Chapter Summaries

Ye Mu persuaded the Four Great Clans to cooperate with Spirit Hall by revealing its strength and promising protection from the Clear Sky Sect. They agreed to focus on killing Tang Hao, and Bai Chenxiang asked to travel with Ye Mu and his companions.

• Ye Mu offered the Four Great Clans cooperation with Spirit Hall and assured them that the Clear Sky Sect could not threaten it.
• Bai He agreed to the alliance first, and the other three clan leaders followed.
• Yang Wudi declared that killing Tang Hao was their priority, and Ye Mu outlined a plan to have the Speed Clan track him while Spirit Hall watched the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tai Tan invited Ye Mu to stay with the Strength Clan for the night, and Ye Mu accepted before planning to visit Skywater Academy.
• Bai Chenxiang asked to join Ye Mu's group, and he agreed.

Tang Hao returned to the hotel gravely injured after escaping the Strength Clan and told Tang San and the others that the clan had allied with Spirit Hall. He chose to recover for two days before taking them back to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City, while vowing revenge on Liu Erlong.

• Tang Hao returned to the hotel at dawn and collapsed into bed, then woke when Tang San and the others came to check on him.
• Tang Hao claimed the Strength Clan had betrayed him and joined Spirit Hall, and explained that Liu Erlong and the Blue Silver Douluo had seriously injured him.
• Yu Xiaogang reminded Flender that Liu Erlong had already said Blue Tyrant Academy joined Spirit Hall, and Tang Hao declared Liu Erlong his enemy.
• Tang Hao said his injuries would take a long time to heal and that treasures could speed his recovery.
• Tang Hao chose Suotuo City as their next destination, rejected Flender's suggestion to reconsider, and said he was not ready to return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• The group agreed to rest and recover for two days before returning to Shrek Academy.

Ye Mu agreed to the Four Great Clans’ plan to expose Tang Hao’s deception, and they spread their account throughout the Heaven Dou Empire and beyond. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi reading the declaration and realizing that Tang Hao had schemed behind the events that had damaged Spirit Hall’s reputation.

• Flender worried that Shrek Academy had lost its chance to enter the Advanced Soul Master Tournament and feared Tang San’s identity could put the academy in danger.
• Tai Tan invited Ye Mu and the others to discuss revealing the truth about Tang Hao’s past.
• Ye Mu approved the Four Great Clans’ declaration and assured Yang Wudi that Spirit City had accepted their alliance with Spirit Hall.
• The Four Great Clans published their account, and members of the Speed Clan distributed flyers across the Heaven Dou Empire and farther afield.
• Ning Fengzhi read a flyer from the Four Great Clans and was stunned to learn that Tang Hao had schemed behind the past conflict with Spirit Hall.

After the truth about Tang Hao’s betrayal of Ah Yin spread, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan considered how to respond as Spirit Hall prepared to pursue him. Ye Mu focused on the Clear Sky Sect’s reaction, then agreed with Xiao Wu that their group should continue on to Skywater Academy.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed how Tang Hao’s actions could provoke Spirit Hall to attack the Clear Sky Sect, and Ning Fengzhi ordered spies to track Tang Hao and said the sect would support Spirit Hall if it moved against him.
• Yu Yuanzhen rejected Yu Luomian’s suspicion that Spirit Hall had fabricated the revelation and agreed to send word to the Clear Sky Sect, hoping it would emerge from seclusion.
• The truth spread across Douluo Continent, leading many people to condemn Tang Hao while others questioned whether Spirit Hall had engineered the story.
• Hu Liena told Ye Mu that Tang Hao’s reputation had collapsed, and Ye Mu said the Clear Sky Sect’s response was key to what happened next.
• Xiao Wu asked whether the group should go to Skywater Academy, and the group turned its attention to the delayed visit and the academy’s possible Book Friends.

Ye Mu and the others discussed where Tang Hao’s group might go after leaving Heaven Dou City, concluding that Shrek Academy was their likeliest destination. After Shui Bing’er urged Ye Mu to visit Skywater Academy in Qian Renxue’s Live Broadcast Room, Ye Mu still chose to wait until they had dealt with Tang Hao’s movements.

• Dugu Yan suggested Tang Hao might return to the Clear Sky Sect, but Ah Yin argued he would not go back until Tang San had grown strong enough to serve as his offering to the sect.
• Xiao Wu concluded that Shrek Academy was the only likely destination because Tang Hao’s group could not turn to the Clear Sky Sect or the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Ye Mu decided to have Qian Renxue’s undercover agents track Tang Hao’s group before visiting Skywater Academy.
• Xiao Wu told Ye Mu that a Book Friend in Qian Renxue’s Live Broadcast Room was asking about Skywater Academy, and Ye Mu recognized the user Ice Phoenix as Shui Bing’er.
• Hu Liena and Ning Rongrong teased Ye Mu about the beauties at Skywater Academy, but Ye Mu maintained that he would visit only after dealing with Tang Hao’s group.

Ye Mu agreed to lead the Spirit Hall Academy team and their companions to Skywater Academy, leaving Qian Renxue to oversee Heaven Dou City. Meanwhile, Tang Hao and his companions headed for Suotuo City, with Tang San vowing to grow strong enough to bring Xiao Wu back as Qian Renxue’s spies tracked their movements.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the other girls persuaded Ye Mu to visit Skywater Academy, where Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were waiting.
• Qian Renxue agreed to stay in Heaven Dou City while Ye Mu led the Spirit Hall Academy team, Ah Yin, Liu Erlong, and the others toward Skywater Academy.
• After two days at an inn, Tang Hao and his group left Heaven Dou City for Suotuo City, unaware of the Four Great Clans' declaration.
• Tang San lamented his failure in Heaven Dou City and his lost chance to establish the Tang Sect, while Tang Hao told him to stop treating the city as a goal.
• Tang San vowed to become strong enough to bring Xiao Wu back, and Qian Renxue learned through her spies that the group was heading to Suotuo City.

Qian Renxue announced that Shrek’s people had left Heaven Dou City and ordered her agents to monitor them as they returned to Shrek Academy. Ye Mu passed the journey playing dice with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Shrek’s group arrived to find their academy gone and Flender raged at the Balak Kingdom for reclaiming the land.

• Qian Renxue started a Live Broadcast, confirmed that Shrek’s people were returning to Shrek Academy, and ordered agents to track their every move.
• Ye Mu traveled with the Book Friends and beat Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing at Big Talk Dice after learning the rules.
• Shrek’s group hurried back to their academy after leaving Heaven Dou City.
• Flender and the others discovered that the Balak Kingdom had reclaimed Shrek Academy’s land, and Flender angrily cursed the King of Bala.

After Shrek Academy found its former grounds demolished, Tang Hao helped the group plan a new home and suggested they rob wealthy nobles for money. At Skywater Academy, Shui Bing'er and the others prepared to welcome Spirit Hall Academy’s exchange team as Ye Mu arrived.

• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, and the others learned that the kingdom had taken over Shrek Academy’s land and razed its buildings after the village sold the property.
• Tang Hao offered Gold Soul Coins to help Shrek find a new place and advised them to rob wealthy nobles to support themselves.
• Flender and the others agreed they would eventually visit the royal family and left to find somewhere to stay for the night.
• Shui Yue'er noticed Xiao Wu’s live broadcast of Spirit Hall Academy’s arrival and called for the girls to open the gates and welcome the guests.
• Shui Linglong led Skywater Academy’s teachers and students to greet Ye Mu and the Golden Generation, and Ye Mu returned her greeting.

Ye Mu and Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation arrived at Skywater Academy for an exchange, astonishing Principal Shui Linglong with their powerful entourage and courteous manner. The guests reached the Council Hall, where Shui Linglong proposed an academic exchange and a teaching exchange.

• Shui Linglong welcomed Ye Mu and the Spirit Hall group, then hurried to greet Chrysanthemum Douluo and Sword Douluo after noticing them.
• Ye Mu introduced the visitors, including Blue Silver Douluo, Liu Erlong, and Dugu Yan, leaving Skywater Academy’s staff stunned by the lineup.
• Shui Bing’er reminded Shui Linglong to invite the guests inside, and Shui Linglong led them to the Council Hall.
• Skywater Academy’s students watched the group pass and worried that they could not compete with the Golden Generation.
• Shui Linglong proposed dividing the exchange into academic and teaching sessions, and Ye Mu agreed to discuss the arrangements.

Ye Mu learned that Skywater Academy’s exchange was meant to focus on academics and teaching, so he persuaded Shui Linglong to arrange a battle exchange between the student teams with their Soul Power Levels matched. The tournament was set for the day after tomorrow, leaving Shui Bing’er anxious about facing Ye Mu as Skywater Academy prepared.

• Ye Mu asked Shui Linglong to explain the exchange, and she said it involved Soul Master discussions and classes rather than fighting.
• Ye Mu proposed a battle exchange between the students, with Spirit Hall Team suppressing its Soul Power Levels to match Skywater Team, and Shui Linglong agreed.
• Shui Linglong scheduled the tournament for the day after tomorrow so Skywater Team could prepare.
• Shui Bing’er worried about fighting Ye Mu, while Shui Yue’er teased her about being his likely opponent.
• Shui Linglong arranged accommodations for Spirit Hall and told Shui Bing’er and the others to perform well in the tournament.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er visited the Golden Generation to meet the Book Friends and ask Ye Mu for help, while the Skywater Team accepted that they were unlikely to win. Shui Yue'er asked Ye Mu not to fight her sister in the tournament, but he proposed that Hu Liena face Shui Bing'er and that he fight Shui Yue'er instead.

• Shui Bing'er told Shui Linglong that Ye Mu had reached level sixty-eight and the other Book Friends were also powerful, leaving Shui Linglong to ask the Skywater Team to show their best abilities.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er went to the Spirit Hall Academy dormitory, where Ye Mu and the others were gathered in the Activity Room.
• Hu Liena sent Yan and Xie Yue outside so she could speak with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
• Shui Bing'er said they had come to meet everyone and ask Ye Mu about matters they still needed clarified.
• Shui Yue'er linked arms with Ye Mu and asked him not to fight Shui Bing'er during the Exchange Tournament.
• Ye Mu agreed not to fight Shui Bing'er, then proposed that Hu Liena face her while he fought Shui Yue'er, leaving Shui Yue'er stunned.

Ye Mu spoke with Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er during the gathering, while the women discussed their plans to confront Tang Hao. Shui Yue'er postponed her plan to beat up Dai Mubai, and Shui Bing'er prepared to lead the Skywater Team into its upcoming match against the Golden Generation.

• Ye Mu teased Shui Yue'er by suggesting they fight, then let her join the others to talk.
• Ning Rongrong whispered a bold plan to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after Shui Yue'er clung to Ye Mu's arm.
• Shui Yue'er asked Ye Mu to help her find Dai Mubai so she could beat him up for disgusting her.
• Ye Mu told Shui Yue'er that Dai Mubai was near Suotuo City with Tang Hao and advised her to wait for news from Qian Renxue.
• Shui Bing'er told Ye Mu that the Skywater Team would give its all against the Golden Generation at the Exchange Tournament.
• Shui Bing'er invited Liu Erlong and the others to walk around the streets together.

Ye Mu stayed behind to cultivate while Shui Yue'er and the other women went shopping. At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao learned that Tang Hao had schemed against Ah Yin and Spirit Hall, and the Seventh Elder arrived with something to present.

• Ye Mu declined to go shopping with Shui Yue'er and the other women, then stayed in the Activity Room to read and cultivate.
• Tang Xiao read a letter from Yu Yuanzhen revealing that Tang Hao had schemed against Ah Yin and Spirit Hall, leading to the pursuit of the Four Great Clans.
• Tang Xiao realized Tang Hao’s actions had caused the Four Great Clans’ deaths and the Clear Sky Sect’s isolation, and he angrily condemned his younger brother.
• The Seventh Elder and four other Elders' Hall members entered, and the Seventh Elder threw an item toward Tang Xiao.

After the Four Great Clans' leaflets exposed Tang Hao's past to Clear Sky Sect, the elders demanded that he be hunted down. Tang Xiao resisted protecting his brother, but the sect's disciples began protesting outside the Elders' Hall.

• Tang Hao examined leaflets distributed by the Speed Clan and learned that the truth about that year had reached Clear Sky Sect.
• The Seventh Elder accused Tang Hao of harming the sect through his actions and proposed hunting him down.
• Tang Xiao objected, arguing that Clear Sky Sect should protect Tang Hao from Spirit Hall's pursuit.
• The elders insisted that Tang Hao was no longer a Clear Sky Sect disciple and declared their unanimous decision to hunt him down.
• Tang Xiao tried to delay a decision, but the elders pointed out that the sect's disciples were protesting and demanding Tang Hao's condemnation.

Tang Xiao issued a Sect Kill Order against Tang Hao after Clear Sky Sect’s disciples demanded justice for their dead relatives. He then considered the sect’s deepening division and the threat posed by the Four Great Clans.

• Clear Sky Sect disciples and the Seventh Elder pressured Tang Xiao to punish Tang Hao for bringing disaster upon the sect.
• Tang Xiao declared Tang Hao guilty of violating sect rules and issued a Sect Kill Order against him.
• The disciples cheered, while Tang Xiao returned to the Council Hall and grieved over his brother’s betrayal of Ah Yin and the sect.
• The Second Elder reassured Tang Xiao that the order was necessary to prevent the sect from splitting apart.
• Tang Xiao turned his attention to the Four Great Clans and asked the Second Elder how Clear Sky Sect should respond if they sought revenge.

The Clear Sky Sect elders debated how to respond to the Four Great Clans joining Spirit Hall, but found no easy solution. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue planned to drive Tang Hao and the Shrek group from their refuge near Suotuo City, and Ye Mu suggested she disguise herself and attack Tang Hao.

• The Second Elder told Tang Xiao that the Clear Sky Sect had no moral grounds to oppose the Four Great Clans, and the elders decided to wait and see what they did next.
• Ye Mu opened Qian Renxue's Live Broadcast and learned that she had found Tang Hao and the Shrek group living in an abandoned village near Suotuo City.
• Qian Renxue explained that she planned to use the Balak royal family's pig-farming project to bring the former villagers back and force the Shrek group to leave.
• Ye Mu suggested that Qian Renxue disguise herself, beat Tang Hao, and hide in a noble's home, while Liu Erlong noted that Tang Hao's injuries left him far below his former strength.
• Qian Renxue accepted Ye Mu's suggestion and decided to give Tang Hao a shock.

Ye Mu advanced to level sixty-eight and considered his plans for the Advanced Soul Master Tournament and Slaughter City. Shui Bing'er asked him to help Skywater Academy remain independent, and he agreed to give it an opportunity in exchange for a price.

• Ye Mu's Soul Power advanced to level sixty-eight as he thought about suppressing Tang San and seeking the Asura God Inheritance in Slaughter City.
• Shui Bing'er came alone to the Activity Room late at night to discuss Skywater Academy's future with Ye Mu.
• Shui Bing'er explained that she wanted Skywater Academy to retain its identity and independence rather than merge into the future Elemental Academy or be absorbed by Spirit Hall.
• Ye Mu agreed to create an opportunity for Skywater Academy, but said the academy would have to pay a price.

Ye Mu offered Shui Bing'er the chance for Skywater Academy to join Spirit Hall while retaining its freedom and management. Shui Linglong approved, and the two sides settled the details, planning to announce the decision after the Exchange Tournament.

• Ye Mu told Shui Bing'er that Skywater Academy could join Spirit Hall without losing its independence, provided it publicly declared its allegiance.
• Shui Bing'er brought the proposal to Shui Linglong, who enthusiastically supported joining Spirit Hall.
• Shui Linglong and Shui Bing'er returned to Ye Mu and confirmed that Skywater Academy was willing to join.
• Ye Mu and Shui Linglong agreed to delay the public announcement until after the Exchange Tournament and finalized the terms of joining.

Ye Mu and Shui Linglong finalized Skywater Academy's entry into Spirit Hall while preserving the academy's independence. The next morning, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing clung to Ye Mu, and the Golden Generation visited Skywater Academy's training grounds, where the students openly admired him.

• Bibi Dong authorized Ye Mu to handle Skywater Academy's entry terms and said Spirit Hall could accept some losses.
• Ye Mu and Shui Linglong settled the agreement for Skywater Academy to join Spirit Hall after the Exchange Tournament.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing linked arms with Ye Mu when the Golden Generation gathered outside his room, drawing Xiao Wu's notice.
• Xie Yue pulled Yan to the back of the group and told him not to act like a third wheel.
• The Golden Generation visited Skywater Academy's training grounds, where the female students openly praised Ye Mu and made bold remarks about wanting him.

Ye Mu and the Golden Generation prepared for the Exchange Tournament between Skywater Academy and Spirit Hall Academy, while Qian Renxue planned to torment Tang Hao. The tournament began with Yu Hairou and Xiao Wu called to the arena.

• Ye Mu judged Skywater Academy’s strength and influence, then left with the others while avoiding the academy’s eager students.
• Qian Renxue told the Book Friends that she had arranged to beat Tang Hao and leave him and his companions without a home.
• The Exchange Tournament began the next morning before a crowded audience, with Ye Mu scheduled to fight last and Shui Bing’er preparing to face him.
• Shui Linglong announced the tournament, and the referee called Yu Hairou and Xiao Wu to begin the first match.