Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao shocked the audience by displaying two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, while Xu Xiaoyan clashed with Yu Xiaogang in the livestream and asked Tang Wulin to defend her. A mistaken acceptance of Tang Wulin's PK invitation sent him and Yu Xiaogang into the offline arena, where both prepared to fight without knowing the other's strength.

• Huo Yuhao revealed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, stunning the audience and leaving Dai Huabin shaken.
• Xu Xiaoyan challenged Yu Xiaogang's Soul Ring theories after he called her Ice Staff a Trash Martial Soul.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Tang Wulin to help her get even, and he sent Yu Xiaogang an offline PK invitation.
• Yu Xiaogang accidentally accepted the invitation when Liu Erlong startled him, and he and Tang Wulin were transported to the PK space.
• Tang Wulin prepared to probe Yu Xiaogang with Blue Silver Grass before using Golden Dragon Dreadclaw, while Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao and hoped his opponent had a similar number of Soul Rings.

Tang Wulin defeated Yu Xiaogang with a single strike in an offline duel, prompting widespread mockery in the livestream. Huo Yuhao displayed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings during an assessment, and Yan Shaozhe demanded that he be transferred to the Martial Soul Department.

• Tang Wulin dodged Yu Xiaogang’s attack and used his Golden Dragon Dreadclaw to knock him out of the arena in one hit.
• Tang Wulin told Xu Xiaoyan about the duel, and she publicized Yu Xiaogang’s defeat in the livestream chat.
• Viewers mocked Yu Xiaogang, who vowed that his disciple would prove his worth, while more people sent him duel invitations.
• Huo Yuhao released a powerful ferocious beast aura after revealing two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, frightening the Wind Spirit Wolf and those present.
• Yan Shaozhe demanded that Huo Yuhao return to the Martial Soul Department, and Qian Duoduo protested that they had an agreement.

The Spirit Beast Arena’s Soul Beasts were left too weak to continue the Advancement Assessment, prompting arguments between Shrek’s leaders and students. Ye Chen offered to help the Soul Beasts recover, leaving the assessment’s fate in his hands.

• Qian Duoduo challenged Yan Shaozhe and insisted Huo Yuhao belonged in the Soul Guidance Department, while Yan Shaozhe resolved to keep him in the Martial Soul Department.
• Gong Changlong learned that the Soul Beasts had been drained and rejected the claim that a twelve-year-old could absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang argued in the Sky Screen chat that no one could absorb such a ring at twelve, and Xu Xiaoyan mocked him for being killed by a three-ring opponent.
• Gong Changlong told Yan Shaozhe that the Soul Beasts needed two or three days to recover, so Yan Shaozhe postponed the Advancement Assessment for three days.
• Dai Huabin and Wu Feng protested the delay, but Du Weilun used his Soul Douluo aura to force them to their knees.
• Ye Chen offered to help the Soul Beasts recover and asked whether the assessment could continue if he succeeded.

Ye Chen used his power of creation to restore the Soul Beasts in the arena, allowing the advancement assessment to continue. Huo Yuhao, determined to reclaim attention and win the Soul Bone, requested a reassessment and chose a thousand-year Soul Beast.

• Ye Chen released his Three-Eyed Golden Lion martial soul and restored the collapsed Soul Beasts with his power of creation.
• Di Qiu'er sensed Ye Chen's power and wondered what it was, while Yan Shaozhe approved the assessment's continuation.
• Class One admired Ye Chen, and Huo Yuhao resented him for overshadowing his chance to gain resources and the Soul Bone.
• Huo Yuhao requested a reassessment, and Yan Shaozhe agreed after learning that his apparent Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring came from his Simulation Soul Skill.
• Huo Yuhao chose a thousand-year Soul Beast for the reassessment, determined to prove himself alongside Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er.

Huo Yuhao faced a thousand-year Blood-Sucking Demon Bear during his assessment and revealed his Twin Martial Souls and Ultimate Ice, but the empowered beast broke free and struck him. The examiners rescued him, and Elder Zhuang confirmed he would recover after resting.

• The Blood-Sucking Demon Bear resisted Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Shock and charged at him, forcing him to block with ice.
• Huo Yuhao switched to his second Martial Soul and froze the bear, revealing his Twin Martial Souls and Ultimate Ice to Yan Shaozhe.
• The bear shattered the ice and struck Huo Yuhao before the examiners could intervene, prompting Qian Duoduo to confront Yan Shaozhe.
• Yan Shaozhe summoned Elder Zhuang, who treated Huo Yuhao and said he had no major injuries.
• Outside the Sky Screen, Yun Ming criticized Huo Yuhao's weak performance and praised several promising Shrek students.

Wang Dong and Dai Huabin faced thousand-year Soul Beasts in their assessments, while Ye Chen explained Wang Dong’s hidden Clear Sky Hammer trump card. After Dai Huabin taunted Ye Chen, Ye Chen prepared to reveal the full extent of his strength.

• Wang Dong fought a thousand-year Soul Beast with her Butterfly martial skills and earned 100 points after the examiners penalized her for exhausting all her Soul Power.
• Ye Chen reassured the disappointed Wang Dong, and Dai Huabin challenged a thousand-year Soul Beast and killed it brutally, earning 145 points.
• Wu Feng earned 110 points, while Xiao Xiao and Zhu Lu each earned 80 points.
• Dai Huabin taunted Ye Chen that his team would lose, and Ye Chen said he would show him the gap between them.

Ye Chen chose to face a four-thousand-year soul beast in his assessment, drawing the attention of Shrek’s leaders and students. He revealed a second martial soul with ultimate ice and four soul rings, leaving everyone stunned as the battle began.

• Xu Sanshi proposed a two-on-two match between himself and Bei Bei and Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er, with Tang Sect membership at stake, and Bei Bei agreed after Xu Sanshi asked for help pursuing Nannan.
• Xuan Zi arrived to watch Ye Chen’s assessment, and Ye Chen chose a four-thousand-year soul beast despite Du Weilun’s warning about the limited score benefit.
• Ye Chen faced a four-thousand-year Earth King as Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao worried and Dai Huabin dismissed his chances.
• Ye Chen released his Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul, covering the arena in ice and revealing ultimate ice and twin martial souls.
• Ye Chen displayed four orange soul rings, revealing that he had already reached Soul Ancestor and astonishing Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, and the crowd.

Ye Chen dominated the Advancement Assessment, killing a four-thousand-year-old Earth King with one strike and earning a perfect score. He rejected offers from Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi, then returned to confront Dai Huabin, Wu Feng, and the others about their promise.

• Yan Shaozhe realized Ye Chen's orange soul rings and powerful ice domain were far beyond his expectations.
• Ye Chen used his Emperor Sword to kill the Earth King in one strike, stunning the arena.
• Yan Shaozhe awarded Ye Chen 200 points and offered to take him as a personal disciple, while Xuan Zi also asked Ye Chen to become his student.
• Ye Chen refused both offers, saying he already had a teacher, and Xuan Zi angrily left.
• After Di Qiu'er chose a three-thousand-year-old soul beast, Ye Chen returned to Dai Huabin, Wu Feng, and the others and ordered them to kowtow as promised.

Ye Chen forced Dai Huabin to kowtow and punished Wu Feng, while Dai Huabin left Shrek vowing to drive Ye Chen out. After Di Qiu'er rejected Yan Shaozhe's offer for the second time, Yan turned his attention to Huo Yuhao as a potential disciple.

• Qiangu Dongfeng declined Long Yeyue's offline PK invitation, while Yu Xiaogang celebrated Ye Chen's praise before Xu Xiaoyan mocked him and got him muted.
• Dai Huabin spat blood under Ye Chen's pressure, shoved Zhu Lu to the ground, and faced condemnation from viewers.
• Dai Huabin kowtowed to Ye Chen, and Ye Chen exempted Zhu Lu but forced Wu Feng to kowtow until she passed out.
• Dai Huabin left the academy and told Zhu Lu to get lost, vowing to make Ye Chen leave Shrek.
• Di Qiu'er rejected Yan Shaozhe's offer, and Qian Duoduo mocked Yan before leaving to see Huo Yuhao.
• Yan Shaozhe recalled that Huo Yuhao had twin martial souls and ultimate ice, then considered recruiting him instead of Ye Chen.

Dai Huabin persuaded Wu Feng to arrange Ye Chen’s assassination, while Ning Rongrong and the Sword Bone Douluo sneaked into Shrek Academy to confront Yu Xiaogang. Hearing Yu Xiaogang call out to Bibi Dong in his sleep, Ning Rongrong discovered his lingering feelings for her and resolved to punish him.

• Ning Tian told Wu Feng to stop pursuing her grudge against Ye Chen and said she hoped to invite him to join her sect.
• Dai Huabin approached the dejected Wu Feng and urged her to have Ye Chen killed, appealing to her feelings for Ning Tian; Wu Feng agreed to hear his plan.
• Ning Rongrong brought Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong into Shrek Academy, where the two argued until her tears made them promise to help her.
• Bone Douluo concealed the trio as they reached Yu Xiaogang’s room, where he sleep-talked about Bibi Dong, Ye Chen, and his wish to destroy Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Bibi Dong as the woman Yu Xiaogang loved and, angered by his disloyalty and Spirit Hall’s past attack on her sect, vowed not to spare him.

Ning Rongrong and the two elders abducted Yu Xiaogang, and Bone Douluo left him in an alley where a scarred man found him. Yu Xiaogang woke the next day with severe injuries, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao both began ignoring Ye Chen.

• Bone Douluo transported the sleeping Yu Xiaogang to Heaven Dou City while Sword Douluo shielded Shrek Academy, and Ning Rongrong beat Yu Xiaogang inside a sack for insulting her.
• Ning Rongrong returned with Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo stayed behind, declaring that he would help Yu Xiaogang experience the spiritual romance he liked.
• A scarred man found Yu Xiaogang unconscious in an alley and remarked that his appearance made him tempting.
• Yu Xiaogang woke beside a tearful Liu Erlong and discovered that his lower body and other parts of him were in severe pain, but he could not work out what had happened.
• Wang Dong continued sharing Ye Chen's bed and grew embarrassed when he questioned her, then Xiao Xiao saw them together and decided to ignore Ye Chen as well.

Zhang Lexuan told Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er that Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had challenged them to a two-on-two match, with a Soul Bone as the prize and Tang Sect membership required if they lost. Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er accepted, and the chapter ended with the Sky Screen chat arguing over whether Bei Bei could defeat them.

• Zhang Lexuan called Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er to her office after announcing the new semester's course schedule.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi would offer a Soul Bone for a two-on-two match, but Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er would have to join the Tang Sect if they lost.
• Di Qiu'er agreed to the match, and Ye Chen accepted as well; Zhang Lexuan urged them to practice their teamwork.
• Bibi Dong teased Ye Chen about Zhang Lexuan's relationship with Bei Bei, and Ye Chen explained their family connection and Bei Bei's light sacred dragon bloodline.
• Yu Xiaogang predicted that Bei Bei would win, while Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Ning Rongrong challenged his confidence in the Sky Screen chat.

Ye Chen and Di Qiu’er prepared to face Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi while the new dorm assignments stirred up jealousy between Ye Chen and Wang Dong. On the day of the match, the crowd weighed the pair’s chances, and Ye Chen placed a large bet on their victory as he tried to tempt Di Qiu’er into gambling too.

• On the way back to class, Ye Chen learned that Di Qiu’er had level thirty-eight Soul Power, while Bibi Dong suggested Di Qiu’er was upset about Ye Chen and Wang Dong.
• Zhang Lexuan assigned Di Qiu’er to room with Xiao Xiao, while Ye Chen and Wang Dong remained roommates.
• Wang Dong questioned Ye Chen about Di Qiu’er and their upcoming match, then claimed her second Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer instead of revealing her identity.
• The next day, the Soul Fighting Arena filled with spectators for Ye Chen and Di Qiu’er’s match against Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, and many attendees reconsidered the pair’s chances after hearing about their records.
• Ye Chen sold the Soul Bone Du Weilun had given him and bet all his Gold Soul Coins on himself and Di Qiu’er winning.
• Di Qiu’er criticized Ye Chen’s pre-match preparations, and he encouraged her to place a bet too.

Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er faced Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi in the Soul Fighting Arena, with the match carrying wagers on both sides. As their golden dragon pressure overwhelmed Bei Bei, Yu Tianheng exposed Yu Xiaogang's connection to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in the Sky Screen livestream.

• Di Qiu'er wagered two million Gold Soul Coins on herself and Ye Chen, startling Ye Chen with the size of her fortune.
• Mu En and other Sea God Pavilion Elders arrived to watch the match, while Huo Yuhao planned to use Spiritual Sharing for Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi and considered attacking Di Qiu'er with Soul Shock.
• Ye Chen demanded the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eye as additional stakes, and Bei Bei agreed on behalf of his team.
• Ye Chen released his Three-Eyed Golden Lion martial soul and awakened its golden dragon bloodline as Di Qiu'er entered Martial Soul Possession, and their pressure forced Bei Bei out of his martial soul possession.
• Yu Xiaogang disparaged the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul in the livestream, prompting Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin to condemn him and reveal his clan ties.

After the livestream revealed that Yu Xiaogang was a founder of Shrek Academy from twenty thousand years earlier, people in both eras questioned one another about the future of the Douluo Continent. The revelations that Heaven Dou was destroyed and Star Luo and Dou Ling left the continent left the older empires shaken, while Qian Daoliu asked whether Evil Soul Masters were still rampant twenty thousand years later.

• Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin exposed Yu Xiaogang's identity, and he denied their claims as people in the Dragon King Era realized he was a founder of Shrek Academy from twenty thousand years earlier.
• Yun Ming and Long Yeyue checked historical records and confirmed that the person in the livestream was Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang of the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Tang Wulin and others questioned whether the livestream participants came from twenty thousand years ago, while Xu Xiaoyan accidentally asked Ning Rongrong about the Star Luo Continent in the public chat.
• Yu Guanzhi and Chen Xinjie explained that the Sun-Moon Federation had unified the Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou had been destroyed, and the Star Luo and Dou Ling empires had established continents elsewhere.
• Xue Ye panicked about Heaven Dou's fate as people from the Spirit Hall Era asked what had happened to their clans and sects.
• Qian Daoliu asked whether Evil Soul Masters were still rampant twenty thousand years in the future.

Yun Ming and Qian Daoliu began a battle in the Sky Screen’s Offline PK space after confirming each other’s strength. In the arena, Xu Sanshi defended against Ye Chen and Di Qiu’er while Bei Bei tried to recover, and Xu Sanshi called for Bei Bei to save him.

• Yun Ming vowed to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult, prompting Yu Xiaogang to insult him and Leng Yulai and Leng Yaozhu to defend him.
• Ning Rongrong and Xu Xiaoyan exchanged private messages and confirmed that they came from different eras, while Xu Xiaoyan told Ning Rongrong about soul spirits.
• Qian Daoliu challenged Yun Ming to an Offline PK, and the two began fighting after recognizing each other as powerful opponents.
• Ye Chen and Di Qiu’er’s Golden Dragon pressure forced Bei Bei out of Martial Soul Possession, so Xu Sanshi stepped in to hold them off.
• Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Sharing helped Xu Sanshi block the pair’s attacks, but their Golden Dragon skills began shattering his defenses.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Tremor to slow Ye Chen and Di Qiu’er, then shouted for Bei Bei to save him.

Bei Bei’s Second Awakening transformed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon into a Light Sacred Dragon, while a livestream argument about Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong stirred doubts about Shrek Academy and Tang San’s history. As viewers grew eager for Ye Chen to visit the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Sanshi prepared to reveal a trump card in the ongoing battle.

• Bei Bei’s Second Awakening turned his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon golden and gave his lightning the power of Light Purification.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Bei Bei’s Light Sacred Dragon came from Luo Sanpao, and Gu Rong exposed Yu Xiaogang’s feelings for Bibi Dong, provoking Yu Xiaogang and disgusted reactions from Hu Liena and Qian Renxue.
• People in the Dragon King Era questioned the accepted history of Tang San killing Bibi Dong, while a conspiracy blogger accused Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect of hiding their past.
• Netizens became eager for Ye Chen to visit the Sun Moon Empire and reveal how Shrek Academy had treated it.
• Xu Sanshi, determined not to lose and hoping Bei Bei would help him pursue Nannan, announced he would use a move he had planned to save for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.

Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei awakened their martial souls into the Black Tortoise Shield and Golden Sacred Dragon, but Ye Chen’s Fate’s Lament forced them back to their ordinary forms. Xu Sanshi’s failed attempts to use Xuanming Displacement left Bei Bei exposed, and Di Qiu’er knocked him out of the arena.

• Xu Sanshi’s martial soul evolved into the Black Tortoise Shield, while Bei Bei’s became the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Qian Renxue noticed that Yu Xiaogang’s explanation of the Black Tortoise matched Spirit Hall’s martial soul compendium and suspected he had stolen its theories.
• Ye Chen used his third soul skill, Fate’s Lament, and both awakened martial souls reverted to their ordinary forms.
• Xu Sanshi’s Xuanming Shield stopped obeying him, and his attempts to swap places with Ye Chen and Di Qiu’er failed.
• Xu Sanshi successfully swapped places with Bei Bei, leaving him vulnerable to Di Qiu’er, who knocked him out of the arena.

Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er defeated Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi decisively, while Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya were knocked unconscious after Huo Yuhao tried to help. Mu En left Shrek Academy in Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe's care to visit the Sun Moon Empire, and Ye Chen took Di Qiu'er to celebrate their winnings.

• Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er overwhelmed Xu Sanshi, while Di Qiu'er repelled Huo Yuhao's Soul Shock with Soulquake and knocked out Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya.
• Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er knocked Xu Sanshi out of the arena, completing their crushing defeat of Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.
• Mu En entrusted Shrek Academy to Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe before leaving for the Sun Moon Empire, and Bibi Dong sensed the aura of a Peerless Douluo.
• Bei Bei carried the unconscious Tang Ya away for an examination and asked Xu Sanshi to bring Huo Yuhao along.
• Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er collected their winnings, then headed into Shrek City to celebrate.

Ye Chen took Di Qiu'er on a lively night out in Shrek City, winning her trust with fireworks and a lantern. As they returned through a deserted alley, Bibi Dong warned that attackers were approaching, but Ye Chen chose to wait and see how Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi would respond.

• Dai Huabin and Wu Feng spotted Ye Chen and Di Qiu'er leaving Shrek Academy, and Dai Huabin ordered the Death Warriors to kill Ye Chen in Shrek City.
• Ye Chen removed Di Qiu'er's veil and was stunned by how closely her face resembled the woman in his dreams.
• Ye Chen used fireworks and a lantern to delight Di Qiu'er, and she accepted his invitation to go out with him again.
• On the way back, Di Qiu'er shyly took one of Ye Chen's fingers as they walked together.
• Gu Yue watched the scene from outside the Sky Screen and said human emotions were terrifying, believing she would not be swayed by them.
• Bibi Dong sensed attackers approaching in a deserted alley, but Ye Chen decided to let them come and test Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi.