Chapter Summaries

Cao Kun revealed his overwhelming strength to Xiao Wu and demanded that she become his maid at Buzhou Retreat, promising protection for her and her friends. Xiao Wu agreed to survive, but Cao Kun then introduced a Chaos Soul Mark he intended to plant in her soul.

• Cao Kun used the Chaos Bell's suppressive power to immobilize Xiao Wu, then warned that staying with Tang San could lead to her death.
• Cao Kun displayed nine Soul Rings, including three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, convincing Xiao Wu that he was a peak Titled Douluo who did not need her Soul Ring.
• Cao Kun revealed that he knew about Da Ming and Er Ming and offered to protect them, leaving Xiao Wu terrified and convinced she had no secrets from him.
• Cao Kun ordered Xiao Wu to become his maid and stay at Buzhou Retreat, and she reluctantly agreed to protect herself and Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Cao Kun summoned a projection of his Chaos Bell Martial Soul Origin and explained that he would plant a Chaos Soul Mark deep within Xiao Wu's soul.

Cao Kun bound Xiao Wu to him with a Chaos Soul Contract and made her his maid, then sent Zhu Zhuqing to help her adjust. After considering how Xiao Wu might serve his future plans, he turned his attention to the academy and Flender's decision.

• Cao Kun threatened Xiao Wu with the Soul Contract and the danger of being exposed to Spirit Hall or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect until she agreed to become his maid.
• Cao Kun branded Xiao Wu's soul with the Chaos Soul Contract, giving him control over her life and allowing him to sense her location and emotional state.
• Xiao Wu called Cao Kun Young Master, and he ordered Zhu Zhuqing to teach her the rules and arrange a room.
• Zhu Zhuqing led the devastated Xiao Wu out of the sitting room while Cao Kun considered using her against the Star Dou Great Forest's emperors, Tang San, and Tang Hao.
• Cao Kun decided it was time to deal with the academy and wondered whether Flender had made up his mind about Zhao Wuji's approaching ninth Soul Ring.

Xiao Wu struggled to accept her captivity and Cao Kun’s claims about Tang San’s family, but resolved to survive and uncover the truth. Three days later, Cao Kun received reports that Yu Xiaogang was heading toward the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital while Tang Hao and Tang San were likely bound for Slaughter City.

• Zhu Zhuqing showed Xiao Wu her room, explained Buzhou Retreat’s rules, and warned her that Cao Kun valued strength as well as loyalty.
• Alone in her room, Xiao Wu questioned Tang San’s motives and Cao Kun’s promise to protect Da Ming and Er Ming, then resolved to stay alive and seek the truth.
• Tang Hao led the blind Tang San along a dangerous road while Yu Xiaogang approached the brink of darkness.
• Dugu Yan reported that Yu Xiaogang had left Tang Hao and Tang San and was traveling covertly toward the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital.
• Dugu Yan reported that Tang Hao and Tang San had changed routes to evade pursuit, and Cao Kun’s scouts believed they were heading for Slaughter City.

Cao Kun learned that Tang Hao had taken Tang San to Slaughter City and arranged to use Spirit Hall against them while planting an agent inside the organization. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong receiving word that a Soul Master had arrived with urgent information about Tang Hao.

• Cao Kun rejected Dugu Yan's suggestion to send scouts into Slaughter City and decided to make trouble for Tang Hao through Spirit Hall instead.
• Cao Kun instructed Dugu Yan to send a convincing operative to Spirit City with intelligence about Tang Hao and a request to join Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Yan selected Shadow Seven, a level-fifty-nine Soul King, to infiltrate Spirit Hall as Dark Star and gather information on Bibi Dong, the Elder Hall, and the Golden Generation.
• Dugu Yan left to arrange the mission, while Cao Kun anticipated Spirit Hall's pursuit of Tang Hao.
• At the Papal Hall, Bibi Dong was told that a Soul Master had arrived seeking an urgent audience about Tang Hao.

Zhang Erhe reported that Tang Hao was heading toward Slaughter City, claiming Tang Hao had destroyed his village twelve years earlier. Bibi Dong accepted the information as potentially true and ordered an elite hunting team to pursue Tang Hao, declaring that she would go herself.

• Bibi Dong summoned Zhang Erhe after he reported having news of Tang Hao.
• Zhang Erhe claimed Tang Hao had killed his family and neighbors twelve years earlier, and said he had recently tracked Tang Hao and a disabled boy toward Slaughter City.
• Bibi Dong questioned Zhang Erhe about his Soul Power and offered him a place in Spirit Hall with resources to help him break through to level sixty.
• Bibi Dong ordered a team of five Soul Douluo and ten Soul Saints, led by Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, to hunt Tang Hao.
• Bibi Dong declared that she would personally join the hunt.

Bibi Dong ordered a secret hunt for Tang Hao while Cao Kun used a sign-in reward to summon Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino. The three Level 98 Titled Douluo joined Mount Buzhou as elders and were told to learn the rules of the world and master their converted powers.

• Bibi Dong declared the operation against Tang Hao top secret and sent her subordinates to carry it out.
• Cao Kun signed in at Mount Buzhou Retreat and received a Random Character Summoning Card.
• Cao Kun used the card and summoned Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino from One Piece.
• The three admirals appeared before Cao Kun and pledged their absolute loyalty to him.
• Cao Kun named Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino elders of Mount Buzhou and assigned them seats among the Twelve Elders.

Cao Kun learned that Spirit Hall had sent a force to ambush Tang Hao, but chose to watch rather than interfere. He then gave Zhao Wuji a High-Tier Martial Soul Evolution Liquid, and Zhao Wuji began transforming his great strength vajra bear into a dark gold terrorclaw bear.

• Cao Kun instructed Dugu Yan to brief Akainu and the other newcomers on Mount Buzhou and the continent.
• Dugu Yan reported that Bibi Dong had sent Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and an elite squad to ambush Tang Hao near Slaughter City, and Cao Kun ordered his scouts to observe without intervening.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Cao Kun that Zhao Wuji had arrived, and Zhao Wuji asked about the promised second Martial Soul transformation.
• Cao Kun gave Zhao Wuji a High-Tier Martial Soul Evolution Liquid and explained how to use it, then stood guard while Zhao Wuji drank it and guided its power.
• Zhao Wuji's great strength vajra bear began transforming, developing immense claws and dark armor as a dark gold terrorclaw bear.

Zhao Wuji’s martial soul evolved into a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and he broke through to level 90. Cao Kun appointed him Chief Left Guardian of Mount Buzhou, while Flender arrived and was stunned by Zhao Wuji’s transformation.

• After six hours of evolution, Zhao Wuji’s Great Strength Vajra Bear became a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Zhao Wuji broke through the level 90 bottleneck and became a Quasi-Titled Douluo.
• Cao Kun appointed Zhao Wuji Chief Left Guardian among Mount Buzhou’s twenty-four Protectors, and Zhao Wuji accepted.
• Cao Kun promised the sect’s support in stabilizing Zhao Wuji’s cultivation and finding a suitable ninth soul ring.
• Flender arrived, sensed Zhao Wuji’s powerful new aura, and reacted with disbelief to his breakthrough and evolved martial soul.

Flender joined Mount Buzhou after seeing Zhao Wuji's Martial Soul evolution, then drank Cao Kun's High-Tier Martial Soul Evolution Liquid. He broke through to Level 80 with a Flying Blackfeather Eagle Martial Soul and became one of Mount Buzhou's Twenty-Four Protectors.

• Zhao Wuji told Flender that Cao Kun's evolution liquid had raised him to Level 90 and transformed his Martial Soul into a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Flender bowed to Cao Kun and pledged to bring Shrek Academy into Mount Buzhou.
• Cao Kun gave Flender High-Tier Martial Soul Evolution Liquid and told him to use the sect's Guidance Method.
• Flender drank the liquid, evolved his Four-Eyed Cat Owl into a Flying Blackfeather Eagle, and broke through to Level 80.
• Flender pledged loyalty to Cao Kun, who appointed him a right-hand Protector responsible for intelligence, external relations, and internal affairs.

Tang Hao brought his blind son Tang San toward Slaughter City, hoping its unusual rules might offer a chance to heal him and help him grow stronger. Before they could reach it, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo ambushed them, trapping the injured Tang Hao and Tang San between the two Titled Douluo.

• Tang Hao explained Slaughter City to Tang San and said its dangerous, unusual environment might give him a chance to recover and adapt despite his blindness.
• Tang San told Tang Hao he trusted him and would keep going.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo attacked Tang Hao and Tang San with a storm of sharp petals.
• Tang Hao blocked most of the attack, shielded Tang San, and took several cuts from the petals.
• Ghost Douluo attacked from Tang Hao's shadow, but Tang Hao dodged by leaping forward with Tang San.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo appeared on opposite sides of Tang Hao and Tang San, trapping them.

Tang Hao, still wounded, fought Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo while shielding Tang San, then tried to flee toward Slaughter City. Bibi Dong and four more Titled Douluo blocked his path, and she ordered them to kill him.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo attacked Tang Hao together, exploiting his wounds and the burden of protecting Tang San.
• Tang Hao struck back with his Clear Sky Hammer, then used the blast's recoil to carry Tang San toward Slaughter City.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed that six Titled Douluo had come to kill Tang Hao as four more blocked his escape route.
• Tang Hao recognized Bibi Dong among the four, while she noticed Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night belt and wondered about his connection to Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong raised her hand and ordered the Titled Douluo to kill Tang Hao.

Bibi Dong and five Titled Douluo cornered the wounded Tang Hao, who tried to protect Tang San with his Clear Sky Hammer Avatar and prepare to detonate his Soul Ring. Bibi Dong seized Tang San and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo trapped Tang Hao with their Two Extremes Stillness Domain, leaving him vulnerable to another coordinated attack.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and three other Titled Douluo launched a combined assault on Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer Avatar and prepared to use Ring Detonation to protect Tang San and escape.
• Bibi Dong slipped past Tang Hao, sealed Tang San's Soul Power and movement, and pulled him into her grasp.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to use the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, slowing Tang Hao and disrupting his Soul Power.
• The other three Titled Douluo seized the opening and unleashed fresh attacks against the restrained Tang Hao.

Tang Hao detonated his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring in a desperate attack that badly injured five Titled Douluo but left him near death. Bibi Dong survived with Tang San and questioned Tang Hao about Tang San’s connection to Yu Xiaogang.

• Tang Hao fully detonated the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, unleashing a wide-area blast as Bibi Dong and the five other Titled Douluo tried to escape or defend themselves.
• The explosion injured Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the other three Titled Douluo, while Bibi Dong protected herself and Tang San from harm.
• Tang Hao was left gravely wounded at the edge of a vast crater, but felt relief when he saw that Tang San was alive.
• Tang Hao begged Bibi Dong to release Tang San, but she said the Blue Silver Emperor’s blood made him guilty and asked about his relationship with Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang Hao told Bibi Dong that Tang San was Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, hoping the connection would save his son.

Bibi Dong tried to take Tang San and force Tang Hao to surrender, but Tang Hao detonated his Soul Rings and attacked her. After he redirected the attack to save Tang San, an Evil Soul Master seized them both and fled toward Slaughter City, with Bibi Dong’s forces in pursuit.

• Bibi Dong spared Tang San’s life for Xiaogang’s sake but demanded that Tang Hao commit suicide and that Tang San return with her to the Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao detonated all his Soul Rings and unleashed Sky-Piercing Strike at Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong threw Tang San into the attack’s path, and Tang Hao redirected his strike to avoid hitting his son, heavily injuring the five Spirit Hall Titled Douluos.
• Tang Hao collapsed and crawled toward the unconscious Tang San as Bibi Dong prepared to finish him and take the boy.
• A black fog enveloped Tang Hao and Tang San and fled toward Slaughter City, prompting Bibi Dong to send her Titled Douluos after the Evil Soul Master.

Bibi Dong’s pursuit of Tang Hao and Tang San ended when a powerful Evil Soul Master rescued them into Slaughter City. After hearing the report, Cao Kun ordered closer surveillance of Slaughter City and Evil Soul Master activity, while Dugu Yan began asking whether they should watch the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Chen.

• An Evil Soul Master’s soul attack stunned Bibi Dong’s wounded pursuers and carried Tang Hao and Tang San into Slaughter City.
• Bibi Dong abandoned the pursuit, ordered her people treated and withdrawn, and left Elder Snake Lance to watch Slaughter City’s entrance.
• Dugu Yan reported the battle to Cao Kun, explaining that Tang Hao was near death, Tang San was unconscious, and Spirit Hall had suffered heavy casualties.
• Cao Kun estimated the rescuer’s strength at level ninety-seven or ninety-eight and ordered intensified surveillance of Slaughter City and Evil Soul Master organizations.
• Dugu Yan asked Cao Kun whether they should watch the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Chen if Tang Hao died.

Cao Kun ordered Mount Buzhou to prepare for action as the continent’s factions reacted to Tang Hao’s rescue by Evil Soul Masters. At Shrek Academy, Oscar reached Soul Elder rank and Zhu Zhuqing reached level thirty, and Cao Kun gave her the last High-Tier Martial Soul Evolution Liquid.

• Cao Kun dismissed concerns about the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Chen, then ordered Elders Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru to master their transformed powers so Mount Buzhou could act.
• Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, the Star Luo Emperor, and Xue Ye received news of the battle outside Slaughter City and ordered precautions or further investigations.
• A hooded figure found the unconscious Tang Hao and Tang San in an underground chamber and called them fine materials.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender stabilized their Soul Power at levels ninety and eighty, while Oscar broke through to level thirty under Zhao Wuji’s training.
• Zhu Zhuqing mastered the Nether Shadow Body Refining Art and reached level thirty, and Cao Kun gave her his last High-Tier Martial Soul Evolution Liquid.

Cao Kun oversaw Zhu Zhuqing’s evolution into a Demigod Level Yin-Yang Nether Cat and learned that Dugu Bo had reached Level 96 and ten variant Immortal Herbs had matured. Flender then asked Cao Kun to arrange Soul Ring hunts for Oscar, himself, and Zhao Wuji, including a dangerous search for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Cao Kun gave Zhu Zhuqing a bottle of High-Tier Martial Soul Evolution Liquid and guided her as she consumed it.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s Nether Civet evolved into the Demigod Level Yin-Yang Nether Cat, and her Soul Power rose to the peak of Level 30.
• Dugu Yan reported that Dugu Bo had broken through to Level 96 and that ten variant Immortal Herbs in the Sunset Forest had matured.
• Cao Kun congratulated Dugu Bo through Dugu Yan and said he would visit the Sunset Forest within two months to collect the herbs.
• Flender told Cao Kun that Oscar had reached Level 30, he had stabilized at Level 80, and Zhao Wuji had reached Level 90, then asked him to arrange Soul Ring hunts.

Cao Kun prepared an expedition to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Soul Rings for Zhao Wuji, Flender, Oscar, and other students. After giving Zhao Wuji and Flender body-tempering spirit liquids, he reviewed his strength and resources before the journey.

• Cao Kun scheduled a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest in three days to seek Soul Rings, including a ninth Soul Ring for Zhao Wuji, and said a Titled Douluo elder would accompany them.
• Cao Kun warned Zhao Wuji and Flender that they needed stronger bodies to absorb powerful Soul Rings.
• Cao Kun gave Zhao Wuji Vajra Body-Tempering Spirit Liquid and Flender Windshadow Body-Tempering Spirit Liquid, instructing them to take one drop daily and train with Zhao Wuji's Gravity Domain.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender accepted the liquids and left to prepare for the expedition.
• Cao Kun reviewed his system panel and assessed his cultivation, Martial Souls, equipment, and combat strength.

Cao Kun reviewed Mount Buzhou’s formidable organization and planned an expedition to the Star Dou Great Forest to strengthen his forces. At dinner, he noticed Xiao Wu’s worry about Da Ming and Er Ming, whose home the expedition would enter.

• Cao Kun assessed Mount Buzhou’s ranks, personnel, and branches, concluding that its strength already surpassed any single publicly known sect.
• Cao Kun compared Mount Buzhou with Spirit Hall and the other major powers, confident his organization and growth would eventually overcome them.
• Cao Kun planned to use the Star Dou Great Forest expedition to train his subordinates and increase their strength.
• At dinner, Cao Kun noticed Xiao Wu’s distraction and asked whether she was worried about Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Xiao Wu feared that Cao Kun might be tempted to harm the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts despite his earlier assurance.

Cao Kun reassured Xiao Wu that he would avoid provoking Da Ming and Er Ming unless necessary, then prepared Mount Buzhou’s group for their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest. Shisui Uchiha arrived with intelligence and spy arrangements, and Cao Kun received an eighty-thousand-year-old Iron-Eating Beast as a mount before departure.

• Cao Kun told Xiao Wu that her safety and the safety of Da Ming and Er Ming would be considered as long as they did not conflict with Mount Buzhou’s interests.
• Zhao Wuji, Flender, and the Shrek students trained intensively during the two days before the journey.
• Shisui Uchiha arrived at the Buzhou Retreat and reported on the spies surveying the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Cao Kun ordered Shisui to brief Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru inside the Divine Artifact Mount Buzhou replica, then follow the group in secret.
• Cao Kun checked in the next morning and received an eighty-thousand-year-old Iron-Eating Beast with formidable strength and defensive abilities.