice Phoenix martial soul, leaving him questioning the strength of Blue Silver Grass. Tai Tan arrived to confront Little Jiu, recognized Tang San as Tang Hao's son, and struck Zhu Zhuqing when she defended Little Jiu's past actions.

• Shui Bing'er shattered her Phoenix Wings against Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer and defeated him with the impact.
• Little Jiu mocked Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, and Tang San wondered whether he should cultivate his second martial soul.
• Tai Tan arrived at Shrek Academy demanding the person who had injured his son and grandson, and Shui Xinrou tried to shield Little Jiu from him.
• Tai Tan recognized Tang San as Tang Hao's son, knelt before him, and condemned Little Jiu as Tang Hao's killer.
• Zhu Zhuqing defended Little Jiu, but Tai Tan's Soul Power struck her down, prompting Little Jiu to threaten to kill Tai Tan.

Little Jiu and Shui Xinrou battled Tai Tan after he injured Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San prevented Shrek’s group from intervening. Little Jiu discovered that Wood Power could fuel his growth and transformed into a towering tree before attacking Tai Tan again.

• Little Jiu summoned his External Soul Bone and attacked Tai Tan, while Tang San apologized for Tai Tan injuring Zhu Zhuqing and stopped Shrek’s group from joining the fight.
• Shui Xinrou attacked Tai Tan to help Little Jiu, and the two worked together to wear down his strength.
• Tai Tan used his strength-enhancing skills to smash Little Jiu’s Treant form and tear apart Shui Xinrou’s Deep Sea Giant Shark.
• Little Jiu’s Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree recovered from Tai Tan’s blows, and he realized Wood Power could make it grow.
• Little Jiu grew into a towering tree and thrust a massive spear down at Tai Tan.

Little Jiu fought Tai Tan with his regenerating Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree, eventually injuring him and killing Taino when Taino intercepted a spear. As Little Jiu moved to finish Tai Tan, Ning Fengzhi arrived and asked Shui Xinrou and Little Jiu to spare his life.

• Tai Tan used his enhanced strength to uproot and break Little Jiu’s Heavenly Wood Laurel Tree, but Little Jiu regrew it by rooting the broken trunk into the ground.
• Little Jiu entangled Tai Tan with roots and struck him with a surprise Wooden Spear, sending him flying and injuring him.
• Tang San asked Shui Xinrou to stop the fight, but Little Jiu refused and launched another spear at Tai Tan.
• Taino intercepted the spear and was impaled, prompting Tai Tan to flee with Tailong as Little Jiu blocked their escape.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived and asked Shui Xinrou and Little Jiu to spare Tai Tan’s life.

Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect tried to take Tai Tan away, despite Shui Xinrou and Little Jiu insisting that he remained a threat. Dragon Duke arrived with the Myriad Beast Hall and declared Zhu Zhuqing its Mistress, then challenged Ning Fengzhi to oppose the Hall.

• Ning Fengzhi offered compensation and promised protection to persuade Shui Xinrou to let Tai Tan go, but she and the Skywater Team refused.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Sword Douluo to clear Little Jiu’s path and began escorting Tai Tan away, despite protests from Little Jiu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dragon Duke arrived from Myriad Beast Hall and ordered Ning Fengzhi to leave Tai Tan behind.
• Dragon Duke and his followers knelt before Zhu Zhuqing and hailed her as the Mistress of Myriad Beast Hall.
• Dragon Duke warned Ning Fengzhi that anyone who offended Myriad Beast Hall would be executed and asked whether he intended to make the Hall an enemy.

Ning Fengzhi sided with Tang San and tried to take Tai Tan from Myriad Beast Hall, despite Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma’s warnings and Dugu Bo’s arrival. The confrontation erupted into a battle, with Little Jiu secretly joining the attack on Sword Douluo.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to help Tang San rescue Tai Tan, and Dragon Duke vowed to stop him from taking Tai Tan away.
• Snake Grandma revealed she had reached Soul Douluo after absorbing six spirit bones, while Dragon Duke recounted Little Jiu’s victories over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Sea God Hall.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma summoned their Four-Clawed True Dragon, and Dugu Bo arrived with Dugu Yan to defend Zhu Zhuqing and Myriad Beast Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to take their people away, then summoned his martial soul as Dragon Duke launched an attack.
• Dugu Bo fired Medusa’s Gaze at Sword Douluo, and Little Jiu secretly hurled a Wooden Spear at him as the surrounding students retreated.