Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang told Flender that an old man had beaten him, only for Flender to realize the attacker was Shrek Academy teacher Li Yusong. After Li Yusong explained that he had mistaken Yu Xiaogang for a troublemaking beggar, Flender brought him to Yu Xiaogang's bedside to reveal the truth.

• Flender vowed to avenge Yu Xiaogang, who reluctantly described the old Soul Emperor who had beaten him.
• Flender recognized Yu Xiaogang's attacker as Li Yusong and carried the injured man into Shrek Academy for treatment.
• Shao Xin treated Yu Xiaogang's broken bones, leaving him wrapped in bandages on a bed.
• Flender questioned Li Yusong, who explained that he had beaten a rude, ragged stranger he thought was impersonating Flender's friend.
• Flender told Li Yusong that the stranger was his real old friend and led him to Yu Xiaogang's bedside.

Flender introduced the battered Yu Xiaogang to Li Yusong, whose disillusionment with the supposedly legendary Grandmaster made Yu Xiaogang faint from anger. After recovering enough to wake the next morning, Yu Xiaogang tried to hide his pain and act unfathomable as Flender brought him porridge, then asked whether Er Long had been well.

• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as the Horn of Wisdom and a member of the Golden Iron Triangle, but Li Yusong lost his respect after seeing how weak he was.
• Yu Xiaogang heard Li Yusong's contempt, became enraged, and fainted again.
• Flender worried that Yu Xiaogang had become fragile after years of hardship and resolved to take him to Suotuo City once he recovered.
• After Shao Xin treated his injuries, Yu Xiaogang woke the next morning but still needed weeks to recover fully.
• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang porridge, and Yu Xiaogang pretended his injuries were minor before Flender asked about Er Long.

Yu Xiaogang hid the humiliating truth about Notting Academy and told Flender he wanted to take a genius disciple to prove his theories. Flender revealed that Shrek Academy had a student with Innate Full Soul Power named Oscar, and Yu Xiaogang eagerly set his sights on him.

• Flender asked Yu Xiaogang about Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang angrily warned him never to mention her again.
• Flender asked why Yu Xiaogang had come from Notting City, and Yu Xiaogang concealed his humiliation by claiming a talented student had rejected him and been taken away by a Soul Emperor.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he wanted to choose a genius from Shrek Academy and train him into the strongest expert on the continent.
• Flender excitedly said Shrek Academy had a student with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Flender identified the student as Oscar, and Yu Xiaogang resolved to take him as his disciple.

Flender tried to recruit Yu Xiaogang to train Shrek Academy’s gifted students, but Yu Xiaogang dismissed Oscar because his Martial Soul was a support-type sausage. He agreed to stay and demanded total control over his students, while Flender secretly planned to contact Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang vowed to use his students to take revenge on Tang San and Xue Bingchen.

• Yu Xiaogang learned that Oscar had a Food System support Martial Soul and rejected him as unsuitable for proving his theories.
• Flender introduced Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai as powerful Strong Attack System geniuses, rekindling Yu Xiaogang’s interest in Shrek Academy.
• Flender praised Yu Xiaogang’s theoretical knowledge until Yu Xiaogang agreed to stay and train the students.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded absolute control over his students, and Flender accepted without hesitation.
• Flender decided to secretly tell Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang was at Shrek Academy, while Yu Xiaogang vowed to use the students to defeat Tang San and Xue Bingchen.

Xue Bingchen brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang San planned to exploit his aunt Tang Yuehua’s wealth and recruit the Strength Clan to rebuild the Tang Sect. The three approached the pavilion’s entrance, and its guards bowed to Xue Bingchen rather than stopping them.

• Tang San recalled that Tang Yuehua, the wealthy master of Moonlight Pavilion, was his paternal aunt and resolved to use her money while keeping his plans against the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San decided to recruit the Strength Clan’s blacksmiths by revealing that he was Tang Hao’s son and offering them incentives.
• Xue Bingchen led Tang San and Xiao Wu toward Moonlight Pavilion’s gates.
• The guards recognized Xue Bingchen’s imposing presence and respectfully bowed instead of barring their entry.

Xue Bingchen presented Tang Yuehua with Tang Hao’s Pope Token, leading her to believe her missing brother had come to see her. She hurried downstairs and instead found Xue Bingchen, Tang San, and a rabbit-eared girl, then froze when she saw Tang San.

• Xue Bingchen handed a guard Spirit Hall’s Pope Token, and the guard rushed upstairs to alert Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Yuehua recognized the token as the one Spirit Hall had given her second brother, Tang Hao, and recalled how she had supported the secluded Clear Sky Sect through Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yuehua hurried downstairs, expecting to find Tang Hao.
• Tang Yuehua saw Xue Bingchen with Tang San and a rabbit-eared girl, and her heartbeat skipped when she looked at Tang San.

Xue Bingchen revealed to Tang Yuehua that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and collected five million Gold Soul Coins for Tang San’s cultivation. Tang Yuehua offered Tang San a home, but he kept his distance and chose to remain with his teacher.

• Tang Yuehua examined Xue Bingchen and Tang San, then concluded that Xue Bingchen must be a trusted friend of Tang Hao’s because he carried Tang Hao’s token.
• Xue Bingchen told Tang Yuehua that Tang San was Tang Hao’s biological son and introduced himself as Tang San’s Rank 70 teacher.
• Tang Yuehua recognized Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and accepted Xue Bingchen’s claim that Tang Hao could not appear.
• Xue Bingchen asked Tang Yuehua to pay for Tang San’s cultivation, and she gave him an anonymous Black Gold Card containing five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang Yuehua invited Tang San to stay at Moonlight Pavilion, but Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to avoid her touch and said he would remain with Xue Bingchen.

Tang Yuehua failed to persuade Tang San to reconcile with her, while Xue Bingchen revealed plans to send Tang San and Xiao Wu to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As they left Moonlight Pavilion with five million Gold Soul Coins and gifts, Xue Bingchen led them toward the Strength Clan to bring its members under his control.

• Tang Yuehua offered Tang San a place to stay and help getting into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but Xue Bingchen declined her offer of recommendation letters and said he could ask Dugu Bo for help.
• Xue Bingchen left Moonlight Pavilion with Tang San and Xiao Wu, while Tang San rejoiced over the five million Gold Soul Coins and planned to use them to build the Tang Sect and craft Hidden Weapons.
• Xiao Wu happily ate the pastries Moonlight Pavilion had given her as the group walked through Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Bingchen said he was taking Tang San and Xiao Wu to recruit the Strength Clan, and Tang San recognized it as a former Clear Sky Sect subordinate.

Xue Bingchen advised Tang San to use his identity as Tang Hao’s son to recruit the Strength Clan, and Tang San eagerly planned to exploit the clan’s smithing skills for revenge against the Clear Sky Sect. Xue Bingchen then stormed the Strength Clan’s estate and demanded that Tai Tan come out, setting off an alarm throughout the compound.

• Xue Bingchen told Tang San to claim authority over Tai Tan and the Strength Clan through Tang Hao, and Tang San approved the plan.
• Tang San privately resolved to use the Strength Clan’s blacksmiths and the Clear Sky Sect’s resources to build Hidden Weapons and destroy the sect.
• Xue Bingchen arrived at the Strength Clan’s estate and mocked the clan’s loyalty to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Bingchen unleashed a Soul Power-charged roar at the gates, injuring the guards and stirring the estate into commotion.
• Tai Tan stood at a furnace in the Strength Clan’s forging ground as the commotion began.

Xue Bingchen confronted Tai Tan at the Strength Clan’s gates, where Tai Tan attacked in a rage. Xue Bingchen revealed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring that overwhelmed Tai Tan and his disciples, leaving Tai Tan stunned and reminded of Tang Hao.

• Tai Tan stopped forging when Xue Bingchen shouted for him and stormed out with Tai Nuo and the Strength Clan’s disciples.
• Tai Tan saw Xue Bingchen, Tang San, and Xiao Wu outside the gates and transformed with his Vigor Ape Martial Soul.
• Tai Tan summoned eight Spirit Rings and raised his fist to strike Xue Bingchen.
• Xue Bingchen released overwhelming Soul Power and revealed six Spirit Rings, including a red Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
• The Strength Clan’s disciples collapsed under the pressure, Tai Tan’s attack halted, and he thought of Tang Hao.

Xue Bingchen and Tang San confronted Tai Tan at the Strength Clan, where Tai Tan recognized Tang San as Tang Hao’s son and knelt to him. With the clan following their patriarch, Tang San gained his first group of laborers for the Tang Sect.

• Tai Tan saw Xue Bingchen’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and sensed the Blue Silver Emperor’s aura around Tang San, suspecting his identity.
• Tai Nuo insulted Xue Bingchen and Tang San, so Tai Tan kicked his son into the courtyard wall.
• Tai Tan bowed to Tang San and asked whether his name was Tang San and his father was Tang Hao.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and confirmed that his father was Tang Hao.
• Tai Tan knelt before Tang San as the Young Master, and the Strength Clan members knelt after him.

Tai Nuo realized that Tang San wielded the Clear Sky Hammer after Tai Tan knelt before him and called him Young Master. Tang San introduced Xue Bingchen as his revered master and ordered Tai Tan to treat him with even greater respect.

• Tai Nuo struggled out of the courtyard wall and watched his father kneel before Tang San.
• Tai Nuo recognized Tang San's black hammer as the Clear Sky Hammer and feared he was Tang Hao's son.
• Tai Tan tearfully asked Tang San about Tang Hao, and Tang San replied that his condition was none of Tai Tan's concern.
• Tang San bowed to Xue Bingchen, praised him as the master who had made him who he was, and warned Tai Tan never to disrespect him.
• Tai Tan saw Xue Bingchen's six Spirit Rings, including a thousand-year first ring and a hundred-thousand-year sixth ring, and marveled at his power.

Tang San and Xue Bingchen entered the Strength Clan after Tai Tan submitted to Tang San as the Clear Sky Sect’s young master. In the clan hall, Tang San accepted Tai Tan’s loyalty and began considering how the clan could support his plans to rebuild the Tang Sect.

• Tai Tan invited Tang San and Xue Bingchen into the residence, and Tang San deferentially let his master enter first.
• Tai Tan ordered the Strength Clan disciples to keep the incident secret, then carried his stunned son Tai Nuo into the hall.
• Tai Nuo realized Tang San was a level-thirty Soul Elder and became terrified and reverent toward him.
• Tai Tan knelt again before Tang San and Xue Bingchen inside the hall, while Tang San recognized the clan’s powerful loyalty as an asset for rebuilding the Tang Sect.
• Tang San told Tai Tan to rise and promised not to mistreat his subordinates, moving Tai Tan to tears as Xue Bingchen privately noted how much Tang San resembled him.

Xue Bingchen warned Tai Tan to keep Tang San’s return secret and told him not to contact Clear Sky Sect. He then proposed forming a team called the Tang Sect for the Soul Master tournament, leaving Tang San eager to carry out the plan.

• Xue Bingchen ordered Tai Tan to conceal Tang San’s identity and arrival in Heaven Dou City, even from the Strength Clan.
• Xue Bingchen forbade Tai Tan from notifying Clear Sky Sect and told him to follow Tang San’s orders.
• Tai Tan offered to recruit the Speed, Defense, and Breaking Clans, but Tang San decided to wait until he was stronger.
• Xue Bingchen proposed that Tang San enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy and unite the younger generation of the four single-attribute clans into a tournament team named the Tang Sect.
• Tang San excitedly praised Xue Bingchen’s plan and vowed inwardly to obey his master.

After recovering from his injuries, Yu Xiaogang chose Dai Mubai as the disciple he wanted to use to prove his theories, and Flender agreed to bring them together. Flender approached Dai Mubai, who feared he could not survive the Star Luo Empire’s succession struggle, and began addressing his desperation.

• Yu Xiaogang recovered from his injuries and decided that Dai Mubai would be the ideal disciple to prove his theories.
• Flender agreed to bring Dai Mubai to Yu Xiaogang despite doubting the proud prince would accept him as a master.
• Dai Mubai trained by striking an Ironwood Tree while worrying that he could not defeat his elder brother, Dai Weisi.
• Flender approached Dai Mubai and acknowledged the pressure he faced as a prince of the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai admitted that Dai Weisi was stronger and that he feared he might not live much longer.

Flender tried to persuade Dai Mubai to become the disciple of a supposedly wise and powerful sage who could help him claim the Star Luo Empire's throne. He revealed that the teacher was Yu Xiaogang, a member of the Golden Iron Triangle, while Dai Mubai mistook Flender's hints for praise of a far stronger expert.

• Flender promised Dai Mubai that a sage's guidance could help him surpass Dai Weisi and win the Star Luo throne.
• Dai Mubai eagerly imagined the sage as a powerful Soul Saint, Spirit Douluo, or even Title Douluo.
• Flender denied that the teacher was a Title Douluo and said he was neither a Spirit Douluo nor a Soul Saint, while Dai Mubai assumed he must be a Soul Emperor.
• Flender revealed that the teacher was one of the Golden Iron Triangle, known as the Horn of Wisdom and its core brain.
• Dai Mubai recognized the Golden Iron Triangle but privately thought Flender was fishing for praise, and Flender grew embarrassed when he received none.

Flender convinced Dai Mubai that Yu Xiaogang was the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s sect master, and Dai Mubai eagerly sought to become his disciple in hopes of claiming the Star Luo throne. Yu Xiaogang overheard Dai Mubai’s promises and prepared to impress him, leaving Dai Mubai awestruck by his pose.

• Flender told Dai Mubai that Yu Xiaogang was Yu Yuanzhen’s biological son and presented discipleship as a path to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s support.
• Dai Mubai knelt before Flender and promised to make Yu Xiaogang Imperial Tutor and Shrek Academy the Star Luo Empire’s state religion if he gained the throne.
• Flender took Dai Mubai to Yu Xiaogang’s cottage, where Yu Xiaogang overheard their conversation and grew excited at the prospect of power and prestige.
• Yu Xiaogang struck a lofty pose by the window as Flender and Dai Mubai entered and introduced him.
• Dai Mubai saw Yu Xiaogang’s pose and became convinced that he had the bearing of a reclusive master.

Dai Mubai mistook Yu Xiaogang for a powerful master and approached him hoping to gain a backer, but recoiled when he saw Yu’s appearance and weak Soul Power. Yu Xiaogang took Dai’s contempt as an insult and refused to accept him as a disciple, leaving Flender trying to persuade Dai outside the wooden house.

• Dai Mubai respectfully greeted Yu Xiaogang, believing he was a powerful reclusive master who could help protect him from the Star Luo Imperial Family’s trials.
• Yu Xiaogang turned around and revealed his bruised face, flat-top haircut, and weak Soul Power, shocking Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul as nonsense and showed open contempt for him.
• Yu Xiaogang became enraged, refused to take Dai Mubai as his disciple, and ordered Flender to take him away.
• Flender dragged Dai Mubai outside and began explaining that he had missed a tremendous opportunity.

Flender convinced Dai Mubai to consider Yu Xiaogang as his master by revealing Yu Xiaogang’s past romance with Pope Bibi Dong and promising the potential backing of Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Dai Mubai abandoned his objections and became eager to become Yu Xiaogang’s disciple.

• Dai Mubai mocked Yu Xiaogang’s low Soul Power and challenged Flender to explain how he could teach higher-ranked Soul Masters.
• Flender defended Yu Xiaogang’s talent and theoretical knowledge, but Dai Mubai dismissed his arguments.
• Flender revealed that Yu Xiaogang had once been romantically involved with Bibi Dong, the current Pope of Spirit Hall.
• Flender claimed that Yu Xiaogang’s ties to Bibi Dong and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could help Dai Mubai claim the Star Luo Empire throne.
• Dai Mubai became excited by the prospect of powerful patrons and decided that he was willing to become Yu Xiaogang’s disciple.

Dai Mubai apologized to Yu Xiaogang and became his disciple, agreeing to obey Yu Xiaogang’s teaching and Spirit Ring choices. When Dai Mubai asked about his third Spirit Ring, Yu Xiaogang ordered him to absorb a thousand-year Blue Silver Grass, leaving Dai Mubai stunned and unable to object.

• Dai Mubai returned to Yu Xiaogang’s cabin, knelt, apologized, and begged to become his disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang required Dai Mubai to follow his teaching methods without question and let him choose future Spirit Beasts; Dai Mubai accepted both conditions.
• Dai Mubai completed the disciple ceremony and asked Yu Xiaogang what Soul Beast he should hunt for his third Spirit Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang prescribed a thousand-year Blue Silver Grass, and Dai Mubai suppressed his protest because he had promised not to question his teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Dai Mubai’s belief that Blue Silver Grass was a useless Martial Soul.