Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu weighed Tang San against Yu Tianheng as potential allies, while Tang San and Tang Xiao reached the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in search of Dugu Bo. The chapter left them inside the hidden basin, where Tang Xiao had found no sign of Dugu Bo.

• Xiao Wu considered befriending Yu Tianheng first because his clan backing and personal qualities surpassed Tang San's, while keeping Tang San as a fallback.
• Tang San and Tang Xiao arrived at Sunset Forest after roughly half a month of travel and confirmed that the poison barrier still surrounded the core region.
• Tang San warned Tang Xiao to kill Dugu Bo without damaging the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and Tang Xiao vowed to avenge the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Xiao searched the basin with his spiritual power but found no trace of Dugu Bo.
• Tang Xiao carried Tang San down the cliff and landed inside the hill where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well lay.

Tang San and Tang Xiao discovered that Spirit Hall had stripped the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well of its herbs and found a Blue Silver Emperor vine Ah Yin had left behind. The vine revealed that Spirit Hall had taken Ah Yin and may have resurrected her, leaving Tang San and Tang Xiao desperate to save her as Tang San faced the loss of his herbs and a path to power.

• Tang San found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well completely stripped of herbs, and Tang Xiao saw how furious he was.
• Tang Xiao found a patterned Blue Silver Grass vine, and Tang San recognized it as Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor vine through their bloodline connection.
• Tang San concluded that Spirit Hall had taken Ah Yin and might have resurrected her, while Tang Xiao feared they would kill her again for her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Tang Xiao vowed to destroy Spirit Hall if it harmed Ah Yin, and Tang San began leveling the soil and replanting the scattered seeds.
• Tang San reflected that without his Immortal Grade Herbs or Eight Spider Lances, and with Ah Yin captured, his cultivation prospects had sharply diminished.

Tang Hao returned to Sea God Island and met Bo Saixi, who offered to restore his severed arm in exchange for the Clear Sky Sect staying away after he completed the Sea God trials. Tang Hao privately condemned Bo Saixi for refusing to oppose Spirit Hall, and the chapter ended with their conflict unresolved.

• Tang Hao reached Sea God Island after using the safe route he had learned from Tang Chen.
• Sea God Island Soul Masters surrounded Tang Hao, but Bo Saixi ordered them to withdraw and appeared before him.
• Tang Hao told Bo Saixi that Qian Daoliu had severed his arm and tested her attitude toward the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall.
• Bo Saixi said the mainland's conflicts did not concern Sea God Island, but offered to restore Tang Hao's arm because of her past relationship with Tang Chen.
• Bo Saixi required the Clear Sky Sect to stay away from Sea God Island after Tang Hao completed the Sea God trials, while Tang Hao inwardly despised her for not seeking revenge against Spirit Hall.

Bo Saixi used Sea God's Light and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's skill to regenerate Tang Hao's severed right arm, while concealing the bone's aura from him. Tang Hao recovered his ability to cultivate and thanked Bo Saixi, though his contempt for her remained.

• Tang Hao respectfully asked Bo Saixi to restore his arm, and she told him to sit cross-legged and roll up his sleeve.
• Bo Saixi cut away the new flesh at Tang Hao's wound and enveloped him in Sea God's Light, hiding his senses and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's aura.
• Bo Saixi used the bone's regeneration skill and her spiritual power to grow Tang Hao a new right arm over half an hour.
• Tang Hao tested his new arm, found that Soul Power flowed through it, and felt close to breaking through from level eighty-five to level eighty-six.
• Tang Hao thanked Bo Saixi sincerely, but his gratitude soon gave way to contempt and disdain.

After recovering his latent Soul Power, Tang Hao returned to Rank 95 and went to receive the Sea God's assessment. The assessment surpassed the Black Level Six Trials and turned red, leaving its final level unknown.

• Bo Saixi told Tang Hao that accumulated Soul Power could restore his cultivation, then left for Sea God Hall.
• Tang Hao realized that suppressing his internal injuries had built up latent Soul Power and sat down to draw it out.
• After three days, Tang Hao restored his cultivation to Rank 95 and headed to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar for his assessment.
• Sea Horse Douluo tested Tang Hao, and the markings passed the Black Level Six threshold before turning crystalline red.

Tang Hao received the Top-tier Seven Trials, which marked him as Sea God Island’s future High Priestess and successor. He welcomed the chance to bring the island’s power under the Clear Sky Sect, while Qian Daoliu left after confirming Tang Hao would become the sacrifice for the Sea God’s inheritance ritual.

• Tang Hao’s assessment produced a crimson beam, and Sea Horse Douluo announced that he had received the Top-tier Seven Trials.
• Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi discussed Tang Hao’s greed and the cost of the assessment, with Qian Daoliu concluding that the Sea God could compel him to serve as the sacrifice.
• Sea Horse Douluo explained that Tang Hao would become Sea God Island’s next High Priestess after completing his assessment.
• Tang Hao celebrated inwardly, resolving to complete the trials and restore the Clear Sky Sect’s power, then began climbing the Sea God Staircase.
• Qian Daoliu confirmed that Tang Hao would replace Bo Saixi as the sacrifice and returned to Spirit Hall.

Tang San reunited with the Shrek Academy members at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and investigated the empire’s crown prince and Spirit Hall’s possible plans. He revealed that Spirit Hall had taken every herb from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, leaving the Shrek group furious and fearful for their futures.

• Tang San arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and reunited with Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San learned that Xue Beng had not disrupted Shrek’s enrollment and that Xue Hailuo had become crown prince after Xue Luochuan’s death.
• Oscar wondered whether Qian Renxue had replaced Xue Hailuo, and Tang San said they needed to investigate.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun that Spirit Hall had taken all the herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun grew furious and worried that losing the herbs would cost them their ambitions and the women they loved.

Tang San steadied Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun after the loss of the Immortal Grade Herbs, then learned that Xiao Wu seemed close to Yu Tianheng and erupted in jealousy. Yu Tianheng, meanwhile, sought Yu Xiaogang’s advice and was told to choose Xiao Wu over Ye Lingling.

• Tang San urged Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun not to give up, promising specialized training and refined pills to help them recover their cultivation potential.
• Ma Hongjun regained his resolve, and Dai Mubai and Oscar took comfort in the prospect of inheriting divine positions later in life.
• Dai Mubai told Tang San that Xiao Wu and Yu Tianheng seemed intimate, causing Tang San’s eyes to turn crimson as killing intent burst from him.
• Yu Tianheng wrestled with his attraction to Xiao Wu and his family’s order to pursue Ye Lingling.
• Yu Tianheng asked Yu Xiaogang for advice, and Yu Xiaogang told him to choose Xiao Wu.

Yu Xiaogang urged Yu Tianheng to choose Xiao Wu over Ye Lingling, believing Xiao Wu could become a powerful Title Douluo and benefit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. When Tang San found Xiao Wu with Yu Tianheng, he challenged him to a duel for her, and Yu Tianheng accepted.

• Yu Tianheng told Yu Xiaogang about the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul and its severe inheritance flaw, but Yu Xiaogang still pressed him to pursue Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang kept Xiao Wu's identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast from Yu Tianheng and reasoned that Spirit Hall would not dare expose her without risking retaliation.
• Tang San found Yu Tianheng and Xiao Wu holding hands and angrily accused Yu Tianheng of taking Xiao Wu from him.
• Yu Tianheng defended Xiao Wu's right to choose whom she liked, while Tang San admitted he had no claim over her but refused to let her go.
• Tang San challenged Yu Tianheng to a duel, proposing that the loser give up pursuing Xiao Wu, and Yu Tianheng accepted.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng announced their Martial Souls and Soul Power levels, while Xiao Wu cheered for Brother Tianheng.

Tang San revealed his Twin Martial Souls and Clear Sky Hammer while fighting Yu Tianheng, but Xiao Wu defended Yu Tianheng and attacked Tang San. Yu Xiaogang tried to make Tang San accept Xiao Wu’s choice, leaving Tang San furious and convinced that everyone who interfered had a Path to Death.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass against Yu Tianheng, then revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and struck Yu Tianheng with the Clear Sky Secret Technique, injuring him.
• Xiao Wu attacked Tang San in a rage to protect Yu Tianheng, while Tang San dodged her without retaliating.
• The gathered Heaven Dou Royal Academy students learned that Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived and told Tang San that he could not force Xiao Wu’s feelings, but Xiao Wu stopped only when Yu Tianheng called her back.
• Tang San blamed Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for keeping him from Xiao Wu and sentenced them all to a Path to Death.

Tang San accepted that he would kill Bibi Dong to seize the Rakshasa Godhead, while Yu Xiaogang struggled to choose between Tang San and his nephew over Xiao Wu. Six months later, Qian Xunfeng gave Bai Chenxiang and Yu Shuirou herbs suited to their bodies, and Ning Rongrong asked what he had prepared for her.

• Tang San decided not to recruit Bibi Dong and planned to take the Rakshasa Godhead so he could choose a future successor.
• Yu Xiaogang sided with Yu Tianheng after Xiao Wu favored him, leaving Tang San heartbroken; Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun commiserated with him.
• Half a year later, Spirit Hall Soul Master Academy's team showed the gains its members had made in strength and cultivation.
• Qian Xunfeng gave Bai Chenxiang a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and warned her to swallow it whole and endure its effects.
• Qian Xunfeng gave Yu Shuirou a Nine-Grade Purple Mushroom because her body could not withstand a stronger herb.
• Ning Rongrong grabbed Qian Xunfeng's arm and asked what herb he had prepared for her.

Ning Rongrong consumed the Aromatic Silk Beauty and transformed her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the legendary Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Overjoyed by her breakthrough, she tried to kiss Qian Xunfeng again, but he dodged.

• Qian Xunfeng gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained how she should cultivate with it.
• Ning Rongrong hugged and kissed Qian Xunfeng on the cheek to thank him, then he urged her to consume the herb.
• After three hours, Ning Rongrong and Yu Shuirou showed changes from their Immortal Grade Herbs, while Bai Chenxiang remained in the cultivation chamber.
• Ning Rongrong awoke and announced that she had broken through Rank 30 and sensed a change in her Martial Soul.
• Everyone saw that Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had become nine stories and nine-colored, confirming its transformation into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong rushed to kiss Qian Xunfeng again, but he dodged her.

Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Bai Chenxiang's Martial Soul began evolving after she took the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. The group headed to Spirit Hall's Soul Beast Forest to obtain Soul Rings, and Bai Chenxiang eventually revealed her evolved Martial Soul, the Crystal Blood Dragon Phoenix.

• Ning Rongrong thanked Qian Xunfeng after her Martial Soul evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and promised to help Spirit Hall when needed.
• Yu Shuirou left to bathe after completing her transformation, and Bai Chenxiang's cultivation chamber rang with a phoenix cry.
• Bai Chenxiang emerged with a partially evolved Martial Soul, and Xie Yue explained that she would need to cultivate toward a suitable path to complete its evolution.
• The group went to Spirit Hall's Soul Beast Forest to find Soul Rings for Ning Rongrong and Yu Shuirou.
• Bai Chenxiang drew on her Martial Soul's origin power to undergo Martial Soul Possession and revealed a crystal-red phoenix with dragon traits.
• The group named Bai Chenxiang's evolved Martial Soul the Crystal Blood Dragon Phoenix.

After the Immortal Grade Herbs boosted the girls’ cultivation and transformed their Martial Souls, Qian Daoliu explained to Qian Xunfeng why he had given Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and revealed the truth about Bibi Dong. He suggested Qian Xunfeng could use Ning Rongrong to draw the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect toward Spirit Hall, but Qian Xunfeng rejected the idea and insisted he cared only about higher realms.

• Bai Chenxiang, Yu Hairou, and Ning Rongrong gained levels from the Immortal Grade Herbs and Soul Rings, while Bai Chenxiang and Ning Rongrong’s Martial Souls evolved.
• Qian Daoliu reviewed Bai Chenxiang and Ning Rongrong’s changes and considered Bai Chenxiang’s future chances of inheriting a divine position.
• Qian Xunfeng questioned Qian Daoliu’s decision to give Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Qian Daoliu explained that he judged opponents by their character.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Xunfeng that the Bibi Dong at Shrek Academy was the real former Holy Maiden and that the Bibi Dong in Spirit Hall had a complicated identity.
• Qian Daoliu said Bibi Dong had once intended to hand Spirit Hall to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then hinted that Qian Xunfeng could use Ning Rongrong to influence the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Xunfeng refused to pursue Ning Rongrong, declaring that he was focused only on higher realms.

Ghost Douluo brought Ah Rou from Spirit Hall’s prison to Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue, who intended to use her hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring to help Qian Renxue reach Soul Douluo. When Ah Rou refused to sacrifice herself, Qian Daoliu threatened to capture her daughter, Xiao Wu.

• Ghost Douluo took Ah Rou from her prison cell and brought her to Pope Hall.
• Qian Daoliu released Ah Rou’s sealed Soul Power, but his pressure stopped her from self-destructing.
• Qian Daoliu demanded that Ah Rou sacrifice herself so Qian Renxue could absorb her hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and advance toward her eighth ring.
• Ah Rou refused, and Qian Daoliu showed her Da Ming’s Soul Bone, revealing that the Sky Azure Bull Python had been killed.
• Qian Daoliu threatened to turn his blade on Xiao Wu and said he could have her captured from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Qian Daoliu forced Ah Rou to choose between sacrificing herself and having Xiao Wu sacrificed instead. Ah Rou gave herself up for her daughter, and Qian Renxue absorbed her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and left leg bone, reaching level 81.5 while Ah Rou survived as a Soft Bone Rabbit.

• Qian Daoliu revealed Xiao Wu's whereabouts and projected her likeness for Ah Rou, who recognized her daughter after twelve years apart.
• Qian Daoliu demanded that Ah Rou sacrifice herself or let Xiao Wu do so, and Ah Rou agreed after securing a promise that Xiao Wu would live freely at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for a while longer.
• Ah Rou sacrificed herself in Pope Hall, creating a blood-red force field that isolated everyone except Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue absorbed Ah Rou's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and left leg bone, raising her cultivation to level 81.5.
• Ah Rou remained alive as a Soft Bone Rabbit with her life force intact.

Ah Rou escaped Spirit Hall after sacrificing herself and headed for the Star Dou Great Forest, while Qian Renxue began praying to start the Angel God Trial. Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to reveal her evolved Martial Soul, but greeted Ning Fengzhi with anger over his concerns about her leaving Shrek Academy.

• Ah Rou fled Pope Hall toward the Star Dou Great Forest after her sacrifice, hoping to find a way to reach her daughter and wondering whether the Titan Giant Ape was alive.
• Qian Daoliu explained to Qian Xunji why Qian Renxue’s exceptional foundation made it worthwhile to begin her Angel God Trial before she reached Title Douluo rank.
• Qian Renxue knelt before the Angel God statue and began a prayer lasting one hundred and eight days, with Qian Daoliu set to examine her trials.
• Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after asking Xie Yue for leave so she could show Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo her evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong turned away from Ning Fengzhi and insisted she had been happier at Spirit Hall than at Shrek Academy, where she disliked the food, accommodations, and male students.

Ning Rongrong reunited with Ning Fengzhi and revealed that Spirit Hall had helped her advance to rank thirty-seven and evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. She left Ning Fengzhi stunned by proposing marriage to Spirit Hall's young master, Qian Xunfeng, as a way to repay the sect's kindness.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she had gained eleven Soul Power ranks in a year, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo confirmed she was rank thirty-seven.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo feared Spirit Hall had used a sinister cultivation method, but Ning Rongrong said an Immortal Grade Herb called Aromatic Silk Beauty had boosted her cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, proving the herb had transformed her martial soul and strengthened her foundation.
• Ning Rongrong described Spirit Hall's cultivation methods, and Ning Fengzhi realized the academy had treated her as a future successor.
• Ning Rongrong proposed marrying Qian Xunfeng to repay Spirit Hall, leaving Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo speechless.

Ning Fengzhi warned Ning Rongrong that marrying Qian Xunfeng could endanger the inheritance of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After she admitted her pursuit of Qian Xunfeng was mostly a joke, Ning Fengzhi gave her two hidden weapons for self-defense.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that Ning Rongrong's marriage into the Qian Family could cause the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to disappear or bring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect under Spirit Hall's control.
• Ning Rongrong said she had been joking about marrying Qian Xunfeng and recalled that he had dodged her attempted kiss.
• Bone Douluo criticized Qian Xunfeng for ignoring Ning Rongrong, while Sword Douluo stayed silent.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Ning Rongrong a Silent Sleeve Arrow and Sand-Shooting Shadow that he had bought at the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Tang San had used his earlier visit to the Heaven Dou Auction House to attract Ning Fengzhi's attention to his Hidden Weapons and seek sponsorship for rebuilding the Tang Sect.

One year before the Elite Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition, the reshuffled Shrek Seven Devils gathered at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as their cultivation gains and personal tensions became clear. Xiao Wu’s identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast had already been exposed, but powerful allies deterred the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from acting against her.

• Tang San used Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s resources, pills, and a Clear Sky Sect cultivation method to help the Shrek Seven Devils improve before the competition.
• The chapter listed the team’s current levels and Soul Skills, with Xiao Wu at level 46, Hu Liena at 45, and Yu Tianheng at 44.
• Xiao Wu deliberately limited her cultivation to keep pace with Yu Tianheng, while Tang San resented their closeness and fantasized about changing Xiao Wu’s feelings after becoming a god.
• Hu Liena felt increasingly isolated and overshadowed by Xiao Wu, while Zhu Zhuqing despaired of ever overcoming Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.
• The chapter revealed that Xiao Wu’s identity had been exposed to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which held back because of Yu Tianheng’s clan and the protection of Bibi Dong and Tang Xiao.