Chapter Summaries

Danheng explored the Star Dou Great Forest after becoming stranded in an unfamiliar world, where he learned that locals absorbed the beasts’ Soul Rings to gain strength. He encountered a group attacking a cat-eared girl and was confronted by a noblewoman who had noticed him watching.

• Danheng examined a giant wolf’s black Soul Ring and discovered a right leg bone among its remains.
• Danheng recalled the Astral Express’s crash and worried about Stelle while searching the forest for signs of human civilization.
• Danheng heard people nearby and saw a group with Soul Rings surrounding a black-clad cat-eared girl.
• A woman who seemed related to the girl appeared above Danheng and asked whether he would help.
• The woman threatened Danheng for witnessing the scene, but he warned that he did not intend to start a conflict.

Danheng rescued Zhu Zhuqing from Zhu Zhuyun’s group and learned about the Douluo Continent while traveling with her. After studying the world’s basics, he saw part of the Astral Express carriage become solid and suspected he would need to explore the world to return home.

• Danheng dodged Zhu Zhuyun’s attackers and told her he was lost, but she accused him of pursuing Zhu Zhuqing.
• Danheng swept Zhu Zhuyun’s pursuers away with a powerful gust of Green Wind and carried Zhu Zhuqing to safety.
• Danheng introduced himself to Zhu Zhuqing, explained that he came from beyond the Douluo Continent, and asked her to guide him to a city.
• Danheng and Zhu Zhuqing traveled together as she explained Martial Souls, Soul Power, Soul Beasts, Soul Rings, and the continent’s powers.
• Danheng saw part of the Astral Express carriage solidify and wondered whether he needed to explore the world to return home.

Danheng received a Smiling Face Mask from Aha and decided to explore Douluo Continent while seeking a way back to the Astral Express Crew. After showing Zhu Zhuqing the corpse of a seventy-thousand-year Moonshadow Direwolf, he agreed to accompany her toward her destination before heading to Heaven Dou City.

• Aha appeared to Danheng, teased him for mistaking Aha's trick for Akivili's power, and left him a Smiling Face Mask.
• Danheng asked Zhu Zhuqing whether soul beast corpses could be sold and revealed the giant wolf he had killed.
• Zhu Zhuqing identified the corpse as a seventy-thousand-year Moonshadow Direwolf and said only people in Heaven Dou City could likely afford it.
• Danheng offered to escort Zhu Zhuqing toward her destination, and she agreed to guide him.
• Several days later, as they reached a city, Danheng remembered that the Moonshadow Direwolf might have dropped a bone.

Danheng showed Zhu Zhuqing the seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone from the Moonshadow Direwolf and offered it to her, but agreed to keep it safe until she needed it. After knocking out a group of thugs to get money, he and Zhu Zhuqing rented rooms in the city, while Danheng continued studying Douluo Continent.

• Danheng showed Zhu Zhuqing the Moonshadow Direwolf's seventy-thousand-year right leg Soul Bone and offered it to her.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused to accept the Soul Bone, so Danheng agreed to hold onto it until she needed it.
• Several shifty-looking men approached them in an alley, and Danheng knocked them unconscious and took their Gold Soul Coins.
• Danheng and Zhu Zhuqing found a place to stay, and Danheng reflected on how learning about the continent had helped the train carriage phantom solidify.

Danheng accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to Suotuo City, where they discovered that Dai Mubai had been enjoying himself with two women. Zhu Zhuqing confronted her fiancé, and Dai Mubai tried to excuse himself by accusing Danheng of following her.

• Danheng and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Suotuo City a day before Shrek Academy began admissions, and Danheng decided to visit the academy before continuing his exploration.
• Danheng spotted Dai Mubai with two women and Zhu Zhuqing recognized her fiancé.
• Dai Mubai abandoned the women and approached Zhu Zhuqing, who confronted him about his intimacy with them and mocked his behavior.
• Dai Mubai claimed the women were only friends and accused Zhu Zhuqing of having Danheng follow her.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Dai Mubai not to provoke Danheng or she would not help collect his corpse.

Danheng confronted Dai Mubai and showed him how outmatched he was, then let Zhu Zhuqing choose to continue to Shrek Academy and gave her a seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone. While wandering Suotuo City afterward, Danheng encountered a rabbit-like girl who instinctively feared him, prompting her companion to intervene.

• Dai Mubai dismissed Danheng as weak until Danheng placed a jade-green spear against his neck, forcing him to apologize.
• Zhu Zhuqing left Dai Mubai and told Danheng she still planned to attend Shrek Academy for help with her cultivation.
• Danheng gave Zhu Zhuqing the Moonshadow Direwolf's seventy-thousand-year right leg bone before setting off to explore Suotuo City.
• Danheng encountered a rabbit-like girl whose fear of him seemed rooted in their difference in life rank, and her blue-clothed companion stepped between them.

Danheng encountered more unusual visitors in Suotuo City and discovered that Flender was terrified of his power. After leaving Zhu Zhuqing at their hotel, Danheng went to explore the Soto City Great Spirit Arena.

• Danheng saw Little Wu and the blue-clad youth called Third Brother, who said they planned to register at Shrek Academy.
• Danheng's Carriage Projection grew more solid, leading him to suspect that meeting the three young people had caused the change and to decide he should visit Shrek Academy.
• Flender used his Cat-owl Soul Skill to observe Danheng, saw an enormous dragon's head, suffered internal injuries, and collapsed; Zhao Wuji later woke him and took him back to Shrek Academy.
• Danheng found that Zhu Zhuqing had booked their only available hotel room, declined to stay with her, and went out for a walk.
• Danheng followed the sounds of battle to the Soto City Great Spirit Arena and decided to enter.

Danheng met Qin Ming at the Soul Arena, where the Heaven Dou Royal Academy teacher invited him to watch his students compete against the Berserker Squad. Later, Danheng watched Dai Mubai lose a match after becoming distracted and blaming Danheng, who remained baffled by the accusation.

• Danheng recognized Qin Ming as a powerful Soul Emperor, and Qin Ming introduced himself as a Heaven Dou Royal Academy teacher scouting the Berserker Squad for his students.
• Qin Ming invited Danheng to visit the academy in Heaven Dou City, and Danheng accepted before continuing to watch the Soul Arena matches.
• Dai Mubai challenged Lu Renyi, a defense-type soul master, while brooding over his earlier humiliation in front of Zhu Zhuqing and blaming Danheng.
• Lu Renyi exploited Dai Mubai's distraction, knocked him off the stage, and warned him about losing focus in battle.
• Dai Mubai blamed Danheng for his loss, then saw Danheng again as he prepared to leave.

Danheng helped Zhu Zhuqing absorb a Soul Bone and then brought her a suitable Soul Beast for her next Soul Ring. After Zhu Zhuqing rapidly advanced to level thirty-four, Danheng prepared to begin his Trailblazing journey across the continent.

• Dai Mubai recognized Danheng at the arena, panicked, and hurried away; Danheng returned to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Danheng urged Zhu Zhuqing to absorb the Moonshadow Netherwolf Soul Bone and stabilized its immense energy when it nearly overwhelmed her, helping her reach level thirty.
• Danheng apologized for failing to consider the danger, and Zhu Zhuqing reassured him before resting.
• The next morning, Danheng brought Zhu Zhuqing a seventeen-hundred-year Netherclaw Panther and told her to absorb its Soul Ring before registering at Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Soul Ring and rose to level thirty-four, while Danheng planned to begin Trailblazing across the continent.

Danheng accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to enroll at Shrek Academy, where his presence frightened Flender, Dai Mubai, and Little Wu. Zhu Zhuqing displayed her level-thirty-four strength and passed the entrance assessment, while Dai Mubai reluctantly prepared to escort her and Danheng inside.

• Danheng and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Shrek Academy, and Danheng sensed that Flender was inside.
• Flender recognized Danheng's aura and sent Zhao Wuji to check for a blue-eyed young man, warning him not to fight.
• Dai Mubai saw Danheng at the entrance and panicked, while Little Wu trembled and Tang San shielded her.
• Zhao Wuji approached Danheng, learned that he had come with Zhu Zhuqing, and asked her to show her martial soul and Soul Rings.
• Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai were stunned when Zhu Zhuqing revealed her level-thirty-four Soul Elder strength, and Zhao Wuji accepted her into the academy.
• Zhao Wuji told Dai Mubai to escort Danheng and Zhu Zhuqing inside, and Dai Mubai reluctantly approached them.

Zhao Wuji personally tested the applicants, and Tang San, Little Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing passed by holding out until the incense burned out. Tang San then challenged Zhao Wuji alone, while Danheng caught one of Tang San’s Dragon Beard Needles and kept it as a curious toy.

• Zhao Wuji brought Zhu Zhuqing and Danheng to the academy and took over the fourth test when Dai Mubai did not arrive.
• Zhao Wuji introduced himself as a level seventy-six Battle Soul Sage and told the applicants to survive against him until an incense stick burned out.
• Tang San and Little Wu introduced themselves, Ning Rongrong revealed her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit, and Zhu Zhuqing announced that she was level thirty-four.
• Zhao Wuji passed Tang San, Little Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing after their fight, during which Zhu Zhuqing used Nether Shadow Trail and rescued Little Wu.
• Tang San challenged Zhao Wuji to a one-on-one fight and struck him with a Dragon Beard Needle, while Danheng caught another needle and examined it.
• Zhao Wuji knocked Tang San unconscious with Vajra Lion's Roar, and Tang San later removed the needles from Zhao Wuji before asking Danheng to return the one he had caught.

Danheng forced Tang San to surrender his Dragon Beard Needles after Tang San ambushed him, then left Shrek Academy. Tang Hao later confronted Danheng to avenge Tang San, and Danheng laughed at his accusation.

• Danheng crushed Tang San with his pressure and made him hand over all his Dragon Beard Needles, which he planned to give to March and Stelle as toys.
• Danheng bid Zhu Zhuqing farewell and left Shrek Academy, while Zhu Zhuqing thanked him and resolved to meet him again.
• Flender scolded Zhao Wuji, then learned that Tang San had provoked Danheng and that Zhu Zhuqing had reached level thirty-four Soul Power.
• A mysterious man beat Zhao Wuji and declared that Tang San was his son, prompting Flender to suspect Tang Hao would go after Danheng.
• Tang Hao confronted Danheng with his hammer and nine Soul Rings, claiming he would bully Danheng for bullying his son, and Danheng burst out laughing.

Danheng fought Tang Hao after mocking his breath, catching the Clear Sky Hammer and pressing the Clear Sky Douluo with Cloud Piercer. Tang Hao used Ring Explosion and the Great Sumeru Hammer, but Danheng’s attack overwhelmed him, and Tang Hao escaped at the cost of an arm.

• Tang Hao tried to intimidate Danheng with his killing intent, but Danheng asked when he had last brushed his teeth.
• Tang Hao charged with the Clear Sky Hammer, and Danheng caught it one-handed before threatening him with a thrust from Cloud Piercer.
• Danheng wounded Tang Hao repeatedly while explaining he wanted to test the strength of the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Tang Hao shattered four Soul Rings and unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer, but Danheng’s blue dragon attack forced him back.
• Tang Hao fled after an azure wind blade cut through his defense and severed his arm.

After Aha punished Danheng by doubling his attractiveness to women, Danheng lost control of his power in Silves City when Aha refused to undo it. The disaster stopped suddenly, leaving the city and Great Soul Arena shaken but intact.

• Danheng reached Silves City and found that his rapid travels had barely increased the Train Phantom's solidification progress.
• Aha appeared disguised as Blade Brother, revealed the prank, and punished Danheng by doubling his attractiveness to women.
• A woman flirted with Danheng, who escaped and demanded that Aha remove the punishment.
• When Aha refused, Danheng grabbed the mask and unleashed a force that battered Silves City and frightened everyone in the Great Soul Arena.
• Danheng's destructive outburst stopped abruptly, and the city's residents celebrated their survival.

After Aha’s mask caused Danheng to be pursued by women and brought destruction to Silves City, Danheng headed to the Star Dou Great Forest to avoid people and explore. Aha eventually vanished to seek other amusement, and Danheng discovered that March 7th’s camera was empty.

• Danheng stopped attacking Aha’s mask when he saw the destruction he had caused, rescued the people in danger, and learned that being chased a few more times would remove Aha’s effect.
• Danheng decided to avoid people by returning to the Star Dou Great Forest, bought a map, and escaped the map shop owner’s wife when she grabbed his clothes.
• Danheng reached the forest and enjoyed its peaceful outskirts until Aha announced he had found something more interesting and disappeared.
• Danheng took out March 7th’s camera, found it contained no photos, and wondered whether Aha had erased them.

Danheng wandered through the Star Dou Great Forest, collecting Soul Bones from soul beasts and encountering the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny with their granddaughter. He let the wary trio leave and continued deeper into the forest, hoping to find a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Danheng found that his map was unreliable, marked his trail, and killed a Yin Candle Python before taking its skull Soul Bone.
• Danheng noticed Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran watching him, and recognized them as the Peerless Dragon-Snake family.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang feared Danheng's strength and discussed letting Meng Yiran escape if he attacked.
• Danheng told the trio to leave, and Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang hurriedly took Meng Yiran away.
• Danheng stored the Yin Candle Python's remains to sell and decided to continue deeper into the forest in search of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Danheng sensed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and followed its aura to find the Shrek Academy group battling the Titan Giant Ape. He rescued Zhu Zhuqing from its attack, but the beast escaped with Little Wu.

• Danheng sensed a powerful aura in Star Dou Great Forest and raced toward it.
• Danheng found Zhao Wuji and the Shrek Academy students fighting the Titan Giant Ape, and watched as they were quickly overwhelmed.
• The Titan Giant Ape targeted Zhu Zhuqing, and Danheng caught her before blasting the beast away.
• The Titan Giant Ape fled with Little Wu, glancing back at Zhu Zhuqing with hatred.

Danheng rescued Zhu Zhuqing after the Titan Giant Ape attacked the Shrek Academy group, then watched Tang San rush off to pursue Little Wu. Danheng left to follow the Titan Giant Ape, while the others set out after Tang San and Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing about her relationship with Danheng.

• Danheng caught Zhu Zhuqing, set her down, and learned she was not seriously injured after the Titan Giant Ape's attack.
• Tang San took an Oscar Mushroom Sausage and Ning Rongrong's speed boost, then rushed off to search for Little Wu despite Zhao Wuji's concern.
• Zhao Wuji thanked Danheng for saving Zhu Zhuqing, and Danheng said goodbye before vanishing to follow the Titan Giant Ape.
• Zhao Wuji decided the Shrek group would follow Tang San, and Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing about Danheng as they walked.
• Zhu Zhuqing said Danheng had once saved her and described their relationship as something like an elder caring for a child.

Little Wu reunited with Er Ming after it drove off Tang San and the others, and learned that Danheng had given Zhu Zhuqing a seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone. Danheng spared the two Soul Beasts and left the Star Dou Great Forest, planning to visit Heaven Dou City.

• Little Wu scolded Er Ming for attacking Zhu Zhuqing, and Er Ming explained that it had sensed her seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone.
• Little Wu realized Danheng must be immensely powerful, and Er Ming said that even the three of them together could not defeat him.
• Er Ming urged Little Wu to condense her third Soul Ring, and she began meditating so she could return to Third Brother afterward.
• Danheng told Er Ming he had spared them because he was curious about their story, then learned that powerful people could see through Soul Beasts in human form.
• Danheng said the Soul Bone Zhu Zhuqing carried had come from him and invited Er Ming to seek revenge before leaving for Heaven Dou City.

Danheng arrived in Godwind City and sought a buyer for the corpse of a twenty-thousand-year Stormwind Bear. Feng Xiaotian of Godwind Academy offered to take him to the academy to negotiate with its dean, while Danheng’s strength and politeness left Feng Xiaotian questioning his own reputation as a genius.

• Danheng entered Godwind City, sensed strong wind-attribute energy near an academy, and asked a shopkeeper whether he would buy a soul beast corpse.
• Danheng revealed the twenty-thousand-year Stormwind Bear, but the shopkeeper said he lacked the money and directed him to the auction house.
• Feng Xiaotian introduced himself as a Godwind Academy student and offered to bring Danheng to the academy to discuss buying the corpse.
• Danheng’s polite manner made Feng Xiaotian compare himself unfavorably with Danheng as they walked to Godwind Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian guided Danheng through the academy and explained that its dense wind-attribute energy came from the Simulated Training Environment.