Chapter Summaries

Zihan showed Shangguan Li how his mother concealed his Demon blood to protect him, but the laboratory later turned him into a successful human-Demon experiment and a celebrated battlefield hero. The vision ended before revealing what happened next, with Zihan thanking Shangguan Li for trying to save their race.

• Zihan told Shangguan Li that the laboratory injected Demon blood into village children, and he survived while the others died.
• Zihan's mother learned the laboratory planned to select children and used a magic formation to conceal his Demon blood at the cost of her life.
• The laboratory repeatedly drained Zihan's blood and injected him with Demon blood until he developed golden power and became a new species.
• Zihan fought at the frontline and won the Human Race its first battle against the Demon Race, earning the title of hero.
• Scientists made Zihan bear a child with similar powers, then treated him as a tool for producing more warriors.
• Zihan ended the vision, said the next part was too dark for Shangguan Li to see, and thanked her for trying to save their race.

Tang San woke to learn that Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape, and he hoped to return to the Star Dou Great Forest to find her. Tang Hao arrived with a Dragon Ganoderma Leaf to help Tang San recover, while Shangguan Li and Shaohua learned what had happened.

• Ye Lingling thanked Shangguan Li and Shaohua for the millennium snow lotus and began cultivating.
• Tang San woke and learned from Li Pei that Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape.
• Oscar told Tang San that Ye Lingling could treat him again, but Qin Ming urged the Shrek group to return to the academy instead of reentering the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ning Rongrong supported searching for Xiao Wu, but Ma Hongjun and the others agreed with Qin Ming, so Tang San pretended to accept their decision.
• Tang Hao arrived, gave Tang San a Dragon Ganoderma Leaf, and began helping him recover; Shangguan Li and Shaohua noticed his arrival.

Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu and found the Man-Faced Demon Spider, which he killed and began absorbing as a soul ring despite its age exceeding his rank. As his friends watched anxiously, eight lumps emerged on his back and he fell into a hallucination of his former life at the Bashu Tang Sect.

• Qin Ming led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest, where they found Tang San and Xiao Wu and learned Xiao Wu had reached Level 30.
• Tang San recognized the Man-Faced Demon Spider and asked the group to help capture it for his third soul ring.
• Yu Tianheng struck the Man-Faced Demon Spider with his third spirit skill, and Tang San killed it.
• Tang San began absorbing the spider's soul ring despite Qin Ming's warning that it was more than two thousand years old.
• After an hour, eight lumps appeared on Tang San's back, and he fell into a hallucination of the Bashu Tang Sect.

Li Pei settled into Ning Rongrong’s body, gained the Rakshasa God’s next trial, and learned that Xiao Wu might threaten Tang San. Meanwhile, Little Pear warned Shangguan Li that Wuxie endangered the Nuwa clan and asked her to alert Clan Leader Ai Li.

• Ning Rongrong discovered that her body had both the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and Li Pei’s Vine Spirit, and she learned Tang San would soon return to Heaven Dou City.
• The Rakshasa God rewarded Ning Rongrong for completing the first trial and assigned her to eliminate Xiao Wu, who was reportedly planning to kill Tang San.
• Little Pear contacted Shangguan Li and asked her to warn Clan Leader Ai Li that Wuxie’s power threatened the Nuwa clan and the Misty Forest.
• Shangguan Li promised Little Pear she would try to help and urged him to return safely, while Little Pear emphasized their contract.

Shangguan Li forced Yu Tianheng to choose which of Tang San, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun would survive. After Yu Tianheng regained control and Tang San admitted killing Yu Xiaogang, Yu Tianheng chose Oscar, leaving Dai Mubai protesting.

• Tang Hao sacrificed himself to save Tang San, and Shangguan Li offered the survivors a choice between Tang San and Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun.
• Shangguan Li revealed that Yu Tianheng would make the choice, and the controlled Yu Tianheng initially chose Tang San.
• Shangguan Li's mental shockwave freed Yu Tianheng, and Flender accused Tang San of killing Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San admitted killing Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Tianheng chose Oscar to survive.
• Dai Mubai protested that Yu Tianheng had not chosen him.

Tang San tried to take Xiao Wu away after Spirit Hall discovered she was a 100,000-Year Soul Beast, but Xiao Wu refused to flee and chose to remain near Ning Rongrong. As Lin Ying challenged Tang San over his feelings and promises, Xiao Wu defended his relationship with Ning Rongrong while hiding her resolve to sacrifice herself for Rongrong.

• A Titled Douluo recognized Xiao Wu as a 100,000-Year Soul Beast, and Tang San urged her to flee with him.
• Xiao Wu refused to leave Ning Rongrong and Lin Ying behind, saying she would face her destiny instead of running away.
• Tang San tried to persuade Xiao Wu to leave by reminding her of Da Ming, but she remained resolute.
• Lin Ying accused Tang San of loving Xiao Wu despite his engagement to Ning Rongrong and questioned whether his promises to Rongrong were genuine.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Ying that her relationship with Tang San was innocent, while Tang San realized she was trying to protect his engagement with Ning Rongrong.

Shangguan Li captured a resentful spirit led by Ning Fengzhi and discovered that bonds between souls might be what kept such spirits alive. She planned to investigate whether severing Wuxie's bond could destroy him, while still seeking a way to protect Shaohua.

• Shangguan Li confronted a resentful spirit that revealed itself as Ning Fengzhi and attacked it with Soul Impact.
• The spirit possessed villagers and used them as shields, but Shangguan Li purified them with Holy Spirit Divine Light and immobilized the spirit with Fixed Storm.
• Shangguan Li sealed the spirit in a bottled soul tool and brought it home for examination.
• Shangguan Li discovered that the spirit was held together by bonds between souls and wondered whether severing Wuxie's bond could destroy him.
• Shangguan Li worried that she first needed a way to keep Shaohua safe.

Shangguan Li learned that her contract with Little Pear was more than a Master-Servant Contract, while she and Shaohua discussed the danger of Wuxie and the possibility that Li Pei’s soul had survived. After discovering the contract’s contents, Shangguan Li resumed acting as Ning Rongrong and concealed her change of heart from Ning Fengzhi.

• Little Pear told Shangguan Li their contract was more than a Master-Servant Contract before preparing to open a gate to the Douluo Continent.
• Shaohua warned Shangguan Li that Wuxie might stop Little Pear’s return and explained that Wuxie’s growing power threatened the Douluo Continent and its surrounding minor worlds.
• Shangguan Li revealed that she had killed Li Pei, and Shaohua warned that Li Pei’s soul might have escaped and could cultivate into a threat.
• Shangguan Li checked the contract with Little Pear and saw its contents appear in her mind alongside a white nine-tailed fox mark.
• 'Ning Rongrong' told Ning Fengzhi she would not visit Tang San, claiming she did not want to disrupt his cultivation or worsen his father’s impression of him.

Ning Fengzhi led Tang San and the others into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s hidden vault, only to find it empty and suspect Spirit Hall had taken its treasures. After leaving the vault, he decided to search for his wife Yun Qin’s corpse and erect a gravestone.

• Shangguan Li stayed outside the Vault Tunnel with Little Pear while Shaohua followed Ning Fengzhi and the others inside.
• Ning Fengzhi explained the vault’s history to 'Ning Rongrong' and revealed that its entrance required a one-time sacrificial Key.
• Ning Fengzhi, Tang San, and the others found the vault completely empty, and Tang San suspected Spirit Hall had removed its treasures.
• Sword Douluo urged Ning Fengzhi to leave before Spirit Hall returned, and the group went back outside.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to look for Yun Qin’s corpse, and 'Ning Rongrong' and Tang San offered to accompany him.
• Shangguan Li and Shaohua watched the group head deeper into the sect, but Shangguan Li rejected Shaohua’s suggestion to follow them.

Li Pei returned to Nuoding City with Xiao Wu, who warned her that Tang San might fall for other girls and promised to help her. Li Pei began worrying about Ning Rongrong and other potential rivals, while still hoping to win Tang San over.

• Li Pei comforted Xiao Wu on the way back and promised to buy her Carrot Paste with her Soul Master subsidy.
• In Nuoding City, Xiao Wu pulled Li Pei away from Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, then warned that Tang San might one day fall for talented, beautiful girls.
• Li Pei imagined Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing as rivals and asked Xiao Wu to help her; Xiao Wu agreed, secretly intending to help Li Pei escape Tang San.
• Li Pei bought Xiao Wu treats and toys, and Xiao Wu resolved to help her find happiness away from Tang San.
• Back at Dorm Seven, Li Pei told Tang San she had reached level twelve, nearly thirteen, and he said Yu Xiaogang wanted to see her the next day.
• Li Pei accepted that Tang San was not interested in her yet and planned to court him while eliminating potential rivals.

Ning Rongrong and Lin Ying joined Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Li Pei at Shrek Academy’s entrance examination. All five reached the fourth test, where Zhao Wuji prepared to examine them, while Li Pei wondered why Zhu Zhuqing was missing.

• Ning Rongrong and Lin Ying passed Li Yusong’s admission test, and Lin Ying revealed that she was a Soul Elder.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Li Pei passed Li Yusong’s test and reunited with Dai Mubai, who led them onward.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Li Pei demonstrated their Soul Power, and Ning Rongrong showed that she matched Li Pei’s Level 27 strength.
• Lin Ying revealed her three Soul Rings, impressing the examiner and earning all five students passage to the fourth test.
• Dai Mubai explained that Zhao Wuji would examine them, and Zhao Wuji began preparing for their test.
• Li Pei wondered why Zhu Zhuqing was absent and why Lin Ying, who had not appeared in the original story, was there.

Tang San secretly hunted soul beasts and absorbed his mother's soul bone, while Shangguan Li arranged for Qian Renxue to intercept him at the Blue Silver Forest. Qian Renxue and her Titled Douluo defeated the Blue Silver King, leaving it near death for her to claim as a soul ring.

• Shangguan Li helped Tang San sneak out, and he hunted soul beasts at the Sunset Forest until his soul power reached level 49.
• Shangguan Li sent Tang San a message through his spiritual consciousness, then Tang San returned to find Tang Hao waiting at his dormitory.
• Tang Hao gave Tang San the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone, which Tang San absorbed in less than an hour before Tang Hao took him away.
• Shangguan Li told Qian Renxue about Tang San's plans, and Qian Renxue brought Snake Lance and Pufferfish to the Blue Silver Forest.
• Snake Lance and Pufferfish overwhelmed the Blue Silver King, and Qian Renxue prepared to claim it as her seventh soul ring.

Tang San recovered, learned he had reached level 30, and rushed back into the Star Dou Great Forest to find Xiao Wu. Dai Mubai agreed to lead the others after him, hoping to impress Tang San’s suspected powerful backers.

• The Ice Empress’s poison began freezing Tang Hao, while Shangguan Li said she wanted Tang Hao’s life reserved for someone else.
• Tang San woke after refining the dragon ganoderma leaf, told Tang Hao about reaching level 30, and insisted on searching for Xiao Wu before losing consciousness again.
• Xiao Wu turned back into the Star Dou Great Forest after convincing herself that seducing Tang San would help Li Pei.
• Tang San took Oscar’s Mushroom Sausage and flew back into the Star Dou Great Forest to find Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai asked Qin Ming to lead the group after Tang San, and Tang San soon encountered Xiao Wu in the forest.

Shangguan Li and Shaohua struggled to distinguish Ning Rongrong’s soul from Li Pei’s, while Ning Rongrong continued investigating Lin Ying as a suspected spy. Lin Ying realized the sect’s suspicions had put her at risk, and the chapter ended with her noticing Ning Rongrong’s strange behavior during another outing.

• Shangguan Li and Shaohua observed Ning Rongrong and decided not to intervene until they could tell which soul was hers.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi whether his search of Lin Ying’s room had uncovered evidence, but he found nothing and tried to dissuade her from suspecting Lin Ying.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Lin Ying about her outing with Ning Rongrong and learned that she had been asked to help search for Li Pei.
• After Ning Fengzhi left, Lin Ying privately worried that Ning Rongrong and the sect were closing in on her, though she had kept her communication devices with her.
• Over the next six months, Ning Rongrong repeatedly took Lin Ying shopping while she and Li Pei fought for control of her body, and Lin Ying remarked that Ning Rongrong had been acting strangely.

Shangguan Li and Yun Ming discovered that Qian Renxue was hiding her identity as Xue Qinghe, and they traded one of her guards for the Heaven Dou Empire’s national treasure. Dugu Yan then took Shangguan Li’s Two Elements Pill and successfully evolved her Jade Phosphorous Serpent into an Ice Fire Poison Dragon.

• Shangguan Li and Yun Ming captured Snake Lance and Pufferfish, and Ya Li healed them with her Angel Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue revealed herself as Xue Qinghe to protect her guards, and Yun Ming agreed to release Snake Lance in exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud while keeping Pufferfish.
• Electrolux told Shangguan Li that Qian Renxue was a boy, leaving Shangguan Li in an existential crisis.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to meet Shangguan Li, who offered her a Two Elements Pill that could evolve her Martial Soul.
• Shangguan Li took Dugu Yan and the others to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the Undead Plane, where Dugu Yan endured the painful evolution.
• Dugu Yan awakened an Ice Fire Poison Dragon Martial Soul with ice, fire, and poison attributes.

Shangguan Li’s family exchanged Porcupine Douluo for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Qian Renxue revealed her true identity before leaving. Shangguan Li then tried to activate the artifact, which struck her forehead and began absorbing her blood.

• Shangguan Li agreed to remain with Dugu Yan after her tearful plea delayed her return to Stone Village.
• Qian Renxue delivered the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Yun Ming and Ya Li in exchange for Porcupine Douluo, whom Shangguan Li released from the Undead Plane.
• Qian Renxue offered Yun Ming her personal token, but Yun Ming exposed her disguise and demanded that she reveal her true face.
• Qian Renxue removed her mask, identified herself as a Spirit Hall member, and asked about Ya Li’s Angel Martial Soul before leaving without an answer.
• Ya Li and Yun Ming warned Shangguan Li not to fall for Qian Renxue, and Shangguan Li reassured them before turning their attention to the artifact.
• Shangguan Li infused the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with spiritual power, but it struck her forehead, opened a wound, and began absorbing her blood.

Shangguan Li defeated Tang Hao and forced him to confess that he had plotted to obtain Yin Lan’s soul ring and soul bone. Yin Lan rejected him and pledged herself to Shangguan Li, while Tang Hao realized Tang San could not awaken the Blue Silver Emperor without Yin Lan.

• Shangguan Li overpowered Tang Hao, and he exploded his recovered soul rings before she sealed his power with Scythe Chain.
• Shangguan Li demanded that Tang Hao reveal the truth about twelve years earlier or die, so he confessed that he had planned to use Yin Lan as a sacrifice for her soul ring and soul bone.
• Yin Lan rejected Tang Hao’s pleas to return, declared that her name was Yin Lan, and reaffirmed her loyalty to Shangguan Li.
• Tang Hao asked Yin Lan to care for their son, then realized that without her, Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could remain a trash martial soul.

Shangguan Li watched the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team defeat Blue Tyrant Academy and discovered that Ning Rongrong had reached level 40 and evolved her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. She followed Tang San to meet Qian Renxue, who was studying the original story to avoid repeating its mistakes.

• Tang San led the Shrek Seven Devils to overwhelm Blue Tyrant Academy and win their opening match.
• Shangguan Li was surprised to see Ning Rongrong had reached level 40 and possessed the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Tang San for helping Rongrong's Martial Soul evolve, while Shangguan Li noticed Rongrong blushing as she looked at Tang San.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong fell into a tense rivalry after Tang San left with Ning Fengzhi to discuss the results of an investigation.
• Shangguan Li followed Tang San and Ning Fengzhi to Qian Renxue, whom she saw studying the original story before greeting Ning Fengzhi.

After Shangguan Li left the academy hall, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San plotted to get close to her and learn how she absorbed over-rank Soul Rings, while the Shrek students settled into their luxurious new residence. Shangguan Li accepted Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s gratitude, then learned that Tang San had identified the weakness of their martial soul poison, leaving Dugu Bo shocked.

• Flender warned Yu Xiaogang not to provoke Shangguan Li, but Yu Xiaogang resolved to seek her Soul Ring method for Tang San.
• Qin Ming brought the Shrek students to a lavish villa at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where they admired its Mimicry Cultivation Environment and rare Soul Tool lamp.
• Yu Xiaogang privately discussed Shangguan Li with Tang San, and Tang San agreed they should establish a relationship with her to learn her secret.
• Shangguan Li accepted Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s thanks for saving their family and agreed that Dugu Yan could assist her in repayment.
• Dugu Yan told Shangguan Li that Tang San had broken their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, and Dugu Bo was startled that Tang San had discovered the martial soul’s secret weakness.

Qian Renxue left Heaven Dou City after confessing her feelings to Shangguan Li and returned to Spirit City, where Bibi Dong rejected her affection. At the Worship Hall, Qian Renxue accepted the Angel God’s mission to eliminate the evil soul masters and began the Angel Nine Trials.

• Qian Renxue confessed to Shangguan Li, who rejected her feelings, and left Heaven Dou City to undergo the Angel God Trial.
• Shaohua learned that Qian Renxue was returning to Spirit City, while Shangguan Li reflected that she felt no attraction to the men around her.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong that her plan to obtain the Heaven Dou throne had succeeded, but Bibi Dong angrily rejected her as a daughter.
• Qian Renxue recalled learning that her father had raped Bibi Dong and understood why her mother hated her.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that the Angel God wanted her to inherit the Angel Godhood and eradicate the evil soul masters.
• Qian Renxue accepted the mission, and the Angel Nine Trials appeared in her mind.