Chapter Summaries

Jiang Liang struck Yu Xiaogang twice after Flender sided with the newly appointed Vice Dean, then chose to leave Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. Yu Xiaogang threatened to make anyone who left an enemy of the academy as Jiang Liang and the others walked away.

• Jiang Liang slapped Yu Xiaogang twice, while Tang San drew a Hidden Weapon and Flender threatened to punish Jiang Liang.
• Zhao Wuji refused to join Flender against Jiang Liang and criticized Flender for mistreating him.
• Xiao Wu accused Yu Xiaogang of targeting Jiang Liang, and Flender denied that he had acted out of personal loyalty.
• Jiang Liang resigned and left Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Oscar reluctantly followed them.
• Yu Xiaogang threatened that anyone who left would become an enemy of Shrek Academy and never be allowed back.

Jiang Liang and his companions left Shrek Academy after Yu Xiaogang insulted them, but Tang San attacked them with Hidden Weapons. Jiang Liang deflected the weapons and wounded Tang San, while Xiao Wu kicked him unconscious; Yu Xiaogang vowed revenge as Flender regretted driving away the group.

• Jiang Liang, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong mocked Yu Xiaogang, who nearly fainted as Tang San and Flender caught him.
• As Jiang Liang and the others prepared to leave, Tang San suddenly attacked them with a barrage of Hidden Weapons.
• Jiang Liang deflected Tang San's weapons and returned a Bone Piercing Nail, wounding him.
• Xiao Wu used her Soul Skills to kick Tang San away, then told him she hated him; Tang San vomited blood and fainted.
• Jiang Liang and the others left for the Hotel, while Yu Xiaogang swore to destroy Jiang Liang and Xiao Wu.
• Flender regretted letting Yu Xiaogang drive away the talented students, and Zhao Wuji took the others away to rest.

Jiang Liang returned to Suotuo City with Xiao Wu and the others after they left Shrek Academy, then discovered he could hear Ah Yin speaking through the Blue Silver Grass. He told her that Tang San’s body had been taken over by an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon—and claimed that he was one too.

• Jiang Liang entrusted Spirit Hall with the Clear Sky Sect’s inherited Spirit Bone and a letter for Qian Renxue, then went with Xiao Wu and the others to the Rose Hotel.
• Ning Rongrong told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling why they had left Shrek Academy, including Xiao Wu knocking Tang San unconscious.
• Jiang Liang heard Ah Yin’s voice from the Blue Silver Grass and asked Sword Mother why they could communicate.
• Ah Yin asked Jiang Liang what he meant by saying a dove had occupied a magpie’s nest, and he explained that Tang San’s body contained a different soul.
• Jiang Liang called the soul in Tang San’s body an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon and revealed to Ah Yin that he was one too.

Jiang Liang reassured Ah Yin that he would show her the truth about Tang San, then helped Dugu Yan fuse with the Eight Spider Lances. After learning about the soul bone’s abilities, Dugu Yan kissed Jiang Liang in front of their stunned companions.

• Jiang Liang told Ah Yin he would take her to Shrek Academy to see whether Tang San was still her child, and moved her Blue Silver Grass to the windowsill to recover.
• Dugu Yan asked to fuse with the Eight Spider Lances, and Jiang Liang agreed to guard her while she underwent the painful process.
• Dugu Yan emerged with eight spider lances and explained that they boosted her attributes, carried poison, and could absorb enemies’ Soul Power or life force.
• Jiang Liang praised how well the soul bone complemented Dugu Yan’s Poison Dragon Martial Soul, and Dugu Yan kissed him while Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing watched in shock.

Jiang Liang and the others prepared to challenge Shrek Academy while Dugu Yan trained with her new Eight Spider Lances. At Shrek, Yu Xiaogang restored Tang San’s fighting spirit and ordered the students to run laps, just as Jiang Liang arrived with his group to confront the academy.

• After Dugu Yan showed off her newly fused External Soul Bone, Jiang Liang kissed the girls and proposed taking everyone to challenge Shrek Academy the next day.
• Jiang Liang began teaching Dugu Yan to control the Eight Spider Lances while Shrek Academy remained unaware of their plans.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded the despondent Tang San to forget Xiao Wu and focus on becoming powerful, rekindling Tang San’s determination.
• The next morning, Yu Xiaogang ordered Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to run twenty laps, while Tang San stood ready for training.
• Jiang Liang, Dugu Yan, and the others arrived at Shrek Academy, where Jiang Liang challenged Yu Xiaogang’s reliance on running laps.

Jiang Liang brought Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and others to Shrek Academy for a friendly exchange, provoking Yu Xiaogang and agreeing to wager money and Yu Xiaogang’s public confession. The contest began with Tang San facing Dugu Yan, whose level and rank surpassed his.

• Jiang Liang slapped Yu Xiaogang again after Yu Xiaogang ordered him to leave Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu said they could represent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the exchange.
• Jiang Liang proposed a best-two-out-of-three contest and demanded that Yu Xiaogang publicly admit his theories were stolen from Spirit Hall if Shrek lost.
• Flender accepted the stakes and barred Jiang Liang from fighting, while Yu Xiaogang chose Tang San and Dai Mubai to compete first.
• Tang San introduced himself as a level thirty-one Blue Silver Grass Battle Soul Elder, and Dugu Yan stepped forward as a level forty-two Poison Dragon Battle Soul Ancestor.

Dugu Yan overwhelmed Tang San in the arena with her poison, dragon claws, and Eight Spider Lances, while Ah Yin watched Tang San’s unfamiliar techniques and began to suspect Jiang Liang was right about him. Tang San was left poisoned and injured as Yu Xiaogang rushed to his side and accused Dugu Yan of attacking after he surrendered.

• Dugu Yan’s poison mist corroded Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, and her poison armor destroyed his Bone Piercing Nails.
• Dugu Yan pursued Tang San with her Eight Spider Lances and wounded him with her dragon claws, leaving poison in his body.
• Jiang Liang pointed out Tang San’s techniques to Ah Yin, who realized they were not Clear Sky Sect secrets and questioned whether he was truly her son.
• Dugu Yan knocked Tang San down and told him to surrender before the poison reached his heart, but he refused to give in.
• Dugu Yan kicked Tang San again, prompting Yu Xiaogang to help him and accuse her of striking after he surrendered; Dugu Yan denied that he had surrendered.

Jiang Liang and his allies continued their challenge against Shrek Academy, defeating Tang San and then crushing Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar in a team battle. Yu Xiaogang was left facing another loss and the prospect of admitting his theories had been stolen.

• Dugu Yan rebuked Yu Xiaogang after defeating Tang San, and Jiang Liang mocked him before leaving with her.
• Flender ordered Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to fight as a team, while Jiang Liang sent Xiao Wu, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing to face them.
• The three girls revealed their high Soul levels, leaving Flender stunned and Yu Xiaogang despairing.
• Xiao Wu quickly defeated Ma Hongjun and Oscar while Zhu Zhuqing fought Dai Mubai, supported by Ye Lingling's healing.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing cornered Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing's Shadow Instant Kill knocked him down to secure their victory.

After Shrek Academy lost to Jiang Liang’s team, Jiang Liang demanded the promised payment and punishment, while Yu Xiaogang tried to escape his own consequences. Yu Xiaogang invoked his Pope Token, but Jiang Liang seized it and challenged him to explain where it came from.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar lost to Jiang Liang’s team, and Flender reluctantly agreed to pay ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Jiang Liang demanded that Yu Xiaogang shout in Suotuo City’s busiest area, but Yu Xiaogang denied making any promise.
• Flender accepted the punishment in Yu Xiaogang’s place, while Jiang Liang insisted that Yu Xiaogang still had to comply.
• Yu Xiaogang produced a Pope Token and claimed Spirit Hall would oppose anyone who disrespected him.
• Jiang Liang took the token, kicked Yu Xiaogang down, and questioned how he had obtained it; Yu Xiaogang could not explain.

Jiang Liang used Chrysanthemum Douluo’s Elder Token to overpower Yu Xiaogang’s last defense and took him to Suotuo City’s Great Soul Arena. There, he forced Yu Xiaogang to publicly confess that his theories had been stolen from Spirit Hall.

• Jiang Liang showed Yu Xiaogang Chrysanthemum Douluo’s Elder Token, and Yu Xiaogang accused him of stealing it.
• Jiang Liang summoned Ice Empress to hold Flender and the others back, then seized Yu Xiaogang and flew to Suotuo City.
• Ice Empress froze Flender’s group in place, while Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong decided to follow Jiang Liang.
• Jiang Liang brought Yu Xiaogang to the Great Soul Arena and threatened him until he shouted that his theories had been stolen from Spirit Hall.

Jiang Liang humiliated Yu Xiaogang in public, then encountered Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who had come to Suotuo City to bring him back to Spirit City. Jiang Liang agreed to leave soon for the upcoming Elite Selection Tournament, after first explaining matters to his companions.

• Yu Xiaogang fainted after the crowd mocked him, and Jiang Liang left him behind with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan stopped Jiang Liang and teased him about the girls traveling with him.
• Xiao Wu hid in fear when Yue Guan addressed her, though he did not know that she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Yue Guan told Jiang Liang that Bibi Dong was angry about his delay and would come to drag him back to Spirit City if he did not report soon.
• Jiang Liang agreed to return to Spirit City for the Elite Selection Tournament after explaining important matters to his companions.

Jiang Liang sent Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing toward Heaven Dou City while he traveled to Spirit City with Yue Guan. After Yue Guan challenged him to a flying contest with a favor at stake, Jiang Liang took off first, and Yue Guan increased his speed to catch up.

• Jiang Liang left the Ice Empress with Xiao Wu and told the others to go to Heaven Dou City while he met the Pope in Spirit City.
• Yue Guan warned Jiang Liang that the others needed to enter Spirit Hall's internal Elite Training Tournament to qualify for the Spirit Master Tournament.
• A cardinal arranged a carriage for Dugu Yan and the others, and Jiang Liang watched them depart for Heaven Dou City.
• After leaving Suotuo City, Yue Guan challenged Jiang Liang to a race to Spirit City, wagering a favor against Jiang Liang's promise to call him old man if he lost.
• Jiang Liang flew off on the Cold Moon Sword, and Yue Guan pursued him, surprised that he could not catch up until he raised his speed to a Title Douluo's level.

Jiang Liang arrived in Spirit City with Yue Guan and was brought to the Pope Palace to meet Bibi Dong. Inside, he encountered three hostile Soul Masters, insulted the red-haired Yan, and provoked him into using his Flame Lord possession.

• Jiang Liang and Yue Guan reached Spirit City, and Jiang Liang said he preferred Heaven Dou City's everyday warmth.
• Yue Guan guided Jiang Liang through Spirit City's markets and up to the Pope Palace, explaining the city's layout and guards.
• Two Maids told Yue Guan that only Jiang Liang could enter, so Jiang Liang went inside alone.
• Jiang Liang met two men and a black-haired woman near a golden door, and Yan mocked him for refusing to become Bibi Dong's disciple.
• Jiang Liang called Yan a brain-dead idiot, and Yan ignited in flames and used Flame Lord possession.

Jiang Liang confronted Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation after Yan challenged him, swiftly overpowering Yan and Xie Yue while resisting Hu Liena’s Charm. As he warned the three that he would stop holding back, Bibi Dong intervened from behind the doors.

• Yan revealed his Martial Soul and challenged Jiang Liang, but Jiang Liang kicked him into the golden doors with a single blow.
• Jiang Liang called Yan, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue trash, then dodged Yan’s Hellfire and pinned him beneath his foot.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena attacked together, but Hu Liena’s Charm failed to affect Jiang Liang and Jiang Liang kicked Xie Yue into a pillar.
• Jiang Liang warned the Golden Generation that he would not hold back, and Bibi Dong told Nana to stop.

Bibi Dong reprimanded Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan for underestimating Jiang Liang, then discussed his plans for the Elite Training Tournament and Spirit Master Tournament. She agreed to let him choose his own team but ordered him to study Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, leaving him displeased.

• Jiang Liang entered Pope Palace after the doors opened and saw Bibi Dong waiting on the high platform.
• Bibi Dong made Hu Liena explain her mistake, then rebuked her, Xie Yue, and Yan for taking Jiang Liang lightly and threatened to revoke their Purple Record Medals if they failed to place in the Elite Training Tournament.
• After the three left, Jiang Liang joked with Bibi Dong, who challenged him for arriving late in Spirit City.
• Jiang Liang asked to choose his own teammates for the Spirit Master Tournament, and Bibi Dong agreed if he could recruit Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling to represent Spirit Hall Academy.
• Bibi Dong gave Jiang Liang Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and ordered him to memorize it and explain its deeper meaning.

Jiang Liang rejected Bibi Dong’s demand that he memorize Yu Xiaogang’s book and challenged the theories she had once believed in. After Sword Mother intervened to shield him, Jiang Liang left the Pope Palace with her, while Bibi Dong was left questioning her beliefs.

• Jiang Liang refused to memorize Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and told Bibi Dong that its claims about Martial Souls and Soul Masters were flawed.
• Bibi Dong suppressed Jiang Liang with her Soul Power, but Sword Mother appeared and dispersed the pressure with a single move.
• Jiang Liang introduced Sword Mother as his sister and master, and Bibi Dong recognized her as a formidable presence.
• Jiang Liang advised Bibi Dong to see Yu Xiaogang more clearly, then left the Pope Palace with Sword Mother.
• Bibi Dong stared at the discarded book and questioned whether her beliefs had been wrong, while Sword Mother warned Jiang Liang about the evil power inside Bibi Dong.

Jiang Liang discovered that Ah Yin was trying to wither away after learning the truth about Tang Hao and Tang San, but he stopped her by revealing the Blue Silver Grass Clan’s fate. Ah Yin chose to live and asked Jiang Liang to help her protect her clan, leaving her determined to make Tang Hao and Tang San pay.

• Yue Guan checked on Jiang Liang after he left the Pope Palace, then accompanied him to a hotel before returning to request an audience with Bibi Dong.
• Jiang Liang placed Ah Yin on the hotel windowsill and realized she was rapidly withering as she gave up on life.
• Ah Yin thanked Jiang Liang and said goodbye, but Jiang Liang warned that Tang Hao would take Tang San to the Blue Silver Grass Clan’s homeland and sacrifice the Blue Silver King.
• Ah Yin regained her vitality and begged Jiang Liang to take her to her homeland so she could protect her clan.
• Jiang Liang promised to take Ah Yin there within a year and explained that Tang San was still too weak to receive the Blue Silver King’s sacrifice.
• Ah Yin vowed to keep living and personally make Tang Hao and Tang San pay.

Bibi Dong personally visited Jiang Liang at the Martial Soul Hall Grand Hotel, where she told him to report to Spirit Hall Academy and questioned why he disliked Yu Xiaogang. The chapter left her seeking an explanation while Jiang Liang insisted Yu Xiaogang had not wronged him.

• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan that Jiang Liang should report to Spirit Hall Academy the next day, then dismissed him without giving him further instructions.
• Bibi Dong changed out of her ceremonial gown and left the Pope Palace, feeling an urge to see Jiang Liang.
• Jiang Liang and Ah Yin discussed how his Sword Qi had made Ah Yin's leaves sharper, and he tried to send her more of it.
• Bibi Dong appeared in Jiang Liang's room late at night and told him she agreed to his requests and would have Nana take him to Spirit Hall Academy.
• Bibi Dong asked Jiang Liang why he disliked Yu Xiaogang, and Jiang Liang said Yu Xiaogang had not wronged him.

Jiang Liang challenged Bibi Dong’s belief that Yu Xiaogang had loved her, arguing that he had used her to reach Spirit Hall’s research and abandoned her when she needed him. Bibi Dong accepted that Yu Xiaogang had not been a normal man, but she lingered outside Jiang Liang’s room, wondering whether her life would have been different without him.

• Jiang Liang told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang had schemed to access Spirit Hall’s research on mutated Martial Souls, prompting her to reconsider their memories.
• Jiang Liang criticized Yu Xiaogang for fleeing instead of taking responsibility for Bibi Dong after Qian Xunji threatened her, while Sword Mother warned Bibi Dong not to attack him.
• Bibi Dong admitted Yu Xiaogang had not been a normal man, asked Jiang Liang not to tell anyone about their conversation, and left.
• Sword Mother called Bibi Dong pitiful, and Jiang Liang blamed her naïveté as well as Yu Xiaogang before going to sleep.
• Bibi Dong stayed outside Jiang Liang’s room and wondered whether her life would have been different without Yu Xiaogang.

Jiang Liang registered at Spirit Hall Academy as an advanced student in the Golden Class and learned about its elite students and upcoming Elite Training Tournament. When Hu Liena introduced him at the training ground, the Golden Class students reacted with hostility to his special admission.

• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan took Jiang Liang to Spirit Hall Academy, where he registered as an advanced student in the Golden Class.
• Xie Yue explained that the Golden Class gathered Spirit Hall’s most talented students, including the three of them, and warned Jiang Liang that the others might challenge him.
• Hu Liena showed Jiang Liang the advanced student facilities and explained that the Elite Training Tournament would begin in five days.
• Jiang Liang watched Tuoba Lie, a Rank 54 Soul King, defeat an opposing team alongside his teammates, and Hu Liena and Xie Yue described him and another Soul King as major opponents.
• Tuoba Lie recognized Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, asked whether Jiang Liang was the Pope’s recommended new student, and drew hostile attention toward him from the gathered students.