Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to negotiate joining, but Xue Xing and Dugu Bo forced them to leave after challenging them to withstand Dugu Bo for five minutes. As Qin Ming joined Shrek, Dugu Bo noticed Tang San and suspected he possessed an External Soul Bone.

• Ma Hongjun concealed his suspicion that Xiao Wu had beaten him, and Shrek Academy continued to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xue Beng insulted the newcomers and Dai Mubai knocked him down, prompting Xue Beng to summon Xue Xing and Dugu Bo.
• Xue Xing dismissed Shrek Academy and demanded that they last five minutes against Dugu Bo to earn entry.
• Dugu Bo revealed his nine spirit rings, dismissed Yu Xiaogang, and drove Shrek Academy from the academy.
• Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and joined Flender's group, while Dugu Bo spotted Tang San and wondered whether he had an External Soul Bone.

Black-Clad Men attacked the academies, and Tang San used the Godly Zhuge Crossbows and hidden weapons to fight back while secretly absorbing soul power from his opponents. Sword Douluo Chen Xin intervened when Chrysanthemum Douluo targeted Tang San, and the attackers withdrew after receiving a message, with Chrysanthemum Douluo warning Ma Hongjun and Oscar about their damaged bodies.

• The Black-Clad Men attacked the academies, and the young spirit masters fought back as Flender urged them to conserve soul power.
• Tang San restrained enemies with Blue Silver Grass while secretly absorbing their soul power, then led the Shrek Seven Devils in firing their Godly Zhuge Crossbows.
• Tang San followed the volley by throwing hidden weapons, but three powerful attackers rushed him, and Ning Rongrong's amplification helped him evade them.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived and confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who said he had come to kill Tang San rather than Ning Rongrong.
• After a messenger whispered to Chrysanthemum Douluo, he ordered the attackers to withdraw and warned Ma Hongjun and Oscar that their injuries could damage their lifespan and vigor.

Tang San began considering secretly absorbing other soul masters’ power after gaining strength from an injured opponent, while keeping his intentions hidden from Yu Xiaogang and his teammates. At night, Li Pei asked Ning Rongrong what she thought of Tang San.

• Tang San drained a Sunflower martial-soul contestant’s strength and severely wounded him, but the referee revoked Tang San’s match qualification and warned Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang sent Dai Mubai to continue the match, and Shrek Academy won; Tang San privately resolved to grow stronger by absorbing more soul masters’ power.
• Tang San considered targeting the Barak Academy students after the tournament, but concealed his thoughts when Yu Xiaogang invited him to discuss strategy.
• At the campfire, Tang San welcomed Ning Rongrong’s closeness because of her sect’s influence, while Li Pei grew jealous.
• After night fell, Li Pei asked Ning Rongrong what impression she had of Tang San.

Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a Dark Gold Beast’s soul ring and external soul bone, gaining a powerful third spirit skill and reaching Level 35. Back with the Imperial Fighting Team, Tang San announced that he had reached Level 30 and sought a soul ring, while Shangguan Li remained indifferent to his attempt to impress her.

• Zhu Zhuqing chose to absorb the Dark Gold Beast, and Shangguan Li helped drive it out of its cave so Zhu Zhuqing could attack it.
• Zhu Zhuqing pierced the beast’s scales with concentrated attacks, and Shangguan Li subdued it and persuaded it to become a soul spirit.
• The Dark Gold Beast sacrificed itself to Zhu Zhuqing, who absorbed its soul ring and external soul bone before demonstrating her Netherworld Dark Claws.
• Zhu Zhuqing reached Level 35 and thanked Shangguan Li and Shaohua, who urged her to keep cultivating.
• The three returned to find Tang San awake and Oscar still absorbing his soul ring; Tang San told Zhao Wuji he was twelve years and seven months old and had reached Level 30.
• Zhao Wuji praised Tang San as a new Shrek monster, but Shangguan Li ignored his attempt to impress her, and Qin Ming congratulated Zhao Wuji.

Zhu Zhuyun asked Zhu Zhuqing to leave after revealing that Dai Mubai still pursued her, but Zhu Zhuqing refused to abandon her home. Shangguan Li learned that her identity had been exposed and that Tang San was devouring flesh and blood, so she led the group to investigate a hidden cave.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai had married her and asked Zhu Zhuqing to leave, but Zhu Zhuqing refused and said Dai Mubai was the one pursuing her.
• Shangguan Li decided to move after learning that her identity as Ning Fengzhi's daughter had been exposed, and Qian Renxue denied leaking the secret.
• Qiao Di shared a shocking secret about Shaohua with Shangguan Li, who ordered her to keep it confidential until it was confirmed.
• Shaohua reported that Tang San had been devouring flesh and blood, alarming Gu Yuena and prompting Shangguan Li's group to search for him.
• Shaohua led Shangguan Li, Gu Yuena, Qian Renxue, Qiao Di, and Little Pear to a hidden cave, and he entered first.

Tang Hao brought Tang San to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang San reunited with his aunt Tang Yuehua and was told to study etiquette and music to control himself. Tang Yuehua let him visit Grandmaster at Shrek Academy, while expressing concern about Grandmaster’s reputation.

• Tang Hao refused Tang San’s request to visit his teacher immediately and took him to Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San’s killing intent drove back the pavilion’s attendants until Tang Yuehua calmed it and recognized Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Tang Yuehua told Tang San to study aristocratic etiquette and music under her for a year, and warned him about Grandmaster’s reputation.
• Tang San defended Grandmaster and received permission to visit him, provided he returned that night for class.
• Tang San went to Shrek Academy, found Grandmaster through his perception of Blue Silver Grass, and greeted him.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team finished fourth in the Preliminaries and advanced to the Promotional Tournament, while Tang San doubted whether his Blue Silver Grass could make him strong enough. After he secretly left to add a soul ring to his Clear Sky Hammer, Tang Hao stopped him and warned that doing so would ruin his future.

• Ning Rongrong's martial soul evolved into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda after she absorbed a medicinal herb Tang San had distributed.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team placed fourth in the Preliminaries, and Yu Xiaogang announced that a helper would train them before the Promotional Tournament.
• Tang San worried that his Blue Silver Grass was too weak and asked Xiao Wu whether he should cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer, but she urged him not to risk his life.
• Tang San secretly left the Academy to hunt a soul beast and add a soul ring to his Clear Sky Hammer, while Tang Hao followed him.
• Tang Hao confronted Tang San and forbade him from cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer, warning that adding a soul ring would ruin his future.

The Divine Realm’s God Kings sensed a terrifying aura targeting the Douluo Continent, but their meeting failed to uncover its origin. The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life grew suspicious that the Asura God might be involved, while the Asura God secretly considered directing the aura toward Tang San.

• The God Kings convened a meeting after sensing the aura, and the Asura God decided to stop absorbing it and considered letting Tang San absorb it instead.
• The Goddess of Life worried about sending her successor, Shangguan Li, to face the threat, while the God of Destruction agreed she might be needed if the Divine Realm could not resolve it.
• The God of Destruction privately told the Goddess of Life that the Asura God might resent Shangguan Li for blocking the Hell Road’s exit in the City of Slaughter.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life watched Shangguan Li cultivate and wondered whether she had sensed danger, though they concluded that was unlikely.
• After returning to his room, the Asura God became red-eyed and began sweating profusely.

Shangguan Li agreed to leave the dangerous other world and return to the Douluo Continent, while Ning Rongrong regained control of her body and decided to use Tang San for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s benefit. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong questioning Ning Fengzhi about whether Lin Ying was an undercover agent.

• Shangguan Li accepted Little Pear and Qiao Di’s advice to leave the other world, and Little Pear said they could return in three days.
• Little Pear warned Qiao Di that he sensed an impending danger, and Qiao Di vowed to protect Shangguan Li until she returned to the Douluo Continent.
• After Li Pei let her guard down, Ning Rongrong regained her body with the Rakshasa God’s help and declared she would not spare Tang San or Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she wanted to break off her engagement to Tang San because she believed he was using her status, but Ning Fengzhi reminded her that the sect needed Tang San’s power and reputation.
• Ning Rongrong decided she could marry Tang San while using him and asked Ning Fengzhi whether Lin Ying was an undercover agent for another faction.

Shaohua confessed that Wuxie was her evil side, born from her own forbidden pursuit of strength, and explained why she had chosen to sacrifice herself to stop Wuxie. After the God of Cookery System preserved her consciousness, Shaohua continued to blame herself, while Yun Ming reminded her that wanting to survive was not a sin.

• Shaohua explained that she had sought out Wuxie because their imbalance would cause one of them to vanish, and she believed she had to resolve the harm her evil side had caused.
• Shaohua burned her soul to destroy Wuxie, despite the God of Cookery System reminding her that they had planned to use the Sealing Technique instead.
• The God of Cookery System preserved Shaohua's consciousness as her soul burned, allowing her to be reincarnated.
• Shaohua told Yun Ming that her desire to become stronger had led her to the forbidden book and that she regretted the suffering Wuxie had caused.
• Shaohua offered to let them kill her so Wuxie would vanish, but Yun Ming told her that wanting to survive was not shameful or wrong.

Dugu Bo confronted the black-clad assassins Tang Hao and Tang Xiao had sent, only to learn they had been coerced by the kidnapping of their families. Meanwhile, Tang Hao recruited Tang Xiao to protect Tang San, revealing that Ah Yin had been resurrected and that Shangguan Li had taken her away.

• Dugu Bo sensed black-clad men following him and forced their leader to reveal themselves.
• The leader and the other assassins knelt and begged Dugu Bo to rescue their families, whom Tang Hao and Tang Xiao had kidnapped to compel the attack.
• Tang Hao explained that he had contacted Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua because Dugu Bo's growing strength left Tang San vulnerable.
• Tang Hao told Tang Xiao that Ah Yin had been resurrected, that Shangguan Li had taken her away, and that she was a powerful Titled Douluo.
• Tang Hao warned Tang Xiao that Dugu Bo might target Tang San's External Soul Bone and that Spirit Hall might hunt him after he revealed his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao agreed to protect Tang San, but Tang Xiao questioned how they could monitor Dugu Bo without endangering the Clear Sky Sect.

Shrek Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill initially overwhelmed Spirit Hall Academy, but Hu Liena and Xie Yue disrupted it with Demon Charm and secured Spirit Hall’s victory. After Yu Xiaogang accused Spirit Hall of cheating, Bibi Dong defended the team and revealed Yu Xiaogang was an elder of Spirit Hall; Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Tianxing Academy advanced to the Top Three Match.

• Shrek Academy formed a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill that channeled Ning Rongrong’s power through the team to Tang San.
• Hu Liena identified Ning Rongrong and Oscar as the fusion skill’s weak point and ordered Spirit Hall Academy to break Shrek’s formation.
• Tang San used his Clear Sky Hammer’s Martial Soul Avatar to knock Spirit Hall’s attackers out of the arena, while Hu Liena and Xie Yue activated Demon Charm.
• Demon Charm confused Shrek’s members, and Ma Hongjun broke formation, causing the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to collapse and incapacitating the Shrek team.
• The referee declared Spirit Hall Academy the winner, and Yu Xiaogang accused the team of cheating until Bibi Dong rejected his claim.
• Bibi Dong addressed Yu Xiaogang as Elder Yu, surprising the spectators, and Spirit Hall Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Tianxing Academy advanced to the Top Three Match.

Shangguan Li restored the Divine Realm and spent the years that followed leading its affairs while waiting for Shaohua to return. After a millennium, Shaohua finally came back to her.

• Shangguan Li united the Divine Realm Center with its base, purifying the Divine Realm and erasing its dark aura.
• The God of Evil agreed to stay until Shangguan Li grew up, while the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction also promised to remain.
• Shangguan Li found Shaohua's note saying he had taken Wuxie away to finish absorbing him and asking her to wait.
• Gu Yuena established a Divine Realm for soul beasts, and Shangguan Li changed their tribulations so they occurred only at one million years and no longer caused death if failed.
• After the God Realm Committee was reestablished with Shangguan Li at its head, she spent a millennium handling its affairs and waiting for Shaohua.
• Shaohua returned home and told Shangguan Li, "A'Li, I'm back."

Xue Qinghe told Tang San that his father’s retirement appeared connected to a conflict with Spirit Hall, leaving Tang San newly resolved against the organization. After Tang San departed, Qian Renxue ordered her subordinates to watch him closely.

• Ning Fengzhi introduced Tang San to Xue Qinghe, the Heaven Dou Empire’s Crown Prince, and the three sat down for tea.
• Qian Renxue recalled that Tang San had reached Level 40 despite the Immortal Herbs being intercepted, and wondered whether destiny could be changed.
• Tang San asked Xue Qinghe about his father’s seclusion, and Xue Qinghe said Spirit Hall had pursued a treasure held by Tang Hao and that Tang Hao had fought Spirit Hall, suffered injuries, and become a Titled Douluo.
• Tang San asked about his mother, but Xue Qinghe said he had no information and suggested the former supreme pontiff may have died from injuries inflicted by Tang Hao.
• Tang San thanked Xue Qinghe for the information and left with Ning Fengzhi after they chatted over tea.
• Qian Renxue ordered her subordinates to follow Tang San and report his words and actions to her daily.

Shangguan Li told Tang San that her family was leaving, then persuaded Shangguan Lin to move with them to Heaven Dou City after the harvest. Tang San missed Shangguan Li at the Blacksmith Shop and began to resent her for not meeting him, setting the stage for his growing hostility.

• Shangguan Li told Tang San that her family would soon leave, and he was unable to stop her from departing Nuoding City.
• Shangguan Li asked Shangguan Lin to move with the family to Heaven Dou City, and he agreed to go after the harvest.
• Ya Li explained that Wang Ming had been taken to Spirit City to live with his son, easing Shangguan Li's worry about him.
• Shangguan Li collected the farming tools while Tang San was absent from the Blacksmith Shop.
• Tang San learned that Shangguan Li had come and gone, then began to resent her for missing their meeting.

After witnessing the devastation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Dai Mubai reconsidered Tang San’s proposal to oppose Spirit Hall. A flashback revealed that Dai Mubai had rejected the idea of involving the Star Luo emperor because his father refused to reform the empire’s cruel succession system.

• Shangguan Li, Shaohua, and Little Pear left rather than intrude on Ning Rongrong’s family moment, while Little Pear pointed out that Dai Mubai had secretly followed Tang San and the others.
• Dai Mubai entered the ruined Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after everyone else had left and considered Tang San’s proposal in light of Spirit Hall’s attack.
• Tang San had previously invited Dai Mubai to join a secret alliance against Spirit Hall and explained that the alliance also involved the Heaven Dou emperor, though he hoped to cooperate with Dai Mubai first.
• Dai Mubai warned Tang San that his father would not join the alliance because the emperor was rigid and refused to change the empire’s brutal method of choosing an heir.

Wuxie revealed that she was born from another person’s negative emotions and hinted that her positive counterpart was among Shangguan Li’s group, prompting suspicion to fall on Shaohua. After Wuxie took Tang San away, he realized Shangguan Li mattered greatly to her and began plotting to exploit that weakness, unaware that Wuxie had already seen through him.

• Wuxie told Shangguan Li that her other side was among the people present and described how the two sides had struggled for control of one body.
• Shangguan Li agreed to forgive Tang San for now, and Wuxie vanished with him.
• Gu Yuena demanded to know who Wuxie meant, while Shangguan Li gave the suspected Shaohua time to prepare to confess.
• Wuxie rebuked Tang San for questioning her choices and ordered him to finish his work on Douluo Continent.
• Tang San concluded that Shangguan Li was Wuxie’s weakness and considered using that knowledge against her.
• Wuxie recognized Tang San’s scheming and decided she would show him no mercy.

Lin Ying manipulated Ning Fengzhi into believing that they had slept together, and he struggled with how to protect the sect while responding to what he thought had happened. He spared Lin Ying and then asked her to lead him to Shangguan Li for help.

• Lin Ying pretended to be distressed and let Ning Fengzhi believe he had taken advantage of her while unconscious.
• Ning Fengzhi summoned Sword Douluo and told him what he thought had happened with Lin Ying.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed concealing the incident, and Ning Fengzhi ordered Sword Douluo to deal with Lin Ying.
• Sword Douluo persuaded Ning Fengzhi to spare Lin Ying, who gained his trust.
• Lin Ying suggested Shangguan Li might help, and Ning Fengzhi asked her to lead him to Shangguan Li's home.

Ning Fengzhi took Ning Rongrong to the Happy Hot Pot Restaurant, where the heating device caught his attention and led him to request a meeting with its manager, Shangguan Li. Shangguan Li arranged to meet him in a week, while struggling with whether to acknowledge her biological father, and Xiao Wu learned a terrifying truth that made her want to flee the Academy again.

• Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong visited the crowded Happy Hot Pot Restaurant and were given a private room on the second floor.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed the restaurant’s heating device and asked to meet its manager, while Ning Rongrong ordered every recommended dish.
• Shangguan Li learned Ning Fengzhi wanted to see her and arranged to meet him at the restaurant in a week.
• Shangguan Li told Ya Li she feared Ning Fengzhi would accept her only for her strength and that joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would bind her family.
• Shangguan Li decided she still wanted to meet her biological father, and Ya Li promised the family would support her.
• Xiao Wu learned a terrifying truth and felt the urge to flee the Academy again.

Yin Lan lost her remaining faith in Tang Hao after hearing the truth about him, then worried that the rabbit beside Tang San would sacrifice herself as Yin Lan once had. Shangguan Li and Shaohua planned to use Yin Lan to kill Tang Hao, while Yin Lan ended the night torn between her love for him and the knowledge that he had betrayed her.

• Yin Lan explained why Tang San could only awaken his impure bloodline at level fifty, then broke down after realizing Tang Hao had no flaws in his account.
• Yin Lan asked whether the rabbit was still beside Tang San and said she wanted to warn her against sacrificing herself, but Shangguan Li cautioned that the rabbit might refuse to leave him.
• Shangguan Li brought Yin Lan to the inn and arranged for her to share a room with Zhu Zhuqing while she reconsidered what to do.
• Shaohua and Shangguan Li discussed eliminating Tang Hao and using Yin Lan to kill him, with Shaohua saying she would be of no further use once Tang Hao died.
• Shaohua served Shangguan Li omelette rice containing millennia-old Blue Silver Grass Soul Beasts, and Shangguan Li noted how the dish would enrage Yin Lan.
• Yin Lan lay beside Zhu Zhuqing, unable to decide whether to believe Tang Hao out of love or accept that he had betrayed her.