Chapter Summaries

After the Shrek Academy staff arrived seeking teaching positions at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Prince Xue Xing welcomed them after learning they also resented Fang Yuan. The chapter ended with Flender and Prince Xue Xing agreeing that they were allies against Fang Yuan.

• Prince Xue Xing suspected Fang Yuan had caused the three education committee members to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Qin Ming introduced Flender, the Shrek Academy teachers, and their students as applicants to teach at the academy.
• Flender told Prince Xue Xing that Fang Yuan had helped force Shrek Academy to close by disrupting enrollment and drawing away students.
• Qin Ming learned Fang Yuan had fought Poison Douluo to a draw and quickly abandoned his threat to confront him.
• Prince Xue Xing revealed Fang Yuan had also driven away Heaven Dou Royal Academy's education committee members and welcomed the Shrek group as allies.

Prince Xue Xing appointed Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang as education committee members at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, bringing the Shrek group into the academy. After settling in, Flender urged Yu Xiaogang to visit Liu Erlong, forcing her to confront how her transformation had changed their past relationship.

• Prince Xue Xing offered Flender and Zhao Wuji education committee positions because he wanted allies who opposed Fang Yuan.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as a leading martial soul researcher, and Prince Xue Xing appointed her as well.
• Flender and the others accepted their posts and moved into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun entered the student dormitories.
• Yu Xiaogang reflected that Fang Yuan's actions had indirectly helped them gain their positions, and Flender questioned why she seemed to defend him.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang he would take her to see Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang realized that becoming a woman had changed the meaning of their former romance.

Flender brought Yu Xiaogang to Blue Tyrant Academy to reunite her with Liu Erlong, whom she had once loved. After they recognized each other, Flender found a document about Fang Yuan and demanded to know why he was at the academy.

• Flender led Yu Xiaogang to Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong was singing about a lost love.
• Liu Erlong mistook Yu Xiaogang for Flender's wife until Flender revealed that Xiaogang had turned into a woman.
• Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong recognized each other and faced their tearful reunion in silence.
• Flender found a crumpled document about Fang Yuan's compensation while he temporarily ran a school at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Flender asked Liu Erlong why Fang Yuan was there, leaving her unable to answer.

Fang Yuan prepared to develop his academy and the Tang Sect, while Liu Erlong concealed details of her second match with him and vowed to defeat him herself. He told Tang San that the Tang Sect’s founding was now on the agenda and would be linked to the academy.

• Liu Erlong told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that she had fought Fang Yuan twice, lost the first match, and considered the second a draw.
• Flender proposed that he, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong use their Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Fang Yuan, but Liu Erlong insisted on defeating him herself.
• Fang Yuan asked Dugu Bo to deliver a letter to Meng Shu, requesting help with building Heaven and Earth One Family Great Love Academy.
• Fang Yuan visited Tang San and told him they would begin founding the Tang Sect, with academy graduates able to join it.

Fang Yuan took Tang San to the Strength Clan’s residence to persuade its patriarch, Tai Tan, to merge the clan into the Tang Sect. When the guards refused them entry and insulted Fang Yuan, Tang San attacked one with his Blue Silver Grass.

• Fang Yuan explained that the Tang Sect should absorb reliable factions, naming the four former Clear Sky Sect affiliates as potential targets.
• Fang Yuan argued that the Speed Clan could form an elite Soul Master army by pairing its speed with Soul Tools.
• Fang Yuan and Tang San left Blue Tyrant Academy and went to the Strength Clan manor in Heaven Dou City to meet Tai Tan.
• The guards said Tai Tan was busy forging equipment and refused to report their visit.
• Tang San became furious at a guard’s insult to Fang Yuan and wrapped the guard with his Blue Silver Grass.

Tang San and Fang Yuan arrived at the Strength Clan, where Tang San defeated a gate guard before Tai Tan came out to confront them. After Tang San revealed both his martial souls, Tai Tan recognized him as the Young Master and welcomed him into the estate.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass and Blue Silver Sharpening to defeat one of the Strength Clan's Soul Ancestor guards.
• The remaining guard ran inside to summon the clan head, and Tai Tan emerged with his son Tai Nuo, grandson Tai Long, and other clan members.
• Fang Yuan stopped Tai Tan's imposing aura, and Tai Tan prepared to attack before Fang Yuan told Tang San to release both his martial souls.
• Tai Tan recognized Tang San, knelt, and paid respects to him as the Young Master.
• Tai Tan struck the guard who had failed to recognize Tang San, then ushered Fang Yuan and Tang San into the estate and ordered Tai Nuo and Tai Long to prepare tea and seats.

Fang Yuan and Tang San visited the Strength Clan to ask Tai Tan to join the Tang Sect. Tai Tan agreed after Tang San insisted the Tang Sect would be independent of the Clear Sky Sect, then asked about its structure and policies.

• Tai Tan recognized Tang San as the Young Master through his Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass martial souls, and Tang San introduced Fang Yuan as his teacher.
• Tai Tan asked after Tang Hao, and Tang San said his father had been living comfortably in seclusion.
• Fang Yuan asked Tai Tan to bring the Strength Clan into the Tang Sect, which he and Tang San planned to establish.
• Tai Tan questioned whether the Tang Sect was meant to prepare the Clear Sky Sect to emerge from seclusion.
• Tang San declared that the Tang Sect would be independent and that he would lead it with Fang Yuan as Supreme Elder, so Tai Tan agreed to join.
• Tai Tan asked about the Tang Sect's organizational structure and policies.

Tang San and Fang Yuan established the Tang Sect’s leadership structure and set Soul Tool production as its main business. They planned to accompany Tai Tan to the gathering of the former Clear Sky Sect affiliated clans, where Fang Yuan intended to persuade the other three clans to join.

• Tang San made himself Sect Master, appointed Fang Yuan Supreme Elder, and gave Fang Yuan final authority and veto power over Tang Sect decisions.
• Fang Yuan told Tai Tan that the Tang Sect would avoid conflicts between nations and forces and would manufacture and sell Soul Tools, with the Strength Clan helping with production.
• Fang Yuan promised training in Soul Tool manufacturing for the Strength Clan’s young people, and Tai Tan declared his allegiance to the Tang Sect.
• Tai Tan explained that he had to attend an upcoming gathering of the four former Clear Sky Sect affiliated clans after a forging project failed.
• Fang Yuan asked to accompany Tai Tan to the gathering and said he would persuade the other three clans to join the Tang Sect.

Xue Qinghe demonstrated Fang Yuan’s Trigger-Activated Soul Tool Shield to Emperor Xue Ye, showing that it could withstand a powerful attack. Xue Ye learned Fang Yuan could make Soul Tools in quantity and saw them as a major advantage for the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Tai Tan agreed to accompany his old friends to Dragon Rising City in the Star Luo Empire.
• Xue Qinghe brought a Trigger-Activated Soul Tool Shield to his father, Emperor Xue Ye, and explained that Fang Yuan had given it to him.
• Xue Ye attacked Xue Qinghe with a ten-thousand-year soul skill, but the shield activated automatically and blocked the blow.
• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye that the shield could withstand three Soul Emperor-level attacks before needing to be recharged.
• Xue Qinghe recounted his meeting with Fang Yuan and Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Ye learned Fang Yuan could produce Soul Tool Shields and shells in quantity.
• Xue Ye praised Fang Yuan’s inventions and declared they could help the Heaven Dou Empire surpass the Star Luo Empire.

Xue Qinghe persuaded Xue Ye to use a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to recruit Fang Yuan and approved a plan to control the spread of Soul Tools. After leaving the emperor, Xue Qinghe retrieved the Soul Bone and confirmed that Snake Lance Douluo had delivered his message about Fang Yuan and Soul Tools to the Grand Consecrator.

• Xue Qinghe proposed giving Fang Yuan the Heaven Dou Empire's Hundred Thousand Year right leg bone, and Xue Ye agreed.
• Xue Qinghe advised secretly equipping the army with Soul Tools while offering the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall limited places in the Soul Engineering Department.
• Xue Ye praised Xue Qinghe and gave him full responsibility for matters concerning Fang Yuan and Soul Tools.
• Xue Qinghe took the imperial edict and a long box from the palace treasury, then returned to the crown prince's bedchamber.
• Xue Qinghe asked Snake Lance Douluo whether he had delivered the message about Fang Yuan and Soul Tools to the Grand Consecrator, and Snake Lance Douluo confirmed that he had.

Xue Qinghe planned to use a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone to recruit Fang Yuan while keeping his infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire secret. Fang Yuan, Tang San, and the Strength Clan arrived at the Defense Clan’s residence, where Niu Gao questioned Tai Tan about their status and the Tang Sect.

• Xue Qinghe showed Snake Lance Douluo the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone and explained that he intended to give it to Fang Yuan to secure the bone for his side without exposing his plan.
• Xue Qinghe explained that Spirit Hall could study Soul Tool knowledge but should not acquire Soul Tools that might strengthen his rival.
• Tai Tan led Fang Yuan, Tang San, Tai Long, and four Strength Clan members into Dragon Rising City and took them to the Defense Clan’s residence.
• Niu Gao welcomed Tai Tan, and Tai Tan introduced Fang Yuan and Tang San as the Tang Sect’s Supreme Elder and Sect Master.
• Tai Tan yielded the seat of honor to Fang Yuan, prompting Niu Gao to ask whether Tai Tan had become their subordinate and what the Tang Sect was.

Fang Yuan invited Niu Gao and the Defense Clan to join the Tang Sect, but Niu Gao objected after learning that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son. Fang Yuan challenged Niu Gao to prove his strength and the Tang Sect’s independence, and Niu Gao warned that defeating him would not establish that Fang Yuan could stand against the Clear Sky Sect.

• Tai Tan introduced Fang Yuan as the Tang Sect’s Supreme Elder and Tang San as its Sect Master, explaining that the Strength Clan had joined the sect.
• Fang Yuan invited Niu Gao and the Defense Clan to join the Tang Sect, then revealed that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son.
• Niu Gao grew furious about the Clear Sky Sect’s past treatment of the subordinate clans, while Fang Yuan and Tang San insisted that the Tang Sect was independent.
• Fang Yuan offered to spar with Niu Gao to demonstrate that he could protect the Tang Sect from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Niu Gao accepted the challenge but warned that defeating him would only show Soul Douluo-level strength, which might not be enough to face the Clear Sky Sect.

Fang Yuan proposed a turn-based spar with Niu Gao to demonstrate the Tang Sect’s strength and persuade him to join. Niu Gao’s first punch left Fang Yuan unharmed, and the spar continued with two attacks still to come before Fang Yuan’s counterstrike.

• Fang Yuan offered to stand still and take three of Niu Gao’s moves, then strike once in a contest to decide whether the Defense Clan would join the Tang Sect.
• Tai Tan warned that the rules favored Niu Gao, but Fang Yuan said he wanted to prove the Tang Sect could protect the Four Single-Attribute Clans from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Moved by Fang Yuan’s promise, Niu Gao agreed to lead the Defense Clan into the Tang Sect if Fang Yuan defeated him.
• Fang Yuan considered recruiting Bai He and Yang Wudi first, while privately planning to use Tai Tan and viewing Niu Gao as a backup prospect.
• Niu Gao attacked Fang Yuan’s chest with a Soul Power-enhanced punch without releasing his martial soul, but Fang Yuan remained standing unharmed.

Fang Yuan demonstrated his overwhelming physical defense while letting Niu Gao test him in a three-move wager. After Fang Yuan withstood Niu Gao’s first two attacks, Niu Gao prepared to unleash a third strike powerful enough to approach a Titled Douluo’s level.

• Fang Yuan explained that his activated Sovereign Immortal Fetus Gu, rare herb, hundred-thousand-year soul ring, and soul bone made his body exceptionally durable.
• Niu Gao activated his Plate Armored Rhinoceros Martial Soul and struck Fang Yuan with a full-force charge, but only forced him half a step back.
• Tai Tan tried to stop the test, while Niu Gao acknowledged Fang Yuan’s defense and considered the benefits of joining the Tang Sect.
• Niu Gao offered to stop if Fang Yuan had less than half his strength left, but Fang Yuan insisted they complete the agreed three moves.
• Niu Gao accepted Fang Yuan’s challenge and prepared his strongest attack.

Fang Yuan defeated Niu Gao in a sparring match, revealing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and overwhelming power. Convinced Fang Yuan could protect the Tang Sect's independence, Niu Gao pledged the entire Defense Clan to join it.

• Niu Gao unleashed his full-strength Soul Skill attack, and Fang Yuan revealed his eight Soul Rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring.
• Fang Yuan used his Blood Battle Cloak to seize Niu Gao's charging rhinoceros horn and stop him in his tracks.
• Fang Yuan threatened Niu Gao with a punch but halted before striking, then released him and ended the sparring match.
• Niu Gao conceded defeat, thanked Fang Yuan for showing mercy, and pledged the entire Defense Clan to the Tang Sect.

Fang Yuan arranged for the Defense Clan to help build the Tang Sect headquarters and planned to recruit the remaining single-attribute clans. When Bai He arrived with the Speed Clan, Niu Gao and Tai Tan pretended their clans could no longer support him to make joining the Tang Sect more appealing.

• Fang Yuan told Niu Gao to lead the Defense Clan to Heaven Dou City and oversee construction of the Tang Sect headquarters, with Tai Tan agreeing to help.
• Niu Gao asked Fang Yuan to recruit the Speed Clan and the Breaking Clan, and Fang Yuan confirmed that he intended to bring all the single-attribute clans into the Tang Sect.
• Three days later, Bai He arrived at the Defense Clan's residence with his granddaughter Bai Chenxiang and other Speed Clan members.
• Tai Tan told Bai He that he had failed to forge the equipment intended to help the Speed Clan, and Niu Gao claimed the Defense Clan could no longer support them because Huyan Zhen had threatened to force the clan into submission.

Niu Gao explained that the Defense Clan planned to seek refuge with the Tang Sect against possible retaliation from the Elephant Armor Sect, while Bai He worried about the Speed Clan’s future. Fang Yuan demonstrated the Tang Sect’s powerful Soul Cannon and offered it for sale, but Bai He could not afford it.

• Niu Gao told Bai He that the Elephant Armor Sect had tried to annex the Defense Clan and that he planned to move to Heaven Dou City and seek the Tang Sect’s protection.
• Tai Tan introduced Fang Yuan to Bai He as the Tang Sect’s Supreme Elder.
• Fang Yuan demonstrated a Level-Five Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannon by firing it at Niu Gao, who survived but was badly scorched.
• Fang Yuan explained the cannon’s range and power, and Bai He eagerly asked to buy two hundred for the Speed Clan.
• Fang Yuan quoted ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for one cannon and two shells, so Bai He gave up on buying it because the Speed Clan could not afford the cost.

Fang Yuan challenged Bai He to a speed contest, wagering a Soul Tool Cannon against Bai He's promise to bring the Speed Clan into the Tang Sect if he lost. Bai He raced ahead to seize a golden pearl, and Fang Yuan vanished after his three-breath delay, leaving Niu Gao and Tai Tan astonished.

• Fang Yuan offered Bai He a Soul Tool Cannon and proposed a speed contest, with Bai He's joining the Tang Sect as the penalty for losing.
• Bai He agreed to race Fang Yuan to the Dragon Rising City Lord's Manor and retrieve its golden pearl, while Fang Yuan gave him a three-breath head start.
• Bai He sped away so quickly that Niu Gao, Tai Tan, Tang San, and the others could not follow his movement.
• Fang Yuan waited three breaths for Fixed Immortal Travel to activate, then disappeared in a flash of jade light.
• Niu Gao and Tai Tan were astonished that Fang Yuan could travel so quickly.

Fang Yuan won the wager against Bai He by retrieving the golden pearl from the City Lord’s Manor first, then offered Bai Chenxiang a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower as a potential recruit for his planned academy team. Bai He returned empty-handed and realized Fang Yuan had already taken the prize.

• Fang Yuan used Fixed Immortal Travel to retrieve the golden pearl before Bai He returned, astonishing Niu Gao, Tai Tan, and Bai Chenxiang.
• Fang Yuan offered Bai Chenxiang a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and explained that the immortal herb could improve her Soul Power and martial soul.
• Fang Yuan considered recruiting Bai Chenxiang for the Seven Freaks of Great Love Under Heaven and planned to use Mutation Immortal Gu to give her offensive abilities.
• Bai Chenxiang withdrew her hand, but Fang Yuan placed the immortal herb in it anyway.
• Bai He returned from the City Lord’s Manor, saw the golden pearl in Fang Yuan’s hand, and realized Fang Yuan had reached it first.

Fang Yuan defeated Bai He, secured the Speed Clan’s allegiance to the Tang Sect, and helped Bai Chenxiang begin transforming her Martial Soul with an Immortal Herb. Three days later, her transformation produced a striking new appearance, but its full result remained to be seen.

• Fang Yuan revealed he had beaten Bai He to the golden pearl, then gave Bai Chenxiang a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower that could improve her Martial Soul.
• Bai He and Bai Chenxiang joined the Tang Sect, and Bai He gave Fang Yuan a jade box containing the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng as a possible inducement for Yang Wudi.
• Fang Yuan stored the ginseng in his Immortal Aperture, where his Soul Masters divided it and planted its roots in the Little Southern Border.
• Fang Yuan helped Bai Chenxiang consume the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and used Mutation Gu to begin transforming her Martial Soul.
• After three days, fire-element energy emerged from Bai Chenxiang’s room, and Fang Yuan saw that her hair ends had curled and turned red.