Chapter Summaries

Jiang Liang watched Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling complete breakthroughs and transform their Martial Souls. The chapter ended with Dugu Yan summoning her newly transformed dragon Martial Soul, while the group saw Ye Lingling's White-Gold Begonia Flower.

• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er finished their breakthroughs at levels thirty-nine and thirty, and Jiang Liang praised them.
• Dugu Bo worried when Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling remained unconscious, but Jiang Liang said the Immortal Herbs were still taking effect.
• Ye Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia transformed into a White-Gold Begonia Flower, whose vitality caused nearby plants and Ah Yin to grow.
• Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent transformed into a black dragon, and its poisonous mist corroded the surrounding plants.
• Dugu Yan reached level forty, Ye Lingling reached level thirty-nine, and both girls woke after their Martial Soul transformations.
• Ye Lingling summoned her White-Gold Begonia Flower, and Dugu Yan summoned her dragon Martial Soul with a roar.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling showed how their Martial Souls had evolved after consuming Immortal Herbs, gaining powerful poison and healing abilities. Jiang Liang then announced that he had another treasure to claim and dived into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, leaving Dugu Bo and the others alarmed.

• Dugu Yan revealed her evolved Poison Dragon Martial Soul and demonstrated its devastating poison, enhanced defenses, and dragon claws.
• Ye Lingling revealed that her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul had gained a healing domain that restored allies and revived poisoned vegetation.
• Dugu Bo proposed that Dugu Yan and Shui Yue'er hunt for Soul Rings, but Jiang Liang said he had another breakthrough to pursue.
• Jiang Liang took off his clothes and leapt into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well before Dugu Bo could stop him.

Jiang Liang descended into the Ice and Fire Spring and discovered the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. Their lingering consciousness pulled him into a golden Sea of Consciousness, where he awoke beside Sword Mother and saw the Dragon Kings’ colossal phantoms.

• Dugu Bo and the others feared Jiang Liang had been harmed by the spring until Ice Empress revealed her true identity and assured them he could withstand its energy.
• Jiang Liang swam safely to the bottom of the spring and found two enormous dragon skeletons.
• As Jiang Liang searched the skeletons for Spirit Bones, red and white beams shot from their eye sockets and struck his forehead, knocking him unconscious.
• Jiang Liang awoke in a golden Sea of Consciousness with his head on Sword Mother’s lap, and she explained that the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings had drawn him there.
• Jiang Liang looked up and saw the crimson and ice-blue phantoms of the two Dragon Kings looming above him.

Jiang Liang met the fading Ice and Fire Dragon Kings in his consciousness and accepted their God-level Spirit Bones in exchange for promising to protect Soul Beasts as best he could. He retrieved the bones and headed back to the surface, where his worried companions were waiting.

• The Ice Dragon King told Jiang Liang she had noticed his ultimate ice Martial Soul six years earlier, and the Dragon Kings offered him their Spirit Bones as their remnant souls faded.
• The Fire Dragon King asked Jiang Liang to prevent humans from slaughtering Soul Beasts without restraint, and Jiang Liang promised to do his best.
• Sword Mother urged Jiang Liang to honor his promise and retrieve the Spirit Bones; he returned to his body and stored the two bones in his Storage Soul Tool.
• Jiang Liang summoned the Cold Moon Sword and flew toward the shore while Dugu Yan and Shui Yue'er absorbed their Soul Rings under the others' guard.
• Dugu Bo prepared to dive in after Jiang Liang, but the Ice Empress told him Jiang Liang was coming up.

Jiang Liang returned from beneath the spring with two powerful Spirit Bones and fused them successfully. He discovered that they had greatly strengthened his body and Sword Qi and granted him four skills, while Dugu Bo eagerly asked him to explain them.

• Jiang Liang emerged from the spring on his Cold Moon Sword and reassured Shui Bing'er and Ye Lingling that he was unharmed.
• Jiang Liang revealed the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' Spirit Bones, whose opposing energies scorched and froze the Herb Garden.
• Dugu Bo recognized the bones as at least hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bones and urged Jiang Liang to fuse with them.
• Jiang Liang fused both bones as an ice-and-fire energy storm shook the ground, while Dugu Bo protected Shui Bing'er and Ye Lingling.
• Jiang Liang finished fusing the bones and felt his body and Sword Qi grow stronger, then Dugu Bo asked what skills he had gained.

Jiang Liang demonstrated the four skills he gained from the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King Spirit Bones, impressing Dugu Bo and the others with their powerful attacks and domains. After Dugu Yan and Shui Yue'er finished absorbing their Soul Rings, Jiang Liang said he knew where to find an External Spirit Bone and led the group to prepare for a trip to Suotuo City.

• Jiang Liang demonstrated Fire Dragon Fist, which strengthened his attacks and burned its target, then activated Crimson Flame Dragon Realm, a hundred-meter domain that drained Soul Power and blocked attacks.
• Jiang Liang revealed Ice Dragon Claw and Eternal Frozen Domain, which froze enemies and restricted their movement within a hundred-meter area.
• Dugu Yan and Shui Yue'er returned after absorbing their Soul Rings and learned that Jiang Liang had obtained two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bones.
• Jiang Liang told Dugu Yan that he could help her find an External Spirit Bone, then asked Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to pack for the trip to Suotuo City.

On the way back to Heaven Dou City, Jiang Liang promised Spirit Bones to Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Ye Lingling. At Dugu Manor, Guard She brought him to meet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who greeted him warmly after six years apart.

• Shui Yue'er asked Jiang Liang for a Spirit Bone, and he promised one each for her, Shui Bing'er, and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan invited Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to stay at Dugu Manor, where the group found a carriage from the Crown Prince's Mansion waiting outside.
• Guard She told Jiang Liang that Xue Qinghe had been thinking of him and invited him to a banquet; Jiang Liang declined Dugu Bo's offer of protection and went along.
• Guard She learned Jiang Liang had become a Soul Emperor and hurried him to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed Jiang Liang and reproached him for visiting Heaven Dou City twice without coming to see him.

Jiang Liang met Xue Qinghe for a meal and rejected her offer to join her side, saying he wanted a home, money, and many wives. He then revealed that he knew Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, prompting her guards to rush in with killing intent.

• Xue Qinghe asked Jiang Liang about his clash with Qin Ming, and Jiang Liang revealed that he was a level sixty-five agility-attack Battle Soul Emperor.
• Xue Qinghe offered Jiang Liang imperial connections, resources, status, and even an introduction to her sister Xue Ke, but Jiang Liang said he already had someone in mind.
• Jiang Liang named Qian Renxue as the woman he wanted to meet, shocking Xue Qinghe with his knowledge of her identity.
• Jiang Liang said Qian Renxue had arrived in Heaven Dou City at age nine, and Xue Qinghe dropped and shattered her wine cup.
• Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo burst into the room and fixed Jiang Liang with killing intent.

Jiang Liang revealed that he knew Qian Renxue’s secret identity, then reassured her that he meant her no harm. After she returned to her original appearance, she tried to recruit him to Spirit Hall’s cause and offered to be with him, but he put the discussion off; the chapter ended with her drunk against his shoulder.

• Pufferfish and Snake Lance burst into the room and attacked Jiang Liang with their Title Douluo pressure after he named Qian Renxue and exposed her secret.
• Qian Renxue stopped the guards from interfering and asked Jiang Liang how he had discovered her identity.
• Jiang Liang praised Qian Renxue’s beauty and asked her to shed her disguise, so she used her Spirit Bone to return to her original appearance.
• Qian Renxue asked Jiang Liang to help Spirit Hall unify the continent and offered him resources and a chance to be with her, but he said they could discuss it later.
• After Jiang Liang and Qian Renxue drank together, Pufferfish and Snake Lance rushed into the room at a sudden bang and found her leaning drunkenly against Jiang Liang’s shoulder.

At Dugu Bo’s residence, Dugu Yan learned that Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er had loved Jiang Liang for years, and Ye Lingling admitted she liked him too. The next morning, Jiang Liang woke up in Qian Renxue’s bed, and Snake Lance Douluo’s arrival left Qian Renxue scrambling to conceal the situation.

• Dugu Yan reassured Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er that Jiang Liang could protect himself, then led them and Ye Lingling to a Guest Room.
• Dugu Yan asked whether the sisters had fallen for Jiang Liang, and Shui Yue’er confirmed that they had loved him since he saved them six years earlier.
• Ye Lingling confessed that she liked Jiang Liang too, and the girls teased one another before going to bed.
• Jiang Liang woke up in Qian Renxue’s bed and was kicked onto the floor when she realized he was embracing her.
• Qian Renxue angrily told Jiang Liang to leave, but Snake Lance Douluo knocked at the door, prompting her to tell Jiang Liang to fix his clothes and hide.

After an awkward breakfast with Qian Renxue, Jiang Liang left for Suotuo City with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. As they prepared to depart, a girl appeared and offered to travel with them.

• Jiang Liang and Qian Renxue awkwardly discussed the previous night's drunken embrace, and he told her he was going to Suotuo City rather than Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Qian Renxue warned Jiang Liang about Martial Soul Academy's Elite Selection Tournament, then blushed when he said he would take responsibility; she asked Snake Lance and Pufferfish not to tell her grandfather yet.
• Jiang Liang returned to the Dugu Family, reassured Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er that he would visit Skywater City within a year, and said goodbye to Dugu Bo.
• Jiang Liang left with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and the five traveled to a carriage rental shop to set off for Suotuo City.
• Just as Jiang Liang, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling were about to board, a girl called out and asked to travel with them.

Ning Rongrong ran away from home to attend Shrek Academy and fell for Jiang Liang at first sight, joining his group on their journey to Suotuo City. Back at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and the elders learned that news of her had arrived.

• Ning Rongrong escaped from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and traveled through Heaven Dou City, buying snacks before seeking a carriage to Suotuo City.
• At the carriage rental shop, Ning Rongrong met Jiang Liang and asked to travel with him and his companions; Jiang Liang agreed.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er said goodbye to Jiang Liang, and Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling joined him in the carriage with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong secretly put away a romance book and smugly planned to win Jiang Liang over while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling kept their distance from him.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong criticized Ning Fengzhi for sending Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy.
• A steward arrived with news of Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi reassured the elders that he had sent people to protect her.

Ning Fengzhi and the elders discussed Ning Rongrong’s encounter with Jiang Liang and decided to investigate him while increasing her protection. On the road to Suotuo City, Ning Rongrong competed with Dugu Yan for Jiang Liang’s attention, but Dugu Yan arranged to share a room with him at the inn, leaving Ning Rongrong furious.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong reviewed Ning Rongrong’s report, and Chen Xin urged them to investigate Jiang Liang and guard Rongrong closely.
• Ning Rongrong tried to talk with Jiang Liang in the carriage, but Dugu Yan repeatedly interrupted her.
• At an inn with only two rooms left, Ning Rongrong hoped to share a room with Jiang Liang, but Dugu Yan claimed one room for herself and Jiang Liang and assigned Ye Lingling to share with Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong kicked the door of Jiang Liang and Dugu Yan’s room in anger, hurt her foot, and followed Ye Lingling back to their room for treatment.

Jiang Liang shared a bed with Dugu Yan while Ye Lingling urged Ning Rongrong to befriend his other romantic interests. After Jiang Liang sent Xiao Wu a letter inviting her to join the group in Suotuo City, she arranged to leave, leaving Tang San resentful.

• Jiang Liang teased Dugu Yan, then promised not to force her and shared a bed with her after she gave him a brief kiss.
• Ye Lingling told Ning Rongrong that Jiang Liang had several other girls around him and advised her to treat them as friends rather than rivals.
• The next day, Jiang Liang learned Xiao Wu was still in Nuoding City and sent her a letter telling her to set out for Suotuo City.
• Xiao Wu reached level thirty-one through diligent cultivation and rebuffed Tang San, who kept visiting her and urging her to leave for Shrek Academy.
• After Ma Xiunuo delivered Jiang Liang's letter, Xiao Wu happily asked him to prepare a carriage for her departure the next day, while Tang San grew jealous.

Jiang Liang and his companions arrived in Suotuo City while he explained why he considered Shrek Academy a poor school, despite agreeing to visit it for his friend Xiao Wu. At the Spirit Hall Main Hall, he spotted Xiao Wu and Tang San waiting outside and greeted Xiao Wu.

• During the journey, Jiang Liang criticized Shrek Academy's fees, facilities, and claims about its graduates, leaving Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong surprised.
• Jiang Liang explained that he was going to Shrek Academy because Xiao Wu wanted him to register with her, and that he had brought Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling along because he had something to do in Suotuo City.
• The carriage arrived in Suotuo City, and Jiang Liang directed the coachman to take them to the Spirit Hall Main Hall to meet Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong spotted Xiao Wu and Tang San waiting outside the Spirit Hall, and Jiang Liang recognized them when the carriage stopped.
• Jiang Liang got out and called to Xiao Wu, who ran over and greeted him excitedly.

Xiao Wu reunited with Jiang Liang in Suotuo City, where Tang San tried to turn her against him but was rejected by Xiao Wu and the others. Jiang Liang and the girls left to eat Soul Beast meat, while they discussed Tang San’s grudge and his teacher Yu Xiaogang.

• Xiao Wu ran to greet Jiang Liang, then met Dugu Yan, who introduced herself as Jiang Liang’s girlfriend, alongside Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.
• Tang San accused Jiang Liang of betraying Xiao Wu and urged her to leave with him, but Xiao Wu called him a meddlesome lunatic.
• Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan criticized Tang San for pretending to act in Xiao Wu’s best interests, and Jiang Liang challenged his self-righteous behavior.
• Xiao Wu asked Jiang Liang for the Honey Glazed Carrots he had brought, and the group decided to find food and lodging before he gave her the gift.
• As the group left to eat Soul Beast meat, Xiao Wu explained that Tang San had targeted Jiang Liang since they criticized his teacher, Yu Xiaogang.

Jiang Liang and the girls went to the Rose Hotel, where only one room remained and Dai Mubai challenged them over it. Jiang Liang stepped in to fight Dai Mubai, leaving him blasted backward before he could finish his taunt.

• Tang San secretly followed Xiao Wu and the others to the Rose Hotel, watching them laugh together with Jiang Liang.
• Jiang Liang asked for three rooms, but the attendant said only one remained, and Ning Rongrong paid for it.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two twin sisters and claimed the room, then threatened Jiang Liang and leered at the girls.
• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong offered to fight Dai Mubai, but Jiang Liang told the girls to stand back and faced him himself.
• Jiang Liang blasted Dai Mubai backward before he could finish challenging him.

Jiang Liang brutally defeated Dai Mubai at the Hotel after Dai Mubai revealed his White Tiger Martial Soul and challenged him. Tang San recognized Jiang Liang’s strength, while a woman watching from the shadows considered following him to grow stronger.

• Jiang Liang kicked Dai Mubai through the Hotel lobby, and Dai Mubai rose and revealed his level thirty-seven White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Dai Mubai activated two Soul Skills and challenged Jiang Liang, but Jiang Liang punched him in the stomach and slammed his head into the floor.
• Jiang Liang called Dai Mubai a coward for fleeing the Star Luo Empire and mentioned his brother, Dai Weisi, before throwing him out of the Hotel and into a building across the street.
• Ning Rongrong celebrated Jiang Liang’s victory, while Tang San watched with resentment and acknowledged Jiang Liang’s overwhelming strength.
• A woman who had watched the fight from a hidden corner sensed Jiang Liang’s unusual power and considered following him to become stronger.

Jiang Liang and his companions dealt with the twins after defeating Dai Mubai, then settled into the hotel despite a warning that Shrek Academy might retaliate. The group decided to stay in Suotuo City, confident they could handle any challengers.

• Ning Rongrong called out the twins as they tried to sneak away, and Jiang Liang let Xiao Wu slap them before sending them off.
• Jiang Liang gave Manager Wang two hundred Gold Soul Coins to cover the damage, and the manager led the group to the hotel’s best rooms.
• Tang San watched the group leave, while a graceful woman went to find a cheaper inn because she could not afford the hotel.
• Manager Wang warned Jiang Liang that Dai Mubai was a Shrek Academy student and that the academy had powerful, protective experts, including Soul Emperors and Soul Saints.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong worried that Shrek Academy might come after Jiang Liang, but he and the others reassured them and chose to stay.
• Ning Rongrong pledged to support Jiang Liang, and Xiao Wu stepped between them to demand her gift.

Jiang Liang gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which could conceal her Soul Beast aura, and gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty. The group postponed retrieving the External Soul Bone, while Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong learned Dai Mubai had been badly injured and vowed to find his attacker.

• Jiang Liang explained the Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s powers and told Xiao Wu how to pluck it; she successfully claimed it after thinking of him.
• Ning Rongrong begged Jiang Liang for an Immortal Herb, and he gave her an Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Dugu Yan asked about the External Soul Bone, and Jiang Liang said they would wait a few days before going after it.
• At Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong found Dai Mubai unconscious with broken bones and severe internal injuries, though his attacker had spared his life.
• Zhao Wuji furiously vowed to tear apart whoever had attacked Dai Mubai.