Chapter Summaries

In the virtual world of Douluo II, Tang San received help from his god-self, who promised to make him the protagonist of the era and strengthened his Soul Rings. Tang San set out confident that he could seize the era’s opportunities, though the million-year Soul Ring was already gone.

• Mu En watched Tang San react painfully to the Golden Tree’s feedback, first as if he were being slapped and then as if he smelled something foul.
• Tang San’s god-self offered him the chance to replace the era’s Child of Destiny, and Tang San eagerly accepted.
• Tang San learned that the million-year Soul Ring was no longer available and blamed the original Child of Destiny for taking the opportunity.
• Tang San’s god-self raised all three of his Soul Rings to thousand-year rings and questioned his third ring before dismissing the matter.
• Tang San’s god-self told him that Shrek Academy, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well were available to help him grow, warning that he would not be spared if he failed.

Tang San ordered Mu En to take him to the Clear Sky Sect, where he demanded that Da Ming and Er Ming bring him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for its Immortal Herbs. As they set out, Tang San was struck again by the mysterious foul stench, leaving him furious and determined to find whoever was responsible.

• Tang San ordered Mu En to take him to the Clear Sky Sect and revealed the Sea God's Trident mark when Mu En questioned him.
• Mu En flew Tang San to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang San dismissed him at the gate.
• Da Ming and Er Ming met Tang San, and he ordered them to take him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to obtain its Immortal Herbs.
• Tang San smelled the foul stench again and swore revenge on whoever had tampered with him.

Tang San visited the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, used two Immortal Herbs to refine his body, and advanced his Purple Demon Eye. He left with Da Ming and Er Ming to hunt a soul beast for a Clear Sky Hammer soul ring, while thinking of confronting Tang Wulin.

• Da Ming and Er Ming led Tang San through the poisonous mist to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where the Aromatic Silk Beauty and the other Immortal Herbs agreed to help him.
• Tang San took the essences of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and endured the ice-and-fire body refinement with Da Ming's help.
• Tang San swallowed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, breaking through the Perceptive realm of the Purple Demon Eye into Mustard Seed.
• Tang San decided to focus on his Clear Sky Hammer and asked Da Ming and Er Ming to take him hunting for a soul beast whose soul skill would enhance his strength.
• Tang San left the valley thinking that he would soon confront Tang Wulin and settle their debt.

Tang Wulin took his companions to visit Di'ao Academy, where Tang San challenged him and was defeated by his Golden Dragon Claw. Tang San awoke to find his former abilities gone and his Clear Sky Hammer bearing three white soul rings, while the host received rewards for Tang San's recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy.

• Tang Wulin led the group toward Di'ao Academy in a soul-guided bus after Huo Yuhao joined the Body Sect.
• Tang San challenged Tang Wulin with Da Ming and Er Ming watching, and Tang Wulin accepted.
• Tang Wulin bound Tang San's arm with Blue Silver Grass and pierced his chest with the Golden Dragon Claw, defeating him.
• Tang San awoke before Yu Xiaogang with his body tempering and Purple Demon Eye diminished, then fainted after seeing three white soul rings on his Clear Sky Hammer.
• The host received ten Jade Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers and Zhang Huanyun as a special teacher.

Tang San awoke from an illusion and discovered that it had left his Clear Sky Hammer with three white ten-year soul rings. Tang Hao erupted in fury at Tang San, leaving Yu Xiaogang and Tang San stunned.

• Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang questioned Tang San after he woke in despair and kept repeating that something had happened to his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San explained that an illusion had shown him a future where his godly self gave him powerful opportunities and helped him add three purple soul rings to his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San revealed that the illusion had actually left his Clear Sky Hammer with three white ten-year soul rings.
• Yu Xiaogang froze in shock, realizing the Clear Sky Hammer had become worse than his Luo Sanpao.
• Tang Hao grabbed Tang San by the collar, called him an idiot, and erupted in fury.

Tang Hao confronted Tang San over believing he had traveled to the future and ruining the Clear Sky Hammer’s first three soul rings, while Yu Xiaogang tried to calm him. Tang San revealed that only ten days remained in his confinement, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned after all his efforts to free him.

• Yu Xiaogang tried to shield Tang San from Tang Hao, but Tang Hao shoved him aside and demanded to know why Tang San believed he had reached a world ten thousand years in the future.
• Tang Hao slapped Tang San, blamed him for ruining the Clear Sky Hammer’s first three soul rings, and said he should never have let him become a Soul Master.
• Yu Xiaogang calmed Tang Hao by arguing that Tang San could add powerful soul rings to the Clear Sky Hammer after developing his Blue Silver Grass.
• Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San, who promised not to give up, then urged him to find a way out of the Confinement Room.
• Tang San explained that his confinement would end in ten days, and Yu Xiaogang struggled to hide his dismay after his efforts to seek help proved unnecessary.

Xue Ye arranged a visit to Shrek Academy after learning that Yun Ming had defeated Qian Daoliu, and the court agreed that the empire should show the academy goodwill. After the court dismissed, Xue Ye revealed a gift for the visit: the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

• Xue Ye questioned Prince Xue Xing about Yun Ming and Ya Li's return, then approved a personal visit to Shrek Academy the following day.
• Xue Ye ordered Xue Beng to accompany the delegation and warned him to behave; Prince Xue Xing promised to keep watch over him.
• Xue Ye asked Qian Renxue to join the visit and told her to inform Xue Ke.
• The ministers agreed that the Heaven Dou Empire should make contact with Shrek Academy and show it goodwill.
• After dismissing the court, Xue Ye showed Prince Xue Xing a gift, and Prince Xue Xing recognized it as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

Xue Ye brought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Shrek Academy’s Heaven Dou Branch as a gift, hoping to win the academy’s favor. When he offered it to Dean Ya Li, the treasure broke free and flew toward the horizon, leaving everyone stunned.

• Xue Ye explained to Prince Xue Xing why he intended to give Shrek Academy the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xue Ye asked Prince Xue Xing whether Qinghe or Xue Beng was more suited to inherit the throne, and Prince Xue Xing chose Qinghe.
• The next day, Xue Ye traveled to Shrek Academy’s Heaven Dou Branch with Qian Renxue, Xue Beng, Prince Xue Xing, and Xue Ke.
• Ya Li welcomed the group at the academy gates, and Xue Ye offered her the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud broke free from Xue Ye’s hand, blazed with blue light, and flew away into the sky.

Xue Ye’s attempt to win Shrek Academy’s favor went awry when the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud flew away, and Ya Li revealed it was connected to a god. He failed to secure the academy’s help or a place for Xue Beng, but arranged for Xue Ke to seek admission through its assessment.

• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud flew away, and Xue Beng awkwardly suggested that Xue Ye had made it happen on purpose.
• Ya Li said the object carried divine power, leaving Xue Ye horrified that he had lost a divine artifact.
• Xue Ye apologized and offered another gift, but Ya Li said Shrek Academy accepted no gifts and did not need help with publicity or recruitment.
• Xue Ye asked whether his eleven-year-old daughter, Xue Ke, could enroll, and Ya Li said she could if she passed the academy’s assessment.
• Xue Beng hoped Xue Ye would ask for him to enroll too, but Xue Ye dismissed him with an indifferent glance.

Bo Saixi and the Seven Sacred Pillars awaited a Sea God decree, while Jixiang studied acupuncture at Shrek Academy. When the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud flew to Chen Xinjie and triggered the Nine Trials of the Sea God, Poseidon recognized him as a successor, while the Asura God suspected his own successor might be someone other than Ha Luosa.

• Bo Saixi sensed the Sea God's power approaching and told the Seven Sacred Pillars to wait for a decree.
• Sea Horse Douluo worried that the Sea God's decree might involve Shrek Academy, whose medicine had helped islanders with zero Soul Power begin cultivating.
• Jixiang practiced acupuncture and studied the medical text Chen Xinjie had given him, determined to make the most of his new chance to cultivate.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud flew into Chen Xinjie's hand, and seven blood-red pillars of light converged into a golden beam that began the Nine Trials of the Sea God.
• Bo Saixi realized the trial had chosen Chen Xinjie as the Sea God's successor, and the Seven Sacred Pillars feared that his ascension would require her death.
• Poseidon celebrated finding a suitable successor, while the Asura God sensed that his own successor might not be Ha Luosa and considered guiding Ha Luosa to begin the Asura God Trial.

Poseidon selected Chen Xinjie to inherit the Sea God's Divine Position, but Chen Xinjie refused and declared that he would create his own. As the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud erupted with power, Bo Saixi realized that Poseidon was angry.

• Bo Saixi announced that Poseidon had chosen Chen Xinjie to undergo the Nine Trials and inherit the Sea God's Divine Position, shocking Jixiang and the students.
• The students recalled how Chen Xinjie had helped them and welcomed the idea of him becoming the Sea God.
• Poseidon watched Chen Xinjie's selection from the God Realm, expecting him to be honored by the opportunity.
• Chen Xinjie refused to inherit the Sea God's Divine Position and said he would create his own, like Yun Ming.
• Bo Saixi warned Chen Xinjie that creating a Divine Position would be difficult, but he insisted he had made up his mind.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in Chen Xinjie's hand erupted with blue light, and Bo Saixi recognized that Poseidon was angry.

Chen Xinjie fought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud after refusing the Sea God's inheritance, impressing Poseidon with his strength. Poseidon ordered Bo Saixi to persuade Chen Xinjie to inherit his Divine Position and assist him if he chose to create his own, while Chen Xinjie remained on his chosen path.

• Chen Xinjie summoned his nine blood-red Soul Rings and azure Battle Armor, then used the sea's power to confront the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Chen Xinjie blocked the Shroud's attacks with towering waves and gradually weakened its radiance as Bo Saixi and the islanders watched.
• Poseidon withdrew his control after realizing the battle had consumed most of the divine energy in the Shroud, then sent Bo Saixi a divine oracle.
• Bo Saixi learned that Poseidon wanted Chen Xinjie to inherit his Divine Position and would support him if he pursued creating his own, leaving her to wonder whether Chen Xinjie was Poseidon's illegitimate son.
• Poseidon's recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy rewarded the Host with the Golden Thirteen Halberds, while Bo Saixi's recognition granted the special location Sea God Island.

Chen Xinjie declined the Sea God assessment after proving himself against the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then welcomed three powerful Shrek Academy members to Sea God Island. Bo Saixi began to suspect that Shrek Academy was a place of divine inheritance, while the system granted rewards as key figures recognized the academy.

• Bo Saixi told Chen Xinjie that Lord Sea God's assessment remained available, but Chen Xinjie declined and she led the Seven Sacred Pillars away.
• Jixiang praised Chen Xinjie, who assured him that he would become as powerful as Lord Sea God.
• Chen Xinjie considered the needs of Shrek Academy's Sea God Island branch and sensed three powerful figures approaching.
• Bo Saixi and the Seven Sacred Pillars intercepted Guan Yue, Ao Rui, and Long Tianwu, whom Chen Xinjie identified as people from Shrek Academy.
• Bo Saixi wondered whether Shrek Academy was a place of divine inheritance, and the system awarded items after Bo Saixi, Sea Dragon Douluo, and Sea Spear Douluo recognized the academy.

Guan Yue, Ao Rui, and Long Tianwu joined Chen Xinjie in teaching the twenty-one students at Shrek Academy’s Sea God Island branch. As the class learned Chen Xinjie’s Heavenheart Perception Method, Jixiang showed unusual aptitude, and Chen Xinjie judged that he could become a pillar of the branch.

• Bo Saixi and the Seven Sacred Pillars let Guan Yue, Ao Rui, and Long Tianwu enter Sea God Island with Chen Xinjie.
• Guan Yue learned that Chen Xinjie had recruited twenty-one students and reassured him that their weak foundations could improve with steady instruction.
• Chen Xinjie introduced Jixiang, explaining that the boy had zero Innate Soul Power, gained the ability to cultivate from a Mystic Water Pill, and showed talent for medicine.
• Chen Xinjie began teaching the students how to perceive their Martial Souls and introduced the Heavenheart Perception Method.
• Jixiang practiced with his Silver Needle Martial Soul, producing a faint silver-white glow that convinced Chen Xinjie he could eventually become a pillar of the branch.

After Yu Xiaogang and Liu Er Long were captured and Yu Yuanzhen was injured, Flender told the Monster Academy staff and students to focus on improving their strength. He planned to use a strong result in the upcoming tournament to ask Xue Ye for help, leaving the academy preparing for special training.

• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai learned from Flender that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Er Long had been captured and Yu Yuanzhen had been injured trying to rescue them.
• Flender told Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai to cultivate using Monster Academy's resources because they were not strong enough to intervene.
• Flender informed Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin about the failed rescue, and Zhao Wuji was relieved he had not faced a Titled Douluo.
• Flender told Monster Academy's teachers and students that Liu Er Long had been captured and proposed seeking Xue Ye's help after the upcoming tournament.
• Flender ordered special training and unrestricted use of resources for the strongest seven, while hoping they would not face Shrek Academy in the preliminaries.

Flender named Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun as priority recipients of the academy’s resources, prompting Ma Hongjun to challenge the dissatisfied students. Tai Long defeated Ma Hongjun in a brief fight, leaving him unconscious.

• Flender gave Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun priority access to resources and defended his choice by citing their abilities.
• Ma Hongjun taunted the former Blue Tyrant Academy students, and Tai Long stepped forward to challenge him.
• Tai Long revealed that he was a level thirty-six Soul Elder, while Ma Hongjun stood at level thirty-one.
• Ma Hongjun attacked with Phoenix Fire Wire, but Tai Long dodged and charged him.
• Tai Long struck Ma Hongjun repeatedly until Ma Hongjun fell unconscious.

Tai Long challenged the right of Flender’s students to use Blue Tyrant Academy’s resources, and Zhao Wuji’s Soul Sage pressure forced the dispute to a temporary halt. That night, Titan attacked Flender and demanded that he remove the students from the training list.

• Tai Long challenged Ma Hongjun’s access to academy resources after defeating him, and Dai Mubai defended his right to receive them.
• Flender asserted that Liu Erlong had entrusted him with the academy and promised his students would excel in the upcoming tournament, but Tai Long rejected his claim.
• Zhao Wuji released his Martial Soul and used his level seventy-six Soul Power to silence the students, after which Flender named Tai Long and other students for training.
• Tai Long left without accepting Flender’s offer, and Flender believed the dispute had been temporarily settled.
• That night, Titan entered Flender’s room, grabbed him by the collar, punched him, and demanded that he remove his students from the training list.

Wounded Yu Yuanzhen returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and told Yu Luomian that Shrek Academy had taken Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong. Yu Luomian urged him to leave them alone and let the younger clan members join Shrek, but Yu Yuanzhen refused; Yu Luomian decided to approach the academies himself.

• Yu Yuanzhen returned to the clan hall wounded and told Yu Luomian that Shrek Academy had taken Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
• Yu Luomian criticized Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong for provoking Shrek and warned Yu Yuanzhen not to risk the clan for them.
• Yu Luomian argued that Shrek would not kill the pair and urged Yu Yuanzhen to focus on protecting the clan.
• Yu Luomian suggested sending Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin to Shrek Academy, but Yu Yuanzhen refused because he feared Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong's reaction.
• Yu Luomian left and decided to visit Thunder Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy himself to find Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin.

Dai Weisi fumed in the Confinement Room after his defeat and disgrace, while an elderly minister warned him that Star Luo Empire could not challenge Shrek Academy. Left confined and excluded from the tournament, Dai Weisi ordered the Star Luo Royal Academy headmaster summoned and resolved to eliminate the Dai Family’s other bloodlines to secure the throne.

• Dai Weisi smashed the room’s porcelain and complained to the old minister about Shrek Academy and his confinement.
• The old minister explained that Star Luo Empire lacked the strength to confront Shrek Academy, and Dai Weisi asked how he could control its resources and experts.
• The old minister reported that Zhu Zhuyun had failed Shrek Academy’s assessment and that the Emperor intended to keep Dai Weisi confined while seeking friendly relations with the academy.
• Dai Weisi learned that someone else would represent Star Luo Royal Academy in the tournament, then ordered the headmaster summoned.
• After the old minister left, Dai Weisi decided to kill the Dai Family’s other bloodlines so he would remain the only heir to the throne.

Yan Feng introduced her students to blacksmithing at Shrek Academy, where Mu Chen demonstrated Spirit Refinement and the students tried lifting forging hammers. The chapter ended with Tang San leaving after his release, vowing to avenge Yu Xiaogang and rescue his father and Liu Erlong.

• Yan Feng took her students to the forging room and explained the demands and rewards of blacksmithing.
• Yan Feng introduced Mu Chen as an eight-star Saint Craftsman, and he used Spirit Refinement to bring life to a piece of Sinking Silver.
• The students tried the forging hammers, struggled with their weight, and looked forward to exploring other secondary professions.
• Tang San was released, and Yu Xiaogang told him to return and cultivate properly.
• Tang San vowed to avenge Yu Xiaogang and rescue his father and Teacher Liu Erlong, while Yu Xiaogang promised to prioritize resources for him.