Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin faced Situ Xuan in an underground passage, but his Golden Dragon King Bloodline could not protect him from the stronger fighter. Situ Xuan broke Tang Wulin’s limbs and spine, leaving him paralyzed and barely alive.

• Tang Wulin recovered from his wounds enough to threaten that he would kill Situ Xuan someday.
• Situ Xuan struck Tang Wulin through a concrete wall and dragged him from the rubble.
• Situ Xuan crushed both of Tang Wulin’s arms, then taunted him about Gu Yue abandoning him.
• Situ Xuan broke both of Tang Wulin’s legs and challenged the healing power of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Situ Xuan lifted Tang Wulin and broke his spine, paralyzing him from the neck down.

Situ Xuan killed Tang Wulin in the underground passage, but Tang Wulin’s body vanished inside a cocoon of Blue Silver Grass. Black One escaped with the wounded Tang Sect disciples, only to find the theater ruins deserted.

• Situ Xuan crushed Tang Wulin’s skull after dismissing his threat that the Tang Sect and Shrek would retaliate.
• Situ Xuan left Tang Wulin’s corpse behind and continued deeper into the passage.
• Black One and several wounded Tang Sect disciples staggered toward the exit as blue-and-gold Blue Silver Grass enveloped Tang Wulin’s corpse and made it disappear.
• Black One reached the passage exit and found the Tianxing Theater ruins empty, with no sign of the people he expected to meet.

Black One discovered that White Three had been killed and that the Tang Sect group had been left crippled after the encounter with Situ Xuan. He called Hu Jie to report the failed mission, but could not speak when Hu Jie answered.

• Black One and the injured Tang Sect disciples emerged into the empty ruins and met White One and White Two.
• White One and White Two told Black One that White Three had gone to check the underground passage and was presumed dead.
• Black One realized that the mysterious attacker had killed White Three and taken his body, then faced the despair of his crippled companions.
• Black One called Hu Jie on the Tang Sect's encrypted communicator to report the mission's failure.
• Hu Jie answered and asked whether the mission was complete, but Deng Yang could not respond.

Deng Yang reported to Elder Hu that the mission had failed and that Situ Xuan had crippled them. At Star Luo Hotel, Dai Yun'er challenged Shrek Academy to face her in the tournament, and Yue Zhengyu accepted on the team's behalf.

• Deng Yang told Elder Hu that the mission had failed and named Situ Xuan as the one who had crippled them.
• Dai Yun'er and Dai Yueyan visited Shrek Academy's team at Star Luo Hotel to ask for Tang Wulin.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan said Tang Wulin had disappeared the previous night and had not returned.
• Dai Yun'er challenged Shrek Academy to defeat her in a singles match, Duo Competition, or team battle.
• Yue Zhengyu stepped in and accepted Dai Yun'er's challenge.

Yue Zhengyu accepted the Star Luo Empire’s tournament challenge on Shrek’s behalf while the team waited for Tang Wulin to return. Unknown to them, Tang Wulin had died and vanished the previous night, leaving Xu Xiaoyan troubled by a terrifying aura she had sensed.

• Yue Zhengyu told Dai Yun'er and Dai Yueyan that Shrek accepted the challenge, and Dai Yueyan vowed that the Star Luo Empire would prove who the true challengers were.
• Xie Xie questioned Yue Zhengyu for accepting without Tang Wulin, but Yue Zhengyu boasted that Shrek could defeat the Star Luo Empire without their captain.
• Xu Xiaoyan worried that Tang Wulin had been gone all night, while Ye Xinglan reassured her that he should be safe with the Douluo Delegation.
• The narration revealed that Tang Wulin had been killed in the ruins and his body had disappeared, though none of his companions knew what had happened.
• Yue Zhengyu went to the elevator, telling the others to inform Tang Wulin that he had accepted the challenge, while Xu Xiaoyan hoped her brother would return soon.
• Xu Xiaoyan recalled sensing a savage, cold aura the previous night, and Ye Xinglan joined her at the window and asked what she was thinking about.

Xu Xiaoyan and Ye Xinglan sensed that something was wrong while Tang Wulin lay gravely wounded in the core of the Douluo Plane. Ah Yin restored his life force, but warned Tang Hao that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline was threatening to break through Tang San’s damaged seal as the consequences of Situ Xuan’s interference continued to unfold.

• Xu Xiaoyan and Ye Xinglan shared an uneasy premonition that something had already happened.
• Ah Yin used her power to heal Tang Wulin in the heart of the Douluo Plane, slowly reviving him.
• Tang Hao asked Ah Yin whether Tang Wulin could be brought back to life, and she confirmed his life force had revived.
• Ah Yin warned Tang Hao that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline was growing violent and could run out of control.
• Tang Hao saw cracks spreading through Tang San’s seal and blamed the changes brought by Situ Xuan, including Gu Yue’s break from the planned path.

Tang Hao and Ah Yin discussed Tang Wulin’s resurrection and the inner demon left by his death at Situ Xuan’s hands. Tang Hao resolved to find a way to eliminate Situ Xuan, while Tang Wulin remained unconscious with the Golden Dragon King’s power surging against its cracked seal.

• Tang Hao admitted he had been unable to stop Situ Xuan from killing Tang Wulin, and Ah Yin explained that the trauma would become an inner demon even after Tang Wulin was revived.
• Tang Hao recalled how the Yellow-Clothed Figure had overwhelmed him and left him with a severe wound, making Situ Xuan too dangerous to confront directly.
• Tang Hao declared that Situ Xuan had to be eliminated, despite the unknown power protecting him.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin clasped hands as Tang Wulin remained unconscious and the Golden Dragon King’s power battered its cracked seal.

Situ Xuan tried to teach Yuanen Yehui the Four Pillars of Martial Dao, then explained the ideas more simply when she could not follow his classical exposition. He tested her progress by having her attack him, and caught her first strike without moving as she prepared a stronger one.

• Situ Xuan recited a classical account of the four stages of martial practice, but Yuanen Yehui did not understand it.
• Situ Xuan set aside his frustration and explained that martial practice involved the body, technique, comprehension, and state of mind, which could be pursued in different orders.
• Situ Xuan ordered Yuanen Yehui to use her Titan Giant Ape martial soul and attack him with all her strength.
• Yuanen Yehui activated Titan Strength and struck Situ Xuan, who caught her fist without budging despite the impact wrecking the guest room.
• Yuanen Yehui activated Vajra Titan, condensed its power while remaining human-sized, and brought both fists down toward Situ Xuan.

Situ Xuan taught Yuanen Yehui how to replace brute strength with trained force and resolved to grow stronger against Tang Hao and Tang Wulin. The next day, he and Yuanen arrived at the Star Luo Grand Stadium for the team competition, where Yuanen questioned their decision to provoke their opponents.

• Situ Xuan defeated Yuanen Yehui by exploiting the weakness in her punch and explained how technique could turn brute strength into living force.
• Situ Xuan promised to teach Yuanen the basic force-emission techniques of Fist of the North Star and Battle Qi, and Yuanen thanked him before leaving.
• Situ Xuan considered Yuanen's potential and thought about Tang Hao's failed attack and Tang Wulin's resurrection, deciding he would kill Tang Wulin again if they met.
• Situ Xuan and Yuanen arrived at the Star Luo Grand Stadium for the team competition, and Yuanen asked whether provoking their opponents was really all right.

Situ Xuan brought Yuanen Yehui to the team competition waiting area to find a formidable opponent for her, where Monster Academy’s arrival drew everyone’s attention. Dai Yun’er then approached Monster Academy’s bald leader, leaving her intentions unclear.

• Situ Xuan reassured Yuanen Yehui that they could provoke Star Luo Empire participants because they were from the Sun Moon Federation, and the two entered the waiting area.
• Situ Xuan assessed the gathered teams while Yuanen Yehui searched for the battle-crazed fighters he had described.
• Monster Academy’s eight members entered, and their bald, five-ringed leader silenced the waiting area with his intimidating presence.
• Dai Yueyan noticed Situ Xuan and Yuanen Yehui, judged them dangerous, and warned Dai Yun’er not to stare at them.
• Dai Yun’er watched Yue Zhengyu, whom she remembered from their earlier argument, then went to tug at Monster Academy’s leader’s sleeve.

Long Yue confronted Shrek’s team and challenged Ye Xinglan to withstand three moves, while Situ Xuan abruptly called him a worthy opponent for Yuanen Yehui to fight. Long Yue turned toward Situ Xuan, leaving the waiting area focused on a new confrontation.

• Dai Yun'er whispered to Long Yue, who confronted Yue Zhengyu and accused Shrek Academy of looking down on the Star Luo Empire.
• Ye Xinglan stepped forward as Shrek’s captain and challenged Long Yue after he mocked Yue Zhengyu and demanded to see Tang Wulin.
• Long Yue offered to take back his words if Ye Xinglan could withstand three of his moves, while both teams readied themselves for a fight.
• Situ Xuan told Yuanen Yehui that Long Yue was qualified and explained that he was testing Shrek’s capabilities.
• Situ Xuan told Yuanen Yehui to challenge Long Yue after his fight, and she agreed before Long Yue turned to face them.

At the competition venue, Situ Xuan provoked Long Yue and demonstrated overwhelming strength by stopping Teng Teng’s attack with two fingers. As Situ Xuan prepared to face Long Yue, Ye Xinglan realized she envied his freedom and wished she could live as fearlessly as he did.

• Situ Xuan called Long Yue “Baldy” and said he would make a suitable punching bag for Yehui.
• Teng Teng attacked Situ Xuan with his Shadow Blade, but Situ Xuan deflected it with two fingers and sent him flying.
• Situ Xuan introduced himself as a student of Sun Moon Academy and said he would wait until Long Yue finished the team match before fighting him.
• Long Yue challenged Situ Xuan to fight immediately, and Situ Xuan stood, releasing an aura that alarmed Monster Academy’s team.
• Ye Xinglan reflected on her allegiance to Shrek Academy and admitted she dreamed of becoming as fearless and free as Situ Xuan.

Situ Xuan's intimidating presence forced Long Yue and the Monster Academy team to back down until after their match. Ye Xinglan then approached Situ Xuan and reminded him that they had competed against each other five years earlier, though he had forgotten her.

• Situ Xuan challenged Long Yue, but Dai Yueyan stepped in and suggested they postpone any fight until after the match.
• Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er felt the force of Situ Xuan's aura, and Long Yue accepted the chance to retreat without fighting.
• Long Yue led the Monster Academy team away, while Yuanen Yehui watched Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er looked back at Situ Xuan.
• Ye Xinglan approached Situ Xuan as Yue Zhengyu stayed behind, ashamed that he had hesitated when facing Long Yue.
• Situ Xuan asked whether he and Ye Xinglan had met before, and she reminded him that they had faced each other at the Tianhai Alliance Tournament in Skysea City five years earlier.

Ye Xinglan reunited with Situ Xuan, the Sun Moon Academy student who had defeated her five years earlier, and greeted him with unexpected composure. Xie Xie watched their exchange and was consumed by memories of Situ Xuan’s talent and his own jealousy, while the Shrek group remained at the tournament.

• Ye Xinglan recalled how Situ Xuan had defeated her effortlessly five years earlier and introduced herself to him again.
• Situ Xuan accepted Ye Xinglan’s handshake and remarked that he had not expected Shrek Academy to produce someone like her.
• Ye Xinglan returned to the Shrek group and told Xu Lizhi that she and Situ Xuan had fought before.
• Xie Xie grew resentful after Ye Xinglan’s greeting and remembered how Situ Xuan had outshone him and his friends at Eastsea Academy.
• Xie Xie recalled believing that Shrek Academy would help him surpass Situ Xuan, who had gone on to study at Sun Moon Academy.

Xu Xiaoyan confronted Xie Xie for his hostility toward Xie Xie and asked Ye Xinglan to keep him out of the upcoming battle. Ye Xinglan agreed, and Xie Xie stormed away, declaring that he was the one who no longer wanted to fight.

• Xie Xie criticized Ye Xinglan for approaching Xie Xie and accused him of injuring Tang Wulin.
• Xu Xiaoyan sharply told Xie Xie to stop, then condemned his bitterness and said he should focus on becoming stronger instead.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Ye Xinglan not to let Xie Xie fight in the upcoming battle because his emotions were unstable.
• Ye Xinglan agreed, and Xie Xie angrily accused the others of looking down on him.
• Xie Xie slapped Yue Zhengyu's hand away, then left and said he was the one who did not want to fight anymore.

Xu Xiaoyan explained why Xie Xie should sit out the next match, and he left the waiting area in a jealous rage. Gu Yue confronted him in the corridor, provoking him into attacking before she effortlessly slammed him into a wall and pinned him down.

• Xu Xiaoyan told Ye Xinglan that Xie Xie's anger and resentment would make him a liability in the match, and the four of them agreed to compete without him.
• Situ Xuan recognized Xu Xiaoyan as a former classmate and called her interesting.
• Xie Xie stormed through the corridor, consumed by jealousy over Xu Xiaoyan and Ye Xinglan's treatment of Situ Xuan.
• Gu Yue confronted Xie Xie and taunted him about relying on Tang Wulin and being overlooked by the team.
• Xie Xie attacked Gu Yue with his daggers, but she sent him crashing into a wall and pinned him to the ground.

Gu Yue confronted Xie Xie about his dependence on Tang Wulin and explained why Xu Xiaoyan had kept him out of the battle. Xie Xie admitted that he felt like nothing without Tang Wulin, then lashed out at Gu Yue as she walked away and left him helpless in the corridor.

• Gu Yue subdued Xie Xie and told him that relying on Tang Wulin had left him unable to stand on his own.
• Gu Yue said Xu Xiaoyan had kept Xie Xie off the field because his jealousy and resentment would hinder the team.
• Xie Xie admitted that he had been Tang Wulin's shadow and was nothing without him.
• Xie Xie insulted Gu Yue, but she ignored him and walked away.
• Xie Xie called after Gu Yue and struggled to rise, but her strike had disrupted his Soul Power and left him unable to move.

Gu Yue planned to drive Tang Wulin into emotional despair so his Golden Dragon King Bloodline would break its God King seal, allowing her to absorb it and restore the Dragon God. Meanwhile, Ye Xinglan, Yue Zhengyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xu Lizhi began Shrek Academy’s third-round team battle against seven opponents.

• Gu Yue reflected that she had severed Na'er’s feelings and intended to use Tang Wulin’s pain to seize the Golden Dragon King Bloodline and reunite the Dragon God’s power.
• Gu Yue planned to deepen Tang Wulin’s resentment through the actions of Xie Xie and his other companions, hoping the resulting madness would break his seal.
• Ye Xinglan, Yue Zhengyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xu Lizhi entered the team battle as the Shrek Team’s four competitors.
• Xu Lizhi gave Ye Xinglan and Yue Zhengyu Light Agile Meat Buns, then followed with Xu Xiaoyan as both teams advanced.
• The opposing team’s fan-wielding leader enlarged his Martial Soul and unleashed a powerful gust toward the charging Shrek fighters.

Ye Xinglan, Yue Zhengyu, and Xu Xiaoyan led Shrek Team to defeat a seven-person team in under five minutes. After Situ Xuan called Shrek's fighters average, he took Yuanen Yehui toward Monster Academy's team.

• Ye Xinglan charged through the enemy formation and attacked the seven opponents with her sword skills.
• Yue Zhengyu joined the fight, killing the archer and piercing the shield wielder while Xu Xiaoyan froze an arrow with Star Wheel Chain.
• Ye Xinglan used Sword Star Rain to knock down three fleeing opponents, and the fan-wielding captain conceded.
• The referee declared Shrek Team the winner, leaving the other teams in the audience wary of Shrek's strength.
• Situ Xuan called Shrek Team average, then led Yuanen Yehui toward the Monster Academy team.

Situ Xuan challenged Long Yue to consider fighting Yuanen Yehui, then used his Malevolent Qi and Edge Intent to force Long Yue to his limits without allowing him to use his Martial Soul. After Situ Xuan withdrew the pressure and started to leave, Long Yue called out to stop him.

• Long Yue dismissed Shrek Academy's young fighters as unworthy opponents.
• Situ Xuan brought Yuanen Yehui before Long Yue and suggested that she fight him.
• Long Yue objected that the proposed match would humiliate him, and Situ Xuan overwhelmed him with Malevolent Qi and Edge Intent.
• Long Yue resisted the pressure without using his Martial Soul, while Dai Yueyan watched and then caught him as he staggered.
• Situ Xuan told Long Yue to think it over and left with Yuanen Yehui, but Long Yue called out, making Situ Xuan turn back.