Chapter Summaries

Zi JI survived her three-hundred-thousand-year tribulation, but an unexpected lightning strike pierced her chest immediately afterward. Di Tian and the others rushed her to the Silver Dragon King for help, while Di Tian vowed to settle the debt with the god who had attacked her.

• Zi JI faced the lightning tribulation and endured its escalating bolts, using her true form, Devouring Domain, and Heavenly Demon Reversal to reflect the ninth strike.
• After the clouds cleared, Zi JI felt her power grow and credited Qin Jiuxiao's blood essence for helping her survive.
• The Silver Dragon King watched Zi JI and considered whether Qin Jiuxiao might help her, but a sudden bolt pierced Zi JI's chest.
• Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and King of Ten Thousand Monsters heard a god's faint sneer, and Di Tian identified the attacker as a god of the Divine Realm.
• King of Ten Thousand Monsters carried the gravely wounded Zi JI toward the Silver Dragon King, while Di Tian vowed to avenge her.

Poseidon watched Zi Ji’s tribulation and revealed that he had secretly intensified it to punish Qin Jiuxiao for defeating his inheritor, Tang San. While Poseidon celebrated his warning, Qin Jiuxiao sensed that something was wrong and worried about Zi Ji.

• Poseidon watched Zi Ji fall during her tribulation and recalled how she reminded him of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, whose eye he had gouged out.
• Poseidon remembered how Qin Jiuxiao had arrived on Douluo Planet as an infant inside a mysterious golden light, attracting the attention of the God Realm’s gods.
• Poseidon recalled betting on Tang San in the gods’ contest for Qin Jiuxiao, then resented the ridicule he faced after Tang San was defeated by Qin Jiuxiao.
• Poseidon admitted that he had added a bolt of lightning to Zi Ji’s tribulation as retaliation against Qin Jiuxiao and called it a greeting gift.
• Qin Jiuxiao, unaware of Poseidon’s interference, felt uneasy as he watched toward Star Dou Forest and wondered whether Zi Ji was all right.

After Zi Ji was gravely injured during her tribulation, Gu Yuena discovered that Zi Ji was absorbing the Lightning Tribulation power and used Dragon God essence blood to sustain her. Di Tian reaffirmed that Qin Jiuxiao was essential to the Soul Beast clan’s future, while Zi Ji began a long recovery sleep.

• Di Tian brought the critically wounded Zi Ji to Gu Yuena, who took her into the Lake of Life and ordered the other Ferocious Beasts to withdraw.
• Xiong Jun angrily blamed the unknown human-form figure and Bi Ji for Zi Ji’s injury, but Di Tian said protecting Qin Jiuxiao was his decision and that the Soul Beasts might even have to surrender their Soul Bones to him.
• Xiong Jun rejected the idea and left, while King of Ten Thousand Monsters and Scarlet King departed after acknowledging Di Tian’s decision.
• Di Tian watched the stars and hoped Qin Jiuxiao would prove worthy of the sacrifices the Soul Beast clan was making for him.
• Gu Yuena discovered Zi Ji was assimilating the Lightning Tribulation power, placed Dragon God essence blood on her wound to preserve her life, and left her to recover as she fell into a prolonged slumber.

Qin Jiuxiao separated from Flender’s group and began training Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong in his Thunder Domain. Hu Liena continued serving him while hoping to learn his method for absorbing Soul Rings beyond one’s level.

• Qin Jiuxiao agreed with Flender to train a separate team, promising the girls would improve more than Flender’s students or he would return to group training.
• Qin Jiuxiao created a Thunder Domain that gently tempered the four girls’ bodies, and they settled into the training.
• Qin Jiuxiao told the girls they would gradually face stronger lightning and take medicinal baths after training.
• Hu Liena massaged Qin Jiuxiao’s shoulders, and he told her to apply more pressure and prepare food for the girls.
• Qin Jiuxiao decided to keep Hu Liena waiting until she asked him to teach her the Soul Ring method, while Tang San and the others struggled through Flender’s running exercise.

After Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong reached level thirty, Tang San offered Qin Jiuxiao a secret-technique manual in exchange for a crystal. Qin Jiuxiao gave him a hollow, booby-trapped imitation and began refining the manual, leaving Tang San to discover the trick when he tried to use the crystal.

• After a week of training, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong reached level thirty, and Qin Jiuxiao promised to help them find Soul Rings.
• Tang San arrived and offered Qin Jiuxiao a family secret-technique manual in exchange for the crystal from Flender's shop.
• Qin Jiuxiao recognized that Tang San had altered the manual's cultivation methods but accepted the deal and handed him the crystal.
• Tang San left delighted, intending to use the crystal to make Dragon Whisker Needles and challenge Qin Jiuxiao.
• Qin Jiuxiao told Xiao Wu that the crystal was hollow and filled with foul-smelling water, then began revising Tang San's manual.

Qin Jiuxiao perfected Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and taught the improved movement technique to the girls, including Hu Liena. Hu Liena wondered how she could repay him before deciding she might offer herself as a gift.

• Qin Jiuxiao tested his improved Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and demonstrated its speed and lifelike afterimages to Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Qin Jiuxiao gave the girls manuals and explained that mastering precise Soul Power control would let them use the technique to fight stronger opponents.
• Qin Jiuxiao gave Hu Liena a manual too and offered to teach her, prompting her to thank him and wonder how long she could remain by his side.
• Hu Liena decided she wanted to repay Qin Jiuxiao and, seeing her maid uniform, considered offering herself as a gift.

Hu Liena sneaked into Qin Jiuxiao’s room at night, intending to repay him, but he revealed that he had known her true identity as Spirit Hall’s Saintess all along. The chapter ended with Hu Liena accepting his affection as moonlight fell across their shadows.

• Qin Jiuxiao pretended to be asleep while Hu Liena cautiously entered his room wearing the maid outfit he had chosen for her.
• Hu Liena lay down beside Qin Jiuxiao, but he opened his eyes and caught her trying to sneak into his bed.
• Qin Jiuxiao revealed that he knew Hu Liena was Spirit Hall’s Saintess, the Golden Generation’s leader, and Bibi Dong’s personal disciple.
• Qin Jiuxiao teased Hu Liena about coming to him willingly and said he liked her, while Hu Liena blushed and closed her eyes.

Hu Liena was teased by Xiao Wu and the others after they saw her leaving Qin Jiuxiao’s room, then the group went to investigate a scream and found Tang San and his roommates drenched in foul liquid. Tang San blamed Qin Jiuxiao, and the mess ended with Yu Xiaogang getting splashed as he entered Shrek Academy.

• Hu Liena emerged from Qin Jiuxiao’s room, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong teased her about her disheveled appearance.
• Qin Jiuxiao led the girls to the plaza, where Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar retched after Tang San’s crystal sprayed foul liquid over them.
• Tang San accused Qin Jiuxiao of tampering with the crystal, but Qin Jiuxiao denied it and Flender ordered the four boys to wash.
• Tang San and the others hurried away and Tang San collided with Yu Xiaogang, splashing him with the foul liquid.

Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and learned that Qin Jiuxiao was a twelve-year-old Soul King with five ten-thousand-year Soul Rings. Eager to make Qin Jiuxiao his disciple and uncover his secrets, Yu Xiaogang approached him, but Qin Jiuxiao stopped him because of his stench.

• Ma Hongjun collided with Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San introduced the filthy man as his teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that he had left Nuoding City to come teach Tang San, while Flender and Ning Rongrong reacted to his foul smell and disheveled appearance.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Qin Jiuxiao was a Soul King with five ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned and questioning his theories.
• Yu Xiaogang decided Qin Jiuxiao would make an even better disciple than Tang San and approached him, hoping to learn the secret of his Soul Rings.
• Qin Jiuxiao pinched his nose, ushered Zhu Zhuqing and the others away, and told Yu Xiaogang to keep his distance so he would not spoil breakfast.

Qin Jiuxiao rebuffed Yu Xiaogang's demands for food and knocked him and Tang San aside, gaining Yu Xiaogang's True Words trait as his Soul Power reached level 60. Yu Xiaogang left humiliated, vowing to make Qin Jiuxiao beg him to accept him as a disciple.

• Flender asked Qin Jiuxiao to be tactful with Yu Xiaogang, and Qin Jiuxiao agreed while warning that he would not tolerate being pushed around.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Qin Jiuxiao's breakfast table and demanded porridge, but Qin Jiuxiao told him to pay or eat with Flender.
• When Yu Xiaogang reached for the chopsticks and lectured Qin Jiuxiao about respecting teachers, Qin Jiuxiao destroyed the chopsticks and knocked him off his seat with Qilin Stomp.
• Qin Jiuxiao gained Yu Xiaogang's True Words trait, and his Soul Power broke through to level 60.
• Tang San rushed to defend Yu Xiaogang, but Qin Jiuxiao kicked him aside and explained that Yu Xiaogang was not entitled to free food.
• Yu Xiaogang left in humiliation, vowing to train Tang San and eventually make Qin Jiuxiao beg to become his disciple.

Bi Ji arrived at Shrek Academy looking for Qin Jiuxiao, while the academy’s students continued their training and Yu Xiaogang kept his distance. Qin Jiuxiao recognized her as the woman Zi JI had mentioned, leaving the two face to face at the academy gates.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun improved their Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track under Qin Jiuxiao’s guidance.
• Yu Xiaogang had tried to make Qin Jiuxiao share his Thunder Domain, but Xiao Wu kicked him away, and he turned to training Tang San and the others with basic conditioning.
• Bi Ji arrived at Shrek Academy, drawing the attention of Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tang San, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang.
• Bi Ji politely turned down Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, then told Yu Xiaogang she had come to see Qin Jiuxiao.
• Qin Jiuxiao approached Bi Ji and recognized her as Bi Ji, whom Zi JI had mentioned.

Qin Jiuxiao welcomed Bi Ji to Shrek Academy and announced that several students needed Soul Rings. As the group prepared to enter the Star Dou Forest the next morning, Qin Jiuxiao intended to investigate Zi Ji’s tribulation and seek out the Silver Dragon King.

• Qin Jiuxiao impressed Bi Ji with a poetic compliment, and she joined him after he told Flender she was a guard from the Qin Family.
• Qin Jiuxiao told Flender that Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing had reached Rank 30 and Zhu Zhuyun had reached the Rank 40 bottleneck.
• Oscar and Tang San revealed that they had also reached Rank 30, and Flender agreed to lead the students to hunt Soul Beasts the next morning.
• Yu Xiaogang planned to prove his expertise in the Star Dou Forest, unaware that Bi Ji was a ferocious beast with deep knowledge of Soul Beasts.
• Qin Jiuxiao planned to check on Zi Ji and meet the Silver Dragon King during the trip.

Qin Jiuxiao gained Bi Ji’s healing trait and welcomed her as she healed his companions, while Qian Renxue prepared to travel to the Star Dou Forest for her seventh Soul Ring. After learning Qin Jiuxiao was at Shrek Academy, she considered visiting him once her hunt was over.

• Qin Jiuxiao shook hands with Bi Ji, gained the red trait All-Encompassing Forest, and advanced one Soul Power level.
• Bi Ji sensed that Xiao Wu was a transformed Soul Beast, welcomed her, and healed Ning Rongrong and the other girls.
• Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, and Tang San watched Qin Jiuxiao’s group with envy and resentment.
• Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye she needed to travel to the Star Dou Forest for a seventh Soul Ring, and he approved her departure.
• Qian Renxue set out with Spirit Hall guards, including Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo, and asked about Qin Jiuxiao.
• Snake Lance and Pufferfish told Qian Renxue that Qin Jiuxiao was at Shrek Academy in Suotuo City and suggested she visit after the Soul Ring hunt.

Pufferfish Douluo told Qian Renxue that Qin Jiuxiao knew her identity and had a powerful female Titled Douluo protecting him, deepening her interest in him. The next morning, Qin Jiuxiao’s group traveled into the Star Dou Forest to seek suitable Soul Beasts, while Yu Xiaogang argued with him over the danger of Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.

• Pufferfish Douluo revealed that a female Super Douluo had defeated him while guarding Qin Jiuxiao and that Qin Jiuxiao knew Qian Renxue’s true identity.
• Qian Renxue concluded Qin Jiuxiao had kept her secret and told Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo to avoid conflict with his people.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the others set out for the Star Dou Forest alongside Qin Jiuxiao’s group.
• Yu Xiaogang listed plants and Soul Beasts for the group, but only Tang San listened to him.
• Bi Ji recommended Shadowblade Mantises for Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun and Crystal Armor Rhinos for Ning Rongrong, while Qin Jiuxiao said they could pursue Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Qin Jiuxiao’s plan, and Qin Jiuxiao insulted him before continuing to discuss the route with Bi Ji.

Qin Jiuxiao treated his companions and teachers to an extravagant meal at an inn near the Star Dou Forest, while Yu Xiaogang and the students at Dai Mubai’s table struggled with a cheap dinner. As Tang San and Dai Mubai watched their former loved ones dote on Qin Jiuxiao, someone suddenly kicked open the inn door.

• Flender chose an inn for the group to rest at before entering the forest the next morning, and Yu Xiaogang sat with Tang San and the students, hoping to get closer to Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai ordered only a few inexpensive dishes and proposed splitting the bill, leaving Yu Xiaogang embarrassed and Ma Hongjun regretful about his seat.
• Qin Jiuxiao ordered an abundant meal and offered to pay for Flender and Zhao Wuji, prompting them to order wine and hearty dishes.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, Hu Liena, and Bi Ji showed Qin Jiuxiao affection as Tang San and Dai Mubai watched resentfully.
• Someone kicked open the inn's door, making everyone turn toward the entrance.

Canghui Academy students provoked Dai Mubai and his companions in a tavern, while their leader Ye Zhiqiu joined in after seeing the women at Qin Jiuxiao’s table. Qin Jiuxiao sent the women to fight, leaving the confrontation about to begin.

• Canghui Academy students entered the tavern acting arrogantly, and Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai insulted them.
• Ye Zhiqiu directed his students to provoke Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai dodged their tricks and broke one student's ankle.
• Ye Zhiqiu demanded an apology, and Yu Xiaogang tried to settle the dispute by asking Dai Mubai and the others to apologize.
• The Canghui leader demanded that the women at Qin Jiuxiao's table accompany his students, and Ye Zhiqiu became infatuated with Bi Ji.
• Qin Jiuxiao stopped Yu Xiaogang from intervening and sent the women to teach the Canghui students an unforgettable lesson.

Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu defeated Ye Zhiqiu’s students before facing the Canghui Academy instructor outside the inn. Hu Liena’s bewitchment struck Ye Zhiqiu despite his attempt to avoid her gaze, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Hu Liena bewitched the Canghui Academy students while Ning Rongrong boosted Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Xiao Wu, and the two Zhu sisters swiftly defeated most of the group.
• Xiao Wu knocked down the remaining girl, and Ye Zhiqiu challenged the five girls after seeing his students beaten.
• Qin Jiuxiao told Zhu Zhuqing and the others to take the fight outside, where Ye Zhiqiu released his Black Tortoise Martial Soul and five soul rings.
• The five girls coordinated their battle plan, and Hu Liena attacked Ye Zhiqiu with Demon Fox Bewitchment.
• Ye Zhiqiu tried to avoid Hu Liena’s gaze, but her mental attack still affected him.

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Ning Rongrong defeated Canghui Academy instructor Ye Zhiqiu through their coordinated attacks and ghostlike movement. Tang San recognized Qin Jiuxiao’s improved Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, while Shrek’s onlookers celebrated the victory and its promise for the academy’s future.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun, whose Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and claw attacks cracked Ye Zhiqiu’s Black Tortoise shield.
• Ye Zhiqiu tried to push the sisters back and freeze them, but they and Ning Rongrong dodged his attacks with their swift movement.
• Tang San recognized the footwork as Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and realized Qin Jiuxiao had mastered it beyond his expectations.
• Xiao Wu caught Ye Zhiqiu off guard with Waist Bow, then joined the Zhu sisters in battering him until he fainted.
• Canghui Academy students carried away Ye Zhiqiu and fled as the crowd cheered, while Flender and Zhao Wuji praised Shrek’s teamwork.

After the girls defeated Dai Mubai and Tang San, Yu Xiaogang’s advice and outburst deepened the rift between him and Flender. Qin Jiuxiao promised the girls rewards that night, then welcomed Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun into his room.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu argued over whose contribution to the fight had mattered more while Dai Mubai and Tang San’s group resented Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang defended his advice to Tang San, then accused Flender of jealousy over Liu Erlong; Flender held back his anger, and their friendship appeared strained.
• Qin Jiuxiao told the girls to take turns visiting his room that night, leaving them flushed and expectant.
• Qin Jiuxiao planned to leave some of his Ten Fiends power with the girls before entering the Star Dou Forest with Xiao Wu and Bi Ji.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun entered Qin Jiuxiao’s room in nightgowns, and Zhu Zhuyun offered for the sisters to accompany him.

Qin Jiuxiao prepared the women around him for his trip into the depths of the Star Dou Forest, giving them power or precious blood to protect and strengthen them. After Xiao Wu confessed her feelings and chose to stay with him, Tang San watched from outside the room in a jealous rage.

• Qin Jiuxiao infused Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun with Qilin power, allowing them to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill three times and warning them to save it for emergencies.
• Qin Jiuxiao gave Ning Rongrong Nine-Leaf Sword Grass power that could trap a Soul Douluo-level opponent, and she promised not to use it recklessly.
• Qin Jiuxiao gave Hu Liena three drops of precious blood to help her reach Soul King level before she returned to Spirit City.
• Xiao Wu told Qin Jiuxiao that she wanted to stay by his side, and he reassured her that he would not abandon her.
• Tang San secretly watched Xiao Wu with Qin Jiuxiao and reacted with fury.