Chapter Summaries

Louise secretly followed Ning Chuan’s advice while counseling Tang San on his Fourth Spirit Ring, leading Tang San to consider a Cave Demon Spider despite the warning to keep it under five thousand years. Flender stopped Yu Xiaogang from leaving and urged him to keep going, but Yu Xiaogang remained convinced he was unworthy of Liu Erlong.

• Ma Hongjun questioned why Yu Xiaogang had run off and made clear that he was siding with Tang San.
• Tang San consulted Louise about his Blue Silver Grass Spirit, and she expressed regret over his Poison Attribute Spirit Rings while appearing to advise him impartially.
• Louise recommended a Cave Demon Spider for Tang San’s Fourth Spirit Ring and warned him not to choose one over five thousand years old.
• Tang San accepted the recommendation but privately decided to seek a Spirit Ring of at least six thousand years.
• Flender caught Yu Xiaogang as he tried to leave and challenged him to keep fighting for Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang said he had never been qualified for Liu Erlong’s love and never would be.

Yu Xiaogang decided to go to Spirit City to help Tang San with the problems of Twin Spirits, while Xue Ye and Qian Renxue learned of Ning Chuan’s growth and planned to recruit him. Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Chuan and her companions, prompting an uproar among the sect members.

• Flender reminded Yu Xiaogang that Tang San had Twin Spirits, restoring Yu Xiaogang’s confidence in his ability to help his disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he would go to Spirit City, intending to use the Pope Token Clear Sky Douluo had left behind.
• Xue Ye learned of Ning Chuan and his companions’ spirit levels and agreed to let them reorganize the Royal Fight Team and enter the Preliminary Round.
• Qian Renxue became intrigued by Ning Chuan’s rapid growth and ordered a carriage so she could go recruit him and the others.
• Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where the Sword and Bone Sect Protecting Douluos anxiously checked that she was unharmed.

Ning Rongrong reunited with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, then invented a perilous account of her training with Ning Chuan. She revealed that she had reached level forty-two as a Soul Ancestor and evolved her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, leaving Ning Fengzhi asking about the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.

• Ning Fengzhi reassured Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that Ning Rongrong had returned safely and asked her to explain her two years away.
• Ning Rongrong exaggerated the dangers of her training and used Ning Chuan's words about talent and hard work to explain why she had persisted.
• Ning Rongrong revealed her level-forty-two Soul Ancestor cultivation and summoned the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with four Spirit Rings.
• Ning Rongrong said two special Spirit Rings had helped her Martial Soul evolve and described refining a Seven-Colored Pill Pearl from a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• Ning Fengzhi asked what the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was and how it had transformed Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul.

Ning Rongrong’s family learned about her evolved martial soul and realized she had fallen for Ning Chuan, while Ning Chuan pursued Yu Xiaogang to stop him from reaching BiBi Dong. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang waking up after Ning Chuan had mutilated him and crippled his cultivation.

• Ning Rongrong described the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and Ning Fengzhi recorded its traits as a secret of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi recognized Ning Rongrong’s feelings for Ning Chuan, and Ning Fengzhi said he wanted to meet his future son-in-law.
• After learning Yu Xiaogang had gone to meet an old acquaintance, Ning Chuan guessed he was heading for BiBi Dong and resolved to stop him.
• Ning Chuan helped the Shi Brothers obtain Spirit Rings, then secretly left the group and chased Yu Xiaogang to the Heaven Dou Empire’s border.
• Ning Chuan knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious, castrated him, destroyed his Soul Rings, and took his Pope Token, money, rations, and other belongings.
• Ning Chuan returned to Heaven Dou City and the academy, while Yu Xiaogang woke up in despair.

After being robbed and crippled, Yu Xiaogang broke down but chose to head back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and reclaim his place as the Shrek Team’s leader. Meanwhile, Ning Chuan reunited with Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue, teasing Qian Renxue with an overfamiliar embrace before asking why they had been waiting for him.

• Yu Xiaogang woke in the rain, discovered his Soul Tool and possessions were gone, and found that he had lost his Soul Power and Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang found a wet feather and realized he had been castrated; he tried and failed to hang himself before deciding to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to lead the Shrek Team, reach the Spirit Master Competition Finals, and seek BiBi Dong’s method for cultivating Twin Spirits.
• Ning Chuan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and greeted Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue with an unexpected bear hug.
• Ning Chuan called Qian Renxue his sworn brother, then touched the back of her neck while asking why she and Ning Fengzhi had been waiting for him.

Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue sought Grandmaster Louise's help training Spirit Masters, and Ning Chuan agreed to the proposal on her behalf. After they left, Ning Fengzhi warned Qian Renxue to stay friends with Ning Chuan rather than recruit him, while advising her that winning over Louise could bring great influence.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Louise to train Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, while Qian Renxue proposed that she become Chief Instructor of the Heaven Dou Empire Spirit Master Legion after the Spirit Master Competition.
• Ning Chuan agreed to the plans pending Louise's consent, and Qian Renxue said Louise had already accepted.
• Ning Chuan, Ning Fengzhi, and Qian Renxue discussed the upcoming competition, including the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team's entry and an increase in regional qualifying spots from five to six.
• Ning Rongrong and the New Royal Fight Team returned from training, and Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue left after discussing the arrangement with Louise and paying five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Fengzhi advised Qian Renxue not to recruit Ning Chuan and said that winning over Louise could bring great influence.

Ning Chuan and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy main team arrived at the Spirit Master competition, where their polished uniforms contrasted with the Shrek Team’s shabby appearance. At the venue, a Canghui Academy student recognized Ning Chuan as Han Li, and Ning Chuan faced the encounter without fear.

• Ye Renxin agreed to Ye Leng Leng and Ning Chuan’s marriage, and Zhu Zhuqing eventually accepted it after Louise persuaded her and Ning Chuan apologized.
• Ning Tao joined the Shrek Team at Ning Fengzhi’s suggestion, while Louise guided the academy’s main team through tactical drills.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Family provided the main team with luxurious accommodation and custom uniforms, while Flender chose money over uniforms for the Shrek Team.
• Both Heaven Dou Royal Academy teams entered the crowded competition venue, where spectators admired the main team and mocked the Shrek Team’s appearance.
• A Canghui Academy student called Ning Chuan Han Li, and Ning Chuan replied that he no longer feared Shi Nian.

Ning Chuan’s group mocked the Canghui Academy team, then warned Shrek about Shi Nian before entering the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. At the opening ceremony, Ning Chuan’s record as the youngest Soul Ancestor stunned the crowd and left Shrek’s members reflecting on what they had lost.

• Ning Chuan’s group revealed that the Canghui Academy team had been tricked by his false name, and the Canghui members turned their insults toward Shrek.
• Shi Nian arrived and led Canghui Academy away, and Ning Chuan warned Ma Hongjun that Shi Nian was a dangerous Soul Sage who hunted talented competitors.
• Flender told the Shrek members to stay together during the tournament, while Ning Chuan planned to recover Ning Rongrong’s skull bone from Shi Nian.
• Louise and Ning Chuan led the New Royal Fight Team into the arena as Heaven Dou Empire’s representatives, and the commentator introduced Ning Chuan as the youngest Soul Ancestor in history.
• The audience praised Louise for training Ning Chuan, while Flender regretted that Yu Xiaogang was absent and that Shrek had lost the chance to share in Ning Chuan’s achievement.

Ning Chuan’s level-forty-eight Soul Power shocked the competing teams, while Shrek was publicly sidelined by Prince Xue Xing at the tournament opening. After the emperor and Ning Fengzhi addressed the teams, the preliminary-round draw began.

• The announcer revealed that Ning Chuan had reached Soul Power level forty-eight, shocking Shrek’s members and delighting Xiao Wu.
• Prince Xue Xing placed Shrek last in the team introductions and refused to recognize them as part of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, prompting Meng Shenji to protest.
• Spectators and Canghui Academy mocked Shrek, and Tang San told Dai Mubai to endure it until they could answer their opponents in the arena.
• Xue Ye declared the competition open, and Ning Fengzhi delivered an address praising the Heaven Dou Empire’s prospects.
• The preliminary-round draw began with twenty-nine teams, with one team receiving a bye in each round and the top six advancing to the Finals.

Bishop Salas announced the tournament matchups and offered Ning Chuan a place in Pope's Hall, but Ning Chuan declined to join Spirit Hall. New Royal Fight Team prepared to face Elephant Armor Academy, with Ning Chuan planning to fight alone using Thunder Devour.

• Bishop Salas announced that New Royal Fight Team would face Elephant Armor Academy and Shrek Team would face Blue Overlord Academy, while Flender told Shrek to show Blue Overlord Academy restraint because its dean was his friend and Yu Xiaogang's.
• Bishop Salas promised Spirit Hall Holy Temple membership to teams reaching the Finals and personally invited Ning Chuan to join Pope's Hall, but Ning Chuan declined.
• Ning Fengzhi reassured Xue Ye that Ning Chuan would not join Spirit Hall, while Salas considered how Qian Renxue planned to recruit him.
• Louise let Ning Chuan arrange New Royal Fight Team's lineup, and Ning Chuan told the others to stay back while he tested Thunder Devour against Elephant Armor Academy.
• Ning Chuan and the other six New Royal Fight Team members entered the arena under a golden beam as the opening match approached.

The New Royal Fight Team faced Elephant Armor Academy in the tournament’s opening match, and Ning Chuan’s Ten Thousand Year fourth spirit ring stunned the spectators. The match was about to begin as the teams sized each other up.

• Hu Yanli introduced himself and Elephant Armor Academy before Ning Chuan answered with his own name, martial spirit, and rank.
• The teams took their positions on the arena, and Ning Fengzhi worried that Elephant Armor Academy’s size and formation would be difficult to overcome.
• Both teams summoned their martial spirits, revealing three Soul Ancestors and four near-Soul Ancestors on Elephant Armor Academy’s side.
• Ning Chuan revealed a Ten Thousand Year fourth spirit ring, while Zhu Zhuqing and the Shi brothers showed four rings each, overwhelming their opponents with their combined aura.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Flender reacted with shock and regret as Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye recognized the New Royal Fight Team’s strength.

Ning Chuan used his Fourth Spirit Ability to instantly defeat Elephant Armor Academy’s seven fighters, securing the New Royal Fight Team’s victory. After the match, Ning Rongrong kissed him and boldly declared her feelings while her father watched.

• The seven members of Elephant Armor Academy activated their Spirit Rings and charged at the New Royal Fight Team, but Ning Chuan met them alone with his lightning ability.
• Ning Chuan’s lightning broke through Elephant Armor Academy’s defense and knocked all seven fighters unconscious without seriously injuring them.
• The referee declared the New Royal Fight Team the winner, and the crowd cheered as Xue Ye praised Ning Chuan’s strength.
• Ning Fengzhi explained Ning Chuan’s victory partly as an advantage over Elephant Armor Academy’s earth-attributed abilities, while Xue Xing questioned his confidence in the Shrek Team.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Ning Chuan in the team’s rest area, and Oscar watched them with jealousy.

Tang San rallied Shrek by arguing they could defeat the New Royal Fight Team, then led them into a preliminary-round match against Blue Overlord Academy. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai swiftly knocking out Tailong and two teammates after Tang San trapped them.

• Oscar resented Ning Rongrong after deciding she had pursued Ning Chuan despite his girlfriend, while Tang San urged Shrek to believe they could beat the New Royal Fight Team.
• Tang San cited Ning Chuan's limited attack range and Shrek's advantages, while Ning Tao silently knew Ning Rongrong had reached Soul Ancestor and evolved her Martial Soul.
• Flender asked Shrek not to be too rough with Blue Overlord Academy, but Tailong provoked Tang San by openly admiring Xiao Wu, prompting Tang San and Dai Mubai to promise a harsh response.
• Ning Chuan watched the teams prepare and planned to make Tang San try a new laxative after the match.
• Shrek and Blue Overlord Academy summoned their Martial Souls, revealing Shrek's major Soul Power advantage over Tailong's team.
• Tang San trapped Tailong and two Blue Overlord students in Blue Silver Cages, and Dai Mubai's White Tiger Meteor Shower knocked all three out.

Shrek Team defeated Blue Overlord Academy, but Tang San’s transferred Side Effect caused him to defecate in midair before the arena’s spectators and nobles. The chapter ended with Tang San disgraced, the arena laughing, and Prince Xue Xing mocking Ning Fengzhi and Meng Shenji.

• Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and the former Royal Fight Team reserves overwhelmed Blue Overlord Academy, forcing its team leader to surrender.
• Ning Chuan swallowed a powerful laxative and transferred its Side Effect to Tang San.
• Tang San’s stomach churned as he challenged Blue Overlord Academy’s teacher, and he tried to flee the stage before losing control in midair.
• Tang San’s mess splattered the referee and competitors, while Xiao Wu teleported away from the scene.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to shield himself as he relieved himself, and the arena erupted in laughter.
• Prince Xue Xing mocked the Shrek Team, leaving Ning Fengzhi livid and Meng Shenji ashamed.

After Tang San’s public diarrhea exposed his unresolved Martial Soul side effect, Xue Ye ordered Yu Xiaogang removed from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and ended discussion of the incident. Ning Fengzhi then brought Ning Chuan to meet Tang San’s father, who wanted help resolving Tang San’s problem, and Ning Chuan found him in a wretched state.

• Xue Xing told Xue Ye that Tang San’s Poison Attribute Spirit Rings had caused his lingering Martial Soul side effect, and Meng Shenji confirmed Yu Xiaogang was still at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xue Ye ordered Yu Xiaogang removed from the academy and forbade further discussion, while Xue Xing failed to persuade him to expel Shrek as well.
• Ning Rongrong and the New Royal Fight Team left the Great Soul Arena, where Ning Fengzhi stopped them and asked to speak with Ning Chuan alone.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Tang San’s father wanted Ning Chuan’s help with Tang San’s problem, and Ning Chuan agreed after receiving assurances from Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi took Ning Chuan to a teahouse, where Ning Chuan met Sword Douluo and the ragged, hunched Tang Ritian.

Tang Hao asked Ning Chuan how to resolve Tang San’s poison-related side effects, and Ning Chuan proposed adding Strength Attribute Spirit Rings to Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass. Tang Hao accepted the plan and declared that his grievances with Ning Chuan were settled, leaving Tang San’s future cultivation to test the proposal.

• Tang Hao met with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Chuan to ask for advice about Tang San’s recurring side effects.
• Tang Hao revealed that Tang San had Twin Spirits and explained that Strength Attribute Spirit Rings on his Clear Sky Hammer had only partly suppressed the poison from his Blue Silver Grass Spirit Rings.
• Ning Chuan proposed adding Strength Attribute Spirit Rings to Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, warning that the spirit would become an awkward hybrid but arguing that Tang San would gain strength.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo considered the proposal, and Tang Hao decided it was worth trying.
• Tang Hao thanked Ning Fengzhi, told Ning Chuan that his grievances with Tang San were wiped clean, and left the teahouse.

Ning Chuan thanked Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo for resolving his conflict with Tang San, then returned to cultivation while Tang San continued suffering from diarrhea. The chapter ended when Liu Erlong arrived at the Great Soul Arena, recognized Flender, and was introduced to Yu Tianheng as his cousin aunt.

• Ning Chuan asked Ning Fengzhi to call him Little Six, and Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo escorted him from the teahouse.
• Sword Douluo compared Ning Chuan to Tang Chen, while Ning Chuan imagined how a strength-type spirit ring would affect Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.
• Lu Jiansheng told Ning Chuan that his daughter had sent him to check on him, and Ning Chuan recounted meeting Tang Hao.
• Ning Chuan returned to his residence and cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, planning to transfer its bottleneck side effect to Tang San.
• Tang San continued having diarrhea at the Great Soul Arena as Flender stayed behind and the other Shrek members left.
• Liu Erlong arrived with the Blue Overlord Academy teacher, recognized Flender, and was identified as the academy's dean and Yu Tianheng's cousin aunt.

Liu Erlong learned that Yu Xiaogang had been disgraced over Tang San’s diarrhea and demanded to know what had happened to him. After Flender revealed that Ning Chuan had blamed Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong became furious with Ning Chuan, while Ning Chuan spent the next morning cultivating at home.

• Liu Erlong confronted Flender over the Shrek students injuring the Blue Overlord Academy team and learned Tang San was Yu Xiaogang’s disciple.
• Flender told Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang had gone to Spirit City, and she asked him to explain what had happened to him.
• Flender recounted how Tang San’s diarrhea and the accusations against Yu Xiaogang had ruined Yu Xiaogang’s reputation and gotten him expelled from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Liu Erlong wanted to punish Tang San, but Flender warned her that Tang Hao could retaliate and implicate Yu Xiaogang.
• Flender named Ning Chuan as the person who accused Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong vowed to take revenge on him.
• Ning Chuan cultivated the Purple Demon Eyes, practiced swordsmanship, and then continued cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

After Tang San returned from the competition ceremony, Tang Hao offered a way to reduce his spirit Side Effect by changing how he developed his Blue Silver Grass spirit. Tang San blamed Ning Chuan and wanted Yu Xiaogang dead, but Tang Hao forbade both killings until they secured allies and learned how to safely cultivate Twin Spirits.

• Tang San returned to the hotel after his prolonged diarrhea and hid in a wardrobe, despairing over his humiliation at the competition ceremony.
• Tang Hao forced Tang San out of the wardrobe and told him to add Strength Attribute Spirit Rings to his Blue Silver Grass to suppress the Side Effect and strengthen his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San accused Ning Chuan of deliberately withholding the method and causing his humiliation, but Tang Hao said Ning Chuan had to stay alive because they would need his ties to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang Hao hinted that Tang San would need to avenge his mother, then refused to reveal more and urged him to reach rank fifty.
• Tang San demanded permission to kill Yu Xiaogang, but Tang Hao said Yu Xiaogang was seeking someone who had solved Twin Spirits backlash and would be punished after obtaining that method.

Tang San learned that Spirit Hall Pope BiBi Dong also possessed Twin Spirits, while BiBi Dong received reports about Ning Chuan, Grandmaster Louise, and Tang San. After hearing how Yu Xiaogang’s teachings had damaged Tang San and ruined his reputation, BiBi Dong flew into a rage and summoned two elders.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that BiBi Dong possessed Twin Spirits, and Tang San blamed Yu Xiaogang for his condition and his forced alliance with Ning Chuan.
• A Red Cardinal reported Ning Chuan’s exceptional talent and Grandmaster Louise’s theories to BiBi Dong, who ordered Spirit Hall to recruit Louise or obtain her theories.
• The Red Cardinal said Qian Renxue had warned Spirit Hall not to interfere with Ning Chuan, and BiBi Dong agreed to leave him alone for now.
• The Red Cardinal reported that Tang San had inherited a shapeshifting soul beast’s Spirit and suffered humiliating side effects from Yu Xiaogang’s instruction.
• After learning that Yu Xiaogang had been expelled and branded a scammer, BiBi Dong cracked the floor with her Angel Scepter and summoned Elder Yue Guan and Elder Ghost Charm.