Chapter Summaries

Long Wushang soothed Wang Dong'er, then remotely triggered the Seed of Destruction inside the gravely injured Huo Yuhao after Shrek Academy took him in. As academy leaders rushed to Huo Yuhao, Xuan Zi concealed his involvement and Yan Shaozhe discovered that Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice aura had vanished.

• Long Wushang kissed Wang Dong'er to calm her, promised he would stay with her, and left Xiao Xiao to care for her.
• Students found Huo Yuhao unconscious in a carriage at Shrek Academy and carried him toward the medical area as news of his condition spread.
• Long Wushang tracked Huo Yuhao's Seed of Destruction and began activating its self-destruction sequence after Huo Yuhao was surrounded by academy witnesses.
• Xuan Zi learned Huo Yuhao had returned gravely injured, feared the consequences if he survived, and ordered that Azure Douluo not be disturbed in seclusion.
• Yan Shaozhe examined Huo Yuhao and found him near death, with almost no Soul Power and no trace of his Ultimate Ice aura.

Huo Yuhao's body exploded from the Seed of Destruction as Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi examined him, killing him in front of Shrek Academy's students and elders. Niu Tian arrived too late, found that Huo Yuhao's body and soul had been obliterated, and feared facing Tang San.

• Yan Shaozhe examined Huo Yuhao and found no trace of his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Martial Soul, while Xuan Zi sensed mortal danger and tried to protect the students.
• Long Wushang activated the Seed of Destruction in Huo Yuhao's heart, causing Huo Yuhao to explode and throwing Yan Shaozhe aside.
• Niu Tian sensed Huo Yuhao's spiritual imprint shatter and raced from beneath the Golden Ancient Tree to the Outer Court plaza.
• Beibei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and the gathered students mourned Huo Yuhao as the Sea God Pavilion Elders arrived.
• Niu Tian examined the remains and realized Huo Yuhao's body and soul were gone, then feared how he would explain the death to Tang San.

Da Ming and Xuan Zi rushed to the Black Dragon Merchant Association after learning Wang Dong'er might be in danger, while Da Ming accused Long Wushang of being involved in Huo Yuhao's death. Wang Dong'er appeared unharmed and began to correct Da Ming, leaving the truth about Huo Yuhao unresolved.

• Da Ming learned Wang Dong'er might have fallen into Long Wushang's hands and rushed to the Black Dragon Merchant Association, while Xuan Zi ordered Yan Shaozhe to seal off the academy plaza and followed him.
• Da Ming and Xuan Zi confirmed that Wang Dong'er was alive and safe inside the association.
• Long Wushang greeted Da Ming and Xuan Zi calmly, claiming Wang Dong'er was resting and denying knowledge of Huo Yuhao's fate.
• Da Ming demanded to see Wang Dong'er immediately and accused Long Wushang of lying about Huo Yuhao leaving the association.
• Wang Dong'er came downstairs, and when Da Ming asked whether Long Wushang had harmed Huo Yuhao, she calmly told him he was mistaken.

Da Ming and Xuan Zi rushed to the Black Dragon Merchant Association after learning Wang Dong'er might be in danger, where Long Wushang denied responsibility for Huo Yuhao's death. Wang Dong'er appeared unharmed but exhausted and began to contradict Da Ming's suspicions.

• Da Ming heard that Wang Dong'er might have been captured and stormed toward the Black Dragon Merchant Association, while Xuan Zi ordered Yan Shaozhe to seal the plaza and followed him.
• Da Ming and Xuan Zi confirmed through their spiritual senses that Wang Dong'er was alive and safe inside the association.
• Long Wushang greeted the two men calmly and claimed Wang Dong'er was resting after staying up late with Xiao Xiao.
• Da Ming demanded to see Wang Dong'er and questioned Long Wushang about Huo Yuhao, but Long Wushang denied knowing what had happened after Huo Yuhao left.
• Wang Dong'er came downstairs, and when Da Ming asked whether Long Wushang had harmed Huo Yuhao, she replied, "Big Dad, you are mistaken."

After Da Ming revealed that Huo Yuhao had died, Wang Dong'er concealed her knowledge of Long Wushang’s role and pleaded to see Huo Yuhao one last time. Da Ming failed to get the truth from her and was left frustrated and confused.

• Wang Dong'er insisted that Huo Yuhao had left the merchant association early and defended the Black Dragon Merchant Association from Da Ming’s suspicion.
• Da Ming told Wang Dong'er that Huo Yuhao had been controlled and killed, then urged her to reveal what she knew.
• Wang Dong'er was devastated by Huo Yuhao’s death but stayed silent rather than accuse Long Wushang.
• Xuan Zi vouched for Wang Dong'er's testimony and urged Da Ming to stop questioning her.
• Wang Dong'er asked to be taken away so she could see Huo Yuhao one last time, and Da Ming gave up questioning her.

Da Ming took the exhausted Wang Dong'er away after Huo Yuhao's death, leaving Long Wushang without evidence against him. Xuan Zi rebuked Long Wushang and urged him to leave Shrek, but Long Wushang first asked about Shao Zhe, hinting at an undisclosed connection.

• Da Ming supported Wang Dong'er and left without confronting Long Wushang, while Wang Dong'er did not look back at him.
• After checking that no one was watching, Xuan Zi dragged Long Wushang into the merchant association and angrily reminded him of Huo Yuhao's importance to Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xuan Zi recalled Da Ming's threatening gaze and begged Long Wushang to leave Shrek City before the situation worsened.
• Long Wushang said he would leave after arranging one more matter, and considered returning to the Sun Moon Empire, where the Snow Empress was sealed.
• Long Wushang asked Xuan Zi whether Mu En's former disciple Shao Zhe, the Light Phoenix Super Douluo and dean of the Martial Soul Department, was still at Shrek Academy.

Xuan Zi agreed to arrange a meeting between Long Wushang and Shao Zhe, while demanding secrecy about their identities and deal. In the God Realm, Tang San learned Huo Yuhao was dead and began plotting to recruit Destruction’s inheritor as his replacement, leaving Da Ming frightened by his smile.

• Xuan Zi agreed to let Long Wushang meet Shao Zhe if Long Wushang kept his identity and their deal secret.
• Da Ming ascended to the God Realm and told Tang San that Huo Yuhao had died.
• Tang San invaded Da Ming’s mind and learned that Destruction’s inheritor had killed Huo Yuhao.
• Tang San considered recruiting the inheritor to replace Huo Yuhao and using Wu Tong or the Asura God position to win him over.
• Da Ming saw Tang San’s eerie smile and decided to flee to Xiao Wu for help.

Tang San imprisoned Da Ming’s divine consciousness, sent Huo Yun'er’s soul back to the lower realm, and dispatched his teacher’s soul to take over Da Ming’s body as the new Azure Douluo. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy held a private funeral for Huo Yuhao, where Long Wushang’s show of grief dispelled Xu Sanshi and Beibei’s suspicions.

• Tang San restrained Da Ming’s divine consciousness and confined him in Sea God’s Temple, severing his connection to his body in the lower realm.
• Tang San returned Huo Yun'er’s soul to the lower realm and sent his teacher’s soul through Da Ming’s passage to possess Da Ming’s body as the new Azure Douluo.
• The new Azure Douluo’s dragon might and golden light erupted from Sea God Island, attracting the attention of the black dragon in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Shrek Academy held a quiet funeral for Huo Yuhao, and Tang Wutong received mourners while planning to bury him beside his mother.
• Long Wushang attended the funeral and expressed regret to Xu Sanshi and Beibei, who accepted his explanation and dismissed their suspicions.

At Huo Yuhao’s funeral, Long Wushang concealed his guiltless resolve and grief as he paid his respects, while privately reflecting on the fate that had shaped Huo Yuhao’s life. He used the funeral as cover to enter Shrek Academy for a meeting with Yan Shaozhe, and Zhang Lexuan arrived to escort him to the Sea God Pavilion.

• Long Wushang hid his true feelings as he offered a flower to Wang Dong’er and bowed three times before Huo Yuhao’s portrait.
• Long Wushang silently wished Huo Yuhao could live an ordinary, peaceful life in his next life, then left the mourning hall.
• Long Wushang secretly sent a spiritual message to the young woman receiving guests, leaving her startled and uncertain.
• Long Wushang continued through Shrek Academy, intending to meet Yan Shaozhe after arranging the visit through Xuan Zi.
• Zhang Lexuan introduced herself to Long Wushang and escorted him toward the Sea God Pavilion, where Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe were waiting.

Yan Shaozhe met Long Wushang in secret after Xuan Zi arranged the meeting, expecting the young man to help him break through his bottleneck. Long Wushang and Yan Shaozhe noticed their striking resemblance, and the chapter ended with Yan Shaozhe asking what he wanted.

• Xuan Zi told Yan Shaozhe that a secret meeting might lead to help overcoming his cultivation bottleneck.
• Zhang Lexuan brought Long Wushang to the secret hall, then left him to meet Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe alone.
• Long Wushang sat beside Xuan Zi and teased him for arranging the secret meeting so carefully.
• Yan Shaozhe noticed that Long Wushang's eyes and appearance resembled his own, and wondered if they were related.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Long Wushang what he wanted to discuss and whether they had met before.

Long Wushang told Yan Shaozhe that his father had been Long Wushang’s full-blooded elder brother, shocking Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi. Yan Shaozhe angrily demanded an explanation, while Long Wushang calmly insisted he had not come merely to humiliate him.

• Long Wushang asked whether Yan Shaozhe’s martial soul was the Light Phoenix and said he had come to discuss a family matter.
• Xuan Zi recalled Yan Shaozhe’s mysterious origins and his late teacher Mu En’s ties to Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, then listened quietly.
• After Yan Shaozhe confirmed his martial soul, Long Wushang claimed that Yan Shaozhe’s father was his full-blooded elder brother.
• Yan Shaozhe rose in anger, accused Long Wushang of insulting his parents, and threatened to make him answer for it.
• Long Wushang calmly argued that he would not risk provoking Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe merely to humiliate them.

Yan Shaozhe challenged Long Wushuang’s claim that they were brothers, but Long revealed that his real name was Long Wushang and that he was Long Xiaoyao’s son. Yan Shaozhe then confronted Xuan Zi about his secret ties to the Dragon Emperor Douluo, and Xuan Zi’s silence confirmed them.

• Yan Shaozhe questioned how Long Wushuang could be his father’s biological brother given their ages and differing Martial Souls.
• Long Wushang revealed his real name and summoned the Dark Sacred Dragon, prompting Yan Shaozhe to recognize him as Long Xiaoyao’s son.
• Yan Shaozhe accused Xuan Zi of secretly contacting Long Xiaoyao, who had helped him break through the Limit.
• Long Wushang explained that Long Xiaoyao and Mu En had exchanged letters for years and that Xuan Zi had inherited their contact.
• Xuan Zi stayed silent when Yan Shaozhe looked to him for confirmation, leaving Yan Shaozhe convinced that the secret relationship was real.

Xuan Zi explained to Yan Shaozhe why the past relationships between Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, and Death God Douluo could not be judged in simple terms. He left Yan Shaozhe with a warning that, as a future leader of Shrek Academy, he needed broader perspective and the ability to weigh competing interests.

• Xuan Zi comforted Yan Shaozhe and explained that he had withheld information because revealing it too early might have harmed him.
• Xuan Zi described the complicated relationships among Mu En, Dragon Emperor Douluo, and Death God Douluo, along with the political pressures Shrek Academy faced after Mu En's departure.
• Yan Shaozhe insisted that Long Xiaoyao was his enemy because he had killed Mu En and devastated Shrek Academy.
• Xuan Zi clarified that he was not defending Long Xiaoyao, but teaching Yan Shaozhe to judge people by their positions and intentions rather than a single action.
• Xuan Zi recalled Mu En's assessment that Yan Shaozhe lacked a broad perspective and urged him to develop the judgment required of a future leader.

Long Wushang revealed Yan Shaozhe’s connection to Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, explaining why he inherited the Light Phoenix martial soul. Yan Shaozhe was left reeling as he learned that the leader of the Evil Soul Masters was his grandmother.

• Xuan Zi ended his argument with Yan Shaozhe and urged Long Wushang to explain his origins.
• Long Wushang said Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao had a son whom Ye Xishui left in a village, and that the child took her former surname, Yan.
• Long Wushang revealed that Ye Xishui possessed Twin Martial Souls: the Blood Soul Demon Puppet and the light-attributed Light Phoenix.
• Yan Shaozhe realized that Ye Xishui was his grandmother and that he had inherited his Light Phoenix martial soul from her.
• Xuan Zi was stunned by Yan Shaozhe’s family ties and the resulting confusion over their generations.

After learning that he descended from Evil Soul Masters, Yan Shaozhe fled the meeting with Long Wushang and Xuan Zi, unable to face the revelation. Xuan Zi accepted a pill intended to bind Yan Shaozhe to Long Wushang through gratitude and shared interests, then urged Long Wushang to leave Shrek City soon because he sensed danger.

• Yan Shaozhe struggled to accept Long Wushang's claim that he was descended from Evil Soul Masters and had inherited his Light Phoenix martial soul from one of them.
• Yan Shaozhe abruptly ended the meeting and left the secret hall, and Xuan Zi took his flight as evidence that Long Wushang's account was true.
• Xuan Zi said he would give Yan Shaozhe time to recover and later convey Long Wushang's message to him.
• Long Wushang presented Xuan Zi with a jade box containing a pill meant as a meeting gift for Yan Shaozhe and a way to deepen their connection.
• Xuan Zi took the jade box and promised to guide Yan Shaozhe toward accepting the gift.
• Xuan Zi warned Long Wushang to leave Shrek City within the next few days because he sensed that something was wrong.

Long Wushang told Wang Dong'er that he might leave that night and never return, and she agreed to spend one last private moment with him in the sealed secret hall. Their parting remained uncertain as they embraced in Shrek's Sea God Pavilion.

• Xuan Zi warned Long Wushang that the Clear Sky Sect's Grand Sect Master seemed suspicious and advised him to leave the city soon.
• Wang Dong'er secretly visited Long Wushang, grieving Huo Yuhao and fearing that their relationship would be discovered at Shrek.
• Long Wushang embraced Wang Dong'er, but she told him they could not be intimate at the Sea God Pavilion, especially on Huo Yuhao's funeral day.
• Long Wushang revealed that he planned to leave overnight and might never see Wang Dong'er again, leaving her distressed.
• Long Wushang kissed Wang Dong'er, and she agreed to let him hold her for a little while before he left.

Long Wushang left Shrek City with Ice Empress after saying farewell to Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er, and revealed they were heading to Mingdu, where he expected to meet Snow Empress. Back at Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe broke through to Rank 98, while the Azure Douluo awakened with memories of ten thousand years ago.

• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er tearfully saw Long Wushang off as his carriage departed Shrek City.
• Long Wushang told Ice Empress that they were heading to the Sun Moon Empire and that they might meet Snow Empress in Mingdu.
• Yan Shaozhe took the Yin-Yang Creation Pill and broke through to Rank 98, regaining his youth and vigor.
• The Azure Douluo awakened beneath the Golden Ancient Tree and realized he had returned to the world ten thousand years after his own era.

Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek Academy ten thousand years later as a level 99 Ultimate Douluo and learned from Beibei about his painful relationship with Tang Ya and Long Wushang's interference. Seeing Beibei as a devoted and talented descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Xiaogang began considering him as a match for Tang San's daughter Dong'er and wondered if Beibei was his own descendant.

• Yu Xiaogang explored Shrek Academy and its commemorative statue, reflecting on his friends and students from ten thousand years earlier.
• Yu Xiaogang followed a familiar Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon aura and found Beibei training recklessly in the middle of the night.
• Yu Xiaogang spoke with the exhausted Beibei, who explained his relationship with Tang Ya and how Long Wushang had interfered.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Long Wushang as the person Tang San had asked him to watch and judged him unworthy of Dong'er.
• Yu Xiaogang considered Beibei an ideal match for Dong'er and wondered whether Beibei descended from him and Liu Erlong.

Yu Xiaogang’s suspicions about Beibei’s heritage led him to favor and mentor the boy, stirring rumors and factional conflict within Shrek Academy. In Mingdu, Long Wushang reunited with Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao, met Jiang Nannan, and decided to use Xu Tianran’s interest in her as leverage in the imperial power struggle.

• Yu Xiaogang became convinced that Beibei descended from the branch left behind long ago and began personally mentoring him.
• Yu Xiaogang intervened more often in Shrek’s affairs and challenged Xuan Zi’s faction, prompting rumors that the Clear Sky Sect sought influence over the academy.
• After nearly a month of travel, Long Wushang arrived in Mingdu, where Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao welcomed him at the Black Dragon Merchant Association.
• Tang Ya introduced Jiang Nannan, who had joined the association months earlier and had been trained under her guidance.
• Long Wushang learned that Xu Tianran had repeatedly asked about Jiang Nannan and decided to keep her away from him while using his desire for her as leverage.

Long Wushang returned to the Holy Spirit Cult and told Ye Xishui about Yan Shaozhe, a Shrek Academy leader whose identity stirred a buried memory in her. Ye Xishui realized her son might have uncovered the secret she had kept for years and asked what he was trying to say.

• Long Wushang spared Jiang Nannan and faced the charged attention of Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya after the welcome ceremony.
• Long Wushang went to the Evil Demon Forest to claim the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler as the Original Sin Demon Puppet's ninth Soul Ring.
• Long Wushang returned to the Holy Spirit Cult and comforted Ye Xishui before asking whether to tell Long Xiaoyao about Yan Shaozhe.
• Ye Xishui scolded Long Wushang for visiting Shrek City alone, and he explained that Long Xiaoyao and Xuan Zi had arranged for his safety.
• Long Wushang revealed that Xuan Zi had introduced him to Yan Shaozhe, and Ye Xishui stiffened in shock before asking what he meant.