Chapter Summaries

Tang Yuan kept Qian Renxue’s identity secret after rescuing her from assassins, while she refused to reveal who had arranged the attack. At Shrek Academy’s refuge outside Heaven Dou City, Yu Xiaogang drove Dai Mubai and the others through brutal training as he stoked their hatred of Tang Yuan.

• Tang Yuan revealed that he had recognized Qian Renxue’s disguise and promised not to expose her if she did nothing foolish.
• Qian Renxue declined to identify the assassins, calling the attack an Imperial Family matter she would handle herself.
• Tang Yuan’s guards removed the bodies and cleaned the street before he returned to the King’s Mansion.
• At Shrek Academy’s temporary refuge, Yu Xiaogang pushed Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar through punishing physical training.
• Yu Xiaogang reminded the students that Tang Yuan had driven them from Heaven Dou City, and Dai Mubai summoned the strength to lift his boulder again.

Yu Xiaogang vowed to lead Shrek to victory in the Soul Master Competition and prove Tang Yuan wrong. At Blue Silver Academy, Tang San showed Tang Yuan his invitation to the competition and asked to enter, hoping to strengthen the academy’s reputation and face Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.

• Yu Xiaogang insisted that Shrek enter the Soul Master Competition and promised to prove his theories superior to Tang Yuan’s reforms.
• Flender stayed silent as Yu Xiaogang’s humiliation over Tang San’s departure consumed him, while Dai Mubai collapsed during training and forced himself back up.
• Three days later, Tang San practiced Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track at the Blue Silver King’s Mansion, striking three wooden dummies with Bone-Piercing Nails.
• Tang Yuan praised Tang San’s accuracy but told him that effective killing techniques had to disable an enemy as quickly as possible.
• Tang San presented the Heaven Dou Empire’s competition invitation and argued that winning would boost Blue Silver Academy’s standing among commoner Soul Masters.
• Tang San said he wanted to test Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, while Tang Yuan noticed that his fighting spirit was directed at someone else.

Tang San accepted Tang Yuan’s challenge to represent him in the Soul Master Competition and endured brutal training before Tang Yuan sent him, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing out to gain experience. They formed the Blue Silver Team and vowed to win the championship.

• Tang San admitted he wanted to see Spirit Hall’s geniuses and confront Yu Xiaogang, and Tang Yuan ordered him to defeat the Five Great Elemental Academies and Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.
• Tang Yuan made Tang San run fifty laps around Heaven Dou City wearing heavy Black Iron Shackles, and Tang San completed the punishment without complaint.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing joined Tang San at the Martial Arts Arena, where Tang Yuan told them to train through experience in Sunset Forest or the Great Soul Arena’s deathmatch zone.
• Tang Yuan designated Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing as the Blue Silver Team’s core, with Blue Silver Army scouts to fill out the roster.
• Tang San named the team the Blue Silver Team, and he, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing declared their intent to win the championship.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing persuaded Tang Yuan to consider accompanying them as their mentor, and Zhu Zhuqing later visited him privately to seek his guidance. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing kneeling before Tang Yuan and offering to do anything if he would teach her.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing asked Tang Yuan to guide them, and he said they would discuss it that night.
• Tang Yuan worked late in his study reviewing Heaven Dou City's defenses, provisions, and investigations into noble assets.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered with ginseng soup and massaged Tang Yuan while explaining that she wanted to become stronger and stand at his level.
• Tang Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that massages would not be enough, and she knelt before him, offering to do anything for his instruction.

Tang San’s Blue Silver Team overwhelmed its first opponents with brutal military techniques and lethal Blue Silver Grass, then drew Blazing Academy for its next match. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang called Tang San’s fighting style a misguided departure from proper soul master training.

• Tang San led Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and four Blue Silver Army scouts to defeat their first-round opponents in thirty seconds.
• Bishop Salas and Ning Fengzhi watched the fight and recognized the scouts as members of Tang Yuan’s personal guard camp.
• Tang San learned that the Blue Silver Team’s next opponent was Blazing Academy, whose fire-attribute Soul Masters could target his plant-based martial soul.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized Tang San’s use of Blue Silver Grass as a weapon, while Dai Mubai angrily cursed Zhu Zhuqing.

Yu Xiaogang confidently predicted Tang San would lose to Blazing Academy and praised tactical play, while Tang San asked Tang Yuan how to overcome fire’s advantage over Blue Silver Grass. Tang Yuan rejected cautious tactics and ordered Tang San to overwhelm his opponents by force, leaving Tang San with a ruthless approach for the coming match.

• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek Academy that Tang San’s direct fighting style would fail against Blazing Academy’s fire advantage, and Dai Mubai agreed while Oscar doubted the Grandmaster’s certainty.
• Tang San visited Tang Yuan and explained that Blazing Academy’s fire attacks could weaken his Blue Silver Grass control, asking whether he should use the Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang Yuan dismissed tactics for avoiding the attribute disadvantage and said sufficiently powerful Blue Silver Grass could pierce through fire.
• Tang Yuan ordered Tang San to crush his opponents by any means necessary, even if he had to fight with his fists or teeth.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Blazing Academy, winning in under a minute and revealing that Tang Yuan had trained their team. In the stands, Qian Renxue watched Tang Yuan’s unseen presence with growing fascination and wondered whether he would become her obstacle or her weapon.

• Tang San led Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing in a direct attack that shattered Blazing Academy’s formation and defeated Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and their teammates.
• The referee declared the Blue Silver Team the winners, leaving the spectators and VIPs stunned by their decisive victory.
• Salas and Ning Fengzhi discovered that Tang Yuan was the team’s mentor, and news of his connection to the team spread through the stands.
• Qian Renxue watched from an inconspicuous seat and considered Tang Yuan’s strength, wondering whether he would hinder her plans or help her conquer the continent.

Tang San's Blue Silver Team faced Shrek Academy, and his explosive opening move trapped Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun before they could take flight. At Yu Xiaogang's urging, the three began activating Shrek's secret trump card.

• Yu Xiaogang laid out a strategy for Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to counter Tang San's team with aerial attacks and fire.
• Tang San confronted Yu Xiaogang and rejected Dai Mubai's accusation that he had abandoned their brotherhood.
• At the match's start, Tang San rushed forward and trapped Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun in a black Blue Silver Grass net.
• Yu Xiaogang urged the trapped students to use their final trump card, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun began channeling their power through Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar unleashed a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Tang San countered with his Blue Silver Annihilation Formation. Dai Mubai and his teammates were left impaled and screaming on the arena floor.

• Oscar and Ma Hongjun combined their soul power with Dai Mubai's, breaking Tang San's Blue Silver Grass restraints and transforming Dai Mubai into a towering monster.
• Dai Mubai challenged Tang San to surrender, confident that their fusion skill made him powerful enough to win.
• Tang San dismissed the fusion skill and activated Blue Silver Annihilation Formation by striking the ground.
• Hundreds of hardened Blue Silver Grass spears pierced Dai Mubai and shattered his attack before it could hit Tang San.
• Tang San's spears also pierced Ma Hongjun and Oscar through their limbs and backs, avoiding their vital spots.

Tang San crippled Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar in the arena, then rejected Yu Xiaogang’s theories and left. Yu Xiaogang confronted him in the passage afterward, accusing Tang Yuan of teaching him cruelty.

• Tang San defeated the Shrek trio with his Annihilation Formation, leaving Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar gravely crippled.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Tang San of cheating, but the referee confirmed that Tang San had broken no rules.
• Tang San mocked Yu Xiaogang’s theories and declared that even if the trio recovered, they would remain cripples.
• Qian Renxue watched Tang San leave and wondered what other surprises Tang Yuan had in store.
• Yu Xiaogang confronted Tang San in the passage and demanded to know why he had been so heavy-handed.

Tang San confronted Yu Xiaogang at the Great Soul Arena and tore apart his claims of authority, accusing him of misleading students with flawed theories. After defending Tang Yuan’s teachings, Tang San left with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that fighters who entered the Great Soul Arena had to accept the risk of injury and accused him of judging the match unfairly.
• Yu Xiaogang defended his reputation as a martial soul theorist and claimed Tang San would have achieved more if he had become his disciple.
• Tang San challenged Yu Xiaogang’s theories by pointing to his rank twenty-nine limit and demonstrating how Tang Yuan had taught him to develop blue silver grass into a weapon.
• Tang San condemned Yu Xiaogang’s forced Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill as dangerous and accused him of risking his students’ lives to validate his ideas.
• Tang San dismissed Yu Xiaogang as unworthy of the title Grandmaster and left with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

After Tang San publicly ruined Yu Xiaogang’s reputation, Bibi Dong learned of the humiliation and vowed to make Tang Yuan pay at the soul master competition. Tang Yuan’s team prepared to leave Heaven Dou City for Spirit City, where he warned that more battles awaited them.

• Yu Xiaogang collapsed as the crowd mocked him and his reputation in the Heaven Dou Empire was destroyed.
• Bibi Dong received the report about Tang San humiliating Yu Xiaogang and blamed Tang Yuan for it.
• Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei to tell Salas to watch the Blue Silver Team, especially Tang Yuan, and vowed to have Tang Yuan disgraced and punished at the competition.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing quietly prepared to leave the Blue Silver King’s Mansion after the preliminary rounds.
• Tang Yuan joined his disciples, confirmed their belongings were packed, and warned them that Spirit City held many battles ahead.

Tang Yuan prepared to travel to Spirit City for the competition despite the danger posed by Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall. Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, urged him to stay away, but he refused and reaffirmed his resolve to face them.

• Tang Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing to focus on winning the championship and said he would handle their other enemies in Spirit City.
• The old steward announced that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had arrived, and Tang Yuan went to meet him in the study.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, warned Tang Yuan that four Titled Douluo and Bibi Dong awaited him in Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue offered to hide Tang Yuan until the danger passed and promised to protect him once she gained enough power.
• Tang Yuan refused to flee, saying he would face Spirit Hall and wanted to see Bibi Dong's reaction when Yu Xiaogang knelt.

Tang Yuan left Heaven Dou City with the Blue Silver Academy convoy to attend the Soul Master Competition, while Qian Renxue secretly ordered Snake Lance to protect him if Bibi Dong tried to kill him. In One Line Sky, masked Soul Masters ambushed the convoy, which swiftly formed a defensive line.

• Qian Renxue accepted Tang Yuan's decision to leave and urged him to return alive, while he warned her to be careful in Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Yuan led fifteen carriages south from Heaven Dou City as supporters cheered, and Tang San reassured Xiao Wu that their weapons would help them face Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue watched the convoy depart and ordered Porcupinefish Douluo to have Snake Lance follow it and help Tang Yuan if Bibi Dong attacked.
• In One Line Sky, Tang San sensed an ambush and halted the convoy, whose members quickly dismounted and formed a defensive formation.
• Hundreds of masked Soul Masters descended from the cliffs and attacked the convoy.

Tang San and the Blue Silver Team fought off a large group of black-clad attackers ambushing their convoy, but two Soul Douluos overwhelmed them. Tang Yuan arrived and shattered one Soul Douluo’s attack with a finger, then called out another hidden enemy whose black mist covered the canyon.

• Tang San ordered the Blue Silver Team to spear down the first attackers while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing killed enemies on the flanks.
• The black-clad Soul Douluos joined the assault, forcing the Blue Silver Team to form a defensive ring around the carriages.
• One Soul Douluo attacked Tang San, but Tang Yuan appeared and broke the saber energy with a finger.
• Tang Yuan challenged a hidden figure, and black mist filled the sky as an unseen enemy praised his sharp senses.

Tang Yuan overwhelmed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo with a single spear strike, forcing them and their subordinates to flee. He warned Bibi Dong that his attack was only a first payment, and the group reached the outskirts of Spirit City.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo appeared with black-clad troops and demanded that Tang Yuan surrender and admit Yu Xiaogang was right.
• Tang Yuan unleashed his killing aura, summoned the Overlord Spear from Tang San, and challenged the two Titled Douluo to survive one strike.
• Tang Yuan’s Cleave split the gorge and badly injured Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo before they could complete their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Tang Yuan told the injured Douluo to warn Bibi Dong that his strike was only interest, then ordered them to leave.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and their troops fled, while Tang Yuan and the others continued toward Spirit City.

Tang Yuan and the Blue Silver Team arrived in Spirit City after their battle, and Tang San rushed off to cultivate while Tang Yuan took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing sightseeing. In a weapon shop, Tang Yuan found Zhu Zhuqing a pair of concealed-blade bracers that suited her fighting style.

• The Blue Silver Team entered Spirit City and checked into the hotel designated for competing academies.
• Tang San told Tang Yuan he could not sleep because he kept thinking about the heaven-piercing strike, and Tang Yuan gave him pills to stabilize his foundation and restore his vitality.
• Tang San and the other team members returned to their rooms to cultivate, leaving Tang Yuan with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang Yuan took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing for a walk through Spirit City, and he bought Xiao Wu a carrot-shaped jade hairpin.
• Tang Yuan led Zhu Zhuqing into a weapon shop and handed her a pair of concealed-blade bracers to try.

Tang Yuan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing heard that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation had three Soul Kings, but Tang Yuan remained unfazed. At the Pope’s Palace, Bibi Dong summoned Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan and told them to rise.

• Tang Yuan bought Zhu Zhuqing a bracer, then took her and Xiao Wu to an outdoor eatery as evening fell in Spirit City.
• At a neighboring table, a burly man claimed that Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were all Soul Kings and that Hu Liena and Xie Yue possessed a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing reacted to news of the Golden Generation with eagerness to face strong opponents, while Tang Yuan stayed calm.
• Bibi Dong stood before Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan at the Pope’s Palace, then told the kneeling trio to rise.

Bibi Dong warned the Golden Generation that the Blue Silver Team was dangerous and ordered them to injure its members in the finals. After returning to the hotel, Tang Yuan noticed Xiao Wu’s unexplained fear, and she grabbed his sleeve before he could leave her doorway.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan that Ghostly and Yue Guan had been defeated by one strike from Tang Yuan.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Golden Generation to give the Blue Silver Team a vicious lesson in the arena, while warning them not to underestimate Tang San.
• Tang Yuan returned to the hotel with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who kept touching her new bracer.
• Xiao Wu trembled at a sudden noise and stayed close to Tang Yuan, prompting him to send Zhu Zhuqing ahead and escort Xiao Wu to her room.
• As Tang Yuan turned to leave, Xiao Wu grabbed his sleeve with a frightened expression.

In Spirit City, Xiao Wu panicked over the many Titled Douluo and the risk that Bibi Dong would recognize her as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Tang Yuan calmed and reassured her, and Xiao Wu regained her confidence as their match approached.

• Xiao Wu told Tang Yuan she was terrified of the Titled Douluo surrounding them and wanted to go home.
• Xiao Wu clung to Tang Yuan and kissed him impulsively, and he soothed her with Soul Power until her fear eased.
• Tang Yuan massaged Xiao Wu’s shoulders and back, promised to protect her, and said they would fight their way out if she were discovered.
• Xiao Wu recovered her lively spirit and vowed to turn the Golden Generation into the Scrap Iron Generation in the match the next day.
• The scene shifted to the competition platform before Pope's Palace in Spirit City.