Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao confronted Yu Xiaogang over Tang San’s reckless pursuit of power and gave him a forty-thousand-year Poison Attribute Soul Bone for Tang San. Yu Xiaogang then tried to reassure Tang San and undermine Ye Lan’s theories, while Tang San remained intent on crippling Ye Lan.

• Tang Hao learned that the two Titled Douluo had not come to Shrek Academy, then confronted Yu Xiaogang for failing to teach Tang San more about Soul Bones.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang Hao about Xiao Wu’s disappearance, Tang San’s beyond-limit Soul Ring, and his Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang Hao gave Yu Xiaogang a forty-thousand-year Left Leg Soul Bone for Tang San and told him to present it as a birthday gift from Tang San’s father, a Titled Douluo.
• Tang San returned to the academy brooding over Ye Lan’s strength and resolved that he had to cripple him.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned Tang San about the Hundred-Year Soul Bone, then claimed Ye Lan’s theories coincided with his own and argued that Ye Lan was wrong about the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Tang San received a forty-thousand-year soul bone from Yu Xiaogang, who revealed that his father had left it for him. In the Heaven Dou Eastern Palace, Qian Renxue studied Ye Lan’s theories and ordered him watched closely.

• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San against absorbing a hundred-year soul bone, then gave him a poison-attributed forty-thousand-year left leg soul bone from his father.
• Tang San resolved to cultivate diligently but did not intend to give up Xiao Wu.
• Snake Lance Douluo delivered Qian Renxue a report on Ye Lan while she was disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue read about Ye Lan’s rapid growth, influential theories, and recent attack by an unknown Soul Saint.
• Qian Renxue ordered the Douluo Warriors to monitor Ye Lan and report any developments to her.

Bibi Dong learned that Yu Xiaogang had plagiarized the Martial Soul Hall library’s theories, shattering her belief that he had been her equal and loved her. After venting her rage, she credited Ye Lan’s theories with helping her see the truth and resolved to stand as the one and only Pope Bibi Dong.

• A White-robed Clergy reported that Yu Xiaogang’s Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul copied the Ten Thousand Year Martial Soul Core Review, and Bibi Dong verified the match.
• Bibi Dong recalled how she had met Yu Xiaogang, supported his research, and believed him to be the continent’s foremost theorist before Qian Xunji separated them.
• Bibi Dong reconsidered Yu Xiaogang’s past actions and concluded that he had used her to access Spirit Hall’s theories rather than truly loving her.
• Bibi Dong unleashed a surge of purple Soul Power over Spirit City and felt relief after confronting the truth about Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong thanked Ye Lan’s theories for awakening her and declared that she would be the one and only Pope Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to redirect half of Soul Master subsidies toward industries and childcare, while deciding to protect Ye Lan and claim him as her disciple. Ye Lan shared a farewell feast with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing before his departure for Heaven Dou, and Ning Rongrong left in unexplained emotional pain after bringing the drunken pair to bed.

• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to halve subsidies for Soul Masters at Soul Grand Master rank and above, redirect the funds to local industries and childcare, and strengthen Ye Lan's protection.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lan returned from shopping and held a farewell feast at Ye Lan's residence.
• Ning Rongrong's grilled meat tasted bitter and salty, but Ye Lan ate it to spare her feelings, then took over the grilling.
• Zhu Zhuqing nearly confessed her feelings to Ye Lan but instead said she would miss him and promised to work toward defeating the Hell White Tiger with Ning Rongrong's help.
• After the feast, Ning Rongrong carried the unconscious Ye Lan and Zhu Zhuqing into the master bedroom, then left for the academy in pain with a bottle of fruit wine.

Ye Lan left Suotuo City for Heaven Dou City under Silver Wolf’s protection after waking beside Zhu Zhuqing, while villagers celebrated him as a renowned scholar. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue learned of his approach and planned to recruit him without disrupting the Heaven Stealing Plan.

• Ye Lan woke beside Zhu Zhuqing, confirmed they were both fully dressed, and left before she awoke.
• Ye Lan asked Silver Wolf to take him to Heaven Dou City, and Silver Wolf arranged to requisition a carriage from the Suotuo City Martial Soul Branch Hall.
• Villagers gathered at Suotuo City’s north gate to ask Ye Lan for autographs, and he signed for hundreds of them.
• Silver Wolf arrived with a four-horse carriage, and Ye Lan set out with him for Heaven Dou City.
• Snake Lance Douluo told Qian Renxue that Ye Lan was traveling north with Silver Wolf and covert protection.
• Qian Renxue decided to seek responsibility for recruiting Ye Lan while keeping the Heaven Stealing Plan unchanged.

Ye Lan reached Heaven Dou City and saw Xue Qinghe, who he recognized as Qian Renxue in disguise, waiting at the opened main gate. He chose to approach a different entrance without revealing that he knew her identity, having resolved to stand with Spirit Hall against Tang Hao and Tang San.

• Ye Lan arrived near Heaven Dou City, and Silver Wolf left to visit the city's Martial Soul Sacred Hall.
• Ye Lan approached the city and noticed that the normally closed main gate was open without any sign of war.
• Ye Lan saw Xue Qinghe waiting at the main gate and recognized him as Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Ye Lan reflected on his reasons for opposing Tang Hao and Tang San and supporting Spirit Hall.
• Ye Lan headed for a different gate without acknowledging Qian Renxue or revealing his knowledge of her identity.

Ye Lan met Xue Qinghe at Heaven Dou City’s side gate and rode with the Crown Prince through the city. Their Martial Souls resonated, and Ye Lan shared his view that a king bore the hopes and burdens of the people.

• Xue Qinghe stopped Ye Lan, introduced himself, and invited him to ride to his residence.
• When Xue Qinghe touched Ye Lan, their Martial Souls resonated, and both privately wondered about the unusual reaction.
• Xue Qinghe adjusted Ye Lan’s hair and collar while examining his golden eyes, and Ye Lan pretended not to notice their Martial Soul resonance.
• Xue Qinghe showed Ye Lan Heaven Dou City’s sights and discussed its history, culture, and Martial Souls during the carriage ride.
• Xue Qinghe asked what a king was, and Ye Lan said a king bore the burden of all living beings while the people sustained the king.

Ye Lan explained to Xue Qinghe that a true king carried all living beings upon his shoulders, prompting Qian Renxue to question what becoming a king meant. At the Eastern Palace, Xue Qinghe offered Ye Lan a noble title and fief, but Ye Lan refused, criticizing the royal family’s treatment of its people while praising Xue Qinghe personally.

• Ye Lan told Xue Qinghe the legend of the First Generation Angel God and described him as a king who answered humanity’s prayers and protected people from Evil Soul Masters and soul beasts.
• Qian Renxue reflected on her ambitions and asked what people needed from a king, and Ye Lan told her to seek her own answer.
• Xue Qinghe brought Ye Lan to Bioluo Pavilion, where they discussed their views and Xue Qinghe offered to make him Blue Silver Earl and, later, Blue Silver King.
• Ye Lan declined the offer because he did not want responsibility for millions of people and condemned the royal family’s rule, citing Prince Xue Beng’s abuse of power.
• Ye Lan told Xue Qinghe he admired his fairness and would welcome friendship, and Qian Renxue felt relieved that she had earned his good opinion.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, befriended Ye Lan and asked him to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy to help defeat Martial Soul Hall Academy in the next tournament. Ye Lan agreed in principle but ended the chapter by preparing to name a condition.

• Qian Renxue asked Ye Lan whether he thought she had done well as Crown Prince, and the two agreed to become friends.
• Xue Qinghe told Ye Lan that Martial Soul Hall Academy’s Golden Generation was exceptionally strong and predicted Heaven Dou Royal Academy would lose the next tournament.
• Xue Qinghe invited Ye Lan to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy and help its team win the championship.
• Ye Lan questioned how he could defeat a team of Soul Kings while still a Soul Elder, and Xue Qinghe praised his combat ability and theoretical knowledge.
• Ye Lan accepted the offer conditionally and began to state what he required.

Ye Lan secured entry to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked Qian Renxue to keep his presence there secret. After reflecting on their meeting, Qian Renxue began questioning what kind of ruler she wanted to become.

• Ye Lan asked Xue Qinghe to conceal that the Scholar had arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Qian Renxue agreed and gave him her personal token.
• After leaving the Eastern Palace, Ye Lan resolved to pursue the Immortal Herbs opportunity before Tang San and help Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong with their problems.
• In the Eastern Palace secret chamber, Qian Renxue recalled her attraction to Ye Lan and wondered about the resonance between their Martial Souls.
• Qian Renxue asked Pufferfish Douluo about Bibi Dong's recent decree and Xue Ye's actions, then questioned what it meant to be a king.
• Qian Renxue rejected the idea that a king merely wielded power and concluded that a king should bear the weight of all living beings.

Ye Lan arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and was confronted by Xue Beng, who insulted him and tried to bully him. Ye Lan struck Xue Beng so hard that he knocked out several teeth, and Xue Beng then ordered his lackeys to attack.

• Ye Lan traveled from the inn to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and climbed to its mountainside campus.
• Xue Beng gathered his lackeys at the academy gates, bitter about being confined and eager to vent his anger by bullying someone.
• Xue Beng mistook Ye Lan for an easy target, questioned why he had come, and insulted him.
• Ye Lan struck Xue Beng, sending him rolling across the marble floor and knocking out three of his front teeth.
• Xue Beng recognized Ye Lan as a Soul Grandmaster and ordered his lackeys to attack him.

Ye Lan confronted Xue Beng and ten Heaven Dou Royal Academy students, effortlessly stopping their first attacks with his Golden Eye and strength. The two strongest Soul Elders had yet to join the fight.

• Xue Beng ordered ten Soul Masters to confront Ye Lan, drawing a crowd of academy students to the gates.
• Ye Lan assessed the group and recognized the three-ring Shadow Leopard and Great Strength Bear Soul Elders as the strongest, though neither attacked.
• Ye Lan used Golden Eye to evade and seize the Dark Steel Spear Soul Master's thrust.
• When the Diamond Tiger and Flame Dog Soul Masters attacked, Ye Lan swung the spear wielder and knocked the attackers away.
• The onlookers were surprised by Ye Lan's strength, but noted that the two strongest Soul Elders had not yet fought.

Ye Lan used his self-created Sun Furnace to defeat ten Heaven Dou Royal Academy Soul Masters without summoning his martial soul. At Zhao Li’s insistence, he agreed to face their strongest soul skills and show them his full strength.

• Xue Beng ordered eight Soul Grandmasters and two Soul Elders to attack Ye Lan together.
• Ye Lan unleashed the Sun Furnace, blasting all ten fighters away while limiting the skill’s power.
• Zhao Li and the others got back up and demanded that Ye Lan use his full strength and reveal his martial soul.
• Ye Lan agreed and let the ten prepare their strongest attacks, then watched as they unleashed their soul skills in unison.

Ye Lan defeated Xue Beng’s group with his Blue Silver Priests and drove Xue Beng away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He then presented Sun Buyu with his genuine admission notice, which showed Xue Qinghe as his recommender.

• Ye Lan summoned ten enormous Blue Silver Priests, repelled the attackers’ Soul Skills, and blasted the Shadow Leopard and Great Strength Bear Soul Elders with Meteor Strike.
• Ye Lan frightened the crowd with a ground-shaking strike, then confronted Xue Beng and let him leave after he begged for mercy.
• The academy students thanked Ye Lan, and he learned that the red-haired youth was Xue Beng, the Fourth Prince.
• Sun Buyu arrived to investigate the injured students and learned that Xue Beng had fled after Ye Lan defeated his group.
• Ye Lan gave Sun Buyu his admission notice, and Sun Buyu confirmed it was genuine and saw that Xue Qinghe had recommended him.

Ye Lan toured Heaven Dou Royal Academy after Sun Buyu welcomed him, then settled into a private villa and began cultivating there. The next morning, he went to the Education Committee to register as a student.

• Sun Buyu greeted Ye Lan and led him on a tour of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Ye Lan learned about its Mimicry Cultivation environments and teaching staff.
• Sun Buyu arranged for Ye Lan to live in a standalone villa, and Ye Lan cultivated there overnight.
• Ye Lan ate breakfast in the cafeteria, where students recognized him for defeating Xue Beng's group and compared him with Yu Tianheng.
• Ye Lan went to the Education Committee to register his student information and headed upstairs after looking around the building.

Ye Lan met the three Soul Douluo elders of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, who welcomed him as the Scholar and discussed his role on the academy team. Zhi Lin tested Ye Lan with increasing Soul Pressure, which felt unexpectedly pleasant to Ye Lan, and the test continued as the elders watched.

• Ye Lan entered the Education Committee room and learned that Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin knew of his reputation as the Scholar and had been asked by Xue Qinghe to look after him.
• Meng Shenji introduced himself and the other two elders, then asked why Ye Lan had joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Ye Lan said Xue Qinghe wanted him to help the academy compete against Martial Soul Hall Academy in three years.
• Meng Shenji warned Ye Lan that the Heaven Dou First Team was proud and that he should avoid damaging their harmony when joining them.
• Zhi Lin locked Ye Lan with Soul Pressure to test his limits, but Ye Lan found the pressure increasingly comfortable as his Blue Silver Soul Power grew more active.
• Ye Lan pretended to struggle so Zhi Lin would keep raising the pressure without losing face, while Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan watched.

Ye Lan used Zhi Lin’s plant-type Soul Pressure to complete the fusion of his Ancient Beast’s Touch External Soul Bone. He revealed the secret to the Three Elders of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, who promised to keep it hidden.

• Zhi Lin raised his Soul Pressure to level fifty-nine, but Ye Lan urged him to summon his Sky Blue Vine Martial Soul so the fusion could continue.
• The Sky Blue Vines responded to Ye Lan’s Blue Silver Grass, weakening the Soul Pressure and accelerating the Ancient Beast’s Touch’s fusion.
• Eight black, gold-patterned tentacles emerged from Ye Lan’s back as the Ancient Beast’s Touch fully fused with his body.
• Ye Lan identified the tentacles as an External Soul Bone from an Ancient Beast’s Touch in the Black Sea and thanked Zhi Lin for helping him fuse with it.
• Ye Lan asked the Three Elders to keep his External Soul Bone secret, and they swore they would not reveal it.

Ye Lan explained his martial soul’s evolution and instant-cast soul skill while enrolling at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As Prince Xue Xing confronted him over Xue Beng’s beating, Ye Lan tossed him a token.

• Ye Lan told Zhi Lin that his martial soul had evolved through martial soul suppression and a trace of the King of Plants’ bloodline, and Meng Shenji speculated it was the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Bai Baoshan reviewed Ye Lan’s growth record and completed his enrollment after the Three Elders learned how quickly he had gained levels and a thousand-year second soul ring.
• Ye Lan explained that he could instantly cast his second soul skill and withdraw its soul ring before anyone could identify it.
• Xue Xing arrived with Xue Beng and Dugu Bo, and Xue Beng accused Ye Lan of beating him.
• Xue Xing demanded that Ye Lan salute him and challenged his status as a commoner, so Ye Lan summoned a token and tossed it at the prince.

Ye Lan confronted Xue Xing’s attempt to block his admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the Three Elders of the Academic Committee prepared to protect him from Dugu Bo. Ye Lan stepped forward and challenged Dugu Bo to fight with his Soul Power suppressed, leaving Dugu Bo considering the proposal.

• Ye Lan used Ning Fengzhi’s token to unsettle Xue Xing, but Xue Xing continued to accuse him of disgracing the royal family by beating Xue Beng.
• Zhi Lin and Bai Baoshan defended Ye Lan, and Meng Shenji demanded to know what Xue Xing intended to do.
• Xue Xing proposed that Ye Lan survive five minutes against Dugu Bo, prompting the Three Elders to summon their martial souls and vow to protect Ye Lan.
• Ye Lan stopped the Three Elders from attacking and told Xue Xing that the Heaven Dou Crown Prince had invited him, regardless of Xue Xing’s approval.
• Ye Lan asked Dugu Bo to suppress his Soul Power to the Soul Elder tier and use only his first three Soul Rings for their five-minute match.
• Dugu Bo warned Ye Lan of the danger and offered to keep Xue Xing from troubling him if he left the academy, while Xue Xing fell silent under Dugu Bo’s glare.

Ye Lan fought Dugu Bo in a test match after Dugu Bo suppressed his Soul Power to the Soul Elder tier and agreed to use only his first three Soul Skills. Ye Lan impressed Dugu Bo with his speed, strength, and evasive technique, but Dugu Bo moved in to exploit an opening.

• Ye Lan insisted on fighting so Meng Shenji, Zhi, and Bai would not have to die in his place, and Dugu Bo agreed to limit his strength.
• Ye Lan asked Meng Shenji to move the match to an open field, then introduced himself and charged Dugu Bo at high speed.
• Ye Lan struck Dugu Bo hard enough to send him sliding several meters, surprising Dugu Bo with the force behind the blow.
• Dugu Bo activated Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Possession and knocked Ye Lan's Whip Leg aside before trading blows with him.
• Ye Lan used Instant Step Normalization to dodge Dugu Bo's grasp and land a hook to his lower ribs.
• Dugu Bo leaned into the hook to avoid being knocked back and told Ye Lan that his opening was exposed.