Chapter Summaries

Yang Jian and Tang Hao fought across the mountain and valley, with Tang Hao unleashing his strongest hammer techniques and leaving Yang Jian gravely injured. Yang Jian rose again and taunted Tang Hao, who began using his hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring.

• Yang Jian mocked Tang Hao after beating him into a crater, but Tang Hao accused him of hiding his true age and cultivation.
• Tang Hao unleashed the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique, while Yang Jian fought back with the Three-Point Double-Edged Saber.
• Tang Hao's eighty-first hammer smashed Yang Jian into the ground, leaving him bloodied and with ruptured meridians, but Yang Jian forced himself to stand.
• Yang Jian laughed and called Tang Hao a worthy opponent, saying he might last longer than Chen Xin had against him.
• Tang Hao, angered by Yang Jian's words, activated his hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring and raised the Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Hao unleashed his strongest attack on Yang Jian, but the Howling Celestial Dog blocked it with only a minor scrape, leaving Tang Hao badly injured. Tang Hao tried to end the fight, but Yang Jian challenged him to use his Grand Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation.

• Tang Hao used Death God Domain and brought his Clear Sky Hammer down on Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian summoned the Howling Celestial Dog, which grew to fifty meters tall and struck the hammer aside.
• The blast sent Tang Hao into a mountainside, where he crawled out bloodied and injured.
• Tang Hao saw that the Howling Celestial Dog had only suffered a slight scrape and was shocked by its strength.
• Yue Guan considered whether Yang Jian might be a better Pope than Bibi Dong.
• Tang Hao asked to stop fighting, but Yang Jian mocked him and urged him to use the Grand Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation.

Tang Hao detonated eight soul rings to unleash a devastating attack on Yang Jian, but the Howling Celestial Dog shattered it with its first soul skill and knocked him unconscious. Yang Jian stopped Yue Guan from killing Tang Hao and raised his saber over Tang Hao’s left ankle.

• Tang Hao detonated eight soul rings and charged at Yang Jian with a hammer strike powerful enough to rival a Limit Douluo.
• Yue Guan saw that the Howling Celestial Dog had four black soul rings, each nearly one hundred thousand years old.
• Yang Jian ordered the Howling Celestial Dog to use its first soul skill, and its enhanced bite shattered Tang Hao’s hammer phantom.
• The Howling Celestial Dog struck Tang Hao into a deep crater, leaving him unconscious and near death.
• Yang Jian refused Yue Guan’s suggestion to kill Tang Hao, then raised his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber over Tang Hao’s left ankle.

Yang Jian and Yue Guan humiliated the defeated Tang Hao, maiming him further after he begged for mercy. Tang Hao survived but was left furious and vowing revenge, while Yang Jian demanded that he beg with a better attitude.

• Tang Hao awoke from unconsciousness, realized Yang Jian had defeated him, and tried unsuccessfully to escape.
• Yang Jian reminded Tang Hao of his promise that he would not be a man if Yang Jian survived, then struck him between the legs with a stone.
• Tang Hao begged Yang Jian to spare him, and Yue Guan mocked him for abandoning his earlier defiance.
• Yang Jian threw a larger stone that completely ruined Tang Hao's manhood, leaving him in agony.
• Tang Hao asked to be released and silently vowed revenge after recovering, but Yang Jian demanded he show a proper attitude while begging for mercy.
• Tang Hao protested that Yang Jian had already maimed him and injured him badly, then demanded to know what more Yang Jian wanted.

Yang Jian forced Tang Hao to kneel and beg for mercy, then threatened to imprison him with mating apes until the Clear Sky Sect was destroyed. Tang Hao broke down and offered to become Yang Jian’s servant in exchange for the sect’s safety, while Yang Jian sent Yue Guan to carry out his plan and set off alone for Shrek Academy.

• Yang Jian slapped Tang Hao and made him kneel and beg for mercy as Yue Guan mocked him.
• Yang Jian refused to let Tang Hao go and threatened to seal his soul power and imprison him with mating apes until the Clear Sky Sect was destroyed.
• Tang Hao panicked and begged Yang Jian to spare the Clear Sky Sect, offering to become his servant or dog.
• Yang Jian told Yue Guan to carry out his plan and recover from his injuries, then left alone for Shrek Academy.

After recovering from his fight with Tang Hao, Yang Jian went to Shrek Academy and clashed with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun at the gates. He sent Ma Hongjun flying and challenged Dai Mubai, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Tang Hao begged Yang Jian not to harm Tang San at Shrek Academy, but Yue Guan sealed his Soul Power and carried him away.
• Yang Jian healed his injuries with the Eight-Nine Mysteries, bathed, changed clothes, and set out for Shrek Academy.
• At the academy gates, Yang Jian encountered Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who told him to leave and questioned whether he met the admission requirements.
• Ma Hongjun attacked Yang Jian after being called a fat pig, and Yang Jian casually sent him crashing to the ground.
• Dai Mubai confronted Yang Jian to defend Ma Hongjun, and Yang Jian called Dai Mubai a weakling and told him to get out of his way.

Yang Jian entered Shrek Academy after defeating Dai Mubai with one punch and revealed that he was a level fifty Soul King. Flanders welcomed him despite enrollment being closed and took him to meet the other students.

• Dai Mubai attacked Yang Jian for insulting him, but Yang Jian dislocated his arm and sent him crashing beside Ma Hongjun.
• Yang Jian ignored Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun and walked into the rundown Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Wuji tried to turn Yang Jian away, then eagerly escorted him to Flanders after sensing that he was a Soul King.
• Flanders confirmed Yang Jian had reached level fifty and immediately accepted him into Shrek Academy.
• Flanders led Yang Jian to meet Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhao Wuji followed.

Flanders brought Yang Jian to Shrek Academy's dining hall and introduced him to the other students. Yang Jian revealed that he was twelve and had reached level fifty, leaving the students astonished and prompting Zhu Zhuqing to decide to seek his help becoming stronger.

• Flanders brought Yang Jian into the dining hall and asked him to introduce himself to Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yang Jian said he was twelve, an assault-type Soul Master, and had reached level fifty without obtaining his fifth Soul Ring.
• Flanders confirmed Yang Jian's level, stunning the students; Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing compared his strength with their own.
• Ning Rongrong began imagining Yang Jian as an ideal husband, while Oscar grew jealous of her interest in him.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided to get to know Yang Jian and ask him how she could become stronger.

Yang Jian joined Shrek Academy and met Tang San and the other students. After sensing the Asura God’s connection to Tang San, he abandoned his plan to kill him and instead resolved to sabotage his future, beginning by crushing Tang San’s hand during a handshake.

• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing introduced themselves to Yang Jian.
• Ning Rongrong volunteered to take Yang Jian to the dormitory, but he chose to meet the others first.
• Yang Jian sensed an Asura God aura connected to Tang San and decided not to kill him, opting instead to steal his opportunities and ruin his prospects.
• Yang Jian crushed Tang San’s hand in a handshake, then dismissed Xiao Wu’s protest and apologized insincerely.

Yang Jian injured Tang San and watched Ning Rongrong and Tang San quarrel before walking with Zhu Zhuqing to the dormitory. He revealed that he knew her past and offered to help her become stronger if she became his, leaving her flustered by what she took to mean a romantic demand.

• Yang Jian injured Tang San, and Ning Rongrong tossed him Gold Soul Coins before they traded insults while Xiao Wu and Oscar tried to intervene.
• Yang Jian asked Zhu Zhuqing to take him to the dormitory, and she agreed while privately studying him.
• As they walked, Yang Jian planned to steal the Eight Spider Lances and target Xiao Wu and Er Ming when the group entered Star Dou Forest.
• Yang Jian identified Zhu Zhuqing as Dai Mubai's fiancée and reminded her that Dai Mubai had abandoned her, upsetting her.
• Yang Jian offered to help Zhu Zhuqing become stronger if she became his, and she blushed as she misunderstood his meaning.

Zhu Zhuqing asked Yang Jian for time to consider his offer, while Yang Jian settled into Shrek’s shabby dormitory. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun tried to poison him with smoke Tang San had supplied, but Yang Jian emerged unharmed.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Yang Jian for time to think about his offer, and he warned her not to take too long because he might leave soon.
• Zhu Zhuqing showed Yang Jian to the dormitories, where he chose an empty room and cultivated the Eight-Nine Mysteries.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun came to Yang Jian’s door after midnight, and Dai Mubai gave Ma Hongjun poison smoke from Tang San.
• Dai Mubai promised to pay for Ma Hongjun to have his way with the twins if Ma Hongjun used the poison smoke against Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian opened the door as Ma Hongjun released the smoke, then inhaled it without suffering any effects.

Yang Jian attacked Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai in the Shrek Academy dormitory, ignoring Dai Mubai’s threats about the Star Luo Empire. As Flender and Zhao Wuji arrived, Dai Mubai lay badly injured and begged them to save him.

• Yang Jian kicked Ma Hongjun through a wooden wall, leaving him severely injured.
• Dai Mubai threatened Yang Jian with the Star Luo Empire, then tried to flee and crawled away while calling for help.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing came out after hearing the screams, and Oscar asked Yang Jian to stop.
• Yang Jian broke Dai Mubai’s left leg, then broke his right leg despite Dai Mubai’s renewed threats.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji arrived, and Dai Mubai pleaded with them to save him.

Yang Jian overwhelmed Flender and Zhao Wuji, crippled Dai Mubai, and left Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing after she agreed to follow him. Before leaving, he slapped Tang San three times.

• Yang Jian twisted Dai Mubai's left hand, then threw him at Zhao Wuji and struck Flender back with a punch.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji were stunned by Yang Jian's strength, while the other students watched in shock.
• Yang Jian told Flender and Zhao Wuji not to oppose him and said he would leave Dai Mubai crippled.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to follow Yang Jian and rejected Dai Mubai as he lay injured on the ground.
• Yang Jian walked out with Zhu Zhuqing, stopped beside Tang San, and slapped his face three times.

Yang Jian left Shrek Academy with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, then took them to an inn in Suotuo City. After beginning to cultivate alone, he sensed Zhu Zhuqing hesitating outside his room.

• Yang Jian struck Tang San, warned him and Xiao Wu, then agreed to let Ning Rongrong leave with him.
• Flender refused to chase Yang Jian and found Ma Hongjun badly injured behind the dormitory.
• Yang Jian told Ning Rongrong they were heading for Star Dou Town, but first led her and Zhu Zhuqing to an inn in Suotuo City.
• The innkeeper pretended only one room remained before giving them three rooms, and Yang Jian began cultivating in his room.
• Yang Jian sensed Zhu Zhuqing standing outside his door, unsure whether to knock or enter.

Yang Jian traveled with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to Star Dou Town, where he spent several days cultivating his spiritual power until it reached the Titled Douluo level. After sensing Tang San and the Shrek group buying supplies, he decided to wait until Tang San obtained the Eight Spider Lances before making his move.

• Yang Jian left Suotuo City with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong and led them on a long journey to Star Dou Town.
• Yang Jian rented three rooms at a hotel, while Ning Rongrong vowed to win him over despite his indifference.
• Yang Jian spent several days refining his spiritual power with the Eight-Nine Mysteries until it reached the level of a Titled Douluo.
• Yang Jian spread his spiritual power across Star Dou Town and sensed Zhao Wuji, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Yu Xiaogang buying supplies.
• Yang Jian decided to wait until Tang San entered the Star Dou Forest and obtained the Eight Spider Lances before acting.
• Zhu Zhuqing greeted Yang Jian and stood beside him, while Ning Rongrong followed them downstairs for breakfast.

Yang Jian took Zhu Zhuqing into Star Dou Forest to obtain his fifth soul ring while keeping his plans to help her become stronger uncertain. When the Serpent Lady and Meng Yiran caught up with a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent he had incapacitated, he offered it to Meng Yiran to build goodwill.

• Yang Jian left Ning Rongrong behind and took Zhu Zhuqing toward Star Dou Forest, where he told her he would keep his promise to help her grow stronger in time.
• Yang Jian and Zhu Zhuqing entered the forest, ate a roasted Soft Bone Rabbit, and continued onward without searching for a soul beast.
• A thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent fled into Yang Jian, and he knocked it unconscious with a single punch.
• The Serpent Lady and Meng Yiran arrived and asked Yang Jian to leave the serpent for Meng Yiran's soul ring.
• Yang Jian agreed to let Meng Yiran kill the serpent, hoping to build a favorable relationship with her family.

Yang Jian let Meng Yiran take the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's spirit ring, then tried to recruit the Dragon Duke and Serpent Lady to Spirit Hall. After camping overnight with Zhu Zhuqing, he sensed the Shrek group and headed toward them as Oscar completed his third spirit ring absorption.

• Meng Yiran absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's spirit ring, and the Serpent Lady and Dragon Duke thanked Yang Jian for yielding it.
• Yang Jian invited the Dragon Duke and Serpent Lady to join Spirit Hall, but they refused because they distrusted Bibi Dong and considered what might happen if she lost power.
• Meng Yiran noticed Yang Jian had left and blushed when the Serpent Lady teased her about him.
• Yang Jian and Zhu Zhuqing camped in Star Dou Forest, and Zhu Zhuqing privately considered making a move before deciding the forest was too dangerous.
• The next morning, Yang Jian sensed that Oscar was absorbing a Golden-Horned Rattlesnake's spirit ring and that Tang San had reached level thirty, then set off with Zhu Zhuqing toward the Shrek group.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Oscar whether his new spirit skill could increase his teammates' attack power.

Yu Xiaogang led the group to seek a Man Faced Demon Spider for Tang San, but Er Ming seized Xiao Wu and carried her away. Tang San killed a Man Faced Demon Spider, only for Yang Jian to defeat him and take its Eight Spider Lances soul bone for Zhu Zhuqing.

• Yu Xiaogang praised Oscar's soul skill, promised the group they would surpass Yang Jian, and directed them to search for a Man Faced Demon Spider for Tang San.
• Er Ming appeared in the forest, seized Xiao Wu, and fled as Tang San tried and failed to stop it.
• Tang San pursued Er Ming until he lost it, then encountered and killed a Man Faced Demon Spider, which left behind a purple soul ring.
• Yang Jian and Zhu Zhuqing appeared, and Yang Jian kicked Tang San aside before finding the Eight Spider Lances in the spider's corpse.
• Yang Jian gave the Eight Spider Lances to Zhu Zhuqing, who thanked him and resolved to seek an opportunity with him after they left Star Dou Forest.

Yang Jian destroyed Tang San’s chance to absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring, then followed Zhu Zhuqing to the Lake of Life. There, he seized Xiao Wu and threatened to kill her unless Da Ming beat Er Ming nearly to death.

• Yang Jian split the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring, told Tang San that he knew where Xiao Wu was, and left Tang San unconscious in the forest.
• Yang Jian and Zhu Zhuqing headed for the Lake of Life, where Er Ming had brought Xiao Wu to reunite with Da Ming.
• Xiao Wu chose to break through Rank 30 and condense her third Soul Ring at the lake, but Yang Jian suddenly grabbed her by the throat.
• Yang Jian held Xiao Wu hostage and demanded that Da Ming beat Er Ming until it was half dead; Da Ming and Er Ming froze, and offered him other soul beasts’ Soul Rings instead.

Yang Jian took Xiao Wu and the gravely injured Er Ming from the Lake of Life, leaving Da Ming behind. At a secluded clearing, he killed Er Ming and watched a hundred-thousand-year soul ring rise from the corpse.

• Yang Jian forced Er Ming to injure himself, then had the Howling Celestial Dog carry him away while he kept Xiao Wu captive.
• Yang Jian warned Da Ming not to follow and left the Lake of Life with Xiao Wu and Er Ming.
• Yang Jian met Zhu Zhuqing at the forest outskirts and took her with him, explaining that he had avoided killing Er Ming near the core region because of Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King.
• Yang Jian ordered the Howling Celestial Dog to guard Xiao Wu while he approached the helpless Er Ming.
• Yang Jian stabbed Er Ming with his Three-Point Double-Edged Saber, killing him, and a hundred-thousand-year soul ring rose from the corpse.