Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy faced Nebula Academy in the fourth round of the Preliminary Tournament, but Nebula’s seven-member fusion skill overwhelmed them. The match ended with Shrek defeated and badly injured, leaving Tang San as the only one still conscious.

• Before the match, Tang San planned Shrek’s strategy despite Yu Tianheng’s doubts and the team’s dwindling trust in him.
• Nebula captain Xing Yuan challenged Shrek, and both teams released their Martial Souls at the start of the match.
• Nebula Academy combined its seven star-attribute Martial Souls into the Seven-in-One Soul Power Fusion Skill, Starfall Heavens.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and the Shrek members’ attacks failed to stop the phantom star from crashing down on them.
• The attack left Shrek’s members unconscious and grievously wounded, while Tang San survived after shielding Xiao Wu.
• The host declared Nebula Academy the winner after a match lasting less than a minute and a half.

After Shrek Academy’s team returned badly injured from their defeat by Nebula Academy, Tang San revealed his strength was not as diminished as he had pretended and proposed sacrificing Xiao Wu to gain her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. He persuaded Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to support the plan by promising to revive Xiao Wu and lead them to godhood.

• Xiao Wu tended Tang San’s injuries, but after she left to fetch hot water, his tender expression gave way to a cold, calculating one.
• Tang San dismissed the idea of pursuing victory through normal matches and said he needed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone to take control and reach godhood.
• Tang San identified Xiao Wu as their source and planned to feign near-death so she would sacrifice herself to save him.
• Tang San promised to bring Xiao Wu back to life and used Dai Mubai’s desire for his throne, Oscar’s hope of reuniting with Ning Rongrong, and their shared ambition for godhood to win their support.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and finally Dai Mubai agreed to join Tang San’s plan.

Tang San feigned a fatal decline to manipulate Xiao Wu into sacrificing herself, then absorbed her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone to heal and grow stronger. Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun heard the sacrifice from outside the room and fell silent.

• Tang San reassured Xiao Wu while secretly worsening his injuries by shattering his own meridians with the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Xiao Wu watched Tang San deteriorate and, believing he was near death, decided to sacrifice herself to save him.
• Xiao Wu offered her life, soul, Soul Ring, and Soul Bone to Tang San, and the sacrifice repaired his injuries and restored his Soul Power.
• Tang San absorbed Xiao Wu's power and gained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, then smiled as he realized his gamble had succeeded.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun listened outside the room and remained silent after hearing Xiao Wu's sacrifice.

Li Pu learned that Tang San had pushed himself to the brink of death so Xiao Wu would willingly sacrifice herself, granting him a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and raising him to Soul King. Li Pu recognized Tang San as a dangerous opponent but resolved to meet his challenge, believing the sacrifice had only begun Tang San’s downfall.

• Snake Lance Douluo told Li Pu that Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself for Tang San at Shrek Academy.
• Snake Lance Douluo reported that Tang San emerged from seclusion at level fifty-three with a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong reacted with shock at Tang San’s willingness to risk his life and scheme against Xiao Wu.
• Li Pu considered Tang San’s new strength and resolve, then declared that Xiao Wu’s sacrifice would not let him turn the situation around.
• Li Pu told Snake Lance Douluo that he would play along with Tang San and predicted Tang San’s descent into the abyss.

After Xiao Wu’s Sacrifice, Tang San concealed her fate and took charge of Shrek Academy’s matches from the sidelines. Shrek began winning under his direction, but the team remained a target of public ridicule.

• Tang San made Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun agree to claim Xiao Wu had been sent away to recover, while he hid her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Tang San refused to compete and persuaded the others to follow his instructions so they could keep pursuing godhood and revenge against Li Pu.
• Shrek Academy returned to the tournament without Tang San or Xiao Wu and faced loud boos from the crowd.
• Tang San directed the match against Thunder Academy through communicators, helping the weakened Shrek team scrape out a win.
• Shrek continued its winning streak, but audiences still regarded the team as the tournament’s biggest joke.

Shrek Academy kept winning through the Preliminary Tournament but became a laughingstock for its tactics and Yu Xiaogang’s erratic behavior, while Tang San remained confident that his hidden strength would secure his rise. Li Pu ordered the other academies to let Shrek qualify so he could crush Tang San’s hopes later, and the qualifying tournament was about to begin.

• Shrek Academy narrowly defeated several opponents with traps and borrowed techniques, drawing boos for its dirty tactics.
• Yu Xiaogang shouted and behaved erratically at Shrek’s matches, worsening the team’s humiliation.
• Yu Tianheng questioned whether following Tang San could truly help him become a god, while Tang San privately dismissed Yu Xiaogang as useless.
• Li Pu recognized Tang San’s plan to reveal his hidden Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring at the finals and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to tell the other academies not to take Shrek’s qualifying spot.
• Tang San saw Shrek safely placed among the qualifiers and prepared for the qualifying tournament, unaware that Li Pu intended to let him win before defeating him.

After Shrek Academy qualified for the tournament finals amid public ridicule, Tang San decided to forfeit and leave Heaven Dou City to pursue the resources and inheritances he needed to become a god. Yu Tianheng and Zhu Zhuyun refused to follow him, while Tang San led the others toward a meeting with Tang Xiao outside the city.

• Shrek Academy advanced to the finals in tenth place, but Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar endured boos and questioned whether the team should continue competing.
• Tang San declared that the team would quit the tournament and said they needed to leave Heaven Dou City to escape their enemies' schemes and pursue the path to godhood.
• Tang San told the group they would first seek refuge with the Clear Sky Sect, then visit Slaughter City, Star Dou Forest, and Sea God Island.
• Yu Tianheng and Zhu Zhuyun declined to join Tang San, and Zhu Zhuyun ended her relationship with Dai Mubai.
• Tang San ordered the remaining group to leave that night, and Tang Xiao waited for them in Black Pine Forest thirty miles outside Heaven Dou City.

Tang San abandoned the Spirit Master Tournament and fled Heaven Dou City with Tang Xiao and the Shrek group, seeking refuge and resources at the Clear Sky Sect. Li Pu praised his decision and resolved to challenge him there rather than pursue and kill him on the road.

• Tang San told Tang Xiao that Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself for him and asked to leave the tournament for the Clear Sky Sect’s help.
• Tang Xiao agreed to take Tang San and the others back to the sect, promising access to its resources as they departed through the night.
• Snake Lance Douluo reported to Qian Renxue and Li Pu that Tang San, Tang Xiao, and the Shrek group had left Heaven Dou City for the Clear Sky Sect.
• Li Pu explained that leaving Heaven Dou City freed Tang San from his plans and gave him a chance to regain strength, so he would let Tang San return and face him as an opponent.

Tang San persuaded Tang Xiao to present him to the Clear Sky Sect as his biological son so he could gain the sect’s protection and help restore its standing. After Tang Xiao brought him and his companions to the sect, the elders recognized Tang Hao’s bloodline in Tang San and confronted them.

• Tang San convinced Tang Xiao that posing as his illegitimate son was necessary to enter the sect and promised to reveal his true identity after restoring its glory.
• Tang Xiao agreed to claim Tang San as his biological son, and Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun accepted the plan as their best chance to find shelter and train.
• Tang Xiao led the group east for three days to the Clear Sky Sect’s hidden stronghold on the Fifth Peak.
• The group entered the sect and saw its imposing halls and sparse, dispirited disciples.
• In the Sect Master Hall, the First and Second Elders challenged Tang Xiao for bringing outsiders inside.
• The Second Elder sensed Tang Hao’s bloodline in Tang San, accused him of being Tang Hao’s bastard, and released his killing intent.

Tang Xiao claimed Tang San as his biological son before the Clear Sky Sect's elders, while Tang San denounced Tang Hao to overcome their suspicions. At the Inheritance Altar, Tang San's blood awakened the Clear Sky Hammer carving, and Tang Xiao declared him the sect's legitimate heir.

• The Second Elder accused Tang San of being Tang Hao's son, but Tang Xiao announced that Tang San was his own lost biological child.
• When the Second Elder demanded proof, Tang San described his mother as a deceased mountain woman and condemned Tang Hao as a sinner against the sect.
• Tang San agreed to prove his lineage by awakening the Clear Sky Hammer at the Inheritance Altar.
• Tang San's blood made the carving shine with golden light and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, confirming his direct Clear Sky Sect bloodline.
• The First Elder apologized to Tang Xiao, and the Second Elder's hostility toward Tang San faded.
• Tang Xiao recognized Tang San as his legitimate son and the Clear Sky Sect's future heir.

Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass exposed him to the Clear Sky Sect elders as a suspected descendant of Tang Hao, reigniting their fury and putting him and Tang Xiao in danger. Tang San revealed his Dragon-Pattern Blue Silver Grass and the Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline, leaving the elders stunned and unsure what to believe.

• The Sixth Elder noticed Tang San’s Plant-type Second Martial Soul, and the elders identified it as Blue Silver Grass linked to Ah Yin and Tang Hao.
• The Second and Third Elders accused Tang Xiao of deceiving the sect and demanded that Tang San be seized and killed under sect rules.
• Tang Xiao panicked as the elders’ combined pressure crushed Dai Mubai and the others to the ground.
• Tang San calmly denied that his Second Martial Soul was the Blue Silver Emperor and released pale-gold, dragon-patterned Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San revealed his Soul Rings and Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline, and the elders sensed its overwhelming Dragon Might instead of a Blue Silver Emperor aura.

Tang San convinced the Clear Sky Sect elders that his Dragon-Pattern Blue Silver Grass came from a beneficial mutation tied to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, dispelling their suspicions. Tang Xiao declared him the sect’s future young patriarch, and the elders pledged their obedience.

• Tang San claimed his mother was an illegitimate daughter of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan whose Martial Soul had mutated into Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Xiao supported Tang San’s story, saying he and Tang San’s mother had fallen in love and that her Martial Soul mutation resembled Yu Xiaogang’s.
• Tang San explained that his Martial Soul retained dragon bloodline and fused with a remnant of the Golden Sacred Dragon, then invited the elders to inspect it.
• The elders detected no Plant-type Soul Beast aura, apologized to Tang San, and praised his twin Martial Souls and hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Tang Xiao named Tang San the Clear Sky Sect’s future young patriarch, and the seven elders bowed to him.

Tang San convinced the Clear Sky Sect elders that he had hunted the hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit himself, concealing Xiao Wu’s sacrifice behind a fabricated tale. The elders fully approved him as Less Sect Master, opened the sect’s resources to him and his companions, and left Tang San privately pleased that his scheme had succeeded.

• The First and Second Elders questioned Tang San about the origin of his hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and warned him not to repeat Tang Hao’s mistakes.
• Tang San claimed he had killed a transformed Soft Bone Rabbit in Sunset Forest, presenting Xiao Wu’s willing sacrifice as an attempted ambush and his own heroic victory.
• The elders accepted Tang San’s account, apologized for doubting him, and praised his loyalty to humanity and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Xiao reaffirmed Tang San’s access to the sect’s vault and authority over its elders and disciples.
• Tang San asked the sect to support Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, and the First Elder granted them access to cultivation resources.

Flender discovered that Tang San and the other Shrek students had vanished before the finals, leaving the academy empty, and he and Yu Xiaogang feared they had been abducted. They went to the palace to ask Xue Qinghe for help, where Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, received them.

• Flender found Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun's rooms empty and realized the students had left Shrek Academy.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Tang San and the others had disappeared, and Yu Xiaogang insisted Spirit Hall had abducted them.
• Yu Xiaogang collapsed after spitting blood, then awoke and urged Flender to seek help from the emperor.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang reached the palace and met Xue Qinghe, who was Qian Renxue in disguise.

Qian Renxue pretended to investigate the Shrek students’ disappearance while Flender and Yu Xiaogang waited in vain for news. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi explained that Tang San had returned to the Clear Sky Sect to escape Li Pu’s schemes, though he believed Tang San had only entered a larger trap.

• Flender and Yu Xiaogang begged Qian Renxue to find the missing Shrek students, and she ordered a superficial search of Heaven Dou City.
• After Flender and Yu Xiaogang left, Qian Renxue and Li Pu mocked their belief that the students had been kidnapped.
• The City Defense Army posted a few notices and barely searched, while Yu Xiaogang’s madness worsened and Flender’s hair turned white as Shrek Academy collapsed.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that Tang San had withdrawn from the tournament and returned to the Clear Sky Sect for protection and time to absorb his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi said Tang San had merely moved from Li Pu’s smaller chessboard to a larger one and advised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to stay out of their conflict.

Li Pu dismissed Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong’s concerns about Tang San hiding in the Clear Sky Sect and announced that he would enter seclusion to fuse with the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ origins. He left for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with Pachi, while Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong agreed to manage affairs outside and leave Tang San alone.

• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong warned Li Pu that Tang San could grow stronger within the Clear Sky Sect, but Li Pu called him a sick cat and said he was not worried about his progress.
• Li Pu explained that he needed to fully fuse with the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ origins and planned to spend half a year to a year cultivating in the Dragon King Secret Realm beneath the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Li Pu told Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong not to provoke or monitor the Clear Sky Sect and to continue overseeing Heaven Dou City, Spirit Hall, and their ongoing plans.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong agreed to keep matters under control while Li Pu was away.
• Li Pu departed for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with Pachi, and Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong discussed his confidence that Tang San posed little threat.

After securing his position as Young Sect Master, Tang San used the Clear Sky Sect’s resources and teachings to rapidly strengthen himself and his companions. He reached level fifty-three and prepared to one day return to confront Li Pu.

• Tang San won the Seven Great Elders’ trust by correcting flaws in the sect’s techniques and demonstrating its lost arts.
• Tang San stabilized his hundred-thousand-year soul ring, healed the damage to his foundation, and mastered the Clear Sky Sect’s secret techniques.
• Tang San reached level fifty-three and revealed that he had mastered the Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline in his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San vowed to make Li Pu repay him for his losses and humiliations.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun recovered and advanced their cultivation with the Clear Sky Sect’s resources.

After three months cultivating in the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ secret realm, Li Pu reached Soul Emperor and inherited God Realm cultivation arts that surpassed Douluo Continent’s Spirit Master system. He began cultivating without restraint and sent tailored methods to Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, leaving his next breakthrough underway.

• Li Pu used the Dragon Kings’ origins to temper his body and transform his Twin Martial Souls, while Pachi grew stronger and awakened its Dragon Clan inheritance.
• Li Pu broke through from Soul King to Soul Emperor, and Pachi told him that all of its inheritance memories had unlocked.
• Li Pu received the Dragon Kings’ God Realm cultivation arts and selected a method that combined ice, fire, life, and destruction to suit his Twin Martial Souls.
• Li Pu sent a dark deity cultivation method to Bibi Dong and an Angel God origin cultivation method to Qian Renxue.
• Li Pu began cultivating at full force with the Dragon Kings’ origins and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well’s energy, rapidly advancing toward higher realms.

Li Pu reached Limit Douluo and used his mastery of life and destruction laws to attract the God Kings of Life and Destruction, giving himself protection against the Asura God’s interference. Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue arrived after making major advances of their own, and Li Pu turned his attention toward the Clear Sky Sect.

• Li Pu completed his cultivation at level ninety-nine, while Pachi grew into a mighty dragon and Li Pu formed prototypes of several divine positions.
• The God of Life and the God of Destruction sensed Li Pu’s affinity for their laws and placed divine power marks within him.
• Li Pu recognized that the two God Kings’ attention would deter the Asura God from intervening against him in the lower realm.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue arrived in the secret realm, having advanced to Limit Douluo and peak Super Douluo respectively.
• Li Pu brushed off Qian Renxue’s claim that he was a monster and looked toward the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang San persuaded Tang Xiao and the Seven Great Elders to let him enter Slaughter City, claiming he needed life-and-death combat to master his powers and revive the Clear Sky Sect. Three days later, Tang Xiao escorted Tang San and his companions toward the city, while Tang San secretly planned to gain the Asura God's favor and settle accounts with Li Pu.

• Tang San asked to train in Slaughter City, but Tang Xiao and all seven elders initially opposed the dangerous plan.
• Tang San argued that the sect had sheltered him from real combat and cited Tang Chen and Tang Hao as proof that Slaughter City could forge a powerhouse.
• Tang San swore to return alive and obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain, convincing Tang Xiao to approve his journey despite the elders' concerns.
• Second Elder promised the sect would provide a protective treasure, and Tang Xiao agreed to escort Tang San to Slaughter City's entrance.
• Three days later, Tang Xiao set out west with Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and two Title Douluo elders.