Chapter Summaries

Ye Hao reached level thirty at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and hunted a Purple Winged Demonic Spider in Sunset Forest for his third Soul Ring. After Dugu Yan scolded him for defeating it too easily, Ye Hao prepared to absorb the Thousand Year Soul Ring.

• Ye Hao left Nuoding City before graduation, refused Grandmaster's suggestion that he attend Shrek Academy, and went to Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Hao joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy after Qin Ming recommended him, and the academy waived his fees because of his talent.
• After three months of training, Ye Hao advanced from level twenty-nine to level thirty, prompting a trip to Sunset Forest to find a third Soul Ring.
• Ye Hao killed the Purple Winged Demonic Spider, and Dugu Yan angrily grabbed his ear after he called it weak.
• Yu Tian Heng stopped Dugu Yan from punishing Ye Hao until after he absorbed the Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Ye Hao joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Dou Team and went to Sunset Forest to absorb a Purple Winged Demonic Spider Soul Ring for his Third Soul Ring. After the absorption ended, he felt something stirring in his back as Qin Ming and the others watched.

• Over three months, Ye Hao integrated into the Imperial Dou Team under Qin Ming’s guidance.
• Ye Hao, Yu Feng, Yu Tian Heng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling traveled with Qin Ming to Sunset Forest to seek a Purple Winged Demonic Spider for Ye Hao’s Third Soul Ring.
• Ye Hao began absorbing the Purple Winged Demonic Spider’s Soul Ring while Dugu Yan and Yu Tian Heng watched.
• Ye Hao’s absorption completed, but his spine began to itch and a burning pressure built in his back.
• Qin Ming and a veiled woman arrived to watch Ye Hao, and his clothes suddenly tore across his back with a sharp crack.

After absorbing the Purple Winged Demonic Spider’s soul ring, Ye Hao discovered he had gained the Six-Winged Purple Light Wings, an External Soul Bone that let him fly at astonishing speed. He reached Soul Power Level thirty-two and returned to the Imperial Dou Team, while keeping his sights on something in Sunset Forest.

• Six translucent purple wings appeared on Ye Hao’s back, and he tested their flight ability before recognizing them as an External Soul Bone.
• Ye Hao realized his wings closely resembled Bibi Dong’s Six-Winged Purple Light Wings, then descended in a panic after noticing his torn shirt had left him exposed.
• Ye Hao told Qin Ming that he had absorbed the Purple Winged Demonic Spider’s soul ring, reached Soul Power Level thirty-two, and gained a powerful Third Soul Skill.
• Ye Hao recalled that Qin Ming had forbidden him from using Death Spider Emperor Poison except in critical moments because it was too lethal.
• Dugu Yan viewed Ye Hao as a younger brother and had suggested that he become Dugu Bo’s disciple, but Ye Hao had not yet agreed.

After Ye Hao revealed that he had gained the Six-Winged Purple Light Wings from the Purple Winged Demonic Spider, the team returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. On the journey, exhausted Ye Hao fell asleep with his head on Ye Lingling’s thigh, leaving her dumbfounded.

• Ye Hao explained that his Six-Winged Purple Light Wings were an External Soul Bone from the Purple Winged Demonic Spider.
• Qin Ming and the others recognized the External Soul Bone’s rarity, and the team set off for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• During the carriage ride, Ye Hao tried to get Ye Lingling to smile, but she remained silent and unmoved.
• After Ye Hao fell asleep from exhaustion, his head slipped onto Ye Lingling’s thigh, and she opened her eyes in shock.

Ye Hao slept with his head on Ye Lingling’s lap during the ride back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, leaving her unsure whether to wake him until they arrived. After Ye Hao reached the academy, Qin Ming reported his gains from the Sunset Forest expedition to the three Education Commissioners.

• Ye Lingling let Ye Hao sleep on her lap during the carriage ride and quietly brushed his cheek while he rested.
• The carriage arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Ye Lingling nudged Ye Hao awake before getting out.
• Ye Hao woke after Ye Lingling had left the carriage and headed toward the academy.
• Qin Ming reported to Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin that Ye Hao had reached level thirty-two, gained his Third Soul Ring, and acquired a Soul Bone.
• The three Education Commissioners reacted in shock to Qin Ming’s report.

Qin Ming learned that the Elephant Armored Sect planned to challenge Heaven Dou Royal Academy and agreed to lead the academy’s response. Meanwhile, Dugu Yan woke Ye Hao and told him that her grandfather wanted to meet him, possibly to choose a successor.

• Qin Ming asked the Three Education Commissioners for permission to take his eight students on training outside the academy, and Meng Shenji approved.
• Meng Shenji told Qin Ming that Hu Yanzhen and the Elephant Armored Sect would visit for an exchange, and Qin Ming agreed to protect the academy’s honor.
• Xue Beng remained surrounded by lackeys at the academy, though Ye Hao had previously knocked him down without facing consequences.
• Dugu Yan found Ye Hao asleep, woke him, and said Teacher Qin had an important announcement.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Hao that her grandfather wanted to meet him and might be seeking a successor.

Ye Hao learned that Dugu Bo wanted to meet him, while Heaven Dou Royal Academy prepared for a contest against the Elephant Armored Sect. The Crown Prince arrived to watch as the first match began, with Osler facing the Elephant Armored Sect’s opening fighter.

• Qin Ming told the Imperial Dou Team about an upcoming continental training trip and the Elephant Armored Sect’s visit for a three-on-three exchange.
• Hu Yanzhen arrived with the Elephant Armored Sect and announced his sect’s ambition to win the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Qin Ming chose Osler, Yu Tian Heng, and Ye Hao to face the Elephant Armored Sect, and Ye Hao stepped away briefly before the contest began.
• The Crown Prince arrived, was greeted by the Three Education Commissioners and Hu Yanzhen, and took the seat of honor.
• Hu Yanzhen sent a massive Elephant Armored Sect fighter onto the platform, and Osler stepped forward to face him.

Ye Hao watched the Imperial Dou Team’s tournament match as the Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, noticed his resemblance to someone and became intrigued by his talent. After Heaven Dou Royal Academy tied the score, Ye Hao prepared to face Hu Yanli in the deciding battle.

• Osler’s attacks failed to overcome the Elephant Armored Sect disciple’s defense, and gravity-like suppression sent Osler off the arena; Ye Lingling treated his injuries.
• Xue Qinghe noticed Ye Hao and asked Meng Shenji about him, learning that Ye Hao had Innate Full Soul Power, a Death Demon Spider Martial Soul, and a thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Hu Yanzhen secretly told Hu Yanli to switch places with a teammate, leaving that teammate to face Yu Tian Heng and setting up a later match between Ye Hao and Hu Yanli.
• Yu Tian Heng defeated the Elephant Armored Sect substitute with his Dragon Fist, giving Heaven Dou Royal Academy the second match.
• Ye Hao assured Qin Ming and Ye Lingling that he would win, then strode toward Hu Yanli for the deciding battle.

Ye Hao fought Hu Yanli in the third match, revealing a Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul and an External Soul Bone that left Xue Qinghe suspecting they might be siblings. The battle continued after Hu Yanli unleashed his third Soul Skill, and Xue Qinghe decided to investigate Ye Hao herself without alerting her mother.

• Hu Yanli and Ye Hao summoned their Martial Souls, and Ye Hao revealed his unprecedented yellow-and-purple Soul Ring configuration and Death Spider Emperor possession.
• Xue Qinghe recognized the resemblance between Ye Hao's Death Spider Emperor and her mother's Martial Soul, and wondered whether Ye Hao could be her younger brother.
• Ye Hao blocked Hu Yanli's punch and shattered his defensive armor with a counterattack, while Hu Yanzhen sensed an aura like the Pope's in Ye Hao.
• Hu Yanli used his third Soul Skill, shaking the Arena and the academy as a Diamond Mammoth forehoof descended toward Ye Hao.
• Xue Qinghe saw Ye Hao's Six-Winged Purple Light Wings and decided to uncover his connection to her herself without letting her mother find out.

Ye Hao won the final battle against Hu Yanli, securing Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s victory over the Elephant Armored Sect. Xue Qinghe summoned Ye Hao to his carriage and introduced himself, leaving Ye Hao shocked by his name.

• Xue Qinghe asked Meng Shenji to bring Ye Hao to his carriage after the battle.
• Ye Hao defeated Hu Yanli with his Spider Webs and Death Spider Emperor Poison, winning the final match for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• The Elephant Armored Sect left the academy in humiliation, while Meng Shenji praised the Imperial Dou Team and summoned Ye Hao to meet a distinguished guest.
• Meng Shenji led Ye Hao to Xue Qinghe’s carriage and hurried away, leaving Ye Hao to enter alone.
• Xue Qinghe introduced himself as Xue Qinghe, and Ye Hao recoiled in shock, wondering whether his identity had been exposed.

Ye Hao met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who questioned him about his soul bone, martial soul, and family after noticing his striking resemblance to Bibi Dong. Xue Qinghe gave Ye Hao a personal token and invited him to visit the palace, then refused Snake Lance Man's suggestion to tell the Pope about him.

• Xue Qinghe asked Ye Hao about his six-winged External Soul Bone and learned he had obtained it from a thousand-year-old Purple Winged Demonic Spider.
• When Xue Qinghe asked about Ye Hao's parents and home, Ye Hao said he was an orphan whose parents had been killed by Wolf Bandits.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ye Hao to call him Brother Xue and offered him future support and high office.
• Xue Qinghe gave Ye Hao a golden token marked with the character Xue and told him the palace would be open to him.
• After Ye Hao left, Snake Lance Man pointed out his resemblance to Bibi Dong and suggested informing the Pope, but Xue Qinghe declined.

After Xue Qinghe left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ye Hao weighed whether to accept her recruitment and reflected on his suspicions about Tang San and his own plans for the coming tournament. With the Imperial Dou Team soon heading to Suotuo City, he prepared for the journey and anticipated meeting Shrek Academy.

• Xue Qinghe received word that Emperor Xue Ye wanted her back at the palace because Ning Fengzhi had arrived, and she departed after giving Ye Hao a token.
• Ye Hao watched Xue Qinghe leave and wondered whether to seek her out, while noting that his Soul Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul remained undiscovered.
• Ye Hao recalled suspecting Tang San had killed the Soul Master who bullied Xiao Wu, and explained why he had since kept his distance from Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Ye Hao planned to claim the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well later, with help from his teammate Dugu Yan and her grandfather, Old Poison.
• Ye Hao recalled rejecting Grandmaster's attempt to force him into Shrek Academy and joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy through Qin Ming instead.
• Ye Hao put away Xue Qinghe's token and returned to the dormitories to prepare for the Imperial Dou Team's upcoming trip to Suotuo City.

Ye Hao teased Ye Lingling before Qin Ming led the Imperial Dou Team out from Heaven Dou Royal Academy for a training journey to Suotuo City. During the ride, Ye Hao revealed he planned to obtain something from Dugu Bo’s residence, then escaped Dugu Yan’s anger by flying from the carriage.

• Ye Hao sat beside Ye Lingling, then shamelessly rested his head on her lap after she denied that anything had happened between them in the previous day’s carriage ride.
• Qin Ming led the Imperial Dou Team away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and announced that their final destination was Suotuo City.
• When Ye Hao became pale from carriage sickness, Ye Lingling cradled his head on her lap, surprising Dugu Yan and the others.
• Ye Hao asked Dugu Yan about Dugu Bo and said he planned to obtain things from Senior Dugu’s residence that would benefit everyone.
• Dugu Yan tried to attack Ye Hao after he teased her about not knowing what was at Dugu Bo’s residence, but Ye Hao escaped through the carriage door on his Six-Winged Purple Light Wings.

Qian Renxue learned that Ye Hao was traveling toward Suotuo City and ordered Shadow to track him, while Flender and Grandmaster discussed Shrek Academy’s plans and recalled Ye Hao’s refusal to join. The chapter left Flender silent after Grandmaster asked what they would do about the upcoming All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.

• Qian Renxue removed her Xue Qinghe disguise and learned from Shadow that Ye Hao had left for Suotuo City.
• Qian Renxue learned that Qin Ming had attended Shrek Academy and ordered Shadow to keep watch on Ye Hao.
• Flender and Grandmaster discussed sending Shrek’s students to fight at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, and Flender anticipated earning money from the matches.
• Grandmaster told Flender that Ye Hao had rejected Shrek Academy and insulted it, prompting Flender to angrily defend the academy.
• Grandmaster warned Flender that Tang San’s identity could endanger Shrek Academy if Spirit Hall discovered it.
• Grandmaster asked Flender about plans for the upcoming elite tournament, and Flender fell silent.

Ye Hao and Ye Lingling went out for a walk in Silvis City, where the Fierce God Team attacked them. Ye Hao killed the team with his Spider Prison skill, then left with Ye Lingling as a strange white aura appeared around him.

• Ye Hao invited Ye Lingling to walk through Silvis City's night market, and they explored the streets together.
• Several drunken men surrounded Ye Hao and Ye Lingling, and one tried to grab her.
• Ye Hao broke the attacker's wrist, but the Fierce God Team pursued the pair and threatened them.
• Ye Hao used Spider Prison to kill the Fierce God Team, nearly losing control under his martial soul's bloodthirsty influence.
• Ye Hao and Ye Lingling returned to the inn, and a chilling white aura appeared around Ye Hao after the slaughter.

Ye Hao and the Imperial Dou Team reached Suotuo City, where Qin Ming set them the goal of earning a team Silver Soul medal at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena within a month. Ye Hao also spotted Shrek Academy on the way, anticipating a coming team Soul Battle against the Shrek Seven Devils.

• After Ye Hao and Ye Lingling returned to the inn, they ran into Yu Tian Heng and Dugu Yan, who teased them about their closeness and noticed Ye Hao's faint killing intent.
• The Imperial Dou Team left Silvis City, and Qin Ming told the students that missing the tournament as a Shrek student had been his lifelong regret; Ye Hao and the others promised to win the championship.
• Five days later, Ye Hao flew above the carriage, spotted Shrek Academy, and looked forward to meeting the Shrek Seven Devils and facing them in a team Soul Battle.
• The team arrived in Suotuo City, where Qin Ming explained that he had brought them to compete at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena.
• Qin Ming ordered the Imperial Dou Team to earn a team Silver Soul medal within one month and told Ye Hao to stop wandering off and distracting Ye Lingling.

Ye Hao and Ye Lingling registered as the Double Leaf Combination for a two-on-two match at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, while Qin Ming registered the Imperial Dou Team for the night's final group battle against the Berserk Team. The Double Leaf Combination and the Iron Hammer Combination took the stage, and their match was about to begin.

• Qin Ming led Ye Hao and the Imperial Dou Team into the arena, where the members registered for individual, paired, and group matches.
• Ye Hao and Ye Lingling registered as the Double Leaf Combination and prepared to face the Iron Hammer Combination, with Ye Hao eating rabbit meat before the fight.
• Qin Ming registered the Imperial Dou Team for the final match of the night against the Berserk Team and received information about their strength.
• Ye Hao and Ye Lingling concealed their identities with masks and entered the arena under the codenames Spicy Rabbit Head and Begonia Flower.
• The Iron Hammer Combination, two brothers with matching Heaven Shaking Hammer Martial Souls, and the Double Leaf Combination took the platform as the crowd awaited the match.

Ye Hao defeated the Iron Hammer Combination without releasing his martial soul at first, then learned that the Imperial Dou Team’s next opponent was the Berserk Team. After the team returned victorious, Ye Hao left to watch the Shrek Seven Devils’ team battle at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena.

• Ye Hao stayed calm as the Iron Hammer Combination charged, then used his Six-Winged Purple Light Wings and spider spears to force the brothers to surrender.
• The host declared the Double Leaf Combination the winner, and Ye Hao and Ye Lingling left the platform for Qin Ming’s Lounge.
• Qin Ming told Ye Hao that the Imperial Dou Team’s next team battle would be against the Berserk Team and warned him about its auxiliary soul master’s Third Soul Skill.
• After all eight Imperial Dou Team members returned with victories, Ye Hao left the Lounge and followed the crowd to watch the Shrek Seven Devils fight.
• Ye Hao found a spot with a clear view of the Shrek Seven Devils’ team battle.

Ye Hao watched the Shrek Seven Devils defeat their opponents in a brutal Soul Fighting match, then followed them to their Lounge to observe their interactions. He left disgusted by Xiao Wu’s behavior and resolved to learn more about Shrek Academy.

• Ye Hao recognized the masked Shrek Seven Devils as they entered the arena to face an ordinary Soul Fighting team.
• After an opposing Soul Master insulted Xiao Wu, Tang San seized the initiative with Blue Silver Grass and Xiao Wu attacked the man with Teleportation, Waist Bow, and Eight Section Throw.
• Tang San bound the injured man with Blue Silver Grass and threw him from the elevated arena, while the Shrek Seven Devils defeated the rest of their opponents.
• Xiao Wu taunted the defeated team and left with Tang San, while Ye Hao decided to follow them and investigate Shrek Academy.
• Ye Hao secretly watched the Shrek Seven Devils in their Lounge as Ma Hongjun leered at Zhu Zhuqing, who left in disgust.
• Xiao Wu defended her attack to Dai Mubai and said she could rely on Tang San if she could not beat someone, leaving Ye Hao disgusted.

Ye Hao overheard Tang San and the others discussing their resentment toward him, then began planning to break Shrek Academy apart from within. Zhu Zhuqing questioned Ning Rongrong about Shrek as they sat in the arena lobby.

• Ma Hongjun asked Tang San why he disliked Ye Hao, and Xiao Wu angrily interrupted him.
• Tang San recalled that Grandmaster had urged Ye Hao to attend Shrek Academy, but Ye Hao refused to treat Grandmaster as his teacher and left.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun vowed to teach Ye Hao a lesson for looking down on Shrek Academy.
• Ye Hao overheard them, wrote a Shrek Destruction Plan in a notebook, and decided to divide the group from within.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Ning Rongrong what she thought of Shrek Academy, reflecting on the people there after three months of hardship.