Chapter Summaries

Tang San learned that Yin Lan had supposedly returned to her hometown, while Senior Qin warned him not to investigate because her disappearance might be connected to Shangguan Li and Shaohua. After hearing that Shangguan Li had Twin Martial Souls, Tang San became fixated on obtaining her cultivation method, unaware that Tang Hao feared Shangguan Li’s true strength and urged him to stay away.

• Senior Qin told Tang San that Yin Lan had disappeared and that Shaohua had said she returned to her hometown, then warned him to leave the matter alone.
• Tang San learned that Shaohua was one of the young Spirit Saints he had seen in the Star Dou Great Forest and suspected Yin Lan’s disappearance involved Shangguan Li.
• Senior Qin pulled Tang San out of the inn and cautioned him that Shangguan Li and Shaohua had a powerful factional background possibly connected to Spirit Hall.
• Senior Qin described Shangguan Li’s apparent Twin Martial Souls and Spirit Saint cultivation, while Tang Hao overheard and recognized that Shangguan Li was actually a Titled Douluo with Triple Martial Souls.
• Tang San ignored most of Senior Qin’s warnings and decided he could win Shangguan Li over to learn how to cultivate Twin Martial Souls.

Shangguan Li met Qian Renxue in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, gave her a book revealing her likely future, and hoped to change her fate. Tang Hao later confronted Shangguan Li after Yu Xiaogang sent him to investigate her unusual Soul Ring ability, claiming he had come to avenge Tang San.

• Shangguan Li revealed herself to Qian Renxue, identified her as the Angel God’s successor, and offered to help her.
• Shangguan Li gave Qian Renxue a book about Douluo Continent and told her it showed what she was experiencing or would face.
• Qian Renxue read the book, and within three days she contacted Shangguan Li using the communication device she had received.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang Hao to test Shangguan Li’s strength and obtain her ability to absorb Soul Rings beyond her rank for Tang San’s benefit.
• Tang Hao confronted Shangguan Li and claimed she had bullied Tang San, insisting he had come to exact revenge.

Shangguan Li met Qian Renxue to discuss Tang San’s divine backing and gave her immortal herbs as the start of their cooperation. Afterward, Shangguan Li encountered Yu Xiaogang, who offered to teach her about the Douluo Continent’s political situation.

• Qian Renxue told Shangguan Li she had finished reading the novel, and Shangguan Li warned her that Tang San was the Child of Destiny backed by a deity.
• Shangguan Li told Qian Renxue not to assassinate Tang San and to intercept his resources instead.
• Shangguan Li revealed that she had occupied the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and gave Qian Renxue several immortal herbs, including the Six-Winged Shining Grass.
• Yu Xiaogang approached Shangguan Li and offered to teach her theory, then began explaining that the Douluo Continent was divided among Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire.

Li Pei took control of Ning Rongrong's body and joined Tang San in seeking an alliance against Spirit Hall. Ning Fengzhi asked Xue Qinghe for support after Spirit Hall destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Bibi Dong secretly listened and planned to use the survivors against Spirit Hall's opponents.

• Shangguan Li and her companions sensed Wuxie's aura in Ning Rongrong, and Shaohua suspected the other soul had taken control of her body.
• Li Pei, controlling Ning Rongrong, told Tang San she would persuade Ning Fengzhi to join forces against Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi struck Ning Rongrong and told her that Spirit Hall's attack had killed his wife and most of the sect, including Uncle Gu, who sacrificed himself to save survivors.
• Ning Fengzhi, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong asked Xue Qinghe to cooperate against Spirit Hall and let the sect stay temporarily in the Imperial Palace, but Xue Qinghe refused to openly oppose Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong revealed herself after Ning Fengzhi left, and Xue Qinghe proposed using him and the survivors to draw out Spirit Hall's enemies while searching for the sect's missing fortune.

Tang San and his companions planned to help the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Ning Rongrong struggled against Li Pei for control of her body. Ning Rongrong then sent Lin Ying to tell Sect Master Yu that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had ordered their aid, leaving Lin Ying to bear the risk of betraying Tang San.

• Lin Ying and Tang San agreed to leave escape-route marks and avoid exposing her undercover role.
• Tang San left to scout the terrain after Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu supported evacuating some of the clan's disciples.
• Ning Rongrong fought Li Pei for control of her body, aided by the weakening of Li Pei's soul after Little Pear purified its aura.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu decided to ensure the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan credited their assistance to Sect Master Ning rather than Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Ying to tell Sect Master Yu that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had sent them, and Lin Ying agreed despite the danger.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong discovered that they both hated Spirit Hall and distrusted Tang San, so they agreed to form a private alliance against it. They left open the possibility of joining Tang San’s faction while deciding not to rely on him.

• After Tang San left, Xiao Wu sent news of him to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Di Tian ordered her to gather intelligence.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xiao Wu whether she liked Tang San, then admitted that she disliked him and had only pretended to accept their engagement.
• Xiao Wu revealed that Tang Hao had killed her younger brother, the Titan Giant Ape, and that Spirit Hall had killed her mother.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Spirit Hall had united the major factions into the Douluo Continent Alliance amid the threat of Evil Soul Masters.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong agreed to secretly ally against Spirit Hall, while Xiao Wu remained wary of joining Tang San’s forces.

The Nine-Colored Goddess removed some of Wuxie's power from Ning Rongrong, then asked Shangguan Li to deal with the remaining corruption. Ning Rongrong concealed her resentment and continued seeking a way to cultivate, while Ning Fengzhi tried to make her rest and study instead.

• Ning Rongrong angrily confronted the Nine-Colored Goddess for stripping away her power, and the goddess withdrew before the dark influence could harm her.
• The Nine-Colored Goddess told Ning Fengzhi that Rongrong should be safe if she practiced diligently and avoided negative thoughts.
• The Nine-Colored Goddess appeared before Shangguan Li, explained that Ning Fengzhi had requested the sect treasure, and asked him to deal with Wuxie's power inside Rongrong.
• Shangguan Li warned the Nine-Colored Goddess not to interfere further, but she vowed to help Rongrong despite the danger.
• Ning Rongrong secretly resented the loss of her power and told Ning Fengzhi she still needed to cultivate for the sect.
• Ning Fengzhi refused to let Rongrong overexert herself, so she pretended to agree and resolved to cultivate when he was away.

Shangguan Li continued cultivating while Tang San arrived in Heaven Dou City with Shrek Academy and became fixated on obtaining her restaurant technology and twin-martial-soul cultivation method. He waited outside the restaurant for a chance to meet her, while Shangguan Li and Shaohua watched him and a dispute began among the Shrek students.

• The Asura God rampaged in his temple after absorbing forbidden evil energy, and the God of Destruction noticed his abnormal behavior.
• Qin Ming brought Flender and the Shrek Academy group to Heaven Dou City and told them to meet at Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day.
• Ning Rongrong took seven Shrek students, including Tang San, to the Happy Hot Pot Restaurant, where they were impressed by its popularity and luxurious private room.
• Tang San asked Ning Rongrong how to meet Shangguan Li, then focused on the restaurant's heating technology and imagined making Shangguan Li give him its secrets.
• Shangguan Li and Shaohua observed Tang San's intentions from upstairs, while Tang San waited outside the restaurant for the rest of the afternoon.
• An argument broke out among the Shrek students as Tang San continued waiting outside.

Shangguan Li brought Gu Yuena to identify Tang San, whom Gu Yuena recognized as an Evil Soul Master but could not detect as Wuxie's wielder. Shangguan Li revealed Tang San might be the Asura God's successor, and Gu Yuena learned he was also the Blue Silver Emperor's son and Xiao Wu's love interest, leaving her to regard him as a mortal enemy.

• Gu Yuena told Shangguan Li that the rabbit who had spoken with her survived but would still face punishment.
• Shangguan Li used Spirit Detection and Spiritual Sharing to show Gu Yuena Tang San's room, and Gu Yuena identified him as an unusually young Evil Soul Master.
• Shangguan Li told Gu Yuena that Tang San might possess Wuxie's power and could be the Asura God's successor.
• Gu Yuena recalled the Dragon God War and how the Asura God and other human deities persecuted soul beasts and changed cultivation rules to reduce their numbers.
• Shangguan Li urged Gu Yuena not to kill Tang San, then revealed his name and that he fancied Xiao Wu.
• Gu Yuena learned Tang San was the Blue Silver Emperor's son as well as a potential Asura God successor, and called him a mortal enemy.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai in a one-on-one soul fight, then heard him ask her to become his fiancée and explain his plans to reclaim his position. She removed her mask and revealed that she was the fiancée he had abandoned, leaving Dai Mubai shocked.

• Shangguan Li arranged for Zhu Zhuqing to face Dai Mubai in a solo soul fight.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai with her spirit skills, and the host declared her the winner.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing to become his new fiancée, saying he needed a powerful partner and intended to challenge his elder brother for the heir’s position.
• Zhu Zhuqing removed her human-skin mask and revealed her identity, and Dai Mubai cried out in shock.

Shangguan Li inspected the Sunset Forest’s powerful dragon-blooded guardian, then let Sky Dream Ice Silkworm leave for Heaven Dou City while she prepared to interfere with Tang San’s search for a cure. Back with Shrek Academy, Tang San recognized that the lingering cold was a poison and joined the group as they set out to find medicinal herbs.

• Shangguan Li and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm examined the Sunset Forest’s guardian, a powerful soul beast with Dragon Clan bloodline.
• Shangguan Li refused to bring the guardian into her Spirit Treasure Realm and gave Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Gold Soul Coins to spend in Heaven Dou City.
• Shangguan Li stayed behind to observe Tang San’s Destiny Power and considered preventing him from finding a good cure for his ice poison.
• Shangguan Li returned to find the Shrek members awake but still suffering from severe cold, and Tang San concluded the lingering chill was likely a poison.
• Tang San agreed to travel with Flender and the Shrek team to search for medicinal herbs, worried about Xiao Wu and the others’ worsening condition.

Yu Xiaogang visited Spirit City and met Bibi Dong, hoping to revive their past relationship while also seeking help for Tang San. Bibi Dong refused to reunite with him and told him to leave, though her sorrow showed that his proposal affected her.

• Yu Xiaogang arrived at the Pope's Palace and used his Elder token to gain an audience with Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong greeted Yu Xiaogang formally and insisted he address her as His Holiness the Pope.
• Yu Xiaogang confessed that he still loved Bibi Dong and offered to break up with Liu Erlong to be with her.
• Bibi Dong grew angry when Yu Xiaogang brought up their past and pointed out his relationship with Liu Erlong.
• Bibi Dong turned away and said they could never be together, then asked Yu Xiaogang to leave.

Gu Yuena and Shangguan Li found the Sunset Forest filled with the remains of soul beasts killed by Wuxie, then agreed to work together against him. At the Star Dou Great Forest, Shangguan Li absorbed the Auspicious Beast’s head soul bone, took up the Golden Dragon Spear, and gave Gu Yuena the Heart of the Dragon God before Gu Yuena entered seclusion.

• Gu Yuena and Shangguan Li discovered that Wuxie had drained the flesh and blood from countless soul beasts in the Sunset Forest, and Gu Yuena vowed to avenge them.
• Gu Yuena agreed to cooperate with Shangguan Li and explained that she had sent Xiao Wu to gather information about Tang San and possibly kill him.
• Gu Yuena introduced Shangguan Li to Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts as a partner of the Soul Beast Clan, then brought her to their soul bone collection.
• Shangguan Li absorbed the Auspicious Beast’s head soul bone, which fused with her existing head soul bone and advanced it to god-tier.
• Shangguan Li lifted the Golden Dragon Spear, returned the Heart of the Dragon God to Gu Yuena, and gave her healing pills before Gu Yuena left to enter seclusion.

Tang Hao left Tang San in Grandmaster’s care while hiding from Spirit Hall, and Grandmaster secretly considered betraying him. On Sea God Island, Bo Saixi’s hatred toward Shangguan Li grew, while the Sea God kept her imprisoned rather than kill her.

• Tang Hao gave Grandmaster a Pope Token and asked him to look after Tang San while he went into hiding, then overheard Grandmaster laugh and consider reporting him to Bibi Dong.
• Tang Hao suppressed his anger and left Nuoding Academy, while Tang San returned from Holy Spirit Village and told Grandmaster the villagers had treated him poorly but that he held no grudge.
• Grandmaster praised Tang San’s kindness and privately imagined that Tang San would depend on him if Tang Hao were killed.
• Bo Saixi watched Shangguan Li undergo the Third Trial and stared at her with killing intent, while the Sea God recalled that Bo Saixi’s feelings for a man had changed her.
• The Sea God decided to keep Bo Saixi imprisoned because she planned to kill Shangguan Li, though he could not bring himself to kill her.

After gaining new powers and concealing her true strength, Shangguan Li accepted a Work-study Student place at Cloud City Academy. She arrived, enrolled, and joined the dormitory, where Lin Qing remained its self-appointed boss.

• Shangguan Li raised her first spirit ring to ten thousand years, learned the Stealth Art, and concealed her aura and ring colors.
• The village chief offered Shangguan Li the villages’ Work-study Student place, and she accepted before cultivating until her Soul Power reached level forty.
• Shangguan Li drew a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring and gained the sixty-five-thousand-year Neon Clone skill.
• Shangguan Li and Shangguan Lin traveled to Cloud City Academy, where Shangguan Lin paid the gatekeeper to avoid drawing attention to her granddaughter’s talent.
• Director Niu completed Shangguan Li’s enrollment, and she introduced herself to the Work-study Student dormitory, where Lin Qing stayed boss after she declined to compete.

Tang San concealed his anger over Ning Rongrong’s disappearance while Wuxie ordered him to hunt Shangguan Li and attack the soul beasts. Lin Ying escaped to Spirit City and returned to Bibi Dong, who assigned her another important mission.

• Ning Fengzhi questioned Tang San about Ning Rongrong’s disappearance, and Tang San pretended he would search for his fiancée.
• Tang San privately wondered whether Ning Rongrong was dead, but Wuxie ordered him to find Shangguan Li and kill her, then take revenge on the soul beasts.
• Lin Ying left a letter for Ning Fengzhi and escaped Heaven Dou City for Spirit City.
• Hu Liena received Lin Ying under her disguised identity and directed her to meet Bibi Dong.
• Lin Ying apologized to Bibi Dong for failing her mission, and Bibi Dong told her she had another important task.

Tang San returned to Shrek Academy with medicinal herbs and distributed them to the Shrek Eight Monsters to strengthen them for a coming match. Lin Ying refused her herb after her Martial Soul warned her, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar unknowingly absorbed herbs that would consume their talent; the chapter ended with the others celebrating their increased soul power.

• Shangguan Li temporarily closed the Happy Hot Pot Restaurant as troublemakers kept disrupting it and she and Shaohua needed to cultivate for the danger approaching.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy and gathered the Shrek Eight Monsters, bringing medicinal herbs and ginseng as gifts.
• Lin Ying refused Tang San's herb after her Bramble Rose Martial Soul warned her that taking it would cause harm, while Ning Rongrong and the others accepted theirs.
• Tang San gave Ma Hongjun and Oscar herbs that boosted their cultivation by consuming their talent and vitality, though neither knew the cost.
• Ning Rongrong reported that her soul power had risen two levels, and Ma Hongjun and the others celebrated their gains as Tang San said he was helping the group.

Shangguan Li returned to Stone Village with Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Qiao Di, reunited with Shangguan Lin, and brought Yun Ming and Ya Li into her family. After asking Qiao Di to search for unusual children nearby, she learned of a boy who trained on a mountaintop before dawn and planned to meet him.

• Shangguan Li told Dugu Yan she was leaving Heaven Dou City, then traveled to Stone Village with Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Qiao Di.
• Shangguan Li reunited with Shangguan Lin and introduced Yun Ming and Ya Li as her godparents and Qiao Di as her bodyguard.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li bowed to Shangguan Lin and asked him to accept them as his children, and he agreed.
• Shangguan Lin refused to move to Heaven Dou City, so Shangguan Li and her companions stayed in the village and shared a meal with him and Wang Ming.
• Shangguan Li ordered Qiao Di to search for unusual children, and three days later he reported finding a boy who practiced a technique on a mountaintop before dawn.
• Shangguan Li wondered whether the boy was Tang San and told Qiao Di to take her to meet him the next day.

Shangguan Li killed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and absorbed its soul ring, which evolved into a million-year ring for her Demon Scythe of Destruction. After she finished absorbing it, she prepared to return home with Yun Ming and Ya Li, while the Sea God and Goddess of Life considered whether Yun Ming and Ya Li could become gods.

• Shangguan Li bound and attacked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with Yun Ming's help, overcoming his attempt to self-detonate with the Destruction Scepter's power.
• Shangguan Li used the Will of Destruction to prevent the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King from escaping and killed him, completing the eighth Sea God trial at one-quarter completion.
• Shangguan Li absorbed energy from the corpse and shared it with her soul spirits, Xiao Bai, Yun Ming, and Ya Li before recovering her spiritual power.
• Shangguan Li absorbed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's soul ring in the sea, and his trunk bone fused into the Bright Moon Sparse Stars Battle Armor.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's ring became a million-year soul ring, raising Shangguan Li to rank ninety-three and a half and granting her Tide of Annihilation and Divine Light of Destruction.
• Shangguan Li invited Xiao Bai and her clansmen to share the whale's remains, then agreed to return to Stone Village with Yun Ming and Ya Li; the Sea God and Goddess of Life discussed making Yun Ming and Ya Li subordinate gods.

Shangguan Li returned to Stone Village with her family and Little Pear, bringing Shangguan Lin a pill that could extend his life. After taking it, Shangguan Lin revealed that he had long been ready to die and hoped to reunite with his late partner, leaving Shangguan Li to accept his wish while hoping he would stay longer.

• The Goddess of Life and the Sea God discussed suitable divine positions for the God of Healing and the God of Devastation, noting that Xiao Zi needed to be consulted about the latter.
• Shangguan Li reunited with Little Pear and Qiao Di in Vast Sea City, then bought supplies with Yun Ming and Ya Li before flying home to Stone Village.
• Shangguan Li asked Shangguan Lin to take a pill she had brought, and he accepted it after Yun Ming and Ya Li confirmed they no longer needed it.
• Before swallowing the pill, Shangguan Lin confessed that he had once expected to die soon and still longed to join his late partner, but now wanted to live longer with his family.
• Shangguan Lin absorbed the pill overnight and, after waking, asked his family to accompany Shangguan Li after he died; Shangguan Li tearfully accepted his wish.