Chapter Summaries

Shen Lian withdrew from attacking the unconscious Tang San after Asura divine power protected him, then faced Zhao Wuji until Tang San woke and cleared him and Zhu Zhuqing. Dai Mubai accused Zhu Zhuqing of betraying their engagement, and Shen Lian prepared to answer his challenge.

• Shen Lian sensed the Asura God’s power around Tang San and abandoned his attempt to attack him before leaving with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhao Wuji confronted Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing, demanding they stay until Tang San woke, while Shen Lian prepared to draw his blade.
• Tang San regained consciousness and told Zhao Wuji that Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing had helped lure the Soul Beast away, so Zhao Wuji let them leave.
• Dai Mubai accused Zhu Zhuqing of being engaged to him while becoming involved with Shen Lian, and Zhu Zhuqing condemned him for abandoning her and living extravagantly in Suotuo City.
• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Martial Soul and challenged Shen Lian to a one-on-one fight, and Shen Lian spread his Vermilion Bird Wings in response.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai after he challenged Shen Lian, then rejected their engagement and returned to Shen Lian's side. Tang San condemned her, prompting Shen Lian to threaten him, while Zhao Wuji tried to persuade them to return to Shrek Academy.

• Zhu Zhuqing stopped Shen Lian from confronting Dai Mubai and revealed that her Soul Power had reached level thirty-eight, surpassing his.
• Dai Mubai attacked Zhu Zhuqing, but she dodged his strike and wounded him with her Phantom Shadow Annihilation Strike.
• Zhu Zhuqing called Dai Mubai trash and said she would cancel their engagement after defeating Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi.
• Tang San condemned Zhu Zhuqing for injuring her fiancé, and Shen Lian warned him to watch his mouth.
• Zhao Wuji stepped between Shen Lian and Tang San and urged Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing to return to Shrek Academy and reconcile with Dai Mubai.

Shen Lian defied Zhao Wuji’s demand that he and Zhu Zhuqing return to Shrek Academy, provoking Zhao Wuji into preparing to attack. Shen Lian revealed his six-ring Soul Emperor cultivation, leaving the Shrek group stunned as Zhao Wuji and Tang San confronted the gulf between Shen Lian’s strength and their expectations.

• Shen Lian rejected Zhao Wuji’s ultimatum, and Zhu Zhuqing declared that she had severed ties with Dai Mubai and would never return to Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Vajra Bear Martial Soul Possession and threatened Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing with force.
• Shen Lian insulted Zhao Wuji as a wanted criminal hunted by Spirit Hall, prompting Zhao Wuji to reveal his seven Spirit Rings and prepare to attack.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul Possession and moved in front of Shen Lian, but Shen Lian shielded her behind him.
• Shen Lian revealed six Spirit Rings—two purple and four black—shocking Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San.
• Dai Mubai grew more intent on killing Shen Lian, while Tang San questioned how Shen Lian could absorb Spirit Rings beyond the limits taught by Yu Xiaogang.

Shen Lian overwhelmed Zhao Wuji in the Star Dou Forest, severing four of his fingers and forcing him to flee after Huang Tian’s aura disrupted his Martial Soul Avatar. Shen Lian struck Zhao Wuji across the back with another Dragon Flame Heaven-Burning Slash as he escaped with the Shrek group.

• Shen Lian’s Flame Sparrow Peerless pierced Zhao Wuji’s defenses and wounded his chest.
• Shen Lian dodged Zhao Wuji’s Position Tracking attack and severed four fingers from his right hand with Dragon Flame Heaven-Burning Slash.
• Shen Lian warned Zhao Wuji that he would die there while Zhu Zhuqing stood beside him and the Shrek group watched in shock.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Vajra Bear Martial Soul Avatar, but Huang Tian’s released aura made it unstable and terrified him.
• Zhao Wuji swept Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others into his arms and fled, but Shen Lian struck him across the back with another Dragon Flame Heaven-Burning Slash.

Shen Lian caught up with the fleeing Shrek group and declared that everyone except Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai could leave. As Oscar and Ma Hongjun prepared to fight beside them, Ning Rongrong threatened Shen Lian with the backing of her sect.

• Shen Lian used the Vermilion Bird Wings to catch up with Zhao Wuji and the Shrek group as they fled through the forest.
• Zhao Wuji offered himself in exchange for his students' freedom, and Dai Mubai stepped forward to take responsibility for what had happened.
• Shen Lian said the others could leave but that Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai had to stay.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun refused to abandon Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai, and the four prepared to fight together.
• Ning Rongrong stepped forward and ordered Shen Lian to release the group, threatening to call on Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone.

Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, then turned on Ning Rongrong and Oscar. Tang San intervened with a Dragon Whisker Needle, but Zhu Zhuqing dodged it, and Shen Lian confronted him.

• Ning Rongrong enhanced her allies with the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda as Shen Lian attacked Zhao Wuji and Zhu Zhuqing rushed toward Ning Rongrong and Oscar.
• Shen Lian nearly severed Zhao Wuji’s right arm, while Zhu Zhuqing drove Ma Hongjun into a tree and wounded Dai Mubai until he collapsed.
• Zhu Zhuqing approached Ning Rongrong and Oscar, but Tang San shouted for her to stop and prepared a Dragon Whisker Needle from his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.
• Shen Lian spotted Tang San’s hidden weapon and warned Zhu Zhuqing to retreat; she dodged the needle, which pierced a tree trunk.
• Shen Lian shielded Zhu Zhuqing and threatened Tang San, dismissing the Dragon Whisker Needle as unable to change the battle’s outcome.

Shen Lian used the Star Annihilation Cannon against Tang San and the Shrek group, overwhelming their defenses and leaving them gravely injured. As Shen Lian approached, Tang San struggled to accept the weapon’s power.

• Tang San challenged Shen Lian and threatened him with his hidden weapons after Shen Lian injured his companions.
• Shen Lian drew the Star Annihilation Cannon and fired at Tang San, who dodged with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as the blast gouged a crater in the ground.
• Ning Rongrong recognized the cannon’s potential, while Shen Lian aimed it at the group and prepared another attack.
• Tang San shouted for everyone to scatter as Shen Lian fired three Soul Power Bullets, breaking through their defenses.
• Zhao Wuji shielded the others and was badly mutilated, while Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun were left severely injured.
• Shen Lian approached the battered group as Tang San stared at the smoking cannon in disbelief.

Shen Lian attacked the Shrek group until the Titan Giant Ape arrived and drove them away after sensing Huang Tian. As Shen Lian prepared to pursue, Tang Hao appeared and faced him with the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Shen Lian mocked Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, then fired the Star Annihilation Cannon at the group.
• Zhao Wuji shielded the others and was struck down, while Tang San fled with Ning Rongrong and Oscar as Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun lay wounded.
• The Titan Giant Ape caught Shen Lian's remaining bullets, and Xiao Wu ordered it to avenge her injured companions.
• Shen Lian summoned Huang Tian, terrifying the Titan Giant Ape into carrying the Shrek group away.
• Absurd warned Shen Lian that a Title Douluo was approaching, and Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer flew in before Huang Tian knocked it aside.

Shen Lian confronted Tang Hao, who underestimated Huang Tian and attacked to protect Tang San’s future. Huang Tian overwhelmed Tang Hao, severed his right arm and Clear Sky Hammer, and struck again as Tang Hao reached for his fallen arm and Spirit Bone.

• Shen Lian taunted Tang Hao about Tang San’s weakness and warned that someone would die that day.
• Tang Hao revealed his nine Spirit Rings and charged Shen Lian and Huang Tian, intending to kill Huang Tian and take his Spirit Bone for Tang San.
• Huang Tian unleashed a destructive Dragon Breath that shattered Tang Hao’s Martial Soul Avatar and forced him to his knee.
• Huang Tian lifted Tang Hao into the air and severed his right arm along with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao reached for his severed arm and the Clear Sky Sect’s Right Arm Spirit Bone, but Huang Tian sent a blade of Destruction Power slashing toward him.

Huang Tian killed Tang Hao, leaving Shen Lian with two Spirit Bones and a plan to use Tang Hao’s remains against Tang San. Meanwhile, the Titan Giant Ape brought the surviving Shrek members back to their academy, where Xiao Wu offered a cover story for its help.

• Huang Tian trapped Tang Hao and killed him with Destruction energy, leaving only his severed limbs behind.
• Shen Lian recovered Tang Hao’s Right Arm Spirit Bone and Right Leg Spirit Bone, then wrapped up the remains to use as bait for Tang San.
• Shen Lian and Zhu Zhuqing flew toward Suotuo City after Huang Tian returned to Shen Lian’s Consciousness Sea.
• The Titan Giant Ape carried the Shrek members through the forest while Tang San questioned Xiao Wu about why it had helped them.
• Xiao Wu claimed the Titan Giant Ape had helped because it wanted to be friends with her.
• The Titan Giant Ape set the Shrek members down at their academy and departed, while Tang San and Oscar helped the injured Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun toward the gates.

Flender and Shao Xin learned that Zhao Wuji had died protecting the students and that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had suffered grave injuries at Shen Lian’s hands. Yu Xiaogang rejected the report of Shen Lian’s impossible Spirit Ring configuration and demanded that Tang San identify his Martial Soul.

• Flender met the injured students at Shrek Academy and learned that Zhao Wuji had turned to ash.
• Shao Xin treated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, but found their foundations damaged and their meridians severed.
• Flender told Shao Xin that Zhu Zhuqing had injured Dai Mubai and that Shen Lian had killed Zhao Wuji with overwhelming power and unusual weapons.
• Yu Xiaogang rejected the account of Shen Lian’s two purple and four black Spirit Rings and threw down his theory manuscript.
• Tang San confirmed he had seen Shen Lian’s six Spirit Rings, and Yu Xiaogang grabbed him and demanded to know Shen Lian’s Martial Soul.

Yu Xiaogang broke down after Shen Lian’s abilities shattered his Spirit Ring theory, while Tang San began doubting the years he had studied under him. Ning Rongrong chose to leave Shrek and seek her sect’s protection, but Oscar stayed with the academy, leaving their paths divided.

• Yu Xiaogang found an account of a Soul Master absorbing an unusually powerful Spirit Ring, then despaired when Flender pointed out that Shen Lian had a Tool Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned how Shen Lian could bear Spirit Rings beyond his level, and Tang San struggled with the possibility that his teacher’s theory was wrong.
• Ning Rongrong told Flender she would return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and warned that the sect might seek weapons from Shen Lian.
• Ning Rongrong invited Oscar to come with her, promising the protection and resources of her sect.
• Oscar refused to leave Shrek, saying he would stay with Flender and the others even if they faced a bottomless abyss.

Shrek Academy prepared for Shen Lian’s arrival while its wounded students recovered and its teachers resolved to defend the school. Shen Lian arrived carrying Zhu Zhuqing and focused on Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun as Flender confronted him.

• Ning Rongrong left after Oscar refused to abandon Shrek, saying the academy was his home.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were carried to their rooms with severe injuries, while Yu Xiaogang continued to rage over his disproven theories.
• Flender offered Shao Xin, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin the chance to leave, but they chose to stay and defend Shrek.
• Flender assigned Shao Xin to treat the wounded, Li Yusong to train the students, and Lu Qibin to strengthen the academy’s defenses.
• Lu Qibin detected an approaching presence and sounded the alarm as Shen Lian descended at Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing in his arms.
• Flender confronted Shen Lian, who ignored the teachers and sensed Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun in the huts behind them.

Shen Lian and Huang Tian destroyed Shrek Academy, killing Ma Hongjun and crippling Dai Mubai by shattering his meridians and erasing his White Tiger Martial Soul. The chapter left Tang San restrained and wounded and Xiao Wu pinned beneath Huang Tian's claw as Shen Lian stood over the ruins.

• Shen Lian summoned Huang Tian, whose dragon breath overwhelmed Shrek's teachers and devastated the academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing intercepted Oscar and Tang San while Shen Lian entered Dai Mubai's room.
• Shen Lian killed Ma Hongjun in front of Dai Mubai.
• Shen Lian shattered Dai Mubai's meridians and dispersed his White Tiger Martial Soul, leaving him alive but powerless.
• Huang Tian's dragon breath annihilated Shrek Academy and its teachers, while Tang San remained restrained and Xiao Wu was pinned beneath a dragon claw.

Zhu Zhuqing killed Oscar and left to send the crippled Dai Mubai back to the Star Luo Empire, while Shen Lian confronted the captured Tang San and Xiao Wu. As Shen Lian searched Tang San’s storage Soul Tool, Yu Xiaogang ambushed him, and Shen Lian retaliated by mocking Yu Xiaogang and showing off his power.

• Zhu Zhuqing killed Oscar, and Shen Lian told her to arrange for Dai Mubai to be sent back to the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuqing left for Suotuo City, determined to have Dai Mubai suffer at the hands of Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi.
• Shen Lian confronted the chained Tang San and Xiao Wu, then took Tang San’s Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and searched it for the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang attacked Shen Lian from behind, but Shen Lian escaped the blast with his Vermilion Bird Wings.
• Shen Lian revealed his six Spirit Rings, blasted the ground beside Yu Xiaogang, and mocked him over his cultivation and stolen Spirit Hall research.

Shen Lian overwhelmed Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, disproved Yu Xiaogang’s theories in front of him, and executed him while forcing Tang San to watch. The chapter ended with Shen Lian turning his attention to the trembling Xiao Wu.

• Yu Xiaogang saw Shen Lian’s six Spirit Rings and, unable to accept that his theories could be wrong, ordered Luo Sanpao to attack.
• Shen Lian mocked Yu Xiaogang’s failed research, then ignited Luo Sanpao’s toxic fart and blasted the Martial Soul away.
• Shen Lian bound Yu Xiaogang with crimson Soul Power chains and ignored Tang San’s plea to fight him instead.
• Shen Lian forced Tang San’s eyes open and beheaded Yu Xiaogang in front of him.
• Shen Lian taunted Tang San and turned toward Xiao Wu as crimson blades formed at his fingertips.

After Huang Tian told Shen Lian that his Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon Martial Soul could absorb Xiao Wu’s Spirit Ring despite the incompatibility, he decided to kill her. He threatened Xiao Wu with the deaths of the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape if she sacrificed herself to Tang San, and left Tang San powerless after knocking him into a broken wall.

• Shen Lian hesitated over whether to kill Xiao Wu because her Spirit Ring seemed unsuitable for his Martial Souls.
• Huang Tian explained that the Destruction God Trial meant the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon Martial Soul could absorb Xiao Wu’s Spirit Ring without concern for compatibility.
• Shen Lian dragged Xiao Wu before Tang San, mocked him, and said he intended to kill her for her Spirit Ring.
• Shen Lian threatened to kill the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape if Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to Tang San.
• Tang San charged Shen Lian, who repelled him with a Soul Power barrier and sent him crashing into a broken wall.

Shen Lian killed Xiao Wu and absorbed her Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, overcoming her soul’s resistance with the Mark of Destruction. He finished the absorption at dawn, his Soul Power surging as a dragon-shaped phantom appeared in the sky.

• Shen Lian killed Xiao Wu in front of Tang San, who collapsed unconscious beside her.
• Shen Lian revealed that he had intended to kill Da Ming and Er Ming regardless, and Xiao Wu died in the form of a Soft Bone Rabbit.
• Shen Lian began absorbing Xiao Wu’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring while Huang Tian guarded the unconscious Tang San.
• Xiao Wu’s soul attacked Shen Lian’s Consciousness Sea, but the Mark of Destruction shattered her with the power of the Law of Destruction.
• Shen Lian completed the Spirit Ring absorption at dawn, and a violet pillar of light and dragon-shaped phantom rose as his Soul Power erupted.

After absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, Shen Lian tested its devastating power and his Purple Dragon Transformation before asking Zhu Zhuqing whether she had found the person he sought. Zhu Zhuqing and Huang Tian watched in awe as Shen Lian demonstrated strength comparable to a Title Douluo.

• Shen Lian absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, raising his Soul Power from level sixty-six to level sixty-eight, and revealed his Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon Martial Soul to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Shen Lian collected Xiao Wu's Soft Bone Rabbit Right Arm Bone and considered absorbing the Ice and Fire Dragon King's Soul Bones.
• Shen Lian used Purple Imperial Instant Kill to destroy a hill with one punch, judging the attack strong enough to kill an ordinary Soul Douluo and contend with a Title Douluo.
• Shen Lian activated Purple Dragon Transformation and gained a sixfold boost that gave him Soul Power comparable to a Title Douluo for three minutes.
• Shen Lian asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she had found the person he had sent her to find.

Shen Lian arranged for mercenaries to abduct Dai Mubai and gave Zhu Zhuqing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Bone. He then awakened Tang San and cruelly revealed Xiao Wu’s fate, before Zhu Zhuqing returned with the mercenary squad.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Shen Lian she had hired mercenaries to take Dai Mubai back to Dai Weisi, and Shen Lian ordered them to act that night.
• Shen Lian gave Zhu Zhuqing Xiao Wu’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Right Arm Bone, and she rode to Suotuo City to contact the mercenaries.
• Tang San woke and demanded to know what Shen Lian had done to Xiao Wu, so Shen Lian showed him his Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and said Xiao Wu had become part of his strength.
• Tang San attacked Shen Lian in grief but was repelled by his Soul Power barrier.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned with seven mercenaries, led by a Soul King in Mystic Iron scale armor.