Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu overwhelmingly defeated Tang San in the Soul Fighting Arena, enduring his hidden weapon and continuing to punish him after he tried to surrender. Flender intervened to stop her, leaving the fight’s outcome and consequences unresolved.

• Xiao Wu used her Six Illusions Tracking Steps and Lightning Thunder Fist to batter Tang San, breaking his ribs and injuring his shoulder and face.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to intervene if Tang San faced a disabling injury, and Flender reluctantly agreed.
• Tang San pretended to be helpless, then fired Dragon Whisker Needles at Xiao Wu, but her Invincible Golden Body blocked them.
• Xiao Wu teleported in and struck Tang San repeatedly after he failed to surrender in time.
• Flender appeared on the platform and blocked Xiao Wu’s next punch, then challenged her for hitting Tang San too hard.

Flender was confronted by the Suotuo Great Soul Arena after intervening to save Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang arrived and revealed a Spirit Hall Elder Token to demand Xiao Wu apologize. Just as Yu Xiaogang tried to use his status to intimidate her, Platinum Bishop Victor appeared and challenged him over his claim to represent Spirit Hall.

• Sadi questioned Flender and ordered his arrest after the referee confirmed Tang San had not surrendered and was not in danger of dying.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived, identified himself as a Spirit Hall elder, and produced an Elder Token after the Soul Fighting Arena's men mocked and restrained him.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Xiao Wu to stop the investigation and kneel to apologize to Tang San, while Shang An watched from the stands and Zhu Zhuqing worried about Xiao Wu.
• Platinum Bishop Victor arrived with Spirit Hall deacons and asked whether Yu Xiaogang had used Spirit Hall's name to commit evil and throw his weight around.

Victor ordered Yu Xiaogang arrested after he abused an Elder Token, and Yu Xiaogang revealed that Yu Yuanzhen was his father in a futile attempt to avoid Black Prison. Spirit Hall deacons took him away while Tang San fainted, and Sadi was left to decide what to do with Flender.

• Yu Xiaogang demanded that the Spirit Hall members honor his Elder Token, but Victor ordered them to seize him for impersonating an elder and abusing authority.
• Victor threatened to send Yu Xiaogang to Black Prison, so Yu Xiaogang claimed that Yu Yuanzhen, the Thunder Douluo, had given him the token and was his father.
• Victor dismissed Yu Xiaogang's claim as no reason to let him go and ordered the deacons to take him away despite his protests.
• Tang San shouted for the deacons to release Yu Xiaogang, then fainted when his injuries worsened, and Flender caught him.
• The deacons slapped and kicked Yu Xiaogang as they escorted him out, while Victor left the arena and Sadi considered what to do with Flender.

After Flender was released from the Soul Fighting Arena, he worried about Xiao Gang and took the unconscious Tang San back for treatment. Yu Xiaogang demanded to see the Pope, but Spirit Hall guards tortured and starved him before telling him that the Holy Son wanted to see him.

• Flender left the Soul Fighting Arena with Tang San, having surrendered his possessions and taken on a debt of two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Flender decided to return the injured Tang San to the academy and worried that he could not rescue Xiao Gang from Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang repeatedly demanded to see the Pope, so two patrol guards led him to a torture room and restrained him.
• The guards put Yu Xiaogang through the room’s tortures, then locked him in a cage with an Iron Tongue that let him eat but prevented him from swallowing.
• Driven by hunger, Yu Xiaogang begged the guards for food, removed the Iron Tongue, and ate what they provided.
• The patrol guard moved Yu Xiaogang to a sealed room and told him that the Holy Son wanted to see him.

Shang An extracted the origin of Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul, transforming Luo Sanpao into a Pig Beast and altering Yu Xiaogang’s memories before sending him away. At Shrek Academy, Tang San woke after two days and resolved to recover before taking revenge on Spirit Hall, only to discover his belt was missing.

• Shang An immobilized Yu Xiaogang and used a knife and an Origin Bead to drain Luo Sanpao’s Martial Soul origin, turning it into a Pig Beast.
• Shang An blurred Yu Xiaogang’s recent memories, implanted a suggestion, and ordered the guards to throw him out.
• Tang San woke from his coma and instinctively punched Ma Hongjun, who explained that he had watched over him for two days.
• Ma Hongjun told Tang San that Yu Xiaogang was still detained by Spirit Hall in Suotuo City.
• Tang San cursed Spirit Hall and decided to recover before seeking revenge, then reached for his waist and realized his belt was gone.

Tang San learned that the Soul Fighting Arena had taken his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, while the badly tortured Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek and collapsed. Flender arranged to take Yu Xiaogang to the city for treatment, leaving Tang San behind to recover as his resentment toward Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Shrek grew.

• Tang San accused Ma Hongjun of taking his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, but Ma Hongjun explained that the Soul Fighting Arena had confiscated it.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek covered in severe wounds and passed out, and Tang San carried him inside for care.
• Flender rushed back and saw Yu Xiaogang's condition, while Tang San blamed Spirit Hall for the torture.
• Flender asked Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai to take Yu Xiaogang to the city for a healing-type Spirit Master, but Tang San stayed at the academy to recover.
• Tang San watched the others leave and resented Flender for making him stay behind, while also questioning Yu Xiaogang's choice to send him to Shrek.

Shang An took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing toward Star Dou Great Forest so Zhu Zhuqing could obtain her third Spirit Ring and he could speak with Da Ming and Er Ming. At the inn, Shrek Four Foundations and Zhao Wuji arrived, and Ma Hongjun provoked students from Canghui Academy.

• Shang An reassured Xiao Wu that he intended to discuss matters with Da Ming and Er Ming, not kill them.
• Shang An booked one room at an inn for himself, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing as night fell.
• Zhao Wuji brought Shrek Four Foundations to the inn after Tang San and Oscar reached level thirty and needed Spirit Rings.
• Dai Mubai sensed a nearby Hell Spirit Cat Spirit Master but chose not to investigate, while Ma Hongjun teased him about women.
• A Canghui Academy group entered, and Ma Hongjun propositioned their young woman before insulting the man who challenged him.

Ma Hongjun provoked Canghui Academy until its director, Ye Zhiqiu, challenged the Shrek students to fight. The battle began outside the hotel, where Ye Zhiqiu’s Black Tortoise abilities countered their opening attacks.

• Ma Hongjun defeated a Canghui student with Phoenix Fire Line, and Dai Mubai and Tang San joined him in confronting the group.
• Ye Zhiqiu tried to settle the dispute peacefully, but Ma Hongjun insulted him and demanded that the female student apologize in his room.
• Ye Zhiqiu revealed his Spirit King-level strength and challenged the Shrek students to fight outside.
• Dai Mubai organized the group, while Tang San, lacking his Hidden Weapons, planned to fight from a distance with his control abilities.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San attacked Ye Zhiqiu, but his cold aura canceled Ma Hongjun’s flames and froze Tang San’s vines.
• Ye Zhiqiu broke free of Tang San’s restraints and met Dai Mubai’s charge with his Fourth Spirit Skill’s turtle-shell shield.

Ye Zhiqiu beat Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar after they provoked him, while Shang An separately beat Zhao Wuji. Zhao Wuji returned to find his students injured, declined to seek revenge, and Ma Hongjun confronted Tang San about abandoning them.

• Ye Zhiqiu defeated Dai Mubai, slapped Ma Hongjun, and beat Oscar unconscious before stomping Dai Mubai until he passed out.
• Shang An stopped beating Zhao Wuji and returned to Xiao Wu, explaining that he had used Zhao Wuji to test his strength.
• Ma Hongjun pleaded with Zhao Wuji to avenge the students, but Zhao Wuji ordered him to carry Oscar and left with Dai Mubai instead.
• Ma Hongjun told Zhao Wuji that Tang San had fled during the fight, and Zhao Wuji said to leave Tang San alone.
• Tang San claimed he had done nothing wrong, and Ma Hongjun confronted him about returning after abandoning the others.

Tang San's resentment toward Shrek Academy deepened as Shang An traveled with Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest's Life Lake. There, Shang An met the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts Da Ming and Er Ming and declared that he had come for them.

• Tang San argued with Ma Hongjun, who mocked him, and Tang San continued to hide his resentment toward Shrek Academy.
• Shang An spent the night with Ni Huang, then set out for the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu.
• Shang An and Xiao Wu reached Life Lake, where Shang An sent Zhu Zhuqing into his Small World for safety.
• Xiao Wu reunited with Er Ming and Da Ming, who urged her to stay in the forest, but she said she was happy with Shang An.
• Shang An introduced himself as Xiao Wu's man and told Da Ming that he had come for him and Er Ming.

Shang An offered Da Ming and Er Ming refuge from their approaching Thunder Tribulations inside his Taiyi Bead Small World. After Da Ming confirmed the refuge worked, both beasts accepted Shang An, and he revealed that he had obtained a divine inheritance.

• Er Ming suspected Shang An wanted their Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones, but Da Ming and Ni Huang stopped him and asked Shang An to explain his purpose.
• Shang An said he could protect Da Ming and Er Ming from the Thunder Tribulation with his Taiyi Bead Small World, then opened a doorway into it.
• Da Ming entered the Small World, met Ah Yin, and confirmed that his Thunder Tribulation could not reach him there.
• Da Ming returned and told Er Ming the refuge was real, prompting Er Ming to rush into the Small World and both beasts to accept Shang An.
• Da Ming asked whether the artifact would remain usable, and Xiao Wu and Shang An revealed that Shang An had obtained a divine inheritance.

Shang An persuaded Da Ming to move with Er Ming into his Small World and learned that stronger Spirit Beasts lurked near Life Lake. Meanwhile, Tang San's group encountered a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but its capture was interrupted by an old woman and a young woman who appeared to claim it.

• Da Ming agreed to live with Er Ming in Shang An's Small World, and he gave Shang An more than twenty Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Da Ming told Shang An that powerful Spirit Beasts lived in the Great Fierce Land and that a roar from Life Lake had once injured and driven him away.
• After resting, Tang San's group encountered a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, which Zhao Wuji subdued after Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun attacked it and Tang San bound it.
• Zhao Wuji ordered Oscar to kill the unconscious serpent, but an old woman and a young woman rushed out and shouted for him to stop.

Chao Tianxiang asked Zhao Wuji to give her granddaughter Meng Yiran the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but Zhao Wuji refused because Oscar needed it for his third Spirit Ring. After learning who Chao Tianxiang was, Zhao Wuji showed her the students' Spirit Rings, and Chao Tianxiang ended the exchange by warning that Spirit Hall might still pursue Zhao Wuji.

• Chao Tianxiang arrived while pursuing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and asked Zhao Wuji to give it to Meng Yiran for her third Spirit Ring.
• Zhao Wuji refused, and Chao Tianxiang pointed out that her cane had wounded the serpent and that it suited Meng Yiran's Serpent Cane Martial Soul.
• Chao Tianxiang introduced herself as Snake Granny, explained her ties to Spirit Hall and Gaishi Longshe, and Zhao Wuji realized that provoking her could bring Dragon Duke and Spirit Hall down on him.
• Zhao Wuji said one of his students needed the serpent and ordered Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar to reveal their Martial Souls and Spirit Rings.
• Chao Tianxiang saw the students' talent, then reminded Zhao Wuji that Spirit Hall had once wanted him and might still pursue him.

Zhao Wuji arranged a contest between Tang San and Meng Yiran to decide who would receive the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Spirit Ring. Meng Yiran defeated Tang San, leaving Zhao Wuji to rush to his injured disciple.

• Zhao Wuji proposed that their disciples fight for the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Chao Tianxiang agreed.
• Zhao Wuji explained that Oscar was a fourteen-year-old Food-type Spirit Master but chose Tang San to fight Meng Yiran instead.
• Tang San and Meng Yiran introduced themselves as Level thirty, two-ring Battle Soul Masters, and Meng Yiran attacked first.
• Tang San bound Meng Yiran with Blue Silver Bind, but she broke free and pressed him back with Snake Blade.
• Tang San tried to exploit an opening and strike Meng Yiran's neck, but her Spirit Bone Skill protected her and her Serpent Cane smashed his shoulder, sending him into a tree.
• Zhao Wuji rushed to check on Tang San as Meng Yiran withdrew her Serpent Cane.

After Tang San defeated Meng Yiran in their sparring match, Zhao Wuji coveted her Spirit Bone and attacked Snake Granny and Meng Yiran to seize it. Dragon Duke arrived in time to protect his granddaughter, but Zhao Wuji tried to strike Meng Yiran again as the chapter ended.

• Meng Yiran's Spirit Bone protected her from Tang San's blow, and Zhao Wuji noticed the skill and coveted the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Chao Tianxiang claimed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent under the contest agreement, but Zhao Wuji ambushed her, seriously injuring her and then knocking her down again when she tried to defend Meng Yiran.
• Meng Yiran fled to seek Dragon Duke, but Zhao Wuji blocked her, depleted her Soul Power with an attack, and sent her flying while the others watched.
• Dragon Duke arrived and blasted Zhao Wuji away, but Zhao Wuji used Vajra Roar against the fallen Meng Yiran, forcing Dragon Duke to shield her with his Dragon-headed Staff.

Shang An arrived as Dragon Duke accidentally killed the Nether Cat he had chosen for Zhu Zhuqing, then used Ah Yin to save the dying Chao Tianxiang and heal Meng Yiran. After learning Zhao Wuji had attacked them and tried to steal Meng Yiran’s Spirit Bone, Shang An promised Spirit Hall would pursue the matter, while Dragon Duke began considering a match between Meng Yiran and Shang An.

• Zhao Wuji fled with Ma Hongjun and Oscar while Dragon Duke stayed behind to tend to the critically injured Chao Tianxiang and vowed to kill him.
• Xiao Wu chased a Thousand-Year Nether Cat for Zhu Zhuqing, but Dragon Duke killed it just before Shang An arrived.
• Shang An summoned Ah Yin, who healed Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran and brought Chao Tianxiang back from the brink of death.
• Meng Yiran told Shang An that Zhao Wuji had attacked her family over a Spirit Beast and tried to steal her Spirit Bone, and Shang An promised Spirit Hall would pursue the matter.
• Shang An spoke with Dragon Duke and Snake Granny about Mercenary Guild business, while Meng Yiran admired Shang An and Dragon Duke wondered what Shang An thought of her.

Shang An accepted Meng Yiran as his servant girl while Zhao Wuji led Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to search for Tang San. After Tang San defeated a Man Faced Demon Spider with Bodhi Blood and collapsed, Shang An arrived and arranged for Meng Yiran to claim the spider as her third Spirit Ring.

• Dragon Duke offered Meng Yiran to Shang An as a servant girl, and she agreed to follow her grandfather’s decision.
• Zhao Wuji insisted that Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun help him search the Star Dou Great Forest for Tang San despite their reluctance.
• Tang San fought the Man Faced Demon Spider, used Bodhi Blood to cripple it, and collapsed from its poison before he could finish it off.
• Shang An appeared with Meng Yiran, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, then decided not to kill the unconscious Tang San.
• Shang An ordered Meng Yiran to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider and take its Spirit Ring as her third, intending for her to obtain the Eight Spider Lances.

Shang An helped Meng Yiran absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider's Spirit Ring, then forced Tang San to absorb six weak Spirit Bones and had Ah Yin reclaim her Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline from him. He left Tang San unconscious and blinded his left eye with a poisonous spider leg.

• Shang An soothed the malice in the Man Faced Demon Spider's Spirit Ring and guided Meng Yiran as she absorbed it.
• Shang An made Tang San absorb six ten-year Spirit Bones created from Pig Beasts, causing him to grow slightly plumper.
• Ah Yin recognized Tang San as an enemy and asked Shang An to let her kill him, but he told her to reclaim her Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline first.
• Ah Yin used the Myriad Transformation Origin Returning Technique to drain Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, leaving his Blue Silver Grass unable to awaken.
• Shang An pierced Tang San's left eye with a Man Faced Demon Spider leg, and Xiao Wu struck him with a brick when he began to stir.

Meng Yiran absorbed a Man Faced Demon Spider Spirit Ring and gained the Eight Spider Lances as an External Soul Bone. Shang An then took Ni Huang to hunt the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger for Zhu Zhuqing’s third Spirit Ring, and Ni Huang engaged the beast in battle.

• Shang An pulled the spider leg from Tang San’s eye, leaving him with one eye intact.
• Meng Yiran endured the Spirit Ring absorption and grew eight spider legs from her back, which Shang An identified as the Eight Spider Lances.
• Meng Yiran learned to retract the Eight Spider Lances, dressed, and joined Shang An as he set out to find Zhu Zhuqing’s Spirit Ring.
• Shang An had Ni Huang carry him to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which had just killed a Vajra Bear and fled when they confronted it.
• Ni Huang trapped the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with her Spirit Skills, but it blocked her attack with Evil God Protection and retaliated with Dark Demon Evil God Thunder.

Ni Huang, Shang An, and the two kings of Spirit Beasts cornered and subdued the fleeing Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. The tiger unleashed its Life and Death Arena, drawing Shang An and Ni Huang inside, where Shang An resisted its age-reversing power and found himself on a vast arena.

• Ni Huang burned and badly wounded the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, but it endured her attacks and fled.
• Shang An watched from the Taiyi Dharma Domain as the tiger escaped, then the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python intercepted it and struck it down.
• Ni Huang joined Da Ming and Er Ming, and Shang An arrived to confront the trapped tiger.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger used its Life and Death Arena against Shang An, who countered with the Golden Light of Truth; the black hole then pulled Shang An and Ni Huang inside.
• Shang An resisted the arena's power to revert him to childhood and found himself standing on a massive arena.