Chapter Summaries

Qin Feng fought Shui Binger, Xuewu, and Shui Yue'er as their powerful fusion attacks shook the Soul Arena and threatened the spectators. After restoring his Soul Power, he launched another Fourth Soul Skill, leaving the fight still raging.

• Shui Binger, Xuewu, and Shui Yue'er unleashed their Ice Phoenix fusion skill, but Qin Feng broke through its first attack with his hammer technique.
• The trio launched a second attack, and Qin Feng countered with Incinerate the Sky, causing a collision that shattered the arena and tore apart its protective barrier.
• Bone Douluo and Dugu Bo raised a new barrier while Ning Fengzhi supported them to shield the spectators from the shockwaves.
• Qin Feng restored his depleted Soul Power with his Nine-Heart Blood Begonia, using up all but one of its remaining restorations.
• Qin Feng used his Fourth Soul Skill again, and the spectators and Titled Douluos marveled that he could keep fighting.

Qin Feng and Skywater Academy escalated their fight as Shui Binger, Shui Yue'er, and Xuewu unleashed their third-form Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The chapter ended with the Ice Phoenix appearing behind Qin Feng to strike while his fireball clashed with their War God Slash.

• Qin Feng overwhelmed Skywater Academy with his second form of Incinerate the Sky, forcing Shui Binger, Shui Yue'er, and Xuewu to consider their dangerous third form.
• Shui Binger unleashed Ice Snow War God Wings Slash, and the Ice Phoenix's wings transformed into blades as the arena filled with ice and snow.
• Qin Feng used his Fourth Soul Skill, Incinerate the Sky, for the fourth time, while Dugu Bo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi reinforced the arena with ninety-nine defensive barriers.
• Shui Binger revealed that Drifting Ice and Snow War God Wings specialized in speed rather than attack power as the Ice Phoenix teleported behind Qin Feng and brought its wing-blades down.

Qin Feng defeated Skywater Academy’s three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill, securing Shrek Academy’s victory in the final preliminary match. At the awards ceremony, Xue Ye announced the rankings, with Thunder Academy first and Shrek Academy third.

• Qin Feng dodged Skywater Academy’s attack and struck the Ice Phoenix with his hammer, leaving Shui Binger and the other two fighters defeated.
• Qin Feng explained that his speed came from his title as Shrek Academy’s fastest man and his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, the Wind Piercing Golden Phoenix.
• Dou Dou declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Qin Feng’s allies returned to their seats as the arena celebrated.
• Xue Ye announced Thunder Academy in first place, Godwind Academy in second, Shrek Academy in third, Blazing Academy in fourth, and Skywater Academy in fifth.

At the commendation ceremony, Xue Ye granted titles and fiefs to the top five teams, giving Qin Feng the title of Count, while Salas objected and left in anger. As Qin Feng, Tang San, and the Grandmaster discussed the empire pressuring him to choose between it and Spirit Hall, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian confronted them.

• Xue Ye awarded titles to members of the top five teams, named captains and vice-captains Viscounts, and granted Qin Feng the title of Count, with another rank promised if a team won the championship.
• Salas objected to the empire's rewards, but Xue Ye rebuffed him, and Salas left angrily.
• Qin Feng showed Fatty and Oscar Shrek's Promotion Certificate, which listed a reward of one hundred thousand gold coins.
• The Grandmaster and Tang San warned Qin Feng that the empire's noble titles were meant to make him choose between the empire and Spirit Hall, but Qin Feng said he could have both.
• Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian stopped Qin Feng and the Shrek group on their way back to the academy.

Huo Wu challenged Qin Feng to prove her fighting ability, and he demanded three Fire Flame Crystal Stones as the price of accepting. Huo Wu agreed to the terms despite warnings from Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Huo Wu came to challenge Qin Feng, insisting she could defeat him in hand-to-hand combat without using her martial spirit.
• Qin Feng said he had no reason to fight unless Huo Wu offered something, and he demanded three Fire Flame Crystal Stones from the Huo Family.
• Huo Wushuang objected to the demand, while Qin Feng shrugged off their complaints and said he would not fight without the stones.
• Huo Wu agreed to give Qin Feng three Fire Flame Crystal Stones and challenged him to fight without using his martial spirit.
• Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian warned Huo Wu that Qin Feng was setting a trap, but she asked her brother to trust her.

Qin Feng defeated Huo Wu in a one-sided fight and won her promise to hand over three Fire Flame Crystal Stones. The next morning, he told Shrek’s leaders he planned to train in the Star Dou Forest before the promotion matches.

• Huo Wushuang asked what Qin Feng would wager, and Qin Feng offered a Feng Ling Bank Black Card worth one billion.
• Huo Wu accepted the bet, and Feng Xiaotian warned Huo Wushuang that Qin Feng was likely to overpower her.
• Qin Feng caught Huo Wu’s kick, hurled her into a wall, and defeated her in under a minute despite Feng Xiaotian’s alarm.
• Huo Wu admitted defeat and promised to provide the Fire Flame Crystal Stones later, while Qin Feng said he trusted her to keep her word.
• The next morning, Qin Feng told Flender, Erlong, and Grandmaster that he would leave for special training in the Star Dou Forest.

Qin Feng and Tang San left Shrek Academy to pursue special training on their own, provoking the Grandmaster and prompting him to impose harsher training on those who stayed. Outside the academy, Tang San told Qin Feng he sometimes wondered whether he was a useless man.

• Qin Feng told the Grandmaster that his training methods wasted time, then accepted the Grandmaster's assessment requirement and left.
• Tang San announced he would leave to find something that belonged to him and agreed to complete the Grandmaster's assessment.
• The Grandmaster began a month of tenfold Purgatory Devil Training for the remaining students and challenged Fatty to defeat Flender or Liu Erlong if he wanted to leave too.
• Tang San caught up with Qin Feng outside Shrek Academy and said he was going out for special training as well.
• Tang San told Qin Feng that he often wondered whether he was a useless man.

Tang San doubted the value of his Blue Silver Grass and envied Qin Feng’s strength, but Qin Feng urged him to explore his Martial Soul’s potential. Tang San discovered he could sense and observe through nearby Blue Silver Grass, while a sweat-soaked youth reached the green-haired old man in Star Dou Forest.

• Tang San told Qin Feng that Blue Silver Grass made him feel useless compared with Qin Feng, and he regretted not cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qin Feng argued that Tang San should use the abilities he possessed and told him his Blue Silver Grass was special enough to sense nearby plants.
• After Qin Feng left, Tang San entered a forest and used Soul Power to sense the surrounding Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San discovered that he could sense nearby Blue Silver Grass and use each stalk to observe its surroundings.
• A sweat-soaked youth found the green-haired old man deep in Star Dou Forest and asked why he had been summoned.

Dugu Bo warned Qin Feng that Salas and Spirit Hall might uncover his identity, and urged him to stay cautious during the advancement rounds. Qin Feng dismissed the danger, revealed he planned to reach Spirit King within a month, and asked Dugu Bo to assemble powerful Spirit Masters for his next Spirit Ring hunt.

• Dugu Bo cautioned Qin Feng that his prominence and title had drawn attention from Salas and possibly Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Qin Feng reassured Dugu Bo that the Wind Alliance’s intelligence control and his precautions would keep his identity hidden for now.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Spirit Hall’s team consisted of Soul Ancestors above level forty-five and that the tournament’s soul-bone reward would make them fight hard.
• Qin Feng left the Wind Alliance in Dugu Bo’s care and said he would try to advance to Spirit King within a month.
• Qin Feng asked Dugu Bo to bring an old friend and several level-eighty-nine Spirit Douluo to help with his next Spirit Ring, alarming Dugu Bo with the possibility of a dangerous hunt.

Qin Feng ventured into the depths of the Star Dou Forest, where his Ugly Bug devoured two Thunder Tyrant Tigers and helped him slaughter most of a pack of Siberian wolves. He continued deeper into the forest and came across a majestic figure.

• Qin Feng urged Dugu Bo to recruit more powerful people for the Wind Alliance before heading toward the depths of the Star Dou Forest.
• Qin Feng released the Ugly Bug, which devoured a pair of Ten Thousand Year Thunder Tyrant Tigers and raised his Spirit Power Value to 960 million.
• The Ugly Bug told Qin Feng about a wolf den guarded by a Twenty Thousand Year Siberian Wolf King, and Qin Feng hurried there.
• Qin Feng was surrounded by the Siberian Wolf King and thousands of wolves, then used the Ugly Bug's Devouring Power to leave only a few hundred old, weak, sick, and crippled wolves.
• Qin Feng continued deeper into the forest and spotted a majestic figure.

Qin Feng encountered the Titan Giant Ape in Star Dou Forest’s central region, then met Xue Qinghe and questioned why he had come alone. After they left the core area, a swarm of Man Faced Demon Spiders suddenly appeared before them.

• Qin Feng hid near Central Lake while the Titan Giant Ape drank and then fell asleep beneath a tree.
• Qin Feng spotted Xue Qinghe cautiously moving through the core region and followed him to safer ground.
• Xue Qinghe asked why Qin Feng was there, and Qin Feng questioned why Xue Qinghe had come without guards.
• Xue Qinghe claimed he was seeking a wild soul beast for advancement, while Qin Feng said he had come looking for rare treasures.
• A huge swarm of Man Faced Demon Spiders appeared before Qin Feng and Xue Qinghe, with the largest as big as a small mountain.

Qin Feng and Xue Qinghe fled a Man Faced Demon Spider nest, and Xue Qinghe revealed her powerful Angel soul skill while testing Qin Feng’s reaction. Meanwhile, Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered Salas to investigate Shrek Academy, and Xue Qinghe grew more certain that Qin Feng was her Feng Gege.

• Xue Qinghe led Qin Feng through a horde of Man Faced Demon Spiders, and they encountered two enormous spiders near a cave.
• Xue Qinghe used her fifth Soul Skill, Sacred Sword, to cut open an escape route, deliberately revealing her Angel ability to Qin Feng.
• Xue Qinghe and Qin Feng escaped the spiders, and she watched his reactions as she continued testing what he knew about his past.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo confronted Salas about Dugu Bo serving as Shrek Academy’s senior consultant and criticized Salas for failing to investigate.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered Salas to obtain detailed information on everyone at Shrek Academy within half a month.
• That evening, Xue Qinghe asked Qin Feng whether he remembered anything from before he was six and a half, becoming more convinced he was her Feng Gege.

Qin Feng pretended not to remember Xue Qinghe, while Xue Qinghe realized he was the person from his past but chose not to reveal himself. They shared a meal and a tent, leaving Xue Qinghe longing to embrace Qin Feng.

• Qin Feng feigned amnesia as Xue Qinghe pieced together his identity from his habits and past.
• Xue Qinghe recalled their shared history and decided to protect Qin Feng without acknowledging him until the time was right.
• While eating roasted rabbit, Xue Qinghe nearly exposed his recognition of Qin Feng, then said he was thinking of someone important to him.
• Qin Feng and Xue Qinghe entered Qin Feng's tent and squeezed together for the night.
• Xue Qinghe watched Qin Feng sleeping and raised a hand as if to hug him, but lowered it again.

Xue Qinghe cuddled up to Qin Feng in their tent, and Qin Feng retaliated by holding him until they both fell asleep. In the morning, Xue Qinghe left a note and departed, while Qin Feng prepared to train his Second Martial Soul in Star Dou Forest and discovered he had become someone else’s prey.

• Xue Qinghe overcame his hesitation and wrapped his leg around Qin Feng as they slept.
• Qin Feng turned toward Xue Qinghe and wrapped his arms and leg around him in retaliation.
• Xue Qinghe accepted Qin Feng’s embrace and fell asleep beside him.
• Qin Feng woke to find Xue Qinghe gone and read a note saying he had left to handle urgent empire business.
• Qin Feng put away the tent, summoned his Second Martial Soul, and realized that something had made him its prey.

Qin Feng discovered that his system had gained a Spirit Beast analysis function, then used his Ugly Bug to devour the beasts that attacked him. After two weeks of hunting through the Star Dou Forest, he had become its feared God of Slaughter, and the chapter left him surveying the forest with a slight smile.

• Qin Feng inspected the system’s new Spirit Beast analysis function and complained that it rated powerful beasts as little or no danger.
• Spirit Beasts drawn to the lingering Sacred Light attacked Qin Feng, who summoned the Ugly Bug to devour them and gained billions of Spirit Power Value.
• Qin Feng traveled through the Star Dou Forest for two weeks, reducing its population of high-level Spirit Beasts by one percent.
• The Spirit Beasts spread warnings about Qin Feng, and many fled in terror whenever they saw his red pants.
• Qin Feng stood deep in the Star Dou Forest and looked over the scene with a slight smile.

Qin Feng hunted powerful Spirit Beasts in Star Dou Forest to feed the Ugly Bug, whose appetite had driven the local beasts to flee. After eating a Fifty Thousand Year Illusionary Sky Poison Ant, the Bug began changing, leaving Qin Feng excited to see whether it would finally evolve.

• Qin Feng complained that the Ugly Bug’s feeding had scared Spirit Beasts away and that it still needed another Beast to evolve.
• Qin Feng used Wind Piercing Golden Phoenix, Thousandfold Speed to catch the fleeing Illusionary Sky Poison Ant.
• The Illusionary Sky Poison Ant attacked Qin Feng with venomous mist, but he dodged and summoned the Ugly Bug.
• The Ugly Bug dragged the ant back, squeezed out its venom, and ate it.
• The Bug grew larger and translucent as power surged through it, and Qin Feng realized it might finally be evolving.

Qin Feng guarded the Bug as it underwent a violent, days-long evolution, but its status did not change before he finally fell asleep. A danger signal woke him, and he found his protective fire array gone and the Bug missing.

• Qin Feng summoned the Two-Form Heavenly Gang Hammer and guarded the Bug as it absorbed the Illusionary Sky Poison Ant's power.
• The Bug's body swelled, ancient Inscriptions appeared, and a blast of black energy pulverized the surrounding forest and destroyed Qin Feng's clothes.
• Qin Feng waited for two days, but his status panel showed that the Bug had not advanced.
• Exhausted, Qin Feng set up an array in the ruined forest and fell asleep beside the evolving Bug.
• A danger signal woke Qin Feng, who found the flame array gone and the Bug missing.

Qin Feng discovered that the Bug had reached a preparatory evolution stage but still looked much uglier, and learned it needed one more ring before a true transformation. He rushed toward a battle in Star Dou Forest and found Huo Wu and her companions fighting a powerful Flame Leopard.

• Qin Feng summoned the Bug and found it had shrunk, gained strange Inscriptions, and reached the Initial Form Preparatory Evolution Stage.
• The Bug told Qin Feng it needed one more ring segment to reach its next stage and undergo a true transformation.
• Qin Feng decided to keep hunting in Star Dou Forest and ran toward a distant crash that had triggered a danger warning.
• Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Yun struggled against a Ten Thousand Year Flame Leopard while searching for Spirit Rings.
• The Flame Leopard shattered Huo Wu's Repelling Fire Ring and injured her, and Huo Wu recognized Qin Feng nearby.

Qin Feng encountered Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Yun while they were struggling against a Flame Leopard, which fled as soon as it saw him. Huo Wu promised Qin Feng the three Fire Flame Crystal Stones and asked him to help hunt the beast, despite Huo Yun objecting.

• Huo Wu recognized Qin Feng as he tried to run and stopped him by invoking the promised Fire Flame Crystal Stones.
• The Flame Leopard fled when Qin Feng turned around, leaving Huo Yun and Huo Wushuang stunned.
• Huo Yun accused Qin Feng of bullying Huo Wu and claimed he had scared away their Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast, then invented a family taboo to avoid paying him.
• Huo Wu insisted she would honor the debt and asked Qin Feng to help them hunt the Flame Leopard.
• Huo Yun protested that Huo Wu was offering Qin Feng the stones and inviting him into their Hunting Squad.

Qin Feng refused Huo Wu’s invitation to join her group hunting a Spirit Beast unless he would be paid in Fire Flame Crystal Stones. Huo Wu offered him a fourth stone if he helped capture a rare Flame Leopard, and Qin Feng accepted, leaving Huo Yun and Huo Wushuang furious.

• Huo Wu invited Qin Feng to hunt Spirit Beasts with her group, but he refused and reminded them that they still owed him Fire Flame Crystal Stones.
• Huo Yun argued that joining Huo Wu would be an honor and a chance to connect with the Huo Family, but Qin Feng prepared to leave.
• Huo Wu stopped Qin Feng and offered him another Fire Flame Crystal Stone if he helped capture the Flame Leopard.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Yun tried to stop Huo Wu from offering a fourth stone, but she confirmed the deal and promised Qin Feng the original three even if they failed.
• Qin Feng agreed to help capture the Flame Leopard, angering Huo Yun and Huo Wushuang.