Arc 3The Second Team Rises

Dai Mubai left Shrek Academy, gathered allies and the three clans, and built support for his bid to become Crown Prince. After strengthening the Star Luo royal family and forming a new tournament team, he began training them as tensions with Dai Weisi mounted.

  • Dai Mubai left Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji, then used Immortal-Grade Herbs to strengthen his companions and evolve Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul.
  • Dai Mubai gained a fifth Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest and won Yang Wudi’s loyalty in a duel, bringing the Breaking Clan into his cause.
  • Dai Mubai persuaded Niu Gao and Bai He to pledge the Defense and Speed Clans, while Tai Tan left with Tai Long after the clans rejected his appeal to support Tang San.
  • Dai Mubai brought his allies to Star Luo City, secured land and funds for the clans, and persuaded Dai Tianxing to let the Soul Master Tournament decide whether Dai Mubai or Dai Weisi would become Crown Prince.
  • Dai Mubai gave Immortal Herbs and pills to the royal family’s elders, helping Dai Tianxing and five others reach level ninety and become Titled Douluo.
  • Dai Mubai formed the Star Luo Royal Academy’s Second Team, selected its lineup, and declared that it would win the Soul Master Tournament.
  • Dai Mubai faced Dai Weisi’s provocation at the academy, while Ma Hongjun, Yang Pojun, and Niu Zhen fought Dai Weisi’s lackeys in the cafeteria.
  • Dai Mubai began training the Second Team, Bai Chenxiang returned with a new third Soul Ring, and Dai Lingling challenged Ma Hongjun after he beat Oscar in sparring.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51Shrek Academy Disbands

Dai Mubai reunited with Zhu Zhuqing after three months away, then learned that Shrek Academy would disband and move to Heaven Dou City to merge with Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He was left considering whether to remain with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

  • Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy and embraced and kissed Zhu Zhuqing, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar teased them.
  • Ning Rongrong joined Dai Mubai, and he noticed the academy’s uneasy atmosphere and asked Ma Hongjun what had happened.
  • Ma Hongjun explained that Qin Ming had proposed merging Shrek Academy with Heaven Dou Royal Academy so its students could use better resources and enter the Soul Master Tournament.
  • Ma Hongjun said Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to accept the proposal, and Oscar reported that Flender had announced Shrek Academy would disband and move to Heaven Dou City in a month.
  • Oscar told Dai Mubai that Zhao Wuji had resigned and would soon leave, while Dai Mubai reflected that he no longer wanted to stay around Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

Ch. 52No More Pretending—I'm Coming Clean, I'm Returning to the Star Luo Empire

Dai Mubai decided to leave Shrek behind and return to the Star Luo Empire, where he planned to build his own force. He revealed his identity as a prince and gathered several companions and Zhao Wuji to join him, while Flender reluctantly let them go.

  • Dai Mubai asked Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun about their plans, and Ning Rongrong agreed to follow him while Oscar and Ma Hongjun hesitated over leaving their teacher.
  • Dai Mubai revealed that he was the third prince of the Star Luo Empire and that Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée, then invited Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to return with him.
  • Ning Rongrong and Oscar agreed to go, while Ma Hongjun said he would join if Flender approved and Dai Mubai could solve his Evil Fire problem.
  • Dai Mubai and the others went to the dean's office, where Dai Mubai told Flender and Zhao Wuji about his plans and invited Zhao Wuji to join them.
  • Zhao Wuji accepted Dai Mubai's invitation, and Flender gave Oscar and Ma Hongjun his blessing to leave with Dai Mubai.

Ch. 53Stunning Everyone, Sharing Immortal Herbs

Dai Mubai led Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Zhao Wuji away from Shrek Academy and into the Star Luo Empire. At a remote camp, he revealed that an Immortal-Grade Herb had helped him reach Rank 50 and evolve his Martial Soul, and promised that he had herbs prepared for everyone.

  • Dai Mubai and the others said farewell to Flender and the teachers before leaving Shrek Academy by carriage.
  • After crossing into the Star Luo Empire, Dai Mubai directed Ma Hongjun to turn toward the Star Dou Great Forest and revealed that he needed a fifth Soul Ring.
  • At their nighttime campsite, Dai Mubai explained that an Immortal-Grade Herb had helped him advance from Rank 46 to Rank 50 and evolve his Martial Soul.
  • Dai Mubai demonstrated his Gengjin White Tiger, whose golden body and metal-energy wings stunned the others.
  • Dai Mubai told his companions that he had prepared an Immortal-Grade Herb for each of them, delighting Ma Hongjun.

Ch. 54Aromatic Silk Beauty, Ning Rongrong's Kiss

Dai Mubai distributed rare medicinal treasures to Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Zhao Wuji, and Ning Rongrong, explaining how each could improve their abilities. After Ning Rongrong kissed him and began absorbing the Aromatic Silk Beauty, Dai Mubai turned to Zhu Zhuqing.

  • Dai Mubai gave Ma Hongjun the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to purify his Evil Fire Phoenix flames, and Ma Hongjun swallowed it to begin refining its energy.
  • Dai Mubai gave Oscar the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to strengthen his foundation and replenish his vitality, and Oscar began meditating after eating it.
  • Dai Mubai gave Zhao Wuji a Vajra Strength Fruit to temper his body and Soul Power, and Zhao Wuji accepted it and pledged to protect him.
  • Dai Mubai gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which might evolve her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda into the Nine-Treasure Glazed Pagoda.
  • Ning Rongrong kissed Dai Mubai's cheek, then began absorbing the flower's essence as Dai Mubai turned toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Ch. 55Lovesick Heartbreak Red Acknowledges Its Master, Nine-Treasure Glazed Pagoda

Dai Mubai gave Zhu Zhuqing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and she won its recognition by declaring her devotion and offering her heart’s blood. As the others awakened from cultivation with major gains, Ning Rongrong discovered that her Martial Soul had transformed into a nine-tier glazed pagoda.

  • Dai Mubai explained the Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s legend and harvesting requirement to Zhu Zhuqing.
  • Zhu Zhuqing declared her love for Dai Mubai, offered her heart’s blood, and gained the flower’s recognition.
  • Zhu Zhuqing consumed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red while Dai Mubai stood guard.
  • Zhao Wuji awoke at level seventy-nine, with his old injuries healed, and pledged his life to Dai Mubai.
  • Oscar awoke at level thirty-nine after gaining five levels, and Dai Mubai explained that the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid would aid his cultivation.
  • Ning Rongrong awoke past the level-thirty bottleneck and discovered that her Martial Soul had become a nine-tier glazed pagoda.

Ch. 56Morality in Decline, Hearts No Longer Pure

Ning Rongrong celebrated her Nine-Treasure Glazed Pagoda and reconciled her love for Dai Mubai with her loyalty to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing also completed their transformations, leaving the group to discover the new powers of their evolved Martial Souls.

  • Ning Rongrong kissed Dai Mubai and worried that loving him meant abandoning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Dai Mubai assured her she could remain in the sect.
  • Oscar and Zhao Wuji awkwardly watched Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai before Zhao Wuji complained that morality was in decline.
  • Ma Hongjun emerged from golden-red flames with his impurities expelled, his Soul Power increased to rank thirty-eight, and his Evil Fire transformed into pure Phoenix Flame.
  • Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power broke through the rank-thirty bottleneck, and her Hell Spirit Cat evolved with the Ultimate Darkness Attribute and nine tails.
  • Zhu Zhuqing explained that she could turn her nine tails into nine Shadow Clones, each with half her strength, but doing so would leave her weakened and unable to use her Martial Soul for nine days.

Ch. 57Gengjin Form Hell White Tiger

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing awakened an evolved Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Gengjin Form Hell White Tiger, and Dai Mubai shared Whale Rubber with his companions to strengthen their physiques. Half a month later, the group reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region, where Dai Mubai still searched for his fifth Soul Ring.

  • Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing named Zhu Zhuqing’s evolved Martial Soul the Nine Nether Spirit Cat and joined their powers to form the Gengjin Form Hell White Tiger.
  • The Hell White Tiger fought Zhao Wuji and proved strong enough to defeat him without his Martial Soul Avatar.
  • Dai Mubai gave Whale Rubber to Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, telling them it could help them absorb older Soul Rings and warning them to keep the secret.
  • Over the next half month, Zhu Zhuqing gained a third Soul Ring from a three-thousand-year Lightning Shadow Leopard and reached level thirty-eight.
  • Ning Rongrong gained a third Soul Ring from a Moonlight Rabbit and reached level thirty-six, while Dai Mubai’s group entered the outskirts of the core region to seek his fifth Soul Ring.

Ch. 58Forty Thousand Year Riftgold Demon Tiger, White Tiger Gold-Splitting Slash

Dai Mubai and his companions killed a forty-thousand-year Riftgold Demon Tiger, and Dai Mubai absorbed its Soul Ring to gain the White Tiger Gold-Splitting Slash. After demonstrating the new Soul Skill, the group left the Star Dou Great Forest and headed for a town to rest.

  • Dai Mubai assigned roles as Zhao Wuji and the others prepared to fight the Riftgold Demon Tiger.
  • Zhao Wuji weakened the tiger through a prolonged battle, allowing Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to finish it with their Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
  • Dai Mubai found a forty-thousand-year Riftgold Demon Tiger Left Arm Bone and stored it instead of absorbing it.
  • Dai Mubai endured the Soul Ring's physical and mental assault, then absorbed it and reached the peak of rank fifty-two.
  • Dai Mubai demonstrated his fifth Soul Skill, White Tiger Gold-Splitting Slash, which split a boulder and could pierce physical defenses.
  • The group left the Star Dou Great Forest and headed to a nearby town to rest.

Ch. 59Tonglan City, Target: the Breaking Clan

Dai Mubai traveled to Tonglan City to recruit the Breaking Clan and asked its leader, Yang Wudi, to support his bid to become Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire. Yang Wudi rejected the proposal, and Dai Mubai began appealing to the clan’s past suffering and his understanding of its reluctance to fight.

  • Dai Mubai spent time with Zhu Zhuqing, then joined Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhao Wuji for a meal and announced they would visit Tonglan City.
  • Dai Mubai explained that the Breaking Clan had settled in Tonglan City and said he intended to bring it under his command; Zhao Wuji warned that the proud clan would be difficult to win over.
  • Three days later, Dai Mubai arrived in Tonglan City, then the next morning took Ma Hongjun and Oscar to visit the Breaking Clan while the others stayed at the hotel.
  • Dai Mubai introduced himself to Yang Wudi and asked the Breaking Clan to help him become Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire.
  • Yang Wudi refused, saying the Breaking Clan wanted to live peacefully, and Dai Mubai responded by praising its Soul Breaking Spear and acknowledging its past losses and hardships.

Ch. 60My Confidence, Challenging Yang Wudi

Dai Mubai tried to recruit Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan by warning that Spirit Hall would eventually threaten them, then proved his strength as a young Soul King. Yang Wudi accepted Dai Mubai’s wager, and the two prepared to fight in the clan’s training grounds.

  • Dai Mubai invited Yang Wudi to join his cause, but Yang Wudi refused, citing the Breaking Clan’s need to avoid further turmoil.
  • Dai Mubai revealed his level-52 Soul King strength and said he was not concerned about Dai Weisi, impressing Yang Wudi.
  • Dai Mubai proposed a match: if Yang Wudi could defeat him within the time it took an incense stick to burn, Dai Mubai would leave; otherwise, Yang Wudi would pledge the Breaking Clan to him.
  • Yang Wudi accepted the wager and took Dai Mubai to the Breaking Clan’s training grounds, where Yang Pojun cleared the ring and lit the incense.
  • Yang Wudi summoned his spear and displayed eight Soul Rings, while Dai Mubai activated his Martial Soul and revealed his five Soul Rings.

Ch. 61The King Among Tigers Never Retreats

Dai Mubai fought Yang Wudi in a fierce arena battle, revealing his evolved White Tiger Martial Soul and multiple Soul Bones. The incense burned out as both combatants ended the clash injured and kneeling, with Dai Mubai still defiant.

  • Dai Mubai revealed that his evolved White Tiger Martial Soul suppressed weapon-type Martial Souls and displayed his Darkgolden Terrorclaw External Soul Bone.
  • Dai Mubai charged Yang Wudi with enhanced abilities, and the two traded blows as Yang Wudi's spear was weakened by the White Tiger's power.
  • Dai Mubai traded a shoulder wound for a heavy strike against Yang Wudi, then healed himself with the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone.
  • Dai Mubai and Yang Wudi unleashed their strongest attacks, and the resulting explosion hurled both men back, injured and kneeling.
  • Ma Hongjun announced that the incense had burned out.

Ch. 62Yang Pojun Joins, Aromatic Silk Beauty

Dai Mubai won Yang Wudi’s allegiance for the Breaking Clan and welcomed Yang Pojun into his group. At the banquet, he presented Yang Wudi with an Aromatic Silk Beauty, leaving the alchemist stunned.

  • Yang Wudi accepted Dai Mubai’s victory and pledged the Breaking Clan’s obedience, then ordered a banquet to welcome him.
  • Oscar’s Recovery Sausages helped Dai Mubai and Yang Wudi recover, and Dai Mubai introduced his companions to Yang Wudi and Yang Pojun.
  • Yang Wudi asked Dai Mubai to take Yang Pojun under his wing, and Dai Mubai welcomed him as a brother who could call him Boss Dai.
  • Dai Mubai asked Yang Wudi about his alchemy and presented him with an Aromatic Silk Beauty, which Yang Wudi recognized and accepted in astonishment.

Ch. 63Gathering of the Four Single-Attribute Clans

Dai Mubai secured Yang Wudi’s loyalty with rare medicinal treasures and learned that the four clans’ gathering was approaching. When the clan heads assembled at the Breaking Clan residence, Dai Mubai met Niu Gao, Bai He, and Tai Tan, leaving the question of whether they would join him unresolved.

  • Yang Wudi pledged loyalty to Dai Mubai after receiving the Aromatic Silk Beauty and the Wishful Treasure Bag filled with rare herbs and poisons.
  • Dai Mubai told Yang Wudi that he had killed Dugu Bo and entrusted him with the Poison Douluo’s medicinal collection.
  • Yang Wudi agreed to persuade Niu Gao and Bai He to join Dai Mubai when the four clans gathered at the Breaking Clan residence half a month later.
  • Dai Mubai and his companions trained at the Breaking Clan residence, where Yang Pojun joined them and Dai Mubai advanced to level fifty-three.
  • Yang Wudi welcomed Niu Gao, Bai He, and Tai Tan to the gathering, then introduced Dai Mubai as the finest young man he had ever met.

Ch. 64Defense Clan and Speed Clan

Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He pledged the Breaking, Defense, and Speed Clans to Dai Mubai after seeing his Soul King strength, while Tai Tan refused and left to support Tang San. The three allied clan heads then formally greeted Dai Mubai as their chosen leader.

  • Yang Wudi invited the Defense, Speed, and Strength Clans to join the Breaking Clan in serving Dai Mubai, and Niu Gao and Bai He agreed.
  • Dai Mubai revealed his five Soul Rings, confirming Yang Wudi's claim that he had become a Soul King before turning sixteen.
  • Tai Tan announced that he had found his master's son, Tang San, and wanted the clans to swear loyalty to him.
  • Niu Gao and Bai He rejected Tai Tan's appeal, citing the Clear Sky Sect's past neglect and the aid they had received from Yang Wudi and Niu Gao.
  • Tai Tan left with Tai Long, ending the four clans' brotherhood, while Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He formally pledged their clans to Dai Mubai.

Ch. 65Arriving at Star Luo City, Star Luo Imperial Palace

Dai Mubai welcomed the Breaking, Defense, and Agility Clans’ young talents into his group and led them to Star Luo City to meet his father. After returning to the imperial palace, he settled his companions in his residence, where Ning Rongrong commented on its modest furnishings.

  • Niu Gao introduced Niu Zhen, and Bai He introduced Bai Chenxiang; Dai Mubai accepted both of them alongside Yang Pojun into his group.
  • Dai Mubai planned for the clan leaders to meet his father and for the Three Clans to settle in Star Luo City, then hosted a feast before the group departed three days later.
  • On the journey, Ma Hongjun fussed over Bai Chenxiang, drawing teasing from Oscar and laughter from the others.
  • After four days on the road, Dai Mubai and his companions arrived in Star Luo City and entered the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
  • Dai Mubai led the group to his palace, where he arranged lodgings for his guests and Ning Rongrong remarked that it was less comfortable than her home.

Ch. 66Meeting the Star Luo Emperor

Dai Mubai met the Star Luo Emperor after returning with powerful allies and support from Ning Rongrong, securing land and funds for the Three Clans. He then revealed that his and Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Souls had evolved, prompting Dai Tianxing to ask to see them.

  • Dai Mubai entered the Imperial Study with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Zhao Wuji, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He, where he reunited with Dai Tianxing and Zhu Wanting.
  • Dai Mubai introduced Zhao Wuji and the three clan heads, and Dai Tianxing recognized the strength and political backing they brought.
  • Dai Mubai requested a place for the Breaking, Defense, and Speed Clans to settle, and Dai Tianxing granted them land near the royal hunting grounds and three million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Dai Mubai introduced Ning Rongrong as Ning Fengzhi’s daughter and heir to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, surprising Dai Tianxing.
  • Dai Mubai reported that his Martial Soul and Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell Spirit Cat had evolved, and Dai Tianxing rose to ask to see them.

Ch. 67The Crown Prince Position? Stay Steady, No Rush

Dai Mubai revealed that his and Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Souls had evolved, then persuaded Dai Tianxing to let him compete with Dai Weisi for the Crown Prince position through the Soul Master Tournament. At a private dinner, Dai Tianxing asked how their Martial Souls evolved and whether the royal family could use the same method to grow stronger.

  • Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their evolved Martial Souls and near-perfect Martial Soul Fusion Skill, impressing Dai Tianxing and Zhu Wanting.
  • Dai Tianxing offered to appoint Dai Mubai Crown Prince, but Dai Mubai requested a fair contest against Dai Weisi through the Soul Master Tournament, and Dai Tianxing agreed.
  • Dai Mubai assigned Niu Gao, Yang Wudi, and Bai He to establish a base in Star Luo City, then organized his team’s training at Star Luo Royal Academy.
  • Dai Tianxing praised Dai Mubai’s plan over dinner, discussed the threat from Spirit Hall, and asked how the Martial Soul evolution could strengthen the royal family.

Ch. 68Star Luo Empire's First Titled Douluo

Dai Mubai gave his parents rare Immortal Herbs to strengthen the Star Luo Empire’s high-level combat power. Dai Tianxing reached level ninety and Zhu Wanting reached level eighty-eight, and Dai Mubai asked whether other imperial elders were stuck at bottlenecks.

  • Dai Mubai learned that Dai Tianxing was level eighty-six and Zhu Wanting was level eighty-three, and worried about the Star Luo Empire’s lack of a Titled Douluo.
  • Dai Mubai told his parents that Immortal Herbs had evolved his and Zhu Qing’s Martial Souls, then revealed he had two other treasures for them.
  • Dai Mubai gave Dai Tianxing the Primordial Unity Immortal Herb and Zhu Wanting the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, explaining how to take them.
  • Dai Tianxing and Zhu Wanting refined the herbs while Dai Mubai guarded them; three hours later, Dai Tianxing reached level ninety and Zhu Wanting reached level eighty-eight.
  • Dai Tianxing thanked Dai Mubai, who asked about other elders stuck at bottlenecks; Dai Tianxing said his parents and Zhu Wanting’s father were all at level eighty-nine.

Ch. 69Plan to Create Titled Douluo, Confident Dai Weisi

Dai Mubai asked Yang Wudi to turn rare medicinal herbs into pills to help the empire’s elders break through, while the court set his Second Team against Dai Weisi’s First Team for the crown prince selection. Three days later, Yang Wudi presented twelve jade boxes of pills to Dai Mubai and his companions.

  • Dai Mubai promised Dai Tianxing that medicinal herbs he had found could help the elders overcome their cultivation bottlenecks, then brought the herbs to Yang Wudi for pill refinement.
  • Yang Wudi identified several rare herbs, including four Eight-Grade Lingzhi, and promised to refine at least ten supreme-grade pills within three days while keeping the matter confidential.
  • Dai Tianxing decreed that Dai Mubai’s Second Team and Dai Weisi’s First Team would compete in the tournament, with their performance determining who would become Crown Prince.
  • Dai Weisi dismissed Dai Mubai’s chances of winning, while Zhu Zhuyun warned him not to underestimate the force Dai Mubai had brought back.
  • Yang Wudi presented twelve jade boxes at Dai Mubai’s residence, and Dai Mubai opened one to reveal a pale-gold pill whose fragrance impressed Zhao Wuji.

Ch. 70Soul Ascension Pills Forged, Rewards for the Three Clans

Dai Mubai rewarded Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Bai He, Yang Pojun, Niu Zhen, and Bai Chenxiang with pills and Immortal Herbs, then brought Zhu Zhuqing to the Imperial Study. There, he revealed the refined pills to the imperial elders and consecrated elders, leaving five jade boxes ready for them.

  • Yang Wudi presented twelve high-quality Soul Ascension Pills, and Dai Mubai gave one each to Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He.
  • Dai Mubai gave Yang Pojun the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Niu Zhen the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, and Bai Chenxiang the Windfeather Flower, then sent them to consume their gifts under guard.
  • Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing went to the Imperial Study, where Dai Mubai asked Dai Tianxing to summon everyone who needed to break through.
  • Zhu Wanting brought Dai Zhenguo, Zhu Fengyi, Zhu Chengfeng, Dai Tianhu, and Dai Yunlan to the Imperial Study, where Dai Mubai reported his rank fifty-three cultivation.
  • Dai Tianxing explained Dai Mubai's Immortal Herbs and the pills to the five elders, and Dai Mubai placed five jade boxes on the desk for them.

Ch. 71Six Quasi-Titled Douluo Rise Together

Dai Mubai’s pills helped five members of the Star Luo Empire break through to level ninety, giving the empire six Titled Douluo, while the elders and younger members of the clans also gained major improvements. Bai He offered Dai Mubai a treasured family heirloom, leaving its contents unrevealed.

  • Dai Zhenguo, Zhu Fengyi, Zhu Chengfeng, Dai Tianhu, and Dai Yunlan each swallowed a pill and broke through to level ninety, joining Dai Tianxing as Titled Douluo.
  • Dai Tianxing and the others decided to keep their breakthroughs secret and planned to hunt for ninth Soul Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He reported that the pills increased their Soul Power and improved their health and physical abilities.
  • Yang Pojun and Niu Zhen emerged from absorbing Immortal Herbs with six-level gains, while Bai Chenxiang reached level thirty and evolved her Martial Soul to gain wind blade attacks.
  • Bai He thanked Dai Mubai on behalf of the Speed Clan and presented him with a long, narrow jade box containing a family heirloom.

Ch. 72Entering Star Luo Royal Academy

Dai Mubai accepted Bai He's Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and brought his companions to Star Luo Royal Academy to register the Second Team. The academy's leaders were impressed by the young Soul Masters he had gathered, and Shen Tianming led them toward their training base.

  • Bai He gave Dai Mubai the Speed Clan's Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to repay him for helping Bai Chenxiang evolve her martial soul.
  • Dai Mubai arranged for Bai Chenxiang to register at the academy before they hunted for her Soul Ring, and he told Bai He to secretly purchase Whale Rubber for the group.
  • Dai Mubai, Zhao Wuji, and the others traveled to Star Luo Royal Academy, where Shen Tianming and Zhou Shanchang welcomed them.
  • Dai Mubai introduced Zhao Wuji as the Second Team's leader, and Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Yang Pojun, Niu Zhen, and Bai Chenxiang registered their levels and martial souls.
  • Shen Tianming and Zhou Shanchang were astonished by the young team's strength, then Shen Tianming led Dai Mubai and the others toward the Second Team's training base.

Ch. 73Star Luo Royal Team Two, Dai Lingling the Younger Sister

Dai Mubai took charge of the Star Luo Second Team and met his younger sister, Dai Lingling, whose captaincy had been taken from her. After Dai Mubai announced he would keep only three of the old members as substitutes, Dai Lingling challenged his group and began chasing Oscar around the training ground.

  • Dai Mubai arrived at the Second Team training base, where former instructor Huang Ding and the team members awaited him.
  • Dai Mubai recognized Dai Lingling as his younger sister, and Oscar angered her by calling her a tigress before learning who she was.
  • Dai Lingling introduced the six other veteran members, and Dai Mubai judged that the team needed stronger recruits.
  • Dai Mubai announced that he would select the team anew and retain only three of the seven old members as substitutes.
  • Dai Lingling challenged Oscar to punish him for insulting her, then chased him around the training ground after he started running.

Ch. 74The Team Was Officially Formed

Dai Mubai finalized Star Luo Royal Academy's Second Team, revealed that he was already a Soul King, and led the team to lunch. When a follower of the First Prince insulted Ma Hongjun, Ma Hongjun attacked him with Dai Mubai's permission.

  • Dai Mubai tested the veteran members, kept Dai Lingling, Chen Feng, and Zhao Tiezhu, and finalized the team's main lineup and substitutes.
  • Dai Mubai revealed his five Soul Rings and announced that he would captain the Second Team, with Zhao Wuji as team leader and Huang Ding as deputy.
  • Dai Mubai declared that the team's goal was to win the Soul Master Tournament, assigned the members their lodgings, and scheduled formal training for the next day.
  • Dai Mubai led the team to the dining hall, where a follower of the First Prince mocked Ma Hongjun as a country bumpkin.
  • Dai Mubai gave Ma Hongjun permission to fight, and Ma Hongjun punched the young nobleman repeatedly in front of the stunned students.

Ch. 75First Clash with Dai Weisi

Dai Mubai confronted Dai Weisi at the academy cafeteria and defeated him in a clash of Soul Power, then led the second team into intensive training. Half a month later, after Bai Chenxiang returned with her third Soul Ring, Dai Lingling challenged Ma Hongjun after he beat Oscar in sparring.

  • Ma Hongjun, Yang Pojun, and Niu Zhen knocked down Dai Weisi’s lackeys in the cafeteria.
  • Dai Mubai resisted Dai Weisi’s Soul Power pressure and forced him to stagger back before Dai Weisi challenged him to settle things in the arena.
  • Zhu Zhuyun awkwardly declined Zhu Zhuqing’s invitation to eat and followed Dai Weisi out.
  • Bai He took Bai Chenxiang to the Star Dou Great Forest, while Dai Mubai began training the team with Gravity Field drills, sparring, and recovery.
  • Bai Chenxiang returned with a two-thousand-five-hundred-year third Soul Ring, level thirty-two Soul Power, and the Wind-Riding Swift Shadow skill.
  • After Ma Hongjun defeated Oscar in sparring, Dai Lingling challenged Ma Hongjun and entered the arena in anger.
Arc 3 of 9
Arc 3 of 9