Chapter Summaries

Tang San demanded that Niu Tian and Tai Tan sacrifice themselves to strengthen him, while Xiao Wu confronted him over his exploitation of them. Niu Tian and the barely conscious Tai Tan submitted, and their sacrifice rapidly raised Tang San’s power.

• Xiao Wu accused Tang San of using Da Ming and Er Ming for his ambitions and questioned whether he had loved her without scheming.
• Tang San dismissed Xiao Wu’s objections as the result of Dai Tu’s evil technique and ordered Niu Tian and Tai Tan to sacrifice themselves.
• Niu Tian accepted the order, believing he and Tai Tan had no way to refuse Tang San.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan began burning their life force, Soul Power, and Divine Soul origins to empower Tang San.
• Tang San’s Soul Power broke through Level 40 and continued rising as his martial souls grew stronger.

Tang San reached Soul Power Level 49 after Niu Tian and Tai Tan sacrificed themselves, but Xiao Wu rejected him and left to reconsider her life. Three days after the battle, Du Busi’s power was recognized as possibly reaching the Limit Douluo level, prompting the Heaven Dou Empire and Shrek Academy to reassess the Body Sect.

• Niu Tian and Tai Tan’s sacrifice became soul rings and nourishment for Tang San’s Divine Soul, raising his Soul Power to level 49.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San she wanted to separate, refused to let him touch her, and walked away from him.
• Tang San watched Xiao Wu leave and blamed the Body Sect and Dai Tu for their separation.
• Three days after the battle, reports of Du Busi’s strength spread, and the Heaven Dou emperor sent gifts and granted the Body Sect special privileges.
• At Sea God Pavilion, Xuan Zi confirmed reports that Du Busi’s battle aura had reached level 99, and the elders discussed changing Shrek’s approach to the Body Sect.

Dai Tu recovered from his battle injuries and learned that Du Busi’s wounds would take years to heal. He decided to seek Bi Ji’s help in the Star Dou Great Forest and test his plan for creating Soul Spirits, leaving the Body Sect for the forest.

• Xuan Zi ordered his people to investigate Dai Tu, suspecting the young man was central to the storm surrounding the Body Sect.
• Dai Tu assessed Du Busi’s serious internal injuries and insisted that his teacher needed treatment as soon as possible.
• Dai Tu proposed asking Bi Ji, the Emerald Swan of the Star Dou Great Forest, to heal Du Busi, relying on the favor she owed him.
• Dai Tu explained his Soul Spirit concept to Du Busi as a way for Soul Beasts and Soul Masters to coexist without killing Soul Beasts for Soul Rings.
• Du Busi agreed to let Dai Tu travel to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Dai Tu left to seek Bi Ji’s help and test his idea.

Dai Tu returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and reunited with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, drawing the attention of the Beast Kings. Di Tian sensed the Evil Eye Tyrant’s aura on him and demanded to know their connection.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed Dai Tu’s spiritual call and raced from the Lake of Life to meet him.
• Dai Tu greeted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and stroked her mane as she happily rubbed against him.
• Di Tian, Bi Ji, King of Ten Thousand Demons, Bear Lord, and Scarlet King arrived and examined Dai Tu’s greatly increased power.
• Bi Ji welcomed Dai Tu, while Di Tian challenged him about the aura of the Evil Eye Tyrant that he carried.

Dai Tu revealed that the Evil Eye Tyrant had become his fourth soul ring, earning the Beast Kings’ respect and securing Bi Ji’s help in healing Du Busi. He then proposed Soul Spirits as a way for soul beasts and soul masters to coexist, and began explaining how the system would work.

• Dai Tu showed the Beast Kings his seven-patterned hundred-thousand-year fourth soul ring and confirmed that the Evil Eye Tyrant had become his soul ring.
• Di Tian accepted Dai Tu’s explanation, recognized his strength, and asked why he had come to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dai Tu asked Bi Ji to heal Du Busi, and Di Tian agreed to send her to the Body Sect as repayment for Dai Tu saving the Auspicious Beast.
• Dai Tu introduced Soul Spirits as a way for soul beasts and soul masters to coexist and mutually benefit.
• Dai Tu explained that Soul Spirits could preserve a soul beast’s intelligence and consciousness while granting soul rings and soul skills to a contracted soul master.

Dai Tu explained that a willing soul beast could become a Soul Spirit and provide its human partner with multiple soul rings as the Soul Master grew. Di Tian agreed to test the claim, and five aged, gravely injured soul beasts were brought to the clearing for Dai Tu to choose from.

• Dai Tu told the Beast Kings that Soul Spirits could release new soul rings over time without killing the soul beast, provided it willingly formed a contract.
• Dai Tu offered to prove his theory by contracting with a dying soul beast, saying he had at least a seventy percent chance of success.
• After weighing the risks, Di Tian agreed to trust Dai Tu and ordered suitable soul beasts to be brought to him.
• King of Ten Thousand Demons and Bear Lord returned with five soul beasts near death, including a Silver Moon Demon Wolf, an Earth Nether Python, a Burrowing Armored Dragon, and a Flame Feather Luan Bird.

Dai Tu recognized the Golden Hawksbill Turtle as a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast suffering a backlash from stolen Gold of Life and chose it as his Soul Spirit. As their contract began, he revealed that he knew its secret, leaving the turtle shocked and alarmed.

• Dai Tu identified the Golden Hawksbill Turtle’s hidden cultivation and the Gold of Life inside it as the cause of its chaotic condition.
• Dai Tu chose the Golden Hawksbill Turtle despite Bear Lord, King of Ten Thousand Demons, and Bi Ji warning him about its poor condition.
• Di Tian ordered Bi Ji and King of Ten Thousand Demons to leave and Bear Lord and Scarlet King to guard the area while Dai Tu prepared to begin the contract.
• Dai Tu established a spiritual connection with the Golden Hawksbill Turtle and told it he knew it had stolen Gold of Life from the Lake of Life.
• The Golden Hawksbill Turtle reacted with shock and panic when Dai Tu revealed its secret.

Dai Tu forced the Golden Hawksbill Turtle to cooperate in a Soul Spirit Contract, using the Six Paths Sage Eye and his Marks of Life and Destruction to stabilize the dangerous Gold of Life energy. The contract succeeded, leaving Dai Tu with a forming Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and a turtle phantom on his shoulder.

• Dai Tu threatened to reveal that the Golden Hawksbill Turtle had stolen and eaten the Gold of Life unless it cooperated with his Soul Spirit Contract.
• The Golden Hawksbill Turtle agreed, and Dai Tu began the contract, drawing its life source and turbulent Gold of Life energy into a cycle with his Tree of Life Martial Soul.
• The energy balance collapsed, leaving Dai Tu and the Golden Hawksbill Turtle close to death as Bi Ji warned that the contract was failing.
• Dai Tu activated the pattern of the Six Paths Sage Eye and his Marks of Life and Destruction, then used their combined power to stabilize the energy.
• The contract succeeded, and a dark-gold Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring began forming beneath Dai Tu as a small turtle phantom appeared on his shoulder.

Dai Tu successfully formed a Soul Spirit contract with the Golden Hawksbill Turtle, healing it and raising his Soul Power to level fifty-five. Di Tian recognized that Dai Tu carried two God King inheritance marks, leaving the Beast Kings eager to contract with him as Soul Spirits.

• Dai Tu completed the Golden Hawksbill Turtle's Soul Spirit transformation, healing its injuries and stabilizing its foundation.
• The Golden Hawksbill Turtle realized it was alive and healthy, while Dai Tu's Soul Power rose from level fifty to level fifty-five.
• Bi Ji and the other Beast Kings praised Dai Tu's achievement and learned that Soul Spirits could fight independently and grow alongside their hosts.
• Di Tian noticed the faded marks on Dai Tu's forehead and identified them as two God King inheritance marks.
• Bear Lord, Scarlet King, and King of Ten Thousand Demons competed to become Dai Tu's next Soul Spirit before Dai Tu explained he could not take another contract yet.
• Di Tian silenced the Beast Kings and ended their eager appeals.

Dai Tu won Di Tian’s full support for his Soul Spirit plans and formed a formal alliance between the Body Sect and Star Dou Great Forest. After returning to the Body Sect, he found his recovering teacher Du Busi staring at the emerald-green figure behind him.

• Dai Tu laid out a three-step plan to develop the Soul Spirit method, establish the Spirit Pagoda, and combine Soul Spirits with Soul Tools, and Di Tian agreed to support it.
• Di Tian appointed Bi Ji as Dai Tu’s liaison and promised to send soul beasts to help manage the Spirit Pagoda.
• Dai Tu and Di Tian formally signed a covenant making the Body Sect and Star Dou Great Forest allies who would share resources and support one another.
• Dai Tu, Bi Ji, and the Body Sect elders returned to the sect after the alliance was formed.
• Several days later, Dai Tu entered Du Busi’s chamber, and Du Busi’s gaze froze on the emerald-green figure behind him.

Bi Ji healed Du Busi, and Dai Tu revealed his Soul Spirit plans and alliance with the Star Dou Great Forest. Du Busi appointed Dai Tu Vice Sect Master, while Dai Tu saw the Elite Continental Soul Master Tournament as a chance to promote Soul Spirits across the continent.

• Bi Ji treated Du Busi’s injuries and removed the foreign energy from his body.
• Dai Tu told Du Busi about the Soul Spirit method, his negotiations with Di Tian, and the alliance with the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Du Busi pledged the Body Sect’s support and appointed Dai Tu Vice Sect Master, placing him in charge of Soul Spirits, the Spirit Pagoda, and external cooperation.
• Dai Tu demonstrated the Golden Hawksbill Turtle Soul Spirit to the Body Sect’s disciples and elders, winning their cheers and support for the Soul Spirit project.
• Long Aotian reminded Dai Tu that the Elite Continental Soul Master Tournament would take place in three months, and Dai Tu recognized it as an opportunity to promote Soul Spirits.

Dai Tu persuaded the Body Sect to enter the Elite Continental Soul Master Tournament with only him and Aotian, aiming to showcase the Soul Spirit method. At Shrek Academy, Tang San prepared to compete so he could investigate Dai Tu and the Body Sect, as the academy opened registration for its team selection.

• Dai Tu argued that the Body Sect should send only him and Aotian, and Du Busi agreed to the plan.
• Tang San reached level fifty-five after absorbing the power of Da Ming and Er Ming, then obtained a fifth soul ring from a Man Faced Demon Spider in Sunset Forest.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu he planned to represent Shrek Academy to learn more about Dai Tu and the Body Sect, and said he might confront them at the tournament.
• Shrek Academy announced that inner court disciples under twenty-five with Soul Power above level forty could register for the main-team selection, prompting many to step forward.

Tang San asked to join Shrek Academy’s Elite Continental Soul Master Tournament team and serve as its captain, claiming he alone could lead the academy to victory. Mu En ordered Ma Xiaotao to test him, and the chapter ended as they faced each other at the Inner Court Martial Arts Arena.

• Tang San told Wang Yan he wanted to compete in the tournament and be captain, and Wang Yan agreed to report the request to the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe to have Ma Xiaotao assess Tang San and consider his captaincy if he proved capable.
• Ma Xiaotao learned of Tang San’s request, grew angry, and went to the Inner Court Martial Arts Arena to confront him.
• Tang San arrived at the arena, where Ma Xiaotao challenged his ability to be captain.

Tang San confronted Ma Xiaotao in the Inner Court arena and declared that he would replace her as captain, then fought her with his Blue Silver Emperor. He trapped her with his soul skills, leaving Ma Xiaotao defending against his thorn attack.

• Tang San told Ma Xiaotao he had come to replace her as captain, provoking her into a duel.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Fire Phoenix martial soul and attacked Tang San with Phoenix Fire Line.
• Tang San blocked Ma Xiaotao’s flames with his Blue Silver Emperor and revealed four black soul rings and a hundred-thousand-year red fifth ring.
• Tang San trapped Ma Xiaotao in Blue Silver Prison, and she failed to burn through its fire-resistant vines.
• Tang San attacked Ma Xiaotao with Blue Silver Thorn Array, and she shielded herself with phoenix flames.

Tang San defeated Ma Xiaotao and took the captain's position, but his thoughts about her descendant stirred complicated feelings. After the fight, Xiao Wu told Tang San she wanted to find Xiao Qi and ask why she had treated him as she did.

• Tang San overwhelmed Ma Xiaotao with Blue Silver Grass, bound her, and won their fight in only a dozen breaths.
• Tang San suspected that Ma Xiaotao was descended from his old companion Ma Hongjun, while Ma Xiaotao mistook his curious gaze for admiration of her bound body.
• Tang San released Ma Xiaotao, accepted her defeat, and left the arena as disciples praised Lan San's victory.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that becoming captain would help him pursue his goals and suggested they would win the tournament as husband and wife.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San she wanted to find Xiao Qi and ask her why she had treated him that way, in case there had been a misunderstanding.

Tang San tried to keep Xiao Wu from seeking Dai Tu, but her growing distance unsettled him. At the Body Sect, Dai Tu received his fifth God Trials and faced a three-month deadline to kill an eight-ring Evil Soul Master and save five powerful injured beings or soul beasts.

• Tang San told Xiao Wu to rest and wait until after the tournament before he tried to bring Xiao Qi back, but she avoided his hand and left for the dormitories.
• Mu En praised Lan San’s victory and learned from Yan Shaozhe that the Body Sect would enter the tournament with Dai Tu and Long Aotian.
• Mu En concluded that the Body Sect intended to display its strength and said Lan San made Shrek’s championship secure.
• Dai Tu received the fifth trials of the God King of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, each with a three-month deadline.
• Dai Tu realized he had to kill an eight-ring Soul Douluo-level Evil Soul Master and save five severely injured seven-ring Soul Sages or five ten-thousand-year soul beasts.

Dai Tu went to the Evil Demon Forest to search for an eight-ring Evil Soul Master and discovered three men torturing ten-thousand-year soul beasts in a Beast Puppet Refinement ritual. He recognized the men as the Zhongli Three Brothers and prepared to confront them.

• Dai Tu considered how to complete his trials and decided to search the Evil Demon Forest for Evil Soul Masters.
• Dai Tu entered the forest and used his mental power to scan the area for suspicious auras.
• Dai Tu detected three evil auras near a valley and silently approached them.
• Dai Tu saw three black-robed men torturing ten-thousand-year soul beasts in a Beast Puppet Refinement ritual.
• Dai Tu recognized the men as Zhongli Tian, Zhongli Di, and Zhongli Ren, the Zhongli Three Brothers.

Dai Tu confronted the Zhongli Three Brothers and killed Zhongli Ren instantly with Kamui. As Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di attacked with their soul skills, Dai Tu evaded them and unleashed Infinite Tsukuyomi on Zhongli Di.

• Dai Tu blocked the valley exit and demanded that the Zhongli Three Brothers release the tortured soul beasts and kill themselves.
• Zhongli Ren charged Dai Tu, who used Kamui to twist and kill him with one strike.
• Zhongli Di activated his Martial Soul Avatar while Zhongli Tian used Ten Thousand Ghost Soul-Devouring Mist to fill the valley.
• Dai Tu used Kamui: Intangibility to evade Zhongli Di's attack and appeared behind him.
• Dai Tu activated his hundred-thousand-year soul skill, Infinite Tsukuyomi, against Zhongli Di.

Dai Tu killed the Zhongli Three Brothers, completed the God King of Destruction's Fifth Trial, and healed the surviving soul beasts. Just as he absorbed the trial rewards, a mysterious dark-red beam attacked him, and he used Kamui to become intangible.

• Dai Tu trapped Zhongli Di in an eternal dream after killing Zhongli Ren, leaving Zhongli Tian terrified.
• Dai Tu summoned Susanoo and crushed Zhongli Tian when he tried to flee.
• Dai Tu completed the Fifth Trial of Destruction and healed the surviving ten-thousand-year soul beasts.
• Dai Tu received rewards from both God Trials, gaining fifteen percent affinity from each and increasing every soul ring's age by twenty thousand years in total.
• A dark-red beam suddenly targeted Dai Tu, and he activated Kamui: Intangibility just before it struck.

Dai Tu faced Ye Xishui, the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Cult Master, after she ambushed him with a devastating attack. Ye Xishui prepared to test his strength, leaving Dai Tu trapped against a vastly stronger opponent.

• Dai Tu evaded Ye Xishui's dark-red beam by activating Intangibility, and the attack blasted a huge crater into the ground.
• Dai Tu recognized the woman at the valley entrance as Ye Xishui, a rank ninety-nine Super Douluo and leader of the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ye Xishui acknowledged that Dai Tu had killed the Zhongli Three Brothers and said he would pay for killing members of her cult.
• Dai Tu considered escaping to a human city, but Ye Xishui saw through his plan and formed a dark-flamed phoenix in her palm.
• Ye Xishui vanished as she prepared to attack Dai Tu.