Chapter Summaries

Dugu Feng’s peaceful year of cultivation ended when Xue Ye died and Qian Renxue prepared to ascend the Heaven Dou throne. Meanwhile, Tang San trained at the Clear Sky Sect and planned to obtain his Sixth Spirit Ring during the coronation trip to Heaven Dou City.

• Dugu Feng reunited Ye Lingling with Ye Qingxin, whose martial soul had evolved into the Saint Heart Twin Begonia, and gave his father a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone for the Dugu Family.
• Dugu Feng cultivated with Ye Lingling at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, monitored Heaven Dou City with the Jade Dragon Serpents, and reached Soul Power Level Sixty-Seven over the next year.
• After Xue Ye died, Dugu Feng told Ye Lingling they would return to Heaven Dou City for Qian Renxue’s coronation in three days.
• At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San crossed an iron chain using his Blue Silver Grass and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, then received praise from Tang Xiao and advice from Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed taking Tang San to Heaven Dou City for the coronation and using the Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his Sixth Spirit Ring.

Tang Xiao arranged for Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo to help protect Tang San while he absorbed his Sixth Spirit Ring, in exchange for the Clear Sky Sect remaining neutral if Heaven Dou went to war with Star Luo. Tang San chose a Man Faced Demon Spider as his target, and the group headed to Heaven Dou City for Xue Qinghe's coronation before hunting for it.

• Tang Xiao told Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San that Xue Qinghe wanted the Clear Sky Sect to stay neutral in a future war with Star Luo, and that the sect had agreed.
• Tang Xiao explained that Xue Qinghe had built support among Heaven Dou's soul masters and planned to let the two empires fight, hoping to unify them or mediate after they weakened each other.
• Tang San thought about reuniting with Xiao Wu and the other Shrek Seven Devils, and realized that he loved Xiao Wu.
• Tang San declared that he wanted to absorb a Man Faced Demon Spider for his Sixth Spirit Ring, and Tang Xiao agreed to take the risk.
• Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San left for Heaven Dou City to attend Xue Qinghe's coronation before seeking the Spirit Ring.

Tang San learned that Xue Qinghe had poisoned Xue Ye with the Breaking Clan’s secret Seven-Colored Iridescence, while Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong visited Extreme Academy and reunited with its teachers and students. The group awaited Xue Qinghe’s enthronement ceremony, and Extreme Academy’s newly combined forces came into view.

• Bai He and Tai Tan welcomed Tang San, Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Yu Xiaogang to Clear Sky Sect’s Heaven Dou City residence.
• Bai He confirmed Xue Ye had been poisoned, and Tai Tan explained that Xue Qinghe’s sachet contained the spice that triggered the Breaking Clan’s Seven-Colored Iridescence.
• Tang Xiao decided Clear Sky Sect should ignore the imperial family’s struggle and continue relying on Xue Qinghe against Spirit Hall, while Tang San resolved to learn the poison technique.
• Tang Hao and the others questioned Tai Tan and Bai He about the continent and waited for Xue Qinghe’s enthronement ceremony the next day.
• Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong visited Extreme Academy, where the merged academies and Thunder Academy’s former students had gathered.
• Feng Xiaotian greeted Dugu Feng warmly, credited him for his success, and joked to Ning Rongrong that he now treated Dugu Feng only as a brother.

Dugu Feng visited the Extreme Academy, where Feng Xiaotian showed him how its teams trained specialists in individual Attributes for the Soul Master Competition. He then met Shi Nian, whose awe of Dugu Feng had only grown as he became a Soul Douluo, and learned Shi Nian wanted to remain his most loyal follower.

• Feng Xiaotian welcomed Dugu Feng and the others, boasting about his strength and his relationship with Huo Wu.
• Feng Xiaotian explained that the Extreme Academy selected competition teams by Attribute, and Dugu Feng praised their specialized training.
• Dugu Feng observed the Wind Attribute Team's teamwork and encouraged the students to pursue the strength needed to become Titled Douluo.
• Feng Xiaotian vowed to win the Soul Master Competition championship for Dugu Feng, while Ning Rongrong dismissed his boast.
• Dugu Feng met Shi Nian in the Vice Dean's Office and asked him to take out the pill he had given him.
• Shi Nian produced two jade-green Pills and begged Dugu Feng to let him keep one, declaring that he wanted to serve him for all eternity.

Dugu Feng gave Shi Nian a Pill Bead that strengthened his body and condensed his Soul Power, then heard about Shi Nian’s plans to develop the Twenty-One Asura Illusion. Dugu Feng later visited Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong, who reunited with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.

• Dugu Feng gave Shi Nian a Pill Bead that improved his cultivation, and Shi Nian felt his body and Soul Power grow stronger.
• Shi Nian told Dugu Feng that he was researching Fusion Skills and believed the Twenty-One Asura Illusion could trap a Title Douluo.
• Dugu Feng praised Shi Nian’s work, then left and later took Ning Rongrong to visit Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong wondered how Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu had changed before finding them at the edge of the academy’s central forest.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, then teased them about their figures.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu reunited with Ning Rongrong, and Tang San revealed his transformed appearance after his Blue Silver Grass awakened as the Blue Silver Emperor. The Six Monsters reunited at the Thatched Cottage, but their differing loyalties and ambitions left their relationships strained.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu discussed Dai Mubai's attempt to have Zhu Zhuqing captured, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to stay in Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San approached Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, then proved his identity by revealing his Blue Silver Emperor, Clear Sky Hammer, and Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Tang San, Dugu Feng, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu went to the Thatched Cottage, where they met Ma Hongjun and Oscar.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected her engagement to Dai Mubai and said she wanted him to stop pursuing her.
• Dugu Feng sensed that the reunited Six Monsters were outwardly friendly but had grown divided by their changing circumstances.

Shrek reunited and prepared for the upcoming Soul Master Competition as Qian Renxue ascended the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire. Her enthronement ceremony reached the offerings at the swan statue, while the empire’s declining strength was revealed.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji welcomed the Shrek Six Monsters back and urged Tang San to compete in the upcoming Soul Master Competition.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu confidently declared that Shrek would win the competition, and Ning Rongrong stayed at Shrek Academy to reunite with her friends.
• Dugu Feng, Dugu Shuo, and Old Snake traveled to the Imperial Palace as honored guests for Qian Renxue’s ascension, while Little Snake and other Dugu Family soul masters went to be reviewed.
• Dugu Feng and his companions met Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo before joining Heaven Dou’s assembled factions inside Qinzheng Hall.
• Qian Renxue appeared in imperial robes, received recognition from the royal family and Ge Long, and led the gathered guests to offer sacrifices at the swan statue.
• The ceremony recalled the founding emperor’s divine favor and revealed that the Heaven Dou imperial family had dwindled until it had no Titled Douluo in recent generations.

Qian Renxue secured recognition as Heaven Dou Emperor and staged a grand military parade to display the empire’s forces. As the army passed in review, Dugu Feng awaited the final highlight: a ten-thousand-strong soul master formation.

• Qian Renxue and the spirit master powers paid homage together, recognizing her position as Heaven Dou Emperor and affirming their shared rule.
• Qian Renxue led the assembled dignitaries to the palace walls to inspect the army, where Dugu Feng saw its vast formations.
• Ge Ying began the parade, and the Royal Knight Legion, cavalry, and heavy infantry marched past the palace wall.
• Qian Renxue asked Salas to assess the troops; Salas praised them publicly and secretly expressed his support for her gaining full authority.
• Dugu Feng anticipated the ten-thousand-strong soul master formation and wondered how Qian Renxue had assembled it.

Qian Renxue displayed the Heaven Dou Empire’s newly assembled ten-thousand-soul-master legion, signaling her control of the empire and provoking concern from Salas. During the banquet, Dugu Feng’s Jade Dragon Serpents stole the imperial family’s national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, without being detected.

• Qian Renxue assembled soul masters from the Crown Prince Residence, the Royal Soul Master Legion, allied forces, and graduating academy students into a ten-thousand-man legion.
• Qian Renxue ordered the legion to release their martial souls during the military review, startling the spectators and worrying Salas about the threat she might pose to Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue held a palace banquet after the military review while Dugu Feng stayed close to Dugu Shuo and Ning Fengzhi.
• Dugu Feng’s Jade Dragon Serpents infiltrated the Imperial Inner Treasury and stole the national treasure from a sealed display box.
• The Jade Dragon Serpents disguised their entry hole as damage from a Tool Martial Soul and escaped with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud undetected.

Dugu Feng obtained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and discovered its powerful abilities without revealing his knowledge of its connection to the Sea God. The next day, he and Dugu Shuo joined Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Yu Xiaogang to protect Tang San as he sought his sixth Spirit Ring.

• The Jade Dragon Serpents stole the Heaven Dou Empire's national treasure from the Imperial Inner Treasury and brought it to Dugu Feng.
• Dugu Feng used Soul Power to activate the Sea God's Heart and gained four soul skills, including invisibility and immobilization.
• Dugu Feng tested the Vast Sea Shield and Universe Stabilizing Divine Shroud on the Jade Dragon Serpents, then kept the Sea God's Heart in a sachet at his waist.
• Dugu Feng cultivated until morning, then traveled with Dugu Shuo to northern Heaven Dou City to help protect Tang San.
• Tang Xiao thanked Dugu Shuo for assisting the Clear Sky Sect, while Dugu Shuo recalled Tang Hao's cultivation advice and made Tang Hao feel ashamed of his earlier motives.

Tang San chose to hunt another Man Faced Demon Spider for his Sixth Spirit Ring, while Dugu Feng recognized that Tang San’s cultivation was being misdirected but kept quiet. The group searched a guarded Soul Hunting Forest for days and finally surrounded a Man Faced Demon Spider, leaving Tang San to face it alone as they waited to see whether an Evil Soul Master would appear.

• Tang San decided to absorb a Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Beast, and Dugu Feng privately judged that Tang San was neglecting the Life Attribute of his Blue Silver Emperor.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Meng Shenji, and Meng Shenji joined the group as they prepared to protect Tang San during his hunt.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Tang San could withstand a Soul Beast slightly older than thirty thousand years, and the group searched the Soul Hunting Forest while Tang Xiao scouted ahead.
• After four days, the group found the Man Faced Demon Spider and spread out around its location, with Tang San approaching it alone under Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul Possession.

Tang San defeated a twenty-six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider with the Clear Sky Hammer while Meng Shenji and the others watched for an Evil Soul Master. He prepared to absorb the spider’s spirit ring, leaving the question of whether he would gain an External Soul Bone unresolved.

• Meng Shenji spread his Black Demon Dreamland over the area and probed underground while Dugu Feng explained that his Jade Phosphor Scarlet Poison also cultivated Spiritual Power.
• Dugu Feng decided the hidden Evil Soul Master would not appear, and Meng Shenji focused on keeping Tang San safe.
• Tang San exhausted the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Spider Web Restraint and then fought it with his unringed Clear Sky Hammer and Clear Sky Sect hammer techniques.
• Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Yu Xiaogang watched with satisfaction as Tang San’s hammer skills overwhelmed the spider.
• Tang San struck down the Man Faced Demon Spider and prepared to absorb its spirit ring.

Tang San absorbed his sixth spirit ring from a Man Faced Demon Spider, and the Eight Spider Lances appeared on his back again. The gathered Soul Masters found no sign of the Evil Soul Master, while Dugu Feng looked forward to using the lances to power his own External Soul Bone.

• Tang San began absorbing his sixth spirit ring as Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and the others guarded him against the suspected Evil Soul Master.
• Tang San endured the spirit ring's violent effects, and his Blue Silver Grass grew with blue, purple, and golden patterns.
• Tang San's sixth Black Spirit Ring appeared, and eight bulges split open on his back as the Eight Spider Lances emerged again.
• Tang Xiao asked Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Meng Shenji, and Dugu Shuo whether they sensed an enemy, but none had detected one.
• Dugu Feng celebrated inwardly, believing the Eight Spider Lances could supply energy for his External Soul Bone again.

Tang San gained an External Soul Bone after absorbing a Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring, and the group brought him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for protection. Dugu Feng then visited Emperor Qian Renxue, who listened to his account while concealing her shock at Tang San’s success.

• Tang San manifested and retracted his Eight Spider Lances, and Tang Xiao hurried the group out of the forest to protect him.
• Tang Xiao asked Ning Fengzhi to shelter Tang San in Heaven Dou City, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to host him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Shuo and Meng Shenji left the group, while Dugu Feng went to the Imperial Palace to meet Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Dugu Feng warmly and brought him into her study, where she discussed the burdens of ruling the empire.
• Dugu Feng recounted Tang San’s successful soul-ring absorption and new External Soul Bone, leaving Qian Renxue inwardly shocked and doubtful.

Qian Renxue assessed the threat posed by Tang San and planned a war against the Star Luo Empire while consolidating her rule over Heaven Dou. She began sweeping government reforms that protected commoners and limited nobles’ control over slaves.

• Qian Renxue was astonished that Tang San had obtained another External Soul Bone and resolved to discuss the Clear Sky Sect with her grandfather.
• Qian Renxue told Dugu Feng she intended to attack the Star Luo Empire within half a year after the Soul Master Competition, and Dugu Feng pledged to support her.
• Qian Renxue weighed Heaven Dou’s military disadvantages and concluded that she could not rely on the Worship Hall without exposing her connection to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue replaced a third of the officials and city lords, then issued reforms protecting commoners’ land and businesses, encouraging reclamation and mobility, and discouraging people from falling into slavery.
• Qian Renxue prohibited private punishment of slaves and ordered that slaves accused of crimes be handed over to the authorities.

Qian Renxue expanded the empire’s Soul Master academies and created regional Soul Master Corps to bring young Soul Masters under imperial control. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy’s powerful team defeated the Wind Attribute Team in the Soul Master Competition, while Dugu Feng watched the growing attention around the Clear Sky Sect.

• Qian Renxue issued decrees expanding Soul Master enrollment, lowering academy admission standards, and establishing regional Soul Master Corps under the empire’s command.
• Ning Rongrong and Dugu Feng attended the Preliminary Tournament in Heaven Dou City, where Shrek Academy faced Gem Academy’s opponent, the Wind Attribute Team.
• Spectators marveled that Shrek Academy had three nineteen-year-old Soul Emperors—Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu—and two Soul Kings, Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
• Dugu Feng heard the crowd attribute Shrek Academy’s strength to the Clear Sky Sect and thought about the attention Tang San’s External Soul Bone might draw from Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
• Shrek Academy defeated the Wind Attribute Team despite its Tornado Hurricane Spirit Skill Fusion Technique, with Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu overpowering their opponents.

Xiao Wu celebrated Shrek’s victory while Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong returned to their hotel, and Dugu Feng later went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. There, Dugu Bo confronted him about Xue Qinghe’s planned war and warned that Spirit Hall could exploit it to destroy Heaven Dou.

• Xiao Wu took pride in defeating the previous Soul Master Competition champion and noticed Tang San watching her from the VIP platform.
• Ning Rongrong left the Soul Arena with Dugu Feng, and they spent the night together at their hotel.
• Dugu Feng left Heaven Dou City the next day and headed to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate.
• Dugu Bo confronted Dugu Feng about the war Xue Qinghe planned against the Star Luo Empire.
• Dugu Bo warned that Spirit Hall might crush Heaven Dou while its army was away, but Dugu Feng remained calm about the plan.

Dugu Feng confronted Dugu Bo over his dismissive view of the Poison Cultivator Branch and demonstrated his overwhelming power. Dugu Bo’s attacks failed, leaving him shocked by Dugu Feng’s Ultimate Poison and extraordinary spirit rings.

• Dugu Feng told Dugu Bo that he was behind the times and could not handle the threats facing the Dugu Family.
• Dugu Bo attacked Dugu Feng, who dodged with the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and challenged him to try again.
• Dugu Bo revealed his nine Soul Rings and used Jade Phosphorus Soul-Confusing Array, but Dugu Feng’s Asura Domain pushed the mist back.
• Dugu Feng displayed six Soul Rings, including a Red Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, and explained that he had cultivated the Poison Cultivator Branch’s Ultimate Poison.
• Dugu Bo sensed the Ultimate Poison and used Medusa’s Gaze, but Dugu Feng’s Asura Killing Array consumed the attack.
• Dugu Feng told Dugu Bo he was unqualified to teach him a lesson and prepared to show him the difference between snake cultivation and poison cultivation.

Dugu Feng fought Dugu Bo with an all-around enhancement and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ability, then used his Tyrant Poison to shatter Dugu Bo’s Time Solidification. Dugu Bo recognized the poison his father had urged him to cultivate and was overwhelmed by memories of leaving the clan.

• Dugu Bo mistook Dugu Feng’s Killing Aura for a Slaughter Domain and used his Eighth Spirit Ability, Time Solidification, to restrain him.
• Dugu Feng activated Spider God’s Aid to double his attributes and unleashed his Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ability, Eternal Wound.
• Dugu Feng’s attack passed through Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphor Heavenly Gang Shield and struck him, disrupting his Soul Power.
• Dugu Feng revealed that the rainbow-colored egg was his Tyrant Poison and asked Dugu Bo what he thought of its power.
• Dugu Bo remembered his father, Dugu Hai, urging him to cultivate Tyrant Poison and recalled leaving the clan with Dugu Hao watching.

Dugu Feng defeated Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well by using Tyrant Poison to seize control of Dugu Bo’s Pill Bead. Dugu Bo realized his Serpent Cultivation had been wrong, but after Dugu Feng fed the Pill Bead to the Jade Dragon Serpent, he charged at him in desperation.

• Dugu Feng’s Tyrant Poison restrained Dugu Bo’s toxins, while Dugu Bo tried to overwhelm him with his Titled Douluo soul power.
• Dugu Feng drew strength from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Asura Domain, and two Immortal Herbs, matching Dugu Bo’s power.
• Tyrant Poison forced Dugu Bo’s Pill Bead out of his body, and Dugu Feng caught it before Dugu Bo could reclaim it.
• Dugu Bo tried to detonate the Pill Bead, but it remained inert in Dugu Feng’s hand.
• Dugu Feng fed the Pill Bead to the Jade Dragon Serpent, and Dugu Bo charged at him after losing his connection to it.