Chapter Summaries

Flender and the others waited one night for Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu, while Shao Xin examined Xiao Gang and Ma Hongjun and found their injuries required an operation. Xiao Gang underwent the procedure, and Ma Hongjun was left to face his turn.

• Flender proposed waiting one night for Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu before searching for them, while Tang San held on to hope and prepared to recover his strength.
• Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran left to seek Meng Yiran's Third Soul Ring, with Dragon Duke offering Xiao Tian a favor if he survived.
• Shao Xin told Xiao Gang and Ma Hongjun their urinary openings were blocked and that their damaged parts had to be removed to prevent fatal complications.
• Xiao Gang agreed to the operation, and Ma Hongjun yielded the first turn to him.
• Flender cut away Xiao Gang's damaged part while Shao Xin inserted a thin rod and used Candy Beans to help the wound recover.

After Xiao Gang and Ma Hongjun endured painful treatment, Dai Mubai nearly fought Zhu Zhuqing over her insults and his resentment. Ning Rongrong revealed that hidden Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards had followed the group, leaving them to explain why they had not intervened during the attack by two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

• Flender treated Ma Hongjun after finishing Xiao Gang's treatment, and both men waited for their wounds to heal before the next step.
• Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuqing after she expressed disgust, and Tang San and Oscar tried to keep him from escalating the argument.
• Ning Rongrong stopped Dai Mubai from advancing by demanding that her hidden guards appear and answer for failing to protect the group.
• Six Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards emerged and knelt before Ning Rongrong.
• The lead guard explained that they had planned to rescue Ning Rongrong when a safe opportunity arose, since they could not easily face two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

After absorbing two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones and gaining a Fifth Soul Ring from Er Ming, Xiao Tian reached level fifty-three and learned two powerful new Soul Skills. Da Ming suggested he trade Tang San’s External Soul Bone for a suitable Soul Bone for Xiao Wu or other treasures.

• Ning Rongrong warned Dai Mubai by drawing attention to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s guards, while Flender came out to see what was happening.
• Flender pulled the thin rods from Xiao Gang and Ma Hongjun after Shao Xin said their wounds had healed enough.
• Xiao Tian finished absorbing two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones, reached level fifty, and tested his increased strength with a strike that felled a tree.
• Er Ming gave Xiao Tian a roughly thirty-thousand-year Fifth Soul Ring, raising his Soul Power to level fifty-three.
• Xiao Tian told Xiao Wu that his Fourth Soul Skill, Azure Sky Swift Sword Dance, boosted his movement and attack speed, while his Fifth Soul Skill, Titan Rampage Strike, damaged and knocked back enemies and strengthened his next attack.
• Er Ming presented Tang San’s External Soul Bone, and Da Ming proposed that Xiao Tian trade it for a suitable Soul Bone for Xiao Wu or other treasures.

Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu emerged safely from the Star Dou Great Forest, and Xiao Tian explained away his new External Soul Bone and breakthrough with a fabricated story. The group doubted his claim that the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had let them go, while Er Ming mocked him through their Mental Space.

• Flender suggested the group leave the forest, but Ning Rongrong insisted they wait for Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu and sent Hidden Guards to search for them.
• Xiao Tian flew out of the forest carrying Xiao Wu, then joined Ning Rongrong, Flender, and the others.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Xiao Tian's wings as an External Soul Bone and guessed that he had reached rank forty.
• Xiao Tian claimed he had broken through under pressure and absorbed a Sword Winged Luan, while hiding his fifth soul ring with the Xuanyuan Ring.
• When Tang San asked how Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu escaped, Xiao Tian said the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python had let them go because they recognized his talent.
• Tang San disbelieved Xiao Tian, and Er Ming mocked him through their Mental Space.

Xiao Tian explained that a mysterious bear roar had driven the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python away, then identified the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear as the likely source. He discussed his plans for Xiao Wu’s future academy with Da Ming and Er Ming, while his doubts about joining Spirit Hall led him to consider other options.

• Xiao Tian told the others that a bear roar had caused the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python to leave, and Flender questioned whether any bear could frighten them.
• Xiao Tian named the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in the Mental Space, and Da Ming agreed that it could surpass Er Ming in attack and speed at equal strength.
• Xiao Tian promised to seek rare treasures for Da Ming and Er Ming if he found ones capable of improving their bloodlines or talents.
• Da Ming asked where Xiao Tian planned to take Xiao Wu, and Xiao Tian said he wanted to join one of the Two Great Empires’ Royal Academies for the tournament.
• Xiao Tian told Da Ming and Er Ming that he would consider Spirit Hall but had not decided to join, as his views had changed and he needed a backup plan.

Xiao Tian considered founding the Shushan Sword Sect as a way to build power outside Spirit Hall, then received major system rewards during the journey home. After discovering the Evil-warding Swordplay required castration or risked cultivation deviation, he realized he might be able to improve it.

• Xiao Tian decided that establishing the Shushan Sword Sect could give him independence from Spirit Hall and a force of his own.
• Xiao Tian and his group traveled leisurely after leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, and he dismissed Dragon Duke and Snake Granny's earlier actions as unimportant.
• Xiao Tian checked the system rewards and received an advanced Equal Soul Spirit Contract Method, Shushan Swordplay, and a God-given Soul Ring.
• Xiao Tian read that the Evil-warding Swordplay required castration for full power and could cause cultivation deviation otherwise.
• Xiao Tian realized Enlightenment Boost might let him improve the Evil-warding Swordplay, then stored its manual in his Soul Tool for later study.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Xiao Tian secluded himself to improve Evil-warding Swordplay without castrating himself. Once he completed the revised technique, he examined Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass and realized it displayed a trait of the Blue Silver Emperor.

• Flender gave the students three days off, while Yu Xiaogang took Tang San aside to comfort him about losing his External Soul Bone.
• Xiao Tian returned to his room to cultivate, and Da Ming and Er Ming came out of his Mental Space to stand guard.
• Xiao Tian combined the Xuanyuan Sword Scripture’s yin-yang balance with Evil-warding Swordplay to temper its fierce internal energy.
• Xiao Tian used silver needles to widen his meridians and improve the flow of his Soul Power.
• Xiao Tian took Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass out of his Soul Tool, and Da Ming noticed its blue-gold markings resembled an inherent characteristic of the Blue Silver Emperor.

Xiao Tian explained that Ah Yin had been reborn as a Blue Silver Emperor and revealed why he had taken her from Holy Soul Village. He suspected that someone had exposed her identity to Spirit Hall, since she had already reached the Mature Stage when she was hunted.

• Xiao Tian introduced the potted Blue Silver Emperor as Ah Yin, and Da Ming explained that a Hundred-Thousand-Year plant Soul Beast could revive from a seed.
• Da Ming described how Ah Yin could regain her cultivation more quickly at the Blue Silver ancestral land, while Ah Yin silently worried about Tang Hao and learned that Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Xiao Tian showed Da Ming and Er Ming Ah Yin's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone and said he had found her traces in a cave behind Holy Soul Village.
• Xiao Tian questioned why Spirit Hall had hunted Ah Yin when she was already a Soul Saint and her Soul Beast aura should have been concealed.
• Da Ming suggested someone had secretly revealed Ah Yin's identity, and Xiao Tian dismissed the possibility that pregnancy had exposed her because she had already entered the Mature Stage.

Xiao Tian and Da Ming suspected that Tang Hao had staged Ah Yin’s sacrifice and deliberately kept her from seeking help. After Ah Yin’s cultivation surged in Xiao Tian’s special soil, he offered her a Soul Spirit Contract so they could communicate and help her regain her strength.

• Da Ming and Er Ming discussed how unlikely it was that Tang San was a human-Soul Beast hybrid, while Da Ming suspected Tang Hao had exposed Ah Yin’s identity.
• Xiao Tian transplanted Ah Yin into special soil, which increased her cultivation speed dozens of times and brightened her leaves.
• Da Ming questioned why Tang Hao had taken pregnant Ah Yin around instead of hiding, but Ah Yin could not explain his actions.
• Xiao Tian pointed out that Tang Hao could have taken Ah Yin to the Star Dou Great Forest, where she might have found help, deepening their suspicions that her sacrifice had been staged.
• Da Ming advised Ah Yin not to seek Tang Hao again, then suggested that Xiao Tian form a Soul Spirit Contract with her so they could communicate mentally.
• Xiao Tian offered Ah Yin a contract and promised that she could eventually regain her human form when he could withstand her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Ah Yin became Xiao Tian’s Soul Spirit, and Xiao Tian questioned whether Tang Hao had deceived her and whether Tang San was truly her son. Ah Yin demanded proof as Xiao Tian pointed to Tang San’s unusual skills and habits, leaving her shaken and unconvinced.

• Ah Yin accepted Xiao Tian’s Soul Spirit Contract, and Da Ming and Er Ming returned to Xiao Tian’s Mental Space.
• Da Ming asked whether Ah Yin would return to Tang Hao after taking human form, and Ah Yin questioned why Tang Hao had become so depressed after the incident.
• Xiao Tian explained that the Clear Sky Sect had been targeted after Ah Yin’s death and suggested Tang Hao stayed away out of guilt toward his father.
• Ah Yin defended Tang Hao and Tang San, but Xiao Tian suggested Tang San might not be her son and argued that the newborn could not have survived the battle unless something unusual had happened.
• Ah Yin demanded proof, and Xiao Tian questioned Tang San’s Self-Created Soul Skills, Hidden Weapons, and Purple Demon Eyes cultivation, asking when he had begun practicing them in Holy Soul Village.

Xiao Tian explained his belief that Tang San’s skills came from a soul that had seized another person’s body, while Ah Yin absorbed his claims and Da Ming and Er Ming sensed a Titled Douluo approaching. Sword Dao Chen Xin arrived to see Ning Rongrong, whose attempt to hide her grievances left him worried and determined to protect her.

• Xiao Tian told Ah Yin that Tang San had likely returned through body seizure and said evidence would emerge if Tang San founded the Tang Sect and revealed his knowledge.
• Da Ming and Er Ming sensed an approaching Titled Douluo, and Xiao Tian recognized the visitor as Sword Dao Chen Xin.
• Ning Rongrong happily greeted Chen Xin, who asked whether she had been bullied at Shrek.
• Ning Rongrong insisted that she was the Little Witch and had bullied others, though she considered telling Chen Xin what Yu Xiaogang had done.
• Chen Xin suspected Ning Rongrong had endured hardships but was proud she had grown more restrained, and he vowed not to let anyone get away with hurting her.

Chen Xin arrived to check on Ning Rongrong and evaluate Xiao Tian, then praised Xiao Tian’s courage and rebuked Shrek’s teachers for leaving him to face danger. He offered to take Rongrong back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but she chose to remain at Shrek for now, and Chen Xin invited Xiao Tian to show his sword talent.

• Chen Xin warned Flender that he wanted to speak with him privately about whether Ning Rongrong had suffered at Shrek, and Flender realized Rongrong was not going to defend him.
• Chen Xin asked Xiao Tian to demonstrate his sword talent, and Ning Rongrong corrected him by revealing Xiao Tian had already become a Four Rings Soul Ancestor at twelve.
• Ning Rongrong recounted the trip to the Star Dou Great Forest while glossing over the guards’ failure to act, and Chen Xin thanked Xiao Tian for protecting everyone from the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Chen Xin condemned Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other teachers for letting Xiao Tian stay behind as bait, then urged Ning Rongrong to return to the sect with him.
• Ning Rongrong declined to say she would leave Shrek, and Chen Xin noticed her close bond with Xiao Tian and invited him to demonstrate his abilities.

Xiao Tian revealed his four thousand-year Spirit Rings and declined Chen Xin’s invitation to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He then sparred with Chen Xin to test his improved Evil-warding Swordplay, ending with a Phantom Flash Strike that Tang San could not track.

• Xiao Tian showed Chen Xin his four purple Spirit Rings, and Chen Xin warned him to keep them secret before inviting him to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiao Tian declined the invitation but promised to help protect Rongrong, and Chen Xin agreed to spar with him.
• Xiao Tian explained that he had put together a new sword manual in just a few hours, then began attacking Chen Xin with the improved Evil-warding Swordplay.
• Chen Xin blocked Xiao Tian’s strange and swift sword moves, then unleashed a small portion of his own Sword Intent to counter the stronger assault.
• Xiao Tian used Phantom Flash Strike to attack from several directions, while Tang San’s Purple Demon Eyes failed to identify his true body.

Xiao Tian fought Sword Douluo Chen Xin to a standstill with his improved Evil-warding Swordplay, earning Chen Xin’s admiration and an invitation to join him in discussing Sword Dao. After Chen Xin offered him a token and proposed making him his disciple, Da Ming and Er Ming urged Xiao Tian to accept the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s backing.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu praised Xiao Tian’s swordplay, while Tang San and Oscar doubted that he had created it in just a few hours.
• Xiao Tian used Spirit Snake Entanglement against Chen Xin, and their swordplay carried the spar to a standstill before they withdrew their swords.
• Chen Xin praised Xiao Tian’s talent, learned that his swordplay was called Evil-warding Swordplay, and gave him a token granting him entry to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiao Tian invited Chen Xin to stay and discuss Sword Dao, and Chen Xin agreed while asking Xiao Tian to call him Sword Grandpa.
• Chen Xin said he would have wanted to take Xiao Tian as his disciple, prompting Ning Rongrong to urge Xiao Tian to accept.
• Da Ming and Er Ming advised Xiao Tian in his Mental Space that Chen Xin’s support and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could help protect him and provide allies against Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect.

Xiao Tian refused to become Chen Xin’s disciple, while Tang San seized the chance to pitch his Hidden Weapons to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After Chen Xin showed interest in the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Xiao Tian warned him that most of Tang San’s weapons were impractical against the powerful enemies the sect might face.

• Xiao Tian refused Chen Xin’s offer of discipleship, and Chen Xin agreed they would discuss the Sword Dao as friends while Xiao Tian continued calling him Sword Grandpa.
• Tang San offered Chen Xin his Hidden Weapons, and Xiao Tian encouraged Chen Xin to inspect them while privately considering how the sect might use them.
• After testing the weapons, Chen Xin found them insufficient but offered to buy a batch if Tang San could demonstrate the Godly Zhuge Crossbow’s power against a Soul Ancestor.
• Tang San left to find blacksmiths in Suotuo City and make parts for the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Chen Xin asked Xiao Tian to assess Tang San’s weapons, and Xiao Tian identified only the Silent Sleeve Arrow, Sand-Spraying Shadow, and Godly Zhuge Crossbow as practical before warning that the sect’s enemies would likely be at least Soul Ancestors.

Xiao Tian explained how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should evaluate and selectively buy Tang San’s hidden weapons before discussing Sword Intent with Chen Xin. Inspired by Chen Xin’s advice to give his Sword Intent an attribute, Xiao Tian developed Slowness Sword Intent and demonstrated it against Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xiao Tian advised Chen Xin to buy the Godly Zhuge Crossbow selectively and have the sect assess its materials and value before settling on a price.
• Chen Xin discussed Sword Intent with Xiao Tian and suggested adding an attribute to make Xiao Tian’s sharp but untyped Sword Intent stronger.
• Xiao Tian realized what he needed to do and began cultivating a new kind of Sword Intent.
• Xiao Tian sparred with Zhu Zhuqing, whose speed slowed after his Sword Qi grazed her arm.
• Zhu Zhuqing admitted defeat, and Chen Xin asked Xiao Tian what effect his new Sword Intent had.

Xiao Tian received a sword Soul Tool crafting compendium and developed Slowness Sword Intent, impressing Chen Xin with his Sword Dao progress. After questioning Shrek Academy’s graduation requirements and meeting its students, Chen Xin decided to visit their spirit battles and consider taking Ning Rongrong and Xiao Tian away from the academy.

• Xiao Tian received the Sword Soul Tool Crafting Compendium and explained that his Slowness Sword Intent made struck opponents move more slowly, with the effect stacking.
• Xiao Tian told the others he had extracted the slowness attribute from his Soul Power, and Chen Xin was impressed by his talent.
• Flender told Chen Xin that Shrek’s students would rest for three days before training at the Great Soul Arena, where they needed Silver Spirit Badges to graduate.
• Oscar defended the auxiliary effects of his Sausages, but Chen Xin compared them unfavorably with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Chen Xin recognized Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s royal-family connections, then decided to stay for the spirit battles and consider taking Ning Rongrong and Xiao Tian away from Shrek Academy.

Xiao Tian and the Shrek group registered at the Soto City Great Spirit Arena, where the team discussed how his Soul Ancestor strength affected their battles. The arena agreed to let him join as a substitute and take the field against teams made up entirely of Soul Elders, then the group began choosing their two-on-two partners.

• Yu Xiaogang explained the Spirit Arena’s match types and Shrek Academy’s Spirit Badge graduation requirement.
• Xiao Wu learned that Xiao Tian had registered at level 43 instead of his actual level 53.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed leaving Xiao Tian out of team battles because Soto City had few Soul Ancestor-level teams, prompting Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to object.
• Manager Ao offered the team a substitute slot and asked them to notify the arena before Xiao Tian fought.
• Xiao Tian agreed to serve as a substitute but said he would fight if their opponents were all Soul Elders, and Manager Ao approved.
• Xiao Wu partnered with Xiao Tian for two-on-two matches, while Ning Rongrong chose Zhu Zhuqing.

The Shrek students chose partners for the Soul Arena, revealing a growing split between Tang San's faction and Xiao Tian's. Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai were then called to fight one another, and the crowd jeered at Xiao Wu over their level and physical differences.

• Ma Hongjun regretted losing his lifeline, while Flender pointed out that he had grown stronger and reached level twenty-eight.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang urged Xiao Wu to partner with Tang San and Xiao Tian to partner with Dai Mubai, but Ning Rongrong challenged Yu Xiaogang's motives and Xiao Wu insisted on teaming with Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Wu challenged Dai Mubai to a one-on-one match, and the students formed teams: Xiao Tian with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong with Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San with Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai with Oscar.
• The students registered for Soul Arena matches, and Flender worried that the group had split into two rival factions.
• The host announced Xiao Wu's match against Dai Mubai, introduced their levels as thirty-four and thirty-eight, and the audience jeered at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai with her Exploding Kill Eight Stage Throw after catching him with Charm, leaving him unconscious in the arena. She returned to Xiao Tian’s side sweetly, while Flender revived Dai Mubai and the audience wondered what had happened between them.

• Xiao Tian silenced the spectators, and the host began Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai’s match.
• Xiao Wu used Charm to catch Dai Mubai off guard, then followed with Instant Transmission and her Exploding Kill Eight Stage Throw.
• Xiao Tian refused Oscar’s request to stop Xiao Wu, while Yu Xiaogang explained that intervening could cost her the match.
• Xiao Wu’s final kick cracked the arena and knocked Dai Mubai unconscious, and the host declared her the winner.
• Xiao Wu returned to Xiao Tian, who praised her, then Flender fed Dai Mubai Oscar’s Recovery Big Sausage as the audience speculated about their relationship.