Chapter Summaries

Flender warned Zhu Zhuqing that her evolved Martial Soul could attract dangerous attention and offered to have Zhao Wuji help her obtain a soul ring. While meditating in her dormitory, Zhu Zhuqing unexpectedly formed a fourth, dark red soul ring on her own.

• Flender praised Zhu Zhuqing's strength and warned that other academies might target her because of her evolved Martial Soul.
• Flender offered to have Zhao Wuji take Zhu Zhuqing to obtain a soul ring, but Zhu Zhuqing said she probably would not need his help.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to her dormitory and meditated, sensing a powerful force calling to her.
• Zhu Zhuqing's three existing soul rings trembled as red light spread across her face, then a dark red fourth soul ring emerged and calmed them.

Zhu Zhuqing successfully produced a soul ring of her own after her Martial Soul evolved, then resolved to keep the ability secret. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed Tang San’s character and decided to arrange for Spirit Hall to kill him.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth soul ring emerged, and she realized that producing soul rings independently was possible, though she could only manage one or two.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Wriothesley in her thoughts for the herbs and jewels that had enabled her Martial Soul evolution and kept her new ability secret.
• At the Seven Treasure Hotel, Gu Rong suggested killing Tang San, while Ning Fengzhi considered whether Tang San was worth continuing to support.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that Tang San could not be allowed to live but that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not kill him directly.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed that Spirit Hall take the blame for Tang San’s death.

Wriothesley attended the tournament preliminaries as Skywater Academy faced Everbright Academy, whose captain Lu Renjia complained that the Duke's presence had not spared him from mockery. When the match began, Shui Binger revealed five ice-blue Soul Rings, stunning the audience and leaving Yu Xiaogang in disbelief.

• Lu Renjia told Everbright Academy to lose with dignity, then complained when the crowd kept laughing at his team despite Wriothesley's presence.
• Wriothesley called for the match to begin, and Shui Binger warned her Skywater teammates not to lose to their weak opponents.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and the audience saw Shui Binger's five ice-blue Soul Rings.
• Ning Fengzhi, Tang San, and the spectators were shocked by the unfamiliar Soul Ring color, while Yu Xiaogang insisted it contradicted his theories.
• The announcer started the match as Wriothesley closed his eyes.

Skywater Academy overwhelmed Everbright Team in under a minute after Shui Binger revealed a shocking ice-blue Soul Ring. Wriothesley left after the match, while the Skywater team prepared to celebrate.

• Shui Binger's ice-blue Soul Ring stunned Everbright Team, and Xue Wu told Skywater Academy to give the match everything they had.
• Shui Binger froze Lu Renjia before Everbright's control skills could be used, and Shui Yue'er and Xue Qinghe helped eliminate the captain.
• Shui Yue'er used Sonic Wave to incapacitate Everbright's remaining members, and Qiu Ruoshui, Shen Liuyu, and Yu Hairou followed with attacks.
• The host declared Skywater Academy the winner, and Sigewinne treated Lu Renjia for his injuries.
• Wriothesley left the arena, and Shui Binger agreed to go for a drink with Shen Liuyu and their teammates.

Wriothesley encountered Tang Xiao, a level ninety-six Super Douluo, who confronted him about the medicine given to Tang Yuehua and Tang Hao’s condition. Wriothesley began recording as he asked whether something had happened to Tang Hao, while Tang Xiao recalled that the medicine had offered a chance to save his brother.

• Wriothesley sensed Tang Xiao’s malice and identified him as a level ninety-six Super Douluo.
• Wriothesley greeted Tang Xiao, took out a notebook, and asked why he had come to see him.
• Tang Xiao demanded to know what Wriothesley had done to Tang Hao and asked about the medicine given to Tang Yuehua.
• Wriothesley asked whether something had happened to Tang Hao and prepared to record the answer.
• Tang Xiao recalled that Tang Yuehua had told him and Tai Tan that Tang Hao could be saved, though his recovery would take decades and require him to avoid using his Martial Soul.

Tang Xiao confronted Wriothesley after Tang Hao’s experimental injection repaired his Martial Soul but left him weakened and rapidly aging. Wriothesley urged Tang Xiao to wait for further research, while Gu Rong considered Tang Xiao a threat to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Tang Hao’s Martial Soul began repairing after the injection, but he lost Soul Power, fell to level 91, and started aging rapidly.
• Tang Xiao accused Wriothesley of giving Tang Hao a dangerous medicine and demanded an antidote.
• Wriothesley admitted the medicine was experimental and told Tang Xiao to wait for the Head Nurse to develop the next stage.
• Tang Xiao released his nine soul rings and threatened Wriothesley, but Wriothesley remained calm and pointed out that the Clear Sky Sect had five other Title Douluo.
• Gu Rong learned that the Clear Sky Sect had recovered its strength and considered killing Tang Xiao to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Wriothesley pursued Tang Xiao to the plains outside Heaven Dou City, where Gu Rong joined him and refused to help the Clear Sky Sect master. Tang Xiao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer to fight, and Wriothesley questioned whether he and Tang Hao deserved the weapon’s reputation.

• Wriothesley prepared to attack Tang Xiao, who fled from him toward the plains outside the city.
• Wriothesley followed Tang Xiao at an unhurried pace and caught up with him outside Heaven Dou City.
• Gu Rong blocked Tang Xiao’s path and made clear he would support Wriothesley rather than his fellow member of the Upper Three Sects.
• Tang Xiao realized he could not reconcile with Wriothesley and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer to fight.
• Wriothesley praised Tang Chen’s Clear Sky Hammer but disparaged Tang Xiao and Tang Hao’s command of it.

Tang Xiao attacked Wriothesley after failing to resolve their encounter peacefully, but Wriothesley effortlessly caught his Clear Sky Hammer and resisted its lightning. Trapped by an Ice Wall, Tang Xiao summoned the hammer again and unleashed Raging Storm Dance, which Gu Rong recognized as Chaotic Cloak.

• Tang Xiao launched his Breaking Word Technique at Wriothesley, who caught the Clear Sky Hammer with one hand.
• Tang Xiao used his Thunder Strike soul skill, but Wriothesley remained unaffected and pulled him forward with the hammer.
• Wriothesley blocked Tang Xiao’s escape with an Ice Wall after Tang Xiao tried to flee.
• Tang Xiao summoned the Clear Sky Hammer again and unleashed Raging Storm Dance, while Gu Rong identified it as Chaotic Cloak.

Wriothesley defeated Tang Xiao after catching his fully charged Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and pummeling him unconscious. He praised Gu Rong for his performance, leaving Gu Rong relieved but still wary of the Duke.

• Tang Xiao charged his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer while Wriothesley calmly waited for him to attack.
• Tang Xiao struck with the fully charged hammer, but Wriothesley caught it with one hand.
• Wriothesley pulled Tang Xiao close and battered him with a rapid barrage of punches until he collapsed unconscious.
• Wriothesley called Tang Xiao too weak, then turned to Gu Rong and praised him.
• Gu Rong promised not to speak of what happened and wondered if Wriothesley might attack him next.

Wriothesley killed Tang Xiao and asked Gu Rong to conceal the incident and keep Tang Xiao’s remaining Soul Bones. Gu Rong reported the news and Soul Bones to Ning Fengzhi, who realized the Clear Sky Sect had lost its advantage over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Wriothesley told Gu Rong he would not attack him and asked him to keep the events secret and deal with Tang Xiao’s body in exchange for the remaining Soul Bones.
• Gu Rong collected Tang Xiao’s intact Soul Bones, cleaned up the scene, and left after Wriothesley departed for Heaven Dou City.
• Gu Rong concluded that Tang Xiao’s death and Tang Hao’s severe injuries had broken the Clear Sky Sect’s advantage of having two Douluos.
• Gu Rong met Ning Fengzhi and took him to the Seven Treasure Hotel to discuss the news privately.
• Gu Rong showed Ning Fengzhi four Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones from Tang Xiao, and Ning Fengzhi considered the Clear Sky Sect’s strength and the Duke’s generosity.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong planned to use Tang San as a controlled rival for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while turning the Spirit Hall against the Clear Sky Sect. Wriothesley arrived in Heaven Dou City as the public anticipated his confrontation with Tang Hao.

• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Tang Hao was crippled and that Tang San might become a threat to Wriothesley.
• Ning Fengzhi planned to draw Tang San into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and use him to build a force secretly controlled by the sect.
• Ning Fengzhi said he would ruin Yu Xiaogang’s reputation and theories to cut off Tang San’s support.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong to notify the Spirit Hall about the Clear Sky Sect so it would act against Tang San’s allies.
• Wriothesley entered Heaven Dou City, where curious pedestrians watched him in anticipation of his confrontation with Tang Hao.

Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to spread rumors condemning Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, aiming to turn them against each other. As Heaven Dou City filled with outrage, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong waited for the two men to respond.

• Wriothesley returned to Heaven Dou City to a crowd of admirers and considered handing the Type II research to the Head Nurse, though he still needed another damaged Martial Soul as a test subject.
• Ning Fengzhi secretly directed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to spread mostly truthful rumors attacking Yu Xiaogang's theories and reputation.
• The rumors also cast Tang San as Yu Xiaogang's accomplice, and anger spread among soul masters throughout Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong that the plan was to let Tang San and Yu Xiaogang tear each other apart without revealing Tang San's Hidden Weapon blueprints.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed using Spirit Hall to target Tang San while keeping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's role concealed. Yu Xiaogang broke down under widespread accusations against his theories, and Flender tried to comfort him as he questioned whether Shrek Academy still needed him.

• Ning Fengzhi said Spirit Hall would likely be willing to kill Tang San because Tang Hao had killed Qian Xunji, while Gu Rong warned that Spirit Hall might avoid provoking the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yu Xiaogang trashed his room and struck himself after accusations that he was a fraud spread across the continent and damaged Shrek Academy's reputation.
• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang food and tried to encourage him, but Yu Xiaogang spat up blood and wondered whether Shrek Academy needed him anymore.
• Flender stopped Yu Xiaogang from leaving and urged him to think about Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang admitted he was holding on for Tang San's sake.
• Flender wondered why so many unaffiliated Soul Masters had begun attacking Yu Xiaogang's theories.

Tang San reunited with his crippled father, Tang Hao, at a secluded house in Heaven Dou City. Tang Hao sent Tai Tan away so he could explain important matters to his son.

• Flender asked Yu Xiaogang why Tang San was absent, and Yu Xiaogang explained that Tai Tan had taken him away.
• Tai Tan brought Tang San to a secluded house, where Tang San discovered that the elderly, crippled man inside was his father, Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that he was crippled and admitted that he had let his son down.
• Tang Hao dismissed Tai Tan and began telling Tang San that he had several important things to explain.

Tang Hao, near death, told Tang San about his mother’s hundred-thousand-year soul beast identity and gave him instructions for becoming powerful. He urged Tang San to exploit Yu Xiaogang’s connection to Bibi Dong, awaken the Blue Silver Emperor before becoming a Soul Saint, avoid offending Wriothesley, and consider taking Xiao Wu’s sacrifice; Tang Hao then asked Tang San to kill him and take his soul bones.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that his mother had been a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, shocking him.
• Tang Hao ordered Tang San to follow his training methods, keep up his relationship with Yu Xiaogang, and use him to obtain Bibi Dong’s Twin Martial Soul cultivation secret.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to find the Blue Silver King and awaken his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline before reaching Soul Saint.
• Tang Hao warned Tang San never to offend Wriothesley before becoming an Ultimate Douluo.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to kill Xiao Wu or deceive her into sacrificing herself if he could not protect her.
• Tang Hao asked Tang San to give him a quick death and take his soul bones, warning him to stay cautious until he became strong.

Tang San killed Tang Hao at his father’s insistence, then learned from Tai Tan how to pursue Tang Hao’s final plan and return to the Clear Sky Sect. The chapter ended with Tang San grieving his father and preparing to leave before Wriothesley’s people found him.

• Tang Hao refused Tang San’s attempts to seek help and insisted that Tang San kill him and take his soul bones.
• After a painful argument, Tang San stabbed Tang Hao, who died after urging his son to become the strongest man on Douluo Continent.
• Tai Tan mourned Tang Hao and told Tang San to take the soul bones, avoid absorbing the Clear Sky Sect’s inherited ones, and leave quickly.
• Tai Tan explained that Tang Yuehua knew the Clear Sky Sect’s location and would guide Tang San back after he completed Tang Hao’s other instructions.
• Tang San regretted not killing Wriothesley earlier and grieved over his father’s death.

Tang San mourned Tang Hao and swore revenge on Wriothesley, Spirit Hall, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Meanwhile, Wriothesley asked Sigewinne about Canghui Academy and sensed a hidden spiritual-power user near their preparation area.

• Tang San grieved over Tang Hao, extracted six spirit bones from his body, and helped Tai Tan prepare him for burial.
• Tang San blamed Wriothesley for his father's death and vowed to endure until he could take revenge on Wriothesley, Spirit Hall, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Wriothesley asked Sigewinne about the strange Canghui Academy, whose competitors had fought weak teams and surrendered to strong ones.
• Sigewinne described Canghui Academy's unusual fighting style and its students' crude use of spiritual power to attack opponents' minds.
• Wriothesley sensed a faint spiritual-power fluctuation near Canghui Academy's preparation area, but the user withdrew it as soon as they sensed him.

Wriothesley spotted Shi Nian plotting to hunt Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San, but chose not to interfere yet. As Zhu Zhuqing pondered her evolved abilities outside the Great Soul Arena, Shi Nian prepared to attack her.

• Gu Rong asked where Wriothesley had gone and felt uneasy after recalling his past encounters with him.
• Shi Nian watched Zhu Zhuqing and secretly planned to capture her and Tang San, with Shui Binger also on his list of targets.
• Wriothesley recognized Shi Nian as the killer who targeted talented Soul Masters, but decided there was no need to act before Shi Nian provoked him.
• Spectators discussed Zhu Zhuqing's unusual red Soul Ring and her powerful evolved abilities, while many took an interest in her and Shui Binger.
• Shi Nian eagerly planned to trap Zhu Zhuqing in his dreamscape as she remained unaware of his gaze and focused on her new combat style.

Zhu Zhuqing sensed that something was wrong on her way back to Shrek Academy and realized she had been caught in an illusion. Shi Nian, the Canghui Team leader, revealed that he had targeted her for death, while Wriothesley watched nearby.

• Zhu Zhuqing felt her journey stretch unnaturally and noticed the warmth, sounds, and scenery around her fading.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized that she was trapped in an illusion and called for her attacker to reveal himself.
• Shi Nian appeared and praised Zhu Zhuqing's strength, spiritual power, and will before declaring that he hunted geniuses for pleasure.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw Shi Nian's seven soul rings and asked why he had stopped her.
• Shi Nian identified himself as the Canghui Team leader and said he had waited for a chance to kill Zhu Zhuqing, who was now traveling alone.

Shi Nian trapped Zhu Zhuqing in his Nightmare Illusion, using his overwhelming spiritual power to torment her and boast that she could not escape. Zhu Zhuqing struggled against the illusion, which began to fill her with fear and guilt as she heard voices calling for her.

• Shi Nian admitted he planned to kill Zhu Zhuqing because her talent could become an obstacle to Canghui Academy, and revealed he had been waiting to hunt Shrek Academy’s geniuses.
• Shi Nian unleashed his Seventh Soul Skill, Nightmare, and pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his broken dream despite her brief resistance.
• Shi Nian explained that he controlled everything within the illusion and used his spiritual power to disrupt Zhu Zhuqing’s thoughts.
• Zhu Zhuqing struggled against the Nightmare Illusion while Shi Nian reveled in her suffering and sensed her emotions.
• Zhu Zhuqing heard accusations and voices calling her, including one saying that Shrek Academy needed her.