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Tang Hao protected Xiao Wu from Tang Lie and Yu Luomian, while Yu Luomian warned him about other young Twin Martial Soul prodigies. Ning Rongrong found Shrek stifling and secretly resolved to escape, as Lin Yuan watched and reached a decision of his own.

• Tang Hao threatened Tang Lie with his Clear Sky Hammer and nine Soul Rings, then warned Yu Luomian not to covet Xiao Wu.
• Yu Luomian told Tang Hao about the talents of Long Aotian, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Jue, leaving Tang Hao concerned about his son Tang San.
• After Yu Tianlong and the others endured their punishment, Tang Weiwei handed the injured Zhu Qing to Xiao Wu and went to comfort Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong rejected Yu Tianlong's teasing, grew more bored with Shrek, and secretly resolved to escape rather than be forced to marry Long Aotian.
• Zhao Wuji admitted Ning Rongrong to Shrek without a test, while Lin Yuan observed the group and made a decision.

Lin Yuan observed Shrek Academy and learned about the students’ backgrounds and room assignments. In the girls’ dorm, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing shared their stories, and Zhu Qing began explaining how her sister had hunted her down.

• Lin Yuan judged Yu Tianlong, Chang Gong Miao, and Tang Weiwei while secretly observing Shrek Academy through its overgrown grounds.
• Shrek assigned Yu Tianlong to room with Oscar, Chang Gong Miao with Tang San, Tang Weiwei with Xiao Wu, and Zhu Qing with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and level thirty-nine Soul Power to Zhu Qing, while hiding her sect’s cultivation secrets.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Qing she had fled an arranged marriage and described how Lin Yuan had foiled her escape plan in Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing laughed about Lin Yuan’s exploits until Zhu Qing’s mood changed when Ning Rongrong mentioned Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Qing said her sister had hunted her down, and Ning Rongrong eagerly asked whether someone had saved her.

Lin Yuan watched the aftermath of the newcomers’ arrival at Shrek Academy and concluded that others were also targeting the Transmigrators. He headed to the Star Dou Great Forest to focus on cultivation and plan how to use the Heavenly Vial to grow immortal herbs and strengthen his Martial Soul.

• Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong discussed Zhu Qing’s unknown rescuer, and Zhu Qing teased Ning Rongrong about her feelings for the boy who had sold her.
• Lin Yuan observed Tang Lie leave after warning Flender, while Yu Yuanzhen stayed at Shrek Academy and Tang Hao departed after warning Flender and Zhao Wuji to protect Tang San.
• Lin Yuan decided that Yu Luomian’s protection and other people’s interest in the Transmigrators made it unwise to act against them for now.
• Lin Yuan rented a room in Suotuo City, collected green liquid with the Heavenly Vial overnight, bought supplies, and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Yuan planned to cultivate the fifth level of his techniques and use the Heavenly Vial to grow immortal herbs before pursuing stronger Golden Lightning Bamboo and Soul Bones.

Lin Yuan settled near the Star Dou Great Forest to wait for the Shrek group and a possible chance to claim an External Soul Bone. Meanwhile, rumors of a Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Soul Beast drove the major sects to prepare their own moves toward Shrek Academy.

• Lin Yuan concealed a cave near the forest entrance, planted the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and began cultivating while collecting Green Liquid.
• Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that Ning Rongrong had joined Shrek Academy and discussed recruiting its talented students.
• Ning Fengzhi showed the two Douluo an anonymous letter about a Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Soul Beast, and Sword Douluo left to investigate and capture it for Long Aotian if the rumor was true.
• Yu Luomian's letter to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was intercepted before it reached Yu Yuanzhen.
• Tang Lie told the Clear Sky Sect about the transformed soul beast without mentioning Tang Hao, prompting Tang Xiao to send two Titled Douluo and three rank-eighty-nine Soul Douluo elders to Shrek Academy.

Xuan Jian forced Yu Luomian to join Spirit Hall’s plan to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s ruling family, while a battle near Suotuo City drove Sword Douluo back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. At Shrek Academy, Oscar reached level thirty and the students left for the Star Dou Great Forest a day early, while Dai Mubai’s behavior toward Zhu Qing ended in a beating from Yu Tianlong.

• Yu Luomian planned to exploit a conflict among Spirit Hall and the Upper Three Sects, but Xuan Jian arrived with five Titled Douluo and gave him the choice of serving Spirit Hall or dying.
• Yu Luomian agreed to help Spirit Hall eliminate Yu Yuanzhen’s line, provided he could kill Yu Tianlong himself and bring him back to the sect.
• After a great battle erupted outside Suotuo City, Sword Douluo abandoned his visit to Shrek Academy and returned to discuss the conflict with Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.
• Ning Rongrong rejected Oscar’s attention, and Oscar completed Flender’s ten-lap course before reaching level thirty; the Shrek group then set out for the Star Dou Great Forest a day early.
• Ma Hongjun exposed Dai Mubai’s unpaid debt, and when Dai Mubai tried to attack Zhu Qing, Yu Tianlong beat him before Ning Rongrong mocked him.

Tang Weiwei became isolated at Shrek after her efforts to defend Dai Mubai and dictate everyone’s romances alienated the others, while Tang Hao discovered the Seed of Life and Ah Yin’s Soul Bone were missing and attacked Spirit Hall branch halls. Spirit Hall reported a crushing defeat of the Clear Sky Sect elders, and Bibi Dong learned that Xuan Jian had gone off to prepare a gift for her.

• Tang Weiwei’s matchmaking and defense of Dai Mubai angered the Shrek group, and Oscar told her to stop using him as a shield; she was left isolated and cried.
• Tang Weiwei joined the Shrek group’s journey to the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhao Wuji, while Yu Luomian secretly followed on Yu Tianlong’s orders.
• Tang Hao found Ah Yin’s Soul Bone and the Seed of Life missing and vented his fury by slaughtering people in nearby Spirit Branch Halls.
• A cardinal reported to Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall’s elders had killed two Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect, forced two Soul Douluo to self-destruct, and left a fifth elder badly injured.
• The cardinal presented three recovered Soul Bones to Bibi Dong, who ordered them placed in the treasury and said she would reward the participating elders.
• Bibi Dong learned that Xuan Jian had parted from Yue Guan and the others to prepare a grand gift, and she coldly let him proceed.

Bibi Dong accepted Xuan Jian’s gains for Spirit Hall while supporting Hu Liena’s rise, and the Clear Sky Sect reeled from the deaths of four elders. Tang Lie blamed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and suspected the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, turning Tang Xiao’s anger toward possible traitors.

• Bibi Dong privately regretted Xuan Jian’s brutal methods but tolerated them to keep Qian Daoliu from reclaiming authority.
• Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and Hu Liena reached rank sixty-five at seventeen.
• Bibi Dong promised to appoint Hu Liena Holy Maiden and first successor if she reached Soul Sage and won the next Soul Master Tournament.
• Tang Xiao raged over the deaths of four Clear Sky Sect elders, while Tang Lie recounted how Spirit Hall ambushed them and spared him.
• Tang Lie blamed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect for leaking information and accused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect of possibly conspiring against them.
• Tang Xiao redirected his fury toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect as Tang Lie described Yu Luomian’s young relative and Ning Fengzhi’s daughter as suspects.

Lin Yuan cultivated in the Star Dou Great Forest and used his Golden Lightning Domain to inspect a nearby town, where he discovered a transmigrator and six powerful companions. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall’s public accusations and rewards intensified the hunt for Tang Hao, and Lin Yuan ended the chapter wondering about the group’s plan to steal Tang San’s External Soul Bone.

• Tang Xiao swore vengeance against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Spirit Hall condemned Tang Hao, offered Soul Bone rewards for information or his capture, and announced that four Clear Sky Sect elders had died while one escaped.
• Lin Yuan reflected on his rapid cultivation after consuming an Immortal Herb and set a goal to reach level fifty and open all Eight Extraordinary Meridians within a year.
• Lin Yuan detected seven powerful strangers in a nearby town and used the plants there to see them.
• Lin Yuan recognized the youth as the transmigrator who had bought Whale Rubber from him and realized the youth had come to steal Tang San’s External Soul Bone.

Lin Yuan watched Xuan Jian and the Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves before the Shrek group and Canghui Academy arrived at the hotel. When Oscar boasted that those who dared not cause trouble were mediocre, Xuan Jian struck him down with one slap, leaving him motionless.

• Lin Yuan observed the Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves and realized they used a Head Soul Bone skill to coordinate as one.
• Xuan Jian dismissed the hotel owner after compensating him for the window the sword slaves had broken.
• Zhao Wuji and the Shrek group arrived, while Yu Luomian secretly watched from nearby, making Lin Yuan suspect something was wrong.
• Ma Hongjun ogled a Canghui Academy girl, and Dai Mubai insulted the academy, provoking its members.
• Oscar defended Shrek's philosophy that those who dared not cause trouble were mediocre, and Xuan Jian slapped him into a corner, where he stopped moving.

Xuan Jian brutally defeated Oscar, Dai Mubai, Tang Weiwei, and Ma Hongjun after Dai Mubai attacked him, leaving Shrek Academy’s group shaken. Zhu Qing refused Ning Rongrong’s offer to leave Shrek, fearing her sister would hunt her down and put Ning Rongrong in danger.

• Dai Mubai attacked Xuan Jian after seeing him strike Oscar, but Xuan Jian kicked him in the groin and crippled him.
• Tang Weiwei cursed Xuan Jian, who slapped her aside, then turned his attention to Ma Hongjun.
• Yu Tianlong and Chang Gong Miao refused to help Ma Hongjun, while Ning Rongrong warned Tang San not to intervene; Xuan Jian then crippled Ma Hongjun.
• Zhao Wuji ordered the Shrek students to take the injured upstairs and carried Oscar away himself.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Qing to leave Shrek with her, but Zhu Qing refused because her sister would pursue her and Ning Rongrong could be endangered.

Yu Tianlong exposed Chang Gong Miao’s schemes, while Zhao Wuji warned the group about Xuan Jian’s powerful backing. Lin Yuan planned to exploit the coming chaos in the Star Dou Great Forest to eliminate dangerous Transmigrators, and the Shrek group set out the next morning, leaving Tang Weiwei to tend the injured Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

• Yu Tianlong revealed that Chang Gong Miao wanted Zhu Qing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, causing all three women to reject him and Tang San to threaten him.
• Zhao Wuji treated Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, woke Oscar and Tang Weiwei, and scolded the group before warning them that Xuan Jian had three Soul Sages and three Soul Emperors backing him.
• The group chose Tang Weiwei to stay behind and care for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun while the others prepared to leave.
• Yu Tianlong and Chang Gong Miao went to find Xuan Jian, but Lin Yuan observed that Xuan Jian had already gone into hiding.
• Lin Yuan decided to lie low and wait for a chance to kill Xuan Jian or Chang Gong Miao amid the coming chaos.
• The Shrek group left for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Ring, while Tang Weiwei remained at the hotel with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

Lin Yuan monitored the Shrek group as they entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where Oscar gained a Soul Ring and Ning Rongrong’s breakthroughs deepened Tang San’s despair. The Titan Giant Ape then abducted Xiao Wu, leaving Tang San desperate and the rest of the group unconscious or badly injured.

• Lin Yuan spotted a girl from the Dragon Snake Family pursuing a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and the Shrek group encountered it before Oscar obtained its Soul Ring and gained Rapid Flight Mushroom Sausage.
• Yu Tianlong pressured Zhao Wuji to keep the group in the forest overnight, while Yu Luomian and Xuan Jian secretly discussed killing the Shrek members and capturing Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong broke through to level forty and later absorbed a Black-armored Turtle over nine thousand years old, raising her Soul Power to level forty-two and further shattering Tang San’s confidence.
• The Titan Giant Ape arrived at the Shrek camp, and Zhao Wuji’s Martial Soul Avatar failed to stop it from taking Xiao Wu after she called out to it.
• The Titan Giant Ape’s shockwave knocked out most of the group, while Tang San, Chang Gong Miao, and Yu Tianlong stayed conscious; Tang San cried out for Xiao Wu to be returned.

Yu Luomian kept Yu Tianlong and the others from pursuing Xiao Wu, while Tang San chased after her and Chang Gong Miao. Lin Yuan tracked them and noticed a wounded Lightning Falcon was on course to cross Tang San’s path, deepening his suspicion that Tang San’s luck was being engineered.

• Zhao Wuji forbade Yu Tianlong from using Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausage and ordered everyone to stay together while Chang Gong Miao pursued Xiao Wu.
• Yu Luomian emerged from the darkness, said Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape, and refused to rescue her; Tang San then set off after her.
• Yu Tianlong asked Yu Luomian to kill Chang Gong Miao and Tang San, but Yu Luomian refused and warned him that Tang Hao would retaliate if Tang San died.
• Lin Yuan monitored Tang San and Xuan Jian’s groups and saw Dragon Duke pursuing a wounded Lightning Falcon whose route intersected Tang San’s.
• Lin Yuan suspected Tang San’s good fortune might have been artificially arranged and hurried to kill Chang Gong Miao before returning to observe.

Zhao Wuji stopped Yu Tianlong and the others from pursuing Xiao Wu, while Tang San and Chang Gong Miao chased after her despite Yu Luomian’s warning. Lin Yuan monitored the pursuit and headed off to kill Chang Gong Miao as a wounded Lightning Falcon fled toward Tang San’s route.

• Zhao Wuji forbade Yu Tianlong from leaving and ordered Oscar not to make another flying mushroom sausage.
• Yu Luomian refused Tang San’s plea to rescue Xiao Wu, explaining that the Titan Giant Ape had captured her and that he would lead everyone out at daybreak.
• Tang San chased after Chang Gong Miao, while Yu Luomian restrained Yu Tianlong and refused his request to kill Tang San and Chang Gong Miao.
• Xuan Jian and the Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves caught up to Tang San as Lin Yuan monitored them and the Dragon Duke’s pursuit of a wounded Lightning Falcon.
• Lin Yuan noticed that the Lightning Falcon’s escape route crossed Tang San’s path and hurried ahead to kill Chang Gong Miao.

Lin Yuan killed Chang Gong Miao, captured a mysterious glass sphere, and secretly tracked Xuan Jian as he targeted Tang San and Xiao Wu. When Xuan Jian tore the newly formed Lightning Falcon Wing External Soul Bone from Tang San, Lin Yuan ambushed him, but a blood-red flower stopped the spear and sent Xuan Jian flying.

• Lin Yuan burned Chang Gong Miao to ash with the Golden Lightning Evil-Breaking Spear, captured a transparent glass sphere that tried to escape, and hid as the Serpent Matriarch and her granddaughter arrived.
• Tang San killed the injured Lightning Falcon with his Clear Sky Hammer and Godly Zhuge Crossbow, while Xuan Jian planned to seize any Soul Bone he gained and capture Xiao Wu.
• Xuan Jian used a Spirit Hall token and the Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves to turn the Dragon Duke away, then waited for Tang San to finish absorbing the Lightning Falcon's Soul Ring.
• Tang San grew a pair of Lightning Falcon wings as an External Soul Bone, and Xuan Jian sent the Six Sword Slaves after Xiao Wu before ripping the Soul Bone from Tang San's back.
• Lin Yuan hurled the Golden Lightning Evil-Breaking Spear at Xuan Jian from close range, but a blood-red flower blocked it and the blast knocked Xuan Jian away, sending the Soul Bone flying.

Lin Yuan fought Xuan Jian after destroying the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and taking the Lightning Falcon External Soul Bone. Their battle left both men standing, while Xiao Wu remained in danger from the Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves.

• Lin Yuan destroyed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red with the Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder and took the Lightning Falcon External Soul Bone from Xuan Jian.
• Xuan Jian attacked with his Black-White Single-Edged Twin Swords and four enhancement Soul Skills, but Lin Yuan countered him with his spear and Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder.
• Xuan Jian recovered from his burns using the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and Lin Yuan activated his fourth Soul Ring to form lightning armor.
• Lin Yuan and Xuan Jian exchanged spear strikes and sword auras across the forest while the Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves continued capturing Xiao Wu.
• Xuan Jian praised Lin Yuan's strength and declared that defeating him could advance his swordsmanship.

Lin Yuan used a Golden Lightning Bamboo forest and a spiritual attack to exploit Xuan Jian’s defenses, but the Six Sword Slaves arrived and saved Xuan Jian from his spear. Lin Yuan escaped a surprise attack and faced the reunited Six Sword Slaves across the clearing.

• Lin Yuan expanded his Golden Lightning Bamboo forest to trap Xuan Jian and bombard him with Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder.
• Xuan Jian evaded the thunder by flying, then deflected Lin Yuan’s golden threads and tried to devour his Evil-Exorcising Divine Light with Black-and-White Sword Light.
• Lin Yuan’s spiritual attack disrupted Xuan Jian’s Head Soul Bone skill, and Lin Yuan hurled his Golden Lightning Evil-Breaking Spear at him.
• Counterfeit Zhen Gang and Counterfeit Luan Shen used their Martial Soul Avatars to knock the spear aside and shield Xuan Jian.
• Counterfeit Duan Shui attacked Lin Yuan from the flank, but Lin Yuan dodged and faced the Six Sword Slaves across the clearing.

Lin Yuan failed to kill Xuan Jian, escaped with Xiao Wu, and left Xuan Jian searching the mist. At the forest clearing, Tang Hao appeared and demanded to know where Tang San was.

• Lin Yuan ran low on Soul Power, used the Mirage of the Bamboo Forest Illusory Sea to create four clones, and escaped Xuan Jian and the Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves with Xiao Wu.
• Yu Luomian kept Zhu Qing, Ning Rongrong, Zhao Wuji, Yu Tianlong, and Oscar from searching for Chang Gong Miao and Tang San or leaving the forest until dawn.
• Yu Tianlong suspected his grandfather had captured Xiao Wu and imagined becoming powerful enough to win Zhu Qing’s affection.
• Tang Hao appeared behind the group and demanded to know where Tang San was.
• Tang Hao recounted his fight with Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo and Lingyuan Douluo, his escape, and his discovery that Spirit Hall had ambushed the Clear Sky Sect elders.
• After hearing from Flender that Zhao Wuji had taken Tang San and the others to the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang Hao rushed there.

Tang Hao went to the Star Dou Great Forest looking for Tang San and learned that Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape. He found Tang San badly injured with his External Soul Bone removed, then began healing him while the attackers escaped.

• Yu Luomian told Tang Hao that the Titan Giant Ape had abducted Xiao Wu and that Tang San and Chang Gong Miao had chased after her.
• Tang Hao warned the Shrek students not to reveal that they had seen him and left to search for Tang San.
• Xuan Jian ordered the Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves to hunt Lin Yuan and Xiao Wu, then told them to kill Tang San first.
• Duan Shui sensed Tang Hao approaching, so Xuan Jian and the sword slaves concealed their auras and fled.
• Tang Hao found Tang San beneath a fallen tree, realized his External Soul Bone had been removed, and used his Soul Power to heal him.

Tang Hao saved Tang San and questioned Yu Tianlong about his powerful soul-ring configuration, while Yu Tianlong concealed the true secret behind his strength. Meanwhile, Lin Yuan took Xiao Wu to a secluded cave and demanded that she sacrifice herself to become his fifth ring, but she refused.

• Tang Hao treated Tang San, ordered the Shrek group to care for him, and threatened Zhao Wuji if anything happened to him.
• Yu Tianlong wrongly believed his grandfather had secured Xiao Wu and Tang San's Eight Spider Spear for him, then told Tang Hao that a Soul Bone had let him absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his second ring.
• Tang San woke and asked for water, and Tang Hao warned the others not to reveal that he had visited before leaving.
• Lin Yuan brought Xiao Wu to a hidden cave, freed her mute point, and offered to revive her and perhaps her mother if she sacrificed herself to become his fifth ring.
• Xiao Wu rejected Lin Yuan's offer and told him to kill her rather than take her soul ring.

Lin Yuan told Xiao Wu that Tang Hao had killed Lin Tian and explained how Tang Hao intended to make Xiao Wu sacrifice herself for Tang San. Xiao Wu learned that her closeness to Lin Tian had made him an obstacle to Tang Hao’s revenge plan.

• Xiao Wu accused Lin Yuan of killing Lin Tian and destroying Lin Yuan’s family to steal their Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Lin Yuan denied killing Lin Tian and named Tang Hao as the one who struck the fatal blow.
• Xiao Wu recalled suspecting Tang Hao because Lin Tian had told her that Tang San’s father shared the Clear Sky Douluo’s name.
• Lin Yuan explained that Tang Hao wanted Xiao Wu to fall in love with Tang San so she would sacrifice herself to save him.
• Lin Yuan recounted how Tang Hao had manipulated events to obtain his wife’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and later sought revenge on Spirit Hall through Tang San.
• Lin Yuan told Xiao Wu that Tang Hao had targeted Lin Tian because Xiao Wu was closer to him than to Tang San.

Lin Yuan told Xiao Wu that Tang San and his father planned to exploit her Sacrifice and revealed that several Shrek figures knew she was a Transformed Soul Beast. Xiao Wu accepted that Lin Yuan wanted her Soul Bone but refused to Sacrifice for him, leaving him questioning whether she feared death or wanted to revive her mother.

• Xiao Wu asked whether Tang San knew about Tang Hao's plan, and Lin Yuan described the Tang family's willingness to manipulate their descendants and Soul Beast partners.
• Lin Yuan revealed that Lin Tian, Chang Gong Miao, Tang Weiwei, and Yu Tianlong knew Xiao Wu was a Transformed Soul Beast, and said Lin Tian had approached her for that reason.
• Xiao Wu asked how Lin Yuan learned Lin Tian's Self-Created Soul Skill, and Lin Yuan said he found its cultivation method on Lin Tian after Tang Hao knocked him off a cliff.
• Xiao Wu asked what had happened to Lin Yuan's family, and Lin Yuan told her they had moved to another city and were doing well.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Yuan to kill her and take her Soul Bone, then refused to perform the Sacrifice for him.

Lin Yuan freed Xiao Wu and sent her into hiding rather than killing her for her soul ring and soul bone. After seeing her safely out of the Star Dou Great Forest, he returned to his cave to inspect the items he had taken from Chang Gong Miao.

• Lin Yuan released Xiao Wu from her chains and gave her Golden Lightning Bamboo to conceal her soul beast aura, ordering her to hide and avoid Shrek, the giant ape, and revenge.
• Xiao Wu left the cave and headed away from the major cities, while Lin Yuan watched her go and decided he could not bring himself to kill her.
• Lin Yuan followed Xiao Wu out of the Star Dou Great Forest, then returned to his cultivation cave.
• Lin Yuan searched Chang Gong Miao's Storage Soul Tool, took the Gold Soul Coins and gold card, and left the other contents in the cave.
• Lin Yuan tested the transparent crystal ball with soul power, spiritual power, sunlight, and his blood, but it did not react.
• Lin Yuan turned his attention to the Lightning Falcon external soul bone and smiled.

Lin Yuan absorbed and fully fused with a Lightning Falcon external soul bone, named its lightning-boosted wings the Swift Thunder Twin Wings, and returned to seclusion to improve his cultivation. Meanwhile, Tang San’s search for Xiao Wu failed, and Ning Rongrong finally confronted Tang Hao and demanded that he let her and Zhu Qing leave.

• Lin Yuan spent five hours absorbing the Lightning Falcon external soul bone, then tempered it for seven days until it fully fused with his body.
• Lin Yuan tested his new wings, used Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder to greatly increase their speed, and named them the Swift Thunder Twin Wings.
• After testing the wings with his Imperial Scale Armor and Golden Lightning Possession, Lin Yuan returned to the cave to cultivate for several months.
• Tang San and his companions searched the Star Dou Great Forest for ten days without finding Xiao Wu, while Tang Hao secretly kept them from leaving.
• Ning Rongrong lost patience, called Tang Hao out, and demanded that he either kill her or let her and Zhu Qing go.
• Tang Hao revealed himself after his own search had failed, though he had obtained a right arm bone from a roughly seventy-thousand-year-old Saber-Toothed Demon Tiger.

Tang Hao reunited with Tang San after Xiao Wu was taken by the Titan Giant Ape, while Zhao Wuji worried over the disastrous expedition. Ning Rongrong then agreed to visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect with Zhu Qing and revealed she could help Zhu Qing advance in cultivation.

• Tang San broke down in Tang Hao's arms and told him Xiao Wu had been taken after ten days of searching.
• Tang Hao told Zhao Wuji to rest until morning, then took Tang San aside to speak with him.
• Zhao Wuji reflected on the expedition's troubles, including Chang Gong Miao's disappearance and Xiao Wu's capture.
• Yu Tianlong invited Zhu Qing to visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and Ning Rongrong accepted on her behalf.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Qing she could help her reach Soul Elder immediately and Soul Ancestor within a year without side effects.