Chapter Summaries

Zhongli defeated Yue Guan in a spar with a single devastating spear strike, prompting Ghostly to rescue Yue Guan and end the match. After the Spirit Hall elders and other witnesses departed, Zhongli returned to Heaven Dou City with Paimon and Xue Qinghe, while Xue Qinghe's guard worried whether Tang San would live long enough to rise to prominence.

• Yue Guan unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, but Zhongli's spear pierced through the crescent blades and threatened to kill him.
• Ghostly pulled Yue Guan out of the spear's path, and Zhongli's strike blasted a huge crater into the ground.
• Yue Guan conceded the spar, and Ghostly acknowledged Zhongli's victory.
• Zhongli praised the fight as exhilarating, leaving Yue Guan embarrassed and the other witnesses awed by Zhongli's strength.
• Yue Guan and the other visitors left to report what they had witnessed, while Zhongli and Paimon returned to Heaven Dou City with Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe's guard wondered whether Tang San could survive until the day he became powerful.

Yu Xiaogang reflected on Zhongli’s strength and plotted to obtain the secret of adding soul rings to a Twin Martial Soul’s second martial soul so he could prove his theories. As the Shrek group discussed Zhongli and Liu Erlong apologized after arguing with Yu Xiaogang, Ma Hongjun questioned the humility of her love.

• Yu Xiaogang feared Zhongli would keep Tang San from rising to prominence and hoped Zhongli did not know the secret of Twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang decided he should obtain that secret from Bibi Dong, as he had in the original timeline.
• Liu Erlong asked Yu Xiaogang whether Zhongli was the person he had offended, and Yu Xiaogang confirmed it.
• Liu Erlong praised Zhongli’s bearing, prompting Yu Xiaogang to tell her not to judge people by appearance and to cite Tang San as an example.
• Liu Erlong challenged Yu Xiaogang’s implication that she cared only about looks, then apologized when he fell silent.
• Ma Hongjun called Liu Erlong’s love for Yu Xiaogang too humble, though he admitted he would welcome such devotion from a beautiful woman.

Zhongli’s victory over Yue Guan spread across the continent, prompting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to suspect his strength exceeded Level 98. Meanwhile, Zhongli, Paimon, and “Xue Qinghe” visited a restaurant, where its Thirty Bowls Without Leaving the City specialty surprised Paimon.

• Stories of Zhongli’s defeat of Yue Guan spread throughout the Douluo Continent, and Dugu Bo publicly claimed that even Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen could not defeat him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong whether Zhongli truly had Level 98 strength, and Gu Rong said Zhongli might be at the peak of Level 98 or even Level 99.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong decided Zhongli’s power could benefit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and might make him a potential recruit.
• Zhongli, Paimon, and “Xue Qinghe” arrived at a restaurant owned by “Xue Qinghe,” who introduced its Thirty Bowls Without Leaving the City specialty.
• Paimon questioned how anyone could drink thirty bowls of wine without using Soul Power and still leave the city.

Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue had invited Zhongli to serve as a Crown Prince's Mansion Guest Official and stopped investigating him, suspecting they might be in love. Meanwhile, Zhongli passed time listening to opera as Chiyu returned with new knowledge and rapidly improving skills.

• Bibi Dong reassured Ghostly and Yue Guan that they were not to blame for losing to Zhongli, whose strength troubled her.
• Yue Guan reported that Qian Renxue had personally invited Zhongli to become a Crown Prince's Mansion Guest Official, and Bibi Dong wondered whether Qian Renxue liked him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghostly and Yue Guan to keep Zhongli's relationship with Qian Renxue secret and stop investigating him, then said she would visit Heaven Dou City to judge him herself.
• Zhongli listened to opera at a brothel while Paimon questioned why he enjoyed it, and he said it passed the time and felt refreshing.
• Paimon saw that Chiyu had changed after a month of studying Soul Master knowledge and combat at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the three education committee members were astonished by her rapid learning.

Chiyu demonstrated her new Lightning Rabbit soul skill during training with Bai Baoshan, then learned that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy deans had secured a soul bone for her from Emperor Xue Ye. Meng Shenji asked her to help the academy if it ever faced danger, provided she was able.

• Chiyu used her third soul skill, Teleportation, to escape Bai Baoshan's soul skill, and he praised her speed and judgment.
• Bai Baoshan told Chiyu her practical combat exercise was over and took her to the deans' office to see an approved item.
• Zhi Lin and Meng Shenji revealed that Emperor Xue Ye had approved a soul bone for Chiyu and brought it safely from the imperial palace.
• Chiyu thanked the three deans for their care, and Meng Shenji asked her to aid Heaven Dou Royal Academy if it faced misfortune and she could help.

Chiyu received a rare, high-quality Soul Bone from Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s three Education Committee members, who hoped she would repay their investment by becoming a powerful protector of the Academy. She prepared to absorb the treasure and wondered whether she could take all three men as masters.

• Chiyu promised to repay the three Education Committee members’ kindness, and they were pleased by her sincerity.
• Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan joked about who would become chief before Meng Shenji urged Chiyu to open the box and absorb its contents.
• Chiyu opened the box and saw a left leg Soul Bone from a Ninety-Five Thousand Year Speed Type Beast King, which Meng Shenji said suited an Agility Attack System Soul Master.
• Meng Shenji explained that the Academy would seek further resources for Chiyu, while Bai Baoshan admitted he could barely resist wanting the Soul Bone himself.
• Moved by the three men’s lack of malice, Chiyu asked if she could take all three as masters.

At Chiyu’s grand discipleship ceremony at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the education committee publicly revealed that the Martial God had sent her and declared her their shared disciple. They offered a large prize for challengers under twenty-five, and Xue Ye’s added five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins prompted someone to step forward.

• Paimon asked Zhongli why Chiyu had chosen Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin as her teachers, and Zhongli praised their responsibility and guidance.
• Huo Wu and her grandfather discussed the three education committee members’ unusual decision to share Chiyu as their disciple.
• Meng Shenji thanked the guests and announced that the Martial God had sent Xiaofeilian to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Chiyu appeared on stage, and Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin formally declared her their shared disciple.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin offered thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins for a challenge from a talented young person under twenty-five, and Xue Ye added five hundred thousand.
• Someone accepted the challenge.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s disciple acceptance ceremony, Tang San and Dai Mubai prepared to challenge Chiyu to restore Shrek Academy’s dignity. Ning Rongrong called for Dai Mubai to slap Chiyu, alarming Ning Fengzhi and drawing scrutiny from Zhongli and Paimon.

• Tang San volunteered to challenge Chiyu, but Flender warned him that she was far stronger than she appeared.
• Dai Mubai insisted on taking Tang San’s place, and Tang San let him go first to test Chiyu’s strength.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar urged Dai Mubai to be gentle while still reclaiming Shrek Academy’s dignity.
• Ning Rongrong shouted for Dai Mubai to defeat Chiyu and slap her across the face.
• Ning Fengzhi sternly reprimanded Ning Rongrong as the three education committee members, Zhongli, and Paimon looked toward her.
• Paimon asked why Ning Rongrong wanted to slap Chiyu, and Zhongli said he did not know why she would do so.

After Ning Rongrong offended Chiyu, Ning Fengzhi confined his daughter to calm the situation and protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s standing. Zhongli accepted the apology, and the chapter ended with him inviting anyone who wanted to challenge him onto the stage.

• Paimon asked Zhongli about the conflict between Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while the education committee members grew angry at the Shrek group’s behavior.
• Ning Fengzhi apologized for Ning Rongrong’s remarks and ordered sect members to take her back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and confine her.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar protested, but Ning Fengzhi asserted his authority as Ning Rongrong’s father and sect master, and Flender tried to stop them from escalating matters.
• Paimon celebrated Ning Rongrong’s punishment and suggested starving her for two meals; Ning Fengzhi relaxed when Zhongli resumed drinking tea.
• Zhongli said he did not mind the matter and invited anyone who wanted to challenge him onto the stage.

Chiyu opened the challenge stage after Ning Fengzhi apologized for Ning Rongrong’s behavior and offered a soul bone as an added prize. Dai Mubai challenged Chiyu, who declared him unqualified, then slapped him twice before he could use his Martial Soul.

• Ning Fengzhi apologized for Ning Rongrong and offered a three-thousand-year left-arm soul bone as an added prize.
• Dai Mubai went onto the stage and introduced himself as a sixteen-year-old level thirty-nine assault-type Battle Soul Elder before challenging Chiyu.
• Chiyu refused, saying Dai Mubai was not qualified because her strength was completely above his.
• Bai Baoshan reminded Chiyu that she could not refuse a challenge, so she told Dai Mubai to make his move.
• Dai Mubai began to summon his Martial Soul, but Chiyu struck him twice and sent him flying before he could act.

Chiyu humiliated Dai Mubai with her overwhelming speed and strength, defeating him even after he released his Martial Soul. Dai Mubai swore he would return to challenge her, and Chiyu said she would give him time to catch up until she stood beyond his sight.

• Chiyu wiped away the hand that had slapped Dai Mubai and told him he was unworthy of her.
• Huo Wu and the Shrek Academy group realized Chiyu's strength was extraordinary, while Xue Ye recognized Dai Mubai's Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Dai Mubai released his Martial Soul, but Chiyu struck his kidney with her enhanced left leg and sent him flying.
• Dai Mubai swore he would return to challenge Chiyu after becoming stronger.
• Chiyu declared that she would give Dai Mubai time to catch up until she stood beyond his sight.

Chiyu humiliated Dai Mubai, then agreed to face Tang San after recognizing his kindness at the auction house. She revealed that she was a level fifty-five agility-attack Battle Soul King, leaving the audience stunned as their match began.

• Chiyu answered Dai Mubai’s challenge with a defiant boast, earning the admiration of Huo Wu and the Skywater Girls' Group.
• Dai Mubai left the stage injured, and Tang San stepped forward to challenge Chiyu despite Dai Mubai’s warning.
• Chiyu recognized Tang San from the auction house and asked Meng Shenji to call off the match, but then respectfully invited Tang San to proceed.
• Tang San introduced himself as a level thirty-four control-system Battle Soul Elder with Blue Silver Grass, while Chiyu revealed her level-fifty-five agility-attack Battle Soul King rank.

Chiyu stunned the audience with her extraordinary soul ring configuration, prompting Tang San to ask how she had surpassed the usual limits. Zhongli took the stage to explain his theory of soul ring absorption, but Yu Xiaogang challenged him over how Chiyu had gained a ten-thousand-year ring so young.

• Chiyu revealed her purple, purple, and black soul rings, shocking the audience and undermining Yu Xiaogang's theories.
• Tang San asked Chiyu how she had absorbed soul rings beyond the accepted limits, and the education committee members rebuked him for prying into a Soul Master's secret.
• Zhongli stepped onto the stage to protect Chiyu from further scrutiny, and Paimon and Chiyu joined him with drumsticks.
• Zhongli explained that soul ring limits varied by Soul Master, Martial Soul, and physique, while ten-thousand-year rings also demanded resistance to spiritual impact.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Zhongli how Chiyu had absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring while still at the quasi-Soul Elder stage.

Zhongli explained that Yu Xiaogang’s claim about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s first soul ring was not a valid account of an abnormal case, then introduced Innate Martial Souls as a distinct category. He left the crowd stunned by revealing that he possessed one himself.

• A hot-tempered Older Brother rebuked Yu Xiaogang for ignoring Zhongli’s qualification about normal circumstances, and Yu Xiaogang asked what counted as abnormal.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed his research showed that even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon could not have a first soul ring older than four hundred and fifty years, prompting Yu Tianheng to realize his uncle had taken credit for the clan’s predecessors’ work.
• Zhongli distinguished Tool System and Beast Martial Souls from Innate Martial Souls, which could be any body part or the entire body.
• Zhongli said he knew the essence of Innate Martial Souls and revealed that he possessed one.

Zhongli explained that Innate Martial Souls and immortal herbs could let Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings beyond their usual limits, using his own abilities and Chiyu’s as examples. After Tang San confirmed Chiyu had consumed an immortal herb, Yu Xiaogang challenged Zhongli over how a prospective Soul Elder could withstand the spiritual impact of a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, and Zhongli pointed toward a mountain.

• Zhongli claimed that he and Chiyu had mutated Innate Martial Souls, then displayed his Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring.
• Zhongli explained that an Innate Martial Soul was the body itself, giving its user a natural advantage in absorbing Soul Rings, and that it could undergo a second awakening.
• Zhongli said that an immortal herb called Narcissus Jade Muscle and Bone had helped him awaken and that he had given one to Chiyu.
• Tang San recognized the immortal herb and said Chiyu’s accomplishments made sense if she had consumed one, while Chiyu silently recalled eating two.
• Yu Xiaogang asked how a prospective Soul Elder could withstand the spiritual impact of a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, and Zhongli asked him to look at a nearby mountain.

Zhongli demonstrated his overwhelming power by crushing a distant mountain peak, silencing questions about Chiyu’s ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. After he invited interested people to ask him about resisting spiritual impact, Huo Wu nervously asked whether she counted as someone with an Innate Martial Soul.

• Zhongli pointed out a mountain and said he knew how a quasi-Soul Elder could withstand a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast’s spiritual impact.
• Zhongli unleashed his aura and used an enormous energy dragon claw to crush the mountain peak into powder.
• Xue Ye praised Zhongli’s power and claimed he had planned to build a summer resort on the peak, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin suspected Zhongli had reached rank ninety-nine.
• Zhongli invited anyone interested in resisting spiritual impact to seek him out, leaving Yu Xiaogang too intimidated to speak.
• Huo Wu ignored her grandfather’s warning and asked Zhongli whether someone like her counted as having an Innate Martial Soul.

Zhongli warned Huo Wu that attempting a second Martial Soul awakening could kill her, and she agreed not to risk it after her grandfather pleaded with her. The unfinished match resumed, with Tang San asking permission to use a weapon before noticing Chiyu already held an amber sword gifted by Zhongli.

• Huo Wu showed her Flame Shadow Martial Soul, and Zhongli questioned whether her shadow counted as an Innate Martial Soul.
• Zhongli warned Huo Wu that a second awakening could be fatal, and her grandfather begged her not to attempt it.
• Chiyu quietly vowed to complete her own second awakening, while Zhongli remembered old friends and grew melancholy.
• Huo Wu agreed to her grandfather's request, and Zhongli left the stage with Paimon as Tang San realized he still had to fight Chiyu.
• Tang San asked Meng Shenji and the other education committee members for permission to use his own weapon, and they allowed it.
• Tang San saw that Chiyu already held an amber sword, which she said had no name and was a gift from her master.

Chiyu used the sword Zhongli had given her in her match against Tang San, overwhelming his Blue Silver Grass and blocking his hidden weapons with its shield. Tang San escalated to his Godly Zhuge Crossbow, but Chiyu closed the distance and forced him to evade at the last moment.

• Chiyu drew the sword Zhongli had given her and reflected on the happy memories attached to it.
• Tang San opened with Blue Silver Grass Binding, but Chiyu casually cut the vines to pieces with the sword.
• Tang San turned to hidden weapons, while Zhao Wuji believed they would give him a decisive advantage.
• Chiyu’s sword formed an amber shield that endured Tang San’s hidden weapons and Hidden Arrow Shooting Shadow.
• Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow, but Chiyu swiftly appeared beside him, forcing him to lean back and narrowly dodge her.

Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances and Clear Sky Hammer while fighting Chiyu, but Chiyu’s sword broke two of his spider legs and her shield stopped his Dragon Whisker Needles. The chapter ended as Tang San’s hammer met Chiyu’s sword.

• Chiyu missed her kick, then swung her sword at Tang San, who narrowly dodged and decided to kill her.
• Tang San released his Eight Spider Lances, and Chiyu’s sword shattered two of the spider legs when he attacked her.
• Tang San became enraged despite Chiyu’s apology, and Zhongli explained the value and regenerative ability of his External Soul Bone.
• Tang San fired Dragon Whisker Needles at Chiyu, but they failed to penetrate her shield.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, and it collided with Chiyu’s sword.

Chiyu split Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer with her sword, leaving him unconscious with a shattered Martial Soul and soul bone. After Flender demanded an explanation, Meng Shenji defended Chiyu, and Yu Xiaogang took Tang San away with Shrek.

• Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer collided with Chiyu’s sword and shattered, causing Tang San to spit blood and faint.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed onto the arena as the Shrek group confronted Chiyu, while Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin moved to protect her.
• Flender demanded an explanation, but Meng Shenji argued that Chiyu had held back and that Tang San had attacked with weapons first.
• Flender accused Heaven Dou Royal Academy of bullying Tang San, and Paimon pointed out that Tang San had chosen to fight and that Flender had asked whether weapons were allowed.
• Yu Xiaogang carried Tang San away, and the Shrek group followed.