Chapter Summaries

Meng Yiran and Ye Mu went sightseeing together in Suotuo City while Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed the dangers of their Star Dou Great Forest expedition. Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and, after hearing about the Titan Giant Ape, turned the conversation to Ye Mu.

• Meng Yiran took Ye Mu's hand, and he held it in return as they set off to explore Suotuo City.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji that he would join future Soul Beast hunts with Shao Xin and Li Yusong to protect the students.
• Zhao Wuji recounted how the Titan Giant Ape had captured Xiao Wu but fled after a bull's bellow sounded.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived and identified the bellow as that of the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as Shrek's newest teacher and Tang San's mentor, while Zhao Wuji privately doubted his abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang ignored Zhao Wuji's cool greeting and turned the conversation to Ye Mu.

At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang learned that Ye Mu was a Soul Ancestor with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, contradicting what he had witnessed at Nuoding Academy. The revelation shattered Yu Xiaogang’s confidence in his theories, and Flender tried to calm him.

• Yu Xiaogang recalled Ye Mu humiliating him at Nuoding Academy and pretended to Zhao Wuji that Ye Mu was merely arrogant and moderately talented.
• Zhao Wuji told Yu Xiaogang that Ye Mu was a Soul Ancestor with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted Ye Mu had been a Soul Grandmaster with two Hundred Year Soul Rings only a few months earlier, leaving Zhao Wuji and Flender confused.
• Zhao Wuji concluded that Ye Mu must have hidden his strength at Nuoding Academy, and Yu Xiaogang broke down as he questioned his theories.
• Flender supported Yu Xiaogang and urged him to accept Ye Mu as an extraordinary exception.

Yu Xiaogang decided that Ye Mu possessed Twin Martial Souls and confidently predicted that Ye Mu’s cultivation would eventually cripple him. Several days later, Ye Mu remembered Yu Xiaogang was at Shrek Academy and called Meng Yiran, apparently planning to stream something involving him.

• Yu Xiaogang concluded that Ye Mu had a weak First Martial Soul and a powerful Second Martial Soul with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Ye Mu was cultivating his Twin Martial Souls incorrectly and would eventually suffer a collapse or die.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji found Yu Xiaogang’s theory plausible but avoided challenging his increasingly obsessive certainty.
• Several days later, Ye Mu remembered Yu Xiaogang had come to Shrek Academy and decided he had better material to stream than the Soul Fighting matches.
• Ye Mu called Meng Yiran from next door, and she answered the door wearing a light pink silk slip nightgown.

Ye Mu and Meng Yiran prepared to visit Shrek Academy after learning that Yu Xiaogang had arrived, while their live stream introduced Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to the group. Bibi Dong urged Ye Mu to strip Yu Xiaogang of his Spirit Hall elder position, and Ye Mu wondered whether Yu Xiaogang might possess a Pope Order of his own.

• Ye Mu blushed when Meng Yiran opened the door in her nightgown, then told her Yu Xiaogang had arrived at Shrek Academy and they were leaving.
• Meng Yiran joined Ye Mu's live stream, where Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling introduced themselves and watched the previous replays.
• Meng Yiran teased Ye Mu about the women competing for him as they headed toward Shrek Academy.
• Bibi Dong asked Ye Mu to teach Yu Xiaogang a lesson and remove him as a Spirit Hall honorary elder.
• Ye Mu asked what would happen if Yu Xiaogang had a Pope Order, and Bibi Dong told him to use his strength instead of worrying about it.

Ye Mu and Meng Yiran arrived at Shrek Academy, where Ye Mu publicly humiliated Yu Xiaogang and the academy. When Yu Xiaogang demanded to know if Ye Mu had twin martial souls, Ye Mu dismissed him as a frog in a well.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling agreed that Yu Xiaogang deserved harsh treatment for deceiving Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong.
• Ye Mu and Meng Yiran entered Shrek Academy and criticized its rundown gate.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji confronted Ye Mu, but he ignored them and insulted Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy in front of the teachers and students.
• Yu Xiaogang asked whether Ye Mu had twin martial souls, arguing that it explained his sudden growth in strength.
• Ye Mu denied having twin martial souls and called Yu Xiaogang a frog in a well.

Ye Mu confronted Yu Xiaogang at Shrek Academy and explained that his power came from martial soul evolution, then used the Pope Order to threaten the academy over Spirit Hall business. Yu Xiaogang countered by revealing that he also possessed a Pope Order and was an Honorary Elder, leaving Flender and the others wondering whether Ye Mu’s threat still stood.

• Ye Mu rejected Yu Xiaogang’s theory about twin martial souls and said his martial soul had evolved into a stronger form.
• Ye Mu announced that he had come specifically for Yu Xiaogang and showed the Pope Order to Flender and the Shrek crowd.
• Ye Mu threatened that Spirit Hall could send Title Douluo to Suotuo City and destroy Shrek Academy if it interfered.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed his own Pope Order and claimed he was an Honorary Elder of Spirit Hall.
• Flender and the others became hopeful that Yu Xiaogang’s status might protect Shrek Academy from Ye Mu’s threat.

Ye Mu destroyed the Pope Order Yu Xiaogang presented and officially revoked Yu Xiaogang’s honorary elder status in Spirit Hall. Yu Xiaogang was left injured, humiliated, and reeling from the loss of his remaining connection to Spirit Hall.

• Ye Mu recognized Yu Xiaogang’s Pope Order as one Tang Hao had given him and mocked Yu Xiaogang for claiming it.
• Ye Mu shot the Pope Order with a Soul Power arrow, destroying it and badly injuring Yu Xiaogang’s right hand.
• Ye Mu challenged Shrek Academy to stop shielding Yu Xiaogang and warned them against becoming enemies of Spirit Hall.
• Ye Mu announced that Yu Xiaogang’s honorary elder status and its privileges were revoked, and that Yu Xiaogang would have nothing to do with Spirit Hall from then on.
• Yu Xiaogang vomited blood after hearing the announcement, while Flender rushed to support him.

Ye Mu stripped Yu Xiaogang of his honorary elder status at Bibi Dong’s command, causing Yu Xiaogang to faint. Ye Mu then threatened Flender and Shrek Academy when Flender tried to protect him.

• Dai Mubai took pleasure in Yu Xiaogang’s suffering, while Tang San and Xiao Wu doubted Yu Xiaogang’s worth as a teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted that Spirit Hall had no right to revoke his honorary elder status, but Ye Mu announced Bibi Dong’s order stripping him of the title permanently.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Bibi Dong had severed their last connection and fainted into Flender’s arms.
• Ye Mu approached the unconscious Yu Xiaogang, and Flender stepped in to protect him.
• Ye Mu warned Flender not to interfere with Spirit Hall’s affairs and threatened to settle accounts with him and Shrek Academy.

Flender chose to protect Shrek Academy rather than intervene for Yu Xiaogang, and Ye Mu moved to punish the unconscious Grandmaster. Dai Mubai anticipated that Yu Xiaogang would suffer the same mutilation he had endured, and Ye Mu’s spear strike left the outcome clear as Yu Xiaogang screamed.

• Zhao Wuji persuaded Flender not to risk Shrek Academy for Yu Xiaogang, and Flender lowered his head and abandoned his old friend.
• Ye Mu whispered to Dai Mubai that someone would soon keep him company, making Dai Mubai believe Yu Xiaogang would share his suffering.
• Dai Mubai smiled with twisted anticipation, unsettling Tang San, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others.
• Ye Mu aimed his Iron Spear between Yu Xiaogang’s legs while Flender and Zhao Wuji stayed frozen and Meng Yiran turned away.
• Ye Mu thrust and swept his spear, flinging a bloodstained object away before Yu Xiaogang let out a heart-rending scream.

Ye Mu mutilated Yu Xiaogang, then left Shrek Academy with Meng Yiran while the others struggled to come to terms with what had happened. Ma Hongjun feared that he might become Ye Mu’s next victim.

• Ye Mu ignored the chat’s teasing and threatened to spank Ning Rongrong if he saw her in Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Xiaogang woke screaming after Ye Mu had mutilated him, and the witnesses recoiled in horror.
• Dai Mubai reacted with ecstatic relief that Yu Xiaogang had suffered the same fate as him.
• Ye Mu mounted the Wind-Galloping Horse with Meng Yiran and left, and the horse accidentally crushed Yu Xiaogang’s Demon Pill.
• Flender ordered a Healing Soul Master to treat Yu Xiaogang and keep him alive.
• Ma Hongjun remembered his past clashes with Ye Mu and feared he would be Shrek Academy’s third eunuch.

Ye Mu prepared to leave for Heaven Dou City and join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Yu Xiaogang woke to learn that his injury had left him permanently mutilated. He swore revenge on Ye Mu before fainting again, and Tang San privately judged his former teacher useless.

• Ma Hongjun and the other Shrek members feared Ye Mu after seeing what he had done to Yu Xiaogang.
• Ye Mu told the livestream viewers he would travel to Heaven Dou City the next day, join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and compete in the Soul Master Tournament; he also claimed the three Spirit Bones offered as prizes.
• Ye Mu received a reward that improved his body, Soul Rings, and abilities, then told Meng Yiran they would travel by carriage the following day.
• After being treated, Yu Xiaogang woke and learned from Tang San and Flender's silence that his lower-body injury had left him mutilated.
• Yu Xiaogang swore to avenge himself on Ye Mu, then tore his healing wound and fainted again.
• Flender left Tang San to watch over Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San privately concluded that his teacher had become useless.

Tang San decided Yu Xiaogang was no longer worth investing in and left him alone in the infirmary. In Heaven Dou City, Ning Rongrong persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to pursue Ye Mu as a potential path to greater strength, then took her to shop for clothes before his arrival.

• Tang San watched Yu Xiaogang suffer in a coma, decided to seek a stronger teacher, and left the infirmary without hesitation.
• Ning Rongrong pulled Zhu Zhuqing through Heaven Dou City and argued that following Ye Mu could give them a chance to become Title Douluo.
• Zhu Zhuqing worried that approaching Ye Mu for personal gain amounted to scheming, but Ning Rongrong called it an investment in a shared future.
• Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing to the Glazed Pagoda Merchant Association to buy clothes that might appeal to Ye Mu, and Zhu Zhuqing began to accept the idea.

Ye Mu and Meng Yiran arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing came to meet him. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong introducing herself and saying they had been waiting for him for a long time.

• Ye Mu and Meng Yiran reached Heaven Dou City's South Gate, and Meng Yiran offered to show him around.
• Ye Mu started the live broadcast and told Ning Rongrong he had arrived; she said she and Zhu Zhuqing would come meet him.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing spotted Ye Mu at the gate and walked over to him and Meng Yiran.
• Meng Yiran felt a sudden sense of crisis and moved closer to Ye Mu as the two women approached.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself and Zhu Zhuqing to Ye Mu and told him they had been waiting for him for a long time.

Ye Mu reunited with Ning Rongrong, whose refined public manner quickly gave way to an affectionate embrace. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing then met Ye Mu, leaving him caught between their attention as Ning Rongrong's guards rushed to report the scene to her father.

• Ye Mu teased Ning Rongrong about acting like a noble lady in person after her bold behavior online, and she laughed before hugging him.
• Ye Mu warned Ning Rongrong that her secret guards would tell Ning Fengzhi about the embrace, while the guards watched in shock and sent one to report it.
• Ning Rongrong said her father would be pleased to marry her to Ye Mu, then called Zhu Zhuqing over to meet him.
• Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself to Ye Mu, who glanced at her figure and drew an annoyed look from her and a playful pinch from Ning Rongrong.

Ye Mu arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran to join the academy and find a place to live. There, Dugu Yan openly complimented him but declined Ning Rongrong’s suggestion that she become the fourth woman in his group, while Ye Lingling offered him a begonia flower.

• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran competed for Ye Mu’s attention before Ye Mu said they should handle their business first.
• Ye Mu decided to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy and find somewhere to live, and Ning Rongrong offered to lead him there.
• Ning Rongrong led Ye Mu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran through the academy gates to meet Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan looked Ye Mu over and called him handsome, but told Ning Rongrong she had no intention of becoming the fourth woman in their group.
• Ye Lingling stepped forward and gently offered Ye Mu a pale begonia flower.

Ye Mu accepted a begonia from Ye Lingling and walked with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran toward the Education Committee, attracting attention throughout Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Yu Tianheng confronted Dugu Yan and accused Ye Mu of being the reason she rejected him, leaving Ye Mu amused by their strained relationship.

• Ye Lingling gave Ye Mu a begonia, and he praised it as beautiful while Meng Yiran, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing watched.
• Dugu Yan led the group toward the Education Committee, where students noticed Ye Mu surrounded by several prominent women and spread rumors about him.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ye Mu whether he was pleased with the attention, and he silently enjoyed the commotion.
• Yu Tianheng blocked the group's path and questioned Dugu Yan about walking with Ye Mu.
• Dugu Yan told Yu Tianheng that she had no feelings for him and demanded that he stop bothering her.
• Yu Tianheng accused Ye Mu of being the reason for Dugu Yan's rejection, while Ye Mu reflected that Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng were not together; someone beside Ye Mu stepped forward to defend him.

Ye Mu and his companions drove Yu Tianheng away after he confronted Dugu Yan, then reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy to register Meng Yiran and Ye Xiao. The Education Committee confirmed Ye Mu was a twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor with exceptionally solid Soul Power.

• Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong defended Ye Mu and Dugu Yan, forcing Yu Tianheng to retreat.
• The watching students reacted to Yu Tianheng's humiliation as Ye Mu and the others continued toward the Education Committee.
• Ye Mu praised Meng Yiran for standing up for him, and Ning Rongrong joked about threatening Yu Tianheng with her grandfathers.
• At the Education Committee, Meng Shenji began registering Meng Yiran and Ye Xiao, whose Soul Power levels were reported as thirty-three and forty-seven.
• Meng Shenji examined Ye Mu and confirmed that he was a Soul Ancestor with unusually solid, high-quality Soul Power.

Ye Mu’s Soul Ancestor cultivation at age twelve astonished Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Education Committee, who welcomed him and agreed to conceal his arrival from the royal family’s power brokers. Ye Mu left with the girls surrounding him as the committee watched, aware they had gained an extraordinary talent.

• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin were stunned by Ye Mu’s age and cultivation, and Ye Mu called his talent average.
• Meng Shenji formally welcomed Ye Mu to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and offered to help him in Heaven Dou City.
• After Ye Mu and the girls left, Zhi Lin noted the powerful backgrounds of the girls around him.
• Bai Baoshan warned that the Emperor, Crown Prince, and Prince Xue Xing might seek to recruit Ye Mu, so Meng Shenji decided the committee would keep his arrival secret and protect him from political interference.
• Ning Rongrong teased Ye Mu about drawing attention as he walked away with the group, while Meng Yiran considered how to secure her position beside him.
• Meng Shenji watched Ye Mu leave and reflected that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had gained someone extraordinary.

Yu Tianheng asked Yu Tianxin to help him confront Ye Mu and pursue Dugu Yan, while Yu Tianxin pretended to agree and planned to keep out of danger. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong brought Ye Mu and the others to Cloud Pavilion and ordered a feast.

• Yu Tianheng told Yu Tianxin how Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and others had humiliated him at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked him to help.
• Yu Tianxin agreed to gather fighters for Yu Tianheng but privately planned to stay behind and hoped Yu Tianheng would fail to win Dugu Yan.
• Yu Tianheng sat alone by the training grounds, vowing revenge on Ye Mu and declaring that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would not tolerate him.
• Ning Rongrong led Ye Mu, Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing to a private room at Cloud Pavilion.
• Ning Rongrong ordered the restaurant's signature dishes and told Ye Mu that he would enjoy the food.

Ye Mu reassured Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong that Yu Tianheng could not threaten him and that his Pope Order gave him Spirit Hall’s protection. Meanwhile, Yu Tianheng gathered allies and headed to Cloud Pavilion to confront Ye Mu, where the chapter ended as one of his followers hesitated to speak.

• Ning Rongrong offered Ye Mu a place to stay in one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s residences in Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yan warned Ye Mu that Yu Tianheng might seek revenge for being embarrassed, and Ning Rongrong vowed to protect him with help from her grandfathers.
• Ye Mu said Yu Tianheng was no match for him and pointed out that his Pope Order meant Spirit Hall would not ignore an attack against him.
• Yu Tianheng led more than ten young Soul Masters to Cloud Pavilion, intending to confront Ye Mu, and one follower hesitantly tried to speak before they entered.