Chapter Summaries

Flender and Tang San failed to find Gu Ling after searching Suotuo City, then the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek members arrived at the Soto Great Soul Arena to compete. Gu Ling registered under the alias Spicy Rabbit Head Lover and was matched against Xiao Wu in a one-on-one fight.

• Flender took Tang San to search Suotuo City for Gu Ling, but they found no trace of him and returned to Shrek Academy.
• Qin Ming brought the Imperial Fighting Team to the Soto Great Soul Arena and instructed them to register for their usual events.
• Gu Ling registered as a twelve-year-old, thirty-seventh-level Soul Elder with the alias Spicy Rabbit Head Lover.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived and registered for one-on-one fights, while Tang San also signed up for a two-on-two match.
• The arena announced that Xiao Wu and Spicy Rabbit Head Lover would face each other in the Thirteenth Soul-Dueling Arena.

Xiao Wu discovered that her first opponent at the Soto Great Soul Arena was her former classmate Gu Ling, whose chosen alias, “Spicy Rabbit Head Lover,” infuriated her. Their argument escalated into an attack before the referee officially started the match, leaving Xiao Wu’s kick sweeping toward Gu Ling’s head.

• Xiao Wu heard her opponent’s alias and angrily headed to the Thirteenth Soul-Dueling Arena, determined to confront the rabbit-head lover.
• Xiao Wu recognized Gu Ling as her opponent, and he was equally surprised to see her at the arena.
• Xiao Wu accused Gu Ling of choosing his alias to provoke her, but he said he had picked it before knowing she was in Suotuo City.
• Xiao Wu and Gu Ling traded insults about their past at Notting Academy, and Xiao Wu claimed her Shrek training had made her stronger.
• Xiao Wu activated her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and charged at Gu Ling before the referee could begin the match.
• The referee announced the match’s start as Xiao Wu spun through the air and kicked toward Gu Ling’s head.

Gu Ling countered Xiao Wu's close-range attacks with his Bone Dragon Martial Soul, then resisted her Charm and caused it to backfire. Xiao Wu fainted, and Gu Ling moved to kick her off the arena.

• Xiao Wu attacked Gu Ling with her legs and tried to throw him using her Waist Bow soul skill.
• Gu Ling summoned his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and anchored himself with its tail, stopping Xiao Wu from throwing him.
• Xiao Wu used her Charm soul skill, but Gu Ling's stronger spiritual power and resistance caused it to backfire.
• Xiao Wu staggered and fainted while Gu Ling remained unaffected.
• Gu Ling went to the arena's edge beside the unconscious Xiao Wu and raised his foot to kick her off.

Gu Ling defeated Xiao Wu in the soul duel, prompting Tang San to seek revenge while the Great Soul Arena’s rules prevented him from acting. Tang San persuaded Flender to confront Gu Ling, and Flender planned to deal with him outside the arena.

• Gu Ling kicked the unconscious Xiao Wu off the stage, and the referee declared him the winner.
• Tang San arrived, found Xiao Wu unconscious, and recognized Gu Ling as the person who had beaten Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San confronted Gu Ling, who explained that he had beaten Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun after they attacked him; Gu Ling then left for the Imperial Dou Team’s resting area.
• Tang San decided to use Flender to take revenge, then told Flender that Gu Ling had defeated Xiao Wu.
• Flender agreed to confront Gu Ling, and when Oscar warned that fighting was prohibited inside the arena, Flender said he would act outside its gates.

Flender confronted Gu Ling over the injuries he inflicted on Ma Hongjun, but Gu Ling challenged the Shrek dean for holding him to a different standard than his own students. The chapter ended with Gu Ling accusing Shrek Academy of bullying the weak when its students could not win.

• Tang San and Oscar offered to accompany Flender, but Flender insisted on confronting Gu Ling alone because bringing trainees would make it look like Shrek was ganging up on a child.
• Flender tracked Gu Ling through the Soto Great Soul Arena, watched him compete with Ye Lingling, and followed them out into a secluded street.
• Flender blocked Gu Ling and Ye Lingling, confirmed Gu Ling had injured the Shrek students, and said Ma Hongjun had been wrong but Gu Ling had hit him too hard.
• Gu Ling argued that Flender would not have called for restraint if Gu Ling had been the weaker one being attacked by Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai.
• Flender warned Gu Ling to watch his attitude, and Gu Ling accused Shrek Academy of sending teachers to bully opponents when its students could not win.

Flanders challenged Gu Ling to last ten moves while Flanders suppressed his soul power and refrained from using his Martial Soul. Gu Ling accepted, then used his Bone Dragon possession and spatial soul skill to evade Flanders’s opening attack and force him back with a punch.

• Flanders erupted with soul pressure after Gu Ling taunted him, then withdrew it and offered a ten-move challenge with strict conditions.
• Ye Lingling pointed out that Flanders could not suppress his physical abilities, experience, and reactions, but Gu Ling stopped her and accepted the challenge.
• Gu Ling identified Flanders as the Four-Eyed Cat Eagle and claimed he could withstand far more than ten moves.
• Flanders charged and grabbed for Gu Ling’s shoulder, but Gu Ling activated Bone Dragon Possession and used Void Dragon Assault to vanish.
• Gu Ling reappeared beside Flanders and punched his raised arm, knocking the Soul Saint several steps sideways.

Gu Ling used his spatial abilities and Bone Dragon Martial Soul to outmaneuver Flanders through nine moves, while taunting him for failing to land a hit. Enraged and facing humiliation, Flanders broke the challenge’s restrictions and prepared to attack with his Martial Soul.

• Flanders charged Gu Ling for a second time, but Gu Ling’s Spatial Rift Bone Spikes and sudden spatial movements let him strike Flanders from behind.
• Gu Ling used his bone tail to send Flanders stumbling back, then continued to interrupt his attacks and land blows as he counted each move aloud.
• Ye Lingling realized Gu Ling was deliberately provoking Flanders, who grew increasingly angry as his clothes became dusty and his hair was clipped by a bone spike.
• After Gu Ling reminded him that only one move remained, Flanders let his soul power rise beyond level thirty-seven, summoned his Cat Owl Martial Soul, and abandoned the rules he had set.

Gu Ling used Bone Prison Dragon's Roar to disrupt Flender's Soul Skill and evade his tenth attack, then called him out for breaking their agreement. When Flender threatened to attack him with his full strength, Gu Ling hinted that he was related to Bone Douluo Gu Rong, making Flender withdraw his pressure and pretend he had only been testing Gu Ling.

• Flender tried to catch Gu Ling with a Soul Skill, but Gu Ling's Bone Prison Dragon's Roar disrupted his Soul Power and made the skill fail.
• Gu Ling used Void Dragon Assault to evade Flender's tenth move and reminded him that he had lost their agreed contest.
• Flender erupted with his full Soul Power and threatened to teach Gu Ling a lesson, despite Ye Lingling's objection.
• Gu Ling pointed out that his surname was Gu and his Martial Soul was a Bone Dragon, leading Flender to suspect he was Gu Rong's young relative.
• Flender remembered Tang Hao's retaliation after Zhao Wuji hurt Tang San, withdrew his pressure, and claimed he had only meant to test Gu Ling.

Gu Ling and Ye Lingling left after Gu Ling frightened Flender by letting him infer a connection to Bone Douluo, and Flender concealed his defeat from the Shrek students. At the girls’ dormitory, Ning Rongrong began telling Zhu Zhuqing about Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun being beaten, and her next words unsettled Zhu Zhuqing.

• Flender let Gu Ling and Ye Lingling leave after Gu Ling withdrew his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and reminded him that the ten moves were over.
• Ye Lingling realized Flender had mistaken Gu Ling’s surname and Bone Dragon Martial Soul as evidence of a connection to Bone Douluo, and Gu Ling admitted he had only let Flender draw his own conclusion.
• Flender told the Shrek students he had found Gu Ling and taught him a lesson, hiding that Gu Ling had beaten him and that he had stopped after hearing Bone Douluo’s name.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had been beaten during the Lantern Festival, and Zhu Zhuqing’s expression changed when Ning Rongrong continued.

Ning Rongrong’s account of a bone dragon soul master led Zhu Zhuqing to suspect that the fighter was Gu Ling, whom she had met before. When the Shrek Seven Monsters accepted a team battle against the winning Imperial Dou Team, they learned Gu Ling was on its roster, and Yu Xiaogang planned to counter him with Tang San’s battlefield control.

• Ning Rongrong described the young bone dragon soul master who had defeated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing wondered if he was Gu Ling.
• Zhu Zhuqing admitted to Ning Rongrong that she might know the bone dragon soul master.
• After a week of winning fights in Suotuo City, the Imperial Dou Team drew the attention of the arena’s officials.
• Director Ao asked the Shrek Seven Monsters to face the Imperial Dou Team, and Yu Xiaogang accepted the match for the offered prize money.
• The Shrek Seven Monsters saw Gu Ling listed as a level 37 soul elder with one yellow and two purple soul rings, startling Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Xiaogang told the Shrek Seven Monsters that Tang San could use Blue Silver Grass to restrict Gu Ling’s movement in the team battle.

Yu Xiaogang laid out a plan for the Shrek Seven Monsters to counter Gu Ling’s spatial abilities in their upcoming team battle against the Imperial Dou Team. He authorized Tang San to use the Eight Spider Lances, and the confident Shrek team headed to the arena as the match drew near.

• Yu Xiaogang explained how Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and the team’s coordinated attacks could restrict Gu Ling’s movement and force him to protect his teammates.
• Tang San regained confidence after considering his third soul skill and the support of his teammates.
• Yu Xiaogang permitted Tang San to use the Eight Spider Lances and urged him to give his all against the Imperial Dou Team.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong voiced confidence in the team’s plan.
• The arena broadcast called both teams to prepare, and the Shrek Seven Monsters left for the central main soul fighting arena.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that Shrek Academy had the advantage despite the Imperial Dou Team’s higher average soul power.

The Shrek Seven Monsters faced the Imperial Dou Team, with Gu Ling drawing the anger of Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu after defeating them before. As the battle began, Yu Xiaogang revealed that he hoped Tang San would defeat Yu Tianheng and prove his worth to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• The Shrek Seven Monsters and Imperial Dou Team entered the arena, and Shrek's members recognized Gu Ling as the person who had beaten them before.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu taunted Gu Ling, while Zhu Zhuqing recognized him as the youth who had saved her near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The host began the battle, and Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun rushed to attack Gu Ling as Tang San's Blue Silver Grass spread across the stage.
• Flender reminded Yu Xiaogang that Yu Tianheng was his nephew and urged him to return to his clan, but Yu Xiaogang rejected the idea of the clan as his home.
• Yu Xiaogang said he wanted Tang San to lead the Shrek Seven Monsters to defeat Yu Tianheng, proving that he could cultivate a genius despite being unable to break through level thirty.

The Shrek Seven Monsters and the Imperial Dou Team fought to a standstill, while Yu Xiaogang watched eagerly, convinced Gu Ling’s solo-combat strengths made him useless in a team battle. Gu Ling and Ye Lingling remained uninvolved as the chapter ended with Ye Lingling asking whether they were going to strike.

• Yu Xiaogang insisted Tang San had to defeat Yu Tianheng to prove his theories and silence those who had insulted him.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng clashed head-on while Tang San coordinated the Shrek team’s attacks and Ma Hongjun checked Dugu Yan’s poison with flames.
• Xiao Wu tried to reach Ye Lingling, but Yu Feng intercepted her and Shi Mo and Shi Mo defended the Imperial Dou Team’s rear.
• Ning Rongrong’s boosts and Oscar’s supplies helped Shrek match the Imperial Dou Team’s coordination, leaving the battle even.
• Gu Ling and Ye Lingling stayed out of the fight, and Ye Lingling asked Gu Ling whether they were still not going to strike.

Gu Ling waited until the Shrek Seven Monsters gained the upper hand before using his spatial soul skill to strike their support members. He knocked Ning Rongrong and Oscar out of the arena, leaving the battle in a sudden upheaval.

• Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances and used them to help Shrek break the Imperial Dou Team’s formation.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Tang San’s tactics and predicted that Gu Ling’s delay would cost his team the match.
• Ye Lingling asked Gu Ling if it was time to act, and Gu Ling unleashed his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and soul rings.
• Gu Ling used Void Dragon Assault to appear behind Ning Rongrong and struck both her and Oscar out of the arena.

Gu Ling led the Imperial Dou Team in eliminating Shrek’s support members and turning the battle into a seven-against-five encirclement. Xiao Wu’s injury made Tang San abandon his tactics, leaving Shrek’s formation broken as the chapter ended.

• Gu Ling eliminated Ning Rongrong and Oscar, then baited Shrek’s five remaining fighters into grouping together while the Imperial Dou Team surrounded them.
• Tang San coordinated Shrek’s defense, and the team briefly held off the Imperial Dou Team’s attacks.
• Xiao Wu left the formation to attack Gu Ling, but Dugu Yan struck her with her serpent tail and Yu Feng kicked her to the ground.
• Tang San rushed to Xiao Wu’s side and abandoned his commands, creating a gap that Gu Ling and Yu Tianheng ordered the Imperial Dou Team to exploit.
• The Imperial Dou Team split Shrek’s fighters apart, and Gu Ling mocked Tang San for losing focus when Xiao Wu was hurt.

Shrek’s attempt to turn the Soul Duel around failed when Zhuqing refused to perform Hell White Tiger with Dai Mubai, allowing the Imperial Dou Team to break their formation and eliminate most of their fighters. Gu Ling gently escorted Zhuqing off the arena, and Dai Mubai was left suspecting she had betrayed him with Gu Ling.

• Tang San urged Dai Mubai and Zhuqing to use Hell White Tiger, but Zhuqing refused to cooperate, so their Martial Soul Fusion Skill failed.
• Dugu Yan ordered the Imperial Dou Team to attack, and Gu Ling vanished with his Void Dragon Assault as their combined assault shattered Shrek’s formation.
• Yu Tianheng, the Shi brothers, and Yu Feng eliminated Ma Hongjun, while Tang San sent the injured Xiao Wu off the arena; Ning Rongrong and Oscar had already been eliminated.
• Dai Mubai fought Yu Tianheng without Ning Rongrong’s amplification or healing, and Yu Tianheng steadily drove him back.
• Gu Ling redirected Zhuqing’s attack and gently guided her off the arena without injuring her, prompting Dai Mubai to suspect she had cuckolded him.

The Imperial Dou Team defeated Shrek after Dai Mubai and the other Shrek members were eliminated and Flender conceded. Yu Xiaogang demanded a rematch and accused Zhu Zhuqing of conspiring with the opposing team, but Gu Ling publicly challenged his claim to the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and accused him of stealing Spirit Hall’s research.

• Dai Mubai lost his reason and charged at Gu Ling, leaving himself open to Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, and Shi Mo, who knocked him off the platform.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Zhu Zhuqing for Shrek’s disadvantage and said he would make her leave the academy after the match.
• Tang San fought alone against all seven Imperial Dou Team members, whose attacks and Ye Lingling’s healing wore him down.
• Flender conceded as the Imperial Dou Team continued attacking Tang San, and the host announced their victory.
• Yu Xiaogang accused the Imperial Dou Team of unfair conduct and demanded a rematch, while Gu Ling pointed out Shrek’s earlier teamwork and use of Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances.
• Gu Ling challenged Yu Xiaogang to explain how much of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul he had researched himself and accused him of taking Spirit Hall’s accumulated data.

Gu Ling publicly dismantled Yu Xiaogang’s theories and criticized his conduct, driving him to spit blood and provoking Tang San to attack. After Flender stopped Tang San, Qin Ming revealed his past connection to Shrek Academy and privately judged Yu Xiaogang’s accusations to be unfair.

• Gu Ling challenged Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring theory, his claim that there were no useless Martial Souls, and his credit for Tang San’s talent, then condemned his habit of running from trouble.
• Yu Xiaogang spat blood under the crowd’s mockery, and Flender caught him as spectators criticized him and Shrek Academy.
• Tang San unleashed his Eight Spider Lances and charged at Gu Ling, but Flender restrained him and ordered him to stop.
• Gu Ling mocked Tang San for trying to kill him after accusing the Imperial Dou Team of excessive violence, and Tang San eventually retracted his Eight Spider Lances.
• Qin Ming emerged from the Imperial Dou Team’s passage, greeted Flender and Zhao Wuji, and revealed that he had once been a Shrek Academy student.
• Qin Ming recalled Yu Xiaogang blaming Zhu Zhuqing and demanding a rematch, and concluded that the Imperial Dou Team had followed the rules and Shrek’s loss could not be blamed on her.

Yu Tianheng recognized Yu Xiaogang as his uncle and objected to Gu Ling's harsh words, but Gu Ling and the Imperial Dou Team defended their fair victory and challenged Yu Xiaogang's accusations. Yu Tianheng accepted that his teammates were right, and the Imperial Dou Team left the arena together.

• Flender pointed out that Yu Xiaogang was Yu Tianheng's uncle, and Yu Tianheng acknowledged him after recognizing him from the start.
• Yu Tianheng told Gu Ling that his words to Yu Xiaogang had been too harsh, but Gu Ling countered that Yu Xiaogang had accused the Imperial Dou Team and Zhu Zhuqing without evidence.
• Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, Shi Mo, and Ye Lingling backed Gu Ling and said the match had been fair and Shrek had no grounds to demand a rematch.
• Yu Tianheng fell silent, unable to dispute his teammates' points or excuse Yu Xiaogang's accusations.
• Gu Ling and the Imperial Dou Team left through their contestant passageway without greeting the Shrek Academy group.

Yu Xiaogang rejected Qin Ming’s offer to bring Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy because of his grudge against Gu Ling, but Flender argued that the move would give the students tournament eligibility and better opportunities. Meanwhile, Gu Ling anticipated Tang San’s future visit to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and rode back to Heaven Dou City to prepare.

• Qin Ming suggested that Shrek Academy join Heaven Dou Royal Academy so its students could access better resources and compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang refused the offer unless Heaven Dou Royal Academy expelled Gu Ling, prompting Flender to rebuke him for putting his personal grudge ahead of the students’ futures.
• Gu Ling recalled that Tang San would likely reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and decided to make plans to claim its treasures first.
• Gu Ling told the Imperial Fighting Team that he had urgent personal business and left Suotuo City on horseback for Heaven Dou City.