Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang panicked after realizing he had scolded Tang Hao’s son, while Tang San wrestled with resentment before recommitting himself to his teacher. The chapter then shifted to the Man Faced Demon Spider laying eggs and the opening of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, as Jiang Qinghe traveled to Heaven Dou City hoping to see Xia Yan.

• Yu Xiaogang tried to reassure Tang San that he had only warned him for his own good and urged him not to use the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San left, briefly wondered whether his teacher had caused his current troubles, then rejected the thought and ran toward the forest to punish himself in a freezing river.
• Yu Xiaogang feared losing Tang San’s protection but decided he had to preserve their teacher-disciple bond.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider laid ten eggs inside the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, and Xia Yan prepared a special meal for her.
• The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opened in Heaven Dou City, drawing enormous crowds eager to see Xia Yan.
• Jiang Qinghe and Fu Shen traveled toward Heaven Dou City, where Jiang Qinghe recalled meeting Xia Yan on the wasteland.

Xia Yan and Imperial Heaven Dou Team One arrived at the Great Soul Arena for the tournament opening ceremony, drawing an enthusiastic crowd. The Morning Water Shrek United Academy team arrived afterward in Flender’s newly designed pale-green uniforms, and Flender proudly praised the look while Zhao Wuji reluctantly agreed.

• Xia Yan changed into Royal Heaven Dou Academy’s pale-gold uniform with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing’s help.
• Xia Yan arrived at the Great Soul Arena with Imperial Heaven Dou Team One, where the crowd cheered him and Flender and Zhao Wuji watched from a distance.
• Imperial Heaven Dou Team Two received a muted welcome before the other Heaven Dou region teams entered the arena.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and the rest of the Morning Water Shrek United Academy team arrived in their combined pale-green uniforms, with five Morning Water Academy students filling out their roster.
• Flender boasted about the team’s new uniform color, and Zhao Wuji praised it despite his private doubts.

Xia Yan and Imperial Heaven Dou entered the Soul Master Tournament venue, where the crowd hailed him as a historic prodigy. As the tournament began, Ning Fengzhi took pride in his daughter’s choice, Salas sought Xia Yan’s favor, and Yu Xiaogang seethed over his past connection to him.

• Qin Ming led Imperial Heaven Dou into the arena, with Xia Yan at the front as the crowd erupted in cheers.
• The host introduced Xia Yan as a fifteen-year-old, level-fifty-eight Soul King and predicted he would win the championship.
• Ning Fengzhi watched Xia Yan and Ning Rongrong proudly, while Salas considered how to bring Xia Yan closer to Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ye struggled to conceal his exhaustion as Xue Xing praised his rule and Ning Fengzhi and the Education Committee members responded respectfully.
• Yu Xiaogang stared at Xia Yan and angrily blamed him for hiding his ability to manifest spirit beast souls.

Xia Yan’s Rank 58 strength stunned the tournament crowd, and Spirit Hall’s Salas openly offered him the status of Holy Son. After the preliminaries began, the early matches proceeded until the day before Morning Water Shrek United Academy was due to face Exotic Beast Academy, when Tang Hao returned.

• Jiang Qinghe recognized Xia Yan as the man who had saved her, Qian Renxue resolved that he could not be allowed to live, and Shi Nian restrained himself from attacking him.
• The academies entered the arena, where spectators focused on Yu Tianheng and the unconventional uniforms of Morning Water Shrek United Academy.
• Emperor Xue Ye declared the tournament open, Ning Fengzhi delivered an address, and Salas drew the preliminary matchups.
• Salas publicly offered outstanding contestants Spirit Hall’s resources and Holy Son status, directing his appeal at Xia Yan, who gave no response.
• The first preliminary matches began, and Purple Star Academy narrowly defeated Silas Academy.
• The tournament continued over the following days until Tang Hao returned on the day before Morning Water Shrek United Academy’s match against Exotic Beast Academy.

Tang Hao feared Qian Daoliu had uncovered his plans and decided he needed to hide with Tang San, but the loss of the Blue Silver Forest left him unsure how to choose Tang San’s Soul Rings. He returned to Yu Xiaogang for advice, while Yu Xiaogang was startled when Tang Hao appeared in his room.

• Tang Hao concluded that Qian Daoliu was behind the theft of Ah Yin’s Spirit Bone and the disappearance of the Blue Silver Forest, and feared his revenge plan was doomed.
• Tang Hao resolved to take Tang San into hiding and continue training him, but worried that Tang San’s missing Blue Silver Emperor awakening and suitable Blue Silver Grass Soul Rings would undermine his cultivation.
• Tang Hao searched the Blue Silver Forest and nearby locations but could not find a Four-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass, so he decided to seek Yu Xiaogang’s advice.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to his residence, blamed Xia Yan for his troubles, and reviewed information about Variant Academy and Xia Yan.
• Tang Hao appeared before Yu Xiaogang, who panicked and fell to his knees; Tang Hao ordered him to get up and said he had questions.

Tang Hao sought Yu Xiaogang’s advice on restoring Tang San’s damaged Martial Soul and learned that Yu insisted Blue Silver Grass was the only option. Still unable to find a suitable Soul Beast, Tang Hao left with revenge against Spirit Hall on his mind and resolved to take Tang San somewhere hidden.

• Tang Hao asked Yu Xiaogang whether Evening Primrose could replace Blue Silver Grass, but Yu Xiaogang warned that it might not work and urged him to find Blue Silver Grass instead.
• Yu Xiaogang privately felt relieved that Tang Hao could not find the right Soul Beast and planned to blame any failure on the Soul Ring’s age.
• Tang Hao left Yu Xiaogang and checked on Xiao Wu, sensing that her Soul Beast aura had disappeared.
• Tang Hao sensed Tang San cultivating at rank forty and regretted that he had not found a Four-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao felt watched beneath the moon, blamed Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall, and decided to take Tang San somewhere no one could find them.

Tang San fled from a mysterious intruder before discovering that the man was his father, Tang Hao, whom he had not seen for nine years. Tang Hao identified himself as the Clear Sky Douluo and asked Tang San to leave with him, while Tang San confronted him with years of unanswered questions.

• Tang San planned to use his Tang Sect Hidden Weapons in the Soul Master Tournament to prove himself despite his resentment toward Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Hao appeared in Tang San's room, but Tang San attacked him with hidden weapons and fled while shouting for help.
• Tang San recognized Tang Hao through Purple Demon Eye after crashing into a tree, and Tang Hao confirmed that he was Tang San's father.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to come with him, and Tang San realized his father was the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Tang San returned to the room and demanded to know why Tang Hao had left him, where he had been, and why he had returned.

Tang Hao tried to take Tang San away because Spirit Hall had discovered them, but Tang San resisted, desperate to stay with Xiao Wu and compete in the Soul Master Tournament. As Tang Hao carried him away, Tang San drove a Sleeve Arrow through his own neck.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that Spirit Hall might have discovered them and ordered him to leave with his father, but Tang San refused to go without Xiao Wu and his teacher.
• Tang Hao seized Tang San and carried him away despite his struggles.
• Tang San begged to stay until the Soul Master Tournament so he could win the championship, but Tang Hao continued flying away from Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San threatened to kill himself with a Sleeve Arrow, then drove it through his neck as blood burst onto Tang Hao's robe.

Tang Hao reacted to Tang San’s defiance by gravely wounding him, then left him at Shrek Academy. Flender rushed Tang San to the healing Soul Masters while Zhao Wuji and Yu Xiaogang reeled from seeing Tang Hao attack his own son.

• Tang Hao crushed Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow, sealed his neck wound, and left him barely alive after deciding he could not bring himself to kill his son.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji talked in the headmaster’s courtyard as Yu Xiaogang approached.
• Tang Hao dropped Tang San in front of Flender and Zhao Wuji, told them to treat him, and flew away.
• Yu Xiaogang fainted after recognizing Tang Hao, while Flender carried Tang San toward the healing Soul Masters.
• Zhao Wuji realized Tang Hao could have killed him just as easily and was overcome with fear and relief.

After Tang San was gravely wounded and Yu Xiaogang collapsed, Xia Yan learned of the incident and secretly went to Shrek Academy to observe them. The cause remained unclear, while Xiao Wu left with concealed hostility toward Tang San, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji claimed Tang San had accidentally injured himself while enduring their Soul Saint pressure, and Meng Shenji asked Xia Yan for his perspective.
• Xia Yan hurried to Shrek Academy under the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud after reading Meng Shenji's letter.
• At Tang San's bedside, Flender and Zhao Wuji repeated their story while the others reacted with worry, suspicion, or indifference.
• Oscar asked Flender to help him find a healing-type Soul Beast for his fourth Soul Ring, and Flender agreed.
• Flender sent everyone away to rest before the next day's match, and Xiao Wu left while hiding her desire to kill Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang woke and realized Tang Hao had attacked Tang San, then panicked and begged Flender to save him. Tang Hao remained silently behind the house as Flender considered their only hope: fleeing to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Yu Xiaogang woke in Tang San's room and noticed the wound on Tang San's neck.
• Flender confirmed that Yu Xiaogang had seen what happened, and Yu Xiaogang recalled Tang Hao killing Tang San in his nightmare.
• Yu Xiaogang collapsed in terror, then begged Flender to save him and wet his pants.
• Flender silently considered fleeing with Yu Xiaogang to seek help from Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xia Yan watched the scene while Tang Hao stood behind the house, feeling helpless but still regarding Tang San as his only hope for Revenge.

Tang San woke after his attempted suicide and learned that his father, Tang Hao, was the Clear Sky Douluo and had tried to take him away. Yu Xiaogang repeatedly fainted and broke down as Tang San insisted on staying, leaving Xia Yan to watch the chaos.

• Tang San woke with no neck wound and asked Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Zhao Wuji how he had been found.
• Yu Xiaogang began to reveal that Tang Hao had brought Tang San to them, but Flender and Zhao Wuji left the room to give the teacher and student privacy.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that his father was Clear Sky Douluo and that he had threatened to kill himself rather than leave with him.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to go with Tang Hao after hearing that Spirit Hall might have discovered him, but Tang San refused and explained how he had injured his neck.
• Yu Xiaogang fainted again, then laughed, sobbed, and slapped himself as Tang San tried to restrain him; Xia Yan watched from the edge of the bed.

After Yu Xiaogang collapsed, Tang San resolved to defy Tang Hao and stay until the Soul Master Tournament ended. Shrek began its first match against Exotic Beast Academy, where Tang San’s poisoned Blue Silver Grass disgusted the crowd as the battle opened.

• Tang San held Yu Xiaogang as he broke down, then vowed to resist Tang Hao and win the tournament for himself and his teacher.
• Tang Hao decided to let Tang San remain for the tournament’s three months rather than risk turning his son against him.
• Shrek faced Exotic Beast Academy, and Meng Yiran mocked Tang San over their past conflict in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After the match began, Dai Mubai charged ahead with his White Tiger attacks despite Yu Tianheng ordering him to follow the captain’s command.
• Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass across the arena, spreading poison and a foul stench that horrified the spectators and alerted Meng Yiran.

Shrek defeated Exotic Beast Academy while Tang Hao searched for Blue Silver Grass in Sunset Forest. Xia Yan told Salas that Tang Hao was Tang San’s father and arranged for Spirit Hall to target only the two of them after Shrek’s elimination.

• Tang San’s filthy Blue Silver Grass disgusted the spectators, and Shrek overwhelmed Exotic Beast Academy in the tournament battle.
• Meng Yiran vowed revenge against Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng as Flender lamented Shrek’s lack of unity.
• Tang Hao accepted Tang San’s demand and planned to search Sunset Forest for Four-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass.
• Xia Yan met Salas and offered information about Tang Hao and Tang San on the condition that Spirit Hall harm no one else.
• Xia Yan told Salas to wait until Shrek was eliminated and to notify him before Spirit Hall acted against Tang Hao and Tang San.

Bibi Dong agreed to Xia Yan’s terms and planned to judge Tang Hao after Shrek was eliminated, while Xia Yan secretly warned Xiao Wu not to compete against Canghui. As the match began, Canghui Academy revealed that it had prepared a strange seven-colored formation specifically for Shrek.

• Salas reported Xia Yan’s intelligence to Bibi Dong, who agreed to the terms and planned to personally judge Tang Hao after Shrek’s defeat.
• Xia Yan secretly told Xiao Wu not to take the field against Canghui, and she silently agreed.
• Xia Yan watched the match unseen with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing while Shrek and Canghui prepared to fight.
• Tang San blamed his Blue Silver Grass for Xiao Wu’s apparent illness and entered the match resentful toward Canghui.
• Canghui Academy formed a hexagon around its captain and unleashed a distorted, seven-colored light, declaring that it had prepared the formation for Shrek.

Canghui Academy trapped Shrek and Morning Water in a mental illusion with its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, exposing their deepest fears and secrets before the assembled crowd. Xia Yan restrained Ning Rongrong from attacking Dai Mubai and promised to make him suffer for the rest of his life.

• Flender recognized Canghui Academy's attack as a seven-person mental fusion skill and tried to forfeit, but the referee declared Morning Water Shrek's concession too late to stop it.
• Tang San tried to block Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai from charging, but the seven-colored light engulfed Shrek and trapped them in the Seven Asura Illusion Realm.
• The illusion made Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Tang San reveal their fears and secrets, including Tang San's parentage and Dai Mubai's resentment toward Xia Yan and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The crowd watched the Shrek members suffer in the illusion, and spectators reacted to Tang San's claim that he was Tang Hao's son.
• Xia Yan covered Zhu Zhuqing's ears while Ning Rongrong prepared to attack Dai Mubai, then pulled her back and said he had a better way to make Dai Mubai regret his actions.

During Shrek’s match, Canghui Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill left the Shrek team injured and exposed Tang San’s identity as Tang Hao’s son and his threat against Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang fled in fear, while Tang San later woke alone and suspected his teacher had abandoned him.

• Xia Yan summoned his Jade Green Luan, took Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, and flew away to see the Sunset Forest as the Canghui team’s attack tortured Shrek.
• The referee ordered Canghui Academy to stop, and its exhausted members ended their fusion skill after leaving Shrek’s fighters bloodied and pleading for mercy.
• The crowd heard Tang San identify Tang Hao as his father and threaten Yu Xiaogang, while Canghui’s captain taunted Flender after the team won.
• Yu Xiaogang panicked over Tang San’s hatred and Tang Hao’s possible arrival, then fled the arena to save himself.
• News of the match spread through Heaven Dou City, and Xiao Wu, Salas, and Ning Fengzhi each learned of the fallout.
• Tang San woke alone in his quarters, suspected Yu Xiaogang was gone, and cautiously peered through the door.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other Shrek members woke to the shame of their public defeat, while their team advanced from the preliminaries. Xia Yan reached level sixty and contracted the Blazing Apricot Delicate’s roots, gaining the ultimate fire attribute and his sixth soul skill, Flame Sovereign.

• Tang San overheard people recounting his disgraceful words and fled Heaven Dou City in panic.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng woke, met, and went to check on the others, while the Shrek members later hid in their rooms after learning what had happened.
• Yu Xiaogang disappeared north of Heaven Dou City, and Shrek finished the preliminaries with sixteen wins, nine losses, and two draws to advance.
• Xia Yan absorbed the Eight-Petal Orchid, reached level sixty at age fifteen, and prepared to contract a sixth soul beast.
• Xia Yan used the Demon Suppressing Pagoda to contract the Blazing Apricot Delicate’s roots, which regrew in the Sixth-Layer Space and reached twenty thousand years.
• Xia Yan gained immunity to fire and learned his sixth soul skill, Flame Sovereign.

Xia Yan arrived on the sixth floor of the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, bonded with the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and began planning to create a fire-soul-beast ecosystem there. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang hurried toward Spirit Hall to escape Tang Hao and seek protection from Bibi Dong.

• Xia Yan named the Infernal Delicate Apricot Little Jiao and reassured it after its heat scorched his clothes.
• Little Jiao offered Xia Yan a precious Fiery Gel, but he persuaded it to keep the treasure for now.
• Xia Yan decided the lifeless sixth floor needed water and a gradual ecosystem of fire-attribute soul beasts.
• Xia Yan told Little Jiao to await his command, left the pagoda, and flew east on the Jade Green Luan.
• Yu Xiaogang traveled southeast toward Spirit Hall, fearing Tang Hao would catch him and hoping Bibi Dong would protect him.

Xia Yan began transforming the Sixth-Layer Space into an ecological zone by adding water, silt, plants, and aquatic animals. After filling a depression with water from the Four Plains River, he left the water source area established but still needed stones to keep it clean.

• Xia Yan used the Demon Suppressing Pagoda to transfer water from a nearby lake into the Sixth-Layer Space, where the Blazing Apricot Delicate heated it into vapor to raise humidity.
• Xia Yan began filling a depression with lake water, then transferred silt, aquatic plants, soil, stones, fish, and shrimp to help create a suitable habitat.
• Xia Yan rode the Jade Green Luan to the Four Plains River and asked it to watch for people while he drew river water into the Sixth-Layer Space.
• Xia Yan kept filling the depression until its water reached three meters deep, creating a small water zone with fish, shrimp, and rooted plants.
• Xia Yan decided he still needed to find a large quantity of stones to keep the water clean.