Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong questioned Zhuo Sheng about Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong explained their connections to him. Sister Mei and Xiao Wu then teased Zhu Zhuqing about joining their intimate circle, leaving her shocked by Xiao Wu’s newly shameless behavior.

• Zhuo Sheng welcomed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to his meal and asked Ning Rongrong to explain who they were to Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Xiao Wu was Zhuo Sheng’s longtime friend and that Zhu Zhuqing was a newly recruited member of the Heaven Dou self-strengthening group.
• Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing by suggesting Zhuo Sheng had recruited her because he desired her.
• Zhu Zhuqing reflected on Zhuo Sheng’s respectful treatment of her and her growing feelings for him, while feeling uneasy about the group’s nightly antics.
• Sister Mei invited Zhu Zhuqing to join them that night, and Xiao Wu added her own shameless encouragement.
• Zhu Zhuqing stared at Xiao Wu in disbelief, wondering how even she had learned to act like a hooligan.

Zhuo Sheng explained to Qi Guyan that he refused to cross the line with the girls before giving them secure answers about their relationships, despite his openly greedy desires. The chapter left his unusual mix of restraint, possessiveness, and confidence as the basis for the girls’ acceptance of their complicated arrangement.

• Zhuo Sheng panicked when the female rogue pinned him down, then fled the dormitory under the pretense of needing the bathroom.
• Yao Xixi and Xiao Wushuang exchanged a knowing glance and high-fived as Qi Guyan grew suspicious.
• Qi Guyan confronted Zhuo Sheng and demanded to know whether he had crossed the final line with her sister.
• Zhuo Sheng denied it and explained that he wanted confession and a relationship to come before physical intimacy.
• Qi Guyan recognized that Zhuo Sheng was sincere and understood that he restrained himself to avoid hurting the girls before resolving their relationships.

After Zhuo Sheng won her match, Qin Ming reflected on the Imperial Fighting Team’s untested arrogance and decided Shrek Academy could provide the challenge they needed. He traveled there that night to visit his former teachers, arriving at the academy’s still-dilapidated gates.

• Zhuo Sheng returned from her hard-fought victory, and her group left the Soto Grand Soul Arena for the Soto Grand Hotel.
• The Imperial Fighting Team settled into the hotel, where Yu Tianheng, Mo Yu, and Oslo boasted about their undefeated record.
• Qin Ming worried that his students’ easy victories had left them unprepared for defeat and recalled his former school, Shrek Academy.
• Qin Ming proposed an exchange match with Shrek Academy as a way to temper the Imperial Fighting Team, then left to visit his old friend.
• Qin Ming reached Shrek Academy and, seeing its rundown condition, reflected on Flender’s refusal to accept support from powerful forces before walking toward the gates.

Zhuo Sheng wondered why Tang Xing had not come after him, then discovered Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan outside his room in the middle of the night. Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu retreated to their own doorways to watch, while Dugu Yan resolved to enter openly.

• Zhuo Sheng considered whether Tang Xing was staying away because he feared the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or had learned Zhuo Sheng's identity.
• Zhuo Sheng sensed Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan gathered outside his room in their pajamas.
• Ning Rongrong hid her spare keys and pretended she had gone to the wrong room before returning to her doorway to watch.
• Xiao Wu claimed she was sleepwalking and retreated to her doorway, leaving Dugu Yan facing Zhuo Sheng's room alone.
• Dugu Yan dismissed the other girls' excuses and resolved to visit Zhuo Sheng openly.

After Zhuo Sheng failed to enter Lou Gao’s locked room, she and the other girls kept watch through the night, each wary that another would sneak in for a midnight visit. At breakfast, Zhuo Sheng noticed all four girls were exhausted and grew suspicious of Lan Luoqing.

• Zhuo Sheng tried to open Lou Gao’s locked door, then gave up and returned to her room rather than break it down.
• Lou Gao watched the corridor with his spiritual power and relaxed after the girls returned to their rooms.
• At breakfast, Zhuo Sheng saw that Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Zhuo Sheng, and Lan Luoqing looked exhausted, while Ye Lingling and Xiao Wu claimed they had cultivated through the night.
• Zhuo Sheng realized Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, and Zhuo Sheng had stayed awake to guard their doors and keep one another from sneaking out.
• Lan Luoqing had also tried to slip toward Lou Gao’s room, but the other three opened their doors at once and caught her.
• The four girls then watched one another from their doorways until dawn, and Zhuo Sheng questioned Lan Luoqing about her exhaustion at breakfast.

Zhuo Sheng took Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to train outside Soto City with members of the Imperial Fighting Team. Zhu Zhuqing learned that the team and much of Heaven Dou’s young nobility belonged to the Hidden Dragon Overlord, then asked whether the sect objected to Zhuo Sheng’s influence, leaving Yu Tianheng too embarrassed to answer.

• Zhuo Sheng ordered the exhausted girls to sleep before their Great Spirit Arena match and took Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing out for training.
• Zhuo Sheng found Yu Tianheng and the Imperial Fighting Team, then led them to a grove outside Soto City to give Zhu Zhuqing stronger opponents.
• Zhuo Sheng called on Oslo to fight Zhu Zhuqing and demonstrate the strength of an agility-attack Spirit Master.
• Oslo told Zhu Zhuqing that all students at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and nearly half of the Empire’s young noble heirs had joined the Hidden Dragon Overlord.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether the Hidden Dragon Overlord Sect objected to Zhuo Sheng’s influence, and Yu Tianheng awkwardly avoided answering.

Oscar explained why the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had to tolerate Zhuo Sheng’s treatment of Yu Tianheng, then sparred with Zhu Zhuqing before Zhuo Sheng set her against Yu Tianheng. The chapter ended as Yu Tianheng revealed that his dragon martial soul gave him startling speed as well as strength.

• Oscar told Zhu Zhuqing that Zhuo Sheng’s ties to the Crown Prince and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect protected him from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s objections.
• Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing sparred, and Oscar used his experience and footwork to evade her powerful attacks while hiding how strained he was.
• Zhuo Sheng stopped the spar before Zhu Zhuqing exhausted herself and told Yu Tianheng to fight her instead.
• Zhuo Sheng allowed Zhu Zhuqing to use her Mandala Snake soul bone skill but warned her not to clash head-on with Yu Tianheng.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tianheng activated their martial souls, and Yu Tianheng suddenly transformed into a lightning-fast bolt and appeared in front of her.

Zhu Zhuqing lost her sparring match with Yu Tianheng and learned that she needed to use an assassin’s patience and speed rather than challenge strength head-on. When she asked how Zhuo Sheng compared with Yu Tianheng, the others described Zhuo Sheng as a monster with unmatched strength, speed, and defense.

• Yu Tianheng defeated Zhu Zhuqing in a direct clash, and she accepted the loss without discouragement.
• Zhuo Sheng explained that Zhu Zhuqing should use speed, patience, and surprise attacks instead of confronting stronger opponents head-on.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked how Zhuo Sheng would compare with Yu Tianheng if their soul power were equal, making Yu Tianheng awkwardly avoid answering.
• Yufeng, Oslo, and the Shi brothers called Zhuo Sheng a monster who could not be judged by ordinary standards.
• Yu Tianheng admitted that Zhuo Sheng had overwhelming strength, speed, and defense with no meaningful weaknesses.

Zhu Zhuqing explained to Xiao Wu why Yu Tianheng led the Imperial Fighter Team despite being weaker: he was better suited to managing and coordinating the team. She said Zhuo Sheng’s rules at Sky Dou Royal Academy protected capable people in suitable roles, and the chapter ended with the girls realizing that defying those rules meant challenging Zhuo Sheng himself.

• Dai Mubai complained that Zhuo Sheng used overwhelming strength and underhanded tactics to defeat opponents.
• Xiao Wu asked Zhu Zhuqing why Yu Tianheng was captain despite having less soul power than her.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Yu Tianheng handled the team’s training and management, while she focused on fighting and improving her strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing said Zhuo Sheng had made suitability, rather than strength or status, the standard for assigning roles at Sky Dou Royal Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Wu that resisting Yu Tianheng’s reasonable commands meant challenging Zhuo Sheng’s rules, and the girls shivered at the implication.

Qin Ming confronted Zhuo Sheng about Shrek Academy’s accusations, but Zhuo Sheng said his actions stemmed from personal grudges and refused to explain his hostility toward Yu Xiaogang. Qin Ming left believing Zhuo Sheng rather than Shrek, and did not seek out Yu Xiaogang or the students again.

• Qin Ming asked Zhuo Sheng whether he held a deep grudge against Shrek Academy and said Flander and Yu Xiaogang had accused him of mistreating its students and teachers.
• Zhuo Sheng denied abducting Nana, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, arguing that students could leave an academy whenever they wished.
• Zhuo Sheng admitted striking Zhao Wuji and said he had slapped Dai Mubai after Dai Mubai made a move on Nana and insulted her.
• Zhuo Sheng said he had hit Yu Xiaogang over a personal grudge and would keep doing so, but refused to explain the reason to Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming left the private room and chose to trust Zhuo Sheng, deciding not to seek out Yu Xiaogang or the Shrek students again.

Qin Ming warned Flender that Zhuo Sheng’s brutal treatment of Dai Mubai and hostility toward Yu Xiaogang had serious causes, and urged Flender to protect himself and Shrek Academy. Flender refused to abandon Yu Xiaogang, but Qin Ming advised him to privately uncover the source of Zhuo Sheng’s grudge and prepare for the danger if it could not be resolved.

• Qin Ming told Flender that Zhuo Sheng rarely resorted to extreme violence without being provoked, and that Dai Mubai’s mutilation suggested he had crossed a grave line.
• Flender revealed that Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai’s fiancée, but Qin Ming believed Zhuo Sheng had not interfered in their relationship without cause.
• Qin Ming warned Flender to keep his distance from Yu Xiaogang because Zhuo Sheng had vowed to beat him whenever he saw him.
• Flender refused to abandon Yu Xiaogang, citing their decades-long bond as sworn brothers.
• Qin Ming urged Flender to ask Yu Xiaogang what had provoked Zhuo Sheng and warned that unresolved hostility could leave Yu Xiaogang badly injured or worse.

Flander suspected Zhuo Sheng was tormenting Yu Xiaogang to avenge Liu Erlong, whom Yu Xiaogang abandoned on their wedding night. After Qin Ming confirmed Zhuo Sheng’s close friendship with Liu Erlong, he warned Flander not to interfere, leaving Yu Xiaogang to struggle with whether to seek Erlong’s help.

• Flander pulled Yu Xiaogang aside and asked whether he had offended Zhuo Sheng or someone connected to him.
• Flander suggested Zhuo Sheng’s hostility might stem from Yu Xiaogang’s past with Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang recalled Zhuo Sheng saying he wanted to vent anger for someone.
• Flander warned Yu Xiaogang that Liu Erlong might be the only person who could stop Zhuo Sheng, but Yu Xiaogang recoiled at the thought of asking her for help.
• Flander asked Qin Ming about Zhuo Sheng and Liu Erlong, and Qin Ming explained that they had become close friends after Zhuo Sheng challenged Blazing Academy.
• Flander told Qin Ming about Yu Xiaogang leaving Liu Erlong on their wedding night and her waiting for him for twenty years.
• Qin Ming said Zhuo Sheng’s attacks were justified by his loyalty to Liu Erlong and warned Flander that interfering would make Zhuo Sheng target him too.

Tang San encountered Xiao Wu at the Soto Great Soul Arena and realized she regarded him only as a friend, leaving him more dejected. Watching from hiding, Tang Xing weighed the dangers surrounding Zhuo Sheng and decided he had to meet him.

• Flender lost hope of using Zhuo Sheng's identity to help Shrek Academy after Qin Ming's warning.
• Tang San ran into Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after his spirit battle, and Xiao Wu warmly praised his skills before leaving to watch Zhuo Sheng's match.
• Tang San watched Xiao Wu go and returned to the academy disappointed, recognizing that their former romantic closeness was gone.
• Tang Xing secretly observed the encounter and considered his investigation into Zhuo Sheng's ties to powerful forces.
• Tang Xing questioned whether Zhuo Sheng knew Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast and decided to approach him.

Zhuo Sheng followed Tang Xing to a remote valley, where Tang Xing revealed his nine soul rings and attacked him with the Clear Sky Hammer. Zhuo Sheng matched Tang Xing’s blow with his bare fist, leaving both men astonished by the other’s strength.

• Zhuo Sheng sensed Tang Xing near the Suotuo Grand Hotel, escorted the girls to their rooms, and followed Tang Xing out of the city.
• Tang Xing led Zhuo Sheng to a desolate valley and questioned why he was not afraid.
• Tang Xing revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and nine soul rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring, while Zhuo Sheng displayed six soul rings and his rank-sixty-nine strength.
• Tang Xing struck Zhuo Sheng with the Clear Sky Hammer, and Zhuo Sheng met the blow with a punch without either man giving ground.

Zhuo Sheng faced Tang Xing, a Titled Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect, and endured his powerful attacks with his Golden Dragon abilities. He remained one rank short of unlocking his martial soul avatar, leaving him unable to fight Tang Xing without restraint.

• Tang Xing recognized Zhuo Sheng and demanded to know who he was, while Zhuo Sheng mocked Tang Xing for attacking him under the guise of concern.
• Angered by Zhuo Sheng’s taunts, Tang Xing unleashed a much stronger Clear Sky Hammer strike.
• Zhuo Sheng activated Dark Gold Dragon Body and Golden Dragon Earthquake, then met Tang Xing’s hammer with a golden punch.
• Tang Xing’s blow sent Zhuo Sheng through several boulders, but Zhuo Sheng rose from the crater with only minor visible injuries.
• Zhuo Sheng reflected that reaching rank seventy would let him use his martial soul avatar and unleash his full power.

Zhuo Sheng stopped fighting Tang Xing and used his spatial teleportation to force him to hear questions about Xiao Wu and A Yin. After Zhuo Sheng accused Tang Xing of deliberately endangering A Yin, Tang Xing struck him, and Zhuo Sheng continued probing the guilt and resentment behind his choices.

• Zhuo Sheng ended the fight and demonstrated that he could teleport away from Tang Xing, persuading Tang Xing to put away his Clear Sky Hammer and ask about Xiao Wu.
• Zhuo Sheng said he and Xiao Wu were close companions and pointed out that she had given him his ten-thousand-year third soul ring.
• Tang Xing accused Zhuo Sheng of keeping Xiao Wu until he could make her his tenth soul ring, and Zhuo Sheng condemned him by comparing him to himself.
• Zhuo Sheng questioned why Tang Xing had not taken A Yin somewhere safe and suggested that he might have deliberately allowed her to expose her identity.
• Tang Xing lost control and punched Zhuo Sheng into a stone wall, injuring him.
• Zhuo Sheng healed himself and argued that Tang Xing's love for A Yin had cost him his father, his place in the Clear Sky Sect, and the sect's standing, asking whether he had ever wished she had never existed.

Zhuo Sheng confronted Tang Xing with the selfish motives behind his wife’s death and his neglect of Tang San, then revealed that he could read minds. Tang Xing was left enraged and shaken as Zhuo Sheng accused him of viewing his son as a tool for revenge.

• Zhuo Sheng accused Tang Xing of coveting his pregnant wife’s ten-thousand-year soul ring and letting her sacrifice herself to obtain it without directly killing her.
• Zhuo Sheng described how Tang Xing’s son died, the Clear Sky Sect was devastated by conflict with the Martial Soul Hall, and Tang Xing was expelled and fled into alcoholism.
• Tang Xing demanded to know how Zhuo Sheng knew his secrets, and Zhuo Sheng claimed he could read minds.
• Zhuo Sheng said Tang Xing had resumed acting when Tang San awakened twin martial souls because he saw a chance for revenge and a return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Zhuo Sheng accused Tang Xing of noticing Tang San’s unusual maturity but caring only that the boy could serve as a weapon against the Martial Soul Hall.

Xuan Hao confronted Tang Hao in a ravine, provoking him and then arguing that killing him would bring powerful enemies down on Tang Hao. Tang Hao hesitated under the threats to his own survival, the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang San, leaving their standoff unresolved.

• Tang Hao calmed down and demanded to know why Xuan Hao had provoked him, threatening to kidnap Na'er and Xiao Wu from the hotel.
• Xuan Hao denied having any hidden agenda and mocked Tang Hao for luring him out and attacking him first.
• Tang Hao decided Xuan Hao knew too many secrets and threatened to kill him unless he gave a reason to be spared.
• Xuan Hao argued that he could escape and warned that his death would draw the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after Tang Hao.
• Xuan Hao reminded Tang Hao that Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong could hunt him down, and invoked the Clear Sky Sect and Tang San as further reasons not to attack.

Zhuo Sheng deterred Tang Xing from killing him by threatening the Clear Sky Sect with retaliation from Dugu Bo, then claimed he wanted to make a capable person emperor so he could arrange positions for the women around him. After Tang Xing left, Zhuo Sheng collapsed, revealing how badly the pressure of Tang Xing’s soul power had hurt him.

• Zhuo Sheng warned Tang Xing that Dugu Bo had reached Rank 95 and would slaughter the Clear Sky Sect if Zhuo Sheng died.
• Tang Xing weighed the threat to his son and sect, then withdrew his killing intent and asked why Zhuo Sheng was causing trouble in Heaven Dou City.
• Zhuo Sheng said he wanted to find someone capable of handling affairs and make him emperor, partly so he could give the women around him proper titles.
• Tang Xing left without further questioning, and Zhuo Sheng collapsed once he could no longer sense Tang Xing’s presence.
• Zhuo Sheng circulated his soul power to suppress his injuries and admitted that Tang Xing’s pressure had nearly overwhelmed him.

After returning to Suotuo City badly injured from a fight with a powerful opponent, Zhuo Sheng recovered under Jiang Yan’s care. Once rested, he decided to leave for Tiandou City with the others, pending confirmation that the Empress had no further plans.

• Zhuo Sheng flew back to the Suotuo Grand Hotel at dawn, exhausted and hurt, and Jiang Yan found him as he tried to enter his room.
• Zhuo Sheng told Jiang Yan that he had been overwhelmed in a fight but faced no danger to his life, and she comforted him as he fell asleep.
• After a full day and night of rest, Zhuo Sheng emerged recovered enough to tell the girls he planned to return to Tiandou City.
• Oscar and Meng Yiran asked to travel back with Zhuo Sheng, and he agreed after telling them to check with Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng about the Empress’s plans.