Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yang confronted Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang after they injured his junior student, then faced them in a three-on-one match. He revealed his Rank 79 strength and seven extraordinary Soul Rings, leaving his opponents and the Shrek students stunned.

• Yu Tianxin tried to calm Zhang Yang and defend the Four Elements Academy, but backed down when Zhang Yang challenged him.
• Feng Xiaotian accepted Zhang Yang's challenge, and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang joined him on the Arena Ring.
• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang revealed their Martial Souls and ranks as Soul Emperor and Soul Kings.
• Zhang Yang transformed, revealed seven Soul Rings—including two red rings—and identified his Martial Soul as Borsalino, stunning everyone present.

Zhang Yang faced Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang in a battle at the Four Elements Academy camp, overwhelming them with his level 79 strength and skills. After defeating the three, he raised his hand to the cheering Shrek Academy students.

• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang attacked Zhang Yang together, but he countered their moves with Rankyaku and a powerful punch.
• Zhang Yang fired his Laser at Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang used his Soul Skills to shield her from the blast.
• Feng Xiaotian rose high above the ground and prepared his Gale Wolf Fifty-Four Consecutive Slashes while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang launched their strongest attacks to buy him time.
• Zhang Yang used Flash Body Technique to appear above Feng Xiaotian, kicked him into Huo Wushuang's Fire Dragon, then kicked Huo Wu into Huo Wushuang.
• The Shrek Academy students cheered as Zhang Yang raised his hand, while Feng Xiaotian struggled back to his feet.

Zhang Yang rejected the Four Elements Academy's request to use Shrek Academy's grounds, suspecting their earlier fight had been staged to pressure the academy and impress the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. The Four Elements group left to wait for dean Flender, while Zhang Yang and Oscar discussed their plan and Shrek's vulnerable position.

• Feng Xiaotian admitted that he had provoked Shrek Academy to test its students and arrange a meeting with its leadership.
• Feng Xiaotian asked to rent space and buy Mimicry Training Environments, but Zhang Yang directed the Four Elements Academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy instead.
• Yu Tianxin argued that the Four Elements Academy should unite with Shrek against Spirit Hall, but Zhang Yang refused to make an agreement before the academy leadership returned.
• Feng Xiaotian led the Four Elements group out after Zhang Yang made clear that they could not remain at Shrek Academy.
• Oscar told Zhang Yang that the Four Elements Academy had planned the fight to undermine Shrek's reputation and gain leverage with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Flender forced the Four Elements Academy to merge with Shrek Academy by using the presence of Dugu Bo and Gu Rong to pressure Feng Xiaotian. After Tang San returned and reunited with Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu, he learned Zhang Yang was away seeking a breakthrough; a month later, Zhang Yang returned as a level 82 Soul Douluo with two new skills.

• Flender summoned Dugu Bo and Gu Rong to intimidate Feng Xiaotian into signing a treaty that merged the Four Elements Academy into Shrek Academy.
• A month and a half later, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun returned with the three major clans, and Titan began relocating and organizing them at the Strength Clan estate.
• Tang San and his companions met Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu at Shrek Academy, and Tang San revealed his identity after they failed to recognize his changed appearance.
• Tang San learned from Ning Rongrong that Zhang Yang had gone to Vast Sea City to break through to level 80 and obtain his eighth Soul Ring.
• One month later, Zhang Yang returned to Heaven Dou City at level 82, with the new skills Sunshine Everywhere and Ape Demon King.

Zhang Yang agreed to take Ning Rongrong on a trip, then joined Tang San’s journey to Gengxin City to buy rare metals for the Tang Sect. After a month on the road, the group arrived at the City of Metals.

• Ning Rongrong asked Zhang Yang to travel with her, and he agreed after recovering from his recent exertions.
• Tang San invited Zhang Yang to Gengxin City to purchase rare metals, and Zhang Yang proposed making it their travel destination with Ning Rongrong.
• Master suggested Ning Rongrong’s appraisal abilities might prove useful in Gengxin City, and Tang San welcomed her joining the trip.
• A week later, Zhang Yang, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Titan, and the others departed for Gengxin City; Zhang Yang found no spies following them.
• After nearly a month of travel, the group reached Gengxin City, while Ma Hongjun had raised his Soul Power from level fifty-seven to level fifty-eight along the way.

Tai Tan brought Zhang Yang and the others to the Blacksmith Association, where Lou Gao showed them a Godly Zhuge Crossbow and Tang San recruited him with the Storm Pear Blossom Needles blueprints. As Svit confronted the group outside, Zhang Yang recognized the Spirit Hall defector and formed killing intent.

• Tai Tan exposed a counterfeit seller in Gengxin City and led the group to the Blacksmith Association headquarters.
• Lou Gao welcomed Tai Tan and showed him the Godly Zhuge Crossbow that Spirit Hall had brought for him to study.
• Tang San offered Lou Gao the Storm Pear Blossom Needles blueprints, and Lou Gao agreed to join the Tang Sect.
• Tang San and Si Long agreed to prepare the materials on Tang San's procurement list within three days, with a five-percent discount.
• Svit approached Si Long and recognized Zhang Yang, who responded with killing intent.

Zhang Yang intercepted and killed Spirit Hall’s messenger before he could report Zhang Yang’s presence in Gengxin City. With the immediate threat contained, Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong explored the city and bought several ores, planning to have experts inspect them.

• Svit recognized Zhang Yang and hurried back to Gengxin City’s Martial Soul Main Hall to alert Bishop Miles.
• Bishop Miles sent a Soul King toward Spirit City with a sealed letter, but Zhang Yang intercepted him, took the letter, and killed him with Ice Age.
• Zhang Yang returned to the residence and showed the letter to Tang San and the others, confirming that no other messenger had left the hall.
• Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong visited Gengxin City’s metal market and bought a Yellow Crystal and three ores.
• Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong ate meat pies and decided to have professionals at the Blacksmith Association examine their purchases.

Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong brought Tang San several ores to identify, and the group uncovered valuable metals and a Hundred Thousand Year Left Leg Bone hidden inside lead ore. Zhang Yang stored the Soul Bone and planned to absorb it after they tore down Spirit Hall that night.

• Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong showed Tang San their purchased ores, and he identified the crystal as Board Crystal Gold, which Ning Rongrong agreed to sell him for two Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San broke open the largest ore and discovered a huge piece of Cold Iron Iron Mother, then identified another rock as ordinary Lead Ore.
• Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer blow sent the Lead Ore through a wall, but Zhang Yang retrieved it and Tang San recognized it as the mother silver of Deep Sea Heavy Silver.
• Ning Rongrong insisted the Lead Ore was the most valuable find, so Tang San smashed it and revealed a hidden Soul Bone.
• Zhang Yang used Kenbunshoku Haki to check for witnesses, then revealed that the Soul Bone was a Hundred Thousand Year Left Leg Bone and planned to absorb it after Spirit Hall was torn down.

After obtaining a Hundred Thousand Year Plant Type Soul Bone, Zhang Yang and Tang San infiltrated and destroyed Gengxin City's Martial Soul Main Hall, then Zhang Yang traveled to Tanggu to absorb the bone. He began absorbing the Hundred Thousand Year Left Leg Bone despite it being less suited to his martial souls.

• Tang San accepted that Zhang Yang's Soul Bone was not his to claim, and reassured Xiao Wu that he was content with his own abilities and family.
• Zhang Yang and Tang San disguised themselves and infiltrated Gengxin City's Martial Soul Main Hall, where Zhang Yang knocked its defenders unconscious with Conqueror's Haki.
• The two looted the hall's wealth, then Zhang Yang summoned a meteor that destroyed the Martial Soul Main Hall and its occupants.
• Zhang Yang traveled to Tanggu and showed Fusang the Hundred Thousand Year Plant Type Soul Bone he had found underground.
• Zhang Yang chose to absorb the Hundred Thousand Year Left Leg Bone and began the process at Tanggu.

Zhang Yang absorbed a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, which strengthened him and fused his six Soul Bones into a powerful Navy Uniform set. After passing the third Sun God trial, he received a fourth trial to reach nine Soul Rings within five years, then returned to Gengxin City and reunited with Ning Rongrong.

• Zhang Yang absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Left Leg Bone as his other five Soul Bones resonated and fused into a Navy Uniform set.
• Zhang Yang woke to discover the new Soul Bone skills Tree Realm Descent and Photosynthesis, along with the set abilities Lead from the Front and Leader.
• Zhang Yang's Soul Rings advanced, and he passed the third-stage trial, gaining Soul Power, a higher Soul Ring age limit, and Sun God Affinity.
• Fusang gave Zhang Yang the fourth-stage trial: reach nine Soul Rings within five years for further rewards.
• Zhang Yang returned to Gengxin City, where Ning Rongrong greeted him with a hug and kissed him after he praised her makeup.

After learning how the [leader] ability could benefit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Zhang Yang planned to discuss taking command of the sect with Ning Fengzhi. At the Gengxin City auction, he bought two sets of Lou Gao’s Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor for Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong, then tested their unusual durability.

• Zhang Yang explained the [Soul Bone Fusion Skill] and [leader] abilities to Ning Rongrong, and they agreed he would discuss the sect leadership with Ning Fengzhi when they returned.
• The destruction of Spirit Hall boosted the auction’s attendance and bidding, while Gengxin City’s defense army supplied a valuable piece of Meteorite Iron found in the ruins.
• Si Di presented Lou Gao’s Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor as the auction’s finale, and Titan admired its craftsmanship.
• Zhang Yang asked Ning Rongrong to bid, and she bought the two sets for 750,000 Gold Soul Coins for Ning Fengzhi and herself.
• Zhang Yang tested the men’s armor with Ma Hongjun’s flames and water, confirming that it resisted heat and repelled water before the group collected their purchases.

Tang San returned to Heaven Dou City with Zhang Yang and the others, then formally introduced the Tang Sect’s leaders and established its council and voting rules. The chapter left the sect organized under a balance of power between its two factions, with Tang San retaining veto authority.

• Tang San and his companions returned to Heaven Dou City, where Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Wudi welcomed them after the Speed Clan monitored their arrival.
• Tang San introduced Lou Gao to the clan chiefs and brought everyone into the Tang Sect’s newly fortified grounds.
• Tang San introduced Ning Rongrong as the sect’s financial head and Zhang Yang as its guardian, surprising the elders with Zhang Yang’s Rank 83 Soul Power.
• Tang San introduced Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu, while the group’s discussion established the Tang Sect’s leadership and council membership, including Oscar as an absent member.
• Tang San and Zhang Yang’s planned council structure gave the two factions equal votes, Tang San one additional veto, and the sect master final authority.

Zhang Yang learned that his six Soul Bones had formed a Soul Bone Fusion Skill, while Master helped Tang San plan how to grow stronger. The chapter left Tang San turning to Zhang Yang for help reaching Sea God Island.

• Master explained that Zhang Yang's six Soul Bones had produced a Soul Bone Fusion Skill because they were unusually compatible.
• Tang San told Oscar that Ma Hongjun had stayed with the Tang Sect to win over Bai He, Bai Chenxiang's grandfather.
• Master planned to recruit promising Shrek Academy students into the Tang Sect after their graduation examination.
• Tang San admitted that Zhang Yang's breakthrough to Soul Douluo had made him anxious, and Master advised him to increase his Soul Power under greater pressure.
• Master told Tang San about Sea God Island, where Spirit Hall had lost most of a two-thousand-person expedition, and explained that travelers could reach it through Vast Sea City's underworld.
• Tang San called on Zhang Yang after learning he knew the local underworld figures, but Zhang Yang pretended he had not been listening.

Tang San decided to travel to Sea God Island to train, and Zhang Yang helped organize a journey with the Shrek companions. As the group prepared to leave, Bai He revealed that he had betrothed Bai Chenxiang to Ma Hongjun to strengthen the Speed Clan’s future.

• Tang San told Zhang Yang he intended to go to Sea God Island, then arranged to settle the Tang Sect’s affairs and say goodbye to his family.
• Master asked Zhang Yang to invite Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to join the trip, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to let Ning Rongrong go as well.
• Tang San learned that Zhang Yang, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar were also going, and Bai He asked him to bring Bai Chenxiang and help her accept her betrothal to Ma Hongjun.
• Bai He explained that he had agreed to the marriage so a future son with Ma Hongjun’s Fire Phoenix martial soul could inherit the Speed Clan leadership under Bai Chenxiang’s surname.
• Zhang Yang gave Tang San his compiled information about Sea God Island, and after Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing arrived and rested, the group set out.

Zhang Yang and the others traveled west toward the seaside, sharing a lively camp where Zhang Yang’s extravagant use of Ning Rongrong’s Rose Dew caused a quarrel before the two slipped away together. Near the western border of the Heaven Dou Empire, the group stopped at a village that seemed deserted, and Zhang Yang sensed something alarming.

• Zhang Yang and his companions left Heaven Dou City in two carriages and traveled west, camping in the wilderness along the way.
• At camp, Zhang Yang returned from Heaven Dou City with Yangzhi Ganlu and a feast, then Ning Rongrong discovered he had used much of her treasured Gold-Labeled Limited Rose Dew.
• Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong slipped into a small forest together while Zhang Yang kept watch, and the journey continued after he recovered.
• As the group neared the western border, the carriage driver reported that the approaching village was eerily quiet and the surrounding fields were empty.
• Tang San ordered everyone to get down and investigate, while Zhang Yang spread his Kenbunshoku Haki and froze at what he sensed.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhang Yang found Wolf Bandits massacring a village and carrying off its survivors. Zhang Yang incapacitated the bandits, the group rescued the women and children and killed the attackers, and Tang San gave Dai Mubai a Soul Bone they found among the bandits.

• Tang San and Zhang Yang discovered that a village had been attacked, while Bai Chenxiang scouted ahead and confirmed that Wolf Bandits had taken survivors into the forest.
• Dai Mubai explained that the Wolf Bandits were powerful, bloodthirsty human–Gale Wolf hybrids, and Tang San asked Zhang Yang how to deal with them.
• Zhang Yang used Conqueror's Haki to knock out the Wolf Bandits, freeing the women and children they had carried away.
• Zhang Yang invited the rescued women to kill the unconscious bandits, and Tang San finished killing the rest.
• Tang San found an azure Right Leg Bone on a Wolf Bandit leader and gave it to Dai Mubai to absorb later.
• The group faced the difficult task of handling the aftermath of the massacre.

Tang San and his companions settled the aftermath of the Wolf Bandits’ attack, then continued their journey to Vast Sea City. After arriving and resting over a meal, they planned preparations for their trip to Sea God Island.

• Dai Mubai proposed exchanging the Wolf Bandits’ corpses for support for the surviving women and children, and Zhang Yang secured the city lord’s agreement.
• Dai Mubai absorbed the Bloodthirst Frenzy Hurricane Right Leg Soul Bone while Tang San and Ma Hongjun kept watch.
• Tang San left after confirming the city guard would cremate the villagers and care for the survivors, and the group resumed its journey.
• Zhang Yang entertained Ma Hongjun with descriptions of Vast Sea City’s food as the group traveled toward the city.
• Zhang Yang led the group into Vast Sea City, where they ate at its largest restaurant and agreed to rest for two days.
• Tang San asked Zhang Yang to take him to the naval base to question its chief about Sea God Island, and Zhang Yang offered to arrange a ship.

Zhang Yang prepared Tang San and the others for their voyage to Sea God Island, sharing what he knew and guiding the Ocean Voyager around dangerous sea territories. The group reached the waters near the island, which remained beyond their sight, and began considering how to get ashore.

• Zhang Yang showed Tang San the Vast Sea City Naval Base and explained how defeating the Purple Pearl Pirate Group had earned him the title of Navy Hero.
• The Base Chief gave Tang San information about Sea God Island, and Zhang Yang led the group aboard the Ocean Voyager the next morning.
• The Ocean Voyager sailed toward Sea God Island, where rough seasickness afflicted most of the group until Zhang Yang used his Sea Calming Pearl to steady the ship.
• Zhang Yang guided the captain around dangerous Soul Beast territories, including the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's sea region, using his Kenbunshoku Haki to detect threats.
• Zhang Yang stopped the ship near Sea God Island and sent Bai Chenxiang a thousand meters into the air, where she confirmed the island lay beyond the horizon.

Zhang Yang brought Tang San and the others safely across the sea to Sea God Island, using his Soul Bone skill to replenish the power consumed by his flashes. After landing, they asked to take Sea God's trials, and the island's guards warned them that the trials could be deadly.

• Zhang Yang prepared to flash the group across the sea while Bai Chenxiang flew alongside them, and Tang San secured everyone with Blue Silver Emperor vines.
• Zhang Yang used Photosynthesis to restore the Soul Power consumed by each flash and guided the group around the Demon Soul Great White Sharks' detection range.
• Zhang Yang and Bai Chenxiang crossed the final dangerous stretch, bringing the group to Sea God Island's beach.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu spoke about bringing their parents to the island, while Ma Hongjun relaxed on the beach.
• Eight Sea God Island Soul Masters confronted the newcomers, and Dai Mubai said they hoped to take the trials and join the island.
• Tang San and the others insisted on accepting the trial after the guards warned them they could not withdraw and might face a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The Shrek Seven Devils reached the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, where Sea Horse Douluo set a test before they could accept the Sea God's trials. Zhang Yang began crossing the Sea within a Sea with Ning Rongrong, while Ma Hongjun prepared to follow.

• A yellow-clad Sea Soul Master warned Tang San not to probe Sea God Island with Spiritual Power as he led the group through the forest.
• The group arrived at the Sea within a Sea and learned that Sea Horse Douluo required visitors to cross its turbulent waters before they could receive a trial.
• Zhang Yang volunteered to test the crossing first, freezing the water and using Conqueror's Haki to drive back the Sea Horses.
• Zhang Yang took Ning Rongrong by the hand and walked with her across the ice path as frozen waves rose on either side.
• Ma Hongjun announced that he would demonstrate his fish-bombing skill after Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong crossed.