Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing denounced Dai Mubai and Shrek’s leaders, then left to join the Blue Tyrant Team, while Ning Rongrong invited Xiao Wu to move in with her. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Ming raised a mysterious blue-gold blade of grass as Tang Hao pursued him with the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai he had abandoned her and rejected the Shrek group’s attempts to make her give him another chance.
• Zhu Zhuqing criticized Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun, then forced her way past Tang San and Oscar and left with her suitcase.
• Dai Mubai left in a daze, and the other Shrek members withdrew; Xiao Wu praised Zhu Zhuqing while Ning Rongrong worried about living alone.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xiao Wu to move in with her to keep her company and fend off Oscar.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Ming raised a crystal-clear blue-gold blade of grass as Tang Hao charged after him with the Clear Sky Hammer.

Lu Ming revealed that he possessed the Blue Silver Emperor and overwhelmed Tang Hao with a single strike. Tang Hao fled into the forest, while Lu Ming sensed a concealed, sinister aura within him that belonged to a higher existence.

• Ah Yin and Tang Hao recognized Lu Ming's Blue Silver Emperor, but Tang Hao dismissed it as a weak spirit and challenged him.
• Tang Hao unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer and swung his Clear Sky Hammer at Lu Ming.
• Lu Ming dodged the blow and struck the hammer with his Blue Silver Emperor, sending Tang Hao crashing through trees and leaving him gravely injured.
• Tang Hao panicked and fled into the forest using Explode Ring, while Lu Ming chose not to pursue him.
• Lu Ming sensed a hidden aura of slaughter and evil within Tang Hao that came from a higher existence.

Lu Ming saved Ah Yin from Tang Hao, then camped with her in the Star Dou Great Forest while she grew attracted to him. Ah Yin told the chat group she was safe, and its members eagerly asked what had happened to Tang Hao.

• Lu Ming realized the Asura God had taken an interest in Tang Hao and chose not to pursue him after saving Ah Yin.
• Lu Ming and Ah Yin shared grilled fish at a campfire in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ah Yin thanked him and learned his name.
• Ah Yin felt drawn to Lu Ming and asked whether his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, but he gave only a brief answer.
• Lu Ming checked the chat group and saw its members worrying about Ah Yin and discussing his rescue.
• Ah Yin told the chat group she was safe, and its members celebrated before asking whether Tang Hao had escaped or been driven back.

After Ah Yin reported that Emperor Lu had defeated Tang Hao with one move while holding back, Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Ning Rongrong reevaluated his strength and became eager to gain his favor. Bibi Dong offered her support in the group, while Ning Rongrong resolved to cling to Emperor Lu’s protection.

• Ah Yin told the Chat Group that Emperor Lu had seriously injured Tang Hao with one move and had not even used his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Qian Renxue questioned Ah Yin’s account, then wondered whether Emperor Lu had surpassed the Limit Douluo realm.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Emperor Lu might be a god and offered him her help in the Chat Group.
• Ning Rongrong compared Emperor Lu’s strength with Chen Xin’s and decided to rely on him as her greatest opportunity.

Ning Rongrong decided to rely on Lu Ming instead of trying to surpass him, while Lu Ming ordered Bibi Dong to leave Ah Yin alone and Bibi Dong agreed. Reassured by his protection, Ah Yin revealed her name in the Chat Group, and Lu Ming prepared to leave her.

• Ning Rongrong resolved to follow Lu Ming, flatter him, and leave Shrek to cultivate near him.
• Lu Ming promised to protect Chat Group members who did not cause trouble and ordered Bibi Dong not to harm Ah Yin.
• Bibi Dong accepted Lu Ming's order, choosing the Chat Group's opportunities over Ah Yin's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Ah Yin felt safe under Lu Ming's protection and changed her Chat Group nickname to her real name.
• Snow Empress wondered what Lu Ming looked like, while Ice Empress teased her about having a mysterious admirer.
• After Ah Yin told the group that Lu Ming was handsome, Lu Ming finished his fish and said he was leaving.

Lu Ming refused Ah Yin’s offer of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and sent her to find his supposed disciple at Blue Tyrant Academy. He then killed a sixty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear to obtain his sixth Soul Ring, while Zhu Zhuqing waited for him and discussed an exceptionally strong competitor in the chat group.

• Ah Yin offered Lu Ming her Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, but he refused to accept it for himself.
• Lu Ming told Ah Yin to deliver the Spirit Bone to his supposed disciple, Lu Ming, at Blue Tyrant Academy, and she left for Heaven Dou City.
• Lu Ming searched the Star Dou Great Forest and killed a sixty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear with one punch.
• Lu Ming began absorbing the bear’s black Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing waited in Lu Ming’s dormitory, then read the chat group as Dugu Yan and another member discussed a powerful competitor in the Heaven Dou City tournament division.

Bibi Dong was muted after insulting Qian Renxue in the group chat, then argued with the others about Lu Ming’s strength. Lu Ming returned to Blue Tyrant Academy after breaking through to level sixty-five and found a woman asleep on his sofa.

• Qian Renxue, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Liu Erlong discussed a fighter in Heaven Dou City who matched Lu Ming’s combat style.
• Bibi Dong demanded an explanation, traded insults with Qian Renxue, and was muted by the system for five minutes.
• The group identified Lu Ming as the Blue Tyrant Team captain, while Bibi Dong and Hu Liena dismissed his chances against Spirit Hall.
• Lu Ming appeared in his dormitory and discovered that his Soul Power had reached level sixty-five after acquiring a sixth Soul Ring from a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Lu Ming found his room cleaned and saw a graceful woman lying on his sofa.

Zhu Zhuqing moved into Lu Ming’s home to avoid Dai Mubai, cooked him noodles, and shared how the brutal rules of her family had shaped her life. Worried about facing the Blazing Fire Team, she asked for help, and Lu Ming began guiding her training.

• Lu Ming remembered agreeing to let Zhu Zhuqing pretend to be his girlfriend and move in, but told her not to tell others they were dating.
• Zhu Zhuqing made Lu Ming a bowl of noodles and explained that she had learned to cook and survive because of the danger and assassinations in her family.
• Zhu Zhuqing admitted she doubted she could defeat or hold back a member of the Blazing Fire Team, whose Soul Power and fire attacks outmatched hers.
• Lu Ming promised to guide Zhu Zhuqing’s training and asked her to meditate using her usual method so he could assess her.

Lu Ming identified flaws in Zhu Zhuqing’s family meditation method and taught her how to locate Acupoints and cultivate the first layer of the Innate Skill. As Zhu Zhuqing began practicing, her Soul Power surged through her meridians and broke through familiar bottlenecks.

• Zhu Zhuqing practiced the Zhu Family’s meditation method, and Lu Ming warned that it strained her meridians and explained why her cultivation had slowed.
• Lu Ming told Zhu Zhuqing to remove her outer clothes so he could teach her to identify Acupoints, then carefully corrected her as he showed her their locations.
• Lu Ming taught Zhu Zhuqing the mental method for the first layer of the nine-layer Innate Skill, and she recognized its extraordinary value.
• Zhu Zhuqing circulated her Soul Power according to Lu Ming’s instructions, and the Innate Skill sent it racing through her meridians and crushed her usual bottlenecks.

Zhu Zhuqing rapidly advanced her cultivation after Lu Ming taught her a powerful technique, while the chat group discussed Full Moon Day and vied for Lu Ming's attention. At the Great Soul Arena, Lu Ming prepared Blue Tyrant Academy for its match against Blazing Fire Academy and planned to expose Yu Xiaogang after the tournament.

• Zhu Zhuqing broke through to Level 32 and learned from Lu Ming that mastering his cultivation technique could greatly increase her speed and Soul Power control.
• Lu Ming read the chat group’s Full Moon Day messages, where Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong dismissed romance while Dugu Yan and Ah Yin expressed interest in spending the festival with him.
• Lu Ming arrived with Blue Tyrant Academy at the Great Soul Arena for its match against Blazing Fire Academy, where Huo Wu challenged him and Liu Erlong warned him about the opposing team.
• Lu Ming reassured Liu Erlong and resolved to expose Yu Xiaogang after the tournament so he would stop delaying her.
• Lu Ming told Ning Rongrong to stay behind him and assigned Zhu Zhuqing to defeat the fire leopard soul master alone.

Lu Ming faced Huo Wu and the Blazing Fire Team in the arena while Zhu Zhuqing fought elsewhere. Huo Wu's Resistance Ring engulfed Lu Ming, leaving the match unresolved.

• Ning Rongrong promised to give the team strong boosts, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to fight after her recent power transfer had improved her strength and control.
• Dai Mubai watched Zhu Zhuqing's blush and her closeness with Lu Ming, crushed the railing, and grew furious while Tang San tried to calm him.
• The match began, and Huo Wushuang charged at Lu Ming as Huo Wu identified herself as a level forty-two Control System Battle Spirit Ancestor.
• Lu Ming ignored Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to watch Zhu Zhuqing attack a Fire Leopard Soul Master, provoking Huo Wu into attacking him.
• Huo Wu's attacks missed as Lu Ming calmly dodged, and she then claimed her Fire attribute countered his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Huo Wu used her Third Spirit Skill, Resistance Ring, and its blast of fire engulfed Lu Ming.

Lu Ming’s Life System Blue Silver Grass withstood Huo Wu’s flames, while Zhu Zhuqing defeated the level 37 Huo Lie with a powerful Nether Slash. The Shrek Academy members questioned Zhu Zhuqing’s sudden improvement, and Tang San suspected Lu Ming was responsible.

• Huo Wu’s flames failed to harm Lu Ming’s Blue Silver Grass, which he identified as belonging to the Life System.
• Lu Ming noticed that most of the Blue Tyrant Team was struggling against Blazing Fire Academy, while Zhu Zhuqing held her own against Huo Lie.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Nether Slash to knock out the level 37 Huo Lie, stunning the Blazing Fire Team and the audience.
• Xiao Wu cheered Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun marveled at her strength.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San noted Zhu Zhuqing’s improved Soul Power control, and Tang San suspected Lu Ming had caused the change.

Lu Ming protected Zhu Zhuqing from Huo Wushuang and the Blazing Fire Team, revealing his Blue Silver Overlord Spear and overwhelming their attackers. Huo Wushuang then used a team-wide attack to eliminate four Blue Tyrant Academy members, leaving Lu Ming, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong outnumbered seven to three.

• After Zhu Zhuqing defeated her opponent, Huo Wushuang and two teammates charged at her while she was between bursts of strength.
• Lu Ming swept aside Huo Wu's fireballs and knocked her back without summoning his Martial Soul.
• Lu Ming formed the Blue Silver Overlord Spear and sent Huo Wushuang and his two charging teammates flying with one strike.
• Lu Ming praised Zhu Zhuqing and told her to leave the rest to him, and she accepted his protection as team captain.
• Huo Wushuang ordered a formation change and used Fire Star Meteor Shower to blast Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and two other Blue Tyrant Academy members off the stage.
• Huo Wushuang declared that his seven remaining teammates now faced Lu Ming, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.

Lu Ming faced the Blazing Fire Team alone after Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong could no longer fight, then overwhelmed the team with his strength and eliminated Huo Wushuang and two Fire Crane Soul Masters. Huo Wu and the two remaining support fighters combined their Soul Power into a Soul King-level attack, leaving Lu Ming to face their strongest move.

• Tang San judged that Lu Ming was at a disadvantage because fire restrained his Plant Type Martial Soul and the Blazing Fire Team had surrounded him.
• Lu Ming charged into the encirclement and shattered Huo Wushuang's Flame Dragon Heads before knocking him off the arena with one spear strike.
• Lu Ming swept his spear into the two diving Fire Crane Soul Masters and sent them flying off the arena.
• Huo Wu gathered the remaining Soul Power of two support fighters and formed a massive fireball with her fourth spirit ability, Huo Wu Blazing Sun.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Huo Wu's attack as a special Soul Power transmission technique with the power of a Soul King, while Tang San warned that it could counter Lu Ming's Plant Type Martial Soul.

Lu Ming effortlessly crushed Huo Wu’s strongest fire attack, securing Blue Tyrant Academy’s victory over Blazing Fire Academy. As the tournament crowd praised him and the powerful spectators assessed his strength, Huo Wu was left furious that he had never treated her as a worthy opponent.

• Lu Ming suppressed and devoured Huo Wu’s Huo Wu Blazing Sun with his Blue Silver Grass, breaking her soul skill and causing her to collapse from the backlash.
• The referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner, and Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Liu Erlong congratulated Lu Ming.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi praised Lu Ming’s strength, while Salas dismissed the Blue Tyrant Team and Qian Renxue considered recruiting Lu Ming.
• Huo Wushuang returned from treatment and tried to comfort Huo Wu, but she said she could accept losing only if Lu Ming had regarded her as an opponent.

After Lu Ming defeated Huo Wu, the Chat Group automatically invited her as its newest member. Huo Wu discovered the group’s extraordinary opportunities and decided it could help her grow stronger and surpass Lu Ming.

• Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing how she had grown so powerful overnight, and Zhu Zhuqing shyly credited Lu Ming.
• The Chat Group rewarded Lu Ming for his tournament performance by increasing its member quota and asking him to choose someone to invite.
• Huo Wu approached Lu Ming to speak privately, but he refused to leave his seat or talk away from the others.
• When Lu Ming mentioned Huo Wu, the Chat Group automatically invited her, and she entered the nickname Fire God.
• Huo Wu explored the group, saw its powerful members and rewards, and realized it could help her become stronger.

Huo Wu left after vowing to defeat Lu Ming in the Promotion Tournament, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing invited Lu Ming to the Heaven Dou City lantern festival. That night, as Zhu Zhuqing bathed nearby, Huo Wu questioned the Chat Group about the Group Leader’s power.

• Huo Wu returned to taunt Lu Ming and promised to repay her humiliation at the Promotion Tournament, unaware that he was the Chat Group’s Group Leader.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing discussed Full Moon Day and invited Lu Ming to accompany them to the Heaven Dou City lantern festival.
• Lu Ming agreed to meet the two girls at the academy entrance at eight that night.
• At Lu Ming’s courtyard, Huo Wu asked the Chat Group how powerful its Group Leader was, and Poison Fairy claimed he could destroy a Titled Douluo with a flip of his hand.

Lu Ming began exposing the past relationship between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, prompting Bibi Dong to defend her first love against the group’s criticism. He then claimed that former Pontiff Qian Xun Ji had opposed the relationship because he recognized Yu Xiaogang’s weakness.

• Dugu Yan, Ah Yin, and Bibi Dong praised Lu Ming’s strength and knowledge, convincing Huo Wu to seek his guidance.
• Xiao Wu asked the group to share memorable love stories, and Lu Ming announced that he would tell one about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe in Heaven Dou City, learned that Lu Ming was about to reveal Bibi Dong’s past and angrily insulted Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong defended Yu Xiaogang’s talent and character, while Qian Renxue and others mocked her defense and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong took more measured positions.
• Lu Ming dismissed Yu Xiaogang as irresponsible and revealed that Qian Xun Ji had opposed his relationship with Bibi Dong because he saw Yu Xiaogang’s weakness.

Lu Ming exposed Yu Xiaogang as a cowardly former lover and an irresponsible teacher, prompting the group members to question and condemn him. His accusations also stirred Qian Renxue’s bitterness toward Bibi Dong and reminded Zhu Zhuqing of Dai Mubai’s similar abandonment.

• Lu Ming accused Yu Xiaogang of abandoning Bibi Dong under pressure from Spirit Hall and of taking Tang San as a disciple to vindicate his own theories.
• Xiao Wu reconsidered Yu Xiaogang’s role in Tang San’s growth, while Zhu Zhuqing compared his flight from hardship to Dai Mubai abandoning his fiancée.
• Qian Renxue, walking through Heaven Dou City as Xue Qinghe, called Bibi Dong blind for having loved Yu Xiaogang.
• Dugu Yan recalled how Lu Ming had treated her solely as a patient while curing her poison, and the group continued condemning Yu Xiaogang.

Lu Ming revealed to Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang had fallen in love with Liu Erlong and planned to marry her less than two years after leaving Spirit City. He then exposed that Liu Erlong was Yu Xiaogang’s cousin, leaving Bibi Dong devastated by the truth.

• Bibi Dong defended Yu Xiaogang in the Chat Group, insisting he had left to prove himself and would return to marry her.
• Qian Renxue mocked Bibi Dong for continuing to believe Yu Xiaogang’s promises, and Lu Ming decided to reveal the truth.
• Lu Ming said Yu Xiaogang had met Flender and Liu Erlong, fallen in love with Liu Erlong, and prepared to marry her.
• Lu Ming revealed that Yu Luomian exposed Liu Erlong as his illegitimate daughter on the couple’s wedding night, making her Yu Xiaogang’s cousin.
• The Chat Group erupted in condemnation, while Bibi Dong collapsed into the Pontiff’s Throne as she realized Yu Xiaogang had truly loved Liu Erlong.