Chapter Summaries

Shen Tianchen advised Dugu Bo to use Qin Ming’s return and the academy’s response to build a case against Qin Ming and Prince Xue Xing. Dugu Bo agreed to wait in the courtyard and keep his anger hidden while Shen Tianchen’s plan unfolded.

• Dugu Bo told Shen Tianchen that Qin Ming had mistreated Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, prompting Dugu Bo to seek revenge.
• Shen Tianchen argued that the three education committee members would protect Qin Ming and proposed letting Prince Xue Xing take control of the academy.
• Dugu Bo realized that complaints from powerful families could expose Prince Xue Xing’s weaknesses and put pressure on the royal family.
• Shen Tianchen told Dugu Bo to stay away from the palace, hide his anger when Qin Ming returned, and wait for Qin Ming to cause another problem.
• Dugu Bo agreed to follow Shen Tianchen’s plan, and Shen Tianchen reminded him that they would hunt spirit beasts the next day.

Shen Tianchen led his team toward Sunset Forest with Zhou Qi, confident that his preparations would keep them safe, while hired attackers secretly targeted them. At the academy, the education committee questioned Yu Tianheng about the conflict with Shrek and ordered Zhi Lin to bring the others back before the dispute put Qin Ming in greater danger.

• Shen Tianchen reassured Zhou Qi that the team could handle the spirit beasts and showed him Dugu Bo's distribution map before they entered the forest.
• A group of hired attackers discussed killing Shen Tianchen's team and decided to act quickly without leaving evidence.
• Yu Tianheng returned to the academy and told Meng Shenji and the other committee members that a verbal conflict had occurred during the spirit battle, withholding Tang San's actions.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin worried that Dugu Yan might be injured and that Dugu Bo and the royal family could punish Qin Ming.
• Meng Shenji told Zhi Lin to retrieve the others quickly so they could learn what had happened and protect Qin Ming.

Shen Tianchen and the Imperial Dou Second Team neared the Blazing Sun Golden Crow’s habitat, but a group of soul masters ambushed them on Bibi Dong’s orders. The battle began with Shen Tianchen facing their leader Liu Zhuang while Zhou Qi and the others fought the remaining attackers.

• Shen Tianchen assigned the team positions for their hunt, then Ghost Leopard Douluo warned him that hostile soul masters were approaching.
• Ghost Douluo told Ghost Leopard Douluo that Bibi Dong had ordered him to test Shen Tianchen, though the others might be hurt.
• Shen Tianchen sensed the ambushers, exposed them with Sword Qi, and identified their leader Liu Zhuang and his five allies.
• Shen Tianchen took on Liu Zhuang, while Zhou Qi engaged the Soul King and the rest of the team fought the attackers.
• Shen Tianchen’s first clash drove Liu Zhuang back, and the two began a fierce battle as Feng Xiaotian struggled against two Soul Ancestors.

Feng Xiaotian and Shen Tianchen’s team defeated the Soul Ancestors and Soul King attacking them. After the encirclement ended in victory, Shen Tianchen’s display of strength left Gui Mei silent and Ghost Leopard Douluo satisfied.

• Feng Xiaotian defeated two Soul Ancestors with his self-created skill and Fourth Spirit Ability, then restored his Soul Power with Ning Rongrong’s help.
• Feng Xiaotian joined Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to defeat their opponent, and the three went on to support Chen Wei’s side.
• Shen Tianchen defeated Liu Zhuang with his Sixth Spirit Ability, Dragon Abyss Annihilation Slash, after wearing down his opponent.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo praised Shen Tianchen’s performance and reminded Gui Mei that the Worship Hall held the final decision-making power.
• Shen Tianchen’s group won the encirclement and finished off Liu Zhuang and the others while they were unconscious.

After the battle, Shen Tianchen gave the injured group healing herbs and they rested before continuing their search for soul rings. Meanwhile, Zhi Lin brought Qin Ming back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Qin Ming tried to recruit Shrek Academy's students, only to learn that Shen Tianchen had already assembled the second team.

• Shen Tianchen shared healing herbs with the battle-worn group, and Feng Xiaotian arranged watches for the night.
• Zhi Lin found Qin Ming and took him back to the academy, where Qin Ming blamed Dugu Yan for the conflict with the Shrek Team.
• Qin Ming repeated his account to Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan, who challenged his version of events.
• Qin Ming praised Shrek Academy's young students and urged the Education Committee to recruit them for the second team.
• Zhi Lin told Qin Ming that Shen Tianchen had already assembled the second team and that replacing its members would be difficult to justify to the Crown Prince.

Qin Ming proposed reorganizing the Imperial Dou teams to bring the Shrek Team into the academy, while Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to abandon Yu Tianheng and leave for Sunset Forest. The chapter ended with the Education Committee reconsidering Qin Ming’s proposal as Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo departed.

• Qin Ming proposed splitting up the second team and combining its remaining members with the Shrek Team, and Meng Shenji said he would need Shen Tianchen’s agreement.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo she wanted to ask Shen Tianchen for an immortal herb for Yu Tianheng, but Dugu Bo warned her that Yu Tianheng had pursued her for his own benefit.
• Dugu Bo reminded Dugu Yan that Yu Tianheng had not visited her and that the Dugu Family owed its immortal herbs and Poison Pill method to Shen Tianchen.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan to report their departure to the Education Committee before leaving with her for Sunset Forest.
• Yu Tianheng watched Dugu Yan leave without approaching her, and the Education Committee reconsidered Qin Ming’s proposal.

Shen Tianchen’s team waited for Chen Wei to finish absorbing his spirit ring while Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo visited the forest. After Chen Wei reached the Soul Ancestor realm, the group prepared to return to the academy, where Shen Tianchen expected Qin Ming’s recruitment effort to soon cause a confrontation.

• Shen Tianchen teased Ning Rongrong for being the only team member below level forty as everyone guarded Chen Wei during his spirit-ring absorption.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan arrived, and Dugu Yan thanked Shen Tianchen for helping her improve her strength.
• Dugu Bo told Shen Tianchen that Qin Ming had contacted Shrek Academy and that the three education committee members planned to recruit its people.
• About two and a half hours later, Chen Wei finished absorbing his spirit ring and reached the Soul Ancestor realm.
• Shen Tianchen stopped Chen Wei from kneeling to thank him, and the team made preparations to return to the academy.

At the Worship Hall, the enshrined elders discussed Bibi Dong’s assassination attempt on Shen Tianchen and considered moving him from Heaven Dou Royal Academy to a school backed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Back at the academy, Shen Tianchen rejected Qin Ming’s demand to transfer Second Team members into the First Team to make room for Shrek Academy.

• Qianjun Douluo and Qingluan Douluo urged Qian Daoliu to confront Bibi Dong over her attempt on Shen Tianchen’s life, while the other enshrined elders supported them.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Guangling Douluo backed the idea of having Ning Fengzhi establish an academy for Shen Tianchen and his teammates, and Qian Daoliu decided to contact him privately.
• After the Imperial Dou Second Team returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Zhou Qi arranged for the team to take two or three days off to rest.
• Qin Ming visited Shen Tianchen and proposed moving Second Team members into the First Team while the remaining members joined Shrek Academy to form a new Second Team.
• Shen Tianchen refused Qin Ming’s proposal, told him to leave, and shut the door after Qin Ming departed.

After Qin Ming tried to recruit members of the Imperial Dou Second Team for Shrek Academy, Shen Tianchen and his teammates considered their options while Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng planned to use the affair against the Education Committee. Huo Wu noticed a possible irregularity while collecting Cultivation Resources, leaving her with something to investigate.

• Shen Tianchen told the Imperial Dou Second Team about Qin Ming’s proposal, and the team discussed transferring to Blazing Academy if the dispute continued.
• Feng Xiaotian questioned why the Education Committee tolerated Qin Ming, while Shen Tianchen revealed his plan to use the affair to help Prince Xue Xing take control of the academy.
• Xue Beng told Prince Xue Xing that Qin Ming had failed to persuade Shen Tianchen to break up the Second Team, and Prince Xue Xing ordered him to secretly gather evidence against Qin Ming and the Education Committee members.
• Qin Ming collected the First Team’s Cultivation Resources, and Huo Wu arrived afterward to collect resources for her team.
• Huo Wu noticed Dugu Yan’s name on the resource list and learned that someone else could collect resources by signing beneath a member’s name, so she decided to tell the others.

Huo Wu uncovered that Qin Ming collected the Imperial Dou First Team’s monthly Cultivation Resources despite some members relying on outside support, and Shen Tianchen considered using the information against him. Ning Rongrong then brought Shen Tianchen to meet Ning Fengzhi, who gave him a letter from the Worship Hall concerning a proposed academy.

• Huo Wu told Shen Tianchen and the Second Team that Qin Ming collected all the First Team’s Cultivation Resources, even though Dugu Yan barely used the academy’s supplies.
• Shen Tianchen suspected the resources were being diverted and decided to keep the discovery secret while considering telling Prince Xue Xing.
• Ning Rongrong told Shen Tianchen that Ning Fengzhi wanted to meet him about building an academy in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s name.
• Shen Tianchen received permission from Teacher Zhou Qi and accompanied Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong away, then showed Shen Tianchen a letter from the Worship Hall and asked for his opinion.

Shen Tianchen discussed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s new academy and planned to transfer there by exploiting a dispute at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He helped Xue Qinghe devise a way to avoid blame and draw out Prince Xue Xing, then left after agreeing that Xue Qinghe would be away for a month.

• Shen Tianchen learned that Ning Fengzhi planned to enroll two hundred students at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s academy and provide resources matching or exceeding Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s.
• Shen Tianchen told Ning Fengzhi about the conflict brewing at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and suggested it could provide a chance to transfer academies.
• Shen Tianchen visited Xue Qinghe, who worried that his transfer might damage the Crown Prince’s reputation and undermine his plans.
• Shen Tianchen advised Xue Qinghe to give Prince Xue Xing some authority so he would reveal a flaw, while Qin Ming’s efforts to settle the academy dispute exposed his own weakness.
• Xue Qinghe decided to leave under the pretext of obtaining a soul ring for about a month, and Shen Tianchen agreed that the time would be enough.

While Xue Qinghe went spirit hunting in Sunset Forest, Shen Tianchen resisted Qin Ming and the Education Committee’s efforts to divide his Imperial Dou Second Team. Prince Xue Xing intervened on Shen Tianchen’s behalf and threatened to have the committee members retire.

• Xue Qinghe used a spirit-hunting expedition as cover to enter Sunset Forest, hiding his High-level Soul Saint strength behind his Swan martial soul and soul bone’s camouflage.
• Qin Ming and the Education Committee proposed splitting Shen Tianchen’s Second Team between the academy’s two teams, offering compensation and a future chance to form the First Team.
• Shen Tianchen refused, insisting that Xue Qinghe had granted him the right to form the team and that the academy should discuss any change with the Crown Prince.
• Prince Xue Xing arrived with Xue Beng and Dugu Bo, had soldiers surround the Education Committee members and Qin Ming, and declared that the Second Team should remain intact.
• Dugu Bo told Shen Tianchen to leave the dispute to him, while Prince Xue Xing criticized the committee for favoring Qin Ming and threatened to petition the emperor to send the members into retirement.

Shen Tianchen investigated Qin Ming’s handling of the Imperial Dou team’s cultivation resources and found a way to use the uncertainty around them against him. He asked Dugu Bo to arrange a disguised delivery of resources to Shrek Academy, setting up the next stage of his plan.

• Prince Xue Xing offered Shen Tianchen imperial support before leaving with Xue Beng and his guards.
• Shen Tianchen went with Dugu Bo to ask Dugu Yan about the cultivation resources provided to her and her teammates.
• Shen Tianchen showed Dugu Yan records indicating that Qin Ming had continued claiming resources for her, though she said the team had probably not sold them secretly.
• Shen Tianchen concluded that the records could not directly prove Qin Ming’s wrongdoing and devised another way to implicate him.
• Shen Tianchen gave Dugu Bo unused cultivation resources and asked him to hire someone disguised as Qin Ming to deliver them secretly to Shrek Academy.

Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng after he asked about her rapid cultivation, while Shen Tianchen met with the leaders of the Feng, Shui, and Huo families to discuss an alliance. The families wanted a concrete plan to secure their interests before committing fully, leaving Shen Tianchen to weigh the risks of helping them.

• Yu Tianheng asked Dugu Yan how she had grown stronger, but she dismissed his excuses and ended their relationship.
• Yu Feng, Shi Mo, and Ye Lingling watched Dugu Yan leave and recognized that she and Yu Tianheng had no future together.
• Huo Wushuang told Shen Tianchen that the three family heads wanted to meet, and Shen Tianchen went to Elemental City with Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian.
• Feng Changlin asked whether Shen Tianchen would persuade Dugu Bo to warn the Elephant Armored Sect, and Shen Tianchen reaffirmed his promise.
• Shui Wuyue said the three families needed a beneficial plan before they would trust Shen Tianchen to lead them, and Shen Tianchen considered the risks of their alliance.

Shen Tianchen offered the three Elemental City families a way out of their predicament by arranging a business partnership with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After Ning Fengzhi approved the deal, the families agreed to follow Shen Tianchen’s orders, though they would initially answer to Ning Fengzhi.

• Shen Tianchen proposed that the Feng, Shui, and Huo families manage regional businesses for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and promised Dugu Your Excellency would warn Hu Yan Zhen.
• Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian told Shen Tianchen they trusted him and offered to persuade their families if needed.
• Shen Tianchen sent Feng Xiaotian to deliver a letter to Ning Fengzhi, who agreed to the proposal after discussing it with Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
• Huo Lie, Feng Changlin, and Shui Wuyue debated whether to support Shen Tianchen, and Huo Lie assured Shui Wuyue that his family would receive benefits too.
• Shen Tianchen presented Ning Fengzhi’s reply, which offered each family a profitable business and thirty percent of its profits, and the three family heads agreed to follow him.

Shen Tianchen gave Shui Wuyue an Extreme Cold Snow Lotus for Shui Bing’er and returned to the academy, while Dugu Bo defeated Hu Yan Zhen and disrupted the Elephant Armored Sect’s plan to annex the Feng Shui Fire Families. Bibi Dong grew furious over Dugu Bo’s interference, and Qin Ming decided to use force to secure a place for Shrek’s team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Shen Tianchen gave Shui Wuyue the Extreme Cold Snow Lotus and asked her to keep it confidential.
• Shen Tianchen returned to the academy with Huo Wushuang and advised his teammates to balance the interests of those involved when pursuing their goals.
• Dugu Bo confronted Hu Yan Zhen at an Elephant Armored Sect stronghold and defeated Hu Yan Zhen and Hu Yan Ping.
• Hu Yan Zhen sent a letter to Bibi Dong, who angrily blamed Dugu Bo and Shen Tianchen for opposing her plans.
• Qin Ming grew anxious about the approaching deadline and decided to use force to secure a place for Shrek’s team.

Qin Ming’s actions at Heaven Dou Royal Academy led to his arrest after Prince Xue Xing received evidence of his corruption. Shen Tianchen and his companions prepared to leave for Seven Treasures Academy, where they planned to strengthen their team for the upcoming Spirit Master Tournament.

• Qin Ming used the Education Committee’s permit to cut off the Imperial Dou Second Team’s resources and training grounds, then clashed with royal agents while trying to cancel their dormitories.
• Zhou Qi proposed that Shen Tianchen and the team leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s new academy, and Shen Tianchen agreed and asked him to handle the withdrawal paperwork.
• Shen Tianchen summoned Dugu Bo and told him it was time to act.
• Prince Xue Xing received evidence against Qin Ming, obtained Xue Ye’s arrest warrant, and led soldiers to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Bo’s Soul Power subdued Qin Ming, and soldiers shackled him and took him to prison.
• Ning Rongrong told the team Seven Treasures Academy was ready, while Shen Tianchen discussed adding substitutes for the upcoming tournament; Feng Xiaotian saw Qin Ming being escorted away.

Qin Ming was stripped of his Soul Power, convicted on evidence arranged by Shen Tianchen, and sentenced to execution, while the three education committee members were dismissed. As Shen Tianchen’s team prepared to leave for Seven Treasures Academy, Ning Fengzhi secured Xue Ye’s approval by agreeing to acknowledge Heaven Dou Royal Family’s sponsorship and the team’s training at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Dugu Bo had Qin Ming’s Soul Power crippled and delivered him to the dungeon, where guards beat him when he protested.
• Prince Xue Xing presented evidence of Qin Ming’s crimes, and Xue Ye sentenced him to execution in four days while dismissing Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin.
• News of Qin Ming’s coming execution spread through Heaven Dou City, and Yu Tianheng’s family rebuked him as his standing with the team declined.
• Shen Tianchen told his teammates he had arranged their transfer to Seven Treasures Academy, while Zhou Qi said the dismissed committee members’ replacement had delayed their paperwork.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Xue Ye to let the Imperial Dou Second Team leave for Seven Treasures Academy, and Xue Ye agreed after Ning offered royal sponsorship and recognition of their prior training at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Qin Ming was executed for selling academy resources and other crimes, while Tang San and the Shrek group remained unaware that their careless betrayal had helped seal his fate. Shen Tianchen and his teammates then submitted their withdrawals from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, leaving its future competitiveness in doubt.

• Prince Xue Xing presented evidence against Qin Ming, and Qin Ming realized that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had betrayed him.
• Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, and Osler testified against Qin Ming as the charges were read, and the angry crowd demanded his execution.
• Qin Ming was tortured to death as Shen Tianchen and his companions watched before leaving the execution ground.
• In Silvis City, Tang San and the Shrek group felt uneasy, but Flender dismissed their concern and urged them to focus on their matches.
• Shen Tianchen and his teammates submitted withdrawal applications to the three members of the Education Committee, who regretted losing the Imperial Dou Second Team.

After leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Shen Tianchen and his companions arrived at the newly built Seven Treasures Academy. While exploring the construction site, Shen Tianchen recognized a member of the Defense Clan and approached him to ask about the clan.

• Ning Rongrong and Huo Wu rejected Meng Shenji and the other elders' attempt to persuade them to stay, and the original seven members of the Imperial Dou Second Team withdrew from the Academy.
• Zhou Qi submitted his resignation and joined Shen Tianchen and the others as they left for Seven Treasures Academy.
• Ning Tianhua welcomed the group and directed them to their new accommodations, a lavish dormitory complex designed by Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.
• On his day off, Shen Tianchen visited a nearby construction site and recognized the Armored Rhinoceros Martial Soul as belonging to the Defense Clan.
• Shen Tianchen offered wine to Niu Mo, the Defense Clan foreman, and Niu Mo agreed to speak with him.