Chapter Summaries

The Asura God revived Tang San and began his divine examination, while Tang San survived Shi Nian’s attack and vowed revenge. After Silver Wolf reported what happened, Ye Lan realized Tang San had gained the Asura God’s support and chose to let him grow stronger.

• The Asura God recalled how he had attached a revived soul to Douluo Star’s Child of Destiny, then argued with the Destruction God King about his actions.
• Tang San came back to life after Shi Nian thought he had killed him, immobilized Shi Nian, and fled when he sensed a Titled Douluo approaching.
• Silver Wolf found Shi Nian dead and recovered a ten-thousand-year head Soul Bone from the black blood.
• Tang San heard that the Asura God’s divine examination had begun, with his first task being to obtain the Killing Domain, and swore that everyone who had humiliated him or Xiao Wu would die.
• Silver Wolf told Ye Lan that Tang San had revived and killed Shi Nian, and Ye Lan instructed Silver Wolf to avoid conflict with Tang San.
• Ye Lan concluded that the Asura God was backing Tang San and decided to let Tang San grow stronger so he would remain useful to Ye Lan.

Ye Lan arranged a five-person counterstrategy that used the Black Tortoise defense, Dugu Yan’s poison, and Ye Lingling’s healing to defeat Elephant Armor Academy. After the victory, the black-haired spectator who had doubted Heaven Dou Royal Academy left humiliated.

• Silver Wolf gave Ye Lan Shi Nian’s ten-thousand-year head Soul Bone, and Ye Lan passed it to Ning Rongrong as a birthday gift.
• Ye Lan chose Ye Lingling, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Dugu Yan, and himself to face Elephant Armor Academy, with Dugu Yan as the main attacker and Ye Lan providing support.
• At the arena, Ye Lan’s team refused to attack until Hu Yanli led the seven Diamond Mammoths into a charge, then Shi Mo and Shi Mo blocked them while Dugu Yan’s poison filled the arena.
• Ye Lingling’s healing and Ye Lan’s Life Share kept the team standing as poison weakened Elephant Armor Academy, and Dugu Yan used her Poison Dragon Battle Armor to knock all seven opponents down.
• The audience cheered the victory, the black-haired spectator left in disgrace, and Emperor Xue Ye began considering rewards for Ye Lan and the Imperial Dou First Team.

After watching Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s overwhelming victory, Tang San regained hope when Yu Xiaogang suggested that a large-scale attack might break Ye Lan’s defense. Days later, Yu Xiaogang advised Thunder Academy before its match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the battle began with Yu Tianheng overpowering Yu Tianxin as Dugu Yan charged into the fray.

• Dugu Yan absorbed the poison from the defeated Elephant Armor Academy team, and Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Sacred Begonia flower rain ended the match.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he could see no way to defeat Ye Lan’s defensive system, but Yu Xiaogang proposed breaking it with a large-area attack, restoring Tang San’s confidence.
• Yu Lan assigned himself, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and the Shi Mo brothers to face Thunder Academy, while Yu Luomian arrived to watch Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin compete.
• Yu Xiaogang advised Yu Tianxin to use a powerful area attack against Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then argued with Ning Rongrong before leaving the arena.
• Yu Tianheng charged Yu Tianxin with Ning Rongrong’s boosts, shrugged off Yu Tianxin’s Thunder Dragon Claw through Ye Lan’s defense, and sent him flying.
• Lei Dong, Lei Mie, and Lei Tian attacked Yu Tianheng, while Dugu Yan transformed into a Poison Dragon Battle Rider and rushed toward Thunder Academy’s other fighters.

Ye Lan’s Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Thunder Academy by turning the Heavy Water Domain into a poison-and-lightning prison, while Ye Lingling kept the opponents alive. Tang San left in anger after realizing Shrek Academy could not contend with Ye Lan’s team, and a black-clad man’s arrival unsettled Liu Erlong.

• Thunder Academy focused its attacks on Yu Tianheng, but he endured them and countered Lei Dong and Lei Jiuzhong with his lightning skills.
• Yu Tianxin and the other Thunder Academy members combined their abilities to summon Dragon Roaming Nine Heavens Jade Heavenly Thunder against Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Xuanwu formation.
• Ye Lan expanded the Heavy Water Domain across the arena, bound Thunder Academy’s members with Blue Silver Grass, and combined Dugu Yan’s poison with Yu Tianheng’s lightning to overwhelm them.
• Ye Lingling healed Thunder Academy’s members through the attack, allowing them to survive as the referee declared Tiantian Royal Academy the victor.
• Tang San smashed a wall in frustration and left Shrek Academy’s private room, followed by Xiao Wu, while Liu Erlong comforted Yu Xiaogang.
• A black-clad man appeared in Shrek Academy’s private room, and Liu Erlong pulled away from Yu Xiaogang before he addressed the newcomer as Second Uncle.

Yu Luomian confronted Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, expelled them from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and warned Yu Xiaogang to stay away from his nephews. Ye Lan agreed to compete against Skywater Academy, but let Xiao Xue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan lead the fight; the match began with Skywater Academy freezing most of Heaven Dou Royal Academy and covering the arena in ice.

• Yu Luomian struck Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, then allowed their relationship to continue only as a spiritual one and expelled them both from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan genealogy.
• Yu Luomian warned Yu Xiaogang not to approach Yu Tianheng or Yu Tianxin after accusing his advice to Yu Tianxin of nearly getting him killed.
• Shui Bing'er asked Ye Lan to compete against Skywater Academy, and he agreed; Xiao Xue, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling then planned to fight in the Ye Lan Defense Battle.
• At the arena, Xiao Xue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan faced Skywater Academy while Ye Lan stayed back to protect the supports.
• Shui Bing'er froze Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Ice Seal as Xue Wu summoned rain and snow that iced the arena, and Skywater Academy's frontliners charged across the frozen ground.
• Xiao Xue melted free, Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan shattered their ice, and Ye Lan broke the ice around himself, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong before promising to protect the supports.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Skywater Academy after Xiao Xue destroyed Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's enormous Ice Phoenix with one strike. Tang Hao recognized Xiao Xue's Angel Sacred Sword and began viewing Ye Lan as an enemy, but left without acting to avoid exposing himself.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Xiao Xue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan as they fought Skywater Academy's front line, and Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan knocked several opponents out of the arena.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu combined Skywater Academy's water-based attacks into a giant Water Tornado and unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Falling.
• Ye Lan shielded his team from the Blizzard Tornado with twelve regenerating Blue Silver Priests, while the storm grew into a colossal Ice Phoenix.
• Xiao Xue used Sacred Flame and a single sword strike to split the Ice Phoenix's attack and defeat the fusion skill, securing Heaven Dou Royal Academy's victory.
• Tang Hao recognized Xiao Xue's Angel Sacred Sword, suspected Ye Lan was connected to Spirit Hall, and left the arena without revealing himself.

Feng Xiaotian learned that Huo Wu loved Ye Lan and resolved to defeat him, while Ye Lan defeated Canghui Academy’s seven-person team alone and warned them about Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with Ye Lan preparing Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s lineup for its next match against Godwind Academy.

• Huo Wu rejected Feng Xiaotian after he admitted he liked her, telling him her heart belonged to someone else; Feng Xiaotian decided to challenge Ye Lan to prove himself.
• Xiao Xue credited Ye Lan’s Soul Power training method for improving her combat ability, and Ye Lan announced that he would face Canghui Academy alone.
• Canghui Academy used the Seven Asura Illusory Realm against Ye Lan, but his Golden Eye saw through it and he defeated all seven members in seconds.
• Ye Lan advised Li Jingyang to surrender if Canghui Academy faced Shrek Academy, then returned to the lounge and set the lineup for the match against Godwind Academy.
• Ye Lan selected Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Yu, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Shi Mo, and Shi Mo alongside himself, while Dugu Yan and Osler complained about being left out.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Godwind Academy in the qualifying round after Zhu Zhuqing overcame Feng Xiaotian’s strongest attack. Ye Lan caught Zhu Zhuqing as she fell, and their kiss left the spectators cheering while Dai Mubai watched in anguish.

• Feng Xiaotian proposed a duel, but Ye Lan arranged a Seven-on-Seven Duel so Zhu Zhuqing could take the lead and Feng Xiaotian could unleash Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Godwind Academy supported Feng Xiaotian as he stacked thirty-six slashes against Shi Mo and Shi Mo’s defenses.
• Ning Rongrong and Yu Feng boosted Zhu Zhuqing, who used her speed skills to evade Feng Xiaotian and cut his neck, forcing him to concede.
• Ye Lan flew up and caught Zhu Zhuqing as she fell, then kissed her in front of the cheering spectators.
• Dai Mubai watched Ye Lan and Zhu Zhuqing kiss and vowed to kill them both.

Ten Thousand Beasts Academy defeated Kun Yuan Academy to finish the Star Luo Qualifying Round undefeated, while Di Tian rejected the Star Luo Emperor’s offer of noble titles. Ye Lan learned that Shrek Academy had advanced to the Ranking Match and warned that Tang San’s good days were numbered.

• Wan Yao used the Demon Eye Magic Tree’s roots and poison to defeat Kun Yuan Academy in under thirty seconds, and Bi Ji healed its unconscious members.
• The Star Luo Emperor offered Yue'er and the other Ten Thousand Beasts Academy members the titles of Star Luo Counts, but Di Tian rejected the offer and disappeared.
• Casper resolved to report Ten Thousand Beasts Academy and the Myriad Beasts Sect to Spirit Hall after failing to learn more about them.
• Ning Rongrong visited Ye Lan and gave him the Qualifying Round advancement list, which showed Shrek Academy had advanced with twenty-five victories and two defeats.
• Ye Lan felt relieved that Shrek Academy had advanced and said Tang San’s good days were numbered.

Tang San defeated Feng Xiaotian in the Heaven Dou Ranking Match, giving Shrek Academy thirteen consecutive victories and prompting Tang San to boast that he was Heaven Dou’s strongest Soul Ancestor. Shrek then provoked Heaven Dou Royal Academy into competing the next day, and Ye Lan agreed to face them.

• Tang San accepted Feng Xiaotian’s challenge to decide the Shrek Academy–Godwind Academy match in a one-on-one battle.
• Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes broke through Tang San’s Blue Silver Prison and damaged his Eight Spider Lances, so Tang San countered with the Clear Sky Hammer and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Tang San sent Feng Xiaotian flying from the arena, then declared Shrek Academy Heaven Dou’s number one academy and himself the number one Soul Ancestor; Feng Xiaotian received healing from Ye Lingling.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Shrek Academy to find a way to make Heaven Dou Royal Academy compete, and Ye Lan promised Heaven Dou First Team would face Shrek the next day.
• Ye Lingling delivered Shrek Academy’s letter challenging Heaven Dou Royal Academy and taunting Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lan dismissed the provocation.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong prepared to confront their former Shrek Academy teammates, and Ye Lan explained Zhu Zhuqing’s painful past to their friends. At the Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Shrek match, Ning Rongrong defeated Oscar and declared her farewell to Shrek.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she would break with Dai Mubai, and Ye Lan explained how Dai Mubai had abandoned her and how she had escaped the Star Luo Empire.
• Ye Lan urged Ning Rongrong to defeat Oscar, and Ning Rongrong resolved to settle her grievances with Shrek Academy.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai insulted Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhu Zhuqing calmly rejected Dai Mubai.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Oscar, rejected his confession, and began their tournament match as the two Support System Soul Masters faced off.
• Ning Rongrong used her combat training and Soul Skills to overwhelm Oscar, then kicked him out of the arena and called the blow her farewell to Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong defeated Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing publicly broke off her engagement with Dai Mubai before brutally defeating him in the arena. As Talon entered the next match, Ye Lan took his place as Zhu Zhuqing’s opponent, and Talon prepared to fight the man who had killed his grandfather.

• Ning Rongrong healed from Oscar’s backlash, and her teammates praised her victory over him.
• Dai Mubai entered the arena to face Ning Rongrong, but she conceded and sent Zhu Zhuqing to fight in her place.
• Zhu Zhuqing publicly ended her engagement with Dai Mubai, then overwhelmed him with her speed and Soul Skills until he passed out.
• Tang San sent Talon to stall Zhu Zhuqing, but Ye Lan took the stage to face Talon instead.
• Talon recognized Ye Lan as the man who had killed his grandfather and activated Great Ape Possession.

Ye Lan concealed his strength while fighting Shrek Academy, first defeating Talon and then making Huang Yuan believe he could win. The chapter left Huang Yuan and Ye Lan locked in a deliberately slowed brawl as Tang San mistook Ye Lan's act for exhaustion.

• Ye Lan pretended to struggle against Talon's Great Ape King, then used Azure God Prophet to batter him until Tang San conceded after Talon was badly injured.
• Tang San sent Huang Yuan to fight next and insisted that Xiao Wu was an Attack Soul Master rather than an Agile Attack Soul Master.
• Ye Lan held back against Huang Yuan, allowing him to land hits and believe that Ye Lan's Soul Power was nearly depleted.
• Huang Yuan and Ye Lan traded blows as Ye Lan matched Huang Yuan's slowing speed, while Tang San celebrated and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team recognized Ye Lan's act.

Ye Lan defeated Huang Yuan and Ma Hongjun while pretending to be exhausted, then accepted Xiao Wu’s no-surrender challenge. After revealing his strength, he battered Xiao Wu and stopped her attempt to flee the arena.

• Ye Lan knocked Huang Yuan unconscious with Blue Silver Grass after interrupting his surrender, prompting Yu Xiaogang to accuse him of doing it deliberately.
• Tang San sent Ma Hongjun to challenge Ye Lan, and Ma Hongjun pursued him with Phoenix flames until Ye Lan used Echo Shift to knock him out.
• Xiao Wu provoked Ye Lan into agreeing that neither fighter could surrender, and the referee announced the added rule for their match.
• Ye Lan revealed that he had only pretended to be exhausted, caught Xiao Wu’s kick, and repeatedly slammed her into the arena floor.
• Xiao Wu used Instant Movement to try to escape, but Ye Lan caught her Tail Whip and pulled her back to the arena’s center.

Ye Lan defeated Xiao Wu in the Ranking Match, then faced Tang San, who entered the arena seeking revenge. Ye Lan overwhelmed Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and External Soul Bone attacks, and remained unharmed when Tang San struck him with the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Ye Lan brutally injured Xiao Wu after she tried to attack him, while Tang San pleaded for the match to be stopped and Liu Erlong was pinned down by Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
• After Jiang Zhu treated Xiao Wu, Tang San challenged Ye Lan and swore to avenge her, beginning the final match of the Heaven Dou Empire Ranking Match.
• Tang San trapped Ye Lan with Dark Blue Silver Grass and attacked him with poison, but Ye Lan cleansed the toxins and made Tang San’s grass submit.
• Tang San fought Ye Lan with the Eight Spider Lances, but Ye Lan’s Ancient Beast's Touch overpowered them and knocked Tang San more than twenty meters away.
• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and smashed Ye Lan, but Ye Lan stood unharmed as one of his Blue Silver Grass units regenerated.

Ye Lan defeated Tang San and Shrek Academy, then Spirit Hall’s Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s request to learn the secret of cultivating Twin Martial Souls. Yu Xiaogang sneaked into Spirit Hall’s Archive Library to steal Martial Soul research, where three figures appeared behind him.

• Ye Lan withstood Tang San’s strongest attack, crushed his bones with Blue Silver Grass, and led Heaven Dou Royal Academy to victory after Yu Xiaogang conceded.
• Ye Lan ordered Lingling to heal Shrek’s team, while Tang Hao decided to take Tang San away for training and asked Yu Xiaogang to seek Bibi Dong’s Twin Martial Souls secret.
• Bibi Dong assigned Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to meet Ye Lan about Tang San, then asked Ghost Douluo about Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s matches.
• Yu Xiaogang visited Bibi Dong to ask about cultivating Twin Martial Souls, but she rejected him and declared that a Titled Douluo had been sent to deal with Tang San.
• After Temple Guard Knights threw Yu Xiaogang out of the main hall, he used his token to enter Spirit Hall’s Archive Library and began stealing Martial Soul research pages.
• Three figures appeared behind Yu Xiaogang as he plundered the library.

Bibi Dong exposed Yu Xiaogang’s theft and plagiarism with recorded evidence, had him imprisoned, and publicized his disgrace across Douluo Continent. Meanwhile, Ye Lan met Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who asked how he wanted Spirit Hall to handle Tang San and Tang Hao, and he decided both men and Xiao Wu needed to stay alive for his plans.

• Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang in the Archive Library and used an Imprint Crystal Ball to record his theft, his confession of plagiarism, and the recovery of stolen book fragments.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiaogang imprisoned for three days and had the Temple Guard Knights take him to a dungeon cell, where they left him with a group of prisoners.
• Spirit Hall published evidence of Yu Xiaogang’s plagiarism, and people across Douluo Continent condemned him as a fraud.
• Silver Wolf brought Ye Lan to meet Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who told him Tang San had appeared in the tournament and offered to kill him.
• Ye Lan decided Tang San, Tang Hao, and Xiao Wu all had to remain alive so he could pursue revenge, locate the Blue Silver Emperor, and keep Tang San under control.

Ye Lan arranged for Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to openly intercept Tang San, while winning Chrysanthemum Douluo’s goodwill by showing him the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. During the ambush, Tang Hao appeared to protect Tang San and overwhelmed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Dugu Bo with his Clear Sky Hammer, until a white-clad swordsman intervened.

• Ye Lan told Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to openly target Tang San, explaining that Spirit Hall had no need to conceal an attack on a wanted criminal’s son.
• Ye Lan brought the four Titled Douluo to Dugu Bo’s courtyard, where Chrysanthemum Douluo admired the fully bloomed Lovesick Heartbreak Red and promised to help Ye Lan in the future.
• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianxin, Shui Bing’er, and Huo Wu joined forces as Element Academy while traveling to Spirit City for the tournament.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo announced that Spirit Hall was targeting Tang San, and Ghost Douluo trapped Shrek Academy with his ninth Soul Skill.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo severely wounded Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong, but Tang Hao arrived and attacked him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo fought Tang Hao while Ghost Douluo moved toward Tang San, prompting Tang Hao to unleash his Clear Sky Avatar and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skill before a white-clad swordsman intervened.

Tang Hao fought off Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluos, took Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Liu Erlong in a hostage exchange, and escaped. After Spirit Hall spared the remaining Shrek members, Ye Lan and Yue Guan secretly approached Zhao Wuji, who learned that Ye Lan wanted to discuss their past conflict.

• Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, and other Titled Douluos surrounded Tang Hao after he threatened the academies and used Ring Explosion to break through their assault.
• Tang Hao seized Yu Tianheng, Osler, and Yu Feng as hostages, and Silver Wolf negotiated an exchange for Tang San, Xiao Wu, and one more Shrek member.
• Tang San chose Liu Erlong as the third person to be released, and Tang Hao escaped with the three while the other Shrek members remained behind.
• Silver Wolf assured the academies that Spirit Hall would spare anyone who cut ties with Tang Hao and Tang San, and the students praised Spirit Hall for its restraint.
• As Zhao Wuji returned with Shrek Academy, a token bearing Yue Guan’s mark led him into the forest, where Yue Guan and Ye Lan confronted him about his past.

Ye Lan recruited Zhao Wuji to spy on Tang San and Tang Hao while Yu Xiaogang was publicly exposed as a plagiarist and castrated by Yu Luomian after trying to force himself on Liu Erlong. Meanwhile, Tang Hao revealed Xiao Wu’s identity as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and insisted she separate from Tang San, who refused to let her go.

• Ye Lan persuaded Zhao Wuji to become a secret Spirit Hall agent inside Shrek Academy and monitor Tang San and Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang escaped Pope Hall’s dungeon, was recognized and beaten by a crowd, then fled and collapsed in an alley where Liu Erlong found him.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to force himself on Liu Erlong, but Yu Luomian intervened and castrated him, declaring that the pair could have only a platonic relationship.
• The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python escaped the Lake of Life and set off to find Xiao Wu at Shrek Academy.
• Tang Hao brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu revealed she was a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit who had taken human form.
• Tang Hao explained that Xiao Wu’s identity made her a target for soul masters and urged Tang San to part from her, but Tang San demanded to know why his father could not protect her.