Chapter Summaries

After discovering another poisoning attempt against Xue Ye, Tang San secured authority to test everything served to the emperor and argued that the court should act before the poisoner was ready to kill him. He proposed deposing Xue Qinghe and backing Xue Beng, then left with Ning Fengzhi and Yu Xiaogang planning to reveal his identity and resume producing the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

• Xue Ye suspected Prince Xue Xing of poisoning him, but Tang San redirected the discussion and gained permission to test all food and drink delivered to the emperor.
• Tang San warned Ning Fengzhi and Yu Xiaogang that Xue Ye’s slow-acting poison suggested the culprit was waiting for the right moment to strike.
• Tang San proposed deposing Xue Qinghe and supporting Xue Beng, and Ning Fengzhi and Yu Xiaogang agreed that they needed to act quickly.
• Tang San suggested revealing to Xue Beng and Xue Xing that Tang Yin was Tang San so they could work together to expose Xue Qinghe’s weaknesses.
• Tang San said he also wanted their help producing the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and insisted that Spirit Hall’s interference would not stop him.

Tang San proposed secretly mass-producing Godly Zhuge Crossbows through the Heaven Dou Empire’s Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, while revealing that Xue Ye had only four months to live. He planned to enlist Xue Beng and Xue Xing’s help and prepare for the Empire’s changing political situation, ending with a letter urging Dai Mubai to return.

• Tang San told Ning Fengzhi that the Empire’s Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau could secretly produce Godly Zhuge Crossbows, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to seek Xue Beng and Xue Xing’s support without informing Xue Ye or the Crown Prince.
• Tang San revealed that Xue Ye’s poisoning had caused irreversible organ damage and left him about four months to live, and Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengzhi supported Tang San’s plans.
• Tang San told Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong about Xue Ye’s condition and his plan to have Xue Beng and Xue Xing secretly forge the crossbows.
• Tang San said he would summon Dai Mubai because of the changing situation in the Heavenly Dou Empire, while Ning Rongrong worried about the absent Oscar.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu he would spend more time in the palace caring for Xue Ye, then wrote Dai Mubai a letter urging him to return to Shrek Academy.

Tang San revealed his true identity and his mother’s origins to Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing, then warned that Xue Ye had only four months to live. He secured their support, along with Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, to prepare against Xue Qinghe and Spirit Hall, ending with a plan to forge Godly Zhuge Crossbows.

• Tang San noticed that powerful new guards had replaced those outside Xue Ye’s bedchamber, and he and Ning Fengzhi arranged a secret meeting with Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing.
• Tang San revealed that he was really Tang San, the son of Clear Sky Douluo and the Blue Silver Emperor, and Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing accepted his identity.
• Tang San told Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing that Xue Ye had at most four months to live and said Xue Qinghe was colluding with Spirit Hall.
• Tang San pledged Shrek Academy’s and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support for Xue Beng and proposed using the Empire’s Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau to forge Godly Zhuge Crossbows.

Tang San asked Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng to let him use the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau to secretly mass-produce Godly Zhuge Crossbows for the Heavenly Dou Empire. After seeing the weapon’s power, Prince Xue Xing agreed to support production and secret training without seeking Xue Ye’s approval.

• Tang San explained that Spirit Hall had targeted his Hidden Weapons, annihilating the Strength Clan and assassinating renowned blacksmiths before they could finish Ning Fengzhi’s order of Godly Zhuge Crossbows.
• Ning Fengzhi confirmed that the crossbows had killed Spirit Hall Soul Masters, and Tang San demonstrated one by blasting a hole through a stone pillar.
• Tang San assured Prince Xue Xing that the crossbow’s complex, self-destroying mechanisms would prevent enemies from copying it.
• Tang San proposed equipping an elite force of ordinary soldiers with the crossbows and urged Prince Xue Xing not to involve Xue Ye or the Crown Prince.
• Prince Xue Xing agreed to provide the resources for secret production and training.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing reunited with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun at Shrek Academy before Tang San returned and revealed his plans to prevent Xue Qinghe from taking the Heavenly Dou throne. Dai Mubai offered Tang San refuge in the Star Luo Empire if the palace coup failed.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Shrek Academy and reunited with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun, while Ning Rongrong worried about Oscar.
• Dai Mubai learned about Xiao Wu's experiences in the Star Dou Great Forest and heard that Feng Xiaotian had become a Soul Douluo with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Tang San returned to the academy and told Dai Mubai that Xue Ye would die within four months and that he planned to expose Xue Qinghe and support Xue Beng.
• Tang San revealed that Prince Xue Xing was secretly arranging for the Armaments Manufacturing Bureau to forge Godly Zhuge Crossbows for an elite force.
• Dai Mubai warned Tang San that Spirit Hall's support for Xue Qinghe made the plan dangerous and promised him a welcome in the Star Luo Empire if it failed.

Tang San accepted Dai Mubai’s offer of refuge if the plan to help Xue Beng failed, and the two discussed their shared hatred of Feng Xiaotian. Meanwhile, Gui Mei confirmed that Xiao Wu had returned to Shrek Academy and visited Feng Xiaotian, leaving him with news about her whereabouts.

• Tang San told Dai Mubai he might seek refuge in the Star Luo Empire if the plan to help Xue Beng failed, and Dai Mubai welcomed him and the others.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San discussed Feng Xiaotian’s growing strength and vowed to eliminate him, with Tang San confident he could use his hidden weapons.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai hoped Oscar would return safely from his trial, unaware Feng Xiaotian had severely damaged Oscar’s brain.
• Gui Mei investigated Heaven Dou City and discovered that Xiao Wu and Tang Yin were at Shrek Academy.
• Gui Mei secretly went to Godwind Academy, where Feng Xiaotian sensed him and met him on the rooftop.
• Gui Mei told Feng Xiaotian that Xiao Wu had returned to Shrek Academy.

Feng Xiaotian told Gui Mei that Tang Yin was actually Tang San, redirecting Bibi Dong’s attention toward the returning Shrek Academy students. After Gui Mei left to report back, Feng Xiaotian learned that Tang San had been frequenting the imperial palace and decided to visit Qian Renxue with his grandfather.

• Feng Xiaotian explained that he had concealed Xiao Wu’s return and Tang San’s identity to Gui Mei, who had come to investigate them for Bibi Dong.
• Feng Xiaotian revealed that Tang Yin was Tang San, and Gui Mei recalled Tang Hao’s role in Qian Xunji’s death and became eager to pursue the matter.
• Gui Mei warned Feng Xiaotian that Tang Hao might appear and left to report Tang San’s return to Bibi Dong.
• Feng Xiaotian told Shui Bing’er, Huo Wushuang, and the others about Gui Mei’s visit and Tang San’s identity.
• Feng Xiaotian decided to go to the imperial palace because Tang San had been visiting Xue Ye, and he reassured the others that his grandfather would accompany him.

Feng Xiaotian and Feng Lieyang visited Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and discussed the worsening struggle over the Heavenly Dou throne. Feng Xiaotian warned that powerful figures in Heaven Dou City could obstruct her plan, leaving him determined to urge Spirit Hall to send reinforcements.

• Feng Lieyang and Feng Xiaotian traveled to Heaven Dou City after Feng Xiaotian told him Gui Mei had sought him out.
• Feng Xiaotian sensed that Qian Renxue had replaced many palace guards with powerful Soul Masters as her plan advanced.
• Qian Renxue met Feng Xiaotian privately and explained that Xue Ye's condition had worsened despite Tang San's treatment.
• Feng Xiaotian offered to support Qian Renxue and warned her that Prince Xue Xing might be preparing to seize power.
• Feng Xiaotian realized that Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, the Golden Iron Triangle, and Tang Hao could endanger Qian Renxue's plan, so he decided to urge Spirit Hall to send more people.

Feng Xiaotian learned that Qian Renxue was impersonating Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and affirmed his support for her bid to take the Heavenly Dou Empire. The coup remained uncertain, and Feng Xiaotian warned her to watch Tang San and Prince Xue Xing closely.

• Feng Xiaotian warned Qian Renxue that her forces were too few to overcome the Fourth Prince, Prince Xue Xing, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Feng Xiaotian revealed that he knew Qian Renxue's true identity and named her parents and grandfather.
• Qian Renxue confirmed her identity and asked whether Feng Xiaotian would still support her; he defended unifying the continent and criticized Xue Beng's fitness to rule.
• Qian Renxue asked Feng Xiaotian to assist her after she took the throne, but he said they should discuss it after her victory.
• Feng Xiaotian urged Qian Renxue to seek more help from Qian Daoliu and have Prince Xue Xing watched for signs of Tang San's plans.
• After leaving the palace, Feng Xiaotian told Feng Lieyang that Qian Renxue had revealed her identity, and they headed back to Godwind Academy.

Bibi Dong learned that Xiao Wu had returned to Shrek Academy and that Tang Yin was Tang San, but she delayed acting while Xue Ye’s condition worsened. After Dean Lin became a Titled Douluo, Feng Xiaotian received Qian Renxue’s warning about Prince Xue Xing’s visits to the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau and hurried back to the imperial palace as the coup approached.

• Qian Renxue strengthened her precautions, requested more Spirit Hall manpower, and kept Prince Xue Xing, Tang San, and their allies under surveillance.
• Gui Mei reported that Xiao Wu had returned to Shrek Academy and identified Tang Yin as Tang San, prompting Bibi Dong to consider how Spirit Hall could deal with them.
• Bibi Dong chose to wait, hoping Xue Qinghe might eliminate Tang San, and learned that Xue Ye’s condition was continuing to worsen.
• Gui Mei reported that Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai were also at Shrek Academy, while Bibi Dong noted that Feng Xiaotian was cultivating at Godwind Academy.
• Dean Lin obtained his ninth soul ring and became a Titled Douluo, giving Godwind Academy two Titled Douluo.
• Feng Xiaotian received Qian Renxue’s secret letter about Prince Xue Xing’s visits to the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau and returned to the imperial palace as the coup neared.

Feng Xiaotian learned that Tang San might be manufacturing powerful hidden weapons in Heaven Dou City and prepared to stop him, while keeping his companions out of the danger surrounding the imperial palace. After Huo Wu revealed that she had reached level seventy, Feng Xiaotian offered her the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Pill as a possible Seventh Soul Ring, leaving her to decide whether to attempt the risky absorption.

• Feng Xiaotian received Qian Renxue's letter about Prince Xue Xing visiting the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau and suspected Tang San's hidden weapons were being produced there.
• Feng Xiaotian told his companions he would take Shui Bing'er and his grandfather to Heaven Dou City, then escort Shui Bing'er to the Frozen Forest, while the others stayed at the academy.
• The group worried about the dangers of mass-produced Godly Zhuge Crossbows, but Feng Xiaotian said the weapons were likely too complex to produce quickly.
• Huo Wu revealed that she had also broken through level seventy, and Feng Xiaotian offered to help her obtain her Seventh Soul Ring immediately.
• Feng Xiaotian explained that the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Pill might become Huo Wu's soul ring but could be dangerous to absorb; Huo Wushuang refused to take the gift from her.

Huo Wu absorbed the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Pill with Feng Xiaotian and her companions’ help, gaining a Seventh Soul Ring and evolving her Martial Soul. She then revealed a new Blazing Flames Domain.

• Huo Wushuang offered the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Pill to Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian agreed to help her absorb it.
• Feng Xiaotian channeled Soul Power into Huo Wu while Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue'er used their ice and water powers to steady her.
• After three days, Huo Wu completely absorbed the pill, and Feng Xiaotian asked her to release her Martial Soul and Soul Rings.
• Huo Wu's Martial Soul evolved into a Dual Fire Shadow, and she gained the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Pill as her Seventh Soul Ring.
• Huo Wu unleashed her Seventh Soul Skill, creating a sea of golden-red flames and revealing the Blazing Flames Domain.

After Huo Wu absorbed the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Pill and gained the Blazing Flames Domain, Feng Xiaotian traveled to Heaven Dou City with Shui Bing'er and his grandfather to meet Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue recognized Shui Bing'er and felt an unexpected jealousy as she asked Feng Xiaotian about their relationship.

• Huo Wu completed her absorption of the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Pill, evolved her martial soul into Dual Fire Shadow, and gained the Blazing Flames Domain.
• Huo Wu explained that her domain strengthened Fire Attribute abilities and made her immune to physical attacks while active, but required her Martial Soul Avatar and consumed substantial Soul Power.
• Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Feng Lieyang left for Heaven Dou City the next morning, and Feng Xiaotian brought Shui Bing'er into the tense, heavily guarded palace.
• A guard recognized Feng Xiaotian's token and escorted the group to a hall, where Qian Renxue arrived to meet him.
• Qian Renxue recognized Shui Bing'er and felt an odd sensation as she asked Feng Xiaotian whether Shui Bing'er held an unusual place in his heart.

Feng Xiaotian warned Qian Renxue that Prince Xue Xing was helping Tang San produce Hidden Weapons and proposed eliminating him to disrupt their plans. Qian Renxue agreed to consider the assassination but asked Feng Xiaotian to stay in Heaven Dou City; he left to help Shui Bing'er obtain her Seventh Soul Ring, leaving Qian Renxue troubled by her growing feelings for him.

• Feng Xiaotian told Qian Renxue that Prince Xue Xing was likely helping Tang San manufacture powerful Hidden Weapons at the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau.
• Feng Xiaotian proposed killing Prince Xue Xing, and Qian Renxue agreed that it could stop the production and weaken Xue Beng, while stressing that the assassination needed careful planning.
• Qian Renxue asked Feng Xiaotian and Feng Douluo to remain in Heaven Dou City because palace tensions were rising, but Feng Xiaotian said he needed about half a month to help Shui Bing'er hunt a Soul Beast.
• Feng Xiaotian confirmed that he and Shui Bing'er would go to the Frozen Forest so she could obtain her Seventh Soul Ring.
• After Feng Xiaotian left, Qian Renxue wondered why she was caring more and more about him.

Feng Xiaotian explained to Shui Bing'er why he supported Qian Renxue, revealing that she was disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and that Qian Daoliu backed her. The three reached the Frozen Forest in the Extreme North to seek a powerful spirit beast for Shui Bing'er's Seventh Soul Ring.

• Qian Renxue planned to have the Spined Pufferfish Douluo eliminate Prince Xue Xing without leaving evidence.
• On the journey north, Feng Xiaotian revealed to Shui Bing'er that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Feng Xiaotian explained that Qian Daoliu supported Qian Renxue and that he wanted to help her gain power to oppose Bibi Dong.
• Shui Bing'er promised to support Feng Xiaotian, and he took her hand.
• Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Feng Lieyang arrived at the Frozen Forest and headed toward its dangerous center to find a spirit beast for Shui Bing'er's Seventh Soul Ring.

Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er encountered a hostile, roughly sixty-thousand-year Frost Unicorn in the Frozen Forest, and prepared to fight it so Shui Bing'er could obtain its Soul Ring. Feng Xiaotian withheld his Soul Rings and released his Hundred Thousand Year Left Arm Spirit Bone as the unicorn launched an attack.

• Feng Xiaotian led Feng Lieyang and Shui Bing'er deeper into the Frozen Forest to find a powerful ice-attribute Soul Beast.
• After resting, Feng Xiaotian sensed a powerful Soul Beast approaching their camp and identified it as a Frost Unicorn.
• Shui Bing'er explained that the Frost Unicorn had strong ice attacks, speed, and a defensive ability, making it a suitable Soul Beast for her.
• Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er went to meet the approaching unicorn while Feng Lieyang stayed back to watch.
• The roughly sixty-thousand-year Frost Unicorn faced them without fear, and Feng Xiaotian released his Gale Three-Headed Wolf Spirit and Hundred Thousand Year Left Arm Spirit Bone as Shui Bing'er released her Ice Phoenix and six Soul Rings.
• The Frost Unicorn unleashed countless sharp ice spikes at Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er.

Feng Xiaotian defeated a Sixty Thousand Year Frost Unicorn with his Hundred Thousand Year Left Arm Spirit Bone skills, allowing Shui Bing'er to absorb its soul ring. Feng Lieyang advised Feng Xiaotian to conceal his trump cards ahead of the coming Heavenly Dou Palace Coup.

• The Frost Unicorn attacked Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er with ice spikes and explosive Ice Bullets, but Feng Xiaotian protected them with Evil God's Protection.
• Feng Xiaotian struck the charging Frost Unicorn with Titan Sky Breaker, blasting it away and breaking through its defenses.
• The Frost Unicorn tried to flee, but Feng Xiaotian trapped it with Gravity Storm and wounded it with an invisible Wind Sword.
• Shui Bing'er delivered the final blow, and a black soul ring rose from the Frost Unicorn's body.
• Shui Bing'er began absorbing the Sixty Thousand Year soul ring while Feng Xiaotian and Feng Lieyang guarded her.
• Feng Lieyang warned Feng Xiaotian to hide and carefully use his trump cards, and Feng Xiaotian promised to remember his advice.

Tang San and his companions found Oscar wandering the streets of Heaven Dou City in a ragged, mentally diminished state and brought him back to Shrek Academy. Ning Rongrong hurried to see him, bracing herself for the condition Xiao Wu had warned her about.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Xue Ye had at most two months to live and that production of three thousand Godly Zhuge Crossbows was nearing completion.
• Tang San recognized a disheveled beggar as Oscar after hearing him mutter about Shrek and Rongrong.
• Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Bone Douluo confirmed Oscar's identity and took him to Shrek Academy, where he remained unresponsive and vacant-eyed.
• Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong that Oscar had returned but was not quite right, and Ning Rongrong rushed to see him.
• Tang San cleaned Oscar up and changed his clothes, but Oscar still seemed like an idiot.

Oscar returned to Shrek Academy in a traumatized, amnesiac state, leaving Ning Rongrong and the others grieving and unsure how to help him. Later that night, Prince Xue Xing’s carriage was ambushed in Heaven Dou City, and the attackers prepared to kill everyone.

• Tang San brought the disheveled Oscar to Shrek Academy, where Ning Rongrong and the others recognized him and tried to comfort him.
• Oscar ate ravenously but remained vacant and uneasy, and the group realized he could not respond to them.
• Tang San reported that Oscar had only two scars, and Yu Xiaogang suspected a powerful Spiritual Power attack had damaged his mind and memory.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu helped Ning Rongrong leave to rest, while Ma Hongjun stayed behind to watch over Oscar.
• Prince Xue Xing’s carriage encountered an eerily empty street, and a band of men in black surrounded his party.
• The guards formed a protective circle around the carriage, but an attacker above them mocked their formation and ordered the group killed.

Spined Pufferfish Douluo killed Prince Xue Xing and his guards, then ordered the scene erased. The next morning, Tang San and his allies learned Xue Xing had vanished and feared that Xue Qinghe would take control of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau and block the production of Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.

• Spined Pufferfish Douluo ambushed Prince Xue Xing and his guards with poisoned spines and mist, killing them all.
• Spined Pufferfish Douluo ordered his men to remove every trace of the attack.
• Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi went to the palace and learned from Xue Beng that Prince Xue Xing and his guards had disappeared.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Xue Beng not to alarm Xue Ye while they lacked proof that Xue Xing was dead.
• Tang San treated Xue Ye as Xue Qinghe watched, and the group suspected the Crown Prince was behind Xue Xing's disappearance.
• Tang San told Xue Beng to handle his affairs while he and the others remained with Xue Ye, and Xue Beng understood they had to contest control of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau.