Chapter Summaries

Tang Shuo rescued Qian Renxue from the Corrosive Poison Marsh and carried her to safety, where she recovered enough to question him about his condition. Qian Renxue recognized Tang Shuo's extraordinary strength and wondered whether she could recruit him.

• Qian Renxue spotted the Moonlight Glazed Flower on the Nine-Heart Toad, but Tang Shuo carried her out of the swamp before she could retrieve it.
• Tang Shuo set Qian Renxue down in a safer place, where she steadied herself against a tree.
• Qian Renxue asked Tang Shuo whether he was hurt or poisoned, and he said the Eastern Emperor Bell had protected him.
• Qian Renxue recalled Tang Shuo's powerful soul skills and questioned how her intelligence network had failed to discover him.
• Qian Renxue wondered whether she could bring Tang Shuo over to her side.

Tang Shuo purged the poison from Qian Renxue and revealed a second martial soul, prompting her to resolve to recruit him. After she went to wash in a stream, she slipped and fell, and Tang Shuo turned around to find her rising from the water unclothed.

• Tang Shuo explained that Qian Renxue had been weakened by exhausting her soul power and used a bronze mirror to draw the marsh poison from her body.
• Qian Renxue realized Tang Shuo possessed both a defensive great bell and a toxin-purifying bronze mirror, and decided to recruit him into her faction.
• Qian Renxue went to wash in a nearby stream while Tang Shuo turned his back and promised not to peek.
• Qian Renxue slipped on the streambed and fell into deeper water, and Tang Shuo turned around when she did not answer him.
• Tang Shuo saw Qian Renxue rise from the water unclothed.

Tang Shuo healed Qian Renxue after accidentally seeing her naked, then learned she needed the Moonlight Glazed Flower guarded by a powerful Nine-Heart Toad. He was thrilled to learn the beast was estimated to be over fifty thousand years old and proposed killing it directly, leaving Qian Renxue stunned.

• Tang Shuo turned away when Qian Renxue regained consciousness, then apologized after she dressed and ordered him to turn around.
• Tang Shuo healed Qian Renxue's injured leg with the Copper Mirror Martial Soul, and she told him to keep the incident secret.
• Tang Shuo explained that he had come for Nine-Heart Toad poison and spider venom, and Qian Renxue gave him a jade bottle of Scarlet Flame Spider Emperor venom.
• Qian Renxue said she needed the Moonlight Glazed Flower's stamen and identified its guardian as a Nine-Heart Toad estimated to be over fifty thousand years old.
• Tang Shuo eagerly suggested killing the Nine-Heart Toad directly, leaving Qian Renxue dumbfounded by his confidence.

Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue reached the Nine-Heart Toad’s marsh, where she retrieved the Moonlight Glazed Stamen while he confronted the fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast. Tang Shuo crushed the beast with his Eastern Emperor Bell, leaving its Spirit Ring behind as Qian Renxue stared in shock.

• Tang Shuo rejected Qian Renxue’s safer plan and said he intended to claim the Nine-Heart Toad’s Spirit Ring as well as its venom.
• Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue found the Nine-Heart Toad beside the Moonlight Glazed Flower in its marsh territory.
• Tang Shuo drew the Nine-Heart Toad’s attention while Qian Renxue sneaked onto its back and took the Moonlight Glazed Stamen.
• Tang Shuo summoned his Eastern Sovereign Taiyi Martial Soul, terrifying the Nine-Heart Toad and forcing it to the ground.
• Tang Shuo summoned the Eastern Emperor Bell and crushed the Nine-Heart Toad, leaving only its Spirit Ring as Qian Renxue watched in stunned silence.

Tang Shuo defeated the fifty-thousand-year Nine-Heart Toad, absorbed its Spirit Ring as his second ring, and gained the Soul-Devouring Hand skill. At Shrek Academy, Tang San trained toward level thirty while believing his older brother Tang Shuo was still living an ordinary life in Holy Soul Village.

• Tang Shuo gathered the Nine-Heart Toad’s deadly poison into a pearl and prepared to absorb its fifty-thousand-year Spirit Ring as Qian Renxue warned him of the danger.
• Tang Shuo’s imperial phantom suppressed the dead beast’s resisting will, allowing him to absorb the Spirit Ring without obstruction.
• Tang Shuo’s Soul Power rose to level twenty-five, and he tested his new Soul-Devouring Hand, which drained the life and souls from nearby plants.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang put the students through weighted running drills, and Tang San carried extra stones for Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu.
• Tang San reached level twenty-nine and thought that he had far outgrown Tang Shuo, whom he assumed was still working in Holy Soul Village.
• Dai Mubai praised Tang San for training hard, helping his teammates, and finishing first.

Tang Shuo returned from the Star Dou Great Forest with nearly all the ingredients he needed for Myriad-Poison Fiend Legs, then treated Dugu Yan when her poison flared up. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing admitted to Ning Rongrong that she liked Tang Shuo but did not know whether he returned her feelings.

• Dai Mubai told Tang San that he was pursuing Zhu Zhuqing more patiently and planned to confess after building their relationship.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong she could never like Dai Mubai and privately thought of Tang Shuo as the person she liked.
• Ning Rongrong urged Zhu Zhuqing to take the initiative and confess to Tang Shuo, leaving Zhu Zhuqing unsettled.
• Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue parted ways outside the Star Dou Great Forest, and Tang Shuo returned to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy with nearly all the materials for Myriad-Poison Fiend Legs.
• Ye Lengleng brought Dugu Yan to Tang Shuo when her snake poison flared up, and Ye Haitang left him to treat her.
• Tang Shuo used Solar True Qi to ease Dugu Yan's pain, and she recovered her strength and felt her stagnant soul power stirring.

After Tang Shuo saved Dugu Yan, he demanded her Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor’s Natal Serpent Poison, and they agreed to settle the dispute with a fight. The two faced off in the courtyard, where Dugu Yan offered to let Tang Shuo strike first.

• Ye Lengleng and Ye Haitang entered and found Dugu Yan recovered, and Ye Haitang thanked Tang Shuo for saving her.
• Tang Shuo asked Dugu Yan for the Natal Serpent Poison on her fangs, and Ye Haitang explained that losing it would severely weaken her.
• Tang Shuo proposed a fight: Dugu Yan would give him the poison if he won, while he would forfeit both payment and the favor if he lost.
• Ye Lengleng warned Tang Shuo that Dugu Yan was a level thirty-seven Soul Venerable and urged him not to challenge her, but he refused her help.
• Dugu Yan accepted the wager and promised Tang Shuo as much venom as he wanted if he won.
• The group went to the courtyard, where Dugu Yan faced Tang Shuo and offered to let him make the first move.

Tang Shuo overwhelmed Dugu Yan in their arena fight, then used his Eastern Emperor Bell to deflect her poisoned hidden weapons and save her from being struck by them. The encounter ended with Dugu Yan knocked aside and the Jade Phosphor Needles embedded in the ground behind her.

• Tang Shuo attacked Dugu Yan at high speed, forcing her to retreat and struggle to defend herself.
• Dugu Yan activated her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul and strengthened herself with her first two Soul Skills.
• Tang Shuo summoned his Eastern Emperor Bell and unleashed his first Soul Skill, Solar Corona Divine Wheel, sending blazing golden fireballs at Dugu Yan.
• Overwhelmed and humiliated, Dugu Yan threw dozens of poisoned Jade Phosphor Needles at Tang Shuo, then realized she had acted recklessly.
• Tang Shuo transformed the Eastern Emperor Bell into a protective golden bell, which deflected the needles and sent them flying back toward Dugu Yan.
• Tang Shuo kicked Dugu Yan out of the needles' path, and they missed her before embedding themselves in the ground.

Tang Shuo defeated Dugu Yan and revealed the Eastern Emperor Bell, prompting Ye Lengleng to realize he possessed Twin Martial Souls. He collected Dugu Yan’s venom for his cultivation and headed to a prepared bathing barrel, while Dugu Yan left to recover.

• Tang Shuo’s golden bell blocked Dugu Yan’s poisonous needles, and Ye Lengleng suspected he had Twin Martial Souls.
• Dugu Yan admitted defeat, thanked Tang Shuo for saving her, and agreed to provide her venom.
• Tang Shuo used pressure on Dugu Yan’s cheeks to make her venom flow into a jade bottle.
• Dugu Yan became weak and embarrassed, so Ye Lengleng supported her back toward the dormitory.
• Tang Shuo carried the venom to a cleared area behind the dormitory, where a massive black-iron bathing barrel stood.

Tang Shuo immersed himself in a barrel of Myriad-Poison Fluid to cultivate Myriad-Poison Fiend Legs, revealing his true martial soul, Eastern Sovereign Taiyi, as the poisons began to destroy his body. Ye Lengleng used her Nine-Heart Begonia to heal him, helping him endure the dangerous cultivation.

• Tang Shuo mixed countless poisons into a bath barrel despite Ye Lengleng's warnings and stepped into the deadly liquid.
• The pain and toxins overwhelmed Tang Shuo, who summoned his true martial soul, Eastern Sovereign Taiyi, and used its Sun True Fire to suppress and refine the poisons.
• Ye Lengleng witnessed Tang Shuo's divine martial soul and began imagining that she might pursue him.
• As Tang Shuo's skin cracked and poisonous blood seeped from his body, he called on Ye Lengleng to heal him.
• Ye Lengleng summoned her Nine-Heart Begonia and sent its healing light into Tang Shuo, repairing his damaged flesh and meridians.

Tang Shuo completed the tempering of his Myriad-Poison Fiend Legs, awakened a powerful aura, and broke through to level twenty-six, drawing the attention of Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Bo Saixi. Meanwhile, Tang San obtained his third spirit ring and the Eight Spider Lances in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Tang Shuo refined the remaining poison, reached minor mastery of the Myriad-Poison Fiend Legs, and broke through to the peak of level twenty-six as his martial spirit aura swept across Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ye Lingling collapsed from exhaustion after healing Tang Shuo, and he carried her to his bed and thanked her for her help.
• Qian Renxue sensed Tang Shuo's aura and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to investigate him in detail so she could bring him under her command.
• Bibi Dong and Bo Saixi sensed the overwhelming aura from afar and wondered who had produced it.
• Tang San defeated a Man Faced Demon Spider, absorbed its thousand-year spirit ring, and gained the Eight Spider Lances as an External Soul Bone.

Tang Hao watched Tang San’s rapid rise and decided to focus on him rather than Tang Shuo, who continued cultivating his poison-resistant body at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. Tang Shuo’s routine collection of Dugu Yan’s poison was interrupted by the sudden arrival of her grandfather.

• Tang Hao secretly observed Tang San reach level thirty and obtain the Eight Spider Lances, then dismissed Tang Shuo as a wasted talent and resolved to train Tang San for revenge on Spirit Hall.
• Tang Shuo continued tempering himself with Myriad-Poison Fluid and went to the Imperial Battle Team grounds to collect Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison.
• Dugu Yan objected to Tang Shuo’s frequent visits, but he challenged her to stop him by beating him and proceeded to collect her poison.
• Ye Lengleng teased Dugu Yan about Tang Shuo, while Dugu Yan privately acknowledged her growing interest in him.
• Tang Shuo’s cultivation advanced to level twenty-nine as his body became immune to toxins, and he continued collecting Dugu Yan’s poison until her grandfather arrived, demanding to know who was bullying his granddaughter.

Dugu Bo attacked Tang Shuo after believing he had bullied Dugu Yan, but Tang Shuo revealed his two Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings and warned that he could treat the poison afflicting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. The chapter ended with Tang Shuo naming the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as necessary, deepening Dugu Bo’s suspicion because it was his secret.

• Dugu Bo hurled Tang Shuo out of the training grounds and grabbed him, while Dugu Yan rushed to defend her friend.
• Tang Shuo revealed two Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, shocking Dugu Bo, and warned him that his poison was a serious problem.
• Tang Shuo told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan’s poison could leave her unable to cultivate and cause her to die young.
• Tang Shuo rebounded Dugu Bo’s soul power, forcing the Titled Douluo to step back, and Dugu Yan shielded Tang Shuo from her grandfather.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Tang Shuo could treat their poison, and Tang Shuo said they would need the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Tang Shuo endured Dugu Bo’s poisons without harm, absorbing their venom and leaving Dugu Bo stunned and humiliated. Dugu Bo summoned his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul to unleash a more powerful attack.

• Dugu Bo offered Tang Shuo a chance to treat him if he survived three poisons, and Tang Shuo accepted.
• Dugu Bo exposed Tang Shuo to Black Mist Snake Venom, which Tang Shuo absorbed into his body without harm.
• Dugu Bo summoned the Nine-Jointed Jade, and it bit Tang Shuo while Dugu Yan anxiously warned him about its deadly venom.
• Tang Shuo absorbed the Nine-Jointed Jade’s venom until the snake shriveled into ash, leaving Dugu Bo furious and humiliated.
• Dugu Bo unleashed a terrifying aura and summoned his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul.

Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison failed to harm Tang Shuo and instead helped him break through to level thirty. Astonished by Tang Shuo’s ability to consume poison, Dugu Bo asked him to cure his condition, and Tang Shuo promised he could do so without damaging Dugu Bo’s cultivation.

• Dugu Bo transformed into his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor form and bit Tang Shuo with his strongest source poison.
• Tang Shuo’s Myriad-Poison Fiend Legs absorbed the poison, leaving him unharmed and raising his soul power to level thirty.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan watched in disbelief as Tang Shuo endured the poison and broke through.
• Dugu Bo sent Dugu Yan away, then cautiously asked Tang Shuo whether he could cure his poisoned body.
• Tang Shuo promised to purge Dugu Bo’s poison without harming his cultivation, and Dugu Bo offered him any condition he wanted.

Tang Shuo claimed Dugu Bo’s herb garden and Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then absorbed the Crimson Sky Flame Dragon’s fifty-thousand-year Spirit Ring. He gained his third soul skill, World-Annihilating Nine Heavens Flame, while Dugu Bo was left terrified by the power of Tang Shuo’s Eastern Sovereign Taiyi martial soul.

• Dugu Bo gave Tang Shuo free use of the herb garden and Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and promised to help him when needed.
• Dugu Bo led Tang Shuo to the valley, where Tang Shuo saw the spring and its many rare immortal herbs.
• Tang Shuo sat beside the Crimson Sky Flame Dragon’s corpse to absorb its Spirit Ring as Dugu Bo stood guard.
• Tang Shuo summoned the Eastern Sovereign Taiyi, whose imperial aura subdued the Spirit Ring and made Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor tremble.
• Tang Shuo absorbed the Spirit Ring, raised his third Spirit Ring, and revealed his new soul skill, World-Annihilating Nine Heavens Flame.

Tang Shuo harvested two immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began cultivating Primordial Yin-Yang Hands, while Dugu Bo decided to encourage Dugu Yan to pursue him. At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai confessed to Zhu Zhuqing, who remained unmoved and baffled by his belief that she would give him another chance.

• Tang Shuo took the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Grass, then used them and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate Primordial Yin-Yang Hands.
• Dugu Bo decided to encourage Dugu Yan to get closer to Tang Shuo.
• Dai Mubai asked Tang San to help him confess to Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San recruited Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun to set the mood.
• Dai Mubai blocked Zhu Zhuqing's path with a bouquet of roses and asked her to give him another chance.
• Zhu Zhuqing listened without being moved and wondered what had made Dai Mubai think she would accept him.

Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai’s public confession, and Ma Hongjun provoked the humiliated Dai by claiming Zhuqing loved someone else. Dai attacked Ma Hongjun, and the two Shrek companions began fighting.

• Tang San, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun emerged from the bushes and urged Zhu Zhuqing to accept Dai Mubai’s flowers.
• Zhu Zhuqing knocked the bouquet away, condemned Dai Mubai for making his confession a public spectacle, and walked off.
• Dai Mubai rejected Tang San’s attempt to comfort him and wandered to the academy’s back mountain, where he met the recently rejected Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun taunted Dai Mubai and claimed Zhu Zhuqing had told Ning Rongrong she liked someone and called that person’s name in her sleep.
• Dai Mubai accused Ma Hongjun of slandering Zhu Zhuqing and attacked him, while Ma Hongjun retaliated with Phoenix Fireline, starting a fight.

After mastering the Primordial Yin-Yang Hands at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang Shuo returned to Heaven Dou City. There he found Ma Hongjun grabbing a young woman, and the chapter ended as Ma Hongjun pressured her to go with him.

• Tang San stopped Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun from fighting and urged Dai Mubai to take things slowly.
• Qian Renxue learned that Dugu Bo had taken Tang Shuo and ordered her people to search for him and monitor Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Tang Shuo cultivated the Primordial Yin-Yang Hands using the opposing energies of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and mastered the technique.
• Tang Shuo left the spring and traveled to Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Shuo found Ma Hongjun grabbing a young woman and demanding that she go with him.

Tang Shuo rescued a young woman from Ma Hongjun and defeated him after Ma Hongjun attacked. He left Ma Hongjun crippled on the street, promising to end his ability to vent his evil fire.

• Ma Hongjun tried to grab a young woman, but Tang Shuo kicked him away and helped her escape.
• Ma Hongjun summoned his Evil Fire Phoenix martial spirit and attacked Tang Shuo with his Phoenix Fireline.
• Tang Shuo dodged the attack without summoning his martial spirit and leapt into the air after Ma Hongjun.
• Tang Shuo kicked Ma Hongjun between the legs, causing his wings and flames to vanish as he crashed to the ground.
• Tang Shuo stood over Ma Hongjun and said he would make sure Ma Hongjun vented all the evil fire he would ever have.