Chapter Summaries

Tang Shuo completed his first Divine Bestowed Spirit Ring absorption, reaching peak level forty-nine and gaining a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring. Gu Yuena told him to keep growing so the Primordial Qi within him could help her recover.

• Tang Shuo endured the energy of the Divine Bestowed Spirit Ring as it tempered his body and raised his Soul Power.
• Tang Shuo's absorption produced a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, whose aura awakened and subdued powerful Soul Beasts across the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Renxue sensed a terrifying presence from the forest's core and, unable to reach Tang Shuo, swore to destroy the Star Dou Great Forest if he died.
• Tang Shuo awoke at peak level forty-nine and learned that his fourth spirit skill was Eastern Emperor Imprisoning Hell, which suppressed an area and forbade techniques.
• Tang Shuo asked what Gu Yuena needed from him, and she said he only had to keep growing stronger so his Primordial Qi could aid her recovery.

After Gu Yuena gave Tang Shuo a way to contact her, he returned to Qian Renxue and revealed that he had gained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring as part of a deal. The next morning, Xue Qinghe warned him that the Four Elemental Academies had challenged Heaven Dou Royal Academy after defeating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s academy.

• Gu Yuena placed a spatial coordinate in Tang Shuo’s brow and told him to contact her when he needed another Spirit Ring.
• Tang Shuo returned to Qian Renxue, who was relieved to find him alive and let her killing intent subside.
• Qian Renxue noticed Tang Shuo’s red Hundred-Thousand-Year fourth Spirit Ring, and he said it was part of his deal.
• The following morning, Xue Qinghe told Tang Shuo that the Four Elemental Academies had challenged Heaven Dou Royal Academy after defeating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s academy.

Xue Qinghe and Tang Shuo arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy after the Four Element Academies badly defeated its students. Feng Xiaotian and the other captains challenged the academy’s reputation, leaving Xue Qinghe and the Education Committee facing a public humiliation.

• Xue Qinghe told Tang Shuo that the Four Element Academies had produced captains above level forty and had already defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy badly.
• Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Yu Tianxin stood over seven injured imperial academy students and mocked their strength.
• Bai Baoshan grew angry at Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian, but Yu Tianxin warned him that intervening would turn the dispute into a matter between the academies and the empire.
• Xue Qinghe arrived with Tang Shuo and urged the visitors to end the exchange now that the outcome was clear.
• Feng Xiaotian questioned whether anyone at Heaven Dou Royal Academy could fight, while Huo Wu mocked the academy and its students.

Tang Shuo challenged the captains of the Four Element Academies to fight him together and swiftly defeated Huo Wu. As Feng Xiaotian, Yu Tianxin, and Shui Bing'er attacked, Tang Shuo revealed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, leaving the arena stunned.

• Tang Shuo stepped forward and challenged Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Yu Tianxin to attack him together.
• Feng Xiaotian accepted Tang Shuo's challenge, and Meng Shenji announced the start of the spar.
• Huo Wu attacked Tang Shuo, but he evaded her strike, restrained her, and sent her stumbling to the ground in a single breath.
• Yu Tianxin and Shui Bing'er attacked with lightning and ice while Feng Xiaotian charged at Tang Shuo.
• Tang Shuo revealed three Spirit Rings and a terrifying blood-red Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, shocking the arena and the education committee members.

Tang Shuo overwhelmed the four elemental academy captains with his hundred-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring and secured Xue Qinghe’s help reaching the Elephant Armor Sect. He planned to leave the next morning to train in Dragon Elephant Valley, while the transaction involving Gu Yuena had only just begun.

• Tang Shuo used Eastern Emperor Imprisoning Hell to suppress Yu Tianxin, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian, then knocked Feng Xiaotian unconscious with one punch.
• Tang Shuo left the training ground with Xue Qinghe after declaring the battle over.
• Xue Qinghe offered Tang Shuo a favor, and Tang Shuo requested a letter of introduction to the Elephant Armor Sect so he could train in Dragon Elephant Valley.
• Xue Qinghe gave Tang Shuo a sealed letter for Hu Yan Zhen, and Tang Shuo said he would leave the next morning.
• Tang Shuo continued stabilizing his Soul Power and reflected on his growing spatial perception and his transaction with Gu Yuena.

Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue traveled to the Elephant Armor Sect to request access to Dragon Elephant Valley. Qian Renxue secured Hu Yan Zhen’s agreement by offering the sect a valuable commercial plot in Heaven Dou City.

• Tang Shuo met Qian Renxue in her true appearance, and she admitted she had come to accompany him to the Elephant Armor Sect.
• Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue presented Xue Qinghe’s letter at the sect’s gate and were welcomed by Hu Yan Zhen.
• Tang Shuo asked to use Dragon Elephant Valley, but Hu Yan Zhen initially refused because it was a restricted sacred site.
• Qian Renxue offered Hu Yan Zhen the deed to a valuable eastern Heaven Dou City plot in exchange for access to the valley.
• Hu Yan Zhen accepted the bargain and personally led Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue toward Dragon Elephant Valley.

Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue arrived at the Elephant Armor Sect to enter Dragon Elephant Valley, where Tang Shuo planned to temper his body and forge a Primordial Unity Spine. Huyan Li challenged Tang Shuo to prove himself before he would allow them through the valley gates.

• Hu Yan Zhen escorted Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue through the Elephant Armor Sect and warned Tang Shuo that Dragon Elephant Valley's power could destroy an unprepared body.
• Hu Yan Zhen brought the guests to Dragon Elephant Valley, where his grandson Huyan Li confronted them.
• Huyan Li objected to outsiders entering the sect's sacred ground and mocked the Crown Prince over Heaven Dou Royal Academy's recent defeat.
• Tang Shuo stopped Hu Yan Zhen from arguing, and Huyan Li demanded that Tang Shuo force him back while he used his strongest defense.
• Tang Shuo accepted Huyan Li's challenge.

Tang Shuo defeated Huyan Li with one punch of pure physical strength, shocking the Elephant Armor Sect and Qian Renxue. The stone gates opened, and Tang Shuo entered Dragon Elephant Valley with Qian Renxue following, just as a weak voice called for them to wait.

• Huyan Li agreed to let Tang Shuo enter if Tang Shuo could knock him down, and Tang Shuo added that making him fall would count.
• Huyan Li activated his Martial Soul Possession and two defensive spirit skills, then braced himself for Tang Shuo's attack.
• Tang Shuo struck Huyan Li with one punch, broke his arms, and sent him crashing into a stone wall, leaving him unconscious.
• Hu Yan Zhen and the disciples rushed to rescue Huyan Li, while Qian Renxue stared in shock at Tang Shuo's strength.
• Tang Shuo asked if he was qualified to enter, and the guards opened the gates to Dragon Elephant Valley.
• Tang Shuo entered Dragon Elephant Valley, Qian Renxue followed, and a weak voice called for them to wait.

Tang Shuo revealed his hundred-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring to Hu Yan Zhen before entering Dragon Elephant Valley with Qian Renxue to temper his spine with its powerful earth-vein aura. After five days of cultivation, a primordial dragon’s roar burst from within him, startling Qian Renxue.

• Hu Yan Zhen questioned Tang Shuo, who revealed his three Spirit Rings and a blood-red fourth ring, terrifying the Elephant Armor Sect’s master and disciples.
• Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue entered Dragon Elephant Valley, where the dense energy and immense gravity strengthened Tang Shuo’s body.
• Tang Shuo absorbed the valley’s Dragon-Elephant Earth Vein Aura, gradually reshaping his vertebrae as dragon and elephant phantoms formed behind him.
• Qian Renxue stayed nearby to guard Tang Shuo and watched his power transform over several days.
• On the fifth day, a primordial dragon’s roar erupted from Tang Shuo, making Qian Renxue’s blood and energy surge.

Tang Shuo endured the power of Nine Dragons Nine Elephants in Dragon Elephant Valley and reforged his spine into the Primordial Unity Spine. After three days, he emerged reborn and asked Qian Renxue to spar with him.

• Tang Shuo's cultivation triggered the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants phenomenon, shaking the Elephant Armor Sect and filling Hu Yan Zhen with reverence.
• Tang Shuo used Eastern Emperor Imprisoning Hell to tame the surging energy and force it to reforge his spine despite unbearable pain.
• Qian Renxue watched Tang Shuo's ordeal without interfering, trusting him to endure the trial.
• At dawn on the ninth day, the phenomenon subsided, and Tang Shuo rose with renewed vitality and ninety-nine strands of dragon-elephant power fused into his spine.
• Tang Shuo told Qian Renxue that his Primordial Unity Spine had formed and invited her to spar.

After nine days of seclusion, Tang Shuo tested his strength against Qian Renxue and proved he could overpower her with a single palm. They left Dragon Elephant Valley after claiming the promised land deed, but their return journey ended when Tang Shuo sensed a sudden, unnatural silence in the forest.

• Tang Shuo challenged Qian Renxue to a spar and forced her back three steps with his strength alone.
• Tang Shuo told Qian Renxue that he would protect her from now on, and she quietly accepted his promise.
• Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue left Dragon Elephant Valley, and Hu Yan Zhen greeted them with reverence.
• Tang Shuo told Hu Yan Zhen to collect the Elephant Armor Sect's land deed from the City Lord's Manor.
• While walking through the forest with Qian Renxue, Tang Shuo stopped when every sound around them abruptly vanished.

Tang Shuo and Qian Renxue were ambushed by Spirit Hall assassins on their way back to Heaven Dou City. Tang Shuo killed the attackers and their Soul Emperor leader, leaving the path ahead clear.

• Seven Soul King assassins attacked Tang Shuo, but their blades could not pierce his body.
• Tang Shuo stomped the ground and killed all seven assassins with the resulting shockwave.
• A black-robed Soul Emperor emerged and revealed that the Pope had ordered Tang Shuo killed.
• The Soul Emperor unleashed Undead Sky Curtain, but Tang Shuo's Eastern Emperor Imprisoning Hell domain destroyed it and suppressed his power.
• Tang Shuo struck the Soul Emperor with a punch, reducing him to dust and destroying his body and soul.

After Qian Renxue discovered that Bibi Dong had ordered an assassination attempt on Tang Shuo, she vowed to protect him and threatened to destroy Web’s Heaven Dou branch if it attacked him again. The next day, Tang Shuo faced the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, challenging six members to fight him together.

• Qian Renxue found a Web token on an assassin’s corpse and told Tang Shuo she would handle the threat while he prepared for the tournament.
• She Long reported that Bibi Dong had ordered Web to kill Tang Shuo, and Xue Qinghe concluded the attack was also a warning directed at her.
• Qian Renxue ordered She Long to warn Gui Mei that she would destroy Web’s Heaven Dou branch if anyone there harmed Tang Shuo again.
• Tang Shuo and Xue Qinghe entered the training ground, where Yu Tianheng demanded that Tang Shuo prove himself before joining the team.
• Tang Shuo refused to fight Yu Tianheng alone and challenged the six team members besides Ye Lingling to attack him together.

Tang Shuo defeated Yu Tianheng in one move, prompting Yu Tianheng to concede and offer him the Heaven Dou Team captaincy, which Tang Shuo declined. Later, the team began the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament preliminaries and faced Shrek Academy in their first match.

• Tang Shuo challenged the Heaven Dou Team to defeat them all in one move and swiftly knocked Yu Tianheng out with a single palm strike.
• After Ye Lingling treated him, Yu Tianheng admitted defeat and offered Tang Shuo the captaincy, but Tang Shuo refused and told him to remain captain.
• The Heaven Dou Empire division preliminaries began, and Tang Shuo joined the Heaven Dou Team in the waiting passage before their first match against Shrek Academy.
• Tang Shuo and the Heaven Dou Team entered the arena to cheers and saw Shrek Academy's seven members waiting across the platform.

Tang Shuo faced Shrek Academy’s provocations before the first match of the preliminaries, while Xue Qinghe expressed confidence in him. Once the battle began, Shrek broke through Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s defenses and left its formation in disarray.

• Dai Mubai insulted Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s new captain, and Tang San taunted Tang Shuo about taking Yu Tianheng’s place.
• Tang Shuo answered that his strength was enough to beat Shrek, prompting both teams to prepare for the match.
• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that Tang Shuo was capable of creating miracles.
• Dai Mubai attacked the Shi Mo brothers while Tang San trapped the Heaven Dou team in a Blue Silver Prison, resisting their efforts to break free.
• Dai Mubai shattered the Shi Mo brothers’ shield, and Ma Hongjun attacked Dugu Yan as Ye Lingling healed her, throwing Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s formation into chaos.

Tang Shuo effortlessly dismantled Shrek Academy’s coordinated assault, defeating Dai Mubai and repelling Tang San with overwhelming physical strength. Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and launched his strongest strike, which Tang Shuo met with a single finger as the chapter ended.

• Tang Shuo shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Spike Array with a shockwave from a single step.
• Tang Shuo caught Dai Mubai’s tiger claw between two fingers, broke his hand, and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances and Oscar’s Rapid-Flying Mushroom Sausage to attack Tang Shuo, but Tang Shuo’s punch destroyed the Blue Silver Grass and cracked Tang San’s spider legs.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and charged at Tang Shuo with a powerful hammer strike.
• Tang Shuo calmly raised one finger to meet Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Shuo defeated Tang San in the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, destroying Tang San’s Purple Demon Eyes and securing victory for Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After the match, Zhu Zhuqing asked whether Tang San’s eyes could be healed, and Tang Shuo defended his actions.

• Tang Shuo stopped Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer with one finger and sent Tang San flying with a flick.
• Tang San used Purple Demon Eyes to attack Tang Shuo, but Tang Shuo’s Divine Silence overwhelmed his spiritual power and destroyed his eyes.
• The referee declared Tang San unable to fight and announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy as the winner.
• Shrek Academy’s team physician carried Tang San away as Flender and Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang left with hostile looks for Tang Shuo.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Tang Shuo whether Tang San’s eyes could still be healed, and Tang Shuo questioned whether she was worried about Tang San or about him facing trouble.

After giving Zhu Zhuqing a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Tang Shuo returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and was summoned to meet Xue Qinghe, who revealed his concern about Tang Shuo traveling to Spirit City. Tang Shuo confronted Qian Renxue about her real reason for trying to stop him, hinting that he knew her secret identity.

• Tang Shuo teased Zhu Zhuqing about worrying over him and gave her a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, leaving her flustered and unsettled.
• Tang Shuo returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Yu Tianheng announced a victory banquet, but Tang Shuo went back to his dormitory instead.
• A royal guard summoned Tang Shuo to the Crown Prince's Residence, where Xue Qinghe met him privately.
• Qian Renxue warned Tang Shuo that Spirit City was dangerous because of the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall, and asked him not to go.
• Tang Shuo challenged Qian Renxue about what she truly feared and hinted that he might uncover her hidden identity, throwing her into confusion.

Tang Shuo accepted Qian Renxue’s Pope’s Token and set out with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team for the tournament finals in Spirit City. On the road, he discovered a large Spirit Hall force ambushing them and ordered his companions to form a defensive formation.

• Qian Renxue gave Tang Shuo Spirit Hall’s Pope’s Token and urged him to come back alive as he left the Crown Prince’s Residence.
• Tang Shuo joined Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the rest of the academy team as they departed for Spirit City.
• Tang Shuo’s relaxed attitude eased the team’s tension during their journey toward the finals.
• Tang Shuo sensed something in the silent forest and stopped the carriage.
• Dozens of Spirit Hall experts surrounded the team, and Tang Shuo ordered his companions to form a defensive formation.

Ghost Leopard Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo cornered Tang Shuo and the Heaven Dou Team, and Ghost Leopard launched a lethal assault on Tang Shuo. Tang Shuo’s Eastern Emperor Bell briefly held him off, but it shattered under the barrage, leaving Tang Shuo badly injured and exposed to the two Titled Douluo.

• Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear declared that they would kill Tang Shuo and the Heaven Dou Team on the Pope’s orders, dismissing the threat of war with the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang Shuo stepped forward alone and challenged the two men, revealing that he recognized them as Titled Douluo.
• Ghost Leopard struck Tang Shuo at extreme speed, and Tang Shuo summoned the Eastern Emperor Bell to block the attack, though the impact injured him.
• Ghost Leopard unleashed a storm of claw strikes that cracked and shattered the Eastern Emperor Bell.
• The blast worsened Tang Shuo’s injuries and broke his silver mask, leaving him exposed to Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear.