Chapter Summaries

Shi An explained his earth-manipulating martial soul before Chen Kui arranged for the students to fight Soul Ancestors at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena. Shi An faced the Thunderburst Bear Soul Ancestor and used the earth to trap him in a pit, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Shi An told the group that his Earth Soul let him use the earth for attack and defense without relying on fixed Soul Ring skills.
• Chen Kui arranged for the students to fight Soul Ancestors, then sent Shi An to face the Thunderburst Bear Soul Ancestor.
• Shi An reassured Zhu Zhuqing before entering the arena and traded insults with his opponent.
• The Thunderburst Bear Soul Ancestor charged at Shi An with his third Soul Skill, Thunder Charge, while Shi An raised a series of Mu Jin walls.
• After the Soul Ancestor smashed through the walls, he found a deep pit filled with churning rocks in front of Shi An.

Shi An easily defeated a Soul Ancestor at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, while Yu Tianheng lost his match. After reviewing the team’s weak combat skills, Chen Kui ordered them to begin regular two-on-two spirit fights, and Shi An left with Zhu Zhuqing.

• Shi An trapped the middle-aged man with earthen chains and spikes, forcing him to admit defeat.
• The spectators cheered Shi An’s victory, and Chen Kui praised his strength while warning him to keep cultivating.
• Yu Tianheng lost to a control-type Soul Ancestor and returned to the private room dejected.
• Dugu Yan won her match, while Zhu Zhuqing tied with her opponent without revealing her external spirit bone.
• Chen Kui criticized the team’s combat skills and ordered nightly two-on-two spirit fights starting the next day.
• Shi An took Zhu Zhuqing’s hand and left the arena with her.

Shi An recognized Dugu Yan’s recurring illness and hinted that spirit bones might hold the answer, then sought rare-herb knowledge from Qian Renxue. Dugu Yan returned home alone and dreamed of her deceased parents, while Qian Renxue arranged to obtain a valuable herb record for Shi An.

• Dugu Yan suffered a relapse while watching Zhu Zhuqing’s spirit battle, and Yu Tianheng explained that healers had been unable to cure her old condition.
• Shi An followed Dugu Yan after she refused Yu Tianheng’s offer to escort her and suggested that spirit bones might solve her illness.
• Shi An visited Qian Renxue and asked for detailed books about medicinal herbs, claiming he had a private health problem.
• Qian Renxue ordered Uncle She to retrieve Elder Ju’s Record of Rare and Exotic Herbs, but planned to delay giving it to Shi An so he would grow anxious.
• Dugu Yan returned to her bedroom without seeing Dugu Bo, remembered Shi An’s hint, and fell asleep dreaming of her deceased parents.

Shi An explained to Dugu Yan that her Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul had poisoned her and proposed using a soul bone to contain the poison, urging her to consult Dugu Bo. After more than a month without word, Shi An visited Qian Renxue and obtained the Immortal Herb Catalog, where he found the Earth Crystal Fruit, an herb suited to him.

• Dugu Yan asked Shi An to explain his claim that her condition could be cured, and he told her that her martial soul’s poison had accumulated throughout her body.
• Shi An proposed channeling the poison into a soul bone and clearing the poison from her body, then warned Dugu Yan that Dugu Bo might also be poisoned.
• After more than a month passed without news, Shi An decided to ask Qian Renxue for the Immortal Herb Catalog himself.
• Qian Renxue gave Shi An the catalog at the Crown Prince's Residence, and he took it home to study.
• Shi An confirmed the book was Chrysanthemum Pass's herb catalog and found the Earth Crystal Fruit, an immortal herb suited to his attributes.

Dugu Bo took Shi An to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after asking whether he could cure Dugu Yan, and promised him herbs from the garden as a reward. Shi An proposed that Dugu Yan absorb a poison-attribute external spirit bone, but Dugu Bo doubted one could be found.

• Dugu Bo confronted Shi An about his suspicions regarding Dugu Bo's poison and asked whether his proposed treatment was reliable.
• Shi An told Dugu Bo that spirit bones could only store toxins temporarily and asked for a reward in exchange for a better solution.
• Dugu Bo carried Shi An to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest and offered him any herbs there if he cured Dugu Yan.
• Shi An explained that a poison-attribute external spirit bone could evolve with Dugu Yan and prevent toxins from overwhelming her.
• Dugu Bo questioned Shi An's proposal because poison-attribute external spirit bones were exceedingly rare.

Shi An gathered several immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, including remedies suited to Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, and used the River of Forgetfulness Autumn Water Dew to sharpen his mind. Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to meet him, saying that her inherited toxin problem might be resolved that day.

• Shi An and Dugu Bo agreed that Shi An could freely pick herbs and would give Dugu Yan the Eight Spider Lances external spirit bone.
• After Dugu Bo flew to Heaven Dou City, Shi An picked an Earth Crystal Fruit, a Myriad Shadow Heart-Returning Vine, a Nether Phosphor Bone-Eroding Immortal Fungus, and a Purple Python Soul-Congealing Nether Lotus.
• Shi An plucked the River of Forgetfulness Autumn Water Dew and swallowed its dew, which clarified his mind and increased his spiritual power.
• Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan, who asked why he had brought her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Shi An might resolve her problem that day and assured her that his own problem had also been resolved.

Shi An offered Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo cures for their toxin erosion using spirit bones and immortal herbs. Later, Zhu Zhuqing knocked a drunken young man into a trash bin when he tried to grab her, leaving him furious after she escaped.

• Shi An told Dugu Bo he could cure both him and Dugu Yan, and explained how spirit bones and immortal herbs would remove their toxin erosion.
• Dugu Yan accepted the Eight Spider Lances and Purple Python Soul-Congealing Lotus, while Dugu Bo received the Nether Phosphor Bone-Eroding Lingzhi.
• Shi An took Dugu Bo's Wishful Hundred-Treasure Pouch and went off to gather more immortal herbs.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to walk past a group of drunken young men, but their leader blocked her and ordered his guards to grab her.
• Zhu Zhuqing struck the young man into a trash bin and left, while he climbed out and angrily asked where she had gone.

Xue Beng raged after Shi An escaped, while Dugu Yan’s Spirit Bone manifested as Eight Spider Lances and left her exposed before Shi An. After giving the Dugu grandfather and granddaughter Immortal Herbs to absorb, Shi An returned to Zhu Zhuqing with a herb suited to her, and the chapter ended as they began cultivating with their respective Immortal Herbs.

• Xue Beng beat his gold-armored guards and ordered them to investigate the woman who had struck him.
• Dugu Yan’s Eight Spider Lances emerged during her Spirit Bone fusion, tearing her top and embarrassing her in front of Shi An.
• Dugu Bo returned with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone from Xue Ye, and Shi An told him and Dugu Yan to absorb their Immortal Herbs before leaving.
• Shi An brought the Myriad Shadow Heart-Returning Vine to Zhu Zhuqing and explained that it could strengthen her Martial Soul and raise her Soul Power Level.
• The next day, Shi An swallowed the Earth Crystal Fruit while Zhu Zhuqing was enclosed in a cocoon of strands from the Myriad Shadow Heart-Returning Vine.

Shi An gained the Metal Control Technique and improved perception after absorbing the Earth Crystal Fruit, while Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan both reached level 40 and gained major benefits from their Immortal Herb-related transformations. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang offered exhausted trainees salt water as Ning Rongrong complained about his training.

• Shi An discovered that he could use the Metal Control Technique, and his Soul Power reached level 55 while his perception increased by fifty percent.
• Zhu Zhuqing emerged from her cocoon with an improved Martial Soul and level 40 Soul Power, and Shi An told her to consolidate her cultivation before they went to Sunset Forest for a Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yan absorbed an Immortal Herb, shed toxins and impurities, and reached level 40; Dugu Bo rejoiced that their clan’s toxin affliction had ended.
• Ning Rongrong complained about Yu Xiaogang’s training as she ran with the others, while Tang San silently took offense at her words.
• Yu Xiaogang met the exhausted trainees at the academy entrance and offered them salt water to replenish their energy.

Yu Xiaogang’s training plan was exposed as the same regimen that had damaged a Heaven Dou Imperial Academy mentor’s students, prompting Ning Rongrong to confront him and Tang San. Tang San struck Ning Rongrong, and as Sword Douluo attacked him, a black hammer intercepted the blow, leaving the conflict unresolved.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that running with heavy stones would build stamina and help the students escape when they ran out of soul power.
• Flender revealed that a Heaven Dou Imperial Academy mentor had committed suicide after his training plan was blamed for damaging students’ foundations, and that the plan had come from Yu Xiaogang.
• Ning Rongrong cursed Yu Xiaogang and accused him of harming the students, while Tang San defended his teacher.
• Tang San slapped Ning Rongrong, who threatened to bring Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo from her sect.
• Sword Douluo attacked Tang San, but a black hammer intercepted his sword and crashed into the ground.

Tang Hao revealed himself as Tang San’s father and fought Chen Xin after Chen Xin confronted him over Tang San’s treatment of Ning Rongrong, while Spirit Hall learned of Tang Hao’s whereabouts. Meanwhile, Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing entered Sunset Forest to search for a Nether Wind Butterfly for Zhu Zhuqing’s Fourth Soul Ring.

• Chen Xin recognized Tang Hao and inferred that Tang San was his son, then challenged Tang Hao over what had happened to Ning Rongrong.
• Tang Hao and Chen Xin fought in the sky above Shrek Academy, destroying the academy as Tang San learned his father was the Clear Sky Douluo.
• The Spirit Hall branch master in Suotuo City spotted Tang Hao and sent a messenger to Spirit City with the news.
• Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing traveled from Heaven Dou City to Sunset Forest to search for a Nether Wind Butterfly, reaching the forest and heading toward its core region.

Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing searched Sunset Forest for a Nether Wind Butterfly, while Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan searched for a soul ring. Elsewhere, Tang Hao and Chen Xin fought over their sects’ honor as Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei to capture Tang Hao.

• Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing encountered Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo revealed that he had reached level 94 while Dugu Yan had advanced to level 40.
• Shi An asked Dugu Bo about Nether Wind Butterflies, but Dugu Bo had never heard of them, so Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing continued deeper into Sunset Forest.
• Tang Hao and Chen Xin fought above Suotuo City, where their techniques and martial souls brought them to a draw despite their injuries.
• Bibi Dong decided to kill Tang Hao, both to avenge the previous Pope and to strengthen her position against the Worship Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei flew toward Suotuo City under Bibi Dong’s orders to capture Tang Hao, hoping Chen Xin’s involvement would improve their chances.

Tang Hao fled Suotuo City with Tang San as Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei pursued, while Chen Xin remained behind. In Sunset Forest, Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing found and killed a Nether Wind Butterfly, and Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing its soul ring.

• Tang Hao broke away from Chen Xin and escaped with Tang San as Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei chased them.
• Chen Xin withdrew the Seven Kill Sword and silenced the crowd in Suotuo City.
• Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing searched Sunset Forest for a Nether Wind Butterfly and marked other suitable spirit beasts for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Shi An detected a Nether Wind Butterfly hiding in a black flower and trapped it in a reinforced metal cage underground.
• Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing suffocated and restrained the Nether Wind Butterfly, and Zhu Zhuqing killed it.
• Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing the butterfly's nine-thousand-year soul ring.

Zhu Zhuqing obtained her Fourth Soul Ring, while Shrek Academy continued to fall apart and Yu Xiaogang left. Qian Renxue learned that Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing had gone to Sunset Forest and suspected their progress was connected to the Herb Compendium.

• Shi An expanded the room as Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a nearly ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and gained Nether Storm, a skill that enhanced her speed, concealment, and attacks within a storm.
• Flender considered starting a new academy, but Yu Xiaogang announced that he was leaving because Tang San was gone and the remaining students were not worthy of his teaching.
• Flender did not try to stop Yu Xiaogang, who left Shrek Academy feeling bewildered, while Dai Mubai and the others glared at him.
• Snake Lance Douluo told Qian Renxue that Shi An had taken Zhu Zhuqing to Sunset Forest and that Dugu Yan had returned as a Soul Ancestor.
• Qian Renxue speculated that the Herb Compendium might explain Dugu Yan's rapid progress and Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing's trip to obtain a Soul Ring.

Qian Renxue visited Shi An to probe whether he had obtained immortal herbs, but he denied it, leaving their relationship outwardly polite and privately strained. Later, Dugu Yan invited Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing to dinner at her home, revealing her growing feelings for Shi An.

• Snake Lance Douluo suggested that Shi An might have found an immortal herb, and Qian Renxue realized her good brother had deceived her.
• Qian Renxue visited Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing, complimented Zhu Zhuqing's changed appearance, and questioned Shi An about rare herbs.
• Shi An denied obtaining any immortal herbs, and Qian Renxue left with their relationship more delicate than before.
• Shi An, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan continued cultivating and faced Soul King opponents in occasional Soul Arena matches.
• Dugu Yan invited Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing to dinner at her home, making Yu Tianheng jealous as she privately acknowledged wanting to spend time with Shi An.

Dugu Bo encouraged Dugu Yan to pursue Shi An and hosted him and Zhu Zhuqing at Dugu Manor, where Dugu Yan admitted her feelings. Zhu Zhuqing left Shi An’s room in sorrow, and Dugu Bo offered to protect her from the Star Luo Empire by taking her as his granddaughter.

• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to be bold about her feelings for Shi An and promised to help her win him over.
• Dugu Bo welcomed Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing to dinner, where he served Shi An fruit wine until he became drunk.
• Zhu Zhuqing worried that Shi An might abandon her as she wiped his body in a side room.
• Dugu Yan entered the room, admitted that she liked Shi An, and Zhu Zhuqing left in tears.
• Dugu Bo told Zhu Zhuqing he had wronged her, declared her his granddaughter, and promised the Star Luo Empire would not trouble her.

Shi An woke beside Dugu Yan after Dugu Bo’s scheme brought them together, while Zhu Zhuqing reassured him that she would stay by his side. Elsewhere, Tang Hao revealed the truth about Tang San’s mother and Xiao Wu, and Bibi Dong received Hu Liena after Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei returned injured.

• Shi An discovered Dugu Yan in his bed and realized Dugu Bo had arranged their encounter.
• Shi An found Zhu Zhuqing by the courtyard pond, and she said she understood and asked whether he would abandon her.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that he belonged to the Clear Sky Sect and that his mother, Ah Yin, had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who sacrificed herself to save him.
• Tang Hao warned Tang San not to seek revenge on Spirit Hall before gaining absolute strength and told him Xiao Wu was also a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong dismissed the injured Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei, then accepted tea and a head massage from Hu Liena.

After Yu Tianheng obtained his fourth soul ring, he challenged Shi An to a public match at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Shi An left Yu Tianheng immobilized in stone and ended the chapter with an earthen spear aimed at his back.

• Yu Tianheng reached level 40, and Chen Kui led the team to Sunset Forest to help him hunt an Overlord Thunder Dragon for his fourth soul ring.
• Yu Tianheng obtained the soul ring and gained the Blue Lightning Thunder Dragon Roar soul skill.
• After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng challenged Shi An, and students and instructors gathered to watch.
• Yu Tianheng summoned his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and charged Shi An with Thunderous Fury.
• Shi An used diamond-shaped stones to bind Yu Tianheng's arms and legs, then pointed an earthen spear at his back.

After Yu Tianheng conceded to Shi An, Shi An spent the day exploring Heaven Dou City with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing. Xue Beng tried to confront Zhu Zhuqing but backed off when Dugu Yan threatened him, and the chapter ended with Dugu Yan bringing Zhu Zhuqing into Shi An’s bath.

• Yu Tianheng conceded after failing to land a hit on Shi An, then left the square as Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing celebrated with Shi An.
• Xue Beng learned that Zhu Zhuqing was out in the city and set out to find her, seeking revenge for her earlier beating.
• Shi An and the two women encountered Xue Beng while shopping, and Dugu Yan warned him not to pursue Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xue Beng and his thug fled after Dugu Yan invoked her grandfather Dugu Bo and threatened him.
• Shi An, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing spent the day touring Heaven Dou City and returned to Shi An’s courtyard after dark.
• Dugu Yan brought Zhu Zhuqing into the room while Shi An was bathing.

Shi An chose an immortal herb for Ye Lingling after Dugu Yan asked him to help her friend, and the three traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue continued searching for Shi An’s secret, and Ning Fengzhi considered whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could recruit him.

• Dugu Yan asked Shi An to choose an immortal herb for Ye Lingling, and he agreed, wondering whether it could purify the Nine-Hearted Begonia’s curse.
• Shi An, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Shi An selected Purifying Calamity Spirit Pearl Grass for Ye Lingling and left it with Dugu Yan.
• Qian Renxue learned that Shi An had visited Sunset Forest but remained unable to discover his secret or follow him, and she chose to prioritize her plan amid Xue Ye’s worsening condition.
• Ning Fengzhi received a verified report about Shi An’s unusual abilities and discussed recruiting him with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
• Sword Douluo warned that Shi An’s ties to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan could make recruitment difficult.