Chapter Summaries

Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and left, while the Shrek group welcomed him back outside Heaven Dou City. Flender then spotted a recruitment notice for Lanba Advanced Soul Master Academy and led the group to seek work there.

• Qin Ming told Ye Hao he had resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Ye Hao saw him off.
• The Shrek group arrived at Heaven Dou City, where Flender noticed Qin Ming approaching with his belongings.
• Flender assumed Qin Ming had been expelled, but Qin Ming said he had resigned voluntarily, and the Shrek group welcomed him back.
• A soldier silenced the group when they made noise at the city gate.
• Flender read a notice that Lanba Advanced Soul Master Academy was recruiting Soul Masters above Rank 40 and proposed that the group apply for teaching jobs there.
• The Shrek group entered the city, while a disheveled, foul-smelling figure went largely unnoticed.

Ye Hao decided to strengthen his foundation before taking an Immortal Herb, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed theirs at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and she ran to repay Ye Hao, but he stopped her and flew away.

• Little Red advised Ye Hao to delay taking an Immortal Herb and cultivate in the Temple of the God of Death to strengthen his foundation before the First Trial.
• Prince Xue Xing and the Three Education Commissioners left after the Shrek group was rejected by Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing awakened with her Soul Power at level thirty after absorbing Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
• Ning Rongrong awakened with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, thrilling Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong ran toward Ye Hao, but he used Abyss Bind to stop her and flew toward Sunset Forest.
• After seven seconds, Ning Rongrong broke free and stomped in frustration as Ye Hao disappeared.

After helping Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing leave Shrek Academy, Ye Hao returned to Sunset Forest to begin training inside the Temple of the God of Death. Xue Qinghe learned Ye Hao had left again and waited for his return, while Little Red prepared to train Ye Hao for the next half year.

• Ning Fengzhi took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing toward Sunset Forest with Bone Douluo so they could obtain their Third Soul Rings.
• Xue Qinghe learned Ye Hao had gone to Sunset Forest, refused to send people after him, and asked Shadow to notify him when Ye Hao returned.
• Xue Qinghe tended to the Blue Silver Emperor and reflected on the possibility that Ye Hao was his younger brother.
• Ye Hao entered the core region of Sunset Forest, used the Heart of the God of Death to conceal himself, and questioned Little Red about why it had brought him there.
• Little Red explained Ye Hao's poison and resistances, then announced that Ye Hao's only task for the next half year would be devil training.

Ye Hao visited the Temple of the God of Death, where the Scythe of the God of Death reacted to him, then gave Little Red a pair of red underpants as a prank. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong obtained their Third Soul Rings and rose several Soul Power levels.

• Ye Hao entered the Temple of the God of Death with Little Red and saw the Scythe of the God of Death, which flew toward him and demonstrated its power before returning to its place.
• Little Red led Ye Hao to a training room, where Ye Hao gave him red underpants and chased him down to make him wear them.
• The Death Spider Emperor laughed at Little Red's red underpants, so Little Red attacked him with Hellfire and left him charred.
• Little Red kept the underpants as Ye Hao's gift, while the Death Spider Emperor set off to find someone to vent on.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong obtained their Third Soul Rings in Sunset Forest, gaining Netherworld Slash and Soul Power Amplification respectively.
• Their Soul Power rose to levels thirty-six and thirty-five, and Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she felt fine and praised the Aromatic Silk Beauty Ye Hao had given her.

Ye Hao trained in the Temple of the God of Death while the Death Spider Emperor clashed with Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi in Sunset Forest. Little Red then told the Spider Emperor it would have to sacrifice itself for Ye Hao, promising it could be resurrected after Ye Hao reached rank 100.

• Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong encountered the Death Spider Emperor in Sunset Forest, and Bone Douluo fought it with Ning Fengzhi's support.
• Ye Hao finished his physical training and learned through the Heart of the God of Death that the Death Spider Emperor was battling someone.
• The injured Death Spider Emperor returned to the temple, where Ye Hao healed it and warned it not to wander into danger again.
• Ning Fengzhi's group escaped Sunset Forest, and Zhu Zhuqing noticed the Death Spider Emperor resembled Ye Hao's Martial Soul.
• Little Red told the Death Spider Emperor to sacrifice itself for Ye Hao, then promised it could be resurrected once Ye Hao reached rank 100.

The Death Spider Emperor wanted to sacrifice itself immediately, but Little Red told it to wait until Ye Hao was stronger. Meanwhile, Bone Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit and urged him to capture her, but Ning Fengzhi rejected the plan because she might have powerful allies.

• The Death Spider Emperor asked Little Red to fulfill its wish to see him wear red underpants again, and Little Red ordered it to sacrifice itself immediately.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Bone Douluo why he had been so troubled after they left Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Bone Douluo revealed that he had recognized Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit.
• Bone Douluo proposed capturing Xiao Wu so Ning Rongrong could eventually gain her hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi considered the benefits but refused because Xiao Wu might have powerful allies.

Flender brought Grandmaster and the Shrek group to Blue Tyrant Academy, where they reunited with Liu Erlong. After hearing how Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Ye Hao had treated them, Liu Erlong gave Blue Tyrant Academy to Flender and declared that it would become Shrek Academy.

• Flender stopped Grandmaster from leaving and brought him to meet Liu Erlong at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong joyfully reunited with Grandmaster, then noticed his and Flender's bruised faces and demanded to know who had hurt them.
• Grandmaster explained that Bone Douluo had injured Flender and that Ye Hao had humiliated them at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Liu Erlong ordered Teacher Yinshu to rename Blue Tyrant Academy Shrek Academy.
• Liu Erlong announced that Flender would become the true dean of Shrek Academy.

Flender celebrated the official establishment of Shrek Academy, while Ning Fengzhi debated whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should capture the hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit. He ultimately ordered Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to abandon the plan, citing Ye Hao’s favor and the sect’s neutrality, and suspecting Ye Hao was Bibi Dong’s son.

• Flender presided over an assembly as the newly appointed headmaster of Shrek Academy and celebrated the academy’s founding.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo urged Ning Fengzhi to capture the Soft Bone Rabbit, but he hesitated.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that Ye Hao had also targeted the Rabbit and might be connected to Bibi Dong because of their resemblance and his Death Demon Spider Martial Soul.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo not to act, explaining that Ye Hao had helped Ning Rongrong and that the sect should remain neutral.

Three months after Spirit Hall attacked, Tang Hao searched for Ye Ritian and then stayed near his son, drinking himself into exhaustion. After he collapsed asleep outside a magnificent building, a noblewoman recognized him and ordered her maids to carry him to her room.

• Tang Hao discovered that his wife's body and Soul Bone had vanished, and he vowed to kill Ye Ritian.
• Tang Hao searched across Douluo Continent for Ye Ritian, then stayed near his son and drank to numb his grief.
• Tang Hao collapsed asleep in the street, where two young women found him and drew a crowd.
• A noblewoman arrived, cleared the crowd, and recognized Tang Hao's face.
• The noblewoman ordered her maids to carry Tang Hao to her room.

After Dugu Bo abducted Tang San from Shrek Academy, the Grandmaster and Liu Erlong rushed to find Flender and plan a rescue. Meanwhile, Tang Hao woke at Moonlight Pavilion and reunited with his younger sister Tang Yuehua, who blocked his attempt to leave.

• Flender celebrated the opening of Shrek Academy while the Grandmaster kept his distance from Liu Erlong because they were cousins.
• Tang San secretly watched Liu Erlong and the Grandmaster argue, but Dugu Bo appeared, knocked him unconscious, and carried him away.
• Liu Erlong discovered Tang San was missing, and the Grandmaster worried that Dugu Bo had taken him and urged her to find Flender.
• Tang Hao woke in an unfamiliar building in Heaven Dou City and recognized it as Moonlight Pavilion, owned by his sister Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Yuehua embraced Tang Hao and stopped him from leaving, insisting that he stay after their long separation.

Tang Hao saw Dugu Bo carrying Tang San away from Shrek Academy and rushed after them. Ye Hao concealed himself to watch Dugu Bo’s confrontation with Tang San as more people approached.

• Tang Yuehua urged Tang Hao to return to the Clear Sky Sect, but he remained silent about his past fight with Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao spotted Dugu Bo flying away from Shrek Academy with someone over his shoulder and realized it was his son, Tang San.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and leaped from the balcony to pursue Dugu Bo.
• In Sunset Forest, Ye Hao, the Death Spider Emperor, and Little Red noticed Dugu Bo carrying someone and prepared to follow him.
• Ye Hao saw Tang Hao fly past, then learned that a Confident Expressionless Man, the Shrek Academy Dean, and an unknown woman were approaching.

Ye Hao flew toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Dugu Bo confronted Tang San in a cave and prepared to kill him. Flender, Liu Erlong, and Grandmaster reached the poisonous barrier, where Grandmaster's shout revealed their presence, while Dugu Bo left Tang San confined in the cave.

• Ye Hao spread his Six-Winged Purple Light Wings and flew toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo questioned Tang San about curing his granddaughter's snake poison, then struck him after Tang San insulted his poison.
• Dugu Bo decided to kill Tang San to prevent him from becoming a threat or revealing the poison's weakness.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Grandmaster reached the poisonous barrier, and Grandmaster shouted for Dugu Bo to hand over Xiao San.
• Flender rebuked Grandmaster for exposing their position, while Dugu Bo ordered Tang San to stay in the cave as he left.

Tang San escaped Dugu Bo and reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hoping to claim its Immortal Herbs, but found that Ye Hao had already taken most of them. Tang Hao watched over his unharmed son from hiding while Dugu Bo confronted Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong.

• Tang San fled in the opposite direction after Grandmaster drew Dugu Bo away, while Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong waited for Dugu Bo outside the valley.
• Dugu Bo appeared before Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong, and Ye Hao watched from above before flying toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang San found that Ye Hao had taken the Immortal Herbs, leaving only immature or partly eaten plants, and he collected those that remained.
• Tang San blamed Ye Hao for taking the herbs and packed the bitten and immature plants to share with his companions while keeping some for himself and Xiao Wu.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San from a cliff and, seeing him safe, wondered whether to help Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong without revealing himself to his son.

Dugu Bo confronted Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang, claiming he had killed Tang San and forcing them to choose who would die. He exposed Yu Xiaogang as the one who had cursed him and struck him, leaving the others shocked and furious.

• Dugu Bo confronted Flender and Liu Erlong, while Yu Xiaogang hid behind them, and claimed he had killed Tang San.
• Tang Hao overheard Dugu Bo’s claim from a distant cliff and saw Tang San meditating safely in the valley.
• Dugu Bo said he would kill one of the three for cursing him, and Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang each offered themselves in the others’ place.
• Dugu Bo asked Yu Xiaogang to choose between Flender and Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang guessed that Tang San was still alive.
• Dugu Bo slapped Yu Xiaogang, knocking out two of his teeth, while Liu Erlong rushed to help him.

Dugu Bo beat Yu Xiaogang and prepared to kill him, Flender, and Liu Erlong despite their claims of clan ties. As Tang Hao readied himself to intervene, a black-clad man appeared and showed him his son’s stolen External Soul Bone, prompting Tang Hao to summon his Clear Sky Hammer and Soul Rings.

• Dugu Bo called Yu Xiaogang a cowardly, useless braggart, kicked him, and mocked Liu Erlong for loving him.
• Liu Erlong claimed she and Yu Xiaogang belonged to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but Dugu Bo doubted Yu Xiaogang’s status after learning he had left the clan.
• Yu Xiaogang defended Tang San and questioned Dugu Bo for targeting him, while Dugu Bo resolved to kill Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong before returning for Tang San.
• Tang Hao prepared to rescue the others, but a black-clad man appeared before him and displayed a purple object resembling his son’s External Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao recognized the object, roared, and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and nine Soul Rings as Dugu Bo and the others looked toward him.

Ye Hao, disguised as Ye Ritian, defeated Tang Hao with help from Little Red and Spider Spider, then left Dugu Bo to deal with Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang. Dugu Bo beat Yu Xiaogang and drove the others away, while Tang San remained in his custody.

• Tang Hao attacked Ye Ritian with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Ye Ritian blocked the blow with a Mirror Surface.
• Little Red froze Tang Hao with the Heart of the God of Death, and Spider Spider's poison struck him before Ye Ritian kicked him away.
• Tang Hao fled after realizing he had been poisoned, and Ye Hao concealed himself while Little Red urged him not to pursue.
• Ye Hao told Little Red that he had spared Dugu Bo from Tang Hao's attack and intended the poison to make Tang Hao suffer, then left for the core region of Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Tang San was alive, spared Flender and Liu Erlong, and viciously beat Yu Xiaogang.
• Dugu Bo ordered Flender and Liu Erlong to leave with the unconscious Yu Xiaogang and said he might release Tang San when he was in a good mood.

Tang San confronted Dugu Bo over Yu Xiaogang and refused his offer to become his student, so Dugu Bo carried him into the poison formation to test their poison skills. Tang Hao struggled with the Death Spider Emperor poison before Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong left Sunset Forest for Heaven Dou City, believing Tang San was safe.

• Tang San confronted Dugu Bo, defended Yu Xiaogang, and refused to take Dugu Bo as his teacher.
• Dugu Bo restrained Tang San, became interested in his poison skills, and carried him into the poison formation for a contest.
• Tang Hao escaped with Death Spider Emperor poison in his body and collapsed against a tree, cursing Ye Ritian.
• Flender and Liu Erlong helped the battered Yu Xiaogang leave Sunset Forest at dawn.
• Yu Xiaogang said Dugu Bo would not dare harm Tang San and suspected the mysterious Black-clad Man was Ye Ritian.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong headed toward Heaven Dou City.

After half a year of brutal training in Sunset Forest, Ye Hao returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and reunited with the Imperial Dou Team as they prepared for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San finished making a hidden weapon he called King of Hell's Sticker, and Dugu Bo told him to leave.

• Ye Hao left Sunset Forest with Little Red, the Death Spider Emperor, and the Temple of the God of Death, then flew toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo watched Tang San work and recalled how the Mother-Son Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Gall had convinced him to take Tang San's poison skills seriously.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Tian Heng, Ning Rongrong, Shi Mo, Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, and Osler trained at the Imperial Dou Team grounds while Ye Hao was away.
• Ye Hao returned to the academy and stopped Yu Feng and Osler's attacks, delighting the team with his arrival.
• Tang San placed three black needles into a box and named the hidden weapon King of Hell's Sticker, claiming it could kill even a Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Bo told Tang San to leave, and Tang San realized he had spent six months at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and reached Soul Power level thirty-seven.

Tang San learned that Dugu Bo had given Ye Hao the Immortal Herbs and left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well harboring resentment toward them both. After Ye Hao demonstrated his Death Domain at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xue Qinghe invited him to dinner, intending to recruit him into Spirit Hall.

• Tang San confronted Dugu Bo about giving Ye Hao the Immortal Herbs, and Dugu Bo warned him not to provoke Ye Hao or risk disaster.
• Tang San ignored Dugu Bo's warning and continued to regard Ye Hao as a target for revenge.
• Ye Hao trained with Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tian Heng, overwhelming them with his innate Death Domain before explaining what it was.
• Meng Shenji delivered Xue Qinghe's lavish dinner invitation to Ye Hao at the academy.
• Xue Qinghe told his two Titled Douluo guards to keep their distance from Ye Hao and said he intended to recruit him into Spirit Hall.

Ye Hao attended Xue Qinghe’s dinner and learned that his sister was Qian Renxue, a Spirit Hall agent posing as Heaven Dou’s Crown Prince. He agreed to join Spirit Hall, revealed his supernatural companions, and left with Qian Renxue after her guards reported a clash with Dugu Bo.

• Ye Hao suspected Xue Qinghe’s invitation was a recruitment trap, then entered the estate and shared a meal with him.
• Xue Qinghe questioned Ye Hao about the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall, then asked him to join the organization behind the Crown Prince.
• Ye Hao accepted, and Xue Qinghe revealed her true identity as Qian Renxue and disclosed her ties to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue introduced the Titled Douluo She Long and Ci Xue, while Ye Hao revealed Little Red and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor.
• She Long reported that he and Ci Xue had fought Dugu Bo, who fled toward the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Ye Hao was truly an orphan because he resembled Bibi Dong and possessed a Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul, then walked outside with him.