Chapter Summaries

Master persuaded Tang San to delay cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer until his Soul Power reached level ninety, and Tang San accepted his reasoning. Later, Cheng Xiao urged Xiao Wu to return to the Star Dou Great Forest after graduation for her safety; she agreed, then pulled him to bed beside her.

• Master explained that Tang San could add soul rings to his second martial soul after reaching level ninety, and Tang San understood why Master and his father had told him to wait.
• Master reassured Tang San that he would become one of the continent's strongest and took him to the cafeteria.
• Cheng Xiao warned Xiao Wu that human soul masters might target her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast ring and bone, and urged her to return to the Star Dou Great Forest after graduation.
• Xiao Wu reluctantly agreed to return after graduation, though she said she did not want to be separated from Cheng Xiao.
• Cheng Xiao considered establishing his own academy or force instead of joining Shrek Academy, while Xiao Wu led him back to their dormitory and made him share her bed.

Four years after leaving Nuoding Academy, Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu chose to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest rather than join Tang San at Shrek Academy. Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to recruit the other Innate Full Soul Power geniuses or kill them, while Tang San arrived alone in Suotuo City.

• Cheng Xiao reminded Xiao Wu that she had agreed to return to the Star Dou Great Forest and cultivate until she reached Rank Sixty.
• Xiao Wu said she would not go to Shrek Academy without Cheng Xiao, and he agreed that they would head to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Bibi Dong that Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu had gone toward the Star Dou Great Forest instead of Suotuo City.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to try every means to recruit Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu, then kill them if they refused to join Spirit Hall.
• Tang San arrived alone in Suotuo City, saddened that Xiao Wu had refused to accompany him to Shrek Academy.

Cheng Xiao camped in the Star Dou Great Forest and used his Shadow Soldier Fang to scout for suitable Soul Beasts. He discovered Fang had been destroyed by a battle between a nearly ten-thousand-year Ghost Tiger and a five-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, leaving him to assess the dangerous encounter.

• Cheng Xiao spent three days in the Star Dou Great Forest after Xiao Wu was taken to the inner region by Er Ming to train until she reached level sixty.
• Cheng Xiao summoned Fang, the common-rank Shadow Soldier formed from the Nether Demon Wolf, and planned to hunt near-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
• Cheng Xiao sensed that Fang's connection had been severed, revived the Shadow Soldier, and sent it to investigate while he hid and spread his Shadow Power.
• Cheng Xiao sensed two Soul Beasts fighting about fifteen hundred meters away and found Fang hiding nearby.
• Cheng Xiao identified the fighters as a nearly ten-thousand-year Ghost Tiger and a five-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, both badly wounded.

Cheng Xiao watched the Ghost Tiger and Man Faced Demon Spider weaken each other, then killed the Ghost Tiger and used Shadow Extraction to add both beasts to the Shadow Legion. Elsewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest, a golden-haired young man and two elderly men entered the mixed region.

• Fang hid nearby and watched the Ghost Tiger battle the Man Faced Demon Spider while Cheng Xiao prepared to claim them for the Shadow Legion.
• The Ghost Tiger overpowered the Man Faced Demon Spider, but both Soul Beasts were left gravely wounded.
• Fang ambushed the Ghost Tiger, which dodged toward a tree, where Cheng Xiao leaped down and pierced its head with two short swords.
• Cheng Xiao used Shadow Extraction to summon the dead Ghost Tiger and Man Faced Demon Spider as Shadow Soldiers, and they showed respect to the Sovereign.
• A golden-haired young man in a robe embroidered with golden swans entered the mixed region of the Star Dou Great Forest with two elderly men, one carrying a golden spear and the other bearing red spikes.

Cheng Xiao expanded his Shadow Soldier ranks in the Star Dou Great Forest and followed the presence of a powerful Three-Eyed Demon Ape, hoping to claim it as a Shadow Soldier. He discovered the beast was being used as a Soul Ring by a golden-haired Soul Master guarded by two Titled Douluo, and the chapter ended as one of them noticed him and attacked.

• Cheng Xiao gathered fifteen thousand-year Soul Beasts as Shadow Soldiers and left five slots open for stronger recruits.
• Cheng Xiao sensed a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast and identified it as a Three-Eyed Demon Ape engaged by powerful opponents.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan sensed Cheng Xiao's Shadow Power and flew toward its source while searching for two geniuses.
• The golden-haired Soul Master killed the Three-Eyed Demon Ape and began absorbing its sixth Soul Ring as two Titled Douluo guarded him.
• Cheng Xiao recognized the golden-haired Soul Master as likely Qian Renxue and waited for her to finish absorbing the Soul Ring.
• One of the guards detected Cheng Xiao and launched a golden attack toward him.

Cheng Xiao used his Shadow Soldiers and the Man Faced Demon Spider to draw Snake Lance Douluo away and distract Porcupinefish Douluo while Qian Renxue absorbed her sixth soul ring. Though Porcupinefish Douluo repeatedly destroyed the attacking soldiers, their attacks disrupted Qian Renxue’s absorption.

• Snake Lance Douluo noticed Cheng Xiao’s presence and hurled his lance toward his hiding place, while Cheng Xiao sent Shadow Soldiers fleeing to lure the elders away.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo stayed beside Qian Renxue, so Cheng Xiao ordered the Man Faced Demon Spider to attack with its web and draw Snake Lance Douluo into pursuit.
• Cheng Xiao sent Ghost Tiger, Fang, and six other Shadow Soldiers to attack Qian Renxue and distract Porcupinefish Douluo.
• Porcupinefish Douluo activated his Martial Soul Avatar and killed the attacking Shadow Soldiers, but Cheng Xiao revived them and sent them charging again.
• Qian Renxue’s sixth soul ring flickered as she absorbed it, and cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

Qian Renxue completed absorbing her sixth Soul Ring and learned that a mysterious Soul Master nearby commanded the dark Soul Beasts. She stayed behind to investigate, leaving Cheng Xiao nearly drained of Shadow Power and surprised that she had not left.

• Porcupinefish Douluo protected Qian Renxue from waves of Shadow Soldiers until she finished absorbing her sixth Soul Ring, and Cheng Xiao recalled the Soldiers.
• Qian Renxue learned from Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo Yu Long that the strange Soul Beasts vanished without leaving bodies or Soul Rings.
• Qian Renxue sensed another Angel Martial Soul nearby and decided to remain in the forest while Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo returned.
• Qian Renxue concluded that the Soul Beasts had targeted the Three-Eyed Demon Ape and waited beside its corpse for the Soul Master behind them.
• Cheng Xiao watched from hiding, lamenting that Qian Renxue had stayed and noting that reviving the Shadow Soldiers had left him with only one-tenth of his Shadow Power.

Cheng Xiao tested Qian Renxue’s defenses before sending his Shadow Soldiers to distract her while he tried to seize the Three-Eyed Demon Ape’s shadow. Qian Renxue destroyed most of the attackers, but the Ghost Tiger evaded her sword aura and rushed toward her.

• Cheng Xiao sent the Man Faced Demon Spider to attack Qian Renxue and test whether Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo had left.
• Qian Renxue killed the Man Faced Demon Spider with her Angel Sacred Sword, and it dispersed into black mist without leaving a Soul Ring.
• After confirming the two Titled Douluos were gone, Cheng Xiao sent fifteen Shadow Soldiers to distract Qian Renxue while he moved toward the Three-Eyed Demon Ape’s corpse.
• Qian Renxue unleashed her fifth Soul Skill, Sacred Sword, cutting all the Shadow Soldiers into black mist except for the Ghost Tiger.
• The Ghost Tiger evaded Qian Renxue’s sword aura and charged at her, prompting her to counter with Angel Assault.

Cheng Xiao escaped Qian Renxue by turning the Three-Eyed Demon Ape into a Shadow Soldier, but she tracked him down and caught up with him in the forest. As they began traveling together under false names, a powerful stranger appeared and confronted Cheng Xiao.

• Cheng Xiao raised the dead Three-Eyed Demon Ape as a Shadow Soldier, which stunned Qian Renxue with its roar and let him escape on the Ghost Tiger.
• Qian Renxue recovered, tracked Cheng Xiao’s aura through the sky, and found him resting near the forest’s outskirts.
• Qian Renxue admitted she had chased Cheng Xiao because he tricked her, then gave him the false name Qian Xue and proposed they leave the Star Dou Great Forest together.
• Cheng Xiao accepted and claimed to come from an unremarkable rural village, while Qian Renxue said she lived in the Heaven Dou Empire’s imperial capital.
• As Cheng Xiao asked about Heaven Dou Royal Academy, a powerful aura erupted and a sinister voice announced that finding him had taken considerable effort.

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan found Cheng Xiao with Qian Renxue and offered him a place in Spirit Hall, but Cheng Xiao refused to join a faction. Yue Guan then offered to take Cheng Xiao as his disciple, promising protection without requiring him to join Spirit Hall.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan arrived and was surprised to see Qian Renxue beside Cheng Xiao.
• Yue Guan explained that he had come to recruit Cheng Xiao into Spirit Hall, offering resources, a Titled Douluo’s guidance, and tournament rewards.
• Cheng Xiao considered the offer but refused, saying he did not want to rely on any faction.
• Yue Guan, impressed by Cheng Xiao’s talent, offered to take him as his disciple instead.
• Yue Guan promised that Cheng Xiao would not be forced to join Spirit Hall and warned that others would face consequences if they harmed his disciple.

Cheng Xiao accepted a space-storage ring from Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who declared him his disciple, then traveled with Qian Renxue. When their Martial Souls resonated during a clash, they became unable to separate and discovered their powers were changing.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan gave Cheng Xiao a space-storage Soul Tool and claimed him as his disciple before departing.
• During a rest, Qian Renxue invited Cheng Xiao to join the Heaven Dou royal family and mentioned the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Qian Renxue attacked Cheng Xiao to test him, but their palms met and triggered a powerful resonance between their Martial Souls.
• Their Holy Energy and Shadow Power mingled, strengthening Qian Renxue's Holy Energy and making Cheng Xiao's Shadow Soldiers immune to it.
• Cheng Xiao and Qian Renxue found their hands stuck together, and Cheng Xiao warned her that she was in big trouble.

Cheng Xiao woke beside Qian Renxue in the Star Dou Great Forest, but she left while he went to find food, leaving him a token engraved with Xue. In Spirit City, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan reported to Bibi Dong that Cheng Xiao had joined Spirit Hall as his disciple, while Bibi Dong continued plotting to take control of Spirit Hall.

• Cheng Xiao woke beside Qian Renxue, carried her beneath a tree, and left with Shadow Soldier Fang to find food.
• Qian Renxue woke, left a token engraved with Xue for Cheng Xiao, then flew away on her golden wings.
• Cheng Xiao returned with food, found Qian Renxue gone, and stored her token in the storage Soul Tool Chrysanthemum Douluo had given him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that Cheng Xiao had joined Spirit Hall as his disciple and that he could not find Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong congratulated Yue Guan and ordered him to guide Cheng Xiao, then declared that she would eventually take control of Spirit Hall.

After traveling from Barak City to Heaven Dou City, Cheng Xiao headed to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to enroll. There, Xue Beng and his followers blocked his way and ordered them to attack, while Cheng Xiao prepared to face them with his Shadow Soldiers.

• Cheng Xiao left Barak City and traveled through the Silves Kingdom toward Heaven Dou City, using the long journey to cultivate and harmonize Qian Renxue's Holy Energy with his Shadow Power.
• After reaching Heaven Dou City, Cheng Xiao hired a carriage to take him to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• A group of academy students led by Xue Beng stopped Cheng Xiao and insulted him for looking like a commoner.
• Cheng Xiao pretended to plead with Xue Beng, then let his Shadow Soldiers stir as Xue Beng ordered his followers to kill him.

Cheng Xiao used his Shadow Soldiers to overpower Xue Beng and the noble students outside Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then beat Xue Beng and falsely introduced himself as Tang San. He left Xue Beng intimidated and his real identity concealed.

• Cheng Xiao summoned Shadow Soldiers, frightening the noble students and causing several to faint.
• Cheng Xiao ordered the Shadow Soldiers to chase down and incapacitate the students who tried to flee.
• Cheng Xiao punched Xue Beng and continued beating him until his face was badly swollen.
• Xue Beng threatened to find someone to kill Cheng Xiao, so Cheng Xiao gave his name as Tang San, the Third Young Master of Shrek Academy.
• Cheng Xiao blasted a tree with black mist to intimidate Xue Beng and reinforce his false identity.

Cheng Xiao defeated Xue Beng and was escorted into Heaven Dou Royal Academy by Sun Buyu, who had been ordered by Xue Qinghe to arrange his enrollment. The chapter ended as Cheng Xiao met the academy’s three Committee Members.

• Cheng Xiao frightened Xue Beng into fleeing after beating him, then stopped the Three-Eyed Demon Ape from killing the prince.
• Sun Buyu arrived and identified Cheng Xiao as the student Xue Qinghe had sent him to meet.
• Sun Buyu led Cheng Xiao through Heaven Dou Royal Academy and explained that its Committee Members might test him before admitting him.
• Sun Buyu brought Cheng Xiao to the Committee Hall and introduced him to Meng Shenji and the other two Committee Members.
• Cheng Xiao greeted the three elders as he prepared to enroll.

Cheng Xiao sought admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Dou Team and faced a Soul Power pressure test from Zhi Lin. He endured pressure far beyond his level, but bent under Zhi Lin’s latest increase, leaving the test unresolved.

• Cheng Xiao presented Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s token, and Meng Shenji ordered Sun Buyu to arrange his enrollment.
• Sun Buyu recommended Cheng Xiao for the Imperial Dou Team, while Zhi Lin insisted he prove himself by resisting Soul Power pressure.
• Cheng Xiao accepted Zhi Lin’s test and endured rising pressure without releasing his martial soul, while Shadow Soldiers shared the strain through his shadow.
• Cheng Xiao released black smoke from his palm as Zhi Lin’s pressure passed level fifty, revealing his peculiar martial soul and helping him withstand the force.
• Zhi Lin raised the pressure to level fifty-five, and Cheng Xiao’s upper body bent as the test continued.

Cheng Xiao passed Zhi Lin’s test, broke through to level thirty-five, and joined the Imperial Dou Team. Qin Ming brought him to meet his new teammates, where Yufeng voiced suspicion that Cheng Xiao had joined through connections and threatened to challenge him.

• Cheng Xiao unleashed a field of black smoke that dissolved the committee members’ Soul Power, then advanced to level thirty-five after Zhi Lin’s test.
• Cheng Xiao became a member of the Imperial Dou Team, but learned its members were away at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, so he attended academy classes alone.
• Qin Ming introduced himself to Cheng Xiao as the Imperial Dou Team’s instructor and led him to meet the team.
• Qin Ming described the team’s captains and warned Cheng Xiao that its proud members might initially reject him; Cheng Xiao joked that he might be the one judging them.
• At the training grounds, Yufeng accused Cheng Xiao of joining through connections and said he would teach him a lesson, while Dugu Yan urged the team to judge Cheng Xiao’s abilities first.

Cheng Xiao joined the Imperial Dou Team, whose proud members had dismissed him as useless until Qin Ming revealed his remarkable strength. After Cheng Xiao displayed his Shadow Monarch martial soul and overwhelmed the room with his aura, Yu Tianheng challenged him to prove himself in combat.

• Yu Tianheng told the Imperial Dou Team not to bother with the Crown Prince’s new recruit unless he disrupted their training.
• Qin Ming introduced Cheng Xiao to the team, and the members questioned his Soul Power level.
• Qin Ming revealed that Cheng Xiao was twelve years old and had reached level thirty-five, prompting Osler to doubt the claim.
• Cheng Xiao summoned his Shadow Soldiers and revealed his Shadow Monarch martial soul, three soul rings, and overwhelming pressure.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Cheng Xiao to demonstrate his true strength and earn his place on the Imperial Dou Team.

Cheng Xiao demonstrated his extraordinary speed to the Imperial Dou Team on the way to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. There, Qin Ming explained the Soul Battle system and paired Cheng Xiao with Ye Lingling for two-person battles.

• Qin Ming led the Imperial Dou Team and Cheng Xiao out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while the team members watched to judge Cheng Xiao's abilities.
• Cheng Xiao passed the Imperial Dou Team members and used Stealth to overtake Yufeng, then caught up to Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming brought the group to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and explained its badge ranks and Soul Battle rules to Cheng Xiao.
• Qin Ming told Cheng Xiao to earn a one-on-one Silver Soul Master Badge within a year and assigned him to pair with Ye Lingling for two-person Soul Battles.
• Qin Ming advised Ye Lingling to protect herself during her first two-person Soul Battle, and she agreed.

Cheng Xiao entered the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena with the Imperial Dou Team and was matched against Dugu Yan in a one-on-one duel. As they took the stage, Qin Ming revealed that he had arranged the match to test Cheng Xiao’s abilities and temper Dugu Yan’s pride.

• Cheng Xiao registered at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, paid the ten Gold Soul Coins, and joined the Imperial Dou Team in the waiting area.
• Dugu Yan questioned whether Cheng Xiao could protect Ye Lingling, while Ye Lingling later warned Cheng Xiao to surrender if Dugu Yan used her venom.
• Osler defeated his opponent, and Yu Tianheng’s next opponent gave up after seeing his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.
• Cheng Xiao drew Dugu Yan as his opponent, and the two Soul Elders walked onto the stage as the crowd placed bets on the duel.
• Qin Ming told Yu Tianheng that he had deliberately arranged the match to assess Cheng Xiao’s strength and let Yu Tianheng observe his abilities.