Chapter Summaries

The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and drove the others back, but Tang Jiu confronted it and appeared to kick it deep into the forest. Tang Jiu pursued the beast, while Tang San and the others were left stunned and unsure where Xiao Wu had gone.

• The Titan Giant Ape appeared, spoke provocatively to Zhao Wuji, and knocked him away when he attacked.
• Xiao Wu told the Titan Giant Ape that Zhao Wuji and the others were her friends, but it grabbed her and sent the group flying as it prepared to leave.
• Tang San tried to stop the Titan Giant Ape with Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons, then chased after it when it took Xiao Wu.
• Tang Jiu activated his Martial Soul Fusion Skill and charged after the Titan Giant Ape, kicking it more than a hundred meters away.
• Tang Jiu kicked the Titan Giant Ape several more times and sent it out of sight into the forest, leaving everyone astonished.

Tang Jiu befriended Xiao Wu and the two great spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, then declared himself Xiao Wu’s Ninth Brother and promised to protect her. Xiao Wu stayed behind until she obtained her third Spirit Ring, while Tang San fell into danger elsewhere.

• Tang Jiu convinced Xiao Wu to acknowledge him as her Ninth Brother by promising to protect her and support her relationship with Tang San.
• Xiao Wu tried to sneak out of the forest, but the Sky Azure Bull Python stopped her and ordered her to stay until she obtained her third Spirit Ring.
• The Titan Giant Ape offered Xiao Wu roasted Wind Shadow Rabbit seasoned with chili, cumin, and salt, making her furious.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python beat the Titan Giant Ape for copying Tang Jiu’s human-like behavior, while Xiao Wu watched and plotted to leave.
• Tang Jiu departed as Xiao Wu silently worried about Tang San, who had fallen into danger.

Tang San tried to absorb a Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring to gain strength for rescuing Xiao Wu, but Dragon Duke Meng Shu and his family claimed the spider and threatened him. Tang Jiu arrived, confirmed Xiao Wu was safe, and faced Meng Shu’s challenge.

• Tang San killed an injured Man Faced Demon Spider and prepared to absorb its soul ring despite its exceeding the limit.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu and his family stopped Tang San, offering him the soul ring only if he joined their family and refusing to help rescue Xiao Wu from the Titan Giant Ape.
• Meng Shu bound Tang San and threatened Zhao Wuji and the others, dismissing Tang Hao’s name because Tang Hao no longer had the Clear Sky Sect behind him.
• Tang San drew his Godly Zhuge Crossbow as Snake Grandma and Meng Yiran mocked him, while Dai Mubai held him back.
• Tang Jiu arrived, told Tang San that Xiao Wu was safe and absorbing a soul ring, and invited him to absorb the spider’s soul ring.
• Meng Shu challenged Tang Jiu to fight without using their martial souls, and Tang Jiu questioned whether he was sure.

Tang Jiu proved he could overpower Dragon Duke without summoning his Martial Soul, then revealed his extraordinary soul rings and layered transformations. Dragon Duke recognized Tang Jiu's immense potential but launched a full-strength attack, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Tang Jiu challenged Dragon Duke to make him take a step back, and Dragon Duke's first punch was sent flying by Tang Jiu.
• Tang Jiu summoned the Ice Fire Bullet Ant, revealed his purple-black-black soul rings, and announced he was a level 40 Soul Sect despite being under twelve.
• Tang Jiu used Spirit Fusion to transform into the Evil Ring Devouring Heaven Ant, then activated the Heavenly Curse Seal and changed again.
• Snake Grandma warned Dragon Duke that Tang Jiu was terrifying, but Dragon Duke declared his level and attacked with his first spirit skill, Dragon's Tooth.

Tang Jiu fought Dragon Duke Meng Shu, endured his chained spirit skills, and evaded his strongest attack with his speed. The battle continued as Tang Jiu promised to show what Invincible Speed could do.

• Tang Jiu froze Dragon Duke’s poisonous Dragon Head Spears and declared he would defeat him in sixty seconds with Speed Deprivation.
• Dragon Duke struck Tang Jiu with Winged Dragon Slash, Rising Energy Dragon Tail, Strong Dragon Press, and Sky Soaring Dragon Flash, but Tang Jiu stole his speed and escaped the combo.
• Dragon Duke activated his Martial Soul Avatar and kept Tang Jiu dodging a series of enhanced attacks, while Tang Jiu studied his fighting style.
• Dragon Duke pierced Tang Jiu’s bat wing with Meteor Thrust, then blasted him into the ground and unleashed Dragon Emperor Crescent Blade Slash.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to save Tang Jiu, but Zhao Wuji held her back; after Dragon Duke declared Tang Jiu dead, Tang Jiu spoke from above and promised to demonstrate Invincible Speed.

Tang Jiu used his stolen speed to overwhelm the Dragon Duke, but Snake Grandma intervened and joined him in a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that threatened to defeat Tang Jiu. With Ning Rongrong’s support, Tang Jiu discovered a way to attack the Spirit Masters controlling the fusion, and he froze Snake Grandma and struck her with lightning as the Evil Flood Dragon lunged to swallow him.

• Tang Jiu revealed that his First Spirit Skill, Speed Deprivation, had let him steal the Dragon Duke’s speed, then battered the Dragon Duke with attacks too fast for anyone to follow.
• Snake Grandma used her spirit skills to interrupt Tang Jiu’s assault, allowing the wounded Dragon Duke to retreat to her side.
• The Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma fused their staffs and spirit rings into the Evil Flood Dragon, whose wind control restricted Tang Jiu’s speed and drove him back.
• Ning Rongrong offered to summon Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, while Zhu Zhuqing considered taking Meng Yiran hostage; Meng Yiran then urged her grandfather to stop fighting.
• Tang Jiu asked Ning Rongrong to assist him, charged the Evil Flood Dragon to create an opening, then used Ice Seal and Lightning Eye on Snake Grandma.
• The Evil Flood Dragon lunged to swallow Tang Jiu while lightning rained down on Snake Grandma.

Tang Jiu defeated the Peerless Dragon Snake by striking Snake Grandma with lightning, then forced Dragon Duke and his family to submit. He revealed that he wanted their support against the Clear Sky Sect and vowed to kill any of its members who attacked him.

• Tang Jiu’s lightning struck Snake Grandma and broke the Peerless Dragon Snake’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving Dragon Duke defeated.
• Meng Yiran shielded Dragon Duke and begged Tang Jiu to spare him, so Tang Jiu offered to spare the family if they submitted.
• Dragon Duke knelt and pledged his family’s loyalty to Tang Jiu, and Meng Yiran bowed after Snake Grandma explained Tang Jiu’s past victory over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Dragon Duke warned that his family could not afford a conflict with Spirit Hall, and Tang Jiu said his father would handle Spirit Hall while he prepared for other threats.
• Tang Jiu explained that he had recruited Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma to guard against the Clear Sky Sect and vowed to kill anyone from it who attacked him.

Tang Jiu argued with Sword Douluo Chen Xin over loyalty to one's sect, then challenged him to test whether losing Soul Power through Tang Jiu's ability could make him stronger. Tang Jiu weakened Chen Xin and launched a punch at him, leaving the result of the test unresolved.

• Chen Xin revealed himself as Sword Douluo and scolded Tang Jiu for plotting against his own sect, while Tang Jiu defended himself by pointing to the suffering sects had caused others.
• Ning Rongrong stopped Chen Xin and Tang Jiu from arguing, then persuaded Chen Xin to accompany Tang Jiu, Dragon Duke, Snake Grandma, and Meng Yiran on a spirit hunt.
• Tang Jiu asked Meng Yiran to choose between a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and a Man Faced Demon Spider, and she preferred the spider despite its troublesome web.
• Tang Jiu claimed that his Soul Power had fallen but that he had become stronger, and he wagered with Chen Xin that he could prove it.
• Tang Jiu used Spirit Ring Spirit to erase Chen Xin's sixth spirit ring and weaken his Soul Power, then activated his spirit skills and charged at him with a punch.

Tang Jiu defeated Sword Douluo with eighty-one stacked hammer strikes, forcing him to honor a promise to do one thing for Tang Jiu. The group then hunted a Man Faced Demon Spider for Meng Yiran, while Tang Jiu prepared to face a Great Earth Mysterious Turtle.

• Tang Jiu stacked eighty-one strikes and sent Sword Douluo flying, making him cough up blood after Ning Rongrong struck his back.
• Ning Rongrong declared Sword Douluo had lost, and Sword Douluo agreed to do one thing for Tang Jiu.
• Tang Jiu joked that Sword Douluo should kill Qian Daoliu or beat up Sect Master Ning, then mocked him for acting like an elder.
• Tang Jiu restrained a male Man Faced Demon Spider, and Meng Yiran killed it and absorbed its Spirit Ring.
• Tang Jiu said he wanted to hunt a Great Earth Mysterious Turtle, and Sword Douluo offered to help because Tang Jiu could not break its defense.

Tang Jiu led the group to a Great Earth Mysterious Turtle and wagered with Sword Douluo that he could kill it. After suppressing the beast’s cultivation, Tang Jiu pierced its leg, and its sudden scream left the others astonished.

• Meng Yiran absorbed a soul ring and gained the Third Spirit Skill Snake Lance.
• Tang Jiu found a roughly twenty-three-thousand-year-old Great Earth Mysterious Turtle and imagined how it could strengthen his defensive abilities.
• Dragon Duke struck the turtle with his Eighth Spirit Ability, but barely damaged its shell before the turtle froze him with its breath.
• Sword Douluo argued that Tang Jiu could not defeat the turtle and wagered another favor against Tang Jiu’s success.
• Tang Jiu suppressed the turtle’s cultivation, pierced its leg before it could retract it, and declared it dead as it let out a shrill scream.

Tang Jiu killed the Great Earth Mysterious Turtle with poison, absorbed its spirit ring, and gained a powerful defensive skill. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xue Qinghe warned that Tang Jiu’s uncertain parentage could set him against the Clear Sky Sect, while Qian Renxue realized he was the man she had previously exposed.

• Tang Jiu poisoned the Great Earth Mysterious Turtle, killed it, and absorbed its twenty-three-thousand-year spirit ring in one second.
• Tang Jiu revealed that Defense Evil Ring could steal an enemy’s defense and sometimes grant him a Great Earth Mysterious Turtle Shell with absolute defense.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin told Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo about Tang Jiu’s strange second martial soul and his strength.
• Xue Qinghe explained that Tang Jiu might fight the Clear Sky Sect and seek refuge with Spirit Hall if Tang Hao chose the sect over him.
• Qian Renxue realized Tang Jiu was the same person she knew as Tang Heizhi and feared he would discover she had exposed him.

Ning Fengzhi sent Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to aid Tang San while considering recruiting Tang Jiu into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Qian Renxue objected to the idea of Tang Jiu marrying Ning Rongrong. At Shrek Academy, Tang San’s spider legs burst out and poisoned the others, leaving Tang Jiu to attempt to draw the poison from Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to help Tang San and suggested bringing Tang Jiu into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Qian Renxue objected to him being matched with Ning Rongrong.
• Flender welcomed Tang Jiu and the others back to Shrek Academy, where Tang Jiu reported that his Soul Power had increased by several levels.
• Master explained that he had given his soul bones to Yu Tianheng, prompting Tang Jiu to complain that Yu Tianheng should be his junior brother.
• Tang San’s spider legs burst out of his back and injured everyone nearby, poisoning most of them.
• Master taught Tang San to control his spider legs, while Meng Yiran said Tang Jiu might be able to detoxify the others.
• Tang Jiu pressed his cut finger against Zhu Zhuqing’s poisoned wound, drawing the poison into his own bloodstream.

Yu Xiaogang began special training by setting Tang Jiu against the Shrek team and Zhao Wuji, with Tang Jiu forbidden from using his Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Tang Jiu launched a surprise attack on the team’s backline, and the chapter ended as Zhao Wuji struck at him to save Oscar.

• Tang Jiu absorbed Zhu Zhuqing’s poison into his spirit bone, cured the others, and joined Yu Xiaogang as he announced special training.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged the Shrek team and Zhao Wuji to defeat Tang Jiu, while forbidding Tang Jiu from using his Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Shao Xin supplied Recovery Beans, and Yu Xiaogang warned that the losing side would have its training doubled.
• Tang San named his spider legs the Eight Spider Lances as the Shrek team prepared its tactics against Tang Jiu.
• At Yu Xiaogang’s signal, Tang Jiu charged without activating his martial soul and broke through the team’s defenses.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to move Ning Rongrong out of danger and left Oscar exposed, while Zhao Wuji attacked Tang Jiu to try to save Oscar.

Tang Jiu overwhelmed the Shrek Team by exploiting his speed, stolen spirit-ring abilities, and fire immunity, knocking out Oscar, Ma Hong Jun, and Dai Mubai. He then survived Zhao Wuji’s attack with a defensive shell and battered Zhao Wuji into a crater.

• Tang Jiu tricked Zhao Wuji and knocked Oscar unconscious with a punch, taking the Shrek Team’s support out of the fight.
• Ning Rongrong boosted her teammates, but Tang Jiu stole Zhu Zhuqing’s enhanced speed and used it to evade Zhao Wuji and rush the others.
• Tang San restrained Tang Jiu, but Tang Jiu broke free, ignored Ma Hong Jun’s flames with his fire immunity, and knocked him out.
• Tang Jiu stole Zhao Wuji’s strength and speed, endured Zhu Zhuqing’s claws, and punched Dai Mubai unconscious.
• Tang Jiu blocked Zhao Wuji’s palm with the Great Earth Mysterious Turtle Shell, then launched Zhao Wuji into the air and battered him into a crater.

Tang Jiu overwhelmed Zhao Wuji and the other opponents with lightning and his spirit skills, then faced Tang San in a duel. Tang San ended the chapter by revealing his Clear Sky Hammer after his poisoned Back-Mounted Flower Crossbow failed to stop Tang Jiu.

• Tang Jiu used lightning and Soul Power drained from Zhao Wuji to beat him and blast him out of Shrek Academy.
• Tang Jiu struck Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran with lightning until they surrendered, then shocked Xiao Wu and knocked her unconscious.
• Tang San attacked Tang Jiu with Hidden Weapons and the Godly Zhuge Crossbow while Tang Jiu countered with lightning.
• Tang San staggered, and Tang Jiu charged at him, but Tang San fired his Back-Mounted Flower Crossbow from his spine.
• Tang Jiu caught the poisoned bolt in his mouth and declared poison useless against him, and Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Jiu defeated Tang San and the Shrek Team after Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, then faced Tang Hao over the beating. After telling Tang Hao about his plan to ambush Old Chrysanthemum, Tang Jiu left and asked whether Tang Hao would help Tang San recover a soul bone stolen by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Tang Jiu, but Tang Jiu stopped the hammer with one finger and overwhelmed him with his strength.
• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances and other techniques, but Tang Jiu grabbed a lance and repeatedly smashed him into the ground until he passed out.
• Tang Jiu defeated the Shrek Team, including Zhao Wuji, and Flender criticized him for being too ruthless.
• Tang Hao confronted Tang Jiu at night, but Tang Jiu suppressed one of his Soul Rings and joked about finding a stepmother from Skywater Academy.
• Tang Jiu told Tang Hao he planned to ambush and kill Old Chrysanthemum, and Tang Hao ultimately agreed.
• As Tang Jiu departed, he asked Tang Hao whether he would help Tang San reclaim a soul bone stolen by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Tang Jiu left his conversation with Tang Hao hurt by his father’s favoritism, then provoked Shrek’s exhausted students by feasting while they trained. When Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan arrived seeking revenge, Flender tried to protect Tang Jiu and was struck down after learning his opponent was a Titled Douluo.

• Tang Hao said he could not harm the Clear Sky Sect for Tang Jiu, but promised to protect Xiao San because of his dead mother, leaving Tang Jiu feeling like an unloved adopted son.
• Tang Jiu set a pot of spirit beast meat to stew while Master made the Shrek students run with stone-filled bamboo baskets, and the hungry students complained as the teachers ate.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan arrived at Shrek and demanded Tang Jiu, while Flender insisted he would protect him and refused Tang Jiu’s warning.
• Yue Guan revealed his nine spirit rings, and Flender tried to take back his challenge before Yue Guan punched him into the boiling meat pot.

Tang Jiu lured Chrysanthemum Douluo into a trap and fought him with help from Tang Hao, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo. Chrysanthemum Douluo tried to flee, but Tang Jiu weakened him and Sword Douluo struck from above.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo chased Flender with his Fifth Spirit Skill until Tang Jiu intervened and drew him away from the academy.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo pursued Tang Jiu into the forest, where Tang Hao ambushed him with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo unleashed his Ninth Spirit Ability, but Bone Douluo shielded Tang Jiu with a giant bone claw.
• Tang Jiu revealed that he had baited Chrysanthemum Douluo into the trap and joined Bone Douluo to face him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo fled, but Tang Jiu's Spirit Ring Spirit reduced his nine rings to eight, and Sword Douluo attacked him with a massive sword.

Tang Jiu and three Titled Douluo nearly killed Chrysanthemum Douluo, but Ghost Douluo intervened and Tang Hao stopped the final blow. Furious that Tang Hao had held back, Tang Jiu confronted him and demanded that he kill Chrysanthemum Douluo or end their father-son relationship.

• Tang Jiu ordered Tang Hao and Bone Douluo to attack Chrysanthemum Douluo, leaving him badly injured and unable to defend himself.
• Ghost Douluo appeared in black mist and stopped Tang Hao from delivering the killing blow.
• Tang Hao urged Tang Jiu to let Chrysanthemum Douluo go, and Tang Jiu angrily told him to get lost.
• Tang Jiu accused Tang Hao of favoring Third Brother and abandoning him when his life was threatened.
• Tang Jiu gave Tang Hao a choice: kill Chrysanthemum Douluo and remain his father, or sever their father-son relationship.

After Tang Hao chose the Clear Sky Sect over Tang Jiu, Tang Jiu declared their debt settled and turned on Chrysanthemum Douluo. His taunts enraged Chrysanthemum Douluo into charging him, leaving Tang Jiu exposed.

• Tang Hao apologized to Tang Jiu but refused to choose him over the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Jiu offered to repay the life debt between them with one favor.
• Tang Hao declined the offer, and Tang Jiu vowed he would never owe him anything again.
• Tang Jiu demanded that Sword Douluo fulfill his promise to kill Chrysanthemum Douluo, but Sword Douluo said he had failed.
• Tang Jiu transformed into his Blood Clan form and pursued Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, mocking Chrysanthemum Douluo with a song and an imitation of the Titan Giant Ape.
• Ghost Douluo released Chrysanthemum Douluo after noticing Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had fallen behind, and Chrysanthemum Douluo charged at Tang Jiu.