Chapter Summaries

Tang Jiu defeated the Thousand-Year Crimson Fire Scorpion by suppressing its cultivation with his Spirit Ring Spirit, then revealed to Flender that he possessed Twin Martial Souls. The chapter ended with Flender stunned by Tang Jiu’s Spirit Ring Spirit and his ability to cultivate without a Soul Ring.

• Tang Jiu suppressed the Crimson Fire Scorpion’s cultivation and overpowered it as its flames sputtered out.
• Tang Jiu seized the scorpion’s tail stinger, broke it, and pierced its abdomen with his War Hammer handle.
• Tang Jiu told Flender that his Martial Soul had suppressed the Thousand-Year Spirit Beast’s cultivation.
• Tang Jiu revealed his Twin Martial Souls and demonstrated that his Spirit Ring Spirit could restrict Spirit Beasts and Soul Masters.
• Flender realized Tang Jiu’s Spirit Ring Spirit explained how he had reached level 19 without a Soul Ring and stared in disbelief.

Tang Jiu helped Master absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring by suppressing one of his existing rings, allowing Master to break through his bottleneck and gain a powerful flame attack. After Flender celebrated the breakthrough and tried to delay paying Tang Jiu, Tang Jiu revealed that he had just reached the promised level.

• Master used Tang Jiu's Spirit Ring Spirit to absorb the Crimson Fire Scorpion's Thousand-Year Soul Ring despite being below level thirty.
• Tang Jiu sustained his restriction while Master absorbed the ring, and his body adapted to the strain as replenishing energy widened his meridians.
• Master completed the absorption, broke through his bottleneck, and gained a third Soul Ring that let Three Pao the Turtle unleash a sea of fire.
• Flender celebrated the improvement to their Golden Sacred Dragon fusion skill, then tried to postpone paying Tang Jiu the one thousand Gold Soul Coins he owed.
• Tang Jiu counted down and announced that he had just reached the promised level, leaving Flender stunned.

Tang Jiu hunted a first soul ring with Flender’s help, but Flender chose a Rampaging Thorn Pig that bore a grudge because Tang Jiu had eaten its mate. After Tang San helped him evade its attacks and Tang Jiu used Flender to stall the beast, Master handed Tang Jiu command of the fight.

• Flender refused to give Tang Jiu money, then offered to hunt a fifteen-hundred-year soul beast for a fee after Master explained Tang Jiu’s soul-ring limits.
• Master recommended a Power Type soul beast, and Flender led the group to a Rampaging Thorn Pig that charged at Tang Jiu after smelling the dried pork he had eaten.
• Tang Jiu suppressed the pig’s cultivation with his Martial Soul, but it went berserk and charged; Tang San used Entanglement to pull Tang Jiu out of its path.
• Tang Jiu threw dried pork onto Flender, drawing the pig toward him, and Tang San kept redirecting the meat so the beast would attack Flender’s tree.
• After Flender stalled the pig for nearly a minute, Tang Jiu thanked him, and Master told Tang Jiu to take command.

Tang Jiu used fire and a calculated hammer throw to kill the Rampaging Thorn Pig, then absorbed its Spirit Ring and discovered that his Fury skill had grown stronger. The chapter left him with an upgraded first Spirit Skill as Flender spotted a Spirit bone.

• Tang Jiu directed Master to use flames to force the Rampaging Thorn Pig to fire its quills, and Master and Tang San pulled themselves into a tree.
• Tang Jiu baited the Rampaging Thorn Pig into using Quill Spray, leaving it bare of bristles, then stacked power with repeated hammer strikes.
• Tang Jiu activated Fury and hurled his War Hammer into the charging Rampaging Thorn Pig, killing it with the force of its own charge.
• Tang Jiu absorbed the Rampaging Thorn Pig's Spirit Ring and gained an upgraded Fury skill with a stronger temporary boost and a permanent increase to his strength.
• Flender shouted that a Spirit bone had appeared, startling Tang Jiu.

Tang Jiu absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring from the Rampaging Thorn Pig and gained a percentage-based Berserk skill, then fused the beast's spirit bone and discovered it also granted powerful percentage-based enhancements. The chapter left Flender furious over the valuable spirit bone he had nearly claimed.

• Flender tried to take the Rampaging Thorn Pig's dropped spirit bone, but Master stopped him and Tang Jiu claimed the left leg bone.
• Tang Jiu revealed that his First Spirit Skill, Berserk, increased his strength, then demonstrated its power by throwing his hammer through a thick tree.
• Master explained that Tang Jiu's soul ring and spirit bone granted percentage-based physical enhancements that would grow with his strength.
• Tang Jiu fused the spirit bone, gaining more strength and a Berserk skill that increased his speed and strength for one minute.
• Flender walked away in frustration when Tang Jiu revealed the spirit bone's skill, then threatened to strangle him.

Tang Jiu hunted a White Feather Wind Swallow with Flender and absorbed its Spirit Ring, gaining a speed skill. He revealed that his Spirit Ring Spirit could also steal an opponent’s speed, leaving Flender stunned as Tang Jiu’s speed surged.

• Tang Jiu persuaded Flender to help him hunt an Agile Attack Type Spirit Beast, promising Flender any Spirit Bone that dropped.
• Master advised Tang Jiu to seek a two-thousand-year speed-type Spirit Beast, and Flender found a White Feather Wind Swallow.
• Flender weakened the White Feather Wind Swallow, and Tang Jiu killed it, but no Spirit Bone appeared.
• Tang Jiu absorbed the White Feather Wind Swallow’s Purple Soul Ring and gained the Ring of Speed, which increased his speed.
• Tang Jiu placed his Spirit Ring Spirit on Flender and used Evil Ring of Speed to steal Flender’s speed and add it to his own.

Tang Jiu revealed the power of his Evil Ring of Speed and his rapidly increasing Soul Power, alarming Flender and impressing Master. After Flender admitted him to Shrek Academy, Tang Jiu avoided registering with Spirit Hall and headed to a blacksmith to have a heavier War Hammer forged.

• Tang Jiu explained that his Evil Ring of Speed stole an enemy's speed and gave it to him, with its power increasing as he gained Spirit Rings.
• Tang Jiu told Flender that absorbing two Thousand-Year Soul Rings and a Spirit Bone had raised his Soul Power far beyond what Flender expected.
• Tang Jiu demanded the Gold Soul Coins Flender owed him, and Master warned Flender that Tang Jiu was protected by Clear Sky Douluo.
• Flender admitted Tang Jiu to Shrek Academy and called the debt tuition, while Master explained that the academy charged fees according to a student's wealth.
• Tang Jiu declined to register at the Spirit Hall Branch, then parted from Master and Tang San to get a heavier War Hammer forged.

Tang Jiu ordered a massive war hammer and returned to Nuoding Academy with Tang San, where they found Xiao Chenyu's group confronting the Work-Study Students. After Tang Jiu teased Tang San and Xiao Wu about their relationship, Xiao Chenyu demanded that Liu Long attack him.

• Tang Jiu commissioned an eighty-centimeter, 3,500-jin war hammer for one hundred Gold Soul Coins, and Tang San complained about his spending.
• Tang San heard that Xiao Chenyu had confronted the Work-Study Students and hurried to the back hill, with Tang Jiu following and teasing him about Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Chenyu's followers had knocked Wang Sheng down, and Xiao Chenyu called Xiao Wu his pet because of her rabbit martial soul.
• Xiao Wu greeted Tang San and Tang Jiu, then argued with Tang Jiu over what they should call each other and grew angry when he joked that her rabbit gift had been roasted.
• Xiao Wu threatened to make Tang San sleep separately, while Tang Jiu joked about his blanket and watched Tang San's confusion.
• Xiao Chenyu, angered that everyone ignored him, ordered Liu Long to teach Tang Jiu a lesson.

Tang Jiu defeated Liu Long and more than thirty students without summoning his spirit, then forced them to stop bullying new students and clean for the Work-Study Students. As he returned to Nuoding Academy, Xiao Wu warned him that teacher Zhang Feng wanted to cripple him.

• Tang Jiu challenged Liu Long’s bullying rules, then shattered Liu Long’s Silver Rod with one punch and knocked him down.
• At Xiao Chenyu’s order, more than thirty students summoned their spirits and attacked Tang Jiu together.
• Tang Jiu battered the attackers, used vine-bound students as weapons, and broke Xiao Chenyu’s arm when he tried to sneak attack.
• The defeated students accepted Tang Jiu as Ninth Brother, and he ordered them to help the Work-Study Students clean for a year and never bully new students.
• Xiao Wu told Tang Jiu that teacher Zhang Feng was looking for him and wanted to cripple him.

Tang Jiu rushed back to Nuoding Academy after learning Zhang Hong was attacking Master, then faced the level-thirty-five Battle Soul Master himself. The chapter left them clashing head-on after Tang Jiu revealed his Thousand-Year First Soul Ring and activated his Fury skill.

• Lainter told Tang Jiu that Zhang Hong had challenged Master to a soul battle after failing to find Tang Jiu.
• Master used Three Pao the Turtle's Thousand-Year Spirit Skill twice, but Zhang Hong evaded the flames and wounded him with his Azure Wolf martial soul.
• Zhang Hong stomped on Master and moved to kill him, but Tang Jiu arrived and stopped the attack.
• Master explained that he had fought Zhang Hong to learn his spirit skills for Tang Jiu, and Tang Jiu vowed to kill Zhang Hong.
• Tang Jiu summoned his Bullet Ant Spirit, revealing a Thousand-Year First Soul Ring, while Zhang Hong attacked him.
• Tang Jiu activated his Fury skill and punched Zhang Hong's claw with a Military Fist technique.

Tang Jiu defeated and killed Zhang Hong, then left Nuoding Academy after Director Su expelled him. The Nuoding City Lord learned that Tang Jiu might have Twin Martial Souls and recognized his hammer as the Clear Sky Hammer, linking him to a bounty on Tang Hao and his son.

• Tang Jiu shattered Zhang Hong's shield and defeated him with a punch and a kick, then killed him despite Director Su's attempt to intervene.
• Tang Jiu took Zhang Hong's Gold Soul Coins, recovered his tuition, and asked Tang San to use Master's card to find a Healing Soul Master for Teacher.
• Tang Jiu settled at an inn and planned to leave for Shrek Academy after receiving his War Hammer.
• The Nuoding City Lord heard Zhang Feng's account and recognized Tang Jiu's War Hammer as the Clear Sky Hammer.
• The Nuoding City Lord recalled Spirit Hall's bounty for information about Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao or his son.

The City Lord and Sox identified Tang Jiu as Tang Hao’s son and plotted to kill him outside Nuoding City while blaming Spirit Hall. Tang Jiu was ambushed by Sox, Kasha, and Zhang Feng, and revealed his level and Bullet Ant martial soul as the fight began.

• Sox concluded that Tang Jiu was Tang Hao’s son because he had Twin Martial Souls and a Thousand-Year First Ring.
• The City Lord wanted to kill Tang Jiu to gain a duchy, and Sox advised waiting until he was outside Nuoding City to avoid Tang Hao’s revenge.
• Tang Jiu collected a repaired hammer and a 3,500-jin War Hammer, then left Nuoding City on a forced march toward Suotuo City.
• A golden-haired woman blocked Tang Jiu outside the city while Sox and Zhang Feng approached and surrounded him.
• Sox, Kasha, and Zhang Feng revealed their martial souls and spirit rings, and Tang Jiu announced that he was a level twenty-six Assault Type Soul Grandmaster with a Bullet Ant martial soul.

Tang Jiu used his sudden rise to Soul Grandmaster to ambush his attackers and exploit their confusion. He killed Zhang Feng and crippled Kasha, then turned to face the approaching Sox.

• Tang Jiu revealed two purple spirit rings, activated Berserk, and killed Zhang Feng with a hammer strike to the back.
• Kasha rushed at Tang Jiu, but he tricked her into retreating by shouting that Tang Hao had arrived, then taunted her as he fled.
• Tang Jiu used his abilities to make Kasha believe her Thousand-Year Soul Ring had vanished, distracting her as Sox chased after him.
• Tang Jiu threw a hammer at Kasha, shattering one arm, then feinted another throw and struck her with a heavier hammer that broke her other arm and several ribs.
• Tang Jiu watched the injured Kasha fall and turned toward Sox, who was rushing at him.

Tang Jiu defeated and killed Sox after suppressing his spirit abilities, then killed Kasha despite her offer to help him confront the City Lord. He headed back toward Nuoding City, determined to settle the score with the City Lord.

• Tang Jiu used Ring Restriction and Evil Ring of Speed to weaken Sox and dodge his attacks.
• Tang Jiu boosted his strength and speed, broke Sox's forearm, and dealt him a fatal blow.
• Kasha pleaded for her life and revealed that the City Lord was a level-forty Soul Ancestor allied with Spirit Hall.
• Tang Jiu rejected Kasha's offer and killed her by throwing his hammer at her.
• Tang Jiu searched Sox and Kasha for valuables, found no money, and headed toward Nuoding City.

Tang Jiu returned to Nuoding Academy and asked Master to teach him how to fuse his two martial souls so he could kill the Nuoding City Lord. He successfully devoured the Spirit Ring Spirit with his Bullet Ant Spirit, awakening a new form called Evil Ring Devouring Heaven Ant, and Master began warning him about its drawback.

• Tang Jiu decided that defeating the level 42 Nuoding City Lord required a plan and secretly returned to Nuoding Academy to consult Master.
• Tang Jiu insisted he had to kill the city lord, and Master explained that fusing martial souls could create a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Master warned Tang Jiu that a self-fusion could overwhelm his body, but Tang Jiu swallowed the Spirit Ring Spirit to make his Bullet Ant Spirit absorb it.
• Tang Jiu's Bullet Ant transformed, gaining wings and a red forehead mark, while a brilliant Three-Colored Spirit Ring appeared.
• Tang Jiu named his new Self Spirit Fusion Skill Evil Ring Devouring Heaven Ant, and Master warned him that the skill had a drawback.

Tang Jiu tested his Self Spirit Fusion Skill with Master and discovered it could steal an opponent’s speed, though it had strict limits. He recognized the blood-red marks on his spirit as a Heavenly Curse Seal but could not activate it, then began planning to attack the Nuoding City Lord with help.

• Master warned Tang Jiu that his Self Spirit Fusion Skill could overwhelm his body and cause side effects such as dimmed or lost Spirit Rings.
• Tang Jiu tested Speed Deprivation on Master and found that each attack stole 5% of Master’s speed and added it to his own.
• Tang Jiu learned the skill lasted one minute, could be used only once a month, and returned the stolen speed after three minutes.
• Tang Jiu recognized the three blood-red marks on his spirit as a Heavenly Curse Seal but failed to activate them with hatred or Soul Power.
• Tang Jiu planned to attack the Nuoding City Lord and suggested asking Flander to help, but Master doubted Flander would join him.

Tang Jiu trained until he broke through a Soul Power level, then drew Flender into a scheme to attack the Nuoding City Lord’s Mansion and eliminate everyone who knew his identity. The chapter left Flender stunned when Tang Jiu revealed that Tang Hao was not coming and that they would face the City Lord and Spirit Hall’s Enforcement Team alone.

• Tang Jiu cultivated for twenty-eight days, learned to replace more sleep with Soul Power cultivation, and broke through to the next level.
• Tang Jiu lured Flender into agreeing to help attack the City Lord’s Mansion by promising him half the seized wealth and claiming Tang Hao would take responsibility.
• Tang Jiu and Flender stormed the City Lord’s Mansion at night, driving off its weaker soldiers and drawing out the Nuoding City Lord and four Spirit Hall Enforcement Team members.
• Flender urged Tang Jiu to summon Tang Hao, but Tang Jiu admitted that his father was nowhere to be found and told Flender to fight the five opponents with him.

Tang Jiu fought the Nuoding City Lord after Flender fled, using his strength and spirit skills to break through the City Lord’s Blood Vine attacks. He smashed through two layers of vines and sent the City Lord flying, leaving Spirit Hall’s Enforcement Team stunned.

• Flender fled the City Lord’s Mansion, while Tang Jiu insisted he could handle the Nuoding City Lord and Spirit Hall’s Enforcement Team alone.
• The Nuoding City Lord and four Spirit Hall enforcers revealed their martial souls and spirit rings, and Tang Jiu summoned his Bullet Ant Spirit and war hammer.
• Tang Jiu shattered the City Lord’s Blood Vine attack, but the City Lord trapped him in a cage and attacked with Thorn Blood Spikes.
• Tang Jiu used his thousand-year spirit skill, Fury, to break free and charge the City Lord, while his Spirit Ring Spirit stopped the City Lord’s fourth spirit skill from activating.
• Tang Jiu used Fury again to smash through two Blood Vine Cages and strike the City Lord in the chest, shocking the Spirit Hall enforcers.

Tang Jiu revealed his Self Spirit Fusion Skill and used Speed Deprivation to overpower the Spirit Hall Enforcement Team. The fight continued with the Amethyst Spirit Master insisting Tang Jiu’s speed-devouring power had to have a limit.

• The Nuoding City Lord exposed Tang Jiu as Tang Hao’s son before Tang Jiu killed him with a hammer.
• The four Spirit Hall Enforcement Team members planned to capture Tang Jiu, while Flender rushed in to rescue him.
• Tang Jiu transformed his Bullet Ant and revealed a purple, white, and yellow Three-Colored Spirit Ring, then activated Speed Deprivation.
• Tang Jiu drained speed from the Lightning Leopard and Flame Bird Spirit Masters as he evaded their attacks and wounded them.
• The Five-Leaf Clover Spirit Master realized Tang Jiu gained the speed he stole, but the Amethyst Spirit Master urged the team to stay calm.

Tang Jiu used his speed-plundering ability to kill three Spirit Masters, but the accumulating energy pushed his body to its limit. The Amethyst Spirit Master then struck him with a powerful spiritual attack, leaving Tang Jiu apparently incapacitated as the marks on his forehead began absorbing something.

• Tang Jiu killed the Five-Leaf Clover Spirit Master and then evaded the Flame Bird Spirit Master's attacks before killing him.
• Tang Jiu overwhelmed the Lightning Leopard Spirit Master's clones, stole much of his speed, and pierced his heart.
• The energy Tang Jiu had accumulated drove his body toward its limit, while the Amethyst Spirit Master waited for his chance to attack.
• The Amethyst Spirit Master unleashed four stacked uses of Spirit Pierce, blacking out Tang Jiu's vision as the marks on his forehead lit up.