Chapter Summaries

The Sky Screen asked which options were part of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, prompting Yu Xiaogang and others to debate the answer. Ye Mu told Xue Ke that only the first option was correct because Body Martial Souls also existed.

• The Sky Screen presented a special question about the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and announced doubled rewards for a correct answer.
• Yu Yuanzhen recognized the theory as Yu Xiaogang's and ordered his people to register and hurry to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang judged options one, two, and four correct, but Flender pointed out that Ye Mingzhao had received Soul Rings without killing Soul Beasts, so Yu Xiaogang told people to choose one and two.
• Dai Weisi and representatives of other factions saw Yu Xiaogang as valuable because the Sky Screen had recognized his theory.
• Xue Ke registered and asked Ye Mu whether options one and two were correct, and Ye Mu said only the first was correct because Body Martial Souls existed.

Xue Ke was selected to answer a question about the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and trusted Ye Mu’s guidance over Yu Xiaogang’s supposed expertise. The Sky Screen confirmed her answer was correct, leaving Xue Ye stunned and Yu Xiaogang’s authority in doubt.

• The Sky Screen selected Xue Ke as the respondent, disappointing Yu Xiaogang, who had hoped to earn a reward for evolving his Martial Soul.
• Xue Ye learned that Xue Ke was at Moonlight Pavilion with Ye Mu and expected her to answer the question correctly.
• Ye Mu reassured Tang Yuehua that Xue Ke would be safe, while he wondered about the Sky Screen’s origins and power.
• Xue Ke chose the first option, explaining that Martial Souls included Body Martial Souls as well as Tool and Beast Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and others dismissed Xue Ke’s answer as wrong, while Xue Ye blamed Ye Mu for costing the Heaven Dou Empire its reward.
• The Sky Screen announced that Xue Ke had answered correctly, leaving Xue Ye speechless.

Xue Ke correctly identified Body Martial Souls and received a doubled reward that evolved her Swan Martial Soul into an Emerald Swan, raised her Soul Power, and granted her a Divine Tool. She returned to the Moonlight Pavilion with Tang Yuehua asking about the Heart of Universe.

• The Sky Screen confirmed Xue Ke's answer, stunning the continent and exposing Yu Xiaogang's theory as incomplete.
• Bibi Dong recalled that Spirit Hall's secret archives recorded Body Martial Souls, while Yu Xiaogang angrily accused the Sky Screen of targeting him.
• Ye Mu praised Xue Ke for trusting his answer, and the Sky Screen announced that her reward would be doubled.
• Xue Ke gained forty Soul Power levels, six Soul Rings, and an evolved Emerald Swan Martial Soul, along with the Divine Tool Heart of Universe.
• Xue Ke returned to the Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua asked what the Heart of Universe was.

Xue Ke received the Heart of Universe, a powerful defensive Divine Tool, and people began arranging protection for her. The Sky Screen then presented its fifth question about Yu Xiaogang’s theories, leaving Yu Xiaogang and his supporters confident that the answer was that all six listed theories were his.

• Xue Ke learned that the Heart of Universe created a barrier that reduced incoming damage and strengthened Soul Masters within it, while Tang Yuehua warned her to return to the Imperial Palace.
• Bibi Dong abandoned her plan to eliminate Xue Ke and sent people to watch her, while Xue Ye ordered Xue Ke brought back and invited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s sect master to help protect her.
• Yu Xiaogang envied Qian Renxue and Xue Ke for receiving rewards, and Liu Erlong, Oscar, and the others comforted him by predicting his turn would come.
• The Sky Screen announced its fifth question, asking which listed theories Yu Xiaogang had researched and put into practice.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang’s supporters insisted that all six options belonged to the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, and Yu Xiaogang regained his confidence.

The Sky Screen selected Yu Xiaogang to answer a question about the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, and he believed the reward might finally let Luo Sanpao advance. Liu Erlong celebrated his chance to prove himself as the continent awaited his answer.

• The Sky Screen’s questions led Soul Masters and commoners to reassess Yu Xiaogang, while readers rushed to buy The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.
• Xue Ke and Tang Yuehua asked Ye Mu why he had not registered, but he said he preferred good food and expected the answer to ruin Yu Xiaogang’s reputation.
• Di Tian dismissed Xiong Jun’s idea of robbing Xue Ke, then punched Xiong Jun after tricking him with a false claim that their master had returned.
• The Sky Screen announced that 993,965 people had registered and randomly selected Yu Xiaogang as the respondent.
• Yu Xiaogang rejoiced that Luo Sanpao might advance, and Liu Erlong tearfully welcomed his chance to prove himself and earn a reward.

Yu Xiaogang entered the Sky Screen contest and used the opportunity to lecture across the continent on his Martial Soul theories, winning many listeners' respect. Ye Mu warned Xue Ke that some of Yu Xiaogang's ideas were flawed, just as the Sky Screen asked Yu Xiaogang to answer its question.

• Flender and Ma Hongjun congratulated Yu Xiaogang, while Bibi Dong welcomed his appearance and ordered Ghost Douluo to recruit him and seize Xue Ke's Divine Tool.
• Ghost Douluo mobilized Soul Douluo and Soul Saints and headed toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
• The Sky Screen revealed Yu Xiaogang as a Level 29 Soul Grandmaster with the Martial Soul Luo Sanpao, prompting Soul Masters across the continent to question his strength.
• Yu Xiaogang delivered a lecture on his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, and Xue Ke and Tang Yuehua praised the insights they gained.
• Ye Mu told Xue Ke that some of Yu Xiaogang's theories were dregs and urged her to keep watching.
• The Sky Screen gave Yu Xiaogang one incense stick's time to answer its question.

Yu Xiaogang confidently chose that all five statements from his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul were correct, expecting a major reward. The Sky Screen marked his answer wrong, leaving him bewildered while Bibi Dong realized the question concerned which theory he had personally put into practice.

• Yu Xiaogang continued explaining his theories while waiting for the time limit, and Xue Ke covered her ears as Ye Mu had instructed.
• Yu Xiaogang chose the sixth option, claiming all the listed statements were correct, while Yu Yuanzhen, Liu Erlong, Flender, and Blue Tyrant Academy expected him to receive a reward.
• The Sky Screen announced that Yu Xiaogang's answer was incorrect, shocking him and the people who believed his theories matched every option.
• Bibi Dong realized the question asked which theory Yu Xiaogang had personally put into practice and concluded that he had ruined his chance.
• Yu Xiaogang shouted in disbelief that the theories were his own, while the Shrek Seven Devils and Blue Tyrant Academy reacted with confusion and anger.

The Sky Screen revealed that Yu Xiaogang had taken Spirit Hall records and presented them as his own research, explaining why only one of his claimed theories counted as researched and put into practice. The revelation ruined his reputation across the continent, and Yu Yuanzhen turned his clan’s convoy back rather than visit him.

• The Sky Screen marked Yu Xiaogang’s answer wrong and announced that only “There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless soul masters!” was correct.
• The Sky Screen showed Yu Xiaogang browsing Spirit Hall’s Central Library with Bibi Dong and accessing the records later compiled as the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.
• The Sky Screen’s images convinced viewers that Yu Xiaogang had used Bibi Dong to access the records and then claimed the material as his own research.
• Yu Yuanzhen stopped the convoy, condemned Yu Xiaogang, and ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to return rather than go to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, Liu Erlong, and the others at Blue Tyrant Academy reacted to the revelation, while Xue Ke and Tang Yuehua questioned Ye Mu about what he knew.

The Sky Screen exposed Yu Xiaogang’s failed cultivation and revealed that his famous theories came from Spirit Hall, turning the Soul Master world against him. As Yu Xiaogang faced punishment for his incorrect answer, the people around him doubted his abilities and reconsidered their ties to him.

• Ye Mu told Tang Yuehua that he could recognize whether someone was talking nonsense, while the Sky Screen showed Yu Xiaogang’s failed attempts to cultivate beyond level twenty-nine.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily protested that the Sky Screen had no right to expose his past, but his words were broadcast across the Douluo Continent.
• The public and Soul Masters condemned Yu Xiaogang for claiming Spirit Hall’s materials as his own, and Ning Fengzhi decided to continue to Blue Tyrant Academy to retrieve Ning Rongrong.
• Flender tried to reassure Liu Erlong, while privately doubting that Yu Xiaogang had truly helped Tang San become strong.
• The Sky Screen announced that Yu Xiaogang had answered incorrectly and began to reveal his punishment.

Yu Xiaogang suffered the Sky Screen’s punishment, losing most of his Soul Power, his first two Soul Rings, the chance to evolve his Martial Soul, and thirty years of life. With the next Q&A set for seven days later, factions began preparing and pursuing targets, while Xue Ke chose to stay with Ye Mu.

• The Sky Screen reduced Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Power to level 0.5, stripped his first two Soul Rings, ended Luo Sanpao’s chance to evolve, and shortened his lifespan by thirty years, causing him to collapse.
• Liu Erlong caught Yu Xiaogang, while Flender ordered the group to gather books for the next Q&A; Xiao Wu went to check on Tang San.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to gather its books, scholars, and Soul Masters to prepare for the next Q&A.
• Major factions began searching for Immortal Herbs and heading toward Blue Tyrant Academy and Heaven Dou City, including Spirit Hall, Poison Douluo, and Dai Weisi.
• Ye Mu asked whether Xue Ke would return to the Imperial Palace, and she chose to stay with him at Moonlight Pavilion.

Tang Yuehua worried that the Sky Screen’s rewards would throw the Douluo Continent into conflict, but Ye Mu refused to get involved and let Xue Ke stay near him for safety. As Spirit Hall and other factions began pursuing reward recipients and the mysterious man, their search for Ye Mu remained fruitless.

• Tang Yuehua asked Ye Mu how the Sky Screen rewards would affect the continent, and he said he would stay out of the coming turmoil unless someone provoked him.
• Ye Mu told Xue Ke to sleep in the next room, but she insisted on staying nearby and agreed to sleep on the sofa.
• After the Sky Screen Scroll disappeared, factions began searching for reward recipients and Immortal Herbs, while Tai Tan headed to Blue Tyrant Academy to find the young master.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to investigate the mysterious man and chose to seek an alliance rather than risk making him an enemy.
• Bibi Dong sent Gui Mei to the Heaven Dou Empire to target Xue Ke and Blue Tyrant Academy, while Spirit Hall planned to recruit talented youths or assassinate them.
• Other factions searched for Ye Mu, but his whereabouts remained impossible to trace.

Ye Mu learned that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had come to take Xue Ke back from Moonlight Pavilion, but Xue Ke refused to leave. When a Soul Douluo tried to pressure Ye Mu into persuading her, Ye Mu sent him flying out of the pavilion.

• Ye Mu spent the night at Moonlight Pavilion, protected the chamber with a barrier, and slept after watching Heaven Dou City's streets.
• Xue Ke woke Ye Mu the next morning, and they shared soy milk and fried dough sticks for breakfast.
• Tang Yuehua told Ye Mu that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had arrived to take Xue Ke back.
• Xue Ke refused to return, saying she wanted to stay with Master Ye.
• A Soul Douluo invoked Xue Ye's order and threatened Ye Mu, who blasted him through a window and into the distance.

Ye Mu effortlessly slapped away a Soul Douluo, prompting Xue Ye to suspect that he was a Spirit Hall Title Douluo targeting Xue Ke. Xue Ye summoned Poison Douluo to protect her, while Ye Mu remained unconcerned with the Sky Screen and its rewards.

• Ye Mu struck a Soul Douluo aside and left with Xue Ke, while the other Soul Masters returned to the palace to report what happened.
• Xue Ye heard the report, feared Ye Mu was a Title Douluo from Spirit Hall seeking the Heart of Universe, and ordered Poison Douluo summoned.
• Ye Mu and Xue Ke walked through Heaven Dou City as its people studied for the Sky Screen’s next questions, and Ye Mu said he had no interest in participating.
• Poison Douluo arrived at Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where Xue Ye warned that Ye Mu might be a Spirit Hall Title Douluo who had approached Xue Ke.

Dugu Bo confronted Ye Mu in Heaven Dou City, suspecting him of being a Spirit Hall Title Douluo who had targeted Princess Xue Ke. Ye Mu stopped Dugu Bo’s pressure and revealed he knew about the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison before sending a speck of white light into him, leaving Dugu Bo frozen.

• Xue Ye worried that Ye Mu might be a Spirit Hall agent and ordered Dugu Bo to bring Princess Xue Ke back.
• Ye Mu and Princess Xue Ke headed toward Moonlight Pavilion, but Dugu Bo descended into the street and demanded that she return.
• Dugu Bo warned Xue Ke that Ye Mu might be from Spirit Hall, then released his Martial Soul and pressured her with his Title Douluo aura.
• Ye Mu relieved Xue Ke’s strain with a touch, while Dugu Bo realized he could not sense Ye Mu’s strength or aura.
• Ye Mu pointed out that Dugu Bo had only suppressed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison with Soul Bones and had not fixed his Martial Soul’s flaws.
• Ye Mu sent a speck of white light into Dugu Bo’s glabella, and Dugu Bo froze after sensing something within his body.

Ye Mu cured the flaw in Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo gratefully asked him to visit the Imperial Palace to help Xue Ye. They arrived to find Xue Ye had coughed up blood again, leaving Xue Ke asking whether Ye Mu could still save her father.

• Ye Mu’s white light returned the toxins to Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul, where they were contained, strengthening it and eliminating its flaw.
• Dugu Bo knelt to thank Ye Mu, then agreed that Xue Ke was safe and asked Ye Mu to accompany him to the Imperial Palace.
• Xue Ke begged Ye Mu to treat her father and offered him a chance to try the Heaven Dou Royal Kitchen’s cooking, so he agreed to go.
• Dugu Bo led Ye Mu and Xue Ke into the Imperial Palace, where they learned Xue Ye had coughed up blood again.
• Xue Ke asked Ye Mu whether her father could be cured, and Xue Ye reacted with surprise upon hearing that Master Ye had come.

Emperor Xue Ye learned that Ye Mu was not from Spirit Hall and watched him instantly cure his poison. Ye Mu joined the banquet in the Imperial Garden, while Xue Ye and Xue Ke hoped to win his favor and Dugu Bo asked what he thought of the Sky Screen.

• Emperor Xue Ye questioned why Dugu Bo had brought a supposed Spirit Hall Title Douluo to the palace, and Dugu Bo and Xue Ke insisted Ye Mu was not from Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ke explained that Ye Mu had helped her answer questions shown on the Sky Screen, and Xue Ye concluded that Ye Mu was a powerful and mysterious scholar.
• Ye Mu told Xue Ye to remain lying down, then cured his poison with a flick of his finger, prompting Xue Ye to thank him and suspect he had ties to Nirvana Island.
• Xue Ke and Dugu Bo arranged for Ye Mu to attend a banquet in the Imperial Garden, while Xue Ye urged Xue Ke to maintain a good relationship with him.
• Dugu Bo asked Ye Mu about the Sky Screen, and Ye Mu said it offered people an opportunity to defy fate and change their lives.

Ye Mu attended a banquet at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace after curing Xue Ye’s deadly poison, while Qian Renxue realized his presence had disrupted her plans to inherit the throne. As Xue Beng approached Ye Mu to curry favor, Qian Renxue grew wary of him gaining the powerful guest’s support.

• Dugu Bo asked Ye Mu about the mysterious figure who had appeared with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and Ye Mu swiftly denied knowing anything.
• Xue Ye welcomed Ye Mu to a banquet, and Qian Renxue recognized that Ye Mu had likely cured the emperor and complicated her plan to inherit the throne.
• Xue Ye introduced Ye Mu as the man who saved his life and declared him an honored guest of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Xue Ke urged Xue Ye to begin the meal, and Ye Mu eagerly started eating the dishes prepared for him.
• Qian Renxue toasted Ye Mu to thank him for saving Xue Ye, then Xue Beng approached to offer a toast, making Qian Renxue suspect he was trying to win Ye Mu over.

At a banquet, Xue Beng staged an angry outburst against Ye Mu to preserve his disguise as an idle playboy, while Qian Renxue watched and tested Ye Mu by asking about his origins. Ye Mu refused to reveal where he came from, leaving Qian Renxue curious but unable to press him further.

• Xue Beng noticed Qian Renxue watching him and pretended to take offense when Ye Mu only lightly sipped his toast.
• Xue Ye ordered Xue Beng to kneel and leave the banquet, then apologized to Ye Mu, who accepted the apology.
• Qian Renxue concluded that Xue Beng was still an idle playboy and apologized to Ye Mu on his behalf.
• Qian Renxue sat beside Ye Mu and directly asked where he came from.
• Ye Mu asked Xue Ke whether she knew his origins, and she admitted she did not.
• Ye Mu pointed out that even Xue Ke did not know, so Qian Renxue apologized and drank a cup of wine.

At the imperial banquet, Qian Renxue grew wary of Ye Mu after he warned her not to reveal too much, and she suspected he had seen through her disguise. Unable to uncover his origins, she sent two Spirit Hall Title Douluos to investigate him at Moonlight Pavilion, where Ye Mu noticed them approaching.

• Qian Renxue returned to her seat after probing Ye Mu and considered how his connection with Xue Ke could complicate her plan to take over the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Prince Xue Xing asked Ye Mu for the answers to the next Sky Screen questions, but Ye Mu told him to find them himself.
• Qian Renxue tried to speak with Ye Mu, who warned her not to talk too much and said he wanted no part in her affairs, leaving her afraid he had discovered her identity.
• After the banquet, Qian Renxue learned that Spirit Hall had found no information about Ye Mu and ordered two elders to investigate him without provoking him.
• The two Title Douluos set out for Moonlight Pavilion, and Ye Mu spotted them approaching as he watched the moon.

Ye Mu drove off two Spirit Hall Title Douluo who came to investigate him, revealing his power and Qian Renxue’s identity. As others began targeting Xue Ke for the Heart of Universe, Yu Xiaogang woke in a ruined state and ordered Flender to gather books so they could prepare for the next Sky Screen Q&A.

• Ye Mu recognized Mu Linsen and suppressed both Title Douluo with a single sound, then sent them back with a warning for Qian Renxue.
• Mu Linsen reported Ye Mu’s strength and knowledge of her identity to Qian Renxue, who decided to remain in Heaven Dou City and continue her plan.
• People across the continent began heading toward Heaven Dou City, hoping to seize Xue Ke and the Heart of Universe.
• Yu Xiaogang woke after two days with only half a level of Soul Power and the appearance of a seventy-year-old man.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender to take him to the library and buy every book in Heaven Dou City so they could prepare for the next Sky Screen Q&A.