Chapter Summaries

Yang Xiong and Lin Gong captured a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider and continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest, where they encountered Dragon Duke and Snake Granny. Their reunion exposed an old rivalry, while Lin Gong revealed that the spider they had pursued was over two thousand years old.

• Lin Gong restrained the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Yang Xiong captured it in his Hundred Herb Pouch for its deadly poison.
• Yang Xiong told Lin Gong to bring his classmate back to the sect if they encountered her, but to abandon that plan if they met the Titled Douluo again.
• Yang Xiong and Lin Gong met Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, who accused them of taking another soul beast they had been tracking.
• Lin Gong and Meng Shu traded insults over their past and mocked each other's conduct and judgment.
• Lin Gong revealed that the Man Faced Demon Spider was over two thousand years old, shocking Meng Shu.

Yang Xiong’s plan to abduct Xiao Wu failed when Lin Gong sensed a Titled Douluo blocking his pursuit of the Titan Giant Ape. Lin Gong revealed that his spirit-type head soul bone gave him Titled Douluo-level spiritual power, and the two turned back, only to encounter an unexpected scene near the forest’s outer area.

• Lin Gong and Yang Xiong left Dragon Duke and continued pursuing the Titan Giant Ape through the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Gong sensed a powerful Killing Intent near the Titan Giant Ape and called off the pursuit, then questioned Yang Xiong about Xiao Wu.
• Yang Xiong realized his plan to abduct Xiao Wu had likely been foiled because Tang Hao was protecting her.
• Lin Gong told Yang Xiong he was a level 87 Soul Douluo whose Top-Grade Spirit-Type Head Soul Bone had raised his spiritual power to the Titled Douluo level.
• Lin Gong and Yang Xiong headed back, but near the forest’s outer area they saw something unexpected, and Lin Gong suggested taking a detour.

The author announced that the book was going premium with three daily updates totaling ten thousand words and thanked readers for their support. The author also explained that the protagonist would stay tied to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, build power covertly, and delay confronting major enemies until he was strong enough.

• The author announced the premium launch and promised three daily updates totaling ten thousand words, barring unexpected problems.
• The author apologized to QQ Reading readers who might face charges and thanked readers on both platforms.
• The author said the protagonist would remain connected to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while gradually building his own forces.
• The author explained that the protagonist would work in the shadows against Spirit Hall and avoid exposing his reincarnated identity until he grew powerful.
• The author said Tang San would remain an ordinary classmate and that the protagonist could not yet confront powerful figures such as Titled Douluo or assassinate Xiao Wu.
• The author said the protagonist would visit Shrek to seize opportunities and recruit two talented people, while Tang San, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang would face miserable ends later.

Tang San chose to absorb a nearly two-thousand-year Hurricane Mantis soul ring as his third ring, despite warnings that it exceeded the normal limit. As Tang San endured the painful absorption, the group remained concerned about Xiao Wu’s safety and learned that Yang Xiong had reached Level 27.

• Yang Xiong told Tang San that a powerful senior was protecting Xiao Wu, and Zhao Wuji identified the senior as someone who had fought him before Shrek’s enrollment.
• Tang San and the others faced Dragon Duke over the Hurricane Mantis, but Lin Gong pointed out that the beast was too old for Meng Yiran to absorb, and Dragon Duke left.
• Zhao Wuji explained that Tang San’s Soul Power had broken through during the Titan Giant Ape fight, and Tang San insisted that the Hurricane Mantis suited his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San killed the Hurricane Mantis with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and began absorbing its soul ring while Zhao Wuji and the others guarded him.
• Tang San showed signs of severe pain as he absorbed the ring, while Yang Xiong said he believed Tang San could withstand it and revealed that he had reached Level 27.

Tang San absorbed a Hurricane Mantis soul ring and gained a rare Mantis Leg External Soul Bone, while Xiao Wu returned safely with a new Third Soul Ring. The group left the Star Dou Great Forest after Tang San offered to make Godly Zhuge Crossbows for his classmates, and Yang Xiong said he preferred strengthening himself through training.

• Tang San's new soul ring triggered a violent reaction that revealed a Hurricane Mantis Foreleg External Soul Bone, which he gradually learned to retract and control.
• Xiao Wu returned and explained that the Titan Giant Ape had fled after hearing a bull-like roar, leaving her unconscious; she then awakened at Level 30 and obtained a suitable Third Soul Ring.
• Lin Gong revealed that an unknown expert with immense Killing Intent had ordered him not to interfere with Xiao Wu, and Zhao Wuji suspected the figure was a Titled Douluo connected to Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji recounted the group's rescue attempt and Tang San's soul-ring absorption, while Tang San promised Xiao Wu that he would protect her.
• Tang San demonstrated the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and offered to prepare one for each classmate before the group left the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Gong asked whether Yang Xiong wanted a crossbow for himself or their sect, and Yang Xiong replied that he preferred hard training and tempering his body.

After returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, Yang Xiong weighed whether to pursue the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring and External Soul Bone while the academy settled back into training. Yu Xiaogang arrived to take charge of the students’ cultivation and began assessing their combat abilities, leaving Yang Xiong set to face Tang San without restrictions on Tang San’s Third Soul Skill.

• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar returned as Soul Elders, and Zhao Wuji warned everyone to keep Tang San’s External Soul Bone secret.
• Yang Xiong considered the risks of absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring and trying to obtain its Eight Spider Soul Bone despite already possessing the Dark Tortoise Armor.
• Ning Rongrong approached Tang San about buying Hidden Weapons, and Yu Xiaogang told Flender and Zhao Wuji that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls and that his father had likely rescued Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and announced that he would guide the students’ cultivation and test their combat strength.
• Tang San defeated Dai Mubai after using his Third Soul Skill, and Yu Xiaogang assigned Dai Mubai to face the other students in turn.
• Yang Xiong corrected Yu Xiaogang that he was Level 27 and agreed to fight Tang San with Tang San’s Third Soul Skill allowed.

Yang Xiong and Tang San fought a prolonged soul duel that became a contest of close-range techniques and endurance. As Yang Xiong adapted to Tang San’s methods, his growing understanding of Tai Chi changed how his Soul Power circulated, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could not catch Yang Xiong, so the two closed in and traded blows using their martial skills.
• Yang Xiong damaged Tang San’s Mystic Jade Hand and cut through his Blue Silver Grass, while Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to redirect Yang Xiong’s attacks.
• Yang Xiong used Tai Chi Push Hands to send Tang San flying, then continued meeting his attacks as they exchanged techniques.
• After nearly ten minutes, Tang San began to tire while Yang Xiong remained fresh and became more proficient with Tai Chi.
• Yang Xiong’s growing understanding of Tai Chi caused his Yin-Yang Meditation Method and Soul Power to spread through his limbs and merge into a seamless whole.

Yang Xiong defeated Tang San in a spar by enduring his Blue Silver Grass attacks, exploiting Tang San’s Soul Power consumption, and finishing him with a powerful Rasengan. Tang San accepted the loss and recovered, while Dai Mubai and the others reconsidered how strong Yang Xiong was.

• Tang San used Entanglement and then Parasite, but Yang Xiong broke free and revealed that his defenses and resistance to poison made the attacks ineffective.
• Yang Xiong used Teleport to escape Tang San’s binding and struck him, explaining that Tang San’s successive Soul Skills had drained his strength.
• Tang San unleashed Blue Silver Hurricane Array across the arena, but Yang Xiong blasted through it with a large Rasengan and defeated him.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Yang Xiong for hitting Tang San hard, but Tang San admitted defeat and said he would fight Yang Xiong again.
• Tang San recovered and rejoined the group, while Dai Mubai realized Yang Xiong had defeated Tang San without using any Soul Skills.

After Tang San lost to Yang Xiong, Yu Xiaogang lectured the students on physical training and ordered them to run ten round trips to Suotuo City carrying stones. Ning Rongrong collapsed near the end, and Yang Xiong carried her and her stones onward, leaving the group whispering about their closeness.

• Tang San returned after recovering from his fight with Yang Xiong, while the students questioned Yu Xiaogang's claims about Control System Soul Masters.
• Yang Xiong told Yu Xiaogang that his teacher was Gu Rong, the Titled Douluo Bone Douluo, and Ning Rongrong kept quiet rather than challenge him.
• Dai Mubai defeated Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun and Oscar in succession.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized the students' combat performance and ordered them to run ten round trips to Suotuo City carrying stones.
• Ning Rongrong collapsed near the end of the run, so Yang Xiong took on her stones and carried her while she rode across his bamboo basket.
• Ning Rongrong urged Yang Xiong to hurry as he continued under the added weight, and the others whispered about the two of them.

After completing Yu Xiaogang’s punishing run, Yang Xiong meditated on lessons from his fight with Tang San while the teachers discussed his unusual strength and cultivation. Yu Xiaogang ended by proposing that Yang Xiong’s final self-created technique could transform the students’ combat abilities and perhaps the Soul Master world.

• The students finished carrying stones between Shrek Academy and Suotuo City ten times, and most collapsed from exhaustion; Yang Xiong then revealed the heavy weights he had worn throughout the run.
• Yang Xiong told Yu Xiaogang that he had his own medicinal bath ingredients, then meditated and refined his understanding of Tai Chi after recognizing that Tang San’s Tang Sect skills had outmatched his hand-to-hand techniques.
• After more than two hours, Yang Xiong left the dormitory to find food while Tang San and Oscar slept in their baths.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that Yang Xiong’s strength and cultivation speed exceeded expectations, and the two discussed why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had invested in him.
• Yu Xiaogang asked to study Yang Xiong’s martial soul and methods, but Flender said Ning Fengzhi had instructed Shrek not to interfere with Yang Xiong’s cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang argued that Yang Xiong’s final self-created soul skill could improve the students’ combat strength and potentially change the Soul Master world.

Yu Xiaogang considered trying to learn Yang Xiong’s Self-Created Soul Skill, but Flender warned him that Yang Xiong had no obligation to share it. As Yu Xiaogang’s increasingly strict training continued, Yang Xiong again carried the exhausted Ning Rongrong through the final laps, drawing teasing from their classmates.

• Yu Xiaogang argued that Yang Xiong’s cultivation and Self-Created Soul Skill could change the soul master world, while Flender insisted that seeking to take them was wrong and reminded him of Yang Xiong’s ties to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong shared a meal, and she promised to try to finish the next run without his help; later, Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Yang Xiong had beaten him and discussed Yang Xiong’s powerful skill.
• Yu Xiaogang announced stricter running standards, and the students found that their baskets were heavier, especially Yang Xiong’s, which was piled with stones.
• During the run, Ning Rongrong and Oscar struggled and passed many of their stones to Yang Xiong; Ning Rongrong collapsed on the eighth lap, so Yang Xiong carried her through the final two laps.
• Oscar teased Yang Xiong about carrying Ning Rongrong, and Yang Xiong knocked him on the head and told him to train more.

Yang Xiong completed his Yin-Yang (Tai Chi) Meditation Method during his three months of intense training, breaking through to Level 28 and completing his Body Martial Soul. After the first training phase ended, Tang San visited him and noticed that his Medicinal Bath contained Deadly Poison.

• Yu Xiaogang and Flender wondered whether Yang Xiong's extraordinary endurance came from his Body Martial Soul or Bone Douluo's body-forging training.
• Yang Xiong and the Shrek Eight trained together for three months, with Yu Xiaogang arranging physical drills and group battles that often pitted Yang Xiong against several opponents.
• Yang Xiong completed his Yin-Yang (Tai Chi) Meditation Method in a Medicinal Bath, unified his Soul Power, and broke through to Level 28.
• Ning Rongrong completed the final weighted run without Yang Xiong carrying her, while the other students showed major improvements in fitness as the first training phase ended.
• Yu Xiaogang announced a seven-day rest before the next phase, and Tang San visited Yang Xiong, noticing that his Medicinal Bath contained Deadly Poison.

Tang San visited Yang Xiong to ask for poisonous herbs for his hidden weapons and tried to trade a self-created skill for Yang Xiong’s Rasengan, but Yang Xiong refused to share a sect secret. Tang San later focused on crafting weapons while Yang Xiong considered the value of Tang San’s Purple Demon Eyes, and the group spent their vacation in Suotuo City.

• Tang San asked Yang Xiong for poisonous herbs to make hidden weapons, and Yang Xiong gave him several wooden boxes of herbs he had available.
• Tang San asked Yang Xiong to teach him the Rasengan and offered to trade one of his self-created skills, but Yang Xiong refused because the technique was a sect secret.
• After Tang San left, Yang Xiong considered trading the Rasengan for Tang San’s Purple Demon Eyes, while keeping his own knowledge of Immortal Herbs secret.
• Tang San never raised the trade again and instead shut himself away to craft hidden weapons; Yang Xiong noticed that Tang San’s hands appeared injured from practicing the Rasengan.
• During the break, Oscar slept for days, Zhu Zhuqing cultivated, Dai Mubai stayed with her, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong took Yang Xiong and Tang San shopping around Suotuo City.

Tang San introduced hidden weapons before Yu Xiaogang began the second stage of training at Suotuo City Great Soul Arena, requiring the team to earn Silver Soul Duel Medals through daily matches. Yang Xiong entered several events and defeated Zhu Zhuqing decisively in their first one-on-one duel, leaving her injured below the arena.

• Tang San showed the group his hidden weapons, and Yang Xiong stored them away rather than wearing them during body forging.
• Yu Xiaogang required everyone to compete under masks and codenames, avoid hidden weapons, and enter at least two Soul Duel Competitions each day.
• Yang Xiong agreed to partner with Ma Hongjun and registered for an individual match and three doubles battles.
• Yang Xiong drew Zhu Zhuqing as his first opponent, and she asked him to fight at full strength.
• Yang Xiong countered Zhu Zhuqing's soul skills with his speed and Tai Chi Fist, then struck her off the stage with a Whip Leg.

Yang Xiong defeated Zhu Zhuqing in a Soul Duel, then explained that his strength came from years of weight training and relentless cultivation. He left Ning Rongrong shaken by declaring that he would never live beneath anyone else and intended to become the strongest, even among gods.

• Yang Xiong defeated Zhu Zhuqing after she asked him to use his full strength, while Tang San noticed that Yang Xiong's techniques had grown more fluid.
• Yang Xiong and Oscar won their Doubles Battle, and Shrek Academy's students celebrated their victories over dinner in Suotuo City.
• The next morning, Zhu Zhuqing asked Yang Xiong how he had become so strong, and he revealed that he had trained with weights since childhood despite having the worst Innate Soul Power among them.
• Yang Xiong told Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong that people ultimately had to rely on their own strength to control their fate.
• After the others left, Yang Xiong told Ning Rongrong he would not spend his life beneath anyone else and aimed to become the strongest person, even the strongest god.

Yang Xiong asked Ning Rongrong to become his girlfriend, and after a month of awkward distance she accepted. As the Shrek Eight finished their Soul Duel Arena training, Yu Xiaogang and Flender considered a dangerous match against a team of Soul Elders.

• Yang Xiong questioned Ning Rongrong about the sect’s loyalty and told her he wanted their relationship to be equal, then kissed her and was bitten before she ran away.
• Over the next month, the Shrek Eight competed in Soul Duel matches and earned Silver Soul Duel Medals, while Zhu Zhuqing advanced to level twenty-eight.
• At a celebration dinner, Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong drank together and appeared to ease their awkwardness.
• Yang Xiong asked Ning Rongrong to be his girlfriend, and she reluctantly agreed before he embraced her.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that the Soul Duel Arena’s manager had requested a seven-person match and that the opposing team consisted entirely of formidable Soul Elders.

Yu Xiaogang entered Shrek Academy in a match against the powerful Royal Fight Team, whose captain Yu Tianheng challenged Yang Xiong directly. Yang Xiong eliminated Ye Lingling, the team’s healer, but was left locked in a fierce exchange with Yu Tianheng as the battle continued.

• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek Academy about the Royal Fight Team and warned them about Dugu Yan’s poison and Ye Lingling’s healing; Zhu Zhuqing was left off the lineup after the draw.
• Yang Xiong and the other six Shrek members began the match, and Yang Xiong’s first clash with Yu Tianheng drove both fighters back.
• Dugu Yan strengthened her team with Jade Phosphorous Red Poison, but Tang San used realgar and Strong Liquor, then Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Flame, to neutralize it.
• As Shrek began to falter, Yang Xiong struck Shi Mo and rushed past him toward Ye Lingling while Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass hindered the Royal Fight Team’s rescue.
• Yang Xiong shattered Shi Mo’s Black Tortoise Defense, sent Ye Lingling out of the arena, and then met Yu Tianheng’s Dragon Transformation in a rapid exchange of blows.

After Shrek Academy defeated the Royal Fight Team, Qin Ming and Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to move the academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy so the students could access better resources and compete in the Soul Master Competition. The group arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Dai Mubai beat Prince Xue Beng after he insulted them, and Yang Xiong frightened Xue Beng into leaving them alone.

• Shrek Academy defeated the Royal Fight Team, and Qin Ming proposed that its students join Heaven Dou Royal Academy as exchange students.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to accept the move, provided Heaven Dou Royal Academy also took Shrek’s teachers and secured the students a place in the upcoming Soul Master Competition.
• Yang Xiong spent time with Ning Rongrong in Suotuo City before Flender announced Shrek Academy’s move to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• After traveling for fifteen days, the group arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Prince Xue Beng insulted them and Dai Mubai beat him and his companions.
• Yang Xiong warned Xue Beng that Ning Rongrong belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and threatened him into avoiding the Shrek group.

After Xue Beng was driven away, the Shrek group entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy and received an exceptionally warm welcome and generous accommodations. They passed the Education Committee’s test of endurance, joined the academy, and settled into its facilities, while Dugu Bo never appeared.

• Yang Xiong warned Xue Beng not to provoke the group and later cautioned Ning Rongrong about trusting Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Qin Ming escorted the Shrek group to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and explained their teaching arrangements, benefits, and resources.
• Meng Shenji and the other Education Committee members welcomed Flender and the Shrek group, while Bai Baoshan tested the students by increasing pressure on them.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar, then Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing, buckled under the pressure; Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yang Xiong endured it, with Yang Xiong remaining calm the longest.
• The Shrek group joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy and received villas, a separate teaching area, and access to the academy’s extensive facilities.
• Dugu Bo never appeared or sought out Tang San.

Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong enjoyed time together at Heaven Dou Royal Academy until Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo unexpectedly found them by the lake. Ning Rongrong then demonstrated Tang San’s hidden weapons, leaving both visitors seriously interested in their potential for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• The Shrek group settled into Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s simulated environments, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun openly admired the female students.
• Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong walked by the lake, where they discussed their time together and the pace of their cultivation.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived and caught Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong sitting together; Ning Rongrong happily greeted them.
• Ning Rongrong showed Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo the hidden weapons, explaining that Tang San had made them and discussing a possible trade.