Chapter Summaries

Su Yu, Dugu Yan, and Ning Rongrong set out with Dugu Bo to find Soul Rings in the Sunset Forest. Su Yu tracked a recently shed Nether Spirit Snake to its lair, where they prepared to pursue it.

• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong teased Su Yu before he told Dugu Yan that he and Ning Rongrong would leave for Shrek Academy after obtaining their Soul Rings.
• Dugu Yan hid her plans to transfer schools, then joined Su Yu and Ning Rongrong in asking Dugu Bo to help them find Soul Rings.
• Dugu Yan said her body tempering had made her strong enough to absorb a Soul Ring exceeding fifteen thousand years, and Dugu Bo took the group into the Sunset Forest on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
• Su Yu sensed a nearby Soul Beast and identified a huge, freshly shed snakeskin as belonging to a likely Nether Spirit Snake.
• Dugu Bo followed Su Yu's directions as they pursued the weakened snake, and Su Yu located its lair in a cliffside cave.

Dugu Yan absorbed the Nether Spirit Snake’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and broke through to Spirit King, reaching rank fifty-two. After celebrating with Su Yu, she grew embarrassed when Dugu Bo and Ning Rongrong teased her.

• Su Yu located the exhausted Nether Spirit Snake, and Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor subdued it.
• Dugu Yan killed the Nether Spirit Snake and began absorbing its black Soul Ring while Dugu Bo, Su Yu, and Ning Rongrong guarded her.
• Dugu Yan broke through rank fifty and continued rising to the peak of rank fifty-two, becoming a Spirit King.
• Dugu Yan threw herself into Su Yu’s arms to celebrate, while Dugu Bo watched with mixed feelings and Ning Rongrong teased him.
• Dugu Yan blushed when Dugu Bo and Ning Rongrong joked that they had seen nothing.

Su Yu revealed that the Nether Spirit Snake had left behind an External Soul Bone, which Dugu Bo gave to Dugu Yan. After absorbing it, Dugu Yan’s Soul Power rose to level fifty-four, and she demonstrated the poisonous flames of her new Fifth Soul Skill.

• Su Yu told Dugu Bo that the Nether Spirit Snake held another surprise, and Dugu Bo uncovered its External Soul Bone, the Nether Poison Sac.
• Dugu Bo explained the Soul Bone’s poison-enhancing abilities and insisted that Dugu Yan absorb it, despite her objections.
• Dugu Yan absorbed the Nether Poison Sac under Dugu Bo’s protection, and her Soul Power climbed from level fifty-two to level fifty-four.
• Dugu Yan revealed her Fifth Soul Skill, Dragon Flame Breath, and its poisonous flames quickly burned and melted the Nether Spirit Snake’s corpse.
• Dugu Yan explained that the flames inflicted lingering poison and difficult-to-heal wounds, while Dugu Bo praised the skill and Ning Rongrong admired its power.

After Dugu Yan gained a passive Soul Bone Skill that doubled her poison power, Su Yu and the others searched the Sunset Forest for a defensive Soul Ring for Ning Rongrong. They found an eight-thousand-year-old Steel Rock Bull, and Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor subdued it with its coils and poison.

• Dugu Yan revealed that her External Soul Bone Skill, Poison Power Amplification, doubled the strength of her poison, and Su Yu praised its value.
• The group began searching the Sunset Forest for a defensive Soul Beast suitable for Ning Rongrong’s fourth Soul Ring, with Su Yu recommending one around eight thousand years old.
• Su Yu sensed an eight-thousand-year-old Steel Rock Bull nearby, and Dugu Bo led the group to its clearing.
• Dugu Bo sent the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor charging at the Steel Rock Bull, knocking it aside and binding it in its coils.
• The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor bit the Steel Rock Bull’s neck and poisoned it until its struggling limbs went limp.

Ning Rongrong absorbed a Steel Rock Bull's Soul Ring, became a Level 42 Soul Ancestor, and demonstrated her fourth soul skill before leaving the Sunset Forest with Su Yu. As they departed, Dugu Yan hugged and kissed Su Yu, then fled in embarrassment.

• Dugu Bo weakened the Steel Rock Bull with his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, and Ning Rongrong delivered the final blow with her Glimmering Sword.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed the Steel Rock Bull's purple Soul Ring while Su Yu, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan guarded her.
• Ning Rongrong broke through to Level 42 and used her fourth soul skill, Defense, to raise Dugu Bo's defenses by fifty percent.
• Su Yu decided to take Ning Rongrong back to Shrek Academy, and Dugu Yan hugged and kissed him as they prepared to leave.
• Dugu Yan ran to hide behind Dugu Bo, while Su Yu and Ning Rongrong left the Sunset Forest.

Su Yu and Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy after visiting Dugu Bo’s Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Ning Rongrong became a Soul Ancestor and her Martial Soul evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. Su Yu revealed two immortal herbs for Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing, and Xiao Wu received the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.

• Dugu Bo encouraged Dugu Yan to pursue Su Yu, and she declared that she would leave her academy for Shrek Academy.
• Su Yu and Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy on the Immortal Slaying Sword after nearly ten days away.
• Flender and the others welcomed them back, and Ning Rongrong announced that she had reached Soul Ancestor and evolved her Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Su Yu had chosen an immortal herb for her at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and helped her obtain a fourth Soul Ring.
• Su Yu showed the group two remaining immortal herbs and gave the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to Xiao Wu and Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone to Zhu Qing.

Su Yu gave Zhu Qing and Xiao Wu Immortal Herbs, then asked Flender for leave with Ning Rongrong so they could return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and share news of her Martial Soul’s evolution. Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing absorbed their herbs and showed their gratitude to Su Yu.

• Su Yu gave Zhu Qing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Xiao Wu the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, while Tang San resolved to seek the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest.
• Su Yu and Ning Rongrong asked Flender for leave to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Flender agreed they could leave the next day.
• Su Yu accompanied Ning Rongrong to Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing’s dormitory, where the two girls began absorbing their Immortal Herbs under his protection.
• Xiao Wu finished absorbing the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, gained seven Soul Power levels to reach rank thirty-nine, and kissed Su Yu on the cheek.
• Zhu Qing finished absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, found her Soul Power flowing more smoothly, and shyly kissed Su Yu’s other cheek.

After Zhu Qing gained power from her Immortal Herb, Ning Rongrong invited her and Xiao Wu to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Su Yu. The four set out from Shrek Academy the next morning, flying there on Su Yu’s Immortal Slaying Sword.

• Zhu Qing reached the peak of Rank 38 after eating her Immortal Herb and thanked Su Yu.
• Ning Rongrong invited Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and both agreed.
• Ning Rongrong packed a small bundle for the trip after Su Yu reminded her that she did not need to bring everything.
• Flender granted the four students leave and reminded them to follow the sect’s rules.
• Su Yu carried Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Qing toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on his Immortal Slaying Sword.

Ning Rongrong and Su Yu returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with their companions, where Ning Fengzhi welcomed them. Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, learned Su Yu was Sword Douluo's disciple and worried he might recognize her; the chapter ended as Ning Fengzhi introduced Xue Qinghe to Rongrong.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that Ning Rongrong and Su Yu had arrived and went to greet them with Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue reacted with alarm when Ning Fengzhi said Su Yu was Sword Douluo's disciple, wondering if he was the Su Yu she knew and whether he would recognize her.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Qing, and Su Yu walked through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Zhu Qing remarked on its wealth and grandeur.
• Ning Fengzhi affectionately hugged Ning Rongrong and promised to prepare her favorite foods.
• Xue Qinghe greeted the returning group, and Ning Fengzhi began introducing him to Ning Rongrong as the Crown Prince and his student.

Su Yu met Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and teased her during their introduction and dinner. Qian Renxue ended the night restless and flustered after a sect spirit cat’s touch reminded her of Su Yu.

• Ning Fengzhi introduced Su Yu, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Qing to Xue Qinghe, and Su Yu secretly scratched Qian Renxue’s palm during their handshake.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing and invited them to visit the Crown Prince’s Mansion in Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Fengzhi brought everyone to the inner hall, asked about their cultivation, and later had Su Yu take the others outside.
• At dinner, Qian Renxue repeatedly noticed Su Yu’s apparent glances and remained at the table when Ning Fengzhi signaled for her to stay.
• Qian Renxue lay awake thinking about Su Yu’s teasing until a spirit cat entered her room and brushed against her, reminding her of him.

Su Yu broke into Xue Qinghe’s room twice to test whether the Crown Prince was Qian Renxue in disguise. After confirming that Xue Qinghe had a woman’s pulse, he confronted her and identified her Martial Soul as the Six-winged Angel, leaving Qian Renxue exposed and furious.

• Qian Renxue struggled to sleep after thinking about Su Yu and was startled when he entered her room with hot milk.
• Su Yu reached under Qian Renxue’s covers to test his suspicion, and she kicked him into a wardrobe before ordering him to leave.
• Su Yu hid outside her room, returned after she appeared to fall asleep, and checked her pulse.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she had been pretending to sleep and attacked Su Yu, but he evaded her and said he had confirmed she was a woman.
• Su Yu called Xue Qinghe the mysterious Big Sister and identified her Martial Soul as the Six-winged Angel.

Qian Renxue feared Su Yu would expose her identity and mission to take the Heaven Dou throne, but he reassured her by recalling their past promise and drew her close. The chapter ended with Su Yu holding her on the bed as she nervously asked him to stop.

• Qian Renxue pleaded with Su Yu not to make her kill him, and Su Yu asked whether she wanted to kill him for a Spirit Hall mission.
• Su Yu revealed that he had guessed Qian Renxue was disguised as Xue Qinghe to seize the Heaven Dou throne for Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Su Yu would expose her to Ning Fengzhi or use her against Spirit Hall, but Su Yu reminded her of their promise in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Su Yu teased Qian Renxue about owing him for saving her life, and she changed back from her Xue Qinghe disguise in the bathroom.
• Su Yu lifted Qian Renxue into his arms, carried her to the bed, and held her while she nervously asked him to stop.

Su Yu told Qian Renxue that he supported her and Spirit Hall, but Qian Renxue insisted their loyalties would eventually make them enemies. After Su Yu kissed her and she returned the kiss, he left her with a jade box and declared that she would someday be his.

• Su Yu asked Qian Renxue for her name, then said he supported her mission because he hated the nobles and believed Spirit Hall gave commoners a chance to cultivate.
• Qian Renxue told Su Yu that Spirit Hall would eventually destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, making them enemies, and asked him to part ways with her.
• Su Yu seized Qian Renxue and kissed her; she eventually closed her eyes, embraced him, and returned the kiss.
• Qian Renxue pushed Su Yu away and warned him to leave, threatening that he could expose her to Ning Fengzhi.
• Su Yu promised he would not expose Qian Renxue, left a jade box on the table, and declared that she would eventually be his before leaving the room.

After Xue Qinghe left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Su Yu persuaded Ning Fengzhi that Xue Beng might threaten the Crown Prince’s succession and proposed secretly rendering him unable to have children. Su Yu took responsibility for the plan, then hinted that he and Ning Rongrong had brought back other good news.

• Qian Renxue left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with She Long and Ci Xue and returned to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
• Ning Fengzhi welcomed Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing, who had slept at the sect, and sent them off with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Su Yu what he thought of Xue Qinghe, and Su Yu praised the Crown Prince while warning that Xue Beng could still become an obstacle.
• Su Yu proposed making Xue Beng unable to have children so he could not inherit the throne without exposing Xue Qinghe to accusations of murdering his brother.
• Ning Fengzhi approved the plan, and Su Yu said he would ensure the continent learned of Xue Beng's condition within three years.
• Su Yu told Ning Fengzhi that he and Ning Rongrong had good news to share, but said they would reveal it when Rongrong was present.

Ning Rongrong gathered Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong to reveal that her Martial Soul had evolved into a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi counting its nine layers and realizing the sect’s generational limit had been broken.

• Ning Fengzhi and Su Yu went to the back garden, where Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Qing were relaxing together.
• Xiao Wu said she had to become strong for a task she could not yet explain, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing offered their support.
• Ning Rongrong insisted that Ning Fengzhi wait for Chen Xin and Gu Rong before she revealed her surprise.
• After Chen Xin and Gu Rong arrived, Ning Rongrong summoned her evolved Martial Soul and declared that it had become a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi counted nine layers on the tower and was stunned that Ning Rongrong had surpassed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s limit.

Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, overwhelming Ning Fengzhi with joy and bringing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s long-held hopes to fruition. Ning Fengzhi planned a grand banquet to announce her achievement across the continent.

• Ning Fengzhi fainted from excitement when he saw Ning Rongrong’s nine-story pagoda, and Su Yu caught him while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo checked on him.
• Ning Fengzhi woke, confirmed Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul had evolved, and wept as he celebrated the sect’s long-awaited breakthrough with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong comforted her father, and she thanked Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo for supporting their family.
• Ning Fengzhi apologized to Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing for losing his composure, and they congratulated Ning Rongrong on her evolution.
• Ning Fengzhi announced that he would hold a grand banquet and invite the major sects, while Ning Rongrong asked him to invite her friends and Dugu.

Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul evolution prompted Ning Fengzhi to plan a banquet and seek more Aromatic Silk Beauty herbs. Three days later, important guests arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, including Xue Qinghe, Hu Liena, Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuyun.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that an Immortal Herb from Dugu Bo’s garden had evolved her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Su Yu confirmed it.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to invite Dugu Bo and began arranging a banquet and invitations to other factions.
• Three days later, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect opened its mountain gate and welcomed guests to celebrate Rongrong’s evolution.
• Xue Qinghe arrived on behalf of the Heaven Dou Emperor and delivered congratulatory gifts for Rongrong.
• Hu Liena arrived representing the Spirit Hall and brought rare medicinal materials as gifts.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun arrived at the sect in a carriage bearing the Star Luo imperial emblem.

Ning Fengzhi hosted a banquet celebrating Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul Evolution and announced that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would become the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. The guests welcomed the announcement, including Xue Qinghe, who congratulated Ning Fengzhi.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun arrived with gifts from the Star Luo Empire, and Zhu Zhuyun spotted Zhu Qing among the guests.
• Flender and the Shrek Academy students arrived with herbs as a congratulatory gift, and Dai Mubai noticed Dai Weisi and moved behind Zhao Wuji.
• Ning Fengzhi welcomed the guests at the banquet and toasted Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul Evolution and the sect’s supporters.
• Ning Fengzhi called Ning Rongrong forward and announced that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would officially be renamed the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yu Yuanzhen praised Ning Fengzhi’s courage, and Xue Qinghe congratulated him on the new name.

Ning Fengzhi announced the renaming of the sect to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect after Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul evolved, and Rongrong reunited with Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Qing. Dai Weisi confronted Dai Mubai at the training grounds and overpowered him, leaving Mubai pinned beneath his foot.

• Ning Fengzhi presented Ning Rongrong’s nine-tiered Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and toasted the rebirth of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Dugu Yan to Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing, and the girls sat together to discuss her Martial Soul evolution.
• Dai Weisi mocked Dai Mubai for fleeing to the Heaven Dou Empire and reaching only Soul Elder, then seized him by the throat and slammed him against a tree.
• Dai Mubai used White Tiger Vajra Transformation to break free, but Dai Weisi possessed his White Tiger Martial Soul and struck him down.
• Dai Weisi stomped Dai Mubai onto the bluestone, leaving him injured and bleeding at the corner of his mouth.

Dai Weisi attacked Dai Mubai and Zhu Qing at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, but Su Yu intervened and Zhu Zhuyun stopped the confrontation from escalating. Afterward, Zhu Qing supported her sister and Zhu Zhuyun asked whether she truly planned to stay with Dai Mubai.

• Dai Weisi pinned Dai Mubai beneath his foot, then kicked him unconscious and attacked Zhu Qing.
• Dugu Yan pulled Ning Rongrong back while Su Yu blocked Dai Weisi’s claw and pushed him away from Zhu Qing.
• Zhu Zhuyun restrained Dai Weisi and warned that causing trouble at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would harm the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Weisi calmed down, threatened Dai Mubai and Zhu Qing, and left.
• Zhu Qing supported Zhu Zhuyun and called her “Sister,” but Zhu Zhuyun stepped away and asked whether Zhu Qing planned to continue with Dai Mubai.