Vol. 1The Shadow Monarch’s Rise

Cheng Xiao concealed and expanded his Shadow Monarch powers while building ties with Xiao Wu, Yue Guan, and Qian Renxue. After leading the Imperial Dou Team to victory over Shrek, he found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Shrek considered joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

  • Su Yuntao discovered Cheng Xiao’s Innate Full Soul Power, and Ashborn began transferring his power to him after Cheng Xiao refused Spirit Hall.
  • Cheng Xiao killed the Nether Demon Wolf, gained its shadow as a Shadow Soldier, and later hid his soul ring’s true appearance with Disguise.
  • Cheng Xiao formed his second Soul Ring without hunting a Soul Beast and gained Killing Intent and Stealth.
  • Cheng Xiao refused Yue Guan’s offer to join Spirit Hall, and Yue Guan offered to take him as his disciple and protect him.
  • Cheng Xiao joined the Imperial Dou Team and proved his strength by defeating Dugu Yan and the Elephant Armor Academy pair in Soul Duels.
  • Cheng Xiao defeated Dai Mubai in Suotuo City, and Xiao Wu reunited with him and admitted to Ning Rongrong that she might like him.
  • Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling defeated Tang San and Dai Mubai in a doubles match, then Cheng Xiao warned Flender that Shrek Academy would soon cease to exist.
  • The Imperial Dou Team defeated Shrek in a team battle, and Cheng Xiao later found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well beyond Sunset Forest’s poison formation.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1Cheng Xiao’s First Soul Ring

Cheng Xiao entered Nuoding Academy, gained the Shadow Monarch’s power, and concealed the true strength of his soul ring while establishing himself among the students. As Tang San trained under Master, Spirit Hall investigated his background and considered recruiting or eliminating gifted soul masters, and Bibi Dong confronted Qian Daoliu at Douluo Hall.

  • Su Yuntao discovered Cheng Xiao had Innate Full Soul Power, and Ashborn began transferring his power to him after Cheng Xiao declined to join Spirit Hall.
  • At Nuoding Academy, Cheng Xiao defeated Xiao Wu and several students, while Tang San became Master’s disciple and Xiao Wu declared herself Dormitory Seven’s boss.
  • During the group’s trip to the Soul Hunting Forest, the Nether Demon Wolf attacked, and Cheng Xiao released the Shadow Monarch and killed it.
  • Cheng Xiao gained Shadow Power and a growth soul ring, while the Nether Demon Wolf’s shadow entered his own, and he later received Disguise to hide his ring’s true appearance.
  • Cheng Xiao defeated Xiao Chenyu’s group, then passed his Spirit Hall appraisal as a level thirteen Soul Master and received his badge and subsidy with Xiao Wu.
  • Cheng Xiao commissioned two swords and avoided sparring with Tang San, who began apprenticing at a blacksmith shop to make hidden weapons.
  • Tang Hao entrusted Tang San to Master and pursued an old grievance, while Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to investigate Tang San and later learned Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu had Innate Full Soul Power.
  • Bibi Dong went to Douluo Hall with Yue Guan, stood against Golden Crocodile Douluo’s pressure, and was invited inside by Qian Daoliu.
Chapters 1–26 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Shadow Sovereign’s Encounter

Cheng Xiao strengthened his Shadow Legion in the Star Dou Great Forest while Xiao Wu trained with Da Ming and Er Ming. After meeting Qian Renxue and refusing Spirit Hall’s recruitment, Cheng Xiao accepted Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan’s offer to become his disciple.

  • Bibi Dong urged Qian Daoliu to kill Tang San, but Qian Daoliu chose to protect Qian Renxue’s future and let Tang San grow.
  • Cheng Xiao defeated Tang San in two spars, while Master advised Tang San to keep his Clear Sky Hammer concealed and rely on his theories and Hidden Weapons.
  • After Xiao Wu’s return to the Star Dou Great Forest, Cheng Xiao formed his second Soul Ring without hunting a Soul Beast and gained Killing Intent and Stealth.
  • Cheng Xiao warned Xiao Wu that human Soul Masters might target her, and she agreed to return to the forest after graduation rather than go to Shrek Academy without him.
  • While Xiao Wu trained with Er Ming, Cheng Xiao raised the Ghost Tiger and Man Faced Demon Spider as Shadow Soldiers and encountered Qian Renxue absorbing her sixth Soul Ring.
  • Cheng Xiao distracted Qian Renxue and her guards with Shadow Soldiers, then raised the dead Three-Eyed Demon Ape and escaped on the Ghost Tiger.
  • Qian Renxue caught up with Cheng Xiao, gave him the false name Qian Xue, and proposed that they leave the forest together.
  • Yue Guan offered Cheng Xiao Spirit Hall’s support, but after Cheng Xiao refused to join, Yue Guan offered to take him as his disciple and protect him.
Chapters 27–51 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Shadow Begonia Arc

Cheng Xiao joined the Imperial Dou Team, proved his strength in Soul Duels, and reunited with Xiao Wu in Suotuo City. As the team prepared to face the Mad God Team, tensions with Shrek Academy and its students remained unresolved.

  • Yue Guan claimed Cheng Xiao as his disciple, while Qian Renxue’s attack triggered a resonance between their Holy Energy and Shadow Power before she left him a token.
  • Cheng Xiao reached Heaven Dou City, beat Xue Beng and his followers, then enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and endured Zhi Lin’s Soul Power test.
  • Cheng Xiao joined the Imperial Dou Team and demonstrated his strength by defeating Dugu Yan and the Elephant Armor Academy pair in Soul Duels.
  • At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang took charge of training, while a black-robed man abducted Xiao Wu and brought her to the academy.
  • In Suotuo City, Cheng Xiao’s Three-Eyed Demon Ape punished Ma Hongjun after he harassed Ye Lingling, prompting Dai Mubai and Tang San to seek revenge.
  • Cheng Xiao defeated Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu reunited with him, later admitting to Ning Rongrong that she might like him.
  • Qin Ming registered the Imperial Dou Team for a Bronze match against the dangerous Mad God Team, and a black-clad youth placed a large bet on Cheng Xiao’s team.
Chapters 52–76 Summaries Read

Arc 4Shrek’s Defeat and New Plans

Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling helped the Imperial Dou Team defeat Shrek, prompting Qin Ming to propose merging Shrek Academy into Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As Shrek prepared to counter Cheng Xiao and join the academy, Cheng Xiao sought out Dugu Bo and discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well beyond a poisonous formation.

  • The Imperial Dou Team defeated the Mad God Team, and Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling began a winning streak in Suotuo City.
  • Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling defeated Tang San and Dai Mubai in a doubles match, then Cheng Xiao warned Flender that Shrek Academy would soon cease to exist.
  • Flender failed to recruit Cheng Xiao for Shrek, while Qian Renxue ordered Yu Long to protect him after learning Flender had threatened him.
  • Manager Ao persuaded Master to enter Shrek in a team match against the Imperial Dou Team, and Qin Ming arranged for Cheng Xiao to hold back if one Shrek member did the same.
  • Cheng Xiao fought in the team battle, and the Imperial Dou Team defeated Shrek after Tang San’s tactics failed to overcome Cheng Xiao’s attacks.
  • Ye Lingling healed the defeated Shrek students, while Yu Tianheng learned Master was his uncle and considered joining Shrek.
  • Qin Ming proposed merging Shrek Academy into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Flender made Yu Tianheng’s place as the Shrek team’s eighth member a condition of the deal.
  • Master told Tang San to seek a light-attribute fourth soul ring to counter Cheng Xiao, while Cheng Xiao entered Sunset Forest’s poison formation and found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Chapters 77–101 Summaries Read
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