Chapter Summaries

Chen Huang recruited Zhao Wuji and Xiao Shan for a planned Soul Master Academy, then brought them and Zhu Zhuqing to the Great Soul Arena in Silves City. They watched a brutal death match and saw the Silves Kingdom’s culture of slaughter firsthand.

• Chen Huang offered Zhao Wuji the vice principal position at his planned academy and showed him Den Den Mushi as another possible business venture.
• Zhao Wuji accepted the vice principal role, and Chen Huang assigned Xiao Shan to teach team combat.
• The group stopped in Silves City and visited its Great Soul Arena, where Zhao Wuji explained the kingdom’s strength came from its culture of slaughter.
• Chen Huang and the others watched one Soul Master behead his opponent as the spectators cheered.

Chen Huang, Xiao Shan, and Zhu Zhuqing chose to enter the Great Soul Arena’s death matches despite Zhao Wuji’s objections. Zhu Zhuqing defeated her first opponent, while Dai Mubai recognized her from the stands and was thrown into turmoil by their childhood betrothal.

• Chen Huang and Xiao Shan decided to participate in the death matches, and Zhu Zhuqing joined them to become strong enough to defeat her older sister.
• Zhao Wuji warned them about the danger, then agreed to let them compete after Chen Huang reminded him of their promise to build Little Grass Academy.
• Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing enter the arena and realized that his childhood betrothed had found him, while Zhu Zhuqing sensed someone watching her but could not identify him.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her speed and Hell Hundred Claws to overwhelm the Level Twenty-Seven Long-armed Ape Soul Master.
• Zhu Zhuqing evaded his Great Strength Pincer and tore open the right side of his body with another Hell Hundred Claws attack.

Chen Huang and Xiao Shan entered a life-and-death two-person Soul Elder match against two flying bat soul masters and struggled against their teamwork and poisonous mist. With the arena filling with poison, Chen Huang proposed using Xiao Shan’s vines to get them above it.

• After Zhu Zhuqing won her match, Chen Huang and Xiao Shan registered for a life-and-death two-person fight despite being below Soul Elder rank.
• Zhao Wuji and Zhu Zhuqing watched Chen Huang and Xiao Shan enter the arena against two three-ring soul masters with identical blood-red bat Martial Souls.
• Chen Huang and Xiao Shan tested the brothers’ teamwork, then coordinated a punch and Blue Silver Emperor vines to bind them with Bloodthirsty Vine.
• The bat soul masters tore free, attacked from the air, and filled the arena with poisonous fog.
• Chen Huang suggested that Xiao Shan send him above the poison and use her vines to climb up after him.

Chen Huang and Xiao Shan defeated the Bat Brothers in the arena, then Zhu Zhuqing chose to travel with Xiao Shan rather than search for Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai decided to look for Zhu Zhuqing before dawn, leaving their reunion unresolved.

• Chen Huang and Xiao Shan attacked the Bat Brothers through the poison mist, killed both brothers, and took an antidote after the fight.
• Zhao Wuji learned Xiao Shan was Chen Huang's teacher's daughter and forbade them from entering another deathmatch.
• Xiao Shan asked Zhu Zhuqing about her troubled mood, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed she had sensed a Martial Soul highly compatible with hers, possibly Dai Mubai's.
• Zhu Zhuqing chose to leave with Xiao Shan for Heaven Dou City, despite the possibility that she might never see Dai Mubai again.
• Dai Mubai spent the night with two women, then dressed at dawn and ran through the city searching for Zhu Zhuqing.

Chen Huang’s group traveled toward Heaven Dou City while Dai Mubai failed to catch up with Zhu Zhuqing and arranged to follow her later. The group reached the outskirts of the city, where Tang Hao recalled its ties to the Upper Three Sects.

• Chen Huang’s group left Silves City in two carriages, and Zhu Zhuqing heard Dai Mubai’s roar before quietly lowering the curtain.
• Dai Mubai learned from the Heaven Dou Carriage Company clerk that the carriages had gone to Heaven Dou City, paid for a reservation, and returned to his hotel to sleep.
• Tang Hao recognized the places near Heaven Dou City associated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Chen Huang’s group arrived near Heaven Dou City, and Chen Huang told them they would stay at an inn before looking for a courtyard or house.

Tang Hao brought Xiao Shan to Moonlight Pavilion, where they reunited with his younger sister Tang Yuehua and discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s troubles and his past. Tang Hao asked Tang Yuehua to keep his visit secret for now, then explained that he and Xiao Shan had come to Heaven Dou City to find things and open a business branch.

• Tang Hao took Xiao Shan to Moonlight Pavilion and revealed himself to Tang Yuehua, who welcomed him in tears.
• Tang Hao introduced Xiao Shan as his daughter, and Tang Yuehua confirmed she was Xiao Shan’s aunt and recognized her resemblance to Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao told Tang Yuehua why he had gone into seclusion and left the Clear Sky Sect after Spirit Hall threatened them.
• Tang Yuehua urged Tang Hao to return to the sect and see their eldest brother, but Tang Hao asked her not to reveal that he had visited.
• Tang Hao said he and Xiao Shan had come to search for things, explore Heaven Dou City, and open a branch for his clever, business-minded disciple.

Tang Hao and Xiao Shan visited Tang Yuehua, then Chen Huang took Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Zhao Wuji to explore the Heaven Dou Auction House. They arrived as the evening auction began, but needed Bidding Qualification Certification before they could enter.

• Tang Hao told Tang Yuehua that his disciple had a mutated Weed Martial Soul, level-one Innate Soul Power, and had reached level twenty-five by age twelve.
• Xiao Shan excitedly returned to the inn after meeting Tang Yuehua, while Chen Huang and his companions went out to explore Heaven Dou City's night market.
• Chen Huang proposed visiting the Heaven Dou Auction House, and he, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Zhao Wuji discussed what might be offered there, including Spirit Bones, Precious Medicine, Soul Tools, Soul Beast cubs, and slaves.
• A young woman at the auction house explained that guests needed Bidding Qualification Certification, with a minimum threshold of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Chen Huang showed his black card, and the young woman offered to take him to apply for certification.

Chen Huang attended a Great Soul Arena auction with his companions and livestreamed it to the Chat Group, where they discussed the bidders and the items. The auction moved from a costly necklace to a young woman raised by the auction house, leaving Chen Huang and his companions watching as nobles bid for her.

• Chen Huang obtained his Bidding Qualification Certification, entered the auction hall, and invited the Chat Group to help appraise the goods through a livestream.
• Chen Huang recognized Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin in the audience, while Chen Xin noticed Chen Huang and scrutinized his group.
• Chen Huang and his companions watched a necklace sell for 110,000 Gold Soul Coins, and Zhao Wuji explained that wealthy people sometimes spent extravagantly on such things.
• The auction house offered a young woman for sale, prompting Chen Huang to explain how she had been raised and Zhu Zhuqing to condemn the bidding nobles.

Chen Huang watched the auction’s later lots sell for high prices, then offered a bottle of Fountain of Immortality water as a potential finale item. The Heaven Dou Auction House’s manager, Moss, refused to accept it without proof that it worked.

• A Red Dragon Lizard Soul Beast sold for a little over four hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• A suit of armor forged by Master sold for 1.7 million Gold Soul Coins, and Ten Thousand Year Profound Jade Marrow sold for over four million Gold Soul Coins.
• Chen Huang realized he lacked enough money to bid and went to the appraisal room to offer an item for auction.
• Chen Huang told the appraiser that his Fountain of Immortality water could revive people on the brink of death and extend the lives of the elderly.
• Moss acknowledged the water’s potential value but refused to accept it for auction because its effects had not been verified.

Chen Huang persuaded the Heaven Dou Auction House to test the Fountain of Immortality publicly and auction his remaining bottle if it proved genuine. The test succeeded, leaving Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin convinced the treasure could be valuable to their sect.

• Chen Huang negotiated for the auction house to compensate him for the test bottle and put his other bottle up for auction if the Fountain of Immortality worked.
• Chen Huang returned to the auction hall, where Zhao Wuji told him a forty-thousand-year Spirit Bone had sold for 6.74 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin decided to stay for the remaining auction items, hoping for another useful treasure.
• The auctioneer introduced the Fountain of Immortality and had a badly injured slave drink a bottle in front of the audience.
• The slave recovered completely, and Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin recognized the Fountain of Immortality as a genuine, miraculous treasure.

Chen Huang won the Flying Luan Ship for seven million Gold Soul Coins and planned to sell it through the Mall. The final auction item, an External Soul Bone, drew fierce bidding despite Chen Huang explaining its limitations.

• Ning Fengzhi won the Fountain of Immortality water for 8.3 million Gold Soul Coins, bringing Chen Huang's available funds to more than fourteen million.
• Chen Huang outbid the other buyers and won the Flying Luan Ship for seven million Gold Soul Coins.
• Chen Huang told Zhao Wuji, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing that he intended to use the ship to expand the Soul Tools offered by the Mall.
• The auctioneer introduced an External Soul Bone from a Golden Fist Crab as the final lot.
• Chen Huang explained that External Soul Bones were extremely rare and difficult for most people to absorb, while the bidding climbed to nearly three million Gold Soul Coins.

After selling the Fountain of Immortality water at the auction, Chen Huang evaded a group that tried to rob them by sending Shadow Clones disguised as his companions. The group returned safely to the inn, where Chen Huang learned the pursuers’ identity and considered how to get revenge.

• Ning Fengzhi bought the External Soul Bone for seven million nine hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Chen Huang received five million four hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins for his sale.
• Chen Huang warned Zhao Wuji that they were being followed, then sent disguised Shadow Clones down another route to draw the pursuers away.
• Oba Pa, a Level Sixty-Four Soul Emperor and an Offering of Count Chuan Jian’s Mansion, surrounded the clones and demanded the Flying Luan Ship, but the clones dispelled themselves after revealing nothing about Chen Huang’s identity.
• Chen Huang and his companions disguised themselves and returned to the inn, where Chen Huang laughed after receiving the clones’ memories and learning who had pursued them.
• Chen Huang offered to teach Zhao Wuji his Self-Created Soul Skills, advised Oscar to improve his physical fitness, and promised Xiao Shan he would take her to the auction next time.

Chen Huang sold the Flying Luan Ship, then sent Shadow Clones to explore Heaven Dou City and infiltrate Heaven Dou Royal Academy. One clone entered the academy disguised as Qian Shang, but a teacher caught him wandering during class.

• Chen Huang sold the Flying Luan Ship for 5,000 Points and planned to research the city’s markets before deciding whether to open a shop.
• Dai Mubai traveled overnight to Heaven Dou City and checked into an inn to sleep after arriving near dawn.
• Chen Huang told Xiao Shan he would use a Shadow Clone to sneak into Count Chuan Jian's Mansion and steal valuables while they explored the city.
• Chen Huang sent one Shadow Clone to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and another to Count Chuan Jian's Mansion, disguising both with the Transformation Technique.
• The academy-bound Shadow Clone climbed over the iron fence and transformed into Qian Shang.
• A teacher stopped the Shadow Clone and questioned why Qian Shang was outside during class; the clone claimed he had a stomachache.

Chen Huang spent the day shopping with Xiao Shan while Shadow Clone No. 1 explored Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s library and Shadow Clone No. 2 infiltrated Count Chuan Jian’s Mansion. No. 2 identified the count’s guarded residence as the likeliest place to find valuable items.

• Chen Huang’s Shadow Clone No. 1 found a map of Heaven Dou Royal Academy and began memorizing books in the library.
• Chen Huang and Xiao Shan shopped and sampled food, and Xiao Shan asked him to prepare desserts to take to her aunt.
• Chen Huang planned to bring Xiao Shan’s aunt desserts and considered giving her a Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma.
• Chen Huang’s Shadow Clone No. 2 watched Count Chuan Jian’s Mansion, disguised himself as a white radish, and entered on a grocery cart.
• Chen Huang’s Shadow Clone No. 2 searched the mansion in borrowed disguises, then identified the count’s guarded personal residence as the most promising place to investigate.

Shadow Clone Two of Chen Huang stole the old count’s Storage Soul Tool and returned with it to the inn, where Chen Huang gave Oscar a replacement. The old count woke to find his Storage Soul Tool missing.

• Shadow Clone Two of Chen Huang infiltrated the count’s residence as a black cat and searched the rooms until he hid in a woman’s dress in the count’s bedroom.
• After the old count fell asleep, Shadow Clone Two took his Storage Soul Tool, disguised himself as the count, and escaped the estate.
• Chen Huang transferred the stolen contents into his own Storage Soul Tool and gave Oscar a different one, claiming he had picked it up.
• The old count woke during the night and discovered that his Storage Soul Tool was gone.

Old Count Chuan Jian failed to recover his stolen Storage Soul Tool, while Zhu Zhuqing reunited with Dai Mubai at an inn in Heaven Dou City. Chen Huang challenged Dai Mubai to a fight and kept dodging his attacks as Dai Mubai used his White Tiger Possession and revealed three Spirit Rings.

• Old Count Chuan Jian questioned his guards about someone entering his room, then gave up on recovering his Storage Soul Tool to keep the robbery quiet.
• Zhu Zhuqing went downstairs for breakfast with Xiao Shan, Chen Huang, and Oscar, where she found Dai Mubai waiting for her at the inn's front desk.
• Chen Huang stopped Dai Mubai from approaching Zhu Zhuqing and insulted him for abandoning his fiancée, prompting Dai Mubai to challenge him.
• Chen Huang and Dai Mubai went outside to fight as Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Shan, and Oscar watched.
• Dai Mubai attacked Chen Huang, but Chen Huang used Observation Haki to evade every strike.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Possession and summoned three Spirit Rings, but he still could not hit Chen Huang.

Chen Huang defeated Dai Mubai, then healed him and told Zhu Zhuqing to decide for herself what to do about their engagement. Meanwhile, Chen Huang's Shadow Clone One searched Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Dugu Yan, hoping to learn how to find Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

• Dai Mubai used White Tiger Vajra Transformation, but Chen Huang struck him down with a powerful punch.
• Chen Huang healed most of Dai Mubai's injuries and advised Zhu Zhuqing not to rush her decision about their engagement.
• Chen Huang's Shadow Clone One finished studying books on Martial Souls, Soul Beasts, and medicinal herbs, but found no records of Immortal Grade herbs.
• The Shadow Clone decided to seek out Dugu Yan to ask about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, Dugu Bo's habits, and the poison formation there.
• The Shadow Clone transformed into a squirrel and searched the detached villas at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

Chen Huang's Shadow Clone No. 1 infiltrated Dugu Yan's villa and accidentally became part of the clothes she wore after bathing. Meanwhile, Chen Huang and Xiao Shan rented a shop in Heaven Dou City and discussed selling cakes and other expensive treats.

• Chen Huang's Shadow Clone No. 1 found Dugu Yan's villa and discovered Ye Lingling inside.
• After Dugu Yan asked Ye Lingling to bring her clothes, Chen Huang's Shadow Clone No. 1 transformed into underwear and was carried into the bathroom.
• Dugu Yan finished bathing and put on Chen Huang's Shadow Clone No. 1, leaving him unable to transform back.
• Chen Huang and Xiao Shan surveyed shops in Heaven Dou City, and Xiao Shan chose one near her aunt's Moonlight Pavilion.
• Chen Huang and Xiao Shan paid two years' rent and completed the paperwork for the shop.
• Chen Huang proposed developing expensive new products, including cakes, for the shop.

Chen Huang learned little about Dugu Bo from his shadow clone’s day at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then heard from Dai Mubai that Blue Tyrant Academy’s Shrek Class included Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Tailong, and Yu Tianheng. The chapter left Chen Huang planning to visit Blue Tyrant Academy and revealed why Yu Tianheng had never attended Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Chen Huang’s Shadow Clone No. 1 spent the day disguised as Dugu Yan’s underwear but learned nothing about Dugu Bo before returning its memories.
• Chen Huang considered visiting Blue Tyrant Academy, where Flender served as vice principal and trained selected students.
• Dai Mubai, still sore from his defeat by Chen Huang, went drinking and met Ma Hongjun at a tavern.
• Ma Hongjun told Dai Mubai that he was Flender’s disciple and a member of Blue Tyrant Academy’s first Shrek Class.
• The chapter explained that the class also included Tailong, Ning Rongrong, and Yu Tianheng, who had enrolled at Blue Tyrant Academy instead of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After losing to the man beside Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai followed Ma Hongjun to Blue Tyrant Academy and joined its Shrek Class to grow stronger. Flender assigned him to share a dormitory with Yu Tianheng, whose battle-hungry nature gave Dai Mubai a new opponent to face once he recovered.

• While drinking with Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai explained that he had fled his Star Luo Empire engagement and had recently lost to the man accompanying Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ma Hongjun invited Dai Mubai to join Blue Tyrant Academy so he could receive guidance and become strong enough to reclaim his pride.
• Dai Mubai agreed after learning the academy competed in the Continental Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, hoping to prove himself against his brother Dai Weisi.
• Flender accepted Dai Mubai into Blue Tyrant Academy's Shrek Class and assigned him to share a dormitory with Yu Tianheng.
• Ma Hongjun told Dai Mubai that Yu Tianheng was already at fortieth rank Soul Power and often challenged his roommates to spar, and Dai Mubai resolved to fight him after recovering.