Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue seethed over a letter and investigated rumors in the Chat Group while Dugu Yan learned that her grandfather Dugu Bo had supposedly submitted to Lin Qingmo’s Master. The revelation left Dugu Yan stunned and made Qian Renxue suspect that powerful Title Douluo might stand behind Lin Qingmo, prompting her to seek a meeting with him.

• Qian Renxue destroyed a stone table in anger, burned a letter, and vowed to expose the Pope after gaining control of Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue studied Chat Group messages about A-Qing, Zhu Zhuqing, and raising the Spirit Ring absorption limit.
• Dugu Yan avoided Yu Tianheng’s latest confession and asked Lin Qingmo what he had meant when he mentioned her.
• Lin Qingmo told Dugu Yan that her grandfather Dugu Bo was under his Master’s command and offered to take photos when he met her.
• Dugu Yan questioned how Poison Douluo could become someone’s subordinate, while Qian Renxue considered whether Lin Qingmo had multiple Title Douluo behind him and decided to meet him.

Ning Rongrong realized Lin Qingmo had the power and resources to build a faction, and he planned to recruit the remaining Shrek Seven Devils who had not chosen sides. As she struggled with whether she could join him despite her ties to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Bibi Dong teased that his faction-building might be an excuse to start a harem.

• Ning Rongrong reconsidered Lin Qingmo’s plan to build a faction after learning of his powerful allies and resources.
• Lin Qingmo said he would build a team without relying on his Master’s name and planned to recruit Ning Rongrong to cut Tang San off from his closest allies.
• Ning Rongrong realized she was the only original Shrek Seven Devil still undecided, but she worried that joining Lin Qingmo would conflict with her loyalty to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Bibi Dong teased Lin Qingmo in the group chat about using faction-building as an excuse to start a harem, making Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu blush.

Dugu Yan connected the Chat Group’s claims about A-Qing curing Dugu Bo’s poison to her grandfather’s secret visit and realized he had likely submitted to someone to save himself and protect her. Shocked and distressed, she lost focus during the academy team’s sparring and endangered her teammates.

• Lin Qingmo tried to deny the Chat Group’s teasing about his intentions, but the group continued to mock him.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ye Lingling noticed Dugu Yan staring blankly at the Chat Group’s Light Screen and tried to check on her.
• Dugu Yan recalled that Dugu Bo had told her he was poisoned, then gave her a 30,000-Year Left Arm Bone to absorb the poison.
• Dugu Yan connected her grandfather’s story to the Chat Group’s messages and feared that Dugu Bo had submitted to A-Qing’s Master to be cured and protect her.
• During sparring, Dugu Yan misdirected her Jade Phosphor Purple Mist toward Yu Feng, nearly injuring him, and remained distracted by her grandfather and the Chat Group.

Dugu Yan performed poorly during training and brushed off Qin Ming's reprimand, while her teammates tried to guess what was bothering her. Ye Lingling ruled out Yu Tianheng's rejected confession, and Yu Tianheng watched with anger and concern as Dugu Yan remained distracted.

• Qin Ming confronted Dugu Yan over her mistakes in training, but she dismissed his criticism and left without responding to his warning.
• Yu Feng, Osler, and the Shi Mo brothers speculated that Dugu Yan's behavior stemmed from rejecting Yu Tianheng's confession.
• Ye Lingling said Dugu Yan had been restless before training and had seemed calm when rejecting Yu Tianheng, so she told the others to stop gossiping.
• Yu Tianheng overheard the discussion and felt humiliated by Dugu Yan's rejection, while worrying that her unusual distraction meant something was wrong.

Dugu Bo rescued Dugu Yan from Yu Tianheng and warned him to stay away from her. He then took Dugu Yan somewhere private to hear the important matter she wanted to discuss.

• Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng's questions and tried to leave the Academy.
• Yu Tianheng grabbed at Dugu Yan, but Dugu Bo appeared and suppressed him with his Title Douluo pressure.
• Dugu Bo warned Yu Tianheng never to provoke or touch Dugu Yan again, and Yu Tianheng reluctantly agreed.
• Dugu Yan greeted Dugu Bo affectionately and asked to speak somewhere private, so he took her away.
• In the back mountain, Dugu Bo asked what she wanted to discuss and promised to protect her if the Academy or Yu Tianheng troubled her.

Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Bo after learning from the Chat Group that he had become Lin Qingmo’s subordinate. Dugu Bo confirmed the secret and warned her to tell no one, leaving her full of questions about Lin Qingmo and his power.

• Dugu Yan asked Dugu Bo whether he had acknowledged someone as his master, and his shocked response confirmed it.
• Dugu Bo explained that his Young Master had given him the methods and Soul Bones that helped treat the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison affecting him and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan asked whether the Young Master was called A-Qing, and Dugu Bo’s reaction confirmed the name was Lin Qingmo.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan that revealing Lin Qingmo’s identity could endanger them and upset the continent’s balance of power, and she promised to keep it secret.
• Dugu Yan wondered who Lin Qingmo was and who had subdued her grandfather, deepening her curiosity about him.

Qian Renxue learned that Lin Qingmo, whom she knew as A-Qing from the mysterious Chat Group, was with Shrek Academy and decided to travel to Suotuo City to watch his team fight. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang and Flender told the team that they would face Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Fighting Team in three days.

• Snake Lance Douluo reported the Shrek Eight Devils’ identities and levels to Qian Renxue, including Lin Qingmo’s record of winning every Great Soul Arena match.
• Qian Renxue recognized Lin Qingmo as A-Qing and ordered a carriage so she could attend the match in Suotuo City herself.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender told the Shrek students that the Great Soul Arena had arranged a team battle against the Silver Soul Rank Imperial Fighting Team.
• The Shrek students reacted with surprise to the jump from Iron Soul Rank opponents, while Ning Rongrong recognized the Imperial Fighting Team.

Yu Xiaogang revealed that the Imperial Fighting Team consisted entirely of powerful Soul Elders, including Yu Tianheng and the formidable healer Ye Lingling, leaving Shrek worried about the match. Lin Qingmo refused to participate, and Yu Xiaogang and Flender struggled to persuade him as he suspected Yu Xiaogang wanted the match to showcase Tang San.

• Yu Xiaogang listed the Imperial Fighting Team's members and their Soul Power, alarming Shrek with their strength and rare Martial Souls.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Ye Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia could heal the whole team, making her Shrek's first target.
• Xiao Wu insisted Lin Qingmo could easily defeat the opponents, and Flender asked him to help the team.
• Lin Qingmo declined to fight, saying the Imperial Fighting Team was too weak to interest him.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender objected that Shrek's chances would fall without Lin Qingmo, while Lin Qingmo suspected Yu Xiaogang wanted to give Tang San a chance to shine.

Lin Qingmo refused Yu Xiaogang and Flender’s request to fight in the Soul Fighting match, while Tang San confidently claimed he could lead Shrek to victory over the Imperial Fighting Team. Lin Qingmo later took Zhu Zhuqing to the Back Mountain, leaving Dai Mubai jealous and Tang San unsettled by Xiao Wu’s complete trust in him; the chapter ended as Lin Qingmo turned to speak with a nervous Zhu Zhuqing.

• Lin Qingmo refused to participate in the match or hold back to give the others more room to perform, and Tang San said Shrek could win without him by neutralizing Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Xiao Wu said she trusted Lin Qingmo completely, while Lin Qingmo privately doubted Tang San could win without the advantages Shrek had in the original story.
• After training, Lin Qingmo asked Zhu Zhuqing to follow him to the Back Mountain, and Dai Mubai grew furious and jealous as she left with him.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xiao Wu if she was worried about Lin Qingmo being alone with Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu said she was not concerned at all.
• Tang San was shaken by Xiao Wu’s trust in Lin Qingmo, while Lin Qingmo stopped in the woods and turned to face a nervous Zhu Zhuqing.

Lin Qingmo gave Zhu Zhuqing Ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber to strengthen her body and guided her through refining its medicinal power. Afterward, Zhu Zhuqing thanked him and agreed to tell him when she reached level 30 so he could help choose her Third Spirit Ring.

• Lin Qingmo offered Zhu Zhuqing a bottle of Whale Rubber and told her to drink it to improve her physical constitution.
• Zhu Zhuqing drank the Whale Rubber, and Lin Qingmo guided her as its intense medicinal power tempered her body.
• Zhu Zhuqing emerged with stronger muscles, bones, and meridians, and her Soul Power showed signs of breaking through.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Lin Qingmo and promised to fulfill her agreement with him.
• Lin Qingmo told Zhu Zhuqing to notify him when she reached level 30 so he could determine her most suitable Third Spirit Ring.

Imperial Fighting Team dismissed Shrek Team as an easy opponent while Yu Tianheng worried over Dugu Yan’s growing distance. Dugu Yan followed the group chat, where Lin Qingmo revealed he would not fight, leaving the reason for his absence unstated.

• Qin Ming warned Imperial Fighting Team that Shrek Team had a strong record, but Yu Feng, Osler, and the others dismissed the team because it had fewer powerful Soul Masters.
• Yu Tianheng watched Dugu Yan from afar and brooded over her avoidance of him and Dugu Bo’s warning.
• Dugu Yan ignored the match briefing to read the group chat, where Lin Qingmo asked who would win the match against Imperial Fighting Team.
• Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong predicted Shrek Team would win, praising Lin Qingmo’s strength.
• Lin Qingmo said he would not fight, surprising the group, while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong argued Imperial Fighting Team was not worthy of facing him.

Dugu Yan recognized that the Shrek Team might include A-Qing, a Soul Ancestor she knew from the chat group, and questioned Qin Ming about him. She suspected the undefeated substitute Sapphire Star was A-Qing, while Yu Tianheng grew jealous of her interest in him.

• Bibi Dong noted that without Lin Qingmo, the Shrek Team would have difficulty defeating the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Qin Ming warned the Imperial Fighting Team not to underestimate Shrek, but Yu Tianheng remained distracted and unconcerned.
• Dugu Yan interrupted Qin Ming's briefing to ask whether Shrek had a Soul Ancestor named A-Qing, provoking Yu Tianheng's jealousy.
• Qin Ming found no A-Qing on the roster and said Shrek's highest known Soul Power belonged to a level-thirty-eight Soul Elder.
• Qin Ming revealed that Shrek had an undefeated substitute codenamed Sapphire Star, whose Soul Power was unknown and who would not take the field.
• Dugu Yan suspected Sapphire Star was A-Qing and wondered how she could persuade Lin Qingmo to participate.

Qian Renxue reviewed the Shrek Team’s dossier and ordered She Long to watch the mysterious substitute Sapphire Star, hoping to recruit A-Qing for her plan to seize the Heaven Dou throne. The Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek Team then entered the arena as their match was about to begin.

• She Long reported the Shrek Team’s members and their strengths to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue focused on Zhu Zhuqing and the unknown substitute Sapphire Star, whose Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and undefeated record had concealed his identity.
• Qian Renxue ordered She Long to track Sapphire Star and considered bringing A-Qing under her command.
• Yu Tianheng led the Imperial Fighting Team into the arena while Dugu Yan searched the VIP seats for A-Qing.
• The Shrek Seven Devils entered to scattered applause, with Dai Mubai watching Yu Tianheng and Ning Rongrong preparing to support her teammates.

Shrek gained an early advantage over the Imperial Fighting Team when Tang San countered Dugu Yan’s poison and helped take down Yu Tianheng, but Ye Lingling healed him and the battle turned against them. Ma Hongjun and Oscar were eliminated, leaving Shrek in a worsening position.

• Yu Tianheng led the Imperial Fighting Team into battle while Ning Rongrong boosted Shrek’s strength and speed.
• Tang San neutralized Dugu Yan’s poison with realgar-soaked Blue Silver Grass, then entangled Yu Tianheng so Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing could knock him down.
• Lin Qingmo warned Yu Xiaogang that Shrek’s advantage would not last, and Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng back to full strength.
• Yu Tianheng used Thunder Fury to strike Tang San and reverse the momentum, while the Shi Mo brothers blocked Ma Hongjun’s fire attack.
• Yu Feng kicked Ma Hongjun out of the arena, and Dugu Yan’s poison disrupted Oscar before he surrendered and was eliminated.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were eliminated, leaving Shrek badly outnumbered by the Imperial Fighting Team. When Dai Mubai tried to force a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhu Zhuqing, she surrendered, and Lin Qingmo pulled her off the arena with Blue Silver Grass.

• Xiao Wu used her Eight-Stage Kick to eliminate the Shi Mo brothers, then surrendered after exhausting most of her Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power ran out, and she was eliminated as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda vanished.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Osler remained locked in a speed-based fight while Dai Mubai, badly injured, called for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing resisted Dai Mubai’s pull and surrendered before he could reach her.
• Lin Qingmo used Blue Silver Grass to lift Zhu Zhuqing off the arena, and Dai Mubai angrily confronted him.

After Lin Qingmo stopped Zhu Zhuqing from being forced into a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Yu Xiaogang challenged her decision but backed down under Lin Qingmo’s pressure. Shrek’s defeat left Tang San surrounded by five Imperial Fighting Team members, until Yu Tianheng stepped forward to challenge him one-on-one.

• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Lin Qingmo for stopping Dai Mubai from forcing her to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then told Yu Xiaogang that her combat choices were her own.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to reprimand Zhu Zhuqing, but Lin Qingmo’s pressure silenced him and Flender persuaded him to leave the matter alone.
• Yu Tianheng struck Dai Mubai with his Dragon Claw, breaking his defense and knocking him out of the arena.
• Tang San remained alone against the five Imperial Fighting Team members and considered his limited options, including his Second Martial Soul and Hidden Weapons.
• Yu Tianheng stopped his teammates from attacking and declared that he would fight Tang San one-on-one.

Yu Tianheng overwhelmed Tang San with a lightning-charged punch, giving the Imperial Fighting Team victory and leaving Tang San shaken by his defeat. Lin Qingmo watched without surprise, judging that Shrek’s team had been countered from the start.

• Yu Tianheng blasted through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass defenses and knocked him out of the arena with one punch.
• The referee declared the Imperial Fighting Team the winners as the crowd erupted in cheers.
• Yu Xiaogang reacted with humiliation and anger while nearby Academy teachers criticized Tang San’s defeat.
• Tang San lay stunned, unable to accept that Yu Tianheng had defeated him so decisively.
• Lin Qingmo watched calmly and concluded that Shrek’s missing abilities and poor matchup had made their loss inevitable.

After the Shrek team lost to the Imperial Fighting Team, Lin Qingmo stepped into the arena and challenged all seven opponents at once. His provocation left the crowd stunned and Yu Tianheng furious, just as the duel was about to begin.

• The Shrek team returned from its defeat, and Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Tang San brooded over the loss while Lin Qingmo praised Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong for their efforts.
• Xiao Wu said Lin Qingmo would have beaten the Imperial Fighting Team, and Dugu Yan recognized him as the person she had been seeking.
• Osler and Yu Feng mocked Lin Qingmo, while Yu Tianheng challenged him to come up and fight.
• Lin Qingmo leaped into the arena and asked the referee to arrange another Soul Fighting match.
• Lin Qingmo rejected a one-on-one duel and challenged the entire Imperial Fighting Team, provoking the seven members and prompting Yu Tianheng to threaten him.

Manager Wang approved a one-against-seven match after hearing that Sapphire Star would challenge the Imperial Fighting Team. Lin Qingmo entered the arena to face the team, while Dugu Yan recognized him as the Young Master her grandfather respected and waited to see what he could do.

• A receptionist told Manager Wang that Sapphire Star had challenged the Imperial Fighting Team alone, and he approved the match and ordered the arena to publicize it.
• The Imperial Fighting Team entered the arena as spectators gathered to watch the one-against-seven battle.
• Lin Qingmo walked into the arena in an azure robe and faced the seven Soul Elders without showing nervousness.
• Osler, Shi Mo, and Yu Tianheng mocked Lin Qingmo and predicted that he would fall to their first attack.
• Dugu Yan watched Lin Qingmo quietly, recognizing him as the Young Master whom Dugu Bo respected.

Lin Qingmo challenged the Imperial Fighting Team alone, and his Blue Silver Grass initially drew ridicule. He revealed an extraordinary Soul Ring configuration, leaving the arena and Qian Renxue stunned as the match began.

• Qian Renxue asked Snake Lance Douluo to investigate Sapphire Star, and he identified Lin Qingmo as likely a Soul Ancestor.
• The referee started the match, and Lin Qingmo summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul as the Imperial Fighting Team mocked him.
• Lin Qingmo revealed four Soul Rings—three Thousand-Year Rings and a Ten-Thousand-Year fourth ring—silencing the arena.
• Snake Lance Douluo confirmed the Soul Rings were genuine and estimated the fourth was at least twenty thousand years old.
• Qian Renxue realized Lin Qingmo was A-Qing from the Chat Group and wondered how he had broken the known limits of Soul Ring absorption.