Chapter Summaries

Su Chen sparred with Xie Yue, whose transformed Moon Blades could ricochet unpredictably, and defeated him by exploiting an opening. Xie Yue then took Su Chen to visit Hu Liena, while Ziji stayed behind because entering Spirit City could expose her to Qiandao Liu.

• Xie Yue asked Su Chen to spar and showed him his transformed Moon Blades and their ricocheting attacks.
• Ziji sealed off the sparring area and watched as Xie Yue's Moon Blades began to overwhelm Su Chen.
• Su Chen used a falling tree to disrupt the blades' trajectories, caught Xie Yue's opening, and threw him to the ground.
• Xie Yue invited Su Chen to see Hu Liena, but Ziji agreed to wait outside after Su Chen warned her about Qiandao Liu.
• Xie Yue asked about Ziji, and Su Chen explained that she had saved him and gone through the Gates of Hell with him.

Su Chen reunited with Hu Liena after six years, then continued traveling with Ziji rather than staying at Spirit Hall. Two months later, they reached Skywater City and saw how much Skywater Academy had grown.

• Su Chen found Hu Liena training with merged Soul Power and spiritual power, and she tearfully embraced him after mistaking his return for an illusion.
• Hu Liena begged Su Chen to stay, but he refused because he had promised his savior to continue traveling; he left her a Dragon Blood Ginseng before departing Spirit City.
• Su Chen and Ziji set out for Skywater Academy, and he planned to develop a movement-type soul skill during their journey.
• Su Chen told Ziji he intended to visit his old home after Skywater Academy, while she shared that her parents had died in conflict among the dragon clan.
• After two months of traveling, Su Chen and Ziji arrived outside Skywater City and learned that Skywater Academy had expanded through a partnership with the Heaven Dou Empire.

Su Chen brought Ziji to Skywater Academy, where she tested Shui Qingxuan’s resolve by claiming Su Chen belonged to her. Shui Qingxuan refused to give him up, earning Ziji’s approval and a dragon scale that might help her break through Level 90.

• Ziji disguised her strength as a Level 94 Titled Douluo and went with Su Chen to Skywater Academy through a side entrance.
• Shui Qingxuan discovered Ziji and received her in the office, where Ziji displayed her apparent soul rings and claimed she had saved Su Chen.
• Ziji said Su Chen belonged to her from then on, but Shui Qingxuan insisted he was a student of Skywater Academy and refused to yield.
• Ziji praised Shui Qingxuan’s integrity and gave her a Hundred Thousand Year Dragon Clan Soul Beast scale that could help her break through Level 90.

Su Chen visited his disciple Shui Binger at Skywater Academy, where he reunited with her and taught her two sword qi techniques. After leaving medicinal herbs for Shui Jing, he departed with Ziji to return to his hometown.

• Su Chen asked Shui Qingxuan to keep his and Ziji's existence secret, and she agreed after receiving a Dragon Scale.
• Shui Binger welcomed Su Chen back, then sensed Ziji was a soul beast and attacked her with Ultimate Ice Soul Power.
• Su Chen stopped Shui Binger and learned she had reached level thirty-one and chosen to become a control-type soul master for the sake of her teammates.
• Su Chen told Shui Binger he had mastered Shang Yang Sword Qi and Zhong Chong Sword Qi and taught her both techniques.
• Su Chen left medicinal herbs in Shui Jing's dormitory, then departed Skywater Academy with Ziji to head toward his hometown.

Su Chen and Ziji returned to the Sacred Dragon Sect and forced Tuo Ba Xi to surrender its cultivation method. News of the attack reached Hu Yan Zhen, just as Su Chen and Ziji’s next assault on the Elephant Armor Sect was reported.

• Su Chen visited his transformed hometown, now called Losa Town, before setting out again.
• Su Chen and Ziji confronted Tuo Ba Xi at the Sacred Dragon Sect, where Ziji overwhelmed him with her Soul Power.
• Ziji demanded the Sacred Dragon Sect’s cultivation method, and Tuo Ba Xi surrendered under threat of force.
• Hu Yan Zhen learned of the Sacred Dragon Sect’s defeat and celebrated Tuo Ba Xi’s misfortune.
• An Elephant Armor Sect disciple reported that a powerful man and woman had forced their way into the sect and urged Hu Yan Zhen to act.

Su Chen and Ziji raided the Lower Four Sects to obtain cultivation methods, but the manuals proved too limited to help him create a new technique. As they considered where to search next, Ziji suggested the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Su Chen warned that confronting its two powerful Title Douluo would be too risky.

• Ziji defeated Hu Yan Zhen, who surrendered the Elephant Armor Sect's cultivation manuals rather than resist.
• Ziji and Su Chen took the Lower Four Sects' manuals, while the sects kept the raids secret to protect their reputations.
• Yu Yuanzhen learned that unknown attackers had plundered the Lower Four Sects and ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to prepare.
• Su Chen studied the manuals but found no useful cultivation method for developing the Heterogeneous Soul Power he had gained from Meng Po.
• Ziji proposed seeking methods from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Su Chen rejected the idea because facing Chen Xin and Gu Rong together was too dangerous.

Su Chen and Ziji accepted Ning Fengzhi’s invitation and visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi mistook them for members of a powerful hidden sect. Their meeting ended with Su Chen unexpectedly recognizing Ning Rongrong, who was still at the sect.

• After Su Chen’s Soul Power rose to Rank 45, Ning Fengzhi invited him and Ziji to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Three days later, Ning Fengzhi welcomed Su Chen and Ziji with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo at his side.
• Ziji inspected Bone Douluo’s bone dragon martial soul, while Ning Fengzhi was impressed by Su Chen’s apparent strength and youth.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered whether a hidden sect was behind Su Chen and Ziji’s efforts to seize the Lower Four Sects.
• Ning Rongrong emerged from behind a screen, and Su Chen was surprised to find her still at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Su Chen offered Ning Fengzhi the secret to evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in exchange for cultivation manuals. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were shocked as Su Chen named the required immortal herb, the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

• Ning Fengzhi questioned Ziji about seizing the Lower Four Sects’ secret teachings, and Ziji said she had done it because Su Chen wanted them.
• Ning Fengzhi resolved to befriend Su Chen and Ziji, then had Chen Xin bring over cultivation manuals for different kinds of Soul Masters.
• Su Chen proposed telling Ning Fengzhi how to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in exchange for the manuals.
• Ning Fengzhi solemnly thanked Su Chen, and Su Chen named the Aromatic Silk Beauty as the required immortal-grade herb.
• Bone Douluo recalled reading about the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Su Chen explained that the herb and sufficient talent could enable the pagoda’s evolution.

Su Chen asked Sword Douluo Chen Xin to judge his swordsmanship and fought him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The spar ended after Su Chen adapted to Chen Xin’s attacks and nearly landed a surprise strike, while Chen Xin said Su Chen’s swordsmanship was still incomplete.

• Ning Fengzhi thanked Su Chen and Ziji for offering a way to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect advance its martial souls.
• Su Chen asked Chen Xin to give him guidance on his self-created sword techniques, and Chen Xin agreed to spar with him.
• Su Chen used Overclock and his Shang Yang and Zhong Chong sword techniques, but Chen Xin blocked every attack without moving.
• Chen Xin drew the Seven Kill Sword and unleashed a relentless barrage of sword qi, urging Su Chen to find his own sword path.
• After adapting to Chen Xin’s attacks, Su Chen launched a fast sword qi strike that forced Chen Xin to use Still as Autumn Water to deflect it.
• Chen Xin ended the spar and told Su Chen that his swordsmanship had not yet been perfected.

After sparring with Sword Douluo, Su Chen stayed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and meditated on the sword qi he had learned. Ning Rongrong visited him and spoke with Ziji while Su Chen faced increasingly powerful Blood Shadows in his meditation.

• Su Chen told Chen Xin that his martial soul was not sword-type and that his self-created soul skill was still incomplete; Chen Xin praised his potential to Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Su Chen and Ziji to stay at the sect, arranged neighboring rooms, and encouraged Ning Rongrong to seek Su Chen's guidance.
• Su Chen entered deep meditation and found himself on a chained platform above a Blood River, where Little Meng Po summoned Blood Shadows that grew stronger as they fought him.
• Ning Rongrong visited Su Chen's room and asked Ziji how she maintained her appearance, while Ziji explained that she mostly cultivated, ate, and slept.

Su Chen accidentally injured Ning Rongrong when she touched his unstable Soul Power after his battle with Blood Shadow. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Ning Rongrong confronted Su Chen again and realized how much stronger he was, leaving her determined to improve.

• Ning Rongrong bragged about reaching level twenty-four at age eleven, and Ziji told her that Su Chen was already a level-forty-six Soul Ancestor.
• Ning Rongrong touched the blood-red Soul Power around Su Chen as he finished fighting Blood Shadow, and his uncontrolled Soul Power cut her and tore her clothes.
• Ning Fengzhi confronted Su Chen, who explained the accident, and Ning Rongrong confirmed that she had touched his unstable Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi apologized after learning the truth, and Su Chen apologized to Ning Rongrong as they agreed to keep the embarrassing incident private.
• Ning Rongrong tried to slap Su Chen, but he held her hand in place with Soul Power, making her realize she was weak and want to become stronger.

Ning Rongrong tried to get revenge on Su Chen after he stopped her from causing trouble, but her schemes failed. She then recruited him to help her confront the people from Shrek Academy who had dismissed her.

• Ning Rongrong sent Yang Shan and Wu Ping to embarrass Su Chen, but they returned injured and terrified after provoking him.
• Ning Rongrong served Su Chen porridge containing Chaos Herb, but he recognized the hallucinogenic weed and exposed her scheme.
• Su Chen agreed to accept a favor from Ning Rongrong to keep the peace while he stayed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong asked Su Chen to help teach the people from Shrek Academy a lesson for sending her home.

Su Chen agreed to help Ning Rongrong beat up Shrek Academy’s members, but warned her to leave Tang San alone because of his powerful backing. Su Chen and Ziji then left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a planned trip to the Heaven Dou imperial palace, while Ning Fengzhi wrongly concluded that Su Chen was a Clear Sky Sect disciple who knew Tang San’s secret.

• Su Chen agreed to help Ning Rongrong deal with Shrek Academy’s members, but cautioned her against targeting Tang San because of the force behind him.
• Ning Rongrong told Su Chen to spare Tang San and beat up the others, and Su Chen agreed to look for an opportunity during the Soul Master Tournament.
• Ziji proposed that she and Su Chen sneak into the Heaven Dou imperial palace, claiming a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone could conceal her true form.
• Su Chen and Ziji left a farewell letter and departed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi found the letter and, after considering Su Chen’s warning about Tang San’s surname, assumed Su Chen was a Clear Sky Sect disciple and Tang San had Twin Martial Souls.

Ning Fengzhi suspected Tang San was a Clear Sky Sect disciple and considered keeping Shrek Academy at a distance until he could investigate further. Meanwhile, Su Chen and Ziji entered the Heaven Dou imperial capital under forged noble identities, where Ziji’s outburst led them to an audience with Tang Yuehua.

• Ning Fengzhi reasoned that Tang San’s talent and Blue Silver Grass martial soul might mean he had Twin Martial Souls and Clear Sky Sect training, but decided to investigate before acting.
• Su Chen and Ziji reached the imperial capital posing as noble children, and Ziji complained that their etiquette lessons were useless.
• Ziji challenged the level 36 etiquette instructor and knocked him into the ground with one palm.
• The patrol took Ziji and Su Chen to meet Tang Yuehua, master of Moonlight Pavilion, after the incident.
• Ziji told Tang Yuehua that she had struck the instructor because he taught poorly and needed a practical lesson.

Su Chen and Ziji attended etiquette lessons at Moonlight Pavilion, where Xue Qinghe secretly tested Su Chen and was exposed as Qian Renxue. A year later, Su Chen had advanced his cultivation while hiding his true level and had become popular among noble girls.

• Tang Yuehua reviewed Su Chen's false identity documents and brought him and Ziji into etiquette class at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Xue Qinghe approached Su Chen and tested him through a handshake, but her Soul Power was swallowed when it entered his body.
• Ziji recognized that Xue Qinghe was concealing her true martial soul and Soul Power, and Qian Renxue left with Xue Ke.
• Qian Renxue decided to win Su Chen over, and her efforts gradually improved Ziji's opinion of her.
• A year passed, and Su Chen reached Soul Power level forty-nine while displaying only level twenty-eight and studying medicinal herbs.
• Tang Yuehua praised Su Chen's progress, while noble young women grew enamored of him and one said her family would propose marriage.

After completing his cultivation method, Su Chen reached level forty-nine and went with Ziji to watch the Soul Master Tournament. They arrived as Shrek Academy faced Chihuo Academy, where Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu stood out to Ziji.

• At Moonlight Pavilion's graduation ceremony, Qian Renxue questioned Su Chen about studying herbs, and he revealed that he knew her identity and was a presumed-dead member of Spirit Hall.
• Su Chen gave Qian Renxue intelligence about the Heaven Dou Empire's forces and asked her not to reveal his appearance before leaving the capital.
• Su Chen cultivated with Ziji in a hidden cave until he completed a method that let him control his resentful spirit Soul Power; his level rose to forty-nine, and Ziji judged him capable of defeating most Soul Beasts below fifty thousand years.
• Ziji suggested that Su Chen attend the Soul Master Tournament to see his friends, and they went to watch Shrek Academy's match against Chihuo Academy.
• Su Chen recognized Huo Wushuang as Chihuo Academy's offensive core, while Ziji singled out Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu as the team's most notable talents.

Shrek Academy faced Chihuo Academy, whose fire-based team planned to exploit Tang San’s plant-type abilities and attack Shrek’s backline. The battle began with both sides revealing coordinated tactics, and the outcome remained uncertain as Tang San and Huo Wu held back as their teams’ control cores.

• Ziji assessed Huo Wu as Chihuo Academy’s strongest member and tactical core, while Tang San identified her and the rear support Soul Masters as key threats.
• Dai Mubai and Huo Wushuang traded taunts before the teams released their Martial Souls and took their battle formations.
• Su Chen and Ziji discussed the teams’ strengths as the match began, with Shrek advancing in a 3-3-1 formation.
• Chihuo Academy’s support Soul Masters amplified their fire-based team, while Huo Wushuang and another attacker confronted Shrek’s front line.
• Huo Yun and Huo Yu moved around the sides toward Shrek’s backline, but Xiao Wu and Jingling intercepted them as Tang San and Huo Wu watched each other.
• Dai Mubai and Huo Wushuang clashed with their second Soul Skills, and Ziji judged the two teams evenly matched, leaving the control duel decisive.

Shrek Academy and Chihuo Academy traded tactical moves as Tang San’s attempt to isolate Huo Wushuang was turned against him by Huo Wu’s Repelling Fire Ring. Chihuo Academy’s four attackers closed in on the exposed Tang San, leaving the battle at a dangerous turning point.

• Huo Wushuang charged Dai Mubai without using a soul skill, while Tailong and Huang Yuan pressured Chihuo Academy’s Fire Leopard Soul Master.
• Chihuo Academy’s support Soul Masters concentrated their enhancements on the Fire Leopard Soul Master, who repelled Tailong and Huang Yuan and counterattacked.
• Tang San pulled Shrek Academy’s front line back, baiting Huo Wushuang into an encirclement formed by Dai Mubai, Tailong, and Huang Yuan.
• Huo Wu used her Third Soul Skill, Repelling Fire Ring, to scatter five Shrek fighters and expose Tang San to Chihuo Academy.
• Huo Wushuang, two agility-attack Soul Masters, and the Fire Leopard Soul Master attacked Tang San from different directions as their support Soul Masters enhanced them.

Tang San broke through Chihuo Academy’s Seven-Linked Projectiles and helped Shrek Academy eliminate the fire-focused team, drawing attention from spectators and rivals. As Shrek celebrated its victory, an unexpected visitor entered Skywater Academy’s preparation room, where Su Chen and Ziji anticipated a strong substitute.

• Su Chen recognized openings in the Seven-Linked Projectiles, and Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the barrage and turn the projectiles back toward Chihuo Team.
• Tang San’s fire attribute immunity and seven Blue Silver Cages helped Shrek Academy defeat Chihuo Academy, ending its undefeated streak and eliminating it from the competition.
• Ning Fengzhi watched Tang San’s performance closely, while Su Chen and Ziji left after deciding the match’s outcome was settled.
• Huo Wushuang struck a stone pillar in frustration, and Huo Wu struggled to accept that Tang San’s immunity had overturned Chihuo Academy’s plans.
• Shrek Academy celebrated its second victory over a major opponent, while the other competitors took notice of the team’s strength.
• An unexpected figure entered Skywater Academy’s preparation room, and Su Chen told Ziji that the academy seemed to have a promising substitute.

Skywater Academy’s substitute, Su Chen, revealed himself during its match against Shrek Academy and challenged Tang San after Shui Binger’s Ice Snow Devastation failed to settle the fight. Su Chen’s return stunned the spectators and left Huo Wushuang eager to face him again.

• Skywater Academy introduced a mysterious substitute as its match against Shrek Academy began, while Shui Binger assured her teammates they would win with his help.
• Shui Binger unleashed the Ice Snow Devastation Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Tang San defended himself with Spiderweb Restraint and Blue Silver Cage.
• Su Chen secretly encouraged Shui Binger, who revealed her Ice Phoenix martial soul and drove Tang San to dismiss his teammates from the arena.
• Tang San discovered that his teammates were restrained at the arena’s edge, and Su Chen removed his cloak and stopped Shui Binger’s attack.
• Su Chen challenged Tang San to recover and fight him directly, while Huo Wu recognized him and Huo Wushuang vowed to challenge him again.