Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao explained that the dagger was the only keepsake his mother had left him, though it had come from the man who hurt her. He still hated the White Tiger Duke Mansion, while Wang Dong guessed that the man might have been Huo Yuhao’s father.

• Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao why he carried a dagger at the academy and questioned whether it was useful.
• Huo Yuhao reflected on his desire to take revenge on the White Tiger Duke Mansion and condemned how Tang San had led him to forgive it.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong that his mother had left him the dagger, which had been given to her by the person who hurt her.
• Wang Dong wondered whether that person had been Huo Yuhao’s father.

Huo Yuhao confided his anger at his noble father’s mistreatment of him and his mother, and Wang Dong urged him not to let hatred guide him under the influence of Tang San’s Divine Sense. Tang San saw Wang Dong’s response as a step toward turning Huo Yuhao into a servant of the Tang Clan.

• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong that his father had abandoned him and his mother, and that he wanted to become strong enough to take revenge.
• Wang Dong guessed that Huo Yuhao was an illegitimate noble child, and Huo Yuhao confirmed that his father was a noble from the Star Luo Empire.
• Huo Yuhao described how the servants at the noble estate mistreated him and his mother and said he would destroy the estate and take revenge on his father.
• Tang San’s Divine Sense influenced Wang Dong to tell Huo Yuhao that hatred was wrong and that he should not resent his father.
• Tang San privately celebrated Wang Dong’s response as progress toward making Huo Yuhao a servant of the Tang Clan.

Huo Yuhao explained why he wanted revenge on the White Tiger Duke Mansion, while Wang Dong tried to persuade him that his father might have been unaware of the abuse. Huo Yuhao fell silent, and Tang San considered this the first step in making him easier to control.

• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong about the abuse he and his mother suffered at the White Tiger Duke Mansion and insisted that he wanted revenge.
• Tang San privately admitted that he was trying to tame Huo Yuhao and planned to make him his son-in-law for the Tang Clan.
• Wang Dong argued that the White Tiger Duke might not have known Huo Yuhao existed and that punishing him could be unfair.
• Huo Yuhao considered Wang Dong's argument but stayed silent because he could not refute it.
• Tang San believed he had begun to control Huo Yuhao and planned to bring Huo Yuhao's parents to his side as well.

Zhong Kui refined a Soul Raising Pill, and Kong Deming took it to rise from Level 94 to Level 95, giving the Sun Moon Empire two Super Douluos. Kong Deming recognized Zhong Kui’s talent and promised him a place in the royal Offering Hall when he became a Title Douluo.

• Zhong Kui successfully refined a Soul Raising Pill, and Jing Hongchen urged him to bring it to Kong Deming.
• Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s need for strength against the Douluo Three Kingdoms and their concerns about cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Jing Hongchen and Zhong Kui went to the royal Offering Hall, where Kong Deming questioned them about the pill.
• Jing Hongchen demonstrated his Level 95 Soul Power, and Kong Deming swallowed the pill and meditated.
• Kong Deming reached Level 95 and promised Zhong Kui a place in the royal Offering Hall when he became a Title Douluo.

Kong Deming promised to make Zhong Kui a royal patron if he became a Title Douluo and asked whether he would enter the Soul Fighting Tournament. Zhong Kui initially leaned toward staying out, but the system offered a powerful Dou Technique and bonus points for exposing Huo Yuhao, leaving him reconsidering.

• Kong Deming promised Zhong Kui royal patron status and protection if he became a Title Douluo.
• Jing Hongchen praised Zhong Kui's pills and considered how they could help the Sun Moon Empire rely less on Evil Soul Masters.
• Kong Deming asked Zhong Kui to enter the Soul Fighting Tournament and offered to protect him, hoping he could defeat Shrek and win the championship.
• Zhong Kui weighed the unfairness of competing with his system-given advantages and worried that drawing attention would provoke the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek.
• The system offered Zhong Kui bonus points for exposing Huo Yuhao and an Earth-class intermediate sword Dou Technique if he entered the tournament.
• Zhong Kui began reconsidering participation because he could not resist the promised reward.

Zhong Kui agreed to join the Soul Fighting Tournament after Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming promised to protect him, and he received the Earth-tier Eight Desolations Flood Dragon Swimming Sword from the system. At Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao asked Tang Wutong about learning Soul Tools, but she rejected the idea under Tang San’s influence.

• Zhong Kui weighed his principles against the promised Earth-tier Dou Technique and agreed to enter the Soul Fighting Tournament if the Sun Moon Empire protected him.
• Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming assured Zhong Kui that they would keep him safe from Shrek and the three great empires.
• The system rewarded Zhong Kui with the mid-grade Earth-tier Eight Desolations Flood Dragon Swimming Sword, which could eventually reach quasi-Heaven-tier might.
• Jing Hongchen offered to personally teach Zhong Kui and help him make up for gaps in his education.
• Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong, who was controlled by Tang San as Tang Wutong, whether spiritual-type Soul Masters were suited to learning Soul Tools.
• Tang Wutong dismissed Soul Tools and told Huo Yuhao to ask someone else, reflecting Tang San’s resentment toward them.

Zhou Yi brought Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Department so he could examine its teaching before deciding whether to join. Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen questioned Zhong Kui about his alchemy, and Zhong Kui claimed he was a low-level Alchemist who had learned from an ancient ruin.

• Zhou Yi offered Huo Yuhao a place in the Soul Tool Department, and Huo Yuhao asked to see its teaching before deciding.
• Zhou Yi took Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool area, where Fan Yu examined his concealed soul skill and marveled at its strength despite its ten-year Soul Ring.
• Fan Yu called He Caitou over to test Huo Yuhao's soul skill.
• Jing Hongchen asked Zhong Kui whether anyone else knew his alchemy and whether its ranks resembled Soul Engineer levels.
• Zhong Kui said he had learned alchemy from records in an ancient ruin and described himself as a low-level Alchemist.

Zhong Kui agreed to teach alchemy in the Sun Moon Empire after Jing Hongchen promised to protect his parents. At Shrek Academy, Tang Ya and Beibei suggested that Huo Yuhao sell his grilled fish to earn money for tuition.

• Jing Hongchen asked Zhong Kui to cultivate alchemists for the Sun Moon Empire and offered him whatever resources he needed.
• Zhong Kui agreed to teach alchemy on the condition that the empire protect his parents.
• Jing Hongchen swore to secure Zhong Kui's parents' safety and provide them with excellent living conditions, and Zhong Kui accepted the arrangement.
• Huo Yuhao worried about having too little money and wondered how to earn enough for his expenses.
• Tang Ya and Beibei advised Huo Yuhao to sell his grilled fish in Shrek City to make money for tuition.

Huo Yuhao received Tang Ya and Beibei’s offer to supply fish, then endured Zhou Yi’s training before selling grilled fish at the academy. He sold out for the day and held back two portions for Tang Ya and Beibei.

• Tang Ya offered to provide Huo Yuhao with fish, and he promised her and Beibei free grilled fish in return.
• Zhou Yi put the students through training based on methods the narrator criticized as outdated, then dismissed class.
• Huo Yuhao set up his grilled fish stall after class and began selling to students.
• Students discussed Huo Yuhao’s stall and spotted Jiang Nannan at the academy.
• Huo Yuhao announced that the grilled fish had sold out and reserved the last two portions for Tang Ya and Beibei.

Huo Yuhao turned down Jiang Nannan’s request for a grilled fish, prompting Xu Sanshi to attack him before Beibei intervened and challenged Xu Sanshi to a match. As Tang Ya explained Xu Sanshi’s devotion to Jiang Nannan, Huo Yuhao compared him with the White Tiger Duke and shared his mother’s painful story, leaving Tang Ya defending the Tang Sect’s ability to solve the problems caused by nobles.

• Jiang Nannan asked Huo Yuhao to sell her a grilled fish for three copper coins, but he refused because his last two fish were reserved for Tang Ya and Beibei.
• Xu Sanshi rushed at Huo Yuhao over Jiang Nannan’s rejection, but Beibei stopped him and Tang Ya pulled Huo Yuhao away.
• Beibei challenged Xu Sanshi to a match in the Soul Fighting Zone, and Tang Ya explained that the two were close friends despite their rivalry and that Xu Sanshi pursued Jiang Nannan wholeheartedly.
• Huo Yuhao remembered how the White Tiger Duke had mistreated his mother, Huo Yun’er, and said a love-brained man like Xu Sanshi was better than the man who had deceived her.
• Huo Yuhao told Tang Ya a revised account of his family history, and Tang Ya condemned his father’s betrayal while arguing that the Tang Sect might have solved the problems caused by nobles.

Huo Yuhao received Mystic Water Pills and was attacked by a red-haired woman, whom the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm subdued. Jing Hongchen offered Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen a chance to learn alchemy, but they declined and decided to befriend Zhong Kui instead.

• Beibei gave Huo Yuhao two Mystic Water Pills, and Tang Ya told him to take them at the dormitory.
• Wang Dong sensed a rapidly approaching, intensely hot figure, but she knocked him unconscious and Huo Yuhao's Soul Shock failed to stop her.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm took control of Huo Yuhao's body and knocked out the red-haired woman, then scolded Huo Yuhao before returning control to him.
• Jing Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that Zhong Kui's pills had helped him reach rank 95 and asked whether they wanted to learn alchemy.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen declined because their soul tool studies already placed them under pressure, then agreed they should befriend Zhong Kui.

Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi to investigate whether Zhong Kui could be trusted and whether his alchemy might restore Xu Tianran’s ability to father children. Meanwhile, Zhong Kui studied soul and soul-tool knowledge in the Sun Moon Empire while patiently teaching others alchemy.

• Xu Tianran wondered whether Zhong Kui’s pills or ancient alchemy techniques could cure his disability and asked Ju Zi whether Zhong Kui could be trusted.
• Ju Zi suggested contacting Zhong Kui through Jing Hongchen or Kong Deming, who had close ties to him.
• Xu Tianran agreed to help Ju Zi make contact and seek Zhong Kui’s cooperation or information about the ancient ruins.
• Zhong Kui studied soul-master and soul-tool knowledge while teaching alchemy students how to handle flames safely.

Zhong Kui encouraged his alchemy apprentices to learn carefully, persevere through failures, and use their skills to help others grow stronger. The apprentices admired his gentle teaching, while Zhong Kui reflected on how his past experiences with unfair teachers shaped the way he treated them.

• Zhong Kui told his apprentices that alchemists could help others become stronger and urged them to work carefully, stay safe, and rise after failures.
• The apprentices agreed with Zhong Kui and worked harder, believing his own rise from an ordinary background proved the value of alchemy.
• The apprentices appreciated Zhong Kui's patient teaching, especially compared with the strict education at the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy.
• Zhong Kui recalled how teachers in his previous life favored outstanding students and treated average students unfairly.
• Zhong Kui resolved to teach gently and treat his apprentices equally so they would not suffer the same experiences he had.

Zhong Kui taught alchemy by encouraging his students after their failures, and his gentle methods earned their trust and Jing Hongchen’s approval. During a later lesson, he began demonstrating how Alchemy Cauldrons could support combat.

• A student’s alchemy furnace exploded, and Zhong Kui comforted her and encouraged her to keep trying rather than punish herself for failing.
• Zhong Kui dismissed the class for a break and allowed students to request leave if they felt unwell or had urgent needs.
• Jingjing praised Zhong Kui’s gentle teaching to Luoluo, and word of his methods reached Jing Hongchen, who approved and decided to observe a lesson.
• Zhong Kui taught the students about Alchemy Cauldrons, explaining that some could be used in battle or provide support.
• Zhong Kui infused an Alchemy Cauldron with Beast Fire and placed it on the ground, forming a barrier for his demonstration.

Zhong Kui demonstrated how Alchemists could fight and taught his students to focus on refining pills before attempting combat techniques. While he watched them practice, Electrolux awakened in his mind and recognized that Zhong Kui's soul was far older than his body.

• Jing Hongchen was astonished by Zhong Kui's combat ability and decided the Sun Moon Empire should develop alchemy.
• Zhong Kui explained that Alchemists could use Beast Fire and Alchemy Cauldrons in combat, then instructed the students to master pill refinement first.
• Zhong Kui watched the students practice and worried inwardly about his studies and teaching duties.
• Electrolux spoke to Zhong Kui in his mind and said he sensed Zhong Kui was from another world and had an unusually old soul.
• Zhong Kui pretended his eyes were tired when a student noticed his reaction, and the students accepted his excuse.

Jing Hongchen was impressed by Zhong Kui’s ability to teach alchemy and imagined him eventually becoming a leading teacher at the Royal Academy of the Sun Moon Empire. After class, Zhong Kui spoke privately with Electrolux, who criticized the Douluo world’s dependence on hunting soul beasts for soul rings.

• Jing Hongchen watched the students leave satisfied and decided to let Zhong Kui continue teaching them.
• Jing Hongchen considered Zhong Kui’s teaching ability exceptional and imagined him becoming the academy’s headmaster and building its Alchemy Department.
• After Jing Hongchen left, Zhong Kui told Electrolux that he could help restore part of his fragmented soul and asked him not to act recklessly.
• Electrolux said he had forgotten parts of his past but found the Douluo world’s cultivation system malformed because it relied on hunting soul beasts.
• Zhong Kui criticized the Douluo factions, including Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire, for failing to solve the soul-ring problem and discussed how the soul spirit system and human expansion harmed soul beasts.

Zhong Kui told Electrolux about his original world’s technology and education, then criticized the Douluo world’s dependence on soul beasts and the barriers commoners faced. He left Electrolux with his intention to overthrow the order led by Tang San and create a fairer society.

• Zhong Kui explained how a crazed Douluo fan had caused his reincarnation and described the science and technology of his original world to Electrolux.
• Electrolux admired that people without supernatural powers had developed advanced technology, including nuclear bombs, and provided free compulsory education.
• Zhong Kui condemned the Douluo world’s reliance on soul beasts and argued that commoners lacked access to martial-soul awakenings, education, and advancement.
• Zhong Kui told Electrolux that his Dou Techniques and alchemy came from the Dou Qi Continent, though he could not explain how he had obtained them.
• Zhong Kui resolved to overthrow Tang San’s order and criticized Shrek for exploiting talented students and wielding authority beyond that of nations.

Zhong Kui asked Electrolux to become his disciple and teach him magic, offering Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva to restore Electrolux’s soul. Electrolux recognized the treasure’s value and asked how its power compared with the experts of Dou Qi Continent.

• Zhong Kui asked Electrolux to teach him Shengmo Continent’s magic so he could prepare for future enemies.
• Electrolux questioned whether Zhong Kui had time to study magic alongside his other duties.
• Zhong Kui offered Electrolux Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva, explaining that it could rapidly restore a weakened soul.
• Electrolux sensed the treasure could greatly increase his soul power and asked about its origin and the God King realm.
• Zhong Kui explained that a God King was roughly equivalent to a Dou Zong in Dou Qi Continent.

Electrolux absorbed the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva and recovered more than ninety percent of his soul, while his aura alarmed Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming. He explained that restoring his divine-level soul fully would require a suitable body and further recovery, leaving Zhong Kui to consider how the worlds’ differing rules affected him.

• Electrolux wondered how his power would rank in the Dou Qi Continent, and Zhong Kui estimated the treasure might restore his soul energy to at least the Dou Emperor level.
• Electrolux absorbed the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva and gradually regained a human form as his soul recovered by more than ninety percent.
• Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming sensed Electrolux’s aura of death and light, discussed whether he might be connected to the Holy Spirit Cult, and concluded he could be an honored guest.
• Electrolux told Zhong Kui that the treasure could not fully restore his divine soul without a body capable of bearing its power and additional recovery.
• Zhong Kui considered whether the treasure’s limited effect came from Electrolux’s mutated soul, the differences between their worlds, or the Douluo God Realm’s rules.

Huo Yuhao planned to travel to the Far North with Sky Dream’s help to obtain a second martial soul, while Zhong Kui completed his first Tier 3 Pill. The system then offered Zhong Kui around 80,000 points if he intercepted Huo Yuhao’s chance to meet Ice Empress.

• Sky Dream urged Huo Yuhao to prepare for a journey to the Far North and promised to help him obtain a second martial soul and a powerful soul ring.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether twin martial souls could let him follow Tang San’s path to godhood, and Sky Dream admitted it did not know the details of Tang San’s ascension.
• Sky Dream refused to reveal which martial soul it planned to obtain for Huo Yuhao, intending to explain after they reached the Far North.
• Zhong Kui successfully refined a Tier 3 Spirit Awakening Pill and ended his period of closed-door cultivation.
• The system told Zhong Kui that Huo Yuhao had set out to find Ice Empress and offered him around 80,000 points to intercept the encounter.