Chapter Summaries

Huang Yun encountered Tang Hao in a forest after leaving Suotuo City, where Tang Hao challenged him and questioned his identity. Impressed by Huang Yun’s strength and wary of his unknown background, Tang Hao let him leave, while Huang Yun remained undeterred by the warning about Shrek.

• Huang Yun landed in a forest clearing after Tang Hao’s pressure forced him down, and Tang Hao revealed himself with his Clear Sky Hammer and nine Spirit Rings.
• Huang Yun countered Tang Hao’s pressure by revealing seven Spirit Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, shocking Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao questioned Huang Yun about his name, origins, master, and attack on Shrek’s students, while Huang Yun claimed to be an independent cultivator with no grudge.
• Tang Hao warned Huang Yun not to trouble the Shrek children because of the powerful people behind them, but Huang Yun said they were not worthy.
• Huang Yun flew away at high speed, and Tang Hao watched him go before reflecting on the unknown depths of the continent.

After Huang Yun defeated Shrek Academy’s students and staff, Dai Mubai and Tang San struggled with doubts about their strength and training. Flender recognized Huang Yun as the masked youth who had robbed him two years earlier, and the academy prepared to leave for Heaven Dou City.

• Dai Mubai relived his repeated defeats by Huang Yun and wondered whether he was truly worthless.
• Tang San questioned whether Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s poison-control path for Blue Silver Grass went against its nature.
• Li Yusong told Flender and the others how Huang Yun had defeated the Seven Monsters and sent him flying with one finger.
• Dai Mubai identified Huang Yun as the opponent who had defeated him at the Great Soul Arena two years earlier.
• Tang San asked Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang whether Blue Silver Grass was meant to follow the poison-control path, and Grandmaster fell silent.
• Flender told the students not to provoke Huang Yun and urged everyone to pack for their departure to Heaven Dou City.

Ning Rongrong reconsidered Yu Xiaogang’s teachings after witnessing Huang Yun’s strength and asked Zhu Zhuqing about her history with him. Zhu Zhuqing revealed that Huang Yun had saved her two years earlier, and the women left to pack, hoping to meet him again in Heaven Dou City.

• Ning Rongrong recalled Huang Yun defeating the Shrek Seven Monsters without revealing a Spirit Ring and questioned whether Yu Xiaogang’s teachings suited Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong noticed Zhu Zhuqing’s unusual attention toward Huang Yun and asked whether they knew each other.
• Zhu Zhuqing said Huang Yun had rescued her while she was being hunted two years earlier and had given her Golden Wound Medicine and shelter at the Rose Hotel in Suotuo City.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that nothing had happened between them and that Huang Yun had left the next morning.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing that she had reported the previous night’s events to her sect and said she wanted to ask Huang Yun about Blue Silver Grass.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled Huang Yun’s rescue and joined Ning Rongrong in preparing to leave, saying they might meet him again in Heaven Dou City.

Ning Fengzhi received Ning Rongrong’s account of a lightning-fast youth who had defeated Shrek Academy’s students and suspected he was the masked thief who had stolen the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud two years earlier. He and the two Titled Douluo decided to keep watch for the youth, whom they considered a potential husband for Rongrong, and hoped to meet him at the upcoming Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament.

• A messenger delivered Ning Rongrong’s high-priority letter describing the youth’s fight at Shrek Academy and his claim that Blue Silver Grass’s essence was not poison.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong connected the youth’s lightning attribute, flight, and speed to the masked thief who had stolen the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin speculated that the youth came from an ancient hidden power and had grown beyond Soul King in the two years since the theft.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to continue searching discreetly and wait for another chance to meet the youth.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong agreed that the youth could be a suitable husband for Ning Rongrong and considered the upcoming tournament a possible chance to encounter him.

Huang Yun flew from Suotuo City to the Balak Kingdom’s capital, where the Airspace Defense Force intercepted him for entering without permission. The chapter ended with Huang Yun facing Captain Rosalind and her squad after dodging their attacks.

• Huang Yun studied his map over breakfast and decided to visit the Balak Kingdom’s capital.
• Huang Yun flew from Suotuo City to the capital in less than five minutes.
• Huang Yun admired the city from above before the Airspace Defense Force attacked him.
• Huang Yun dodged the squad’s attacks and faced Captain Rosalind, who ordered him to identify himself and cooperate.

Huang Yun evaded the Balak Defense Force, entered the royal capital under a false name, and learned that the Balak Team was inviting young Soul Masters to challenge them before the tournament. He decided to visit the Great Soul Arena and considered joining a team to compete for the championship.

• Rosalind ordered the Defense Force to search for the vanished intruder and check the city for unregistered strangers.
• Huang Yun teleported into the entry queue, changed his clothes and removed his mask, then registered as Yu Yun and entered the capital.
• Huang Yun noticed guards posting a wanted drawing of his masked, winged appearance and concluded that the Balak Royal House had ordered the search.
• A storyteller announced that the Balak Team would face challengers at the Great Soul Arena, offering rewards to winners and consolation money to losers.
• Huang Yun decided to check out the matches and considered joining a team to take the tournament championship from Tang San’s group.

Shui Bing'er and her Skywater Academy teammates arrived in Barak Royal Capital and decided to watch Barak Academy's paid challenge matches, while Huang Yun also entered the arena. The opening bout ended in a fiery clash, leaving its result unresolved.

• Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy team learned that Barak Academy was hosting paid warm-up matches and chose to assess the team.
• The Balak Team captain told his teammates to kill their challengers and said they had limited publicity to avoid facing powerful opponents.
• Huang Yun entered the packed Great Soul Arena, spotted Shui Bing'er and the other Skywater Academy girls, and considered getting acquainted with them.
• Shui Bing'er sensed Huang Yun watching her, but she dismissed it and led Shui Yue'er and the others to the audience seats.
• A Level-33 challenger and a Level-35 Balak Team member unleashed their third spirit skills, and their blade and fist collided in a massive explosion.

Shui Bing'er led Skywater Academy to a decisive victory over the Balak Team, then Huang Yun registered to challenge all seven Balak members alone. Shui Bing'er recognized him and stayed to watch his fight.

• Shui Bing'er brought Skywater Academy's seven-member team to the arena and registered for a team match against the Balak Team.
• Shui Bing'er froze the arena and overwhelmed the Balak Team with her Ice Phoenix, securing Skywater Academy's victory.
• Huang Yun watched the match and judged that Shui Bing'er had held back and the Balak Team posed little threat to her.
• Huang Yun registered for an individual challenge against all seven members of the Balak Team, drawing disbelief from the spectators.
• Shui Bing'er recognized Huang Yun and returned with her sisters to watch his challenge.

Huang Yun registered for a one-against-seven match against the Balak Team and wagered one million Gold Soul Coins on his own victory. Shui Bing'er led the Skywater Academy girls in betting on him, while the arena manager secretly prepared to give the Balak Team Bloodburst Pills.

• The Balak Team agreed to fight Huang Yun without holding back after learning that a young, concealed challenger had requested a one-against-seven match.
• Huang Yun placed one million Gold Soul Coins on himself to win, drawing the attention of the crowd and the Skywater Academy girls.
• Huang Yun told the girls they could trust him and bet everything on him, then went to the contestants' passage.
• Shui Bing'er persuaded the Skywater Academy girls to pool one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and bet on Huang Yun.
• The arena manager, alarmed by the potential payout, ordered his confidant to give the Balak Team Bloodburst Pills for use in a critical moment.

Huang Yun faced the seven members of the Balak Team in a solo challenge and effortlessly dodged their coordinated attacks without using any Spirit Rings. As the team weakened, its captain remembered the Bloodburst Pills supplied by the Great Soul Arena and decided the fight had reached the moment to use them.

• The Great Soul Arena's person in charge arranged for assassins to kill Huang Yun after the match and recover the money if he won.
• Huang Yun entered the ring to face the seven members of the Balak Team, who threatened him before the match began.
• The Balak Team launched a coordinated opening assault, but Huang Yun slipped through their attacks without being touched.
• Huang Yun continued dodging the team's second and third waves while keeping his hands in his pockets and never activating a Spirit Ring.
• The Balak Team grew tired and anxious, and its captain recalled the Bloodburst Pills provided by the Great Soul Arena for use at a critical moment.

Huang Yun defeated all seven Bloodburst Pill-enhanced Balak Team members and went to collect his six million Gold Soul Coin payout. The arena could not immediately pay him, so its person in charge summoned him upstairs, while Shui Bing'er and the others waited to see what would happen.

• The Balak Team swallowed Bloodburst Pills and attacked Huang Yun, but he knocked their captain out of the arena with a finger of golden-violet lightning.
• Huang Yun eliminated the remaining six Balak Team members with lightning, and the referee declared him the winner.
• Huang Yun told the spectators he was ready to collect his money, then went to the betting counter for his payout.
• The clerk said the arena could not produce the six million Gold Soul Coins and led Huang Yun to meet the person in charge.
• Shui Bing'er and the others collected their winnings, then stayed in the stands in case Huang Yun needed help.
• Huang Yun followed the clerk toward the person in charge's office, calmly wondering what the man wanted.

Huang Yun collected his six-million-Gold-Soul-Coin payout from Manager Otto, who threatened him and secretly ordered assassins to follow him. In the arena hall, Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy girls thanked Huang Yun and introduced themselves.

• Huang Yun confronted Manager Otto, who handed him a six-million-Gold-Soul-Coin card but warned him not to return to the arena.
• Huang Yun challenged Otto's threat, took the card, and refused Otto's offer to join the Great Soul Arena.
• After Huang Yun left, Otto ordered a subordinate to follow him and kill him once he left the arena, taking the money as well.
• Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy girls greeted Huang Yun, thanked him for his warning, and introduced themselves.
• Huang Yun told the girls the arena had threatened him but said he could handle it.

Huang Yun ambushed and killed six assassins sent by Otto, then discovered Shui Bing'er and the other Skywater Academy girls had witnessed the fight. He invited them to a late-night meal, leaving the girls stunned and wondering who he really was.

• Huang Yun stopped in a secluded alley and confronted six masked assassins who had followed him from the Great Soul Arena.
• The six assassins attacked Huang Yun, but he killed all of them within a few breaths with golden-purple lightning.
• Huang Yun searched the corpses and took their Storage Rings and valuables, including more than three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and five other girls revealed that they had followed Huang Yun to protect him and had witnessed the killings.
• Huang Yun invited the seven girls to a late-night meal, and they followed him in silence, stunned by his strength.

Huang Yun shared a late-night meal with Shui Bing'er and the other girls from Skywater Academy after rescuing them from assassins, hinting that his strength far exceeded Soul Kings and Soul Emperors. He left without revealing his true level, while Shui Bing'er watched him go with growing interest.

• Huang Yun took Shui Bing'er and the other six girls to a tavern and calmly ate with them after killing the assassins.
• Shui Yue'er praised Huang Yun's fighting and asked about his strength, while Shui Bing'er questioned why he had used no Spirit Rings or spirit skills.
• Huang Yun admitted that he had concealed his strength and showed a flash of golden-purple lightning whose power convinced Shui Bing'er that he surpassed Soul Kings and Soul Emperors.
• Shui Bing'er told Huang Yun that the girls had come to Balak Royal City to train and assess the academies before the Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Huang Yun said he had not decided whether to enter the tournament, then paid for the meal and departed after Shui Bing'er invited him to Skywater Academy.
• Shui Bing'er and the other girls watched Huang Yun disappear into the night, and Shui Yue'er called him mysterious.

Otto learned that the six assassins he had sent after Huang Yun were dead and feared the boy’s powerful guardian. After secretly arranging the cleanup, Otto decided to keep a low profile, while Huang Yun left the city and flew toward Heaven Dou City.

• Otto received word that all six assassins had been killed in one strike and ordered their bodies and the evidence removed.
• Otto concluded that a powerful guardian protected Huang Yun and sent a letter asking the royal family to handle the aftermath.
• Otto accepted that Huang Yun’s six million Gold Soul Coins were gone and resolved to lie low.
• Huang Yun examined the assassins’ Storage Ring and kept their manuals, equipment, and money.
• Huang Yun left the city, passed the damaged wanted poster, and flew toward Heaven Dou City.

Huang Yun found a Blood Ginseng on the verge of reaching ten thousand years and waited nearby for it to mature. A fifty-nine-thousand-year Vajra Giant Spider attacked to protect the herb, and their fight began as Huang Yun evaded its attacks and tested its webbing.

• Huang Yun spotted a Blood Ginseng that was about to reach ten thousand years and decided to wait for it to mature.
• A Vajra Giant Spider ambushed Huang Yun and positioned itself between him and the Blood Ginseng.
• Huang Yun identified the spider as a fifty-nine-thousand-year Soul Beast guarding the herb for its own advancement.
• The Vajra Giant Spider charged and slashed at Huang Yun, but he evaded both attacks.
• The spider cast a poisonous golden web over Huang Yun, and he burned a hole through it with lightning before dodging the falling net.

Huang Yun overwhelmed the Vajra Giant Spider with his Thunder Kunpeng True Body, then formed a contract with it after it submitted. He left the spider bonded to him and turned toward the Blood Ginseng.

• Huang Yun dodged the Vajra Giant Spider's attacks and cut apart its webs with golden-purple lightning.
• Huang Yun revealed his seven Spirit Rings and used Thunder Kunpeng True Body, forcing the Vajra Giant Spider to submit under the divine beast's pressure.
• Huang Yun spared the Vajra Giant Spider and claimed the Blood Ginseng, but the spider chose to prostrate itself before him.
• Huang Yun formed a Thunder Kunpeng seal with his blood, creating a mental connection with the Vajra Giant Spider.
• Huang Yun discovered that the contracted spider could shrink and grow, then promised to help it become a divine beast.

Huang Yun learned that Little Vajra was the continent’s only Vajra Giant Spider, born when lightning awakened an ancient bloodline, and decided it had the potential to become a Divine Beast. As Little Vajra stood guard, the Blood Ginseng neared its breakthrough, and golden light erupted from its cracking surface.

• Huang Yun named the shrunken Vajra Giant Spider Little Vajra and asked whether it had any kin.
• Little Vajra shared memories showing that it hatched alone, survived in the forest, and became a Vajra Giant Spider when lightning awakened an ancient power beneath an old tree.
• Huang Yun realized Little Vajra was the continent’s only one of its kind and believed it could become a Divine Beast after he ascended to godhood.
• Huang Yun placed Little Vajra on guard while he waited for the Blood Ginseng to mature.
• The Blood Ginseng trembled, its patterns and leaves turned golden, and cracks opened as brilliant light burst from within.

Huang Yun consumed the newly transformed Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng and refined its medicinal power through the night. He advanced from level seventy-one to level seventy-two, while the ginseng’s remaining power continued to nourish him.

• The Blood Ginseng completed its transformation into a Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng, and Huang Yun reassured Little Vajra that he would find him something better later.
• Huang Yun dug up the ginseng, preserved its roots in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch for planting at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and ate the rest.
• Huang Yun circulated and refined the ginseng’s medicinal power, strengthening his Soul Power, body, and Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Huang Yun opened his eyes and discovered that he had advanced from level seventy-one to level seventy-two.
• Huang Yun considered how obtaining Hundred-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber could complete his Indestructible Vajra Body, but noted how difficult it would be to acquire.

Huang Yun recognized Feng Xiaotian as a gifted Soul Master who had wasted his potential and mocked him for being Huo Wu’s simp. After challenging him to a fight, Huang Yun severely injured Feng Xiaotian with a single lightning-fast kick, but Feng Xiaotian recovered with his Spirit Skill and prepared to counterattack.

• Huang Yun spotted Feng Xiaotian in a town in the Service Kingdom and identified his Martial Soul and Soul Power level.
• Huang Yun recalled Feng Xiaotian’s talent and cultivation choices, grew angry, and followed him down a quiet street.
• Huang Yun confronted Feng Xiaotian, recited details about him, and demanded a fight, saying Feng Xiaotian should kneel if he lost and stop being a simp.
• Feng Xiaotian activated Martial Soul Possession and attacked Huang Yun, but Huang Yun dodged his claw and kicked him through a wall at incredible speed.
• Feng Xiaotian crawled from the rubble, used his Third Spirit Skill, Gale Twin Wings, to recover, and activated his First Spirit Skill, Wind Blade Formation.