Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao escaped Spirit Hall after clashing with the Judgment Elder, then returned to Holy Spirit Village to recover and visit Ah Yin. He discovered that Ye Ritian had taken the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and left behind a false Blue Silver Emperor, leaving Tang Hao enraged.

• The Judgment Elder confronted Tang Hao at Spirit Hall, but Tang Hao used the Great Sumeru Hammer and detonated all nine Soul Rings to escape.
• The Judgment Elder questioned Bibi Dong about Ye Ritian, and she revealed that he had a thousand-year second Soul Ring, the Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul, and a resemblance to her.
• Three days later, Tang Hao returned to Holy Spirit Village to recover and found the plants around Ah Yin's cave withered.
• Tang Hao discovered that the Blue Silver Grass in the cave was not Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor and found a note saying Ye Ritian had taken the Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao roared Ye Ritian's name, shaking the cave with his fury.

Tang Hao collapsed from his injuries after vowing revenge on Ye Ritian, while Ye Hao heard a mysterious voice call him to Sunset Forest. There, Ye Hao encountered a giant Death Spider Emperor whose poison and web seemed familiar to him.

• Tang Hao cursed Ye Ritian and collapsed after discovering that his injuries had displaced his bones and organs.
• A mysterious voice repeatedly called Ye Hao's name in his mind and ordered him to go to Sunset Forest.
• Ye Hao flew to Sunset Forest, then searched for the mysterious person while hungry and avoiding the soul beasts he encountered.
• Ye Hao saw enormous poisonous webs destroy a tree and recognized that their pattern resembled his own Spider Web skill.
• Ye Hao came face to face with a ten-meter-tall Death Spider Emperor as its poison continued to spread.

Ye Hao used the Heart of the God of Death to capture a Death Spider Emperor that had attacked him inside its Death Domain. The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast revealed why it had come, and Ye Hao released its chains after repeatedly punishing it with lightning.

• The Death Spider Emperor unleashed its Death Domain and tried to swallow Ye Hao.
• Ye Hao used Death Gaze to break the domain and freeze the Death Spider Emperor, then used Abyss Bind to trap it inside the Heart of the God of Death.
• The captured Death Spider Emperor spoke and threatened Ye Hao, but the Heart of the God of Death shocked it whenever it disobeyed or insulted him.
• The Death Spider Emperor explained that it had sensed a companion's aura and came to investigate, then admitted it had wanted to eat Ye Hao because he possessed its species as his Martial Soul.
• The Death Spider Emperor revealed that it had recently become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Ye Hao removed the chains binding it.

Ye Hao forced the Death Spider Emperor to follow him and continued searching Sunset Forest for the mysterious person who had summoned him. He found an ancient hall that appeared in the forest, and as its doors opened, a pair of scarlet eyes appeared inside.

• Ye Hao restored the Death Spider Emperor's injuries and used the Heart of the God of Death to make it agree to follow him.
• Ye Hao told the Death Spider Emperor that a woman with the same martial soul had killed a hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor, silencing it.
• Ye Hao traveled through Sunset Forest toward its center, avoiding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as he searched for the mysterious person.
• The Death Spider Emperor recognized the central region and warned Ye Hao that it was terrifying and that they should leave.
• The empty clearing transformed to reveal ancient ruins and a vast hall resembling the Pope's Palace, whose doors opened as Ye Hao approached.
• Ye Hao decided to enter despite the Death Spider Emperor's warnings, and a pair of scarlet eyes appeared ahead.

Ye Hao learned that the Heart of the God of Death had awakened the Blazing Prison Three-Headed Dog and made him eligible for the Nine Trials of the God of Death. He began refining the ruined temple, only to learn the process would take at least three months.

• The Blazing Prison Three-Headed Dog revealed itself to Ye Hao and explained that the Heart of the God of Death had chosen him as a potential successor to the God of Death.
• Ye Hao learned he had to merge the Temple of the God of Death with the Heart before he could receive the Nine Trials, which would truly begin when his Soul Power reached Level 60.
• The Three-Headed Dog ordered the Death Spider Emperor to massage it while Ye Hao prepared to refine the temple.
• The Heart of the God of Death shattered into pieces and formed six mirror surfaces around the temple as the refinement began.
• The Three-Headed Dog told Ye Hao the refinement would take at least three months and could last up to a year.

Ye Hao disappeared from Heaven Dou Royal Academy while secretly synchronizing the Heart of the God of Death with the Temple of the God of Death in Sunset Forest. The academy and Xue Qinghe searched for him, while Dugu Bo believed Ye Hao would return on his own.

• Qin Ming and Dugu Yan searched for Ye Hao, and Dugu Yan reported that Dugu Bo believed Ye Hao had gone to look for his family.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Ye Hao had a noble status and would return, so Qin Ming called off the academy's search and went to explain matters to the Three Education Commissioners.
• Xue Qinghe learned that Ye Hao had vanished and heard that the Pope had ordered Spirit Hall branches to report any sightings of Ye Ritian.
• Xue Qinghe dismissed the idea that Ye Hao had gone to Spirit Hall and wondered where he had gone while holding the Blue Silver Emperor he had given him.
• In Sunset Forest, Ye Hao continued synchronizing the Heart of the God of Death with the Temple of the God of Death as the Three-Headed Dog rested and the Death Spider Emperor waited beside them.

After three months of hiding, Ye Hao restored the Temple of the God of Death and headed for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to obtain Immortal Herbs. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy traveled toward Heaven Dou City amid worsening tensions among its members, and Grandmaster still had no news of Tang Hao.

• Ye Hao merged the Heart of the God of Death with the temple, gained the mark for the Nine Trials, and learned the trials would begin at Soul Power level sixty.
• Ye Hao set out for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to collect Immortal Herbs before returning to tell his friends he was safe.
• Flender led Shrek Academy toward Heaven Dou City, while Grandmaster asked whether Flender had heard anything about Tang Hao.
• Tang San finished the Flying Sky Divine Claw and Godly Zhuge Crossbow and refused to give them to Ning Rongrong or Zhu Zhuqing unless they apologized to Xiao Wu.
• Shrek's members struggled with poverty and resentment as Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing flaunted their wealth, while Grandmaster said he still had no news of Tang Hao.

After news of Tang Hao’s attack on Spirit Hall spread, Flender and Grandmaster discussed Shrek Academy’s impending move to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and worried about the conflict between Tang San and Ye Hao. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing left Shrek Academy for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving Flender furious and ordering Dai Mubai to bring them back.

• Flender and Grandmaster discussed the move to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and feared that Tang San’s feud with Ye Hao would cause trouble.
• Ning Rongrong criticized Shrek Academy and urged Zhu Zhuqing to leave with her.
• Zhu Zhuqing slapped Ma Hongjun after he leered at her, then left the academy with Ning Rongrong.
• Dai Mubai slapped Ma Hongjun for insulting Zhu Zhuqing as she walked away.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong set out for Heaven Dou City, planning to continue to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Flender learned the two had left and ordered Dai Mubai to bring them back.

Ye Hao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and offered to cure Dugu Bo’s poison in exchange for the Immortal Herbs growing there. Dugu Bo readily agreed, leaving Ye Hao poised to claim the herbs.

• Dugu Bo failed to make progress in cultivating and sensed someone approaching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ye Hao arrived and reunited with Dugu Bo, who was surprised that he had returned after disappearing for three months.
• Ye Hao and the Three-Headed Dog recognized the valuable Immortal Herbs around the spring and discussed taking them.
• Ye Hao identified Dugu Bo’s symptoms of poison corrosion, shocking Dugu Bo and reducing his hostility.
• Ye Hao offered to cure Dugu Bo’s poison in exchange for the grass around the spring, and Dugu Bo agreed.

Ye Hao absorbed Dugu Bo’s poison and entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with two Immortal Herbs to undergo a transformation, while Little Red and the Death Spider Emperor dealt with Dugu Bo and gathered herbs. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong reunited with Ning Fengzhi.

• Ye Hao absorbed Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, then entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Little Red fed him the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Little Red summoned the Death Spider Emperor to intimidate Dugu Bo, then took the Immortal Herbs from the spring while leaving their seeds behind.
• Ye Hao continued transforming as the Death Spider Emperor Poison and Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison began to fuse inside him.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the guards let them pass when they recognized Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong ran into Ning Fengzhi’s arms in the main hall, and the sect elders left them alone.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after withdrawing from Shrek Academy, prompting Ning Fengzhi to scold her until Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo intervened. She planned to confront Shrek Academy at Heaven Dou Royal Academy when Flender and the others arrived, intending to expose what had happened.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered Ning Rongrong to kneel after she admitted she had withdrawn from Shrek Academy, but Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo came to her defense.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Zhu Zhuqing to Ning Fengzhi, who welcomed her as a friend of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi said he would take Ning Rongrong to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to explain her withdrawal when Flender and the others arrived.
• Ning Rongrong hinted that she had a reason for withdrawing and left with Zhu Zhuqing before explaining her plan.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing they would go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and expose what Shrek Academy had done if it lacked a sense of righteousness.

Ye Hao awakened with the Death Domain and level forty Soul Power after absorbing Dugu Bo’s accumulated toxins and the effects of the Immortal Herbs. He set out for Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with Dugu Bo and Little Red, reaching Prince Xue Xing, who had been waiting for them.

• Ye Hao gained the Death Domain and reached level forty, while Dugu Bo realized his toxins had been cleared and his Soul Power had increased.
• Ye Hao learned that Prince Xue Xing had invited Dugu Bo to the palace and agreed to go with him and Little Red.
• On the way, Ye Hao killed a ten-thousand-year Cave Demon Spider and absorbed its Soul Ring, raising his Soul Power to level forty-two.
• Ye Hao, Dugu Bo, and Little Red arrived at Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and met Prince Xue Xing, who greeted Dugu Bo after waiting for him.
• Dugu Bo began addressing Prince Xue Xing as “Brother Xue,” then stumbled over his words.

Ye Hao reunited with Xue Qinghe, and Little Red used the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to bind the two together. Their new connection left them stunned, while news arrived that the Fourth Prince had been beaten.

• Ye Hao reunited with Xue Qinghe after three months apart, and Little Red revealed that Xue Qinghe was disguised as a woman.
• Little Red offered Xue Qinghe the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then pricked Ye Hao's finger so both of their blood fell on the flower.
• The Lovesick Heartbreak Red wrapped around Ye Hao and Xue Qinghe, formed matching rings on their hands, and bound them together for life.
• Ye Hao explained the flower's powerful effects, including raising Soul Power and protecting its owner.
• A soldier reported to Prince Xue Xing that the Fourth Prince had been beaten.

Ye Hao returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy as Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo arrived to deal with Xue Beng’s beating, while Qian Renxue wrestled with the possibility that Ye Hao knew her secret. At the academy, news of Ye Hao’s return spread as the planned merger of Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy was underway.

• Prince Xue Xing learned that people claiming to be from Shrek Academy had beaten Xue Beng, so he set out for Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Bo and Ye Hao.
• After Ye Hao left, Xue Qinghe revealed herself as Qian Renxue and placed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red beside the Blue Silver Emperor, wondering whether Ye Hao knew her identity.
• Xue Beng welcomed Ye Hao back and asked him to avenge his beating, but Ye Hao suspected Xue Beng had provoked the fight himself.
• Prince Xue Xing, Dugu Bo, and Ye Hao arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where students quickly spread the news that Ye Hao had returned after three months away.
• Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing attended discussions about Shrek Academy’s merger into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Ning Rongrong prepared to apologize to Flender and the others.

Ye Hao returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and challenged Shrek Academy’s reputation before the Three Education Commissioners. He left Flender under scrutiny by asking whether Shrek had falsely claimed that one of its students became Spirit Hall’s youngest elder.

• Ye Hao entered the meeting alive, startling Flender, Grandmaster, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo while reassuring the Three Education Commissioners.
• Ye Hao urged the Three Education Commissioners not to let Shrek Academy join, while he and the Three-Headed Dog discussed Xiao Wu’s rabbit identity in private.
• Grandmaster accused Ye Hao of bullying Shrek Academy and asked the Three Education Commissioners to uphold justice.
• Ning Rongrong stopped herself from revealing her leverage after Zhu Zhuqing warned her to wait for a better opportunity.
• Ye Hao questioned Flender about Shrek’s claim that one of its students became Spirit Hall’s youngest elder, and Ning Rongrong asked whether Dai Mubai’s story was true.

Ye Hao accused Shrek Academy of exploiting applicants and breaking Empire regulations, prompting the Three Education Commissioners to reject the academy as a possible partner. As Flender and Grandmaster tried to defend themselves, Ye Hao announced that Shrek’s offenses went further, leaving the assembled witnesses waiting for his next revelation.

• Ye Hao challenged Flender over Shrek Academy’s fees and used Ning Rongrong’s recollection of roughly a hundred applicants to argue that the academy kept money from people it refused to admit.
• Ye Hao accused Flender of refusing refunds and intimidating applicants, and he asked the Three Education Commissioners whether they could merge with Shrek Academy.
• Grandmaster and Flender claimed that Flender had acted out of necessity, but Zhi Lin Hun Douluo and Bai Baoshan condemned Shrek’s alleged fraud and coercive practices.
• Ye Hao stopped the commissioners from dismissing Shrek and declared that the academy’s crimes did not end there.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo watched as Flender and Tang San glared resentfully at Ye Hao.

Ye Hao confronted Shrek Academy’s group over their conduct as Prince Xue Xing, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo became involved in the dispute over Shrek joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong calling for Xiao Wu to come out of hiding, while Xiao Wu trembled behind Tang San.

• Ning Rongrong claimed that Shrek Academy had isolated her and Zhu Zhuqing, prompting Bone Douluo to summon Dugu Bo.
• Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo arrived, and Prince Xue Xing condemned Shrek Academy and criticized the Three Education Commissioners for admitting them.
• Qin Ming arrived with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, then asked Prince Xue Xing what had happened to his former teachers.
• Ye Hao accused the Shrek Seven Devils of attacking Canghui Academy’s students after Ma Hongjun made lewd remarks, and he warned Qin Ming against admitting them to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ning Rongrong called for Xiao Wu to come out of hiding, leaving Xiao Wu trembling behind Tang San.

Ye Hao and Ning Rongrong confronted Tang San and the Shrek group, while Ye Hao and Little Red mocked them with their rare treasures and threats involving Soft Bone Rabbits. Flender tried to order Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing back to Shrek Academy, but Bone Douluo intervened and forced him to reconsider.

• Ning Rongrong accused Tang San of being two-faced, but Ye Hao stopped her from revealing what she knew about that night.
• Tang San and the Shrek group displayed their Hidden Weapons, and Ye Hao countered by showing the Heart of the God of Death and an Immortal Herb carried by Little Red.
• Ma Hongjun mocked Ye Hao, while Tang San stared avidly at the herb and Xiao Wu trembled at Little Red's powerful aura.
• Ye Hao and Little Red joked about hunting Soft Bone Rabbits, including a Hundred Thousand-Year one, frightening Xiao Wu into hiding behind a wall.
• Flender claimed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing still belonged to Shrek Academy and ordered them to return to the group.
• Bone Douluo confronted Flender with his Titled Douluo aura and warned him to reconsider his words.

Bone Douluo forced Flender to let Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing leave Shrek Academy, and Ye Hao recruited them to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Immortal Herbs. The girls began absorbing the herbs while Tang San watched, frustrated by their power and Ye Hao’s advantage.

• Bone Douluo slapped Flender and threatened him until Grandmaster agreed to let Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing withdraw from Shrek Academy.
• Ye Hao invited Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy and gave them the Aromatic Silk Beauty and Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
• Little Red explained that Ning Rongrong’s Aromatic Silk Beauty could evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and raise her Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Ye Hao and Dugu Bo after learning that the Aromatic Silk Beauty was the only one of its kind, while Dugu Bo accepted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s offer of future help.
• Ye Hao warned Zhu Zhuqing to absorb her herb before petty scoundrels targeted it, and Bone Douluo escorted both girls away to absorb the Immortal Herbs.

Little Red drove Shrek Academy from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Tang San had broken her poison. Shrek left in disgrace, and the group faced the collapse of their academy and an uncertain future.

• Little Red knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious and restrained Tang San, then Meng Shenji expelled Shrek Academy from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ye Hao gave Immortal Herbs to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Tang San had broken her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison.
• Dugu Bo left with a grim expression after realizing Tang San might also be able to break his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison.
• Tang San swore revenge on Ye Hao as Shrek left the academy, and Xiao Wu felt relieved that her identity had not been exposed.
• Flender struggled to decide what to do next, while Grandmaster awoke and Ma Hongjun declared that Shrek Academy had disbanded.