Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ming explained how he had treated the Crown Prince’s evil fire, then rejected Flender’s boastful invitation to Shrek Academy and warned him against making trouble. After Jiang Ming left, Flender learned Fatty was injured and sent Dai Mubai after him to teach him a lesson.

• Shao Xin and Flender asked Jiang Ming how he had treated the Crown Prince, and Jiang Ming bluntly suggested releasing the evil fire himself.
• Flender invited Jiang Ming to join Shrek Academy and bragged about its graduates, but Jiang Ming pointed out that Flender’s claims implied a graduate had become a Titled Douluo before age thirty-two.
• Jiang Ming called Shrek Academy a fraud and warned that he had just cured the Heaven Dou Empire’s Crown Prince before walking away.
• Shao Xin realized Jiang Ming had treated the Crown Prince, while Flender seethed over the insult.
• Dai Mubai arrived to report Fatty’s injury, and Flender ordered him to catch Jiang Ming and teach him a lesson.

Jiang Ming confronted Dai Mubai after criticizing Shrek Academy and fought him using Space Shift and spatial attacks against his Soul Ring-enhanced defenses. The fight left off as Jiang Ming appeared face-to-face with Dai Mubai and thrust a tiny spatial rift toward him.

• Dai Mubai confronted Jiang Ming and demanded that he kneel and take back his criticism of Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Possession, while Jiang Ming revealed his single yellow Soul Ring and attacked first.
• Jiang Ming repeatedly used Space Shift to evade Dai Mubai’s attacks and strike his White Tiger Protection Barrier until it nearly shattered.
• Dai Mubai used White Tiger Vajra Transformation to strengthen his body and repair his barrier.
• Jiang Ming appeared directly in front of Dai Mubai and thrust a compressed spatial rift at him.

Jiang Ming defeated Dai Mubai with Space Tear and vanished before Flender could confront him. Three months later, he visited Xue Qinghe, killed a wounded thousand-year Void Mantis, and began absorbing its Soul Ring.

• Jiang Ming's Space Tear pierced Dai Mubai's barrier and injured him, leaving his combat strength nearly gone.
• Flender and Shao Xin arrived, and Jiang Ming criticized Shrek Academy before disappearing with Space Shift.
• Dai Mubai told Flender that Jiang Ming's Martial Soul seemed tied to teleportation, while Jiang Ming watched from a shadow and vowed revenge.
• Three months later, Jiang Ming visited Xue Qinghe at the Crown Prince Mansion, where Xue Qinghe confirmed that his Soul Power had reached level twenty and took him to the underground prison.
• Jiang Ming killed the half-dead thousand-year Void Mantis with Space Tear and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring.

Jiang Ming absorbed a thousand-year second Soul Ring and gained the Spatial Stripping skill, then wagered with Xue Qinghe that he would kill at least one Soul Emperor from Shrek Academy within a month. Disguised in a human-skin mask, he went to the Rose Hotel to wait for his target, who arrived with a companion.

• After six hours, Jiang Ming completed absorbing the thousand-year Soul Ring, reached level twenty-two, and gained the Spatial Stripping soul skill.
• Xue Qinghe offered Jiang Ming help against Shrek Academy, but he refused and bet that he would make the academy bleed and kill at least one Soul Emperor within a month.
• Xue Qinghe accepted the bet, planning to recruit Jiang Ming whether he won or lost.
• Jiang Ming left the Crown Prince Mansion, used a human-skin mask from his Soul Tool to disguise himself as a young man, and went to the Rose Hotel.
• After Jiang Ming waited at the hotel, a man and a woman entered.

Jiang Ming provoked Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan at the Rose Hotel, intending to use their conflict to draw Poison Douluo against Shrek. After Yu Tianheng attacked with his Thunder Dragon Claw, the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Jiang Ming saw Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan enter the Rose Hotel and planned to use Dugu Yan to provoke Poison Douluo into targeting Shrek.
• Dugu Yan demanded Jiang Ming give up her usual table, but he refused to leave until he had finished his tea.
• Yu Tianheng offered to cover Jiang Ming's bill and warned him to move, but Jiang Ming refused and challenged him to leave or be knocked down.
• Yu Tianheng activated his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and attacked Jiang Ming with his first Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw.

Jiang Ming defeated Yu Tianheng and knocked out Dugu Yan at the Rose Hotel, then taunted Yu Tianheng while claiming the name Ma Hongjun. He left Yu Tianheng injured and humiliated, with Dugu Yan unconscious in his hands.

• Jiang Ming used Space Tear and Teleportation to wound Yu Tianheng and smash him into a wall.
• Dugu Yan threatened Jiang Ming by invoking her grandfather, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, then attacked with her Jade Scale Purple Poison.
• Jiang Ming teleported behind Dugu Yan and knocked her unconscious with precise punches.
• Yu Tianheng warned Jiang Ming that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Dugu Bo would pursue him.
• Jiang Ming said his name was Ma Hongjun, challenged Yu Tianheng to find him in Suotuo City, and mocked him about Dugu Yan.

Jiang Ming abducted Dugu Yan to draw Dugu Bo away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then left to harvest its herbs. Yu Tianheng reported Dugu Yan's abduction to Prince Xue Xing, who learned she was missing.

• Jiang Ming bound Dugu Yan in an abandoned cellar and explained that he meant to lure Dugu Bo away and harvest the herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Jiang Ming revealed that he had set events in motion so Dugu Bo would go to Suotuo City, where he might clash with Ma Hongjun and Shrek Academy.
• Dugu Yan realized Jiang Ming intended to exploit the conflict to reach her grandfather's herb garden, and he left the cellar after revealing his human-skin mask.
• Yu Tianheng was brought to Prince Xue Xing's Mansion, where he reported that Dugu Yan had been abducted by Jiang Ming.

After Dugu Yan was abducted, Dugu Bo learned that the kidnapper had named Ma Hongjun and Suotuo City and set out to pursue him. Prince Xue Xing and Yu Tianheng began seeking help from Qin Ming, while Jiang Ming escaped Heaven Dou City in disguise as the city tightened security.

• Yu Tianheng told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan had been abducted by a man calling himself Ma Hongjun, who challenged him to come to Suotuo City.
• Dugu Bo rejected Prince Xue Xing's offer to search Heaven Dou City and flew toward Suotuo City immediately.
• Prince Xue Xing connected Suotuo City and Shrek Academy to Qin Ming, then sent for him while Yu Tianheng vowed to rescue Dugu Yan and kill Ma Hongjun.
• Jiang Ming disguised himself with a new human-skin mask and passed through Heaven Dou City's guarded gate.
• Urgent hoofbeats sounded behind Jiang Ming as he was leaving the gates.

Jiang Ming’s disguise let him steer Yu Tianheng, Qin Ming, and Dugu Bo toward Suotuo City and Shrek Academy while he slipped away to pursue his own opportunity. He reached Sunset Forest and used Space Shift to pass through Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist.

• Yu Tianheng told Qin Ming that Ma Hongjun had kidnapped Dugu Yan and defeated him in one move without summoning his Martial Soul.
• Qin Ming suspected Ma Hongjun had come from Shrek Academy and hurried with Yu Tianheng to stop Dugu Bo from confronting the academy.
• Yu Tianheng briefly recognized something familiar in Jiang Ming’s disguised figure, but Jiang Ming escaped without being identified.
• Jiang Ming revealed that he had planned to draw Dugu Bo and Qin Ming toward Suotuo City so he could use their absence to pursue his opportunity.
• Jiang Ming entered Sunset Forest, encountered Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist, and used Space Shift to pass through it.

Jiang Ming consumed several immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, raising his Soul Power and spiritual power before beginning the perilous ice-and-fire body tempering. Meanwhile, the enraged Dugu Bo arrived at Shrek Academy and demanded that Ma Hongjun come out and die.

• Jiang Ming found the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew in the valley and consumed them.
• Jiang Ming's Soul Power rose from level 22 to level 30, and the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew greatly increased his spiritual power.
• Jiang Ming ate the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot together, then entered the temperate waters as frost and heat ravaged his body.
• Dugu Bo traced the culprit to Shrek Academy and shouted for Ma Hongjun to come out and die.

Dugu Bo confronted Shrek Academy over Ma Hongjun, revealed himself as a Title Douluo, and killed Li Yusong after the instructor insulted him. He gave Flender and Zhao Wuji ten seconds to hand over Ma Hongjun, threatening to kill someone for every second they delayed.

• Li Yusong confronted Dugu Bo at Shrek Academy's gate and threatened him with his Dragon Pattern Staff.
• Dugu Bo released his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, revealing that he was a Title Douluo.
• Dugu Bo crushed Li Yusong to death with his Soul Power as Flender and Zhao Wuji begged him to stop.
• Dugu Bo slapped Zhao Wuji aside and demanded that Shrek Academy hand over Ma Hongjun within ten seconds.

Dugu Bo attacked Shrek Academy while searching for the person who abducted Dugu Yan, but Ma Hongjun proved he had been in Suotuo City and could not be the culprit. After Qin Ming explained Shrek’s habit of provoking people, Dugu Bo blamed the academy for making enemies, and Qin Ming stepped forward to defend Flender.

• Dugu Bo crushed Zhao Wuji’s right arm and threatened to fight anyone who stood between him and Dugu Yan.
• Ma Hongjun arrived with Dai Mubai and told Dugu Bo that witnesses could confirm he had stayed in Suotuo City.
• Dugu Bo questioned Shrek Academy about its enemies, and Flender and the others struggled to name them.
• Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming arrived, and Qin Ming explained that Shrek Academy’s motto was to cause trouble and that its students had offended many people.
• Dugu Bo struck Flender and called the Shrek members disasters, and Qin Ming confronted him for attacking the dean.

Dugu Bo searched for his missing granddaughter Dugu Yan and punished Shrek Academy after its members provoked him. Meanwhile, Jiang Ming completed his Ice-Fire Body Tempering and planned how to strengthen himself for a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring.

• Yu Tianheng urged Dugu Bo to focus on finding Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo sent him to help Prince Xue Xing search Heaven Dou City.
• When Qin Ming challenged Dugu Bo and invoked Shrek Academy's Spirit Hall connection, Dugu Bo struck him and killed instructor Lu Qibin.
• Dugu Bo gave Shrek Academy one day to identify who had taken Dugu Yan, threatening to kill one of them each day if they failed.
• Jiang Ming emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with his Ice-Fire Body Tempering complete and his Soul Power still at level 30.
• Jiang Ming decided to seek higher-quality Whale Rubber before absorbing a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring, and left the immortal herbs in Dugu Bo's Poison Array.

Jiang Ming left Xue Qinghe a coded note about Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, then attended an auction where he clashed with Tai Long and Tai Nuo. Xue Qinghe recruited Ge Long to search the western part of Heaven Dou City, but the search had found no trace of Dugu Yan.

• Jiang Ming slipped into the Crown Prince Mansion and left Xue Qinghe a note implying that Dugu Yan was in a western-city cellar and Dugu Bo had gone to Shrek to kill someone.
• Jiang Ming paid for a seat at the Heaven Dou Auction House, where Tai Long mocked his clothes and Tai Nuo urged his son to focus on the auction.
• Xue Qinghe burned Jiang Ming's note and decided to enlist Ge Long as a witness while searching for Dugu Yan.
• Ge Long told Xue Qinghe that the western part of the city had been searched almost completely without finding Dugu Yan, and urged her to give up.

Xue Qinghe rescued Dugu Yan from a cellar, where she revealed that her captor wanted her grandfather’s herb garden. At an auction, Jiang Ming let Tai Long outbid him for Whale Rubber, then left with an ominous parting remark and watched him from the shadows.

• Xue Qinghe found Dugu Yan chained in a cellar and promised to notify her grandfather.
• Dugu Yan said her captor wanted her grandfather’s herb garden, but she did not know who had ordered the kidnapping.
• Jiang Ming bid on the Whale Rubber at auction, but Tai Long deliberately drove the price up to 4,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Jiang Ming gave up the bidding and told Tai Long to consider the Whale Rubber a greeting gift before leaving the auction house.
• Tai Long left with Tai Nuo, sensed someone watching him, and saw nothing unusual.
• Jiang Ming appeared on a rooftop through a spatial ripple and watched Tai Long from the shadows.

Jiang Ming ambushed Tai Nuo and Tai Long in an alley after the auction, using his space abilities to defeat their attacks. He killed Tai Long and appeared behind Tai Nuo, leaving the enraged Soul Ancestor unable to land a blow.

• Tai Nuo sensed danger as he and Tai Long entered a dark alley, where Jiang Ming appeared at the entrance.
• Tai Nuo activated his Great Ape Martial Soul and attacked Jiang Ming, but Jiang Ming evaded with his space abilities and nearly struck Tai Long with Space Tear.
• Tai Nuo used Wild Stomp, but Jiang Ming's Spatial Stripping dispersed the shockwave.
• Jiang Ming appeared beside Tai Long while Tai Nuo unleashed his fourth Soul Skill and killed Tai Long with Space Tear.
• Tai Nuo attacked Jiang Ming in grief and fury, but his punch passed through empty space as Jiang Ming appeared behind him.

Jiang Ming killed Tai Nuo and Tai Long, leaving Tai Tan to discover the bodies and vow revenge. Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou City and reunited with Dugu Yan, who said Xue Qinghe and Ge Long had rescued her; Dugu Bo looked toward them from the doorway.

• Jiang Ming killed Tai Nuo in an alley and took the thousand-year Whale Rubber from Tai Long's chest.
• Tai Tan found his son and grandson dead, turned white-haired with grief, and ordered the Strength Clan to investigate.
• Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou City and embraced Dugu Yan, relieved that she had only suffered minor injuries.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Xue Qinghe and Ge Long had searched the western part of the city and rescued her.
• Dugu Yan revealed that her kidnapper had targeted Dugu Bo's medicinal garden, but Dugu Bo said her safety mattered more than the garden.
• Dugu Bo looked toward Xue Qinghe, who waited outside the room with Marshal Ge Long behind him.

After rescuing Dugu Yan, Xue Qinghe earned Dugu Bo’s gratitude while Jiang Ming reached Sunset Forest and refined Whale Rubber, strengthening his body enough to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. He then learned that villagers had been mysteriously disappearing and suspected the cause might be an opportunity for him.

• Xue Qinghe offered Dugu Bo lodging and medicine for Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo stayed by her bedside through the night.
• Jiang Ming traveled west to a village near Sunset Forest, avoiding towns and checkpoints as he tried to evade the Strength Clan’s informants.
• Jiang Ming refined and consumed the Whale Rubber, expelling impurities and strengthening his body until he could withstand a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Jiang Ming found villagers gathered at the entrance, where the village chief reported that people had vanished without a trace for three months.
• Jiang Ming listened as villagers described the disappearances and wondered whether a speed-type Soul Beast was responsible.

Jiang Ming investigated the disappearances around Ox Horn Village and learned that Ox Horn Gully was the main danger spot. After revealing that he was a Soul Master, he headed to the gully, where he found huge canine tracks and sensed a creature moving underground.

• The village chief and elders told Jiang Ming that more than a dozen villagers had vanished, mostly near Ox Horn Gully, where even the birds had stopped singing.
• Jiang Ming asked about the footprints left at the disappearance sites and suggested that a Soul Beast might be responsible.
• Jiang Ming revealed himself as a Soul Master by briefly releasing Soul Power, then left the village for Ox Horn Gully.
• Jiang Ming found fresh, oversized canine tracks in soft mud and noticed that the earth beneath them was unusually loose.
• Jiang Ming focused his spiritual power underground and detected a huge creature moving about ten zhang beneath him.

Jiang Ming fought a ten-thousand-year Void Burrowing Beast whose earth and space abilities had made villagers disappear without a trace. After exploiting its weaknesses and repeatedly attacking the same wound, he prepared to use Spatial Stripping to finish it as it tried to flee.

• Jiang Ming dodged the Void Burrowing Beast's ambush and recognized it as a powerful ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• The beast repeatedly attacked from underground, but Jiang Ming used Space Shift to evade it and Space Tear to wound its scales.
• Jiang Ming used Spatial Stripping to prevent the beast from burrowing, then repeatedly struck the same wound with Space Tear.
• The Void Burrowing Beast tried to escape through the forest, while Jiang Ming gathered power to use Spatial Stripping through its wound.