Chapter Summaries

Tang Yu transmigrated into the Clear Sky Sect as a gifted young Soul Master and received a system whose missions required him to defeat Tang San. After testing his Clear Sky Hammer and mastering the full eighty-one swings of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, he set out to prepare for his first mission.

• Tang Yu awakened in the Douluo Continent as a thirteen-year-old Clear Sky Sect descendant, the son of Tang Tian and a level 29 Soul Grandmaster.
• The Hammer Three System bound itself to Tang Yu and issued four missions centered on defeating Tang San, with rewards including soul bones, a beast Martial Soul, and a God Position.
• Tang Yu considered the danger of fighting Tang San and competing against Spirit Hall, then decided to focus on completing the first mission.
• Tang Yu went to a training ground, released his Clear Sky Hammer, and reviewed his soul skills and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Tang Yu completed all eighty-one swings of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and smashed a crater into a stone wall.

Tang Yu decided to claim the Immortal Herbs at Dugu Bo’s cultivation grounds before Tang San could reach them, and persuaded his father Tang Tian to take him to Sunset Forest. On the way, Tang Yu learned that he would need to reach Soul Ancestor and pass sect assessments before he could learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.

• Tang Yu assessed the Clear Sky Hammer’s weaknesses and concluded he should avoid challenging Tang San until he had greater confidence.
• Tang Yu told Tang Tian that Sunset Forest might hold the Mad Strength Purple Gold Ginseng, and Tang Tian agreed to seize the herbs for him.
• Tang Tian and Tang Yu set out for Sunset Forest, with Tang Tian confident he could defeat Dugu Bo.
• Tang Yu asked to learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, and Tang Tian explained that he needed to reach Soul Ancestor and earn approval through strength and sect assessments.
• Tang Yu accepted that joining the sect’s top three young members would be difficult and put off learning the technique for now.

Tang Yu and Tang Tian entered Sunset Forest, found two Mad Strength Purple Gold Ginseng stalks and other Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, and Tang Yu gained immunity to poisons, ice, and fire before reaching Soul Power level 30. After they harvested the mature herbs and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan caught them at the spring.

• Tang Tian protected Tang Yu from Sunset Forest’s poisons and beasts as they fought their way to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• Tang Yu consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, tempered his body in the spring, and broke through to Soul Power level 30.
• Tang Yu and Tang Tian harvested the mature Immortal Herbs, leaving none for Tang San or the future Shrek Seven Devils.
• As Tang Yu and Tang Tian prepared to leave, Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan, discovered the herbs were gone, and confronted them.

Tang Tian revealed himself as a Clear Sky Sect Titled Douluo and overwhelmed Dugu Bo in a fight over the Immortal Herbs. Dugu Yan then targeted Tang Yu, believing he would be easy to defeat, while Tang Tian continued fighting Dugu Bo.

• Tang Yu challenged Dugu Yan’s claim that the herbs belonged to Dugu Bo, arguing that Sunset Forest belonged to no one.
• Dugu Bo summoned his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul and attacked Tang Tian, but Tang Tian revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and knocked him flying with one blow.
• Tang Tian struck Dugu Bo again, shattered his Jade Phosphor Serpent Light, and forced him to activate his Jade Phosphor True Body.
• Tang Tian and Dugu Bo both activated their Martial Soul Avatars, and Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan to take Tang Yu hostage.
• Tang Yu told Tang Tian to fight Dugu Bo without worrying about him, and Dugu Yan confidently moved to attack Tang Yu.

Tang Yu used his immunity to poison to defeat and restrain Dugu Yan while Tang Tian battered Dugu Bo with the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo helpless under Tang Tian’s attacks as Dugu Yan begged him to stop.

• Tang Yu revealed his two-ring Clear Sky Hammer and let Dugu Yan bind him and unleash her poison, confident she could defeat him.
• Tang Yu activated Clear Sky Overlord Body, broke free of Dugu Yan’s restraints, and struck her after her poison failed to affect him.
• Tang Yu subdued Dugu Yan from behind and warned her to stay still as she struggled and grew embarrassed.
• Tang Tian restrained Dugu Bo with the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and hammered him repeatedly until he could no longer fight back.
• Dugu Yan cried out for Tang Tian to stop beating her grandfather.

Tang Yu stopped Tang Tian from killing Dugu Bo and negotiated ten years of service in exchange for treating the poison backlash afflicting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. Tang Yu and Tang Tian departed after Dugu Bo agreed, leaving Dugu Yan resentfully remembering Tang Yu.

• Dugu Bo begged Tang Tian to spare Dugu Yan, but Tang Tian prepared to kill him until Tang Yu intervened.
• Tang Yu revealed that he knew about Dugu Bo’s poison backlash and offered to treat it in exchange for ten years of service from Dugu Bo and warned that Dugu Yan’s condition would be worse.
• Dugu Bo agreed to serve Tang Yu and Tang Tian for ten years if they could resolve the poison backlash, and Tang Tian spared him.
• Tang Yu explained that a Soul Bone could temporarily contain the poison but offered a more complete cure depending on Dugu Bo’s service.
• Tang Yu and Tang Tian left, and Dugu Yan called after Tang Yu, saying she would remember him.

Tang Yu decided to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy after obtaining his Third Soul Ring so he could compete in the next Soul Master Competition. After reaching the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang Tian, he prepared to hunt a four-thousand-year soul beast and heard his father recommend a Clear Sky Hammer soul skill.

• Tang Yu told Tang Tian he wanted to cultivate at a Soul Master Academy, and Tang Tian agreed to seek the Sect Master's approval.
• Tang Yu chose Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Tang Tian said he would take him there after they obtained his Third Soul Ring.
• During their week-long journey, Tang Tian absorbed a Mad Strength Purple Gold Ginseng and advanced from Rank 93 to Rank 94.
• Tang Yu and Tang Tian arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang Tian agreed to hunt a four-thousand-year soul beast for Tang Yu.
• Tang Tian recommended that Tang Yu consider Clear Sky Bodyguard as his third soul skill.

Tang Yu absorbed a Golden Shield Beast’s Soul Ring and gained a Clear Sky Bodyguard that absorbed attacks and rebounded them as lightning, then used the Mad Strength Purple Gold Ginseng to raise his Soul Power to level 38. He persuaded Tang Tian to take him to Shrek Academy, where he planned to complete missions and stop Tang San from obtaining the Eight Spider Lances.

• Tang Yu chose Clear Sky Bodyguard as his third soul skill, and Tang Tian helped him find and weaken a four-thousand-year Golden Shield Beast.
• Tang Yu absorbed the beast’s Soul Ring, broke through to level 32, and discovered that his Clear Sky Bodyguard could absorb attacks and rebound them as lightning.
• Tang Yu absorbed the Mad Strength Purple Gold Ginseng and surged to level 38, while Tang Tian celebrated his potential.
• Tang Yu asked to visit Shrek Academy before Heaven Dou Royal Academy, explaining that he wanted to see the academy that accepted only monsters.
• Tang Yu planned to complete his missions at Shrek Academy, confront Tang San, and prevent him from obtaining the Eight Spider Lances.

Tang Yu arrived at Shrek Academy during its recruitment period, intending to defeat Tang San before he reached Soul Elder rank. He impressed the admissions teacher with his level 38 Soul Power and entered the academy, leaving Zhu Zhuqing curious about him but doubtful of his claim.

• Tang Yu recognized Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy's recruitment, then noticed Zhu Zhuqing joining the line.
• Tang Yu admitted that he thought Zhu Zhuqing had a great figure, and she warned him not to stare.
• A Shrek teacher initially rejected Tang Yu for being over 13, but changed his mind after sensing Tang Yu's level 38 Soul Power.
• Tang Yu entered the academy, and Zhu Zhuqing followed after registering successfully.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Tang Yu about his Soul Power, dismissed his answer as a lie, and accused him of thinking lewd thoughts when he looked at her.
• Tang Yu ended the conversation and walked on, but Zhu Zhuqing called after him.

At Shrek Academy’s entrance examination, Tang Yu revealed level 38 Soul Power and overshadowed the other young Soul Masters. Xiao Wu challenged him, and their fight began with Tang Yu calmly tracking her movements as she used Soft Skill.

• Zhu Zhuqing offered Tang Yu a kiss if he proved he had level 38 Soul Power, but he refused and followed her to the second examination area.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu tested at level 29, Ning Rongrong at level 26, and Zhu Zhuqing at level 27.
• Tang Yu tested at level 38, astonishing everyone and frustrating Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu challenged Tang Yu to a spar, and he accepted to avoid revealing his abilities during the later fight with Zhao Wuji.
• Xiao Wu used Martial Soul Possession and Soft Skill to climb onto Tang Yu, but he tracked her every movement with his Spiritual Power as she prepared Waist Bow.

Tang Yu defeated Xiao Wu with one move, then challenged Tang San and revealed his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. As Tang San prepared to fight, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong began arguing over the Clear Sky Sect and its past.

• Tang Yu used Xiao Wu's dreadlock to slam her into the ground, leaving her badly hurt and humiliated.
• Tang San rushed to Xiao Wu's side, then challenged Tang Yu with his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Tang Yu summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and shattered Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, shocking the Shrek students.
• Dai Mubai explained the Clear Sky Hammer's reputation, while Ning Rongrong criticized the Clear Sky Sect and the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Xiao Wu angrily told Ning Rongrong to shut up, and the two began arguing fiercely.

Tang Yu fought Tang San after Tang San attacked Xiao Wu, repeatedly overpowering his techniques and resisting his parasitic Blue Silver Grass. Tang San was left beaten and terrified as Tang Yu approached him.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu continued insulting each other while Tang Yu ordered them to stop and urged Tang San to fight.
• Tang San attacked with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Mysterious Jade Hand, but Tang Yu read his movements and sent him flying with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Yu boosted his abilities with Clear Sky Overlord Body, anticipated Tang San's attack from behind, and struck him in the face.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to plant parasitic seeds in Tang Yu and activated Parasite, expecting its neurotoxin to paralyze him.
• Tang Yu burst free of the grass and knocked Tang San to the ground, leaving him sweating with fear as Tang Yu taunted him.

Tang Yu defeated Tang San, earned an External Soul Bone, and resolved to keep Tang San from obtaining the Eight Spider Lances. After Zhu Zhuqing kissed him to provoke Dai Mubai, Tang Yu realized she had used him as a stepping stone.

• Tang San launched a concealed Silent Sleeve Arrow at Tang Yu, but Tang Yu dodged it and beat Tang San until he could no longer resist.
• Tang Hao watched from the shadows but restrained himself, believing Tang Yu was a Clear Sky Sect genius and that Tang San should suffer as atonement for his father's sins.
• Tang Yu completed Mission One and received an initial ten-thousand-year External Soul Bone, whose type he had not yet identified.
• Tang San vowed to get revenge, while Tang Yu said he would keep defeating him and planned to stop him from obtaining the Eight Spider Lances.
• Zhu Zhuqing kissed Tang Yu to provoke Dai Mubai, then Tang Yu realized she had used him and grabbed her head in anger.

Tang Yu kissed Zhu Zhuqing, provoking Dai Mubai and exposing the hypocrisy behind his anger over their engagement. Flender broke up their fight and barred the group from taking Shrek Academy’s entrance examination that day.

• Tang Yu forcibly kissed Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai accused her of betraying their engagement.
• Dai Mubai attacked Tang Yu, but Tang Yu struck him down with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Mubai about bringing two women to a hotel and condemned his double standards.
• Dai Mubai blamed Tang Yu and charged again after activating his White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
• Flender intervened, stopped both men, and told the newcomers they could not take the entrance examination that day.

Flender gave Tang Yu and the other newcomers a chance to join Shrek Academy after Tang San and Xiao Wu recovered, while Tang Yu discovered the powerful abilities of his new Thunder Dragon Wings. He planned his next steps toward the Soul Master Competition and cultivated, as Zhu Zhuqing remained unable to stop thinking about him.

• Flender let Tang Yu, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing stay at Shrek Academy temporarily and told Oscar to show them the dormitories.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu argued over the shabby dorms, while Tang Yu and the others chose separate wooden houses.
• Tang Yu manifested his Thunder Dragon Wings, learned they granted flight, enhanced his attributes, absorbed lightning, and gave him the Thunder Flash movement skill.
• Tang Yu resolved to prevent Tang San from obtaining the Eight Spider Lances, reach level 40, and earn recognition from the Clear Sky Sect so he could learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.
• Tang Yu cultivated until midnight and went to sleep, while Zhu Zhuqing lay awake thinking about him.

Unable to sleep, Zhu Zhuqing kept thinking about Tang Yu, whose kiss had stirred her feelings. The next day, Tang Yu rescued her from Ma Hongjun’s attack and defeated him with one blow, leaving Ma Hongjun pinned beneath his foot.

• Zhu Zhuqing lay awake thinking about Tang Yu and tried to convince herself she hated him for stealing her first kiss.
• Tang Yu heard that a fire had broken out in the nearby village and suspected Ma Hongjun was involved in his dispute with Cuihua.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong arrived to find Ma Hongjun holding Cuihua and threatening to burn the village if she left him.
• Ma Hongjun fought Zhu Zhuqing and knocked her away with his Phoenix Fireline, but Tang Yu caught her and stepped in.
• Tang Yu mocked Ma Hongjun’s phoenix as an Earth Chicken, then knocked him down with one strike of his Clear Sky Hammer and pinned him underfoot.

Tang Yu fought Dai Mubai and overwhelmed him with the power of his Clear Sky Hammer. Dai Mubai was left unconscious, while the Seven Monsters realized how formidable Tang Yu was.

• Dai Mubai arrived with Oscar and challenged Tang Yu after Tang Yu kicked Ma Hongjun away.
• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Soul Skills and attacked Tang Yu with a full-force punch.
• Tang Yu overpowered Dai Mubai in their close combat, then broke through Dai Mubai's White Tiger Blazing Light Wave with his Thunderous Frenzy Hammer.
• Tang Yu struck Dai Mubai in the face and sent him crashing into a distant tree, leaving him battered and unconscious.
• Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong watched in shock and decided they must not provoke Tang Yu.

Tang Yu took charge of the Shrek students as they fought a fire, but Ning Rongrong refused to help and provoked Xiao Wu and Tang Yu. He left Ning Rongrong sprawled on the ground after slapping her.

• Tang Yu declared himself the students' Boss, and everyone except Ning Rongrong obeyed while helping put out the fire.
• Ning Rongrong slacked off and ordered the others around, prompting Xiao Wu to confront her.
• Ning Rongrong revealed she was the young miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and challenged Xiao Wu, then offered Tang Yu Gold Soul Coins to punish her.
• Ning Rongrong insulted Tang Yu and the Clear Sky Sect while boasting of her family's power.
• Tang Yu told Xiao Wu to move aside and slapped Ning Rongrong, knocking her to the ground.

Tang Yu harshly beat Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, then became the Shrek students’ acknowledged Boss. He joined the others for their fourth entrance examination, where Zhao Wuji challenged them to survive against him as a team.

• Tang Yu slapped Ning Rongrong repeatedly after she attacked him, warning her against relying on her family and demanding fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang Yu slapped Xiao Wu when she laughed at Ning Rongrong, then left as Ning Rongrong called him Boss and Xiao Wu cried.
• Over the next few days, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San yielded to Tang Yu, while Oscar went with Zhao Wuji to the Star Dou Great Forest and obtained his third Soul Ring.
• Flender led Tang Yu and the Shrek Seven Devils to meet Zhao Wuji for the fourth entrance examination.
• Zhao Wuji gave the five examinees ten minutes to plan before they had to work together and last against him for the time it took an incense stick to burn.
• Tang Yu called Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong over to discuss their strategy.

Tang Yu led Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong into a full-force attack on Zhao Wuji instead of merely trying to last through the test. The chapter ended with Tang Yu’s Clear Sky Hammer smashing Zhao Wuji to one knee, forcing the Soul Saint to activate his first soul skill.

• Tang Yu explained that Zhao Wuji would likely toy with the students and urged them to attack together from the start.
• Tang Yu assigned Ning Rongrong to provide support, ordered Tang San and Xiao Wu to attack with him, and sent Zhu Zhuqing to flank.
• Ning Rongrong boosted the group’s strength and speed before Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing charged Zhao Wuji.
• Tang San used hidden weapons while Zhao Wuji mocked the attackers, giving Tang Yu an opening to strike with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Yu’s hammer smashed Zhao Wuji’s face and drove him to one knee, prompting Zhao Wuji to activate his Unmovable Bright King Body.