Chapter Summaries

Xue Qinghe brought Xue Beng and his friends to apologize to Guang Ling, who accepted their gifts and settled the matter. Guang Ling then revealed that Li Pu was the child Xue Qinghe had left behind six years earlier.

• Xue Qinghe arrived with Xue Beng, four friends, and valuable gifts to apologize to Guang Ling.
• Xue Beng and his friends knelt and begged Guang Ling for forgiveness, while Xue Qinghe admitted his brother had behaved badly.
• Xue Qinghe offered treasures, including a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, and Guang Ling accepted them and forgave the boys.
• Xue Beng offered to serve Guang Ling, but Guang Ling said he did not need help and introduced himself as the Frost Archer, or the Frost Emperor.
• Guang Ling pulled Li Pu forward and told Xue Qinghe that Li Pu was the child he had accidentally left behind six years earlier.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, reunited with Li Pu and pretended he was her son, drawing Xue Beng and Guang Ling into the joke. She asked Li Pu through Voice Transmission to play along, then dragged him away while he angrily resisted.

• Guang Ling revealed Li Pu as Xue Qinghe's supposed son, stunning Li Pu, Xue Beng, and the others.
• Qian Renxue recognized Li Pu, pretended to be his mother’s former lover, and embraced him while claiming she had wronged him.
• Guang Ling and Xue Beng joined the act, with Xue Beng offering to help his supposed nephew seek justice.
• Xue Qinghe invited Guang Ling to stay in the Heaven Dou Empire and told Li Pu he could return to the Xue family.
• Qian Renxue privately asked Li Pu to play along, then took his hand and dragged him away.

Xue Qinghe brought Li Pu to the imperial palace and claimed him as his son, but Xue Beng challenged his royal lineage because Li Pu lacked the Xue Family’s Swan Martial Soul. Li Pu revealed his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and full Innate Soul Power, then bound Xue Beng with vines.

• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye that Li Pu was his son with Li Xue, and Xue Ye agreed to welcome the child into the royal family.
• Xue Beng argued that Li Pu could not be Xue Qinghe’s son because he did not inherit the Swan Martial Soul.
• Xue Qinghe explained that Martial Souls could mutate, and Xue Ye asked Li Pu to reveal his Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power.
• Li Pu released the Blue Silver Emperor and showed a golden Soul Ring, then confirmed he had full Innate Soul Power.
• Li Pu identified his Martial Soul as the Blue Silver Emperor and restrained Xue Beng with its vines.

Li Pu’s Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul impressed Emperor Xue Ye, and a blood test arranged by Xue Qinghe confirmed Li Pu as part of the Xue Family. The chapter left Li Pu refusing to take the Xue surname while Xue Qinghe accepted Emperor Xue Ye’s warning not to harm the other princes.

• Li Pu explained that the Blue Silver Emperor had become his new Martial Soul after he refined the Seed of Life, impressing Emperor Xue Ye with his aptitude.
• Xue Qinghe proposed a blood test to confirm Li Pu’s connection to the Xue Family, and their blood merged in the bowl.
• Xue Qinghe celebrated the result, and Emperor Xue Ye declared Li Pu his Imperial Grandson and asked him to take the Xue surname.
• Li Pu refused to change his surname, while Xue Qinghe asked Emperor Xue Ye to give him time to accept the family.
• Emperor Xue Ye warned Xue Qinghe to protect the princes and Li Pu, and Xue Beng agreed to protect his nephew.

Xue Ye asked Xue Qinghe to persuade Li Pu’s teacher to remain in the Heaven Dou Empire and urged the Crown Prince to choose a consort. Qian Renxue settled on Dugu Yan as a possible sham wife, then revealed her true appearance beside Li Pu.

• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye that Li Pu’s teacher had been a mentor to Li'er, and Xue Ye hoped to keep the powerful figure in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Ye rebuked Xue Beng for suggesting a direct recruitment and assigned Xue Qinghe to handle the matter.
• Xue Ye urged Xue Qinghe to choose a consort to secure noble support and continue the royal family line.
• Xue Qinghe considered a sham marriage with Dugu Yan, while Li Pu teased her about the arrangement.
• At the Crown Prince’s Residence, Li Pu and Guang Ling discussed Dugu Yan as the best candidate, and Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance beside Li Pu.

Li Pu refused Qian Renxue’s teasing suggestion that he wear women’s clothes, while Guang Ling happily tried on a dress. He then explained how he had gained the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and decided to develop its life-giving power along a support path, drawing on what he had learned from the Blue Silver Emperor’s memories.

• Qian Renxue teased Li Pu about wearing girls’ clothes, and Guang Ling joined in by encouraging him.
• After Li Pu refused, Guang Ling put on a white women’s outfit at Qian Renxue’s request.
• Qian Renxue asked how Li Pu’s Martial Soul had changed, and he explained the Seed of Life’s role and showed her his Bun Bomb Martial Soul.
• Li Pu described his plan to use the Blue Silver Emperor for life-focused support alongside the destructive power of his Bun Bomb.
• Li Pu reflected on Soul Ring compatibility and recalled discovering from the Blue Silver Emperor’s memories that condensing Soul Rings was not difficult.

Li Pu explained that Spirit Masters could cultivate Soul Rings themselves, allowing them to grow stronger without hunting Soul Beasts, and discussed how to research Soul Bone condensation. While he stayed at the Crown Prince Residence, Guang Ling accepted Xue Ye the Great Emperor’s offer to become a State Protector of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Li Pu revealed to Qian Renxue and Guang Ling that self-condensed Soul Rings could match a Martial Soul and grow as their user’s ability to withstand them increased.
• Qian Renxue and Guang Ling recognized that the method could reduce Spirit Masters’ need to hunt Soul Beasts and ease the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts.
• Li Pu explained that creating Soul Bones would require a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to Sacrifice and provide a point of reference, and he proposed exploring External Soul Bones as well.
• Li Pu stayed at the Crown Prince Residence while Guang Ling posed as the Frost Archer Douluo.
• Xue Ye the Great Emperor offered the empire’s national treasure, and Guang Ling agreed to become a State Protector of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Guang Ling entered the Heaven Dou palace with Xue Qinghe and accepted the title of Grand State Protector from Emperor Xue Ye. He received the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as the symbol of his new position, while Li Pu considered how to use the Sea God relic against Tang San.

• Emperor Xue Ye agreed to give Guang Ling the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and appoint him Grand State Protector of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Qinghe escorted Guang Ling through the imperial palace to meet Emperor Xue Ye, Prince Xue Xing, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Guang Ling greeted Emperor Xue Ye casually and accepted the invitation to become Grand State Protector.
• The officials welcomed Guang Ling to his new post, and Emperor Xue Ye presented him with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Guang Ling unveiled the blue triangular relic, drawing envious stares from the people in the hall.

Guang Ling accepted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and became Heaven Dou's Grand Protector under the name Frost Douluo, while Ning Fengzhi and others investigated his unknown origins. Spirit Hall's protectors recognized that Guang Ling had gone undercover, and learned that Li Pu had done so as well.

• Emperor Xue Ye gave Guang Ling the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and announced him as Heaven Dou's Grand Protector.
• Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo Chen Xin he distrusted Frost Douluo's unknown origins, and Chen Xin noted his Ultimate Ice aura.
• Ning Fengzhi and others concluded Frost Douluo was more likely a secluded or hidden-sect Titled Douluo than someone from Spirit Hall.
• People across the continent investigated Frost Douluo but found no legends of a Titled Douluo with Ultimate Ice.
• Spirit Hall's protectors realized Guangling Douluo had become Heaven Dou's Grand Protector under the name Frost Archer.
• The protectors discussed Guang Ling's rise to Level 98 and learned that Li Pu had also gone undercover.

Li Pu settled into his false identity as Xue Qinghe’s son in the Heaven Dou Empire while Bibi Dong learned of the arrangement and went to confront Qian Renxue. Bibi Dong objected to Qian Renxue keeping Li Pu, but Qian Renxue argued that he was safer with her because Tang Rat might target him.

• The Protectors agreed to support Li Pu’s cover as Qian Renxue’s son, while Qian Daoliu said they would explain the arrangement to Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong left the Pope Palace for the Heaven Dou Empire after hearing that Li Pu had become Qian Renxue’s son.
• Li Pu enjoyed his comfortable life in the Heaven Dou Empire and bantered with Qian Renxue, who teased him despite his protests.
• Bibi Dong arrived and challenged Qian Renxue for making Li Pu her son, then suggested she could join the cover as Xue Qinghe’s Crown Princess.
• Qian Renxue defended keeping Li Pu, warning that Tang Rat might try to kill him because his Martial Soul was the Blue Silver Emperor.

Li Pu, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue discussed how to find and deal with Tang Hao and his son Tang San, whose Martial Soul records might reveal his identity. They left the matter unresolved, with Qian Renxue confident that taking the Heaven Dou Empire would let her act without needing to explain herself.

• Qian Renxue suggested using a stand-in to lure Tang Hao out, but Bibi Dong insisted Spirit Hall could find him.
• Li Pu reasoned that Spirit Hall's records might identify Tang San through his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power, but Bibi Dong said no such record had caught her attention.
• Li Pu speculated that Tang San might have hidden his talent or possessed Twin Martial Souls, while Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong debated whether to let him grow or eliminate him early.
• Bibi Dong explained that attacking the Upper Three Sects without a suitable reason could unite other forces against Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue declared that once she took the Heaven Dou Empire, she would not need anyone's explanation for her actions.

Li Pu, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue discussed how to make Tang San a villain and how Li Pu could cultivate his two opposing Martial Souls. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong warning Li Pu to keep his self-condensed Soul Rings secret while eyeing Qian Renxue’s closeness to him warily.

• Li Pu argued that they should win the people's hearts and make Tang San their villain rather than confront him directly.
• Qian Renxue revealed that Li Pu now had both his Bun Bomb Martial Soul and the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, and Bibi Dong warned him about balancing their opposing attributes.
• Li Pu explained that he could condense his own Soul Rings, and Qian Renxue described how they could grow stronger as his attributes improved.
• Bibi Dong urged Li Pu to keep the secret of self-condensed Soul Rings from their enemies until they had unified the continent.
• Qian Renxue leaned against Li Pu, prompting Bibi Dong to suspect that her daughter was scheming against her romance.

Li Pu stayed in the Heaven Dou Empire to support Qian Renxue’s Nation-Stealing Plan, while Bibi Dong agreed to strengthen Spirit Hall’s infiltration and discussed the transformed Soft Bone Rabbits. The chapter left Li Pu and the women considering how to track the escaped rabbit and prevent future human–Soul Beast conflict.

• Li Pu told Bibi Dong he could not return with her because he had established a new identity in the Heaven Dou Empire, and Qian Renxue insisted he remain by her side.
• Li Pu asked Bibi Dong to send more loyal Spirit Hall personnel to infiltrate key positions throughout the Heaven Dou Empire, and she agreed.
• Li Pu reassured Bibi Dong that he could use the Blue Silver Domain to disguise Soul Ring colors and keep the growing rings from arousing suspicion.
• Bibi Dong told Li Pu that a hundred-thousand-year-old mother Soft Bone Rabbit had sacrificed herself to help her daughter escape, and Li Pu suggested watching for the transformed rabbit among humans.
• Li Pu proposed tracking the rabbit through Spirit Hall registration and speculated that she might meet Tang San, while the group discussed how such a relationship could affect human–Soul Beast relations.

Li Pu persuaded Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to tighten the rules governing the Pope’s Order and require official accreditation for academies. Bibi Dong put the changes into effect, leaving Yu Xiaogang unaware that the order he treasured had lost much of its power.

• Bibi Dong agreed to notify Li Pu if she received information about the people they were discussing.
• Li Pu proposed that the Pope’s Order be restricted to its rightful, named holder, and Bibi Dong accepted the revised rules.
• Li Pu urged Spirit Hall and the empire to jointly accredit academies and crack down on unlicensed schools.
• Bibi Dong implemented the new Pope’s Order policy, which also affected decrees issued under its authority.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that the policy had changed but continued to treasure his Pope’s Order while waiting for a chance to use it.
• Spirit Hall began fining academies that lacked official accreditation.

Li Pu and Guang Ling traveled to Suotuo City to investigate Shrek Academy, which Li Pu believed had deceived gifted commoner children and wasted their potential. After learning about the academy’s poor facilities and its founders’ ambitions, Guang Ling concluded that Yu Xiaogang’s influence had helped enable its actions.

• Li Pu told Qian Renxue that he would personally deal with Shrek Academy, then set out with Guang Ling for the Balak Kingdom.
• Li Pu and Guang Ling found Shrek Academy in a rundown village near Suotuo City and saw how little it resembled a proper academy.
• Li Pu explained that Shrek’s promises of cultivating monsters had lured sheltered commoner children into enrolling despite the academy’s poor conditions.
• Guang Ling questioned why Shrek’s staff would risk revenge from students whose talents they had ruined, and Li Pu described their ambitions and motivations.
• Li Pu revealed that Flender and Yu Xiaogang had founded Shrek together, with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan providing Yu Xiaogang’s family backing.

Shrek Academy celebrated graduation and enrollment by praising a few graduates, expelling students who had failed to reach Soul Ancestor by age twenty, and using the deaths of students killed while hunting Soul Rings to frighten the newcomers into working harder. When grieving families blamed the academy and threatened to report it to Spirit Hall, Zhao Wuji and Flender intimidated them into silence.

• Flender presented diplomas to three Shrek graduates and urged the new students to follow their example.
• Flender rejected the pleas of students who had failed to reach Soul Ancestor by age twenty, and Zhao Wuji helped drive them out of the academy.
• Shrek staff carried out the bodies of students killed by Soul Beasts, and Flender blamed their deaths on their lack of skill and effort.
• The grieving families demanded that Shrek Academy take responsibility and threatened to report it to Spirit Hall.
• Zhao Wuji summoned his Martial Soul and Soul Rings, while Flender claimed that a Shrek graduate was a Spirit Hall elder, silencing the families.

Babaturu arrived with a thousand soldiers to arrest Shrek Academy over its treatment of students and Zhao Wuji’s status as a wanted criminal. Flender and the teachers resisted, but an overwhelming Soul Power pressure knocked them into the ground.

• Babaturu surrounded Shrek Academy and accused Flender of running a sham academy that extorted commoners and ruined their children’s futures.
• Flender tried to defend the academy, while Babaturu rejected his explanation and accused him of attempting a bribe.
• The families of the dead students joined in, accusing Shrek Academy of failing to protect their children and suggesting it served enemies of humanity.
• Zhao Wuji defended Shrek’s dangerous training philosophy, and Babaturu ordered his soldiers to attack.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other teachers summoned their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, but immense Soul Power slammed them into the ground.

Guang Ling and Li Pu confronted Shrek Academy’s teachers over the harm they had caused, while former students condemned them and current loyalists defended the school. Flender’s boasts about Shrek’s graduates failed to sway Guang Ling, who prepared to punish the teachers despite their threats about Spirit Hall.

• Guang Ling’s Soul Power pinned Flender, Zhao Wuji, and three other teachers to the ground, and former Shrek students accused them of ruining their prospects.
• Some students defended Shrek Academy, so Li Pu said they could not be persuaded and had soldiers arrest them.
• Flender denied wrongdoing and praised Shrek’s austere training, claiming its graduates included Spirit Hall’s youngest elder.
• Guang Ling challenged Flender’s claim, pointing out that Spirit Hall elders had to be Titled Douluo, while Shrek’s oldest graduates were still young.
• Flender insisted Yu Xiaogang had been an honorary elder, and he and the other teachers threatened Guang Ling with Spirit Hall as he prepared to attack.

Guang Ling punished Flender, Zhao Wuji, and two other Shrek teachers by shattering their Soul Rings, while sparing Shao Xin on the condition that he make amends. Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo intervened just as Guang Ling was about to destroy the teachers’ fourth Soul Rings, and Guang Ling challenged Ning Fengzhi to answer to the victims and their families.

• Guang Ling condemned Shrek Academy for ruining students’ futures and began shattering Flender and the other teachers’ Soul Rings as their former students and families cheered.
• Flender tried to take responsibility for his brothers, but Guang Ling declared the teachers guilty together and continued their punishment.
• Guang Ling spared Shao Xin because he was a Food-type Spirit Master, and Shao Xin knelt and promised to make amends.
• Li Yusong and Lu Qibin were left near collapse as their third Soul Rings shattered, while Flender and Zhao Wuji endured the destruction of their rings.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived and stopped Guang Ling before he could shatter the teachers’ fourth Soul Rings.
• Guang Ling rejected Ning Fengzhi’s appeal for mercy and pointed to the victims and their families as he demanded that they decide whether the teachers deserved pardon.

Students and families harmed by Shrek demanded justice, while Ning Fengzhi considered protecting Shrek and Ning Rongrong urged him to help. The victims chose compensation from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Guang Ling warned Ning Rongrong not to meddle in everything.

• The students and their families angrily confronted Ning Fengzhi over Shrek’s harm to them, and Guang Ling questioned whether he would be so forgiving if his own daughter were affected.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi to save Shrek, but Li Pu and Guang Ling challenged her offer of compensation, and Ning Rongrong insisted the victims should decide.
• Li Pu asked the students and families whether they wanted compensation or revenge, and they chose resources from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong promised the victims compensation and asked Guang Ling and Li Pu to leave the matter alone, but Guang Ling warned her not to interfere in everything.