Chapter Summaries

Shaohua told Shangguan Li and the others how his selfish pursuit of power led him to split his Shannian from his Evil Side. The Evil Side gained self-awareness, named herself Wuxie, and revealed that Shaohua could not attack her without injuring himself.

• Shangguan Li returned home with Gu Yuena and found Qiao Di and the others waiting for Shaohua to explain his past.
• Shaohua recounted how his stalled cultivation drove him to steal a forbidden text and separate his Shannian and Evil Side.
• The Evil Side grew stronger, rebelled, and became increasingly difficult for Shaohua to control.
• Shaohua and the God of Cookery System searched for a way to fuse the two aspects, but the Evil Side awakened first and named herself Wuxie.
• Wuxie told Shaohua that his selfishness had created her, then demonstrated that his attack on her wounded his own body because they remained one person.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai and ended their engagement, rejecting his attempts to keep her tied to him. Back at the inn, she confided in Shangguan Li, who reminded her that becoming stronger was how she could escape the Zhu family women’s fate.

• Dai Mubai tried to justify recruiting a disguised Zhu Zhuqing, but Zhu Zhuqing accused him of betraying her and declared their engagement over.
• Dai Mubai warned Zhu Zhuqing that leaving him would make her a traitor pursued by the Star Luo Empire’s factions, but she said she already knew and left anyway.
• Dai Mubai returned to the Shrek Academy lounge, reflecting on Zhu Zhuqing’s cultivation and deciding he still needed to recruit her to secure his survival.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to the inn and told Shangguan Li that her fight against Dai Mubai had gone well, though their conversation had hurt her.
• Zhu Zhuqing cried over Dai Mubai’s betrayal, and Shangguan Li comforted her and reminded her that strength could help her break free of the Zhu family’s political-marriage fate.

Lin Ying returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi later discovered his daughter was missing. After an unsuccessful search, Lin Ying saw a chance to exploit Ning Fengzhi’s grief and deliberately imitated Ning Rongrong’s walk.

• Lin Ying told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong had stayed with Tang San, and Sword Douluo intervened when Ning Fengzhi blamed her for leaving Rongrong behind.
• When Ning Rongrong still had not returned nearly two days later, Lin Ying said Tang San had promised to protect and send her home, prompting Ning Fengzhi to visit the Tang Sect.
• Tang San said Ning Rongrong had left the previous day, and he joined Ning Fengzhi and Lin Ying in searching Heaven Dou City and its surroundings.
• Ning Fengzhi failed to reach the Nine-Colored Goddess for help, while Sword Douluo suggested Spirit Hall might have abducted Ning Rongrong.
• On the way back, Lin Ying walked behind Ning Fengzhi and imitated Ning Rongrong’s gait to create an illusion for him.

Shangguan Li warned Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing about the growing threat of Evil Soul Masters and urged them to cultivate for their safety. Later, Yun Qin visited Shangguan Li, revealed she was her biological mother, and asked her to take Ning Rongrong’s place in a political marriage with the Clear Sky Sect; Shangguan Li rejected the request and denied their relationship.

• Shangguan Li apologized to Dugu Yan for missing her tournament matches and praised Zhu Zhuqing’s performance.
• Shangguan Li told Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing that Evil Soul Masters were ravaging the continent and warned them to cultivate and stay cautious.
• Half a month later, Yun Qin visited Shangguan Li and claimed to be her biological mother.
• Shangguan Li questioned why Yun Qin had waited to acknowledge her, and Yun Qin admitted she wanted Shangguan Li to replace Ning Rongrong in a political marriage with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yun Qin offered to prove their blood relation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s seal, then knelt and begged Shangguan Li to take Ning Rongrong’s place.
• Shangguan Li refused and denied that Ning Rongrong was her younger sister.

Spirit Hall forces attacked and devastated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, blaming Ning Rongrong for thwarting their hunt for Xiao Wu. Bone Douluo sacrificed himself to send Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and a few disciples to safety, where Lin Ying revealed more about Ning Rongrong’s actions.

• Ghost Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong and her fiancé had cost Spirit Hall a 100,000-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and Chrysanthemum Douluo blamed her for the sect’s impending destruction.
• Nine thousand Spirit Hall soul masters and the lower four sects attacked, while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo fought to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s disciples.
• Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo trapped Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi with the Nether River Static Domain as Spirit Hall’s forces continued slaughtering the sect.
• Bone Douluo sacrificed his life to send Sword Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and a small number of disciples to Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Ying told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong and Tang San had helped save Xiao Wu, who was now Ning Rongrong’s maid, and Ning Fengzhi realized Spirit Hall had blamed his daughter for the attack.
• Ning Fengzhi told Lin Ying that Spirit Hall claimed the attack was unauthorized, though he suspected the pope had approved such a large mobilization.

Dugu Bo clashed with Tang Hao after Tang San provoked her by pointing out the danger her poison posed to Dugu Yan. After Tang Hao threatened Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo asked Shangguan Li to help protect her, then revealed she wanted Tang San’s External Soul Bone for her granddaughter despite Shangguan Li’s warning.

• Tang San angered Dugu Bo by insulting her poison and threatening that it would kill Dugu Yan, but an arriving voice drew Dugu Bo away before she could act.
• Tang Hao confronted Dugu Bo, discovered her strength had risen to rank 94, and threatened Dugu Yan after she challenged him over Tang San.
• Flender and his companions found the unconscious Tang San and carried him out of Dugu Bo’s estate, unknowingly inhaling poison that later caused Yu Xiaogang to collapse.
• Tang Hao fled after realizing he could not defeat the injured Dugu Bo, then continued threatening her and Dugu Yan as he retreated.
• Dugu Bo asked Shangguan Li to protect Dugu Yan from possible Clear Sky Sect assassins, and Shangguan Li warned her that Tang San’s External Soul Bone was evil.
• Dugu Bo insisted that the External Soul Bone was precious and that she needed to secure it for Dugu Yan.

Ning Rongrong insisted on returning to Heaven Dou City after learning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been destroyed, and Tang San persuaded Dai Mubai to travel with them by revealing Spirit Hall’s role. In Heaven Dou City, Shangguan Li and Shaohua sensed Wuxie’s aura growing stronger and decided to wait for Tang San’s return, worrying about the empty vault they had left behind.

• Ning Rongrong urged Tang San to take her back to Heaven Dou City immediately, and Tang San told Dai Mubai that Spirit Hall had destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dai Mubai chose to accompany Tang San and Ning Rongrong to Heaven Dou City, though he had not decided whether to join Tang San’s sect.
• Xiao Wu comforted Ning Rongrong, who privately blamed herself for Bone Grandpa’s death and the sect’s destruction because she had saved Xiao Wu.
• Little Pear warned Shangguan Li and Shaohua that Wuxie’s aura had grown stronger near them, and they concluded Tang San might be returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Shangguan Li and Shaohua decided to wait for Tang San, and Shaohua wondered how he and the others would react to finding the vault empty.

Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to move Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou City, while Shaohua told Shangguan Li that a dangerous evil presence called Wuxie was approaching the Douluo Continent. Shaohua predicted Wuxie would arrive within five years, leaving the continent’s inhabitants in danger.

• Yu Xiaogang convinced Flender to move Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou City after Flender initially rejected any merger or cooperation.
• Shangguan Li returned home and learned that Shaohua was troubled by an evil aura approaching the Douluo Continent.
• Shaohua told Shangguan Li that the aura resembled the Gods of Original Sin and could destroy the continent if it took hold there.
• The Asura God had secretly summoned Wuxie, hoping to devour it and seize control of the Divine Realm, while planning to blame the God of Destruction if his scheme failed.
• Shaohua recognized Wuxie as the enemy she had sealed in her past life and realized the seal had broken far sooner than expected.
• Shaohua warned Shangguan Li that Wuxie would reach the Douluo Continent within five years and endanger its living beings.

After Emperor Xue Ye was assassinated, Xue Qinghe used the tragedy to win popular support for his succession, while Ning Fengzhi considered a marriage alliance between him and Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong refused, but her claim that Tang San had inherited a god’s legacy left Ning Fengzhi reconsidering the match.

• Qian Renxue arranged for an assassin to kill Emperor Xue Ye during the Evil Soul Masters’ attack, then publicly vowed that Xue Qinghe would avenge him.
• Xue Qinghe called for a proper burial before discussing succession, and the commoners hailed him as Emperor Qinghe.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed that Ning Rongrong marry Xue Qinghe, but Ning Rongrong refused because she had promised to wait for Third Brother.
• Sword Douluo stopped Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong’s argument, while Ning Fengzhi warned that the sect needed to plan for a possible war against Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong said Tang San had inherited a great senior’s legacy and could surpass rank one hundred, prompting Ning Fengzhi to ask whether the claim was true.

The group secured the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Oscar after Dugu Yan badly wounded it and Chao Tianxiang agreed to yield it. Meng Yiran challenged them over the spirit beast, and Tang San volunteered to fight her in Oscar’s place.

• Qin Ming offered the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to give it up.
• Tang San organized the group to capture the serpent, and Dugu Yan injured it with her powerful spirit skills before Qin Ming stopped her from killing it.
• Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran arrived and claimed the serpent, but Chao Tianxiang agreed to yield it after recognizing Shangguan Li and Shaohua.
• Meng Yiran objected to giving up the serpent and challenged its prospective recipient to a spar, so Tang San volunteered to fight her in Oscar’s place.

Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, with Ning Rongrong offering to shelter Xiao Wu as her maid while joining Tang San's efforts to build an alliance against Spirit Hall. Lin Ying secretly reported their plans to Spirit Hall and received a letter declaring that the time had come.

• Tang San found Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong sleeping together, then told them Spirit Hall had left and urged them to prepare to depart.
• Ning Rongrong gave Xiao Wu a cloak that concealed her aura, and Xiao Wu asked Tang San and Ning Rongrong about the missing Li Pei.
• Ning Rongrong proposed that Xiao Wu pose as her maid and asked to accompany Tang San as he sought allies against Spirit Hall; Tang San agreed.
• Ning Rongrong sent Lin Ying away, saying Xiao Wu and Tang San could protect her.
• Lin Ying went to a Spirit Hall branch and reported Xiao Wu's whereabouts and the planned alliance, then received a letter saying the timing had come.

Shangguan Li watched Bibi Dong confront the truth about Yu Xiaogang and later helped Qian Renxue reconcile with her mother. At the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament’s opening ceremony, he teased the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm while the Ice Empress secretly planned to punish him.

• Shangguan Li left Tang San and Xiao Wu alone as they confessed their love and spent the night together.
• Shangguan Li found Bibi Dong devastated by evidence of Yu Xiaogang’s new relationship and showed her condition to Qian Renxue, who declined to return to comfort her.
• Half a month later, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue reconciled, but Qian Renxue refused to abandon her mission in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• At the tournament’s opening ceremony, Shangguan Li wondered how Tang San had reached Level 40 while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm admired the dancers from Skywater Academy.
• The Ice Empress overheard the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s interest in other girls and resolved to teach him a lesson when he returned.