Chapter Summaries

Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming arrived in the Douluo Continent near Suotuo City to investigate the era and gather information for their king. There, they encountered a group that included a younger man resembling Qin Ming, while the red-haired Teacher Qin recognized Zhao Wuji as his teacher.

• Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming emerged from a spatial rift on a barren hill and confirmed they had reached another world.
• Zhao Wuji led the group toward Suotuo City to establish the current time and collect information.
• On the road to the city, Qin Ming revealed he had brought the Sound-Eating Bat Statue, easing Hao Te’s concern.
• The three heard a group discussing the Suotuo City Great Spirit Arena and noticed the group leaving the building.
• Several members of the group recognized Qin Ming’s resemblance to their Teacher Qin, while Teacher Qin approached Zhao Wuji and respectfully greeted him as his teacher.

Zhao Wuji rejected red-haired Qin Ming’s claim that he was his teacher and entered the Suotuo City Great Spirit Arena with Hao Te and Qin Ming to gather intelligence for Lingyun World. There, Zhao Wuji recognized a young female Soul Master in the Three-Five Combination, while a familiar middle-aged man approached and greeted Qin Ming.

• Red-haired Qin Ming recognized Zhao Wuji as his former teacher, but Zhao Wuji denied knowing him and left for the arena with Hao Te and Qin Ming.
• Tian Heng told the other students that Zhao Wuji had once escaped an encirclement by sixteen Spirit Hall bishops, and Qin Ming hurried toward Shrek Academy to investigate why Zhao Wuji seemed estranged from Flender.
• Zhao Wuji told Hao Te that the three of them were scouts gathering intelligence for His Majesty before the Lingyun World forces could move in.
• The three bought tickets and watched as the Three-Five Combination and the Cat and Mouse Combination entered the arena for their match.
• Zhao Wuji stared at the young female Soul Master in the Three-Five Combination while a middle-aged man approached, greeted Qin Ming, and remarked that Xiao San and Xiao Wu would easily win.

Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming explored the unfamiliar world and debated how to handle encounters with their counterparts while gathering intelligence. After reporting the world’s history and its Yu Xiaogang’s reputation, they prepared to contact His Majesty for instructions.

• Zhao Wuji recognized Flender at the Suotuo City Great Spirit Arena but denied being the Zhao Wuji Flender knew and left with Hao Te and Qin Ming.
• At a hotel, Hao Te and Qin Ming speculated that a worldline force had brought them into contact with their counterparts, and Zhao Wuji decided to seek His Majesty’s guidance after two days of gathering intelligence.
• Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming compiled information on the world’s major figures and events, including Bibi Dong’s papacy, the Clear Sky Sect’s seclusion, and Yu Xiaogang’s rise as the Evil Dragon King.
• Qin Ming criticized the world’s Yu Xiaogang and his Ten Core Competitiveness of Martial Souls, while Zhao Wuji and Hao Te explained how the absence of His Majesty’s influence had shaped this world.
• Zhao Wuji closed his booklet and told Hao Te and Qin Ming they could contact His Majesty with their findings.

Tang Chuan, a reincarnated child in Great Qian, endured another blood-mist nightmare and watched a wisp of purple qi during his morning practice. After his father Tang Hao returned with food and news from the Xiao Family, Tang Chuan remembered how his parents had been crippled by past events and was told to focus on his upcoming sixth birthday and Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony.

• Tang Chuan woke from a recurring nightmare of blood mist and reassured his worried mother, Mu Zi.
• Tang Chuan reflected on his past life as Tang San and tried to understand the unexplained nightmares before practicing his breathing at dawn.
• Tang Chuan saw a fleeting wisp of purple qi, while the white jade pendant on his chest briefly emitted a red light.
• Tang Chuan practiced the Twelve Forms of his Basic Body Tempering Art until Tang Hao returned and praised his progress.
• Tang Hao gave Tang Chuan roasted Tusked Porcupine meat and ingredients for Nourishing Essence Soup, explaining that he had completed work for the Xiao Family.
• Tang Chuan resented the Xiao Family over Tang Hao's lost arm and Mu Zi's illness, but Tang Hao urged him to prepare for his sixth birthday and Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony.

Tang Chuan awakened his Square Head Black Iron Hammer martial soul and was found to have Innate Full Soul Power. Zhang Heng suggested that Tang Hao consider sending him to an official soul master academy in White Dragon City.

• Tang Chuan summoned his Square Head Black Iron Hammer martial soul during his awakening ceremony and learned to withdraw it into his body.
• Zhang Heng tested Tang Chuan's soul power, and the Soul Testing Crystal lit up with dazzling blue light, revealing his Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang Hao embraced Tang Chuan and celebrated his son's talent while Zhang Heng asked about his and Mu Zi's former soul power.
• Zhang Heng suggested that Tang Hao send Tang Chuan to an official soul master academy in White Dragon City, where the training could broaden his future prospects.

Tang Chuan returned to the blacksmith shop and discovered that his jade pendant concealed a powerful, watchful presence. The voice in the pendant revealed how much it knew about him and effortlessly defeated his hidden-weapon attack, leaving Tang Chuan helpless.

• Tang Chuan returned to the blacksmith shop with Tang Hao and worried about the dangerous strength of Soul Masters in Lingyun World.
• Alone in his bedroom, Tang Chuan summoned his Blue Silver Grass spirit and realized he had Twin Spirits.
• An aged voice revealed that it knew about Tang Chuan’s breathing technique, training methods, Mental Strength, and hidden weapons.
• Pale light burst from Tang Chuan’s chest, forced him to his knees, and exposed a blood-colored vertical eye on his jade pendant.
• Tang Chuan snapped the pendant’s cord and fired thirty-six poisoned steel needles at it, but the jade repelled the attack and the poison mist before the voice praised his decisiveness.

Tang Chuan confronted the Blood-Colored Two-Headed Snake that spoke through his jade pendant, then negotiated with it as Master Luo. After enrolling at Lingyun Junior Soul Master Academy, he resolved to advance quickly so he could find treatment for his parents.

• The Blood-Colored Two-Headed Snake appeared in Tang Chuan's bedroom and demanded to know whose soul inhabited his body, but vanished when Mu Zi called him to lunch.
• Tang Chuan later summoned the presence in the jade pendant and identified himself as the son of Tang Hao and Mu Zi, while Master Luo questioned why he would not teach his parents the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• A month later, Tang Hao and Mu Zi took Tang Chuan to White Dragon City, where he enrolled at Lingyun Junior Soul Master Academy and said goodbye to them.
• Master Luo questioned Tang Chuan's refusal to share the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and Tang Chuan resolved to earn academy access and resources to help his parents, even if doing so put him at risk.

Ling Yi reestablished contact with Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming in No. 1 Douluo Continent and assigned them to investigate Shrek Academy. Seven days later, a new Vanguard Team arrived in Suotuo City, led by Dugu Yan, a powerful sixteen-year-old with three formidable grandfathers.

• Ling Yi learned that only three days had passed for Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming despite three years passing in Lingyun World, and ordered them to monitor Shrek Academy and report through the Virtual God Realm.
• Ling Yi reflected that the connection between the worlds had shifted its time node and resolved to anchor future connections sooner.
• Ling Yi explained that he had waited instead of sending another team because he could confirm the three scouts were alive, and that he would have waited up to ten years before abandoning No. 1 Douluo Continent.
• Seven days later, a glowing doorway opened in a courtyard in Suotuo City, and Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming welcomed a group of young people from Lingyun World.
• Dugu Yan emerged with the group, complained that the courtyard was unimpressive, and was identified as a sixteen-year-old with rank forty-eight Martial Soul strength, Transforming Strength: Organ Refining cultivation, and grandfathers Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.

Dugu Yan and her companions parted from Zhao Wuji’s group and headed toward Heaven Dou City, while Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming went to Shrek Academy to meet their counterparts. Their arrival stunned the academy’s teachers, and Dai Mubai’s group then encountered Yu Tianheng’s party on the road.

• Dugu Yan and seven companions left Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming to seek her grandfather’s counterpart in Heaven Dou City.
• Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming discussed the young group’s defenses before heading to Shrek Academy.
• Vice Dean Zhao Wuji confronted his near-identical counterpart, summoned his Vajra Bear martial soul, and demanded to know who he was.
• Flender and the other Shrek teachers rushed over, while two figures emerged from nearby buildings and called to each other as they approached.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun met Yu Tianheng’s group on the road, and Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang recognized a girl they thought was Princess Feng Wu.

Yu Tianheng struck down Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing after Ma Hongjun insulted Dugu Yan, who left without accepting Xiao Wu as her counterpart’s equal. When Shrek’s injured fighters recovered and joined the attack, Yu Tianheng revealed a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring and prepared to retaliate against Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

• Dugu Yan approached Xiao Wu and dismissed her as far weaker than her counterpart, then left Suotuo City with Huo Wu, Ye Lingling, and the others.
• Yu Tianheng punched Ma Hongjun for insulting Dugu Yan, then defeated Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing in single blows.
• Dugu Yan told Xiao Wu she doubted her counterpart would acknowledge her, and Yu Tianheng blamed Ma Hongjun for the trouble he expected to face.
• Yu Tianheng revealed his fourth Soul Ring, a black ten-thousand-year ring, as Xiao Wu attacked him and Ning Rongrong amplified her.
• Oscar healed Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai and gave them flight sausages; after they flew toward Yu Tianheng, he prepared to break their bones.

Yu Tianheng defeated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, warned Ma Hongjun to watch his words, and left to catch up with Dugu Yan and the others. At Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji met his counterpart and asked him to change his name to avoid future misunderstandings.

• Yu Tianheng overwhelmed Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun despite the others’ support, then stopped after beating them for ten minutes.
• Yu Tianheng warned Ma Hongjun, nodded respectfully to Xiao Wu, and left to pursue Dugu Yan and the others.
• Oscar helped Dai Mubai and the others recover and fly toward a nearby village.
• Flender and Vice Dean Zhao met Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming at Shrek Academy and asked why they had come.
• Zhao Wuji told his counterpart, Vice Dean Zhao, to change his name to prevent misunderstandings.

Dugu Yan led seven companions through Sunset Forest to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and negotiate with her grandfather’s counterpart, while privately worrying about rumors involving Yu Tianheng. They reached the poisoned mountain, and Dugu Bo noticed their arrival from a cave.

• Dugu Yan explained that they bypassed Heaven Dou City because they expected her grandfather’s counterpart to be at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Huo Wu and Ye Lingling silently speculated about Dugu Yan’s counterpart and Yu Tianheng’s counterpart, while Dugu Yan privately worried about Ma Hongjun’s claim.
• The group reached the fog-shrouded mountain, and Huo Wu asked Dugu Yan if they could cultivate there after the negotiations.
• Ye Lingling warned the group about the deadly poison surrounding the mountain and used a Rhino Earth Dragon Pill to ward it off.
• Dugu Yan identified the poison as a mixture containing Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison and tested its strength.
• Dugu Bo sensed the group from a cave halfway up the mountain and called them fools with a death wish.

Dugu Yan reunited with Dugu Bo in Sunset Forest, where he discovered that her poison had been cured and her appearance had changed. She revealed her new Martial Soul, cultivation, and family background, leaving Dugu Bo stunned.

• Dugu Bo sensed eight Four Ring Soul Ancestors climbing toward his cave and prepared to attack them, but recognized Dugu Yan among the group.
• Dugu Bo gave Yu Tianheng and the others pills to protect them from his Poison Array and asked to speak with Dugu Yan alone.
• Dugu Yan told her teammates to wait and followed Dugu Bo to his cave.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Dugu Yan's poison was cured and how she had advanced from rank thirty-eight to rank forty-eight.
• Dugu Yan revealed her Azure Green Dragon Martial Soul, four Soul Rings, and Transforming Strength cultivation, then introduced her parents and grandfather with their Martial Souls and ranks.
• Dugu Bo was left dumbstruck by Dugu Yan's revelations.

Dugu Yan brought Dugu Bo through a void gate to Lingyun Heaven City, where its enormous army and powerful female generals shattered his assumptions about the world. In Silves City, Qin Ming reminisced about his college entrance exam while Flender revealed he had bet all of Zhao Wuji’s money on the Spirit Arena matches.

• Dugu Yan described the Lingyun Continent to Dugu Bo, then joined her teammates to open a void gate and take him to Lingyun Heaven City.
• Dugu Bo saw tens of thousands of elite soldiers and learned from Dugu Yan that Lingyun World had many legions like them.
• Dugu Yan greeted Qing Yue, and Dugu Bo sensed her strength before discovering that her deputies Snow Woman and A Bi were ancient Soul Beasts.
• Qin Ming remembered his college entrance exam at the Sylvis Great Spirit Arena, and Hao Te reassured him that his fellow contestants had been exceptional prodigies.
• Flender told Shao Xin that he had bet fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, including Zhao Wuji’s savings and name-changing fee, and offered to change his own name for another payment.

Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils used Zhuge Divine Crossbows to kill the Fierce God Team before the opponents could respond, winning their team spirit fight. The Shrek members then struggled with the sight of the slaughter, and Zhao Wuji and the others wondered why Xiao Wu reacted so strongly.

• Zhao Wuji and the other teachers watched as the Shrek Seven Devils faced the bloodthirsty Fierce God Team, while Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed the crossbows' likely effect.
• As the Fierce God Team roared for the spectators, Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils drew their Zhuge Divine Crossbows and aimed them at the distracted opponents.
• When the host started the fight, Tang San shouted for the team to fire, and their crossbow bolts killed all seven members of the Fierce God Team.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu left the stage and vomited, while Tang San and Dai Mubai looked pale.
• Yu Xiaogang and the teachers tried to comfort the Shrek members, while Zhao Wuji, Flender, and Qin Ming wondered why Xiao Wu had been so shaken by the killing.

Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming accompanied Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Qin Ming’s contact with Feng Xiaotian undercut Yu Xiaogang’s attempt to send them away. After Dai Mubai struck the rude Xue Beng, Feng Xiaotian recognized the visitors and led them toward Senior Dugu while the misunderstanding over Qin Ming’s identity lingered.

• Yu Xiaogang tried to part ways with Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming upon reaching Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but Qin Ming contacted Feng Xiaotian with a Sound Transmission Soul Tool.
• Tang San nearly retaliated against Qin Ming for humiliating Yu Xiaogang, but Xiao Wu stopped him, and Zhao Wuji and the others watched Tang San with interest.
• Xue Beng mocked the Shrek group as beggars, so Dai Mubai kicked him from his horse and frightened the horse with his White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Feng Xiaotian and Teacher Sun arrived; Teacher Sun mistook the black-haired Qin Ming for the academy’s Qin Ming, while Xue Beng realized he had insulted someone important.
• Qin Ming claimed he was a distant relative of Teacher Qin Ming, and Feng Xiaotian led Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming up the mountain to find Senior Dugu.

Feng Xiaotian guided Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming through Heaven Dou Royal Academy and explained its staff, students, and facilities. There they met two nearly identical women both named Dugu Yan, and the stronger one warned the other to keep her adopted name and avoid the Yu Family.

• Feng Xiaotian described Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s students, teachers, and Education Committee as the group climbed to the main campus.
• Zhao Wuji, Hao Te, and Qin Ming entered a courtyard and saw one Dugu Yan effortlessly defeat the other in a training match.
• Zhao Wuji told Dugu Yan that he and the others were observing Shrek Academy’s teachers and students by His Majesty’s order.
• Dugu Yan explained that Qin Ming had invited Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to prepare for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Dugu Yan confirmed that her team had lost to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City and warned the other Dugu Yan to keep her name and avoid the Yu Family.

Tang San witnessed a battle between two nearly identical Yu Tianhengs and two Ye Linglings, while Xue Qinghe discovered a blond girl in his study who intended to take his name and position as crown prince. The girl’s identity remained unrevealed as she confronted Xue Qinghe and the Douluos concealed nearby.

• Tang San spotted one Yu Tianheng defeating another with lightning techniques, while two identical Ye Linglings healed the defeated fighter.
• The victorious Yu Tianheng criticized his opponent’s strength, and Dugu Bo stopped Dugu Yan from intervening.
• Dozens of figures flew over Sunset Forest, with three heading toward Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Qinghe found that someone had read and commented on the state documents in his study.
• A blond girl admitted she had read the royal chronicle and announced that she would take Xue Qinghe’s name and crown-prince position.

Xue Qianxun confronted Qian Renxue in the Crown Prince Residence and revealed her powerful soul rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. After Qian Renxue challenged her ability to act against the crown prince, Xue Qianxun summoned an ally or power that trapped everyone in the study.

• Qian Renxue warned Xue Qianxun that the Crown Prince Residence was guarded by powerful Soul Masters, but Xue Qianxun revealed that she knew about the two Titled Douluo.
• She Long and Ci Xue appeared, and Xue Qianxun remained unmoved by their oppressive auras.
• Xue Qianxun revealed her Holy Feather Swan martial soul, Level 69 Soul Emperor rank, and one red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Xue Qianxun introduced herself as a twenty-two-year-old member of the Xue Family, leaving Qian Renxue and the two Titled Douluo shocked.
• When Qian Renxue questioned how Xue Qianxun could challenge them, Xue Qianxun declared that she had not come alone and summoned Unlimited Blade Works, enclosing the study in a blue-gray barrier.

Xue Qianxun, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong trapped Xue Qinghe, She Long, and Ci Xue in an immense sword-intent domain, where Xue Qianxun prepared to test herself against the two Titled Douluos. Meanwhile, Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng asked Dugu Bo to help drive Shrek Academy away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• The study transformed into a vast world of sword intent, and Xue Qinghe, She Long, and Ci Xue summoned their Martial Souls to resist it.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Chen Xin and Gu Rong and wondered whether they had discovered her disguise, while the two men discussed their counterparts and Ning Fengzhi.
• Gu Rong judged that She Long and Ci Xue lacked a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Chen Xin permitted Xue Qianxun to test her strength against them.
• Xue Qianxun drew her sword Donghuang and unleashed a brilliant golden radiance as she faced Xue Qinghe's group.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng asked Dugu Bo to help them force Shrek Academy to leave.