Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao revealed himself after testing Tang San with a fight, then explained that he had secretly watched over his son for years. He called Tang San away to speak with him, while Xiao Wu feared Tang Hao had long known her identity and might have been waiting to take her Soul Ring.

• Tang San used his Hidden Weapons and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track against the cloaked figure, but the man blocked every attack with a tree trunk.
• Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender rushed to the fight, and Liu Erlong attacked the cloaked figure before everyone recognized him as Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Tang Hao stopped Liu Erlong and ignored Xiao Wu, while Tang San joyfully asked his father where he had been and why he had attacked them.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender explained that Tang Hao had secretly watched over Tang San, given Yu Xiaogang the Pope's Order, and punished Zhao Wuji after Tang San was bullied.
• Xiao Wu realized Tang Hao had likely known her identity for years and feared he had been keeping her alive to take her Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao thanked the teachers for caring for Tang San, then told his son to come with him; Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang before following.

Tang Hao told Tang San that Zhao Mu had defeated him, taken Ah Yin’s relic, and destroyed his ninth Soul Ring, then urged Tang San to rely on his Blue Silver Grass heritage rather than Hidden Weapons. He revealed that Tang San’s mother was the Blue Silver Emperor and explained her death, but left Tang San with only a chance—not a guarantee—of defeating Zhao Mu after his Martial Soul awakened.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that Zhao Mu was immune to metal and weapon Martial Soul attacks, had taken Ah Yin’s relic, and destroyed Tang Hao’s ninth Soul Ring.
• Tang San considered using his External Soul Bone, but Tang Hao said his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul could be crucial to defeating Zhao Mu.
• Tang Hao angrily rebuked Tang San for disparaging Blue Silver Grass because it came from his mother, then began explaining his family’s past.
• Tang Hao revealed that Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor who sacrificed herself to save Tang Hao and Tang San from Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao explained that Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had not awakened and warned that Zhao Mu could control lightning, water, fire, and earth, so awakening might only give Tang San a chance to win.

Tang San learned that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and argued with her over their secrets, ending with Xiao Wu leaving. Meanwhile, Zhao Mu defeated Dugu Bo in their sparring match, and Dugu Bo recognized how formidable Zhao Mu could become.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that Zhao Mu had cursed him, destroyed his Ninth Soul Ring, and taken the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, then warned Tang San to wait until he was strong enough to seek revenge.
• Tang Hao revealed that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, leaving Tang San shocked but determined not to give her up.
• Xiao Wu confronted Tang San about hiding that his father was a Title Douluo, and they argued over their mutual secrets and the Soul Beasts Tang San had hunted for Soul Rings.
• Tang San shouted at Xiao Wu after she mentioned Zhao Mu, and Xiao Wu left, breaking apart the San-Wu Duo.
• Zhao Mu used Heibai's Wood Bear form to force Dugu Bo to surrender, and Dugu Bo considered Zhao Mu's growing strength and his own decision to swear brotherhood with him.

Zhao Mu and Dugu Bo tracked Xiao Wu to a canyon in the Tianling Mountain Range after Zhao Mu revealed that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Beast. They intercepted her, and Xiao Wu accepted her fate, asking for time to comb her hair before they killed her.

• Dugu Bo told Zhao Mu that Xiao Wu had left Shrek Academy, and Zhao Mu revealed her true identity and proposed hunting her.
• Zhao Mu and Dugu Bo waited in a canyon they believed Xiao Wu would pass through on her way to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhao Mu and Dugu Bo sensed Xiao Wu approaching and appeared before her in the canyon.
• Xiao Wu recognized that Zhao Mu and Dugu Bo had come to kill her and calmly asked to comb her hair first.
• Zhao Mu agreed and formed an ice mirror for Xiao Wu as she combed her hair and thought of her mother.

Zhao Mu absorbed Xiao Wu’s 100,000-Year Soul Ring, but it fused with his Body Martial Soul instead of raising his Soul Power Level. He discovered its two unusual skills and demonstrated their power to Dugu Bo.

• Xiao Wu gave Zhao Mu her 100,000-Year Soul Ring and left arm bone before he stored her remains as material for weapon refining.
• Tang San felt an unexplained loss at Shrek Academy, while the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape mourned Xiao Wu at Star Dou Great Forest.
• At Tianling Mountain Range Canyon, Zhao Mu absorbed Xiao Wu’s Soul Ring, gained a second 100,000-Year Soul Ring, and remained at Soul Power Level 70.
• Zhao Mu tested Void by turning intangible and traveling with Dugu Bo into another spatial dimension, though the transfers left Dugu Bo badly disoriented.
• Zhao Mu revealed that Other Shore of Dreams could control objects as well as affect minds, making stone giants emerge from the canyon walls.

Zhao Mu absorbed the Soft Bone Rabbit's left arm bone and discovered its altered Teleportation and Gold Sand skills. Meanwhile, Tang Hao guided Tang San toward awakening his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, and Tang San followed a Blue Silver Grass call into the forest.

• Zhao Mu absorbed the Soft Bone Rabbit's left arm bone and gained Teleportation, which let him travel to places marked beforehand with Soul Power imprints.
• Zhao Mu demonstrated how he could mark wooden spikes and teleport between them, impressing Dugu Bo with the skill's combat potential.
• Zhao Mu revealed his second Soul Bone skill, Gold Sand, which created gold from Soul Power and could also form dense blocks for offense or defense.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to try awakening his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul by sensing and communicating with the Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San connected his mental power to the Blue Silver Grass around him, heard a voice call him its King, and followed its summons as Tang Hao waited for him to awaken his true Martial Soul.

Tang San visited the Blue Silver King hoping to awaken his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, but learned that the Blue Silver Grass had pledged its strength to a greater plant emperor and could not help him for centuries. After Tang San returned to Shrek and told Yu Xiaogang that Soul Rings did not always require killing soul beasts, Zhao Mu heard Blue Silver Grass address him as its emperor while hunting Xiao Wu with Dugu Bo.

• Tang San followed a summons to the Blue Silver King, who welcomed him as the bearer of the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.
• The Blue Silver King explained that Blue Silver Grass had pledged its power to a nobler plant emperor and could not help Tang San awaken his bloodline until its strength recovered.
• Tang San left the forest without awakening his Martial Soul, encountered attacking soul beasts on the way back, and told Tang Hao what had happened.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang about a second Martial Soul Awakening and said Xiao Wu and Tang Hao had told him Soul Rings did not always come from killing soul beasts.
• Yu Xiaogang considered that claim a potential new core advantage for Martial Souls.
• While Zhao Mu and Dugu Bo chased Xiao Wu through a forest, Blue Silver Grass called Zhao Mu its most noble emperor.

Zhao Mu accepted the Blue Silver Grass Clan’s coronation and gained a 200,000-Year Soul Ring for his Body Martial Soul. He discovered that its Third Soul Skill, Blue Silver True Body, could draw on Blue Silver Grass across the continent to enhance him by 100 percent.

• The Blue Silver King summoned Zhao Mu to the primeval forest and offered the Blue Silver Grass Clan’s loyalty and an Awakening ceremony.
• Zhao Mu agreed to the coronation after learning it would create a new Soul Ring whose age depended on his limits and whose skill would suit him.
• Blue Silver Grass across the forest gathered its power to form a blood-red Soul Ring with golden light for Zhao Mu, which the Blue Silver King said was equivalent to roughly 200,000 years.
• Zhao Mu told Dugu Bo that the new Soul Ring granted Blue Silver True Body and Blue Silver Clone.
• Zhao Mu explained that Blue Silver True Body let him borrow the power of Blue Silver Grass across the continent for a 100 percent enhancement in every aspect.

Zhao Mu tested the abilities and limitations of his 200,000-Year Soul Ring, then used his Sixth Soul Skill to bless the plants and increase their cultivation. He left the Blue Silver King after deciding to test whether he could accelerate Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Zhao Mu demonstrated his Blue Silver Clone skill, and Dugu Bo discovered that the numerous clones were real but fragile and dependent on nearby Blue Silver Grass.
• Zhao Mu used his Domain of the Wood Emperor to bless the plants, strengthening them and increasing their cultivation.
• The Blue Silver King thanked Zhao Mu and revealed that the blessing had granted it an additional hundred years of cultivation.
• Zhao Mu considered accelerating the Blue Silver King's growth to 100,000 years, but decided Immortal Herbs would make a better test subject.
• Zhao Mu left to return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and test whether he could accelerate Immortal Herbs.

Zhao Mu began his plan to cultivate Immortal Herbs into hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, but his accelerated growth brought a Heavenly Tribulation over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Heibai stepped forward to shield the frightened herbs from the coming lightning.

• Zhao Mu left the Blue Silver Grass Forest with Dugu Bo and conceived a plan to raise hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
• Zhao Mu used his Wood Emperor Domain to cultivate the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, gradually focusing his Soul Power on a smaller group.
• After more than half a month, Zhao Mu had brought a dozen or so Immortal Herbs close to one hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Dark clouds and multicolored lightning gathered over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, frightening the herbs and prompting Zhao Mu to recognize the signs of a Heavenly Tribulation.
• Zhao Mu called Heibai to protect the Immortal Herbs, and Heibai transformed into a ten-meter-tall beast beneath the gathering storm.

Heibai endured the Heavenly Tribulation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while the lightning transformed his power and accelerated the Demonic Rhyme Seed’s growth. After the Immortal Herbs became children and called Zhao Mu their father, the seed became a towering Demonic Rhyme Tree, transforming Heibai and forming a black seventh Soul Ring for his Martial Soul.

• Heibai struck down the Heavenly Lightning as it intensified, and its silver power replaced the purple lightning around him and Zhao Mu’s First Soul Ring.
• Zhao Mu discovered that the lightning was accelerating the Demonic Rhyme Seed within his Fourth Soul Ring, growing it from a sprout into a small tree.
• A Silver Thunder Giant Dragon emerged from the clouds, but Heibai leaped up and shattered it with his right claw.
• The Immortal Herbs Zhao Mu had cultivated transformed into boys and girls, introduced themselves by name, and called him Daddy.
• The Demonic Rhyme Seed shattered and became a towering tree, sending black energy into Heibai and transforming his aura.
• A pure black Soul Ring began to condense beneath Zhao Mu as Heibai gained the seventh ring of his Martial Soul.

Zhao Mu subdued Heibai after the Demonic Rhyme Seed awakened, gained his Seventh Soul Ring, and later reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He explained how the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had changed his appearance, while Dugu Yan asked whether more of the herb could be grown.

• Heibai went Berserk during its transformation, but Zhao Mu grabbed the fur at its neck and ordered it to sit, calming it down.
• Zhao Mu gained the Seventh Soul Skill, Demon God True Body, and discovered another seed deep within his body; he said his Soul Power had reached level eighty.
• More than a month later, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found children there as well as a red-haired young man.
• Dugu Bo revealed that the handsome young man was Zhao Mu, and Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling asked how his appearance had changed.
• Zhao Mu explained that absorbing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red as his Sixth Soul Ring had changed his appearance, and he told Dugu Yan that its seeds could not be used by either of them.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling reunited with Zhao Mu and learned that he had reached Soul Power Level 80. When they asked him to help them obtain Soul Rings, Zhao Mu proposed a new method called Soul Spirits, which would let them gain 100,000-Year Soul Rings without harming the Immortal Herb Dolls.

• Dugu Yan revealed that she had reached level 60 and Ye Lingling was nearing level 50, then asked Zhao Mu about his cultivation.
• Zhao Mu told them his Soul Power Level had reached level 80, astonishing both women.
• Dugu Yan asked Zhao Mu to help them find Soul Rings, and he offered them 100,000-Year Soul Rings.
• Zhao Mu explained that Soul Spirits could let Soul Beasts coexist with Soul Masters and provide Soul Rings without being hunted.
• Zhao Mu called the Immortal Herb Dolls together and prepared to help Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling choose suitable Soul Spirits.

Zhao Mu arranged for Fragrant Silk Luo and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass to become Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan’s Soul Spirits, granting Ye Lingling a powerful red Soul Ring and a poison-immune domain. As Dugu Yan began absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, frost covered her body, leaving Dugu Bo worried about her safety.

• The Immortal Herb Dolls called Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling their mothers, and Zhao Mu jokingly corrected them by calling the women their nieces.
• Fragrant Silk Luo and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass agreed to become Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan’s Soul Spirits after privately asking them to work toward becoming their mothers.
• Xiangxiang merged with Ye Lingling, raising her Soul Power to level 50 and giving her an exceptional red Soul Ring.
• Ye Lingling revealed that she had gained the Fragrant Silk Domain, which made those inside it immune to poison.
• Xiaobing entered Dugu Yan, but frost spread across her body, prompting Dugu Bo to ask Zhao Mu whether she was in danger.

Dugu Yan contracted the 140,000-year Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass as a Soul Spirit, gaining a 100,000-Year Soul Ring and powerful ice skills. Zhao Mu explained the Soul Spirit’s greater potential and revealed that he was waiting to contract a Ferocious Beast Soul Spirit, while Zhao Wuji returned to protect him and was shocked to learn Zhao Mu had reached level 80.

• Dugu Yan formed a contract with the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, whose cold aura changed her appearance and produced a crimson 100,000-Year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo and Zhao Mu that her Sixth Soul Ring granted Absolute Zero and Ice Explosion Technique, including the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass’s potent poison.
• Zhao Mu explained that high-level Soul Spirits could grant multiple Soul Rings, Soul Skills, and possibly Soul Bones as they developed.
• Dugu Bo asked why Zhao Mu had not contracted a Soul Spirit at level 80, and Zhao Mu said he was waiting for a Ferocious Beast Soul Spirit that could grant an Orange-Gold Soul Ring.
• The group began cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Zhao Wuji returned after the Zhao Family agreed he could protect Zhao Mu.
• Zhao Wuji was stunned to learn Zhao Mu had reached level 80, while Zhao Mu prepared to help him benefit from Soul Spirit research.

Zhao Mu helped Zhao Wuji reach Soul Douluo rank and considered bringing the Zhao Family back into the world before returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to buy forging materials, but his offer that the sect could gain his help by submitting to him triggered a brief standoff.

• Zhao Mu used an Immortal Herb and a 100,000-Year Soul Ring to raise Zhao Wuji to level eighty-five, then urged him to bring younger Zhao Family members out to gain experience.
• Zhao Mu returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling helped fend off students curious about his changed appearance.
• Zhao Mu asked Ning Rongrong to arrange a purchase of materials from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for forging the Jiuli Yaotian Flag.
• Ning Rongrong brought Zhao Mu, Dugu Bo, and Zhao Wuji to the sect, where Zhao Mu displayed chests of gold bricks to pay for the materials.
• Ning Fengzhi asked how the sect could obtain Zhao Mu's method for giving Support System soul masters combat power, and Zhao Mu said the sect would need to submit to him.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo pressured Zhao Mu, but Dugu Bo and Zhao Wuji shielded him before Ning Fengzhi eased the tension and resumed the discussion.

Zhao Mu bought rare metals from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at market price and made clear he had wanted the sect to submit to him, though he did not need its support. Back at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he prepared to forge the Jiuli Yaotian Flag using the metals and Xiao Wu’s corpse.

• Zhao Mu refused Ning Fengzhi’s offer of a twenty percent discount and completed the metal purchase at market price.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo watched Zhao Mu leave and wondered where his confidence came from.
• On the journey back, Zhao Mu told Dugu Bo that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s submission would be welcome but was not necessary.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Zhao Mu revealed that he intended to forge a weapon and brought out Xiao Wu’s corpse alongside the metals.
• After spending half an hour preparing himself, Zhao Mu approached the materials and Xiao Wu’s corpse as Zhao Wuji asked whether he needed help.

Zhao Mu used rare metals, Xiao Wu’s corpse, and his own blood to forge the Jiuli Yaotian Flag at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where heavenly lightning helped complete the weapon. The emerging artifact drew the attention of Tai Tan, Lou Gao, and Tang Hao, who suspected it was a powerful weapon tied to Zhao Mu or someone from the past.

• Zhao Mu arranged the rare metals around Xiao Wu’s corpse and entered a vision of a bloody world crowned by a dark red banner.
• Zhao Mu transformed the materials into components, used Xiao Wu’s corpse to bind them into a cross-shaped frame, and added his blood to ignite the forging.
• Heavenly lightning struck the frame, burning away residue and revealing runes as the Jiuli Yaotian Flag absorbed the lightning and neared completion.
• Tai Tan sensed a divine artifact forming and wondered whether his vanished master was responsible.
• Lou Gao sensed that the artifact was made for slaughter and bloodshed, while Silong asked whether a blacksmith could truly forge a divine artifact.
• Tang Hao sensed the artifact’s effect on his killing intent and wondered whether it was connected to the person who had left toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Zhao Mu forged the Jiuli Yaotian Flag and discovered its ability to keep him at full strength while steadily strengthening allies during battle. As the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opened in Heaven Dou City, Zhao Mu skipped the ceremony, while Ning Fengzhi hinted that he already knew who would win.

• Heavenly Lightning completed the Jiuli Yaotian Flag, and Zhao Mu found that its radiance maintained his combat power and continually strengthened fighters within its range.
• As the tournament approached, Tang San and Shrek Academy prepared to seek revenge, while Bibi Dong warned Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena that she would send them to Lost Canyon if they lost.
• Meng Yiran recalled the figures who had shattered her confidence, while competitors from the other academies prepared to prove themselves at the tournament.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling believed they could challenge Spirit Hall for a top-three finish, but they considered Zhao Mu unbeatable; Zhao Mu chose not to attend the opening ceremony or compete in the preliminaries.
• At the opening ceremony, Ning Fengzhi said he was certain who would win the tournament but refused to name the champion when asked.

The Soul Master Tournament began, and the draw paired the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team against Shrek Academy in the opening match. Both teams prepared to settle their past conflict as the first-round battle began.

• Ning Fengzhi kept the championship team he favored secret, fueling speculation among spectators, gamblers, and tournament officials.
• Salas drew the first-round matchups, pairing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team with Shrek Academy.
• Tang San rallied Shrek and outlined plans to counter Dugu Yan’s poison and the other team member’s strength, while Oscar and Dai Mubai hoped to prove Ning Rongrong had chosen wrongly.
• Yu Tianheng vowed to take revenge, but Dugu Yan told him to stand aside and demanded an overwhelming victory for the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team and Shrek entered the arena, and the referee started the opening match as both sides released their Martial Souls.