Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong remained suspicious that Lin Ying was a Spirit Hall undercover agent, but Ning Fengzhi refused to monitor her without evidence. After Ning Rongrong tried to regain Lin Ying’s trust, news of Yu Xiaogang’s death redirected her attention toward Tang San, while Lin Ying concealed her own knowledge of the death.

• Ning Fengzhi refused Ning Rongrong’s request to secretly monitor Lin Ying, so Ning Rongrong decided to watch her herself.
• Ning Rongrong visited Lin Ying and apologized for treating her harshly, while Lin Ying recognized the attempt to win her trust and played along.
• Ning Rongrong invited Lin Ying to Heaven Dou City, where Lin Ying mentioned that she had nearly reported Ning Rongrong’s recent change in behavior to Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Rongrong heard that Yu Xiaogang had died and wondered whether Lin Ying knew about it, though Lin Ying concealed that she had learned the news earlier.
• Ning Rongrong rushed with Lin Ying toward Moonlight Pavilion to comfort Tang San, and Lin Ying felt relieved that Ning Rongrong’s attention had shifted away from her.

Shrek Academy began training under Yu Xiaogang, whose strict introduction irritated the students. Tang San planned a trip to Suotuo City with Xiao Wu, but she declined and Li Pei joined him, leaving him hoping to resolve the tension between the two girls.

• Flender introduced Shrek Academy's teachers and placed the students' instruction under Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang ranked the eight students by age and announced that they would face tailored instruction and punishment for absences.
• Ning Rongrong considered recruiting Shao Xin for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Dai Mubai grew angry at Yu Xiaogang's authority.
• Tang San invited Xiao Wu to Suotuo City to arrange the forging of hidden weapons, but Xiao Wu declined because she wanted to rest.
• Li Pei offered to accompany Tang San, who accepted and asked her what had happened between her and Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu warned Zi Ji that powerful humans had discovered the Star Dou Great Forest’s core area, then returned to Tang San and refused to leave before checking on Da Ming. Tang San remained with her as she insisted on going to the Sky Azure Bull Python.

• Spirit Hall members accused Tang San of deceiving Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, but Tang San told Xiao Wu that he truly loved her and that his engagement was only for influence.
• Xiao Wu tried to lead Tang San toward the core area, but Tang San warned her about its powerful soul beasts and urged her to avoid it.
• Xiao Wu questioned how Tang Hao knew so much about soul beasts and insisted she needed to go to the core area; Tang San offered to accompany her, but she went alone.
• Xiao Wu crossed the barrier and told Zi Ji that powerful humans had discovered the core area, and Zi Ji told her to leave with Tang San and report more later.
• Xiao Wu returned to Tang San but refused to leave because Da Ming was still in danger, and she asked Tang San to go with her to check on him.

Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Lin Ying learned that Spirit Hall had launched an operation to capture a humanoid Rabbit Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, whom they believed was Xiao Wu. They joined the Spirit Hall party to reach the forest and learn more, but Yue Guan and Gui Mei decided to keep them under watch.

• Tang San and Ning Rongrong heard Spirit Hall members say elders had been sent to capture a humanoid Rabbit Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, and they suspected it was Xiao Wu.
• Tang San decided to go protect Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong and Lin Ying insisted on accompanying him despite the danger and the risk to Ning Rongrong's sect.
• The three rushed to the Star Dou Great Forest and encountered Spirit Hall's hunting party, led among others by Xie Yue.
• Ning Rongrong claimed they had come to obtain Lin Ying's sixth Soul Ring and introduced Tang San as her retainer, then cautiously accepted Yue Guan's invitation to travel with the group.
• Gui Mei explained that keeping Ning Rongrong and her companions close would prevent them from slipping away and exposing the operation, and Yue Guan agreed.

Qin Ming tried to arrange a friendly match between the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek Academy, but the teams disagreed over Dugu Yan’s participation. Dugu Yan withdrew her team from the match, leaving Flender’s attempt to reopen negotiations unresolved.

• Dugu Yan insisted she would join the match, and Qin Ming agreed to ask Flender and the Shrek teachers for approval.
• Qin Ming told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that Dugu Yan was a level 50 Soul King with two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, so Yu Xiaogang refused to let her fight Shrek’s students.
• Qin Ming left after Yu Xiaogang rejected the request, while Yu Xiaogang regretted his decision and asked Flender to persuade Qin Ming without allowing Dugu Yan to compete.
• Dugu Yan learned that Flender had refused her participation and told the Imperial Fighting Team they would not accept the friendly match.
• The Imperial Fighting Team supported Dugu Yan’s decision, while Flender planned to approach Qin Ming again without knowing Yu Tianheng might have helped secure the match.

Tang San brooded over Shangguan Li's missed meeting until Yu Xiaogang revealed that his father was Tang Hao, a Clear Sky Sect Titled Douluo. Xiao Wu overheard the revelation and fled, wondering whether she should leave the dormitory.

• Tang San hid his resentment about Shangguan Li from Li Pei and Xiao Wu, then privately imagined Xiao Wu as his first wife.
• Yu Xiaogang noticed Tang San's unhappiness and encouraged him by saying that his talent and background could make him worthy of Shangguan Li.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Tang San's second martial soul as the Clear Sky Hammer and revealed that Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Spirit Hall was his enemy and falsely claimed the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned Tang Hao.
• Xiao Wu overheard the conversation, learned that Tang Hao was secretly protecting Tang San, and hurried back to the dormitory.
• Tang San vowed to avenge his father against Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect, while Xiao Wu wondered whether she should leave.

Lin Ying sent Qian Renxue intelligence from inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Shangguan Li resumed cultivation and agreed to make Xue Qinghe the first VIP member of her restaurant. Xue Qinghe accepted, becoming the Happy Hot Pot Restaurant’s first member-customer.

• After Ning Fengzhi left, Shangguan Li and Shaohua suspected that the beggar Ning Rongrong had saved was unusual.
• Snake Lance Douluo reported that Lin Ying had gained Ning Fengzhi’s attention and was serving beside Ning Rongrong; Qian Renxue ordered him to monitor her and kill her if she betrayed them.
• Porcupine Douluo delivered Lin Ying’s map and letter, which revealed that she had earned Ning Rongrong and Madam Ning’s trust and gathered intelligence on the sect’s storehouses and Vault.
• Shangguan Li emerged from three days of meditation with new insight, while the Seed of Life showed signs of growth.
• Shaohua proposed giving Xue Qinghe a VIP card, and Shangguan Li agreed to invite him.
• Xue Qinghe accepted the invitation and became the Happy Hot Pot Restaurant’s first member-customer.

Shangguan Li and Shaohua met the Shrek students, while Shaohua secretly watched Li Pei and left her frightened. After they departed, Ning Rongrong told Tang San about Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and the Soul Master Tournament, which Shrek Academy could not enter.

• At dinner, Shangguan Li told Ning Rongrong she remembered Tang San as a mature child who had worked when he was young, and Tang San took her words as praise.
• Li Pei grew anxious because Shaohua kept watching her, while the rest of the table ate and talked.
• Ma Hongjun introduced himself to Shangguan Li and Shaohua, then lost his temper at Ning Rongrong before Shangguan Li's powerful aura made him back down.
• Shaohua asked Ning Rongrong to introduce the Shrek students, and Shangguan Li explained that they were accompanying Heaven Dou Royal Academy members hunting for soul rings.
• After Shangguan Li and Shaohua left, Ning Rongrong told Tang San that Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng were elite team members, and Oscar explained the Soul Master Tournament and Shrek's ineligibility.

Zhu Zhuqing found support among Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling as Qin Ming led the Heaven Dou Team toward the Star Dou Great Forest for spirit rings and spirit fighting. At an inn near the forest, Shangguan Li and Shaohua realized Blue Sunshine Academy had arrived, setting the stage for the encounter they had anticipated.

• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling for promising to help her confront Dai Mubai.
• Qin Ming gathered the Heaven Dou Team, and Dugu Yan arranged for Shangguan Li and Shaohua to accompany them.
• The group traveled for a week and stopped at an inn near the Star Dou Great Forest because it was already dark.
• Qin Ming assigned the travelers to shared rooms, and Dugu Yan roomed with Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling.
• Shangguan Li and Shaohua discussed whether they might meet the protagonist group, then recognized the new arrivals as students from Blue Sunshine Academy.

Li Pei recognized Shangguan Li as a fellow transmigrator, while Xiao Wu and Tang San secretly retaliated against Ma Hongjun after he insulted Xiao Wu. The next day, Flender saw Ma Hongjun’s injuries and forbade him from going to Flower Street again.

• Li Pei realized the hotpot restaurant’s decor and food suggested that Shangguan Li was a transmigrator.
• Xiao Wu argued with Ma Hongjun over his plans to visit Flower Street, and Dai Mubai stopped the fight from escalating.
• Tang San heard about the argument but ignored it at first, then agreed to help Xiao Wu take revenge after she told him Ma Hongjun had insulted her.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu waited for Ma Hongjun to separate from Dai Mubai, then beat him after bundling him in a sack.
• Flender saw Ma Hongjun’s injuries the next day and ordered him never to visit Flower Street again.

Shangguan Li learned that the Divine Realm had undergone a mysterious change after the Asura God absorbed an external force. The God Realm Committee suspected the Asura God was responsible and prepared to investigate his mansion.

• Shangguan Li told Shaohua that Wuxie's gloomy power was stronger than she had expected, and Little Pear helped calm her down.
• Shangguan Li received a summons and met the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and the Sea God, who told her the Divine Realm had changed.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life observed dark clouds and an icy aura covering the Divine Realm, and they suspected the Asura God had absorbed an external force.
• The God of Destruction blamed the Asura God for the changes, while the God of Evil defended him and asked for evidence.
• The God of Destruction cited the Asura God's recent behavioral changes and locked mansion as reasons to investigate, and the committee members prepared to go there.

After emerging from seclusion, Shangguan Li learned that Tang San was gathering forces against Spirit Hall and suspected a larger scheme. Spirit Hall launched its Soul Hunting Operation against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which was left burning as its disciples fled.

• Shangguan Li reassured Shaohua and the others that she had let go of her grandfather's death.
• Shaohua told Shangguan Li that Tang San was rallying factions against Spirit Hall, and Shangguan Li wondered if the Soul Hunting Operation was about to begin.
• Lin Ying met Spirit Hall's elders and revealed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Vault was underground, though she had not found its entrance.
• Spirit Hall's forces infiltrated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Lin Ying's help, set it ablaze, and drove its disciples to flee.
• Ning Fengzhi challenged the two elders, and Ghost Douluo claimed they were acting on their own rather than on behalf of Spirit Hall.

Shangguan Li used Little Pear’s power to fight Wuxie, who controlled Ning Rongrong and wielded the Rakshasa Sickle. With Shaohua and Little Pear helping, Shangguan Li tried to free Ning Rongrong and purify the corrupted ruins.

• Little Pear offered to confront Wuxie, but Shangguan Li refused because his power had to remain hidden and instead realized she could use it herself.
• Shangguan Li’s appearance and strength changed as she used Little Pear’s power, and Wuxie summoned the Rakshasa Sickle to face her.
• Wuxie expanded the dark energy around Ning Rongrong, threatening to corrupt the wronged souls in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ruins.
• Shaohua told Shangguan Li to focus on Ning Rongrong while she and Little Pear dealt with the spreading black energy.
• Shaohua and Little Pear activated a blue-white magic array, and Shangguan Li used the Sea God’s Light to reach Ning Rongrong’s mind as a pillar of light purified the wronged souls.

Spirit Hall launched a surprise attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, setting the sect ablaze and forcing Yu Yuanzhen to hold off two Titled Douluo while the others fled. As Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Lin Ying tried to escape, Ning Rongrong was recognized, and Xiao Wu remained at risk of being exposed as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

• Ning Rongrong worried that Spirit Hall might not attack, while Tang San assured her he had a backup plan.
• The Dragon Slayer delivered Lin Ying’s intelligence to Spirit Hall’s elders, who ordered him to continue infiltrating if any members of the clan survived.
• Spirit Hall attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan without triggering its barrier, but Tang San detected the danger before Yu Yuanzhen saw the burning grounds.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered the others to flee while he fought two Titled Douluo, and Lin Ying was struck as she escaped.
• Xiao Wu joined Lin Ying, prompting Tang San and Ning Rongrong to help them flee; a Spirit Hall captain recognized Ning Rongrong, while Tang San worried Xiao Wu would also be identified.

The God of Evil told the God of Destruction that Wuxie feared an enemy on the Douluo Continent, prompting the gods to seek Shangguan Li’s help. Shangguan Li clarified that the person opposing Wuxie was Shaohua, whose name the Goddess of Life recognized.

• The God of Evil revealed that Wuxie had returned injured and cursed Shangguan Li, Shaohua, and a beast.
• The God of Destruction and the God of Evil considered asking Shangguan Li to become a god early, but decided to respect her wishes and keep her on the Douluo Continent.
• The God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and the Sea God planned to contact Shangguan Li and have her undertake the Three Gods' Ninth Trial at the sealed Sea God Temple.
• The God of Destruction explained the situation to Shangguan Li, who said that Shaohua, not her, was the person opposing Wuxie.
• The Goddess of Life recognized Shaohua’s name from a past encounter in a region beyond the Divine Realm’s control.

Bibi Dong killed Xiao Wu and defeated Tang Hao, while Qian Renxue ambushed the escaping Tang San and took his Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. Shangguan Li discovered that Xiao Wu’s soul still lived inside Tang San and urged him to kill Bibi Dong and reclaim her spirit ring and soul bone.

• Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his use of Spirit Hall’s knowledge and exposed his relationship with Liu Erlong.
• Snake Lance presented Xiao Wu to Bibi Dong, who pierced Xiao Wu’s heart as Tang San watched and cried out.
• Tang Hao escaped with Tang San, but Bibi Dong cut off Tang Hao’s left arm, which held the Clear Sky Sect Inheritance Soul Bone.
• Qian Renxue and several Titled Douluos ambushed Tang Hao, and Qian Renxue took the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone from Tang San.
• Shangguan Li used his head soul bone skill and found Xiao Wu’s rabbit soul inside Tang San, where she told Tang San to grow stronger and reclaim her spirit ring and soul bone.

Shangguan Li followed Ning Rongrong and discovered that she remained close to Tang San, who manipulated her into suspecting Ning Fengzhi and sent Lin Ying away. Gu Yuena learned that Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself for Ning Rongrong and reacted with fury.

• Little Pear persuaded Shangguan Li to keep watching Ning Rongrong, who went to visit Tang San after Ning Fengzhi left.
• Ning Rongrong told Tang San that the Nine-Colored Goddess had tampered with her body, and Tang San blamed Ning Fengzhi and promised that the Tang Sect belonged to them both.
• Lin Ying heard their conversation and tried to report the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's connection to the Divine Realm, but Tang San and Ning Rongrong persuaded her to leave.
• Shangguan Li told Gu Yuena that Xiao Wu had died after sacrificing herself to Ning Rongrong, and Gu Yuena became furious.

Ah Yin doubted Shangguan Li’s accusations that Tang Hao had betrayed her, but chose to remain with him and seek proof. In Nuoding City, Tang Hao recruited Yu Xiaogang to help his son Tang San, while Shangguan Li left Ah Yin’s cave with the soul bone.

• Shangguan Li’s accusations made Ah Yin question whether Tang Hao had deliberately caused her suffering and exposed her to Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao secretly observed Yu Xiaogang before entering his room and asking him to arrange Tang San’s martial soul awakening and admission to Nuoding Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to help Tang Hao and privately planned to accept Tang San as a disciple so he could test his theories.
• Ah Yin told Shangguan Li that she still wanted to believe in Tang Hao and asked her to take the soul bone as payment for the information.
• Shangguan Li accepted Ah Yin’s choice and left the cave with her companions, taking the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

Xiao Wu feared Tang Hao wanted her Soul Ring and Soul Bone for Tang San, so she pretended to grow closer to Tang San while secretly distrusting him. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu, Tang San, Li Pei, and Yu Xiaogang preparing to hunt for Li Pei’s First Soul Ring.

• Xiao Wu worried that Tang Hao knew her identity and might want her to Sacrifice herself for Tang San.
• Tang San returned to the dormitory, and Xiao Wu asked him to help search for Li Pei.
• Xiao Wu decided to stay close to Tang San to protect herself, while Tang San mistakenly believed she had fallen in love with him.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San found Li Pei, who explained that she had gone out to get them food and fun things.
• Tang San agreed to help Li Pei find her First Soul Ring in the Soul Hunting Forest, and Li Pei said Yu Xiaogang would join them.

Shangguan Li and Shaohua entered the City of Slaughter to investigate Wuxie's growing aura and found it concentrated around Tang San. Shangguan Li learned that Tang San’s immense fortune protected him, while Tang San spotted her but hesitated to approach.

• Shangguan Li and Shaohua entered the City of Slaughter, where the King of Slaughter worried that they might encounter Tang San.
• Shaohua saw the black qi surrounding Tang San, but Shangguan Li could not perceive it.
• Shaohua led Shangguan Li to Tang San, and Shangguan Li used her spirit skill to show him Tang San’s powerful golden fortune.
• Shangguan Li’s system identified Tang San as Asura God’s favored Child of Destiny, and Shaohua realized he could not kill him.
• After a year of training in the City of Slaughter, Tang San reached the level 60 bottleneck and saw Shangguan Li, but hesitated to approach her.