Chapter Summaries

Ning Chuan told Qian Renxue about his past, his Martial Soul’s evolution, and his experiences at Shrek Academy. He claimed Tang Hao forced him to leave and had crippled Yu Xiaogang, leaving Qian Renxue eager for BiBi Dong to hear of Yu Xiaogang’s fate.

• Ning Chuan recounted his Martial Soul awakening, his training, and the Sword Domain he gained with his Fourth Spirit Ring.
• Ning Chuan described his time at Shrek Academy and joked about the girls who liked him; Qian Renxue offered him a chance if he gave them up, and he refused.
• Ning Chuan told Qian Renxue that Tang Hao had threatened him into leaving Shrek because Tang San loved Xiao Wu.
• Ning Chuan claimed Tang Hao had destroyed Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Power and made him a eunuch, then described finding Yu Xiaogang begging outside Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue laughed at Yu Xiaogang’s misery and decided BiBi Dong should learn about his ruin and the grievances he had suffered.

Ning Chuan helped Qian Renxue write affectionate letters to BiBi Dong, while BiBi Dong learned that Yu Xiaogang had been crippled and ordered Tang Hao and Tang San killed at the tournament finals. After a month of training, Ning Chuan defeated Qian Renxue in a sword spar and questioned BiBi Dong’s motives for sending her to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Ning Chuan explained why Yu Xiaogang would likely remain loyal to Tang San, then helped Qian Renxue write a letter to BiBi Dong.
• Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost Charm reported their failed attempt to kill Tang San and delivered Qian Renxue’s letter to BiBi Dong.
• BiBi Dong learned Yu Xiaogang had been crippled and castrated by Tang Hao and Tang San, then ordered them killed at the tournament finals in Spirit City.
• Ning Chuan spent a month training at the Crown Prince Residence, prompting Qian Renxue to train more diligently as well.
• Ning Chuan defeated Qian Renxue in a weapon-only spar and criticized BiBi Dong’s plan to have her infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire.

Ning Chuan taught Qian Renxue to abandon her chivalrous approach to combat and exploit opponents’ weaknesses, then fought her again before the New Royal Fight Team traveled to the Advancement Round. At the Royal Hunting Ground, they encountered the Shrek Team and a disguised Yu Xiaogang.

• Ning Chuan criticized Qian Renxue’s Combat Thinking and explained how to counter the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique by attacking the ground or exploiting its limits.
• Qian Renxue understood Ning Chuan’s advice, challenged him to another decisive battle, and lost again in the Training Room.
• Ning Chuan teased Qian Renxue about her confidence against the Clear Sky Hammer after she complained that the Training Room restricted her flying and trapped her with his bugs.
• The New Royal Fight Team traveled to the Royal Hunting Ground for the Advancement Round, while Oslo stayed behind to attempt a breakthrough and Yu Feng arrived as a level forty-one Soul Ancestor.
• Ning Rongrong wondered why Yu Xiaogang had come with the Shrek Team, and Ning Chuan and Xiao Wu explained that he was difficult to recognize and could enter as an ordinary person.

Ning Chuan refused Liu Erlong’s demand to clear Yu Xiaogang’s name, then settled into the Royal Hunting Ground compound with the New Royal Fight Team. He was interrupted while getting intimate with Zhu Zhuqing to meet Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, and his private exchange with Qian Renxue stirred jealousy.

• Liu Erlong pleaded with Ning Chuan to clear Yu Xiaogang’s name, but he refused and left with the New Royal Fight Team.
• Tang San told the Shrek group his version of Ning Chuan’s past misdeeds, while Xiao Wu grew angry at him for insulting Little Six.
• Ning Chuan and the team entered their assigned compound, where he and Zhu Zhuqing shared the most luxurious room.
• Ning Chuan hugged Zhu Zhuqing and began getting intimate with her, but Grandmaster Louise interrupted to summon him to Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Fengzhi subtly offered to accept Ning Chuan marrying both Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, while Qian Renxue privately voiced jealousy over his relationship with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Chuan noticed Qian Renxue’s reaction and told Ning Fengzhi that Xue Qinghe seemed to feel their relationship had grown distant.

Ning Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing joined the Advancement Round, where Zhu Zhuqing stunned the crowd by defeating seven opponents alone. The opening matches ended with the Heaven Dou Empire’s six Preliminary Round qualifiers victorious, while Huo Wu and Meng Yiran each singled out Ning Chuan and Tang San after their matches.

• Ning Chuan secretly groped Qian Renxue while hugging her, then spent the night with Little Cat and joined her for morning training.
• Ning Chuan let Zhu Zhuqing, the Shi Brothers, Yu Feng, and Huang Jia take the field because he had little interest in fighting.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated seven opponents in succession, including two Soul Ancestors, stunning the spectators and worrying the Shrek Team.
• Shrek Team and the next four teams—Blazing Fire Academy, Godwind Academy, Thunder Academy, and Skywater Academy—won their matches, pleasing Xue Ye and angering Salas.
• Huo Wu pointed at Ning Chuan and Tang San after her victory, while Meng Yiran defeated three opponents and pointed at Ning Chuan in challenge and Tang San in disgust.

Ning Chuan drew attention for his strength before facing Shrek in the second round of the Advancement Round. He quickly sent Xiao Wu off the stage, leaving Yu Xiaogang determined to defeat him and claim victory.

• Meng Yiran and Huo Wu drew attention to Ning Chuan and Tang San, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing teased Ning Chuan about his admirers and their relationship.
• The first day's matches ended, and the draw paired the New Royal Fight Team against Shrek in the second round.
• Yu Tianheng defeated the Shi Brothers before Yu Feng knocked him off the stage, and Xiao Wu then defeated Yu Feng.
• Ning Chuan entered the match with four spirit rings, prompting Tang San to worry that Xiao Wu might reconnect with him.
• Ning Chuan warned Xiao Wu before sending her flying off the stage with a sword strike that her Invincible True Body blocked.
• Yu Xiaogang rejected Flender's advice to give up and insisted that Shrek could win if they defeated Ning Chuan.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai with her Black Widow External Soul Bone, shocking the VIPs and revealing its deadly poison. After Tang San refused to forfeit, Zhu Zhuqing released Dai Mubai and began detoxifying him, but she sensed that absorbing his life force could bring her great power.

• Ning Chuan swiftly eliminated Shrek's remaining fighters before forfeiting to let Zhu Zhuqing face Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger abilities and attacked Zhu Zhuqing, who pierced him with her Black Widow spider spears and left him poisoned and unable to fight.
• Salas, Xue Ye, and Ning Fengzhi reacted with shock to Zhu Zhuqing's External Soul Bone, while Ning Fengzhi imagined her and Ning Chuan becoming future pillars of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Flender tried to forfeit for Shrek, but Tang San objected after recognizing the Black Widow Soul Bone and suspecting Ning Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing had taken the Spirit Beast he wanted.
• Yu Xiaogang declared Dai Mubai's forfeit and sent Tang San on as Shrek's final competitor; Zhu Zhuqing released Dai Mubai and absorbed some of his life force while detoxifying him.

Zhu Zhuqing fought Tang San in the arena, using her speed, skills, and Black Widow External Soul Bone to counter his attacks. Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass was absorbed by her soul bone, and he continued the fight by swinging his Clear Sky Hammer at her.

• After Flender carried Dai Mubai away, Zhu Zhuqing faced Tang San and the two released their martial spirits.
• Tang San accused Zhu Zhuqing of stealing her External Soul Bone, and she challenged him over the origin of his Mystic Heaven Treasure Record.
• Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Tang San with her speed and Hell Stab, breaking through his Mystic Jade Hand and forcing him to retreat with his Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San trapped Zhu Zhuqing with Blue Silver Cage and Spider Web Restraint, but her Black Widow External Soul Bone absorbed both Spirit Skills.
• Ning Chuan explained that Zhu Zhuqing's Black Widow External Soul Bone was the nemesis of spiderweb-type Spirit Skills, and Tang San attacked her with his Clear Sky Hammer.

Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Tang San with her mutated ranged Netherworld Hundred Claws and defeated his Clear Sky Hammer with her fourth spirit ability. Tang San was left badly injured after her clone struck him during the clash.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her clones and mutated Netherworld Hundred Blade Kill to pierce Tang San's defenses and injure him repeatedly.
• The spectators watched as Tang San struggled to keep his Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique swinging while Zhu Zhuqing maintained her relentless attacks.
• After Tang San completed his thirty-sixth hammer swing, Zhu Zhuqing launched Netherworld Terror Claw against his Demon Bear Hammer.
• Netherworld Terror Claw shattered the Demon Bear phantom and forced Tang San to brace himself with the Clear Sky Hammer and his Eight Spider Lances.
• Zhu Zhuqing's clones attacked from behind, and one struck Tang San in the kidney as his hammer and Eight Spider Lances were torn away, sending him flying in a trail of blood.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Tang San with her Netherworld Terror Claw, while Tang San blamed Yu Xiaogang and planned to obtain the Twin Spirits cultivation method before killing him. Afterward, Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Chuan that absorbing Dai Mubai’s life force and Soul Power had stirred her Martial Soul and made it crave more.

• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Tang San, and the referee declared the New Royal Fight Team the winner.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected Tang San’s excuse that she had won by sneak attack, and Tang San regretted becoming Yu Xiaogang’s disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San, who hid his resentment and planned to kill him after obtaining the Twin Spirits cultivation method.
• Tang San considered adding more Spirit Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer after recognizing his weaknesses against area-of-effect skills.
• Ning Chuan asked Zhu Zhuqing about devouring Dai Mubai’s life force and Soul Power, and she showed him new White Tiger-like patterns on her Martial Soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Chuan that her Martial Soul had stirred and now seemed to crave Dai Mubai’s life force and Soul Power.

After Zhu Zhuqing defeated Tang San, he withdrew from the tournament and brooded over his losses, his resentment toward her and Ning Chuan, and the direction of his cultivation. The chapter left Tang San isolated and mentally tormented, while Dai Mubai also fell into despair and vowed revenge.

• Ning Chuan warned Zhu Zhuqing that devouring Dai Mubai might evolve her spirit but could bring hidden dangers and make Spirit Hall brand her an Evil Spirit Master, then sealed the room with Gold Devouring Insects.
• Tang San replayed his defeat by Zhu Zhuqing, blamed her External Soul Bone for the loss, and concluded it had likely come from the Black Widow corpse he had killed.
• Tang San resented Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Chuan, resolved to settle accounts with them, and recognized that the Clear Sky Hammer needed area and long-range attacks.
• Tang San left the Shrek group and shut himself away in the barracks, while Dai Mubai despaired over losing both his manhood and his former strength and vowed to drag Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Chuan down with him.
• Tang San spent three days alone without eating, drinking, resting, or competing, growing more confused as he questioned Yu Xiaogang's guidance and whether Louise could be trusted.

After Tang Hao found Tang San injured and learned Zhu Zhuqing had defeated him, he was disappointed and urged him to focus on growing stronger and opposing Spirit Hall. Tang San set aside his grudges for now and renewed his resolve to win his father’s approval and settle accounts later.

• Tang San brooded over how far Ning Chuan and others had surpassed him before Tang Hao arrived at the barracks.
• Tang Hao treated Tang San’s injuries and asked how he had been hurt.
• Tang San explained that Zhu Zhuqing had defeated him and said he suspected she and Ning Chuan had taken his External Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao dismissed the accusation, told Tang San to prioritize cultivation and alliances against Spirit Hall, and left him behind.
• Fearful of losing Tang Hao’s affection, Tang San suppressed his resentment and resolved to grow stronger before seeking revenge.

The teams completed the Heaven Dou Empire Advancement Round and traveled to Spirit City for the Finals, where Shrek Team was stopped at the gate because Yu Xiaogang was not recognized as a Spirit Master. Liu Erlong confronted the Spirit Hall guards, who prepared to fight.

• The New Royal Fight Team won all fifteen matches and claimed the Heaven Dou Empire division championship, while Oslo obtained his Fourth Spirit Ring before departure.
• During the twenty-day journey to Spirit City, Ning Chuan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Louise increased their Soul Power, and Spirit Hall did not attack the teams.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived in secret and Ning Fengzhi was disappointed that Spirit Hall had not acted against the Heaven Dou teams.
• A gate Soul Tool identified someone in Shrek Team's carriage as a non-Spirit Master, so the Spirit City guards stopped the carriage and ordered them out.
• Liu Erlong threatened the guards, who summoned their spirits and prepared for battle against Shrek Team.

Yu Xiaogang was barred from entering Spirit City because he lacked Soul Power, while the Shrek Team and other participants entered without him. After reaching the city, Ning Chuan met Qian Renxue on Pope Mountain and heard her recount the incident.

• Liu Erlong tried to challenge Spirit Hall’s guards when they refused Yu Xiaogang entry, but Flender stopped her.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that only Spirit Masters could enter, and Tang San urged Yu Xiaogang to endure the humiliation.
• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong stayed outside Spirit City while the participating teams entered.
• Ning Chuan arrived in Spirit City and went out to buy Xiao Wu a better Storage Soul Tool.
• Serpent Spear Douluo led Ning Chuan to Qian Renxue, who told him how Yu Xiaogang had been turned away at the gates.

Ning Chuan met BiBi Dong after Qian Renxue brought him to the Pope's Hall, and his system removed the Rakshasa Evil Thought that had eroded her will. As BiBi Dong's power surged to Peerless Douluo level, Qian Renxue introduced Ning Chuan as her boyfriend and used his achievements to taunt her mother.

• Qian Renxue took Ning Chuan to her chambers and gave him a set of white clothes she had made before leading him to the Council Hall.
• BiBi Dong entered the Council Hall, and Ning Chuan's system detected that Rakshasa Evil Thought had eroded her will.
• Ning Chuan bound the system's side effect to Tang San, freeing BiBi Dong from the Rakshasa influence and causing her aura to erupt at Peerless Douluo level.
• BiBi Dong withdrew her aura and looked at Qian Renxue with apology and melancholy, but Qian Renxue mistook the outburst for a display of dominance.
• Qian Renxue linked arms with Ning Chuan, introduced him as her boyfriend, praised his abilities, and mocked BiBi Dong with pointed comparisons to Yu Xiaogang.

Qian Renxue confronted BiBi Dong about their strained relationship, then left with Ning Chuan and agreed to marry him if he achieved godhood. After visiting Qian Daoliu, Ning Chuan secretly entered Xiao Wu’s room.

• BiBi Dong remembered her past with Yu Xiaogang and her unresolved guilt toward Qian Renxue as Qian Renxue warned her not to harm Ning Chuan and left the Council Hall.
• Ning Chuan comforted Qian Renxue, and she agreed to marry him if he achieved Hundred Level Godhood, even if he had other women.
• Qian Renxue took Ning Chuan to Elder Hall, where Qian Daoliu welcomed him, encouraged him, and kept him for dinner.
• Ning Chuan returned to his residence, used a laxative on Old Mouse, and released a Gold Devouring Insect to locate Xiao Wu’s room.
• Ning Chuan entered Xiao Wu’s room through the window and seduced her.

Ning Chuan gave Xiao Wu a storage necklace and urged her to leave Spirit City, but she chose to stay with him and hide the Lovesick Heartbroken Red in her uniform. Meanwhile, Tang San's surfaced resentment drove him to Xiao Wu's room, where he called to her while she was with Ning Chuan.

• Ning Chuan gave Xiao Wu a pink heart-shaped Storage Soul Tool necklace with five cubic meters of space.
• Ning Chuan warned Xiao Wu to return to the Star Dou Great Forest and cultivate the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, but Xiao Wu refused to leave yet.
• Xiao Wu showed Ning Chuan a buttoned pocket she had sewn into her Shrek uniform to conceal the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.
• Ning Chuan and Xiao Wu continued their intimate encounter while Tang San's resentments toward Yu Xiaogang and Ning Chuan surfaced.
• Tang San went to Xiao Wu's room and called to her, and Xiao Wu answered from behind the door while trying to conceal Ning Chuan's presence.

Ning Chuan and his teammates advanced through the tournament rounds before the draw paired them against Spirit Hall Academy, while Shrek was set to face Star Luo Royal Academy. Dai Mubai revealed that the match brought him closer to a deadly succession duel, and Tang San asked about the threat posed by Dai Mubai’s older brother and Zhu Zhuqing’s older sister.

• Ning Chuan spent three days cultivating by day and visiting Xiao Wu at night while giving Tang Hao laxatives to keep him away.
• Louise drew a first-round bye for the New Royal Fight Team, and Shrek’s match against Blazing Fire Academy ended in a forfeit.
• The New Royal Fight Team defeated Sun Academy without Ning Chuan or Zhu Zhuqing fighting, while Blazing Fire and Godwind Academies combined into a powerful team.
• The tournament draw matched the New Royal Fight Team against Spirit Hall Academy and Shrek against Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Dai Mubai told Shrek that he feared dying in the Star Luo succession duel, where he would have to fight his elder brother Dai Davis and Zhu Zhuqing’s sister Zhu Zhuyun.
• Tang San promised that his father could protect Dai Mubai, then asked whether Dai Mubai would have to face both older siblings alone when they turned twenty-five.

Tang San drew Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun into his circle of allies while Xiao Wu mocked Dai Mubai’s lost chance to inherit the throne. At the New Royal Fight Team’s rest area, Ning Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing faced Davis and Zhu Zhuyun, and Ning Chuan openly vowed to protect Zhu Zhuqing despite the threat from the Star Luo Empire.

• Dai Mubai told Tang San he would entrust his life to him and Tang Hao, and Tang San promised to protect him as they joined hands with Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
• Xiao Wu refused to join them, while Tang San invited Ma Hongjun to cultivate with him after the competition.
• Davis and Zhu Zhuyun arrived at the New Royal Fight Team’s rest area, and Zhu Zhuyun challenged Zhu Zhuqing to return to the Star Luo Empire after the competition.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Zhu Zhuyun for sparing her before, and Ning Chuan told Davis that Dai Mubai had become a eunuch and no longer threatened his succession.
• Davis warned Ning Chuan not to interfere with the Star Luo imperial family, but Ning Chuan asserted his ties to the Heaven Dou Empire and vowed to protect Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Mubai and Shrek faced Star Luo Royal Academy after Davis mocked Dai Mubai and challenged Zhu Zhuqing’s choices. Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer took Zhu Zhuyun out of the match, and Dai Mubai defeated Davis, leaving him brutally injured despite his team’s concession.

• Davis taunted Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Chuan before leading Star Luo Royal Academy away.
• Davis publicly mocked Dai Mubai as a eunuch before their match, and Dai Mubai vowed to make him suffer the same fate.
• Ning Tao boosted Dai Mubai as he charged Davis, while Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and knocked Zhu Zhuyun out of the fight.
• Oscar’s Speed Sausages strengthened Shrek’s attackers, who eliminated Star Luo Royal Academy’s remaining members except Davis.
• Dai Mubai wore Davis down with Ning Tao’s boosts and Oscar’s recovery sausages, then continued his White Tiger Meteor Shower after Star Luo Royal Academy conceded, leaving Davis gravely injured and unconscious.