Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen fought Qian Renxue after activating his Demon Empress, Holy Radiance, and Divine Descent abilities, matching her Angel Avatar despite her greater rank. The battle paused when three powerful strangers arrived in the clearing.

• Jiang Chen caught Qian Renxue's sword beam barehanded, corroding her Soul Power and cracking her blade.
• Jiang Chen used Holy Radiance to boost his strength and knocked Qian Renxue backward with a punch that further damaged her sword.
• Jiang Chen entered the Divine Descent state, and Qian Renxue answered by activating Angel Avatar.
• Jiang Chen met Qian Renxue's descending giant sword with a punch and forced her to take half a step back.
• Qian Renxue and Jiang Chen sensed three approaching auras, and the three figures descended at the edge of the clearing.

The Clear Sky Sect's third elder used Blood-Guided Return to link Jiang Chen to Tang Hao's death and demanded that he come with them. When the elders attacked, Qian Renxue fought back while Jiang Chen boosted her with the Glazed Green Lotus, leaving them facing two Title Douluo and a Soul Saint.

• The third elder's copper mirror pointed at Jiang Chen, and he accused him of carrying Tang Hao's aura.
• Jiang Chen refused to go with the Clear Sky Sect elders, so the third elder and second elder revealed their nine Soul Rings and the young man revealed his seven.
• The third elder lunged at Jiang Chen, but Qian Renxue blocked his claw with a golden shield and revealed her Six-Winged Seraphim Martial Soul.
• The second elder ordered the elders to capture Qian Renxue and Jiang Chen as well, and Qian Renxue admitted she had snuck out without guards.
• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue to break through toward the young Soul Saint while he held off the elders, then used Holy Radiance to enhance her as she activated Angel Avatar and attacked.

Jiang Chen endured the Third Elder’s Gravity Prison and unleashed his hidden powers to fight back against the two Title Douluo. After his Karma Fire halted the Second Elder’s ninth soul skill, both elders prepared to attack together, and Qian Renxue told Jiang Chen they should run.

• The Third Elder used Gravity Prison, pinning Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue beneath crushing pressure.
• Jiang Chen activated Dragon Transformation, Divine Descent, and his Eight-Armed Demon Dragon King Soul Bone before condensing his Red Lotus Karma Fire into a Karma Fire Lotus.
• The Second Elder attacked Jiang Chen with Clear Sky Heavenbreaker, but Jiang Chen’s Karma Fire Burning Heaven stopped the hammer and eroded its lightning.
• The Second Elder warned the Third Elder that Jiang Chen was unusual, and both elders activated their Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul Avatars.
• Jiang Chen asked Qian Renxue for another trump card, and she answered that they should run.

Jiang Chen repeatedly teleported with Qian Renxue to escape two pursuing Clear Sky Sect elders, but their attacks caught up as they headed for Heaven Dou Imperial City. The chapter ended with Jiang Chen trapped between a soul-tracking hammer strike and spatial chains that disrupted his teleportation.

• Jiang Chen used Void Crossing to take Qian Renxue away from the Third Elder and the young man, but the Second Elder and Third Elder tracked them down.
• Jiang Chen teleported Qian Renxue away again, and she proposed they head for Heaven Dou Imperial City, where her guards could protect them.
• Jiang Chen agreed to carry Qian Renxue toward the city and made five consecutive teleports, growing pale from the strain.
• The Second Elder and Third Elder caught up and attacked Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue with their eighth Soul Skills.
• The Third Elder's soul-tracking hammer locked onto Jiang Chen while the Second Elder's spatial chains disrupted his teleportation.

Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue were trapped by two Clear Sky Sect elders, and Jiang Chen used his domains to defend them against their Title Douluo attacks. The elders’ ninth Soul Skills struck the barrier, leaving Jiang Chen injured as he tried to hold out until Qian Renxue’s guards arrived.

• Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue blocked a Clear Sky Hammer strike, but spatial chains sealed the area and prevented Jiang Chen from teleporting them away.
• Qian Renxue revealed she was Spirit Hall’s Young Master and urged Jiang Chen to escape alone, but he refused to abandon her.
• Jiang Chen cast Lotus Domain and Green Lotus Domain, creating a healing, self-repairing barrier that withstood the Third Elder’s hammer strike.
• The Second Elder and Third Elder unleashed their ninth Soul Skills, while Qian Renxue said her guards might arrive in an incense stick’s time.
• Jiang Chen poured his Soul Power into reinforcing the barrier as both giant hammers struck, injuring him and cracking the ground beneath his feet.

Jiang Chen awakened the Ice-Fire Origin and Twin Dragon Power after Qian Renxue took a blow meant for him, then used his Nine Heavens Dragon Wings to fight the two Title Douluos. He injured the Third Elder, but their battle continued with the Third Elder suffering the clash of ice and fire inside his body.

• Qian Renxue shielded Jiang Chen from the shattered Green Lotus Domain's remaining force and was badly wounded.
• Jiang Chen activated his Ice-Fire Origin and Twin Dragon Power, transforming with ice and crimson dragon scales and unfurling his Nine Heavens Dragon Wings.
• Jiang Chen dodged the Third Elder's hammer and punched him into a crater.
• Jiang Chen caught the Second Elder's hammer shadow with his hand, then wounded the charging Third Elder with a fiery spear.
• Jiang Chen's dragon claw clashed with the Third Elder's hammer, sending conflicting ice and fire forces through the elder's body.

Jiang Chen fought Second Elder and Third Elder, repeatedly healing from their attacks as they escalated to their Clear Sky Avatar and secret technique. After Blood Battle strengthened them, Third Elder struck hard enough to crack Jiang Chen’s scales, and the clash continued.

• Jiang Chen wounded Third Elder and dodged Second Elder’s hammer, then healed his damaged dragon claw.
• Second Elder and Third Elder used Clear Sky Avatar, and their combined hammer attack badly injured Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen healed himself and challenged the two elders to keep fighting.
• Second Elder and Third Elder activated the Clear Sky Secret Technique: Blood Battle, boosting their strength.
• Third Elder attacked Jiang Chen with a bloodlight-wrapped hammer, and Jiang Chen dodged and counterattacked before both were driven back.

Jiang Chen battled the Second and Third Elders, using reckless attacks and his healing ability to hold them off. As the Third Elder’s crushing strike threatened to overwhelm him, Qian Renxue unleashed her Angel Soul Bone skill and wounded the elder with a powerful sword beam.

• Jiang Chen blocked the Second Elder’s long-range hammer attacks, then charged the Third Elder and traded injuries with him.
• The Third Elder realized Jiang Chen was stalling and brought his full strength down on Jiang Chen with an enormous hammer strike.
• Jiang Chen braced behind an ice-and-fire shield, which began to crack under the Third Elder’s attack.
• Qian Renxue rose behind Jiang Chen and invoked her Angel Soul Bone skill, Angel’s Sacred Judgment.
• Qian Renxue’s Divine: Angel Sword clashed with the Third Elder’s hammer, forcing him back and making him spit blood.

Jiang Chen killed the Third Elder with his ice-and-fire dragon claws, but the Second Elder attacked in revenge while Qian Renxue was nearly out of strength. Dugu Bo arrived to save them, and Jiang Chen withdrew to recover as Dugu Bo faced the Second Elder.

• Jiang Chen killed the Third Elder with his ice-and-fire dragon claws after Qian Renxue knocked him off balance.
• The Second Elder caught the dying Third Elder, who asked him to avenge his death, then charged Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue.
• Jiang Chen discovered Qian Renxue was badly weakened and could not use Void Crossing because the space was sealed.
• Dugu Bo struck the Second Elder's Clear Sky Hammer with a poison arrow, weakening its power.
• Jiang Chen helped Qian Renxue retreat and began recovering while Dugu Bo confronted the Second Elder.

Dugu Bo fought the Clear Sky Sect’s Second Elder while Jiang Chen recovered, preventing him from killing Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue. The Second Elder withdrew with a threat against Jiang Chen, who then carried the weakened Qian Renxue.

• Dugu Bo challenged the Second Elder after he refused to let Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue leave.
• Dugu Bo used poisonous mist and poison needles to keep the Second Elder occupied as Jiang Chen recovered.
• The Second Elder unleashed a powerful hammer strike that broke through Dugu Bo’s defenses and knocked him back.
• The Second Elder retreated rather than continue fighting and warned Jiang Chen that the Clear Sky Sect would not let him go.
• Jiang Chen explained that he was too weakened to pursue the Second Elder, then caught Qian Renxue when her legs gave way and carried her.

Jiang Chen carried Qian Renxue while Dugu Bo led them away, but Qian Renxue sensed her guards approaching and stopped. Jiang Chen asked for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud instead of an imperial favor, prompting Qian Renxue to suspect he knew its secret.

• Jiang Chen carried Qian Renxue and traded teasing remarks with her as Dugu Bo led the way.
• Qian Renxue sensed Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo approaching and told Jiang Chen to put her down.
• Qian Renxue offered Jiang Chen an elder's token granting one request from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but he returned it.
• Jiang Chen asked for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Qian Renxue questioned why he wanted a treasure the imperial family could not use.
• Qian Renxue accused Jiang Chen of pretending not to know something about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

Jiang Chen tried to persuade Qian Renxue to give him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, eventually promising to reveal its secret in exchange. He told her it contained an ancient inheritance left by the Sea God, leaving her suspicious of how he knew.

• Qian Renxue refused to give Jiang Chen the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud unless he explained why he wanted it, and Jiang Chen refused to reveal his reason.
• Dugu Bo teased Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue about flirting before leaving them alone beneath the moonlight.
• Jiang Chen turned back after trying to leave and promised to reveal the Shroud's secret if Qian Renxue brought it to him.
• Jiang Chen asked Qian Renxue to keep the secret from Xue Qinghe, and she agreed without revealing that she was Xue Qinghe.
• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was a Soul Tool containing an ancient inheritance left by the Sea God, then claimed he had guessed.

Jiang Chen arranged to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from Qian Renxue, while both secretly planned to uncover the other's intentions. The next morning, Jiang Chen and Yu Xiaogang were both missing, leaving their companions and Liu Erlong concerned.

• Jiang Chen reminded Qian Renxue not to tell Xue Qinghe about their deal, unaware that she was Xue Qinghe.
• Jiang Chen suspected Qian Renxue would tamper with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, while admitting that he felt unsettled because she had taken a hammer strike for him.
• Qian Renxue ordered her people to watch Jiang Chen's residence and gave them a week to create a replica of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Tang San and the others noticed Jiang Chen had not returned to Shrek Academy, and Tang San worried that something might have happened to him.
• Liu Erlong told Flender that Yu Xiaogang had been missing since the previous night, after becoming furious when she asked him to seek Jiang Chen's help with his bone structure problem.

Flender and Liu Erlong followed bloodstains into the forest and found signs that Yu Xiaogang had been carried off, but kept his disappearance from Tang San and the others. Yu Xiaogang awakened in a hidden altar as a man in black prepared to use the Sacred Dragon Blood Essence to help him stand up.

• Liu Erlong told Flender that Yu Xiaogang had rejected her help, and they searched the academy for him.
• Liu Erlong and Flender followed a hidden trail from the back mountain and found bloodstains and a drag mark in a forest clearing.
• Flender suspected that something had taken Yu Xiaogang and asked Liu Erlong not to tell Tang San and the others while the tournament continued.
• Yu Xiaogang awakened in a blood-red pool inside a rune-covered altar, with golden patterns spreading across his body.
• The man in black showed Yu Xiaogang the Sacred Dragon Blood Essence and asked whether he wanted to truly stand up.

Yu Xiaogang endured a painful bloodline awakening with Sacred Dragon Blood Essence while Jiang Chen unlocked the fifth petal of his Glazed Green Lotus. After testing its destructive Sky Thunder Power, Jiang Chen felt its dangerous backlash and prepared to release the excess energy.

• The black-robed man shattered a crystal containing Sacred Dragon Blood Essence and poured it into the pool, beginning Yu Xiaogang's painful bloodline awakening.
• Yu Xiaogang endured his body breaking down and rebuilding as golden power spread through his veins.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Jiang Chen poured his Soul Power into the Purple Gold Lotus Petal until it fully lit and unlocked Sky Thunder Power.
• Jiang Chen tested the new power by blasting a hole through a massive boulder, then discovered that the lightning caused his nose to bleed and churned violently in his body.
• Jiang Chen spread his Nine Heavens Dragon Wings and told Ah Yin to move farther away so he could release the excess power.

Jiang Chen experimented with using Heavenly Thunder to temper his body and found that it strengthened his meridians, though it was difficult and painful to control. He then headed toward the crystal palace to test whether combining Heavenly Thunder and Karma Fire could speed up his absorption of the Ice and Fire Dragon King's Soul Bone essences.

• Jiang Chen fired a pillar of purple lightning into the sky and confirmed that the Glazed Green Lotus absorbed the remaining power in his body.
• Jiang Chen carefully guided a thin arc of Heavenly Thunder through his meridians and discovered that it hurt him before helping repair and strengthen them.
• Jiang Chen used a thicker strand of lightning, overdid it, and collapsed while Ah Yin teased him about his smoking, electrified appearance.
• Jiang Chen wondered whether Heavenly Thunder and Karma Fire could be combined to roast the two Soul Bone essences and accelerate their absorption.
• Jiang Chen strode toward the red-and-blue crystal palace, and Ah Yin followed him with concern.

Jiang Chen fused heavenly lightning and Red Lotus Karma Fire to absorb a gentler thread of power from the Fire Dragon King soul bone, then focused on growing stronger for the tournament finals. Half a month later, Shrek prepared to face the finals without him, and Tang San chose Oscar to fill their vacant spot.

• Jiang Chen combined heavenly lightning and Red Lotus Karma Fire, cracked the Fire Dragon King soul bone, and absorbed a thread of its power through his meridians.
• Jiang Chen decided not to participate in the tournament and spent the next half month preparing for the coming conflicts.
• At the finals, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Oscar waited in the Shrek area, but Jiang Chen had not appeared.
• Tang San reminded the team that they had won all their matches and urged them to rely on themselves in the finals.
• Tang San asked Oscar to fill Shrek's vacant spot, arguing that his support abilities could save lives and that he deserved a chance to prove himself.

Tang San led Shrek Academy into the finals at the Pope’s Palace, where they faced Spirit Hall’s stronger Golden Generation without Jiang Chen. As the match was about to begin, Xie Yue challenged the six Shrek fighters to prove themselves.

• Oscar agreed to compete despite the risk, and Ye Lingling warned that she could prevent deaths but not serious injuries.
• Tang San led Shrek Academy to the finals, determined to prove the team could stand without Jiang Chen.
• The crowd welcomed Shrek, while Tang San noticed an empty seat and assessed Spirit Hall’s lineup of three Soul Kings and four Soul Ancestors.
• Bibi Dong and the other spectators discussed Jiang Chen’s absence and Shrek’s chances against Spirit Hall.
• Xie Yue taunted Shrek for lacking its captain, and Tang San replied that Jiang Chen said they did not need him.
• Xie Yue activated his five Soul Rings and challenged Shrek to show how long they could keep talking tough.

Tang San and his Shrek Academy teammates began the finals against Spirit Hall Academy, coordinating their attacks against Yan and the other Golden Generation members. Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances to counter Xie Yue, then narrowly evaded Xie Yue’s powerful Wheel Slash and noticed how much Soul Power it had consumed.

• Yan opened the match with a fire dragon attack, but Tang San used hidden Blue Silver Grass seeds to make him stagger, giving Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing chances to strike.
• Dugu Yan attacked Yan with poisonous dragon breath, while Xie Yue and the other Spirit Hall fighters engaged Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan.
• Xie Yue and Yan teamed up against Tang San, who revealed his Eight Spider Lances and blocked Xie Yue’s Moon Blade.
• Xie Yue used his fifth Soul Skill, Wheel Slash, and Tang San barely avoided the sweeping moon wheel.
• Tang San observed that Xie Yue’s attack had consumed a substantial amount of Soul Power and prepared to counterattack.

Tang San gained the upper hand against Xie Yue and Yan, but Hu Liena intervened and redirected Spirit Hall Team’s attack toward Shrek Academy’s support Soul Masters. She launched a spiritual assault on Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Oscar while Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing were pinned down.

• Tang San used the Eight Spider Lances and Blue Silver Grass to pressure Xie Yue, but Hu Liena blocked his finishing strike with a golden shield.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned after defeating an opponent and joined Tang San on the battlefield.
• Hu Liena assigned Xie Yue and Yan to hold Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing while she targeted Shrek Academy’s support Soul Masters.
• Xie Yue forced Tang San back, and Yan trapped Zhu Zhuqing behind a wall of fire.
• Hu Liena released her Third Soul Skill Eyes at Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Oscar, and Ning Rongrong began hearing voices urging her to surrender.